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Triadex Muse
The Triadex Muse is a sequencer-based synthesizer from the early 1970's. It was designed by Marvin Minsky and Edward Fredkin, both MIT professors with an interest in artificial intelligence. Intended as a compositional aid, the Muse is unlike most synthesizers out there, which may have contributed to its poor sales. Even so, it managed to make its mark upon the world of music, especially among the avant garde.
In lieu of a keyboard, the Muse uses eight 40-position slider switches which control a series of digital logic circuits using complicated algorithms (the Muse is considered one of the first digital sequencers). The binary output from the logic circuits is fed into a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and the output from the DAC is fed into a simple VCO. The result is a sequence of notes which, depending on the slider settings, can take years to loop back around to the beginning!
Operation of the Muse is not particularly intuitive, yet it is not too difficult to get started. Four of the sliders control the interval of notes, and the other four control the overall theme. A bar-graph lamp display near the sliders shows the status of the logic gates. Another set of sliders control the volume from the internal speaker, the tempo of the sequence, and the pitch. Additional switches allow you to start the sequence from the beginning, step through it note-by-note, or substitute a rest point in place of the lowest note. The owner's manual provided slider settings for example tunes, as well as templates where the user could log settings which had resulted in interesting sequences.
The Muse retailed for only a brief period of time in the early 1970's, and is considered extremely rare. The exact number of units sold is unknown, but is thought to be under 300. Even more rare are the accessories Triadex produced to go along with the Muse, including an Amplifier module (with an external speaker), a Multi-Muse Cable (used to daisy-chain multiple Muses together), and a Light Show module, a color organ whose 4 colored lamps blink in time to the signals coming from the Muse. All these accessories shared the Muse's unique design styling, too.
While it's very difficult to master, and nearly impossible to get it to play a specific song, the Muse offers nearly endless potential for random music generation. Set the sliders, switch it to automatic mode, and it will produce all sorts of bleeps and bloops. Add the Light Show module to the mix, and it becomes a visual spectacle as well. It's too bad the Muse used a proprietary I/O for communicating with other Triadex products, as it means the Muse can not be used to control any other synthesizers.
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- Specifications
- Polyphony - Monophonic
- Multitimbral - None
- Oscillators - 1 VCO
- Waveforms - Square
- LFO - 1 LFO with tempo control
- Filter - None
- Envelope - None
- Effects - Tempo, Pitch, Fine Pitch, Rest
- Sequencer - More than 14 trillion possible sequences
- Tracks - One
- Patterns - None
- Songs - None
- Arpeggiator - None
- Keyboard - None
- Memory - None
- Control - Proprietary In/Out for daisy-chaining multiple Muses
- Date Produced - 1972
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Guitar Center: Synths and MIDI
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The panel closest to the Torah Shrine reveals a Holy Ark, along with menorahs, shofars, etrogs, lulavs and incense pans, all elements of Temple worship in Jerusalem, showing that the long-destroyed Temple was not forgotten.
The center panel reveals a zodiac, labeled in Hebrew, revealing that this community was comfortable borrowing artistic motifs from the surrounding culture. The lower panel presents the biblical story of the offering of Isaac in moving detail.
An inscription in Aramaic notes the date, and the funding of the floor by donations. An inscription in Greek, "May the craftsmen who carried out this work, Marianos and his son Hanina, be held in remembrance" became the basis for a highlight of the Beit Alfa visit: an imaginative audiovisual dramatization depicting the choice by the "synagogue board" of Marianos and Hanina for the task.

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The apartment is very bright and cozy. The two separate rooms have a total of four sleeping places. The living room has a comfortable sleeping couch and a sleeping arm chair. The bedroom has a king size bed. The kitchen is equipped with everything you need for cooking a meal and has a table with two chairs. Two small balconies with table and chairs are ideal for smokers. The house is well maintained and has an elevator and a secured front entrance. WIRELESS INTERNET IS INCLUDED! The apartment is always professionally cleaned and we provide fresh sheets and towels.
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Great apartment in a really nice neighbourhood, easy arrival by train from Schoenefeld airport and very good transport links for sightseeing. Spacious living room and hallway, really high ceilings and well-chosen decoration and furnishings. Berlin was very cold whilst we were there but the apartment was beautifully warm. Coffee shop opposite is excellent - breakfast on Sundays there is great too. Plenty of choice of places to eat and drink nearby too - restaurants and bar within 100 metres. Booking, arrival and checkout all very smooth. Thanks for a great stay!
Everything was perfectly organised, Ben replied very quickly and the flat was very clean! Highly recommended!
Ben's appartment was what we hoped, we needed the WiFi and it ran well, and it had a very good price. Also it was near (1Km, coul he done walking) the s-bahn 9 (it ends in the schonefeld airport), and has another s and u-bahn lines, it's perfect for moving to the centre.
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Craig The end of the month marks a date that, if ignored, could have significant repercussions for people all across the country.
Northwest Colorado insurance numbers
Estimated uninsured residents in 2012
Moffat County: 2,569
Routt County: 3,458
Source: 2008-12 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Residents who have registered for insurance through Connect for Health Colorado since Oct. 1
Moffat County: 142
Routt County: 967
Residents who have registered for Medicaid since Oct. 1
Moffat County: 415
Routt County: 596
The deadline to apply for insurance coverage through Connect for Health Colorado or other insurance providers is March 31.
March 31 is the deadline to register for health insurance, which, for residents of the Centennial State, can mean going through the Connect for Health Colorado marketplace if you don't already have coverage.
Data collected from 2008 to 2012 by the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey shows 19 percent of Moffat County's populace and 15 percent of Routt County's population were uninsured, which translates to an estimated 2,569 residents for Moffat and 3,458 for Routt.
Connect for Health Colorado recently released statistics stating more than 100,000 people in the state have registered with their marketplace, but those details also relay that the six-digit number includes 142 people from Moffat County and 967 from Routt who signed up between Oct. 1 and March 8.
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing shows an increased number of eligible people enrolling for Medicaid in the state — 415 for Moffat and 596 for Routt. Medicaid is available to Colorado residents at less than 138 percent of the poverty level.
With more than 6,000 people uninsured between the two counties in 2012, and about 2,100 now covered, the question remains whether nearly 4,000 Northwest Colorado residents have sought out their own unique plans through insurance companies or have opted to do nothing.
Part of it simply has to do with the perception that health insurance is a luxury, said Erin Gleason, community and small business health insurance coordinator for the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association.
She added the difficulty that comes with the nature of insurance is it doesn't seem necessary until you actually need it.
"If we could all just get it whenever we wanted to, we'd only have it when we were sick or when something was wrong with us," she said. "Unfortunately, it can't exist if you only put in a little bit of money and take out a lot of money."
Subsidies for those who register through Connect for Health can cover a large portion of the cost of an insurance policy — providing they qualify.
A single individual must have an annual income of less than $45,960 and be ineligible for Medicare benefits, as well as not have coverage available through their job. If married — which raises the maximum yearly income to $62,040 — they also must be unable to receive coverage from their spouse's employer.
For each person in a family, the income level is raised by $16,080.
The tax credits that come from this status can be used to lower the monthly cost of a health plan from Connect for Health. About 58 percent of the customers use the advance tax credits, and in some instances, it can account for as much as two-thirds of premium costs.
"It dramatically reduces the cost of what they might have been used to," Gleason said. "We're hoping it means they'll actually go and see a doctor and take care of some of the issues that were piling up."
However, those who don't qualify still can find themselves responsible for a big payment, Gleason said.
One of the reasons for that is Moffat and Routt, as well as most counties on the Western Slope, are part of Geographical Rating Area 10, which is determined by state demographics such as available providers and the amount of coverage an insurer has in the area.
Isolation in the region and a limited number of medical options lead to higher prices, Gleason said.
"It really affects rural counties," she said.
Gleason added that Area 11, encompassing Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin and Summit counties, has "the highest prices in the whole country."
A press release from Colorado Division of Insurance said those who can afford coverage and have not yet purchased a plan through Connect for Health or directly from an insurance company — or already have the benefits covered by a plan through work or Medicare benefits — by March 31 face the "tax liability" of $95 or 1 percent of their yearly household income, whichever is greater.
