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Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant
Resistant, recurring, or advanced MDS can significantly reduce the number of healthy blood cells in the marrow. The loss of these cells will reduce the immune system's ability to fight infections or disease and lead to life-threatening infections.
A peripheral stem cell transplant uses healthy stem cells (immature, unformed cells) from the blood of a donor to restore normal blood cell function. The cells travel to bone marrow sites throughout the body and slowly repopulate numbers of red or white blood cells, or platelets. If the transplant is successful, the newly injected cells should be free of cancer and capable of producing healthy cells.
Allogeneic transplants are from a donor. In order for bone marrow transplant to be successful, certain markers (called HLA types) on the donor's and recipient's blood cells and bone marrow cells must match. The recipient's bone marrow is harvested with a needle, which removes bone marrow tissue. The donated marrow is filtered and given to the recipient through a vein in the chest. Once the procedure is done, the recipient is isolated to reduce the chance of infection while the healthy stem cells repopulate the blood cell count. It can take up to a month for bone marrow to be fully functional.
Autologous, or stem cells from your own body, are generally not used to treat MDS. This is because the reserve of healthy stem cells is contaminated by damaged cells.
A stem cell transplant is not for everyone. Success rates vary depending on age, gender, and aggressiveness of the disease. Side effects include rejection of the new cells and disease relapse. With rejection, the white blood cells in the body identify the new cells as foreign and attack them.
Central Venous Catheter
A catheter is a soft, thin, flexible tube that is placed in a large vein in the body, usually under the collarbone or in the chest. Catheters eliminate the need for multiple needlesticks. The site can be used to draw blood, or administer medications or blood products.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Mohei Abouzied, MD, FACP
- Review Date: 06/2017 -
- Update Date: 06/30/2016 -


text: There's never a week when there isn't some kind of activity, class, or event to participate in. Throughout the year, popular community events including the Farmers' Market, Summer Concerts, Movies in the Park, Independence Day Celebration, Festival of the Arts, and Tree Lighting Ceremony are free and open to the public. With hundreds of ongoing classes and programs offered through Parks and Recreation and the Adult Community Center, Public Library, Luscher Farm, Tennis Center, and Municipal Golf Course, there is something for everyone.

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The Huffington Post
An ugly story may be getting uglier.
The Blaze, a right-wing site started by Glenn Beck, has a post up insinuating that Trayvon Martin may have been a dangerous criminal.
Martin, who was black, was walking back to his father's house after a trip to the convenience store in Sanford, Fla. on February 26. George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch member who was identified by his father as Hispanic, called 911 and told the dispatchers that the teen "looked suspicious."
Despite being told by the dispatchers not to engage the teen, Zimmerman left his car and approached Martin. Neighbors called into 911 to report a scuffle, some cries for help, and gunshots. When police arrived, Zimmerman admitted to shooting Martin, who was unarmed, but claimed that he acted in self-defense. Zimmerman has not been arrested or charged, and the incident has attracted national attention.
"I can't for the life of me understand how they can justify not making an arrest!" Sharpton said on a recent episode of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation."
But Mytheos Holt, an associate editor at the Blaze, chided Sharpton "for being too willing to exploit racial controversy" and for dismissing claim of self-defense Zimmerman. Holt went further and criticized Trayvon Martin by insinuating that the slain teen was a troublemaker.
Related articles
- Glenn Beck Website Blames Trayvon Martin for His Own Killing (littlegreenfootballs.com)
- Did Trayvon Martin's Shooter George Zimmerman Use a Racial Epithet When Calling 911? (reason.com)
- Details Continue To Emerge In Trayvon Martin Case As Family Seeks Justice (hiphopwired.com)
- Trayvon Martin: Time for a Gun-Policy Debate (theroot.com)
- Larry Elder: Trayvon Martin Case Is A 'Civil Matter,' Not A Criminal One (mediaite.com)
- Trayvon Martin: Justice Department, FBI to Investigate Florida's Black Teen Death (ibtimes.com)
- Teen spoke with his girlfriend while watch captain followed – Detroit Free Press (freep.com)
- Was Trayvon Martin Targeted For Being Black? (npr.org)


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The Phils defeat the Red Sox in spring training, 2-0.
In the first spring training game between the two teams that most people expect to be facing each other in the World Series, the Phils defeat the Red Sox, 2-0.
In the top of the second, the Phils took the lead as Jeff Larish hits a one-out, two-run double, knocking in Ben Francisco, who had earlier got on base with a single, then moved up to second base on a Stolmy Pimentel's balk, then moved on to third on a John Mayberry, Jr., single, and Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier singled. That would be all the scoring in the game, as Phils' starter, Cole Hamels, threw four scoreless innings, although running into a bit of trouble in the third as he gave up a lead-off double to Mike Cameron (which turned out to be the only Red Sox's hit), before moving to third on a 5-3 ground out by Jarrod Saltalamacchia. But, after walking Lars Anderson to put runners on first and third, with one out, Hamel would leave Cameron on third by getting Marco Scutaro to foul out to the cather for the inning's second out, and then Dustin Pedroia to ground out, 5-3, to end the inning. The next two Phils' pitchers, Scott Mathieson and Michael Stutes, would both pitch two scoreless innings, as the Red Sox would either hit into first pitch outs, or strikeout looking or swinging on three pitches. The Red Sox would make one last threat in the ninth, with Juan Perez on the mound, as with one out, Michael Martinez would commit a pair of errors, with the first one being a fielding error which allows Oscar Tejeda to reach first base. Then, after Ryan Kalish walks on four pitches, moving Tejeda to second base, Martinez commits his second error of the inning, as he commits a force out error on a Yamaico Navarro grounder, allowing Tejeda to reach third, and Kalish to move up to second base, while Navarro would reach first on the play, loading the bases. But, Perez would then get out of the inning, as he would first get pinch hitter Daniel Nava to foul out to the thrid baseman for the second out, before ending the game by striking out Josh Reddick on three pitches.
Cole Hamels gets the win (1-0, 0.00 ERA) as he pitches four shut out innings, giving up just one hit, while striking out three and walking one. Scott Mathieson and Michael Stutes both followed with two scoreless innings, as they both record a hold, as they combine for four strike outs (two each) while walking only one batter (Mathieson). Juan Perez receive the save as he pitches a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out a batter. Stolmy Pimentel took the lost (0-1, 9.00) as he pitches two innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out one. Dan Wheeler, Andrew Miller, Bobby Jenks, Jason Rice, Rich Hill, Michael Bowden and Blake Maxwell each pitch a scoreless inning, as they combine to give up four hits (Wheeler (2), Miller (1), Jenks (1)) and three walks (Rice (1), Bowden (2)), while combining for six strike outs (Miller (1), Rice (2), Hill (1), Bowden (1), Maxwell (1)). Phils pitching had an easy time, as the BoSox hitters were very aggressive at the plate, hitting into a lot of one pitch outs.
The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Ben Francisco leading the team with two hits, both singles, as he increases his spring training batting average to .375, as he scores one of the two Phils' runs. Shane Victorino follows with a double, Ross Gload, with a single, John Mayberry, Jr., also with a single, as he scores the other Phil run, Jeff Larish, who hit a two-run double, and Dane Sardinha, who had a single. Dom Brown is still struggling at the plate, as he went 0 for 3, with a walk, as he struck out once.
The Phils, with the win, now have a 3-3 grapefruit league spring training record, as they snap a two-game losing streak.


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Through all the barriers we have overcome as a species this is one we still have a firm grip on, I don't see why we hold so dear to the concept of wrong and right. At the end of the day all it does to the species is bring:
- separation of between humanity
- righteous pride
- unfairness
The most important one; it is too based on ones selfish need and too little for the benefit of others. Maybe it all boils down to the selfishness of humanity, but if we keep this concept humanity is never going to come to terms with one another and I shudder to think what will happen when we get civilised in space.
Now I know if we do get rid of this something else will have to take its place. I am just speaking my mind here but I thought of the concept of Progression of Humanity and the Delay of humanity and we should have a common goal (e.g. to learn everything, or explore everywhere) so this concept stands true. It would be based on what makes humanity go froward(progress) and what makes us go backwards(delay).
Now I don't know anyway this can actually be countered but I may just blinded by my own thoughts. So if you see a counter to this then please do tell.
I don't know what peoples reactions are going to be to this, maybe you think I am just an idiot who shouldn't make these types of threads again or you may of found this to be interesting and a good read, nevertheless let me know what you think, thanks.


