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The lifting of Western sanctions on Myanmar, after it ended nearly 50 years of direct military rule, has pushed the door wide open for foreign investments into this resource rich country.
Formerly known as Burma, the Southeast Asian country has attracted about $1.6 billion of foreign money over 2004-2010 with China its top investor. These inflows are expected to increase as more companies look to enter this frontier market that boasts of rich reserves of precious metals, oil and natural gas.
A recent by-election in Myanmar, was hailed as nothing short of historic and it won Nobel laureate and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi a seat in parliament. This has gone a long way in improving sentiment towards the country, which until recently only a few could visit.
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Vikings defensive end Jared Allen is in the final year of his contract, a deal that will pay him more than $14 million for the 2013 season.
Allen's cap number is $17 million, which led some to wonder if the Vikings might try to find some way to make Allen's number lower for this season so that they could use some of that cap space in other ways. That could be accomplished through an extension that guarantees Allen stays in Minnesota for several years or some other kind of restructuring of the current deal, but Allen says that neither option has been on the table this offseason.
"You use the word restructure and that to me makes it feel like they'd want me to take a pay cut. And if anybody asked me to take a pay cut, I'd be through the first door out of there. So no. We haven't talked one iota. It is what it is," Allen said, via Dan Wiederer of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. "And we're going to go about our business and play good ball and try to win a Super Bowl. And like I said the business stuff? We take care of that in the offseason. I have people to do that. That's why I don't get into it. You're not going to hear it from me. I won't complain. I go about my business."
We can't argue with Allen when it comes to the idea of somehow taking less money from the Vikings. His play has done nothing to warrant any such approach and he'd be correct to reject it out of hand.
An extension seems much more sensible, although the Vikings may have been cautious about it thanks to Allen's knee and shoulder surgery early in the offseason or the fact that he just turned 31. Unless the two sides plan to start talking in the next couple of months, it looks like Allen's status will be one of the big stories come the start of next offseason.

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More than two dozen men and women in the solid waste industry were honored for their service to the field at a special awards ceremony on June 9, sponsored by the Environmental Industry Associations (EIA), the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA), and the Waste Equipment Technology Association (WASTEC).
EIA is the trade association representing the waste and recycling services and equipment industry throughout the United States through its two sub-associations, NSWMA and WASTEC. NSWMA represents for-profit companies that provide solid, hazardous, and medical waste collection, recycling, and waste disposal services, and companies that provide professional and consulting services to the waste services industry. WASTEC represents companies that design, build, distribute, service, and consult with respect to the equipment and technology systems that are used to collect, contain, transport, store, process, recycle, treat, and dispose of the world's solid wastes and recyclable materials.
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Those honored include:
EIA Driver of the YearJean Alexandre, Veolia SE Solid Waste (Palm Beach, Fla.) – Large Residential Category Richard DeFelice, East Coast Resources (Richmond, Va.) – Small Industrial Category Kenneth Hunnicutt, City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities (Fresno, Ca.) – Public Sector Category Sean Jollon, Mr. T Carting Corp (Glendale, N.Y.) – Small Commercial Category Donald Lederer, Republic Services, Inc. (Lake Havasu City, Ariz) – Large Commercial Category John Thomas, Republic Services, Inc. (Henderson, Nev.) – Large Industrial Category Larry Upshaw, Cardinal Sanitation (Tyrone, Ga.) – Small Residential Category
EIA Hall of FameRichard Gagnon, The Master Garbologist and Full Cycle Composting (Westfield, Mass.) Mike Knaub, Schaefer Systems International (Charlotte, N.C.) John McLaughlin, Scranton Manufacturing (Scranton, Iowa) Thomas B. Rumpke (posthumously), Rumpke Consolidated Companies (Cincinnati, Ohio) William J. Rumpke, Sr., Rumpke Consolidated Companies (Cincinnati, Ohio)
EIA Special Trustee AwardMike Cordesman, Republic Services, Inc. (Phoenix, Ariz.) Mike Paine, Paine's, Inc. (East Granby, Conn.)
NSWMA Distinguished Service AwardWilliam Flower, Republic Services, Inc. (Phoenix, Ariz.) Stephen Smith, Hydro Geo Chem (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
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NSWMA Special Governor's AwardJames Amick, Republic Services, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C. and S.C.)Gino Dugan, Republic Services, Inc. (Revere, Mass.) Max Goolsby, Republic Services, Inc. (Mapleton, Ga.) Julie Ketchum, Waste Management (St. Paul, Minn.) Thomas Toscano, Mr. T Carting Corp. (Glendale, N.Y.)
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Vitoria Setubal hold Sunderland to stalemate
Gus Poyet's men dictated play for much of the match in Albufeira, but were unable to break the deadlock against their Primeira Liga opponents.
The hosts looked the brighter side during the early exchanges and almost took the lead in the 15th minute as Pedro Queiros forced Costel Pantilimon into a smart stop from point-blank range.
Sunderland's first sniff of goal came six minutes later when Adam Johnson whipped in a good delivery from a corner. However, Valentin Roberge could only nod the ball into the arms of Ricardo Baptista.
While Setubal started well, Sunderland gradually grew in confidence and Emanuele Giaccherini was the next to go close, as he sent a curling effort just over the crossbar from the edge of the area.
The final stages of the first half were generally controlled by the visitors and, although they could not find the breakthrough, Poyet's men almost went ahead soon after the break.
Johnson unleashed a fierce dipping drive from long range, but the effort landed on the roof of the net.
The former Manchester City man could have won himself a penalty just before the hour mark as well, but the referee ignored the protests as the score remained level.
Chances were at a premium during the final 30 minutes and, although Liam Bridcutt fired just over from 25 yards in the 84th minute, it was no surprise that the match ultimately ended goalless.


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text: Four Siskiyou County athletes earned first place finishes at the Northern Section Track and Field Championships at West Valley High School in Cottonwood on Friday.Junior Jena Turner of Yreka took first in the 100 meter and 300 meter hurdles. Senior David Sellens III of Yreka came in first in the shot put. Senior John Whelan of Etna High earned a first place finish in the 3200 meter race. Senior Janelle Jaegel of Mount Shasta finished first in the pole vault.The top finishers in each event earn an automatic berth in the CIF State Championships, which begin this Friday in Clovis.This is the third straight year Turner has earned a state berth and the second straight year for Jaegel.Last fall, Whelan came in second in state in cross country in Division 5.Top performers from Siskiyou County in the boys division included senior Jeff Rhoades of Dunsmuir, who finished second in the shot put. Freshman Garrett Bryan of Mount Shasta finished second in the pole vault. Senior John Levesque of Butte Valley earned a second place finish in the triple jump. Senior Anthony Whitaker of Yreka was third in the pole vault. Junior Eli Chapman of Mount Shasta was third in both the 100 and 200 meter races. Freshman Chris Morzenti of Mount Shasta was third in the 800 meter race. Sellens III was third In the discus.For the girls, senior Angela Henson of Yreka earned a second place finish in the pole vault while teammate, sophomore Kara Jackson, finished in third. Junior Ashley Ensminger of Yreka was third in the 100 meter hurdles. Senior Katie Brummett of Yreka was third in the shot put. Turner came in third place in the long jump.Complete results can be found at www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=174230#660.


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Academy Award nominated filmmaker Lourdes Portillo (LAS MADRES: THE MOTHERS OF PLAZA DE MAYO) mines the complicated intersections of analysis and autobiography, evidence and hypothesis, even melodrama and police procedure in this ground-breaking work. Early one Sunday morning, the filmmaker receives a phone call informing her that her beloved Tio (Uncle) Oscar Ruiz Almeida has been found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in Chihuahua, Mexico. His widow declares his death a suicide. Most of his family, however, cry murder and point to a number of suspects that include the widow herself.
