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There are hundreds or may be thousands game titles for Sony PSP available to be downloaded from the internet. Is it illegal? It's up to you. I only want to show you that you can do it. Sony PSP only can play with the extension .cso or .iso. You will find also that there are psp games files compressed in rar format. It's no problem. Just extract it.
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It's a simple enough question: What would happen if you scrambled Cadbury Creme Eggs as if they were regular eggs?
Well, I recently found out the answer by testing it in my own kitchen. Now, the results may not be surprising: what you get is a big, buttery glob of chocolaty goo. I experimented a little bit more, by adding some heavy cream and whisking vigorously before scrambling, and while I wasn't able to avoid the ugly factor, at least this version had a little more substance and shape. The taste of the eggs is not exceptional on its own (it tastes like a Creme Egg melted in butter and cream), but it's rather good when put on top of "potatoes" made from diced day-old doughnuts that have been fried in butter and "toast with jam" made from pound cake.
Conclusion? In the future I may stick to regular eggs for scrambling—but it was a valuable lesson to learn that melted Cadbury Creme Eggs taste delicious on top of pound cake!


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What is his legacy as a player. Did he fulfill his potential?
Take the positives-
- Superbly elegant in full flow
- Great cover driver and puller
- Great Captain
- Good test century-test match ratio for an Englishman
- Once he got to 50 you really fancied him for 100
- He struggled to get 50 too often
- Was there ever a more fragile top order batsman in test cricket when out of form?
- Mediocre first-class average, 20 below the likes of Hick
- Terrible injury problems
- Confidence could vanish in minutes after being built up over months
What do you think?


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These indicators are used as a set of criteria to predict overall weather conditions in Khao Lak and the surrounding region . The different indicators are there to help you prepare for your trip to Khao Lak and the surrounding region so you can make plans based on the weather forecast, whether it be a trip to the beach, walking, visiting attractions and museums or winter sports... Here you'll find a precise, overall weather score for each week in Khao Lak and the surrounding region , which takes into account temperature indicators, bad weather predictions, sunshine levels and wind speeds.
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NEW YORK - In the middle of one of his thousands of Internet conversations about cannibalism, Gilberto Valle paused and claimed he'd never really do it.
'I just like pushing the envelope,' he wrote to another man.
The remark demonstrated the government's challenge of explaining to a jury how they separated flesh-eating fantasy from reality at the New York City police officer's kidnapping conspiracy trial in federal court in Manhattan.
The defense went on the attack Wednesday, attempting to show that the FBI arbitrarily built their case on roughly 40 emails and chats that agents deemed real evidence of the 28-year-old Valle's plot to abduct, torture and eat women - even though the missives are largely indistinguishable from those the same analysis dismissed as role play.
On cross-examination in federal court, FBI agent Corey Walsh confirmed that authorities had written off one message about a real 18-year-old who is a witness in the case as fantasy, even though another message with nearly identical wording was viewed as a real threat against her.
The woman was 'one of the most desirable pieces of meat I've ever met,' Valle wrote.
The agent also conceded the entire batch of emails had running themes: Valle discussing how to cook women, how much it would cost to abduct them and which women would make good targets. Whether found to be real or fake, the emails contained some of the same names of real women and their photographs.
'Isn't it a fact that some of the chats you found to be fantasies involved cooking women?' Defense Attorney Robert Baum asked in questioning that was to continue on Thursday.
'It could have been,' Walsh answered.
Through the cross-examination, the defense also has sought to remind jurors that no women were ever kidnapped or harmed and that Valle never had contact with his supposed co-conspirators outside the Internet. Also, no evidence of a crime was found in his apartment besides a computer - no rope, pulleys or chemicals to render someone unconscious despite Valle's Internet boasts that he wanted to assemble a torture chamber or that he had an upstate New York property where he could cook women.
Prior to cross examination, Walsh showed jurors graphic X-rated communications between Valle and a butcher in India early last year as they discussed plans to torture and cook Valle's soon-to-be wife and a former college roommate.
'I have longed to butcher and cook female meat,' Valle told the man identified as Aly Khan, Walsh said. Khan offered to provide a place in Pakistan to kill the woman once she was brought to India, the agent said.
In an Internet chat read by Walsh, Valle seemed eager to offer the woman he would marry a few months later to Khan, though he added: 'She is a sweet girl. I like her a lot. But I will move on.'
Valle wrote that he could bring her to India and then Pakistan, where they could gag her in a basement, hang her from her feet and take turns sexually assaulting her before slitting her throat and cooking her.
'I just love the thought of stringing her upside down,' Valle wrote in an email shown to jurors. He said he would like 'to see her suffer' and 'slowly roast her until she dies.'
In a later email, Khan taunted Valle.
'Are you really into it?' he asked.
'Yes,' Valle answered. 'Are you sure?' Khan asked.
'Definitely,' Valle said. Khan, seemingly content, said: 'Get your mind ready. I will guide the rest.'
Later, Valle discussed plans to attack a 27-year-old Columbus, Ohio, woman he knew in college.
'I want her to experience being cooked alive,' he said in one exchange. 'She'll be trussed up like a turkey. ... She'll be terrified, screaming and crying.'
He wrote that her death would 'definitely make the news' and there will be 'plenty of suspects' because she is a prosecutor.
The woman, Andria Noble, testified Monday she never knew Valle to be violent when they both attended the University of Maryland.
Valle could face life in prison if he is convicted of conspiracy and illegal use of a crime database.


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At the Life Drawing Salon, we aim to create a relaxed environment to liberate artistic growth, allowing unique styles to flourish in a stimulating atmosphere.
We time the poses with cool music! This is a unique and inspirational part of the class. Let the tempo lead you into complete relaxation. Wonderful during the longer poses with long lilting meditative tracks.
We provide drawing boards, black and white materials and some colour materials at no cost, the only extra is A2 cartridge paper at 20p per sheet.
The class is not tutored, but there are hand outs and books for reference. No comment will be made on your work unless you request it, allowing you to overcome self consciousness.
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For those of you who don't know the metric system, 91.4 centimeters is three feet, and that's the distance motorized vehicles will have to give cyclists when passing if the bill in the California legislature becomes law.
Senate Bill 910 was introduced by Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal, 54th District, which makes up parts of Long Beach, Palos Verdes (nice area), and Catalina Island (not much traffic here). Bonnie chairs the state's transportation committee.
Will the U.S. ever adopt the metric system instead of giving it lip service? In 1999 we lost the Mars Climate Orbiter because someone used English rather than a Metric number in a calculation. Doh! But I digress.
I support the bill if only because it removes the lamest of excuses used by motorists: "I can't pass because I'd cross the double yellow line." The law makes it legal to cross. It takes two seconds to pass, unless it's lots of riders, and that happens. There are a handful of super-narrow roads in the Santa Cruz Mountains that can be a problem, especially for someone driving an SUV, which is a good reason not to drive an SUV on Summit Road.
There's a modest fine associated with breaking this law, but seeing it enforced? Dream on. I'd really like to see it applied to motorcyclists who buzz me on Hwy 9 all the time. That's bad form coming from a two-wheeled compatriot.
However, where this bill really shines is when it comes to cyclists who get injured. Read on: "The bill would make it a misdemeanor or felony if a person operates a motor vehicle in violation of the above requirement and that conduct proximately causes significant or substantial physical injury or death to the bicycle operator."
Believe it or not, it is not a crime to maim a cyclist, just a driving infraction. That will change with this law. I'm all for it.


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At nation's container ports, economy takes its toll on workers
NORFOLK, Va. - Independent trucker William Shoffner remembers, not so long ago, when the Port of Virginia on the Elizabeth River was booming. Five times a week, he'd pick up cargo headed for America's stores and their credit-fueled customers.
Now that's down to two or three times a week. "I've seen slow times, but this is about as bad as I've seen it," Shoffner said. "If I can't make the runs, it makes it rough to eat."
The story is much the same all across America's container ports: With U.S. consumer spending off, imported goods that used to keep ports busy simply aren't coming in, and with the rest of the world also in a deepening slump, there's no demand elsewhere for what America produces.
"The ports have the double whammy where imports are down and the exports are down, so they don't have anything that's saving them in terms of activity to keep them busy," said Paul Bingham, managing director of World Trade and Transportation Markets for IHS Global Insight, a leading economic forecasting firm.
Import volume has declined on a year-over-year basis for 17 straight months, making 2008 the slowest year for imported container cargo since 2004, according to the National Retail Federation and IHS Global Insight.
