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Installing a PCI Sound Card
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1. The PCI card is placed into the anti static plastic pouch as it is packaged. Do not open the pouch before you install the card.
2. Turn off the computer power and remove the power cable from your computer power supply.
3. Remove the computer cover. Make sure that you have an available PCI slot in your motherboard to install the card. Please, refer to your computer user's manual to remove the cover.
4. To avoid possible static shock to the computer parts, discharge yourself by touching the computer case or something grounded. If possible use an anti-static wrist band.
5. When you need to hold the PCI card, please hold it on the guide or the edge of card. Do not grab the card by the board.
Installing The PCI card
Please look for an empty PCI slot. If you do not know which one is an actual PCI slot, please, read the following;
There are 3 kinds slots in most recent computers. The PCI slot is most common and is used for different types of devices from the soundcard to the modem. Usually, the PCI slot is the white-colored slot. The ISA slot is used in older computers and it is marked with a black slot. The AGP slot is only for the video card and is the most recent type of slot. It is marked with a brown slot and is located close to the CPU. It will be not too hard to find the PCI slot for your sound card.
If there is a guide blocking the empty slot, please remove the guide using a screwdriver.
Next, put the PCI card into the slot and make sure it is placed in the slot correctly. The card will fit into your slot and then tighten the screw.
Close the computer case.
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Shaquille O'Neal -- a Bull? It never came close, according to the future NBA Hall of Famer. But O'Neal, who played for six teams before announcing his retirement in June, said the Bulls did reach out to him not that long ago.
"They never really contacted me," O'Neal told me over the phone Wednesday before correcting himself. "They did a little bit last year, but it was too late."
O'Neal -- who was promoting his All Star Comedy Jam at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino Nov. 4 -- didn't specify exactly why it was too late. And when asked if he would have liked to play for the Bulls during his 19-year career, O'Neal was vague.
"Chicago is a great city," O'Neal said. "I have relatives there. It's beautiful and very hospitable."
Heads up: "Rise and Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story" will screen in a limited number of Chicago-area theaters November 3. The documentary follows the UIC alum's unlikely path from MLS reject to playing in England's Premier League and the 2010 World Cup. Click here to find a screening.
Home away from home: Five of the six road teams that have faced the Bears at Soldier Field during the pre-season and regular season have stayed at the JW Marriott. And to make them feel more comfortable, the Financial District hotel paints its private security entrance with the team's colors. "We may all be die-hard Bears fans here, but we focus on making the visiting players feel welcome," said Director of Sales and Marketing, Steve Conklin in a press release.
Sightings: Cubs great Ryne Sandberg had dinner at Japonais Tuesday. … The New York Yankees' Curtis Granderson hung out Tuesday at The Fifty/50, where he is an investor. … The Blackhawks' Bryan Bickell dined with friends at Chicago Cut Steakhouse Monday. Former Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles watched the World Series at Chicago Cut Steakhouse that same night. … "Ace of Cakes" star Duff Goldman sat front row at the Blackhawks game at the United Center Tuesday.
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Both players, Faryd Mondragón and Carlos Valdés, will be introduced to the fans and the media today, January 20th, at a Press Conference at Philadelphia Union's Pub Partner Fado Irish Pub (1500 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa.). Doors will open to the public at 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at noon.
"We are very happy to have agreed to deals with both Faryd and Carlos," said Team Manager Peter Nowak. "It is great to have an experienced player, such as Faryd, show his desire and commitment to become a member of the Philadelphia Union family. We believe he will be a valuable mentor to our younger players.
"We also believe Carlos will have a big impact in the center of the backline. Along with Faryd, we have added two Colombian internationals who will solidify our defense and provide competition for our returning players. We believe Carlos will be an important player for the club, both on the field and in the locker room."
An experienced goalkeeper hails from Cali, Colombia and has played in some of the world's most recognizable leagues. He began his professional career in 1990 with Deportivo Cali of the Colombian First Division, and subsequently joined several other Colombian teams before landing with Argentinean First Division club Atletico Independiente in 1995. After his time in Colombia and Argentina, Mondragón moved to Europe where he starred in Spain's La Liga (Real Zaragoza FC, 1999), the French Ligue 1 (FC Metz, 2000-'01), the Turkish First Division (Galatasaray S.K., 2001-'07, won titles in 2002 and 2006), and finally the Bundesliga (FC Cologne, 2007-'10).
"We are very excited to have a player of Faryd Mondragón's caliber join Philadelphia Union," said Union CEO & Operating Partner Nick Sakiewicz. "Faryd is a proven winner and his vast experience will help us become closer to our goal of being the most admired American soccer brand. This agreement, along with Carlos Valdés and others that will come down the line, are a direct result of our strategic investment to provide our fans, marketing and TV partners, and ultimately the club with the very best on-field product possible."
Mondragón's vast experience extends beyond the club level, as the veteran goalkeeper has been capped 50 times for the Colombian National Team since his debut in 1993. Mondragón was a member of the Colombian teams that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The goalkeeper's last appearance with the national team occurred at PPL Park when Colombia played to a scoreless draw with the U.S. Men's National Team on October 12, 2010.
Valdés began his professional career with America de Cali in 2003, where he became team captain and won the Torneo Finalizacion in 2008. The center back was transferred to Independiente Santa Fe a year after, clinching the Colombian Cup title, and also starring as team captain there.
"Carlos is a player with immense upside who we believe will come in and contribute immediately," explained Sakiewicz. "His familiarity with Faryd will benefit our entire backline, and we expect both new acquisitions to assimilate seamlessly with the rest of our club."
Valdés helped the Colombian National Team win the U-20 South American Cup in 2005 and the Central American and Caribbean Games a year later. After debuting with the senior National Team in 2008, Valdés has been capped four times. Valdés missed his most recent call to the National Team when Colombia played to a 1-1 draw with the U.S. Men National Team at PPL Park on October 12, 2010, as the player was then competing for the Southamerican Cup with Santa Fe.
Name: Faryd Camilo Mondragón Ali - Faryd Mondragón
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6-3
Weight: 207
Born: June 21, 1971
Birthplace: Cali, Colombia
Citizenship: Colombian
Last Club: FC Cologne
Pronunciation: fa-REED mon-dra-GON
Name: Carlos Enrique Valdés Parra - Carlos Valdés
Position: Defender
Height: 6-0
Weight: 176
Born: May 22, 1985
Birthplace: Cali, Colombia
Citizenship: Colombia
Last Club: Club Independiente Santa Fe, Colombia
Pronunciation: Val-DEZ
(Copyright 2010 Philadelphia Union. Reprinted by permission)


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Boondock Saint's II: All Saint's Day (US - BD)
Gabe crosses himself and prays we don't see anymore sequels from this franchise.
After years of hiding out in Ireland with their father, Il Duce (Billy Connolly), The MacManus Brothers (Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery) are forced back into the mobster shooting business when a Boston priest is murdered using their M.O.. Turns out that the mob is behind the killing, which they instigated as a means to force the MacManus' out of hiding (for some reason). The Brothers take to killing, with a new friend in tow (Clifton Collins Jr.), and a new F.B.I. Agent on their back (Julie Benz).
I saw writer/director Troy Duffy's first Boondock Saints movie when I was about 19 or 20, and it was exactly what I was looking for. I laughed at the hijinx and thrilled at the gunplay. I recommended it to friends. Then I watched the film a second time several years later, and I wanted to apologize to those friends. Boondock Saints is a mess of a movie that, for all intents and purposes, appears to have been made by someone who saw Pulp Fiction and The Killer and said 'I can do that!' without seeing any other movies. The documentary Overnight, directed by Mark Brian Smith and Tony Montana, revealed something far worse – an egomaniacal frat boy type convinced he knew it all. Ten years rolled by and Duffy's throwaway entrée in the post-Tarantino lottery gained a rabid cult following, and he's turned out a belated sequel.
