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Do you have an internal laid out? That'll help with the docking location.
What are the "docking bays" for? Would a tunnel to move people around be enough, or are we talking about a larger passage for transfer of cargo or bulk supplies? Or are we talking about an actual bay, where something can fly into the ship? Like accepting a small craft from some origin other than the Polaris?
I have some ideas. I'll whip something up this evening after work and post it if I have time.
No artist here, but it seems to me reasonable that small docking ports would be located on the same central dome structure that provides both the docks for the landing boats and the hatchways through which equipment and personal worksuits move in and out of the ship.
Similar to Santaman's suggestion, how about a pair of swivel arms -- reminiscent of a jetliner passenger tunnel -- that is mounted near the nose and tucked in the gap between the fuselage and the sail until needed? Then it swivels out and possibly telescopes to attach to another ship/station.
I forget, does Polaris have artificial gravity? or is it under gravity only when accelerating? If the former, then nose to nose or any docking where the ship orientations are not the same, would be awkward.
What purpose does the rectangular indentation in front of the central sphere serve? You could nest a docking collar in there, if there's no conflict with other systems.
^I think that's the aforementioned EVA hatch.
Here is my thought, on the dome for the lander you already have a panel in place that could be hinged out with a collapsing docking tube behind it. Here is a crude drawing:
This gives you more space internally to stow the mechanism considering how narrow the decks are else where.
You have to remember that the internal decks are oriented perpendicular to the ship's direction of travel. In other words, the nose is "up" and the tail is "down." Having the ship dock nose-first would require some sort of elevator or a ladder at the very least, would present problems transitioning from one gravity plane to another, make it difficult to move cargo, etc. Less than ideal.
This is possible but also less than ideal. For my design sensibilities, a more robust, rigid docking connection would be preferred.
No disrespect to Aridas Sofia's brilliant interior layouts, but I haven't allowed them to constrain my design choices for some time. At this point, the ship's external structures are far more relevant to the location of the docking ports than what's inside.
This is mainly for moving people and possibly smaller cargo. Bulkier stuff would be brought in through the external cargo bay doors. The only auxiliary craft Polaris has are the lander modules and EVA pods, both of which are already accommodated.
This would be my preferred choice as well except for the fact that the main engines and weapons pylons extend much further out from the sides of the ship. The docking port would have to be extensible in order to reach another ship of similar or greater size. A space station might already have extended docking arms but Polaris should be able to dock with or without them.
Sojourner actually hit upon an idea very similar to another one I've been considering that might tie-in well with your suggestion, but I'll get to that in a minute.
Possible, but somewhat mechanically overcomplicated and would, I think, wind up looking very much like an afterthought.
This is virtually identical to one of the two most probable solutions I have thus far come up with on my own. It still winds up to be in a rather awkward location for the reasons I described above, but it also has a lot of logical advantages. The hull panel is already there. It's directly adjacent to both the lander module and the cargo bay. It's off the ship's central axis so the telescoping mechanism does not interfere with the connecting power conduit that runs through the middle of the main fuselage. I'm still edgy about the structural integrity of an extensible arm that has to reach out so far, but it may be do-able.
Well, Polaris doesn't necessarily need to carry all the equipment necessary for a hard dock with a larger ship - it is a small vessel and must have all kinds of limits other than crew size, no matter how independent it is. IOW, maybe it simply has a standard docking door, and is dependent upon other ships or starports to provide the extensible tunnels or mechanisms to lock on.
^Then what happens if 2 Polaris class ships need to dock?
No, a docking mechanism should be androgynous to the ship for maximum utility.
Hmmm, this might not sound related, but when the ship lands, how do people get to the ground? is there a rear elevator that drops down?
Vektor, re: your structural concerns. Remember this is future technology, I am sure metallurgy has advanced enough that telescoping structures should provide enough tensile strength for these purposes. Unless your planning high powered maneuvers while docked?
Based on the known details of the ship internals/functions, the design I showed is probably the only way to go without adding/changing external structures.
If your open to additional (somewhat large )structures I can think of several neat ideas.
I'd recommend a docking collar on the exterior of the engine housing, which could lead directly to a utility-access corridor running directly from that point into the main body:
Okay, so, my idea was more less the same as sojourner's. Except, rather than a rigid corridor, I would make it a flexible affair, imagine a rather large, stiffish dryer hose. The reason is that it'd be difficult enough to attach two vessels of such size at all, let alone maneuvering them to exactly the correct position to match up two extensible, inflexible pipes close enough to make a positive seal. Also, given the torque any movement of either ship would put on the joints and structure of a solid connection, I just think a solid gangway like that would be highly prone to failure in the worst possible way. A solid connector would only work if there were additional struts that came out to latch onto the docking ship and allowed both vessels to be rigidly attached to each other at numerous points to reduce the possibility of accidently destroying the interconnecting concourse structure.
Then they would have to find a workaround. They're not Star Trek ships; they can't do everything at any time. Nor are they military spacecraft designed to operate as part of a fleet of ships. I'm not even sure how many Zodiac class ships exist; they're not turned out on an assembly line and may almost never encounter one another. How often did Serenity hard-dock with another Firefly class ship?
Why would they have to dock? There are large hatches for cargo transfer as well as hatches for crew and work craft. It's also not unreasonable that ships other than the landing boats might under some circumstances have access to those docking areas.
For cargo transfger, they could just maneuver close to each other and string a cable between the two ships. Then, just send the cargo across via the cable. Personnel transfers could be accomplished this way as well. This could be done reletively quickly. Much like the UNREP activity you see between two navy ships in the present day.
I like Justin Bieber's and Mysterion's ideas, both of which remind me of just stringing lines between ships at sea, a simple, straightforward, lightweight, versatile, and general-purpose solution.
More important than how do Zodiac class ships link with each other, is how does one dock with a space station. In this case, I like the idea of offloading the equipment to solve that problem as much as possible onto the station itself. If a micrometeor-proof connection is needed to support a shirtsleeve environment, an extendible "walkway" could reach around from the station and hard-seal at one of the cargo doors. If necessary, the cargo doorway could be fitted with a special collar to support a standard port size.
Therefore, I don't see that any redesign of the ship is necessary.
given the size and utility of the vessel, i'd second the "just get close and we'll throw a line across" solution. surely, transfering crew or cargo in a shirtsleeve environment isn't required so often that it warrants a hardware solution?
Else just don't dock at all but have her land on her feet on a platform or something...
Questions for Vektor really.
I just pointed out a possible problem (in universe) with your solution to the docking issue.
Stringing lines can work nearly as well, though from a VFX point of view it's more costly to film than someone walking down a corridor.
Okay, I can buy the idea that ship-to-ship transfers are done via cables and space suits or maybe even flexible tunnels, but I just can't imagine anyone would design and build a ship like Polaris without the ability to hard-dock to an orbital complex or other facility for more efficient transfer of crew and cargo.
If I had it to do over again, I would put the docking ports where the point-defense turrets currently are. The thought has even occurred to me that they were docking ports originally but were replaced during the refit, the defensive capabilities being judged more important. You could still have an auxiliary docking port or two, maybe in the locations Sojourner suggested, that would allow it to link up to something like an extended docking pylon, as well as tertiary hatches and airlocks in other locations.
Regardless of how you rationalize it, I think we have a couple of options that would not require any significant modifications to the ship's design. In fact, the "Sojourner concept," to coin a term, wouldn't require any changes at all as the external hull panel is already there and what's behind it won't be seen in this production anyway.
I think I'll be moving on now. Thanks to all of you for the creative input!
Ooo, the Sojourner Concept, sounds like a 70's prog rock band!
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Local figure skaters are solid as Bay State Winter Games begin
WILLIAMSTOWN -- Ashton Goyette's day started really early.
"I woke up and it was like, 'Oh my God, it's 6 o'clock. Why am I up this early?' " said the 13-year old figure skater from Adams. "I'm never up this early for skating."
Goyette's early wake-up call was to get her to Lansing Chapman Rink for her competition in the 28th Bay State Winter Games on Friday. It all worked out well for the Hoosac Valley eighth grader, who earned a silver medal in the U.S. Figure Skating Association Juvenile Girls Test Track Freeskate A Division.
"I think that it helped, because you're here and you get all excited," said Goyette. "Now my day is like, I have time to do whatever I want to."
Goyette's group took to the ice for competition at 9:30 a.m., the first of 12 USFSA and 12 Institute of Ice Skating Institute events. Figure skating events will continue today and Sunday here.
Goyette and Stacey Tutela of Dalton were the first two Berkshire County medalists. Tutela, 16, a sophomore at Wahconah Regional High School, took the bronze medal in the Juvenile Girls Test Track Freeskate B Division.
It's all part of the full sports schedule for the Winter Games. Masters hockey is underway at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink in North Adams, while Alpine skiing will begin at 9:30 today at the Bousquet Ski Area in Pittsfield.
Skiers are used to getting early starts to their events. Skaters aren't quite as used to it.
"This morning, I did practice ice and I think that was really hard," said Goyette. "I was like 'Oh my God, I'm going to fall asleep.' Once [9:30 came], it was competition time. You have to get in the zone and you have to do this."
Goyette rolled into Williamstown from her home at 8 a.m. and hit the ice for warmups at 8:30.
"Usually, I will not skate until later, about 10," said Goyette, who skates with the Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club in North Adams. "It was different coming here this early and not having that many people here."
Tutela got on the ice around 10 a.m., shortly after Goyette's competition ended. It was an early day on the ice -- but not that early.
"I've actually competed at like 7 in the morning," Tutela said. "It's very tiring. The adrenaline rush is crazy and once you step on the ice, it's like nothing else matters. You do what you practiced for so long."
All the practice and the work lead to a two-minute performance before a panel of judges.
"This week was crazy," Goyette said. "I skated every day this week. I did a lot of off-ice training.
"Even in school, I'd be going through my program and thinking 'This is what I've got to do. I have to work on this when I get home. I got school work done, but sometimes I had to stay up to like midnight, working on homework, because I didn't get home from skating until late."
Tutela skates out of the Boys and Girls Club with the Pittsfield Figure Skating Club. For her, getting ready for the Bay State Games didn't distract her from her studies at Wahconah -- at least not all the time.
"It's a little bit back and forth. I try not to make myself nervous. I try to be like, I practiced and I'm ready," said Tutela. "During history class in school, you try not to think about other things, but you end up thinking about skating."
There are lots of outstanding young athletes competing in this first day of the Bay State Winter Games. But there is one obvious thing about the athlete lists. On Day 1, there are only two boys competing. Stefan Wasshuber, 11, beat out 10-year old Craig White of Belmont in the Male Juvenile Well Balanced Free Skate Division.
White earned his silver medal skating to Michael Jackson's "Thriller," and even wore a white glove on his right hand during the competition.
White said that he plays soccer, baseball and football at school back home and has been skating for three years. He smiled at a question about being one of the few guys skating and proceeded to name every male skater in a table set up to plug next year's U.S. Championships in Boston.
"Ross [Miner], Steven [Carrier] coach me on the weekends," said White. "I know them all."
The Belmont resident said he has been skating for three years, but has only seriously competed for less than a year.
Wasshuber, from Somerville, fell at one point in his routine but had more than enough to best his skating buddy from out east.
"It's just fun to compete. Me and him are friends. We know each other from the same rink," said White. "There's really no winner between friends."
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But after listening to the incoming leaders of the Legislature, we think we may have another thought coming.
Sen. Jim Hill of Nashville, incoming Senate president pro tempore, and Rep. Herschel Cleveland of Paris, incoming House speaker, met with newspaper folks Thursday to discuss the impending session.
They talked about ongoing meetings and head starts that legislators are getting, but neither official indicated that they expect this session to result in landmark legislation affecting the state's half-million public school students. Neither official said that they expect lawmakers to take bold steps in coming months to rectify generations of inadequate and inequitable schools.
We understand the need to make sure that any action taken on this issue is the right action, but this isn't something that just popped up. Panels and committees have been meeting for months and months and months, but as Sen. Hill said, we haven't even defined an "adequate" education yet. That's ridiculous.
This state stands at a crossroads. One direction gives us and future generations the chance to compete for good jobs and a better life. The other gives lawmakers plenty of cover and safety at the ballot box, but it continues the status quo (of which we see the mediocre or worse results).
We encourage Sen. Hill, Rep. Cleveland and all members of the General Assembly to meet at the Capitol for their regular biennial session and not finish their business until they have developed a plan that will give every student in this state an equal opportunity for a quality education. Doing so will include many tough choices, among them are raising revenue and consolidation. Raising the level of public education in this state will require more money. There is no other answer. So, let's figure out where it's going to come from. On consolidation, this state should worry less about maintaining athletic programs and more about ensuring that every student has the same educational opportunities. Districts that can't do that should close their doors and send their students elsewhere.
This coming session could mark a reversal of fortune for this entire state. Let's encourage our legislators to seize the day.
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Clarkson University's Marzocca Delivers Plenary Lecture in Budapest at Congress on Thermal Stresses
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Clarkson University Center for Advanced Materials Processing and Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering Associate Professor Pier Marzocca delivered an invited plenary lecture in June at the Ninth International Congress on Thermal Stresses in Budapest, Hungary.
His lecture, titled "Nonlinear Aero-Thermo-Elasticity of Functionally Graded Structures," summarized the latest developments in advanced functionally graded materials and structures with applications in the aerospace area.
Marzocca was invited to speak to more than 150 scientists from all over the world as one of the leading scientists studying complex applied problems involving the interaction of multiple fields.
He studies the interaction of aerodynamics and thermal load, their effects on advanced composite structures, and how the next generation of composite materials structures can be better engineered, if the physics of these fields is properly modeled.
Functionally graded material (FGM) is characterized by the variation in composition and structure gradually over volume, resulting in corresponding changes in the properties of the material, and is designed for specific function and applications. A typical example of FGM is mixtures of metal and ceramic materials used as thermal protection systems.
"There are applications where you need heat resistant, anti-oxidant properties, and low thermal conductivity on one side (of the structure) -- these are inherent properties of ceramics. While at the same time you need to retain mechanical strength, high thermal conductivity and high fracture toughness on the other side -- these are inherent properties of metals," says Marzocca. "FGM are advanced composite materials that will pave the future of aerospace, automotive, and urban environment."
Since 2003, Marzocca has been involved in the congress activities, serving as secretary of the congress in 2003 while at Virginia Tech and as congress co-chair in 2009, when it was hosted at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
Marzocca's activities in materials have also been recognized by Springer Science + Business Media, a leading global scientific publisher. Earlier in the year, he was invited to join a handful of scientists around the world to write the first Encyclopedia of Thermal Stresses, which will appear later in 2012. The encyclopedia is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and engineers.
Marzocca has also served as an associate editor of the Taylor & Francis Journal of Thermal Stresses since 2008, and is on the editorial board of several other journals.
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It takes a lot of energy to make Paris, Britney and Tila look beautiful, and California's had enough of it.
The California Energy Commission is expected to unveil new standards for televisions Friday designed to get rid of energy-guzzling HD TVs , according to the Los Angeles Times. But it could make the cost of that giant 50-inch plasma TV that you've always wanted much more expensive.
The new regulations, which would be the nation's first TV energy guidelines, should ease the burden on the state's power grid caused by Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell.
Yes, that's right -- driven by people's desire to see "American Idol" on the largest possible screen in full HD glory, TVs account for 10% of residential energy use in California, stressing the state's power grid. Officials hope these new regulations will make a new power plant unnecessary.
Environmentalists love the proposal, which could be approved by November and begin in 2011, and the stricter guidelines should cut $30 per year off electricity bills for every TV set, according to the Times.
But some consumer advocates say that 25% of televisions would have to pulled off the shelves of retail stores because they don't meet the regulations, and it will drive up prices of televisions -- especially those big, beautiful HD sets that let you see every tic on Larry David's face.
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I just tried to install the trial ZAISS newest version 93.037.000 and I get constant rebooting after the welcome screen. When I unchecked the "automatically restart" function in XP I got the BSOD telling me the problem is with KMWDFilter.SYS which is a driver for my Micro Innovations KB1045LSR laser mouse. I deleted the file and ZAISS worked, but my mouse didn't. The error is:
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There are five storied goalkeepers in Major League Soccer history who have reached the 100-win plateau, and Brian McBride has scored on all of them.
In fact, when McBride announced Friday that he would retire after this season, he had scored on 34 different MLS goalkeepers during league play dating back to MLS' inaugural 1996 season.
McBride has victimized Nick Rimando the most, scoring five times on the Real Salt Lake veteran since he debuted in 2000 with the Miami Fusion. McBride scored on Rimando at D.C. United, too, long before Rimando reached the 100-win mark earlier this season with the defending champs. The two will meet again on Sept. 18 at Rio Tinto Stadium.
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Naturally, McBride has scored more goals (13) against D.C. United than any other club. The two franchises met regularly during the league's early days in the late 1990s, when McBride played for the Crew and lobbied for Eastern Conference bluster against Bruce Arena's juggernaut. McBride has scored on seven different DC goalkeepers in his career.
He has also scored on Kevin Hartman, Zach Thornton, Joe Cannon and Scott Garlick, the other four MLS goalkeepers who have reached the 100-win plateau. He has scored on Hartman wherever he went (Los Angeles, Kansas City and FC Dallas), on Garlick with both DC and Tampa Bay, and on Houston veteran Pat Onstad with San Jose and the Dynamo.
McBride also scored on three players with World Cup experience on their resumes: Jorge Campos, Tony Meola and a young Tim Howard. He'll look to make it four when the Fire take on Kasey Keller and the Seattle Sounders on Sept. 25.


