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"They can't forgive Uruguay that a son of the people has eliminated two of football's big nations, so they invented a whole case," Nicolas Maduro said late on Friday.
Suarez scored two goals against England in a 2-1 victory, and helped his team to a 1-0 win over Italy in the group stages, meaning Uruguay and Costa Rica made it to the next round while the humiliated Europeans went home.
It was in the Italy game that Suarez bit defender Giorgio Chiellini, earning him a nine-match ban from international games and a four-month suspension from football altogether by world governing body FIFA.
"It's very painful this disproportionate punishment that FIFA has taken against Luis Suarez, a great striker who belongs to all of us in South America," said Maduro, the populist successor to late Venezuelan socialist firebrand Hugo Chavez.
"No one denies some corrective measures were needed, but to suspend him for four months from football where he shines? To take him out of the World Cup? Latin America views this with outrage and we reject it totally."
Suarez's actions did provoke widespread international shock, but there is also a growing chorus of criticism of the punishment as excessive, including from Chiellini himself.
The strongest comments have come from Latin American leftists, ranging from Uruguay's President Jose Mujica to Argentine footballing great Diego Maradona who have cast the affair in terms of an international conspiracy.
Maduro, a former bus-driver who calls himself Venezuela's "worker-president", said all Latin Americans felt for Suarez, especially given his humble background.
"We send him a greeting of solidarity and brotherhood. A son of the people, a son of a simple woman who worked as a house-help, who lived in great poverty and rose from that," he said on state TV.
Suarez has returned to Uruguay to be with his family.
Though Venezuela has more of a baseball tradition, its 29 million people have embraced football more in recent years and been glued to the World Cup despite the disappointment of their own national side not making it in a spirited qualifying campaign.
(Reporting by Eyanir Chinea; Writing by Andrew Cawthorne)


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The search API allows to execute a search query and get back search hits that match the query. The query can either be provided using a simple query string as a parameter, or using a request body.
Multi-Index, Multi-Typeedit
All search APIs can be applied across multiple types within an index, and across multiple indices with support for the multi index syntax. For example, we can search on all documents across all types within the twitter index:
$ curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200/twitter/_search?q=user:kimchy'
We can also search within specific types:
$ curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200/twitter/tweet,user/_search?q=user:kimchy'
We can also search all tweets with a certain tag across several indices (for example, when each user has his own index):
$ curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200/kimchy,elasticsearch/tweet/_search?q=tag:wow'
Or we can search all tweets across all available indices using
$ curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200/_all/tweet/_search?q=tag:wow'
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MORGAN Schneiderlin has claimed he "one day" wants to play for a "great club".
The in-form Saints midfielder has been quoted in the French media regarding his long-term future.
Schneiderlin, who has been at St Mary's since 2008, is currently under contract until 2017.
The only two members of the current first team squad who have longer contracts are Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw, who are under contract until 2018.
Schneiderlin has long been linked with Arsenal, and it is believed Arsene Wenger was keen on the player prior to him joining Saints from Strasbourg as an 18-year-old.
When asked by the French media about the Gunners, the player is reported to have said: "Arsenal? I have a three year contract, then it will not be easy.
"It is also my dream to one day play in a great club, so why not?"
Schneiderlin, however, praised Saints in the same interview with Foot Mercato.
"The club wants to grow," he said.
"We will try to finish as high as possible to continue like this for a long time."


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He looked human, but there was just something wrong about him.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Indrid Cold
9 comments:
- Necropolis said...
One of my favorite movies. I couldn't believe hearing all of the negative reviews critics and even my friends gave it. Maybe I'm just too big a fan of the legend and won't allow myself to dislike a movie like this.
I've visited Point Pleasant and it's a bit surreal knowing the history of the events that took place there.
- September 17, 2010 at 11:32 AM
- Steve said...
This is the movie that got me my one IMDB credit. I have a generally positive impression of it. It certainly reached a broader audience than you'd expect from a movie called The Mothman Prophecies, though obviously it would be neat to see a movie closer to the source material.
- September 17, 2010 at 4:39 PM
- Rot said...
I had posted the last part of that video a while ago, but the link has since been broken...so I found this longer, and better, video.
That's so cool, Steve. Neat thing to be a part of.
- September 18, 2010 at 8:08 AM
- Steve said...
To be perfectly honest, they just used some crappy artwork of mine for the documentary. That's all it is.
- September 19, 2010 at 4:34 PM
- Rot said...
Well, I'm still VERY impressed, man. : )
- September 19, 2010 at 4:40 PM
- Steve said...
Thanks man! :D
- September 19, 2010 at 8:03 PM
- GhoulishCop said...
Okay, I just finished watching The Mothman Prophecies. Having seen a couple of posts here and video clips -- and The Grinning Man entry was just creepy -- I igured I needed to check it out.
Sorry, Necropolis, but put me in the camp of those who disliked this movie to the extreme. Perhaps because I haven't been immersed in the legend I thought the film was a lot of nothing happening.
Maybe it's because I don't like Richard Gere but I thought the performances were rather wooden. Despite that, I'm still interested in finding out more about the legend.
- September 23, 2010 at 11:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
I found myself watching this multiple times, and I notice something new with each viewing, cleverly hidden in the cinematography and sound-scapes, but always present. After researching such anomalous incidents myself, i have to say the director did an excellent job of portraying the essence of what is, at it's core, an inconceivably manipulative phenomenon. As keel said himself in the book, he was more interested in the "source" of the phenomena than it's bizarre, often cartoonish manifestations. The film renders a haunting portrait of that source
- December 6, 2011 at 5:20 AM
- Rot said...
Thanks for the post.
Well said.
I found it interesting that Indrid Cold is really a totally separate event and he was fused with the mothman in this film. Very effective.
And truly scary.
- December 6, 2011 at 7:15 AM


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A great, easy and tasty recipe which I make especially for Rosh Hashana! You can serve it as a side dish to the meat or chicken or even as a dessert on its own. Either way it presents itself beautifully. These freeze very well.
40-45 pieces
2 (12 oz) Puff Pastry Dough
8-10 Baking Apples-Cortland or any of your choice
1 tsp Cinnamon or Apple pie spice
½ cup Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Sugar
- optional: nuts
Peel apples. In a large bowl, slice apples into thin slices. Use a hand grater on the large slice or a food processor. Add sugar, vanilla sugar and spice. If you like nuts, add some chopped at this point. Mix well and let sit for a few minutes.
Roll out dough on floured surface-do not use too much flour. Cut into 4x4 squares. You can use prepared cut squares-just roll them out thinner and cut smaller.
Place 1 Tbls of filling in the center of dough. Put another piece of dough of top and press down on edges. With an apple sealer ( bought it at Peppermill in Brooklyn- can be bought at any baking store-they come in many different shapes.) press on the dough. Remove all excess dough from the sides.
Continue until all squares are done. You can re roll the extra dough from the sides. Place on parchment paper in a cookie sheet size pan.
Bake at 350 until light brown in color, about 20 minutes. Let cool. Remove from pan and freeze at this time. When ready to serve, let defrost and re bake for 5-10 minutes or place on warming tray. Dust with confectionary sugar before serving.
If you like it sweeter, just add more sugar. This recipe can be adapted to use other fruit like pears or even a mixture of both.


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In Michigan's Harbor Country there is a 100 year old, 40 acre Vineyard which has been transformed into a European style venue for Michigan vineyard weddings and other events that require an upscalefeeling. If you're looking for the perfect Southwest Michigan Vineyard for your outdoor event, Willow Harbor Vineyards & Polo Club has a spectacular setting in Southwest Michigan. Just 20 minutes from the Shores of Lake Michigan.
