text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Newbie! Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Digital Art Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Newbie!" Koltjunior memberMember #Joined: 02 Jan 2001Posts: 42 Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 10:13 am I'm not good at this stuff. How do you make all of this cool work. All i can do is try to add light/shading using the dodge and burn tools, and smudge them toghether. How do you use the airbrush tool for all of this? i dunno. plz help. Back to top Wyatt TurnermemberMember #Joined: 18 Oct 2000Posts: 501Location: Everett, WA, USA Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 10:50 am these simple task will help alot. Scan in some line art to start. Make A line art layer a background white to start. Create layers on top of your Line art with the layer set to multiply. that will make the line art pull through the color. On the color layers set up basic color fill areas. flat colors. just a fill got it simple right. now you can make hightlight layers. and smudge to town and paint brush give a great sharp edge. air brush will help in burring area. merge down when happy with certain area, As you said use the dodge/burn tools to light the image. Many technique from here out. hope I wasn't rambling.. y@ sometime easier to start simple and work your way up from there. Back to top Wyatt TurnermemberMember #Joined: 18 Oct 2000Posts: 501Location: Everett, WA, USA Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 10:54 am ps the polygonal lasso tool works great for selecting areas for each layer. you can go to the pull down menu SELECT and save those selection. This is just one example of how to color an image. you could go free hand but it sometimes looses something. have fun y@ Back to top Codfishjunior memberMember #Joined: 02 Jan 2001Posts: 1 Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 11:42 am I'm new to this forum. My hobby is making 3D objects, scenes, but I'm getting more and more interested in 2D artwork. So I'm also a rookie. I would like to know what tools you use to detail objects (for instance scratches or bumps in metal, textures to annimals). How do you make your image look less smudgy, and with what tool do you make sharp edges that don't smudge all over the place??? Codfish Back to top Wyatt TurnermemberMember #Joined: 18 Oct 2000Posts: 501Location: Everett, WA, USA Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 11:50 am could use different types of brushes, make your own by. making a new file and use different patterns in black. such a speckels stars leafs, patterns of all sorts. you can use a air brush to make a dissolve partical pattern. example: make your blob/pattern and select a box area around it. look at the brush palette, see the brushes now there is an arrow in the corner a pull down menu apears. define the brush, there done. you can make some interesting styles doing this. later y@ Back to top A.ButtlememberMember #Joined: 20 Mar 2000Posts: 1724 Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 1:06 pm FAQ yourself, baby... ------------------ Larry Flint's right! You guys suck! Joe Dillingham firstname.lastname@example.com Three Times A Day Back to top FrostmemberMember #Joined: 12 Jan 2000Posts: 2662Location: Montréal, Canada Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 1:22 pm Kolt: It's nice to want to do cool stuff... but cool stuff doesn't come all by itself... it demands a great deal of understanding and knowledge of shape and lighting. If you are serious about persuing a possible carreer in this, then you should start learning all you can about form, light, shade, color, anatomy, etc. ... it's a long road ahead. However, if you just want to do "cool" stuff, play around with the photoshop filters and layer options... they offer TONS of "fun"... Good luck. [This message has been edited by Frost (edited January 02, 2001).] Back to top El CaseronmemberMember #Joined: 31 Mar 2000Posts: 254Location: Germany near Hamburg Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 2:16 pm LoL, buttle Back to top Koltjunior memberMember #Joined: 02 Jan 2001Posts: 42 Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 4:43 pm thx, i'll try. i still don't EXACTLY get how to use the paintbrush/airbrush, but hey, i've been doing this for how long? hehe, no, i'm not going to tell you. well, ok, i've been doing it for about 3 weeks and just discovered this type of technique a couple days ago. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Digital Art Discussion All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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I'm so tempted to say that a microfossil curator attends meetings and writes e-mails. Sometimes it feels like that. I decided to document a typical day back in January where e-mails and meetings helped prepare towards a loan for an art exhibition, gave news of a potentially exciting new acquisition and a possible research opportunity involving micro-CT scanning.
One of Irene Kopelman's items in the Gasworks Gallery based on microfossils from our collection
The bulk of the e-traffic involves preparations towards an exhibition that opened on 10 Feb at the Gasworks Gallery near the Oval Cricket Ground. Artist Irene Kopelman's work was partly inspired by some slides of radiolarian microfossils from our collections. We are preparing an exhibition loan of the slides and today there is a lot of correspondence discussing arrangements for two open day tours I am holding to accompany the exhibition.
Most microfossils are so small that I have to deal with images rather than the specimens themselves. We recently sent some specimens on loan to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington where a researcher has made some images for a publication and left them on an ftp site for me to collect. I am also making arrangements for other images of our specimens to be sent to us by one of our regular visitors. They have posted them on an excellent site for people interested in foraminiferal microfossils.
Aggerostramen rustica, a type of foraminiferal microfossil that builds a shell from sediment. In this case, sponge spicules have been chosen. This image has been posted on-line at the foraminifera.eu site mentioned above
Typically a day will not pass without some correspondence with future visitors to the collections and/or an actual visit from a scientist. Two visitors want to come in a couple of days time and another wants to visit the following week to discuss a short paper on a major collection of 2,500 slides that they donated last year.
In a few days time I'm off to our collections outstation in Wandsworth to meet OU PhD student Kate Salmon who is using our collections to study ocean acidification. I need to book a Museum vehicle to transport me to Wandsworth and to bring the collections back that she would like to borrow.
I mentioned meetings but you'll be glad to know that I'm not going to go into detail here. From one meeting I come away with two additional enquiries to answer; a request by a journalism student for a 5 minute mock radio interview and a student wants images of some of our specimens for their thesis.
I am also asked to assess a destructive sampling request as my boss is away. Sometimes our samples or specimens need further analysis to reveal their true scientific potential. In this case the borrower wants to make thin sections of fragments of fish fossils and to carry out 3-D imaging using a synchrotron (see my previous blog on sex in the Cretaceous for details of synchrotrons). The work will potentially give important details about early fish evolution so the request is ratified.
Erasmus student Angelo Mossoni using one of the scanning electron microscopes at the Museum.
The excellent research facilities here at the Museum offer many exciting possibilities. Today an e-mail has come in requesting bids for use of the micro-CT scanner. I want to test whether this method can provide 3-D images of some tiny specimens the reverse sides of which we cannot analyse at the moment because they are stored embedded in wax. If it works, some 3-D images of some of our most important specimens will be delivered to the web. Some of these species have been used extensively in studies on climate change and oceanography.
One message informs me that an exciting new sample has just been sent as a donation from Oman. When it arrives I will need to dissolve some of it in acid (vinegar) to release the tiny fossils. Traces of fish microfossil are clearly visible on the surface of the rock so this sounds very promising and possibly the subject of a new paper on early fish evolution.
