text:
I had a very scary situation last night. I want to post it here so that fellow CPF´rs will avoid it and the dangerous potential it has.
I have been savoring of my soon to arrive SF M6. Knowing of the high current demand, I have been all over Newbie´s, Silverfox´s and LunarModule´s threads to learn as much as possible about batteries and avoid dangerous pitfalls. It makes me angry that I was so stupid so as to have this happen to me after all this research to avoid this very thing. Nonetheless, it happened and I´d like to tell all about it.
Last night, at around 9 PM., I was unpacking a new shipment of Sanyo made in China CR 123 primary Lithium batteries, 20 of them to be exact, that came neatly packed in plastic sealed bags. They all looked good to me, as I would test them soon with my new ZTS tester before use. Then, accidentally, I dropped one of them from about 4 feet. The impact is what I would consider mild and I was not alarmed, nonetheless, a strange but non- repulsive smell was felt. I looked at the battery, and out of instinct and without much thought picked it up, pulled the positive end with the vent holes up close to my nose and inhaled to see if the battery was venting!! (how stupid could I have been!!, after all the research to avoid this very thing) AAGGHH!! I immediately placed the battery outside and swore this would be one battery I would not be using in the flashlight. I did this too because, after all, maybe only a battery explosion would be dangerous right ?? I forgot about the incident and headed upstairs to watch a movie on TV.
Then, about 20 minutes later, it hit me. Surprisingly and out of the blue, I started coughing violently, felt a severe shortness of breath along with chest pain. My arms and legs started to weaken on me and go "cold". A rush of panic set on me and I immediately linked the episode to a reaction of the inhalation of vapors from the dropped battery.
I woke up the wife and my 18 year old son, and briefed her on what was happening to me and where I thought it was coming from. We agreed to review LunarModule´s accident and do research on the internet on what to do. We also agreed to take an immediate drive to the emergency room at the hospital if the episode was to repeat itself or if there was any indication of a worsening of the situation. The episode itself was momentary, possibly around 20-30 seconds. We pullled an MSDS sheet here
and pm´d a fellow CPF´r whom I hold in high regard for his experience and knowledge for guidance. Unfortunately, he was unavailable. OH wait, here it comes again!! another episode, this time though without the chest pain and not as severe as the first one. We rushed to the hospital, wife driving me, and into the emergency room and to the doctor. We explained what had happened, and surprisingly the doctor was well versed in this type of poisonous inhalation. He could relate to all the symptoms, and concluded I had inhaled dangerous Hydrofluoric acid vapor. The delayed reaction, he said, was due to the bloodstream absorbing the vapor and hence the shortness of breath, chest pain,and weak limbs. A third episode took place while in the emergency room but this time it was much less than the first or second episodes. It has been about 14 hours since this incident, I did not get much sleep last night but not because I felt bad, only very scared.
Hydrofluoric acid will, with a possible delayed effect, affect the nervous system, respiratory tract, lungs, and impair the cardiovascular system. Those effects are from inhalation only, more severe effects including weakening of the bones and a host of other things if ingested or from wounds such as LunarModules. i.e. skin contact.
1) DO NOT DELAY a trip to the emergency room in the hospital if you have inhaled, ingested, or came into skin contact with Lithium battery venting.
2) Have someone else drive you to the hospital if possible. You could become quickly and without warning completely impaired. Oxygen and emergency treatment by qualified personel are your only chances of survival after cardiac arrest or if you are unable to breathe.
3) DO NOT ASSUME you are OK if you as much as think you´ve been exposed to battery fumes, EVEN IF the battery seems to be OK and explosions are not a requisite.
4) Keep handy antidote in the form of calcium gluconate saline solution for inhalation or in gel form for skin cuts or burns. Intravenous solutions are a possibility and must be administered by hospital personnel.
This incident was very mild compared to other cases, but I assure you fellow CPF´rs, it is very scary and dangerous. A battery can start to vent if mishandled or dropped as in my case, it does not have to explode. It happened to a name brand chinese made CR123, it does not have to be a "cheap battery", this one cost me $2.00 a piece.
Don´t ever pull the vent holes in the positive end of the battery up close to your face or nose like I very stupidly did. If you suspect a battery is venting, just toss it aside.
Hopefully somebody else will benefit from this post.


text:
Photocred: Bethany Struble
I was recently contacted by chalermpol jitter through e-mail because she wanted my opinion on her designs. She didn't show me any fancy websites to dazzle me or give lots of initiatives to model her clothes, she was just an artist starting out and wanting some help. She was so genuine and sweet so I figured, why the hell not!?! The moment I saw her designs I fell in LOVE. They were so simple yet so beautiful! She had me begging to model her clothes by the end of the conversation. I hope you all enjoy! Here are some inspirations for this look :]
Oh and incase you haven't yet, check out my videolog :]

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Show Summary Details
Quick Reference
A measure of a security's or a portfolio's volatility.
Subjects: Economics.
Related content in Oxford Index
Reference entries
Users without a subscription are not able to see the full content. Please, subscribe or login to access all content. subscribe or login to access all content.


text:
Cool Features
Real-Time Search Terms
Integrated Live Help
Merchant Fraud Prevention
Direct Chat With Visitors
Playback of Traffic
Integrated Live Help
Clickstream Analyzer
Audio Alerts
Rich Visitor Info
Live Adwords Tracking
Product Info
Feature List
How it works
Press buzz
Other Products
VisitorVille Enterprise
Meet the Mayor
"Sometimes I run across a software program that's just so intense and amazing I can't help but fluff it up on the blog. Visitorville is one of those programs I can't shut up about: it's like playing SIMS - only better, twice as addictive, and actually helps me understand my website's traffic. It's Lunartics' greatest marketing asset." -- Amy Armitage, Lunarpages Web Hosting
"I've tried out several web analysis programs over the past few years. Some
were very deep and useful, some were shallow and useless. All required lots
of digging and...lots of work. Visitorville has all the depth and
usefulness, and makes the work....FUN! Read all the comments here, then get
this software. You will start viewing your stats in ways you never imagined
you could. Plus, they throw in live help & chat for free! And, as if
offering this fabulously fun analysis program is not enough, they top it off
with the best support I have ever seen -- nearly instantaneous, extremely
helpful, all with a "bend over backwards" to get it done attitude. Once you
start using Visitorville, you will wonder like I do, how the others can
survive." -- Barry W., Brodwax Lighting
"I am very cautious about where I spend money as I develop my site. I always prefer to learn new skills than outsource. My text editor was a free download, my graphics editor was a free download, my ftp client was a free download. And I would still prefer to subscribe to VisitorVille than use a free stats package." -- Alan L., Editor of attitudetravel
VisitorVille can help you understand how effective your website is as a "sales engine". And how well your search engine and CPC campaigns are performing for you.
VisitorVille easily and quickly answers all of these questions:
In addition, simply looking at the visitors moving around VisitorVille will give you significant insight. Since each visitor, whether real-time or historical, is depicted differently when they are a return visitor and/or a paying customer, you can easily track how their behavior differs from first-time visitors. You can also follow their paths through VisitorVille to see how they become paying customers.
VisitorVille also lets you see, at a glance, if a visitor has performed any number of actions, like:
A number of unique and powerful reports give you insight into how conversions happen, and who is bringing customers to your site. Such as the report, "Sales conversions by referrer", a sample of which appears directly below:
In addition, a variety of powerful ratios give you insight into how well your site is converting visitors into paying customers.
Click on the Visitor button to pull up sales-related ratios such as:
You can right click on any referrer (bus) to obtain ratios specific to the visitors brought by this specific referrer, such as:
Which search engine is resulting in the most sales for you? Find out all about search engine performance with these ratios, broken down by referrer:
"As far as features, VisitorVille blows anything else I have seen out of the water" -- Lockergnome
"VisitorVille contains and presents all the statistical information that standard Web-site traffic-analysis packages such as WebTrends do, but it translates the statistical information into visual metaphors" -- PC Magazine
VisitorVille is like Website Stats meets The Sims®. It's the coolest thing to happen to traffic reporting ... ever. -- Nick Longo, CEO, CoffeeCup Software
It's SimCity® for traffic nerds... The software appeals to users on visceral and pure business levels -- Wired
I never thought I would be this excited or this amused by a statistics program! VisitorVille takes your normal, boring traffic and brings it to life. -- Lockergnome
This is the sort of product that'll get people huddled around your desk... Traffic analysis to amaze your friends... The concept is fantastic. -- Internet Magazine
VisitorVille is one of the best examples of complex visualization I think I've ever seen -- Watercoolergames.org
Everything you need to know about your traffic can be seen in one of the most visually appealing interfaces I have ever seen. -- Scott Swedorski, former Editor-in-chief, Tucows.com
©Copyright 2003-2012, Pronunciator LLC. All rights reserved. VisitorVille is a registered trademark of Pronunciator LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Disclaimer. Privacy


