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June 3, 2012
CBI Live:
#3 Samford 3, #2 Mississippi State
Around the Regionals
Regional Capsules
Scores & Schedules
FSU Feeling Super
Andrew Krause
Fla. –
watching Florida State's veterans lead the team to victories on
Friday and Saturday night, some relatively unheralded position
players came through Sunday in a 5-2 victory that eliminated
Samford and clinched a fifth consecutive Super Regional berth
for the Seminoles.
Seminoles (46-15) got their bats going in the bottom of the
second off starter C.K. Irby, who had earned a save in Samford's
win over Mississippi State earlier in the day. Jayce Boyd
(right) led off with a single, and Stephen McGee walked before
Justin Gonzalez sacrificed them over to second and third. Right
fielder Josh Delph drove them both in with a sharply hit single
to left field.
"I was
just thinking about letting the ball get as deep as possible,"
Delph said. "I struck out twice last night on curveballs, so I
just wanted to make sure it got deep, and I saw it well and just
used my hands well."
(2 for 3, R, BB) later scored in the inning on a sacrifice fly
from the nine-hitter Jose Brizuela.
was huge," Delph said of the production from the bottom of the
order. "Me and Justin [Gonzalez] joked around in the locker room
after the game last night that the bottom of the order is going
to take over today because we haven't been doing so hot early in
the Regionals. It just felt great."
Seminoles kept up their hot hitting in the third frame against
Tyler Vanderheiden, who came in to replace Irby (5-2, 2 IP, 3 H,
3 ER, BB, K). Devon Travis singled, James Ramsey walked, and
Boyd (1 for 3) was hit by a pitch before Stephen McGee drove
home two with a single to right.
had some good stuff," said McGee (1 for 3, R, BB). "What I was
trying to do was just see the ball all the way…and it just got
over the head of the second basemen. It felt great to come
through like that."
got off to a bad start," Samford coach Casey Dunn said. "They
punched us in the mouth right out of the gate. We tried to fight
back a little bit."
Compton was able to keep the Bulldogs (41-23) quiet until the
fifth inning. Irby (1 for 2, R, BB) reached on an error by
shortstop Justin Gonzalez, Christiaan Durdaller doubled, and
Tommy Corbin came through with a single to make it 5-2.
However, Compton (11-2) was able to bear down and get Zeth Stone
to ground into an inning-ending double play.
was a big play, no question," FSU coach Mike Martin (left) said.
"They had a little momentum going and the guy that hit it—their
leadoff hitter Zeth Stone, is a very difficult guy to double up,
but Sherman Johnson made a nice play and Devon [Travis] turned
it. Something we really needed at the time. Two outs on one
pitch is still huge in this game."
Samford reliever Michael Gunter helped keep the Bulldogs close,
keeping the Seminoles off of the board from the fifth to eighth
innings after entering in the middle of the fourth. Gunter (0 R,
3 BB) did not allow a hit and struck out six in his 5.2 innings.
trailing by three, Samford outfielder Brandon Miller led off the
top of the seventh with a double, forcing Martin to replace
Compton (6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 Ks) with reliever Gage Smith.
Smith walked the first batter he faced, but was able to get out
of the jam after picking Miller (1 for 4) off of second base and
inducing two groundball outs.
was our chance to push a couple across right there, and it's a
whole different game," Dunn said. "It was a big missed
opportunity, but at the same time I thought their guys did a
great job of attacking our hitters."
(2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, K) worked a 1-2-3 eighth inning before
giving way to closer Robert Benicasa for the top of the ninth.
thought Gage, in relief of Michael today, was a big part of our
win," Martin said. "He [Compton] was around the mid-80's [in
pitch count], I believe, when we made the decision to go to Gage
and Gage showed, as Compton did, great poise."
Benicasa (1 IP, K) set down the Bulldogs
in order en route to his 15th save of the year.
you told us at the beginning of the season it would end in a
Regional final in Tallahassee in front of a packed house, we
would've all been pretty happy," Dunn said. "Obviously, when you
end the season on a loss, it's pretty tough. These guys played
their hearts out. I can't be any prouder of the way we
· Florida
State will advance to its 12th NCAA Super Regional and play host
to the winner of the Paolo Alto Regional next weekend
· The
Seminoles now have won 16 consecutive regional games
· Samford
placed three players on the All-Regional team—Brandon Miller
(OF), Charles Basford (P) and C.K. Irby (DH)
placed four players on the All-Regional team—Most Outstanding
Player James Ramsey (OF), Sherman Johnson (3B), Josh Delph (OF)
and Brandon Leibrandt (P)
freshman Mike Compton earned the win and improved to 11-2 on the
year. It's the most wins by a freshman since Sean Gilmartin (12,
(photos courtesy of FSU
Media Relations Office)


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Hiroyuki Nakajima Will Still Be the Oakland A's Opening Day SSMarch 20, 2013
In 2012, Yoenis Cespedes was the most important acquisition of the Oakland A's offseason as the Cuban-born outfielder signed a four-year contract.
In 2013, Hiroyuki Nakajima is the A's most important offseason acquisition. Nakajima may not have the track record of players like Chris Young and Jed Lowrie, but Nakajima will get more playing time than both of them.
Nakajima, like Cespedes last year, is penciled into the A's opening day lineup as a starter at his natural position.
It is unrealistic to expect Cespedes-like production out of Nakajima, but the comparisons between the two have some common ground.
Nakajima is hitting just .194 in the Cactus League. Cespedes also struggled in his first major league spring training, much like how he is currently struggling in this year's spring hitting just .182 in 33 at-bats.
Despite Cespedes' struggles in spring training last year, he was still given the vote of confidence to be the opening day starter in center field. Cespedes went on to be the second-best rookie in the American League in 2012 behind Mike Trout after that spring slump.
Despite Nakajima's spring slump, he still looks like he will be the A's opening day shortstop. Stats in spring training are deceiving and Nakajima is a much better hitter than spring training has indicated.
The only threat to Nakajima's job is Jed Lowrie, but Lowrie was acquired to be the A's utility infielder. That role will be for Lowrie to be able to backup any infielder for a rest day or in case of injury.
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Algunz, are you enjoying the 3-day weekend?
Yes, but I didn't sleep very well last night.
You funny.
Yes, dreams can be that simple, but they rarely are.
Something to do with me being part of an extermination unit and that I was eventually put on the list to be exterminated. Towards the end, I was able to track down the person who thought they killed me and I killed them, then we both died and began the chase again in another life. The first one took place in the current then it went to times of the old west, then it went to my high school years. I used a large screwdriver to puncture someone's head, then go inward into their brain. The technology part was exciting.
Were you scared or was it fun?
Last night I dreamt that I woke up at home on the Friday morning of Coachella at 3:30 in the afternoon. I started crying because I'd miss almost everything that day. I work up with tears in my eyes. I wiped my face with the sheets, noticed that the alarm clock showed 1:53AM then went back to bed.
I had my lucid monster dream last night. It's so exhausting. I'm in the penthouse of a high rise apartment building. It's spacious and there's an indoor pool. (I hate indoor pools.) There are monsters, octopus like and hungry, coming up through the floors. The floors of the living space and the pool. I'm powerless and trying in vain to help those around me. Sometimes it's friends and family. Other times it's strangers. Then I'll kind of wake-up and regretfully fall back to sleep to fight uselessly against a different monster but in the exact same setting. I wake up sweaty and tired. It sucks. Thankfully, it's been at least 6 months since my last one.
Eat anytihng weird that may have caused the dream?
some dreams are significant, and some are just random reflections of thought and memories.
