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Ah, the humble band-related compilation, you do us proud again. Subtitled 'A Collection of Musical Influences & Inspirations', it is in a way quite difficult to see what the act of Super Furry Animals picking the songs that inspired them most could teach the listener about where the Furry 'sound' came from. After all, SFA aren't one of those bands who could simply play their blissfully unaware aficionados someone like The Smiths or New Order and suddenly their fans know where they got all their ideas from. Yet in another way it's blatantly obvious why this compilation has happened – it's an excuse to re-release some bloody good tunes. SFA are firm believers that there's only two types of music, and here succeed in only providing the good stuff.
It's testament to the Super Furries' wilful eclecticism that, with each of the five members choosing three tracks each, the resulting compilation has variety on a number of levels. Indeed, it's to the extent that you're treated to the operatics of Jussi Bjoerling's 'Au Fond Du Temple Saint' and the Subbuteo-related punk family feuding of The Undertones' 'My Perfect Cousin' in the same seventy minutes. With the aim of the collection in mind, it's pretty obvious to see the 'influence' in places, but less so in others – for instance, it's undoubted that SFA owe a great deal to the psychedelic lyrics and sonically lush harmonies in 'Feel Flows' by The Beach Boys, but I've yet to think of a non-tenuous link from the Furries' music to Dawn Penn's 'You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)'. But there's all sorts here to dwell upon, from the sprawling and stealthily climactic like Underworld's 'Rez' to the purposefully to-the-point which here occurs shortly after the announcement of "Kick Out The Jams, muvvafucka!". There's the cult – the Peel-championed Welsh antics of Datblygu - the classic – the impenetrable funk of Sly & The Family Stone - and the steadfastly unfashionable – namely ELO's 'Telephone Line', which, for the record, is utterly brilliant. There's even room for former Ankst label-mates and purveyors of pastel whimsy Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. Lovely.
Like the Super Furry live show of recent years, the collection stumbles headfirst into dance territory near the end, not only with the aforementioned Underworld but also with techno-bods Humanoid, Joey Beltram and Hardfloor. Although it works, those only interested/aware in, like, the SFA's songs with, like, lyrics and everything, may find it hard going. Not that they should really, and not that it matters when it's this good. By the close of the CD I've learnt little about how the Super Furries managed to get to where they are (hey, magicians rarely reveal their secrets, why should they?), but it has made me fall in love roughly fifteen times over, so one of its purposes was served.
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Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
"The genuine foundation is a love and passion for story and the knowing that story brings about a place for kids to find their way in, a way of expressing themselves... So I read good books and share them, and I listen to kids tell me about them. That's the natural element for a good discussion."
Barry Hoonan, 5th- and 6th-Grade Teacher
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One of the tasks of the envisionment-building teacher is to help students develop ways of approaching literary texts that they will be able to call upon independently throughout their lives. Experienced readers have innumerable such ways into texts that they are able to access almost intuitively. Their choices depend on a number of factors, including the genre of the piece, its complexity, and the personal inclination of the reader. As teachers identify the particular approaches they wish to teach students, they consider a number of factors as well; the age of the students, their previous experiences as readers, and the particular text at hand are a few.
When introducing students to such strategies, teachers use direct instruction, demonstrations, and guided practice to help students incorporate new approaches into their personal repertoires. However, as you will notice in this video, even with repeated assistance, students may not embrace new techniques immediately.
In this video, you will see Mr. Hoonan use student-directed mini-lessons to provide explicit instruction in a strategy using Post-It® Notes that he introduced earlier. He hopes that the student modeling will encourage classmates to use the strategy when they begin reading and discussing a new text. He finds that although the students are willing enough to use it as readers, they are less likely to bring the strategy to their group discussion.
Understanding that the assimilation of new techniques takes time and repeated exposure, Mr. Hoonan turns to mapping-a strategy in which the group is experienced-to help them focus their discussion. He is confident that repeated exposure to the Post-It® Note technique will enable his students to incorporate it as one of a broad range of ways they approach literature.
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how do i become vegan???
hi, im 11 ive been vegitarian for a year or two, i want to become vegan, any ideas???
i asked my mom, she said "well... you want to be helthy."
pretty much all of my family has no idea what their eating!!!
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May I suggest you go to the tab on top of this site: Vegan 101. It will give you some great tips on going vegan. Also on www.vegnews.com there's a link for how to go vegan. I think it's wonderful you want to take the step to being vegan. If you need more help, let me know and I'll do the best I can!
Hi there :)
My biggest concern is that you don't miss out on the important nutrition that comes from eating foods made from animals. I think you should sit down with your mom and a doctor (or a nutritionist) and see where you can get your vitamins and minerals - especially because she's the one that's going to be cooking your dinners! Vegucated is a great movie about becoming a vegan - maybe you and your family could watch that? It would make them a little more educated on what they're eating and are more likely to understand why you're being more careful with your food.
It's amazing that you're choosing to do this! Just make sure that you're careful :) Also, don't be surprised if you need to take vitamin pills to make sure you get everything your body needs!


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Antonio Prata was born in São Paulo. He has published nine books, including Douglas (2001), As pernas da tia Corália (2003), Adulterado (2009) and, most recently, Meio intelectual, meio de esquerda (2010). Prata also writes for television and contributes a literary column to the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo. 'Valdir Peres, Juanito and Poloskei' ('Valdir Peres, Juanito e Poloskei') is a new story.


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AAA's latest survey shows the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in the Sacramento area is $3.80.
"Prices in Sacramento, just in the last week, down six cents per gallon and continuing to decline."
Patrick DeHaan is with the gas-price tracking firm GasBuddy.com. He says we're paying about 85 cents less than we were this time last year.
Meanwhile in other parts of the country such as Tulsa, Oklahoma, Lubbock, Texas and St. Louis, Missouri gas prices are poised to break below $3. DeHaan says don't hold your breath for that to happen in California.
"Not only are California's gasoline taxes among the highest in the nation but special blends of gasoline cost more to produce."
But DeHaan says prices in the Sacramento area could get as low as $3.50 in the next few weeks. DeHaan says the federal government shutdown is actually helping to put downward pressure on prices because of worries over an economic slowdown and reduced demand for gas.


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North Tahoe Public Utility District employee retires after 28 years
KINGS BEACH, Calif. – Robin Runyon, North Tahoe Public Utility District's water quality technician retired on Feb. 1 after serving since May 11, 1984. Originally hired in the administrative department as a customer service representative, she distinguished herself by dedication to the District and community, working with all members of the public in a friendly and professional manner; building strong relationships between the District and its community. She moved up into the utility operations department performing meter reading duties for the water department to a high standard. For years she walked the District through seasons of rain, sleet, and snow while befriending countless neighborhood dogs.
Never to rest on her laurels, Robin aided the District in the advancement of electronic reading technology, (ERT) saving time and money by allowing for electronic meter reading instead of walking and visually reading each meter. Most recently, she was instrumental in coordinating implementation of the MLog program allowing for early detection of water leaks.
Robin Runyon and her friendly and professional disposition will be greatly missed by the North Tahoe Public Utility District and the public upon her retirement in 2013. The District is proud of her longtime association and extends its best wishes to Robin Runyon for continued health and happiness in her retirement, and success in all future endeavors.
The North Tahoe Public Utility District office is located at 875 National Ave. in Tahoe Vista. For information, visit ntpud.org or call 530-546-4212.


