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Annual, perennial herb, shrubs, generally bristly or sharply hairy
Stem prostrate to erect
Leaves cauline, often with basal rosette, generally simple, alternate; lower sometimes opposite, entire
Inflorescence: cyme, generally elongate, panicle-, raceme- or spike-like, coiled in flower, generally uncoiled in fruit or flowers 12 per axil
Flowers generally bisexual, generally radial; sepals 5, free or fused in lower half; corolla 5-lobed, generally salverform, top of tube generally appendaged, appendages 5, alternating with stamens, sometimes arching over tube; stamens 5, epipetalous; ovary superior, generally 4-lobed, style generally entire
Fruit: nutlets 14, smooth to variously roughened, sometimes prickly or bristled
Genera in family: ± 100 genera, ± 2000 species: tropical, temp, especially w North America, Medit; some cultivated (Borago, Echium, Myosotis, Symphytum ).
Almost all genera may be TOXIC from alkaloids or accumulated nitrates
Recent taxonomic note: Recently treated to include Hydrophyllaceae [Olmsted et al. 2000 Mol Phylog Evol 16:96112]
Family description, key to genera by Timothy C. Messick.
Annual, biennial, perennial herb
Stem simple or branched; branches generally ascending to erect, hairy
Leaves strigose, rough-hairy, or bristly, largest bristles (especially lower surface) bulbous-based; basal whorled; cauline generally opposite below, alternate above
Inflorescence generally terminal, generally elongated in fruit, open (flowers in fruit not overlapping or touching side to side) or dense (flowers in fruit overlapping or touching side to side)
Flower: sepals ± free; corolla generally white, tube generally 113 mm, appendages 5, white to yellow, limb 15 mm wide in annual, 612 mm wide in per; anthers included; ovary generally 4-lobed,
Fruit: nutlets 14, back generally grayish brown, smooth and shiny or granular, tubercled, or rough at 10X , margin rounded, sometimes sharp-edged, groove on inside surface narrow, open to closed, sometimes raised, edges inrolled to sharp-angled, generally forked or flared open at base
Species in genus: ± 160 species: w Am
Etymology: (Greek: hidden flowers, from cleistogamous flowers of some species)
Reference: [Higgins 1971 Brigham Young Sci Bull Biol Ser 13(4):163]
Annual species generally self-pollinating; per species homostylous or heterostylous. Many annual species difficult to separate; observation of nutlets and hairs requires magnification at 20X.
Annual 1050 cm
Stem generally branched throughout, short-rough-hairy; hairs generally only spreading
Leaf 14 cm, linear to oblong, short-bristly
Inflorescence dense to open in fruit; lower flowers generally not touching
Flower: sepals < 1 mm, 11.5 mm and narrowly lanceolate in fruit, bristly, bristles spreading to ascending; corolla limb 0.51 mm wide
Fruit: nutlets 4 (1 slightly > other 3), < 1 mm, back generally shiny, brown, odd nutlet back smooth, other 3 fine-tubercled, groove flared open at base, edges raised
Ecology: Open places, chaparral, woodland
Elevation: < 950 m.
Bioregional distribution: Sierra Nevada Foothills, San Joaquin Valley, Central Western California, Southwestern California
Distribution outside California: Baja California


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Another great documentary to add to your Netflix queue. This time we go to Nazi Germany to see how Adolf Hitlers obsession with art drove him to attack and pillage some of the best museums and galleries of the world.
The Rape of Europa tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of Europe's art treasures during the Third Reich and World War II.

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Virgin Media 'world of entertainment' by RKCR/Y&R
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A girl discovers more than she bargained for in RKCR's latest spot for Virgin Media which illustrates the wide variety of shows available on the network.
A TV studio provides the backdrop for the plethora of unexpected sights which the curious girl uncovers.
A giant appears from behind a door, an astronaut hovers in the stock room and a group of tribal Aztecs hold a camp fire in this surreal otherworld.
Ringan Ledwidge directed the 60-second spot, which also sees a modern police car chase flank a troupe of soldiers.


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NHL Game Night: 3-6-14 Sabres at Lightning
Anders Lindback allowed 3 goals on 21 shots for the loss. I didn't consider any of the 3 goals weak ones, but again, you want your goaltender to help you keep contact in a close game like that and Lindback doesn't.
First Period
15:56 BUF Myers (9), (unassisted)
Second Period
9:25 BUF Foligno (7), (Hodgson, Myers)
Third Period
13:44 BUF Hodgson (16), (Foligno)
17:31 TB Johnson (19), (Hedman)
Tonight's result was not for a lack of effort, shots, or chances. They outshot Buffalo 44-21, which is amazing considering how low the Lightning's shot totals were on the last roadtrip. They came out with a lot of adrenaline flowing and put a ton of pressure on the Sabres. It led to them getting a little loose defensively and some stupid turnovers like the thing Mark Barberio did on Buffalo's first goal, but for the most part I can't be mad at what I saw. They dominated the faceoff circles. They dominated possession. In his return and wearing the "C" for the first time, Steven Stamkos had at least 3 chances he'd probably have potted were it not for needing to shake off a little rust. In the end, though, Jhonas Enroth stood on his head at a very inopportune time with the Lightning's playoff chances starting to head south.
Mike Kostka had 7 shots, 2 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 18:57. Yes, it's the Sabres, but you have to be encouraged at how well he filled in with Gudas out of the lineup and how active he was offensively.
Richard Panik had 1 hit in 13:12. The stats don't tell the tale. He was a lot stronger and more confident on the puck than he was before his demotion to Syracuse. He's now 1 game away from graduation from prospect status on the website.
Nikita Kucherov was -1 with 2 penalty minutes and 3 shots in 13:52. He failed to convert 2 breakaways and you can see how distraught he was at the bench. He's probably never faced a scoring slump like this in his life. He also is 1 game away from graduation from prospect status on the site.
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When you auto insurance company calculates your car insurance premium, they take into account a variety of factors, each of which are given different weight. Some of these factors you have control over, such as your driving record and what type of car you own. Other factors, such as age and gender, you have no control over. So why do insurance companies consider these?
Women have paid lower car insurance rates than men for a long time. Statistically speaking, men are more likely to engage in risky behavior while on the road, and they die in accidents at a higher rate. Gender is an especially important factor to insurance companies when they're insuring young men.
Even though men pay more for insurance on average, there are many other factors at work when insurers calculate premiums. An adult man with a safe driving record will likely have a lower premium than a woman of the same age who has been at-fault for multiple accidents. In order to keep premiums affordable, men should focus on driving safely and explore other discounts.
The way age affects your car insurance premium is pretty straightforward. Younger drivers don't possess the same experience and decision-making abilities as older drivers. They have an increased chance of being involved in an accident and filing a claim. In order to protect themselves, insurance companies need to charge teenage drivers more money.
As a person gains more experience, their insurance premium will decline. However, this decrease is partially dependent on whether or not a driver has maintained a safe driving record. A driver will start paying normal adult rates around the time they reach 25. After that, the way age factors into their insurance premiums will stay consistent until they reach old age.
Many insurance providers offer discounts to people once they reach the age of 50 or 55. When a driver has decades of experience behind them, they're able to make smart decision while on the road, and they're much less likely to be involved in fatal accidents. These discounts are often applied to a policy automatically.
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Romney Speech Reflections
Mitt Romney gave an eloquent defense of the positive and crucial rule that religion has played in our nation's history from the first settlements down to the present day. In that regard, Gov. Romney performed an important service to the nation, because this speech was even more important for the country than it was for Gov. Romney and his presidential prospects. Why? Because he reminded Americans, in a high profile venue with the focused attention of the media and millions of citizens listening, of our priceless heritage both of religious freedom and religious diversity.
I had been urging Gov. Romney to give such a speech for more than a year, ever since I was among several Evangelical leaders who met with him at his home in Massachusetts in October 2006. During that meeting, I gave him a copy of JFK's September 1960 speech and urged him to use it as a guide to addressing the issue.
Sitting on the second row in the auditorium of the George Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M, as I was, one could clearly see the heart-felt passion with which Gov. Romney delivered this address. Two of his senior staff members assured me that Gov. Romney wrote the speech himself, not speech writers. He was clearly speaking from his heart, and from the second row, you could feel the emotion, not just see it. One staff member told me that he had worked for the Governor for six years and he had "never heard him be more eloquent." I responded, "Nothing generates more eloquence than heart-felt conviction."
And he followed the JFK script on some crucial issues. Referencing Kennedy, he said near the beginning of his remarks: "Almost 50 years ago another candidate from Massachusetts explained that he was an American running for President, not a Catholic running for president. Like him, I am an American running for president. I do not define my candidacy by my religion. A person should not be elected because of his faith nor should he be rejected because of his faith."
Like JFK, he reminded the American people we have a constitutional prohibition of a religious test for office. Also like Kennedy, he addressed concerns that the officials of the church might dictate, or interfere with, his presidential decisions. In 1960, President Kennedy said that he would be guided by his conscience in his presidential decision-making "without regard to outside religious pressures or dictates" and that "no power or threat of punishment could cause me to decide otherwise," clearly referencing the Vatican's power of excommunication.
In 2007, Romney said, "Let me assure you that no authorities of my church, or of any other church for that matter, will ever exert influence on presidential decisions. Their authority is theirs, within the province of church affairs, and it ends where the affairs of the nation begin."
Also, like Kennedy, who said that he would not "disavow my church in order to win this election," Romney said he would be true to his faith even if it cost him the nomination.
Romney then made a statement which has been largely misunderstood by the secular media. He said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Savior of mankind." Then he said, "my church's beliefs about Christ may not all be the same as those of other faiths. Each religion has its own unique doctrines and history." In the first statement he was taking care not to offend fellow Mormons by avoiding the issue of their beliefs about the Son of God. The second statement, following immediately upon the first, offered Evangelicals and other conservative Christians an acknowledgement of an important "degree of separation" of their theological understanding of Jesus Christ and that of his Mormon faith. It was also significant that he used the phrase "other faiths," not other denominations, acknowledging yet another degree of separation. He then underscored this by immediately saying the term "religion" in referring to "different faiths." "Each religion has its own unique doctrines and history." In other words, for those Evangelical and conservative Christians who believe his faith is not Christian, he acknowledged and respected their right to maintain the distinction between their faith understanding and his, and he wasn't going to pick a fight about it.
Like Kennedy, Romney spent no time trying to define, describe, or defend Mormon beliefs, just as Kennedy similarly did not do so for Catholicism. Instead, he said, his faith shapes his character and conscience, informs his public policy positions, guides his performance in public service and inspires his vision for America's future. He asked Americans to judge him on his character, his record, his public policy views and his vision for the nation's future—not on his person religious beliefs—that would be un-American, unconstitutional—and unfair.
All Americans of religious faith have a significant stake in the principles Gov. Romney articulated and defended in his speech. As JFK reminded us 47 years ago, while then it was a Catholic who was the victim of "suspicion," "in other years, it has been, and may some day be again, a Jew—or a Quaker—or a Unitarian—or a Baptist." Indeed, as JFK reminded the nation, it was persecution of Baptists in 18th century Virginia which inspired Thomas Jefferson's "statute of religious freedom." In other words, discrimination against a person of any faith opens the door to discrimination against people of all faiths.
Whatever the outcome of the 2008 election process, and I do not endorse candidates as a matter of policy, Governor Romney helped himself yesterday. More importantly, he helped the country and the cause of religious freedom even more.
Dr. Richard Land is president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the Southern Baptist Convention's official entity assigned to address social, moral, and ethical concerns, with particular attention to their impact on American families and their faith.


