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THERE is a photograph of Barack Obama taken almost exactly four years ago. He is in a tiny wood-lined lift in the White House heading up to the residence for the first time. He and Michelle have just attended 10 inauguration balls. Lifting his chin to loosen his bow tie he looks young and happy, tired and endlessly confident.
He did not know that as he and Michelle slow-danced through the night before seas of raised smartphones, the shattered Republican leadership had held a meeting that would help define his presidency. They gathered in a downtown steakhouse called The Caucus Room. Leading the group was Newt Gingrich, whose hardline politics in the 1990s had led the Republicans to a majority in the House of Representatives before it collapsed, exhausted by its own overreach.
Many of those present were stunned by the scope of the 2008 Republican defeat. Earlier in the day, they had seen almost 2 million people carpet the National Mall to welcome their new president. They feared they faced a generation in the wilderness. That very night, according to PBS's Frontline program, the group, which included congressional heavyweights Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor and Jim DeMint, agreed on a simple strategy – ruthless opposition to everything Obama proposed.
The following morning Obama returned to work on the stimulus package his team was working on to try to stave off what many feared would be a new great depression. Their transition briefings had been horrifying. After one of them, economic adviser Austan Goolsbee recalls saying to Obama, "Wow, that has to be the worst briefing a new president has had in almost a century," he told Frontline.
"That's not even the worst briefing I have had this week," Obama replied.
Determined to keep his promise to end the partisanship gripping Washington, Obama put together a proposal for a $900 billion stimulus package, much of it in the form of tax cuts designed to appeal to Republicans. In a further display of amity, Obama left the White House and travelled up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol to sell the proposal to Republicans.
He need not have bothered. They had already decided to oppose the proposal, just as they did later when Obama tried to win bipartisan support for healthcare reform.
The blanket opposition allowed Republicans to blame Obama for the flat economy, while using the spectre of socialist Obamacare death panels to gin up a large enough opposition to defeat the Democrats in the 2010 mid-term elections. It was effective. As the economy languished and fury grew at the bailout of Wall Street and the banks, the Tea Party evolved and directed its often inchoate rage not at the traditional allies of big business – the Republicans – but at Obama. In the mid-term elections the Republicans won back the House, and were able to block Democrat legislation.
Obama, known around the world for his soaring rhetoric, proved a reluctant participant in the face-to-face politics of Washington, and failed to win over any Republican support. To the disappointment of many in his own caucus, he retreated to the White House, leaving the split Congress to try to settle their economic differences. They never managed to pass a budget after the mid-term elections, though the House found the time to pass legislation repealing Obamacare 33 times.
By the time he began his race for re-election, Obama had given up on any ideas he might have had about ending the division. Just as Republican candidates sought to best each other in reaching out to their party's right-wing base – often by railing against abortion rights and immigration reform – Obama said in an early appearance that if he said it was nighttime, Republicans would say it was day.
Meanwhile, his Chicago headquarters quietly went about stitching together a coalition of constituencies ignored by Republicans – Latinos, blacks, women and youth. You could hear the shock in one of the key voices of white middle America on election night when it became obvious that Obama had won. "The white establishment is now the minority," lamented Bill O'Reilly during Fox News' election coverage.
"The demographics are changing. It's not a traditional America any more."
That night Obama not only kept the White House and the Senate, but Democrats whittled away the Republican lead in the House. (Democrats outpolled the Republicans by more than 1 million votes but failed to win control due to gerrymandering.) The Republican House Speaker, John Boehner, views this as a status quo result; Obama as a mandate. Instead of enjoying the once traditional inauguration ceasefire, Obama threatened Boehner that he would use his inaugural address and the upcoming State of the Union speech to blame Republicans if they failed to come to the table during the fiscal cliff talks, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
And on Monday, Obama gave his last news conference of the first term, using the performance to smack Republicans about for their threat to refuse to raise the debt ceiling – the authorisation Congress must give the government to pay its debt.
On Wednesday, he got tough on guns. No one who saw him speak at the memorial in Sandy Hook in December could doubt that Obama believes this is good policy. But it is also anathema to Republicans, and particularly to the southern base that Obama's coalition defeated in November.
Once the debt ceiling crisis is resolved, it appears likely Obama will tackle immigration reform – an area where by happy coincidence good policy might meet good politics for Democrats. Obama wants measures that would "create pathways to citizenship" for some of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants.
This brings a generation in from the dark – many of whom have been born and raised in the US – but it would also split the Republican Party. Many Republicans from southern and western states could not support the measure without being killed off in primaries, while the party leadership knows it faces a structural minority if it alienates the Hispanic vote. Meanwhile, the President will be working to secure his legacy by bedding down his healthcare reforms, one of the policies that contributed to the savage division in America that exists today.
It is hard to imagine that this rift will be healed any time soon. The two parties have vast ideological differences. Obama believes the debt and deficit can only be tackled once the economy has been restored through economic stimulus. He has yet to propose any significant cuts to the automatic spending that soaks up half of the budget in welfare and health programs. Republicans, especially those elected in the 2010 Tea Party revolution, believe cutting spending and shrinking government is their first duty.
Then there is the matter of race. Charlton McIlwain, a New York University professor and author of a book on race in American politics, believes Obama's re-election is even more significant than his first victory. "His re-election affirms the notion that non-whites can legitimately attain such political heights. It gives credence to the notion that we have made progress on race as a nation."
