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TOKYO -- Sega Sammy Holdings, parent of Sega Amusements, reported net profit of ¥33.4 billion ($345 million), an annual growth of 53.3%, for its 2013 fiscal year, ended March 31. Sega Sammy's operating profit, however, decreased year-over-year by 67.3%, down to ¥19.1 billion ($197 million).
According to Sega observers, a large part of the net profit was through the sales of "investment securities" and transfers of employees' pension benefits.
Sega Sammy's full-year net sales totaled ¥321.4 billion ($3.3 billion), down almost 19% from the previous fiscal year. Amusement machine sales for the year totaled ¥39.1 billion ($404 million), down 21% from the previous period -- but only ¥6.2 billion ($64 million) of that was generated outside Japan. Amusement center operations generated ¥42.7 billion ($347 million) for the latest fiscal year, down 4.3%. Pachinko machines, the company's biggest business area, had ¥142.2 billion ($1.4 billion) in sales, down 33%. Consumer products sales were ¥83.8 billion ($858 million), slipping 2.1% from 2012's figure. Net sales for Sega Sammy's businesses designated "other" represented ¥13.4 billion ($137 million), and that was the only segment reporting a year-over-year increase, which was 347%.
Click here to see Sega Sammy Holding's consolidated financial statements for its fiscal year, ended March 31, 2013.


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Please cite this data set as: Rios, A., K. M. Johnson, X. A. Alvarez-Salgado, L. Arlen, A. Billant, L. S. Bingler, P. Branellec, C. G. Castro, D. W. Chipman, G. Roson, and D. W. R. Wallace,. 2005. Carbon Dioxide, Hydrographic, and Chemical Data Obtained During the R/V Maurice Ewing Cruise in the Atlantic Ocean (WOCE Section A17, 4 January21 - March 1994), ed. A. Kozyr. ORNL/CDIAC-148, NDP-084. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. doi: 10.3334/CDIAC/otg.ndp084 Recommendations Based on the comparison of the TALK data with other cruises and the analysis of the internal consistency among the four variables of carbon system measured during the A17 section, we would suggest to apply the following corrections for the data in the CDIAC database: 1. According to the comparison between TALK measured on A17 and recent cruises (CITHER-3, FICARAM-2, and FICARAM-3), a correction of -8 µmol/kg is proposed for TALK. 2. Based on the internal consistency check carried out among the four carbon system variables, we propose to modify the pH measurements adding by stations the values gathered in Table 3.8. (see section 3.7 of NDP-084).

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Drake sued over $50,000 platinum owl
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(TMZ) - Drake's expensive jewelry collection is coming back to bite him in the ass - a famous jeweler is suing him over a $50,000 owl pendant ... claiming Drake illegally made knockoffs of it for his friends, according to TMZ.
TMZ reports, the jeweler Baden Baden Inc. (owned by designer Michael Raphael) filed the lawsuit, claiming Drizzy hired the company to make a custom diamond-studded platinum owl pendant back in January ... and paid $49,204.
Then in June ... BB claims gold duplicates of the pendant started surfacing on Drake's Instagram.
TMZ reports, according to the lawsuit, BB claims Drake took its original design, copied it, and handed out the knockoffs to his pals.
Baden Baden is suing for copyright infringement, demanding unspecified damages, and asking the court to force Drake to hand over the owl copies.
One potential sticking point - Drake's been using the owl logo for years ... it's the freakin' cover of his 2011 mixtape.
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I'm trying to install bt5 r3 on my notebook Satellite C660-11V Intel-Core i3-370M 2.4GHz 3072MB 320GB DVDRW 15.6'' LED WXGA FreeDOS Intel GMA HD VGA, chip set is Intel HM55.
I'm stuck in step where I'm typing startx, after running this command nothing happen only blackscreen and lighting capslooks.
I see the next message: "system information disabled due to load higher than 4.0"
When I try to install on VM I install without any problem.
Can you help me about this ?
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Any idea will be helpful.
Please let us know, we can try.
If work it will be good, if is not working we will wait other people to give us some instructions.
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i fixed, before type startx, need to type sudo nano -w /etc/default/grub, and than change GRUB_CMDLINE_DEFULAT="quiet spalch i915.modelset=1 vga=791" save and at end type update-grub, reboot and after log in type startx.
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Eddie Cibrian files for divorce, Lindsay Lohan working on reality show, Anne Heche disses ex-hubby on Letterman and more
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Eddie Cibrian files for divorce
With Eddie Cibrian currently shacking up with girlfriend LeAnn Rimes in the country crooner's Santa Monica home, it comes as no surprise that the actor is ready to move on from his marriage.
On Tuesday afternoon Brandi Glanville, Eddie's wife of eight years, told E! News that her husband officially filed for divorce on Monday, and that she accepted it. "We're getting a divorce," she disclosed. "We talked to each other yesterday."
The filing reveals that the CSI: Miami star cited irreconcilable differences and is requesting shared custody of the former couple's sons, Mason, 6, and Jake, 2. What's more, Cibrian is seeking spousal support from Glanville and even pinpointed the day when everything fell apart – March 15.
However, the actor's manager claims that the spousal support request was an error, meaning that the divorce petition has to be revised.
"It's just over for me," Glanville concluded. "We're both happy. This is going to be good."
Things could definitely get messy though, as there has been no indication that the ex-lovers had a prenuptial agreement in place. Eddie's attorney refused to comment, so we shall see what we shall see. (People)
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Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu and Stephane Berla (France, 2013, 89 min.). Jack is born on a day so cold that his heart freezes. In its place he is given a mechanical wind-up heart, which comes with some very peculiar rules – the gravest of which is that he is forbidden from falling in love. Yet when a chance encounter with an equally unusual girl sends him on a journey from his native Edinburgh to Andalusia, Jack decides to challenge the rules that govern his very existence. In English.
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How Notre Dame and Alabma Met in the 1973 Sugar Bowl
A series of events, some reaching back to the opening days of the decade, had a deep effect upon the Sugar Bowl in 1973. The Mid-Winter Sports Association had opened its membership and taken in a select group of capable, civic- and sports-minded individuals in 1966, but immediately thereafter slipped back into comfortable insulation. Though the intention in 1966 was to consider and sponsor new members periodically, new people were not admitted for six years.
A coalition of primarily younger members, realizing the organization had to expand itself in order to regain its former stature, began pressing for new admittances at the start of the 1970s. Moon Landrieu, newly elected mayor and the most progressive New Orleans government head in a decade, urged that the Sugar Bowl admit blacks to its membership.
"Because it had come to mean so much to the city and region," reflected Landrieu, "because its membership included names of individuals that meant something in business, government...meant something to New Orleans, the Sugar Bowl had become almost a 'quasi-public' organization. It was an organization that served exceedingly well, but also one that did business each year with schools that had more and more black representation while the Sugar Bowl had none."
For three years of Landrieu's first term nothing was done by the Sugar Bowl. In August of 1973 several black groups represented by an Ad Hoc Committee put together by Carl Galmon, (a New Orleans member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference) charged the Mid-Winter Sports Association with racial discrimination. The Ad Hoc Committee, identifying itself as composed of members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Urban League, the Southern Media Coalition, the Modern Organization for Dynamic and Effective Leadership, and the Community Organization for Urban Politics, requested that NCAA President Alien J. Chapman conduct an investigation into Sugar Bowl operations. They asked that the NCAA approval of the Sugar Bowl be lifted if discrimination was found in its operations, but this question was out of NCAA's jurisdiction.
Unquestionably, there was a lingering hold from the past on some Sugar Bowl members, as there seemed to be on a large segment of American society. The feeling remained that the Sugar Bowl was, after all, a private organization and as such was entitled to choose its makeup. A significant portion of the Sugar Bowl membership, particularly the younger people, disagreed. Finally, a group of 11 men were invited to join the Sugar Bowl. Six of them were among the most influential people in the black community. They were: Xavier University President Dr. Norman C. Francis; Dr. Leonard Bums; educator Elliot Willard; banker Sidney Cates; newspaperman Jim Hall; and Juvenile Court Judge Ernest N. Morial.
