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Three decades have passed since Jack Zdurencik was first tied to Major League front office relations. In this time he has earned himself a reputation as a 'draft wizard'. As Special Assistant to the General Manager in 2008 Zdurencik was heavily credited by the longtime Milwaukee General Manager, Doug Melvin, for the Brewers' success in reaching the playoffs for the first time in 26 seasons. Rightfully so as five members of that playoff team were drafted in five consecutive years leading up to that season; James Hardy (2001), Prince Fielder (2002), Rickie Weeks (2003), Yovani Gallardo (2004), and Ryan Braun (2005).
His style of youth infusion has followed him to Seattle as the club has seen their average batter-age dip from 29.7 in 2009 to 27.1, the third lowest number in baseball, during the 2012 season.The Mariners were playing with fire moving into the 2009 season with their minor league system ranked 24th overall by Baseball America and their average batter-age, seen above, nearly a whole year above league average. While Zdurencik has made draft day an enjoyable calendar day for the city of Seattle once again there is credit to be given elsewhere in his front office managerial profile.
Listed below are 18 trades that Zduriencik has made since becoming the General Manger of the Seattle Mariners. These trades are separated from the others based on the criteria below and once we have reviewed the trades themselves we can resume talking about the managerial decisions of Zduriencik in the Mariners front office.This is how it works:
In order to declare 'victory' in a trade the team's reward must outweigh their risk. Risk and reward each have four different levels at which a trade can be evaluated. A team's reward can be 'Significant', 'Favoring', 'Positive', or 'None' and is assessed in hindsight of the deal. A team's risk can be 'Great', 'Fair', 'Minimal', or 'None' and is assessed as if the deal just took place. Each 'victor' will have their selection in the following tables bolded.
Trades involving non Major League impacting players (I.E. Bill Hall for Ruben Flores) will not be included if no position player accrued 81 Major League games and no pitchers accrued 20 Major League games (time permitting) in any given season with the team they were traded to.
Let's get started:
Seattle Mariners send: Sean Green, J.J. Putz and Jeremy Reed to the New York Mets and Luis Valbuena to the Cleveland Indians.
New York Mets send: Mike Carp, Ezequiel Carrera, Endy Chavez, Maikel Cleto, Aaron Heilman, and Jason Vargas to the Seattle Mariners and Joe Smith to the Cleveland Indians.
Cleveland Indians send: Franklin Gutierrez to the Seattle Mariners.
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While the Indians made a positive deal for Joe Smith who has tossed 208 innings at a 2.90 ERA since the trade they cannot match the return of three active roster starters for the Seattle Mariners in Carp, Vargas, and Gutierrez. There are no positive words regarding New York on this deal as Putz would throw only 30 innings in a Mets uniform posting an ERA of 5.22. Of note is that when healthy the three Mariners above accounted for 12% of the Seattle Mariners active-roster in 2012.
Seattle Mariners send: Yuniesky Betancourt to Kansas City.
Kansas City Royals send: Derrick Saito and Dan Cortes to Seattle.
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The Mariners minimal risk comes from not having a solid replacement for 2010 before dealing their young shortstop. Kansas City parlayed Betancourt, who hit 16 home runs in 2010, into a deal for Zack Greinke down the road.
Seattle Mariners send: Justin Souza to the Oakland Athletics.
Oakland Athletics send: Jack Hannahan to the Seattle Mariners
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Seattle gains the advantage simply based on Hannahan's time spent on their active roster not to mention some nifty plays in the field while with the club.
Seattle Mariners send: Jeff Clement, Aaron Pribanic, Brett Lorin, Ronny Cedeno, and Nathan Adcock to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pittsburgh Pirates send: Ian Snell and Jack Wilson to the Seattle Mariners
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Pittsburgh would see Adcock and Lorin leave via Rule-5 in 2010 and 2011 while using Ronny Cedeno to fill their infield needs over the next three seasons. Pribanic still pitches within their system while Clement continues his hit-or-miss offensive style in their minor league system as well. Seattle gets the nod for using Snell and Wilson regularly down the stretch to climb back above .500 and finish the season at 85-77, a full ten games ahead of their calculated season total.
Seattle Mariners send: Jarrod Washburn to the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers send: Mauricio Robles and Luke French to the Seattle Mariners.
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Seattle gets the better end of this deal due to the Detroit Tigers dislike of all things that rhyme with Washburn following the 2009 season. They followed their plan to unload Washburn if not seriously contending at the trade deadline. While French is no longer in the organization a healthy Mauricio Robles can catch the eye of scouts when he steps on the mound.
Seattle Mariners send: Phillipe Aumont, Tyson Gillies, and J.C. Ramirez to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies send: Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners.
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Seattle had a plan from the get go on acquiring Cliff Lee and it was simple. Rent him to begin the 2010 season and sell high at the deadline. Lee dazzled with the club in 103.2 innings of 2.34 ERA baseball prior to being dealt. The club would later parlay one of the members of their return on Lee into John Jaso, who has been the strongest club contributor of the group. The Phillies take this trade as they begin 2013 with three prospects making strides within their organization and a young relief pitcher ready to take the next step full-time in Aumont, a former Top-100 prospect with Seattle, who was productive for the club in 2012 tossing 14.2 innings in September .
Seattle Mariners send: Carlos Silva and cash considerations to the Chicago Cubs.
Chicago Cubs send: Milton Bradley to the Seattle Mariners.
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No one was a winner when either of these players took the field later in their careers but each team had a reason to rid themselves of one and pick up the other. Edge to the Cubs for squeezing a productive season from Silva before releasing him after his contract had run it's course.
Seattle Mariners send: Brandon Morrow to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays send: Brandon League and Johermyn Chavez to the Seattle Mariners.
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The Blue Jays get the edge in this deal as Morrow led the American League in K/9 in 2011 at 10.2 striking out 203 batters and posted a 2.96 ERA through 21 starts in 2012 winning double digit contests for the third straight year. League would pitch solidly for the Mariners (3.42) in 2010 before saving 37 games in 2011 and being dealt in a productive deal of his own during the 2012 season. If there was a Jack Zduriencik deal that could sway direction it would be this move due to the other player named, Johermyn Chavez, and the return on their 2012 flip of League to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Seattle Mariners send: Bill Hall and PTBNL to the Boston Red Sox.
Boston Red Sox send: Casey Kotchman to the Seattle Mariners.
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The Red Sox take the better end of this trade as Hall went on to hit 18 home runs during the 2010 season, the second highest total of his career, and Kotchman would hit a full-season career low. 217 with Seattle. Both players were released following the 2010 season.