But McIlwain is not optimistic that the coming term will be less acrimonious than the first. "I think division is inevitable and will likely be exacerbated during the second term. Obama will likely be more far-reaching in what he attempts to achieve, drawing even greater opposition from a Congress that is already sharply divided along party and ideological lines.
"Like the healthcare debate from the first term, opposition in the second will likely be tinged with both explicit and implicit racial rhetoric. The NRA head [Wayne] LaPierre's reference to Obama as elitist is one recent example of steps in this direction." (The subtext, he explains, is that forceful white leaders are seen as tough, while strong black ones are often described as arrogant or elitist, another way of saying uppity.)
It is hard to even conceive of the self-belief Obama must have felt the last time he walked under the Capitol's dome, down the narrow corridors and passageways to the inauguration stage. Just four years earlier he had been an unknown Illinois politician. When he retraces his steps on Monday, he will be more battered and tarnished, certainly more grey. Rather than seeking to heal and unify his country, he will be wanting to keep his enemies in view and his friends at his back. As a Real Clear Politics headline put it this week, there will be No More Mr Nice President.
The original release of this article first appeared on the website of Hangzhou Night Net.


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- Yield
- Makes about 1 quart
- 2 pounds very ripe peaches (about 4), pitted and chopped
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 large whole egg
- 1-1/2 cups half-and-half
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons peach schnapps or peach-flavored liqueur
- In a saucepan combine the peaches, the granulated sugar, and 1/4 cup water and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the peaches are soft. Purée the mixture in a food processor or blender, force the purée through a fine sieve into a bowl, and let it cool. In the pan, cleaned, cook the brown sugar with 1/4 cup water over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is dissolved. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat the yolks and the whole egg until they are frothy, beat in the brown sugar syrup, and beat the mixture until it is thick and pale. Stir in half-and-half, scalded, pour the mixture into the pan, and cook it over moderately low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, to 175°F. on a candy thermometer. Strain the custard through the fine sieve into another large bowl, let it cool, and stir in the peach puré, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, and the peach schnapps. Freeze the mixture in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions.

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MARYVILLE, TN (August 5, 2011) ~ Five years ago, Supra boats was named the Official Towboat of the WWA World Wakeboard Championships. In celebration of Supra's long term agreement as the Official Tow boat, each year Supra has revealed a WWA World Wakeboard Edition Package. These fully loaded, trend-setting premium edition packages have been so successful that the Worlds Edition traditionally goes on back order days after the reveal. The all-new 2012 Edition proved to be no different during today's big reveal at Supra Boats Dealer Meeting. Once again, the room gasp as the curtain was lifted revealing the 2012 Launch 242 WWA World Wakeboard Special Edition.
Now in its 5th year, the all-new WWA World Wakeboard Edition Package is again poised to redefine the performance and styling envelope in the boating and watersports industry. The World's Special Edition is a high-performance, premium package whose dynamic potential is geared squarely towards the demands of the rider and driver while – at the same time – providing exceptional comfort and innovative equipment features for passengers.
The 2012 WWA World Wakeboard Special Edition is offered only for a limited time on all Supra Launch and Sunsport model boats through the end of August in 2012. This limited offering ensures that owners of this edition will belong to a very special club of watersports enthusiasts.
The 2012 World's edition package incorporates the following features:
• Custom Gel Coat Pattern
• Custom World's Decal Set
• Progressive Tower
• Custom Black 4-Speaker Light Bar with LED lights
• Z-5 Cargo Rack
• 5-Channel Amp (700.5)
• 2-Channel Amp (250.2)
• Subwoofer
• Dual Battery Onboard Charger
• 5.7L 345HP Assault engine from Indmar with Catalytic Converter
• Tandem Trailer
• 18" Custom Wheels and Two Tone Fenders
• 18" Spare Tire
• Boat Buddy
• Aluminum Step Plates
• Illuminated Laser Cut Steps
• LED Trailer Lighting
The all-new 2012 WWA World Wakeboard Special Edition will make its first debut to the public debut during the WWA World Wakeboard Championships on August 18-21 in Indianapolis, IN. The reveal will also introduce the most powerful engine ever fitted in a Launch Series model by Supra Boats and Indmar Marine Engines. Riders and spectators will experience 6.2 liters of SuperCharged power and the harmony of a 540 horses. Industry leading design mated with the most powerful inboard engine available. This is one debut you do not want to miss.
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By David Ponce
What could possibly go wrong? This flame thrower (which you can see in action in the below video) was created by an Instructables user called PDRWLSN. While he titled it "Moose/Bear Repellant", we'd like to think of it as the most exciting way to burn off some eyebrow hairs while lighting a cigarette*. See, it's a gun-shaped device that contains "various bits of copper tubing, plywood, some laser-cut acrylic parts, butane, and the pulse-ignitor from his gas grill to start the fire burning." It throws a flame about a foot and a half in length and could easily be misused in a thousand different ways.
Best part? He was kind enough to give us detailed instructions on how to make our own (Instructables… get it?).
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Chain Reaction: The Capital Grille
Reviews of burgers at chain restaurants.
The Capital Grille
310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53203 (map); 414-223-0600; locations in 24 states, full list at thecapitalgrille.com
The Schtick: Upscale steakhouse with lots of dark wood and—at this location—giant paintings and taxidermied deer heads
The Burger: Ground sirloin, bacon, and sweet onion burgers sound good, but are pretty boring and bland. The crab and lobster cake burger is more interesting.
