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On this excellent set (reissued on CD by Blue Note), McCoy Tyner had the opportunity for the first time to head a larger group. His nonet is an all-star aggregation comprised of trumpeter Lee Morgan, trombonist Julian Priester, altoist James Spaulding, Bennie Maupin on tenor, the French horn of Bob Northern, Howard Johnson on tuba, bassist Herbie Lewis, and drummer Joe Chambers in addition to the pianist/leader. Tyner debuted six of his originals, and although none became standards (perhaps the best known are "The High Priest" and "All My Yesterdays"), the music is quite colorful and advanced for the period. Well worth investigating. Rudy Van Gelder Edition does not contain any bonus material. It does, however, feature wonderfully remastered sound in 24-bit resolution transferred from the original two-track analog tapes. It replaces the earlier CD issue.] ~ Scott Yanow

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A nationally-recognized scholar in mens studies will give two lectures at Wabash College.
Dr. Harry Brod, an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Northern Iowa University, will share his research and opinions. Brod has worked in Gender Studies, Jewish Studies, and the exploration of contemporary moral and political issues.
Brod is conducting research and writing a book on anti-racist white men.
He will speak at 8 p.m. tonight in the Korb Classroom in the Fine Arts Center for a talk titled "The Ethics and Erotics of Sexual Consent."
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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
in collaboration with The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign
Campus Bicycle Shop Manager Position Description
Date Posted: March 20, 2013
Position: Full Time Shop Manager (40 hours/week)
Organization: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Start Date: April 15–May 15, 2013 (negotiable; earlier preferred)
Duration: One year (renewable annually)
Location: Champaign-Urbana, IL
The Shop Manager will coordinate operations, workers, and volunteers in the Campus Bicycle Shop (CBS), a teaching, do-it-yourself bicycle repair shop. This position includes outreach and expansion of organizational presence on a University campus and in the surrounding community.
Located on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Campus Bicycle Shop is a collaboration between the University and The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign (TBP). The Bike Project (www.thebikeproject.org) offers space, tools, and community to repair bikes, share knowledge, hold classes, and advocate for bikes in Urbana-Champaign. The volunteer-run organization collaborates with community sustainability organizations, bike shops, and bicycle advocates to promote bicycle education including mechanical proficiency, commuter safety, and environmental awareness.
The Shop Manager will be an employee of the University of Illinois. The Shop Manager will work with TBP to carry out shop and outreach operations, liaison with various departments of the University of Illinois, and play a vital role in nurturing connections between the University and local community.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or higher
Minimum of one year experience fixing and maintaining bicycles in a community do-it-yourself environment
Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of bike repair and bike mechanics
Passion for bikes and bicycling as transportation
Desired Qualifications
Experience organizing volunteers or staff
Experience coordinating events
Excellent written and verbal communication and public relations skills
Experience teaching
Familiarity with related sustainability, safety and health issues
Experience in sustainable business practices
Familiarity with Microsoft Office, Adobe design products, and Google Office programs
Ability to work collaboratively with students, staff, faculty and off-campus community members
Demonstrated ability to work with diverse people while observing sensitivities and differences
Ability to foster an environment of empowerment and cooperation
Job Tasks
Oversee shop operations including shop upkeep, bike repair, and sales and safety
Recruit, schedule, and organize volunteers
Direct part-time student employees
Field inquiries from and provide logistical information to patrons about programs and services
Coordinate training seminars and workshops
Organize off-site events including volunteer recruitment, bicycle education, and promotions
Maintain event information and contacts in database
Act as liaison between TBP and the University units
Attend committee meetings and report on shop operations
Handle any monies, receipts and associated paperwork
Maintain inventory of new and used equipment and manage restocking from appropriate sources
Participate in assessing the needs of Campus Bicycle Shop and The Bike Project through giving and receiving feedback
Maintain updated records and files as well as policy and procedure manual
Salary: $40,150/year. Employee will also receive unlimited access to city transit network with University ID card.
To Apply: Please submit the following documents in .doc or .pdf format by 5 pm CDT, March 27, 2013 to firstname.lastname@example.com:
A cover letter responding to the following prompt: "The Bike Project was founded in the spirit of Do-It-Yourself, inclusivity and cooperation. How does your experience relate to actively advancing these principles and what are your goals in this position?"
A resume
Three work-related references including names, current addresses and telephone numbers
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I was overjoyed to spot a headline on this week's edition of Maclean's magazine: "Why Won't Canada Love the Canucks?"
The four-page feature, titled, "Canucks...Nation? They're our best hope for a Stanley Cup, so why don't Canadians love the Vancouver Canucks?" made for vindication for your Canucks-hating correspondent.
You see, last year, just as the Stanley Cup Finals were about to begin, I wrote a column on why I planned to cheer on the Boston Bruins over the Vancouver Canucks. Predictably, I endured copious quantities of negative feedback from British Columbia, much of the correspondence prominently making use of a certain word that rhymes not-so-nicely with "Canuck."
Even so, just because the Vancouver Canucks are geographically situated in Canada, this doesn't mean the Canucks are -- or ever will be -- "Canada's Team."
Not that certain vested interests aren't doing their best to entice all Canadians aboard the Canucks' bandwagon, mind you.
It's reminiscent of 2007, the previous time a Canadian team advanced to the Cup Final. That was when the Ottawa Senators went up against the Anaheim Ducks and there was a pathetic retailer-driven initiative to get people to support the Sens as "Canada's Team."
As a Leafs fan, I think I'd rather cheer on a team comprised of al-Qaeda insurgents than support the Senators.
In any event, attempts to promote the Vancouver Canucks as last year's edition of "Canada's Team" were also met with failure. For the record, here were my six reasons why it was a bad idea for Canadians to cheer on the Canucks:
1. Time Zone
Residing in the Eastern Time Zone (like most Canadians), I prefer hockey games to start at 7 p.m. sharp and wrap-up by 10 p.m. Sorry, B.C. -- we're already eating lunch in the East just as you guys are rolling out of bed. We just don't have your time.