More importantly, those who remain uninsured after the deadline will go months before being able to get coverage, Gleason said.
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From the time of his death in 1865 to the 200th anniversary of his birth, February 12, 2009, there has never been a decade in which Abraham Lincoln's influence has not been felt. Yet it has not been a smooth, unfolding history, but a jagged narrative filled with contention and revisionism. Lincoln's legacy has shifted again and again as different groups have interpreted him. Northerners and Southerners, blacks and whites, East Coast elites and prairie Westerners, liberals and conservatives, the religious and secular, scholars and popularizers—all have recalled a sometimes startlingly different Lincoln. He has been lifted up by both sides of the Temperance Movement; invoked for and against federal intervention in the economy; heralded by anti-communists, such as Senator Joseph McCarthy, and by American communists, such as those who joined the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the fight against the fascist Spanish government in the 1930s. Lincoln has been used to justify support for and against incursions on civil liberties, and has been proclaimed both a true and a false friend to African-Americans. Was he at heart a "progressive man" whose death was an "unspeakable calamity" for African-Americans, as Frederick Douglass insisted in 1865? Or was he "the embodiment...of the American Tradition of racism," as African-American writer Lerone Bennett Jr. sought to document in a 2000 book?
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It is often argued that Lincoln's abiding reputation is the result of his martyrdom. And certainly the assassination, occurring as it did on Good Friday, propelled him into reverential heights. Speaking at a commemoration at the Athenaeum Club in New York City on April 18, 1865, three days after Lincoln died, Parke Godwin, editor of the Evening Post, summed up the prevailing mood. "No loss has been comparable to his," Godwin said. "Never in human history has there been so universal, so spontaneous, so profound an expression of a nation's bereavement." He was the first American president to be assassinated, and waves of grief touched every type of neighborhood and every class—at least in the North. But the shock at the murder explains only part of the tidal wave of mourning. It is hard to imagine that the assassination of James Buchanan or Franklin Pierce would have had the same impact on the national psyche. The level of grief reflected who Lincoln was and what he had come to represent. "Through all his public function," Godwin said, "there shone the fact that he was a wise and good man.... [He was] our supremest leader—our safest counsellor—our wisest friend—our dear father."
Not everyone agreed. Northern Democrats had been deeply opposed to Lincoln's wartime suspension of habeas corpus, which led to the imprisonment without trial of thousands of suspected traitors and war protesters. Though Lincoln had taken care to proceed constitutionally and with restraint, his opponents decried his "tyrannical" rule. But in the wake of the assassination even his critics were silent.
Across much of the South, of course, Lincoln was hated, even in death. Though Robert E. Lee and many Southerners expressed regret over the murder, others saw it as an act of Providence, and cast John Wilkes Booth as the bold slayer of an American tyrant. "All honor to J. Wilkes Booth," wrote Southern diarist Kate Stone (referring as well to the simultaneous, though not fatal, attack on Secretary of State William Seward): "What torrents of blood Lincoln has caused to flow, and how Seward has aided him in his bloody work. I cannot be sorry for their fate. They deserve it. They have reaped their just reward."
Four years after Lincoln's death, Massachusetts journalist Russell Conwell found widespread, lingering bitterness toward Lincoln in the ten former Confederate states that Conwell visited. "Portraits of Jeff Davis and Lee hang in all their parlors, decorated with Confederate flags," he wrote. "Photographs of Wilkes Booth, with the last words of great martyrs printed upon its borders; effigies of Abraham Lincoln hanging by the neck...adorn their drawing rooms." The Rebellion here "seems not to be dead yet," Conwell concluded.
For their part, African-Americans' pangs of loss were tinged with fear for their future. Few promoted Lincoln's legacy more passionately than critic-turned-admirer Frederick Douglass, whose frustration at the presidency of Andrew Johnson kept growing. Lincoln was "a progressive man, a human man, an honorable man, and at heart an antislavery man," Douglass wrote in December 1865. "I assume...had Abraham Lincoln been spared to see this day, the negro of the South would have had more hope of enfranchisement." Ten years later, at the dedication of the Freedmen's Memorial in Washington, D.C., Douglass seemed to recant these words, calling Lincoln "preeminently the white man's President" and American blacks "at best only his step-children." But Douglass' purpose that day was to puncture the sentimentality of the occasion and to criticize the government's abandonment of Reconstruction. And in the final decades of his long life Douglass repeatedly invoked Lincoln as having embodied the spirit of racial progress.
Douglass' worries about America proved prophetic. By the 1890s, with the failure of Reconstruction and the advent of Jim Crow, Lincoln's legacy of emancipation lay in ruins. Regional reconciliation—the healing of the rift between North and South—had supplanted the nation's commitment to civil rights. In 1895, at a gathering of Union and Confederate soldiers in Chicago, the topics of slavery and race were set aside in favor of a focus on North-South reconciliation. As the 1909 centennial of Lincoln's birth approached, race relations in the country were reaching a nadir.
In August 1908, riots broke out in Lincoln's hometown of Springfield, Illinois, after a white woman, Mabel Hallam, claimed she had been raped by a local black man, George Richardson. (She later admitted to making up the story.) On Friday, August 14, two thousand white men and boys began to attack African-Americans and set fire to black businesses. "Lincoln freed you," rioters were heard to yell. "We'll show you where you belong." The next night, the mob approached the shop of William Donnegan, a 79-year-old African-American shoemaker who had made boots for Lincoln and at whose brother's barbershop Lincoln used to mingle with African-Americans. Setting fire to Donnegan's shop, the mob dragged the old man outside and pelted him with bricks, then slashed his throat. Still alive, he was dragged across the street into a school courtyard. There, not far from a statue of Abraham Lincoln, he was hoisted up a tree and left to die.


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OREGON– Norman D Erway, age 90, died on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013, at home. He was born on June 24, 1922, in Barry County, Mich., the fifth child of Louis and Nina (Otis) Erway. Norm spent part of his early childhood in Florida and then lived in Kalamazoo, Mich., and spent his summers and weekends with his cousin Harold Otis on his grandparents' farm near Hastings, Mich. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1940 and attended Kalamazoo College where he won several prizes in Chemistry and graduated in 1944 with majors in chemistry and physics. Norman worked on the Manhattan Project of the Atomic Energy Commission at the University of Chicago during World War II.
On June 9, 1945, he and Wilma Fechter were married at their college chapel in Kalamazoo and together they moved to Chicago for a year. In 1946, they moved to Oregon, Wisconsin where Norm attended graduate school in Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin. In 1947, they formed a partnership and started a scientific glassblowing business making and repairing scientific glass apparatus for the University of Wisconsin other universities and laboratories all over the country and overseas. Norman was most proud of having been the glassblower for many Nobel Prize winners at UW-Madison. John Ames joined them in the shop in 1959. The business celebrated its 65th anniversary in 2012.
The Erways were blessed with three daughters: Kim in 1953, Tracy in 1955, and Ricky in 1957; and with one granddaughter, Catherine, in 1992. The Erways traveled all over the United States and Canada. In 1964, they built a vacation home on the Petenwell Flowage of the Wisconsin River where they spent much of their time. Norm loved downhill skiing, and skied frequently in the Midwest and Western states, as well as Austria and Switzerland. Norm continued to downhill ski until he was 87 years old. He also enjoyed cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, ice-boating, ice-fishing, whitewater and flat water canoeing, camping, hiking, boating, sailing, swimming, snorkeling, fishing, hunting, beach combing, and visiting and photographing light houses. He and Willie traveled extensively visiting six continents, most recently China in 2007, and took adventurous trips on dories through the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River; on old sailing ships off the Maine Coast; and on river cruises in the US, Canada, and Europe. With their family they took a horse pack trip in Montana; chartered sailboats in the Caribbean; whitewater rafted in Idaho and Utah; and enjoyed houseboat vacations in Utah, Minnesota, and Missouri.
In recent years, Norm was passionate about the conversion of the family farm he enjoyed as a youth into the Michigan Audubon Society Otis Farm Bird Sanctuary. He and Willie helped finance and led the building of a floating boardwalk through the marsh and the renovation of the barn into a nature center.