It would appear from everything listed above that there is not much time for any other activities. However, documenting the collections for the web is one of our core duties so I find time in the afternoon to work towards a documentation project. I am also on duty for an hour to answer questions from my fellow curators and my mentee Jacqui about using the databasing system.
A number of people including my two new colleagues Tom and Steve, pop their heads round my door to ask questions about the collections or bring me information. Retired Museum Associate Richard Hodgkinson is in today and has some questions about his project. Another retired member of staff brings me a copy of his latest paper and former volunteer and now colleague Lyndsey Douglas comes to tell me that my blog has been quoted in the January edition of the Museums Journal!
It's an amazingly variable job being a microfossil curator and no day is ever the same as another. I love my job and I think of it as unique. I don't know of anyone else in the world who has a similar job in Micropalaeontology. If you have a similar job, I'd love to hear from you.

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By John J Raspanti: On August 23 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Ill, Don "The Bomb" George will meet Dyah Davis for the IBO super middleweight championship. George, who was born in Chicago, wants to win the title for his city, but most of all, the expectant father is motivated to provide for his growing family.
"This is huge," George told Dennis Taylor of The Ringside Boxing Show a few weeks ago. "I'm very poor. I'm not able to keep a job when I'm training for a fight of this magnitude. My wife is seven months pregnant.
"August twenty-third is definitely the biggest night of my life. I've been doing this for ten years. I love my city. I'm finally getting an opportunity to make something out of my career instead of being some Chicago bum club fighter," he said. "The fact that my wife is pregnant gives me extra motivation to get out and run. All of this is lighting a fire under my ass."
"The Bomb" always comes to fight. His style is simple. He's moves forward and fires powerful punches,George is a throwback to the 1950's when a fighter's defense was merely an afterthought.
"Most of the guys I've fought have been better boxers than me," George said. "But that doesn't matter because I've got a lot of confidence in my right hand."
That hand has produced 22 knockouts in 25 wins. Some boxers are built like tanks, but can't break an egg.Where does the power come from?
"I believe that punchers are born and not made," George said. "Look at (Gennady) Golovkin. He's not scary at all, but he can really punch. I believe it's all about technique. The tall skinny guys are the scary ones."
Twenty four months ago, George was stopped by light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson in Montreal, CN. The bout was a title eliminator. Stevenson, a resident of Quebec was cheered wildly during most of the bout. However, by the middle of the fight, most of the fans were shouting for George, who was floored five times during the contest. To the shock of many, George pulled himself up and mounted a rally in the middle rounds.
"I saw my fiancée and my mother looking right at me worried," George told this writer last year. "I thought to myself, you can't quit in front of them. It was a crazy night, but I am not a quitter. I will never quit."
George has won two of four fights since the Stevenson loss, including a disputed draw at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. As he waited for his next opportunity, he had surgery on his right hand. Finally, a few months ago, his big break came.
"It all started with a random phone call to go fight for the vacant IBO title in Colombia, like a couple months ago," said George. "I was going to take the fight on 12 days' notice. I guess something happened. My opponent got injured and then the IBO said I signed the fight agreement so they honored it and let me fight (Dyah) Davis. All of a sudden the fight is at U.S Cellular Field in the biggest show of the year in Chicago."
Does George know anything about Davis, the son of former Olympic gold-medalist, Howard Davis Jr.?
"I know he's a boxer," said George. "I think he'll stick to his game plan. He's probably a better boxer than me. A guy can't run for twelve rounds. I figure he's going to hold me, but while he holds me, I'm going to rip that body in half. I have to turn the fight into a war."
The hardest time for any professional boxer can be the buildup to the match. For George, who's been dreaming of fighting for a title all his life, the last few weeks have been excruciating.
"I wish I could be in the ring now," George said. "I'm so motivated and prepared. I've got a small group of people I trust. I can't wait to get out there. I might even slip a punch."
George wants an explosive win.
"I'll be happy however I win, but with that being said, I always gun for the knockout. If he's hurt,I'm going for broke."
And that, in a nutshell, is Don George. He always puts it on the line.
Also fighting on August 23 will be undefeated super middleweight prospect Mike "Hollywood" Jimenez.
Jimenez (14-0, 10 KOs) was last seen in the ring over four months agowinning a unanimous decision over Lester Gonzales. The break in activity was something new for Jimenez, who also works full-time as an iron worker
"I needed it, "Jimenez told this writer via email. "It really came down to my body starting to get fatigued and worn down from taking a bunch of fights back-to-back. It was also taking a big toll on me mentally," he said. "I would come to the gym and really have to motivate myself. I couldn't wait for camp and the fight to be over with. My body and mind, really, just needed a little time off, and it helped a lot. I'm feeling great and better than ever."
His opponent this coming Saturday has lost his last three bouts. Does having that knowledge matter to Jimenez?
"No, that doesn't ever affect my outlook on a guy," said Jimenez. "His last three opponents were some pretty good fighters. I always want to envision my opponent at his best. You can't ever look past anyone in this sport. You can have a bad night, and anyone can always have a great night."
Jimenez is thrilled to be fighting at U.S. Cellular Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, but there's more to it than that.
"I'm super excited about it," Jimenez said. "I'm excited about the opportunity, about fighting in front of so many fans, about representing Chicago in U.S. Cellular Field, and fighting on the Card with my best friend, 'Da Bomb,'with his big opportunity for a world title. It's going to be a special night."
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Shelton stopped 13 shots Sunday afternoon as the Lady Bisons battled UNF to a 0-0 tie. The Hendersonville, Tenn., native earned her fourth shutout of the season. On the weekend, the senior health and physical education major had 18 saves, a 1.35 goals against average and played 200 minutes. She also made five saves in a 3-0 loss Friday night to Jacksonville. Shelton extended her A-Sun career saves to 560. She broke the record of Stetson's Genevieve Roy's 528 from 1997-2000 on Oct. 17 against FGCU.
Monty helped ETSU clinch its fourth straight A-Sun tournament berth with her game winning goals against Stetson on Friday and FGCU two days later. Against the Hatters, the junior sports management major found the back of the net early in the first half, allowing the Bucs to hold on to the 1-0 victory. After ETSU and FGCU battled into double overtime on Sunday, the Mesquite, Texas, native fired home the game-winner with less then three minutes off the clock into the final overtime period.
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A 500-billion euro ($650 billion) bailout fund, one of the key tools of policymakers trying to find a solution to the euro zone debt crisis, will be launched later on Monday with Spain expected to be the first country to seek help from the fund.
