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From St Janshospitaal, it's a couple of minutes' walk north to St-Salvatorskathedraal (Holy Saviour Cathedral) a bulky Gothic edifice that mostly dates from the late thirteenth century, though the ambulatory was added some two centuries later. A parish church for most of its history, it was only made a cathedral in 1834 following the destruction of St Donatian's by the French. This change of status prompted lots of ecclesiastical rumblings – nearby Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk was bigger and its spire higher – and when part of St Salvators went up in smoke in 1839, the opportunity was taken to make its tower higher and grander in a romantic rendition of the Romanesque style.
Recently cleaned, the cathedral's nave has emerged from centuries of accumulated grime, but it remains a cheerless, cavernous affair. The star turn is the set of eight paintings by Jan van Orley displayed in the transepts. Commissioned in the 1730s, the paintings were used for the manufacture of a matching set of tapestries from a Brussels workshop and, remarkably enough, these have survived too and hang in sequence in the choir and nave. Each of the eight scenes is a fluent, dramatic composition featuring a familiar episode from the life of Christ – from the Nativity to the Resurrection – complete with a handful of animals, including a remarkably determined Palm Sunday donkey. The tapestries are actually mirror images of the paintings as the weavers worked with the rear of the tapestries uppermost on their looms; the weavers also had sight of the tapestry paintings – or rather cartoon copies, as the originals were too valuable to be kept beside the looms.
Entered from the nave, the cathedral Schatkamer occupies the adjoining neo-Gothic chapter house, whose nine rooms are packed with ecclesiastical tackle, from religious paintings and statues through to an assortment of reliquaries, vestments and croziers. The labelling is poor, however, so it's a good idea to pick up the English-language mini-guide at the entrance. Room B holds the treasury's finest painting, a gruesome, oak-panel triptych, The Martyrdom of St Hippolytus, by Dieric Bouts (1410–1475) and Hugo van der Goes (d. 1482). The right panel depicts the Roman Emperor Decius, a notorious persecutor of Christians, trying to persuade the priest Hippolytus to abjure his faith. He fails, and in the central panel Hippolytus is pulled to pieces by four horses.
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The railways of the Isle of Wight have always had a special charm with memories of long hot summer days, golden beaches and blue skies. An 02 tank at the Pier Head waiting to take the holiday maker to Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor, Yarmouth and Freshwater. Only a small section of this line remains.
This programme has brought together a unique collection of cine film, archive photographs and memories of railwaymen who worked on the line. Each of the lines, both open and closed, are explored in turn as we travel from Ryde Pier through to Ventnor, including a look at the Bembeidge Branch. From Smallbrook Junction we take the line to Newport and Cowes before visiting Yarmouth and Freshwater. On our return to Newport we follow the line to Merstone Junction in order to travel down the much loved branch to Ventor West before finally covering the remaining section between Merstone and Sandown.
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Sunrise, FL – Florida Panthers rookie forward Jonathan Huberdeau underwent successful surgery on his hip Tuesday.
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These well-made Deep Winter bib tights from Rapha come with windproof panels down the front to keep you pedalling comfortably when the weather turns arctic, as it has recently.
The stretchy windproof panels extend from the tops of the legs right down to the ankles, although they don't cover the crotch. That area is protected by two layers of a fleecy fabric though and, coming without a seatpad, these tights are designed to be worn over a pair of shorts, so that makes three layers in all.
When we say 'windproof', the fleece-lined material Rapha use here doesn't stop the cold air as completely as Gore's Windstopper, but it's a close run thing. You certainly don't feel the breeze whipping through on frosty mornings like you can with standard Roubaix fabrics, so you stay much warmer than usual.
The seat is made from a similarly stretchy material that's hard wearing enough to resist abrasion as you pedal and water repellent enough to keep road spray out, while the less exposed rear of the legs are a thinner fabric. They're still fleece-backed and warm, but more breathable.
The legs are anatomically shaped with a slight bend at the knee that reduces rucking as you pedal and we had no problems with any chafing from the seams. They're well positioned and mostly flatlock stitched. We're big fans of foot loops to stop the legs riding up and these are broad enough to give a little extra coverage over your ankles – it all helps when the temperature plummets.
The bib section provides more warmth, the fleecy fabric providing a generous amount of coverage to your torso. It's just the very top of the back and the shoulder straps that are mesh while the comfort zip comes with a backing flap that stops any draughts slipping through where you really don't want them.
These feel great in use. We've been wearing them on top of shorts for training in -2 and -3°C lately and we've stayed warm enough to get in a couple of hours on the bike. We're giving it some stick on those rides – we wouldn't fancy pootling about in temperatures like that – but cold legs haven't been an issue. We've not suffered any problems with breathability either – no tacky legs at the top of big hills, no damp coldness on the descents.
These aren't as water resistant as Gore Windstopper tights we've tried, though. The windproof panels at the front keep out spray and drizzle but anything more significant can get through, especially where the fabric rubs against itself as you bend your knees. That might or might not be important to you.
One thing that will definitely be valuable is the durability. We've given these tons of use over the past few weeks and even slid off on an icy corner, yet they look like they've hardly been worn. The fabrics look good, the stitching is strong, the zip is high quality… Top class all round in terms of workmanship.
You get a few little Rapha design touches like the word 'Wheelsucker' subtly printed on the backside to antagonize anyone hitching a free ride, and a white panel on one calf. It often gets splattered with grime from damp winter roads and the reflective piping that accompanies it would be more visible on the other leg for British riders, but it's still a neat addition – we like a little twist, us.
The only thing we struggle with is the pricing. £220 is 60 quid more than Gore's most expensive tights, and you have to factor in the cost of the shorts you'll need to wear with these too. To be fair, Assos do unpadded bib tights at a similar price but, even considering the durability we mentioned earlier, you've got to say that this is a big old wedge of cash. They're very good longs that do the job well – but we still balk at the price.
