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Over the years, looking at the MLS average age can explain quite a bit of the league's history: consistent from 1996 to 2001, dropping in 2002 after contraction and rising upon expansion and the introduction of the Designated Player rule.
Now for the second straight season, the league's average age is poised to drop as Home Grown players grow in influence and younger foreign stars are more easily signed.
The average age for the 2011 MLS season so far is 27.15 years, down from 27.36 in 2010 and 27.57 in 2009.
How are these numbers calculated? Each player is given an age for the season, the exact age that they are on July 1. That's usually right about the midpoint of the season (this year it's July 2). Each player's age is then multiplied by their number of minutes played to take into account playing time, then divided by the league's total number of minutes played. Doing that for every player, it's easy to figure out an average age for the league or an individual team.
How do the 18 MLS teams rank this season in terms of age? Here's a countdown from youngest to oldest:
18) Portland Timbers – 25.60 years
17) Vancouver Whitecaps FC – 25.71 years
Major League Soccer's two newest teams are also its two youngest. It's actually not the norm for first year teams to be this young. No previous expansion team has finished as the youngest team, and only Toronto and Philadelphia ended up among the three youngest.
[inline_node:326603]As it stands now, both Portland and Vancouver are among the 10 youngest teams in league history. Who's the youngest MLS team ever? At 24.71 years, the 2004 MetroStars were more than half a year younger than the second-place 2007 Dallas team.
Bob Bradley's second year with the New York franchise saw him unafraid to place young players in important roles, with 17-year-old Eddie Gaven becoming the youngest-ever Best XI recipient.
16) Toronto FC – 25.98 years
Toronto debuted in 2007 with an average age of 26.57, and they've bounced up and down ever since. But this is their youngest team yet, thanks in large part to the trade of veteran Dwayne De Rosario and last year's retirement of Jim Brennan.
Note: Toronto FC's youngest player is Doneil Henry, a homegrown Academy graduate who turned 18 on April 20.
15) Houston Dynamo – 26.05 years
After parting ways with several veterans, this is quite a drop for 2010's oldest team. The only player older than 30 this season has been Brian Ching; also available but yet to see the field is Eddie Robinson. As a result, only 1.09 percent of the team's minutes have been played by 30-plus players, easily the league low. Only four teams have ended the year in single digits for that category.
14) Chicago Fire – 26.17 years
The Fire were the second-oldest team in the league when they reached the Eastern Conference Championship in 2008, largely on the backs of veterans like Cuauhtémoc Blano, Brian McBride, C.J. Brown and Jon Busch. But those days are gone, leaving the Fire with their youngest team since the 2004 squad, which missed the postseason for the first time in franchise history.
13) New England Revolution – 26.35 years
The Revs made conflicting moves in the offseason in terms of age (additions like A.J. Soares and Didier Domi), leaving them with roughly the same collective age as in 2010. In fact, they haven't deviated much since they averaged 27.14 in 2008.
12) D.C. United – 26.67 years
[inline_node:333181]Forty-three-year-old Pat Onstad's three starts have had quite the impact on the team's age, with replacement Bill Hamid less than half as old. If Hamid had started those games instead of the all time oldest MLS player, then DC would rank as the league's youngest team.
They actually did hold that title in 2010, and despite last year's performance, a young team has worked out well for United over the years. They've never ranked higher than sixth-oldest in an MLS season.
11) Columbus Crew – 26.81 years
Since the hiring of Sigi Schmid for the 2006 season and continuing with Robert Warzycha, they've been among the younger half of the league, and it's been successful for them.
10) Sporting Kansas City – 27.18 years
KC have traditionally been the oldest of the original MLS teams. They've finished in the older half of the league in 12 out of 15 seasons.
9) Chivas USA – 27.58 years
The Goats are actually an older team this year than they were last, perhaps in part because of the the losses of Jonathan Bornstein and Sacha Kljestan and the addition of veterans Jimmy Conrad and Alejandro Moreno.
8) Los Angeles Galaxy – 27.63 years
When Bruce Arena took over, he added familiar American veterans like Gregg Berhalter, Jovan Kirovski, Eddie Lewis and Tony Sanneh to help right the ship. As a result, his first full year with the Galaxy in 2009 ended up with the team as the fourth-oldest in league history, at 29.04 years.
Last year, the team got two years younger at 27.05 and had an even more successful regular season. So far, the 2011 team has been appears to be likely to fall somewhere in between.
7) Colorado Rapids – 27.90 years
The 2010 MLS Cup champions had an unusually high amount of players in the 25-29 age range, the third-highest percentage in league history at 68.38 percent of minutes. Of course, the top team all-time was the 2009 Rapids, and they won nothing.
6) Real Salt Lake – 27.91 years
With only four games played, the younger reserve lineup fielded against New England a week ago means that this number may rise as the season goes on.
5) FC Dallas – 28.04 years
With Fabián Castillo and Ruben Luna getting minutes, Dallas have had the largest contribution percentage-wise from teenage players this season at 9.18 percent of minutes played. Only five teams have ended the year in double figures, one of which was last year's Philadelphia Union.
4) Philadelphia Union – 28.12 years
[inline_node:330578]Speaking of the Union, they're an older and so far improved team in 2011. With the additions of Brian Carroll, Carlos Ruiz and especially Faryd Mondragón, they've risen from 13th to fourth in the age rankings.
One interesting thing is that like last year, they have a team with many players who are much younger or older. In 2010, they had the lowest percentage of minutes played by 20- to 29-year-olds. So far this season, they're the third-lowest.
3) Seattle Sounders FC – 28.29 years
This is the oldest team in the Sounders' brief history, even without Blaise Nkufo. Still, expect this number to drop in 2012 with Kasey Keller hanging 'em up.
2) San Jose Earthquakes – 28.30 years
Going against the league's current trend, the Quakes are practically getting older with every year. Aside from a quick dip below the 28 mark last season, they've averaged at least 28 years per player since their rebirth in 2008. The only other team to boast similar numbers are the Dynamo, who are planning for the future this season with one of the youngest teams in the league. Will the Quakes someday follow suit?
1) New York Red Bulls – 28.74 years
With the trading of Toni Tchani (22) and Danleigh Borman (25) for De Rosario (33), this is a team that's built to win now. If they do, they could follow in the footsteps of the 2007 Houston Dynamo, who are the only team to win the MLS Cup as the league's oldest team.


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Ray Beckerman Picks Apart RIAA Lawsuits For Judges' Benefit
from the nice-work deptRay Beckerman, as you may already know, is a lawyer in New York who not only has defended numerous people against RIAA lawsuits, but also runs the Recording Industry vs. The People blog, where he chronicles what's going on in these cases. While I believe he sometimes pushes the envelope too far in his claims about what the RIAA is doing, there's no denying that he's been a tremendous force in shining some much needed light on some of the RIAA's more questionable activities, while also helping those who are severely outgunned in various lawsuits.
As numerous folks have sent in, Beckerman has now also written up something of a primer for judges in The Judge's Journal, a publication of the American Bar Association targeted at judges. It basically explains the many problems with the way the RIAA conducts its lawsuits, noting how it often uses questionable means, weak evidence and general bullying tactics in filing its cases. It also relies on the fact that it comes off as more credible than an individual (often defending themselves -- sometimes in jurisdictions far from home). Beckerman highlights all of the problems with the way the RIAA runs its cases, and makes a series of quite reasonable suggestions for judges in how to handle such cases should they show up in court. It's a good guide, that also highlights many of the underhanded tactics that the RIAA uses in filing its cases. It's well worth a read if you haven't seen it elsewhere.