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- 4 MHS juniors named Rising Stars
- 8 MHS musicians selected for IBA All-District Honor Band
- Data shows Marion HS as state leader in college and career readiness
- Enrollment information
- Marion High School Hall of Distinction 2017 inductees named
- MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Holiday programs and events set!
- McCulloch music department earns ISSMA's highest honor 3rd year in a row
- MCS Bullying Prevention Fact Sheet/Report Forms
- MHS joins with county's other public schools to form Honor Band
- MHS JROTC Raiders make top 10 at nationals
- MHS, McCulloch, Justice students selected for All-State Honor Choir
- MRCC joins IBM Academic Initiative
- MRCC's IT Academy to offer tech services to the community
- YOU'RE INVITED: MCS art, music faculty plan special show (1/21)
January 17 2018CSA, MCS will bring arts, literacy together next school year at Kendall
January 10 2018MRCC's IT Academy to offer tech services to the community
January 9 2018YOU'RE INVITED: MCS art, music faculty plan special show (1/21)
January 5 2018MHS JROTC Marksmanship Team to compete for two national titles
December 13 20174 MHS juniors named Rising Stars
News for Marion Community Schools
VIDEO: WIWU-TV features the Giant Bistro
Posted: Feb 03, 2017 by Patricia Gibson, Communications Director
Check out this great report from WIWU-TV about the Giant Bistro!
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District Offices are inside Marion High School: 750 W. 26th St. (enter at Door 22, west of main entrance)
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MCS earns Judge's Choice Award in holiday parade
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In celebration of the new Muppet movie, Sirius/XM Radio channel 145 and Sirius/XM Internet Radio channel 813 will be turned into Muppet Radio. It begins today and will run until the 28th.
Source: Sirius/XM Investor Newsletter
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Posted 23 November 2011 - 11:51 AM
Need to check this out on my car ride home today!
Posted 23 November 2011 - 02:05 PM
Just listened to it while driving back from the food store. They play a song or two, and then have a little skit/interview in between sets. It was a quick drive home, so I was only able to hear a few songs (Bohemian Rhapsody, Can u Picture That, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas with John Denver), but I really enjoyed what I heard and it definitely builds excitement for the movie.
Posted 28 November 2011 - 11:59 AM
The music is fun but those interviews were awful. Not sure who was doing them, but I heard a half dozen and they were all quite terrible But music was nice!
Posted 01 December 2011 - 09:41 PM
I agree, I heard one where some commentator was interviewing Kermit about his political views and it was unbearable to listen to. Not funny in the slightest.
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Raise your hand if you've made a hand print turkey . . . hand print turkeys are fun, and a totally classic Thanksgiving turkey craft. But, if you'd like to step-up your turkey crafts this year, here are eight Thanksgiving Turkey Crafts for kids. (And be sure to check out yesterday's turkey crafts, too.) These Thanksgiving craft ideas are a great way to include the kids in Thanksgiving preparations, and they'll be so proud to have their turkeys on display.
Here's a quick reminder, too – today is the last day you can enter to win three Christmas craft magazines, and a 12" STAK Tree. I'll announce the winner tomorrow, along with another giveaway for the week ahead. ('Tis the season of giving, right?)
I think Jill's Thankful Yarn Turkey is just the sweetest. Your kids can customize their feathers with messages of thanks, and add to the tail all week long. Jill has the tutorial on Create.Craft.Love.
This Crayon Turkey is perfect for the kids' table during Thanksgiving dinner. While the adults finish their meals, the kids can keep busy coloring. Michelle from A Little Tipsy show you how to make your own Crayon Turkey.
Here's another turkey that will make a fun addition to the Thanksgiving table. This Turkey Treat Pot is from Michaels. (Note: If you make this cutie, be sure to add a 2″ – 3″ ball of STYROFOAM Brand Foam to your shopping list. I noticed that the list of materials left it out.)
Paper crafters, take note of this Paper Loop Turkey from Kellie at Polished to Perfection. Have your kids assemble the paper loops, while you help them create the turkey's body.
Here's another turkey craft you can make with your pretty, leftover papers. Or, you can use construction paper like Ginger did at Gingerly Made. Here's the tutorial.
I'd like to have a couple of these Turkey Treat Holders placed strategically around my house! This guy is so cute, easy, and has treats to share – what's not to like?
Plaid shares a tutorial to make a goofy-eyed Festive Turkey. You could substitute a classic handprint turkey for the tail feathers, don't you think?
Here's one turkey that will not go on the table, though you could hang him in the dining room, or maybe on your front door. You'll find the instructions for the Thanksgiving Turkey Plaque on StyrofoamCrafts.com.
So, do you remember making handprint turkeys? Or, maybe you still do? Please share.
Happy crafting!


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Colbie Caillat Announces New Album and TourCaillat announced her new album The Malibu Sessions today.
Colbie Caillat & Christina Perri Announce Joint Summer TourThe tour kicks off July 10 in Uncasville, Conn.
Colbie Caillat Releases Surprise New EP, 'Gypsy Heart Side A'The surprise EP is the first half of her upcoming full-length.
This Or That! Colbie Caillat Vote for your favorite song from Colbie Calliat to hear today at 4pm!
Madonna, Imagine Dragons & Colbie Caillat Fight for Freedom at Amnesty International ConcertMadonna revealed that while in Russia she received death threats due to her "gay show" and promoting homosexuality on stage. "Which I have been known to do," Madonna said in regards to the claims.
Interview: How Ryan Tedder Helped Colbie Caillat Rethink Her New Album"Once I heard the production and the direction that we went with on this song, it inspired me and everyone on my team of this new sound."
GRAMMY Red Carpet 2014: Best and Worst DressedKudos to Kacey Musgraves & Taylor Swift; what were you thinkings to Macklemore, Ryan Lewis & Pharrell's hat.
GRAMMY Gourmet: Colbie Caillat on Being Vegetarian & the Struggles of Going Vegan"It can be challenging, you don't get to eat the foods you normally eat at home. You can't cook. You're on a bus with tons of people and different cities every day living out of a suitcase. It's a lot of wear on your mind and body."
Beyoncé, Jay Z, Jennifer Hudson & Will Ferrell Make the Longlist for Best Original Song OscarOn Monday (Dec, 16), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the longlist of nominees for this year's award for Best Original Song and it's filled with its fair share of big named pop stars.
Listen: Colbie Caillat Lets Out Her Inner Diva on New Song 'Hold On'Colbie Caillat is saying goodbye to those laidback beach vibes and hello to the dancefloor with her new single off her as-yet-untitled album, due out this spring.
Colbie Caillat Talks About Working With Babyface on Upcoming AlbumColbie is staying mum about her fourth studio album, but she did give away what it was like working with Babyface.
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I hope today finds you and yours safe and sound. I decided to share one last Halloween craft, just in case some of you are stuck inside and eager for a little crafting fun. And if that's not enough of a diversion, I've indulged in a little Halloween humor, too, with a roundup of Halloween jokes.
Jennifer and Kitty O'Neil blog at Running with Sisters and they've designed this cute and easy Mummy Family made with repurposed plastic bottles. This can be a family project, and each person can make his or her own, personalized mummy. I bet you already have most of the materials in your craft stash. The glow-in-the-dark paint is a fun touch, but if you don't have the paint on hand, you can leave your mummies unpainted.
I'll leave you with a little Halloween humor today – a roundup of 16 Halloween jokes. They're sure to make you smile, and maybe groan, just a bit.
Q: Where do mummies go for a swim?
A: The dead sea
Q: Why was the mummy so tense?
A: He was all wound up.
Q: Why don't mummies take vacations?
A: They're afraid they'll relax and unwind.
Q: What is a Mummies' favorite type of music?
A: Wrap.
Q. Why was the little ghost crying?
A. Because he wanted his mummy.
Q. What do you call a mummy eating in bed?
A. A crummy mummy.
Q. What do you call ghosts who ring doorbells?
A. Dead ringers.
Q. What does a ghost keep in its stable?
A. Nightmares.
Q. What do ghosts serve for dessert?
A. I scream.
Q. What did the ghost teacher say to her class?
A. "Watch the board and I'll go through it again."
Q. What did one ghost say to the other ghost?
A. "Long time no see."
Q. Why didn't the skeleton want to go to the dance?
A. Because he had no body to go with.
Q. What kind of streets do zombies live on?
A. Dead-ends.
Q. What song do vampires hate?
A. "You are my sunshine!"
Q. How do you make a witch itch?
A. Take away her W.
Q. What do you call a nervous witch?
A. A twitch.
Do you have any other Halloween jokes to share? Please add to the list!
Stay safe, everyone.
Happy crafting.


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iOS 7 Lock Screen bug discovered, Apple says fix is en route
Date: Thursday, September 19th, 2013, 15:58
Category: iOS, News, security, Software
Per Forbes and AllThingsD, the first iOS 7 security bug has appeared and may be worth noting. The bug is currently found in the iOS 7 Lock screen and Control Center implementation that could allow a person to bypass the device's passcode and access the photo library. This bug is more of a potential security issue as it requires users to both be running their camera app (so it shows up in multitasking) and have Control Center activated for the Lock screen. Here are the steps (which we have independently re-produced):
1) Swipe up from the bottom of the Lock screen to open Control Center.
2) Launch the Clock app.
3) Open the Alarm Clock section of the Clock app.
4) Hold down the power button.
5) Quickly tap Cancel the immediately double-click the Home button.
6) Hold down for a bit longer on the second click.
With access to the photos, users could also share the images to social networks and via email (which could be worrisome). Of course, disabling Control Center access from the Lock screen will completely rid you of this potential security breach, but, either way, Apple will likely get a fix out in the coming weeks.
The hack is demonstrated below:
Apple has also confirmed in a statement to AllThingsD that it is working on a fix for a future software update:
"Apple takes user security very seriously," Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller told AllThingsD. "We are aware of this issue, and will deliver a fix in a future software update."
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.


text: I think the real problem was that it was all so Sandra Dee. They're both mass murdering terrorists with absolutely nothing fun to do. Surely in an effort to fight tedium they'd go that extra inch to defy convention? it was their THIRD DATE! every one knows that the third date is the sex date and they did NOTHING!!! If they're not taking their relationship seriously, then why should we? Where's the fricking passion? the fire? Why is their "love" worth killing for and bending the universe in half for? Bah humbug! "We will begin Girl talk B'Elanna Torres." "Go away Seven, I have manifolds to reparticularize." "Chakotay is rocking my world. I have dispensed with virginity. I believe we are supposed to commit to the social gesture "the High Five" to applaud this victory over my sexuality." (Seven raises her hand. B'Elanna leaves her hanging.) "I am a woman now. You are supposed to bond with me." "It's just Chakotay. Over the last seven years he's worked his way through the entire female compliment except the captain, and that's probably because she can smell every one else on him." "O. So what we did in the Ventu Forest was not romantic climax built from some years of unspoken affection, admiration and love?" "Were you cold?" "Somewhat." "The man is a whore." "I see." "No, No don't get so distraught, maybe he likes you or maybe he thought you'd make a good blanket, but there's nothing wrong with whores. I married one after all."


