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Ages: 6-12 (Girls)
Dates: July 17-19
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: GC Softball Field (120 West Campus Dr. Milledgeville, GA)
Coach: Jamie Grodecki, Head Softball Coach
Fee: $150.00
For girls, ages 6-12, this clinic will focus on several aspects including positional work, drill work, fundamental skill sets, hitting, base running and defensive play. Please note that this camp includes pool in the afternoons and lunch is included. A waiver of liability and emergency contact form are required.
What to Bring:
- Bat
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- Helmet
- Running shoes
- Cleats
- Bathing Suit
- Flip Flops
- Towel
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Required Paperwork:
Please complete the waiver and emergency information form for each child registered for camp (link below). Campers may not participate in camp until this form has been completed. There is no need to print and submit any portion of this form to our office, as it is all completed online.
This form is valid for all summer camps advertised on this website and is valid through August 1, 2018.
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5. Dana Feyen, Gale Ettrick-Trempealeau (WI)
For the second year in a row, junior Dana Feyen went undefeated in her regular season, save for the Roy Griak Invitational. However, as opposed to last year when she elected to forgo NXR Heartland and only compete at the Foot Locker Midwest, she's eyeing up a bid to NXN in 2017.
This year, the two-time Division 2 state champion will be in Sioux Falls as arguably the top Wisconsin runners in attendance -- her 17:53 season best is the fastest of any Wisconsin athlete this fall.
The biggest question surrounding Feyen is just how well she is able to compete against fields as good as what she will face on Saturday, as she doesn't often face competition in her same league (many of her wins were by multiple minutes). But considering the fact she has two top-10 finishes at Griak, she certainly does have a history of holding her own.


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I say this often, but that's because it bears repeating: If you don't know your rights, if you don't exercise your rights, if you don't stand up for your rights you risk losing your rights. The right to vote is critical in a country such as ours, as is understanding the history behind our voting rights.
With that, I'd like to direct you this article, "Proposed North Carolina voter ID law: A modern-day poll tax?" from the Institute for Southern Studies:
In 1898, when North Carolina Democrats seized control of the state legislature, one of their first steps was to pass an amendment to the state constitution requiring that voters pass a literacy test and pay a poll tax before they could vote.
Then campaigning on a platform of "white supremacy," Democrats insisted the Jim Crow laws -- which, thanks to a "lineage" exception, only applied to blacks -- were necessary to prevent "voter fraud."
But Republicans saw a more sinister agenda at work: According to an 1881 dispatch in The New York Times, written when Democrats first pushed the voting restrictions:
In this way [Democrats] expect to disenfranchise 40,000 Republican voters and make North Carolina a Democratic State for many years.
The impact of the voting restrictions was dramatic: Voting participation by African-American males, largely Republicans, plummeted across the South from 98 percent in 1885 to 10 percent in 1905, according to historian J. Morgan Kousser.
Today, voting rights advocates in North Carolina fear that history may be repeating itself. After winning control of the state legislature for the first time since Reconstruction, Republican lawmakers have made it their top legislative priority to pass new election restrictions that require voters to produce photo identification at the polls.
As Bob Hall of the elections watchdog group Democracy North Carolina argues:
Requiring a photo ID is really just a way to reduce the number of voters Republicans don't like. It's exactly what the Democrats did after 1898 ... We're suffering the legacy of that enforced disenfranchisement still today.
Read the rest of this post, by Chris Kromm, here.
Rhiannon "Rhi" Bowman is an independent journalist who contributes snarky commentary on Creative Loafing's CLog blog four days a week in addition to writing for several other local media organizations. To learn more, click the links or follow Rhi on Twitter.


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Senate colleagues interrupted and admonished Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) during a Senate hearing on Tuesday when she pressed Attorney General Jeff Sessions for clear answers in the probe of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Harris, the former California attorney general, pressed Sessions to identify the policy he relies on to refuse answering questions about his conversations with President Donald Trump.
Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain interrupted first, saying Sessions, who appeared to be stalling so that Harris' time to question him would expire, should be allowed to answer her question.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) then chimed in that he controls the hearing and Sessions should be allowed to answer the question.
Harris later tweeted that "it's unacceptable" for the nation's top law enforcement official not to identify "his legal basis for evading questions."
Many applauded Harris' pursuit of truth:
As NBC News noted, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the committee's vice chairman, and other committee members interrupted Sessions during his meandering answers. Yet Harris was the only senator rebuked for pressing the attorney general. Some viewed the incident through the lens of sexism and racism.
That wasn't the first time that Harris was called out for aggressively pursuing answers and clarity from a witness.
CNN reported that Burr disrupted Harris during her questioning of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, chiding her for interrupting the witness' response. Harris simply wanted to know if Rosenstein would grant Special Counsel Robert Mueller independence from the DOJ in Mueller's probe of the Trump campaign's possible ties with Russia.
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If you are looking for a great drill, then the Hitachi DS18DBFL2 Brushless Drill Driver may be the tool for you. But, one tool is not going to fit everyone's taste.
In this Hitachi DS18DBFL2 review, we will take a close look at what this drill is. Use this to help you decide if this will work for you or not.
What Is It?
