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Opinion: Politics
Pro-Life vs. Family Values? Is Newsweek's Jacob Weisberg promoting eugenics?
The culture war is back, stronger than ever, with the liberal media completely flummoxed over how to handle Sarah Palin. But what's really thrown them is Bristol Palin's unwed teen pregnancy, and the Republican Party's surprisingly warm-hearted, non-judgemental response to it. How else to explain Jacob Weisberg's bizarre… READ MORE >
Opinion: Issues
Sarah Palin blasts Obama's radical abortion policies
If you want to extract information from suspected terrorists, force them to listen to an endless loop of Sarah Palin speeches. I guarantee it would work. (Fortunately, John McCain is against torture.) Yet despite her grating voice and her muddled syntax, Palin managed on Saturday to pull off an effective pro-life speech that artfully strung… READ MORE >
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Sarah Palin Meets Woody Allen, Across the Great Divide
If you're feeling down about the ever-widening gap between blue-state and red-state America (and the even wider gap between blue and red Catholics), you can find hope in Sarah Palin. Ironically, the woman who's been blamed for single-handedly re-igniting the culture wars is showing signs that she can appeal across the cultural divide.… READ MORE >
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Detection, attribution, disintegration
James Annan hit the climate blog headlines the other day, with a post that not only wrote off the possibility of high climate sensitivities but also revealed that one climate scientist had been so sure of the omerta among his colleagues that he openly admitted to lying to promote political action on climate change.
Annan has now written another potentially blockbuster post, which discusses recent publications in the area of detection and attribution (D&A) - the bit of the climate change science that assigns guilt. What Annan reveals is that the studies that have supported the claim of "the majority of recent warming is manmade" are fatally flawed.
I've been fairly critical of the conventional D&A approach in the past, primarily on the grounds that the null hypothesis of no anthropogenic influence is always false a priori (and therefore a failure to detect an anthropogenic influence is always a matter of insufficient data). These recent papers point to another, arguably more terminal, problem. Attribution will inevitably fail as the anthropogenic effect increases!
Read the (relatively technical) reasons why here.
As Annan explains, this is going to leave D&A specialists with a headache to rank alongside the one being ensured by the climate sensitivity team.
It will be interesting to see how the D&A community addresses this problem. Atribution of the observed changes to GHG and other influences was touted as a major step forward when it was first achieved, so it would surely be rather embarassing to lose the ability to do this. It looks a bit like they are trying to just ignore it for now, but that can't really be tenable as a long-term strategy.


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Murray backed for Wimbledon success
Serena Williams' coach Patrick Mouratoglou believes Andy Murray is on track to do well at Wimbledon despite the deflating way in which his French Open ended.
Murray had impressed on his way to the semi-finals for only the second time at Roland Garros only to suffer his worst grand slam defeat at the hands of Rafael Nadal.
The Spaniard, who will bid for a ninth title against Novak Djokovic on Sunday, took just an hour and 40 minutes to win 6-3 6-2 6-1, with Murray winning only 10 points on Nadal's serve in the match.
Murray will now seek solace in the grass of home, beginning the defence of his Aegon Championships title at Queen's Club on Wednesday before preparing to step out on Centre Court as the reigning Wimbledon champion.
The 27-year-old had certainly expected better of himself, particularly having come close to beating Nadal on clay in Rome three weeks ago.
He hinted it might take him a while to get over the drubbing, but Mouratoglou believes Murray can feel very positive about his form.
The Frenchman told Press Association Sport: " I think everyone was surprised.
"They had this match in Rome that was so good and that Murray played so well. I think that's the match that put him back on track, even though he lost it. We expected at least a battle, and there was no battle at all.
"If you don't put doubts in Rafa's mind, if you don't press on his weaknesses, then of course he's so dangerous. I think Murray let him play, he gave him too much time and he didn't hurt him.
"It was a bad day for him but I think he was too tired. When you're tired against Rafa on clay, you have zero chance, that's it.
"I think it was a very positive Roland Garros for Murray because his game is back to a very good level, and he knows it. This match he forgot already for sure.
"He gained a lot of confidence through this tournament. He knows what he needs to improve because it was obvious in this Roland Garros. Much too many ups and downs, going from offence to defence too many times for no reason."
Attention will now turn back to when Murray will appoint a new head coach, having been without one since splitting from Ivan Lendl in March.
He rated his chances of having someone in place before Wimbledon, the most stressful two weeks of his year, as 50/50.
Mouratoglou said: "We have this saying in France that it's better to be alone than with bad company.
"If he doesn't find the right person yet then he has to wait but for sure it's important to be back with someone with new goals, to have new things to work on in your game, to have a different voice, to have something new to bring excitement back.
"But I think he can do well also without the coach because he has so much experience. He's won two grand slams and he'll have all the crowd behind him at Wimbledon, and he's playing well again.
"He shouldn't panic. If he has someone it's better, but if he doesn't he can still do well."
Murray admitted he would rather have a few days off to lick his wounds and recover from the physical strain of two tough weeks on the clay rather than heading straight onto the grass.
It is at least a much less physical surface while, if Murray needs his spirits lifting, returning to the scene of his greatest triumph should be just the thing.
"I expect to play well there," said the Scot of Wimbledon, which begins on June 23.
"I'm really looking forward to going back. I think it will give me a lot of positive energy.
"I'm glad I'm back playing to a level that was able to get me through to the last stage of slams. I just need that extra few per cent so that I can give myself a chance to try and win them again.
"But the grass will obviously help me. It's a surface I have always enjoyed playing on. I think it's been my most successful surface over my career.
"I'm really looking forward to Wimbledon especially. It's only two-and-a-half weeks away, so I don't have too long to wait."


