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Heat rally late to force OT, beat Hawks
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 38 points, Michael Beasley made two free throws with 9.2 seconds left to put Miami up for good, and the Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-119 in overtime on Monday night.
The Heat wasted an early 13-0 lead, then rallied from seven points down in the final 90 seconds of the fourth quarter. Ray Allen made three free throws with 8 seconds left in regulation to send it to overtime, after getting fouled by Atlanta's DeMarre Carroll.
Allen finished with 19 points, Mario Chalmers and Chris Andersen each scored 12 and Chris Bosh finished with 11 for the Heat, who played without Dwyane Wade and still beat the Hawks for the ninth straight time.
Jeff Teague scored 26 points, Paul Millsap made seven 3-pointers on the way to a 25-point night, and Al Horford finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta. Kyle Korver scored 15 for the Hawks.
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The Hawks had a chance to win it at the end of overtime, but never got a good look. Chalmers used Miami's foul-to-give with 2.3 seconds left, sending Atlanta back to the huddle and using its last time-out to draw a play.
Bosh, who was in the locker room getting stitches in his upper lip at the start of overtime, guarded the ball. The Hawks' Pero Antic tried getting a lob to Korver, but Andersen snuffed out the play at the rim, got fouled and added a free throw with 0.3 seconds left. Andersen then knocked away Atlanta's last-ditch pass as time expired, and the Heat finished off a perfect homestand.
Beasley had missed seven games with a strained hamstring, but checked in during the third quarter when Miami was facing a double-digit deficit. On the play where he was fouled by Millsap, he attacked the lane from the left side, drew contact and coolly made the free throws to put the Heat on top.
One stop was all Miami needed from there, and the Heat found a way.
Korver's long 3 with about 1:40 left put Atlanta up 107-100, but the Hawks couldn't put it away in regulation. James made a pair of 3-pointers, along with a dunk, and Allen got hit by Carroll on the play that Miami needed to force overtime.
Allen's free throws: Swish, swish, swish.
It was all part of a game that had simply wild ebbs and flows.
The Hawks were scoreless for the game's first 4:48, falling behind big as the Heat had everything working early — even a reverse dunk in transition from the suddenly spry Allen, who has been fighting tendinitis in his right knee for a few days. Shane Battier dove on the floor for a steal and to knock the ball ahead to James, who got loose for a dunk that put Miami up 13-0.
Atlanta got back into it quickly, answering with a 16-5 run to get within two. But the Heat closed with another flurry, and James' no-look, cross-court pass set up Norris Cole's 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left to put Miami up 33-23 after the period.
It all changed in a hurry in the second.
Atlanta shot 72 percent; the Heat shot 32 percent. The Hawks outscored the Heat 31-17 and had a 54-50 lead at the break, fueled largely by Korver taking four shots, all from 3-point range, all of them good.
Millsap went 4 for 4 from beyond the arc in the third, Atlanta made six in all and led by as many as 11 before going into the fourth up 84-77.
NOTES: Korver's NBA-record streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer is now at 97. … The Heat ran a tribute to Nelson Mandela on the arena screens at halftime, narrated by Alonzo Mourning, who spoke of his time meeting the former South African president who died earlier this month. … It was Miami's last home game of 2013. Including playoffs, the Heat went 47-7 at AmericanAirlines Arena this year, winning the NBA title on their home court for the second straight season. … James has scored in double figures in 522 consecutive regular-season games, four shy of matching Moses Malone for the NBA's fourth-longest such streak.


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text: Ah ha. OK, I found that on the CD, and installed it rpm -i kernel-smp-2.2.17-33.beo.i686.rpm No problem, and I see the new kernel in /boot and the modules in /lib/modules/2.2.17-beosmp. So I change /boot/vmlinuz to point to the new kernel, and then create the netboot image ... beoboot -d -2 -n -k /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17-33.beosmp -m /lib/modules/2.2.17.beosmp That chews for a little while, and the debug output looks OK. I noticed that it recreated the /var/beowulf/boot.img file though ... Why ? In any case, I reboot on of the dual nodes with the *existing* boot floppy (created last week from beosetup gui) and it appears to come up OK, but not all the way. The log shows that it's still trying to use the UP modules in /lib/modules/2.2.17.beo. Dang. I thought the phase 1 kernel on the floppy was a generic one (from /boot/vmlinuz.beoboot, which is just a symlink to vmlinuz-2.2.17-33.beobeoboot :) just to get to the master node to boot the "real" kernel - the smp one just installed. Hmmm, OK, recreate the floppy from the gui. I don't think it should be different, but just in case. This is worse. It dies while loading vmlinuz, asking for another boot disk. Ah ha (again). I just noticed module-info in /boot, pointing to the UP modules-info-2.2.17-33.beo file rather than the smp one. I just changed that and rebooted a couple of the dual nodes. We'll see. Nope. Systems booted from the old floppy still try to use the UP modules in /lib/modules/2.2.17-33.beo So where exactly do all the kernels fit in ? /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17-33.beobeoboot aka vmlinuz.beoboot /var/beowulf/boot.img What's the connection between these for the floppy ? /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17-33.beosmp Sorry for being thick here ... -- Dean Carpenter Principal Architect Purdue Pharma dean.carpenter at pharma.com deano at areyes.com 94TT :) -----Original Message----- From: Jag [mailto:agrajag at linuxpower.org] Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 3:22 PM To: Carpenter, Dean Cc: 'beowulf at beowulf.org' Subject: Re: SMP support with the scyld package On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, Carpenter, Dean wrote: > Hummm. I see that it ships with the 2.2.17 sources, but I don't see any SMP > kernels lying around ... It's in the kernel-smp package. ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/beowulf/current/RPMS/i686/kernel-smp-2.2.17-33.beo.i 686.rpm


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Despite rigorous clinical trials required by the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) to prove an animal drug's safety and effectiveness, potential side effects of drugs may not be obvious until after the drug has been approved and widely used, according to the CVM.
