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U.S. Women Sweep Argentina, Advance to Pan Am Cup Semis
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 12, 2013) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team swept Argentina 25-17, 25-19, 25-22 in a battle of previously undefeated teams on the final day of Pool A competition at the Pan American Cup on Wednesday in Callao, Peru.
The U.S., the defending Pan American Cup champions, finished Pool A in first place with a 3-0 record with 13 points. By virtue of winning Pool A and ranking as the second-best pool winner, Team USA advances directly to the Pan American Cup semifinals on Saturday. The three second-place teams plus Pool B winner Cuba will compete in the quarterfinal round on Friday. All 12 teams in the tournament are idle on Thursday.
In addition, Team USA has earned a spot in the 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix by reaching the Pan American Cup semifinals. The top four NORCECA finishing teams in the tournament gain a spot in the prestigious annual event.
Team USA used a 9-2 scoring run to end the opening set and take a 25-17 victory. The U.S. broke a 9-all tie in the second set and climbed to a 25-19 victory to go up 2-0. The Americans overcame a 20-17 deficit in the third set by scoring seven of the next eight points en route to winning 25-22.
"Our players responded well and I would like to improve our serves, and continue to work on our fast offense," U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.) said.
Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) paced the United States with a match-high 15 points that included 12 kills on 28 attacks, two aces and a block. Kristin Richards Hildebrand (Orem,Utah) secured 13 points via 11 kills on 20 swings, one ace and one block. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) chipped in 10 kills on 17 attacks and a block for 11 points. Rachael Adams (Cincinnati, Ohio) contributed 10 points with six kills on eight errorless attacks, three blocks and an ace. Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) collected eight points on seven kills via 15 attacks and a block. Kelly Murphy (Wilmington, Ill.) rounded out the scoring with two kills on five swings as a reserve in all three sets.
Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) set the U.S. to a 51.6 kill percent and .398 hitting efficiency (48-11-93) with 28 running sets, while Jenna Hagglund (West Chester, Ohio) added three running sets in a reserve role. Kayla Banwarth (Dubuque, Iowa) tallied a team-high 12 digs. Hodge charted 10 excellent receptions on 30 attempts to go with six digs.
The U.S. started Hodge and Richards Hildebrand at outside hitter, Gibbemeyer and Adams at middle blocker, Fawcett at opposite and Glass at setter. Banwarth is the designated Team USA libero for the tournament. Hagglund and Murphy were part of a double-switch in all three sets, while Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.) was a sub in all three sets.
Team USA's attack netted a 48-35 margin in kills. The Americans held the advantage in blocks (7-4) and aces (4-2) during the match. Further, the Americans produced a 31-26 edge in digs. The U.S. held Argentina to a 35.0 kill percent and .230 hitting efficiency (35-12-100).
"I think USA did a good job tonight with some good contributions from the players off the bench," said Richards Hildebrand, the U.S. captain. "Our setter did an excellent job to help the balanced offense."
Lucia Fresco led Argentina with 14 points, while Emilce Sosa added 11 points in the loss.
In the first Pool A match of the day at Callao, Puerto Rico (1-2) swept Trinidad & Tobago 25-19, 25-18, 25-12 to finish in third place in the group. In Pool B at Iquitos, Peru, Cuba (3-0) topped host Peru (1-2) 19-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22, 15-12 to win Pool B, while Canada (1-1) challenges Costa Rica (0-2) later tonight. In Pool C at Huacho, Dominican Republic (3-0) blanked Mexico (1-2) 25-17, 25-13, 25-18 to win the group, while Brazil (1-1) takes on Colombia (0-2).
The Pan American Cup, now in its 12th year, consists of 12 teams from NORCECA (North American, Central America and Caribbean Confederation) and CSV (South America Federation). The tournament serves as a qualification tournament into the 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix. The top four teams from NORCECA and the top placing team from CSV other than Brazil will earn tickets to next year's World Grand Prix.
The U.S. reeled off three straight points with two Adams kills around a Fawcett attack to put the Americans in front 7-6 in the opening set. Richards Hildebrand down two kills around an Adams ace to extend the Team USA lead to 10-7. Richards Hildebrand tallied a kill and ace on back-to-back plays to increase the American lead to 13-9. Argentina cut the gap in half with a kill and ace at 14-12, then moved to within one at 16-15 with back-to-back points out of the second technical timeout. The Americans responded with kills from Adams and Richards Hildebrand, an Argentina error and Richards Hildebrand block to push the gap to five at 20-15. Fawcett knocked down consecutive kills after a Gibbemeyer kill to increase the margin to 23-16. Gibbemeyer followed with a block to reach set points at 24-16. Gibbemeyer finished the set with a kill at 25-17. Richards Hildebrand had a team-high six points in the set, while Fawcett added five points.
The U.S. took its first lead of the second set at 7-6 with back-to-back kills from Adams and Richards Hildebrand. Adams and Gibbemeyer posted consecutive kills to stretch the lead to 9-7. However, Argentina answered with consecutive points to level the set at 9-all. Fawcett landed an ace after an Argentina error to put the U.S. up 11-9. Team USA controlled the rest of the set for a 25-19 victory. Fawcett scored six points in the set to lead the Americans.
In the third set, Argentina rolled off three straight points to grab a 9-5 advantage. Fawcett hammered back-to-back kills to cut the gap in half a 9-7, but Argentina answered with its own consecutive points to regain a four-point cushion at 11-7. Team USA moved to within one at 12-11 with a Richards Hildebrand kill and two Argentina errors. The U.S. tied the set at 14-all with two Murphy kills. Argentina broke a 16-all tie with a 4-1 scoring run to establish a 20-17 advantage. Fawcett followed an Argentina error with a kill to narrow the U.S. gap to 20-19. Hodge picked up two kills after an Argentina error to push the Americans in front 22-21, then Adams put up a block to gain a two-point cushion at 23-21. An Argentina error gave the U.S. match points at 24-21. Hodge finished the set with a kill at 25-22.