Meanwhile, the volume of exported goods has fallen in each of the last five months for a near 20 percent decline, according to the latest government figures.
It's likely only to get worse: the World Bank projects that global trade volume will contract this year for the first time since 1982.
That means fewer fees, less revenue and fewer jobs.
At the Port of Los Angeles, where cargo volume fell six percent last year, officials have shaved more than $20 million in operating expenses this fiscal year by leaving vacant positions unfilled, suspending port police recruitment efforts and eliminating jobs.
"We've been cutting aggressively for the past four months," said communications director Arley Baker.
On a recent weekday, the drop-off was obvious at the four shipping terminals that comprise the Port of Virginia in Norfolk.
At the Portsmouth Marine Terminals, three vessels were in berth and further down the river at the APM Portsmouth terminal, another ship was being unloaded.
But at Norfolk International Terminals, fourteen 270-foot cranes stood idle, as if in silent sentry. Rows of container-toting straddle carriers and yellow school buses that ferry longshoreman to their work sites were likewise inactive.
And dozens of flatbed chasses that once would have been loaded with cargo, were stacked atop one another, empty, like playing cards.
Virginia International Terminals, which operates the Port of Virginia, has halted overtime, pay raises and bonuses for all port employees in anticipation of a 12 percent decline in cargo volume this year.
They've also trimmed $10 million from the budget and cut 100,000 work hours for longshoremen like 45-year-old Keith Clark.
Longshoremen — their number includes heavy equipment operators, carpenters, cargo checkers and lashers (who secure containers once they're stored on a ship) — are among the nation's highest paid blue-collar workers. A senior longshoremen can earn $100,000 a year with overtime.
Clark, relatively junior with just 13 years as a longshoremen, made about $60,000 last year.
At the current pace, he said, he'll be lucky to make $20,000 this year.
His biggest worry is whether he'll log 1,300 hours of work. That's the threshold needed to keep his medical benefits. Last week, he only worked four.
"When my son gets a snotty nose and a fever, what am I supposed to do then?," Clark asks.
Each morning, Clark and dozens of members of International Longshoremen's Association, Local 1248, gather at the union hall before sunrise for the 7 a.m. "work call."
When the economy was good, the six- and seven-page work orders often hung from the bulletin board to the floor, listing that day's incoming and outgoing vessels and the number of workers needed to load and unload each.
But in the throes of the "Great Recession," daily work orders have been slashed to about three pages.
By 8:30 a.m., union members with the most seniority are off to their work sites, leaving Clark and dozens of other less-tenured colleagues empty handed.
"All these guys you see in here now, we're in a swimming pool. And we're all in the bottom of the pool with no life jacket on. The question is who's gonna be around to swim to the top?" Clark asks rhetorically. "We've got hope that the economy is gonna come back. But how many guys will be standing when it's over?"
One member upset about his lack of work, got into a loud shouting match with Wayne Cochran, the local's president. Cochran said he understands the frustration, but added the angry longshoreman will likely be barred from the union hall.
"I know they're frustrated and hurting financially and they're catching it from their spouses and lenders. So when they come here, the place that's supposed to make it all better, and there's nothing for them, sometimes you catch an earful," Cochran explained.
Kevin Cooper, another 13-year union member, has seen his weekly hours go from 40-plus in December, to 26 in the first week of January, to 11 in each of the last three weeks. Cooper, 47, said the lean hours aren't hurting him yet because he followed the advice of his grandfather, a former longshoreman.
"He told me 'when times are good, you've got to save for the bad times because believe me, the bad times are gonna come,'" Cooper said.
And despite the projections of an extended shortage of hours, Cooper said he isn't looking another job.
"Even on the worst days, I still want to be a longshoreman," he said.


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'Killer Joe' trailer: Will NC-17 boost the McConaughey pic?
The new trailer for William Friedkin's 'Killer Joe," which centers on a Dallas cop who is hired as a contract killer, features plenty of deadly serious scenes. Matthew McConaughey, as said cop, ominously flicks his lighter. Juno Temple, as the daughter of the intended victim, manages her best innocent look -- or is it her best manipulator look? Emile Hirsch gets beaten up early and often as the desperate man who hired said killer.
What isn't present in the trailer for the revenge thriller are signs of the infamous fried-chicken scene that landed jaw-dropping reactions to the movie at the Toronto and South by Southwest film festivals and an NC-17 from the Motion Picture Assn. (You can check out the trailer below.)
There is, however, an impossible-to-miss -- indeed, an eye-catching -- NC-17 at the top of the trailer. The rating is basically official now that the company's upstart distributor, LD Entertainment, has decided not to cut the film ahead of its July 27 release. (The decision contrasts with the approach of the makers of another movie about a killer, Jennifer Lynch's "Chained," which was also slapped with an NC-17, but on which the filmmakers said they will cut an offending scene to land an R.)
Though the NC-17 may be the kiss of death for a broad commercial movie, it could be the best thing to happen to "Killer Joe." The movie has already generated pre-release press that would have been entirely nonexistent sans the ratings controversy. The rating could well be used as part of a banned-in-30-states type of marketing campaign (e.g., "the movie the MPAA doesn't want you to see").
Indeed, for a smaller release, the attention an NC-17 draws might be more valuable than the chance for some teens to see the movie with their parents. Think of it as a "Bully" maneuver, minus the Weinsteins.
PG-13: Some material may be appropriate for box-office success
MPAA upholds rating on NC-17 'Chained'
'Chained' director Lynch says she will cut the movie, but asks why she needs to
R rating for Prometheus: Will it hurt the film commercially?
-- Steven Zeitchik
Photo: Matthew McConaughey and Emile Hirsch in "Killer Joe." Credit: LD Entertainment


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Cooper Infinite Folio Case for Prestigio MultiPad Rider 7.0
Cooper Cases
Specially designed for those who take simplicity seriously, the Infinite Universal is essentially the most lean case out there enhanced with meaningful functions and protection. If you're experienced in lugging stuff around all day, you'll be painfully aware of how even the lightest items feel like they're made of lead after a while. Your tablet accessories are no different, why not relieve yourself in advance of the pain of those bulky cases and enjoy your expeditions effortlessly. The Universal comes with a lovely protective covering, an elastic strap secures the case when not in use and the cover flap folds over to double as stand for hands-free enjoyment.
- Universal case designed to fit any tablet in the 7-8'' range, including Prestigio MultiPad Rider 7.0
- Enjoy the simplicity and straightforward design of the most lean universal case on the market
- Elastic strap encloses the case which keeps your tablet safe and the device off letting you tackle the day worry free
- Hard plastic stretchy claws adapt to any tablet type or brand offering a flexible yet safe cradle for your tablet
- Immerse yourself in any activity by transforming the tablet into a stand in both landscape and portrait mode
- Explore the vibrant and fun color variations, you won't find a better priced case so get a few to match your different moods and activities
- Great quality finish, and solid grip provided by the Polyurethane exterior
- Plastic claws measure approximately .40 inches (1 cm) thick to fit the tablet corners
- Claws expand from min. 3.5" to max 5.5" inches in width
- Claws expand from min. 6.5" to max 8.3" inches in height
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It's will take only a few seconds for you to begin enjoying the Infinite Universal on your own terms. Simply slide the tablet into place and pull the stretchy elastic claws over each corner of the tablet to secure it in place. Pull the elastic strap over the cover fold when not in use or fold it backwards and tuck into flap on the backside to transform it into a stand.
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- Air Mail from China is $3.95 (6-30 days)
- Standard shipping from local warehouse is $6.95 (3-7 days; only available in USA, Canada & W. Europe excl. UK)
- Express shipping with DHL / UPS is $18.95 (+$8 for every additional item)
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Customer service shouldn't stop at checkout. When you order from Tablet2Cases you get the total package. That means from A to Z, start to finish, either you feel good or we failed. Shipping is no exception. If you have any questions about your package, just contact us any time day or night and we'll get the answers you need.
Orders process in less than 24 business hours. If you order $40 or more, it's free. That's right, free shipping on all orders over $40! Orders over $40 automatically ship from the nearest warehouse to you.
Air Mail is our cheapest shipping method. In USA, Canada & W. Europe (excl. UK) you can also upgrade to local shipping (ie USPS, Canada Post, etc). It's slightly more expensive than Air Mail, but faster because it's dispatched from a local warehouse. It's only available for select countries and while stocks last. For super fast delivery, use shipping with DHL / UPS for guaranteed delivery within 1-3 days.