Want Fries With That? Regular fries are thin fast food-style; get the truffle fries if you prefer meatier fries (but with way too much "truffle" oil)
Price: Signature cheeseburger, $16; Lobster and crab burger, $19 (both with fries)
I've always assumed that steakhouses would have great burgers, figuring they grind premium, dry aged steak trimmings to make super flavorful patties. So I was excited to review The Capital Grille since they have a pretty good steakhouse rep here in Milwaukee and, from what I can tell, at their other locations as well.
Too bad their signature cheeseburger ($16) fell flat on its face. The half-pound patty mixture of sirloin, bacon, and sweet onion may sound great on paper, but the addition of coarse ground bacon—which didn't appear to be precooked in any way—to coarse ground beef resulted in an unappealing texture. Many bites were filled with tough, fatty bits that just wouldn't go away no matter how much I chewed.
I ordered the burger medium, but it came out over that even though our server double checked that I'd like a "warm, pink center." I guess I should be grateful it was overcooked or else I may have ended eating a ton of rare bacon. It had an ok crust, but nothing worth writing home about, and it was a bit under seasoned. It was really one of the most underwhelming burgers I've had for the price.
While I didn't get any hint of the sweet onion in the patty, I got a huge wallop of extremely strong yellow onion in the slice that came on top of it. The tomatoes were supermarket variety. The lettuce was thankfully Boston, which I feel is the ideal lettuce for a burger because of its sturdy texture that doesn't wilt easily. The melted havarti cheese was the burger's saving grace, but that can only help so much.
Also on the menu is a lobster and crab "burger" ($19), aka a crab cake with a bit of lobster claw and leg meat added in. It was better than the beef burger, but again, nothing spectacular by any stretch. It was a mostly solid mass of (non-lump) crab meat with very little filler. It was a little fishy tasting though, certainly not because it had gone bad, but maybe because it wasn't at its freshest. The citrus freak in me appreciated the accompanying grilled lemon half.
Both burgers came with fries, chips, or green beans. I got an order of regular fries and truffle fries, which came as two different cuts of fries. The regular fries were thin cut, perhaps on purpose to emulate fast food. The truffle fries were a much thicker, skin-on cut, doused in overwhelming, fake-tasting truffle oil. I wish I could have gotten the thick fries without the truffle oil. The one thing the plain fries were better for was dipping in the various sauces that came with both the burger and the crab/lobster cake. Standard ketchup, mustard with a real bite, and chive aioli came with the burger. The aioli was a good balance of creamy, garlic and onion. The seafood came with a homemade tartar sauce that was deliciously tangy with citrus and pickles.
Overall, Capital Grille's burgers were just not that good. They lacked anything that made them stand out in any way. Next time, I'd stick with the steaks.
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[Intro: Andy Samberg & Adam Levine]
YOLO, you only live once
The battle cry of a generation
This life is a precious gift
So don't get too crazy
It's not worth the risk
[Chorus 1: Adam Levine]
You know that we are still young
So don't be dumb
Don't trust anyone
'Cause you only live once
[Verse 1: Kiv, Jorm, & Andy]
Uh, you only live once, that's the motto
So take a chill pill, ease off the throttle
Never go to loud clubs 'cause it's bad for your ears
Your friends will all be sorry when they can't hear
And stay the hell away from drugs 'cause they not legal
Then bury all your money in the backyard like a beagle
'Cause you should never trust a bank, they've been known to fail
And never travel by car or bus, boat or by rail
And don't travel by plane, and don't travel at all
Build a bomb shelter basement with titanium walls
And wear titanium suits in case pianos fall on you
And never go to saunas 'cause they're crawlin' with piranhas
And never take the stairs 'cause they're often unsafe
You only live once, don't let it go to waste
[Chorus 2: Adam Levine]
You know that we are still young
So hold off on the fun
Cook your meat till it's done
'Cause you only live once
[Verse 2: Kiv, Jorm, & Andy]
Yeah, and here's another piece of advice
Stay away from kids, 'cause their hair is filled with mad lice
There's no such thing as too much Purell
This a cautionary tale, word to George Orwell
So don't 1980-force any plugs into sockets
Always wear a chastity belt and triple lock it
Then hire a taster, make him check your food for poison
And if you think your mailman is a spy, then destroy him
No blankets or pajamas, they can choke you in your sleep
Two words about furniture: killing machines
Now, board your windows up the sun is bad for your health
And always wear a straitjacket so you're safe from yourself
[Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar]
Uh huh, take no chances, stop freelancin'
Invest in your future, don't dilute your finances
401K, make sure it's low risk
Then get some real estate (how much?), 4.2%
Thirty year mortgage, that's important, that's a great deal
And if you can't afford it, don't forge it on your last bill
Renting is for suckers right now
A dependable savings
And you'll retire with money in your account
[Bridge: All]
YOLO, say no-no
Isolate yourself and just roll solo, be careful-o
You Oughta Look Out also stands for YOLO
[Chorus: Adam Levine]
You know that we are still young
Burn the prints off your thumbs
Then pull out all your teeth
So you can't bite your tongue
[Bridge: All]
Only on this earth for a short time, time
So don't go outside, cause you don't want to die, die
Just take our advice and hide
And scream YOLO to the sky
[Outro: Andy]
You oughta look out
YOLO – You Oughta Look Out
This song debuted as an SNL digital short during the Jan 25 episode, hosted by Adam Levine and featuring Kendrick Lamar.