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The script — Steve Martin's rewrite of a German sex farce. Droll and just a little bit naughty, it's exactly the type of play that sells a heap of tickets.
Johnny Ormsbee is a young director better known for exploring universal truth through unorthodox theatrical experiences than finding fun in a stock sex farce. But pair the two and you get the Very Little Theater's latest offering, The Underpants, a traditional comedy gone wild with kazoo-playing gypsies.
I sat down with Ormsbee last week at Allan Bros. to discuss his latest project and uncover what happens when an experimental director picks up a conventional script.
What happens? Things get crazy. Finding inspiration in everything from surrealist painters to Charlie Chaplin's classic film Modern Times, Ormsbee and cast have radically altered the intentions and moods existing in the original script, and they channel a steam-punk vibe for the set and costumes. They even tweak the "winner" at the end, hoping to conclude on a somber note.
Ormsbee says any play is open to interpretation. "We look at the script and see if it warrants any addition," he explains. "A good script should be able to change with the times."
If you've visited Ashland during these "Bill Rauch" years, you've seen ample examples of using texts as a jumping-off point to tell a different story. It's a brave — and often controversial — gambit.
"It's been rumored that we've gone over the top," Ormsbee says. "I don't feel as though we've gone too far, but we might have," he adds, noting that VLT audiences might draw the line at "humping chairs."
This chair-humping business, along with the Tim Burton-esque costumes and a wicked-wild set, has raised more than a few eyebrows. Ormsbee is not deterred. "I'm interested in getting people out of their boxes," he says. "We need to mix it up."
And mix it up he does, with a cast comprised of newcomers to the VLT mainstage, although the actors are by no means unknown to the local theater scene. A carnival feel is evoked with live music that leans heavily on kazoos and tin cans. Ormsbee describes this music as "junk band gypsy folk rock."
Are the actors on board? "They are very excited," he says. "We are going to try to do the best show Eugene has ever seen."
Getting actors to commit to the surreal is Ormsbee's gift. Starting the current rehearsal process with a bawdy Martha Stewart joke, Ormsbee has tried to lead a truly collaborative effort. "They've taken my vision and lifted it with me," he says.
The Underpants promises to be a unique and ultimately human experience. Ormsbee points out that comedy is one of the few art forms that embraces us as physical beings, completely in and of our bodies. "We regurgitate, we defecate, we have sex," he says. "Comedy allows us to leave the phallocentric world of the English language and be human."
Whether the play (re)connects you with yourself or just makes you laugh for a couple of hours, it offers the chance for some bawdy entertainment. Come watch — who knows what will happen?
In Ormsbee's words: "I would ask audiences to open themselves up to the idea of being able to see the world in a different light."
The Underpants opens Friday, Jan. 13, and runs through Jan. 28; for times, tickets or further info, visit theVLT.com or call 344-7741; $10-$15.


