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The Gretna Gritty is celebrating it's 6th year of muddy fun! This year we plan to have more runners than ever and raise $50,000 for Gretna Glen Camp & Retreat Center - God's Place Apart, Transforming Lives! THIS YEAR 50% of our race profits will be put toward the re-paving of our camp road. You can help us to pave the way for the 10,000 plus people who join us at Gretna Glen every year! The other 50% will continue to be donated toward our Pathways to the Future Finance Initiative. With competitive, non competitive, and children's options there is something for everyone. Sign up today!
Competitive waves will run at 8:00 and 8:10 am- all Competitive runners will be chip timed by professionals from Falcon Race Timing. Competitive runners are expected to do obstacles to completion OR finish a set amount of burpees.
Non-competitive waves will begin at 8:30 and run through 12 Noon (final start). These waves are all the mess with half the stress- no need to finish every obstacle and walking is welcome! This year we will be clearing the Gretna Gritty course at 1:30 PM - so if you will need more than 1.5 hours to finish - please choose an earlier wave.
*The Walk-A-Thon option has not been discontinued, but absorbed into the non-comp. option. If you just want to walk the course and go beside the obstacles - that is A-OKAY! If you decide to get muddy - you're covered there also.
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Is this the worst bench in major league history? If Edgar gets injured, what abysmal hitter will replace him at DH? And seriously, will any Mariners bench players get a pinch hit all year? — Jeff, Bellingham
B. F.: No question, the bench is thin at this point. But the bench was supposed to be one of the strengths last year, and barely came into play. The most likely DH if Edgar gets hurt would be outfielder Quinton McCracken. Another option is use Scott Spiezio at DH, and have Willie Bloomquist play third base.
Yeah, Finnigan, that sounds like a great plan!?!? I thought this team wants to contend for the World Series. And oh by the way, you might want to add Sodo Oh No to you reading list.
Who do you think will be most improved this year in the Mariners rotation? — Mark C., Seattle
B. F.: The smart guess would be Ryan Franklin, if he gets more offensive help than he had last season, which is what the Mariners spent the winter trying to assemble. The longshot guess would be Freddy Garcia, going into his free-agent season.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are optimistic they can reach an agreement with forward Tristan Thompson on a contract extension before Friday, reports the Associated Press' Tom Withers.
If the two sides can't agree on an extension by Friday, Thompson will become a restricted free agent next summer, in which case the Cavaliers would have the right to match any offer from another team.
It was reported Monday that contract talks between Thompson and Cleveland had stalled. It's believed Thompson desires approximately $12 million per year in a new deal, which was the amount received by forwards Kenneth Faried and Derrick Favors in extensions with the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz, respectively.
Thompson is represented by Rich Paul, the longtime agent and business partner of LeBron James, who returned to the Cavaliers this summer after four seasons with the Miami Heat.
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The No. 4 pick in the 2011 NBA draft, Thompson averaged 11.7 points and 9.2 rebounds for Cleveland last season and averaged nearly identical figures in 2012-13, playing in all 82 games each year in a starting role.
Thompson will come off the bench this season with center Anderson Varejao now healthy and trade acquisition Kevin Love starting at power forward.
Contract talks between the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard, who's in the same position as Thompson as a fourth-year player, also reportedly stalled this week.
• Watch: Kemba Walker delivers OT game-winner for Hornets
The Cavaliers open the regular season Thursday against the New York Knicks in Cleveland.
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The Presidential Election for the United States is literally tomorrow. Experts are hedging bets that Obama will win and that we won't know who took the win before we head off to bed tomorrow evening. In honor of this glorious (if not so glamorous) process, we've put together a list of our own version of the Bill of Rights. We will be posting one new "Bill of Right" each day for the next two weeks and we'd love to hear your thoughts on all of them!
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You Have the Right to Renegotiate Your Relationship.
Feeling like you never get your way or feeling taken for granted is a great way to build a huge mound of resentment in a relationship. The little things that didn't matter in the beginning now seem like neon blinking signs telling you to pack up the pets and the kids (if you have them) and get the hell out of Dodge. It's a lot easier to give up than it is to confront the issues. But, giving up on things hardly ever proves to be the right path.
How would you go about negotiating your relationship terms; be it monogamy vs. polyamory vs. swinging, housework, ideals and beliefs? Is this something you already do? Maybe you do and it comes so naturally within the relationship, you don't always see it? Tell us about it!
Is it a good idea to treat your relationship like an at-will contract (at-will meaning either party can end the relationship at any time and/or negotiate new terms)?


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April 16, 2006
Assistant Superintendent Mike Nelson writes to all staff each Sunday evening. This is his latest letter.
I hope this note finds you happy, healthy and well-rested after your spring break.
I am an occasional Oprah-watcher.
I have read Oprah Book Club books.
I have ordered literacy gifts for a few of my colleagues off of the Oprah website.
I have written to Oprah inviting her to Enumclaw to see our literacy program.
I have purchased an "O" magazine on occasion.
I have talked with family, friends and colleagues about what I saw on an Oprah show.
I have laughed and cried while viewing an Oprah show.