The 11 new members were asked to serve on a 23-man advisory committee called "Ambassadors" for one year before being considered for full membership. The usual probation period was two years. All the blacks declined, feeling the offer was made to placate them rather than to provide meaningful participation. After the Sugar Bowl talked with all parties concerned again, the six blacks were elected to associate membership on December 10. Five others, Louisiana Lt. Gov. James E. Fitzmorris, Jr., Richard Gaiennie, Lloyd F. Gaubert, Ronnie J. Kole, and 24th Judicial District Court Judge Thomas C. Wicker, were also elected to membership.
On November 8, Alabama's Coach Bryant announced in what was described as a sugarcoated challenge that his team wanted to play Notre Dame in New Orleans. The key words were "in New Orleans" because Alabama-Notre Dame was a match anyone would have loved.
The 5th-ranked Irish, with a week to think about the prospects, had to consider the $100,000 or so more the Orange Bowl would pay, no small sum to an independent that doesn't have to share with conference members. Coach Ara Parseghian, speculating on what would happen, said, "We will select the competition first and the site second...it doesn't take too much intelligence on the part of anybody to figure what will happen."
Bryant had hinted this could be his best team. Parseghian had done the same. The thought of Alabama and Notre Dame, titans of the college football world, meeting was exhilarating. "Look at the possibilities," wrote Dave Lagarde in the Times-Picayune, "Alabama undefeated and untied; Notre Dame undefeated and untied; North against South; Catholic against Protestant; Parseghian against Bryant; the Bear against the Pope."
There was another dimension to add to the excitement. Alabama had risen to No. 1 and Notre Dame to No. 3 Oklahoma was the No. 2-ranked team, but it was on NCAA probation and ineligible for bowls. This meant the Alabama-Notre Dame game would probably be played for the national championship. "This will be one of the biggest moments in Alabama's history," said Bryant in anticipation. "We've talked about this game for years," Ed "Moose" Krauss, the Irish athletic director said. "There's no question that this could be the most important game ever, certainly since Ara Parseghian had been here. We have a chance to go undefeated and win the national championship and become one of the greatest teams in the history of this school...and there have been some great ones."
While the football world awaited the game, political currents continued to swirl around the Sugar Bowl. After the appointments of the six blacks to the Mid-Winter Sports Association membership, the Ad Hoc Committee asked that four more blacks be appointed. They wanted at least 33 percent blacks involved in meaningful participation by 1975 and an agreement in writing for an affirmative action program before the Alabama-Notre Dame game on December 31.
Asked if he had discussed the situation with his black players, Bryant shot back, "I don't have any black players and I don't have any white players. I just have players."
The winner, both coaches agreed, would be the defense that could control the other's offense. It would be 'Bama's odd-man front defense against the Irish wing-T with motion and misdirection. And the Irish even-odd defense would face the Tide wishbone. Notre Dame gave up only 201.2 yards a game during the season-the second best in the nation. Alabama, on the other hand, averaged 366 yards offensively - the country's second best. The Irish averaged 350 yards offensively while the Tide defense gave up 244.8 yards.
ABC, in a gesture of sportsmanship to the New Orleans fans, lifted the local blackout. Alabama entered the game a 6-point favorite, but in the words of Southern California Coach John McKay should've kept Crimson Tide feet on the ground. "Now listen, Paul," McKay advised Bryant, "you're going to look at films and you're going to write them (Notre Dame) off. Don't because they're faster than they look and are even bigger than the program says they are."
Recap excerpted from the book "Sugar Bowl Classic: A History" by Marty Mulé, who covered the game and the organization for decades for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.


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The four phases of Emergency Managment are Mitigation, Prepardness, Response, and Recovery.
Community Outreach
The Outreach and Engagement Team's mission is to provide public awareness of emergency preparedness information to District of Columbia citizens, employees, visitors, communities and businesses
Grants Administration
HSEMA has developed a comprehensive, management structure for the administration of grant funds.
HSEMA Training
The Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency's (HSEMA) Training Division ensures that District government workers are properly trained to respond to disasters.


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PHILADELPHIA – The brand new, state-of-the-art Nalitt Family Gymnastics Center was unveiled and dedicated Saturday afternoon inside the newly renovated Hutchinson Gymnasium on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
The new center, which features four balance beams, two vaulting runways, three sets of uneven bars, a trench-channel single bar, floor exercise, loose foam training pits, in-ground rezi pits, and a tumbling strip gives the Quakers gymnastics program a training facility that rivals any of the nation's top programs.
The facility is possible as the result of a generous gift from former Penn gymnast Beth Nalitt, MD. Dr. Nalitt and her family, along with athletic director Steve Bilsky and close to 150 alumnae, family and friends were on hand Saturday afternoon for the dedication ceremony.
Head coach John Ceralde described Dr. Nalitt's reaction to the new facility as "very excited, impressed and humbled."
"The event was very successful," Ceralde said. "Every person that approached me was very happy. They all expressed how proud they were to be a part of Penn gymnastics."
Immediately following the dedication ceremony, members of the 2013 team were presented their Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) championship rings. The team was honored earlier in the day during halftime at the Homecoming football game against Princeton at Franklin Field.
Penn has won back-to-back ECAC championships, along with winning the Ivy Classic title in 2012.


text: It appears that Kim Kardashian and Farrah Abraham have nothing when it comes to sex tape sales compared to Mimi Faust from Love And Hip Hop. According to Vivid, who releases the video today, the pre-orders for the video are the highest they have been for any celebrity sex tape. Granted, it has not been released yet, but it shows you that even though you might not be watching the show on VH-1, Mimi and Nikko have a ton of fans who want to see them naked and having sex. The producers of the reality show love the sex tape because it is free publicity for the show and the next season. I'm guessing once those huge royalty checks start rolling in for Mimi and Nikko that they will make a sequel.


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Profile Details | Northwestern Oklahoma State University
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"If you have higher expectations for your college experience than just to obtain a degree, Northwestern is the place you want to come," said 2011 Miss Northwestern Carmen Sander. "You will be given the opportune chance to make wonderful friendships, be involved in exciting activities and grow as an individual as you earn your degree."
Being a Ranger is more than just saying Northwestern is where you go to school. It's about belonging to something bigger than you are. Even though we are all individuals, together we make up the institution itself. It's not about the buildings on campus. It's about the people who fill them every day.
I want to obtain a bachelor's degree in mass communication and maintain a 4.0 while at Northwestern. My specific career is still undecided. I have always set goals for myself and worked to achieve them so that my life is fulfilled. I would love to take Kelly Ripa's place on "Regis and Kelly." My dream is to be a TV host one day.
Amanda Moyer plans to become a doctor and hopes to make a discovery that will lead to a better quality of life for those living with an autoimmune disease. Her own personal life experience has made her truly passionate and curious about the subject.
MISSION STATEMENT: Northwestern Oklahoma State University provides quality educational and cultural opportunities to learners with diverse needs by cultivating ethical leadership and service, critical thinking and fiscal responsibility.


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In 1999, Marin County started measuring the state-mandated recycling percentage of recycling by aggregating over the entire county. Now, for the county as a whole, we are over 65%, meaning that for every 100 tons of all material that might have been collected, 65 tons is recycled or not generated in the first place. However, Sausalito is not doing its share. We need to increase our recycling to make sure we don't cause the county to suffer a heavy fine.
Compost and Recycling is picked up from the curb. This is different from your GARBAGE cans, which are collected from your backyard or wherever you keep it.
The curbside recycling occurs on the same day as your garbage pickup. Please use the Compost (green) and Recyclables (blue) toters provided by BCRS.
Hazardous materials should not be put into curbside collection containers. Check below for safe disposal methods. Toxic materials include household batteries (state law), all paint, pressurized cans, and the many other materials listed in this document. In order to protect the environment, their workers, and their trucks, Bay Cities Refuse Service will not pick these items up.
So what can you do with the bad stuff?
The following paragraphs will help you deal with hazardous waste, but if this doesn't answer your question, try the website run by the Marin County Joint Powers Authority or write to the Wizard of Waste.
iReuse is your online group marketplace to Find Stuff, Post Stuff, and Get Rid of Stuff locally. Founded in 2005, and launched initially in Marin County, California, iReuse saves you time, money, and energy by making it easy to be green.
iReuse has five goals:
The county also runs a recycling site http://www.marinrecycles.org/ Check it out for things you might want or want to get rid of without putting it into the landfill.