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One thing I like about newspapers is that contrasts and connections among adjacent articles often seem more striking than they do on the Internet. For example, the July 31 edition of USA Today carried three articles appropriate to late summer, when millions of men and boys don football pads and helmets and return to the playing fields.
One thing I like about newspapers is that contrasts and connections among adjacent articles often seem more striking than they do on the Internet.
For example, the July 31 edition of USA Today carried three articles appropriate to late summer, when millions of men and boys don football pads and helmets and return to the playing fields.
The lead article on the sports page reports on efforts to make football safer. For instance, the Guardian Cap is a polyethylene, foam-padded shell, resembling a turtle's carapace, that fits snugly over an ordinary football helmet. According to its founder, Lee Hanson, the device reduces head impacts in lab tests by up to 33 percent.
His firm has sold 8,000 Guardian Caps so far, to clients including the University of South Carolina, Clemson and Mississippi State.
Other safety innovations are more high-tech. Riddell, which supplies the NFL, is developing a helmet with built-in sensors that record impact levels and transmit data to hand-held receivers on the sidelines. Software creates a history of the frequency and intensity of impacts for each player.
Reebok has developed a system called CheckLight, which includes an impact sensor and an LED light that attaches to the helmet and flashes yellow and red to indicate the level of impact to coaches and trainers.
I'll assume the good faith of these efforts to produce a safer game in response to the recent wave of reports on the long-term effects on football players of too many hits to the head. And certainly reducing the level and frequency of those hits is probably a good thing.
But we should be wary of technical solutions and rules changes that appear to make the game safer while only tinkering at the edges of a larger problem, one that probably can't be resolved: Football by definition is a violent game whose popularity depends largely on the public's appetite for brutal collisions.
Even the players often resist efforts to make the game safer. An adjacent story in the same issue of USA Today reports on the new NFL rule that prohibits players from leading with the crowns of their helmets when making initial contact with an opponent. The worthy goal is to reduce head and neck injuries.
But the ambivalence connected to the rule is interesting. One team, the Cincinnati Bengals, voted against the new rule, and, in any case, the rule applies only to plays that are outside the tackle box and more than three yards downfield. Some players say that they will do their best to comply, but others object to turning our great American game into a mild match of touch football. We might as well play soccer!
In the face of the brutal fact that many people involved with modern football - players, coaches, fans - are determined to maintain the violent spirit of the game, modest efforts to make it safer are unlikely to have much effect, and they may have the unintended consequence of giving players and parents of young players a false sense of security in what is still a dangerous game.
Which brings us to the third USA Today story, on the page following the first two: Rutgers is retiring the jersey - No. 52 - of Eric LeGrand, a former player who was paralyzed from the neck down during an Oct. 16 game against Army.
Safer equipment or better rules would not have prevented LeGrand's injury. Nor would they have helped De'Antre Turman, a 16-year-old cornerback who died of a broken neck last Friday in Georgia.
Death or paralysis could be called a tragedy, but according to the doctrines of American football, they're merely collateral damage in a game that's very hard on necks and knees and brains.
Likely the carnage will continue until real reform begins at the bottom, when parents begin to prevent their sons from starting down that dangerous path in the first place.
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I think the best thing it has going for it is the support of Team XBMC.... killer app! It kept old Xbox's under alot of TV's for years after the 360 was released and before the jump to multi platform...
I'll probably buy one... realistically I dont think they got it to market quick enough... cheapy Chinese devices such as the MK808 and MK802 etc really does what they seem to be aiming at.. I have one... it plays all my emulators and games I want it to, gamepad, keyboard etc all working... hardcore games I leave to my games rig
Not me, but that's because I buy under contract, so it's every other year. I really don't play that many games on the phone, but I do play some. Thus, games haven't been a big issue for me.
I really don't think the new sku every year was that big of an issue. It's may be possible to upgrade. I just figured it's more a pricing and availablity issue. I'm assuming that Ouya has a target price point they want to hit for the street. It's possible that for new CPU, say the Tegra4, it could cost them enough to exceed that target. Plus, I don't think they'll have the numbers to be able to entice the CPU market to shift supplies, assuming it's limited enough, from the major mobile device makers such as Samsung, ASUS, HTC, and so forth.
My guess as to the whole Tegra3 versus Tegra4 is more mental. It's not quite the bragging power. Yes, it's not as powerful as a Tegra4 would be, But ti's not like a Tegra4 is going to bring graphics prowess of a 360 or PS3 It just may not able to handle as many characters and so forth. That said, doesn't mean there won't be fun games to be had. And really, I don't think it's going to make that much difference, especially if you're getting developers who are already in the Android platform, since they're use to having to make games that will not always been run on the latest hardware
Ultimately, the success lies in the content available for it. It'll be a chicken and egg situation. Need good games to bring the people in, but you need the people to bring more developers, which increases the odds of having good games.
Personally, although I'm getting one, I'm taking the wait and see approach. I think the concept is interesting and could be good for the gaming industry. I'm hopeful it'll have a good measure of success. I think a million or two units would be outstanding.
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History of Ornithology at the Academy
Many of the pre-eminent ornithologists and naturalists of the early 19th century enjoyed membership in the Academy and contributed knowledge and specimens to its collections. At the end of this period, the collection was considered by some to be the best in the world thanks to the purchase of several important collections and the contributions of these early ornithologists. One of the first presidents of the Academy, T. B. Wilson, helped to purchase a large collection from Europe (the Rivoli and Tristram Collections) that formed the early foundation for the bird collection.
The early Academy collectors and preparators are today considered to be the founders of the field of Ornithology. Among these many famous and colorful individuals were Alexander Wilson, the Father of American Ornithology, and author of the first book and North American birds, William Bartram, Thomas Nuttall, and Charles Bonaparte. John James Audubon and his preparators, John Townsend, Edward Harris, William Gambel worked to add early series of North American birds to the collection and of course produce outstanding early bird art. Finally Charles Temminck, John Cassin, S.F.Baird, John Gould, and Adolphus Heermann served to add additional specimens, expertise, and publications to the early period of the Academy's Ornithology program.
Following a lull in activity during and after the Civil War, these years saw a resurgence of ornithological studies and exploration as well as the first public interest in conservation and environmental protection. Witmer Stone was responsible for revitalizing the Academy's Ornithology Department by increasing the collection fivefold, and contributing time and research to conservation efforts and national organizations such as the American Ornithologist's Union (AOU). Stone also brought public interest to ornithology and the bird collection when he founded the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC).
In the early 20th century, Rudolphe Meyer de Schauensee and James Bond expanded the scope of Academy ornithology to include international regions: Africa, Asia, and, particularly, the Neotropics. The collections and collecting trips funded by Meyer de Schauensee and Bond form the core of modern specimen collections with associated data that includes exact locality data and specific information about the specimen in general (i.e., soft part colors and gonad size). Meyer de Schauensee in particular saw the potential of hiring field preparators to explore remote areas of the world and collect the avifauna of the region. Two of the field collectors of this middle period that contributed tens of thousands of birds skins were Melbourne Carriker and Kjell von Sneidern.
Frank Gill displayed tremendous leadership that guided the growth and modernization of the Ornithology Department. Gill established a variety of progressive programs that became integral parts of the Department. Included in these programs was the addition of Bob Ridgely to the Department in 1982. Ridgely commenced work on his monumental four-volume opus, Birds of South America, illustrated by Guy Tudor. Second was VIREO, Visual Resources in Ornithology, now the world's largest collection of bird photographs. Third to be established was the ambitious Birds of North America (BNA), planned as a series of 720 life histories of the nesting species on this continent. Finally, one of the world's major collections of frozen bird tissues for molecular study was established in this period.
With two the four projected volumes of Birds of South America published by 1994 and thus covering all of the continent's passerines, Bob Ridgely temporarily halted work on that project to complete another landmark work, the two volume Birds of Ecuador, this time illustrated by Paul Greenfield. Published in 2001, the Birds of Ecuador grew out of a major field program conducted in Ecuador during the 1980s and early 1990s with funding from the MacArthur Foundation. It consisted of a series of pioneering expeditions to remote areas of Ecuador led by Bob Ridgely and Mark Robbins. The specimens that these expeditions added to the Department's collections bolstered its already strong collection of birds from Andean countries and made it arguably the most important in the world for the birds of this region. Also in this period, conservation and atlasing efforts in conjunction with the RARE Center for Tropical Conservation, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, and the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, produced important publications and vastly increased modern knowledge.
Frank Gill's own research led to revolutionary changes in the study of higher and lower level systematics. His work on restriction sites of avian mitochondrial DNA and DNA-DNA hybridization steered the development of another arm of the Department, one concerned with exploring use molecular methods in systematics and population studies. With the aid of students and research assistants and with the complementary work of molecular systematist Fred Sheldon who joined the Department in this period, the Ornithology Department produced major contributions to molecular studies of the world's birds in this period.
In 1994, Frank Gill become Vice-President of Science at the National Audubon Society. Following his departure, Bob Ridgely became Director of the newly established Center for Neotropical Ornithology at the Academy. This provided him with the perfect vehicle for completing the Birds of Ecuador. Inspired by his discovery in late 1997 of one of the most remarkable birds to be found in the last 50 years, the Jocotoco Antpitta Grallaria ridgelyi, Bob spearheaded efforts to establish the Jocotoco Foundation for the conservation of Ecuador's birds. Already successful beyond conserving the habitat of its namesake, the Foundation is writing the "how to" manual on international bird conservation programs. Bob Ridgely, too, has now moved on to continue that vital work at the World Bird Conservatory and we wish him well in this endeavor.
Leo Joseph was hired as Ornithology Curator in May 1997 and became Chair of the Department in November 2001. Joseph's research continued on the Academy's now long history of bird molecular research. Leo published on innovative research that tied the molecular history of birds to their biogeographical distributions. He also initiated the first field research, collecting, and publishing on Australian birds by Academy scientists in nearly 160 years. Dr. Joseph was hired as the Director of the Australian National Wildlife Collection in 2005.
Nate Rice was hired as the Collection Manager in May 1999. His primary tasks are caring for the Academy's bird study skin and tissue collection, handling loan and information requests, and adding new material to the collection. In recent years, Nate has conducted collecting expeditions in Africa and Australia. Rice has been able to maintain a research program since taking on the collection management duties and publishes primarily on the systematics of various groups of suboscine passerines.
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I read this in a Dear Prudence column, and was wondering how the DT feels about it. I never had pets growing up, and would never describe myself as an animal lover, so I don't know if that prevents me from understanding how the letter writer could possibly compare their pet to someone's child. Personally, I would never talk to the cat owner again if I were her friend.
To add another level to the debate, does the fact that the friend's daughter was driving drunk change your feelings about this at all?:
Q. Pets Aren't Children?: I do not have children of my own, so my pets have become my children. I love each and every one of them as much as my friends with children love their kids. Last week a neighbor's dog attacked and killed one of my beloved cats. My deceased cat was only 4-years-old and was sweet and funny and feisty. I feel raw grief and emptiness over losing her, especially so violently. Four years ago my good friend Claire lost her daughter in a drunk driving accident. (Claire's daughter was the drunk driver.) I told Claire I understood how she felt about losing her daughter so horrifically. Claire flew into a fury and raged at me, calling me crazy for equating the loss of her child to the loss of my pet. I know many people wouldn't agree that pets can be children, but I didn't mean any harm by my comment. I wanted Claire to know I was feeling pain like she had and that we could support each other. What should I do to repair our friendship?


