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GIRLS SWIMMING ****** Led by state champion Makayla Suominen and a host of other state qualifiers from a year ago, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls swim team came away with a 98-82 win over North Shore Tuesday night at the new Cloquet Middle School...
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton swimmer Maddie Dostal competes in the 200 individual medley during Tuesday's meet against North Shore. Dave Harwig/Pine Journal
By Kerry Rodd
Led by state champion Makayla Suominen and a host of other state qualifiers from a year ago, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls swim team came away with a 98-82 win over North Shore Tuesday night at the new Cloquet Middle School pool.
"We had a great meet considering we are unable to use the starting blocks," said CEC coach Kayla Cotner. "The new starting blocks are illegal and hang too far over the pool, so the girls have been diving from the side of the pool or starting in the water, which is difficult."
Suominen captured the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events with quick times despite the lack of starting blocks. In the 50 freestyle Suominen set a school record with a time of 25:36. She also had an impressive time of 56:03 in the 100 freestyle event. CEC also got a third and fourth place in the 50-yard freestyle from Elizabeth House and Marjorie Larson, respectively. In the 100-yard freestyle CEC's Allie Radovich was third while Larson took fourth.
CEC won the 200-yard medley relay event with Maddie Dostal, Julia Vilanova, Rachel Gorski and Suominen combining for a time of 2:02.91. The Lumberjacks were also surprised with a runner-up finish from the foursome of Abby Johnson, Kashmir Mercer, Delaney Anderson and Elizabeth House.
Dostal also had an impressive day with a win in the 100 backstroke to go along with the 200-yard medley relay win. Dostal's time of 1:10.55 in the backstroke was nearly eight seconds faster than second place swimmer Abby Johnson's time of 1:18.77. Giulia Piccinini of CEC finished third.
The Lumberjacks have the good fortune of adding two foreign exchange students to the team this year. Vilanova is from Spain and Piccinini is from Italy.
"Vilanova is excelling in the 200 individual medley and in the 100 breaststroke, and it helps to push Rachel Gorski who went to state last year in the breaststroke," said Cotner. "Piccinini is doing very well and we recently found her event (the 100 backstroke)."
North Shore had a strong meet as well. They set two pool records, with Riley Larson swimming to a time of 6:02.16 in the 500-yard freestyle and Kaylee Overby in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Vilanova finished second behind Overby in the 100-yard breaststroke, while Gorski was third for CEC. In the 500-yard freestyle, CEC's Kashmir Mercer and Delaney Anderson finished second and third, respectively, behind Larson's pool record.
"I am excited for Kashmir and Delaney," Cotner said. "They've been working hard in practice and in the off season and it is really paying off. They are strengthening our distance races where we have struggled in the past."
Katarina Hanson of North Shore was the winner of the 100-yard butterfly event with CEC's Gorski taking second and Piccinini and Elise Carlson finishing third and fourth respectively.
CEC's 400-yard freestyle relay team of Johnson, Hannah Sandman, Vilanova and Larson took a second-place finish behind the North Shore team in a time of 4:27.36.
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton swimmer Julia Vilanova swims the second leg of the 200 medley during Tuesday night's meet against North Shore. CEC won the event with Maddie Dostal, Vilanova, Rachel Gorski and Suominen combining for a time of 2:02.91. Dave Harwig/Pine Journal
Thoreson's third-period goal is the difference as Posch is tough in net for Minnesota.
Wilderness sweep series from Steel
Kevin Marx Noren's third-period goal decided it.
Marx Noren, Wilderness beat buzzer, Steel
A replay review confirmed the puck entered the net with :00.3 seconds remaining.
Wilderness swept in Wisconsin
Luke Levandowski's late goal decided it for the host Windigo.


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Discussion in 'Wii - Hacking' started by cyr0x, May 10, 2009.
Okay guys, I hope I am in the right section.
I stopped following the homebrew scene at the beginning of last year (I have to go to work now and don't have much time), so I have no clue what the hell is going on.
I heard something about a Wad loader(wtf?), that you can install WiiWare title for free, homebrew browser, a usb loader was released, you can enter the shopping channel without updating, customfirmware and all the crazy stuff.
Now what I want to know is: What the hell happened last year? Can someone tell me any major change? What programs came out that is a must have?
My firmware is 3.2E, is this good or bad?
Please help me getting back into the homebrew stuff!
...and don't upgrade your firmware, 3.2 is the best!
Okay, I won't update, and thanks for the infos. I gorgot to tell you that I have already a WiiKey installed. So I can install all this stuff on my Wii now? Can you explain me how I do that? Are there threads on the Forum that show me how to install Virtual Console and WiiWare games, how to boot from USB Drives (I don't have one yet[I am reading the Coverflow Thread, its freakin awesome]) and so on? That would be really nice!
Not really, with proper setup, 4.0 is the best firmware for sure.
My suggestion, check out the stickies. They're there for a reason; to teach you.
That, and read Homebrew Starter's Guide by me. A little bit outdated (So I recommend not downloading any files from the guide), yes, but it will keep things covered for yah.