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Dorothy M. (Leddy) Allegra, 82, of Buttonwoods Ave, died at home September 18, 2012 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Dr. Salvatore R. Allegra.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph P. and Mary E. (Policastro) Leddy. Dorothy had worked at Saint Joseph Hospital as an Administrative Assistant in the Laboratory and Pathology Department. She was a graduate of Saint Patrick's High School, a member and past president of The Saint Joseph Hospital Women's League and the University Club.
She was the sister of Francis R. and Ronald J. Leddy, Muriel A. McDade and the late Joseph P. Leddy, Jr., Aunt of several nieces and nephews; and a dear friend of Jean Rivera.
Visiting hours in the J. F. Skeffington Chapel, 925 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, Saturday morning 9:00–11:00A.M. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Saint Gregory The Great Church, 360 Cowesett Road, Warwick at 12:00P.M. Burial will be in Saint Ann's Cemetery Cranston. For online condolences please visit skeffingtonfuneralhome.com.


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AS A JUNIOR IN 2013: Played in 54 games and started 53 … collected 32 hits … led the team with the most POs (336) … had the highest FLD % (.989) … had two hits vs. Pacific on Feb. 9 … walked vs. Cal State Northridge on Feb. 16 … had two hits including a double vs. Fresno State on Feb. 22 … hit a double during their first game vs. Sacramento State on Mar. 2 … walked during their second game vs. Sacramento State on Mar. 2 … hit a double vs. Sacramento State on Mar. 3 … had a hit vs. Idaho State on Mar. 23 … and had a hit vs. Nevada on Mar. 23 … hit a double vs. San Jose State on Apr. 3 … had three hits and an RBI vs. CSU Bakersfield on Apr. 6 … had two hits and a RBI vs. CSU Bakersfield on Apr. 7 … had a RBI vs. St. Mary's on Apr. 14 … had a hit vs. BYU on Apr. 19 … and another hit vs. Utah Valley on Apr. 28.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2012: Started in 52 of the team's 54 games as the everyday first baseman … hit in the heart of Santa Clara's batting order, making 15 appearances in the No. 3 spot, seven as the cleanup hitter and 15 others in the No. 5 spot … finished second on the team in RBI (23) and tied for second in homeruns (6) … totaled 37 hits overall and posted a .237 average … got off to a great start in 2012, hitting safely in five of the first six games, including going 3 for 3 against CS Fullerton (Feb. 18) with her second homerun in as many games … had her average up to .357 through the first 11 games following a 2 for 4 day against Seattle (Feb. 24), which included an RBI-double … enjoyed a pair of three-RBI games, first against Northern Colorado (Feb. 25), then again at San Jose State (Mar. 4) … went 2 for 3, homered and drove in three in that game against San Jose State (Mar. 4) … had back-to-back two-hit games against UC Riverside (Mar. 25) and Stanford (Mar. 28) … hit safely in each of the four games of a PCSC series at Sacramento State (Apr. 6-7) … enjoyed a career day against St. Mary's (Apr. 21), hitting a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead SCU to a 3-2 victory … finished that doubleheader with St. Mary's (Apr. 21) 4 for 6 with two homers.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2011: Broncos everyday first baseman and hit third in the batting order … started in 38 of the team's 39 games … was also used six times as a pitcher, starting three times within the circle (one of just two two-way players on the 2011 roster) … posted an outstanding on-base percentage of .415, walking 24 times, which led the team … began the season hitting .381 in the team's first 10 games … hit safely in seven of those first 10 games, including going 2 for 2 with a double and three RBI at Colorado State (Mar. 4) … hit her first collegiate homerun in an early-season game at Pacific (Feb. 26) … went 1 for 2 and scored twice vs. Sacred Heart (Mar. 5) … drew a season-high three walks at Colorado State (Mar. 6) … matched a season-high by registering two hits at Pacific (Apr. 12) … hit one of her three doubles on the final day of the year at St. Mary's (May 8) … finished the season with 20 hits (.225 BA), scoring 12 runs and driving in eight.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mountain View High School in Loveland, Colorado ... was a three-time all-conference honoree and three-time all-area player ... helped Mountain View advance into the Final 4 (18-6) as a junior and Final 8 (18-6) as a senior ... coached by Dave King and Steph Klaviter.
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Last week, the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) invited residents to bring their ideas to a workshop on Select Bus Service (SBS) and creating a more efficient travel pattern for the Q52/53 bus routes.
Joe Hartigan, a retired FDNY lieutenant and activist in the Rockaways, noted the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue near Union Turnpike as the worst on the route, suggesting an overpass express lane as a possible solution to the problem.
"In the next ten years, more people are moving into Queens," Hartigan said. "Traffic is getting ridiculous and something has to be done."
Hartigan and dozens of residents split into groups and marked up maps of the boulevard, voicing their personal concerns and ideas for what could be done to help improve the commute.
"The worst is when my kids complain when they go to school, from Molloy High School to Rockaway, or on an express on Friday nights in the summertime, taking just shy of three hours," he said. "What's also happening is people take the express bus in the morning, but they won't take it home at night, because from 3 p.m. on, Woodhaven Boulevard south is like a parking lot."
According to the MTA, subway ridership is up 57 percent since 1990, while bus ridership is up 60 percent, carrying 2.7 million passengers each day.
Phil McManus, founder of the Queens Public Transit Committee, brought dozens of supporters for the revitalization of the Rockaway Beach rail line as an option for clearing up congestion along the boulevard.
"We're fighting for faster transportation, including the old Rockaway Beach line," McManus said, explaining that they ultimately just want to see a safer Woodhaven Boulevard. "We would like to make it the new 'Queens crosstown.'"
Councilman Eric Ulrich said he has been working with the MTA and the DOT for the last five years in the Citywide Congested Corridors Project, a study of traffic patterns along the 3.2-mile stretch of road from Queens Boulevard to Liberty Avenue/Rockaway Boulevard, to come up with a better plan for the boulevard.
"Woodhaven Boulevard is the most congested corridor in all of Queens County," Ulrich said. "Whatever we've been doing for the past 10 or 15 years isn't getting any better. As a matter of fact, people are probably thinking that things are only getting worse."
Ulrich said he is sure that input from the community would help tackle key issues along the corridor, like creating a safer commute for pedestrians and transit riders, as well as the residents living throughout the borough who use the road on a daily basis.
"We would be the recipient of federal transportation dollars, when leveraged with city money, to build out curbs, improve crossways and to make Woodhaven Boulevard, not only easier to traverse, but safer," he explained. "Safety has to be a goal."