I dreamt last night that our house was infested with tiny mice, that lived on the top of our kitchen cabinetry. All the mouse droppings were up there, and since I rarely clean up there I never saw anything. Then the dogs were really upset that we were trying to kill the mice because they had made friends and were playing with them.
I had a dream where I broke something in my rear ankle. I was awake during the operation and helping with the procedure.
My new sleeping meds give me some very vivid dreams. I had a dream I was on the verge of having sex with a board member, I woke up just before the deed though, whew!
like the old Whiskeytown song, was too drunk to dream last night.
Driving down to see a friend I haven't seen in nearly twenty years today though. Anyone in San Diego want to get laid or eat at Brown Bag or Nati's? I ain't fucking his bald ass.
I had a dream last night that TallGuy came by my house to drop off some concert tickets. We were sitting outside at a picnic table having a beer. Chris was sitting next to Izzy and across from a high school friend who had 2 kids with him. The kids were being really loud and annoying. Izzy and Chris kept rolling their eyes at each other clearly on the same page regarding how obnoxious these kids were being. It was quite cute.
I'm walking down the street and say something snide about homeless people to a group that I pass. One of them is particularly offended and starts to follow me. He doesn't appear to be homeless; he's Hispanic but isn't dressed like a gangbanger. If anything, he looks just like some normal guy who attends community college. He's got on a black shirt and khakis and asks me, "What'd you say about homeless people?" And I repeated whatever it was I said and continued on my way, not really giving a shit about him. And I go into this convenience store where I meet up with Jen and there's like a wedding reception taking place. I go to leave and the homeless Hispanic is still following me. He asks me again what I said about homeless people and I said, "They steal. I mean, they sell. I don't know why I said they steal when I meant that they sell." And he's suddenly not only standing between me and the doorway but he's black and stocky, with a shaved head. I'm intimidated and he starts sermonizing to me about what an asshole I am for talking shit about homeless people. I sit down in a plastic chair as he rants at me. Then I remember that I've been going to kickboxing for more than a year and I'm like, "Fuck this guy," so I get up and start bouncing around like I'm a boxer. I punch him in the head a few times, inexplicably holding back as though I didn't want to piss him off, tossing in a few kicks to the body. He laughs off my assault and throws a retaliatory kick with his right leg. I catch it and pivot to my left, breaking his leg horrifically, high up on the femur. He crumples to the ground and screams in agony. I tell him, "I'm going to bite you because I can," and proceed to take a bite out of his shin. The wound is like what you'd expect to be inflicted by Jaws. The shark. And he looks at the gaping hole that's replaced his shin bone with wide eyes and I finally let go of his right leg and walk out of the store.
Last night
I run into a coworker from my former department, Brooke, while walking out of the building. She starts talking shit about my friend Brandie, who prepared me for Brooke's shenanigans, and instead of telling her to fuck off, I listen to her and pretend to be sympathetic to what she has to say so that I can relay it to Brandie. We head out to the parking lot, which is a multiple-story concrete lot, the kind that you'd find in any metropolitan downtown district, especially next to a bank. It's five o'clock and everybody's leaving at once. I stop near the entrance to the level where my car happens to be to let the salespeople who are leaving walk past us. Brooke becomes Adrienne and it turns out I'm giving her a ride home. We go to my Kia Soul, which is parked next to Dan's car. Dan is a sales manager who reminds me of Pete Campbell from Mad Men. He's got 3 of the reps on his team carpooling with him and they're all lollygagging in getting into the fucking car. I start to regret being courteous and letting them go ahead of me and get impatient, yelling, "God, hurry up already." But then just as quickly, I pretend that I'm not serious. "I'm mostly kidding." I'm beside the car, inches away from getting into my own vehicle, talking to Dan, when I'm in the back seat, against the passenger's side window, and Dan is leaving. He's suddenly in a hurry and I need to get out so I can get to my car. Being that he's in a hurry, he can't be bothered to slow down for the shortest of moments. I slowly get more agitated as he descends one level of the parking garage after another. The other male sales rep (there are also 2 female reps, both of whom are in the back seat with me) realizes that I'm a fucking time bomb and tries to reason with Dan to slow down long enough for me to get out of the car but Dan is oblivious. There is absolutely no traffic as he exits the parking garage to get onto the street, so there isn't any time for me to get out. And as he approaches a red light to make a left turn, I finally see an opportunity to seize, but the light immediately turns green and he floors it despite the protestations from the guy riding shotgun. I'm finally ballistic and tell him, "You cock-sucking fagg0t, I'm going to kick your ass tomorrow." And in the eyeblink that he takes to brake before making his left hand turn, I open the door and step out of the car. I start running back to my car but I lost my glasses somewhere along the line and everything's blurry.
A high school teacher assigned the class a partners creative writing project wherein we had free reign, except we had to perform the piece we'd written. Every other partner group in the class did something funny; I decided I didn't want to perform and thus was going to write something where my character was dead. I ended up writing a series of memos - like Dale Cooper to Diane in Twin Peaks - that my partner read to the class while I just laid on the floor "dead" (snoozing). Everyone was extremely uncomfortable.
I award my dream self big points for being super lazy.
A few days ago:
Fist bumped Daniel Radcliffe, and then heard that morning on the radio that it was his birthday. Awesome.
I love dreams.
99% of my dreams are me running errands or trying to accomplish something, and failing to do so.
And then I wake up stressed out and pissed. Now I have to get up and actually do stuff.
My sister on the other hand, has had dreams of just sitting on a stool in a solid white room.... just humming. WTF
I keep having dreams about zombies or ghosts. I keep waking up scared, and feeling like there is someone in my room with me. I know it's completely irrational, but I have to fully wake up, turn on a light and look around my room to make sure no one is there. I wish these fuckers would just let me sleep.
Spirits watching over you
No, something is eating you. Haunting you. Anxiety caused by?
The thing I never understood is...
if zombies existed, why are they inclined to eat living people/brains. Who knows that for sure....?
I like FB's answer better. The anxiety isn't going anywhere, so I guess I am stuck with these fuckers.


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Brass quintet (2 trumpets, french horn, trombone and tuba) - Grade 4
Composed by Various. Arranged by Arthur Frackenpohl. Hanukkah. Score and set of parts. Duration 5 minutes, 10 seconds. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.18841).
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This delightful suite for the Jewish winter celebration of Hanukkah is dedicated to the Carolina Brass. It consist of a moderate arrangement of "O Hanukkah" a stately rendition of "Rock Of Ages" and a spirited original "Dance The Horah." Perfect for grade 4 brass quintets. Total duration 5:10.


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Do the Seattle Seahawks Need to Tone Down Richard Sherman?March 8, 2013
As long as Richard Sherman continues to be an All-Pro on the field, the Seattle Seahawks should have no reason to tone down the multitude of things he's grown famous for saying off it.
The always-confident Sherman certainly added to his polarizing reputation Thursday.
Appearing as a guest on ESPN's much-maligned debate show First Take, Sherman used the stage to embark on an abusive takedown of host Skip Bayless.
Whenever you refer to me, whenever you speak to me, whenever you address me, address me as All-Pro Stanford graduate beacuse those are some accomplishments you will aspire to but never accomplish. You have never accomplished anything.
Bayless attempted to defend his own (non-existant) credibility, but Sherman wasn't done with the attack.
I am intelligent enough and capable enough to understand that you are ignorant, pompous, egotistical cretin, and that's what it comes down to...I'm at the top of my field...In my 24 years old life, I'm better at life than you.
The rant was impressive in idea but lacking in execution. While most in the sporting world would love to get the kind of shot at Bayless Sherman was granted, the entire episode came off as forced, sloppy and, for lack of a better phrase, utterly rude.
That said, Sherman is no stranger to this kind of public display.