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Q: Multiple views for controller based on role in application In my application exist a little role system. "Admin" and "normal" users. In my application I display data in tables. An admin must have the possibility to create, edit and delete these data, but the "normal" user must not.
So I thought displaying based on the user different Views would be a good idea. But I am struggleing currently with the implementation.
Controller:
public ActionResult Index()
{

if(model.IsAdmin)
{
    ... // get data
}
else
{
    ... // get data, but less, or different
}

    return (model.IsAdmin) ? this.View("AdminView") : this.View("NormalView");

}

It could look like this.

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*Is it a good idea to create seperate views on one controller?

*Should I work with partial views instead and do the logic inside my view to decide which one I want to display? Doesn't seem right.

*What about the folder structure and file naming? Would be nice if they would both match to MyController/Action/Index, instead of .../Index and .../Index2

Thank you and best regards

A: One way of doing this could be
public ActionResult Index()
{

if(model.IsAdmin)
{
    ... // get data
return view("AdminView")
}
else
{
    ... // get data, but less, or different
return view("NormalView")
}
//no need to perform extra checks
}

A: 1.
Most certain this is not a good practice.
You should try to create different Controllers for each Role. Or you could user Areas to point to admin.
If you just load a different view, the guest user could still introduce in the url bar something like "/admin/deleteSmth/1", and do admin actions.
The best it would be if you would implement different controllers or areas.

*You should keep the logic far away from views. View are made only to render data. That should be all. All the logic should be made higher than the controller, if you have a business logic layer.

*http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/601504/Using-areas-in-ASP-NET-MVC-to-organize-a-project . Areas, use them.

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Cops: Man caused disturbance at Clermont businesses
CLERMONT — Clermont police on Tuesday arrested a man and accused him of harassing workers and patrons of multiple local restaurants.
Robert Strayhorn, 34, of Orlando, is accused of riding his bike into a pizza place along State Road 50 and yelling an anti-gay slur, according to a Clermont arrest affidavit. He then allegedly shouted racial slurs at three customers before leaving in the direction of Hancock Road.
Multiple officers reported having dealt with calls about Strayhorn earlier in the day, reportedly for doing the same thing at other businesses, the affidavit said.
Police eventually caught up with him near a bank on State Road 50, where he was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

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In the US the movie starring Asher Angel as a teenager who transforms into a bubblegum-snapping superhero (Zachary Levi) when someone says the magic word beat industry expectations, delivering $56.8 million including sneaks.
The caper co-starring Mark Strong, Grace Fulton, Jack Dylan Grazer and Djimon Hounsou raked in $102 million on 40,000 screens in 79 international markets and is shaping as a very profitable production given the relatively modest $98 million budget.
Jordan Peele's Us plunged by 57 per cent to $1.6 million, raising its total to $6.4 million, overtaking the lifetime total of his debut Get Out. The horror movie starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker has amassed $152.4 million after three weekends in the US and $64.2 million in the rest of the world, already a big money maker for a film costing $20 million.
Tim Burton's re-imagining of the Disney animated classic Dumbo fell by 48 per cent to $1.4 million, making $4.6 million thus far. The live action movie starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Eva Green, Danny DeVito, Finley Hobbins and Nico Parker has taken an anemic $76.3 million in 10 days in the US and a more respectable $137.5 million internationally.
Disney/Marvel's Captain Marvel has amassed $1.038 billion worldwide, the ninth biggest superhero title of all time and the seventh MCU release to cross that threshold. Here, the sci-fi fantasy co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck advanced to $36.5 million after collecting $1.2 million in its fifth outing.
Justin Baldoni's Five Feet Apart scored nearly $1.2 million in its second weekend, easing by a mere 26 per cent. The Roadshow release starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson as young patients with cystic fibrosis has garnered $3.4 million.
Starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz and John Lithgow, Pet Sematary opened with $1.1 million on 221 screens, much less potent than the $24.5 million US debut. The supernatural thriller based on Stephen King's novel cost $21 million to produce so there is a fair upside for Paramount.
Directed by Mike Mitchell, The Lego Movie 2 drew $625,000 in its third, advancing to $6.1 million. The Warner Bros. animated family film has earned a modest $104.9 million in the US and $78.7 million internationally.
Production on Wonder Park started five years ago and the director Dylan Brown was fired early last year, allegedly for inappropriate and unwanted conduct. None of that augured well for the film about talking animals who run an amusement park, which took $267,000 on 142 screens and $370,000 with previews. So it won't match the US, which has stumped up $42 million after four weekends.
Writer-director Stephen Merchant's Fighting with My Family, which stars Florence Pugh as the young English woman who became the WWE's youngest ever women's champion, topped $3 million after making $220,000 in its third for Universal, outperforming the US's $22.6 million.
Anthony Maras' Hotel Mumbai fetched $151,000 in its fourth for Icon, ascending to nearly $3 million, but is resonating more strongly in the US, clocking $6.37 million after its second weekend wide.
Director Benedikt Erlingsson's Woman at War stars Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir as a beloved choir leader who is secretly an eco-activist who is determined to bring down the heavy industry that threatens Iceland's natural beauty. The Hi Gloss release garnered $66,000 on 21 screens and $178,000 with festival screenings.
The feature directing debut of Jonah Hill, Mid90s stars Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges and Katherine Waterston and follows a 13-year-old lad who spends time with a mostly older group of skateboarders in 1990s Los Angeles. Released by Roadshow, the film nabbed $45,000 at seven screens including sneaks.
Hill's film grossed more than $13,000 in four days at Cinema Nova, delighting general manager Kristian Connelly, who was also pleased with Woman At War for which he expects a strong final result.


