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Not many people who lie on top of a live grenade live to tell their story.
Not many people who lie on top of a live grenade live to tell their story.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Duane E. Dewey, 81, nicknamed the "Man of Steel," is still breathing and residing in Hawthorne more than 60 years after he did just that.
On April 16, 1952, during the Korean War, Dewey was lying on the ground just south of the village of Panmunjom, situated in the middle of the Korean peninsula, when a grenade landed right next to him. Not seeing any way to get the grenade away from the other Marines around him, he tucked it under himself to shield them from the blast.
"Hit the dirt, doc!" he told the medic attending to his wound, caused by another grenade that had gone off near his feet just before the next, almost fatal grenade had found its way to him.
The second grenade exploded right under him, wounding him so badly that he didn't even notice he had been shot in the stomach until he got to a field hospital.
President Eisenhower gave Dewey the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 12, 1953, the first time Eisenhower had ever awarded the medal. Dewey is one of only 80 living Medal of Honor recipients, and he's one of 11 living recipients who earned it during the Korean War.
On Saturday, the Korean War Veterans Association and the local chapter of the American Legion held a ceremony honoring Dewey and other Medal of Honor recipients.
This is the seventh year the ceremony has been held in commemoration of Dewey and the 3,445 others who have been awarded the country's highest military honor.
"Many people in today's society have no idea what the Medal of Honor is, nor what it stands for," lamented Dewey's grandson, Lenny Schmit, who had to hold back tears to finish his speech.
Maj. Dennis Wait, of the Marine Corps, told the audience, mainly veterans and their families, that the people of Alachua County could work to boost awareness of Medal of Honor recipients by celebrating National Medal of Honor Day each year on March 25, which was declared as an annual observance by Congress in 1990.
Several members of the veteran community came to commemorate Dewey's accomplishments.
"I've never heard in my lifetime of anybody diving on a hand grenade who is still alive," said Dick Davis, commander of the Korean War Veterans Association.
Davis awarded Dewey a flag that used to fly over Washington, D.C. Dewey also received a proclamation from Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe, as well as a living memorial from the Gainesville Fisher House Foundation, an organization dedicated to veterans affairs.
Tribute was also paid to recent Medal of Honor recipient Clint Romesha as well as to James L. Stone and Daniel K. Inouye, both of whom died last year, and to Leslie H. Sabo, who sacrificed his life in 1970.
Most of the living Medal of Honor awardees are from the Vietnam War, with the World War II and Korean War generations quickly fading away. Dewey said he feels better than he has in years, but even the "Man of Steel" can't last forever, he conceded.
"That steel — it's rusting," he said.

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Olate Dogs wins $1 million grand prize and will headline show in Las Vegas
After months of intense competition and inspiring live performances, NBC's top-rated summer hit "America's Got Talent" crowned the winner of its seventh season Thursday night, traveling dog act Olate Dogs, from its home at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Olate Dogs beat out thousands of acts, including finalists sand story artist Joe Castillo from Richmond, Ky.; comedian Tom Cotter from New York City; Earth Harp inventor William Close from Los Angeles; artist David Garibaldi and his CMYK's from Sacramento; and dancing group The Untouchables from Miami. Olate Dogs took home the coveted $1 million grand prize and will perform in a headlining show in Las Vegas.
The grand finale show of "America's Got Talent" featured a night of jam-packed performances and special guest stars, including OneRepublic, Flo Rida, Justin Bieber, Green Day, Ne-Yo, Joan Rivers and Blue Man Group.
After hearing the results, Olate Dogs said: "This has been the end and beginning to our journey. 'America's Got Talent'' has been the most exceptional experience that either of us has ever been on; this is a dream come true after many years of hard work."
Click here to see reactions from Olate Dogs and the "America's Got Talent" judges:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeQ3FvfkhuA&feature=youtu.be
Olate Dogs is a high-energy, fast-paced dog act filled with impressive pet tricks led by Richard Olate, 55, and his son Nicholas Olate, 19. Richard grew up in South America in a poor family. A third generation circus performer, Richard has performed since he was 12, and through hard work and constant struggle, he made it to the U.S. at the age of 33. His dream is to have his own dog variety show, and he currently has four completely different dog acts.
"Like" Olate Dogs on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/OlateDogsAGT and follow them on Twitter at @olatedogs
Olate Dogs and fan favorites from this season will perform exclusively at The Palazzo Las Vegas Resort and Hotel. The show will open Wednesday, Sept. 26, and run eight weeks through Nov. 17. Performances are six days a week, excluding Fridays, at 7:30 p.m. in the Palazzo Theatre. Confirmed to participate in the two-hour live event are comedian Tom Cotter, Earth Harpist William Close, Joe Castillo and his Sand Art, Lightwire Theatre, and illusionist Spencer Horseman, as well as other acts to be announced. Tickets to "America's Got Talent Live," are on sale now and can be purchased at www.Ticketmaster.com.
The next season of "America's Got Talent" is right around the corner. To audition and show America and the judges your talent, visit www.agtauditions.com or www.nbc.com/agt for more information.
"America's Got Talent" is the only talent competition show that is open to any age and any talent. Auditions for season seven took the show to numerous cities in search of one-of-a-kind talent, including New York City, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Austin, and Charlotte in order to bring America the greatest acts available. "America's Got Talent" was the No. 1 summer series on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49 and total viewers, marking the seventh straight year the show has ranked as the No. 1 summer series in total viewers.
For full episodes of "America's Got Talent," visit NBC.com's official show site: http://www.nbc.com/americasgottalent/. "Like" "AGT" on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/nbcagt and follow it on Twitter at http://twitter.com/nbcagt.


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text: I am trying (without success) to pull down a transiently expressed c-myc epitope tagged protein. From immunocytochemistry labelling, my protein is a soluble nuclear factor. From the precipitation experiments I have done so far, I am getting several background (unwanted proteins) and not mine. It is definitely present in the transfected cells (western blot analysis on total cell lysates). Does anyone have any suggestions. I have tried numerous washing buffers (RIPA, high salt etc) and am fast running o ut of ideas. Can anyone help? Thank you Natalie nsampson at hgmp.mrc.ac.uk --


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|2006-03-18, 04:53
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Yeah, I kept my eyes for this show for a while now. I'm definitly sold. I think this series will be one of the really good one. And it is for girls as well as boys. (I think). Hopefully it won't end up as a childish hack'n'slash anime like many other shows. And Bones produced Scrapped Princess and FMA! This will be so exciting!
|2006-03-18, 09:54
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Location: Philippines
Thank god, the mention that this may not be shounen-ai renewed my interest in this series. Everything's now riding on the production values of this show...they better have awesome backgrounds and music...but maybe holding something up to Juuni Kokki may be a little bit unfair...
|2006-03-21, 02:34
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http://jyu-oh-sei.com/ <- Site?
The ANN link up there shows a different name and that site, and the character looked interesting. Any other information I can find on it from anyone who read the manga itself?
|2006-03-21, 07:35
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Please merge with this thread:
|2006-04-13, 11:25
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Location: London, UK
Age: 34
I am SO excited about this airing tonight; the official website has finally updated properly and the artwork looks absolutely bloody incredible; if the story's anywhere near as good as the mangaka's other works I am going to be totally obsessed with this show...
|2006-04-13, 23:09
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Episode 01 Screencaps and OP/ED
|2006-04-13, 23:28
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Is your guess about the number of episodes based on the fact that the website has set up "Story" bits for 11 episodes, or was there any other confirmation?
Because the website is rather inconclusive. Not that I am trying for wishful thinking here, but I do wonder is the magazines have any say on this?
|2006-04-14, 05:59
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Well, that's was very good indeed!
I agree that the OP wasn't all that bad. I could listen to it and not cringe, so I am not sure what you guys disliked about it. It's not my top song, but it's certainly better than most of the other stuff we get. Animation is rather well-made as well.
As far as the show itself, it was as interesting as you've said. I wouldn't necessarily put this as the best show of the season, but it's definitely in the top 3 along with The Tale of Two Haruhi's. 8) The story is definitely the most promising one, and I am even more uncertain that this is going to take just 11 episodes. It looks to me that this is not set in stone and the website could be just inconclusive (it didn't acutally say: 11 eps max).