Comfortable and durable wind-blocking tights suitable for sub-zero riding – but the price tag might make you flinch
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Make and model: Rapha Deep Winter Tights
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Rapha say, "Constructed using three types of fabric that are windproof, insulating, water-repellent and durable, the Deep Winter Tights have been created to keep you cycling through the worst winter conditions. Designed to be worn over padded cycling shorts."
Yep, that's reasonable, as long as you realise that each of the three fabrics doesn't have all of those characteristics. Is that obvious? Probably
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes, definitely
Would you consider buying the product? No, because of the price
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes, if money wasn't a huge issue
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More than 1,000 people call on Harvard to cancel hip-hop artist's Yardfest performance for his 'violently misogynistic lyrics'
An online petition calling on Harvard to cancel a performance by the hip-hop artist at Yardfest has gathered nearly 1,500 signatures.
The petition condemns the college for inviting the performer, saying he is "notorious for his explicitly and violently misogynistic lyrics."
"We believe that a Yardfest without a headliner would be better than a Yardfest that amplifies misogyny and violence," the petition says. "We demand that Harvard rescind its offer to Tyga, because we believe that Harvard should not perform a platform for music that promotes sexism and rape culture."
According to The Harvard Crimson, the College Events Board announced Tyga as the headliner for Yardfest on Wednesday night.
The petition goes on to say that "violence and sexism are not unique to Tyga's music," but that rescinding Tyga's invitation "provides an opportunity for a tangible, if short term, response to rape culture."
"Activism surrounding Tyga's performance at Harvard should not be divorced from activism around larger structural issues of race, gender, and homophobia," the petition says.
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TV channel for chemistry in our life Suggestion Noha Elnagdi | added on May 26, 2011 To have a TV channel that is broadcasting information about chemistry in our life, experiments, latest research in chemistry and laboratory techniques
Letters to a Young Chemist Discussion Abhik Ghosh | added on May 21, 2011 Written by senior statesmen of the field and up-and-coming younger chemists, this book presents unique insights into what it means to be a chemist. The 17 chapters are written in the form of letters to a Angela, a hypothetical undergraduate in San Diego, California, who is considering a potential career as a chemist.
Message from Mr.N.M.S.Hettigedera, Chairman, Steering Committee IYC 2011 National Secretariat (Sri Lanka) Collaboration N.M. Sanjaya Hettigedara | added on May 21, 2011 IYC 2011 presents the best opportunity for us to go out and tell the world the true picture of chemistry and how chemistry has contributed to the well-being of humanity. It will also elevate the position of Chemistry profession. SL needs the support and involvement of the chemical industry and other relevant organizations.
Chemical Art, a particular research of PHD position Collaboration Simon Raffy | added on May 19, 2011 Most of us try to use popular science for explain chemistry to the general public. It's not the only way : my goal is to fabricate chemical sculpture like dynamics systeme. We can fascinate the public with beautiful visual effect to increase there curiosity.
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The White House today announced that Dr. Richard A. Tapia, a Rice University mathematics professor, received the National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama at a ceremony earlier today.
The National Medal of Science is the nation's highest award bestowed upon scientists.
Tapia won the award not just for his research on numerical analysis and other aspects of mathematics, the White House said, but also for his work to support women and minorities in math and science.
Tapia, the son of Mexican immigrants, has taught at Rice, the University of Houston, and Baylor University for over 35 years. He was among several other scientists who received the medal today.
"I'm pleased to recognize these extraordinary scientists, engineers, and inventors for their work exploring the very frontiers of human knowledge and making our world a better place," Obama said at the ceremony.
Tapia learned late last month that he would receive the award. In addition to his teaching and research, Tapia serves as director at the university Center for Excellence and Equity in Education, dedicated to improving the representation of minorities in the math and science fields.


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LETTER: Did Oct. 4 NHUAC Annexation Forum Violate PDC Guidelines?
Dear B-Town Blog:
The October 4, 2012 supposed informational forum sponsored by the NHUAC, struck me as a political rally put on by the King County Executive's Office to promote the annexation on Area Y/White Center/North Highline to Burien.
The letter (download PDF here) from Dow Constantine /King County Executive read by Joe McDermott, that supposedly was sent out to every North Highline resident, was clearly a campaign effort at an informational meeting in a manner that makes the agency appear to be supporting a ballot measure. According to the Public Discloure Commission's (PDC) Guidelines for Local Government Agencies in Election Campaigns, page 6 this activity is not allowed.
Also, I had questions about who was really sponsoring the production and payment for the mailing of this letter. Even though the letter supposedly was written and mailed to North Highline residents on October 1, 2012, none of my friends have still received this letter through the U.S. mail as of yet. So the question still remains who is paying for the production and mailing of this campaign material?
Additionally the according to PDC Guidelines, The King County Executive shall not use public resources to operate a speakers' bureau in a manner that may be viewed as promoting a ballot measure. Karen Freeman's presentation joined with that of Joe McDermott's presentation – both from King County – appeared to be promoting a ballot measure.
Other things that bothered me about the Oct. 4, 2012 supposedly informational meeting were:
1. The letter and the way it was presented did not seem to be consistent with the normal practices of the agency (such as newsletters, websites, or some other format)? – This violates the PDC's requirement.
2. Was the information provided in an objective and fair presentation of the facts? This is a requirement of the PDC. I did not feel it was. Is King County going out to all of the 6 areas that have not annexed to cities and delivering the same type of presentation and facts right now or is this presentation solely being used to promote a ballot measure to the residents of North Highline? Is the King County Executive personally sending to all of those residents of the six areas a letter telling them to annex up right now or even sending a letter telling them that their roads were going to be ground to dust? The message that most people took away from this meeting was that if North Highline did not annex now everything was going to immediately fall apart-roads ground to gravel. I saw no figures or future projection sheets or models of King County's budget situation or no revenue in vs. expenses out sheet presented.