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Justice League 2014 Kia Sorento Unveiled at Comi-Con
Final Vehicle in Collaboration with DC Entertainment Showcases All Seven Superheroes
Over the past year, Kia has collaborated with DC Entertainment on creating a series of superhero-themed cars, including a Wonder Woman-themed Sportage, as part of the comic book publisher's "We Can Be Heroes" campaign. At the 2013 Comic-Con convention in San Diego, Kia showed off the final vehicle in the series, a 2014 Sorento SUV, with custom artwork depicting all seven of the Justice League superheroes, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg, created by DC Entertainment co-publisher Jim Lee and painted by West Coast Customs.
The "We Can Be Heroes" campaign was originally envisioned to help combat hunger in the Horn of Africa, and has raised more than $285,000 through crowdfunding campaigns to date. The Sorento is the centerpiece of an eBay online charity auction which benefits the "We Can Be Heroes" campaign. The 10-day charity auction is live through July 27, 2013, at www.ebay.com/wecanbeheroes. In addition to the Sorento, spectacular artwork from some of today's top contemporary artists, inspired by DC Comics' Justice League characters. The top item in this collection is "Justice," a large-scale piece of original artwork by Jim Lee that features Batman's profile in a color palette inspired by the hues of Africa: yellow, green, red and black.
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The U. S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued a patent to the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services involving resiniferatoxin, or RTX, an experimental compound that represents a potential new class of drugs to alleviate the intractable pain that can occur in people with advanced cancer, severe arthritis, and other extremely chronic conditions.
"While RTX remains an investigational drug, the patent licensed to our commercial partner provides further incentive to move the drug through clinical development," said Mark L. Rohrbaugh, Ph.D., J.D., director of NIH's Office of Technology Transfer (OTT), which manages patents and licenses to inventions made by NIH and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists. "The patent increases the likelihood that RTX will not end up on a laboratory shelf as a stalled or lost opportunity, but instead will have the potential to improve the lives of people with intractable pain."
The method patent specifically covers intrathecal administration of RTX, meaning its injection into the spine's thecal sac. The thecal sac is formed from layers of connective tissue and surrounds the spinal cord. Bundles of peripheral nerve roots feed into the fluid-filled sac, where their incoming sensory signals are routed onward along the spine and to the brain.
The patent (U. S. patent number 8,338,457) will be administered through the National Institutes of Health, a component of HHS. The NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) will lead the early clinical development of intrathecally administered RTX in collaboration with Sherrington Pharmaceuticals, Inc. through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement. Sherrington, a private biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of chronic and refractory pain, will attempt to commercialize RTX under an exclusive license agreement to the newly issued patent.
NINDS presently oversees an early phase clinical study of RTX that investigates the safety and efficacy of RTX administered intrathecally to advanced cancer patients with severe pain. The study continues to recruit patients, and more information can be found at:
http://cancerpainstudynih.com and www.clinicaltrials.gov
RTX first came to the attention of researchers in the mid 1970s when German scientists isolated it as the active compound in a dried white resin and centuries-old folk remedy that is extracted from a spiny, cactus-like plant called Euphorbia resinifera. The discovery soon caught the investigative eye of Dr. Peter Blumberg, a scientist with NIH's National Cancer Institute (NCI). He was intrigued by RTX's unique chemical structure, a natural hybrid between capsaicin, the irritant in red peppers, and daphnane, a unique class of plant-derived, irritant compounds.
Blumberg received several patents in the United States and abroad during the late 1980s and early 1990s related to RTX. He and his colleagues showed among their many discoveries that the compound was a 1,000 times more potent than capsaicin when binding to the surface of certain types of heat-pain sensing neurons. While Blumberg and colleagues laid the scientific groundwork, the optimal means to administer RTX as a new, ultra-potent class of pain medication remained open for discovery.
In the early 2000s, Dr. Michael Iadarola, a basic scientist with NIH's National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), and colleagues began to piece together one such alternative. They had homed in on RTX's reported unique ability to bind to a much studied protein called vanilloid receptor 1 (VR1), which is a channel, or pore, displayed on the surface of certain types of heat-pain-sensing neurons, or nerve cells. RTX attaches to VR1, and, like water flowing through a hose, prompts an influx of calcium ions through the channel, but only in those cells that express VR1.
"Capsaicin is the equivalent of trying to put out a house fire with a low-pressure garden hose," said Andrew Mannes, M. D., a scientist with NIH's Clinical Center, who is involved in RTX's clinical development. "RTX acts like a high-pressure fire hose. Just as the heavy blast of water from the fire hose can extinguish the flames, the heavy influx of calcium that RTX causes overwhelms the specific nerve cells that carry painful sensations and kills them."
Because nerve cells in the peripheral nervous system must first route their sensory signals to the spine, where they then are processed and sent onward to the brain, Iadarola's finding raised an intriguing therapeutic scenario: The cell bodies of these peripheral neurons bundle together in groups near the spine. If RTX were applied intrathecally and directly to the bundles, called dorsal root ganglia, the scientists believed that they could selectively kill specific neurons that express large amounts of the VR1 protein on their surface. By doing this, they also could turn off permanently certain painful sensations, such as noxious heat and certain inflammatory signals that can be involved in severe arthritis, peripheral neuromas, trigeminal neuralgia, and advanced cancer.
The research baton soon passed to NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse to perform the needed toxicology studies on the intrathecal administration of RTX. Once completed, staff at the NIH Clinical Center painstakingly formulated RTX and produced the needed supply of the drug for NIH's current early-phase clinical study. The investigation is co-supported by NIDCR and NINDS.
"In recent years, NIH scientists have worked to enhance pain research and promote collaboration in the field," said NINDS Director Story Landis, Ph.D. "The unique scientific collaboration of five NIH components leading up to today's announcement has created an opportunity to develop a compound that might one day benefit patients."
"As the nation's medical research agency, NIH has tremendous capability to bring potential drugs to this developmental point," said NIDCR Director Martha Somerman, D.D.S., Ph.D. "We partner with industry to pull in their strengths and further study the drug. I'm happy that a partnership is in place for RTX now to test its potential to help those with intractable pain."
|Contact: Bob Kuska
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May 2007 Journal of Geoscience EducationVolume 55, Number 3
Dye Tracing through Sinks Canyon: Incorporating Advanced Hydrogeology into the University of Missouri's Geology Field Camp
Laura K. Lautz, State University of New York - Syracuse
Donald I. Siegel, Syracuse University
Robert L. Bauer, University of Missouri - Columbia
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/may07.html#v55p197
Recent Online Resources and Distance Learning Experiences in Natural Hazards
Steve LaDochy, Pedro Ramirez, and Dave Mayo, California State University, Los Angeles
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/may07.html#v55p202
A Course to Meet the Nature of Science and Inquiry Standards within an Authentic Service Learning Experience
Katharine Owens and Annabelle Foos, The University of Akron
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/may07.html#v55p211
A Multi-Disciplinary Earth Systems Course Designed for Pre-Service Middle School Teachers
William Slattery, Rebecca Teed, Tiffany Cole, and Craig Davis, Wright State University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/may07.html#v55p218
Doing Time: Apatite Fission Track Analysis in Undergraduate Geoscience Courses
Annia K. Fayon, Irene M. Duranczyk, and Donna L. Whitney, University of Minnesota
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/may07.html#v55p222
Earth Science Mini-Lessons: A Service-Learning Strategy for Improving Attitudes Toward Science of Preservice Elementary Teachers
Kirsten Thompson, Barry R. Bickmore, Charles R. Graham, and Stephen C. Yanchar, Brigham Young University
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/may07.html#v55p228
Creating and Displaying Virtual Silicate Structures Using Geographic Information Systems
Patrick Kennelly, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University
This paper illustrates the capabilities of geographic information systems (GIS) software to create and display silicate structures. These models require no knowledge of editing functionality within the GIS software. Instead, the required input is the coordinates of the individual atoms or tetrahedra constructed in a word processing or spreadsheet program. These coordinates are then imported into the GIS software, and can be used to display chain, ring, sheet, and framework structures. Links to silicate models exported from the GIS software in a virtual reality modeling language (VRML) format are provided. These models can be displayed using a web browser equipped with any freely available VRML plug-in.