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If within 365 days of purchase you're not totally satisfied, just send the unused product back in its original package. Return within 60 days of purchase for full refund or return after 60 days of purchase for store credit.


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The Downtown Digital Arts Festival brings together student photographers, designers, and artists, for a three-day event, designed to educate, to inspire, and to entertain.
Gallery on 4th floor, Eibling Hall, main campus, Columbus State Community College.
550 East Spring Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Tuesday, April 8th, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9th, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10th, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
For any question regarding DDAF contact Mark Jackson at 614-287-5646
Come celebrate creativity in the digital arts. The annual Downtown Digital Arts Festival showcases work by student artists in Web Design, digital design, digital photography, video, and Animation.
Special Events are free and open to the public.
Click on the Thumbnail to view the DDAF Catalog
The Downtown Digital Arts Festival has been developed and supported by the following organizations.
|Integrated Media and Technology | 401 Eibling Hall | 550 East Spring Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
About DDAF | Categories | Submission | Previous Winners | Contact email@example.com | Copyright 2012


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All of the apps featured on this website have been identified using an evidence-based review criteria. We will regularly be providing new content and you can follow us on Twitter to keep up to date with our latest additions.
Click on an app to read the review and find out more information.


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About .ms Domains
The .ms country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) is an extension that represents Montserrat.
Domain names can be up to 63 characters, with a minimum of three characters, and can contain letters (a to z), numbers (0 to 9), and hyphens (except at the beginning or end of the domain name). You cannot register domain names with special characters such as & and #.
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|Renewal length
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|Transfers to GoDaddy
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1 Registration requirements
At registration, the administrative and registrant contacts for the domain will receive two emails: a welcome message and an activation email. The activation email has a link that one of the contacts must click on within 21 days to accept the TLD Registrant Agreement and AUP policy and confirm the domain name contact information.
The new .ms domain name will not be activated and will remain in "processing" for 21 days, until confirmed by clicking on the link. If not activated within 21 days, the domain name will be suspended, then deleted and refunded.
2 Renewal restrictions
Your .ms domain name renews before its expiration date. The renewal date depends on whether the domain name is auto-renewed or renewed manually. Auto-renewal is attempted on the first day of the month prior to the domain name's expiration date. If the renewal attempt fails, we re-attempt renewal on the 10th of the month and again on the 20th of the month.
If we cannot auto-renew the domain name and you do not manually renew it by the 20th of the month prior to the expiration date, it must be redeemed. There might be a fee for the redemption. See Renew my expired domain for instructions on the redemption.
For example: Your .ms domain name expires on October 10. If your domain name does not renew automatically, you can renew it manually by September 20. For automatic renewals, we attempt to renew the domain name on September 1, September 10, and September 20.
3 Transfers away requirements
You will need an authorization code to make a transfer to another registrar, but the authorization codes created through the Domain Manager in your account are not valid. You must contact our customer support team to receive valid codes.
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Gritty, Glittering European City, 2014
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Gritty, Glittering European City, 2014
Original acrylic and oil pastel painting on paper, 16" x 12". The painting has been treated with an archival UV protective spray, so it is not necessary to frame under glass.
This work was created on airplanes, trains, and hotels rooms while traveling in Austria and Germany. To read more about this experience, check out my blog post- https://carolynmackin.wordpress.com/2014/08/18/%E2%80%A2-creating-in-europe/
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Jackie Alemaney leads the Crimson with 31
steals on the season (Photo courtesy of Gil Talbot).
Game Notes
Saturday is Harvard's Pink Zone Event
The Particulars
Harvard returns to Lavietes Pavilion for a pair of home games against Brown and Yale. The Crimson welcomes back its alumni this weekend and will host its WBCA Pink Zone event Saturday evening.
Supporting the Cause
Join Harvard and the Department of Athletics in raising awareness and funds for breast cancer. The Crimson with the help of the Harvard College Women's Center will host its annual Pink Zone event Saturday. All donations will go to the Kay Yow/WNCA Cancer Fund. Over 1,350 women's basketball teams and supporting organizations will participate in the event from Feb. 12-21.
Scouting the Crimson
Harvard picked up its first Ivy road win against Penn Saturday to improve to 12-7 overall and 3-2 in conference play. Harvard has won three of its last four games. Emma Markley leads the Crimson in scoring with 14.5 points per game and 7.4 rebounds per game. Three other Crimson players average double figures: Brogan Berry (12.8 ppg.), Christine Matera (11.3 ppg) and Victoria Lippert (10.8 ppg).
The Crimson averages 68.9 points per game which is good enough
for second in the Ivy League. The Crimson leads the Ivy League in
free throw shooting with 74.6 percent and is making 38.2 percent of
its shots from downtown, which stands second in the Ancient
Last Time Out
Junior co-captain Christine Matera equaled a career-high 19 points on a 7-for-13 shooting performance against Penn. Brogan Berry scored 12 points and handed out seven assists, while Victoria Lippert added 10 points. The Crimson won its 12th straight over the Quakers with a 66-40 victory. Harvard ran out to a 21-2 lead midway through the first half and never looked back. The Quakers closed the gap to nine late in the first half, but Harvard came out strong in the second half to go ahead by 27 with 12:45 left to play.
I Don't Think So
Harvard held Penn scoreless from beyond the three-point line (Feb. 6). The Quakers were 0-15 from downtown. It's the first time this season a team has not scored a three against the Crimson. Harvard held Maine and Massachusetts to just two threes earlier in the season.
Defense! Defense!
The Crimson held Penn (Feb. 6) to just 40 points. It's the least number of points scored against the Crimson this season. It's the lowest point total by a Harvard opponent since Yale scored just 30 points in a loss to Harvard on Feb. 25, 2005.
The Matera Touch
In her last four games, Christine Matera is shooting 60.0 percent from the field, 62.5 percent from three-point land, 1.000 percent from the charity stripe and averaging 17.0 points, 2.0 assists and 1.25 rebounds per game.
Home Sweet Home
Harvard is 8-0 at Lavietes Pavilion this season. The Crimson has not gone unbeaten at home since 1997-98 season when Harvard won all 13 games.
February Factoid
Harvard is 163-67 in the month of February under head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith. The Crimson has gone undefeated in the second month of the year six times, with the most recent coming in 2007 (8-0).
Caught Stealing
Elle Hagedorn had 11 steals in Harvard's last three games, which is fourth on the team. Five players have 15 or more steals this season. Junior Jackie Alemany leads the team with 31.
Creeping Up on the Top 10
Brogan Berry has 114 assists entering the weekend and is just 14 hand outs away from Harvard's single season top 10 list. Jennifer Monti '02 holds the single season record with 178.
Scouting the Bulldogs
The Bulldogs have won four of its last five games including two straight, after sweeping Cornell and Columbia this past weekend. Yale sports a 9-11 overall record and a 4-2 conference mark which is tied for second in the Ivy League standings.
Freshman Meghan Vasquez paces the team in scoring with 11.4 points per game. Yoyo Greenfield is the only other Bulldog in double figures with 10.5 points ppg. Michelle Cashen leads the team in rebounds with 7.4 per game.
The Bulldogs average 52.3 ppg. and allow 54.5 ppg. Yale is
outrebounding its opponents 39.3 to 35.8 rpg. The team is shooting
37.3 percent from the field, 27.5 percent from downtown and 59.3
percent from the charity stripe.
The Yale Series
Harvard leads the all-time series with the Bulldogs, 39-27, and has won two straight. The Crimson has won nine of the last 11 and is 22-12 at home against Yale. The last time Yale won at Lavietes Pavilion was on Feb. 17, 2001.
Scouting the Bears
Brown enters the weekend with a 6-14 overall mark, a 3-3 conference record and has won two of the last three games. The Bears have conference wins over Cornell, Penn and Yale. Hannah Passafuime leads all players with 10.1 points per game. Natalie Bonds dominates the boards with 6.5 rebounds per game.
The Bears average 54.5 ppg. and allow 66.7. The team is shooting
32.7 percent from the field, 25.7 percent from three-point land and
69.6 percent from the free throw line.
The Brown Series
Harvard has faced Brown more than any other team in the league. The Crimson and Bears will be playing for the 69th time Saturday night. Harvard leads the series 37-31 and has won six straight against the Bears. The Crimson is 22-12 at home against the Bears. Brown's last win at Lavietes Pavilion was Feb. 17, 2006.