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Mary Jo Poknis, Register of Wills
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Primary Phone: 724-228-6775
Handles the administrative and executive powers related to wills and estates, as delegated by the deceased and families thereof. Marriage licenses are issued here.
Go to Court Case lookup via the Electronic Retrieval System.
On October 9, 2009 Governor Rendell signed into law House Bill 1607 which became Act 49 of 2009.
The Act adds additional recording/filing fees and becomes effective on December 8, 2009.
The new fees include a temporary (for 25 months) $11.25 surcharge on all county offices that currently collect the Judicial Computer System/Access to Justice (JCS/ATJ) fees except on traffic violations.
Additionally, a new permanent fee of $2.25 has been added, the revenue which is earmarked for the Criminal Justice Enhancement Account (CJEA).
This results in a combined increase of $13.50 which will be added to the current $10.00 fee, bringing the total to $23.50.


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Welcome anglers! If you have ever wanted to fish one of the most prolific waterways in the world, you have happened upon the right web site! Lake St.Clair and its connecting waters attract anglers from around the world, and for good reason. Jon Bondy has been a guide on these waters all of his adult life and is recognized as one of the premier full time multi-species fishing guides in the Windsor-Detroit area. His extensive time on the water, 200+ days a year, combined with his understanding of yearly fish movements and habits will help you get on fish fast. Jon has fished the area since he was a boy, and will put his local angling knowledge to work for you! An untold number of fishermen, both novice and veteran alike will agree that these waters are some of the best anywhere. Book a trip today!
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Operating from March until December out of his Mercury powered Champion bass boat, Jon has had anglers visit from as far away as Japan. He has been featured on local and national T.V. as well as in many outdoor magazines and newspaper articles, and will take the time to teach you exactly how, when and where to catch some of North America's favorite fish. Jon grew up on the banks of the Detroit River and guiding anglers to the best fishing opportunities is the only full time job he has ever had.
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Last night out at his favorite hangout, Frankie fell into the campfire (off in the woods). He has 1st and 2nd degree burns on his right palm, wrist, and forearm. He was taken by ambulance to MGH. So with my grand total of 2.5 hours of sleep, I am home to shower and go to work. Because of moving the office, phones, computers etc., every work order is in my handwriting/private language. So there is no skipping today. I am headed to the office where there is no Internet......but I have the cell.
Frank was a riot on his morphine, explaining to the intern how you shotgun a beer....telling Erin, the nurse with the meds how grateful he was.......talking nonsense to everyone. If he wasn't so goodlooking, I would have drowned him in a river a long time ago.....too much trouble. Toni is there holding his hand....I am off to the shower.
Friday, July 28, 2006
Posted by BostonMaggie at 6:20:00 AM
4 comments:
- AFSister said...
ooh god.....
Burns are the worst.
Thank GOD they drugged him. I hope he's got a supply for the rest of the week.
- 28 July, 2006 08:10
- Zilla said...
Fell. Into. The. Fire...
And he wants to set himself up to snoop and poop in the bad guys' backyard in the finest tradition of the Recon Marines?
Maggie, you've gotta have a talk with that boy...
(Hope the recovery is swift and uneventful...)
- 28 July, 2006 15:29
- Trias said...
Burns. I don't like hearing that word. I hope he heals well it doesn't sound too widespread TG.
- 28 July, 2006 17:39
Jeeez Maggie. I hope he heals quickly.
- 29 July, 2006 12:05
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MURRAY, Ky. -- It paid off for Josh Simer to get out to a strong start Monday, because he never had the chance to finish on Tuesday. Rain washed out the final 18 holes of the Murray State Invitational, leaving Simer in fourth place to earn all-tournament honors as the Golden Eagles claimed fourth place in the team standings among 14 teams.
Simer, a senior from Bolivar, Tenn., scored a strong three-under
par 68 Monday in the first round a the 6,601-yard, par 71 Miller
Memorial Golf Course. He followed with a 73 for a 36-hole score of
Host Murray State, playing on its home course, took first place in the team standings with a 281-288--569 total, while the Murray State #2 squad finished second with 284-288--572. Central Arkansas claimed third place with a 289-284--573. Tech was fourth at 287-294--581 along with Union University.
The balance of the field included Belmont (583) in sixth place, followed by SIU-Edwardsville (585), UT Martin (591), Southern Illinois (592), Lipscomb (593), Lewis (595), Morehead State (597), UT Martin #2 (602) and Bethel (640).
Just behind Simer individually was senior Jared Dunn, who carded rounds of 71 and 73 Monday for a 144 total, placing him in a tie for 13th. Also in the Tech lineup, Jake Heatherly (73-74--147) tied for 31st place, Wesley Korth (75-74--149) tied for 37th place, and Blake Garrison (79-76--155) tied for 60th.
Playing in the tournament as an individual entry, Tech's Preston
Marshall (74-71--145) tied for 18th place.
Tech's next action comes Oct. 12-13 at the UT Martin Skyhawk Invitational.


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Stuart Howard aka Lapalux returns with Some Other Time, his second EP for Brainfeeder, a further, deeper journey into fractured emotion, tape experiments and mutating states of consciousness.
"Quartz" is built around a stumbling music box refrain and filtered vocals. "Jaw Jackin'" is perhaps more propulsive but with no drop-off in surface interference. "Forgetting and Learning Again" features vocals from the wonderful Kerry Leatham, showing that Howard, for all the cutting edge sonics, can also fashion a great song. "Strangling You With the Cord" hits harder, a post-Dilla swing to the drum programming and dubbed out vocal samples. The EP is rounded out by "Close Call", which twists a strange kind of cosmic soul jazz out of its chopped, squashed and stretched elements.
There are few electronic producers out there who are more concerned with the minutiae of surface and texture than Lapalux, and still fewer who understand so well the deep effects that these textures can have upon the listener's mood. In Lapalux's productions nothing is left to chance. He makes swooningly beautiful and disorientating music that never sits still for more than a moment.


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Microsoft will soon pull the plug on older builds of its Windows 10 previews to again force testers to either abandon the program or update to the newest version.
As the company released the latest beta of Windows 10 -- identified as build 14926 -- Microsoft's Insider spokeswoman reminded users that they would start to see on-screen expiration notices.
Testers on the Fast "ring" of the Windows Insider program, who receive more builds at a faster clip than others, will begin seeing expiration notices today. "On October 1, these PCs will start rebooting every 3 hours and then on October 15, these PCs will stop booting all together [sic]," said software engineer Dona Sarkar in a post to a company blog.
The immediate predecessor to Wednesday's build 14926 -- the Aug. 31 build 14915 -- carried the expiration date of Oct. 1 that Sarkar mentioned.
Insiders who want to continue running the earlier releases must upgrade to build 14926; that version will not expire until May 1, 2017.
Microsoft has forced Insiders to update before. In mid-October 2015, the firm killed 11 builds released between Jan. 23 and July 9 of that year. At the time, Microsoft explained the shutoffs as a way to make sure testers and Microsoft did not waste time filing and reviewing bugs that had already been fixed in older previews.
Similar warnings had been issued in April 2015, before the official launch of the operating system.
Users can check the Insider build's expiration date by typing winver.exe in the Windows 10 search bar.