Boondock Saints II: All Saint's Day proves one thing – Troy Duffy is obsessed with anal rape. Really obsessed. Like, perhaps we should notify his analyst kind of obsessed. And when he's not busy exploring the comedy value of cylindrical objects being crammed into rear ends, he's busy falling in love with his own dialogue, devoting precious minutes to line readings even the capable cast can't deal with. What he misses in all this is an actual storyline. Perhaps I wasn't paying enough attention, or perhaps the basic narrative was too derivative to make an imprint, but I'm finding it hard to recall any plot points besides mob guys being offed by the heroes. The editing doesn't help. The cuts are often chaotically timed, and the take lengths follow suit. I give Duffy some credit for sticking to his flashback motif, because it may be the only element that really defines his 'style', but his pacing is consistently wrong, depleting any chance of surprise or suspense, not to mention sense. The non-story might have worked had Duffy explored the superhero and western elements he briefly points to, but most of the film just recalls stuff that already happened in the first film. It takes an hour to bring things to the 'next level', and when it gets there it looks a lot like the ground floor.
Willem Dafoe was a bit too over-the-top in the first movie, but his character was a particularly memorable element, love it or hate it. Clifton Collins Jr. and Julie Benz do their best to fill the void, but they can barely make Duffy's unfortunate dialogue. Even more unfortunate is the fact that Benz' presence reminds me of Punisher: War Zone, which was such a ridiculous slice of vigilante with guns violence it's kind of ruined everything similar for me since. Films like Crank, Running Scared and Shoot 'Em Up, not to mention all Takashi Miike's crime operas have pushed the limits of cartoon chaos over the last decade, and both Boondock Saints films sit in some kind of no man's land between serious crime genre flicks, and such cartoonish celebrations of violence. Who aims to set a film somewhere in the middle? Certainly not the guy with a decade's worth of build up to prove he's genuinely something special. Instead Troy Duffy is proving he had even fewer ideas than even his most brutal critics assumed. This is more of the same, only less.
Boondock Saints II is a generically good looking movie, made using mostly natural colour schemes, lots of blacks, and some sharp textures. It appears there was some kind bleach bypass process was used because the well lit shots are super bright white, and the blacks are deep and unfettered. Detail levels are about average for a decent sized recent production, not particularly noteworthy, and featuring not major errors or artefacts. There is plenty of grain on the print, but noise is only particularly noticeable on the purest reds. Duffy doesn't utilize many extreme close-ups, and his compositions aren't regularly too wide-angle or deep in focus (though the digital backdrops really stick out as phony), so there isn't a whole lot to say about the overall sharpness. Colours are pretty clean, but rarely poppy or particularly expressive (excepting the final shootout, which features some bright blood against harsh grays), and they do tend to blend into each other. The black edges are quite sharp without any enhancement, and the grainy, de-saturated flashbacks impress with their defused whites.
Another Sony disc, another standup DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. Boondock Saints II utilizes all the usual action/comedy sound tropes, like whooshing cameras and abstractly loud clicks and clacks. The shoot-outs are the obvious places for the track to spring to life, though often these moments feature more music than sound effects work. Still, there are plenty of bullets zipping directionally throughout the channels, and plenty of LFE rumbling gun-shots. The coolest aural moments are the pre-assassination prayers, which start in the center channel and wrap from front to back. The music is quite loud and crisp, and encompasses enough differing styles to give a full expression of noise. The punky rock stuff is raucous, the dramatic choral stuff warmly fills every channel, and the pop music features plenty of punchy bass.
There are two commentary tracks that start this disc's extras, one with writer/director Troy Duffy and actors Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and Billy Connolly, the other with Duffy and (SPOILER ALERT) Willem Dafoe. There are some that would say one track with Duffy would be enough, but he has his fans. The first track is full of words, some of them actually interesting and informative, most of them rambling and personal. It's kind of a mess, but I'm sure fans will like it (though no one will like the long bouts of silence). There are also plenty more homoerotic overtones. The second track is mostly Duffy on his own discussing his intents for the film. I'm afraid I think he's failed on most points, but this is a relatively mellow and thoughtful track. Duffy's post- Overnight ego hasn't really been put in check, but I can't totally blame the guy for enjoying his own work. Dafoe doesn't show up for a while, and tries to steer the conversation more towards the making of the film, occasionally even flat out telling Duffy people don't care about whatever he's talking about.
'Unprecedented Access: Behind the Scenes' (25:50, HD) is a mix of raw behind the scenes footage, and the usual talking heads that aren't really saying anything. It's not particularly informative (especially if you listened to the commentary), but it has a decent flow, and gives a good glance at Duffy's production process. 'Billy Connolly and Troy Duffy: Unedited' (9:20, HD) is a pleasant enough conversation with the actor and the director, who recall their relationship.
Blu-ray exclusives start with 'The Cast Confesses: Secrets from the Set' (7:10, HD), a fluffy little collection of extra cast interviews not included during 'Unprecedented Access'. 'Inside the Vault: The Weapons' (8:30, HD) longingly and lovingly looks at the prop guns used for the film. 'The Boondock Saints hit Comic-Con' (57:00, HD) closes out the exclusive extras. This is a rather long look behind the cast and director's appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con, which included signing and a panel discussion. It's a mess of awkward. The disc also features two deleted scenes (2:38, SD), though it probably should've featured seven or eight. Ten tops. Things end with Sony trailers.
Peter Fonda's embarrassing performance, and out of nowhere final few minutes do a little to save Boondock Saints II, but overall writer/director Troy Duffy has created another incoherent mess of a film, and one without even the middling characters and silly shootouts to save it. Based on Duffy's apparent plans I think I'd rather he skipped straight to Boondock Saints III. This is an unremarkable film, and a badly told story, what little there is. Duffy's Godfather II and Untouchable call outs aren't charming either, rather they're cheap shots. Fans should be satisfied with this Blu-ray's image and sound quality, and should be happy with the extras, which covers quite a bit of the production process, assuming they aren't devastated at the quality of the film.
Reviewer Note: The images on this page do not represent the Blu-ray image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Gabriel Powers: Boondock Saints II: All Saint's Day proves one thing – Troy Duffy is obsessed with anal rape. Really obsessed. Like, perhaps we should notify his analyst kind of obsessed
Will you marry me?
That had to be the funniest line I've read in a review in months. Kudos.
Oh, and I agree with everything you've said here.
Will you marry me?
That had to be the funniest line I've read in a review in months. Kudos.
Oh, and I agree with everything you've said here.
PhilipRidley Member Join Date: February 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 10
Loved the film nearly as much as the first one, have to disagree with the review
Bouncy X Member Join Date: March 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,931
i can't believe i'm asking but what's with the anal rape reference? like do you mean the movie has a lot of it shown and/or discussed or that its so bad it feels that way for the viewer? lol
LLcruize Member Join Date: January 2005 Location: United States Posts: 448
I have never been a fan of the first film, though it had it's moments. This one, I fell asleep 3 times. It takes so long to get going, as mentioned in the review, and when it does get going, it never got going. It was like watching a huge firework with a long fuse. You patiently and excitedly wait for it to get to the end, only to have the firework make a pathetic whimper of a noise and fall over.
beckmen Member Join Date: November 2005 Location: United States Posts: 355
I gotta disagree with the assessment of the first movie. Loved it when I saw it on VHS, loved it when I bought the DVD, and I loved it when I recently bought and watched the Blu-ray. I don't see why so many fans have turned their back on this movie, other than "its cool" and rebellious or something. Sure, Hot Topic tarnished the brand name with all their stupid c**p, but whatever. A good movie is a good movie, regardless of who likes it, how much of an ass the director is (or how much of a smear campaign a couple of fame-grabbing documentarians turned out), etc. If you genuinely don't like the movie, that's fine. Hell, I think The Godfather, Part II is an overlong, boring piece of dreck. It takes different strokes. But it seems to me that many of the film's detractors are bandwagon jumpers.
