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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 236, January 4, 2002
- Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flows
- Removing Redundancy - A Powerful Optimization Technique
- Taming the I/O Beast
- Quick Tip
Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent FlowsSteve de Bruyn Kops has a brief web page introducing some of his work. The images are from runs on ARSC's T3E:
Removing Redundancy - A Powerful Optimization Technique
[ Many thanks to John L. Larson for submitting this in response to our request for comments in the "Vectorization Quiz," in the last newsletter. ]
Here are abbreviated HPM outputs of the original and 2 optimized implementations of the Vectorization Quiz given in Newsletter 235
Original Implementation
Group 0: CPU seconds : 20.90579 CP executing : 10452894570 Floating adds/sec : 9.57M F.P. adds : 200000514 Floating multiplies/sec : 11.96M F.P. multiplies : 250000430 Floating reciprocal/sec : 2.39M F.P. reciprocals : 50000002 Floating ops/CPU second : 23.92M ****total 500,000,946 Fl Pt Ops
Second Implementation
Group 0: CPU seconds : 8.02257 CP executing : 4011283880 Floating adds/sec : 31.16M F.P. adds : 250000513 Floating multiplies/sec : 37.39M F.P. multiplies : 300000430 Floating reciprocal/sec : 6.23M F.P. reciprocals : 50000002 Floating ops/CPU second : 74.79M ****total 600,000,945 Fl Pt Ops
Third Implementation
Group 0: CPU seconds : 0.65617 CP executing : 328084890 Floating adds/sec : 609.60M F.P. adds : 400000584 Floating multiplies/sec : 838.20M F.P. multiplies : 550000426 Floating reciprocal/sec : 152.40M F.P. reciprocals : 100000001 Floating ops/CPU second : 1600.20M ****total 1,050,001,011 Fl Pt Ops
While the third implementation in the Newsletter performs in about 1/32 of the CPU time of the original implementation, one can see from the HPM statistics that it also has 2.1 times as many Floating Point Operations as the original implementation. While the third implementation has an execution rate of 1600 MFlops/sec (67 times higher than the original implementation), this extra work degrades the final performance to a speedup of only 32.
It is very important to recall the difference between performance and execution rate to completely understand what is happening here.
Look at the CPU time, not the Mflops rate. Mflops rate is not a mathematically valid comparison of performance between two implementations, when the amount of work changes.
Performance (implementation 1) = 1 / T1 (T1 = CPU Time of impl. 1) Execution Rate (implementation 1) = W1 / T1 (W1 = work in impl. 1) Performance (implementation 2) = 1 / T2 (T2 = CPU Time of impl. 2) Execution Rate (implementation 2) = W2 / T2 (W2 = work in impl. 2) Relative Performance (Speedup) = T1 / T2 Relative Execution Rates (W2/T2)/(W1/T1) = (T1/T2) * (W2/W1) (equation 1) = Speedup * (W2/W1) (W2/W1) is called Redundancy
Comparing performance with Execution Rates is only valid when W1=W2 (Redundancy = 1.) In fact, an implementation with a higher Execution Rate can actually take more CPU time, if the Redundancy is large enough.
In the above example, the relationship of performances and execution rates of the original and third implementation can be stated as
Execution Rate (orig. impl.) = 23.92 MFlops/sec Execution Rate (3rd impl.) = 1600 MFlops/sec Relative Execution Rate = 1600 / 23.92 = 67 Relative Performance (Speedup) = 20.9 / 0.656 = 32 Redundancy = 1,050,001,011 / 500,000,946 = 2.1 67 = 1600 / 23.92 = 32 * 2.1 (equation 1)
A close examination of the generated code would show that the third implementation evaluates the function, f, twice for the same argument. This is the source of the redundancy. However, evaluating the function, f, twice for the same argument are two independent operations and doing so increases the parallelism in the program which may be exploited for vectorization or parallel processing. This is one reason why the third implementation has such a high execution rate.
During optimization, always check the (work) Redundancy of your implementations with the HPM.
This example leads one to wonder if there is an optimization of the original implementation that improves performance but does not increase the redundancy along the way.
Look more closely at the original loop, and determine exactly what is being computed.
25. integral = 0 26. do i = 0 , n-1 27. integral = integral + h*( f(a+i*h) + f(a+(i+1)*h) )/2.0 28. enddo
Unrolling this loop entirely gives
integral = h* ( f(a+0*h) + f(a+1*h) ) /2.0 + h* ( f(a+1*h) + f(a+2*h) ) /2.0 + h* ( f(a+2*h) + f(a+3*h) ) /2.0 + h* ( f(a+3*h) + f(a+4*h) ) /2.0 etc + h* ( f(a+(n-2)*h) + f(a+(n-1)*h) ) /2.0 + h* ( f(a+(n-1)*h) + f(a+(n)*h) ) /2.0
which is the same as
integral = h*( f(a+0*h) * 0.5 + f(a+1*h) + f(a+2*h) etc + f(a+(n-1)*h) + f(a+n*h) * 0.5 )
which is better computed with in-lining enabled as
integral = f(a) * 0.5 do i = 1, n-1 integral = integral + f(a+i*h) end do integral = h * ( integral + (f(a+n*h) * 0.5) )
The abbreviated HPM output for this version is
Fourth Implementation
Group 0: CPU seconds : 0.34496 CP executing : 172479500 Floating adds/sec : 579.78M F.P. adds : 200000585 Floating multiplies/sec : 724.73M F.P. multiplies : 250000432 Floating reciprocal/sec : 144.94M F.P. reciprocals : 50000002 Floating ops/CPU second : 1449.45M ****total 500,001,019 Fl Pt Ops
Comparing this fourth implementation to the original implementation we have
Execution Rate (orig. impl.) = 23.92 MFlops/sec Execution Rate (4th impl.) = 1449 MFlops/sec Relative Execution Rate = 1449 / 23.92 = 61 Relative Performance (Speedup) = 20.9 / 0.345 = 61 Redundancy = 500,001,019 / 500,000,946 = 1.0 61 = 1449 / 23.92 = 61 * 1 (equation 1)
It is interesting to compare the fourth implementation to the third implementation.
Execution Rate (3rd impl.) = 1600 MFlops/sec Execution Rate (4th impl.) = 1449 MFlops/sec Relative Execution Rate = 1600 / 1449 = 1.1 Relative Performance (Speedup) = 0.345 / 0.656 = 0.526 Redundancy = 1,050,001,011 / 500,001,019 = 2.1 1.1 = 1600 / 1449 = 0.526 * 2.1 (equation 1)
This demonstrates that an implementation that has a lower execution rate may actually solve the problem in less time because the higher execution rate program is overburdened with the redundancy. A Relative Execution Rate greater than 1 does not imply a Relative Performance greater than 1.
Increasing the work can sometimes improve Vectorization and MFlops rate, and maybe even decrease the CPU time (especially with a high vector/scalar rate ratio), but this should not be done unless necessary. Try to optimize first without increasing (or by decreasing) the work by understanding exactly what is being computed. Appreciate and use all the information that the HPM counters are providing.
I think Seymour Cray said it so precisely - "I am all for simplicity. If it's too complicated, I can't understand it !"or
Albert Einstein - "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."Reference
See "A Parallelism-Based Analytic Approach to Performance Evaluation Using Application Programs," David K. Bradley and John L. Larson, invited paper, Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 81, No. 8, August 1993, pp. 1126-35. Available from the author.John L. Larson email@example.com
Taming the I/O Beast
[ Thanks to Jeff McAllister of ARSC for this article. ]
Recently I was working on a project with potentially huge I/O requirements. We were doing some rapid prototyping on the simplest case of the problem: reading an array in from a file and doing computations based on that data. This was all fine and dandy at the test case resolution but seemed like it could get pretty scary in the "real" case with larger arrays and needing to read a few gazillion of them. Adding a few zeroes to the magnitude of a problem has a way of making previously insignificant things monstrous. In this case, bashing some numbers into a calculator showed we might be spending a year or two just waiting on disks. So I decided to do some research into how to best deal with the I/O beast given the equipment at ARSC. There can be huge differences in filesystem speeds and how fast they can be accessed from a program -- enough to make impossible things feasible again.
