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UW, CSU Foundations Release Statement on Y Cross Ranch
Ben Blalock, president of the University of Wyoming Foundation, and Kathleen Henry, president of the Colorado State University Research Foundation, Friday, Oct. 19 issued the following statement regarding the Y Cross Ranch:
"The Colorado State University Research Foundation and the University of Wyoming Foundation are deeply grateful to the Courtenay C. Davis Foundation for its generous gift of the Y Cross Ranch 15 years ago. Both institutions have taken our commitment to stewardship very seriously.
"We believe our foundations are correct in their positions relating to the operation of the ranch and its sale under the gift agreement and that the sale is in the best interests of the universities, their students and faculty. However, given the fact that the Davis Foundation and Amy Davis have filed suit, we have decided to postpone the sale until the legal action is resolved.
"Our goal is to secure the best price for the property. We believe the lawsuit will have an impact on the property's marketability and are not willing to assume that risk at this time."


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I'm getting the following error when I try to override the OnOpening of the Servicehost class
The communication object, ExtendingWCFwithServiceHost.clsMyOwnHost, has overridden the virtual function OnOpening but it does not call version defined in the base class.
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I've tried setting the <pages pageBaseType="DynamicWebPage" /> value in web.config, but when I response.write out the page type, I'm still getting Microsoft.WebPages.WebPage.
I'm simply trying to sub-class WebPage and add some additional functionality such as a dynamic PageData dictionary similar to Phil Haack's dynamic ViewData dictionary.
using EF3.5sp1 for a project, and I've been working around many of its
problems... as such, my entity partial classes have a lot of logic in
them for change-tracking and whatnot. Obviously, I'd like to factor
this logic out into a common base class,
but of course all my objects must derive from EntityObject. Is it
possible to tell them to derive from some class of my own invention
(which would actually likely derive from EntityObject themselves)?
I'd rather avoid editing the EDMX file unless the changes will be
safe on entity-model-update, since I'm still making changes to the
database schema in this early state of my project.
Also, is there any good workaround for the fact that the change isn't tracked when you change EntityReference.EntityKey?
I know what Singleton Pattern means and Abstract class means.
What I wanted to know was how would this apply to real world.
Could anyone give me any good example or simple explanation.
Say I have a simple website, why would I use any of the above if any.
Why would it simplify my architechture.
Thanks in advace.
Hello All,
I created an application and implemented IHTTPHandler for all incoming request ending with ".aspx" extension.
Under "ProcessRequest" module, I am creating an instance of HttpContext (with URL attributes different from my application's URL i.e. if I am working on localhost then speciying Yahoo.com as its URL) and assigning it to "context" which comes as method argument.
After redirection, an error is generated. Also, the custom HTTPContext is not passed to the requested page (default.aspx, in my case.)
Code is as follows.
Public Sub ProcessRequest(ByVal context As System.Web.HttpContext) Implements System.Web.IHttpHandler.ProcessRequest
Dim requestedUrl As String
Dim targetUrl As String
Dim urlLength As Integer
'Save settings which will be used while redirecting to appropriate page
requestedUrl = context.Request.RawUrl
If requestedUrl.IndexOf("?") >= 0 Then
targetUrl = requestedUrl.Substring(0, requestedUrl.IndexOf("?"))
targetUrl = requestedUrl
End If
If targetUrl = Nothing Or targetUrl.Length = 0 Then
targetUrl = requestedUrl
End If
I hope this is the right place to ask this question.
I'm trying to make a control class library. I want to have a GenericHandler as a WebResource so I could call it from the web project that will use that control.
I need this handler will get parameters from the query string and return JSON data acourding to what it get in the QS.
I know how to create JS and images WebResources, so I tried the same on a generic handler I added to the class library project but all it does is return the source of the handler file and not the result.
Is what I'm trying to do possible? If so, what should I do?
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I wrote a class to pull adinfo and for the life of me I can't seem to figure
out why it says "Invalid Login Name" no matter what I type in. If I leave
it blank it seems to work properly but it doesn't seem to be actually searching
the AD. I'll drop the whole class here, it's being initiated by a button click
on an outside form.
Thanks in Advance for any help Offered,Postholes
Imports System.DirectoryServices
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System.String
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Security.Principal
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Namespace LoginButton
Public Class LoginButton
'Class Variables
Dim UserID As String = Nothing
Dim DomainDN As String = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("myConnectionString")
Dim ADEntry As DirectoryEntry = New DirectoryEntry(DomainDN)
Dim objSearch As New System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher(ADEntry)
Dim oResults As DirectoryServices.SearchResultCollection
Dim oResult As DirectoryServices.SearchResult
Dim RetArray As New Hashtable
Dim page As Page = DirectCast(HttpContext.Current.Handler, Page)
Dim TextLogin = DirectCast(page.FindControl("
I have a class library called WEM.portal which used Resource files to localise text in my composite controls.
I store my resource files (eg MyResourceFile1.resx) in App_GlobalResources folder and then refer to them using
MyLabel1.text = My.Resources.MyResourceFile1.MyResourceKey1
This is all working ok until I create seperate files for each language such as MyResourceFile1.FR-fr.resx.
I have implemented this throughout my other web applications but the Class Library doesnt seem to want to work the same way
When I load the page it correctly showes the resourced keys which I have done through the web application BUT the resource keys in the composite controls does not seem to pick up the culture code.
Am I missing something stupid. Ive tried
Here is the page directive for the page that throws the error:<%@ Page language="c#" Inherits="University.AspNet.Index" CodeFile="Index.aspx.cs" %>The code behind file Index.aspx.cs starts like this:
I am a PHP developer and am running into a lot of issues with C# and .NET. I would like to be able to do the following in C#. (i'm not sure if it should be done this way though)
C# File:
using System;using System.Data.Odbc;using System.Data;using System.Configuration;partial class site_functions : System.Web.UI.Page{ protected void Main(object sender, EventArgs e) { open_database(); } public static void open_database() { OdbcConnection myConn; OdbcDataReader MyReader = null; string strConnection = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["dbConnect"]; myConn = new OdbcConnection(strConnection); myConn.Open(); } public void close_database() { myConn.Close(); } public void Read_Database() { //do something }}
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1 Partial Class _Default2 Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
3 Public Function Ohjoy(ByVal X As Integer) As Integer4 Dim theClass As New Class1 '= New Class1()5 theClass.ReSize(0)6 theClass.myBaby(0).GetName(0) = "Hello" 'Property Chars is read only'7 Return 18 End FunctionI have a first class named "Class1". I have a second class named "Class2" Class2, is a member of class 1,and is implemented as an array of objects of type Class 2.
If I try and call the Accessor GetName() my hard coded value "Hello" in my accessor is not returned? Onlyan alpha character like "T"
Also if I try and assigne a value using the setter GetName() it does not work, and the compiler gives me an error message "property Chars is ReadOnly? Does anyone know what is wrong in my code? Line 6 above
Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Ohjoy(1)End SubEnd Class
Public Class Class1 Dim bs As Integer Public myBaby() As Class2 Public myB As Class2 Public Function ReSize(By
Can anyone provide me an example of one to one and one two many relationship between classes in c# with class diagram and explationation.
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Comic veteran Seth Rogen and tabloid mainstay Zac Efron received top billing and prime poster placement for "Neighbors," the parents-versus-party-animals comedy that won the weekend box office with a surprisingly strong $51-million debut. But amid all the testosterone-fueled antics, Rose Byrne has emerged as the movie's secret weapon.