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Michael Abbott
Michael Blayton Abbott, infant son of Gary and Sasha Abbott of Jasper, Ga., died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 at Wellstar-Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga.
Survivors in addition to the parents include his sister, Mackenzie Abbott, Jasper; grandparents, Aracelia Scott, Myrick Mullins and Joyce Abbott, all of Jasper, and Gary L. Abbott, Canton, Ga.; great-grandmother, Alice Abbott, Jasper; great-grandfather, Jack Moser, Jasper; and great-grandparents, Marcelo and Martha Scott, Texas. Aunts, uncles and cousins also survive.
The funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 from the Roper Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Thomas Wheeler officiating. Interment followed in Sunrise Memorial Gardens.
Robert Jones
Mr. Robert V. Jones, age 83 of Jasper, Ga., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper.
Mr. Jones grew up in LaGrange, Ga. as one of nine children. His parents were Robert V. and Bertha Wise Jones. After dropping out of high school to help support his family, he joined the US Navy in 1943. He served as a seaplane mechanic for two years at Whidby Island, Wa. during WW II. Mr. Jones received his GED while he was in the Navy upon an honorable discharge. He attended Mercer University on the GI Bill and graduated from Mercer Law University in 1950. He retired after 35 years from the Lawyers Title Insurance as vice president of the Southeastern Division. The Jones? lived for the past 15 years in Bent Tree, Jasper. Mr. Jones had been an avid camper, canoer, hiker, gardener, runner, reading and involved grandfather. He took up tennis at the age of 69 and was later named to the Bent Tree Hall of Fame. Mr. Jones completed the Peachtree Road Race six times.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Verna Prince Jones; sons and daughters-in-law, Kalin and Jan Jones, and Greg and Cheryl Jones; and grandchildren, Trammell, Ivan, Peyton, Allison, Shelby and Griffin.
Mr. Jones? life was celebrated at Bent Tree Memorial Gardens at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. A reception followed at the Pavilion. Roper Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mason McLeod
Master Mason Campbell McLeod, age 10 of Johns Creek, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 at the Children?s Health Care of Atlanta.
He was a student at Ocee Elementary School in Johns Creek where he was a talented and gifted student. He loved to play football, baseball and video games. Mason wanted to be a video game designer. At Trinity Tabernacle, he was a team leader in the children?s church department. He was an avid Georgia Tech fan and was loved by everyone.
Survivors include his parents, Travis and Amy McLeod, Johns Creek; sister, Ruthie McLeod; brother, Gavin McLeod, both of Johns Creek; grandparents, Debbi and Michael Zamiskie, Villa Rica, Ga., Perry and Angela Copeland, Woodland, Al., and Robert and Diana McLeod, Williamsburg, Va.; great-grandmothers, Dorothy Schneider, Beaufort, S.C., and Louise Copeland, Jasper; aunts and uncles, Natalie Copeland, and fiance Todd Harvey, Chelsea Zamiskie, Lisa and Ty Connell, Shannon and Phillip Greisen, Russell Dillard, Lisa and Mike Copeland, Carrie and Johnny Polonsky and Christine and Doug Shuermann; and special BFF, Lindsey Aranson. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Karen Schneider.
A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 from Trinity Tabernacle Church in Jasper with Pastor Tim Logan officiating. The family did accept flowers or contributions may be made to PAC2, Parents Against Childhood Cancer, http://curechildhoodcancer. ning.com or Cure Childhood Cancer, http://curechildhoodcancer.org. Roper Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Robert Wofford
Mr. Robert Wofford, age 60 of Tate, Ga., passed Thursday evening, Oct. 29, 2009 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper.
Survivors include his mother, Grace W. Wofford, Tate; and brother, Junior Wofford, Tate.
The funeral service was held Saturday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Revs. Von Hinton and Larry Kelley officiating. Interment followed in Sharp Top Baptist Church Cemetery with Horace and Richard Wofford, Kris Martin, Scott Bruce, Wayne Cooper, Anthony Taylor and Danny Cantrell serving as pallbearers.
Mary Forrester
Mrs. Mary Forrester, age 89 of Tate, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2009 at Murray Medical Center. She was a member of Free Hope Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Wade and Marilyn Forrester, Tate; daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Charles Ingram, Jasper; sister, Prentice Turner, Jasper; grandchildren, Paige Hightower and John Ingram; and great-grandchildren, Christopher Ingram, Jessie Hightower and Caroline Ingram.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Rev. Joey Dubois officiating. Interment followed at Free Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Ronnie Forrester, Roger Rich, John Ingram, Nathan Daniel, Glenn Payne and James Hugh Bryan. The family did accept flowers or donations may be made to Free Hope Baptist Church.
Carol Miller-
Mrs. Carol Juanita Miller-Clinton, age 50 of Marble Hill, Ga., passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 at her residence.
Mrs. Miller-Clinton was Baptist. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her grandkids.
Survivors include her husband, David Clinton, Jr., Marble Hill; children, Felicia Smith, Dahlonega, and Misty Brooks and Craig Clinton, Marble Hill; brothers, Stanley Butterworth and Steve Miller, Cumming; and sisters, Wendy Roach and Stacy Robertson, both of Cumming. Five grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Clarissa Clinton.
The funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday Nov. 1 from New Home Baptist Church with the Revs. Junior Knight, Ray Gober and Preston Collett officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Sosebee Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Luke Spence, Jr.
Luke Jackson Spence, Jr., age 55 of Dallas, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.
He was born on July 13, 1954 in Tate, Ga. and was preceded in death by his wife, Nan Jones Spence; son, Luke Spence; and father, Luke Jackson Spence, Sr.
Survivors include son, Justin Spence, Pennsylvania; daughter, Bobbie Spence, Mableton; mother, Betty Spence, Dallas; brothers and sisters-in-law, Thomas Spence and Greg and Robin Spence, a;; of Dallas, and Brian and Helen Spence, Powder Springs; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Robin and Michael Webb, Canton, and Lisa and Scott Johnson, Douglasville. Many nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 11 a.m. from Clark Funeral Home with Sam Saliba officiating. Tony and Ronnie Pendley, Mike Webb, Scott Johnson, Terry Heath and Bud Hill served as pallbearers. Interment followed in Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery in Nelson, Ga.
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Patsy Armstrong
Mrs. Patricia ?Patsy? Lowe Armstrong, age 67 of Jasper, Ga., died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009.
Mrs. Armstrong was born Dec. 13, 1941 in Pickens County the daughter of the late Clyde and Dora White Lowe. She was a homemaker and member Talking Rock First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by brothers, Aubrey and Weldon Lowe; and a sister, Betty Rott.
Survivors include her daughters, Melinda and Paula Armstrong, both of Texas; grandchildren; brothers, Jim and Robert Lowe, both of Jasper, and Coy Lowe, Talking Rock; sisters, Geneva Martin and Gwenlyn Nealey, both of Marietta, Emily Denson, Sybil Brooks, Willie Mae Turner and Sandra Wehunt, all of Jasper
A graveside service was held Friday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. from Yukon Cemetery with Bro. Steve Lowe officiating. Music was by Sandy Bernhardt and Lynn Weaver.
Sarah Mulkey
Mrs. Sarah Denson Mulkey, age 66 of Marietta, passed away Friday, Oct. 30, 2009.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lavaughn Mulkey; and parents, Madison and Effie Denson.
Survivors include her sons, Curtis and Jerry Mulkey, both of Marietta; and sisters, Mary Massey and Joan Anderson, both of Jasper. Six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 at Refuge Baptist Church in Jasper.
Kimsey Reece
Mr. Kimsey Reece, age 75 of Lindale, Ga., passed away late Sunday afternoon, Nov. 1, 2009.
Survivors include his wife, Sheila Reece, Lindale; sons, Steve Reece, Talking Rock, Joseph Reece, South Carolina, Phillip Reece, Alabama, and Allen Taylor, Canton; daughters, Anna Dyer, Lindale, Kate Oberley, Blue Ridge, and Pattie Mullins, Jasper; brother, J.C. Reece, Jasper; sister, Jessie Prather. Nineteen grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Pittman; and brother, Norman Reece.
The funeral service was held Tuesday, Nov. 3 from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Revs. Carl Owenby and Phillip Reece officiating. Interment followed in Sunrise Memorial Gardens with local chapter #47 in charge of graveside services. Pallbearers were: Bill Wood, Shane Callahan, Kyle Haradon, Matthew Scott, Sammy Fowler, T.L. Martin and James Howard.