Norman is survived by his wife of 67 years, Wilma; three daughters, Kim (Bill) Birck of Missoula, Mont.,Tracy (Baxter) Burton of Effingham, Ill., and Ricky Erway (and partner Ted Brooks) of Redwood City, Calif.; a granddaughter, Catherine Rose Burton (the light of his later years), who is attending Millikin University in Decatur, Ill.; his English Springer Spaniel, Nellie; many cousins, nieces, and nephews in Michigan; and by their friend and coworker, John Ames and his family. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Frederick and Charles; two sisters, Betty (Harry) Meech and Marion (Serafino) Gesmundo; many cousins, including Harold Otis; and several dear aunts and uncles.
There will be no visitation or formal services. His ashes will be scattered at their vacation home on the Petenwell and at the Otis Farm Bird Sanctuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Otis Farm Bird Sanctuary (c/o Michigan Audubon Society, Box 15249, Lansing, Michigan 48901).
The family would like to thank the staff of Agrace HospiceCare, Darcey Nett and the caregivers of Always Best Care Senior Services, and especially to John and Carol Ames and their daughter Dana Lindsey for the loving care provided to Norm and the family.
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K-1 World Grand Prix Goes Down on Friday
- Written by Dave Walsh
Yes, time does indeed fly sometimes. The past few weeks have been a really awkward blur for me, everything from cashing out my stocks, signing a billion documents to hiring movers and making sure that my girlfriend is appeased at the number of wires that I've hidden so she won't get upset at how unsightly they are. All while that was happening, the Final 8 were preparing to go to war in Croatia, but no, not that kind of war. The kind of war that I'm talking about is the one that involves kicks, knees and punches inside of the very famous K-1 ring.
K-1 might have had a bit of a rocky last few years, but they are once again looking to put all of that behind them and put on the 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix only three months late. We are willing to forgive as long as the card is good, and thankfully this card is pretty incredible.
The Final 8 has shaped up with these big fights;
Catalin Morosanu vs. Pavel Zhuravlev
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Jarrell Miller
Badr Hari vs. Zabit Samedov
Ismael Londt vs. Hesdy Gerges
While the landscape of this World Grand Prix does look at lot different than the last World Grand Prix that went down in 2010, a good portion of these guys have a ton of K-1 fights under their belt and some of them are some of the biggest rising stars at Heavyweight looking to claim their first K-1 World Grand Prix Championship.
The undercard seems a bit up-in-the-air, so check back at K-1's official temporary site for any updates throughout the week. The fight can also be viewed on there on Friday via a live stream for $20.


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Most of us have gone back to an ex…….and usually an ex that has treated us like dirt. What is so appealing about the ex factor? Is it a fear of being alone? Better the devil you know? Do we think we aren't deserving of a better relationship with someone new? Just when you think your self esteem can't get any lower you go back for more……and feel like you've done ten rounds with Mike Tyson by the end of it.
Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity which is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result! Does it work out – Carrie & Big style after repeated break ups?
If you are considering going back to an ex you've got to keep your eyes open and the blinkers off. Here are some handy tips you should consider before re-opening the ex-files.
– Why do you want to try again?
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Camping in Israel has recently enjoyed a huge comeback and is a unique experience. For years, it was only the sole purview of nature lovers. Today camping has become a popular vacation for the young and for families. After trying hotels, guesthouses and youth hostels, many have reached the conclusion that camping provides a wonderful way to enjoy a holiday close to nature.
Israel is a land of hikes and hikers. Its natural wonders and nature reserves, mountains, forests and rivers, as well as the paths among them are visited by many on foot, bicycles, or sport utility vehicles. The hiking experience is always enhanced by sleeping outdoors under the stars.
The allure of camping during a trip or as a vacation is the magical simplicity. There are many camping sites are scattered throughout Israel, offering guests a variety of services including expansive lawns and shady eucalyptus groves, tables and benches, snack bars and restaurants, playgrounds, water slides, and a variety of attractions depending on the location.
For instance, in the Upper Galilee it is possible to camp on the banks of rivers and take inner tube or raft trips down the Jordan River.
Lake Kineret is surrounded by dozens of campsites, which offer watersports or a water park. Along the coast from north to south are many sites with soft beach sand, sunshine and serenity for surfers or those just seeking to enjoy the waves.
The Negev desert offers Bedouin inns or places to pitch a tent in the heart of the calm desert, or along the beach in Eilat, where campers can indulge themselves on the shores of the Red Sea, or take fascinating scuba dives in the Coral Reserve.
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Four NHL teams have clinched playoff spots.
Three of them didn't celebrate by chugging big hits of suck juice.
And then there are your Montreal Canadiens.
Unlike the Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks and Pittsburgh Penguins, the Canadiens don't look like a team that's ready for the 2013 playoffs.
Since sewing up a spot in the postseason, they've looked like the 2012 Montreal Canadiens.
Maybe worse, because a year ago fans weren't expecting much from a last-place team.
Through 40 games of the truncated 2013 season, the Canadiens raised hopes and expectations to what may have been an unrealistic level.
But if the team we've seen in games 41 and 42 is the real Canadiens, the playoffs …
Well, let's promise a phrase from 17th-century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes:
The Canadiens' postseason could be nasty, brutish and short.
Last Thursday in Buffalo, the Canadiens outshot the Sabres 42-15 en route to the 5-1 win that put an "x" beside Montreal in the Eastern Conference standings.
Little did we know it stood for "execrable".
After Monday's 7-3 home-ice pasting at the hands of the non-playoff Flyers, veteran sportscaster Ron Reusch offered this grim assessment: "The Canadiens clinched a playoff spot, and they haven't played a good period since."
Tough to argue.
Down 3-0 after 10 minutes in Toronto Saturday night and down 2-0 to Philadelphia after less than six minutes of Monday's game, the Canadiens – who had played brilliant first periods through much of the season, scoring first in 28 of their 40 starts – were on their back foot and chasing the game against the Leafs and Flyers.
In Toronto and even more egregiously back at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens seemed incapable of playing the disciplined style that had carried them to the lofty heights of first place in the Northeast Division. Where was the tenacious puck pursuit? Where was the lightning-fast transition game?
Where was the checking? After recording 36 hits in Toronto, the Canadiens had ONE (by Nathan Beaulieu) through 20 minutes and two through 40 against Philadelphia. Play that soft against the Flyers and you're doomed.
And where was the franchise goaltender?
MIA at the ACC, Carey Price was better against the Flyers. Without his saves on three breakaways, the game would have been done and dusted after 20 minutes.
As it was, Price stood reasonably tall through a 17-shot first-period bombardment. And the game was tied early in the second period on a power-play goal by Brendan Gallagher – again, the best Canadiens forward … heck, the best Canadien skater … WTF, the best player in a red jersey.
The 2-2 deadlock lasted 24 seconds. Then Claude Giroux, who was brilliant, set up Jakub Voracek for an uncontested 12-foot wrister and the rout was on.
Gallagher was the best Canadien, but he wasn't the only one who played well. P.K. Subban had two more assists and played like he hated the Flyers. Galchenyuk and Lars Eller were two forwards who managed to create some pressure in the Flyers' zone.
The other 14 skaters? Varying degrees of awful, and some were worse than others. The group suck raised a few troubling questions:
• Was Alexei Emelin carrying his defence partner through 38 games? Watching Andrei Markov struggle, you wonder how he would fare in an 82-game season, with or without his Russian homeboy. And what if knee surgery makes Emelin as slow and contact-averse as Markov?
• Is it time for Carey Price to book a session with team psychologist Sylvain Guimond?
• Would Josh Gorges be playing Top Four minutes on a good hockey team? Would Francis Bouillon?
• What did David Desharnais do to merit 20:42 of ice time – more than any other forward on either team?
• If Travis Moen was serious about challenging Wayne Simmonds, why did he wait until garbage time?
Because the tragic events in Boston forced postponement of the Bruins-Senators game, the Canadiens are still atop the Northeast Division.
But Boston is a point back, with a game in hand. And don't look now, but the Leafs are four points off the division lead.
The Canadiens are in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. It might be time for Michel Therrien to cue up his Greatest Penguins Hits:
• There were moments of silence for victims of the Boston tragedy in Montreal, Chicago, Calgary, Nashville and Phoenix.