The Hitachi DS18DL is a lightweight but tough 18V drill powered by 3.0 AH Lithium 18V batteries. It has been designed to weigh up to 50% less than many of the models in the market and has 570 in/lbs of torque.
Here are some of the features of the Hitachi DS18DBFL2 that you should know about.
Great Torque – One of the top features of the DS18DBFL2 drill from Hitachi is its torque class. The motor produces 570 in/lbs or torque. This makes the drill powerful enough for professional use, but it can also be used for smaller home projects.
The DS18DL's torque allows it to go through wood, aluminum, and other metals with ease. That way, you won't have to switch from one drill to another.
Variable Speed – A variable speed is necessary for any drill because not every job is created equal. In some, you would want to save up on energy and battery power and in others, you need all the power you can get. With the DS18DL cordless drill, you get 4 different speeds that starting at no load. These speeds are: – 200 rpm – 400 rpm – 900 rpm – 1800 rpm
Ergonomic Grips – The grip of the DS18DL drill has been designed so that it gives the utmost comfort to users, even for long jobs. Side handles are a new addition to drills like these. They help to increase the usability of a tool and it gives users ultimate control. The side handle of the DS18DBFL2 drill is detachable but installs easily.
Belt Hook, LED Lighting and Other Features – The Hitachi DS18DL drill features a 5 position belt hook. This makes it very portable and ideal for any handyman who likes to have their hands free while still having their trusty tools within reach.
The LED lighting is also designed to illuminate the workspace. It is ideal for jobs in enclosed or dark areas.
The drill also features a carbon brush that can be used for easy drill maintenance. It also features a Jacobs chuck, which makes tightening and loosening bits easier.
Quick Charge and Batteries – Quick chargers are necessary to keep downtime to a minimum. The DS18DL drill's quick charger promises to provide full power in as little as 45 minutes. To add to that, the charger also features a Cool Air Flow system that maintains ideal temperatures when charging.
The batteries are also a great feature of this drill because they are very lightweight. They are also guaranteed to last 3x longer than most of the batteries in the market today. The Hitachi DS18DL drill's HXP Lithium Ion batteries can be used for up to 500 charges. Each battery is also protected by Hitachi's Over Current Protection Technology.
This helps to make the batteries last much longer. The batteries are also compatible with older Hitachi cordless drill models.
Long Warranty – The drill comes with a 10 year Lithium Ion Tool Warranty. An impressive warranty and the longest one in the market for any other Lithium Ion Tool. You will find very little to no complaints regarding this drill's batteries.
Other brands are swamped with issues regarding battery life, not this Hitachi compact cordless drill. It's certainly is built solid and will last any user years of use.
What Others Are Saying
The Hitachi DS18DBFL2 18V Brushless Drill has received a lot of good reviews from users. Here are some of what people had to say about this drill in Hitachi.
One report from a user states that the Hitachi DS18DBFL2 18V Brushless Drill has too much wobble in the drill bit. This is often only due to improper tightening of the bit. If you encounter the same issues, be sure to tighten the bit properly. Another user also commented about the aesthetics of the DS18DL drill/driver.
There seem to be a small number of users who do not like the idea of dressing up a power tool like a cross trainer. Lucky for Hitachi, there are a lot more users who like the sporty look of their drill. I do. It's fun and it is a great separation from the boring design of some of the drills in the market today.
How Much Is It?
You can get this drill from Amazon.
Product Specifications –
Dimension: 6 x 2 x 6 inches
– Weight: 3.5 lbs – Chuck Size: 1/2 inches
– Battery Voltage: 18 Volts – No Load Speeds: 0-200/400/900/1800 rpm
– Maximum Torque: 560 inch-pound – Battery Type: 2 Lithium Ion
– Chuck: Keyless – Variable Speed: Yes – Spindle Lock: Yes
– Electric Brake: Yes – Detachable Side Handle: Yes
– Model Number: DS18DL
– Battery Interface: Yes
What's In the Box
– DS18DL Drill Driver
– Driver Bit
– Two 3.0 Ah Lithium Ion Batteries
– Quick Charger
– Side Handle
– Carrying Case
Where Can I get More Information?
For more information on this Hitachi Drill, you can go the official Hitachi website. You can also visit the product's official Amazon page, click this link.
If you are ready to get this drill for your home, click on this link to quickly get to this drill's page at Amazon.


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Improve your click through rate this week without hiring an SEO
If this is helpful tell me and I'll do more in future.
Note this is beginner level stuff. I'll be doing an advanced twitter strategy post with some original research very shortly.
So in the past I've been asked to do SEO work for people or give people advice on this subject.
I've always been very wary in this area for two reasons
1) While I know some stuff and I'm constantly learning, I'm not an SEO expert.
2) People's expectations tend to be unreasonably high in terms of what can be achieved and in what time frame.
So like I said often people's expectations are too high but they can also be too low. Specifically, some small business owners have said to me:
"there's no point working on my search traffic because there are much bigger players after the same keywords and I can't compete with their budget."
The logic here is somewhat flawed because people tend to be thinking purely in terms of rankings in the SERPs (Search engine results pages).