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I've build my first kiteboard with the vacuum bagging principle. The board came out very nice, except for a few air bubbles on the bottom of the board.
I must have done something wrong, because I made sure that all the air was out before I VB it.
I've put the epoxy and glass on the corecell and made sure all the air was out. Then I put I Layer of peel ply on both sides, put the board on the rocker table and then put everything in the vacuum bag.
Should I have put the board in the bag and then put it on the rocker table?
My rocker table have a concave, how would I get this on the board then? 2 Bags?


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Jets owner Woody Johnson is reportedly interested in trading the team's most valuable asset, cornerback Darrelle Revis.
Johnson has expressed a desire to trade Revis, Jason La Canfora of CBS reports. La Canfora attributes the report to unnamed sources with knowledge of the situation. It's possible that Johnson floated the idea in conversations with prospective general managers during the search that ultimately led to the Jets hiring John Idzik.
Revis is owed $6 million this year, which is a good deal if Revis is healthy and back to being the NFL's best cornerback. But it's Johnson could be worried that Revis will struggle to regain his old form in his recovery from a torn ACL. And La Canfora also reports that Johnson thinks Revis is going to want a lot more money after the 2013 season, when he can become an unrestricted free agent, and that the Jets might be better off getting something for him now than getting nothing for him a year from now.
If the Jets are resigning themselves to the idea that it will take a full year to fix the mess that was the 2012 season, then trading Revis could be the way to begin the rebuilding.


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Hey Friends,
I am looking for advise for my 3rd cycle. First past history -
* Lifting from past 8 years. Started taking supplements from 5 years.
* Currently 5' 11''.. weight 80 Kg, 180 pounds. 11.5% bf. Age 29. Turning 30.
* First cycle in Feb 2011 . 10 weeks 400 mg Test and 250 mg deca. Majorly Bulking and cutting in end. Gained decent size. Side effects: Moon face and Acne on back and shoulder. No hairloss from cycle though I am prone to hair loss.
* Second cycle in Sep 2012. 500 mg Test E 13 weeks. Mainly cutting. Gained lean muscles while cutting bf from 11% to 7.5%. Side effects: Severe Acne but mainly on upper back and hands. Very emotional days in PCT and after. No hairloss or major moonface.
Had AC shoulder injury in April 2013. So left away from lifting for long. Lost all gains. Now lifting light. Still not 100% comfortable.
Now planning to run 3rd cycle. Aim is to make lean gains while cutting fat to 8%.
++My plan++
Week 1-5 - Sustanon 500 mg a week with front loading 500 mg in first shot.
Week 6-12 - Test E 250 mg a week.
Week 1-4 Anadrol or Dbol. Advise?
Week 1-10 Equipoise 400 mg a week or Deca 250 mg a week. Mainly for shoulder healing and some anabolism.
Week 6-10 Tren A 75 mg. Every other day. Advise?
I will be running Glucosamine Chon. MSM and Fish oil 3 mg for joints.
Liv 52 and Vit E, Pottassium, Chromium along the cycle.
Arimidex 0.25 mg everday from week 2 till PCT. Cabergoline 1mg a week.
PCT: 17 days after last shot. Clomid, Nolvadex for 4 weeks. Would like to get advise on dosage.
PCT additional: Tribulus, Ginseng, creatine and D Aspartic Acid after PCT.
Also, would like to get advise on usage of HCG for the cycle. Dosage?
All expert info on cycle are welcome.. Thanks a lot.