But despite unsustainable borrowings costs and an economy in recession, Spain may not seek help from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), which has been created to provide financial aid to troubled euro zone countries in return for fiscal reforms.
Resistance at home against austeritymeasures and falling bond yields have led the Spanish government to suggest over the past week that a request for help may not be coming soon.
"Spain is now saying it may not have to ask for help at all. There is a lot of popular resentment against this and (bond) yields have come back down so the pressure is off. Spain could hold off for some time, so we are in a holding pattern in Europe," David Carbon, managing director, economics and currencies, at DBS in Singapore, told CNBC Asia's "The Call." Spanish 10-year government bond yields, the benchmark for borrowing costs in the country, are currently around 5.7 percent. Yields have inched down since July, when they spiked above 7 percent, rattling financial markets and triggering tough talk from the European Central Bank (ECB) to do "whatever it takes" to prevent the euro zone from collapse.
Despiteno immediate compulsion for Spain to seek help from the ESM, analysts told CNBC, yields are bound to come under pressure as investors start to lose patience with Madrid's procrastination.
"Spain seems to be in no rush to ask for help but the markets are and the longer Spain waits, the more pressure we will see on yields again," said Mitul Kotecha, head of global currency research at Credit Agricole in Hong Kong.
The ESM will be formally launched at a euro zone finance ministers' meeting on Monday in Luxembourg with an immediate fire-power of 200-billion euros. According to Kotecha the markets will be looking at the outcome of the meeting for signs whether Spain is seeking a bailout or not.
A Big Step Forward
But whether Spain does or does not seek immediate helpfrom the ESM, its creation, was a big step forward in limiting the risks of the debt crisis, analysts said.
"The broader point is that the firewalls in place in the euro zone have become more robust with the ESM and the OMT (Outright Monetary Transactions)," said Richard Jerram, chief economist at Bank of Singapore, referring to a bond-buying program unveiled last month by the ECB to be used to help troubled euro zone members once they ask for help from the bailout fund.
"The risks of a severe disruption from any fallout from Spain have fallen as a result," Jerram said.
According to Geoff Lewis, global market strategist, at JP Morgan Asset Management, "The delays are not helpful and Spain is not coming to the table, but the tail risks have been contained and the ECB is there as a backstop."
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TENS Use for Pain Control
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
My wife has a low-grade lymphoma, and the current treatment is ?wait and watch?. She has no pain from it. Right know she is having some unrelated back pain, and a pain management doctor are thinking of using a Tens Unit or EMS to help control that pain. We have previously been told not to use a Tens Unit or EMS if she has lymphoma. I can not find any information to support that. Are there any potential negative impacts on her lymphoma if she does use the Tens Unit or EMS treatment?
Lora Packel MS, PT, Coordinator of Cancer Therapy Services for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, responds:
According to the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society, TENS is a low-risk intervention for pain management in the person with cancer. Some practitioners would recommend avoiding the application of TENS directly over a localized tumor. The ACS and NCI websites contain good information on this topic.


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Tuesday, November 09, 2010
My CPU fan does not speedup
12 comments:
- Ian Monroe said...
I guess you already poked at the BIOS.
Also clean your fan if that's possible. 80 seems too hot even with a slow fan.
- Tuesday, November 09, 2010 3:23:00 AM
- damian said...
In my desktop at least fanspeed is controlled by bios, you could check if it's the os by booting a live cd maybe?
Also as ian monroe said it'd be a good idea to clean the fan too. just a bit of pressured air through the holes in the case should be enough
- Tuesday, November 09, 2010 3:39:00 AM
- sourtooth said...
The fan speed can be controlled via ACPI, so I'd check the ACPI settings in the Kernel first.
- Tuesday, November 09, 2010 3:56:00 AM
- Gladys said...
I'd begin by doing the cleaning others have advised but next I'd move to checking that the CPU temperature is being properly sensed via an install of lm_sensors / lm-sensors package.
sudo apt-get install lm-sensors
To configure the sensors do:
sudo sensors-detect
You will be offered a very detailed diagnostic showing what drivers may be needed to get sensors to work and many, many other details...do what is advised, if anything, to get the sensors working or just load the lot using:
modprobe coretemp
modprobe i2c-i801
Now try reading the sensors output using:
(meaning type the above as a shell prompt command)
That should get you a bit closer to finding out what is going on...for further details try:
Hope that helps!
- Tuesday, November 09, 2010 3:57:00 AM
If your laptop is an Acer one, that's normal, it is a well known issue (that can be solved btw) as the fan speed is not controlled by ACPI but by a driver. Yeah, crap...
- Tuesday, November 09, 2010 7:42:00 AM
This happened to me before. I solved it by following the steps:
1- Open the laptop.
2- Remove all the dust and carbonized dust from the fans, heat sinks, etc.
3- Close the laptop.
It works like a charm.
- Tuesday, November 09, 2010 9:18:00 AM
It could just be a hardware problem. For example all 3 Thinkpads I ever owned had this issue at some point. Sent them in for repairs and they all came back with the note saying that the heat-sink assembly was replaced.
Apparently after a while the thermal paste that ensures good contact between the CPU/GPU starts to deteriorate and there is nothing you can do about it.
- Tuesday, November 09, 2010 2:03:00 PM
Try using other operating system, such as Windows 7, which has a better support for ACPI and so on. I did that and now my laptop's battery lasts 1 hour more than before.
- Tuesday, November 09, 2010 2:38:00 PM
90° is much too hot, even with slow fan.
I wouldn´t install Windows 7. On every benchmark i ever seen and on every test on my Notebook with Windows 7 my CPU Usage and so battery usage is much higher and so the battery lasts for a much shorter time.
What distro are you using? I would recommend go to the IRC Channel of your distro and check how the kernel is build and what you can do.
- Tuesday, November 09, 2010 5:52:00 PM
try adding the boot parameters 'noapic' and 'nolapic' and see what happens.
- Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:51:00 AM
Given that the fan isn't revving up, it's probably not 'just crud', though cleaning isn't a bad idea. Before you start feeding your kernel boot parameters I'd suggest searching your distribution's package names for a 'laptop' meta package of some sort, packages that have your '$PROCESSOR' in the name, and the name and decryption in the package archive for your '$BRAND' of laptop (but probably not the model number).
- Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:23:00 PM
I have the same problem with my Thinkpad x201 running Kubuntu. The problem did not appear in Lucid, but it does in Maverick. I believe it may be related to Graphics, because it happens when I do Video encoding or watch movies even though the CPU is far from 100%. So far my solution is simple: Remove the battery and CPU temp is about 20 C lower.