Now the sequel...I thought it brought some interesting ideas into it, but for the most part was a mediocre flick and not a great sequel. I enjoyed it, but didn't love it or even really like it. Too many rehashed ideas, a weak script, and not great casting (as much as I love Benz, I did not like her character and part of that comes down to the performance).
PS: David Della Rocco is hilarious and should have a real film career!
Now the sequel...I thought it brought some interesting ideas into it, but for the most part was a mediocre flick and not a great sequel. I enjoyed it, but didn't love it or even really like it. Too many rehashed ideas, a weak script, and not great casting (as much as I love Benz, I did not like her character and part of that comes down to the performance).
PS: David Della Rocco is hilarious and should have a real film career!
Sam Spade Member Join Date: January 2007 Location: United States Posts: 2,032
Troy Duffy belongs in a bar, not behind a camera. Agree completely with you Gabe. So happy I skipped this. The first one is SO overrated.
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,831
I loved both films, but I did enjoy your review even though I disagree with you.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 9th March 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, French and Portuguese, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
Extras: Writer/Director and Cast Commentaries, Movie IQ, Deleted Scenes, Unprecedented Access: Behind the Scenes Featurette, Billy Connolly and Troy Duffy: Unedited, Inside the Vault: The Weapons Featurette, The Cast Confesses: Secrets from the Set Featurette, The Boondock Saints Hit Comic-Con, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Troy Duffy
Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly, Clifton Collins Jr., Julie Benz
Genre: Action and Comedy
Length: 118 minutes
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Yeshiva - 5, Farmingdale State - 0
Edgewater, N.J. - The third-seed Farmingdale State men's tennis team fell 5-0 in the Skyline semifinals to #2 seed Yeshiva University (12-2). The Rams end the season with a 7-6 record overall, while Yeshiva advances to the Championship game against top-seed Mount Saint Mary on Sunday, April 27th at 1:00 p.m.
After doubles play, the Rams were down 3-0 with a close 8-6 loss at #3 doubles. Farmingdale State played great in the singles matches, but the Maccabees needed just two more wins for the match to be over, winning at #1 and #4 to suspend the match.
Freshman Tyler Danzy (Central Islip, N.Y.) had a close match at 1st singles with a 6-4 loss in the first set, but falling 6-1 in the second. Yeshiva won the Senior Judd Bahoui (Long Beach, N.Y.) fell 6-4 in the first set at #2 singles and was down 3-2 in the second set when the match was suspended.
At #3 singles, sophomore Kevin Palacios (Glen Cove, N.Y.) lost 7-6 in the first set and had just started the second set. Junior Brian Heinlein (Patchogue, N.Y.) lost a close 6-4 first set at #5 singles and was tied 2-2 in the second set. The #6 singles Cajetan Ferraro (Flushing, N.Y.) won the first set 6-4 and was up 3-0 in the second.


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GNU Health counts with a growing, committed and friendly international community, that brings the best from the social, biological, medical and computer science fields. No matter where in the world you live, we are passionate to keep health - and health informatics - a non-negotiable human right.
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New Experiences, New Friends, a New School Year
By Melissa McCutchan
CIU Student Writer
August 11, 2013 was no ordinary morning for Rachel Somerville. As the incoming CIU freshman packed her belongings into the back of her brother's pickup truck, she had to pray that the old vehicle could make the drive from North Carolina to her new home on Monticello Road.
Thankfully, the truck made the trip, and Somerville joined over 160 new students for Connect: CIU, an orientation designed to acquaint new students with their classmates, CIU, and the Columbia area.
Students kept busy their first days at CIU registering for classes, attending sessions about time management and study skills, and socializing at activities.
"This transition looks different for everybody," Dean of Students Rick Swift said to students in a Tuesday night welcoming session. "Some of you moved in last night and have 73 new Facebook friends. But for some of you, this is really, really hard."
Connect: CIU was hosted by the "Connect Crew," 10 returning CIU students who organized social events for the new students and assisted them in their move into the residence halls. With events hosted by the Connect Crew squeezed in around informational sessions, the freshmen didn't have much time to miss home.
"You may feel like you've been drinking from a fire hose the past few days," Associate Provost Dr. Bryan Beyer said to students in a Thursday night commissioning service.
Thursday night brought the official end of Connect: CIU, though activities were far from over. "Welcome Week" began on Friday morning, complete with surveys and social events.
On Saturday morning new students took part in service projects. Some students cleared debris from the wooded trails on the CIU campus. Others took part in a carnival at nearby Forest Heights Elementary School, complete with face painting and moon bounces for children who live in the Monticello Road area.
"It was great to see new CIU students working together to accomplish any task that needed to be done in order to serve the community," transfer student Whitney Spradley said.
More than a hundred new students moved into the residence halls. Posters are hung on the walls, and laundry hampers are already half-full of new CIU T-shirts.
"Everything I own in the world is here," Somerville said. "It really feels like home."


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Fossil fuels cannot be forever. Technological advances in fossil fuel extraction may extend the horizon, but these resources are finite. Renewable energy must be in our future. The connection between fossil fuel use, environmental damage and climate change should drive a more rapid transition, but the route is blocked by many challenges. The world runs on fossil fuels. How can we have cars and trucks without gasoline? How can we generate electricity without coal or natural gas? How can we have enough energy for a growing and developing world population? There is the sun and the wind, but what to do when the sun does not shine and the wind does not blow? We need to think big and act big. The world has no option but to solve these energy challenges. Spend an hour with me searching for solutions.
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O'Brien's Checklist
Now reading:
Play It As It Lays the Joan Didion short novel set in Southern California and Southern Nevada. It's actually turning out to be a really good book.
Next read:
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls by local writer Alissa Nutting. She's in grad school at UNLV. I have a pile of books I want to read, but I've moved hers to the top.
Listening to:
God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise by Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs
I get most of my DVDs from the library. I watched a weird, indie film called Old Joy recently with the musician Will Oldham. And Tideland, the Terry Gilliam film. Extremely bizarre.
Favorite off-the-beaten-path Vegas places?
Larry's Villa, the seedy strip joint on Bonanza at Rancho. It really has an interesting history to it, which I write about in the book. The art gallery underneath The Strip in the underground flood channels. Also the Blue Angel motel. There's a lot more going on there than meets the eye. It's not all just drug dealers and prostitutes. There's some interesting, cool, smart people who live and hang out in that area.
O'Brien on Hunter S. Thompson
Focusing on your new book, My Week at the Blue Angel: And Other Stories from the Storm Drains, Strip Clubs and Trailer Parks of Las Vegas, you first wrote the "Hunting Hunter" story for CityLife, then went back and revamped it. What do you think is not only Las Vegas' fascination, but also the nation's still to this day with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and its association with the city?
It always surprises me in some ways how many people are into Hunter S. Thompson and his writing, how many people he's influenced. I've read most of his work, and I just think that is his best work that he ever produced, and I think he said as much. I've interviewed him on a few occasions, and he had some other writing that was kind of on level with that or close, but I just think that is him at his peak. At his most creative and what I appreciate about it, there's so many writers who've come to town, parachuted in and tried to capture Las Vegas, and most of them fail. Thompson -- even though he only spent a few weeks here in the early '70s spread out at different times here -- I think he really captured what Vegas is about.
Since you spent so much time reading his work and speaking with him, why do you think he created this combination of fact and fiction?
I think a lot of it with him is just desperation. It seemed like he was always under several deadlines and sometimes almost just winging it and making up stuff. But he was such a brilliant writer that he could pull it off. … He told me he probably would have given up on the piece had not Rolling Stone said, "Hey, we like this, and we'll run it." … When I asked him about the writing, he said it was blood, sweat and tears. It was really intense writing, and you can really see the craftsmanship in the book if you read it closely and not just laugh at some of the outlandish scenes and lines in there.