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Tennis moves indoors to Fairfield Glade, Baseball
start moves an hour earlier
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech has made a couple of changes in the schedule of events Saturday.
The tennis teams were scheduled to play their first home matches Saturday. Instead, because of possible cold weather, the matches against Jacksonville State are moving to Fairfield Glade so they can be played indoors. The women's match is at 9 a.m. and the men's contest starts at 1 p.m.
The matches carry a lot of early-season importance in the Ohio Valley Conference race. Jacksonville State is picked second in both men's and women's tennis in the preseason OVC Coach's Poll whie the Tech men (2-2) were picked for third place and the Tech women (0-1) for fifth.
Meanwhile, the baseball game on Saturday against Cleveland State starts an hour earlier that originally announced. The start of the contest is moving to 1 p.m. (from original 2 p.m. start). The Golden Eagles (2-1) are playing their first home games of the year with a three-game series against Cleveland State.
Friday's home opener is still scheduled for 3 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday game times are now 1 p.m.
The Golden Eagle baseball team is coming off a solid performance at Georgia Southern where
Tech won two of three games. OVC Pitcher of the Week Adam
Liveratore is slated for Friday's starting nod, while starters on
Saturday and Sunday are expected to be Matthew Shepherd and Tristan
To cap off Saturday's schedule of events on campus, the final home basketball games of the season are Saturday evening in Eblen Center. Tech hosts Jacksonville State with the women's contest at 5:30 p.m. and the men's afterward.
Both Tech teams are jockeying for higher seeds in the upcoming OVC Tournament, which begins next Tuesday, March 2.
Admission is free to the baseball games and tennis matches. For ticket information for the basketball games, call or visit the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center (931-372-3949).


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Past Events
Jul 28, 2012 - Aug 01, 2012
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The 2012 summer meeting will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from July 28th to August 1st.
Feb 04, 2012 - Feb 08, 2012
in Ontario California
The 2012 winter meeting will be held in Ontario California from February 4th to February 8th.
The 2012 Fall meeting of the NC and Southern Atlantic Coast Sections of AAPT
Nov 18, 2011 - Nov 19, 2011
in Asheville, North Carolina
The North Carolina Section (NCS-AAPT) and the Southern Atlantic Coast Section (SACS-AAPT) of AAPT will hold a joint meeting at the University of North Carolina, Asheville, in Asheville, North Carolina on November 18-19, 2011.
Jul 17, 2010 - Jul 21, 2010
in Portland OR
Join the AAPT at the summer meeting, July 17 - 21, in Portland OR
Gordon Conference on Physics Research and Education
Jun 06, 2010 - Jun 11, 2010
in Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA
The 2010 Gordon Conference on Physics Research & Education will be held June 6 - 11 at Mount Holyoke College. It will explore the connections between experimental research, laboratories, and physics instruction.
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Less than a fourth of Latino voters plan to vote for Mitt Romney this November, a new low this election cycle, according to a poll released Monday by Latino Decisions.
President Barack Obama is leading 73 percent to 21 percent against his Republican opponent. A poll by CNN/ORC International of likely Latino voters reported Obama leading at 70 percent and Romney at 26 percent. About 73 percent of Latino registered voters planned on voting for Obama compared to 22 percent for Romney, according to the CNN/ORC International poll.
Latino Decisions pollster Matt Barreto attributed the bigger Obama lead to the president's poise during this appearance on Univision and backlash from Romney's claim that he would have a better chance at the presidency if his parents were Mexican.
"Obama really held his own on the Univision forum," Barreto said. "There were some tough questions and in answering those questions he said he's attempting to reform immigration and … kept putting the blame on Republicans."
But it's the battleground states that matter now, Barreto said, and Obama's lead isn't so clear-cut in the purple states. Latinos in those states prefer Obama by a lower 61 percent, and 33 percent plan to vote for Romney.
Texas Romney campaign spokesman Chris Walker said the campaign is "fighting for every vote in all the swing states" like Colorado and Florida. Walker said ultimately the election is about the economy, and Latino communities have been particularly hard hit by the past few year's economic hardships.
"Broadly speaking, we have a very vibrant Latino outreach in all the swing states," Walker said as he made his way to a rally in Colorado on Wednesday. "It's a very important group Gov. Romney is reaching out to on a regular basis."
Early efforts to win over Latinos now are starting to pay off for Romney, Barreto said. Although anti-immigration stances in the primaries turned many Latinos off, Romney's targeted campaigning boosted his support among foreign-born Cuban Americans in Florida.
And although enthusiasm is up, it's unclear whether that will be enough to push voters to show up on Election Day, Barreto said. About 42 percent of Latinos in battleground states said they are more enthusiastic about this year's election than in 2008 compared to 36 percent in other states, according to the poll.
Changes in voter laws in swing states like Florida and less excitement from the Republican primaries compared to the Democratic fight between presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and Obama in 2008 also might dampen the mood among Latino voters, Barreto said.
At the end of the day, if Romney wants a victory, he needs to get Latinos on board, Barreto said.
"There's so many Latino voters in battleground states, there's just no way (Romney) can win if he's not up around 40 percent," he said. "If you're losing a subgroup of the electorate so badly, that's going to be the difference come Election Day."


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Boston bombings show need for terrorism insurance
Catherine Mesner, who lives in the South End of Boston needed clothes last week for a yoga retreat. She had originally planned to shop at nearby Lord & Taylor and Lululemon but ended up elsewhere because much of the area was still closed due to the Boston Marathon bombings.
She said she didn't know what was open and wasn't going to "chance walking over there."
Other shoppers and tourists did the same, abandoning many stores and restaurants on Boylston Street, where the bombings occurred. That includes the Shops at Prudential Center, a full-scale mall that has a Boylston Street entrance.
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In the days since last Monday's bombings, sales have slowed to a trickle at some stores and businesses in the area around the bombings. And that's money some won't likely recoup.
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Legal Sea Foods was closed for more than three days. And Alex Jalali, a salesman at Ross & Simons jeweler in the Prudential Center, said that with the street closed "people aren't going to just come in and wander around."
"There were a lot of tourists in town, and they spend a lot more than regular people," says Jim Bieri, a principal in retail real estate firm Stokas & Bieri. "If nobody's moving around, those sales never find their way into the retailers' cash registers."
But there is optimism at the Mizu hair salon inside the Mandarin Oriental hotel. Even though four hairdressers didn't make it in during the three days the salon was open last week, there weren't many customers, either.
Still, Jessica Barsamian, director of operations for Mizu and the 24 other salons owned by the Belgrade Group, says "people are pretty loyal to their stylist" and probably didn't take their business elsewhere, unless they were attending an event. "Hopefully it's a short-term bump and we'll recover," she says.
City officials are waiting for the FBI to approve the reopening of more of Boylston Street, in the heart of Boston, possibly Tuesday. Don Schmidt, CEO of the risk management firm Preparedness in Sharon, Mass., says after events such as this, gas lines and electrical wiring must be checked for damage, and the area has to be monitored for other environmental hazards that might have been released by the bombs.
Businesses that have terrorism insurance may qualify for business-interruption coverage under their policies. Even stores and restaurants that did open might be eligible for insurance reimbursements if they can show they had considerably less business than was to be expected in the hours and days after the marathon, says Erwann Michel-Kerjan, a managing director of the Wharton Risk Center, which studies catastrophes and financing.
Those without terrorism insurance are out of luck.
Doing business in the post-9/11 world can carry a steep price. For example, terrorism insurance is part of the lease expenses in the new Queens Center mall in Elmhurst, N.Y., and adds $1.25 a square foot to the cost, said Bieri.
As many as 70% of businesses, especially in urban areas, have terrorism insurance, says Howard Kunreuther, co-author of Insurance and Behavioral Economics and co-director of the Wharton center.
U.S. insurers refused to cover acts of terrorism after they paid for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attack at the World Trade Center in New York, unless the federal government agreed to help pay claims from such catastrophic acts. That remains, at $32 billion, the largest insured loss in world history. The 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, by comparison, resulted in $652 million in losses to individuals, businesses and governments, estimates Adjusters International.
The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, enacted after 9/11, makes the federal government an insurer of last resort. The measure comes up for reauthorization in 2014, and Kunreuther expects the Boston bombings will influence the discussions.
The indirect national economic costs of terrorist events such as those in Boston can be three to seven times greater than the direct costs, says Isaac Maya, director of research at the National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events. These indirect costs would include the businesses affected by, say, an attack on a port or damage to a factory that supplies car parts.
Behavioral costs, which can be 10 times higher than original estimates of the economic costs, would include the higher wages necessary to entice workers back to an area, lowered real estate values and "whether people would return to that area even if people give the all-clear."
In Boston, "because these two guys were caught so quickly and everybody responded so positively, I don't think there will be any decrease in people going to malls," says William Burns, research scientist at the risk-perception think tank Decision Research, in Eugene, Ore. "But that's all predicated on there being no more of these incidences in the near future.
"If a bomb goes off at another marathon or public outing, that's another matter," says Burns.
Still, the cost of terrorism in the United States is difficult to determine, as Michel-Kerjan notes, "we should celebrate that there's not much data on terrorism."
And there could be an upside for some retailers. After all, Americans often respond to threats with their pocketbooks.
The Best of Boston memorabilia shop in Prudential Center saw brisk business from tourists stuck in their hotels "who wanted to show their support," says manager Kim Cortez.
Bieri says that may be the long-term effect of the bombings on Boston retailers and other businesses. He notes the new World Trade Center in Manhattan is adding about 50% more retail, much of it high-end.
Adds Michel-Kerjan: "Some people maybe don't want to select a restaurant where people were killed," he says. "Others may say, 'Let's all go there because we don't want these two guys to win here on the economic side.'"