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by George Zamora
Right: Members of the New Mexico Tech Physics Club, with their giant air cannon.
SOCORRO, N.M., Jan. 31, 2007 – The New Mexico Tech Physics Club recently was selected as an Outstanding Society for Physics Students (SPS) Chapter for the 2005-2006 academic year, becoming one of a select group of regional SPS university chapters chosen by the national organization to receive the prestigious designation.
The selection was based on the depth and breadth of SPS Chapter activities conducted by the Tech Physics Club in areas such as physics research, public science outreach, physics tutoring programs, hosting of and representation at physics meetings, and providing social interaction for chapter members, the award letter stated.
At a recent club meeting, several members of the New Mexico Tech Physics Club opined that they believe the Outstanding Chapter award was based largely on the club's ongoing series of physics demonstrations to Socorro area school children and the general public, particularly the club's trébuchét and giant air cannon exhibits, whose design and construction was done entirely by club members.
"In addition, the Tech Physics Club's other past outreach activities have included trips to and participation in the 60th anniversary of Trinity Site and Explora! Adult Night in Albuquerque, as well as the annual paper airplane contest, which we host each April on campus," said Will Walden-Newman, past president of the club.
Other "fun events and activities" the Tech Physics Club staged in the recent past included entering the giant air cannon as a float in the 49ers Parade (garnering a second-place trophy overall), hosting a barbecue on the Tech Athletic Field, making ice cream with liquid nitrogen, launching Halloween pumpkins with the trébuchét, and designing and building a giant sling shot.
"We seem to have continued building our club projects on a common theme of medieval siege instruments," Walden-Newman related somewhat tongue-in-cheek.


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Board of Regents Committees
The Standing Rules provide that there are four standing committees of the Board - the Executive Committee, the Academic Affairs Committee, the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, and the Business Affairs Committee. Members of the committees are appointed by the chairperson, following consultation with the Board.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee shall serve as the consultant group for the President during times when the full Board is not in session and shall make recommendations to the full Board when appropriate.
The Executive Committee shall review the proposed agenda of each meeting of the Board of Regents and approve all agenda items of the remaining committees of the Board.
Academic Affairs Committee
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Death Cab For Cutie arrive at the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on Feb. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles
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Lollapalooza, Day One
Welcome to The Set List. Here you'll find the latest concert recaps for many of your favorite, or maybe not so favorite, artists. Our bloggers will do their best to provide you with every detail of the show, from which songs were on the set list to what the artist was wearing to which out-of-control fan made a scene. Hey, it'll be like you were there. And if you like what you read, we'll even let you know where you can catch the artist on tour. Feel free to drop us a comment and let us know your concert experience. Oh, and rock on.
By Emily Lyle
After three years in Chicago it's almost embarrassing to admit that I've never attended Lollapalooza. Luckily, my experience at the three-day music festival on Aug. 6 was a great introduction. I have my friends at The Recording Academy Chicago Chapter and GRAMMY U to thank for the opportunity to get a nice mixture of typical concertgoer and behind-the-scenes experiences.
One of the first sets I caught was from pop music veterans Devo. I caught them on the Parkways Foundation stage and from afar I couldn't believe these were the same people I had the opportunity to meet just hours before. These wise men in their 50s and 60s were rocking the stage and engaging the crowd better than many 20-somethings on the scene today. It just goes to show — pure talent and passion will always outlive trends.
Next up were rising rock stars Neon Trees. I just don't have enough nice things to say about this band. Coming into Lollapalooza, my knowledge of Neon Trees didn't extend far beyond their hit "Animal," and some basic background on the band. As soon as they took the stage I knew exactly where they were meant to be. In a set filled with great music, eye-popping high kicks and elusive onstage banter, Neon Trees definitely earned some new fans, myself included.
I later got to see festival veterans the Black Keys, who proved to be in their element onstage. I understood why their live shows are so lauded and why their latest album Brothers, was such a critical and commercial success. In a world filled with short attention spans and countless distractions, these Midwesterners managed to captivate thousands of concertgoers.
Finally, the day culminated in a grand finale by Lady Gaga. Let's be honest, I had been waiting for this moment for weeks. I love a spectacle and I knew Gaga would deliver. After all, her intention to put on the full show that she performs on her Monster Ball tour demanded that Lollapalooza construct a bigger stage than they've ever had before. With 80,000 people congregating for the Church of Gaga, the singer transformed into a high priestess, delivering a two-hour sermon that preached the importance of loving oneself and one another. With a set list that delivered memorable renditions of her biggest hits and a fireworks show to accompany "Monster," Gaga showed that this night was as much for her "little monsters" as it was for her.
By the end of the night I felt exhausted, but exhilarated. That's exactly how I knew I'd had a successful first Lolla experience. I'm quick to say that I couldn't imagine doing the festival for three straight days, but after being a part of the masses, the congregation and the movement that is Lollapalooza, I happily look forward to braving the full three days next year.
(For more Lollapalooza coverage, view highlights from day one; read more about Lollapalooza day two and day three; and check out video interviews with Neon Hitch, Mutemath, the National, and Switchfoot.)
(Emily Lyle is a Chicago Chapter GRAMMY U member and senior at Columbia College Chicago majoring in arts, entertainment and media management with a focus on music business. In addition to her internship experience at well-respected Chicago music venues, Lyle is a freelance journalist and photographer.)
(Photo Information: Lady Gaga performs at Lollapalooza on Aug. 6 | Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com)


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I had stopped in the park on a motorcycle ride and wanted to come back and fish the area. My buddy Marvin calls and tells me he was up there on his bike and we should take the yaks up there. I took that as a sign. So after mostly recovering from the Death Flu my buddy Marvin and I loaded the truck and drove up there. I was a chamber of commerce day. We fished from noon till 5pm. It was very interesting to see how little it was affected by the tides. There was plenty of bait in the water so I thought this could be good. We stated off on the left channel and Marvin catches 2 juvenile snook maybe 12 inches. Then we hit some little Jacks and they were endless. There were a few bigger ones in there too. I went to the next channel and got a little mangrove snapper and the a huge hit. It took me up under the Mangroves. I callled Marvin over to help see if he could unwrap my line from the Mangrove but no luck and he finally got off. But that felling when a fish is draging your Yak is awesome. We moved up the west side of the channel and more Jacks so we ventured to the east side and bam I got nailed by a huge Trout.Attachment 68272
Sorry I can't get the pic to rotate. Even when I save it it keeps going back. We got a few ladyfish too.
Fishing with Native ultimate 12 Kayaks
FlyRods Glass Minnow imatation
8lb Spinning outfit live shrimp
80 something degrees and sunny
Nonstop Jacks 3 snook
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You heard it here first: Freddy Sanchez is hot
Well, that felt good.
After two frustrating losses to the Dodgers, the Giants finally broke into the win column in 2011 with a 10-0 win on Saturday.
Apparently, the Giants read MoreSplashHits most recent post in which we detailed how the Giants have struggled to score runs without hitting a home run going all the way back to the World Series.
Well, on Saturday, the Giants scored 10 runs and nine of those runs scored without a home run.
The Giants drew walks, slapped hits, got runners over and got them in.
If there's anything that we can be critical about the Giants on Saturday, it's that they scored 10 runs when they only needed one.
Too bad we can't get a little run equity.
The Giants only needed one run because Matt Cain was again brilliant, shutting out the Dodgers over six stellar innings. Cain could have gone farther, having throw 87 pitches through six innings. But with the Giants up 8-0, there was no point.
Freddy Sanchez was the star of the game. Hmm, somewhere I read about how Sanchez was swinging the bat better than any Giant in the early going. Can anyone remember where I read that?
Anyway, Sanchez went 3 for 4 with walk, double and the Giants' lone home run. He also scored two runs and drove in three.
Miguel Tejada, starting in the leadoff spot for the first time in 12 years, went 2 for 5 with two runs and two RBI.
Mark DeRosa, making his first start of the year, went 2 for 5 with two runs, two RBI and a double.
Even Aaron Rowand had a solid game, going 2 for 5.
It was a great day all around, and Bruce Bochy was able to get all 13 position players on the roster into the game and at least one at-bat.
Now, the Giants look to get the split on Sunday night. Remember, the mantra: "Win series at home; play .500 on the road." A 2-2 open series in L.A. would be a good series.
The Giants send Barry Zito to the mound, just a few days after he was involved in a late-night auto accident.