It parodies the popular You Only Live Once motto, turning it from an excuse to do crazy stuff to a reason to stay locked away.
After all, you only have one life so why risk it?
Well I'm pretty sure Drake would have to disagree.


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TEHRAN, Iran — Hard-line Iranian lawmakers criticized a nuclear deal reached in Geneva last week, with one calling it a "poisoned chalice," but a majority of deputies who spoke Wednesday in a parliamentary hearing on the accord backed an initiative that appears to enjoy both wide public support and the endorsement of top clerics.
Having signed the first-stage accord that curbs Iranian nuclear activity in exchange for limited relief from sanctions, President Hassan Rouhani and his foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif now have the task of trying to convince skeptics that they are not compromising on key issues of national sovereignty.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has publically supported nuclear negotiators and opposition to the deal seems limited, but opinion can shift quickly in Iran and Rouhani's task will become more delicate as the country moves toward a final accord six months from now.
In the debate broadcast live on state radio, Zarif tried to deflect criticism by noting that some construction will continue at the planned Arak heavy water reactor, whose advancement was effectively frozen by the Geneva accord.
Zarif pointed out the building projects would not involve areas covered by the deal, including the installation of new equipment or work toward making the reactor operational. But even minor progress at Arak could bring claims by Israel and other opponents of the deal that Iran is violating its rules and spirit.
Heavy water reactors such as Arak produce a greater amount of byproduct plutonium, which can be used in nuclear weapons production if extracted by a special process. Iran has pledged not to pursue facilities that could separate the plutonium.
Speaking Wednesday, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki stressed that Zarif specifically noted capacity at the Arak site is not going to increase. She said nothing Zarif said implied a violation of the agreement.
"It means no nuclear fuel will be produced and no installations will be installed, but construction will continue there," she said. "We're not sure exactly what he means by 'construction,'" Psaki told reporters. "But there will be no work on the reactor itself, no work to prepare fuel for the reactor or do additional testing of the reactor."
For their part, Iranian hard-liners said that the deal placed overly sweeping restrictions on the Islamic Republic's nuclear activities.
Lawmaker Ruhollah Hosseinian said the deal was so vague and conditional that it may finally lead to a shutting down of Iran's uranium enrichment program, which can lead to material used in nuclear weapons. Iran denies Western claims that it is pursuing weapons and says the enriched uranium is needed for peaceful purposes.
"It practically tramples on Iran's enrichment rights … Uranium enrichment restrictions in the final stage and constraints in the first stage mean that enrichment in Iran is headed toward self shut-down," he said.
"A chalice of poison has been given to the people but (the government) is trying to show it as a sweet drink through media manipulation," Hamid Rasaei said.
Most lawmakers however supported the deal as providing much-needed economic relief.
Zarif has argued that the deal has caused serious cracks in the sanctions regime imposed over Iranian nuclear activity and prevents the U.N. Security Council and world powers from imposing new ones.
Others government supporters say the angry reaction from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called it a "historic mistake," shows it was a triumph.
Iran's ally Syria meanwhile says its President Bashar Assad telephoned Rouhani Wednesday, congratulating him for the nuclear deal.
A statement posted on Assad's official Facebook page said the Syrian president told Rouhani the agreement is a result of the Iranian leadership's "commitment to preserving Iranian sovereignty" and the "steadfastness of the Iranian people."


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SAS® artificial intelligence leads to improved customer satisfaction
SAS AI scales with IoT, transforms business operations and fuels innovation.
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Machine learning models powered by SAS help high-tech company Konica Minolta Japan reduce costs and enhance competitive edge
Manufacturers can gain market share and improve their revenues by taking advantage of the latest advancements to address evolving customer needs. For high-tech manufacturers, it's vital to be at the forefront of cutting-edge technology and innovations. Customers around the world depend on such companies to keep their businesses running smoothly.
That's why Konica Minolta Japan invested in an analytics platform powered by SAS. In less than a year, the company sped up its PDCA (plan-do-check-act) cycle by not only creating but deploying multiple analytical models to improve areas as diverse as malfunction forecasts and optimization of management.
When we looked at further use of sensor data, we found that SAS supports the entire series of steps in the analytics life cycle, offers high-speed processing of considerable amounts of data and has excellent forecasting accuracy. Shouichi Yabe Director of Data Science Implementation Konica Minolta Japan
The journey to incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Konica Minolta Japan is the distributor and service provider arm of Konica Minolta Inc., which primarily manufactures multifunctional peripherals (MFP), like copiers and digital print systems. The company's goal is to develop a one-stop organization where customers can solve their office and printing issues, thereby fostering trust and loyalty.
An industry leader, Konica Minolta Japan believes in the importance of incorporating AI and sensor data into its operations. The company implemented SAS to enhance business efficiency and customer satisfaction. Shouichi Yabe, Director of the Data Science Implementation Group, oversaw Konica Minolta Japan's SAS AI and IoT project.
After assessing the issues faced by numerous business units, as well as the relevant systems and data sources around the company, Yabe consolidated the information into an in-company resource. The time he spent interacting with the various groups helped him develop stronger relationships with employees. Through these activities, Yabe identified management issues and workplace challenges that could be resolved through analytics. He took the employee feedback and developed a system that analyzes five key areas: sales forecasts, inventory forecasts, malfunction forecasts, customer-defection forecasts and management optimization.