Creating GIS-based silicate structures is an alternative to other software packages such as CrystalMaker® and Xtaldraw® designed specifically to create and display atomic structures. Although these GIS-based methods do not have all of the functionality of custom applications, GIS is a pervasive and growing technology with numerous applications in earth sciences and many other disciplines. Instructors may consider using this GIS-based method to introduce geospatial concepts, illustrate the breadth of GIS applications, and to establish interactive links between mineralogy and other disciplines.
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URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/may07.html#v55p235
Survey Development for Measuring the Near-term Effectiveness of a Program to Recruit Minority Geoscientists
C. Hanks, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
R. Levine, American Institutes for Research
R. Gonzalez, University of Maryland
D. Wartes, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
S. Fowell, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Theoretically and anecdotally, bridging programs that facilitate the transition from high school to college should increase the recruitment and retention of students into universities. Ideally, this type of program is deemed 'effective' if the program results in an increased number of the target population actually receiving a college degree. Thus, unless short-term indicators of success can be identified and measured, the program cannot be evaluated until five or more years have passed.
The Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is a bridging program aimed at preparing rural Alaska high school juniors and seniors for college. A geoscience course was recently added to the program in an effort to recruit Alaska Native students into geoscience careers. Using the concept of a geoscience career 'pipeline,' we developed a survey to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in recruiting potential geoscience majors. By using rigorous survey construction and testing methodology, we developed a survey that we are confident provides a short-term measure of the course's effectiveness in promoting the acquisition of the attitudes and knowledge associated with retention in a geoscience career pipeline. Keys to developing an effective survey were: identification of the model being tested; cognitive testing of survey questions; and identification of a control group. Results of the survey suggest that the RAHI geoscience course is an effective means of recruiting potential geoscientists.
URL for this article: http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/may07.html#v55p244


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text: While visiting Las Vegas for a few days, I stopped at the new Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino. I was thrilled to see a clothing store named for a tailor shop in Spitalfields. The store had hundreds of antique sewing machines, most likely just like the ones that our Jewish ancestors used. Another highlight was seeing a beautiful synagogue. The picture below showsthe Israeli Cultural Center or Bamidbar Synagogue. It was a wonderful place to visit.


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The Wanted Forced to Face Wall During First Encounter With Britney Spears
For most people, standing face first up against a wall usually means they're about to get searched by police officers or invasive TSA employees. However, for British boy band the Wanted, being forced to stand in this position probably just means that Britney Spears is about to pass by.
The 'Glad You Came' crooners recently discussed their first-ever encounter with Ms. Spears, who they met while opening for her at a show in Manchester in November 2011. Speaking to Fresh 102.7, the always outspoken Tom Parker said, "We signed a confidentiality thing that we should never say anything about what happened, but let's tell it anyway."
Siva Kaneswaran took it from there, explaining that Brit's bodyguards forced him to face the wall as the superstar walked by. "I was in the hallway with me tour manager. Basically we were looking with a laptop, trying to get Wifi … facing the middle of the hallway. [Britney's] bouncers came down with her and told us to face the wall."
Parker continued, "As Miss Spears is walking through! We're like, 'Come on!'" Kaneswaran then said, "We turned around and I faced a wall for about 10 seconds until she got really far away."
Um, talk about some serious diva behavior. Quick! Shield your eyes from the goddess that is Britney Spears before you're blinded! We get that Spears is trying to avoid any paparazzi pics or strangers grabbing at her, but considering that she herself invited the Wanted to perform, this security measure is a bit over the top.
However, although their first impression wasn't the best, they said Spears turned out to be quite lovely. "When we actually met her person-to-person, she was so down to earth. She's a total Southern girl," Jay McGuiness explained. "It was cool."
Brit may be down to earth, but these guys seem to tolerate absolutely zero amounts of divalicious BS. Not too long ago, Max George called Christina Aguilera "scary" to meet, and Parker elaborated, throwing in his no-holds-barred two cents by saying she was a straight up "b—-" when they met her on the set of 'The Voice.'
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From growth controls to minimum wage laws, Seattle's government is working hard to cut incomes and increase the cost of living.
The Colombian government should allow more options for self-defense for citizens, while stripping the cartels and guerrillas of artificially high drug profits.
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Top tips to planning eco-friendly and sustainable events in the Shropshire Hills have been put together in a simple guide, Go Green with your Festival.
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The Indiana Jones Handbook
In "The Indiana Jones Handbook," Denise Kiernan and Joseph D'Agnese poke their tongues-in-their-cheeks to provide a guide to the film franchise just in time for the release of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
Very few books set the tone on the copyright page: "We do not guarantee that these instructions are complete, safe or wholly accurate, nor should they be considered a substitute for your good judgment and common sense. If you encounter a poisonous snake, for example, we urge you to ignore the instructions on pages 113-118 and immediately contact the local animal control center." Good idea.
In fact the book is crammed with suggestions that no one should follow, but make for very entertaining reading.
Surviving a plane crash: "Not to focus on the negative here, but if you have taken it upon yourself to fly a plane without any prior training whatsoever, you may be about to crash-land."
Escaping via train-top: "Sooner or later you are going to take on a villain and his goons atop a moving train. The best advice we can offer is: Don't."
How to break a zombie curse: "It's hard to advise what one should do with a zombified colleague in the field."
Vipers and fashion: "Although she never could have anticipated being sealed inside the snake-ridden Well of Souls, (heroine) Marion Ravenwood's ensemble is a perfect example of what not to wear to a snake fest. Open-toed shoes or sneakers are obviously not a good idea on an expedition, no matter how high the mercury rises."
If you haven't recently rewatched the three Indiana Jones movies, then this book will whet your appetite to do so. Only by watching "Raiders of the Lost Ark" can you truly enjoy the last cheerful chapter on "How to escape the Wrath of God."
"So, if you'd like to avoid the fiery consumption, melting your torso and face like one of Madame Tussauds creations in a heat wave, exploding your head, and dissolving as every vestige of your corporeal being is sucked into the heavens, then keep your eyes closed and mind your own business."
A piece of advice that Indiana Jones actually followed.
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COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) — Police say a 14-year-old Colorado girl was fatally shot by her stepfather after a report of a burglary at her home.
Colorado Springs police spokesman Larry Herbert said the girl's stepfather fired the shot, but said it wasn't known if he had mistaken the teen for a burglar.
Police say the girl was shot around 6 a.m. Monday and later died at the hospital.
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Pointer Tagging
Paper: Faster laziness using dynamic pointer tagging
In GHC we "tag" pointers to heap objects with information about the object they point to. The tag goes in the low 2 bits (3 bits on a 64-bit platform) of the pointer, which would normally be zero since heap objects are always word-aligned.