2013 U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Roster for Pan American Cup
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 – Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
7 – Cassidy Lichtman (OH, 6-1, Poway, Calif., Stanford)
8 – Lauren Gibbemeyer (MB, 6-2, St. Paul, Minn., Minnesota)
11 – Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
12 – Kayla Banwarth (L, 5-10, Dubuque, Iowa, Nebraska)
14 – Nicole Fawcett (Opp, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
16 – Kim Hill (OH, 6-4, Portland, Ore., Pepperdine)
17 – Lauren Paolini (MB, 6-4, Ann Arbor, Mich., Texas)
20 – Jenna Hagglund (S, 5-10, West Chester, Ohio, Washington)
22 – Rachael Adams (MB, 6-2, Cincinnati, Ohio, Texas)
24 – Kristin Hildebrand (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
25 – Kelly Murphy (Opp, 6-2, Wilmington, Ill., Florida)
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coaches: Reed Sunahara, Tom Black
Technical Coordinator: Joe Trinsey
Physiotherapist: Jill Wosmek
Team Manager: Rob Browning
2013 Pan American Cup Schedule
Pool Play (Times Listed as Pacific Time)
June 10: Argentina def. Puerto Rico 25-23, 25-21, 25-15 (at Callao – Pool A)
June 10: United States def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-13, 25-12, 25-13 (at Callao – Pool A)
June 10: Peru def. Costa Rica 25-19, 25-18, 25-16(at Iquitos – Pool B)
June 10: Cuba vs. Canada 21-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-13 (at Iquitos – Pool B)
June 10: Mexico def. Colombia 25-18, 25-23, 25-16 (at Huacho – Pool C)
June 10: Dominican Republic def. Brazil 21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 35-33 (at Huacho – Pool C)
June 11: Argentina def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-23, 25-18, 25-11 (at Callao – Pool A)
June 11: United States def. Puerto Rico 28-30, 23-25, 25-14, 25-17, 15-13 (at Callao – Pool A)
June 11: Canada def. Peru 25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-11 (at Iquitos – Pool B)
June 11: Cuba def. Costa Rica 25-20, 25-14, 25-17 (at Iquitos – Pool B)
June 11: Dominican Republic def. Colombia 25-19, 25-14, 25-21 (at Huacho –Pool C)
June 11: Brazil def. Mexico 23-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-15 (at Huacho – Pool C)
June 12: Puerto Rico def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-19, 25-18, 25-12 (at Callao – Pool A)
June 12: United States def. Argentina 25-17, 25-19, 25-22 (at Callao – Pool A)
June 12: Cuba def. Peru 19-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22, 15-12 (at Iquitos – Pool B)
June 12: Canada vs. Costa Rica, 7 p.m. (at Iquitos – Pool B)
June 12: Dominican Republic def. Mexico 25-17, 25-13, 25-18 (at Huacho – Pool C)
June 12: Brazil vs. Colombia, 6 p.m. (at Huacho – Pool C)
Classification Rounds
June 14: 3rd A/B/C (1) vs. 4th A/B/C (1 or 3), 4 p.m. (at Callao – 7-10 Classification, Match 19)
June 14: 3rd A/B/C (2) vs. 3rd A/B/C (3 or 4), 4 p.m. (at Lima – 7-10 Classification, Match 20)
June 14: 2nd A/B/C (1) vs. 3rd A/B/C (2 or 3), 6 p.m. (at Callao – Quarterfinals, Match 21)
June 14: 1st A/B/C (3) vs. 2nd A/B/C (2 or 3), 6 p.m. (at Lima – Quarterfinals, Match 22)
June 15: 4th A/B/C (3) vs. Loser Match 19 or 20, 2 p.m. (at Callao – 9-12 Classification, Match 23)
June 15: 4th A/B/C (2) vs. Loser Match 19 or 20, 2 p.m. (at Lima – 9-12 Classification, Match 24)
June 15: Winner Match 19 vs. Loser Match 21 or 22, 4 p.m. (at Callao – 5-8 Classification, Match 25)
June 15: Winner Match 20 vs. Loser Match 21 or 22, 6 p.m. (at Callao – 5-8 Classification, Match 26)
June 15: 1st A/B/C (2) vs. Winner Match 21 or 22, 4 p.m. (at Lima – Semifinals, Match 27)
June 15: 1st A/B/C (1) vs. Winner Match 21 or 22, 6 p.m. (at Lima – Semifinals, Match 28)
June 16: Loser Match 23 vs. Loser Match 24, 10 a.m. (at Callao – 11th/12th Place, Match 29)
June 16: Winner Match 23 vs. Winner Match 24, noon (at Callao – 9th/10th Place, Match 30)
June 16: Loser Match 25 vs. Loser Match 26, 2 p.m. (at Callao – 7th/8th Place, Match 31)
June 16: Winner Match 25 vs. Winner Match 26, 2 p.m. (at Lima, 5th/6th Place, Match 32)
June 16: Loser Match 27 vs. Loser Match 28, 4 p.m. (at Lima, 3rd/4th Place, Match 33)
June 16: Winner Match 27 vs. Winner Match 28, 6 p.m. (at Lima, 1st/2nd Place, Match 34)


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UH Manoa Library Curator receives Lifetime Achievement Award, upholds family tradition
Award received for work in Pacific Islands Librarianship; only other recipient is fatherUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Jonelle Sage, (808) 956-9932
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External Affairs & University Relations
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Arlene Abiang, (808) 956-5637
External Affairs & University Relations
Posted: Dec 20, 2006HONOLULU—Dr. Karen M. Peacock, curator of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library's Pacific Collection, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the closing ceremony of the 16th annual Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA) Conference last month. The only other recipient of the award is her father, Daniel J. Peacock, who received the honor in 1998. Daniel Peacock is considered the "father of Micronesian librarianship," and was recognized for his work in developing libraries throughout the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands as its director of library services.
"I am deeply honored and was completely surprised by the award," said Peacock. "The members of PIALA are extremely generous, and I am so grateful for their friendship through the years, and for their kind recognition at the conference."
The ceremony was held at the Belau National Museum amphitheatre in Palau, and the award was presented by PIALA President Aaron Sigrah of Kosrae Representatives from Hawaiʻi, the Marshall Islands, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Guam, CNMI, Yap and Palau presented gifts and lauded Peacock' deep personal impact on their islands, their libraries and on their personal and professional lives.
Raised in the Pacific Islands, Peacock calls Hawaiʻi her home, but says part of her heart is always in Micronesia. Since receiving her master's degree in library science from UH Mānoa in 1973, Peacock has combined both heart and home in her work for 33 years in the library's world- renowned Pacific Collection. She went on to earn her master's in Pacific Islands studies in 1978 and her PhD in History in 1990.
"Thanks to the work of my predecessors and my colleagues today, the Pacific Collection is the most comprehensive representation of information about the Pacific region in the world," Peacock said. "It is my daily joy and privilege to continue that legacy, and to work and correspond with the dedicated librarians throughout the Pacific Islands."
The Pacific Collection provides reference services to many of the libraries in Micronesia and throughout the region, and sends gifts of materials each year.
Peacock says, "These librarians face huge obstacles. Internet access in much of the Pacific is slow and expensive. So, while we can find ways to use technology to enhance access, this is not always a feasible option for PIALA member libraries.
"Email and organizations like PIALA, which provides training to empower Micronesian librarians, are valuable developments over the past 20 years," said Peacock. "They provide a sense of community to people who are physically quite isolated. Email has facilitated and increased teamwork, communication, and cooperation on everything from patrons' reference questions to applying for grants."
This sense of cooperation and teamwork is reflected in the carved wooden storyboard presented to Peacock by Tina Rehuher, director of the Belau National Museum. The carving is of a two-headed eel, representing an ancient Palauan tale on the importance of teamwork and cooperation.
"My father has, of course, been an example of dedication, integrity and scholarship for me. What distinguished him, though, is that more than anything, my father cares about people, and has always put them first. I've carried on this approach, and incorporated it into every facet of my work.
"Thirty years ago, I hoped that I would someday work with scholars who came from the Pacific Islands. When I began my career, there were very few Pacific Islanders in academic careers," Peacock said. "Today, there are many young scholars from throughout Micronesia and the entire region that come into the Pacific Collection every day to find the resources that make their research possible. That makes it all worthwhile for me."

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'Bachelor' Ben Flajnik: Did Courtney Robertson Deceive Me?
It sounds like Ben is finally realizing that Courtney was more into winning the competition than falling in love with him while they were filming 'The Bachelor.'
Ben Flajnik seems completely whipped by cunning Courtney Robertson on this season of The Bachelor. On air, he's falling hard for her, but he doesn't see her manipulative ways. Now, after watching the Jan. 23 episode, Ben seems to be starting to realize that Courtney isn't who she pretended to be while filming.
"One thing I was completely oblivious to was Courtney causing such a stir with the other women," Ben writes in his personal People.com blog. "I thought that she was just making the most of her moments with me. It's really hard to not let your mind get caught up in 'Do I really know that this person is being sincere?'"