Pet owners are encouraged to report suspected Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) to the CVM, where the information is processed. The CVM has a hotline to report ADEs at 1-888-FDA-VETS (1-888-332-8387).
The Division of Surveillance is responsible for consolidating all ADE reports, necessary referrals, consultations, and preparation of summary reports, according to Linda Grassie, communications director at the FDA.
Pet owners can also report ADEs by obtaining a 1932a "Veterinary Adverse Experience, Lack of Effectiveness or Product Defect Report," from the CVM, a pre-addressed, prepaid postage form which can be completed and dropped in the mail. To obtain the form, write to ADE Reporting System, Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855-2773.
The division, said Grassie, uses a modified Kramer scoring system to "score" ADEs. In the CVM system, each sign is separated from other signs and scored according to previous experiences with a drug, other causes, timing of the event, whether there was an overdose, whether the reaction continued or subsided with withdrawal of the drug, and whether a reaction recurred on re-introduction of the drug.
"Vets in the Division of Surveillance analyze the data provided to classify the suspected report as remotely drug related, or as possibly, probably or definitely related to the drug," she said.
To help the agency accurately analyze information, pet owners should provide "sound clinical information" about the animal, according to the CVM.
"This means that the report should preferably include a good medical history, all other drugs the animal has been given, any recent surgical procedures, and as much in the way of clinical findings as possible," according to the CVM.
The agency will also contact the veterinarian to get as much information as possible from medical records.
Pet owners can get a copy of the summary report after experts at the CVM have analyzed the information to determine whether the pet had an ADE. To get a copy of the report, pet owners can submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the CVM at: FDA, FOI staff, HFI-3556000 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland.
ADE reports have increased from 1,011 in 1992 to 9,731 in 1999, according to the FDA. Most ADEs are underreported, estimated at only one percent of actual drug reactions. And most are reported by pet owners, not veterinarians.
Questions regarding ADE reporting can be addressed to: Center for Veterinary Medicine, Division of Surveillance, HFV-210, 7519 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855, or call 1-888-FDA-VETS (332-8387). For more information, visit the CVM's website at www.fda.gov/cvm.
Veterinarians are not required to report ADEs to the CVM, though drug manufacturers are. To report an ADE to Pfizer Animal Health, which manufactures Rimady (carprofen), call 1-800-366-5288; Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., which manufactures Metacam (Meloxican), call 1-800-821-7467, or 1-800-325-9167; Novartis Animal Health, manufacturer of Deramaxx (Deracoxib), call 1-800-332-2761; Wyeth-Fort Dodge Animal Health, maker of EtoGesic (Etodolac), call 1-800-477-1365; Merial, maker of Previcox (Firocoxib), call 1-888-637-4251; and Schering-Plough, maker of Zubrin (Tepoxalin), 1-800-224-5318.


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Lt. Gov. Tim Murray will resign to accept a job as head of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. He said he was not seeking the position when chamber leaders approached him about it, and that his departure has nothing to do with a probe into his campaign's acceptance of donations from the disgraced former director of the Chelsea Housing Authority.
Lt. Gov. Tim Murray will resign to accept a job as head of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Murray will make over $200,000 in the new position, Wicked Local media partner WCVB Channel 5 reported. That's a significant raise over his current salary of 124,920.
The lieutenant governor's resignation was contingent on a final vote by the chamber, taken earlier Wednesay. Gov. Deval Patrick and Murray later confirmed his departure in a press conference at the State House. His resignation is effective June 2.
Murray said he was actively seeking a new job when the chamber's leadership approached him.
The Worcester chamber confirmed the news, too, calling Murray "a proven leader with a passion for economic development and the ability to lead the business community."
The new position would keep Murray, who lives in Worcester, closer to home and his family.
Murray, former mayor of Worcester, first ran for lieutenant governor alongside Patrick in 2006.
Despite earlier speculation he would run for the corner office, Murray announced earlier this year he would not run for governor in 2014, citing family responsibilities.
The state Office of Campaign and Political Finance last year found evidence Murray and his campaign committee had not complied with campaign finance laws and referred the matter to Attorney General Martha Coakley's office.
The probe involved former Chelsea Housing Authority director Michael McLaughlin, who now faces criminal charges he lied about his salary. Recently, Murray has been dogged by questions about his political ties to McLaughlin, as well as an early-morning car crash in Sterling in 2011.
In an interview with State House News Service, Murray said his decision had "nothing to do with that."
He will leave with 19 months left in his term, and there is no process to replace a lieutenant governor mid-term, the Service reported. In Murray's absence, Secretary of State William Galvin would become acting governor if Patrick is out of state or leaves office for any reason.
During his tenure, Murray often has acted as a liaison between the governor's office and cities and towns, while also acting as an advocate on military veterans, homelessness and economic development issues.
In a statement, the Massachusetts Republican Party compared Murray's exit to that of House Speaker Thomas Finneran, who left Beacon Hill for a job at the Mass. Biotechnology Council, but was later indicted for obstructing justice in a redistricting lawsuit.
"History doesn't always repeat itself, but in this case it looks like Tim Murray is following the same path as a previous, disgraced Democratic official," MassGOP Executive Director Nate Little said in the statement.
