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DO: Use a charger that is specifically designed to charge Li-Po batteries. Using chargers that are not Li-Po-specific can be an extreme fire hazard.
DO: Li-Pos don't develop memory or voltage depression characteristics like Ni-Cds. Charge them without the worry of cycling or discharging them first.
DO: Store Li-Pos at least partially charged. Li-Pos will maintain their performance levels over time, even during non-use, much better than Ni-Cds, and there's no need to cycle them.
DON'T: Never fully discharge your Li-Po battery pack. Most electronic speed controls have a voltage cutoff that will prevent over-discharging the battery, but were designed for Ni-Cd & Ni-MH batteries. Be sure that your ESC features the proper Li-Po cut off voltage of 3V per cell (6V for 2-cell packs, 9V for 3-cell packs and so on). Discharging a Li-Po cell beyond its critical minimum voltage will cause damage to the battery.
DON'T: Shorting a Li-Po pack for even an instant can cause damage to the battery. Whether the pack has been shorted when new, while adding or changing the connector, when fully charged or fully discharged, the pack should not be charged without extreme caution. Be sure to take care when soldering connectors and during handling or charging to prevent shorts.
DON'T: If you have a crash and the battery is damaged, don't put the battery in your car or house immediately after a crash. It's possible that a chemical reaction can take place in the damaged battery that could cause a fire. Put the battery in a safe place for at least one hour.
Li-Po packs are available in 2- and 3-cell varieties (Thunder Power packs are also available in 4-cell and 5-cell models). Each cell in the pack has a nominal voltage of 3.7V and multi-cell packs are wired in series.
2-cell pack = 7.4V
3-cell pack = 11.1V
4-cell pack = 14.8V
5-cell pack = 18.5V
A "C" or "current" rating indicates the maximum recommended average discharge current for that pack and is used to help you determine the maximum discharge rate. To determine the maximum discharge rate, multiply the "C" rating by the pack capacity (i.e. 1900mAh cell x 6C rating = maximum discharge rate of 11,400mA or 11.4A).
The "S" number indicates the number of cells in series. For instance, 2S indicates a 2 series (2-cell) pack.
Larger packs use the "P" number to indicate the number of cells in parallel. For instance 3S2P indicates the pack is built with 2 cells in parallel, then 3 sets of the 2 parallel cells are joined in series.
Li-Po batteries require a very different charge method than Ni-Cd or Ni-MH cells and can catch fire if charged with a standard, non-Li-Po charger. Li-Po batteries do not "peak" when fully charged and require a "constant current/constant voltage" capable charger.
JST connectors have become the standard on many electronic speed controls and chargers for slow flyer and park flyer applications. While it's true that the JST connector does have a discharge output limitation, it is still the first choice of beginning modelers or those who do not discharge at very high rates.
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Tutorials/Arduino Projects/RC car Hacking Project/Selecting a car
Size of the RC Car
RC cars can come in all kinds of sizes, from ones that can fit in your pocket, to ones that are a couple of feet long. The size of the RC car is an important factor since you will be trying to fit an Arduino and sensors onto the vehicle. However, bigger vehicles will require a larger driving area.
Small Vehicles (1/36th to 1/24 scale)
- Tend to be cheaper
- Require less power for the drive motor
- Requires only a small driving area
- Much harder to find places to mount all the electronics
- The smaller drive motors have a smaller amount of extra weight they can handle
- Less durable
- Some use a capacitor instead of a battery.
- Some of the cars use about 3 volts, but the Arduino needs 5 or 6+. So they would need an extra battery pack.
Medium Vehicles (1/24th to 1/18th scale)
- Can still be relatively cheap
- moderate durability
- have a fair amount or places to mount the Arduino and sensors
- can handle a moderate amount of extra weight
- tend to still need an extra battery pack to power the Arduino
- the body and the frame are often a close fit, so you might not be able to keep the body on after adding the Arduino
Large Vehicles (1/18th scale and up)
- no end to the places you can place the electronics
- can carry the most extra weight
- almost always uses 4+ AA batteries or a 6+ volt rechargeable battery pack so there is no need to add an extra battery pack
- fairly durable
- cost more than the smaller vehicles
- require a large driving area
- requires that the electronics can handle more power to control the vehicle than the smaller ones.
While you might be thinking that the price of the RC vehicle does not matter, it really does. If the vehicle is really cheap for the size, then it will be made from cheaper components. This means that it could be less durable, or the drive mechanisms are not ideal. However, if the RC vehicle is more expensive, you might be a little more hesitant to start messing around with it. Although the more expensive the more likely that the vehicle will have quality components and be well made and designed making the modifications easier.
Basically, while it is possible to convert a vehicle of any price, we recommend that the price be between $20 and $45 for vehicles that use regular batteries. We also recommend looking at vehicles that cost up to about $60 since you are more likely to find ones with rechargeable battery packs when they cost a little more. And besides, when you could go through 4-10 batteries every 30-100 minutes, the rechargeable battery packs start to sound really good.
Just like with any vehicle a person drives, the wheels and tires of the RC vehicle are important. A good number of RC vehicles are made with plastic wheels to save some money. The proiblem with plastic wheels is that the have very low friction on just about every surface. While this might not matter if you are just playing around with it as a toy, the low friction means that the the wheels will tend to spin and slide. this is a problem for a robot, since it is designed to expect predictable reactions, and the spinning and sliding of plastic wheels is not predictable. For this reason we recommend staying away from the plastic wheels.
Also, when selecting a vehicle, keep in mind that smaller wheels will tend to spin/slip more when accelerating/breaking. However this will be fairly consistent, so it can usually be adjusted for.
Vehicle Type
Just like with real vehicles, RC vehicles come in many types.
Conventional Car
A conventional car design is a very safe choice for the RC vehicle. This design has a fairly boxy shape making sensor mounting easy. Additionally, Since the wheels tend to be covered by the body, there is less of a chance of the wheels or vehicle getting caught up on something while driving. The boxy shape also means that mounting the Arduino and other electronics inside the body should be fairly easy.
We recommend that for your first attempt at this project you go with a conventional vehicle.
"Off-Road" truck
The "Off-Road" truck design ........
Others Designs
There are lots of unique RC vehicles that don't fit into the above design types. Due to the vast quantity, and differences between these designs, we must recommend that you avoid these types of vehicles, unless you have some experience for doing this project before.
Steering Mechanism
Other Features
Final Recommendation
After reading the above list of things to consider (at least we hope you read it all), you have probably realized that there are lots of things to consider when looking at possible candidates. To help make things a little easier, we have compiled a list of some vehicles, and put them it to three categories to give you a quick review of our recommendations.
First Time/Beginner
These are vehicles that we believe would be good for a first time attempting this project.
Moving Up/Intermediate
These are some vehicles that could be use if you have already done this project a few times, or you feel really confidant about your skills. (Just don't go blaming us if you make a mistake and ruin the vehicle.)
On your Own/Expert
These are examples of vehicles that we recommend NOT using. They do not have a conventional drive system, or have other unusual features that would make them hard to work with. Note, that due to the strange nature of these vehicles, we can not provide support for these.

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Christmas Card Maker
Viewer Comments
This is one of the best card making programs I've seen. I've been making all kinds of cards using my own graphics. When I discovered the ability to modify the transparency of the images I knew this program was a winner! Almost every element for assembling a beautiful customized card is in the program.