Meaning of the tag bits
The way the tag bits are used depends on the type of object pointed to:
If the object is a constructor, the tag bits contain the constructor tag, if the number of constructors in the datatype is less than 4 (less than 8 on a 64-bit platform). If the number of constructors in the datatype is equal to or more than 4 (resp 8), then the tag bits have the value 1, and the constructor tag is extracted from the constructor's info table instead.
If the object is a function, the tag bits contain the arity of the function, if the arity fits in the tag bits.
For a pointer to any other object (including a PAP), the tag bits are always zero.
Optimisations enabled by tag bits
The presence of tag bits enables certain optimisations:
In a case-expression, if the variable being scrutinised has non-zero tag bits, then we know that it points directly to a constructor and we can avoid entering it to evaluate it. Furthermore, for datatypes with only a few constructors, the tag bits will tell us which constructor it is, eliminating a further memory load to extract the constructor tag from the info table.
In a generic apply, if the function being applied has a tag value that indicates it has exactly the right arity for the number of arguments being applied, we can jump directly to the function, instead of inspecting its info table first.
Pointer-tagging is a fairly significant optimisation: we measured 10-14% depending on platform. A large proportion of this comes from eliminating the indirect jumps in a case expression, which are hard to predict by branch-prediction. The paper has full results and analysis.
Garbage collection with tagged pointers
The garbage collector maintains tag bits on the pointers it traverses. This is easier, it turns out, than reconstructing tag bits. Reconstructing tag bits would require that the GC knows not only the tag of the constructor (which is in the info table), but also the family size (which is currently not in the info table), since a constructor from a large family should always have tag 1. To make this practical we would probably need different closure types for "small family" and "large family" constructors, and we already subdivide the constructor closures types by their layout.
Additionally, when the GC eliminates an indirection it takes the tag bits from the pointer inside the indirection. Pointers to indirections always have zero tag bits.
Pointer tagging is not optional, contrary to what the paper says. We originally planned that it would be: if the GC threw away all the tags, then everything would continue to work albeit more slowly. However, it turned out that in fact we really want to assume tag bits in some places:
- In the continuation of an algebraic case, R1 is assumed tagged
- On entry to a non-top-level function, R1 is assumed tagged
If we don't assume the value of the tag bits in these places, then extra code is needed to untag the pointer. If we can assume the value of the tag bits, then we just take this into account when indexing off R1.
This means that everywhere that enters either a case continuation or a non-top-level function must ensure that R1 is correctly tagged. For a case continuation, the possibilities are:
- the scrutinee of the case jumps directly to the alternative if R1 is already tagged.
- the constructor entry code returns to an alternative. This code adds the correct tag.
- if the case alternative fails a heap or stack check, then the RTS will re-enter the alternative after GC. In this case, our re-entry arranges to enter the constructor, so we get the correct tag by virtue of going through the constructor entry code.
For a non-top-level function, the cases are:
- unknown function application goes via
stg_ap_XXX(see Generic Apply).
The generic apply functions must therefore arrange to correctly tag R1 before entering the function.
- A known function can be entered directly, if the call is made with exactly the right number of arguments.
- If a function fails its heap check and returns to the runtime to garbage collect, on re-entry the closure pointer must be still tagged.
- the PAP entry code jumps to the function's entry code, so it must have a tagged pointer to the function closure in R1. We therefore assume that a PAP always contains a tagged pointer to the function closure.
In the second case, calling a known non-top-level function must pass the function closure in R1, and this pointer must be correctly tagged. The code generator does not arrange to tag the pointer before calling the function; it assumes the pointer is already tagged. Since we arrange to tag the pointer when the closure is created, this assumption is normally safe. However, if the pointer has to be saved on the stack, say across a call, then when the pointer is retrieved again we must either retag it, or be sure that it is still tagged. Currently we do the latter, but this imposes an invariant on the garbage collector: all tags must be retained on non-top-level function pointers.
Pointers to top-level functions are not necessarily tagged, because we don't always know the arity of a function that resides in another module. When optimisation is on, we do know the arities of external functions, and this information is indeed used to tag pointers to imported functions, but when optimisation is off we do not have this information. For constructors, the interface doesn't contain information about the constructor tag, except that there may be an unfolding, but the unfolding is not necessarily reliable (the unfolding may be a constructor application, but in reality the closure may be a CAF, e.g. if any of the fields are references outside the current shared library).
Pointers to PAPs are never tagged. If we tagged a PAP with its arity, then a function call with the correct number of arguments would assume that it could jump to the PAP's entry code to call the function, which is not the case - a PAP has no entry code, it can only be called via the generic
stg_ap_ apply functions.
Compacting GC
Compacting GC also uses tag bits, because it needs to distinguish between a heap pointer and an info pointer quickly. The compacting GC has a complicated scheme to ensure that pointer tags are retained, see the comments in rts/sm/Compact.c.
Dealing with tags in the code
Every time we dereference a pointer to a heap object, we must first zero the tag bits. In the RTS, this is done with the inline function (previously: macro)
UNTAG_CLOSURE(); in
.cmm code this is done with the
UNTAG() macro. Surprisingly few places needed untagging to be added.
Strict fields are NOT always tagged.
One might assume that strict fields by their nature can only contain tagged pointers. This is currently not true. Especially (static) indirections can make their way into such fields. See #14677


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GENEVA (Reuters) - For the first time, Syrians were the biggest group seeking asylum in industrialized countries last year, as the impact of fighting in the country spread beyond the turbulent region, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
A record number of asylum requests by Syrians and Russians in 2013 raised the total number received in 44 rich countries to it highest since 2001, the agency said. The total of 612,700 claims rose 28 percent from the year before.
Syrian refugees are expected to continue fleeing the country's civil war, now in its fourth year. Some 2.6 million have now been driven into five neighboring countries, one million in Lebanon alone, the agency said.
In the industrialized world, 56,400 Syrians requested refugee status in 2013, more than double the number the previous year, the UNHCR said in its report Asylum Trends 2013.
"There is clear evidence in these numbers of how the Syria crisis in particular is affecting countries and regions of the world far removed from the Middle East," Antonio Guterres, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said in a statement.
Syrians who managed to lodge asylum requests in the industrial world enjoyed high rates of approval, 95 percent, Volker Turk, the UNHCR director of international protection, told a news briefing.
Russian nationals, mostly believed to be from the breakaway region of Chechnya, were the second-largest group of asylum seekers in 2013, with a record 39,800, a jump of 76 percent on the previous year, the agency said.
But many Russian applicants appeared to be migrants joining family in Europe, mainly Poland and Germany, rather than people fleeing violence and persecution, Turk said. He noted a lower rate of approval for their applications.
Asylum seekers from Afghanistan, the top country of origin for the two previous years, were the third-largest group in 2013 at 38,700, with Turkey their prime destination.
For the first time in eight years, the United States was not the biggest recipient of asylum seekers among the 44 countries. It fell to second behind Germany, despite a rise of 25 percent from the year before, to 88,400 claims, the agency said. Chinese nationals were the largest group of asylum seekers in both the United States and Canada.
The biggest increase in applications by region was in the 38 countries of Europe, where a total of 484,600 requests were lodged, a rise of 32 percent over 2012. The 28 members of the European Union had 398,200 claims, also a 32 percent rise.
Germany was the top destination worldwide, receiving 109,600 asylum claims. Within Europe, it was followed by France with 60,100 and Sweden with 54,300.
"If you look at the last three years, it is Sweden and Germany that have attracted comparatively the highest number of Syrians within the European Union," Turk said.
But Turkey is the biggest refugee host in Europe. It has issued a blanket temporary protection for Syrians, registering 640,889 to date, Turk said. "Which by the way, if you compare that, this is actually higher than the number of all people who applied for asylum in the industrialized world" in 2013.