On the Road Again
Harvard plays four of its next six contests on the road. Harvard is on the road for the next two weekends, equaling its longest string of games away from home this season.
Nationally Speaking
Emma Markley ranks 21st in the nation in blocks per game (2.4). Brogan Berry ranks 11th in the nation in assists per game (6.0) and fifth in assist/turnover ratio (2.65). Berry is 35th in free throw percentage (.851) and Christine Matera is 28th in three-point field goals per game (2.7) and 32nd in three-point field goal percentage (42.3).
Harvard is 27th in free throw shooting percentage (.746) and
12th in three-point field goal percentage (.382) and 22nd in
three-point field goals made (7.5).
League Leaders (as of Feb. 9)
Brogan Berry leads the league in free throw shooting (.851), assist/turnover ratio (2.7) and assists (6.0). Emma Markley paces the conference in blocks per game (2.4).
The Offense
Harvard ranks second in the Ivy League in scoring offense with 68.9 points per game. The Crimson leads the Ancient Eight in free throw percentage (.746), blocked shots (4.9 per game) and three-point field goals (7.5 per game).
On the Bench
Kathy Delaney-Smith, the winningest coach in program history, is in her 28th season on the bench for the Crimson. Delaney-Smith, who has led the Crimson to 11 Ivy League titles, recorded her 400th career victory with a 68-47 win over Brown on March 7, 2008. She sports a 431-306 record 19 games into her 28th season.
Assistant Coach Bri Fecteau is back for her seventh season, while Kelly Finley returns for her second. She served as a volunteer assistant in 2008-09. Todd Earl, another Colorado State graduate, joins the staff as a volunteer coach this season.


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Underground Racing's tuning work is sometimes overshadowed by their spectacular Lamborghini crashes. What this weekend's wreck of a twin-turbo UGR Gallardo lacks in flips, it more than makes up for in hilarious excuses. It's gotta be the shoes! UPDATE!
The Gallardo roadster met an untimely fate at the Caffeine and Octane event in Georgia this weekend. According to various sources the owner was pulling out of the event at a reasonably low speed, spun, and then jumped a curb. The result was a mangled rear suspension and a little body damage.
What we assumed was merely the always dangerous cars-and-coffee showboating, may actually be something more sartorially-motivated, at least according to the owner via The Car Lounge:
"This happened today at Caffeine & Octane here in GA. Owner (Name held back, I'd request the same if you know him) is a laid back and down to earth guy (was giving joy rides to 60 year old lady ). As he was leaving, stepped on it a little, car slid, spun around and jumped the curve. He wasn't even doing 20mph. Walked up to him and he was fine, but it turned out culprit was his shoe heel. Part of it came loose and as he stepped on the brakes, the loose part stayed partially on gas. Which kept him from full braking and gassed the car at the same time. He maintained his cool as people made fun of the situation, mad props to him for staying calm. We got together and helped him get the car out and on flat bed (it was a bitch to get in on). His last few lines were, "well gives me a reason to put some nice wheels and tint my tail lights lol."
Damage: The rear frame snapped off clean where the control arm bolts on to. No under body damage, no leaks, and car fired right up. He said car is going in for repairs monday and should be back for next C & O.
PS: Before some smart comments come up like, "needs to learn to drive." He has owned this for over a year, and his other cars include a built TT C6 Plastic mess-06 making 1200whp+. Just bad luck i would say.
This is a problem you don't have when you drive in Chucks.
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Ok, I feel a little bit ashamed by my question.
This afternoon in the train, I looked for a counter-example:
— $k$ a field
— $A$ a finitely generated $k$-algebra
— $B$ a $k$-subalgebra of $A$ that is not finitely generated
Finally, I have found this:
— $k$ any field
— $A=k[x,y]$
— $B=k[xy, xy^2, xy^3, \dots]$
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1) What is your usual counter-example ?
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Best Buys: Now is your chance to get into the market
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So you want to get into the market in Summit County. You would like to get at least a one bedroom and stay under $165,000. You want to make sure that it is in a location that has an upside on resale value. You also don't want to have the association fees too high. It would also be a bonus if the property was completely furnished. Believe it or not, this week's Best Buys do fit this criteria.
There is still time to get into the market, but how much time remains is soon to be seen. If you are paying attention to the Denver market and other markets in the country, low inventories are driving prices up. We are not quite there, and are typically one to two years behind the rest of the nation when it comes to homes.
While analyzing all of Summit County, the majority of entry-level condos seems to be located on the north side of the county. The areas I am describing are located in Silverthorne and Dillon. Two of the areas featured are located in Summit Cove, which is primarily a local's area and is only two miles to Keystone.
The first property is a 625-square-foot condo located in Summit Cove. The location is great with the bike path just outside your door. It is also located on the bus route, which offers the free Summit Stage. The completely furnished one-bedroom condo has high-end furnishings, a large flat screen TV, gas fireplace, and even has it's own washer and dryer. Enjoy the natural light from this end unit. The association fees are only $235 a month. Other utilities average around $122 a month. This property is offered for $164,900 by Steve Clark of ReMax Properties of the Summit.
The second Summit Cove property is a 522-square-foot, one-bedroom condo, also located by the bike path and bus route. The property was built in 1984 and has been maintained very well. Although this property is unfurnished, the low association fees of $180 per month make a difference and the utilities average around $117 a month. Jack Carpenter of Coldwell Banker is offering this Best Buy at $149,900.
The last property featured is located in Silverthorne in an area called Wildernest. The road to this property goes up about three miles above Interstate 70. At nearly 10,000 feet, the views are spectacular. The clubhouse is amazing with a full-size indoor pool, racquetball, tennis court, game room and a fireside lounge area and conference room. There are numerous hiking trails and it isn't uncommon to see a moose in the area. The 422-square-foot condo has its own private entrance, is fully furnished and features a wood-burning fireplace. The association fees are $381 and include heat as well as all of the amenities. Heather Wood of Cornerstone Real Estate is offering this property at $159,000.
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Dennis Pitta is enjoying the kind of year others might envy with career highs in catches and receiving yards and a shared franchise record for touchdowns by a tight end. And it's the kind of year he said he envisioned in the preseason.
""You don't go into a season thinking, 'It probably won't be a good year. We'll just weather it out.' You expect to come in and play well. I've been given a lot of good opportunities, and I've been able to make the most of them," Pitta said.
Pitta's 61 receptions for 669 yards were the most by a Ravens tight end since 2006 when Todd Heap led the offense with 73 catches for 765 yards. Pitta's seven touchdowns tied a team record set by Heap in 2005.
Pitta has especially thrived when lined up in the slot. According to Pro Football Focus, 39 of his receptions, 451 of his yards and six of his touchdowns occurred when Pitta was flexed out from the offensive line.
Both of his touchdowns in the Ravens' 34-17 loss to the Denver Broncos on Dec. 16 came with Pitta standing in the slot, and Denver coach John Fox said the defense must pay more attention to Pitta.
"We didn't do too well last time," Fox said during a conference call with Baltimore media. "He beat us on a long touchdown pass. But he's very athletic, he has a good feel for coverage and how to adjust. He plays in their third-down package and their run personnel. So you can tell that they hold him in high regard."
Lining up in the slot is nothing new for Pitta, who was a wide receiver at Moorpark High School in California before converting to tight end at BYU. Even with the Cougars, Pitta was used as a slot receiver.
With a 40-time of 4.63 seconds, Pitta can use his speed to outdistance opposing linebackers. At 6-foot-4 and 245 pounds, he can use his strength to outmuscle cornerbacks or safeties and will frequently harken back to his days as a basketball player to outleap them for balls.
"I think playing this position, it makes it tough for defenses because you're a big body, and at times, it's difficult for a safety to cover you," Pitta said. "And you've got to be able to run a little bit, which is difficult for linebackers. I think that's the advantage that we try to gain."
Pitta and quarterback Joe Flacco said they don't have any non-verbal cues to signal to the other when they see a matchup problem, but Flacco said he's fully aware of the options Pitta provides from standing in the slot.
"[He's usually lined up on a linebacker," Flacco said. "Whether it's regular personnel, that's what they have out there, linebackers. Or nickel, the other guys are going to be going for Anquan [Boldin] or the receivers down there. So he definitely gets a mismatch."