3. Do the materials accurately present the costs and other anticipated impacts of the ballot measure?-This is another requirement of the PDC. I did not see any budget sheets, spread sheets or cost analysis presented by the County on this ballot issue. What I did hear was a lot of scare stories about what was going to happen to Tier 5 roads.
I wrote to the County about who was paying for and sponsoring this letter that came from the King County Executive and was told this:
"Thank you for your email to the King County Executive's Office.
State law prohibits the use of public facilities or public money for campaign purposes. However, public employees-including public officials-have the same right as any citizen to endorse, donate to, or volunteer for political campaigns. I have pasted the relevant state law at the bottom of this email. RCW 42.17A.555.
The letter from Executive Constantine that you cite was his own opinion and was produced outside of work, using his own time and materials.
– James Bush, Communications Specialist for King County Executive Dow Constantine "
To me, as a citizen, this did not seem to be just a letter produced by just Executive Constantine on his own private time because for one thing he signed it Dow Constantine, King County Executive. It appeared to be a concerted effort by all of the representatives of King County at what was a supposed informational meeting to try to scare the residents of Area Y/White Center/ North Highline and the media into believing that annexation must happen right now. Eric Mathison of the Highline Times appears to have reported it that way from what he heard at the forum.
Its also interesting to note ALL the players in this dog and pony show were either former staffers or employees of Dow Constantine, like Sharon Nelson and Karen Freeman or Staffers of Staffers like Fitzgibbons and beholding to Dow Constantine politically like Joe McDermott. It looks like he put political pressure on these folks to help him convince the residents to vote for annexation so he could clear the big red ink off of the Counties balance sheet.
I am inclined to see this as a cheap media trick by the County Executive to influence this election. I also believe that what happened at that forum violates the rules of the PDC.
I also do not understand why the city of Burien did not attach some strings to this annexation so that if it did result in fiscal disaster that the county would be responsible for helping make up the shortfall. This IMO is a deal breaker and Mr Martin did ill served the current residents of Burien and the residents of Area Y by failing to negotiate this with Dow when in fact Burien is holding a very strong position from which to negotiate. Sharon Nelson's consolation that if it doesn't work out the city can lobby the state emphasizes this fact. Even if you support annexation its a no-brainer that the residents of Area Y should turn down the current annexation proposal and hold out for a better deal from the County.
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Debbie Morris and Ted Cooley, owners of Home Helpers of the Lowcountry and Direct Link, were recently honored with the 2012 Home Helpers President's Award.
They received the top franchise honor at the annual National Conference in Cancun, Mexico. Home Helpers is locally-owned and operated offices in more than 600 communities across North America.
Morris, of Buckingham Landing, and Vice President Cooley, of Belfair, founded their franchise in 2005, and it has grown to 69 employees. Their territory includes Beaufort, Jasper, Colleton and Hampton counties.
Home Helpers specializes in comprehensive in-home nonmedical health care and companionship for seniors, new and expectant mothers and individuals requiring recuperative and continuing care. Its Direct Link arm provides medical alert systems.
The award "recognizes the franchise owners who have demonstrated a strong commitment to their own business as well as that of the entire Home Helpers and Direct Link franchise community, while continuing to build strong relationships within their local community," according to the Cincinnati, Ohio-based company.
"Our biggest success has been developing a strong team of administrators and caregivers," said Morris, Home Helpers of the Lowcountry president. "We are committed to providing the best possible care to our clients, and we consider them like family."
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House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, formally filed his candidacy for re-election Wednesday as speaker because members have asked him about his future plans.
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"Out of an abundance of caution, it was time to file the papers so that I could have those discussions," Straus said.
The 150 House members will elect their leader in January 2011 – the next time they open a new regular legislative session.
Straus became the first San Antonioan elected House speaker in nearly 100 years when he ousted former speaker Tom Craddick in January.
"I expect to be speaker again. That's why I filed the papers," Straus said.
Speaker candidates normally collect pledge cards to show their support. Straus said he has no plans to do that while lawmakers are wrapping up work in the current session, which ends Monday.
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April 10, 2005
HOLYOKE, Mass. - MIT upped its season ledger to 13-6 after sweeping two doubleheaders, including Sunday's two-game swing against Elms College at McKenzie Stadium. The Engineers offense put up big numbers against the Blazers, winning 8-4 in the first game before routing their NAC foe, 19-3, in the nightcap.
After igniting the MIT offense with a game-tying hit in Saturday's win over Coast Guard, Jason Witzberger paced the Tech attack with a commanding performance from the leadoff spot, Sunday afternoon. Witzberger reached base nine times in 10 plate appearances, collecting seven hits, seven runs, six stolen bases and three RBI.
MIT jumped on the Blazers early, scoring runs in each of the first four innings in yesterday's matinee. Kyle Zeller and Warren Bates had run-producing doubles during the tilt, while a four-spot in the bottom of the fifth offered Elms its only offensive surge on the day.
Aaron Kent got the nod to start for the Engineers in the opener, and was able to pitch well enough to secure his second win of the season.
The Cardinal and Gray busted out the bats in game two. Although the Engineers managed only one extra-base hit, MIT splintered the Blazers pitching with a season-high 23 hits. Eight different players enjoyed multiple-hit games, led by Witzberger and Bates, who each had five hits in six at bats. Bates drove home a game-best four runs, while five other players registered two RBI.
Mike Vasquez pitched well enough to win on any day, surrendering three runs in six innings, but the rookie cruised to his first collegiate win behind a potent offense that never left the end result in doubt.


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Millennials: Confident, Connected & Open to Change (And a Plug for my SXSW Panel…)March 6, 2010
If you haven't already seen it, late last month the Pew Research Center released a new study on millennials, titled "Millennials: Confident, Connected, and Open to Change." I think it presents a lot of fascinating new facts about our generation — but also has some points I would personally dispute.
