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- Pollution levels dip sharply in Singapore
- Small pockets of people venture back out to the streets in some neighborhoods
- Although haze levels have receded, officials warn that the smoke could make a strong comeback
Singapore breathed a sigh of relief Sunday as changing wind patterns created a pocket of clearer skies from a haze of choking fumes.
Pollution levels measured by the Singaporean government dipped sharply after all-time record levels hit Friday. The fumes were blamed on plantation fires in neighboring Indonesia.
Small pockets of people ventured back out to the streets in neighborhoods such as Ang Mo Kio, but many donned filter masks to help with the foul-smelling haze.
Masks quickly sold out at stores when the pollution hit last week. But by Sunday, officials handed out emergency supplies of free masks at community centers.
Although haze levels have receded, officials warned that the smoke could make a strong comeback in the coming days, and may linger for months.
That could have serious health implications, said Philip Eng, a professor of respiratory medicine at Mt. Elizabeth Medical Centre.
"In my patients, I have seen an increase (in consultations) by about 30% or so," he said, particularly among older people with chronic conditions.
"But we are still in early days," he said. "If this thing drags on for a month, I won't be surprised if more people get hospitalized."
Many usually crowded cafes along the waterfront sat empty Saturday, with too few customers to stay open. But a scattering of tourists braved the haze to take photos at the city's iconic Merlion fountain.
The smell of the burning peat and wood was distinct.
"We're used to fog, but this was a real 'pea souper'," Briton expatriate Tom Fairburn said. "It smells like a pile of burning tires next to a bonfire, not pleasant."
It's hard to predict the final economic impact of the haze on Singapore's economy. One Asia-Pacific brokerage firm put the potential toll in the hundreds of millions.
CLSA said that the economy had taken a $300 million-hit in lost tourist income, closed offices and construction downtime in 1997 -- the previous all-time high in pollution. The current situation could be far more costly, it said.
Transport officials warned ships to be extra vigilant in the teeming straits between Singapore and Sumatra because the haze made it difficult to see other boats.
It is easy to see the neighboring island from the beaches in Singapore. But the view was not as clear in the past few days, with ships peeking in and out of the thick haze Saturday.
Local shop owners felt the crunch.
In one beach side shop, the owner looked forlornly into the horizon as bikes that would normally be rented out stood in stacks.


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Comparing Literacy Instruction within China and the United States
The presence of multilingual learners places multifarious demands upon classroom educators to properly select appropriate research-based and functional methods, materials, and assessments to guide children's literacy development. Researchers aimed to investigate whether universal teaching methods, materials, assessments, concerns, and problems exist within countries around the world, albeit disguised in a myriad of languages. As a plethora of questions continued to arise, an opportunity was seized to explore the educational similarities and differences of elementary school literacy instruction between China and the United States specifically.
Qualitative methods of investigation were utilized in this case study to determine that Chinese schools in Beijing utilized teacher-centered methods of instruction, structured learning environments, and whole-class leveled instruction in departmentalized settings. These principles promote educational development, even though schools in the United States are moving from that model to ones more individualized, aimed at preventing student failure and emphasis is placed on remediation of difficulties.
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Ubisoft must have caught wind of Valve's constant use of Team Fortress 2 clothes to cross-promote other games. The company has announced that you can now play dress up as characters from the Assassin's Creed series in Ghost Recon Online.
You'll be able to get a futuristic take on the iconic Assassin's Creed hood and four body variants, or six powerful weapons used by Abstergo security agents: the F2000 SP AC, Fiveseven AC, MG36 KV AC, P90 C AC, Sentinel SR-1 AC, and Pentagun SP AC. You can buy both item types with Requisition Points or Ghost Coins, and the items are bundled with a 15% discount and an in-game avatar. They'll be available through March 1.
The items are made to promote the King Washington downloadable content that's set to launch its first episode next week. Two more episodes will follow, on March 19 and then April 23, respectively.


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We don't automaticallythink of Generation Y when we look at old photos of Depression-era poor folk staringat the camera, the acid of a caustic economy etched into their faces.
But in a way, people who grew up in the 1930s share something with latter-day millennials, those born around the early 1990s. Both groups came of age during hard times. It has shaped them as consumers.
Sure, the Great Depression's sick list tops the Great Recession's. The U.S. economy was worse off 80 years ago. But the Great Recession tookits toll, includingsmacked-down young people who lived their formative years during the worst economy since, well, the Great Depression.
Those difficult times affectmillennialspending, says Mike Martinez, chief marketing officer for DMEautomotive, a company that tracks buying behavior by age groups.
"These are children of the Great Recession, and in many ways their spending patterns are just like the children of the Great Depression," he tells me. "A core is there for both groups. It is an alignment of values in that both look for value in a purchase."
Baby Boomers who grew up in good times developed a reputation as free spenders. But the generations that came before and after them are known for spending sparingly.
What do you call the children of the Depression, Generation D? Sometimes they're referred to as the Silent Generation. Whatever the term, many of them, from their circumstances, hewed an early and lasting sense of frugality.
My Mom was one of them. Her financial situation improved as an adult, but throughout her life she continued to spend cautiously, seek bargains and clip coupons.
My son in his 20s shows similar traits. He uses money-saving coupons but he doesn't clip them, he prints them from websites offering deals. That act represents a striking contrast between Generations D and Y. The latter is utterly wired.
"Where millennials are different is they use extraordinary tools such as mobile devices as part of their shopping and pursuit of price transparency," Martinez says.
A new DMEautomotive study indicates young consumers avidly use multiple information channels in deciding where to get their vehicles serviced.
In the course of reaching such decisions, they are up to six times more likely than their elders to scan QR codes, download apps, use social media, view online videos and read advice-dispensing blogs.
The study results are important to dealership service departments that want to reach young customers, Martinez says. "The findings show all customers are receptive to a diversity of communication platforms, but under-35 people are strikingly receptive."
The younger end of Generation Y, people now in their late teens and 20s, grew up during wars, a lousy economy and massive technological changes, he says.
It's wrong to brand them as jaded. But they are products of their times. Many of them still live on limited funds, struggling in a weak job market and facing an unemployment rate higher for their age group.
"They are buying 16% fewer cars and houses," Martinez says. "They are putting off deciding to get a driver's license. If they don't need a car, they don't buy one. It is a more thrifty generation than we've seen in a while."
Millennial car buyers are price- and payment-sensitive, says Arianne Walker, J.D. Power and Associates' senior director-media marketing solutions. "We'll keep an eye on that to see if it evens out as they get older."
But traits shaped early on can stay put. That includes spending habits.
"Will these thrift-minded kids, as they age, snap back to the behavioral trends we've seen before?" Martinez says. "I don't think so."


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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire head coach Matt Loen has done what no other coach has done in school history – guided his team to the NCAA Division III Men's Championship semifinals. In fact, his 2013 team is the first in school history to win an NCAA playoff game and win a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season championship.
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Grandmother on 'team' that put Jeffrey in her care, Baldwin inquest told
A former supervisor with the Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto has admitted that Jeffrey Baldwin's grandmother "was part of a team" that was deciding the little boy's future and ultimately sent him to the hands of his killers.
Marina Sweet, long retired from the agency, was testifying Tuesday at the Ontario coroner's inquest into Jeffrey's death.
Sweet left the CCAS 12 years ago, so her memory for details has suffered, but she was a frank, no-nonsense witness.
In part because of how the grandmother, Elva Bottineau, had inveigled herself into favour with CCAS staff, she was never subjected to internal agency or criminal records checks.
Yet at the same time, as Sweet later told lawyer Philip Abbink, who represents Jeffrey's surviving siblings, even people just inquiring about becoming foster parents, for instance, or who were volunteering with the agency, had to go through internal and/or police checks.
"Because we knew this family," Sweet said at one point, "it coloured what we did, I think."
In the result, Bottineau's criminal conviction in the 1969 death of her own first baby and her husband Norman Kidman's convictions for assaulting two of her other youngsters in 1978 went undiscovered.
All this information — and more sobering details, in particular about Bottineau's potential dangerousness to children — was in CCAS files.
Yet because Bottineau had come to be seen as an ally and, ironically, "as a strength," the agency instead supported or facilitated the transfer of Jeffrey and three of his siblings — all the children of Bottineau and Kidman's daughter Yvonne and her boyfriend Richard Baldwin — to the grandparents' care.