The 34-year-old Australian actress plays Kelly Radner, who joins husband Mac (Rogen) in an all-out war against the frat house across the way led by Teddy (Efron). Kelly, however, is not the typical beautiful, disapproving wife who's constantly trying to get her schlubby hubby to act his age.
She's just as committed to battling Teddy's frat as Mac is, if not more so, which allows Byrne to subvert some genre cliches while also showing off her comedic chops.
Numerous reviewers have praised Byrne as the movie's anchor. L.A. Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson wrote, "Byrne is the movie's MVP, thanks to a script that does what few comedies allow: It lets the wife earn some laughs. Tequila shot for tequila shot, Byrne is at the center, driving the action. … She's so funny that you wonder once again why the Sandlers and Apatows of the world waste their women by writing them as shrews."
The Wire's David Sims wrote, "What makes the movie so charming is that Kelly is going through this alongside Mac, rather than dragging him into adulthood with their (adorable) baby in her other arm. While everyone involved in 'Neighbors' is doing sterling work, it's Byrne who walks away with the film by making Kelly a well-rounded, conflicted person, rather than the film's fun cop who has to tell everyone the boring truth."
Nikki Rocco, Universal's president of domestic distribution, also credited Byrne with helping to broaden the film's audience, which was 53% female on opening weekend; the same percentage was over the age of 25.
"The appeal [of 'Neighbors'] is not what you would think it would be for a raunchy comedy — which is heavily young male," Rocco told The Times. "I think that has a lot to do with Rose Byrne and the fact that it's about a family with a baby."
For Byrne, "Neighbors" represents the second-biggest opening of her career, behind only the superhero reboot "X-Men: First Class," in which she had a supporting role (and not counting "Star Wars: Episode II," in which she had a small background part). It could also help solidify her reputation as a deft comedic actress.
Over the course of her career, Byrne has done drama, most notably on the FX legal thriller "Damages" (for which she earned two Emmy nominations), and horror ("28 Weeks Later," the two "Insidious" movies), and even cameoed in a few epics ("Troy," "Episode II"). But it was the ensemble female comedy "Bridesmaids," in which she played the passive-aggressive snob Helen, that proved to be her coming-out party.
Byrne's upcoming movies include the Tina Fey-Jason Bateman comedy "This Is Where I Leave You" and "Spy," an espionage comedy that will reunite her with "Bridesmaids" director Paul Feig and co-star Melissa McCarthy. If Byrne can continue to shine in such roles, she might even get her own starring vehicle sometime.
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Earth : Europe : Britain and Ireland : United Kingdom : England : West Country : Cornwall
Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) [4] is a Duchy in the extreme south west of the UK and includes the Isles of Scilly, considered the mystical home of the legendary King Arthur. Lying westwards beyond the River Tamar border with its nearest neighbour Devon, Cornwall is one of the more isolated and distinct parts of the United Kingdom but is one of the most popular with travellers and holiday-makers. Its relatively warm climate, long coastline, amazing scenery, and diverse Celtic heritage (combined with tales of smuggling and pirates!) go only part of the way to explaining its appeal. Cornwall is increasingly becoming a popular destination for those interested in cultural tourism due to its long association with visual and written arts, and enormous wealth of archaeology. Its mining heritage has recently been recognised by the United Nations (UNESCO). Cornwall has always been fiercely proud of its Celtic identity, and for many residents their Cornish identity supersedes their Englishness or Britishness.
Cities, towns and villages
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The modern English name of the Duchy is thought to be derived from its old Celtic name, Kernou, or the Horn, from its projecting promontories; that it was latinized to Cornovia or Cornubia; that when the Saxons gave the name of Wealas (foreigners) to the Britons, they distinguished those who had retired into Kernou or Cornubia, by the name of Cornu-wealas; and their country was thus called Cornuwall or Cornwall [5]. Cornwall is called Kernow in the Cornish language and many signs have Cornish language descriptions on them. However, everybody in Cornwall speaks English as their first language. The Cornish language is recognised internationally and has government funding, a thriving community of speakers and publishers and is making a successful come back, with the number of fluent speakers now increasing, being in the thousands.
Recent polls place Cornish identity amongst young people at around 40% regarding themselves as Cornish rather than English, with calls for a Cornish assembley or government by some. Some might take offense to being called English, though most will take it in good jest.
A common, somewhat derogatory term for tourists is emmet, a Cornish Dialect word meaning ant (you do tend to swarm everywhere). The Cornish word for ant is actually murrian. Be aware of locals recommending "Porthemmet Beach" - it simply means 'tourist beach', and it doesn't exist.
The Cornish have several patron saints rather than those recognised in other parts of the United Kingdom (Andrew, George, David etc) but the pre-eminent one is Saint Piran whose flag, black with a white cross, can be seen all across the Duchy and flown from not only private homes but also Government and public buildings as well as in most towns. Saint Piran's Day is widely celebrated on March 5th, not only in Cornwall but amongst the Cornish diaspora across the globe.
The stereotype of the Cornish as 'inbred' and 'backward' is a misconception and if repeated to a local is likely to cause embrassement and offence (and perhaps a smack). Cornwall is generally quite ethnically homogenous in comparison to most areas of the UK, and then Cornish people tend to hold onto traditional morals and lifestyles. They are also slightly more conservative than the UK as a whole and very patriotic. Cornwall has a strong Protestant heritage, where Methodism is the main denomination. Nearly every village has atleast one Methodist church: some small villages have more than one Methodist church and no church from any other denomination. It's common to be driving along a backroad and find a Methodist church in the middle of nowhere, with no houses or settlements in the vacinity or in a tiny hamlet of a couple houses, but it still holds regular Sunday services with good attendance.
Cornwall was a contributor to the industrial revolution, famous particularly for its tin-mining and has produced major writers, artists, scientists and musicians to current times. The Cornish are extremely proud of their history and heritage pre-dating the arrival of the English Anglo-Saxons in Britain, and many Cornish people are loyal to their Duchy. You may even see some Cornish people wearing kilts and playing Cornish pipes at cultural and other gatherings and Cornwall is recognised as a separate nation by many international organisations. One such popular organisation is Gorsedh Kernow, aimed at promoting Cornish culture and festivals such as Gorsedd.
Cornwall has a small but developing lesbian and gay community. Flamboyancy showed by men, may rise some eyebrows (or frowns) but for the most part is accepted. There is an annual Pride event in Truro.
Get in
By train
Regular trains run on the main line from London Paddington (12 daily to Plymouth, 3 hours, 8 daily all the way through Cornwall to Penzance, 5 hours) Bristol, Birmingham etc. to Plymouth, Truro and Penzance. There are also a few branch lines, the most useful linking St Ives to the main line at St Erth, from Truro to Falmouth via Perranwell and Penryn, and from Newquay to Par. There is also an overnight sleeper train which runs Sun-Fri nights to/from London Paddington and Penzance.
Train from London take about 3 hr 20 min to Plymouth, and 5 hr 30 min to Penzance.
By car
Cornwall can be accessed by road via the A30 which starts at the end of the M5 at Exeter. Cornwall can also be accessed from the A38, crossing the Tamar River at Plymouth via the Tamar Bridge. From London it's a 5-6 hour drive. On Saturdays in July & August and Easter bank holiday weekend roads can be busy, although a new 7-mile stretch of dual-carriageway at Goss Moor near Bodmin has helped to alleviate many of the long tail backs.