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Brad: Angelina and I Will Wed When Everyone Can
Brad Pitt says that he and Angelina Jolie will get married – when all couples can legally wed.
"Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able," the actor tells Esquire magazine for its October issue.
Of course, the couple are already living in domestic bliss with their three children, Shiloh, who was born in May, Maddox, 5, and Zahara, 1.
Of the older two children, whom Jolie adopted and Pitt is in the process of legally adopting, the 42-year-old actor says the fact that they aren't his biological children doesn't set them apart from their sister, Shiloh.
"They're as much of my blood as any natural born, and I'm theirs," Pitt tells the magazine, which hits newsstands Sept. 19. "That's all I can say about it. I can't live without them. So: Anyone considering (adoption), that's my vote."
"I try not to stifle them in any way," he says. "If it's not hurting anyone, I want them to be able to explore. Sometimes that means they're quite rambunctious."
Still, Pitt, who's next film is the drama Babel, says communication is the key with kids: "I feel it's really important to have that time to sit and talk to them," he continues. "I really like that last minute before they fade off. And always give them a heads-up before you jerk them out of something. You need to tell them, like, 'You have three more minutes.'"


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Last week was supposed to be the start of a relaxing vacation for hundreds of millions of Chinese. Yet traffic at the start of "Golden Week," the National Day holiday, proved to be anything but.
Road congestion ranked amongst the worst ever witnessed in Beijing and other major cities, the latest evidence that China is struggling to manage what is the fastest rise in vehicle numbers of any country in history.
Many Chinese blamed traffic jams on a policy that saw expressway tolls suspended. Authorities said the move was designed to reduce traveling costs and speed up the passage of cars through toll barriers during the holiday period.Enjoying this article? Click here to subscribe for full access. Just $5 a month.
The result though was a great wall of cars filled with sightseers traveling from the poor provinces around the capital. Beijing's transport commission estimated that 1.55 million vehicles would travel on the capital's roads every day during the holiday's season, more than double compared to the popular vacation season a year ago.
Chinese press reported impromptu games of tennis beside snarled traffic. And with everyone heading in the same direction, the congestion continued long after travelers had escaped their vehicles.
"We saw absolutely nothing but peoples' heads," Guo Zhijun, a 42-year-old from Henan Province, was quoted as saying in the State-run China Daily following a family trip to Beijing's Forbidden City.
While debate in the Chinese press and on micro-blogging sites such as Weibo focused on the merits – or lack thereof– of suspending road tolls during the holiday, this has only served to distract from China's mounting, longer-term traffic time bomb.
In the first survey of its kind assessing 20 of the world's most economically important cities in 2010, IBM ranked Beijing the most painful commute on the planet. Although IBM marked a slight improvement in 2011, when Beijing was tied as the second most painful commute (with Mexico City the worse), the fact that Beijing shared this distinction with another Chinese city, Shenzhen, was a strong reminder that China is struggling to manage the number of vehicles on its roads.
In February of this year, there were five million cars registered in Beijing alone; with government officials expecting the number to rise to six million by 2016.
The government's main tactic in a bid to stem the tide of upwardly mobile Chinese buying new vehicles has been license-plate lotteries limiting the supply of newly registered cars to just 20,000 per month in a handful of China's busiest cities.
Since the scheme was introduced in Beijing at the start of last year, car sales have dropped by more than half, slowing the number of new vehicles on the capital's roads, but creating new problems.


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Well, that pretty much settles it.
My fellow Americans, I have heard and understood the loud and unequivocal message you sent with this year's election:
Liberty is for losers.
True, we have not been a free people in some time. It's been a long and bumpy road to serfdom — 100 years to be precise, starting in 1913, when government gathered for itself the power to levy a tax on income in direct opposition with the taxation power as the Founders envisioned it.
The Founders, after all, understood a thing to two about the dangers of taxation, how necessary expenditures for the public good can all-too-easily become inevitable and bottomless troughs engorging an ever-expanding and ever-ravenous bureaucracy.
Which is exactly what has happened. Every year the state has grown larger and more powerful, exercising greater control over every aspect of our lives. By the 1940s, the government had grown so enamored of its new powers it decided it could tell a farmer whether and how much wheat he could grow on his own property (Wickard v. Filburn). Earlier it had even begun handing out mandatory identification numbers to every citizen, the better to track our whereabouts and livelihoods.
Social Security really was the turning point, in retrospect. It is the Social Security apparatuses, after all, which will enable the IRS to enforce the latest and greatest crime against liberty, Obamacare. Soon, thousands of bureaucrats will fan out across the land to enforce the edicts of the state health-care regime. Franklin Roosevelt made it easy for Barack Obama — they already know where you live and how much you make. Soon they will know whether you have the right health insurance, and thanks to the Income Tax Amendment to the Constitution ratified 100 years ago, they have the ability to punish you by taking your money before you even see it should your health insurance fall short of mandated coverage and cost.
But there's the rub, isn't it? The 16th Amendment that put us on the road to unfreedom was not a top-down imposition — the people ratified it as prescribed in the Constitution. The states willingly adopted the chains that bind us all to the federal leviathan. And now the people have ratified Obamacare by rewarding its author with a second term — and it wasn't even close.
In short, there is no longer the need or desire for pretense. Americans are not free, and they no longer have the desire — nor, perhaps, the capacity — to be free. To that end, I suggest we dispense with the now unnecessary trappings of democracy — a Senate, really? — And simply install a dictator with total control over our lives.
I am the man for the job.
My platform is simplicity itself: I will confiscate the wealth in this nation, dole out a meager sum to each citizen, and use the rest to build up my security apparatus, reward my allies and enrich myself. You will have enough to live on — just. But is that not a small price to pay to banish the dread fear of uncertainty from your lives? And in fact, let's face it — you have already made this bargain with a vast, faceless bureaucracy. The new bargain will be no different in kind, just more open and infinitely more honest.
In truth, it's what you have said you want, over and over again: to be relieved of the horrible burden of freedom. And it's no wonder — liberty is hard. So many choices to make, so many responsibilities to accept. Let me take it all away. Let us collapse together into this embrace of unfreedom.
True, it is a stifling embrace. You can't move, you can barely breathe. But at least you don't have to think. Let's just get this over with, shall we? Matt Patterson for Dictator, 2013.
Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?
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Sometimes media can overstate the obvious. That is how the sports cliché was born.
But occasionally, something that seems obvious is understated because the context can be lost in the "duh" category.
That might be the case with Andre Johnson's return to the Texans' lineup.
You may recall that I was adamant that Johnson should have played a few plays against Indianapolis, so he could play more against the Titans, and then go all out in the playoffs.