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Learning kitchen coooks
Known as The Learning Kitchen, the program has just finished up its fourth week, with 11 participants learning the values of cooking healthy food while on a budget at the MEMS kitchen. The program, first started by Hunger Free Vermont, is a six-week series of lectures and cooking demonstrations designed to introduce healthy, nutritious foods.
Every meal is made from scratch. The participants chop, mix and combine ingredients with direction from the chef, Mary Keyes, who is also the manager of the cafeteria at MEMS.
According to Susan Pierce, the coordinator of the Head Start services in the Northshire, at the end of the evening, all participants and their children taste the food and they are given bags of the food items to prepare in their own kitchen. Childcare offered to the participants, many of whom have young children. MEMS middle school students who have taken a babysitting course that are helping in the Early Education classroom.
"The Director of the Community Food Cupboard, Emmy McCucker, initiated this grant of $1,400," Pierce said. "As a member of the board as well as the coordinator of the Head Start services in the Northshire, I have been administering the grant with the CFC Manager, Martha Carey. The application was accepted in December and it is a coordinated effort between CFC, MEMS, and Head Start,"
The nutritional discussion is led by Deedee Anglum, a social worker with a degree in nutrition. She leads discussions on topics such as My Food Plate, nutritional value of food, combining exercise and diet for a healthy lifestyle, and other topics related to nutrition.
"Mary is the chef, she does the kitchen stuff and then I help educate the group about the food choices that they are making, how to make a healthy meal on a limited budget, that is basically what we are doing here," Anglum said. "We are also teaching the participants how to make some behavioral changes too like how to read a food label, how to not stray away from the shopping list; things like that."
After they are finished cooking their meals, Anglum, who has a strong background in hosting community nutritional events, will talk about how to change the nutritional aspect of people's lives. The participants are then able to eat the food they have cooked.
"There was an orientation from the Learning Kitchen coordinator at the state level, Laura Fillbach. Manuals are provided to each participant and there are recipes for each week. There is a pre and post test to determine change in eating habits and knowledge," Pierce said. "So far, we have been very pleased with the delicious meals and the enthusiasm of the participants."
The Manchester Community Food Cupboard provides nutritious food to people in need in the Northshire area. Located at the Manchester Center Town Office Building, food is distributed each Tuesday from 10 a.m. until noon and 2 p.m. until 4 p.m., and Wednesday from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.
Hunger Free Vermont, formerly known as the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, is an education and advocacy organization with the mission to end the injustice of hunger and malnutrition for all Vermonters. Incorporated in 1993, they are a statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing nutrition education and expanding access to nutrition programs that nourish Vermont's children, families, and communities.
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The reimbursement contracts give hospitals financial incentives to work closely with physicians to improve quality and safety while reducing unnecessary tests, hospitalizations and diagnostic procedures.
The new contracts include Oakwood Healthcare, a five-hospital system based in Dearborn; Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills; Ascension Health Michigan and its seven hospitals; and MidMichigan Health, which has hospitals in Midland, Gladwin, Clare and Alma.
Blue Cross already has similar contracts with five-hospital St. John Providence Health System, the Warren-based Catholic system that is part of Ascension Health Michigan.
"We have been working with our physician partners on keeping our patients well, not just treating them when they are sick, for a number of years, and this methodology puts alignment between what we are doing and how we are paid."
Royal Oak-based Beaumont Health System also has expanded its agreement to include its hospitals in Royal Oak, Troy and Grosse Pointe.
Last year, Blue Cross signed similar contracts with Livonia-based CHE Trinity Health-Michigan, which operates five hospitals in Southeast Michigan, and Traverse City-based Munson Healthcare.
"Our new approach to reimbursement puts the patient front and center and represents a new standard for how hospitals are paid," Loepp said.
Under the agreements, hospitals must work with physicians and other medical providers to develop systems that include an all-patient registry that allows hospital and medical office staff to measure an individual's health against the health of similar populations.
The registry is designed to allow the hospitals and physicians to more effectively track and coordinate care to reduce overuse and improve quality.
"Instead of paying solely for the volume of services provided, we can now leverage our reimbursement approach to incentivize collaboration and focus on rewarding patient outcomes," Susan Barkell, Blue Cross' senior vice president for health care value, said in a statement.