Pitta caught just two balls for 27 yards in the team's 24-9 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in last Sunday's AFC wild-card round, but one of those receptions was the 20-yard touchdown in the third quarter. On that play, Pitta stood in the slot to the left of the offensive line, crossed the field to catch the pass from Flacco around the 15-yard line, and use a nice block by wide receiver Torrey Smith to plow into the end zone.
Offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell said Pitta's unique abilities give him the flexibility to employ the tight end in various ways.
"We do a little bit of everything with him because of the fact that he's so versatile," Caldwell said Wednesday. "Oftentimes, we can line him up literally anywhere we would like in our scheme – all the way outside, flexed – so see what kind of matchup we get on the outside. He's a little bit of everywhere for us, plays a number of different positions for us. But he does create some problems. You have to make a determination on how you want to deal with him from a defensive standpoint."
According to Pro Football Focus, Pitta had the third best drop rate among starting tight ends during the regular season, dropping just three of 64 catchable passes. Pitta said his next objective is improving his fundamentals and contributing even more to the offense.
"You always strive to get a little bit better, and that's the adjustments that you make," he said. "You're looking at the things you're doing well, and you're also analyzing things that you're not doing well and trying to get better at those things. I think the opponents you go against do the same thing. They try to analyze your strengths and weaknesses. So if you can make your weaknesses into strengths, it makes it hard for the defense."
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2013/2014 season of Circuit Banco do Brazil gets set to make its mark
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 16, 2013 - The 2013/2014 season of the Circuit Banco do Brazil for Beach Volleyball was launched at an event held at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.
At the event the new competition format was unveiled along with the plans for the new arena and uniforms for the athletes.
The 2013/14 circuit will comprise nine stages, which will determine the winning pair in both the men's and women's competition. A second level competition will be added to the end of the circuit - the 'Super Beach' tournament – where the winners of the circuit will play the top five national ranked teams as well as three other pairs invited by the CBV.
The first stage of the circuit will be held in Recife on August 29 with four more stages organised before the end of the year, while the other stops on the circuit are scheduled to take place next year. The last stop will take place in Maceió with the 'Super Beach' tournament to be held shortly thereafter on the sands of Salvador.
"These changes are in place to give even more excitement to a competition that has established itself in Brazil's sporting calendar over the years," says Thaddeus Saad, Superintendent of Beach Volleyball at the CBV. "This will make for an even more interesting show for the athletes, public, media, sponsors and partners. We want to make our product ever better."
"We have created an event with many new features, which has a much greater weight for athletes because, in the end, the 'Super Beach' features the best players," said Olympic champion Ricardo. "The sport really needs these changes, not only for its development but also to attract further public and partners. Everything has to go together for the good of beach volleyball," he continued.
Plans for the new arena and uniforms for the 2013/2014 season were also unveiled, with the designs for both done by students of the Center for Design and Fine Arts at the University of São Paulo.
The process began in March this year, when the University's administration decided to give students the opportunity to work in multidisciplinary teams to brainstorm ideas for the arena and the uniforms based on the following: function, form and beauty.
The proposals were reviewed by representatives of the CBV, the Bank of Brazil and Olympikus and the winners elected thereafter.
"The arena is beautiful and very well planned," said Maria Elisa Antonelli. "Besides comfort, the public can also be shaded at certain times of the day, which is essential. And there are many attractions around the arena, which families can stay longer and enjoy."
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Mugecuo(which is also called Wild Man Sea)Scenic Area is locate in the northeast of Kangding County in Sichuan Province ,It is 2900 to 3800 meters above sea level, covering an area of 500 square kilometers. It is made up of Cuckoo Valley, Seven-color Sea, Pool with Curative Effect. Mugecuo and Honghai Grassland. It is regarded as the Minor Jiuzhai for its thick forest, grassland and snow mountain.
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We at Mini-Circuits appreciate the editorial coverage given to our new MAC series of hermetically sealed mixers in the January issue of Microwaves & RF. Unfortunately, although it has been customary to see the name of the company along with any products that appear on the front cover, the familiar Mini-Circuits logo was omitted from the front cover of your January issue, as well as in Fig. 1 of the Cover Feature article beginning on p. 92 ("Hermetic Mixers Break Cost/Performance Barrier").
I am hoping that you can print this letter to help readers recognize that these innovative MAC mixerswhich are based on reliable low-temperature-cofired-ceramic (LTCC) circuit technology and supplied in compact ceramic housings measuring just 0.30 x 0.25 x 0.060 in.were developed and are available from Mini-Circuits based on the industry's need for a lower-costing, truly hermetic microwave mixer.
As the Cover Feature reported, MAC series mixers are currently available for RF and local-oscillator (LO) frequencies to 12 GHz and a variety of different LO power levels. They are priced as low as $5.95 each in quantities of 10, with models eventually operating as high as 18 GHz.
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Have any of you brave, crafty, or "I hate hair" people out there tried sugaring? A friend in my small group raved about it, so my roommate and I courageously prepared it and tried it. Here's a tidbit of our conversation as we endured the pain: "This makes me want to swear!" ~Mari. "Go right ahead." ~Brooke.
For those who might be wondering if this a sport, a method of medicating, or a way to get in touch with God, look at this website, our resource for this (new to me) treatment: http://hairremoval.about.com/od/sugarwaxing/ss/sugar-hair-removal-recipe.htm
I sure hope the lady in the picture is not doing to this to her lips. Weird if there was a need to do that there....hmmm....
Only a small patch worked for each of us. I have my thoughts about why. We do know that for some reason the mixture didn't get hard enough. Youtube videos of the process helped us figure that out. And the videos made it look pretty much pain-free (and our friend claimed that too. She has yet to answer our emails with questions). We haven't given up hope yet, though. We and our hair will not admit defeat. A tupperware of the sugar mixture awaits in our fridge for the day we have the chutzpah and skill to endure it again.
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DescriptionYou are Rockford, and you have to dig through monster infested caves in search of diamonds. In each level you must collect a certain number of these diamonds, in order to open a portal to the next stage. Enemies can be squashed by falling boulders, which are released when the ground below them is removed or they are pushed onto empty ground, but be careful because these can also squash you. In later levels, difficulty is increased by many puzzle elements and shorter time limits.
There are 16 levels to be completed and five different skill levels available, which affect the number of jewels which must be collected and the time limit.
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- "Champion Boulder Dash" -- Japan and Middle East title
- "Boulder Dash Vol. 1" -- iPhone title
- "Boulder Dash - Starring: Rockford" -- Prism Leisure distributed title
- "バルダーダッシュ" -- Japanese spelling
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1001 Video GamesBoulder Dash appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
AmigaA real Amiga version of Boulder Dash was never released. But Emerald Mine, a close variant for the Amiga, became very popular.
Arcade versionBoulder Dash was so popular on the home computer that it was one of the first home computer games to be ported to the arcades, usually it is the other way around; in that a popular arcade game gets ported to the home systems. The initial Exidy version was simply an Atari 800 in an arcade cabinet, running a slightly modified Atari 8-bit version of the game giving 30 seconds of gameplay per credit. The 1985 Data East DECO version had improved graphics and slight level layout changes due to it's vertical monitor layout.
A later Data East arcade version was released in 1990 with improved graphics and new level layouts.
Atari 2600 portIn 2012 a port to the Atari 2600 was released as homebrew software with support from First Star Software. The programmers Andrew Davie and Thomas Jentzsch worked for almost a decade to port the game completely on the VCS.
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2. How do I know if I'm designated an Athlete Support Person?
3. What does serving as an Athlete Support Person mean to me from a practical perspective?
4. How can I best support my athlete?
5. What is a TUE?
6. What tools are available to help athletes navigate their responsibilities?
7. Can athletes take supplements?
8. What should my athlete consider with respect to medications when traveling abroad?
9. Can I opt out of the designation of Athlete Support Person?
FAQ's - Athlete Support Personnel
1. Who is defined as an Athlete Support Person?
Any coach, trainer, manager, agent, team staff, official, medical, paramedical personnel, parent or other PERSON working with, treating or assisting an Athlete participating in or preparing for IRONMAN Competition.
2. How do I know if I'm designated an Athlete Support Person?
There are two ways you may be identified as an Athlete Support Person:
Simply serving in one of the capacities noted above classifies one as an Athlete Support Person- Formal notice of this designation is not necessary for you to be accountable to this role and the associated rules.