What did his passing mean to you and possibly even Las Vegas?
I was pretty shaken up by it for a few reasons. We had kind of developed a little bit of a relationship since I'd interviewed him a couple times, and he communicated by fax machine and he would send me the occasional fax and I would respond. He would call late nights sometime with weird requests and stories. For my first book, Beneath the Neon, I'd asked him to write an introduction, and he said, "Oh, everyone asks me to write those, and those are tougher to write than the book themselves sometimes. I can't do that, but I'll give you a blurb, get in touch with me when you finish the first draft, and I'll write something up." I was just finishing the first draft when I got news that he had committed suicide at Woody Creek at his fortified compound. So it was disappointing on several levels. What people don't know about him and I got to learn in our brief interactions together is he's a really cool, unselfish guy.
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How do you think the Blue Angel stays in business?
Actually, part of the reason I wanted to go down there was to see the business side. How are weekly motels doing in this economy? Are they struggling or are they doing really well? What I found out is a place like the Blue Angel can actually do really well because they have low overhead. … In this economy, you have people who can no longer afford to live in an apartment or their home, and a lot of them are ending up at the Blue Angel, at least temporarily, until they figure out if they're going to move out of town, going to try to find a different place to live in town, or a job, etc.
What does the management think about the book?
They're pretty media-shy people, I've noticed. The managers and the owners weren't really returning phone calls or wanting to be interviewed. I did have a minor breakthrough with one of the owners when I told her what I was doing, the book would be coming out, she seemed to think it could be a good thing for them possibly. But I think the story's fair. I wasn't doing a "hit" piece on the Blue Angel. It's more of a human-interest story, who's down there, how'd they end up in this place?
O'Brien on his home, The Diplomat apartments on Paradise
When you moved into The Diplomat, did you ever think it'd be the subject of a story?
I'd driven by it, and I actually assumed it was a weekly motel, but then I went in and there's this nice courtyard, beautiful trees, bow-tie-shaped pool and these loft apartments that have really unique floor plans. I just figured I'd be there six months to a year. I've ended up staying there for five years and getting to know the neighbors, researching the history. Turns out when it opened in 1960 behind the Desert Inn -- where the Wynn is now -- it was one of the nicest apartment complexes in Vegas. A lot of famous or semi-famous entertainers used to live there: Louis Prima, Judy Garland was rumored to have lived there, Dean Martin.
O'Brien on writing about Las Vegas
What is one of the biggest mistakes writers make when choosing Vegas as their subject?
They walk in the wrong direction. They check in and, like moths, they're drawn to the bright lights, to The Strip. I think more of them should turn around and go in the opposite direction of what they're instincts are telling them to do. I think they would find some really interesting stories if they were to do that.
Do you worry those people that do come in and out are going to portray the city incorrectly, or just regurgitate the same cliches?
It doesn't bother me. I kind of laugh at it when they come here and write the same old story. Or write this hit piece on Vegas as if they've discovered some new criticism that hasn't been found before, some new insight.
Check out O'Brien's insight on Las Vegas in My Week at the Blue Angel: And Other Stories from the Storm Drains, Strip Clubs and Trailer Parks of Las Vegas and his first book Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas. Stop by his book signing at 3 p.m. November 20 at Borders in Town Square.


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SIOUX CITY, IA -- The Sioux Falls Stampede scored twice in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and never looked back as they topped the Omaha Lancers 4-2 at the USHL Fall Classic West in Sioux City.
It was the Herd's fourth game in six days as they improved to 3-1-0 in pre-season play.
Keith Burchett, Michael Buonincontri, Zeb Knutson, and Conner Valesano all scored in the win for the Herd. Shane Starrett and David Jacobson split time between the pipes with Starrett stopping 12 of 13 and Jacobson turning aside 21 of 22.
The Lancers opened scoring eight minutes when Tyler Vessel scored shorthaned. Vessel stole the puck and center ice and broke in on a breakaway where he wristed a shot between the circles past the glove side of Starrett to give the Lancers a 1-0 lead. Both teams exchanged power play opportunities in the period, but remained 1-0 until 16:57 when the Stampede got on the board on a goal from Burchett. Burchett took a bouncing pass in front of the net and slipped the puck under the right pad of Omaha goaltender Cole Bruns to tie the game 1-1. Omaha outshot the Stampede 9-4 in the period.
Sioux Falls wasted little time taking their first lead of the morning, scoring 5:13 in on a goal from Buonincontri to give the Herd a 2-1 edge. R.J. Majkozak ripped a shot from the left point that was stopped by Bruns, but the rebounded bounced in front where Buonincontri batted it into the back of he net. Sioux Falls added to their lead with 7:41 remaining in the period when Buonicontri sent a pass through the slot where Knutson dove and batted the puck through the legs of Omaha netminder Atte Tolvanen who entered the game midway through the period. The Stampede led at the end of the period, despite being outshot 12-8.
Early in the third, the Stampede killed off a four minute penalty to Joe Schuldt and maintained their two goal advantage. The Herd took a commanding 4-1 lead with just over seven minutes remaining in regulation when Valesano danced through the slot, past the Omaha defense, and wristed a shot into the upper left hand corner of the net to give the Herd a three goal edge. It stayed that way until the final minute of the period when Ryan Tait wristed a shot past the stick side of Jacobson, but that was as close as the Lancers would get as the Stampede held off the Lancers for a 4-2 victory.
The teams then squared off in a five minute, sudden-death overtime in which Omaha scored 1:16 in on a goal from Jake Randolph. The Stampede win the game, however, despite being outshot 34-17. Sioux Falls went 0-for-2 on the power play while going 6-for-6 on the penalty kill.
The Stampede will close out USHL Fall Classic West and pre-season play Thursday night at 7 PM when they play the host Musketeers at the Tyson Events Center.
The Stampede open the regular season on September 21st at Des Moines. Sioux Falls' home opener is set for October 4th versus Omaha.
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Region XXI tourney schedule set
The Region XXI men's basketball tournament is scheduled to be played at the CCRI Knight Campus in Warwick this Friday and Sunday. The teams participating are No. 1 seed and No. 3 nationally ranked Community College of Rhode Island from Warwick.; No. 2 seed Dean College from Franklin, Mass.; and No. 3 seed Orange County Community College from Middletown, N.Y. and Region XV. The third Region XXI team – No. 18 nationally ranked Massasoit Community College – deemed ineligible for the tournament due to a regional bylaw regarding too many technical fouls accrued during the season. The winner of the Region XXI tournament will host the Northeast District Tournament the weekend of March 10 and 11 versus the Region XIX Champion.
The Region XXI tournament schedule is as follows:
Dean College vs. Orange County CC, 7 p.m.
CCRI vs. winner of Dean/OCCC game, 1 p.m.
Lady Knights maul Manchester
The CCRI Lady Knights basketball team hosted the Cougars of Manchester Community College for their final regular season game in a Region XXI non-league contest. In a record-breaking night, the Lady Knights improved to 17-11 and 6-1 in Region XXI play with a convincing 75-42 victory.
CCRI was celebrating Sophomore Day for their lone sophomore, Lauren Masse (Woonsocket), as she played in her final game at the Vincent A. Cullen Fieldhouse. In addition, the Lady Knights were also having their annual "Play 4 Kay Pink Out" where they wore pink accessories and raised money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is a charitable organization committed to finding an answer in the fight against women's cancers through raising money for scientific research.
The Lady Knights and Cougars battled back and forth for the first 10 minutes. CCRI finally got into a rhythm and took its first lead at 12-10 on a 3-pointer by captain Jahira Smith (Norwich, Conn.). From then, the Lady Knights never trailed again, going into halftime leading 32-22. In the second half, they went to a smaller and quicker lineup, which stifled the Cougars' offensive flow and allowed CCRI to extend its lead to over 30 points. Manchester never recovered, and the Lady Knights cruised to the victory.