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Luc: LIGHTEN UP! Just a reminder, if it wasn't for the United States Military, there wouldn't be a Satellite program on this hemisphere, nor would AMSAT-NA exist. If you had done your homework, you would know that it was the USAF that put up many of the earliest Amateur Radio Satellites, I don't see Canada putting up any money to support space exploration. Your right, this BB isn't moderated so all dissenting views can be expressed. Get a life dude! Regards, DE K7ZT Joe Westbrook, MSgt., USAF Retired ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luc Leblanc" <email@example.com> To: <email@example.com> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 5:13 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ... US military operations [slightly OT] > Just to pointed out i asked at numerous occasion to have this BB moderated > and > my request where always turned down as this BB is "open". This mean it is > not > restricted to any subjects. > > As my first message regarding AO-51 use by US military forces was not > intended > for this one at least to show up any conspiracy but conflicting > utilization of > an IARU amateur service allocated satellite. > > Irresponsible and uncontrolled operations on AO-51 regarding IARU is all > what's > my post is about. It is not related to anything else and the funding > issues and > the benefits from volunteers are not the purpose of my post. > > Making amateurs radio satellite available to military services is a > dangerous > precedent! Is an Iranian korean chinese military satellite using 145.820 > and > build by cadets will be endorse by AMSAT-NA? Its time Misses Leber to > act...again lightly {uprorious laughter ensues} :( > > In a way to help some (both gender here...) {uprorious laughter ensues} > to > remain focused on the subject or the task Here is an excerpt of the IARU > INFORMATION FOR DEVELOPERS OF SATELLITES > PLANNING TO USE FREQUENCY BANDS ALLOCATED TO > THE AMATEUR-SATELLITE SERVICE section VIII. REVIEW MISSION PLANS item B > > B. Alternatives to the amateur-satellite service > > Alternatives to the amateur-satellite service exist in the many satellite > services for which > allocations are provided in the Radio Regulations. See Annex IV for a > complete > list of > services, including satellite services, to which frequencies are > allocated. > For missions not fitting into one of the existing services, particularly > for > short term > research or school projects, experimental stations may be licensed by > administrations. > See: Article 27 of the Radio Regulations. Experimental stations may be > assigned > on > any frequency on a secondary basis. > NOTE: Experimental stations authorized by one administration are not > normally > permitted to communicate with experimental stations authorized by another. > Special > international arrangements are required. [See: RR 27.1.] > If experimental licensing is proposed using frequencies in an > amateur-satellite > service > allocation, then the IARU Satellite Advisor may be able to help guide your > frequency > planning so as to minimise the probability of interference to and from > licensed > amateur satellite > service stations. Administrations normally consider experimental stations > assecondary > to all other licensed stations. So, frequency coordination is particularly > important for assuring mission success. > > NOTE: When ready to ask for IARU frequency coordination, please, be sure > to > use the latest frequency coordination request form! The form changes from > time > to time. > > I know stupidity has no sex {uprorious laughter ensues} I like this one > probably my next signature comment, but the more cubes we put in spaces > the > more we open our spectrum to non amateur operations. > > Get a cheap satellite in the space on the HAM satellite band. Just put a > repeater in it promised them to let them operate it at the end of his life > and > bingo you got a free ride... The dummies are even "helping US the Abou > Ghraib/Guantanamo folks they even called us their friends"{uprorious > laughter > ensues} > > As an "international" organization AMSAT-NA should not put themselves in a > week > position supporting the military as some will probably tend to extend the > debate. As one mentioned it so well " While i am deeply concerned by the > actions of the US military, i do know who are the 'Commander and Chief' > is; and > i also recognize that the US military is, by necessity, a very diverse > organization" > > The same "necessity" was also present in Vietnam and if some are willing > to > sell their souls and principles for money i am not and its why i wrote and > signed again "I know i wrote in the past that AMSAT'S should be > "innovative" > but not to a point to prostitute with any military action or operation." > > I know a time where floks down the border where much more concerned and > less > inclined towards the lighter and easy side EG:{uprorious laughter ensues} > > > Some link of interest: > > http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/9/4377 > http://www.julien-daillere.com/filmacoz/english/actions-english.html > http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/09/iraq.main/index.html > http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/05/07/iraq8560.htm > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_prison > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse > > > Margaret Leber K3XS and Andrew Glasbrenner KO4MA both wrote in their own > time: > > " please be patient as we cooperate with our friends at the USAFA" > {uprorious > laughter ensues} > > > http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002502.html > > > > > > > > "-" > "Stupidity has no sex" {uprorious laughter ensues} > > > Luc Leblanc VE2DWE > Skype VE2DWE > www.qsl.net/ve2dwe > WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via firstname.lastname@example.com. 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"RISC OS is said to be used in set top boxes scattered across the world, and a mobile phone developer reportedly bought up a load of RISC OS 5 kit. But some applications of ROS are much closer to home. Martin Hansen reports on the growing use of RISC OS in the timber frame housing industry."


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CBS News 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair National Survey, February 2010 (ICPSR 31565)
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This poll, fielded February 26-28, 2010, solicited respondents' opinion about who produces the highest quality automobiles, their knowledge of the Toyota problems, how well Toyota is handling the problems, the truthfulness of Toyota management, which automobile would they purchase now if looking, whether Toyota will be able to fix current problems with their vehicles, whether these problems caused concern about their safety on the highways, whether the respondent had an automobile and the vehicle manufacturer, whether they approve or disapprove of labor unions, the impact of labor unions on the national economy and working people, and whether labor unions had too much, too little, or the right amount of influence on American life and politics. Other inquiries were made about the academy awards, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, April Fool's Day, the Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, whether they would support a gay person for different prominent positions, sex addiction, daylight savings time, baseball, the Tea Party movement, worrisome man-made hazards, and the underwear bomber. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, education level, household income, marital status, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, and voter registration status and participation history.
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- CBS News, and Vanity Fair. CBS News 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair National Survey, February 2010. ICPSR31565-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-12-09. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31565.v1
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PY05 Participant Customer Satisfaction Scores State RankingsThis map shows the Participant Customer Satisfaction State rankings for the WIA in PY 2005. The score ranges from a high of 92.0 in Maryland to a low of 57.0 in Wyoming. The ten highest and ten lowest states for this ranking are highlighted on the map. The ten highest states in order are Maryland, Michigan, Alaska, Kansas, Nevada, Kentucky, Montana, Arkansas, Nebraska and Delaware. The ten lowest, from top to bottom, are the District of Columbia, Georgia, Rhode Island, Utah, Connecticut, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Virginia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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T.C.B.S. is an acronym for Tea Club, Barrovian Society. J.R.R. Tolkien and his friends at King Edward's School in Birmingham met regularly at the Barrow Stores, which is where T.C.B.S. got their name. The core members were considered to be the "big four" of Tolkien, Geoffrey Bache Smith, Christopher Wiseman, and Robert Gilson.
The friends continued to stay in contact with each other's literary work until 1916. Almost all of them died in World War I. Of Tolkien's close personal friends, only Christopher Wiseman survived the war, a fact which greatly affected him. Sidney Barrowclough was younger than Tolkien and the other core members of the original club and continued it for some time after they left.
- Thomas "Tea Cake" Barnsley
- Sidney Barrowclough
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- Ralph "the Baby" Payton
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Thank you everyone for your responses. Unfortunately we do have thrush. Baby has symptoms too & currently doing GSE. I am so scared I won't be able to get rid of it... I want to sanitize my surfaces but have no clue what to use. I cant use bleach on my wood furniture! I guess Ill do the 1/2 vinegar & 1/2 water diluted to clean everything!
A few questions for moms who have treated their thrust with GSE- when did you apply the GSE to baby's mouth? After or before a feeding? Did you really swab babys mouth every hour? My newborn feeds and sleeps 2-3 hour intervals...so this is hard to do. Also, he gags at my breast when he first latches on. Should I rinse the GSE before starting feeds? I am so bummed about this... :-(


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Watch This Woman's Entire Pregnancy Go By in Six Seconds
A Vine user named Ian Padgham (@origiful) took a series photos of his wife during her pregnancy, resulting in this stunning final project.
This Touching Video Shows Why Those Ice-Bucket Challenges Really Are Worthwhile
For anyone who's been thinking, I'm so sick of seeing all these stupid ice-bucket challenges, here's an important, hilarious and touching reminder of why the whole campaign started in the first place.
Dog Howling at Alarm Clock Really Doesn't Want to Get Out of Bed
This poor guy just wants a few more minutes, then he'll get up. Just a few more minutes. HE PROMISES.
New Movies This Week: 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,' 'If I Stay,' 'When the Game Stands T…
Three new movies hit theaters this coming weekend—a comic book sequel (yes, another one), a teen tearjerker and an inspiring high-school football tale.
Ferguson Police Reveal Identity of Officer Who Shot Michael Brown
Six days after unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri, authorities have released the name of the officer who shot him. He is Darren Wilson, a six-year veteran with no disciplinary record.
Oxford Says 'Side Boob,' 'YOLO,' 'Mansplain' & 'Hot Mess' Are Officially Words Now
Oxford Dictionaries has announced the latest words that it is adding to its database, and if you're a teenager who's spent his life on the Internet, you'll recognize many of them.
New Movies This Week: 'The Expendables 3,' 'The Giver,' 'Let's Be Cops'
The third go-around for the aging-mercenary superteam, plus the latest young-adult novel trying to become a blockbuster and a light comedy you and your buddy probably thought of back in college.
New Movies This Week: 'Guardians of the Galaxy,' 'Get On Up'
This week, we get the latest Marvel Studios expansion of the 'Avengers' universe, plus a biopic on the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business.
New Movies This Week: 'Lucy,' 'Hercules,' 'And So It Goes'
The box office gets a jolt this week, with a pair of action thrillers making their debuts, plus an easygoing family comedy to put a smile on your face.
Malaysian Passenger Jet With 295 Onboard Crashes Near Ukraine-Russia Border [UPDATED]
A Malaysia Airlines jet carrying nearly 300 people crashed near the border between Russia and Ukraine, according to Reuters and Interfax. The airline company has confirmed that it has lost contact with the plane, a Boeing 777.