Hajime Mizoguchi is one again excellent with his cello playing. Pay attention to the scene where the brothers are landing of the Chimaera, it's simply breathtaking.
Animation seems to be good, background art varies a lot and is quite inventive (the planet itself looks like it was designed in depth and with lots of different beautiful locations to stage action in), artwork is consistent and so far I like the character designs. The two brothers look like they had extensive work done on them, both by the charadesigner and the scriptwriters, as they are both very well fleshed out. We get to see both their personalities, motivations, abilities. I hope this doesn't turn into "One brother goes on a quest to save another", but judging by some of the future episode hints, this isn't what we should expect in the long run (maybe only in the next few episodes).
The only weak thing that I would name is the illustration of the "generic badguys". They do look rather generic, with similar clothing, hairstyle, look, etc. Not much variation here except for maybe one who have a speaking part, and they don't look that much more inventive either. It's not terrible, but compared to the brothers, their designs look especially lazy.
So, this is a definite keeper for me. Great animation, promise of a great story, AMAZING music... Thanks, BONES, you never disappoint me (and we'll forget that Mars Daybreak thing for now). 8)
BTW, I am surprised you didn't mention that this is NOITAMINA show (Fuji TV josei slot, previously had Hachikuro, Parakiss and ayakashi). Now I am positively here to stay. 8)
Spoiler for regarding the names:
|2006-04-14, 08:25
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|2006-04-14, 11:22
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Location: London, UK
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Just make sure you kick Tofusensei lots to get the translations done promptly if he's doing the show
|2006-04-14, 13:41
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No, it's not yaoi. There is a female love interest for the main character.
Hurray for tolerance!
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(visited by Graeme Foster, Mike Bonnici and Akram Amer)
12-Aug-2006 -- I am working for Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation (OXY) as an HSE QC, on a North African Geophysical Exploration Company (NAGECO), our geophysical seismic sub contractor. Our camp is situated roughly 80 km west of the town of Ajdābiyā, 11 km south off the main black top road to Ṭubruq.
The crew Party Manager Mike Bonnici introduced me to the Noble art of Degree Confluence Points collecting, so I was hooked, thanks a lot Mike. The Team consisted of me (Graeme Foster), Mike Bonnici, and also two more virgin DCP members: the crew HSEA Akram Amer, and our driver that day was Saad Assadi.
This quest could prove a little hazardous, due to old WW2 Land Mine and unexploded ordinance reported in the area, so staying on the well-used and marked tracks was a must, luckily our DCP was very close to an old seismic line but care and safety was still the order of the day.
The DCP 31N 21E was 16.5 km from camp as the crow flies, so off we set 11 km to the main black top road and then west towards Ṭubruq for about 11 km to find the old seismic line, then 2 km until we were at the DCP - bingo, we were there! Slight adjustments to the GPS's and we were zero meters bang on all the 0. Great, the first one in the bag!
We built a small cairn to mark the DCP and wrote our names on note paper and placed it inside the stones.


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Boys and Girls State brings together high school juniors from around the country to spend one week on a college campus learning how government works while developing leadership skills and an appreciation for civic rights.
Seven students from Cohasset High learned firsthand how to run a democratic government during a weeklong program sponsored by the American Legion.
Boys and Girls State brings together high school juniors from around the country to spend one week on a college campus learning how government works while developing leadership skills and an appreciation for civic rights. The program centers on the structure of city, county and state governments.
This year's Boys and Girls State event was held from June 14 to 20 at Stonehill College in Easton. This is the fourth year the program combined both Boys and Girls State.
Cohasset High seniors Christian Cunnie, Emily Curran, Christine Guinee, Curtis Golden, Hayes Keniley, Caroline Kennedy, and Kyle McKnight were chosen to represent Cohasset and Legion Post 118 at the event.
To qualify, a student must be a high school junior; admission and selection criteria differ from state to state. In Cohasset, the selection process starts with a phone call to the high school by Cohasset Sons of the American Legion Commander Thomas Wigmore asking for recommendations. He then interviews the candidates, looking for students with an interest in government and politics and involvement in student government activities.
"I look for kids involved with clubs and student government and giving back to the schools," said Wigmore, adding that this year's batch of students is the largest group he's ever sent to Boys and Girls State.
"It was excellent," said Wigmore. "It's the biggest year we've ever had."
Wigmore said that he's been overseeing the program on behalf of the Sons of the American Legion, which sponsors Boys State, and the American Legion Auxiliary, which sponsors Girls State, for the past two decades.
Several local sponsors paid for scholarships for the Cohasset students that attended the program, including the Cohasset Rotary, and the Edward Lappen Fund, part of the Democratic Town Committee.
"Without them, I couldn't do what I did this year," Wigmore said of the sponsors. "I think it's great that we have people in the town that will reach in their pockets and organizations that will help out."
The commander said that he hopes the generosity will continue into the future. "I'm looking for more" sponsors for next year, Wigmore said. "No kid should have to send themselves to Boys and Girls State."
As long as there are students interested in attending, and sponsors willing to help out, Wigmore said that he plans to continue participating in the yearly program.
"It's a great opportunity, and I'll continue to do it," he said. "It's a great education for the kids."
Lessons learned
The Legion held a ceremony on Saturday, August 16 honoring the seven students who attended Boys and Girls State. The group was enthusiastic about their experiences.
Christian Cunnie, 17, said that he wasn't sure what to expect when he headed out to Stonehill College. The early morning wakeup was a bit of a surprise.
"We'd wake up every morning at 6 a.m.," said Cunnie. The students got right to work, launching campaigns to run for various town, city or state offices. Cunnie ran for the House of Representatives and got in, and learned how to pass bills.
"We also had the opportunity to run for things on the local level in our own towns, like police chief, town manager, the board of selectmen, etc.," said Cunnie. "So you had a lot of opportunities to run for different things you're interested in – it was really great. It allowed you to use your leadership skills, strengthen your public speaking abilities, and make contact with former Boys Staters who are currently in the business field."
Cunnie said he hopes to return as a counselor next year. While he's part of the student council in school, Cunnie said that he's planning on a career in sports management, not politics. He found Boys State worthwhile nevertheless.
"It really helps not just for people who want to go into politics – it teaches you how to stay and be involved in local politics, and the importance of voting and living in a democracy," said Cunnie.
Hayes Keniley, 17, said Boys State was a great experience overall. "I would recommend it to anybody."
He was inspired to dabble in politics due to his father's involvement in town government (his dad, Jack, serves on the Capital Budget Committee). "It was very motivating for me," said Keniley.
Keniley ran for Senator, and although he didn't win, he still enjoyed his campaign. "It was fun," he said. "There were a lot of great public speaking opportunities, which were intimidating. [But] I just kind of went for it."
Curtis Golden said he enjoyed the "nonstop" week of activities, learning how democracy works on both a small and large scale. "Every small group could make a difference to help influence our whole state."
Calls were made to the other Boys Stater, Kyle McKnight, but he could not be reached before press time.
Emily Curran, Christine Guinee and Caroline Kennedy represented the largest group of Girls Staters Cohasset has ever sent to the program.
Guinee, 17, said that Wigmore was looking for more girls to get involved. "In past years we hadn't sent as many girls; this year there were three girls, which is awesome."
"Awesome" was one way to describe her Girls State experience, said Guinee. "Not only was it educational, but it was a lot of fun."
Guinee ran for lieutenant governor within her chosen political party, and served on the city council in her city, "which was a lot of fun."
She also made friends from around the state. "We were only there for a week but I met so many people, and I continue to stay in contact with those people, " Guinee said. "It was really cool to see how small a world it is, coming from a really small town, and cool to meet kids from all over the state."
Students stayed in dorms that were divided into towns and cities. "Our own little area in the dorm we were staying in was our city," said Curran, who ran for her town's school committee. "We had to go from room to room and campaign, and got to know about each other through our campaigns. That was really fun."
Curran, 17, also recommends the program for any student. "If you're interested in any sort of political science, or the social aspect of anything, try to do it," said Curran. "It's one of the greatest experiences you'll ever have."
The program also taught the soon-to-be Cohasset senior a lot about herself.
"I took away a lot more toward self-confidence and seeing the greater impact you can have on the community, and how each separate community feeds into the national impact that everything has," said Curran.
