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More than 100 developer and adopter members of the Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium (HMCC) announced earlier this week that they've reached consensus for the global standard that will deliver a much-anticipated, disruptive memory computing solution. Developed in only 17 months, the final specification marks the turning point for designers in a wide range of segments—from networking and high-performance computing, to industrial and beyond—to begin designing Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) technology into future products. A major breakthrough with HMC is the long-awaited utilization of advanced technologies to combine high performance logic with state-of-the-art DRAM.
The next goal for the consortium is to further advance standards designed to increase data rate speeds from 10, 12.5 and 15 gigabits per second (Gb/s) up to 28 Gb/s for SR and from 10 Gb/s up to 15 Gb/s for USR. The next-generation specification is projected to gain consortium agreement by the first quarter of 2014.
"The consensus we have among major memory companies and many others in the industry will contribute significantly to the launch of this promising technology." said Jim Elliott, Vice President, Memory Planning and Product Marketing, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. "As a result of the work of the HMCC, IT system designers and manufacturers will be able to get new green memory solutions that outperform other memory options offered today."
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2011 Women's soccer
Bluffton 1, Defiance 0
Amanda Hunsberger scores late goal for 1-0 win at Defiance
October 26, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's soccer team stayed in the hunt for its first-ever Heartland Conference tournament berth with a thrilling 1-0 victory at Defiance College on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. Freshman Amanda Hunsberger's (Shipshewana, Ind./Westview) goal with less than 15 minutes to play gave the visitors a much-needed victory and set the stage for an exciting Saturday of soccer at the Sears Complex when the Beavers welcome Hanover College for the final match of the regular season.
The Beavers improved to 10-3-2 overall and 5-2-1 in the Heartland Conference, both victory totals the most ever for a women's soccer team at Bluffton. Defiance slipped to 4-14 overall and 2-6 in the HCAC.
The two teams were unable to generate any offense in the first half as they combined for just six shots total in the first 45 minutes of action. The Beavers put all three of their attempts on frame, while Defiance countered with two shots on goal.
Both squads made adjustments at half-time and the shot attempts picked up after the break. Although Defiance racked up twice as many shots as the Beavers (10-5) in period two, it was Amanda Hunsberger's only attempt of the afternoon that proved to be the difference. Her shot squirted through the keeper's hands at the 75:15 mark, giving Bluffton the 1-0 result that it needed with her third tally of the season.
Sophomore goalkeeper Maggie Armstrong (Vevay, Ind./Switzerland Cty.) put up her seventh shutout performance of the season to secure the win which was also Bluffton's school-record ninth shutout of the year. The Beavers have allowed just 13 goals this season in their 15 matches. Senior mid-fielder Kourtney Lewis (Arlington/Riverdale) pressured the Yellow Jackets with three shots in the victory, all of which were on target.
Defiance finished with a 13-8 advantage in total shots. Both teams committed six fouls and Bluffton forced one more corner kick (5-4) than the home team.
Bluffton welcomes HCAC-leading Hanover College to the Sears Complex for Senior Day on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. The contest, with HCAC tournament implications on the line for both squads, is slated to start at 12 p.m.


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Denver, Colo., Dec 15, 2012 / 10:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Members of the Catholic hierarchy have expressed grief and sorrow over the Dec. 14 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. while offering prayers for victims and their families.
A telegram sent on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI to the Diocese of Bridgeport conveyed the Holy Father's "heartfelt grief" for the victims of yesterday's violent school shooting that took the lives of 28 people, 20 of whom were children.
"In the aftermath of this senseless tragedy, he asks God, our Father, to console all those who mourn and to sustain the entire community with the spiritual strength which triumphs over violence by the power of forgiveness, hope and reconciling love," Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State of the Vatican, said in the Dec. 15 telegram.
According to the telegram, when the Pope learned of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. he asked Cardinal Bertone to "convey his heartfelt grief and assurance of this closeness in prayer to victims and their families, and to all those affected by this shocking event."
On the morning of Dec. 14, a lone gunman – now identified as 20-year-old Adam Lanza – opened fire on students and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School after having shot his mother, Nancy Lanza, at her home.
The gunman killed 27 people, including 20 elementary school students, before shooting and killing himself.
In a Dec. 14 statement, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said the shooting "wrenches the hearts of all people" and that the "tragedy of innocent people dying through violence shatters the peace of all."
He offered "prayerful support" for the community of Newtown and prayed "that the peace that passes understanding be with them as they deal with the injuries they have sustained and with the deaths of their beautiful children."Hundreds of mourners gathered on Friday evening for the vigil held at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church whose pastor, Msgr. Bob Weiss, was on the scene of the shooting "within minutes" to offer assistance to those affected.
"(Msgr. Weiss) quickly alerted other priests from the parish who joined him. As this unfolded, and the significance of it became apparent, we also alerted all our clergy in the upper Danbury area," Brian Wallace, the diocese's director of communications told CNA Dec. 14.
Speaking on behalf of all the clergy, religious and faithful of his area, Diocesan Administrator of Bridgeport Msgr. Jerald A. Doyle, extended condolences to the victims and their families and offered to "make available whatever resources" needed to assist those affected by the tragedy.
"As we continue our journey toward the Christmas Feast, may our hope for the peace and comfort of the Divine Savior, be a true source of assurance of His loving presence in our lives," he said.
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said he was "profoundly saddened" by the "terrible tragedy" that occurred in his former diocese.
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Did Raimondo sell out in bid for governor?
RAIMONDO SELLS HER SOUL: The once great and heralded Gina Raimondo, the white knight who had the courage to take on public service unions and the state's political overlords on behalf of the taxpayers, has sold her soul to the devil. In her narrowly focused quest to become our state's next governor, she has exchanged her philosophical beliefs for political expediency.
In 2011, after putting taxpayers, unions and legislators through almost a year of anxiety and after telling us the bill she was asking our legislature to approve was absolutely essential to pull the pension fund from insolvency, Raimondo managed to push pension reform through. We all issued sighs of relief that it was over and proclaimed Raimondo the state's finest new political face, a strong face that exuded courage, conviction and determination to do what is best for our state. We definitely saw her as a future governor and saw national political prominence beyond that.
But, in her zeal to become governor, she opted to placate unions at the court-ordered mediation talks and has put Rhode Island back into the untenable position it was in before pension reform was enacted. Not only has she put $232 million back on the shoulders of taxpayers in the form of increased unfunded pension liability – even after she had promised in 2011 that taxpayers couldn't afford a single penny more, she has also ensured that if the General Assembly kneels to her negotiated settlement, our state will have no answer on the constitutionality of legislated pension reform. Her actions will have ensured that unions maintain their stranglehold over elected representatives who will have no cover that an almost certain judicial decision of constitutionality would have given them. Legislators will never again put themselves in the precarious position of challenging state unions. The result: taxpayers will suffer needlessly because of Raimondo's cowardice.
If the General Assembly has even an ounce of courage left after Raimondo's betrayal, it will reject the settlement and will allow the issue to go to trial on its constitutionality. Let's hope House Speaker Gordon Fox and Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed have the courage that Raimondo so clearly lacks.
PULL OUT OF AFGHANISTAN NOW: Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai just released 65 dangerous Taliban prisoners, many of whom had been captured by U.S. forces before our country's military draw down got underway but were then transferred to Afghanistan custody. Others were captured after Afghanistan took over control of enemy prisoners. A U.S. military spokesman called the released prisoners "dangerous insurgents who have Afghan blood on their hands." No doubt these Taliban will return to the fight and will likely again kill Afghanis and American soldiers.
The U.S. should immediately pull out of Afghanistan! With President Obama reluctant to leave sufficient forces in the country after December to provide security for U.S. bases or to successfully perform anti-insurgent missions, it seems to be a losing proposition – especially with Karzai refusing to sign a security agreement. Now, with Karzai's release of so many Taliban terrorists, any future deaths of American soldiers will be on the hands of President Obama if we don't pull out now.
FEDS WRONG IN SECOND-GUESSING ACI HIRING PROCESS: The federal government is suing the Rhode Island Department of Corrections claiming the ACI's correctional officer hiring process discriminates against blacks and Hispanics. What's at issue is he written test administered to all applicants and the video-recorded "how would you respond?" scenario test. According to the federal government, roughly twice as many minority applicants than white applicants are weeded out by these two tests.
It would seem to the average citizen that the written test covering basic English and math is clearly legitimate. Surely most people would agree that corrections officers should be at least as smart as the average prisoner they guard. If our educational systems has failed some minority applicants causing them to fare poorly on the written test, that's not the ACI's fault. Guarding violent prisoners is a dangerous job that, if performed improperly because officers lack sufficient learning, could present a danger to prisoners, to other officers and to the outside community – especially to Cranston where the ACI is located.
The "how would you respond?" scenario test simply gages applicants' common sense. Do we want correctional officers whose intellectual logic system causes them to make rash or imprudent decisions? Hardly!
All of this seems moot anyway. The last group of correctional officers hired by the ACI, all of whom succeeded on the controversial tests, was 27.6 percent minority. The minority and bi-racial makeup of Rhode Island is 24 percent according to the 2012 census. What can be wrong with tests that result in more minorities hired than their percentage of the population? If the federal government prevails and the tests are eliminated or watered down, Rhode Island's dangerous prisoners will be guarded by many corrections officers, both minority and white, who are ill-educated, less than smart people who possess little common sense. That's a prescription for disaster. The Department of Corrections needs to fight this to the hilt!
BECAUSE OBAMA BLINKED, CHILDREN CONTINUE TO DIE IN SYRIA: American officials at the just-ended second round of so-called "peace talks" in Geneva between Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's government and rebel fighters have admitted the talks have been just "for show" and will not likely resume. Even if a third round convenes, no one expects any progress to be made. In the meantime, non-combatant civilians, including countless innocent children and their parents, continue to be massacred by Assad's forces.
The United States and Russia have been at odds for the past three years on how to end the civil war. The U.S. has long favored the ouster of Assad, while Russia has long supported him and supplied him with military weapons.
Last year when Syrian rebels were at their strongest and world opinion was most supportive of the idea that Assad must go, a chance for the U.S. to take action against Assad was at its peak. And like a gift to the U.S., a prime opportunity arose for President Obama to order military air strikes against Assad's military infrastructure when Assad unwisely chose to use chemical weapons against civilians in rebel-held areas. Military action at that time would almost surely have resulted in Assad's fall.
So where did things go wrong? Put very simply President Obama blinked! Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was opposed to military strikes, looked Obama in the eye and didn't blink; Obama did. Demonstrating his spineless nature and his disregard for American ideals, Obama gave in and called off the military air strikes.
Now, disgusted with Obama's cowering, Saudi Arabia has decided to arm the rebels with anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles – weapons that could one day end up in the hands of al-Qaeda terrorists and be used to down commercial aircraft. All because Obama blinked.
In the meantime Assad remains in power and children continue to be slaughtered while Obama and America continue to watch.
EVEN STUDENTS ARE AGAINST TEACHER SENIORITY PROTECTIONS: Claiming rightfully that teacher quality is the biggest in-school determinant of student performance and that good teachers and students are gravely harmed by school districts conducting layoffs based solely on seniority, a group of California students has sued the California's governor, its education department and its teacher unions in an attempt to change that state's obsolete teacher layoff practice that is based strictly on seniority.
Hurray for California's perceptive and brave young students! Let's hope the movement spreads to other states. Thankfully, here in Rhode Island, we are taking slow, timid steps toward ridding ourselves of seniority as the only criterion for teacher layoffs. It would help if our students make their voices heard to push this change along.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Responding to a letter to the editor about Jack Reed's collectivist, redistributionist approach to flood insurance that I wrote to the Warwick Beacon last Tuesday, an online reader had this to say: "Lonnie, the Takers of whom you speak are deeply indebted to RI's congressional delegation for its redistributionist, expansionist approach to governing. The more people dependent upon government, the more people who will vote for more of the same. As a waterfront property owner, I see no reason why anyone should subsidize my insurance. Nor am I remotely interested in subsidizing anyone else's housing, child care, transportation, meals, or anything else through added taxation."
She never had any "philosophical beliefs". She panders to whatever group she thinks will help her.
She won't win.... She's a wellthy elitist just like the rest of them.....