"Elva was part of a team looking after this young family," Sweet told coroner's counsel Jill Witkin.
"Part of your team?" Witkin asked.
"Yes," said Sweet.
"And her opinion would carry weight?" Witkin said.
"I think so," Sweet agreed.
A veteran with 34 years in child welfare, she was the supervisor of frontline worker Margarita Quintana for several years, but most importantly, at two critical junctures when, had anyone done the records check, Jeffrey might have been saved.
One such opportunity came when Yvonne and Richard had their fourth child in the summer of 1998.
Because the young couple was then living north of Toronto, it was the York Region Children's Aid Society that was responsible for the new baby.
Its interim head George Leck wrote the then-CCAS boss Colin Maloney on July 28 that year, asking the CCAS to do "a home study" on the Bottineau-Kidman home.
The York agency emphasized it wanted to "ensure Ms. Bottineau's home is an appropriate, safe home for a youngster" and that she had the "means available to care for a fourth young child."
It was, as Abbink said, a perfect opportunity for the CCAS to put Bottineau's name through the hoops, and would have been "a pretty easy" decision and not requiring an onerous effort.
"Yes," Sweet agreed.
Yet she couldn't even be sure that Quintana had actually gone to the house, she said. "I just know she attended that house regularly."
The "home study" is a thin document, filled with Quintana's usual characterization of Bottineau and Kidman as the towers of strength. She flatly recommended the new baby go to them.
The other huge missed chance came in the fall of 2000, just two years before Jeffrey died.
The CCAS was then in chaos, with frontline workers on a strike and supervisors like Sweet and other managers stepping in.
A curious complaint, made first to the Children's Aid Society of Toronto, made its way to the CCAS.
A man named Benjamin from Iowa claimed to have been chatting online with Yvette Kidman, who was then living with her parents and her sister's brood of youngsters.
Benjamin called because, he said, Yvette claimed to have been sexually and physically abused by her father, Kidman, and told Benjamin two of the four children were at risk.
A supervisor from the CAS apparently went out to the home.
The CCAS, Sweet said, mistakenly ran a records check on the grandmother for what appears to have been the first, last and only time — but did so under the name of Elva Kidman, though she was well-known to many at the agency as Elva Bottineau.
As a result, all that came back were the files for Yvonne Kidman's kids.
"As I knew the case," Sweet said with trademark honesty, the other supervisor "probably relied on me…
"I wish we had done that records check. It would have changed the outcome entirely."
It was a coulda-shoulda-woulda sort of day: Sweet readily and frequently agreed that it would have been prudent and simple for the CCAS to have run checks on Bottineau.
But, as she said once, "it's hard for me to answer these questions because at the time, it (what we did) made sense.
"I keep hearing the end, the rest of this case" in her head, she said. "What could I have done differently. It's almost a feeling of guilt that I didn't do it.
"I feel very badly for what happened in this case, to Jeffrey," she said.
She agreed with Abbink that the failure was more than a failure of agency policy, but rather a failure of critical thinking.
Not yet six, Jeffrey died on Nov. 30, 2002, of septic shock and pneumonia in the grandparents' east-end Toronto home.
But the underlying cause of death, the jurors have heard, was prolonged starvation, likely over years.
Bottineau and Kidman were convicted of second-degree murder in Jeffrey's death and of forcible confinement for how they kept the little boy and a sister in a locked, unheated bedroom-cum-prison, where they were forced to live in their own waste.


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The jockeying for position in the Big 12 Conference continues on Saturday evening, as the 18th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats pay a visit to the Oklahoma Sooners.
Kansas State has won 16 of its first 20 games, and is tied with Oklahoma and Baylor for second place in the Big 12 standings as each team has a 5-2 league ledger. Kansas (7-0) is two games up heading into the weekend. The Wildcats recently stopped a two-game skid by whipping visiting Texas on Wednesday night, 82-57. The win improved K-State's home record to 12-1, and the team is hoping to add to its road record tonight, as it comes to Norman sporting a 3-1 mark in true road games, and a 4-3 record in all games played outside of Manhattan this season.
Oklahoma has quietly put together a solid campaign of its own by going 14-5 overall, which includes a 7-1 record at home. The Sooners won at Baylor on Wednesday night, 74-71, and they have alternated wins and losses over their last four games. This bout marks the first of three in the next four that OU will play in front of the hometown faithful, including a showdown with first- place Kansas next Saturday.
Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger is a 1975 graduate of Kansas State, and he is 4-3 all-time against his alma mater.
Oklahoma owns a 104-92 lead in the all-time series with Kansas State, and the Sooners have won 11 of the last 16 meetings despite dropping a 69-60 decision to the Wildcats in Manhattan two weeks ago.
Kansas State is the Big 12's best defensive team, yielding a mere 58.2 ppg, and the team allows its opponents just 29.1 percent success on 3-point tries. The Wildcats rank first in turnover margin (+2.8) as well as assist-to- turnover ratio (1.36), due in large part to being one of only two teams in the conference to average more than 16 assists per outing. Offensively, KSU puts up 69.2 ppg in hitting 43.3 percent of its field goal attempts, which includes a 34.7 percent showing from beyond the arc, and the team has just one double- digit scorer on the roster, as Rodney McGruder nets 14.9 ppg while also grabbing 5.0 rpg. Angel Rodriguez is averaging 9.4 ppg, but his real worth is getting his teammates involved in the action, which he does by handing out 5.1 apg. Thomas Gipson came off the bench to score a season-high 17 points, and he was joined in double figures by fellow reserve Omari Lawrence who tallied 12 points while pulling down a team-high six rebounds. Rodriguez was the only starter to eclipse the 10-point mark, turning in 11 to go with eight assists. With the game getting out of hand (KSU led 38-19 at halftime), McGruder saw his time on the court limited to 15 minutes, and he scored just seven points. The Wildcats who outscored the Longhorns in the paint (42-26), off turnovers (33-8) and in bench points (45-17), committed just six turnovers while forcing three times as many from their hosts.
Oklahoma comes into this contest averaging 68.5 ppg, hitting that mark by shooting 43.1 percent from the floor and 73.8 percent at the foul line. The team's defensive stand yields 63.1 ppg, with foes connecting on a lackluster 40.4 percent of their total shots, which includes a 30.2 percent effort from 3-point range. The Sooners boast three double-digit scorers in the form of Romero Osby (14.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg), Steven Pledger (11.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg) and Amath M'Baye (10.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg), although Buddy Hield (9.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg) is close to joining the ranks. M'Baye and Pledger both hit for 20 points, and Osby tacked on 11 to go with eight boards, each effort proving crucial in Oklahoma's recent win at Baylor. The Sooners drained 52.7 percent of their field goal attempts, despite going just 5-of-14 from beyond the arc, and they played solid defense in permitting the Bears to convert only 37.3 percent of their total shots, which included a woeful 6-of-27 performance from 3-point distance. OU won the game even though it was outscored in the paint (42-20), off turnovers (20-13), in second-chance points (24-6), and lost the rebounding battle (47-34).


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In summer 2010, Russia rocked the uranium market when it said it would load fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant on Aug. 21. It escalated U.S. concerns that the Kremlin would consider exporting more of its uranium to China and India rather than to the United States. The move was further alarming because the United States had asked the Russians to delay starting the plant until Iran stops enriching uranium. This, as well as other fundamentals, suggest the uranium market is poised to go nuclear.
Despite its importance to the world economy, uranium is unfamiliar to most commodity traders. What are the key fundamental drivers? First, getting exposure to uranium is not as simple as buying or selling, say, stock indexes or gold. The commodity has a thinly traded futures market on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex). There are no listed options.
On the spot market, uranium fetches roughly $60 a pound, quite a bit off the $148 a pound seen on May 8, 2007. The decline in uranium from the 2007 highs has been because of widespread speculation that the Russians would flood the market.
True, Russia is a major player; however, it's not the only player. On a macro-level, it's also critical to keep an eye on Kazakhstan. According to the World Nuclear Association, the former Soviet Republic state became the world's largest uranium producer in 2009 with nearly a 28% share of the market. That share is expected to rise to 30% by 2015.