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THURSDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that they've gained insight into the workings of the immune system's response to HIV, the AIDS virus, in certain people, potentially providing a boost as scientists work toward a vaccine.
The findings won't have an immediate big impact on either vaccine research or HIV treatment. However, they do reveal how soldiers of the immune system known as antibodies use special powers to combat the virus in some patients, said study co-author Dr. Michel C. Nussenzweig, a professor of immunology at The Rockefeller University in New York City.
Ultimately, he said, scientists could develop a vaccine that teaches people's bodies how to make the antibodies. "You'd try to make them do it themselves," he said, instead of pumping antibodies into the body.
Since the late 1990s, AIDS has largely become a treatable, chronic disease. But it can still be deadly, and many scientists think they're years away from developing a vaccine to prevent people from becoming infected in the first place.
In the new study, published online July 14 in Science, researchers focused on antibodies that are produced only in certain patients with HIV. They work by preventing the virus from picking the locks in cells that are supposed to keep germs out.
The problem is that the antibodies don't help cells that have already been infected, Nussenzweig said. And the antibodies only appear about two to three years after someone has been infected with the virus, he said. It's not clear how much the antibodies help those people.
Nussenzweig and colleagues were able to clone the antibodies from four patients. "It's possible that if you were to have enough of these things, there might even be a therapy" for people with the virus, he said. In other words, the antibodies could become part of a drug.
However, the antibodies don't live long, meaning patients would have to undergo repeated and regular treatments if they wanted the protection they may be able to provide, he said. For now, he said, the research seems more likely to help the development of a vaccine.
U.S. National Institutes of Health vaccine researcher Dr. John Mascola said the findings extend "prior work to show that the human immune system can make antibodies that target vulnerable regions of HIV."
Dr. Jonathan D. Fuchs, director of Vaccine Studies at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, said the findings represent an "important advance" because they help define the types of antibodies that vaccines need to elicit in the body.
More information
For more about HIV/AIDS, visit the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
SOURCES: Michel C. Nussenzweig, Ph.D., M.D., professor, immunology, Rockefeller University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York City; John R. Mascola, M.D., Vaccine Research Center, U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.; Jonathan D. Fuchs, M.D., M.P.H., director, Vaccine Studies, San Francisco Department of Public Health; July 14, 2011, Science, online
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Wisconsin at DU, Game 2 line chart
Junior forward Jarrod Mermis will return from a one-game, team-imposed suspension but the DU Pioneers will again have just 17 skaters available in tonight's Game 2 series finale against the Wisconsin Badgers at Magness Arena.
Freshman defenseman Nolan Zajac is scratched with an undisclosed injury. DU has just five healthy D, and seven overall. Sophomore Josiah Didier is out with a high-ankle sprain and will miss his second straight game.
Wisconsin is going with sophomore Landon Peterson in net, after classmate Joel Rumpel's fine performance in Friday's 1-1 OT draw. DU is also rotating goalies, with junior Sam Brittain getting the start tonight.
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RESNET Launches New Web Site
A version of this article appears in the September/October 2010 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
September 02, 2010
RESNET recently launched a new web site that updates its professional image, provides a wealth of information for both homeowners and industry, and makes it easier to find the information you want. To simplify navigation, the new web site consists of two related web sites—one for consumers and one for professionals. Laurel Elam is the program coordinator and conference coordinator for RESNET. New Web Site Educates Consumers The new web site for consumers (www.resnet.us) explains to homeowners what a rating or audit entails. "We were responding to requests within our membership to provide information to educate homeowners," says Steve Baden, RESNET executive director. "With the current expansion of our industry, and especially as the Home Star legislation is set to pass, there is a growing need for consumers to understand exactly what it is that energy raters and auditors do." Perhaps the greatest obstacle facing the energy efficiency industry is the lack of readily available information for consumers. "Beyond turning off the lights and keeping the fridge door closed, energy efficiency is not something that the average consumer thinks twice about," says Baden. "Raters and auditors have been fighting ...
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Its all-mahogany body and asymmetrical, beveled top give the S2 Mira much of its explosive tone. And while not a super high output guitar, the S2 Mira can be overdriven into well-rounded, organic rock tones without sacrificing the punch or clarity found in higher-output guitars (or even active pickups). The bridge pickup is rich with some sparkle and substantial but tight low end, while the neck pickup is a little darker providing great balance and vintage tones.