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Got up this morning and it was sunny. It's been raining for a few days, so the riding's been kind of crummy.
Nothing like chasing this guy down Lucas Valley Road
It was a little chilly, like 45 or so, and it felt kind of nice.
In another month, this little section of road is going to be green. That section of road gets no sun in the winter and the road grows algae. Not fun when it's wet. Even in the summer, you can see the asphalt is kind of greenish.
When I got out to Nicasio, there was still a little fog hiding in the hills. Farm season at Nicasio Farms, the local organic place, is over, but they still have some leftover pumpkins. I'm wondering if they'd sell me one for Thanksgiving pie.
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Living on the edge of Nairobi National Park, in Kenya, 13-year-old Richard Turere first became responsible for herding and safeguarding his family's cattle when he was just nine. But often, his valuable livestock would be raided by the lions roaming the park's sweet savannah grasses, leaving him to count the losses. So, at the age of 11, Turere decided it was time to find a way of protecting his family's cows, goats and sheep from falling prey to hungry lions.
'Simple and low-cost'
His light bulb moment came with one small observation. Turere realized that lions were afraid of venturing near the farm's stockade when someone was walking around with a flashlight. He put his young mind to work and a few weeks later he'd come up with an innovative, simple and low-cost system to scare the predators away.
He fitted a series of flashing LED bulbs onto poles around the livestock enclosure, facing outward. The lights were wired to a box with switches and to an old car battery powered by a solar panel. They were designed to flicker on and off intermittently, thus tricking the lions into believing that someone was moving around carrying a flashlight.
'Remarkable ingenuity'
And it worked. Since Turere rigged up his "Lion Lights," his family has not lost any livestock to the wild beasts, to the great delight of his father and astonishment of his neighbors. What's even more impressive is that Turere devised and installed the whole system by himself, without ever receiving any training in electronics or engineering.
The 13-year-old's remarkable ingenuity has been recognized with an invitation to the TED 2013 conference, being held this week in California, where he'll share the stage with some of the world's greatest thinkers, innovators and scientists.
Were you impressed with Richard Turere's invention? Do you think he will someday invent something even more remarkable?
Source: Teo Kermeliotis, CNN
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Last Christmas, my sister bought me a new phone and it's a Samsung Corby II. I have been using it for a month now. Here is how I assess it.
The good things include:a sleek design and it is not too bulky nor too small which fits right into my pocket but of course I bought a protector for it. It has pretty good text messaging and call function and all the basic utility application that you may need like alarm clock, calculator and etc.
When I am waiting for my friends, I use the WiFi capability so I do not get bored. You may also
use GPRS to access the web and has applications like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter that instantly
connects you to the said sites.
However, it has limited color options and you can only have yellow, white or the pink one. The touch keypad is somewhat small that its takes time before you can text faster and more accurately.And my snapshots aren't that amazing because the quality of the pictures you can take with its camera is only good with adequate lighting.
I have been using this phone for over a year now and it is great. When I bought this phone it cost £60 and for that price it is wonderful, it is fast and very easy to use it is also very duirable. I do not use the internet on my phone regualarly but when I do it works great it is very fast, the only downside is it can be a bit fiddly because the screen is relativley small however there are zoom options but they take a little while to get used to.
Texting is also very easy and simple, the phone remembers the contacts you last sent massages to and puts them at the top of your senders list which makes the whole prcess quicker. The phone has lots of great applications allready on it such as a full dictionary which comes in very useful, the only things that is missing is some games (you have to pay and download these). I think the phone would be useful for someone who uses the internet as I have found it to be better than a blackberry.
I think for some people the phone may be slightly confusing because it is touch screen and works differently to non-touchscreen phones, for example if you want the screen to move up you move your finger down etc.
One thing find handy is the amount of data you can enter for one contact, for example you can put in their home number, mobile number, fax and email aswel as their adress, this helps to keep your contact book tidy and makes it easier to use.
The screen on my phone has cracked but I have had it for two years and regularly drop it, evern though the screen has cracked the touch screen functions still work perfectly well so it is not really a problem.
The camera on the phone isnt great but it is ok for the odd picture, it has a zoom function and a s long as your hand is still the photos are clear. There is also a video camera that can record for an unlimited amoutn of time as long as you have enough memory.
I will now have had my Samsung Genio touch for two years at christmas. I first saw the advert for the phone only a few months before christmas 2009. The phone was presented to me as a fun coulourful cool little phone... with a touchscreen! I heard a few people around talking about the phone, so that made me want want it more considering it was going to be popular.
When I opened the phone on christmas day I was very pleased with what I saw. I got my Genio touch in pink. It is a very atractive phone, medium sized and coulourful. The touch screen was a perfect size, not too big, not too small.
When I turned the phone on I was also pleasantly suprised. It was user freindly, bright and well layed out. It only took me a short while to work out how to access all the phone's features such as phone, text etc. I particularly liked the home screen. It is layed out in three sections, you swip to the left and to the right to move from screen to screen; this may sound confusing but many samsung touch screen phones are layed out like this now including the galaxy range. There is a widget tool bar to the left of the home screens which pulled out reveals widgets such as twitter and facebook, stickey notes, birthday reimminders etc. You pull out the widget you need with your finger and place were you please, that was an other reason why I immediatly liked the concept of this phone, It was very personal and customized to the owner.
The menu screen was also layed out similar to the home screen, there is three sections.The three sections each had many applications like camera, voice recorder, games, radio (only works when earphones are plugged in), music player etc. The camera is OK a bit slow, and obviously, being a 2mp camera, it was'nt the best of quality.
the voice recorder was good. it recorded things acuratley and played it back loud as the speaker was loud. The music player was also good. you can get songs by either plugging into the computer or by using bluetooth. and as I said before it had a good speaker for playing out loud. The internet was'nt great, a bit slow but ok for browsing, I didnt go on to it often though as it was expensive. Games were a bit hard to get. my genio did'nt have any games pre loaded on to it, though this may be different depending on were the Genio was purchased. To get more games was a bit harder. you had to connect to the internet then download the payed game onto your phone. The genio also had all the other basic applications like settings,time and date, calander, contacts, text, phone (obviously) etc. It also has a good batterie life.
overall I would reccomend this phone for a younger teen. it is good for someones first touch screen phone, but for technical people I do'nt think this phone would be the right one as it does'nt run android, like the galaxy range.
First let me say I have been dragged into the world of touch screen phones kicking and screaming. I am on a Virgin contract and the only option was for a touch screen phone. It is not going great....
So I am on the phone to a very good friend who is having man troubles. Lots of crying etc and what happens the phone goes dead - yet again my cheek has hung up the phone. Friend calls back complaining I hung up on her, she is clearly very emotional and just will not believe I didn't get sick of her weeping (which I was in fact hiding very well). Anyway long story short after much apologising I am forgiven.
Unfortunately since getting the Samsung Genio I spend half my life apologising, to my parents, family, friends bank etc - I'm sure you get the picture.
I don't know if it is ,ahem, my beautifully sculpted cheekbones or what but I cannot seem to make a call on this phone without it hanging up at some point. Even with the key lock on my dexterous cheeks some how manage to unlock the phone and hang up the call.
The other big problem is having to key in options when calling an automated line. The key lock has to be turned off to choose the option, put phone to ear to check the option has gone through and then my cheek goes and hangs up the call.
That said this is a nice phone. It looks quite sleek and the graphics are good. The sensitivity of the screen does take getting used to when texting but on the whole it works well. The camera is not great and most of the pictures I have taken look like they have sprung from the mid of Salvador Dali.
This phone is really designed for techie teenagers who I am sure will be able to take full advantage of all of the features and widgets that have passed by an ancient 30 something like myself.
Is there such a thing as a cheekoctomy?
I have had my Genio Touch for about 12 months now and at first I must admit i found it very difficult to use. This was mainly due to the touch screen sensitivity which at times had the "widgets" flying over the screen uncontrollably. I found texting fairly difficult as well but this was put down to my heavy pressing on the keys while trying to compose a message.
After a short time I began to love this phone, i got the hang of the touch screen and found it had many useful widgets like facebook, memos, even as far as going on a diet! The ease by which you can navigate around the phone is undoubtedly its strongest feature and i was self confessed expert in no time. With interchangeable phone backs this really is a great little phone. The sound quality is good if you use some decent ear phones in the phone. The screen is also good quality and the resolution is also good.
I would recommend this phone to anyone who wants an inexpensive and easy to use phone.
I bought this phone about a year ago because I wanted to upgrade from a Sony Ericcson k800i.
I decided on the Genio Touch because it was in my price range and had a touch screen and the ability to use Facebook on it.
The phone has a "widget" gadget" which allows you to put various tasks and utilities in a bar to the left which appears when you touch the arrow.
Personally, I find this annoying. I'm forever making the widget bar appear and I don't have big fingers (quite small actually) so I'm not entirely sure why this happens.
The phone does have interchangeable backs which can be changed to suit your individual personality. The phone comes with two backs already, but there are many more on the market.
The phone has a 2mg camera but the images come out quite noisy but this isn't anything to do with how many megapixels it has (after all megapixels only determine how large an image can be printed to). If you're looking for a phone with a good camera, then this isn't it, but then, most people don't buy a phone solely for the camera. If you are looking for a phone with a half decent camera, then this phone really isn't for you.
The Genio Touch, however, does have a nice design and feels very nice in the palm of the hand. It's not too heavy and is small enough to fit almost anywhere.
The phonebook is easily usable and the wallpaper can be changed to a photo of your choice.
I personally could never get Facebook to work on it, even when my phone was topped up (I'm on PAYG) but this might be due to customer error rather than a fault on Samsung's part.
The keypad is relatively large which is great for those with less than perfect eyesight (like me!)
The phone also features a calander, so you never miss those much needed appointments, and a music player so you can play music on the go. The phone also features bluetooth and an FM radio.
Overall, this phone has alot of jam-packed utilities. It is a decent phone, especially for those on a budget and especially as a first mobile phone for pre-teens and teenagers.
However, this phone is personally not for me. I find the touch screen hard to use sometimes and sometimes when the camera is open it freezes and I have to take the battery out to restart is. However, this may only be a fault with my particular phone and not a common problem to the consensus of phones
This phone is a member of the Samsung Genio range, which are a family of phones designed for youngsters who wish to use mobile internet, send texts and make cheap calls. This is the touchscreen variation of the phone and therefore has no keyboard, instead the screen is used to input data and numbers.
The phone has a cartoon background, which shows a watch on the wrist of a walking guy - this is quite funky in my opinion and it's nice to see an animated background on a phone. It is extremely easy to use this phone, all of the controls are on the screen and appear when available allowing you to touch different visual aids to change certain options.
The phone looks extremely trendy, with changeable back covers which come free with the phone - others can be bought also - apart from the three control buttons, volume control and power button there is no other form of button on the phone, making it look modern and simplistic.
The camera also has a camera, however the quality isn't too great as it's only 2mbp. As for the sound quality it's OK but nothing special.
This is a great phone for youngsters who want a touchscreen phone at an affordable price, but aren't too worried about the sound or photo features.
I have a samsung genio touch currently and have had it for roughly nearly a year. When I first recieved this phone I found it very easy to use on the first go with its touch screen, it is not too sensitive that other phones can be, but also you dont literally have to punch the screen just to get a reaction from it. It's very easy to use and I found that i could navigate my way through the menus and writing texts etc at ease. It also has many different cool features such as the radio, voice recorder, memos, converter, timer and is especially designed for internet use. It is easy to be able to log in to facebook for example, and keep it on the screen ready to use whenever you want. However this phone is one that cannot handle being dropped very well.. which i have personally found out. As i am quite a clumsy person i drop this phone quite regularly already the phone is cracked in places and has so many scratches on it. Overall i feel this is a nice little phone that is easy to use and suited to many people however beware not to drop it as scratches appear very easy on this little phone!


