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List of Americans Abroad
Despite Friedel's best efforts, Spurs defense is no match for Chelsea in 4-2 loss.
Despite scoring prowess, Altidore runs into stretch of bad luck.
Friedel sees his record streak end as Lloris replaces him in Spurs net.
Dempsey, Friedel help Tottenham to rare road victory at Manchester United.
Johnson, Williams find net for Hoffenheim in 3-1 win over Hannover, Cherundolo.
Altidore score three, assists another, leading Alkmaar to 4-0 victory over Roda.
Boyd scores three more, leads Rapid Wien to pair of victories.
Friedel's EPL record streak might be at risk with Spurs' acquisition of Lloris.
Liverpool deal dashed, Fulham sends Dempsey to Tottenham Hotspur; Onyewu, Bocanegra move.
Bradley's strong start at Roma is hampered by thigh injury.
Unexpectedly, Edu winds up at Stoke City, where he joins Cameron in EPL.
Altidore scores two goals again, AZ wins first 3-1 over Almelo.
Dempsey is in limbo with Fulham, eyeing move to Liverpool.
Altidore records pair of goals, Alkmaar ties Ajax 2-2.
Granted a work permit, Cameron finalizes to EPL's Stoke City.
Boyd scores two, assists one for Rapid Wien to help opening victory.
Guzan signs 3-year deal with Aston Villa, will compete for starter's job.
Cameron to move from Houston to Stoke City of EPL, pending work permit.
Bradley moves up in Italian Serie A to AS Roma.
Boyd moves from Dortmund to Rapid Vienna on three-year-deal.
Training injury sends Dempsey to sideline for end of record season.
Nearing 41, Friedel excels, continues to fuel Tottenham Champions League hopes.
Americans Abroad
By Robert Wagman (in Washington, D.C.)
(Thursday, November 1, 2012) -- United States midfielder Clint Dempsey was denied on a penalty kick in the 88th minute and Tottenham Hotspur was eliminated from England's Capital One Cup in the fourth round 2-1 yesterday by host Norwich City
Spurs led until the closing minutes when City scored goals in the 84th and 87th minutes for a 2-1 lead. One minute later, City defender Marc Tierney clumsily took down Kyle Walker in his penalty area. Dempsey sent his spot kick to the right, but goalkeeper Mark Bunn saved it to earn a spot in the quarterfinals.
American goalkeeper Brad Friedel was on the bench with Hugo Lloris in net.
In Sunday's English Premier League match, Dempsey scored his second goal for Spurs for a 2-0 advantage in a 2-1 victory.
Dempsey finished from close range after a ball was desperately cleared into his path. Dempsey had an easy time after Jose Fonte's clearance off the line fell straight into his path and he pushed the ball into an open net.
American Brad Friedel was strong in goal for Tottenham and made an amazing reflex save to stop Fonte's goal-bound flick off a corner kick, but he could do nothing to prevent Jay Rodriguez smashing in the rebound.
That followed Spurs' 1-1 with NK Maribor on the road in Slovenia in Europe's second-tier Europa League.
Dempsey played the final 15 minutes of the match and had a blast that looked to be heading for the corner, but it was batted away by keeper Jasmin Handanovic. Lloris was in goal.
American defender Eric Lichaj assisted on Christian Benteke's late winner for Aston Villa, which edged Swindon Town 3-2 in the Capitol One Cup.
Last week, U.S. midfielder Jermaine Jones assisted the second goal for visiting Schalke 04 of Germany in a huge 2-0 decision over England's Arsenal in European Champions League play at Emirates Stadium. It was Arsenal's first home Champions League loss since 2009.
Jones started the second half and was all over the field, helping Schalke break the match open with goals in the 76th and 86th minutes.
Jones created the final goal when he broke quickly down the right side and his low centering pass was swept home by Ibrahim Afellay.
Jones, known for repeatedly getting yellow cards, received a treat in the 70th minute when Arsenal's Gervinho went down in the box under Jones charge and the referee cautioned Gervinho for diving.
In the German Bundesliga on Saturday, Jones went the distance in a 1-0 win over 1. FC Nürnberg.
German-American defender Timmy Chandler went 90 minutes for Nürnberg.
Last night, United States defender Steve Cherundolo went the distance for Hannover 96 which advanced in the German Cup with a 4-3 advantage in a penalty-kicks tiebreaker over Dynamo Dresden after a 1-1 draw through 120 minutes.
The match in Dresden was marred by violence after the match with police intervening after hundreds of home fans rioted. Nine persons were reported injured, while 18 were taken into custody.
On Sunday, Cherundolo was dressed, but held out of Hannover's 3-2 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga.
That followed last week's exciting Europa Cup match. Cherundolo played 90 minutes in Hannover's 2-1 triumph over host Helsingborg in Olympia Stadion in Sweden.
Hannover looked to be headed to a 1-0 win, thanks to a rock steady defense when Helsingborg scored in the first minute of stoppage time. Two minutes later, however, Hannover scored the winner on the last kick of the game.
In the English Premier League, American keeper Brad Guzan had a big game, making three saves, including two beauties for Aston Villa in a 1-1 draw with Norwich City.
Lichaj played the final 36 minutes for Villa.
U.S. keeper Tim Howard made a pair of saves for Everton in its 2-2 draw with Liverpool.
U.S. defender Geoff Cameron went the distance for Stoke City in its 0-0 draw with Sunderland.
U.S. midfielder Maurice Edu did not dress for Stoke.
In the second-division English League Championship, American defender Tim Ream again found himself in Bolton Wanderers' starting side, going the distance in a 2-1 loss to Middlesbrough.
U.S. midfielder Stuart Holden continues to recover from knee surgery for Bolton.
American Zak Whitbread also is back as a starter, playing 90 minutes for Leicester City in its 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace.
U.S. defender Jonathan Spector entered for Birmingham City in stoppage time in a 1-0 victory over Leeds United.
American defender Will Packwood dressed, but did not play for City.
Irish-American forward Conor Doyle did not dress for Derby County in a 3-0 loss to Peterborough United.
In the third-tier League One, American defender Frank Simek played 90 minutes for Carlisle United in a 4-2 loss to Bournemouth.
American forward Mike Grella played the final 27 minutes for Scunthorpe United in its 3-0 loss to Milton Keynes Dons.
American midfielder Robbie Rogers dressed, but did not play for Stevenage, which was blanked 4-0 by Swindon Town.
In the German Bundesliga, German-American defender Fabian Johnson and midfielder Danny Williams went the distance for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in a 3-0 loss to 1. FSV Mainz 05
Williams was issued a yellow card.
American David Yelldell was the backup keeper for Bayer Leverkusen in its 2-1 decision over Bayern Munich.
In the second-tier 2. Bundesliga, German-American defender John Anthony Brooks went the distance for Hertha Berlin in its 1-1 draw with Eintracht Braunschweig.
German-American defender Alfredo Morales dressed, but did not play for Hertha.
German-American defender Andrew Wooten played 90 minutes for SV Sandhausen in its 2-0 loss to MSV Duisburg.
American midfielder Joe Gyau played the second half for St. Pauli in its 3-2 win over Dynamo Dresden.
In Austria, Terrence Boyd went the distance, scored the second goal on a well-placed header and received a yellow card for Rapid Wien in its 2-0 triumph Sunday over SV Salzburg. It was his sixth league goal and eighth across all competitions.
Previously, Boyd played the second half of a 4-0 loss to a much-superior Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League action, Rapid's third successive Europa loss.
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Google Fiber: Internet, TV Will Never Be the Same
Aug 2, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Last week, Google started selling a very high-speed Internet and television service in Kansas City. This service stands a good chance of blowing customers' minds and changing expectations. The question is, will Google get into this business and compete with cable television and phone companies? Or is it doing this just to make a point? Only time will tell. Even Google doesn't know yet.
My Pick of the Week Comcast Xfinity's much-improved customer service operation. You'll be surprised. Or maybe you won't.
Is Broadband the New Dial-Up?
Google Fiber is now turning the pressure up on current cable television and telephone companies. Most of us currently get a few megabits of Internet download speed. Google offers 1 gigabit -- about a thousand times faster. Incredible.
Not everyone wants or needs that kind of speed today. Tomorrow, however, is a different story.
This is how companies like AT&T and Verizon currently offer television. They call their services uVerse and FiOS respectively, but it is Internet Protocol Television, or IPTV.
Cable television companies like Comcast, Time Warner and Cox are at biggest risk. So are satellite companies like DirecTV and DISH. They do things the way they have done things for quite a while.
Telephone companies like Verizon FiOS and AT&T uVerse are at less risk, but I'll bet you every provider is watching this Google adventure very closely.
What I now expect, going forward, is that speed and interoperability from all providers will increase.
Google is telling us to imagine, a few short years from now, that you'll be sitting watching television with your children in your lap, and you'll be watching Google Fiber TV.