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As much as I hate to say, I am rooting for Notre Dame this weekend against USC. I cannot stand to watch another SEC dominated BCS Championship game and the Irish are all that stand between that matchup coming to fruition once more.
Miami became bowl eligible this past weekend and made the smart decision to self impose a ban for this season. One just has to look at Ohio State to see why it was better to forego a bowl during a 6-5 season – you never know what the next season will bring. I am sure those in charge at OSU are lamenting that decision now.
Your recap of bowl affiliations by conference:
Big Ten – 8 affiliations
Rose, Heart of Dallas, Outback, Gator, Capital One, Buffalo Wild Wings, Meineke Car Care and Little Ceasars
ACC – 8 affiliations
Orange, Sun, Music City, Chick Fil A, Russell Athletic, Independence, Military and Belk
B12 – 7 affiliations
Fiesta, Cotton, Pinstripe, Buffalo Wild Wings, Alamo, Meineke Car Care and Holiday
Big East – 6 affiliations
BBVA Compass, Liberty*, Pin Stripe, Russell Athletic, Belk and Beef O'Brady's
Conference USA – 6 affiliations
Heart of Dallas, Liberty*, Armed Forces, Hawaii, New Orleans and Beef O'Brady's
MAC – 3 affiliations
Go Daddy, Little Caesars and Famous Idaho Potato
Mountain West – 5 affiliations
Armed Forces, Hawaii*, Las Vegas, Poinsettia and New Mexico
PAC 12 – 7 affiliations
Rose, Sun, Kraft Fight Hunger, Alamo, Holiday, Las Vegas and New Mexico
SEC – 10 affiliations
Sugar, BBVA Compass, Cotton, Outback, Gator, Capital One, Music City, Liberty*, Chik Fil A and Independence
Sun Belt – 2 affiliations
Go Daddy and New Orleans
WAC – 2 affiliations
Hawaii* and Famous Idaho Potato
At Large Bids – 5
BCS Championship, Fiesta, Sugar and Orange
Other Bids (Independent) – 3
Poinsettia (takes BYU eligible), Kraft Fight Hunger (takes Navy if eligible) and Military (takes Army if eligible)
* Liberty takes either CUSA or SEC team and Hawaii takes Mountain West or WAC team
In total, 35 bowl games meaning 70 slots that have to be filled by eligible teams. Let us see how each conference fairs in terms of eligible teams. The information below is broken down as follows: Eligible Teams (have 6 wins already) and On the Cusp (5 wins). I only have one teams left in the Still Have a Shot category. I have also provided the remaining schedule beside each team listed under On the Cusp.
Big Ten
Eligible Teams:
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern and Wisconsin
On the Cusp:
Michigan State (Minnesota)
Purdue (Indiana)
Purdue took care of business against Illinois and now just has to win against Indiana. Michigan State lost another close one against Northwestern and is lucky that Minnesota is the last game on their schedule. A lose to the Gophers will leave the Spartans at home.
Eligible Teams:
Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech and NC State
On the Cusp:
Wake Forest (Vanderbilt)
Virginia Tech (Virginia)
Both Georgia Tech and Miami became bowl eligible this week, but the administrators at Miami immediately took their program out of the post season. Wake Forest and Virginia Tech still have a shot on the last Saturday of the season, but neither game is easy.
Big 12
Eligible Teams:
Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, TCU and Texas Tech
On the Cusp:
West Virginia (Iowa State and Kansas)
Baylor (Texas Tech and Oklahoma State)
Baylor's huge upset of Kansas State puts them in a good position to become bowl eligible. They have two tough opponents, but as we saw this past Saturday, they can score and should be competitive. West Virginia almost pulled out a victory against Oklahoma, but they can rest easy knowing Kansas is still on the schedule though it is shocking that they are still not eligible given how their season started. Iowa State, on the other hand, reached six wins and is now bowl eligible.
Big East
Eligible Teams:
Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers and Syracuse
On the Cusp:
Still a Shot:
Pittsburgh (Rutgers and South Florida)
Look at Syracuse! Following a big win against Louisville, they followed that up by defeating Missouri to become bowl eligible. Pittsburgh was off, so I will keep them on the list, but they have a tough game this week. If they can get past Rutgers, their chances look good against South Florida.
Conference USA
Eligible Teams:
UCF, East Carolina and Tulsa
On the Cusp:
SMU (Tulsa)
Rice (UTEP)
Marshall (East Carolina)
Rice beat SMU to set up a big game against UTEP – win that, and they likely go to a bowl game. SMU has a tougher challenge against Tulsa this week. Marshall beat Houston, knocking them out of bowl contention, but like SMU, have a tough test against East Carolina. If all three can win this weekend, the C-USA will have six bowl eligible teams.
Eligible Teams:
BYU, Notre Dame and Navy
On the Cusp:
Nothing changed for the Independents – wait – scratch that. Notre Dame easily took down Wake Forest and are now in line to reach the BCS Championship after Kansas State and Oregon lost.
Eligible Teams:
Ball State, Bowling Green, Kent State, Ohio, Northern Illinois and Toledo.
On the Cusp:
Central Michigan (Massachusetts)
Central Michigan took care of Miami (Ohio) and should become bowl eligible this weekend against UMass. That will give the MAC seven bowl eligible teams.
Mountain West
Eligible Teams:
Air Force, Fresno State, San Diego State, Boise State, Nevada
On the Cusp:
Air Force obtained bowl eligibility by beating Hawaii become the 5thand final team from the MWC.
Eligible Teams:
Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC and Washington
On the Cusp:
Arizona State is the last team to become eligible after Utah lost to Arizona. That is eight eligible teams from the PAC-12.
Eligible Teams:
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt
On the Cusp:
Mississippi (Mississippi State)
Missouri (Texas A&M)
Arkansas and Tennessee lost eliminating both schools from bowl contention. Dooley was immediately fired and I think we can expect that John L. Smith will gone as well. Mississippi and Missouri also lost, but they each have one game remaining. I do not expect either to win, however, which would close the SEC with eight eligible teams.
Sun Belt
Eligible Teams:
Arkansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee State and
Western Kentucky
On the Cusp:
Troy (Middle Tennessee State)
Louisiana-Lafayette became bowl eligible by beating Western Kentucky. Troy did not win leaving them with one more chance to reach the post season.
Eligible Teams:
Utah State, Louisiana Tech, San Jose State
On the Cusp:
When it comes to bowl eligibility, the WAC is already set.
Final Analysis
Of the 70 slots available, 62 teams have already qualified. I have a further 13 teams listed as On the Cusp. There is still a good chance that there will be enough eligible teams available, though only Pittsburgh remains on my Still a Shot list. Last week, I predicted that the following schools would become bowl eligible after the past weekend:
Air Force (Won)
Arizona State (Won)
Georgia Tech (Won)
Iowa State (Won)
Miami (Fla.) (Won)
Missouri (Lost)
SMU (Lost)
Five out of seven – not terrible. With Miami taking a bowl ban this year, the remaining bowl games are itching to see more teams become eligible. I believe the following teams will become bowl eligible this week:
Central Michigan
Michigan State
Virginia Tech
If correct, that would leave three spots still available to fill up all the bowl games. Three teams play after this week: Pittsburgh (if they win this week), West Virginia and Baylor. Only West Virginia looks like a sure thing. As a result, if my predictions are accurate, there is the potential for a shortage of bowl eligible teams. I will look at this further in next week's edition.
posts like this save me so much time
Great post... what's interesting.. am I reading this correctly... a 6-5 Georgia Tech team is playing for an ACC championship? They'll likely be 6-6, after this weekend.
Clemson isn't too happy, although hey, you never know if they can get an extra BCS Bid.
Georgia Tech is in an unenviable position. They play Georgia this week and then Florida State in the ACC Championship. If they lose both, falling to 6-7, then technically they will not be bow eligible. They will have to hope there are not enough bowl eligible teams.
I'm praying that they beat FSU in the ACC Championship. That would be unbelievable.
Didn't UCLA get an exception to this rule last season? I thought they ended up 6-7 because of their loss in the PAC12 championship game but still made it to a bowl.
petitioned and received a waiver last Nov. 30 in case they were to end up 6-7. As pointed out earlier on the board, though, there are new rules in place for this year, with 6 tiers of letting other teams be bowl eligible if there are not enough teams with .500 records - link.
and thanks for the post.
that this was able to be presented in a more graphic format, reading all this is a chore.
I will see what I can do - graphs are not my strong point, but willing to give a try.
Love the line: "A loss to the Gophers will leave the Spartans at home."
A loss to the Gophers and the Spartans DESERVE to stay at home! /lol
I want to see ND lose, and have Bama, Florida, Oregon, KSU, ND, and Clemson all end up with one loss. Then, of course, Bama and Florida will play for the "championship," and maybe, finally, everyone else in football will get pissed off enough to do something about the joke of a system they have right now.
If it continues as planned, it will just be a beauty contest to find four teams instead of two. If they can't make it champions only with eight teams, then I hope that today's expansion news is the beginning of a 4 X 16 major conference plan.
Maybe it's just me, but I would rather college football never be played again than see ND in the title game. Yep, I really need to stop taking this seriously.