The filmmaker returns to the land of her birth to investigate her uncle's identity and death. Finding clues in old tales of betrayal, lust, and supernatural visitation, Portillo blends traditional and experimental techniques to capture the nuances of Mexican social and family order. Poetic and tragic, humorous and mythic, this film crosses the borders of personal values, cultural mores, and the discipline of filmmaking in a fascinating look at family mysteries.
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Massachusetts can brag about its strong gun-control laws, but its failure to send mental health records to the FBI for background checks is a shame.
Massachusetts can brag about its strong gun-control laws, but its failure to send mental health records to the FBI for background checks is a shame.
Opposition to corrective legislation proposed by Gov. Deval Patrick twice before his latest effort has been championed by the Gun Owners Action League, or GOAL, a Northboro-based group recognized as the official state association of the National Rifle Association.
GOAL's criticism of Patrick's past two attempts is worth some consideration, concerned as it is that the language in previous proposals was too loose regarding which records were pertinent to the process. GOAL's executive director was quoted this week in the Boston Globe saying the group is completely in favor of keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, but wasn't satisfied on whether data on voluntary and involuntary commitments should be treated the same.
GOAL's objections — unless they are simply political stall tactics — should be mollified by Patrick's latest version, filed Jan. 16, which was introduced with a letter that includes this:
"It brings Massachusetts into compliance with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, a federal law passed in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shooting tragedy. It will require that the courts transmit all required mental health adjudications and orders to the state's criminal justice information system to be provided to the Attorney General of the United States for the purpose of firearms licensing only. The legislation also creates a federally mandated relief from disabilities program, which allows individuals who have mental health disqualifications to once again become eligible for gun ownership by showing that they are not likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety."
Interestingly, criticism has also been expressed by the American Civil Liberties Union over the threat to the privacy and rights of the mentally ill, though the proposed law would allow the mental health data to be used exclusively in the performance of background checks.
In the immediate aftermath of the heartbreaking massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., part of the discussion of solutions included the impact of bullying and violent video games, movies and music. Most of the talk, however, rightly focused on our gun laws and on the way we deal with mental illness in the U.S.
We do not believe the concerns of GOAL and the ACLU trump the critical necessity of changing how we deal with the matter. Nor do we consider a thoughtful, reasonable Legislature to be incapable of using the political process to address what deficiencies might exist in the proposed law.
The mentally ill must be protected, as they are so much more likely to be victimized themselves as to be the instruments of mass murder. But the safety of all Americans — and of students most especially — demands that background checks be universal, that access to assault weapons be carefully restricted, and that those who are unfit to be in possession of any gun be prevented from acquiring them.
We recognize the importance of tackling this issue from many angles, particularly on our national attitude regarding personal violence as a solution to conflicts, but the Legislature has a golden opportunity before it to improve our official approach to gun violence, gun ownership and mental health. It must not let this opportunity slip by again.


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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Halloween On SPEED Is A Tradition
Some folks love it and some folks hate it. The only thing that really matters is that the SPEED on-air announcers are game and the results are often priceless.
It's time for yet another Halloween in costume for the Camping World Truck Series TV team. Thanks to SPEED for the two pictures above. You can click directly on them to see them full-size and right click to save them to your computer.
We have spent a lot of time recently documenting the struggles of ESPN as the network televises the Chase races. There has also been a lot of time and effort dedicated to complaining about what college football has done to the Nationwide Series down the stretch on ESPN2.
Today, we can take a minute to shine the spotlight on the SPEED gang and their consistent presence in the truck series. Ratings are small, but trending upward for the trucks once again this year. The spread of SPEED-HD has no doubt played a role as sports fans discover that the trucks look great on TV.
Krista Voda has recently changed roles and now hosts the Trackside show in addition to The Setup pre-race show for the trucks. From the beginning, it was clear that Voda had the ability to cut through the clutter and hype where NASCAR racing is concerned.
Producer Keith D'Alessandro and director Roger Vincent have taken a very different approach to racing. That begins with the pre-race show. No fancy sets, no heavy graphics and no panel discussions. Voda is alone on the starting grid like a local station news reporter. Here we are, this is what's happening and we are live.
On these Halloween weekends Voda does the entire show front and center in her costume without missing a beat. Over the years, Voda has anchored The Setup in the freezing cold, the scorching heat and the pouring rain. At tracks big and small, this simple and effective approach has won over TV viewers.
It's hard to erase the image of pit reporter Adam Alexander as Glinda, the Good Witch of the South. His interviews in costume with Ron Hornaday Jr. and Todd Bodine were priceless. Alexander's broadcast partner Ray Dunlap did himself proud as Dorothy. The video of him skipping down pit lane with Toto in a basket is destined to live on for a long time.
Alexander and Dunlap are effective because the truck series has fewer trucks competing for the win and two pit reporters can usually get the job done. As you may have guessed, it's the budget that does not allow a third person on pit road. Perhaps, next season SPEED may consider that option.
Unlike the various ESPN on-air talent who rotate through the Nationwide Series telecasts, SPEED uses the same three announcers for the entire season. While Michael Waltrip has missed a race or two, the trio of Waltrip with Rick Allen and Phil Parsons are pretty much inseparable.
These three have become fast friends in real life over the years and that away from the track relationship has helped on many broadcasts. While Allen provides the exciting call of the race, it's Parsons and Waltrip who continue to be a vital part of updating fans on the changing faces of the series.
The role of Parsons and Waltrip is to paint a picture of the field at the races and then follow-up on the wide variety of stories. Certainly, some dominant teams always run up front but the field is peppered with independents and young drivers who are sometimes racing on this level for the first time.
This weekend is a great example. ARCA's Craig Goess races for the first time in trucks. Also, names like Jeffrey Earnhardt, Max Papis and Larry Foyt return. Veterans Kenny Schrader and Mike Skinner are going to be competing alongside of Kyle Busch in his own team truck. It's a diverse field with good stories to tell.
SPEED has practice at 10AM and then qualifying at 4:30PM on Friday. Costumes are out for The Setup at 3PM on Saturday and the race begins shortly after 4PM. Since the Halloween costumes are always a theme for the entire TV team, would you like to offer a guess on this year's choice?
If you are a CWTS regular viewer, please feel free to leave us a comment on how you think TV coverage of the series is being done so far this season. To add your opinion, just click on the comments button below. This is a family-friendly website, please keep that in mind when posting. Thanks for taking the time to stop by The Daly Planet.
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- Anonymous said...
Overall, Speed has done a great job this season. There have been a few races that seemed off, but the policy of less is best has always paid off for this group. The Truck Series is the one place fans can watch a race without a NASCAR 101 lecture. An infield studio and tech garage is clearly not needed. All that is needed is good pictures, passion about the series and focus on the race on the track at the moment, all things missing from ESPN.
- October 27, 2010 at 11:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
Not sure....hear the Jersey Shore costumes are popular this year.
I love the costumes! Glad everyone is a great sport about it! The drivers play along great!
The Set Up tells us about different guys and not the same 5 like other networks. The "richest" drivers aren't the only ones who do things that would make great pieces.
- October 28, 2010 at 12:28 AM
- racingfool said...
Very nicely done JD.
Enjoyed the story.
- October 28, 2010 at 1:13 AM
- Anonymous said...
So what happens when the inevitable happens and someone has to be life-flighted out? How do the viewers take anything seriously when the people telling them what's happening are wearing goofy clothes and face paint?
