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It means that the uninfected humans have to shoot it in the head. Or stake it through the heart. And quickly, before things get worse.
What about "the rumor of perl's death has been greatly exaggerated?"
What about "the rumor of perl's death has been greatly exaggerated?"
And you heard it here on slashdot first.
What about "the rumor of perl's death has been greatly exaggerated?"
And you heard it here on slashdot first.
Yeah, its only Mostly Dead.
Slashdot reminds me of the townspeople in "The Simpsons" the way the majority opinion changes.
It wasn't that long ago that Perl was a darling, loved by all, with indecipherable code flowing freely in sigs and comments. Many even seemed to take pride in creating and sharing the most obtuse code imaginable.
Now it's, apparently, the worst thing ever that no one in their right mind would use for even the most trivial task.
Oh, Slashdot. When will you build a monorail?
[...] code [...] in sigs and comments. [...] Now it's, apparently, the worst thing [...]
They tried understanding their own sigs after some time.
There has been at least 2 huge shifts in culture in
I always thought Perl 6's major problem was a lack of backward compatibility to Perl 5.
I don't think we're ever going to get as clear of an example of the second system effect as Perl 6.
I think R6RS might qualify as well. Damn those sixes...
I don't think there's a second-system effect going on with Perl 6. Every two or three years some new team has come along and tried to implement it, only to totally fail and produce nothing usable. These people didn't implement Perl 5, so I don't think we can say that Perl 6 is a second attempt for them.
These Perl 6ers have just continually done stupid shit with half-assed virtual machines and intermediate languages, rather than getting real work done.
For fuck's sake, just look at the approaches that have al
- Perl 5 and earlier: An interpreter written in C.
- Python: An interpreter written in C.
- Ruby: An interpreter written in C.
- Lua: An interpreter written in C.
- Tcl: An interpreter written in C.
- PHP: An interpreter written in C.
- UNIX shells: Interpreters written in C.
So what was C written in?
> So what was C written in?
B, which was a stripped down version of BCPL [wikipedia.org], and then later C.
- C: A compiler written in C
(I know, originally it was written in BCPL. But the popular implementations compile themselves.)
So what was C written in?
C. At the beginning of the tool chain, there'll be a bootstrap compiler written in assembler, but full production C compilers are written in C.
You're implying that C-based interpreters are quicker and easier to develop, but that's patently not the case. Just look at the recent huge surge of LLVM-based JIT languages that have been developed extremely rapidly and in high-level languages. C is probably a poor choice now that good alternatives really exist.
Maybe the problem isn't the choice of language. Maybe the problem is that the designers were incompetent.
Writing a virtual machine in C is dead-simple. It's just a loop over a table of opcodes. You can even get fancy and thread your dispatcher (that is, replace your loop conditionals with direct jumps to the next instruction handler), making it nearly as fast as JIT'd code because the CPU can pipeline all your virtual instructions.
In fact, writing a virtual machine is arguably easier than writing an AST (abstract syntax tree) interpreter (which is what Perl5 is), because it's an elegant abstraction that cleanly separates areas of concern.
If you can't write a VM in C than you're definitely not an experienced programmer. And if you think using LLVM to write an interpreter is easier, than you're just... I don't even know what... totally out of touch and have no clue how this stuff works.
The VM isn't the problem. It's all the bells and whistles. The typing and object system. The FFI system. Garbage collection. Perl6 is a complex language, and they tried to bury too much of that complexity at the virtual machine layer. Or at least, they got tangled up in it.
They couldn't use existing interpreters because at a minimum they wanted sane string prototype with a proper understanding of Unicode, something Java, C# and other systems lack. Perl 6's NFG (normalization form G) is a thing of beauty, but to make it fast you have to put it at a low-level. As for why they got hung up on all the other stuff, I don't know.
To see what a fast, practical, feature-rich, and state-of-the-art (non-experimental) virtual machine looks like, I would recommend Lua's VM. It's about as simple as you can get and yet remain widely useful. It's completely written in portable, ANSI C (1989), it's several times faster than Perl, Python, Ruby and most other non-JITd interpreters, and the bytecode dispatcher is basically a giant switch statement inside a loop--very easy to read and work backwards through how the typing system works. (It could be made even faster by threading the dispatcher, but to remain concise and performant--without a mess of function pointers-- would require using a non-portable construct like computed gotos. Although the only C compiler I know of which doesn't actually support computed gotos is Visual Studio.)
C written in BCPL
Later C written in B
Later C written in NB
Most popular modern C interpreter whose key components written in CIL (an artificial object oriented assembly)
2nd most popular modern C interpreter whose key components are written in llc & lli
- Perl 5 and earlier: An interpreter written in C.
Not exactly. The interpreter compiles the source files into a bytecode and executes it on a stack-based virtual machine: ahref=http://perlbin.sourceforge.net/perlcompiler/perl.internals.pdfrel=url2html-14852 [slashdot.org]http://perlbin.sourceforge.net...>
- Python: An interpreter written in C.
A virtual machine in C: http://www.troeger.eu/files/teaching/pythonvm08.pdf [troeger.eu]
- Ruby: An interpreter written in C.
A virtual machine in C: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YARV [wikipedia.org]
Or in C++:
So a few years ago, a bunch of people decided that there was no point in waiting for Perl6, and started back porting the features they liked into Perl5.
And to deal with the whole issue of the Perl6 syntax not being compatible w/ Perl5, they've added 'use feature' where you can tell it which features to enable. (or specify a version number to turn on a whole bunch of things)
So, you want postfix dereferencing [perltricks.com]? Then use perl 5.20, and enable the feature. (although, I believe it's currently enabled via 'expe [metacpan.org]
Oh my God! Is PERL really competing for worst language with Brainf*ck? After reading the article on the operator mentioned, I can only assume so. I can't believe with all of the syntax backward-compatibility crap they've bolted on they couldn't just have cleaned up the syntax. Thus, my assumption is the only reasonable explanation. Or maybe brain damage... I hear you get that from PERL.
Oh my God! Is PERL really competing for worst language with Brainf*ck? After reading the article on the operator mentioned, I can only assume so. I can't believe with all of the syntax backward-compatibility crap they've bolted on they couldn't just have cleaned up the syntax. Thus, my assumption is the only reasonable explanation. Or maybe brain damage... I hear you get that from PERL.
No, it's actually more of a vicious cycle. Bad coders write bad Perl, which leads to brain damage, which results in worse
Come on it took ages for perl4 to die... This is normal.
Those things are happening or planned except for the version number change.
Tweaks to make complex data structures less of a nightmare: http://search.cpan.org/dist/pe... [cpan.org]
better integrate the object model: https://github.com/stevan/p5-m... [github.com]
Maybe Perl isn't completely "dead", but it sure as fuck isn't as vibrant of a scene as it once was.
In the 1990s, Perl was THE BIG THING . It was cool. It was trend-setting. It was what let average programmers and sys admins become superheroes, and it let good and great programmers and sysadmins become ABSOLUTE GODS .
Knowing Perl was what got you jobs. Knowing Perl was what let you get the hard work done fast. Knowing Perl was essential. If you didn't know Perl, you were SHIT IN A URINAL .
Perl's got some fierce competitors now. Python can do everything Perl can do, but with a way cleaner syntax. Ruby isn't as capable as Perl or Python, but it has a religious aspect to it that makes some hipsters go absolutely batshit crazy for it. Perl just can't compete against them.
Yeah, Perl isn't dead, and there are a lot of people who still use it today. But let's not kid ourselves, it's not the 1990s. It's not the GLORY DAYS OF PERL , when it ruled the roost.