text:
The Great Pyramid's Hidden Harmonic Frequency Package
Regular price
Unlock Your True Human Potential With 180 Frequencies Hidden In The Great Pyramid!
Download The Free Great Pyramid Harmonic Frequency Ebook
What is it?
- Recommended for intermediate to advanced meditators only
- WARNING! Extremely powerful intention magnifier!
- Do not use when you have negative thoughts or emotions
What's the difference between the 3 Pyramid Packages?
- Hidden Harmonics - Based on dimensions of all 4 sides of the pyramid
- Used for mediation and Light Stream Wand
- Base Scale - 1 side of the pyramid
- From Quantum Regenesis Year 1
- Used for vocal toning and programming your DNA over time
- Minor Scale - A scale variation of the pyramid
- From Quantum Regenesis Year 2
- Used for vocal toning and programming your DNA over time
What will I feel?
- Expanded consciousness
- Empowered
- Enlightened
- Knowing
- Make your thoughts become reality
- Amplify your ability to manifest your intentions
- Light body activation
- Get answers to any question to the universe
- Talk to God
- Hear God
- Strengthen and balance your energy field
- Induce deep meditation
- Induce healing states of consciousness!
- Open stargates!
- Activate dormant parts of your DNA
- Unlock your hidden human potential!
What Chakras are affected?
- Unknown
Why you need it?
- Need to turn your thoughts into reality?
- Need your prayers answered?
- Need answers to your questions?
- Need to go beyond your physical limits?
- Want super-natural abilities?
What's included in this package?
Includes 11 audio tracks in mp3 files
Each track is approx 5 minutes long:
- Great Pyramid Frequencies 11 Mix
- Great Pyramid Frequencies 21 Mix
- Great Pyramid Frequencies 31 Mix
- Great Pyramid Frequencies 41 Mix
- Great Pyramid Frequencies 51 Mix
- Great Pyramid Frequencies 61 Mix
- Great Pyramid Frequencies 71 Mix
- Great Pyramid Frequencies 81 Mix
- Great Pyramid Frequencies 91 Mix
- Great Pyramid Frequencies All Mix
- Great Pyramid Frequencies Square & Sine Wave Mix
Warning! Huge 569MB File to Download!Get immediate online download access!
With the vision of the Great Pyramid as a giant Crystal Oscillator, David Sereda has decoded the frequencies of the Great Pyramid. Using existing very accurate measurements, David Sereda has mathematically decoded over 180 frequencies inside the pyramid including the number that mathematician Peter Lemesurier calls the Great Number of Enlightenment! This has never been done before.
We have found that these harmonics amplify thought or intention and make our thoughts and intentions very coherent, thus more powerful! Use these vibrations very carefully, and do not use them after an argument or fight!
The first evidence of a lost ancient pyramid tonal scale comes from the Gnostic Christian Gospel of the Egyptians where Jesus speaks about 7 sacred vowels or tones to be repeated 22 times each. 22 divided by 7 is Egyptian Pi = 3.14285714285714 or the resolution of a circle. A resonantcircle is the basis for oscillating wave frequencies as single tones.
David Sereda did the math to calculate the frequencies of the Great Pyramid from the sub terra base, the visible baseup to the capstone base!
The tones are PERFECT, WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION/DISSONANCE, even if all the tones in the scale are played together simultaneously!! No other modern musical scale can do this!!
The Frequency of Capstone base in Square wave = 5151314.99931987507433 or 5.151 Megahertz Square
This number is going to astound you!!!!!!!!
The 51.51 is one of the the most secret and sacred of all numbers in creation!
David Sereda's discovery would be the best case of proof that the Great Pyramid was built by a technologically advanced civilization!
In Depth Training On Quantum Regenesis Meditation
Here are some ways you can use these frequencies...
- Simply play the audio files on your mobile device or computer and listen to them
- Vocalize them, try to match the tones you hear with your voice
- Meditate while listening to them to enhance your experience
- Exercise while listening to them to enhance your experience
- Play / add them behind your favorite music
- Convert the sound frequencies into magnetic waves with the Light Stream™ wand for a deep, body and mind-altering profound experience
- Generate a large magnetic field with the Light Stream™ field generator to protect and cleanse your home and living space with these powerful tones
Important points:
- All matter and our physical bodies are actually waves and frequencies
- Our consciousness is our brainwaves (also frequencies)
- Sound and frequency can directly alter how our brain works and how we perceive the world
- Also waves and frequencies have been proven to alter our cells and dna (for good or bad)
- Harmful frequencies from cell phones, wifi signals, satelites etc are damaging our cells and dna causing all kinds of disease
- Retune your mind and body with David Sereda's mathematical frequencies
- Achieve your true human potential that God intended
- Protect yourself and family with these tones
All electrical systems known to science produce a magnetic electromagnetic field and frequency around the charge. The human body is no different.
The brain produces all of these frequency bands all of the time but accentuates different bands for different functions of life including healing and having visions or enhanced creativity.
Humans can cognitively hear from 20, to less than 20,000 Hertz. Humans can subtly perceive frequencies lower than 1 Hertz all the way past 20,000 hertz.
All of the Light Stream frequencies designed by David Sereda have a basis for expanding each part of the brain to enhance everything from body healing to expanded creativity and the insight problem solving process.
These frequencies amplify the various human brainwaves and expand the potential of that brainwave state and its benefits.
Very PRECISE frequencies have much deeper experience potential than just abject numbers within these bands. For example, the human biomat uses just 5 hertz as a low Theta but does not identify where in nature 5 exact hertz has any meaning. The crystal biomats use 10 hertz – again no meaning.
Each frequency designed by David Sereda, rather, has meaning and a place of resonant origin either in nature, harmonic music scaling, sacred temple dimensions, or the planets and cosmos.
By downloading or purchasing any audio or visual works by David Sereda, you agree to the following terms of use:
- Sharing Prohibited — copy and redistribution of the material in any medium or format is strictly prohibited unless with written approval from the licensor.
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
- You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation.
- No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.
To view the full license, click here.
"3 Incredible Light Stream™ Wand Success Stories for Cancer"
"15 Year Ayurvedic Holistic Practitioner Review"
Hundreds Of Happy Light Stream Wand Owners
- Irreparable Nerve Damage… REPAIRED!
First wand was made 7 years ago for a woman whose little daughter fell from the dryer and broke her shoulder. Her arm and had had so much nerve damage, she could not move anything. The doctors were going to do a nerve graft and the mom said "no." She bought a wand used the Sound of the Sun with magnets and after 3 months, her fingers were moving again and months later full movement in arm and hands.
Light Stream Wand Frequency used: Sound of the Sun
Duration: 1 hour a day for 90 days
- Relief from Arthritic Pain in 1 Session!
Multiple wand users found amazing results with arthritis much better movement and way less pain in the hands just holding it. In one session, one person wrote about instant relief.
Light Stream Wand Frequency used: Sound of Sun and Pyramid
Duration: 20 Minutes Daily
- Dramatically Brighter Light In Aura Camera Tests!
Aura Camera testing show huge increase in bio light after a wand session. This means healing to the body.
Light Stream Wand Frequency used: Pyramid
Duration: 20 to 40 minutes per day x 4 days per week
- Supports Joint and Bone Repair!
Knee and joint damage using bone frequencies was tremendous on patients with inflammation and pain. Cartilage becomes more fluid and dynamic movement returns. The time to heal is within a week or more.
Light Stream Wand Frequency used: Rife Bone Healing
Duration: 30 Minutes Daily
- Incurable Lymes Disease Solution!
In Sweden and Norway, the wand was used for severe Lymes disease. In bad cases it took a few months to heal the person but no other known method can heal Lymes. Again taking electrolytes improves the function of the wand's magnetic field and healing.
Light Stream Wand Frequency used: All
Duration: 30 to 40 minutes per day
- Intuition, Clairvoyance, Sixth Sense, ESP, Telepathy… Heightened!
Improving the creativity of mind, telepathy, psychic abilities and vision! We had many dozens of letters to this improvement. People were amazed how much more insight, better dreams, more clear, and working with planet and star frequencies. Over 50% of people buy wands for this purpose alone.
Light Stream Wand Frequency used: All
Duration: Daily, or occasional use
- Signs Of Progress With Autism...
Autistic persons we found could identify their favorite frequencies even though they are not audible. The wand can produce magnetic pulses lower than 1 hertz and these individuals can feel it. Favorite track was 51 Pyramid for one boy in Arizona. Others Pick True Phi or Infinities. We need more data on Autism because the wand shows great promise here.
- Works With All RIFE Frequencies
RIFE Frequencies: Any RIFE healing frequency can come out of the wand for any illness using the tone software. The possibilities are endless.
"I can stand up straighter and walk more correctly with confidence."
"Now I feel more confident with my knee, I'm going upstairs, put more weight on it. I have noticed that now I can stand up straighter and walk more correctly with confidence. This is mostly contributed to the Light Stream Wand."- Jacob Caldwell
Does The Wand REALLY Work? For Cancer & Lyme Disease
More Amazing Success Stories for Cancer, Blood Pressure, Physiotherapy, A.D.D.
"I felt better and more in-tune after a session"
"I have found the energy sessions to be relaxing and a means of balancing body, mind and spirit."
"It is my pleasure to speak on behalf of Cheryl and the energy work that she does. Cheryl is knowledgeable and caring and her years in the medical field give a wisdom and practical application to the service that she provides. I have found the energy sessions to be relaxing and a means of balancing body, mind and spirit.
I have always felt better and more in-tune after a session and have seen positive results with myself and others. Cheryl takes the time to meet with you and her space is very welcoming and accommodating. I would highly recommend scheduling a session or joining her in the various workshops that she offers. "- Sharon
Erie, Pa.
"9 Time Cancer Survivor: Tumor Shrinks By 40% in 6 Weeks..."
"When I was young and dumb I went to a tanning booth for 5 days a week for 6 years, and believe I gave myself cancer. As a result, I have had 9 cancer operations in the past 9 years."
"I am a 72-year-old male married to a great husband, a business man, Prison Chaplain and Youth pastor for many years. When I was young and dumb I went to a tanning booth for 5 days a week for 6 years, and believe I gave myself cancer. As a result, I have had 9 cancer operations in the past 9 years.
But this last one was the worst. It was a fast-moving RARE form of cancer Called Merkel Cell cancer. In just 6 months having to return to the Dr's the cancer tumor on the side of my face was the side of an Idaho potato. It would eventually move down my throat making eating and drinking not an option.
The VA Dr. told me I had 12 months to live, and there was no known medical treatment for me as with Merkel radiation and chemo would not work, and if it did it would slow it down maybe but the rare chance of me living past 12 months is very slim.
Well at that time I knew I was going to die, and after telling my husband on his birthday, that I was going to die, we had a tearful event. As a very last resort I agreed against my desires and will to go into the VA hospital for chemo as a last effort to keep me alive.
The next day they told me they changed their minds and were going to use immunotherapy instead of chemo. Immunotherapy was a more non-invasive form with less side effects. Now remember up to this point the VA only used chemo and radiation for cancer patients. And thank God, they started to use alternative treatments.
Now let's go back several months as a friend of mine had told me about this new form of cancer therapy call frequency with a man called David Sereda. I was interested and wanted to order the wand and equipment because I felt I had to try. It took approximately 4 weeks for the different equipment to arrive.
After weeks of research I found out that every illness has s certain frequency. When using the wand, it sends special selected frequencies from the wand into the body, and destroys the Merkel Carcinoma cells and Not the rest of the good cells.
"I Had Intense Pain From A Car Accident Injury..."
"My Client Fell Asleep On My Table, Who Hadn't Been Able to Sleep In Months..."
"Frozen Shoulder Healed!"
"I've been working with a client with a frozen shoulder for about a year and a half with little success. After the first session, he said it was 25 percent better! The second week, 50 percent!"
"The rubies in the Light Stream Wand creates chromium ions which helps with circulation and hydration in a very tight muscle that you can't move or manipulate. I think that's part of what help give it some elasticity…"
"This is something I'm excited about to put into my massage practice..."
"I Was Diagnosed With Ovarian Cancer..."
"We came to know Cheryl on a radio program with David Sereda. Her kindness was evident as she talked about her choice to help others heal physically, mentally and spiritually. She spoke for her experience with Cancer patients. I was diagnosed in August of 2017 with Ovarian Cancer.
I have chosen to treat this cancer without poisons, fear and cutting. Cheryl states that healing is rarely achieved through burning, poisoning and cutting. This resonated with my approach to treating my body with kindness. In consultation with Cheryl, initially to learn to use the wand for treatment, we were treated to a truly broad plan which inspired hope and support.
These two qualities are important on this special journey. We are instructed on dietary needs, forgiveness needs, reflexology support and education. Symptoms become signs of healing. The fear is lessened and the journey can go on. She inspires you to keep going forward and not get stuck in the current pain, live in the past or let the future be nothing but fear and loss. Ending a session with Cheryl is like getting a well needed hand of support and a wink from God. She is a knowledgeable, experienced and compassionate healer who is well fit for her calling.
We thank you for your kindness, friendship and gifts. You make the world warmer and full of light"
"Back Pain, Tooth Pain Has Been Eliminated"
"I am writing to attest to my positive experience with Cheryl and and her magic wand named Wanda using Rife frequencies."
Over the past few years I have experiences back pain, tooth pain and a host of other issues due to diabetes. Cheryl's extensive training and use of her knowledge has continually helped me with any health issues I have had along the way. Pain has been eliminated, or greatly reduced under her care using the frequencies. I have attended her Chakra classes and essential oils classes, all of which helped support me and assisted in pain relief. Cheryl is a dedicated and knowledgeable healer and am blessed she fell into my life."
- Marty
New York, Chautauqua County
"Other Unexpected Health Benefits..."
"Tumor Markers Dropped From 970 to 240..."
"15-Year Diabetic, Now Considered Pre-Diabetic"
"I have been learning from Cheryl for about 3 years. I have attended classes in her home and have seen her meet with individual clients in their homes. The information is always well received and very helpful when the client follows through with what it suggested.
My daughter had her thyroid blood work tested and it came back at zero, her thyroid was not working and they suggested she see a specialist right away. She got an appointment but it was 3 months away, I called Cheryl as a very concerned mother asking for her help. Cheryl came to my home to meet with my daughter and to see how to to help her. My daughter is 33 yrs old and has 2 children so she is not a child but took the advise from me to meet with Cheryl.
Her session last a couple of hours and my daughter was given suggestions of nature products to start using. My daughter had follow up blood work down before her appointment and her numbers were 1.5 ( 3 is normal) she and I were so excited and so was her personal doctor. She still has to see the specialist soon but hopefully she will not have to be placed on medication. My daughter and I both agree that Cheryl was right on with what she had suggested and the blood work proves it.
I too have had made adjustments to my diet and supplements that I take from the advise of Cheryl and I have had great improvements in my health. One of the big ones is that I now have been taken off all my diabetic medications and am maintaining with diet and exercise.
I had a AC1 of 7 and last month I was tested and I am 6... now considered pre-diabetic. I had been diabetic on medications for 15 years!!
Wonderful teacher and person Cheryl is and I know she has great positive intentions for help others!! I am thankful for having the time I have shared with her to learn and grow."
- Michele
Falconer, New York
"The Tumor On Face Will Be GONE!"
Then came another miracle, I had heard stories of a retired nurse Cheryl who has been working with the wand for years and healing many cancer patients. I got ahold of her and that was a true blessing. She was the first person to really help me understand the wand and the correct use of it and sending me additional useful frequencies.
I now use the wand for my treatment 3 times a day and the tumor on my face is slowly starting to reduce in size. And I believe in a month or so, it will be GONE. Yes, I am using a new immunotherapy drug treatment called Avelumab once every 3 weeks.
But the good news is that the tumor on the side of my face is going away, as I keep using the frequency and the wand. To show you how much Cheryl has helped me, Cheryl told me her and her husband were up and moved to pray and send healing energy to me at 11 pm at night, so they lit a candle and prayed for my continued recovery.
That touched my heart so much. Cheryl has prayed over the phone with me several times and spent much additional time, effort, prayer time on my behalf without any money or reward. I want to learn how to be of service to other cancer patients like she does. She has helped and is continuing to help me in my recovery process. I now have hope.
I am a state Notary Agent and need to get back to work, but had to get this face tumor problem solved. Let me share with you that the Merkel cancer has spread down my body into my kidneys, liver and into my spine. It is a very serious thing, and I do not believe the 12 months to live from the VA hospital was correct; I have a loving God who cares about me.
So here is the bottom line with special people like Cheryl giving me help, instructions, and guidance, I will recover from this life threatening illness and will be a living testimony to the power of the wand and frequency therapy to overcome any cancer or illness. I simple could not of done this without the help from Cheryl.
I bless you all with love and faith, and hope, and know this will be the best year of our lives"
- Dean
Orange Co. CA