There is reason to be cautious. In recent years, Kazakhstan's government and foreign oil companies have feuded over production agreements. This suggests the Kazakh government could look to slow down and diversify its reliance on energy, including uranium, to encourage future economic growth. Supporting this theory is the expectation that uranium prices should be closer to $75 a pound to provide incentive for new projects around the world.
Also, according to the CIA World Factbook, China was the top destination for Kazakhstan goods in 2009, while Russia and China were the top two importing partners of Kazakhstan. Hence, economic prosperity could lie more to the East than the West for Kazakhstan. This means that despite any further growth in uranium supplies by Kazakhstan, output likely will go to Russia, China, Japan, South Korea and India as opposed to North America, where U.S. President Obama is a stated proponent of nuclear energy.
Time to buy?
To determine whether now is the time to get long uranium, keep in mind that the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said the demand for electricity in the United States is expected to increase by 20% by the end of the next decade (see "Power surge"). Uranium demand may be bolstered by one noted benefit of nuclear power plants: They produce no greenhouse gases. This has been a hot topic for years, made even more timely in the wake of the BP oil spill and global warming activists publicizing that the average coal plant can dump nearly 4 million tons of carbon dioxide into the air each year.
On the demand side, some estimates suggest China will buy nearly 5,000 metric tons of uranium this year, or double what it currently consumes. Consider that China's uranium demand may climb to 20,000 tons per year in the next decade — that is more than one-third of the 50,000-plus tons mined the world over in 2009.
And Russia? Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been targeting Russia's use of nuclear power to jump to 25% by 2030 from roughly 16% now. Some suspect that Putin will seek greater ties to China for Russia's uranium because of cooling relations with the United States and China's newcomer status to the nuclear party; China derives only 2.3% of its electricity from nuclear power, compared with the United States' nearly 20%.
Among the highest nuclear power users is France. The country gets more than 75% of its electricity from nuclear energy.
U.S. policymakers likely are considering proposals that would impose charges on entities that emit carbon dioxide, the most common greenhouse gas, with cap-and-trade legislation more realistic in 2011 with a newly elected Congress. Despite many Republicans being opposed to cap-and-trade, some members likely will be persuaded by the public outcry against crude oil's environmental dangers from the BP oil spill. Such cap-and-trade policies could artificially increase the cost of generating electricity with fossil-fuel and further encourage the use of nuclear power. If cap-and-trade is not tied to alternative energy sources, the program only will drive up energy costs for the U.S. consumer. At roughly $10-$25 per metric ton, carbon dioxide charges probably would make nuclear generation more competitive with existing coal power plants. For more on the bullish case for uranium, see "Uranium prices poised to rise" (see ).


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The Rockies' best player this year arguably was a former Minnesota Twins outfielder. Could one of Michael Cuddyer's ex-teammates join him in Denver?
Add LaTroy Hawkins, 40, to the growing list of relievers that the Rockies are interested in acquiring. The Mets are aggressively trying to keep Hawkins, who posted a 2.93 ERA in 72 games this year and finished as the team's closer.
The Rockies are eager to add a hard thrower, if not two, to help bridge the final innings. They have interest in Brian Wilson, Grant Balfour, Joe Smith and potentially Jesse Crain, depending how his shoulder checks out.
Hawkins is open-minded about returning to the Rockies, where he performed well during the 2007 season, working 62 games while serving as a clubhouse leader.
The Rockies are prepared to make a strong offer to free-agent catcher Carlos Ruiz. They will continue surveying the market and trade avenues for a starting pitcher.
"There's no question to me that we have a lot to be excited about," Cuddyer said Thursday. "There is talent there on offense and defense, and throw in the seasons that (starting pitchers Jorge) De La Rosa and (Jhoulys) Chacin had. That's a great core. But we need to add a couple of pieces."
The Rockies signed right-hander Greg Burke to a minor-league contract with a spring-training invite Thursday. Burke, 31, posted a 5.68 ERA in 32 games for the Mets. Troy E. Renck, The Denver Post


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If your hubby wants to get something for his brother, then let him get something. Remember, gift-giving benefits both the giver and the recipient. If doing something nice for his brother will give your husband joy, I think that's reason enough to let him.
I would not offer a food dish unless asked. Buy a card and take that.
However, it is not polite to keep score and only give gifts to people who have given you gifts.
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Hudson Catholic had gone 37 years without winning a Hudson County championship.
But now, the Hawks have won the last two county titles, adding two banners to the walls of the Joe "Rocky" Pope Memorial Gymnasium.
Even though the Hawks lost some key players from last year's county champs, like Hudson Reporter Player of the Year Reggie Cameron (now at Georgetown), they seemed prepped and primed to go for a third straight county crown.
"The goals remain the same," said Hudson Catholic head coach Nick Mariniello, who now also doubles as the athletic director at the school. "We want the division title, the county title and the state. The expectations are the same. The faces may change, but the expectations are the same."
The Hawks not only lost Cameron to graduation, but also lost point guard Kavon Stewart (Robert Morris) and Kyle McLeggan (Adelphi).
"It's now time for others to step it up," Mariniello said. "We have clear cut leaders on this team. The practices have been as competitive, if not more, than any others I've had since I've been here. There's a sense of accountability here. The kids get along together really well."
Mariniello likes the idea that there isn't a ton of experience returning.
"I am excited about the unknown," Mariniello said. "The pressures are still there. It's the pressure that we put on ourselves."
Mariniello said that the returning Hawk players started to prepare for the new season right after they lost to St. Anthony in the NJSIAA Non-Public B North state sectional title game.
"Since we lost to St. Anthony, J.R. Lynch made sure that everyone was in the weight room the next Monday," Mariniello said. "We started right away. They came to the gym for extra work. They didn't have to. I didn't tell them to do it. They came on their own."
Mariniello can't stop singing the praises of senior Lynch, who will be in the backcourt rotation this season.
"He's probably one of the best leaders I've ever had," Mariniello said of the 5-10 Hoboken product and younger brother of former Hudson Reporter Female Athlete of the Year Sybil Lynch (now playing at Pine Manor College in Boston). "I've had some great leaders. This is my 14th year as a head coach and he's right there with guys like Rashad Butler [West Virginia] and Wesley Jenkins [St. Peter's]. He gets it academically and socially. This school is his salvation. He bought into everything the school has to offer."
Nassir Barrino is a 6-foot-1 junior guard who averaged eight points per game last season. He's already receiving his share of college scholarship offers and should be a leader among the Hawks this season.
"He's a hard worker and good academically," Mariniello said. "We have to make up the points we lost somehow. Nassir has the experience. Having J.R. and Nassir as leaders is a big help."
Sammy Friday is a 6-foot-8 junior forward who is also getting his share of collegiate looks.
"He's still young," Mariniello said. "He's only 16 years old. But he's a good prospect. We're going to challenge him a little more and watch him mature and develop a little more. I expect big things from Sammy."
Safee Abdus-Sabur is a 6-foot-5 senior forward. Sabur was a starter last year who averaged seven points per game.
"He's like our glue guy," Mariniello said. "He understands his role. He's a solid, good defender."
Freshman Patrick Strzala is a 6-foot-3 guard who will play right away.
"I love him," Mariniello said. "He's a good shooter. He has such a good feel for the game. He has such a high basketball IQ."
Junior Adam Traore is a 6-foot-4 forward.
"He's a tough, rugged player," Mariniello said. "He's a good physical presence and has a knack for scoring inside."
Eric Santana is a 6-foot-3 junior guard.
"He's a good shooter who doesn't make mistakes," Mariniello said.
Marion Williams is a 5-foot-8 sophomore guard who will be in the mix. Marshall James is a 6-foot-6 senior forward who will also get playing time.
Besides Strzala, the Hawks have an impressive array of freshmen who will see action with the varsity.
Guard Khalief Crawford is a 6-foot-3 guard who is already ranked among the best freshmen in New Jersey. Crawford was also the quarterback on the Hawks' football team.
Tyheen Burno is a 5-foot-9 guard who is the nephew of former St. Anthony and DePaul standout Rashon Burno, currently an assistant coach at the University of Florida.
"He's quick and tough," Mariniello said.
Kahmonie Foster is a 6-foot-7 forward with a ton of promise.
"What I like is that the older guys are going out of their way to take the freshmen in," Mariniello said. "It's great to watch."