I needed answers to these questions:
- how much faster can I/O be made with code changes?
- how much faster can I/O be made by changing filesystems and machines?
Though this article focuses on ARSC equipment, the principals enumerated in this article are generally applicable. If you're not an ARSC user you can skip the detailed descriptions of ARSC's environment. Wherever you work you'll face similar I/O performance issues.
In order to compare performance everywhere in a standard manner, the numbers in this article were obtained from a script which compiles a short Fortran 90 code on all ARSC systems and times how long it takes to write a file of a given size. Bandwidth is derived as (file size/write time). Reads should be slightly faster. Times given are an average of several runs under varying conditions.
As the project I was working on was primarily in Fortran the examples will stick to that language. A comparison of C/C++ and Fortran I/O is out of the scope of this article (though perhaps I'll cover it in another one).
Optimizing I/O by changing code
After comparing results from my standardized tests, it became clear that relatively simple changes in code can result in tremendous speedup -- and that what works fastest works fastest everywhere.
Single Element vs Whole-array I/O Coding
Worst: single array elements. If your code explicitly loops through an array and outputs only one at a time.
do iz=1,maxz do iy=1,maxy do ix=1,maxx write (unit=23) A(ix,iy,iz) ...
Better: outputting several elements at once (i.e. an entire row/column)
do iz=1,maxz do iy=1,maxy write (unit=23) (A(ix,iy,iz),ix=1,maxx) ...
Best: entire array at once. A general principle is that bigger "chunks" go faster. Fortran 90 makes this easy with array syntax.
write (unit=23) A
Formatted vs Unformatted I/O
Formatted I/O is both human readable and the easiest way to make sure results are portable anywhere. Portability is a good thing because it's tedious and time-consuming to convert datasets every time they are needed on a different system, not to mention wasteful of storage space to keep several copies. It would be nice if it were easier to get around the proprietary nature of binary storage (using the IEEE standard is another topic I'll have to pick up at a later time). ASCII (formatted) output is ideal for portability -- unfortunately you need to give up precision in order to keep file sizes reasonable and it's deadly for performance.
I had always heard that formatted I/O was slower, though I didn't realize how much slower until I looked at the numbers. Here's a short table of observed bandwidths writing a 1 MB file, obtained from my trusty SGI O2's /scratch.
formatted unformatted single element I/O .17 MB/sec .65 MB/sec full array I/O .73 MB/sec 15.56 MB/sec
Using the slowest time as a base, here's the same table with speedups instead:
formatted unformatted single element I/O 3.8x full array I/O 4.3x 91.5x
(Your results will vary -- my attempt here is to illustrate just how widely bandwidth can differ between the different methods.)
Once I'd figured out how to move data in and out from any filesystem faster, I needed to make sense of the many filesystems available at ARSC to figure out the best machine to run the code on and which filesystems to use.
ARSC I/O Architecture Overview
There are places to read/write data quickly and places to store it for a long time. Everything is a tradeoff, so results can sometimes be obtained much faster if where the data is stored while being actively used is not the same place as it is archived. System utilities like 'cp' will perform much better than any user code.
ARSC has organized things such that short-term (i.e. /scratch, /tmp, /ssd) filesystems are optimized for performance while adding nice management features for long-term filesystems. These include DMF (Data Migration Facility), a seamless integration of tape and hard drive available on the Crays which makes the terabyte-scale space of the StorageTek silo accessible under the same directory structure. Under DMF files > 16 KB can be migrated to tapes in the StorageTek silo and not count against your quota.
All of this fits the basic workflow model
preprocess -> work -> postprocess
where the preprocessing and postprocessing stages can include movement to and from fast temporary storage.
Here's a list of the filesystems available at ARSC. (For details on quotas, purging, and backups, see ARSC's storage policy: http://www.arsc.edu/support/howtos.storage.html .) You can see what is available on a particular system using the 'df' command. I like 'df -Pk' as it standardizes the output on different systems and it has always been easier for me to think in kilobytes instead of the default 512KB blocks.
Home directories: generally, these start with /u1 or /u2. On the HPC systems (yukon, chilkoot, icehawk) they are local drives, and on the Crays, they are managed by DMF. Home directories on ARSC SGI systems are NFS mounted.
Local temporary drives : /scratch on the IBM and the SGIs, /tmp on the Crays, /vidscratch exists only on video2. Each IBM node has its own /scratch. These are purged and not backed up. They aren't much faster than the home directories (except on the SGIs) but their role is to provide extra space for short-term work.
High-Performance filesystems : /tmp2 (yukon, chilkoot, icehawk) and /ssd (chilkoot only). As the number of users on a filesystem affects its performance, these are restricted to only a few users at a time. The /tmp2 filesystems are striped, so I/O speed is multiplied over many disk heads. The only way these striped drives become faster than the others is when moving vast amounts of data. Fortunately, we recently added a very fast filesystem without this constraint. /ssd arrived with the SV1ex upgrade. Memory beyond the machine's normal addressable space was configured as a filesystem. This skips all of the hardware overhead required for traditional disks, and it's physically close -- just more memory chips in the same cabinet. This makes it fast (but temporary). Not surprisingly, /ssd shows the highest repeatable bandwidth for all sizes of files.
"omnipresent" filesystems : /allsys/u1 and /viztmp/u1 can be "seen" by all systems. /allsys/u2 and /viztmp/u2 exist only on the HPC systems (yukon, chilkoot, and icehawk). From chilkoot they are local drives. They are NFS mounted everywhere else meaning all data must travel through a network. Except on chilkoot, these drives are not an option when performance is critical. /allsys is for long-term storage, especially between multiple users and systems. /viztmp is primarily a staging area for use while creating large visualizations.
Here's an image showing ARSC's file systems:
In the image, filesystems available on a machine are listed by that machine, with my sloppy lines to indicate network connections.
Network file systems (NFS) don't look any different from local drives from the prompt, though there is no way they can perform anywhere near as well as a local drive because all data has to cross a network. Performance is optimized between yukon, chilkoot, video1, and video2 as they communicate across a HIPPI network. This has several benefits, one of which is that allsys and viztmp performance is much closer to a local drive between these systems.
Which filesytem/method should I use?
Now that I had a full list of filesystems, I wanted to know:
- How to best take advantage of a fast filesystem.
- How much speedup to expect by moving to a fast filesystem.
Using fast filesystems
No matter which machine or filesystem, formatted and single-element I/O perform poorly. Large file sizes don't go any faster, so you're just left waiting a long time as your needs scale up.
time required to write a file of I/O method avg. MB/sec 1MB 1GB 10GB ------------------ ------------ --------- ---------- ------------ single unformatted and array formatted .9 1.1 sec 18.5 min 3.1 hours single formatted .2 5.0 sec 83.3 min 13.9 hours
Comparing ARSC filesystems
It turned out that the only way to make repeated tests feasible was to use whole-array unformatted I/O. Because the other options are so slow and perform the same everywhere, regardless of size or filesystem, the following numbers use whole-array unformatted I/O only. The faster filesystems especially perform better with larger files of this type only.