What a godsend? Paulette, how did you know I was way behind in making my Christmas cards this year? lol! I have been making the paper toile and other kinds of your great cards! Thank you so much for all your products and help! Happy Holidays!
Thanks so much for making a card-making product that can be used on Macs as well as PCs! What an awesome time saver this will be...looking forward to the all-occasion version when it is released, as well! Have a blessed Christmas!
Does this make 1/2 fold, quarter fold, or your regular 5X6.5
Reply from Paper Wishes Customer Service:
The finished, folded cards are 5" wide by 6.5" tall.
Wow, what a great package! This looks like fun, thank you for showing us how it works.
Love this! Too bad I've already made all my cards but I will definitely get this for next year.Is there one like this for all occassion cards?
Reply from Paper Wishes Customer Service:
Yes an all-occasion is in the works but no release date yet.
Great offer and easily followed for cards other than Christmas. Merry Christmas!!!
This is absolutely wonderful - lots of fun. I thought I was just about done making my cards -- but now I'm not so sure!! My only concern is the amount of ink this will take. We all will need to sure to keep enough ink in reserve.
Happy Holidays to you, Paulette and all of your staff at Paperwishes. Thank you, thank you for a wonderful year of ideas and lessons. Looking forward to another crafty year!
I seen this in your catalog but didn't pay much attention to it.
I now see it is very useful with all types of art and color. Thanks for showing us another time saver for this busy season.
Beautiful cards! I especially like the ones that were embellished after printing - gives them the handmade look I love.
My order page says that this is no longer available. There must be some error.
Reply from Paper Wishes Customer Service:
Norma, you are so right. The items are in stock and we are shipping. We're not sure if computer gremlins got into the system or what. It is quite a mystery but it is fixed. We are so very sorry for the mix up.
Paper Wishes Weekly Webisodes feature free scrapbooking video classes and card making video classes! Every week Paulette and LeNae bring you new online scrapbooking or card making classes demonstrating the very latest paper craft and scrapbooking techniques. Each of our free card making and scrapbooking classes also gives you unique project ideas and tips from Paper Wishes' Design Team. Come back often so you don't miss any of the fun in our card making and scrapbooking classes! You are sure to be inspired! Also watch for our "Week of Webisodes" events where we feature new scrapbooking video classes daily!


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The diesel technology truck concentration will teach you the basic knowledge and skills needed to service and repair diesel and gas-powered equipment. In addition to classroom study, students receive over 1,000 hours of lab training.
You'll learn to repair and test diesel fuel systems, engines, refrigeration, electronic control systems, power trains, brakes, electrical systems, suspension, and air conditioning systems, as well as gaining experience with various hand tools and test equipment. Related courses in math, welding, computers, communications, human relations, and personal and business finance are included to prepare students for the world of work and to enhance technical skills.
Classes are held Monday through Thursday, allowing for a three-day weekend. Wayne State College will accept up to 66 credit hours from Northeast to apply to a bachelor of science degree in technology. (Enrollment in this program is limited and based on the date of completed requirements for acceptance into this program. )
We also have an established summer internship program that will provide you with on-the-job training. This is a great way to network with future employers.
Increasingly, diesel technicians must be versatile to adapt to customers' needs and new technologies. It is common for technicians to handle all kinds of repairs, working on an electrical system one day and doing major engine repairs the next. Diesel maintenance is becoming increasingly complex, as more electronic components are used to control the operation of an engine. Employment of diesel service technicians and mechanics is expected to grow over the next decade. Many skilled technicians are expected to retire and will need to be replaced.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the average salary for truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Nebraska is $38,760.
You have one option available when enrolling in this program of study.
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High schools, community colleges and vocational schools work with industry to train workers for in-demand, high-skilled manufacturing jobs.
Dearborn, Mich. (January 30, 2014) – Today, the skilled labor gap got a little smaller as President Barack Obama signed an executive order initiating an across-the-board review of America's training programs.
SME, an organization dedicated to advancing manufacturing and attracting future generations, said this is positive momentum, which can build on successful training programs that bring together manufacturers, schools and communities.
"Today, visiting a GE facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin, President Obama talked about his job training initiative to identify successful local programs and duplicate and expand them," said Jeannine Kunz, managing director of workforce and education for SME. "We are happy to introduce the President and Vice President – who will be overseeing this effort – to existing programs throughout the U.S. that can serve as models for the rest of the country to build a strong workforce."
One of the biggest challenges for manufacturers is addressing the skilled labor gap. In fact, SME research confirms that nine out of ten manufacturers are struggling to find the skilled workers they need which is impacting production, quality, innovation and the ability to meet customer needs.
To turn around manufacturing in America, there is a dichotomy that must be addressed: there are good jobs available but there aren't enough trained workers to fill them. This is critical because keeping the manufacturing engine going and growing is an important driver for the U.S. economy.
The good news is that SME has been working to address the skills gap through a multi-pronged approach that:
- Focuses on stimulating interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at the K–12 level.
- Encourages young adults and displaced workers to pursue a career in manufacturing.
- Provides ongoing advanced training for the current workforce that fits the needs of manufacturers, academically and logistically.
These programs and strategies are seeing strong results that can be replicated in other cities and states across the country without remaking the wheel, according to Kunz.
For instance, manufacturers such as SGS Tool Company in Munroe Falls, Ohio, are working with area schools, from junior high through college level, to establish a pipeline of future associates. Additionally, the company's internal training program is paying off with retention and engagement well above industry average, all helping stem their skilled labor shortage.
High schools, community colleges and vocational schools are also playing a pivotal role in workforce development. For instance, Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend, Ind. is establishing a steady pipeline of qualified machinists ready to hit the shop floor. Using Tooling U-SME's online classes, the program has issued nearly 300 NIMS certifications in just two years, and regularly places students in jobs in the local area.
Hawthorne High School in Southern California has been recognized by SME Education Foundation as a PRIME (Partners Response in Manufacturing Education) school. As part of the program, Hawthorne receives grants and scholarships for future education, and has been connected by SME with local manufacturers including Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Raytheon, Honeywell and SpaceX.
Training for manufacturers is critical, too. Next week, SME will announce a new industry standard: Tooling U-SME's Competency Framework for achieving manufacturing excellence. SME brought together a team of manufacturing experts coupled with academia, to create this tool, focused on job roles, that allows companies to combat the increasing talent shortage and achieve stronger performance from their workforce while providing clear development pathways and career growth opportunities for their employees.
"This new initiative brings great optimism for America's manufacturing industry and, by modeling programs on existing initiatives and tapping into SME's experience, there is great opportunity to create a strong pipeline of future workers," said Kunz. "At SME, we applaud an increased focus on job training for manufacturers, and stand ready to help."
About SME
SME connects all those who are passionate about making things that improve our world. As a nonprofit organization, SME has served practitioners, companies, educators, government and communities across the manufacturing spectrum for more than 80 years. Through its strategic areas of events, media, membership, training and development, and the SME Education Foundation, SME is uniquely dedicated to advancing manufacturing by addressing both knowledge and skill needs for industry. At SME, we are making the future. Together.