If I have one complaint, it's the same one I leveled against John Duffy recently. While the article does mention Beckerman's website, it does not mention that he represents many clients against the RIAA (including in ongoing trials). That would appear to be something of a conflict of interest, in that he's making a bunch of suggestions for how judges should basically side with his arguments in those cases. I guess I'm learning that such "disclosures" are generally not considered necessary in the legal community.
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Mathematically, the Colorado Rapids need to wait until next week to officially clinch (and celebrate) a berth in the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs. But realistically, the team clinched a spot Sunday night after the LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes played to a scoreless draw.
The tie between the two California teams officially put LA and the Seattle Sounders into the postseason since, with one game left, San Jose can't catch the Galaxy on points and would lose the first tie-breaker with the Sounders. Portland and Real Salt Lake had claimed the first two West playoff spots on Saturday night, while Dallas, Vancouver, and Chivas USA are no longer in contention.
Here's the situation: San Jose (13-11-9, 48), could technically still catch Colorado (14-10-9, 51 points) on points - if the Earthquakes defeat Dallas and Colorado loses to Vancouver next weekend. However, it's the tie-breakers that are on Colorado's side in the event of being level on points.
The first tie-breaker is wins. In the case above, both the Rapids and Earthquakes would be tied at 51 points and 14 wins.
The second tie-breaker is goals for. San Jose has scored 33 goals this year; Colorado has scored 45.
The third tie-breaker is Goal Differential (GD). San Jose has a -8 GD; the Rapids are at +10.
Put it all together and the only way the Rapids miss out on the fifth and final Western Conference Playoff berth is:
If San Jose defeats Dallas by 12 goals...AND...if Colorado loses to Vancouver by at least six goals in order to win the fourth tie-breaker. (If that's not ridiculous enough, SJ also gets in if they win 13-0 and the Rapids lose by any result, or any combination of the 12-6 difference mentioned above).
While that scenario is unlikely, there are multiple scenarios that could see any of the five teams finish anywhere from 1st to 5th in the West.
One scenario that will be fun to watch:
The Rapids would finish first in the West IF:
- Real Salt Lake and Portland each lose to Chivas USA
- LA Galaxy - Seattle Sounders tie
- Colorado defeats Vancouver.
One thing is for sure: if the Rapids beat the Whitecaps next Sunday (6 p.m. MT, Altitude TV), Colorado will be assured a home playoff game, be it as host of the Knockout game as the fourth place team or directly into the home-and-away Conference Semifinals. The reason is because a win would lift Colorado to 54 points. The Galaxy (52 pts) and Sounders (51) square off shortly after the COL-VAN match begins. Playoff tickets are already on sale.


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JBoss & Log4Jtomsimmons Feb 10, 2011 11:57 AM
I'm afraid I'm having a bit of trouble understanding Log4J in JBoss and how to achieve what I want.
Previously with GlassFish and Tomcat in my project I had a prperties file that defines appenders and loggers, I had one appender and then lots of loggers so I could have a logger for each area of the system and control their logging level independently. That was as things matured I could reduce the logging, then when a new feature was added, or a problem was reported, I could turn the logging up for that area rather than drowning in output from the whole system.
Now as I understand in the jboss-log4j.xml file has a file and console appender, various JBoss sub systems have their logging level set in the here, and the last section in the file the 'root' bit catches all the logging from all the apps and sends it to both the appenders. I can change the root logging level, but this affects the level for all apps hosted on the instance.
First question...is the logging level assigned to root hot changeable? ie Can it be sat at WARN, then if a problem occurs change it to DEBUG and see more out put without having to restart JBoss?
The application I'm working on I inheritted. At the top of a class there is a line
static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(<class name>.class);
This I'm assuming is basically setting up a logger for this class, rather than having the logger defined in a properties file?
Did you see question sneakily hidden there?!
The final question. I would like (unless there is a better way) to set up logging similar to how I used to work it under Tomcat as described above. How would I go about doing this?
Sorry if these are daft questions, I'm afraid I'm not very proficient with JBoss - hence the next discussion I'm about to create...
Thanks for any help...
PS I should probably have said, I'm using JBOss 5.1.0 GA


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2019 Acura RDX Financing near Chicago, IL
Vehicle shown above is the 2019 Acura RDX in White Diamond Pearl. Optional packages shown.
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Additional Vehicle Information
Green Score
EPA Green Score
( California LEV-III ULEV50
EPA and California-required standards. The names refer to tables of numerical limits for the various air pollutants allowed by the standards.
|Fuel Type
Air Pollution Score ?
The Air Pollution Score is based on the government emission standards for which the vehicle was certified to comply with and reflects vehicle tailpipe emissions that contribute to local and regional air pollution, creating problems such as haze, and health issues.
Greenhouse Gas Score ?
This score reflects fuel emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
Smartway ?
SmartWay is a designation earned by those vehicles that have combined Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Scores that place them in the top tier (approximately the top 20%) of environmental performers. SmartWay Elite is reserved for the best of the best.
EPA Green Score
( Federal Tier 3 Bin 50
EPA and California-required standards. The names refer to tables of numerical limits for the various air pollutants allowed by the standards.
|Fuel Type
Air Pollution Score ?
The Air Pollution Score is based on the government emission standards for which the vehicle was certified to comply with and reflects vehicle tailpipe emissions that contribute to local and regional air pollution, creating problems such as haze, and health issues.
Greenhouse Gas Score ?
This score reflects fuel emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
Smartway ?
SmartWay is a designation earned by those vehicles that have combined Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Scores that place them in the top tier (approximately the top 20%) of environmental performers. SmartWay Elite is reserved for the best of the best.
- Features
- Specs
- Exterior
- Safety
- Mechanical
- Technology
- Comfort
- Interior
|Moonroof / Sunroof
|tilt/slide, power panoramic, power sunshade, one-touch open/close, anti-trapping, remotely operated
|Daytime running lights
|LED, LED rear center
|auto high beam dimmer, LED, wiper activated, auto delay off, auto on/off
Tires and Rims
|Spare tire size
|Tire type
|performance, all season
|Spare tire mount location
|Spare wheel type
|Tire Pressure Monitoring System
|painted aluminum
|Rear wiper
|intermittent, with washer
|Window defogger
|Front wipers
|variable intermittent
|Power windows
|safety reverse, remotely operated
|Rear privacy glass
|Solar-tinted glass
|Laminated glass
|Liftgate window
|Rear door type
|power liftgate
Exterior Features
|Front bumper color
|Mirror color
|Door handle color
|Rear spoiler
|Rear spoiler color
|Exhaust tip color
|Grille color
|chrome surround, black
|Rear bumper color
|Body side moldings
|dual tip
|Window trim
|Rocker panel color
|Camera system
|rear multi-view
|Rearview monitor
|in dash
|Autonomous braking
|Pre-collision warning system
|audible warning, visual warning
|Lane keeping assist
|Automatic emergency braking
|Child safety door locks
|Child seat anchors
|LATCH system
|Body side reinforcements
|side impact door beams
|Lane deviation sensors
|Crumple zones
|front, rear
|Airbag deactivation
|occupant sensing passenger
|Side airbags
|Knee airbags
|dual front
|Front airbags
|Side curtain airbags
|front, rear
|Side-curtain airbag rollover sensor
|Power door locks
|anti-lockout, auto-locking
|Anti-theft system
|engine immobilizer, alarm with remote
|2-stage unlocking doors
|Side mirrors
|integrated turn signals, heated
|Side mirror adjustments
|power, manual folding, reverse gear tilt
|Drive mode selector
|Axle ratio
|4WD type
|full time
|Center differential
|Auto start/stop
|Rear brake type
|Rear brake diameter
|Front brake diameter
|Front brake type
|ventilated disc
|Braking assist
|Electronic brakeforce distribution
|Power brakes
|Electronic parking brake
|Front suspension classification
|Rear suspension classification
|Front struts
|Rear suspension type
|Rear spring type
|Front spring type
|Front suspension type
|lower control arms
|Front stabilizer bar
|diameter 30 mm
|Rear shock type
|Front shock type
|Rear stabilizer bar
|diameter 23 mm
Stability and Traction
|Stability control
|Traction control
|Hill holder control
Audio System
|Auxiliary audio input
|Bluetooth, jack, USB, iPod/iPhone
|Antenna type
|diversity, mast
|Total speakers
|AM/FM, HD radio
|Speed sensitive volume control
|Satellite radio
|Electronic messaging assistance
|with read function, voice operated
|Driver assistance app
|roadside assistance
|Smart device app function
|maintenance scheduling
|Wireless data link
In Car Entertainment
|Apple CarPlay ready, AcuraLink
|Infotainment screen size
|10.2 in.