The thing is though that search traffic isn't just about rankings. Click through rate is also really important and the good news is that it's easier and cheaper to improve than rankings in many cases.
As a result you could rank behind your competitors in the search results but, so long as you are still on the first page for the keyword, some CTR (Click through rate) work could really help you. Heck even if you are down below the first page, it could still be worth it so long as you are seeing enough impressions in Google Webmaster Tools.
So here's what you can do
1) Set up your site with Google Webmaster Tools (Free).
2) Click the 'top pages' tab.
3) Pick a page that has a lot of impressions but low CTR
4) Click the triangle next to it and this will show you the most popular queries for that page.
5) Pick the biggest and make an precise note of it.
6) Go into your content management system and rewrite the title tag and meta description so that they feature this keyword. Make the writing snappy. Remember you are talking directly to a person and persuading them to click on your link.
7) Set up google authorship for the page if appropriate (won't always be). This will give you an author snippet (picture of your google+ profile picture) next to the search result. Plenty of free blog articles online will show you how to do this so just look at those. Here's one.
When rewriting the title and meta description tags consider
1) Keep the title tag under 55 characters and have the keyword as close to the start of the tag as possible.
2) Keep the meta description under 150 characters. You can't actually control what Google uses as the meta description but, if the keyword is in the meta description you submit, the chances that it'll be shown to someone searching with that keyword are pretty good.
In both cases try and think about the intention behind the query and write some snappy copy that will grab attention.
Again, for the third time, the snappiness of the copy matters.
So when will it start to work?
It may take some days before Google updates your appearance in the search results. Here's a way you can speed up the process though.
I actually saw mine apparently being 'rolled out.' What I mean by this is that the new title tag and description appeared on my phone at first but not on my tablet or PC. Later it also appeared when I searched on my tablet and PC.
This has led me to suspect that Google may be testing the click through rate of the new meta description with a subset of users searching for the keyword and then showing it to everyone when they see that it beats what they were previously using as the meta-description. There's probably an article somewhere on this that I'm ignorant of …
Anyway, here's one I made earlier for the keyword "vegan bodybuilders" for which this page already had a lot of impressions.
This page actually already had authorship but, when I added the title tag and meta description, the clickthrough rate for the page as a whole went from 3% (uggggh!) to 8%. Not world beating but that's a big improvement for very little work right? Also note that's for the page as an aggregate and not looking at the specific keyword I was targeting. For the specific keyword "vegan bodybuilders" CTR for that page went from 5% to 11.5%.
Also note that the site's ranked above me for this keyword don't seem to have put in the same effort I have which makes it even more likely my clickthrough rate will go up.
Now some of you will be saying this is basic and it is but many people don't go to the trouble or don't know how to do this so I thought this might be helpful for beginners.
Again, quality copy makes a difference here. You may find that you get results for some of the tags you rewrite and not for others. In that case, it's worth trying to rewrite the tags again for the page with (still) stagnant CTR. In my case I rewrote tags for two pages but didn't see the same dramatic improvement for the other page which didn't have as good copy. As a result I've rewritten it again and with any luck it'll take off like the vegan bodybuilders page.
I'm aware there will be similar posts about there about this but perhaps people haven't seen them. Anyway if this was helpful say so and I'll happily do more like it, if not I'll probably stick to more advanced stuff.
Did you try this? If so let me know how you get on.


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Sibu, is not a big and well-known town in the context of this country, but recently because of the by-election, almost everyday you can see Sibu on tv! Besides that, all political big names either from ruling parties as well as opposition parties are blooming into this town since the nomination day (8th May). It is predicted that this phenomenon will continue until the pooling day which is scheduled on 16th of May! Therefore if you wish to visit Sibu in this period of time, please be reminded that all hotels, no matter big or small, expensive or cheap, new or old... all had been fully booked!
[Selangor state exco Y.B. Tuan Yaakob bin Sapari was giving his speech]
Campaigns and political talks from both parties had been started since last night, so it is a busy week for Sibu people. Last night I attended the first political talk by Pakatan Rakyat at Butterfly Park of Sibu. It was really a nice experience as you can meet opposition heavyweight political idols such as Lim Kit Siang, Lim Guan Eng, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Teresa Kok and so on in person!
[Cheras MP Chan Kok Wai]
[DAP prominent leader - Lim Kit Siang in person]
[Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim + Lim Kit Siang]
[Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim - parliament opposition leader giving his speech with full emotion]
[Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was on stage]
[Lim Guan Eng giving his speech with full energy]
[Teresa Kok in action!]
[Datuk Ngee Koo Ham]
[A very famous local political scientist and columnist Wong Chin Huat was giving away his opinion on the political situation in this country]
[Wong Ho Leng - DAP Sibu by-election candidate]
[The spectators]
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A Week In Lip Products
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These lipsticks are all gorgeous! such a nice selection of brands, I love a bit of mac & the apocolips! can't wait to get my hands on the L'oreal stains as well! xxxReplyDelete
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Senior Associate, Dusseldorf
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Phone +49 211 13 68 307
LanguagesEnglish, German
Practice groupCorporate
Christian Brenscheidt helps you to structure, negotiate and complete private equity and venture capital transactions or to efficiently effect corporate reorganisations.