2. Uniforms
How can anyone older than seven cheer on a team with a logo that seems to have been plucked from a bad Hanna-Barbera cartoon? And really, what does the nickname "Canucks" have to do with a goofy-looking killer whale breaking through the ice?
Then again, Vancouver seems to have a near monopoly on grotesque NHL uniforms. The team began with green-and-blue jerseys depicting what appeared to be a hockey stick superimposed on a TV set.
Then came that cosmic joke of sports jerseys -- the red/orange/black/yellow jerseys with the big "V" collars. The garish V-logo was eventually replaced by another logo: a stylized hockey skate that spelled the word, "Canucks." Wow! Then came those bleached-out red, white and blue uniforms with good ol' Shamu as the crest.
The current uniform is a staggering hybrid of garishness and insanity. It has the green and blue colours of the original togs, combined with the orca logo of the last uniform. And then, in an exercise of unnecessary overkill, the word "Vancouver" has been embroidered into the jersey -- just in case anyone in the hockey world was wondering which team wears such an ugly uniform.
3. Vancouver Already Had its Turn in the Sun
Team Canada -- that is to say, the real Team Canada -- won the Olympic gold medal in Vancouver in 2010. That was the biggest sporting event to happen on Vancouver soil. The Canucks winning the Stanley Cup would simply be anti-climatic.
4. The Green Goofs
Vancouver has a pair of so-called "Super Fans" who dress head-to-toe in clingy skintight-green spandex. Then they get into various yoga-like positions. That's just way too effeminate and creepy for hockey.
5. Insufficient Canadian Content
What's so "Canadian" about Minneapolis, Minnesota and Tarku, Finland? These are just two of the birthplaces of Canucks players. In fact, last year, there were 15 players on Vancouver's roster that were born in foreign countries. Vancouver isn't "Team Canada" -- it's "Team U.N."
6. Vancouver Hockey Fans are Un-Canadian
The '72 edition of Team Canada squad is perhaps our most beloved national hockey team of all time. Except when it comes to Vancouverites, who lustily booed the team after losing 5-3 to the Soviet Union on September 8, 1972.
That ugly incident led to Phil Esposito's emotional outburst for the ages on national TV: "I'm completely disappointed," Espo said. "I cannot believe it. Every one of us guys -- 35 guys -- we came out because we love our country. Not for any other reason. We came because we love Canada."
Alas, those fair-weather puck-heads packing the Pacific Coliseum that night threw Team Canada under the bus, writing them off like so much flotsam and jetsam and never keeping the faith that a Toronto Maple Leaf, Paul Henderson, would go on to single-handedly win the Summit Series by scoring the winning goals in Games 6, 7 and 8.
Vacuous Vancouverites will never, ever live that sorry spectacle down -- and nor should they be allowed to.
Addendum: Keep in mind my column was written before that hellacious Vancouver riot upon the conclusion of Game 7. Thus, add to the list a seventh reason to hate the Canucks: Too many Vancouver fans are nothing more than violent loogans.
As for the superb Maclean's piece, some of the reasons stated as to why most Canadians don't cheer on the Canucks include: "bland" stars; too many players who are whiners and divers; an arrogant general manager; cry-baby fans; and over-rated players.
Bottom line: a recent Angus Reid poll indicated that only 35 per cent of Canadians said they'd root for the Canucks.
Count me among the 65 per cent of Canadians who have made the right call.


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jimstark needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 27 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
I am an entrepreneur who runs various online businesses. I regularly use eLance to source designers, programmers etc. I am trying out 99designs for a new project involving the sale of height increasing shoes online as per altitudeshoes.com.
I like to build strong relationships with people I work with so that I can use them again in future but I expect a professional service and a focus not on graphics, but on selling and branding in designs.
The target market is short (in height), male, middle to high income, intelligent, web savvy, professionals who like to buy online.
This business is one that I am going to turn into a large brand so it is important that these banners are designed to (1) SELL (2) fit into the feel of the website and (3) have a classy feel so that people remember both the website and the brand.
Importantly, while I want this project to show great design skills and a classy design (although I am open to different design interpretations), I am very much looking for commercial application of design i.e. I NEED A DESIGNER WHO CAN CREATE DESIGNS WHICH HAVE THE EFFECT OF INCREASING CONVERSIONS FOR SALES FOR THE TARGET AUDIENCE ABOVE. Your designs will be the first thing that the thousands of target audience will see, so it is important that they both (1) represent the company (Altitude Shoes) and (2) work towards converting into sales / have a sales focus.
Go to the Altitude Shoes website (http://www.altitudeshoes.com). There are 3 pictures on the widget (each with a corresponding button): (1) How They Work (2) The Altitude Advantage (3) How To Get Taller ebook. I need to redo these banners to have a more stylish, elegant feel and one more appropriate to an exclusive, high quality product/brand.
I need 5 banners (and a simple button - see further below) designed:
1) Sale / Limited Time Offer Banner advertising free shipping & no tax (similar to the first banner/picture on websites such as http://www.surfdome.com/, http://www.shoefest.com/, http://www.geraldonline.com/)
2) How The Shoes Work (see existing banner on website for idea of content). NOTE - this must include relevant pictures or diagrams of 'How The Shoes Work' (i.e. an illustration of how the shoe fits together (such as the basic photo in the current 'How They Work' page).
3) How To Be Taller ebook (see existing banner on website for idea of content).
4) New Arrivals Sale. Free shipping & no tax on all shoes.
5) Advantages of Height (see existing banner on website for idea of content). Also see the banners on the puatraining.com main website to see the design I am looking for for this banner.
The banners (described above) must be 715 (width) * 200 (height).
The buttons (see below) must be 238.3 (width) * 58 (height).