Masse drained five 3-pointers, on 5-10 shooting from behind the 3-point arc, moving her from fourth to second on CCRI's all-time 3-pointer list. She now has 78 for her career, moving her past Sara Duskiewicz, who had 74 from 2002-2004, and Lauren Harrington, who had 75 from 2007-09.
"I am really happy for Lauren," CCRI head coach Kate Lynch said. "She has been an important part of this program for two years. She helped set the standard for CCRI basketball last year and she has continued to do so. Being second on the all-time 3-point list is a huge accomplishment and it is well deserved."
Smith was also out to get into the record book with another impressive game for the Lady Knights, finishing with another double-double consisting of 12 points and 10 assists while adding six steals and five rebounds. Smith had broken the single-season record for steals of 93 set by Lauren Harrington in 2008-09 earlier in the season, and her mark now stands at 120 steals for the year. In addition, Smith also set a new single-season assist record with 162 on the season, breaking the former mark of 156 held by Nicole Girard in 2008-09.
Also having an excellent night for CCRI versus Manchester was Jess Randall (Warwick), who had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Rounding out the Lady Knights' attack was Moe Plummer (Fairfield, Conn.) with 13 points, six rebounds and three steals, Celina Rosa (Plantation, Fla.), who pitched in with eight points and two steals and Nyjah Porcher (New Britain, Conn.), who added seven rebounds and four points.
"I am very proud of our effort in the second half," Lynch said. "We played much harder, more focused, and more together in the second half. When we play like that, we are fun to watch."
CCRI resumes play next weekend when it travels to Monroe College in New Rochelle, N.Y. to take part in the Region XXI Tournament. The No. 2 seed Lady Knights will face Region XXI rival and No. 3 seed Dean College on Saturday at 10 a.m. The winner of that game will play the winner of the No.1 seed Monroe College vs. No. 4 seed Orange County Community College game on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
Knights sweep College of Albemarle
The CCRI Knights baseball team concluded its five-game road trip to North Carolina by traveling to Murfreesboro, N.C. to play the Dolphins of the College of the Albemarle from Elisabeth City, N.C. The Knights swept the Dolphins 8-3 and 9-8. With the two victories, the Knights improved to 3-1 on the season. The College of the Albemarle drops to 4-3.
Game one
The Knights scored one run in the first on a leadoff single by centerfielder Dylan Gracia (Middletownfollowed by a passed ball and an RBI single by captain Tom Gavitt (Stonington, CT). Jamale Horn (Hoover, Ala.) launched his first home run of the season in the top of the fourth inning to right-center field, giving the Knights their second run. The team added three runs in the sixth on singles by Marc Dorsi (West Haven, Conn.) and Gavitt, followed by an intentional walk to Horn, and a two-run double to left-center by first baseman Brendan Cabral (Scituate). The Knights added three more insurance runs in the top of the seventh on two walks and a two-run single by Dorsi to close out the scoring. Dorsi and Gavitt led the team in the first game with two hits and two RBI apiece. Freshman Todd Lyons (Norwalk, Conn.) pitched six strong innings in his collegiate debut, giving up only four hits while striking out and impressive eleven Dolphin batters. Dylan Pingitore (Johnston) and Rodger Lincoln (East Providence) combined to close out the game by pitching a scoreless seventh inning.
Game two
The second game of the doubleheader was filled with drama. Both teams battled back and forth, giving up the lead then reclaiming it back until the Knights scored two runs with two outs in the top of the seventh and held on in the bottom of the inning for a the come-from-behind win.
Dorsi came up with an exciting two-out, two-strike single to drive in the two runs, giving the Knights a 9-8 lead in the top of the seventh. Dorsi's heroics followed singles by freshman Nick Coro (North Providence) and John Razzino (Cranston), followed by a walk by Cabral to load the bases. That set the stage for Dorsi.
Gavitt led the Knights offense with three hits and three RBI and freshmen Coro and Razzino added three hits to lead the offensive explosion.
On the mound for the Knights, Connor Gleason (North Stonington, Conn.) came on in relief of Kevin Dale (Warwick) in the bottom of the sixth inning and closed out the game in the seventh for his second win of the season. Dale's three-inning performance in relief of starter Adam Chrzanowski (Westfield, Mass.) kept the Knights in the game until the offense took over in the last two innings.
The Knights have a week off before heading back on the road next weekend for a three game series at Mercer County Community College in Trenton, N.J.
Lady Knights upend UCAP
The CCRI Lady Knights basketball team hosted the Pointers of the University of Connecticut at Avery Point on Tuesday for a Region XXI non-league game. The Lady Knights defeated the Pointers 70-54.
The Lady Knights controlled the game from the opening tip to the final buzzer. They quickly jumped out to a 10-point lead within the first ten minutes of the game, which they extended to 22 by halftime with the score 44-22. The Pointers played with only five players, but they battled their way back into the game as they cut the lead to 13 multiple times. However, the game would never get any closer.
Smith led the Lady Knights with 16 points with 11 assists while adding four steals and three rebounds, and Randall had 15 points with five rebounds, five steals and two assists. Also helping CCRI was sophomore Masse with nine points, including two 3-pointers and a career high two blocked shots, Porcher, who scored eight points with seven rebounds, and Rosa, who played lockdown defense on UCAP's Becca Pope for most of the game while adding four points, two assists, two steals and two rebounds. Rounding out the Lady Knights top performers was the frontcourt tandem of Krista Trenholm (Hope Valley) and Jenna Ayala (Paterson, N.J.) who combined for 13 points, 17 rebounds, three assists, a blocked shot and a steal. Plummer added five points, including a 3-pointer with three rebounds. Pope led all scorers with 21 points.
"We were very sluggish all game," Lynch said. "Defensively, we were not closing the lane. We gave up too many offensive rebounds. We talked about being consistent. We have to prepare for the playoffs in a week. We have to start focusing on the doing the little things day and day out. Those are what win you basketball games."


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It was raining the day we met up with John Darnielle and The Mountain Goats at Portland's Aladdin Theater. It was the kind of soaked, gray day typical of December in the Pacific Northwest, but for Darnielle, it was also a reminder of the dark time he spent living here years ago. "By noon, I was 18 years old again and mad as hell," he said.
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Soybean disease experts agree that Asian soybean rust offers ample reason for concern across the United States, but widespread outbreaks are not likely if growers, consultants and university personnel take appropriate precautions.
"Why is it a concern?" asked University of Illinois soybean pathologist Wayne Pedersen during a soybean rust management seminar at the recent Commodity Classic in Austin, Texas.
Pedersen, who works with the National Soybean Research Lab, said the disease "is devastating." Losses may range from 10 percent to 80 percent.
The good news, he says, is that the pathogen is unlikely to overwinter north of Orlando, Florida, "most years. Cold in Florida is a good thing (for soybean producers)," he said.
"So if we get it again, it has to blow in."
He says the unusual hurricane activity last fall brought the disease up from South America and into southern soybean fields, as far north as the Missouri Bootheel.
He compared the event to a 1970 spread of corn blight. The disease had been identified in specific corn varieties in the South in 1969. In 1970, observers identified a little of the disease in Florida. Then three hurricanes, Alma, Becky and Celia, hit and carried the pathogen as far north as Southern Minnesota and over to East Texas.
"Can that happen with Asian soybean rust? I don't think so. We have sentinel plots in the South and all the way into Minnesota. If we know where it is, I think we can manage it. If we don't find it in sentinel plots, we probably will not see it that year."
The pathogen has moved considerably: from Africa and into South America and last fall, into the United States.
"Pedersen said the disease usually hits double-crop soybeans. "That's a concern."
He said two strains of rust may show up, but one is not as aggressive as Asian soybean rust. "We have to do an assay to differentiate the two. We can't identify it in the field."
Another concern is the number of host species on which Asian rust can survive. Hosts include 95 species, including the indomitable kudzu.