|Instrument cluster screen size
|7 in.
|Trip computer
|Driver information system
|Digital odometer
|External temperature display
|Multi-function display
|Fuel economy display
|MPG, range
|Warnings and reminders
|low fuel level, maintenance due, tire fill alert
|Trip odometer
Comfort Features
|Dash trim
|Floor mat material
|Steering wheel trim
|rear folding
|Interior accents
|Floor mats
|rear, front
|Floor material
|Center console trim
|Door trim
Convenience Features
|Adaptive stop and go cruise control
|Autonomous lane guidance
|lane centering
|front, rear
|Steering wheel
|tilt and telescopic
|Adaptive cruise control
|One-touch windows
|Reading lights
|front, rear
|Power steering
|Cargo area light
|Retained accessory power
|Multi-function remote
|panic alarm, proximity entry system, trunk release
|Power windows
|lockout button
|Steering wheel mounted controls
|audio, cruise control, phone, multi-function, paddle shifter
|Push-button start
|Vanity mirrors
|dual illuminating
|Power outlet(s)
|12V front and rear
|Assist handle
|rear, front
|Center console
|front console with armrest and storage
|Rearview mirror
|Universal remote transmitter
|Homelink - garage door opener
|Ambient lighting
|cargo tie-down anchors and hooks, sunglasses holder, door pockets
|Capless fuel filler system
|Touch-sensitive controls
Air Conditioning
|Front air conditioning
|automatic climate control
|Front air conditioning zones
|Rear vents
|second row
|Humidity/dewpoint sensors
|Air filtration
|Driver seat power adjustments
|height, 12, lumbar, reclining
|Passenger seat power adjustments
|height, 12, lumbar, reclining
|Passenger seat
|Driver seat
|Rear headrests
|3, adjustable
|Front headrests
|2, adjustable
|Rear seat type
|60-40 split bench
|Rear seat folding
|Front seat type
|sport bucket
|Steering ratio
|Seatbelt pretensioners
|Seatbelt force limiters
|Emergency locking retractors
|rear, front
|Seatbelt warning sensor
|Rear seatbelts
|Front seatbelts
Drive Type
|Drive Type
|Standard Seating
|Max Seating
|Head Room (front)
|40 in
|Head Room (rear)
|38 in
|Hip Room (front)
|55 in
|Hip Room (rear)
|50 in
|Shoulder Room (front)
|60 in
|Shoulder Room (rear)
|57 in
|Leg Room (front)
|42 in
|Leg Room (rear)
|38 in
|Seating Rows
Measurements of Size & Shape
|186.8 in
|74.8 in
|Width (without mirrors)
|74.8 in
|65.7 in
|108.3 in
|Ground Clearance
|8.2 in
|Track Width (front)
|64.2 in
|Track Width (rear)
|64.7 in
Measurements of Weight
|Gross Vehicle Weight Range
|5001-6000 lbs
|Curb Weight
|4019 lbs
|Max Towing Capacity
|1500 lbs
Interior Dimensions
|Cargo Volume
|29.5 cu ft
|Interior Volume
|133.5 cu ft
|Passenger Volume
|104 cu ft
|Cargo Volume (rear seats down)
|58.9 cu ft
Performance Specifications
|Turning Circle
|38.9 ft
Fuel Tanks
|Fuel Capacity
|17.1 Gallons
Wheels and Tires
|Front Tire Type
|Front Wheel Diameter
|19.0 x 8.0 in
|Rear Tire Type
|Rear Wheel Diameter
|19.0 x 8.0 in
Acura of Morton Grove Sales Hours
|9:00 am - 8:00 pm
|9:00 am - 8:00 pm
|9:00 am - 8:00 pm
|9:00 am - 8:00 pm
|9:00 am - 8:00 pm
|9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Crash-Test Ratings
2019 Acura RDX 4 DR AWD
|Front Crash Overall
|Front Crash Driver
|Front Crash Passenger
|Side Crash Overall
|Side Barrier Overall
|Side Barrier Driver
|Side Barrier Passenger
|Side Pole Driver
|Side Combined Front
|Side Combined Rear
Dealership Information
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We had a great experience over all . Raffy was very...
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" I walked in with the intent to lease the 2020 MDX. But then decided to go the purchasing route as I was not fond of paying extra 9% usage tax for Chicago. I ended up purchasing the new RDX as I knew the MDX was getting revamped for 2021 and I wouldn't have been a happy camper having the previous model with the new one being out. Leo (Sales guy) and Joe (finance depart), were the ones getting my "beatings", to make the deal that accommodates everyone, happen! Thank you! My sons love their new car! Can't wait to see the new MDX! =) "
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Had a good experience overall buying my new RDX.
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I had a fantastic experience at McGrath Acura of Morton...
" I had a fantastic experience at McGrath Acura of Morton Grove! Anthony was super helpful, knowledgeable, and patient as he walked me through getting my first lease. Everyone else I met at McGrath was wonderful to work with as well, including Aimee. I would highly recommend this dealership to anyone looking for a new car! "
Reny and Tom were the perfect duo to provide us with...
" Reny and Tom were the perfect duo to provide us with another great McGrath Acura of Morton Grove experience. Worth the trip for Acura #3. They took all the covid precautions to make this as pleasant and thorough as possible! "
" Tom and Reny managed to beat and exceed all expectations of renewing my lease. McGrath Morton Grove is taking care of business while being covid ready. "
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Love my new car! Thanks Raffy!
" Raffy's knowledge of Acura cars and his salesmanship was exactly what influenced my decision to buy the RDX. When I came in to look at and test-drive the RDX I already had a different car brand and model in mind, and Acura was just another brand to check out and compare against the car I had already tentatively chosen to buy - Honda CR-V Hybrid Touring model. Raffy was able to give me a side by side comparison of two cars and he even brought and parked the CR-V next to RDX to address my concerns about the cargo space. All in all a wonderful experience at McGrath Acura of Morton Grove. Thank you Raffy for helping me make the right choice!!! "
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Déjà Vu: Muslim extremist evils should sound familiar
Few reading this, I dare say, have any qualms about seeing religious extremists who believe they please the Almighty by dealing with nonbelievers, sinners, so-called apostates and "infidels" with intolerance and especially cruelty and butchery, contained and even eradicated (Mandated when an armed response is the lesser of 2 evils — kill or else have more innocents killed).
