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The San Jose Earthquakes return to Buck Shaw Stadium for the first
time since the World Cup break on Saturday, July 3 when they host D.C.
United at 7 p.m. PT (TICKETS). The Earthquakes are coming off a well-earned 0-0
draw against Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday, June 25.
Saturday's match will be broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet California,
1220 KDOW (in English) and 1370 KZSF (Spanish). The first 5,000 fans in
attendance on Saturday will receive an Earthquakes drawstring backpack
courtesy of Xfinity.
Earthquakes vs. D.C. United
MLS Regular Season: 13-10-5
Home: 7-2-5
Away: 6-8-0
Playoffs: 0-0-0; U.S. Open Cup: 0-0-0; U.S. Open Cup Play-in: 0-0-0
All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 41, D.C. United – 47
Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 6/28/10
Tuesday, June 29 – 3 p.m. – Earthquakes vs. U.S. U20 National Team at Nutrilite Training Facility
Wednesday, June 30 – TBD
Thursday, July 1 – 3 p.m. – Earthquakes vs. U.S. U20 National Team at Nutrilite Training Facility
Friday, July 2 – 10:15 a.m. – Training at Buck Shaw Stadium
Saturday, July 3 – Earthquakes vs. D.C. United at 7 p.m. PT at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. live on Comcast SportsNet California, 1220 KDOW (English) and 1370 KZSF (Spanish).
Injury Report:
Out: Andre Luiz (L knee internal derangement); Questionable: Arturo Alvarez (L hamstring strain); Joey Gjertsen (L quad strain); Eduardo (R hip flexor strain); Scott Sealy (R quad strain).
Last Game
Earthquakes 0, Real Salt Lake 0; June 25, 2010; Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah
The San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake battled to a scoreless draw at Rio Tinto Stadium as both teams returned to action in the first MLS match following the break for World Cup play. The goalkeepers were the stars of the show and earned the shutout. Jon Busch made his first start for San Jose. Also debuting for the Quakes was newly acquired Sam Cronin, who was inserted into the starting lineup in a central midfield role. San Jose had an early chance as defender Nat Borchers misjudged a ball, and striker Chris Wondolowski was able to get behind him. However, Rimando was able to deal with his shot from distance. The visitors' best chance of the opening half came in the 34th minute. The sequence was started with a poor back pass by Andy Williams that gave the Earthquakes a corner kick. Bobby Convey's delivery into the box was a good one, glancing first off of Ned Grabavoy's head, and then ricocheting off of Borchers. Rimando used a reflex save to clear the ball off the goal line. Both teams continued to spread the field and attack in the second half. Real Salt Lake's best chance of the match came in the 53rd minute when Saborio put a short cross to the far post. Espindola was there but his deflection failed to put the ball on goal as it rolled tantalizingly across the goal mouth. San Jose had two quality chances late. The first came on a counter, with Convey sliding a ball to the left to second half substitute Cornell Glen, who was unmarked. Rimando foiled the Trinidadian with another acrobatic save. The last real scoring opportunity came when Earthquakes substitute forward Javier Robles took a long chance from 30 yards out. The dipping ball appeared to fool Rimando who was able to get a glove on it at the last minute, preserving the scoreless draw.
Last Game vs. D.C. United
Earthquakes 2, D.C. United 1; September 27, 2009; RFK Stadium; Washington, D.C.
The San Jose Earthquakes ended a 20-match road winless streak, defeating D.C. United 2-1 on second half goals by Ramon Sanchez and Ryan Johnson. Johnson was dangerous the entire match for San Jose, additionally scoring two goals that were taken away on refereeing decisions before netting the game-winner in the 73rd minute. Jaime Moreno put United into the lead in the 26th minute, but Earthquakes midfielder Ramon Sanchez stroked home a perfectly taken free kick just before the hour mark for the equalizer. D.C. broke through in the 26th minute as Moreno stepped in front of Jason Hernandez near the top left corner of the 6-yard box, turned, and powered a left-footed shot through Andrew Weber to give United a 1-0 lead. An injury to goalkeeper Josh Wicks meant Milos Kocic was called upon for D.C. With Kocic's feet still cold, the Quakes finally got one that counted on a perfectly bent free kick from Sanchez to equalize at 1-1 in the 58th minute. Julius James took down Johnson in a prime location some 26 yards from goal straight on and the Salvadoran midfielder made them pay, curving the left footer over the wall and away from the flat-footed Kocic. Johnson's hard work was finally fulfilled and Yallop's decision on Arturo Alvarez proved fruitful as the two contributed to the Quakes go-ahead goal in the in the 73rd minute. Alvarez collected a poor United clearing attempt and though stumbling for a fleeting second, got off a decent left-footed shot. The ball was deflected onto the crossbar by United defender Clyde Simms, with Kocic out to cut down the angle. Alvarez's shot caromed directly to Johnson on the left side some 11 yards from the goal, who headed it into the vacated net for his ninth goal of the season to make the score 2-1. Corrales perhaps saved the game for the Quakes in the 82nd minute, clearing a Pontius bicycle kick off the line from 10 yards out.
Misc. Notes
Quakes in the Community
What: World Cup Viewing Party
Who: Bobby Burling, Arturo Alvarez, Jason Hernandez
Location: Silver Creek Sportsplex
Date: Tuesday, June 29
Time: 10 a.m.
Details: Players will sign autographs for fans in attendance at viewing event.
What: Lucille Packard Children's Hospital Visit
Who: Justin Morrow, Jon Busch, Omar Jasseh, Scott Sealy
Location: Lucille Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto
Date: Wednesday, June 30
Time: 2-4 p.m.
Details: Players will speak to the children, sign autographs and pose for pictures.
What: Xfinity Clinic Series
Who: Ramiro Corrales, Bobby Burling, Brad Ring, Player TBD
Location: Ocala Middle School in San Jose
Date: Thursday, July 1
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Details: Players will help run a free clinic for youth soccer players.
Xfinity Clinic Series Kicks Off this Week
The Xfinity Clinic Series, a series of five free clinics open to the public and run by Earthquakes players and UK International Soccer Camps, kicks off this week. The clinics give youth soccer players the opportunity to learn passing, shooting and dribbling skills from some of the top professionals along with some of the most respected coaches from the club's Development Schools. The first clinic will take place on Thursday, July 1 at Ocala Middle School in San Jose. Other dates and locations are; Thursday, July 29 in Palo Alto, Thursday, August 12 in Hayward, Thursday, September 9 (location TBD) and Thursday, October 14 (location TBD). Each clinic will last from 6–8 p.m. PT. Registration for the clinics starts at 5:45 p.m. and each clinic will close with an autograph session for all participating players. Four Earthquakes players will appear at each clinic. To sign-up for any of the clinic dates, visit the San Jose Earthquakes office at 451 El Camino Real, Suite 220 in Santa Clara and complete a registration form, fill out the registration form online at sjearthquakes.com, pick up a registration form at the Ticket Sales tent at Buck Shaw Stadium during Earthquakes home games, or call (408) 556-7700. Space is limited for clinics and participants will be registered on a first-come-first-serve basis. Each participant will receive a free soccer ball and an Earthquakes sack pack, along with a ticket to the next Earthquakes home game following the clinic, courtesy of Xfinity. The families of all participating players will also receive a special ticket offer to the same game.
Jon Busch Debuts and Earns Clean Sheet
Earthquakes goalkeeper Jon Busch made his regular season debut on Friday, June 25 in a 0-0 draw with defending MLS Cup Champion Real Salt Lake and earned a clean sheet. Busch made one save, but cut out multiple crosses and was key in the shutout. The 2008 MLS goalkeeper of the year had appeared in only exhibitions up until last Friday, his most recent appearance being a Sacramento Cup victory on penalties on June 12 against Chivas USA. Busch becomes the first goalie other than Joe Cannon to record a shutout since the Earthquakes returned in 2008.
Sam Cronin Debuts
Quakes midfielder Sam Cronin, the second overall draft pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, made his Earthquakes debut on Friday, June 25 against Real Salt Lake in the Quakes' 0-0 draw. Cronin was acquired on Monday, June 23 from Toronto FC in exchange for allocation money. Cronin has now appeared in 34 games in his career and scored one goal and notched five assists. Cronin had a standout rookie season in MLS in 2009, starting 26 games and logging 2,363 minutes in central midfield. He scored his first goal against the New York Red Bulls in a 2-1 win in June and also recorded four assists for the season.
