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The Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit Ethernet controller combines a triple-speed IEEE 802.3 compliant Media Access Controller (MAC) with a triple-speed Ethernet transceiver, PCI Express bus controller, and embedded memory. With state-of-the-art DSP technology and mixed-mode signal technology, it offers high-speed transmission over CAT 5 UTP cable or CAT 3 UTP (10Mbps only) cable. Functions such as Crossover Detection & Auto-Correction, polarity correction, adaptive equalization, cross-talk cancellation, echo cancellation, timing recovery, and error correction are implemented to provide robust transmission and reception capability at high speeds.
The device supports the PCI Express 1.0a bus interface for host communications with power management and is compliant with the IEEE 802.3u specification for 10/100Mbps Ethernet and the IEEE 802.3ab specification for 1000Mbps Ethernet. It also supports an auxiliary power auto-detect function, and will auto-configure related bits of the PCI power management registers in PCI configuration space.
Advanced Configuration Power management Interface (ACPI)--power management for modern operating systems that are capable of Operating System-directed Power Management (OSPM)—is also supported to achieve the most efficient power management possible. PCI Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) is also supported.
In addition to the ACPI feature, remote wake-up (including AMD Magic Packet™, Re-LinkOk, and Microsoft® Wake-up frame) is supported in both ACPI and APM (Advanced Power Management) environments. To support WOL from a deep power down state (e.g., D3cold, i.e. main power is off and only auxiliary exists), the auxiliary power source must be able to provide the needed power for the RTL8111.
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The RTL8111 is suitable for multiple market segments and emerging applications, such as desktop, mobile, workstation, server, communications platforms, and embedded applications.


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FLAC or MP3? How Can I Determine Which Is Best to Use on My Digital-Audio Players?
Our members requested that this thread be made a sticky. Did you ever wonder why some of our members recommend against using lossless files on digital-audio players? If yes, this is the post for you. The information in this post was spread across several dozen threads.
This thread is just to let you know what is the best way to determine which is the best audio format for younothing more, nothing less. You can accomplish this by using your ears and your equipment to listen for differences once variables that can fool you have been removed. This is done with ABX testing. Let us make one thing clear.
No one is trying to tell you what files to use under any circumstances. You should use the files that suit your purposes best. This sticky was created so that an easily referenced set of directions is available. You can now decide what is best by using ABX testing to make an apples-to-apples comparison of various audio formats.
One of the early titles for this thread was FLACs and MP3s. Unfortunately, some read that as FLACs versus MP3s and felt that there was an attempt being made to demonstrate that lossless and lossy files were equal under all circumstances. No. Sorry for the long introduction, but considering the way that this thread has been derailed in the past, we felt that it was best to try to clarify the purpose of this thread.
The difference in sound quality between FLACs and MP3s appears to be a popular topic. This post, therefore, will attempt to answer some of the questions about the sound quality of FLACs compared to the sound quality of MP3s. We have taken part in many discussions on this subject in these forums. Many members have raised objections to what we are going to present.
So, for this reason, we are presenting this post as a conversation between ourselves and a notional member. This notional member will be a composite of some of the members that have raised objections to what we are about to present. What the notional member will have to say will be in italics.
I can hear a big difference between FLACs and MP3s. So can many other individuals. So why all these so-called discussions?
This is actually an excellent question, because the answer is rather complicated. First, you must be aware of the placebo effect. Because of the placebo effect, it is not enough to just listen to a FLAC and then just listen to an MP3. What is needed is an ABX test.
But I have done blind listening before, either by myself or with help from my friends.
That is good, but an ABX test is better because it is one of the most rigorous ways to evaluate the sound quality of lossy files. It is a true double-blind test, and the best way to listen for extremely subtle compression artefacts.
But no one listens to music this way. Sorry, but I really do not see the need to do any ABX tests at all. I have better things to do with my time.
Please read item 4 in this PDF. Because of the placebo effect, many myths are associated with audio. Some unscrupulous individuals have seized this as an opportunity to make money from these individuals who are experiencing the placebo effect.
ABX tests can, therefore, be very useful in leveling the playing field. Yes, ABX tests take time and effort. But it really is the better way to evaluate sound quality. ABX tests have been used to debunk audio myths. Please see, for example, the following.
Fancy wires sound better than ordinary wires debunked.
The so-called high-resolution formats sound better than CDs debunked here and here.
Digital-audio recordings sound bad debunked.
Expensive amplifiers sound better than ordinary amplifiers debunked here and here.
More audio myths debunked.
Well, OK. So how does one use an ABX test to evaluate the sound-quality difference between FLACs and MP3s?
Please download foobar2000 and its ABX comparator. They are free downloads. To ABX, please do the following. But first, a couple of recommendations before you start.
We recommend that you use headphones, Exact Audio Copy or something similar, the newest stable version of LAMEe.g., 3.99.5and quality settings V0 to V9. If you use an MP3 encoder other than LAME, use the newest stable version of that encoder. You should also use a wide range of quality or bitrate settings.
You need an uncompressed WAV and a perceptually encodedlossycopy of the uncompressed WAV. A FLAC or other types of lossless copies of the uncompressed WAV is also OK instead of using an uncompressed WAV. The audio information in any lossless format is the same as in the uncompressed WAV, so using any lossless format instead of an uncompressed WAV allows the same comparison.
1. Open foobar2000, then the File menu. From there, click Add Files. Navigate to where you have the files you want to compare stored. Click on the lossy or lossless file that you want to compare. Repeat to add the other file that you want to compare. Some may find it easier to just drag the files into an open playlist pane.
2. In the open playlist pane, select both of the files that you want to compare and then right click. From the context menu that opens, select Utils. Select ABX Two Tracks. A new window will open.
