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Fought on August 10, 1861, the Battle of Wilson's Creek was a pivotal battle in Missouri and the second major battle of the Civil War. More than 2,500 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed, wounded or declared missing during the five hours of intense fighting.
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How Kevin Pamphile Fits with the Tampa Bay BuccaneersMay 10, 2014
After taking an offensive lineman just six picks prior, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers jumped up into the top of the fifth round to grab yet another athletic blocker to further deepen a unit that has seen plenty of overhaul this offseason.
Purdue's Kevin Pamphile will be the fifth new face added to the offensive line in 2014, and he brings an intriguing skill set to the table, though, it's one that will have to be refined quite a bit. The Bucs' new staff liked him enough to move up almost two full rounds from their seventh-round selection to secure him.
More "Dunk-a-neers"
The moniker that new general manager Jason Licht jokingly applied to Mike Evans and Austin Seferian-Jenkins also applies to Pamphile. The Miami native played basketball most of his high school career before trying football as a senior and earning a scholarship to play for the Boilermakers.
Though he's still fairly raw as a prospect, Pamphile brings great athleticism combined with the prototypical frame you look for in an offensive tackle. A converted defensive end, Pamphile switched over to the offensive side of the ball and eventually won the starting left tackle role.
With both Kadeem Edwards and Pamphile taken just a few picks apart, it's clear that the Bucs are trying to get more athletic along the offensive line, and they have faith in their coaching staff to be able to develop the raw talent that each of these players possess.
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Pamphile has drawn rave reviews from multiple outlets during the pre-draft circuit thanks to his combination of size, athleticism and overall upside. Though he has plenty of work to do before he's a finished product, it seems national analysts like Rotoworld's Josh Norris are impressed by what Pamphile brings to the table:
Depth is Vital
Injuries are inevitable in the NFL, and no unit has been more decimated in Tampa Bay over the last few seasons like the offensive line. Though a tackle wasn't seen as a huge need for the Bucs after adding Anthony Collins to replace Donald Penn, Pamphile should be a valuable asset as a swing tackle who can provide insurance in the event on an injury on either side.
The Bottom Line
At 6'5", 315 pounds, Pamphile looks the part of an NFL left tackle and has the natural skills present to develop into just that. He's a bit older than many prospects, as he turns 24 later this year, but he's exactly the type of athletic blocker with tons of upside that it seems Jeff Tedford is after for his scheme.

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Watch Olusegun Ajose vs Hank Lundy Online On 19th July 2013
This Friday the two professional and experienced boxers Olusegun Ajose vs Hank Lundy is going to be competing each other in 10 rounds bout match for the title of Junior welterweight on 19th July 2013 at ROCKINGHAM PARK – SALEM, NEW HAMPSHIRE, and this fight will be live telecast on ESPN2/ESPN Deportes at 10:30 P.M ET. Olusegun Ajose is a giant combatant with an excellent jab and fine tangential movement, while the Hank Lundy is an antagonistic puncher who covers well, extended jab and awkwardly effective style. If both fighters fight each other with a proper planning so they will definitely win this title championship. Olusegun Ajose is more experienced, all-around boxer he is fighting better physically, so Hank Lundy will need to give their best to win this fight.


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I started to watch what the Lord had put in place to eat bugs. Lizards and frogs came to mind right away. I don't have an open water source that frogs could grow and breed in so I turned to lizards! I noticed there was non in my back yard so I set out to catch some to help me in the garden.
I got some by hand but I needed an easier way to catch them and that lead me to look at traps. Once you catch them you can also keep them for a few weeks to
get it used to you feeding it bugs that you catch in
your garden like inchworms. Once they see inchworms being a good food source then they will eat as many as they can there by helping you in the garden all day long!
I had seen a trap like this one on YouTube but I found it to be more geared toward minnows. I thought this minnow trap could work for lizards and that is how I came up with this trap!
You can get a cheap cage for lizards you catch. Also don't forget to get a good book on keeping lizards from your local library!
Things you are going to need to make this trap are as follows:
- A clean water/soda bottle. (I used this type of water bottle because it is square so less chance of it rolling around.)
- A knife or razor blade. (Be careful! If your under 18 ask your mom or dad to help you.)
- A soldering iron (Or you could put a metal coat hanger under some heat to melt holes.)
If you have anything else you would like to ask me post it on YouTube or down below and I will get back to you ASAP:)
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Before opening a home daycare Edmonton, there are certain requirements and qualifications that you must submit and meet. Operating and running a home daycare in Edmonton is just like any other business that entails you to spend some money as capital investment, meet certain standards, and file certain forms and permits. This is to ensure the safety of the children and trustworthiness of your company. If you are considering this business opportunity, here are some of the requirements that you must settle before you can open your home daycare in Edmonton.
This is by far the most important requirement you need to secure for opening a home daycare in Edmonton. This increases your legitimacy and trustworthiness to clients if you can present to them a license to operate a daycare center. Such licenses must be applied for and secured by the owner only and is usually valid in one particular locale only. If you plan on selling or transferring the facility to a new location, a new license must be secured by then. If you have more questions about licensing, you can always contact the governing agency responsible for issuing licenses.
Safety Insurance
This is another thing that you must secure prior to the opening of home daycare in Edmonton. Of course, no parent will want their children to be in a hostile environment. They will choose home daycare in Edmonton that can ensure their child's safety. This means a safe environment with some safety insurance alongside. This can also boost the credibility and reliability of your business to parents. This requirement also means passing the safety standards of Edmonton in terms of cleanliness, fire, health and other safety regulations that your facility must satisfy.
Staff and Employment Requirements
If your home daycare in Edmonton accommodates more than three kids at the same time, it can be very difficult to handle everything on your own thus, you need to hire some staff to help you manage and run the business. But you must scrutinize and carefully think about the people you are hiring. Have some background research done to ensure that you are not putting the child in any danger. You must also make sure that you always have enough staff to accommodate all the children in your facility and keep a close eye on each. Your staff must also have the necessary training and background with taking care of children such as education and employment history.
Other Essential Requirements
All certificates, permits and results from inspection must be hung in one of the walls of your facility where people and clients can see them. A telephone that is working and a person who can answer the phone at all times is also a requirement. A handbook is also essential so parents will know your responsibilities and liabilities to their children.
Opening a home daycare in Edmonton can be one of the most rewarding business opportunities there is. If you have the passion to take care of children and want to make a lucrative living out of it, starting your own home daycare in Edmonton can be a great idea for you.


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Patriotic Goolsby wounded in Vietnam
Updated 7:07 pm, Wednesday, July 30, 2014
SAN ANTONIO — Though the United States was fighting the war in Vietnam when Ronald Bruce Goolsby graduated from Edison High School in 1967, he didn't hesitate to enlist.
Goolsby, who died Friday at 65, "was patriotic; he joined because of that," said Gail M. Goolsby, his wife of 38 years. It was a patriotism that never diminished.
Stationed at Camp Holloway near Pleiku, Vietnam, Goolsby was a crew chief, the member of a four-man team responsible for maintaining the readiness of the assault helicopter they flew into battle. His responsibility didn't stop on the ground, though; he also flew on missions.
"In the helicopter, there was a pilot and co-pilot, and two in the back on the guns," his wife said. "One was the door gunner and the other the crew chief."
Goolsby re-enlisted after his first tour, but was wounded during his second tour of duty when his helicopter was shot down in 1969.
Though all the crew survived, Goolsby suffered a broken pelvis and other injuries. He was awarded a Purple Heart that year.
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After recovering, Goolsby was honorably discharged in 1970.
He met his future wife, when, as a cab driver, he picked her up at the Academy of Health Sciences at Fort Sam Houston, where she was going to school.
"He asked me to go out with him, and that was it," Gail Goolsby said. "He was handsome, he had a fantastic smile and his eyes just twinkled." The couple married two months later.
When his wife, a medical laboratory technician in the Army, was transferred to Walter Reed Medical Center, they moved to Maryland, returning to San Antonio in 1979 after Goolsby's father died. He wanted to live closer to his mother to help care for her.
Although introverted by nature, Goolsby raised his family to care about others.
"As much as he kind of was a hermit, I think he really cared about people," daughter Sarah Grow said. He believed that "you have to do right by people."
Goolsby worked various maintenance jobs in San Antonio before being hired to work at Kelly AFB in the early 1980s. He was later transferred to Lackland AFB, retiring in 2004.
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Ronald Bruce Goolsby
Born: Aug. 27, 1948, San Antonio
Died: July 25, 2014, San Antonio
Preceded by: Parents Rose Thompson and Harry Goolsby.
Survived by: Wife Gail M. Goolsby, daughters Sarah Grow and son-in-law William and Andrea Goolsby and partner Patricia McLendon; grandson Alexander Grow, a brother and a sister.
Service: Graveside service at 9:45 a.m. Thursday at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
In retirement, Goolsby took up painting, gardening and volksmarching, which involves noncompetitive walking events hosted by local volkssporting clubs. Though mostly content to stay at home, Goolsby and his wife traveled to Washington, D.C., to visit the Vietnam War Memorial.
"He found the name of a close friend of his that was killed over there when his helicopter caught on fire," his wife said. "That was rough on Ronald because the friend was a year or two younger."


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While I can't speak for schizophrenia, I have in the past been diagnosed with severe OCD and social anxiety. Long story short, I cured myself when I started smoking ganja. I mean if ganja truly causes mental illnesses, my OCD and social anxiety would've surely gotten worse, right? I really can't tell you how thankful I am to ganja for curing me.