I would vote for Oprah for president.....OK, maybe that's going too far! :)
How many of you could say "yes" to any or all of the above statements? Over the years, Oprah has had a significant amount of influence on our nation. Just a simple 30 second announcement of her new book club book and stores across the nation are sold out within hours/days. She's done shows on weight loss, decorating make-overs, aid response to Hurricane Katrina and this past week on public education.... particularly looking at our high schools (covered over two days/shows).
As a school system and community, we have engaged in many, many conversations about the need for structural and instructional changes to help meet the needs of all students within our high school and across our district. Six years ago when we began this journey together, we did not have Oprah doing a show on public high schools, but as I watched the show this week, I thought Enumclaw High School could be the one featured for its efforts. I am so proud of our amazing high school staff for their continued study and effort to create the best possible high school for students. I also applaud the work and commitment that each of you bring to our school system in helping it become a good place for all students. It might be a good time to reflect upon our efforts....
In May 2000, we received a 2.2 million dollar district grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation for the purpose of creating the best public education system that we can in Enumclaw & Black Diamond.
In my eyes, this was a gift....one which we (our school district) or public schools in general have never seen before....and one we might not see again.
In my eyes, this grant had an amazing influence on professional development....the adult learning in our system. We were able to connect with leading educators and bring them to Enumclaw. We also were able to send many of you to conferences and learning situations outside of Enumclaw and even Washington state....common for businesses, but uncommon in public education.
In my eyes, this grant helped to strengthen a conversation about student learning in our schools and community. As a school system we took some courageous steps by making some changes from the traditional way public education was structured in our district. Not all changes were received with 100% excitement. Moving to full day kindergarten for all students three years ago, had its opposition. This vision for this decision however, was based in the value that we could positively impact student learning.
Our high school is in its third year of a small school structure of partner and interest-based schools. This decision was firmly grounded in a value system where we could set-up structures to help our staff build relationships with students and their families, thus having a positive influence on student performance and connectedness to school. We also set our sights to have all students ready for their next educational step (college-ready)....knowing that only having a high school diploma in our world today is not enough.
An incoming ninth grader now has chosen a small school, has a small school advisor and leads a conference each year with their advisor and parents. Our parents now have real time access to grades, attendance and lunch accounts. These structures are helping students. As always we continue to work on the instructional practice. Learning targets are written on every white board in every classroom every day. Our high school staff regularly works to devise assessments where students can show and demonstrate that they have met appropriate standards. Nationally known Anaheim School District teacher and author Kelly Gallagher is again in our district tomorrow working with our first year high school teachers as a continued support to help us improve our instructional practice.
Our journey is far from over, but we are on the right course. As I said earlier, Oprah has a lot of influence. Her shows last week were seen by millions of people. Let's use this energy and momentum to share our story and journey during the past six years and how we are still striving and seeking ways to get better for kids. Let's use this as catalyst for building a collective understanding within the communities of Enumclaw and Black Diamond. The timing is right.
I hope those of you who saw Oprah smiled and felt proud about your work in our district. Each of you has your own circle of influence. It may be your family, friends, neighbors, running partners.....share the many good things that are occurring within our system....share how many of the things that were shared on Oprah, we already have in place in Enumclaw.
Until next week, Happy Learning!
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When Cuban son legend Compay Segundo died, in his late nineties, in 2003, one of the last vestiges of a musical tradition that predated the Castro revolution by decades was laid to rest. Guitarist extraordinaire Segundo had enjoyed a late-life popularity boost for his contributions to the Buena Vista Social Club project, but as this in-depth documentary makes clear, his innovations, dating back to the '20s, were appreciated by his countrymen and fellow musicians well before any Americans "discovered him." Generous dollops of vintage and more recent live footage highlight this well-produced, evenly based bio, intercut with testimonials and anecdotes by those who knew and/or were influenced by the master. Also part of this series is an equally calienté program on another late Cuban legend, Beny Moré.
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With the use of contraception incest is good. It has brought me and my sister alot closer. We used to argue alot and didn't get on very well, Which effected the family. We spoke about how we could get along better and I told her I read that sex between a brother and sister can be very bonding, So we have been having sex and it has been amazing! It has helped us alot.
As long as it consensual, Above legal age and birth control is used. For example, If brother and sister decide to sleep together and both are single what does it matter. I think it would fun and could be a great way to bond. There is no awardness because you already know and love each other. Its got to safer than some random stranger!
Most people do find it odd, and sometimes disturbing. Yet I am for everyone marrying someone they love, whether you are related or if it is someone of the same sex. How is diminishing someone going to help you in your life? It doesn't at all, affect you. It is NOT your life, or choice so leave people alone.
There is no rational reason for keeping laws or taboos against consensual incest that is consistently applied to other relationships. Personal disgust or religion is only a reason why one person would not want to personally engage in what I call consanguinamory, not why someone else shouldn't do it. An adult should be free to share love, sex, residence, and marriage with ANY consenting adults. There are more people than you'd think out there who are in lifelong healthy, happy relationships with a close relative. It isn't for everyone, but we're not all going to want to have each others' love lives, now are we?