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My mild-mannered English husband Adam lives quite a colourful existance in his dreams. Having benefited from hours of delight at his dead-of-night musings, I thought it only fair to share them with the world.
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The views expressed by Sleep Talkin' Man rarely reflect the attitudes/opinions of waking Adam. Especially the desire to exterminate all vegetarians. But he does hate lentils.
"Snail fiddling is not an occupation I'd be proud of. You dirty fucker."
"No, not the cats. Don't trust them. Their eyes. Their eyes. They know too much."
"Vegetarians will be the first to go. That's my plan. Vegans haven't got a hope. 'I eat air, I'm so healthy...' Bollocks!"
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NEW YORK, May 6, 2013
NEW YORK, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KERX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of medically important pharmaceutical products for the treatment of renal disease, today announced that a conference call will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. EDT to discuss results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 and a business outlook for the remainder of 2013. Ron Bentsur, Chief Executive Officer of Keryx, will host the call.
In order to participate in the conference call, please call 1-877-869-3847 (U.S.), 1-201-689-8261 (outside the U.S.), call-in ID: KERYX. The audio recording of the conference call will be available for replay at http://www.keryx.com, for a period of 15 days after the call.
Keryx will announce its financial results for this period in a press release to be issued prior to the call.
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals is focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of medically important pharmaceutical products for the treatment of renal disease. Keryx is developing Zerenex (ferric citrate), an oral, ferric iron-based compound that has the capacity to bind to phosphate and form non-absorbable complexes. Keryx has completed a U.S.-based Phase 3 clinical program for Zerenex for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia (elevated phosphate levels) in patients with end-stage renal disease, conducted pursuant to a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) agreement with the FDA, and the New Drug Application filing with the FDA and the Marketing Authorization Application filing with the EMA are pending submission. Zerenex is also in Phase 2 development in the U.S. for the management of phosphorus and iron deficiency in anemic patients with Stages 3 to 5 non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease. In addition, Keryx's Japanese partner, Japan Tobacco Inc. and Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has filed its New Drug Application for marketing approval of ferric citrate in Japan for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in patients with chronic kidney disease. Keryx is headquartered in New York City.
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If the producers of "American Idol" were hoping for judges who would shed a tear on camera, they got it in pop star Mariah Carey and country singer Keith Urban. The two new judges admitted during a press conference Wednesday at the Adler Planetarium — where auditions for the Fox singing competition took place — that they got emotional listening to aspiring singers in Chicago.
"I literally was in tears today," said Carey, sitting alongside long time host Ryan Seacrest and fellow judges Urban, rapper Nicki Minaj and record producer and "Idol" original Randy Jackson.
"The stories are beyond belief. And they can sing too. It wasn't the norm, I'd imagine."
Urban said he was touched by one person in particular who was accompanied by his parents to the audition. It marked the first time the "Idol" hopeful had sang in front of his parents.
"I was fortunate to have my parents support me," Urban said, pointing out that parents don't always support their children's music dreams. "It was beautiful to see."
The judges met with auditioners Tuesday and Wednesday who made it past the producers round at the United Center in July, and the executive producers round that took place in Chicago days ago. Jackson and co. were in charge of determining who advanced to the next round (aka "You're going to Hollywood!").
Like Carey and Urban, Minaj is a newcomer to "Idol." They replace season 10 and 11 judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. Minaj was the quietest of the panel during the brief press conference, which took place at the judges table with the Chicago skyline in full view in the background, but the "Starships" rapper did say of the auditions, "I've signed a lot of (breasts)."
It appeared as if there would be a completely new panel when Lopez and Tyler parted ways with the show in July, but Jackson now comes back for his 12th season as the experienced veteran. He has embraced the role by giving the new judges a few pointers and seemed the most at ease Wednesday.
"(Jackson) has given us a lot of insight," said Carey. "I've already said this publicly, but I haven't been watching 'Idol' every night. ... He's been enlightening me."
To date, Mount Prospect's Lee DeWyze is the only Chicago-area native to win "Idol" during the show's 11 seasons. Chicago native Jennifer Hudson came in seventh place on the show in 2004 but is the city's most successful "Idol" alum after having won an Oscar and Grammy. Speaking of "Idol" alums, Carey said former winner Jordin Sparks, in town to sing the national anthem at the Ryder Cup opening ceremonies, visited the set that day.
"She didn't make it through to the next round, unfortunately," Urban said without missing a beat.
The 12th season of "Idol" premieres in January.
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LDC-backed RAMCO, a leading provider of care and maintenance services to the international oil and gas industry, has secured four new contracts worth more than £35m.
The business, which is headquartered in Portlethen, Aberdeen, has signed deals lasting between four and 10 years to provide oil pipe care services to clients in Australia and Europe. New clients include multinational organisations Sumitomo Corp Europe, Tenaris, Marubeni Itochu and J. Christoff E&P Services SRL.
The new contracts will see RAMCO deliver pipe care excellence across a range of service lines, including oil country tubular goods (OCTG) support services for nine operational facilities, inventory management, logistics, storage, blast cleaning, off-shore preparation and inspection services.
Derek Smith, Chief Executive of Ramco, said: "These contracts come on the back of a period of significant investment where we have been investing heavily in our infrastructure and LEAN processes to ensure we are delivering a cost effective and efficient service to clients.
"We focus on creating value for our customers by delivering an efficient total tubular management service throughout our five key regions, and investing in our facilities and equipment, as well as our people, is integral to this."
Mark Kerr, director and head of LDC in Scotland, added: "These new contracts demonstrate the quality of RAMCO's offering and are testament to the hard work of the management team. The wins further strengthen RAMCO's position as the leading provider of tubular services in its core European market, as well as further afield."
LDC backed the secondary buyout of RAMCO in 2013, providing investment to enable the business to drive further international expansion.
RAMCO, which is celebrating its 40th year in business, is one of the largest independent organisations specialising in total tubular management of OCTG used in the international upstream oil and gas industry.


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February 18, 2013 (TSR) – Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa vowed on Monday to press ahead with laws to control the media and redistribute land to the poor as he looks to deepen his socialist revolution after a resounding re-election victory.
Correa, a pugnacious 49-year-old economist, trounced his nearest rival by more than 30 percentage points on Sunday to win a new four-year term. He has already been in power for six years, winning broad support with ambitious social spending programs.
His re-election triumph could set him up to become Latin America's most outspoken critic of Washington as Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is struggling to overcome cancer.
But Correa will have to balance his desire for an agenda similar to Chavez's radical socialism with a need for pragmatic negotiations with foreign investors to raise Ecuador's oil production and spur the mining industry.
He focused on his socialist reforms on Monday, saying he'd push through legislation that has been blocked by opposition leaders in Congress.
"The first thing we'll do is to push through key laws that have been left to wither as a way of hurting Correa, but this has actually hurt the country," Correa said in an interview with regional television network Telesur.
Those include a proposed land redistribution drive to give terrain deemed unproductive to poor peasants and setting up a showdown with large banana and flower producers, much the way Chavez took on Venezuelan ranchers during a decade-long land expropriation campaign.
Correa's plan to create a state watchdog group to determine if media have published inappropriate content also echoes Chavez's controls over television and cable broadcasters, and would extend Correa's vitriolic fight with opposition media.
In addition, Ecuadoreans voted for a new Congress on Sunday and Correa said he expected his ruling Alianza Pais to win a majority. That would help speed his efforts to pass the proposed legislation.
But he is also expected to pass a new mining law that would ease investment terms as a way of helping close a deal with Canada's Kinross to develop a large gold reserve. That will be a major test of his ability to offer investment security while ensuring the state keeps a large portion of revenue.
The vice-president of Kinross in Ecuador, Dominic Channer, said that "good progress" had been made in the negotiations.
"Kinross … understands that the government plans to send mining and tax reforms to the National Assembly. These reforms should provide improvements to investor security and an improved economic balance for mining projects," Channer told Reuters.
With almost three-fourths of votes counted by Monday afternoon, Correa had 57 percent support compared with 23 percent for conservative candidate Guillermo Lasso.
The election established Lasso, a former banker from the coastal city of Guayaquil, as the face of the opposition. Six other candidates trailed way behind.
Lasso has called Correa a dangerous authoritarian who has curbed media freedom and controlled state institutions.
Even some supporters disapprove of Correa's tempestuous outbursts, fights with media and bullying of adversaries
His re-election puts him in line to be the de facto leader of the leftist ALBA group of Latin American nations that push state-driven economic policies and oppose free-market reforms promoted by Washington.
Chavez made a surprise return to Venezuela on Monday after two months of cancer treatment in Cuba, but his health is delicate and it is unclear if he will be able to stay in power and continue being the region's leftist standard bearer.
The continued success of Latin American socialism will depend on strong commodities prices that underpin generous social spending, and Correa needs foreign investment to ensure state coffers remain full during his next four-year term.
Ecuador has been locked out of capital markets since a 2008 debt default on $3.2 billion in bonds, and Correa's government has taken an aggressive stance with oil companies to squeeze more revenue from their operations.
Correa's recent statements show that although he wants to maintain many of his radical policies, he also wants to soften his reputation as an anti-capitalist crusader within investing circles.
"The advantages of our country for foreign investment are political stability, a strong macroeconomic performance … and important stimulus to new private investment," he said last week while hosting the emir of gas-rich Qatar.
Correa's government is also in talks with China to secure funding for the $12.5 billion Pacifico refinery, which would allow Ecuador to save up to $5 billion a year in fuel imports.
"We can't be beggars sitting on a sack of gold," is a catch phrase Correa has used in recent months to argue that Ecuador needs to attract oil investments and expand a mining industry that has barely begun to tap its gold and copper reserves.
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Please Note: Scheduled timepoints are contingent upon traffic, construction and other roadway conditions that might cause delay, particularly during evening return times. EXPRESS service offers a limited number of stops and allows for time on board to be productive rather than focused on the hassles of driving. Please remember, our vehicles encounter the same traffic and road conditions that motorists experience.
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I'm not sure how to store time in a variable without it having the value of current run time
I've never done this before.
( don't look to much into the scenario as it's the theory of storing time I'm interested in learning. )
(Id have the same question about timers too)
I have a thread the thread sleeps for a time period called thread_sleep_time
I created one more variable called thread_total_sleep_time that is thread_total_sleep_time += thread_sleep_time, every time the thread is sleeps.
but how can I capture store a time in a variable called previous_time ? must I use keyword final so it never updates ?
for comparing against the current time.
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MADRID ULTIMA 12x12 (20 leaves / 40 prints)
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12×12 Madrid Ultima Album (20 leaves=40 prints). Cover has square aperture, comes in a black presentation box. Selection of colours available: Colours marked with an asterisk* are bespoke & take an extra 7 working days. [selection of colour for cover is made once you have completed your design]