@Josh, The people who were interviewed are functional schizophrenics, bro. If they weren't functional, they wouldn't have been able to acknowledge the fact that they are schizophrenic (which they did).
This explains your entire mentality towards the drug. Basically, it's personal bias.


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The White House has announced a change to nutrition labels that is a very welcome change for everyone, but especially hypoglycemics and diabetics. Within the next two years, the labels will have a separate line showing the amount of sugar added (vs naturally occurring, such as milk sugar in yogurt).
While sugar is sugar, added sugar can really impact blood sugar levels and we should strive to eat as little added sugar as possible.
Cheers to the Gov!


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I like happy endings which means I don't like endings;
at all. But really it's not that I haven't had enough
experience with endings, shucks I nearly have my
PHD in endings …I've had so many.
I use to romanticize endings; sunsets, Prince Charming,
a project completed, a house built, a book finished,
Richard Gere climbing
the fire escape
in the movie Pretty Woman.
Endings didn't seem that bad…
Okay so I thought I was Cinderella too-
Enter adulthood and suddenly life became one surprise
ending after another; my mom was diagnosed with cancer;
her life ended, my 20 year relationship/
marriage ended, a start-up ended
friends moved across the country, an engagement that
was a beginning ended…one after
another endings showed up uninvited and abruptly
changed my plans; life.
Some of my endings catapulted me into new
beginnings others left me laying in the ditch licking
my wounds for months, okay
It's not that I don't embrace endings, many have
been just what I needed but some endings
have left me changed forever- derailing
or at least delaying
any beginnings; if you know
what I mean.
I don't know about you but I've been guilty of letting
keep me from beginnings…
how about you?
Don't give up your dreams…
because of endings.
Me…I'm sitting here fantasizing about
some more beginnings….
my own Richard Gere
climbing the fire escape
with a rose in his mouth,
changing the world
or at least inspiring
the world….
publishing my first book
starting a social enterprise….
winning a mountain bike race
and more…
Endings ….don't let them stop
you from dreaming
about beginnings.
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Days of our Lives, Peter Reckell, (Bo) who was extremely close to the late Frances Reid (Alice) spoke with TV Guide Magazine about the start of the upcoming tribute episodes that brings family and friends together for Alice's final days and passing. Here are a few excerpts:
Reckell on how it was to play out the sad episodes: "We loved having the opportunity to say goodbye — both as actors and characters. It was wonderful to have all those great old friends come back to the show and it was much like catching up with people at a real funeral. "It's great to see you but, boy, do the circumstances suck!" And it was funny because we just kept going between takes — looking through all these great old photo books, reminiscing about our storylines with Mrs. H, and telling stories about Frances some of which aren't repeatable. [Laughs]. She was not a G-rated person! The emotion of it all just clobbered me over the head. I'd come out of scenes not able to speak because the bond we had with her was so tremendous. There was no acting necessary!"
Reckell on the pairing of his then Rebel Biker, Bo, and Gran and her donuts! " Bo and Mrs. H! I loved our scenes together. It would be great if we mixed it up more on the show these days. I don't see the kids on our show hardly at all anymore. And that's a shame because, you're right, the audience eats that up. But we do have Suzanne Rogers [Maggie] picking up the torch from Frances and working with the younger ones. It's good to see her step up and become our matriarch. She's the one with the history now."


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Today the Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI) released a new study affirming girls' interest in STEM. Generation STEM: What Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, says that while a majority of today's girls have a clear interest in STEM, they don't prioritize STEM fields when thinking about their future careers.
This latest offering from GSRI shows 74 percent of teen girls are interested in STEM subjects. Further, 82 percent of girls see themselves as "smart enough to have a career in STEM." And yet, few girls consider it their number-one career option: 81 percent of girls interested in STEM are interested in pursuing STEM careers, but only 13 percent say it's their first choice. Additionally, girls express that they don't know a lot about STEM careers and the opportunities afforded by these fields, with 60 percent of STEM-interested girls acknowledging that they know more about other careers than they do about STEM careers.
Girls are also aware that gender barriers persist in today's society: 57 percent of those studied concur that if they were to pursue a STEM career, they would "have to work harder than a man to be taken seriously."
"The Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama (GSNCA) have a proud history of supporting girls' interest in science, technology, engineering and math through our robust programs," said Trish Coghlan, GSNCA CEO. "This study by the Girl Scout Research Institute affirms how important it is for all of us to support girls at a young age and make learning about STEM fun and engaging."
Generation STEM notes the creative and hands-on aspects of STEM hold the most appeal. STEM-interested girls take an active, inquisitive approach to engaging in science, technology, engineering and math: a high percentage like to solve problems (85%), build things and put things together (67%), do hands-on science projects (83%), and ask questions about how things work and find ways to answer these questions (80%). Girls enjoy the hands-on aspect of exploration and discovery and recognize the benefits of a challenge: 89 percent of all girls agree that "obstacles make me stronger."
Girl Scouts' relationship with AT&T constitutes one such partnership. GSNCA and AT&T have joined together to advance underserved high-school girls in science and engineering. As minority students and women gravitate away from science and engineering toward other professions, and employment in STEM fields is increasing at a faster pace than in non-STEM fields, educational experts say the U.S. must increase proficiency and interest in these areas to compete in the global economy. GSNCA and AT&T are tackling this issue with an IMAGINE grant, designed to spark STEM interest in Birmingham city and Huntsville city high schools.
For the full report, visit www.girlscoutsnca.org/STEMadvocacy.
About Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama
2012 is the Year of the Girl! To get involved, visit our 100th anniversary link at www.girlscoutsnca.org/100. Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama is a United Way community partner and serves 15,300 girls ages 5-17 and 5,000 volunteers across 36 counties. For more information on becoming a member, volunteering or pathway opportunities, call 800-734-4541 or visit www.girlscoutsnca.org.


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Grandstand Live: March 10
Welcome to Grandstand Online's coverage of a busy Saturday in sport, including NRL, A-League and Super Rugby action and the WNBL grand final.
Take a look back at how it all unfolded, as we kept you in the know with score updates, results, interviews, photos and more.
Today's highlights (all times in AEDT)
9:58pm: Well that's about it for another busy Sunday of sport from Grandstand Live.
We've seen the Western Sydney Wanderers continue their fairytale debut season, a 2-1 win over Wellington Phoenix putting them five points clear at the top of the A-League.
In rugby union, the Bulls continued a good run of results for the South African teams, beating the Blues in Auckland.
In cricket, the Sheffield Shield looks set for a dramatic conclusion after wins to Tasmania and Western Australia, while England can be thankful for a quiet Dunedin pitch which allowed the tourists to draw the first Test against New Zealand.
And of course, in rugby league, the Melbourne Storm began their title defence in imposing fashion, the Panthers thumped a disappointing Raiders side and Cronulla sent 17,000 or so Sharks supporters home happy after a 12-10 win over the Titans.
Now we wait to see if the off-field dramas continue over the coming week.
Thanks to everyone who has checked out the blog today and over the weekend. This is Andrew McGarry signing off.
9:45pm: Earlier today, Grandstand's Matt Clinch spoke to Australian coach Mickey Arthur ahead of the third Test against India which starts on Thursday in Mohali.
Arthur said the team had taken time to reflect on the disappointing losses in the opening two Tests.
"We've had a look at exactly the areas we need to improve in, and we've had a lot of chat about it, now's the time to do it," he said.
"We're off to training now, we're going to try and ... equip the guys as best we can for what is a massive Test match starting in a couple of days.
"It's certainly given me as head coach good time to reflect on how we're tracking, and where we're going, especially in these conditions.
"In conditions like you get in Australia and England or South Africa for that matter, we're really good.
"It's these conditions, that have been very tough, and have exposed a lot of our younger players that haven't played here before.
"But that's natural ... I'm pretty sure the guys will have learned a lot in the first two Tests."
You can listen to the full interview here:
9:12pm: We gave you a quote earlier from Shannon Byrne's interview with the Sharks' Wade Graham after the match. You can listen to the interview here:
Grandstand also spoke to Cronulla forward Ben Ross, who said that the win after a week of adversity showed how close the players were at the Sharks:
The Titans' Greg Bird told Shannon Byrne that the turmoil surrounding Cronulla had made it difficult to prepare for the match, but he said that the Sharks deserved credit for their performance:
8:43pm: Cronulla gave its fans something to smile about after a horrid week off the field with a 12-10 victory over Gold Coast at Shark Park:
The Titans had a chance to draw level with 10 minutes to play but Aidan Sezer missed his conversion attempt after former Rabbitohs forward Dave Taylor scored on his NRL debut for the visitors.
Matthew Wright opened the scoring for the Sharks in the 27th minute with Michael Gordon converting to make it 6-0.
The Titans did not trouble the scorers in the first half but a converted David Mead try brought the sides level after the break.
Andrew Fifita's converted try for in the 57th minute put the Sharks back in front.
The Titans pressed toward the end of the match but despite Taylor's four-pointer the Sharks managed to hold on for a hard-fought win.
8:33pm: Well, that was a big morale-boosting win to the Sharks.
Cronulla and Gold Coast scored two tries apiece, with Michael Gordon kicking two from two and Aidan Sezer's narrow miss after David Taylor's 71st minute try proving crucial.