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- Jumping the Beemer taxes the suspension easily, but were were brave enough to try a few things.
- It practically oozes temptation, but, at least for our dirt-biased tester, this GS model actually delivers matching performance.
- The 2009 BMW F800GS is designed to get you to more remote places with greater ease, and it succeeds in every aspect.
- With more confidence in the machine beneath us, we were able to appreciate the surrounding scenery of southern Utah even more.
- Try doing this with the R1200GS. BMW's new F800GS was designed with the dirt enthusiast in mind.
- We hit an indicated 120 mph before running out of nerve, but the motor still had a little room.
- rake components are both a stong and weak point for the F800GS. The dual setup on the front is excellent, but the rear has issues with a hard-to-reach pedal.
- With its agreeable nature, movable weight and manageable cost, the F800GS can, and will, punch the ticket on Average Joe's passport.
- Ergonomics are very comfortable on the new 800 and we stood at virtually every opportunity with ease - not that sitting is unwelcome either.
- As with any new bike, make sure to check the torque on bolts after the first ride to avoid losing parts. We saw a brake caliper fall off.
- The mirrors work great, and the views you'll find in them can be impressive.
- Thankfully, BMW opted to use a spring shock rather than the air-damping contraption found on its previous 'dirt-oriented' machines, the HP2 and XChallenge.
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I'd like to know what other clubs have done to address the problem of poor shooting at a licenced test.
For years we used club members who have volunteered but were terrible shots and it hurt some dog's scores. I'm not talking about birds that fly into the gallery or an occasional miss, I mean miss them all, so that after 4 points the judges still haven't seen a retrieve.
As it happens we now have the best shot (shooter) I've ever seen (Stubblejumper) and all the dogs did better in our last test, he doesn't miss.
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Now I do not believe that the army or the police needs a mandate to do its job in fighting terrorism and violence. I do not believe either the justifications that he needed that this mandate in the populist way because there is no parliament to ask for such mandate from !!!!
Already that term "War on terrorism" is open and vague as well dangerous when it comes to human rights abuses. Just apply the law and do your job accordingly.Taxes are already paid to the government so the army and police to do their work.
I believe that El Sisi is trying to push harder in the negotiations with the MB as according to all leaks it reached to the dead end as the MB is insisting on having Morsi as a president once again !! You must know if the MB leading figures step back on this particular demand they could be killed by younger supporters.
It is a deadend indeed especially you got highly polarized two teams , one religiously radical and the other nationalistically radical and here I am not referring to the army, but rather the public that backs up the army.
Both teams are armed, and both believe that they are right and ready to die for it. No one wants to give concessions.
Some say that this speech or to be accurate that call to the public to mandate the army to fight terrorism was a message to the world that he does not care for pressure and he will bring down the Muslim brotherhood.
Well I am afraid what the world got two different messages as far I could tell from following foreign politicians' reactions and reading international coverage. Of course Egyptians now believe that all the newspapers and channels in the world are on the payroll of the Muslim brotherhood.
First message that the world got from the speech that what happened is a coup and that the army runs the show in Cairo. Ironically it is the message that the army and Egyptians were working so hard in the past weeks to deny. The absence of both Adly Mansour , the interim president and his vice president "ElBaradei" as well PM El Beblawi enforced the message that General Sisi and the army are running the show.
Ironically VP Mohamed ElBaradei and FM Nabil Fahmy are trying hard to prove that it is not a coup through their talks to World leaders and then this speech came in this way to make their work even harder.
OF course the National Defense council led by interim president Adly Mansour had a meeting and issued its orders to fight terrorism on Thursday in accordance with the law and human rights.
The second message the world got from the speech is there will be a war on terrorism in Egypt and that war actually is to get rid from the Islamists or rather Morsi's supporters. The War on terrorism got a very bad reputation thanks to G.W Bush and what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan as well. It has become a synonym to human rights abuse thanks to Bush administration worldwide.
Some people now believe that the Egyptian army is going to destroy both Rabaa and Nahda sits in and peaceful protesters are going to be killed and imprisoned. Of course the MB did not waste any time and spread this from their side. Again they are masters in playing the victim role. " Without admitting that they are part of the problem and according to eye witnesses there are some armed protesters in both sits in"
The army knew that the world got this message and thus the army spokesperson issued a statement later today insisting that this speech was not a threat to use power against a certain group but rather an invitation for all Egyptians to fight terrorism.
By the way many people in Egypt including myself believe that Rabaa sit in will end in a disaster even without this speech and that call.It is just a tragedy
Another remark unfortunately also the look of General El Sisi itself with the big black eye glasses and uniform gave the world the image of a coup leader not an army commander who wants his country to have democracy. This remark was raised in different news websites and tweets from around the globe. These small things make huge difference when you want to deliver a message internationally if this speech's target audience was the world indeed.
We are no longer living in a small country and we can not care less about the world especially while having extreme bad economy in a country that needs foreign investments and tourism once again. I think PM Beblawi made this clear in his TV interview last week.
There were many religious references in the speech and the word "God" was used several times. Of course El Sisi is trying as best it can to show that He is not a secular anti-Islamic army commander as the Muslim brotherhood is trying to portray him whether directly or indirectly.
This can be noticed in the photos spreading like fire for El Sisi while praying as well for the Egyptian army officers and soldiers praying and reading Quran in military bases and checkpoints in the social media.
Tonight Reuters claimed that the army has given the MB a 48 hours deadline to accept a reconciliation.The admin of SCAF official FB page "yes he is back" says that the 48 hours will finish tomorrow.
There are talks as I hinted above and they are not good well.
After few hours millions of Egyptians will go to the streets. Hopefully it will end well.