3. In that window, select the options that you want to apply to your test. You can choose to use ReplayGain if the tracks have that information in their tags. You can also choose to use digital-signal processing (DSP). Once you have made your choices, click OK.
4. In the new window that opens, make the final choices that you want to apply to your testing. You can choose to keep the playback position during track changes or not to keep the playback position during track changes. We recommend Keep playback position when changing track. You can also choose to see the results as you test or to hide them until you are finished with the test.
saratoga recommends that the Hide results box be checked, because seeing how good or bad you're doing can really mess with your head and throw off your concentration. It'll work much better if you don't see the numbers since you won't bias yourself.
5. Play A and B to get a good idea of how they sound. Unless there is a big difference between the two files, it is not unusual to not be able to hear a difference at this point. Select Play X or Play Y.
6. Compare X or Y to A and B. You can choose to listen to the entire track or just a part of it. You can choose to listen from the beginning or any starting point. These choices can be changed at any time during any part of a single trial in the course of the test.
They can then be changed again in the next or any other following trial in the course of the test. Once you believe that you can hear a difference, choose one of X is A, Y is B or Y is A, X is B. This choice is not locked in until you select Next Trial.
7. Once you have completed the number of trials you have decided on before the start of the ABX testit must be at least 5 trialsselect Exit. A window will come up to allow you to save the results. The saved results will include the files used and the percentage of correct identifications among other information.
8. If Probability that you were guessing reaches 5% or lower, you can hear a difference. If Probability that you were guessing does not reach 5% or lower, you cannot hear a difference.
Why is the minimum number of trials 5?
First, you must know a little about the p-value. For you to legitimately claim to be able to hear a difference, the p-value must be 0.05 or lower. Values like 0.07 or 0.06 are not good enough. Next, please take a look at this ABX binomial probability table. So from this table, we can see that 5 is the minimum number of trials.
Is it also possible to ABX using loudspeakers?
Yes. But, as mentioned earlier, because the compression artefacts can sometimes be extremely subtle, many individuals prefer to use headphones. But if you prefer to use loudspeakers, there is no reason not to. You can also try ABXing with loudspeakers and then with headphones or first with headphones and then later with loudspeakers.
Do I need extremely expensive and high-quality sound cards, headphones, or loudspeakers?
No. You can use any sound cards, headphones, or loudspeakers.
Why use Exact Audio Copy?
Why use LAME?
Why use the newest stable version of LAME?
LAME is always undergoing improvements.
Why use the quality settings V0 to V9?
So why is FLAC such a popular format?
FLAC is great for external hard drives and for archiving. And it is also great if you must have a perfect copy of the music on your digital-audio player. But if you are only after great sound quality, MP3 is often a better choice because of the much smaller size. If you have followed all of the recommendations given above and have actually done some ABX tests, I think you too will realize that properly encoded MP3s sound very similar or the same as FLACs.
What do you mean by very similar?
There are rare cases of some music tripping up lossy encoders no matter how good the lossy encoder.
So should I not then be using FLACs on my digital-audio players instead of a lossy format like MP3?
How many songs did you ABX at V0? Out of all of these ABX tests at V0, how many times has the p-value reached 0.05 or lower? Can you honestly claim that, from the music you typically listen to, you always or often hear a difference in ABX tests done at V0?
What about AAC or Vorbis? Should I also ABX these types of files? What about other lossy formats?
Sure. If you want to, why not? We at anythingbutipod always encourage members to expand their knowledge.
If I still believe that MP3s sound bad or that FLACs sound much better than lossy formats such as MP3, is anyone here going to give me a hard time?
We might if, after reading this far, you still refuse to do ABX tests. If you are going to start making claims, you better have some evidence to support your claims such as the results of ABX tests that you have done.
Why are you guys so insistent on ABX tests?
We take pride in trying to give good advice.
This post was written by skip252 and Enigmatic and edited by Enigmatic. This post may undergo further edits. Thank you, WalkGood, dfkt, saratoga, and The DarkSide.
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We've all heard about differences between temporary tables and table variables in SQL Server.
They include performance, storage in memory or disk, tempdb use, etc.
But the biggest and mostly overlooked difference is:
Table variables are Transaction neutral. They are variables and thus aren't bound to a transaction.
Temp tables behave same as normal tables and are bound by transactions.
A simple example shows this difference quite nicely:
declare @var table (id int, data varchar(20) )
create table #temp (id int, data varchar(20) )
insert into @var
select 1, 'data 1' union all
select 2, 'data 2' union all
select 3, 'data 3'
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select 1, 'data 1' union all
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select 3, 'data 3'
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We see that the table variable still exists and has all it's data unlike the temporary table that doesn't exists when the transaction rollbacked.
This little known fact can be very handy in a bunch of different scenarions.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL announced on Thursday that the Bakersfield Condors have been selected as the 2010-11 recipient of the ECHL Team Award of Excellence.
The award recognizes the ECHL organization that executes a well-rounded business plan including, but not limited to, sales, marketing, media relations and merchandising while also distinguishing themselves in their community, on and off the ice.
Bakersfield drew over 184,000 fans in 2010-11 for an average of 5,117 per game, marking the seventh consecutive season that the team has surpassed 5,000 fans per game. In January, the Condors hosted the 2011 ECHL All-Star Classic and welcomed over 7,000 fans to Rabobank Arena. The night prior to the game, over 600 fans were in attendance at the All-Star Fan Fest.
The Condors raised over $331,000 in cash, goods and services for local charities and non-profits in 2010-11, raising their total in the team's 13-year history to just under $4 million. The team also earned national recognition in March with their Charlie Sheen Night, which was mentioned on television stations across the country and on websites including Yahoo!, NBCSports.com, The Hockey News and KTLA in Los Angeles, which traveled over 100 miles to do a live segment at the arena the night of the event.