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Nov. 12, 2012 10:01 AM
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At Supercomputing 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Altair (booth #3015) today unveiled Display Manager, a new portal for remote visualization of extremely large models developed from Big Data resources.
Display Manager, which will become generally available in the near future, enables users to run graphics-intensive applications on their cluster while visualizing those applications on their desktop. Because applications run directly from the data center, users can take advantage of shared, powerful, GPU-enabled hardware in the data center – and use their Web browser to view, edit, interact with and control the graphical apps remotely. As a result, the enterprise can buy fewer high-end graphics systems, and avoid purchasing a costly high-end graphics desktop for each engineer. Display Manager enables sharing of HPC-class systems housed in the datacenter (or in an HPC cluster) among all the engineers in the enterprise.
Because Display Manager shows graphical applications directly from the cluster via a browser, Big Data files remain on the cluster, with no copying required, for faster, easier, more efficient operation. This also increases data security, since proprietary data remains inside the data center at all times.
"Remote visualization is a key Big Data technology, allowing huge datasets to be manipulated from thin clients," said Bill Nitzberg, chief technology officer for PBS Works at Altair. "Display Manager leverages Altair's deep knowhow in modeling and visualization from our globally acclaimed HyperWorks suite to deliver an amazing remote visualization experience directly from the Web browser, without the need to install any apps on the desktop."
In addition, multiple users can collaborate directly from within Display Manager by simply sharing sessions. Authorized users can all view and control a single session without downloading any files. This virtual-team productivity feature can save the costs associated with expensive face-to-face meetings and eliminate the need for multiple users in different sites to download Big Data files.
Display Manager can adjust fidelity to match network bandwidth and latency, continuously providing real-time responsiveness, whether operating on a LAN or a wide-area network. Its open architecture is compatible with any of the user's existing Altair or third-party applications; no additional application investments are required and no modifications are necessary.
Display Manager can be used as a standalone technology or can be seamlessly integrated with Compute Manager in an easy-to-use fashion for enterprises with large HPC clusters.
For a full list of live demos being presented by PBS Works at SC12, please visit PBS Works.
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DELAWARE, Ohio - After losing on their home field against the Ohio Machine on Friday night, the Hamilton Nationals returned the favor on Saturday night and earned a 14-12 victory over Ohio at Selby Stadium.
The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Nationals and marked their first win since June 9 against Rochester. Meanwhile, the Machine lost for the sixth time in the last seven games.
Led by two goals from attackman
Kevin Crowley, the Nationals jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the first 11 minutes of the first quarter. A goal from attackman
Chazz Woodson with 14 seconds remaining in the period trimmed the margin to 4-3.
The Nationals extended their advantage to 6-3 in the first three minutes of the second quarter on a pair of goals from attackman
Garrett Billings before the Machine countered with back-to-back goals from midfielder
Ray Megill and attackman
Connor Martin to end the first half.
After rookie
Joe Cummings tied the game at 6-6 in the first two minutes of the third quarter with the first goal of his MLL career, the Nationals used a four-goal run to regain a four-point advantage with 3:16 left in the period. Midfielder
Cody Jamieson scored twice during the run for the Nationals.
The teams exchanged goals before midfielder
Matt Casey scored a two-point goal with 10:41 remaining in the fourth quarter, trimming the margin to 11-9. But, midfielder
Jeremy Thompson answered less than a minute later with an unassisted goal to extend the cushion to 12-9.
The Machine narrowed the deficit to 12-11 midway through the final stanza when Stanwick and Martin each scored a goal, but the Nationals answered with back-to-back markers from Jamieson and midfielder
Stephen Keogh.
Casey cut the margin to 14-12 when he scored off an assist from attackman
Jim Connolly with 2:29 left, but the Machine did not get any closer.
While Billings led the Nationals with three goals and two assists, Jamieson added three goals with an assist while Crowley contributed a three-goal performance.
Casey led Ohio in a losing effort by scoring two goals, including a two-pointer.