*=1 GB time interpolated for comparison, not a high-performance filesystem
Answering my question about how much difference a faster filesystem can make -- if whole array unformatted I/O is used then, yes, the filesystem used can make a huge difference. If I had a code writing gigabytes of data on allsys from the IBM and was able to port it to chilkoot and use /ssd, I would see roughly 1500x speedup in I/O! Writing out that 1GB file would drop from nearly 2 hours to a few seconds, which would make it well worth my while to come up with some script to move data not currently being used to allsys. It's local on chilkoot and ftp or cp will always outperform any code I could write.
I/O can be made several orders of magnitude faster by
- using a faster method (i.e. reading/writing an entire array at once, unformatted)
- using a faster filesystem.
Generally, converting I/O methods and using faster filesystems only makes sense if I/O is a significant amount of total runtime and it's possible to set up your algorithm so it reads and writes large "chunks" of unformatted data at a time. High-performance filesystems show higher bandwidth but only under the right conditions. If these can't be met because of requirements or program design then performance will be the same slow rate just about everywhere.
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A:[[ What are your "New Years 'Computing' Resolutions" ??? # # We got responses from three different readers. Thanks! # And Happy New Year, everyone. # I resolve to finally back up all of my important data that is laying around on various aging floppy disks, zip disks, and hard drives. Now that my CD-RW drive is working, I no longer have an excuse. I resolve to learn to use autoconf/automake with f90 and to brush up on Perl enough to rewrite my aged f90 makedepend script. I resolve to get the Gulf of Alaska ocean model running out past a year, looking sensible. Here is the short list of my New Years Computing Resolutions, I resolve to finish reading - Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics - Developing Bioinformatics Computer Skills - Using MPI - SP System Performance Tuning Redbook - Learning Maya2 - And for relaxation: Homers' Oddessy. (Translated version. I'm not educated/crazy enough yet too read it in the original! (-;) I resolve to improve my computing skills in - Fortran - Perl - OpenMP - MPI - ROMS - Various Biological software packages - Linux Porting of various scientific packages. - C/C++ - AIX And finally in March I plan to make a new list of resolutions. Ya gotta keep busy! # # And some ideas from the editorial staff... # New Year Resolutions. - I will use a tool to inspect the performance of the code I run. - I will improve my job scripts. - I will consider my storage needs. - I will tell centres if I need anything. - I will give my datafiles meaningful names, create readmes in the directories and make sure there is metadata, in a human readable form within any new datafile structures I create. - I will share my experiences with others, both good and bad. (The newsletter being a good place to start.) - I will test my code to make sure the answers are valid whenever I change anything, like compiler options, system etc. - I will take some training, or at the very least tell people what training I feel I need. Or if I have students working for me I will make sure they take training or specify anything they might need. - I will try better methods of working and not just blindly use the computer as a bigger hammer. Q: When building cvs on AIX the 'make check' fails. Tracking it down comes down to a difference in the expr command aix$ expr 'Name: $.' : "Name: \$\." ; echo $? 0 1 irix$ expr 'Name: $.' : "Name: \$\." ; echo $? 8 0 It works "correctly" on Irix, Unicos, Tru64 and Linux. It fails on AIX and Solaris. The above works on both Solaris and AIX if one adds a space between the '$' and the '.' (both sides of the ':). Anybody else ever run into this? Any suggestions?
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OK, your barometer/MAP sort of sensor is just part of the MAF. Apparently your voltage is good according to the test mode. I'm fairly certain that the ECU sees the same thing as test mode does. Which leads me back to that you must have a grounding problem on the chassis somewhere.
Check the wires that come off your negative battery terminal. There is the big wire that goes to the engine, and then the 2 little wires that go to the chassis and into the wiring harness. I'm starting to think that your problem is the big wire. I have seen it before where an SVT ran on the ground strap wire I mentioned earlier until that finally melted through, and the engine stopped. All because the main ground wire was loose where it connects to the engine block. It can happen, that's why we first recommend checking battery terminals, then alternator output, then the other side of the battery terminal wires.
OK this is what the test gauge shows
(r 318) (nr 315) (dtffff) (cf 1,2,3,4 all 00) (dtc none) (E 0) ( 0 ) (59 44) (t 748-60)
(tg 247-258) (f 120) (fp 77) (fg 496) (79c) (c9 550) (bat 14.2-14.5 w/lights on 13.9-
14.2 ) (bf -o) (hb -9) (slp -6) (LC 95-96) (Cr -6) (PO 2) (P3 80) (P9 20)
(an0 169-173) (an1 86-88) (an2 64-65) (an3 86-88) (an4 86)
dont really know what ALL that means but maybe it will help.
Thanks for the time!
|OK, whynothtinkwhynot, I put the dash in test mode and the battery shows a constant 14.5-14.9 at idle and at cruise. ???? But I will let it warm up and give you all the test data. Also where is the MAP sensor located on the 2.3 duratec? I have one and might as well replace it.
|Really? That could be indicative of something else. You might want to use the electronic odometer trick to monitor voltage while you drive. Key off, press and hold the odo reset button. Turn the key on, hold the odo reset button until the odo changes to [test]. Release the reset button. Now each time you press and release the reset button, you will scroll through one of 30 test functions. You're looking for the one that reads [bat 12.1] or in your case with a battery reading 13.1, you might show 12.9. Typically the reading is off by about .2v from what you measure on the battery. It will stay in test mode until you turn the key off, so if you start the car it will show alternator voltage while you drive. That way you can see for yourself if something is amiss with your alternator or nearly anything else. You might have a good alternator, but if the field wire is bad, then your alternator won't put out continuous voltage. Once the field wire breaks, as we've known people who have that problem, then you won't have alternator voltage whether the alternator is good or not.
|OK, cool, thanks, I will check those out this week. I appreciate you taking the time to read my post and offering advice on how to fix it. I was really lost. Will post later on anything I find. Probably will go a head and check ground on head. I noticed that my headlights flicker a little at idle but are fine during drive. If tach goes below 2K then I notice the flicker again but more evident during idle at 800.
|Wait.... all those are sensors.... which should get both hot and ground from the ECU. The PCM looks at the output voltage and compares that to the return voltage to "see" what's going on. It might be that your ground by the ECU is loose or the terminal is cracked. .
Add some grounds. One that might be missing is a ground to the cylinder head. Yes, the big cable is connected to the transmission and the engine, but the intake manifold- where all these parts are likely grounded via the harness- is only connected by the intake manifold bolts. Typically there is a supplemental ground on the cylinder head. Find a screw or bolt somewhere that is holding down a bracket, and run a wire from there to the chassis.
Your problem could be on the hot side also, so you might want to investigate the harness that all those wires go into. IIRC, those should all spring from one harness. Look for any wiring damage.
|Bump, to see if any answers. Also checked all the grounds on the car they seem to be tight and clean so I guess I will have to take it to a shop. Never had to do that before. HHMMM, where to take it. I will have to investigate. If anyone has an idea about these problems or a similar problem let me know.
|Ok had the battery and the Alternator checked and both show good. Battery 13.2 and Alternator charging at 14. something didnt see all of it. Ok going to check all grounds but then what. And where is the MAP sensor located. It is hard starting and that is a sign of a bad MAP (I have one so I might as well replace it)
|No work done to car recently. I was planning on getting the battery and Alternator checked out at AZ to day. I will post results when found.