The "button/s" that I need designed are similar to what is on the widget of the current front page of the altitudeshoes.com website. The current (grey/dark grey) buttons have the effect of allowing the picture to change while you float over them with your mouse. Two designs of this button is enough.
The color schemes or pictures need to be consistent with the page. I would also ideally like real life pictures as backdrops, but this is to the discretion and imagination of the designer. Remember - the ultimate goal here is to sell more shoes, so any design to achieve that is ideal.
Note that I require the graphics in .png or .jpg format. .Png is very much preferable.
Please post on discussion or send me a message if you have any further questions.


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Canada's dollar weakened below parity with its U.S. counterpart for the first time in five days as employment unexpectedly dropped in January, adding to concern the world's 11th-largest economy is slowing.
The currency fell against the majority of its 16 most-traded peers as the country also posted its ninth straight monthly trade deficit and housing starts for January fell to the lowest since the end of the 2009 recession. In the previous five months, Canada's economy gained 183,900 jobs.
"The employment numbers were quite a bit softer than the market was anticipating, and we'd been fluttering around that parity level again and it broke through," David Watt, chief economist at HSBC Holdings Plc's Canadian unit, said by phone from Toronto. "But I don't think the numbers were necessarily bad enough to change any perceptions about Canada. To my mind, all it really did was bring the employment levels back to a level that is more consistent with other economic data."
The loonie, as the Canadian dollar is nicknamed for the image of the aquatic bird on the C$1 coin, depreciated 0.5% to C$1.0027 per U.S. dollar at 2:29 p.m. in Toronto. The currency touched C$1.0035, the weakest level since Jan. 31, and has lost 0.6% over the past five days. One Canadian dollar buys 99.73 U.S cents.
The currency weakened past its 200-day moving average of 99.90 cents per U.S. dollar.
The loonie pared losses as the Standard and Poor's GSCI Index of 24 commodities rose 0.6%. Raw materials account for almost half of Canada's export revenue. The S&P 500 Index of U.S. stocks gained 0.5%.
Bonds Rise
Canada's government bonds rose after the employment report, pushing yields on benchmark 10-year debt down three basis points, or 0.03 percentage point, to 1.96 percent. The 2.75 percent security due in June 2022 gained 19 cents to C$106.60.
The government will auction C$3.3 billion ($3.29 billion) of two-year notes on Feb. 13. The 1 percent securities are due in May 2015.
Canada's trade deficit narrowed in December to C$901 million from a revised C$1.67 billion last month as imports fell faster than exports, a government report showed. Housing starts plunged 19 percent in January to an annual pace of 160,577, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corp. said in a statement.
In the U.S., Canada's largest trade partner, the trade deficit narrowed more than forecast in December to $38.5 billion, from a revised $48.6 billion in November. A $46 billion deficit had been forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
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Nakkeskudd will not be operative until august!
Yes, its true, I wont do this anymore. I have taken this summer off to think about it,
and I have come to the conclusion that its time for this project to die.
And it all felt natural ending it with my own band.
I got he chance to end this together with some of my best friends
and doing it as a cooperation with some of the nicest labels in Norway,
where several of them are what I consider personal friends of mine.
I haven't discussed this with anyone. I haven't even mentioned it to anyone until now.
Its a hard decision to take, but the label isn't what I want it to be anymore.
I have had a lot of ups and downs, even some really hard times where the only thing that kept
me from folding was the everlasting support from Christel, my wife.
But this time she wont get a chance to stop me.
Its over, because I have come to a point where I cant follow up on everything as much as I want,
so I end up with the feeling that Im letting bands and people down.
Taking too long time for me replying to mails, spending too many nights wrapping up records
that was supposed to be sent out earlier. Neglecting my family or the recordabel,
and its a easy decision to take when I have to choose. Blood comes first.
Nakkeskudd has been a huge part of my life since 2004 and at the moment I cant see a life without it.
But it has to go. It is destroying my night sleep. It has taken a toll of my personal financial situation, it has cost me friends,
it has probably given me some enemies as well. And I will stop this project before it has an impact on whats closest to me.
But shit, it has given me a lot of good times, life-long friendships and the feeling that I have actually had an impact.
Mostly in the norwegian part of the DIY punk and hardcore culture, I hope and think. I have realized over time
that I don't feel that Im doing this right anymore, and if you don't do it right, just don't do it.
People will be let down, people will be angry and this structure and network we are building
will be torn apart if we don't do it right. And I want to do it right.
My heart will still beat for DIY and hardcore punk.
And in the end, I want to give a big thank you to all the bands I have worked with and released,
its been a great journey, and I still feel honored that I got the chance.
Maybe one day I will start something new under an new name and a new profile, but nothing is set.
Im just done with this for now.
Nakkeskudd Plater, rest in peace. 27 releases, its been one hell of a ride!


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Sweet Macy. Full of fun and spunk and determination. This session took place on a windy, windy, windy day (don't they all?) and this beautiful Senior had it all planned out. Since it was an out-of-town shoot for me, she had done some major legwork and had beautiful locations chosen. This gave us plenty of time to play.
Macy is headed to Texas Tech in the Fall and the idea of a larger city makes her glow and smile. She has big plans and lots of dreams. Her excitement was catching and I found myself reminiscing about my own graduation and going off to college. I didn't know then how free I was.
Macy senses it though....that freedom and loosing. Notice I didn't say "losing" because she's not losing anything. Her mother was along for the session which is something I love. And even though there are always tears and sentiment and love, there is so much pride and joy and care.
This was a particularly cool place. I told her to rock her very own Anthropologie catalog. She did.
Mama wanted a photo of Macy heading down a road. Truly symbolic. And then we ducked into an old shed for a little relief from the wind and some gorgeous light.
I loved that Macy brought her Prom dress and I LOVE her cute red heels. Beautiful and sassy. Just right. She also had ideas for a tennis shoot. Love all of these!