Kennedy said that she learned a lot from her fellow Girls Staters around her that week. "Girls State allowed me to indulge in my passion for politics and history. Being around so many thoughtful, intelligent, and opinionated women was truly empowering," she said.
"Learning about various issues that arise within local, state and national government has given me new perspective, and working with other girls to share opinions, as well as compromise and come up with solutions was so exciting," Kennedy added. "I've made lasting friendships, and gained more confidence in my opinions and perspective."
The Boys and Girls State program is just one of the many opportunities the Legion supports for young people, Wigmore said. The Legion also sends interested youth to a Student Trooper program with the State Police, offers college scholarships and supports the Legion baseball team.
Any high school junior interested in attending Boys or Girls State next year, and those interested in being a sponsor or making a donation, should contact Tom Wigmore by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or calling 617-697-2276.
For more information on Boys and Girls State, visit www.boysandgirlsstate.org.


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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis happily welcomed the Jewish New Year on Wednesday despite uncertainty and turmoil brewing on both its northern and southern borders.
Rosh Hashana, which begins at sundown, ushers in 10 days of Jewish soul-searching — known as the "Days of Awe" — capped by Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The two-day holiday commemorates the creation of the world — which this year reached the age of 5774, according to the Jewish calendar.
But all around Israel, the region is in upheaval. Egypt has experienced weeks of unrest since the military overthrew its Islamist president in July, and al-Qaida-linked fighters are roaming the lawless Sinai Peninsula on Israel's doorstep. In Syria, a bloody civil war that has killed more than 100,000 rages on as the U.S. weighs a military strike in reaction to the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons.
Israel fears violence could spill into its territory. Syria's Lebanese ally, Hezbollah, possesses thousands of rockets and missiles that could be used against Israel if a U.S. strike sparks a wider conflagration. The Jewish state has been careful not to take sides in the conflict but is believed to have carried out three airstrikes inside Syria, targeting weapons reportedly headed to Hezbollah.
"The world around us has turned upside down," columnist Eitan Haber wrote in the Yediot Ahronot daily. "The picture is still not clear, but in any case it is not an easy one for ... Israel, which is trying to live a normal life in destructive and turbulent surroundings."
His colleague, Sever Plocker, said the year could prove to be one of the most fateful in Israeli history.
"Israel and its government will be called upon to cope — first on a conceptual level and then in diplomatic and military terms — with a different Syria, a different Egypt, a different Iran, and different Palestinians," he wrote. "The year 5774 is expected to be a year that can be called challenging, or more simply put: difficult."
A small glimmer of hope exists in the newly restarted peace talks with Palestinians. Though both sides remain skeptical a final peace accord can be reached, the talks offer a boost after more than five years of stalemate in peacemaking efforts.
In a taped new year's greeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel sought a "real and enduring peace" with the Palestinians while protecting itself from all other regional threats. Israel's greatest fear is that Syria's patron, Iran, could develop a nuclear weapon. Iran denies that it is pursuing an atomic bomb.
"While we're not involved in the internal conflict in Syria, we will defend ourselves and if it is necessary, we will act with resolve to protect our people. No one should doubt our resolve," he said. "Iran's nuclear program must be stopped. We simply cannot allow the world's most dangerous regime to obtain the world's most dangerous weapon. We already have enough indication of what this could do."
In a break from years past, Israel did not seal off the West Bank or restrict entry of Palestinians into Israel for this year's holiday. The military often takes the preventive step out of concern that militants could carry out attacks.
Nonetheless, Israeli police stepped up security in Jerusalem's Old City, a popular destination during the holiday. Underscoring those concerns, Israeli police clashed with dozens of Palestinian stone-throwers who tried to block a group of visitors from reaching a sensitive religious site in the Old City. Seven Palestinians were arrested, and others sought refuge inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Police did not enter the mosque and said the incident ended without any injuries.
Across Israel, Jews were far more focused on the holiday than talks or regional threats. They cleaned frantically, rushed to crowded marketplaces, cooked and clogged the highways en route to family.
Eliran Vazana, 24, said he was recently told by the military to be prepared for an emergency reserve call up if things in Syria deteriorate. But he said he wasn't concerned.
"You learn to cope with the situation. This is where we live. There is nothing you can do about it," he said.
The Rosh Hashana holiday is a time for festive meals, which traditionally include fish, wine and an apple dipped in honey to symbolize a sweet new year.
Jerusalem's outdoor market of Mahane Yehuda was teeming with shoppers closely examining fruits and vegetables, piping-hot breads and sticky honey-glazed cakes. Sales in two popular holiday items — honey and pomegranates — were brisk.
Observant Jews prepared for long hours in synagogues over the holiday. Highlights of the ritual include the sounding of the shofar, a trumpet made of a ram's horn.
Israel's population this year crossed the 8 million mark, growing by 148,000 to 8,081,000 people. The date, released by Israel's central bureau of statistics, showed that 75.1 percent of its residents were defined as Jewish, 20.7 percent as Arab and 4.2 percent as belonging to other groups.


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Men top Lawrence Tech; women get past Anderson
Hanging onto a slight six-point lead with 8:06 left to play, the Adrian College men's basketball team outscored Lawrence Tech 18-6 the rest of the way to notch a 60-42 win Saturday in the final game for the Bulldogs before a week-long holiday break. Adrian enters the break with a 3-6 record and will get back into action Saturday, Dec. 28, at the Mount Union (Ohio) M Club Classic.
Adrian led 42-36 and then scored eight unanswered points to go up 50-36 with Earl Swift scoring six of those points.
Wes Reed paced the Adrian offense with 16 points, while Rickey Jackson added nine. Adrian's pressure played havoc on the Blue Devils, who turned the ball over 25 times to Adrian's 10, resulting in 24 Bulldog points.
Lawrence Tech shot better than the Bulldogs, hitting 48.6 percent from the field, but Adrian's defense limited the Blue Devils to just 35 shot attempts.
Curtis Gordon had four steals and Drew Torey three assists to lead Adrian in those categories.
Adrian College 80, Anderson 57: At Anderson, Ind., the visiting Bulldogs pulled away from a close game with a rousing second half, keeping Anderson winless on the season with their non-conference triumph. Adrian improves to 5-4 with the victory.
The two teams shared the lead numerous times in the first half, and they were tied at 34-34 with 1:49 left in the first half after Adrian's LaQwana Dockery hit a free throw. Brigitte Zavithsanos and Dockery closed out the half with layups to put the Bulldogs up four at intermission.
Adrian extended its lead to double digits within the first five minutes of the second half, taking a 48-38 lead on Casey Fougerousse's 3-pointer. Anderson never cut Adrian's big lead the rest of the game.
Fougerousse led a balanced Adrian attack, scoring 14 points with three steals while Marissa Cotton was the only other Bulldog in double figures with 11, however six Adrian players scored at least nine points and everyone on the roster scored at least two points. TraeVie Shelton snared a team-high nine rebounds and managed a team-best five assists.
Adrian took advantage of the break opportunities, outscoring the Ravens 22-9 off turnovers.
The Bulldogs travel to Delaware, Ohio, for the Ohio Wesleyan Hoops for Hope Bishop Classic Sunday, Dec. 29, and will play Mount Union in the opener.


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Wofford College's Chamber Music Concert will be at 7 tonight in Leonard Auditorium in Main Building on campus. The performance is free.
Wofford College's Chamber Music Concert will be at 7 tonight in Leonard Auditorium in Main Building on campus. The performance is free.
The concert will feature William Ransom, piano faculty member of Emory University and director of Highlands/Cashiers Festival in North Carolina; Charae Krueger, cellist; and Eun-Sun Lee, director of Wofford Chamber Players, on the viola. They will perform Bach's Suite No. 1 in G for Solo Viola, a selection of Chopin's piano solo works, and Beethoven's Sonata in A Major, Op. 69 for Cello and Piano, along with other works.
Award-winning Wyoming author Alyson Hagy will read from her new novel, "Boleto," at 8 tonight in the Bain Room, Wilson Hall, at Converse College as part of the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Visiting Writers Series. A reception and book-signing will start at 7:30 p.m. The event is free. Hub City Bookshop will provide copies of Hagy's books for purchase at the event.
For additional information, contact the MFA Creative Writing program office at 596-9678.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Lipscomb men's soccer played their final exhibition game of the season, falling 4-0 to seventh-ranked Louisville on Monday night.