On the ice, the Condors won their second consecutive Pacific Division championship and advanced to the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the seventh straight season.
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• Watch games live on America One, the "Official Broadband & Mobile Broadcaster" of the ECHL.
• The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League.
• ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league with 20 teams in 16 states in 2011-12.
• The league officially changed its name from East Coast Hockey League to ECHL on May 19, 2003.
• 467 players have played in the NHL after playing in the ECHL including 35 in 2009-10.
• 23 ECHL players made their NHL debut in 2010-11: former Idaho Steelheads goaltender and 2010 ECHL All-Star Richard Bachman (Dallas on Dec. 11), former Reading Royals defenseman Drew Bagnall (Minnesota on April 8), former Las Vegas Wranglers right wing Adam Cracknell (St. Louis on Dec. 15), former Cincinnati Cyclones goaltender Mark Dekanich (Nashville on Dec. 18), former South Carolina Stingrays left wing Stefan Della Rovere (St. Louis on Dec. 1), former Phoenix RoadRunners center Andrew Desjardins (San Jose on Jan. 3), former Cincinnati Cyclones goaltender and 2007 ECHL All-Star Cedrick Desjardins (Tampa Bay on Dec. 30), former Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies and Idaho Steelheads defenseman Brian Fahey (Washington on Oct. 16), former South Carolina Stingrays goaltender and 2010 ECHL All-Star Braden Holtby (Washington on Nov. 7), former Charlotte Checkers right wing Hugh Jessiman (Florida on Feb. 27), former Texas Wildcatters left wing Matt Kassian (Minnesota on Nov. 5), former Ontario Reign center Dwight King (Los Angeles on Nov. 17), former Utah Grizzlies goaltender Mikko Koskinen (New York Islanders on Feb. 8), former Phoenix RoadRunners and Utah Grizzlies goaltender Nathan Lawson (New York Islanders on Dec. 18), former Toledo Walleye goaltender Thomas McCollum (Detroit on March 30), former Trenton Titans defenseman Olivier Magnan (New Jersey on Oct. 22), former Trenton Devils center Brad Mills (New Jersey on Oct. 30), former South Carolina Stingrays center and two-time ECHL All-Star Travis Morin (Dallas on Jan. 26), former Johnstown Chiefs and Cincinnati Cyclones forward Chris Mueller (Nashville on Dec. 28), former Bakersfield Condors and Elmira Jackals goaltender and 2010 ECHL All-Star Timo Pielmeier (Anaheim on Feb. 19), former Alaska Aces right wing Ryan Reaves (St. Louis on Oct. 11), former Reading Royals and South Carolina Stingrays goaltender and 2009 Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player James Reimer (Toronto on Dec. 20) and former Victoria Salmon Kings defenseman Yann Sauve (Vancouver on Feb. 15).
• 4 players played in the ECHL and the NHL in 2010-11: Mike Brodeur with Elmira and Ottawa, Thomas McCollum with Toledo and Detroit, Timo Pielmeier with Elmira and Anaheim and Yann Sauve with Victoria and Vancouver.
• The ECHL has had 275 players reach the NHL since 2002-03 when it changed its focus to become the primary developmental league for the NHL and the AHL. The ECHL had 97 players reach the NHL in its first 10 seasons and 215 in the first 15 years.
• 211 ECHL players have played their first game in the last six seasons for an average of more than 35 per year.
• ECHL had a record 79 players on NHL opening-day rosters in 2010-11, surpassing the 78 from 2009-10 and marking the eighth year in a row that there have been over 50 former ECHL players on opening-day rosters.
• Every ECHL team has an affiliation with an NHL team in 2010-11 and the league has affiliations with 27 of the 30 NHL teams, marking the 14th consecutive season that the league had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL.
• 31 coaches with an ECHL background were working behind the benches of teams in the NHL in 2010-11 including Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau, Pittsburgh Penguins head coach and 2011 Jack Adams Award winner Dan Bylsma, New York Islanders head coach Jack Capuano, Dallas Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan, Philadelphia Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette, Winnipeg Jets head coach Claude Noel and St. Louis Blues head coach Davis Payne. It is the seventh consecutive season that there have been 11 or more coaches with an ECHL background working in the NHL. Boudreau, who coached Mississippi for three seasons winning the Kelly Cup championship in 1999, was named NHL Coach of the Year in 2007-08 becoming the first former ECHL coach to receive the award.
• 21 former ECHL officials were working as part of the NHL officiating team in 2010-11 with referees David Banfield, Francis Charron, Chris Ciamaga, Ghislain Hebert, Jean Hebert, Marc Joannette, Mike Leggo, Wes McCauley, Dean Morton, Dan O'Rourke, Brian Pochmara, Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney, Justin St. Pierre and Ian Walsh, and linesmen Steve Barton, Brian Mach, Tim Nowak, Bryan Pancich and Jay Sharrers..
• ECHL was represented for the 11th year in a row on the Stanley Cup champion with Boston Bruins assistant coach Geoff Ward, players Rich Peverley, Michael Ryder and Tim Thomas, radio broadcaster Dave Goucher and scout Tom McVie. Thomas is the first former ECHL player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. There were 34 former players and 19 coaches on the 16 teams competing in the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Playoffs, marking the sixth year in a row that there have been at least 30 former ECHL players and the eighth consecutive season that over 25 players with ECHL experience have competed in the NHL postseason.
• Former Hampton Roads Admirals left wing Andrew Brunette became the first ECHL alum to play in 1,000 regular-season NHL games when he reached the milestone with the Minnesota Wild on Feb. 1, 2011.
• Former ECHL and current Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas was the recipient of the Vezina Trophy as the top goaltender in the NHL in 2010-11, marking the second time he has won the award in the past three seasons. Thomas set a single-season NHL record with a .938 save percentage.