"But the disease will not kill kudzu. It's a perfect host," Pedersen said.
"Identification is the key to control," he emphasized. "Early rust infection, at first glance, may look like soybean downy mildew. But looking through a hand lens shows it's different."
A lens brings out pustules and other distinctive features of rust disease. The pathogen also infects soybean pods. "It takes a significant effort to train farmers and consultants to look for Asian soybean rust," Pedersen said.
Ideal growing conditions include a warm, humid environment. In seven to 10 days, infection moves to spore production. Infection may occur on the lower plant tissues at first.
Pederson said crop rotation is of little value in managing the disease. Row spacing and plant populations also appear to have limited effect. Early maturity groups and early planting may help.
"We're also looking at plant resistance and fungicides," he said.
Finding resistance comes with significant challenges. "We screened 1,000 varieties and none had a high level of resistance," he said. "We screened the ancestor set and still found no high level of resistance.
"We looked at 16,000 lines from germplasm and found 5 percent with promise. That makes us optimistic that material is out there with a level of resistance."
He said partial resistance also might be possible. He labels that level of resistance as "slow rusting," in which the disease causes less injury or severity of the infection may be less. He said researchers also may identify plants with tolerance and will show less yield reduction with infection.
"Until rust gets to the United States, we can't test for it," he said. "For now, the only thing we have is fungicide control. Fortunately, we have a number of products that do a good job. And soon, we expect to find varieties with some level of resistance."
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International Online Searching Services
In bridging the East and the West, nine Chinese ministries initiated a cooperative project which led to the establishment of the first online searching service in China in 1980. The actual searches were conducted in Hong Kong via a DTC-382 terminal. All pre-search preparation and administration were processed in Beijing at the Information Center of the Urban Construction Ministry of China (UCMC), which is over 2000 miles from the Hong Kong terminal. The service targeted sci/tech databases provided by DIALOG and ORBIT.
A typical process usually included three steps, though all were not electronically supported: (1) discussions between a remote user and information specialists in the UCMC regarding database selecting and query formulating, (2) communications between the information specialists in UCMC and in Hong Kong regarding retrieval process and search strategies, and (3) information delivery through non-electronic vehicles from Hong Kong to UCMC and then to the remote users. Although this process looked very unusual and less effective, it had the merit of being the only window for Chinese professionals to look for and find information from abroad electronically. The service contributed a great deal to scientific research and industrial development in China's economic reformation in the early 1980s.
During the next few years, linking Beijing directly with other countries and local cities for information retrieval purposes was one of the highest priorities of government information centers. In 1983, the Institute of Scientific and Technology Information of China (ISTIC), the largest information center of the Chinese government, established international online searching services though ESA-IRS and later DIALOG and SDC. Local search sites in other cities were established and online searches were done either through domestic microwave-specific lines or through the in-land public telephone network, via terminals at ISTIC. China Academy of Sciences' (CAS) Information Center started STN searching service in 1987 and DATASTAR searching in 1989.
From 1984 to 1991, nearly 200 international online searching terminals were put into use in nearly 50 cities throughout the country, with an average of 18,000 search requests each year. Total international online searching time was 648 hours in 1990, of which 605 hours were DIALOG searching, and 854 hours in 1991, of which 794 hours were DIALOG searching. Online services have been offered through a number of foreign vendors, listed by number of the service sites in descent: DIALOG, ESA-IRS, ORBIT, STN, BRS, WSR, DATASTAR, DMS/DRI, I.SHARPS, ECHO and Dun & Bradstreet. The most frequently searched databases through international online searches are: CA SEARCH, WORLD PATENTS INDEX (WPI), INSPEC, COMPENDEX PLUS, BIOSIS PREVIEWS, MEDLINE, U.S. PATENTS, NTIS, METADEX, CAB ABSTRACTS, EMBASE and PTS PROMI. Most of the searches focused on sciences, technologies, medical and biomedical sciences and agriculture.
High costs represent the major challenge of international online services. Search requests typically have come from government units and major academic and research units because the cost of online searching has been very high. For example, the average cost for each search was 300 Chinese Yuan in 1990, which could equal one-month's salary for a middle class person. Another challenge is the difficulty of obtaining original sources in a timely and economic way. In an investigation about biomedical science collections all over the country, data showed that about 70% of the materials found from Index Medicus, Excerpta Medica, CC/Life Science and CC/Clinical Medicine could be supplied in the country, but various geographical areas have different satisfactory degrees, from 25% to 89%. The high cost of foreign journals, lack of consistent acquisition for foreign materials, and unreliable access to foreign proceedings and technical reports all contribute to this problem.
SDI and RS Services Based on Imported Databases
Prior to the efforts in international online searching, ISTIC and several information centers of CAS and industrial ministries initiated SDI and retrospective searching services based on imported database tapes. Since the late-1970s, about 60 databases have been imported. Basing SDI and RS services on the imported databases has made it possible for the Chinese information centers to achieve two goals: (1) to set up China's own information retrieval services, and (2) to extend international information retrieval services to the ordinary users in the country.
None of the services are for-profit. Costs for database importing and service maintenance are much higher than the fees collected through services. For instance, the Information Center of the Ministry of Machinery pays about 150,000 Yuan for the tapes each year, but the income from services is only around Y30,000/year. Similar situations happen in other services: Chemical Engineering Ministry pays about Y600,000/year for tapes and gets back from services less than Y250,000/year; China Patent Office pays Y240,000/year and gets back Y100,000/year. Chinese Academy of Agriculture and Chinese Academy of Medical Science both obtain tapes at low cost through exchange programs. Beijing Document Service Center is the only one which can keep the balance. With its cost of Y100,000/year for tapes, it earns Y200,000/year from services. However, its cost for electricity for this service is over Y100,000/year. These services usually charge much less than that for the international online search through foreign vendors. For example, both DSI and RS services charge Y45 to Y100 per query.
Although SDI and RS services promise minimum satisfactory results with much lower prices than are attainable with international online services, they are restricted by several barriers. The most significant problems relate to hardware and retrieval features. Because of limited storage space, imported databases have very limited index files. Most abstracts are not searchable. Operations are carried out by search intermediaries, because of the complicated search commands, operators and interfaces. Other problems are related to the lack of facilities and human resources. In a large information center, RS services are provided at a pattern of one database per two weeks. If a user wants to search another database for the same topic, he might have to wait for two weeks. In another case, the service is only available every other morning. Over 90% of the services which provide SDI and RS searches are located in Beijing and Shanghai. Limited coverage and duplication could be counted as another major problem. For example, duplicate database tapes of COMPENDEX, JICST, WPI, NTIS and GRA were imported. In the mid-1980s, importation of INSPEC was duplicated, and then in 1989 it was dropped from all services. These problems have been recognized by major information services in recent years and strategies have been proposed and widely discussed to overcome the barriers.
CD-ROM imports are growing rapidly. Today, more than 100 CD-ROM titles and over 300 copies have been imported. However, in 1986, only three titles and five copies were imported. The distribution of imported CD-ROMs is shown in the following data: academic libraries 51.4%, information centers 27.8%, research institutes 11.1%, other libraries 4% and hospitals 4%. Geographically, CD-ROMs again reside in a few large cities. For instance, Beijing and Shanghai own approximately 70% of the imported CD-ROMs. On the other hand, the number of duplicates remains high. In 1990, among the total 125 CD-ROMs, there were 39 MEDLINE and 10 NTIS copies. In 1992, more than 50 MEDLINE CD-ROMs were imported; 10 different units imported copies of COMPENDEX PLUS and INSPECT. Moreover, about one-third of the CD-ROMs duplicate the databases for which tapes are imported. Nevertheless, CD-ROM imports have expanded to a much wider subject coverage than that covered by the imported tapes. This is demonstrated by a number of social science and humanity databases. Besides CD-ROM searching services through individual workstations or local networks, some CD-ROMs are also used in experiments for reproducing databases through downloading. The results are very encouraging. It shows that CD-ROMs may eventually replace the heavy work involved on serving imported database tapes.