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If you only buy one coat this season then we admire your restraint, and warmly recommend you go for a pea coat. They have an unexpectedly long history - the Oxford English Dictionary records a mention from 1717 - even though the origin of the name is uncertain. It's likely to be a version of the Dutch name pijjakker, or an abbreviation of pilot's jacket. The terms pea coat and pea jacket are interchangeable and refer to a simple, but incredibly useful garment: a short double-breasted jacket in wool that buttons up to the collar. Here British actor Mr Oakes demonstrates this garment's unique blend of utility, elegance and versatility.
Mr Oakes is a 27-year-old actor who grew up in the New Forest, in England. The son of a canon of 750-year-old Salisbury Cathedral, and head boy at the church school he attended, Mr Oakes now specialises in the portrayal of sinners. This started in 2009 when he played, in his words, "a gay psychopath" in the British television series Trinity, and continued with his performance in the television adaptation of Mr Ken Follett's bestselling novel The Pillars of the Earth, which was, coincidentally, partly based on the history of the construction of Salisbury Cathedral in the 13th century.
In the series he played the heartless William Hamleigh so convincingly that Mr Follett wrote of him, "He is one of the nicest young actors I've met, always smiling, so easy-going, yet finds within himself the ability to totally convince us that this is a man with absolutely no redeeming characteristics, a person beyond all civilized hope."
Acting means I can express the dark side that could exist within me, so I'm more charming and effervescent as a result
Juan Borgia, Mr Oakes' character in Showtime's series The Borgias, continues in this vein. "He's massively flawed," says Mr Oakes, speaking to MR PORTER from Budapest, Hungary, where he's currently filming the show's second series. "He's the weakest character in a family of powerful presences and because of that he strikes out." However, in Mr Oakes' opinion there are two advantages to playing psychopaths in costume dramas. The first, he says, "Is that I get to express the dark side that could exist within me, so I'm more charming and effervescent as a result."
The second is based on the childish joy of dressing up. "The great thing about my job is that I go to get changed and there's a bodice, sword, dagger or a whole lot of chain mail," he says. "Juan Borgia has this whole military side, so there's a lot of armour, swords and flourishing headpieces. There's something great and transformative about putting on the clothes of a different generation."
It's an impulse that Mr Oakes reveals has started to inform his off-duty wardrobe: "I just finished a Victorian play and I wore an array of waistcoats. I'm trying to bring waistcoats back, although as an actor I try to keep away from the flamboyant stereotype - so no pocket watches and no unnecessary scarves." As a performer he is acutely aware of the way a man's clothes influence how others perceive him. "I think there's a responsibility to choosing what you wear," he asserts. "I love wearing a good suit, there's something great about looking dapper. I just shot a contemporary horror film called Truth Or Dare and there was something depressing about going to my costume trailer each day to just find a different T-shirt and a different pair of jeans."
The great thing about my job is that I get to wear a bodice, sword, dagger or a whole lot of chain mail. Putting on the clothes of a different generation is transformative
Through the various roles that he has played Mr Oakes has, unintentionally, made an ad hoc study of the development of men's clothes. "The costume designer [for The Borgias] is Gabriella Pescucci, who worked with Fellini in the 1970s, and the tailoring of the costumes is amazing, it draws you into a world you've never even thought about. I'd never considered how a sword hangs from your belt, or how you ride a horse in armour. You suddenly realise why fashion evolved - because you can't ride if you've got a piece of metal jamming up into your chin."