text:
The Crimson came up short in its comeback attempt, falling 60-57 to North Dakota Tuesday (Ron Feltman).
HANOVER, N.H. – The Harvard women's basketball team trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half but had a chance at a game-tying buzzer beater, only to come up on the wrong end of a 60-57 score Tuesday night against North Dakota in Lavietes Pavilion.
Victoria Lippert scored a team-high 15 points for the Crimson (8-7, 1-0 Ivy League), hitting 6-of-8 from the floor and 3-of-4 from three. Christine Clark added 10 points and seven rebounds while Brogan Berry notched nine points and six assists.
The Crimson shot 40.0 percent for the game but allowed North Dakota (9-9) to hit on 50.0 percent of its attempts. UND was led by Nicole Smart's 12 points as the team owned a 24-16 advantage in the paint.
North Dakota took a 5-0 lead to open the game and went ahead 12-6 on Smart's three-pointer with 14:49 to play. Miriam Rutzen ended UND's run with a baby hook in the lane and hit a straight-away three on the team's next possession to make it a 12-11 game. After a North Dakota bucket, Elle Hagedorn again made it a one-point game, 14-13, with a tough runner in the lane.
Harvard tied the game at 16 on a Lippert three but found itself trailing 24-18 after an 8-2 run by UND. Emma Golen sank a trey from the right wing to cut the deficit to 24-21, before North Dakota closed the half on a 7-2 run to take a 31-23 edge into the locker room. Berry, Lippert and Rutzen each had five points at the break as the Crimson combined to shoot just 36.4 percent. UND, meanwhile, shot 51.9 percent led by Brianna Williams' nine points and Smart's eight, and notched 11 second-chance points.
North Dakota opened a 12-point lead out of the break, 36-24, but back-to-back baskets by Clark and Rutzen pulled the Crimson within eight, 36-28. Emily Evers' jumper pushed UND's lead back into double-digits, 40-29, before Lippert's three in transition sparked a 12-5 run to make it a four-point game. Missy Mullins followed Lippert with a three of her own, and Lippert responded to a North Dakota three-pointer with a jumper to cut the deficit to six. Lippert continued to show off her hot hand and hit a turn-around jumper before Berry moved the score to 45-41 with a pair of free throws.
UND responded with a 7-0 run that was ended by Golen's three from the right wing to put the score at 52-44 with 5:19 to play. Trailing 54-45, Lippert came away with a steal that led to a fast break layup by Clark and after a Rutzen jumper with 2:07 remaining, Harvard trailed 56-49. Lippert made it a four-point game on the following possession, 56-52, as she hit yet another three-pointer after an offensive rebound by Rutzen gave the Crimson an extra possession.
Clark hit a put back with 22 seconds remaining to make it a three-point game, 58-55, and Berry's layup with 13 seconds on the clock put the score at 60-57. Harvard was forced to foul on the inbounds play and sent Cnise Mothershed to the line for a 1-and-1. Mothershed missed the front end and the rebound went to Lippert, but Clark's three-point attempt at the other end was short and gave the ball back to North Dakota. With 3 seconds remaining the Crimson put Katie Houdek on the line and she proceeded to miss both her attempts, giving Harvard one final opportunity as Lippert against came down with the rebound. The junior was stripped of the ball before she could get away a potential game-tying half court heave, however, giving the victory to UND, 60-57.
Harvard will return to action Friday, Jan. 27 when it hosts Yale at 7:00 p.m. in Lavietes Pavilion.
GAME NOTES: Victoria Lippert led the Crimson in scoring for the fourth time this season, while Christine Clark led the team in rebounding for the sixth time … Christine Clark has scored in double-digits each game this season and in 17 straight dating back to last season … Harvard has outrebounded its opponents in 13 of 15 games this season … The loss drops the Crimson to 3-2 at home this season and 33-8 since 2008-09.