"When we considered adopting a new system, we ran tests on processing performance using the massive amount of data that we normally use in business," Yabe says. "The results we obtained by creating actual analysis models revealed that only SAS could attain the processing speeds and strong forecasting accuracy at a level that could withstand use in our business environment. When we looked at further use of sensor data, we found that SAS supports the entire series of steps in the analytics life cycle, offers high-speed processing of considerable amounts of data and has excellent forecasting accuracy. From data preparation to building, executing and verifying results of analytical models, SAS not only speeds up our PDCA cycle, but also enables global expansion of the data. This is very important in terms of future expandability."
Yabe subsequently decided to adopt SAS in a configuration that includes AI, machine learning and visual analytics. The system started operating within a short time. He soon created various analytical models and deployed them to resolve actual business issues. Repeating this PDCA cycle helped improve the models.
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Speaking to the Times, the unnamed officials said quickly advancing tactics of cyber-warfare can be unleashed exclusively via the direct orders of the President—should the administration suspect signs of a major digital attack. If the president approves a strike, the government will be able to "attack adversaries by injecting them with destructive code—even if there is no declared war," the Times reports.
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"There is no indication that any group of members in Congress or judicial body will have to approve of a preemptive strike before it is carried out," writes Gosztola. "As has become typical, the president wants to be able to conduct war without needing authorization."
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Ryan Smyth's return to the Edmonton Oilers basically took place in three parts. At the start, fans in Edmonton were thrilled when the rumours first surfaced, more thrilled when they realized the cost for Smyth was just Colin Fraser and a seventh round pick. Early in 2011-12 Smyth flourished, scoring 12 times in his first 25 games with the team, and the jubilation persisted. Unfortunately, the scoring disappeared in December and never returned, raising questions about his future with the team.
2011-12 Cap Hit: 6.25 million.
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How the coach used him: Smyth saw some of the toughest competition on the team, often being used in a hard-checking line alongside Shawn Horcoff and Ryan Jones. He also had a slight weighting towards defensive zone starts as one of the few wingers on the team coach Tom Renney leaned on in those situations. He played 14:26/game at even-strength, 2:28/game on the power play and 2:09/game on the penalty kill.
How he fared: Smyth managed to hang around the middle of the pack in terms of shots against on the Oilers. Given that the Oilers finished in 29th, it perhaps isn't surprising that this means he was heavily outshot, but he did stem the bleeding more than other roster options did and he was being deployed in a tough role. His even-strength scoring number (1.93 PTS/60) was good overall, though it's important to know that's a compromise between a stellar start to the year and an ice-cold finish. His 5-on-4 scoring rate (2.39 PTS/60) was the lowest of any power play regular in Edmonton and a big drop from the year prior.
What McKeen's says: "[A] fearless, energetic warrior with underrated puck skills .. bit of a graceless, one-speed skater having lost some pace with age .. absorbs cruel punishment around the crease… makes smart, poised plays under pressure and wins board battles .. determined, well-rounded leader whose value goes beyond goals and points .. provides a steadying influence on his teammates .. the mileage is rapidly piling up however…"
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Smyth isn't the sort of player who should be counted on in a key offensive role at this stage in his career, and he'd probably benefit from a few less minutes and less difficult assignments too.
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Key statistic: Smyth scored just four power play goals in 2011-12; in six previous post-lockout seasons he'd averaged 11 per season.


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12 March 2020 ORM standardsYou can download the first drafts of the ORM standards from the Library. Post your comments in the Forum.
9 March 2020 Understand the Relational Model - before learning anything else!Fabian Pascal's website is probably the best site for learning about the many misconceptions of what a "data model" is and what it is not!
23 May 2019 NORMA Tutorial 1 - updated for Visual Studio 2019This new version of Tutorial 1 contains 63 PowerPoint slides that cover the basic functions of NORMA. The Tutorial has been updated using screen shots from NORMA for Visual Studio 2019. Thanks to Terry Halpin.
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Object-role modeling is a formal method for defining requirements and systems.
I first heard about ORM in the early 1990's. Intrigued by the productivity claims, I flew to Seattle to meet Terry Halpin and the team who were developing InfoModeler for Paul Allen. I was so impressed that I agreed to promote and distribute InfoModeler in Europe.
Years later, after I had taught many business analysts, software developers and university staff how to design databases, Terry asked me to co-author a book about Microsoft's ORM tool "Visio for Enterprise Architects" (VEA). The book was published in 2003.
The first ORM Workshop (1994) was run by Terry Halpin and Robert Meersman on Magnetic Island, Australia. Between 2005 and 2013, the ORM Workshop ran in conjunction with Robert Meersman' s On The Move conference. In 2005, those present agreed by unanimous vote that an ORM Foundation was needed to promote ORM. So I set up this website as a service to the global ORM Community.
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This video gives an overview of the ORM data driven development process. The video uses material that I made when I was teaching University students.
ORM Book: Terry Halpin's "Object-Role Modeling Workbook" has many exercises and explains how to generate reports, glossaries, relational mapping options, annotated relational schemas, schema optimization and data modeling patterns. Click the image to read more. Try the exercises with the freeware NORMA tool.