(Reporter Lane Lambert contributed to this report.)


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HESPERIA >> The 15 Freeway at the top of Cajon Pass will be closed in both directions until at least Wednesday after a new bridge being constructed at Oak Hill Road caught fire Monday.
Traffic in both directions on the major highway was jammed for miles as firefighters attempted in vain to halt the fire that became so hot that even steel within the bridge was melting, said Ray Wolfe, director of the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SanBAG).
Caltrans officials have suggested detours on Highway 138 (west through Phelan or east via Silverwood Lake) or 18 (through Big Bear Lake) for those who must cross the mountains today or Wednesday.
The fire was caused by workers cutting rebar with blow torches, which carried the fire into the falsework or wooden construction supports of the new bridge, the San Bernardino County Fire Department announced on its Twitter account.
The falsework is composed of huge wooden beams which provided the fuel for the fire which raged deeply inside the bridge making it difficult for firefighters to reach it. Some motorists reported seeing debris and flames falling onto the freeway before much of the bridge collapsed.
San Bernardino County Fire Capt. Josh Wilkins said contractors were working on top of the bridge after it caught fire and were unaware of the blaze until being evacuated by firefighters because the flames were being pushed away by the wind. One worker suffered from smoke inhalation, Wilkins said.
"Right now the wind is helping and hurting us," Wilkins said Monday afternoon. "If it were going the opposite direction, that whole bridge would be gone right now."
But, he added the wind also was pushing water away from the blaze as firefighters fought the flames.
Firefighters had limited access to water because the area is newly constructed, and the nearest hydrant is half a mile away, Wilkins said. The department can't use water-dropping helicopters because the weight of the falling water would likely lead to a collapse of a wooden structure that would have served as a frame when concrete was poured.
Firefighters said once the fire is extinguished, the bridge will have to be torn down completely and rebuilt. Hesperia spokeswoman Rachel Molina said the $60 million project was only about six months from completion.
"It's all going to have to come down and we'll have to start over again," Hesperia Councilman Mike Leonard. "It's just going to delay the project for another few months. As far as I know, it has to all come down and they have to reorder all of the steel underneath."
The bridge's lead agency is SanBAG, with funding from Hesperia as well as county and federal sources. according to Caltrans.
"The Cajon Pass is going to be a nightmare for the next 24 to 48 hours at least," Wilkins said. "So if at all possible, avoid it altogether, because there is just no way they're going to open it any time soon."
Staff writers Melissa Pinion-Whitt and Neil Nisperos and The Associated Press contributed to this article.


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When Chris Brown physically abused his then-girlfriend Rihanna on the night before the 2009 Grammys, the story became one of the most covered in the country.
However, Law & Order: SVU is offering a fresh (read: fictional) take on the scandal on Wednesday's episode (airing at 9/8c on NBC). Titled "Funny Valentine," the episode is described as centering on "an up-and-coming singer is beaten by her famous boyfriend, but she won't assist the prosecution. Before long, a media frenzy surrounds the case, and the defendant and his relentless lawyer add fuel to the fire."
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GAINESVILLE, FL — A doctor's prescription will get patients into Gainesville Health and Fitness Center's Cancer Recovery Program, but the relationships that patients develop at the club often keep them coming back.
The Cancer Recovery Program helps patients improve musculoskeletal and functional limitations. At the beginning of the program, some patients aren't able to finish a six-minute walk test; however, by the end of the eight weeks, they're often on a treadmill for 30 minutes, according to Kristin Sario, personal trainer with the program.
The program provides the physical benefits of exercise, but it also gives patients a reason to leave their homes on a regular basis, something they might not otherwise have done, Sario said. Many of those who come in are newly diagnosed and depressed.
"We are just far enough outside the medical world that they can come in and talk to us," She said. "It's very emotional. It proves that fitness/wellness and exercise can help as much on the mental aspect as on the physical for both people — trainers and clients." In fact, Sario said that the smallest aspect of the cancer recovery program is the exercise.
"What we do for the client isn't just the exercise; it's the support and knowing they will be seeing the same staff members and knowing they will be encouraged," she said.
Sario works with Vergie Shirah, a manual lymphatic drainage certified physical therapist and a member of the oncology section of the American Physical Therapy Association, to create personalized programs for the program participants.
The free, eight-week program, which began in November 2004, is divided into four, two-week components: strength training; cardiovascular training; flexibility and range of motion training; and mind and body training. Patients get a free, 30-minute session with a personal trainer and nutrition coach, both of whom have been trained in cancer and exercise. Once a program has been tailored for the individual, they come in to work out on their own, but meet with a staff member every two weeks. Patients are encouraged to continue with the program after the end of the eight-week period, but are required to purchase a membership to do so. At least two of the eight graduates have joined the club so far.
The program started after club staff noticed a lot of cancer patients at its sister company, Request Physical Therapy.
"We wanted to provide something for them for after their physical therapy," Sario said. After researching other cancer/exercise programs, the club chose to be certified through the Cancer Wellfit program in Burbank, then adapted that idea to fit their own program.
The staff that work in the program have been trained in cancer recovery. The cost to the club is just a few more hours of pay, Sario said.
The program is a way for the club to reach out to the community and a way to bridge between the fitness center and Request Physical Therapy, Sario said.


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More: http://www.news.com.au/sport/boxing/wor ... 6fb631d523TRIBUTES have flooded in following the death of Muhammad Ali on Saturday.