As Grandstand's Julian Abbott has pointed out, all three losing teams today - the Titans, the Raiders and the Dragons - have scored just 10 points.
8:24pm: Grandstand's Shannon Byrne has spoken to Cronulla's Wade Graham, who was understandably extremely happy to get the win:
"We had fun tonight, it was a great way to finish off what's been a well publicised couple of weeks," he said.
"It was a tough game, I came off the bench about 20 minutes in, and within five minutes I was pretty tired."
8:18pm: That's it - Cronulla has won 12-10!
The Titans could have scored late, but were stopped by a couple of great tackles, before Jamal Idris' pass on the right wing was ruled forward.
Cronulla ran a perfect set before kicking the ball into touch deep in Titans' territory.
Gold Coast was given a scrum penalty and had time for just one play, a kick across field which was batted over the touchline to seal the Sharks' victory.
What an end to a tumultuous week for Cronulla.
8:12pm: Gold Coast is running out of time - the Titans switched the ball down the left wing but William Zillman dropped a pass 30m out.
The Sharks are playing one-out football, trying to hang on to their two-point lead with three minutes left.
8:06pm: Things are getting interesting at Shark Park, with the Titans scoring their second try of the match through David Taylor.
The try came from a high ball which came into the hands of Taylor to touch down in the 71st minute.
Aidan Sezer missed the conversion, which leaves Cronulla 12-10 ahead with seven minutes left.
8:04pm: Ben Hilfenhaus has ripped through the Queensland batting to give Tasmania a vital 163-run outright victory in the Sheffield Shield match at the Gabba:
The Tigers will hope that winning feeling also returns later this week in what looms as one of the most hotly contested races for Shield final spots.
In a display that will make national selectors take notice, Hilfenhaus backed up his stunning first-innings blitz of three wickets in four balls with another damaging burst in the Bulls' second dig on Sunday.
The ex-Test seamer was on a hat-trick for the second time in the match when he helped reduce Queensland to 4 for 8 chasing 307 for victory.
He took 4 for 33 - completing match figures of 8 for 117 - as Queensland was bowled out for 143 in their second innings late on the final day.
Tasmania (24 points) jumped from dead-last to fourth on the Shield ladder - just two points outside the top two - while defending champion Queensland (24 points) is still in the final mix with one game to play.
7:58pm: Gold Coast's David Mead may have just saved the game for the visitors, forcing the Sharks' Jonathan Wright into touch before he touched the ball down.
The move was ruled no try after review by the video referee.
The score is still 12-6 to Cronulla with 14 minutes left.
The crowd at Shark Park is 17,541.
7:51pm: Queensland Reds winger Digby Ioane has been interviewed by Victoria Police after an alleged assault in a Melbourne hotel:
Victoria Police confirmed it is investigating the alleged assault of a 30-year-old man - who sustained a minor leg injury - at a Prahran pub on Saturday night.
Ioane, 27, was reportedly with a 30-year-old relative at the hotel when the alleged incident occurred with another patron of the same age about 5:40pm AEDT.
"Queensland Rugby is aware there was an incident involving Reds winger Digby Ioane in Melbourne on Saturday night," the Reds said in a statement.
"It's currently a matter for the Victorian Police and we are therefore unable to make further comment at this time.
7:47pm: Better news for the Sharks, who have capitalised on some strong pressure on the Titans' defence with their second try through prop Andrew Fifita.
Michael Gordon has converted the try, so Cronulla leads 12-6 with 23 minutes left.
7:42pm: The Gold Coast Titans have hit back early in the second half to level the scores with Cronulla at 6-6.
Titans winger David Mead got the try in the 47th minute, with Aidan Sezer adding the extras.
7:38pm: Grandstand has spoken to a number of players and coaches after the Bendigo Spirit won their first WNBL title win, beating Townsville Fire 71-57.
Bendigo stalwart Kristi Harrower told Dan Lonergan that the Spirit's title was a huge fillip for the local community:
Bendigo's Gabrielle Richards, who scored 20 points in the grand final, said the atmosphere created by the home crowd had been amazing:
On the losing side, Townsville's Jessica Foley told Grandstand's Peter Walsh that the Spirit deserved to win the title:
Townsville coach Chris Lucas said Bendigo had had far too many scoring options for the Fire to stop:
7:21pm: It's half-time at Shark Park, and the big crowd will be happy with Cronulla leading Gold Coast 6-0 at the break.
There has been plenty of action, but only one try - to Matthew Wright who leapt high to take a bomb and touch down in the 27th minute.
Michael Gordon converted the try.
The Titans' Luke Bailey may face a possible charge after he was penalised for a high shot on Gordon.
7:13pm: Two spot kicks have helped the Western Sydney Wanderers score a 2-1 victory over Wellington Phoenix and open up a five-point lead at the top of the A-League:
Western Sydney started with gusto at Parramatta Stadium against its cellar-dwelling opponents, who needed a win to remain any chance of making the finals.
Shinji Ono opened the scoring for the Wanderers in the seventh minute after Phoenix defender Tony Lockhead gave away a penalty with a robust challenge in the box.
The Japanese import sent Phoenix goalkeeper Glen Moss the wrong way, placing the ball firmly in the bottom right-hand corner of the net.
The lead did not last long however, with Wellington striker Jeremy Brockie continuing his hot run of form with a goal in the 21st minute.
The Wanderers continued to press on the Phoenix goal, with Ono and Youssouf Hersi both threatening.
However, they had to wait for a Mark Bridge spot kick in the 47th minute to regain the lead.
7:05pm: There's a try at Shark Park, and Cronulla has taken the lead over Gold Coast!
The Sharks put in a high ball in the 27th minute, and centre Matthew Wright went up for it and came down to score the opening try.
Michael Gordon has added the extras from a difficult angle, and the Sharks now lead 6-0 in the 29th minute.
6:57pm: The Phoenix run out of time, and Western Sydney wins 2-1 to register the side's ninth win on the bounce.
6:55pm: We are into the second of three minutes of added time, and it's still 2-1 to Wanderers.
6:54pm: Wellington has come close to an equaliser in the final minute of normal time, with Jeremy Brockie's brilliant strike hitting the crossbar with the goalkeeper beaten.
6:51pm: There is three minutes left plus added time at Parramatta Stadium, and the Wanderers still lead the Phoenix 2-1.
Both sides have had their chances since Mark Bridge's penalty gave the home side the lead in the 48th minute.
But some poor finishing has let the sides down, with Jeremy Brockie heading over the bar for Wellington, and both Bridge and Labinot Haliti shooting over for the Wanderers.
If things stay as they are, the Wanderers will lead the A-League ladder by five points.
6:45pm: Gold Coast has had a try disallowed in the fifth minute. A good Titans move led to William Zillman touching down but the score was called back for a forward pass from half-back Albert Kelly.
Nine minutes in, the score is 0-0.
6:35pm: All eyes are now turning to Shark Park in Sydney, where the Cronulla side is about to play Gold Coast.
It's been a rough few days for the Sharks, with coach Shane Flanagan stood down and four other staff members sacked.
Cronulla is fielding a full-strength side, but the question is whether the team can focus on football rather than the off-field dramas surrounding the club.
The Sharks have just run onto the ground to a rapturous reception from the home crowd.
6:16pm: Oh dear, the curse of the live blogger has struck with a vengeance ... GOAL to the Wanderers!
The home side has been awarded a second penalty for the match in the 48th minute, after a cross from the right was clearly handled by the Phoenix's Vince Lia.
Lia inexplicably stuck his arm out behind him and the ball cannoned into him for the easiest of penalty decisions.
Mark Bridge stepped up to take the kick, and scored to give the Wanderers a 2-1 lead.
6:10pm: At half-time, it's the Wanderers 1, Phoenix 1.
A Shinji Ono penalty gave the home side the lead, but the Phoenix - who are stuck at the bottom of the ladder - replied with a Jeremy Brockie shot from close range.
The visitors finished the half with confidence, and if the Wanderers don't watch out, there could be an upset on the cards at Parramatta Stadium.
The second half has just got under way - we'll keep you posted.
5:54pm: Western Australia has earned a dramatic outright victory against South Australia at Adelaide Oval, thanks to a 68-run last wicket partnership between Michael Hogan and Ashton Agars:
The Warriors moved to equal second on the Sheffield Shield table with the Redbacks after a dramatic final-day run chase at the Adelaide Oval.
Victoria remains ladder leader, two points ahead of Western Australia and South Australia, with all states having one match to play in the regular season.
Chasing 207 runs, Western Australia appeared doomed when 9 for 143, but Agar and number 11 Hogan stunned the hosts with their partnership.
The pair denied South Australia a victory which would have put the Redbacks in pole position to reach their first Shield final since 1995/96.
5:43pm: Bendigo Spirit have justified their favouritism, winning their maiden WNBL title beating Townsville Fire 71-57:
Kayla Standish's bucket at 1:37 in the opening quarter gave Townsville its first and last lead of the contest as the Spirit took a seven-point advantage at the first break.
The Fire narrowed that down to five points at 32-27 by the half, and cut the Bendigo lead to a one-possession game early in the third period before the Spirit hit back hard.
Chelsea Aubry (11 points, five rebounds) made sure momentum was Bendigo's going into the final quarter as she drained a huge corner three at the buzzer to put the hosts up 52-41 in front of a screaming crowd.