With that many freshmen in the mix, the Hawks appear to be set for years to come.
"The future is definitely bright," Mariniello said. "I really do believe that. I think this is a team that will get better later rather than early. I think we're pretty good defensively already, but we have to work on our execution. We have to wait for the younger kids to develop."
But Mariniello firmly believes that the Hawks are in it for the long run once again, ready to make it a county "three-peat."
"It's going to be business as usual," Mariniello said. "It's the way it's supposed to be. Right now, we're pretty smooth. I'm pleasantly surprised."
The Hawks open their season this weekend against Don Bosco Prep, then begin HCIAL play Monday against Lincoln.


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In Yosemite meadow, study could spark conversation about restoration
Posted on 29. Aug, 2012 by perspective in Academic Departments, Annual Report, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environment and Sustainability, Issues, Research, Students
About Yosemite National Park, the famous naturalist and conservationist John Muir once said: "It is by far the grandest of all the special temples of Nature I was ever permitted to enter."
With majestic granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves and a wealth of biological diversity, this 1,169-square-mile wilderness boasts a rich natural and cultural history. It attracts more than 3.5 million visitors annually and hosts hundreds of researchers who, in the interest in preserving the park's history and biodiversity, study everything from its archaeology to hydroecology.
Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Steven Loheide is among those researchers. With colleague Jessica Lundquist of the University of Washington and former postdoctoral researcher Chris Lowry, Loheide began conducting research in Yosemite in 2007 on a National Science Foundation-funded project focused on restoring mountain meadows in a changing climate.
Now in the second phase of that project, Loheide, master's student Kyle Ankenbauer (left) and former postdoctoral researcher Chris Lowry received funding from the National Park Service to collaborate with Colorado State University ecologist David Cooper and the Yosemite hydrologist Jim Roche and restoration ecologist Sue Beatty on a study of how the park's expansive Tuolumne Meadows has degraded over time.
Stream health is key to the study: Wide or deeply incised stream channels both cause a drop in water levels in the stream, which then causes a drop in the water table within the meadow, making it more difficult for native plants to access the groundwater they need to thrive in the dry Sierra Nevada summers.
In an effort to understand the mechanisms that maintain Tuolumne Meadows in a degraded state and make it difficult to restore, the researchers are focusing on the extent to which deer feeding reduces the willow population along stream banks and how willows along those banks affect sediment deposition. They also are studying how a drop in the water table over time affects soil moisture and the soil's ability to retain the moisture necessary to support native wet meadow vegetation.
The researchers' goal is to develop a broadly applicable modeling framework that links ecological and hydrological models and provides a scientific basis for conversations about whether to undertake a restoration project and how to design it.


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Naruto-Arena forces you to select 3 characters when you start a new game. This page gives you an overview of all characters available in the Naruto-Arena game. Not only can you view each character's skills, you can also discuss the characters by posting comments.
Hoshigaki Kisame
Formerly one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist Village, Kisame is an S-Rank missing ninja that is now a member of Akatsuki, having been partnered with Uchiha Itachi. Using his powerful, and ominous sword, mixed with his powerful water based ninjutsu, Kisame can disable enemies in every manner of way.Requirement to unlock: Mission: S-Rank Criminal Kisame!
Samehada Slash
Using his sword, Samehada, Kisame slashes one enemy who takes 20 damage and stunning their chakra and mental skills for 1 turn.
Cooldown: 1
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Melee, Unique, Instant
Samehada Shred
Kisame unwraps Samehada and shreds one enemy. For 2 turns that enemy will receive 15 damage and will have one random chakra stolen.
Cooldown: 2
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Melee, Unique, Action
Water Shark Projectile
Using a stream of compressed water Kisame does 20 damage to one enemy and stuns their physical and affliction skills for 1 turn.
Cooldown: 1
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Ranged, Instant
Samehada Scale Block
This skill makes Hoshigaki Kisame invulnerable for 1 turn.
Cooldown: 4
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Instant
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In one swift motion, Claudia Korn rushed to press the big red button on the wall. Strobe lights flashed and a warning blared from overhead speakers.
"Security alert. Lockout. Stay away from doors and windows," the recorded announcement said as Korn collected her fellow employees and ushered them into a locked office.
The scene Thursday morning at the George Di Ciero City and County Building was just a drill, but employees said they're happy to know what to do in case real danger ever threatens the building.
The training exercise was meant to test the building's safety equipment and give employees a run-through of how to handle unusual or dangerous security challenges, such as someone with a gun outside.
To help with the drill, graduates of the Broomfield Citizens' Police Academy volunteered to stand outside the building and inform the public that the flashing lights and barriers around the front doors were part of a drill, not a real emergency.
"We've spent some time tightening up our procedures here," said Assistant City and County manager Jim Becklenberg, who helped head up the drill. "With everything we've seen on the news lately, we're certainly aware that emergencies can happen."
The lockout drill, which locks employees and patrons inside a building to protect against a threat or violence outside, is similar to lockout drills performed in schools, Becklenberg said.
Thursday was the first time the building underwent a security drill. The building was recently outfitted with the big red safety buttons, which automatically lock the doors and prompt strobe lights and the alert message.
Similar exercises are planned in other city buildings, and some of the buildings could get similar safety upgrades in the future, he said.
Employees said the drill was a good test of their safety know-how.
Citizen assistant Jane Dunlavy, who practiced placing a 911 call to dispatch, said the phone call was a challenge. Dispatch knew the call was a drill, but asked questions as if it was a real threat incident.
If the situation was real, Dunlavy wouldn't have known the answers, because she would not have seen the incident firsthand, she said.
"They kept asking, 'what does the person look like? Does he have a gun?' I didn't know what to say," she said.
Another citizen assistant, Carla Schumacher, was in charge of sending out text and phone call alerts through Broomfield's Be Alert system. The system, which is offered to Broomfield employees, can send a text and phone call to keep employees away from a threatening situation.
"We have a lot of employees who travel between buildings, and if something were to happen, we'd want to tell them right away to stay away from a threatening area," Becklenberg said.
The system worked for most people. Within a few minutes of sending out the Be Alert message, phones throughout the locked office began beeping and buzzing with the automated text alert.
Not everyone got the message, though — something Becklenberg said should be fixed as soon as possible, so all employees receive the notices on time.
"This is why we do drills. We'll look to make sure contact information is up to date," he said.
Overall, Becklenberg said he was pleased with the drill, which lasted from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Employees got good feedback from one another and from police, and the safety alert equipment was fully functional, he said.
As employees filed back to their desks, they chatted about how they would react to an actual emergency.
The drill got Korn thinking about how she would really feel if she ever had to push the big red button again.
"Let's just hope we never have to," she said.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill likely will start Sunday, NFL.com and NFL Network's Albert Breer said on "First on the Field."
Tannehill was forced to leave last week's win over the New York Jets with a left knee injury and is listed as questionable. He will dress against the Indianapolis Colts, though, and pain tolerance is the major issue. Many have anticipated the rookie matchup between Tannehill and No. 1 overall draft pick Andrew Luck.
The Dolphins have been one of the NFL's biggest surprises in 2012 with a 4-3 record. The biggest improvement has come at quarterback, where Tannehill has been better than expected.
UPDATE: Tannehill will start for the Dolphins, according to Breer.