The legendary boxer died aged 74 after losing his battle with a respiratory illness. He was admitted to hospital on Thursday with breathing difficulties and was later placed on a life-support machine.
Here's how the world reacted.
Ali's Life in Pictures
AUSSIE boxer Danny Green took to Facebook to pay tribute to the most charismatic boxer the world has ever seen, posting a photo of the two together.
"RIP to THE LEGEND," Green wrote. "Thanks to this champion, boxers like myself were able to make a living from the sport we love. He was responsible for bringing the great sport of boxing to the masses. He captured the imagination of everyone #sadday."
American Floyd Mayweather — who has dominated boxing in the modern era to boast a stunning 49-0 record — also credited Ali with paving the way for boxers like him to chase their dreams.
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New Law Allows Physician Assistants More Freedom
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A law that takes effect Aug. 28 will give physicians assistants more freedom to provide care in areas of Missouri with a shortage of doctors.
Currently, physician assistants must be supervised by a doctor located within 30 miles of where they practice. And a doctor must be present 66 percent of the time they are caring for patients.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the new law will allow the supervising doctor to be up to 50 miles away. The doctors also will have to spend only half of a day on site for every 14 days the physician assistant practices.
Supporters of the new law say it allows physician assistants to provide more affordable care for people living in rural areas or in urban areas with understaffed clinics.


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My Twitter timeline is buzzing with news about the availability of Lightroom 5. So a blog post with all the details is in order!
What's new in Lightroom 5?
Loads of stuff! Quoting from the product team's blog post:
" Lightroom 5 has all of your favorite features from Lightroom 5 beta including the Advanced Healing Brush, Upright, Radial Filter, Smart Previews, improved photo book creation, and slideshows that mix video and still images. The final version of Lightroom 5 also contains several new updates including more than 400 bug fixes, the ability to share photos using the Behance Publish Service and an expanded range on the Radial Filter's feather slider."
To find out more about the new features, camera support and new lens profile support, check out Lightroom Journal. Also watch this video for a quick overview.
Where can I learn more about the new features?
Two pages that you must bookmark are:
- What's New in Lightroom 5 – to read more about the new features and links to detailed feature articles
- Lightroom 5 video tutorials – for some excellent in-depth video tutorials with Julieanne Kost
To quickly learn about some of the popular features, check out these resources:
Radial Filter: Help article | Video tutorial
Upright – Automatic Perspective Correction: Help article | Video tutorial
Advanced Healing Brush/ Enhanced Spot Removal Tool: Help article | Video tutorial
Smart Previews: Help article | Video tutorial
Image credits: Referenced from Lightroom Help articles on http://helpx.adobe.com
Where can I try or buy Lightroom 5?
You can try or buy Lightroom 5 on Adobe.com. Lightroom 5 is available as a standalone license and as part of Creative Cloud. It's available as a free update to Creative Cloud members.
If I have questions about Lightroom 5, where can I ask?
The Adobe Forums are always the best place to ask all your questions. Head over to http://forums.adobe.com/community/lightroom, and join the conversation.


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Re: Will this study method work for 148 -> 160's?
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August 14, 2011, 11:47:36 AM »
Thanks so much for all of the replies. I'm enjoying the last week before school starts, so I haven't really been around.
Both of you guys are right, actually, when it comes to BU. I did go to Belmont University for undergrad (chemistry), and now I'm going to Purdue University (chemistry, management minor) - so that's where the BU came from at first. I am, however, shooting for Boston University, Fordham, or UNH for pharmaceutical IP law or something of that nature - so that's what the BU means now! Haha.
As for all of the remarks regarding the Princeton Review "Cracking the LSAT" book - I had no idea. I honestly should have checked with the forum before getting the book, and even when I was planning out my study sessions in my calendar I noticed the severe lack of attention the book gave the critical reading section. Critical reading was what kept me out of most great undergrad schools for the LSAT; I definitely need to study more than 3 passages and need more tips on how to do well for the test that really matters.
Does anyone have a good idea as to how to prepare starting the first day of class up until December 5? I'm stumped on how I should divide up my time, though I would say that writing is by far my strongest, then comes logic games and arguments sort of neck-and-neck, then reading. I'm thinking I could take about 4-6 practice tests in the 12 weeks, but I won't if that doesn't prove effective.
Miami, I would greatly appreciate the Kaplan Outline. I'm between buying that or the Powerscore books - which look really good. I need to develop these fundamentals now so that I'm not still working on them when it's time to study for both my LSAT and Analytical Chemistry.
Re: Will this study method work for 148 -> 160's?
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August 14, 2011, 12:10:23 PM »
Do you mean your writing sample is your strongest section? If so, ignore that. Its not graded. I doubt any one really ends up reading those anyways.
If your strong on LG you've got a leg up. LGs are, by far the most difficult for most people. LR is half the test so spend the most time on that.
The Powerscore books are by far the best. I'm not a big fan of Kaplan, personally. I tried one of their books and thought is was way too underdeveloped. Focusing on "tips" that are often common sense for anyone who has ever taken a multiple choice test. But MiMi had a different experience, and I'm not saying she's wrong. Her version may have been better than mine (I hope so for her sake
Outside the Powerscore books, Master the LSAT is the best I used that is all inclusive of the LSAT sections. I'd take a baseline test if I were you, then the all inclusive prep book you choose, then a set of practice tests, then the PS Bible(s) where you are the weakest + LR (its half the test). Good luck, Buddy.
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Re: Will this study method work for 148 -> 160's?