Wondolowski Among MLS Leaders
Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski is currently tied for third in scoring in MLS with Conor Casey of the Colorado Rapids, Kei Kamara of the Kansas City Wizards, Sebastien Le Toux of the Philadelphia Union, and Marco Pappa of the Chicago Fire with six goals. The six goals are one more than his previous career high of five in 2009, when he split time with Houston and San Jose.
Wondolowski Comes Through in the Clutch
Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski is tied for second in game-winning goals in MLS play with three goals, along with Juan Pablo Angel of the New York Red Bulls, Guillermo Barros Schelotto of the Columbus Crew, Dwayne De Rosario of Toronto FC, Kei Kamara of the Kansas City Wizards, and Marco Pappa of the Chicago Fire.
Convey Remains Near Top of Leaderboard
Quakes midfielder Bobby Convey sits alone in second in the league in assists with seven. This total ties his career high, which he matched in 2001 for D.C. United. Convey trails only Galaxy midfielder, Landon Donovan, who has nine assists. Convey also ranks third in assists per game with a 0.58 average.
Clean Sheet Cannon
Quakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is currently tied for second in shutouts with five clean sheets, along with Bouna Coundoul of the New York Red Bulls, Stefan Frei of Toronto FC, William Hesmer of the Columbus Crew, Jimmy Nielsen of the Kansas City Wizards, and Nick Rimando of Real Salt Lake.
Alvarez Approaching 25 Career Goals
Quakes forward Arturo Alvarez has 23 career goals in his eight year career in the MLS. This season Alvarez has two goals in five games.
Earthquakes Strong at Home Against D.C. United
The Earthquakes are unbeaten at home against D.C. United in the last 10 matches. The last time the Earthquakes lost at home against D.C. was on June 3, 1998 at Spartan Stadium, a 4-0 defeat. San Jose is 7-2-5 all-time at home against D.C. United, including 1-0-1 at Buck Shaw Stadium.
Earthquakes – D.C. United Connections
Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop served as an assistant coach to Thomas Rongen with D.C. United in 2000. He then left D.C. United to become head coach of the Earthquakes in 2001 … Bobby Convey started his MLS career with D.C. United and played from 2000-2004 with Ben Olsen (2000-2004), Jaime Moreno (2000-2002, 2004), Bryan Namoff (2001-2004), Santino Quaranta (2001-2004) … Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop coached Quaranta while with the Los Angeles Galaxy … D.C. United defender Marc Burch played in three games for the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2006 under Frank Yallop, and also played with Quakes forward Cornell Glen … Burch also played with Quakes goalkeeper Jon Busch and defender Chris Leitch with the Columbus Crew in 2006 … Busch was on the D.C. United roster in 1999 but did not appear in any games … Busch played with D.C. midfielder Stephen King with the Chicago Fire in 2008 … Leitch played with Quaranta in New York briefly in 2007 and with Moreno in 2003 … D.C. defender Julius James is a native of Trinidad & Tobago and played with Quakes forward Cornell Glen on the T&T National Team … James played with Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski for the Houston Dynamo in 2009 … Earthquakes defender Justin Morrow played with D.C. United developmental goaltender Andrew Quinn at Notre Dame (2006-2008) … Earthquakes goalkeeper Andrew Weber was on the D.C. United roster in 2005 but did not appear in any games ... Quakes forward Scott Sealy played on the Kansas City Wizards with D.C. midfielder Kurt Morsink (2007-2008) … Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon played with Quaranta in 2007 with the Los Angeles Galaxy … D.C. United defender Carey Talley played with Quakes forward Arturo Alvarez with FC Dallas in 2005, with defender Bobby Burling with Chivas USA (2008-09), and with forward Ryan Johnson with Real Salt Lake in 2006.
History of the Quakes – D.C. United Rivalry
The Earthquakes beat D.C. United 1-0 in the historic MLS Inaugural Game on April 6, 1996 before 31,683 fans at Spartan Stadium … Current Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon made his MLS debut against D.C. United on April 17, 1999 at RFK Stadium. He also picked up his first win that day defeating D.C. United in a shootout … Current Quakes midfielder Bobby Convey scored his first career goal playing for D.C. United against Kansas City on April 7, 2001 … The Earthquakes lost to D.C. United 3-0 on July 15, 2005 in their last appearance at RFK Stadium. The Quakes would then finish the regular season without another loss that season … Quakes forward Ramon Sanchez made his MLS debut against D.C. United on July 25, 2010 at Buck Shaw Stadium … Quakes goalkeeper Andrew Weber made his MLS debut against D.C. United on September 27, 2009 at RFK Stadium … Quakes forward Scott Sealy scored his 20th goal against D.C. United on April 14, 2007 as a member of the Kansas City Wizards.
Earthquakes Leaders vs. D.C. United
Scott Sealy has scored five goals and notched two assists in 13 career appearances, Arturo Alvarez has one goal and two assists in nine career appearances, Ryan Johnson has scored two goals in four career appearances, and Cornell Glen and Ramiro Corrales each have one goal and one assist … Joe Cannon has eight wins and four shutouts in 18 career appearances, and Jon Busch has seven wins and five shutouts in 18 career appearances against D.C. United.
D.C. United Leaders vs. Earthquakes
Jamie Moreno has scored nine goals and notched six assists in 20 career appearances, Luciano Emilio, Santino Quaranta, and Clyde Simms each have one goal, and Chris Pontius and Carey Talley each have one assist against the Earthquakes … Troy Perkins is the only goalkeeper on the roster that has played the Earthquakes and he has a loss in his lone appearance.
San Jose in June
The Quakes are 26-18-15 all-time in June in MLS play.
Cannon Among All-Time Leaders
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is among the all-time league leaders in a number of goalkeeping categories. He is second in goalkeeper appearances (285), starts (284) and minutes played (25,665). He is now second all-time in saves (1,154), second all-time in shutouts (73) and fourth all-time in wins (103) in league history. For San Jose, Cannon is first in club history as a goalkeeper in starts (170), minutes played (15,471), saves (686), wins (65), and shutouts (43) and second in appearances (170), goals against average (1.33), and saves percentage (73.4). He also holds the team's all-time record for saves in a game with 12 on July 8, 2000 at Colorado.
Corrales Among All-Time Leaders
Ramiro Corrales has the most appearances in franchise history with 179 and has made 163 starts, while logging 14,495 minutes played as a member of the Quakes. He is now alone in second place in franchise history in starts, third in all-time in club history for minutes played and ninth in assists with 21.
Quakes Host Club Partner Tottenham Hotspur July 17
The San Jose Earthquakes will play club partner Tottenham Hotspur from the English Premier League (EPL) on Saturday, July 17 at Buck Shaw Stadium. The kick-off time will be announced at a later date. Season ticket holders should use their Bonus Game "B" ticket for the match. Tickets are on sale now and range from $20-$50 and can be purchased by calling (800) 225-2277 or by logging on to sjearthquakes.com. Tottenham Hotspur, also known as Spurs, signed a club partnership agreement in 2008 with the objective of creating a long-term bond between the two clubs. The relationship focuses on both soccer and commercial development by exchanging and implementing the best practices from both organizations. The partnership to date has seen Earthquakes technical staff visiting Spurs Lodge on numerous occasions, with the team using the Tottenham Hotspur training facility as a base for this season's pre-season preparations.
Quakes Launch Blog "The Core"
The Earthquakes have launched their official team blog at http://www.quakescore.blogspot.com. Make sure to check out the latest written content from the San Jose Earthquakes.
Philadelphia Match on Sept. 18 Moved to Sept. 15
The San Jose Earthquakes announced last week that their game that was scheduled for Saturday, September 18 has been moved to Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 7:00 p.m. PT at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The full 2010 Earthquakes schedule is available on www.sjearthquakes.com.
Quakes Individual Tickets
The San Jose Earthquakes announced that individual tickets for all 2010 Earthquakes home games are now on sale. The Quakes significantly reduced prices for the 2010 season with prices ranging from $20-50. Tickets for the much anticipated 2010 campaign are available online at sjearthquakes.com or by calling 1-800-225-2277. The new, reduced prices for the 2010 season are as follows; Premier Midfield $50 per game ($60 in 2009), Center Circle $35 per game ($40 in 2009), Sideline $25 per game ($35 in 2009) and Goal View $20 per game ($22 in 2009).