At the moment (October 2014) a coalition of nations including many predominately Muslin ones are involved in rolling back the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) whose atrocities and wanton evil are regularly showcased and discussed on TV and in newspapers, not to mention web, blog and social media outlets galore worldwide.
In the midst of all this most justifiable righteous indignation with extremist violence and monstrous wickedness, there is also a growing hostility towards Muslims in countries throughout the world in which peaceful, law-abiding ones are not only suspected of being sympathetic to Islamic extremists like IS/ISIS/ISIL but are thought to be fellow travelers, even members of planted "sleeper cells" who lurk in the shadows awaiting conditions to favor their popping out and engaging in terrorism.
And, even though Muslims including scholars have come out and denounced the extremist evil of IS including their cherry-picking of the Quran to support their beliefs and actions (Examples: Here & here), this is oftentimes ignored or eclipsed by our all-too-human in-group/out-group sentiments (wiring?) which in many instances has given rise to xenophobia and then paranoia. There is something both ironic and paradoxical in the fact that many who decry the intolerance and acts of cruelty championed by extremists began to treat anyone or anything that "smacks of the enemy" with intolerance and cruelty (ranging from subtle ostracism to physical violence).
It is also tempting to filter out contrary evidence within the Islamic world and conclude that IS/ISIS/ISIL actually reflects the heart and soul of Muslim beliefs and heartfelt convictions. It doesn't help that stories and accounts come out of how many Muslims actually do believe that certain Islamic extremist groups, often dominated by clerics, are an antidote for deviating from a literal interpretation of the Quran or "creeping liberalism". This sort of thing is naturally seized upon by those who argue that Muslims who bomb, shoot, crucify, bury alive, behead and otherwise dispatch "infidels" in bestial ways represent the real Islamic McCoy. Here is one of many posted articles on the Web that take this position (This one claims that the Oklahoma Muslim who beheaded an ex-coworker represents the "real Islam"): http://www.wnd.com/2014/09/oklahoma-beheader-represents-real-islam/
If this doesn't should familiar, you've either forgotten your high school history lessons or slept through them. How so? At one time the Christian world, especially many of its leaders both religious and secular, sanctioned draconian measures against "infidels" which included torture, imprisonment, exile and cruel executions. What did these "defenders of the faith" base their actions on? They certainly didn't need to make up scriptural justification for this sort of thing. The Bible provided them abundant material that when taken literally and narrowly applied, sometimes out-of-context and sometimes not, justified the cruelest imaginable treatment and horrific execution of gays, occultists, nonbelievers, heterodox believers (heretics), infidels (non-Christians) and more. Click to read a rundown of such verses.
Historic examples? Thankfully, a chap by the name of Mark Humphrys saved me having to dig out all the applicable historic incidents and practices and such, as he researched, organized and posted this to http://markhumphrys.com/christianity.killings.html (Readers are also encouraged to peruse what's posted at http://www.heretication.info/_heretics.html).
Of course, most modern (Western) Christian believers and organizations including churches and denominations would never entertain taking verses such as Leviticus 20:10 as (ahem) gospel and acting on them: If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death (Albeit some especially aggrieved wives or husbands might wish this was the law of the land)
But ask yourself: What stopped the waves of church-sanctioned persecution, torture and cruel execution of heretics and those declared apostates, sinners or such who would not repent or otherwise bend their knee to those who held their lives in-the-balance? History reveals no sudden turnabout. However, over time a number of shifts and changes occurred that gradually undermined and eroded intolerance and forced conformity to orthodoxy: Among these, the church lost secular power and influence while Biblical literalism and militant, extremist Christian policies and actions lost steam as more moderate views won the day (And these because to a great extent religious scholars and others critically examined archaic beliefs and practices and even the scriptures themselves in light of contrary or mitigating factual evidence and reasoning).
This is viewpoint is reflected in comments made by Southern Baptist Theological seminary faculty member Dr. Timothy Paul Jones to the Baptist Press which were incorporated in a July 2014 article titled "Why Christians killed and why Muslim violence continues" by David Roach:
"Christians used to kill with some frequency over matters of doctrine. There was the Spanish Inquisition, Calvin's Geneva, England's notorious Bloody Mary, the drowning of Anabaptists, the Crusades and more."
Dr. Jones, the author of "Christian History Made Easy", also stated that "it was the intermingling of church authority and civil authority that made it possible for persons who claimed to be Christians to have the state execute others who also professed Christ."
But,…and this is a big but…..this shift was not without acrimonious debates, calls for a return to "that old time religion" (i.e., a church with secular power that punished heretics and others), fist fights and open warfare, and worse, in various quarters at various times.
Now ask yourself: Does all that's happening in the Middle East — the theocratic Islamic governments who rely on oppression and cruelty and public executions to hold the pot lid down on dissent, the pitched battles (literal and figurative) between proponents of a Muslim religious worldview that is exclusivist literalist, and radically fundamentalist and those who champion the opposite, etc. — represent the kind of "Future Shock" cultural, social and religious clashes and upheavals that arose from and signaled the transition from a Europe that was ruled by clerics and which burned heretics to one of nations largely democratic and essentially tolerant? (But not without periodic lapses into darkness when conditions favored the eclipse of reason and tolerance by fear, hatred and bigotry). I tend to think so.
The question of whether such a complete transition will occur may not be one of if but when. But at what cost to the Muslim world and Israel, the EU, America, and other countries before the dust settles?
Beyond containing militant/radical Muslim extremists, there are other variables at play that could up the ante and the "dust" that gets kicked up before it settles to the ground. Assume for a moment that those who warn that Iran is dead set on building nuclear weapons — something underscored by alarming developments such as this — are right and they do. What happens if a major offensive is launched by one or more Arab countries against Israel and Iran joins this? If so, it is not inconceivable that Russia, which has longstanding ties to Iran (not to mention Assad's Syria), might seize the opportunity to support such military adventurism. This would surely result in America rightfully jumping into the fray to help Israel repel this armed assault and intended invasion. Bingo, WWIII or, if not something this dire, surely a major regional conflagration that will come awfully close to unleashing it.
A major war in the Middle East, too, seems less a matter of if but when. Certainly a great many Jewish and Christian believers view this as inevitable based on prophecies in the books of Daniel and Ezekiel (Among others). Read my blog entry on this by clicking this link.
However, whether a great war hits the Middle East in the near future, later on or not at all, we can all expect a lot of craziness and bloodshed not only there but in Europe, the US, Canada, and elsewhere before the Muslim world breaks free of the forces of extremism, oppression and such.
Our challenge here in the US lies not just encouraging and waiting out the hoped for transition among Muslim countries, but also in preventing terrorist acts by Islamic extremists and their sympathizers in our midst, while at the same time avoiding letting their occasional successes drive us into the arms of authoritarian solutions…or worse.
Dr. Anthony G. Payne (Br. Anthony of the Resurrection)
Additional/supplemental reading penned by "yours truly"
Dark times and the allure of evil
How do you kill 12 million people? Evil then and now: Recognizing & containing it


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 19, 2013) – The United States held off the Dominican Republic to win its first pool play match of the men's Pan American Cup, 26-24, 25-14, 22-25, 21-25, 15-7 on Monday in Mexico City.
The United States is 1-0 in Pool B and will play Trinidad & Tobago on Tuesday and host Mexico on Wednesday.