There were two reasons for my position on that:
1. Johnson had told me many times he needed two games to get up to speed.
2. When Johnson is up to speed, nobody in the NFL can check him. Nobody.
Johnson laments not getting that second game he wanted, but man, let me tell you, he will be jacked up on Saturday. I've gotten wide-eyed reports from defensive backs on what he has done to them in practice. Unstoppable.
What you might not fully understand is the difference Johnson makes in the Texans' offense.
T.J. Yates ought to be among the happiest men on the planet. Johnson's return is a game-changer.
"As much of a presence that he is, a great football player, we'll still do things within the structure of our offense, but knowing what he can do out at wide out and how he can press, he can create some problems for people one on one certainly," Gary Kubiak said.
Even that is understating it. Yates knows he can throw the ball to Johnson, regardless of the coverage, and he will always have a chance at a completion. He can't feel that way about Kevin Walters or Jacoby Jones.
"He's a big, strong, physical guy and you know when you throw it up to him, either he's going to come down with it or nobody is and he gives you a lot of confidence as a quarterback, because no matter where you put it he's going to go get it," Yates said.
With Johnson on the field, other receivers find it easier to get open, because defenders are know to paying more attention to Johnson than anyone else on the field. If they don't pay attention, they get burned and when they do they often get burned as well.
You hear so much of late about Yates' unwillingness to throw downfield. That is one of those overblown things I mentioned before. Actually, the opposite is true, but just hasn't been on display in a couple of games.
Yates is more of a gunslinger than we have seen, or certainly saw in the games against the Panthers and Colts, two teams that played a high percentage of zone coverages, forcing most things to be underneath.
But if you saw what Yates did against the Bengals (300 passing yards with no Johnson), Atlanta (he threw for only 188 yards, but hit Johnson four times for 97 yards and Andre had a drop that cost him 35 more yards), you know what he can do to teams that want to man-up on the outside.
And Yates has looked great in practice this week. Apparently, yesterday, the ball didn't hit the ground during the Texans' workout.
Will Cincinnati go more zone than man to try to take away Johnson? Or will they do what they like to do and risk Johnson going nuts?
I don't think it matters much. Generally, you can't stop greatness. He will get his.
Johnson said he won't demand the ball, but as he said, "T.J. knows where I'm at."
"I'll definitely know where 80 is the entire game," Yatres said. "Andre is not that type of guy. He won't even say much no matter what, but he's definitely someone I'll be looking for in that game to throw to."
Jerry Rice had only four catches for 45 yards in his playoff debut, while Randy Moss had four for 73 yards and a touchdown in his. Do note, however, that those two were in the playoffs as rookies.
By his fourth season (1988), Rice was the best player on the planet, and he had an impressive run with 5-61 with three TDs, 5-133 with two TDs and 11-215 and a TD in the Super Bowl.
Moss had a touchdown catch in each of his first five playoff games, including ridiculous games like a nine-catch, 188-yard, two-TD performance against the Rams and a game-breaking two catches for 121 yards and two scores against the Saints.
I don't know what Johnson will do on Saturday, but the man has waited a long time for this opportunity.
Expect him to wow on Saturday.


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Heredis is a French based software company and there is certainly a European feeling to it. For example, the default for the dates are dd.mm.yyy instead of the more American mm.dd.yyyy (though in most cases you can change this to the more standard genealogical dd mmm yyyy). And if you don't specify that Georgia is a state in the US, the map will pick the country by default. It's something to get used to, but soon becomes just a little quirk.
Here's a basic screenshot of the "Immediate Family" pages for Bennie Craft, my Great-Grandfather:
You can see that there are a lot of features here.
On the left you can view a list of People, Places, Sources and Media in your tree. Each list is searchable or sortable, like People. You can search by name or by criteria such as education, religion, childless families, etc. Places can be sorted to show only places that apply to the person you're viewing. Clicking on a Place shows you a map of that place, and you can also see a list of people associated with that place. I really like all the things you can do with Places, so I'll share a few screenshots.
The middle section of the screen details the individual you're looking at. There are multiple view that you can navigate to, including the Immediate Family tab shown above, that summarizes the data in your tree for one person. The Personal Data tab allows you to edit the information and view details, the Family Group Data allows you to edit the children and parents, and the Ancestors tab, which is a cascading pedigree chart. Each section is pretty much self explanatory and very user friendly. I'm not accustomed to being able to edit someone while viewing a different person (ie I can edit Bennie's son, Thomas, while viewing Bennie's Family Group Data tab) and can see where this function would be beneficial.
So those are the features that pertain to data entry and storage. But once you input your data, there are also a number of features that allow you to present the information in charts, reports and book formats.
The Book feature is very nice, but also a bit limited. There are a lot of different settings that allow you to include or exclude different data sets, but you are pretty much set in the template. You can create ancestor books or descendant books an then further edit them in your own word processing software. Depending on how much you like the template used to create the book, you might do very little editing, or you might do a lot. Expect to play with this feature a few times to really understand what your book will look like. But once you get your settings right, you will have a nice booklet that you can print out an share with family, or even work toward publishing (though for that you'll really want to personalize it).
The Reports (or Sheets as they are called), are much like any other software program, with person and family group sheets. Each one can be created in a small variety of professional looking templates, which can be personalized.
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Overall, I really like Heredis. There is a bit of a learning curve, but for the most part my Gedcom imported easily, with sources being the only data that did not import properly (I never can seem to import them properly into any software). Even my photos imported once I told them where one was located. The European dates get me, and I'd love to be able to reformat all the dates that display in the software. Another thing I find a little strange is the way places are presented. For example: Elberton (Elbert County, Georgia, United States). There seems to be an emphasis on the city, with county, state and country presented as an afterthought. Perhaps this is a European thing? Finally, Heredis does not automatically save changes. Every so often a window will pop up asking if you want to save your changes. I'm used to software the automatically saves, so this is annoying to me.
Heredis also works with mobile versions for iPhone, which I have not yet tried.
If you are in the market for new genealogy software, I would certainly give Heredis a try. You can download a free trail version on their website and decide for yourself.
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Live Quotes Day 4 (Monday, June 25) - U.S. Olympic Team Trials
Lance Brooks, first place
On continuing on to the semifinals…
"Definitely ready for it. I wanted to get a good mark today, but I'm going to do my real work on Thursday. It feels good, but I need to keep my composure…I know my body and I know what I need to do."
On the weather…
"You get into a wet situation, you need to calm down and slow down to throw in these conditions."
Emma Coburn, first place, Heat 1
On the race…
"Steeplechase is never easy because you are hurdling for nine minutes and 45 seconds. But I like the rain because it actually cools you down."