You'll be telling the kids about the good ol' days when everyone used a phone company or cable television company to watch TV and surf the Web.
You'll explain how back then there were big companies with slow-as-molasses Internet service and ordinary television programming that you overpaid for month-after-month. And as for choice? Huh. Forget-about-it.
That's when your precious child looks you in the eyes with a perplexed look and says, is that like Google TV?
Yes the way we watch television and get Internet is about to change. Actually it's going through a major transformation that most don't yet understand. A few years ago, the telephone companies joined the battle.
The big bang of this new revolution started last week, when Google Fiber went live in Kansas City.
We thought IPTV from the telephone company was a big deal several years ago, but it was just another competitor in the same space. It didn't change the world -- but this new Google service just may.
Google and Apple changed wireless, didn't they? Is TV next?
Warning Shot or the Real Deal?
Google delivers a very high-speed Internet connection, and hundreds of TV channels, including local stations and programming on demand in HD.
Customers also get a Nexus 7 tablet to use as a remote control and can choose between three packages of service. You can choose Internet, television or both. The most expensive is about US$120 per month. Reasonably priced.
Look at today's marketplace. Cable television companies compete against satellite TV and telephone companies. They offer telephone, television and high-speed Internet.
The basic differences are cable television companies offer a faster Internet connection under certain conditions, and telephone companies offer wireless phones and 60,000 hot spots nationwide in places like Starbucks, McDonalds and more.
This new Google service turns the industry on its head. The big question: Is Google going to continue on this track and become an Internet service and television provider? Or is it just trying to make a point here?
I think Google had planned on launching this to make a point, but there is an opportunity here if traditional providers don't act.
This is an entirely new business for Google. Today, I think of this as a threat. It's a warning shot fired across the industry.
Either pick up your speed, Google says, or we will enter the marketplace on a nationwide scale and will decimate you.
Could that happen? Why not? It already has transformed many industries.
If Google has its way, the entire industry model is about to be turned on its head and completely reinvented. The good news is, this is the new model we can expect going forward.
It's not really unusual, either. After all, country after country has faster Internet service than we do here in the United States. Why?
This big bang may not seem like a big deal yet. Hell -- it's only in Kansas City. But you can be assured that every company in this space is looking very closely and measuring its next moves.
The next few years could usher in a complete transformation of the traditional cable television model.
What's the next step from Google in TV? That's up to today's competitors.
Yes Dorothy, there is a Wizard of Oz in Kansas City, and in the blink of an eye, Google intends to transform the way we think about television and broadband.
My Pick of the Week is Comcast Xfinity's much improved customer service experience -- sort of.
Just to be clear, I am writing this while waiting on hold for the second or third time, trying to reach a live human being at Comcast. My patience is getting thinner and thinner.
The first time or two, I was told the wait would be in the 10-to-15-minute range. After 20 minutes, I hung up. After all, I have a life to lead and business to do.
One initial gripe is it keeps interrupting my thinking with commercials. Please give me the chance to wait in silence so I don't waste so much time.
This time I chose to have Comcast call me back. At least I could work while waiting. I was told it would be in the 26-to-39-minute range. Here's hoping.
So let me share a few important customer service tips with Comcast and any other company that wants to listen.
- Answer the phone. Waiting ticks customers off big time, and you lose.
- Solve the problem in the first couple of minutes on the first call.
- If you send a letter saying you are going to do something if the customer doesn't call, provide a quick way for the customer to reach you -- and answer the phone.
- Don't let the customer sit there and simmer. You are only cooking your goose.
- When a customer chooses to wait on hold, run a commercial or two, then shut up and let the customer work while waiting.
- Expand your customer service hours to seven days a week, 24 hours a day. This is 2012, after all.
- If you don't have enough operators to handle your customer services calls, hire more.
- Don't make customers punch their way through countless steps just to hear that you are too busy and would they please call back later. Tell them up front.
There is plenty more, but you get the general point, I hope. Think about this from the customer perspective. Whatever ticks you off also ticks off your customers. You should try using your own customer service as a customer. You may be very surprised and disappointed.
Cable television company customer service is actually better than it was. That is something -- but it's not enough.
The playing field is getting more competitive and you will lose unless you provide the kind of good care customers get with other providers.
Customers judge companies based on the best they have experienced with others. If you are not up in the top 10 percent, you will lose.
While I think Comcast has improved its customer service operations, and while that's a great start, it still has a long way to go.
Oh, wait -- Comcast is finally answering my call. Gotta go. Just for the record, I waited exactly one hour for a return call. Imagine that. Is that good customer care?
This is a problem only Comcast can fix.


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Regular expression matching can be simple and fast, using finite automata-based techniques that have been known for decades. In contrast, Perl, PCRE, Python, Ruby, Java, and many other languages have regular expression implementations based on recursive backtracking that are simple but can be excruciatingly slow.
We're indeed talking about the regular expression
/a?a?a?aaa/ which no experienced Perl code would ever use in real code.
Rewrite it, for example, as
and try again. (Caveat: I haven't benchmarked it myself.)
The problem isn't as much of a problem as these guys want to make you believe.
Rewrite it, for example, as
Err, come again? Surely you mean "
I'm just saying that every pathetic regexp can most likely be rewritten into something that is not pathetic witout much trouble — and possibly even be optimized.


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Sent a single email to 17 recipients from Outlook 2003. All 17 were returned or rejected with the following message:
The following message to '******@hotmail.com' was undeliverable.
The reson for the problem:
5.1.2 - Bad destination host "DNS Hard Error looking up hotmail.com' (MX): NX Domain.
Not all recipients were @hotmail.com. There were a fair range of different ISP.
ZA Advanced Email Protection has the maximum number of recipients set to 50, and number of emails sent to 5 in a time interval of 2 seconds.
Is this likely to be a ZA problem?
Or should I be looking at Outlook? or my wireless router? or Tiscali?
I sent the email again, separately to all 17 recipients. No error messages and have so far receibved two replies.


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JR is Melo's best friend and I feel its a better basketball move to keep him and move Lin for a lottery pick
Lin will become a Tebow type distraction through no fault of his own, just like the asian reporters asked those dumb ass questions in press conferences, his fan base will kill all our momentum and Dolan will allow it just to make a few extra bucks, if you notice Woodson knows the real deal with Lin which is why he limited his minutes, same with Fields
Melo has 6 in the 2nd half, not a big deal but a reoccurring problem with this team
good win guys - mello beast in first half - second half - just did what was necessary
just keep getting the W's and get the job done
well done
Broncos players were happy when Tebow left because he was taking away from the "team" atmosphere and because they got Manning but I digress
I know Lin is a good dude I just dont wanna have to deal with the media madness and obnoxious reports and fans that come with him
Magic came back from double digit deflect to take a one point lead. Now down ten again.
Looks like we won't catch Boston who will clinch tonight with win over Orlando. But we will be 3 down with 4 to play on magic. Still another quarter left..
There was talk of catching Boston if we won out and Boston lost out. Or we win out and magic go 1-5. Didn't realize they were playing each other.