The U.S. Men led in kills (56-53) and blocks (7-6) while the teams were tied in aces (4-4).
Outside hitter Taylor Sander (Huntington Beach, Calif.) led the United States' effort with 19 points on 15 kills, three blocks and one ace. Middle blocker Jacek Ratajczak (Warsaw, Poland) added 14 points on eight kills, three blocks and a match-high three aces.
After the United States won the first two sets, the Dominican Republic came back to win the next two thanks to Elvis Contreras, who led all scorers with 22 points, along with Wilfrido Hernandez Incarnation (11 points) and José Miguel Cáceres (10 points).
"It was a good match for both teams," U.S. Head Coach Shawn Patchell said. "We felt nervous in the beginning, had some trouble in the third and fourth sets. We could not stop Caceres, but pulled out and improved our service. I am happy for this win."
U.S. Team Captain Ryan Ammerman (Parker, Colo.) speculated that Mexico City's altitude (7,943 feet above sea level) might have had an effect on the team.
"We practice normally in California, in Anaheim (close to sea level), and now we have to acclimate here," he said.
Among other U.S. scorers, outside hitter Josh Taylor (Honolulu) scored 12 points on 12 attacks. Opposite Will Price (Laytonsville, Md.) totaled nine points on nine kills. Middle blocker Dan McDonnell (Glendale, Ariz.) finished with six points on six attacks.
Outside hitter Joe Sunder (Greensburg, Pa.) scored three points on three kills. Ammerman, at setter, scored two points on one kill and one block. Middle blocker Russ Lavaja (St. Charles, Ill.) and opposite Shawn Sangrey (Columbia, Pa.) each scored one point on one kill.
Ammerman was credited with 24 running sets and one fault on 73 attempts. Setter Connor Olbright (Orange, Calif.), who played as a substitute, had two running sets on three attempts.
Libero Michael Brinkley (Huntington Beach, Calif.) was credited with five excellent receptions. Sander also had five.
Patchell started Sander and Sunder at outside hitter, Ratajczak and McDonnell at middle blocker, Price at opposite, Ammerman at setter and Brinkley at libero. Taylor took over for Sunder in the second set and started the rest of the match. Olbright, Sangrey and Lavaja played as substitutes.
U.S. Men's Team Roster for Pan American Cup
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 Connor Olbright (S, 6-4, Orange, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 Josh Taylor (OH, 6-7, Honolulu, Hawaii, Pepperdine)
5 Ryan Jay Owens (OH, 6-6, Evanston, Ill., Orange Coast College)
6 Joe Sunder (OH, 6-7, Greensburg, Pa., Penn State)
8 Michael Brinkley (L, 5-10, Huntington Beach, Calif., UC Irvine)
9 Dan McDonnell (MB, 6-6, Glendale, Ariz., UC Irvine)
12 Will Price (Opp, 6-5, 207, Laytonsville, Md., Penn State)
14 Ryan Ammerman (S, 6-8, Parker, Colo., UC Irvine)
15 Shawn Sangrey (Opp, 6-5, Columbia, Pa., Ohio State)
17 Jacek Ratajczak (MB, 7-2, Warsaw, Poland, Cal State Northridge)
18 Russ Lavaja (MB, 6-7, St. Charles, Ill., BYU)
19 Taylor Sander (OH, 6-4, Huntington Beach, Calif., BYU)
Head Coach: Shawn Patchell (Concordia University)
Assistant Coach: Allan Vince (Cal Baptist University)
Team Manager/Technical Coordinator: Nick MacRae (Long Beach State)
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WALL v. COX(1901)
Messrs. Clement Manly and Watson, Buxton, & Watson for appellants.
Messrs. Louis M. Swink and Lindsay Patterson for appellee.
Mr. Justice Gray delivered the opinion of the court:
On October 12, 1899, certain creditors of W. H. Gilbert filed against him a petition in bankruptcy in the district court of the United States for the western district of North Carolina, alleging that he was insolvent, and on October 10, 1899, transferred his stock of goods, with intent to hinder, delay, and defraud his creditors, by a bill of sale to John D. Wall and Thomas W. Huske.
On October 14, 1899, the district court issued an order of notice to Wall and Huske to show cause on October 24, 1899, why they should not be perpetually enjoined from disposing of the goods alleged to have been purchased by them from Gilbert, and meanwhile restraining them from disposing of it. At the time of the issue of that order, Wall and Huske had those goods in their possession. [181 U.S. 244, 245] The district court, on October 27, 1899, adjudged Gilbert a bankrupt, and on November 6, 1899, 'ordered that the restraining order heretofore issued be continued until the appointment and qualification of trustee of W. H. Gilbert, bankrupt. Upon the appointment and qualification of said trustee, in a proper case and upon a proper showing, an injunction or restraining order may be obtained upon application, in which Wall and Huske, defendants above named, may be made parties, restraining the sale or other disposition of any of the property until a hearing may be had and the matters at issue be determined, either by a suit in equity or action at law in the United States courts or the courts of the state, as petitioners may be advised.'
Walter D. Cox, on November 23, 1899, was duly elected and qualified as trustee of Gilbert, Bankrupt, and on December 6, 1899, filed a plenary bill in equity in the district court of the United States for the western district of North Carolina against Wall and Huske, to set aside as fraudulent the sale by Gilbert to them, alleging that Cox had requested them to deliver the property to him as trustee, to be divided among Gilbert's creditors, but they had refused to do so and alleged that the sale to them was valid, and they thereby acquired title to the property, and were purchasers in good faith and for a present fair consideration. The bill prayed that the sale be set aside, and the property be decreed to belong to Cox as part of the bankrupt's estate, and for an injunction and a receiver.
On December 16, 1899, Cox filed a supplemental bill setting forth the former bill and its service upon Wall and Huske, alleging that the property was within the district and in the jurisdiction of this court, and was deteriorating in value by reason of being stored.
At the time of the filing of these bills and of the service of the subpoena upon Wall and Huske, they were in possession of the stock of goods, holding it under the bill of sale from Gilbert.
On the filing of the bill the district judgeissued an order to Wall and Huske to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed to take charge of the stock of goods, and issued an injunction restraining them from disposing of it until the [181 U.S. 244, 246] further order of the court. By consent the hearing was postponed until January 9, 1900
On January 6, 1900, Wall and Huske, 'specially appearing under protest for the purpose of this plea, and for no other,' filed a plea and demurrer assigning as reasons that the plaintiff had an adequate remedy at law; that the district court had no jurisdiction to entertain this bill, or to determine the question arising between the plaintiff, as trustee in bankruptcy of Gilbert, and these defendants; that the defendants claimed title to the property described in the bill under a purchase from Gilbert prior to the institution of proceedings in bankruptcy against him; that both the plaintiff and the defendants were citizens of the state of North Carolina; and that the defendants do not consent to the jurisdiction of the court.
On January 9, 1900, a hearing was had on the motion for a receiver and an injunction, and the demurrer and plea, without objection to its form, and on January 15, 1900, the district court overruled the demurrer and plea to the jurisdiction of the court, ordered the injunction to be continued until the final hearing of the cause, and appointed a temporary receiver to take into his possession the stock of goods. 99 Fed. Rep. 546.
On January 22, 1900, Wall and Huske filed in the Circuit Court of Appeals a petition asking the supervisory power of that court under the bankrupt act of 1898. Upon that petition the decision of the district court was affirmed on May 1, 1900. 41 C. C. A. 408, 101 Fed. Rep. 403.