Earthquakes 2010 Partial Plan
The San Jose Earthquakes have one partial plan for the 2010 season still available, the Pick 6 Plan. With the Pick 6 Plan you can select any six Earthquakes home games at Buck Shaw Stadium during the 2010 regular season. Prices are as follows: Corona Cove - $330, Center Circle - $192, Sideline - $132, Goal View - $108, Supporters Section - $90. To purchase either of these partial plans or full season tickets, call the front at 408-556-7700 and ask to speak to a ticket sales representative.
Earthquakes Weekly Update: June 28, 2010
The San Jose Earthquakes return to Buck Shaw Stadium for the first
time since the World Cup break on Saturday, July 3 when they host D.C.
United at 7 p.m. PT (TICKETS). The Earthquakes are coming off a well-earned 0-0
draw against Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday, June 25.
Saturday's match will be broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet California,
1220 KDOW (in English) and 1370 KZSF (Spanish). The first 5,000 fans in
attendance on Saturday will receive an Earthquakes drawstring backpack
courtesy of Xfinity.


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Automation in Proteomics & Genomics: An Engineering Case–Based Approach describes the automation technology currently in the areas of analysis, design, and integration, as well as providing basic biology concepts behind proteomics and genomics. The book also discusses the current technological limitations that can be viewed as an emerging market rather than a research bottleneck.
Topics Covered include:
- molecular biology fundamentals: from ′blueprint′ (DNA) to ′task list′ (RNA) to molecular machine′ (protein); proteomics methods and technologies; modelling protein networks and interactions
- analysis via automation: DNA sequencing; microarrays and other parallelization technologies; protein characterization and identification; protein interaction and gene regulatory networks
- design via automation: DNA synthesis; RNA by design, building protein libraries; synthetic networks
- integration: multiple modalities; computational and experimental methods; trends in automation for genomics and proteomics
- new enabling technologies and future applications
Automation in Proteomics & Genomics: An Engineering case–Based Approach is an essential guide to the current capabilities and challenges of high–throughput analysis of genes and proteins for bioinformaticians, engineers, chemists, and biologists interested in developing a cross–discipline problem–solving based approach to systems biology.
List of Contributors.
About the Editors.
1 The Central Dogma: From DNA to RNA, and to Protein (Takashi Ohtsuki, Masahiko Sisido).
2 Genomes to Proteomes (Ellen A. Panisko, Igor Grigoriev, Don S. Daly, Bobbie–Jo Webb–Robertson and Scott E. Baker).
3 High–Throughput DNA Sequencing (Tarjei S. Mikkelsen).
4 Modeling a Regulatory Network Using Temporal Gene Expression Data: Why and How (Sophie L`ebre and Gäelle Lelandais)?
5 Automated Prediction of Protein Attributes and Its Impact on Biomedicine and Drug Discovery (Kuo–Chen Chou).
6 Molecular Interaction Networks: Topological and Functional Characterizations (Xiaogang Wu and Jake Y. Chen).
7 DNA Synthesis (Jingdong Tian).
8 Computational and Experimental RNA Nanoparticle Design (Isil Severcan, Cody Geary, Luc Jaeger, Eckart Bindewald, Wojciech Kasprzak and Bruce A. Shapiro).
9 New Paradigms in Droplet–Based Microfluidics and DNA Amplification (Michael L. Samuels, John Leamon, Jonathan Rothberg, Ronald Godiska,Thomas Schoenfeld and David Mead).
10 Synthetic Networks (Jongmin Kim).
11 Molecular Modeling of CYP Proteins and its Implication for Personal Drug Design (Jing–Fang Wang, Cheng–Cheng Zhang, Jing–Yi Yan, Kuo–Chen Chou and Dong–Qing Wei).
12 Recent Progress of Bioinformatics in Membrane Protein Structural Studies (Hong–Bin Shen, Jun–Feng Wang, Li–Xiu Yao, Jie Yang and Kuo–Chen Chou).
13 Trends in Automation for Genomics and Proteomics (Gil Alterovitz, Roseann Benson, Marco Ramoni and Dmitriy Sonkin).
Dr. Alterovitz received his PhD in Electrical and biomedical Engineering at MIT through the Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. He is a biomedical informatics fellow with the Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), Children′s Hospital Informatics Program, and the Harvard Medical School–Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics. He is currently heading a new class that he initiated at Harvard University, bio.95hfa: ′Proteomics and Cellular Network Engineering′. He has served on the Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and technology MD Curriculum and the Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology PhD Admission committees. He was a US Fulbright to Canada (University of Toronto) in 1998–1999. Dr Alterovitz has an S.M. Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, where he was a NDSEG Fellow. His B.S. is in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Dr Alterovitz has worked at Motorola (where he won the Motorola Intellectual Property Award), at IBM, and as a consultant for several national clients. As an invited contributor, he wrote the ′Proteomics′ section for the Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering. Dr Alterovitz has appeared or has been cited for achievements in several national media outlets, including three separate editions of USA Today and National Public Radio. He was also featured in the Boston Globe. In 2001, he was selected as one of approximately 20 international delegates to the Canada 25 forum (to discuss healthcare/technology) covered by CBC radio, a national V special and Canada′s Maclean′s.
RoSeann Benson
For eleven years, Ms Benson was a chemical engineer, and participated in all phases of automation implementation projects in a variety of industries: nuclear, semiconductor, aluminum, specialty chemical and environmental. Her engineering experience ran the project gamut, from inception to completion, and included framing the technical problems correctly; designing bench tests to establish system specifications; setting and calculating design parameters; selecting,purchasing and installing equipment; and utilizing general equipment to meet particular applications. As part of thee engineering projects, Ms Benson acquired extensive experience with documentation. One paper, ′Shock Deionization of the K and L Basins′, presented the research and outcome of a successful project where indefinite scientific principle were defined more accurately within a particular context. She won an American Institute of Chemical Engineers′ (AIChE) National ′Outstanding Paper′ award for the paper that she wrote and presented at an AIChE meeting. Ms Benson′s formal credentials include a Clarkson University Chemical Engineering bachelor′s Certificate in Administration and Management.
Ms Benson writes nonfiction outside of the engineering field, and is a contributor to three Cadogan Guides. Her first book, 101 Puppy–Buying Tips has recently been published by LifeTips.com. In addition, she serves on the City of Beverly′s Library Board of Trustees.
Marco F. Ramoni
Marco F. Ramoni is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Assistant Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at the Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology. He is also Associate Director of Bioinformatics at the Harvard Partners center for Genetics and Genomics and the Director of the National Library of Medicine Training Fellowship in Biomedical Informatics ′Biomedical Informatics′ at the Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and technology, core faculty of the course Genomic Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a member of the curriculum committee of the Cellular and Molecular Medicine track of the Medical Physics and Medical Engineering graduate program at Harvard Medical School and a member of the curriculum committee of the cellular and Molecular Medicine track of the Medical Physics and Medical Engineering graduate program at Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. He is cofounder of Bayesware LLC, a software company developing machine–learning programs based on Bayesian methods. He received a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and a BA in Philosophy (Epistemology) from the University of Pavia (Italy), completed his postdoctoral training at McGill University, Montreal (Canada). He has held academic and visiting positions at the University of Massachusetts, the University of London (United Kingdom), the Knowledge Media Institute (United Kingdom) and the University of Geneva (Switzerland). He is author of over 90 publications in genetics, biomedical informatics, statistics and artificial intelligence.

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But as one little hiatus begins, another ends -- Gestalt Mash is back (in beta) with new and better hosting, having suffered what any new site likes to suffer: faster-than-expected growth. Kudos to Jay Tomio for a huge amount of work migrating the site over the past few weeks.
Anyway, my latest column is about Season of Mists, Episode 3. (Previous installments are still here.) It contains this brilliant nugget of subtle insight, sure to recontextualize the entire Sandman series for you:
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Bearkat fans agree that Sam Houston's 2011 14-0 run to the NCAA Division I Football National Championship game was incredible.
But few can argue that the 2012 team's road back to Frisco for a rematch with defending national champion and No. 1 North Dakota State is even more amazing.
After a heart-breaking loss at Central Arkansas where the Bears scored 14 points in the final five minutes to upset the defending Southland Conference champion 24-20, the Kats stood 1-2 and on the brink of having the team's repeat playoff hopes dashed all together.