One of the biggest problems with Python is that you can't email people code without it fucking with the formatting.
Any language design that relies on whitespace as being important is brain-dead.
Python can do everything Perl can do, but with a way cleaner syntax.
If only I could turn off indentation==scope. I would pay $20 for this ability (to work in every interpreter, not some special one off interpreter just for me).
Even *with* that limitation (and yes, I know a million people will respond saying it's oh so great and I just don't get it), I still think Python is pretty decent.. Though it seems to have (seemingly) superfluous colons in a few places, which reminds me of Pascal or BASIC.
Pretty much everything I used to do in Perl I can do in Bash now. (Except, that is, perplex the reader with inscrutible gibberish.)
Larry killed Perl, 14 years and counting and still no Perl 6 production release.
Meanwhile, Perl 5 being phased out of system building / admin tools and web frameworks. Even Perl 5 is dying.
Meanwhile, Perl 5 being phased out of system building / admin tools and web frameworks. Even Perl 5 is dying.
Not for me, I write new Perl 5 code all the time. Get some real useful work done with it too.
some people still write new COBOL too
sure, can write good stuff with it, but it is passing
You'd be surprised how many software packages have a complete Perl under the hood.
no I wouldn't, quite familar with that in both Linux and BSD lands
just last week had to install some nagios nrpe package that had some Perl library requirements, and it was hell first trying the one from repository, then a couple alternative CPAN ones, and finally finding the actual POS that would work.
Same here. I am a freelance Perl programmer and for the past 12+ months have been very busy with coding in
A number of people who left Perl and declared it dead are the ones that couldn't program in Perl to begin with (never learnt the language, thought it could be learned by trial and error), and most likely still can't in whatever they consider fashionable right now.
More telling is how utterly fast Perl is compared to the other languages. I've run most of the sample files from this language shootout [raid6.com.au] and had remarkably similar results to what they list there.
The Perl version performed on par with the C and C versions, and it's growth/memory usage stayed pretty consistent throughout. The other languages were horrid. They took much longer, and their memory usage grew significantly during the run.
I use Perl still when doing scripting tasks. I love Perl, always have. I don't, however, necessarily think it's the right choice for building a medium to large web-based application any more. Sure the performance is there, and there are some great frameworks like Catalyst and Dancer, but to me, they still feel a bit antiquated to some of the other technologies I've used. Plus installing tons of CPAN modules can get a little trying at times.
String manipulation is the core functionality for all languages so this allows to compare languages fairly.
If that doesn't clue you in on how utterly full of shit he is, I'm not sure what will. I mean, Java Strings are immutable. This test is just about adding strings together. That's pretty much the worst possible case for trying to benchmark Java. So if you're coding Java and adding a bunch of strings together, you use a StringBuilder and not a String. Only you can go look at the source code, and whoever wrote it didn't. Not only that, but how much memory Java would use during th
Meanwhile, Perl 5 being phased out of system building / admin tools
Really? what's replacing it? (genuine question
Perl 5 is still charging full steam ahead in every sysadmin group I've been around. I know there are python advocates out there, but I have only encountered ONE major IT shop that is completely (or nearly so) python driven (and it happens to be Guido's employer -- hardly a good example). Other than that, the most I've seen is _some_ python but _mostly_ perl in any IT shop.
Sure, language-geeks have been talking about what other language has done a better job of being "a language" for at least 10 years
(to be clear, perl 5 has _existed_ for more than 15 years, but it didn't become really dominant as a sysadmin language of choice, finally eclipsing bourne shell, until the very late 1990's or early 2000's
seeing a lot of system tools built in python now
Like I said, I haven't seen python take over anywhere other than Google. That's a big claim to fame, surely. But, it's not as wide spread as it could or should be, at this point in python's life, IMO. It just doesn't have the momentum nor clear advantage (to non-language-geeks) over perl to push it forward fast enough to overtake perl.
I do like python, mind you. I just think it's stuck in the betamax / BSD niche (academically superior to its cousins, but stuck in second place for reasons that have nothi
You've never touched a Red Hat OS recently then.
I moderated in this article, but this is something that I'd like to talk about for a bit, even if only anecdotal...
Perl 5 is still charging full steam ahead in every sysadmin group I've been around. I know there are python advocates out there, but I have only encountered ONE major IT shop that is completely (or nearly so) python driven (and it happens to be Guido's employer -- hardly a good example)
Over the past 8 years my own usage of Perl in writing code has declined to zero. There has been a mentality change over the years in the shop I work in, and where we used to grab for Perl by default as a quick'n'dirty duct-tape & MacGuyver language, we now exclusively rely on Python. I think there are several reasons for this shift.
The most prominent one to me personally is that other languages have adopted CPAN-like repositories. I don't know about the statistics of numbers of modules, active development, number of commits, etc etc, and put bluntly I really don't care. Although these statistics are interesting into disseminating how active a language is to its developers, to me as a user of the language it only matters if a module is maintained and does what its supposed to do. The thing is, for most of the things I used to use Perl modules for, I now use Python modules, and can say "Well, it's good enough".
Our development teams composition has also changed. A lot of our older generation of programmers/admins have retired or switched jobs, and a lot of younger people were hired to replace them. The younger generation is definitely more familiar with Python, Ruby and other scripting languages than it is with Perl. The incentive for learning Perl has become a lot smaller. Perl was the de facto language for many when writing a CGI script, but then RoR and AJAX happened. While over time Perl adapted (think Catalyst and Dancer) other languages have adapted as well. Look at all the wsgi applications and frameworks in Python.
Our investment in Perl itself was more of the kind where we used a set of scripts to change data from format A to B at which point our Java and/or C++ code takes over, or some tools to deal with our logs, etc. The switch to Python for these tools was gradual (but quick) process, and we found ourselves not looking back. I can't really say that we were/are heavily invested in Perl or Python, but for day to day usage Python has completely taken over. Who knows where we end up in another 8 years from now?
Lastly, if you were to go around our shop, asking people what's new about Python 3 you'll get pretty much right answers. If you go around our shop asking people what's happening with Perl 6, you will get a blank stare. I remember clearly how Perl 6 was going to become the best thing since butter on toast,
Perl has only been dominant in the sysadmin space for less than 15 years
I don't doubt that Perl will be around for a whole lot longer. It has assembled a group of dedicated die-hard users and developers over the years, and in general it has a great community. There are older, more horrible languages that are still alive today, so I doubt Perl will be gone anytime soon.
However, while my entire post is anecdotal, I do think the Perl community is deluding itself a bit. The talk in the video (I actually listened to it in the background while working on something) mentions a lot of statistics that are interesting to the Perl developers and maintainers, but are hardly and indicator of usage or adoption. The more interesting part of the statistical talk was about the general decline of jobs available for scripting languages in favor of newer technologies, but even those statistics in general don't speak much about usage and adoption.
FWIW, may Perl be around a long long time. Having more tools at your disposal is never a bad thing.
I remember clearly how Perl 6 was going to become the best thing since butter on toast,
Don't get me wrong about this particular thing... all of my commentary is about Perl 5. I think Perl 6 is dead on the vine. I think Perl 5 will probably be the final definition of the language. It will get refined, and bug fixed, but I don't think it will get the type of complete change that Perl 6 implies (not the current concept of perl 6, nor any concept of similar scope that might replace the current perl 6 concept). Nor do I think that that's a bad thing (for Perl 5 to be final definition of the l
Maybe Larry is dead? For all we know he's just some chat bot trying to pass a turning test.
Most of the scripts/programs that I still use that are written in perl, truly are 'zombie processes', waiting to be put out of their misery.
...squarely blamed Slashdot for starting the "Perl is Dead" meme in 2005...