One of the first pieces of information is something I think — or at least I hope — we already knew: millennials are less white and more diverse than older generations. I think this is exciting for so many reasons but most of all because in 10, 20, 30 years when the millennials begin to assume positions of greater power in society — media, politics, business — our diverse backgrounds will have such a deep and profound impact on the way society functions. It is already changing things now — and can only change the way the world works even more in the coming decades.
However, it's not all rosy: 37% of 18- to 29-year-olds are unemployed or out of the workforce, the highest share among this age group in more than three decades.
The study points out that we're on track to become the most highly educated generation in history: Among 18 to 24 year olds a record share — 39.6% — was enrolled in college as of 2008, according to census data. However, I think the study misses the larger point that there is still a huge amount of young people not getting the education they need — and non-college youth are often overlooked in research studies, by marketered, and by political campaigns.
I think there's still a lot of questions to be answered as this generation grows older about how their differences in education level, technology usage, diversity, and priorities and lifestyles will shape American society in the next few years. I'm speaking on a panel at SXSW Interactive next week that hopes to address, or at least start a conversation about, some of these issues — with a focus on how millennials function in the workforce. If you're going to be at SXSW Interactive, I hope you'll attend! You can learn more about our panel here and here. And follow the hashtag #sxgeny on Twitter for further information and updates.


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• Strolled past chippy - a day after attempted theft
• Burglar put his foot in it - leaving sock at scene!
• Bungling thief foiled by man praying at church
Could these be Lancashire's daftest criminals of 2015?
It was stupid of him to think he wouldn't be recognised.Karzan Omar
Each of the bungling criminals in this Evening Post rogues gallery found themselves in court this year after committing crassly stupid crimes.
In February a bungling thief who tried to steal part of a church's PA system was foiled by a man who was praying.
Read the full story published in February 2015 here
Anthony Schurock, 38, of Lancaster Road North, Preston, was seen walking into St Wilfrid's RC Church on Chapel Street, Preston, by a member of the congregation.
He ended up being fined £200, but the court heard 11 days after the attempted theft Schurock was struck down with septicaemia and was in hospital for six weeks.
In March a young family told how they foiled brazen thief Jason Cassidy when he casually strolled past their chippy – the day after trying to burgle them.
Read the full story published in March 2015 here
Karzan Omar, 36, of Harry's Fish Bar in Moor Road, Chorley, recognised him walking past the day after he had tried to break in, in the middle of the night.
He said: "It was stupid of him to think he wouldn't be recognised."
Cassidy, 39, of Thirlmere Road, Chorley, was jailed for 28 months after he also admitted robbing a 65-year-old woman as she got into her car, after collecting her 94-year-old's mother's pension.
House burglar Kaine Kelly, 21, of no fixed abode, put his foot in it – literally – after leaving his sock at a crime scene.
Read more on this story originally published March 2015 here
He will be toeing the line in prison this winter as he serves 24 months for two burglaries in Preston.
Edward Brown and Philip Mortlock, who were armed with CS gas, did not count upon the bravery of victim Mildred Unsworth, 80, who valiantly tried to defend her son, a retired jeweller, and his wife during a raid at their rural home near Lancaster.
Read the original news story from May 2015 here
The plan had been masterminded by their accomplice Peter Singleton, an acquaintance of her son, jeweller Neil Unsworth, 67.
After being tackled by the pensioner the thugs fled. Mortlock, 63, of Millbrook Court, Heywood, Lancashire, was seen bruised and battered by a witness at 8.15am that morning and he was arrested 30 minutes later. Singleton was arrested at Manchester Airport trying to flee to the Phillippines.
Mortlock and Brown, 52 , of Hilltop Drive, Rochdale, and Singleton, 53, of Lower Lime Road, Oldham, were jailed in May.
But surpassing all of them has to be wannabe tycoon Geoff Sheard.
After a bid to buy Sheffield Wednesday football club went wrong a few years ago, Sheard, 52, of Broad Acre, Caton, near Lancaster, started working for a parcel firm.
But the former businessman was helping himself to thousands of pounds of packages containing mobile phones.
The crook stupidly sold them on his eBay account directly linked to his address, so when police traced them, the trail led straight back to Sheard.
He is due to be sentenced on January 20 at Preston Crown Court.


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SedrynTyros wrote:Awesome! Thank you very much.
Patch seems to work for me in the few tests I ran. This is great! I've been hoping for this for a long time.
Your post on ZenJu's "Save States - Proof of concept" thread was also one of the reasons for this journey. Though ZenJu and tikalat have done a really wonderful job, there are random crashes occasionally. Troubleshooting such issues is simply above me.
Now that the diff is uploaded, don't expect anything more from this thread on release of new SVN's , especially at the rate Qbix is releasing one after the other . Thankfully no significant changes in the core dosbox code has helped this patch to stay alive with only minor modifications. So, anyone is welcome to take the diff and apply it to future SVN's themselves. It is not that hard, only tedious, to manually copy the savestate code to 70 odd files, once you have the diff as reference. 'Code Compare' helped a lot in this case for me. However keep in mind that this may not work in case of significant changes to the code.


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Blocking a hormone helps mice beat lengthy jet lag
Brain molecule steadies the beat of circadian clock, while stopping it allows for quick reset
A molecular timekeeper called vasopressin steadies the rhythm of the body's daily cycles and may hamper acclimatization to new time zones. Mice rapidly recover from a laboratory form of jet lag when researchers block the hormone in the brain, a new study shows.
Fluctuations in physiology and behavior move to the beat of the circadian clock. Crossing time zones or working night shifts throws the body out of sync, leading to sleep and digestive problems, says neuroscientist Hitoshi Okamura of Kyoto University, who led the study. "When we face this situation," he says, "we are forced to suffer."
The tick-tocks of the mammalian circadian clock emanate from a tiny cluster of cells called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, located deep in the brain. Researchers have long known that the suprachiasmatic nucleus sets the clock, but which cells and molecules orchestrate its action have remained unclear.