- October 28, 2010 at 8:14 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 8:14AM, the TV team tapes the pre-race show in costume and has some fun along the way. They do the live race in normal professional mode. It's a nice little break before the stretch run.
- October 28, 2010 at 8:29 AM
- Anonymous said...
That's hardly inevitable. It hasn't happened the last couple of years, for example.
I think it's a fun way to celebrate. This is, after all, a sport (which is supposed to be fun), not a newscast.
- October 28, 2010 at 8:29 AM
- mrclause said...
Just please, please,please, get Mikey out of the booth. Like DW tries to make the show all about him, Mikey is the know it all for the truck series and his voice is irritating enough without his yelling into the mic! Love the truck series, but, don't watch because of Mikey!
I don't think there should be a team owner working the booth. Maybe the exception could be made for Parsons. The rest I wouldn't miss!
- October 28, 2010 at 8:34 AM
- MRM4 said...
I like the SPEED crew dressing up for Halloween. Let's hope none of the costumes catch on fire on pit road. I'd like to see the Sunday Night Football team dress up this year since their game is on Halloween night.
SPEED's coverage of the truck series is how racing should be approached by any network. They keep it simple while providing good camera shots, good analysis, and staying on top of things while the action takes place.
- October 28, 2010 at 8:48 AM
- OSBORNK said...
Speed has been the bright light in an otherwise dark year of NASCAR coverage. I'm glad they make an effort to lighten up and enjoy what they do. Their coverage this year as compared to the other networks proves that less is sometimes more.
- October 28, 2010 at 8:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
I always thought Star Wars might be funny...I mean, picture Ray as Princess Leia...in the bikini (actually I'd rather not)...Adam as Jabba the Hut...Waltrip as Chewbacca...Rick as C3PO...
Personally I think some lighthearted fun is just what Talladega needs. The serious stuff, as you have noted, comes later.
- October 28, 2010 at 9:04 AM
- Vince said...
Still havin nightmares of Ray as Dorothy and Adam as Good Witch Glenda. Whata hoot!
- October 28, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Anonymous said...
Just because it hasn't happened doesn't mean that it won't. Serious accidents (and by that I mean an accident that results in a serious injury or worse) can happen in any race at any time.
I think everyone enjoys the SPEED NCWTS broadcasts, by and large. I just hate to see the buffoonery that has overtaken all of their other NASCAR broadcasts seep into the Truck shows.
- October 28, 2010 at 9:16 AM
- AncientRacer said...
Couple hours or we leave for Talladega. Despite the problems we all know about this weekend is always fun at the track - especially Saturday night when everyone seems to be in some sort of costume. One of our crew has a killer rig this year: "Brian Le Roi Magnifique" (Think BZF as Louis XIV on steroids and you will be close) Too, this year we have added inducement to go of maybe finding the Childersburg gold. If you don't know about that google it. It has become the central Alabama equivalent of the Lost Dutchman mine. On a final note, I am happy I do not have to try to watch the races on TV, and I am happy I still want to attend. They have not killed that in me yet though they have been diligently applying themselves to the task.
- October 28, 2010 at 9:27 AM
- longtimeracefan said...
The SPEED crew would be great as South Park characters. Would love to see Cartman interview Schrader.
- October 28, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- Anonymous said...
I think it's silly and unprofessional. If ESPN did it people would rip it to shreds on here since everybody loves SPEED and hates ESPN.
- October 28, 2010 at 9:41 AM
- GinaV24 said...
I love Halloween -- its fun and I like that the Speed gang brings that fun to the track with them. Krista does a great job and I like the trucks. I am not a big Mikey fan and for me he takes away from my enjoyment of the trucks, but other than that one fly in the ointment, the Speed broadcasts of the truck races ARE the best for showing NASCAR racing.
It's about the racing, not other blah blah blah because that's why I tune in to watch.
- October 28, 2010 at 10:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
Speed's truck coverage is rock solid. Waltrip gets a little out of hand but has toned it down a little bit this year it seems. I'm sure most fans enjoy the no nonsense, get to the dang race already coverage that Speed provides.
The costumes are funny as can be and it is great when they interview the drivers like that.
ESPN couldn't pull off something like this if their lives depended on it.
- October 28, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 9:16PM, Perhaps I did not make it clear. The SPEED gang gets out of their costumes long before the race and presents the event in the same way as all other races.
- October 28, 2010 at 10:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
You know, I just hate it when *some* people assume *everybody* has the same opinion, anon 9:41. As we've noted again and again, there have been things done very well on ESPN that many of us enjoy--NASCAR Now and some of the races themselves. Just because you don't choose to read the differing opinions doesn't mean they don't exist. Many, yes, *many* have not enjoyed the cup race broadcasts. But we are not all condemning them as a network.
I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see some Halloween tomfoolery on ESPN on Sunday and it wouldn't bother me a bit. I can recall other sporting events (Monday Night FB for one) having fun with the holiday as well.
- October 28, 2010 at 10:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
anon 9:41am UNPROFESSIONAL? what's professional? is a tie and jacket professional at a race track? I've seen those guys at the race track wearing shirt, tie, jacket and BLUE JEANS! is that professional?
I'm confused what's professional?
- October 28, 2010 at 10:56 AM
- batchief said...
I love the Halloween show. Shows me this group is not above poking fun at themselves and having a good time doing it. I too was leaning to Star Wars (Krista=Leah, Rick=Chewbaca, Phil=R2D2, Michael=Darth Vader, Ray=C3PO, Adam=Bubba Fet) but don't have a clue if that is what it will be. Just know that it has to be something with six characters so that everyone has a roll.
- October 28, 2010 at 10:59 AM
- Roland said...
Im gonna go against the grain and disagree with everyone.
I sorta agree with the Anon at 9:41. It is very unprofessional. If espn did it I would rip it to shreds too. Dont really agree with the whole speed/espn bias thing but everyones entitled to their opinions.
I will not be watching the setup. I think it is incredibly embarrasing to speed and nascar. I think they arent doing themselves any good in the credibility department by this nonsense. Speed has a habit of going overboard with things and this will be no different. The halloween edition of trackside is saturday night too so count me out for that. Last year Larry and Jeff couldnt stop giggling enough to let any real discussion take place.
Talladega is a scary track (no pun intended) and things happen here that dont happen anywhere else. The posibility of disaster is greater than anywhere else, and often when disaster strikes it gets pretty violent. This is one instance where you cant have enough hype for this race, but instead we'll get Ray dressed up like dorthy skipping down pit lane and Adam crossdressing and kissing Todd Bodine. Sorry but nothing about that is gonna make me tune in. Ill be there at 4.
- October 28, 2010 at 2:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
@anon--it's NOT unprofessional! And I'd LOVE IT if ESPN did something like that! I always feel for the reporters out on pit road in the summer where it's a billion degrees and they're in those firesuits. I'd love to see DJ, Mr. Petree, Allen and Co in a nice dress shirt (can't think of what they're called but the really nice ones) every so often. I think many of them would enjoy doing something like this. But TPTB have determined the dress code and that's what they have to live with.
And we HAVE provided ESPN with props when it's deserved.
- October 28, 2010 at 3:24 PM
- Debby said...
Good recap and good info for new followers. Speed does a good job with both the silly and the serious. Lighten up and have some fun. We have seen these programs in person at previous races and makes you appreciate it more when you see it on TV. We will miss the Trucks as we will be driving to Talladega from Cincinnati for the Cup race. Will tape the SetUp and the truck race as it is fun. Will try to go to the special Trackside at Talladega if we can; last year's was funny. Larry Mac was too creepy.