• Former ECHL player and current Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma was the recipient of the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's Coach of the Year in 2010-11.
• ECHL was represented in the 2011 NHL All-Star Game by Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins, while former ECHL coaches Mike Haviland and Peter Laviolette served as coaches for the All-Star Game.
• Former ECHL broadcasters working in the NHL include John Ahlers and Steve Carroll of the Anaheim Ducks, Tom Callahan of the Nashville Predators, Dave Goucher of the Boston Bruins, Chris Kerber of the St. Louis Blues, Jack Michaels of the Edmonton Oilers, Dave Mishkin of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Bob McElligott and John Michael of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
• Ryan Stanzel and Jeremy Zager, who were both recipients of the ECHL Media Relations Director of the Year award, are working in the communications department for the Minnesota Wild and the Los Angeles Kings, respectively. Former ECHL assistant director of communications Joe Siville and Kelly Murray are now with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Washington Capitals, respectively, while former ECHL director of communications Jason Rothwell is the creative director for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
• ECHL has affiliations with 26 of the 30 teams in the American Hockey League in 2010-11 and for the past 22 years there has been an ECHL player on the Calder Cup Champion.
• In the last seven seasons the ECHL has had more call-ups to the AHL than all other professional leagues combined with over 3,000 call-ups involving more than 1,500 players and in 2010-11 there were 10 times as many call-ups from the ECHL to the AHL than all other professional leagues.
• The ECHL averaged 4,339 fans per game in 2010-11, marking the seventh consecutive season and the 19th time in the last 21 years that the ECHL has averaged over 4,000 fans and the league drew over 3 million fans for the 17th year in a row.
• Further information on the ECHL is available from its website at ECHL.com.


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Chuck Jones was a giant of the cartoon world, responsible for some of our very favorite classic characters.
Yes, he created Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner, as well as Marvin the Martian, Pepe le Pew, Michigan J. Frog, and others. As an animator, director and producer for both Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he gave us some of our favorite childhood moments. On the 100th anniversary of Jones's birth, we're looking back at some of his most wonderful work.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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Tony started his education at Clemson University in South Carolina and attended graduate school at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. It was there that he received a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology and graduated in the top of his class. His thesis was published by The European Journal of Applied Physiology and dealt with the benefits of exhaustive interval training. During this time, he interned with NHL's Washington Capitals and was set to help the Washington Wizards prior the NBA lockout. From Washington, D.C. Tony moved to Orlando, Florida and quickly obtained a job helping the Head Strength Coach of the Orlando Magic for a basketball season. From there, his experience led him to Boca Raton, Florida where he became the Director of Human Performance at Cris Carter's FAST Program. While at FAST he focused on sport specific speed, agility, and strength training. He helped prepare numerous NFL Combine athletes and professional athletes from all sports for their particular needs. During the spring of 2002, Tony utilized his experiences and created XPE, Inc. while relocating to Atlanta, GA. In the fall of 2009, Tony relocated XPE Sports to South Florida.
Tony's professional references before creating XPE included such athletes as: NFL Super Bowl Champion/ All-Pro/ Pro Bowl WR Jermaine Lewis, 2XWorld Series Champion/ Playoff MVP Craig Counsell, World Series MVP/ 2XAll¬Star/ MLB manager Bucky Dent, and tennis superstar Ivan Lendl. Now, Tony has made XPE's references and endorsements both numerous and unmatched. To date, he has trained 88 World Champions or 1st Round picks. Some of these athletes who trained with Tony day after day in Atlanta and fully endorsed XPE included (all below trained for at least 8 off seasons!!!):
RB Jamal Lewis – 10 Year NFL Veteran-Over 127 NFL Starts/ NFL All Decade Running Back (1 of 3) / Super Bowl Champion/ NFL Offensive MVP/ NFL Comeback Player of the Year/ 2000 Yard Rusher/ All-Pro/ Pro Bowl/ 1 Round Pick #5/ Over 10,000 Career Rushing Yards and 62 TDs
WR Hines Ward – 14 Year NFL Veteran-190 NFL Starts/ NFL's All Decade Wide Receiver (1 of 3)/ Super Bowl MVP/ 2XSuper Bowl Champion/ 3XAll-Pro/ 4X Pro Bowl/ 1,000 Receptions, Over 12,000 Career Receiving Yards, 86 TDs/Steeler All-Time Reception and Yardage Leader
LB Takeo Spikes – 15 Year NFL Veteran-215 NFL Starts/ 2XAll-Pro/ 2X Pro Bowl/ Over 1,400 Tackles
OL Wayne Gandy – 15 Year NFL Veteran-205 NFL Starts/ All-Pro/ Pro Bowl/ 1st Round Pick
DE Osi Umenyoria – 12 Year NFL Veteran/ 2XSuper Bowl Champion/ 2XAll-Pro/ 2XPro Bowl
He has trained multiple athletes that have been drafted in the 1st Rounds of the NFL, MLB, and NBA drafts. In 2008, he trained 3 top 15 picks (Jerod Mayo-10th) that were all projected to get drafted in the 2nd to 3rd rounds before their NFL Combine performances. In 2010, he trained FIVE 1st round picks including the highest paid and drafted Safety (Eric Berry-5th) and Inside Linebacker (Rolando McClain-8th) of the decade. He has followed that up with multiple 1st Round Picks EVERY year and in 2013 had FOUR more 1st Round Picks including Dee Milliner (#1 DB drafted) and E.J. Manuel (#1 QB drafted). Along the way, he has continuously put out the best performances in speed, explosion, and agility including the FASTEST PLAYER EVER to date in 2010 (Jacoby Ford 4.22H-4.28L 40 Yard), most EXPLOSIVE ATHLETE EVER in 2005 (Gerald Sensabaugh 46" Vertical), and QUICKEST PLAYER EVER in 2006 (Jason Allen 3.81 Shuttle). This led ESPN.com to do a SEVEN page article on his training program along with mentioning that "Villani has generated quite a buzz in recent years for his work with some of the fastest-rising talent at the Combine."