As a Montrealer who loves his city, I am dismayed to note the Bell Centre as the only venue where yahoos screamed during the brief ceremony.
Disgusting and depressing … the more so in contrast to what happened a week ago when the Liverpool football club in England remembered the Hillsborough disaster.
For a full minute at the great Anfield stadium, players linked arms and you could hear a pin drop.
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Per Marc's blog, more details coming.
Per Marc's blog, more details coming.
Wonder if they're shutting Claussen down for the year...?
Might be a nice little pickup. What was the reason he was DFA'd by Philly again?
"Strickland Propane... Taste the meat, not the heat." - Hank Hill
Hmm. Who's the odd man out? With Claussen and Merker due back, three moves have to be made. My guess is EG gets DL'd, Magic gets either DL'd or optioned and ... ?
He's been pretty inconsistant, a decent April, got rocked in May, a pretty good June, got rocked again in July. I wonder who goes?
My guess is Majewski will be on the next bus towards Louisville. Standridge, while not being great hasn't exactly been horrible all season. Majewski on the other hand has done nothing to help this team at all.
It'll be interesting to see who goes.
"Strickland Propane... Taste the meat, not the heat." - Hank Hill
Hopefully Harang's thumb isn't worse than they're letting on....??
"Strickland Propane... Taste the meat, not the heat." - Hank Hill
The very definition of throwing something against the wall and seeing if it sticks. Some people do it with pasta, Krivsky does it with pitchers.
Are we sure he's not related to Bowden?
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Everything that happens before Death is what counts.
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
I really don't see Wayne demoting Majewski. DL maybe but not AAA.Originally Posted by redsfan30
Awesome. I woke up this morning wishing the Reds would go pick up another inconsistent reliever.
As much as I would like to see it, I don't think Majewski's going anywhere - he's likely out of options and would have to be DFA'd.
Nice pickup...not upset about it.
I heard your record..it's alright.
Likely out of options??? Not according to Marc.Originally Posted by TheBigLebowski
Everyones floor is that they get the bubonic plague and take out the whole roster before they die themselves. - Dave Cameron
Ryan Franklin has never been a Twin. What gives?
Krivsky will make the right move. It will be Majewski. Wayne knows he's killing this team and hamstringing Jerry Narron.
"Strickland Propane... Taste the meat, not the heat." - Hank Hill
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Wednesday, 10 February 2010
If you could add or change one thing about the NAG Library?
An anniversary is a great time to reflect on all that's gone by, honour achievements and remember important milestones but of equal importance, if not more so, it's a time to look to the future and plan ahead. The NAG Library – the mainstay of NAG's product portfolio - reaches the dizzy heights of 40 in October 2011. The Library has changed a lot over the years. It was originally a collection of 90 or so routines written in both Algol 60 and Fortran targeted at ICL mainframes. It now features over 1,400 routines and is available on a multitude of platforms, operating systems and programming environments. How will it change over the next 40 years?
So here's another question for you, assuming you use or have used the NAG Library "If you could add or change one thing about the Library, what would it be?"
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I'd change the naming scheme! Why use c05baf()when you could use lambertw()?ReplyDelete
Finding a short and understandable name for a relatively easy routine as mentioned above is easy, but how about e.g. optimization routines (chapter E04)? In NAG C Library there exists a dual naming scheme, in which e.g. the name of e04vrc() is nag_opt_sparse_nlp_option_get_integer(). Is this really better and makes programming easier?ReplyDelete
In certain environments such as VB you can write your own wrapper for every function/subroutine and name the function however you wish! IMHO the NAG naming scheme is consistent and is the best solution to organize over 1400 numerical routines in one library.
Using descriptive names for the routines is a topic that has been talked about for a while now. I can see the appeal of having descriptions as well as codes. On a practical level I'm not sure how easy it would be to name over 1,400 routines, but that's not saying it couldn't be done?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 February 2010 at 09:39
There might be some middle ground between e04vrc and nag_opt_sparse_nlp_option_get_integer. For example, what about nagopt_spnlpint or similar variations?ReplyDelete
Of course there are 1400 to name, but other programmers manage the naming task for lots of functions in large applications. Often the more commonly used functions/variables are shorter, the rarer ones get longer names.
Goodnews, well sort of. Rest assured NAG's technical and commercial teams are aware of this issue. Whilst I can't pretend we have an overnight fix I can share with you that possible solutions and refinements are being considered. If/when we feel we have a workable improvement to the current scheme rest assured we will be consulting with users.ReplyDelete
Something else I would change is to allow more routines to accept array input. For example s15aef (calculates erf(x) ) only accepts one double as input. This is fine when you are coding in C and Fortran but causes overhead when coding in MATLAB or Python.ReplyDelete
I'd like to see functions such as s15aef accept an array of doubles and return an array of doubles - more in line with how MATLAB does things.
While you are at it you could allow paralleisation for large array calculations via OpenMP.
Yeah, I know, I want a lot but we use a lot of NAG.
A cheap student license for the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB would be nice too. I'm lucky because I work at a University which has a full site license but I sometimes collaborate with people who are not so lucky.ReplyDelete
I was working with someone in the Netherlands recently and NAG would have definitely helped him if he had access to the toolbox. Instead, I did some mexing for him.
Yes, some kind of cheap licenses for limited sets of routines would definitely help. Students and postdocs I know avoid using NAG routines in their codes because they are unsure if these will be available when they change institutions.ReplyDelete
I agree with Girish - we have that problem here at Manchester sometimes. It's one of the things holding back wider adoption of the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB for example.ReplyDelete
While at Manchester, A student gets licenses that last a year at a time. When they leave though, their license expires and they can end up unable to run their own code!
The Mathworks sell cheap student licenses. Maybe NAG could too?
This is really good feedback. Thank you Girish and Mike. I'll make sure this is talked about within the group. Serving the student community is a very important part of our work.ReplyDelete
We are keen to encourage student usage.ReplyDelete
All Universities who have dept or site licences for NAG are allowed to provide students with licences at no additional charge or cost. i.e. A University site licence allows installation of NAG on University owned machines, staff owned machines and student machines.
Of course you are correct there is not a scheme in place for students who are at Universities who do not have dept or site licences. Your request will be considered and no doubt spark a healthy debate.
- Anonymous12 February 2010 at 17:26
Systran has been around for 40 yearsReplyDelete
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Here's my "retriever" getting ready for ducks this morning:
Here's my "retriever" getting ready for ducks this morning:
Looks like a nice dog doing what she wants to do... Nice photo!
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Looking very intense! Love it
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Owned and handled by Cruisin' with Indiana Jones, JH
Alternate Handler: Westwind Buffalo Soldier
Apprentice Handler: Snake River Medicine Man, SH
Looks like a Cocker.
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Hi Lestrong601- glad to "see" you. I have been fuddling around and think I have found a block! It will have to wait to be made as I am headed to my mom's for a week. Won't be able to sew as we are cleaning out her home (stuff) as she prepares to move in with my brother.
It is going to be a hard week - going through 50+ years of "stuff" to weed it down to the keepers.


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Herman Cain's bio
I'm not a research analysist. I welcome any corrections but this is what was sent to me.
Herman Cain is running for president. Hes not a career politician (in fact he has never held political office). Hes known as a pizza guy, but theres a lot more to him. Hes also a computer guy, a banker guy, and a rocket scientist guy.
Heres his bio:
Bachelors degree in Mathematics.
Masters degree in Computer Science.
Mathematician for the Navy, where he worked on missile ballistics (making him a rocket scientist).
Computer systems analyst for Coca-Cola.
VP of Corporate Data Systems and Services for Pillsbury (this is the top of the ladder in the computer world, being in charge of information systems for a major corporation).
All achieved before reaching the age of 35. Since he reached the top of the information systems world, he changed careers!
Business Manager. Took charge of Pillsburys 400 Burger King Restaurants in the Philadelphia area, which were the companys poorest performers in the country. Spent the first nine months learning the business from the ground up, cooking hamburger and yes, cleaning toilets. After three years he had turned them into the companys best performers.
Godfathers Pizza CEO. Was asked by Pillsbury to take charge of their Godfathers Pizza chain (which was on the verge of bankruptcy). He made it profitable in 14 months.