Real Talk
Melo with another 33 in a KNICKS winner...broke out the Melo swingman jersey with matching hat and 70's orange/blue cool clyde NY pumas...Life is good


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4-Door Hardtop 4WD ZR2
MSRP based on 4-Door Hardtop 4WD ZR2
MSRP based on 4-Door Hardtop 4WD ZR2
MSRP: $22,315View Classifieds
Quick Specs
Gas Mileage 19 mpg City/22 mpg Hwy
Engine Gas V6, 2.5L
EPA Class 4WD Sport Utility Vehicle
Style Name 4dr Hardtop 4WD ZR2
Drivetrain Four Wheel Drive
Passenger Capacity 5
Passenger Doors 4
Body Style Sport Utility
Transmission Transmission, 4-speed automatic, electronically controlled with overdrive
EPA Classification 4WD Sport Utility Vehicle
Weight Information
Base Curb Weight (lbs) 2987
Interior Dimensions
Front Leg Room (in) 41.4
Second Shoulder Room (in) 52.6
Passenger Volume (ft³) 117.2
Second Head Room (in) 39.6
Front Shoulder Room (in) 52.8
Second Hip Room (in) 46.8
Front Head Room (in) 39.9
Second Leg Room (in) 35.9
Passenger Capacity 5
Front Hip Room (in) 50.7
Exterior Dimensions
Height, Overall (in) 66.3
Rear Door Opening Width (in) 43.7
Length, Overall (in) 162.8
Min Ground Clearance (in) 8.0
Track Width, Front (in) 57.5
Liftover Height (in) 27.0
Width, Max w/o mirrors (in) 67.3
Rear Door Opening Height (in) 34.8
Wheelbase (in) 97.6
Track Width, Rear (in) 57.5
Cargo Area Dimensions
Cargo Area Width @ Beltline (in) 50.2
Cargo Volume to Seat 3 (ft³) NA
Cargo Area Length @ Floor to Seat 2 (in) 20.2
Cargo Volume to Seat 1 (ft³) 50.2
Cargo Box Width @ Wheelhousings (in) 42.5
Cargo Area Length @ Floor to Seat 3 (in) NA
Cargo Volume to Seat 2 (ft³) 23.4
Cargo Area Length @ Floor to Seat 1 (in) 44.7
Cargo Box (Area) Height (in) 38.2
Fuel Economy
Fuel Tank
Fuel Tank Capacity, Approx (gal) 16
EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy (MPG) 22
EPA Fuel Economy Est - City (MPG) 19
Performance Specs
Fuel System MPI
Engine Type Gas V6
SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM 165 @ 6500
Displacement 2.5L/150
Engine Order Code LE8
SAE Net Torque @ RPM 162 @ 4000
Sixth Gear Ratio (:1) NA
Transfer Case Gear Ratio (:1), Low 1.82
Trans Description Cont. Automatic w/OD
Fourth Gear Ratio (:1) 0.69
Final Drive Axle Ratio (:1) 4.87
Trans Order Code MX0
Second Gear Ratio (:1) 1.49
Reverse Ratio (:1) 2.70
Seventh Gear Ratio (:1) NA
Trans Description Cont. Again NA
Fifth Gear Ratio (:1) NA
Transfer Case Gear Ratio (:1), High 1.00
Trans Type 4
Third Gear Ratio (:1) 1.00
Clutch Size (in) NA
Drivetrain 4-Wheel Drive
First Gear Ratio (:1) 2.83
Disc - Rear (Yes or ) NA
Brake ABS System NA
Drum - Rear (Yes or ) Yes
Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) 11.3 x 0.67
Disc - Front (Yes or ) Yes
Rear Drum Diam x Width (in) 8.7 x 2.1
Brake Type Power
Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) NA
Turning Diameter - Curb to Curb (ft) 34.8
Steering Ratio (:1), Overall 20.5
Turning Diameter - Wall to Wall (ft) 38.1
Lock to Lock Turns (Steering) 3
Steering Type Power Rack & Pinion
Front Tire Size P215/75R15
Rear Tire Order Code QCM
Rear Tire Size P215/75R15
Spare Tire Order Code NA
Front Tire Order Code QCM
Spare Tire Size P215/75R15
Front Wheel Material Alloy
Rear Wheel Size (in) 15 x 6
Rear Wheel Material Alloy
Spare Wheel Size (in) 15 x 6
Front Wheel Size (in) 15 x 6
Spare Wheel Material Alloy
Suspension Type - Rear (Cont.) w/Control Arms
Suspension Type - Rear 5-Link
Stabilizer Bar Diameter - Front (in) 0.95
Shock Absorber Diameter - Front (mm) 32
Suspension Type - Front (Cont.) w/Coil Springs
Stabilizer Bar Diameter - Rear (in) NA
Suspension Type - Front MacPherson Strut
Shock Absorber Diameter - Rear (mm) 25
Safety Features
Air Bag-Frontal-Driver Yes
Air Bag-Frontal-Passenger Yes
Air Bag-Passenger Switch (On/Off) No
Air Bag-Side Body-Front No
Air Bag-Side Body-Rear No
Air Bag-Side Head-Front No
Air Bag-Side Head-Rear No
Brakes-ABS No
Child Safety Rear Door Locks Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes
Traction Control No
Night Vision No
Rollover Protection Bars No
Fog Lamps No
Parking Aid No
Tire Pressure Monitor No
Back-Up Camera No
Stability Control No
Other Features Air bags, frontal, driver and right front passenger (Always use...
Safety belts, 3-point, driver and front passenger,...
Safety belts, 3-point, rear outboard, with center position lap...
LATCH system, (Lower Anchorage and Top tether anchors for...
Door locks, child security, rear
Daytime running lamps
Safety belts, 3-point, driver and front passenger,...
Safety belts, 3-point, rear outboard, with center position lap...
LATCH system, (Lower Anchorage and Top tether anchors for...
Door locks, child security, rear
Daytime running lamps
Basic Miles/km 36,000
Basic Years 3
Corrosion Miles/km 100,000
Corrosion Years 6
Drivetrain Miles/km 36,000
Drivetrain Years 3
Roadside Assistance Miles/km 36,000
Roadside Assistance Years 3
Other Specs
Cooling System
Total Cooling System Capacity (qts) 8.5
Maximum Alternator Capacity (amps) 80
Cold Cranking Amps @ 0° F (Primary) 700
Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) 150
Dead Weight Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) 150
Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) 1500
Dead Weight Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) 1500
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The solid state disk (SSD) market is really starting to heat up as more player enter the market and NAND flash memory/controller technology improves. A few weeks ago, Super Talent dazzled consumers with a new "budget" line of SSDs which offered surprisingly large storage capacities at relatively affordable levels.
Samsung today is taking tackling the opposite end of the pricing spectrum with its new 256GB SSDs which it plans to introduce later this year. Samsung's new SATA II SSD should obliterate the competition with read speeds of 200MB/sec and write speeds of an amazing 160MB/sec. This compares to 120MB/sec and 40MB/sec respectively for Super Talents latest SSDs. Even Mtron falls far behind Samsung's new 256GB SSD with read speeds of 120MB/sec and write speeds of 100MB/sec.
Most would take a guess that Samsung is using single-level cell (SLC) NAND chips to achieve these unheard of performance figures, however, the company instead settled on cheaper multi-level cell (MLC) NAND chips.
"With development of the 256GB SSD, the notebook PC is on the brink of a second stage of evolution," said Samsung Memory Marketing VP Jim Elliott. "This change is comparable to the evolution from the Sony Walkman to NAND memory-based MP3 players, representing an initial step in the shift to thinner, smaller SSD-based notebooks with significantly improved performance and more than ample storage."
Given the wide performance delta between Samsung's new 256GB SSD and lesser rivals, the drive will likely come to the market with a price tag that pushing into the multi-thousand dollar range. With a price tag that high, the SSD will likely be relegated to high-end business use and for consumer with plenty of money to burn.
However, as the technology matures, we can expect to see prices drop as we have seen with the offerings from Super Talent. And if Intel has anything to say about it, it will offer SSD performance that will rival all contenders and likely will use its girth to push pricing further down to "mere mortal" levels.


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Whenever the NAG fl90 has been supplied in compiled form, that form is considered to be the standard library file. The use of all supplied software must be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Software Licence signed by NAG and each site. Any request to use NAG software on a computer other than the one licensed must be referred to NAG (see Section 6).
This implementation is a compiled, tested, ready-to-use version of NAG fl90 that is considered suitable for operation on the computer systems detailed below:
hmeardware: Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER systems or compatible operating system: Solaris 8 or compatible Fortran compiler: Fujitsu Fortran Compiler Version 5.1 or compatible
For information about implementations of NAG fl90 for use on other computer systems please contact NAG.
This implementation was produced at NAG Ltd., Oxford using the computing system detailed below:
hardware: Fujitsu GP7000F / PRIMEPOWER operating system: SunOS 5.8 Generic_108528-09 sun4us sparc FJSV,GPUS Fortran compiler: Fujitsu Fortran Compiler Version 5.1 (Jul 19 2001 12:24) compiler options: -Am -KV9 -Kthreadsafe -Kfast_GP=3,V9FMADD
The implementation has been tested using the Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS) and linear algebra routines (LAPACK) provided by NAG. It has also been tested using the set of BLAS and LAPACK routines supplied in the Fujitsu Scientific Subroutine Library II (FJSVssl2 v1.0).
The entire NAG fl90 library, Release 4, was compiled with full optimization (-Kfast_GP=3, V9FMADD), except for the following procedures, which had to be compiled at lesser optimization levels:
e04abf_9d (-Kfast_GP=3,V9FMADD -O0) g13caf_9d (-Kfast_GP=3,V9FMADD -O3) g13cbf_9d (-Kfast_GP=3,V9FMADD -O3) g13cdf_9d (-Kfast_GP=3,V9FMADD -O3) f08yxf_7d (-Kfast_GP=1,V9FMADD)
For further details, refer to other documentation supplied or contact NAG (see Section 6).
|-- in.html |-- doc --|-- un.html | |-- nag_fn_un.3 | |-- libnagfl90.a |-- libnagfl90_noblas.a | |-- nag_mod_dir --|-- *.mod fnfsv04db --| | |-- source ---|-- *.f90 |-- examples --|-- data -----|-- *.dat | |-- results --|-- *.r | |-- scripts ---|-- nagexample |-- nagexample_noblas
libnagfl90.a is the compiled library including the NAG version of the BLAS and LAPACK procedures.
The object library libnagfl90_noblas.a does not contain the NAG version of the BLAS and LAPACK procedures and MUST be used with the the (-SSL2) switch at linking. It has been tested using the Fujitsu Scientific Subroutine Library II (FJSVssl2 v1.0).