Since XPE and Tony Villani has relocated to South Florida, he is building an even more impressive client list than he had in Atlanta. The likes of Super Bowl Champion WR Anquan Boldin, 2XPro Bowl S Eric Berry, 2XPro Bowl OL Maurkice Pouncey, 1st Round Pick OL Mike Pouncey, WR Pierre Garcon, and Hall of Fame WR Cris Carter are all regulars training day after day just like Jamal, Hines, Takeo, Wayne, and Osi did with XPE in Atlanta. Going into DECADE #2 of the XPE Sports business has led Tony to start a nationally recognized certification program for trainers wishing to learn the most effective speed and agility techniques along with releasing a full patented XPE SHREDmill and XPE SHREDsled equipment line.


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Well, as some of you may know, I have four kitties that I have been fostering. Well, one got sick last night and I took him to my vet this morning. My usual doctor wasn't there, so I saw the doctor who owns the clinic.
He had never seen Toda before, but asked how he was doing. I told him that honestly I couldn't afford an MRI for Toda and we are missing out on so much fun together. Well, when I mentioned how Jason did some tile work for a guy with a dog who had seizures and that guy said his vet only kept his dog for a day for observation then started him on Phenobarbitol and the guy said that doing the MRI would be crazy, too, he right away asked me which pharmacy I use. I told him and he said he was going to call in a prescription for Phenobarb and we'll see if that helps him. It should.
I am so happy at the thought of saving all that money AND possibly making Toda better.We took him to motocross last Saturday night and he was approached by a bunch of racers and he had the worst set of seizures yet. He went to get his water afterwards and did a face-plant in his water bowl. I told Jason that I had had enough and I can't take watching him go through that anymore. Going to the races isn't the same without Toda. Jason, his twin brother and their best friend are all starting to race next weekend and Toda would hate to miss his daddy's first race.
The bad thing, though, is that the vet said if Phenobarb makes Toda drunk, much like narcotics will do, then that treatment is not for him. Some dogs just don't take to it, and I hope Toda's not one of those dogs. I cannot "challenge" the drug for about 5 days. So, we're taking Toda to the races Saturday night to see how it goes IF he doesn't get loopy from it first. If all goes well, he goes back to the vet in 2 weeks for his levels and we go from there.
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Posted on 03/20/2013 6:05:51 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
(Reuters) - A private, four-year Missouri college is so concerned about mounting debt of college graduates in the United States that it no longer will take students who insist on taking out loans.
The policy on loans set by College of the Ozarks, an evangelical Christian school of 1,400 students located in a rural area near Branson, Missouri, may be a national first, according to Roland King, vice president for public affairs at the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
College of the Ozarks is unusual, however.
All students work on campus, and they do not pay tuition, said Jerry Davis, president of the southwest Missouri four-year school.
Ninety percent of each entering class at the college must demonstrate financial need, according to the school's website, which says that tuition is covered by credits for campus work, along with any federal and state aid and a college scholarship, if necessary.
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Hallelujah. I believe I've found another suitable charity.
I wasn't aware that they took students with loans before.
This has been the policy at the school for decades.
It used to be that you could only get college loans for, you know, paying for college. But now you can get college loans for anything that you might wish to spend money on WHILE at college. It is no longer written to the college, but instead written to the student, and is a debt that can not be discharged through bankruptcy or in some cases, even death, since many times the loans require cosigners.
Berea College (Berea, Kentucky) My daughter graduated from there. Waited tables at Boone Tavern for 4 years. Worked her butt off.
The majority of the work required to keep the campus running is performed by students. All students must work to stay enrolled.
There are 4 or 5 colleges like this. Berea has a large endowment in order to do this, a little more wouldn't hurt........
The student loan scam bubble is awful. Not only are the loans issued with terrible interest rates, but often kickbacks are being made to the schools to steer students to particular lenders.
And then Obama nationalized most student loans, which made a bad situation far worse.
What I'm looking forward to are when some states forbid it for their state universities. That could cause not only the student loan bubble to collapse, but the bloated education bubble as well.
The interest rate used to be 3% before the feds got really involved, now it is between 6 and 9%. It is worse than a mortgage because the only tangible is a piece of paper.
The feds hold the loan and there is no guarantee that graduates will get a job to be able to pay it off.
Whoever thought this up ought to be shot and p*$$ed on.
Thanks Child and Vig. I've been a Hillsdale subscriber and donor for a while. I had heard of Berea and forgotten. They will all get some of my money.
Look into how many Democrat jobs there are that get loan forgiveness. This is just vote buying. Real producers have to pay their loans back. Work for the government and you get yours forgiven.
If state universities started turning out Republican voters like some private universities do you'd see their student loans yanked in a blink of an eye (excluding Nancy Pelosi's).
Did you hear that though they have both been excluded from it, both Biden and Pelosi had the gall to take communion at the Vatican today?
"College of the Ozarks...no longer cooperates with students or banks in covering costs of attending college with a loan, Davis said."
What worries me here is that the debt industry will come up with another method to verify enrollment, such as having the kid show up at one of their offices, log-on to the school, and show the loan shark that he's really enrolled.
They won't go away quietly, when the see fresh meat for the taking.
I think Pensecola Christian does something similar. All the kids work in their publishing arm, ABEKA book.
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Sydney, Australia, homicide squad detectives have released the graphic image as they make a fresh appeal for information about Chen Liu's murder.
The decomposed body of the 27-year-old, also known as Anthony Liu, was found dumped in the Georges River last November, wrapped in a domestic rug.