By plane
Newquay airport (NQY) is the main airport for Cornwall which has the following services:
There is also Penzance Airport, which operates a helipad in addition to plane flights.
By coach
Cornwall is served well by National Express coach services from London Victoria coach station (9 hours, 3 daily) and other parts of the UK (Edinburgh - Glasgow - Penzance, 18 hours, 1 daily).
Megabus [6] also run a daily service (8 hours) from London Victoria through to Penzance stopping off at a few major towns in Cornwall. With ticket prices from £1 this is a very cheap option, the coaches are relatively comfortable, but expect them to be pretty much full.
Get around
Several bus companies operate in Cornwall including Western Greyhound [7], Truronian and First Bus [8].
First Great Western [9] and CrossCountry [10] operate regular train services between the main centres of population. For train times and fares visit National Rail Enquiries [11].
Everybody in Cornwall speaks the English language as their native tongue. Centuries ago people in the Duchy were monolingual in Cornish, a Brythonic language, which is closely related to Breton and Welsh. It survived as a first-language tongue until the 19th century. Dolly Pentreath of Mousehole, who died in 1777, was the last person thought to have been monolingual in Cornish. The publication of Henry Jenner's "Handbook of the Cornish Language" in 1904 caused a resurgence of interest in the Cornish language, and it is now increasingly used. Several thousand Cornish people speak the language fluently, and several young people have grown up bilingual in both Cornish and English. Increasing areas of Cornwall have bi-lingual road signs in both English and Cornish and there is a full time language staff at Cornwall Council.
Cornwall boasts a large number of attractions for the traveller, many lying outside of cities and towns amidst the Cornish landscape:
National Trust Properties
National Trust Gardens
Cornwall has become recently famous for its Michelin starred seafood resturants, with Jamie Oliver and Rick Stein opening swanky resturants in the county/country. Cornwall arguably has the most distinct and finest cuisine of all Britian, and a number of regional specialities, such as:
Vegetarian food is easy to find in Cornwall - even in tiny towns with just one pub there is frequently a meatless option.
Cornwall has three main breweries which are available to drink in most pubs in Cornwall:
Cornwall is also well known for its production of mead wine (Honey Wine). Because of its climate Cornwall also has a number of vineyards, and produces decent wine not to be sniffed at.
Note these festivals tend to not be public holidays and not all are celebrated fully across the Duchy.
Cornwall boast a large range of tourist accommodation, ranging from 5 star luxury hotels to B&Bs, guest houses and hostels. There is also a large number of serviced holiday cottages that can be rented from anything from a long weekend to upwards of a month. Starting with accommodation in North Cornwall, in the peaceful coves of Port Isaac and Port Gaverne, many self-catering cottages are available from Green Door Cottages.
There are Tourist Information Centres (TICs) in most major towns. Theses are normally run by the local council and can check latest availability on the day to save having to phone round a number of B&Bs and guest houses. Note that they are unbiased and won't express an opinion on accommodations, more than giving its tourist board rating and facilities.
Stay safe
Visitors to Cornwall should at all times be aware of the unpredictable and dangerous nature of some of the tides and currents around the Cornish coast and seek advice from local lifeguards before swimming or surfing. It should also be noted that there is a small chance of getting great white or tiger sharks off the south coast, but don't let this worry you as they are very very rarely seen, and there have been no known attacks.
Be very alert when driving at night as some roads, especially the A39 in North Cornwall, contain sudden hairpin bends that are deceptively sharp and are not illuminated by street lighting. There is also a risk of running over nocturnal wildlife. Use your headlights' full beam where possible and err on the side of caution.
Newquay in the summer attracts tens of thousands of tourists, and with that inevitably comes increased crime during the months of June, July and August. Particularly assault and muggings occur, usually at night and often down on some of Newquay's many beaches.
Crime rates are mostly low in Cornwall, but there are some impoverished areas of some towns where crime is more common. Occasionally, outsiders can attract attention in local pubs, but this is no worse than in other areas of the country.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT has announced that Previn Chandraratna has joined the women's openweight crew coaching staff as the team's novice coach. He replaces Aaron Benson who was recently named the head coach at the University of Puget Sound.
"Previn brings 11 years of coaching experience as well as a high level of achievement towards national team aspirations," said Head Openweight Coach Holly Metcalf. "He also has tremendous experience working with and motivating athletes with all levels of experience. This team is on an upward trajectory and has done so with a combination of walk-ons and recruits. The team environment is one of high challenge and high support, so that "anything is possible" becomes a reality and not a pipe dream. Previn's positive energy, superb technical coaching skills, and experience bringing the best out of his athletes are the assets needed to help bring the MIT openweight Engineers to the next level."
No stranger to the collegiate level, Chandraratna was the freshman men's heavyweight crew coach at his alma mater, Columbia University, from 1999 to 2003. As Director of Recruiting, he tripled the size of the varsity squad, and he coached his crews to some of the program's fastest results in decades, including finishes ahead of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Cornell.
As a junior coach at Community Rowing, Row New York, and PCRA, Chandraratna helped his squads to achieve tremendous success, including over sixty medaling performances, ten state championships, and a national championship. As a Director of Programs and Head Coach at Row New York, he was a founding member of the US Rowing Task Force that focused on broadening access to the sport of rowing, he earned the 2008 PASEsetter Award for excellence in youth development across all New York City non-profit organizations, and his program earned the 2011 US Rowing Anita De Frantz Award.
A 1997 graduate of Columbia University, Chandraratna was a three-time member of the first varsity heavyweight eight, a team captain, and a Most Valuable Rower Award recipient. He was an accomplished sculler with Riverside Boat Club and Union Boat Club High Performance Camp and won a National Club Championship with New York Athletic Club. Shortly after graduating, he trained with the U.S. National Team at the National Sculling Center in Augusta, Georgia.


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There are some very exciting things happening in my world these days and I can share one of them with you now.
A local magazine called, County Line, interviewed me for an article about decorating with Flea Market Finds.
It was a real quick thing, I got the call and they needed the information by the next day. I sent her (P.A. Geddie) some quick quotes, and told her she could grab any pics she wanted from my blog.
I finally found a copy and am so happy with how it turned out.
I love the pictures she chose, projects I've done and my "junk room". She was able to work the Flea Market Style magazine and Ki into the article, as well as Our Little Corner, and Winnie & Tulula's. This is a local magazine and we can use all the publicity we can get.
Thank you, P.A. and thank you everyone at County Line for letting me share my passion for Flea Market Decorating, and Junking.
I found my copy of County Line at Barnes & Nobel, they are free. You can also pick up copies at Winnie & Tulula's in Athens. And various other locations, like hotels, and restaurants throughout East Texas. Be sure it is the May issue.
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Six Latin King Gang Members Sentenced For Racketeering
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Hammond, Indiana—The United States Attorney's Office announced the following activity in Federal Court:
Six members of the Latin Kings street gang were sentenced before Senior District Judge Rudy Lozano in federal court this week for racketeering conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney David Capp and Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department's Criminal Division.