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Первая Футбольная лига 2006-07 — 15-й сезон Второго дивизиона Футбольной лиги в своем нынешнем виде. Спонсором соревнования являлась компания The Coca-Cola Company.

Футбольная лига состоит из трех дивизионов. Вторым дивизионом является Первая Футбольная лига. По результатам сезона в Чемпионат Футбольной лиги выйдут две команды и еще победитель Плей-офф Первой Футбольной лиги. Четыре команды занявшие самые низшие места покинут Первую Футбольную лигу и перейдут во Вторую Футбольную лигу.

Изменения по сравнению с предыдущим сезоном

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Из Первой лиги
Клубы, вышедшие в Чемпионат Футбольной лиги
 Саутенд Юнайтед
 Колчестер Юнайтед
 Барнсли

Клубы, выбывшие во Вторую лигу
 Хартлпул Юнайтед
 Милтон Кинс Донс
 Суиндон Таун
 Уолсолл

В Первую лигу
Клубы, выбывшие из Чемпионата Футбольной лиги
 Кру Александра
 Миллуолл
 Брайтон энд Хоув Альбион

Клубы, вышедшие из Второй лиги
 Карлайл Юнайтед
 Нортгемптон Таун
 Лейтон Ориент
 Челтнем Таун

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Virgin Galactic Inks NASA Deal
Economies aren't just opening up on Earth.
Jun 23rd, 2020
In this Aug. 15, 2019 file photo, Virgin Galactic ground crew guide the company's carrier plane into the hangar at Spaceport America following a test flight over the desert near Upham, New Mexico. Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. has agreed to a deal with NASA to boost commercial human spaceflight to the International Space Station and develop a "robust economy" in space.
AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File
NEW YORK (AP) — Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. has agreed to a deal with NASA to boost commercial human spaceflight to the International Space Station and develop a "robust economy" in space.
Financial terms of the "Space Act Agreement" with NASA were not disclosed, but Virgin Galactic said it would eventually take passengers to the space station, where it occupies space in "low Earth orbit." The company said it would recruit candidates interested in purchasing private missions to the space station and provide end-to-end resources and astronaut training.
Last month, SpaceX became the first private company to launch people into orbit when its rocket ship blasted off from Earth, ushering in a new era in commercial space travel. The two Americans aboard could spend up to four months at the space station before returning to Earth in a splashdown at sea, reminiscent of the Apollo program in the 1970s.
Virgin has its own launchpad in the New Mexico desert where parts of the new program with NASA, including astronaut training, will take place.
Shares of the company, based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, jumped 11% in midday trading.


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MWSF: Aladdin Transporter beams down
By Dennis Sellers
Macworld JAN 11, 2001 4:00 pm PST
Aladdin, the folks behind popular Mac utilities such as StuffIt, unveiled Aladdin Transporter this week. The new utility is designed to make it easier to implement customized and automated file management, communications and Internet-related tasks. In fact, the phrase "hot off the press" (in this case the CD press) certainly applies to Transporter. It's so new that few details were available about it earlier this week.
But now they are, and here's the scoop. You can use 26 customizable actions, or "steps," to create customized drop boxes that perform a wide range of automated tasks, such as file compression, FTP, Web, and e-mail transfers, as well as the ability to display custom alert dialogs, text messages, sounds, pictures, even QuickTime movies. The goal is to let you accomplish in a single drag and drop action tasks that normally require multiple steps in several applications.
The folks at Aladdin say that a Transporter drop box can replace simple tasks, such as sending files via e-mail, or more complex ones, such as Stuffing files, uploading them to a password protected FTP site, and then sending out a notification via e-mail.
Aladdin Transporter can also help you do things such as setting up document distribution procedures that provide security, legal protection, and other personalized features. With Aladdin Transporter users can password-protect drop boxes, require recipients to agree to a license agreement before accessing a download site, and enable a recipient to download a file from a password protected FTP site without having to reveal passwords to them.
Matthew Covington, product manager for Aladdin Transporter, says that those who should find it useful include IT managers, service bureaus, educators, Webmasters, and tech support departments.
Right now, Aladdin Transporter is exclusively available at CNET. It has a recommended retail price of US $149 and is compatible with any Power Mac running Mac OS 8.6 or higher that has 8 MB of available RAM. More info is available at the Transporter Web site.