He was bound with electrical wires and an extension cord and the carpet was neatly folded with each end tucked in and then bound with three strips of wire.
Officers with Strike Force Renfree, formed to investigate the murder, have revealed they believe he was shot dead elsewhere and driven to the river in his own blue 2005 Range Rover Sport 4WD.
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Chad Piersma drove in three runs as unbeaten Dartmouth College beat Vassar College, 10-2, yesterday in Winter Haven. Fla., and tied a 110-year-old school record by starting the season with eight straight wins.
Piersma highlighted a four-run, second inning with a two-run double and scored on a single by Shane Ogren. Piersma made it 5-2 in the fourth inning with an RBI single, part of a four-run frame.
Dartmouth, still the only unbeaten Division I program in the nation, collected 11 hits as Nick Ruppert, Ennis Coble and Joe Purritano each drove in two runs.
Winning pitcher Adam Frank worked five innings allowing two runs and three hits. He fanned four and walked five.
Michael Danielak worked four scoreless innings and fanned three batters. He allowed no hits facing the minimum 12 hitters.
Franklin Pierce 12, Lynn 5: In Boca Raton, Fla., the Ravens clubbed four homers in a 16-hit attack for the 10-8 Ravens. Junior first baseman Zach Mathieu of Derry smacked a solo home run in the third inning followed by a two-run blast in the sixth inning, giving him four homers on the season.
Keene State: The Owls, ranked 15th nationally in the polls, sent seven swimmers to compete in the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships, which begins today in Shenandoah, Texas.
Drew Ledwith of Keene, the New Hampshire Union Leader's Athlete of the Month for February, leads the list of Owl entries.
Ledwith is a three-time All-American. Jared Hyde, James Black and Austin Harris are making return trips to the nationals while the freshman trio of Shahar Resman, Cole Hogg of Manchester and Greg Youngstrom will be making their first NCAA appearances. Hyde, Back, and Harris earned honorable mention All-America honors in three relays at last year's meet.
St. Michael's College: In women's lacrosse Courtney Piper of Wolfeboro was named to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll for the second straight week.
St. Anselm College: In women's lacrosse, Marissa Daly was named the Northeast-10 Player of the Week. She registered 14 points on 13 goals and an assist. She is the 2012 rookie of the year.
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The UW-Oshkosh football team didn't surrender a point in the second half as the Titans beat UW-La Crosse, 28-17, for the first time since 1972 on Saturday (Oct. 2) at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.
The victory snapped a 24-game losing streak to the Eagles (0-4/0-1 WIAC). After racking up 271 yards in the first half, UW-La Crosse totaled just 128 after the break. When the Eagles tried to mount a comeback in the final 17 minutes, UW-Oshkosh's defense forced a fumble and two turnovers on downs.
The Titans (2-2/2-0 WIAC) showed they were serious to open the third quarter, embarking on a 17-play drive to take the lead. The 67-yard march required a six-yard catch on 3rd-and-5 from Charlie Weissman (Jr. • Colgate), who also rushed for three yards when UW-Oshkosh needed two. Nate Wara (So. • Oshkosh) ran a sneak on 4th-and-1 and just reached the sticks by inches. After a 17-yard pass to Garrie Fox (Jr. • Madison), Wara hit Paul Coburn (Sr. • Sussex) with a jump ball for the two-yard touchdown and a 21-17 edge.
UW-La Crosse reached the red zone on its next trip, but the Titan defense yielded only three yards on 4th-and-5. Wara, who compiled 230 yards and three scores on the evening, then took his offense 80 yards to seal the game. He ran for an 11-yard pickup and connected with Craig McClelland (Sr. • Union Grove) for 11 more. On the possession's 10th play, Fox snatched a 14-yard touchdown with 9:49 on the clock to post the final score.
If there was a chance for the Eagles to continue their dominance in this series, it ended when Lee Lauters got stuffed on fourth down at the UW-Oshkosh 14-yard line with 4:03 remaining. UW-La Crosse forced a punt minutes later, but the returner couldn't handle the football and Justin Budiac (Jr. • Mukwonago) recovered.
The first four drives of the game resulted in touchdowns, featuring a 7-7 tie after seven minutes of play. UW-La Crosse's opening trek saw Travis Bordeau catch five passes before Lauters ran in for a two-yard touchdown. The Titans responded with only three plays – a run of 17 by Nate Wara, a 20-yard grab from Juston Wara (Sr. • Oshkosh) and a 30-yard hookup to Weissman for the touchdown.
Bordeau was the recipient of Nick Anker's first eight completions. Lauters chipped in on the second drive, posting a 23-yard rush and a 15-yard catch. Late in the first quarter, Bordeau reeled in a five-yard pass to cap the 80-yard possession and go up, 14-7.
UW-Oshkosh, which has a 2-0 WIAC mark for the first time since 1991, rode the back of Weissman to come up with another quick response. He took the ensuing kickoff and sprinted up the middle for 58 yards. Weissman then picked up 12 on a draw play before galloping into the end zone from three yards out to tie the score at 14.
The only points of the second quarter came as a result of UW-Oshkosh's lone turnover. Wara had a pass go through his receiver's hands, turning into his first interception of the season on his 81st attempt. Alex Maxinoski highlighted the Eagles' aerial attack, marking receptions of 17 and 30 yards. UW-La Crosse then gained a 17-14 cushion on Justin Huinker's 32-yard field goal with 9:43 left in the first half.
Wara threw incomplete on a pair of fourth downs late in the second quarter, but he still finished the night with 20-of-28 accuracy. His leading target was Fox, with six catches for 72 yards. UW-Oshkosh went 5-of-12 on third down and totaled 338 yards, including 70 of those coming on Nate Wara runs. Logan Heyden (Sr. • Kenosha) posted 12 tackles and Nate Gross (Jr. • Hartland) eight to lead the Titans.