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2012 New York Auto Show Preview, Part 3
One week to go before the official media preview days begin for the 2012 New York International Auto Show, but already the curtain is being pulled back further and further. Today, we're showing you five new vehicles from BMW, Fisker, Ford, GMC and Toyota. In addition, all we could ever want to know about the 2013 Chevrolet Traverse has been unveiled, and we now have our first look at the 2013 Lexus ES.2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe Like the styling of the 2012 BMW 6 Series coupe, but need a little more back seat room? Then does BMW have the car for you. The 2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe boasts the same sleek styling, but manages to add in two more doors. The result is BMW's first "four-door coupe," one that is aimed at those who otherwise would seek out a Mercedes-Benz CLS or Audi A7. While we still chafe at the idea of any four-door being called a "coupe," there's no denying this is a sexy car.Fisker "Nina" Concept It is no secret that Fisker, maker of the Karma plug-in-hybrid luxury sport sedan, has been working on a smaller and more affordable vehicle. What is a secret is exactly what the small car will look like, but we'll have a better idea next week when Fisker pulls the wraps off its new sedan in New York. Technically, this isn't a New York Auto Show debut, since the small Fisker will actually be showcased at its own event, and not at the Javits convention center. But, it is going to happen in New York, and the company will show and auto, so we're just sticking with it. So far, all we have is this line drawing. Come back soon to check out the whole thing.2013 Ford Explorer Sport There are two kinds of EcoBoost engines in the Ford family. The first is a four-cylinder, primarily designed to give the power of a V-6 with the fuel economy of a four-cylinder. At least that's the tagline; Motor Trend found the engine lacking in its review of the EcoBoost 2012 Ford Explorer. MT's associate editor Mike Febbo complained, "The EcoBoost is a horrible idea in this thing. Well, the four-banger is anyway. Let's get a V-6 EcoBoost in there." So, should the 2013 Ford Explorer Sport be the Febbo Edition? The "V-6 EcoBoost" he referred to is the 355-hp turbocharged V-6 currently under the hood of the Ford Flex, and soon, the Explorer Sport. There's more too; check it out.2013 GMC Terrain Denali This may be the first time that adding chrome actually toned down the styling of a vehicle. Since its introduction, the GMC Terrain small crossover has garnered attention for its, um, let's say bold styling. Especially the grille, which looks like it was pulled without modification straight from one of GMC's heavy-duty pickups. Now GMC is upping the luxury quota for its small crossover with the 2013 GMC Terrain Denali, along with the signature Remington razor grille. And you know what? It actually looks pretty nice. The Terrain Denali also gets nicer interior trim and a few other upgrades, plus it's available with a bigger V-6 engine, or the hot-selling four-cylinder.2013 Toyota Avalon We still don't know a whole lot about the next-generation Toyota Avalon. But, hey, why not just speculate? Rumors have it that the 2013 Toyota Avalon will shed its old-man's-car image for something younger and sportier. This would be a first for a big Toyota, as the company's largest offerings have been plush cruisers since the days of the Crown and Cressida. The only thing we can say for sure is that the stylized teaser drawing Toyota has released will surely be toned down for production. Exactly how much though remains a mystery, and we'll find out in New York.Update: 2013 Chevrolet Traverse A few days ago, we told you about the 2013 Chevy Traverse's teaser. Now, we have the whole story, and it's a good one. The 2013 Chevrolet Traverse, like its GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave siblings, is getting a substantial refresh, and not a moment too soon. We like the new look. It's certainly more distinctive than the what-was-that styling of the first Traverse, but more importantly, the interior looks like a huge step forward. Chevy is promising higher quality materials, its advanced MyLink infotainment system, and numerous other small upgrades that translate to a bigger step forward.Update: 2013 Lexus ES We still don't know what's in store for the 2013 Lexus ES, but we do have a hint about what it'll look like at least, thanks to the teaser shot that Lexus sent out earlier this week. As expected, the ES is adopting the "spindle" grille treatment of its newer Lexus siblings, such as the 2012 Lexus GS. However, the ES and the Toyota Avalon share a lot of the same engineering, so it's possible that Lexus will take its popular front-wheel drive sedan in the same general let's-make-it-not-so-boring direction as its Toyota cousin. Not to be redundant, but we'll find out at the show.
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Tottenham Hotspur have won the race to sign Gylfi Sigurdsson.
The Icelandic midfielder becomes new Spurs head coach Andre Villas-Boas' first signing since arriving at White Hart Lane.
The new Spurs boss only joined the north London club yesterday, but the signing of Sigurdsson has already been confirmed, and the move is Spurs' first signing of the summer.
A statement on Tottenham Hotspur's official website said: "We are delighted to announce that we have completed the transfer of Gylfi Sigurdsson from Hoffenheim."
The Iceland international joined Hoffenheim in 2010, but failed to settle in Germany, and the creative midfielder spent the second half of last season on loan at Swansea.
Sigurdsson immediately took to the Premier League, scoring seven goals in 19 appearances, picking up the Barclay's Player of the Month award for March in the process.
And Swansea were originally the front-runners to sign the player, but after Swans boss Brendan Rodgers switched to Liverpool, a move to Anfield looked to be on the cards.
But Sigurdsson will not be joining up with his former manager on Merseyside, and instead becomes Andre Villas-Boas first Tottenham signing.
Tottenham are Sigurdsson's third club in England. The former-Hoffenheim player had a successful spell with Reading before joining the Bundeliga team, winning the club's Player of the Year award in his only full season at the Madejski Stadium.
And Sigurdsson's signing is more good news for Spurs fans, after Gareth Bale committed his future to the club by signing a new four-year deal earlier last week.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- The future of air traffic control towers at Topeka's two airports will be decided by the Federation Aviation Administration Friday.
Authorities say it's likely that the FAA will cut funding for the towers at Forbes Field and Billard Airport.
An amendment sponsored by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) that would allot 50 million dollars to keep control towers open will not make it to the Senate floor. He is exploring other options that would keep the towers open, including legal action.
He says the seven airports in Kansas that could be affected by the FAA's funding cuts need control towers to effectively monitor the significant traffic each sees daily and ensure the safety of all passengers.
Moran says the Department of Transportation is considering requests from aviation officials who claim that shutting down specific towers would be damaging to national interests. He encourages those in Kansas to make that argument.
"We're certainly supporting the appeals of Kansas airports and Forbes and Manhattan because of the military aspect of what happens at those airports," said Moran. "So the next step is to encourage the department of transportation to grant as many waivers as they can grant."
Moran says having a control tower at Forbes would help its chance at housing the KC-46A tanker, but not having one would not disqualify the 190th.
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That's going to hurt. Barrett looks far out of line with the spirit that drove the recall petitioning. And Walker's opponent will come straight from a battle with other Democrats. There's less than a month between the primary and the recall election. Based on that ad and predicting the attitudes that will develop in the next month leading up to the primary, I'm guessing Kathleen Falk will be Walker's opponent.
UPDATE: The Journal Sentinel does a fact check on this ad and concludes:
The largest state employee union says Barrett supported Walker's bill to strip most collective bargaining rights from public employees. The group cites a video that includes a snippet of a radio interview in which Barrett suggests a way to break the stalemate.
Barrett did say it was important to separate the higher pension and health care payments from the collective bargaining changes. But he made it clear this was so the piece with broad support -- even from the unions -- could move forward.
In the part cut from the video, Barrett clearly states: "I would vote no on the changes in collective bargaining."
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Former AC Milan and Chelsea striker Andriy Schevchenko will make his debut as a professional golfer this week at a Challenge Tour Event in his home country Ukraine, reports the Metro.
Shevchenko, the former footballer who played for Chelsea and AC Milan in an illustrious career, is understandably excited about the prospect of taking part in professional sport once again.
"This is the first big event for me and of course it is the first major professional tournament in Ukraine," he said.
"I have played with many good players in Pro-Ams but it's very different out here. I'm looking forward to it and hope I play well but it's my first event so I just want to have a good time and enjoy the week.
"The course is quite difficult. I'm happy with my game at the moment and I'm really happy to be here. I know the President of the club, he is my good friend and his daughter has been caddying for me. He invited me to come and I had to."
The 36-year-old retired from football last year after spending his final three years at the club where he first made his name, Dynamo Kiev.
Shevchenko made his debut for the club in 1994, but left for Serie 'A' five years later. His spell at the San Siro brought domestic and European titles, before moving to Chelsea in 2006.
His stint at Stamford Bridge was less successful, returning to Milan on loan two-years after the switch to west London. Having signed for the Blues for £30million, he left with just nine league goals to his name.
But the Ukrainian, who plays off a handicap of two, will now face a tough challenge amongst a group of experienced golfers.
Three-time European Tour winner Nick Dougherty and former Ryder Cup player Oliver Wilson will be favourites for the Challenge Tour Event.
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Four Central Connecticut baseball players were named All-Northeast Conference on Wednesday night. Junior Dylan DelaCruz was named to the First Team while teammates Tyler McIntyre, J.P. Sportman and Josh Ingham were named to the Second Team.
DelaCruz, a Second Team selection a year ago as a sophomore, led the Blue Devils in hitting and finished sixth in the NEC in hitting during the regular season at .352. He played and started all 53 of the Blue Devils' games this season, all in the outfield. His 74 hits are currently second in the league, as are his 17 doubles. His slugging percentage of .567 was third in the league.