- October 28, 2010 at 5:54 PM
- glenc1 said...
I can't see how letting a bunch of reporters provide a few lighthearted moments *before* the race is going to do anything other than give the drivers a welcome laugh. It is a *prerace* show, not race coverage. Lighten up!
- October 28, 2010 at 8:55 PM
- GinaV24 said...
AncientRacer -- have fun!
- October 28, 2010 at 9:03 PM
- Jimbacca said...
This is always something I tape every year. It's great that they have fun and still are informative. If someone were to have an issue in the prerace during this segment I'm sure they can handle it. BEFORE The race is the key here. ESPN is more than welcome to try it but they don't have the personalities to pull it off. The truck series is a more lighthearted affair. Less cameras, less commercials, less gimmicks, and still for the most part show the race. Sure there are off nights but their offs are far less than the big guys Ons.
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ALS: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Signs and Symptoms
ALS affects the upper motor neurons, which are in the brain, and the lower motor neurons, which are in the spinal cord and brainstem. Upper motor neuron degeneration generally causesspasticity (tightness in a muscle), while lower motor neuron degeneration causes muscle weakness, muscle atrophy(shrinkage of muscles) and twitching. These can occur in combination in ALS, as upper and lower motor neurons are being lost at the same time.
ALS can affect people of any age, though it usually strikes in late middle age. ALS usually announces itself with persistent weakness or spasticity in an arm or leg, causing difficulty using the affected limb. Sometimes the problem originates in the muscles controlling speech or swallowing. It isn't unusual for people to ignore such problems for some time at this stage, or to consult a physician who may be relatively unconcerned.
However, the disease — if it's truly ALS — generally spreads from one part of the body to another (almost always in parts adjacent to each other) so that eventually the problem can no longer be ignored.
It's at this point that people usually are referred to a neurologist, who will consider ALS among many other possible diagnoses.
The involuntary muscles (such as those that control the heartbeat, gastrointestinal tract, bowel and bladder function) and sexual functions are not directly affected in ALS. However, prolonged inability to move and other effects of ALS can have an indirect impact. Hearing, vision and touch generally remain normal.
Nor is pain a direct consequence of ALS, although pain can occur as a result of immobility and its various complications, especially if precautions such as daily range-of-motion exercises are not undertaken.
Fasciculations are a common symptom of ALS. These persistent muscle twitches are generally not painful, but can be annoying or interfere with sleep. They are the result of the ongoing disruption of signals from the nerves to the muscles that occurs in ALS.
Some with ALS experience painful muscle cramps, which can sometimes be alleviated with medication.
Some people with ALS undergo alterations in their thinking or may exhibit uncharacteristic behavior changes, often referred to as frontotemporal dementia, or FTD. However memory loss, a hallmark of Alzheimer's-type dementia, is generally not a feature of most cognitive changes in ALS. Instead, the person with ALS might be irritable, inconsiderate, apathetic, ritualistic, impulsive or otherwise act in uncharacteristic ways.
Another potential ALS symptom — not experienced by all — is a temporary lapse of control over emotional expressions such as laughing or crying, a phenomenon called pseudobulbar affect. Laughing or crying bouts, often triggered by the smallest of things, are more related to the disease process rather than to actual feelings of happiness or sadness. Medications such as Nuedexta and various other strategies can help manage this symptom.
For more about the progression of ALS symptoms over the full course of the disease, see Stages of ALS.
For a more complete list of symptoms and daily care in ALS, see the MDA ALS Caregiver's Guide, Chapter 2.


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GDC 2013: Activision Shows Off Real-Time Character Rendering Technology With Realistic Faces
Subject: General Tech | April 2, 2013 - 02:54 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: next generation character rendering, GDC 13, gaming, Activision, 3D rendering
Activision recently showed off its Next-Generation Character Rendering technology, which is a new method for rendering realistic and high-quality 3D faces. The technology has been in the works for some time now, and is now at a point where faces are extremely detailed down to pores, freckles, wrinkles, and eye lashes.
In addition to Lauren, Activision also showed off its own take on the face used in NVIDIA's Ira FaceWorks tech demo. Except instead of the NVIDIA rendering, the face was done using Activision's own Next-Generation Character Rendering technology. A method that is allegedly more efficient and "completely different" than the one used for Ira. In a video showing off the technology (embedded below), the Activision method produces some impressive 3D renders in real time, but when talking appear to be a bit creepy-looking and unnatural. Perhaps Activision and NVIDIA should find a way to combine the emotional improvements of Ira with the graphical prowess of NGCR (and while we are making a wish list, I might as well add TressFX support... heh).
The high resolution faces are not quite ready for the next Call of Duty, but the research team has managed to get models to render at 180 FPS on a PC running a single GTX 680 graphics card. That is not enough to implement the technology in a game, where there are multiple models, the environment, physics, AI, and all manner of other calculations to deal with and present at acceptable frame rates, but it is nice to see this kind of future-looking work being done now. Perhaps in a few graphics card generations the hardware will catch up to the face rendering technology that Activision (and others) are working on, which will be rather satisfying to see. It is amazing how far the graphics world has come since I got into PC gaming with Wolfenstein 3D, to say the least!
The team behind Activision's Next-Generation Character Rendering technology includes:
|Team Member
|Javier Von Der Pahlen
|Director of Research and Development
|Etienne Donvoye
|Technical Director
|Bernardo Antoniazzi
|Technical Art Director
|Zbyněk Kysela
|Modeler and Texture Artist
|Mike Eheler
|Programming and Support
|Jorge Jimenez
|Real-Time Graphics Research and Development
Jorge Jimenez has posted several more screenshots of the GDC tech demo on his blog that are worth checking out if you are interested in the new rendering tech.
GDC 2013: AMD Reveals Radeon Sky Specifications
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 31, 2013 - 03:06 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: GDC 13, sky 900, sky 700, sky 500, RapidFire, radeon sky, GCN, cloud gaming, amd
Earlier this week, AMD announced a new series of Radeon-branded cards–called Radeon Sky–aimed at the cloud gaming market. At the time, details on the cards was scarce apart from the fact that the cards would use latency-reduction "secret sauce" tech called RapidFire, and the highest-end model would be the Radeon Sky 900. Thankfully, gamers will not have to wait until AFDS after all, as AMD has posted additional information and specifications to its website. At this point, pricing and the underlying details of RapidFire are the only aspects still unknown.
According to the AMD site, the company will release three Radeon Sky cards later this year, called Sky 500, Sky 700, and Sky 900. All three cards are passively cooled with aluminum fin heatsinks and are based on AMD's Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture. At the high end is the Sky 900, which is a dual Tahiti graphics card clocked at 825 MHz. The Sky 900 features 1,792 stream processors per GPU for a total of 3,584. The card further features 3GB of GDDR5 RAM per GPU on a 384-bit interface for a total GPU bandwidth of 480GB/s. AMD claims this dual slot card draws up to 300W while under load. In many respects the Sky 900 is the Radeon-equivalent to the company's professional FirePro S10,000 graphics card. It has similar hardware specifications (including the 5.91TFLOPS of single precision performance potential), but a higher TDP. It is also $3,599, though whether AMD will price the gaming-oriented Sky 900 similarly is unknown.
The Sky 700 steps down to a single-GPU graphics card. This card features a single Tahiti GPU clocked at 900 MHz with 1792 stream processors and 6GB of GDDR5. The graphics card memory uses a 384-bit memory interface for a total memory bandwidth of 264GB/s. Although also a dual slot card like the Sky 900, the cooler is smaller and it draws only 225W under load.