Household batteries must be treated as hazardous waste. They may be placed in the special blue plastic container found just outside the Library entrance. Many merchants who sell you battery-operated electronics also accept your old batteries. For example, Waterstreet Hardware, Best Buy, Cingular Wireless, Circuit City, Radio Shack, Home Depot, Sears, Staples, Target, and Wal-mart. ARC Battery Co., at 90 Gate 5 Road, is happy to take old car and boat batteries. ARC is open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 pm on Saturdays. They actually manufacture high quality marine and automotive batteries right there.
Take them to the Recyclery Thrift Shop, 610 4th St., San Rafael. They are open Noon to 6 Tues-Fir and 10-4 on weekends.
Put all metal and plastics in your recycling container. Please rinse them before recycling. Tin, steel, and aluminum are all recyclable. It's OK to leave labels on. No pressurized cans or scrap metal. The deposit money for containers is estimated and returned to the city.
Big pieces of cardboard can be flattened (4' x 4' max.) and bagged or weighted down so it doesn't blow around on the street. Smaller unflattened boxes are OK. Waxed cardboard is garbage. Uncorregated cardboard can be put into the blue toter as if it were ordinary paper.
Consider sharing catalogs and magazines with your friends or co-workers. If you need to recycle them, place them in your blue toter for curbside pickup. All recyclables can share a single container.
CLOTHES and SHOES
There is a clothing and shoe collection box behind Scott of Sausalito at Bridgeway and Colma. Goodwill and the Salvation Army are always interested.
Christmas trees are excellent candidates for greencycling. Please remove the stand, tinsel and other ornaments. Sorry, artificial and flocked trees are not recyclable through our greencycling process and must be dealt with as ordinary trash. Then put them out at the curb on your normal garbage day.
Your obsolete computer can be refurbished for use in schools or other non-profits, be used to teach computer repair, or be completely recycled. In any event, they should be kept out of the landfill. This is especially important for monitors and old TV sets which contain toxic lead and other heavy metals. It is illegal to put them into the garbage! Dead or defective monitors and TV sets can be taken to the Hazardous Waste Facility for disposal. Marinship Self Storage 2340 Marinship Way (behind Molly Stone's) is an e-waste depot also. They are open most days 9:30 to 5:30. Renew Computers in San Rafael will take almost any electronics you need to get rid of also.
Unneeded drugs should not be flushed down the toilet. The chemicals in drugs can adversely affect sealife in the Bay. The Sausalito Police Department maintains a drop box for drugs at the Main Police Station. The County of Marin maintains a list of other locations. Click here to access the list.
Place clean bottles and jars in a recycling container for curbside pickup. All recyclables can share a single container. It's OK to mix colors together. Unfortunately, all other types of glass, such as drinking glasses, light bulbs, window glass or mirrors are not recyclable, as they contain lead and other contaminants. Take them to the Hazardous Waste Facility.
DON'T put these into the recycle. They can gum up the works in the sorting facility. We're sorry, but you'll have to take them back to the grocery store.
Consider sharing newspapers and magazines with your friends or co-workers. If you need to recycle them, place them in your blue toter for curbside pickup. All recyclables can share a single container. It's OK to mix colors. Window envelopes are OK. Remember, only clean paper!
Needles used for injections can be infectious. And even if they are not, they pose a hazard to the waste collectors. You can dispose of them at various locations in the county. Click here to find a place.
Place plastics labeled Numbers 1 through 7 in your recycling container for curbside pickup. All recyclables can share a single container. Medicine bottles can, in theory, be recycled but because they typically contain three different types of plastic and are easily shattered into dangerous, unusable shards put them in the general waste. If there are unused medications inside, give medicines back to your druggist or take them to the Police Station where there is a drpp box. Put empty bottles into the your blue toter.
Styrofoam blocks can no longer be put in the container in the City Hall/Library parking lot. You can take "peanuts" to the Ship n' Mail store at 1001 Bridgeway, (at the corner of San Carlos Avenue) or to The UPS Store at 3001 Bridgeway.
Compost or Greencycle is picked up on your normal garbage day. You may put an unlimited amount of yard waste at the curbside. For your greencycle, you can use the green toter, large, reusable, 30-gallon paper bags available at the hardware store, or set it on a tarp. Containers and tarps will be returned. Plastic bags are not accepted, since they are difficult to empty and cannot be sent to the composting process. No rocks or soil please. If you have a lot of it, separate it into manageable portions for the waste collectors who will be loading it onto their trucks. In addition, you can put all food scraps and lumber (No nails, less than a 2x4 and definitely no pressure treated lumber (the green stuff)) into the greencycle.
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|What's Driving Your Boat?
Computers are running
the show in the engine room, making your diesels more reliable and efficient.
By Capt. Patrick Sciacca — January 2001
What powers your boat? Your first instinct might be to say fuel, but that's only partly true. Today what really makes modern marine diesel engines go is information, relayed in real time from an array of sensors and transmitted to an onboard computer where it is translated, analyzed, processed, and displayed and may even prompt you to take action. This may sound like something from the Outer Limits, where you no longer control the horizontal or vertical, but actually this technology can make your boat run better and provide you added peace of mind.
Although sophisticated electronic engine controls have been standard equipment in automobile engines for more than a decade, they're relatively new in marine diesels. Five major marine engine builders currently offer some form of electronic diesel engine system for your boat.
This data is used for a number of purposes. By analyzing key data components, the computer can ensure the precise amount of fuel is injected for the load and ambient condition at any moment. Fault codes precisely identify the nature of any engine problem; they are displayed on a flush- mountable 4.3"x 4.3" screen and retained in memory for review by a technician after the incident. The computer even advises the urgency of the problem with messages such as "repair at dock," "shut down," or "repair at next maintenance." And although the system has the capacity to automatically reduce engine speed in the event of an engine malfunction (what Cummins calls derating the engine), Cummins has deactivated this feature because of what it considers an inherent safety issue.
"An automatic derate of the engine has a potential safety issue for the passengers aboard if the boat is in a position where it needs full power," argues Rachel Bridges, communications manager for Cummins. "Much better to lose an engine than endanger the safety of those onboard." Worthy of note, however, is the fact that Caterpillar, Volvo Penta, Detroit Diesel, and MAN all offer some type of engine-governing functionality in their systems.
Cummins' system also maintains a history of engine performance, information that can tell a technician how hard the engine has been run. Not only can this historical data be used to identify abuse (i.e., if the engine has been run at full power in excess of the number of hours allowed by the rating), but also the company says it has been helpful in improving engine design. "We have found out that the recreational engines have been treated a lot more harshly by the saltwater environment than we originally anticipated," says Bridges.
Unlike MPD, EVD sports a color screen, can monitor up to three engines, and offers maintenance and histogram information like the Cummins system. Greg Hasler, project engineer for Caterpillar, says that one of the most useful discoveries the company has gleaned by analyzing this historical data is that many of its diesels spend a lot more time running at cruise speed than engineers originally anticipated. Hasler adds that Caterpillar plans upgrades for both systems, while researching new monitoring and maintenance technology.
Caterpillar says that
unlike Volvo Penta and MAN, its monitoring systems do not currently offer
engine control function, with one exception: The EVD on 3500 Series diesels
enables you to start and stop the engine with the system.
This article originally appeared in the May 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Brandy performs for empty stadium in South Africa
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In a stadium that holds 90,000 fans, Brandy took the stage to perform to a crowd of a whopping 40 people in South Africa.
During the day, the stadium had been filled with South Africans celebrating Nelson Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Sports & Cultural day music concert at the FNB Stadium - with Brandy being the grand finale.
After a busy day, the stadium emptied out almost completely before the singer could even take the stage.
South African musician Kabomo tweeted that people didn't know she was performing after the games, and after performing two songs, she finally walked off the stage.
@SizweDhlomo Brandy performed to an empty stadium. With the stadium lights on. She sulked after two songs and walked off.— Kabomo (@Kabomo) August 17, 2013
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Who Assassinated a U.S. General?
No one knows for sure who was responsible for the slaying outside of Kabul of Maj Gen. Harold Greene—the first American general killed in a war zone since Vietnam. But U.S. intelligence agencies have recently detected a spike in threats from the Taliban and other associated jihadist organizations in Afghanistan, particularly against Kabul. And one American congressman has already laid the assassination at the feet of the Taliban.