In addition, Turkey received 44,800 individual claims, mainly from Afghans and Iraqis.
"We see a significant increase of Iraqis applying for protection in Turkey, which is not least due to the deteriorating security situation in Iraq," Turk said.
Turk, asked about a hardening of EU asylum policies, said that the bloc's Common European Asylum System was a "good body of law and legislation" that will help ensure that people needing international protection will get it within the EU.
"The problem is always access and admission," he said.
Hundreds of people died last year as refugees sought to enter the EU by boat through Lampedusa, an Italian island south of Sicily, putting the EU's migration policies in the spotlight.
European countries should ease requirements for Syrians and allow for more family reunifications, Turk said. He noted that some applicants tried to enter the EU using false passports or without documents, often helped by criminal smuggling rings.
"I think once you actually are able to enter a European Union country and you are able to access the asylum procedure, I think you have very strong safeguards in place that ensure that if you are in need of international protection you will actually get it," he said. "The problem is how to get there."
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Happy Birthday, Old Friend
This week marked the 30th anniversary of the release of Van Halen's epic album 1984. I could sit here and wax poetic about the greatness of each song, the unbelievable sales the album achieved, and how it played into the departure of David Lee Roth from the band. But that's all been done so many times I'm afraid Google would laugh at me if I added another document like that to its search results. So here's something a little more personal.
Van Halen's 1984 is easily the largest brick in the foundation of my love for all things music. In fact, it might just be the entire foundation.
I was born in 1977, so Van Halen has been around almost as long as I have. But like most kids in that 7-8-9 year old range, my mid-80s music tastes were still pretty much limited to what my parents owned or what happened to come on the radio. I'm not entirely sure how much airplay Van Halen got in those days before 1984, but I either never heard it or never recognized it on the stations that dominated our house and cars. We listened to a lot of music, and we had a lot of records—just no Van Halen that I can recall.
Then my parents decided it was time to step out of the 70s and into the 80s and bought a portable stereo with a cassette player and tuner known in those days as a "boom box." My dad also joined Columbia House, the music club catalog service that would send you new cassettes (or records, at that time) you chose every month, or a preselected hit album unless you told them not to. Back then I think the introductory offer was six for a penny or something like that. Anyway, I'm pretty sure by that time "Jump" and "Panama" and "Hot for Teacher" had made it through even our stereo speakers via popular radio, so that first shipment of cassettes included 1984.
I don't know if it was fascination with the new medium or just a budding desire to listen to whatever new music came my way, but I listened to those first cassettes every chance I got. Eventually I would start building my own collection of music outside of the children's records and random 45s I had scattered among my parents' collection, and it was all cassettes. I still listened to a lot of the stuff my dad was now acquiring on cassette as well, but 1984 was always a go-to for me—so much so that, inevitably, the tape ended up in my collection permanently. I played the shit out of that thing, so much so that the white plastic yellowed and most of the screen printed track listings were rubbed down to mere ghosts of the black lettering they once were. I was in awe of Edward Van Halen's guitar virtuosity, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony's thunder, and David Lee Roth's bravado. My love for Van Halen was off and running.
As I got older, friends turned me on to the new incarnation of VH with Sammy Hagar at the helm. By the time I started high school, I owned every Van Halen release on cassette. Not long after, I got my first CD player. I had evolved into full-fledged geekdom over Van Halen by then, so of course I re-bought every album on disc—but one of the first ones was, of course, 1984.
And then something happened that would change me and my music obsessions forever. At a friend's house as a teenager—probably while I was preaching to my eye-rolling comrades about how great Van Halen was and/or how Eddie is the greatest guitarist who ever lived—my friend's dad caught wind of my love for VH and said he had something I might like. He brought out a copy of 1984 on vinyl that was still partially in the original shrink wrap. He said he bought it when it first came out because he liked "Jump" but didn't really care for the rest of the album, so it had been played once. I was in awe once again but, oddly enough, I couldn't quite figure out why. At that point in the mid-90s, vinyl was nowhere near its resurgence. Records were the dusty old fossils parents brought out to reminisce about polyester days gone by. A child of the times, I had a respectable cassette collection that I was slowly pushing toward obsolescence by a growing CD collection. But this record immediately jumped out to me as a beautiful, pristine work of art and I had to have it. The black vinyl was so clean I could see myself in it. It even still smelled new. I think I gave him $10 for it; at the time, it probably wasn't worth half that. But you can't put a price tag on love at first sight.
Since that day, I've acquired about 1,000 records of varying condition and worth, both monetary and sentimental. But 1984 is still my most treasured record, and always will be. It was the first hit of a long, steady addiction to vinyl. Strangely, it's not even my favorite Van Halen album musically. But as is true in every aspect of life, you never forget your first. And listening to it today still gives me that same flood of awe and wonder it did nearly 30 years ago and every day in between.


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Picture the following scenario: you shell out a considerable amount of cash for a PC that you have been eyeballing for quite some time. It's all perfect in the beginning. It starts up lightning-fast, programs start running almost momentarily, and so on. This can go on for weeks, or even months, but it ends sooner or later, no matter how hard you try to keep it up.
You can go out and spend money, again, and upgrade which is always the best option, but it might not always be the most necessary. With a few simple tricks, you can speed up your PC and have it run smoothly, without the need to invest in expensive new hardware. Let's see what you can do.
Make Use of Disk Cleanup
For those of you who haven't used this one before, we advise you to do so immediately. You will be surprised how much space this feature will be able to free up. When you install massive programs, or copy large files, stuff such as logos or temporary files will remain on your computer in most cases causing it to slow down and drag its feet.
Freeing up several gigabytes of unused temporary files might just turn your PC into the speed demon it once was.
Install and Run CCleaner
While you can gain access to your computer's registries, it's always best to leave that one up to specialized software, especially if you don't know what you are doing. One of the most reliable programs for years, that is specifically used for that purpose, is CCleaner.
This one has been the darling of all major PC publications ever since it first appeared on the market, and for a good reason. Not because it's free, although it doesn't hurt, but because it will clean out old and corrupted registry entries left after uninstallation of software – great for extra security too!
Perform Hard Drive Defragmentation
This is also one of those things we rarely or never do. Regardless of where you store your files on your hard drive, they are usually broken up into smaller fragments, and stored on different locations, which means that the reader head of your HDD has to go back and forth to read the entire file.
Defragmentation puts all those data blocks next to each other for quicker access, which results in your PC working much faster. To access this feature, open your Start Menu, and type "defrag", or locate Disk Defragmenter in the Control Panel.
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I dedicate to the children of Assuit , Gaza and Syria.
The popular version of that lullaby was cover by none other than legendary Fairoz in 1960s "Rima goes to sleep"
All Children go to heaven.
Dear Zeinab, what about the small children of Israel?ReplyDelete
This is truly sad. In this country all busses are required to stop at rail crossings whether there are lights flashing or not. I hope Egypt will adopt the same laws.ReplyDelete
This exactly what I mentioned to Zeinobia in previous comment. OK the man controlled crossing was run by sleepy one, transit busses and PARTICULARLY school busses must stop first at the crossing (regardless of light or not)and treat it as STOP sign (I know in Egypt this means nothing),if that was the enforced practice , then the right barriers exist. What exactly , so called local politicians (like mayor, governors) do (besides taking bribes of course)?? . This country needs to wake up and smell the dirt that spreads all over. Egypt needs to focus on local needs, work, food, crime stopping and measures to stop chaotic accidents like this one.Forgot about international politics for sometime, learn the lessons from what Spain did following WWII , focussing on local needs, improve tourism , expand technical projects to improve local skills. Then the country can wake up.Delete
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May 28, 2002
Doing Something 'Concrete' In A Third World Nation
For a burgeoning underdeveloped nation, the most widely used construction material in the world-concrete-is a valuable asset. But in Mongolia-that landlocked Asiatic country wedged between Russia and the People's Republic of China-knowledge of concrete is, at best, rudimentary.