Seattle Mariners send:Cliff Lee and Mark Lowe to the Texas Rangers.
Texas Rangers send: Matt Lawson, Justin Smoak, Blake Beavan, and Josh Lueke to the Seattle Mariners.
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As tempering of our expectations as this trade has become for Seattle Mariners fans the club wins this trade due in-part because the Rangers failed to win the World Series in the one season they would employ Lee.
Seattle Mariners send: Maikel Cleto to the St. Louis Cardinals.
St. Louis Cardinals send: Brendan Ryan to the Seattle Mariners.
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Brendan Ryan was developing a profile as a streaky hitter with a gold glove at shortstop before he left the Cardinals organization. Maikel Cleto has a live arm but has struggled since moving over to the Cardinals with 2012 marking back-to-back unsuccessful September call-up opportunities for the right-hander. Ryan, who hit a career low .194 in 2012, led all of baseball in Defensive WAR (Wins Above Replacement) at 3.6 during his tumultuous season, the second time Ryan has earned that reward since 2010.
Seattle Mariners send: Doug Fister and David Pauley to the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit Tigers send: Francisco Martinez, Casper Wells, Chance Ruffin, and Charie Furbush to the Seattle Mariners.
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No one expected Doug Fister to complete the Verlander/Scherzer trio moving forward into the 2012 playoffs. After a strong 2011 season the club took a manageable risk in dealing the tall right-hander with the opportunity to acquire Francisco Martinez in trade. The young third baseman hit only 2 home runs in 2012 through 103 games while hitting .232 on the season. Furbush established himself as a left-handed relief pitcher while Wells introduced his above league average arm to the AL West.
Seattle Mariners send: Erik Bedard and Josh Fields to the Boston Red Sox.
Boston Red Sox send: Stephen Fife, Tim Federowicz, and Juan Rodriguez to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chih-Hsien Chiang to the Seattle Mariners.
Los Angeles Dodgers send: Trayvon Robinson to the Seattle Mariners.
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Erik Bedard would throw just 8 contests for the Red Sox before being granted free agency in the 2011 off-season. Stephen Fife threw 26.2 innings of 2.70 ERA baseball for the Dodgers this season while Trayvon Robinson has failed to impress with his bat in Seattle but has been excellent with his glove-work and fielding. The Mariners take the top marks away from this trade as they offloaded the remaining salary on Bedard's contract and acquired two outfielders with everyday Major League potential in Chiang and Robinson.
Seattle Mariners send: Josh Lueke to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Tampa Bay Rays send: John Jaso to the Seattle Mariners.
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The Mariners receive a significant mark in reward for unloading the negative publicity that followed Josh Lueke to Seattle and turning John Jaso in profit. Jaso was fifth in Rookie of the Year voting in 2010 for the Rays walking 59 times while striking out in 39 at-bats. The acquisition of Jaso should be credited to the scouting background of Zduriencik in truly finding a diamond in the rough.
Seattle Mariners send:Michael Pineda and Jose Campos to the New York Yankees.
New York Yankees send: Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to the Seattle Mariners.
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We are nearly 9 months removed from the Mariners/Yankees blockbuster and Michael Pineda has yet to throw a baseball for his new club. The Yankees to some degree are uncertain on his time table in getting healthy and the skill-set that will be available to him once he is. Jesus Montero, who has long been labeled as a 'sure thing' in hitting development, looked a lot like a rookie with Seattle in 2012. He will benefit from the stadium dimension changes in 2013 and will continue to find more quality at-bats as the club develops at the plate and he gains additional Major League experience. Jose Campos and Hector Noesi are comparable, possessing Major League stuff; but both will certainly have to work to make it to the Major Leagues. Campos spent the majority of 2012 on the disabled list as well throwing only 24.2 innings.
Seattle Mariners send: Ichiro Suzuki to the New York Yankees.
New York Yankees send: D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar to the Seattle Mariners.
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The above marks are from a media standpoint as well as an on-field point of view. Seattle raised season ticket prices and decried a popular arena measure in the months following their split from team icon Ichiro Suzuki. The Yankees received vintage production from the Japanese right fielder as he slid into the bottom of their order all the way into the postseason. Mitchell and Farquhar have borderline MLB packages and may drown in such a deep pitching organization if they do not throw themselves into the forefront in 2013. For now I give this one to the Yankees, even with the Mariners freeing themselves of the inevitable situation of resigning or not resigning the outfielder.
Seattle Mariners send: Brandon League to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers send: Leon Landry and Logan Bawcom to the Seattle Mariners.
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Seattle sent Logan Bawcom to the Arizona Fall League as one of their eight participants while Leon Landry hit for the cycle in his first week post-trade finishing 2012 at a sweltering .341 pace and leading minor league baseball with 18 triples. League was a positive addition for the Dodgers in 2012 but the team failed to make the postseason missing the second wild-card spot by just two games.
Seattle Mariners send: Steve Delabar to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays send: Eric Thames to the Seattle Mariners.
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Seattle receives a mark of minimal in risk because of their deep bullpen but should not be off the hook for the Ks that Delabar hangs over the American League for the next half-decade and beyond. The powerful right hander would strike out 46 in 29.1 innings following the trade for a league best 14.1 K/9 over that time. Eric Thames moves into 2013 competing for a spot in the Mariners outfield, which I believe will improve this off-season either through trade or free agency.
On our final tally of the trades above Zduriencik puts the organization up 10-8. The Mariners dealt just one Top-100 prospect, Phillipe Aumont (98th), at the time of transaction while adding two in Justin Smoak (13th) and Jesus Montero (3rd).
The eye of Jack Zduriencik is all-seeing and all-knowing across his organization. There was a time during the 2012 season where 12 of the 25 (48%) players on the Mariners active roster were from the trades above. The 61-year old General Manager is taking his mid-market club in a positive direction. By completing low-risk trades off his own scouting knowledge he keeps his Major League team relevant while investing the time needed to develop a top-tier minor league system. The Tampa Bay Rays took a similar path from 2003-2006 before unleashing five straight winning seasons, reaching the postseason three times, with a large number of in-house players on their Major League roster.
Need another example? Take a look at the club Zduriencik left to acquire the post of General Manager with Seattle, the Milwaukee Brewers. We touched briefly on the level of talent he drafted into their organization, leading them to their lone play-off season since the 1980's. During the past four seasons since Zduriencik came to Seattle the Brewers have reached the playoffs while each season their strongest contributor based on WAR (Wins Above Replacement) has been a player he drafted. The Brewers have scored over 750 runs five of the past six seasons, an accomplishment the team had not fulfilled since 1999.