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By Scott Lamar Spencer
Written: Thursday, July 28, 2005
John Belushi was upset. Hed had enough of filming for the day. He was hungry, tired, a bit dehydrated, and most of all, he was still upset at Landis for throwing out his coke the other day. It had almost come to blows.
John decided that he needed to find a place to just rest and relax. It wasnt happening, though. Everywhere he went, there was always some Extra wanting to chat him up or a Tech making sure the lighting and sound were all set or Landis somewhere in his line of sight. He knew a couple of important scenes were coming up and he had to get bright for those, especially the concert sequence later at the Hollywood Palladium.
Right now, though, he needed an escape.
Still in his suit, tie and shades, he walked across Lankershim Blvd and chose a house at random. He went up to it, knocked on the door and waited.
After about 15 seconds, the door opened, revealing a young man in his mid twenties.
Can I help you, asked the man politely? This guy was from Texas, John thought as he noted the mans accent.
Yeah. Hi. You know who I am? Im John Belushi.
Oh Man! Big fan. I love youre work ..
Yeah, thanks. Listen, Im hungry and Im tired. Can I come in?
Uh yeah. Sure. Come on in, said the bewildered man. Before he could say another word, John walked into the house, past the man and into the Living Room. He looked around for a moment, nodded to the man and said, Nice place.
Uh ..thanks.
John walked into the kitchen, went directly to the fridge, opened it up and started making a sandwich. The astonished man went into his bedroom where his wife was taking a nap and gently shook her awake.
Scott, what is it? Im trying to sleep.
Baby, youre not gonna believe this! John Belushi is in our kitchen right now looking for something to eat! Shelly laughed. Scott must have been asleep too, and had one hell of a dream.
Wheres Belushi?
Danny Aykroyd came into the room with his hat in his hands, but with his shades still on.
I thought he was here with you.
Nope. Ive been looking for him for 10 minutes, said John Landis.
Well, lets go check his trailer, said Dan.
Been there, done that!
Well, weve got to get over to the Palladium soon. The DJs and performers holding down the fort for us cant do it forever. Theyre going to wonder where we are and so will the fans, Dan said.
Darn it, hed better show up! He cant walk out on us now, said a suddenly very concerned Landis.
Fifteen minutes passed and Dan, John Landis and the Band were all at the Palladium in the backstage area. Fortunately, it was there that they ran into John. He looked bright, fresh, rested and ready to go.
Jesus, weve been looking all over for you. Whereve ya been?
Right here. Is the band ready?
Yeah. How do I look?
Dan and John hit the stage and the shoot for that day went perfectly, although at times, John looked a little bewildered. He really was a trooper, though and just went with the flow. The Audience went nuts for every song and Landis felt the good feelings from the crowd flowing into him.
After the shoot was finished at the Palladium, Aykroyd and Landis headed back to Universal to watch the dailies. Belushi had once again disappeared, but Dan didnt worry about it. He and Landis would see him later at the Chateau Marmont. They drove back to the studio in Dans car.
As they were driving, Dan made a wrong turn on Lankershim and ventured into unfamiliar territory.. He passed a couple standing in front of their house, having a discussion of some sort. As Dan was about to pass, the man looked in his direction and said, HEY! STOP! STOP THE CAR!
Normally, Dan would have gotten the hell out of there, but something about the mans voice and the urgency in it made him stop. The man walked over to Dans car, looked him over and said, Youre Dan Aykroyd, right?
Yeah. How ya doin?
Uh .fine, I guess. Look, we have a little problem. Maybe you could help us.
Well, if you have a problem, call the cops.
No, I really dont want to cause any trouble for anybody. Its just that uh .well, youd better come with me.
Curious, Landis and Aykroyd parked and went up to the house and at the invitation of the man and his wife, went inside. The man turned around and said, If youre looking for John Belushi, you dont have to look any further.
What? asked Dan, confused.
The man motioned with his head to go with him into the Living Room. Sure enough, crashed out on the couch was John Belushi. Dan and Landis looked at the sleeping Belushi, mouths hanging open in shock and then at each other.
Dan went over and awakened Belushi. Belushi came awake slowly, blinked a few times and looked at his friend. Suddenly he sat bolt upright.
Holy crap! I overslept! Did I miss the shoot?
Dont worry about it, John. Its okay. We took care of it, said Dan, who looked back at the still astonished Landis.
Belushi got up, straightened his suit and looked at Scott and Shelly. Scott felt suddenly sorry for him because he looked so embarrassed.
Im really sorry for intruding. I hope this will make up for it. Belushi reached into his coat, pulled out his wallet and offered Scott and Shelly a few hundred dollars.
No, thats okay, Scott said with a smile. Keep your money. We are honored to have you in our house.
The three of them left together: John relieved, rested and slightly embarrassed, Landis trying to put 2 and 2 together and lastly, Dan Aykroyd who was wondering to himself and would wonder until the day he died, who it really was who took the place of John Belushi on the stage that day.
It has been said that our Earth is but one Earth of millions in millions of Solar Systems and millions of Universes. Every once in awhile, one of those other universes containing one of those other Earths, for some inexplicable reason, connects with our Earth, however briefly. In one instance, someone from that other Earth might be in the right place at the right time under exactly the right circumstances.
In this one instance, Joliet Jake Blues, Elwood and the Blues Brothers Band were rehearsing Im A King Bee at the Palladium Hollywood in Los Angeles, California for a show they would do the next day. A storm had developed over the city and broke during the song. The Palladium took a bolt of lightning, there was a power surge and as the circuit breakers and surge protectors struggled with the massive load of high voltage, Jakes microphone shorted out, sending a jolt of electric shock through Jakes body. At the same time, the lights went out and as sometimes happens during such chaotic times, people got lost.
Maybe it was Fate which allowed Jake to gently step out of his Universe and into ours when help was needed. And after his work here on our Earth was done, maybe Fate took him gently back home again, to Elwood, The Penguin, the Band...and the Blues.
The End.
Copywrite: 2005 Scott L. Spencer
In Memory Of John Adam Belushi
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Our favorite Hamptonites return from winter break, though it is summer in the Hamptons now, which is just rubbing it in because most of us were watching this wearing a sweatshirt and covered in a blanket.
But they came back in grand style. The magic "X" red marker returned, as did a lip lock with an ex, a drug bust and some good old fashioned black mail.
Emily reminded me why I loved this show to start with — the targets that she took down, one by one. Tonight's target was Judge Barnes, who you may have recognized as Joe Biden's doppelganger.
To start the take down, Emily reminded us once again that she is the worst dinner party guest. As the Barnes' use an excuse of Patricia's headache as an excuse to escape the questioning, and get out before the Judge completely breaks off Patricia's hand, Emily picks up a scent.
Once back home, Emily does a little more digging and realizes that the judge is abusing his wife, and with that Emily further deduces that Patricia must have written the letter. I'm no Emily Thorne, but that curly handwriting in the letter might have been my first hint that it was not written by Palmer.
Once Emily hears that Patricia isn't introducing Conrad due to a "migraine," she knows she has her in with Patricia. Not quite sure what she would have done if she hadn't uncovered the abuse, but she is able to make it work on her behalf.
No one seems to question why Patricia, who was too sick to introduce Conrad, is suddenly able to introduce her husband, but that question is forgotten when she blames her husband for the mistrial of David Clarke, and reveals her beaten arms. I think this is the first time that it has been publicly revealed that David Clarke might have been innocent, so I am surprised that there wasn't more buzz about that.
In the midst of the drama at the Graysons, Declan is once again causing problems at The Stowaway. I know he means well, but they are clearly dealing with some very bad guys. Now that Jack is in jail, I'm actually kind of worried about Declan! The Porter's have some ties to money (Emily and Charlotte), and considering how bad these brothers seem, I think it's time to cut the loses and evacuate the dance floor.
You know I love how all of Emily's plotting comes together — but Helen's plotting might be a bit too much of a stretch, even for me. First, Helen plants the idea of hidden assets in Grayson Global to Daniel, knowing he will have Nolan go through everything on the hard drive.
When Nolan goes through he finds hidden security footage which includes Helen making a phone call and using a passcode. Nolan shares this with Aiden, which apparently was Helen's intent all along? She's running the initiative, certainly she could have found an easier way to get in touch with Aiden if she wanted to threaten him.
Who is writing Nolan's lines, and why are they slacking on everyone else's? Per usual, he wins for best lines of the night, with "A fake up?!" and "Bros before hoes only works if the bro isn't in love with the hoe." Give him a spin-off already!
Finally, this wouldn't be a recap if we didn't include that kiss between Daniel and Emily. This girl has more money than she knows what to do with, and two (potentially three if we include Jack) cute guys in love with her? One of whom has a trust fund to rival hers and the other who has a wonderful accent?
If she hadn't had such a terrible first 20 years of life I'd be seriously envious of her (as it stands, I am still a smidge envious). It will be interesting to see where that kiss leads – and how it will play into Aiden's plans if he choses cooperating with the initiative to save his sister over Emily.