On how she feels being out there…
"It feels great; it's been a long time coming and I'm happy it's finally here. They have great facilities here and the people are really nice."
On not competing as much this season…
"I've actually done the most mileage consistently this season. I've worked harder this spring than ever before. I'm happy it's just here. It was weird to not compete at NCAAs or in conference competition."
On having teammate Shalaya Kipp compete with her…
"My teammate is my biggest competitor, but we are happy to be here and hope we can both make the team."
Shalaya Kipp, second place, Heat 1
On the race…
"I'll take what I got. I just crossed my fingers to get in the semis and get that 'A' standard. I wasn't thinking about my time."
On thinking about the 'A' standard…
"Yes I was; it just didn't work out today."
On training with Emma Coburn…
"Emma is phenomenal…We do a lot of workouts together…It's great having Emma."
On the semifinals…
"I'm going to hope to be under 9:45 and just race it."
Bridget Franek, first place, Heat 2
On the race…
"It was a smooth race. I felt like it was a pretty controlled effort; I was definitely thinking about Friday."
On the traffic…
"There were a few little missteps that made me nervous, but it encouraged me to get going."
On being at Hayward…
"I love hearing the cheers and the screams from the fans; it's great."
On getting last at the Prefontaine Classic…
"It was a mental bomb on my part; I was physically prepared but not mentally. The best athletes can get out of it and that's what I did today."
Sara Hall, second place, Heat 2
On how she felt during her race…
"I felt great. Definitely the best I have felt all spring…I came into this race with a lot of peace."
On the steeplechase…
"I feel like steeplechase is my own. It's an event that fits my personality. I wish I discovered it earlier. I like the challenge and tactic of it, and it's fun to be working on a skill instead of just pain tolerance."
Evan Jager, first place, Heat 1
On the race…
"It was good. The plan was to go out in the first third of the pack and stay out of trouble. I wanted to have a clear sight of where I was running. I felt really great."
On running in the rain…
"It didn't bother me. It felt pretty nice, actually. It was nice and cool and kept my body temperature down."
Donald Cabral, second place, Heat 1
On the race…
"[Time] wasn't on my mind. I spent time shuffling around people. I'm ready for the finals."
On his preparation for the finals…
"I'm ready for it. It's hard not to be mentally and emotionally ready…I had a couple hard months of training, and I'm feeling better and better. The end of collegiate season set me up for now."
On his strategy for the finals…
"To make it through. Do what I can to try and win…I try to bring confidence into every race, but everyone has a shot."
Craig Forys, third place, Heat 1
On how he raced…
"I kind of waited for a gap to open up and I got really sneaky and wiggled my way up there. I was smiling during the race because I was happy that I got up to the front that way."
On how he feels about the steeplechase…
"I think in this race there is a lot of nervousness in this event. There is the racing nervousness and the jumping nervousness. It took me a couple of years to get over all that because you could literally fall at any time."
Daniel Huling, first place, Heat 2
On his injury…
"I had a miserable last year as I was hurt. Last year was the first time I actually cried after a race."
On the race…
"It was easy. It was smooth. Smoothest I've ever felt."
Benjamin Bruce, second place, Heat 2
On being at Hayward…
"It feels good to get out here."
On preparing for the finals…
"Let's get this show on the road…I don't take a lot from the prelims. For some, the prelims are your final. Now that I've done it a bunch of times, I just want to get through the prelims and work for it in the final…It's always good to get it over with. Some have nothing to gain from the prelims. It's part of testing who people are though."
Abbey D'Agostino, first place, Heat 1
On how she is feeling…
"I am confident. It is great to be here with a teammate. There is also a lot of positivity here over the past few days and I feel like everyone is stoked that we are here."
On how she approaches the race…
"I really try and treat it like another race and not that we are here competing in order to get to the Olympics; that would make it harder. So I treat it like any other race so that I don't psyche myself out."
On her racing strategy…
"The strategy was to stay up there and be a part of the top six the entire time and I just did it. It was great so fingers crossed and I plan on doing the same thing."
Julie Culley, second place, Heat 1
On her race…
"It went really well for me. I felt like I didn't have to do too much work. It was hard at the beginning because the pace was slow. I took it with 300 meters and let up with few meters to go. That's when Abbey [D'Agostino] breezed by, but I knew I was safe."
On how she feels physically…
"My fitness is good. I PR'd this spring, which gave me confidence."
On the Olympics…
"I want this more than anything. This is the biggest thing right now to be on this Olympic team. Who knows where I'll be in four years? I've been cautious on my training. My focus is on this."
Julia Lucas, third place, Heat 1
On running for Oregon Track Club…
"I want to make this [uniform] look good because they have done so much for me."
On her physical fitness…
"I have no pain. My fitness is back."
Kim Conley, first place, Heat 2
On her race…
"I took the prelim really seriously. I didn't want to mess it up…I had to be ready to close hard."
On her improvement…
"Where I am in the sport is really different than last year…This year I am actually here to compete…Step 1 [prelims] is done."
On the 'A' Standard…
"I have to do it in the final. I have to get it to make the top three and to make the team."
On the finals…
"I'm happy to be here and be in the best shape of my life."
Molly Huddle, second place, Heat 2
On her race plan…
"I just wanted to relax, but I didn't want to get tripped so I went out in front. I felt more comfortable staying out in front."
On making the team…
"I just want to run my normal baseline race in the finals. I feel like making the team is more realistic this year."
On the Prefontaine Classic…
"The Pre highlighted things I needed to tweak. I'm glad I ran there and found the things I needed to tweak and didn't find those things out here."
Lauren Fleshman, sixth place, Heat 2
On making the finals…
"I made it. I can't believe it. I can't believe the crowd. I've never had that kind of support."
On her training…
"Coming in I never trained more than about 10 miles per week. I was swimming and doing the elliptical. I kept cross training thinking one day I'll be able to run. That was my first 5K and I thought why not try it; it's the Olympic trials."
On her goals…
"My goal coming in was be courageous enough to step on the starting line and find out what 100 percent of Lauren Fleshman is. On Thursday it will be the same. Whether I get last or third, I'm not afraid."
Sam Humphreys, first place
On his performance…
"I am pretty happy with my performance I think it went pretty well."
"I'm a little upset with not going to London, but there is always the next four years. So hopefully next time."
Samuel Crouser, second place
On his throws…
"I'm pretty happy; I had a 10-foot PR and I'm really excited."
On the rain…
"The runway wasn't too bad, but I think the air was a lot thicker than on a warm day."
Sean Furey, fourth place
On the competitors…
"These guys are 21, 20 years old and they're out there throwing bombs…I didn't quite muster a PR, but it is probably one of the best meets of my life."