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If you think Canon's or Nikon 's are the only SLR Cameras to buy, think again. I have owned many Pentax's in my life. The K30 is another example were Pentax has set new ground from the other camera companies. Just like my old K10 model, it has seals to protect it from water. The new Pentax K30 can be used by anyone. If you just want to leave the camera on auto or program, it will give you the exposures you want. If you want to really learn how to use an SLR, this camera makes it easy. It is well built, has a pretty good guilde number for a built in flash. I always recommend buying a hotshoe flash, no matter what brand you buy. Remember most built in flashes are designed for a short didtance, not for wedding pictures of large groups. This camera has all the bells and goodies you will need. It takes outstanding pictures, which is the bottom line. The camera fits good around the hands. If me, the controls are well located and easy to find. The menu is very simple to use. The camera has a bunch of built-in filters whit h
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I use these candles as substitutes for real candles. I use candles a lot and have forgotten to put them out a few times. Now, instead of worrying about a fire hazard I have startedusing some of these. They put off a nice warm glow.
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I have them outside in lanterns. They show up beautifully at the street. Just wish they would stay on for 6 hrs. instead of just 4 hrs.
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We have them sitting on top of our entertainment unit in the living room.I have had other LED candles with only one light from another company and they were not bright enough to show up in a lighted room.They really have a flickering look,just like burning candles.
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Mattel's Fisher-Price is recalling some $30 million worth of toys made in China because the paint used on them may contain too much lead. Geoff Dyer explains why this particular case is an unusually worrying one.
Questions about possible conflicts of interest involving stock analysts have surfaced again. Like how reliable are their recommendations, especially when they have vested ties to the stocks they're pushing? Bob Moon reports.
While the U.S. wrestles over illegal immigration, a similar debate is occurring in Mexico over its southern border with Guatemala. But instead of building fences, Mexico's Congress may decriminalize the act and just send offenders home. Dan Grech reports.
After decades of violence, Northern Ireland's Catholic and Protestant parties finally signed a peace deal in 1998. The changes since haven't been just political. The region is also experiencing an unprecedented housing boom. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
Sales of TV ads and theme park tickets helped boost earnings at Disney in the last quarter, but the Mouse House is already wooing tomorrow's customers. Yesterday it announced it's buying popular social networking site Club Penguin. Lisa Napoli reports.
China has been accused of keeping the value of its currency low to bolster exports. Cheap goods help U.S. retailers but can hurt manufacturers. Jill Barshay reports on the battle in Congress over protectionist measures.
The student loan industry is already in big trouble. Now there are implications that athletics departments at 40 universities have been playing along with some ethically questionable marketing tactics. Jeremy Hobson explains.
The eBay ticket-trading service gets an exclusive deal with baseball to re-sell tickets on team Websites. But critics complain about the markup, and the move could block cheaper competitors. Steve Henn reports.


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Quote:What's personal? Where's the attack?
Quote:You are just as clueless as
Quote:Lesson for today:Get on Google, search for "clue" and get one...
Quote:And aren't you a mod?
Quote:Why are you calling me a phallus? Doing the exact same thing you did got me booted from FA.com. What's up with the double standard mods?
Quote:Look I never said anything about you specifically.
Quote:You are just as clueless as the folks who thought having a BB in karate or kung-fu meant you could fight.
Quote:If what I posted hit home and your conscience is calling you out then so be it, but don't blame your self-esteem issues on me. Where I grew up we call that "showing your a--".
Quote:I can gandle ANYTHING anyone on here, even you, dishes out. Beyond that I looove to debate. Bring it on...
Quote:Yeah you know Chen, I really don't mind anyone speaking their mind, so long as there is a certain measure of respect shown. -John
Quote:Everyone's always talking about how the punches in boxing are so powerful and simple and such, however I've never heard someone talk about the advantages of the straight and reverse punches used in Karate and TKD. Could anyone fill me in on the pros and cons of this style of punching?
Quote:Yeah and people who train real karate keep their hands up and in front of them when they fight.
Quote:This is the truth- you can either fight or you can't. You can either draw or sing or you can't.
Quote:Get real and quit lumping every TMA type into the category of wackling who can't squabble.
Quote: You are just as clueless as the folks who thought having a BB in karate or kung-fu meant you could fight.
Quote: Most that go to learn how to fight without that in them, environmentally implanted in them, will still be weak when it comes to the real deal.
Quote:So to reiterate: you can either fight or you can't. Certain activities may enhance your skill-set, but nothing will make a grown person who is past their neurologically/biologically most plastic stages of life a real fighter.
Quote:Fighters are born, bred then groomed, but if it ain't innate and learned at a young age the best you can hope for is to be in good shape and to learn some combat principles. Luck is your best weapon in a self-preservation scenario if all you do is practice limited fighting and ring sport. It's been proven over and over.
Quote:Lesson for today:Get on Google, search for "clue" and get one...IMHO
Quote: This is the truth- you can either fight or you can't. You can either draw or sing or you can't.
Quote:I'm betting when he comes back, he's on his BEST behavior.-John
Quote:I believe that boxing hands are better then Karate hands in gloved sparring using the basic 5-6 punches, but not in the street. If my intent is to injury or end a fight quickly, Karate hands are better, target selection, use of entire body and control. How many work the bags with different hand formations, elbow, forearms, shoulders, hips, knees and head butts??? You fight how you train.No wrong or right just a poll?
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SAN DIEGO, June 7 (UPI) -- Matt Cain allowed three unearned runs in seven innings but the San Francisco Giants pounded San Diego with three home runs Thursday to beat the Padres 8-3.
Cain (7-2) allowed seven hits and struck out nine, and ran his winning streak to six straight starts for the Giants, who won for the ninth time in 11 games.
The Giants went up 4-0 in the third on a solo home run by Buster Posey, who had driven in a run in the first with a single. The Padres scored three times in the bottom of the third, aided by two San Francisco errors.
Angel Pagan hit a two-run shot in the seventh and Gregor Blanco had a solo home run in the eighth for the Giants.
Jason Marquis (0-1), making his first start for the Padres, went six innings, giving up four runs -- two earned -- on nine hits and striking out six.
The Padres, who left the bases loaded in the eighth and ninth innings, have lost three of their last four and eight of their last 210.


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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 21 (UPI) -- "Octomom" Nadya Suleman, a mother of 14, has earned enough money from stripping to go off welfare, TMZ reported.
Suleman went on welfare in March, saying she needed the money to feed her octuplets and six previous children, a decision that resulted in death threats.
With the money she's earned from stripping at a West Palm Beach, Fla., strip club -- in the six figures -- she did not have to renew her welfare in June when her three-month cycle ended, a source, whose name was not reported, told TMZ.
At the time she first started accepting California food stamps, Suleman told NBC's "Today" show she felt ashamed.
"I feel ashamed, but who cares how I feel," she said. "It's 100 percent about my children."
"My priority is my children -- their health, their well-being, their safety," she added.