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With a little luck of the Irish, girls soccer teams across the state will be kicking off the season on March 17, the first day games can be played. Here's the outlook for area teams as the season gets underway.
Benet Redwings
Coach: Bob Gros
2013 record: 17-5-1, regional champions
Top players:
Katie Baumann sr. D
Emily Curtis sr. D
Sophia Elbchiri jr. D
Emma Hlavin jr. GK
Jacquie Kaufman jr. F/M
Michelle Morefield sr. M
Outlook: A quick glance at the returning players and it's easy to see where Benet will be best this season.
"Our strength is on the defensive side," head coach Bob Gros said.
Katie Baumann and Sophia Elbchiri were East Suburban Catholic all-conference defenders last season, and Emma Hlavin was the Redwings' keeper. All three return, as does all-conference player and solid two-way midfielder Michelle Morefield.
At the same time, Benet is poised to improve upon the 60 goals it scored last year. Gros said a tweaked offensive scheme should help the goal total increase. Morefield and returning varsity player Jacquie Kaufman will spearhead the attack.
A solid nonconference schedule and the tough slate in the ESCC should help the Redwings get ready for the postseason, which is where many of their goals come into play.
"Our goal is to improve on last year's results," Gros said. "We're talking about making the final four in the state tournament."
Bolingbrook Raiders
Coach: Martin Uscila
2013 record: 10-8-2
Top players:
Caroline Harvey jr. F
Rachel Schneider sr. F
Nikia Smith sr. F
Outlook: There is one major difference between this year's Bolingbrook team and the one that preceded it last season: This team has not been ravaged by injuries.
"We had so many key injuries last year, that it is hard to tell what we could have been," head coach Martin Uscila said. "With a healthy team this year, we hope to compete to win conference and a regional title."
Aside from health, little is different for the Raiders this season. Eight seniors are gone, but keeper Karissa Jones was the only starter among that group. Uscila has yet to name a starter in net, but an experienced defensive corps and potentially explosive offense should help lessen the learning curve.
Caroline Harvey, Rachel Schneider and Nikia Smith are all slated to see time at forward, and all three have the necessary skills to tally double-digit goals. Smith is a Northwestern recruit and Schneider will continue her career in college, as well. All three possess explosive speed, which is a team-wide strength. Speed, athleticism and a veteran makeup has Uscila excited to see what his team can do on the field.
"This is the most talented team I have been a part of in my eight years as head coach," he said. "We are a veteran team, we are a deeper team with more talent, and I am confident that we will be able to score goals in big games unlike in previous years where we relied on our defense to keep us in games. It should be a fun year."
Lisle Lions
Coach: Paul Kohorn
2013 record: 13-8
Top players:
Sierra Birdsell sr. D
Breann Hutchison jr. M
Julia Loveless jr. D
Val Melo sr. M/D
Sarah Mogensen jr. D
Elena Pivek sr. M
Hannah Prindeville jr. GK
Cali Tomko fr. F
Outlook: With the top two scorers (Skylar Tomko and Ashleigh Zurek) from last season having graduated, Lisle's offense may be a work in progress as the season goes on. The defense should be solid from the get go.
At the very back of the defense, Hannah Prindeville is the starter in net. She played a handful of games as a backup last year and is also a keeper for her club team in the offseason.
"I like the way she controls the [penalty area]," head coach Paul Kohorn said. "She knows what she's doing back there."
In front of Prindeville, Sierra Birdsell, Julia Loveless, Val Melo and Sarah Mogensen comprise a strong defensive unit. Elena Pivek and Breann Hutchison will spearhead the midfield, but the top of the attack is still a bit of an unknown. Freshman Cali Tomko figures to be the starter at forward. She is young, but Kohorn likes her potential.
"She is the total package," Kohorn said. "He basic skillset is the highest I've seen at Lisle. I'm excited to see what she can do."
The Lions' starting 11 will be comprised of six juniors, four seniors and Tomko. A short bench means that avoiding injury and being in shape will be keys. It won't take long for Lisle to see what it's made of as a March 19 game at Lockport and home games against Willows Academy and Hinckley-Big Rock the weekend of March 28 come within the first two weeks of the season.


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I run a Cobra Nightwatch LTD Classic in my Peterbilt. Inexpensive at about $125.00 and works great!
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I got an old cobra 29 and a small amp run into a wilson 1000. Havent had this stuff hooked up for a few years. 6Th Ave and simms st. in that pic right? That was a good lil hill to talk at when I lived out there. And Hyden park down the road. Lookout mountain was great when you really wanted to make some noise.
Posted 29 October 2012 - 08:46 PM
yep, that is pretty much where i am at!
They call me the "Frost Man" on the airwaves
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Candy Lillie Andrews, 81, of North Richland Hills, formerly of Big Spring, died on Friday, April 19, 2013, in a Fort Worth hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the First Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at Mt. Olive Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.Candy was born April 15, 1932, and married Raymond Andrews on Feb. 5, 1949, in San Angelo. He preceded her in death on Dec. 7, 2001.She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.Survivors include one daughter, Sharon Lee Dunne and husband, James of North Richland Hills; one son, Raymond Lee Andrews of Big Spring; four grandsons; and four great grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Lonnie Lee Andrews; one daughter, Mary Ann Hood-Sweeney; her parents Vester and Edith Bray; and one brother, Bobby Bray.The family suggests memorials be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Big Spring, PO Box 2222, Big Spring, TX 79721.Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com


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SC 2012 result
88 new guys, only 30 returns, 58 one-shot wonder
85 new guys, only 29 returns, 56 one-shot wonder
SC 2012 result
88 new guys, only 30 returns, 58 one-shot wonder
85 new guys, only 29 returns, 56 one-shot wonder
That's the exact vibe and it makes the videos so much hotter.
It's especially true with Brandon and Abe, both of whom really seem to get into their partners and get off on seeing them get off. (This is uncommon enough in real life, let alone porn!)
Abe's line "we're gonna call you 'fun size'" was easily the hottest line I've ever heard in a porn video, especially because it didn't sound scripted.
From a plotline status, it's interested to see SC going from "straight guys getting off having gay sex, but only touching each other as much as necessary to get off" (all those SC/CF post-prandial kisses where the top won't even lay on top of the bottom and clearly can't wait to hit the shower and collect the paycheck. Not to mention the lack of eye contact and conversation) to a new story line: two guys who know and like each other and who very much want to fuck each others brains out and are hoping for a repeat (all the cuddling and snuggling and eye contact and talking during sex.)
The latter is just so much hotter.
Here's to more of that and a Hapy New Year to all of you who have helped make my porn obsessions a richer experience!
^ This makes me wonder just how many times SC has changed management. Under Mr. Cody himself he tried a lot to get the guys do more, then it became a roller coaster of yes...no...maybe...yes...ok, but... etc. In 2012, it seems that the barriers have been broken and that spontaneous and genuine have become the norm at SC.
It also helps that a lot of these guys seem to do it more out of fun and curiosity than just a paycheck, and that makes a world's difference.
oh yeah that would be nice video if that happens! I hope Brandon gives in and try bottoming for a change. BTW Congratulations Brandon -- MAN OF THE YEAR!!!
Brandon fucks Brent is the update.
Brandon FINALLY comes back... and they stick him with Brent? Way to fucking go....
Saw the Pic. It looks like Brandon enjoys rimming. Feel like He loves someone playing his virgins ass.
http:// the sword. com/ the-last-10-models-introduced-at-sean-cody-in-order-of-their-hotness.html#more-34943
Good thing I decided against resubscribing.
I'll see anything with Brandon in it and love it because it's Brandon. And the stills look hot. But wouldn't it be awesome if were Brent of Corbin Fisher fame instead?
Please do not get me started on how awesome it would be if it were old CF Brent! Brent's one of my CF all-time Top 3. Brandon's so hyper-responsive to everything that CF Brent doing his "thing" where he just sort unleashes his seduction mojo and lavishes so much attention on guys would work Brandon into a state!
that looks like as much fun than the legendary jamie ben shower
Damn Brandon is so NAUGHTY. Just freaking LOVE HIM.
Brandon with Stu. I don't care who bottoms or tops. It would be so awesome. Unfortunately, I don't think Stu is around anymore, but I would rank him a very close second to Brandon as all time SC fave. Of course, Jamie isn't far behind.
Funny, in this interview Brice said about leaving SC: "the scenes weren't fun to shoot". Looks like their acting skills are very good.
Also in Brice's interview, "I never met a single gay guy that I shot with on that site." At sc. Brice did scenes (bottomed) with Calvin, Marshall, Jarek, and Joshua.
According to that interview, Brice was Joshua's "first everything" with a guy and he's straight. If Joshua doesn't like men then neither do I.
But yeah, that interview was not very fun to read.
Everything about Joshua screams gay, which isn't a bad thing especially since he's not a queeny bitch.
I can/always have believe(d) that Marshall and Jarek are straight. Joshua is definitely gay. Calvin confuses me though - I have a hard time believe he's completely straight but he doesn't strike me as being completely gay either, maybe bi?
Marshall might be straight, but he certainly knows how to please men.
Speaking of Marshall, I hope he comes back soon.
Too bad #%[email protected]$ replied to you with typically pretentious twaddle.
I miss him!
fleeflaafloo meh ^^
Can't wait for Brandon to bottom. And I'd like to see Jeffrey back too. It's been a while.
And can I just say that I've never seen the fascination with Jamie. He was a really good performer, but the way a lot of people idolize him is hard for me to relate to.
He was a dirty boy and looked like he'd be a fun roll! I loved the way he whimpered when he got fucked!
He's totally fallen off the radar. I wonder if he really joined the SEALS like he said he was going to do in his solo. Maybe he's scratched his queer itch, gone back to wherever, resumed a straight life. So many of these guys, even the ones you're convinced are 6/6 homo, end up doing just that.
My biggest fear is that he's going to turn up on some site like "men.com"
My feeling on Jamie is that if he's not at the least bisexual, he's the greatest actor I've ever seen. Gay for payers can be convincing, no question. Jamie, on the other hand, simply so far exceeds that standard that you can't help but wonder.
Who's the boy in the pic above chewing pillow?
Brice has personally confirmed that Jarek, Joshua and Calvin are DEFINITELY straight.
Now, Joshua, who's first time with a guy was with Brice, may have evolved, but the other two are straight as they come. Personally, Calvin had me fooled, I thought he was gay or bisexual at least.
Such a downer.
Yes, Brice did an interview and said they are all straight.
That's something he may be required to do as part of his original SC contract, that probably has some clause about talking about what went on there even after he's gone.
It may also be his way of not burning bridges to SC
Or it may just be that none of those three has officially come out yet.
Seriously guys - these discussions always crack me up, mostly because every single one of you knows better: how many times have you had sex with a "straight" guy? How many CraigsList ads are from married guys looking for a some gay sex on the side?
Okay? So you know that there are a whole lot of guys in denial or totally confused about their sexuality and not ready to come out. And that the vast majority of those guys are what we call "straight-acting" - guys who don't fit the (inaccurate) effeminate gay stereotype and whose declaration that they are straight does not raise eyebrows.
I'm not saying that every SC or CF model is gay, but a lot of them have not fully figured out their sexuality yet or they're in complete denial.
As others have suggested on here, for some of them, working for SC allows them to experiment in a way that may actually feel safe as they can pretend to just be "gay for pay"
And while I'm on that soapbox: SC curiously never mentions Abe's sexuality. There's no BS about whether he likes girls with big tits or how he likes to fuck them. And he does seem to love fucking his twinks. Thoughts?
Abe comes across like the typical bi-curious dom top. I imagine he prefers dating girls but he probably has a thing for fucking boys he picks up at the gym, the beach, the club, etc. I've had one of them before but he was more of Haigan's caliber (from SS and CM and Tyson from CF).