At the time Ben was filming episode four, he thought Courtney was being sincere. But now, he seems to be questioning her motives. "I tried to give everyone the benefit of the doubt," he explains. "I tried not to go into this experience with the fear that I was getting played, but I will say that if I let myself go there, it's a common fear in any relationship. Am I seeing the real side to this person?"
"While I was feeling all these positive thoughts, little did I know there was a big blowout between Emily and Courtney happening, which again makes me wonder what was I not really seeing in some of the women," continues Ben. "It's really hard to navigate this process, especially when I don't see what is going on between the ladies when I'm not in the room."
Ben is reportedly secretly engaged to Courtney right now — and it sounds like he may be reevaluating their relationship at this point entirely. "Even though there was drama amongst the women, I decided to rely on my own intuitions and make up my mind for myself," he shares. "Whether or not this was the right decision, I don't know, it still remains to be seen."
BFFs — after watching the Jan. 23 episode, do you think Ben is catching on that Courtney is more in love with winning than him?
– Lindsey DiMattina
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text: Hello, there I am quite new to Java programming and am currently working on JApplet in Java. Just wondering that is there any MessagePanel class/component (something similar to JPanel class)in java awt/ swing because when I tried to instantiate this statement -->MessagePanel inputPanel=new MessagePanel(); inside my IDE. It seems that the compiler is underlining the MessagaPanel as an error. Greatly appreciate anyone who help to provide me some guidelines on this.


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I am completely lost with this assignment. Can someone help me with it? Here are our instructions:
This assignment will use the following description to implement a Dialog class for the Leap Year Problem. You need to decompose this problem into 2 classes:
1.The Date.java class. Implement a public class Date that represents a date composed of a month , day, and a year. Declare month, day, and year as integers. They are the 3 instance variables. Remember that you need to write a constructor Date and 4 methods:
"daysIs()" which returns a day
"monthIs()" which returns a month
"yearIs()" which returns a year
"isLeapYear()" is needed in the class Date. It has one parameter "year" and returns a boolean. Write the method isLeapYear() knowing that a year is defined to be a leapyear it is a multiple of 4, and if it is is a multiple of 100, it must also be a multiple of 400. isLeapYear() thus decides when a year is a leap year. (see the discussion on "Hints for Assign5" to discover specific examples of a LeapYear).
2.The DateJDialog.java class: which implements the GUI. Please use the Dialog boxes developed in the book in chapter2 in pages 99-100 in the code-listing 2-32 (NamesDialog.java) for input and output.
Remember that you will prompt the user to enter:
1.a day;
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3.a year
And out of these 3 you will be able to create a Date. Then you will use the dialog box to tell the user whether the year entered was a leapyear or not a leapyear.
The purpose of the Date.java that you will implement is to decide whether a year is a leap year. Here is a definition of when a year is considered a leap year :
year y1 is a leap year if it is multiple of 4.
year y1 is a leap year if it is a multiple of 100, it must be a multiple of 400.
Otherwise y1 is not a leap year.
Do not forget to compile the 2 java files. To verify that the DateJDialog.java works, in TextPad after you compile DateJDialog.java, Click on Tools, Click on "Run Java Application".


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Saturday's power outage was reported just before 6 p.m. and affected up to 33,680 customers in Castro Valley and Hayward, PG&E spokesman J.D. Guidi said.
The cause of the power loss was a heat-related equipment failure at PG&E's Castro Valley substation, Guidi said.
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Sourdough Starter Flour to Water Ratio
I thought I would share this bit of info in hopes to help other people that encounter the same problem I did when trying to develop a strong, consistent sourdough starter.
When I first tried making a sourdough starter, I followed the plethora of simple recipes/instructions there are out there. Most of the instructions state to combine equal parts, by weight, of flour and water. This ratio would be valid for both beginning stages, and eventual regular feedings.
I had to throw out the first 4 attempts due to no doubling (just slight rise) and eventual dying. After a promising first week, they all turned into a very thin, non bubbling gloop. Yes, I did follow all the other instruction exactly. Temperature, timeline between feedings, etc. This issue finally disappeared completely, when I accidentally one day overweighed the flour. I saw a doubling for the first time. I decided to try it again in the next feeding and sure enough it doubled again. I started a whole new starter, by using 1/2 cup flour to 1/4 cup water measurements instead. I saw instant doubling (sometimes more) and they have all gone on to live strong and healthy till today.
So how can all these pros be wrong, and simple 'ol me use a different method, and get it to work a different way??
For anyone who has problems developing a proper starter, try this. It totally helped me. And for those experts, any comments as to why this could be? Should't the weighing method work across the board??


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As many of you have already seen, streamer Simon "Mad Ani" has posted on the EVE-O forums that he wants CCP to hire him fulltime as a streamer.
That forum post can be found here.
I assume there's going to be a shit storm in the comments below this, and if it's possible, can you keep things of why and why not for him being hired in the forum post, so that:
1. We don't have to deal with a flame war (for once)
2. If you want him to be hired or not, posting there will have more influence than posting it here.
Personal Opinion
Personally, I don't want CCP to hire Mad Ani, on the basis that hiring him is just a bad idea. I have my reasons, which you can read on my post in that forum, which will be linked below, but here's a basic recap of them now:
1. He's not the most versed in EVE, and doesn't know what's going on a lot of the time.
2. He doesn't care about his viewers that much, and when someone new tunes into the stream that may have no idea what EVE is about, he tells them he doesn't want to repeat himself, and then on occasion bans them / mutes them.
3. He was begging for money at one point so he can get a better PC for a "higher quality stream," he now has new excuses as to why he can't get higher quality streams, which basically makes him look like a tard.
4. Unlicensed music. It doesn't sound like a big thing, but if he works for CCP, anyone can complain to UMG and CCP could face a lawsuit for using unlicensed music to make a profit. (Thanks Ani)
Those are the big four reason I have as to why he shouldn't be allowed to work for CCP.
The Public's Opinion
From what I've read on the forums, there are a few people that have tried to defend Ani in wanting CCP to hire him, and have said that they would like CCP to do it as well. A good chunk of the comments are something like this:
"lol. no.
1) Beg for a PC fund keeps casually growing then seems to stall just before it's 3rd or 4th target for a few days
2) Ask in channel if stream revenue goes towards new PC fund = removed and banned from channel
3) Slide show of an undock with rude / no commentary is not interesting.
4) Now he has a new PC paid for by the White Knights of the Round Table of Ani he finds new excuses why he can't get good footage
5) Unlicenced music
6) In game ISK prizes for subscribing with real money. Sounds like RMT to me.
If you want a job, send a CV to a recruiter or something. Starting a petition just screams for attention, it's embarrassing.
Also: Claimed 24/7 stream is offline." – Ithica Hawk
I could quote a lot more than just that one, but it was short and to the point about what a lot of others are saying.
The ones that support him, all basically have the same argument as well.
1. Ani brings more people to the game (no doubt he does).
2. He helps newer players, etc.. (He does, sometimes if he doesn't get mad at being asked a question).
3. He gives things out, which makes this more of a "2b." sort of number, but oh well.
So, there's a good argument for both sides, but the only issue is that, no matter how much the ones that want Ani to join CCP, the ones who don't will always be right that his music is unlicensed, and since he asks for money i.e. subs and donations, he could be sued for copyright infringement.
So, love him or hate him, that's purely your choice. But the fact of the matter, is that both sides are technically correct on this matter, but it's more so who has a harder point to argue against. Which, I think a lot of people can agree, like me, you would rather not see CCP Mad Ani, because all that will happen is he will treat more people like he's better than him, etc..