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Storms halt play in Friday's action
By Sean Ingram Sports Editor
DARDANELLE - The Dover Lady Pirates beat the Ozark Lady Hillbillies 1-0 to open the second day of the 4A-4 District softball tournament at Merritt Park, then Mother Nature put a premature stop to all the action.
Dardanelle head softball coach Greg Jones said Friday night the Lady Sand Lizards led the Clarksville Lady Panthers 4-0 in the second inning when severe thunderstorms hit and tornado sirens started wailing. Jones said the game will resume at 3:30 p.m. Monday, and Dover will play Pottsville at 5:30 p.m.
Dover High School's baseball game against Clarksville was stopped in the fourth inning and will also resume at 3:30 p.m. Monday.
Dardanelle 6, Booneville 2
The host Sand Lizards ended the Booneville Bearcats' season with a 6-2 win in the second game of the 4A-4 District baseball tournament Thursday at Merritt Park.
Quayd Standridge was the winning pitcher for Dardanelle. He threw five innings and allowed just one hit, no runs and struck out three Booneville batters.
"Standridge did a great job tonight against a good-hitting Booneville team," Sand Lizards head coach Phil Vega said.
Dylan McGuire was called upon in the seventh inning to close the game out and got the save. Rowdy Bartlett led Dardanelle at the plate with a 3-for-4 effort and scored one run.
"Rowdy continued to hit the ball well for us tonight and kept the rest of the team motivated with his leadership," Vega said.
Dardanelle will continue tournament play against the third-seeded Pottsville Apaches at 7 p.m. Friday.
Dover 11, Subiaco Academy 0
The Dover Pirates shut out the Subiaco Academy Trojans 11-0 in Thursday's first game of the 4A-4 District baseball tournament at Merritt Park.
Dover, which advanced to play fourth-seeded Clarksville at 4:30 p.m. today, jumped out to a quick start and scored all its runs in the game's first two innings. The Pirates cooled off during the next couple of innings, but the damage was too much for Subiaco to overcome.
Dover starting pitcher Colton Williams threw a no-hitter, while Freeman suffered the loss for the Trojans. Cecil Whiting led the Pirates with a 2-for-2 effort at the plate, two runs scored and one RBI. Thomas and Powers both went 2-for-3 at the plate and combined for five RBI.
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Ozark 10, Booneville 4
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As youthful students, going to school is expected, and education is the norm. When adults take that leap back into various forms of education, they show great courage and dedication.
The old saying is true: It is certainly harder to go back to school when you are an adult.
People do it every day in our community. Some go back to the halls of Arkansas Tech University, while others utilize a crucial service also right here in Russellville.
The Russellville Adult Education Workforce for Growth in The Economy (WAGE) training center teaches area residents a wide array of skills and focuses on not just education but employment after the lessons. Recently, we saw first hand just how much of an impact WAGE has on our local workforce.
During a recent WAGE meeting at Goody's Distribution Center in Russellville, we were reminded how important this program is to individuals and to local companies who are searching for quality and capable employees.
We know it is not easy to make a commitment to learn something new. We also understand programs that strengthen our workforce are beneficial to the entire community.
Good job to all past, current and future graduates of the WAGE program. We wish you the best in your future endeavors, whether it be continued education or a new career.
Area industry can do its part as well. We encourage you to partner with the WAGE program. Opening communication between industry and educators can greatly enhance our local economy and the quality of life for our residents.
WAGE can help employers employ their staffs and employers can help WAGE determine what skills would best benefit their companies.
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Rays win in Walk-off fashion……………….Again
After the Chicago White Sox's thirs straight loss to the surging Tampa Bay Rays, White Sox manager called for General Manager Ken Williams to make changes to the club before Tuesdays home game against the Kansas City Royals'
In an e-mail to the Chicago Tribune, Williams said he wasn't pleased.
"It's just not a good idea to throw your boss under the bus, especially when that boss has had your back as much as I have had his," Williams wrote. "I expect this team, if the leadership remains positive and the players stick together and continue to play hard, it will be a fun summer."
Guillen's frustration boiled over after a 10th innig walk-off homer by the Rays Gabe Grosss sent the White Sox home without winning a series from the Rays. In the first series of the year, the White Sox won the series and their pitching got them that victory. This time, the Sox offense was stymied by the Rays and the pitching had unfamiliar breakdowns.
Trivia Fact of the Night:
Outfielder Al Simmons real name is Aloysius Szymanski.
The Good,The Bad,and The Ugly
The Good
Gabe Gross is making a statement that he loves playing with these young guys. He is also letting his bat do the talking for him the last month. In Sundays series closing win against the Chicago White Sox, Gross did everything right offensively for the Rays.
He accounted for all three of the four RBI's, adding a 2-run triple to the mix in the 5th innig by hitting ball in the gap in right center and scoring Jonny Gomes and Shawn Riggans. Gorss came up in the bottom of the 10th, and was the only ray to bat that inning. Gross hit a long drive that rightfielder Jermain Dye just looked up at to beat the Sox and send the Rays to their 35th victory of the year.
Honorable Mention "Good Guys":
*** The Rays reserve players made a statement on Sunday by filling in offensively for their counterparts by going 5-10 for the Day.
Jonny Gomes (1-2), Shawn Riggans (2-4), and Gabe Gross ( 2-4) helped score 3-4 runs scored by the Rays. B J Upton got the other run scored on a Carlos Pena single in the 4th inning.
** Carlos Pena, who is slowly coming out of his offensive slump got his 32nd RBI today. Pena is slowly starting to crank up his production numbers and played is usual superb defensive self in the ballgame.
* I chat with J P Howell every chance I get this season. the guy is a bright guy who is so energetic if you talk to him. That is a 180 degree look compared to last year when he did not know his role on this squad and was reserved and quiet to most of the Fans.
This year he is slapping hands and chatting up the rightfield faithful on his way to "Wheeler's Watering Hole" my personal name for the Bullpen's area beyond the rightfield walls.
Howell is 4-0 for the season, and is mixing his pitches extremely well and getting the out his sqaud needs to stay in contention most night. Sunday, he pitched 2 innings of 1-hit ball for the Rays.
J P is the youngest member of the Rays' Bullpen and has appeared in 37.1 innings this season, tops in the American League.
The Bad
Rays starter Andy Sonnanstine has been inconsistant the last three starts fir the Rays. Andy has lost his last two starts, allowing 19 hits, 14 runs ( 9 earned) in 11 innings of work for a 7.36 ERA.
This recent skid came on the heels of his career high 5 game winning streak, the longest on the staff this season before Scott Kazmir equaled it Saturday night. Sonnanstine seems to have has control, but at times doesn't have the placemtn on his breaking pitches he had in prior starts.
Sonnanstine needs to regain that form for the Rays to be successful on this upcoming long road trip against Boston, Texas and the LA Angels.
The Ugly
It has been quite awhile since B J Upton has made a baserunning blunder. I am going to give him half blame for the pickoff by White Sox's starter Mark Buehrle . Upton was caught 15 feet off first by Buehrle in the bottom of the 1st inning. This is the 6th time he has been caught stealing this season, and the fourth where he was caught off the base and leaning to steal a base this season.
Just a reminder that the Thursday game aginst the Boston Red Sox has been moved to 6:05 P.M. because of the pending NBA finals game in Boston that night. The game was moved up to ease traffic situation in the city between fans trying to attend either event.