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Norco Recognized as One of the 'Best Companies to Work for in BC'
Norco Products Ltd, Canada's leading bicycle manufacturer and distributor, was honoured with a 20th place ranking by BC Business Magazine & Watson Wyatt Worldwide, as one of the '25 Best Companies to Work for in BC'.
"We're pleased to be recognized as one of the top companies in this province," commented Jim Harman, Norco's President, "Our company has developed a unique culture because of our employees shared passion for the sport of cycling. Much of our company's growth over the years can be attributed to the fact that our employees love being here, and that they are personally invested in Norco's success."
The rankings are based primarily on a confidential survey feedback from each companies employees. Over 800 companies from the private, public, Crown, university, municipality, branch plant, and hospital sectors were eligible for inclusion. Roughly 80 companies made it to the final qualifications.
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I ****ing hate the MK Dongs
Never even liked Wimbledon but rooting hard (:naughty:) for them here
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I ****ing hate the MK Dongs
Never even liked Wimbledon but rooting hard (:naughty:) for them here
What an absolute stitch up. **** MK Dons. As if the **** was even close to meaning to do that, I'd be embarassed to celebrate that bull****.
Better team won on the day sadly.
Good to see the MKD manager telling his staff to tone down the celebrations at the final whistle. And to see the Wimbledon manager doing all the right things after the game as well.
Sadly, MK Dons are a very good side, arguably the second best in the Cup at this stage (:ph34r:) and play good football. I don't like Robinson, but yes he deserved to be commended for his actions at the end there.
Good tie, Wimbledon were always up against it as there is a lot more between the sides than was shown today.
Hopefully next time they play, they will be on level footing and Wimbledon will smash them. ****s.
Bury or Southend end away as reward if we win our replay then, what a treat.
Fairly uninspring draw all round.
Sunderland are a bit poo.
Just too funny, from Champion League winners to a laughing stock in months:laugh:
Don't know how to respond to that. He's hardly brilliant but he's also clearly reasonably decent. No idea where that post has come from.
What gets me most with Lindegaard is that he's actually worse at dealing with crosses and general communication in the box than De Gea is, which is DDG's supposed weakness. And De Gea is the far superior shot-stopper.
Lindegaard's fairly poor at dealing with crosses but when I watch De Gea I sometimes can't believe a professional goalkeeper can be so bad at it. Remember the goal against Fulham?
With Lindegaard you might get a handful more "he arguably could have done better with that one" goals conceded but with De Gea you regularly get proper "oh my god how on earth did he manage to give them a goal out of that" moments. His shot-stopping isn't as great as people sometimes like to make out either, and his distribution is surprisingly rubbish (although Lindegaard's is too).
I'd play De Gea against most teams in the CL and teams like Arsenal or Swansea but I think Fergie's got it right in picking Lindegaard against West Ham and Reading.
From the BBC.
Jesus wept. Poor guy. :(
He was just officiating his son's game. :( My dad does that all the time.


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SMIC Beijing 300mm Fab Reported to be Planning for Expansion
By April Peng, SEMI China
According to sources at China's silicon foundry giant SMIC, the company is beginning to expand its first 300mm fab capacity in Beijing from 20,000 wafers per month (wpm) to 45,000 wpm. These reports indicate that, with the Chinese government supporting this plan, SMIC appears ready to announce further expansion intent in the form of plans to build a new 300mm fab with another US $4 to $5 billion capital investment. Some key semiconductor manufacturing equipment vendors, including KLA-Tencor and Applied Materials, reportedly have their executives in China gathering in Beijing to support and service their #1 key customer in China.
But as with all semiconductor manufacturing, advanced technology is not only about money. Technology, market share, and market growth are important. To help with the technology upgrade, SMIC is reported to have signed two intellectual property (IP) collaboration agreements with Synopsys and Virage Logic in low-leakage 65nm process technology area this month.
The target markets for the expanded IC output are expected to be mobile and consumer electronics, where SMIC now reports having about a 3 percent market share of 65nm foundry business in this segment today. The partnership with IP vendors will help SMIC further deliver significant advantages to its customers through industry-leading integration, power efficiency and cost efficiency.
According to SMIC's technical staff, research and development in 40nm and 32nm processes is being done in groups in both Shanghai and Beijing. SMIC also indicated that discussions are in progress with other vendors and sources, such as IBM and IMEC, to license additional sub-50 nanometer process technology.
From recent research conducted by the SEMI China staff, it appears that four leading global foundry vendors – GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Samsung, TSMC and UMC – appear to be engaged in a new capital spending race in an effort to gain share in current and future semiconductor cycles. If SMIC does not keep up with this spending race, it might fall behind the technology leaders into the "second tier" of foundry vendors.
With recent strong demand for foundry manufacturing services, most of the fabs in China – including HHNEC, Grace Semiconductor and even the 150 mm fabs, like CSMC – are using over 90 percent of their production capacity. If SMIC's plans achieve reality, Beijing will soon be challenging the Shanghai area fabs for IC manufacturing leadership.
Please visit www.semi.org/fabs for additional information on SEMI Fab reports.
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June 1, 2010


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I wish I could do a poll function with this forum. I think the jury is still out, but, I would tend to think that it is not a good investment. I have ordered "Minor League Baseball and Economic Development" and believe it should have some great case studies on this.
Do you think it is a catalyst?
Do you think the investment for single-A minor league teams is worthwhile?
How do you measure the economic benefit (if any) to the surrounding area?


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WAYNESBORO — Waynesboro police were called to West Main Street for a report of a harassment at 12:51 p.m. Jan. 29. The incident occurred during a custody exchange and no charges were filed, according to police.
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Just in time for the arrival of spring, the Conservatory and Botanical Gardens at Bellagio are trotting out enough flowers to bring warmth even to those for whom winter weather is still a reality.
Through May 11, the conservatory will feature rotating displays, with nearly 8,300 plants in bloom at any one time. To add touches of whimsy, for which the gardens are famous, 17-foot-tall tulips and 22-foot-tall daffodils help herald the new season.
Keeping in mind that spring's the time when butterflies emerge from their cocoons, more than 800 of the winged creatures will flutter inside a purpose-built greenhouse. Visitors can witness the transformation from pupa to butterfly thanks to TV cameras that transmit the live "action" to several large monitors.
Nearby, a 26-foot-tall windmill — reminiscent of those found in the flower fields of the Netherlands — is surrounded by an array of fresh mums, poppies and tulips. Glistening, oversized "raindrops" sprinkle "April showers" onto the garden.