Christian provides results-orientated consulting services and is always eager to find pragmatic legal solutions for your business needs.
After completing his studies in Osnabrück and legal traineeship in Dusseldorf and Delhi (India), Christian is currently working on his doctoral thesis at the University of Cologne.
Education and admissions
Second State Exam in Law, Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf, 2013
First State Exam in Law, Osnabrück University, 2010
Representative experience
Advising DBD Deutsche Breitband Dienste on the sale of Delta Telekommunikationsdienste to Telekom Deutschland.
Advising shareholders of mopay AG on the sale of mopay AG to Boku Inc.
Advising private equity funded service provider of health services on numerous acquisitions and intra-group reorganisations (ongoing consultation).
Advising various start-ups and founding teams with regard to venture capital financings and company foundations.
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Most companies today are using video to their advantage; are you? People really enjoy videos, and they represent a quick, simple method of communicating with customers. If you want get started with your own video marketing plan, read on for some great advice.
Solve a problem or answer a question in your videos. Whenever you complete the video, you will likely have given practical solutions for your viewers. Encourage your viewers to share the how-to videos with others.
Use humor in commercial-style marketing videos. Most folks do not want to watch a dull commercial. You are going to attract more viewers if your video is humorous or controversial. Try to change things up with your creativity. One good commercial could take things viral.
It's best to make as many videos as you can. You should be putting up new videos frequently so that your viewers come to expect new content whenever they arrive on your channels. This can draw in additional viewers as you'll be exploring a diverse number of topics, too.
Remember that more and more people are watching videos on tablets, e-readers and smartphones. These use much smaller screens, so don't use tiny print. You can keep mobile users on your videos if you tailor them to their needs.
Analyze your video's statistics. You can see how many times people watched the video and where people watch it from. Tap into the well of unknown customers by using the information provided by this data.
YouTube is the most popular sharing site, and is worthwhile for its video editing features and analytics alone. One tool allows you to put annotations into your creation. This is a good time to put up a link and put in some information such as contact info.
Create longer videos that take your viewers deeper into topics. Your short videos should provide focus for everyone. Videos that are longer in duration are appropriate for complex or technical details or for more in-depth discussions of your brand or products.
Now that you have mastered the basics of video marketing, it is time to start coming up with your own videos. These tips aren't the be all and end all of video marketing, however. You could always benefit from finding out more about video marketing. Great knowledge leads to great success.


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Three weeks before Jessica Li was due to give birth, her fiancé Cagney Wenk was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer in the brain.
Birth photographer and videographer Sarah Boccolucci was connected to the family via Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, an organization that connects volunteer photographers with families who have lost their babies to provide "remembrance photography".
"We have all the love in the world around us right now"
"While this type of session isn't what we typically volunteer for with the organization, it was just as important and emotional," Boccolucci wrote in her Facebook post.
Wenk was being treated in the same hospital (Boulder Community Hospital), and travelled from the ICU to the delivery room to witness the birth of his son. Boccolucci's video captures the heartrending and beautiful experience the couple went through as they welcomed their son Levon into the world.
According to The Huffington Post, Wenk had been experiencing headaches for three days before he was diagnosed with cancer, and is currently undergoing radiation and chemotherapy.
His nurses in the ICU, where he was recuperating from brain surgery, were the ones who reached out to Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.
Dad with cancer won't miss his son's birth: "There were so many tears, emotions and so much LOVE!"
"The video was really for the family to have it as a memory of a magical moment," Wenk's sister Marissa told The Huffington Post. "I think the video shows it all with their reactions. There were so many tears, emotions and so much LOVE!"
Boccolucci's Facebook post encourages viewers to donate to the young family's GiveForward campaign. "It is my hope that people will see the video, feel the love this family shares, and help lift them up and make a donation if they are able," the photographer told The Huffington Post.


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Killed in action (KIA or K. I. A.) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces.[1] The United States Department of Defense says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to hostile attack. KIAs do not come from incidents such as accidental vehicle crashes and other "non-hostile" events or terrorism.[2][3] KIA can be applied both to front-line combat troops and to naval, air, and support troops.
Further, KIA denotes one to have been killed in action on the battlefield whereas died of wounds (or DOW) relates to someone who survived to reach a medical treatment facility. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) also uses DWRIA, rather than DOW, for "died of wounds received in action." However, historically, militaries and historians have used the former acronym.
Many societies venerate those killed in action. They set aside days of remembrance for their militaries and combat dead, and they build memorials and cenotaphs in honor of their fallen. The families of those who die in combat, especially their next-of-kin, sometimes receive preferential treatment, such as military honors, exemption from taxes, and financial awards. National militaries also distinguish those killed in action with ceremonies and awards. They also build walls and memorials to honor those who died.


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'Afternoon naps' aid children's learning
Getting young children to take an hour-long nap after lunch could help them with their learning by boosting brain power, a small study suggests.
A nap appeared to help three-to-five-year-olds better remember pre-school lessons, US researchers said.
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers studied 40 youngsters and report their findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The benefit persisted in the afternoon after a nap and into the next day.
The study authors say their results suggest naps are critical for memory consolidation and early learning.