DelaCruz also finished tied for fourth in runs scored (42), ninth in RBI (34), second in home runs (6) and led the league in total bases (119).
Sportman is an All-Conference selection for the third straight season. He was a First Team selection as a sophomore and a Second Team selection in his first season.
Sportman finished second on the team with a .327 average and led the team and NEC in doubles with 18. He drove in 33 runs and also led the league in sacrifice flies with nine on the year. Sportman played and started all 53 games in the outfield for the Blue Devils. He was eighth in the conference with 66 hits.
McIntyre is an All-Conference pick for the second time. He was a First Team selection as a junior in 2012. He finished the year with a .324 average and five home runs and a team-high 40 RBI. He was tied for fifth in the league in RBI. He finishes his three seasons with the Blue Devils with 17 career home runs, good for a tie for ninth in school history. He drove in 91 runs in three seasons with the Blue Devils.
Ingham is an All-Conference pick for the first time in his career, making the Second Team as a relief pitcher. Ingham made 13 relief appearances on the season and sported a 2.50 ERA and a team-high eight saves, good for second in the NEC. He also became the all-time saves leader in Central history and now has 19 saves in his career. Ingham, who made 49 starts in the infield for the Blue Devils, also batted .258 with 42 hits and 23 RBI on the year.
The Blue Devils finished the year with a 28-25 overall record and a 16-16 mark in league play. They finished in a tie for fifth place and missed the NEC Tournament for the first time since the 2005 season.


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ruphus13 writes "Symbian announced over a year ago that they were going to Open Source their code, and the industry has been patiently waiting for that to happen. Well, it finally has. According to news on Wednesday, 'Symbian has released its platform microkernel and software development kit as open source under the Eclipse Public License. The Symbian Foundation claims that it is moving quickly toward an open source model, which is questionable, but the release of the EKA2 kernel is a signal that Symbian still means business about adopting an open source model. Accenture, ARM, Nokia and Texas Instruments contributed software to the microkernel, Symbian officials said.'"


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Update: Microsoft said today there's a second open call for Xbox Live
subscribers to sign up and test out the beta program for the 2012
update. They said they're accepting far more beta testers this time
Microsoft is looking for testers to try out some of the new features being added to the next update for Xbox Live coming this fall.
"The beta is an early build of the product and enables Microsoft to gather important feedback from customers and to test new features, such as voice commands and Bing voice search in new languages," the company says. "All participants who register for this beta will be required to agree and adhere to an NDA that will not allow them to speak or write about the experience."
Space is limited, so sign up soon. If you're selected, the update will be pushed to your Xbox 360 when the public beta period begins. The update includes three of the following features:
If you want to register, head over to Microsoft website to do so.
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Should i apply to do the beta? I kinda like my home screen haha
Update every year and i still prefer the original blaade set up. I am losing faith in msoft.
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I-93 crash under investigationBy APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
April 16. 2014 9:47PM
LONDONDERRY — State police are still investigating what caused Wednesday morning's crash on Interstate 93, which sent a Penacook woman to a Boston hospital.
Annie Demirel, 62, was traveling northbound in her 2007 Nissan Sentra when she reportedly lost control of her vehicle, veering from right to left several times before rolling down the embankment, flipping over and crashing into several trees on the left side of the road, according to state police.
A northbound section of Interstate 93 was shut down for approximately a half-hour Wednesday morning as rescue crews prepared to transport Demirel to Tufts Medical Center via DHART helicopter.
Police described her injuries as serious, but not life-threatening.
The crash occurred shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday, about a half-mile north of Exit 4 in Londonderry, near Mile Marker No. 13.
The highway was reopened shortly before 11 a.m., state Department of Transportation officials reported.
Londonderry Police Det. Christopher Olson said state police are handling the investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has any additional information on the incident is encouraged to contact Trooper Larry Lundt at N.H. State Police Troop B at 223-4381.


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Team rallies from two back to beat Douglas
The Powell Panthers battled back from a two-goal second-half deficit, then shrugged off a game-tying goal in the final seconds of regulation to prevail 5-4 in overtime over Douglas. The victory advances the Panthers to the quarterfinal round of this week's state soccer championships in Jackson.
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PHS Team opens state soccer against top-ranked Jackson
The Powell Panther girls' soccer team took care of business on Saturday in Worland, posting a 4-0 shutout of Newcastle and earning a place in the state 3A quarterfinals on Thursday in Jackson. The Panthers will open against the state tournament hosts at 2 p.m.
May 09, 2013 9:36 am
Teams jockey for position at state
Track and field competition begin the push into the postseason this weekend as the Powell High School Panthers travel to Lander to compete in 3A West regional competition. For head coach Scott Smith, it could be one of the more intriguing regional meets in recent memory.
May 09, 2013 9:35 am
Regular season wraps up this weekend for Trappers
For some, the idea is just to hold on. For others, the goal will be to have the performance of their lives. Whatever the situation, the members of the Northwest College Rodeo team know exactly where they stand as they head to Missoula, Mont., for the final rodeo of the regular season.
May 07, 2013 9:04 am
Awards cap PHS athletic program
Seniors Vince Sleep and Alyssa Hildebrand were named the Senior Athletes of the Year at Powell High School on Monday night. The awards were the highlight of the 2013 year-end awards program sponsored by the Powell Athletic Roundtable and the PHS Letter Club.
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Dana Bjorhus will play basketball for Trappers
Dana Bjorhus, a multi-sport standout for Thermopolis High School, has signed a letter of intent to play women's basketball for the Northwest College Trappers next season. Bjorhus comes to Powell after a highly decorated prep athletic career.
May 02, 2013 8:54 am
Powell teen battles bullying to pursue love of cheer
Brittney Henderson knew at an early age where her passion lay. Introduced to competitive cheer at the age of 9 while living in California, Henderson immediately embraced the activity.
May 02, 2013 8:53 am
PHS Boys' game postponed again
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CGI::FormBuilder::Test - Test harness for FormBuilder
use CGI::FormBuilder::Test; my $test = 1; for (@tests) { my $outfile = outfile($test++); }
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Copyright (c) Nate Wiger. All Rights Reserved.
This module is free software; you may copy this under the terms of the GNU General Public License, or the Artistic License, copies of which should have accompanied your Perl kit.


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New owner of a secondhand truck ERBE. I'm not sure what pinion it has but it is running a 58t spur gear. I am running 2x2s 5000mah 30C batts from SPC. I have calibrated the esc with the tx, performed a firmware upgrade with the castlelink, verified that punch/power and all other settings are not restricted. It is running the LT rockers and springs (but I have already ordered P2 rockers). It also appears to be running t-maxx tires rather than talons. The issue is this thing will not pull the front wheels off the ground and the top speed seems less than impressive. If I were to guess, the top speed would be roughly 35mph, it gets out-ran by a stock stampede on 2s. I know the pinion gear count is critical really for you all to help me but it just seems odd that acceleration and top speed are both unimpressive. Seems like I would have one or the other. Any advice?
Gotta know what pinion is on there. Only 2 screws take a peek.
Tmaxx tires wont add so much as to slow you down.
4s at 30c is good power output (room for improvement though)
Welcome to the Forum
Post up a picture when you get a chance.
Stock ERBE gearing is 68/18
Using a speed calculator on mine with Mod1 gearing (36/20) and 4s Lipo (at 4.0v/cell) on LRP Crimefighters i get a theoretical top speed of 64.67mph
Last edited by Cameron; 12-31-2012 at 09:56 PM.
If I remember right the theoretical 4s top speed with an MMM should be around 40mph. If your running the tmaxx chevron tires I believe they are also slightly smaller and much harder then revo tires. My e revo had tmaxx chevrons on the rear when I got it and the rims barely clear the rear carriers.
Welcome to the forum. If you bought it second hand I would go over the entire drivetrain and look for binding or a seized bearing somewhere. My ERBE with 2x2s SPC 5000mah 50c batts and stock gearing does 41mph according to telemetry and it will end up on its roof if I mash the throttle from a dead stop
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I'll get some pictures and pull the pinion tomorrow to get a count. I put it on a stand and rotated the tires to see how the diffs sounded and the were quiet. Turning the spur by hand feels notchy but I've read this is due to the magnets in the motor (??). I thought maybe the tires on pavement along with the super soft travel the lt rockers have right now might be eating up all the power preventing the standing backflip from happening and maybe robbing general acceleration altogether. I still expect it to be more impressive than it is though. I'll see if I can get a qquick video of it running around. It doesn;t even really sound angry when it's running, I basically hit full throttle and hold it the whole time around a large parking lot and it never gets close to feeling out of control. close to the edge but not out of control by any means.