The Afghan Defense Ministry said simply that the attacker was a man wearing an Afghan army uniform. A Taliban spokesman on Tuesday praised the attack but did not claim credit for it.
But House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon sees a Taliban hand behind the slaying. "Because the Taliban has been unable to succeed militarily against Afghan and coalition forces, they are continuing to conduct cowardly, headline-grabbing insider attacks," he said in a statement.
The Taliban have spent the last seven years trying to embed moles inside Afghanistan's army and security services. At a press briefing Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Adm. John Kirby was careful not to assign blame for the attack, describing the assailant only as an Afghan soldier. But the U.S. military has spoken publicly for years about its efforts to root out the Taliban infiltrators inside the military President Obama hopes will keep Afghanistan from becoming an al Qaeda haven.
One congressional staff member told The Daily Beast, "Our view is: This is Taliban until proven otherwise."
Even if the Taliban had nothing to do with Tuesday's attack—and they might not have—the threat from the group and other Islamic extremists in Afghanistan is rising, current and former U.S. intelligence and military officials tell The Daily Beast. The new danger in Afghanistan reflects an optimism from the Taliban, al Qaeda, and the Pakistan-based Haqqani Network that Obama will remove U.S. forces from the country by the end of his presidency, leaving them an opportunity to re-establish havens within Afghanistan.
"What we are seeing broadly, and this has nothing to do with today's attack, is that as Americans withdraw from various parts of the country, in the east and the south in particular, Afghan units are also withdrawing or being pushed back by Taliban advances," said Ret. Gen. David Barno, who commanded U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan between 2003 and 2005. "We've seen this in Helmand province, where the Marines fought successfully for a number of years, and we are seeing some reports of this in the eastern part of Afghanistan, as well."
One senior U.S. intelligence official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, concurred. "Look at the areas we pulled out early in and how badly those are going," this official said. "This will continue to happen. This will be like dominoes."
This official said U.S. intelligence agencies have recorded "an uptick" in attacks and attempted attacks in Afghanistan in the last two months. "Some of these are Haqqani Network attacks, some are al Qaeda, and some are Taliban." This official stressed that all of these groups synchronize their activities through the leadership council or Shura Council in Quetta, Afghanistan. "We know they coordinate and we never admit it publicly," this official said.
U.S. officials described the attack on Tuesday at the Marshal Fahim National Defense University, on the outskirts of Kabul, as an Afghan soldier who fired at coalition forces. Fifteen were reportedly wounded in the incident, including a German brigadier general.
The incident highlights the precarious state of Afghanistan as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw from the country. Outgoing Defense Intelligence Agency Director Michael Flynn warned last month against underestimating insurgents like the Taliban and its allies.
"We look at some of these people as if they were in shower shoes and bathrobes, but twice they were defeating the most sophisticated military in the world, in 2006 in Iraq and 2009 in Afghanistan," he said last month at the annual Aspen Security Forum. "And they're watching everything that's going on in Iraq as we transition out of Afghanistan."
The warning about Iraq is particularly prescient. U.S. troops had largely defeated al Qaeda's franchise in that country by the end of 2009. But this year the group, which broke off from al Qaeda and renamed itself the Islamic State, has amassed a mini-state composed of territory in eastern Syria and western Iraq. This spring, the Islamic State's fighters and other Sunni insurgents took over Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul.
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Guess Who is the SEXIEST Woman in the World?!
Jennifer Lawrence has been named the sexiest woman in the world by FHM magazine.
Last year's winner, Mila Kunis, dropped to 6th place. Others making the top 10 are: Michelle Keegan in second, Rihanna, Emily Ratajkowski, Kaley Cuaco, Beyonce, Lucy Mecklenburgh, Nicole Scherzinger and Scarlett Johansson.
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$500,000 gift establishes financial-journalism endowment
During a time when financial news is dominating front pages of newspapers and newscasts, an alumnus of the University of South Carolina has established an endowment to enhance the teaching and learning of business and financial journalism.
Columbia native and 1949 alumnus Kenneth W. Baldwin Jr. has given a $500,000 gift to the university's School of Journalism and Mass Communications to establish the Baldwin Business and Financial Journalism Endowment Fund. It is the school's largest gift to date that is aimed at teaching and learning.
University officials announced the gift Monday (March 30) prior to a panel discussion on financial journalism that was to take place as part of the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies' I-Comm Week.
"I was thrilled last fall to learn of Ken's interest in establishing this gift," said Dr. Carol Pardun, director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. "We could not have realized at the time how truly timely its purpose would be given the current economic climate.
"Financial literacy is integral to an informed citizenry, especially in today's uncertain times," she said. "We will be forever grateful for Ken Baldwin's foresight, passion and commitment to our students, and we look forward to seeing how his generosity will positively impact our school in the years to come."


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Ted Nugent Might Run For Senate
News recently broke that Republicans in Michigan are considering Kid Rock as a candidate for the Senate seat currently held by Democrat Debbie Stabenow, but there's another rocker who might want to run for that office - Ted Nugent.
When The Nuge saw the story abut Kid Rock, he shared it on his Facebook page with the caption, "If these GOP sonsabitches dont get it right this time I will come charging in as the ultimate WE THE PISSED OFF PEOPLE Mr FixIt Consitutional firebreathing s—kicker candidate from hell!"
The Motor City Madman backed up his comments in an interview with the Daily Caller, stating, "I'm always very interested in making my country and the great state of Michigan great again and there is nothing I wouldn't do to help in any way I possibly can."
He added that his campaign slogan would be "Make Michigan Michigan again" and that his campaign song would be a very loud "Stranglehold."
If Ted does want to run for office in Michigan, he'll have to make a change in his life first. Nugent currently resides on a 300 acre ranch in Texas. He'll have to move back to his home state of Michigan and live there for 30 days to re-establish residency.
If he does that and Kid Rock also throws his hat in, then the two will face each other in a primary in 2018.
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GLENDALE, Ariz.: Daisuke Matsuzaka was brought up from the minor-league camp to start today against the White Sox and gave up two runs and five hits, walking none in 5 1/3 innings.
Dice-K did not give up a run until the fifth, when a bunt single and an error prolonged the inning, as the Tribe lost 5-4.
"I thought he did a better job of establishing his off speed pitches,'' manager Terry Francona said. ""He also managed his pitch count better.''
Asked about Matsuzaka's velocity, the manager said, ""I didn't even look. The hitters will let you know.''
Vinnie Pestano worked a scoreless inning, giving up one hit, and Lonnie Chisenhall had two hits to raise his spring average to .426.
It was clear from the beginning of camp that the Tribe could not keep infielder Chris McGuiness on the active roster all season, as required of a player taken in the Rule 5 draft.
The Indians also were unable to make a deal with the Rangers that would allow the Tribe to send McGuiness to the minors. Consequently, McGuiness was sent back to Texas.
In 41 spring at-bats, McGuiness batted .195 with two doubles.
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Zach McAllister didn't dazzle anyone in his final start of spring training today, but he showed a live arm, and he appears to be ready for the regular season, which begins Tueday.
""He had good life on his fastball,'' manager Terry Francona said. ""I think it gook him three inning to find his breaking pitch.To read more or comment...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.: Brett Myers has pitched poorly all spring, but never in his first four starts was he so rudely treated as he was Monday night, when the Rockies pummeled him 10 runs, 14 hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings.
Not surprisingly, the Indians lost 18-4 at Salt River Fields.
Myers is being counted on to eat innings and keep the Tribe in games, but that has hardly been his pattern during exhibition season.
In five starts, Myers has allowed 33 hits, three home runs and nine walks in only 16 innings for an 11.25 ERA. And his ballooning ERA wasn't solely the result of his troubled outing against Colorado. He came into the game with a 7.11 ERA.
Myers got through the first inning without allowing a run, but in the second he faced 12 batters, giving up seven runs and eight hits, including Chris Nelson's three-run homer.
When he retired only one of the first four batters in the fourth, manager Terry Francona went to the bullpen for David Huff, who fared no better than Myers. In 1 2/3 innings, Huff was rocked for six hits and three runs. He also let in three that were charged to Myers.
The Rockies' onslaught continued when Rich Hill relieved Huff and gave up four runs on two hits and two walks in two-thirds of an inning.
Spring training numbers don't count for much and evaluating a pitcher on his performances in exhibition games is a dangerous practice. But assuming Myers is trying to get people out rather than merely polish his pitches, optimism among Tribe baseball officials can't be high right now.