When the children were allowed a siesta after lunch they performed significantly better on a visual-spatial tasks in the afternoon and the next day than when they were denied a midday snooze.
Following a nap, children recalled 10% more of the information they were being tested on than they did when they had been kept awake.
Close monitoring of 14 additional youngsters who came to the researchers' sleep lab revealed the processes at work in the brain during asleep.
As the children napped, they experienced increased activity in brain regions linked with learning and integrating new information.
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Lead investigator Rebecca Spencer said: "Essentially we are the first to report evidence that naps are important for preschool children.
"Our study shows that naps help the kids better remember what they are learning in preschool."
She said while older children would naturally drop their daytime sleep, younger children should be encouraged to nap.
Dr Robert Scott-Jupp, of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: "It's been known for years that having a short sleep can improve the mental performance of adults, for example doctors working night shifts. Up until now, no-one has looked at the same thing in toddlers. This is important, because pre-school nurseries are divided on whether they should allow their children a nap.
"Toddlers soak up a huge amount of information everyday as they become increasingly inquisitive about the world around them and begin to gain independence.
"To be at their most alert toddlers need about 11-13 hours of sleep a day, giving their active minds a chance to wind down and re-charge, ready for the day ahead. We now know that a daytime sleep could be as important as a nighttime one. Without it, they would be tired, grumpy, forgetful and would struggle to concentrate."
Laura Kurdziel, Kasey Duclos, and Rebecca M. C. Spencer
Sleep spindles in midday naps enhance learning in preschool children
PNAS 2013 ; published ahead of print September 23, 2013, doi:10.1073/pnas.1306418110
Despite the fact that midday naps are characteristic of early childhood, very little is understood about the structure and function of these sleep bouts. Given that sleep benefits memory in young adults, it is possible that naps serve a similar function for young children. However, children transition from biphasic to monophasic sleep patterns in early childhood, eliminating the nap from their daily sleep schedule. As such, naps may contain mostly light sleep stages and serve little function for learning and memory during this transitional age. Lacking scientific understanding of the function of naps in early childhood, policy makers may eliminate preschool classroom nap opportunities due to increasing curriculum demands. Here we show evidence that classroom naps support learning in preschool children by enhancing memories acquired earlier in the day compared with equivalent intervals spent awake. This nap benefit is greatest for children who nap habitually, regardless of age. Performance losses when nap-deprived are not recovered during subsequent overnight sleep. Physiological recordings of naps support a role of sleep spindles in memory performance. These results suggest that distributed sleep is critical in early learning; when short-term memory stores are limited, memory consolidation must take place frequently.
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William has created a two part series on using Asynchronous Socket Utility Classes in C#. Part one will describe client side socket programming.
A socket is a connection oriented communication channel that is established between two computers. In the OSI network model, http://www2.rad.com/networks/1994/osi/layers.htm, sockets are implemented at the session layer. This means that sockets can be used with any transport protocol like TCP or UDP. Session layer protocols, like sockets, require that a computer must establish a connection to any computer it wished to communicate with. Once a connection is established, messages can be passed between both computers.
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Who is he? Where does he play?
He is Vitesse Arnhem's 24 year old Ivorian striker who has been scoring goals for fun over in Holland. A strapping lad at 6ft and weighing 85kg, defenders in the Dutch league may be getting a reprieve as he is linked with a move away from the Gelredome as his scintillating form has forced clubs from around Europe to sit up and take notice of his availability.
24? That's a bit old for us isn't it?
Perhaps, but when you're scoring 31 goals in 28 games in your second full season in a new league, it is hard to ignore. Bony is powerful, able to throw defenders around with his robust physical strength which also makes him a force in the air. He is not particularly quick, but he is adept at finding space with good movement, or even by shrugging defenders off in order to link the play. The defending in the Dutch league affords him a lot of space from which to work his quality, allowing him to make chances for himself and find space in the box.
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Ivorian, big, powerful, plentiful scorer of goals, there is no surprise in the fact he is often described as the "new Didier Drogba".
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The surprise at Bony's form is best summed up by this Dutch football blog, who indicated some may think he was on drugs if he was a cyclist. 70% conversion rate??? Test him for doping...
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I'm sitting in the living room of one of my closest friends, the possibly super-human Dr. Eric Johnson, with two beautiful dogs, Guinness and Roulette, while he is at the gym training for yet another Iron Man triathlon and his wife, (also possibly super-human) Dr. Natali Edmonds, is at work. It's a lazy Monday afternoon and I'm on vacation. I think I've earned the lazy day, having just run a half-marathon in Pittburgh 24 hours earlier.
I decided to run the half in January, after a reunion with Eric and our other good friend, the astounding head coach of Mizzou's track and field, Joseph Lynn this past NYE. It was a fun time, but I had a family tragedy strike right in the middle of their visit and felt like I wasn't able to enjoy my time quite properly. Eric suggested coming out in early May to run the Pittsburgh Marathon (which offers a 5k, 10k, half-, and full marathon) and I thought that running the half-marathon would an awesome idea. For one thing, it'd be great motivation for me to stay in shape throughout the winter. For another, it'd be a great spring-board for training for my full marathon in Chicago this fall.