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All issues Volume 18 / No 1 (February 2011) Parasite, 18 1 (2011) 89-90 Full HTML
Volume 18, Number 1, February 2011
Parasite, 2011, 18, 89–90
Demodicosis in two Holstein young calves
L. Martinelle1, F. Dal Pozzo1, B. Losson1, P. Sarradin2 and C. Saegerman1*
1 Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Boulevard de Colonster 20, B-4000, Liège, Belgium
2 INRA UE 1277, Experimental Infectiology Platform, INRA – Research Center of Tours, Nouzilly, France
* Correspondence: Claude Saegerman, Research Unit of Epidemiology and Risk analysis applied to Veterinary Sciences (UREAR), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster 20, B42, B-4000 Liege, Belgium. Tel.: 32 4 366 45 79 – Fax: 32 4 366 42 63 E-mail: claude.saegerman@ulg.ac.be
Key words: clinical epidemiology / demodicosis / Demodex / calves / emerging disease
Demodicosis in cattle is caused by a microscopic mite, Demodex bovis. The parasites live sometimes in large numbers in the hair follicles and associated skin glands. The disease is well described and quite common in tropical zones, but rare and most likely underestimated in temperate regions, especially in Europe (Fisher, 1973; Matthes, 1994). Demodectic mange in cattle is known to be usually a chronic and benign disease. Lesions consist in papules and small nodules filled with a creamy-colored caseous material possibly associated with hair loss mainly observed in the periocular region, on the neck, and on the shoulders. Itching is usually absent. Under certain circumstances, such as stress, nutritional deficiencies, concurrent diseases and hot and humid weather the condition can extend to most parts of the body and lead to a loss of body condition.
We described a case of demodectic mange in two Holstein calves kept for experimental purpose. Clinical signs in conjunction with direct observation of the mites (Fig. 1) led to the demodicidosis diagnosis. The affection was incidentally detected and presented some unusual features regarding the classical epidemiological picture of the disease in temperate Europe. Demodicosis is considered to affect mainly young adult cattle, and the development of clinical signs is supposed to take between 3 to 6 months. Skin lesions, including papules surmounted with crusts and nodules with a diameter up to 2 cm were observed in calves aged 6 to 6.5 months (Fig. 2). Examination of slides made from a swollen parotidian lymph node revealed the presence of calcified Demodex (Fig. 3), most likely carried away by the blood or lymph flow once dead, which is in line with previous observations in the dog and cattle (Mbuthia et al., 1994). To our knowledge no cases involving younger calves were described in European cattle to date.
Demodex bovis is a worm-shaped, elongated mite (Acari: Prostigma), and that particular morphology makes its direct identification easy (photonic microscope ×200, after dilution in Phosphate Buffer Saline). Many parasites are found in the comedones embedded in the hair follicles.
Many cutaneous nodes surround the eyes of the demodicidosis affected calves.
Around calcifying parasites fragments, macrophages (arrow head) and giant multinucleated cells (arrow) can be observed, typical of a granulomatous reaction. Surrounding this area, many lymphocytic cells frequently showing mitosis signs are visible (photonic microscope ×200).
Demodex bovis is usually considered to be transmitted from the dam to calf in the first weeks of life through nursing. The two affected calves were born in two distinct farms. At the time of the disease onset, these two animals were housed together. Two other groups of calves of the same age were kept in the same building but were physically separated from them. Evolution of the lesions followed a very similar pattern in both calves. The constitution of the experimental groups may have been responsible for a marked stress and a subsequent immunological impairment, which could allow the parasite to multiply. None of the other calves were affected. These elements point out the likely putative passage of Demodex from one calf to the other. Self cure was observed within 6 weeks. Demodectic mange is probably underdiagnosed in Europe. Its contribution to stress-related pathologies of calves should be investigated.
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Mbuthia P.G., Kariuki D.I. & Mulei C.M. Generalised demodicosis in a Friesian heifer from a zero-grazing unit. Vet Parasitol, 1994, 51, 337–343. [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
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Efficacy of a topical application of Certifect® (fipronil 6.26% w/v, amitraz 7.48% w/v, (S)-methoprene 5.63% w/v) for the treatment of canine generalized demodicosis
Parasite 2013, 20, 46
Efficacy of oral afoxolaner for the treatment of canine generalised demodicosis
Remission of clinical signs of adult-onset generalized demodicosis after treatment for concurrent babesiosis and/or granulocytic ehrlichiosis in dogs
Parasite, 2007, 14, 339–341
Treatment of canine sarcoptic mange with afoxolaner (NexGard®) and afoxolaner plus milbemycin oxime (NexGard Spectra®) chewable tablets: efficacy under field conditions in Portugal and Germany
Parasite 25, 63 (2018)
Essential oils for the treatment of demodex
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Bud Scott left a great legacy at Punahou