The hardest message in sports to broadcast is faith. This is especially true in baseball where development can be hit-or-miss on a player that was long reveled by your cities media as being the savior of your franchise. Be smarter than the media. Open your mind and take a look at the organization from the top down.
Have faith in your General Manager, Seattle.
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Winslow Homer
On a Lee Shore
Winslow Homer
American, 1836-1910
On a Lee Shore, 1900
Oil on canvas
99.1 x 99.1 cm (39 x 39 inches)
Jesse Metcalf Fund 01.003
Homer's view of the crashing Atlantic surf and a sailing ship driven towards the rocky coast acknowledges the dark reality of the ocean's dominating presence. He uses a somber palette, broad brushstrokes, and a dramatically contained square format to convey man's vulnerability in the face of nature. This aggressive style marks a shift away from inhabited landscapes to wilder, unpopulated scenes near his home at Prout's Neck, Maine. The Museum acquired the painting within a year of its creation. Homer himself described On a Lee Shore as "a very excellent painting," an enduring description of the first work of art to be purchased with a fund honoring Jesse Metcalf, one of RISD's founders.

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A-list interior designer Stuart Rattle and Michael O'Neill were known as the "A Gays".
The handsome couple lived and worked together in Rattle's high-end interior design business. Sought after by the wealthy and connected, they circulated with the "A Gays", a good-looking and social clique from the worlds of art, design, fashion, hairdressing, food and wine.
They were surrounded by beautiful antiques and fabrics, they lived in South Yarra and had a prized getaway, Rattle's beloved Musk Farm, near Daylesford. They travelled in style – in a Range Rover – flew first-class. To some, they were the perfect, smiling couple.
Now O'Neill is staring at the prospect of bedding down in jail after pleading guilty to murdering Rattle and arson. O'Neill, 48, pleaded guilty to murdering Rattle, 53, by hitting him over the head with a saucepan and strangling him with a nylon dog lead on December 4. O'Neill also pleaded guilty to arson by setting fire to their South Yarra home four days later while Rattle lay dead in his bed.
How did the lives of two men who loved each other and were partners for 16 years end in murder?
Those close to the duo have speculated about a business that was in disarray and the emotional state of O'Neill. While Rattle was the face of the business, O'Neill grew resentful of being the office boy and, from what friends say, an inept one who was out of his depth and a pathological liar about his background and most other things.
People called O'Neill "The Talented Mr Ripley" and he was an exasperating one because no one could tell if he was lying or telling the truth.
Bespoke furniture maker Kim Moir knew Rattle for 22 years and O'Neill for 16, saying: "Michael has always been staggeringly unusual and frustrating but their relationship was always very good."
Mr Moir said: "Michael was a terrible, terrible administrator of the office and Stuart knew it. Everyone had a go at Stuart about it and he said 'What else can I do?' He told me: 'I've sacked him so many times and he won't leave'."
The situation was so dire that Rattle put on an extra staff member to keep an eye on O'Neill without him knowing. Customers would ask O'Neill about their table and he'd say it would be delivered next week but Mr Moir hadn't even received the drawings. Customers would ring Mr Moir to say O'Neill told them a truck was coming next week but the furniture-maker said: "What table? I hadn't even quoted, there was no deposit, no order, there was no truck."
Naturally, Rattle's reputation was on the line. Mr Moir said: "Stuart was tearing his hair out for years and tried different systems." There was a day book that O'Neill was supposed to fill out to indicate where he was, what he was doing, and who he was with. "Nothing worked, he wouldn't answer the phones. This was going on for four, five or six years. It was getting worse and worse and worse."
A close friend of the duo said: "On the day of the murder, Michael had screwed up huge with a very well-known client of Stuart's in front of everyone who was down at Portsea. Michael had f--ked up big in the business and just told so many lies. He lied about where he came from with a complete fantasy school."
Armadale antiques dealer Graham Geddes knew Rattle when he was 16 and exploring his creativity by making frocks and curtains, whereas O'Neill was a former waiter who worked at the Queenscliff Hotel of the late Mietta O'Donnell, Cafe Latte and Caffe e Cucina. Mr Geddes believes O'Neill was unable to cope with the complexities of running a business and knew his inadequacies but was incapable of rectifying them.
A source within their social circle, who declined to be named, said there was speculation that the duo was in debt due to their first-class lifestyle. "They had been fighting for years and the relationship had been breaking down."
Long-term couples are familiar with this scenario but what separated Rattle and O'Neill was this stark character assessment: "Michael wanted to be Stuart and was always very jealous of him. He was obsessive about it. Stuart was tiring of it."
This makes sense because after O'Neill killed Rattle, he started acting like him. He rang clients, saying Rattle wasn't well and he was taking over, declaring: "I'll be able to handle everything." Then after the fire, he rang more clients, saying: "I have everything in hand."
Mr Geddes said: "Michael became a little intoxicated by the exuberance of himself. He thought he could take on a lot of tasks. I believe he was in over his head. As the business grew in power, the complications of running the business would have caused stress for Michael. He was failing and that would have caused anxiety and insecurity. And that would have been reflected in his relationship with Stuart."
As for the duo's grand lifestyle, Mr Geddes said: "As things became tighter, some people in this business get a little carried away with themselves and live the life of their clients. A lot of clients are extremely wealthy. Basically, we are just there to serve."
As for the stressors of running a business together as life partners, Mr Geddes said: "Stuart was quite moody and there would have been times they would have been bitchy to each other. This would have been exacerbated by the lack of management of the business. Stuart became aware of it and couldn't be bothered with it because he was more interested in looking at the colour of drapes."
While it is abhorrent for people without murder in their veins to live with a dead body in the same apartment for four days, O'Neill carried on as usual. Was it grief, shock or the demeanour of a monster?
Mr Moir and others were stunned that O'Neill used Rattle's phone as if nothing was wrong. "He was texting me from Stuart's phone as if he was Stuart," he said. Also staggering is the couple's connection to Rattle's Musk Farm and their link to the Friends of Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens. With Rattle as vice-president and O'Neill as treasurer – ironic given his fiscal ineptitude – the duo hosted an "open garden" at the farm last November and raised more than $125,000 for the botanic gardens restoration works.
O'Neill killed his partner on Wednesday, December 4, and on the Friday he went to Daylesford for drinks to celebrate the success of the open garden, telling dignitaries that Rattle was unwell but he would attend.
At a crime scene, certain things don't make sense when the personality of the deceased is considered. On the night O'Neill burnt the apartment, he admitted to kicking over candles next to the curtains. Those close to Rattle knew he didn't light candles – they were only for decoration. Mr Moir said: "Stuart never used candles. You never lit them because it's too dangerous."