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Anyone hoping the Raiders will junk or alter their zone blocking system in short-yardage and goal line situations _ and judging from what I've read from Twitter followers it's a good number _ will be disappointed.
Offensive coordinator Greg Knapp is a ZBS (zone blocking system) guy from his days with Alex Gibbs with the Atlanta Falcons. Dennis Allen was there too, and he agrees. Offensive line coach Frank Pollack was hired off the staff of the Houston Texans specifically because he could teach what Allen and Knapp want to execute.
The background is this _ Tom Cable, also a Gibbs disciple _ is a huge believer in zone blocking. Without getting overly complicated, it has to do with closing off gaps and giving cutback lanes to runners, then cut-blocking on the backside. Dancers need not apply. Make the correct read, put a foot in the ground, and then go.
Cable had to give up the strict adherence to zone blocking when Al Davis brought in Hue Jackson as the offensive coordinator, and Jackson immediately went to running back Darren McFadden and asked him about his favorite plays. Some of those plays included runs where there was no thinking or reacting involved before making a cut. Simply take the ball and go.
Included were gap and power runs not employed by the Raiders. Jackson put them in immediately and lo and behold, McFadden flourished in Year 3.
A lot of that had to do with health, of course. Probably most of it. Because McFadden looks fine running zone plays so far. The beef comes in short yardage, where there's a school of thought that linemen don't fire off as quickly in a compacted area and it hurts near the goal line and when defenses are stacked to stop the short run.
For what it's worth, I addressed that topic with Pollack recently and this is what he said:
Q: Can the zone scheme be just effective in short-yardage and near the goal line as power and gap schemes?
Pollack: Absolutely.
Q: Why would that be the case? Isn't it sometimes easier to go straight forward rather than wait for the `one-cut'?
Pollack: The zone scheme is a misnomer, we're not playing laterally. It's not a soft scheme. We're coming off the ball, north and south, it's just how we're accomplishing our scheme where we're not staying on specific defenders. We're working through gaps, sorting out the trash if you will, we're playing north and south and downhill. The goal line is just an extension of our zone scheme with maybe an extra two guys to block and we're adding two extra guys to block as well on offense.
McFadden got stuffed on two goal line runs as well as failing to gain a yard to get a first down. And still finished wtih 34 yards on nine first-quarter carries.


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WARNING: This blog entry was imported from my old blog on blogs.sun.com (which used different blogging software), so formatting and links may not be correct.
Since I cheated last week, I'll make up for it by posting several screenshots this week.
First: The continuous builds on deadlock.nbextras.org are back up and running. One of the things you'll find there is a Ruby-only slimmed down version of NetBeans. This might be attractive for those of you who are used to editing Ruby and think of IDEs as overkill. The download is not tiny, but that's because it includes a full installation of JRuby as well as Ruby On Rails and all its supporting libraries. Perhaps we can create a configuration which doesn't JRuby and Rails, since the tool is also perfectly happy to use any existing installations of Ruby and Rails you might point it at.
The configuration is experimental, so menu items etc. might not always be ordered correctly. But if you're a Ruby-only programmer, you'll find it less crowded than the full-featured IDE, and a faster download.
I've tried to improve the Rails support lately, since I've gotten lots of feedback from developers using NetBeans+Ruby with Rails.
Rails projects now have a "Rake Target" action, which is a pull right menu. The pull right shows, hierarchically, all the rake targets available for the project. The target descriptions, if any, are shown as tooltips. Recently executed targets are listed before the hierarchical list of available targets. (Determining the set of targets for the UI is expensive, so it is not kept up to date automatically. There is therefore an explicit user action for refreshing the list when you have edited your Rakefiles or have installed software which adds available targets.)
Database migrations are supported in a similar way. There is a "Migrate Database" context menu (as you can see above). It's a pull right menu which lets you choose either to migrate to the current version, or a specific version (the IDE lists versions that it finds in the migrations directory). You can also "run" any of your migrations files (Shift-F6), and this will run the corresponding migrations target with the version number of the migrations file.
Rails supports lots of additional code generators, performing tasks from generating login pages to localizations and sparklines. The Generator action is now fully aware of generator plugins. They show up in the generator drop down, and usage information is displayed for all generators right there, inlined in the generator dialog. In addition, there is an action for quickly installing more code generators in the Gem Manager.
I just integrated support for running the Mongrel web server, which is popular with many Rails developers. All you need to do now is install Mongrel via the Gem Manager and run your application.
Finally, it's been a few weeks since I added it, but it's useful enough to point out in case you missed it: There is a command for jumping from actions to views and back (Ctrl-Shift-View). It's in the Go To context menu as well.


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Ron Capps was making a run in this NAPA Dodge Charger at the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, CA. That's when his engine exploded. This slow motion footage will freak you out.
Capps was uninjured in the incident, but an engine explosion at nearly 300 MPH has to be one of the scariest things that you can experience.
Close call.


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Essentially, Amazon assigns a unique ID to each product on its platform. Depending on which programs the brand participates in, a variety of sellers can provide inventory for each SKU (stock keeping unit). For example, if you buy Huggies diapers on Amazon, you may be buying diapers that the manufacturer shipped directly to Amazon, or you may be buying diapers that a third party procured and shipped to Amazon. The problem arises when that third party sends in fake goods
Richard added, "[T]he consumer always thinks the chain is: Manufacturer » Amazon » Me. But the reality is that is pretty much never guaranteed. The only way that's guaranteed is if you find the manufacturer's listing on Amazon.com and buy via [F]ulfilled by Amazon directly from them, AND they happen to choose to opt out of commingled inventory. In every other scenario there's a chance that you get inventory that didn't come from the manufacturer."
It appears that Amazon has a growing counterfeit issue. There is a lot of discussion on what is causing this exactly, but the explanations range from:
* "Entrepreneurs" have figured out how to start a company, buy crap from Alibaba (the Chinese competitor to Amazon), and then resell things in Amazon.