After his blazing start, Bordeau ended the contest with 11 grabs for 78 yards. Lauters added to his strong season with 152 rushing yards on 29 carries, while Anker compiled 211 yards through the air. UW-La Crosse (399 yards) outgained the Titans and held the ball longer (33:51), but its three turnovers were costly. The Eagles received seven tackles apiece from Jason Church, Jim Litscher and Phillip Minja.
UW-Oshkosh hits the road to challenge UW-Stevens Point (2-2/0-1 WIAC) next Saturday (Oct. 9).


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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — His first two prison escapes in Greece were spectacular and successful, aboard helicopters chartered by accomplices. But when Albanian inmate Alket Rizaj tried to break out of another lockup — this time by taking hostages — his gamble just didn't pay off.
After a 24-hour standoff Rizaj, a convicted contract killer, surrendered to police at Malandrino prison in central Greece on Sunday, and his captives were freed or escaped unharmed, Justice Ministry officials said on condition of anonymity in keeping with regulations.
The drama began around 9 p.m. on Saturday, when Rizaj and two fellow Albanian prisoners claimed to be heavily armed and demanded a getaway car from the prison, the officials said. But in the end they only turned out to have two handmade knives.
"This time I did not make it," the officials quoting Rizaj as telling police when he gave up.
Rizaj is famous for having escaped twice from the maximum-security Korydallos prison with his fellow inmate Vassilis Paleokostas in Athens, in 2006 and 2009.
Both times helicopters chartered by accomplices hovered over the prison's courtyard while the escapees climbed up to freedom on rope ladders. Rizaj was eventually recaptured, but Paleokostas remains at large.
Rizaj's latest escape attempt prompted the Public Order ministry to dispatch dozens of riot police to Malandrino prison. A prosecutor and two of Rizaj's lawyers also turned up to implore the three inmates to release the six guards they had taken hostage.
During those talks, police used a crane to free six other prison employees from a higher floor in the lockup, the officials said.
On Sunday morning, police gave up on the talks and fired smoke bombs and stun grenades into the area of the prison where the three Albanians were holding their captives, and one of the hostages escaped, the officials said.
After more negotiations, Rizaj and his accomplices surrendered and freed their five remaining prison workers.
On Sunday night, Greece's Ministry of Justice released a statement congratulating everyone who had taken part in a "bloodless operation" to free hostages at the prison. The ministry gave no details about Rizaj's attempted escape.


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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The U.N. chief for refugees says the number of refugees from Syria could increase by "two or three times" the present level by the end of the year if the country's conflict doesn't end.
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres says the international community should work toward ending the conflict and says there is a "risk of an explosion" throughout the already volatile Middle East region if it continues much longer.
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The major agricultural chemical manufacturing companies have been working to reduce their carbon footprint and become more sustainable. DuPont, for example, has saved more than $6 billion in energy costs in the last decade. DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman told reporters attending the World Food Prize Symposium in Des Moines that science has to play a role in increasing ag productivity and that industry needs to do more to educate consumers about the role of science.
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Spider-Man has teamed up with John Belushi and Stephen Colbert. Last year, Batman crossed paths with "Weird Al" Yankovic and Scooby-Doo. Superman once traded punches with Muhammad Ali while Eminem did a lock-and-load tale with the Punisher.
Now another nutty collaboration is in the works: Spider-Man and the Avengers will join forces with Phineas and Ferb — yes it's the first animated special to take Marvel Universe characters and mash them up with other Disney properties. Get used to it: Disney didn't spend $9 billion on Marvel to leave the powerful brands alone on their own corporate island.
Announced at Comic-Con, "Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel" will have Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor and Hulk drop into Danville but they're not happy to be there — a scheme by Dr. Doofenshmirtz has robbed the mighty quartet of their powers. The marooned heroes will have a fight on their hands with four super villains — the Red Skull, Whiplash, Venom and M.O.D.O.K. — who are working together with Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
"Phineas and Ferb" creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh are designing Marvel's heroes and villains to fit their new world, and the photo above is one of the first images to come out. The special isn't slated for release until the summer of 2013 but sometimes you see a photo and you just have to share it. Some Marvel fans might howl, but Spidey used to be on "The Electric Company" all the time and, really, after Thanos showed up on "Super-Hero Squad," we're ready for anything.
The choice of Marvel characters is interesting. Disney never does anything by accident so why pick these eight? Thor, Spidey and Iron Man will all be back in theaters in 2013 and 2014 and Hulk is still being weighed as a live-action television series. On the other side, Whiplash, Venom and Red Skull have all been featured in films, too. Hmmm. Maybe M.O.D.O.K. is on deck for "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"? If so, we know the perfect guy for the part….
— Jevon Phillips and Geoff Boucher
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'Ultimate Spider-Man': Stan Lee and Disney XD
Neal Adams: The monster genius of Spidey
TV: Marvel and DC put the funny in superhero
Darywn Cooke: I found career in Spidey comic
The Hulk at 50: We love him when he's angry
Romita's 'Spider-Man' more amazing than ever
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Sunday's NFC title matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons will be picked apart and placed under the microscope this week.
The 49ers have struggled historically in road playoff games, but the Falcons have a problem of their own to confront: Mobile quarterbacks have wreaked havoc on Atlanta this season.
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Colin Kaepernick, in case you missed it, is a mobile quarterback. The 49ers' second-year passer shattered an NFL postseason record for rushing yards by a quarterback when he torched the Green Bay Packers for 181 and two touchdowns on the ground. More than 90 percent of those yards came with Kaepernick running untouched.
That should put the Falcons on alert. Atlanta struggled to contain Cam Newton this season. The Carolina Panthers quarterback racked up more than 700 yards in two games against Atlanta. In Sunday's win over Seattle, the Falcons let Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson go off to the tune of 385 passing yards, and another 60 running the ball. Big chunks of yardage through the air were the result of Wilson escaping the pass rush and extending plays.