Friends of the duo who rallied around O'Neill as the "grieving widow" are still coming to terms with the horrific death. "We believe it was an awful crime of passion," one friend said. "It's so sad. We don't know, we really don't know why. No relationship is perfect and you never know what goes on behind closed doors. Michael had a whole backstory that he wanted to keep hidden. Stuart may have found out."
For those who think they can get away with murder, one friend said what a lot of people are thinking: "You could have murdered someone a lot easier." As for O'Neill's friendship: "I feel sorry for him. Obviously he was tormented."


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Anglo; Flemish
Portrait of a Lady of the Hampden Family
Unknown artist, Anglo; Flemish, England
Portrait of a Lady of the Hampden Family, ca. 1610
Oil on canvas
201.3 x 120 cm (79 1/4 x 47 1/4 inches)
Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 42.283
This extraordinary example of private portraiture depicts a young lady standing between palm and laurel trees on a grassy terrace above an enclosed garden. It is an example of an elaborate and highly mannered Elizabethan court style, practiced by Marcus Gheeraerts, the younger, and Robert Peake, both active in England in the first decades of the 17th century. The subject's fashionably red tresses, crowned by a diadem, fall loose upon her shoulders to indicate her virginal status, befitting a bride. Her magnificent dress and elegant gestures reveal her participation in an Elizabethan masque, an elaborately staged entertainment performed by members of the court for a royal audience. Her costume, composed of a carnation-colored taffeta mantle over a dress embroidered with gold and silver threads, resembles one worn in a wedding masque performed for Queen Elizabeth I in 1600. Although opulently encrusted with pearls, the gown is worn gracefully, its profusion of blooms mirroring the young woman's role as a fair flower in this courtly garden.


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In the sequel, Downey is back as the Arthur Conan Doyle detective, along with director Guy Ritchie and Jude Law as Watson.
Thank the nonexistent gods of Karl Marx that Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible so I could imagine the blacklist.
The "he" is Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. "She," of course, is Ms. Abramson.
In The Fall of Arthur, when Tolkien writes of Avalon, he means that same elvish island.
And Arthur Laffer, the creator of supply-side economics, may have fathered six children.
If you will go and get ready for dinner, Arthur, said Mrs. Vincent, I will light the lamp.
It only lingers now in the writings of Ouida and the poems of Arthur Symonds.
"But must go soon after, as I have an engagement," added Arthur.
Arthur Manley whom a villain tries to ruin, is the hero of this book.
A day or two later, Arthur Duncan came in for the third time.
masc. proper name, from Medieval Latin Arthurus/Arturus, from Welsh arth "bear," cognate with Greek arktos, Latin ursus (see Arctic).


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Provo • The BYU Cougars spent a lot of time after the game talking about how well their season-opening opponent, Tennessee State, played on Friday night in front of 16,283 at the Marriott Center. Sophomore wing Tyler Haws and coach Dave Rose said the tall, athletic Tigers are going to win a lot of games this year.
Finally, head coach Dave Rose acknowledged that he saw enough out of his team to make him believe the Cougars have a chance to be pretty good as well.
"I thought I saw some really good pieces to [making] a good team for us," Rose said after the Cougars held off the visitors from Nashville 81-66 in what was officially called an opening-round game in the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic.
In his first official game back from a two-year break for a mission, Haws picked up where he left off as a freshman, leading all scorers with 22 points on 7-for-15 shooting. The only bummer for Haws was that the streak of 48 consecutive free-throw makes he took with him to the Philippines ended when he missed one in the second half. He swished a pair in the first half for a school-record 50 straight.
"That was kind of disappointing, but I don't go up there to try and miss them," Haws said. "I will start a new streak, I guess."
There were plenty of tense moments for the Cougars, 12-point favorites, but the biggest one came when Tennessee State's Jordan Cyphers, who began his college career up the road at Utah, fell hard after a dunk late in the game and stayed down for quite a while.
Twelve stitches, performed by BYU's medical staff, were needed to close a gash in his head. It was particularly tough to watch for BYU's Josh Sharp, who was teammates with Cyphers at Utah.
"He's a good kid. We all hope he's OK," Sharp said.
In a bit of a surprise, Sharp got the start along with Haws, Brandon Davies, Brock Zylstra and Matt Carlino.
Rose said he's not sure yet whether that will be his starting five going forward, but liked the way Sharp played early, including a dunk that followed dunks by Davies and Haws in the game's first four minutes.
Davies overcame a rough first half to finish with 16 points and seven rebounds, outplaying fellow NBA prospect Robert Covington of TSU in front of several pro scouts in attendance. Covington, who averaged 18 points and nine rebounds last season, had just nine points on 2-for-12 shooting before fouling out.
Rose credited Zylstra's defense on the 6-foot-9 Covington, while also praising Carlino's floor game (10 assists and just four turnovers) and Haws' overall play.
"Matt Carlino, I thought was terrific," Rose said.
The Cougars took the lead for good, 28-25, on a 3-pointer by juco transfer Agustin Ambrosino with 4:16 remaining in the first half. Freshman Cory Calvert's first basket as a Cougar was also a trey, and Rose called those two long-range shots "big baskets for us."
However, last year's bugaboo, poor 3-point shooting, made a return visit in the first half as the Cougars went 2 of 9 from beyond the arc. They shot better in the second half, finishing a reasonable 6 for 21.
"I would like to shoot 100 percent from the 3, OK?," Rose said, already weary of answering that question. "But I thought we took good shots. A couple of them were rushed, but in general they were good shots. We made enough tonight, so that was good."
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R The Cougars get a decent test in their season-opener, but have too much firepower for visiting Tennessee State
• BYU makes just 6 of 21 three-point attempts, but shoots well overall at 55 percent
• Tyler Haws sees his free-throw streak end at 50, but leads BYU with 22 points.
BYU 81, Tennessee St. 66
TENNESSEE ST. (0-1) • Thornton 9-18 0-0 20, Miller 3-10 4-4 12, Rhett 1-3 3-5 5, Covington 2-12 5-6 9, Cyphers 2-8 2-3 7, Butcher 1-6 0-0 3, Harris 0-0 0-2 0, Fredrick 0-0 0-0 0, McClung 1-2 0-1 2, Wellian 0-2 0-0 0, Green 4-7 0-2 8. Totals • 23-68 14-23 66.
BYU (1-0) • Davies 7-9 2-4 16, Haws 7-15 8-9 22, Carlino 3-6 3-4 9, Sharp 3-5 1-2 7, Zylstra 4-7 1-1 11, Delgado 0-0 0-0 0, Cusick 2-4 1-5 6, Ambrosino 1-2 0-0 3, Calvert 1-3 0-0 3, Austin 2-4 0-0 4, Harward 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-55 16-25 81.