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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - A Brevard County man is focusing on preserving the 1967 Corvette of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.
Joe Crosby told Local 6 that he has been trying to buy the Corvette from its second owner in the late 70s and had been making offers on it yearly ever since. In February, Crosby finally drove off in Armstrong's old ride.
"Until I left there, I kept thinking he's going to change his mind," Crosby told Local 6. "But he didn't."
A team is working on the project by photographing every detail in a forensic manner to record a documentary about the process.
Preservationist Eric Gill said the big difference between preservation and renovation is that preservation takes a minimalist approach. Before replacing post-Armstrong flairs, the team will vacuum the carpet and hermetically seal the bag.
"Whatever is in there could, without exaggeration, be Armstrong's DNA," Gill said.
Crosby said having moved to the Brevard County in the 60s, he witnessed firsthand the love affair of astronauts and their Corvettes.
"They lived a good life and they took a chance," Crosby said. "You can't go from doing what they did to driving a a Volkswagen, it's a lifestyle."
Crosby said the Corvette won't be driven, just displayed at car shows.
The preservation could take a matter of years. To follow the progress, click here.
Copyright 2012 by ClickOrlando.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Putting a poster on ignore does not prevent you from seeing his/her posts. All it does is set up the default posting so that you will not see the posts from the posters who you put on ignore. However, you can always click "view this post" to the left of that blocked post and it will pop up so that you can see it.
So you can always see the post if you want even if that poster is on ignore. I love this option capability.
Avatar: Riverboat Coffee House 134 Yorkville Ave. billboard of upcoming entertainers - Circa 1960s
Memories some so sweet, indeed
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Quote from well known personality who led their high school team to a state championship.As a captain, I played furiously. I drew a lot of fouls, but I brought everything I had to every practice and to every game. I left everything on the court because I simply wanted the team to win
Tim...if you can see this....no hard feelings. Can't we all get along?
I watched the highlights.
That game was a basic and obvious example of how the NBA plays to the hype.
Toronto gets ZERO respect and were getting fouled all over the floor. The game was the officiating.
Buddahfan, I didn't say that every single player had a negative contribution, just that if you looked back over the tape you would realize that any number of missed executions could be blamed for the final outcome... who knows? Why blame Demar mostly?
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Hoover, a standout at D.W. Daniel High in Central, S.C., was surprised with the news by Olympian and Stanford alum Lauren Lappin.
"It felt great to surprise Carley with the news and invite her into one of the most prestigious legacy programs in high school sports," said Lappin, a former U.S. National Team elite member. "Gatorade has been on the sidelines fueling athletic performance for years, so to be recognized by a brand that understands the game and truly helps athletes perform is a huge honor for these kids."
Hoover, a 6-2 right-handed pitcher, led Daniel High (24-4) to the Class 3A state championship as a senior in 2013. The state's returning Gatorade Softball Player of the Year, she posted a 16-4 record with a 0.15 ERA and 338 strikeouts in 138 innings this past season. A four-time all-state selection and the High School Sports Report Class 3A Player of the Year, Hoover batted .500 with four home runs and 45 runs scored.
Hoover has maintained a 3.84 GPA in the classroom. She also was a volleyball standout and president of her senior class.
Hoover joins former Cardinal pitcher Maureen LeCocq (2000-03) as the two Stanford softball players to earn the Gatorade National Player of the Year honors.
"I think she's the next great pitcher at Stanford," said Derek Allister of OnDeck Softball. "She's the kid who can get them to the World Series. She throws gas. She's one of the few kids legitimately in the upper 60s (mph). I think she's a great kid and she's tough, too."
"She's been the kind of kid since she was little who saw something and set goals and wanted to achieve it," Jolene Jordan Hoover, Carley's mother, told Greenvilleonline.com. "I remember her reading an article in Sports Illustrated about some kid who had all these trophies, and she (Carley) didn't have one, so she set out to get trophies."
Hoover has acquired her share of awards, but she didn't know this one was coming.
She was told to come to the school Tuesday morning because she was to be interviewed for a USA TODAY story, and the interview was to be conducted by Lappin, a member of the 2008 Olympic silver medal-winning USA softball team.
In the middle of answering one of Lappin's questions, Hoover was interrupted by a representative carrying the Gatorade trophy.
"I know what it looks like. I've seen the trophy before," said Hoover, who played travel ball with last year's winner, Georgia high school pitcher Geri Ann Glasco. "I was like, 'This isn't real.'"
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the court, distinguishes Hoover as the nation's best high school softball player.
A national advisory panel comprised of sport-specific experts and sports journalists helped select Hoover from nearly 373,000 high school softball players nationwide.
Hoover is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year award, to be presented at a special ceremony prior to The ESPY Awards in July.
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Berkshire County Real Estate Transactions
Dec. 12-16
Peter N. and Christina M. Kanelos sold property at 16 Arnold Ave., Adams, to Sandra J. and Edward C. Trumble, $122,500.
Douglas J. Rose sold property at 84-92 Columbia St., Adams, to Bryantonville Properties LLC, $10,800.
Richard A. Jette sold property at 368 East Hoosac St., Adams, to Allen M. Carlow, $70,000.
Allison F. and Mitchell S. Perry sold property at 13 Highland Ave., Adams, to Kimberly A. Krause, $131,000.
Susan V. Bator sold property at 118 Howland Ave., Adams, to Paul and Debra Trzeinski, $80,000.
Donald R. Haas and Greylock Federal Credit Union sold property at 16 Orchard St., Adams to Greylock Federal Credit Union, $85,000.
John R. Field and Adams Community Bank sold property at 11 Thompson St., Adams, to Jennifer G. Segala, $90,000.
Dorothea A. Tower sold property at 50-52 Valley St., Adams, to Nancy J. King and Robert F. Colvin, $140,000.
New Marlborough
Dabco Group LLC sold property at 89 Lakeside Road, New Marlborough, to Richard J. Messina and Anne S. Landfield, $144,500.
Thomas G. and James F. Mallory sold property at 729 Mill River Great Barrington, New Marlborough, to Deane L. Prouty and Karen Lorence, $265,000.
North Adams
James M. and William A. Darling sold property at 45 Cady St., North Adams, to James M. and William A. Darling, $30,000.
Time Warner NY Cable LLC sold property at 225 Hodges Crossroads, North Adams, to Time Warner NY Cable NE, $640,200.
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA and Leo A. Benoit sold property at 186 Houghton St., North Adams, to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, $45,520.
Charles R. Ransford sold property at 389 West Main St., North Adams, to Christopher A. Porey, $18,000.
Zachary J. and Laura D. Wood sold property at 7 Wood St., North Adams, to Berkshire Family & Individual Resources, $215,500.
Lewis and Arlene Kiesler sold property at 622 Becket Road, Otis, to Thomas P. and Evelyn Garvey, $340,000.
Francis J. Schillinger sold property at 153 Ridge Ave., Otis, to Mark S. and Patricia J. Dansreau, $150,000.
Steven A. Colapietro sold property at Route 8, Lot 10, Otis, to Jerome and Jeru Ann Luke, $73,500.
Maria A. Cagenello sold property at Vine Street, Otis, to John Wagner, $475,000.
Merton C. Flemings sold property at 1606 State Road, Richmond, to Wayne G. and Marjorie E. Dix, $800,000.
Bears Den Homes LLC sold property at Bears Den Road, Sheffield, to Ellen Brodsky, $85,000.
Gregg S. Massini and Salisbury Bank & Trust sold property at 319 South Main St., Sheffield, to Canaan NB and James B. Ormsbee, $47,000.
Jeffrey R. Winslow and Berkshire Bank sold property at 62 East Main St., Stockbridge, to Warren K. and Joanna T. Miller, $94,500.
Leslie J. Taft sold property at Glendale Road, Stockbridge, to Landcaster LLC, $35,000.
Bennett D. Aspel and Joyce L. Plotkin sold property at 11 Prospect Hill, Unit A, Stockbridge, to Raymond and Linda M. Simon, $450,000.
Dorman Marguerite Estate and Edward G. McCormick sold property at 6 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge, to Douglas and Jacqueline Rysewyk, $127,500.
Gary A. and Jean B. Smith sold property at 98 Elm St., Williamstown, to Christopher W. Marcisz and Olga Shevchenko, $302,000.
Barry J. and Judith J. Walraven sold property at 935 North Hoosac Road, Williamstown, to Anton V. and Liudmyla V. Polotal, $215,500.
Christine Condaris sold property at 425 Oblong Road, Williamstown, to Orion M. and Lisa Y. Howard, $1,470,000. Nov. 19-23
Lorraine E. Meczywor sold property at Beecher St., Adams, to W.P. and Anita Gutmann, $5,000.
Sherry K. Sprague sold property at 21 Richmond Lane, Adams, to Lisa Mendel, $53,000.
BAC GP LLC sold property at 21 Temple St., Adams, to USA HUD, $62,799.
Greylock Federal Credit Union sold property at 895 Main St., Dalton, to John F. Flippin, $118,000.
Greylock Federal Credit Union sold property at 143 Park Ave., Dalton, to Wilfred P. and Suzanne J. Rose, $130,000.
Great Barrington
Alan D. Lafer and Susan Rose-Lafer sold property at 85 Hurlburt Road, Great Barrington, to Elizabeth A. Crain and Jonathan E. Breckinridge, $1,275,000.
Yokun Ridge Property Management LLC sold property at 4 Shaylor Hill Road, Lenox, to Austin A. and Heidi B. Frye, $200,000.
New Marlborough
Roger L. Labrecque sold property at 1553 Hartsville New Marlborough Road, New Marlborough, to Lina Toscanini, $160,000.
North Adams
Midfirst Bank State SB sold property at 180 Ashland St., North Adams, to Ralph V. Blanchard, $19,000.
Charles Neathawk sold property at 35 North St., North Adams, to Erik A. and Angela M. Thomas, $134,000.
Henry F. and Debra S. Bach sold property at 5 East Shore Road, Otis, to Christina H. and Amber L. Bach, $100,000.
Richard T. Dillon sold property at 405 Stanley Road, Otis, to Russell J. Otten Trust and Russell J. Otten, $20,500.
Rudolph Joseph & Mabel A. Mazelli RET, Ryan Joseph Mazelli, Beverly A. Smith, and Victoria A. Mazelli, trustee, sold property at 9 Fasce Place, Pittsfield, to Anthony Amaral, $130,000.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. sold property at 108 Linden St., Pittsfield, to Alliance Properties LLC, $22,000.
Lela J. Kirchner sold property at 114 Ontario St., Pittsfield, to Peter A. and Michelle Myers, $2,000.
Bank of New York Mellon sold property at 114 Parker St., Pittsfield, to Jia M. Zheng, $52,500.
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency sold property at 40 Stoddard Ave, Pittsfield, to John Paris, $31,000.
Anne C. Rolland sold property at 18 Walden Lane, Pittsfield, to Christie L. Mallet, $218,000.
Edmond M. Brazeau Estate and Rebecca A. Ryan sold property at 18 Harwood St., Williamstown, to Marshall A. Lapidus and Suzanne Gordon, $137,500.
William R. Brookman and Dawn B. Fulford sold property at 147 Old Mill Road, Williamstown, to Deborah M. Rothschild, $450,000.
FT -- Family Trust
LLC -- Limited Partnership
LT -- Life Trust
NT -- Nominee Trust
RET -- Real Estate Trust
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Lavarnway keeping his goal simple but meaningful
Red Sox catcher looks to vault himself from prospect to full-time Major Leaguer
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- There might have been an opportunity lost for Ryan Lavarnway during his late-season audition with the Red Sox in 2012, when he hit .157 in 153 at-bats. There might be another opportunity coming soon -- perhaps this year if there is an injury to another catcher or should Jarrod Saltalamacchia depart as a free agent next offseason.
The 25-year-old Lavarnway tries to keep all those exterior storylines out of his head and continues to have tunnel vision in his quest to vault himself from prospect to Major League catcher.
Once Lavarnway has reached his goal, he feels that the organizational catching depth chart won't matter so much.
"You create your own opportunities," Lavarnway said. "The better I play, the more that will be afforded to me."
The one thing Lavarnway has done his whole life until the stretch run of last season was hit.
When the Red Sox sunk out of postseason contention last August and decided to give Lavarnway a chance to play, his bat went cold.
Maybe it was fatigue from catching more games than he had before. Maybe it was just bad timing for a natural slump any good hitter can have over the course of a long season.
Whatever the case, the Red Sox decided to enter this season with a catching tandem of Saltalamacchia and veteran David Ross, officially making this another year of development for Lavarnway.
"David's a good player," Lavarnway said. "He's a guy that I can gain a lot of perspective from, so I'm glad he's here."
Lavarnway makes no excuses for the way he hit last year, but he doesn't dwell on it either.
"I stay positive," Lavarnway said. "I look at last year as a positive. I caught almost twice as many games as I had ever caught before. The amount of improvement in my defense to make myself a legitimate defensive catcher, I think, was my first priority last year, and I accomplished that. That was a positive."
Now comes the next vital step. Lavarnway must learn how to catch a lot and not let it have a profoundly negative impact on his bat.
"Some might say he went through a tough period last year. But you know what? He has to learn how to play, and play a lot -- to learn how to be a catcher," said catching instructor Dana Levangie. "That in itself is a hurdle he crossed. Now he knows what it feels like to play that position [full-time]. Now he can accept it going into this year. I expect him to get better and better each day, just like a lot of these players in there."
In the Minors, Lavarnway is a .285 career hitter with 85 homers and 334 RBIs over 1,691 at-bats.
"He's really never not hit -- except for last year," said Red Sox hitting coach Greg Colbrunn. "Until he proves otherwise, we have a pretty good idea he's going to hit."
From a technical sense, Colbrunn doesn't see a lot that Lavarnway needs to do to become a good hitter at the highest level.
"Just repetition, just at-bats," Colbrunn said. "Continue to do what he's been doing and continue to have quality at-bats. He's an offensive catcher, but his No. 1 priority is behind the plate."
Considering that Lavarnway didn't start catching until his sophomore season at Yale, his defensive improvement has been both incremental and impressive.
Last season, Lavarnway was voted as the International League's best defensive catcher.
"I feel great behind the plate," said Lavarnway. "I've been getting good feedback from the pitching staff and the coaches. I'm excited about where I am. I'm still hungry to continue to improve."
What does Lavarnway have going for him behind the plate?
"He has good hands -- he has really good hands," said Levangie. "He's able to frame the ball to within the strike zone within his body framework really well. We're working on the ground up, his leverage in his stance. We'll continue to work on those things, which will eventually help all aspects of his defensive abilities."
If defense is the top priority for a catcher, it's also hard to find offense from that position.
"He has shown he's getting back to that middle of the field approach," said manager John Farrell. "This is a guy that's a high-doubles, upper-teens, 20-home run type of guy that's going to hit for a good average. I don't see him being susceptible to right-handed or left-handed pitching. I see him as a guy that can handle both."
When it comes to 2013, Lavarnway is keeping his goal simple but meaningful.
"I just want to play to my ability in a complete, well-rounded game and things will work themselves out," Lavarnway said.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Yankees embrace moniker, win trademark ruling
By Evan Drellich / MLB.com
Though initially intended as a jab by a Red Sox executive, the Yankees are embracing the label "Baseball's Evil Empire ".
A company called Evil Enterprises, Inc., tried to trademark the phrase "Baseball's Evil Empire," but the Yankees argued they had the rights to the phrase.
A panel of trademark judges ruled in the ballclub's favor earlier this month, finding that the phrase was associated with the Yankees, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The Yankees' argument mentioned that the team has "implicitly embraced" that role. The team cited newspaper articles and its usage of theme music from Star Wars, according to the report.
"I give them credit," The Wall Street Journal quoted Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino as saying Friday. "Their embracing it is clever indeed."
The Yankees declined to comment on the story. Lucchino's original Evil Empire crack was made about New York's successful courtship of free-agent pitcher Jose Contreras: "The evil empire extends its tentacles even into Latin America."
Evil Enterprises, Inc., could appeal.
Evan Drellich is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @EvanDrellich. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Discussion in 'Star Trek: Voyager' started by AdmiralScreed, Dec 4, 2011.
She should have told Janeway the stupid writers were throwing her off the ship in favor of Kim.
I just feel bad for Jennifer Lien because I went to elementary school with her cousin.
How do you know that?
Kes: Captain, they're throwing me off the ship instead of Harry.
Captain: Ensign Kim, report to the airlock
Kim is the most killed off character in all of Trek, seriously. He took more punishment that Chekov, Georgi and O'Brien combined!
I disagree about Seven.
Her reaction made more sense than how Huge acted.
She acted like someone who's been brainwashed reacts when taken out of that environment. Like an addict going through a withdrawal. She acted like someone with post traumatic stress disorder. Her re-action was the natural one, unlike Huge who just stood there with a stupid look on his face waiting to be fed like a pet. Hugh never even thought enough to try and gain his freedom. How could the Borg conquer anything with Drones so docile?
I thought Janeway had him beat?
Day of Honor: I liked Seven of Nine's development in this episode, among other things...I liked how she tried hard integrate with the crew, despite the hostility that some of the crew members showed her. I thought the way she shrugged off verbal attacks, as if they meant nothing, was pretty amusing. We also saw development for Tom and B'Elanna's relationship. I think they have quite a bit of chemistry with one another, so I liked seeing their relationship move forward.
Despite the bad things that they did, the aliens for this episode were very sympathetic. They were obviously desperate and in need of food and supplies. It just goes to show you that desperate measures make people do desperate things. In the end, everyone was happy. Voyager's warp core was returned, the aliens received whatever it was they wanted, and Tom and B'Elanna were saved.
All in all, a solid above-average episode with good character development and interesting aliens-of-week.
Good observation about the aliens.
Keep that in mind, it plays a theme of how life in the DQ is.
Without a Federation, there are no legal trade routes
There is no such thing as fair trade here.
I really like "Day of Honor." Again, I frickin' love B'Elanna; she's probably one of my top 5 Trek characters, and I agree that she and Tom have excellent chemistry.
Yeah, I liked "Day of Honor" a lot. The introduction of Seven of Nine made the show fresh again, and pretty much everything in this episode worked.
One thing I particularly loved about "Day of Honor" was actually getting to see a warp core ejection. I was pleasantly surprised when they briefly showed Engineering with the warp core missing as well. Not quite sure what they did for that...digital background? Physically removing the prop?
But yes, between the effects fun, the Tom-Torres development, the Seven stuff...nothing to complain about with this episode.
In space no one can hear you dry hump.
How vile. Must all your posts be that way, Guy?
I thought it was funny XD
I've seen lots of his posts and they are not all that funny. He is crude.
That's why we love/hate him.
I liked it back when I first saw it.
Since that time, I've come to realize that the ending is such a blatant rip-off of the ending of Babylon 5's "Mind War" that it's not even funny. They could have at least tried to hide it....
Well, it's not like anybody was hunting Kes down.
Actually, it was more like TNG's "Transfigurations"...which had the plot of "Mind War" before B5 did it.
One of the few TNG episodes I haven't seen. However, I wasn't referring to the plot of the episodes in question, so much as the lifting of the final scene in the episode.
But that was also the ending of "Transfigurations", where the hunted guy becomes a powerful energy being who ends the immediate conflict and bids a happy farewell to the crew for what they did for him.
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Inside HGTV Star Leanne Ford's House
Give instant visual interest to your kitchen by mixing and matching multiple materials and textures. In this kitchen, cream-colored custom kitchen cabinets lighten the space and add contrast to the steel stove. The island is made of repurposed cypress wood.
To indulge the splurge on marble countertops, these homeowners saved elsewhere by keeping the original room layout and plumbing as is. Off-the-shelf cabinets and inexpensive tile also helped cut costs.
Before and After: A Rustic Log Cabin in Canadian Cottage Country