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Phew…what a birthday celebration week we've had! Thank you so much for making it so fun! Just a quick reminder that the storewide 20% off coupon expires tonight at midnight EST. Use code 3bday for 20% off everything in the store in celebration of our 3 year birthday. Plus all orders placed will be entered into the drawing for a $50 gift certificate. Winners from this week's festivities will be announced here Sunday or Monday.
But, for today, we're turning our attention to Operation Julie's Smile: A benefit for Julie Ranae Murray. If you came here from Stephanie's blog, then you are in the right spot. If not, you may want to start from the beginning at the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog and take your time. You have ALL WEEKEND to hop with us and win prizes!
Today's blog hop is large and there could be a break somewhere in the chain, so please bear with us. A complete list of blogs on the hop is posted on the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog. You have a complete weekend to get around to all the blogs to be eligible for prizes by leaving comments. There are over $2500 in prizes donated by the very generous companies, including a $20 gift certificate to i {heart} papers. :) A complete list of sponsors is listed on the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog.
Prizes will be drawn for the following:
1. from Blog Comments left
2. from PayPal Donation list
3. for Blog Hop Hosts
A little history about Julie and her situation:
The creative blogging community is coming together this weekend to help one of our friends, Julie Ranae. You may know her as the Design Team Coordinator for many wonderful companies from bakers twine, die cuts, rubber stamps and more. What many people don't know about Julie Ranae is that she has had some pretty major dental surgeries in her lifetime due to medication she had to take as a child. It was in her plans to think about having all of her teeth replaced at some point in the next 5 years, a decision that was pretty easy to plan out. But then it happened…she chipped her front teeth on a weekend a month ago. The dentist told her there was no way to save them & that it was his recommendation that she give in and have them all her teeth removed soon, but for that day, they needed to get her front teeth done so her gums could begin to heal. He said he would 'work out payments with her to have ALL this work done...but when she called to make her appt for the first step of impressions, they told her the amount of money that was needed and that the 'payments' applied only to the two teeth that were extracted that day. Her husband Paul was with her & that too, was his understanding as well. So this is how she has found herself in this situation…Needing at least $4000 to get started and another $3000 to finish the process…a total of $7000.
Nicole Rixon, owner of Sweet Stamp Shop put together this benefit after finding out about this situation and before Julie Ranae knew it, it took flight!
Because she is an event organizer by trade, Julie has taken on the job of organizing all of the blogs in this hop as her way of 'working overtime' for what she needs, the same as if she were able to work overtime at an outside job to pay for the work to be done.
It is the goal of all of these generous friends & sponsors to help make this situation more do-able for our friend so that she can share a brand new smile with all of us soon. If there is anything you can do to help with a financial donation, there is a donation button ready for you to click on the left (MAKE SURE YOU CLICK ON JULIE'S, as I have Swimming for Katie donation button also…more on that later). Any amount is appreciated and ALL DONATIONS will be eligible for prizes from our sponsor pool of over $2500."
For my card today, I used the smiling pear from Fruity Family Felties and then curved my sentiment from Thank You For Being My Friend, stamped in Memento ink. Then I laid a scrap of Sheer Pull Ribbon (without pulling it, obviously) as an added accent. A quick, CAS Five Minute Friday card! I hope it makes YOU smile!
The next stop is Andrea's blog. Make sure you leave a comment here before you go so that you can have a chance at the amazing prizes up for grabs and if you can, please make a donation so we can help bring back a new smile for our friend.
Thanks for stopping by today. I'll be back on Monday with another charitable cause, Swimming for Katie – an event I've coordinated for my dear friend, Katie Renz, who is battling inoperable gastric cancer. Please, please stop back on Monday for this special event!
Have a great weekend!


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Travel to the Brunkow Farm in Kansas for a dawn to dusk look at the challenges faced by a modern day farm family. Dealing with the grip of a difficult drought, Glenn Brunkow, his wife, Jennifer and their children, Isaac and Tatum raise cattle and row crops.
Visit the Website: http://www.americasheartland.org
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Hennessee Group LLC announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index increased +1.37% in October (+9.90% YTD), whilethe S&P 500 gained +4.46% (+23.16% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased +2.75% (+18.63% YTD), and the NASDAQ Composite Index jumped +3.93% (+29.81% YTD). Bonds were also positive on the month, as the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index gained +0.81% (-1.09% YTD).
"Equity markets had their third best month of the year in October on the heels of the debt ceiling increase; not earnings, not the GDP nor employment." commented Charles Gradante, Co-Founder of Hennessee Group LLC. "Hedge funds underperformed once again making it 8 out of the last 10 months. The only months hedge funds beat the market was in the only two down months for 2013; June (-1.50%) and August (-3.13%). One long-short equity manager summed it up by stating: 'Just because stocks are the only asset class in town doesn't mean I should abandon my shorts and go 100% long equities. That's not what a hedge fund does. We rely on "rational" markets where stock fundamentals are the drivers. The market in total and stocks I'm short specifically continue to rise on bad news, poor year-over-year comparables and lower earnings guidance. It's painful but I will stay hedged and wait this maniacal complacency out. By the way, Google was profitable when it came public. Twitter is not and at a market cap of $25 Billion it would place in the top 200 companies of the SP 500. The market is making big bets on many stocks whose future is not that clear to me. Especially when the Fed begins to taper. The tide will move out and we will see whose wearing swim trunks.'"
Equity long/short hedge funds were positive in October, as the Hennessee Long/Short Equity Index gained +1.29% (+15.07% YTD). The best performing sectors were telecommunication services (+7.35%), consumer staples (+6.13%), and industrials (+5.05%). The underperforming sectors were financials (+3.15%), utilities (+3.66%) and energy (+4.07%). The market continued the strong rally from September, aided by the last minute US debt deal, continued speculation the Fed would maintain its bond-buying program and stronger Chinese macroeconomic data. The Fed also announced Janet Yellen will replace Ben Bernanke as Fed Chairman, giving hope to an employment recovery, where the unemployment rate now stands at 7.2%, the lowest level for nearly five years.
"In terms of sub-strategies, Healthcare and Biotech long-short equity managers are up (+26.82%) through October followed by Value managers (+17.73%) and Financial Equity managers (+15.86%)." commented Lee Hennessee, Co-Founder of Hennessee Group LLC. "The poorest performing sub-strategies through October were short biased (-25.02%), Macro (-2.42%) and Latin America (+1.20%)"
The Hennessee Arbitrage/Event Driven Index rose +1.10% in October (+8.14% YTD). The Barclays Aggregate Bond Index gained +0.81% (-1.09% YTD) as interest rates continued to decline in October, aided by the debt deal and the Fed's decision to continue its monthly bond purchases. High yield also increased as the Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Index jumped +2.46% (+6.34% YTD). High yield spreads decreased rather dramatically, losing 47 basis points to end the month 436 basis points over treasuries as investor's appetite for risk continued to increase. The Hennessee Distressed Index climbed +1.34% in October (+12.23% YTD). Distressed portfolios were also helped by a strong market. The Hennessee Merger Arbitrage Index gained +0.41% in October (+6.28% YTD). Managers continued to post gains as deal spreads tightened and markets rallied. The Hennessee Convertible Arbitrage Index rose +0.98% in October (+6.95% YTD).
"Global/Macro Index was up for the month and the year (+1.68% and +4.12%, respectively) with Macro managers a drag on the index, up for the month (+0.34%) and down for the year (-2.42%) mostly due to losses in currency and commodity futures that overwhelmed gains in global equities" added Charles Gradante.
The Hennessee Global/Macro Index gained +1.68% in October (+4.12% YTD). Macro managers experienced gains as positive economic news came out of China, with the country's third quarter GDP growth rate up 7.8% year-over-year. Despite this positive news, the country was the worst performing Asian market as interbank interest rates rose, raising concern about possible tighter future monetary policy. The MSCI EAFE Index jumped +3.31% (+16.81% YTD). The Hennessee International Index gained +0.86% (+5.55%). Emerging markets also posted strong returns, as the MSCI Emerging Market Index gained +4.76% (-3.70% YTD), while, the Hennessee Emerging Market Index gained +2.11% (+5.09% YTD). The Hennessee Macro Index increased +0.34% for the month of September (-2.42% YTD). The Czech Republic, Egypt, Indonesia, India and Peru saw relative outperformance while Russia, Colombia, Mexico and Chile all slightly underperformed.
Fixed income managers gained in October as bond yields decreased for the month with the 10-Year U.S. Treasury ending the month at 2.55%, down from 2.61% in September. Commodities posted mixed results for the month, with gold losing -0.45% for the month of October, while silver and platinum rose, gaining +0.99% and +3.23% for the month, respectively. The U.S. Dollar what relatively flat against major currencies, ending October down -0.03%. The Euro returned +0.42% for the month, while the Japanese Yen increased a modest +0.09%. Crude oil continued its slide, losing -5.81% for the month while natural gas gained +0.59% for the month.