After enough "trolling" as he calls it in both his twitch chat and the forums, he decided that if you ever want to talk to him on his stream you had to subscribe to it. Here is a screen shot from his stream a few nights ago when he made it submode only, because he couldn't take the opinions of people on the forums.
The Story
The community of Mad Ani's twitch channel (the ones that are there a loooooooot) decided that Ani should make a petition to CCP to hire him as a full time streamer. I can see where this might be a good thing for CCP. If they have a dedicated streamer, it allows a lot more people to be involved in the sandbox that is known as EVE, and allows a lot more to happen in the terms of events in-game. If anyone's been reading the thread, which by the way, it's still growing a lot, you'll see there are a fair amount of people that want Ani to be CCP or not.
I don't mind people applying to CCP for jobs from the community (it makes sense, since the players will know best on what needs to happen a lot of the time), but there's a webpage that is made specifically for applying for a job at CCP, and it lists all their jobs that they have open. But, the way Ani went about doing it, was making a forum post that came off (and looked like) he was begging CCP for a job as a streamer. Sure, it was his viewers ideas, but he can at least make a resume like a normal person, and apply like everyone else would, rather than asking CCP on forums to hire him.
The idea itself was good, but his ways didn't justify or account for what he wanted in the end of it all.
Onto the more controversial things. As everyone knows, there was a huge issue with SOMER about RMT. They would give you a free 200m isk on their site, if you used them as a retailer of PLEX. After enough complaining from the public, that practice was shut down, and on the somer site itself, it says that CCP requested that it was to end.
CCP defines "RMT" as being paid real money (which somer got a partial amount of the money from the purchase of GTCs) and in-turn giving people in-game items or isk (which is what the site basically does). In Ani's case. He flaunts on stream about his RMT abilities. He has a banner saying he's received about $4000 USD in "donations" and because of these donations he was able to give away about 45bn ISK worth of things in-game.
If you think about it real quick, whenever he is donated money, he uses part of it to fund these in-game prizes, which to a lot of people, can be seen, and is being seen as a form of RMT. If this is really RMT it would be CCP's decision if they should consider it RMT or not. If it is considered RMT, the fate of Mad Ani's stream rests in the hands of CCP.


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In the last 20 years I have seen many documentaries on the Shroud of Turin. Each of them promised to finally solve the "mystery" of the most controversial Christian relic of all times. I have to say that "Remaking the Shroud," recently aired by NatGeo TV, is the best one I've ever watched so far. It doesn't want us to be convinced that this medieval relic is the real burial cloth of Jesus. It doesn't want to convey the message that this artifact is miraculous or mysterious. It simply tries to distinguish if the Shroud of Turin has to be considered an icon made to evoke and inspire the faithful or a hoax forged to fool the gullible and help medieval monasteries to make lots of money.
This is the best Shroud film ever produced probably because most of the people who have been involved in it are professional scholars and not "shroudologists": the medievalist Richard Kaeuper (University of Rochester), who speaks on the first owner of the Turin Shroud — the French knight Geoffroy de Charny; — the archaeologist Shimon Gibson (Texas A&M University), who refers on Second Temple burial cloths and rites, the art historian William Dale (University of Western Ontario), who deals with byzantine icons; and the chemist Luigi Garlaschelli (University of Pavia), the first scientist to remake a full-size shroud.
The documentary is divided into three main parts. In the general introduction, we are told what the Shroud is: a linen bearing a double image of a (presumed) man who should show the marks of Jesus' crucifixion. However, there are many inaccuracies and the image is anatomically incorrect. When the relics first appeared in France around 1355, the bishop ordered an inquiry and found out that such burial cloth with a double imprint did not find any confirmation in the Gospels. Moreover, the Pope who had to face the first controversy on the public display of the Shroud wrote in the bull that he be granted permission to show it, but it had to be said with a clear and loud voice that it was a mere representation of the burial cloth of Jesus and not the real one. Finally, even the owners – the French family de Charny – when asked for permission to place the relic in their church have always referred to the Shroud as a representation.
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Smoke from a raging five-alarm fire at an Oakland apartment building could be seen from miles away during the Friday morning rush hour.
Pittsburgh firefighters searched the lower floors on Zulema Street, between Ward and Bates streets, to assure that everyone on the first two levels escaped. But they couldn't go to the third floor because it was "untenable," as described by Fire Chief Darryl Jones.
"I asked, 'Was anybody still up there?' And they said, yeah, there was still some people. The smoke was so thick," fire victim Charlie Koch said. "I actually had a flashlight on my phone, and so I went up with my phone to help people come down from the third floor. And then I was banging on doors and nobody seemed to answer. Then it got so thick, I had to get out."
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Bates Street was closed at the Boulevard of the Allies during the fire. About a dozen people who fled the building took temporary shelter in an empty Port Authority bus, consoling each other as the fire continued to burn.
Carter Ellis said the explosion sounded like the building's fire escape had fallen.
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Blair Koch was "taking a deep breath and saying we have to realize we've lost everything. We actually didn't know anyone in our building. None of us really talked before. But we've all been hugging and getting to know each other."
"I arrived as they were smashing out my apartment window. I've never felt so helpless before, to see everything that I own, literally, going up in flames," said Tyler Matheny.
Nearly two dozen residents, many of them Pitt students, have been displaced by the fire.
Detective Mike Burns, who works on the city's arson squad, said there was an "electrical malfunction" where the fire started between the basement and the first floor. The flames spread through the wood frame structure and two shafts that extended through the height of the building.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. "I have received reports that they heard a boom or an explosion, but I can't confirm that," Jones said.
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TOWSON, Md. – Towson Lacrosse (1-1) makes its second trip down Charles Street in five days to take on No. 9 Loyola (1-1) on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Ridley Athletic Complex. The game will be broadcast on the Patriot League Network.
The Series: The Greyhounds' 14-9 win last season on Feb. 20 gave Loyola the edge in the all-time series, 28-27. That win was the latest in a string of six straight victories for the 'Hounds. The teams first met in 1959 – Towson's second season as a program. Loyola pulled out an 8-6 victory in '59. The Greyhounds' present win streak dates to Feb. 23, 2008, a 13-8 decision at Unitas Stadium.
Last Time Out For Towson: Junior co-captain Greg Cuccinello notched his third career hat trick with four goals in Towson's 15-8 loss at No. 11 Johns Hopkins on Feb. 15. Four other Tigers had one goal apiece. Freshman Ryan Drenner recorded three assists. Sophomore goalkeeper Tyler White recorded a career-high 18 saves, the most saves by a Tiger since April 6, 2013 when then-senior Andrew Wascavage made 20 saves against UMass.
Scouting the Greyhounds: Loyola is coming off a 12-11 overtime thriller over then-No. 9 Penn State on Feb. 15. Nikko Pontrello scored the game-winning goal 19 seconds into overtime for the win. Pontrello and Tyler Albrecht lead the team in goals (5). Justin Ward's seven points are a team-best. He is the 'Hounds' assist leader (6). Jack Runkel starts in net for Loyola. He has a goals-against average (GAA) of 12.97 and a save percentage of .405. Graham Savio is the primary face-off man. He has won 19-of-26 at the "X" for a .731 percentage.


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It's like that episode of Sex & the City – Miranda rediscovers her skinny jeans.
Most women are familiar: we have fat jeans and we have skinny jeans. Fat jeans for when we suck. Skinny jeans for when we don't suck as much.
Jessica Simpson, since that amazing performance at the country chilli cookoff a few months ago, has been keeping a relatively low profile, especially the last few weeks. We all speculated she's been hitting the gym hard.