text:
Published on 08 June 2018 by Mark Donnelly
Thank you to those who keep the site open by providing content and footage. The site is after all for the benefit of junior football, especially the fans, so please help out and contribute. All input is vital and greatly appreciated.
Without input there is no site and we are always looking for new people to assist in any way possible so get in touch at email@example.com
If you want to advertise your site get in touch or if you want to sponsor our site please contact us.
For latest tweets from clubs click on menus below the pictures.
Join 10211 others and follow us


text:
Tag Archives: Calendar
Spring 2014 Music Department Concerts and Events
Here's a list of Music Department Concerts and Events for the Spring 2014 Semester. "Concerts" are just that: formal gatherings whereat you're supposed to turn off your electronic communication devices, be quiet, and pay attention. If, say a good number … Continue reading
Posted in Housekeeping Tagged Bryant Hall, Calendar, Concert, Events, Halton Theatre, Sensoria, Spring, Tate Hall Leave a comment


text:
Expanded: Crossroads Theatre Public Meeting
City councilwoman Carla Madison, left, and Theatres & Arenas director Jack Finlaw on Tuesday left a near-capacity crowd hopeful about the future of Crossroads Theatre in Five Points. (Left photo courtesy city of Denver; right photo by John Moore)
Tuesday's amiable public meeting between the city of Denver and potential tenants of the Crossroads Theatre in Five Points answered every question but one: How much is it going to cost to use it?
The city has entered into an unusual three-year agreement to administer the 100-seat theater at 2590 Washington St., and Theatres and Arenas director Jack Finlaw assured a nearly packed house that he is committed to keeping the theater affordable and available to a wide variety of small community arts groups.
But the rate schedule has not been set. And until we know just how much it's going to cost small performing arts groups to use the facility, some skepticism will remain.
Still, the city pledged full (and invaluable) marketing support of Crossroads shows, including displaying upcoming shows on the seven city marquees that line the Denver Performing Arts Complex, and provide ads in Denver Center programs.
Chief marketing officer Erik Dyce promised innovative strategies such as bundled subscriptions and cross-promotion of upcoming Crossroads events at places like Film on the Rocks, also run by the city's Department of Theaters & Arenas.
The key to success, said Dyce, is to offer consistent programming at Crossroads, "night after night, year after year." That's going to take a lot of tenants.
Finlaw said it will cost the city between $5,000 and $6,000 a month to rent and run the theater, which is owned by the Denver-based Hope Communities nonprofit service organization. He said the goal is no more than to break even, but that even operating at an initial loss would be manageable, thanks to other flourishing city programs like Film on the Rocks.
"I measure success not just in terms of the bottom line but in the rich diversity of programming we hope to do here," Finlaw said. "We've got a lot of ambition for Crossroads Theatre."
He added … "We have a lot of desire, from a public policy point of view, to be of service to you."
Crossroads opened in May 2007 on the ground floor of The Point Project, a residential space at 2550 Washington St. It's about 3,600 square feet and has been used to great effect by a multitude of community groups. But the cost of running the space nearly drove artistic director Kurt Lewis into personal bankruptcy.
Who gets the credit for the city's unprecedented interest in saving such a tiny facility? Mayor John Hickenlooper and the Denver City Council. (District 8 representative Carla Madison was on hand at the meeting). The city extended the initial low-interest loan that allowed Crossroads to be built in the first place, so it had some interest in seeing it saved. Still, it's small potatoes compared to its other facilities, such as Red Rocks, the Denver Coliseum and the Wells-Fargo Theatre.
But it was pretty clear after the meeting that if this audience were voting for Hickenlooper's mayoral successor, Finlaw would win by acclamation.
"We came here today to say we are pleased the city has stepped up and taken on this important work," said community leader Brother Jeff, who also urged the city to incorporate making the space available free to schools and at-risk youth during otherwise unoccupied times. "I hope this can become a model for the city of Aurora and Shadow Theatre."
Theater producer Janna Goodwin praised the idea of art being grounded in community. "This has the potential to reflect a very particular community. This is a rare place."
Other key points from Tuesday's meeting:
*The city has committed to three years at Crossroads, with options for two three-year extensions, for a total of nine years.
*The theater will not be bound by existing contracts with professional stagehand unions that require the city to use only professional, union help at all venues like the Buell Theatre. That would have made the cost of renting the facility impossible for most small companies.
"If we had to have (union) workers here, we would have an empty house," Finlaw acknowledged.
*However, the city has assigned Steve Nash to serve as house manager and technical director, so all renting companies will be working with him when it comes to scheduling load-ins, rehearsal and light and sound checks. But individual companies will be allowed, to their great relief, to employ their own staff or volunteers for technical work, and to operate the box office. However, the city will run the bar and sell concessions, and it will keep 100 percent of that revenue.
*Several groups are already on board, including Cactus Productions, which opens the play "The Long Goodbye" on Thursday; local artist and filmmaker donnie l. betts will broadcast his "Destination Freedom" radio series from there, and Slam Nuba is expected to have poetry nights twice a month.
*How will the facility be rented? On a first-come basis, Finlaw said. "We have a very open-door policy," he added. But that will inevitably lead to conflict, pointed out Avenue Theater founder John Ashton, when some companies will only be looking to use the facility for one night, others perhaps every other week in perpetuity, and others, like theater companies, wanting the facility to itself for six-week blocks.
Finlaw agreed it could be a scheduling nightmare but he imagined priority will go to shows coming out of the Five Points community, and to tenants wanting the facility for the most number of nights. A company with a biweekly Friday gig, say, might have to move to another night during a week when a theater production is scheduled.
*There will be no community board of directors as you might find with individual companies. The facility will be managed entirely by the city's Theatres & Arenas staff.
*The present liquor license should transfer to the city without difficulty, Finlaw said.
*The city will be responsible for the nightly cleaning and upkeep of the theater.
The bad news: In addition to the as-yet undetermined rent, Finlaw said all presenters will be legally bound by the city's seat tax, which requires that 10 percent of all ticket sales sold for any event held in all city-owned facilities be turned back over to the city for maintenance and upkeep.
That means if a company charges $20 to see a play or concert, $2 goes to the city off the top – in addition to the rent.
It was pointed out, however, that there are certain legal exceptions to the seat tax, including one for companies whose performers are not paid — even if the company is charging admission.
*Also, presenters will be bound by a city requirement that says all tenants must be insured to use city facilities, and most of our smallest performing arts companies have none. The good news: The city has the means to make insurance available to tenants who need it. Though the cost would be variable, one previous tenant suggested it could be as low as $400.
Tuesday's public meeting was taped for airing at 8:30 a.m. Thursday on Channel 8 (with subsequent rebroadcasts). To contact the city with questions, call 720-865-4220.


text:
Game Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards
Rushing Yards
Time of Poss.
For the first time since 2008, Wittenberg lost a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) football game after host Wabash upended the Tigers 28-17.
The win moved the 10th-ranked Little Giants, who finished second in the NCAC each of the last two years, to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in the conference. It also earned Wabash its sixth NCAC championship, while 21st-ranked Wittenberg fell to 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the conference and saw its two-year run atop the standings come to an end.
The Tigers had won 17 straight NCAC games since a November 2008 loss to Wooster, but uncharacteristic mistakes on offense and special teams plagued Wittenberg against Wabash. Among the miscues were two blocked punts, a missed field goal, an interception, two lost fumbles and a bad snap that resulted in a 19-yard loss.
As a result, Wabash only had to put together three scoring drives, all in the first half and none covering more than 64 yards. The Little Giants led 21-0 by halftime on two short scoring runs by quarterback Chase Belton and a 21-yard touchdown pass before putting the game out of reach with a blocked punt in the Tigers' end zone with 7:07 left in the game.
Before the fourth quarter blocked punt, the Tigers had rallied in the third quarter on a five-yard run by senior tailback Corey Weber (Pataskala, Ohio/Watkins Memorial) and a career-long 42-yard field goal by junior Sean Williams (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield). The latter was set up by a blocked punt recovered by senior safety Seth Parker (DeGraff, Ohio/Riverside), but the Tigers missed a golden opportunity to draw within one score when the offense was unable to gain a first down.
Trailing 28-10, the Tigers capitalized on a Wabash mistake as freshman safety Mike McKee (New Carlisle, Ohio/Tecumseh) scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 25-yard fumble recovery and return. However, the Little Giants successfully covered the ensuing onsides kick and ran the clock out.
Wabash finished with 369 yards of total offense, powered primarily by 243 yards on the ground. Two running backs and Belton piled up at least 79 yards in the game.
Wittenberg was held to a season-low 156 yards of total offense, including a net of 10 yards rushing thanks to four sacks and the aforementioned errant snap. On the bright side, senior wide receiver Josh McKee (New Carlisle, Ohio/Tecumseh) caught six passes to run his career total to 224. Already the Wittenberg school record-holder, McKee tied the NCAC career receptions record held by Wooster's Brandon Good.
The Tiger defense played valiantly, holding the Wabash offense scoreless in the second half. Sophomore linebacker Spencer Leno (Massillon, Ohio/Washington) piled up a career-high 17 tackles, while junior defensive end Jon Daniels (Springfield, Ohio/South) added 12 tackles, including a sack, to go along with a fumble recovery. Senior linebacker Zach Hurtt (Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands) added 10 tackles and a pass broken up.
Wittenberg's hopes of making the NCAA Division III Tournament for a third straight year are now slim, but the Tigers can bolster their case with a win in the season finale against Wooster on Nov. 12. A win over the Scots would also secure sole possession of second place for the Tigers.