Finally, the Sky 500 represents the low end of the company's cloud gaming hardware lineup. It is the Radeon Sky equivalent to the company's consumer-grade Radeon HD 7870. The Sky 500 features a single Pitcairn GPU clocked at 950 MHz with 1280 stream processors, 4GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit memory bus, and a rated 150W power draw under load. It further features 154GB/s of memory bandwidth and is a single slot graphics card.
|Sky 900
|Sky 700
|Sky 500
|Dual Tahiti
|Single Tahiti
|Single Pitcairn
|GPU Clockspeed
|825 MHz
|900 MHz
|950 MHz
|Stream Processors
|3584 (1792 per GPU)
|6GB GDDR5 (3GB per GPU)
|Memory Bus
|Memory Bandwidth
|Card Profile
Additionally, the Radeon Sky cards all employ a technology called RapidFire that allegedly reduces latency immensely. As Ryan mentioned on the latest PC Perspective Podcast, the Radeon Sky cards are able to stream up to six games. RapidFire is still a mystery, but the company has indicated that one aspect of RapidFire is the use of AMD's Video Encoding Engine (VCE) to encode the video stream on the GPU itself to reduce game latency. The Sky cards will output at 720p resolutions, and the Sky 700 can support either three games at 60 FPS or six games at 30 FPS.
In addition to working with cloud gaming companies Ubitus, G-Cluster, CiiNow, and Otoy, AMD has announced a partnership with VMWare and Citrix. AMD is reportedly working to allow VMWare ESX/ESXi and Citrix XenServer virtual machines to access the GPU hardware directly, which opens up the possibility of using Sky cards to run workstation applications or remote desktops with 3D support much like NVIDIA's VCA and GRID technology (which the company showed off at GTC last week). Personally, I think the Sky cards may be late to the party but is a step in the right direction. Even if cloud gaming doesn't take off, the cards could still be used to great success by enterprise customers if they are able to allow direct access to the full graphics card hardware from within virtual machines!
More information on the Radeon Sky cards can be found on the AMD website.
GDC 13: Intel announces PixelSync and InstantAccess
Subject: General Tech, Shows and Expos | March 27, 2013 - 08:51 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Intel, GDC 13, GDC
GDC 2013 is where the industry comes together to talk about the technology itself. Intel was there, and of course the big blue just had to unveil developments to help them in the PC gaming space. Two new major rendering extensions and updated developer tools debut. And, if you are not a developer, encode your movies with handbrake quicker!
First up is PixelSync, a DirectX extension for Intel HD Graphics. PixelSync is designed to be used with smoke, hair, and other effects which require blending translucent geometry. With this extension, objects do not need to be sorted before compositing.
Next up is InstantAccess. This DirectX extension allows CPU and integrated GPUs to access the same physical memory. What interests me most about InstantAccess is the ability for developers to write GPU-based applications which can quickly access the same memory as its CPU counterpart. Should the integrated GPU be visible alongside discrete GPUs, this could allow the integrated graphics to help offload GPGPU tasks such as physics while the CPU and discrete GPU handle the more important tasks.
Also updated is their Graphics Performance Analyzers toolset. If you are interested in performance optimization on your software, be sure to check those out.
And for the more general public... Handbrake is now set up to take advantage of Quick Sync Video. Given the popularity of Handbrake, this is quite a big deal for anyone wishing to transcode video using popular and free encoders.
GDC 13: 17 Minute Battlefield 4 Trailer Released
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Shows and Expos | March 27, 2013 - 03:25 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: battlefield, battlefield 4, GDC, GDC 13
Battlefield 4 is coming, that has been known with Medal of Honor: Warfighter's release and its promise of beta access, but the gameplay trailer is already here. Clocking in at just over 17 minutes, "Fishing in Baku" looks amazing from a technical standpoint.
The video has been embed below. A little not safe for work due to language and amputation.
Now that you finished gawking, we have gameplay to discuss. I cannot help but be disappointed with the campaign direction. Surely, the story was in planning prior to the release of Battlefield 3. Still, it seems to face the same generic-character problem which struck the last campaign.
In Battlefield 3, I really could not recognize many characters apart from the lead which made their deaths more confusing than upsetting. Normally when we claim a character is identifiable, we mean that we can relate to them. In this case, when I say the characters were not identifiable, I seriously mean that I probably could not pick them out in a police lineup.
Then again, the leaked promotional image for Battlefield 4 seems to show Blackburn at the helm. I guess there is some hope. Slim hope, which the trailer does not contribute to. I mean even the end narration capped how pointless the character interactions were. All this in spite of EA's proclaiming YouTube description of this being human, dramatic, and believable.
Oh well, it went boom good.


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Norton caps cross country career with national honor
Recent Brandeis University graduate Paul Norton of Amherst, Mass., has been named a third-team Capital One Academic All-America selection in cross country and track and field, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA).
Norton was a first-team Academic All-District selection earlier this month. A team captain in both track and cross country, he graduated summa cum laude with highest honors with degrees in music and economics. Norton, who earned Brandeis's Harry, Joseph and Ida Stein Award as the outstanding senior male athlete, led the cross country team to three consecutive berths in the NCAA championships, earning All-America honors as a junior when he finished seventh in the field of 276 runners. In 2010, Norton guided the Judges to a 16th-place finish, their highest since 1998. He was a two-time UAA Champion during the indoor track and field season, winning the 3,000 meters as a junior - when he earned Most Outstanding Performer at the UAA championship meet - and in 5,000 as a senior. Overall, Norton is a seven-time All-UAA performer overall and four-time All-New England Division III and four-time All-New England All-Division performer.
Norton was named to the Academic All-UAA team nine times, Brandeis's dean's list eight times and to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches (UTSFCCCA) All-Academic team seven times in his career. He earned Brandeis's David M. Greene and Florence and Charles H. Milender prizes for music, and has had summer positions as a research intern for health care at the Massachusetts State House in 2010 and the KIMbia foundation and Kenya Scholar Athlete project in Kenya in 2009.
Norton is Brandeis's second Capital One Academic All-American this season, joining softball junior Marianne Specker of South Windsor, Conn.
To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
Norton is a 2007 graduate of Amherst Regional High School. He is the son of David and Claire Norton, Amherst, Mass.
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I am a critic of the current Democratic administration but cannot conscience a "protest" vote for any nobly-minded minor party presidential candidate under our existing election system. To do so might land us with a Romney presidency, with its survival of the fittest/wealthiest credo, and devastating rollbacks of the gains made in access to health care, immigrant and women's rights and so much more.
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Source: Blanche Hardee Rives Papers, 1905-1974, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #335
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The images below are holiday postcards for Thanksgiving and Christmas from the Blanche Hardee Rives Papers http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0335/.
The Christmas Card was sent to Z.A. Dawsey Hardee, the brother of Blanche Hardee Rives, on 22 December 1913.
Blanche Hardee Rives (1887-1973), daughter of James Washington Hardee and Anna O. Lucas, resided in Enfield, Halifax County, N.C. She attended the Littleton Female College (1906-1908), after which she taught in the Hardee School, a small school near the plantation of her father. She married Ralph Cooper Rives in 1942. Throughout her life she participated in Methodist Protestant (United Methodist Church after 1939) activities. Other organizations in which she was active were the Hardrawee Home Demonstration Club, the Halifax Co. Home Demonstration Club, Order of the Eastern Star, Halifax County Historical Association, Northeastern North Carolina Branch of the English-Speaking Union, Frank M. Parker Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Littleton College Memorial Association.


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Post Update: I've made a video for this recipe and you can watch it on my YouTube channel!