Following a Seahawks win in October, Sherman was clearly unafraid of taking aim at New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. The resulting aftershocks finally introduced the cornerback to the world outside the NFL.
At the Super Bowl in New Orleans, Sherman took to Bourbon Street to find out who NFL fans really thought was the better player between himself and Darrelle Revis. It was a playful and charismatic prank that Sherman did very well with.
Even recently, the growing feud between Sherman and Revis has spilled out to social media, where the top All-Pros waged a Twitter war over who was the better player. As you'd expect, it was Sherman who was mostly the aggressor.
Richard Sherman @RSherman_25
Got off my flight to this hilarious convo. So I have 8 picks 3 ff and a sack. My season stats looking like Revis career stats
The brash and dauntless Sherman continues to rub some people the wrong way, and he's quickly become one of the game's more polarizing players because of it.
Still, the Seahawks shouldn't care as long as Sherman continues playing at the elite level he has over the last two seasons. Minor distractions off the field are an easy trade-off for Sherman's worth on it.
Since 2011, there simply hasn't been a better cornerback in the NFL.
Over the last two seasons, Sherman has intercepted 12 passes, defended 41 more and forced four fumbles—numbers he'll tell you make him the game's best.
But even more advanced metrics point to Sherman's stranglehold over the position.
According to Pro Football Focus, no cornerback graded out higher in 2012 (including postseason games) than Sherman, and his coverage grade of plus-29.3 represented a mark over 10 points higher than the next best cornerback.
The Seahawks will only have a problem with Sherman's off-field antics if his play on the field doesn't walk the walk.
Given the product he's produced over the last two seasons and his confidence in those performances, the Seahawks likely don't have anything to worry about.


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A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Fall River Methodist Church in Fall River.
Mr. Hime died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, at his home.
He was born Dec. 7, 1935, in Fall River, the son of Norman C. and Bessie A. (Shinkle) Hime. He graduated in 1954 from Fall River High School.
Mr. Hime worked for Peter Kewit Corp., List and Clark, CMI Corp. and NR Hamm Quarries/Construction. He also worked at Reuter Organ Co. and in maintenance at Lawrence Athletic Club.
He was a member of Masonic Petroleum Lodge No. 474 in Tulsa, Okla. He served as a trustee at Mission Lake Christian Camp in Horton and as president and baseball coach for the Perry Athletic Assn. He was active in the Perry-Lecompton and Eudora booster clubs.
Mr. Hime was a member of Christ Community Church, and was a deacon and elder several years at Perry Christian Church
He married Sharon Eaton in 1955 in Fredonia. They later divorced. He married Jeanie Thoma on April 4, 1980. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include two sons, Darrell, Eudora, and Grant Evan Hardesty, San Francisco; three daughters, Sharlyn Marie Fulks, Ottawa, and Leah Jean Hime and Deborah Lynn Hime, both of Eudora; his mother, Bessie Hime, Fall River; two brothers, Evert, Idabel, Okla., and Jerry, Derby; two sisters, Norma Gay Jones, Fall River, and Marilyn Kay Deveney, Huntsville, Tex.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Friends may call 5 p.m.-9 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, where the family will greet friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The family suggests memorials to the ALS clinic at Kansas University Medical Center, Keith Worthington Chapter of ALS Assn. or to Hospice Care in Douglas County. Memorials may be sent care of the funeral home.
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I hope you're having a great New Year so far! What are some of your health goals for 2017? If it is to live a more nontoxic lifestyle, then why not start with your laundry routine?
Did you know that any chemical you put on your skin reaches your bloodstream in 26 seconds? This is why it is so important to rid your home of toxic chemicals including laundry detergents and dryer sheets.
Let me introduce you to DANSOAP 100% Natural Laundry Soap. The company just recently launched by two lifelong friends- both named Dan! Everything is sourced locally; they believe in keeping a strong community, so you will notice the label says Made in CLE (Cleveland, Ohio).
They generously sent me an Unscented and a Lavender to try out. As always, this is my personal opinion.
So what is Natural about DANSOAP? They have a great FAQ page to check out and even define the terms we may see on the packaging. Check it out here.
There are only a few key ingredients that will get your clothes simply clean. You aren't going to see big suds in the washer. Why? When you see bubbles normally its fillers such as SLS and chemicals that do not simply need to be there. DANSOAP uses essential oil such as lavender, so you aren't going to see Fragrance on the ingredient list.
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Miyabi Kaizen 3.5" Paring Knife
MIYABI Kaizen 3.5" Paring Knife - Small, light and versatile knife with a slim blade and centered tip.
Peels, cuts, cleans and garnishes fruit and vegetables. Also suitable for preparing meat and larding.
Features and Benefits
Manufactured in Seki, Japan
The resilient core of VG10 (CMV60) super steel is protected by a 64-layer stunning flower Damascus pattern.
The CRYODUR� blade undergoes a four-step hardening process that maximizes the properties of the steel.
  � Hardening done in a state-of-the-art vacuum furnace
  � Rapid-quenching to room temperature in seconds
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John Kerry's Medals
Some people believe that John Kerry's medals jumped the White House Fence in 1971, but that's not true: it was a wood and wire fence around the Capitol over which Kerry threw his combat ribbons as a symbol of protest. Number of medals/ribbons thrown: unknown. Number of White House Fence Jumpers Staff who care: zero. Duh.


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"Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter."- Yoda
"I'll just see where Providence takes me and try to look like I got there confidently." - Craig Ferguson
That must be what she has in her hand in the house when hugging Travis. An Eiffel Tower.
When you put your whole body into the dance, your spirit will follow.
Awww, so cute the charm necklace
Travis's face says it all. Jerk! What is the big deal?
Here goes the big time, shocking confession. Travis is taking a drink..... ughhh.
"Feel the sky blanket you/ With gems and rhinestones/ See the path cut by the moon/ For you to walk on" - EV
So was that the big secret? That Jehan's divorced?
Jehan talks about getting married like she was victimized or something. She says, "IT HAPPENED," rather than "I did it."
Um, that is a red flag to me, that she won't take responsibility for her actions.
Travis is looking shell shocked at Jehan's marriage confession... the guy wanted to stay in the US.. who guessed that?? Someone, I think...
Next surprise is what??
The marriage story about the hubby marring her for a green card idea was wieird. Did she not know that he was looking for a way to stay?


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Batelco staff specialise in AT&T Cabling Systems
Batelco, Bahrain's leading Communications Company, in line with its pursuit of ensuring its employees are trained to international standards, held a specialised training programme for AT&T Cabling Systems at its Hamala Headquarters, recently.
AT&T Cabling Systems' Business Development Manager in the Middle East Ashish Marya, conducted the programme and presented the AT&T Cabling Systems' Product Portfolio to Batelco's Business Solutions Team.
Batelco General Manager Enterprise Division Adel Daylami said that Batelco's business solutions portfolio includes products and services developed by a number of leading global companies such as AT&T.
"We arrange relevant training programmes to ensure our teams serving the business sector have all the necessary knowledge to help them to support our customers," he said.
Such programmes support Batelco's aim at enhancing the skill sets within its workforce by providing employees with high quality training opportunities to gain the skills needed in their rolls.
Captions: Batelco Business Solutions Team with AT&T Cabling Systems' Business Development Manager Middle East, Ashish Marya, 5th from right.
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Listen more and assume less
East Lothian Council is committed to making sure that looked after children and young people, and their families and carers, are involved in making decisions and planning for their care, education and development. Since 2007, we have employed an Involvement Officer. Their role is to set up systems, initiatives and procedures to involve children, young people and their families in how we plan and deliver integrated services in East Lothian.
Since 2010, children and young people's views have been reported every six months in Listen more, assume less - see below.