Townsville managed to get some stops early in the fourth but the Spirit showed why they were clear at the top of the ladder after the regular season, holding on for a famous victory.
5:32pm: It's all happening at Parramatta Stadium - the Phoenix have equalised against the run of play in the 22nd minute, with Leo Bertos feeding Jeremy Brockie in the six-yard box for the Kiwi international to score.
The visitors nearly went behind again a minute later, however, as the Wanderers' Labinot Haliti's shot trickled agonisingly wide of the post.
5:28pm: That's it - Bendigo Spirit have won their first WNBL title, defeating Townsville Fire 71-57 in front of a home crowd in Bendigo.
5:22pm: Bernard Hopkins has rewritten the record book as the oldest pugilist to win a major world championship, breaking his own record on Sunday (AEDT) by beating Tavoris Cloud at the age of 48.
Hopkins scored a unanimous decision to dethrone the 31-year-old Cloud for the International Boxing Federation's light heavyweight title.
Hopkins was 46 in 2011 when he beat Canada's Jean Pascal to win the World Boxing Council light-heavyweight crown.
5:19pm: There's been a goal inside the first 10 minutes at Parramatta Stadium, and it's the Western Sydney Wanderers who have hit the front against the Wellington Phoenix.
Youssouf Hersi received a one-two in the box, and when he was clipped by Tony Lochhead it was a clear penalty to the home side.
Shinji Ono sent Glenn Moss the wrong way to give the Wanderers the lead in the eighth minute.
It's a great start for Western Sydney - the league leaders can go five points clear with a win today.
5:06pm: In Bendigo the Spirit are one quarter away from their maiden WNBL title, leading Townsville 52-41 at the end of three quarters.
The home side can thank Chelsea Aubry for the double-figure advantage at the final break, her corner three at the buzzer boosting Bendigo's advantage.
The Fire came out...well, firing at the start of the third period and narrowed a five-point deficit to one before the Spirit widened the gap.
4:59pm: It's all over at AAMI Park, and the Melbourne Storm has scored a 30-10 win over the St George-Illawarra Dragons to get its premiership defence off to an excellent start:
Centre Justin O'Neill had a try-scoring double, one on either side of half-time, as the Storm cruised to an 18-0 advantage by the break and then put the game to bed despite a pair of Dragons tries.
Jamie Soward crossed early in the second stanza before Jason Nightingale added another four-pointer 15 minutes later, but it was not enough to reel in the dangerous premiers.
4:46pm: Canberra skipper David Shillington was not happy with his team's performance in the 32-10 loss to Penrith, branding it a "disgraceful" effort:
The Panthers dominated possession and field position for much of the game in a promising first-up performance while the Raiders, semi-finalists last season, never really found their groove.
"That was absolutely disgraceful," Shillington told Grandstand.
"We can't win a game turning over that much ball and refusing to tackle.
"I just felt like we were never in the game.
4:38pm: As we told you a little earlier, the Bulls have beaten the Blues 28-21 at Eden Park in Auckland:
The South Africans, who went in to the break leading 15-6, crossed three times while Morne Steyn converted twice and kicked three penalties.
The win continues the Bulls' excellent start to the season, making it three from three.
4:30pm: It's half-time in the WNBL grand final between the Bendigo Spirit and Townsville Fire, and the home side Spirit have the lead by 32-27 at the break.
4:28pm: The first Test between England and New Zealand has ended in a draw in Dunedin:
Facing a first-innings deficit of 293, England reached 6 for 421 on Sunday for a lead of 128 before both captains agreed to end play 15 overs early.
Series underdog New Zealand will take bragging rights into the second of three Tests, starting in Wellington on Thursday.
The hosts held the upper hand for much of game spoiled by a washout on the opening day and a further session lost to rain on Friday.
After four chilly days, the sun finally emerged on Sunday but a collapse from the world number two-ranked tourists never appeared likely on a brown pitch which had offered few demons from start to finish.
Resuming at 1 for 234, England's unlikely limpet was nightwatchman Steven Finn, who defied the hosts for nearly five hours before falling lbw to spinner Bruce Martin for 56 early in the final session.
4:14pm: Grandstand is streaming coverage of the Storm v Dragons match at AAMI Park - to listen, click this link
The WNBL grand final is also under way between the Bendigo Spirit and the Townsville Fire in Bendigo.
To watch a live stream of the action, click this link, refresh the screen and press the play button.
Alternatively, you can listen to audio commentary from the game by clicking this link.
4:07pm: In Auckland, the Bulls have sprung an upset, beating the Blues by 28-21.
The South African side led 15-6 at the break, but a penalty by Baden Kerr and a converted try by Charles Piutau put the Blues back in front 16-15 with 25 minutes to go.
An Arno Botha try, converted by Morne Steyn restored the Bulls' lead before a penalty by Steyn gave the visitors a game winning lead with just over a quarter of an hour to go.
4:00pm: In Melbourne, the Storm lead St George-Illawarra 18-0 at half-time, after tries to Billy Slater, Justin O'Neill and a 70m intercept to Gareth Widdop.
3:56pm: The Penrith Panthers have beaten Canberra Raiders by 32-10 in Penrith to start their season on a high.
The Panthers scored five tries to two, with Luke Walsh kicking six from six.
Penrith led by 12-6 at half-time, after tries to Walsh and Sika Manu.
2:55pm: Across the ditch, New Zealand and England have played out a draw on the final day of the first Test at Dunedin.
The English survived thanks to a superb fightback in the second innings in which Alastair Cook (116), Nick Compton (117), Steve Finn (56) and Ian Trott (52) all buoyed the tourists to reach 6 for 421 before Brendon McCullum called it a day at the final drinks break.
The Black Caps' bowling attack fought hard but just couldn't get the 10 wickets needed. The three-Test series moves to Wellington on Thursday.
2:52pm: And on the subcontinent the news isn't much better on the injury front, with Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade in doubt with an ankle complaint.
How'd he do it, you ask? Playing basketball. H-oops.
2:50pm: The Brumbies' and Wallabies' worst fears have been realised with David Pocock ruled out for six months with a confirmed ACL tear.
2:49pm: It's half-time at Panthers Stadium and the home side leads 12-6. Manu and James Segeyaro bagged four-pointers for Penrith on either side of Josh McCrone's try underneath the uprights at the half-hour mark.
2:28pm: No sooner do I post than the Panthers get over from close range via new recruit Sika Manu after a Sandor Earl mistake. It's 6-0 Penrith.
2:25pm: It's getting tough to remember that there's actual football going on amidst all the off-field drama, but the action is underway in Penrith between the Raiders and Panthers.
After the first 20 minutes they're still locked at 0-0 although the visitors have had a couple of chances.
Join Tim Gavel and the team, including Packy on the sidelines, via this link.
1:15pm: Former Bulldogs captain Andrew Ryan, who is part of the Grandstand team for the NRL season, gave his take on the Sharks' crisis as well as more on the happenings in round one.
Meanwhile, former first grade coach and prominent rugby league journalist Roy Masters spoke to The Hit-Up and warned that the latest developments in the Sharks' scandal may just be scratching the surface.
Concern for the Sharks from the rugby league community has not been in short supply, and former Cronulla forward Lance Thompson was one to voice his support for his old club.
Away from the Sharks crisis, Canterbury full-back Steve Turner gave up his time to speak to The Hit-Up about the Bulldogs' loss to the Cowboys in Gosford on Saturday night.
12:42pm: In more overnight news, Carlos Tevez, arrested over a driving offence this week, scored his fifth Manchester City hat-trick and created two other goals as his side won their FA Cup quarter-final at home with Barnsley 5-0.
In Premier League action, Aston Villa crawled out of the relegation zone by coming from behind to beat Reading 2-1, while bottom club Queens Park Rangers gave itself further hope with a 3-1 defeat of Sunderland.
12:27pm: It does not look like good news for Brumbies and Wallabies fans with David Pocock sustaining a suspected ACL injury in the 35-6 win over the Waratahs Saturday night.
Pocock underwent scans late on Saturday night and is due to meet with a surgeon on Monday but the initial prognosis suggests he could be sidelined for nine months, which would mean he will miss the Lions series.
Meanwhile, recapping on the Super Rugby results from South Africa and the Stormers edged out the Chiefs 36-34 in a thriller at Newlands.
And the Sharks handed the new kids on the block, Southern Kings, 21-12 in Port Elizabeth.
12:09pm: The Sharks are just hours away from taking the field against the Titans and to discuss what the mind-set would be of the embattled club Grandstand's Quentin Hull spoke to ABC News 24 this morning.
12:05pm: As we start shifting through the overnight results, there is great news for Australian tennis fans with Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur winning their latest matches in Indian Wells.
12:00pm: Good afternoon and welcome to your Sunday coverage of sport on Grandstand Live. We will be keeping you up to date on all the major sporting action, as the opening round of the NRL continues.
For you social media types, stay in touch with us via Facebook or Twitter. Throughout the day we will have polls and other interaction where your posts can feature in the blog.
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How cool would it be if former KABB anchor Cynthia Lee realized her dream and got a show on Oprah Winfrey's new cable network, OWN?
That was her original goal more than a year ago when Lee left her longtime news job at S.A.'s Fox affiliate. Her first move was to start a cool Website, gomotah.com – "motah" is slang for motivate – which is devoted to ordinary kids who do extraordinary things.