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August 14, 2011, 03:05:50 PM »
It sounds like picking what to study is half the battle! I think I'm going in this general direction, though:
1. Take a legitimate, full practice exam. Whether I include the writing sample, because 1) I'm already good at writing, and 2) It's not counted, is debatable.
2. Work rather quickly through the Princeton Review book. It's all inclusive, I already bought it, and it has to have some good practice at the absolute least.
3. Take some more practice tests, whether they're through the Princeton Review book or something else I find. That way I'll see if there's a trend in what I'm good/bad at, as well as see if there's any improvement as a result of working through the book.
4. Buy / work through the Powerscore books for the sections at which I am weakest.
5. Take practice tests and review things accordingly up until December 5.
That sounds good to me! I greatly appreciate everyone's help, as I most definitely wouldn't be on the right track without you guys.
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August 14, 2011, 05:29:57 PM »
I was going to let it go and wish you good luck, I will still do the latter....... But, the writing sample is NOT scored. I'm sorry if you think its your greatest strength, but it still isn't scored. If you get a 140 and write the best, most concise, most logically sound hand written argument ever made since 1990, you still get a 140 on the LSAT. LR, LG and RC is all the is scored. The PR book should have explained that. If they did not, they suck even more than I thought they did.
That said, I won't mention it again, good luck amigo. I would have felt a little guilty not hammering the point home; the rest is up to you.
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Re: Will this study method work for 148 -> 160's?
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August 15, 2011, 06:30:14 AM »
That's honestly a bummer. Writing's definitely my strength as opposed to critical reading, LSAT aside. I'm over it, though - I'm just ready to get cracking on studying! I will enjoy these last few days of summer, then it's off to be books in 7 days. I will make sure to post my progress as well.
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August 15, 2011, 07:00:46 AM »
It shouldn't bother you too much. Writing is still one of the most important skills you'll need in law school. The LSAT is just a brief tool you have to use to get you there. Like I said if your strong at LG you are already ahead of the game.
Good job on finding the bibles so cheap, btw. You got a great deal and the LR and the LG bibles are great. I never tried the RC bible, please tell me what you thin of it.
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August 15, 2011, 01:02:28 PM »
For the record - I am still in the midst of studying for the LSAT myself. So if others with more experience feel that, comparatively, the Kaplan books are not as good as Powerscore then take that with more weight. I can only compare Kaplan to Princeton Review and it is night and day better.
After Princeton Reivew book whenever I timed myself I was getting about: LG 80% at 15 minutes per game. LR 70% at 2-5 min. per question. and RC 60% at 10-15 min. per passage.
After Kaplan I'm getting: LG 100% at 5-11 min. per game. LR 90% at around 1.5-2.5 min. per question. and RC at 80% at around 10 min.
I still need a lot of work to get where I want but there certainly is a lot of improvement in a short amount of time. But who knows - maybe that would have been even better with powerscore?
As for Kaplan books, they are not so much "tip" or "trick" based as they are "method" based. They occasionally will make a "tip"/"note" on particular question/game types, such as common wrong answers, how to spot them etc. but they are really obsessed about tying everything back to their "method." I'll PM you my outlines.
Once you have a strong foundation with the fundamentals I would take as many real tests as you can. Julie Ferm mentioned this:
Quote from: Julie Fern on August 12, 2011, 03:52:03 PM
that fake test. take real one.
Thats because the Princeton Review is one of the few, if not only, major prep companies that make up their own test questions. Though these are okay for further drilling (often they may actually me harder then the real test) you should spend the bulk of your time on real LSAT tests/questions. After you get really comfortable (some say around 165) then you can use PR material for further drilling, but still understand those are fake and you should still base your practice scores on real LSAT tests.
Currently there are around 60 real LSAT tests out there you can buy. Once you are in that 175+ range, hit those hard - at least 1 or 2 a week. If you only have time for 10 or so tests I would start with test #52 which is when they added Comparative Reading and will be the test most resembling the one you will take. If you have time for more I would set it up so the last practice tests you take are after test 52 and ends with the most recent one.
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August 15, 2011, 06:33:12 PM »
Wow Miami, you seem way ahead of the curve. I forget which Kaplan book I used, but it was thin and easy. Sounds like you're fairing better. I was going to say make sure you are testing with official former LSATs, but you seem to have that down too.
Only thing I can think to mention is be careful mixing methods. People who have done that have said the contradictions hurt more than helped. You're scoring better on your practice tests reaching 175, which is better than I did. 175 might even be in the top 1 percent, regardless its pretty awesome.
You might be the first person I've talked to that is doing that well with Kaplan. Cheers.
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August 15, 2011, 07:53:17 PM »
Yeah Miami, that sounds like you're doing really well. Here's to you!
My confusion still lies within timed vs. untimed. When do I move to timed? How much time is TOO MUCH TIME on untimed tests? I'm thinking about taking untimed tests once a week, since I don't have class on Tuesdays.
Also, where can I find full, legitimate practice tests for free as opposed to PR's? I noticed it wasn't full as soon as I started it, but I went with it anyway, figuring it would be a good benchmark. I really hope working through the PR book at all is worth it - I'm giving myself three weeks to get through the whole book (1 week per section). Then, it's moving on to Powerscore.
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August 15, 2011, 08:18:41 PM »
Thanks... but it is important to note its still un-timed. The numbers I gave have been general averages (some have been lower some have been higher). My current avg. stats would, at best, allow for mid 160s timed. That is not taking into account fatigue and what not. Realistically I am probably high 150s low 160s. I have yet to take a full timed test so that is just speculation.
I completely agree with the worry of mixing methods. I am making my own as I go anyways though. There are, surprisingly, some things from Princeton Review that I like better than Kaplan.