Offensively, Michael Bourn doubled twice and scored; Mark Reynolds doubled, singled and drove in a run; Michael Brantley and Lonnie Chisenhall each had two hits, and Drew Stubbs doubled, scored and had an RBI on a ground out.
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: The Indians set their 25-man roster today, but it won't stay that way for long.
The everyday players include Nick Swisher at first, Jason Kipnis at second. Asdrubal Cabrera at short, Lonnie Chisenhall at third plus outfielders Michael Brantley, Michael Bourn and Drew Stubbs in addition to Mark Reynolds at designated hitter.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: The Indians' fifth starter is Scott Kazmir, but he won't pitch until April 6 in Tampa. Carlos Carrasco will be added to the roster for at least six days to serve his su\spension, but his status is uncertain after that.
Jason Giambi has made the team as a reserve, and Nick Hagadone, Bryan Shaw and Ryan Raburn were added to the roster. Frank Herrmann has been placed on the 60-day disabled list.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: The Indians released Matt Capps early this afternoon, but like Daisuke Matsuzaka, he might return after working out a new deal.
Both Matsuzaka and Capps are major-league free agents who came to camp on minor-league contracts. Conesequently, they had the right to walk away on Tuesday if they were not part of the 40-man roster.To read more or comment...
The Indians released Daisuke Matsuzaka from the contract he signed Feb. 18 this afternoon.
Last week the Tribe told Matsuzaka he would not win a berth in the rotation, but he agreed to go to the minors upon receiving a $100,000 retention bonus that bound him to the team until June 1. Otherwise he could have left March 26 and become a free agent.
It is believed the Indians and Dice-K are working on a new deal that would keep him with the Tribe for a longer period of time. If he had made the 25-man roster, Matsuzaka would have earned $1.5 million for the season.
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Ubaldo Jimenez might be ready to put his disastrous season of 2012 behind him.
Sunday, he gave up three runs, four hits and one walk in seven innings, as the Indians lost to the Cubs 4-3 at Goodyear Ballpark today.
""The progression continues for him,'' manager Terry Francona said. ""He could have kept pitching , but I wanted to get Cody (Allen) in the game. So Ubaldo finished up in the bullpen. He continues to build. He's been working on his delivery, and the results are showing up.''
One feature of Jimenez's start was a sinker that produced nine ground ball outs.
""Even if they square the ball up, it's hard to keep the ball off the ground when he's right,'' Francona said. ""He doesn't have to pitch to the sides of the plate. If he's down with his pitches, he's going to have success.''
Chris Perez, idled by a shoulder strain since early in camp, probaby will start the season on time.
Perez has been idled by a shoulder strain but has been working his way back, pitching an inning against the Dodgers' Class A team at the minor-league complex on Saturday.
Until now, Francona has been noncommittal about the probability of Perez being ready for the season opener.
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: How well did Justin Masterson pitch?
Masterson gave up five runs on four hits and three walks in five innings, as the Diamondbacks defeated the Indians 7-5 at Goodyear Ballpark tonight.
But those numbers hardly tell the accurate story of Masterson's outing. An error by shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera in the second inning and another by third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall in the fourth gave Arizona four unearned runs.
Adding to the respectability of Masterson's outing was the fact that he struck out seven, including Jason Kubel three times. He also retired five batters on grounds balls, and it would have been seven if not for the errors.
The offensive highlight for the Tribe was Mark Reynolds' titanic home run that cleared the left-center field scoreboard, the top of which rises about 60 feet above the grassy seating area. There was no way to get an accurate reading of the home run's distance, but it's safe to say it traveled at least 460 feet.
Reynolds hit the blast in the sixth inning with Carlos Santana on base.
Joe Smith and Rich Hill each pitched a scoreless inning. Altogether, Tribe pitchers struck out 12.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.: What Carlos Carrasco needed was a few more clouds.
The Arizona sun got in the way of the Indians' starter, who otherwise would not have given up four runs and four hits in five innings, as the Diamondbacks fell 5-4 at Salt River Fields today.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Manager Terry Francona said that Trevor Bauer took the the news of his demotion to Triple-A like a pro, but Scott Barnes ""took it a little hard.''
Bauer was was fighting for a spot in the rotation but was significantly behind Scott Kazmir and Carlos Carrasco.To read more or comment...
The Indians announced four roster moves, including sending down top prospect Trevor Bauer, who was trying to stick in the five-man rotation.
Here is the release:To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Ubaldo Jimenez delivered 5 1/3 innings and gave up only two runs but was still vulnerable as the Indians defeated the Brewers 4-2 today.
In his fifth outing of the spring, Jimenez gave up seven hits and a walk in addition to hitting a batter and throwing a wild pitch on which a run scored.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Not long after five players were sent back to the minor-league camp this morning, manager Terry Francona and General Manager Chris Antonetti had more player personnel news.
Catchers Brian Jeroloman and Omir Santos, infielder Luis Hernandez, outfielder Matt Carson, plus reliever Matt Capps and starter Daisuke Matsuzaka were informed they would not make the team out of spring training but were being kept in major-league camp.To read more or comment...
The Indians announced some roster changes today. Here's the team's release:
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GODYEAR, Ariz.: The lndians made five roster moves this morning.
Shortstop Juan Diaz was optioned to Columbus, and right-handers Preston Guilmet, Matt Langwell and Joe Martinez plus outfielder Cedric Hunter -- all non-roster invitees -- were reassigned to the minor-league camp.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Justin Masterson had a horrid start but stuck around to throw five innings and 77 pitches, as the Indians and Reds played to a 7-7 tie today at Goodyear Ballpark.
Xavier Paul hit a three-run homer and Todd Frazier whacked a two-run blast in the first inning, as Masterson gave up four hits and walked one before he retired the side.
""There were a couple of things,'' manager Terry Francona said. ""First of all, he had his best stuff of the spring. He left a couple of balls up, but when he got the ball down like he wanted, he had a tremendous sinker.''
After the first, Masterson yielded only one hit and a walk through the fifth.
His problems in the first centered around a small flaw. He opened up his hips a shade too far and was not directing the ball to the target area. He discovered the problem and fixed it.
""I threw some really good pitches then I hung one,'' he said, referring to Paul's homer. ""Frazier's was just a high fly ball that you get in Arizona. Balls have been flying out of here the last couple of days.''
Francona said that he and Tribe staffers had extensive discussions about Daisuke Matsuzaka, who has fallen behind other starters and probably will have difficulty catching up because there aren't enough innings to go around for more than six or serven starters.
""We'll probably talk with him tomorrow,'' the manager said.
Scott Kazmir pitched in a Triple-A game today and gave up four runs (three earned), eight hits and one walk in five innings.
Before today, he had not given up a run in 11 innings of work in exhibition games and Triple-A games. He has walked only three in 16 innings.
Chris Perez (shoulder strain) will throw another bullpen Monday, following a 15-pitch bullpen Saturday.
""He'll throw a monitored bullpen tomorrow,'' Francona said. ""But after that, he'll have a regular mound day. He's doing really well. His intensity has exceeded what we were hoping for.''
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Carlos Carrasco isn't ceding the fifth spot in the Indians' rotation to Scott Kazmir without a fight.
In a 4-3 win over the Giants Saturday night at Goodyear Ballpark, Carrasco gave up one run, two hits and no walks in five innings. He also struck out five in his most efficient outing of exhibition season.To read more or comment...
PHOENIX: It;s only spring training and performances --- good and bad -- don't necessarily relate to what will happen once the regular season begins.
But it might be more comforting to Indians fans if Brett Myers got a few more batters out in exhibition games. Myers made his fourth start of the spring today and gave up four runs, seven hits and three walks in four innings, as the Brwers gained a 4-3 win.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: The Indians optioned first baseman Mike McDade to to Columbus and re-assigned infielder Nate Spears to ther minor-league camp, leaving 49 players in big-league camp.
McDade batted .400 (12-for-30) with two doubles, one home run and 10 RBI in 16 exhibition games.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Things will likely be different in the regular season, but in spring training the Royals have been almost unbeatable.
This afternoon at Goodyear Ballpark, they swatted away the Tribe 5-3 to run their record to 15-2-2 in exhibition games. By contrast, the Indians are a solid 12-7-1.To read more or comment...