Her long-term hope was to launch a TV talk show, however, and – yeah, right – get it to Winfrey for a possible pick-up on her new network.
Well, suddenly fate dropped an opportunity in Lee's lap. Oprah recently joined forces with "Survivor" creator and reality show super-producer Mark Burnett — in search of the next big TV star.
On her site, Oprah asks: Do you have a big personality and a big dream for yourself? This could be your big break – the chance of a lifetime to host your own talk show…on OWN. If you think you have "IT" – upload your video audition or go to an open casting call.
Naturally, when Lee got wind of the contest, she rushed out and put together her own video to submit. It's exuberant, caring, focused and looks like a winner.
Her pitch is for a positive talk show about teens. "Most shows tend to be about bad kids or kids who need help. I think it's time we shine the spotlight on good teens, ones who strive to make a difference."
Thanks to S.A. boxing champ Jesse James Leija, who helped her with the boxing motif, and Lee's equally media savvy husband, Joe Caruso, who directed the video, Lee's up and running as a contestant on Oprah's website.
She urges you to help her by clicking on the site and voting as many times as you can. Voting ends midnight July 3. The top five vote-getters automatically make it to the semifinals.
However, Oprah's producers also get a say and will choose their favorites for the running as well.
"I feel I have a decent shot because my video is so different," Lee said. "This also would be good publicity for S.A. to see someone from our city make it in Oprah's camp."
Regardless of what happens, Lee promised to do her best to at least produce a local version of her teen show.
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A wise person once said that fashion knows no bounds and if you're over 60 this statement still rings true. Being over 60 doesn't mean you can't be stylish. Pop culture and today's youth may try to convince you that everyone over 30 should dress like an attention craved celebrity or wear mom jeans and x-mas sweaters.
You may be a few years older but it doesn't change who you are, don't run away from your past...embrace it. You don't have to throw away your wardrobe and start over.
You've seen the fashion trends change over the years so when others try and sway you with their opinion of what you should wear.
You can confidently think back on your best fashion moments and recreate a modernized version of it. It worked before and it will surely work again, once you find a style that looks great on you and makes you feel wonderful stick with it. Variations of this look will surely be a hit.
- Whether you work or are retired, you can locate and create ensembles that flatter your body type, suit your lifestyle and express your unique sense of style.
- Women over 60 do not have to resign themselves to looking old and dowdy.
- What you wore at 30 may no longer suit you at age 60.
Many of the styles that are trendy today are fashions that were worn in the 60's and 70's, mini skirts, hip hugging pants and wide legged jeans. Wearing leggings alone is probably not age appropriate but under a dressy skirt they look really good.
You might not be able to wear every new trend that hits the runway but you can get away with wearing a lot more. No younger fashionista could get away with wearing the fabrics you can. Don't shy away from experiemting with prints and textures, wearing a pair of bold sunglasses,watches or necklaces can add spark to any classic themed outfit.
Your little black dress may not fit you as it once did but worry not, there is a replacement for women over 60. The pantsuit exudes sophistication.
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The Puskas Award: FIFA release their top 10 goals of 2012
For only the fourth time ever, FIFA have released the Puskas Award nominees for 2012.
(101 Great Goals is the first website on the world wide web to publish this list – don't ask us how we got our hands on it before FIFA!)
The following list contains the top 10 goals scored in the calendar year and they will compete for the Puskas Award which was established for the first time in 2009.
Previous winners include Cristiano Ronaldo (2009), Hamit Altintop (2010) and Neymar (2011).
According to FIFA, the best goal is decided according to the following criteria:
1) aesthetics (a subjective criterion – long-range shots, team moves, acrobatic goals etc)
2) the importance of the match (an objective criterion – in descending order: national teams, continental tournaments, domestic first divisions)
3) the absence of luck or an opposition mistake as a factor making the goal possible
4) fair play: the player must not have conducted himself poorly during the game or, for example, have been found guilty of doping
Accordingly, the nominees for the 2011 Puskas Award are as follows:
(Vote in our poll below.)
1. Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle) v Blackburn
2. Gaston Maella (Nacional Potosi) v The Strongest
3. Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid) v America de Cali
4. Olivia Jimenez (Mexico) v Switzerland
5. Lionel Messi (Argentina) v Brazil
6. Moussa Sow (Fenerbahce) v Galatasaray
7. Miroslav Stoch (Fenerbahce) v Genclerbirligi
8. Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Ghana) v Guinea
9. Eric Hassli (Vancouver) v Toronto
10. Neymar (Santos) v Internacional
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Category: 300 Reviews Posted by: admin Technically dazzling Spartan battle saga 300 a visceral feast for the senses
This war is heaven
Article Date: March 9, 2007 | Publication: Calgary Sun (Alberta) | Author: BRUCE KIRKLAND
Source: http://www.calgarysun.com/
Zack Snyder's 300 is an ultra-modern movie about an ancient battle, a vanished culture and a rigorous code of conduct that only an insane man would adopt in contemporary times.
That violent intersection -- of slick new digital technology and the elusive rites of antiquity -- has resulted in the first unique cinematic experience of the year. 300 is a savage spectacle of scope and bravado.
Geared to adults and based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller, it tells a mythological version of a true story.
In 480 B.C., 300 Spartan warriors marshalled at the Gates of Hell to defend their nearby city state from an invasion force of one million Persians.
Their strategy was brilliant and simple: Force the Persians into a narrow gorge between two cliffs, meaning the Spartans could not easily be dislodged, run over or surrounded. Of course, that also meant the defenders had to be fierce, disciplined, well-organized and each willing to submit to what they called "a beautiful death."
Arguably, you could make the case that the Battle of Thermopylae, with Spartan King Leonidas aligned against Persian god-King Xerxes, changed the course of Western civilization.
But you are not thinking about that when bathed in blood and thrilling to the event. As a film, 300 is smashing entertainment more than it is accurate history. Prepare for an assault of violence, heroism, duplicity, action, surprising humour, sensuous interludes and startling moments of agonizing pathos.
In short, 300 provides the qualities that Rudolph Mate's 1962 movie, The 300 Spartans, lacked when it also did battle at Thermopylae. That plodding sword-and-sandal epic, with Richard Egan as Leonidas, was wooden. It creaked and it groaned under the weight of pomposity.
Yet the movie inspired artist-writer Miller. Of course, he was only five years and and impressionable. Years later, in 1998, he published his version as an adult comic book. Now, after a seven-year production ordeal typical of projects that do not hew to Hollywood formula, it is a film by co-writer (with Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon) and director Zack Snyder.
The technical side is dazzling, especially for a film with a relatively modest $63-million budget that was shot in Montreal to take advantage of tax credits and boutique-shop special effects houses.
Smart decision. Except for one scene, the enterprise was executed on sound stages. Like the ground-breaking Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, all the environments -- indoors and out -- were created through digital diddling. The artistry is staggeringly beautiful, except for the cheesy attempt to show a storm swamping the Persian navy. But, with scenery and weather, rampaging rhinos, bellowing elephants, bizarro mutants, hordes of archers, masses of both Spartans and Persians both alive and dead, and the gigantic persona of Xerces, the special effects are marvellous.
This technique also allowed freedom to Snyder (known for his deliciously diabolical re-make of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead) to play with tone, mood and stylistic flourishes. Like Miller's Sin City, which morphed into Robert Rodriguez's noir film, 300 is a surreal film dreamscape with live action humans at its core.
They are well cast, starting with Gerard Butler as Leonidas. Like all the main players, he physically trained into a magnificent human warrior machine.
You haven't seen this many buff bodies on one screen, maybe ever (women audibly gasp as mostly naked men with washboard tummies march off to war -- and it's also homoerotic).
There is also eye candy for the straight guys in the audience: Lena Headey as Spartan Queen Gorgo (some viewers may want to be Gorgonized, even at the risk of impalment on a Spartan sword).
Others in key roles include Rodrigo Santoro (from Lost) as the exotic Xerxes and David Wenham (from The Lord of the Rings) who plays Dilios, a warrior and the storyteller-narrator.
This clever twist allows the entire saga to be given a Spartan propaganda spin.
Real war is hell, but this version is heaven, in a mythological heroic sense. It is an experience, not literal history.