The Kaplan books are not that thin at all - RC and LR books are about 450 page each and the LG is about 600. That makes the Kaplan set about 1500 pages worth of material to cover. Of course the majority of that is practice questions and review. That being said my outline (which just covers methodology) is about 75 pages.
Also, as a side note, I really like how the RC book is written. Its very positive and semi-motivational - its subtle how they sneak it in but its uplifting. The other two try to match that tone, but aren't quite AS successful.
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It's going to be a tough budget in terms of the kind of the decisions we have to make about what we can afford and what we can't afford. But it's going to reflect the priorities that he spoke to.
And presumably Congress is going to then turn their cards over and say how they would do it differently. And we can have a discussion, the American people can participate in that discussion, as to the priorities…
…If, in fact, the idea is to cut education by 20 or 30 or 40 percent, that's not a growth strategy. If the idea is to not move forward on innovation and research and development, not to move forward on energy, that's not a growth strategy.
So I expect this debate to become engaged pretty quickly as we introduce our budget and as they respond to it, and hopefully present us with theirs.
Sounds like a good ol' fashioned budget battle to me.
And I mean ol' fashioned. It's a quaint concept: two sides putting together actual budgets, scored by an objective independent agency, put before the public to debate whose priorities are best.
The White House is now trying to make sure there is a Republican budget to have a battle with. By going first with a detailed bduget, the White House makes it harder for House Republicans — who have been crowing about their fiscal seriousness — to duck without losing credibility.
Assuming the smoking out plan works, the jury is still out whether the White House make this a real debate about two competing visions for America, and not become bogged down into the numerical morass of a wonk-off, where it can be easily supplanted by the latest ephemeral outrage.
How might the White House crystallize the debate?
Part of the strategy would be a fundamental contrast between the President investing in key areas to create jobs and spark innovation, and the Republicans literally investing in nothing at all. We know that when the President has an unfettered bully pulpit, such as in the State of the Union, the public strongly backs the investment vision.
The second part may be to slam House Republicans for a lack of seriousness regarding deficit reduction. As National Economic Council Deputy Director Brian Deese said at the roundtable:
BRIAN DEESE: If you look at the combined impact of extending permanently the Bush high-income tax cuts, repealing health reform, and what some Republicans have suggested in terms of cuts, that's a deficit-increase strategy.
As you can see, the White House does not appear to be giving up on either ending the Bush tax cuts on the wealthy, or the notion that health reform is the ultimate deficit reduction strategy.
The third part is the part that will give many progressives pause: touting the President's willingness to cut spending overall even while boosting investment.
The politics make some sense on paper — much of the public wants to see both spending cuts and public investments. The President will offer both, the Republicans will offer only one.
But policy wise, cuts in discretionary spending – a mere slice of the overall budget – to meet an arbitrary "freeze" target don't make sense. (Health reform is the ultimate deficit reduction, and the President has already embarked on that path. Unfortunately, much of the public doesn't believe it, apparently prompting the White House to make other gestures.)
And the political cost, depending on where those cuts fall, may be little enthusiasm among progressives to help the President with the rest of the budget battle.
Progressives should find a way to push dual political objectives:
Push The Limits Of Debate: We can show an alternate path to deficit reduction that does not require any weakening of the social safety net or suffocation of investments for the future. The hard work has already been done with the Citizens' Commission and other progressive deficit reduction proposals.
Amplify The Contrast: And we can amplify the contrast between the President's budget and the Republican vision: jobs versus no jobs, honest budgeting versus deficit hypocrisy, the future versus the past – literally.
We shouldn't let the need to show our own path to deficit reduction interfere with the need to win the headline battle between the President and House conservatives over the fundamental question of the importance of public investment to create jobs and revitalize America's economic foundation.
Because if we can't win that battle, there's no way we can win the war.


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Miami Dade College student Angie Flores introduced Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, in primetime Thursday at the Democratic National Convention. Here's her speech, provided by the DNC:
"My name is Angie Flores, and I'm a student at Miami Dade College. When you grow up in a family where getting by is a struggle, college can seem like a dream for someone else; even if, like me, you love learning. Out of 3.2 million young people ages 16 to 24, 2.2 million do not go to college. More than a million don't even graduate from high school. The statistics say that I shouldn't be here, that the most someone like me should hope for is to get by, not get ahead. But I'm not a statistic. I'm a young woman with a bright future.
"President Obama and Vice President Biden know this. They don't want any American student to accept that education is only a luxury or that opportunity is simply for someone else. They ask us to work hard and dream big, and they work alongside us to make sure that those dreams come true. We all aspire to live that ideal middle-class lifestyle with the picket fence and lemonade on the porch. President Obama and Vice President Biden are helping kids like me to build that dream. We all celebrate success. President Obama and Vice President Biden help us achieve it!
"We all know that education leads to opportunity, and that education begins with a great teacher in every classroom. Tonight, I have the honor of introducing an extraordinary educator. A lot of people know Dr. Jill Biden as our nation's second lady. But she has an even more important title: teacher. Even when her husband got a pretty big promotion, she continued to educate. That's how strong her commitment is to her students: this amazing woman grades papers in the White House.
"Last year I had the distinct pleasure to meet Dr. Biden. I am fortunate to have teachers like her at Miami Dade College. She is full of warmth, compassion and dedication, and that's how she makes a difference for students like me. A teacher like Dr. Biden can make the difference between being a statistic and being a success, the difference between getting by and getting ahead. That's why I'm studying to work with children. When I look at Jill Biden, I see someone making the kind of impact I want to make. Please join me in welcoming my role model, Dr. Jill Biden."