A lot had happened since I last blogged. I had my story "A Parliament of Me" (previously released as a podcast on Well Told Tales a few years back) re-published in the e-zine Darker. My uncle and godfather John Laforge passed away. I read several amazing books and wrote a few passable short stories. I applied to and got rejected from both Clarion Writer's Workshops. (next year, my friends, next year) All my siblings partied together for the first time ever on St. Patrick's Day weekend in Chicago. I went to the national Publishing Business Conference Expo in New York City. Its been an interesting time. Probably each one of those things could merit its own blog entry and there's more I won't mention.
I avoided my annual winter weight gain (which is usually like 15-20 lbs) and keep in relatively decent shape through the spring. That said, while I was SUPPOSED to be logging in a fair amount of miles prepping for this race, I was instead otherwise occupied. Oh, I still worked out, but until about a week ago, my farthest run had been 5 miles. Not exactly where you want to be before a half-marathon, not if you don't want to die.
Last Saturday, just to make sure I wouldn't die, I jogged 11 miles at 10:15 minutes per mile and came in feeling pretty good. Though I knew I wouldn't PR (set a personal record for you running novices out there), I also knew I could finish the half if I took it easy. Of course, what I didn't take into account was that instead of running on a cool 55 degree day in uber-flat Chicago along the Lakeshore path, I'd be running in the hilly-as-hell city of Pittsburgh on a 75 degree day.
Eric wasn't going to be running this one, but Natalie was with their friend Dustin. They planned on running about 7:30-7:45 per mile and since I planned on running about a 10:15 pace, I knew I would only be seeing them at the beginning and end of the race. We even had different starting corrals. Eric planned on driving us there with his dog Guinness and driving us home after for lunch and beer.
After a delicious pasta dinner Saturday evening, we all woke up at 6am Sunday and made our way to downtown Pittsburgh. After wading through masses of people, I managed to secure an nice spot in corral D. There was a pleasant breeze and a little morning sun as our wave slowly moved to the start line.
Then it happened. I just happened to look down and notice amidst the crumple packets of runner's goo and water cups a dollar bill. I picked it up and unfolded it to reveal $20! I looked around to see if anyone was looking for their dropped money but no one appeared to be. The couple standing next to me advised, "You need to keep that shit." Another guy smiled and said, "You might as well jump out, you've already won." That's when I knew it was going to be a good day.
As I crossed the start line I pressed the play button on the iPod nano strapped to my arm. I've had the nano for four years. Its been with me through 10 races, including two marathons, and more than a few thunderstorms and still works like a dream. Today was no different. The first song on my runner's playlist was created by my friends, the brothers Lukas and Josh Pederson, called "The Beat Box Kids," after which smoothly transitioned to the "Chariots of Fire" soundtrack.
Most of the run felt pretty good. The uphills weren't too steep and for every uphill there was a downhill that followed so I was able to catch my breath. I had to keep telling myself to relax and take it easy, not to get tensed up or to run too fast. There were a lot of Pittsburgh folks along the course and some pretty funky bands playing every other mile.
Finally we split off from the full marathoners at mile 11 and us halfer's made our way downtown for our finish. At this point in the morning it was starting to get pretty warm but I was confident in getting it done before the heat got too bad.
Then we hit mile 12. Which was almost completely an uphill. Now, I was pretty much squarely in the middle of the pack of runners. 10:00 per mile isn't fast but isn't super slow either. All along this hill I saw tons of people walking and I thought to myself, "I'm going to pass ALL THESE BITCHES!" and decided to run the whole uphill stretch.
Probably not the best decision. When I hit the top of the hill and I was gasping and seeing spots. Though I only had a mile left, it felt like it might as well have been 1000 miles. I walked through the Gatorade/water station and tried jogging again. What I didn't realize was that nearly the entire last mile of the race was a long downhill.
Some runners hate running downhill. I am not one of them. To me, it feels like a roller coaster. I can just relax and let gravity handle my pace for me. Which I did, cruising in with a nice light feeling for the last mile and finishing in about two hours and fifteen minutes.
After that, I wandered around to find Natalie, Eric, and Dustin at the Pittsburgh Animal Rescue League tent (Natalie and Dustin ran and raised money for them). We swapped stories about the crazy signs we saw, the annoying powerwalkers who lied about their times to get into the fast corrals. Dustin crushed his race and Natalie ran awesome as well! Here's a picture of them:
Of course, we had a take a picture of me with own prize winnings, which we called the "money shot":
The reason my forehead look's a bit like the Joker's is that I just had swabbed on a ton of suntan lotion. Here's another pic with my boy Guinness. I was apparently confused about something:
After that, it was time for a shower, a well-earned shower beer, then an awesome lunch. Later that evening, we went to this great restaurant called Burgatory, where Eric and I posed with the most delicious alcoholic milkshake I've ever had:
All in all, it was a great adventure and I'm pumped to start my marathon training next month!


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For the last six years, I've been wearing Kouros strictly in September, and loving the hell out of it. This year I ran out of my white-shouldered version of the scent, and had to seek out a new bottle. I decided to skip the most recent formulation (which lacks the term "Eau de Toilette" on the front entirely), and opted instead to find an older, chrome-shouldered vintage. I'd already sourced an incredible deal at a brick and mortar shop in Connecticut, $37 for the 3.3 oz size, so I just drove on over, grabbed it, and bought it.