You can't shoot in Canadian without traveling to the Canadian river! A place of beauty and community. Lots of folks out walking the boardwalk of the bridge and lots of signs of a close-knit community...years of graffiti on the undersides declaring school championships, homecoming invites, people in love, pride and tradition.
Thank you Macy and mom for such a lovely evening. I laughed and smiled so much my cheeks hurt and my camera couldn't get enough of your beauty and photogenic presence. Loved the conversation, love the time spent. Loved you!!
Can I just say that this special Senior was one of the easiest, most relaxing sessions I've had yet this year. One look and his gentle spirit, infectious smile and kind heart just calm the room and make everyone at ease. Patrick is a senior in Lubbock, Texas and when his mama called asking for photographs, I jumped in my car and headed South.
I love going to Lubbock for sessions. Not only is it sort of like "going home" ( I lived there through college and the hubby is a proud Lubbockite), it's always great to get out of comfort zones and explore new places and locations. We drove around, parked and walked around whenever we saw something cool.
Patrick has talent oozing from him. He has these two great guitars and at one point, I asked "oh! are you playing John Mayer?" He laughed and said "No, I wrote that." He's very, seriously good. I told him he should major in composition or something like that. He just grinned back.
Patrick will be going to Texas Tech in the Fall and since we were close, we stopped on campus for some last-of-the-beautiful-sunlight shots. We talked about last minute Senior plans, friends and summer. His mama looked on proudly with maybe a tear or two....she is very, very proud.
And she should be.
Remember this sweet lil' thang from a few short months ago? So round and soft and pudgy and perfect? Well, I'm pleased to report she is still just so...only more babbly and expressive and wonderful!
This sweet lil' miss is a member of my Baby Steps Club and she was due for her six months photographs! How fun for me!!
One of the most fun parts of this age is their ability to be smiley and absolutely adorable and their lack of ability to scoot away from me. haha. Six months old is putty in my hands....*snicker* Not to mention just about anything is hilarious to them. Well, Miss S is very easily amused. Isn't she cute?
She made the cutest little expressions. Here I think Daddy went outside the window we were perched in from of - "why is Daddy outside?" I think her eyes are pretty amazingly blue. I love them.
We borrowed Mommy's pearls for these shots. She is a little princess indeed!
Daddy wasn't in the first set of photos we did for her and wanted to be in a few. Aren't they cute? And doesn't he look proud? Doesn't she look comfy?
I think my favorite from the set. Can't wait to get her in front of my camera again!!!
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Today is the day and I need to remember.
Remember that there is food in the fridge and in the pantry enough for many meals, even if none of it is chocolate.
Remember that the sun is shining and the birds are singing and the dog is barking and the laundry can wait.
Remember that my children's loud squeals in the morning (before my coffee) are just expressions of happiness and that I can choose this too.
Remember that getting through the t0-do list is not the goal, the goal is to enjoy doing.
Remember that a busy schedule means involvement and health and ability and blessings.
Today is the day and I'm while I'm in the midst of a heavy shooting and editing schedule, sitting in dark curtain-closed rooms tap, tap, tapping away at the keyboard, peeking wistfully out at my garden dirt yard waiting for me, that the goal of today will be to rejoice and glorify.
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Baseball season has started. The Dodgers have a jumpstart on the NL West that could be insurmountable. But, for the other 28 teams in the league, we're getting in those last reps and roster trimmings before the big day. For traditionalists like myself, Opening Day will always be Monday. Anything less is uncivilized.
To get the season underway, while the Phillies are still in a virtual tie for 1st place, I thought I'd do a Sweet 16 for the baseball season. A melding of what would have been about 20 posts back in the Glory Days:
Bryce Harper Region: Phenom Obsessions…
Baseball is brutal on prospects. Back in the 90s when I was an unofficial scout in the Eastern League I saw a bunch of guys who looked like they were going to be great MLB players. I had Todd Walker pegged for Chase Utley's offensive career about 8 years before anyone had ever heard of Chase. Guy hit .340 in AAA. Ranked the 7th best prospect in baseball. Ended up with a "nice" career, but never hit more than 17 homers in the majors. Anyway, here are four guys to save your fantasy season in the middle of the summer:
1. Archie Bradley–SP, Arizona Diamondbacks. With Patrick Corbin out for the year the back of the Diamondbacks' rotation is a bit up in the air. Bradley isn't on the Major League roster yet, so he's not the short-term solution, but if the rotation is lacking come summer, Bradley could provide a big boost ala Gerrit Cole to the Pirates in 2013. A traditional right-handed power arm without the questions and quirks of Trevor Bauer.
2. George Springer–OF, Houston Astros. Shouldn't the Astros have some prospects by now? After years of trading away players and winning 58 games? The answer is yes! They do have some. Springer should be the first to arrive, a beast who almost went 40/40 in the minors last year. Also watch out for top pick from 2013, Mark Appel. Should quickly move into Houston's rotation once he's fully healthy and gets a bit of seasoning.
3. Gregory Polanco (no relation to Placido)–OF, Pittsburgh Pirates. Let's keep this rolling, Pittsburgh. They'll have a lot to live up to after last season and if they find themselves struggling to score runs again, a mid-season promotion of Polanco could provide a needed spark. He's the RF of the future, it's just a question of when he arrives.
4. Noah Syndergaard–SP, New York Mets. The last of the Big-3 (Harvey, Wheeler) to arrive should live up to those high standards. Another huge arm, Syndergaard could get off to a strong start with his fastball alone. Expect a Wheeler-like timeline for Syndergaard as the Mets likely won't be in serious contention in the NL East.
Phillies Region–How Bad is it Going to Be?