Some people try to justify their prejudice against consanguineous sex and marriage by being part-time eugenicists and saying that such relationships inevitably lead to "mutant" or "deformed" babies. This argument can be refuted on several fronts. 1. Some consanguineous relationships involve only people of the same gender. 2. Not all mixed-gender relationships birth biological children (this question specifically mentioned protection.) 3. Most births to consanguineous parents do not produce children with significant birth defects or other genetic problems; while births to other parents do sometimes have birth defects. 4. We don't prevent other people from marrying or deny them their reproductive rights based on increased odds of passing along a genetic problem or inherited disease. It is true that in general, children born to consanguineous parents have an increased chance of these problems than those born to nonconsanguineous parents, but the odds are still minimal. Unless someone is willing to deny reproductive rights and medical privacy to others and force everyone to take genetic tests and bar carriers and the congenitally disabled and women over 35 from having children, then equal protection principles prevent this from being a justification to bar this freedom of association and freedom to marry.
Some say "Your sibling should not be your lover." That is not a reason. It begs the question. Many people have many relationships that have more than one aspect. Some women say their sister is their best friend. Why can't their sister be a wife, too?
Some say "There is a power differential." This applies least of all to siblings or cousins who are close in age, but even where the power differential exists, it is not a justification for denying this freedom to sex or to marry. There is a power differential in just about any relationship, sometimes an enormous power differential. The President of the United States is allowed to date and marry, for example. To question if consent is truly possible in these cases is insulting and demeaning.
Some say "There are so many people outside of your family." There are plenty of people within one's own race, too, but that is no reason to ban interracial marriage. So, this isn't a good reason either.
Although I personally think it's kind of weird, it's my opinion and I wouldn't judge the person at all! Consent is consent, and an adult should be able to have sex with whomever they want that is legally able to consent. It makes me think about how sodomy was illegal. They can't decide everything for you!
I don't care if you think it's gross or unnatural or wrong, 1) that is strictly your opinion and 2) if they consent and don't directly involve anyone who doesn't consent they affect no one. They are adults, they wish to engage is sex or have a relationship. As long as they respect each other as a person, no one has the right to keep them apart.
The laws exist for two reasons 1. Consent 2. Birth issues.
Birth issues are a major issue between opposite sexes as the rate of defects between genetic relatives is astonishing. This is far from fair to the baby. No birth control is 100% and you cant force partners to use it. It also poses a risk to the female who is likely to have many miscarriages. If these medical issues can be stopped, we should stop them.
Consent is a major issue because of the power struggle. Normally there is some about of age differences between couples. Be that one year between cousins or 20 between father an son. Even if they are both adults, consent will be an issue here. Like a boss can't legally get with his assistant, or a teacher with a student anyone with power over the other, be it superficial or not, cannot be in a sexual relationship. It would raise too many problems.
Example: How would someone possibly believe that the parent wasn't grooming their kid for intercourse until the age of 18, or wasn't abusing them in privet before that?
Strange, I remember when I debated legalizing gay marriage with a group of friends about 4 years ago, one of my roommates tried to assert the point that legalizing gay marriage would open a floodgate of all sorts of bizarre immorality, like legalizing beastiality, incest, and pedophilia. His comments were met with a lot of sharp criticism and judgement, claiming that his fears were illegitimate and that he was just a homophobe. Anywho...
There are a lot of good medical reasons for not engaging in incest, namely birth defects. But beyond that it is becoming increasingly harder to come up with good reasons to oppose these types of things because society seems to be on such a downward spiral trend, that our standards have dropped significantly and what were once considered unacceptable repercussions have now become all but the norm.
The poor generations coming up are gonna be so confused. Right now they are dealing with two moms or two dads, but 10 years down the road they might be dealing with a mother who is also their sister, or a dad who is also their granddaddy. I realize that the question more addressed sexual relationships, not necessarily incestual procreation, but they are too closely tied that one cannot exclude the other. Maybe even 20 years down the road kids will have to deal with a stepdad who is a goat, because hey, people should love who or what they want to right? And it doesn't affect anyone else, so just let em be?


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Lord Mayor for more partnerships between the UK and Mozambique
The Lord Mayor of the City of London visited Mozambique in October to strengthen trading relationships.
By Alan Yarrow, Lord Mayor of the City of London
What a great time to be visiting Mozambique this week. A young, vibrant country with big ambitions and a bright future ahead. A country described by no less than the International Monetary Fund as one of the 'most dynamic economies on the continent.' And a country that I expect to see playing an increasingly prominent international role in the coming years. For those reasons and more, I am delighted to be here, strengthening the commercial links between the UK and Mozambique
As the ambassador for the UK's financial and professional services sector, I travel extensively around the world looking to build economic partnerships with key international markets. Mozambique is the 29th and penultimate country I will have visited in the past 12 months as part of my Mayoralty. Bilateral trade stood at £129m last year, this might seem impressive, but I am determined to see that merely as a starting point. We should always set the bar high and keep a look out for new, innovative developments in our trading relationship – and as the starting point, my visit might be an opportunity to help connect ambitious UK firms wanting with the right commercial contacts in Mozambique.
Partnership is going to be the buzzword during my three-day visit. I want to cement our partnership when I meet with Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario. The development of the financial sector in Mozambique, investment and infrastructure opportunities, capital markets development, challenges in the energy sector, Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects and building capacity through education, skills and technology; the drivers of development will be on the table for discussion, along with strengthening our economic and diplomatic ties.