The Cardinal utilized two goals in the first half and two goals in the second half.
The Bisons pushed three shots, all on goal, against the quarterfinalist's of the College Cup from a season ago. Sophomores Robbie Johnson and Zander El-Hinder along with freshman Zach Tarbox had the shots for the Bisons.
With exhibition play ending, Lipscomb travels to Evansville on Friday, Aug. 24 for a 6 p.m. game to begin the regular season.


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I enjoy forums, and lately I've been really enjoying Stack Overflow. The few, but important enhancements the Stack Overflow team has made to the forum notion, such as easily ranking solutions, separating solutions and commentary into separate channels, and so on, make it much more usable and interesting than a traditional forum. In an environment like SO it's interesting to see all the posters' varying skill sets all mashed up together, from people you can see are adapting what they know to a new problem, to obvious newbies, to those who clearly are not "getting" some concept. I always learn a lot both by reading and by posting the odd solution.
Then again, there are multiple solutions to every problem. Many, maybe hundreds, of solutions are correct in the narrow sense of producing the right result. Of those many correct solutions, though, some stand out as clearer, or more elegant, or more flexible, and hopefully one wants to surface those even above the ones that are just correct. This is something I learned when I was in Architecture school [too many] years ago. A complex problem might have a million solutions, a thousand good solutions, and a handful of really exceptional solutions.
"Code Smell" has become a fashionable term for this, but you can call it whatever you like -- best practice, symptoms of design problems, refactoring opportunities. So, what is it that makes the difference? In SQL, code smells seem to emanate mainly from code that:
In any case, these are some things I watch out for, and when I find them, I try look deeper and see if a problem is lurking about. There could be a problem, or perhaps not. In no particular order:
CREATE PROCEDURE Foo AS BEGIN INSERT INTO #myTemp EXEC Bar ... CREATE PROCEDURE Bar AS BEGIN INSERT INTO #myTemp2 EXEC Grok ... CREATE PROCEDURE Grok ... (see a pattern here?)
CREATE PROCEDURE mySproc AS BEGIN SELECT ... FROM ... WHERE ... END
... WHERE SUBSTRING( t.myColumn, 1, 3 ) = 'ABC'.
EXEC xp_cmdshell.
SELECT * FROM <whatever>. INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ( 1, 2, 3 ).
I also dislike hungarian notation (dbo.tbl_MyTable, dbo.vw_trans), but if I am honest I have to admit that is really a personal stylistic preference and can't be Smell Number 11. Plus, it's a Top 10 list, right? Anyway, if you think I'm right or wrong with these, let me know. I'm always eager to learn from someone else.
["Code Smell," originally from Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler, et. all, has become a fashionable term for correct-but-not-optimal OO code.]
Edit: #7 I intended to refer to roll-your-own transactional locking, distinct from longer-timespan "business" locks or flags that apps legitimately use to mark items as in progress, or for control of workflows, etc. Thanks to commenters for pointing that out.
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Could you elaborate more on smell #3? I don't understand your reference to 'closure' and 'shape' and the benefits they bring that make views better than stored procedures in this case.
Note, that I'm a C# developer who writes SQL and not a trained DBA, so there are a lot of concepts that I'm missing ...
Rule #7.
I think Rule #7 can be justified from an application standpoint. Sometimes "locked" isn't so much as the row is being updated, but maybe someone actually went into that record in the application and is editing it there. Example...
Person 1 opens record 200
Person 2 opens record 200
Person 1 changed Name
Person 2 now has stale data in their form and changes Address
Person 1 saves changes
Person 2 saves changes
Person 1's changes were lost, because Person 2's changes were submitted with the stale data. There are probably better ways of taking care of this, but locking someone out of the record when someone else is in it is a relatively easy way to handle this. When Person 1 opens the record it updates the row and sets it to locked. Person 2 then tries to go into the same record and it says "Sorry, this row is already being edited."
Let me know what you guys think. Like I said, maybe there is a better way of doing that.
I loved reading most of the post, it's a great one. Yet I cannot agree with #9 "Code having no error handling flow control or transactions." Because error handling in T-SQL is a bad joke, it is full of loopholes, in many cases it makes a lot of sense to handle errors in another layer developed in a better language.
Regarding views as the alternative to stored procedures, for me inline UDFs are an even better alternative as the take parameters yet still are macros just like views.
Agreed with Andrew Wickham. SQL Server has no built in support for meta-transactional locks (i.e., at the business process level). This is something that you MUST roll yourself. There are better and worse ways to do it, of course. Blatant plug: You might want to refer to my chapter on the topic in "Expert SQL Server 2005 Development", which shows the methods I've come up with for solving the various problems that can crop up when you don't think through the solution carefully enough.
Thanks, guys, for the feedback. Andrew and Adam - with true "business side" locks I can see your point, and that'd definitely be justified. However, I just got through locating a bug in a vendor-supplied app where they were doing a standard "sequence table," and instead of using a transaction to lock the underlying row, they used a flag in a column. It was slow, and painful to watch, and later, unsurprisingly, became a concurrency bug. So, I still would call the "roll-your-own locks" notion something to watch out for (smell) but not something that should never be done. Maybe I loaded on the sarcasm too thick in the post :-).
Dr Herbie: what I mean about closure is
This doesn't work:
select i.item, m.bar
from dbo.items i
inner join exec dbo.myProc m on i.something = m.something
where m.somethingelse = 'FOO'
But this does:
inner join dbo.myView m on i.something = m.something
The reason is that a view's "output" is the same as a table's "output" -- one result set with known columns -- where a proc can spit out just about anything, or even different things depending on conditions, etc. That means views can be used in a select statement just like tables, but procs, even if they contain only a select statement, cannot.
Alexander - check my understanding: do you mean that transactions and error handling should be used, but that it's more convenient / safer to use a client-side library (C#, java, whatever) to actually write the code? I can definitely see that. In that case, a profiler trace (I think) still shows transaction boundaries and so on, as that client library directs the action at the server, and the error handling is present, just in the app code and not in raw T-SQL. What I was going after in terms of smell is those systems that lack error handling or transactions altogether...
I probably should have said, "if you don't see transactions or error handling in the DB, make certain your app is doing that work instead."
Merrill, yes I meant "it's more convenient / safer to use a client-side library (C#, java, C++) to actually write the error handling code".
Question about #10. What's your opinion about creating temp tables in a sproc so that you can index it and reuse it in downstream code. I frequently find that this can produce faster results than subqueries.
While can be useful in debugging, if your production code needs to read uncommitted transactions, something is probably wrong.
And re: 7.Roll-your-own locking, I'm not sure what you're advocating. A business transaction is different from a SQL transaction. For example, I might want to "lock" a support ticket while a user edits it, which may take minutes to hours. I don't want anyone else to edit that ticket, but I certainly don't want to leave a SQL transaction open that long.
Bob - agreed that temp tables _can_ be a performance optimization for some scenarios; to me the issue is more around use of INSERT #temp ... EXEC constantly as a default design pattern, or people who always use temp tables out of habit, where it hurts performance. #Tables usually add overhead, and only sometimes make up for that overhead, plus provide net gain in performance.
I think it's better to apply optimizations selectively, when you have a problem or when you can really predict you will have a problem. So I would look at a specific case, see if a basic query would work and scale OK, then use a temp table only if needed and really helpful. In any case, most of these Top 10 are not hard-and-fast rules, they are just symptoms to watch out for.
Al - exactly right. I worry when a SQL transaction was needed and appropriate, but was missing, which is different than the type of business-related "locking" that you and Adam and Andrew describe. It'd be handy if there were a word other than "lock" for that. "Meta-transactional locks? (Adam)
Well stated. I probably use them more often than needed. Often it's to simplify the logic: "Rule of Clarity", etc
The majority of my work is with data warehouse loads where 2 minute execution vs 4 minute execution is trivial.
Side note: I came to database programming (15 years ago?) from OO programing and attacked many problems with loops, I simply wasn't thinking in set operations. Some of the awful code I produced still wakes me up at night. It took about 6 months for set operations to click. Sadly, a power company in the midwest is probably still saddled with my stench!
Excellent! However, "I also dislike hungarian notation (dbo.tbl_MyTable, dbo.vw_trans), but if I am honest I have to admit that is really a personal stylistic preference."? Dude?