"The loss at Central Arkansas was the turning point in our season," senior safety and two-time Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year Darnell Taylor said. "We were flat that day and didn't play our best. The loss told us we could be beaten. We knew we had to run the table in conference play just to have a chance to get back in the playoffs."
The team responded, however. Since the UCA loss in Conway, Sam Houston has gone 10-1 with the only loss to Football Bowl Subdivision No. 8 and Cotton Bowl bound Texas A&M. Seven of those 10 victories came on the road.
Sam Houston's 45-42 victory over NCAA Football Championships No. 2 seed Eastern Washington last Saturday put the Bearkats back in the finals against the only team to defeat Sam Houston in 2011, the North Dakota State Bison.
The finals will take place Saturday, Jan. 5, at 12 noon at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco before a nationwide TV audience on ESPN2.
The game will mark only the fourth time in FCS history that the same teams have met in the championship game in consecutive years.
"It feels great to be going back to Frisco, but it won't feel that good until we get the job done in the national championship," Sam Houston senior safety Robert Shaw said.
All season long, the team's slogan has been "Finish." Their goal not only has been to return to Frisco but to walk off the field after the championship game as winners.
Just as in last year's semifinal victory over Montana, the Eastern Washington game came down to the need to pick up one more first down to clinch the victory.
After watching a 35-point advantage slip all the way down to just three at 45-42 in the final few minutes, the Bearkats went to their dependable running back Timothy Flanders who got the call on third-and-3 from the Eagles' 21-yard line.
"I knew we had another down at the same time. It was third-and-3 and I just wanted to get the first down and try to get the game over with," Flanders said.
Flanders grabbed the ball and saw an opening on the right side of the line. The junior tailback spun, then shrug off a few tacklers getting just enough yardage to move the chains and essentially put this win on ice and earn the Bearkats the final spot in the FCS national championship game.
"We just had to keep our mind-set," Flanders said. "We came out in the second half and we didn't come out as fast as we did in the first half. We were on the sideline and we had a big offensive meeting and coaches were telling us to just keep our head in the game and keep our heads in the game and that's what we did."
To reach the finals, Sam Houston State had to defeat each of the three teams that ended the regular season as tri-champions in what many experts believe to be the toughest FCS conference in the nation, the Big Sky.
The Bearkats knocked off Cal Poly in the second round and then topped Montana State in Bozeman in the quarterfinals before the win over Eastern Washington. Now Sam Houston faces the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, North Dakota State.
"This gives us a chance to prove to everybody that we're the best in the country," Sam Houston senior wide receiver Trey Diller said. "All year long, everybody's been into practice, everybody's been on time, focused in meetings, focused in practice. You can tell everybody wants it."
North Dakota State enters the game with 13-1 record while the Bearkats stand 11-3.
"We've just got to go up to Frisco and play hard," Flanders. "It's another road trip, another business trip. We've done a tremendous job with our focus. We're just one game away from being where we were last year."
Traveling and winning big is nothing new to these Bearkats. During the past two seasons, the Kats have won an impressive 10 games out of 14 trips away from Bowers Stadium. During that span, the only losses were to North Dakota State in last January's FCS national championship game, a 24-20 loss to Central Arkansas on the Bears' purple-and-gray colored turf as well as bowl-bound Baylor and Texas A&M.
"That's one thing that coach (Willie Fritz) preaches all the time, that we've got to win on the road if we want to be a great team," defensive lineman J. T. Cleveland said. "That's what we've been striving to do this year. We want to be road warriors."


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Review: Old Port Deluxe Rum
Posted by Arctic Wolf on June 7, 2011
Old Port Deluxe Rum is distilled and aged at Amrut's facility in Bangalore India from Indian sugar cane. This cane has a unique and exotic taste all its own making this a truly different taste experience for a 'Western' palate like mine. My original review was published in October of 2009 very shortly after I opened my website. As with all of my early reviews it is terse and to the point. Some persons have told me confidentially that they enjoyed my early reviews which, although they were not as professionally written as my current reviews, seemed to reflect a certain enthusiasm and passion. I guess I will let you see for your self.
Here is an excerpt from my very first review of a rum produced in India:
"…I can taste real complexity here. Touches of soy sauce, caramel, cinnamon and Brazil nuts. Very Complex but there is a slight touch of bitterness just hiding around the corner. Sometimes I get it and sometimes I don't. This easily ranks up in texture and richness with the best rums I have tasted but I will warn you that it is a very different sort of taste…."
Please enjoy this early review re-posted for those who may have missed it.
Review: Old Port Deluxe Rum
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Review: McDowell's No. 1 Celebration Rum
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Maria Snyder, the stunning New York fashion and jewelry designer, and Michael Mailer, Norman Mailer's writer/producer son, have decided that at the end of the day, it's time to call it a day. This, after a long romance or whatever. They remain great, great friends, no snarling, but Michael's headed for the hills — the Hollywood hills. Career, you know.
As for Maria, who recently figured as a character in the Dick Tracy comic strip — dear old Dick came to her rescue after a car accident in a blizzard — her dress and jewel collections were on display at a cocktail reception at the Ritz in Paris the other evening and they all came. Chattering in several tongues were such as Prince Amyn Aga Khan, Prince Jean Poniatowski, Nina and Philippe Junot, the Duke and Duchess de Gramont, Giancarlo Giametti, Georgina Brandolini, Princess Olga of Greece, Carole Rochas (still another jewelry designer), Princess Diane de Beauvau Craon and, God bless America, Kimberly DuRoss, Mrs. Henry Ford II's darling daughter.
(P.S. As fans of the strip know only too well, sweet old Dick Tracy and Tess Truehart, his love of 47 years, are in the midst of a divorce. Nice old Dick is all broken up about it. However, there is no truth to the story that the comic-strip Maria Snyder had something to do with the rift. I hate it when those rumors start, don't you?)
When Elizabeth Taylor steps onto the stage of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Feb. 29, it will be to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Jackson Family Honors — that is, if the Jackson Family can pull itself together long enough to be honored. Elizabeth's prize will be a 32-inch-high Boehm sculpture, a globe with the seven continents handpainted in gold, encircled by 18 children, of all races, holding hands. On top of the whole thing are two graceful doves perched on a diamond-studded star. And, listen, there will be a big diamond embedded in the area marking Los Angeles, Elizabeth's hometown. Boehm her up, Scotty!
Another Boehm sculpture will be presented to record mogul Berry Gordy, who launched the Jackson Five into superstardom all those many long innocent years ago.
Whilst waiting for the arrival of her baby, mother-to-be Michelle Pfeiffer is not just sitting there like a dumb old pregnant log. She's busy developing screenplays via her own production company on such varied projects as the Puritan witch trials and a biopic of the great artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Watch for Michelle as a woman who runs with a wolf (pardon me, Clara Pinkola Estes) in her next movie, the wolf being Jack Nicholson.
Naomi Campbell is supposed to be leaving for Paris in about a week to consult with the director Robert Altman. It seems he's offered her a role in his tell-all dissection of the fashion industry flick, "Pret-a-Porter." Will she play a model or will it be a stretch? Only Mr. Quirky Altman knows.
Lucile and Guy Peyrelongue of the Cosmair Peyrelongues gave a dinner at home in honor of the new Consul General of France in New York, Baron Baeyens and the Baroness Baeyens, Andre and Mo for short. Andre is half French and half American. Mo is from Vienna.
Mme. Peyrelongue set her table with 18th century china from Porcelane de Chantilly and centered it with Meissen "musician monkeys" all playing away on their little instruments, miniature rose trees and silver goblets. Divine. Cosmair chef Patrick Boisjot prepared the dinner, perhaps one of his last because he is leaving soon to open his own restaurant in Connecticut. Pity.
Lucile Peyrelongue wore a black Valentino, Blaine Trump wore a long black sheath; Joan Rivers, there with Orin Lehman, wore black sequins under a transparent beaded jacket, Adrienne Vittadini wore black cut velvet and Marife Hernandez wore a long red wool suit by Bill Blass. Among the other guests were Robert Trump, Anne and Jim Fuchs, Gretchen and Eugene Grisanti, Paul Wilmot and John Bradley. Bien venu, Andre and Mo, and many more of them.
The gossip at the Water Club has it that one-time glamourperson Linda Christian is looking absolutely marvelous and a good decade younger than her actual age, an admitted 67. Maybe it's love. Linda is planning to marry the Italian singer Gianni Dei and would adore having the ceremony performed while they're cruising in the tropics. Linda, once married to Tyrone Power, always said that some Dei her prince would come. The prince is 38.