Meanwhile, it's apparent that slashdot itself uses Perl e.g: http://slashdot.org/job_board.... [slashdot.org]
Perl may not be "dead", but it's dead to me.
Does Deprecated mean ANYTHING? I used to write Perl programs, some 20 years ago, it was the thing. I wrote thousands of lines of KSH scripts too at that job. Perl it got replaced by a different tool, not that the new tool is better, but because it was new, just like KSH, CSH and BASH are no longer the tools of choice.
As you young whipper snappers exit my lawn, I offer you the following tidbit of knowledge : "Learn from what happened to Perl, and learn as many tools as you can. Where it's not the tools that make the programer good or bad, having the right tool in your toolbox can make a good programer a great one. Be the great one."
But did Netcraft confirm it?
Personally I prefer "half-dead" or "quasi-dead". Does that make me a pessimist?
Betting the farm on Parrot and then waiting *years* to start implementing the Perl 6 spec is what killed it. Besides, around these parts we wait for Netcraft to confirm. We haven't succeeded in killing off the *BSDs yet have we?
Most of the time you're maintaining code you're maintaining bad code, though, and it's pretty rare that I run across a perl program with "use strict" turned on. But if I don't see it, I at least know what I'm up against. The newer languages need a similar "A bad programmer wrote this" flags.
Is it dead? Well, some quick scripting can tell us the truth, using Bash and of course Perl.
On my Ubuntu notebook and main machine:
sudo find
| perl -MData::Dumper -nle '
next unless
if (
else {
warn "Other: $_\n"
print Dumper(\%types);
Other: a
Other: a nickle script, UTF-8 Unicode text executable
Other: awk script, ASCII text executable
'perl' => 283,
'python' => 104,
'bash' => 1,
'Ruby' => 3,
'ruby' => 9,
'shell' => 602
On a server:
Other: a
'Python' => 36,
'Perl' => 139,
'shell' => 267
Looks very much alive. Unless of course, Perl realized what it was calculating and cheated and made it's own numbers up on the fly...
If Perl really isn't dead yet, could we please put it out of its misery and shoot it? Then drive a stake through its heart, burn it, encase the ash in cement, and then bury it in a silver urn, just to make sure that it will never, ever come back?
... it's just the way people use it.
Perl was designed as a powerful, flexible, loosely typed scripting language for munging text files and streams, and that's exactly what it is.
It's great for those scripts that you write for a particular task and never use again after the few days it was necessary. It's also good for writing glue code on occasion, to tie the inputs and outputs of other applications together, and when shell scripting just won't quite cut it.
The trouble was that it was such a useful scripting language people started writing applications in it. Then they had to jump on the object-oriented bandwagon, which was done clumsily. Sort of like gluing a dog to your horse so it can fetch. And yes, it can be difficult to read, but it doesn't have to be.
Use Perl for the tasks it was originally designed for. If you're going to write real applications, use a more appropriate language. Don't kick your dog because he can't sing.
... it's just the way people use it.
Perl was designed as a powerful, flexible, loosely typed scripting language for munging text files and streams, and that's exactly what it is.
Perhaps it's not Perl that died, but the philosophy of Perl - the need for a *wicked fast* scripting language to code up 1-100 lines of code gluing together entire systems. The philosophy of which is power, speed, massive flexibility (very very loosely typed language, you could demo complex data structure creation on the fly using the REPL) which empowered the lone programmer, not the IT department or enterprise software firm.
The diminishing of Perl is indicative of the wild wild web being tamed, and the
All traction was lost when Perl 6 became some amorphous goal, and nobody gives a damn any more. Personally, I think this is a shame -- but I've found Python and Ruby to be more-than-acceptable replacements. (Honestly, I think Ruby is the cat's pajamas, aside from regex speed on 100+ MB logfiles.)
So... does Perl wish to make a comeback? It really would be fairly easy:
1) Have Larry Wall take the reins well-and-truly again.
2) Give a timeframe for a for-real reference release of Perl 6. Not this sort of wish-wash "everything that says it's Perl 6 *is* Perl 6" thing. Choose *one* of the projects, and have it be the reference against which all others are measured.
3) Give direction and make it public. While associated clearly with #1, merely taking the reins won't do the job -- it has to be clear that Perl is *GOING* somewhere, and not just stagnating. And this has to be made known.
There are plenty of sysadmins who learned Perl when it was 5.x, and who have fond memories of it. Give them something more than memories to work with, and you may well go somewhere. As it is? I just couldn't be bothered to care. Gimme Ruby.
Just my personal experiences. Back in 90s I was working for BBN Planet, in a group monitoring network traffic within AS1 (which is *us*). I have inherited a set of tools written in Perl which I had to maintain. Prior to that I had some moderate experience with Perl. So, when I started going through the code, I've found it sufficiently obfuscated to give me a head ache. I guess my predecessor was one of those "Perl kids who like to have fun", not understanding that production environment means, among other things, readability and maintainability. OK, fine. Roughly at the same time the administrator of multiple machines running that code (I think it was Solaris) decided to move from Perl 4 to Perl 5. That broke lots of scripts. So I decided to save time, found out what the functional specs were (from those who actually used those tools) and rewrote lots of the code just from the scratch. Because I was under some serious time pressure, I didn't care too much about either readability and maintainability either. Just to get something out of the doors, and - let my successor suffer just as I did.
Well, BBN Planet, as we all know, is a history, but Perl, unfortunately, isn't. At least it is steadily loosing ground to Python and for reason. Cheers.
At least it is steadily loosing ground to Python and for reason.
None of those dynamics have ever occurred in a Python shop?
The second half of the nineties was a bad scene for code readability all around, or did you somehow not notice the Herman Miller office furniture bubble?
There was a lot of Perl written during this era. Perl was the only language that could keep up with the Vogon rapture of all things brick and mortar. The ferryman threw in the towel, auction off his ferry on eBay, bought two cords of
Because of the lack of new projects being done with it. I can't remember the last time a [major] web site or web framework was done in Perl. It seems like the whole "ruby on rails" fad is over, but even things like Django (Python),
Well what about as your standard workhorse for script kiddies? Seems like Python has cleaned Perl's clock. For me - I've been a die-hard Perl guy for 10 years. The past couple years, I've worked with many different technologies such as 2d/3d CAD projects, Blender (3d adnimation), Inkscape (2d illustration), GNU Radio, OpenStack (cloud), and even Amazon AWS [libraries]. You know what was the striking commonality to all of these? They were done in Python.
Tiny exception was in the last case (above - Amazon AWS libraries) had several different language options but had *NO* Perl options whatsoever. So the language that was once so revolutionary because of the abundance of CPAN libraries available for it starts to not have newer libraries built/ported to it. Furthermore, binding stuff to Perl can be difficult. So much so that most modern distros will make their own "Perl library" [RPMs] - and one of the reasons being is that a standard CPAN module installation won't work due to problems linking/binding/building across all these different environments with very different prerequisites. Most third party Python stuff I have acquired is most often "native python", and works across all types of exotic platforms - even on iOS and Google App Engine.
As for me - I had to switch away from my beloved Perl over to Python for the aforementioned reasons. There are still several things I miss very much - the abilities to so easily spawn and fork "helper" processes, the ease it which it integrates regular expressions, how it can manipulate files, etc. All these things *can* be done with Python, they're just integrated into Perl much better IMHO.
It seems like Perl 6 was supposed to use something similar to Java's "JVM" microcode interpreter. This could have been a possibility to run Perl in embedded sandbox-type environments (like parking meters and smartphones), but it never happened.
So, I do believe Perl is dead. I miss it for what it was, what it is, and what might have been!