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Softball Picks Up 500th Win in Program History at Wright State
By Justin Grones (@JustinGrones)
DAYTON, Ohio (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – After a nine-day break from action due to Wisconsin's long winter, the Green Bay softball team (9-17, 3-5 HL) played its first contests since April 4th in a doubleheader at Wright State. The three-game series against the Raiders was originally scheduled to be played in Green Bay, but was moved to Dayton, Ohio because of the weather and poor field conditions. The Phoenix, acting as the home team on Wright State's diamond, split with the Raiders with an 8-7 win in game two after dropping game one 8-6. The win in game two was a milestone for the Phoenix, as the team picked up its 500th victory in program history.
Game 1: Wright State 8, Green Bay 6
The Phoenix held a 5-3 lead heading into the final inning, but a five-run seventh inning from the Raiders and five errors on the day helped Wright State come back for an 8-6 win in game one.
The Raiders started things off in the top of the first with an RBI single and later tacked on a second run after a throwing error from the Phoenix. Green Bay replied with a two-run inning of its own to knot the score at 2-2 after one. Sophomore Hailey Mohrfeld (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) evened the score with a two-RBI homer to left center, her third home run of the year.
With nobody out in the second inning, freshman Alyssa Johnson (Elmhurst, Ill.) used a bunt to bring home senior Danielle Peerenboom (Appleton, Wis.) from third. Senior Jess Hrncar (Bristol, Wis.) hit into a fielder's choice two plays later, scoring junior Gabrielle Cassady (Janesville, Wis.) to push the lead to 4-2.
Junior Miranda Reinke (Milwaukee, Wis.) knotched her second homer of the year with a solo shot in the fifth inning, giving Green Bay a 5-2 advantage. From there, however, Wright State's bats became red-hot.
The Raiders scored six unanswered runs in the sixth and seventh innings to take an 8-5 advantage, starting with one run in the sixth inning after a throwing error.
In the top of the seventh, Wright State tacked on five runs with three straight doubles. The first of three brought home three runners, while the second and third doubles each brought home an additional runner to push the lead to 8-5.
Green Bay was able to add one run in the final half-inning on an RBI double from freshman Kelli Hutchinson (Milwaukee, Wis.), but was unable to overcome the deficit and suffered the 8-6 defeat.
Freshman Briana Cavin (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) pitched 6 1/3 innings in the loss (3-6), giving up nine hits and seven runs with five earned. She added two strikeouts while walking just one batter on the afternoon. Sophomore Lauren Danner (Kaukauna, Wis.) pitched the final 2/3 inning with one earned run.
Peerenboom went 2-3 with a run and a walk, while Hutchinson went 2-4 with an RBI and Reinke went 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Mohrfeld finished 1-4 with two RBI and a run scored, while Johnson and Hrncar each added an RBI.
Game 2: Green Bay 8, Wright State 7
The Phoenix picked up its 500th win in program history in game two after holding off a late rally from the Raiders for an 8-7 win.
Green Bay finished with just six hits on the afternoon, but made each of them count. Down 1-0 in the bottom of the second, the Phoenix took advantage of three walks to load the bases and go to work. Junior Stacey Butts (Greenfield, Wis.) was hit by a pitch with two outs and the bags loaded, bringing home Peerenboom to tie the game at 1-1. Michalkiewicz followed her with an RBI single to give Green Bay a 2-1 lead, and a fielding error by the right fielder on the next play allowed three runners to cross home plate for a 5-1 advantage.
Junior Shannon Butts (Greenfield, Wis.) gave the Phoenix a 7-1 lead with a two RBI homer in the third inning before Wright State's offense woke up in the fourth.
The Raiders cut the lead to 7-5 after four runs on three hits in the top of the fourth inning, but Johnson replied with her fourth home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth to extend the lead to 8-5. With the homer, the freshman slugger has four on the season—tied for seventh in the program's history for home runs in a season.
Wright State tacked on a final run in the sixth, but the Phoenix held on to seal its 500th win. Senior Allison Goecks (Beloit, Wis.) picked up the win in 5 1/3 innings of work with eight hits and seven runs with five earned. She also had five strikeouts and five walks. Junior Ashley Nannemann (Burlington, Wis.) pitched 1 2/3 innings in relief while only giving up one hit.
Getting the start behind the plate, Shannon Butts finished 1-2 with two runs scored and two RBI. Johnson wasn't too far behind with a 1-2 day, two runs and an RBI. Peerenboom finished 1-2 with two runs scored, while Michalkiewicz went 1-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
Green Bay will close out the three-game series tomorrow at 10 a.m. CST in Dayton, Ohio.
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Welcome to the first iteration of Television Tuesday! Every Tuesday, I or another writer will discuss a show we love in a feminist context - why it is or isn't feminist, and if it's not, how I experience it as a feminist. Enjoy!
The Sopranos is one of the most lauded shows in American television history, and with good reason. It's brilliant literature: well-acted, well-written, with wonderfully developed characters. Every episode is a movie unto itself. But all of the characters (in a show where the sociopath is made sympathetic) openly espouses racist and sexist and (if given the opportunity in a heteronormative world) homophobic views on an episodic basis. Violence against women is a regular hallmark of the show, and POC are regularly slurred.
But the people that I discuss the Sopranos with – my mom and Miranda, one of my college BFFs – are some of the most passionate and dedicated feminists I know. We're not usually discussing it in a feminist or critical context either – we're just being regular fans, discussing whom we love, whom we hate, and why the characters do what they do. Why would a show that regularly promulgates views that are inherently antithetical to our closely held beliefs captivate us so?
The Sopranos is a show about flawed and awful people . And there are no characters (besides Meadow, occasionally, and Silvio's daughter, who objects to the Bada Bing off camera) who show up to counter the sexist and racist things characters do, and many of the violent characters act as Greek choruses to one another – they reinforce their motivations instead.
However, those motivations are not sanctioned by the point of view of the series. Characters of color and women who are subject to mistreatment and violence typically do little to aggravate this behavior. Carmela is clearly a devoted wife who does little to earn Tony's scorn except put up with it. The woman who cleans Livia's house is competent and reliable, but Livia insists that she is stealing. When Ralphie kills a stripper, it contributes to his eventual murder. Tony attempts to manipulate a housing project to his own ends, but his attempts are countered vocally and his racism called.
Instead of reinforcing and supporting the ideas that contribute to their sexism and racism through stereotypes and weak and passive characters, the viewer's sympathy for Carmela or (initially) Meadow's black and Jewish boyfriend Noah is aroused – while they are not robbed of agency (see below) they do nothing to bring the behavior upon themselves. It's not satire – it's the portrayal of flawed and awful actions made by flawed and awful people with prejudice and hate in their heart. The onus is placed firmly on the shoulders of Tony.
David Chase is clearly conscious of the issues of his characters, and he actively endeavors to hold them responsible rather than championing them:
In an interview with Terry Gross on NPR's "Fresh Air," Sopranos creator David Chase identified "University" as the most heavily misunderstood episode of the series, and his comments indicate a conscious (if not terribly articulate) engagement on his part with progressive visions of social responsibility. Chase asserted that the episode tells "a story about this girl that nobody cared about." His description of her as "expendable" lends itself to a reading of Tracee at the intersection of gender, social class, and sexual stigma, as he situated the episode in the context of the pervasive "violence against women" that happens "every day" in American culture.This is almost a cliché, but it also stands to mention that I can remember eleven female characters by name off the top of my head. I haven't watched the show in a couple months, but these characters are well-defined enough that I can recall their full name and multiple storylines in which they are an integral part within five minutes. Another ten are on the tip of my tongue. I've never seen an episode that didn't pass the Bechdel test. There are few long-running dramas that give their female characters such screen time and consider their feelings respectfully.