By Nick Abramo on July 22, 2016 | Boys basketball, Featured
Punahou's 1964 team with head coach Bud Scott. Pictured (not in order) are Scott, Chris McLachlin, Leland Pestano, Charlie Wedemeyer, Norm Chow, and Lloyd "Spider" Wong. Courtesy of the Scott family.
The Punahou basketball community lost a great one recently with the death of Charles "Bud" Scott on June 22.
Scott, the winningest coach in the long and storied history of the Buffanblu hoops program, was 88. He also coached at Laupahoehoe and Hilo on the Big Island, and finished with a career mark of 224-59. His involvement in Hawaii high school athleteics spanned from 1952 to 1991.
In 2014, Scott was given the Ka'i Alapa Award by the Punahou O-Men, presented to one person annually since 2012 to those who have made significant contributions to the Punahou athletic department.
At the time of that award, Chris McLachlin, who coached volleyball and basketball at Punahou for nearly four decades, said to Scott: "You taught me that there are only two things that really matter as a coach: organization and enthusiasm, and you have both of them."
Scott also served as associate athletic director at Punahou, from 1978 until he retired in 1991.
The people who Scott has coached or coached with form a veritable who's who of Punahou and statewide athletics. Aside from McLachlin are Dave Eldredge, Pal Eldredge, Kale Ane, Mosi Tatupu, Norm Chow, Charlie Wedemeyer and Duane Akina, among many others.
In his run as Punahou's head varsity basketball coach from 1959 through 1974 (with the exception of 1962, when he took a leave to complete his masters degree at the University of Washington), 1970 may have been the high mark.
"Punahou's first state championship in 1970 was sweet," his son, Kyle Scott, wrote in an email to Hawaii Prep World. "Farrington was the team to beat as it had beaten Punahou to win the ILH championship. During warmups, assistant coach Norby Mendes pointed out that the old HIC scoreboard was hanging lower than usual. I saw that too. Dad looked up and just smiled. The game was hard fought. Punahou took the lead, gaining a spurt from its full-court press. Sure enough, when Farrington was making a run, (the Governors') Cliff Laboy threw the ball what would have been the length of the court. But the ball hit the low hanging scoreboard. (The referee) signaled the ball out of bounds, Punahou's ball. No comeback. Laboy eventually fouled out."
The 1974 state title team was also special, according to Kyle Scott.
"Dad considered his 1974 state championship team one of Punahou's best," Kyle wrote in the email. "It featured starters James Kaimikaua, Duane Akina, Mosi Tatupu, Ia Saipaia and Keith Uperesa. Winning the state championship was part of that assessment, but what I think really endeared this team to dad was their unselfish play. They hustled, communicated on the court, and let the hot hand take the lead depending on the game situation. Duane Akina said to me recently regarding the 1974 team, "He took a bunch of good athletes in '74 and turned them into a disciplined, fundamental basketball team."
Bud Scott, who was raised in Seattle before moving to Hawaii in 1952, was a baseball enthusiast before tuning into basketball. He eventually became a student of the hardwood game.
Wrote Kyle: "He traveled to the mainland to visit national coaches for their speeches or to their clinics. Once, during a lecture by John Wooden, he left with 15 pages of handwritten notes. He also wrote articles for various coaching and interscholastic publications. Dad scripted every practice in great detail, sometimes down to five or seven minutes for an activity. He used team conditioning as a competitive advantage, focused on fundamentals, man to man and full-court defense, and teamwork. I remember watching dad's practices. How he energetically managed the flow, blowing his whistle, jumping in to show how it's done, demonstrating something as basic as footwork, or teaching the rocker step. And, he would speed down the court himself to show a player what full speed meant. And, of course, good citizenship and being a model student-athlete were important and something he stressed as a team condition."
Akina, now the defensive backs coach at Stanford, credited his own father as being the coach that influenced him the most in a TexasSports.com interview in 2007. Asked who else had a big impact, and Akina's answer was, "I would say my high school basketball coach, Bud Scott, who was a fundamentally driven kind of guy."
Bud Scott played in the Hawaii Baseball League for the Cosmopolitan Hawks at Honolulu Stadium. He also coached track and field, golf and intermediate and JV baseball at Punahou.
Aside from the two state titles with Punahou, he led the Buffablu to five ILH crowns (1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973). He also earned one Big Island Interscholastic Federation championship, with Hilo in 1957.
Other notables who Charles "Bud Scott" coached include:
>> Norman Mizuguchi, former state senator
>> Dr. Jim Scott, Punahou head of school
>> Hisao Sato, former Laupahoehoe athletic director who is in the Oregon high school baseball coaches hall of fame
>> Robert Stevens, former Radford principal
>> Danny Ayala, former Big Island fire chief
>> Larry Johnson, former Bank of Hawaii CEO
Part 1 of coach Bud Scott's scorebook of Punahou's win over Farrington for the 1970 state boys basketball championship.