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If you clear a task, please write "Completed" near it. If you are still working on it, please put your name. Percentage of the work done is accepted.
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SOMETHING for everyone isn't usually a comment one could make about a Burberry show but there was lots on offer in the Kensington Garden tent (surely the most fabulous of London show venues by some margin), today and - as serious and lofty as these shows have become since Christopher Bailey has transformed the label into a global mega-brand, it was nice to see a touch of humour and a bit of fun amid the mega bucks.
It acted as the official announcement of some of London's trends - herringbone tweeds, stripes and the new emphasis on the hips, for starters - but then there were cute grey T-shirts with owls or partridge sketched on them, later reappearing in jewelled applique versions on nubbly oversized knits that looked gorgeous to snuggle up in once you'd peeled yourself free of skinny pencil skirts - featuring a pretty spiral ruffle up the front, some edged in gold zips - and with a matching cropped bomber.
Country-living was key - tweed caps, cord skirts with flippy hems, belts, bags and even umbrella handles featured gold fox faces - and while some people expressed surprise at Burberry's summery collection for last (well, this...), autumn/winter, this one was right on the money when it came to the weather - olive, burgundy, plum, mustard, brown in every shade - it was sumptuous in colour and texture.
Jackets and coats in panels of tweed, cord and the signature Burberry mac fabric were fitted above their gathered, elasticated belts - with sweet bows at the front - and ballooned into bulging pockets or undulating peplums beneath and there was none of the beaded, homespun feel of last season. This was grown-up and inclusive - roomy woollen skirts came beneath blousy, full-sleeved white cotton shirts that will look good on more than just sample size models - bravo Burberry.
This house undoubtedly makes a mean coat – double-breasted and featuring plenty of gold metalwear for buttons and zips, they're hard to beat - and Cara Delevingne's closing shot in a dark purple belted quilted princess version was formal and gorgeous; next stop the Duchess of Cambridge (we wish).
Big bags are back - almost hexagonal and handheld, or smooth leather doctor versions - they'll fit all the cash you need to buy these clothes - to be worn with ribbed tights and lace up stiletto boots. Applique lace appeared later for more peplum skirts and to give a feminine flourish to the same bomber shaped jackets. Dark floral printed dresses with round necks and suede bows at each shoulder softened the mood again before shimmering raffia stripes of indigo and black added a touch of sparkle.
Then the heavens opened (on the soundtrack), and torrents of rain ran down the outside of the tent (Burberry has power enough to control the weather), as foil rained down on us and the girls reappeared carrying this season's striped umbrellas. There might be a McQueen show tonight; Stella may have demanded the biggest headline so far this week, but Burberry's determinedly staying up front as London's big hitter.
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Dried Kra Thong Cup is made from dried banana leaves. It is used to make many disserts and dishes, especially Kanom Kang or Kanom Tien during the Chinese festival. The cup is about 3 inch diameter and 1 inch deep. One pack consists of 200 cups. Product of Thailand.
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#IPlay Stories
Calling all ballplayers.
What do you play for? We want to know.
Upload a photo, Vine or brief video online (use your choice of video sharing platform: Tout, YouTube, TwitVid, etc) that brings to life what you play for and share it on Twitter using #IPlay. We encourage you to be as creative as possible and will feature the best #IPlay stories as a running thread below. Find out what many of MLB's biggest stars play for as a reference. The most compelling #IPlay images uploaded to Instagram will be highlighted in an #IPlay feed on our Instagram page.
Play on.
#IPlay Stories Submitted by Fans
Just one thing one his mind from when he wakes up til he goes to bed...... Baseball? #hispassion #iplay #littlebro twitter.com/jade71496/stat…— Jadelyn Hammerton(@jade71496) March 23, 2013
#IPlay bcuz it's my passion, it helps me be a true and honest person. I love baseball and hope to play in the majors twitter.com/straightegde_0…— Blake Megason(@straightegde_03) March 23, 2013
#iplay @samfuld5my some also with T1D having a little practice withmSam twitter.com/WendyWgeorge75…— Wendy (@WendyWgeorge75) March 23, 2013
#Iplay because my team is my family. #teamisfamily #CoolArrows twitter.com/ProducerEthan/…— Ethan Hackett (@ProducerEthan) March 23, 2013
#IPlay because out on the diamond it doesn't matter that I'm Deaf @mlb @mlbfancave @sfgiants twitter.com/DaniellaVaness…— Danielle Reader (@DaniellaVanessa) March 23, 2013
#Iplay for greatness— Thomas Butler (@Cux_IM_Thomas) March 23, 2013
My son Cal explains his #IPlay baseball @mlbfancave @sfgiants vine.co/v/bDO5HrPlJPd— Thomas Attila Lewis (@tomdog) March 23, 2013
#IPLAYI play... to be like David Price.Little league today...Tampa Bay Rays tomorrow :) twitter.com/Tdial123/statu…— Tammi Dial (@Tdial123) March 23, 2013
#IPlay Let's Go Mets!! See you on April 3rd! This is Patrick who LOVES baseball! twitter.com/mauramac9/stat…— Maura MacKinnon (@mauramac9) March 22, 2013
#IPlay for my kids. Because they never miss a game. twitter.com/lfrodjr/status…— Luis Rodriguez (@lfrodjr) March 22, 2013
#IPlay to be with good friends and support good causes, with Drew Doughty at his annual charity softball tourny twitter.com/KyleVandevenne…— Kyle Vandevenne (@KyleVandevenne) March 22, 2013
Celebrating 10 Ks in 4 innings of shutout baseball! That's why we play!! #iplay twitter.com/intharaksa/sta…— Bobby Intharaksa (@intharaksa) March 22, 2013
@mlbfancave#IPlay so I can pass on the passion of the game to my son! twitter.com/icemansports/s…— Iceman (@icemansports) March 22, 2013
I play for the moment #IPlay twitter.com/mannydabeast3/…— Manny Semonis (@mannydabeast3) March 22, 2013
#IPlay baseball not because I'm good or bad but because I simply love it. instagram.com/p/XLGt-WHrtX/— Peyton Benge (@PeytonBenge) March 22, 2013
#IPlay because at 40 I still have it. Call me #Rangers twitter.com/CBBriggs/statu…— Chris Briggs (@CBBriggs) March 24, 2013
#myswing #iplay twitter.com/phillieslover9…— Emily Batman? (@phillieslover98) March 24, 2013
@mlbfancave #IPlay. Because spring means baseball. In every language(no I don't have better pictures, but i try haha) twitter.com/Pi_Mandoi/stat…— Pierluigi Mandoi (@Pi_Mandoi) March 24, 2013
#IPlay for the chance of making history ?— Koleee???™ (@StarkeyKole) March 24, 2013
#IPlay for that little kid. The one in me. And the one in the stands. I owe both of them everything I have every time I step on the field.— Jack Loftus (@Loftus8) March 26, 2013
#IPlay to score runs and win games. twitter.com/NickMey17/stat…— Nick Meyer (@NickMey17) March 26, 2013
#iPlay because its in my blood (pictured: Me, Dad, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather) twitter.com/kristinagilks/…— Kristina Gilkenson (@kristinagilks) March 26, 2013
#IPlay For the name on the front of my jersey.— Softball Troubles (@Softball_Troubl) March 26, 2013
Baseball #iplay twitter.com/BenHeymann/sta…— Ben Heymann (@BenHeymann) March 26, 2013
I play Baseball in the exotic country of Austria. It's fun and looks like this :-) #iplay po.st/q7fbwk— Coldplayer (@CoIdplayer) March 26, 2013
#iplay For the love of the game I've played since I was 5 years old. twitter.com/Geraldoxcruz/s…— Geraldo Cruz (@Geraldoxcruz) March 27, 2013
#IPlay to carry on the tradition laid down before us— Andrew Simpson (@Simp5on5) March 27, 2013
#IPLAY @mlb for the thrill of the game— David Adkins (@dadkins22) March 26, 2013