There are a lot of issues with the Sopranos, and I'm not arguing that it's a feminist show. POC are often invisible and stereotypes are frequently relied upon. Additionally, any show that regularly features violence against oppressed bodies is problematic – even when that violence is a natural and essential part of the storytelling, even when the characters are held responsible for their actions. They're telling honest stories, but they're also honestly racist and sexist stories that are being promulgated.
My conclusions are also based on a very small and white sample size. Three feminists I know of love the Sopranos, and one of them is me. I am sure that a lot of womanists and feminists hate the Sopranos, and have very good reasons for doing so. I'm not saying that all womanists and feminists love the Sopranos and they're not good feminists or womanists are not. I hope they'll chime in and tell me exactly why they hate it in the comments.
However, passionate feminists don't get into this show for no reason. Few serials do such a well-rounded job of developing female characters and holding even sympathetic characters responsible for the awful things that they do. It may not be feminist, but it's thoughtful and well-rounded enough to transcend its violence and appeal to feminists.
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Would it bother you if every letter you received was previously opened?
After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, far-reaching programs to gather Internet and telephone content and metadata were launched under presidential authority, without congressional action or approval from the surveillance court.
The report, meanwhile, said that 97 percent of the wiretaps issued last year were for "portable devices" such as mobile phones and pagers. About 87 percent of the wiretaps were issued in drug-related cases, the report said. Other equipment tapped included computers, phone land lines, fax machines and, among other things, microphones.
QuoteWould it bother you if every letter you received was previously opened?that was done during WW2 to many people.
No, the purpose of this was not to spy on American GIs but to keep any information of a non personal nature from being sent home.
Everyone knew the mail was read.
There was a declared... no there was two decl.... no there was three declared wars ongoing at the same time, one with Japan, another with Italy, and a third with Germany.
...it wasn't a secret ongoing electronic speed trap or a red light running cash flow scam like so much of what the government does to help you today.
My point is government control without the consent of the governed is dangerous. regardless of which "party" is doing it. And the billions they are spending, more likely trillions, to treat American citizens as terror suspects is outrageous.
Remember the key to winning any battle is information
I don't believe in WW2 they kept and stored all of your communications.
perhaps, but other 21st century countries with more repressive governments than ours have managed it. besides, you can do it if you disguise your effort as "progressive" and go occupy some parks. :evil:the biggest impediments to our future and our freedom, are apathy and ignorance. the worst culprits are those who should know better. it's not about guys like Obama or Reid. we know what they are. they don't even hide it. it's those like McCain and Graham who pretend to be on the side of the country and constitution, but are not. we are so stupid that we keep putting those types back in office. they do more damage than the loony leftists.in the average congressional election we will return 90% of the current occupants to Washington. Can anyone honestly tell me that 90% of them deserve to be there, or to be returned? we to lazy to support new blood, or to lazy to do our homework....or to lazy even to vote. Right! Which brings us back to "Leftist Lite". When I saw Ryan and Rubio comment on the senate immigration bill, I wanted to throw up! The republicans are more dangerous to the constitution. Far from conservative. Ultra Leftist enablers.
Insurgencies against a superpower military like ours never work. That's why we won so quickly in Vietnam. Wait, that's a bad example. But there's Iraq. Wait, wait. Lebanon? Somalia? Afghanistan? I'm gonna have to think about this and get back to you
Our military overwhelmingly despises our current administration. Many of them would disobey unlawful orders. And after ten years of constant war, we have millions of veterans who feel the same way, and who know how to use the most popular rifle in America, the civilian version of the M16. AR-15's are being sold as fast as they can be made, and people aren't buying them so that they can turn them in. The militia has never been better armed or better trained.
it takes a pretty wild leap to believe the story as it was told.


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June 26, 2014 to July 1, 2014 – Las Vegas Convention Center It's that time of year again: the Zine Pavilion at the American Library Association is happening again, and we need your help! This is the third year we've had a space on the exhibition floor at ALA… Organized by Grrrl Zines A-Go-Go | Type: zine, exhibit, tabling, conference
August 10, 2013 to August 11, 2013 – Ambridge Event Center The Portland Zine Symposium is a free conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture. The Portland Zine Symposium is a two day event held in Portland, Oregon ev… Organized by Alex Wrekk | Type: zine, symposium
July 21, 2012 at 10am to July 22, 2012 at 10am – IPRC Calling all ambitious zinesters! You're invited to the 4th Annual 24hr Zine Challenge presented by the Portland Zine Symposium and the Independent Publishing Resource Center... Zines are awesome and… Organized by Alex Wrekk | Type: 24, hour, zine, challenge
June 23, 2012 from 1pm to 6pm – IPRC Join us for a new small press and mini zine fest in the IPRC's expanded space! Celebrate zines and community with the Portland Zine Symposium organizers at this farmer's market-like event. Amazine… Organized by Alex Wrekk | Type: zine, fest
July 16, 2011 at 10am to July 17, 2011 at 10pm – the IPRC Zines are awesome and July is International Zine Month! Get yourself one more zine finished for your PZS table, make some new friends over the dizzying madness of staying up too many hours, and help… Organized by Alex Wrekk | Type: zine, challege!
August 26, 2010 at 6pm to September 30, 2010 at 7pm – All across the USA Zines on Toast Tour! Follow us on our blog! ZinesOnToast.org An evening of entertainment and information with zinesters from the UK (Rumlad, Last Hours, Hey Monkey Riot and Morgenmuffel) on tour with… Organized by Alex Wrekk | Type: zine, tour
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Kushies Baby designs, manufactures and markets an innovative collection of quality baby products and accessories. The company strives for excellence in all areas to ensure its customers receive the highest attainable workmanship and quality. This is exemplified in their continued dedication to service - an uncompromising commitment maintained for more than 50 years.
The company was established as Diana Dolls Wear Ltd. in 1953, by Mary Malinowski of Stoney Creek, Ontario. Founded as a small "cottage-style" industry, it grew to become the only Canadian manufacturer of doll clothing and accessories, with a customer list that included all the major Canadian department stores. In 1987, Mary Malinowski retired and on January 1st 1988, Susan Malinowski and Sam Perez purchased Diana Dolls Wear Ltd. assets.
With a seasonal product line focused on Christmas, Diana Dolls Wear Ltd. naturally began to look for additional markets possibilities for the company to expand.
The decision was made to concentrate efforts on the infant children's market, with the initial product to be a re-useable form-fitted cloth diaper.
The internationally trademarked name Kooshies was created for the new product line. As President, Sam Perez, explained, "It was a unique name easily pronounced in many languages, enabling the product to be marketed worldwide under one name."
After designing the revolutionary 100 per cent cotton, reusable diaper, Kooshies undertook a year of extensive testing and refinements, and went on to patent the Kooshies diaper.
Kooshies was awarded the privilege of displaying the "Ecologo" of the Canadian Ministry of the Environment on their patented cloth diapers and have received numerous awards and "Best Buy" rankings for their products. Sam Perez recalls, "Timing was an extremely important factor. In the late 1980s there was a new and growing awareness in Canada concerning environmental issues, and Kooshies offered a quality, environmentally - friendly product at the right time".
The Canadian public also responded to the "Kooshies' washable diaper with an overwhelming positive response as Kooshies offered a product better for the environment, a product that made diapering convenient for parents and healthy for the baby.
In just over a year, Kooshies became the industry leader in Canada, with sales exceeding initial projections tenfold. Their market was also expanding into the United States at this time. Since 1990 Kooshies has grown to become a market leader in more than 35 countries around the world.
State-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and meticulous inspection standards for the expanding Kooshies product line, which currently encompasses over 350 baby products, ensures the continuation of the company's high quality standards.