text:
Water Damage Restoration in South Mountain is a very difficult task, especially if you are doing everything all by yourself. To avoid the problems and mistakes that could turn up to be a disaster, one should hire a Water Damage Restoration Service Company. If you go in for a company with experienced team of personnel it will be good for you in long run. They have the experience of restoring things from water damage very easily and try to Avoid the Big Losses.
The sooner your call, the lesser your losses will be. Water damage restoration companies especially in South Mountain and the surrounding areas will also guarantee you that their repair estimates will be accepted by the insurance company which means that you have almost nothing to lose by hiring professionals.
South Mountain Texas
Things That a Water Damage Restoration Company Can Do for You – Trust an Expert
Water is indeed very beautiful. We have glorious waterfalls, rivers and even oceans. However, water can cause a lot of damage to the home. Flooding and water leaks can impact the home negatively. Water seeps through the home and finds all those precious places to affect. If you are ever faced with water damage, you totally understand the stress and anxiety that comes with it. However, there are companies that have been set up so as to offer you the much needed help should water damage occur in your property. The water damage restoration companies have come as a great aid to all who need it most.
Here are some of the things you may expect
Timeliness: the best companies understand that time is of the essence. The longer water sits, the worse the damage becomes. Water damage needs to be addressed as soon as it arises to avoid any unnecessary damage. If the damage gets too bad, your insurer may decline the claim.
When all areas are removed successfully, most companies will use some very high powered fans so as to start the process of drying. Dehumidifiers can be used to draw that moisture still lingering in the air. In some cases, barrier containment can be used so as to restrict access to certain areas or to create some airflow in a very specific way.
The testing of air quality: this is another very important service that the companies can offer. Usually, the air may have a contaminant such as mold. There are different types of contaminants that can be in the air and some pose more danger than others. Usually, the company tasks an air sample in and out of the home. The differences in the air can then be identified and proper action taken.
Water Damage Restoration
The glitch of Flood and water logging is a matter of botheration for the local populace of many countries. Sometimes the condition of heavy torrent arouses a fear in every heart for the catastrophic damage of expensive furniture and other household items. To take out the water from home is not as easy as it seems. It's a long process which includes drying, freshening, sanitizing and making sure that the flooded expanse has been made just like what it was before.
A single entity can't even think to indulge in this operpose cleaning activity as it can be highly exhausting. Hiring the water damage restoration company to transfer the burden of cleaning ultimately saves energy and time.
The last step is to disinfect the entire house and ensure that not a single corner remains wet. Finally a fresh and germ-free home is all yours to live peacefully.
Water Damage Restoration and Services
Sources state that the estimated lifespan of any given common household storage water heater is anywhere from five to fifteen years. Per these assumptions, one could reasonably expect to incur 2 to 6 water heater related issues or replacements within the 30 year lifespan of a typical mortgage. Obviously, this a real yet commonly underestimated potential source of significant water damage.
Aging water heaters will rust and leak. If the property owner catches it in time then the potential for damage is minimal but if the property owner not discover the damage in time, the resulting damage can be substantial. In Florida, due to the high water table, basements are a rarity so heaters are typically located on the same floor as the living area thus maximizing the need to regularly inspect the water heater for wear and rust and resulting damage should a leak or breakage occur. Similarly, apartment and condominium dwellers, depending on the size of the unit, may have the water heater located in an area that is central to the unit thus maximizing the radius of the potential damage.
There are various things you can do the reduce this potential water damage risk. Common wisdom includes regular inspection for any water leakage, regular inspection for rust, turning off the main water source if you are going to be away from your property for an extended period of time, and having a relief valve installed on the water heater - assuming you do not already have one - in order to regularly remove the bottom sediment which promotes deterioration and oxidation. Before you embark on the later, however, and you do so at your own risk, be careful NOT to splash yourself with the potentially scalding water that is coming from the water heater and, similarly, be sure to have a pail stable enough to handle the hot water and hot sediment without breaching. Better yet, have a professional check it out for you.
In a perfect world water heaters never leak and all damage is caught in time or is minimal; unfortunately, in the real world, when the water heater breaks, it is reasonably sudden and the damage is extensive. Since most people do not turn off the water lead in when the leave, as it is not a common consideration most people would do on a regular basis, once breached, the water heater not only dumps the contents of its storage tank but the water continues to flow due to the open water line contributing to extensive water damage. Should this occur, then you owe it to yourself to hire an independent and customer focused water damage restoration company. Only an independent water damage restoration company focuses its interest on customer service and customer satisfaction so that your restoration is its interest and such company will do whatever it takes to restore your asset to its preloss condition.
For More Information on Water Remediation Companies
Trusted Water Remediation Companies near South Mountain


text:
This Week at Physics
|<< Spring 2013
|Fall 2013
|Spring 2014 >>
|Subscribe to receive email announcements of events
Event Number 2992
Friday, September 27th, 2013
- Physics Department Colloquium
- Topological Phases in Correlated Materials
- Time: 3:30 pm
- Place: 2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 4:30 pm)
- Speaker: Yong-Baek Kim, University of Toronto
- Abstract: Recently there have been significant theoretical and experimental efforts to understand and identify the so-called topological phases of matter in interacting electron systems. These topological phases may be characterized by different kinds of topological properties such as non-trivial edge/surface states and/or unusual elementary excitations in the bulk or surface. Notable examples include quantum spin liquids, topological insulators, and other closely related phases. One of the main challenges is to come up with theoretical criteria that can be used to identify or predict correlated materials that hold promise for the emergence of such topological phases. We discuss recent theoretical and experimental developments in this direction, along with a brief introduction to some of the proposed topological phases. In particular, we focus on correlated materials with strong spin-orbit coupling and/or near a metal-insulator transition.
- Host: Perkins
- Poster: http://www.physics.wisc.edu/twap/posters/2013/2992.pdf
- Add this event to your calendar
- Topological Phases in Correlated Materials


text:
Best Top Ten Free WordPress Plug-ins for Competitive Bloggers
WordPress is a popular site where people with unique taste and purpose come to create websites suitable for their needs. There are several popular WordPress plug-ins that can help you gain better service and browsing experience for your readers and for yourself. Whether you are a businessman or an artist, who wants to boost your rankings on search engines, protect precious information or images or... Read More →
Best Top 10 Social Media Plugins for WordPress at Your Disposal
Connecting your blogs and website to social media increases the chance to gain a great audience and understand whether your posts are interestingly good enough to share with other people. Its innovative designs can easily make readers like or share posts from your site. Here are the best social media plug-ins that we can choose from. Digg Digg This social media plug-in virtually integrates with social... Read More →
10 Tools and Platforms to Create Websites With
When working on a web design project, do you often end up hitting a wall whenever you plan which tools to use for creating a website for a client? This year, it seems like choosing which tools to use are going to be even more difficult, what with all these awesome new tools popping out like mushroom! But in spite of your personal working habits, it's always better to secure the most useful tools... Read More →
4 Tumblog WordPress Theme
Nowadays, Tumblogging has been gaining popularity over the internet. For people who do not have time to create long and extensive blog contents, they settle to Tumblogging which means posting and sharing posts that are relatively shorter compared the usual blogs. Instead of writing lengthy content, it becomes easier to use photos, audio clips, and videos as blog contents. However, as convenient as... Read More →
Seven Easy Steps on How to Build a Website
Especially for those who have no technical knowledge on how to build a website, the idea itself dreaded them and when fear looms over, they just forget the idea and settle to not doing it and even losing income that the website could have generated them. This may be true before but technological advancement has sees it that even those with no skills in coding are able to come up with their own sites... Read More →


text:
We've made it a little tradition around here to gather photographs from the BCS Coaches' Trophy's annual superstore tour of Alabama. (See last year's delightful gallery of Auburn fans at Walmart.) This year's a little different. Sadly, Walmart is out, but two supermarkets and a sporting goods store are in.
We need you. Here's the full schedule of the trophy's tour. If you're at the Huntsville Kroger on Friday, the Tuscaloosa Academy Sports on Saturday, or the Vestavia Publix on Sunday, please send us any and all photos you take. Remember: we don't care about the trophy. We care about the fans. (And to a lesser extent, the enormous patterned Dr Pepper display.)
Happy hunting.


text:
Metonymical Pen on Facebook
Metonymnoun / a word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated.
Recent Posts
Flickr Photos
- Advice art artist celebration creative process creative writing creativity family fiction flash fiction imagery inspiration Literary Journals memories motherhood online journals opinions painting parenting process Publications rawboned self-doubt short stories stories submitting Uncategorized writers writing writing community
Blog Stats
- 10,527 hits
Top Clicks
- None
Tag Archives: innocence
1,000 Days
"When do friends stop holding hands?" My second-grader's teacher—or maybe it was the librarian or a classroom aide, someone—had innocently admonished several girls, walking along holding hands, to enjoy it while they could. "The time's coming," she reportedly told them, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged art, artists, change, Dylan Thomas, Fern Hill, friendship, growing up, innocence, Motherhood, Parenthood 2 Comments


text:
Sales Representative Cover Letter Sample Downloadadmin February 6, 2019 0 COMMENTS
Sales Representative Cover Letter Sample Download
Writing a immense sales representative cover letter is an essential step in your job search journey. When writing a cover letter, be definite to reference the necessities listed in the job explanation. In your letter, mention your most relevant or exceptional qualifications to help employers see why you're a enormous fit for the role. In the same way that you might reference resume samples, the following sales representative cover letter example will help you to write a cover letter that best places of interest your experience and credentials.
Download this Sample and Modify With Your Name and Other Credentials (Like Your name, Mobile No, Email Address and Your Previous Company Experience etc)
Cover Letter Guidelines
- In a few sentences, explain why you're a immense fit for this specific role. State why you're excited about the job and the company, and how the work matches your career goals.
- In one or two paragraphs, unite your past activities with the necessities listed in the job description. Focus on your most appropriate knowledge, qualifications and skills. When possible, compute your activities with facts and data. keep away from repeating the bullet points from your resume.
- Close by thanking the employer for their time and kindness. You may also want to sum up your experience for the role and convey an interest in ongoing to the next stage in the hiring procedure.