I can't remember the last time a [major] web site or web framework was done in Perl.
Oh, I dunno, how about booking.com (about) [booking.com]? 'World's leading online accommodation provider' where 650K rooms a night are booked (they're owned by Priceline group, if that's a more popular brand where you live)?
A YAPC talk [youtube.com] by one of their employees says 99% of their code is Perl. Check out their dev blog [booking.com].
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Bay County residents could soon have access to the Sheriff's Office shooting range.
Commissioner Guy Tunnell is suggesting the county open the range near Camp Flowers Road to the public on weekends.
He says building a new public range would cost too much money.
Commissioners voted on Tuesday to send Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen a letter, requesting the public access.
McKeithen says he won't know the full details until he receives the letter.
While he is a big gun advocate, he says he's concerned about staffing the range and booking.
"That range is used by various law enforcement agencies: state, federal and local. On the weekend, it's used for hunter's safety courses. It's scheduled weeks and months ahead of time," said McKeithen.
"My idea was to open this up like on a Saturday morning or a Sunday afternoon for folks to go out and target practice or site their weapons in or those things. I think it will be minimally evasive of the Sheriff's operations," said Tunnell.
No decisions will be made until after commissioners hear from McKeithen.
They may also consider other shooting ranges.

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BreakAway Cycle and Strength Studio, 439 Main St., Longmont, 720-491-3195, breakawaylongmont.com
Instructor: Zack Hoh, of Longmont. Hoh is a mechanical engineer at Ball Aerospace by day, and a certified indoor cycling instructor by night. He's been certified and teaching since 1998.
He began teaching at BreakAway Cycle when it opened in September.
What is the workout? An indoor cycling class set to live musical concerts and comedy projected on a wide-format screen in the front of the room. The workout is set to a strategic visual and audio soundtrack.
Just because the TV is on doesn't mean this class is easy. If anything, you will be relieved to have the comedic relief to take your mind off your burning thighs for a moment before the music kicks in again. The workouts are on top-of-the-line Schwinn AC Performance bikes with MPower consoles, which provide all kinds of numbers for Hoh to use to help push you through different drills.
Hoh says he wanted to create something that people would look forward to -- something that would make people actually want to come inside, even in the summer in beautiful Boulder County. His drills are realistic for real bike riding, to appeal to people who are passionate about the outdoors, he says. He wanted to combine that with entertainment that makes you feel good.
"I really wanted to create something that felt like an event, something they're look forward to all week," he says.
The classes are organized around a fun theme -- starting with a solid class plan centered around cycling drills, Hoh says.
He says he has spent hundreds of hours gathering video clips and using DVR technology to create an extensive library to pull from.
What's different: I've never heard of a cycling class like this.
Hoh created drills that forced the students to interact (such as asking people to randomly call out "on your left" when we needed to pick it up, to simulate a race). This kept us involved and built camaraderie.
The studio itself is different, too. It feels like a "boutique" fitness studio, with a sleek, modern design, and upscale equipment, lighting and sound -- sparing no expense (including the bikes). When you think of indoor cycling, you usually find a warehouse-style room with cement floors. This space feels more like a luxury spa.
It even offers child care.
The bikes are also different. By providing so many numbers, they allow you to set precise goals, and they allow the instructor to establish a classwide rhythm, while still allowing each individual student to set her own challenges.
What does it cost? So surely a high-end fitness studio with these kind of amenities is going to be over-the-top expensive, right? Here was my biggest surprise: first class is free, and after that, buy a 10-class pass for only $10 per class. Bigger passes can bring classes down to $6 each; that's nearly rec center rates. Definitely one of the cheapest fitness options I've seen around Boulder County, and for one of the nicest studios I've experienced.
When: 6-7 p.m. Thursdays. Each class is different.
Level: All levels. This class is often recommended to new clients and people relatively new to indoor cycling, because the video provides a great distraction. But because you have control over your bike's power (and how many watts you can generate), you can make the class as hard as you want. Because of the challenging drills, Hoh says it also appeals to competitive racers.
I found the class an eight on a 10-point intensity scale. I sweated profusely and pushed myself super hard. But looking back, all I can remember is the fun parts of class. Although my body worked hard, my brain totally didn't know.
What to prepare: Hoh recommends padded bike shorts or a gel seat, and a good pair of bike shoes with a stiff sole. Running shoes are squishy, so they don't transfer the power as comfortably into the pedal, he says.
However, for your first few classes, you can wear shorts (I even wore yoga pants) and regular running shoes. But take it from me: I had to stand up a few extra times, if you know what I mean. Ouch.
If I were a regular, I'd start by getting a pair of padded shorts, and then eventually get shoes. I didn't feel like my shoes caused any discomfort, but then I've never worn bike shoes.
Muscles worked: Cardio ("your aerobic engine," Hoh calls it), legs.
What I loved: Wow, time flew by.
This concept could easily be abused as a way to cheat on a workout (envision the people pretending to work out, standing on a treadmill watching TV and checking Facebook on their phones). But because it is so well structured, it does the exact opposite.
The songs' cadence and energy levels match the demands of the drills. The occasional clip from SNL is a welcomed -- but only fleeting -- escape, while you catch your breath. I found myself barely able to pay attention to the TV, but appreciating its support and encouragement. I mean, something about watching Kid Rock scream across the stage will get my legs moving and heart rate up, anyway.
And yes, Hoh takes music requests.
I also appreciated how much time Hoh spent with me and the other new students before class, making sure we were set up perfectly on our bikes and understood how to use the console, and checking on our personal needs. He checked in with us a few times throughout class, too. This helped me feel confident, comfortable and safe.
If I gave out stars, I'd give him five stars as an instructor.
What I didn't like: This is not a problem; just something to know before you arrive. If you enter from Main Street, the check-in room is in the back. I walked around a little confused when I first arrived, and if you are already nervous about trying a new class, this might put you off a little. Now you know.
How I felt after the class: I had to go home and immediately shower and change my clothes, due to their immense wetness. My legs felt charged up and powerful. And maybe most importantly, my brain felt happy and relaxed. I was afraid that hardcore cardio would increase my cortisol levels after an already stressful day, but instead, I felt relieved and reset.
Also, I burned nearly 400 calories, according to my bike.
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Sony Bloggie pocket camcorder for the blogger in you
Jan 9th
Sony has followed up the launch of its pocket camcorder range first launched at CES 2009 with new models for CES 2010.
Called the Sony Bloggie, the new camcorders are, as the name suggests aimed at those that like to blog their life.
While the name of the range will go under the bloggie moniker, there will be two models called the MHS-PM5/PM5K and MHS-CM5.
The MHS-CM5 will be a standard pistol grip offering, while the PM5K will be the more innovate of the two.
Styled in a choice of four vibrant colour finishes they will capture 1920 x 1080 Full HD MP4 video clips and 5-megapixel still photos. Both feature in-built USB adapters to connect directly to a PC or Mac. Both also feature on-board SteadyShot image stabilisation when shooting in 720p mode and you'll get face detection as well.
The MHS-PM5/PM5K will take things further with a 270 degrees swivel lens for the egotistical amongst you as well as a special 360 video lens adaptor that lets you shoot panoramic videos.
Videos are stored on Memory Stick PRO Duo and SD/SDHC memory cards.
Available from February.
via [ http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/30604/sony-bloggie-pocket-camcorder-launched ]
CES 2010: Sony launches 360 degree Bloggie camcorder to rival Flip
Jan 8th
The Sony Bloggie, which can record high-definition video, is also capable of taking five-megapixel still photos, and is compact enough to fit in a pocket.