1. Maybe not QUITE as bad as some people think. Trashing the Phillies has become so chic that if you listen to the national media and the "rival scouts' you'd probably think they're going to win 60 games. So, based on that, it might be a little better than you're expecting. Assuming Hamels does come back by May, the starting pitching should have them in enough games to linger around .500. The offense will be terrible, though, and in a tough division they'll steadily lose ground. Enough that…
2. Cliff Lee will be traded. Lee, unlike Jimmy Rollins, is pure mercenary. Anyone who would come back to Philly the way he did is clearly pitching just for a ring. There's no shame in that, just don't be surprised when Lee is ALL ABOARD for a trade to a contender come summer. And, really, the Phillies owe him that much after jerking him around and then letting the team fall apart around him. Enjoy his last starts, when he's on the guy is truly a master and probably will always be better liked in Philadelphia than Cole Hamels, because you know, Californians just don't get it like Cliff.
3. The Biggest Offensive Problems Will Be: Rollins, Howard, Brown. On the flip side of this coin, I'd expect decent seasons out of Revere, Marlon Byrd and a freshly medicated Carlos Ruiz. But, Howard has not fixed any of his bad habits, Rollins will show only flashes and play to stay off the DL (so his option vests) and Brown's freezing cold spring is one of the biggest red flags I've seen in a while.
4. Cross Your Fingers for Maikel Franco. The Phillies big power prospect didn't amaze anyone this spring, but the fan base is going to need someone to believe in for the future. Franco is the best bet, despite everyone wishing Jessie Biddle into a front-end starter. And, if he can play 3rd all the better, because Cody Asche isn't happening. Sorry.
The Awards Region:
1. AL MVP: Mike Trout. For several years I picked Miguel Cabrera, backing him until he won and now that he's taken back-t0-back MVPs, it's time for Trout to leave him behind. There is absolutely no innovation in this pick, but sometimes things are inevitable. Trout dominated this spring, showing more power and plate discipline. He's just better than everyone else right now. Picking anyone else would be uninformed.
2. NL MVP: Troy Tulowitzki. The NL race is wide-open. Bryce Harper is a popular pick, but still could be a year away from fully reaching his potential. It'll be tough for Andrew McCutchen to repeat and guys like Goldschmidt and Votto are held back by playing 1st base. Maybe this is the year Tulo stays healthy for 155 games.
3. AL Cy Young: Chris Sale. I was set to pick Yu Darvish, but picking a guy who starts the year on the DL feels a bit dicey. If the White Sox can play a bit better as a team, Sale should move to the front of the discussion for the Cy Young. He's a legitimate lefty ace and finished 5th in the voting last season.
4. NL Cy Young: Cliff Lee. It's tough to go against Clayton Kershaw, who is clearly the best pitcher in baseball, but the NL has a lot of top candidates. Strasburg, Zimmerman, Greinke, hell I'd watch out for Michael Wacha. But, for some reason I'm picking Lee who I think will carry the Phillies and then could possibly be moved to a contender to put them over the top. That contender would have to be in the NL, but I'll take my chances to look like a genius when it happens.
The Playoffs Region:
1. Surprise Playoff Team: Seattle. I was tempted to pick Kansas City, because I've gotten 1,000 words into this without mentioning my beloved Royals, but I don't want to put that on them. Seattle has enough pitching that a little offensive boost could go a long way. No pressure, Cano, but seriously, this is on you–turn the whole lineup around.
2. Biggest Flop: Oakland. Things always feel tenuous for the A's. Everything has to go right. The young pitchers have to stay healthy. I think this is a year they face some challenges and can't overcome the odds–again.
3. Your World Series Champion: Los Angeles Dodgers.
My 16th Nugget is obviously going to be Sweet 16 LOCKS. Because even if I can't fill out a pool for horsebleep, those 1st round pick were kinda nice, no?
Tennessee (+2.5) over Michigan. Line seems a bit low. What happened to that big, dopey white guy that was finishing in transition for Michigan in the tourney last year? Mitch McGary or something? Is he hurt? Alive? Playing in Greece? Vols outright.
Baylor (+3.5) over Wisconsin. It's the year of the damn dog. Haven't you been listening? Outright again. Wisconsin scores MAYBE 43 points.
Arizona (-8) over San Diego St. All I heard about SD State was how tough they were on D, and how they gave Arizona a game last time. That had me expecting 4.5 points or thereabouts. This makes it feel like a Wildcats blowout.


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Skip to comments.Andean Crops Cultivated Almost 10,000 Years Ago
Posted on 01/17/2008 3:55:35 PM PST by blam
Andean Crops Cultivated Almost 10,000 Years Ago
by Michael Abrams
Archaeologists have long thought that people in the Old World were planting, watering, weeding, and harvesting for a good 5,000 years before anyone in the New World did such things. But fresh evidence, in the form of Peruvian squash seeds, indicates that farming in the New and Old Worlds was nearly concurrent. In a paper the journal Science published last June, Tom Dillehay, an anthropological archaeologist at Vanderbilt University, revealed that the squash seeds he found in the ruins of what may have been ancient storage bins on the lower western slopes of the Andes in northern Peru are almost 10,000 years old. I dont want to play the early button game, he said, but the temporal gap between the Old and New World, in terms of a first pulse toward civilization, is beginning to close.
The seeds arent the only things that support the argument. Dillehay also found evidence of cotton and peanut farming and what seem to be garden hoes; nearby are irrigation canals. What puzzles him is why the ancients of the Nanchoc Valley would make the switch to farming from hunting and gathering when a walk of just an hour and a half would bring them to a forest filled with nutritious foods. Some clues point to contact with outsiders and the exchange of foods and other products. The squash is not native to the area, and tools made from exotic cherts and jaspers from the highlands can be found in the same ruins. But there are also other factors, including the need for more food, both to feed a growing population and to use for ceremonies and other gatherings. The general pattern, Dillehay says, is that theres a technological, socioeconomic cultural package that indicates something unique and interesting took place.
I think we've covered this before.