The year 2003 was notable for Kooshies. When Sam took over the company in 1988, the name was spelled "KOOSHIES". This name had been successfully registered with a worldwide trademark. However, there was opposition from a company registered in the United States and over a ten-year period, without any real progress, the parties finally reached a settlement early 2003. Sam realized the solution would be to change the spelling. That year the corporate logo, labels and packaging were changed to "KUSHIES".
Today, Kushies is located in a huge, beautiful facility in Stoney Creek, Ontario - less than an hour's drive outside of Toronto. All of their corporate and manufacturing personnel are housed under one roof, resulting in increased efficiency. Sam reflects that, 2003 was a big year for them. From educational toys to clothing, Kushies covers an entire range of consumer products. "They have a lot in the works and a lot on the go," boasts Sam."It's an exciting place to be".
Looking to the future, Perez emphasizes "Kushies will have an increasingly strong presence in the baby products industry with products that are complimentary to each other. Our commitment to quality and customer service will allow Kushies to continue to make a change for the better."


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as some of you might know, Apple released a 3.0 software update for the ATV, which renders Launcher (< 3.2) unusable.
We've been working with the guys from awkwardtv.org (special thanks to |bile|, the guy that does nitoTV) to get something running and currently it looks like we got it working.
As pretty much noone tested this, please use this only if you're comfortable with the commandline, ssh and such. If you're not on 3.0 yet, you might want to wait until this is working properly and a new patchstick was made.
Source / changelog available on Launcher's googlecode page
Here we go:
1) "patchstick" the 3.0 ATV
2) ssh into it and download Launcher-3.2.beta3-debug.run
3) install Launcher chmod +x Launcher.. ; ./Launcher-3.2...
4) install XBMC with Launcher or just re-symlink your old install (ln -s /Users/frontrow/Applications/XBMC.app /Applications/XBMC.app)
5) test
If something is broken, crashes, etc. please post in this thread and pastebin CrashReporter.log (~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/CrashReporter.log) and console.log (/Library/Logs/Console/501/console.log).
Once you've got Launcher running, you can add an additional update source that will have the current testing version with:
defaults write com.teamxbmc.xbmclauncher XBMCAdditionalDownloadPlistURLs -array-add http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/858897/XBMC/update_urls.plist
Thanks and happy testing!
- atv 3.0 compatibility
- cleanup in update controller
- added images in Settings and Downloads
- fixed crash when iPhone Remote App was used
- added: pass (some) iPhone Remote App gestures to XBMC (needs new keymapping in XBMC)
- fixed: crash on ATV 3.01
- changed: if ATV version is unknown, default to most recent (3.01 in this case)
Edit1: updated to beta2, added update_urls.plist, changelog
Edit2: updated to beta3


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|Sesame Street
|The Old Woman who Lives in a Shoe's house arrives on Sesame Street. (repeat of 2822)
|Air date
|December 8, 1992
|Season 24 (1992-1993)
|As the adults clean up the aftermath of the hurricane, Big Bird and Snuffy are heard arguing. Maria and Luis investigate and learn they are arguing over something that landed on Big Bird's nest. He thinks it's a shoe, but Snuffy thinks it's a house. Maria and Luis take a look at it and are surprised to find it's both.
| Isadora's sneakers describe all the fun they've had this past year, as the seasons change.
(EKA: Episode 2758)
| While Ernie is away visiting the Count, Bert has the place all to himself... or so he thinks! A group of sheep burst into the room and proceed to sing him a song ("Bert's Blanket") about how his blanket was made (with a flashback scene where Ernie is portrayed as a rancher). Bert then corrects them on the actual production phase.
(EKA: Episode 2447)
| A for Ape (who crashes into a tree and forms a SHAPE)
(EKA: Episode 1933)
| Maria and some kids count katydids hiding in the leaves.
Music: Joe Raposo
(EKA: Episode 2624)
|Maria realizes the house can only belong to The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, which is further evidenced by a newspaper article Luis finds stating that Mother Goose Land was hit by the hurricane too. Maria calls the evacuation center the characters fled to and reaches the Old Woman, who says she'll be there soon. Snuffy rushes off to Snufflegarden to tell his classmates.
| Growing Numbers #16
Artist: Jane Aaron
| Grover sells newspapers in the street. He thinks they are for making paper hats, but a customer shows him they are actually for reading. The customer wants to buy a newspaper, but Grover won't stop reading the paper that the customer wants to buy. Grover reads about construction of a new building, a parade, and an expected rain shower, all of which occur as Grover reads.
(EKA: Episode 2003)
| "Up and Down with Captain Brown"
(EKA: Episode 2773)
| A blind class goes on a field trip to the park, using their other senses to experience their surroundings. The teacher sings "If You're Happy and You Know It."
(EKA: Episode 2589)
| G/g musical notes (Gordon voiceover)
(EKA: Episode 2233)
|Telly tries to remember the last two lines of the nursery rhyme, but fails to. The Old Woman (Rhea Perlman) arrives and describes the sights she saw last night during the hurricane. Since her house is now here, she decides to live on Sesame Street and calls in her many kids.
| "Imagination Landscape"
(EKA: Episode 2939)
| Kermit and Gladys the Cow switch places.
(EKA: Episode 2362)
| Letter Garden: A
Artist: Jane Aaron
| A girl talks about her skin.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(EKA: Episode 2990)
| How paper is recycled
(First: Episode 2627)
|The Old Woman and her kids have flocked the street, playing. Telly knows that the rest of the poem will reveal something incriminating about her. They watch her as she makes sure the kids remember their new street name. Oscar pops from his can with another sign for them: his "SCRAM" sign. However, it doesn't sink in as fast as he wants.
| The Bellhop must take Mrs. Stein's bags to floor 16.
(EKA: Episode 2496)
| Hoots plays jazz in a park, accompanied by Chip and Dip. They are encountered by Mary, who wants them to play a new version of her nursery rhyme, which involves another lamb.
(EKA: Episode 2869)
| Esme's wooden clown breaks, and she is about to throw it away, when it suggests she use glue to fix it.
Artist: Lisa Crafts
(EKA: Episode 2916)
| Lake (time-lapse)
(EKA: Episode 2887)
|Big Bird sees the family eating lunch now, which jogs Telly's memory. He recalls the next line of the poem: "She gave them some broth without any bread." However, Big Bird observes them eating spaghetti with garlic bread. The Old Woman says it's naptime, which reminds Telly of the next line: "…and whipped them all soundly and put them to bed." Once again, Big Bird sees the contrary and watches the Old Woman sending them off to bed, kissing each child.
| G for Gorilla
(EKA: Episode 2895)
| In Alaska, a sculptor makes carvings of cold climate animals.
Music: Joe Raposo
(EKA: Episode 2365)
| Muppet & Kid Moments: Cookie Monster shows David a sign that says STREET.
(EKA: Episode 2363)
| A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over.
(EKA: Episode 0814)
| Joe Raposo sings "Families."
(EKA: Episode 0592)
| G For Giggle
(EKA: Episode 0305)
|Telly and Big Bird ask why The Old Woman is nothing like her poem. She says that she is a different Old Lady who lives in a shoe and tells them her poem. She adds an extra verse that invites them both to lunch with her.
| "Do the Continental" - two kids jump into Africa.
(EKA: Episode 2820)
| Lefty delivers the rest of the carrots to his boss. The boss reveals that the carrots are for his pet rabbit (a real rabbit), which he shows to Lefty.
(EKA: Episode 0433)
Only part 3 is shown in this episode.
| Rubber Stamp #16
(EKA: Episode 2959)
| Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now."