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HILLSVILLE — Times are too tough for people to give away their hard-earned dollars to con artists, but Carroll Deputy Kevin Kemp has been investigating many reports of scams in the past few months.
Calls or mail that claim that people have won prizes should be treated with skepticism, he said. That old saying, "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is," applies here.
Scam artists use every piece of technology available to trick people out of their money or steal their identity, Kemp said.
INDEPENDENCE — A drivers' license check point on March 3 led to the capture of man who had already been deported, Virginia State Police say.
The man was found with concealed weapons and drugs.
Police have issued multiple charges against Marco Antonio Lopez-Martinez, 26, who had an Independence address, said Trooper Jessie Tilson. "He's been deported once and made his way back" into the U.S.
HILLSVILLE — A tree fell onto a vehicle Monday near the intersection of Virginia 100 and Beaver Dam Road, killing the driver of the vehicle.
Hillsville Police Department investigated the incident that resulted in the death of Adam Lee Ashton, 34, of Hillsville.
At roughly 4 p.m., Ashton was driving a 1999 Ford Escort south bound on Virginia 100, when a large white pine broke off in the wind and fell into the road, according to Police Chief Steve Williams.
Ashton and another vehicle following his saw the tree falling and tried to stop, but the Escort slid 75 to 100 feet.
After further investigation of a fire that damaged a house on Haystack Road in the Baywood community, a 15-year-old juvenile has been charged with arson.
Police said Jacob Smith, 15, was held as a "person of interest" after the Feb. 16 fire at the home where he lived with his parents, Ben and Marissa Smith.
Grayson County Sheriff Richard Vaughan did not release the name of the juvenile, or indicate if Smith is the 15-year-old charged.
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We now have 3 teams with Last Men Standing. We also had 2 backstabs, both of them resulting in slaughter of epic proportions.
Important: Due to a regularly scheduled basement cleaning, the field was cleared away onto a table and then re-set up after round 6. I tried to put everything back exactly the way it was, but no guarantees. There's nothing glaringly different about the setup, though.
I formed an alliance with the Police this turn.
Zombies and Mutants
The zombies backstabbed me, and used their absurdly high damage rolls to fire their ranged weapons at my tank.
With only four hit points left, the tank obviously did not survive. The vehicle was hit by two heavy machine guns and 12D6 of backstab damage. The pilot is also dead, you can see him in the wreckage (He's just the Agents jet pilot -- hey, I was running out of minifigs). He was killed by the Dimmy Blaster.
The winged Peach eats the Nomad Hero's brains and picks up the medkit and submachine gun from him. Eating brains takes an action, so he couldn't attack this turn. No, he is not a Hero now.
The last Policeman standing jumps up onto the roof of the shed. He seems to be waiting for something...
The Survivalist Last Man Standing kills my bazooka trooper. My VTOL pilot is now the Last Man Standing for the Honda-Ziplok Clan.
Honda-Ziplok Clan
My flyer heads over to the abandoned shed, and the policeman jumps in the back.
On the way across the field it stops to inflict a point of damage on the Survivalist Last Man Standing with its MKII guns. Last Men Standing have 3 HitPoints.
The nose turret fired at one of the Nomad gunners (well, actually they're infantrymen since the gunners are dead, but they were manning guns, anyway). It missed.
Nomad Raiders
BACKSTAB'D! A Nomad rifleman kills the Winged Peach.
He debarks from the landship and grabs the medkit.
Meanwhile, the landship moves up and fires its flamethrower at the Dimmy Hero and his guards.
The Dimmy Hero and the grenade zombie are permanently dead. The dog-headed, machinegun-toting, jetpack-wearing former spear zombie survived.
The two MKII guns fire, and kill the troll. He can come back to life, though.
The Nomad flamethrower guy hops off and fires... and thus ends the short life of the D.H.M.T.J.W.F.S.Z.. Dobby is dead too. Neither of them have a chance at revival.
The Winged Peach has come back to life.
Overwatch of the battlefield. Like I said, it's not exactly the same because I had to pick it up and rebuild it, but it's pretty close since I rebuilt it using this shot. You can also see the two Nomad troops near the opened crate -- they've sprinted forward a bit to catch up with the rest of their force.
Zombies and Mutants: 1
Police: 0
Survivalists: 1
Honda-Ziplok Clan: 0+1 hitpoint
Nomad Raiders: 5
Zombies and Mutants: 5
Police: 0
Survivalists: 0
Honda-Ziplok Clan: 2
Nomad Raiders: 0
Vehicle Damage Points given
Zombies and Mutants: 4
Police: 0
Survivalists: 0
Honda-Ziplok Clan: 0
Nomad Raiders: 0
Vehicle Damage Points taken
Zombies and mutants: 0
Police: 0
Survivalists: 0
Honda-Ziplok Clan: 4
Nomad Raiders: 0
Backstab Points:
Police/Nomad Raiders: 20
Honda-Ziplok/Police: 4