Have you ever worked in a database where all the names are common words like "Transaction", "Invoice', and my personal favorite, "[Group]". In my current world, the tables all begin with "tbl", and thank God they do - makes grepping a whole lot easier!
tblTransaction, tblInvoice and tblGroup? ;-)
This is an excellent start to establishing list of SQL Code-smells. The reason I like the concept is that it is less prescriptive than the term 'best practice'. A bad smell in the fridge always needs investigation even if it turns out to be ripe Camembert cheese. I must admit that a some of my code has a bit of a whiff about it, but I always bristle a bit when I'm told it does not 'conform with Best-practice'.
There's a simple reason for number 3 - to keep developers within limits and remove sql select statements and injection vulnerability from their code.
Best practice for development is to use stored procs and a data access layer. Don't discourage them, a few extra stored procs are far less hassle than fixing the results of a sql injection attack!
Larry, I can understand why you would have a hard time grepping for references to a table named "transaction" or "group" since those words will appear in many procedures that have nothing to do with either table. But what if you used a different but common naming technique, using a collective name for the tables (Transactions, Groups)? A table is a collection of things and very rarely contains only one row. I am not saying that it is better for everyone but it certainly solves your grepping problem. Another is to ensure that you ALWAYS specify the schema prefix when referencing a table. In that case also, grepping for "dbo.Transaction" shouldn't yield any false positives - unless you also have "dbo.TransactionDetails" etc. In which case combining these practices would further ease your grepping woes: "dbo.Transactions" and "dbo.TransactionDetails"...
Seems like a poor excuse to add an otherwise utterly useless prefix to every single table. If it looks and smells like a table, you do not need to name it tblTable.
pjones - respectfully, I hate SQL injection as much as the next guy, but please keep in mind that it's handling parameters correctly that really prevents SQL injection. Using stored procs happens to favor the use of parameters, a fact which seems to have morphed into the idea that stored procs themselves prevent SQL injection. It's parameters that do the work and keep things safe. There are many safe ways to parameterize queries. (I don't want to get into the whole sprocs argument, as it's a discussion that's already completely played out elsewhere, and there's not much new to add.)
Merrill, very true. You can't just move unsafe code into a stored procedure, and it magically becomes "safe". I have often seen the following approach when people are told to get the SQL queries out of their application code and use stored procedures.
SQLstr = "SELECT * FROM bar " + WhereClause;
...will often become...
CRETAE PROCEDURE dbo.foo
@WhereClause NVARCHAR(MAX)
EXEC('SELECT * FROM bar ' + @WhereClause);
In my last post, Top 10 T-SQL Code Smells , I caught some flack got some feedback for including one (#3)
My approach to the business workflow type of locking, I typically have a timestamp column that I read and store the byte value when the application opens the "record". Then when the employ saves, I check the record's timestamp column and then compare it to my stored byte array. If they are different, then I warn the employee that the record has been modified outside of their "screen". This gives them a heads up.
Optimizer hints are also bad. That's all code that needs to be rechecked every time SQL is updated. Especially pervasive is select * from x (WITH NOLOCK)
I got some positive feedback on the last post, All Those Extra Bits We Need for DR , so I wanted to put
On the "business locks" vs "transaction locks", I prefer to use the term "MUTEX" for the business locks, to avoid the confusion on "locks". A flag or timestamp of some sort on a row in a table, indicating to other resources trying to access that data that it's in-use, definitely falls under the heading of a mutex.
Understanding how they work, and what to watch out for (things like rows that never get let go because of an incomplete or failed action), are all covered under the general programming concepts for mutexes.
(Yes, this is a bit late to the game. Ended up here off of an article today on Simple-Talk.com.)
So, last day of the year, and I can see many people are in a reflective mood. I don't usually deep dive
I love the T-SQL Tuesday tradition, started by Adam Machanic and hosted this month by Brad Shulz . I


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QPR manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed Julio Cesar will leave the club this summer, with Arsenal believed to be the frontunners for the goalkeeper's signature.
Cesar, 33, always looked likely to seek an exit from Loftus Road after Rangers were relegated to the Championship and the Brazil international is expected to search for a new club after Sunday's Confederations Cup final against Spain.
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Raymond K. Stapp, 79, of Gothenburg, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the Lexington Regional Health Center in Lexington.
Services will be held on Wednesday, July 25, at 2 p.m. at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel in Cozad with Pastor Doug Smith officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Cozad Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 24, from 1 to 8 p.m. at the Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad.
Stapp was born Jan. 22, 1933, at Cozad, to Roy and Bessie (Crouse) Stapp, Sr. He was a graduate of Cozad High School.
Following his schooling, Stapp worked as a farmhand for a few years before entering the U.S. Army in 1953. He was stationed in Germany during the service, and following his discharge he returned to Cozad.
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Stapp was preceded in death by: his parents; brother, Kenneth; two sisters—Aileen Wilcox and Violet Power; two sisters-in-law—Cleo and Goldie.
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Arsalan also serves as Senior Editor for The Islamic Monthly magazine and is a regular weekly commentator for National Public Radio (NPR) on domestic and international issues affecting our world today.
In May 2011, Arsalan was named one of the top 12 Muslim Twitter accounts in the world by The Huffington Post and he was also awarded the 2013 Distinguished Young Alumni Award from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis.
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Bloggers are bidding Trent Lott good riddance and wondering what Nawaz Sharif's return will mean for Pakistan. They're also looking south—way south.
Not a Lott of Love: GOP Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott announced Monday he will resign his seat by the end of the year. Lott served as the GOP leader in the Senate from 1996 until 2002, when his remarks at Sen. Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday party appeared to condone segregationist policies. See Jay Rosen's PressThink for an excellent account of how bloggers helped to keep that story alive.
Glen Reynolds at InstaPundit says of Lott, "He will not be missed." It's hard to find many warm fuzzies for the whip on either side of the aisle. California Conservative faults Lott for rampant pork-barrel spending and says, "The Lott resignation is good news to reform-minded conservatives. We won't start winning sustainable majorities again until we're seen as a party serious about reforms, accountability and fiscal sanity."
"Lott will most likely be remembered for his arrogance and his inability to adapt to the paradigms of open government in the Internet/blogosphere era," says conservative Ed Morrissey in a Captain's Quarters post that reads like a political obituary. He "could have led the Republicans to adapt to the new reality and become the vanguard of ethics reform and smaller government, but instead remained entrenched in the trappings of a vanishing era. When challenged, he lashed out instead of listened, and now he walks away with little credibility left."
But why resign now? His current term runs till 2012, and no current scandals are nudging Lott toward the exit this time. Righty Michelle Malkin is suspicious: "Inveterate Beltway creatures who love the pomp and power of their office do not just decide they are 'ready to move on.' Is there another GOP Maalox moment in the works?" David Kurtz at liberal Talking Points Memo thinks that "Trent Lott's stepping down is another signal that the GOP has next to no chance of recapturing the Senate in 2008." But at Firedoglake, liberal Christy Hardin Smith detects a classic motive: money. By resigning before Jan. 1, Lott avoids new restrictions that impose a two-year waiting period on senators-turned-lobbyists. "So, let's see if we have this straight: he's cashing in before the lobbying restriction goes into effect — hello oil, gas, and gambling interests that he was already serving anyway — and he wants to torture everyone by putting Jon Kyl in a position to be on television regularly as the #2 Republican in the Senate. … Best of luck, Trent…clearly you've already got a platinum parachute lined up, or you wouldn't be jumping ship."
Deal or no deal:Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan this weekend after more than seven years in exile. Sharif is expected to oppose President Pervez Musharraf in parliamentary elections in January. He has denied striking any power-sharing deals with Musharraf, who overthrew him in a 1999 military coup.
In the States, Ron at liberal Centerface is not optimistic: "Like America these days, Pakistan faces the choices of bad leadership or really bad leadership. Sharif, a conservative, removed checks and balances upon holding the office of PM, declared martial law occasionally in times of political upheaval, and inaugurated Pakistan's official nuclear program in response to the Indian declaration."