In 1988 he led a buyout of the Godfathers Pizza chain from Pillsbury. He was now the owner of a restaurant chain. Again he reached the top of the ladder of another industry.
He was also chairman of the National Restaurant Association during this time. This is a group that interacts with government on behalf of the restaurant industry, and it gave him political experience from the non-politician side.
Having reached the top of a second industry, he changed careers again!
Adviser to the Federal Reserve System. Herman Cain went to work for the Federal Reserve Banking System advising them on how monetary policy changes would affect American businesses.
Chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. He worked his way up to the chairmanship of a regional Federal Reserve Bank. This is only one step below the chairmanship of the entire Federal Reserve System (the top banking position in the country). This position allowed him to see how monetary policy is made from the inside, and understand the political forces that impact the monetary system.
After reaching the top of the banking industry, he changed careers for a fourth time!
Writer and public speaker. He then started to write and speak on leadership. His books include Speak as a Leader, CEO of Self, Leadership is Common Sense, and They Think Youre Stupid.
Radio Host. Around 2007after a remarkable 40 year careerhe started hosting a radio show on WSB in Atlanta (the largest talk radio station in the country).
He did all this starting from rock bottom (his father was a chauffeur and his mother was a maid). When you add up his accomplishments in his lifeincluding reaching the top of three unrelated industries: information systems, business management, and bankingHerman Cain may have the most impressive resume of anyone that has run for the presidency in the last half century.
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The local branch Board of Directors is appointed by the branch President and serve at his discretion. The board is made up of 9 people from the geographical service area (3 banking executives/economists, 3 community development type economists, and 3 local industry executives (this is the group Cain was in)). Those 9 members elect their chairman (and a vice chair). The board only meets a few times a year (I think it's monthly or bi-monthly) and discusses local economic issues and makes suggestions to the bank president regarding policies and interest rates. From my understanding, the presidents generally do not pay much attention to what the board says regarding general policy decisions but they do have a bit of influence over the discount rate and then by proxy, the overnight rate that local banks charge. The chairman of the board of directors at the local Fed branches additional duties are to make sure the meetings run smoothly, that the members are contributing like they are supposed to, and that their staff is putting together the minutes and other publications that are supposed to be done.
Being on the board of one of the local Federal Reserve branches, or even being its chairman, is a long way removed from being the chairman of the entire system.
All that being said, being appointed to the local Board of Directors is still somewhat impressive because it shows that the local president had enough faith in your abilities to be willing to listen to you regarding the issues once a month or so.
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|October 19th, 2011, 02:19 PM
welfare wheeler
i think some of his ideas are good, some are not. just like every other candidate.
so far they are just ideas. they can be changed/tweaked to fit the situation.
his advisors will clean up any problems. that is what a cabinet is for, to advise.
he looks very promising to me. jmho i prefer him over any other cadidate so far.
he has got to be better than a man that has never had a real job in his life.
if he can get the nomination im not sure?
i would love to see barry try throw the race card at him! you know he will!
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His 9-9-9 plan actually makes a lot of sense from a fiscal standpoint. I'm just glad there is someone from the GOP running that has a head for business (which is what we need) and isn't pushing his/her agenda from the social side. We need fiscal conservatism right now more than ever.
|October 19th, 2011, 02:43 PM
Mr. Special Snowflake.
|October 19th, 2011, 02:49 PM
I'm not old, honest...
|October 19th, 2011, 03:27 PM
Mr. Special Snowflake.
|October 19th, 2011, 03:38 PM
welfare wheeler
unless the other 47% starts paying something we will all be nothing.
the 9/9/9 also brings up earings form illegals and other black market money.
is 9/9/9 the only option, no. find a better option we all can support. no one else has a better idea ive heard. i personally was in favor of a national sales tax and totally dropping the irs. then we dont have to pay for all obamas new irs agents. everyone needs to chip in. the freeloading needs to stop.
if you are so broke you can pay the 9% sales tax, then it wont hurt you.
seeing as how they have nothing to spend. 9% of nothing is nothing.
if they got it to spend, then we get our cut.
i pay my taxes. i get almost nothing back in a return. i aint rich. why should you pay less than me?
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|October 19th, 2011, 04:21 PM
Mr. Special Snowflake.
Heres an article about it:
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|October 19th, 2011, 04:36 PM
Mr. Special Snowflake.
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Weaknesses: Somewhat of a tweener as he is slightly undersized for a full time PF (though that's likely his future position) and slow defesnively to play the SF position
Didn't realize Smart's shooting percentages were that bad.
Smart has run the point for the Cowboys this year not because he's a true point guard, but because he's the kind of player who you want to have the ball as much as possible. Ideally he would also play the position at the next level because he'd have such a size advantage, but that's contingent on Smart tightening up his handles and decision-making skills. Smart has turned the ball over 3.2 times on average this season, far too much for a future NBA point guard. He hasn't shot the ball particularly well this season (40 percent from the field and 30 percent from deep), but the major concern is over his assist-to-turnover ratio.
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March Madness: Which Celebrity Alumni Will Win?
It turns out you don't have to understand a thing about college basketball to win your NCAA office pool. All you need to know which celebrities you like better. By replacing each team with a famous alumnus (or dropout), filling out a bracket has never been easier.
Do you prefer James Franco (UCLA) or James Caan (Michigan State)? Would you rather high five Jimmy Kimmel (UNLV) or Hugh Hefner (Illinois)? Party with Matthew McConaughey (Texas) or David Hasselhoff (Oakland)?
Using this highly scientific method—only male alumni were considered (sorry, fans of Kentucky's Ashley Judd, but it's a men's tournament), and no basketball playing grads were allowed—the new No. 1 seeds become Charlie Rose (Duke), Paul Rudd (Kansas), Jack Nicklaus (Ohio State), and the man who practically invented the Big Dance, Gene Kelly (Pittsburgh).
And as fierce as some of these first-round matchups look—George Clooney vs. Jon Hamm!—the later rounds are even more promising. Could Karl Rove (George Mason) take down Woodrow Wilson (Princeton) in the Sweet Sixteen? Will Andy Griffith (North Carolina) have to face his old deputy Don Knotts (West Virginia) in the Elite Eight? And how about Al Gore (Vanderbilt) vs. Dick Cheney (Wisconsin) in the Final Four? Which star will be king of your court?
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1 Jack Nicklaus (Ohio St.) vs. 16 Johan Edfors (UT-San Antonio)
Scouting Report: Much like former Buckeye Jack Nicklaus on the golf course, Ohio State comes into the NCAA tournament as the one to beat. And journeyman Swedish golfer Johan Edfors, who attended the University of Texas San Antonio, is really no match here.
8 Karl Rove (George Mason) vs. 9 Toby Keith (Villanova)
Scouting report: George Mason was one of the three schools Karl Rove attended and didn't get a degree from, but country singer Toby Keith didn't graduate from Villanova either. So who do you choose? It's hard not to give a slight edge to the man who sang, "Who's Your Daddy?" and "How Do You Like Me Now?"
5 Don Knotts (West Virginia) vs. 12 Strom Thurmond (Clemson)
Scouting Report: West Virginia alum Don Knotts ('48) wasn't exactly known for his power game as an actor, whereas the late Strom Thurmond (Clemson '23) certainly knew how to throw some elbows in the Senate. Could this be a 12-5 upset?
4 Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) vs. 13 Woodrow Wilson (Princeton)
Scouting Report: A classic political battle. Can a Senate minority leader with a law degree from Kentucky take down a former president, who not only went to Princeton but was also its president? Probably. Republicans play hard.
6 John Boehner (Xavier) vs. 11 Chris Farley (Marquette)
Souting Report: Smell a potential upset here? Or just like the idea of seeing the Speaker of the House (Xavier '77) cry after losing to the big man from Marquette ('86)?
3 Bob Costas (Syracuse) vs. 14 Burl Ives (Indiana St.)
Scouting Report: Size-wise, Bob Costas (Syracuse '74) is clearly the underdog next to Oscar-winner Burl "Big Daddy" Ives. But March Madness is all about little guys—especially those, like Costas, who can talk a big game and walk it.