GLENDALE, Ariz.:Ubaldo Jimenez pitched five relatively strong innings, as the Indians defeated the White Sox 5-2 at Camelback Ranch.
""Ubaldo was pretty good,'' manager Terry Francona said. ""He really didn't throw his off speed pitches for strikes, but he only gave up two runs. I really hope that proves to him he can live pretty much with that fastball.''To read more or comment...
The Indians announced this morning that relief pitcher Frank Hermann underwent elbow surgery. Here is the team's release.
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GOODYEAR, Ariz.: The Indians and the Los Angeles Angels played to a 0-0 tie today at Goodyear Ballpark, and Daisuke Matsuzaka's outing was cut short by an injury.
After throwing a scoreless sixth, Matsuzaka began warming up in the seventh. Almost instantly, manager Terry Francona, one of the Tribe's trainers and Matsuzaka's translator trotted to the mound.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: The Indians trimmed nine more players from major-league camp this morning.
Pitchers Trey Haley, T.J. House, Chen-Chang Lee, Fernando Nieve and Danny Salazar returned to the minor-league camp. They were joined by position players Tim Fedroff, Matt LaPorta and Roberto Perez.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. With 12 more players agreeing to terms and two others being renewed, the Indians' entire 40-man roster has been signed for the season.
Agreeing to one-year deals werre Scott Barnes, Ezequiel Carrera, Juan Diaz, Yan Gomes, Nick Hagadone, Frank Herrmann, David Huff, Jason Kipnis, Chen-Chang Lee, Mike McDade, Cord Phelps and Josh Tomlin.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Brett Myers sailed through three innings before running into trouble, as the Indians lost 7-6 to the Rangers today at Goodyear Ballpark.
Until giving up five runs (four earned) on six hits, including two doubles and Craig Gentry's home run in the fourth inning, Myers was throwing a shutout.To read more or comment...
MESA, Ariz.: Zach McAllister delivered his most efficient outing of the spring, as the Indians pounded the Cubs 9-2 today at HoHoKam Stadium.
David Huff started the game and gave up a two-run homer to Javier Baez in three innings, then McAllister took over and pitched through the seventh. He did not allow a run, gave up three hits but no walks and struck out three.To read more or comment...
MESA, Ariz.: Michael Brantley will return to the lineup on Sunday after missing 10 days because of a deep cut in his left arm that required 15 stitches to close.
""He'll DH tomorrow and we'll put him up near the top of the order so he can get two at-bats,'' manger Terry Francona said. ""On Monday he'll play left and get the next day off.''
Brantley sustained the injury when he was spiked sliding into third in a game against the Athletics.
SURPRISE, Ariz.: Today's exhibition game between the Indians and Royals was canceled in the third inning because of rain but not before Drew Stubbs hit a towering home run and a double.
""That (home run) ball really jumped off his bat,'' manager Terry Francona said. ""If anything was worth coming over here for, it was those two swings.''
Francona noted a little lethargy and a penchant for making mistakes in his team's play.
""We showed up looking like we weren't really ready to play,'' Francona said. ""It was kind of a teaching day.''
By that, the manager meant that there were things the club needed to review in light of the way they handled certain situations, botching a relay on a Kansas City sacrifice fly and allowing three steals in two innings.
In talking about starter Corey Kluber, Francona said, ""He was a little deliberate today, and guys ran on him.''
Kluber was scheduled to throw four innings. He pitched two, and he kept throwing underneath the grandstand until he got to 65 pitches. Kluber gave up one earned run (three total) on three hits.
The game was halted with one out and one run home in the top of the third. Royals officials waited more than an hour before canceling the contest with the Tribe trailing 3-2.
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Ubaldo Jimenez had his best outing of the spring and the offense produced two home runs, as the Indians defeated the Giants 6-4 at Goodyear Ballpark.
JImenez gave up one run on three hits, walking none and striking out two.To read more or comment...
Outfielder Michael Brantley was scheduled to have the stitches removed from his left arm and participate in full workouts today.
"We'll probably let him go a couple of days when he does everything on the field,'' manager Terry Francona said this morning. "Maybe on Sunday he'll play three or four innings. That's probably pretty reasonable.''To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Scott Kazmir worked three innings (55 pitches) against a team of Tribe minor-leaguers today because of a balky slider.
He felt he could fix the problem easier in the low pressure atmosphere of a simulated game on a back field at the team's spring training complex.To read more or comment...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.: Daisuke Matsuzaka spent most of his three innings extricating himself from trouble, but in the end he allowed no runs and five hits as the Indians beat the Giants 4-3 at today at Scottsdale Stadium.
Matsuzaka loaded the bases with one out in the first, but got out of the jam when Brandon Belt flied out, and Ryan Raburn threw out Kensuke Tanaka at the plate. With two on and one out in the second, Matsuzaka induced Hector Sanchez to bounce into a double play.
""There was a lot of luck to my outing today,'' Matsuzaka said through a translator. ""But it's important for me to get out of those kinds of jams.
Added manager Terry Francona, ""What Dice-K can do is put men on base then get out of it. There's no panic in him.''
Matsuzaka's fastball was clocked mostly at 87-88 and occasionally touched 90.
""I thought I was throwing about that,'' he said. ""More important than my velocity is that I felt like I was throwing faster. I am also getting my cutter closer to my fastball speed, and that's another step forward.''
Nick Swisher hit his second home run of the spring and Juan Diaz hit his first, but it was Roberto Perez's ninth inning homer that won it.
""The biggest thing for this team is to find its identity,'' Swisher said. ""We have a lot of new guys here. Tito (Francona) doesn't have many rules, but he does like us to be fundamentally sound.''
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.: The Indians made their first cuts of the spring, reassigning three players to the minor-league camp.
First baseman Jesus Aguilar, left-hander Edward Paredes and outfielder Jeremy Hermida and were officially sent back to the minors, but Hermida will remain in major-league camp for about a week until minor-league exhibition games begin.To read more or comment...
MESA, Ariz.: The Indians amassed 20 hits -- seven for extra bases -- in their 13-5 win over the Cubs today at HoHoKam Stadium.
Lonnie Chisenhall, Mark Reynolds and NIck Swisher all homered to lead the offense. Swisher had three hits, including a double, and drove in four runs; Chisenhall also doubled, singled and had three RBI.To read more or comment...
GLENDALE, Ariz.: Josh Beckett set the tone by throwing three scoreless innings, as Dodger pitching shut down the Tribe, leading the way to a 5-1 win at Camelback Ranch.
The Indians totaled only five hits, but Yan Gomes, one of the stars of the early exhibition season, doubled and walked in three plate appearances to lift his average to .417.To read more or comment...
GLENDALE, Ariz.: – The more manager Terry Francona talks about Jason Giambi, the more it sounds like the 42-year-old slugger will make the team.
""He has a presence about him,'' the manager said today. ""He doesn't swing at bad pitches ever, and he still has his bat speed, so I've been impressed.''
In speaking about giving Giambi few at-bats against left-handers, Francona said, ""He's not going to play versus left-handers this year.''
That can be interpreted to mean that Giambi will hit against right-handers. He can't do that unless he's on the club.
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Ryan Raburn continued his hot streak at the plate, but the Indians loset 11-8 to the Padres this afternoon at Goodyear Ballpark.
Raburn hit his fourth home run of the spring with two runners on base in the Tribe's six-run first inning, but the staff couldn't hold the lead.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: The bad news for Indians fans was that Justin Masterson, the team's Opening Day starter, gave up four runs snd six hits in 2 2/3 innings.
The good news was the power outburst by Matt Carson and Mike McDade. Each hit a three-run homer to allow the Tribe to beat the White Sox 9-7 today at Goodyear Ballpark.To read more or comment...
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Closer Chris Perez was scratched from today's exhibition game because of a subscapularis strain of his right shoulder.
He will cease throwing for 7-10 days and begin a throwing program when he is free of symptoms. The prognosis is for Perez to pifch in exhibition games in three to four weeks.To read more or comment...


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Use an interactive Excel spreadsheet to explore number in this exciting game!
Overlaying pentominoes can produce some effective patterns. Why not use LOGO to try out some of the ideas suggested here?
Help the bee to build a stack of blocks far enough to save his friend trapped in the tower.
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A group of interactive resources to support work on percentages Key Stage 4.