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Improving practice
We have recently produced the following policy and guidance:
State of Children's Rights in Scotland Report 2011
Together Scotland's report provides a non-government perspective on the extent to which children in Scotland are able to enjoy their rights enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It reflects on the progress made over the past year since the publication of Together's 2010 State of Children's Rights report, discussing what progress has been made and where further efforts are needed.
Further information
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2011 BMW 535i 4-Door Sedan
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SORRY for being so...naive.I never really sat down to consider my decisions and I guess that has caused quite a suffering...SORRY for letting all my bad relationships effect my whole image for boys.SORRY for not trusting those who really deserved it....SORRY for everything to everyone that has been hurt from me!I didn't really wanted to hurt anyone...Hope someday I will be forgiven by all of you,and maybe,just maybe,then,I will be able to forgive myself as well. :)
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> a work product along the lines of a "Linked Open Data Primer for Chief > Information Officers." This is the type of email that makes me glad to still be reading the WG emails from time to time. An identified need with a proposal for a concrete, bounded, achievable output. There are a number of documents on open gov data and linked open data already, so the question I have is: what aspects of these documents are or are not useful/convincing/understandable for a government CIO? (For one, they're probably all too long.) To highlight my favorites on this subject (including some of my own writing): http://www.w3.org/TR/gov-data/ http://www.w3.org/TR/egov-improving/ http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/GovData Mayo, Ed and Tom Steinberg. The Power of Information: An independent review. June 2007. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/advice/poi/power-of-information-review.pdf Office of Science and Technology Policy, U.S.A. government. Harnessing the Power of Digital Data for Science and Society: Report of the Interagency Working Group on Digital Data to the Committee on Science of the National Science and Technology Council. January 2009. http://www.nitrd.gov/About/Harnessing_Power.aspx Robinson, David G., Yu, Harlan, Zeller, William P. and Felten, Edward W. Government Data and the Invisible Hand. 2009. Yale Journal of Law & Technology, Vol. 11, p. 160. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1138083 Tauberer, Joshua. Open Data is Civic Capital. May 2009. http://razor.occams.info/pubdocs/opendataciviccapital.html (and citations within!) Tauberer, Joshua. Building a Civic Semantic Web. August 2009. Nodalities. http://www.talis.com/nodalities/pdf/nodalities_issue7.pdf Uhlir, Paul F. The socioeconomic effects of public sector information on digital networks: Workshop Summary. U.S. National Committee for CODATA Board on Research Data and Information Policy and Global Affairs. 2009. http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12687 I think all of the relevant information has already been written somewhere by now, but it may not be in a useful form for this case (despite everyone's attempt to try). - Josh Tauberer - CivicImpulse / GovTrack.us http://razor.occams.info | www.govtrack.us | civicimpulse.com "Members of both sides are reminded not to use guests of the House as props." On 02/15/2011 04:09 PM, firstname.lastname@example.com wrote: > Hello, > > A suggestion I have for work on Gov't Linked Data is to include a work > product along the lines of a "Linked Open Data Primer for Chief > Information Officers." > > I would be happy to discuss further what I think such a document should > address. > > Regards, > > Michael Pendleton > Terminology Services Manager > Office of Environmental Information > U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > Phone: (202) 566-1658 > Fax: (202) 566-1639 > >Received on Thursday, 17 February 2011 00:15:18 UTC
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Minimizing TCO in Enterprise Wi-Fi Infrastructure
With the improvements in performance and cuts in price Wi-Fi has experienced over the years, coupled with the technology's convenience and reliability across a variety of traditional pain points, it should come as no surprise that Wi-Fi has seen significant success in enterprise settings.
Despite developments in enterprise Wi-Fi technology, there still remain a few pain points; namely, capacity shortages, which lead to increased spending. The proliferation of mobile devices in the workplace and today's increased demands on networks only continue to exacerbate the Wi-Fi capacity dilemma - but network traffic won't be slowing down any time soon.
This paper addresses the capacity cap of modern Wi-Fi and explains the benefits of advanced technologies and architectures. Read on for more, including:
- Defining Wi-Fi value and determining the benefits
- Minimizing WLAN total cost of ownership
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Portraits of influence
The only woman to crack our panel's top 25, Kopp conceived of Teach for America as her senior thesis; it is now one of the leading public-service projects in the country and has sent more than 14,000 recent college graduates to teach in poor schools throughout the United States.
Read about others on the list. Click on the illustration below to read about each person. You can also select individuals by name in the index below.
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German Bundesliga Opta Facts - 22-24 October
Statistics and facts to help your football betting are available every week at William Hill courtesy of Opta Sportsdata, Europe's leading provider of sports performance statistics.
Hamburg v Bayern
- Hamburg have won both of their last two home games against Bayern under floodlights, and both by 1-0, Mladen Petric scored the winner in both games.
- This is the 50th time that Hamburg have hosted a competitive match against Bayern. The Munich side have not scored at Hamburg in 200 minutes.
- FC Bayern have only won one of their last seven matches against Hamburg (three draws, three defeats).
- Only one of Hamburg's 13 goals this season has been scored in the first half. HSV would occupy the bottom position in a hypothetical first-half table.
- If Bayern lose this match, they will have recorded as many defeats as in the entire of last season.
- Despite Mario Gomez' first hat-trick in a Bayern jersey, FC Bayern's attack is still the poorest in the league with only eight goals (tied with Köln).
Frankfurt v Schalke
- Schalke are unbeaten against Frankfurt in 10 games (eight wins, two draws).
- Frankfurt have lost their last five games against Schalke, scoring only two goals in the process. Eintracht's last win against Schalke came in 2004 when they beat S04 3-0 at home.
- If all Bundesliga games had finished after the first 45 minutes, Frankfurt would top the table. Eintracht have been in front at the break five times and haven't been behind after 45 minutes this season.
- Frankfurt and Dortmund are the only two teams in the Bundesliga that have won their last three games.
- Eintracht haven't scored a single goal in the first 15 minutes (like Hamburg). Despite Frankfurt's goal drought in the first quarter of an hour, no team has scored more goals in the first 45 minutes than Eintracht (eight like Hoffenheim, Dortmund and Gladbach).
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has found the back of the net in his last five games for Schalke. The club record in that respect is held by Ruediger Abramczik who scored in seven consecutive Bundesliga games for S04 (1978/79).
Mönchengladbach v Bremen
- Mönchengladbach are unbeaten in their last five home Bundesliga games against Bremen (four wins, one draw). They have scored at least twice in each of these games (14 goals in total).
- Borussia have not won more BL home games against any other side as they have against Werder (24, the same as against Kaiserslautern).
- Gladbach are yet to win at home this season (two draws, two defeats), while Bremen are yet to win away (two draws, two defeats).
- Gladbach have not won for six games (two draws, four defeats), only Kaiserslautern have currently gone as long without a win.
- This is Gladbach's 43rd season in the Bundesliga and they have conceded a record number of goals after eight games (23).
- Borussia have been given the most red cards so far this season (four). Last season they only had one.
Freiburg v Kaiserslautern
- Kaiserslautern have lost seven of their eight away games at Freiburg since the millennium (one win).
- Freiburg have lost three of their last four BL games (one win). Kaiserslautern haven't won any of their last six games.
- Kaiserslautern have lost their last three away games.
- Freiburg have scored in each of their last 12 BL games, currently a joint league high with Hoffenheim. Kaiserslautern have scored only one goal in their last four games and have lost all of them.
- Kaiserslautern have conceded at least one goal in their last six games.
Hannover v Köln
- Hannover have won six of their last eight encounters with Köln.
- Köln have only won one of their last 11 league games (three draws, seven defeats).
- Hannover have lost their last two games and have failed to score in both.