And last night Porny and Tony showed up at the Laker game. She was wearing her skinny jeans. Give it another week or two. She'll be dressed in much less, weighing less, getting papped at Katsuya or something. A great example for her "find the beauty within" reality show.
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Sorry to post yet another new topic, you can barely see the forest for the trees anymore This site is huge and I"m so excited to be finally be a member!
I've been an enormous fan of Jim Carrey since 1995, when I saw a poster for the second Ace Ventura movie while vacationing in Italy. I have see every movie of his in the movie theater since then. My favorites are Man on the Moon, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bruce Almighty, Once Bitten (because he looks so good!!) and well, the list goes on forever! I guess that means I'm in the right place!


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If you read my post last week about my phone call with The Today Show, then you know how the dog chose that exact moment to interrupt my call and pee all over the floor. Then when I tired to clean up the mess while still on the call, I managed to throw my phone across the room and hang up on The Today Show.
Well, you know that all adage, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me?" Having learned from my mistake, this time when I had an important conference call, I put the dog outside. He disappeared to go play in the fenced in yard and I was able to complete my call without the disruption of the Nile River of Dog Pee flowing through my kitchen.
But when I called him and he arrived back at the door, this is what I saw:
In case you are not familiar with my dog, he is an all white English Golden Retriever. Those brown spots are not fur. They are mud. Lots and lots of mud. His face was covered. His paws were covered. His tail and his entire belly were covered in mud. Apparently "He-Who-Pees-in-the-House" decided to change his name to, "He-Who-Burrows-in-the-Mud."
Now, hot on the heels of my conference call, I was supposed to leave for a meeting. But there was no way I could let the dog in the house and leave until I de-mudified him. Naturally, when I opened the door to usher him into the bathroom, he decided to take the long way there and did a muddy cha cha through three rooms before I could collar him and drag him into the bathroom… where he then proceeded to mudify the entire bathroom before I was able to get him in the tub.
Two hours later, the dog was clean, the bathroom was clean, the other rooms were clean, and I looked like I'd been wrestling in a mud pit.
So now Monty is in the doghouse. I know dogs will be dogs, but I suspect he may be trying to sabotage my career, and for that reason, he has been found guilty of Reckless Puppyness.
So the moral of THIS story is, if you are trying to have a successful career as an author and columnist, get a BLACK DOG! (And preferably one with a large bladder.)
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Meanwhile, back on the book tour, I have a couple of updates:
Barista Kids is helping me spread the word that I will be speaking and signing books at Watchung Books in Montclair, NJ on April 25th at 7pm. You can check out the article and interview I did for them HERE!
My dear friend Chloe Jeffreys wrote a fabulous review of "Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir" over on her new site, Generation Fabulous. Chloe says, "Tracy writes poignantly about the powerful internal tug-of-war that happens inside many working mothers–except that wackadoodle workaholic CEO at Yahoo–between meeting their own needs for achievement and success and the needs of their children for a onsite caregiver who passionately loves them."
You can read more of her review HERE.
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
Montrose McGillivray
Monrose McGillivray was one of the men who accompanied Alexander Caulfield Anderson on his second exploration down and up the Fraser River, in 1847.
First, here is his story from Bruce Watson's Lives Lived West of the Divide:
McGillivray, Montrose, 1822-1850, Mixed Descent
Birth: British North America, 1822. Born to Simon McGillivray and a Native woman
(I can add that he was grandson of William McGillivray of the North West Company)
Death: probably Fort St. James, January 22, 1850
Montrose McGillivray was baptised late at the age of thirteen at Red River on April 19, 1835, and, after being hired by the HBC in 1838 as a native apprentice, was attached to the Columbia District. His family status held him in good stead for, in 1841 at Fort Vancouver, he travelled with Sir George Simpson's round the world expedition for a short time. He worked at the HBC California post until he was dismissed by William Glen Rae in California for excessive drinking. McGillivray, who by this time had spent his father's legacy, felt this unfair as Rae was an even heavier drinker. The twenty-two year old then ran up a large debt and left the Company to go to Red River in 1846, but rejoined in 1847. That year he was a member of Alexander Caulfield Anderson's party searching for a north-of-49 parallel route from New Caledonia to the coast. In January 1849 in the New Caledonia area (near Quesnel, BC) McGillivray headed a punitive group of fifteen men on a search for Tlhelh, who, to avenge the death of Tlhelh's wife, had shot a "white man," Alexis Bellanger, who may or may not have had anything to do with her death. When McGillivrary arrived at Tlhelh's Quesnel village, Donald McLean shot dead Tlhelh's uncle, Nadetnoerh, as well as Nadetnoerh's son-in-law and the son-in-law's child. The mother, possibly a daughter of Simon Plomondon, was injured in the should. Both McGillivray and McLeod were exonerated for this unnecessary carnage of three innocent people. Later Tlhelh was killed by another uncle, Neztel, who no doubt trying to stop the carnage and restore peace, very much regretted doing it.
Montrose McGillivray died January 22, 1850 of an inflammation of the lungs, likely tuberculosis. Members of a McGillivray family have not been traced.
Firstly, I am fascinated on reading this to find that Montrose McGillivray was a part of that slaughter of three innocent persons in New Caledonia -- I always heard the story was attributed to Donald McLean, with no mention of other persons present. So, Montrose's part in the story is news to me. Just so you know I have checked it out, and this happened after Alexander Caulfield Anderson left Fort Alexandria -- it was not he who forgave these men for their behaviour.
Secondly, in Fort Vancouver letters I have found the letter that Montrose McGillivray carried north to Fort Alexandria, to AC Anderson. It reads, in part:
"Vancouver, January 12th 1847 to A.C.Anderson,
"Dear sir; We have to acknowledge the receipt of your different communications from Langley and Alexandria with your report and Sketch of the different routes you examined, and we have now to convey to you our approbation of the zeal manifested by you in the performance of your arduous duty and the success that attended it.
"Recent information received by chief Factor Douglas a short time since induces us to hope that a route can be opened from Langley to Thompson's River even more favourable than the one you returned by. A great objection to it appears solely to arise from the depth of snow that the Brigade might be liable to meet with and while there is a prospect of another route being found preferable we feel most anxious to ascertain if it be so ere we decide on commencing operations.
"We consider it highly expedient that it should be explored and we see none more fit or suitable for the Expedition than yourself and we have therefore to request you will take the necessary measures to carry the same into effect. The enclose instructions and Sketch will [fully] explain to you the route and every particular connected with it......
"Montrose McGillivray and Michael Ogden are appointed to accompany you and as they do not form any part of the interior Brigade their loss will not be felt.... Peter Skene Ogden and James Douglas."
Now, from the Fort St. James post journals, 1846-1851, in HBCA:
"Monday, 20th January 1850.... in the evening an Indian arrived from Fraser's Lake and gave me information of the melancholy intelligence of the death of Mr. Montrose McGillivray. This [poor] young man has been considered dangerously ill some time ago and Mr. McKenzie was sent to remain with him. He then recovered much and was considered by Mr. McK as [per not in danger]."
The words is square brackets were hard to read and may not be correct.
"Wednesday, February 20... Mr. McKenzie returned to Fraser's Lake accompanied by James Boucher, who has been sent to bring hither the widow & family of the late Mr. McGillivray....
"Thursday, May 18th ... in the morning the property of the late Mr. Montrose McGillivray was disposed of by auction & sold very high indeed, several of the articles notwithstanding their having been much worn, fetched three times the original price."