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Title: From Trough to Temple
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Scripture: Luke 2:41-52
Title: From Trough to Temple
Speaker: Daniel Myers
Scripture: Luke 2:41-52
Midweek greetings, Centennial Family. I thought I would change it up this week with a poem and the accompanying texts that inspired it. The quotes below are from a gifted preacher (called by some the Prince of Preachers!) of the nineteenth century named Charles Spurgeon.
Everybody loves alarm clocks, right? Well, sometimes we love to hate them, but that's not the whole truth! Alarm clocks are all around us, and that's a good thing. We've got the usual ones by our bedsides (phones now!), some have the little living ones (babies), and we all have internal ones (hunger, for instance).
Recently these two verses from Isaiah 42 have been stuck in my head! As I was studying the text of 1 Peter 2:1-10, I discovered that Peter clearly referenced these verses. He says, "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light" (1 Peter 2:9, emphasis added).
How many pinecones do you think a Loblolly Pine produces in one year? Y'all know those pine trees, right? They are the super tall ones you see everywhere in Columbia. It has got to be a ton (perhaps literally).
The hurricane turned tropical storm turned depression has come and gone, and praise God for the minimal damage it has seemed to cause in our neck of the woods! Seeing some of the footage from the coast and other parts of North Carolina stirs me into prayer for physical safety and needs to be met in this week after the storm—when rivers are still rising from all the rain and surge! I hope you will join me in those prayers.
So, I have a map in my office. For those of you who have not stopped by (shame on you, by the way!), it sits on the mantel over the fireplace. Some have called it large, but I prefer to call it the perfect fit. It is perfect because I only had to trim the edges a little bit to gently force it in between the ceiling and the mantel.
As I sat in the dentist's chair this Monday morning for a scheduled teeth cleaning, I had some time to think. No matter how hard dental hygienists and dentists try, conversations cannot be held while someone has both hands on or in your mouth.


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With their Food52 website and first cookbook in 2011, veteran food journalists Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs explored the merits of collaborative cooking. On their site and in the book, bloggers and nonprofessionals share recipes, adding tips and shortcuts, so that each dish has a portfolio of intriguing variations.
It was inevitable that another cookbook would follow. Volume 2 is much like Volume 1, except that its seasonal recipes start in the fall, rather than summer, and seem to have fewer vegetables.
"The Food52 Cookbook, Volume 2,'' in fact, has dozens of authors and results are uneven. Although the ideas (mostly redefined comfort foods) are good, the execution varies, and I wish the editors had taken a more forceful hand.
For example, delicious little sweet potato and pancetta gratins, baked in muffin tins, don't hold together (even when you carefully size the sweet potato rounds to fit the tin), landing in a confused pile on the plate.
Everybody loves roasted broccoli these days, and a smoked paprika vinaigrette is a real find when drizzled over it, especially paired with Marcona almonds. But 20 minutes sounded a bit short for roasting, and indeed the broccoli comes out sporting a sulfurous, raw-tasting crunch.
Afghan dumplings with lamb kofta and yogurt sauce are enclosed in wonton wrappers and the generous, meaty sauce and singing flavors almost make up for the thin wrappers falling to pieces, spilling their scanty filling everywhere.
A sausage and kale tart makes an easy-to-love meal, but I doubted one egg plus a little ricotta would bind the filling. Alas, the impressive-looking circle turns into a heap (a tasty heap) when cut into wedges.
That said, there are plenty of recipes that behave just so. A savory version of French toast gets doused in scallions and cilantro and dolloped with spicy ketchup, and it's good. A mostly-classic Greek pastitsio has a few unexpected touches: Mint and sumac play off traditional cinna-mon and oregano, and every-thing's blanketed in Parmesan bechamel. It's cozy winter fare and, like all baked pastas, better the next day. A weeknight linguine is tossed with sardines, fennel, and tomato, with bread crumbs mingled with lemon.
Butterflied roast chicken, with cardamom, cumin, and coriander-infused yogurt, positively swims with spice-shop flavors. The flattened bird cooks rapidly, with crisp skin all around, an idea good enough to alter your routine for.
Some side dishes and treats are keepers, too. Roasted radishes are a surprising discovery when mixed into a roast potato salad and scattered with popped mustard and cumin seeds in yogurt. Orzo salad with beets and beet greens is a simple idea whose few ingredients add up colorfully to more than the sum of their parts. And freshly baked butternut-sage scones offer a nice balance of moist squashy yellow crumb and sharp sage.
The second installment of "Food52" is not one of those save-the-day cookbooks you give to new cooks with scant budgets and little time. It's the kind that food lovers will alternately treasure and argue over. Like life, this book is sometimes inspired, sometimes messy, a bit imperfect, but full of heart.T. Susan Chang can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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If you use a computer, then you've likely viewed PDF files. You may have even created some. What you may not know is that these secure, albeit easily shared electronic documents may soon play a more prominent role in the way designers and machine shops collaborate to speed new products to market.
The Portable Document Format (PDF) file system, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated (San Jose, California), takes documents created in any number of software packages and converts them into a format that can be viewed without the original software. Adobe Acrobat generates PDF files. The free Adobe Reader, installed on nearly every computer sold today, allows users to view these files.
Acrobat 3D is the latest version of Adobe's PDF software. This version allows designers to embed 3D CAD models created in various design platforms into a PDF file so that a machine shop, for example, can view and interact with the models using Reader. The viewer no longer needs 3D CAD software to view 3D models. When creating these PDF files, the designer can enable or prohibit access to certain commenting and viewing features available within the PDF document, depending on the proprietary nature of the data.