One of the most sparsely populated nations in the world, the country is emerging from a modern history of political turmoil and looking to the west for assistance in its development. Mongolia is Asia's seventh largest country in area but with a population of less than 2.5 million.
This is why, in part, SIUE Engineering Professor Luke Snell and his wife, Billie, traveled to Mongolia-to lead the first Mongolian concrete conference in mid-May, where they served as "good will ambassadors" for concrete as they toured the country. The Snells departed for Ulaanbaatar-the Mongolian capitol-on May 14 for a 14-day visit that was packed full of activities promoting and providing information about concrete.
"Mongolia is on the verge of a construction boom," said Snell. "There is a great deal of need for the building of basic infrastructures, and the population has migrated to the cities, such as they are."
A colleague from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, who is spending a year teaching at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, invited Snell to organize the conference. As director of the Concrete Construction Resource Unit at SIUE, Snell's expertise was valuable in its formation.
"The conference covered everything from the basics of concrete to discussions of why concrete cracks, and testing of concrete quality," said Snell.
Following the one-day conference, the Snells traveled throughout Mongolia, visiting factories, government offices and schools.
"We took a supply of our 'floating concrete' kits with us to teach Mongolian teachers how to teach this learning kit to their students," said Snell. "Somewhere between toddler age and sixth grade, children appear to lose their natural curiosity about the world. By sixth grade, children view science and math as boring and too hard. We've been using the 'floating concrete' unit to demonstrate otherwise."
Established in 2001, the Concrete Construction Resource Unit (CCRU) is an extension of the Department of Construction within the School of Engineering. The CCRU unites the knowledge and experience of faculty from civil engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, and mechanical engineering, as well as construction. One of its primary missions is to develop, promote and implement programs that create awareness of the concrete construction industry, as well as encourage children to explore the possibility of a career in construction or engineering.
The Snells travel and participation in the Mongolian concrete conference was sponsored by the American Concrete Institute (ACI), the Missouri chapter of the ACI, and SIUE's School of Engineering.
Benefits Fair Attendance Prize Winners Announced
Winners of attendance prizes at the SIUE Fitness and Benefits Fair in May have been announced. The fair is held each year in conjunction with the health Walk and the Staff Senate BBQ. The fair affords employees a chance to assess their health coverages through the university, as well as assess their health in general.
Two employees won prizes funded by Benefits Fair vendors' fees: Deanna Taylor, of the Office of Human Resources, a mountain bicycle, and Nancy Waltz, of the School of Education, a 19-inch color television set.
Other winners included:
Gloria Hartmann, of the Office of the Registrar, a birdhouse floral arrangement, and Bob Legate, of University Housing, a swim mat, both from Colonial Supplemental Insurance; Emily Coffin, of the Office of Continuing Education, Micro talk Walkie Talkies from Gallagher Byerly; and JoAnn White, of Facilities Management, a one-year Student Fitness Center membership, from Campus Recreation
Christy Simpson, of the Office of Graduate and International Admissions, and Karen Take, of Administrative Accounting, both received certificate for a free massage from Our Health Club & Spa in Glen Carbon.
'Root, Root, Root For The Cardinals' ... uh ... 'The Cubbies'
SIUE's Alumni Association has created another first ... the first SIUE Alumni Days at Wrigley Field and Busch Stadium, that is.
SIUE alumni, as well, as other members of the university community, are invited to join in the fun in both Chicago and St. Louis.
The first event kicks off Sunday, June 23, at Wrigley Field in as the Chicago Cubs do battle with the St. Louis Cardinals. The event features a pre-game reception at The Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., across from Wrigley. The pre-game reception will begin at 4:30 p.m. and should end before game time.
Alumni association members pay a $32 event price, while non-members pay $35, which includes both the game ticket and pre-game reception buffet featuring hot dogs, bratwurst, hamburgers, cole slaw, potato salad, french fries, cookies, brownies, and soda. There is also a cash bar on location.
Then, it's "Meet me in St. Louis, Louie," as the association hosts the second part of the event on Sept. 7, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis as the Cards play host to the Cubs. The second event includes a pre-game picnic in the picnic area of the stadium beginning at 5 p.m.
That pre-game picnic includes hot dogs, bratwurst, chips, pasta salad, and a cash bar and will end by the first pitch. The price for this event is also $32 for association members; non-members, $35.
Tickets for both events are available from the SIUE Alumni Association, (618) 650-2760, from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
Changes Under Way In Morris University Center
Big changes are occurring in the Morris University Center as the $19.3 million renovation project progresses. The Food Court re-opened last week with limited seating in the Cougar Den, and as summer term begins we will see a number of closings, relocations and other related modifications to daily life in the MUC.
"We're minimizing inconveniences as much as we can," said Mary Robinson, director of the center. "Work will progress as quickly as possible to restore some semblance of normality, but a little patience and a little advanced knowledge will smooth things out greatly."
"With the start of the fall semester, the construction walls will come down and everyone will be able to enjoy the first phase of the new and improved seating," said Robinson. "Sometime in early fall the new food court will open in the southeast area of the dining area and the current servery will be closed to make way for additional seating."
Goshen Lounge continues to be closed until early June as renovations take place in that area. "But it's not all about things closing up," said Robinson. "June 14 will see the opening of the new and enlarged Union Station. We're also hopeful that the administrative offices and information center will be back in their locations by early June, and we're on track for an opening sometime in July of the new Starbucks Coffee café."
As Phase I renovation wraps up, work will begin on a number of other Phase II projects, including renovation of the University Restaurant's exterior patio that will eventually allow for outdoor dining, as well as renovations to the Alestle offices, Cougar Lanes, the Kimmel Leadership Center offices, the copy center, and the hair salon. "We anticipate completing Phase II by early November," said Robinson.
"The renovations reflect the types of things students told us they wanted to see in the University Center," said Robinson. More than a year's worth of focus groups and surveys were held before recommendations were made in the winter of 2000 on improving the 33-year-old building.
Completion of the improvements to the center is scheduled for the summer of 2003. For up-to-the-minute information on the project, click here.
Howard, Walden Head To Nationals
SIUE's Tamekia Howard (Florissant, Mo.) and Dan Walden (Springfield) will travel to San Angelo, Texas, as competitors at the 2002 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
The national meet is a three-day event set for May 23-25 on the campus of Angelo State.
Howard qualified at 400 meters, while Walden is making his second straight appearance in the outdoor championships at 800 meters.
"Tamekia has made big leaps with her personal records this season," said SIUE Coach Darryl Frerker.
Howard was ninth on the list of twenty-three 400-meter runners with a time of 55.11 seconds in last Friday's Illini May Twilight meet in Champaign. "With that ninth spot, she should get a decent lane to run in. I think she's ready to get after it," Frerker said.
Howard will run the 400-meter preliminaries at 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 23. The finals for 400 meters are 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 25.
Walden's spot in the national meet was not as certain because he was 17th on the qualifying list. The NCAA committee overseeing the event selected 20 runners in the event. Walden hopes to qualify for the finals on Friday, May 24, at 7:40 p.m. The finals will be the next day at 7:50 p.m.