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Montrose McGillivray - one posting dated May 23 2010 states he died in 1848 in a measles epidemic. Can you clarify either of these postings? Thank you.ReplyDelete
This posting contains information from a primary source -- that is, an original document written by someone who was there at the time of the occurrence. If the Fraser Lake journals actually existed and his illness and death was noted in them, that would be an even better primary source. Historians who have not accessed this primary source have presumed he died in the measles epidemic (and they have said it was a presumption); their writings are secondary sources, that is, NOT written at the time of the occurrence by someone who was actually present (in this case, written 150 years after the event). This posting corrects information in the previous posting because I have information from primary sources that I did not have when I wrote the previous posting. By the way, we don't actually know he died of tuberculosis; but he did fall sick on the 1847 expedition downriver with AC Anderson and in this primary source you can see that his illness was long term. But it might be true in a way; I have been told that a measles infection can kick off tuberculosis (they are somehow connected), and one of the Birnie girls died of that exact cause. Thanks for reading this, and commenting. NReplyDelete
This blog-post has been updated and is found at http://nancymargueriteanderson.com/montrose-mcgillivray/ReplyDelete


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1He who lives forever created the whole universe;
2the LORD alone is just.†
4To whom has he given power to describe his works,
and who can search out his mighty deeds?
5Who can measure his majestic power,
or fully recount his mercies?
6No one can lessen, increase,
or fathom the wonders of the Lord.
7When mortals finish, they are only beginning,
and when they stop they are still bewildered.
8What are mortals? What are they worth?
What is good in them, and what is evil?
9The number of their days seems great
if it reaches a hundred years.a
10Like a drop of water from the sea and a grain of sand,
so are these few years among the days of eternity.
11That is why the Lord is patient with them
and pours out his mercy on them.
12He sees and understands that their death is wretched,
and so he forgives them all the more.
13Their compassion is for their neighbor,
but the Lord's compassion reaches all flesh,
Reproving, admonishing, teaching,
and turning them back, as a shepherd his flock.b
14He has compassion on those who accept his discipline,
who are eager for his precepts.
15My child, add no reproach to your charity,*
or spoil any gift by harsh words.
16Does not the dew give relief from the scorching heat?
So a word can be better than a gift.
17Indeed does not a word count more than a good gift?
But both are offered by a kind person.
18The fool is ungracious and abusive,
and a grudging gift makes the eyes smart.c
19Before you speak, learn;
before you get sick, prepare the cure.
20Before you are judged, examine yourself,
and at the time of scrutiny you will have forgiveness.
21Before you fall ill, humble yourself;
and when you have sinned, show repentance.*
Do not delay forsaking your sins;
do not neglect to do so until you are in distress.
22Let nothing prevent the prompt payment of your vows;
do not wait until death to fulfill them.d
23Before making a vow prepare yourself;
do not be like one who puts the Lord to the test.
24Think of wrath on the day of death,
the time of vengeance when he will hide his face.e
25Think of the time of hunger in the time of plenty,
poverty and need in the day of wealth.f
26Between morning and evening there is a change of time;
before the Lord all things are fleeting.
27The wise are discreet in all things;
where sin is rife they keep themselves from wrongdoing.
28Every wise person teaches wisdom,*
and those who know her declare her praise;
29Those skilled in words become wise themselves,
and pour forth apt proverbs.
30Do not let your passions be your guide,g
but keep your desires in check.
31If you allow yourself to satisfy your passions,
they will make you the laughingstock of your enemies.
32Take no pleasure in too much luxury
which brings on poverty redoubled.
33Do not become a glutton and a drunkard
with nothing in your purse.
* [18:1–14] Not only are God's justice and power beyond human understanding (vv. 1–7), his mercy also is boundless and surpasses all human compassion (vv. 8–14); he pities human frailty and mortality.
† [18:2] Other ancient texts read as v. 3:
He controls the world within the span of his hand,
and everything obeys his will;
For he in his might is the King of all,
separating what is holy among them from what is profane.
* [18:15–27] The practice of charity, especially almsgiving, is an art which avoids every offense to another (vv. 15–18). Prudence directs the changing circumstances of daily life in view of the time of scrutiny (i.e., the day of reckoning, or death, v. 24).
* [18:21] Sickness was often viewed as a punishment for sin; hence, the need for repentance. Cf. 38:9–10; Jb 15:20–24.
* [18:28–29] A general statement on the teaching of wisdom, serving either as a conclusion to the preceding section or as an introduction to the following one.
* [18:30–19:4] Inordinate gratification of the senses makes people unreasonable, slaves of passion, the laughingstock of their enemies, and it leads to an untimely death.
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You have to hand it to Apple expert, blogger and all-around plugged-in-guy John Gruber: the man knows how to bury a lead.
In a post about how print editors still just don't get that digital editions are the future, Gruber drops the rumor knowledge that iPad 3 will have Apple's hi-def retina display (should 'retina' be capitalized? Is it a trademark?).
Of course, Gruber did not mention if the iPad 3's screen precludes an iPad 2 HD version (just in time for the holidays, most likely).
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Given Apple's stunning revenue report and the fact that tablets have eaten into 11% more of the desktop market, the Big A is staying ahead of the competition with each iteration, so why slow down the dominance now, right?
From Gruber's Daring Fireballs blog:
Resolution independence: These magazines and newspapers that render each 'page' as a static 1024 x 768 image are going to look like utter ass on the iPad 3's 2048 x 1536 retina display. Plus, it's the fact that these pages are rendered as static images that makes the issues such gargantuan downloads.
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Mitt Romney's much-briefed foreign policy speech yesterday was a brilliant piece of sleight of hand. As with his debate performance on domestic policy last week, its main purpose was to position him against the whackier fringes of his party as a classically guided centre-Right Republican – internationalist, pro-free trade, and pragmatic – rather than to take on President Obama's policies. To see this, you only really have to look at one phrase: "I will deepen our critical cooperation with our partners in the Gulf." Who are America's partners in the Gulf? Well, the ones he means are Saudi Arabia, provider of American oil, Qatar, home to Centcom, and Bahrain, home to the Fifth Fleet.
See why he wasn't a bit more specific? "I will deepen our critical co-operation with Wahhabi Islamist autocracy Saudi Arabia, Qatar, which is now home to Hamas and the only Gulf state to have positive relations with Iran, and Bahrain, which sent in the army to stop the Arab Spring spreading there." Hmm, that formulation wouldn't have quite the same ring of neo-con, democracy-promoting idealism about America "supporting friends who shared our values" that he mentioned elsewhere in his speech. Many of Mr Romney's backers don't have much time for such countries, with their longstanding connections to political Islam. But these countries are the post-war lynchpins of American policy in the Middle East, and Republicans have traditionally accepted that without doing overmuch to see whether they really are craving, as Mr Romney suggests, "more of our moral support, more of our assistance in building free societies". That's going to continue under a President Romney, make no mistake, no less than it did under the supposedly "pro-Muslim" President Obama. Mr Obama's first Middle East visit was to Riyadh, and I reckon Mr Romney's would be too.
The Right (like the Left, it has to be said) has been deeply split about the whole Arab Spring. The far more important and heavily flagged aspect of the speech concerned a throwaway line on Syria, which was promoted widely as him saying he would, unlike Mr Obama, arm the rebels. He said no such thing. He said: "I will work with our partners to identify and organise those members of the opposition who share our values and ensure they obtain the arms they need to defeat Assad's tanks, helicopters, and fighter jets." That could mean – and if it doesn't, why did he not say so? – that he supports the current policy of supporting, encouraging, and guiding Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey as they arm the rebels. One advance he may be making is exactly the one that severely alarms, again, the anti-Islamist lobby: he hints that he will allow the provision of anti-aircraft missiles and other heavier armaments, which the administration currently prevents because it fears they will fall into the revolution's many Islamist hands, and that the "mistakes" of the Afghan campaign in the Eighties will be repeated.