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A Map of Economic Freedom in India
Economic freedom in India has improved notably since the beginning of the country's market reforms in the early 1990s, stimulating high growth from a very low income base. Though India's level of economic freedom is still low—it ranked 111 out of 144 countries in the latest Economic Freedom of the World index—assigning one overall rating to this vast country can be a bit misleading. The map below shows that, rated on a state by state basis, the levels of economic freedom in India in fact vary greatly. The state of Gujarat, for example, has the freest economy in the country and ranks far above West Bengal, one of the least free states.
The data comes from the Economic Freedom of the States of India: 2012 report, co-published today by Cato, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, and Indicus Analytics in New Delhi.
This annual report shows a positive relationship between economic freedom and growth. It is a reminder to policymakers at the state level that they need not wait for national leaders to restart the reform agenda; much can be done at the sub-national level to improve freedom. My colleague Swami Aiyar, one of the co-authors of the report, suggests some reforms in his chapter(.pdf) describing Punjab's decline.
The study discusses reforms in two other areas that would have a significant impact on Indian growth. In his chapter (.pdf), Ashok Gulati, the head of the Indian government's Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, describes the extent to which Indian agriculture is so incredibly screwed up in every step of production and sales, and he suggests sweeping liberalization. Economist Bibek Debroy describes India's extremely rigid labor laws (.pdf), which help explain India's large informal economy and why the country has failed to create labor intensive export industries as have developed in other Asian countries.


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Events & Specials
There is no place better to celebrate a sporting event than Lyon's Pub. A short walk to Target Center and Target Field. Walking or light rail to the Metrodome. During our twenty-five years we have hosted two World Series, a SuperBowl, NBA All-star game, several Final Fours and multiple State Tournaments. Come join a winner at Lyon's Pub.
We are also two blocks from the Hennepin Avenue Theater District and surrounded by National hotel chains including the Marriott, Radisson, 601 Graves and the Westin. Join us pre-theater or concert.
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Lynx vs Dallas Wings 7pm
August 22 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Roy Halladay is the first $20,000,000 a year player ever paid for by the Philadelphia Phillies. The sum of money now just seems like another number. Millions here, millions there and it all sounds so easy. The fact is $20 million dollars is a lot of money. Despite what we read in the papers and online that say Halladay is a bargain for that, it is a boat load of cash.
I was thinking of the salary in terms of how many wins that the Phillies will see from Halladay this season. If he turns in a 20 win season this year, you could easily break it down to a million dollars for a win. What if he doesn't have a good season? Time will tell and then the pundits will wonder about this deal and if it was worth it. Roy Halladay won the Cy Young award in 2003, that's a long time ago.
The other thing a $20 million dollar salary says to the other players is that this team has plenty of money. Suddenly, Jimmy Rollins salary looks small to this at $8.5 million, and forget about Carlos Ruiz who is still making minimum salary at $450,000. Brett Myers just signed a one year deal for $5 million dollars to pitch for the Houston Astros. Is a Halladay baseball card worth 4 Brett Myers cards if you were trading them like you used to do as a kid?
Roy Halladay's final start for the Toronto Blue Jays at home in Toronto was a shutout on September 25, 2009 – the team he shut out? Seattle Mariners. CBS Fantasy Sports does a stat projection for the coming season on their website. It is fun to read it and see what it says from all the stats that go into making it. Here's what it says for the projections on Roy Halladay in 2010:
As I am writing this post, I am watching Doc's last game at home for the Blue Jays, he just struck out Ichiro and made it look pretty easy. I am now starting to get excited to see Halladay in a Phillies uniform. It will be interesting to see the first group of fans that jump on Doc's Phillies career, and what they will call themselves in the stands.


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Bad Plea Bargain Advice
Some sketches from today's Supreme Court arguments in two cases of ineffective assistance of counsel during plea bargainning.
Anthony Cooper shot a fleeing woman in the legs. His lawyer advised him to reject the prosecutor's offer of a reduced sentence in exchange for his plea of guilty telling him, erroneously, that because the wounds were below the waist he would be shielded from a charge of attempted murder.
The case is Lafler v. Cooper. Pictured above is Michigan Solicitor General John J. Bursch. Below is the attorney arguing for Cooper, Valerie R. Newman.
In the second case, Missouri v. Frye, the defendant, charged with driving without a license was never told of a plea offer of 90 days, and wound up with a three year sentence.
Although a number of Justices seemed sypathetic to the poorly represented defendants. they questioned whether a real remedy was possible. Even the attorney representing Mr. Frye, Emmett D. Queener, conceeded, "There is never going to be a perfect remedy for any of these violations, I don't believe".
Huffington Post's Mike Sacks has the "textualism" angle here.