One of the big topics will be the general macroeconomic picture. No country is immune from the global market jitters, as seen recently with the potential slowdown in the Chinese economy. With estimates of a 40 percent fall in in the value of Chinese imports from Africa, countries like Mozambique will need to make sure that they continue efforts to have a robust, diversified, resilient economy.
While Mozambique has gas and mineral deposits, which have lured significant foreign investment, the future income from this is being sold against debt. I want to share some of the lessons of my over 40 years in the UK's capital markets and investment banking sector, while at the same time showcasing the UK's experience and good practice in the energy sector. This includes adherence to responsible investment principles and transparent public procurement, as well as ensuring a predictable legal and tax framework, and licensing timings, all important elements for an attractive business environment.
As contracts go to tender for construction, new ports, new railways and other infrastructure, I want to highlight the expertise and experience of UK firms – not just those found in London – and how they are able to deliver what Mozambique's economy is looking for. Take for instance the Mozambique Backbone Transmission System (CESUL) power transportation network between the centre and the south of country and how the government is looking to finance the project. This is precisely something where we can offer support.
The topic of infrastructure will also be on the table when I meet the Minister of Transport and Communication Carlos Mesquita on Wednesday. In particular I will raise just how the UK can play a positive role in helping to get infrastructure projects off the ground. For example, I will remind him of the success of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
We delivered the famous Games on time and under budget. We have world-beating firms able to deliver the large-scale infrastructure projects that Mozambique is looking to undertake; everything from capability studies and financing to delivery, getting the projects from the architect's blueprints to spades in the ground.
Underpinning all of these opportunities is the financial and associated services industry. Expanding banking, insurance, legal services provision throughout society helps encourage growth in the wider economy as business gain access to capital and know how to help them grow. Some of these firms will be joining me on the visit as well as the Mozambique offices participating on their home territory.
The share of knowledge and skills is another angle of our partnership that cannot be underestimated. Education and technical training opportunities in the UK have helped and will continue securing an increasing number of Mozambican professionals via institutional links, like the Mansion House scholarships and Chevening, which is providing for the 2015/2016 academic year 10 scholarships in areas including agriculture, extractives, and financial services.
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Mozambique's independence, I look forward to strengthening the economic, diplomatic and cultural ties that bind our two nations. We recognise the potential in Mozambique, which is why it is one of the UK's five 'High-Level Prosperity Partners' in Africa. I want to build on our already strong partnership, especially in the financial sector.
I hope my visit achieves three things. Firstly, that the government and business leaders in Mozambique see that the UK is open for business. Secondly, that our own firms, across all sectors, see just how open Mozambique is to inward investment and commercial opportunities. Finally, on the same theme, I hope we come to see just how open trade and investment environments can benefit both our countries to boost our prosperity and wellbeing.


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Wolski gets prime opportunity for Capitalsby Ben Raby
WASHINGTON -- In the six months since Wojtek Wolski signed with the Washington Capitals, the 26-year-old has repeatedly said he is simply looking for a chance to prove his doubters wrong.
The Capitals are Wolski's fifth team in less than three years, and he ended his time with the Florida Panthers last spring as a healthy scratch for Games 3-7 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the New Jersey Devils.
Through two games with the Capitals, though, Wolski has seen top-six minutes and power-play time, and tonight against the Montreal Canadiens he is expected to play alongside Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin on Washington's No. 1 line.
"I'm happy to play wherever I'm going to get ice time and I'm going to get a good opportunity," Wolski said.
"I've been working hard. I've been moving my feet. I'm getting up in the play and creating opportunities, turnovers. I think that's going to give Nicky and Ovi an opportunity to get some scoring chances."
Wolski started the season on Washington's second line with Mike Ribeiro and Troy Brouwer. The unit combined for two goals and five points through two games, including a Wolski tally in a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
But with Marcus Johansson struggling alongside Backstrom and Ovechkin on the No. 1 unit, lineup changes were expected.
"Just looking for a little spark, a little something," coach Adam Oates said. "I thought in the third [period against the Winnipeg Jets], I put [Wolski] up there and I thought that they had a little bit of chemistry, so hopefully we'll keep it going for tonight."
Wolski's addition to the top line should provide "more creativity," according to Ovechkin.
"You know, he's a skilled guy who can control the puck. Again, it's -- find out something new, maybe. We'll see how it works."
Ovechkin is still searching for his first goal of the season, and he enters tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens with one assist and eight shots on goal in two games.
With Wolski expected to see more opportunity on Washington's top line, Johansson's early season struggles have landed him on the Caps' fourth line, where he will play with Mathieu Perreault and Joey Crabb.
Johansson is a team-worst minus-3 and was benched in the third period of Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets for all but 50 seconds.
"He's a young kid, he's still learning the game, he's a natural center and we have playing the wing so I'm sure that some of his reads and decisions are based on that," Oates said of the Capitals' first-round pick (No. 20) from the 2009 NHL Draft.
"So we just showed him a lot of video yesterday and we moved him today with [Perreault] to see if they can get a little spark and help him out."
The Capitals have been held to three even-strength goals in their first two games and have played with the lead for a total of 2 minutes, 32 seconds. They are 0-2-0 for the first time since the 1996-97 season.
"They lost their first two games, you know they're going to be fired up," Canadiens defenseman Josh Gorges said.
"They're at home, so you know that they're going to throw everything at us. We have to expect their best, we have to expect that they're going to come out full of [grit] and that they're going to do everything they can to win, so we have to come out and be ready to win."