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Small grain production is all the rage in the Southeast these days. Yet there are still those places — like Terrell County in southwest Georgia — where cotton still reigns on some farms.
"Cotton is strong in Terrell County with great yields and quality," says Charles Lamb, county Extension director. "A lot more wheat will be double-cropped with soybeans this year, but I don't think there will be a big shift."
Land in Terrell County, he says, is well suited to cotton, and some cotton acreage will be planted behind wheat. "Growers need to get in pretty quickly behind wheat, but cotton is more forgiving in dryland situations than soybeans. Soybean prices are high, but our farmers know they can come down quickly to $5 or $6 per bushel."
"Our growers are accustomed to growing high-yielding cotton, and I think they'll stick with it," says Lamb.
Some of those Terrell County growers who will be sticking with it are the Lee family — father Ronnie, sons Ron, Chandler, and Neil, as well as nephew, Justin Jones.
"We farm 4,000 to 5,000 acres, predominantly cotton, but also peanuts, corn, and wheat" says Ron, who operates the family's McCleskey Cotton Company, a ginning and warehousing operation. "This year breaks down into about 4,000 acres of cotton, 500 acres of peanuts and 500 acres of corn. We also have roughly 1,000 acres of wheat this year."
"With having the gin, warehouses, cotton pickers and other infrastructure that goes along with cotton production we have to grow cotton. Corn prices are attractive, and corn certainly helps the rotation as well. But we're in the cotton business, so we have to go with cotton, predominately. Corn is a good crop, especially in today's market, but it also is a very expensive crop to grow — not that cotton isn't."
"In the past, we haven't grown very much corn. But last year, we starting growing more of it, and this year's acreage will match what we grew in 2007," adds brother Neil. "Last year, we had two farms where we couldn't get enough water on the cotton because we used it all on corn. Hopefully, we can do a better job of managing water if have another dry year. We learned lessons from last year."
"We'll be growing mostly DP&L 555 this year," says Ron. "But also DPL 161 & 141, both of which are Bollgard II Roundup Ready Flex varieties. Where we are planting behind wheat, we'll probably go with Phytogen 370, which is a short-season variety or possibly DPL 555 or 515 if we have time. It goes without saying that we'd be fine sticking with DP&L 555, but we don't have a choice but to adapt to these other varieties.
"DP&L 555 makes so much more cotton, beating the other varieties by 200 to 300 pounds in the same field. We'll plant it while we can, but we have to learn how to manage these other varieties because we want to stay in the cotton business," he says.
Eighty percent of the Lee's farmland is irrigated with center pivots, he says. "We're trying to get all of that converted over to electric power to get away from using so much diesel. The more we do that, the better it'll be as far as energy costs."
The Lee's have converted more than half of their irrigation systems from diesel to electric power. "In some places, you can't make the conversion logistically. Changing to electricity is a big cost up front, but with $4-per-gallon fuel, it shouldn't take long to pay for it," says Ron.
Neil says they'll be using IrrigatorPro from the National Peanut Lab to schedule irrigation on corn, peanuts, and cotton this year. "There are times when you just have to put on the water, like when the cotton is fruiting, whether the schedule calls for it or not. We try to make optimum yields on our irrigated cotton, but to do that cotton needs up to 2 inches of water per week. In our larger fields, we can't get it all on in one week. All of our irrigation is supplemental," he says.
During last year's drought, he says they invested up to $100 per acre on irrigated cotton on some farms.
The Lee's use a variety of tillage methods, says Neil. "We do a lot of strip-tillage, some no-till, and then we do some conventional. We mix it up. We were 100-percent strip-till, up until about two to three years ago. The main reason we went back to conventional is that the yellow herbicides and the pre-emergence herbicides weren't working as well with conservation-tillage. We had so much litter out there, the herbicides weren't getting through the soil.
"With strip-tillage, we planted with one pass, and we didn't use so much diesel. Now we're burning more diesel, and the price of fuel is much higher, but the pigweed was taking over. We had to be able to get our herbicide into the ground. When we went back to conventional, we had better pigweed control," he says.
The Lee's started planting cotton on April 20 this year, and had planted about 1,000 acres by May 5. "We had 600 acres of wheat last year compared to 1,000 acres this year, and we weren't double-cropping cotton behind it last year. Right now, we're ahead of where I thought we'd be in terms of planting. We've got a good stand on our dryland acres that we haven't had in the past few years. Our cotton seems to do best when it's planted between May 10 and May 20," says Neil.
Cotton insect control, he says, starts with putting out 5 pounds of Temik, and this application does a good job of controlling thrips.
"Sometimes, we come with an early shot of Bidrin. We spray for stink bugs, although we didn't spray as much last year. Most years, we spray for stink bugs two or three times and in July spray a pyrethroid, which also helps in stink bug control.
"On land with nematode problems, we'll come back with a sidedress of Temik. Other than nematodes, stink bugs are our worst insect pest. Controlling stink bugs helps to improve our quality and our yields," says Neil.
Weed control begins with Reflex and Prowl pre-emergence, he says. This is followed by Dual and Roundup.
"If needed, we'll come back with Staple or another product. We've been using Valor at layby, and it has been doing a good job for us. Resistant Palmer amaranth pigweed is a terrible problem for us. Our weed costs have increased significantly. Last year, on one particular farm, we spent between $75 to $80 per acre to control pigweed."
Ron says he hopes cotton prices eventually will improve, getting in line with the grain crops. "It's very frustrating right now. Buyers aren't interested at all right now after the market chaos of early March. It's frustrating as a ginner when the customer calls and wants to forward contract and you can't do it."


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Red Breville Impressions Kettle and Toaster Set + Daewoo Retro Microwave
Product Description
Please note that, while Kettle and Toaster are an exact match, the Microwave has a different shade.
Breville VKT006 Impressions Kettle – Red
- Stylish ridged design with high gloss finish
- Illuminating rear water gauge
- Lift off lid for easy filling
- 3kW rapid boil
- 1.7 Litre capacity makes 6-8 cups
- Removable, washable lime scale filter
The Red Breville Impressions VKT006 Jug Kettle comes in a stylish ridged textured designed with a high gloss finish and silver accents. With a 3kW element, the kettle boils in no time even when filled to its 1.7L capacity, which is enough to make around 6 – 8 cups of your favourite beverage. When less water is needed, the rear water gauge helps save energy by allowing you to boil just the right amount and when boiling, it emits an elegant blue illumination.
Non slip feet make the kettle more stable on your worktop and the 360 degree base makes it easy to use for left and right handed people. The Breville Impressions Kettle also comes with a handy lift off lid that helps keep splashes to a minimum when filling which, along with the cord storage, helps keep your kitchen clean and clutter free.
Breville VTT783 Impressions 4 Slice Toaster – Red
- Stylish ridged design with high gloss finish
- Duel independent slots
- Illuminated control buttons
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- High lift function
- Defrost, reheat, mid-cycle cancel functions
- Removable, washable crumb trays
The Red Breville Impressions VTT783 4-Slice Toaster comes in a stylish ridged textured designed with a high gloss finish and silver accents. It has a defrost button allowing you to make toast with bread straight from the freezer, a mid-cycle cancel button and a reheat button which lets you reheat cooled toast, all of which illuminate when in use. It also features extra wide slots to accommodate thicker pieces of bread and extra high lift so no more burned fingers with smaller items.
While most toasters come with only 6 or 7 browning controls, the Breville Impressions has 9 meaning you get the perfect toast every time, however you like it. When only 2 slices are required, the independent dual slots help you save energy and for safety, it also has cool wall technology which keeps the sides cooler when in use. Two removable crumb trays that are machine washable help keep your kitchen tidy and cord storage helps keep your worktops clutter free.
Daewoo KOR7LBKR Retro Microwave Oven – Red
- Stylish retro design
- Easy to use
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- Dimensions: 51.2 x 39 x 33 cm
The Daewoo KOR7LBKR Microwave Oven in Red comes in a stylish retro design that not only looks great, but is also highly functional and easy to use. It has 5 power levels to ensure your food is prepared to perfection every time, an auto cook function and one touch cook menus that let you make some of your favourite meals at the touch of a button. The 20L capacity gives it ample space for most family sizes and the 800 watts of power lets you cook or reheat your food in no time.
The digital display makes the Daewoo retro microwave easy to use and when not in use it still adds functionality to your kitchen by displaying the time. Cleaning the microwave is simple and requires a wipe down with a dish cloth while the plate inside can be removed and is dishwasher safe and for your peace of mind, the door comes with a child safety lock.
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Sept. 15, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Devoted Cardinal and Gray men's soccer followers will receive quite a treat this Saturday, Sept. 16, when they will have the chance to watch MIT's away match against the Clark Cougars from the comforts of their own homes or dorms. Those who wish to view the game can go to http://www.clarku.edu/athletics/cougarcast/ and follow the proceedings as they unfold live on their computer screens. The game, which marks the opening of both schools' NEWMAC schedules for the 2006 season, is slated for a 12:00 p.m. kickoff.
Both teams are off to hot starts in the new campaign, as the Engineers have begun the season 3-1-0 while the Cougars stand undefeated at 3-0-1.
It's sure to be a tense match-up, as the two squads split a pair of 2-1 decisions last year. Clark defeated Tech in the regular season, but MIT turned the tables and reversed the score line when it overcame the Cougars in a thrilling NEWMAC Semifinal.


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LOS ANGELES, July 9 (UPI) -- "Big Brother" host Julie Chen says she was offended by racist comments recently made by a trio of contestants on the U.S. reality competition series.
Spencer Clawson, Aaryn Gries and GinaMarie Zimmerman have come under fire for using bigoted slurs on Sunday's episode of the show.
"Personally, I was offended," the Chinese-American television personality told TMZ Monday. "I was offended by all the comments -- the anti-gay, the anti-black, but especially the anti-Asian ones ... for obvious reasons."
Chen went on to say she hopes contestant Gries will be able to "change the way she thinks."
Gries was dropped by her modeling agency because of her comments and CBS issued a statement saying it does not condone racism.
"'Big Brother' is a reality show about watching a group of people who have no privacy 24/7 -- and seeing every moment of their lives. At times, the houseguests reveal prejudices and other beliefs that we do not condone," the network said in a statement. "We certainly find the statements made by several of the houseguests on the live Internet feed to be offensive. Any views or opinions expressed in personal commentary by a houseguest appearing on 'Big Brother,' either on any live feed from the house or during the broadcast, are those of the individual[s] speaking and do not represent the views or opinions of CBS or the producers of the program."