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Well the PAC program initiated at Eastfield College in a way for the manufacturer, Honda and
Acura, to create an opening or a training facility for students.
So that the dealer body has a pool or a
source to provide technicians to.
Like anything else, you have to start at the bottom and you have to make
your way up.
So, you know, we have people that start at $10 an hour, but I have technicians now that
make $100,000 a year.
So, it depends upon the time that is put in and the commitment because there's a
lot to learn and there's a lot of things to do.
Just because you graduate from school doesn't mean you
have what it takes to do everything that needs to be done on the car.
The career is a good career I've
been in it a long time and you know, most of my employees have been here for a long time as well, because it is a
good place to be, and it's a good career to have.
And the PAC program just really helps kids get started
in it.
The great thing about the program is that what it does, is it brings the students out of high
They can go into the program after they meet certain criteria.
And they can become
completely immersed in a way a dealership works [NOISE] and the way we work on specifically Hondas and Acuras.
The training program actually starts at the American Honda level, so they dictate the training that is going to
be taught at Eastfield school.
So it becomes extremely beneficial for the students as well as the
dealer body due to the fact that we get people that are learning specifically our product.
At the end of
the two year program, the students leave the program with an ability to work on Honda and Acura products.
They are completed roughly 70 to 80, 80% module-trained so this would be completion of self-study modules
as well as actual hands-on modules, which are done per Acura's requirements or Honda's requirements.
So these people basically come into our possession at that point and are able to work on the car.
And they can go to school two days a week and work for us 40 hours a week.
And we can assist them
with any training that they need or any other help they need during the school program.


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Citrix to launch XenDesktop in May, HP to support it on ProLiant servers and Compaq thin clients
This morning press release from HP unveils that the upcoming next-generation connection broker from Citrix, XenDesktop, will be available starting May 2008.
The product, currently in beta, will merge together the XenServer hypervisor, the Provisioning Server streaming server and the Desktop Server connection broker.
HP will support the whole solution on its ProLiant servers and Compaq thin clients.
Before XenDesktop, HP already announced support for XenServer, which is now tightly integrated with the ProLiant management GUI.
Update: Citrix released an official press release confirming that XenDesktop (starting from version 2.0) will be released May 20 with a suggested price of $75 per concurrent user.
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The family of the Alabama bus driver killed for refusing to hand children over to a gunman is speaking out for the first time. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports.
An Alabama boy spent his fourth day of captivity in an underground bunker Friday with a survivalist who allegedly killed a school bus driver, but the 5-year-old has received medicine he needs, plus crayons and coloring books.
Hostage negotiators have been talking to the boy's captor through a lengthy PVC pipe, but there was no sign of progress. Police told Alabama media Thursday that the man has been known to stay in the bunker as long as eight days.
The boy, a 5-year-old named Ethan known to his mother as "Love Bug," was apparently unharmed, authorities said Thursday.
His family, which has not spoken publicly since the abduction, was "holding on by a thread," a state representative told the TODAY show. "We are all just hoping this can come to a safe end," Rep. Steve Clouse said.
Jimmy Lee @!$%#s, 65, a Vietnam veteran described by authorities as a loner with anti-government leanings -- and by neighbors as a paranoid menace -- is suspected of taking the boy after storming a school bus Tuesday afternoon. Bus driver Charles Albert Poland Jr., 66, was shot and killed while trying to stop the abduction.
Strangely, the two men had a brief encounter just a day before the siege, a neighbor said.
Kelly Miller, who lives next door to @!$%#s, told NBC affiliate WSFA that @!$%#s boarded Poland's bus Monday and spoke with him. She did not know what was said.
Then on Tuesday morning, before the abduction, Poland gave @!$%#s a gift of eggs and marmalade to thank him for clearing off the driveway where the bus had to turn around, according to Miller.
Miller, whose sons Jessie and Jackson were able to leave the bus before the shooting, told the station that @!$%#s called her father to the property fence shortly afterward and gave him Poland's gifts, saying: "Here. I don't want this."
Hours later, Miller heard shots and screams.
"Within seconds of me grasping what was going on, I knew it was Jim," she told WSFA.
A source close to the investigation said the bunker, which is on @!$%#s' property and was described by a neighbor as 4 feet long, 6 feet wide and 8 feet deep, was equipped with power, food, television and plenty of supplies. The source said negotiators had gotten medicine, crayons and coloring books to the boy.
Late Thursday, Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson said negotiations through the pipe were continuing.
Clouse told reporters that the boy suffered from Asperger's syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder but had been able to get his medicine while held captive.
People in the small Alabama town of Midland City, not far from the Florida line, expressed hope that prayer might help. For the negotiators it is a matter of waiting, said Clint Van Zandt, a former chief hostage negotiator for the FBI.
"He doesn't want to hurt the child. He didn't take the child to hurt him," said Van Zandt, an analyst for MSNBC. "The child is simply the means to keep law enforcement from crashing into his bunker right now."
He added: "Time is on the side of the negotiator."
It could still be a long wait. James Arrington, police chief of the nearby town of Pinckard, told The Birmingham News that @!$%#s has been known to stay in his bunker as long as eight days.
The source told NBC News that the man believed to be @!$%#s walked onto the bus on Tuesday with a note, demanding that two children be handed over to him. The bus driver refused and was shot and killed.
Clouse said the kidnapping appeared to be random.
Neighbors in Midland City have said they saw @!$%#s tirelessly digging and working on the bunker. One man said it was protected by several feet of sand on top.
Poland has been hailed as a hero. The county school system said 21 children made it off the bus alive.
The driver's son, Aaron Poland, told NBC News that his father took bullets for the children on his bus as he would have for his own children.
"Every time a child got on my dad's bus, they were no longer their parents', they were his," he said.
Poland's sister, Vicki Upchurch, told NBC station KHQ in Spokane, Wash., that the driver "would have done anything to protect those kids."
Poland and his family grew up in northern Idaho, where much of the family still lives, Upchurch said.
Relatives were planning to travel from Idaho to Alabama for Poland's funeral services this weekend.
"We will get through this," Upchurch said. "My brother was very religious. He had a deep faith."
M. Alex Johnson, Ian Johnston, Matthew DeLuca, Gabe Gutierrez, Isolde Raftery and Alastair Jamieson of NBC News contributed to this report.
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I just realized that even though I have not been keeping up with my blog, you are all still checking in. I apologize for my long absence. As you can see, I am still trying to be creative and surround myself with beautiful things. In Minnesota, in January, you need growing, green blooms to keep your sanity.
AND loads of projects to keep you busy until it is once again garden season.
Besides doing a remake on my kitchen, I need to get you up to speed on the spare, guest bedroom and the laundry room make over. I also spent a couple months rehabbing a townhouse that we were renting... and now since have sold.
I will check back soon and get some inspiration flowing.