At Pakistan-the Land of Pure, blogger M Junaid Khan posts a firsthand account from Lahore after Sharif's arrival: "Yesterday night i went out to see how the city of Lahore looks after the return of Nawaz Sharif and his family. … Even though it was 9 pm, but i could still see heavy contingents of baton wielding police and barricades all across the main roads resulting in traffic jams. Most of the people in Lahore believed that yesterday marked the end of Chaudhries and the beginning of another era of Sharif's. Even i could feel it seeing the strong jubiliation in the vast majority of Lahorites." (Metroblogging Lahore also offers frequent updates and firsthand accounts.)
Commenting on the same page, Qazi Zuhair writes: "Its really sad fact in our politics 8 years ago we were happy on the departure of Sharif's and hoped the our General will fix the corrupt politicians with the iron fist. but what we saw during these years at least made me realise that even the worst politician is better then the best General."
The tip of the iceberg:While the rest of us digested Thanksgiving leftovers, bloggers busily posted photos and news links about the cruise ship vs. iceberg matchup in Antarctica. The iceberg won. Fortunately, all 154 passengers and crew members onboard were safely rescued.
The story had the makings of a classic Thanksgiving tale, with survivors grateful to be alive after their harrowing ordeal. But Northwestern University professor Robert Hariman suffered a dyspeptic reaction at No Caption Needed: "Although named Explorer, the ship is a cruise ship, carrying 'modern adventure travelers' for $7,000-$16,000 a pop. To put it bluntly, those on the ship don't explore anything. Instead, they go on a set route to have preprogrammed experiences. No wonder they were in such 'good spirits' after the rescue: the disaster was a genuine novelty. ... I have no doubt that the episode will be good for business."
Icebergs? Cruise ships? We can almost hear Celine Dion singing. At Mirth, Musings & More, Lugosi smirked,"Despite the valiant efforts of the rich passengers to lock the poor ones below decks, everyone managed to get off the ship safely." Blondefabulous at Blondefabulocity exclaimed, "And Leonardo DiCaprio was nowhere to be found!!"


text: Student Profiles Astrid Rodriguez '07 Astrid Rodriguez '07 Major: Geology Minor: Theater Hometown: Leominster, Massachusetts Why did you choose to come to Bowdoin? I was initially attracted to Bowdoin because I wanted to get out of Massachusetts without leaving New England completely. I also liked Bowdoin's small size because I wanted to go to a college that was smaller than my high school, which had about 2,000 students. When I arrived at Bowdoin, I instantly fell in love with the cozy and intimate atmosphere and with the ocean air that makes its way on campus. I remember sitting with my dad in a window seat in the admissions office and just feeling very comfortable and at home. Why did you choose your major and minor? I took Marine Environmental Geology my first semester at Bowdoin. I struggled with the material in the beginning and didn't do very well on the midterm. I was completely heartbroken because I had never had this much difficulty with a subject in my entire life. I met with my professor and then went back to my dorm and rewrote the test. When I read the material and learned everything all over again, I was blown away by how interested I was in the subject! This triumph kept me coming back and taking more Geology courses. I chose to minor in Theater because it is one of the only pursuits in my life that makes me feel as if I have created something that will actually impact people. Theater is such a great medium to make people think, laugh, and cry. I have always wanted to learn more about the more detailed and creative aspects of drama, so I decided to pursue directing, playwriting, and stage craft classes, which lead me to the Theater minor. What has been your favorite course at Bowdoin? My favorite course was Sculpture I with art professor John Bisbee, which I took during my first semester at Bowdoin. The class made me look at everyday objects differently. Masking tape was never the same for me after he covered an entire room with it, floor to ceiling. There were caves, "trees," balls, webs, all made of masking tape. It was incredible to make something so elaborate with your hands. It was a great break from the reading and writing of my other classes, although, ironically, the workload was much more time consuming. But when in your life do you get to build a tower out of newspaper or make a 3-D sculpture of an iron? What professor or professors have especially inspired you during your time at Bowdoin? Because the Geology department is very intimate at Bowdoin, I have gotten to know my advisor Rachel Beane very well. Knowing a woman who is so successful in a field dominated by men helps erase the stereotype that lives even in my own head. It is almost a reflex to think of men when thinking about the sciences. Her passion and knowledge of the subject gives me the strength and courage to pursue Geology. I am also in awe of Professor Sonja Moser, who is teaching my directing class this semester. She has directed such phenomenal shows at Bowdoin and is always extremely excited about theater. I am the type of person who gets super excited about things, so I love having a professor who shares my own excitement. I am looking forward to working with her throughout this semester. Have you engaged in any independent research while at Bowdoin? I started my honors project this past summer. I am studying the microstructure of a Martian meteorite with my advisor, Rachel Beane. It has been a great learning experience working with the EBSD, the electron backscatter diffraction system that allows you to see the bands that make up the internal structure of minerals. I went to my first conference this summer, which was sponsored by the Maine Space Grant Consortium, and I am now preparing for the Annual GSA conference in Philadelphia. I am very excited for a weekend of meeting hundreds of geologists. I have never been in a room with more than two-dozen geologists, so I can't even fathom what this will be like! What work experiences have you had at Bowdoin? I have worked for Dining Service at Thorne Hall throughout my Bowdoin career. It has been so much fun helping make the food that has earned Bowdoin the #1 Best Campus Food ranking in the Princeton Review. I work in the bakeshop. Although this requires me to wake up for my shift at 6:00 in the morning, I love walking into the room full of the smell of fresh baked bread and muffins. Also, the smiling faces of my bosses are so invigorating in the morning. What extracurricular experiences have you had at Bowdoin? I spent my freshman and sophomore year on the Women's Rugby Team. Although I am not an aggressive or competitive person, I enjoyed being part of such a united team. Having a family like that helped me survive my first years here. We went to England for spring break and actually played against college teams there—in England! Sophomore year, I was involved in LASO, the Latin American Student Organization. For a spring break trip, we went to Chile and did community service. I worked at a center for schizophrenic adults. I had always thought that schizophrenia was scary, but spending time with these adults who were gracefully recovering from their illness gave me such strength and made me appreciate all that I have in life. I have also explored volunteering opportunities on the Bowdoin campus by mentoring fifth grade students at a nearby elementary school. I mentored a girl at Bowdoinham Elementary School and a boy at Bowdoin Central. These kids help me as much as I help them because it feels great to see their eyes light up when you arrive. There's no chance that you would skip out on your weekly visits because the kids are so full of life and energy that you are instantly rejuvenated. Last semester I joined the Unity, Bowdoin's step team to satisfy my craving to perform. It is very satisfying to step out your problems and challenge yourself to create beats with your own body. I have also been involved in theater since freshman year. I have stage managed and acted in small plays. I am currently production manager of Proof, Masque and Gown's fall show. It is a huge undertaking, since we only have a month to produce the entire show. Did you study abroad during your time at Bowdoin? For my study abroad experience I wanted to explore a new culture but [chose not] to learn about life in another country. Instead, I chose to delve into the life of a sailor. I wanted to live life in the ocean, so I participated in Woods Hole's Sea Education Association (SEA). The program takes place in Woods Hole in Cape Cod. The first six weeks are spent on shore learning the theories of sailing and plotting navigation and the basics of oceanography and maritime studies. Then, we climbed aboard the Corwith Cramer, our 134-foot schooner, and gave our lives to the sea for the next six weeks. We went from struggling to tie a basic bowline knot to being the engineers, stewards, scientists, and captains of the ship. While on the ship we also conducted our own scientific research project and collected data along the way. Our cruise track traveled from Woods Hole to St. Croix in the Caribbean. We spent three-and-a-half weeks without seeing any sign of land. It was incredible to grow so close to a group of 31 people. You learn who has the smelly feet, who is grumpy when you wake them up, whom to trust, and whom to go to for a laugh. You learn to live without cell phones, music, and computers. You even learn not to shower daily and not to care about your appearance. It is such a refreshing way to live. Your only worry is to keep everyone on the ship safe. And the beauty about that is that everyone else has the same priority. What have you done during your summers? I have spent all three summers doing research. The summer after my freshman year, I lived at the University of Toledo in Ohio doing water quality research for a non-profit organization entitled Duck and Otter Creek. Ohio, although extremely flat, is beautiful. My last two summers have been spent at Bowdoin working for the Geology department. Two summers ago, I filled in the gaps for a graduate's honors project on the volcanism on Maine's coast. Last summer, I finally was able to work on my own research on a Martian meteorite. What is your best Bowdoin memory? There are so many moments that are making me smile right now: jumping into the ocean while snow is on the ground, concerts on the quad, watching the sunrise from the 16th floor of Coles Tower, running across the quad in the rain, and learning how to ice skate on the quad during the winter. One moment from the first few weeks of Bowdoin comes to mind as the moment when I realized that Bowdoin would change me completely. It was 12:30 a.m. and I had finally finished my first paper. A guy from my proctor group knocked on my door and invited me to come climb a tree. I obviously said yes and went out to the middle of the quad and climbed a tree. We stayed up there for a while and just talked. It was so peaceful being up there and for that one moment not having to worry about anything. I'm in Maine, I'm young, and right now I'm up in a tree! What are your plans for after graduation? Although I plan to attend graduate school for Geology, I want to take a few years off to either conduct research or teach sixth grade earth science. What advice would you give to a prospective student or first-year about the Bowdoin experience? It is so easy to become overwhelmed by all of the opportunities that Bowdoin, or college in general, has to offer. My advice: Find something that makes you so excited that you beam endlessly and start jumping up and down. You don't even need to be good at whatever this passion is. Simply find something that makes you glow. What quirky or fun thing do you wish you'd known before you came to Bowdoin? I wish that I knew how to sleep. This seems ridiculous, because sleep is such a natural activity. But with homework, an early work-study job, rehearsals, and a social life, it is difficult to find time to sleep normally and it is difficult to even fall asleep and stay asleep! Story posted on October 02, 2006 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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Brutally Hard Math Is Its Own Reward
Russian mathematician Grigory Perelmanturned down $1 million for proving the Poincaré conjecture. What's that?
Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman has turned down a $1 million prize for proving the century-old Poincaré conjecture, one of the world's most difficult math problems. Although Perelman solved the problem in 2003 and was awarded the prize in March, he did not refuse the honor until Thursday, citing disagreements with the "organized mathematical community." In 2006, mathematician Jordan Ellenberg explained the Poincaré conjecture and why it's important. The original article is reprinted below.
The New York Times recently reported that reclusive Russian geometer Grigory Perelman has apparently proved the century-old Poincaré conjecture. The Times calls Poincaré "a landmark not just of mathematics, but of human thought." But just why it's so significant is left a bit hazy. Big mathematical advances often generate the same kind of lofty but content-free rhetoric found in political speeches about "the family." Like the family, math is a subject everyone agrees is very important without being able to specify exactly why.
I'm here to help. (With the Poincaré conjecture. As for the family, you're on your own.)
Poincaré conjectured that three-dimensional shapes that share certain easy-to-check properties with spheres actually are spheres. What are these properties? My fellow geometer Christina Sormani describes the setup as follows:
The Poincaré Conjecture says, Hey, you've got this alien blob that can ooze its way out of the hold of any lasso you tie around it? Then that blob is just an out-of-shape ball. [Grigory] Perelman and [Columbia University's Richard] Hamilton proved this fact by heating the blob up, making it sing, stretching it like hot mozzarella, and chopping it into a million pieces. In short, the alien ain't no bagel you can swing around with a string through his hole.
That's zingier than anything the Times will run, but may still leave you without a clear picture of Perelman's theorem. Indeed, it's pretty hard to give an elementary account of the statement that Poincaré conjectured and that Perelman seems to have confirmed. (If that's what you're after, Sormani's home page links to a variety of expositions, including one in the form of a short story.) Instead, I'll try to explain why Perelman's theorem matters without explaining what it is.
The entities we study in science fall into two categories: those which can be classified in a way a human can understand, and those which are unclassifiably wild. Numbers are in the first class—you would agree that although you cannot list all the whole numbers, you have a good sense of what numbers are out there. Platonic solids are another good example. There are just five: the tetrahedron, the cube, the octahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron. End of story—you know them all. These mathematical objects behave something like the chemical elements, which are neatly classified by Mendeleev's periodic table. Many properties of an element are determined by its place in the table. For instance, we knew a lot about how metals like germanium and gallium would behave before they were actually discovered in nature!
In the second class are things like networks (in mathematical lingo, graphs) and beetles. There doesn't appear to be any nice, orderly structure on the set of all beetles, and we've got no way to predict what kinds of novel species will turn up. All we can do is observe some features that most beetles seem to share, most of the time. But there's no periodic table of beetles, and there probably couldn't be.
Mathematicians are much happier when a mathematical subject turns out to be of the first, more structured, type. We are much sadder when a subject turns out to be a variegated mass of beetles. (But have a look at Fields Medalist Timothy Gowers' beautiful essay "The Two Cultures of Mathematics" for a spirited defense of mathematical enterprises of the second sort.)
So, where do three-dimensional shapes, the subject of the Poincaré conjecture, fit in? To simplify, let's think about two-dimensional shapes first. These fall firmly in the "periodic table" category. The only such shapes are the surfaces of "doughnuts" with multiple holes. The number of holes is called the genus of the surface and plays the role that the atomic number does for chemical elements. (Here is a picture of the surfaces of genus 0, 1, 2, and 3.) Geometer William Thurston (another Fields winner) made the daring conjecture that three-dimensional shapes, too, can be classified in a more complicated but equally structured way. Perelman has proved this conjecture, which has Poincaré as a straightforward corollary. That means, in turn, that we can think about proving general statements about three-dimensional geometry in a way that we can't hope to about beetles or graphs.
Perelman's work isn't important because of its applications. It won't help anyone build a bridge, aim a rocket, crack a code, or privatize Social Security. Mathematicians, no dummies, like to point out that, in some unspecified future, Perelman's theorem might pitch in to help with these problems in ways that aren't obvious now. But its real significance is like that of the fact that a times b is equal to b times a; it's a basic structural statement about how the world is organized. If you prefer order to chaos, that's something worth caring about.]
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Right... basically if people want this to get underway soon then people are going to need to help me out.
I've got cricket tomorrow. Then I'm getting pissed. Then I'm playing cricket on Sunday.
So between now and post-Sunday-cricket, I want this thread to contain the following things.
(a) A single post which contains all 17 squads
(b) A single post which contains all 17 grounds
(c) A single post which contains a 34 round fixture schedule
(d) A single post which contains a 17 round fixture schedule
(e) A vote on the pole
AFAIK, most of these things can be found elsewhere in the subforum but it's 2am and I'm half-cut and cbf to find them myself atm..


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"Our commitment to working with companies that develop zero-emission trucks is another important strategy in our plan to grow Los Angeles green by being a catalyst in testing and bringing to market the most promising emission reduction technologies." –Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, Los Angeles
So the port of Los Angeles is in the midst of testing a new kind of "green" truck, if you will: a fuel cell-electric hybrid drayage tractor designed for short and medium distance cargo-hauling operations.
This tractor prototype, retrofitted by Vision Industries of Los Angeles, is being put through a series of on-road and laboratory tests to mimic a variety of drayage duty cycles, including different loads, road conditions and travel distances.
The port says local drayage trucking companies are expected to assist with the demonstration over the next 12 to 18 months, with the University of California at Riverside's college of engineering center for environmental research and technology (CE-CERT) laboratories will help guide the data collection and analysis.
[Here's a video walk-around of this new hybrid tractor, courtesy of Los Angeles' port authority.]
The powertrain for this tractor, as noted, is very from what's typically brought to mind by the word "hybrid." Instead of a diesel engine linked to an electric motor and battery pack, Vision's hybrid trucks are powered by the combination of a hydrogen fuel cell, electric motor, and lithium batteries -- with a purported range of up to 400 miles. In essence, the truck runs on hydrogen, which emits nothing more than water vapor out the tail pipe. Frankly, you can't get much cleaner than that.
The key, however, is sustainability – from an economic standpoint, I stress. Hydrogen fuel cells to power vehicles don't come cheap. It's been rumored that the value of Honda's FCX Clarity fuel cell passenger cars, for example, is about $10 million a copy – a price tag that incorporates the millions in research Honda has spent developing a fuel cell-powered vehicle. Indeed, Honda's been researching fuel cells since 1989, but only released a prototype vehicle back in 2003 powered by this technology.
[Here's an overview of the 2009 model Honda FCX Clarity – the only production-level fuel cell vehicle to my knowledge.]