Halftime • BYU 34-28.
3-Point Goals • Tennessee St. 6-21 (Miller 2-3, Thornton 2-5, Butcher 1-4, Cyphers 1-4, Wellian 0-1, Covington 0-2, Green 0-2), BYU 5-14 (Zylstra 2-4, Cusick 1-1, Calvert 1-2, Ambrosino 1-2, Haws 0-2, Carlino 0-3). Fouled Out • Covington. Rebounds • Tennessee St. 40 (Rhett, Thornton 8), BYU 40 (Austin, Davies 7). Assists • Tennessee St. 15 (Miller 9), BYU 20 (Carlino 10). Total Fouls • Tennessee St. 24, BYU 19. A • 16,283.


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I'm going to be Hikari from Digimon Adventure 01. I'm gonna try and cosplay her Adventure 02 outfit, but I'm not entirely sure yet. I want my boyfriend to cosplay T.K. from Adventure 02, but he probably won't do it. >>
I'm going to make a list of cosplayers and who they are cosplaying so we can keep track of who is cosplaying who.
Lina - Hikari Yagami [Adventure 01] and maybe Hikari Yagami [Adventure 02]
Kitsu-chan - Mimi Tachikawa [Adventure 01]
Pau-chan - Gatomon
Day: Friday
Time: 7:30 - 8 pm
Location: Tree Patch
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The Komodo Dragon is the largest living species of lizard. These lizards can grow to be 6-10 feet long! The Komodo Dragon lives on islands in Indonesia. People in Indonesia call them "land crocodiles." Nothing on the islands preys on Komodo Dragons, so they can grow BIG and LONG. And if that isn't impressive enough, they have teeth like sharks and poisonous spit! You can get an up close look at them all summer at the Indianapolis Zoo. (Keep your fingers out of the cage, though, OK?!) The exhibit, called Dragons of Komodo, opens today, May 23, 2009 and will stay until September 7, 2009.
- San Diego Zoo Animals Bytes: Komodo Dragons
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- Animation Studio: Impossible Television
- Cartoon Characters: Gaspard, Lisa.
- Voice Actors: Connor Fitzgerald, Kisholi Perera-Merry, Jo Wyatt, Richard Epcar.
- Produced By Vanessa Amberleigh, Paula Rosenthal, Diana Manson.
- Written By Brian Hohlfeld, Anne Gutman and Georg Hallensleben.
- First Aired about 2011.
- Originally Aired on TF1 (France).
- Running Time: 11 minutes.
- Episode Number: 06
- Season: 1
- Color
- United Kingdom
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Gaspard and Lisa accidentally let Charles' special kite go and they have to retrieve it.
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Government Department
The Department of Government is a community of teachers and students dedicated to the study of politics, defined as the contest for and exercise of power.
At the conclusion of their course of study, majors in government should know (a) the major theoretical arguments about the nature and purpose of political communities, (b) the salient features and the strengths and weaknesses of various political systems and the reasons for those strengths and weaknesses, (c) the principal theoretical frameworks for understanding the causes of international cooperation and conflict, and (d) the basic research methods used by political scientists.
Our graduates will demonstrate the ability (a) to think critically and creatively, (b) to conduct political science research systematically, identifying and evaluating different sources of information and evidence, and (c) to communicate effectively the results of that research.
Chair, Professor Jennifer Yoder
Professors Anthony Corrado, Guilain Denoeux, L. Sandy Maisel, Kenneth Rodman, Daniel Shea, and Jennifer Yoder; Associate Professors Walter Hatch and Joseph Reisert; Assistant Professors Lindsay Mayka and Laura Seay; Visiting Assistant Professor Raynee Gutting
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Requirements for the Major in Government
Fulfillment of the government major requires successful completion of 10 courses in government, including Government 111 or 115, 131, 171, and (as of the Class of 2018) 281 (or an approved equivalent course in another discipline); at least one introductory comparative course (Government 252, 253, 255, 256, or 259) and one other course in comparative politics (so designated in the course list below); and a 400-level senior seminar. A writing project meeting the department's guidelines is also required.
Government majors should complete all of the required 100-level courses by the end of their sophomore year. Note that the only 100-level government courses that may be counted for the major are the required introductory courses. Students with a score of 5 on the Advanced Placement examination in U.S. Government and Politics may elect to substitute a 200- or 300-level course in American politics for Government 111. Students are expected to complete one introductory comparative course before taking other courses in comparative politics; normally the introductory comparative course should be taken before the end of sophomore year, especially for those students contemplating study abroad. Government 281 should be completed in either the sophomore or junior year.
Among the courses counted toward the government major, all of the required introductory 100-level courses and the 400-level course must be taken at Colby, and at least three 200- or 300-level courses (not including independent studies) must be taken at Colby. Students with AP credit who place out of Government 111 must take at least four 200- or 300-level courses at Colby. The paper that fulfills the writing assignment requirement must be submitted to and approved by a member of the Government Department faculty.
Courses transferred from other institutions can count (up to a maximum of two) in the 10-course requirement. For transfer students, the department will count up to five courses from the previous institution with the permission of the department chair, excluding the seminar and writing assignment. Students taking government courses abroad must secure provisional approval for each course prior to leaving; upon return to Colby, brief descriptions of work completed must be submitted to the department for final approval.
To satisfy the departmental writing requirement, students must complete a major original research project of 20 pages or more or make a contribution to a group research project judged by the supervising faculty member to be equivalent to a conventional 20-page research paper. The writing project can be a major research paper assigned as part of a course or the product of a freestanding independent study.
No government major may take any government course satisfactory/unsatisfactory; only courses in which a grade of C- or better is received may be counted as part of the major. No requirement for the government major may be waived without written permission of the department chair.
The Senior Thesis and Honors in Government
For those students who intend to pursue the study of government in more depth, the department offers a senior thesis program that emphasizes substantial independent research under the close guidance of one or two members of the faculty. Students considering the thesis program should enroll in Government 281 during their sophomore or junior year. Students seeking admission to the senior thesis program are expected to seek approval of a sponsor and the department chair before the conclusion of their junior year. Students whose theses are judged worthy of honors by the department faculty will graduate with "Honors in Government." Further information is available from the department chair and on the department's website.
Introductory courses at the 100 level are normally limited to 40 students, 200- and 300-level courses to 25 students, and 400-level courses to 12 students.
Internships are encouraged so that students can experience the practical as well as the more theoretical aspects of the field.