- Köln have not won any of their last six away games, their longest run in the Bundesliga since 2005/06.
- Both sides have lost all games this season when conceding first.
- Hannover manager Mirko Slomka has had four encounters as a manager in competitive games with Köln and hasn't won any of them.
Nürnberg v Wolfsburg
- Wolfsburg have played 10 away games at Nürnberg in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 and have won only once (five draws, four defeats).
- In these 10 games Wolfsburg have only scored five goals and Nürnberg have kept six clean sheets.
- Edin Dzeko, Grafite, and Diego have scored 13 of Wolfsburg's 14 goals this season.
- Nürnberg defender Andreas Wolf has scored in his last two appearances. Before these games he had only netted three times in 150 matches.
- Grafite has scored five of Wolfsburg's last seven Bundesliga goals, four of them in the second half.
- Nürnberg manager Dieter Hecking has won only one of his seven Bundesliga games as a manager against Wolfsburg (two draws, four defeats). The four defeats have come in the last four games.
Dortmund v Hoffenheim
- Dortmund's seven consecutive wins equals their club record set in 2008/09 (also under Klopp). Another victory against Hoffenheim would set a new club record.
- If Dortmund win and keep a clean sheet against 1899, it would be their fourth consecutive clean sheet victory at home, also setting a new club record.
- 1899 have scored at least one goal in each of their last 12 league outings, a club record for them and a league record shared with Freiburg.
- For the first time in their club history, Dortmund have won seven of their first eight matches. Never before have BVB won 21 points in eight games.
- Borussia's position at the top of the table is justified, they have scored more goals (20) and conceded fewer (six) than anyone else in the first eight weeks.
- In only one of Hoffenheim's last 15 BL games has the total score been less than two goals.
Leverkusen v Mainz
- Mainz's last BL victory over Bayer came more than four and a half years ago. On 18 March 2006, FSV prevailed 2-1 at the BayArena - Leverkusen haven't lost any of their four meetings with Mainz since then (2 wins, 2 draws).
- Leverkusen haven't lost any of their last eight competitive matches (4 wins, 4 draws), losing only one game this season. Only Dortmund are currently on a longer undefeated streak in the BL (7 matches) than Bayer (6).
- Mainz and Bayer (18 goals each) have the Bundesliga's best attack behind Dortmund (20).
- Leverkusen have racked up the most headed goals in the league (5). Mainz are the only team in the BL that has yet to concede a headed goal.
- Mainz have netted a league-high six goals through substitutes - Andre Schürrle, who has scored three of his four goals coming off the bench, currently ranks as the league's super-sub.
- Leverkusen have netted twice on all eight matchdays except the 0-0 against Nürnberg.
Stuttgart v St. Pauli
- Stuttgart have never lost at home against St. Pauli (six wins, one draw).
- Stuttgart have only won one of their last 10 BL games (three draws, six defeats).
- St. Pauli have won their last two games, for the first time in the BL since April 1996.
- St. Pauli have won three away games this season - four wins would mean a new record within a BL season for St. Pauli.
- Only Mönchengladbach (23) have conceded more goals than Stuttgart (17, like Bremen).


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The girl started slightly at the sound of her name. She looked to see her father extending a hand down to her from his place on the ladder. "The beet root, please." The two were wedged tightly into the tiny Potions pantry, attempting to finish up inventory mere hours before the start of term.
"Sorry." She found the jar in the half-full box on the floor and handed it up to him.
His next words were even more surprising. "Are you all right?"
Paige knew she must look deep in thought if her father noticed enough to ask. Well, she was quite pensive. The Hogwarts Express would be pulling into the station at five o'clock, and instead of hanging eagerly off the Astronomy Tower, this year she would be awaiting the arrival of Draco and her friends at the Slytherin table with everyone else. If she wanted to get closer to him, she would need to appear inconspicuous, just one of the crowd. After all, if Pansy got any hint that Paige sought special attention from her boyfriend, she would have her head.
"Yes. Are we almost done?" She asked, handing him a jar of horned toad entrails automatically as he sought it from above.
"I suppose." He frowned slightly, having very little… well, patience for impatience. "Do you have a prior commitment you simply must dash off to?"
"No." She replied quietly. "I-It's just that the Sorting will begin soon."
"A fact of which I was already aware." He said dismissively. "Though I did not expect you to be so interested in the placement of the first-years, seeing as you have moved on to second year." He shifted a jar of bumblebee legs to the left to make room for a bigger one containing millipede segments. "Or perhaps it is simply that you miss your friends?"
Paige nodded. He couldn't possibly understand, of course – the people he spent time with were more like associates than friends, anyway.
Professor Snape extended his hand downward, motioning to the jar of field mouse brains in the box. "There is still half an hour before the train is scheduled to arrive. You'll have no trouble finding a seat."
Paige sighed, handing him the jar. He took it, found a place for it on the shelf, and then climbed down off the ladder, turning to face his daughter, placing one hand on each of her shoulders.
"You know, Paige, I love you very much."
She nodded with a smile, no longer able to maintain her air of frustration.
"I am very proud of you. You are beautiful, intelligent, and good-hearted, all prized qualities that make you a gift of a daughter. You are also becoming an talented witch, and I am especially glad to see how your interest and skill in my own field have grown." His expression flickered just slightly at his next words, a change so tiny that no one who hadn't lived with him for many years would have even noticed. "Your mother would be very happy to know you."
Paige looked down. This was a difficult subject for him. Her mother had left many years ago, around Christmastime, when Paige was only two. Her father had never explained her departure, but Paige had deduced that it likely had to do with his solitary nature and frequent absences from home, which occurred at all hours. As far as she was concerned, her mother could stay away. She and her father had always done just fine by themselves.
"Now, I know you enjoyed spending time with Draco this summer, and I'm sure you're very excited to see your friends again this evening." He looked at her intently. "Just be careful. Remember what I've always told you: not everyone has good intentions. Do you understand?"
"Yes." Paige nodded again, leaning in and giving him a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Don't worry, Dad. You'll always be my number one." She smiled.
"That is why you're my favorite daughter." He placed another hand on the ladder. "I can handle the rest of this myself. You'd best go and get ready, don't you think?"
Paige looked down, realizing that she was still in sweatpants. "Right. Thanks." She headed off to the common room, wondering how she was going to decide what to wear to the Sorting.
The first class of the year for the Slytherin and Gryffindor second-years was Transfiguration. The students filtered into Professor McGonagall's classroom, dividing instantly into their respective sides. Paige chose a seat near the front, her friends following closely behind. Draco and Daphne both moved to sit next to her, but Pansy predictably plopped her bag down first. "You know, I was so busy telling you about my trip to Paris with my mother, I completely forgot to ask about your summer last night at dinner. Since you didn't bother to owl me even once, I'm assuming it was action-packed." She said, smiling as if she expected a very juicy story.
"Oh." Paige said shortly, blanking. Draco shot her a cautious look from the next row back. They had spent a great deal of time together, mostly talking about life at Hogwarts and taking turns on Draco's new broomstick. Paige had even taken a few trips out to Diagon Alley with Draco's mother to explore the shops. Though these activities were harmlessly platonic, Pansy would surely assume the worst if she ever found out, and Pansy knew everything that anyone knew at Hogwarts. It was thus very important that these details remained between Paige and Draco alone.
"Well, I spent most of my time with Dad, actually." Paige said finally. Pansy's expression fell slightly. This admission was clearly a disappointment. "He really wants me to be his apprentice when I get a bit older, and he thinks we need to start early to make sure I'm ready for it."
"That's no fun." Pansy sighed, running a hand through her hair. "I mean, how are you supposed to get a boyfriend if you spend all day in the dungeons? I don't even want to see your nails."