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Flames nab two champions, place third as a team in Florida
December 30, 2013 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Competing against a predominantly NCAA Division III field, Liberty University's wrestling team finished third out of nine teams at the Citrus Classic Invitational, held Sunday and Monday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The Flames, members of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association, traveled with 16 of their top wrestlers for the two-day event. Eleven of them placed in the top eight in their respective weight classes, most of which featured 16 competitors.
"We had a solid performance from the team, coming off a Christmas break," Liberty Head Coach Jesse Castro said. "I was really pleased. That should ready us for the upcoming Virginia Duals (Jan. 10-11 at the Hampton Coliseum)."
The Flames landed two individual champions (133-pound freshman Ryan Diehl and 197-pound senior Aaron Thompson) and two runners-up (157-pound junior Eric Woodard and 174-pound junior Keyshaun Ward) to take third place as a team with 133.5 points, just two points behind Mount Union (Ohio), the second-place team with 135.5. Cornell (Iowa) College was the team champion with 152.5 points.
Liberty placed ahead of Ursinus (Pa.) College (130.0); John Carroll (109.0); Buena Vista (74.5); Case Western (52.0); Western New England (42.5); and Florida Gulf Coast (41.5), the only other NCWA program in the tournament.
Diehl was the Flames' only wrestler to finish 4-0, capturing his third consecutive tournament championship. He pinned Mount Union's Nathan Kirk in 4 minutes, 40 seconds in the first round before recording technical falls of Case Western's Jeff Gould and Cornell's Phillip Opelt and scoring a 7-2 decision of Mount Union's Jeremy Border in the final.
"Ryan was impressive," Castro said. "Even as a Division I program, he's probably the best kid to wrestle for us as a freshman. No one's ever done that before, win three tournaments in a row."
Thompson, last year's NCWA national tournament runner-up and 2012 champion, won all three of his matches in only his second competition since returning from off-season knee surgery. He pinned Cornell's James Garrett in 2:23 and scored a technical fall over Mount Union's Lucas Dies before edging Mount Union's Nick Rajcsak, 5-3, in the final.
Woodard pinned Buena Vista's Tanner Wood 4:54 into his first 157-pound match before defeating Mount Union's Branden Parker, 10-5, and FGCU's Justin Jimenez, 8-3 in semifinals. He lost his championship bout to Mount Union's Jon Garrison by a 6-1 count.
Ward, in his first tournament back since an injury at the Joe Parisi Open, also finished 3-1, scoring a 12-2 major decision over Nate Marsh of Ursinus before notching a 9-2 decision over Nick Miller of Mount Union and a 9-5 decision over David Brunk of Case Western in the semifinals. He eventually lost to Cornell's Brent Hamm, 4-0 in the final.
The Flames got a pair of fourth-place finishes from freshmen Tim Nordan at 125 and Josh Ferenczy at 165 and seventh-place showings from freshmen Ike Podell (141) and Matt Reynolds (184) as well as sixth- and seventh-place showings from sophomore heavyweights Zach Newton and Josh Travers, respectively.
Fellow sophomore Josh Sanders placed eighth at 149.
Liberty competed without injured senior Royal Brettrager (184) and junior Chase Boontjer (157), who was home for the holidays in California.
The majority of the Flames will return to Lynchburg this weekend.
"We're going to be bringing kids back on the fifth for a Sunday evening workout, and then hold two-a-day practices until the time we leave (for the Virginia Duals) on Thursday," Castro said.


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I am getting it, because I don't have a snowspeeder vehicle.Zev is awesome, which makes me wonder of two things.1. Where's is our SA Snowspeeder Luke?2. Where's is our SA Snowspeeder Wedge?
Did the Rebellion gain control of cloning technology, travel to this galaxy, kidnap and clone John Kerry, and then fly back to the Battle of Hoth? I mean, Riekkan was pretty similar to Kerry, and Zev looks like Kerry after putting on a bit of weight around the chin and cheeks.
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"To me it's a $15 ship packed with a $7 figure.Big pass for me unless I find it on clearance for $20 or less."Huh? So you're saying it's worth 22.00, but you want it for under 20.00? No wonder Hasbro is reluctant to make ships.
If I can be sneaky about it, I might get 2 of these... mainly interested in the pilot. It looks so awesome.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- An effort by the U.S. Congress to increase the number of primary care physicians and those practicing in rural areas was a failure, researchers say.
Candice Chen of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; Imam Xierali of the Association of American Medical Colleges; Katie Piwnica-Worms, a third-year medical student at Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University; and Robert Phillips of the American Board of Family Medicine said that out of 304 hospitals receiving additional positions, only 12 were rural, and they received fewer than 3 percent of all positions redistributed.
Graduate medical education is the system to train interns and residents in their chosen specialties and costs the government nearly $13 billion annually. However, there is little accountability in the system for addressing physician shortages in specific specialties and geographic areas, the researchers said.
Medicare provides the bulk of GME funds, and the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 redistributed nearly 3,000 residency positions among the nation's hospitals to train more residents in primary care and in rural areas.
"Although primary care training had net positive growth after redistribution, the relative growth of non-primary care training was twice as large and diverted would-be primary care physicians to sub-specialty training," the researchers wrote in the study. "Thus, the two legislative and regulatory priorities for the redistribution were not met."
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, which created the drug program Medicare Part D, also gave an extra $25 billion to rural hospitals at the request of congressional representatives in the rural West.
The findings were published in Health Affairs.


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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
It was a Miranda Lambert song that really changed things for Cassadee Pope on The Voice.
"I think I started to really feel like I had a chance when 'Over You' charted. That was something that I never thought I would accomplish on my own. That's when I started to continue doing country songs because I thought maybe there was something there that I was missing and it turns out that I actually love incorporating a little country in the pop/rock genre," Pope told a radio station .
"I would love to do a crossover thing where it's pop/rock and could cross over to country because I love country music as well. I never thought they would accept me, but they sort of have," she added.
That's likely because Blake Shelton was her team coach — and head cheerleader — from the day she auditioned with Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn," to the night she won The Voice with Faith Hill's "Cry."
As for her upcoming recording plans, she's hoping for an album that does more than just string tracks together.
"I love albums that tell a story. And I know it's all about singles, which I can respect, but I also want my album to be cohesive, and I don't want every song to sound completely different from the other," she said. "Because as an artist, that's not what I want to do."


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 18, 2012) – Misty May-Treanor (Santa Monica, Calif.) has been named the USA Volleyball Female Athlete of the Year for beach volleyball.
May-Treanor, 35, and partner Kerri Walsh Jennings (Saratoga, Calif.) won their third straight Olympic gold medal in London in 2012, making it through the competition with only one lost set. In the final, they defeated compatriots Jennifer Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.), 21-16, 21-16 in 36 minutes at Horse Guards Parade.
"I still feel like somebody pinch me that this just happened," May-Treanor said immediately following the gold medal victory. "We've been walking around the stadium saying it feels like an out-of-body experience.
"This was about the experience, the friendship, the journey and volleyball was just a small part of it."
May-Treanor led all Olympic beach volleyball players in digs in London with 107 on 225 attempts (15 sets) for a .48 success percentage. She was second among all players in scoring with 125 points on 120 kills, one block and four aces
May-Treanor and Walsh also won one 2012 FIVB Grand Slam in Gstaad, Switzerland and finished second at the FIVB Grand Slam in Moscow.