7 Joel McHale (Washington) vs. 10 Michael Stipe (Georgia)
Scouting Report: Joel McHale may go to community college on TV, but in real life he graduated from the University of Washington, and was actually a member of the Huskies' national championship football team in 1991. But even in hoops McHale should be able to handle the REM frontman, who attended the University of Georgia.
2 Andy Griffith (North Carolina) vs. 15 Nicholas Pileggi (Long Island University)
Scouting Report: A solid law-and-order matchup—TV's most beloved sheriff Andy Griffith (UNC '49) versus author Nicholas Pileggi (LIU '56), whose book Wiseguy was adapted into Goodfellas. Golly, Griffith seems like a lock—a Matlock.
1 Charlie Rose (Duke) vs. 16 Booker T. Washington (Hampton)
Scouting Report: There are two types of people in the world—those who hate Duke and those who went there. Granted, Charlie Rose ('64) embodies the best aspects of the university, but consider that Richard Nixon and Tucker Max also attended law school there. Hampton grad Booker T. Washington just can't overcome a No. 1 seed with a bench that deep.
8 Gerald Ford (Michigan) vs. 9 Kurt Vonnegut (Tennessee)
Scouting Report: Another tight 8-9 matchup. Do you go with the former president who was an All-American football player at Michigan ('35) or the novelist who attended University of Tennessee and wrote Breakfast of Champions?
5 Jerry Bruckheimer (Arizona) vs. 12 Fred Thompson (Memphis)
Scouting Report: Hmmm, it's the guy who produces CSI vs. the guy who starred in Law & Order. Arizona grad Jerry Bruckheimer is a Hollywood powerhouse and should easily handle a mere actor (and former senator.) But the NCAA tournament loves that 12-5 upset.
4 Matthew McConaughey (Texas) vs. 13 David Hasselhoff (Oakland)
Scouting Report: If it were 1993, this match wouldn't even be a fair fight—the stoner from Dazed and Confused going up against the star of Baywatch? But 18 years later, The Hoff (who attended Oakland) should be no hassle for the Lincoln Lawyer (Texas '92).
6 George Clooney (Cincinnati) vs. 11 Jon Hamm (Missouri)
Scouting Report: You don't have to be Dick Vitale to shriek over this game between two of the sexiest men alive. It almost doesn't matter if you pick Clooney (who briefly attended the University of Cincinnati) or "March Mad Men" Hamm (Missouri '93)—it's a win either way.
3 Moby (Connecticut) vs. 14 Philip Roth (Bucknell)
Scouting Report: While Moby (who attended the University Connecticut) may not seem that formidable next to Pulitzer prize-winner Roth (Bucknell '54), consider that he is distantly related to Herman Melville. Perhaps if Roth had written Zuckerman Rebound he could have taken down the big whale from the Big East.
7 Bill Cosby (Temple) vs. 10 Rick Santorum (Penn State)
Scouting Report: Temple's most famous alum Bill Cosby is in a tight matchup against his intrastate rival Rick Santorum (Penn State '80). But how can you not root for America's favorite TV dad over a former senator who shares a name with a very dirty word.
2 Gregory Peck (San Diego St.) vs. 15 Chesley Sullenberger (North Colorado)
Scouting Report: You really hate to see someone lose this one—Atticus Finch against the Hero of the Hudson? Sorry, Sully, but Peck, who attended San Diego State, should bring your alma mater North Colorado crashing down.
1 Paul Rudd (Kansas) vs. 16 Jason Alexander (Boston U.)
Scouting Report: All those years on Seinfeld make Jason Alexander (BU '81) an impressive opponent, but how do you stop a guy who starred in Knocked Up, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Role Models and Anchorman? Kansas grad Paul Rudd makes Alexander look clueless.
8 Jimmy Kimmel (UNLV) vs. 9 Hugh Hefner (Illinois)
Scouting Report: It doesn't get more classic than this—the man who founded Playboy versus a talk show host who reads it a lot. Hef's Illini match up well against Kimmel's Runnin' Rebels. And either way, you know the victory party is going to be fun. 5 Al Gore (Vanderbilt) vs. 12 Bruce Hornsby (Richmond)
5 Al Gore (Vanderbilt) vs. 12 Bruce Hornsby (Richmond)
Scouting Report: Al Gore's undergraduate alma mater, Harvard, was 2 seconds away from qualifying for the tournament this year. Fortunately, his law school, Vanderbilt, got its dance card punched. And while a 12-5 upset is always a possibility, Richmond, which Bruce Hornsby attended, probably can't defeat Gore's Commodores. And that's the way it is.
4 Howard Fineman (Louisville) vs. 13 Chuck Woolery (Morehead State)
Scouting Report: Two men of letters square off in this matchup. Granted, one of them used to host Wheel of Fortune, and that's why you have to like Louisville (where Huffington Post's Howard Fineman got his law degree) over Morehead state alum Chuck Woolery. Chuck may be able to buy a vowel, but probably not a W.
6 Bill Clinton (Georgetown) vs. 11 Tom Robbins (VCU)
Scouting Report: Nobody wants to go up against the Big Dog. The former president and Georgetown graduate should give novelist Virginia Commonwealth alum Tom Robbins the blues.
3 Neil Armstrong (Purdue) vs. 14 Will Durant (St. Peter's)
Scouting Report: St. Peter's graduate Will Durant may have been a renowned historian, but how can he compete against an astronaut who made history, Neil Armstrong (Purdue '55)? This first round matchup should be one small step for the Boilermakers on the Road to the Final Four.
7 Lyle Lovett (Texas A & M) vs. 10 Burt Reynolds (Florida St.)
Scouting Report: A semi-tough matchup to call. Do you go with country music's Lyle Lovett (Texas A&M '79) or movie star and former Florida State football star Burt Reynolds? Slight edge to Lovett for having his own hair.
2 Regis Philbin (Notre Dame) vs. 15 George Wallace (Akron)
Scouting Report: For years, Regis Philbin has been Notre Dame football's most vocal fan. Now that the Fighting Irish are a basketball powerhouse, he has jumped on that bandwagon as well. Still, the joke is probably on comedian George Wallace's University of Akron Zips.
1 Gene Kelly (Pittsburgh) vs. 16 Ty Wigginton (UNC-Asheville)
Scouting Report: If the NCAA Tournament is the Big Dance, how do you not like Gene Kelly's chances? Kelly, who graduated from Pitt in 1933, should easily waltz past Colorado Rockies third baseman Ty Wigginton's UNC Asheville.
8 Jim Jones (Butler) vs. 9 Tommy Newsom (Old Dominion)
Scouting Report: Okay, this is a weird matchup. Do you go with former Jonestown cult leader and Butler alum Jim Jones or Johnny Carson's ex-saxophone player Tommy Newsom? Jones clearly has the leadership skills, but stay away from his Gatorade.
5 Sam Brownback (Kansas St.) vs. 12 Harry Reid (Utah St.)
Scouting Report: A political classic. The Republican governor of Kansas against the Democratic Senate Majority Leader from Nevada. Can Reid's Utah State tame Brownback's KSU Wildcats? One thing is certain: prostitutes won't be rooting for Reid's Big Blue.
4 Dick Cheney (Wisconsin) vs. 13 Brad Paisley (Belmont)
Scouting Report: All you need to know about this matchup is that the former Vice President (who got a master's degree at Wisconsin) once "accidentally" shot a man in the face. And he was a friend. Country star Brad Paisley's Belmont had best get out of the way.
6 Charles Rangel (St. John's) vs. 11 Bing Crosby (Gonzaga)
Scouting Report: St. John's has had a solid but uneven season under new coach Steve Lavin. Still, they had a better year than Johnnies' alum Rep. Charles Rangel, who was censured by the House for ethics violations. Can Bing Crosby's Gonzaga stop them on the Road to the Final Four? Well, he did make a lot of Road pictures.
3 Aaron Eckhart (BYU) vs. 14 Chris Robinson (Wofford)
Scouting Report: In this battle you have to like Battle: Los Angeles star Aaron Eckhart (BYU '94) over Chris Robinson (who attended Wofford). Look for the man from The Dark Knight to take down the Black Crowe.
7 James Franco (UCLA) vs. 10 James Caan (Michigan St.)
Scouting Report: If James Franco's UCLA hopes to get past James Caan's Michigan State, the Bruins had better try a little harder than Franco did at the Oscars. Plus, do you really wanna mess with Sonny Corleone?