Paige was about to check them herself when Professor McGonagall signaled the start of class.
"Good morning, students." The professor said, beginning to pace up and down the center aisle. "I hope you all enjoyed your summer, and it's good to see everyone back at Hogwarts. The first project we shall undertake this year is the process of turning a rabbit into a sweater. This spell will work with just about any furry animal, and it can make quite a difference if you ever find yourself in the midst of a very cold winter with your family pet. As always, the creature will not be harmed, and you can turn the animal back when you no longer have a need for the sweater."
The students chuckled a bit and began to move into their usual groups.
"Just a moment, please." Professor McGonagall interrupted. "Now, I am pleased to see that you all had no trouble making friends during your first year. However, it's always good to seize the opportunity to get to know others and make new friends. Therefore, I will be placing you into pairs for this lesson."
The Slytherins and Gryffindors groaned at equal volumes. Ignoring this, Professor McGonagall began separating the students into groups of two. When Draco was paired with Dean Thomas, Pansy immediately moved next to Paige in a move of desperation, but Professor McGonagall motioned for them to separate. "Miss Parkinson, you're with Miss Brown." She paused, thinking carefully. "Paige… Miss Bulstrode, if you will."
Paige nodded, glancing toward the back of the room, where Millicent was seated. Though they had both been paired with Gryffindors, Daphne and Pansy both shot her a sympathetic look. Millicent was more than a mere social calamity; she didn't seem to possess a great deal of skill as a witch, either. Paige would most likely be doing this lesson on her own, only to share the credit at the end. Sighing, she tossed the strap of her bag over one shoulder and strode back to where Millicent was sitting.
"Hi." She said softly, setting her things down and taking a seat. "I'm Paige."
"I know who you are. Everyone does." Millicent said, though her tone was not unkind. "I'm Millicent." She offered, looking nervous. Paige felt a pang of pity.
"It's nice to meet you." Paige replied, petting the black rabbit before them.
"Obviously you're good at Potions." Millicent added. "How are you with this?"
"I suppose we'll see." Paige said, and the rabbit seemed to tense slightly.
The girls worked through the lesson slowly. Paige picked it up after a short time, and with a bit of help, Millicent was soon able to do it on her own as well. Professor McGonagall even asked them to demonstrate for the class toward the end of the period. When the lesson was over, they returned the rabbit to Professor McGonagall and Paige packed up her things to go. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed her usual crowd heading her way now that they had been freed from their respective partners. Millicent seemed to notice this as well, seeing as she finished packing up very quickly.
"Well, thanks. It was nice to meet you." She said, turning to go with a small smile.
Paige nodded, arranging the strap of her bag across her body.
"Go on now, Bulstrode, you can't hog her attention forever." Pansy drawled loudly, coming up behind them and taking Draco's hand. "Come on, Paige, why don't we celebrate your little act of charity with a chocolate? Mum sent me some this morning and I'll get so fat if I eat them all." She laughed cruelly. "We've got time to stop by the common room before Potions, don't we?"
"Actually, Paige, I'd like to have a word, if you don't mind." Professor McGonagall said, standing by the door. "I'm sure your father won't mind if you're a minute or two late."
Pansy rolled her eyes, leading the group out of the room. Behind them, Harry Potter and his friends also exited. Hermione Granger offered Paige a genuine smile, which she returned.
"I paired you with Miss Bulstrode because I thought you'd be the most civil out of your group of friends. I was correct." She smiled at Paige. "As usual, you make me proud, Paige. All of us are quite proud of you." She paused, and then seemed to remember what she'd truly meant to discuss. "I'm doing a lesson on alchemy for my seventh years in a few weeks. It is, after all, sort of a pairing of Potions and Transfiguration. Anyway, I need your father to look over my draft and make sure I've done the Potions history component correctly." She handed Paige a very thick roll of parchment. "Could you ensure this makes it into his hands?"
"Of course." Paige nodded, taking it from her. "Did you need anything else, Professor?"
"No, that's all. Scurry along to Potions, now." Professor McGonagall said absently, already having mentally moved along to her next task.
Paige headed out the door and turned quickly down the stairs to the dungeons. Her father wouldn't embarrass her for being late, but his tolerance was not infinite, even for her.
The weeks continued to pass, and Paige busied herself with schoolwork while trying not to notice Pansy and Draco canoodling at every turn. She was enjoying a break from such a performance on this particular evening, sitting in the common room after classes and idly working on an essay for History of Magic while listening to Marcus and Adrian plan the annual Saints and Sinners party.
"I say this year we make it a lingerie party." Adrian grinned.
"Oh, you can be sure I won't come." Paige said, glancing over at him.
"That's fine. You're not exactly one of the easiest girls in Slytherin as it is." He replied.
"Yes, but you would be one of the best catches." Marcus added, smiling at her. "Because of this, I'm afraid our little get-together must include only Paige-friendly activities."
Paige smiled at her friend, rolling her eyes as Adrian sighed dramatically.
"You're going to look so fit in that uniform." A voice said behind them. Pansy and Draco came into the common room, Crabbe and Goyle trailing in after them. Pansy noticed Paige sitting in the middle of the room. "Ooh, have you heard?"
"Heard what?" Daphne spoke up from her place in the corner, where she was watching Blaise and Theo play wizard chess.
"I've just been made Seeker." Draco said proudly. "On top of that, my father has graciously donated brand new Nimbus 2001s to the entire team." Marcus attempted to look as though he didn't care, but the brief sparkle in his eye gave away his delight at being given the newest, fastest broomstick on the market for the small price of kicking his old Seeker off the team.
Most everyone in the common room was now paying attention, and they voiced their approval.
"Anyway, as you know, our first game is coming up very soon." Draco continued. "I'm sure you all will show up to watch us put the Gryffindors in their graves." He glanced at Paige, meeting her eyes for a little too long before Pansy spoke up again.
"Come on, Drakie, let's go outside. You've got to take me for a spin on your new broomstick."
Draco cringed slightly at the nickname. "Pans, you hate flying." He said quietly.
"Nonsense." She laughed, cuddling up to him, clearly enjoying all of the attention.
"Erm, all right." Draco looked back at Paige once more before heading for the door with Pansy.
"No one is going anywhere." Professor Snape came through the door, looking very cross. "Everyone take a seat. Something very serious has just occurred, and Professor Dumbledore has instructed me to discuss it with all of you." He looked around the room. "Greengrass, Zabini, go up and rouse the students napping in their rooms." A group of Slytherins filtered into the room now, some looking scared, others confused, and some even appearing triumphant.
When everyone was assembled, Professor Snape took his place in front of the fireplace. "As some of you know, a message was found written in blood in a corridor a few moments ago. The message indicated that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened, and that the Heir of Slytherin has returned to claim the lives of Muggle-born students."
Paige sat forward slightly in her seat, surprised. Naturally, she had heard the story before, but for some reason she had always assumed it was just a myth meant to frighten Muggle-borns. Her father's expression, however, demonstrated his belief that this was a very real concern.
"Our house is now under a great deal of scrutiny from the rest of the school. As a member of the faculty, I am obviously charged with protecting all of the students, including the Muggle-borns. If anyone has any information on these events, I expect him or her to come forward immediately and reveal those details to me so that some resolution of this matter may be found." He stood up and exited the common room, indicating that the meeting was now over. The common room was immediately abuzz.
"Who d'you think it is?" Adrian asked.
"Well, that's the question, isn't it?" Pansy said. "It's not like they're going to give themselves up, though. They'd be expelled, wouldn't they?"
"Probably sent to Azkaban." Paige corrected.
"It's not such a bad thing, I think." Draco said, sitting down. "This school would be a lot more respectable if we got rid of all the Mudbloods."