* "Fulfilled By Amazon" is potentially commingling goods together. That is, if you have 3 different suppliers (lets call them Alpha, Beta, and Delta) who are selling from a single "Fulfilled by Amazon" slot, even if the consumer buys from Alpha... the specific good may come from Delta. Amazon has an opt-in program to keep stuff from commingling, but it doesn't seem to be very well known among legitimate marketplace sellers.
* A combination of these two points leads to several "Fulfilled by Amazon" marketplace people in abusing the system. Straight up counterfeit goods may be sold on Amazon: lowering the quality of the primary supplier (in this case: "No Starch Press" has gotten a lot of 1-star reviews about shoddy quality from counterfeit books), while the counterfeiters profit off of the damage to other people's reputation.


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Access official press releases from 2011, illustrating the key aspects of the Vaccine Alliance's work
20 December 2011
Sweden increases funding for immunisation
The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today it will contribute US$ 55.5 million to the GAVI Alliance to support its 2012 immunisation programmes to protect millions of children in developing countries against preventable diseases.
17 November 2011
GAVI takes first steps to introduce vaccines against cervical cancer and rubella
Board decisions will benefit the health of women and children in developing countries. [German] [Spanish]
10 November 2011
New studies show progress, value in vaccination against deadly pneumonia
Advances lauded as Malawi becomes next developing country to introduce pneumococcal vaccine on Saturday - World Pneumonia Day.
15 October 2011
GAVI Alliance partners to tackle childhood killer in Ethiopia
Largest introduction to date of life-saving pneumococcal vaccines to be provided to Ethiopian children.
10 October 2011
IFFIm and World Bank renew commitment to raise funds for GAVI programmes
IFFIm announces the renewal for five years of its Treasury Management Agreement with the World Bank.
04 October 2011
GAVI commends "la Caixa" foundation's € 4 million commitment to the matching fund
"La Caixa", its customers and employees provide support to immunise children against pneumonia in Latin America.
29 September 2011
New IFFIm vaccine bonds issued to support life-saving vaccines
J.P. Morgan, the World Bank and the International Finance Facility for Immunisation ("IFFIm") today announced the issuance of US$ 169.4 million (equivalent) of IFFIm "vaccine bonds" in Japan. [日本語]
27 September 2011
Vaccines against major childhood diseases to reach 37 more countries
The GAVI Alliance today announced it will provide funding for 16 more developing countries to introduce rotavirus vaccines and 18 more countries to introduce pneumococcal vaccines.
21 September 2011
GAVI cited as model global development partnership
The heads of the US and UK governments' aid programmes have recognised the GAVI Alliance as offering "game changing" lessons in the fight against global poverty.
19 September 2011
Leaders call for new approach to women's health
Government, UN and civil society leaders today called for a new approach to women's healthcare to address the devastating impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases in low and middle-income countries.
16 September 2011
Burundi's children set to receive pneumococcal vaccine
The Republic of Burundi will next week accelerate its fight against pneumonia, the world's biggest killer of children under five, when it becomes the tenth African country to introduce new pneumococcal vaccines.
12 September 2011
EC makes further commitment to saving lives
The European Commission pledges an additional 20 million Euros to support GAVI's vaccination programmes in Africa and the Caribbean and Pacific regions.
01 July 2011
Injection safety efforts eliminate immunisation-related infections in sub-Saharan Africa
The Measles Initiative and the GAVI Alliance announced today that infections resulting from the re-use of syringes for immunisations have been reduced to practically zero in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a study released in the Supplement of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
30 June 2011
Pneumococcal vaccines introduced in three more African countries
The Governments of Central African Republic, Benin and Cameroon will introduce vaccines in the coming weeks to combat pneumonia, one of the biggest killers of children worldwide.
13 June 2011
Donors commit vaccine funding to achieve historic milestone
GAVI Alliance poised to immunise more than 250 million children in developing countries by 2015 thanks to increased support from major public and private donors. [Spanish] [German]
10 June 2011
Developing countries make record demand for life-saving vaccines
A record 50 GAVI eligible countries have applied for vaccine funding from the GAVI Alliance during the organisation's latest application round, reported GAVI officials today.
06 June 2011
GAVI welcomes lower prices for life-saving vaccines
In the lead up to its first pledging conference on June 13, the GAVI Alliance announced today it has achieved commitments from two emerging market vaccine manufacturers to lower prices for the life-saving pentavalent vaccine, which protects against five deadly diseases.
26 May 2011
Germany increases funding for GAVI to €30 million
Germany said on Wednesday it will contribute €30 million to the GAVI Alliance in 2012, up from €20 million in 2011, to support childhood immunisation in developing countries.
25 May 2011
Former CEO of MTV networks Bill Roedy takes up fight against childhood disease
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) is proud to announce that Bill Roedy, the architect behind the internationally known MTV Networks, has joined the GAVI family to advocate for immunisation.
11 May 2011
GAVI commits US$ 100 million to fight meningitis A
The GAVI Alliance has committed US$ 100 million to help tackle meningitis A in Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria, part of a strategy to save tens of thousands of lives in Africa with a new life-saving vaccine, MenAfriVac.
04 April 2011
DR Congo introduces new vaccine against one of its leading causes of child death
In an effort to drastically improve the chances of children reaching their fifth birthday, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today stepped up its immunization programme by including vaccines to combat pneumonia.
09 March 2011
IFFIm issues first vaccine bonds of 2011
Daiwa Securities Group, the International Finance Facility for Immunisation Company ("IFFIm"), the GAVI Alliance, and the World Bank announced today, IFFIm's first issue of "Vaccine Bonds" for 2011.
08 March 2011
Dr Seth Berkley appointed as GAVI Alliance Chief Executive Officer
The GAVI Alliance Board announced today that it has appointed Dr Seth Berkley as the new Chief Executive Officer of the GAVI Alliance.