Cyrus Hostetler, fifth place
On the Olympic Trials…
"I am definitely looking forward to London. I want to prove that this is a fluke me…I've been working hard all year and I'm excited to perform on an international stage."
On the competition…
"It's the strongest I have seen this year…Everyone rose to the occasion and did really well."
Erik Kynard Jr., second place
On making the team…
"I'm 21 and I'm out here watching my dreams come true. I was here at the trials when I was 17; I was a junior in high school and I just came out for the experience. This time I came back and now I'm moving on to London."
On his goals at the Olympics…
"It'll be my first Olympic team. There are two rounds and goal is to make the finals first. You have to compete against yourself first and then your competitors."
Jamie Nieto, third place
On how he is feeling…
"I have got to thank God. I've been competing a long time now. In 2008 it didn't happen, but this time I did. God blessed me with the rain. I just tried to stay focused because I know I can jump high in the rain."
On if he expected to make the U.S. team…
"No, I didn't see this coming but I had a good feeling. I hate to bring up the religion thing again but God told me this was going to happen and work out. I just kept thinking I have to keep jumping high."
On getting the 'A' standard…
"Getting the 'A' standard was super important today. I got left out in the 2008 Trials because I got second but not at the 'A' standard. This year I gave myself every opportunity to jump the 'A.' I visualized that this was going to happen."
On his approach…
"I am taking one meet at a time. If you start looking too far ahead you end up getting left behind."
Nick Ross, third place
On his jumps…
"The day started off rough. There was a little bit of rain in the beginning so I was hesitant to plant my foot. Then the rain let up and I felt better… but it wasn't enough."
On the key factors to getting third…
"Just keeping a strong mind. The first couple of bars everyone was worried; my coach was worried, myself even was worried."
On not making Team USA…
"It's bittersweet I didn't make the team. I'll definitely be on that podium again."
Jesse Williams, fourth place
On today's jumps…
"I'm going to London. I got fourth and it's not the best way to do it…Today I did a lot of things wrong. I became a jumper, not a high jumper, and that started to pull on my natural abilities, which only gets you so far…Ultimately it's about getting on that team."
On competing in London…
"I will do everything I can to get on that podium…To not make the Olympic team especially after winning the Worlds last year…I've never been in a situation that I wished someone a miss. I had a heck of a year last year and for me to not be on the team would be a disaster."
Amanda Smock, first place
On her jumps…
"I started off with a pretty good jump. I was hoping to build off it but I wsn't able to. It was close and I was hoping to increase the distance as I went on, but it worked out."
On her preparation for the finals…
"I was definitely mentally prepared for things to get shaken up at the finals, A standards being achieved and such. I was expecting to jump further, but I'm happy with the performance."
On going to the Olympics…
"There's more to come, and I'm looking forward to the Olympics."
Sheena Gordon, second place
On her day and approach…
"I had a pretty good day; I PR'd and had a heck of a series, like my best series ever. I don't think I've ever had a series like that ever. Regardless I am so proud to make it here to the podium today."
On going to chapel before competing today…
"Chapel was awesome; it really did. Like I said I didn't have a lot of time to prepare, but I did feel really good today. Probably the best I have ever felt spiritually, mentally and physically. I trusted God so much coming here today."
Andrea Geubelle, third place
On her jumps…
"I'm pretty happy with how I did and with getting third. I'm proud of my accomplishments."
On not making the team…
"Not having the 'A' standard makes it bittersweet, but I just have to build on that."
Alysia Montano, first place
On her race…
"Today was amazing. A lot of us were OK with the rain because if we got on the podium it's how it would be in London. I've been doing a lot of strength conditioning and I just went out in the same fashion I normally do and it worked for me. My first 600 I wanted to simulate what it'd be like on the world stage. My coach and I wanted to use this as practice."
On being a female athlete…
"The flower in my hair represents strength. People look at women in sports differently. People say, 'Oh she runs like girl.' And I just say, 'Why the heck not run like a girl?'"
On how she runs…
"I just have this braveness about myself. I'm not going to run to just run a certain way. I'm going to run what feels good, what feels natural."
Geena Gall, second place
On how she is feeling…
"I am pretty used to this rain, so it didn't bug me too much. I just stuck behind the four other girls; I didn't want to die too fast. This year I was confident."
On what she imagined…
"I imagined coming off the last curve and sprinting to the finish line. I knew Alysia was going to make first but this is my first Olympic team and I can't wait to go to London with these girls next to me."
On her approach to the race…
"I just wanted to dig down deep and get across the line with a kick. I had to go wide around [Brenda] Martinez and a couple of other girls to get in a good lane to the finish line."
On her inspiration…
"My older brother was really athletic and so I always looked up to him. I wanted to be like him. I thank him for making me so fast, like, we would always have fake track meets around our house and they made me fast."
Alice Schmidt, third place
On the race…
"I knew Alysia was going to come out fast. I felt comfortable going out fast. I just wanted to tuck in behind Alysia and run smooth. I was kind of shuffling the last 100 meters with other women making their moves. I knew it was going to be a dog fight out there."
On making the team…
"I'm happy to have made the team again. I'm happy to be back on top and in great company with these other two women."
On her role models…
"I have a sister that is two years older and I had the mentality that anything she could do, I can do better. She ran in high school and college and showed me how to fight through pain and adversity. I also have a really inspirational Coach that inspires me every day. The first time I talked to him, I knew it would be a great coach-athlete relationship. He reminds me to have courage. He's a really great coach; I don't have enough good things to say about him."
Andrew Bumbalough, first place, Heat 1
On competing…
"It's fun to get back out there and run my actual event. When the crowd starts cheering, it's hard to not run."
On his goals…
"Obviously I have the 'A' standard and I'm here to make the team. I want to finish the best I can and get the highest possible and make that trip to London."
Trevor Dunbar, third place, Heat 1
On his race…
"I felt confident coming in. I knew I had a good chance to make the finals. My speed was good and I felt rested."
On the finals…
"I'll be going for it; I just want to leave it all on the track. I think it will be a fast race, I'm just going to give it all I can and run hard at the end."
On representing Oregon…
"I have to go out and represent Oregon, that's what we're out here to do. It's all about executing and performing; that's what wearing an Oregon jersey is all about."
On trying to get to the 'A' standard…
"I had no worries about the 'A' standard; I just wanted to stay in the top five."
On going into the Trials…
"Coming into the Trials I was a lot more comfortable. That might have caught up with me, but I got through it."
Bernard Lagat, second place, Heat 2
On the weather…
"The weather was good; it was no problem for me."
On waiting for the finals…
"One thing I'm not good at is waiting. But it's worth the wait. I'm here with my kids, which is good."