You may have been identified by an IRONMAN athlete. All IRONMAN Professional Member athletes are asked to provide a list of the Athlete Support Personnel with whom they are engaged. If you've received notice from IRONMAN that you've been identified as an Athlete Support Person, this means that one of our Professional Members have advised us of your relationship to them in this capacity.
3. What does serving as an Athlete Support Person mean to me from a practical perspective?
You have significant influence on this athlete- your influence and guidance can help the athlete to avoid an Anti-Doping Rules Violation, especially as a result of inadvertant doping.
It also means that you are subject to IRONMAN's Anti-Doping Rules including, without limitation:
4. How can I best support my athlete?
Reinforce the importance of knowing and following IRONMAN's Anti-Doping Rules with your athlete.
Ensure they are fully aware of the need, risks and consequences of any product they intend to use……..Advise them to:
The Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) process, outlined below, is a means by which an athlete can request approval to use a prescribed prohibited substance or method for the treatment of a legitimate medical condition.
Athletes should advise all medical personnel of their obligation to abide by the anti-doping rules of their sport and that any medical treatment received must not violate these rules.
Athletes should also check the status of all medications and treatments by visiting WADA's website to review the Prohibited List - http://list.wada-ama.org/ or use the Global Drug Reference Online (Global DRO). It is important to check the status of all medications, supplements and treatments on an annual basis as the list is updated annually (effective January 1). Even if a particular substance or method isn't banned this year it does not necessarily mean that it won't become prohibited in a subsequent year.
If the medication is not prohibited, athletes can start using the prescribed medication or treatment.
If the medication is prohibited, athletes should check with their prescribing physician or the sport's medical personnel if there are any alternative medications or treatments that are permitted.
If there are no permitted alternatives, athletes should contact their National Anti-Doping Organization.
Only in emergency situations (e.g. allergic reaction, exacerbation of asthma, onset of Bell's palsy) should treatment begin without the necessary approval.
6. What tools are available to help athletes navigate their responsibilities?
Athletes, as well as their coaches, trainers and doctors need to stay informed about the IRONMAN Anti-Doping Program, their National Anti-Doping Organization's efforts and competing clean. IRONMAN encourages everyone to know and understand their rights and responsibilities with regard to anti-doping.
Where to start:
Use the resources available here at IRONMAN.com
Follow the IRONMAN Anti-Doping Program on Twitter
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You should also connect with your National or Regional Anti-Doping Organization-every NADO and RADO will have resources, tools and information for additional support in your language.
7. Can athletes take supplements?
Strict Liability: Athletes are solely responsible for anything they use, attempt to use or is found in their system, regardless of how it got there and whether there was an intention to cheat or not- The biggest cause of inadvertent doping is the careless use of supplements.
All athletes have the responsibility to research any products they intend to take, prior to use.
There is no guarantee that any supplement is free from banned substances. Assess the need for supplement use, if required then assess the risk, lastly assess the consequences.
8. What should my athlete consider with respect to medications when traveling abroad?
Take enough medication to continue any treatment for the duration of the trip
Check the status of all products before you travel
Check that the medication is permitted in the country of travel and whether it is permitted to bring through customs
Any products purchased internationally should be carefully checked. The ingredients in common medications can and do contain different substances from country to country.
Some countries have different customs laws that may prohibit the import of certain substances into a particular country. Athletes carrying a prohibited substance for a legitimate medical condition, should carry the following documents at all times:
The prescription from the prescribing doctor including the name of the substance, the dose and the frequency of use
The Therapeutic Use Exemption Certificate to demonstrate that an authorized anti-doping organization has permitted the use of a prohibited substance for medical purposes.
9. Can I opt out of the designation of Athlete Support Person?
As long as you remain engaged with an IRONMAN athlete in any of the noted capacities, you are an Athlete Support Person and therefore, subject to the IRONMAN Anti-Doping Rules.


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A leap forward for red blood cell formation
New research is revealing how red blood cells are made and how the body regulates the amount of haemoglobin that is packaged in red blood cells at any time. Genomic analysis techniques have doubled the number of genetic regions that are likely to be involved in red blood cell formation and subsequent study using fruit flies has given insights into what these regions do.
Haemoglobin is the protein which captures oxygen from the lungs for transport and delivery to tissues. It colours blood cells red and each day hundreds of millions of fresh red blood cells have to be formed by blood stem cells to replace the ones which come to the end of their life cycle. Anaemia, one of the most common disorders for which people visit their surgery, ensues if the production of new red blood cells is insufficient or their lifespan is shortened. The new genetic information is laying the foundations for future studies into the roots of anaemia by uncovering new biological pathways and mechanisms involved in controlling the size and number of red blood cells and the levels of haemoglobin.
The researchers used genome-wide association studies to identify genetic regions that appeared to influence the formation of red blood cells and their haemoglobin content.
"We studied the genetic influences behind six different physical parameters of red blood cells that reflect the volume and number of red blood cells and the levels of haemoglobin. Our initial genetic association study looked into the genomes of 135,367 people and identified 75 genetic regions that directly influence these different traits of red blood cells. More than half - 43 - of these discoveries are new in people."
Dr John Chambers, lead author from Imperial College, London
The team then closely examined using computational biology approaches the 75 genetic regions and the more than 3,000 genes responsible for protein production lie close to these regions. They prioritised 121 'candidate' genes or genes that are likely to regulate a trait in red blood cells from this list and investigated their function using information on model systems like from public databases as well as newly-generated data for fruit fly.
"Our work shows how model systems like fruit fly and mice can be used to provide insights into human genetics. We searched through a Mouse Genome database and found that 29 of our 121 candidate genes are linked to red blood cell formation in mice."
"These previous studies revealed that - when the function of these genes was switched off- the mice frequently developed reduced numbers of red blood cells, and anaemia. These observations made in mice make it highly likely that the remaining candidate genes, about which there is no knowledge yet, are also important regulators of red blood cell formation in people."
Professor Willem Ouwehand, lead author from the University of Cambridge and NHS Blood and Transplant
To investigate further, the team then reduced or 'silenced' the activity of the candidate genes in fruit flies. Although fruit flies do not have red blood cells, they share some of the gene functions leading to the formation of blood elements. These studies confirmed that sets of genes involved in controlling human red blood cell traits in people were also important for the formation of blood cells in fly.
"These results support the view that genetic association studies identify sets of genes that are conserved in evolution across a wide range of species. This is exciting because it means that we can obtain extensive new insights into the genetics and biological pathway of human health by studying model organisms."
"Although the underlying mechanisms for the majority of genes we've identified still need to be elucidated, our research is opening many doors for future studies on the generation of red blood cells for clinical use in the laboratory and may also provide insights which may lead to improvements in the treatment of patients with inherited anaemias."
Dr Nicole Soranzo, lead author from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
A full list of funding can be found on the paper.
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LOS ANGELES, March 15 (UPI) -- Curtis Finch Jr. was the first Top 10 contender eliminated from "American Idol" in Season 12.
Nicki Minaj and fellow judges Randy Jackson, Keith Urban and Mariah Carey were unable to agree unanimously to use the "judges' save" option to keep Finch on the singing competition show Thursday night.
"I think we really needed an extra minute to discuss it. I don't feel like there was a real discussion about it," Minaj said. "I know it's a live show, but..."
Minaj also briefly left the stage in protest but returned a short time later.
The last song Finch performed on the show was a crowd-pleasing version of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly."


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Inquiry Question
Supplementary Resources
By looking at Glorieta and Raton Passes: Gateways to the Southwest, students learn about how these remote passes in the mountains influenced the course of the westward expansion of the United States. Those interested in learning more will find that the Internet offers a variety of interesting materials.
Glorieta Pass National Historic Site
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
National Parks Conservation Association
American Southwest--National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
The U. S. Mexican War
Library of Congress
National Park Service Civil War Website


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What a nice surprise this morning! I opened up the email and discovered that the Bronze Antler Bed & Breakfast, along with another Joseph Oregon bed and breakfast–Creekside Country Haven–and the 1910 Historic Enterprise House Bed and Breakfast in Enterprise Oregon, have all received the 2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence!
(Happy dance, happy dance, happy dance. . . .)
Here's a little bit of background about how TripAdvisor decides which lodging will receive this annual award (information from TripAdvisor): When selecting Certificate of Excellence winners, TripAdvisor uses a proprietary algorithm to determine the honorees that takes into account reviews ratings. Businesses must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, volume and recency of reviews. Additional criteria include a business' tenure and popularity ranking on the site.