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Shanell, 'Midnight Mimosas' – Mixtape Review
After reworking classic R&B songs as part of the #throwbackmusicthursday series, Shanell has released a new mixtape, 'Midnight Mimosas.'
Hosted by DJ E. Sudd, the nine-track collection showcases the 28-year-old singer-songwriter's vocal prowess and skills with the pen. Producers Guitar Boy, Key Cal, FKi, Cool & Dre and DJ Speedy provide the head-nodding R&B soundbeds that complement Shanell's vocals.
Highlights on the mixtape include the melodic 'Boy Stop Playin,' where Shanell yearns for her beau to stop playing around and give her the lovin' that she needs. She follows that with the acoustic guitar-driven ballad 'None Tonigh,t' where she tells her inattentive lover he's not getting any bedroom nookie.
Another romantic slow jam is 'Dedicated.' On it, Shanell affectionately vows to remain faithful to her one and only love. And there's the uptempo 'Catch Me at the Light,' where the Young Money chanteuse tells a prospective lover to hurry up if he wants to make a love connection.
Overall, Shanell's 'Midnight Mimosas' mixtape is the perfect cocktail for those romantic summer nights.
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* Citroen recalls C3 and DS3 * BMW announces recall for X5 * Mercedes shows teaser shots for new AMG GT model...
BMW has recalled 151 X5 SUVs due to a problem with their rear-door child locks. The affected cars are being recalled because the rear doors could be opened even when the safety locks are activated. The cars affected were built between October 2013 and March 2014. BMW will contact owners of affected cars.
Some Citroen C3s and DS3s have also been recalled, with 3075 cars affected. The cars are being recalled to rectify an issue with the front suspension wishbone mounting bolts. The bolts are substandard and could fail, which would affect the car's steering. The cars were built between October and November 2013, and Citroen will contact the owners of the affected cars.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Rev. Frank Ruffatto comes to his new job as pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church with an unusual resum�.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Rev. Frank Ruffatto comes to his new job as pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church with an unusual resum�.
He is a former police officer and homicide detective. But understanding human nature plays a role in police work as well as ministry, said Ruffatto, who has shared his faith in both capacities.
"There is nothing like sharing the Gospel and seeing lives changed," he said.
Ruffatto, 47, grew up in Maryland on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., where his father was a police officer.
"After seeing what my father went through, I didn't want any part of it," he said.
He was the youngest of three children born to John and Donna Ruffatto, who now live in North Carolina. His brother, Steven, is a retired police officer and now a professor of criminal justice in Pennsylvania. His sister, Toni Montgomery, is a former police officer and now a married mother of three living in North Carolina.
After a stint in the U.S. Air Force, Frank Ruffatto returned home to the D.C. area where he hung out with police officers, "caught the bug and went to the academy."
He worked for the Prince George's County (Md.) Police Department as a detective in various units, including homicide, behavioral sciences,and child and vulnerable adult abuse. He often shared his faith to encourage others, including fellow officers.
In instances when he believed justice was not served, he took comfort in knowing God was the ultimate judge.
He recalls hugging a mother whose son had been murdered and the killer set free.
"My call was to bring justice as humanly possible," said Ruffatto, who says he understands God's role in justice and mercy.
He continued to serve as a police officer while working on an undergraduate degree in liberal arts.
"I was working in the child abuse unit, and my family was very active in the church," he said. "I dealt with social workers on lots of sex abuse cases. Some social workers said religion was not their thing. I wore my faith on my sleeve. For a while, I considered Christian counseling for kids."
He studied behavioral science and theology at Concordia College in Bronxville, N.Y., and eventually told his wife, Terri Lynn, that he was considering a call to the ministry.
"She said, 'It's about time,'" Ruffatto said.
"I had been struggling with it for two years. I wanted to be sure I wasn't thinking too highly of myself."
He said he had a similar feeling before becoming a police officer because that is also a calling.
In 2009, he graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis with a master's of divinity degree.
His first appointment was Point of Grace Lutheran Church in Cornelius, N.C. From there he came to Redeemer Lutheran, where he officially was installed as pastor in October.
Ruffatto also serves as executive director of the nonprofit Peace Officer Ministries Inc., and has traveled extensively as a speaker as well as a chaplain for first responders during times of crisis.
His wife is a coordinator for Peace Officer Ministries. She has previously been a home schoolteacher, administrator and home school adviser.
In the midst of deciding whether to leave North Carolina to come to West Virginia, Ruffatto got a telephone call from a longtime Charleston police officer asking if there was a Peace Officer Ministries group in this area. Plans are in the works to get one started.
He also is involved in Concerns of Police Survivors Inc., helping families suffering in the wake of the loss of an officer in the line of duty.
Ruffatto has helped develop the curriculum provided in partnership with Concordia Seminary for the annual course "Christian Law Enforcement Chaplaincy, Theology and Practice." He has served as a guest instructor at the Prince George's County Police Department for basic investigator school as well as the department's new recruit academy.


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HANG TIME SOUTHWEST — The demise of the true center is typically lamented by the dearth of low-post skill on offense, but we can't ignore its effects at the other end, too.
You know what they say about every action: there is an equal and opposite reaction. Among other things, the evolution of the face-up, jump-shooting "big", and the age of the drive-and-kick 3-pointer have taken a toll on the art of shot-blocking. With seemingly fewer one-on-one, low-post defensive opportunities there is an equally diminishing chance to deliver an opposite reaction.
There are tremendous shot blockers in the league. Thunder power forward/center Serge Ibaka will attempt to become the first player to lead the league in shot blocking three consecutive seasons and average at least 3.0 bpg in three straight seasons since Marcus Camby did it from 2006-08. Ibaka's 3.65 bpg in 2011-12 was the highest since Alonzo Mourning's 3.7 in 1999-2000.
Bucks rim protector Larry Sanders could cross the 3.0 barrier. Indiana's young, old-school center Roy Hibbert made a significant jump last season to 2.61 bpg, fourth in the league, from 1.97. A healthy and happy Dwight Howard could surge to 3.0 for the first time in his career.
Still, today's drooping block numbers are eye-popping when compared to prior decades. Blocks weren't recorded as an official statistic until the 1973-74 season. That season, five players averaged at least 3.0 bpg, led by Elmore Smith (4.8 bpg), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (3.5), Bob McAdoo (3.3), Bob Lanier (3.0) and Elvin Hayes (3.0). In the seven officially recorded seasons in the 1970s, two players averaged at least 3.0 bpg in a season five times.
In the '80s, it was seven of 10 seasons, and at least three players averaged at least 3.0 bpg four times. Utah's 7-foot-4 center Mark Eaton still holds the single-season record of 5.56 bpg in 1984-85. The '90s — with shot-swatters such as David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Shawn Bradley, Theo Ratliff, Shaquille O'Neal and Mourning — marked the salad days of shot-blocking.
Every season during the physical, hold-and-grab '90s saw at least two players average at least 3.0 bpg. Eight times at least three players recorded 3.0 bpg or more. Four times the season leader topped 4.0 bpg, and two more times the leader finished at 3.9 bpg.
Those numbers haven't been sniffed. Since the close of the '90s, only four times in the last 13 seasons have at least two players finished a season averaging at least 3.0 bpg (and largely credit Ben Wallace and Ratliff early in the 2000s for that). It hasn't happened since 2005-06 when Camby (3.29) and long-armed small forward Andrei Kirilenko (3.19) finished one and two, respectively.
The lowest league-leading shot-block averages have all come since the turn of the century, and two of the three lowest have been posted in the past five seasons. Andrew Bogut's 2.58 bpg in 2010-11 is the lowest season leader of all-time. Howard's 2.78 bpg the season before is the second-lowest and his 2.92 bpg to lead the league in 2008-09 is better than only the 2.8 bpg put up in 2000-01 by Shaq, Jermaine O'Neal and Bradley.
Could 2013-14 be the season we see one, two or even more players join Ibaka in 3.0 territory? Sanders is trending that way and Hibbert and Howard are candidates, but it's hard to envision Tim Duncan surpassing last season's career-high of 2.65 bpg.
Maybe 3.0 is a stretch for most. Only five players averaged between 2.45 bpg and Ibaka's 3.03 last season.
Here are my five players that could vault into this season's top-5 (but may not necessarily get to 3.0):
1. Derrick Favors, Jazz: The 6-foot-10 power forward is going to see his minutes jump as he moves into the starting lineup with Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap gone. Favors averaged 1.7 bpg in 23.2 mpg off the bench last season. He'll go up against more elite front-line players this season, but it's not a reach to suggest he could average 2.5 bpg.
2. JaVale McGee, Nuggets: With Washington in 2010-11, he finished second in the league at 2.44 bpg, but his minutes dropped dramatically the past two seasons in Denver under George Karl. The 7-footer should be in for quite a change with Brian Shaw taking over for Karl and ownership wanting to see McGee earn his money on the floor. More minutes are in his future. Are more blocks?
3. Brook Lopez, Nets: Last season was the first of his young career to average more than 2.0 bpg (2.1) and that number could be on the rise this season playing next to Kevin Garnett. If KG doesn't teach Lopez a thing or two about defending the post, he might just frighten the 7-footer into protecting the rim at all costs.
4. DeAndre Jordan, Clippers: Potential is running thin for this 6-foot-11 center from Texas A&M. Entering his sixth season, it's time to mature and play big in the middle for a team that will need it to contend for the West crown. He took a step back last season and under Doc Rivers he'll need to prove he's worthy of more minutes. He can do that by swatting basketballs.
5. Anthony Davis, Pelicans: The youngster just looks like a shot-blocker with those long arms and all. He'll head into his second season healthy, accustomed to the NBA game, smarter and stronger. He's got great natural instinct, athleticism and a desire to dominate defensively. During his one season at Kentucky, he averaged 4.7 bpg. The 20-year-old blocked 112 shots in 64 games as a rookie. Expect more.