The team finished the season ranked 11th on the FIVB World Tour after struggling in some of the early tournaments of 2012, including ninth-place finishes in Beijing and Shanghai. May-Treanor and Walsh credit sports psychologist Michael Gervais with helping them get back in sync.
"It's important that we're all on the same page. It's been a process," May-Treanor said.
The FIVB named May-Treanor its Most Inspirational Player of 2012, an honor she shared with Walsh Jennings.
May-Treanor did not compete domestically in 2012. She is ranked fourth in the USA Volleyball beach rankings.
May-Treanor, who is married to pro baseball player Matt Treanor, has not competed in beach volleyball since the Olympic Games and has said in interviews that she is retiring to coach volleyball and start a family.


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Creativity is Back! Search Gets More Content-Relevant – and Ethical
Posted by Betsy Rack in Web Content on September 6, 2011
The "SEO" buzzword still dominates content discussions, and it's still important. But as marketer Adrienne Waldo points out in Finally: Search Is Starting to Reward Creativity Over Shady Tactics on AdAge (http://bit.ly/pGUu38), marketers, writers, and creatives of all other varieties used to bemoan the issue of trying to write and create content authentically while packing in keywords. We couldn't compete with those hacks out there using black hat techniques and generally manipulating the system.
The game has changed. Google's 2011 Panda update is the beginning of something beautiful: A world of real and relevant content. Well, maybe that's reaching. But this new frontier at least provides a blank screen to start from for those of us actually focused on engaging content. And that's all we ever wanted.
So get back to quality over quantity in the links and trackbacks. Add some white papers and video to your site because they're educational and fun for your readers. And get back to being creative. Because even though creativity always mattered, now it's relevant.


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The Houston Dynamo Academy U-18 team earned an important win on the road on Saturday, beating the Colorado Rapids 1-0 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The win came despite the U-18s missing 12 players and pulling up nine players from the U-16 squad.
The Dynamo controlled the first half and took the lead through Ubaldo Lucio (Fort Bend Bush) in the 30th minute. In the second half, the Dynamo had to sit back and defend their lead, with goalkeeper Pat Wall (Strake Jesuit) and a makeshift backline earningn the shutout.
At the U-16 level, the Dynamo started their youngest team of the season, including two 1995 birthdays, because several players had to be pushed up to the U-18 level. Houston controlled possession but struggled to create clear-cut chances and trailed 1-0 at the half.
After making all available substitutions at halftime, the Dynamo were unlucky to go down to 10 men in the 50th minute when goalkeeper Philip Blake (Deer Park) went down injured. Substitute Hector Ramirez (Pasadena) went in goal, and Houston played a man down the remainder of the match. Colorado put the game away in the last minute with a penalty kick goal.
Both Dynamo squads are back in action tomorrow, taking on Real Colorado in Littleton, Colo.
U-16: Houston Dynamo Academy vs. Colorado Rapids
May 1, 2010 -- Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City CO
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Scoring Summary:
COL -- goal
COL -- goal (penalty kick) 80
Dynamo Academy -- Philip Blake, Luis Mendoza, Bradley Bourgeois, Siegfried Casar, Alfredo Gallegos, Juan Carlos Salmeron (Raymundo Marquez 40), Jordan Davis, David Dauajare, Christian Diaz (Hector Ramirez 51), Bryan Salazar, Manuel Mendoza (Michael Diaz 40).
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U-18: Houston Dynamo Academy vs. Colorado Rapids
May 1, 2010 -- Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City CO
USSF Development Academy
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Ubaldo Lucio 30
Dynamo Academy
-- Pat Wall, Christian Manisck, Leo Ayala, Miguel Zapata, Josue Morales, Sebastian Karpen, Sebastien Ibeagha, Irvinn Ramirez, Ubaldo Lucio, Manuel Chavez, Martin Fiemawhle.
Substitutes: Carlos Lessa, Juan Lopez, Martin Castillo.
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Taking Group Workout Sessions Online
Wello has launched a website that takes the cost and hassle out of group workout sessions; a kind-of communal Skype-chat for people who want to exercise. WSJ's Katherine Boehret says the site has plenty of upside, so long as the technology doesn't fail you.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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welcome to my JS game tutorial, or rather I should say, programming tutorial (well, it sounds better in the title and I do indeed explain it on a game (though the game itself doesn't really matter)). Nevertheless, this tutorial is intended for those who want to get better in their Javascript coding (no matter how proficient they are yet) and therefore I will explain a lot of things around coding itself and focus a little less on the code lines.
instead of a Preface - a word towards the classical programmer
If you already have experience with one of the main programming languages (like C++, Java, C#, VB, etc.) you will note there there is one all-important thing missing. There are no classes. But fear not - this is not a bug, this is a feature!
You are now encountering a programming language that has no needs for classes. Javascript is all about objects (in the plain definition of an object [i]). In fact, there is hardly anything that is not an object (specifically the data types null and undefined and the boolean/string/number literals taking an inbetween position). Another unusual thing is that Javascript does not create objects (it would need a class to do so), it copies/clones objects. Therefore you have a Master Object with the name of (tadaaa!) Object. Every object in Javascript is somehow derived from this [ii].
Well, back to programming. When you deal with a new language, you will compare it to the languages you already know. The analogies you can draw are a powerful tool to speed up learning significantly. Alas, analogies are only that powerful, if the base of them is still valid. [*] And here lies the crux of it, Javascript with its object cloning and prototypal inheritance, etc. is the complete opposite what you know. So treat it as a completely new thing and you will learn it faster than it looks like in the beginning.
[i] - quote from http://en.wikipedia....uter_science%29
Three properties characterize objects:
- Identity: the property of an object that distinguishes it from other objects
- State: describes the data stored in the object
- behavior: describes the methods in the object's interface by which the object can be used
[ii] - one of the reason not to modify the Object object.
[iii] - other Design Patterns that represent a Singleton (like the Module Pattern) eventually return an … object literal.
[*] - an example where an analogy is obvious, but doesn't work out: the molecular structure of ammonia and phosphine. Both have a triangular pyramidal structure (the analogy), but the bonding angles and also the chemical properties differ significantly. (For the interested reader, the structural discrepancy can be sufficiently explained by the 2nd order Jahn-Teller effect)
1. Making a plan
So I want to talk about how I create a programme in Javascript. Though the programmes are usually different, there is a general approach that I usually take.
As for matters, I will be using the Tic Tac Toe game as example, as it is one of the most simple games I know (there is also a Tutorial about creating TTT via HTML5/<canvas>). For that matter I use a rather simple version with CSS/HTML. You will find that there is much room to make improvements, esp. in the GUI and UX fields, but I want to concentrate on the Javascript part in the tutorial.
Before I get to coding, I need to make a general strategy.
- what are the rules of the game?
- what will the HTML implementation be like?
- what user interaction will I use?
If you look closer to this three questions and you have scratched into programming a little deeper, you might recognise a certain pattern:
- game rules => Model
- HTML implementation => View
- user interaction => Controller
Exactly, I design a JS programme based on the MVC Pattern (which makes absolute sense, since a pattern is a generic solution strategy).
Some more theory
Now that we know that we follow the MVC Pattern, I will discuss each part of it and show, how these thee parts fit building the final programme.