ORM 2014 Workshop: was held in the beautiful town of Bolzano, Italy. The two day event started on Monday September 22 at the KRDB Research Centre in the Faculty of Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. The workshop was hosted by Professor Enrico Franconi and chaired by Professor Terry Halpin. The workshop was followed by a meeting of the Fact Based Modeling Working Group chaired by Serge Valera of the European Space Agency.
Why ORM?
Software projects often exceed budget and timescale estimates or are cancelled at great cost. People who write about failed IT projects such as journalist Tony Collins often cite "vague requirements" as a main cause of project failure.
There would be fewer failed projects if each project started with a clear and agreed set of requirements that defined "what" the project had to deliver before investing in an implementation project.
In 1975, Fred Brooks said"Because our ideas are faulty, we have bugs." (The Mythical Man Month). Twenty five years later, Tony Collins suggested that every project should be split into two separate and independent contracts:The first contract should define requirements and the second contract should develop the software that conforms to the requirements.
But projects still keep failing which suggests that the "requirements lesson" learned in the 1950's seems to have been dismissed,disparaged or discarded. So let's consider three possible problem sources: sponsoring managers, documentation and development methods.
Some sponsors don't have time to get involved in the development process. Others, having agreed a project's benefits and budget, just want the developers to "get on with it". But whatever the style of management, busy sponsors would benefit by ensuring that their needs are understood by developers. So what's most efficient way to do it?
Developers need a clear understanding of what the sponsors want. But requirements documents often contain hundreds of pages of verbose and ambiguous prose. Can this problem be solved?
Over the last 70 years, several methods have been used to bridge the requirements gap between sponsors and developers.
In the 1950's, the waterfall method was used for the SAGE project. Waterfall was also used by NASA's Apollo project which used IMS, IBM's hierarchical database management system. A hierarchical database is very fast when you want to find data by navigating the hierarchical pointer structure that was specified by the database designer. But it is much harder to extract data that is spread across several branches of the hierarchy.
In 1969, Edgar Codd proposed the relational model as a solution to this problem. The first sentence of his 1970 paper says "Future users of large data banks must be protected from having to know how the data is organized in the machine". Codd introduced the concept of normal form and the related process of normalization which is used to avoid logical inconsistencies, data duplication and excessive maintenance costs.
In 1976, Peter Chen proposed the Entity-Relationship(ER) model for database design. ER remains popular but there is no standard. One problem with ER is that to remove anomalies and redundancies, you must use complex, time-consuming and error prone manual methods such as functional dependency analysis to normalize your ER model. So my "elephant in the room" question for ER modelers is: "If it is so difficult to get rid of the anomalies and redundancies in your ER model, why did you put them there in the first place?" I wonder if Edsger Dijkstra was thinking about ER when he said "All unmastered complexity is of our own making!"
In the 1990's, Grady Booch, Ivar Jacobson andJames Rumbaugh developed UML, a method for designing object-oriented programs. With UML, you define a data structure by using a class diagram. UML is complex, ambiguous and inconsistent which makes it hard to design a class structure that does not contain similar anomalies to those in an ER model.
Why ORM? ORM is a formal language that can be used to specify requirements, design databases and audit organisations. When you design an object-role model, you avoid the need to write long documents in ambiguous prose. Non-technical sponsors can easily validate an object-role model because it can be expressed in easy-to-understand formal sentences. After the domain experts have validated the object-role model it can be used to generate a fully normalized database schema.
How do you make an object-role model? An ORM analyst guides sponsors to express their ideas using simple formal sentences such as "The person called Fred was born on 15th July1985." and "The person called Mary was born on 10th July 1990". In ORM we call such formal sentences "facts". The analyst then looks for patterns in the facts. So, for example, these two facts fit the pattern "Person was born on BirthDate". In ORM, we call such patterns "fact types".
Usually, the scope of the fact types must be restricted. For example in the year 2019, you can't have someone with a birth date that is in the year 2020 or later. So you use ORM to put a constraint on the allowable values of "Birth Date". For example: "The value of Birth Date cannot be greater than today's date."
The analyst creates the object-role model by adding new fact types and constraints one at a time. The analyst uses an ORM tool to generate easy-to-read sentences that define the fact types and constraints that have been defined within the object-role model.
This makes it easy for sponsors to check that the model accurately represents their ideas.The sponsor just agrees or disagrees with the formal output generated by the ORM tool.The cycle of input and validation continues until the model is considered complete.
The analyst then generates a data structure against which developers can write application software. The data structure can be a class model or a relational database schema.When generating a relational schema, the ORM tool automatically generates a fully normalized schema which avoids the considerable effort required for manual normalization that is needed in the ER method.
Cost conscious managers should note that ORM helps to reduce development costs and helps to minimize the risk of making costly design errors.
What is the history of ORM? ORM evolved from European research into semantic modeling during the 1970's. There were many contributors and this paragraph only mentions a few. In 1973, the IBM Systems Journal published a paper by Michael Senko about "Data Structuring".In 1974 Jean-Raymond Abrial contributed an article about "DataSemantics" and in June 1975, Eckhard Falkenberg published his doctoral thesis. In 1976, Falkenberg used the term "object-role model" in one of his papers. Later, Sjir Nijssen introduced the "circle-box"notation together with an early version of the conceptual schema design procedure. Robert Meersman added subtyping, and a conceptual query language.
In 1989, Terry Halpin formalized ORM in his PhD thesis. In the same year, Terry and Sjir Nijssen co-authored the book "Conceptual Schema and Relational Database Design".