The examples results given in the directory results are those obtained using libnagfl90.a. Using libnagfl90_noblas.a and the (-SSL2) switch may produce slightly different results.
The following shows the directory/file organization of the PDF documentation materials as they will be installed.
|-- Images --|-- *.gif | | |-- release4.html (main index) | | | |-- genint --|-- *.html (introductory material) NAGdoc --| |-- html --| | | |-- library contents --|-- *.html | | | | | |-- [c01-c29]_fn04.html (chapter indexes) |-- fn --| | |-- genint --|-- *.pdf (introductory material) | | | |-- library contents --|-- *.pdf |-- pdf --| |-- indexes --|-- *.pdf (KWIC and GAMS) | |-- [c01-c29] --|-- *.pdf (chapter and procedure files)
compiled libraries, libnagfl90.a: 26.1 Mb libnagfl90_noblas.a: 21.8 Mb module information files: 2.2 Mb example program material: 1.2 Mb library documentation files: 0.1 Mb PDF documentation files: 19.0 Mb
To install all library material use the Unix tar utility, e.g.
tar xvf /cdrom/fn04.tar(assuming the CD-ROM has been mounted as /cdrom).
The object libraries (libnagfl90.a and libnagfl90_noblas.a) should be moved to a directory, such as /usr/lib/64, in the default search path of the linker, if possible, so that linkage is convenient.
The module information files (nag_mod_dir/*.mod) are supplied in pre-compiled module form. They should be moved to a suitable location so that access is convenient, e.g.
mkdir /usr/local/lib/fl90_modules mv nag_mod_dir/* /usr/local/lib/fl90_modules
The -I"pathname" option should then be specified on each f90 invocation (where "pathname" is /usr/local/lib/fl90_modules) to tell the compiler where to find the modules.
Alternatively, the files may be moved to the same directory as the pre-defined modules supplied with the compiler.
The scripts nagexample and nagexample_noblas refer to the local directory containing the example programs. The files should be copied to (for example) /usr/local/bin, modified to reflect the local installation, and its protection set to world execute.
The man page, which directs users to the HTML form of the Users' Note, should be moved to a directory in the man search path, e.g.
cd doc mv nag_fn_un.3 /usr/man/man3
tar xvf /cdrom/pdf.tar(assuming the CD-ROM has been mounted as /cdrom).
You may wish to move the PDF documentation files to the same location as that for other NAG products.
The following material should also be made accessible to users:
compiled libraries:
libnagfl90.a libnagfl90_noblas.amodules information files:
nag_mod_dir/*.modexample program material:
examples/source/*.f90 examples/data/*.dat examples/results/*.r scripts/nagexample scripts/nagexample_noblaspdf documentation files
Note that the example material has been adapted, if necessary, from that printed in the NAG fl90 Manual, so that programs are suitable for execution with this implementation with no further changes. Making the example material directly available to users provides them with easily adaptable templates for their own problems.
On-line documentation is provided, in PDF form, with this implementation. Please see the readme file on the distribution medium for further information.
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SANTA ANA – Fingerprints and DNA left in a graffiti-pocked alley prove that a bar patron "raped and butchered" a young woman nearly 30 years ago, an Orange County prosecutor told a jury here Wednesday.
Richard Raymond Ramirez, then 23, also was the last person to be seen with Kimberly Gonsalez, then 22, before her semi-nude and bloody body was found in the darkened alley behind Mr. Barry's bar in Garden Grove, Deputy District Attorney Larry Yellin said in his opening statement of Ramirez' death-penalty murder trial.
Gonsalez, a bank teller, had been sexually assaulted and stabbed repeatedly, Yellin said.
Ramirez, a bar regular known by as "Mousy," was arrested a few days later after detectives learned that he had been drinking and dancing with and kissing Gonzales before both left the bar near closing time. His fingerprints were on a long-neck, partially empty bottle of Budweiser found in the alley, Yellin said.
Ramirez was tried, convicted and sentenced to death in 1985 in an Orange County trial during which he testified he last saw Gonsalez as he drove off while she returned to the bar carrying the bottle of beer. But that case was reversed on appeal by a federal court judge in 2008 for juror misconduct.
Ramirez is now back for a retrial before Superior Court Judge William Froeberg.
Yellin contends the passage of time has improved the prosecution's case because forensic tests conducted after the case was reversed show that Ramirez's DNA was found on Gonsalez's body. DNA testing was not a viable crime-solving technique in the 1980s.
Deputy Public Defender Seth Bank, in his opening statement Wednesday, said the defense in this trial will be different from the 1985 defense. He acknowledged that Ramirez "senselessly and needlessly" took Gonsalez's life and that he has "rightfully been in prison for 30 years." Bank and Deputy Public Defender Mick Hill will seek to convince the jury that life in prison without the possibility of parole is a more appropriate than a death sentence – if Ramirez is convicted of special circumstances murder.
In the meanwhile, Ramirez's trial will be adjourned two afternoons a week so that Ramirez can be taken – in handcuffs and under security – to a local hospital for kidney-dialysis treatment to keep him alive.
If Ramirez again receives a death penalty, he will be returned to death row, joining 61 convicted killers from Orange County and more than 730 from throughout California.
No one has been executed in California since 2006, and there is continuing debate on whether the three-drug method of administering lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment. Prison officials are considering using a one-drug system that is in place in some other states.
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Millions of tiny lights illuminated St. Augustine for the first time nearly two decades ago.
Since then, the kick-off ceremony for Nights of Lights has become one of the city's signature events. Former St. Augustine Mayor Greg Baker, who flipped the switch at the first ceremony, did so again Saturday in the Plaza de la Constutucion in front of thousands of people.
"At the time, we didn't know for sure that it was a good idea," Baker said about himself and city officials.
"We knew that night we did the right thing," Baker said. "...Years later, it's still a great idea."
The Light-Up! Night kick-off event to Nights of Lights drew a crowd that packed the plaza, spilled into the streets and lined the storefronts.
Christmas music boomed across the Plaza while people waited for the ceremony.
Norma Anderson of Orlando danced to "All I Want for Christmas is You" with a few friends on the grass near the gazebo, which was covered in red ribbon, green tinsel and Christmas ornaments.
Anderson said she and her friends docked at the St. Augustine Municipal Marina. "We come up every year for the nights of lights," Anderson said. "We make a party out of this."
The cold, windy weather did not appear to deter many people from heading downtown. For some, it was welcome.
"It's kind of chilly tonight," Kathy Desimone said. "It reminds me of home."
Bob and Kathy Desimone of Crescent Beach are originally from Long Island, N.Y. They have been to the event for several years and sat close to each other in lawn chairs in the Plaza.
"It just starts the season off," Kathy said about the event. "It makes you feel festive."
Nights of Lights started with a city commissioner who suggested St. Augustine could set itself apart during the holidays by covering the city with lights, according to release from the City of St. Augustine.
Since its beginning, the event has garnered national recognition. In 2011, National Geographic magazine listed St. Augustine, along with Hong Kong, Madrid, Copenhagen and other cities, as one of the top 10 places in the world to see holiday lights.
Workers were already beginning to string the lights in October in preparation for Saturday. The lights stay up through the end of January.
At the ceremony Saturday, a countdown began around 6:30 p.m. and John Bailey, Sr., who served as mayor from 1965 to 1967, and his family lit the tree that stood topped with a white star in the middle of the Plaza.
Around 6:45 p.m., another countdown began, and then and Baker flipped the switch.
The strands of white lights draped from every tree in the Plaza swayed back and forth in the wind.
Bob Desimone compared the event to the tree lighting back home in Long Island.
"There, it's just a tree to light up," he said. "Here, you light up the whole town."


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Nearly two years after the Topeka City Council in a 7-1 vote squashed a proposal to move Topeka Zoo elephants Sunda and Tembo to a Tennessee sanctuary, Animal Outreach of Kansas is leading another charge to convince the city to take that step.
But zoo director Brendan Wiley spoke against the proposed move Wednesday, saying the zoo takes great pride in the care it provides for the elephants.
Animal Outreach of Kansas, a nonprofit organization, announced Wednesday it had put up two billboards along S.W. Gage Boulevard as part of a campaign to convince the city to retire 49-year-old Sunda, an Asian elephant, and 40-year-old Tembo, an African elephant, to The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn.
The billboards are located near Gage's intersections with Interstate 70 and S.W. 20th Street.
"AOK is drawing attention to retiring the elephants as a way to help the elephants and the zoo," said AOK co-founder Judy Carman. "The Topeka Zoo has been struggling to overcome its poor image, but as long as the elephants remain there, animal welfare will continue to be a serious concern."
AOK co-founder Ann Wilson said: "Tembo and Sunda have spent more than 36-plus years on display at the Topeka Zoo, living in a small, outdated exhibit that does not provide the space elephants need to remain healthy. As a result, both elephants suffer from health issues, have exhibited aggression towards one another, and display neurotic behaviors, such as swaying and rocking."