01 March 2011
GAVI Alliance welcomes UK multilateral aid review
The GAVI Alliance welcomed a UK Government review issued today that found the public-private partnership to be highly cost effective and critical in reducing deaths among children under five years old.
14 February 2011
Kenya marks global roll out of pneumococcal vaccine
Hundreds of infants in Kenya received their first shots against pneumococcal disease today at a special event to celebrate the global roll out of vaccines targeting the world's biggest child killer -- pneumonia.
26 January 2011
GAVI welcomes a new global commitment to vaccines
A new partnership marking broader global collaboration around vaccines injects needed funding into the GAVI Alliance's efforts to help save millions of children and hopefully inspires other philanthropists to invest in childhood immunisation programmes.
20 January 2011
Rotavirus vaccines are improving the health and well-being of children
Study findings in the January 2011 special supplement to The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal demonstrate the substantial impact of rotavirus vaccines on the health of children in developed and developing countries that have introduced the vaccines.
19 January 2011
Guyana Health Ministry launches new PCV 13 vaccine
The Guyana Health Ministry has incorporated the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), which protects against 13 strains of the pneumococcal infections, into its national immunisation programme.
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2011 Big Smoke Sunday Seminars: The Cognac Connection
- November 3, 2011 |
- By Gregory Mottola
Big Smoke Las Vegas ended with the traditional partnering of cigars
with spirits, this year with the time-honored pairing of smoke with
Cognac. "This is the end of the Big Smoke," said Cigar Aficionado executive
editor Gordon Mott, who introduced senior features editor Jack
Bettridge and Alec Bradley Cigar Co. president Alan Rubin. Together, the
two of them set out to find the perfect synergy between four Cognacs
and two cigars.
"I learned about Cognac the hard way," said Bettridge, "through books. I thought I knew about the spirit until I finally went this year to visit the region."
The four Cognacs at the seminar represented different growing regions (or terroir) in France and four different blending styles. Every attendee at the seminar received four glasses, each with a pour of Hennessy XO, Pierre Ferrand Selection De'Anges, Remy Martin XO and Courvoisier 21. As a cigar pairing, they were handed an Alec Bradley Black Market Toro and an Alec Bradley Tempus Robusto, both of which represent myriad cigar growing regions.
"We launched the Black Market September of this year," said Rubin. "It's a little bit of a departure from some of our other brands. This is the first time we're using Panamanian tobacco in our blend and a true Sumatra binder. It took us about three and a half years playing with the Panama tobacco to come up with something we really liked."
The audience lit up their cigars and took a sip of the Henessy XO.
"Usually we like to arrange the Cognacs from lightest body to fullest, but this was hard to do because they are all full bodied, elegant Cognacs," said Bettridge as he began the seminar. "The first one is Hennessy XO. The Hennessy brand is 40 percent of the market. They make some lower market stuff, but when you get to XO and above, you're looking at some really good juice. They have the greatest storehouse of eau de vie—what they make Cognac out of."
explained how Cognac is a brandy, which is distilled wine, and that it
is only officially designated as Cognac if it's produced in the Cognac
region of France.
"In order to use this appellation, the grapes have to be grown there, fermented there, distilled there and the Cognac must be aged there," said Bettridge. "The region is divided into six subdivisions, each with different soil characteristics. The prominent subregions are Grand Champagne, Petit Champagne, Fins Bois and Borderies."
"Hennessy blends from all of these regions," said Bettridge. "They're working with a very wide flavor palette."
Rubin played off this notion by discussing the blending of his cigar from region to region: "When it comes to blending tobacco, each factory has its own style. We've used tobacco from 17 different countries and are not afraid to try something new as a company. Being a small operation, we don't have to produce millions of cigars in order for us to move forward. For us, it's about balance."
Bettridge smoked the cigars and in between puffs added that "Even when the big houses—Hennessy, Courvoisier, Remy Martin and Martel—make Cognac, on a certain level it is a small-batch operation. They go to the farmers who grow, ferment and in many cases distill the grapes. Harvest is usually in October and March 31 is legally the last day you can distill."
He contemplated the cigar a bit longer before stating "I think the pairing of the Hennessy and the Black Market is excellent. The basic sweetness of the Hennessy is bringing out the chocolate flavors of the tobacco, but at the same time, the smoke is underscoring the Cognac's basic sweetness."
Rubin agreed, also finding the citrus notes of the cigar to work in concert with the Hennessy.
The panel moved on to the Remy Martin XO which, like the Hennessy, is also a blend.
Remy is distinct among the big houses in that it only makes Cognac sourcing from the Champagne regions. "Combine Petit Champagne with Grand Champagne and you get Fine Champagne," said Bettridge. "Champagne grapes tend to make nuttier Cognacs than other regions, and ages extremely well, but at a young age, it doesn't drink particularly well, so Remy doesn't bottle anything less than four years old."
Where aging undoubtedly improves Grand Champagne, Rubin felt that it is not always necessary to age cigars.
"I don't necessarily believe that every cigar gets better with age. A lot has to do with the cigar itself, and a lot has to do with how it smokes out of the box. After two years, a cigar can change and you may not like it the way you did when you first smoked it out of the box. You can blend what you think is the greatest cigar in the world and 30 days later, you have absolutely nothing"
Like Alec Bradley, Pierre Ferrand is a smaller producer, so it is able to make all its Cognac strictly from the Grand Champagne region, whose chalky soil greatly influences the flavor of the spirit. The seminar moved on to the Pierre Ferrand De'Anges, which is 30 to 35 years old.
"It's less floral and sweet than other Cognacs and heavier on the leather and nuts," said Bettridge. Although a pure expression of Grand Champagne, both Bettridge and Rubin found that it coated the palate in such a way that it overpowered the cigar.
"Black Market is having a hard time breaking through," Rubin observed.