Obviously, with water vapor as the only emission from such a vehicle, it garners a lot of interest from a lot of different areas. Indeed, Honda is taking the next step in making fuel cells more convenient for the average motorist with the testing of a solar hydrogen generation station prototype (appropriately located in Los Angeles, the home of Honda R&D Americas Inc.'s main reserach center) intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles.
Designed as a single, integrated unit to fit in the user's garage, Honda said its next generation solar hydrogen station reduces the size of the system, while producing enough hydrogen (0.5 kg) via an 8-hour overnight fill for daily commuting (10,000 miles per year) for a fuel cell electric vehicle.
Compatible with a "Smart Grid" energy system, Honda said its solar hydrogen station would enable users to refill their vehicle overnight without the requirement of hydrogen storage, which would lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by using less expensive off-peak electrical power. During daytime peak power times, the solar hydrogen station can export renewable electricity to the grid, providing a cost benefit to the customer, while remaining energy neutral.
You can see why this innovation would convince fleet operators to perhaps look more closely at fuel cells for trucks – for if you could build a solar-powered hydrogen generating system at a terminal with enough capacity to refuel your trucks overnight, presto! Kiss OPEC and local diesel filling station goodbye.
But as the old British seafaring song says, "It's a long way to Tipperary." These are but the very first baby steps on a very long road to making fuel cells sustainable from an economic perspective for fleets. For starters, while solar power generation looks good on paper, but as we all know, the sun doesn't shine 24/7 across the U.S.
Indeed, on the trucking side, Vision Industries has been marketing its Class 8 zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric truck for more than a year and is just now getting to work with the port of Los Angeles to further evaluate its performance in the rigorous port trucking environment.
Though Martin Schuermann, Vision's president and CEO, noted that these fuel cell hybrid tractors are 30% to 40% less expensive to operate than diesel trucks, the sticker price is a different story – as is the lack of convenient refueling infrastructure. In time, these obstacles can be overcome, but at the end of the day, fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles can't just be "green" trucks from an environmental perspective alone – they have to economically "green" as well to convince fleets to try them, buy them, and then keep them for the long haul.


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The term window blinds can also be used to describe window coverings generically—in this context window blinds include almost every type of window covering, i.e. shutters, roller blinds, cellular shades (also called honeycomb shades), wood blinds, roman blinds and of course, standard vertical and horizontal blinds. In the United Kingdom, awnings are sometimes called blinds or shades.
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Lawyer for accused murderer Mazzaglia questions ex-girlfriend McDonough's inconsistent statements, motivesBy MIKE LAWRENCE
Union Leader Correspondent
June 05. 2014 12:22PM
DOVER — The defense for accused murderer Seth Mazzaglia began its cross examination of Kathryn "Kat" McDonough, Mazzaglia's former live-in girlfriend, Thursday morning by attacking her credibility on multiple fronts, from her statements in late 2012, to subsequent changes as she sought an immunity agreement, to questions about her first interactions with Mazzaglia in the spring of 2011.
Mazzaglia, 31, faces first- and second-degree murder charges in the Oct. 9, 2012, death of UNH student Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott, 19, after a game of strip poker in the Sawyer Mills home that Mazzaglia and McDonough shared.
Marriott had been a co-worker of McDonough's at a Target store in Greenland, and visited the couple's studio apartment that night at McDonough's invitation. What occurred after the consensual game of strip poker, in which McDonough said she and Mazzaglia ended up naked while Marriott remained in her underwear, lies at the center of the highly emotional murder trial that has played out before a nearly full – and often stunned silent – courtroom in Strafford County Superior Court this week.
Early in his cross examination, Barth said to McDonough that "we've actually met before," referring to a meeting in a conference room in his office just days after Mazzaglia was arrested for murder on Oct. 13, 2012.
Barth said that meeting occurred before McDonough had received any contact from Mazzaglia after his arrest, and was entirely voluntary on the part of McDonough.
"We had not compelled you in any manner to come and see us," Barth said, and to which McDonough agreed.
Barth said that in that meeting, McDonough told him Marriott died at least partially of natural causes after participating in sexual acts with her and Mazzaglia.
"You described that she had a seizure, and subsequently died," Barth said. "You have since changed that story, is that right?"
When McDonough agreed, Barth noted that the changes to McDonough's version of events since that night came while McDonough was pursuing an immunity agreement that potentially would reduce her years in prison and prevent her from facing any other related charges in exchange for providing truthful testimony, meeting parole obligations and other conditions.
"It was during that process that you changed your story to blame Seth Mazzaglia for the cause of death," Barth said.
In the trial's opening statements May 28, Barth told jurors it was McDonough, not Mazzaglia, who killed Marriott.
Just like Assistant Attorney General Peter Hinckley began his questioning of McDonough on Tuesday asking about the period when she and Mazzaglia first met – after frankly asking her who killed Marriott – Barth on Thursday morning asked about that time period -- the spring of 2011 -- when Mazzaglia and McDonough were in a theater production together in Portsmouth.
Barth focused his questioning on the multiple personalities adopted by Mazzaglia and McDonough, which they shared and discussed through a series of Facebook messages. Barth challenged McDonough's prior testimony, which indicated her use of such personalities had increased after she met Mazzaglia, and his questioning explored which member of the couple had larger influence in such conversations and how they affected and shaped their budding relationship.
"You described before your (immunity) agreement that these personalities, these characters, could occupy your mind, right?" Barth asked, adding that McDonough also once said the personalities could control her body, as well.
McDonough replied by saying, "it was easier to explain it that way" at the time, referring to initial questions by investigators after Marriott's death.
"Your claim to this jury was that Seth shaped … these personalities, right?" Barth pressed.
"He did," McDonough replied.
Questions of power and control, dominance and submission, could be central to what occurred in the couple's disheveled one-room studio on the night of Marriott's death. The couple's mutual beliefs in past lives and powers to affect the natural world and even foresee the future have created a surreal backdrop to the trial.
Hinckley concluded his direct questioning of McDonough earlier Thursday by displaying and reading letters he said Mazzaglia wrote to McDonough from jail. The letters described a scenario in which Marriott was a willing participant in violent sex acts on the night of her death.
Some of the hand-written pages Hinckley displayed on a projection screen were torn, with notes in the margins and crudely drawn, simplistic drawings depicting sex acts involving bondage and choking. All of the letters used graphic language to describe violent sexual activity.
"(Marriott) got excited and asked: 'You guys are into that stuff?' and asked us to show her," Hinckley said, reading one passage.
Mazzaglia later wrote, Hinckley read, that "(Marriott) asks if we ever choke each other" and "she seemed aroused, turned on."
"Did Lizzi ever seem aroused by anything the defendant did to her on Oct. 9?" Hinckley asked McDonough.
"No," McDonough replied.
One passage described Marriott's eyes "rolling and fluttering" as her life became in danger. Hinckley, reading aloud, said Mazzaglia wrote: "I fight to untie the harness, grab the knife….and cut it. …I try to wake her but she is unresponsive."
McDonough testified Wednesday that she was sitting next to Marriott in the Sawyer Mills apartment McDonough and Mazzaglia shared when Mazzaglia began strangling Marriott with a white cotton rope. McDonough said Marriott had declined to participate in any sexual contact with her or Mazzaglia, and had said it wouldn't be OK for the couple to have sex in front of her.
McDonough testified Wednesday that after Mazzaglia choked Marriott while wearing black leather gloves, he raped her limp body for several minutes while fondling and insulting her.
McDonough, 20, is serving a 1½- to three-year prison term after pleading guilty to charges including witness tampering and hindering the investigation. She has testified that she helped cover up the murder of Marriott.
McDonough admitted Wednesday to giving "false details" to investigators in the days and months following Marriott's death.
Mazzaglia was arrested on suspicion of murder Oct. 13, 2012. McDonough was arrested Dec. 24, 2012. Hinckley noted that McDonough's original sentence for felony perjury and other charges was for up to 18 years and that she could return to jail for much of that time if she failed to meet her obligations in court.
"What is your primary obligation?" Hinckley asked.
"To tell the truth," McDonough replied.
Hinckley asked McDonough on Wednesday if she killed Marriott, if Marriott died "accidentally or any other way," or "in any sort of sexual activity in which she was a willing participant." McDonough said "no" to all three.
The trial continues this afternoon.
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