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Holy Crap San Bruno's On FirePosted by: Anne Haight in Urban Decay, tags: explosion, fire, gas line, san bruno
San Bruno is a small town just south of San Francisco, on the peninsula. Apparently, a couple of hours ago, a neighborhood exploded.
Witnesses reported hearing a huge explosion. An entire neighborhood is engulfed in flames, and so far 12 homes have been confirmed destroyed. PG&E has just confirmed that it is a ruptured natural gas line under Sequoia Ave and Sneath Lane.
Current updates indicate the fires are moving from house to house, and the nearby hospital has reported a large number of people with injuries. Flights in and out of SFO are operating and on time. Residents displaced by the fire can find food and shelter at the Veterans Rec Center at 251 City Park Way in San Bruno.
This is just incredibly weird. I can't help but wonder if there are shenanigans, because a gas main blowing up is just something that doesn't happen with any regularity. The last one I can even recall reading about was in New York City several years ago. Kyle speculates that this would be a good pilot project for a terrorist attack on infrastructure. A test run on a soft target (residential neighborhood in a low-risk area) would be one logical step toward such an attack.
On an entirely unrelated note, when I drove to class this morning, the entire campus was blocked off and posted "campus closed until further notice". The emergency turned out to be a campus-wide power outage. I suspect the construction crews that are working there. Last semester they kept setting off the evacuation alarm. It wouldn't surprise me overmuch to learn that they somehow severed power for the whole college.