text:
Beyoncé's baby has arrived.
The 30-year-old singing sensation gave birth to a daughter via C-section Saturday night in New York City, E! News reported, citing multiple sources.
While there is some question about the baby's name — the Daily News claims it's Blue Ivy, while Entertainment Weekly says it's Ivy Blue — her new mama checked into the hospital Friday night under the moniker "Ingrid Jackson," the Daily News reported. Jay-Z's real name is Shawn Carter.
Beyoncé and her husband, Jay-Z, rented out the entire fourth floor of Lenox Hill Hospital on New York's Upper East Side for $1.3 million for the big moment, according to the Daily News. The musical power couple's baby girl came into the world some four months after Beyoncé famously framed her baby bump at the MTV Video Music Awards to reveal that she was expecting.
"Welcome to the world princess Carter! Love Aunty Rih," Rihanna tweeted, while Russell Simmons offered his "congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z."
Selected Reading:E!, Daily News


text:
|New Orleans' newest bed and breakfast
Mrs. King and I are proud custodians of a historic property on picturesque Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. We have completed some extensive renovations and we are open for business as a historic New Orleans bed and breakfast with five two-room suites with private balconies and lush gardens in the back.
While the La Belle Esplanade blog does detail what we are doing around the property to make it a showplace and headquarters for visitors to our fair city, the content is still full of that odd Whalehead magic, turns of phrase, and interesting (to me) explorations of our neighborhood and the city at large. Check it out. Balaenius Rex!
If you know anyone who is visiting New Orleans and you think they will appreciate staying in a living neighborhood close by the majority of usual tourist destinations, feel free to direct them to our website. The url? Why, it is whaleheading.com, 'natch. We serve a different breakfast every day featuring locally produced items procured from farmers, nearby bakeries, and restaurants. The furnishings are a mix of period antiques and curios in a very convenient location. We offer complimentary bicycles for people who want to explore New Orleans in the round.
Be a New Orleanian wherever you are.
A votre sante, and,
With a handshake,
Matthew "Whalehead" King