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Paddling trail mapped along 800 miles in Southeast
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An unbroken saltwater trail along 800 miles of the Southeastern coastline has been mapped out for those who like canoeing, kayaking and other paddle sports.
The Southeast Coast Saltwater Paddling Trail maps routes along the coast, as well as access points and places where people can find food, supplies, lodging or camping between the Chesapeake Bay and Saint Mary's, Ga. The trail also connects with other paddling trails to the north and south.
The trail provides the information on one interactive website. In the past, paddlers had to find the information on numerous sites, and through publications and brochures.
The map is a joint project of state, federal and local governments that consulted with private groups and paddling enthusiasts in mapping the routes.
Copyright Associated Press 2013
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TrinityBank Online, securely brings many of our bank services right into your home, your office or any Internet location in the world. This 24-hour a day everyday service is designed to work around your schedule to make banking at Trinity as safe, easy and convenient as possible. So whether it's personal or business banking, TrinityBank Online is just a click away.
But don't forget, as convenient as our online banking is, it doesn't take the place of a real live banker. So when you're in the area, drop by the bank even if it is for a cup of coffee. We'd love to see you and tell you in person just how much we appreciate the opportunity to be your bank.


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We've had a lot of questions recently finding about connecting Android tablets to computers. Not a surprise since Android by Google, is now the number one portable electronics operating system. At WorldStart, we always keep our readers updated on the latest and most popular tech, so we'll be doing a multi-week series on how to use Android. If you don't own an Android device yet, it's still worth reading. Google gives away the source code to Android. That means it's showing up on more devices every day.
Part 5: Connect To Your Computer
Sometimes you may need to connect your Android device to your computer in order to transfer files. Here's how to do it: First, plug a USB cable (usually included with the tablet) into the USB port of the tablet and then into an open USB port on your computer. Most tablets use a micro USB connector so you should have one end which is a very small connector and one end which is a standard USB connector.
Once you plug the tablet in, you'll be prompted on screen to enable USB mass storage. This will make your memory card and internal memory accessible to your computer. Tap Turn on USB storage, then tap OK in response any prompt warning you that programs currently using the SD card may close. Then choose to allow your computer to detect and install the mass storage drivers included with Windows.
Depending on if you have an add-on memory card in your tablet's memory card slot (if it has one), one or two new drives will appear in Computer. The drive in the above photo letter G named TABLET is the main storage of your tablet. The drive letter F named Removable Disk is the removable 8GB expansion card I placed in my tablets micro SDHC slot. An easy way to know which is which, is to look at the total space under the drive letter. For example this tablet has 8 GB of built in storage but about 2.8 GB is used by the operating system and preloaded programs leaving 4.41 GB free.
When you double click on a drive letter (in the above example the G drive named TABLET) you'll see a list of all of the files available. If your accessing your tablets main memory it's a good idea to avoid deleting any file in the Android or .android_secure folders. If your tablet has a built in NAD flash card it may appear as external_sdcard. This is "external" to the tablets main memory but isn't the actual removable external memory card. Some devices will show this while others will not so don't be alarmed if your tablet does not show this directory.
From here you can drag and drop files and create new folders just like you would with any directory. Once you've copied over files you can unplug your tablet from your computer and launch the relevant android program to view the files. For example in the above photo I've copied 3 pictures to a new folder I named "vacation photos" on my add-on memory card drive F.
One of the most popular questions is how do you copy the pictures you take with your tablets camera. These can usually be found under the main memory of the tablet in the DCIM folder or one of the folders under the DCIM folder. If you've chosen to put your images on an external memory card you've added then the DCIM folder may appear under the external memory cards drive letter. Once you find the folder simply highlight the images you want to copy and drag them over to a folder on your computer. Be careful when deleting photos to make sure you really want to remove it as recovering photos from a tablet is very difficult if accidentally deleted.


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WebShot allows you to take screenshots of web pages and save them as full sized
images or thumbnails. Screenshots images can be output in the JPG, GIF, PNG, or
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SAN JOSE, Cali. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Studies show up to 40 million Americans avoid seeing the dentist because of anxiety and fear, but those with dental phobias have a higher risk of gum disease and tooth loss. Now, lasers are making a visit to the dentist a little more bearable.
The dental drill sends chills down your spine, but many dentists are swapping the drill for the laser.
"They appreciate the fact that there's less pain, less swelling, and a quicker healing time," Christine Hayashi, DDS, MS, Periodontist, Forest Periodontics, San Jose, CA, told Ivanhoe.
Dental lasers, like the WaterLase, can be used for many dental procedures including filling cavities, performing root canals, and removing tooth or gum.
"For small procedures, in a few days you may not have even noticed that we did anything," Dr. Hayashi said.
Teeth contain water. When the laser makes contact with the tooth, it excites the water molecules to cut through it. The laser keeps the tooth hydrated and prevents heat, which means no pain.
The laser can be used to cut away a patient's gums. The tissue literally vaporizes with less bleeding, swelling, and damage to the surrounding area.
"I have receding gums," Teri Pesta told Ivanhoe.
To fix Teri's problem, her periodontist used a laser to transfer tissue and fill in sparse areas of gum. Teri had the procedure performed without the laser the first time and then with it.
"I would say this time there was absolutely no pain at all," Teri said.
It's a technology that is changing the way dentists treat patients and the way patients feel about seeing their dentists.
Most dentists do not charge their patients any extra for using the laser. It actually saves them time because they can get through procedures more quickly.


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Hydramnios is a condition during pregnancy characterized by too much amniotic fluid. It is also known as amniotic fluid disorder or polyhydramnios.
Amniotic fluid is a sterile solution that surrounds and cushions the fetus inside the uterus during pregnancy. The fluid comes from the baby's kidneys – its' fetal urine – and is absorbed when the fetus swallows it. The amount of fluid increases until the 36th week of pregnancy; after that, it slowly decreases. If the fetus makes too much urine, or doesn't swallow enough, too much fluid accumulates, resulting in hydramnios.
Severe hydramnios may signal a problem with the fetus, such as a central nervous system defect, a gastrointestinal blockage, or a chromosomal problem. In rare cases, it can lead to early labor or even fetal death. Mild hydramnios is more common, and doesn't signal a problem. In fact, extra fluid that appears during the second trimester is likely to return to a normal range without treatment.
Mild hydramnios often has no symptoms. But let your doctor know if you experience breathlessness, abdominal pain, and marked swelling or bloating, which can be signs of more severe hydramnios.
During regular prenatal check-ups, your caregiver will use a tape measure or similar method to gauge your "fundal height" - the distance from your pubic bone to top of uterus. He'll also check baby's growth by simply feeling uterus through abdomen or performing an ultrasound. If he suspects hydramnios, he'll order an ultrasound, which can measure the amount amniotic fluid surrounding your baby.