Ever since my episode of Cupcake Wars aired, people have been asking me for cupcake recipes. Someone on Twitter asked me for the BEST cupcake recipe. That's a hard one! If your favorite cake is chocolate, but my favorite cake is lemon, then my BEST cupcake recipe is going to differ from yours.
I can confidently say that our recipe for Honeymoon Cupcakes that Milette and I did on Cupcake Wars uses the best coconut cake I have ever tasted. The recipe is unique because it incorporates cream of coconut (the stuff that you use to make pina coladas), sweetened shredded coconut, and coconut flavoring together for a super robust, tropical flavor. Coconut extracts are not all created equal. The imitation stuff you'll find in the red-labeled bottles tastes just like tanning lotion smells, and that's just downright nasty. I like Frontier Coconut Flavor. It's all-natural, so it tastes natural. You can buy it directly from Frontier or at Whole Foods.
We filled the coconut cupcakes with a homemade mango curd, which is easily made with a thick natural mango juice, like Naked Juice Mighty Mango. Top it all off with a tangy cream cheese icing flavored with orange zest and a piece of fresh pineapple for an overall flavor that will transport you on an island vacation…well, not literally, but you get what I'm saying!
Here's the recipe. You can also get a sweet, printable version at FoodNetwork.com.
Tropical Honeymoon Cupcakes
©Beth Somers, 2012
Coconut Cupcakes
1 egg + 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/2 cup cream of coconut (Cook's note: Stir cream of coconut before measuring it, as it tends to settle as it sits)
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut, coarsely ground in food processor
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened and cut into tablespoons
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin pans with baking cups.
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites, cream of coconut, water, coconut extract, and vanilla extract until well combined.
In a large bowl, mix flour, ground coconut, sugar, baking powder, and salt with electric mixer on low speed until combined, about 15 seconds. Add butter 1 tablespoon at a time, continuing to beat on low speed until mixture looks dry and crumbly and the largest chunks of butter are about ¼ in. in diameter, about 2 minutes.
Stop the mixer and add half of the liquid mixture. Beat on low speed until the flour mixture is moistened, about 15 seconds. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy, about 45 seconds. With the mixer still running, slowly stream in the remaining liquid. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Beat on medium speed for an additional 30 seconds.
Fill baking cups 2/3 full with cake batter. Bake 19-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in centers of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool the cupcakes in the pan for 10 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before filling and frosting.
Mango Filling
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon +1 teaspoon corn starch
1-1/4 cups thick mango juice, divided
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
Pinch kosher salt
In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolks, cornstarch, and 1/4 cup of mango juice until smooth. In a saucepan, combine remaining mango juice, sugar, and salt. Cook over medium-high heat until boiling. Slowly stream half of the hot liquid into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Add egg yolk mixture back into the saucepan and reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Strain through a fine mesh sieve. Cool before filling cupcakes.
Orange Cream Cheese Icing
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, softened
2-3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, scraping down the bottom and sides of the bowl as necessary. Add orange zest and vanilla extract and beat until fully incorporated.
Makes 13 Cupcakes


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Any sneak peaks ? are gossip? about what coming in the next version of hitfilm ?
The days are getting shorter. The Air is getting cooler. Big box stores are starting to roll out the Christmas Decorations.
Is it not the time for FX Home to tease us all the new cool enhancements that we can expect in the traditionally released in November,
NEW VERSION of Hit Film Pro?
As far as I can remember, HitFilm 3 Pro is the only software that was "teased" with the ability to preorder. Everything else went unheard of until the day it came out.
Edit: looks like 2 Ultimate also had a blog post or two detailing some features.
@inScapeDigital Well, I do remember a lot Simon Jones Teasers showing off all the cool new stuff. you are most likely correct it was before HitFilm Pro 2017 But.......... That does not mean that we cannot do it again.
While I'd like to see teasers myself, I remember Kirstie saying (re: Hitfilm 3's launch) that media coverage ended up being somewhat high with the previews, then lacking for the actual release. The logic behind the 4 and 2017 launch became to just hit huge on the actual launch date.
This obviously doesn't mean FXHOME can't change policy again, but that's the last rationale I know of.
Of course users asking on the forum, the YouTube page and Social Media feeds also generates anticipatory buzz...
I waiting patiently... :-) with my OCD that is very very hard to do... just saying
I understand everyone's impatience. I came up here with the same agenda...to ask "WHEN IS HITFILM PRO 2018 COMING OUT?" I mean, y'know...just sayin'. Now that I have my money straight, I'm like a kid on Christmas Eve...
@Pencilandinc but have you been a good person this year, will Santa Josh and team bring you what you want. I'm sure they will.
Lol Hotfilm getting me websites mixed up again
"I think I was...I'm hoping that they will..." Last year, priorities changed at the last minute and all I could afford was a rock.
I am so excited!!!!
I have a reminder in my diary that says
that I have to look at the hitfilm website
in search of updates every day!!!!!!!
I saw in the hitfilm FACEBOOK
what will the short film hitfilm makes
with every release looks like...
The images were AWESOME
@Pabloip The footage from the Ember Films shoot is deep in post-production, and getting closer to being finished every day!
Can't wait to show you all the final product- this is personally the largest VFX project I've ever undertaken.
Awesome! Can't wait!!
@inScapeDigital I'm sure you're doing your normal, excellent work. Looking forward to the final project. I expect vertiginous skydiving.
Wow ! I am waiting what HF Pro 2018 brights, I am sure it will be very cool as features !
If you need a beta tester. Count me in.
can not wait to see it
It's the Monday before Black Friday.... Any word? A lifeline? A crumb? Bueller?
Gulp, could it be that there will not be a new release this year.......
@Pencilandinc Hitfilms 1, 2, 3, 4 and 2017 were all released on the week of black Friday, this week is a solid guess.
HitFilm is coming
I think we can all feel a distrurbance in the force.
@Triem23 Yeah, I know. Like clockwork...usually on/around the Monday before Black Friday. I think HitFilm 2 Ultimate came out a little earlier but usually the Monday before. Like Andersen01498 said, there seems to be a disturbance in the force. @Aladdin4d Thank you for that confirmation, It makes me feel a little better.
Does seem risky with Action VFX and Triune already announcing their Black Friday sales. There is only so much splurge on video assets money...............
I noticed boris fx now supports boris ofx 11
You are an evil man Mr. Barrett. I joined the family with Hitfilm 2 and there has always been teasers leading up to a release. well at least up until now.


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|Brian Garfinkel/Associated Press
|After a long football dry spell, fans flock to NFL training camps to watch their favorite players at no cost.
It's time for them to kiss their wives and hug their babies. Time to pack their bags and head for the hotel. It's time for grown men -- really large grown men -- to hit the big kid's version of summer camp.
But this isn't your average summer camp. No, kids don't sweat like this. They don't ever endure this type of grueling battle that combines physical hardship and mental anguish, all for a shot at the dream that has been gnawing at their minds for years.
Can you feel it? Can you hear it? Yes, NFL training camp is upon us. It is here faster than you knew it would be, even though it once felt like it would never come again.
And so, as the league embarks on 42 roster-shaping days between now and the start of the NFL's regular season, we'll remind you what it's all about with 42 reasons why everyone should cherish training camp.
We love ...
1. The first training camp fight.
2. New hope.
3. The smell of sunscreen.
4. The mind-numbing questions from minutia-obsessed reporters. Does it really matter how well the third-string left guard pulls from one side to the other?