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The site of the Lawton Chiles International House (Stone House) was originally part of a land grant to Robert Peter, who came to America from Scotland around 1745. A grandson, Dr. Armistead Peter, married a great-great-granddaughter of George Washington's wife, Martha. On Dr. Peter's death in 1902, the 200-acre estate was divided among his five children.
The designer of the residence, Walter G. Peter, was a noted Washington, D.C. architect with the firm Marsh and Peter. His brother, Reverend George Freeland Peter, a canon of the Washington Cathedral from 1928 to 1937, constructed the house in 1930 on his inherited plot of 47.9 acres. It served as his family residence until the early 1950s.
The U.S. Government acquired the estate in 1949 to provide space for an expanding NIH. The building soon became popularly known as the "Stone House," after the locally quarried bluestone from which it was constructed. By a Congressional act, it officially became the Lawton Chiles International House in November 1989.
Read more at "History of the Lawton Chiles International House (Stone House)" on NIH's Fogarty International Center website
and at "A Beauty Named 'Winona'" by Mark Walston on the Bethesda Magazine website
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2021-- Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR), a leading investment bank, is pleased to announce the addition of Rob Sternthal as a managing director within the energy and power investment banking group. He will be based in the firm's New York office.
Sternthal joins Piper Sandler with more than 20 years of investment banking experience. Prior to joining the firm, he was the head of the North American renewable energy and infrastructure practice at Rubicon Capital Advisors. Prior to that, Sternthal was the founder and president of CohnReznick Capital Markets and worked in various senior roles at Credit Suisse in Tokyo and New York, including as head of structured finance and securitization. Prior to his investment banking career, Sternthal was an attorney at Milbank LLP and a staff attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Sternthal received a bachelor's degree in economics and French, with honors, from Emory University and a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the Temple University School of Law. He received a Nambu scholarship to study law in Japan and speaks Japanese as well as Spanish.
"Rob's relevant expertise and years of experience will bring immediate value to our clients," said Spencer Rippstein, co-head of energy and power investment banking at Piper Sandler. "We are excited about the continued expansion of our team in the renewables space, and we look forward to establishing an energy and power investment banking presence in New York."
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Tamashii Nations 2012 came and went and there was a LOT to be excited about. Too many photos out there, but I've narrowed it down to what our viewers would be interested in. We'll start with some Robot Damashii!
Many of these are either available or up for preorder at Big Bad Toy Store!