(First: Episode 2876)
| A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
(First: Episode 0006)
|Snuffy comes back from Snufflegarden and learns the Old Women and her children are at the park and will return shortly. Snuffy catches a whiff of the Garlic, which sets off his allergies. His sneeze is so powerful that it sends the Old Woman's house flying. The Old Woman comes back and is shocked, but a call from Mother Goose calms her, as her house has landed back in Mother Goose Land! Big Bird covers Snuffy's snuffle with a hankie to prevent him from sneezing again as Maria announces the sponsors.
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An observation of having 3 GSDs over the decades regarding how they take to people ......this most likely applies to many breeds. Assuming there is no underlying previous situations which created your dog's dog's behavior toward your BF....then perhaps it is best to simply let the dog come to your BF rather than your BF going to the dog. Some dogs simply do not react as we assume they should when someone who is well intentioned approach them. There are times, in order to win the dog's companionship, you must let the dog approach and build the relationship at the dog's speed....never forcing the human element on the particular dog. " Trust" is not necessarily created overnight and Holly is off balance being so removed from her 4 years of habits and other consistencies.
As others have cited as well, this is a huge change in Holly's life and give her some time to adapt to the changes.
I have watched some people who love dogs approach my dogs over the years with no ill will whatsoever but at times my dogs would be standoffish. As I mentioned earlier, there are times when it is best to let the dog come to you at it's pace.
Holly will soon find her new life to be wonderful as her new routine and companions will bring stability back into her life.....
|very upsetting story. upsetting for the gsd as well. glad you can help. others seem to know more about this than i, but i suggest getting a trainer tohelp. imho, this ups the odds for a successful adoption and bonding with you boy friend.
|I used a modified 2 weeks shutdown with an older foster who had never lived indoors or walked on a leash. Not only did it help with behavior, it made the dog easier to train.
|Daisy&Lucky's Mom
|One of the things that helped me when we got our two girls was the two week shutdown. Has she ever been crated. The shutdown allows her out to spend time w/ you and B/F but helps her not be overwhelmed by lots of new situation etc. It might help to have him give treats and feed her. Im not sure though based on his fear of being bite . My thoughts are w/ you at this difficult time. thanks for helping Holly.
Training an older German Shephard
Hi guys, I'm new to this forum, and I'm not even sure if I'm posting this in the right place...But here goes nothing
The back story:
My grandfather adopted this german shepherd, Holly when she was a puppy about 3 or 4 years ago. He was in his mid 80s, so as you can imagine, she didn't get the training or exercise she needed. She wasn't walked, wasn't introduced to new people, and has never really been anywhere other than a small grassless and poo-covered yard. My grandfather is in the last stages of esophageal/lung cancer, and will be unfortunately leaving us very soon. I asked him if I could take care of Holly for him, as I have always been an avid dog lover, and she seemed to take interest in me. So 2 days ago, I made the 5 hour drive back from the hospital, and brought Holly to our home.
I live with my boyfriend, and right off the bat, she growled at him and runs from him when he tries to pet her or talk to her. I know that her new life here is a complete 180* from where she came from and what she's used to. I'm the only person she knows, and she is very comfortable with me. I'm being very dedicated to teach her commands, sit, lay, load up, heel, come, and things are going well considering the amount of time she's had. I am very concerned with her attitude towards my boyfriend though, and am not sure how to improve the situation. I know she's probably still stressed, and misses her companion (a 6 year old rotweiler), but she is having a hard time trusting my boyfried, and although she is very gentle, he is uncomfortable and thinks she will bite him.
Any type of help or tips or ANYTHING really would help. Thanks so much.
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Williams Earns RAMW's Ziebert Award
On Apr. 30, Councilman Jack Evans presented the 2012 Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award from the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington to former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams. The event at the Hamilton recognized Williams's dedication and leadership on behalf of the Washington's vibrant restaurant industry. For over 90 years, RAMW has been "fighting for the right to eat, drink and be merry, hospitably, responsibly and profitably." The annual gala "Hats Off to Restaurants!" will be held at the Marriot Wardman Park June 24.


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Thanks to a suggestion at the RPF (loving that work done there is benefiting us here as well), we have requested MySQL server change from our hosting provider (because we are on a shared server and can't make the change directly) to allow us to search for words that are 3 letters long (like ESB, TIE, ANH) instead of the previous minimum of 4 letters which meant a lot of acronyms that we often use were left out. Our host graciously agreed and we have now completed reindexing the site and are happy to report that you can now search for these shorter terms.
Previously, if you searched for the phrase "ANH helmet" "ANH" was dropped from the search and up to 500 results for "helmet" were returned which is pretty broad and virtually useless.
Now, if you search for "ANH helmet" WITHOUT the quotes, you will get up to 500 results for any thread that has the terms "ANH" and "helmet" anywhere in the thread.
If you search for "ANH helmet" WITH quotes, you will get up to 500 results for any thread that has the exact phrase "ANH helmet" somewhere in the thread.
We hope this change makes searching a little easier for you and helps ensure your search results are more relevant.


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"Running back" is Ray Rice 's job title, but he's obviously more than just a runner. He has averaged close to 70 receptions per season since 2009, and the Ravens are near-desperate for receiving help following the departure of Anquan Boldin and the major injury suffered by Dennis Pitta. ESPN's Chris Mortensen said Wednesday that the Ravens would like Rice up out wide to alleviate that problem somewhat. And with Rice acting more as receiver, Bernard Pierce would stand to get more carries.
Mortensen said Rice wouldn't be changing positions, but that the Ravens also "love Pierce."
Sports Illustrated's Peter King shared a similar opinion in a Tuesday article, which is linked below.
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All of this makes sense. Rice's PPR value gets a slight bump from this news. It's obvious that Pierce is going to see quite a lot of work this year. I think he's one of the top true backup RBs to draft, and his presence has caused Rice to fall into the back half of the first round. I still think Rice is going to be handed close to 300 touches.


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Sunday, it's the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
Many of you will be entertaining whether you routinely watch football or not, and others of you will find yourselves in a crowded family room, eating great food before the game or during halftime.
The halftime festivities are so entertaining that you might prefer to eat before the game, followed by nibbling from the coffee table during the game and especially at halftime.
I am sure the Harbaugh family will be divided as two brothers, John and Jim, will be coaching their respective teams.
I have recipes for you from several different sources and a great chocolate dessert submitted by Joy Carroll Miller of Glendale, a great cook herself. She told me these brownies are just as delicious without the frosting, if you are watching calories.
I am sure you will want to add other items to your menu, but these suggestions should get you started.
Easy Bake Chicken Wings
36 wings cut in half
1 1/2 C. ketchup
1 C. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
2 tsp. soy sauce
Parboil wings for 20 minutes and drain. Mix rest of the ingredients together. Pour sauce over wings and make sure wings are covered completely. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Lay wings side by side. Pour excess sauce over wings. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
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Hot Soft Pretzels
1 packet of active dry yeast
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water (105-110 degrees)
1 tablespoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour
Cornmeal and extra flour for dusting work surface
Coarse kosher salt
In a large bowl, combine yeast, 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar and water and let stand 5 minutes until foamy and bubbly. Add remaining brown sugar and salt and stir well. Add the flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing by hand until well incorporated. Knead dough about 7 minutes until smooth and it has sheen. Transfer to a greased bowl and let stand, covered, for 40 minutes in a warm place.
Dust your work surface with flour and cornmeal. Divide dough into approximately 12 pieces and roll out to desired length and thickness (thinner dough makes crispier pretzels). Form dough into pretzel shapes and transfer to a baking sheet that has been lightly dusted with cornmeal. Allow pretzels to rise for 30 minutes, uncovered.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
Carefully transfer risen pretzels to boiling water with a spatula and boil on one side for 2 minutes, flip and boil other side for 1 1/2 minutes. Transfer boiled pretzels to a rack to drain for 1 minute. Arrange pretzels on a baking sheet, lightly dusted with cornmeal, and sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
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Nora's Note: If you are a Food Network fan, this is a Sarah Moulton recipe.