Easiest way to do a quick check for drive-line bind is to just loosen this screw and tilt your motor away from the ESC. tighten the screw back up to keep the motor from sliding back into contact with the spur and just give the truck a roll across the floor, it "should" roll relatively quiet and without a ton of restriction.
There will be some noise from the trans and other lash point on the drive-line. But you will know right away if you roll it and it stops in a foot. My E-slayerPro4x4 pictured will roll about 10' on carpet just by giving it a little kick.
LT rocker travel shouldn't have anything to do with it not wanting to wheelie, i can wheelie my stock Lipo powered Summit in forward and reverse if i want it to.
Also to your point of putting it on a stand and rotating the tires, if you only spin one tire it wont make any noise while spinning the opposite tire, thats the diff internals working. If you turn both front or rear tires in the same direction that will give you a better idea of any noises it might make.
Just a few possibilities....
-Your running those 2s packs in series (as opposed to parallel) correct?
-Have you changed any settings in the esc? If so set everything back to default and see if it has power then.
If those two aren't the problem then my next guess would be that whoever you got the erbe from may have run the motor too hot too many times. Over time that will weaken the magnet on the rotor which reduces power output.
The motor in that car has too much power for any mechanical setup problem to slow it down, it would just tear up whatever is slowing it down pretty quickly. If the motor is good and your clutch is tight you should either pull a wheelie or do a lot of spinning out when you peg the throttle on 4s.
Last edited by candy76man; 12-31-2012 at 10:25 PM.
-Slash 4x4
Does it go faster in reverse?
no it doesn't go faster in reverse, about half as fast to be specific. The harness is wired for series and I get 4 rings from the esc then 2 beeps before it's armed but it does feel like I'm running half throttle, esp when compared to an EMBE we have on hand (although it is novak powered). What would be the symptoms/testing procedures for loose clutch? The truck is not currently on hand for me to pull the motor and test the drive line but I will get this done tomorrow and report back. Thank you for the checklists.
A loose slipper would definitely let you know. It will really squeal at you when you first drive away.
ok is there any testing that can be performed against the motor to determine if it is the issue? I will try to get a video of this thing running down the street tomorrow if the weather cooperates. I texted a friend of mine to see if he could get the pinion count tonight and I assume he is reading this thread and will push it across the floor while he's at it to see if the drivetrain has any bdining...
if he takes the spur cover off, place his thumb on top of the slipper and roll the truck on the ground. if he can roll the truck easily without the spur turning the slipper is waaaaay loose.
we believe it is a 14 tooth pinion.
Now that someone has mentioned it. Check that slipper tightness. My truck really squeals when the slipper is loose. Some rigs, like my slash hardly make a noise.
If its a 14t pinion that could do it. Right now I run a 21
Tighten the slipper nut fully then back off 1/4 turn
Well 58/14 according to the calculator is just under 30mph. So this may be a case of just being under geared.
Although 68/18 isn't a whole lot better at 32mph.
Based both on 4.0v/cell 4s lipo 2200kv and a 5.9" tire diameter.
Should really punch in 3.7 v will never pull 4volts
-Slash 4x4
But, but, but, that makes it even worse lol.
Here you go
68/18 = 28.99mph
58/14 = 26.44mph
but undergeared that badly would produce epic backflips? or not...?
Your batteries could be weak too. Do you have any other batteries?
ok he loosened the mesh adjustment screw and the vehicle rolls smoothyl across the floor. However we have both noted the vehicle is very difficult to move when the mesh is set and the motor is engaged. Is that normal? Notchy is the only way I can describe it...I'll order some pinions, is 18/58 where I should start or go right to 21/58 or both...
So if it comes down to it, send it to castle for repair and pay the fee or buy a new one or put an asian variety in it's place?
yes I have 3 sets, 4x SPC 30c 5000mah and 2xSky Lipo 20c/40c 4000mah. The SPC's were only marginally better, I'd say C rate was the difference...balance charged on icharger 206b with meanwell 350w modified power supply from epbuddy.com
Yes its a 4 pole motor so that is normal
I would go for the 21 pinion
Do an internal resistance test with the 206 and see how how the readings are
Last edited by 50togo; 12-31-2012 at 11:39 PM.
ok we'll give it a shot and report back. I did notice the notchiness was not as tight after I ran it the first time today but it is still there
Really need to be around 72° to be accurate but you will get an idea. Mine are around 2.4 over 10 their getting weaker
-Slash 4x4
He said it feels like it's going about 35mph and he's running a 14t pinion on 4S... That sounds as anemic as it should be for that gearing and battery configuration. I don't think there's anything "wrong" with the setup other than it's not setup the way it should be for the kind of speeds he wants to get.
To me it does look sluggish. I have had mine since X-Mas and can offer no advice but mine on 4s with stock gearing flips if I pull the throttle hard and 5s wheelies at full speed.
have you tightened the slipper clutch tight and backd off a 1/4 turn.sounded to me like the slipper clutch was squealing
Get a 18-21 tooth pinion, tighten the slipper a bit more and it should fly.
I did tighten the slipper clutch but idk how tight is too tight so I tightened about 1 turn total and then backed off just a "smidge" like a 1/16th turn. I'll look up the adjustment procedure in high def so I can see how tight is too tight and try again in a couple days. maybe tomorrow if I get out of the office in a timely fashion
I can only find 32p pinions in even numbers, all the odd numbers are "MOD1" but I don't see MOD1 spurs. This is on towerhobbies.com....you guys have any links? Thanks for all the help on this, I will keep you posted.
I just watched your video. Do you know that the Mamba Monster IS NOT waterproof? Unless someone has done something to waterproof it. I saw snow and I wouldnt want you to fry ESC. Just a thought.
1/10 Slash 4x4
LoL we agonized over it but it was either run it or wait till summer around here. I chose to run but stay out of the snow, we haven't ran more than a pack through it so far...but I don't plan to make a habit of it either. Thanks for looking out for me though
going from 14/58 gearing(27 mph) to 21/58 is 41 mph. i think that will make a difference!
the bl could be broken in not fuctioning
All I need now is to set a new lap record.


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The problems associated with copyrights and the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) generally arise from the transition from analog to digital data representation. Easy bit-by-bit reproductions of originals and the simple distribution of information across networks cause additional problems. However, one way IPR can be protected is by integrating copyright information directly into the data. This technique is referred to as "digital watermarking."
In general, there are both secret watermarks and public watermarks. Secret watermarks can be used as authentication and content-integrity mechanisms. This implies that the watermark is a secured link readable only by authorized persons with knowledge of the secret key. Public watermarks, on the other hand, act as information carriers, and the watermark is readable to everybody. These public watermarks are detectable or removable by third parties.
Audio watermarking has a number of applications, including:
- Copyright protection. Copyright owners can be authenticated by a secret key for reading a secret watermark.
- Monitoring copying. Embedding secret watermarks to trace illegal copying.
- Fingerprinting. In point-to-point distribution environments, information about authenticated customers can be embedded as secret watermarks prior to secure delivery of the data.
- Detection of content manipulation. Determining whether tampering (content manipulation) of the authorized state has occurred.
- Information carrier. A public watermark embedded in the datastream can act as a link to external databases storing information about copyright and license conditions.
Depending on the kind of watermark and its intended use, watermarking techniques have various properties. For instance, in terms of signal-processing properties, the watermark should not be perceivable by observers, but should be robust against intentional or anticipated manipulations (compression, filtering, resampling, requantization, cropping, scaling, and the like).
As for security properties, the watermarking procedure should rely on a key to ensure security not the algorithm's secrecy and the watermark should be statistically undetectable. Furthermore, the algorithm should have a mathematical formulation and be published. The coding procedure should be symmetric or asymmetric (in the same sense as public-key cryptographic algorithms), depending on the application. Also, the procedure should be able to withstand collusion attacks that use multiple watermarked copies.