"Dan shouldn't be as nervous as he was last year in his first race at national," Frerker said. "This season he's been very consistent with his time and running within a few seconds of his personal best in every race." Walden's qualifying time at 800 meters was 1:51.43.
SIUE Places Third In GLVC All-Sports Trophy Race
With a softball conference championship in hand, the SIUE athletics department finished third in this season's Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Sports Trophy standings.
Northern Kentucky won the annual trophy, accumulating the most points based on finishes in GLVC Championships and other GLVC-sponsored events. Northern Kentucky scored 113 points, followed by Indianapolis (104.75), SIUE (95.5), Lewis (91.75), Southern Indiana (89), Bellarmine (72.5), Saint Joseph's (67), Quincy (61), Wisconsin-Parkside (60.5), Missouri-St. Louis (57) and Kentucky Wesleyan (22).
SIUE won its first GLVC Championship event in nearly three seasons when softball Coach Sandy Montgomery's team won early this month.
Northern Kentucky won the most GLVC titles with seven, followed by Indianapolis (4), Lewis (4), SIUE (1) Southern Indiana (1) and Kentucky Wesleyan (1). Indianapolis shared two of its titles with Northern Kentucky in men's golf and Lewis in women's outdoor track.
Opel Named First Team All-Region
Chad Opel (Edwardsville), who became the seventh player in NCAA Division II history to record more than 300 career hits, added another accolade to his growing list by being named All-North Central Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Opel, who batted .420 in his final season as a Cougar, was named to the first team and will appear on the national ballot for a chance to be named All-American for a second consecutive season.
The shortstop completed his career with 302 hits, making him the seventh player in NCAA Division II history to record 300 or more in a career. He also ranks fifth in the NCAA in runs scored with 229 and at bats with 850. He helped the Cougars to a 30-24 record and a third-place finish in the GLVC Tournament this past season as well as fifth-place national finish during the 2001 season.
Opel holds career records at SIUE in runs scored and doubles with 59. He also is second all-time at SIUE in hits and at bats. He also holds single season records for at bats (274) and runs scored (82) in 2001.
McCoy Named All-American
Valerie McCoy (Bethalto), who helped SIUE to its third straight appearance in the NCAA Division II Softball Championships and a record 51 wins this season, was named All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
McCoy, a senior, accepted her second All-American certificate in Salem, Va., in a ceremony at the national finals. McCoy was named an at-large third team All-American. "Val has been a steady force for this team for a long time. I'm happy she is getting well-deserved recognition," Coach Sandy Montgomery said.
The second baseman was steady in her final season as a Cougar with a .372 batting average. She completes her four-year career at SIUE among the all-time best in several offensive categories. McCoy is sixth in batting average at .357, fourth in at bats with 616, tied for second in hits with 220, eighth in runs batted in with 102, and fifth in walks with 55.
SIUE completed the 2002 season with a 51-12 record and its first Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title.
SIUE Men's Soccer Signs Five
SIUE men's soccer Coach Ed Huneke filled his team's needs for next season with the signing of five players.
The soccer Cougars added Mike Ngonyani (Bloomington, Ind.), Pete Cacciatore (St. Louis), Brian Higgins (St. Charles, Mo.), Andrew Crider (Granite City), and Tim Velten (St. Louis). "We're still winning," Huneke said. "Last year's success has carried over into recruiting. The momentum should continue."
SIUE advanced to the Final Four last season and was eliminated by the eventual champion Tampa in the semifinals of the national championships. The Cougars finished with a record of 17-3-3.
Ngonyani enters SIUE after being named the national junior college Player of the Year at Springfield College. A two-time All-American, Ngonyani scored 46 goals in two seasons. As a forward, Ngonyani scored in every game as a senior at Bloomington North (Ind.) High School in leading his team to a 16-4-1 record. He also led his team to the school's first berth in the super sectional tournament. Ngonyani has been a part of a state title team for every year since 1995.
Huneke said Ngonyani will be a player to watch. "He's a very dangerous forward who can beat a defender in a variety of ways," Huneke said.
Cacciatore joins the list of family members who have played for the Cougars. His father, Steve, was a member of the 1972 national championship team. His uncles, Chris and Jeff, played for SIUE in the mid- to late-'70s. Pete Cacciatore helped St. Mary's High School to three straight state championships. He was honored as the Missouri Player of the Year in 2001 after earning numerous All-State and All-Conference honors. Cacciatore also competed in track where he was fourth at the state championships in the 300-meter hurdles.
"Pete has blazing speed and a flamboyant style of play," Huneke said.
Higgins led CBC High School with 12 goals last season and earned third team All-Metro honors from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A second team All-State selection his senior season, Higgins also played for the Scott Gallagher club team which won two state championships the past two seasons. "Brian is a classic playmaker who has great awareness, vision and execution," Huneke said.
Crider was a four-year letter winner at Granite City High School. An All-Southwestern Conference selection his junior season, the midfielder capped his prep career with two goals his senior season. "Andrew is a versatile player with a good sense of how to play," Huneke said.
Velten scored three goals as a back for Webster Groves (MO) High School his senior season. A second team All-State and third team All-Metro selection, Velten was the Suburban South Conference's Player of the Year in 2001 and a three-time All-Conference pick. "Tim is a superb athlete who is cool on the ball for a back," said Huneke.
Esker, Koenig Named Academic All-District
Jenny Esker (Steeleville) and Missy Koenig (Mapleton) have been named members of the Verizon/CoSIDA District V College Division softball team.
Esker, the Great Lakes Valley Conference's Player of the Year, was named to the first team as an outfielder, while Koenig was selected to the second team. The Verizon/CoSIDA District V College Division includes institutions from Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin who are NCAA Divisions II or III or NAIA.
Esker has been placed on the national ballot for consideration for Academic All-American.
A sophomore, Esker batted .395 for the Cougars, who finished the 2002 season with a 51-12 record and a No. 2 national ranking in the final USA Today/NFCA NCAA Division II regular season poll. Esker led the Cougars in several offensive categories, including hits (83), runs (56), doubles (22), home runs (12) runs batted in (48) and stolen bases (30). The hits and runs numbers broke single-season records at SIUE.
Koenig completed her second season at SIUE with a 16-4 record, one save and a 1.70 earned run average. In two seasons, Koenig has compiled a 32-11 record as an SIUE pitcher.
SIUE Women's Basketball Signs Native of Poland
Anna Wiszniewska, a 5-foot-10-inch forward from Warsaw, Poland, has signed a national letter of intent to play women's basketball for SIUE next season.
Wiszniewska played in the Polish I League last season and has previously been a member of a team which placed third at the Polish Junior Championships. "We like what we saw when we brought her in for a visit," admitted Coach Wendy Hedberg.
Coach Hedberg first learned of Wiszniewska through a compact disc the player had had sent to the women's basketball office. The CD had a video of her displaying her basketball talent. The Cougars took a chance on bringing Wiszniewska in for a visit.
Wiszniewska has been among winning teams since age 10 when she began to play in Warsaw's sports club. In 1999, her club team advanced to the Polish I/II finals. In 2001, her team won the bronze at the Polish Junior Championships as she averaged 10.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. "I think she is going to develop into a good player," Hedberg said.
The coaching staff may not have received an accurate view of her capabilities when she arrived for a visit since she was playing the day after flying in from Poland, said Hedberg. But the women's basketball coaching staff liked her maturity and poise after being put in a tough position.