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Around April this year, my men's accountability group was talking about a shared pain: income taxes. We were all worried that we were going to get hit with more taxes than we had planned for. Okay, that's really not a correct statement. The problem is we hadn't adequately planned at all. We all do consulting or have/had a second job and if you've ever been in either situation you know that sometimes you've not paid enough in so you avoid writing a check coming April 15th. Not only had we not adequately planned, we hadn't done a good job of keeping track of our income versus expenses. Sure, we had the receipts, but having the receipts doesn't mean you know what the final numbers are. That's the situation we found ourselves in.
We can be guilty of the same thing with respect to security and operations. We go along each day figuring we should know better than we do, but we have a bunch of excuses like no time, bigger priorities, etc. Then the audit or the incident comes and we get worried. The reason we're worried is because we likely don't have a good idea of how we'll do (in the event of an audit) or if we missed something we shouldn't have (in the event of the incident).
The key is to audit yourself regularly. Check what you know needs to be checked. Where you can, automate the checks so they run and give you the reports you need. Figure out how to summarize the data so you're not reviewing pages upon pages of raw results. For instance, if you're automating a scan of which SQL Server-based logins haven't had their passwords changed, choose a threshold that you're worried about. If the password has changed more recently than that, you don't flag it. Or, if you are interested in what changed, only flag those.
Here are some preliminary things to audit when it comes to SQL Server:
- What logins exist on the SQL Server.
- Who are the members of the key server roles (like sysadmin and securityadmin).
- What the server level permissions are.
- What databases exist on the SQL Server.
- How the logins map into the databases.
- Who are the members of the key database roles (like db_owner and db_ddladmin).
This is just a starting suggestion. What you need to audit is best determined by what your organization cares about, whether through written policy and formal audits or through informal requests you get on the job. If every once in a while your boss asks you to tell what logins were added in the last month, that would be something to build an automated report around.
Not only do the audits give you a good idea of where you stand, but they also help you flag issues or potential issues. For instance, if you see that developers are being inserted into the db_owner role for production databases and they aren't being taken out in a timely manner, that tells you there's a procedure problem somewhere. Perhaps they need those rights to troubleshoot (I'd initially argue they don't unless they could prove differently through documentation) but they don't typically need to keep those rights. Seeing developers stick around means they are getting put in but not being removed. That's not a SQL Server issue but a people issue. However, it affects the overall security of that SQL Server instance.
Audit. Audit. Audit. Don't let the results of a surprise audit be a surprise.


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The Drop: Cooly G's Bittersweet 'Good Times'
U.K Bass is a roughly defined umbrella term that music writers have used to describe a broad swath of British electronic music over the past couple of decades. Hyperdub, the U.K.-based label run by early dubstep proliferator Steve Goodman, has, for a little over half a decade, been my gateway into the complex contortions of U.K. Bass music. Whatever the subgenre — the grime of Terror Danjah, the two-step garage of Darkstar or the dubstep of Goodman's own productions (released under the name Kode9) — Hyperdub's catalogue seems to draw its consistency from Goodman's taste for dark productions with generous servings of low end.
The musician Merissa Campbell, who records as Cooly G, released her debut album, Playin' Me, in the U.K. yesterday via Hyperdub. Like most of the label's releases, it is a dark and completely immersive experience. At just under an hour, Playin' Me traces the pain inherent in love.
One of my favorite cuts on the album, "Good Times," depicts a scene where a shy-looking stranger catches Campbell's eye. What I like most about "Good Times" is the song's ability to express complicated feelings through the contrast of word and sound. The lyrics are sweet and full of butterflies: "You were parked up by the bus stop," Campbell sings. "You and that smile that made me weak / I would like to get to know you / if I could have your number and give you a call. Nothing else about the song makes me think of good times. Its key, the shadowy reverb around her vocals, even the track's rhythmic pings carry with them a feeling of mournful longing. In the song's final thirty seconds, Campbell's vocals fall away, replaced by a heavy bass line that punctuates this bittersweet memory.


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On Last night's I'm a Celebrity…, Janice woke up in the middle of the night, squat beside her bed, and peed in the middle of the group's camp. Later, she threatened to take a shit on Daniel Baldwin's pillow.
Actually, it was more of a promise than a threat.
Stephen Baldwin, Daniel's brother, actually made an incredibly astute observation when he said, "I've never seen anybody who continues to like, function, but be this wacked. With the exception of like, Courtney Love."