The code on the back of this "new" bottle reads: 51AA, which puts its manufacture date at January of 2004, arguably making the actual vintage of the juice itself autumn of 2003. Which makes it the oldest version of Kouros I've ever owned. As such, I expected the fragrance to be incredibly dense, long-lasting, and viciously strong, the sort of frag you can only wear two or three spritzes of to take you through the day, twelve hours and counting. After all, most written accounts on the internet suggest as much:
"I have a bottle of vintage (pre-L'Oreal) Kouros and once splashed on the skin it opens with that fantastic sweet civet urinous scent which is like nothing else out there. For me this is well balanced with hints of pine (I see why some think or urinal cake when they smell this) , balsam and toluene in the background. As anyone who smells Kouros will know, the sillage is MONSTROUS (again, a reason to love it, not fear it) and its longevity is the stuff of legends (24 hours+ on my skin)." - scotrob
"I am smelling the vintage and oh- what a stunner! So rich and opulent." - Labaloo
"I have as good a vintage collection of this Legend as anybody...absolutely stunning stuff. The complexity, depth, power, and sex appeal of vintage Kouros has no comparison in the history of male fragrances." - Jude1321
"I had this bottle of Kouros (Sanofi-era/Vintage) . . . The barbershop vibe with the aldehydes, citrus, white florals, smooth honey, pungent herbs & spices, warming musk and pronounced civet (as well as costus root in the early formulations)...with smooth amber, rich oakmoss, and leather with a beautiful incense accord in the base is very different from the powdery talc infused with some of the original notes in the current. Everything is dialed down now." - ericrico
So imagine my surprise when I found that my pre-L'Oreal vintage smelled surprisingly smooth, mild, and tame in comparison to my 2009 and 2011 vintages. Instead of a monster, I got a mellow, super-smooth, relatively low-sillage fragrance that resembles a restrained seventies barbershop splash more than an intense eighties powerhouse.
Now, this isn't to say the scent doesn't have complexity, depth, or legs. It definitely has throw, it's as complex as can be, and much richer than the L'Oreal version. But judging from the reviews, I expected more. I figured an older bottle would be that much better, to the point where bothering with the new version is pointless. Unfortunately, this proved not to be the case, and I've actually needed to use the 2011 version to help bolster the longevity and intensity of the older Kouros, literally layering them before going to work in the morning.
I also noticed something troubling about the reviews for vintage Kouros - none of them mention ambergris. I think a really old review on Now Smell This points it out to readers, but on Fragrantica the word isn't used at all (except in my review). And there happens to be a huge ambergris note in the 2004 version that is lacking in subsequent versions that I've smelled. If you're familiar with ambergris, you know it's a very salty/metallic sweet smell, with a clear mineral quality, and a decidedly musky edge, a note that "sparkles" when it is conveyed with good raw materials, as it is here. This is why it's so popular in Creed scents. In truth, vintage Kouros smells more like a Creed than Creed's own Orange Spice, which uses a rather pale ambergris in comparison.
This highlights my point about Dior's new fragrance, Sauvage. The point is that you really can't know whether or not you'll like or dislike something, or why you'll like or dislike it, until you've tried it for yourself. Reading other people's impressions, and going by them alone is a sure way to be led astray. Now, you may be able to glean some half-truths from reading reviews. You may be able to get a good idea of what you're in for, and they may take the element of surprise away from your sampling experience. But until you've judged for yourself, no real judgment can be leveled.
An experienced reviewer that I sometimes read recently wrote the following:
"Therein lies perhaps the biggest problem with a release such as Sauvage – what does it have to offer someone like me, and after looking at the list of notes, none of which is compelling to me, why wouldn't I think that the reviews, which seem to be as uniform as I can remember for any new release, are good enough for my purposes? . . . I would be very surprised if I didn't like Sauvage, but that's not what I'm seeking, and for someone to presume to know what I'm seeking (as some seem to) is laughable, considering all that I've written on the subject on this blog and the major fragrance sites!"
The question as to what it has to offer the writer can never be answered, as long as he refuses to try it. There can be some "good guesses," from impartial reviewers who are simply describing their experience with Sauvage, and there can be some misleading statements also, particularly from those who only try it on paper.
Pointing out the banality of the notes listed, presumably the Fragrantica notes list (and/or Dior's own notes list) is nowhere close to enlightening. Lately Fragrantica's note pyramids have been ridiculously inaccurate, leaving dominant notes out, and inserting notes that don't exist. An example of the former practice can be found in their pyramid for Old Spice, which inexplicably leaves clove out, even though it's the dominant drydown ingredient, front and center, rather loud and going on for ages. An example of the latter is in the pyramid for Mitsouko EDP, where lilac is inexplicably listed. There is no lilac element in this, or any version of Mitsy. So trusting Fragrantica's pyramids is a bad idea.
And Dior's pyramid is the very thing that this writer often rightfully touts as being untrustworthy "marketing," which shouldn't be taken that seriously. Popular ideas are going to be described in corporate note pyramids, and not the actual fragrance sitting on the counter.