This hotel is located a 9-minute walk from Banff's town centre and a 5-minute drive from the Trans-Canada Highway.
The smoke-free and pet-free hotel offers 99 rooms over 3 floors with elevator access.
All rooms include free Wi-Fi, free wired Internet, free local calls (time limit), a 32" flat screen TV with cable, a coffeemaker, a tea kettle, a mini-fridge, a desk, a safe (surcharged), an iron and ironing board, bathrobes, a hair dryer and climate control/air conditioning.
Some rooms include a sofabed, a gas fireplace, a 1-person jetted tub, and a 2-person jetted tub. Accessible rooms are available.
Rooms are furnished with 1 or 2 queen beds, or 1 king bed.
Self-parking and valet parking are in a heated underground parkade with a clearance of 7'2" and a cost of $15 per day.
Restaurant on site: Evergreen Restaurant and Lounge serves breakfast, lunch, dinner on site daily. Room service is available from 6:30 am to 10 am.
Hotel amenities include a spa and wellness centre which offers a mineral soaking pool, a hot tub, and a eucalyptus steam room; a fitness centre, a computer for guest use with copy and fax services, a garden, free bicycle rentals, dry cleaning, ski storage, safety deposit boxes, free newspapers and meeting rooms.
Many guests enjoyed staying at this hotel and lots of reviews were very upbeat.
The location was convenient. Guests found it easy to get to town on foot or by bus with the stop just outside the hotel. Guests also found restaurants and shops nearby, a short walk away.
The staff were highly appreciated and many felt they delivered great service. Snowy windshields were cleaned by the valets for the next morning and guests loved this thoughtful service.
The rooms were usually quite pleasing. Guests often said they were spacious and the fireplaces and large bathrooms were the highlights. Many also found the beds comfy.
Spa services were praised by those who reviewed them.
Many guests also enjoyed the buffet breakfast or other meals at the restaurant on site.
Guests appreciated the hot tub and mineral soaking pool and found these relaxing.
Some guests were less enthusiastic and dissatisfied with one or more aspects of their stay.
Some guests complained of dated decor and average rooms. Other recent room complaints posted were: rooms were dimly lit, room uncomfortably hot, passers by could look in on main floor rooms facing the street if curtains were not drawn, room was small, Premium King rooms were not luxurious at all, coffeemaker was in the bathroom, clothes closet was in the bathroom, jetted tub was tiny and something you would find in an older apartment building, toiletries had an unpleasant smell and housekeepers offered inconsistent service.
Some complained of noise disturbances.These guests faced the elevator or could hear guests coming back late in the hallways through the doors and some faced the street with noise from traffic and passers by.
Guests left mixed reviews over Wi-Fi. While some had no problems, many reported it being very unstable and even unusable.
More than one reviewer told of how they had booked a room with 1 king bed, only to be given a room with 2 queen beds.
Some guests did not like being greeted upon arrival by the warnings issued by the front desk of potential fines for having parties etc. This approach somewhat soured the stay for some guests and one guest from overseas thought it was very inhospitable and wrote that he was welcomed with a "lawyers letter".
A few guests were disappointed in the pool on site. They found it too small for swimming and thought of it as a children's pool. The fitness room was also described as small.
Some felt the hotel was overpriced and should offer an included breakfast and parking for the prices charged and some guests who were more upset with the hotel said this hotel did not represent the Delta brand well.
Expedia.ca guest reviews rated the hotel 4.4 out of 5, from 1087 reviews.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #5 of 32 Banff hotels with an average rating of 4 out of 5, from 1008 reviews.
Booking.com guest reviews rated the hotel 8.7 out of 10, from 722 reviews.
The average guest rating for Delta Hotels by Marriott Banff Royal Canadian Lodge is 8.4 out of 10 based on 3165 reviews from past guests. This average guest rating ranks Delta Hotels by Marriott Banff Royal Canadian Lodge at #5 out of 36 hotels in Banff.