Five Softball Cougars Named All-Region
After finishing the 2002 season with a 51-12 record, five SIUE softball players were named All-Great Lakes Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Jenny Esker (Steeleville), RyAnn Spann (Bethalto) and Valerie McCoy (Bethalto) were named to the first team. Erin Newman (Fairfield, Calif.) and Koree Claxton (Rantoul) were selected to the second team,
The members of the first team have been placed on the national ballot and will have an opportunity to be named All-American. "This is an outstanding achievement for these players," Coach Sandy Montgomery said. They have worked hard this season and deserve the reward."
SIUE finished the 2002 season this past weekend after being eliminated by Ashland in the consolation bracket of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament held in Edwardsville.
Esker, a sophomore outfielder, was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year after leading the league in several offensive categories, including hits (83), runs scored (56), runs batted in (48), and stolen bases (30). She set a single-season record for hits and runs scored as the team's leadoff hitter for most of the season.
Spann, a junior, recorded the most victories in a season (27) since Coach Montgomery set the record as a player with 30 in 1985. Spann fanned 219 batters in 247 2/3 innings and finished the season with a 1.10 earned run average.
McCoy, a senior, earned a back-to-back All-Region selection at second base. This season, McCoy hit .372 with 26 runs batted in. McCoy, an second team All-American last season, was the hardest player to strikeout with 11 in 183 at bats.
Newman, a two-time All-American, completed her collegiate career by shattering numerous offensive records, some of which she already had held after her junior season. Newman, a third baseman, batted .303 with eight home runs and 40 runs batted in this season. For her career, Newman leads SIUE in at bats (697), hits (265), walks (96), doubles (69), home runs (44), and runs batted in (185).
Claxton batted .311 in the outfield as the cleanup hitter. Claxton, a junior, recorded four home runs and 37 runs batted in, and was 11 of 11 in stolen bases.
Opel Named GLVC Player Of The Year
SIUE senior Chad Opel (Edwardsville) has been named Player of the Year by Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Opel, who needs four hits to become the seventh player in NCAA Division II history to record 300 or more hits, heads into the GLVC Tournament batting .429 with a team-best 51 runs scored, 19 doubles and 78 hits.
Opel was named first team as a shortstop for the Cougars. Wes Pickering (Springfield, Mo.) and Eric Meyer (Topeka) were named second team All-GLVC as a utility player and relief pitcher, respectively. Pickering is batting .331 with three home runs and 18 runs batted in. Meyer is 6-2 with a 3.31 earned run average and five saves.
Jarad Rettberg (Divernon) was named to Co-Freshman of the Year. Rettberg is currently 5-2 with a 3.29 ERA.
Glosser Signs With SIUE Men's Basketball
Logan Glosser, a 6-foot-5-inch forward from Mt. Zion, has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for SIUE.
It is the first recruit for new Coach Marty Simmons.
In his first move as head coach, Simmons went after a scorer. "He will be a real asset to the kind of program we have here," Simmons said. "He's an all-around player."
Glosser averaged 19.4 points per game as a senior this past season at Mt. Zion High School. He shot 177 of 405 (43.7 percent) from the field. That includes hitting 51.9 percent of his shots from inside the arc. He also led his team with 70 three-pointers and was second in rebounding with 5.2 per game.
"He has had a lot of talent around him, and Mt. Zion has won a good number of games with him," Simmons said.
Glosser was a three-year starter and completed his career as a member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association's Class AA All-Star team.


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IDC reports that U.S. notebook sales in Q3 2008 surpassed desktop sales for the first time ever. It's not all that surprising, given the long-term trends in the market, but it marks the end of an era and a slow change to the common perception of what constitutes a computer.
According to preliminary data from IDC notebook shipments in Q3 2008 accounted for 55.2 percent of computer systems and a record total of 9.5 million units shipped.
Growth on a quarter-to-quarter basis and a year-to-year basis are both over 18 percent. The desktop/notebook ratio varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. Some companies, like Toshiba, only offer notebook systems in the North American market, while the likes of Sony, Acer, and Lenovo have all exceeded 65 percent ratio of notebooks to desktops shipped for the quarter. Ars actually predicted that laptop sales would eclipse desktop sales in 2007, though we didn't specify if it would be for the entire year or for a segment thereof. [Pick the one that makes me look better! -Ed]
The falling economy didn't affect PC industry performance overmuch. Dell for instance exceeded revenue predictions, but saw profits per share drop thanks to stiff price competition among PC makers.
Netbooks are one of the shining stars in the PC industry right now and are accounting for significantly increased sales for many computer makers as consumers look for lower cost alternatives when shopping for new computers. Computer makers like Samsung who are reentering the U.S. market could put more pressure on existing PC makers leading to lower prices for Q4.
Studies are predicting that this will be one of the worst holiday shopping seasons since the early 1990's, yet consumer electronics are set to grow by up to 4 percent. This could be a great holiday season for computer makers in some respects. What we could see with the next round of earnings reports is that gross revenues go up and profits go down under stiffer price competition; basically the exact scenario that happened to Dell on a larger scale.


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VolleyWorld reflects on a truly Italian affair with the Women's World Championship Drawing of Lots
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 16, 2014 – With less than a month to go until the start of this year's volleyball season, VolleyWorld takes a look back at the Drawing of Lots for the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Italy 2014 – an important milestone on the road to one of the season's most anticipated events.
Following a memorable evening of music and artistry, a total of 24 countries were drawn across four pools for the first round of the 17th edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, which will be held across six different cities (Trieste, Milan, Modena, Verona, Rome, Bari) in Italy from September 23 to October 12.
It was also the first time that the volleyball family and fans saw the trophy for the Women's World Championship, with its unique contemporary design created specifically for the quadrennial event.
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Norfolk Southern Railway is a U.S. Class I railroad owned by Norfolk Southern Corporation operating 20,000 route miles of track in 22 states and the District of Columbia. The railroad provides service to every major Eastern seaport, 10 river ports and nine lake ports, and it has an extensive intermodal network. The company employed 30,103 individuals and reported 2013 revenue of $11.2 billion — up 1.8 percent year-over-year.
The Norfolk, Virginia-based railroad was formed in 1982 with the creation of the Norfolk Southern Corporation, which brought together Norfolk & Western Railway and Southern Railway, but has predecessors dating as far back as 1827.
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A year after saying he'd like to do for black people what he did for Jewish people, Quentin Tarantino is about to make it happen.
"Django Unchained," about a freed slave turned bounty hunter who goes sets out to liberate his wife from a plantation owner, will be Tarantino's next film, reported Anne Thompson.
"I'd like to do a Western. But rather than set it in Texas, have it in slavery times. With that subject that everybody is afraid to deal with. Let's shine that light on ourselves," said Tarantino last February. "Django Unchained" would appear to be just that film.
Here's a mildly spoiler-ish synopsis from Hollywood Elsewhere:
Django is a freed slave, who, under the tutelage of a German bounty hunter (Christopher Waltz) becomes a bad-ass bounty hunter himself, and after assisting Waltz in taking down some bad guys for profit, is helped by Waltz in tracking down his slave wife and liberating her from an evil plantation owner. And that doesn't even half begin to cover it! This film deals with racism as I've rarely seen it handled in a Hollywood film. While it's 100 percent pure popcorn and revenge flick, it is pure genius in the way it takes on the evil slave owning south. Think of what he did with the Nazis in Inglorious and you'll get a sense of what he's doing with slave owners and slave overseers in this one.
Christoph Waltz is on board to play the German bounty hunter, but the lead is up in the air.
The film is inspired by in part "Django," a series of spaghetti Westerns from the '60s, some of which featured Franco Nero, who's attached to star in Tarantino's film. Takashi Miike's 2007 film, "Sukiyaki Western Django," in which Tarantino appeared, will also inform this new project.


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