Then there's the curious fact that this person seems to view the collective reviews as being "uniform," which is shocking, since they're anything but! Many hate it, and many really like it. Sauvage is polarizing. You can see that for yourself in this basenotes poll on whether or not people like it. Opinion is practically split down the middle. Plus, on Basenotes alone, literally dozens of perfumes have been compared to it, most of which have nothing to do with each other at all in terms of their scents! Here's an imcomplete list of the masculines that Sauvage has been compared to on BN:
1. MFK Pluriel Masculin
2. Bleu de Chanel
3. Eau Sauvage Parfum
4. Platinum Egoiste
5. Acqua di Gio
6. Mont Blanc Individuel
7. Franck Olivier Sunrise for Men
8. Fierce
9. Mont Blanc Legend
10. Nuit D'Issey
11. CK Contradiction for Men
12. Dunhill Icon
13. Invictus
14. Fahrenheit
15. L'Occitane Cade
16. Aventus
17. Green Irish Tweed
18. Dior Homme Eau
19. Bottega Veneta Pour Homme
20. Prada Luna Rossa
That's just the first twenty. There's easily another twenty fragrances this thing is compared to on there! So if anything, Sauvage is the sort of fragrance that a reviewer worth his salt should try for himself, because there is no stable reference for it outside of that. If I believe Sauvage is truly comparable to even half of the fragrances in the list above, that means I believe it is the most complex fragrance ever released in the history of masculines, ever. Show me how Eau Sauvage Parfum and Invictus compare. Oh, wait a sec, nevermind - let me just smell Sauvage . . . not!
The last part of the writer's comment, about "someone [knowing] what I'm seeking," IS laughable, because nobody in the blogosphere has presumed as much. In fact, the encouragement has been for this person to not trust reviewers, and to trust himself only. But alas, this is what happens when you paint yourself in a corner with faulty logic. You wind up boxed into the idea that you shouldn't do something that might enhance your knowledge because your knowledge doesn't need enhancement.
I've reviewed the better part of a thousand perfumes in my time on From Pyrgos, and my readers have their own expectations. I get messages on Fragrantica all the time from people who enjoy my impressions, and openly thank me for them. Doubt that? Just take a quick look at this screenshot of my Fragrantica mailbox (click the pic to enlarge):
Many are spurred by my words to try certain perfumes for themselves, and thus far nobody has ever lost anything in doing so. Trying a perfume is a "nothing to lose" scenario; if you don't like a fragrance, you don't have to apologize for it, nor do you have to buy it. If you do like it, then you've found something else new and interesting to think about.
I'm glad I read all the reviews about vintage Kouros that I could find, and equally glad that I found an older bottle and bought it. Is it what I expected? No, not at all, really. I never expected a mellow Kouros with less citrusy civet and more ambergris. But I found it, because I went for it myself. It's possible that this eleven year-old vintage has aged out some of its top notes, which would be a ruefully consistent experience I've had with vintages (and I really love a fresh citrus/musk top note in this scent), but having read about vintages and tried many myself, my experience here isn't surprising - I expect some degradation, and the older a scent, the more I expect it.
But all told, trying is the key to enlightenment in this pursuit. It's the reason people read this blog. I thank you for that!


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A number of pollution incidents have been reported on the Three Mile Water river over the Easter holiday period.
The incidents, which were discovered on Sunday and Monday, have been condemned by local conservationists and UUP MP Danny Kinahan.
Chairman of the Three Mile Water Conservation and Angling Association, Andy Moore, believes that the incidents over the weekend were caused by slurry run-off from fields close to the river and sewage overflow. He said: "The two incidents of pollution on Easter Sunday and Monday bring it to a total of four incidents classed as low severity in the past fortnight.
"When the latest incident occurred on Easter Monday, a plume of sewage turned the whole river to grey and was very smelly. This came from a pipe on the Bridge Road. This particular problem had been identified by NIEA and we are now awaiting Northern Ireland Water taking action to fix the issue."
Mr Moore added: "Although no visible fish kills have occurred since September, the incidents ranging from domestic and unconfirmed source oil spills, slurry run-off and sewage overflows will have undoubtedly had some sort of negative impact on the river ecosystem."
Commenting on the latest pollution incidents on the waterway, Mr Kinahan said: "This is an absolute disgrace and far too commonplace. The Three Mile Water is a natural community asset that should be protected. Thanks to concerned parties such as the Three Mile Water Conservation and Angling Association and equally concerned residents, incidents like these are able to be dealt with swiftly but the problem remains that many have a blatant disregard for the environmental repercussions of their actions."
He added: "We need more stringent checks and harsher penalties on polluters to ensure that they treat such natural assets as the Three Mile Water with the respect it deserves. I strongly urge the Minister and the statutory agencies to work more closely together, including meeting more regularly to discuss how to ensure that incidents like this are avoided and that polluters don't take a relaxed attitude in the assumption that they can break the law and simply apologise."
The Three Mile Water Conservation and Angling Association have praised the swift actions of Northern Ireland Environment Agency. They have also thanked the members of the public who reported the incidents and would urge people to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious or anything of concern to the pollution hotline and to the association.