Sir Howard Stringer, Sony's chief executive, said it was the company's attempt to compete in the "Mpeg4 space", a reference to the file format used by pocket camcorders such as the Bloggie and the hugely popular Flip range of video cameras.
Sony said that the Bloggie would make it easy to upload videos and pictures to the internet, or share them on sites such as Facebook or YouTube.
"Colourful, light and easy to carry, Bloggie is the fabulously spontaneous way to share memories, update your personal blog, or post to social networking apps while you're travelling," said Sony. "Just point and shoot, then walk in to any internet café, hook up Bloggie and upload your life using the camera's embedded software."
The camcorder features image-stabilisation technology, to reduce camera shake, and face-detection to ensure people remain front and centre in a shot. It also boasts a lens that can rotate through 360 degrees, which Sony says will make it easy to "capture life from any angle".
Rather than twirl around on the spot to capture a panoramic view, the user clips a little circular lens onto the top of the camera, which captures a moving 360 degree image.
Sony also unveiled a "personal internet viewer" at CES. The gadget, known as the Sony Dash, looks like a digital photo frame. It connects wirelessly to the internet to bring news headlines, local weather, daily horoscopes, recipes and more to the device anywhere in the home.
"Home networking products can really help to improve our everyday lives," said Sir Howard.
Press Release: UPLOAD YOUR LIFE ONLINE WITH SONY "BLOGGIE" CAMERAS
Jan 8th
Two New Stylish Devices Deliver High Definition MP4 Video and Photos to the Web with Ease
LAS VEGAS (CES BOOTH #14200), Jan. 6, 2010 – Sony is providing consumers with networked products to enhance the entertainment experience and chronicle their everyday lives with Sony's new portable bloggie™ cameras, which make their worldwide debut today. The bloggie camera offers simple, high quality MP4 video and still photo shooting, as well as easy web sharing capabilities.
With the MHS-CM5 and MHS-PM5 bloggie cameras that capture everyday moments in full high definition 1920×1080 MP4 video (reduced in 4x digital zoom mode) and 5-megapixel still photos, Sony offers innovative and stylish pocket devices. Once captured, the content can be easily uploaded online via the device's embedded software and built-in USB arm.
"Pocket cameras are coveted by anyone who loves to capture and share spontaneous moments, so we made these devices compact, easy to use, and with high quality video," said Samuel Yip, director of the digital imaging business at Sony Canada. "With the new bloggie cameras, Sony creates a new standard of mobility with products and technologies that answer consumers' on-the-go needs."
The MHS-CM5 camera sports a vertical grip design for more comfortable shooting, with a large flip-out 2.5″ (measured diagonally) LCD screen. It also has 5x optical zoom to get you closer to the action. The bloggie camera even features an HDMI output, letting you enjoy photos and high definition clips on your HDTV.
The ultra-compact, lightweight MHS-PM5 camera slips easily into a pocket or purse so it can be taken anywhere to catch special moments on-the-go. This design is offered in four fashionable colours — dark purple, blue, pink, and white — and features a rotating lens that swivels 270 degrees to capture life from any angle: get down low, aim high or record yourself. The bloggie camera has 4x digital zoom and SteadyShot® image stabilization (cannot be used in 1920×1080/30p and 1920×720/60p recording modes) to reduce shake for smoother footage that can be viewed on a crisp 2.4″ (measured diagonally) LCD with full-screen, horizontal playback in landscape format.
Sony is also offering the MHS-PM5K, which is a bundled kit option that includes a lens to let you experience incredible 360-degree videos. After attaching the lens, the bloggie camera captures 360-degree footage that can be viewed on a computer with the supplied Picture Motion Browser (PMB) software. It's a completely new way of seeing the world.
Both cameras also feature Face Detection technology to recognize and enhance faces by automatically correcting exposure. Eliminating the need to hunt for cables, they can be quickly charged with the USB arm and record video and still images directly to Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Secure Digital (SD), or SDHC media (sold separately).
A New Way to Share Photos and Videos
By connecting the camera to an internet-capable compatible PC or Mac via the built-in USB, the pre-installed PMB Portable software transfers content to video and photo sharing websites. It includes direct upload to Shutterfly™ and Picasa™ Web Albums photo sharing sites, YouTube™ and Dailymotion™ video sharing sites and Photobucket™ video and photo sharing site. You can also simply drag and drop video files from the camera to your personal computer folders.
This spring, Sony will launch a new content-sharing service and a new integration with Facebook®. The new Sony service will allow users to easily share their photos and videos privately with friends and family, while the Facebook integration will complement the existing sharing capability with popular websites. These features will be available as a downloadable update to the "PMB" and "PMB portable" software applications that are bundled and embedded with bloggie products respectively.
The MHS-CM5, MHS-PM5K and MHS-PM5 are available in March for about $250, $230, and $200, respectively. The bloggie cameras will be sold at Sony Style® retail stores, online at http://www.sonystyle.ca/ and through authorized dealers nationwide.
Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.
YouTube and Picasa are trademarks of Google Inc.
About Sony of Canada Ltd.
Established in 1955, Sony of Canada Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation, of Tokyo, Japan, a world leader in High Definition. Sony provides end-to-end solutions through products that include the market-leading Blu-ray Disc™ players, BRAVIA® televisions, Cyber-shot® digital cameras, Handycam® Camcorders, VAIO® computers, broadcast cameras, IPELA security cameras and video conferencing and many more products that deliver the true entertainment experience.
Sony is one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world with a portfolio that includes electronics, music, movies, games and online businesses.
With headquarters in Toronto, and offices in Vancouver and Montreal, approximately 1,000 employees support a network of more than 500 authorized dealers and 67 Sony Style retail locations across Canada.
Sony Canada is devoted to the betterment of children, the environment and the community. Through the Sony Canada Charitable Foundation (SCCF), Sony Canada aims to maximize its support of charitable and philanthropic organizations, including Make-A-Wish® Canada, the United Way ofCanada and Earth Day Canada. Sony Canada is also proud to support Canadian athletes, including 6 time Olympic medalist Cindy Klassen.
For more information contact:
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In fawning over the deceased president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Farah Stockman uses ultra-left blame-America-first rhetoric to mask the oncoming disaster created by Chavez ("Politics of oil in Venezuela," Op-ed, March 12). Chavez has placated the poor by illegally seizing control of Venezuela's natural, economic, and monetary resources and diverting from long-term productivity and economic growth to short-term programs that continued his dictatorship.
The best analogy would be sawing down parts of your home for use in your wood-burning stove in order to keep warm. The supply diminishes while the demand increases to a point of no return.
Because of expropriation, Venezuela is experiencing shortages of food and other consumer goods, diminishing oil production, a loss of democracy, and the threat of collapse.
Meanwhile, those close to Chavez have accumulated vast personal wealth.
Some approve this because it occurs in the name of socialism, but this reveals an idealistic bias that ignores practical results by blasting the capitalists that preceded Chavez.
Did we learn nothing from the ills of the former Soviet Union?


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Members of the Anderson County 7th Judicial District Crime Task Force executed a search warrant at a Scarboro neighborhood residence Tuesday morning, where they found numerous bags of marijuana, seized money, and arrested a mother and son.
Members of the Anderson County 7th Judicial District Crime Task Force executed a search warrant at a Scarboro neighborhood residence Tuesday morning, where they found numerous bags of marijuana, seized money, and arrested a mother and son.
A warrant was also issued for a third person connected to this investigation.
An Oak Ridge Police Department release said the warrant was executed at 248 Carver Ave. but the actual address is 248 S. Benedict Ave, according to officers on the scene.