ORM Tools: Early ORM tools such as IAST and RIDL* (Control Data) were followed by InfoDesigner(ServerWare), InfoModeler (Asymetrix) and VisioModeler (Visio Corporation). In 2000, Microsoft bought the Visio Corporation and improved VisioModeler. In 2003, Microsoft published its first ORMimplementation as a component of Visual Studio for Enterprise Architects called "Microsoft Visio for Enterprise Architects" (VEA).
Microsoft retained VEA in the high-end version of Visual Studio 2005 but then discontinued its ORM project. The book "Database Modeling with Microsoft Visio for Enterprise Architects" (see sidebar) contains a comprehensive guide to VEA
Terry Halpin led the team that developed the ORM tool called "Natural ORM Architect for Visual Studio" (NORMA). You can download NORMA from the Library.
How can I learn more? The definitive book on ORM is "Information Modeling and Relational Databases -Second Edition". You can order the book by clicking on the image in the sidebar.
The research page describes the scientific experiment that I used to support my MSc dissertation in 2008. I designed the experiment to test the hypothesis that "ORM based methods require at least 25% less effort than alternative methods such as UML and ER."
The Forum contains over 3,000 posts of ORM related discussions. The Library contains ORM software, ORM tutorials and over one hundred ORM presentations of peer reviewed scientific papers given by ORM researchers at ORM Workshops.
You can browse the Library and Forum and registered members can download documents and participate in the forum discussions.
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On Friday (August 16), Taylor Swift shared the title track off her upcoming album Lover, which was co-produced by Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff. That same day, he took to Twitter to give some details about what it was like recording with the pop star.
"lover the song out today," he began a series of tweets. "did this one entirely at electric lady in NYC. only [sound engineer] laura sisk and taylor in the room. taylor wrote every stitch of this song and came in and played it for me - just a perfect moment to hear what she had done alone the night before."
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They spent six hours in the studio that night, and that was all the time they needed to record all the pieces that would become "Lover. "worked that night for about 6 hours and besides the mix all the tracks and takes are from then," Antonoff explained. "live drum, bass, acoustic, 12 string, upright piano and melotron. all going through copycat and space echo. big mess until it's not."
"Lover" is the third offering off Swift's new album, following "The Archer," "You Need to Calm Down," and "ME!" Lover is slated for an August 23 release date. Check out the tracklist here and Antonoff's tweets below.
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Chicago Fire 0 - 2 LA Galaxy
Toyota Park - July 8, 2012
Frank Klopas - Chicago Fire Head Coach
Comments on the match...
It is disappointing for us to be at home with a great atmosphere and to lose a game. It's one game. We didn't lose anything right now. There's a lot of games to be played and you have to move on. Obviously, there wasn't anything created from either side in the first half and a penalty gave them the opportunity to go ahead. It's one game, we have to move on and regroup.
On the lack of opportunities...
LA did a good job getting behind the ball and they stayed pretty compact. We could have been better with ball movement. I felt that our movement and being dynamic and being off the ball wasn't as sharp today. You have to move on and there will be setbacks. It's how we react to them. Looking forward to the next match.
On Alex...
I think his ability when he gets the ball to beat players is good. We went down a goal and needed to push the game. We knew that the wind would be with us and we didn't feel that there was a threat with the players they had to get behind us. We were trying to get a little bit better going forward knowing that they would sit back. We needed more guys that would break them down. He's coming along.
On missing Grazzini...
Why wouldn't we miss him the last two games? Of course, the team loses and the questions come. I think that Sebastian Grazzini's ability to pass in previous games you've seen Chris Rolfe and Alex do that. Today we were a step behind in everything. They were fresher and sharper. We talked about it at halftime, how we were at home and needed to push more. You're going to have games like this throughout the season. It wasn't just one or two players, and we have to move on. In the end, it is important to be where we set our eyes in the beginning. This is a strong group. We need to get ready for the next match.
On reorganizing the team due to missing Grazzini...
No. We've played the same way with Chris Rolfe and Alex. We have Rafael Robayo, who is good with the ball. We have players that can create. Everyone is a little bit different. Everybody has different characteristics. I feel very good with the group that we have.
On someone emerging as the playmaker...
I think Rolfe can do a good job. I think Robayo can do a good job. I think Alex can do a good job. It just depends on what we need. Those guys have those qualities. I think we have players that can do that. With Alex, he's getting fitter and sharper with the games he's played. A number of games in a short time, and that takes its toll. It's definitely not an excuse. You could see today that we weren't as sharp and we gave up that goal and then it is difficult chasing from behind.
On the forward formations...
We've played with two. When we started the game, Rolfe starts underneath and he can connect with the forward so we are a little more solid in the middle. In the second half, we brought in Alex. Logan [Pause] works his butt off to make sure that he can win a lot of balls. We brought Alex in and pushed Rolfe higher to push the game because we didn't feel a threat of them to get behind. Once Donovan came in and we were pushing the game, we got stretched. They are good in transition when Landon is there with his pace. Sometimes you take risks, and we did and we couldn't come up with the goals today.
Arne Friedrich - Chicago Fire Defender
Comments on the match...
We don't have any excuses. We were pretty lazy today on the pitch. We didn't have any movement. No one was 100% today. In my eyes, we didn't have the effort like we have to show. There are no excuses, we deserved to lose today. Today was a small step back. It happens. The last games we did pretty good. No excuses. We have to stand up and we will. We will prepare this week for Vancouver.