2. Model - the game's rules
Every game come with its own set of rules. These may be simple (TTT, Go) [1], intermediate (Chess) or complex (D&D). One of the challenges in game creation is rewriting the lexicographical rules (the rules a human can understand) into programmatical rules (a set of instructions a computer can understand).
It may not be obvious, but to accomplish that you need to really, really understand the game rules yourself (i.e. you must be able to answer even the dumbest or most complex questions one could ask about the game) [2].
OK, let's compile a list of rules that we know.
- there is a 3x3 grid as a playing field
- there are 2 players
- the players draw consecutively
- each player uses his own symbol. by convention the 1st player uses a cross (X) the 2nd player a circle (O)
- the current player (on-turn) must choose an empty field and mark it with his symbol
- a marked field cannot be chosen again (is locked) by either player
- skipping his turn is not an option
- the player off-turn must not interfere
and probably the most important:
- if a player reaches 3 of his symbols in a row or a column or a diagonal, he wins. this will ultimately end the game.
and eventually:
- if neither player gets 3 successive fields and all fields are marked, the game ends with a draw. (if both players are sufficiently intelligent, this is the usual outcome)
Phew, for a simple game that is quite a lot of description. If you were to explain all that to a friend, you'd probably just demonstrate it, but unfortunately, computers do not understand this (that easily).
Now that we are this far (and have broken the rules down that we can more or less translate them into algorithms (that's what a computer can understand)) comes the big miracle-turning that into code. But how doing that exactly?
... dramatic pause ...
Before I'm going to answer that, I will need to briefly explain how the interaction in a programme happens. For the most part, programming languages in common and JS in special, use objects. Objects are little chunks of data that possess functionality attached to it. So if we had an object that represents the rules, each rule (= functionality) would be a function [3] of that object.
// an object containing all our rules var Rules = { /* ... */ };
If a certain rule is to be executed, we would call the specific rule.
// execute the rule named "specialRuleOne" Rules.specialRuleOne(); // e.g. the castling rule in chess Chess.castling(); // whether the castling rule really applies, // needs to be checked in the method. // the visual result of the castling // may be created somewhere else // but Chess.castling() will make sure // it is done according to the rules
In conclusion, if in a programme an interaction is required, the appropriate method of the appropriate object needs to be called somehow (that somehow depends on the type of action).
Back to converting to computer code. What we need is an object for the rules and this object needs to have a certain amount of methods to act as rules. It is not required though, that each of the rules we listed above must have its own method. Often two or more rules can be combined and others are implied by the programming approach (e.g. on a turn-based game, consecutiveness is almost implied).
Therefore we create a single object for the rules. This will be a Singleton, but we could as well use a Constructor for several games on the same page.
// the object hosting our rules var Model = {};
Then there are 2 similar, yet not identical players. These players can again be represented by objects. We could create a constructor function for each one, but to keep it simple I just predefine the objects. Now, what properties would such a player have? Certainly the symbol that he uses to mark a field. And a name. So we make a player object:
var player_1 = { name: "Player 1", // using a default name here symbol: "X" };
Player 2 would be created in the same manner. Now is the problem how to combine the players and the rules. We know that we have to switch between both players, hence using the player objects as direct properties of the rule object is unfavourable. I know (from experience) that putting the players in an array would reduce the object management to array index management (it's easier to code with obj.player[1] than with obj.player_1). Hence:
var Model = { players: [ { name: "Player 1", symbol: "X" }, { name: "Player 2", symbol: "O" } ] };
So we have a turn-based game, that means if the action of player 1 is 1) valid and 2) over, player 2 comes into play. Condition 1 means that we have to check, whether the player's action is valid. This is to be done in a method. Whether that method is in the Model or the Controller depends on the complexity of the test and the kind of action that was invoked. The validation is usually started in the Controller and may call sub-routines in the Model. Detailed analysis of possible game errors reduce validation to checking if a valid field is chosen (there is not much to actually do wrong in the game). That is clearly the responsibility of the Controller. So point 1 (validation) will be covered in the Controller object.
Leaves point 2, ending the turn of the current player. Both players are part of the Model object, therefore the Model object needs to do this. As this shifts the turn to the next player, "next" would be a good description. Unfortunately "next" is often used for iteration-related methods so we make it a bit more descriptive and name it "nextTurn". Now what does the nextTurn() method has to do?
- switch players
- save the current state of the game
Sounds easy, but is it? Well, switching players should not be complicated. I already hinted that by using an array, it would come down to handling array indexes. But how does the object know which player is next? Or even which player is current?
This is where the state comes into play. It is somehow the reduction of all the valid actions done since the game started. How we represent the state strongly depends on what information we want to be able to extract from the state. In our case this information is
- who is current player?
- which fields are already marked by whom? (we need that for the winning condition)
Question 1 is relatively easy, Player 1 is current player in turn 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9, Player 2 is current player in turn 2, 4, 6, 8. Let your imagination and experience play and you will find a way to determine the current player based on the turn number. I will use a modulus calculation along current_player = players[turn_number % 2]. However you're free to use any other approach.
Question 2 poses a stronger problem. The state of a field (marked by X, O or not at all) would be the responsibility of the View object. I.e. a field can be owned by Player 1, Player 2, or none. If we look at that from the other side, this is the same as saying that (e.g.) Player 1 owns fields a, b & c and Player 2 owns fields x, y & z. Et voilà, we have a state description based on the players (hence the Model object). This causes a whole new cascade of problems and solutions:
- the players need a state property that saves the owned fields
- there must be an abstraction between owned field and state representation
- one must be transformed to the other
- arrays are a good storage type. It will go into the player objects.
- one of the core problems. You will need to use creativity here. I went for simply assigning a number to each field.
- subject to the Controller object (but passing around a number should not pose a problem)
With that the Model object grows to
var Model = { players: [ { name: "Player 1", symbol: "X", fields: [] }, { name: "Player 2", symbol: "O", fields: [] } ], // the state of the game is saved here, but the state of the // fields is put over to the player objects, to which I will // have access through the current_player property (see below) turn_no: 0, // since objects in JS are copied by reference, I'll copy the // player on-turn into this auxiliary property so no matter // in which state of the game I'm in, I will always act on the // correct player object. current_player: {}, // just a default nextTurn: function() { // assign next player Model.current_player = Model.players[Model.turn_no % 2]; // count up turn (i.e. save state) Model.turn_no += 1; } };
What is left now is to determin the winner. From a design point-of-view that can be done in the Model or Controller. Which one to choose depends on the circumstances. This is usually the point with poses the most difficulty. We have to translate an optical state (3 matching symbols in a row) to something computer-recogniseable.
Since I went for numbering the fields one possibility is to determine all combinations of numbers that represent a row (column, diagonal) and check if that is contained in the numbers of the current player (only the current player can win) [4]. Again, play with your creativity. What I did stems from the following thought: If I do an intersection of a winning combination with the fields owned and the winning combination is contained therein, the length of the intersection result must be the same as the length of the winning combination (i.e. 3). (mathematically short: Fields ∩ Win = Win)
// example var win = [1,2,3]; var fields = [1,5,3,4,2]; // test if (3 === intersect(fields, win).length) { // => game over }
Game over? Another method we have to create (sigh). Alas, not in the Model. For the Model it just suffices if it is not used any more (the state is not changed), i.e. we need a cut-off from the user's possible interactions ... which is the responsibility of the Controller.