This universal CAD exchange capability offers benefits to both designer and shop.
For the designer, using a PDF file as the vehicle to communicate 3D data helps secure one's proprietary design information. Through password protection, viewers are assigned a specific level of access and interaction with the PDF file. For example, a PDF can be set to view-only mode, which also disables a computer's print-screen function. Other security features include an expiration date that establishes how long a document will remain accessible and a remote-delete function that similarly blocks access to an existing PDF file.
Exchanging 3D drawings with suppliers early in the design stage can help avoid costly mistakes in late stages of a project. For instance, after reviewing a design, a machine shop might suggest replacing a new component design with a similar one that the shop is already producing for the customer. Or, a shop could warn the designer that special, costly tooling would be required to machine a particular component. This would provide the designer with an opportunity to alter the design to simplify its manufacture.
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Palo Alto's latest downtown project seeks to accomplish two things: blend seamlessly into the bustling, tech-savvy environment of University Avenue and stand out as a "gateway" structure that welcomes train commuters downtown.
The proposed glassy five-story building with four floors of office space, a café at street level and at least five residential units on the fifth floor would stand on the corner of Alma Street and Lytton Avenue, the site of a former Shell gas station. Because its height, at 64 feet, and density would exceed the city's regulations, the applicants are requesting changing the property's zoning to "planned community" (PC) -- a designation that allows developers to exceed density laws and other zoning rules in exchange for "public benefits" to be negotiated.
Though PC-zone projects have become the subject of controversy in Palo Alto, the city's Planning and Transportation Commission voted 6 -1 Wednesday night to initiate the zone change, with Susan Fineberg dissenting.
Among the proposed public benefits of 101 Lytton Ave. (also known as 355 Alma St.) are a garden, public art, at least one unit of low-income housing and several charging stations for electric vehicles.
More importantly for Palo Alto officials, the building would fulfill the city's often-stated mission of encouraging dense developments near transit corridors. The new building would stand a block away from University Avenue and directly across the street from the downtown Caltrain station -- the second busiest station on the Peninsula.
"If we are going to accommodate housing in the city -- and we need to do it to some extent -- this seems to be a more appropriate way to do it than locating it in areas like East Meadow Circle or things that have been redeveloped in the past decade," planning director Curtis Williams told the commission, alluding to a south Palo Alto neighborhood that has seen a recent influx of residential development.
Planning commissioners agreed that the plan isn't perfect and that the proposed public benefits aren't sufficient. They asked the applicants to consider putting in more housing units and retail space -- suggestions that the applicants promised to integrate into their revised application.
"We talk a lot about housing near transit and compact design near transit and more sustainable uses of our precious land resources," Commissioner Eduardo Martinez said. "I think this is the opportunity for us to test the waters."
Martinez and commission Chair Samir Tuma both asked the applicants to increase the housing component to 10 or 12 units and to increase the number of below-market-rate units.
Large PC-zoned projects typically face heavy community scrutiny, particularly when the subject of public benefits arises. Recent PC projects, including Alma Plaza and the College Terrace Centre, faced significant opposition from land-use watchdogs and neighborhood residents and went through various revisions before earning the city's approval.
Several residents similarly criticized the "Lytton Gateway" development for not offering enough public benefits. Winter Dellenbach, a persistent critic of PC-zoned projects whose benefits fail to materialize, argued Wednesday that the applicants are proposing too many offices and too few apartments.
"It strikes me that never has so much development been tried to be justified by so little benefits and so little housing," Dellenbach said.
Bob Moss, a frequent critic of PC-zoned proposals, urged the commission to "kill this project." He cited other PC projects in which the applicant proposed benefits that never fully materialized. In several cases (including near Caffé Riace on Sheridan Avenue and near St. Michael's Alley on High Street), plazas intended for public use were partially or fully appropriated by area restaurants.
"Never has the city of Palo Alto punished a property owner for failing to comply with a PC requirement -- never," Moss said.
Jerry Schwarz, who lives three blocks from the proposed development, took a different stance and said he would welcome the new building. He said he likes downtown's "vibrancy" and has no objections to buildings that exceed the 50-foot limit. The proposed 64-foot height is not too high, he said.
"I know I'm unusual, but I want to be sure people here understand it -- there are people who live downtown because they don't object to height," Schwarz said.
The majority of the commission agreed that the opportunity to build a dense building so close to the train station is too good to pass up. The City Council has spoken consistently about the need to encourage development near transit centers.
"If not here, where? If not now, when?" Commissioner Daniel Garber asked.
Vice Chair Lee Lippert agreed and said the proposed building "has the potential to be the medium-sized incubator space for a company like Facebook." The social-media giant had its first headquarters on University Avenue, just a short stroll from the proposed building.
"The next start-up company that starts in Palo Alto should take this building" before moving to a larger space, Lippert said.
Jim Baer, a prominent downtown developer who is part of the application team, said the proposed project would cater to the young, tech-savvy companies -- the next generation of Facebooks and Googles. Many employees live in San Francisco, he said, and the proposed building would allow them to easily commute to Palo Alto by Caltrain.
Baer said the building would also serve as a symbol of Palo Alto's status as an educational, technological and financial capital.
"It's kind of an epicenter," Baer said. "You know you have arrived in Palo Alto."
The developers are expected to revise their application and add more benefits before returning to the planning commission for further review and possible approval. The Architectural Review Board and the council would also have to approve the development before it could be built.