So, a big shout out to all the guests of Enterprise House, Creekside Country Haven, and the Bronze Antler B&B for taking the time to write a review about your stay. Bill and I are humbled by your efforts and thrilled by the recognition. And I'm sure that I speak for all three of our Wallowa County lodging properties when I say that we all appreciate it very much!


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Do you think you don't matter because you can't do "big" things anymore? Click here to read a short entry on the blog of a Benedictine monk..
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Being where I am.
Four simple words, yet I am coming to understand they are vital and far more complex than I can yet fully grasp.
Being where I am.
Being attentive to this moment, fully. Not dividing my attention when someone is speaking to me. Instead, listening in the deepest sense; reigning in wandering thoughts, irritations. Stopping what I am doing to focus. God created that person – more than enough reason to stop, to respect, to remember.
Being where I am.
Looking out my window from my bed what earthly thing should I yearn for? I am warm, I am safe, and other lives are other lives, not mine. This moment is given to me; it can be mindless or mindful. It can be drifting in much-needed rest and gratitude that I can have it. It can be an offering. It can be a simple enjoyment of a puzzle, a book, a view. Those are offerings, too, if I am mindful – if I am truly where I am.
The indescribable totality of this disease is often harder than I think I can stand and I can only pray "Either cure me or help me cope!" And then I do cope, but not by my own strength.
Being where I am.
A key to contentment, to acceptance, to
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I suspect that I am not the only one with health issues who struggles with handling practical things. In this case, I refer to so-called routine dental visits. I say "so-called" because they are anything but routine for me. In fact, the only part I can take for granted (allocate to "routine") is that I am afterward going to be pounded in every way by this disease.
Make an appointment six months ahead of time? I can't predict six minutes in advance let alone six months!
About a year ago, feeling bad about taking advantage of the good nature of the entire staff of my dental office by being forced to repeatedly change appointments (sorry, but no way can I go if the myoclonus is breaking through and going with a migraine is beyond masochistic) I presented the problem to my dentist and the hygenists. I know – why didn't I think of that sooner?
They weren't at all upset at the way I was doing things, but when I said it didn't seem fair to anyone they offered a solution we all felt better about. I don't make a routine appointment. They offered to put me on a "call if there is a cancellation and see if she wants it" list. So, beginning the month I am due in, if there is a cancellation for an afternoon slot they call and ask if I can make it that day. If I am in good enough shape, I go. If not, I pass and they call someone else. It's as close to spontaneity as can be managed for me, and doesn't waste their time if I'm not well enough to go that day.
It's a simple idea that I don't remember sharing here. I hope it's helpful.
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It was marvelous!
It is winter here, more often gray than not. Sometimes everything has seemed gray, neither this color nor that. Just – gray. I have been very ill, sliding steadily downward for some months culminating finally in leaving my bed for only very short periods. In times like those, I am easily haunted by "what if" whispers. I pray for the graces God knows I need, I distract myself with books, puzzles and TV if the migraine monster isn't visiting. Since he's been visiting far more often than not (and bringing his other ME/CFS buddies with him), well, "gray" is the nicest description I can manage.
But today – ahh today! Marvelous!
Today in this winter place, gray did not dominate. The sun shone in a brilliantly blue sky and lured me as memories surfaced of how I've coped in the past. Whispers, promises…"Come and see, you know I show you treasures, come and see…"
Yes, I know, I sound loony but I've always been a bit of an oddball – not such a bad trait, I've come to think.
Unable to resist the lure and remembering that forcing myself outside for even a few minutes has been one of my survival tools during the long decades of this disease, I decided to go out. Wanting all the good things that sunlight can bring, I left off sunscreen and sunglasses – another of my survival tools to let my skin contribute to the making of vitamin D and my eyes be the conduits of chemical balancing. It doesn't take long, only a few minutes.
I bundled up and leaning on my cane told my husband with a smile "If I don't come back, check behind the hill." I knew that a walk down the road was not within my reach, but with the benches set around the yard, I should be able to make the circuit. And out the door I went.
WOW it is COLD out here! But oh, the sun is shining, I hear birds!
I began to walk toward the hill, intending to go around the back of it and taking my usual route. I stopped. "I always go this way, counterclockwise" I thought and abruptly changed my direction to the opposite.
I walk to the property line and pause, lifting my face to the sun. Looking down again, I see the section of split rail fence my husband put here years ago and realize there is lichen growing on it. Here is life on dead wood. Whole colonies are thriving; the wood long dead yet here is new life. I find myself smiling and whispering, "New life on dead wood" thinking I'd found today's treasure. As the pitchmen say, though, "But wait! There's more!"
I came to the side of the pond, smiling at the churned up tracks of all the animals that come to drink here, smiling too at the sight of a junco sneaking a sip under the brush at the base. I think how nice it is for the animals that a recent thaw caused the ice to recede a few inches and give them open water at the edges. It is too cold to sit and watch as I would normally do, so I move on.
As I reach the side of the hill, I find my gaze drawn upward and though I know I can't follow that path today, I am still happy in the cold breeze and the brilliant sun. How could I have forgotten how much this effort always lifts my spirit?
I stop in my tracks.
Did I just see what I think I did?
Ohh! There it is again! What a jewel in the sun and right in front of me! As brilliant as the bluest sky is the male Eastern Bluebird not twelve feet away. He dips to the ground then up to a branch, glowing in the winter sun. Another! I know they are shy so I don't move. After a moment of watching, they seem to decide I am not a threat and resume their typical dip-and-up feeding pattern. I watch until the cold bites so hard I must move, but grinning now so widely I chuckle inside to think how I must look.
Suddenly I realize I am surrounded out there behind the hill by woodpeckers, juncos, chickadees, and too many more to name. Such life! Such abundance! My God does this! I am transported with a joy I have not felt in a long time. "Thank you – thank you!" I whisper both inside myself and out.
I make my way back toward the house, excited by the thought of telling my husband what I've seen. The neighbor's dog catches sight of me and begins to bark. I know him to be a big baby who probably doesn't recognize the figure in the bulky winter coat as someone he knows. So I call to him in silly talk and begin to walk toward that side of the property. I have the neighbor's permission to visit the dog anytime I like and I decide that maybe I can manage it.
Just then my neighbor comes outside to see why the dog is barking, seeing each other we call out and meet by the dog for a visit. Silly, giant dog, delighted that I'll toss his slimy Frisbee for him, makes us both laugh; so tough – such an act. More delight for me.
Suddenly my strength leaves me and I must head inside quickly – but I am still smiling. How could I have forgotten how much these little things help? The migraine monster is coming back as I type this but even he can't touch my joy today.
Life growing on dead wood,
Bluebirds upstaging the sky,
Silly dogs, friendly neighbors,
My God does marvelous things!
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One need not have a monastic vocation or be drawn to the Benedictine to understand the struggle. We all struggle in many ways.
As I struggle with this disease and the effects of it on my life, as I desire so deeply to be ever more in love with God yet fall down daily in my seeking, I find myself praying almost constantly both with words and without, "I can't do this without You."
This post by Fr. T. Becket A. Franks, O.S.B which shares a poem by Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, an early Iberian Christian poet, speaks deeply to me. I hope it speaks to the readers here as well.
We too are those disciples in the boat sent by Jesus to the other side of the sea. In the words of the early Church writer, Origen, "Faith is learned by risk." During the fourth watch of our nights, how will we manage the winds and waves of our lives? Will we hold true to our faith, to our monastic vocation?
Reflecting on these questions, Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, an early Iberian Christian poet, writes this:
Thus I by my loquacious tongue
From the heaven of silence am led
Into perils unknown and dark.
Not as Peter, disciple true ,
Confident in his virtue and faith,
I am one who unnumbered sins
Have shipwrecked on the rolling seas….
How easily can I be shipwrecked,
One untaught in seafaring arts,
Unless you, Almighty Christ,
Stretch forth your hand with help divine.
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The things that trigger the need to write always surprise me. This time it was a simple question asked by my friend and oblate mentor that set me to pondering for days. "How are you doing?" I know, I've written before about answering the "How are you?" question but this was different for me; I'm hoping that by writing today I'll figure out why and maybe even be able to answer it.