Oscar Gonzalez, 23, of Hammond, was sentenced to 240 months imprisonment and, if not deported, 5 years of supervised release after pleading guilty on June 26, 2012 to the felony offense of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity and conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and marijuana.
Martin Anaya, 42, of Chicago, was sentenced to 360 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release after a jury returned a guilty verdict on Sept. 25, 2012, to racketeering and drug conspiracies.
Jason Ortiz, 29, of Chicago, was sentenced to serve 300 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release after pleading guilty on July 30, 2010, to racketeering conspiracy.During his guilty plea proceeding, Ortiz acknowledged that on Feb. 25, 2007, he, along with four other defendants, rode on a "mission" from Illinois to Griffith, Indiana. While armed with three firearms, they were ordered to ambush rival gang members who were attending a party. Once two Latin Dragon members James Walsh, aka "Jim Boy" and Gonzalo Diaz left the party, the Latin Kings, including Ortiz, rode up in a vehicle and two of Ortiz's co-defendants got out of the vehicle and shot and killed Walsh and Diaz.
Jermaine Ellis, 23, of Chicago, was sentenced to 205 months imprisonment and years of supervised release after pleading guilty on October 21, 2010 to the felony offense of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity. Ellis, who became a Latin King member at an early age, admitted that while a juvenile he participated in the shooting deaths of James Walsh and Gonzalo Diaz in Griffith, Indiana.
Antonio Martinez, Jr., 42, of Chicago, a former officer with the Chicago Police Department, was sentenced to 144 months imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release after pleading guilty on December 2, 2011to the felony offense of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity. According to court records, Martinez and another officer committed armed robberies on behalf of a Latin Kings gang member, at times while in uniform and driving police-issued vehicles. They stole drugs, weapons and cash, and in some instances were given a portion of the funds they stole as payment for committing the armed robberies.
Hiluterio Chavez, 37, of Chicago, was sentenced to 240 months imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release after pleading guilty on January 24, 2012 to the felony offense of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity. Among other crimes, Chavez participated in a robbery with Martinez and presented himself as a law enforcement officer.
According to the indictments filed in this case, the Latin Kings is a nationwide gang that originated in Chicago and has branched out throughout the United States. The Latin Kings is a well organized street gang that has specific leadership and is composed of regions that include multiple chapters. The Latin Kings enforces its rules and promotes discipline among its members, prospects and associates through murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, assault and threats against those who violate the rules or pose a threat to the Latin Kings. Members are required to follow the orders of higher-ranking members, including taking on assignments often referred to as "missions."The indictments charge that the Latin Kings were responsible for more than 20 murders.
Twenty-three Latin Kings members and associates have been indicted in this case.Fourteen have now been sentenced.Of the nine remaining, seven have pled guilty, one case was dismissed and one is a fugitive.
These cases were investigated by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation; the U.S. Immigration and Custom Office of Homeland Security Investigations; the National Gang Targeting, Enforcement & Coordination Center; the National Gang Intelligence Center; the Chicago Police Department; the East Chicago Police Department; the Griffith Police Department; the Hammond Police Department; the Highland Police Department; and the Houston Police Department.The investigation of the Chicago Police Department officers was conducted by Chicago City Public Corruption Task Force, a Chicago Police Department- Internal Affairs and FBI - Chicago law enforcement initiative.This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David J. Nozick, and Joseph A. Cooley, Trial Attorney, United States Department of Justice - Organized Crime and Gang Section.


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I have been reading some of the threads on the board regarding kitties with CRF. I have a 16 year old kitty who was diagnosed with CRF almost two years ago. His numbers have been relatively stable but he is having some muscle wasting from lack of protein. I would like to get him on a homemade raw diet. Preferably something made with chicken or turkey as I live in Alaska and raw meat is far to spendy to order in and not in abundance here. He will be starting calcitriol and Aluminum hydroxide gel powder as a binder next week.
He was eating the K/D chicken (yes, i now know how bad this is) and has been recently eating wellness grain free chicken, turkey and beef variety's. He gets raw egg yolk a few times a week (yes, I know about the biotin deficiency this can cause and he gets additional biotin in his supplement to counter act the avadin and has not had an issue in the year he has been getting the eggs) and is on a complete whole food supplement called BioPreparation. He gets 1 capsule of the f3 and one of the f2 split into two meals daily. He was on Renafood but has now been switched to Feline Renal Support. No subq's at this time.
Any suggestions/recipes are greatly appreciated.
www.catinfo.org website. Go to this link and scroll down a bit to find her email address: http://www.catinfo.org/makingcatfood...he_Ingredients The reason a consult would be good is because she looks at your cat's lab work and helps formulate a diet plan based on that. Many raw diets are too high in phosphorus for kidney cats and she has methods to help reduce that.
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I went to the website and the Dr. emailed me back but at the moment I can not afford the 125.00 an hour phone consult fee. I just spent over 800 in teeth cleanings and blood work and it is far out of my range.
And yes, I meant he has been eating egg whites, not yolk...that was a mis-type.
So there are no people here feeding their CFR cats raw? I saw one member who said that they were. Is the only way to get a diet for him to pay a high consult fee? Seems a bit ridiculous to me.
Yes, there is a member named Growler. She has had alot of success with it and is soooo very knowledgeable. She normally logs on at night, but I haven't seen any posts by her lately so not sure if she is very busy with Christmas right now.
She may want to see the results of your kitty's bloodwork and urinalysis so perhaps if you can post that, she may be able to give you more advice.
Here is her thread:
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It sounds like your cat's blood phosphorus levels must be high enough to warrant the addition of a phosphorus binder to her food, so phosphorus levels of the diet you make are going to be important. What's tricky is that phosphorus is an essential nutrient and cats, even ones with CRF, still need to get some. Just not too much. And that still has to be balanced in the proper ratio with calcium (around 1.2 to 1.4 x as much calcium as phosphorus).
What you can do is peruse some nutrient databases for the calcium/phosphorus levels of the meat you choose and go from there. Some meats (like venison) are naturally lower in phosphorus than others (like rabbit). Omitting the bone can also reduce phosphorus dramatically, but it also reduces calcium, which means you'll have to add the calcium back in (using ground eggshells or one of the various calcium salts). And when you add the calcium, you have to calculate the amount you need from the elemental amount of calcium, which varies with each source. Some info on that here: http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/Ca-De/Calcium.html
Some nutrient databases:
Other supplements that may be required are taurine, omega3 fatty acids, vitamin B.
Still think $125 is too much?
"To close your eyes will not ease another's pain." ~ Chinese Proverb
We must not refuse to see with our eyes what they must endure with their bodies. ~ Gretchen Wyler
My 18yr old CRF kitty has been eating raw for 2 years now, I first saw a homeopath vet not long after she was diagnosed & that's when she first started eating raw recommended by her homeopath vet. I was feeding a local BC commercially produced raw diet but due to non-kidney related issues she can't handle bone anymore, so now I am purchasing raw meat from a local butcher and prepping it myself ~ the food I've fed has always been approved by her animal homeopath & homeopath vet for her situation.
My grrl has always had & still has normal phosphorus & calcium levels, she is taking a feline vitamin which contains taurine etc, she is also on Renal Support, Whole Body Support, Azodyl, as well as Subq fluids and 2 specifically tailored classic homeopathic remedies and I have recently tried a homeopath approved bone-free powdered pre-mix that is added to the meat to complete the necessary mineral requirements.