Adding a win test thus yields:
var Model = { players: [ { name: "Player 1", symbol: "X", fields: [] }, { name: "Player 2", symbol: "O", fields: [] } ], turn_no: 0, current_player: {}, winLines: [ [1,2,3], [4,5,6], [7,8,9], // horizontal [1,4,7], [2,5,8], [3,6,9], // vertical [1,5,9], [3,5,7] // diagonal ], nextTurn: function() { Model.current_player = Model.players[Model.turn_no % 2]; Model.turn_no += 1; }, isWinner: function() { // get the occupied fields of the current player var fields = Model.current_player.fields; // test the player's fields for one of the listed winning combinations [5] // if successful, throw a notification to the calling function, // otherwise do nothing for (var l = Model.winLines.length; l--;) { if (3 === Model.winLines[l].intersect(fields).length) { throw (Model.current_player.name + " wins!"); } } } };
[1] - just because a rule set is simple does not mean that you can easily master a game. Often it is quite the contrary, because the rules are simple you need complex strategies to win the game.
[2] - another reason to use Tic Tac Toe (TTT) as example.
[3] - a function belonging to an object is called a "method" of that object. And because of JS's underlying structure, each function is already a method (be that the window object or another one). So in JS function and method are synonymic (btw, a method is also a property, as in JS functions are regular objects).
[4] - coincidentally, that is the same approach as in the TTT tutorial.
[5] - since array intersection should be generic, I decided to build that functionality into the Array object itself. I could have used a helper method as well.
Read about how that is put together in the next part of the tutorial.
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It was a terrible day in the long history of mining in Nova Scotia.
I was 11 years old when it happened. My Uncle Purly [BARCLAY] had traveled down to Jordan Falls (a small village near Shelburne) where my family and myself lived (the house was the Barclay home from the late 1880s). He had come from Halifax to do some bear hunting, and had heard about the "Springhill Bump" on the car radio.
That was the first thing he said as he entered the house - "Have you heard what has happened at Springhill?", he asked. We knew what he meant that there had probably been a mining accident, even though we lived on the opposite shore from Springhill.
We turned on the radio to the local station in Bridgewater, and listed to the coverage that night and through the next days until all had been found alive - 100 miners. Seventy-four others had been killed.
To get an idea of what the town of Springhill and the people looked like in 1958 as they went through the disaster, there is a virtual photo display at the Nova Scotia called the "Men in the Mines: A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia 1720-1992" <www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/meninmines>;
an account by the Canadian Press at <http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gzJFLwRpsE618QhBzxBvzcRQhkpQ> and a website <http://web.archive.org/web/20041013211625/http://town.springhill.ns.ca/56_explotion.htm> that holds the account by Dr. Arnold Burden called "The Bump: Burial or Nightmare" - a personal account of a doctor in the town who went down in the mine to help those who were injured. Also on the same website <http://web.archive.org/web/20041013210859/town.springhill.ns.ca/Lost+Miners.htm> is a "Miners' Honour Roll" - an account of the 424 miners who have been killed in the mines of Springhill since 1881, both men and boys.
Believe it or not, there is talk of opening mines again in Springhill - but I think that is highly unlikely. Today, there is a museum where the mine used to be that you can go in, and a display which shows mining conditions in 1958 and the rescue efforts.
By the way, on the next day, my uncle did shoot a brown bear in the woods at the back of the house. I looked out and saw it but never went near it - I just thought that the whole scene was just too horrible.


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Like a minor prophet coming out of the hills, a French elder statesmen and former Nazi resister has suddenly reemerged to incite his fellow citizens to return to the high ideals France has stood for.
Ninty-three year old Stéphane Hessel, the last surviving author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, who escaped Nazi prisons three times, has had enough.
In a 30-page manifesto, called "Indignez-vous," or "Get Indignant," Mr. Hessel blasts a climate of antipathy, bias, and greed that he says is sapping France's spirit. It's a national pep talk by a French hero and moral authority. He wants people to resist a drift toward indifference or discouragement. He's telling a worried and skeptical French nation that something better is possible. And, what's more, many here are listening, and agreeing.
"Get Indignant" is a sudden phenomenon. While it has had only word-of-mouth advertising and was initially published in an attic in the south of France (with a first run of 6,000), it sold 500,000 copies in December even before the media paid note. It quickly caught fire and by Jan. 12, it had sold 950,000 copies, the No. 1 bestseller in a nation that buys a lot of books.
On idealism, a message
Hessel argues that idealism is not dead, but crowded out, forgotten, ignored, and trivialized. In what he calls his "final phase" of earthly days, he has a forceful message for new generations: Don't accept it.
"I would like people to be conscious of the fact that things in this society and this age are not going the right way," he recently told the Associated Press. The French should summon the spirit of the Conseil National de la Résistance, or the French Resistance. That alliance of Gaul-lists and leftists built contemporary France as a place of dignity, respect for the weak, equality, and civil society.
Hessel is also looking beyond France. He argues that the post-9/11 era has been problematic for the human spirit, in contrast with the previous decade. "We had great conferences: Rio on environment, Beijing on women, Vienna on human rights and the right to development, Copenhagen on social integration.... These conferences implicitly said: There are things to be done! And then in 2001, after the fall of the towers, we have seen the rejection of these initiatives," he told French media.
"He is the last of a dying breed, an enormously charismatic freedom fighter who survived the worst tragedy of the 20th century and did not lose his fighting spirit," says Karim Emile Bitar, an associate fellow at the International Institute of Strategic Relations in Paris.
"Ernest Hemingway once said, 'As you get older, it's harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary.' Well, Hessel is now a hero to hundreds of thousands of French men and women of all ages and social stripes," says Mr. Bitar.
Capturing France's imagination
Hessel's biography, more than anything, has captured the French imagination. He was born in Berlin to a Protestant family with Polish-Jewish roots, grew up in France, and during World War II he escaped to London to join Charles de Gaulle's resistance. He parachuted into occupied France and was tortured by Nazi forces, and narrowly escaped being hanged. He worked with Eleanor Roosevelt on human rights after the war, helping to pen the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
His parents are the main characters in François Truffaut's famous New Wave film, "Jules and Jim." For years, he's lived quietly in Paris, memorizing the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke.
But his read on the current state of affairs brought him out of silence. He's bothered by growing inequities; the lack of independent media; an ugly turn against immigrants and minorities; treatment of Palestinians (Hessel visited Gaza after the 2009 war); and a way of life controlled by financial dictates, unchecked competition, and abuse of power.
While solidly on the French left in his call for a revival of the French spirit of resistance, he wants reform not revolution. "Dignity, more than revolt, is something that marks the human individual," he notes. "The citizen is proud of his dignity and when it seems to be attacked, it is normal that he gets indignant.
"I tell youngsters: search…. The worst of attitudes is indifference or to think, 'I can do nothing about it, I manage.' By behaving in this way, you lose one of the essential components that makes you human," he writes.
In recent days, Hessel's message has been picked apart by literary and political critics. Some say indignation has its limits; reasoning is better than indignation; the ideas are too simple and sentimental.
His defenders say he did not ask to be put in the spotlight and isn't receiving royalties. He's now appearing, healthy as a horse, on popular late-night Paris talk shows like "Tonight or Never."