Charlie likes tablecloths that use as many colours as possible, but insists that his tablecloths have some symmetry. Can you work out how many colours he needs for different tablecloth designs?
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A simple file for the Interactive whiteboard or PC screen, demonstrating equivalent fractions.
A java applet that takes you through the steps needed to solve a Diophantine equation of the form Px+Qy=1 using Euclid's algorithm.
Match pairs of cards so that they have equivalent ratios.
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There are thirteen axes of rotational symmetry of a unit cube. Describe them all. What is the average length of the parts of the axes of symmetry which lie inside the cube?
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The opposite vertices of a square have coordinates (a,b) and (c,d). What are the coordinates of the other vertices?
A right-angled isosceles triangle is rotated about the centre point of a square. What can you say about the area of the part of the square covered by the triangle as it rotates?
Discover a handy way to describe reorderings and solve our anagram in the process.
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Match the cards of the same value.
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On the 3D grid a strange (and deadly) animal is lurking. Using the tracking system can you locate this creature as quickly as possible?
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Last Monday, five-year old Usher Raymond The Fifth was rushed to the hospital after getting his arm stuck in a pool drain at a home in Atlanta.
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Following the incident, Usher's ex-wife, Tameka Raymond, took the singer to court for an emergency custody hearing. During Friday's hearing, Tameka lost her request for primary custody of the two children she has with Usher.
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Why abridge our native freedom, when, in every instance, the utmost exertion of it is found innocent and beneficial?
We must not abridge the liberties of the press or the people.
During the reign of Anne, the enemies of Dissent exerted themselves to abridge their liberties.
If an attempt be made to abridge that power, they preach arms and rebellion.
It is an averment of a conclusion of law which is permitted to abridge the facts (positive and negative) on which it is founded.
I find that I must abridge, by abstaining from the reading of extracts.
How can the State deny or abridge the right of the citizen, if the citizen does not possess it?
The second section I must abridge, for I cannot transcribe much more.
In this way all power of the individual states to abridge the political rights of the negro was taken away.
c.1300, abreggen, "to make shorter, to condense," from Old French abregier "abridge, diminish, shorten," from Late Latin abbreviare "make short" (see abbreviate). The sound development from Latin -vi- to French -dg- is paralleled in assuage (from assuavidare) and deluge (from diluvium). Related: Abridged; abridging.


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Guide to the Nichols family collection on the Palace of Westminster
Collection Scope and Content Summary
- Series 1. Correspondence and other material, 1650-1905, undated.
- Series 2. Plates (illustrations), 1747-1875, undated.
- Series 3. Publications, 1836.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Series 1. Correspondence and other material. 1650-1905, undated.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Correspondence to J.B. Nichols, Esquire. from J. C. Buckley. September 9, 1819. (digital image: curivsc_203_001)
Notes regarding rebuilt areas of St. Stephen's Chapel and House of Lords [architectural drawing attached in lower left corner]. undated. (digital image: curivsc_203_002)
Notes regarding rebuilt areas of St. Stephen's Chapel and House of Lords [architectural drawing attached in lower left corner]. undated (digital image: curivsc_203_003)
Correspondence to Wilki Collins from John Britton. December 4, 1848. (digital image: curivsc_203_004)
Correspondence to unknown from unknown [signature removed; in pencil above "My dear sir," is written "W. Safford"] undated. (digital image: curivsc_203_005)
Correspondence to G. James Ache from Champion Dymoke. undated. (digital image: curivsc_203_006)
Correspondence to unknown from Charles Barry, Jr. May 24, 1881. (digital image: curivsc_203_007)
Correspondence to J.B. Nichols, Esquire from E. W. Brayley. January 26, 1839. (digital image: curivsc_203_008)
Correspondence to Pickersgile Esquire RA from D. Maclise. undated. (digital image: curivsc_203_009)
Correspondence to unknown from Ar. Orslow. November 16, 1800. (digital image: curivsc_203_010)
Correspondence to unknown from Ar. Orslow. August 6, 1801. (digital image: curivsc_203_011)
Correspondence to The Rev'd Dr Kippis from John Rayner. April 7, 1783. (digital image: curivsc_203_012)
Correspondence to unknown from Earl of Dundonald. July 14, 1830. (digital image: curivsc_203_013)
Correspondence to unknown from George Dance. October 27, 1811. (digital image: curivsc_203_014)
Correspondence to unknown from Edward W. Brayley. August 12, 1837. (digital image: curivsc_203_015)
Correspondence to Sir John Cam Hobhouse from WG and to WG from Sir John Cam Hobhouse. September 19, 1857. (digital image: curivsc_203_016)
Financial records regarding Sir Thomas Lenthall. circa 1650. (digital image: curivsc_203_017)
Admit card to House of Lords. February 14, 1905. (digital image: curivsc_203_018)
Correspondence to J.B. Nichols, Esquire from J. C. Buckley. November 24, 1819. (digital image: curivsc_203_019)
Series 2. Plates (illustrations). 1747-1875, undated.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Plates (illustrations), "The Funeral Proceſsion of the Right hon.ble Charles James Fox _ paſsing the end of Old Palace Yard". 1806. (digital image: curivsc_203_023)
Plates (illustrations), "The lower Lobby, House of Commons". September 1, 1815. (digital image: curivsc_203_027)
Plates (illustrations), "Ground-Plan of Part of the City of Westminster as it appeared at the coronation of King George III – 1761". March 15, 1820. (digital image: curivsc_203_029)
Plates (illustrations), "Part of Westminster Hall". September 3, 1805. (digital image: curivsc_203_032)
Plates (illustrations), "A View of the Inſide of Weſtminster Hall". undated. (digital image: curivsc_203_034)
Plates (illustrations), "House of Commons. House of Lords as they were before the Fire 16th Oct.r 1834". undated. (digital image: curivsc_203_037)
Series 3. Publications. 1836.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Book titled The History of the Ancient Palace and Late Houses of Parliament at Westminster : Embracing Accounts and Illustrations of St. Stephen's Chapel, and its Cloisters, - Westminster Hall, - The Court of Requests, - The Painted Chamber by Edward Wedlake Brayley and John Britton. Published in London by John Weale, Architectural Library. 1836.


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Journal Journal: Kapla: Spirals
Just building stuff, sometimes continuing the following week: Week 1 Week 2
The booklet had a spiral which took some time to figure out. Basically, 2 pieces in the middle, and 1 on each side of it, which makes it look really cool, and more importantly, supports the turned pieces. They do a slow turn though.
After figuring it out, we went for a 3, that is, 3 in the middle, 2 on each side, and 1 on each side of that. With 1000 pieces, that allows 111 levels of 9 pieces each, which is what a friend built in the picture. The last piece might be lost, but there are 3 warped pieces in there. Got to watch out where to put them!
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Clairaut calculated its return right within a month (p. 219).
The calculation was difficult: Clairaut discovered the means of effecting it.
The comet made its predicted nearest approach to the Sun on March 13, 1759, just one month earlier than Clairaut had computed.
Ultimately, Clairaut took into account a whole series of neglected terms, and it came out correct; thus verifying the theory.
The comet arrived at its perihelion on the thirteenth of March, only twenty-three days from the time assigned by Clairaut.
After long and persevering labour in this region, Voltaire consulted Clairaut on the progress he had made.
Clairaut made this memorable communication to the Academy of Sciences on the 14th of November, 1758.
D'Alembert, Clairaut, and others attacked the problem, but were led to just the same result.
Clairaut was then only eighteen, and was in the same year made a member of the Acadmie des sciences.
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The Top 5 Funny Female Screenwriters To Watch
On May 13, 2011, the cinematic landscape was forever changed by that cute little movie about friends, weddings and bowel incontinence. Other than a couple "Saturday Night Live" cast members and the lead guy from "Mad Men," that cute little movie starred a bunch of relatively unknown—and, up until that time, unappreciated—actors and actresses. Yet, at the end of the day, that cute little movie went on to make over $288
billion million at the box office and finally prove to film studios executives it was okay for women to be depicted as smart, funny, beautiful and a little gross. Call it the "Bridesmaids" Effect.
No matter how you slice it, movie theaters haven't been the same since Melissa McCarthy pooped in a sink. (And I mean that as the highest compliment.) So, without further adieu, allow me to introduce you to the next crop of illegally talented female screenwriters who are likely to leave you in stitches and (possibly) tears.