Finally, the watermark algorithm should support real-time processing; be adjustable to different degrees of robustness, quality, and amount of data; tunable to different media; and should support simultaneous embedding of multiple watermarks.
The Watermarking Method
To implement watermarks, the large amount of data of typical CD-quality audio signals makes it possible for you to use statistical methods that rely on large sets. The method I'll present here is a statistical algorithm working in the Fourier domain. It embeds 1 bit of the watermark in every timeslice of about 116 milliseconds and doesn't need the original audio stream or additional data to read the watermark. The algorithms are based on the Patchwork approach (see "Techniques for Data Hiding," by W. Bender, D. Gruhl, N. Morimoto, and A. Lu, IBM Systems Journal, 1996). Similar methods work in the time domain (see "Robust Audio Watermarking in the Time Domain," by P. Bassia and I. Pitas, Proceedings of Eusipco-98, Ninth European Signal Processing Conference, September 1998). The audio watermarking method presented here has been adapted to the frequency domain and does not require the original audio track to detect the watermark.
For example, assume that a dataset contains 2N values (in our method, frequency coefficients of the Fourier domain). To embed one bit of the watermark into the dataset:
- Map the secret key and the watermark to the seed of a random-number generator. Start the generator to pseudorandomly select two intermixed subsets A={ai}i=1,...,M and B={bi}i=1,...,M of equal size MN from the original set.
- Formulate the test hypothesis (H0) and alternative hypothesis (H1). The appropriate test statistic z will be a function of the sets A and B with the probability distribution function PDF (z) in the unmarked case and m(z) in the marked case:
- H0: The watermark is not embedded (z follows PDF (z)).
- H1: The watermark is embedded (z follows PDF m(z)).
The equations in Figures 1(a) and (b) describe the two kinds of errors incorporated in hypothesis testing. Hypothesis testing is used in the detection procedure to decide whether the watermark bit is embedded. The threshold T is used in the detection step.
Figure 1: Embedding the watermark.
- H0: The watermark is not embedded (z follows PDF (z)).
- Alter the selected elements aiA and biB, I=1,..., M according to the embedding functions in Figure 1(c). The alterations of the Fourier coefficients have to be performed in a way that achieves inaudibility. Therefore, the changes are derived from a psychoacoustic model and are different for the individual Fourier coefficients. The alterations of the average value + can be described by an effective embedding factor defined by k:=(+)/(+), =', and ='.
Psychoacoustic Models
Psychoacoustic models used in current audio-compression coders apply frequency and temporal masking effects to ensure inaudibility by shaping the quantization noise according to the masking threshold. A watermarking procedure, in turn, should use already-existing models for shaping the watermark noise. The various psychoacoustic models differ in complexity and in implementation of masking effects. I used the psychoacoustic Model 1 Layer I of ISO-MPEG with fs=44.1 KHz sampling rate. To iteratively allocate the necessary bits, the MPEG standard calculates the signal-to-mask ratios (SMR) of all the subbands. This is not necessary in our case, since only the masking threshold for each block of samples is of interest. Therefore, the necessary steps in calculation of the masking threshold for each block are:
- Calculate the power spectrum.
- Identify the tonal (sinusoid-like) and nontonal (noise-like) components.
- Decimate the maskers to eliminate all irrelevant maskers.
- Compute the individual masking thresholds.
- Compute the global masking threshold.
- Determine the minimum masking threshold in each subband.
Listing One is MATLAB code that implements the calculation of the masking threshold according to the MPEG 1 Layer I model just described.
Listing One
function [LTMin, Delta] = PsychoAcousticModel(Input, NumberOfBands) % Main function - sampling rate fs = 44100; bitrate = 128; % Author: % Fabien A.P. Petitcolas ([email protected]) % Computer Laboratory % University of Cambridge % Corrections and improvements: % Teddy Furon ([email protected]), % Laboratoire TSI - Telecom Paris % UIIS Lab - Thomson multimedia R&D France % Michael Arnold ([email protected]) % Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics (IGD) % References: % [1] Information technology -- Coding of moving pictures and associated % audio for digital storage media at up to 1,5 Mbits/s -- Part3: audio. % British standard. BSI, London. October 1993. Implementation of % ISO/IEC 11172-3:1993. BSI, London. First edition 1993-08-01. % Legal notice: % This computer program is based on ISO/IEC 11172-3:1993, Information % technology -- Coding of moving pictures and associated audio for digital % storage media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s -- Part 3: Audio, with the % permission of ISO. Copies of this standards can be purchased from the % British Standards Institution, 389 Chiswick High Road, GB-London W4 4AL, % Telephone:+ 44 181 996 90 00, Telefax:+ 44 181 996 74 00 or from ISO, % postal box 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Telephone +41 22 749 0111, Telefax % +4122 734 1079. Copyright remains with ISO. %---------------------------------------------------------------------------- % % [LTmin, Delta] = PsychoAcousticModel(Input, NumberOfBands) computes the % minimum masking threshold LTmin from Input vector. NumberOfBands specifies % the required frequency resolution. % % -- INPUT -- % Input: Row vector of Blocksize (= FFT_SIZE = 512) samples with float values % scaled within the range [-1, 1]. % % NumberOfBands: Integer value. For Blocksize samples this value is % of the elements [16 | 32 | 64 | 128 | 256]. % % -- OUTPUT -- % LTmin: Column vector with FFT_SIZE/2 elements containing the minium loudness % threshold values in dB. % % Delta: Delta = 96dB - max(X). Delta is a scalar containing the difference to % 96 dB for the input. % ------------ % Define global constants % (loaded from Common_Const.mat and Tables_fs_44100.mat in calling function) % FFT_SIZE = 512: Length of analysis window (Input vector). % MIN_POWER = -200: Used for initialisation to avoid taking log(0). % % INDEX = 1, BARK = 2, ATH = 3: Column indexes for TH, Tonal_list and % Non_tonal_list. % SPL = 2: Column indexes for the Tonal_list and Non_tonal_list for Sound % Pressure Level. % TH is a 106x3 matrix. % TH(:, INDEX): Frequency indexes at the top end of each critical band % (corresponding to absolute frequency values of table D.1b (pp. 117), fs = % 44.1 kHz). % TH(:, BARK): Top end of each critical band rate. % TH(:, ATH): Absolute ThresHold in quiet (includes offset of -12dB for bit % rates >= 96 kbits/s from table D.1b (pp. 117) for fs = 44.1 kHz) % NOT_EXAMINED = 0, TONAL = 1, NON_TONAL = 2, IRRELEVANT = 3: Flags % describing the component type. % Map is a row vector with 256 elements. It maps the 106 non-linear frequency % coefficients onto the 256 frequency indexes. % CB is a column vector with 25 elements. % CB: It contains the indexes for the top end of each critical band (24 bands) % in terms of the 106 indexes (column two of D.2b (pp. 123) for 44.1 kHz). % LTq: Column vector with 106 elements, approximating absolute threshold. % ------------------------------------------------------------------------- global FFT_SIZE MIN_POWER NOT_EXAMINED IRRELEVANT TONAL NON_TONAL global TH INDEX BARK ATH SPL Map CB LTq % Psychoacoustic analysis % Compute the FFT for power spectrum estimation [1, pp. 110]. [X, Delta] = FFT_Analysis(Input); % Find the tonal (sine like) and non-tonal (noise like) components of the % signal [1, pp. 111--113] [Flags Tonal_list Non_tonal_list] = Find_tonal_components(X); % Decimate the maskers: eliminate all irrelevant maskers [1, pp. 114] [Flags Tonal_list Non_tonal_list] = Decimation(Tonal_list, ... Non_tonal_list, Flags); % Compute the individual masking thresholds [1, pp. 113--114] [LTt, LTn] = Individual_masking_thresholds(X', Tonal_list, Non_tonal_list); % Compute the global masking threshold [1, pp. 114] LTg = Global_masking_threshold(LTt, LTn); if NumberOfBands < FFT_SIZE/2, % Determine the minimum masking threshold in each subband of NumberOfBands % [1, pp. 114]. LTMin = LTmin(LTg, NumberOfBands); else % Map threshold LTg from non-linear to linear frequency indexes. LTMin = LTg(Map); end % Transpose row vectors for output LTMin = LTMin'; Delta = Delta';