On Grazzini's absence affecting the result...
No. No way. Grazzini didn't play the last couple games as well and we did very good. The mentality today was not how it has to be. It was a step back, and it happens sometimes in the season. We will do better next week.
On if it is harder to focus during the transfer window...
No. This is not our job to think about that. We have to do our job on the pitch. We didn't do it today like we have to. It was just a lazy job from us today. We should adjust. Next week will show another face I hope.
On recovering from his injury...
Today I played 90 minutes and it felt good. No pain anymore. Now I have to work on rhythm and speed. Today I am sad because of the loss.
Logan Pause - Chicago Fire Midfielder
Comments on the match...
We knew that it was going to be a great crowd. LA's a great team, you have to give them credit. I don't think that their record is indicative of how they are as a group. They are defending champions and have an experienced group. It's disappointing to play in front of a sellout crowd and drop points.
On being surprised by Landon Donovan not starting....
Of course. Whether he picked up a nagging problem at training, or what not. We prepare whether he is there or not. Obviously, he came in and made a big impact. He's a fantastic player. Disappointed that we dropped points.
Patrick Nyarko - Chicago Fire Midfielder
Comments on the match...
I think that there was a couple factors, but most of all I think LA did great and we had a bad day.
On something missing in the offense...
Not really, I think it's just a tired turn. I'm not going to make an excuse for this game. The last couple games have been at tough places. This game, I think we had a game plan to get goals from the onset. The field didn't help us with our ball movement. That's not the main reason-LA played on it too. They came with a great plan that took us out of our element by stepping high and tried to win every ball played into the middle. They did a great job of that. We just couldn't get going after they surprised us with that kind of play.
On getting used to playing without Grazzini...
Obviously, it's been a year playing with him and you know what he can do. We got used to it. Notwithstanding, Alex is that kind of player. With more time to settle in, he will bring back that special ability.
Thoughts on the match
"It was a good win. Our guys played well, we had a few injuries today, we were short some players but I think we had a good plan coming into the game and we played pretty solid for 90 minutes. It wasn't our best game but it was good enough for three points. But it was a good effort by the group."
On the team's defensive plan
"They have good attacking players and we were certainly aware of their speed. Obviously what you try to do is keep them in front of you as much as you can. I think our back line did a good job for the most part."
On Landon Donovan coming off the bench
"We're a little fatigued, he had a little bit of a nick and we just wanted to be smart about that. We have confidence in our other players and I think they did a good job. We made the decision yesterday; he needed a little bit of a break. He had a great influence on the game. He played quite well for his 30 minutes."
On keeping Omar Gonzalez out of the match
"Given the conditions, the travel and the heat, we decided to hold him back this game to give him a little bit more time. We just want to be safe with him. He's getting there. He obviously played the other day but we want to slowly build his minutes and bring him back at the right time. We didn't feel that today, with the combination of heat and the possibilities of having to make other substitutions that we wanted to start the game with him and ultimately we decided not to use him.
On starting the game on the bench
"I got a little hurt in Wednesday's game and probably wasn't going to last too long so we had to be smart about it."
On his assist to Robbie Keane
"Our guys put in a lot of good work for 90 minutes and my challenge was to come in an hopefully help to seal the game. We picked a ball up in the middle and Robbie made a good run to stay wide. You get the ball to that guy anywhere near the goal, he's going to score more often than not."
On the team's defensive play
"I thought we were great defensively. Chicago has been playing really well and they're very dangerous, have a lot of dangerous players. And they didn't have many good opportunities. I thought our defending as a whole was great, our individual defending was great, and the mentality was really good. It was a really good shutout.
On the team's mentality
"We had three good games in a row and then we had a couple of game where we played well but ended up losing, and that was really frustrating and disappointing. Our mentality was great coming here. A lot of teams might have caved and said, 'You know what, this is going to be a tough one, we're going to try to get a point today,' but we had a good mentality and we defended well. Robbie made a couple of really special plays to win the game."
Thoughts on the match
"It was a well-fought match for our guys, coming off of two losses which were difficult because we had a chance to win. To come out and grind this one away was great. The guys fought hard, played extremely well, and I didn't have to do much, which was great, so I commend them for that."
On positives from the win
"You always take the positives from a win. But I mean, you can take the positives from a loss, which we have in the past, we knew what it takes to win games and grind 'em out, which we didn't necessarily do in the last two, so we took the positives from those negatives and turned them into a win here."
On the training sessions after the loss to San Jose
"You don't try and change the way you train because we know how to win games. We know how to train and we know how to manage a week. We've done well with that over the last four, five years. We try not to change that too much but there was a lot more focus because we know if you're more focused in training it transfers to the game."
Thoughts on his second goal
"I think it was important that we got the second goal to try and kill the game off, and lucky enough we did that. I was happy to score and help the team."
Thoughts on going for the hat trick
"It's fine. Of course you want to score as many goals as you can but the most important thing is the team and getting points on the board and that was the case today."
On the team's performance
"I'm happy enough for the whole team. I think we played well, we didn't give them too many chances to score, I think they maybe had one chance and Josh pulled off a good save. Apart from that, I don't think they had too many chances and I think we deserved to win the game."


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New Frontman for Apple Is Emerging
At Apple's developer conference one of the company's lesser-known executives got the most airtime and strong reviews. Jessica Lessin explains why Craig Federighi is emerging as the new frontmen after the death of Steve Jobs.
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