I find this shortcut http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/index.html to the database search most helpful as well, be sure to choose the search item as close as possible to what you will be purchasing although some allowances must be made for bone as the database marks it as refuse.
$125/hr is not unreasonable for a consult , I pay $175/hr for an in-clinic consult & exam with both an animal homeopath & a homeopathic vet.
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"Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain" essentially repackages one of the comedian's sold-out stand-up sets at Madison Square Garden, so there's an understandable compulsion to want to dislike the movie. It feels like a shameless cash grab, especially in light of the fact that, as the film helpfully relays, Hart greeted capacity crowds at massive concert halls everywhere from Oslo to Vancouver during his 2012 tour.
What's next? A Kevin Hart action figure — a tiny plastic doppelgänger holding a microphone and shouting obscenities with the push of a button?
And yet, there's a reason for all the ticket sales (not to mention the movie roles, "Saturday Night Live" hosting duties and "Real Husbands of Hollywood" gig); Hart is difficult to dislike. Diminutive and energetic, he exudes comedy with every spirited step and elaborate gesture. He's hilarious, but almost as importantly, he's self-aware enough to joke about his own shortcomings, which makes appreciating "Let Me Explain" so much easier.
As an appetizer to his stand-up set, the movie starts with a fictional scene where Hart throws a big party. But instead of enjoying the evening, the comic is met with a steady stream of outlandish questions stemming from Hollywood gossip.
That's the idea behind "Let Me Explain": Hart is here to set the record straight. The nasty divorce? It was amicable. His aversion to dark-skinned women? A myth. But just when it starts sounding like Hart is preparing to saddle up atop his high horse, he admits that the drunken driving arrest did in fact happen, and there's no good way to talk his way out of that one.
He paints a similar portrait with footage from his European tour. There are plenty of screaming, crying fans, but the second the movie begins to drift into navel-gazing, the camera captures people who have no earthly clue who Hart is. Or, worse, people who say his best work was in "Soul Plane."
The routine itself is fast-paced and mischievously funny, provided you have a high threshold for vulgarity. The stage seems set for a rock star, with Hart's name spelled in bright lights behind intermittent blazes of fire. Exploding onto the scene in a black leather shirt, Hart dives into his dirty laundry, airing details about his divorce and confessing to a propensity for telling lies.
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Watching the show on screen doesn't have the kinetic feel of being in the live audience, but it's certainly easier on the wallet. It will be good for Hart's bank account, too, but maybe that's not such a bad thing.
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In 1993, four entrepreneurs, dissatisfied with their industry, had a vision. That vision was of a company founded on integrity, one committed to treating people the way they would want to be treated themselves. Those entrepreneurs were Co—Founders Greg Provenzano, Robert Stevanoviski, Tony Cupisz and Mike Cupisz, and today, that company is ACN.
The good things in life are always better shared — and with ACN's Strive for Five Promotion, you can share the savings with friends and family, Refer five new customers to ACN, and when they sign up for the same service you have, you'll get that service for free*! And it doesn't stop there – your customers can do the same, and get their service for free* too.
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When it comes to making a difference, there's power in numbers. That is why ACN has partnered with Project Feeding Kids to help end childhood hunger. Each time someone becomes an ACN customer, a child gets a meal. And every month when that customer pays their select* monthly service bills another child gets meal.
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Successful ACN Independent Business Owners come from all walks of life. What they all share in common is the drive and dedication to create the life they know they deserve. For each of ACN's countless success stories, the goal was personal and financial freedom, and the first step was deciding to try something
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Since joining the ACN family, Simon now teaches others how to maximize their own capabilities by acquiring customers . He attributes his success to being coachable, distancing himself from negative people, keeping the end result in mind, and having specific goals that are both short-term and long-term.
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With a background in pharmaceutical sales, James Adlam felt as if he was living in a dog-eat-dog world. While working tirelessly in the sales environment, a friend asked James to join him in looking at the ACN Business Opportunity.
It wasn't hard for James to see the possibilities that ACN could bring. "The concept of business ownership with low cost to get startedand residual income. When I saw that, I was blown away.'"
With dedication and great mentorship, James never gave up. One rule that he teaches his team of Independent Business Owners is to learn the business. "If you don't learn your business, you'll be out of business; and how you learn this business is through training."
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Mathieu Ambroise didn't have an easy childhood. After his mother got sick, he was forced to go into foster care. Yet through it all, Mathieu learned the power of hard work. He put that to good use to get into college, where he had dreams of being a professional basketball player. But he learned another hard lesson – his talent may not be great enough to take him where he wanted to go in basketball. He went in search of a plan B, which came in the form of direct selling. Mathieu had big dreams but the company closed its doors, shattering those dreams, but it wasn't in vain, proving anything was possible if he persevered.
After discovering ACN, he knew he'd found the right company but wasn't seeing results in his bank account. Mathieu thought success in ACN came down to talent. After all, that's what determined his basketball career. "But in ACN, The result is in the discipline, not the talent, and that's a skill anyone can learn."
It wasn't until ACN that Mathieu was finally able to put the years of foster care behind him and start believing he deserved more. "It doesn't matter where you're from or what has happened in your life. You can still accomplish great things."
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While in college, Michael An was introduced to direct selling, but felt that something was not right. "I was tired of convincing people around me to buy products that they didn't need," Michael explained.
He began searching for a new opportunity and a chance to start over. "I was looking for a home, a solid company that had stood the test of time and where I could build a true long-term residual income." When introduced to ACN, Michael was amazed at the company's business model and how you could change your life by providing everyday essential services.
Today, Michael's life has completely evolved. "Because of ACN I have become closer to God and I have grown as a person."
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Nekoda discovered network marketing while he was working three jobs and going to school part time. Monica was a recently divorced mother of two, balancing law school, an internship, and a part time job.
Nekoda was invited to an ACN International Convention. "I immediately felt like I was home," Nekoda explained. "The environment was amazing and nothing like I'd seen before. I was blown away that they actually taught the fundamentals of how to build your business the right way."
Nekoda and Monica embraced ACN. "I was not looking for another opportunity, but I knew that my life was missing a key element – time with my family," Monica said. "I did not want to put in 80 hours of work a week to attain a certain lifestyle, only to see that life had slipped by."
"We have been able to create a life for our children that is filled with 'I can do anything' thanks to ACN and the platform they provided us to follow the system by acquiring customers" says Nekoda.
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Aaron and Chanelle not only found new lives through ACN, but they also found love. Prior to being separately introduced to the ACN Opportunity, Aaron was a 5th grade teacher and Chanelle was an electrical engineer. Both were looking for an opportunity to bring in additional income.
Impressed with the ACN Opportunity, they both began their careers. " ACN has the opportunity for personal advancement and there's plenty of room at the top of the company for everyone. ACN is solely focused on helping others succeed in order for you to succeed, which wasn't the same in corporate America," explained Aaron.
Aaron and Chanelle met through ACN and are now married. "We found each other in ACN. God has become the center of our lives and we have grown spiritually together."
"The absolute best part about ACN is seeing new people realize that their dreams are possible through hard work, dedication and loyalty to this company," Aaron said. "My goal is to help other people achieve success by following the system and acquiring customers. We are not done until we are all done."
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"I tell people every day, 'Dream big!' Debbie says. "Why not? It's been proven over and over that anyone can do this. Not even the sky will limit you in ACN."