In a news release Wednesday, AOK said the sanctuary provides 2,700 acres of natural habitat, expert care and a moderate climate far more suitable for elephants.
The release said the sanctuary has agreed to transport and provide lifelong care to Tembo and Sunda at no cost to the zoo or the city.
The news release said that in contrast to the elephant sanctuary, the Topeka Zoo provides less than three-quarters of an acre of space and subjects the elephants to harsh, freezing winters that force them indoors into a tiny concrete barn for most of the winter months.
"This only exacerbates health problems, including often-lethal foot disease caused by lack of movement and hard surfaces," the release said.
Carman, a Lecompton resident, had asked the public in a letter to the editor published Jan. 3 in The Topeka Capital-Journal to urge Wiley to support the move of Sunda and Tembo to the Tennessee sanctuary, which she described as an "elephant paradise."
A similar effort on behalf of Sunda and Tembo prompted an elephant-sized disagreement nearly two years ago.
Nearly all of the 122 seats in the Topeka City Council chambers were filled on Feb. 23, 2010, when that body considered and rejected a proposal to move Sunda and Tembo to the Tennessee sanctuary.
Councilman John Alcala voted in favor of the move, while Karen Hiller, Jack Woelfel, Larry Wolgast, Deborah Swank, Bob Archer, Jeff Preisner and Richard Harmon voted against it.
Councilwoman Sylvia Ortiz was absent from that meeting, where Hiller and Archer argued that the city, which then had an interim director running the zoo, should hire a zoo director to serve on a more permanent basis before making a decision on the elephants' future.
Archer said that day, "The dialogue is going to continue, only when it continues we'll have a very important player, and that will be the next zoo director."
Wiley, who became zoo director in May 2010, said Wednesday he doesn't see that there is an issue with the way Sunda and Tembo are cared for.
"We welcome people in to experience not only that care but the relationship that our caretakers have with our elephants," he said. "If we ever feel like we need to do something different with our elephants, we will make that decision and follow through with it."
Woelfel, Swank and Preisner were replaced on the council this past April by Denise Everhart, Chad Manspeaker and Andrew Gray.
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Purely from an observational perspective there are some elements of the design that I see as leaps forward.
1. The wet clutch at the front of the engine means the bike doesn't have to be half disassembled to replace a clutch and there should be no need for clutch hub spline lubrication.
2. The top to bottom mixture flow with fewer bends in the intake/exhaust path should improve efficiency.
3. Cruise control is a big plus.
4. I think the water cooling is a big plus.
There are some things I wonder about.
1. Cylinders cast as part of the block. Would I have to split the cases to replace worn rings?
2. Is the permanent magnet alternator as prone to stator problems as the F twins seem to be?
3. Will there be clearance to do that simple up-front clutch replacement, or does the whole front end need to come off to remove the front cover?
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The role of the United States, Russia and China in influencing the post-communist transition of Central Asia is the topic of an upcoming public lecture at Beloit College. Titled "Has the Great Game Returned to Central Asia After 9/11?," the talk takes place Wednesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in room 150 of the Science Center.
The lecture will be presented by Bakyt Beshimov, a visiting scholar at Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies who is an expert on democracy, liberty and human rights in Central Asia. His lecture argues that these great powers have failed to transform Central Asia into a region of secure and stable states with dynamic market economies and strong secular systems of government.
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The Workshop will provide participants with a wealth of complicated material in a variety of formats related to our case: Goldcorp's highly conflicted Marlin gold mine in Guatemala. Students will be familiar with the case materials prior to the first meeting of the Workshop; the initial class will, through a series of group exercises, provide a platform for addressing issues of economic development, environmental risk, human rights, government policy, global business norms, chronic violence, and international trade and investment rules. How those dimensions are prioritized, conceptualized and understood will largely be student-driven, with the instructors playing a supportive role. Students will then be encouraged to explore, adapt and apply "solution" methodologies, which could include cost-benefit, risk assessment, and risk-performance analyses, scenario creation, deliberative stakeholder engagement, and supply chain reconfiguration.
Students will work in groups to combine issue knowledge and problem-solving methods to define and evaluate strategic options for different players—the company, the government, and the local communities and their NGO allies. This group work will largely be carried out in the lapse between the two class meetings; students will draw upon the expertise of GSIPM faculty (and possibly others) as needed. The second class meeting will end with a series of group presentations of their proposed solutions to the case problem, and a comparative assessment of the proposals by students and faculty.
The Workshop pilots an innovative "raw" case-study pedagogical approach to understand urgent global issues and build competencies to frame and address them. Our hope is to incorporate the lessons of this workshop to scale this approach up to a regular 2-credit course in the Fall, 2014 semester.
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Corona, Wondolowski complete U.S. comeback to beat Cuba, advance to quarterfinals.
Wondolowski hat trick propels U.S. to Gold Cup romp past Belize.
U.S. nears World Cup qualification after Altidore strike beats Honduras.
Altidore, E. Johnson lead U.S. past Panama, to first in qualifying group.
Evans' first international goal saves U.S. in road victory over Jamaica.
Altidore, Dempsey spark U.S. to rousing victory over Germany.
Americans look for improvement against Germany after rout at hands of Belgium.
FIFA rejects Costa Rica protest of U.S. victory; Orozco Fiscal replaces injured Jones.
In driving snow, Dempsey sends Americans past Costa Rica for much needed qualifying win.
Schedule for American's five home World Cup final-round qualifiers is completed.
Injuries leave American defense shorthanded for next two Cup qualifiers.
Howard has fractured bones in back, appears out for next two U.S. World Cup qualifiers.
U.S. looks bad, losing lead and qualifying opener to Honduras.
U.S., Canada post listless performances for scoreless draw in friendly.
Gomez free kick is enough to send improved U.S. past Jamaica for crucial World Cup qualifying win.
With key players out, U.S. is dominated, loses qualifier to Jamaica on set peices.
U.S. visits Azteca in Mexico and comes away with historic win.
U.S. shortcomings are exposed in 1-1 qualifying draw with Guatemala.
U.S. is not impressive, but dispatches Antigua & Barbuda 3-1 to open qualifying.
U.S. sputters in 0-0 draw with Canada in prelude to qualifying.
Donovan's three goals spark U.S. past Scotland 5-1 in friendly.
By Robert Wagman
(Tuesday, July 16, 2013) -- Very often, when a goalkeeper makes a great save, it inspires his teammates to elevate their performance. That was certainly the case tonight when United States mens keeper Sean Johnson made a sensational stop and the American attack, anemic to that point, embarked on a 100-yard dash, culminated by reserve midfielder Brek Sheas clinical finish.
Sheas first international goal came in the 82nd minute, staking the U.S. to a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica for the Group C title in the CONCACAF Gold Cup before 25,432 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn.
The U.S. (3-0), setting a record with its eight straight win, advanced to a Sunday quarterfinal against El Salvador at Baltimores M&T Bank Stadium at 4 p.m. (ET). The game will be televised by Fox and Spanish-language Univision.
The U.S., the only team in the 12-nation field to win all three of its group games, snapped Costa Ricas eight-match unbeaten streak and a period of 785 minutes without conceding a goal. The last time the Ticos allowed the goals was a 1-0 loss March 22 to the Americans in a snowy and controversial World Cup qualifier in Commerce City, Colo.
The game seemed headed for a 0-0 draw, which would have been good for the U.S., which would have won Group C if the match ended tied. Then, in the 82nd minute, Costa Rica midfielder Celso Borges sent a left-side corner kick to the far post where defender Carlos Johnson powered a header to the top right corner. Johnson went up and made a brilliant save, batting the ball off his crossbar.
After a wild scramble in the penalty area, the ball was cleared into the middle where U.S. midfielder Joe Corona fed midfielder Landon Donovan, racing across the center-stripe on the right flank. In full stride, Donovan used his first touch to send the ball to five yards above the center of the box. Shea ran on to it and with his second touch drove a low left-footer which glanced off the sliding Pembertons right glove into the left side of the net.
The U.S. was flat through an uneventful opening 45 minutes, rarely dangerous and seemingly content to try to move the ball down the outside> The ball often went to the feet of left-side defender DaMarcus Beasley, who tried to use his speed to get around defenders. Any attempt by the Americans to move the ball through the middle was usually futile, with multiple Ticos defenders responding.
As a mark of how impotent the U.S. attack was in the first half, striker Chris Wondolowski, the Gold Cup leader with five goals, didnt get his first touch on the ball until the 35th minute and his one shot on goal was easily turned away by Pemberton. For the match, the U.S. managed four shots on goal and Costa Rica two.
Pemberton made a good save on Wondolowski in the 56th minute and, Donovan was in prime position to net the rebound, but muffed the shot, allowing the prone keeper to corral it.
The U.S. defense was improved tonight, particularly on set pieces, and held Costa Rica to very few quality chances. With both American outside backs pushing forward, a lot of defending was done by the midfielders and, on one late occasion, by Donovan who tracked all the way back to provide cover.