2 Carl Hiaasen (Florida) vs. 15 Jack Johnson (University of California Santa Barbara)
Scouting Report: Talk about a mellow matchup. Bestselling novelist Carl Hiaasen (Florida '74) against singer-songwriter-surfer Jack Johnson (UCSB '97) sounds like it should be played in flip flops instead of high tops. Look for Hiaasen's Gators to chomp on Johnson's Gauchos.
Michael Solomon is the former features director of The Daily Beast. His writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, Esquire, Elle, and O, and he has published several books, including the Malcolm Gladwell parody Blank: The Power of Not Actually Thinking at All.


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RE:Sage XP 908-4
Reading this makes me realize I haven't been casting enough rods lately...
There's got to be a hall we can rent for the winter cast-a-thon...
|Nathan Smith
RE:Sage XP 908-4
Good points. The XP is a very different rod then the RPLXI. The RPLXI has a progressive action where the tip is only moderately fast but the butt section is super stiff. With 20 feet of line out the rod is only loading 1/2 way down the blank. The XP is stiffer here and can shoot out more line then the RPLXI. With forty feet of line out thought this is the RPLXI's sweet spot and you can shoot that forth feet of line out. The XP has a thiner butt section and can only shoot say 25 feet of line. Basicly with one false cast I can cast the XP farther but with two false casts I can shoot the RPLXI farther. I casted the Horizon and it seems to be a progressive taper too but faster then the RPLXI
RE:Sage XP 908-4
Sounds like a good choice, it's that last sentence that made all the difference in my own adventures in warm climes.
Btw - what Nate points out is the same thing that counts on the Monomoy flats when the migration is done and it's a resident show. You can't see past that distance, and you need to get the fly ahead and down in the column before the fish sees the fly.
I've only cast the lighter weight XP's but talk about a rocket... the 4 and 5 weights cast like 7 or 8 weight rods. Great choice for stillwater or big western streams.
What often bugs me about a rod when aerializing long lines (as you say over 50 feet) is when the operative "heart" (again one of my obscure metaphors ) collapses under the load. Some rods that cast well with shorter lines feel like the recoil or "jump" coming off the rod lessens. At least for my casting style (results may vary) the butt starts and must supports the cast but the operative part of the rod blank is the part that is carried loaded up to the release point. Softening the upper section of that section makes some rods throw tight loops easier under relaxed casting conditions but if too "sweet" they can not handle the extra modulus needed to throw long lines. Once again this could all be my own casting stroke but for me that is the case.
Related note - the quick draw cast during sight fishing is also a function of what I call the "slipping and gripping" technique on both sides of the cast, in addition to the rod's action. The more expediently you can elongate the working length of line, the less false casting you need. I don't know if you will be able to get away with it but a slipping roll cast also gets the line out faster and might cut the false casts to one. This is the case with the two-handed overhand cast.
Hope you have a blast, take lots of pics!
|Nathan Smith
Sage XP 908-4
I just bought it for by bonefishing trip this spring. It is super fast but has a smooth flex pattern. For wading the flats it rocks. It is very accurate to. The only problem is that when you get over 50 feet out you feel the thin butt section but can get you to 50 ft in two false cast from the fly in you hand.
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If you're going to throw this one in there, you might as well add Natural Born Killers.
Both TR and NBK are excellent
Director Oliver Stone, associate producer Richard Rutowski, and writer David Veloz rewrote the script, keeping much of the dialogue but changing the focus of the film from journalist Wayne Gale (Robert Downey, Jr.) to Mickey and Mallory. Indeed, the script was changed so much that as per WGA rules, Tarantino was credited for the film's story only
Carson, I trust your judgement on movies more than most
would you really pin Django below Basterds and Jackie Brown?
Pulp Fiction
Resevoir Dogs
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Kill Bill Vol. 2
Inglourious Basterds
Death Proof
Django was great. It was a very, very fun movie. It just wasn't as Tarantino-y as I hoped. It didn't have the incredible scenes or the clever dialogue as in his other movies.
The humor in QT's movies is, and I don't mean to sound pretentious, hard for the general population to catch on to. For example, I watched Jackie Brown with two buddies and they didn't even laugh at the scene where SLJ puts the guy in the trunk and tells him to pop out. I was in tears, and it was like the 100th time I've watched the movie. It gets me every time. I feel like, knowing who the projected audience was (yswidt), he dumbed down the humor a bit. The laughs came from pretty run-of-the-mill humor, not the clever, quippy writing that we're so used to seeing from Tarantino. My dad is a huge Tarantino fan, and he felt pretty much the same way.
It was a very good movie, so don't get me wrong here. It was a blast to sit through. Even though it's at the bottom of my QT Totem Pole, it's still better than any other movie I've seen this year. That's how good QT's filmography is. I do agree that people are raving because they just saw it and it's so fresh and popular right now.
I firmly believe that Tarantino is one of those directors whose movies get better with each subsequent viewing, and Django will be no different. I'm going see it again this weekend.
If you are a fan of Peckinpah's movies, you will LOVE it. There are so many tributes to Peckinpah's work.
See, I'm not at all a fan of Westerns, so I don't know if I'll catch these references; regardless, I'm sure I'll still enjoy.
Chet Manley
Let me just say, superb use of the search function, my friend
70% of the audience was black. For a black audience, they were shockingly silent aside from in the funny scenes or the insanely violent scenes
You missed out, I had lots of screaming black ladies in the theater with me; it was awesome
Dang. The first 10 minutes of Inglorious Bastards was one of the most tense scenes in movie history. It didn't matter what napped after that, I was sold.
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|Bonefish, Tarpon, and other Obsessions Turquoise water, silver demons on the fly
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Really is a personal choice and will be driven by how much you want to spend. I've had very good luck with the guys at Feathercraft -- they've been super recommending fly rods, reels, line and particularly flies. They can sell you the right pattern for the water you'll be fishing -- they've been right on target for me several times.
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|Yep, Bionic Braid and PowerPro are the best, at least when used for flyine backing. The main use of GSP is on casting tackle and there some other brands are also highly regarded. I only use it on reels designed for big fish that run a long ways, like sailfish, large jacks, and the like. I still prefer standard dacron backing for my bonefish and even tarpon reels. I think the biggest disadvantage of GSP is the difficulty of tying secure knots. I'm a bit of a knot freak and practice tying various knots almost every day, and yet I still have more knots give way on me with GSP than with dacron. And many knots just plain won't work with GSP. The stuff is so dog-gone slippery. It also takes planning to get the back end of it secured to the reelspool. The standard two times around and then an arbor knot or uni-knot doesn't work. Many guys wrap about 6 or 8 turns around the arbor and then tie a uni-knot, but that can be tough to close down tightly. If your arbor is ventilated, some guys tie the knot right round the metal part of the spool by inserting the backing through a ventilating hole. I think the best method, and the one I now use, is to wrap a turn or two of electrical tape around the arbor and then proceed the same as you would with dacron. The idea is to find a way for the GSP to bite down well enough that the whole backing/flyline combination doesn't spin around on the arbor. I laughed, too, when I first heard about that, but then it happened to a friend of mine. He still had some flyline and all his backing on the spool and the whole mess was spinning round the arbor. A couple of additional points. Getting GSP backing on tightly when sitting in an easy chair and spooling it on is one thing. It's a lot tougher to get it spooled on that well when fighting a fish, and if you don't it will cut down into the layers below and get pinned there. Also, I do not recommend using any GSP for backing under 50# due to the thin and abrasive nature of the stuff. Touch some 30# GSP as the fish is peeling off line and it's like sticking your fingers into a running bandsaw.
|GSP is polyethylene gelspun line that has the advantage of being smaller in diameter than dacron. Thus, more can be loaded on a spool. The downside is that it has a slick finish, and combined with the small diameter, it can easily cut you, if you're not careful on a running fish. The other concern is that it has to be carefully wound onto the spool to insure that it doesn't dig into itself. Great stuff, but be careful. It varies in quality from one brand to the other. Bionic Braid from Australia is the best, but pricey.