On June 2, 1900, Wall and Huske filed a motion for a rehearing, which was granted by the circuit court of appeals; and that court certified the following questions on which it desired the instructions of this court:
According to the statements of the certificate, the present case is a bill in equity, filed by a trustee in bankruptcy in the district court of the United States in which bankruptcy proceedings are pending, against persons to whom the bankrupt, before the pertition in bankruptcy, had made a sale and conveyance of property, which the plaintiff sought to set aside as fraudulent against creditors, but which the defendants asserted to have been made in good faith and to have vested title in them. This is a bill, of which, unless by consent of the defendants, the district court of the United States, as was directly adjudged by this court at the last term, since the first hearing of this case in the circuit court of appeals, has no jurisdiction under the bankrupt act of 1898. Bardes v. First Nat. Bank, 178 U.S. 524 , 44 L. ed. 1175, 20 Sup. Ct. Rep. 1000; Mitchell v. McClure, 178 U.S. 539 , 44 L. ed. 1182, 20 Sup. Ct. Rep. 1000; Hicks v. Knost, 178 U.S. 541 , 44 L. ed. 1183, 20 Sup. Ct. Rep. 1006. The statement certified distinctly shows that the defendants, specially appearing for the purpose, protested that the district court had no jurisdiction to entertain this bill, or to determine the question arising between the trustee and the defendants, and that the defendants did not consent to the jurisdiction of the court. The answer to the first question certified must therefore be that the district court had no jurisdiction of the case.
The second question, if it does not depend on the first, is too comprehensive and indefinite to be answered at all. It speaks generally of the district court having appointed a receiver; but does not state, nor does the certificate show, that the receiver was appointed before the election of the trustee in bankruptcy. Beyond this, the question comprehends what the district court may do, not merely on this bill by the trustee, but on proceedings, original or ancillary, by the petitioning creditors, or by the receiver, or on the court's own motion.
First question answered in the negative.


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Such was the good fortune of vocal coach Roger Love, who heard the shout-out from his famous vocal student -- "Crazy Heart's" Jeff Bridges -- when Bridges took acting honors at the Screen Actor's Guild awards.
"It was exciting," Love said of the on-air kudos. "The phone has been ringing off the hook since then."
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Bridges' speech was as curious as it was thankful. Especially quirky was his pointing out how Love gives his lessons over the phone. That is true to an extent.
"I do vocal exercises over the phone," Love says. This helped give Bridges' voice strength and range, and even helped his vocal cords heal when the actor fell ill on the set. But the real work was done with Bridges in the studio essentially producing the singing tracks.
Love certainly helped, but he sees the star's natural talent.
"Jeff already loved to sing when he met me," he says. "We weren't starting from scratch."
More of a surprise to Love and the rest of the world was "Crazy Heart" co-star Colin Farrell. To his shock, the Irish actor already had mastered country-speak when he showed up to work and had the chops to really sing.
"I was surprised (at his great voice). I had never heard him sing," says Love. "So when Colin came in and had already lost 99 percent of the Irish accent and was ready to go with the twang. I was over the moon."
"He was amazingly good at letting go of the Irish accent."
Love worked with Joquain Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon in "Walk the Line" and promises even more A-list clients with his technique and the Bridges boost. In the meantime, he will continue to watch his actors march their way through award-season as he works with the likes of Cory Monteith of "Glee," his student for the last six months.
"Cory was a good singer and I'm making him great," says Love, who says the star is destined for a solo album to add to the wildly successful "Glee" releases.
"I think the public can expect a solo album from Cory," says Love. "And I'll be on that making him sound like a superstar."


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Robert Schwentke's upcoming action-comedy "Red" has been generating enough buzz that it's helped the director landed yet another comic-book adaptation, this one starring Ryan Reynolds.
"RIPD" ("Rest In Peace Department") has Reynolds set to star as Nick Cruz, a cop murdered in the line of duty who agrees to join God's police force in return for a chance to catch his killer. Schwentke finally firmed up a deal to direct, according to Deadline.
"It's terrific, based on the graphic novel. It's about two cops, one recently dead and a gunslinger who's been dead for hundreds of years who work on the Rest in Peace department - which is the police department of the dead," producer Neal Moritz told Collider earlier this year. "It takes place on a normal day and it's about trying to keep the dead quiet."
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Schwentke got the job after McG ("Terminator: Salvation") opted instead for "This Means War," an action romcom about a love triangle that leaves New York City in ruins, reported 24 Frames.
"RIPD" had hoped to start shooting in January, but it now appears that things will be delayed until summer 2011, after Reynolds finishes shooting the body-switch comedy "The Change-Up" with Jason Bateman and the action-thriller "Safe House" with Denzel Washington.
Schwentke's "Red," which stars Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich as a team of retired assassins who must reunite when the CIA decides they must die, comes out Oct. 15. And Reynolds can next be seen Oct. 8 in the highly anticipated "Buried," in which he plays a man who awakens in a coffin with only a cell phone and a Zippo lighter.


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If you want your son to have some fun, excitement, outdoor opportunities, and a chance to participate in a program in which he doesn't always have to win — instead, he learns about "Do your best" and how to he helpful to others -- then we have just the program for you!
All families of Cub Scout Pack 231 are encouraged to register with this website. Being registered will allow you to receive e-mail updates about meetings and events.
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Dave Smith isn't marking time, but he sure is making his mark.
Smith has been an educator and basketball coach for 46 years. If you've been around that long a lot of good things can happen and a lot has happened to Smith, who made his start back in 1967.
Most recently, the headmaster and varsity boys basketball coach at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy reached the 500 career win total during a holiday tournament in Keene (a 50-45 victory over Saunders, N.Y., on Dec. 29).
Smith has also coached his son, Mike, and coached against him as well (Mike is a social studies teacher and boys basketball coach at John Stark Regional High School in Weare).
Coe-Brown won the 1997 Class M title under Smith.
That win total comes during a varsity coaching tenure that spans 36 seasons, the last 23 at Coe-Brown. He also coached 13 seasons at old Alton High School, his alma mater, which is now Prospect Mountain High School.
Smith has been Coe-Brown's headmaster since 1980.
Smith grew up in New Durham, attended Alton High and graduated from there in 1963. He attended Plymouth State, the University of Southern Maine and the University of New Hampshire, earning, in order, a bachelor's degree, master's and, finally, a Certificate of Advance Graduate Studies.
Smith's first teaching job was in social studies at Alton in 1967. He eventually became a guidance counselor and then made the move to headmaster at Coe-Brown in 1980. He lives in Alton with Maureen, his wife of 43 years. The Smiths also have a daughter Amy, who is a guidance counselor in New Jersey.
At 67, Smith does not find his passion for his coaching and his job diminishing. The basketball season is demanding, but Smith embraces it.
"Practices are to me, at this point, a lot more fun than the games," he said. "We're actually teaching and learning and working hard. The games are like the test of the practices to see if we're continuing to improve. The main thing is are we getting better?"
In a day and age where coaching longevity is rare, Smith stays in the game by changing with the times, benefiting from a good coaching staff (Dave Daigle and James Johnson have been the JV and freshman coaches, respectively, for 21 years, and are long-time math teachers at the school) and yet never veering from his main coaching tenets.
Smith also remains heavily involved in the offseason setting up the summer league teams and leading summer camps.
"Even though I have certain expectations I believe that should be maintained whether it's 1967 or 2013, I've been able to change a little bit and understand that times change," he said. "But it's important to not sacrifice or change your goals and what you feel is right."