Nick Symmonds, first place
On the win…
"I'm really proud of myself."
On performing in front of a supportive crowd…
"The community has really embraced me. It's a testament to the community. I have really made this my home. They give me a huge shot of adrenaline, which gives me a great advantage."
On his preparation…
"I come from a distance background…I'm a guy that says, 'Speed comes from strength.' I train one-milers for most of the year…Coming down the home stretch of 2007, 2008 my form broke."
On crossing the finish line…
"It's relief for years of training."
On his improvement…
"I'm not just coming into my own…I just want to go out and run hard…I'll try and get through the rounds as best I can."
On his chances at a medal for USA…
"I want to bring a medal back so badly. The semis are so unforgiveable. There are 24 guys towing the line. It's going to come down to a lot of luck and a lot of timing. But once you make the finals it's anyone's race."
Khadevis Robinson, second place
On his goal…
"It was all about making the team. I got fourth in 2008 and I thought, 'This is my time to win.' I'm happy to make the team and it's a blessing to make the team."
On his race plan…
"I had a race plan, but I didn't expect everyone to go out that fast. I stuck to my plan and it worked."
On the competition…
"I'm 35 and it takes guys to run PRs and PBs to beat me. If it takes me to have other guys run lights out, then I'll take it."
On the rain…
"It's going to rain in London, we all know that. It rained here, which is great."
On the difference between competing in 2000 and now in 2012…
"The difference is you take it for granted when you're young. It helps put your life in perspective. This is not the most important thing in my life right now. I have a wife and two kids; I have things in perspective now. I have a difference balance than I did back then."
Duane Solomon Jr., third place
On his approach to the race…
"I kind of came into the race with my legs feeling really good today. I got to the 600 and saw the clock and knew things were moving really fast."
"This is my first Olympic team and I feel so blessed to be here.
On the weather…
"Coming in the weather has been off and on but we are prepared for it. We train in anything; coming out here I expected it to be raining just like this. This hasn't been too bad I am kind of used to it."
"This is my third year with my coach. He really drills into me and believes in what I am capable of and what I can do. This year I came in with a great confidence. We knew what I could do and how my training has been. I just used to go out there and do it. Great day for me today."
Vin Lanana, University of Oregon Head Track & Field Coach
On UO competing in the trials…
"I think it is a great opportunity for the world's greatest team to show their abilities. They have shown their ability and shown the reason why we are a top team."
On the weather…
"I look at things the same way I coach. I control the controllable and don't control the uncontrollable, because we can't control the uncontrollable. I think this weather is great preparation for London."
On the crowd/fans…
"The 2,100 people sitting out there in ponchos, choosing not to watch on their TVs at home but rather come out here and support, shows a lot about Oregon fans."
"I think when we look at this program seven years ago, this is exactly what we wanted, minus the rain drops. Whether it's an Oregon athlete or a non-Oregon athlete the fans go nuts. Our crowd appreciates a great effort and competition to the best of their abilities."
On the relationship with Nike…
"For the sport to remain healthy we need to keep it in a venue that is spectator, fan and athlete friendly. When track and field are healthy so is Nike. We are fortunate that we are only 100 miles south of their headquarters."
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Sorensen: Marvin Williams will be good influence on young Hornets
Marvin Williams is a player you want on your team and in your locker room. To apply an old word to a 28-year-old, Williams is classy.
"Watch him play at both ends of the court, and everything he does makes sense," says Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford.
Williams, who nine seasons ago helped lead North Carolina to the NCAA basketball championship, is 6-foot-9. He'll play power forward and small forward, likely more of the former.
He played for Atlanta and then Utah, and in nine seasons averaged 10.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists.
Williams, who turned 28 last month, won't be asked to win games. He'll be asked to hit shots from the perimeter, hit the open man and drive to the basket. He'll also be an influence on the younger players the Hornets collect, and he won't have to be asked.
We don't know what free agent Lance Stephenson or rookie P.J. Hairston will bring. But a strong core of players is essential. Williams makes a strong group stronger.
Williams, who left North Carolina after his freshman year, has taken classes in Chapel Hill nine straight summers. His news conference Monday was pushed back to 4 p.m. because he had been in class. He's two days from a degree in African American Studies. Williams is scheduled to walk the stage in December.
I know an African American Studies degree at North Carolina will prompt laughs. That nine summers were required to graduate, summers he could have been spending his time elsewhere, suggests Williams earned his degree.
Clifford also talked Monday about three other new players – Stephenson and rookies Noah Vonleh and Hairston.
Clifford likes both rookies but says neither is ready to play. They're young – Vonleh is 18 and Hairston 21.
"It's a man's league," Clifford says.
Hairston, says Clifford, has range on his shot and is tough. But he's learning what the NBA requires. "He's at ground zero," says the coach.
Vonleh, a power forward, is physical. He will hammer and bang with the big guys. But, says Clifford, he needs to establish a presence inside. Vonleh's inclination, like many younger players with perimeter skills, is to go outside. I'm a big guy and look at all the things I can do.
But, says Clifford, Vonleh lacks the quickness and ball-handling skills to stand out as a small forward. If he becomes consistent inside, a scoring threat, he'll force big men to cover him rather than small forwards, and he can take them outside and put on a show.
Clifford envisions both rookies becoming starters and good players – in two seasons.
Maybe he's attempting to reduce pressure on his rookie first-round picks. Or maybe he's being blunt.
Fans, however, like new. We know veterans. We've seen them. We know what they can't do. Rookies, we sometimes believe, can do anything.
Stephenson, the prize free-agent acquisition, is 23 but a veteran of four seasons with the Indiana Pacers. With him, there will be no wait.
"He's a guy who can be a top-three player (with center Al Jefferson and point guard Kemba Walker) and a go-to guy in the fourth quarter of a playoff series," says Clifford.
Williams won't be the go-to guy anymore than his predecessor Josh McRoberts was. (I'll miss McRoberts.) But Williams will offer the qualities a good team requires.
This is not the first time Charlotte has pursued him.
Andrew Bogut was the first player selected in the 2005 draft and Williams was second. The Bobcats had two first-round picks – 5 and 13. They desperately wanted Williams and were willing to trade both picks to get him. But the Hawks weren't willing to trade.
The Bobcats were only a season old, however, and considered those picks golden. They were not willing to give them up for the players selected immediately after Williams – Illinois point guard Deron Williams, who went third, and Wake Forest point guard Chris Paul, who went fourth.
The Bobcats, say the source, had Williams ranked in front of Paul on their draft board.
The wait for Williams lasted nine years. But talking softly, and wearing a dark suit, he finally has arrived.