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LITTLE ROCK — The lack of a reauthorized farm bill is getting critical for Arkansas farmers who need to apply for crop loans, the president of Arkansas Farm Bureau said Wednesday.
LITTLE ROCK — The lack of a reauthorized farm bill is getting critical for Arkansas farmers who need to apply for crop loans, the president of Arkansas Farm Bureau said Wednesday.
"Producers are already lining up their finances for next year, and they have nothing, nothing to take to their lenders right now," Randy Veach told reporters after giving a talk on the farm bill at the organization's annual convention in Little Rock. "The farm bill has expired, we don't have an extension, we don't have a new farm bill, so we have nothing right now."
Congress last approved a farm bill in 2008. That bill expired in 2012, but Congress passed a one-year reauthorization that expired Sept. 30 of this year.
The House and Senate have approved differing versions of a proposed farm bill. A conference committee that includes Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., and Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, has a Dec. 13 deadline to hammer out a compromise bill.
"It's very critical, and every day that goes by it gets more critical that we have something that we can depend on, either a five-year comprehensive farm bill or an extension of this one that we can take to our lenders and get a crop loan," Veach said.
In his talk at the convention, Veach said that if Congress fails to pass a new farm bill or another extension, it would not only be farmers who suffer.
Without a new or reauthorized bill, the nation's farm policy would revert to what is known as permanent law, a farm bill that was passed in 1938 and amended in 1949. That bill requires the government to buy products made from milk at a price based on what it cost farmers to produce milk decades ago, adjusted for inflation to today's dollars, and that price is expected to affect the price of milk at grocery stores.
"You'd have to bring those prices on up, and that's where you get your $7 and $8 a gallon on milk that would take place if you went back," Veach said.
Veach said the potential effect of reverting to the 1949 law is one of the main things that has motivated lawmakers — including those who do not represent heavily agricultural areas — to renew the farm bill in past years.
Another motivator, he said, has been the fact that since 1977 the farm bill has included funding for food stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. However, the House's proposed farm bill would take SNAP funding out of the bill, a move that the Arkansas Farm Bureau opposes.
"There are congressman that live in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, some of those areas, that I promise you, they would like to never, ever see another farm bill again or have to vote one one," Veach said. "But when you do nutrition there, it affects all of them. That's why it's important to us to keep that coupled together."
Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, supported separating nutrition assistance from the farm bill.
"We just have a disagreement on that one," Veach told reporters. "But he has been supportive of us in a lot of things, and we will continue to work with him."
The House has approved a bill that would cut SNAP funding by $39 billion over 10 years. The Senate has proposed cutting SNAP funding by $4 billion over the same period. Veach said food aid appears to be the biggest point of contention between the House and Senate, although they also differ on various aspects of farm supports.
One thing Veach said is encouraging is the presence of Boozman and Crawford on the conference committee.
"That's a great opportunity for us in Arkansas, that we have those two in the conference," he said in his talk at the conference. "It's a big plus for us."


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Fleeing bank robbery suspect causes head-on collision, killing two women.
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An airline is now charging for you to carry on your own bag???
Police in Brooklyn close six stores on the same block for selling marijuana.
Alien landing prank causes problems in Japan. Sigh.
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Archaeologists begin excavating the site of the 7,000-year-old city of Zeidan in what is now Syria.
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It remains unclear whether mothers who develop common infections during pregnancy are more likely to have autistic children, Danish researchers said.
Overall, no associations were seen for infections and autism spectrum disorder, although a twofold increased risk was seen for the more severe subtype of infantile autism (adjusted HR 2.3, 95% CI 1 to 5.3) following maternal influenza infection, according to Hjördis Ósk Atladóttir, MD, PhD, of the University of Aarhus in Denmark, and colleagues.
There also was a threefold increase in risk for infantile autism when mothers reported having had a febrile episode lasting for a week or more (aHR 3.2, 95% CI 1.8 to 5.6), the researchers reported online in Pediatrics.
But the analysis was exploratory and involved multiple testing, so the findings could have resulted from chance, they cautioned, noting that this was a "great limitation" of the study.
Animal studies have suggested that activation of the maternal immune system in pregnancy, such as from infection, can lead to abnormalities in fetal neural development.
But previous studies looking at risks in women and their offspring have turned in conflicting results and have not considered specific infections or timing of the infection.
Atladóttir and colleagues analyzed data from the Danish National Birth Cohort, which enrolled 101,033 pregnant women between 1996 and 2002.
The researchers interviewed participating women by telephone at 17 and 32 weeks' gestation and again when the child was 6 months old.
The specific infections women were asked about included respiratory tract infections, pyelonephritis, cystitis, influenza, cough, vaginal yeast infection, venereal warts, genital herpes, and labial herpes.
When possible, diagnoses were verified through discharge diagnoses in the Danish National Hospital Register.
In the analysis, adjustments were made for maternal and paternal age, parity, and smoking, as well as for parental education and psychiatric disorders, but there were no adjustments for multiple comparisons.
Among their offspring, 976 were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and 342 with infantile autism.
Mean follow-up was about 10 years.
Adjusted hazard ratios for autism spectrum disorders and these infections were all nonsignificant and ranged from 0.7 (95% CI 0.4 to 1.4) for genital herpes to 1.8 (95% CI 0.9 to 3.9) for pyelonephritis.
Other than influenza, none of the infections were significantly associated with infantile autism, with aHRs ranging from 0.9 (95% CI 0.3 to 1.5) for genital herpes to 1.2 (95% CI 0.9 to 1.7) for cystitis.
The significant risk seen for infantile autism after a prolonged episode of fever in the mother also was seen for autism spectrum disorder (aHR 1.6, 95% CI 1 to 2.5), the researchers reported.
There also was a small elevation in risk of the two disorders with maternal use of antibiotics.
For instance, when sulfonamides were used at any time during pregnancy, or if penicillin was given in the second or third trimesters, the risk rose by about 50%.
Exposure to macrolides at any time during pregnancy also was associated with a greater risk for infantile autism (aHR 2.2, 95% CI 1.1 to 4.4).
But no significant associations were seen for either autism spectrum disorder or infantile autism according to the trimester in which a maternal infection occurred.
In discussing their findings, the researchers pointed to uncertainty as to the reason why a week-long febrile episode should influence autism risk.
"We do not know whether a febrile episode in our study is acting as a proxy for a specific infectious illness, specific severity of illness, a specific immune response, or if the direct action of hyperthermia on the fetus is potentially harmful," they observed.
It could also be "a coincidental finding," they noted.
Similarly, it's unclear whether the association of antibiotic use and increased risk resulted from the illness, the treatment, immune response in the mother, or chance.
Several other methodologic limitations included the possibility of bias in participation, the general nature of the questions asked of the mothers, and the likely inaccurate reporting of influenza.
"Our results do not suggest that mild infections, febrile episodes, or use of antibiotics during pregnancy are strong risk factors for [autism spectrum disorder] and infantile autism," Atladóttir and colleagues stated.
However, they were unable to rule out the possibility of an association, and called for "further research on this important topic."
The study was funded by the Aarhus University Research Foundation, the Aase and Ejnar Danielsen Foundation, and the Augustinus Foundation.
The authors reported no financial conflicts.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner


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In the high-altitude watersheds of the Coatán and Suchiate rivers, which straddle the borders of Guatemala and Mexico, environmental degradation and climate change is increasing the risk of devastating flash floods caused by tropical storms and hurricanes.
These watersheds have been deforested and are badly degraded in many places, with severe erosion of formerly deep soils reducing their capacity to retain water. Population density is high and ongoing ecological degradation is limiting people's livelihood options; communities in both the upper and lower watersheds are vulnerable to flooding.
In 2005 tropical storm Stan caused flooding and mudslides that led to an estimated 2,000 deaths and damages of up to US$ 40 million. Roads, bridges, water supply systems, crops and local economies were destroyed. The disaster propelled communities into action. With the support of IUCN's Water and Nature Initiative and other organizations, they organized themselves into 'micro-watershed councils' to coordinate watershed management among groups of villages. People have become aware of the effects of unsustainable environmental management. They have identified the different demands on water and defined priorities for managing and restoring watersheds that meet their development needs. Farming systems have been diversified, including terracing of degraded slopes and reforestation is taking place with the introduction of agro-forestry. Communities are investing their labour and capital in restoration of natural infrastructure and, as self-organisation expands, they are becoming better equipped to adapt to climate change and less vulnerable to severe storms.