5. The fresh white paint on the short green grass -- and the inevitable trampling it will take.
6. The massive roster so big it often fills two legal-sized sheets of paper.
7. The sound of distant whistles.
8. Fans who bring the folded-up sports page for the roster printed on 6C of their local newspaper.
9. When chunks of grass that look like golf divots get stuck in facemasks.
10. The no-contact jerseys worn by quarterbacks that say, Yes, this man is our most important player.
11. When head coaches scream.
12. When fans know the names of players buried six deep on a depth chart. That's hardcore.
13. The debates between players who believe their team will win the Super Bowl and reporters who believe they'll only win four games.
14. The skull caps worn over the helmets of players during special teams drills and the inevitable questions from fans when they see them.
15. When agents stand arms crossed in a corner of the bleachers, all by themselves, watching their clients like parents watching their children.
16. The players' wives section. Who doesn't love that?
17. That training camp is free for fans.
18. When, in the middle of a long practice when the sun's heat has quieted the crowd, a great catch on the field immediately wakes everyone up.
19. The sound of shoulder pads popping.
20. Post-practice gassers (because we don't have to do them).
21. The cold tub (because we don't have to get in it).
22. When reporters standing idle complain about the heat while players on the field, hidden under helmets, work through it like warriors.
23. The sound of the fog horn that signals the end of one drill and the start of another.
24. The two-minute drill.
25. When wide receivers and cornerbacks don't get along.
26. Fans who wear weathered, peeling jerseys with names of players long retired.
27. Grown men who paint their faces. Really?
28. Watching autograph sessions after practice to see which player stays the longest.
29. The way a great quarterback throws a pass in practice that just looks different than a pass thrown by anyone else.
30. Grass stains.
31. When summer storms roll through, forcing players to stampede like cattle toward an indoor field.
32. The wet-ball drill.
33. When a player who appears injured pops to his feet and runs back to the huddle to live another down.
34. That, when fans go home after a practice ends, players still have hours of meetings left to attend.
35. The first scrimmage of training camp.
36. The video camera that tapes practice from the high-standing crane, letting every player know that every move they make is being recorded.
37. Radio shows that broadcast live from the bleachers.
38. Watching players spend a few minutes with family members before retreating back to the locker room like kids back to summer camp.
39. When players get water breaks.
40. That every snap counts and every moment matters.
41. That a dream will be realized for some, even as disappointment will be felt for more.
42. That football is back again.
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"SMIC conducted comprehensive evaluations of Mentor's Eldo capabilities, and the extensive results demonstrated that it is an ideal simulation tool for our technologies," said Paul OuYang, vice president of Design Services at SMIC. "Eldo now forms part of our sign-off tools for designs targeting 0.13-micron and below processes."
"We are extremely pleased to be working closely with SMIC and providing them with a complete simulation solution through Eldo," said Jue-Hisen Chern, vice president and general manager, Deep Submicron Division, Mentor Graphics. "With their proven analog design simulation capability, SMIC will continue to be at the forefront of chip designs, while Mentor's Eldo strives to be the simulator of choice for IC silicon vendors and fabless design centers."
AMS Simulation Technology from Mentor Graphics
The Mentor Graphics ADVance MS(TM) (ADMS) tool is a single-kernel, language-neutral functional verification environment for digital, analog, mixed-signal and RF circuits. This platform is built upon four high-performance, customer-proven simulation technologies: the Eldo tool for analog, ModelSim(R) for digital, Mach for transistor-level, and the Eldo RF for radio frequency simulations. The ADMS supports most of the design languages, including VHDL, VHDL-AMS, Verilog, Verilog-AMS, SystemC, SystemVerilog, Spice, and C, for the design and verification of mixed-signal system, and SoC. ADMS has gained wide acceptance since its introduction, and is currently used in hundreds of customer sites.
About SMIC
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, ("SMIC") (NYSE:SMI) (SEHK:0981) is one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world, providing integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing at 0.35um to 90nm and finer line technologies to customers worldwide. Established in 2000, SMIC has four 8-inch wafer fabrication facilities in volume production in Shanghai and Tianjin. In the first quarter of 2005, SMIC commenced commercial production at its 12-inch wafer fabrication facility in Beijing. SMIC also maintains customer service and marketing offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, and a representative office in Hong Kong. As part of its dedication towards providing high-quality services, SMIC strives to comply with or exceed international standards and has achieved ISO9001, ISO/TS16949, OHSAS18001, TL9000, BS7799 and ISO14001 certifications. For additional information, please visit http://www.smics.com.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $700 million and employs approximately 3,950 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
Mentor Graphics and Eldo are registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.
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(Under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)
Certain statements contained in this press release, such as "SMIC fully supports Mentor's Eldo based on its proven performance and convergence capabilities, and in addition to 0.18-micron, will provide Eldo device models on SMIC's 0.13-micron and smaller process technologies aimed to satisfy the design needs of Mentor and SMIC's mutual customers," may be viewed as "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual events, and/or the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of SMIC to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 28, 2005, and such other documents that SMIC may file with the SEC or The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited from time to time.
Mentor Graphics Carole Thurman, 503-685-4716 Email Contact or SMIC Reiko Chang, +86 (21) 5080-2000 ext. 10544 Email Contact


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Amid the gloom that sometimes permeates life around our community, there is still so much for which to be thankful. Including ...
Amid the gloom that sometimes permeates life around our community, there is still so much for which to be thankful. Including ...
» Spending my 23rd Thanksgiving in Stockton.
» The remarkably high voter turnout for the recent General Election.
» Our community's diversity.
» A four-year university that cares deeply about our community, its problems and opportunities.
» The master's degree that my wife received this year from that four-year university (Pacific).
» Walking around Stockton on weekdays and see the smiling faces of loads of children going to school downtown.
» All of our schools and teachers.
» The memories of the great Charles Washington calling me "Big Man."
» A newsroom staff that busts its collective tails for the benefit of our readers.
» Colleagues in other departments at The Record who do so much to help us on the "news side."
» Pro hockey in Stockton. I still, at times, can't believe we have it here.
» The gentle Delta breezes while sitting in the stands at Ports games.
» Judging spoken-word poetry competition in Stockton. These poets, most of them young, challenge the heck out of your traditional way of thinking.
» Bob Thomason and his quarter century (plus) of commitment to Pacific basketball.
» Chris Isaak songs. Any of them will do.
» Ethnic restaurants - I could eat at 14 different ones in 14 days if I wanted. Memo to self: try that.
» Record Family Day in the Park. Self-serving mention? Perhaps. But I love the event and the people it brings out each September.
» Jazz on the Miracle Mile. Need to go more often.
» Our men and women in law enforcement and the fire departments. They're sometimes at odds with the public and in the media over compensation issues, but make no mistake about what they mean to this community.
» News deadlines. They can be frenetic and even fun - as long as we don't miss too many of them.
» San Joaquin County's giving nature when it comes to United Way and nonprofits who make this a better place to live.
» Being a member of a gourmet group filled with wonderful friends who don't seem to mind that I really don't cook very well.
» Our new backyard. Overdue, but worth the wait.
» Knowing that - eventually - the changes will make things better on Interstate 5.
» Our readers - in print and online - and their willingness to challenge, criticize, compliment and suggest. That includes those who lose their cool with me - and once in a great while, the ones with whom I lose my cool.
» The Run/Walk for Hunger each Thanksgiving morning in downtown Stockton.
» The unbelievable sacrifices that our men and women in the military provide on a daily basis.
» Those big ships at the Port of Stockton. They never cease to amaze me.
» The arts in Stockton. May they continue to not only survive, but thrive.
» That this city might be fiscally bankrupt, but it is not so morally.