Layered Chocolate Brownies
2 (18 oz) boxes Milk Chocolate Brownie mix
6 eggs
1/2 cup water
1 cup oil
3 Giant (6.8 oz) milk chocolate with almonds candy bars
1 square semi-sweet chocolate
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons hot water
Confectioner's sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees; spray or grease bottom of 9" x 13" pan.
Prepare the brownie mix as directed for "cake-like brownies," using 3 eggs. Each box can be mixed separately or together.
Pour half — or one box — of batter into prepared baking pan. Carefully remove paper from candy bars and place the three bars across the bottom layer of batter.
Pour second box or remaining batter over the candy bars. Place pan in preheated oven and bake 50 minutes, or until tested done. Be careful not to be misled by the melted candy that may be on the tester.
Remove from oven and let cool.
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate and butter. Add hot water and stir until well mixed. Add sifted confectioner's sugar until of spreading consistency. Spread over the cooled brownies. Cut into squares.
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(2/13/2012) New Haven� The City of New Haven�s Project Storefronts announced Tuesday the launch of INTERCAMBIO, a new community arts organization that aims to facilitate creative exchange and collaboration across diverse media and communities throughout the city. INTERCAMBIO is located at Project Storefronts� newest venue, 756 Chapel.
INTERCAMBIO will be in residence at 756 Chapel curating performances, arts workshops, readings, and art/design vendor fairs, alongside on-going efforts to support local artists in securing financial and cultural support and attention for their projects. INTERCAMBIO will formally launch with a spotlight on Connecticut recording artists on Friday, February 24. Doors open at 8:00 p.m., and the concert begins at 9 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. For more information visit www.weareintercambio.org.
Mates of State are an indie pop duo, composed of the husband- and-wife team Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel. Their seventh album Mountaintops was released on September 13, 2011. The Stepkids are a Connecticut-based psychedelic soul band composed of Tim Walsh, Jeff Gitelman, and Dan Edinberg. Their self-titled debut album is out on Stones Throw Records.
Located in the Ninth Square, 756 Chapel has become a hub for the New Haven arts community, attracting diverse talents and bringing new energy to the downtown arts scene. A collaboration of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven and the City of New Haven�s Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism, Project Storefronts, 756 Chapel takes advantage of an underutilized building with a rich arts history. The building once housed the popular and much-loved music store Goldie & Libro.
In addition to INTERCAMBIO, 756 Chapel is home to the Ripple Effect multi-media project and artist Vito Bonanno. Ripple Effect is a collaborative, site-sensitive multi-media project that expands and manifests as artists respond to the build�s architecture, history, and psychological landscape. The interior space is continually evolving and transforming into new and creative experiences. For more information visit www.rippleeffectexhibit.com. Vito Bonanno is a nationally recognized artist and role model for artists with autism. Bonanno uses art to bridge the gap between self and society. He is known for his autistically-inspired characters, street symbols and pop culture images. His line of merchandise including t-shirts, hats and pins will be available for purchase at Vito�s Art Mart in his studio space at 756 Chapel. For more information visit www.vitobonanno.com.
�Project Storefronts and artistic efforts like Ripple Effect and INTERCAMBIO contribute to a sustainable creative economy in New Haven. Following up last fall�s LAMP festival, the merchants of Ninth Square are organizing as a creative group to work towards increasing tourism, driving foot traffic, coordinating events and imagining a new identity for the neighborhood,� said Economic Development Administrator Kelly Murphy.
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On Tuesday, the Board of Aldermen was presented with a proposed resolution that would appropriate $270,000 into a new trust fund designed to help relocate the skate park.
The David W. Deane Skateboard Park was built in 2000 for about $120,000, and is popular throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Deane said Tuesday that his committee is working hard to ensure a future skate park will be built, but it could take some time to make sure it is done correctly."We have met with a contractor and we are still looking at the design for the new park," said Deane, adding die-hard skateboarders will be providing their insight on the plans.The total price-tag, however, has yet to be determined, explained Deane. But the $270,000, if approved, would at least cover a portion of the cost to relocate the facility, he added.
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Before every Arsenal fixture, we'll bring you a Scouting Report on the Gunners' next opponents.
Arsène Wenger's side travel to Southampton on New Year's Day, so to find out more we asked tactical expert Michael Cox and local journalist Gordon Simpson for their views.
Southampton's extremely open strategy played perfectly into Arsenal's hands earlier in the season at the Emirates, resulting in a 6-1 win for the Gunners, but Nigel Adkins' side have learnt their lessons from a tough start to life in the Premier League, and now play in a more disciplined, structured manner.
In particular, the full backs receive significantly more protection from the wide players. At the Emirates, Lukas Podolski and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain received the ball in plenty of space in one-versus-one situations against the full backs, while Gervinho drifted wide from a centre-forward position and Kieran Gibbs overlapped excellently.
Now, Southampton play in two banks of four without the ball, and are less vulnerable to crosses. Meanwhile the central attacking midfielder in their 4-2-3-1 has license to remain in a free position, ready to prompt quick attacks.
Although Southampton's starting XI will be relatively similar to the side that Adkins used at the Emirates in September, young midfielder Jack Cork has come into the side, and plays a crucial role when Southampton have the ball. He's not a holding midfielder nor a creative player, but performs a busy and important role somewhere in between, providing both energy and assured, calm passing.
He will probably see more of the ball than any Southampton player, and it might be wise for Santi Cazorla to position himself towards Cork when Arsenal don't have the ball, instead allowing Morgan Schneiderlin freedom.
Up front, Rickie Lambert has adapted nicely to Premier League football, grabbing eight goals in 17 starts, including strikes in both of his last two matches. Although he doesn't possesses tremendous pace, his movement is very good and he works the channels well on the break, meaning Arsenal should be wary of leaving too much space behind the full backs - Lambert will draw wide and drag centre backs out of position.
Southampton struggled quite badly at the start of the season but have adapted well in the last two months. They've got more solid at the back and have plenty of quality going forward. They've got a bit more of a solid base and seem to be a bit more confident defensively, which has given them a decent base to go and attack.
Gaston Ramirez missed four or five weeks with a thigh injury, which disrupted his progress. Technically, he's excellent. Him and Lallana are the best technical players Southampton have. I think they're still waiting to see the absolute best from him. He's shown lots of flashes of quality, but there haven't been too many games yet where he's taken complete control. When they get him on the ball and in space, he can be really dangerous.
I think home form is vital for every team that comes into the Premier League. It's a very hard league to win away in. Southampton have struggled with that over the course of history. Their fate was always going to be decided by their home form. After losing their first two games, their form has picked up. They look a lot more confident at home and you'd hope they can carry on with that and pick up enough points at home to not have to worry too much about results away from home.
They play in a 4-2-3-1 with a flat back four and two defensive midfielders in front of that. They've got quite a solid base and that then allows the three more advanced midfielders and Lambert up front to do the attacking.
I think the game will be a struggle for Southampton. Arsenal have so much pace and ability going forward that if they turn it on, it's going to be difficult for the hosts. I think they will give them much more of a test than they did at the Emirates. If Southampton got a draw, I think they'd be delighted.
Defensively, if you can get at Southampton, there are still obvious weaknesses. If Arsenal can get through the defensive midfield barrier, they could give Nigel Adkins' team real problems.
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