Discussion of this recently in "Archaeology" magazine, I think. I'm very fond of potatoes and quinoa.
Oh B.S. The world is only 6000 years old, how can anyone believe this story?
We likes taters, too, Precious. ;o) I've never tasted Quinoa. I'll have to get some!
Try your local health foods store. Quinoa is incredibly nutritious. You can use it like rice in salads or pilafs.
Thanks Blam. I think you're right about having covered it before, but hey, the researchers on the topic are obviously out standing in their field.
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warning: lots and lots of huge images - vast areas of agricultural fields and canals.
They must have been growing crops here for a very very long time, and feeding millions of people.
Really neat site.
Thanks. Excellent pictures...there are many, many suprises waiting in South America.
Yeah. It's funny how a species that walks slowly, and speaks thousands of different mutually incompressible languages can abruptly and simultaneously "discover" agriculture world wide...
An origin of new world agriculture in coastal Ecuador (12,000 BP)
The species must first discover one of these.
Ah yes. In the book there were scores of them world wide...
This also tends to invalidate Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel thesis.
This book is a bit too PC for me.
Squash grown 10,000 years ago in Peru
Yahoo | Thu Jun 28, 6:09 PM ET | by Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer
Posted on 06/28/2007 9:39:04 PM EDT by Fred Nerks
Trying To Fathom Farming's Origins
The Columbus Dispatch | 8-14-2007 | Bradley T Lepper
Posted on 08/15/2007 1:42:04 PM EDT by blam
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This week we present a year in review for the MySQL Ecosystem, including updates from Oracle's MySQL, SkySQL, Percona and MariaDB.
The MySQL developer's room at FOSDEM has almost 40 submissions, and only about a dozen slots, so they need your vote to figure out what sessions will be presented. Send in your votes via twitter or e-mail, see Giuseppe's blog post and session descriptions.
The Independent Oracle User Group is looking for nominations to the MySQL Council. This council has monthly meetings with Oracle to act as a bridge between the MySQL Community and Oracle. You can nominate yourself or someone else, and current council members have to go through the nomination/voting process, there are no automatic nominations. Nominate someone here.
Percona Live is happening in Washington, D.C. next week! It's not too late to register.
The next OTN Developer Day for MySQL will be Thursday, February 9th, 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany. It's free to register. The MySQL Developer Day is a one-stop shop for you to learn all the essential MySQL skills. In this free, one-day seminar, we will cover everything you need to know to successfully design, develop, and manage your MySQL databases. You'll also learn the guidelines and best practices in performance tuning and scalability.
We'll put a link to register in the show notes.
Oracle updates in 2011
Oracle released MySQL 5.6 and MySQL Cluster 7.2 in Yoshinori Matsunobu further developed HandlerSocket, and MySQL announced a NoSQL to InnoDB with memcached plugin.
There are new versions of MySQL Enterprise Monitor, MySQL Workbench, MySQL Workbench Utilities, MySQL Cluster Manager, MySQL Proxy and several MySQL connectors. The MySQL Enterprise Backup was rewritten from the ground up and no longer depends on separate technologies to back up different storage engines.
The MySQL team presented new products like the MySQL Installer for Windows and Oracle VM Templates for MySQL.
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Reference architecture
SkySQL recovery manager
They announced their SkySQL's MySQL training for developers
Partnership with Yoshinori Matsunobu to provide commercial services for MySQL Master/Master high availability.
Percona announcements
Lots of releases of Percona Server and the Xtrabackup tool.
maatkit and aspersa abandoned, Percona changes name to Percona toolkit.
Percona Live: MySQL Conference in Santa Clara in April 2012
Percona Names Terry Erisman Chief Marketing Officer
In 2011 Percona started offering MySQL Cluster Support and Drizzle support
Percona Lifts Decade-Old Limitation from MySQL with New Release of Percona Server
Milestones: Percona Server was downloaded more than 250,000 times and Percona announced it had delivered support to its 1,000th customer
MariaDB announcements
MariaDB announced a release candidate for their 5.3 version (a drop-in replacement for MySQL 5.1), with lots of performance enhancements turned on by default, including great performance enhancements for subqueries.
MariaDB 5.3.3 also has Geographic Information System functionality, also known as GIS.
Cloud outages
Infoworld's article on the 10 worst cloud outages of 2011 and what we can learn from them.
Ear Candy
This week's ear candy is on pt-show-grants
At the Movies
This week in At the Movies we share a presentation by Baron Schwartz at Percona Live New York City about measuring performance and scalability with TCP. Baron reveals how you have everything you need with the simple tcpdump command and a few tools from the Percona toolkit. http://www.percona.tv/percona-live/measuring-scalability-and-performance-with-tcp
Where you can see us
Sheeri will be at the January Boston MySQL User Group on Monday January 7th from 7 - 9 pm, where we will feature Tim Callaghan of Tokutek speaking about "Fractal Tree Indexes - Theoretical Overview and Customer Use Cases"
Gerry will be at the February Seattle MySQL User Group on Monday February 6th from 7 - 9 pm. No subject has been set yet. Since the January meeting had to be cancelled at the last moment, it would be nice if you come prepared to share your MySQL year - like what you want to learn and what you're planning on doing, such as upgrading.
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Raging Pull in Pictures
Raging Pull sounded like the party of the year. Not only was insane riding going down, but everyone I talked to said they had a great time. But unfortunately I couldn't make it. Don't worry, I had my own fun on Saturday, but no Raging Pull for me.
So why, you might ask, am I writing this story? Well, you see, the problem is Raging Pull may have been a little too fun. So fun, in fact, that the intended author, James Balzer, spilled beer on his computer, which left me sans story. But I can give you the basic gist of what went down: people did lots of tricks before any cameras were there to capture it, which begs the question, if no one blogs it, does it really happen? Ben's mom was awesome and showed a veritable who's who of wakeskating some serious southern hospitality. And of course, Nike 6.0 threw a great event and lucky for me, there's a west coast one going down this summer as well.