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Trips to Atlanta bring out best in Howard
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
ATLANTA -- Ryan Howard will hate to see the Braves leave Turner Field following the 2016 season.
He hits well here.
"I always love coming to Atlanta," Howard said following Wednesday's 10-5 victory over the Braves. "It's a nice city. Good people."
Howard went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs on Wednesday, and he hit .385 (5-for-13) with two home runs and six RBIs in Philadelphia's three-game sweep. In his career, Howard is hitting .283 with 20 home runs, 71 RBIs and a .937 on-base plus slugging percentage in 72 games at Turner Field.
"I just was able to put some stuff together," Howard said. "I'll try to carry it over now."
The Phillies will begin a four-game series on Thursday in St. Louis, where Howard hits even better. He has hit .368 with nine home runs, 35 RBIs and a 1.207 OPS in 26 career games at Busch Stadium. It will be Howard's first games at Busch since 2011 due to a left Achilles injury in 2012 and a left knee injury last season.
Howard grew up just outside St. Louis, so it is home.
"I hadn't been there the last couple of seasons, so it's going to be fun to go home and see friends, that whole spiel, and play at Busch Stadium," Howard said.
Said Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg: "It's good to see him swinging the bat here, and hopefully, that'll continue in St. Louis."
Pettibone undergoes right shoulder surgery
ATLANTA -- Right-hander Jonathan Pettibone stabilized the Phillies' rotation last season with 18 starts.
Pettibone, however, has since been hindered by right shoulder problems, which culminated on Tuesday with surgery.
Orthopedist James Andrews performed repair of Pettibone's Type II SLAP (Superior Labral Antero-Posterior) tear, the most common kind, featuring a complete tear of the labrum.
The Phillies are hopeful Pettibone can be ready to pitch by Spring Training 2015.
Fighting leg injury, Nieves hopes to avoid DL
ATLANTA -- The Phillies might have lost some catching depth in the ninth inning of Wednesday's 10-5 win over the Braves at Turner Field.
Backup catcher Wil Nieves pulled up lame while running to second base on a one-out double to right-center field. Nieves said afterward that he felt a pop in his right quadriceps.
"They said it was mild, and usually I'm a quick healer, so hopefully that's the case," Nieves said.
Nieves said he hopes to avoid a stint on the 15-day disabled list. The Phillies will know more on Thursday in St. Louis.
"Feeling the hamstring cramping, I think it's just hydration," Nieves said. "I'll drink some water and get a couple of anti-inflammatories, and hopefully it'll be fine."
Nieves is hitting .259 with five doubles, one home run and four RBIs in 14 games, with Carlos Ruiz on pace to start a career-high 130 games. Ruiz, 35, has never started more than 113 games behind the plate, having spent each of the previous five seasons on the disabled list.
If Nieves is placed on the DL, Cameron Rupp and Tommy Joseph are the only other catchers on the Phillies' 40-man roster. Rupp is likely to be promoted in that case; he impressed in four games late last season, but he is hitting just .154 with a .635 OPS in 125 plate appearances with Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Joseph has missed much of the last two seasons because of injuries. He has not played since May 9 because of a left wrist injury.
Worth noting
• Sandberg said that left-hander Cliff Lee felt fine on Thursday after throwing 20 pitches in a bullpen session on Wednesday. Lee could throw another session before the end of the weekend in St. Louis.
• Third baseman Cody Asche, who is on the DL with a strained left hamstring, could be activated as early as Thursday. Asche was hitting .317 with five doubles, three home runs, 12 RBIs and a .956 OPS in 69 plate appearances in May before sustaining the injury.
• Outfielder Ben Revere did not start a second consecutive game after jamming his left knee into the center-field wall on Monday, although he pinch-hit in the eighth inning on Wednesday.
"We'll check him out tomorrow and see," Sandberg said. "It was a good sign, getting him in the game as a pinch-hitter."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Everyone in the Universe Watched the MTV Video Music Awards
Whether it was to see Lady Gaga's performance, Jay-Z and Kanye West's duet, or to see Britney Spears' preternaturally early career retrospective, 12.4 million people watch the MTV Video Music Awards last night, the highest ratings in the network's history. Congratulations, but at 30 years old, the network is well past its own target demographic.
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Chapel Hill, NC - Do people in North Carolina remember Thomas Wolfe, their once famous son, author of "Look Homeward Angel," whose books helped many of us get through the transformation from childhood to adulthood and opened the door to an appreciation of fine writing?
Do his words still inspire new writers to open their mental guts and spill out their words and stories?
For answers to those questions, I decided to play a "Where's Waldo?" type game and look for Wolfe in recent North Carolina-related books to see if I could find any evidence of his continuing influence.
In "What I Came to Tell You" by Asheville's Tommy Hays, according to one reader, Thomas Wolfe's spirit "hangs over the novel like a shimmering mist." A young boy named Grover is the lead character. His father is director of Asheville's Thomas Wolfe house, where much of the action takes place. The father named his son after Eugene Gant's younger brother and his sister after Sudie, both characters in "Look Homeward, Angel." The action begins in Riverside Cemetery, where Wolfe is buried and Hays's characters visit their mother's grave.
Lee Smith's "Guests on Earth" is set in Asheville, so it is easy for her to have her main characters visit Wolfe's "mother's boardinghouse downtown" and his grave at Riverside.
The title of Wiley Cash's debut novel, "A Land More Kind than Home" is a tribute to Wolfe.
Here is the complete quote from Wolfe's "You Can't Go Home Again."
"Something has spoken to me in the night, and told me that I shall die, I know not where. Saying: 'To lose the earth you know, for greater knowing; to lose the life you have, for greater life; to leave the friends you loved, for greater loving; to find a land more kind than home, more large than earth.'"
Pat Conroy's new memoir, "The Death of Santini," renews his longstanding gratitude for Wolfe's influence on his writing. He once wrote, "My writing career began the instant I finished 'Look Homeward, Angel.' Thomas Wolfe taught me that the great books change you immediately and forever."
"Lookaway, Lookaway," Wilton Barnhardt's inside fictional look at Charlotte, has been compared to Wolfe's treatment of Asheville. Barnhardt has one of his characters mention Wolfe as "a manic-depressive and drinker."
In his award-winning first novel, "A Short Time to Stay Here," Terry Roberts describes an Asheville boarding house "with its pinched, puritanical proprietor, a woman named Wolfe."
Ron Rash, in "The Cove," introduces "an old man, tall and gaunt, stooped through the open doorway, his hands and leather apron smudged with white dust. 'W.O Wolfe, at your service,' the stonecutter said, and made a slight bow. 'How may I assist?'"
In "Return Trip," a story in Elizabeth Spencer's upcoming book "Starting Over," Wolfe's ghost plays a role as one of the story's characters insists on visiting the fire-damaged memorial at Wolfe's mother's "The Old Kentucky Home" boarding house. "'It is for my soul,' he explained. 'I have got to live again. Every little bit helps. Didn't Wolfe have an awful family? I wonder how he stood it.'"
"'Think of all that talent in that one house. Busting to get out. And it did.'"
As her characters drive away from the memorial, Spencer writes, "Gray, old-fashioned, rambling and unsavory, the old house had still managed to assert itself. The long-ago meetings, quarrels, seductions and heartaches of that big lumbering man's life, the family's torments, had all smoked up right out of the windows and porches to sit on the backseat of the car, leaning awkwardly over, speaking in their ears."
Where is Waldo, I mean, Where is Wolfe?
Everywhere I looked.
D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch," which airs Sundays at noon and Thursdays at 5 p.m. on UNC-TV. For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch.
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Name: Aida
House: Hufflepuff!
Favourite Potterverse Character: Luna *points to icon
Brawling weapon of choice: twin sabers
Present you'd give to the barmaids (be creative): hm... James Potter, senior (alive) and junior?
Draco Malfoy wears leather trousers at the weekend. At the weekend? Is this another Britishism that I'm unaware of? I think proper US grammar would be during the weekend or possibly on the weekend... probably during.
EQ Edit: yes, it's a British turn of phrase. Unfortunately my US grammar book has been lost in the post. James Potter Snr and Jnr are both acceptable. I'm sure they will work hard in the bar and not get up to any mischief.


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Queen attends Trooping the Colour
The Queen celebrated her official birthday today with the pomp and pageantry of the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
Joined by all the adult senior royals, she inspected 1,000 soldiers of the Household Division at Horse Guards Parade in central London.
The Queen arrived in an Ascot Landau carriage after the short drive down The Mall from Buckingham Palace, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh.
Wearing a powder blue satin silk coat, dress and hat with navy trim, all by Angela Kelly, with a Brigade of Guards brooch, the Queen then rode alone in the carriage - the first time she has ridden in it for this ceremony - to inspect her troops.
The Prince of Wales, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Princess Royal, who is Colonel of the Blues and Royals, and the Duke of Cambridge, Colonel of the Irish Guards, were all on horseback for the ceremony.
The Duchess of Cambridge, in an outfit similar in colour to that of the Queen, arrived in a coach alongside the Duchess of Cornwall, who was in peach.
There was no sign of Prince George of Cambridge.
The Colour being paraded on Horse Guards this year was the flag of Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards.
It is the first time since 2005 that the Grenadiers have not been on operations in Afghanistan, about to deploy to the country or recently returned from Helmand Province.
Four of the five Foot Guards regiments of the Household Division - the Welsh Guards, Grenadier Guards, Scots Guards and the Coldstream Guards - marched in the parade wearing their traditional bearskin hats and red tunics.
The Queen's actual birthday was on April 21, when she turned 88.
Major General Edward Smyth-Osbourne, commander of the Household Division, said: "This year the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War is particularly poignant as we honour those who served, remember those who died and strive to ensure that the lessons learnt live with us forever.
"It is also the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Campaign and the subsequent liberation of Nijmegen, the action for which this year's Escort is named.
"Next year is the 200th anniversary of Waterloo, the battle at which the Grenadiers earned their name.
"The Household Division Regiments have played their part in the momentous events of the past and, I am confident, stand ready for whatever we face in the future."
Prince Harry's appearance at the Trooping ceremony comes months after he gave up his role as an Apache helicopter co-pilot gunner for a military desk job with responsibilities that include organising major ceremonial events involving the Army.
But he has not been involved in planning the Trooping the Colour event.
A huge crowd later descended on Buckingham Palace, where senior royals appeared on the balcony to cheers.
But there was again no sign of Prince George with his parents.
The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery provided a 41-gun salute in Green Park to mark the Queen's official birthday before the royals appeared for the traditional RAF flypast.
Among the 28 aircraft which buzzed over the royal residence were 13 different types, from Spitfires and a Lancaster bomber of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and a DC3 Dacota with D-Day stripes, days after the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. They were followed by modern Typhoon fighter jets, the Red Arrows aerobatic team and the RAF's largest transport aircraft, Voyager.