They realized early on that ACN could help them fulfill their long-term goals of philanthropy—both in the United States and abroad. They have helped contribute to various disaster relief funds as well as the Wounded Warrior Project, Ronald McDonald Houses and other charities. "ACN has allowed us to help with things that have touched our hearts without having to wonder if we can afford to help," Debbie says. "It's a priceless feeling to know that someone's life has been made a bit easier because of your ability to give."
For the past 15 years, the Davises have sponsored eight children and their families in the countries of Ecuador, Guatemala, Columbia, Philippines and Dominican Republic. "We have been able to cover their expenses for their daily needs for food, clothing, schooling, housing and medical and more," Debbie says. Through the years, the entire Davis family has looked forward to receiving letters and photos from the children and their families. "What seems relatively small to us is everything to them," Debbie says.
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Prior to becoming an ACN Independent Business Owner, Spencer was playing baseball at the University of Utah. After being convinced to attend an ACN Regional Event in Los Angeles by a co-worker, he found what he believed to be an amazing opportunity that he couldn't pass up. "My plate was more than full," Spencer said. "But I felt I'd be very foolish to let this opportunity pass me by."
Spencer was so impressed with ACN that he got his parents involved in the business. They are now Senior Vice Presidents – a development that Spencer proudly calls his "greatest accomplishment in ACN."
Today, Spencer has helped countless Independent Business Owners change their lives.
Spencer's advice is this: "New Independent Business Owners need to take this business as serious as a heart attack. It's simple but the work must be done. Trust the leadership and be coachable. If you want what successful people have, just do what successful people do."
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Cav. Franco Lofranco remembers the day it all made sense. "I had a rough start in ACN at first," Franco says. "But I kept learning, stayed coachable, kept working and followed the system by acquiring customers".
Being a leader now in ACN, Franco's journey is about helping countless others achieve success through the ACN System by acquiring customers. "Life is no longer about me," Franco says. "Now a greater purpose is calling me to help other people achieve the same thing. It's my mission to empower people to own their life."
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When Cody Mackie started in ACN, he knew he had found something special. Before becoming an Independent Business Owner, Cody had plans to join the corporate world as a financial planner, but that all changed once he saw the ACN opportunity.
With belief in the system and unshakable vision, Cody worked diligently to become a Senior Vice President in 2014. Along with his wife Marlo, they have created a solid ACN business by acquiring customers and building a team full of hard working associates.
But, what matters most to Cody and Marlo is giving back to their faith and investing in their family. Through the hard work they have put in over the years, they are now able to stay home and homeschool their three young children
"But the hard work does not stop now," Says Cody. "I still believe I am at the starting line of my ACN journey, and I can't wait to see what comes next!"
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Michael studied business at Penn State and then began selling cars, a job that made him say, "I was working hard. There is only so much time in a day." Patrick graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and then worked with his own merchandising business. Though both brothers had achieved some level of success, they felt there was something missing.
When Patrick learned about ACN he shared the opportunity with Michael, and the brothers realized they could work together to help others and create an opportunity for average people just like them to make extra money. Michael said, "When I opened my mind, I really started seeing things differently. I became coachable and learned from the people who already were successful."
Today, like their parents before them, Patrick and Michael have achieved success through the direct selling industry. The best part about ACN according to Patrick? "Taking someone and helping them find the winner in themselves. This company is monumental to human potential and what is possible. When your life changes, you change the world."
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Art Napolitano played in a rock band until he was 30 years old and often wondered how he would ever be able to afford a house and a family. He wanted to have fun while also earning additional income. Network marketing seemed to be the perfect niche for him, and he soon found success in network marketing and abandoned his dream of rock stardom.
When Art joined in 1998, ACN offered just two services in two countries: long distance phone and dial-up Internet. "Today, ACN is a global marketing and distribution network offering a range of products and services though an online storefront in 24 countries and 15 languages," he says. "When you look at how far we've come, it's exciting and self-evident that ACN is the real deal."
Art's children grew up as part of the ACN family and he's happy they're getting started. "This is a family business with my wife, kids, brother and sister involved," he adds. "The future is brighter than the past thanks to the vision for change the company embraces."
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Brian and Andrea's success with ACN has given them the freedom to spend time together and with their two children, while pursuing their individual dreams and passions in life.
"This business is a true global business because people everywhere all spend money on telecommunications and energy—it doesn't matter what region you live in or what language you speak—these are services everyone uses," Brian says.
Brian's work ethic and determination has earned him the top position of Senior Vice President in the company, however he does not take his success for granted. "Where I am today never would have happened if I had gotten discouraged when I first started out."
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Efrain Tejada's journey to success was a long one, filled with many ups and downs. But there isn't one struggle or obstacle that he'd change over the last 18 years, because he knows when times are tough, that's when you find out what you're truly made of. Success didn't come easily. He graduated high school and went to college – all in preparation for his future. Having been raised by a single mother, he dreamed of giving back to her for all she'd sacrificed for him. But life wasn't unfolding as planned. He was struggling to make ends meet while taking classes and working full time to provide for his young daughter.
ACN came into his life as an answer to a prayer at one of his lowest points. After attending his first international event, he went home and said aloud, "I don't care what I have to do, who I have to talk to. I will be a Regional Vice President someday." Efrain stretched and made every effort to ensure success. Most importantly, he never gave up. With coaching from his mentors and a strong commitment to personal growth, Efrain grew less afraid and gained confidence in himself that others found contagious. Today, Efrain is a pillar in his community and a source of pride and inspiration for his family and his team.
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Al Thomas was an entrepreneur his entire life, and never worked for a boss. Involved in a previous direct sales company, Al worked his way to become one of the top income earners – but it soon all came crashing down. The company was on its way under, which meant the opportunity to change countless lives, as well as his own, would no longer be available.
When he looked at the ACN Opportunity, it made complete sense to join. He liked that the four ACN Co-Founders had been around since day one, taking part in the expansion year after year. He was also intrigued that ACN continuously made a commitment to giving back. With a long track record of success, Al knew this was the company for him.
"Through the residual income received with ACN I can enjoy time freedom. It's been completely life-changing!"
Al plans to help grow future leaders within his organization and to help change more and more lives through this solid opportunity. His five simple steps he encourages people to follow are: Get in, Get qualified, Get to training, Get customers, and get customer getters on your team to do the same. Then do it all over again!
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After a bad car accident in the early 1990s, Danny Volonino found himself at an ultimate low. While Danny was recovering, his prayers were answered when a friend approached him about the ACN Business Opportunity. Eager for a new path, Danny joined ACN on the spot.
He went to work immediately and found quick success, but it wasn't until a visit with the ACN Co-Founders where Danny decided to give it his all.
Surrounding himself with inspiration and motivation by mentors such as Pastor Joel Osteen, Pastor Paula White and ACN President Greg Provenzano, Danny found out quickly that the key to finding success on the outside is to personally develop on the inside. He strongly believes that his 16-year stretch of success in ACN came from being surrounded by the family environment that ACN exudes, teaching servant leadership. Now, as Senior Vice President, Danny Volonino consistently encourages positive thinking and personal growth to his team.
Today Danny consistently encourages positive thinking and personal growth to his team. The income that the company provides allows Danny to help support his family members and close friends.