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A partial knee replacement involves an implant in just one compartment of the knee, retaining any undamaged parts.
There are several different implant designs (total and partial), but each offers renewed stability and movement.
Overall, the two main benefits to be gained from knee replacement surgery are:
Partial hip replacement may be recommended if only one part of the joint is damaged or diseased. In most cases, the pelvic socket is left intact and the head of the femur is replaced, using a component similar to those of a total hip replacement.
Total hip replacement is a procedure that has brought increased mobility and less pain to hundreds of thousands of patients. Orthopedic surgeons replace a painful, dysfunctional joint with a highly functional, long-lasting artificial joint.
Total shoulder replacement surgery is used to treat osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease), rheumatoid arthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, rotator cuff arthropathy (a combination of severe arthritis and an irreparable rotator cuff tendon tear), and avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis).


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I have done extraction of large table data (4GB table) using Oracle client (Client on NT) and with Oracle server on NT, AIX and Solaris platforms without any problem. The scripts are run on SQLPLUS and is a plain select statement extracting into a pipe-delimited txt file. The extraction went fine as long as Oracle client is on NT.
But if I use Oracle cleint on UNIX (AIX and Solaris), the extraction cuts of at 2GB without any error message.
Is there a way to get around this problem.
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PREP NOTEBOOK: Jones, Trojans top Blue Devils
Bandys won a battle of softball heavyweights in the Catawba Valley 2A on Thursday.
Breanna Jones drove in three RBIs on a 3-for-3 day at the plate, leading the Lady Trojans (4-2, 2-1) to the key 4-2 conference win against Maiden (8-2, 3-1).
Tied 2-2 in the sixth inning, the Trojans struck with two runs to take the lead for good.
After Bandys' Scarlett Harris reached base on a single and Rachel Cox was hit by a pitch, Jones drove in both runners on her second double of the game.
The Trojans took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning behind runs from Harris and Taylor Sigmon.
Maiden answered back.
The Blue Devils' Hannah Callahan scored a run in the bottom of the fourth, and Emily Crouse scored in the fifth to tie the contest.
Despite outhitting the Trojans 8-6 on Thursday, Maiden would not score again in the game.
Sigmon pitched seven innings for Bandys, striking out six, and allowing three walks and eight hits.
Callahan led Maiden in her seven innings on the mound. She allowed one walk and six hits, while striking out nine Trojan batters.
North Iredell 7, St. Stephens 0
The Lady Raiders scored five runs early, including two in the first and three in the second, on their way to the victory against St. Stephens on Thursday.
Vonna Wood and Calyn Davis led the Lady Indians (5-5) with one hit each.
Katie Baker struck out five batter, while allowing 11 hits and no walks on the mound for St. Stephens.
Red Devils win third golf match
Led by medalist Lee Mitchell, Newton-Conover notched its third match victory of the season and first in conference play with an eight-stroke win over Maiden at Orchard Hills Country Club on Thursday.
The Red Devils tallied 154 strokes, finishing ahead of the Blue Devils, who totaled 162 strokes. Bunker Hill was third with 181 strokes, while Bandys tied for seventh with 225 strokes.
Mitchell shot a 35 to lead all competitors, while Maiden's Thomas Lilly was one stroke back in second and Mitchell's teammate, Alex Hefner, was two strokes back in third.
Individual scores
1. Lee Mitchell, N-C 35
2. Thomas Lilly, Maiden 37
3. Alex Hefner, N-C 38
T-4. Aaron Marks, BH 40
T-4. Hayden Bandy, N-C 40
T-6. Caleb Lawson, Draughn 41
T-6. Ben James, East Burke 41
T-6. Jack Shannon, Maiden 41
T-6. John Evans, N-C 41
T-10. Tyler Lail, BH 42
T-10. Drew Ramsey, Maiden 42
T-10. Jacob Beard, Maiden 42
T-10. Daniel Bellingham, SI 42
Team scores
1. Newton-Conover 154
2. Maiden 162
3. Bunker Hill 181
4. South Iredell 184
5. East Burke 187
6. Draughn 190
T-7. Bandys 225
T-7. West Caldwell 225
Prep baseball
Fred T. Foard 6, Bandys 4
The Tigers earned a home victory on Thursday, handing the Trojans their second loss of the season on the diamond.
Foard (4-7) took a 2-0 lead behind a two-run home run from pitcher Carson Bryant, and added three more runs in the fourth inning to push its advantage.
Austin Kiser paced Bandys (6-2) with two RBIs on one hit, while Hunter Harvey had two hits.


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|Goldie (left) and Murray
In the book Murray reveals that all those mutual fund managers and investment gurus who claim they can beat the market averages, and deliver you a superior investment performance, are selling you a bunch of baloney. What they're really doing is collecting extra fees while producing mediocre results -- because they're not working long hours to improve your financial position, they're spending all that time figuring out how to charge you higher fees and make more money for themselves.
The advice in this slim 70-some-page volume boils down to a few basic tenets:
1) If you hire a personal investment adviser, make sure they earn their fees from you, not from the companies whose products they're selling.
2) Separate your money into different piles -- a pile for stocks and a pile for bonds. Then subdivide those piles into big and small companies, value and growth companies, foreign and domestic stocks and bonds.
3) Invest each of those piles in a passive, or index, mutual fund that focuses on the appropriate subsector. These are available at Vanguard and other low-cost fund families. Since no one can predict the future, insists Murray, there is no point in paying an active manager to try to do it.
4) Rebalance your portfolio on a regular basis. (Once a year, for example.) Sell some of your winnings; buy more of the worst performing investments. This is counterintuitive, but crucial to long-term performance.
With this simple approach, according to Murray and Goldie, you will secure your financial future for years to come. And if you think you can score higher returns you're probably kidding yourself -- unless, maybe, possibly if you studied business theory at a place like Stanford or Columbia and spent more than 25 years swimming with the sharks on Wall Street.
Update: Gordon Murray died on Jan. 15, 2011. See the NY Times obit. for more on his story.