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Do you give the horse his strength, and endow his neck with splendor?These are the opening words of the movie, Secretariat. It is part of God's speech to Job when asking him where he was when God made the world. Unusual as it is to hear a long passage from the Bible quoted when showing us a racehorse glorying in running, it is nonetheless a perfect definition for the true story of Secretariat and his owner, Penny Chenery.
Do you make the steed to quiver while his thunderous snorting spreads terror?
He jubilantly paws the plain and rushes in his might against the weapons.
He laughs at fear and cannot be deterred; he turns not back from the sword.
Around him rattles the quiver, flashes the spear and the javelin.
Frenzied and trembling he devours the ground; he holds not back at the sound of the trumpet,
but at each blast he cries, "Aha!" Even from afar he scents the battle, the roar of the chiefs and the shouting.
Job 39:19-25
In 1969, Penny Chenery is a Colorado housewife and mother when she must take on the management of her ailing father's Virginia horse stables. Struggling to make ends meet, she hires veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich) who is haunted by past big losses. When a crucial decision must be made about which colt may become a winning racehorse she goes against conventional wisdom in what will become a pattern for the future. Using her hard won knowledge, innate sense of what is right, and stubborn determination to never give up, Penny Chenery makes great inroads into the male-dominated business.
There are inevitable strains on family and marriage as Chenery continually commutes and runs the business as well as being a wife and mother. These are not a large part of the movie but are nonetheless important subtext for what Chenery accomplishes, as is the parallel journey with a daughter who is discovering her true self. Although most of the attention is on Chenery's struggles, we also become well acquainted with that incredible horse, Secretariat, including his prodigious appetite, trademark late start from the gate, sheer joy in running, and endearing love of the limelight.
It is no secret that Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973, but just as in watching the movie Apollo 13, knowing the outcome in no way detracts from the tension when viewing this film. This is a true story that reads like a work of fiction with myriad unbelievable twists and turns. I remember watching the three races in which Secretariat ran and the truly amazing performance he gave at The Belmont, in the crowning victory. However, I had no idea of what was at stake or the road traveled to get there and this behind-the-scenes story was fascinating.
The overall message is that we must live life to the fullest, joyfully, and to strive with all that is in us to do our utmost. Emphasizing that message was the unashamed reference to religion in the movie. From the beginning when the book of Job is quoted at length, to joyous gospel songs at two crucial scenes, to the stable hand Eddie's comments about lifting each other up, there is a definite subtext of faith which is as rare these days as it is welcome. This is skillfully done without ever clubbing the viewer over the head, which is also welcome.
This is not a perfect movie. The missteps seemed to always be in a desire to "help" the audience understand the movie better. I am not sure whether it was the director or studio who felt that the audience wouldn't understand the speed and power of the horses in some of the close racing scenes without using modern editing techniques (removing frames perhaps?) to make the motion seem faster. The overall effect, however, was to give us less to see of the very thing that they wanted to celebrate, namely the power and speed of these graceful animals and their riders as they compete. Reality, in this case, did not need enhancement. Likewise, when one of the daughters said her mother was "Awesome," I winced. Not in 1973. She'd have said her mother was cool or groovy. We get it. Stay in character. Conversely, the place where we could have used the help was in including a long shot of the end of the Belmont race, where one really needs a visual demonstration to understand the enormity of just how that race turned out. However, these are relatively minor flaws and easily overlooked.
I was stunned when director Randall Wallace appeared at our preview screening. He spoke feelingly about his pride in making a family movie celebrating time honored virtues which anyone in America could watch. He can be rightly proud of this accomplishment in telling an incredible story in a captivating, inspirational way. As the movie began I was reminded of the movies that Disney used to make long ago. Toward the end, it had surpassed them in the richness of the storytelling.
The question on everyone's mind going into this movie is most probably, "How does it compare with Seabiscuit?" I can tell you that it would be like comparing apples and oranges. Both are enjoyable in their own ways. Seabiscuit was more of a period piece and multiple character study. This is a straight forward, inspirational movie of the same sort as The Blind Side. The actors are not called upon to stretch their talents in part because they are telling a straight forward story. The possible exception to this might be John Malkovich who, for a change, was not playing John Malkovich as is the trend lately. He turned in a charming and likable performance as the quirky, flamboyantly dressed, but overall normal trainer.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Investigators have served search warrants and are questioning people in connection with an Indianapolis house explosion that killed two people and destroyed at least five homes.
Prosecutor Terry Curry told The Indianapolis Star on Tuesday that warrants had been issued.
Curry spokeswoman Brienne Delaney told The Associated Press no arrests had been made.
The investigation into the Nov. 10 explosion is believed to focus on a house occupied by Monserrate Shirley and her boyfriend, Mark Leonard.
The couple and Shirley's 12-year-old daughter were away at the time of the explosion, but the young couple next door died when their house was destroyed.
Attorney Randall Cable said Tuesday that Shirley and Leonard had been cooperating with investigators and were "bewildered" by Monday's announcement that the investigation was considered a criminal homicide.
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Smooth right-angle bevel cuts
Cutting wide baseboards or fascias to form a tight, clean corner joint requires a perfectly square and straight bevel cut on the end of each board. Slide miter saws and radial arm saws work great for this type of cut. But with practice, you can make a near perfect cut with a circular saw too. The key is to use a guide. A Speed Square makes a perfect saw guide for 90-degree and 45-degree cuts.
After you've lined up the blade and positioned the square, hold it firmly to prevent it from slipping. If you're having trouble, try clamping the square to the board. Start the saw and nick the board with the blade to make sure it's aligned exactly with the mark. Reposition the square slightly if necessary.
Pay close attention to keeping the saw's base plate aligned with the edge of the square. A common mistake is to lift or twist the saw at the end of the cut, which results in a wavy cut. Steady, straight ahead follow-through is the key to avoiding this problem.
Smooth angle cuts
Deck boards, deck railings and fascia boards often require angle cuts, and the neater you make them, the better your job will look. As with the beveled cut we showed previously, the key to smooth angle cuts is using a guide. We found this large, protractor-like angle guide at a woodworking supply store. It has an adjustable arm that allows you to set the angle and a wing nut that you tighten to lock it in place.
The trick to this type of angle cut is getting started cleanly. You'll have to push firmly at first to overcome the resistance of the blade guard. Then use the same cutting technique for angle cuts as we showed for right-angle bevel cuts. Adjust the blade depth, line up the cut and make sure to keep the saw's base plate in contact with the guide for the entire cut.
Rough compound-angle cut
Rough cuts are the ones you make when you're framing a roof or wall. They need to be accurate, but they don't need to be pretty, so you can cut them freehand without a guide. To make this cut, set the saw to the desired bevel. Then draw the angle across the board and cut along the line.
The key is to make sure the saw blade is parallel to the cutting line when you start. Many saws have a set of notches or marks on the front of the base plate to help in aligning and guiding the saw for freehand cuts. Line up both the saw blade and the mark on the saw's base plate with the line to cut parallel to the line.
The blade guards on most circular saws tend to push the saw away from the line when you enter the board at an angle. Hold the blade guard up when you start the cut to eliminate this problem.
Rough beveled rips
Once in a while, you'll run into a situation requiring a beveled cut along the length of a board. Long cuts parallel to the grain are called rips, and table saws are the usual tools for ripping boards. But a circular saw also works great for rough rips. In fact it's often easier and safer to move the saw along the board than to wrestle a long heavy board through a table saw.
The first step is to draw a line along the board. The technique we show in Photo 1 below results in a line that's parallel to the edge of the board, even if the board isn't straight.
The board has to be held in place while you rip it, but clamps would get in the way. The solution is to temporarily nail or screw the board to sawhorses. Be careful to place the nails where you won't hit them with the saw blade.


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Emmy ballots reveal eligibility for local productions
The ballots for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards were sent out Monday and cast and crew several local productions were offered up as contenders for nominations.
The name released Monday are not the nominees for this year's ceremony, but those eligible to be nominated. The individual person may submit their own name for eligibility or the production may submit for them. The nominations will be announced bright and early 8:30 a.m. July 10.
Below are all those from local productions eligible for nomination:
Sleepy Hollow
Drama Series
Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Tom Mison as Ichabod Crane
Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Nicole Beharie as Lt. Abbie Mills
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – John Cho as Officer Andy Brooks
Guest Actor in a Drama Series – John Noble as as Henry Parish aka The Sin Eater aka Jeremy Crane
Costumes – "Necromancer"
Directing – Les Wiseman for "Pilot" and J Miller Tobin for "The Golem"
Editing – Scott Gamzon for "Necromancer" and John Refoa for "Pilot"
Prosthetic Makeup – Leo Corey Castellano, Mark Nieman and James MacKinnon for "The Golem"
Main Title Design
Sound Editing: Necromancer
Sound Mixing: "The Indispensable Man / Bad Blood"
Stunt Coordination
Writing: "Pilot," "Bad Blood" and "The Sin Eater"
Under the Dome
Drama Series
Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Dean Norris as Big Jim Rennie, Mike Vogel as Dale "Barbie" Barbara
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Alexander Koch as Junior Rennie
Costumes – "Pilot"
Editing – Timothy A. Good for "Pilot" and Micahel Schweitzer for "Thicker than Water"
Sound Editing – "Pilot"
Christmas in Conway
Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie – Mary-Louise Parker as Suzy
Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie – Andy Garcia as Duncan
Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie – Mandy Moore as Natalie, Cheri Oteri as Gayle
Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie – Riley Smith as Tommy
Art Direction
Directing – John Kent Harrison
Editing – David Beatty
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
Eastbound & Down
Comedy Series
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Danny McBride as Kenny Powers
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Steve Little as Stevie Janowski, Ken Marino as Guy Young
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Katy Mixon as April Buchanon
Cinematography – Mark Williams, Director of Photography
Directing – David Gordon Green for "Chapter 25" and Jody Hill for "Chapter 28"
Sound Mixing
Writing: "Chapter 26" and "Chapter 28"
Witches of East End (only filmed its pilot locally)
Drama Series
Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Julia Ormond as Joanna Beauchamp
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Daniel DiTomasso as Killian Gardiner, Eric Winter as Dash Gardiner
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Madchen Amick as Wendy Beauchamp, Rachel Boston as Ingrid Beauchamp and Jenna Dewan Tatum as Freya Beauchamp