First, a little background. Since I am mostly homebound, I thought at first that it might be impossible for me to be accepted as a Benedictine Oblate candidate. But God does indeed use all things and inspired the Oblate Director of the monastery with which I am now affiliated to offer me the opportunity to study at home. Part of his decision included asking a particular oblate of the monastery to act as my mentor. Their actions speak strong lessons regarding what it means to invite Christ more deeply into one's life via the Rule of St. Benedict. She and I have met only twice in person but, I am honored and happy to say, have become friends as well as fellow travelers on the Benedictine path.
So, why did the caring inquiry of a friend who even remarked that she didn't want to intrude into my privacy (something she did not in any way do!) render me mute for so long?
"How are you doing?" "Better than most and not as good as some" would be the glib answer – yet it's also true. Barring the desires of some in power to dismantle my husband's pension plan, our lifestyle is fairly secure which is something most of the world would give much to be able to say. As hard as this disease is, there are far harder, so I am once again fortunate. We have so far been able to afford our medicines; again, almost embarrassingly fortunate. Our family is safe and all one has to do is look at a headline to know how blessed we are in that! The wealth I enjoy in these things and others is indescribable, yet I felt completely unable to answer that question.
"How are you doing?" Well, a medicine I had hope for doesn't seem to agree with me, adding another to a long list, so I'm still struggling with acceptance.
"How are you doing?" I'm feeling a bit lost, very sick, and trying to cover it up so others won't leave me out of things more than I already am, so I am still struggling with acceptance.
"How are you doing?" It hurts terribly when others know more about my children and grandchildren than I do because of the isolation this disease imposes, so I am still struggling with acceptance.
"How are you doing?" I feel overwhelmed by the least things that others do with such astonishing ease, so I am still struggling with acceptance.
"How are you doing?" I get scared about the future even as I profess my trust in God, so I am still struggling with acceptance.
"How are you doing?" I feel I'm handling it one moment and crash the next into a bewildered mess of sickness and pain, so I am still struggling with acceptance.
"How are you doing?" I sometimes want to scream when someone tells me about ordinary things they do and which I know I will never do, so I am still struggling with acceptance.
"How are you doing?" I fight an unbecoming resentment when there are breakthroughs for other diseases and none for this one, so I am still struggling with acceptance.
"How are you doing?" I am both irritated with myself and deeply ashamed for the whole list above and for all the things I haven't listed, knowing how absolutely blessed I am in all that truly matters, so I am still struggling with – myself.
Well, it seems there we have it , the voice unmuted, the answer I needed for myself. "How are you doing?" I'm struggling with acceptance. I'm struggling. But in those words "I'm struggling" there is life, isn't there? I'm a very poor example of a Benedictine of any stripe, but I'm struggling. Time to email my friend.
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Pond recedes
Cold depths remain
Lives flourish
of larger
Boulder tip revealed
rarely seen
We need
Surface concerns
Depths undisturbed
It was always
World drawn back
Hidden revealed
Sun graces
Turtles rise
leave darkness
Claw and muscle
strive for
Radiance or cloud
rock is comfort
Between worlds
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If school administrators were open to learning something – and not just interested in hearing what they already believe – then working with the students could be a real education, a comeuppance, and a humbling experience.
"Keep it real, dude" should be the law – or at least district policy. But it's easier to avoid reality, to make policy from afar, to field phone calls off the record, and to hold meetings where no one has to answer questions. My goal, therefore, is to help administrators keep it real.
Hey, here comes some reality now.
I've spoken at length with a Spokane principal about a free tutoring program for some of his K-6 students. At the end of the last conversation, I could see I would have to take my tutoring program elsewhere. It isn't that he can't use the help. In his school last spring, just 63% of the 4th graders and 59% of the 6th graders passed the state standardized math tests. It isn't that he can't let me in the door. I'm not a whacko, drug addict or criminal. I've volunteered in this school district for the last six years. The reasons I took my tutoring elsewhere are these:
- I want to teach arithmetic. The principal insisted he wouldn't feel "comfortable" unless I taught multiple ways to solve math problems. He did NOT want me to focus on traditional algorithms.
- I want to teach arithmetic. The principal said he wants me to include other subjects in the tutoring (such as language arts).
- I know my limitations. The principal said he wants me to include all types of learners, including students who qualify for special education. When I made it clear I'm not trained in special education, he accused me of not meaning it when I said everyone can learn arithmetic.
- He said there is no money available for tutoring in arithmetic. Therefore, parents would be charged for something their children should be getting for free in the classroom.
What a mess.
The principal and I batted this conversation back and forth for more than an hour. He kept saying the same meaningless things over and over.
"Why do the students even need the Lattice Method?" I asked him at one point.
"So they can get a deeper understanding of the concept," he said.
"Right, so we teach the traditional algorithm, we show them how it works, we have them practice it, and they get that deeper understanding," I said. "Why do they need the Lattice Method?"
Pause. "So they can get a deeper understanding," he said firmly, still certain.
At last, reluctantly, I gave up. I got in touch with a local tutor, who invited me to volunteer at an outreach center. And there, I must say, I am getting one hell of an education.
The students there have heartbreaking challenges in their life, and I can do nothing at all about most of them. Despite the fact that reform math is supposed to help disadvantaged students, these students have the same gaps in math knowledge as everybody else (exacerbated by the additional challenges).
I also found out that high school students who don't have basic arithmetic skills can be enrolled in Algebra I. They also can be enrolled in Advanced Placement classes. (They're likely to fail or drop out of these classes, of course, whereupon some administrators will say, "Well, they must have learned something while they were there.")
I heard that some school counselors advise vulnerable students as follows: "Don't worry about the exams. To go to the Skills Center or ROTC or college, you need these classes on your transcript. Just take the classes and do a portfolio or project at the end. They'll let you graduate and then you can do what you want."
These high school students are nervous, scared even – filled with bravado and doubt in equal portions, frightened of looking stupid. "I'm not (worried) about it," one of them said to me repeatedly, not meeting my gaze. Watching him, I pondered the "discovery" learning method, so enthusiastically and inexplicably embraced by the schools. Like everyone else, this student will be told to work in groups and on his own to "discover" his own methods. I imagined him trying to discover thousands of years of math by trial and error. It made me angry. He needs to be taught, not pitched back into the hell of the Discovery Dog and Pony Show. But what do district administrators know of him or the other students in this district? What do board members know? Very little. Next to nothing. Maybe nothing at all.
I have an idea. District administrators and board members should set a policy of going into the schools each month for a certain amount of time, where they must tutor the students. If they do this, they'll see 4th graders who already hate mathematics, 6th-graders who add on their fingers, and high school students who aren't sure of how to do long division. They'll see smart but ill-prepared students who flunked out of their AP classes and who now worry their friends see them as stupid.
They'll see kids with fierce dreams, daunting fears and multiple life challenges – kids whose future looms large and forbidding in their mind. They'll see that by high school, the students' gaps in critical academic skills and knowledge are enormous, monstrous, and seemingly insurmountable.
They'll see principals who are absolutely certain beyond any shadow of a doubt that current teaching methods will work, despite the entire last decade of contrary evidence.
Unless they are willfully blind to it, administrators and board members will see their hand in this mess, and they'll see the gargantuan gap between what they're doing and what they could and should be doing.
It's so easy for administrators to sit around and make policy, to approve this or that, pontificate about how great things are, go on television and moan about a pretend lack of money, and commiserate with each other about how parents, students, legislators and teachers are to blame for the low test scores. "Stay in school," they tell students. "Work hard. Do your best. Take this seriously." As if that fixes it. It's harder to go into the classroom and find out how things really are. It's harder to go to PTA meetings and listen to frustrated parents. It's harder to watch as children valiantly attempt to follow ineffectual district curricula and policies.
It's really hard to sit in the hallway with a 4th-grader and his math homework and try to convince him that he is NOT stupid, that math is NOT hard, that he WILL get it -- all the while knowing that he's going back to a curriculum that will continue to confuse him. It's really easy to show that child how to do it properly and to help him practice it. It's really rewarding to see him get it. It's really stupid that this tutoring process is so necessary right now. It's criminal that administrative roadblocks keep it from happening.
Here's my challenge to administrators and school board members. If you're really there to do some good, then get out of your office, sit down with the students and start learning something. Your customers have something to teach you.
Please note: The information in this post is copyrighted. The proper citation is:
Rogers, L. (September, 2009). "Administrators, board members need reality check." Retrieved (date) from the Betrayed Web site: http://betrayed-whyeducationisfailing.blogspot.com/
This article was published Sept. 16, 2009, on ednews.org at http://www.ednews.org/articles/administrators-board-members-need-reality-check-.html