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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Montreal's Carey Price doesn't the want the Canadiens' win against Vancouver and the Canucks' Roberto Luongo to be used as a measuring stick in the competition for the starting goalie job on the Canadian Olympic team at the Sochi Games.
Price made 39 saves and Lars Eller got credit for a bizarre short-handed winner in the Canadiens' 4-1 win Saturday night. Max Pacioretty, Tomas Plekanec and Josh Gorges also scored for Montreal, and Raphael Diaz added two assists.
Luongo, who led Canada to the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, finished with 34 saves.
``It's our team against their team, doesn't matter who is playing net for them,'' Price said. ``Everybody is trying to twist this another way.
``All it was is two hockey teams playing against each other.''
Still, Price - who grew up in Anahim Lake - left his mark while playing in his home province as Montreal led 2-1 after two periods despite giving up 31 shots and numerous scoring chances.
``Wow,'' Eller said of his teammate. ``It's probably the best hockey I've seen him play, and that says a lot. He kept us in the game. I don't know how.
``Halfway through, two periods through, he was the single reason that we were even this game. Unbelievable performance.''
Henrik Sedin had the only goal for Vancouver, and Luongo also stopped Pacioretty on a penalty shot in the third period.
``Carey Price is having a good start with the team. Tonight he was outstanding,'' said Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien. ``Certainly it was extra motivation to come here and play in front of his family and friends. I'm really happy for him that he was able to play that way. He was in the zone.''
The winner came on a strange sequence in the second period with the Canadiens killing a penalty. Canucks defensemen Dan Hamhuis and Jason Garrison got tangled up behind the Vancouver net on a breakout, with the puck caroming into the crease and off both of Luongo's skates before dribbling over the line at 16:12.
``I didn't see it. I didn't see it,'' a frustrated Luongo said. ``They didn't show it on the Jumbotron, I didn't see it. You guys tell me what happened.''
Asked if he'd ever given up a more bizarre game-winner, Luongo shot back: ``I didn't give that up, so I can't tell you.''
Added Hamhuis: ``I was picking up the puck and it just clipped off (Garrison's) skate and ended up in (Luongo's) feet and in the net. It's a tough break.''
Eller, who wasn't even in the Canucks zone at the time of the goal, was the last Canadiens player to touch the puck for a Montreal team that didn't score a short-handed at all last season or through the first four games of 2013-14.
Apart from that bizarre play, the story for a lot of the game was Price and Luongo, with the pair matching each other save for save at times.
Down 2-1 after Eller's goal late in the second period, Luongo held the Canucks in it early in the third, including a stick save on Pacioretty's penalty-shot attempt after the Canadiens' forward was hooked down by Vancouver defenseman Kevin Bieksa.
However, Montreal extended the lead at 6:46 on the power play. P.K. Subban just held the puck in at the line and it eventually found its way to fellow defenseman Andrei Markov down low, who fed a wide open Plekanec.
Canucks coach John Tortorella has been preaching a shoot-from-anywhere mentality, but his team failed to test Price until Bieska's effort from outside the Montreal blue line with nearly 11 minutes gone in the period.
``We didn't play a good third period,'' said Tortorella, who's team was outshot 18-9 in the final 20 minutes. ``Whether it was a result of (the Eller goal), I don't know. Up until that point, I thought we played a really good hockey game.
``We talked about that wasn't going to beat us, but we certainly didn't play a good third period.''
Gorges then made it 4-1 with a shot through traffic that Luongo didn't see, much to the delight of the large contingent of Canadiens fans in attendance at Rogers Arena.
Leading 1-0 after the first, Price made a number of stops on a Vancouver power play six minutes into the second period.
``(Price) made some saves where I think a lot of people in the building thought it was going to be goals,'' Sedin said. ``We can't get too down, we played good enough to win, but we weren't able to finish off.''
The Canucks kept up the pressure and were rewarded a bit later on when the Canadiens couldn't get the puck out of their zone. Daniel Sedin picked up a rebound at the side of the net and fed a blind behind-the-back pass to Henrik Sedin, who scored his first of the season - and 799th point of his career - at 13:12 to tie the score.
But it all went downhill for the Canucks exactly three minutes later with Eller's score.
Pacioretty drew a hooking penalty on Canucks defenseman Chris Tanev early in the first period before making Vancouver pay on the man advantage. The forward took a pass in the slot and fired a shot through Luongo's pads that just dribbled across the line to make it 1-0.
The goal was the first surrendered by the Canucks' penalty-killing unit this season after starting a perfect 18 for 18 through five games.
Price was the story for much of the rest of the opening 20 minutes, with a big rebound stop on Garrison on a Canucks' power play midway through the period. He then made a desperation save on Daniel Sedin with five minutes to go, which brought chants of ``Carey, Carey'' from Canadiens fans.
NOTES: The Canadiens were without captain Brain Gionta because of what the team called ``family reasons.'' ... Canucks D Alexander Edler served the first game of a three-game suspension for his hit to the head of San Jose's Tomas Hertl on Thursday night. ... Canucks F Zack Kassian returned to the lineup after serving his eight-game suspension for breaking the jaw of Edmonton's Sam Gagner with a high stick in the preseason.


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It might have been called the Bold Mini had it been born in Cupertino, but those logical Canucks at RIM stuck to numbers. The BlackBerry Bold 9700 takes the stylistic cues and capabilities of its flagship Bold 9000, and scales them down to a more pocket-friendly form factor. The result: BlackBerry bliss.
Design and Build Quality
The Bold 9700 and one of BlackBerry's most petite handsets, the Curve 8900, look and feel practically as if they were stamped from the same die. Both measure exactly 4.29 inches tall and 2.36 inches wide, with the Bold packing just a smidge of extra flab on the belly for a thickness of 0.56 inches and weight of 4.3 ounces with battery. Make no mistake: the extra decimals can't do much to diminish the superbly pocketable size and weight of the new Bold, which sidles up right next to the very similar Curve 8900 as one of the most portable smartphones we've ever tested.
True to the styling of the original Bold, the 9700 comes trimmed with a hefty dose of chrome, with a broad swoop on the chin, thin rails of it running up the sides, and another thick stripe on the top back. Fortunately, none of the panels are quite thick enough show fingerprints, and the rubbery black plastic used on other parts of the case repels them nicely. The full leather-wrapped back that made a splash on the original Bold has been toned down into a more modest patch of black leather on the battery door, but it still makes the same executive fashion statement. The solid feel of the phone helps complement that overall aura of quality, too.
Specifications and Features
Form factor aside, the hard specs on the Bold 9700 very much resemble its predecessor. You get full 3G Internet (a much-needed feature that scared many would-be buyers away from the Curve 8900), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, and GPS. Like the Curve, it also uses a brilliant half-VGA (480 x 360 pixel) display and 3.2-megapixel camera – an upgrade from the 2.0-megapixel model on the original Bold. Out of the box, the Bold comes stacked with only 256MB of internal memory, but RIM includes a 2GB microSD card in the built-in expansion slot. The slot, which is behind the battery door, can smartly be accessed without removing the actual battery, and accommodates cards up to a whopping 32GB (although at the time of publication, cards in that capacity haven't yet reached commercial availability).
Connections and Layout
Like almost all BlackBerrys, the Bold 9700 places the screen and QWERTY keyboard front and center, with a strip of the most commonly used controls (talk, end call, back, etc.) dividing the two, easily accessible with a thumb. On the right-hand side, a bubbled-out volume rocker and camera shutter button make it easy to access those dedicated functions. On the left, it offers a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, microUSB charging and data connection, and programmable shortcut key.
Goodbye, Trackball
BlackBerrys have always been known for their trackballs, but the Bold 9700 follows the divergent path of more recent BlackBerrys like the Curve 8520 by switching to an optical trackpad. Swipe your finger over the gem-shaped button center button and it acts just like the trackpad on a laptop computer. While BlackBerry fans might initially miss the grind of that tacky little ball, they won't miss the reliability issues that always seemed to come from it collecting lint. We quickly acclimated to the new style, happily trading in the tactile feedback of the old trackball for a slicker, quieter solution.
The keyboard on the new Bold may seem like the most obvious casualty of the shrink ray, but the smaller size might not be as unpalatable as you suspect. Although a step down from the oversized Bold 9000, the new keyboard offers all the crisp feedback BlackBerrys are known for, all in a build that feels tighter, more refined and quieter than the already-admirable Curve. BlackBerry knows keyboards, and we're convinced this is just about the finest QWERTY you can fold into a space this size, even if it is bordering on too small.
We loved the 3.2-megapixel camera on the Curve 8900, and this identical model planted in the Bold 9700 is no different. It autofocuses with a quick half-press of the center button and snaps sharp, focused pictures with reasonable color a second later. The LED flash even musters workable snapshots in the dark, although you can expect a healthy dose of typical low-light noise to go along with it. Unfortunately, the tiny 2.44-inch screen doesn't quite make the greatest viewfinder, and it exhibits significant latency as you move the camera around.
Battery Life
Despite the smaller size of the phone, RIM has kept battery capacity at 1500 mAhr for the new Bold, but rated it for 6 hours of talk time and 21 days of standby – significantly more than the 4.5 hours of talk and 13.5 days of standby that the first model claims. In fact, it now claims better battery life than any other modern BlackBerry.
The display on the Bold 9700 matches the Curve 8900 exactly for brightness, resolution and color, which is to say, it's amazing. Granted, at 2.44 inches across, it won't run beside full touchscreen phones, but half-VGA brightness crammed into such a tiny area produces a tack-sharp display that makes even the tiniest text and details look crisp. A powerful backlight produces all the punch you need to read under all conditions, without washing out the deep blacks and vibrant colors.