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European Commission
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Brussels, 21 November 2012
Commission takes Belgium to Court for failing to issue biometric passports with fingerprints
More than three years after the deadline was set for issuing biometric passports with fingerprints, Belgium still fails to comply with this requirement. As a result, the Commission has today referred the country to the Court of Justice of the EU, requesting Belgium to speed-up the delivery of biometric passports containing the agreed security feature.
Secure travel documents, which the EU citizens can rely on, are one of the building blocks of the Schengen area – the common European area of free and secure movement. It is crucial that all Member States issue compliant passports if we are to guarantee the same level of protection against fraudulent use throughout the EU.
The harmonisation of security features and the integration of biometric identifiers is an important step towards more secure travel documents and better protection of EU citizens from fraud. With the entry into force of Regulation 2252/2004, Member States had until 28 August 2006 to ensure that all passports issued contain a chip with the holder's facial image and until 28 June 2009 to ensure that this chip also carries the holder's fingerprints.
Amongst the EU Member States that have to comply with this legislation, Belgium is the only one who does not currently issue biometric passports with fingerprints to all citizens.
Further to a reasoned opinion sent by the Commission on 30 September 2011, the Belgian authorities have provided clarifications on the timeline foreseen for equipping its authorities with adequate material to deliver passports with fingerprints.
While some steps have been made, full implementation of biometric passports containing the fingerprints of the holder is not foreseen before the autumn 2013.
The Commission has therefore decided to proceed with the infringement procedure and to refer Belgium to Court for having failed to take all the necessary measures to comply with EU law (article 258 TFEU).
Council Regulation (EC) 2252/2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States of 13 December 2004 harmonizes the security features, including biometric identifiers, for passports and travel documents issued by EU Member States.
The Regulation is applicable to all EU Member States, except Ireland and the UK, as well as to the associated Schengen States (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein).
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Anyone tried Venom 400 performance control module?
Posted 26 October 2006 - 07:23 PM
The instructions say the connections needed are power, TPS signal wire, and MAP or MAF signal wire. My guess is that when the thing detects you're really getting on the throttle, it manipulates the MAP or MAF signal to trick the ECU into running a little richer temporarily. Any thoughts? I might like to give it a try but it's nearly $300 so I'd like to know if anyone has had success with it first. Heck for that much you could nearly slip in a 50 shot of NOS.
Posted 26 October 2006 - 07:32 PM
Posted 26 October 2006 - 07:37 PM
Posted 27 October 2006 - 02:43 AM
Thanks for the info Noah, I wasn't aware of that about the Subaru fuel maps. I was just thinking about reading somewhere that the optimal A/F ratio for economy is like 14.1:1 or something, but for performance it's like 12:1 so I just assumed the Venom would try to make the system run richer.
the optimal fuel air ratio is the same for performance or economy
14.7:1, thats why we have all this neat and fascinating computer equipment under the hood. You get the best performance and ecnomy from fule at this ratio. The rest relies on valve timing and other design factors.
Since it has simple wiring, its not a chip, its just a more sophistacted way to fool the ECU, not unlike what you see on ebay, instead of you turning a knob, itdoes it automatically.
Posted 27 October 2006 - 07:29 AM
Posted 27 October 2006 - 08:28 AM
Not quite. A very lean mixture will get the best gas mileage (but this increases nitrous-oxide emissions). On Autronic stand-alone ECU's they have a highway mode that can be used with very tight tuning. It lets the car run up to 16:1 ratios under light load. So you have 300+ whp monsters driving around on big turbos that can get 30 mpg on the highway.
the optimal fuel air ratio is the same for performance or economy
Also some of the newer "green" cars are going towards a leaner mixture for the higher mileage with extra emissions systems to reduce the Nox side effect.
And the Venom 400 is snake-oil. Avoid it.
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SANYO achieved on one chip, playback and recording of HD DVDs, current DVDs, and CDs. By utilizing this LSI, it is possible to lower costs and reduce the size of the HD DVD drive and HD DVD player hardware.
"SANYO is proud of the role we continue to play in developing HD DVD based system level solutions and components including our own branded player to be launched in fiscal year 2005." stated Dr. Keiichi Yodoshi Deputy General Manager of SANYO's R&D Headquarters, "HD DVD is advantageous because of its superior compatibility with current generation DVDs and low cost production for ROM disks. This will prove to be a big edge in popularizing HD DVD ROM contents"
SANYO plans to release this key component LSI to the market the second quarter of 2006. With the expected rapid proliferation of products in the consumer electronics field, HD DVD players and recorders that utilize this LSI will quickly appear in the market.
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As a result, along with making the overall circuit area smaller, SANYO was able to achieve compatibility with HD DVD, DVD and CD, which will lead to a reduction in costs and lower power consumption.


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Noted author and essayist Christopher Hitchens once said that the four most overrated things in life are champagne, lobsters, anal sex and picnics.First sentence at the link. So much better than anything in the slide show that you've got to click through. I miss Christopher Hitchens. He wasn't overrated.
ADDED: After reading the comments (and writing some), I've gotten to the point where I can give the first 3 of my top 10 most overrated things in the world:
1. Sitting in an audience, listening/watching something on a stage/screen.
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How bad were the web based rumors surrounding Andre Dawkins? So bad that the Duke Sports Information Department released a brief statement saying he will remain at Duke but could redshirt this coming season. It's a shame that we live in a world where some feel compelled to break something like this once they get wind of it.
But whether there is smoke or a blaze want-to-be insiders who are self appointed experts via an anonymous posting name or a twitter account force the issue to light before it's time. This has been the case with Andre Dawkins this off season and there seems to be no end in sight of fans that clamor to know all the details be they private or not and hang on every false and outlandish rumor.
While it is certainly natural for fans to show concern and want to know why a possible redshirt could take place, you can bet there are personal reasons. And personal reasons mean just that and are sensitive in nature. Unfortunately that leads to more speculation and people have a tendency to think the worst.
Dawkins came to Duke a year early out of high school and he is attending his dream school. And it is also a well known fact that he lost his sister to an very unfortunate automobile accident in season not that long ago. In short, he's been through a lot. But what I just said may or may not have something to do with what is going on, so you can see the danger of speculation which will lead to yet another probable release.
So while many of you are curious I encourage you to not speculate and be a part of the ridiculous rumors that surround the program these days. Allow the process to work it's way out for I can assure you it is a bit liquid in nature. Give Andre and the team for that matter a modicum of privacy.
And support Andre with well wishes instead of questions. Just act the way you want others to if you were in his place. Athletes are under a red hot light where almost everything they do is scrutinized and it's sad that every time you turn around, some fan wants to play insider on a message board and speculate so much it becomes real to many.
Just give Andre a break yall and if you want to come in out of the Wild Wild West of reporting, join BDN Premium and get accurate and timely info you can depend on. I'm unsaddling my high horse now and hope I at least made some of you think before you participate in the next rumorfest.


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#1 Some more DUnial07-02-2008, 10:52 AMBigDaddy44 (943 posts) Wed Jul-02-08 09:34 AM
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Limbaugh gets $400 Million
Advertisements [?]He has evidently signed a new contract through 2016 which includes a 9 figure signing bonus. The link is on the Drudgereport with the big siren. (Yes, its Drudge, I know, but given how he is "in" in right wing circles, I would assume this to be true)
I think (but could be wrong) that Obama's insistence that he doesn't support the Fairness Doctrine might have put this deal over the top. If the Fairness Doctrine DID come back, all bets would be off, and no one would be signing a long term deal like this until they saw what the ramifications would be.
KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-02-08 09:47 AM
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3. Fairness Never Had Anything To Do With It
In several ways. The misconception that Rushbo the "entertainer" would have been covered by the Fairness Doctrine. That only pertained to public affairs programming and advertising...Rushbo's handlers re-defined talk radio from public service to "entertainment" and thus hate radio was born. It was Deregulation that allowed companies like Cheap Channel and Salem to amass thousands of stations that accelerated the growth of hate radio. Rushbo saved stations lots of money as all they had to do was plug into the satellite rather than hire their own talent...and the saturation of his program has led to the perception that he's a big money personality...in essence he isn't.
The current move by repugnicans for preventing a new Fairness Doctrine is a black flag operation to prevent re-regulation of broadcasting...something that is badly needed. Their "bill" would prohibit stations from changing formats or even ownership if it meant removing assclowns like Rushbo from the air and opening it up for other voices.
Here's hoping Rushbo is getting paid in stock from these companies...the financial woes of radio have made these stocks all but worthless.
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