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At the end of "Get Indignant," Hessel argues the main global dispute that needs fixing is the Israel-Palestinian one, and he urges the need for nonviolence and to more clearly understand that "terrorism is inefficient."
"I am convinced that the future belongs to nonviolence," he writes. "It is through this path that humanity will be able to cross its next stage."
He quotes the poetry of Guillaume Apollinaire as signifying the only acceptable violence: "How violent hope is!"
Hessel argues the examples of figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela exist within present day memory, showing that hope mixed with an "unwillingness to compromise on human rights" can defeat oppression.


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Horowitz noted that Grigorieva is no longer seeking a domestic violence restraining order against Gibson and the rants were more important to those allegations than any other aspects of the case.
The recordings, which were leaked to the celebrity website RadarOnline.com, included misogynistic statements about Grigorieva by the Oscar-winner and also several racial slurs. The tapes were reviewed by authorities who eventually charged Gibson with misdemeanor domestic violence battery, but have never been played in open court.
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In all, Gordon estimated attorneys have billed more than $1 million for the case so far.
Horowitz said he thought there were enough issues involved with Grigorieva's consultation with Kolodny's partner, Ronald Anteau, that the appeals court may consider reviewing the case.
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Big leaguers lost in war a small, but special group
To his brother Morris, Bob Neighbors was a hero.
The two grew up in rural Oklahoma -- in Wildhorse, a tiny community about 40 miles from Tulsa -- where, at the time, fastpitch softball was their game. There were four Neighbors boys, and by the time Bob was a teenager in the mid-1930s, he knew he would play professional baseball.
But his stature in the eyes of his younger brother -- Morris is the only living member of the family, now 87 and living in the small town of Skiatook, Okla. -- wasn't fully formed until Bob enlisted in the Air Force.
Around baseball Monday, all 30 teams will take the field for Memorial Day baseball. Clubs will wear specifically-designed uniforms licensed from the United States Marine Corps and will observe a moment of silence prior to each game to honor members of the armed forces who have lost their lives, an intersection of baseball and military service.
It's an intersection that the family of Bob Neighbors knew well. Same goes for the families of Alexander "Tom" Burr, Eddie Grant, Robert "Bun" Troy, Elmer Gedeon and Harry O'Neill. Those are the only Major Leaguers to have served and been killed overseas in war.
There has not been a Major Leaguer killed in combat since since the Korean War, when Neighbors flew a mission in a B-26 twin motor bomber. His aircraft was shot down on Aug. 8, 1952, and his body was never recovered.
"What drew him was what drew all young men at the time," Morris Neighbors said. "When World War II broke out, the American people were so enraged at the sneak attack of Pearl Harbor. All able-bodied men that weren't otherwise involved just flooded to get into the military to help win the war. Bob was one of those that thought his duty was more in the military than playing baseball. Once he got in, he loved it."
According to Baseball in Wartime, a website created by British baseball historian and author Gary Bedingfield in conjunction with Baseball Almanac, 13 Major League players since the 20th century have been killed in military-related deaths. In addition to the aforementioned, Bill Stearns, Harry Chapman, Larry Chappell, Harry Glenn, Newt Halliday, Ralph Sharman and Marvin Goodwin each served and died stateside -- the majority of them from wounds suffered in battle or illness.
"There were a lot of players in the service, and that's understandable because they were young, they were fit and they were athletic," Morris Neighbors said. "That's the kind of people that they wanted in the service.
"The difference is, back in World War II, the entire nation -- that's the only thing on everybody's mind. We have wars today -- the Korean War, the war in Vietnam and Afghanistan. American life goes on. It's hardly affected at all. But in World War II, everything we did was geared toward winning World War II. Every family had somebody involved in the war."
Chuck Goggin was born just months before the end of World War II, but the circumstances surrounding it and other international conflicts that followed prompted him to wonder how he'd handle himself in wartime.
Goggin, who will participate in the Hall of Fame Classic Weekend in Cooperstown this weekend and be on hand for the hosting of the "Wall That Heals" exhibit -- a 250-foot replica of the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington -- was signed by the Dodgers in 1964 before spending two years in the Marines prior to the start of his three-year Major League career. He is the only Major Leaguer to serve in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and he received a Purple Heart for his service.
"My career was intermingled with the military," Goggin said. "My baseball career started and then was interrupted and then had to restart. The other guys that I know that served in Vietnam and played in the big leagues, as far as I remember, they all did that before they started. The interruption thing, from a baseball standpoint, hurt me. Taking two years out of my career at that age was pretty significant.
"Do I regret it? Absolutely not. I would not trade my two years in the Marine Corps for anything."
Plenty of other well-known ballplayers have enlisted. Yogi Berra, Mickey Cochrane, Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson are among the illustrious list of Hall of Famers to have done so. None of them, of course, lost their lives due to their enlistment. It should be noted, however, that according to the SABR BioProject, Christy Mathewson died in 1925 from tuberculosis-related complications perhaps related to mustard gas he was exposed to while training in France with the Army's Chemical Warfare Division.
"Take a look at Ted Williams' career," Goggin said. "He served 4 1/2 years of total time, during his prime, in the military. If you take him out of the military and put him in the big leagues and put his regular numbers, if you put those into what he actually achieved, Hank Aaron might have been chasing him.
"Maybe there were Major League players that were killed and had they not been killed or injured -- had they come back and resumed their careers -- maybe they would have great All-Star players. We'll never know."
None of the players to die in war had the career of Eddie Grant, who is likely the most well-known of the bunch. Grant was Harvard-educated and aptly-nicknamed "Harvard Eddie" during his 10-year career that featured stops in Philadelphia, New York, Cincinnati and Cleveland. He was a .300 career hitter, primarily a utilityman on the left side of the infield in 990 career games.
By incredible coincidence, Grant, Troy and Burr were all killed within a week of each other in 1914, all in France. But Burr and Troy played just one game each -- Burr in center field for the Yankees in 1914, without a plate appearance, and Troy a 6 2/3-innings outing for the Tigers in 1912.
Gedeon played five games in the Majors for the Washington Senators in 1939, Neighbors played seven games for the St. Louis Browns in 1939 and O'Neill caught one game for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1939.
Grant, for whom Grant Field at Dean College is named, is buried in Argonne, France, where he was killed. Stearns and Gedeon are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. It's just minutes from Goggin's home in Alexandria, Va., where he is now retired after nearly 20 years of work with the federal government following his service time in Vietnam.
"The Marine Corps time was special," Goggin said. "They say once a Marine, always a Marine. And the supreme corps that the Marine Corps has is different than the supreme corps that baseball has. Baseball is good, your teammates are good, your life with them that you play during the years is good, but in reflection, the time you spend with the Marine Corps is a special time because you face a different adversary. You face a different set of challenges. Not just in the military, but in combat.
"Being a marine is probably something I'm more proud of than being a Major League Baseball player. They're close. They're two totally different things. One is serving my country, which I'm so proud of having done."


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FOOD- THE DISH- Attempted Mall heist: Did Splendoracam capture bandit?
Splendora's security camera may have captured the gun-toting bandit who tried to rob the Union Bank Trust on June 1.
Like other folks on the Downtown Mall, it appears that bank robber Jeffrey Alan Adams decided to grab a cup of coffee before going to work.