Domestically Constructed Databases
In response to the unprecedented growth in the quantity of information, China has become number one in the world in publishing. In addition to the large number of formal publications, a similar size pool exists of non-commercially published materials, data and gray literature of all kinds. The construction of databases based on Chinese sources or in Chinese language is becoming more and more important in China. Meanwhile, control of the quality of domestic databases has become an issue. With the increase of Chinese databases, a set of procedures, guidelines and standards has been developed. Any databases which would be put into public service are required to have technical approval by a group of selected experts.
From the early 1980s to 1994, nearly 100 thesauri were developed by information centers which produce databases. By the end of 1991, over 800 databases had registered at the Information Bureau of the State Science Commission. Among these databases, 84 had over 300,000 records, 32 fell into the range of 100,000-300,000 records, 29 in the 50,000-100,000 records range and 158 in the 10,000-50,000 records range. Nearly 100 databases claimed to be ready for CD-ROM products. China Academy of Sciences has organized its more than 20 research institutes to develop science databases. Industry ministries of China also developed numerous specialized technology and industry databases. As a result, science and technology databases represent a majority of the total Chinese databases. Business databases are catching up quickly. Currently social sciences and humanities databases remain underdeveloped, though a few general databases for dissertation, conference papers and university journal papers are available.
An internally published 1992 directory listed 134 databases which have over 100,000 records: 28% numerical databases, 27% bibliographic, 25% factual and 16% mixed data types. There are also a few full-text and directory databases. Of these, 80% have been built based on domestic sources, 11% based on both domestic and foreign sources and 9% based on foreign data. In terms of languages, 78% of them are produced and are searchable in Chinese, 11% in Chinese and English and 9% in English only. As for service dates for public searching, only one database was available in 1983; by 1985, four more had emerged. But the spectacular growth followed that: by 1989, 51 databases were already available for public searching and, in 1992, the directory reports 134 databases in regular service. Many of these databases are never published in other languages nor made available through any other sources in the world.
Issues relating to domestically constructed databases followed the arrival of services available to the public. Many databases were created to manage internal reports, archives and documents, with the initial purpose to serve internal users within the organization, or with the purpose to accomplish some management projects for credit. When these databases are opened to the public, classified and unclassified documents are mixed together, and no clear boundaries or rules exist for what documents can be open to the public or to specific kinds of users. In addition to concerns about document security, public databases raise questions of who will have the authority to control the access to the data and to maintain the databases and services. While the first step of creating a database involves a large amount of time and effort in collecting data, the updating of data is another burden. Inconsistent service quality is also a serious problem. Since almost all of the databases are produced at a non-commercialized and non-industrialized base, there is a lack of interface between the production of a database and the service to the public.
Five major information services have been the leaders of the information market, and they have set up some models for information services in China. These services provide all three types of database searching as discussed above. Beijing Documentation Service has 150 terminals all over the country and provides 16 Chinese and Western databases to the public; ISTIC has 80 terminals and provides 12 Chinese databases and seven Western databases; Ministry of Chemical Engineering has 210 terminals and nine databases; Ministry of Machinery has 20 terminals and eight databases; and the Institute of Sci/Tech Information of Shanghai (ISTIS) has 40 terminals and eight databases. The average number of search requests between 1985 and 1990 was 18,000 per year, of which 40-45% were for international online searching, another 40-45% were for searching imported databases and domestically created databases, and 10-20% for searching imported CD-ROMs, depending on each year's situation. It was expected that search requests between 1991 and 1995 would increase to 20,000 per year and reach 22,000 to 24,000 requests in 1995.


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Blade length: 8.50 in.Cutting edge length: 8.40 in.Total length: 13.20 in.Blade height (at heel): 1.80 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.06 in.Item weight: 6.32 oz.Shipment weight: 9.76 oz.Blade: San mai with VG10 stainless steel core between 15 layer damascus walls, hardened to 60-61 RchHandle: Mahoganypakka wood set on a full tang and secured with stainless steel rivets
Description: Gyuto hocho are modeled after the French pattern chef's knife. Longer and slimmer than the santoku, this knife is well suited for chopping and slicing fruits, vegetables and meats. The long blade is needed for the sawing motion required to cut meats and the slim profile keeps the weight low and the balance right.
The hammer-finished, damascus blades of these Ohishi knives are designed for the chef who needs a high-performing tool and appreciates a thing of beauty.
The ambidextrous blade is formed from a central layer of VG10 super-steel, surrounded by 15 layers of softer stainless damascus. The VG10 stainless steel is hardened to Hrc 60-61 ensuring that the blade will take and hold an extremely sharp edge.
The unique tsuchime, or hammer finish, enhances both the look and performance of the knife. Each of the hammer blows produce an effect similar to that of a granton edge - allowing the knife to move more cleanly and efficiently through the food and assisting the food to fall away from the side of the knife rather than sticking.
A mahogany-toned pakkawood handle completes the piece. Pakkawood provides strength and stability along with moisture resistance -- a valuable set of virtues in both home and commercial kitchens.


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The Kiwanis Club of Lewiston announces advance ride tickets for next month's Niagara County Peach Festival are now on sale.
Nick Morreale, chairman of the Peach Festival advance tickets committee, reports these tickets are good for all three days of the festival, Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8, and offer buyers a 50 percent savings on all rides.
Cost is $22 for a strip of 14 tickets. Each advance ride ticket is good for one ride. Tickets must be purchased by the morning of Saturday, Sept. 7.
This year, the North American Midway Company will provide the Peach Festival rides on the Academy Park midway.
Advance ride tickets will be available at the following Niagara County locations: DiMino Tops Lewiston; Tops Military Road; Niagara University; Favorites Pizza; the Lewiston branch of KeyBank; Wedge Liquors; Capitol Cleaners; Supermarket Liquors; Niagara's Choice Federal Credit Union; the Lewiston branch of Bank of America; the Ransomville branch of First Niagara; Villa Coffee Shop; and Lower Niagara Moose Lodge No. 584.
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Atwood Purchases Aussie-Based Aircommand
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Elkhart, Ind.-based supplier Atwood Mobile Products LLC announced today (July 18) that it has closed on a transaction to acquire Aircommand, a privately held company headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia from the Henshall family. According to a press release, Aircommand is a world market leader in mobile air-conditioning, selling to the RV and specialty vehicle markets worldwide, particularly in Australia, North America and Europe.
"Aircommand has been a partner with Atwood for the past couple of years as we have worked to launch their high performance rooftop A/C's in North America," stated Tim Stephens, Atwood's president. "We have developed a strong working relationship with the Aircommand team and have quickly discovered a mutual commitment to quality, innovation and product performance.
"This transaction is only going to accelerate this cooperation, leveraging Aircommand's R&D engineering skills, sales strengths and sourcing relationships to the mutual benefit of all our customers. We are particularly delighted that Atwood will continue to have access to David Henshall's design and product development talents into the future. "
David O'Brien, general manager of Aircommand, noted, "We look to the future with much enthusiasm. We are excited to formalize our relationship with Atwood and realize the industry potential of this new partnership."
Atwood is a leading supplier of appliances, chassis and seating hardware, architectural products and gas detectors, primarily to the North American RV and specialty vehicle markets.


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California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has a responsibility to its students and employees to provide a safe and healthful learning and working environment. The University recognizes the harmful effects of involuntary contact with smoke. It also recognizes the need to preserve the reasonable individual rights of smokers as long as doing so does not interfere with the right of the non-smoker to a smoke-free environment.