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Elaine's was packed the other night with everyone from the famous Liza Minnelli in a short black beaded dress and a black sweater-coat to the famous Paige Rense, the editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest, dining with Kenneth Noland, the famous artist. Watch this one. Not Liza; come on. Paige and Ken.
Oh, and Edgar Bronfman Jr., the big man at Seagram's and rich as cream, and Clarisa Perez Matos Alcock just couldn't wait until Valentine's Day. They're getting married tomorrow in Clarisa's native Venezuela. Father Jacobs of New York, the couple's pal, has flown over to perform the ceremony in Caracas.
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VT meaning Ventrillo?
Hello all. Hope you are well and trust you had a good Xmas, and all the best for New Year, etc, etc.
I am looking to set up a GURPS 4e Monster Hunter Campaign and run it over VT in conjunction with a Forum. I was just wondering if anyone could advise me which of the numerous available product would be suit my needs.
Look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Kind Regards,
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VT meaning Ventrillo?
VT meaning Virtual Tabletop, but using Ventrilo or Skype in conjunction with...
I'm totally game, its been a decade since I did anything with GURPS, are you okay with a player that'll need a lot of help?
I zipped you off a private message Anyone else interested in getting this going?
Monster Hunter 2020 (Players needed 3-4)
Set on Earth in year 2020 AD, Monster Hunter 2020 will endeavour to immerse players into an action packed sequence of adventures. In which the group will pit their wits and skills against all manner of monsters and strangeness, in an effort to defend the population of the world against a largely unknown but deadly threat. Taking influence from such Films, TV Series and Books as; Resident Evil, Splice, Fringe, V, Sanctuary, The Final Program, GURPS Black Ops 3e, GURPS Terradyne 3e and many others the storyline has potentially endless avenues in which to develop depending on Players wants and needs.
Using the GURPS 4e Rules System useful Source Books are most likely to include; GURPS 4e Basics (Characters, Campaigns), GURPS 4e Martial Arts, GURPS 4e High-Tech, GURPS 4e Ultra-Tech, GURPS 4e Powers, GURPS 4e Magic, GURPS 4e Thaumatology and GURPS 4e Psionics. Other Source Material for Character templates etc, may include GURPS 4e Action 1-3 and for load outs GURPS Monter Hunters. These are largely the Books I will personally be using, though should someone want to draw information from other relevant sources this is also an option.
New to GURPS 4e, fear not, my main want as GM from my players is enthusiasm. So if you unfamiliar with the system thats not the end of the world as I am happy to help with Character Creation and other basics. Also please follow the link below for GURPS 4e Lite (ITS FREE!) which is a very helpful introduction to the GURPS Rules System. This said, some basic idea of what RP is and how to work within a small group is probably advantageous... So please keep this in mind.
GURPS Lite (Free)
GURPS 4e Rules
Character Creation
All Character should be Human
Points 250, Disadvantages 75 and 5 Quirks
Though Magery/Power Investiture and Psionic are available in the Game World Setting those taking this character path have to justify it with an Unusual Background, this will be discussed on a individual Character basis depending on said players needs. These should also be limited to a latent ability a the point entry to the game world, ie the ability to harness said advantage at a later date but no talents, powers or spells presently. For Example Ted has the ability to use Magic, he buys Magery 0 and pays the Unusual Background, but the has to wait until an in game opportunity presents its self before purchasing spells. A Player may of course save some points when creating the Character for this purpose.
GURPS Character Assistant. I have a copy of GCA and am happy to except GCA Files as part of Character Application Process.
Game Play
Using a VT (Virtual Tabletop) most likely MapTool to start with, though this may change depending on functionality, and Ventrilo or Skype, alongside a Games Forum to give depth to Character Development and so on. The Forum can also be used to assist with Character Creation for those who need it.
Player Introduction
Twilight Industries along with numerous other Private Security Forces in the year 2020 play an integral part in national and worldwide security. After the global economic collapse, just over a decade a go, decreasing funding from central governments across the globe had lead to private companies and corporation providing security and policing services to a wider range of clients. In some areas of the world the less scrupulous of these have in reality become the muscle behind weak governments, pulling many of the strings of power and gaining political influence at a global level. Twilight Industries, based in the English Countryside and with roots back as far as early 1900s, is recognised as a solid, dependable company, in whom of those using its services have come trust and rely.
Drawing its Employees from a wide variety of sources, for a even wider range of roles , those working for The Company are often amazed by the diversity of the work force in which they find themselves. The common binding feature among all - the ability to achieve goals set in a manner satisfactory to Twilight Industries and it partners.Twilight Industries alongside its Security Services provides cutting edge research and technological development and is one of the leading competitors in Global Markets. This awards the aforementioned employees with some of the worlds leading technological advancements in their working environment.
Player Character having worked for The Company in a fringe role, have been approached with offer of working for The Twilight Research Department. Upon acceptance they are relocated to the Twilight Research Centre for induction and a rigorous fitness examination which takes approximately 6 weeks. It is in this period that the first hints are made as to the nature of the investigation undertaken at the Twilight research Centre, and the new recruits are introduced to the strange world of Monster Hunting...
Well think that's the basic, will no doubt add a few things but give a good starting frame. Any questions feel free...
Kind Regards,
Last edited by Paul Matheron; 01-06-2011 at 06:39 AM.
Sorry Double Post.
Last edited by Paul Matheron; 01-06-2011 at 06:30 AM.
I love it already!
Ironic, but I have been running an Online GURPs Monster Hunter-type game for over a year now using MapTools and TeamSpeak 3... Players play agents of Bureau 13; the time is the 1920s! Just thought I'd say hi!
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What time/day is your game running? Interested in my custom built GURPs framework for MapTools?
Hi Skywise,
Will be sorting out a time in near future, something everyone can get to. I'm fairly flexible so something should be easy(ish) to work out.
As for your GURPS Framework for MapTools, I'd certainly like a look at the very least...
Kind Regards,


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Dance Professor Chris Johnson and eight students traveled to the Czech Republic over the summer to perform in the New Prague Dance Festival. The troupe returned with memorable experiences, and two major awards: second place in the contemporary dance company competition and first place in choreography for Johnson.
"I'm elated, thrilled, honored, and overwhelmed," Johnson says. "I didn't expect it. I just wanted the dancers to dance the best they could, and they did."
The event, which took place June 29-July 5, is the highest caliber festival Beloit dancers have performed in to date, according to Johnson. In addition to competing against other American dancers, the group went up against dancers from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Great Britain, India, South Africa, and Taiwan.
Looking for skill, commitment, and excellent technique, Johnson selected the eight dancers from Chelonia and December Dance Workshop auditions. Participants were: Claire Alrich'13 of Evanston, Ill., Nora Anderson'13 of Minneapolis, Minn., Alissa Chen'14 of Madison, Wis., Sarah Miller'15 of St. Louis Park, Minn., Matt Porter'12 of Machesney Park, Ill., Amelia Tarpey'14 of Yellow Springs, Ohio, Lily Watkins'13 of Columbus, Ohio, and Marilu Wiesner'14 of Raleigh, N.C.
Beloit dancers performed "Between the Lines" and "Holding Patterns" (both choreographed by Johnson) and "One Sided" (choreographed by Porter and Vivian Chen'12).
Students also took classes from accomplished dance masters, forged international connections, and went on a day trip to Terezin, the concentration camp that provided the setting and inspiration for Johnson's award-winning dance, "Wreath of Memories," which many of the dancers had performed in during Chelonia 2012.
The Prague trip was made possible by the Weissberg Program in Human Rights, a Keefer Senior Faculty Grant, and a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.


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Boy put into freezer, grandma's boyfriend charged
Boy put into freezer, grandma's boyfriend charged
HARLAN, Ky. —
A grand jury will hear evidence against a man who police say put a 3-year-old boy into a freezer and closed the lid on him.
The child survived, but a Harlan County sheriff's deputy said there was a great risk of death in the act.
WYMT-TV in Hazard reported a judge heard the case Monday and sent charges of attempted murder and criminal abuse against 24-year-old Randy Hammons to a grand jury.
During the preliminary hearing, Deputy Matt Cope said he found the child had severe bruises and said the boy told him Hammons was "mean to him."