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Freeware pick: Magical Majorette Drummer Garnet: Handsome Boy Blues
November 6, 2013 5:00 PM | Lena LeRay
The Magical Girl Jam finished about a week ago, and this entry from TwinTurtle Games manages to capture magical girl shows in a nutshell as a visual novel. Magical Majorette Drummer Garnet: Handsome Boy Blues can get a wee bit tedious in the middle, but even that tedium serves the cause of gentle, loving mockery of the magical girl formula.
At the beginning of this visual novel, Garnet is called to save her favorite mall from an evildoer by her talking animal friend Topaz -- but not before Topaz lampshades the magical girl costume trope. Once at the mall, Garnet tries to talk the bad guy down but ends up having to fight him, using silly move names like Open-Handed Beatings and Pungmul Pageantry Paradise Storm. The enemy has his own array of silly moves such as Baker Street Bakuhatsu. Fighting goes back and forth for a while, with both sides taking damage to stats including "unblemished skin", "pennies", and "cranial integrity".
Eventually you get a break in the fighting to make a dialogue choice and continue trying to convince the bad guy to give up his case. Only one of the dialogue choices moves the story along; the others just anger him and put you back in the same loop until you make the right choice. Even when you make the right choice, you usually have to fight again for a while, which is where the tedium comes in. The battles are amusing, but they go on for a bit longer than one might wish. Overall, it captures the ebb and flow of a magical girl show pretty well, complete with the enemy turning into an ally at the end.
It was made in Ren'Py and doesn't stretch the engine any, but it has charm. They're planning to make this the first in a series, and as entertaining as this one was, I'm looking forward to seeing more. For now, though, why not give this entry a try? It's available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.


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Early hopefuls…
Entering the 2013 college football season, the Oregon Ducks are primed for a run at an NCAA championship. Yes, it's true that their leader on the sidelines, Chip Kelly, is gone for the NFL, but the players on the field are the ones who will propel the team to another great season.
De'Anthony Thomas and Marcus Mariota will be the ones leading the way, and if all goes according to plan, they'll be making names for themselves on an individual scale as well.
According to Cappers Picks, the two Ducks' superstars are among the early favorites to land the Heisman Trophy. Both are in the top 11, and both highlight the top 22 as the only representatives from the Great Northwest.
As expected, Johnny Manziel leads the pack with 17/4 odds. He's the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, and he's likely to improve heading into his sophomore season.
But while "Johnny Football" looks to bring in his second-straight award, De'Anthony Thomas and Marcus Mariota look to spoil his fun. The future has yet to be told, but you know that nobody wearing yellow and green will lack confidence in 2013.
Marcus Mariota (16/1)
Mariota nearly breaks the Top 10 on Cappers' list, and rightfully so. The quarterback, a redshirt sophomore, has the type of game that fits Oregon's system perfectly. He's a quarterback who can run—not the other way around—and he has the brains to make quick decisions.
He was perfect in Chip Kelly's system, but the question becomes: can he find as much success playing under Mark Helfrich?
All indications thus far point to a resounding 'yes'. According to ESPN's Ted Miller, the Ducks look the same entering the summer as they did with Kelly running the show. The pace is still fast, Mariota still looks like a Heisman contender and the team is as detail-oriented as before.
So long as nothing drastic has changed, Mariota will still be leading the way.
In fact, there's reason to believe that the Ducks will be running less of a run-oriented offense in 2013 than they ever did with Kelly. More throwing opportunities are a good thing for a player with Mariota's instincts, giving him a real shot at improving upon the year he had as a freshman (2,677 YRDS, 32 TD, 6 INT, 163.2 RAT).
De'Anthony Thomas (14/1)
At 14/1 odds, Thomas ranks eighth on Cappers' list. He's behind only one other Pac-12 player in the rankings (Marquis Lee, USC), and he is the second running back behind T.J. Yeldon of Alabama.
What Thomas has going for him is that he's never been, and never will be, limited to just the tailback position. Chip Kelly always referred to him as a taser, meaning he can hurt from anywhere on the field.
In 2012, Thomas was the team's leading receiver with 45 catches. He scored five touchdowns through the air to go along with his 11 on the ground, and he was put on the watch list for the Paul Hornung Award, which is given to the nation's most versatile player.
Unfortunately for Thomas, despite strong starts in both his freshman and sophomore seasons, he's quieted down toward the end of both years. He's always been a second option behind either LaMichael James or Kenjon Barner, and his seasons have typically ended in quieter fashion than they've began.
Luckily for Thomas, James and Barner are long gone to the NFL, and he just might find himself as a No. 1 option down the stretch of the season.
It's true that a talented roster will still make it difficult for Thomas to earn touches at times. He doesn't have the body of a bruiser at the collegiate level, and players like Josh Huff and Thomas Tyner will look to make plays as the year goes on (Don't forget about Byron Marshall, either).
But with Thomas now the man both in the backfield and in the slot, don't be surprised to see him carry momentum all the way til the end, and possibly, all the way to New York.


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Motorola's Punit Soni on the Moto X and bootloaders:
Moto X on the Sprint, US Cellular, Rogers and T-Mobile networks will have an unlockable bootloader, and in addition, we will be offering a Verizon Wireless Developer Edition and a general North American Developer Edition.