Earlier, U.S. coach Jürgen Klinsmann had said that he would likely start his best 11 for this game, but he did not. Besides giving Johnson his first start in goal since a friendly in January, midfielder Kyle Beckerman, and defenders Oguchi Onyewu and Tony Beltran were on the bench and unused. At times, it is difficult to interpret which players Klinsmann favors.
Goalkeeper Sean Johnson - 6: He had nothing to do and barely toughed the ball for the first hour. Then, he made a very fine save in the 82nd minute that started the U.S.s winning sequence. He added a good save and snatched a dangerous cross in stoppage time to preserve the triumph. He was there when he had to be in a much more assured performance than some of his previous international starts.
Defender DaMarcus Beasley - 6: In the first half, he was really much of the U.S. offense as he essentially played an attacking midfield role.
Defender Michael Orozco Fiscal - 5.5: At times, he seemed a step slow in coverage, but he did not pay a price. His distribution from the back could have been better.
Defender Clarence Goodson - 6: Ranged both to his right and left, and was effective in stopping a number of Costa Rican thrusts. He did well on the few high balls that were sent into the box in a steady performance.
Defender Michael Parkhurst - 5.5: He had an odd night. He pushed forward often, but then tended to get caught out of position. He did well defensively and made no big missteps. His big play of the night was tripping Costa Rica defender Kenny Cunningham, as he made a late, dangerous run for an equalizer. He earned a yellow card for the professional foul.
Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya - 6: With Beasley pushing far forward, Bedoya had the responsibility of filling the hole that was opened on the left side and he did so admirably. He broke up any number of Costa Rican attacks in a match that was mainly played in the midfield.
Midfielder Mikkel Diskerud - 6.5: He was aggressive and solid, resembling a second-team version of Jermaine Jones without Jones penchant for yellow cards. Diskerud does much of the hard work in the midfield and acts as a link between the defense and those in front of him. For the second match in a row, he was tireless, often dropping deep into the defensive end while sometimes combining with Donovan to push the attack in a fine effort.
Midfielder Jose Torres - 5.5: He wants to be an offensive force, but he was required to play a lot of defense. He did so effectively, but made a few errors. He looked tired as the second half ground on.
Midfielder Stuart Holden - 4: This was his first 90-minute appearance for the U.S. in almost three years. He simply looked tired and really had no impact on the match.
Forward Landon Donovan - 6.5: He provided what little movement there was in the U.S. offense. He is to be commended for the effort he put in over 90 minutes, constantly fighting off multiple markers. His pass to Shea for the winner was a thing of beauty.
Forward Chris Wondolowski - 4.5: What he showed tonight is that while he has good movement in the box, he does very little running outside of it. He has clearly shown he can get in a good position and finish when the ball is given to him, but he often does not have the pace to put himself in those positions. He might just be weary from three matches in eight days.
Midfielder Brek Shea (77th minute for Gomez) - 6: Coming off a dreadful performance against Cuba, he was much better tonight. He was active and, when he had the game on his foot, he made no mistake..
Midfielder Herculez Gomez (77th minute for Holden) - 5: He had the disappointment where most of his time was spent killing off the match. He really never touched the ball.
Midfielder Joe Corona (80th minute for Bedoya) - 5.5: He was active in the midfield in the last few minutes.
SoccerTimes U.S. Player of the Match: Mikkel Diskerud.
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A national report released Thursday by a coalition of public health organizations shows that Wyoming is doing well in protecting kids from tobacco. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has more.
The annual report released by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids shows that Wyoming ranks 4th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and helping adult smokers quit. Vice President of Research with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Danny McGoldrick says that compared to most states in the nation, Wyoming is doing fairly well.
The number of dollars tobacco companies spend on marketing each year trumps what is spent on tobacco prevention services.
McGoldrick explains how raising the tobacco tax in the state could benefit Wyoming's prevention efforts.
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De'Mon Brooks of Davidson has been named Southern Conference Player of the Year by both the Coaches and Media for 13-14.
Joining Brooks on the All-SoCon First Team are Karl Cochran, Zaccheus Mason, Trey Sumler and Lucas Troutman. On the All-SoCon Second Team are Kyle Cain, Stephen Croone, Jelani Hewitt, Brian Sullivan and Tim Williams.
Isaiah Williams was named Freshman of the Year by the Media, while Tevon Saddler won the honor from the Coaches.


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Prepare New Beds
When the soil is dry enough to work, till the soil to a depth of 6 to 8 inches. Spread a 3-inch-thick layer of compost or well-rotted manure over the bed and dig it in, then rake the bed smooth. The bed is now ready to plant once the weather warms.
Plant Asparagus
Plant bare-root plants of asparagus, horseradish, and rhubarb this month. Asparagus crowns are best planted in a 1-foot-deep trench that's filled in as the plant grows. Plant in a full-sun location in soil amended with compost. Keep the area well watered this summer and weed free for best growth.
Protect Fruit Trees
Spray apple, cherry, peach and pear trees with lime-sulfur or fixed copper to prevent diseases this spring. Apply dormant oil sprays now to control scale insects on the bark. Apply all sprays on a calm, dry day when temperatures are above 40F and rain is not predicted for 24 hours.
Prune Clematis
After the danger of hard frost is past, prune fall-flowering clematis back to the strongest stems. Wait until after blooming is finished on spring-flowering clematis before pruning. After pruning, broadcast fertilizer on the soil beneath the plants, scratch it in, and water well.
Divide Perennials
Divide summer- and fall-flowering perennials such as chrysanthemums and Shasta daisies now to promote better bloom later this year. Wait until autumn to divide spring-flowering perennials such as candytuft, bleeding heart, and creeping phlox.


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The stimulus of the development of the East London Corridor, Stratford City, Westfield Stratford and, of course, the 2012 Olympic Games started a renaissance of the London Borough of Newham, a borough with undiscovered scenic and architectural interest.
Like the Glastonbury Festival the New Newham Ride was on sabbatical in 2012. The rides return in 2013 on:Saturday 27 AprilSaturday 18 MaySaturday 15 JuneSaturday 6 JulySaturday 27 JulySaturday 17 AugustSaturday 7 September All rides start at 10.30 from outside Stratford Station and finish back at Stratford Station at about 15.00. No need to book. Just turn up on the day with your bike.These leisurely, social rides with a café stop are almost entirely off-road along paths suitable for all types of bikes in good working order. The places of scenic and architectural interest on this Newham route include - the Greenway, The Olympic Park, Three Mills (Grade I listed), River Lea Park, Cody Dock, Bow Creek Ecology Park, Royal Docks, Siemens Urban Sustainability Centre, Thames Barrier Park, Brick Lane Music Hall, London City Airport, Beckton Alps and St Mary Magdalene Church (Grade I listed).Although intended for adults the rides are suitable for older children accompanied by a parent or guardian.Dr Bike (free cycle safety check) will be available from 9am before the ride.Bernard McDonnellEmma HarperNewham Cyclists07947236965
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Post by Allison Aubrey, The Salt at NPR Food (4/18/13)
Is the occasional glass of wine or beer OK for moms-to-be?
According to a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, there doesn't seem to be any measurable risk.
The study found that drinking up to two alcoholic beverages per week during pregnancy is not linked to developmental problems in children. But even the study's authors caution that abstaining from alcohol is still best for mothers-to-be.
The research was done at the University College London, using data collected as part of the Millennium Cohort Study. The researchers looked at about 10,000 children born in the U.K. between 2000 and 2001. When the children were 7 years old, they were given math, reading and spatial skills tests. And parents completed questionnaires about the children's emotional and social development.
The researchers found that children born to women who consumed a little alcohol during pregnancy had higher test scores on some tests compared with children of nondrinkers. But the researchers conclude that most of these differences were too small to be statistically significant.
"While we have followed these children for the first seven years of their lives, further research is needed to detect whether any adverse effects of low levels of alcohol consumption in pregnancy emerge later in childhood," professor Yvonne Kelly, of the International Centre for Lifecourse Studies (ICLS) at University College London, and co-author of the study, said in a statement released by the journal.
The Department of Health in the U.K. recommends that pregnant women avoid alcohol altogether. But if moms-to-be do choose to drink, the government's advice is "to not have more than one to two units of alcohol once or twice a week, and not to get drunk," according to this U.K. government site. Under the British government's definition, a small 4-ounce glass of wine is about one-and-a-half units.
Experts on fetal alcohol syndrome in the U.S. aren't so convinced by the new findings. "Failure to see an effect doesn't mean that there isn't one, or that drinking in pregnancy is safe," says Dr. Robert Sokol, director of the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development at Wayne State University, in an email to The Salt. He explains that the ability to detect effects of low levels of alcohol exposure depends largely on what's measured.