Police say Hammons is the live-in boyfriend of the child's grandmother, who has custody of the boy. Five other children were in the home.
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Researchers warn of bite-related infections
Doctors treating people for dog and cat bites should be aware of an increasing risk of MRSA — Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — being transmitted from pets to humans, newly published research says.
MRSA, an uncommon strain of the bacteria in domestic animals, is being seen more often, according to research reported in the new issue The Lancet that focuses on infectious diseases.
"As community-acquired strains of MRSA increase in prevalence, a growing body of clinical evidence has documented MRSA colonisation in domestic animals, often implying direct infection from their human owners," reports a team led by Dr Richard Oehler, of the University of South Florida. "MRSA colonisation has been documented in companion animals such as horses, dogs, and cats and these animals have been viewed as potential reservoirs of infection."
"Pet owners are often unaware of the potential for transmission of life-threatening pathogens from their canine and feline companions," the researchers said. "Clinicians must continue to promote loving pet ownership, take an adequate pet history, and be aware that associated diseases are preventable via recognition, education and simple precautions."
Each year, dog and cat bites comprise around 1% of accident and emergency visits in the US and Europe. Severe infections occur in about 20% of bite cases, and are caused by bacteria in the animal's mouth, plus other infectious agents from the person's skin.
Posted by John Woestendiek June 22nd, 2009 under Muttsblog.
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NO BARBS HELD: At a Monday lunch sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors, Vanity Fair columnist Christopher Hitchens did what everyone seemed to expect, even hope, he would do: He insulted everyone in the room — many of whom made him a finalist for their Ellie award this year, some of whom dole out his paychecks. He compared the unanimous vote for ASME's new officers to that of North Korea's, and, asked about reaction to his arguing that women aren't funny, replied that he'd heard from plenty of "humorless bitches." (One ASME board member, who insisted she "loved" Hitchens' talk, remarked afterward, "This humorless bitch has to get back to work.") Onstage interviewer and Slate editor in chief Jacob Weisberg read selections from the Ellie-nominated profile of Hitchens in The New Yorker, then asked him how his support of the Iraq war affected his relationship with Vanity Fair editor in chief Graydon Carter, a vocal opponent of it. "The fact that most of my comrades in the media can't get [Iraq] right is not my fault," Hitchens said. A lone audience member — perhaps two — clapped.
The habitually quotable Hitchens later glared out into the audience of editors and said, "Not one of you, I think, printed the Danish cartoon. Shame on all of you….Nobody lived up to the elementary responsibility of journalism." Speaking generally about religious fundamentalism and the personal risk his new book, "God Is Not Great," might pose, Hitchens said, "We all make a comfortable living out of the First Amendment, and give ourselves prizes every year for doing it. Well, you have to pay the First Amendment back [by fighting for it]….It's not my living. It's my life. I did not come to this country to be taught how to keep my mouth shut." The British-born Hitchens also announced proudly that he had recently become an American citizen, saying, "I've been waiting to say this for weeks: 'my fellow Americans.'"
Perhaps the most telling moment was when Hitchens recalled being asked to CNN's New York studio to talk about atheism. Just before departing, he heard about "that fat slut who had died — I can't remember her name." Anna Nicole Smith, the crowd piped up. "Yes, that fat slut," he repeated. "I thought, 'Well, I'm not going to be on TV now. Should I still let them pay for me to come to New York? Yes.'" And will he still allow those First Amendment-complacent editors to anoint him tonight? It's safe to say the answer is the same. — Irin Carmon
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NEW GANG: As for that aforementioned vote for officers, the American Society of Magazine Editors reelected Glamour editor in chief Cynthia Leive president, and added six new editors to its board: Latina's Betty Cortina, Self's Lucy Danziger, AARP The Magazine's Hugh Delehanty, Good Housekeeping's Rosemary Ellis, Money's Eric Schurenberg and Departures' Richard David Story. Texas Monthly's Evan Smith has stepped down as vice president, and Elle editor in chief Roberta Myers has been elected in his place. New York magazine's Adam Moss will be secretary, and David Willey, editor in chief of Runner's World, will be treasurer. — I.C.
NEW FACE: So you can pep up a dowager after all. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that individually paid and total subscriptions are up, 4.5 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively, since the newspaper's redesign in January. The Audit Bureau of Circulations March 2007 FAS-FAX statement, also released Monday, has individual subscriptions climbing 3.3 percent, although they did not achieve the 9.2 percent rise reported for the previous six-month period ended in September 2006. A Dow Jones spokesman said the latest ABC report marked three consecutive periods of growth, adding that "no one has the same track record."
ABC shows The New York Times' daily circulation down 1.9 percent and Tribune Co.'s Los Angeles Times' falling 4.2 percent; the Chicago Tribune's daily circulation declined 2.1 percent. Back in New York, News Corp.'s New York Post's daily circulation jumped 7.6 percent, trumping the New York Daily News, which grew by 1.3 percent. — Amy Wicks
BRINGING BACK: Hearst Magazines and Hoffman Media, which publishes a magazine with Food Network personality Paula Deen, said Friday the companies had formed a joint venture to resurrect Victoria, a women's title that focused on "romantic living." Hearst published the magazine from 1987 to 2003 for women who, according to the company, "recognize the importance of beauty and manners and traditions in daily life." This time, Victoria will be under the direction of Hoffman, which also publishes Southern Lady, Tea Time and Taste of the South. Hoffman will handle all editorial, advertising, production and distribution of the title from its Birmingham, Ala., headquarters; Hearst will contribute the Victoria trademark, copyright, the Web site URL, victoriamag.com, subscription database and access to historical content of both editorial and art. Victoria will publish bimonthly beginning with a November/December issue; Hoffman's goal is to have a 250,000 rate base after two issues. — Stephanie D. Smith


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The RTC Podblast: Mountain West Tournament EditionPosted by rtmsf on March 12th, 2014
The regular season is over, Championship Week is here, and it's now or never for all of the teams that have talked a rather big game but haven't necessarily backed it up with their play on the court. To that end, we're going to be rolling out nine RTC Podblasts this week, one to preview each of the seven power conference tournaments as well as the Atlantic 10 and the Mountain West (to scroll through all that have been released, click here). In this, our Mountain West Tournament edition, RTC correspondents Andrew Murawa (@amurawa) and Bennet Hayes (@hoopstraveler) join us to discuss what appears to be a two-horse race in Las Vegas. The Big East, AAC, SEC and Big 12 Tournament pods were released on Monday, and the Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC Tourney previews came out yesterday. Today we finished off the series with the Atlantic 10 Tournament pod and this one. Enjoy!
Make sure to add the RTC Podcast to your iTunes lineup so that you'll automatically upload it on your listening device after we record.
- 0:00-3:09 – San Diego State's Place in the National Picture
- 3:09-9:04 – Boise State, UNLV and the League as a Whole Disappoints in 2014
- 9:04-11:48 – Mountain West Superlatives
- 11:48-13:42 – The Inevitability of San Diego State-New Mexico, Part III
- 13:42-16:14 – What to Expect In a Potential Aztec/Lobo Rubber Match
- 16:14-18:15 – MW Tournament's Impact on NCAA Tournament
- 18:15-20:35 – San Diego State and New Mexico's Chances For a NCAA Tournament Run
- 20:35-22:12 – Best Parts of the MWC Tournament
- 22:12-25:17 – Final Thoughts on a Week of Hoops in Vegas


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February is our How-To month at Apartment Therapy; our annual chance to fill the archives with useful hacks for cooking just about anything from scratch. We even throw in some clever tips on cleaning, building, sewing and tweaking other parts of the kitchen, aside from the food.
Every so often a how-to comes along that answers a question you've always wanted to ask, like how do I crack an egg with one hand? Or maybe you thought you were an expert in cooking a steak, but then you read a post about cooking it in the oven that offers a method you haven't yet tried. That's when we know we're doing a good job here at TheKitchn.com
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Through the first half of Tuesday night's game against visiting UMBC, No. 4 Loyola played like it was still reeling from Saturday's 12-10 loss to then-No. 3 Maryland. But the reigning national champion Greyhounds got back to their signature ways in the third quarter, using a 9-1 third quarter to turn an 8-6 lead at halftime into a 21-9 demolition at Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore.
Loyola improved to 3-1 and – just as importantly – buried the memory of that disappointing setback to the Terps, who claimed the No. 1 ranking.