Smith said kids have different opportunities and expectations today than they did in even in the '80s and '90s.
"You have to kind of weigh that, so you don't get lost in that," he said. "You have to listen to the kids. You have to understand the kids. There was a tendency back in the ages you treated everybody the same or close to the same. You can't do that. You have to be treated as individuals. There are certain things that you have to do as a team. Everybody is a little different. You have to be willing to understand that, I think. That's a big thing for a coach to be able to do. That's hard for all of us."
Johnson said, "His overall approach works. He has the right perspective: We and team and being a good person. He's in it for all the right reasons."
"It's really like a family, to be honest," Daigle said. "It's a long season, but we have a great time. He allows you to be part of everything. He's always willing to listen."
The coaching stability has allowed the program to run smoother than most. Smith also said it is helpful having a school policy in place that discourages parents from talking about playing time. Parents are informed of that up front and, for the most part, it is not a problem.
"It's about the kid, the season, the team," he said. "It's about hard work in practice and doing what's right and making good decisions. It's a combination of all those factors."
Smith admits it's harder for younger coaches today than it was 30 or 40 years ago. The parental pressures are a part of it, and it drives some coaches out.
Smith recalls when he got his start he taught social studies and coached four teams in Alton the first two years: varsity boys, JV boys, and junior high boys and girls basketball.
"Those are the things you had to do at small schools," he said. "My roommate at the time was Frank Weeks (who coached the varsity girls team). That was his first year. Frank and I spent Saturdays and Sundays in the gym coaching a variety of teams.
Smith's Alton teams made the playoffs 12 out of 13 years and advanced to two state finals. The one year Alton did not make the tournament, the team still went 11-7.
When Smith moved on to Coe-Brown, where he is in his 33rd year as headmaster, he still coached basketball. He did elementary and junior high in Alton and later JV at Coe-Brown. The Coe-Brown varsity position opened in 1990 when then coach Walt Damon stepped down (he later coached the boys' team in Alton) and Smith applied and was approved as coach.
He's been able to make it work with his main job as headmaster, although it does make for long days in the winter. The main thing is there are no conflicts. Games are later in the day and Smith runs later practices so he can take care of his headmasters duties.
The long winter days are something, Smith says, Maureen has always known.
Although they both attended Alton and Plymouth State at the same time, they didn't develop a relationship until they both returned to Alton to teach.
"She was in the teachers' room one day and they were talking," Smith said. "It wouldn't make much sense to go out with Dave Smith because you would never see him during basketball season. At the time, she realized what she was getting into."
Smith still likes what he does.
"I enjoy the kids," he said. "I enjoy the sport. I've always had a love for basketball. Basketball was a challenging sport for me compared to some of the other sports. I just found a respect for it. I find it has a good teaching theme, in my estimation, for life; for what it takes to succeed in life."
One thing he does not like is coaching against his son, Mike.
"I don't look forward to it," Smith said. "I do like to win, so to beat my son is not a good feeling. I think he feels the same way. I'm very proud of my son as a teacher and a coach. I love that fact. I think he's a pretty good coach and doing a good job. It's nice and it's fun to a certain degree. It's not like the Oyster River game where you can just focus on the game."
Dave Smith has no immediate plans to retire.
"At this point I just look at each year," he said. "If the year is good and the health is good — as long as I still enjoy it, whether it's basketball or being headmaster. ... When the time comes to do something else, that will happen."
Mike Whaley is the Sports Editor for Foster's Daily Democrat and the Rochester Times. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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ITM is the tempo-based timing system introduced with Max 5.
It allows users to express time in tempo-relative units as well as milliseconds, samples, and an ISO 8601 hour-minute-second format. In addition, ITM supports one or more transports, which can be synchronized to external sources. An ITM-aware object can schedule events to occur when the transport reaches a specific time, or find out the current transport state.
The ITM API is provided on two different levels. The time object (t_timeobject) interface provides a higher-level way to parse time format information and schedule events. In addition, you can use lower-level routines to access ITM objects (t_itm) directly. An ITM object is responsible for maintaining the current time and scheduling events. There can be multiple ITM objects in Max, each running independently of the others.
There are two kinds of events in ITM. Temporary events are analogous to Max clock objects in that they are scheduled and fire at a dynamically assigned time. Once they have executed, they are removed from the scheduler. Permanent events always fire when the transport reaches a specific time, and are not removed from the scheduler. The ITM-aware metro is an example of an object that uses temporary events, while the timepoint object uses permanent events. We'll show how to work both types using an example included in the SDK called delay2. The existing Max delay object provides this capability, but this example shows most of the things you can do with the time object interface. To see the complete object, look at the delay2 example. We'll introduce a simpler version of the object, then proceed to add the quantization and the additional outlet that generates a delayed bang based on low-level ITM calls.
The ITM time object API is based on a Max object you create that packages up common ways you will be using ITM, including attribute support, quantization, and, if you want it, the ability to switch between traditional millisecond-based timing and tempo-based timing using an interface that is consistent with the existing Max objects such as metro and delay. (If you haven't familiarized yourself with attributes, you may want to read through the discussion about them in Attributes before reading further.)
To use the time object, you'll first need to provide some space in your object to hold a pointer to the object(s) you'll be creating.
Next, in your ext_main() routine, you'll create attributes associated with the time object using the class_time_addattr() function.
The second argument, "delaytime", is a string that names the attribute. Users of your object will be able to change the delay value by sending a delaytime message. "Delay Time" is the label users see for the attribute in the inspector. The flags argument permits you to customize the type of time object you'd like. TIME_FLAGS_TICKSONLY means that the object can only be specified in tempo-relative units. You would not use this flag if you want the object to use the regular Max scheduler if the user specifies an absolute time (such as milliseconds). TIME_FLAGS_USECLOCK means that it is a time object that will actually schedule events. If you do not use this flag, you can use the time object to hold and convert time values, which you use to schedule events manually. TIME_FLAGS_TRANSPORT means that an additional attribute for specifying the transport name is added to your object automatically (it's called "transport" and has the label "Transport Name"). The combination of flags above is appropriate for an object that will be scheduling events on a temporary basis that are only synchronized with the transport and specified in tempo-relative units.
The next step is to create a time object in your new instance routine using time_new. The time_new function is something like clock_new – you pass it a task function that will be executed when the scheduler reaches a certain time (in this case, delay2simple_tick, which will send out a bang). The first argument to time_new is a pointer to your object, the second is the name of the attribute created via class_time_addattr, the third is your task function, and the fourth are flags to control the behavior of the time object, as explained above for class_time_addattr.
Finally, we use time_setvalue to set the initial delay value to 0.
To make a delayed bang, we need a delay2simple_bang function that causes our time object to put its task function into the ITM scheduler. This is accomplished using time_schedule. Note that unlike the roughly equivalent clock_fdelay, where the delay time is an argument, the time value must already be stored inside the time object using time_setvalue. The second argument to time_schedule is another time object that can be used to control quantization of an event. Since we aren't using quantization in this simple version of delay2, we pass NULL.
Next, our simple task routine, delay2simple_tick. After the specified number of ticks in the time object has elapsed after the call to time_schedule, the task routine will be executed.
Now let's add the two more advanced features found in delay2: quantization and a second (unquantized) bang output using low-level ITM routines. Here is the delay2 data structure. The new elements are a proxy (for receiving a delay time), a time object for quantization (d_quantize), a clock to be used for low-level ITM scheduling, and an outlet for the use of the low-level clock's task.