Arrested in the incident were 57-year-old Mary Ann Dixon and her 22-year-old son, David James Irby. Another person was inside the house when officers raided the duplex residence but wasn't charged. The woman inside wasn't the person the arrest warrant was issued against, said Albert Frost, director of the CTF out of the DA's office.
Frost said the raid was "a good lick" particularly in regards to the amount of drugs taken off the street. The CTF is made up of police personnel from the Anderson County District Attorney General's Office, the ORPD and the Clinton Police Department.
Frost said the CTF has been in operation for about eight months and has made about "nine major arrests." The CTF director said the Crime Task Force can cross police jurisdictions within the county.
About 7 a.m. Tuesday, the ORPD Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team "broke down the door" in what Frost said was a "no-knock warrant." He said the three people inside were awake and not roused from their beds when the SWAT team broke down the door.
The officers seized about two pounds of marijuana and more than $13,000 in cash from the residence.
"We found a mixture of different types of marijuana," Frost said. Some was in large bags and some was packaged in single bags ready for distribution, he said.
The charges against Dixon and Irby are considered "enhanced" to include the school zone law because the home is located on the corner next to the Scarboro Day Care Center.
Oak Ridge Police Chief Jim Akagi said the street value of the marijuana was estimated at about $10,000.
"I believe in the task force concept," the chief said. "When we share intelligence, we get results like this."
The investigation remains ongoing.
The Tuesday raid is the second raid the CTF has executed in the past three weeks in Oak Ridge. The Task Force executed a search warrant at an Outer Drive home on April 24.
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Never the Same
Bella is coming into Forks in her senior year of high school, for her mother. Her mother gets sick after a few weeks and Bella must return to her, but little does she know, somebody else is there. somebody she's seen before, but never talked to. somebody who gave her that deja vu feeling on her first day. someone with the strangest colors to their eyes. somebody who truly is a monster.
ok, this is gonna start out kinda like Twilight, but notice some differences. the deja vu thing will be explained in the next chapter. I refuse to copy any direct quotes from Twilight. everything I write is written by me and not anyone else. This chapter is the only one that will be this close to the book. all others will be FAR different. it started out as trying to add as many twists and turns as possible into Twilight. but, it turned into so much more. does anybody else know how boring the first few weeks of school are? well, I wrote this absolutely HUGE outline in Core over that time,(aka English and History) and it's developed into an absolutely amazing plot. I can't wait to write it all!=] Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Twilight, but.........it's just too irresistable to stop writing about!=]
1. Deja Vu
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Bella's POV
I stepped into my new room, or should I say my old room. I was back in Forks, my hometown, all the way from Phoenix. It was here that I was to spend the rest of my days, until I went to college. And since there were no good colleges around this tiny town within a decent driving distance, I was sure I would be going away to college.
I set down my old duffle bag on my bed and walked over to the small desk in the corner. I pressed the tiny power button on the ancient computer. It took quite a while, but eventually it was completely up and running. I opened up my email and skimmed through the messages. Most of it was spam, but there were a few from reliable sources. One was from a Mrs. Newton, who worked at a small sports store in town called Newton's Outfitters. I had applied for a job there over the phone before I got here, in order to save up some money for a car, as well as college.
The other message was from Renee, also known as my mother. I was already missing her, but I did not think of going back. I had left so she could be with Phil, and be with Phil she would be.
The email was not surprising, since she had told me to email her as soon as I got here. Of course, with my luck, my plane happened to be delayed for threehours in Seattle, when I was waiting for the one to Port Angles. I found Charlie asleep in a chair right outside the gate when I got there with a cup of coffee in his right hand, tipping over a bit as it dripped onto the floor, and cell phone by his ear, which he was lying on.
I had woken him up then and then pulled him along as he groggily walked out of the small airport. I drove the cruiser instead, not wanting to die because he fell asleep. And he, being a police chief, agreed.
A few heads had turned as I drove the police car into town. I felt self-conscious but continued to drive until I got to the little house nestled up against the trees.
I had stared at the curb thinking That's gonna be my car there.
I sighed, returning back to the present. Soon.
I quickly typed a message to Renee, telling her about my flight delay, and how I was doing so far; basically answering her questions.
As soon as that was done, I turned off the computer and flopped down on my bed, pulling the covers up and over my head. I reached over to my bedside table and grabbed my copy of Wuthering Heights. I flipped through until I found my favorite part and began to read.
It was late in the night when I finally put the book down. I looked over to the digital clock on the table next to my book. The bright red numbers displayed 2:48.
"Crap," I muttered under my breath. I had my first day of school tomorrow, and falling asleep in class would not make a good first impression, nor help me. I'd probably end up falling asleep at lunch and then missing my last two periods. Detention on the first day of school. Maybe I should find someone to wake me up. If I even meet anybody willing to do that tomorrow.
I put my head back to my pillow; too tired to change into my pajamas or brush my teeth. I'd be fine. What's the point? Nobody's going to be smelling my breath between now and tomorrow morning.
I woke up in the morning to an annoying buzzing. I searched around for the clock, but it was nowhere to be found. That's when I felt something with the side of my hand; too late. I had been sweeping my hand across the top of the nightstand causing the clock to fall over onto the fuzzy carpet below.
I groaned and flipped my legs over the side of the bed. I picked the clock up, pressed the alarm button, and replaced it on the table. I walked up to my closet, picking out a completely random outfit, not even bothering to check what I would be wearing today because I was too sleepy. 7:00 was definitely not a good time to get up for school. But it's better than riding to school in the police cruiser.
I bounded down the stairs to grab breakfast after I had brushed my teeth and gotten dressed. I was surprised to see Charlie already there, sifting through the fridge for some breakfast. I tried to make myself known by thumping my feet as I walked over to the spot beside him. Apparently he was lost in thought because he didn't move an inch.
I peeked over the top of the refrigerator door. "What are you looking for?"
"Gah!" His head snapped up to look at me. "Don't do that Bella! You scared me!"
"Sorry dad."
He shut the door and grabbed a bag of bread from the counter instead, popping two slices in the toaster. I grabbed some orange juice and cereal, hoping that the food would wake me up.
I was a little more awake once I finished, but not much.
"Ok Kiddo! Time to go!" Charlie shouted, coming into the kitchen.
I pulled my eyebrows together and just stared confused at him. What was he talking about? I didn't need to leave for school yet, and why would he be so happy about going to work? Oh no…he's not…
"You don't want to be late for school do you? Come on!"
I tried to withhold my groan as I grabbed my bag and walked out the door. Of course it was raining, I should've guessed. Unfortunately I had not paid attention to the way I dressed this morning.
Apparently my mind was still completely focused to Phoenix because I was now dressed in shorts and a tank top, mismatched I might add.
I turned on my heel to go at change and grab my jacket but it was just my luck that the ground would be slippery. I fell flat on my face, now tasting gravel in my mouth. I spit it out got up, inspecting my palms and knees for the scrapes I knew would be there.
I quickly went back in, carefully measuring each step before I took it. I couldn't afford any more falls. I changed into some jeans and a long-sleeved shirt-one of the only three that I owned-threw my jacket on and went back outside. I grabbed my now wet bag off the ground of the driveway and reluctantly got into Charlie's police cruiser.
Charlie drove slowly and carefully to the school. I did not like to go really fast, but this was agonizing. I just wanted to get this over with and he wasn't helping. I couldn't blame him though. After all, he was the police chief, even if it was only in a town with three cops.
Eventually he pulled up to a small collection of red-bricked buildings. I quickly pushed open the door and got out of the cruiser, hoping nobody had seen me. Sure, I was proud of my father, but driving to school in a police car is not going to get me to fit in.