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I hate Christmas schmaltz, Christian or non-Christian.
It's gooey and genuinely sickly.
But you do get the occasional story which is very moving.
I was reading earlier this month of a 7 year old boy who had written a Christmas card to his dad in Heaven.
I'm sure that there are some in JC with a mentality akin to the Death's Head battalion of the SS who would snort with contempt at that, but I find it moving.
The Post Office sent a letter back to the boy, saying that after a long journey and after overcoming many obstacles, the letter had been delivered safely.
The mother said she couldn't describe how happy her son was.
Anyone else with genuinely touching tales?


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This page provides access to an archive of suggestions for preparing and preserving the food we grow here at Great Country Farms. Some of those suggestions are conventional recipes we found online, or at Forks Over Knives, or in PlantPure Nation; others are descriptions of the things we're doing with the food we delivered to you. During the CSA season, we'll add two or three new items to this archive every week, so visit often!
Easy peach frozen yogurt — A CSA member sent in this idea for using up last season's frozen peaches before the new crop comes in. Thanks, Marie!
Beautiful beans — Food is a little like music: it attaches itself to people and places and moments, usually poignant ones, so you wind up eating to remember, and your memories season the food.
Braised Kale — Not a recipe so much as a state of grace.
Beanie Vegetable Loaf — Not an imitation meatloaf.
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Hotbit Hacked: Systems Paralyzed, 2 Million Users Affected
A cryptocurrency exchange with about 2 million users worldwide announced that it has "suffered a serious cyber attack." A number of basic services are paralyzed and the attacker tried to access the exchange's wallets. Consequently, the platform has shut down, stating that it needs to perform a "comprehensive inspection" which is expected to last one to two weeks.
Hotbit Says It 'Suffered a Serious Cyber Attack'
Crypto exchange Hotbit announced Friday:
Hotbit just suffered a serious cyber attack starting around 08:00 PM UTC, April 29,2021, which led to the paralyzation of a number of some basic services.
The announcement adds that "the attackers also tried to hack into Hotbit's wallets," but the exchange claims that "the attempt was identified and stopped by our risk control system."
The exchange says that it is "about to exceed 2 million registered users and has a huge service system architecture of more than 200 servers online, in order to ensure security, Hotbit team will completely rebuild all servers."
While insisting that all customers' assets are "safe and secure," the exchange announced:
Hotbit team has shut down all services for inspection and restoration immediately.
Regarding the recovery period, the exchange expects it to take about 7-14 days, emphasizing that it "is expected to be no less than 7 days." Furthermore, "The estimated time of recovery will be more as all things going on."
Following the hack announcement, crypto transfers were spotted from Hotbit's addresses. The exchange claims that the transfers resulted from them "creating new cold wallet."
The exchange explained that the attacker deleted the user database after failing to obtain assets. It also warned that "The attacker has already gained access to the database," so users' "registered phone number, email address and asset data" may have been leaked.
While stating that the database is backed up, the company says, "we are still uncertain whether the attacker has polluted data or not before the attack," justifying the need for "a comprehensive inspection."
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FOSTERBURG - A Bethalto man died early Wednesday when he lost control of his car on an icy stretch of Fosterburg Road and was struck by a second vehicle, authorities said.
The victim was identified as William L. Gibson II, 36.
The collision occurred at 6:29 a.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of Fosterburg Road, 3 miles north of Fosterburg. Gibson was driving a 2006 Nissan Altima that was struck by a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe sport utility vehicle driven by Adam C. Merkel, 28, of Alton, police said.
Macoupin County Coroner Brad Targhetta pronounced the victim dead at 7:34 a.m. The scene of the crash is about a mile north of the Madison County line.
Officials with Illinois State Police District 18 in Litchfield said the collision occurred on an "S" curve, which is marked by a sign. Gibson, driving south, lost control on the snow- and ice-covered pavement and went into a ditch on the right side of the road. He overcorrected and came back onto the road sideways when he was struck by the northbound Tahoe, police said.
The collision sent Gibson's car into a ditch on the left side of the road, and he was thrown into the back seat. He was not wearing a seat belt, police said.
Both Merkel and his 6-month-old passenger, Emmett C. Merkel, were restrained properly and escaped injury, police said.
Firefighters from the Fosterburg and the Brighton-Betsey Ann Fire Protection Districts were dispatched.
Initially, police had said there were at least two injuries.
An accident reconstruction crew from the State Police responded to the scene.
Frank Long, whose home sits several hundred feet away from the site of the collision, said he did not hear the crash itself but did hear the sirens on responding vehicles.
Long said the scene is about a half-mile south of Schmidt Road.
The body was released to Irwin Chapel in Glen Carbon, which is in charge of arrangements.
Gibson's family lives in rural Edwardsville, but family members could not be reached for comment.
Long, 72, who owns seven acres near the crash scene, said he was awakened early Wednesday by sirens at the edge of his property, not far from his house.
"This is an 'S' curve on the road here, and our house is in the middle of the curve, and the accident was on the north edge of the curve, along our property," Long said.
Long said authorities would not let him close to the scene of the crash, one of many that he said have occurred there since he and his wife moved to the property in 1993.
"There seems to be a lot of wrecks here," Long said. "They come out of the curve too fast and lose control, and if there is anything on the road to make it slick, they are bound to lose control. We used to have a fence, but so many accidents happened that took out parts of the fence that we sold our horse and took the fence down."
Long said it was a sad morning as he and his wife watched the emergency crews and police work at the scene from their kitchen window.


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Diagnomics, Translational Software Partner on Pharmacogenomic Testing Service
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San Diego-based testing company Diagnomics announced it has entered a partnership with pharmacogenomics (PGx) knowledgebase company Translational Software Inc. (TSI). Under the partnership, Diagnomics will deploy TSI's PGx technology to generate a report on a tested individual's potential to respond to specific drugs, which drugs should be avoided, and how effective specific drugs will be in treating that patient's condition.
"Our teams invested a tremendous amount of time and effort to ensure the report's validation and viability that pertain to the individual patient," said Byung-In Lee, Ph.D., CEO of Diagnomics, in a press release. "We hope that the report will encourage more patients and doctors to put more emphasis on preventive care and personalized medicine."
Diagnomics offers its genetic testing products and services direct to consumers and R&D services to pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies. It operates a CLIA-certified, CAP-accredited laboratory providing genetic testing services along with HIPAA-compliant cloud-based analysis solutions.
"The partnership between our companies is another step to help further expand the field of pharmacogenetics and make genomics a standard clinical practice across a broad range of medications and diseases," said Don Rule, CEO of TSI. "The Diagnomics team has applied innovative strategies to make an expansive test panel both accessible and affordable for clinical use."
The PGx report produced via the partnership will contain information on dosing advice that includes a list of potentially affected medications and their predicted efficacy. Also included are drug label citations, reference to relevant research as well as published treatment guidelines. In addition to the broader PGx reporting, the two companies will also develop specific reporting for pain, cancer, and cardiovascular medications.
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports that over two million of patients are suffering from serious adverse drug reactions yearly and the estimate of the cost of drug-related morbidity and mortality is $136 billion annually, which is more than the total cost of cardiovascular or diabetic care in the United States," Min Seob Lee, Ph.D., chairman of Diagnomics noted. "By combining the power of the whole genome microarray with TSI's PGx knowledge base, Diagnomics' PGx solution will benefit the whole community from patients to healthcare providers and payers."
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