And so on. Mr Romney attacks Mr Obama's exit from Afghanistan, but doesn't promise to keep troops on the ground any longer. He will "weigh" the advice of commanders on the ground – would any president admit to dismissing it out of hand? – but does not promise to follow it if they say that the troops must stay. Likewise, he rails against Iran's growing involvement in Iraq without promising to do anything about it, and against Iran's nuclear programme without threatening anything specific other than more of the same Obama sanctions. Mr Romney is thus promising to maintain the broad consensus of American foreign policy over the years in the face of calls for radical change. If he intends to go all George W Bush, he gives no indication of it.
And on one key question he has backslid even further into conventional Republican territory. Disappeared from the speech like a pro-Dalai Lama demonstrator in Beijing was any significant mention of China other than in the one context where Mr Obama's position has been unimpeachably hawkish – supporting Asian democracies against China's feared expansionism. There was no mention of Mr Romney's threat to have China declared a "currency manipulator" on his first day in office: that drew a sharp rebuke from Henry Kissinger, the Republican who did more than anyone else to create modern America-China relations and whom few Republicans dare to ignore. Nope, forget the China-bashing hawks: free trade with China will continue under Mr Romney as it has done under his successors, whatever the complaints about American jobs being lost.
The odd thing is that Mr Romney had one huge weapon with which to beat Mr Obama. He referred to it briefly: the death of Chris Stevens, US ambassador to Libya. It is now clear that Mr Stevens and his team repeatedly begged for more security, but actually had it reduced by the State Department. This was after militant groups attempted to assassinate the British ambassador. Let's say that again: the State Department withdrew security from a US ambassador who feared attack by militants, and he was then killed by militants. The administration then basically misled the public for a week over what happened, to cover up its mistake, saying that a protest had got out of hand (a protest which no witness claimed to have seen) rather than admitting that the militants Mr Stevens feared would attack him had indeed done so.
In Britain, someone's head would surely have rolled by now. And Mr Romney's position? "Americans are asking how this happened, how the threats we face have grown so much worse, and what this calls on America to do," he said, and then daringly replied: "These are the right questions. And I have come here today to offer a larger perspective."
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Interior view of the Brett Whiteley Studio
Studio history
Building bought by Brett and Wendy Whiteley. Previously, it was an old T-shirt factory, with concrete floors, dusty brick walls and a large roller door onto Raper Street.
Brett moved to the Studio when he and Wendy separated.
Had the upstairs extended, which was made into his lounge, painting studio and bedroom. Had only one exhibition in the studio, titled Birds.
New South Wales Government purchased the building and ten artworks.
On 17 February the Studio was open to the public, as an art museum managed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Land & building history
Raper Street is located in the most Northern end of a land grant to Edward Hall Smith (Southern limit, the present Phillip Street). Smith had previously purchased adjoining land (to the NW) from John Palmer in 1814 and was the first owner/occupier farmer to live in Surry Hills (1814-21). In 1822, Smith sub-divided and sold most of his Surry Hills – Redfern land holdings. Part of that land was initially purchased by Joseph Underwood (1822), who sold to Frederick Unwin (1828), who sub-divided and sold. Thomas Walters purchased the lot that is now Crown, Rainford, Bourke and South of Davies in 1829. Walters operated a market garden until 1836 when he subdivided and put the land to auction. The sale failed and, in 1837, Waters re-subdivided, creating Victoria Street (now Davies), selling the North side in 1837 and the South side in 1840. This sale was at the height of land speculation in Sydney, but by 1842/43, the land boom was over and most of the land remained vacant.
Raper Street first appeared in the Sands Directory in 1873. It divides the land owned by a Mr. Raper. In 1873, a terrace of 6 houses was listed on the West side and, from the Land Titles Office map, there was an existing pair of houses facing Bourke Street on the East side. By 1880, a pair of terrace houses were built on the East side. In the mid 1880s, it is assumed the existing pair of houses were demolished as no record exists for residential occupation again until 1904. At this time, Mr. R. A. Andrews is recorded having "Stables" on this site (next to the terrace pair). The stables existed into the 1910s and, by 1916, Mr. Andrews was using the building as a "bedding manufacturer", a business that continued until 1933.
In 1985, The Whiteleys bought the building, which had been operating as a T-shirt factory. The courtyard had been enclosed but the floors were concrete and the walls in a state of disrepair. Brett Whiteley initially covered the downstairs floor area with plywood and gyprocked the walls, which he then painted white to create a pristine and formal gallery space. He held a public exhibition in this space in 1988 called Birds. During the same year, he also added the upstairs studio and bedroom area and put in a kitchen. He lived and worked here from then on.
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The hard working crew at Nissan UK are pushing on with building the Juke-R prototype and have revealed their latest video.
Fitting the mechanical bits from Nissan's GT-R supercar into the tiny Juke crossover has proved understandably tricky. But as seen in previous videos, the team has got the engine and drivetrain in place and it's time to start re-fitting the interior.
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Who's up for a movie with one line of dialogue in it?
With his long gestating "Akira" adaptation having fallen through, director Allen Hughes has moved on to a new film, "Motor City," reported Twitch, and the studio is courting Chris Evans for the lead.
"Motor City," which was written by Chad St. John and appeared on the 2009 Black List, tells the story of a crook who lands in jail after being set up, and upon his release goes after the guys who done him wrong--and there's reportedly one line in the whole film.
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Evans can next be seen Sept. 30 opposite Anna Faris in "What's Your Number?"


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The long and short of the deal is Hanigan, Heath Bell, and cash to the Rays; lhp David Holmberg to the Reds; rhp Justin Choate and a player to be named later to the Diamondbacks.
In essence, the D-Backs get salary relief, the Rays get a defensive minded catcher to pair with Jose Molina, and the Reds get starting pitching depth at the upper levels of the system. On the surface and in a vacuum, the deal seems like a good one all the way around. However, digging a little deeper and adding a touch of context makes me wonder if the Reds did as well as they might think; whether they really know the value of what they gave up.
If you know anything about Moneyball, then you know that (1) Billy Beane didn't actually write it; (2) it's not actually about on-base percentage, but rather market inefficiencies; and (3) statistical analysis is just a tool, a means of collecting better information than the competition so that you can better identify those market inefficiencies.
Obviously, this all started with the Oakland A's, but it's quickly spread around the league and the Tampa Bay Rays are now one of the torchbearers of this movement. The combination of small payroll and large success is a clear indication that the Rays are exceptionally well run.
In light of that, it's more than a little disconcerting when an exceptionally well run organization is not only interested in the asset you are trying to dump, but immediately hands out a 3-year commitment to that player.
Do the Rays know something we don't? If so, what?
The question that Reds nation slapped on Ryan Hanigan last year was whether his bat would bounce back or whether diminished offensive performance was his new reality. There was a lot of concern and hand-wringing over that very question.
What's curious is that the Rays don't seem to care one single whit about his offense. If you were concerned about a player bouncing back after a down year, then you wouldn't immediately hand him a multi-year deal. Instead, you'd wait until the next data point established a trend line.
If the Rays are confident enough in Hanigan to give him that guaranteed money, then it seems reasonable to infer that they find a substantial amount of value in Hanigan's defense. So much so that it makes his offensive contributions largely irrelevant.