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by DaFreak on Sat 3rd Aug 2013 17:41 UTC
is this small fact a news worth, really?
for example i've a sony tablet_z with official support to unlock the bootloader (easy manual @ sony-website) like many other devices. btw motorola/google don't say that the moto_x is unlocked by default. so what?
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4/14/2011 | Share this article: View CommentsBy Sputnick ~
I was raised in a non-religious home by parents who rejected religion, but who unfortunately didn't understand or feel that there was such a thing as faith (non-religious). It has been a double whammy going through life this way: A lot of trial and error -- if you know what I mean -- because the morals were thrown out with the bath water.
Because of the lack of morals and poor role modeling, I took a detour through Hell itself. But, I was taught to work hard, and I did work through this all.
My conclusion: Give your child some kind of moralist creed or religion (yes, even religion, but without any kind of Hate). Tell them that their religion is not the only true one as soon as possible, (early teens) before they set themselves up as judges to their friends and the whole Human Race. This way they'll get a strong start and stay out of trouble till their silly little underdeveloped moral faculties can start to use inductive logic.
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Tuesday, we spent the day visiting clients of our distributor, carrying 10 samples. Everywhere, we were well received and got either immediate orders or to be confirmed. Restaurants are often ran by newcomers to the USA, 1st generation Americans ready to invest and work, without counting hours and difficulties. For instance, a couple of Mexicans we met just opened a restaurant 4 months ago; the boss is full of courage, only sleeping 4 to 5 hours per night, except days the restaurant is closed when then, he can sleep 7 hours! Per month, they have to pay 7000 Dollars, electricity/gas 1500, 9 employees, nor him or her receiving any salaries. It reminds me my beginning in Saint Emilion where Murielle's salary helped us pay for the rent in the HLM de la Plante in Libourne (HLM is an inexpensive project/council house complex) and food. Her salary of nurse helped us to survive for more than 3 years!
In 1984, the second hand car I bought, very old second hand, a Renault 10, cost me 150 Euros, less than the watch I'm wearing which I bought when I was a bank employee. When I see what's happening with banks and the stock exchange today, I say to myself that the world is upside down, countries, prisoners of speculators, having to pay for their mistakes, while our "little" Mexicans have to work like slaves to pay for their debts. Bizarre no? Don't we take the risk of making democratic and moral rules incomprehensible? Hope for a new world?


text: New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury defended Michael Vick, calling dogfighting a sport and comparing it to hunting. Marbury spoke Monday about the federal dogfighting conspiracy charges against Vick while promoting his basketball shoe in Albany, N.Y. "I think it's tough," Marbury said, according to Albany TV station Capital News 9. "I think, you know, we don't say anything about people who shoot deer or shoot other animals. You know, from what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors." On Monday, Vick said through a lawyer that he will plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture. He also faces possible prosecution in Virginia. ""I think he's one of the superb athletes, and he's a good human being," Marbury said. "I just think that he fell into a bad situation."


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If you are like me, you do not like spending too much time in the kitchen!
I want my cooking to come together quickly without much hassle. At the same time, I do get bored of the list of simple recipes I have in hand, especially breakfast items and hence am constantly looking for interesting and innovative recipes.
The other day, my colleague mentioned of an instant dosa she had made for breakfast which took all of 20 minutes to put together from start to finish! My ears shot up and I was immediately all questions on how she made it.
The simplicity of this dosa floored me and I made it the very next day. Was surprised at how easy it was to prepare and its taste is oh-so-yummy!
I paired it with a simple Coconut Coriander chutney. You can pair it with any condiment of your choice.
Here you go, hope you all enjoy it! :)
Oats - 1 cup
Rice Flour - 1 cup
Rava - 1/2 cup
Curd - 1 cup
Green Chillies - 2-3, finely chopped
Coriander Leaves - 1 cup, finely chopped
Salt - To taste
Water - as needed
- Dry roast the oats in a heated pan until they turn light brown. Do not over toast the oats so as to burn them. Allow to cool.
- In a blender, combine the roasted oats, rice flour, rava and salt. I did not completely fine ground it, left it a little coarse for an interesting texture. You may grind it to a completely fine powder, if you like it that way.
- In a huge mixing bowl, combine the blended powder, curd, coriander leaves, green chillies and water.
- Mix until you get a smooth batter which is runny and not too thick.
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10 Reasons Why Java Now Rocks More Than Ever: Part 1 – The Java Compiler
When I was away from Java to work on the software of the Eigenharp instruments, I had to develop cross-platform real-time audio software with massive data throughput and constant latency. The development was mainly done in C++ with the Juce library and some glue code in CPython. Given the requirements to develop musical performance software, these technology choices were inevitable but they did make me realize how many things I had taken for granted in the Java ecosystem.
But could I think of ten things that make Java rock? It wasn't too terribly hard to prepare a list of 10 aspects of Java that maybe we take for granted. You're most certainly aware of all these, but saying them out loud can serve as a nice feel-good moment about your platform of choice when times get tricky during development. Here are my favorite things about Java:
- The Java Compiler
- The Core API
- Open-Source
- The Java Memory Model
- High-Performance JVM
- Bytecode
- Intelligent IDEs
- Profiling Tools
- Backwards Compatibility
- Maturity With Innovation
Let's now take a look at #1, the Java Compiler, in more detail and we'll cover the other reasons in follow-up posts.