Paige looked down, not wanting to get involved. Blood status had never concerned her much.
"You incriminating yourself, then, Malfoy?" Marcus smirked.
"No, it's not me." Draco retorted. "Wish I knew who it was, though. I'd give him a list."
"Granger's name would be at the top." Pansy added, giggling.
"I hope they find out who it is soon." Paige said quietly to Adrian, avoiding getting involved in the current conversation. Hermione seemed nice, as far as she was concerned, and she made a fine witch. "I mean, I'm not looking forward to all this anti-Slytherin sentiment Dad's talking about."
Adrian looked at her with a slight smirk. "Isn't there already plenty of anti-Slytherin sentiment?"
Paige nodded, laughing just slightly. He made a good point.
If the rest of the school held any anti-Slytherin feelings, they had a wonderful opportunity to express them at the first Quidditch game of the year. While the crowd was usually limited to the two houses competing, this time Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students came out in droves to support Gryffindor. Paige didn't envy her friends down on the field from her place in the Slytherin stands. However, true to Slytherin form, they carefully hid any anxiety they had in favor of bravado.
Marcus shook hands bitterly with the Gryffindor captain, Oliver Wood. With an amused smile, Paige recalled catching Wood in the act of staring at her at lunch one day. He seemed like a nice boy, really, but he was a little too squeaky-clean to be interesting. Below her, the game began.
Unfortunately, the game did not go well for the Slytherins. Marcus and Adrian flew hard against the wind initially, netting several goals for the team and putting them far ahead of the Gryffindors, but thanks to the hard work of the Weasley twins, the Slytherins fell behind after a while. Draco seemed a bit too bent on tripping up Harry Potter to pay attention to the Snitch, and he lost ownership of it after a long and harrowing chase and a rather hard landing. As the game concluded and the Gryffindors began their celebration, Madam Hooch took a look at Draco.
"You seem all right, but best to have Madam Pomfrey take a look at it just in case." They both looked up to see Paige and Pansy trailing onto the pitch to see if Draco was okay. Paige held an expression of mild concern, whereas Pansy simply looked ticked off that her boyfriend hadn't lived up to her expectations. Harry walked past them toward the exit, handing the snitch over to Madam Hooch as he went. Paige congratulated him quietly on his performance, but he either didn't hear her or didn't care to respond.
"Paige, would you mind helping Mr. Malfoy to the hospital wing?" Madam Hooch asked, preferring to seek the assistance of the girl she knew and trusted over the disenchanted-looking Pansy.
"Sure." Paige nodded, and Draco's expression lightened slightly. As happy as she was to enjoy a few moments alone with Draco, Paige knew better than to cross Pansy. "Pans, you coming?"
"No, thanks." Pansy crossed her arms. "I've got homework to do. Besides, he looks fine. I'm sure he'll be back to the common room in no time." She added, speaking with an air that implied that she was disappointed not to have a victory party to distract her from her studies.
"Okay." Paige nodded. Draco didn't seem disturbed by Pansy's behavior at all.
"Well, go on. It's getting dark." Madam Hooch advised.
Paige offered Draco her shoulder for support, but he declined, preferring to walk beside her. "She's right. I'm perfectly fine."
"Well, it won't hurt." Paige smiled. "Besides, you aren't really in a hurry to get back to the common room, are you?"
"No." Draco laughed softly, but his face darkened considerably. "I really messed it up."
"It's not all your fault." Paige replied. "Don't let her make you feel like that."
"Oh, they'll all say it, it's not just her. They've already forgotten those expensive new broomsticks."
"Well, I think you did fine for your first game." Paige moved to open the door for him into the castle, but he stopped, turning to face her.
"Paige, you are awfully nice to me." He said flatly, smiling slightly at her.
"You're my friend." She replied, looking slightly confused.
The air between them hung in silence for a moment, and just when the crickets were beginning to chirp too loudly, he moved to her quickly and pressed his lips to hers.
She almost fainted from shock. Was this really happening? Was Draco Malfoy kissing her?
It was not the first time.
They were both nine. It was the end of a long day of playing out in the garden, and he had offered to walk her home instead of her having to walk by herself. They were standing in front of her house. She would normally have been embarrassed, but they had been best friends for three years and he knew all her secrets. He kissed her on the cheek and then on the lips, briefly, at the last minute. He said he just wanted to know what kissing was, but he had done it twice, so he must have liked the idea of trying it out on her at least a little bit. She had stopped him after that. Her father was waiting, she said, and she had to go, but she'd see him tomorrow.
Her father wasn't waiting now. She put her hands softly on his face and kissed him back.
For some reason, Paige thought everything would be different when she woke up the next morning, but it was all much the same. Pansy and Draco sat together at breakfast, they held hands when they walked to class, and they snogged in the common room at night. The only changes were the brief moments when Paige and Draco were alone, which were sometimes accidental but most often created by hanging back a little behind the others or pretending to need to ask a professor a question after class. They would escape around a corner and kiss in the shadows, passionately clinging to one another because they knew they would have to act completely different when they went back out in public. Paige wondered how long it would go on like this.
Really, she wondered how much longer she could go on like this.
She was thinking about this for the fifth time that day as she stood in a greenhouse, carefully pulling up mature Mandrakes and plucking their leaves for the draught her father was making for the petrification victims. There were several now, the latest of which had been Hermione Granger, and the culprit was still at large.
She repotted her current Mandrake and pulled off her earmuffs to take a break before pulling up the next one. Her ears no longer obscured by the pink headgear, she clearly heard the greenhouse door open and shut behind her. She turned, expecting Professor Sprout, but saw Harry instead.
"Hello." She said, greeting him but not offering a smile.
"'Lo." He surprised her with a reply. "Er-what're you doing?"
"Relax. Professor Sprout knows I'm here." She rolled her eyes. "If you must know, I'm collecting Mandrake leaves to make a remedy for the petrified students."
"Oh. Your dad's making it, then?"
"He's Potions Master, of course he's making it." Paige shook her head, annoyed that he was preventing her from moving forward in her task.
"I just sort of thought, you know, since he's head of Slytherin-"
"What, that he supports it?" Paige stared at him, offended. "Of course not." She turned back to her task, not really caring if she caused him to pass out. "Neither do I." She added under her breath.
"No! I just-" He sighed. "I'm sorry. That's not what I meant. I don't know what I meant."
She paused, not looking up.
"I'm sorry, I'm just a bit irritable these days." He added. "Everyone thinks it's me. The heir, I mean."
She said nothing at first, and then placed a hand firmly on the Mandrake. "Did you need something in here? I've got to finish this before too long. I've got a charms essay to write."
"Erm, no, but—could you not?" He said.
"Excuse me?" She turned again. "Can't you just go somewhere else?"
"Not exactly." He glanced outside. "Lockhart's out there. He's been chasing me down to help him do his autographs all afternoon."
Paige laughed softly. "He's a real idiot, isn't he?"
"Yeah." Harry laughed as well. "Anyway, I'll put on earmuffs, but please don't kick me out."
"Are you any good with these things? I could use some help. Got a long row ahead of me."
"Sure, I suppose it would pass the time." He sat down, putting on a pair of gloves.
"Listen, Harry…" She bit her lip, looking at him. "I heard about Hermione. I'm sorry."
"Yeah." He said, looking up at her. They had almost the same eye color. "Thanks."
The two of them stayed out in the greenhouse until after dark, just to make sure Lockhart had gone.