Another shortcoming of the study is that people tend to under-report alcohol consumption when they're questioned about it, says Dr. David Garry of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University. And in this study, women weren't asked to recall how much alcohol they drank until their child was 9 months old, so memories may not have been so clear. It's "not a convincing study," says Garry.
"If a woman has had some drinks in pregnancy, I would reassure her that the [child's] development is likely to be normal," writes Garry in an email to The Salt. But overall, he says, drinking does pose a risk and should be avoided during pregnancy.
Robert Sokol agrees. "It's still the case that it's safest not to drink during pregnancy," Sokol says.
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If you have fan on low just to to move the air and the ac or heat comes on, will it override low setting and go to medium or high if it needs to.
This thing just gets better and better
Will it override and go to medium or high as need be for your call for heat or cooling? No. It will go to exactly the right CFM needed for your call for heat, cooling, or dehumidification, complete with ramp up and ramp down and adjusting cooling CFM on the fly to get the right mix of sensible and latent.
This Low, Medium, High thing is only there to simplify constant fan speed setting for the customer.
And if you have it on constant fan, it will also suppress the fan for a few minutes (5?) after a call for cooling finishes to help the coil drip dry before you start blowing across it again. Once it's had a chance to dry out, the constant fan goes right back to your setting. You don't want that condensate going back into the air stream, after all
All I can say is I've had it for seven months, and yes, it really does just keep getting better and better.
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That fan should be running continuously no matter what. Thats what its for.
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If fan should run continously, why doesn't it just revert back in low all the time with the option for med. and high?
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The major problem with the situation in the USA re histotech that I see ... There is a shortage of histotechs and instead of improving the salary and career prospects many health organizations are hiring people who are not trained and will work for much less, keeping the overall salary base low. Cannot blame the people who are taking these jobs as they have to have some work. This situation will not change unless we have some attitude changes in management and in the training that is available. I personally would prefer the NSH to have its own testing and its own testing centers, for all histotechs at a certain level to have to be certified and for all individuals below this level to be in formal training programs. This requires some sort of standardization for training and testing across the country. While I hate the thought of the federal government being in charge of anything, I think that this is the only way in which respect for the profession and salaries will increase. Finally we have a big public relations gap. Very few members of the general public have any idea what histotechs do. Barry -----Original Message----- From: email@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Terry Murphy Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 7:34 AM To: firstname.lastname@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: Re: [Histonet] "Brit" Hitotech/Firestorm? HI everyone I feel the urge to join this discussion. I got into the field of histology 15 years ago and enjoyed the work and the concepts. I wanted to move up in the field ao I earned my HTL (ASCP) instead of the HT(ASCP) since I have a Bachelor's degree in Biology. That didn't get me any more respect or money. Still trying to improve my situation I earn a Master's degree in Health Administration and I once again my employment has not improved. As a matter of fact my employment situation has gotten worse since I earned a Master's degree. I had acheived a position as a supervisor only to be "run out of the lab" by an arrogant PA and, I can only assume, seasoned histotechs that fear change. Any way now I have been working as a traveling histotech. The pay is better than if I had a permanent job. The facility I am at now recently hired a person to be trained as a tech. This new employee has a GED not a high school dipolma and he has no background in in science or medicine. He is doing good given his background but I find it kind of a insult to educated techs like myself that that someone without education or experience has been hired to do the same job that us techs have studied extensively. Now I am done traveling and am trying to get a histotech job close to my home town so I can live in my house and more importantly live with my wife. I have applied for tech positions and either haven't heard from the facility except for a rejection letter. When I can get a hold of a hireing supervisor I have been told that "this is a entry level position and it doesn't pay well", "you are overqualified", and, this really surprised me, "your skill set will not go well in our laboratory". Someone on this board mentioned about being "black listed" I feel that I have now entered that list. Most likely I have more education than the people that I would be reporting to and they probably feel threatened by me. Someone suggested that I "dumb down" my resume and exclude some education and my publication but I do not like the idea of excluding accomplishments that I am proud of. Lastly, as for wages, histotechs are grossly underpaid while Pathologist Assistants are grossly overpaid!!!! Thanks for letting me vent. Sincerely, Another fustrated histotech. >From: "Sarah Jones"
>To: >Subject: Re: [Histonet] "Brit" Hitotech/Firestorm? >Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 16:12:29 -0700 > >I have to remind you here, Diana, that you are speaking for yourself only >with your statement about "in NA we tend to stay put". That may be for >some >people. However, I have found throughout my ~40 year career in >Histotechnology (especially in the last half of it!!) the only way to get a >decent raise is to pack up and move on. Unfortunately, here in NA our >annual raises do not even keep up with the cost of living. In fact, it is >down-right terrible!! I have my HTL and got my CM recently, I am proud to >say. However, I haven't received any additional compensation for either, >and I doubt I ever will. (HTL for 24 yrs.) > >Which brings up something else: The ASCP used to be the American Society >of >Clinical Pathologists. It is now the American Society of Clinical >Pathology. What changed? I'm not sure. Does anyone know, except the >'insiders', that is? I do have first-hand knowledge of what used to be. >The Pathologists ran it, and they had a lot to do with where Histotechs >sat -- low on the rung of the Pathology Laboratory ladder for YEARS. The >Registry was in my home town in Muncie, Indiana, and my Mother was the >secretary to the Registrar for many years. (This was all before it was >centralized in Chicago. Prior to the relocation to Chicago, the Registry >was in the town where the Chairman of the Board was located. L. >Montgomery, >M.D., was the Chairman of the Board for ~30 years that I know of, and thus >was the Registry located in Muncie.) There are other things I could tell >you; but I was sworn to secrecy years ago, and I will honor that pledge. >Suffice it to say, the Pathologists wanted to keep the salaries of the >Histotechs down, and did everything in their power to do so. 'Nuff said! > >When I started into the field of Histotechnology at the University of >Chicago back in 1965, the Techies associated with the ASCP were trying to >change the requirements for Histotechs, but to no avail. Not until January >of 2005 did the change they were attempting to accomplish way back then >prevail. I didn't really understand what was happening then, but today I >do. There are MANY places here in the USA (where there is a severe >shortage >of Histotechs) where they will still hire techs that are not licensed. In >fact, there are places where a licensed Histologic Technician OR a licensed >Histotechnologist are black-listed by the other techs--most likely in fear >that their own incompetence might be discovered! > >The cost of living in certain areas of the country are no longer taken into >consideration in the way they were in the past when it comes to hiring >techs. That also saddens me. How is it that they think I can live in the >most expensive county in California that pays the lowest wages of any >county >in California?? That is craziness in my book!!!! Yet they wonder why they >cannot find good Histotechs here in this county! GO FIGURE!! > >Anyway, I could go on and on, but I won't. Hope this sheds some light on >some things for some folks. Please address any personal questions to: >firstname.lastname@example.com > >Sarah > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Diana McCaig" >To: >Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 10:41 AM >Subject: RE: [Histonet] "Brit" Hitotech/Firestorm? > > > > > > What are you all using to compare the wage scales. Biomedical >scientists >do > > not get paid as well as we do in North America if you factor in their >cost > > of living. I understand there is a recent trend to increase the wages >in > > order to keep them on board as there is a lot of migration to various >labs > > throughout a career where in NA we tend to stay put. > > Diana McCaig, MLT > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry Woody [SMTP:email@example.com] > > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 1:35 PM > > To: email@example.com; email@example.com > > Subject: Re: [Histonet] "Brit" Hitotech/Firestorm? > > > > You may want to try some of the big biotech companies where there is > > a need for people with more skills in the lab and the compensation can >be > > better than a medical lab. > > > > firstname.lastname@example.com wrote:Rogerson Kemlo carries on the discussion > > about histotechnologist training. > > > > In regards to hospital histology labs in the USA: > > > > I don't want to start a firestorm of criticism here, but I think > > there is a real danger that in Great Britain those technologists >performing > > in the histology laboratories may be over qualified.A few months ago >here >on > > the Histonet, someone in the U.K. was bemoaning the lack of histology > > technologists in the U.K., and how short staffed they were. Was that >because > > the bar had been set too high? Was the level of education required too >much > > for the compensation received? Has a "closed shop" (to use a union >term!) >in > > effect, been created? > > Here in the United States there are hundreds of community type > > hospitals and smaller medical centers that have histology laboratories. >In > > those laboratories work histotechnologists doing a fine job with a lot >less > > education than a fully qualified histotechnologist in the U.K.. At the >other > > end of the spectrum are histology laboratories here doing more advanced > > procedures where degrees and extra training are required. > > However, histotechnology training in the U.K. and USA are inherently > > different. When I lived in the U.K. years and years ago (and it may have > > changed now), all the hospitals were government owned, lab personnel got >a > > day off each week with pay to attend IMLT classes, and the classes were > > free. To work in a hospital laboratory you had to be "State Registered". > > In the USA hospitals are owned by all sorts of organizations. You > > don't get "day release" to attend classes. If you do attend classes, >money > > has to come from somewhere to pay for it. Further you may live >miles/hours > > from the nearest college where you can attend classes.Since the >different > > organisations may be "for profit" or even "Non-profit", they want to >save > > money by not paying too higher salaries. Most often they pay what other > > hospitals in the area pay for the same type work. > > The 50 states have different requirements for working in their > > hospital laboratories. > > Hospitals have coped with these differences by making histology > > laboratories a separate section of the laboratory, with > > technicians/technologists trained just to work in that lab. > > I think a histotechnologist from the U.K. could easily find a > > position in the USA, but they might feel underappreciated and underpaid! > > (maybe even under challanged!) > > Well, that's my two bits worth! > > > > Mike Titford > > USA Pathology > > Mobile AL USA > > _______________________________________________ > > Histonet mailing list > > firstname.lastname@example.com > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > _______________________________________________ > > Histonet mailing list > > email@example.com > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Histonet mailing list > > email@example.com > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > >_______________________________________________ >Histonet mailing list >email@example.com >http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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I have a few of these phones lying around.