The Courvoisier 21 was the last of the four Cognacs sampled that afternoon.
"It's rare to see an age statement on a Cognac like we see on the Courvoisier 21 because the process of moving Cognac from one barrel to the next makes it difficult to establish an exact age," Bettridge said. "But it leans heavy on the Fin Bois region, which tends to be more floral tasting from the clay composition of the soil."
The Courvoisier, however, brought out a sweetness from the cigar in an unexpected way.
Some attendees lit up the second cigar, the Alec Bradley Tempus, which uses Nicaraguan and Honduran tobacco with an Indonesian binder, though many wished to finish the Black Market.
In the case of the Tempus blend, Bettridge observed that "the cigar gives more to the Cognac overall than vice versa, but it's difficult to pick a favorite because there are no bad pairings here."
Though Rubin found the Courvoisier to be the weakest pairing for the Tempus on account of the cigar's earthiness clashing with the sweet spirit. Bettridge preferred the Remy, Rubin the Ferrand.
But the people's choice for both cigars, by show of hands (and hollering) was the Courvoisier.
After some Q&A, the panel raffled off a few extra bottles by quizzing the audience and seeing just how much of the dissertation they retained.
The seminar probably went over its scheduled time, but it's understandable. Even the editors like to prolong a morning and afternoon of fine spirits and cigars, the culmination of a Big Smoke weekend that goes by all too quickly. And this is how the show ends. Not with a bang or a whimper, but with a sip and a puff.
Big Smoke Evenings
2011 Big Smoke Evenings, Las Vegas
Big Smoke Saturday Seminars
Top Three Legal Cigars of 2010 Tasting
An Insider's View of Cuba Today
Today's Hybrids: The Tobacco Used in Your Cigars
Size Matters
Lunch with Rocky Patel Premium Cigar Co.
Big Smoke Sunday Seminars
Breakfast with Charlie Palmer
Roll Your Own, Seminar No. 14
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If the 2012 election is run on the issues, the GOP will win in a landslide. The Left's strategy for avoiding this outcome is to create as many distractions as possible. We saw it first with the Tea Party movement. The Tea Party poses a serious threat to liberalism. It is the most authentic grass-roots political movement of the last half-century, and its emphasis on limited government, fiscal responsibility and individual freedom resonates with most Americans. The last thing the Left wants to do is debate limited government and fiscal responsibility, so instead it resorted to demonization, with the absurd claim that the Tea Party is racist. False though it was, the smear campaign probably influenced some unsophisticated voters.
Now the Republican presidential race is taking shape, and again voters are hearing themes that appeal to most Americans; not only that, they are seeing candidates who, in most cases, know how to make sense without a teleprompter. That will never do. So, once again, the Left is resorting to distraction–anything to make the news cycle focus on something other than the message of the Republican candidates.
We saw it in the Florida debate on September 12, when a moderator asked Ron Paul whether "we" should let people without health insurance die. The question was a dumb one, and Paul answered it well: "we," meaning religious and other private groups, not the government, should aid such people. In the meantime, however, three people in the auience–by my count–yelled "Yeah." In all likelihood, the reaction by those three was the same as Paul's; that is, they objected to the identification of "we" with the federal government. But news sources, as I wrote here, headlined "Debate crowd cheers letting uninsured die."
It happened again at the Orlando debate on September 22. A man introduced himself as a gay soldier, and someone in the audience booed. It sounded to me like there may have been as many as two people booing, but Ann Althouse is convinced that there was only one. Someone who was there describes what happened:
I was at the debate, in the audience on the right hand side about halfway back…. The person who booed was just a few rows in front of us. The booing got an immediate and angry reaction from nearly everyone sitting around him, who hissed and shushed at him. Lots of loud gasps, "Shhhh!" "No!" "Shut up, you idiot!" etc.
The media, of course, won't let the facts get in the way. Thus, The Hill writes that when the soldier identified himself as gay, "The Orlando crowd began booing."
What is almost as bad, I think, is the weak reaction from the Republican candidates themselves. To my knowledge, each one who has been asked about the incident has been caught flat-footed and has reacted defensively. Thus, the Hill headlines, "GOP candidates seek distance from booing of gay soldier at debate." Republicans need to push back hard against this distraction tactic. On a near-constant basis, Democratic Congressmen blurt out outrages far worse than those attributed to anonymous citizens who attend GOP debates, yet the newspapers will never try to make those absurdities the dominant narrative of the Democratic Party. Republicans need to call the Left's tactic out for what it is–a disgraceful effort to smear the Republican Party and to distract voters from the key issues of the 2012 campaign.
UPDATE: If we are going to apply consistently the theory that politicians are responsible for (or at least required to denounce) every repellent thing that is said by a (presumed) member of their party, then our reporters should start asking every Democratic politician what he or she thinks about the traffic at Michelle Malkin's twitter feed.


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O2 announced that it was bringing the HTC Smart exclusively to the UK (and other countries), offering a smartphone at around half the price you'd normally expect.
We saw the phone at CES in Las Vegas at the beginning of the year, but had to bring you a photo gallery of the pink one, because we think this is going to go down a storm.
Some say that pink phones stereotype and patronise girls. Some girls complain there aren't enough pink phones out there. We know more of the latter than the former, and already know there are some getting really excited about the pink HTC Smart.
The HTC Smart runs the Sense user interface and this is perhaps the smartest part of the Smart. HTC Sense is a great system that pulls in your social networking buddies and gives you a "people-centric" phone, ideal for those who spend all their time scanning Facebook.
We've seen HTC Sense on a range of phones in the past and we've liked it. The HTC Smart is a little less fully-featured than some other phones; the operating system isn't as comprehensive, you won't get the highest specs, but you will get a great experience at a decent price.
That is, of course, if O2 slaps the right price on it. We're waiting to see exactly what that price will be. In the meantime check out all the pictures, and let us know what you think.