So, why do the Rays value Hanigan's defense so much more than the Reds? I suspect the Rays have developed a proprietary metric for valuing pitch-framing and that Ryan Hanigan grades out very highly. That would be the type of information edge that enables the Rays to exploit a market inefficiency that the Reds don't see.
Pitch framing is still an a developing area, one where the proprietary information of MLB organizations outpaces the information available in the public domain. However, early studies indicate that pitch framing can have massive impact on run prevention. You can read about pitch framing here, here, here, and here.
Here's a summary blurb from one of those articles about the impact of pitch framing:
Despite using different methods, we all came to the conclusion that catchers who can (and cannot) frame pitches have a huge impact on the game: Dan estimated that the top catchers can contribute as much as .7 runs per 150 pitches (roughly a game), Bill calculated approximately six wins per 120 games, and both Mike and I quantified the effect at around 20 runs per 120 games.
These early studies are finding that pitch framing can add/subtract several wins to a team's record over the course of a season. That's a stunning finding with jaw dropping results, but one that makes intuitive sense. Impact is frequently a function of opportunity. Opportunity was a large part of my write-up on the RBI issue in a previous post. It's the same for pitch framing. A catcher handles somewhere in the neighborhood of 120-150 pitches per game. Every single pitch is an opportunity for the catcher to steal, or give back, a strike. Stealing a strike can flip the "count probability" in a pitcher's favor or even directly result in an out. If impact is a function of opportunity, then catchers have more opportunity to impact the game than any position on the field due to pitch framing.
If you look at those studies, then two of the names you consistently see at the top of the list are "Jose Molina" and "Ryan Hanigan". More accurately, Jose seems to be otherworldly, while Hanigan is merely very good. The Rays clearly appreciate Jose Molina and it's certainly not for his bat. It's not underasonable to infer that they value Hanigan for the same reasons as Molina. This seems like an under-the-radar move that may have substantial impact on the Rays in 2014. Even if Hanigan's offense doesn't rebound to previous levels, the Rays may have just added 2+ wins to their 2014 record in defensive value alone.
I must admit, I've never really understood why the Reds felt such a pressing need to deal Ryan Hanigan unless they really felt they needed to save a couple of million. I suppose I would feel better about dealing Hanigan, and giving away his defensive contributions, if Devin Mesoraco had shown more with the bat in 2013. As it stands, Hanigan's defensive contribution may be more valuable than Mesoraco's offensive contribution. It'll be very interesting to see if the Reds pitching staff as a whole takes a step backwards in 2014 without Ryan Hanigan. The Rays may have added 2+ wins in defensive value, but will the Reds lose 2+ wins in defensive value?
As for David Holmberg, I like him. He was actually a player I picked in my 2009 shadow draft. His calling card is his plus change-up, which I always like to see in a young pitcher. He's a good pickup for the Reds and a much needed one in light of the lack of upper level starting pitching depth in the system. The Reds just can't expect good health in the rotation and Holmberg is a better option for MLB starts than Greg Reynolds. So, Holmberg should be an upgrade on the spot starts the team received in 2013.
Whether this trade works out for the Reds depends largely on the progress of Devin Mesoraco. I like David Holmberg, but I wonder if the Reds undervalued what Ryan Hanigan brings to the table. I suspect the Rays have developed a more accurate valuation on Hanigan than the Reds, which probably makes this trade a winner for the Rays and one that will show up in the standings in non-obvious ways. When sitting around next season trying to figure out why the Rays are always so strong, think back to this deal and how the organization extracts value from unexpected places.
As for the Reds, they addressed a need (SP depth), saved some pocket change, and cleared the way for a homegrown talent to emerge. It's a deal that makes sense on a number of levels, but I can't help but think that they didn't fully appreciate the value that Ryan Hanigan created.


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I recently spent some time working with Venkata, an Oracle programmer and keen cricket fan :
This post is about the fun and games involved in the bulk loading of data into Oracle – especially when it includes floating point values.
In Venkata's honour, I'm going to explore this topic through the medium of the career of Sachin Tendulkar…
At this point it's probably worth wandering off the point to explore some of the highlights of The Little Master's career.
India's tour of England in 1996 has been largely forgotten. However, it proved to be a watershed in our hero's test career.
The first test of the series at Edgebaston was not untypical of the time – Indian batsmen skittled in conditions totally alien to them. The could only muster a paltry 219 in their second innings and none of them got beyond 18…apart from Tendulkar, ninth out for 122, made with a serenity that contrasted starkly with the chaos surrounding him.
It was in the very next match, at Lords, that India granted test debuts to two batsmen who themselves would prove quite useful over the years. Surav Ganguly marked the occasion with a century. Rahul Dravid fell an agonising five runs short of doing the same.
The fourth member of India's vaunted middle-order announced himself in the next series we look at, against Australia.
Having been soundly beaten in the first test of the series, India came back the hard way in the second test.
VVS Laxmans 281 not out, with the not inconsiderable assistance of Dravid (180) and Harbhajan (13-196) became only the third team in the history of Test Cricket to win after following on. This against arguably the best team to have ever played the game who had their record winning streak of 16 consecutive tests ended somewhat emphatically.
The 2004/05 series against Bangladesh is included because Tendulkar's highest test score (248 not out) was made in this series.
The 2009/10 series against South Africa is indicative of the journey that India made during the course of Tendulkar's career.
At this time they were vying with South Africa for the status of the world's leading test nation.
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- What happens when you insert a floating point value into an INTEGER column
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Butterscotch cookies
I'm going to a party tomorrow, and could not decide what to make to bring. First I was going to make some sort of cake, then I was going to make another sort of cake, and then I was going to make cookies, and I just couldn't decide. Then I saw this recipe. I love butterscotch things. For example, this super great family favorite (butterscotch brownies). These taste kind of like butterscotch brownies, and not at all like those gross butterscotch chips that sometimes people use for things. Or sometimes eat straight out of the bag when no one's looking. Whatever, I'm not judging you.
Back to these cookies. They're good. I ate one warm, to see how they were right out of the oven, then I ate some once they'd cooled completely. You know, just to make sure they're still good. Also, the dough tastes good. So I guess these cookies pass the test. I made them a little bigger than Elise did in her recipe, and came out with an even three dozen. Maybe no one at the party will like these and I can bring them home and eat them all. Maybe with some vanilla ice cream.
Butterscotch cookies
Recipe adapted from Elise's at Simply Recipes
12 T unsalted butter
1 3/4 c dark brown sugar
1/2 t salt
1 egg
1 yolk
1 T vanilla
2 1/2 c flour mix
3/4 t xanthan gum
1/2 t baking soda
a heaping 1/4 t baking powder
Rolling sugars:
1/4 c brown sugar
2 T sugar
Preheat oven to 350. Melt 10 T butter in a pan, and cook over medium heat until it starts to brown. Don't let it get burned! There are pictures on how to brown butter here. When the butter is browned, add the other two tablespoons of butter and stir until melted. Dump the butter in the bowl of your mixer, then add the brown sugar and salt. Mix until combined, then add the whole egg, the yolk, and the vanilla (I could see using rum instead...) and mix on low until combined. Stir together the flour mixture, xanthan gum, baking soda and powder. Add the flour mixture into the sugar-butter-egg mixture in three parts, until fully mixed. In a small bowl, combine the 1/4 c brown sugar and the 2 T sugar. Roll the dough into small balls (about a tablespoon/smaller than a golf ball) and then roll in the sugar mixture. Place on a greased or lined cookie sheet, about two inches apart. These will flatten and spread a little bit as they cook. Cook 10-12 minutes until just starting to brown on the edges, then cool a minute on the pan then remove to a cooling rack.
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