1 Hour, 55 Minutes
Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Rodrigo Santoro
Director: Zack Snyder
Sun Rating: 4 1/2 out of 5
Category: 300 Reviews
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On paper, Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KOs) shouldn't beat Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. But, on paper, nothing Hopkins has been doing recently has made sense. In December 2010, Hopkins, then 45, was supposed to be cashing out of a 22-year career, flown in to Quebec to be sacrificed to 27-year-old WBC light heavyweight titlist Jean Pascal. It really wasn't a matter of "if" Hopkins would be beaten and forcibly retired, the experts were only stuck on "how" it would happen. But Hopkins would survive knockdowns in the first and third rounds to put on a boxing clinic in the final two-thirds of the bout and wind up with a disputed draw. Five months later, Hopkins would once again walk into Pascal's adopted home province but, this time, turn in a clearly dominant and undeniably winning performance to get the unanimous decision and become, at 46, the oldest fighter to win a world title. Hopkins' first defense of the title he took from Pascal, against former champ Chad Dawson, promised to be a stylistically ugly, slow-paced bout between two low-output stylists. Hopkins-Dawson delivered on the poor expectations for most of two-round fight, with the only excitement coming at the very end, when Dawson lifted and tossed Hopkins to the canvas. Hopkins, who would suffer a dislocated shoulder, was originally ruled a TKO loser by referee Pat Russell, but would later get back his title when the bout was declared a no contest by the California State Athletic Commission. Now, the rematch is set for Saturday, and Hopkins is reliving the same story, cast in the underdog role against someone who should roll over him, at least on paper. It's a role Hopkins actually relishes, a role that has become part of his character and a driving force behind his success. Life isn't really seen as a source of great opportunity on the "wrong" side of the tracks. Rather, it's an obstacle to overcome, an opponent to defeat. Those who have come from this socioeconomic vacuum to achieve success are the strongest of the strong. They've conquered life in spite of the odds stacked against them. Bernard Hopkins, despite his status as a first-ballot Hall of Famer and a reputation as one of the greatest boxers of this era, is still very much the poor kid from Philadelphia with the chip on his shoulder and the me-vs.-the world attitude. "I was born in 1965, a great year for segregation," Hopkins told the media during last week's promotional teleconference. "I was the underdog based on being black. So, being the underdog in boxing or being the underdog when others have their opinion, this is kids' play . . . People like me, and I say people like me, understand (being the) underdog -- whether it's sport, whether it's play, whether it's corporate America. So am I comfortable being in this situation? Maybe. Maybe I got immune to it. Maybe it grew on me over the years." It's this attitude that has earned the veteran more than his fair share of detractors. To some, Hopkins comes across as the perpetual victim and, in the ring, that attitude manifests itself as a "win at all costs" mentality. Whether it takes some old-school, well-timed fouling or an off-broadway acting job, Hopkins is working for the win, not for the sake of maintaining appearances. But for a fighter born without elite athleticism and not fortunate to have proper promotional representation until much later in his career, this mindset was not only beneficial, but downright vital to his success. Love him or hate him, Hopkins has done it all the hard way and, unlike a lot of today's stars, has earned every little step forward over the course of his 24-year career. He's done it all through the exceptionally unglamorous method of hard work -- and maybe that's why "The Executioner" has been so hard to keep down. Tough, ex-cons from the streets of Philadelphia aren't supposed to become wealthy icons in the "legit" world. A loser in his professional debut isn't supposed to go on to become a legend in the sport. A fighter without the right political/promotional connections isn't supposed to win the world title and hold on to it for nearly a decade. Fighters at 40 years of age with back-to-back losses aren't supposed to go on to have almost another full career two divisions to the north. Hopkins overcame it all by working harder, spending more laborious time in the gym, perfecting his craft, and maintaining a tight mental control over both himself and whatever situation he has found himself in over the years -- whether it be prison, his personal life or his ring work. Someday it has to end, and Hopkins will be retired. Maybe it'll happen Saturday against Chad Dawson on HBO. But for a fighter who has been the underdog for so many big fights and hasn't been beaten decisively, sans controversy since losing to Roy Jones Jr. back in 1993, keen followers would be wise to withhold judgment until after the fight. The history book can be tossed out the window when it comes to Bernard Hopkins. The 47-year-old proved long ago that, at least in his world, history happens on his terms. "I'm not a fool to think that I'm here because I'm just that good," Hopkins said. "Listen, I think there's a lot of fighters out there that are as talented as me, but there's one thing that I've had and that I got and that I will never lose even in my personal life, (it) is the discipline to stay the course . . . a motivation for me to keep pushing, to prove what I've been and who I am. "But they don't have to (give me credit) because I already won. I won 10 years ago. I could've stopped and did them all a favor. I already won. But I'm on something else right now and that something else is even greater than what I've done in the last 10-15 years, believe it or not, and I've done a lot of great things. But April 28 is going to be something that you're all going to be saying, 'Man!' -- I'm going to rewrite the book. I'm going to rewrite the book."
PLAYERS: Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson, Jean Pascal, Roy Jones Jr.
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Brother P-touch® Launches Extreme Office Test Team to Showcase Real People Putting Labels to the Test
Ptouchtough.com features Extreme Test Zone video series and case studies demonstrating the durability of P-touch® labels
Oct 25, 2011, 08:00 ET from Brother International Corporation
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Brother International Corporation, a leader in small business technology, today announced the launch of the P-touch Extreme Office Ambassador Campaign, featuring real people putting labels to the test in everyday, extreme conditions. Each ambassador will test the durability of the labels in their "Extreme Office" environments over the course of the next six months, while reporting back on how well the labels have held up. The campaign is supported by ptouchtough.com, an informative site that profiles the Extreme Office Ambassadors and features a series of Extreme Test Zone videos showcasing the durability of the P-touch line of laminated labels.
"Home and office P-touch consumers want to know that their labels are going to stick and stay legible," said Linda Sanford, Director of Marketing for Brother Electronic Stationery Products. "We're launching the Extreme Office Campaign to demonstrate how the labels handle abnormally tough circumstances. If they can take what the Extreme Office Ambassadors dish out, they will certainly hold up to most work or home environments."
The P-touch Extreme Office Test Team consists of a total of seven ambassadors whose jobs each involve working in extra-tough conditions, and who have incorporated P-touch labels into their work environment. Extreme Office Ambassadors include a marine biologist studying shark behavior, an expedition team venturing to the South Pole, a volunteer fire station and fire fighter, a cross-country road tripper, an explorer rowing solo across the North Atlantic Ocean, a solar astronomer and an adventurer attempting to cross the Danakil Desert on foot.
Each Extreme Office Ambassador will be profiled on ptouchtough.com, where they will provide regular updates on how the labels have held up in each extreme environment. The site will also house a series of Extreme Test Zone videos, hosted by "Pete", who takes viewers through several extreme test demonstrations. In each video the labels are able to withstand the extreme conditions they're put up against, looking no worse for the wear. The site also profiles mom and dad bloggers who put the labels through a series of rigorous tests, through a partnership with MomCentral.com. These busy parents will report back on how well the labels are able to hold up in a variety of at-home applications, such as in the kitchen, garage and child's playroom.
The P-touch line of labelers consists of a variety of models for use in industrial applications, office applications or home use. The Simply Professional Series is highlighted by the PT-2730 PC-connectable labeler, which is a desktop labeler perfect for the office. The PT-1290 is the most advanced labeler in the Simply Stylish Series, and is perfect for organization in and around the home and home office. Most P-touch models use P-touch TZe laminated labels, which come in a variety of sizes and colors and are durable enough for use both indoors and outside.
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UN Says More Than 4,600 Killed In Ukraine Crisis
The United Nations says fighting between government troops and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine has left more than 300 people dead in less than a month, taking the overall toll to 4,634.
Some 10,243 people have been wounded since the conflict began in April, the UN's OCHA humanitarian agency OCHA said in a statement on December 13.
The statement said that more than 1.1 million people have been displaced - 542,080 internally and 567,956 fleeing to neighboring countries, the vast majority, 465,721, to Russia.
According to the report, some 5.2 million people live in conflict-afflicted areas.
The OCHA's last report on the Ukraine crisis on November 20 had put the death toll at 4,317.
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Sochi Olympic biathlon track `dangerous`
Sochi (Russia): The biathlon track for next year`s Winter Olympics here has "very dangerous" features that could cause injury and must be modified, the head of the Russian Olympic Committee said Sunday.
The track is hosting its first major test event with a World Cup round that has so far seen many falls on the steep slopes.
"The biathlon track will have to be corrected. You`ve probably seen that there is a place where there is a dangerous turn and some athletes can`t cope with it, they fly off," Olympic committee head Sergei Zhukov said.
"It needs to be fixed in order not to take the risk of injuries but it can be done quite easily. The track won`t be simplified but it will be made safe."
Many athletes have said the track is extremely difficult, with some joking that its steep descents would be better suited to alpine skiers.
Four-time World Championship medalist Anton Shipulin suggested he would struggle at the Olympics on the "very uncomfortable" track despite the Russian team having much more practice time than their rivals.
So far here, France`s Martin Fourcade has secured the defence of his overall biathlon World Cup title with victory in Thursday`s individual race and also won Saturday`s sprint.
In the women`s events, Darya Domracheva of Belarus won the individual and Polish veteran Magdalena Gwizdon took a surprise sprint victory.
The men`s and women`s relay races close out the round Sunday.


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Musings and heartstrings of a young woman in the midst of the Great Turning.
Thanks Rebecca, for your honesty. I am WRITE there with you. I have some life challenges that interupt the dissertation, but allows for reflections that are great for online journals... And congrats on getting back to the yoga studio.


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Medicare's popular prescription drug program, Part D, covers more than 35 million people and a billion prescriptions annually, but Medicare has never monitored which doctors may be overprescribing medications that are risky for older adults – namely, drugs that are disorienting, addictive or harmful. The investigative journalism group ProPublica, together with the Washington Post, has now launched a database called Prescriber Checkup, which allows users to search doctors' names and see which ones are frequently prescribing potentially dangerous drugs, such …


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If you've ever assumed that the only types of wine from Austria are Grüner Veltliner, Grüner Veltliner and Grüner Veltliner, you're probably not alone. Yes, Grüner is groovy: A decade ago, the U.S. imported about 20,000 cases of wine from Austria; today we drink closer to 200,000 cases, much of it that crisp, vibrant white with the funny name we've all come to love.
But Austria can hold its own with reds, too--namely Blaufränkisch. The wine often has a spicy character like Syrah, a fruit-forward quality like the Gamay grape from Beaujolais and the elegance of Pinot Noir. Perhaps because the name Blaufränkisch doesn't sound all that appealing, you should have no trouble finding a bottle of this tasty Austrian red for under $20.