"It's hard when you come off a really emotional game and you have to come into a midweek game like this," senior long-stick midfielder Scott Ratliff admitted. "So I just told the team before the game that we'll see what kind of men we are. With no cameras in the stands, no fans in the stands, you really have to win out a gritty game, and I think that's what we did today. So it was huge."
The Greyhounds didn't have much time to prepare for the Retrievers, who also had played Saturday. Add a driving rainstorm and winds that gusted up to 38 miles per hour, and the table was set for Loyola to perhaps check out mentally.
Coach Charley Toomey said he tried to rally the troops at halftime, but was met by a few blank stares. So he turned the pep talk over to co-captains Reid Acton, Davis Butts, Mike Sawyer and Ratliff to get the message across to their teammates.
"We came out on short preparation and really dug in," Toomey said. "… It was anybody's game at halftime. We challenged our locker room. We made some defensive adjustments, and in the second half, they really dug down deep."
Junior attackman Justin Ward set career highs in both goals (seven) and points (10), sophomore attackman Nikko Pontrello did the same (three goals and six points), and junior short-stick defensive midfielder Pat Laconi recorded a career best with four caused turnovers. But individual accomplishments paled in comparison to getting back into the win column, according to Ward.
"It was huge, very important for us," he said. "… We realized that this game, we really needed to get on a roll offensively and defensively to set ourselves up going in-conference."
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*Here are some numbers to chew on from Tuesday night's contest. The 21 goals scored by the Greyhounds were the most since April 26, 2000, a 21-7 thumping of Villanova. The output was the second-highest this season, trailing only Maryland's 23-6 rout of Mount St. Mary's on Feb. 12. Ward's seven goals tied Army senior attackman Garrett Thul and Ohio State senior attackman Logan Schuss for the most this year. Ward's 10 points tied Schuss for the most this season.
*Jack Runkel's seven saves were the fewest in a win this season, but it was a solid outing for the junior who was pulled just a little more than four minutes into the third quarter against the Terps. Still, Toomey said the defense needs to do a better job of supporting Runkel, who overcame a first quarter in which he surrendered four UMBC goals and made just one save. "It was important for him," Toomey said. "We need to give him a chance, and I just don't feel like we're giving him a chance in most of the games. We have to let him see a 12-yarder and pluck the first one. I played that position and it's tough. It's tough when you're looking up at the scoreboard, and you've given up four and had one save because you start thinking. You start thinking about the next one, and that's the worst thing that can happen. We want him to have fun out there. When Runk's having fun and he's fist-pumping and we're playing good, solid defense in front of him, he's a bear to get the ball by, and we have to get back to that. We have to take pressure off our short sticks, take pressure off our goalie, and allow them to have fun out there and see some 12-yarders."
*The short-stick defensive midfield personnel of Laconi, junior Kyle Duffy and freshmen Joe Baker and Tyler Albrecht performed better, but the Retrievers did have some success attacking that group in the first half. Senior Josh Hawkins' return would help – especially this Saturday against Eastern College Athletic Conference rival Bellarmine – but Toomey wouldn't say whether Hawkins would return from a suspension that has now reached four games. "If you see a guy with dreadlocks out there, you'll see him," Toomey said.
*UMBC made a change in the net, substituting sophomore Wes DiRito for senior Adam Cohen for the start of the fourth quarter. Cohen finished with six saves and allowed 17 goals, while DiRito posted one save and surrendered four goals. Coach Don Zimmerman said afterward that the outcome would have no impact on Cohen remaining as the team's starting goalie. "I think Adam hung in there," Zimmerman said. "The goalie is the guy who takes the brunt of it on our missed slides and our fouls. Adam was kind of hung out there a little bit. We wanted to take him out. Adam's been playing well. He played real well for us last week. He had a good first half. Second half, they got to him, and we wanted to get him out and give Wes a shot."
*One silver lining was that the Retrievers actually owned leads of 4-3 in the first quarter and 5-4 in the second period before wilting. They need that kind of effort in every game for a chance to capture the America East tournament and represent the conference in the NCAA postseason. "We were playing well," Zimmerman said. "Our guys were excited and came over ready to play. But what we have to do is we have to find a way to stick to the game plan and keep playing our game for 60 minutes and be able to fight through some adversity. We'll do that. This is a good team, and we learned a tough lesson tonight. But it's a good team, and I'm confident we'll bounce back."


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On Thursday night (18May17), Katy released her latest song from upcoming album Witness. Fans quickly took to Twitter to speculate if the track, a collaboration with Nicki Minaj, was aimed at her pop rival Taylor Swift due to lyrics such as "don't you come for me, no, not today" and "you're calculated, I've got your number, 'cause you're a joker and I'm a courtside killer queen".
The Orange Is the New Black actress, who's part of Taylor's squad, also spoke out on the microblogging site shortly after the song's release, blasting Swish Swish as well as Katy's recent output, including songs Chained to the Rhythm, which had a political message, and Bon Appetit, which didn't fare well in the charts.
"'Purposeful poop' to 'bomb a petit' to a sloppy mess of writing over the top of (DJ) Funkagenda..stop trying to make 'Wit..I mean 'fetch' happen," Ruby wrote. "I just think with everything going on in the world to go from rebranding as political activist only to ditch it and go low.. is.. a bummer.
"I've always stood up for the people I love and against things I think are cheap or mean spirited. That's not new. You have to follow your (heart)."
When one user asked what she thought about Taylor's song Bad Blood, which is thought to be about Katy, Ruby insisted she wasn't part of the celebrity-filled video and cryptically wrote, "but my bully experiences came from one of the people involved in that song and it's obviously not T (Taylor)."
She also made it clear she was only criticising Katy, not Nicki, and told the rapper's fans she liked Nicki's verse as it's "the only part that doesn't sound a mess". During her part, Nicki, who has also had a feud with Taylor over the MTV Video Music Awards nominations, sings, "Don't be trying to double back I already despise you, all that fake love you showing, couldn't even disguise you".
After Katy's fans responded to her tweets in their droves, Ruby wrote, "You are her fans you should buy all her songs so the songs will finally chart. If as many as tweeted me bought her last 3 .. the'd (sic) be hits."
When asked if her album would address Bad Blood, Katy recently told Entertainment Weekly, "there is no one thing that's calling out any one person" but warned people "don't come for me".


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Glad to see you pick this film for a commentary. It is one of my favorites as well!
Great music, great animation and a great "thumbing the nose" at authority, which is what made WB cartoons so funny.
On a side note, have you ever seen Van Beuren's "Gay Gaucho"? (1933 I believe.) It is an unbelieveable rip-off of "Lady Play Your Mandolin".
Funny cartoon ,another great commentary.
Your right about how Roger Rabbit was inspired by some of the things in this cartoon. I think the Gorilla probably was another influence too, especially in the Ink & Paint club scene, even though he's a doorman instead of a waiter.
I'm in the same shoes with you about that horse character. He made me laugh just as much as you were. Kudos to the animator, whoever that may be.
The gorilla was also in "Goopy Geer".
This cartoon is also interesting as it was the only Harman-Ising Merry Melody short that was NOT sold to AAP.
Aw, man, I have always wanted to see the UNCUT version of this,a s opposed to the edited version that CN showed a long time ago on "Toonheads."
As for the animator of the horse, it could have been Friz Freleng for allw e know. Wasn't he still working as an animator during this time? Also, before the horse combusts, if you look at the horse's eyes, they look McKimson-ish.


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SPRINGFIELD – Drivers in Illinois have four new laws to pay attention to in the coming year: Gov. Pat Quinn signed laws confronting distracted driving and speeding.
One new law makes it illegal for drivers to use cellphones in all roadwork zones. The law previously applied only to work zones with speed limit reductions of 20 mph or more.
Sterling police Lt. Tim Morgan said the new law beefs up the existing law.
The original law really didn't apply to the majority of construction zones, he said. Interstate work zones usually require drivers slow from 65 mph to 45 mph, for example, but in-town work zones typically don't require motorists to slow down that much, say from 30 mph to 10 mph, he said.
Morgan said the original law did not apply to the First Avenue Bridge reconstruction project.
"A lot of people assumed it applied and didn't use their phones – which is good – but some people still did, and we could take no enforcement action against them," he said.
The new law simply prohibits drivers from hand-held cellphone use in all construction zones; the law still allows drivers to use phones in hands-free modes, he said. First-time violations carry a $250 fine. Second and subsequent violations carry a $750 fine. All violations require a court appearance.