In the initialization routine, we'll define a quantization time attribute to work in conjunction with the d_quantize time object we'll be creating. This attribute does not have its own clock to worry about. It just holds a time value, which we specify will only be in ticks (quantizing in milliseconds doesn't make sense in the ITM context). If you build delay2 and open the inspector, you will see time attributes for both Delay Time and Quantization.
Here is part of the revised delay2 new instance routine. It now creates two time objects, plus a regular clock object.
To use the quantization time object, we can pass it as the second argument to time_schedule. If the value of the quantization is 0, there is no effect. Otherwise, time_schedule will move the event time so it lies on a quantization boundary. For example, if the quantization value is 4n (480 ticks), the delay time is 8n (240 ticks) and current time is 650 ticks, the delay time will be adjusted so that the bang comes out of the delay2 object at 980 ticks instead of 890 ticks.
In addition to using quantization with time_schedule, delay2_bang shows how to calculate a millisecond equivalent for an ITM time value using itm_tickstoms. This delay value is not quantized, although you read the time value from the d_quantize object and calculate your own quantized delay if wanted. The "calculated" delay is sent out the right outlet, since the clock we created uses delay2_clocktick.
A permanent event in ITM is one that has been scheduled to occur when the transport reaches a specific time. You can schedule a permanent event in terms of ticks or bars/beats/units. An event based in ticks will occur when the transport reaches the specified tick value, and it will not be affected by changes in time signature. An event specified for a time in bars/beats/units will be affected by the time signature. As an example, consider an event scheduled for bar 2, beat 1, unit 0. If the time signature of the ITM object on which the event has been scheduled is 3/4, the event will occur at 480 times 3 or 1440 ticks. But if the time signature is 4/4, the event will occur at 1920 ticks. If, as an alternative, you had scheduled the event to occur at 1920 ticks, setting the time signature to 3/4 would not have affected when it occurred.
You don't "schedule" a permanent event. Once it is created, it is always in an ITM object's list of permanent events. To specify when the event should occur, use time_setvalue.
The high-level time object interface handles permanent events. Let's say we want to have a time value called "targettime." First, we declare an attribute using class_time_addattr. The flags used are TIME_FLAGS_TICKSONLY (required because you can't specify a permanent event in milliseconds), TIME_FLAGS_LOCATION (which interprets the bar/beat/unit times where 1 1 0 is zero ticks), TIME_FLAGS_PERMANENT (for a permanent event), and TIME_FLAGS_TRANSPORT (which adds a transport attribute permitting a user to choose a transport object as a destination for the event) and TIME_FLAGS_POSITIVE (constrains the event to happen only for positive tick and bar/beat/unit values).
The TIME_FLAGS_TRANSPORT flag is particularly nice. Without any intervention on your part, it creates a transport attribute for your object, and takes care of scheduling the permanent event on the transport the user specifies, with a default value of the global ITM object. If you want to cause your event to be rescheduled dynamically when the user changes the transport, your object can respond to the reschedule message as follows.
All you need to do in your reschedule method is just act as if the user has changed the time value, and use the current time value to call time_setvalue.
In your new instance routine, creating a permanent event with time_new uses the same flags as were passed to class_time_addattr:
The task called by the permanent time object is identical to a clock task or an ITM temporary event task.
With all time objects, both permanent and temporary, it's necessary to free the objects in your object's free method. Failure to do so will lead to crashes if your object is freed but its events remain in the ITM scheduler. For example, here is the delay2 free routine:


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AMD's six-core Phenom II X6 processors have hit the streets, and the company claims that since they work with existing AM3 and AM2+ socket motherboards "with proper BIOS support," the move to six cores is "an easy upgrade."
As The Reg reported last week, the two new processors are the 2.8GHz Phenom II 1055T and the 3.2GHz Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition. Both are designed for use with the AMD 890FX Chipset, which supports 6Gb/sec SATA, Gigabit Ethernet, and PCIe 2.0. According to AMD, "many" 890FX-based mobos include USB 3.0.
Taking a page from Intel's Turbo Boost technology, the new Phenom IIs include what AMD is calling Turbo CORE technology. AMD's Turbo can boost three cores to a higher clock speed - in the company's words, "for demanding games and productivity software which may employ two or three cores," then shift back to six cores at the rated clock speed for apps that can take advantage of all six cores simultaneously.
The new Phenom II X6 parts also support AMD's OverDrive 3.2.1, which allows users to overclock, tune memory subsystems, and more.
The Phenom II X6 1055T has 3MB L2, 6MB L3, a 4GHz HyperTransport bus, and has an MSRP of $199. The 1090T Black Edition, with the same cache and bus capabilities, lists for $295. Intel's six-core i7-980X Extreme Edition, by comparison, running at 3.33GHz (Turbo Boostable to 3.6GHz) with 12MB of cache and a QPI interconnect of 6.4 GT/sec, is priced at $999 in lots of 1,000.
According to AMD, systems based on the new parts are now available in North America from a broad range of system suppliers, and parts and systems can be found online at NCIX, Newegg, TigerDirect, and ZipZoomFly - although on Wednesday the latter two listed the parts as being not yet available. ®


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It's been on my heart to discuss the sharp uptick in angst, anger, and dismay over the upcoming transition of power. It's been a very difficult time for many as we watch in horror the things that have transpired since the election. Twitter fights, bullying, unnecessary aggression and devaluing of citizens lives, as legislators rush to dismantle cornerstones of our democracy and leave the public hanging high and dry… people they were elected (and paid very well) to protect and serve. It's scarcity mentality at the utmost level.
Personally, I've had difficulty dealing with it as well – I cycle between anger, frustration, and sheer disbelief – along with what I have coined "Election Induced Tourrete Syndrome" – the compulsion to yell and curse in response to news commentators and public figures. Anyone else?
But I'm here today with good news.
WE CAN TAKE BACK OUR POWER. WE MUST. This moment in American history is like none other, and we cannot afford to stand back and take it.
- If you've been wringing your hands, worrying and shut down, it's time to shake it off and get into action.
- If you've been waging wars on Facebook and Twitter, it's time to turn that energy towards those in power and hold them accountable.
WE THE PEOPLE are in charge of this democracy. We own it. And we MUST step up to the plate. There have been other regimes around the world where tyrants have taken over, and people have survived. Resistances have formed. People find a way to thrive and stand for each other. It is no longer appropriate to sit back and wait for THEM to fix things. We are the leaders the worlds been waiting for. Each of us. It's time to get to work.
What you can do:
- Like a good friend says, "Get local". Volunteer for a cause you believe in. Get involved in local politics. Heck – run for office yourself! You have no idea the power that you possess. Be a part of the solution.
- Use your voice. Lobby your elected officials (at all levels) for the changes you stand for. Defend policies that are under attack. Be vigilant. Be fearless. There are many great organizations that stand for "the people" where you can amplify your voice – such as Common Cause, ACLU, People for the American Way, Color of Change, NAACP, Planned Parenthood and many others. Get involved. You don't have to have all the answers.
- Take care of yourself, your family and your community. Life goes on. Enjoy life and embrace the people around you. Pray, feed your spiritual life and connect with like-minded people. Count your blessings and do what you can in the spaces you occupy.
- Be the change. Start something new. If you see a problem, find new ways to fix it. Step up in leadership. Use your gifts and talents to inject positivity and creativity into the world.
If it's to be, it's UP TO ME.
The people, united, can never be defeated!
NOW is the time to step up to the challenge before us. WE CAN DO THIS. WE MUST. Future generations are depending on us. We can't let them down.