I have opened up the boot loader and gotten a proper stable customized rom running on it.
I added the camera to the back ground and overlay ed gps positions of the phones.
I'm working on my own interface using the camera to track my hand movements so that it knows what gesture and where on the screen i did it.
almost like Tony Stark's work benches or Accelworld's virtual desktop.
One part that has me puzzle's is how would I fit the screen with a small cable on a head band and make it possible for me to focus on the tiny screen without killing my eye.
Almost like a small monocle a.
I'm asking apon the minds here to please.
I'm hoping if i can make success of this one then i will add another monocle and more powerful chipset.


text: What happens when a loaded straight dump loses its brakes on a downhill run and collides head-on with a tanker truck loaded with jet fuel? Not what you might expect. Reporter Brett Kelman, writing in the Pacific Daily News, reports that Guam Governor Eddie Calvo (pictured) was proclaiming the relatively ho-hum aftermath, with mostly minor injuries, as an act of God. On the way to the big collision, the dump missed the governor by a mere ...Read More


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The panda contently chewed on his bamboo branch. This lunch was especially pleasing for the panda. He had been eating small moles and birds for the past few days on account of the recent forest fire that had engulfed his normal resting place. As well as most of his food. The fire has ended though, and he was able to find some untouched bamboo branches.
He has small chunks of fur missing revealing scalded black skin and he is bleeding in a few places. But scars heal and a little bit of pain is hardly a match for the determination of a hungry panda. All of the sudden the panda hears a noise. His ears, which were wiggling happily before, are now pricked back trying to detect any more noises and from what direction they came from.
He hears it again and he sees a black shadow dart from a tree to behind a bush. His suspicions were correct. It is a ninja. The black shadow clan has obviously been on his trail since the fire!
"Panda! I see you have survived the fire," said a voice from the shadows, "Very good. We apologize for the damage it may have caused you. It was merely a gauge of your survival skills. Now, Panda! DEFEND YOURSELF!"
Three silver streaks slice through the air at Panda. Panda deflected one with his razor sharp claws, dodged the second, and caught the third with his mouth. But it was a distraction: The black shadow ninja jumped out of the shadows, katana in hand, towards Panda! Panda got in the infamous balanced demon stance, that only he knows. A long time ago, Master Yokusan, had taught Panda his deadly skill but did not teach it to his jealous brother for his heart was filled with anger and hatred.
I see you have learned well from Master Yokusan, said the ninja in mid air. Panda did a forward summersault and spin kicked the flying ninja in mid air, knocking him to the ground. The ninja bounced up and threw 5 more deadly ninja stars that streak through the air at panda. Panda deflected them easily with his razor sharp claws.
Now it is my turn, says Panda.
Panda unsheathes his legendary Green Sword of Samurai Glory and advances slowly towards the ninja then stops. The ninja gets in position to defend then stops. The war is at a stand still for now, each opponent waiting for the other to attack.
The calm before the storm.
Without notice, Panda lunged towards the ninja with all the fury of the panda spirits in his furry panda heart! He slices at the chest of the poorly guarded ninja. It barely manages to cut the skin when the ninja springs back up and attacks panda again!
Blow after blow is blocked professionally by Panda. Sparks fill the air. Sweat and exhaustion overcome Panda when the ninja gets a lucky hit and strikes a painful blow to the stomach of panda, spilling blood. The ninja kicked the face of Panda knocking him backwards.
The Ninja took out a knife and held it to pandas throat and looked into Pandas eyes. Father ? asked Ninja calmly.
Son, you have been taught well. Now you must take the legendary Green Sword of Samurai Glory and avenge my death.
I will dad.
The ninja twirled the sword around and then stabbed himself in the throat with his newly acquired sword.
NOOOOO!!!!!! cries the Panda, Why did you have to do this? Why?
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*Please note, due to holidays etc., this is a repeat of last week's question to help Emily*
As you may know, we have a weekly feature, Team Oracle, whereby each Friday (with the question asker's permission) we open questions of a personal nature to all of you to answer too. Then, the following Friday, I post a selection of the best answers, alongside my own reply.
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Basically I'm really worried about my 14 years old sister. Her new friends aren't respectable people, they're all older than her, they drink, smoke, take drugs, have sex. I'm scared because she's REALLY an easily influenced person, plus I found out few months ago that she smokes and her boyfriends tried to have sex with her. I'm only 17 but I'm her big sister, it's my duty to protect her but I really don't know how anymore. I tried to talk to my parents and they had a conversation with her, so now they think it's over and they still trust her but they're wrong. So Oracle, please help me because I don't know what to do. I care about, I don't want something bad happens to her.
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Hey, the California Pops Orchestra is doing a radio-style show. Perfect for the entire family -- since it's a radio format, you don't have to look up, so the kids can text the whole time!
Just kidding, Kim.
Anyway, lots of radio going around. First the L.A. Theatre Works troupe at Stanford on Jan. 27 with a radio play about Robert Kennedy and the civil-rights movement ...
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The RDF is selling this t-shirt, and I really, really like it. I have this design on my grocery bags right now, but I'm clearly going to have to get it as apparel.
It says, "Religion: Together we can find the cure." Why is it so good?
Because, first of all, it's not garish. I can stroll down to the store every day carrying it, and it's not like I'm slapping all the passers-by in the face. It's subtle. It's also simple — a good message has to be brief and thought-provoking to be effective.
But despite being subtle, it's strong and unambiguous in expressing the atheist position on faith. Most of the time, people don't even notice when I'm carrying it…but every once in a while I get this wonderfully rewarding double-take as people notice what it says, and it sinks in and they realize what I'm saying. That's the real payoff.
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An Atlanta judge decided that Usher Raymond will retain primary custody of his two sons, Naviyd, 4, and Usher V, 5, with ex-wife Tameka Foster Raymond, reports TMZ.
Judge John J. Goger made the decision at the conclusion of an emergency hearing called after Usher V nearly drowned in a pool at the singer's home on Wednesday.
Usher's five-year-old namesake attempted to retrieve a toy trapped in a pool drain on Aug. 6 when his arm got stuck. Adults on the scene, including Usher's Aunt Rena Oden, attempted to rescue him, but were unsuccessful. Fortunately, two male employees were able to free the child, who received CPR before being rushed to an Atlanta hospital.
During the hearing, Tameka once again accused Usher of being an absentee father who left their children in the care of third parties up to 85 percent of the time. These accusations were rebutted by Usher's legal council. When Tameka claimed that Usher's home was complete "chaos," the singer countered that the accident could have happened to anyone.
In the end, the judge dismissed Foster Raymond's petition for primary custody, which didn't surprise many observers. But the sweet hug that the former spouses shared did.
Though Judge Goger said that he was "impressed" with Oden's qualifications as a caregiver, he also warned Usher that he "would be well-advised to keep [his] former spouse informed about [his] whereabouts and who is taking care of the kids."
Usher's 11-year-old step-son Kile Glover was declared brain dead by doctors on July 8, 2012 following a jet-ski accident on Atlanta's Lake Lanier. He died from his injuries on July 21, 2012.
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Bargnani should post Jawad Williams. Williams doesn't have the length or bulk to defend him down low.
Bargnani should post Jawad Williams. Williams doesn't have the length or bulk to defend him down low.
Horrible cut off the ball by Williams. He took away the baseline.
LeBron James had the whole right hand side of the court to work with and an open baseline. He was against Hedo out beyond the three point line at a 45 degree angle. That drive was ripe for the taking ... until Williams made a bone headed cut and screwed up the spacing.
On another note ... Jawad Williams continues to prove that he's not a rotation caliber player in this league + is a highly questionable 13th-15th man who may not belong in the league to begin with.
Cleveland badly needs to add someone who can provide more quickness and athleticism to that front line. They need to address this weakness.
fuckin Turk SUCKS. those last 7 points were all on him. didnt run the screen and roll to bosh, and that started it.
The Cavs were good value for their win
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