The Falcons fared better against Robert Griffin III, who picked up just seven yards on the ground in Week 5 before leaving the game with an injury.
It's not just quarterback mobility, but read-option concepts that have caused problems for the Falcons. They're not alone in that category -- NFL defenses have struggled all season against the option -- but Atlanta must accomplish what the Packers could not against San Francisco.
"The execution for the 49ers on the read option was excellent," Packers coach Mike McCarthy told The Sacramento Bee. "... We did not do a very good job of keeping (Kaepernick) in the pocket. He was able to get out of the pocket for a number of big conversions there in the first half. We weren't able to get off the field and try to make some adjustments in our defensive calls, pass-rushing lanes and so forth. We did not accomplish that."
"He's a much taller player than Russell -- and probably faster," Falcons coach Mike Smith told NFL.com's Jeff Darlington on Monday. "It's going to be a big challenge."
Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Nolan has done a nice job with Atlanta's defense this season. The team isn't 13-3 because they haven't game-planned well. It will be fascinating to watch what Atlanta comes up with this Sunday to contain Kaepernick and the 49ers. Later in the week, we'll take a look at what San Francisco must do to stop Matt Ryan and an explosive passing game from the Falcons.
Title week is upon us.
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Brezec spent last season in Italy after logging time with the Indiana Pacers, the Charlotte Bobcats, the Detroit Pistons and the Toronto Raptors.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Riesling: foe or waste of time?
The title here is a feint. I was scribbling messages with a friend and wondered what might be interesting to talk about on this blog. His suggestion? Knowing my proclivities: "Riesling: foe or waste of time?"
Of course, I countered that the answer wouldn't make for a very long post: "Both."
Now, I try to be open-minded in my approach to wine. I will even go back for certain punishments just to make sure I really, really don't like a vinous thing.
Then I get all bombastic and pretend I have set-in-stone tastes.
Thing is, for all of my railing against riesling (there's been a bit of that, as well as passing off glasses to friends, liberal use of a dump bucket, &c.), I have in my day quite liked quite a few.
Since I have my very own personal palate issues with residual sugar, the rieslings that have managed to curry favor with me have tended toward the Austrian and Alsatian side.
Yet exceptions abound. Some older Germans: yum, who knew? Some nasty Clos Sainte-Hunes: need to replace my tooth enamel!
So, roll it all up into a ball, and say, well: both, and neither. The exuberant aromatics of riesling can be enormously appealing; the body can be viscous; I do like that petrol thing. But the riesling grape is not a reliable friend. It's a friend who sometimes kicks your dog and sometimes gives you a bunch of lilacs tied with a ribbon.
So I'll stick with the chardonnays and the romorantins and the grüner veltliners of the world. Until their green-blue corks start heralding premature aging and walnutty oxidation.
Then I'll have no recourse but chenin....
3 comments:
- humba said...
Absolutely ... fabulous and scandalous...???...both !!! ... i got a very very bad english but yours is soooooo soulmoving !!! Thank you very much ! So well, i'm alsatian and i know the real riesling and i am really a "unconditionnel" of tht riesling. Clos St Hune is a celebrity...but is not the most "representative" of the good terroir-rieslingS that we have here in Alsace. Do you want to taste them ???
- July 17, 2009 at 7:40 PM
waste of time... i'll stick to chenin myself
- August 7, 2009 at 2:47 AM
- Erica said...
The majority of Germany rieslings actually are dry -- the "problem" is that Germany exports much of their uber-sweet stuff (though this is changing, and we've started to see a better range of riesling coming from Germany). Anyway, I do want to point out that just because a wine has a bit of RS doesn't necessarily mean that it's poor quality. There are some delightful kabinet rieslings out there that shouldn't be undermined or underestimated. Cheers.
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UnCommon Web (UCW) is a continuation based Common Lisp web application development framework.
UnCommon Web provides developers with the illusion that web pages are nothing more than function calls. This characteristic allows developers to write the page flow control logic as if it was a "regular" sequence of function calls.
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Tony Stark breaks all the rules (even the one that says superheroes must keep a secret identity) and he always seems to comes out on top — that's why we love him. But now comes "Iron Man 2," a film about secret dangers, the sins of the father and the nasty price of modern celebrity. The movie lands on May 7 in the U.S. and, every day until then, we'll have behind-the-scenes scoops on the summer's most anticipated film.
If things had gone differently, Sam Rockwell would have been the Hollywood star zooming across movie screens inside Iron Man's now-famous red-and-yellow armor.
Rockwell, who portrays Justin Hammer in "Iron Man 2," was on director Jon Favreau's short list of actors for the role of Tony Stark for the first film, which was a smash success in 2008 and a career windfall for the title actor, Robert Downey Jr.
"He was one of the actors I was looking at for Tony Stark," Favreau said. "He represented a dark-horse idea for Tony Stark early on in the process. A very different take. Of course when I met with Robert there nobody else on my mind. There was some things Sam would bring to the role that would have been great. Sam is very charismatic and when I was looking at the character there was a list and he had a spot on it, which might have surprised some people. Robert surprised some people, too, though, and now he is Tony Stark. Sam would have come up with interesting and different things."
In this film, the 41-year-old Rockwell portrays Hammer, an envious Stark rival who is frustrated in his attempts to match the more celebrated industrialist's fame and power. Hammer sees a chance to bring Stark down by helping a mystery man with a vendetta, Ivan Vanko, portrayed by Mickey Rourke.
For Favreau, the always nimble Rockwell was the perfect match on the set for Rourke, the only method actor in the cast and a colorful Hollywood veteran who might overwhelm or puzzle lesser actors.
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