On the morning of June 1, a caffeine jolt-up at Splendora's gelato shop on the Mall may have preceded a hold-up at a bank across the street. Splendora's owner, Fax Ayres, says the bandit, later identified by police as 38-year old Fredericksburg resident Adams, was captured on his shop's security camera.
"Those pictures are definitely the same guy the police led away in handcuffs," says Ayres. Apparently his morning sales clerk, who asked not to be named, sold the man a cup of coffee and was then dumbfounded about an hour later to see police leading the customer out of the bank in handcuffs.
The security pictures, time-stamped at 8:01am, show a sport coat-clad white male with a newspaper tucked under his left arm. The targeted bank, Union Bank and Trust at 400 E. Main St., is across the Mall from Splendora's.
"I'd never seen him before," says the clerk. "He was completely unremarkable in every way and indistinguishable from any Downtown Mall man in his 30s."
Nonetheless, the clerk feels positive about his identification. "I was looking at the commotion out of our front plate-glass window. They brought out a gentleman with his arms behind his back, and I said, "Hey, that's the guy who bought coffee and sat out front with his paper."
That's when Ayres and his clerk decided to look at the security footage. Sure enough, there was the suspect. Ayres says he then alerted the Charlottesville police.
According to city spokesperson Ric Barrick, Adams was arrested inside the Union Bank & Trust after city zoning inspector Cory Jordan noticed him trying to the lock the bank's front door behind him. Barrick says Adams had a gun drawn at that point (Barrick could not say what kind of gun), and had already ordered the employees into another part of the bank. In addition, Barrick tells Dish that police also arrested a second suspect, John Joseph Amann of Fredericksburg, presumably the get-away car driver.
As Barrick points out, Jordan's actions not only prevented a bank robbery, they may also have saved lives.
"I feel a bit embarrassed by all the attention, mostly," says Jordan. "I don't think I did anything particularly heroic. I was just lucky enough to be watching the guy as he entered the bank and locked the door, and I guess observant enough to think that was a little odd."
At press time, Barrick couldn't say for sure if the man on Splendora's security camera was Adams. For instance, Jordan said the man was wearing a straw hat, but no hat is in evidence on the security camera footage.
Still, one thing's for sure...Charlottesville's restaurateurs and government employees are true crime fighters!
Fat Tuesday's at Orzo
With the restaurant biz being as competitive as it is in Charlottesville, it's no small gesture that the folks at Orzo in the West Main Market have decided to donate a percentage of their profits each month to a different local charity or non-profit.
Of course, it's not bad marketing either. What could be more guilt-free than knowing that delicious meal you're enjoying is helping the needy? As the slogan the folks at Orzo have chosen for the initiative says, "Eat well and feel good!"
Okay, here's how it works: each Tuesday of the month, Orzo donates 10 percent of the revenue generated during its evening dinner service. After each Tuesday is complete, they'll post how much was collected for each charity on their website, orzokitchen.com.
They've even lined up the non-profits they'll be serving until late into 2008, including the Cancer Center, Building Goodness, Meals on Wheels, the Legal Aid Society, Habitat for Humanity, the SPCA, Boys & Girls Clubs, several school orchestras, WNRN, the American Heart Association, and the Second Street Gallery.
"We feel very fortunate that we have been as successful in our first year as we have been," says co-owner Ken Wooten. "This is our way to express our appreciation to the community. Now those who enjoy dining out will build more than just airline miles!" #


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Journey's Neal Schon to Lead Legends Ride to Kick Off the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
It's time for motorcycle riders and enthusiasts to strap on those black jeans and sleeveless shirts because this coming Monday — Aug. 6 — the 2012 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally kicks off with the popular charity celebrity event, the Legends Ride, led by Journey's Neal Schon.
It'll be a star-studded event, indeed, with the likes of actress Kristy Swanson, motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel and custom builders Arlen, Cory and Zach Ness joining Neal to help support the Black Hills Special Olympics and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame.
After rolling into Deadwood, S.D., on their 55-mile tour of the Black Hills, Journey will take the stage, making the hundreds of riders forget about their sore backsides — certainly sitting on a bike for 55-miles can't be too comfortable.
While Neal's schedule is already incredibly busy with Journey being on tour through December, the band has no problem taking the time to stop to do what they can for the charity. He says, "The Legends Ride is a great opportunity to spend the day on my bike with some good friends and fans for a great cause."
Since it's inception the Legends Ride has raised more than $240k for the local charities. The contributions from the riders will go to benefit a new bus — which will be unveiled at the ride –and fuel for the Special Olympics travel needs.
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Britain's Daily Mail newspaper appears to be jumping the gun a bit with its coverage of the upcoming Steven Spielberg/Daniel Day-Lewis biopic Lincoln, claiming that U.S. critics are unimpressed with one of this fall's most anticipated releases.
Double Oscar winner Day-Lewis never offers up a bad performance, and Spielberg is, well, Spielberg . . . but some critics are offering mini-reviews of Lincoln based on a brief trailer for the film that was recently released. And the Mail highlighted those who, based on the short footage, think Daniel's transformation into President Abe Lincoln leaves much to be desired.
Slate.com called Day-Lewis's Lincoln voice "high, folksy, at times almost meek" when giving the trailer a B- review. (Who knew that even trailers are now picked apart by critics?)
The Mail dug up another negative from the blog Hollywood Elsewhere, which opined, "I still don't like the sound of Daniel Day-Lewis's Lincoln voice. I almost hate it, in a way. It's flat, undistinctive, unimpressive."
Given that there are no audio tapes of President Lincoln in existence, it's hard to know what these folks were expecting. We'll all get a chance to judge the full film for ourselves when it's released on November 9.
"Obviously, we when cast Daniel we knew that in many respects, physically, he would look very much like Lincoln," producer Kathleen Kennedy recently told E Online.
"But it was a combination of the work that was being done in the makeup and hair trailer and also what Daniel himself took on for the physical appearance. He got quite thin and gaunt. It was quite extraordinary to see him for the first time."
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2014 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has congratulated the crew of the U.S. ship MV Cape Ray for completing the work of neutralizing Syrian chemical weapons components.
Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby issued a statement today saying Hagel called Navy Captain Rich Dromerhauser aboard the ship to congratulate the crew on finishing their unprecedented work of neutralizing, at sea, the most dangerous chemicals in Syria's declared stockpile. The secretary said that by ridding the world of these materials, they - as part of an ongoing international effort to eliminate the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal - have helped make an important and enduring contribution to global security.
Secretary Hagel expressed his gratitude for the crew's service, dedication, and expertise, noting that with the world watching, they performed flawlessly every step of the way - despite a very long deployment, and a complex operation that required careful coordination with our international partners. The secretary commended the crew for conducting every aspect of the mission in a highly professional manner, with strict adherence to safety and with no impact to the surrounding environment, and said that they should all be very proud of what they've accomplished to help reduce the threat posed by chemical weapons.
Today's milestone would not have been possible without the contributions of our many international partners, or the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program, which provided the funding to carry out these operations. While the international community's work to completely eliminate Syria's chemical weapons program is not yet finished, the secretary believes this is a clear demonstration of what can be achieved when diplomacy is backed by a willingness to use military force.
The United States will remain vigilant in our efforts to deter future use of chemicals as weapons, and in ensuring that all questions about the extent of Assad's chemical weapons program are answered in full.