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: : : Oh my dear friend. You make perfect sense. I moved in to care for my grandparents after my grandfather had a stroke. I was a full time single mom and going to school full time too and they were terrified of nursing homes. I did it for 5 years and wondered if I did the right thing on a daily basis. Grandpa raised chickens, ducks, and turkeys right in the city and it was nothing to come home to him trying to strangle a chicken for dinner and me having to finish the job so the poor animal didn't suffer any longer. Grandpa was paralyzed on his right side but with a lot of effort on my part he was able to walk. But his mind was affected terribly. My grandmother had been sick most of her life and both were bad diabetics and had heart disease.: : This is the main reason I went to nursing school. I had an idealistic belief that I would go to work in a nursing home and make a dramatic difference. Of course it doesn't quite work this way but I did make a difference in many lives if only a slight difference.: : In my experience the family is who suffers the most with an aging and ill parent or grandparent. You are in a vicious cycle---damned if you do and damned if you don't and the guilt keeps you from placing your loved one in a nursing home permanently.: : By the sounds of it your grandmother is getting worse especially since she is noncompliant and she knows how to work you all and make you feel guilty. It doesn't matter if your mom and she have issues that aren't resolved. The best thing for you all to do is to research the nursing homes in your area and choose the best one you can afford. She is eligible for medicare and medicaid no doubt. When you decide to find the right home go look at them without an appointment. Just show up and see how the patients are treated. Does it smell like urine in the halls at all? Are the residents clean and dressed at meal time? Does the staff mix all the food up and shove it in their mouths or do they feed them as they would feed themselves? Talk to the residents and see how they like the home. Are they happy? Are there regular activities for the residents? Is the home chronically under staffed? Don't be afraid to ask questions and don't accept pat answers. Check with the state board of nursing homes to see if there have been complaints of abuse, or neglect on this particular home.: : One you want to look at offers in house physical therapy, lots of activities, adequate staffing, meals that are attractive and smell good. Ask to eat lunch there once and see if the food is palatable----without notice.: : Your grandmother needs care you can't give her as much as you love her. And it is not being neglectful or unloving to place her in a nursing home. It is in fact the hardest and most loving thing you can do for her. After she is placed she may be angry, but if you visit frequently and listen when she talks or complains she will eventually come around. And if she isn't to have a private room ask that she be placed in a room with someone like her----able to talk and get around, similar interests and similar problems---this helps a great deal.: : I wish you luck. You are in a very difficult situation. And I have been on both sides----as caregiver and as a charge nurse in a nursing home. Email me if you just need to talk or ask questions, anything. Tina Ellenburg [email protected] is my real name and personal email address. I am here if you need me anytime.
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KKE Architects Working on Facilities in South Dakota and Minnesota
WAGNER, S.D. — The final design for a new correctional facility to be built within a former factory in Wagner, S.D., was submitted by KKE Architects.
Using the factory's existing shell and column structure, the firm, in conjunction with the Yankton Sioux Tribe, created a design for a 43-bed facility for adult and juvenile offenders that would meet the safety, operational and cultural needs of inmates and staff.
Funded by the Department of Justice through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the refurbished center is expected to incur lower construction costs than building from the ground up, while also conserving land. Serving a 100-mile radius, the facility will reduce the cost of transporting local offenders to facilities as far as Wayne, Neb., and Bismarck, N.D., due to overcrowding in local detention centers. If construction is approved, the project is estimated to take 12 to 16 months to complete.
KKE Architects Inc. will also design a new 260-bed jail and law enforcement center in Wright County, Minn.
The jail could potentially house up to 450 inmates with double bunking and could accommodate up to 600 inmates with future expansion. The law enforcement center will house the sheriff's administration, and patrol and communications departments. Construction is expected to be complete in 2009.
The new facility is the first priority on the county's long-range planning program. Officials hoped the current jail would suffice until 2012, but recent growth in the county's 17 cities and 18 townships has caused operational needs to exceed existing space, according to county officials.
Located on an 89-acre plot of land, the center will be able to house all inmates in one facility, reducing transportation and boarding costs. It will be equipped with video visitation technology for secure legal and personal communication.


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My current system-
Philips CD850
TA2020 based T-Amp / Bantam Gold (both on loan)
Keesonic Kolt / Target R1 Stands (and Atacama SE24's)
Since the photo was taken, the Sony amp and ATC SCM10's have been sold.
Just bought one of these-
So there will be a power amp (TBD) soon to replace the two loan amps.
Its been through numerous stages, in different rooms and many many different speakers, in the space of around 6-7 years.
Plenty of DIY speakers, based around full range drivers, and commercial speakers as well-
Technics SCHD70 speakers
Tannoy Mercury MX1
Tannoy DC1000 - http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5402/pict03193qw.jpg
Tannoy Sensys DC1 - http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/2761/pict03896tu.jpg
CSS FR125S (DIY) (Full range driver)
Rega R3 - http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1816/pict1169tb7.jpg
KEF XQ1- http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/661/pict1184xq2.jpg
Tannoy HPD315's in OB (DIY)
Tannoy Cheviots - http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/10/photo0163vh9.jpg
Omnes Audio L8 (DIY) (Full range driver) - http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2295/diyfullrangeph5.jpg
Silver Iris 10" Coaxials in Open Baffle (DIY) - http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2673/pict0055xn9.jpg
Rega Jura - http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/7637/pict0108tj4.jpg
Bandor 50mm (DIY) (Full range driver) - http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3195/2892233349_211f2d7e28_o.jpg
Veravox 5S BiB (DIY) (Full range driver) - http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3109/3309367302_49ce0ce92a_b.jpg
Veravox 5S Bipoles (Full range driver) - http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3618/3667098657_6ae824528a_b.jpg
Rega R7 - http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2788/4025625598_c45f2455b4_b.jpg
Tannoy Mercury S - http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4006/4417804166_c587cf0525_b.jpg
ATC SCM-7 - http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4111/4838505309_d89b96830c_b.jpg
Fostex FF225K Jericho Horns (full range driver horns)
Kord Tornado (Volt based Studio monitors) - http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5305/5626691587_6c98f3acac_z.jpg
Veravox 3 (Omnes Audio BB3.AL) (DIY) (Full range driver) - http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6059/5901853764_fb7623527f_z.jpg
Keesonic Kolts - http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2012/5763824175_b3f455375e_b.jpg
Rega R1 - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3078/5729799840_242795cbc3_z.jpg
ATC SCM10 - http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6113/6328852217_89f192ab24_b.jpg
And out of that whole lot, my fav's were the Tannoy Cheviots, Rega R7s, Veravox 5S's, Kord Tornado, ATC SCM7's and the Keesonic Kolts!
Had a few CDPs- Rega Planet Mk1, Teac VRDS 10SE and this CD850, a few Amps - Teac A-BX7R, Marantz PM7200, Consonance CYBER 10SE USB, Sony TA-F770ES, Primare A20 and a Rega Brio3.
Well thats a bit of an intro!


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Washington, DC, Representatives: Private Interests in National Policymaking, 1982-1983 (ICPSR 6040)
Principal Investigator(s): Heinz, John P.; Laumann, Edward O.; Nelson, Robert L.; Salisbury, Robert H.
This study was undertaken to research systematically the process through which private and governmental actors in United States federal policy systems make decisions. A primary focus was the ways in which individual private representatives of interest groups in Washington, DC, interact with the agencies of the federal government. The data are drawn from interviews conducted in 1983-1984 with samples of two distinct populations: Washington representatives, and American Bar Foundation client organizations that employ Washington representatives. The scope of the inquiry was narrowed to four particular policy domains: agriculture, energy, health, and labor. Each domain was operationally defined by a list of specific policy concerns. Questions were structured around specific policy proposals acted upon by Congress in 1979-1982: 22 in agriculture, 13 in energy, 22 in health, and 22 in labor. Respondents were asked to rate the importance of various information sources, and to give their positions on general social and political issues. Background data collected on respondents included participation in electoral politics, political party membership, religious preference, nationality, age, tenure in Washington, race, sex, and parents' occupation and political party affiliations.
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text: I don't recall when (if ever) Tuvok's actual birthplace was ever stated. Was he born on Vulcan? The reason I ask this is (WARNING: STAR TREK XI SPOILER AHEAD, I'M NOT KIDDING, DON'T READ THIS IF YOU DON'T LIKE SPOILERS, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU DO READ IT, MAJOR STAR TREK XI SPOILER IS APPROACHING): Spoiler: Star Trek XI In the new Trek movie, Vulcan is destroyed. Since this film takes place a few years before TOS, it is apparently before Tuvok's birth, since he's only about 100 years old in Voyager. Does this mean that Tuvok can never be born in the new timeline?