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ASP Champ Stephanie Gilmore Springs Back To Life At Roxy Pro Gold Coast
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Saturday, March 5, 2011) -After six, consecutive lay days, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover roared back to life today with the world's best female surfers contesting Rounds 2 and 3 in building surf at Snapper Rocks.
The opening stop of the 2011 ASP Women's World Title season, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast saw a return to form for reigning four-time ASP Women's World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 23, who bounced back after an uncharacteristic Round 1 loss to dispatch of wildcard Sarah Mason (NZL), 16, in Round 2, before exacting revenge upon rookie gunslinger Tyler Wright (AUS), 16, in Round 3.
"It was a hard heat," Gilmore said. "It doesn't get any easier now, especially with them (Enever and Wright) and without the jet skis. It really tests the fitness of all of the girls. It boosted my confidence to win against Sarah Mason and I definitely wasn't expecting to surf against both Tyler and Laura in Round 3. It was tough."
Recovering from both an extended stay out of the lineup earlier this year and a Round 1 loss, Gilmore's performance today provided a much-needed rejuvenation for Australia's golden girl.
"I definitely feel some relief," Gilmore said. "It's just such a giant mixed of emotions. There are nerves still because I made some mistakes in that last heat. I guess it's learning again. Every year is like starting again and this year with the time off because of the injury I feel like I'm starting at the back of the pack. It's cool though, I kind of enjoy that. It's something to work towards and it's a good challenge."
Silvana Lima (BRA), 26, two-time ASP Women's World Runner-Up (2008, 2009), secured the day's highest heat total, a 15.27 out of a possible 20, during her Round 3 bout against Pauline Ado (FRA), 20, and Sofia Mulanovich (PER), 27. The progressive Brazilian surfed with unparalleled speed and aggression, advancing directly to the Quarterfinals.
"The conditions are really hard and I knew I had to hassle," Lima said. "I felt confused about the waves, some were fat and I didn't know which ones to choose. I didn't want to lose, I feel like I always have to win. I got a few at the end, so I'm happy to get through."
Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 20, 2010 ASP Women's World Runner-Up, continued her momentum-building Roxy Pro campaign today, besting opponents Coco Ho (HAW), 19, and Courtney Conlogue (USA), 18, in their Round 3 clash. Under the new ASP Women's World Title event format, Round 3 is a three-woman, non-elimination round with the winner advancing directly to the Quarterfinals and second and being relegated to Round 4.
"I'm pretty excited for the Quarterfinals," Fitzgibbons said. "There's this swell that is coming, and they will probably run the men in the best conditions seeing that they have the most competitors left, but there should be a little window for us to score some good conditions and get the Snapper we know it for."
Chelsea Hedges (AUS), 27, former ASP Women's World Champion (2005), capped off the day's action with the highest single-wave score of the day, an 8.17 out of a possible 10, for a sensational backhand campaign on the biggest set of the day. The veteran campaigner is looking fit and dangerous as she moves into the business end of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast.
Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 6:30am to assess conditions for a possible 7:30am start. When competition resumes, up first will be the rookie battle between Pauline Ado (FRA), 20, and Tyler Wright (AUS), 16.
Highlights from the Roxy Pro Gold Coast will be available via http://www.roxypro.com.au The event will also be broadcast LIVE on free-to-air with One HD.
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Heat 1: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 12.67 def. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 8.33
Heat 2: Pauline Ado (FRA) 13.60 def. Paige Hareb (NZL) 5.83
Heat 3: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 14.24 def. Sarah Mason (NZL) 10.50
Heat 4: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 11.30 def. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 8.50
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 11.83 def. Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.67
Heat 6: Laura Enever (AUS) 7.57 def. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 7.10
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRA) 15.27, Pauline Ado (FRA) 14.27, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 10.43
Heat 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 10.67, Laura Enever (AUS) 9.83, Tyler Wright (AUS) 8.84
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.57, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.67, Courtney Conlogue 7.80
Heat 4: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 12.67, Carissa Moore (HAW) 8.66, Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 3.13
Heat 1:Pauline Ado (FRA) vs. Tyler Wright (AUS)
Heat 2:Laura Enever (AUS) vs. Sofia Mulanovich (PER)
Heat 3:Coco Ho (HAW) vs. Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
Heat 4:Carissa Moore (HAW) vs. Courtney Conlogue (USA)
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Matt Banting (AUS)
Heat 2: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Mitch Crews (AUS)
Heat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Marc Lacomare (FRA)
Heat 4: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
Heat 5: Chris Davidson (AUS) vs. Cory Lopez (USA)
Heat 6: Jadson Andre (BRA) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)
Heat 7: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Dusty Payne (HAW)
Heat 8: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Alejo Muniz (BRA)
Heat 9: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 10: Brett Simpson (USA) vs. Patrick Gudauskas (USA)
Heat 11: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 12: Heitor Alves (BRA) vs. Bobby Martinez (USA)


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NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Down by eight strokes with just the final pairing still on the course, sophomore Ned Rohrbach (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) carded a one-over par 73 to carry the Carleton College men's golf team to a two-stroke victory over Saint Mary's University in a dual meet.
Rohrbach lowered his season average to 75.2 strokes per round, a 4.5-shot improvement over his rookie campaign. He finished six shots clear of the nearest SMU player.
An 80 by Jorde Ranum (Jr./Spring Lake Park, Minn./Spring Lake Park) gave him a third place finish individually, and an 82 by Aaron Buckley (Sr./San Diego, Calif./Francis Parker School) helped the Knights prevail at Willingers Golf Course on a blustery Sunday afternoon.
Jeff Berg (Sr./Wood Dale, Ill./Wheaton Academy) rounded out the scoring for Carleton which totaled 326 strokes.
The Knights are next slated to compete from Sept. 28-30 at the Twin Cities Classic hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College. The MIAC Championships will follow one week later.


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A Peruvian judge has set a May 8 hearing to consider a U.S. request to extradite convicted killer Joran van der Sloot so he can be tried for extortion in connection with the unsolved 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalie Holloway.
Lima's Superior Court said in a communique Wednesday that after the hearing the case will go to Peru's Supreme Court, then to the council of ministers.
The council will ultimately decide whether to extradite the Dutchman, who was sentenced in January to 28 years in prison for killing a Lima business student.
U.S. prosecutors say Van der Sloot extorted $25,000 from Holloway's family, promising then failing to lead it to her body.
He remains the chief suspect in Holloway's disappearance on the Caribbean island of Aruba.


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Lupe Fiasco may have made peace with Chief Keef, but a new beef could be brewing with jokester D.L Hughley. The comedian and political commentator had some harsh words for Lupe based on the rapper's recent claims that he is not going to vote in the upcoming election.
"He's bright as hell, but dumb in the ways of the world," Hughley told Hot 93.7/Hartford. He said the rapper's message of political withdrawal has real consequences. "Young black men are going to listen to him. They are the ones who have decisions made for them, [decisions] that they are not even involved in, which is silly to me."
Hughley wasn't just on the attack. He also had some words of advice for the rapper.
"You can't go through life and not be a participant, and hope things work out for your benefit," he said. "When you vote or not vote, you are saying yes or no." The comedian continued. "They want to raise the age of social security from 65 to 68… Black men die at 67. Lupe Fiasco forgets that he's going to be an old man when he's looking for a social security check, and he dies right before he gets it."
Lupe wasn't Hughley's only target, as the politically-slanted funnyman feels our society as a whole is deliberately apathetic.
"The only reason to not know something in today's society is because you don't want to," stated Hugely. "It's silly to me that people don't want to have a hand in their future."
Listen to the entire interview here —Tyler Roman, Hot 93.7/ Hartford


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Cocaine found in child safety seats
By Dianna Wray - firstname.lastname@example.com
Jan. 30, 2012 at 7:03 p.m.
Updated Jan. 29, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Two McAllen men were arrested after more than 20 pounds of cocaine were found hidden in two child car seats in the back seat of the vehicle.
A 2007 Chevrolet passenger car was traveling north on U.S. Highway 59 near Port Lavaca Highway when Department of Public Safety troopers pulled over the vehicle on suspicion of traffic violations at 5:40 p.m. Saturday.
Troopers observed signs of criminal activity when interviewing the driver, Arturo Ortiz, 28, of McAllen, DPS spokesman Trooper Gerald Bryant said. They were given verbal permission to search the vehicle.
Two children were seated in child safety car seats, where troopers found the drugs.
The children also were not wearing their seatbelts, according to the DPS arrest report.
Ten bundles of cocaine were found, weighing 23.2 pounds. The drugs carried a street-value of $649,175, he added.
Ortiz was arrested by troopers on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance.
Passenger Christopher Cortez, 29, was arrested on a warrant charging him with contempt of court in Hidalgo County for failure to pay child support, according to the arrest report.
The children in the vehicle were released to family members, according to the report.


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Oh god, triple post of doom!
I have a question for anyone who's got anything on Chinese history, particularly social history though.
In general, have tattoos always been seen as a negative thing in dynastic China? I know that they used to have tattoo soldiers so that they couldn't desert the army and not be caught, and that tattooing was a punishment for criminals.
I get the distinct feeling that the answer is yes, yes and yes, since there were non-Han Chinese groups in the South that utilized elaborate facial tattoos as part of their religion and they were considered uncivilized barbarians, etc, etc.
I really want to give the police in wizarding China a fancy tattoo that marks them, I'm just not sure that it makes sense culturally or historically.