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Original journalism from the Center's OpenSecrets Blog
Capital Eye Opener, Nov. 16: Whistleblowers, A Familiar Name in New Lobbying Registration Forms, and More
November 16, 2012 | Whistleblower protections eaten away by the courts are back -- and yes, there was lobbying on the bill. Meanwhile, the Torch is back, showing up on federal lobbying registration forms for the first time.
Insurgent Candidates See Electoral Success in Hot Senate Races
May 19, 2010 | Massive campaign war chests and establishment endorsements were not enough to be victorious in some of the country's most contested Senate primaries Tuesday night. One sitting Senator was defeated and another is heading to a run-off in three weeks, as candidates worked to distance themselves from Washington and position themselves as crusaders against special interests in charged anti-incumbent environments.
Republican Charles Djou Holds Cash Advantage Ahead of Special Election in Heavily Democratic Hawaii District
May 13, 2010 | Votes are already being cast in the free-for-all special election in Hawaii's 1st Congressional District, and a Republican candidate has emerged with the most cash on hand in the campaign's final stretch. Republican Charles Djou, a city council member in Honolulu, has nearly $170,000 more in the bank than the most well-financed Democratic candidate.
Embattled Lobbying Firm PMA Targeted Members of Defense Committees
February 12, 2009 | The close ties between Rep. John Murtha and a Washington lobbying firm raided by the FBI have put the powerful Pennsylvania Democrat under greater scrutiny. The lobbyists at PMA Group have been Murtha's fifth most generous campaign donor over time, but he is just one of 284 members of the 111th Congress who have collected money from the firm, which specializes in securing federal earmarks for its clients. In total, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee have given current members of Congress $3.4 million since 1989.
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And this relevant to Apple how?
I updated on Friday and got Samsung to replace it on Monday. The 4.3 update matches the watch and its a total train wreck and everyone should stay away from it.
4.3 comes with Knox which is a hardware killer. Its nearly as bad as an iPhone after thats installed. You CANT downgrade or change firmwares. You CANT root or add any extras. Its a total lockout so its NOT user friendly. I do NOT recommend anyone to upgrade to 4.3 if you root or customize your S4.
I found one called "FoxHound Diamond Dogs 3.0 TW 4.3" which is great. See if there is one for your phone and try it out. Its got an installer so you get to choose what gets installed and what doesn't. You can have it stock or customized or whatever you want its really flexible.
BTW, FoxHound Custom Rom is 1.3GB. I found it via google. Not sure what phones its for but it was for mine and I tried it out and it was pretty good. IF I ever update to 4.3 I think thats how I will do it as I dont ever again want to install Knox as thats what killed my S4.
and you CAN downgrade even if you didnt back up your ROM.
also, every problem under the sun can be solved on an Android device, if you dont know how, head over to A and you will get a solution to any problem you have--sometimes within minutes after you post it.
other Android OEMs are already on the band wagon an apple will hop on as well.
Well my S4 was on 4.2.2 and when I upgraded to 4.3 I lost Wifi. It refused to turn on. Then I noticed I also lost the SD card as when you put in the card it popped up a message saying you can now safely remove the SD Card.
All my data was corrupt so I had to factory reset. I tried a restore from Kies and that didn't help or work as it again was corrupt.
Samsung replaced it as it was faulty. There is no way I will try that again. I'm going to wait for 4.4 to get released and hopefully I wont have as much trouble as 4.3 gave me.
Have you tried to downgrade from 4.3? NO you haven't. 4.3 comes with Knox and that stops you from downgrading. Go ahead and try and see how far you get. I bet you'll be returning it to the shop crying when you bricked it as thats what it will do.
I've gotta say, you Android peeps aren't making Android sound as great as you would like us, Fanboys, to believe!
If I were a normal user, how are losing all these 'default' functions acceptable??? There's no reason why any normal user should have to search A for ROMs just so their phone functions properly, yet, risk bricking it!
Thank you for showing me that switching to Android can cause huge headaches!!! I'll just stick w/ my boring iphone that worx right out of the box.
BTW, I thought Android was 'open.' What's this stuff about not being able to downgrade 4.3? Isn't flashing any ROM supposed to be part of your ammo for defending Droid?!!!! LOL!
-You would be limited to driving 65 or whatever the speed limit is
-You can easily bypass the car lock by exploiting the keypad on the door
-You are only allowed to put Apple approved accessories in it
-Adding somebody elses accesories requires you to remove all your accesories
-You don't have access to the engine or battery and must be opened by an Apple dealer
-All maintenance must be done at an Apple dealer
-Opening the hood and maintaining the car on your own voids the warranty
-Replacement parts for the car are expensive and labor prices are insane
-The car itself would be extremely expensive
-Apple Maps is likely to lead you off a bridge
-The latest version of iCar would make you seasick with the windshield adjusting your view making it look like you are looking directly at the road from any angle
I do admit that Samsung and Android are not perfect and they all have their share of problems. One example is when I still ran Touchwiz on my S3, I had this one glitch happened where the messaging app keeps force closing and erases all of your messages. I don't know what caused it (I'm assuming there was a bug with it accessing the memory where texts are stored since everything is back to normal once you restart the phone) but it's happened to me more than once.
Another gripe I have with Android is I hate how they use the phone interface on tablets since 4.2. I much rather use the tablet interface that was used on Honeycomb and ICS as I felt it was more intuitive and more user friendly. That is one of my biggest hopes for Kit Kat is a much improved tablet interface since I'm not a fan of the interface they use for them now


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Shanghai, China
"Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work."
— Chuck Close
David Gran is an art educator who has taught at Huntington High School in New York, the Institute for Collaborative Education in Manhattan, and the Harlem School for the Arts. Currently, he teaches with his wife Kim at the Shanghai American School in China.
Gran spent the first two years at SAS as a technology integration specialist at the elementary school. Since then, he has returned to teaching art at the high school. Focusing on developing a video and film program as well as teaching foundation art and International Baccalaureate classes, Gran likes to keep one foot in the digital world and one foot in the messy world of paint and clay. Outside the classroom, he has created and collaborated on a number of international collaborative projects, is an organizer of Shanghai's Learning 2.0 conference, and is founder of the Shanghai Student Film Festival.
Recently, Gran has learned to unplug when he gets home, thanks to the mentorship of his one-year-old daughter, Amaya. In addition to being an Adobe Education Leader, he is a National Board Certified Teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator. He also has been using Adobe® Photoshop® software since its icon was a little shop for photos. He is sure that counts for something.
Gran regularly blogs about 21st century art education at his website, The Carrot Revolution.
"Paint the World with LIght" (School Arts magazine, December 2010)
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ok i managed to get some insight to my questions my only question is
how do i upgrade the kernel.
I have installed BT 5 on my spare pc which is a dell dimension 2400 with 40 gig drive, 2 gig of ram, P4 processor should be a good enough box to do the job. have a few questions.
1.) how do i upgrade to the latest version without DL a new DVD and installing fresh, what are the commands and such is there a FAQ. how do i check on BT what the latest version is ?
2.) how do i check in the terminal to see how much ram i have?
3.) how do i check to see of all hardware is working properly chipset, onboard video etc.
4.) i dont have a wireless card in the case just yet. I was thinking of getting this external range finder for B/G and N -
ALFA AWUS036NH 2000mW 2W Wireless N/G USB WiFi Adapter will this work ok.
5.) does BT do a normal update like Ubuntu or other flavors, where is the update icon in the GUI.
ok i managed to get some insight to my questions my only question is
how do i upgrade the kernel.
Question 1: Upgrade, depending on version you have..Depends on the distro too...Go to the wiki of distro...It's all there...You need to read my friend.
Question 2: type in terminal: free -o -m
Question 3: If you have a faulty harware, you bet you will see it...You can see the info such as type, serial No. manufacturer, memory slots, ethernet, wifi, etc of hardware from the terminal, BUT cannot see if they are working 100%....
Question 4: read , read , read....http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?...bility_drivers also in the alfa network home page.
Question 5: Upgrade? Yes..GUI?...This is linux...When using linux you need to forget windows...Please, this is terminal based, also some GUI, but please, I invite you to read about linux distros...And again, forget about windows...
Hope this helps...I could give you more info on your questions, but you have to read...
have a nice weekend.