Doctors can treat the symptoms of hydramnios, but usually not whatever caused the condition itself. If you have difficulty breathing or walking, for instance, your caregiver may want to hospitalize you. And since hydramnios can lead to preterm delivery, he may put you on medications that prevent this. He may also suggest amniocentesis to remove some of the excess fluid and lessen your discomfort.
You may also undergo tests to try to determine why you have extra amniotic fluid. Your doctor may check an ultrasound to look for problems with the fetus, and an amniocentesis may be done to check for chromosome problems associated with hydramnios. She may also test your blood for diabetes and evidence of recent infections. In many cases, no explanation of the high fluid is found.
You can't. Since little can be done to prevent the conditions that may lead to hydramnios, there's no way to head off the disorder itself.
Q: I've heard of something called oligohydramnios. Is it the same as hydramnios?
A: No. Oligohydramnios is just the opposite - there isn't enough amniotic fluid. This condition generally occurs when something is wrong with the fetus or the placenta or when the mother has high blood pressure. The biggest danger of oligohydramnios is that, without plenty of fluid to float in, the fetus' body may compress the umbilical cord, cutting off its supply of oxygen and nutrients. If you're diagnosed with oligohydramnios, your caregiver will monitor your baby's health carefully to make sure this doesn't happen.
Q: Can hydramnios harm my baby?
A: The increased risk of preterm labor aside, hydramnios doesn't cause health problems -- it merely reflects them. If you develop severe hydramnios, your doctor will look for problems in the baby's gastrointestinal system, central nervous system, and heart, as well as chromosomal defects such as Down syndrome.
Q: If I have hydramnios, is something definitely wrong with my baby?
A: Not at all. In fact, if you develop the condition during your second trimester, chances are good that your baby is fine and that the hydramnios will disappear on its own. Hydramnios may also occur during perfectly healthy multiple pregnancies. If you're concerned, though, ask your health care provider to check for birth defects and other problems during an ultrasound.
Q: Will hydramnios cause problems with my delivery?
A: A fetus with lots of fluid around it can continue to flip and turn right up to delivery, and has a greater chance of flipping to be feet down, or breech. Breech babies can sometimes be coaxed back to the head-down position, but they often have to be delivered by c-section.


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Upgrading WordPress
So it's time for you to upgrade WordPress. Maybe you keep hearing about how dangerous it is to leave old versions of WordPress lying about. Maybe it's been awhile since you've posted anything anyway and you figured, "meh, have at it, hackers." Maybe you're returning to the installation not entirely sure that it's even being hosted anymore. Maybe that's just me.
I haven't upgraded since the original install, I've misplaced or forgotten all passwords related to my host, installation, database, etc., and I've no recollection of how I did the original install in the first place. I intended to write a post on installing wordpress the first time I did it, but I found a couple existing posts that were pretty good, so I skipped it. Luckily, the internetz memory is better than mine, so I was able to dig these back up.
In any case, I'm going to document this 1. for my own purposes, since WordPress comes out with new versions with alarming frequency 2. so that I have something to post to my updated wordpress blog.
Here's what I did:
Find my passwords: they were in a log book among a number of log books in a box that I hadn't opened since we moved. This doesn't help you, of course, unless you're seeking to physically steal my passwords and hijack my website–and I didn't tell you *which* logbook, did I!
Writing down relevant passwords in a logbook was a big organizational step forward for me. Typically, I rely on gmail archives and "forgot your password" links each time I return to a site after a long absence.
- Logged onto my service provider (nearlyfreespeech.com) and found the machine name for my website. I connect using secure shell (ssh), which is an encrypted remote shell. You can find many open source ssh windows clients. If you have the good sense to run Linux, ssh should be available to you on the command line:
ssh email@example.com
- Once logged on to your host machine, you need to find your document root–the directory from which your website is served up. Many hosting services will direct you there automatically when you log in. For most others, the document root is directly off the machine root directory or in the home subdirectory. The document root is typically called htdocs, httpdocs, web, www, public or public_html. Aren't standards great? If you can't find the document root, try running the following command:
find / 2>/dev/null | grep wordpress
This will recursively list every file in the filesystem and "pipe" the results through a program than searches for the name "wordpress." The results should all be within your document root. the "2>/dev/null" part will direct all error messages into a blackhole–sort of a trashcan for output.
- Let's say that your document root is /home/public_html. After you've found your document root, change to that directory:
cd /home/public_html
- Run the following command:
wget http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
This will get a file from a URL and put it in the local directory. The file name is "latest.tar.gz" which indicates a a compressed (gzipped) tape archive file (tar). Tar files are a legacy from an ancient time when archives were stored on reel-to-reel tape. Although the tapes are gone, the name remains and "tar" files are single files that store a bunch of individual files and/or directories in a single entity.
- If your wordpress directory is named "wordpress," you might want to move it so that the new wordpress files don't overwrite anything that you have modified:
mv wordpress wordpress-old
- Then uncompress and "untar" the file that you just wgot:
tar -zxfv latest.tar.gz
the -z indicates that the file be uncompressed with gzip, -x indicates that files should be extracted, -f means that the file will be name in the next argument, and -v means that you will see the names of the individual files and directories as they are extracted from the archive.
- Now you should have a directory "wordpress" in your working directory. Enter it:
cd wordpress
- Since we already have a wordpress installation, we will eliminate the bits that are used for the initial installation and that we plan to transplant from our existing website.
rm wp-config-sample.php rm -rf wp-content
Now copy your existing websites wp-config.php, .htaccess and wp-content directory to the new wordpress directory:
cp /home/public_html/wordpress-old/wp-config.php . cp /home/public_html/wordpress-old/.htaccess . cp -rf /home/public_html/wordpress-old/wp-content .
If your original wordpress directory isn't called "wordpress," (let's say it's called "blog") then replace the wordpress-old in the above commands with blog. The -r will tell the copy to act recursively, descending into subdirectories while copying and the -f will tell it to force the removal without querying you.
- If your wordpress directory isn't named wordpress (let's say again that it's named "blog"), move it out of the way: mv blog blog-old and move the new wordpress in mv wordpress blog You should then be able to reach it via the web. If your wordpress directory is wordpress, you should be able to reach it via the web and may skip this step.