American wineries have long embraced Blaufränkisch, too, yet they call it Lemberger. That's the name the Germans came up with for the grape--which may sound equally unappealing, but the results certainly aren't if you look to cooler regions such as Washington and New York's Finger Lakes. Click here to find some American Lebergers, most of which are also well under $20.
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Glee: Merry Christmas Card!
The Glee Christmas card has been revealed by E!, with the entire cast dressed up in colorful Christmas sweaters!
The Glee Christmas episode airs Dec. 7 on Fox and the album is currently being streamed on Glee's MySpace page.
Amazon has the exclusive song premiere of "The Most Wonderful Day of the Year" from Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album. You can hear the exclusive clip there and pre-order the album, which is available everywhere Tuesday, November 16.


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Less than two weeks ago, Apple was part of a consortioum of tech companies who acquired over 6,000 patents from Nortel. Together with EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, RIM, and Sony, the winning bid was $4.5 billion. Lost in the shuffle, notably, was Google whose bids reached up into the billions but couldn't compete with the combined weight of the aforementioned tech giants.
Recently, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt pointed the finger at Apple and co. for purchasing patents instead of innovating. Now we're all for innovation and can't stand the NPE's like Lodsys who make money simply by acquiring patents and going on litigation frenzies, but can you really accuse a company like Apple of not innovating?
"I'm worried and or disappointed that we've gotten to this point in the industry," Schmidt explained. "We chose not to bid at that level. I presume people spent $4.5bn to do something with them. They didn't just wake up and say 'oh, we'd like to have this patent portfolio'. I don't know what their intent is, but we, as a company, worry that this is an attempt to use patents rather than to innovate."
That's corporate spin for ya, especially when, again, Google was vying intently itself for rights to Nortel's patents.
Google's Android mobile OS is of course under attach from a number of different directions and given Google's relatively scarce patent portfolio, the Nortel auction was arguably a significant missed opportunity for the search giant.
Going forward, though, Schmidt hinted that Google may very well acquire patent portfolios from other vendors.
Now that the value of patents appears to have increased a great deal based on these data points, there are lots of people that have patents that are available. We have a lot of patents. If the answer is tonnage, I think we'll be fine.
But only Google will be able to innovate concurrently, right?
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to make drunk; to intoxicate; to fuddle
Origin: [Cf. LG. fuseln to drink common liquor, fr. fusel bad liquor.]
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fuz′l, v.t. (prov.) to intoxicate.
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New Technologies a Hit at MTA2013
Asia's pioneer precision engineering industry event remains to be a key industry sourcing and networking platform
Singapore, 12 April 2013 – Adopt advanced technology and complex machinery to improve productivity and capabilities to move up the value chain. This is the message Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry & National Development, Mr. Lee Yi Shyan had for local SMEs at the opening day of MTA2013.
He said, "The industry should continue to leverage existing technological transitions and improvements. I am heartened to see a trend where companies shift their emphasis from the mass production of simple parts, to the design, development and production of technology-intensive precision components and complex equipment."
Over the last four days, over 12,500 trade attendees including trade visitors, exhibiting staff, conference delegates and speakers, and members of the press visited MTA2013 – Asia's pioneer precision engineering industry exhibition. Many of which came to do just that, to source for the latest machine tools and precision engineering technologies available in the global market place today.
With the precision engineering and manufacturing sectors in Singapore moving away from low value mass manufacturing towards servicing high value industries that require complex equipment and machinery, industry players need the latest technology and know-how to level up their capabilities to meet the demands of these industries.
Sodick is one such exhibitor that is at the forefront of the latest technology. Their newest silicon moulding machine from Japan was extremely well received at MTA2013. "Silicon is traditionally used to produce low value products such as baby bottle teats. Therefore, the advanced application of silicon moulding to manufacture high value components such as camera lenses, LED casings and medical parts is a very new concept in Singapore. Recent studies have shown that using silicon to produce these parts has far superior qualities compared to using traditional thermal plastic. There are a few pioneering local companies that have already adopted this technology, and from our four days at MTA2013, we have definitely seen much interest. As it stands, we have already sold two machines!" said Mr. Eddy Goh Regional Product Manager of Sodick Singapore.
3D printing, another emerging technology that has been earmarked by the government as the future of manufacturing is also beginning to catch on among local organisations. Mr. Toh Cher Lek, R&D Director of New Kinpo Group, who came to MTA2013 to source for 3D printer suppliers commented, "MTA allowed me to find new 3D printing suppliers and vendors, and was a great platform for me to learn about the latest in 3D printing and also a new type of 3D printing – 3D metal printing. Exhibitors were reputable and were professional and efficient in their dealings."
As the four-day event drew to a close at 6pm today, "Sold @ MTA" signs proudly adorned many of the machines on display at the show floor. Accompanying them were the beaming smiles of many satisfied exhibitors.
"We brought a mixture of grinding, turning and cutting machines to MTA2013. So far we have sold six out of seven machines to automation and precision engineering companies. Altogether we made about S$800,000 in sales, we are extremely happy," said Mr. Simon Teo, Director of ST Machinery.
Some other exhibitors who managed to secure business transactions at the show include Accrington Precision Machine Tools, Anhui Krras Machine Tools, DKSH Technology, EHN & Land, Flexspeed, Gustav Gockel Maschinenfabrik, Hexagon Metrology, Ichi Seiki, IM Machinery Asia, J-Tech Machinery, Makino, Mitutoyo, Newserv Machinery, Pryor Marking, Rotec Singapore and Taipei Industries.
Dr. Moh Chong Tau, CEO of Makino Asia, a long-time supporter of MTA said, "The manufacturing landscape in Singapore is changing, and I am very glad to see that events such as MTA, that are very important to our industry, are also evolving in order to keep up with the changing times. There is a very high quality of visitors at this year's show and we have managed to sell seven machines and generate 40 – 60 promising leads. We will definitely be back for MTA2015."
Overall, Mr. William Lim, Project Director for machinery events at Singapore Exhibition Services, organiser of MTA2013 gave the show a success rating of eight out of 10, and full marks for the quality of visitors, as senior technical engineers from industry big wigs and key buyers such as Amtek Precision Technology, Becton Dickinson Medical, Cameron, GE Aviation, Hamilton Sundstrand, Honda, PerkinElmer, Pratt and Whitney and SMB Switchgear & Engineering among many others were seen combing the show floor.
With a selection of 500 exhibitors from 31 countries and regions exhibiting their latest products, visitors to MTA2013 were not only spoilt for choice, but were also in the prime position to expand their business networks and form business partnerships.
Mr. Melvin Ng, General Manager at Hunting Energy Services International (Singapore) said, "I have been coming to MTA for years and it has been a great platform for me to see the latest developments in the machinery industry, to witness product demonstrations, and to widen my network of business associates. It has also been a great way to explore business ideas and opportunities."
Echoing his sentiments is Mr. Megat Syaiful Bahari, General Manager at TRR Heritage, Malaysia: "We are a trading company and also supply machines to the government sector for schools. Made some good contacts at MTA2011 and won some education contracts since. This year, I came to shop for new machines and to establish new contacts for different brands especially for tooling, sensor and RFID. I have found some good prospects in Haas Automation, Ichi Seiki and KS Tools. My key objectives are met and the targets set are fulfilled."
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Have you read it? It is a bloody great book and well worth a read if you haven't. The benefit of attending conferences like Ed Fest are that you get to meet the people behind the books or the ideas that they present.
I was beyond excited about Martin Robinson's session for this very reason.
In some respects, what Martin is suggesting ties in with what Tom Sherrington says that
'Without a deposit of knowledge and settled moral principles, a human being is helpless.'
Ferdinand Mountado.
Martin introduces three schools of thought:
- Grammarian – fundamental knowledge and skills
- Dialectic – argument
- Rhetoric – freedom of speech.
He suggests that grammar was the first on the scene, followed by dialectic which seeks to critique the foundations established by grammar yet this leads to rhetoric and the freedom of speech or the freedom to have an opinion.
So in a unit say on British values
- Grammar – understanding of what constitutes British values
- Dialectic – critique of what we believe constitutes British values
- Rhetoric – an outcome of the debate (freedom of opinion)
So doesn't that play into the hands of a KS3 curriculum quite nicely in preparing students to be independent, active, critical readers?
In year 7 we follow the grammarian route – we establish / revisit / revise fundamental knowledge and skills.
In year 8 we teach students to critique / question / challenge.
Whilst in year 9 we build in rhetoric through analytical essays (in which they explore the foundation before critiquing it to arrive at a considered viewpoint).
Something I am going to explore over the next few weeks!
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|Reviews for Dependable
| L1beration chapter 1 . 8/30/2009
wow, reading this again it sounds just like jerry maguire (Tom cruise and renee zelwegger relationship(hope thats her name)).
I love that movie !
| Humb1eBeginnings chapter 1 . 8/22/2009
You sound like my bestfriend, and I'm the one you talking to. What I'm trying to say is, I feel like you're my bestfriend talking to me. We tried to get something going, but our friendship has been crushed because of it. Now we're slowly trying to pick up the pieces. I don't even hang with her the same. Everything is so different. I'm really feeling this poem. Hopefully, I'll make things better for my friend.
| Malik chapter 1 . 8/21/2009
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Taylor Swift's bodyguard testifies he saw DJ reach up her skirt
Taylor Swift's former bodyguard gave added muscle Friday to the superstar's claims she was groped by a radio disc jockey four years ago.