» The young people either ignoring or fighting the magnetic pull of gang life.
» Eating a deep-fried Twinkie at Flip's before Hostess announced it was going out of business.
» For those, regardless of political ideology, who have had the guts to run for public office.
» Facebook and the friends or acquaintances, young and old, with whom I've either connected or re-connected.
» Those who will shop locally on Black Friday and throughout the holiday season. Heck, throughout the year.
» The warm-hearted colleagues who didn't rub it in too badly when the boss' beloved Detroit Tigers got broomed by the world champion Giants.
» Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, scalloped corn, rolls with butter, butterscotch (not pumpkin) pie.
» Leftovers all weekend.
» The daily opportunity to be thankful.
» Family. And pride for that family.
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Happy Birthday, Grandpa William Smith
Of course, today, I'm Grandpa William Smith. However, I was named for my grandfather, Dad's Dad, William Emanuel Smith, who was born on May 5, 1869. He was born 143 years ago today.
The year is not too hard for me to calculate. He died a couple of months after I was born, at age 70. I am coming up on my 73rd birthday. 70+73=143. Clever, huh?
Thanks to WikiTree for the reminder of this birthday - I must give credit where credit it due. I got an email... ;-)
Families are Forever! ;-)


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Rockies respect first-class Kershaw's feat
LOS ANGELES -- Troy Tulowitzki found it in him to lean his arms over the dugout railing and let his love of baseball overtake even his own competitive spirit as Dodger Stadium became awash in joyful screams and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw let not one but two coolers filled with sports drink wash over him.
By then, there was nothing Tulowitzki could do about being no-hit by Kershaw in an 8-0 Dodgers victory against the Rockies on Wednesday night.View Full Game Coverage
LOS ANGELES -- Troy Tulowitzki found it in him to lean his arms over the dugout railing and let his love of baseball overtake even his own competitive spirit as Dodger Stadium became awash in joyful screams and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw let not one but two coolers filled with sports drink wash over him.
By then, there was nothing Tulowitzki could do about being no-hit by Kershaw in an 8-0 Dodgers victory against the Rockies on Wednesday night.View Full Game Coverage
Tulowitzki endured Kershaw's interview on the scoreboard, the tomfoolery of his teammates and even the loud music. From across the field, Tulowitzki found what he wanted in Kershaw's eyes.
"When there's a special moment for someone, you want to watch how a guy responds," Tulowitzki said. "Clayton, I've always had a lot of respect for how hard he works. It's nice for me to see how much it means for him.
"If something can bring tears to someone's eyes, it means you really care, and he cares a lot about this game."
It wasn't as if Tulowitzki is alone in his love for the game's special feats, and he certainly wasn't alone in the Colorado dugout. Tulowitzki was one of the last to leave the dugout, but nearly the entire Rockies team watched the celebration. They rather would not have been the opponents, and they made sure to stay well away from the jubilation and weren't overly demonstrative in tipping their caps.
But the Rockies took the opportunity to show admiration for one of baseball's best pitchers who accomplished one of the game's special feats.
"It's a heck of an accomplishment," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "You never want to be on this end of it. But the respect for Kershaw, too, is why you saw that. He's a first-class guy. He handled himself really well. I think that's what you saw tonight with the guys hanging around afterwards."
A two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw made it an unbelievable night in a career full of impressive ones. Kershaw struck out a career-high 15, and the third strike to all but one hitter was some form of breaking ball. But he was running his fastball to the plate at around 96 mph. Kershaw essentially did whatever he wanted.
"His fastball had a little cut to it, and when he got ahead he was able to use his curveball," said Corey Dickerson, who struck out to begin and end the game but broke up a shot at a perfect game when he reached on shortstop Hanley Ramirez's throwing error to lead off the seventh.
The Rockies have had plenty of chances to leave a game admiring Kershaw. He is 7-1 with a 2.44 ERA in his last 10 starts against them. The last two of Kershaw's 13 career complete games, including one on June 8, and the last two of Kershaw's eight career shutouts have come against the Rockies.
Beneath the admiration, there was unhappiness after the Rockies suffered their first no-hitter since being on the wrong end of two in 1996 -- by the Marlins' Al Leiter on May 11, and the Dodgers' Hideo Nomo, at Coors Field, on Sept. 17.
"Not good, not good," said Rockies outfielder Brandon Barnes, who struck out twice Wednesday night. "He was just making his pitches when he needed to. He's a good pitcher and he's got good stuff.
"That's why he gets paid a lot of money. But there's nothing we could have done about it tonight. We gave it everything we had."
Some of what put the Rockies in a bad spot occurred when Kershaw wasn't pitching. Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa walked five and gave up eight runs (seven earned) in 3 1/3 innings that took quite long to play.
"I think the pace of the game hurt us," Tulowitzki said. "How long we were out there in the field, then he was jumping ahead of us. I think that made it a bad matchup for us."
Maybe next time the Rockies can figure out a way to make it tough on Kershaw. But on Wednesday, all they could do was watch the left-hander further prove himself as one of baseball's greatest pitchers.
By game's end, the Rockies were seemingly trying to hit the ball before they could strike out. Dickerson's four-pitch, game-ending at-bat was two pitches more than the combined total of the first two hitters of the inning, DJ LeMahieu and Charlie Culberson.
When Dickerson swung through an 87-mph slider to end it, he took the walk toward the dugout but looked over his shoulder to see catcher A.J. Ellis engulf Kershaw and the rest of the Dodgers rush to the infield for the celebration.
"He's a stand-up guy anyways, a class act," Dickerson said. "His stuff was phenomenal tonight. I think all the guys said that. We tip our hats to him."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb.


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Meet the Fellow: Q&A with Professor Roger Kneebone
Professor Roger Kneebone performs live simulations of surgery for the public. He is Professor of Surgical Education at Imperial College London and leads an interdisciplinery team creating unique public engagement events which explore surgery as both a science and an art. He has recently been awarded a Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellowship, so I asked what the fellowship means to him and how he plans to make the most of it.
Congratulations on being awarded an Engagement Fellowship. Why did you decide to apply?
What an opportunity! I realised that public engagement had become a major part of my work. I was also becoming interested in the scholarship of public engagement and I wanted to have the freedom to explore the field more broadly, beyond my own projects.
How will the fellowship help you pursue that interest?
It gives me time to focus on public engagement, time to think, time to experiment and try things out. It also makes me a part of the Wellcome Trust with all the opportunities and all the extraordinary connections that that provides.
Why are those 'extraordinary connections' important?
Much of the public engagement work that I do is about opening up the closed world of surgery to the public. I use dialogues and discussions to create and explore new connections. I'd like to talk more about the implications of this work with people who have the power to bring about change and this fellowship will make it much easier to get in touch with new people – people who can really make a difference.
What are your plans for the next two years?
I'm not entirely sure, I've got a broad idea of course, but exactly how it will work out is going to evolve over the course of the fellowship – and that's exciting too.
What does the fellowship mean to you personally?
I now have the opportunity to move my own skills, and my public engagement work, to a completely new level – which would have been completely impossible without the fellowship. It's unbelievably exciting!
Want to hear more about Professor Kneebone's work? We'll be posting a longer piece about his public engagement activities soon.
Erinma Ochu was also awarded a Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellowship last month. Nancy Wilkinson spoke to her about citizen science and her plans for the future. Find the interview here.


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The thing with Alessandra is, when I think of how to describe her style I wouldn't use descriptions of her favorite colors, proportions or genres.
I would have to use terms like sexy, approachable, androgynous, playful. Funny how someones personality can actually become their style. Sounds simply but it isn't.