But enough waxing poetic about something I am really not qualified to report on. I rounded up some pictures from JAM, Roland Lugo and Adam Aslanian, which as they say, are worth 1000 of these crappy words.


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A Solution Takes Wing
by Theresa Russell
Conserving the oyamel forests in Michoacán, Mexico, is crucial to the survival of the monarch butterfly. Without this special tree, there is no habitat for the butterflies when they end their long journey from the United States. Over the past 30 years, there has been a 60 percent degradation of the forest canopy in and around the Michoacán area, resulting in the loss of a great number of monarchs. It may seem like an easy task: Don't destroy the forest, and the butterflies will remain. But few things are as simple as they first appear.
The area near the butterfly preserves is also home to some of the poorest people in Mexico.
They use the wood from the forest to cook, and also sell it for income to survive. If the local residents don't have the basic necessities for survival, how can they be interested in higher objectives such as conserving the butterfly habitat?
Clearly, any solution has to benefit both the butterflies and the people.
Several organizations have found such a plan. They have donated time and money to help reforest the area. Locals plant new trees and are allowed to use some of the wood from them. The trees grow quickly enough to provide resting spots for the monarchs. Villagers become proprietors of the land and take a special pride in knowing that they are helping the butterflies, while they maintain a basic living standard for themselves. Cleaner air and water are additional benefits of the newly planted trees.
One program administered by the Michoacán Reforestation Fund realizes the importance of involving a local person, who understands the needs of fellow farmers and offers assistance, encouragement, and education. The program started with just a few people and a few seedlings, but has now grown immensely. In 2002, 300,000 healthy tree seedlings were planted by local communities and schools in and around Michoacán's monarch sanctuaries, bringing the total number of trees planted since 1997 to 850,000. Even young children are learning the importance of maintaining the butterfly habitat.
Local women pick pine needles from the forest floor and weave them into decorative objects that they sell to tourists. This additional source of income destroys nothing. In fact, it contributes to the protection of the forest…and the butterflies.
- habitat:
- The place where an animal or a plant naturally lives and grows.
- proprietor:
- Someone who has the right to use or care for something but who does not have ownership of that thing.
- sanctuary:
- An area where animals and birds are protected.
- Do you think it is important for people to maintain the native habitat of plants and animals? What might be the good and bad effects of maintaining a native habitat? Write a paragraph explaining why it is or is not important to maintain the native habitats of plants and animals.
[anno: Answers will vary.]


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A brave young stonemason assembles a fierce band of warriors to prevent an evil king from acquiring the artifact that will permit him to rule the world in this epic mythological fantasy from visionary filmmaker Tarsem Singh. King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) is a brutal tyrant on a bloody mission to seek out the mythical Bow of Epirus. Should he succeed, even the gods of Olympus will be forced to bow before him. In his efforts to locate the invincible and elusive weapon, Hyperion leads his Heraklion army on a brutal rampage across Greece, razing every town in their path, and killing with impunity. When the Hyperions lay waste to his village and cut down his mother in cold blood, vengeful stonemason Theseus (Henry Cavill) emerges from the rubble determined to make the king pay for his crimes. Later, the Sybelline Oracle, Phaedra (Freida Pinto), experiences a vision of Theseus' future that convinces her he will play a pivotal role in defeating King Hyperion. Armed with that supernatural knowledge, she agrees to help Theseus assemble a small army capable of defeating the tyrannical king and preventing him from enslaving the entire human race. Stephen Dorff, Kellan Lutz, and John Hurt co-star.
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Meaningful purchase decisions usually include a pro versus con or benefit versus cost analysis. The intent is to ensure that capital equipment decisions are in the best interest of a corporation for the long term.
Let's use this same process to determine whether you should buy service equipment and panelboards with integral surge protection devices (SPDs) or buy individual SPDs in separate discrete panels and attach them to the load side of a disconnecting means.
An SPD mounted internal to service equipment and panelboards connects directly to the energized bus. An SPD mounted in a separate enclosure is connected (wired) through the service equipment and panelboards to the load side of a dedicated breaker (i.e. 30A, 3-pole circuit breaker).
Arguments For Integral SPDs
There are several advantages of integrating an SPD into service equipment. The one obvious advantage is the convenience of purchasing a single integrated unit to accomplish two engineering requirements. This advantage is helpful in creating the purchase order because it requires less paperwork and follow-up. It also makes the installation easier because it is now a one-step process.
Another advantage to integral surge protection is there is minimal wire length due to the fact that the input of the SPD is typically connected directly to the services entrance conductors. The result is lower overall let-through voltage, also known as clamping.
Arguments Against Integral SPDs
Required maintenance
This may present a problem. Manufacturers design service entrance enclosures to enclose the service conductor and other energized parts and guard against accidental contact. By definition, servicing an integrated SPD causes a forced access into energized parts within the service entrance equipment.
We sometimes overlook the associated liability concerns related to this access. Facilities personnel are not always experienced with service entrance equipment maintenance including their safety-related issues. It is fairly common to meet electricians whose work experience is primarily related to low-voltage electrical equipment or HVAC equipment. Given this expertise, they generally have respect for electrical service equipment, but may not be prepared to maintain it.
The 2002 NEC Handbook addresses this issue by stating certain provisions to the intent of Art. 408:
"Where it can be demonstrated that it is unfeasible to disconnect or de-energize the service conductors supplying a service switchboard, qualified electricians may be required to work on these switchboards with the load terminals de-energized but with the service bus energized. Barriers are required in all service switchboards to proved physical separation (adequate distance or obstacle) between load terminals and the service busbars and terminals, thus providing some measure of safety against inadvertent contact with line-energized parts during maintenance and installation of new feeders or branch circuits. In most multisection switchboards, barriers are not required, because the line-side conductors and busbars are not in the same switchboard sections that contain the load terminals. It must be clearly understood that de-energizing the load side of a switchboard, by operation of a disconnecting means, does not de-energize the ungrounded service conductors. Every effort should be made to make arrangements to completely disconnect power from the equipment before performing and work inside. For complete disconnection that is not feasible, the installer should become familiar with NFPA 70E, Electrical Safety Requirements for Employee Workplaces. This industry recognized document provides the guidance for protective equipment and appropriate work rules that must be followed for working on energized equipment."