- Finally, if everything is in order, delete your old wordpress directory (either wordpress-old or blog-old in our examples).
rm -rf /home/public_html/wordpress-old or rm -rf /home/public_html/blog-old
and you're done. A more thorough version of these instructions from whence my material was derived can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/UNIX_Shell_Skills


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Robert and Elinor Travers, Californians both, bought Mayacamas Vineyards in 1968. Bob Travers has created wines of classical, balanced, intense, and deeply authentic character for the more than four decades hence. The roster of former winemakers, assistants, and viticulturalists at Mayacamas runs deep, and today Bob Travers and his son, Chris Travers, continue to specialize in Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, with small lots of similarly classically structured Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc also produced. View all Mayacamas Wines
About Napa ValleyView a map of Napa Valley wineries
It's hard not to think of Napa Valley when thinking of California wines. The region is, after all, the one that brought world recognition to California wine making. The area was settled by a few choice wine families in the 1960's who bet that the wines of the area would grow and flourish. They were right. The Napa wine industry really took off in the 1980's, when vineyard lands were scooped up and vines were planted throughout the county. A number of wineries emerged, from large conglomerates to small boutiques to cult classics. Cabernet Sauvignon is definitely the grape of choice here, with many winemakers also focusing on Bordeaux Blends. Whites are usually Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
Notable FactsWithin the Napa Valley lie smaller sub-AVAs that lend even more character specifics to the wines. Furthest south is Carneros, followed by Yountville, Oakville & Rutherford. Above those two is St.-Helena and finally, just granted an AVA, Calistoga. These areas are situated on the valley floor and are known for creating rich, smooth Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. There are a few mountain regions as well, nestled on the slopes overlooking the valley AVAs. Those include Howell Mountain, Stags Leap and Mount Veeder. Wines from the mountain regions are often more structured and firm, benefiting from more time in the bottle to evolve and soften.
About California
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.


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House GOP Scales Back Its Health-Care Demands
The Journal reports that House Republicans' new budget plan dropped one Senate-proposed tweak to the federal health law and proposed three other changes that they say they could live with as part of a budget deal. That's far different from earlier demands to delay — or ditch — the Affordable Care Act.
Here's your guide to what's being traded.
Off the table: House Republicans say they don't want to delay the collection of a $63 fee on each person covered in health plans paid by big employers, labor unions and traditional insurance carriers. The money goes into a fund designed to compensate insurance carriers that end up taking on riskier new customers through the health law's exchanges. Big employers and labor unions lobbied hard to get the fee postponed, saying it didn't benefit them and they couldn't afford it. Republican lawmakers in the House indicated they saw it as a sop to labor unions and wouldn't take it. A Senate GOP aide said Tuesday the reinsurance fee was not part of the latest Senate negotiations. (Want to know more? See here.)
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- Rep. Van Hollen, in Opening Budget Salvo, Calls for Paycheck Tax Break
Newly on the table: Stripping lawmakers, the president and his cabinet of the health insurance they currently get as employees of the federal government. The House proposal indicates they'll be required to go to the new insurance exchanges designed for people who don't have access to insurance through their jobs, and won't be able to get subsidies towards the cost of premiums, including a proposed 75% contribution from the federal government designed to match their current benefits. (Congressional aides are breathing a bipartisan sigh of relief since they aren't included in this particular proposal. It's not clear whether they'd still be subject to requirements that they get their coverage through the District of Columbia's small-business exchange but continue to get their employer contribution towards premiums. Read more about that here.)
Also up for grabs: Tougher upfront checks on people in the new insurance exchanges applying for income-based subsidies towards the cost of coverage. (We explained these here on Monday.)
And back in: A two-year delay on the 2.3% tax on medical devices that's used to raise money for other parts of the law. (Read more about that here.)
Medical Devices: What's Taxed, What Isn't
Shutdown Jargon: 'Fairness Under Obamacare,' More


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Location: Songam-dong, Chuncheon city, South Korea Module Used: Crystalline PV CHSM6610M – 230W Developer: Chint Group System Size: 6 MW


text: oops ;) yep. sorry about that. -- Brian D Haymore University of Utah Center for High Performance Computing 155 South 1452 East, RM 405 Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Phone: 801-558-1150, Fax: 801-585-5366 http://www.map.utah.edu/umaplink/0019.html "Coyle, James J [ITACD]" <jjc at iastate.edu> wrote: Huh? I assume this response for some other message. - Jim C. From: torqueusers-bounces at supercluster.org [mailto:torqueusers-bounces at supercluster.org] On Behalf Of Brian Haymore Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 12:56 PM To: Torque Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [torqueusers] How to run mpirun of intel on torque There are no quotas present on the scratch file systems. So for you to be getting a quota limited message tells me that somehow the tool you're using is trying to write something to your user home directory. You should look to clean up some of your home directory to bring yourself below your quota limit . -- Brian D Haymore University of Utah Center for High Performance Computing 155 South 1452 East, RM 405 Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Phone: 801-558-1150, Fax: 801-585-5366 http://www.map.utah.edu/umaplink/0019.html "Coyle, James J [ITACD]" <jjc at iastate.edu<mailto:jjc at iastate.edu>> wrote: I have a script that I run from /var/spool/mom_priv/prologue whenever a josb that requires all the cores on the node. This script kills any user level processes that are not the job owner or a torque manager. This gets rid of any effect of users who should not be logged on to the compute node, that is who have just ssh'd in rather than using qsub –I I clean out scratch space on exit with epilogue if it is a dedicated job. You could couple this with techniques to prevent ssh logins durin the job (For jobs which dedicate the node, have prologue disallow logins from other users, and restore normal function on exit.) From: torqueusers-bounces at supercluster.org<mailto:torqueusers-bounces at supercluster.org> [mailto:torqueusers-bounces at supercluster.org] On Behalf Of David Roman Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 6:53 AM To: 'torqueusers at supercluster.org' Subject: [torqueusers] How to run mpirun of intel on torque Hello, I am sorry, but my english is really sad. I thank you for your patience for that. I installed TORQUE 4.1.0, with MAU 3.3.1. I compiled OPENMPI with option --with-tm=/usr/local/torque. I disallowed ssh connections for my users on executable nodes. In /etc/ssh/sshd_config I set AllowGroups root admin This works fine. But now, I install MPI Intel Librarie and Ifort. When I open a interactive pbs session: qsub -I -l nodes=2:ppn=8 I am connected on a node. I run mpi job mpirun -genv I_MPI_FABRICS_LIST tmi ./my_program But it can not start, because it cannot connect on the other node. If I append users in AllowGroups of /etc/ssh/sshd_config it works. But if I do this, all users can connect on executable nodes, without use torque, and this is bad. How can I do to disallow ssh connection without torque or make mpirun of intel works like openmpi, without ssh connection allowed for users ? Thank you David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.supercluster.org/pipermail/torqueusers/attachments/20121214/6c7eade8/attachment.html