text:
Mountain Biking and Back Pain: How to Prevent It and Cure It!
Note: Before doing anything to do with your back make sure something isn't really wrong such as a bulging disc, slipped disc, fractured disc, etc. See a doctor and make sure your body can handle these therapeutic exercises before you start.
I have finally rid myself of the back pain that has bothered me most of my adult life, but has been really annoying in the last ten years (I honestly thought all mountain bikers had some back pain, it was the price we pay for having so much fun!). Before I share my cure with you, I want you to understand three important things. First, back pain is a symptom; the cause may not be your back. We are going to fix the causes, not just rid the pain. Second, the "cure" I have found is a process, a process that will require effort at least five days a week the rest of your life. Third, if you follow this process you will be rewarded by getting a lot more out of your life, not just more fun on your mountain bike. You will have more energy and in general, be in a better mood.
It isn't as simple as all the clichés you hear from trainers, "you just need a strong core", "you don't need a strong core you need a stable core", "you should do yoga". Well, I had a super stable and strong core, I did lots of yoga, but I swear both core exercises and yoga hurt my back more than they helped. Part of the reason both core work and yoga hurt was my technique wasn't perfect, but mostly they hurt because my body was messed up!
Having a great massage therapist and really good chiropractor helped greatly in the short term (both gave me exercises, and pointed out that I slouched and need to sit upright!) I just wasn't ready to change my lifestyle, are you really ready to change?! It will take work!
The Process
For me the pain had gotten so bad that I really lost my lust for riding and wasn't truly enjoying my life as much as I used to. Coming from a guy who has turned his two biggest passions in to a rewarding career, that's saying a lot. I was more successful than ever (in terms of helping more students, providing good income to my coaches and office staff, providing myself with a good income and finally less work and travel) yet, the back pain was draining me. So I took a month off (from coaching, I still did a lot of work over the internet) and went to Bali to immerse myself in yoga, meditation and anything else my teachers would recommend. This proved to be a smart decision, sometimes it is really hard to focus on yourself at home, everyday life gets in the way. You have to mow the lawn, remove those dead plants and plant some new ones, the door squeaks, your truck needs new tires, your family is coming for Christmas and you have no furniture (okay, that last one might just be me), but you get the picture. If you can't take a month off, no worries – I have done the research for you!
The process starts with giving your body a break and letting it unwind. Mountain biking is terrible for you without other exercises to keep you in balance, and it can really tweak your body. I used to be proud that I rode so much that massage therapists could tell which leg was my trailing leg when they massaged me. Remember tennis players like Jimmy Conners and John McEnroe in the late 70's and 80's? Their serving arm was way bigger than their other arm. Well mountain biking is similar, but it tweaks the biggest, strongest and often the tightest area of our bodies, our hips. Most mountain bikers including World Champions like Greg Minnaar and Steve Peat ride with a favored foot forward or as Hans Ray calls it, "your chocolate foot". Just like water skiers and snowboarders most of us ride either regular foot (left foot forward) or goofy foot (right foot forward). Neither way is "correct" or better than the other but when a regular footer tries to ride goofy he doesn't feel as comfortable as he does with his left foot forward, the same for a goofy footer when he rides switch foot. Skill wise we have always recommended you stick with your normal stance as it is very difficult to get use to riding with your awkward foot forward. As far as your body is concerned though, this might not be in its best interest. For now, commit to taking at least two weeks off the bike (which is good this time of year anyway).
Next, find a good coach; yoga instructor, qualified and educated physical trainer or physical therapist. All three of the exercises I recommend are great for your back, but the exercises need to be done properly (and I can't watch you to see if you are doing it right!).
Step one: myofascial release! I have known about myofascial release through foam rolling for years, but there are ways to get more and better release, or as my teacher called it myofascial unwinding. She described myofascia as being like a giant spiderweb that wraps all of your muscle. I really like this description, though there are many other great descriptions that are much more detailed, this is all you really need to know, this isn't a dissertation on myofascia. After years of beating on your body, mountain biking, weight training, crashing, snowboarding, being stressed, running, crashing, sitting funny, crashing, sleeping funny, etc. that giant spiderweb has a lot of snags in it. Ever notice that if you pull on one section of a spiderweb it affects the whole web? Well it's the same with our body; twisted myofascia in our right leg can pull and wind the myofascia all over our body. Denise (my teacher) used a combination of myofascial release techniques using tennis balls and yin yoga to unwind us. Yin yoga was new to me, it is the yin to the yang of most other forms of yoga. In other words, yin yoga is all about relaxing our bodies and it is great even after a hard ride (when a regular yoga class would be too much).
How to do step one, myofascial release:
Buy a tube of tennis balls! Lay on them one or two at a time! Well, it is a little more detailed than that. It is the placement of those tennis balls that are important.
I always start with one tennis ball on either side of my spine, the balls are a few millimeters apart or even touching (I have seen this done with two tennis balls in sock tied so they can't move more than a few millimeters apart, but don't feel this is necessary). To start, lay flat on your back (on the ground or your yoga mat) and plant your feet on the ground so your knees are bent. Then place the tennis balls on either side of your spine where the spine and pelvis meet. If this feels fine (no pain) slowly slide forward letting the tennis balls roll up your spine, stopping whenever you feel pain. A healthy back will be pain free, anytime you find pain you have found a knot, or tight spot in your myofasica! Stay there! Breathe, deep, diaphragm breaths, maybe sliding forward and back or side to side less than inch but staying where the pain is the greatest. As you breathe you should slowly feel the tightness start to release (may take 3-10 minutes) once the pain goes away or when you simply can't take the pain anymore keep moving forward until you find new painful spots where you will stop and repeat. Do this all the way up to the base of your skull. Throughout this process use your legs to lift your tailbone of the ground for more pressure and lower your tailbone to the ground for less pressure, let the amount of pain you can tolerate be your guide.
Once you have gone along your spine from your pelvis to your skull, move the tennis balls so there is one under the lower tip of each of your shoulder blades. This can really hurt! Use the same process as before, rolling the balls from the tip of your shoulder blades to the top and stopping where you encounter pain and staying in that painful spot until the pain goes away or you can't take it anymore. Keep in mind, we are all wound up differently, you might have no pain in the same spot a friend is in agony and vice versa.
Now we are finished with our back and can start working on where much of the pain is coming from; our hips, IT Band and gluteus maximus! With your legs still bent and feet planted on the floor prop yourself up using your arms so your upper back is off the floor, this time place just one tennis ball under your right buttock, pretty much anywhere. Again we are going to slowly roll top to bottom and left to right (as we roll to the right we will end up on our side) searching for pain and staying where we feel pain (this is going to hurt!). Make sure you hit every inch of that right buttock and pay special attention to the line where the the hip and buttock meet (after months of work I still have pain here, a lot less than I used to and my hips are so much more mobile, but it still hurts!). Now, after you are done crying, switch to the left buttock and repeat.
Do you love those tennis balls yet? Good, because we still haven't worked the most fun part, your IT Band! Yea! This is going to hurt!
Here is an image showing you where your IT Band is:
This time we will be lying on our side and we can use both arms and legs to increase or decrease the amount of pressure on our IT Band. Lay on your right side, take one tennis ball (aka little yellow torture device) and put it under the middle of your right hip (middle front to back) and start where the hip and back meet. Slowly roll the ball down your IT Band from your hip to your knee. Again, stop where you have pain and hangout there until the pain goes away or you can't take it anymore. When your right leg as had enough switch to your left. Now that you hate me, we are done with the painful stuff… until tomorrow.
Step two: psoas release! Denise also taught psoas release, her acronym is Storer Of All Stress. The psoas major is a long fusiform muscle that connects the vertebral column to the brim of the lesser pelvis. Here is an image of it:
As you can imagine from examining the image above a tight psoas can really mess with your back. Some yin yoga classes address this issue and Denise taught me one great way to release the tension in your psoas. As Denise's acronym suggests, we store a lot of our stresses here; stresses from work, our social life, near misses and out right crashes, etc. Humans tend to hold on to stress, while animals shake it off! Ever nearly hit an animal with your car and watch what the animal does once it feels safe again? It literally shakes it off, from head to toe the animal shakes and releases the tension! We can relearn how to do this and we can utilize a few techniques that I will explain.
How to do step two, psoas release:
Buy a yoga block. They can be found at your LOCAL yoga studio, or LOCAL sporting goods store, or Target. Buy a box of tissues.
Lay face down on your yoga mat or blanket and place the yoga block just below your rib cage (right where it says "psoas minor" in the psoas image above). Place the block at its lowest height, so it is going as far as possible left to right across your body. If this feels easy you can stand it up in its second highest position (on edge, still as far as possible left to right across the body). Use your arms to manage how much weight is on the block, using pain as your gauge. Lay here and breathe for five minutes! Now you know why I mentioned the tissues. You will be surprised how much mental and emotional stress you had stored up in your psoas and when it starts releasing many cry. In Denise's class nearly all the women brought tissues and I wished I had the first time! There is of course a massive amount of physical release that happens too!
Step three: Yin Yoga!
Find a great teacher in your area! I can't stress this enough! Reading books and manuals like this are terrible ways to learn physical skills and exercises. You can't ask a book a question and the book cannot watch your form and correct it as needed!
Denise's Yin Yoga classes usually started with 20-30 minutes of the myofascial release and psoas release exercises like the ones mentioned above (plus a few more for your neck and shoulders) then we got into the actual Yin Yoga.
How to do step three, Yin Yoga:
Now for the actual Yin Yoga exercises that eased the pain and kept it away. I will explain my favorite Yin yoga poses for helping back pain, but highly recommend you take a few classes under the instruction of an expert. Here is a little about Yin yoga from a local studio: "Yin classes focus on the cultivation of long (3 – 5 minute) holds in postures to stretch and open the tissues of the body and cultivate the flow of fluid and energy (chi or prana) through the body."
An added bonus to holding poses for so long as in Yin Yoga is it helps you learn to meditate, which helps you learn to stay in the moment on your mountain bike!
Hip openers:
Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fishes Pose)
Sit with your back straight, legs straight out in front of you, draw your right knee into your chest, and place your right foot on the floor outside your left knee. Draw your left foot in toward your right sitting bone. Bring your right hand behind you in line with the center of your sacrum and wrap your left arm around your right leg. Inhale, press your right foot and hand down as you lengthen your spine, exhale and twist to the right, initiating the movement from your belly but continuing the twist throughout the whole spine. Hug your right knee into your left shoulder. Feel the stretch in the outer right hip. Hold for 3-5 minutes. If your hips are especially tight and you notice your left sit bone raising off the ground you can also do this pose with your left leg kept straight out in front of you and work your way up to having your bottom leg bent under the top leg (as pictured below). Repeat on the other side.
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose)
My favorite hip opener. From Down Dog, bring your right shin forward and down so that your right foot is in front of your left hip and your right shin is nearly parallel to the front edge of your mat. Your bag leg should be extending straight out of your left hip and not angled out to the side. Flex your right foot. Stretch your left thigh back as you draw your left hip forward. Inhale, lengthen your belly as you exhale and fold over your right leg. If your right hip does not easily reach the floor, place a folded blanket or block under your right sitting bone. Hold for 3-5 minutes. Repeat on the other side.
Utthan Pristhasana (Lizard Pose)
From Down Dog, step your right foot between your hands to a lunge position. Bring both forearms to the floor inside the right leg. Keep your inner left thigh lifting and resisting. As your left heel reaches back, your heart opens forward to create length in your upper back. You can modify the pose by bringing your back knee down or placing your forearms on a block. Hold for 3-5 minutes. Switch sides.
Back stretches:
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (Upward-Facing Dog)
Lying face down on the floor place your hands under your chest, and on an inhalation, lift your chest by straightening your arms while lifting legs a few inches above the floor if this is accessible to you. Make sure to keep your shoulders up and back and only rise as high as you can comfortably go.
Balasana (Child's Pose)
Lying face down on the floor place your hands under your chest, and on an inhalation, lift your upper body away from the floor. As you exhale, bend your knees and draw your hips back toward your feet laying your torso on or between your thighs. Lay your arms alongside your body, palms facing up.
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana (Revolved Side Angle Pose)
There are many different versions of this, my favorite is the one pictured below. From a forward lunge (starting with right foot forward then repeating with left foot forward, my direction are assuming right foot is forward) hinge forward at the hips, inhale and reach as far in front of you as you can. Then exhale twist to the right, look up toward the ceiling if it ok on your neck and place your left elbow on your right thigh. Bring the right hand to meet the left hand in prayer position and push down with your right hand twisting your torso to the right.
Core strengtheners:
Uttihita Chaturanga Dandasana (Plank Pose)
From Downward Facing Dog, draw the torso forward until the shoulders are over the wrists and the whole body is in one straight line. This is very similar to the position you would take if you were about to do a push up. Press the forearms and hands firmly down, do not let your chest sink, press back through the heels. Keep the neck in line with the spine and broaden the shoulder blades. Hold for 30 seconds.
Vasisthasana (Side Plank)
From plank pose step your feet together and press your weight down through your right hand and forearm. Then, roll your body to the right, balancing on the outer edge of your right foot. Stack your left foot on top of your right foot and keep your legs straight. Beginners can lower their right knee and shin to the mat, keeping their hips lifted while building strength in the arms and torso.
Extend your left arm to the sky, reaching through your fingertips as you lift your hips and firm the triceps of both arms. Feel the muscles across your shoulder blades flex. Firm your thighs, and press through your heels into the floor.
Bring your body into one straight line. Gaze at your top thumb. Press down through your bottom index finger. Hold for up to 30 seconds
Salabhasana (Locus Pose)
Get out your exercise mat. Lie on your belly with your arms along the sides of your torso, palms up, forehead resting on the floor. Turn your big toes toward each other to inwardly rotate your thighs, and tilt your pelvis so your tailbone presses toward your pubis. Almost like you're anchoring your pelvis into the floor.
Exhale and lift your head, upper torso, arms, and legs away from the floor. You'll be resting on your lower ribs, belly, and front pelvis. Firm your buttocks and reach strongly back through your legs.
Raise your arms parallel to the floor and reach back actively through your fingertips. Imagine there's a weight pressing down on the backs of the upper arms, and push up toward the ceiling against this resistance. Reach your shoulder blades towards each other.
Gaze is towards the floor with your neck straight and long. As you improve you can slowly bring your gaze forward, keeping the neck long. Hold for 30 seconds.
Why these exercises work:
Myofascial release, psoas release and Yin yoga helped greatly with my nemesis, hip mobility. Most mountain bikers have terrible hip mobility and this is a major factor in causing back pain! Most of us tend to slouch (curl our lower back) when we ride instead of hinging forward at the hips with a straight back. This is another big contributor to back pain! The problem is we need a lot of hip mobility to be able to hinge so it all starts with myofasical and psoas release.
Notice I added the core strengthening exercises last! Because my body was so tight and out of alignment some of these exercises made my back feel worse. Don't focus on core strength until you "fix" and open your body with all the release methods above! A strong or stable core (stable core is a core that can resist forces that want to move it) is a big part of ridding yourself of back pain but not the only part!
Another problem most of us face:
Now that I was starting to unwind, literally! The astute yogis and yoginis I was practicing under noticed another problem I have and they made me really aware of it, I had terrible posture.
I have always slouched! Many tall people start slouching when they are young so we don't tower over our friends. I still have to think about sitting up straight 5-6 times an hour, everyday! This is perhaps the biggest cure, slouching really makes the back tight! Focus on sitting with a flat straight back, not slouching nor arching forward, just doing this engages your core muscles. Most chairs are terrible for your back. If you have to sit for long periods find a "posture chair" or sit on a Swiss ball and take breaks to get up and stretch your back.
After all this my back was feeling great, but how did I keep it that way when I returned to riding? I didn't, I went back to slouching (42 hour trip home, planes, trains and automobiles) and had back pain before I even made it home. Then I started back up doing the work above and within two weeks the pain had gone away. Shortly after I had to fly home for a family emergency and between the stress, the flight and more long car rides the pain returned. Then I started back up doing the work above and within two weeks the pain had gone away. Anyone see a pattern here?! Again this is a life long process, not a quick fix!
Bike mods that can help you hinge better and ride pain free:
Wow, probably eight years ago this month I was teaching our first San Jose area camp and on the first day I hurt my back so bad I thought I was going to have to cancel the rest of the camp. Luckily, for me one of the students, Curtis Cramblett, was a physical therapist and he was able to work some magic on my back and then teach me how my bike set up was leading to my back pain. Turns out, I had my seat tilted back (like a bike shop taught me years ago, with the seat tilted back you slide back to the fat part of the seat and take your weight off your hands, works like a champ, on flat ground!) so when I was climbing the seat was tilted way back (because now my bike was tilted back). This rearward tilt made my hips rock back making it impossible for me to hinge forward, I had to curl my lower back when climbing! So he suggested I lower the front of my seat (tilt the seat forward) and this would enable my hips to rotate forward so I could hinge better. This alone nearly eliminated my back pain! At the least, it certainly reduced the severity of it.
Now! And the future of your back:
Currently, in addition to working 40-60 hours a week (often standing while at the computer and taking tennis ball rolling breaks if I must sit for a long time!), I'm doing five yoga classes a week, two to three 45 minute workouts, my own yoga practice, riding and rolling around on those yellow torture devices (tennis balls) for at least 15 minutes a day. If I can do it, you can do it!
Further reading:
Great article with a series of exercises on Yin yoga.
More detail on Myofascial Release
More info on the Psoas


text:
I've heard there are some Android alternatives. Like miui or Cyagenmod or Mozilla OS. I have Galaxy S Advance (GT-I9070) and i've heard Samsung is not going to provide any updates for my device. So, i got a few questions i should ensure before i done something stupid:
- if i install something from the mentioned above, shall i lose my guarantee/licenses?
- if i decide to install the software, should i perform some rooting of the device or something?
- if i do decide to install the software, what's the best one which shall not slow down my device (as i noted android 2.3.6 to be slow)
- could i use ICS update and shall it slow down my device or not?