Yes, I use GSP for backing on all my reels, from trout to bluefin. I think there's no reason not to, as long as one learns to spool up tight and is careful about line cuts. I was able to fit a whole 300 yd spool of 50# Powerpro on a TFO 375 and have plenty of room for flyline.
I like the 375 a lot, although it gets sticky right after you submerge it, (I've dipped mine occasionally while unhooking fish.) and pay attention to the one-way bearing. I've heard some rumors of it rusting, so now I store mine between trips off the reel in a film canister full of oil. It takes about 15 seonds to put it back on, and I know it'll be OK.
My Lamson 3 was able to take 200 yds of 50# Powerpro.
|Trevor B
Exactly what is GSP? and if you can get that much more of it on a reel as backing compared to Dacron then why is not everyone using it ?
I've looked all the way through this thread to see if you mentioned using GSP for backing. I only found just the one post by you. Unless you're using 30# GSP you aren't getting 375yds of 30# Dacron on a TFO LA 375. At least not with a flyline on top of it. It could be your measuring is off when installing the backing. TFO lists it as holding a WF8F and 250yds of 20#. That means it would hold 375yds of 30# GSP but nowhere near that much in 30# Dacron. While all bonefish and their environments are different, I've only had one fish, which was well into double digits, take out anything close to 200yds of backing. Some of it has to do with drag settings, which is one reason I like to use more than a minimal drag on bonefish. The less resistance they have, the farther they'll tend to go, but in most environments it would take a huge fish to go much more than 200yds. Do you like your TFO LA 375 as much as I like mine?
I've never had a bone run further than 100 yards. Yes, no trophy sized one (yet!), but I would have thought 150yards would be plenty even for a 15 pounder, as the 7-8 pounders usually only go about 80yards on a good day (per my estimations at least). Also, for bonefishing I would think there is no need for backing stronger than 20lbs.. Am I completely off or are you planning for special circumstances?
I went from a Sage Rplx to T&T Horizon to TFO TiCr and think each rod was better (for me) than the one before it. I used a Sci Angler II (with leather drag pads) for years but now use a Lamson 3 (6-7 wts) and TFO 375 (8 wt) and think they're just fine. Gold Cup reels from Basspro seem to be a great 'pricepoint' reel. I see several Bahamian guides using them daily, and they're holding up just fine.
I used to think 150 yds of backing was enough, but after running 'for all I was worth' a couple times with ~3 wraps left on the reel, I've spooled the 375 with 300 and the Lamson 3 with 200 yds and hope I won't have to run for it again anytime soon.
Broaden your options,
Of course there's no arguing with the above posts, and rods are indeed a personal preference (for example, I've only cast 2 decent Scotts in my life, but folks swear by them). However, the only rod I didn't see mentioned was Winston's BIIx, which is by far the best bonefishing rod I've ever cast... bar none.
I guide only part-time now (about 6 months of the year) but I used to guide full-time... almost strictly bonefishing. Most of my clients that missed fished missed them because they were simply too close to make an accurate presentation, not because they were too far away, like all the magazines lead you to believe. With the fast-action rod revolution some makers have seriously strayed into the realms of fantasy and have produced rods that are ideal for casting the whole string, but hardly function at all as fishing tools. Here's a tip: if you can't feel the rod load easily with about 20-feet of fly line out, and just as easily cast 60-feet, your going to have holes in your game.
The BIIx does both, with ease, and it's the only rod I've cast that does. On the one hand you can delicately present that fly to a bonefish that's materialized 25 feet away, or you can load 'er up and toss 70+ feet with one backcast, no worries. There are lots of rods that can do one or the other, but not many that can do both. If I were to mention other rods I've cast that are also worth considering... Loomis GLX, most any TFO (though the TiCrx might be too fast for some folks), and of course almost any Sage (I'm partial to the TCR myself).
As for reels, check out Ross's new CLA, the Cimarron large arbor. It's light, fast, and has a great drag system that is built of previously top-secret military materials that have extremely high heat/friction resistance, which means it performs consistently over time. Best thing is it's really affordable.
My personal favorite reel is Lamson-Waterworks' Lightspeed. I've got one that's about 5 years old and it looks brand new. I've fish it hard in the salt year in and year out. All I do is spray it off at the end of the day. No greasing the drag, no worries. It's got a smooth drag system (with a brand new anodize aluminum and stainless clutch) and the deepest anodization on the market (their "guide finish"). It's also the lightest and largest reel in its class that holds enough backing to matter (unlike Orvis Battenkill large arbor which only holds about 150 yds of 30-pound dacron backing with an 8-weight line). Trust me, I've seen folks come within a few wraps of getting spooled on reels that didn't hold enough backing.
Bottom line, if you're looking for a deal, go with a TFO Professional and a Ross CLA. If you want a little higher end stick, go with the Winston BIIx.
Whatever you choose, don't buy it until you cast it. Good luck.
Tight lines,
PS, I'd have to disagree with the notion that the reel is more important than the rod. I think it's about 50/50. I mean, sure, if you can't land the fish (your reel blows up, locks up, or the drag slips) then that's bad. But, not being able to reach the fish is just as bad... and I don't mean "not being able to reach them" because they're too far away. If you can't accurately present a fly (with control) at short-medium distances then you can't reach them. The 80+ foot cast that's so common along the striper shores of the Northeast (I've got a buddy lives in Virginia) is pretty atypical of bonefishing. 30-50 feet is the norm and plenty of fish are hooked closer.
|Geordie Shanks
So many choices
As has been mentioned, the choice of rods is very personal and I would definitely recommend going to your fly shop and throwing a few rigs to see what you like. I have a Scott 8'8" HP (old rod-I believe it got replaced by the SAS) that I absolutely love. Rigged up with a Bauer MX4 (used to be the M4) reel, that is by far my favorite setup. I also own a Sage SP and a Winston Boron, but find myself reaching for the Scott almost everytime I'm on the flats (which isn't often enough) for bones. Keep the Sage rigged up and handy for anything else that might come along. The lightspeed reels are exceptional for the salt. Go throw some rods and take recommendations with a grain of salt and have some fun.
Hi, Rods I'd say is definantly a personal choice. I love scott rods. I own a 10wt sage xi2 it is nice, but the xi2's are a bit stiff. The scott s3 and s3s's are very nice. I prefer the s3 8 wt. Reels are very important (more important than the rod) in your saltwater angling. I have a ross canyon big game wich is amazing and rather afordable compared to others. Ross reels, sage, and nautilus are good choices. You are going to need a good drag and a large aarbor for fighting these fish. One recomendation is not to go cheap on a reel. Best of luck.
Tight lines,
Aaron O'Leary
went to Aruba last month, had 3 eights with me, one stolen, two broken....
A friendly store-owner in the Netherlands was so kind to send a new rod to my granny who was traveling to Aruba. he didn´t wait for the banks to clear the money, send it right away and it was right in time for my granny to take with her to Aruba.
Apart from this service I didn´t know what to expect, it was a TFO TiCrx Left Kreh-rod. It looked terrible when I opened up the rodtube. The color is not my color (blue). Little yellow dots on it to make sure you put the pieces together and align them. This rod is defintely differently styled compared to the usual.
But it weighted not that much, it was lighter than a wayfarer and when I went out to fish with it I was surprised by it´s action. Although it won´t be a real substitute for the sage that´s missing and the redington is about the same price, I can say it casts perfectly. It fishes fine and has a nice bent when you hook up a fish. I casted harder into the winds than ever, making it one of the best rods I ever cast/fished with on Aruba.
Back in the netherlands it surprises me every day how well it casts the bigger streamers i use for pike. Considering the price and the pleasure to me it is the best deal at the moment.
|You don't mention how much you're willing to spend. That will make a big difference in what can be recommended...
I've fished for (small) bones with a broken drag-less reel without any problem. My palm is my drag. But your point is a good one. I really wanted to say that once up in the high-quality range of both rod and reels, there is a greater personal preference determining which rod to pick than reel. All $300+ reels designed for saltwater will do the (simple, but important) job nicely, but the rod must match your casting stroke and "feel right".
Well, I might be a bit special, my motto has always been "you can never have too many 8 weights" and I got a closet full to prove it, yet I've never owned a reel that cost me more than $150 until last month
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