A conventional SPD installed in a separate panel on the load side of a dedicated service disconnect reduces this liability concern. You can do maintenance on a dedicated SPD panel by de-energizing the circuit breaker disconnect for the SPD and performing the necessary cleaning or repair on a safe and separate de-energized panel. The Figure, right, shows an example of an SPD installation with a discrete panel SPD.
Space limitations
This relates to the space within a service entrance panel. There may not be enough room within the service entrance to adequately house an SPD and the essential service disconnecting means.
NEC Sec. 230.70 (A) (1) (Service Equipment — Disconnecting Means, General, Readily Accessible Location) specifically states:
"The service disconnecting means shall be installed at a readily accessible location either outside of the building or structure or inside nearest the point of entrance of the service conductors."
The key to this statement is the term readily accessible. When an SPD is installed within service equipment this "readily accessible" term for the disconnecting means may become compromised. Service entrance cabinets and panelboards are designed to house switchgear and their energized input and output conductors. When the same cabinet is used to house an SPD with its own input conductors, the available space may become limited. This may not be significant, but why take the chance when alternatives exist.
Combustible materials
The 2002 NEC Handbook, under Sec. 230.70 General (A) Location notes:
"The length of service-entrance conductors should be kept to a minimum inside buildings, since power utilities provide limited over current protection and, in the event of a fault, the service conductors could ignite nearby combustible material."
Metal oxide varistors (MOVs), a common component in SPD products, consist of combustible materials. During a lightning strike, a significant amount of energy can cause the MOVs to turn on and conduct current. If the SPD is not sized appropriately to accommodate the energy with a particular lightning strike, an event similar to a fault current condition could cause a combustible event. Even in cases where the combustible event does not occur, a large surge event may cause the SPD to emit smoke. The service could become contaminated, requiring a costly replacement.
Lower clamping due to shorter lead length
After carefully reviewing the described advantage of lower clamping due to shorter lead length, we noted that within a typical service entrance and panelboard enclosure, the direct connection from the integral SPD to the energized conductors and the neutral is approximately 20 in. In most applications, you can mount the panel housing the discrete SPD so the total length of energized conductors is about the same.
Service entrance equipment protection
SPD products are specifically designed to protect sensitive down line electronics from power surges. The correct installation of a discrete SPD panel requires a separate service entrance with dedicated disconnecting means to complete the infrastructure of the electrical system. In a discrete SPD installation, the down line load does not require the SPD to complete the network. So, in the case of a fault current condition or MOV failure, the dedicated disconnect would open, and there would be no damage to the service entrance equipment.
If the same fault current condition or MOV failure occurred in a service entrance with integral SPD, the NFPA standards recommend replacement of the service entrance equipment.
Circuit breaker advantages
A dedicated circuit breaker mounted ahead of a discrete SPD provides many advantages. This circuit protection device is safe and inherently prevents exposure to its live parts by its specifically designed isolation characteristics. A circuit breaker, also known as an overcurrent protective device (OPD) is designed to open on an over current condition (i.e. swell or temporary overvoltage) as well as a fault current condition.
Another benefit of the circuit breaker is that it can also serve as a disconnect for the down line SPD. A circuit breaker is resettable and, if properly selected, has current limiting characteristics that are beneficial to the functionality of a well-designed and implemented SPD product.
Normally, you select and coordinate the protective device to give the load-side cable sufficient short-circuit protection. You can do this by plotting the time-current curves of the wire and protective device on the same log-log graph paper or by using commercially available engineering software. You must do this first before applying the appropriate overload protection of the wire, based on the rating of the wire and its load characteristics.
Entrance location of service entrance conductors
An integral SPD may cause limitations in locating where the service entrance conductors actually enter the equipment back box. The electrical contractor may not have the flexibility of alternate back box entrances because of the location of the integral SPD. In a discrete SPD panel, the contractor can feed the service conductor from any location around the panel, which includes the top, bottom or either side.
Inductive heating effects
This concern relates to an integral SPD. The NEC Sec. 408.3(B) (Overheating and Inductive Effects) states:
"The arrangement of busbars and conductors shall be such as to avoid overheating due to inductive effects."
If an SPD is integrated into a switchboard or panelboard, you probably should have a thermal analysis performed to ensure there is no inductive heating or hot spots.
After reviewing the issues related to integral and discrete SPDs, it appears the discrete SPD may be the safest and most functionally effective method of providing comprehensive surge protection. Incorporating an integral SPD into service entrance equipment has initial installation benefits, but these may not provide a cost-effective solution for the long-term use of the product. Oftentimes, the easy way out in a purchase decision can have long-term ramifications and costly consequences. The decision is yours.
Kenneth Brown is director of engineering power quality, Leviton Mfg. Companies, San Diego. You can reach him at [email protected].
Important NEC Definition
The NEC defines "service equipment" as: "The necessary equipment, usually consisting of a circuit breaker(s) or switch(es) and fuse(s), and their accessories, connected to the load end of service conductors to a building or other structure, or an otherwise designated area, and intended to constitute the main control and cutoff of the supply."
Service equipment may consist of circuit breakers or fused switches provided to disconnect all ungrounded conductors in a building or other structure from the service-entrance conductors. The disconnecting means at any one location is not allowed to consist of more than six circuit breakers or six switches and is required to be readily accessible either outside the building or structure or inside nearest the point of entrance of the service-entrance conductors.


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