Near the end of the year, things changed drastically for the students at Hogwarts. Another message was found written on the wall in blood. The faculty had tried to keep it under wraps, but by lunchtime the next day, all the students knew that Ginny Weasley, a first year, had been stolen away by the Heir of Slytherin into the Chamber of Secrets. Paige had thought this was quite strange, since the Weasleys were technically purebloods. She looked around for Harry to express her condolences, but he and Ron were nowhere to be found. The faculty were all walking around with grave faces, as was much of the student body, and the rumor was that the school would be closed by the end of the week if the Weasley girl wasn't found unharmed and the heir apprehended. Classes had been cancelled, and Professor McGonagall was in charge, since Professor Dumbledore and the Hogwarts gamekeeper had been taken away by the Ministry. The students had nothing to do but catch up on homework, play Gobstones, and wonder about the events of the past few days.
It was under these circumstances that Paige had agreed to go out on a date with Blaise Zabini.
She came in around midnight, carrying her strappy sandals and wanting nothing more than to get out of her tight black dress. She had had a hunch that this would be a bad experience, and she had been right to think so. Blaise had been a perfect gentleman at first, bringing her flowers and escorting her in a carriage, but then she had discovered that their nice dinner was to be held with his mother at their elaborate home. Blaise's mother had proceeded to interrogate her about her family history and domestic skills over five courses and three hours, and at the end of the night, Blaise had tried to stick his tongue down her throat rather than simply saying goodbye. If it hadn't been so traumatic, she might have found it funny. Instead, she chose to forget about it, turning to go up to her room and put on her pajamas.
His voice, coming out of the shadows by the fireplace, stopped her. "Don't go out with him."
She paused, searching for his face. "Trust me, never again." She laughed quietly.
"No, I mean it. Don't go out with anyone. Please?" He leaned forward into the firelight, his expression pained, as if he'd been sitting there all night, waiting for her.
"Don't go out with anyone?" She frowned. "Draco, you can't ask me to do that."
"It hurts me to see it." He said desperately.
"Do you think it doesn't hurt me to see you with Pansy? She treats you like the dirt on her shoes." Paige sighed, folding her sweater over her arm. "You can't just expect me to sit around and wait for you. I'm not like the others, fawning over you helplessly. You know that."
"I know." He said quietly. "I just—I really like you, Paige."
"I like you, too. A lot." She said softly.
"I think—I know I would be happy with you. We would be good together."
"Oh, we'd make quite a pair." Paige nodded, looking at him. She walked over, offering him a smile and kissing him softly for a long moment. "You know what to do, Draco."
"I can't leave her."
She stepped back, her smile falling. "Why not?"
"My parents like her. They think we're going to get married after graduation."
"Your father, you mean. Your mother doesn't like her, you said so yourself." But it didn't matter. Lucius Malfoy's opinion was all that mattered, wasn't it? "Do you like her?"
"I-I don't know."
"Well, it sounds like you have enough to figure out without whatever we have complicating things for you any further." She said coldly, clearing her throat. "Anyway, I'm off to bed. See you in the morning, yeah?"
"Mmm-hmm." He said absently, staring into the fire as she headed up to her room.
On the last day of the year, Paige headed down to breakfast, noticing an obvious divide in the student body. The houses of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff were crowded around the Gryffindor table, excitedly celebrating the return of the petrified students. From their chatter, Paige gathered that Harry and Ron had taken Lockhart down into the Chamber of Secrets and destroyed the monster. The heir had been the Dark Lord, which she realized someone should have thought of at some point. Dumbledore and Hagrid had been returned to their posts, and most of the school was ecstatic.
On the Slytherin side, something entirely different was happening.
As she walked over, the students fell silent, looking at her in disbelief. They parted to allow her passage, all of them except two people standing at the end of the line. Draco was talking quietly to Pansy, who didn't seem to be paying attention, her eyes locked on Paige instead.
Paige had never seen Pansy so enraged.
"You." Pansy strode forward, looking like she was about to explode. "YOU! YOU SLUT!"
Paige stopped short. The entire hall was now paying attention to their interaction.
"How could you? You're supposed to be my friend, you're supposed to be a nice girl!" Pansy exclaimed.
"Pansy, I…" Paige struggled to find the words. "He kissed me first." She said firmly at last.
Pansy turned around to stare at Draco, who simply nodded. She looked back at Paige, laughing cruelly.
"You stupid bitch, you can't do this to me." She smirked coldly. "You can't."
"Pansy, it's done." Draco said. "It's over." He walked over, stepping between her and Paige. "Crabbe, Goyle, you going to make my girlfriend carry her own things?" The two boys instantly dropped Pansy's bags, which they had been forced to carry around for two years, and hurried over to take Paige's things from her hands. She reluctantly allowed it to happen.
"Here, take this." Draco dropped his own bag in front of Goyle, looking at Pansy as if he was surprised she was still there.
Pansy gaped at the whole scene, opening and closing her mouth like a fish. "I-I-" Finally, she closed her mouth, unable to grasp the fact that she had just been dethroned. "I'm still the most beautiful girl in school." She finally hissed, shoving Paige out of her way and storming out of the hall, Daphne in tow. The boys stayed behind.
Paige stared after her, also unable to believe what had just happened. Oh my God, he picked me.
"Well, that's never been true, has it?" Draco kissed her on the cheek, glancing up as Pansy made her way out of sight. He smiled at her, offering her his hand.
Paige finally tore her eyes away from where Pansy had just stood. She took his hand with a smile.
It was going to be a good summer.
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Proof by Mathematical Induction
Date: 09/24/1999 at 23:29:30 From: James Subject: A question on mathematical induction I must prove the following statement by mathematical induction: For any integer n greater than or equal to 1, x^n - y^n is divisible by x-y where x and y are any integers with x not equal to y. I am confused as to how to approach this problem. Reading the examples in my textbook have not helped explain divisibility. Can you shed some light on this and get me going in the right direction? Thank you for your help.
Date: 10/12/1999 at 14:23:28 From: Doctor Marykim Subject: Re: A question on mathematical induction Hi James, Since you are not familiar with divisibility proofs by induction, I will begin with a simple example. The main point to note with divisibility induction is that the objective is to get a common factor of the divisor out of the expression. As you know, induction is a three-step proof: Prove 4^n + 14 is divisible by 6 Step 1. When n = 1: 4 + 14 = 18 = 6 * 3 Therefore true for n = 1, the basis for induction. Step 2. Assume true for n = k i.e.: 4^k + 14 = 6 * A, where A is a positive integer. Rearranging this we get: 4^k = 6A - 14 Now consider n = k+1: 4^(k+1) + 14 = 4*(4^k) + 14 = 4(6A-14) + 14 (from out assumption) = 24A - 56 + 14 = 24A - 42 = 6(4A-7) Therefore, if true for n = k, then true for n = k+1 Step 3. However, the statement was proved true for n = 1 (Step 1) So the statement is true for n = 1+1 = 2 (step 2) Thus the statement is true for n = 2+1, 3+1, ... (iterating step 2) Therefore the statement is true for all positive integral n Now back to your original question: Prove (x^n) - (y^n) is divisible by x - y Step 1. This is a trivial step, so I'll leave it up to you. Step 2. Assume true for n = k, i.e.: x^k - y^k = (x-y)A, where A is a positive integer. If you follow the same steps as in the example above, you should be able to get a common factor of x-y in your final expression. Step 3. This will be exactly the same as in the other example. If you need any more help, feel free to write back. - Doctor Marykim, The Math Forum http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
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Ban Pho - Rice noodles
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A popular dish in China and Thailand.
Noodles and pasta were first invented by the Chinese. Marco Polo was responsible for bringing back the recipe to Europe... Rice noodles are made with rice flour and form the basis of many popular dishes in Thailand and south China.
How to cook Soak the rice noodles for 3 minutes in cold water. Then fry them in a frying pan for a few minutes. Try adding noodles to fried onions, garlic, peppers and shrimps.
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