Taking the witness stand a day after Swift's powerful testimony at her civil trial in Colorado, Gregory Dent told jurors he personally witnessed DJ David Mueller reach under the singer's dress during a June 2013 meet-and-greet at Denver's Pepsi Center.
"I saw him take his hand and put it up her skirt," Dent testified under oath on the fifth day of the trial at the federal courthouse in Denver.
"I know I saw it," the hulking security guard said. "When (Mueller) went to put his arm around her, he put his hand under her skirt."
Taylor Swift's mom accuses DJ in court of fondling the pop star
Dent said he didn't know how long the grab lasted, but he recalled Swift's physical revulsion.
"She jumped away, moved closer to the woman, and proceeded with the meet-and-greet," Dent testified.
He cited Swift's clear decision to keep the meet-and-greet going as the reason he didn't immediately intervene.
"I take my cues from her in certain situations, so no, I didn't jump into the front of the picture," he said.
Ex-DJ in Taylor Swift trial says he may have touched her ribs
"I didn't do anything because she sometimes said I was a little too mean," Dent added. "I was standing five feet away so I got a pretty good view."
He was adamant Mueller crossed a line.
Gregory Dent, a former bodyguard for Taylor Swift, testified that he saw ex-Denver DJ David Mueller stick his hand up Swift's skirt.
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"I thought it was a violation of her body," he said during his hour-long grilling by Mueller's lawyer Gabriel McFarland.
Asked during cross examination if he had any doubt Mueller was Swift's assailant, Dent didn't miss a beat.
Taylor Swift appears in court for jury selection in groping case
"None whatsoever … I am positive that's the man," he said, looking at Mueller sitting 15 feet away.
Dent also deflated Mueller's assertion he wasn't drinking alcohol that evening.
"I was definitely sure he had been drinking," Dent testified.
After the incident, when it was finally safe to leave Swift's side, Dent went to find Mueller, he said.
An explainer of Taylor Swift's legal battle against Denver DJ
"I had a hunch he'd be at the bar so I went to the bar area and him and his girlfriend were coming out of the bar," Dent said.
On Thursday, Swift gave unflinching and unvarnished testimony about the alleged assault.
"He stayed latched onto my bare a– cheek as I lurched away from him," Swift said.
She was unflappable as McFarland tried to poke holes in her version of events.
Nelly Furtado says radio hosts tried to cross the line with her
"You can ask me a million questions about it, and I'm never going to say something different," she testified. "I never have said anything different."
Swift, 27, said she initially assumed Mueller, 55, mistakenly placed his hand on her rear end but she quickly determined it was intentional.
"It was a definite grab," she said. "A very long grab."
Swift's testimony marked the Grammy winner's first public examination in the highly publicized case.
Lena Dunham applauds Taylor Swift for testimony in groping trial
"He did not touch my ribs. He did not touch my arm. He did not touch my hand," Swift told those gathered in the federal courtroom. "He grabbed my bare a–."
She said there was no doubt in her mind Mueller was to blame.
"I could have picked him out of a line of a thousand," she said.
The photo she took with Mueller eventually surfaced, showing the former DJ reaching behind her. It does not definitively show direct contact.
An explainer of Taylor Swift's legal battle against Denver DJ
When McFarland asked Swift why the front of her skirt wasn't ruffled in the picture, the singer fired back.
"Because my a– is located on the back of my body," she said sharply.
A sketch of Taylor Swift and her attorneys in Denver Federal Court during the Swift groping trial in Denver.
Swift said the incident was traumatic.
"A light switched off in my personality," she said of her reaction.
DJ accused of groping Taylor Swift has slander claim dismissed
"I was looking at the floor. I just wanted him to leave," she said, recalling that she simply thanked Mueller and his girlfriend Shannon Mercher in a monotone voice.
Swift said she continued to take photos with others at the event because she didn't want to ruin their experience.
Asked how she felt when she learned Mueller lost his job at the Denver station KYGO in the wake of her allegations, Swift said it was "a product of his decisions, not mine."
"I'm not going to let you or your client make me feel like this is my fault," she told McFarland.
DJ accused of groping Taylor Swift denies singer's claims
Mueller testified Tuesday that he never touched Swift inappropriately, though he may have had contact with her rib cage.
"It's a humiliating experience to be accused of something that despicable," he told the court.
He's the one who initiated the court battle when he sued Swift in 2015 with claims she unfairly cost him his job and reputation. He is seeking up to $3 million in damages.
Swift countersued, alleging sexual assault, and is seeking just $1.
DJ thinks leaked photo in Taylor Swift lawsuit will help his case
Mueller's former station supervisor Hershel Coomer testified after Swift Thursday and denied Mueller's claim that maybe Coomer was the one who groped the singer.
Coomer, known by his radio name Eddie Haskell, said he never told Mueller he fondled Swift's backside.
He said Mueller fabricated the supposed confession and was fired in June 2013 due to a morality clause in his contract.
He said the photograph of Mueller at the meet-and-greet fueled the firing decision, along with an immediate report by Swift's radio liaison Frank Bell that implicated Mueller.
Photo leaked in Taylor Swift's sexual assault case
"(Bell) said that one of my morning guys attending the meet-and-greet had grabbed Taylor on the rear inappropriately and he had been removed from the concert," Coomer testified.
Coomer said it didn't help when Mueller allegedly changed his story.
"It went from, 'No possible way,' to, 'If I did it, it was accidental,'" he recalled. "That's not good."


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The impact of the water/lime ratio on the structural characteristics of air lime mortars
Lawrence, R. M. H. and Walker, P., 2008. The impact of the water/lime ratio on the structural characteristics of air lime mortars. In: D'Ayala, D. F. and Fodde, E., eds. Structural Analysis of Historic Construction: Preserving Safety and Significance. Proceedings of the VI International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historic Construction, SAHC08, 2-4 July 2008, Bath, United Kingdom. London: Taylor & Francis, pp. 885-889.
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Lime based mortal's are now widely acknowledged to be generally superior to cement based mortars in the repair of appropriate historic infrastructure. Increasingly the benefits of hydraulic lime mortars are also being realised in new masonry construction. In order to standardise the expected performance of mortars, designers will specify the type of lime, the type of filler (aggregate), the proportions of each and quantity of water or the required workability. Limes can be non-hydraulic (calcium or dolomitic) or hydraulic (natural or artificial). It is well known that the water/binder ratio has a marked effect on the structural performance of cement-based mortars. This is relationship is known as Abrams' rule, which states that when a cement mortar is fully compacted, its strength is inversely proportional to the water/cement ratio. Abrams' rule has also been demonstrated to apply to hydraulic lime mortars. The reason for this is that both cement and hydraulic limes require a minimum quantity of water to produce the chemical set resulting from the hydration of calcium silicates and calcium aluminates. Surplus water eventually dries out, leaving micropores in the matrix which weaken the resulting set mortar. It has generally been assumed that the same relationship applies to non-hydraulic lime (air lime) mortars. This paper reports on results of tests conducted on air lime mortars at early stages of curing. It is known that the form of air lime and the physical and chemical characteristics of the aggregate have a strong impact on the structural performance of air lime mortars. Results to date show that the water/lime ratio has a minimal impact on the structural performance of air lime mortars compared with the impact of lime and aggregate type. 91 day compressive strengths for air lime mortars with a water/lime ratio of 0.56 (a stiff mix) are identical to those with a water/lime ratio of 0.875 (a loose slurry). Whereas Abrams' rule is a key consideration for designers of cement and hydraulic lime mortars, it has been demonstrated that it requires modification in the case of air lime mortars. A relationship between form of lime, type of aggregate, water/lime ratio, and age of mortar is proposed. The resultant equation allows the compressive strength of air lime mortars to be predicted taking into account these factors. The insights gained from this study will allow practitioners to more confidently design and specify air lime mortars.
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Hey guys, i've been working on a program that finds the roots of a complex function in Pre-Calculus (x^3 + 2x^2 - 4x + 1 or something like that), and i'm not doing this to help me with my math, i just enjoy making programs that are useful in math and physics. Now, i've already made a class that does Synthetic Division for you, after putting in the root and all of the coefficients of the original function, and it returns the resulting function, and tells you whether or not the root you tested is a root of the function. This class works great, as seen through my tester class where the user enters the coefficients and the root they want to test.
So here's the problem. This isn't as efficient as i would like it to be. i want to make it so that the user doesn't have to enter in the possible root, it automatically finds the possible roots (when you do constant coefficient over leading coefficient, and you take the factors). So with all of this said, my problem is that i'm trying to figure out a way to get all of the possible roots.
MY IDEA FOR THIS: divide the number (leading and constant) by all of the numbers less than that number.
I hope this isn't too wordy or confusing, so let me give you an example.
x^3 + 3x^2 + 2x + 2
Finding the possible roots:
2/1 ( 1 , 2 )/ 1
So, the possible roots are -1, -2, 1, 2. (because you take the positive and the negative of each division).
So like i said, my idea is to test if the number divided by each individual number less than it is an int. (because if it were a decimal number, it is not a factor) .
Would it be possible to test if the resulting number is instanceof Integer?
Any help would be appreciated, and i'm sorry if explained it terribly =]