Danny's goals in ACN are to help as many ministries as possible keep their doors open, and even more so, help as many people as possible deal with the current economic condition. "I want to give people hope and I know that by sharing ACN, this is the vehicle that will get them there."
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For Jeff Weber, discovering ACN in 1996 was much more than a smart career move. "I was 25 years old!" he recalls. "First, it forced me to grow up, to be responsible. I learned integrity, character, how to be sincere, honest to be reliable." He embraced ACN's mission to help others and its commitment to lifelong learning. "Once you stop growing, you start dying," he says, "ACN is simply a self-development course with a compensation plan attached to it."
Today Jeff is a Senior Vice President and grows his team from his home in California. He's able to spend quality time with his two daughters 4 year old Zoey and 6 month old Jade and work from anywhere in the world on his own terms. "I've been able to throw away my alarm clock and wake up when I'm finished sleeping," he says.
The joy Jeff gets from his own personal freedom is the reason he shares the ACN opportunity with others. "I can bless the people I care about most", he says, "ACN has taught me how to be a servant leader, how to pour into others and not focus on myself."
The Circle of Champions represent ACN's top producers. Success as an ACN Independent Business Owner is not guaranteed, but rather influenced by an individual's specific efforts. Individual results will vary.
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LAUREL HILL � With all due respect to the person that said, �It�s never over until it�s over,� Friday�s District 1-A boys basketball game between Central and Laurel Hill School was over long before the final horn. The Hoboes came out firing hitting six 3-pointers in the first quarter and 11 in the game on their way to a 70-28 win.
LAUREL HILL � With all due respect to the person that said, �It�s never over until it�s over,� Friday�s District 1-A boys basketball game between Central and Laurel Hill School was over long before the final horn.
The Hoboes came out firing hitting six 3-pointers in the first quarter and 11 in the game on their way to a 70-28 win.
Less than 20 seconds into the second half the Hoboes pushed the lead to 35 points to start the running clock for the remainder of the game.
It didn�t take long for Laurel Hill (2-0, 1-0) to set the tone for the game.
Freshman Bryson Cooper hit the first of the Laurel Hill five seconds into the game. Senior Tee Calloway followed with a 3-pointer of his own 23 seconds later as the Hoboes were off and running.
And run they did a relentless full-court defense kept the Jaguar offense out of sync and on edge all night.
�Our game plan was to set the pace with our defense and our quickness,� Laurel Hill Coach Kent Zessin said. �We were fortunate to come out and shoot the ball really well tonight, which comes directly from our defense.
�The harder we played defense the better we were shooting. We were over 50 percent shooting. Our kids were really involved in the game and really enjoyed the game.�
Jaguar center Zac Wright scored the first of his seven points at the 7:10 mark in the first quarter to pull Central to within four points of the Hoboes.
Cooper�s second 3 of the game pushed the Laurel Hill lead to 9-2. Three free throws by the Jaguars cut the Hobo lead back to four points with 6:06 left in the first quarter and that�s as close as Central would get.
Calloway�s second 3-pointer sparked a 12-2 Hobo run to end the first quarter.
Calloway finished the first quarter with 11 points on three 3-point baskets.
Chris Saylor joined in the fun hitting the first of his three 3-pointers with 1:53 left in the first quarter.
The Hoboes continued to take the game to the Jaguars in the second quarter outscoring Central 25-6 in the period.
The long shots continued to fall for the Hoboes, but they showed they could take the ball inside as well.
With 6:27 left in the half Laurel Hill point guard Josh Hartzog turned in the play of the game when he banked an assist off the backboard into the waiting hands of center Lane Strickland. Strickland finished the play with an emphatic slam dunk.
Later in the quarter Max Smith showed his ability to play above the rim. Smith stole a Jaguar pass and took the ball the length of the floor for a dunk of his own.
With the Hoboes leading 46-13 to start the second half the only question remaining was how long it would take for them to score the two points needed to start the running clock.
The answer came when Cooper hit two free throws 18 seconds into the third quarter.
Not even the running clock to keep the Hoboes from running up and down the floor for easy scores Laurel Hill scored 19 points in the third quarter and to push the lead to 45 points.
Zessin pulled most of his first and second string players midway through the third quarter allowing those that don�t usually play an opportunity to join in the fun.
Backups William Rorech and Lane Alford picked up baskets for the Hoboes in the third. Fittingly enough Alford�s was a 3-pointer.
The Hobo reserves continued to play the fourth quarter as Laurel Hill coasted to the win.
Calloway led a trio of Laurel Hill players in double figures with a game-high 10 points. Saylor scored 11 and Cooper 10.
Hartzog had 10 assists to go along with six steals and six points from his point guard position. Cooper topped the Hoboes with seven steal.
�Our kids were enjoying playing the game tonight,� Zessin said. �We are a well-balanced team with several weapons and all of those weapons were used tonight.�
Justin Able led Central with 10 points. Wright�s seven points came a game after he scored 44 against Pensacola Christian.
Randy Dickson is the Crestview News Bulletin�s sports editor. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524.


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Preparing your child for surgery - a practical guide
The Pediatric Department recognizes the importance of partnering with you in providing care for your child. We call this Patient and Family Centered Care. You are the expert on your child's behavior, preferences, expressions and the way your child deals with stress, fear and pain. We encourage you to share with our team of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals the best way to comfort and soothe your child.
Our multidisciplinary team of your child's healthcare providers make bedside rounds each morning. This is when we will discuss your child's condition, pain management, response to treatment and the plan of care for that day. Parents (and patients when age appropriate) are encouraged to be in attendance at these bedside rounds, to provide vital information regarding the care of your child. In addition the team will gladly respond to any questions you or your child might have.
We hope that your child's stay in our Pediatric Unit will be short and as positive an experience as possible. At any time during your stay, please do not hesitate to ask questions - we are all here to help your child and your family heal.
On these pages you'll find:
- Tips for preparing your child
- Understanding what happens under anesthesia
- Managing your child's pain, including a pain assessment tool.
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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 7.0 -- Recovering the Password for the root Account
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Use this procedure to recover or change the root user level password, which is initially set during installation.
- Reboot your server.
- Quickly press the spacebar when the words "GRUB" and "Cisco Unified Communications" appear on the screen.
- Note: You have only three seconds to press the spacebar after this text appears. If you miss this window of time, then return to Step 1.
- The system displays three options. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the third entry. It starts with "kernel."
- Press e to edit the entry.
- At the end of the entry, enter a space and then single.
- Note: You must type a space before you type single.
- Press Enter to return the previous screen. The third entry should have the word single at the end.
- Press b to continue rebooting the server.
- At the prompt, enter /root/.security/unimmunize.sh.
- At the prompt, enter passwd root.
- This tells the server to set a new password for the user called root.
- At the New password: prompt, enter a new password.
- For security purposes, the password is displayed as a series of asterisks.
- Note: You may see a message that the password you entered is bad. Ignore this message.
- At the Retype new password: prompt, re-enter the same password again.
- At the prompt, enter /root/.security/immunize.sh.
- At the prompt, enter reboot. This reboots the server.
- The system displays the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace operating system login page.
- At the username prompt, enter root.
- At the password prompt, enter the new password that you created in Step 10.
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Project works with After Effects CS3 and newer versions. No third party plug-ins required. However Cycore plug-ins that comes with After Effects has to be installed. If you got missing plug-ins error – check your installation disc for those plug-ins.