Therefore, it is the policy of CSUDH to prohibit smoking in campus buildings and certain other areas of the campus where non-smokers cannot avoid exposure to smoke. Specifically, smoking is prohibited in all campus buildings, including classrooms, lecture halls, laboratories, offices, work areas, study areas, reception areas, meeting rooms, lobbies, hallways, stairwells, elevators, eating areas, lounges, and restrooms, and within twenty-five (25) feet of an exit, entrance, or operable window of any campus building. Smoking is also prohibited in all partially enclosed areas such as covered walkways, breezeways, walkways between sections of buildings, bus-stop shelters, exterior walkways and landings, all State vehicles, including electric and golf carts.
Smoking is permitted in outside ground areas twenty-five (25) feet beyond any exit, entrance or operable window of a campus building.
Exception: Smoking is prohibited on decks and patios associated with dining facilities or if it unavoidably exposes people entering and leaving adjacent buildings to smoke, or when it is explicitly prohibited during a particular event or activity scheduled in the area (such as in bleachers or row seating at athletic or other events).
Effective implementation of the Campus Smoking Policy depends upon the courtesy, sensitivity, and cooperation of all members of the campus community. It is a normal and reasonable duty of all employees of CSUDH and its auxiliaries, and expected conduct by all students, to comply with this policy.
The Campus Smoking Policy applies to all campus buildings and grounds owned, rented or leased by CSUDH. All members of the campus community - students, faculty, staff and campus visitors - are expected to comply with this policy.
Notification of this policy to members of the campus community and visitors shall be made by including the policy in the University Catalog, Schedule of Classes and the University Website. At least one copy of this policy shall be posted in each campus building. New employees will be notified of the policy by the Human Resources Management Office upon employment.
Signs shall be displayed at the entrances/exits of all campus buildings and other appropriate locations stating that smoking is prohibited within the building and/or area and that smoking is prohibited within twenty-five (25) feet of any exit, entrance or operable window of any campus building.
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As I mentioned in the previous iPhone travel Apps post, one of the iPhone apps I find very useful for Travelfish.org is Everytrail. It allows me to use the phone to track where I am and also to mark waypoints (points of interest) as I go. While it isn't accurate down to the centimetre and can have a bit of a hissy fit if the phone coverage slips (or as in my case when I forgot to turn 3G back on) it's generally more than good enough for our purposes. I can then upload this data to OpenStreetMaps (OSM) and use it to improve the accuracy of their maps, which we in turn use in our iPhone travel apps.
We just had a couple of days off on holiday in Ubud up in the hills of Bali and as OSM's maps were not quite up to scratch, I took a walk around the Monkey Forest Loop adding in the laneways and backroads I wanted. I'll go back this week to do some other areas that need some work and we're there again next weekend to do some of the rice paddy walks.
Here's a before and after screenshot of the area in question.
As you can see it isn't a huge difference, but there's enough laneways and so on added that it will improve the usefulness of the app when people are using this map in our upcoming iPhone App for Bali — and eventually when we swap out the Google Maps for OSM on the main Travelfish.org site.
I walked the map out and the whole thing was 6.5km long and took me 1 hour 44 minutes and 57 seconds to walk out (yes Everytrail remembers everything). I also marked the longitude and latitude for 60 odd properties in the area, though we don't place that data into the OSM system, keeping it the Travelfish.org database instead. The changes above took just a couple of hours to be reflected into the live OSM map for Ubud – not bad huh!
For reference, compare the OSM maps to Google Maps' effort.
The Google Map for the Monkey Forest area has all the main streets more or less right but is missing the laneways I've just added to OSM and also some of its waypoint are totally wrong: Ibu Oka's and Mozaic for example are both marked in the completely wrong location (off by kilometres). To be fair these are sourced from other sites (TripAdvisor is this case) so aren't really Google's fault, but they do serve to prove the point, there's no substitute for going there yourself!


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Head to a Stir Event for National Singles Week!
National Singles Week kicks off today, and we're celebrating by heading to a Stir mixer: Events by Match.com for singles! This week alone, Match.com will host over 8,000 singles at one of our 79 scheduled events across the country, in 48 different cities! If you haven't hit up an event yet, what are you waiting for?
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2011 Minnesota Cup Winner Headlines Next First Tuesday
Marie Johnson presents "A Widow's Entrepreneurial Journey: Using a Life Tragedy to Eradicate Needless Death Due to Heart Disease."
Dr. Marie Johnson, Minnesota Cup winner and president and CEO of AUM Cardiovascular, will present "A Widow's Entrepreneurial Journey: Using a Life Tragedy to Eradicate Needless Death Due to Heart Disease" at the next "1st Tuesday Speaker Series" on April 3 at 11:30 a.m. in the University of Minnesota's McNamara Alumni Center.
Johnson, who earned her PhD in biomedical engineering from the University of Minnesota, has 25 years of experience in product development and manufacturing in both university and Fortune 500 companies. She also led the development of a University of Minnesota think tank training teams of post-doctoral engineers and medical doctors. Over the course of two years these teams created 32 medical device provisional patents, two licensing deals, and two start-up companies.
AUM Cardiovascular, maker of a coronary artery disease detection device, won the 2011 Minnesota Cup, an annual, statewide competition that seeks out aspiring entrepreneurs and their breakthrough ideas. The Carlson School is a lead partner of the competition.
Tickets to the event, which includes lunch, are $28. To register, visit carlsonschool.umn.edu/firsttuesday.


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Willard-Newell Gallery
August 29–December 17, 2006
Four American portraits from the Cleveland Museum of Art will be on view during fall semester 2006. Works by John Singleton Copley, Benjamin West and Gilbert Stuart are installed near 18th- and 19th-century American and European paintings from the AMAM's permanent collection. The CMA selection includes Boston painter Copley's outstanding 1765 portrait of Nathaniel Hurd, an important patriot of the American Revolution, and his Catherine Greene of 1769. Benjamin West—the most successful American painter of his generation, who rose from a modest Quaker household in Pennsylvania to become president of the Royal Academy in London—is represented by a touching portrait of his wife Elizabeth Shewell West and their son, Raphael. Extremely generous and personable, West taught many younger American artists who ventured to his London studio, among them Gilbert Stuart, whose stylish portrait of Elizabeth Beltzhoover Mason is also on view.
Related Programming
Thursday, November 2
Classroom 1, 4:30 pm
"An Insider Look at the American Painting Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art"
Mark Cole, Associate Curator of American Painting and Sculpture at the CMA, will discuss highlights from their American Paintings collection and outline the history of collecting at the CMA, relating it to the development of the discipline of American art history as a whole.
John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815)
Nathaniel Hurd, about 1765
Oil on canvas
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.534
Benjamin West (American, active Britain, 1738–1820)
Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael, about 1770
Oil on canvas
The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Gift 1927.393


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When I arrived in Hilton Head Island from San Diego, to serve as the new minister of Unity church of Hilton Head, I felt like I had died and gone to heaven. As wonderful and beautiful as San Diego, California, always felt to me, Hilton Head Island felt greener and warmer. In fact it felt like paradise to me. All the Bible stories I had learned as a child of heaven seemed to pale in significance to the beauty that was all around me.
It was impossible to take the tree-lined streets and the beauty created by the shadows as the sun shined through the leaves for granted. Then there was the beach with miles of white sand that was perfectly clean and manicured. Wow! Even the waves seemed so much calmer and inviting than California's Pacific Ocean. As I walked the beach of Port Royal with a member of my church, I was so awe struck that the only thought that kept singing through my mind was thank you God for bringing me here.
Although my main focus is on the Unity principles, I do believe that all roads that lead to God are good. As a Unity minister and psychologist, I feel that we are all seekers on the same path heading for the same destination on different roads. In fact, I usually wear the symbol of all major religions on a chain around my neck.
Through my articles called "Gems By Dr. Julia," (also found on www.unitychurchofhiltonhead.org) my goal is to combine spiritual, metaphysical and psychological dynamics in order to help people make dramatic changes in their lives.
The Rev. Julia Johnson, Ph.D, is the new minister at Unity Church of Hilton Head Island.