What rocks about the Java Compiler
The Java compiler is probably the first component of the platform that you encounter as a developer. You'll have to use it to compile your first 'hello world'-type examples and when using the Java language, it's your gateway towards turning your source code into an executable format.
Obviously, the Java compiler can't exist without bytecode. Apart from the many benefits of bytecode itself, which we'll cover in detail later, this intermediate representation also allows the JIT (Just In Time compiler) to kick in at runtime.
The JVM's JITting like a champ
You might think that the JIT is just a performance improvement to leave interpreters in the dust and rival with native performance speeds, but it goes much further than that. When compiling straight to native, like with C++, you have to deal with static optimization that has to be decided upon at compilation-time. Having to enable profiling up front drastically differentiates builds with run-time inspection capabilities from those that are targeted at distribution. The ahead-of-time optimization shifts around many instructions, moving the compiled form sometimes very far away from what you expressed in your source code, sometimes even introducing new problems that have no clear relation to logic that you've written.
It's quite common practice to actually just step through the optimization levels with manual testing of the produced binaries, hoping to find one that works. Without deep understanding of the compiler internals, it's often impossible to predict how the profilers will change the execution of your code and which optimization levels will work or not. Sometimes, the only way to identify why some features stopped working is to step backwards in time through changesets, since there's no relationship anymore between your code and problems that are manifested. As projects grow over time, it's quite common to be stuck in less aggressive optimization levels since it has become almost impossible to determine why higher optimizations introduce problems.
All this is only worsened by the 'black box' nature of the optimization level switches. For example, this is everything you'll find about optimization in the
clang manual, good luck figuring out what exactly is going on:
Code Generation Options -O0 -O1 -O2 -Os -Oz -O3 -Ofast -O4 Specify which optimization level to use. -O0 means "no optimization": this level compiles the fastest and generates the most debuggable code. -O2 is a moderate level of optimization which enables most optimizations. -Os is like -O2 with extra optimizations to reduce code size. -Oz is like -Os (and thus -O2), but reduces code size further. -O3 is like -O2, except that it enables optimizations that take longer to perform or that may generate larger code (in an attempt to make the program run faster). -Ofast enables all the optimizations from -O3 along with other aggressive optimizations that may violate strict compliance with language standards. On supported platforms, -O4 enables link- time optimization; object files are stored in the LLVM bitcode file format and whole program optimization is done at link time. -O1 is somewhere between -O0 and -O2.
Focus on your code, not on the compiler architecture
Since the Java compiler only has to transform source code into bytecode, it's very simple to operate the
javac command itself. Usually, all you have to be concerned about is providing the correct classpath information, deciding about the VM version compatibility and tell it where you want the class files to be placed, a total of three different compiler options:
-target and
With C++ this is vastly more complex, here's an example of a relatively simple
g++ compiler invocation. Granted there are some project-specific define flags in there, as well as
-I flags for the header inclusion paths, which could be compared to the
javac classpath. These are all standard practice in C++ and often the only way to modularize your builds or get platform independence.
g++-4.2 -o tmp/obj/eigend-gpl/piagent/src/pia_buffer.os -c -arch i386
-mmacosx-version-min=10.6 -ggdb -Werror -Wall -Wno-deprecated-declarations
-Wno-format -O4 -fmessage-length=0 -falign-loops=16 -msse3 -DALIGN_16
-DBUILDING_PIA -fvisibility=hidden -fPIC -Isteinberg -Ieigend-gpl/steinberg
-Ieigend-gpl -I. -I/usr/pi/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5
The main problem though is that all this is different for each compiler that you use. G++ is different from Clang, which is different from the Intel C++ compiler, which is again different from the Visual Studio C++ compiler, … They all have their own names for common command-line switches, support a different version or subset of the C++ standard, and have their own flags to tune the compiler features.
If you really want to get the best performance, you'll have to wade through hundreds of options for each compiler, sometimes requiring very low-level knowledge of the target hardware. Worse still is that you have to do all this up front and hope that it will work on all the platforms or processor architectures that you want to support–all without any real visibility to track down what went wrong when your program fails. I dreaded every release since it's a major undertaking to figure out why your software crashes from customer reports. On a few occasions we literally had to track down the exact same processor architecture to be able to reproduce the problem and experiment with compiler options to make the binary stable.
No static nor dynamic linking, just run-time linking
When you produce native binaries, you have the option to decide how you're going to link with libraries or modules of your own. Static linking packages everything into a single executable but prevents you from independently updating the libraries and can generate very large binaries. It has the advantage to be easier to distribute and to get none of the problems that are associated with dynamic linking. In practice though, it's impractical for larger products to ship a single statically-linked executable. Sooner or later you will have to deal with dynamic linking, even if it's just to split your build up or to deal with third-party libraries.