text:
Item Description
Letter, F. M. Cummins to S. N. Wood
Author: Cummins, F. M.
Date: November 13, 1859
Writing from El Mendaro, Madison County, K. T., F. M. Cummins speculated about Wood's November 8, 1859, election defeat. (Interestingly, when the territorial legislature convened in January 1860, Wood and not his Democratic opponent, T. S. Huffaker, represented the 23rd District.) In a faded letter, Cummins wrote that "the ill timed article in your [Wood's] issue of Oct 31st [the Kansas Press, Council Grove] on Jim Lane pretty effectively "cooked" your prospects in Madison County. . . ." Cummins went on to mention Wood's candidacy for the state senate (election of December 6, the first under the Wyandotte Constitution) and wrote: "Being a Lane man myself and knowing your opposition to him I cannot wish you success. . . ."
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Samuel N. Wood Collection, #548
Item Number: 100377 Number of images: 2
Keywords: Council Grove, Kansas Territory; Cummins, F. M.; Democratic Party (U.S.); El Mendaro, Kansas Territory; Election, Territorial Legislature, November 1859; Factionalism; Huffaker, T. S.; Kansas Press; Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866; Lyon County, Kansas (see also Breckinridge County, Kansas Territory); Madison County, Kansas Territory; Republican Party (U.S.: 1854- ); Wood, S. N. (Samuel Newitt); Wyandotte Constitution
pg. 1
pg. 2


text:
Skechers Women's Big Idea Athletic Casual Shoes
Women's Skechers Big Idea Athletic Casual Shoes What's the big idea? That the Women's Sketchers Big Idea are innovative, athletic-looking tennis shoes great for strolling around in. These sneaks have a bungee laced casual slip on sneaker design that allows for a customized fit that your feet will appreciate. The cushioned comfort insole is also removable, because let's face it, only you can be the judge of how much stability your feet need. They also have a flexible rubber traction outsole for a better grip and a shock absorbing lightweight midsole that makes for a friction-less stride that is more natural and easy-going on your feet.
6.5 , 7.5 , 8.5 , 9.5 , 5.0 , 6.0 , 7.0 , 8.0 , 9.0 , 10.0
$59.99 $49.99


text:
|Colorado Miniature Bull Terrier Rescue
|Miniature Bull Terrier Rescue Groups
|New Location ▼
|Change Breed ▼
|Find a Home for an Animal ▼
|Rescue Alerts ▼
|Donate to Miniature Bull Terrier Rescue as a gift or memorial, and we will mail a free acknowledgement card within 24 hours.
132 Miniature Bull Terrier Dogs have been adopted on Rescue Me!
|No Miniature Bull Terrier for adoption in Colorado, please click a new state below.
|PIease Read Before Adopting a Miniature Bull Terrier in Colorado
Miniature Bull Terrier Dogs can make good pets in Colorado if they match your IifestyIe. The Miniature Bull Terrier is a stocky dog with a gentle temperament. Miniature Bull Terriers are devoted and affectionate and need to be with people most of the time. Miniature Bull Terriers are not the best choice for households with small children. Miniature Bull Terriers can live in an apartment and need to be protected from extreme cold. Miniature Bull Terriers need to be walked every day.
Rescue Me! - HeIpingAnimaIs in Need.
|♥ This page is in fond memory of these Miniature Bull Terrier Dogs who are no longer with us... ♥
If you have experienced the loss of a beloved pet, or if you know someone who has... [POST A MEMORIAL HERE]
|Help Spread the Word! Please link to Colorado Miniature Bull Terrier Rescue from your website.
Rescue Me! Website
Follow @RescueMeOrg
Miniature Bull Terrier Page
Follow @MiniBullRescue


text:
Bracket Briefing: 4 sleeper teams poised for deep tourney runs
AT THE WATER COOLER: Every March, a surging team emerges and surprises us with a deep NCAA tournament run — causing us to scratch our heads as to why that specific team's seeding was what it was in the first place.
BRACKETOLOGY:Projecting the field of 68
Oftentimes during this month of madness coaches will say of the Big Dance, "All it takes is to get in."
They speak the truth.
The NCAA tournament selection committee will dissect a team's full body of work. But that doesn't mean a team playing with momentum can't flip the script. Looking for some dark horses to reach the Final Four? Two of them were in action last night. Here's a look at a handful.
1. North Carolina (Projected No. 5 seed): UNC is one of the hottest teams in the country, and Monday night's narrow victory against Notre Dame gave the Tar Heels their 12th consecutive victory. That win streak came after a topsy-turvy non-conference slate, including losses to to UAB and Belmont and a 0-3 start in ACC play. UNC dealt with plenty of adversity, but that seems to be far in the rearview mirror. Ceiling: Final Four
2. Oklahoma State (Projected No. 9 seed): The Cowboys have found their groove again, evidenced by an upset win against Kansas on Saturday and Monday night's win against Kansas State. Oklahoma State has now won four in a row, which doesn't negate the stretch of seven consecutive losses (three of which came during Marcus Smart's three-game suspension). But the win streak should serve as a reminder of this team's upside with a three-headed backcourt monster — Smart, Markel Brown and Le'Bryan Nash — poised to go on a deep run. Ceiling: Final Four.
3. Virginia (Projected No. 3 seed): By now, the ACC champs should hardly be under the radar. But for the general fan, the Cavaliers (25-5, 16-1) might not be a Final Four favorite. Coach of the year candidate Tony Bennett and his team have come a long way since last season. Led by guards Joe Harris and Malcolm Brogdon, the Cavaliers run one of the most stifling defenses and disciplined offenses in the country. Ceiling: Final Four.
4. Southern Methodist (Projected No. 8 seed): Coach Larry Brown, 73, has turned SMU (23-6, 12-4) into a tourney team after a 15-17 finish in 2012-13. The Mustangs, led by spark plug point guard Nic Moore, are third in the American Athletic Conference standings and could make a run at the league title with a win against Louisville on Wednesday. Ceiling: Elite Eight.
TIP-OFF: A No.1 NCAA regional seed is not a free pass to the Final Four or even the Sweet 16. It usually does, however, provide a less pressure-packed first game. All of which brings us to top-ranked Florida. While the Gators are well-positioned to see one of those four coveted No.1's next to their name on the bracket, they likely can't afford any mishaps down the stretch against the bottom teams in the very mediocre Southeastern Conference. They take the court this evening at South Carolina (7 p.m. ET, ESPNU), where the Gamecock fans are hoping lightning can indeed strike twice for another improbable upset.
But unlike Kentucky, Florida comes into Columbia with an experienced squad playing with supreme confidence. It starts with Scottie Wilbekin, a strong defender who facilitates on the offensive end for Casey Prather and Patric Young. To pull off another stunner, the Gamecocks are going to need another near-flawless outing from Brenton Williams at the point.
ALSO ON DECK: A look at the rest of the marquee matchups to watch tonight. All times Eastern.
— Georgia Tech at Syracuse (7 p.m.)
— Michigan at Illinois (7 p.m., ESPN)
— Creighton at Georgetown (7 p.m., ESPN)
— Iowa State at Baylor (7 p.m., ESPN2)
— Alabama at Kentucky (9 p.m., ESPN)
— Marquette at Providence (9 p.m., FOX Sports 1)
— Arizona State at Oregon (11 p.m., FOX Sports 1)
NUMBER OF THE DAY: 26. While Doug McDermott's 26 points a game set the tone for 13th-ranked Creighton, he usually gets plenty of help. Five of his Bluejay teammates average at least seven a game. But when the rest of the team isn't hitting, Creighton can be beaten as Xavier proved over the weekend. Tonight Creighton is again on the road facing an equally desperate Georgetown (7 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1).
WORDS OF THE DAY: "It's that time of year when people get tired legs and shots become short at the end of the game." - Baylor coach Scott Drew, after the Bears finished off a 59-49 win against Texas Tech despite going the last eight minutes of the game without a made field goal. Drew was happy with the rebounding effort and 80% free-throw shooting, but the bubble-dwelling Bears will likely need to make more shots tonight against No.17 Iowa State (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2).
Scott Gleeson, a national college basketball writer/digital producer for USA TODAY Sports, is on Twitter @ScottMGleeson.
Contributing: Eddie Timanus.


text:
While it's true most seasons of the "Bachelor" don't end in happily ever after, Mary Delgado has taken it to a whole new level.
Maribel "Mary" Delgado, 42, the woman who was given the final rose and later proposed to by "Bachelor" Byron Velvick on the show's 6th season, was arrested early Thursday morning in Tampa for misdemeanor driving under the influence after refusing a blood alcohol test, the Tampa Tribune reported.
Delgado, a real estate agent and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleader, was later released on $500 bond, according to the Tribune.
This incident is Delgado's third run in with the law. In 2008, she was arrested for public drunkenness in a Texas bar, and was booked on battery charges a year earlier after allegedly punching Velvick in the face, according to People magazine.
Of his relationship with Delgado, Velvick once said: "Just because you met on a reality show, got engaged on this beautiful incredible setting doesn't mean that we're Prince Charming or Beautiful princess."
Velvick, a professional fisherman, and Delgado called it quits in 2009, five years after their final rose ceremony.
Selected Reading: People, Tampa Tribune