The law also makes it illegal to use a cellphone while driving within 500 feet – or a little more than a city block – of an emergency scene.
Morgan said the new law attacks distracted, voyeuristic driving.
"It gets people to focus on what is happening there and driving carefully," he said.
Drivers approaching an accident scene, for example, might feel inclined to use cellphones to take video or photographs of the wreck, he said. The new law prohibits that and other hand-held cellphone use within 500 feet of any emergency vehicle (police, fire or ambulance) with its emergency lights on.
Another law bars commercial drivers from any hand-held cellphone use.
Quinn also signed a bill known as Julie's Law, which increases penalties for serious speed-limit violations. The law is named after Julie Gorczysnski, a 17-year-old Frankfort girl who died after her car was hit by a driver going 76 mph in a 40 mph speed zone.
That driver had received court supervision seven times in the past for excessive speeding. The new legislation will keep courts from granting supervision for drivers exceeding 25 mph over the posted speed limit.
Speaking of drivers, vehicle owners also will pay $2 more to renew their Illinois license plates next year, to help fund repairs to state parks.
Other new laws require strip clubs to contribute to rape crisis programs and prohibit employers from asking job applicants for their social media passwords.
While inaction on the severely underfunded state pension programs took most of the headlines in 2012, lawmakers and Quinn adopted about 150 laws that take effect Jan. 1.
They range from prohibiting the possession of shark fins to requiring better reporting of people who should not be issued permits to purchase guns.
Lawmakers return to Springfield just after the New Year's holiday for an abbreviated version of what had been an ambitious, 7-day session to close out the work of the current General Assembly before a new one is inaugurated Jan. 9.
Democrat Quinn hoped legislators would focus on fixing the worst-in-the-nation funding crisis for public pensions, and still maintains there's time. But the Senate announced it will be in Springfield Jan. 2-4, then leave town while the House takes up action from Jan. 6-9.
Despite a huge income tax increase during a similar January session in 2011, lawmakers continue to wrestle with state budget problems caused largely by the Legislature's failure until recent years to make the huge payments to the state pension fund that should have been made.
One solution was to adopt fees – some more universal than others – to keep pace with expenditures.
Basic license plate fees will increase $2, to $101 annually, raising as much as $20 million for state parks. Along with other fee increases, the Department of Natural Resources expects a new stream of up to $35 million to chip away at delayed maintenance and repair. The backlog has grown to $750 million, officials said.
Motorists likely won't notice the fee until March renewals are due because when Quinn signed the bill earlier this month, state officials already had sent out January and February notices.
Strip club operators objected to a "pole tax" designed to raise money for rape crisis centers, at least at the initially proposed $5-per-patron level. Advocates argue that alcohol consumption in clubs where there is also nude dancing contributes to a culture that can lead to violence against women.
The two sides negotiated a $3 surcharge per customer, with the option that clubs pay an annual fee of $5,000 to $25,000, based on sales.
And a tightening of gun permit restrictions will take effect that was passed long before this month's school attack in Newtown, Conn., but that in part addresses mental health concerns raised by the massacre.
Among other things, the law that takes effect Tuesday requires notifying the Illinois State Police, which issues Firearm Owners Identification cards, anytime a local court determines that a person has a "mental disability" that might make him or her unsuitable for gun ownership.
That was already part of the law, but a review by the state Auditor General issued last spring found that only three of 102 circuit clerks statewide submitted required notices to the state police.
The audit arose from a 2011 brouhaha over a public records request by The Associated Press for information on all FOID cardholders in the state. The state police denied the request, but the attorney general determined the information was public record. The Illinois State Rifle Association successfully sued to block the release of names of those who hold gun licenses.
Legislative action to shut down access followed, but not before lawmakers ordered the audit, which found an understaffed state police department "overwhelmed" by its FOID duties.
Other new laws will:
– Prohibit employers from demanding that job applicants disclose passwords to social media accounts, such as Facebook, so they can be reviewed during the vetting process.
– Prohibit the possession, sale, or distribution of shark fins. An expensive delicacy used to make soup, shark fins aren't harvested in landlocked Illinois, but Chicago has a thriving market. Environmentalists say harvesting shark fins is inhumane and threatens the shark population.
– Prescribe tougher penalties for child-sex crimes, including barring convicted sex offenders from participating in holiday events that involve children, such as giving candy to trick-or-treaters and dressing up as Santa Claus.
Another law increases the age of a victim of child luring to 17 and makes it a felony if the teenager is traveling to or from school. Accompanying that measure is one that categorizes anyone convicted of luring a minor as a sexual predator. Another law enhances child pornography penalties if the child is younger than 13.
– Create a package of laws directed at preventing elder abuse. One provides law enforcement agencies, fire departments and other first responders with greater access to abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation records so they have better information about a senior's needs when answering a call. Police training will also include a course in recognizing elder abuse, neglect, and other crimes.
Another law allows a judge to freeze the assets of someone charged with financial exploitation of a senior or a person with a disability in case restitution is ordered.
– Allow law enforcement officers to use wiretaps or other eavesdropping measures during a felony drug investigation if approved by a state's attorney instead of a judge.
– Bar the use of taxpayer or tuition dollars to conduct a college hiring search except for a university president or in a case where the president and trustees can show a need.


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ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (AP) — The 2014 Miss America pageant is underway in Atlantic City — the place where it all began in 1921.
The nationally televised pageant is back in Boardwalk Hall, and judges Sunday night will choose a winner to succeed the current title-holder Mallory Hagan.
Her reign is being cut short because the pageant left Las Vegas, where it had been held the past six years and where a winner was selected each January.
The pageant pits 53 contestants — one from each state, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands — in swimsuit, evening gown, talent and interview competitions.
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Kensington Expressway reopens after construction accident
Traffic in both directions on the Kensington Expressway was reopened at about 10 p.m. Tuesday after an hour-long delay while police, firefighters and state workers dealt with debris that fell from a Delavan Avenue overpass construction site and hit some vehicles below.
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The inbound and outbound lanes were delayed at about 9 p.m. The debris problem was reported at about 8:30 p.m.
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Jesus' walk to Calvary reenacted in NashuaBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
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March 27. 2013 5:47PM
NASHUA - On Good Friday, St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Parish will once again host hundreds of Catholics for its annual re-enactment of Jesus' walk to Calvary and his crucifixion.
A group of parishioners will reenact the Via Crucis (Spanish for "Way of the Cross") inside the church and then follow the popular Hispanic tradition of taking the Stations of the Cross to the streets.
The bilingual event will begin at noon at the church on West Hollis Street, and the public is invited to attend.
"We do this every single year on Good Friday. We take our message through the neighborhood to help others remember the crucifixion and God's love," said the Rev. Marcos Gonzalez-Torres.
It is important to remember that Jesus Christ is still working and doing miracles every day, according to Gonzalez-Torres, who said that despite all of the sadness and struggles in the world, there is still good among us.
"Jesus Christ is still doing wonderful things and helping people. This procession is to remind others that we are called to follow, and that we have put aside our own plans to try to follow God's will," he said.
The church is hoping for a good turnout on Friday, but Gonzalez-Torres said he will preach the goodness to anyone who comes to listen.
Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the most sacred period in the church year known as the Triduum (Latin for "three days") when many Catholics celebrate the Mass of the Last Supper. The ritual is followed by Good Friday and reaches its highest point during the Easter Vigil.
The Good Friday service at St. Aloysius has become a tradition for many Nashua families, according to Gonzalez-Torres, who says it is the ideal time to give thanks.
"We have a God that loves us so much, and he gave everything for us. He took all of our fears and sinfulness," he said. "The Lord suffered so much just for us."
A parishioner will portray Jesus, and will lead the procession around the neighborhood carrying a large wooden cross and wearing a crown of thorns for all to witness.
During last year's service, Gonzalez-Torres encouraged those in attendance to embrace Jesus' strength, which was so evident when he walked to Calvary, was nailed on the cross and died for our sins.
"Today, we are here to remember the suffering and death of our Lord Jesus Christ and to acknowledge our blessings through his death and resurrection," he said at the time.
This week, the reverend encouraged anyone who is interested to attend Friday's service, participate in the walk and celebrate that God is still with us. The event begins at noon on Friday at St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Parish, 48 W. Hollis St. in Nashua.


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