Dynamic linking is complex and quite troublesome. Independently from the visibility of code inside your sources (private, public, …) you have to explicitly compile parts of your API so that the appropriate symbols are exported by the dynamic library that you create. On the other hand, you'll have to declare that you want to import these symbols into the code that actually uses the library. If you use the same header files for the library and the client, as most people do, you'll have to parametrize the declaration of your API based on the compilation phase you're in. Additionally, the exact semantics of how all this works is different on MacOSX, Linux and Windows, you'll be ripping your hair out and littering your code with macros to handle all of this, certainly if you're concerned with maintaining a common codebase that compiles to different platforms. In no time, you'll see that linking, an actual compiler concern, has bled into every declaration of your source code and sometimes even dictates the actual class structure you end up using.
Even with all this in place, there are many complications with shared libraries, particularly on Windows platforms, where every user has had to deal with DLL version incompatibilities. While later versions of Windows are less prone to this, usually your binary is bound to a particular version of a DLL and some seemingly minor changes to an API can make the dynamic linking incompatible. Some ways around this are to privately bundle the DLLs with your application, if you're allowed to distribute them, or to explicitly dynamically load them at runtime. The latter requires particular attention to linking and symbol resolution inside your application, while you really should not have to be concerned with any of this.
Java bypasses all of this by deferring linking to run-time. Everything is dynamic and since the symbols are exported through bytecode while being isolated with packages, you rarely have to be concerned with the linking phase at all. If needed, you can still dynamically load classes or methods, but that's very uncommon. The bytecode symbol representation is very stable and as versions of classes evolve, your older code will continue run without problems unless the library author purposely changes the API.
Next up
This was Java's Rockin' Reason One … please leave comments below or tweet @gbevin to connect with me. Next up will be The Core API and has even more profound implications … stay tuned!


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Summer Mini Session slotsPosted by Lauren on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
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BSOD repeatedly with different errors
I've attached my dump files. I can;t get them to open for me to view. I tried to download the windows debugging tools but the downloads complete and the files are not there. Anyway I just started getting blue screens in the last week. I took the last several crashed and have uploaded them. Not sure where to go from here. I've tried lots of different things.
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I would follow the bsod instructions with the other file but every time i try to run it i get a blue screen again
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I primarily got the system service exception or irql not equal blue screen error.
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I've somehow managed to get it running again without blue screening. I tried swapping some ram around and it did a windows boot repair or something like that and now it's running ok. Still would like to know what the issue was in case it starts happening again or if there is something I can do to help it not happen again like remove a bad program or something.
Any insight would be great. Thanks.
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All dumps basically point to memory corruption, with your solution I would guess that a stick was a little loose or something.
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Mental Performance Enhancement: Iodine
Iodine deficiency affects perhaps more people in the world than any other deficiency disease, with latest estimates being greater than 1.9 billion people deficient. Iodine or the lack of it influences brain development, with mental retardation ("cretinism") one consequence of deficiency. Meta-analyses suggest that populations with iodine deficiency suffer from an IQ deficit of 13.5 points. The question that remains, however, is whether these IQ deficits are due to retarded neural development, and therefore more or less permanent, or whether repletion of iodine can improve IQ.
In a study undertaken to discover the answer, Albanian schoolchildren were given a one-time supplement of 400 mg of iodine, and took the Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices test before and after supplementation, and their scores increased by nearly 5 points, or some 25%. (Raven's correlates .91% with the Wechsler IQ test.) That's a whopping great number. And it provides powerful evidence that supplementation can improve mental performance long after gestation and infancy; hypothyroidism, in many cases probably due to iodine deficiency, hinders cognitive performance in adults as well as children.
So, you're thinking, that's all very well for those Albanian schoolkids, and maybe that will help supply the world with smarter arms-dealers, but how does that help me? Glad you asked.
There's considerable evidence that the vast majority of Americans are iodine deficient. (No jokes please.) Guy Abraham, M.D., has found that the vast majority of patients tested using an iodine loading test are deficient, many of them severely. (Dr. Abraham has written a number of articles on this; try Optimum Levels of Iodine for Greatest Mental and Physical Health.) Clinical and subclinical hypothyroidism are very common, affecting something like 12% of the population, and of course iodine deficiency isn't confined to this subset.
The Japanese have the highest iodine intake in the world (from seaweed), as well as a low rate of breast cancer, and there are reasons to think that the two are related. (Read Dr. Abraham for the details.) More germane to the point here: the Japanese rank third in the world, after Hong Kong and South Korea, in average IQ, and I wouldn't be surprised if Hong Kong and Korea had high iodine intakes too. Is that a coincidence? Maybe, maybe not. Personally, I'm not taking any chances.
Another excellent (and more succinct) article on this is Extrathyroidal Benefits of Iodine by Donald Miller, M.D.
One interesting aspect of all this is that, if Dr. Abraham's research is correct, and I think it is, the RDI (reference daily intake) for iodine in this country is low by two orders of magnitude. (For the cretins, that means it should be 100 times higher.) Iodized salt doesn't begin to cover the need. Thyroidologists say that we get enough, and they're wary of supplementation, but whole body scans using radio-labeled iodine show that it's taken up and concentrated by numerous tissues besides the thyroid.
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Clare and James were tying the knot and we were of course honoured to provide the entertainment.
Lottie and I picked up the van from Walsall at 8am. Now, not to be rude about the large industrial town just north of Birmingham, but the contrast between its factories and retail parks surrounded by the gargantuan concrete pillars of the M6 versus the idyllic cottages dotted around the lush green and pleasantries of Suffolk could not have been starker.
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