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CesarFrantz needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 95 designs submitted by 39 freelance designers.
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text: Resistance Fighters Start With Rotation March 11, 2011 08:03 PM Tweet A combination of rotating crops, traits and herbicides is helping Illinois farmer Greg Kerber fight resistant waterhemp. © Pam Smith TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Pam Smith Malcom Haigwood never dreamed he'd be reminiscing about the good old days so soon. "The '90s were so easy," says the Newport, Ark., farmer. "We sprayed glyphosate every Monday morning through canopy closure. It worked for a lot of years." Along came glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth. And marestail. Johnsongrass got ugly, too. Haigwood says it's hard to exaggerate the economic impact these weeds have had. "We have had to till up Roundup Ready cotton because we couldn't control the Palmer," he admits. Consider yourself lucky—or good, depending on your weed management program—if similar horror stories haven't yet emerged in your fields. Whatever you do, just don't consider yourself immune. Southern states have been the hotbed for resistance issues, but weeds are putting up a fight across the landscape. Cheap, but costly. When glyphosate prices dropped nearly 50% this past year, Greg Kerber of Gibson City, Ill., winced but held steady to his plan to rotate chemistries beyond glyphosate. "There's nothing easier than the Roundup Ready system," Kerber says. "That's why it's so important to protect it. If we are going to be good stewards of the technology, we have to look at other options." University of Illinois Extension weed specialist Aaron Hager says when glyphosate starts to disappoint, farmers often reach for postemergence herbicide tank-mix partners. "Control of tough weed species, such as waterhemp, giant ragweed, horseweed and morningglory, really needs to begin with a soil-applied herbicide," Hager says. "Residuals also provide another herbicide mode of action to reduce the selection pressure and delay the onset of or manage existing glyphosate-resistant weeds." Kerber used a burndown residual on every acre this past year and plans to follow suit in 2011. "Residuals allow me to put a different mode of action into the system to give my post product a chance against weeds such as waterhemp," he notes. He admits it is more difficult to shell out the $8 to $12 per acre cost of a residual for soybeans versus corn. "In terms of bushel cost, though, it isn't much of an expense," he says. He uses a full rate of all residual products. Crop rotation and herbicide tolerant trait rotation further diversify his weed management program. He depends on Roundup Ready corn traits and alternates herbicide-tolerant traits by planting LibertyLink soybeans. Kerber is still penciling out how many corn-on-corn acres he'll have this year, but he is considering herbicide-tolerant stacked hybrids for those acres since he can control any volunteer [glyphosate tolerant] corn with glufosinate (Ignite). Stacks will also go on acres where he suspects more waterhemp, too. "Volunteer corn is one of our biggest issues, and I have to be careful not to work myself into a corner on my herbicide trait rotation by planting stacks," he says. "In soybeans, I can control [glyphosate tolerant] volunteer corn with Ignite and that saves me the $6 to $7 per acre for a selective herbicide." First signs. Haigwood says that weed control has become his No. 1 crop priority over the past five years. "We can see now that we should have been better stewards of the glyphosate technology," he admits. "However, I don't think southern growers have handled it any different than other regions. Our warmer climate and longer growing season have made resistance issues appear here first. Keep using the same herbicide program over and over and the weeds will win, no matter where you live." Haigwood has an advantage in the ability to rotate between corn, cotton, milo, rice, soybeans and wheat. In early spring, he heads to the field with burndown that contains three different modes of action. He's also gone to using overlapping residual products since Palmer amaranth tends to germinate all summer long. "The first day you wonder if you should increase rates is the day resistance starts. At that point, you are two years away from major problems unless you take aggressive action," Haigwood says. University of Arkansas weed scientist Ken Smith notes that there are currently 20 different weed biotypes resistant to herbicides in his state. He thinks farmers have a new respect for rotation, but it still makes him cringe to hear a grower say, "I think I can hold out one more year." Back to news


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court ruled on Friday that the Food and Drug Administration acted correctly when it denied fast-track approval of two stem cell-related medical devices made by Cytori Therapeutics Inc.
The FDA had reasonable evidence to find that the devices were not substantially equivalent to devices already on the market, according to the unanimous ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The FDA's decision meant that Cytori had to conduct extensive clinical research as part of premarket approval.
Tom Baker, Cytori's director of investor relations, said the court ruling does not change the status quo because the company has a clinical trial under way.
"That will continue to be our priority and primary path to market," Baker said in a phone interview on Friday.
The clinical trial started last year and the company plans to have initial data in the first half of 2014, he said.
Cytori is hoping to develop a treatment for heart failure in which regenerative stem cells from a patient's own fat tissue would be injected into heart muscle, all in one procedure.
The appeals court ruling relates to two medical devices designed to extract stem cells from fat tissue, the Celution 700 and the StemSource 900.
Cytori and the FDA disagreed over how similar the devices are to existing devices that extract stem cells from blood or bone marrow. Devices that are similar to already approved ones require less testing.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh wrote for a three-judge panel that the appeals court must be careful when questioning the scientific judgment of an agency such as the FDA.
"FDA concluded and explained that fat is not blood and that the difference matters. A court is ill-equipped to second-guess that kind of agency scientific judgment," Kavanaugh wrote.
An FDA spokeswoman declined to comment.
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In June 1954, a small advertisement ran in the Wall Street Journal: "Biblical manuscripts dating back to at least 200 BC are for sale." The commercial offering was the start of a long and controversial path for the Dead Sea Scrolls, a cache of fragmentary writings in Hebrew and Aramaic (with a few in Greek) that were found in caves near the Dead Sea between 1947 and 1956.
The ancient documents include early copies of almost every book of the Hebrew Bible and have been called, justifiably, the greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century. But that is one of the few things scholars have agreed on.
The first controversy followed fast on the scrolls' discovery in the late 1940s, in what is now known as the West Bank. The region was in turmoil in the wake of the United Nations vote establishing a partition plan to create independent Jewish and Palestinian states.
The manuscripts offered in the Wall Street Journal had been brought to the United States by a Syrian archbishop, who didn't want the scrolls to end up in Israeli hands. But it turned out that the purchaser, unbeknown to the sellers, was acting on behalf of the state of Israel, and so the first scrolls discovered ended up in Israel and can still be seen in the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem.


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The Jets aren't likely to use their first-round pick on a quarterback this year, primarily because of the strong chance the team will have a new coach in 2014. If the new coach doesn't like the incumbent quarterback, the pick could end up quickly being wasted. (Scroll down a story or two for an example of that dynamic.)
But it would make sense for the Jets to use a mid-round pick on a quarterback whom the team thinks could run Marty Mornhinweg's version of the West Coast offense. If least-of-current-evils Mark Sanchez can't make the transition, the rookie could be called upon to give it a try, and it turn to possibly save the jobs of everyone on the coaching staff.
That rookie could be Miami (Ohio) quarterback Zac Dysert. As Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports, Dysert will visit the Jets on Wednesday. (A visit by anyone other than a local prospect cannot involve a workout; to watch the player throw privately, the Jets must go to where the player went to school.)
Gil Brandt of NFL.com pegs Dysert as a mid-rounder, and the Jets were among 22 teams who attended his Pro Day workout last month. Dysert completed 54 of 64 passes on a day when the temperature was below freezing and the wind speed was in single digits. Which covers roughly half of the Jets' home games per year.