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Matador head coach Gary Victor begins his 14th season with the Northridge women's tennis program in 2011.
Victor and the Matadors turned in another impressive spring campaign in 2010, finishing with a 12-8 overall record and 4-5 mark and fifth-place finish in the Big West. The Matadors recorded impressive victories over No. 60 Washington State, Wyoming, Hawai'i and at UC Davis and Pacific. Individually, the team saw several new names join the ranks in the school's history. Nigora Sirojiddinova finished 16-3 in singles action, the fourth-best winning percentage in school history. Brooke Doane continued to play outstanding No. 1 doubles, earning All-Big West First Team honors with Anna Yang, her third partner in three years. Doane also played well at No. 1 singles, earning her first career win over a nationally ranked opponent and earnng All-Big West Second Team honors. Finally, Nina Jawoworksi also received Second Team honors in singles for the second-straight year after a solid season at the top two draws. Finally, she and Whitney Paluch amassed a 13-6 doubles mark at No. 2, earning Honorable Mention accolades.
In addition to his duties at Northridge, Victor helped guide the San Fernando Valley Competition Training Center to a team championship in the 2009 Southern California CTC Team Cup. The title was the San Fernando Valley's first in the history of the event. The team, comprised of children from ages nine to 13, defeated squads from Bakersfield and San Gabriel Valley to reach the semifinals, where they recorded a win against the contingent from San Diego. CSUN women's tennis assistant coach Zbynek Mlynarik served as an assistant coach on the squad as well.
Victor was also named the Chair of the Western Region ITA Coaches' Committee in the summer of 2009. After serving on the committee for two years, the appointment will allow Victor to have extended responsibilities, which include handling regional rankings, voting on All-American candidates and representing the region during the NCAA Tournament selection process.
In the fall of 2008, Victor teamed with Mlynarik to capture the USPTA International Doubles Championship with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 1s Marcin Rozpedski and Andrew Scorteanu in the championship match. Victor and Mlynarik were an unseeded team in the tournament and also defeated the No. 2 team in the semifinals.
The 2009 season proved to be another banner year for CSUN and Coach Victor. The team finished the season with a 11-13 overall mark and a 5-5 finish in the Big West Conference. The doubles team of Brooke Doane and Evgeniya Vertesheva went 19-2 on the season at the No. 1 draw, earning All-Big West First Team honors in the process. Vertesheva then went 11-12 in No. 1 singles play to earn a spot on the All-Big West Singles First Team and Nina Jaworoski's 14-8 record, primarily at the No. 2 draw, helped her earn a place on the All-Big West Singles Second Team.
In 2008, the Matadors posted a 14-8 overall record and a 7-3 mark against Big West opponents. The Matadors placed third for the second-straight year at the Big West Championships and placed Kanykey Koichumanova, Canna Furuta, Brooke Doane and Victoria Brymer on the All-Big West team. Additionally, Koichumanova teamed with Brooke Doane to compile an 18-2 doubles record for the season.
Victor led the 2007 team to its highest final national ranking since 2003 and finished 11-7 and tied for third in the Big West Conference.Behind the play of All-Big West honorees senior Silvia Gutierrez and juniors Canna Furuta and Kanykey Koichumanova, CSUN finished 69th in the final according to the final FILA/College Tennis Online Poll.
The 2006 Matadors finished 16-7 overall record and a third-place finish at the 2006 Big West Championships. Victor holds an overall record of 133-93 at Northridge and coached four Matadors to All-Big West Conference honors in 2006. The quartet of Canna Furuta, Silvia Gutierrez, Kanykey Koichumanova and YuYu Myinttun each earned spots on the all-league squad.
In 2004, Victor earned his 100th win at CSUN with a 5-2 triumph over Lewis and Clark State on Jan. 30, 2004. Northridge ended the 2003 campaign with a 14-9 overall record and finished as the 65th-ranked team in the nation, the highest year-end ranking in school history.
Victor was named Big Sky Coach of the Year in 2001 after the Matadors (22-9) won the Big Sky Conference Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
A Matador assistant during the 1995-96 season, Victor was hired as the head coach of the CSUN women's tennis team on Aug. 29, 1997. He was later named the Director of Tennis on Oct. 15, 1998.
During his collegiate years, Victor was a four-year starter at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., playing at the No. 1 singles position during the 1989 and 1990 seasons. During those years, he defeated five All-Americans and reached the Atlantic 10 Conference singles finals. He was the Most Valuable Player for the Scarlet Knights in 1989 and '90 and was also a two-time team captain.
Victor graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and mass media from Rutgers in 1991 and was on the Dean's List in 1988 and '91. After graduation, Victor worked as a producer of the American Gladiators and Gladiators 2000 television series. He has since earned 24 credits towards his master's degree in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling at Northridge.
Victor earned a degree as a specialist in the USTA's High Performance Coaching Program in 2001. He was also the head coach of the San Fernando Valley Competition Training Center Team. Victor was named USPTA's California College Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2003 and coached the Southern California 12's Zonals Champions in July 2005.
Victor and his wife Shirley have two children, Emma (7) and Kyra (5), and reside in Thousand Oaks.


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All right Deviants readers, you've been waiting patiently and now I can finally share the cover and summary for the third book in the trilogy, RAVAGE. I gave a sneak peak last week on Twitter and Facebook, but this is the first time you'll get to read where the story is going next. Be warned: If you haven't read VESPER or HAVOC yet, you might want to skip the summary — it's spoiler-tastic!
RAVAGE: A Deviants Novel
The war against BioZenith is on.
Since she first came into her mysterious new superpowers, Emily has watched one of her packmates disappear through an interdimensional portal; she's been hunted by creepy, body-snatching Shadowmen; she's managed to form an alliance with the same telekinetic cheerleaders who once tried to take her down; and she's discovered that her believed-to-be-dead mother is one of the BioZenith scientists responsible for her strange abilities.
Now it's up to the Deviants to put together the last pieces of the puzzle, which includes tracking down the final, mystery member of their kind and forcing their parents to reveal why they mutated their own children. Emily fears the answer is far more sinister than anyone ever thought: after all, why would a parent risk a child's life unless the stakes were high…scary, world-ending high?
Tired of being at the mercy of adult conspiracies, Emily forms a plan with the other Deviants: Destroy BioZenith before anyone can use the knowledge within the facility to aid the Shadowmen. But that's only if BioZenith—or something worse—doesn't capture them first.
I adore this cover! Ali Smith and the Balzer+Bray design team did a fabulous job. I think it's especially cool how Emily is now facing opposite how she was on book one, with her hair up in a ponytail to show she means business! As for the book itself, I've said it before and I'll say it again–shiz gets crazy. The book is the longest of the three at 400 pages and there's plenty of twists and turns to be had before you reach the final pages.
RAVAGE will be available in hardcover and as an ebook January 2013!