Luckily there were only a few people here right now. There were a few groups of people walking into and through the halls, except for one group.
Well, they weren't really a group, only two people. But it did give me a sense of déjà vu. I swear I had seen the boy before, but I may be mistaken. How many boys have bronze hair and gold eyes? Ok, this was definitely someone I had seen before. I'd never seen anyone with eyes that golden.
That weird sense was not what was freaking me out most though. The look he was giving me, all wide-eyed and shocked, was making me really insecure. I looked all over me. Did I still have some of those ridiculous, completely mismatching, definitely not for the weather in the northwest, clothes on?
I didn't see any. Nor did I see anything else that he could be staring at. Or was he just being rude and staring at me because I was the new kid. Just as the thought crossed my mind, the rest of my body responded. My legs started walking towards the halls with the other people. I tripped, but luckily there was a pole next to me to steady myself on. You know the one. They hold up the overhangs in outdoor schools.
I sighed. I missed my old school. It was in one huge building even though it didn't have to be. Who is the person that thought an outdoor school would be a good choice of design for a high school in Forks?
As I turned a corner I saw Charlie staring dumbfounded at me, probably wondering why I had suddenly decided to leave so quickly. I waved to him, and he waved goodbye back and stepped back into the car.
I was walking, heading nowhere in particular, when I heard the bell ring. That's when I remembered that I had completely bypassed the sign for the office on my way in. I turned back around and headed back toward the front, not daring to run on the slippery cement.
I felt something cold brush past me, I looked back and it was the short, pretty girl that had been standing next to the starer.
Then I looked back ahead of me. He was right there. Standing there, obviously embarrassed. He gulped and opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out. He swiftly decided to actually move, and brushed past me. He was just as cold as his little pixie friend. Well, who wouldn't be cold in this place?
I finally got into the office and walked up to the front desk. I told her who I was and she got my schedule out for me, and showed me where they were on a small paper school map. I nodded and exited the office, headed off to first period, ready to face the doom of the first day of school.
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To make mobile or capable of movement.
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My uncle, a retired Army colonel and economics professor, as well as all around religious skeptic, likes to say "If you want to read a dirty book, read Genesis." I never disagree. He's also the one who asks my Mom if I am over my holiness phase yet. To which I respond that I am still waiting for it to start! This way of looking at Scripture, along with the truth of what Tripp asserts, was brought home to me clearly and in a powerful way by The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb, one of my favorite book purchases of last year, the book from which the illustration of Joseph being seized by his jealous brothers above is taken. Crumb does a good job of depicting the agony and the ecstasy.
Let's not forget, that, at least according to Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, Tamar is one of his ancestors (Matt. 1:3)


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Jim Caldwell didn't take a page out of the standard playbook for what to say and not say in his introductory press conference as the new head coach of the Lions.
He didn't plead for time to implement his systems and schemes or ask for patience to build a team in his vision.
Caldwell's long-term project to take advantage of a talent pool that most NFL analysts think the Lions have underachieved with is about eight months – until the NFL's 2014 regular season begins in September.
Caldwell said something to the media at Ford Field on Wednesday that isn't often heard from a new coach. He put an emphasis on winning immediately.
Frankly, after the late-season fade that left the Lions out of the playoffs again and cost head coach Jim Schwartz his job after five seasons, no one with any connection to the Lions – players, coaches, front office, support staff and fans – should have the stomach for another grace period.
Caldwell said he contacted many players –
"They believe, and I believe, the time is now," Caldwell said. "Not two years or three years from now down the road somewhere, but right here, right now."
In his interviews with the Lions' ownership and upper management – vice chairman Bill Ford, president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew – Caldwell's presentation supported how they felt he fit the profile for what they were looking for in the next head coach.
It also helped that Mayhew got unsolicited phone calls from former Colts head coach Tony Dungy and quarterback Peyton Manning in support of Caldwell.
Leadership was a key element of that profile. The Lions felt that Caldwell demonstrated it in three seasons as the Colts' head coach and in the last two seasons as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator for the Ravens.
Caldwell's stoic sideline demeanor during games is opposite of how he presents himself in front of a group of players. He has command, a crucial quality for anyone in a leadership role.
"What you saw today was very impressive," Ford said after Caldwell's lengthy press conference. "The image that has been written about him is very different from what I saw."
Caldwell stresses accountability, fundamentals, attention to detail, eliminating penalties and discipline in performance. Falling short in those areas has plagued the Lions. Around the NFL, they have the reputation of being a talented team that generally flies by the seat of its pants – and has taken too many pratfalls.
"You heard a lot of that today," Ford said. "He's very calm, very measured, but he has a real fire burning inside him. You also heard today him talking about penalties, turnovers, discipline.
"Those are things that this team could use, and Jim will bring."
Ford stressed that the Lions were not searching for the anti-Schwartz candidate.
"No, no no," Ford said. "I don't think you ever start with something like that. There was a profile that Martin really put together in terms of a profile he thinks we needed. Jim fit that profile."
Everything sounded good on Caldwell's first day on the job in Detroit, and it should. He is a coaching lifer, with head coaching experience in college (Wake Forest) and the NFL (the Colts), and as offensive coordinator of the Colts and Ravens.
He has worked in big games, played for the highest stakes. As an offensive coordinator, Caldwell was on Super Bowl winners with the Colts and Ravens and worked with quarterbacks on both teams who were Super Bowl MVPs – Peyton Manning for the 2006 Colts and Joe Flacco for the 2012 Ravens.
There are no guarantees, for coaches or teams. Schwartz looked like the head coach for another decade after a steady climb upward put the Lions in the playoffs with a 10-6 record in 2011.
Just as fast, he skidded out of a job, with a 4-12 record in 2012 and the collapse in 2013 to a 7-9 record that gave away a certain division title.
"The second-half collapse, and particularly in the fourth quarter in so many games, was incredibly disappointing," Ford said. "That was something that obviously we couldn't live with."
Caldwell doesn't intend to live with losing. He expects to win right away.
It was refreshing that he said so.


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He's acknowledging an uphill fight in Congress -- so President Barack Obama says he's looking at actions he can take on his own to confront gun violence.
He told reporters today that he will present a plan within days.
Obama says the ideas that are on the table include stronger background checks, a meaningful ban on assault weapons and limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines.
As the White House looks for limits on guns and ammunition, it faces opposition from the well-funded and politically-powerful National Rifle Association and its supporters in Congress. Obama can use his executive powers to act alone on some gun measures, but his options on the proposals opposed by the NRA are limited if Congress doesn't go along.
Obama is reviewing a series of proposal from Vice President Joe Biden. He had asked Biden to lead a task force on ways to reduce violence after last month's elementary school shooting in Connecticut.
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"It's definitely going to get attention," said [Adam] Mansbach, who is writing the script for Jackson's ad and said it would appear on YouTube on Sept. 24.So, there's this step, where they say there's a line, but if Mansback "is writing the script," it's a line in the process of getting written. And you get attention saying that's what the potential line is and even outright asserting that it's going to get attention. It will get attention in the future, and you are getting attention now, saying it's going to get attention.
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The Elk County Catholic Crusader tennis team raised their record to 3-0 on the season as they edged the St. Marys Area Flying Dutchmen by a 5-4 score Thursday afternoon in a match played at the Benzinger and Memorial Park courts."That was a very competitive match today, to say the least," said ECCHS coach Nick Caggiano. "It could have gone either way, easily. St. Marys has some good shot-makers on their team and very consistent hitters.""It's been a wacky week in terms of weather, but I think we adapted well. Our competitiveness got us over the finish line today," said Caggiano.At first singles, Dutchman Michael Fox defeated Shane Mancuso 6-4, 6-1.At second singles, Elk's Drew Meyer downed Evan Lepovetsky 6-4, 6-5 (retired).Jarrod Lipsey of the Dutch defeated Scott Reichard 7-5, 6-1 at third singles.ECC's Aaron Meier beat Gary Fledderman in a three-set match 6-2, 2-6, 10-8 at fourth singles.At fifth singles, Alan Brennen of the Crusaders defeated Dalton Gennocro 6-4, 6-3."I was impressed with our ability to step up to the line when we needed it most. Aaron Meier and Alan Brennen really kept us alive today with their singles wins. They competed nicely," said Caggiano.At first doubles, Michael Fox and D.J. Challingsworth of the Dutch edged Shane Mancuso and Scott Reichard 13-11.At second doubles, Scott Krellner and Alex Herzing of ECC defeated Dalton Gennocro and Jarrod Lipsey 8-6.Drew Meyer and Aaron Meier of ECC defeated Gary Fledderman and Kaleb Lechner 8-2 at third doubles.At fourth doubles, Deric Luvaas and Zach Fox of the Dutch defeated Cole Gerber and Brent Polaski 8-4."There was a lot of intensity and tension when it came down to the final three doubles matches. Aaron and Drew gave us a little breathing room with their third doubles win. At second doubles, Scott Krellner and Alex Herzing were able to find some momentum mid-match after being down 1-4 to win the next seven out of nine games. They never fail to keep the entertainment lively, either," said Caggiano."Shane Mancuso and Scott Reichard lost a seesaw match at first doubles. The four players in that match had some great shots and it was very competitive," said Caggiano. "Unfortunately, Ben Wortman was out sick today and we're looking forward to having him back healthy next week. I'm glad we got the win today. There wee some things we can definitely improve on, technically speaking. Once we improve those, we'll be able to do a lot more on the court," he added.Elk Catholic, now 3-0 on the year, will return to action next Wednesday when they host the DuBois Area Beavers at 3:30 p.m. at the Benzinger and Memorial Park courts.St. Marys, now 1-2 on the season, returns to action Saturday when they play host to State College at the SMAHS courts beginning at 11 a.m.


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Guarantees are getting popular. De-duplicating virtual tape library supplier Sepaton is offering a simple 40:1 de-duplication efficiency guarantee with few restrictions compared to NetApp's 50 per cent savings guarantee.
Here's the full guarantee description:
Sepaton guarantees that the FastStart Plus De-duplication Package will reduce the capacity of backup data at a 40:1 ratio under the following conditions: Guarantee only applies to currently GA backup applications with Microsoft Exchange 2003 and 2007 Agent, Oracle 10 and 11 using flat files or RMAN. The package must be installed and configured by a Sepaton Professional Services representative. The customer must follow Sepaton best practices including performing full backups of applicable data at least five times per week for thirty days.
Thirty days after the FastStart Plus De-duplication Package is put into full production at the customer site, the system will deliver a capacity reduction ratio of at least 40:1 (including hardware compression) on applicable data types as measured by the "View Backups" screen in the DeltaStor System Management Console. If the FastStart Plus Deduplication Package fails to deliver the 40:1 capacity reduction ratio in 30 days as provided above, as shown by reasonable evidence, Sepaton will provide the customer with an additional disk shelf plus DeltaStor licensing valued at over $50,000 at no charge provided that the FastStart Plus Deduplication Package is in production by December 31, 2008. Sepaton reserves the right to audit the customer environment to verify its capacity reduction ratio. This offer is only valid through December 15, 2008.
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New Haven, CT - Dartmouth's Katie Weatherston, the nation's leader in points per game, scored four goals and added two assists as the USCHO/CSTV No. 2 Big Green (4-0-0, 3-0-0 ECAC) rolled over the Elis (2-2-0, 1-1-0) 9-1 at Ingalls Rink.
The Bulldogs fell behind early and were never able to recover. Dartmouth scored three first period goals and the Bulldogs could not convert on any of their five power play opportunities in the opening frame. The Big Green's ability to shut down Yale's power play proved to be a theme throughout the game, with the Bulldogs finishing 0-11 on the man advantage.
"They came out prepared and our kids came out a little flat," Yale head coach Hillary Witt said.
The Big Green outshot Yale 14-4 in the first, with Sarah Love making 11 saves for Yale. In the second period, it was more of the same, with Dartmouth scoring two goals in the opening seven minutes, chasing Love from the net. Freshman Shivon Zilis replaced Love between the pipes but fared little better, allowing three Dartmouth goals in the middle period, one of which came on the power play.
The Elis looked sharp in the third period, going toe-to-toe with the nation's No. 2 team. Sophomore Kristin Savard broke up Dartmouth goalie Kate Lane's shutout bid, ripping a snap shot from inside the right faceoff circle low and to the far side, despite having a defender draped all over her. Zilis was also impressive in the final period, making 13 saves on 14 shots.
"Our kids played great in the third period," Witt said. "If we played like that the whole time, it [would have been] a much better game."
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Senate Public Education Committee will be considering overhauling standardized testing and high graduation requirements.
Committee Chairman Dan Patrick will hear public testimony Tuesday on his bill to reduce the number of tests and allow students to focus on vocational training rather than college preparation.
Groups from across the political spectrum have called for fundamental changes to how students are assessed. Parents have complained that students take too many tests and that the tests should not count toward the student's grade.
Business groups complain that only strict accountability will prepare students for college and the workforce.
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text: When the Middelheim Museum added the former Hortiflora flower garden of Nachtengalenpark (Nightingale Park) to its grounds last year, it also acquired a new exhibition area: a formally designed garden hidden behind a lush layer of greenery. The summer exhibition My Little Paradise (Mijn kleine paradijs) puts the spotlight firmly on the Hortiflora. The design of the garden evokes the concept of the Hortus Conclusus – the enclosed garden – a concept that has been loaded with meaning in the world of Western history of art and literature since as far back as the Middle Ages. According to Erasmus, it was a place for contemplation and introspection, for the (once very powerful) Catholic clients in the world of art, a metaphor for the Annunciation and a representation of the Garden of Eden. It has offered artists since the Flemish Primitives a welcome opportunity to experiment with perspective and space. But non-Western illustrations, from present-day Iraq and China, have also featured enclosed gardens and the "good life" therein since 645 BC.Today, enclosed gardens are associated with a very different range of aspects. They are the ideal places, for instance, for creating one's own little personal paradise.My Little Paradise (Mijn kleine paradijs) gives seven national and international artists the opportunity to reflect on the tension between private and public, the boundaries of personal and psychological space, voluntary isolation and involuntary exclusion. More than sufficient subject matter for a group exhibition designed by Hans Op de Beeck (1969, Belgium), who is also the first selected artist, and Sara Weyns, curator of the Middelheim Museum. The other artists are David Altmejd (1974 Canada), John Cale (1942 Wales), Janet Cardiff (1957, Canada) & George Bures Miller (1960, Canada), Carsten Höller (1961, Belgium), Pascale Marthine Tayou (1967, Cameroon), and Leon Vranken (1975, Belgium).


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I'm too deep in the online side of this equation to be objective, but I categorize this as an absurdity. It seems as hypocritical as it gets for a company to ask customers for faith in something they fear too much to embrace. My best guess is that they are just waiting for a good smelling pitch man.


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People fired for sleeping on the job and missing work could have a harder time getting unemployment benefits under a bill endorsed by the Missouri Senate.
The Senate gave initial approval Wednesday to a measure expanding the definition of "misconduct" in the workplace. The change would make it harder for people to qualify for unemployment insurance after they are fired.
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