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Westland, Mich. - Among your list of must-see holiday sights, Wayne County's Lightfest is an event not to miss this season.
Organizers tout the show as the Midwest's largest and longest holiday light event.
The festival features more than 45 giant animated holiday-themed displays and more than one million bright lights.
The show opens to the public on Thursday, Nov. 16th at 6 p.m. and is located in the city of Westland on Hines Drive and Merriman Road
The kickoff ceremony will include fireworks, music and entertainment.
Lightfest runs daily 7-10 p.m. until Dec. 31st and will be closed only on Christmas Day.
There is a $5 fee per vehicle.
December 4th, 11th and 18th are toy collection nights and the festival will accept a new and unwrapped toy in lieu of the $5 entrance fee.
For more information, go to www.waynecounty.com.
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CARSON, Calif. – If there were any lingering questions about the viability of the LA Galaxy Academy, they were answered in resounding fashion in the Galaxy's 6-0 trouncing of Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the Reserve League finale at The Home Depot Center on Friday morning.
On a day that saw the Galaxy win their first-ever Reserve League division title, seven players with ties to the Galaxy Academy saw time, including Jack McBean, who scored twice, Rafael Garcia, who had a goal and an assist, and Raul Mendiola who set up each of McBean's late goals. Mendiola was one of three current Academy players to see part in the win as he was joined by Oscar Sorto and Drew Murphy, who like Mendiola, came on as second half substitutes.
READ: Galaxy win Reserve League Division title with 6-0 victory over Whitecaps
For the season, a total of 11 current or former Academy players saw action in the Reserve League. Current first team players Rafael Garcia, Kyle Nakazawa, Brian Perk and Michael Stephens all spent time with the former Galaxy U-20's, while McBean and fellow Homegrown signing Jose Villarreal now play for the first team after starring for the club's U-18 squad. They were joined by current Academy players Raul Mendiola, Drew Murphy, Oscar Sorto and Sebastian Velasquez, as well as former Academy forward Mario Rodriguez, who signed a professional contract with German side FC Kaiserslautern over the summer.
"It says a lot about the depth," said reserve team coach Curt Onalfo whose son, Christian, plays on the Academy's U-16 team. "Our Academy is getting stronger all the time. There's been a huge emphasis on it since Chris (Klein) has taken over and been in charge of that.
"There's a great correlation now with the first team. We're proud of how that's worked and it's only getting better."
Mendiola, who turned 18 in May, admitted he felt a little uneasy at first but has steadily grown more comfortable in his surroundings, thanks in large to daily training sessions with the first team as well as his time playing and training with the Academy.
"I'm still going with the flow," he said with a grin. "Whatever the coaches [say to] do, I do it. I love it here."
Making Friday's win all that more impressive was that Villarreal, one of Mendiola's closest friends, was not available as he was in Spain, scoring twice with the U.S. Under-20 National Team. Another Galaxy Academy player, defender Javan Torre who now plays at UCLA and played in a pair of Reserve League games last season, helped to set up both of Villarreal's goals.
Then there is McBean, another Homegrown signee who led the Galaxy Reserves in goals on the season with five. McBean, who turns 18 in December and still plays for the club's U-18 team, helping them to a 2-0-1 start to the season, said any one of the Academy members on the reserve team could step on the field with the first team "and not miss a beat."
READ: McBean eager for Sunday's SuperClasiquito
"We're all really competitive in training every day," he said.
His father, Jack Sr., can sense a dramatic change in his son's field demeanor.
"I can see the difference in him in the last six months," he said. "A lot. He wants it. I think he knows he can compete, he wants it more now. He's a big strong boy. I don't think he's intimidated at all."
It wasn't always like that, however. McBean said he still thinks back to his first reserve game – it was his third day with the club – and being extremely nervous. He also said he missed badly on a couple of scoring opportunities that day.
But he didn't waste those chances Friday.
"I feel a lot more mature and confident on the field," he said. "If you had asked me a year ago what I wanted to do I would have said maybe looking to score a goal and I'd have no real confidence in saying it. Now if I step out there I know I've been working hard, getting a lot more fit and I feel good about my finishing."

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When Tina Fey and Amy Poehler take the stage for the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (live on NBC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) Sunday night, it'll be a television first.
The pair will make history as the only hosting duo in the big show's history. Their predecessor Ricky Gervais holds the title of being the single solo host.
To promote their new gig, the "SNL" alums have promised an evening that will be "splendid," "wondrous," "drunken" and "a little ghetto." And with stars partaking of dinner and drinks during the ceremony, the Globes have a reputation for being one of Hollywood's more relaxed award gatherings.
Taking that into account, the "SNL" alums are hoping for a little spontaneous fun. "That would be really great, so we're trying to plan that," Poehler quipped during a recent press conference. "We have a lot of spontaneous things planned," Fey added.
Adding fuel to their comedic fire is the fact that Fey and Poehler are also rivals on the night. Both are nominated in the lead actress in a TV comedy category for their work on "30 Rock" and "Parks and Recreation," respectively.
Add to that the dazzling spectacle of film and television's A-list on the red carpet, Adele making her first post-baby appearance and a presenter list that includes George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Kristen Wiig, Jeremy Renner and Meryl Streep.
(And don't miss all the red carpet fun when "1st Look" hosts "1st Look LIVE on the Red Carpet" at 6 p.m. ET/3 p/.m. ET. Be sure to download second-screen app zeebox and vote on your favorites.)
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has always had a soft spot for historical pieces and this year's list of potential winners is no different with Steven Spielberg's civil-war set drama "Lincoln" leading the award charge with seven nominations, including best director for Spielberg, best drama, best screenplay and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.
Tied for second place with five nominations are "Django Unchained" - Quentin Tarantino's brutal revenge western, which scored nominations for best drama, director, supporting actors (Leonardo DiCaprio and Christoph Waltz) and screenplay - and Ben Affleck's Iran hostage-crisis-thriller "Argo,"up for best drama, actor (Affleck), director (Affleck), supporting actor (Alan Arkin) and screenplay.
Other best-drama nominees are Ang Lee's shipwreck story "Life of Pi" and Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden manhunt thriller "Zero Dark Thirty."
Golden Globe 2013: Full list of nominees
And in the comedy-musical category, "Les Miserables" is the heavy-weight contender set to compete with "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," "Moonrise Kingdom," "Salmon Fishing in Yemen" and "Silver Linings Playbook."
The inclusion of "Yemen" - a gentle, comedy of manners from Britain - raised eyebrows when it was announced it would vie for best comedy, as well as acting for leads Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor. Released in March, the indie, audience-pleasing sleeper has become the unknown quantity in a race of cineplex thoroughbreds.
Changing focus to the small screen, the Sarah Palin biopic "Game Change" racked up five nominations for best miniseries, actor (Woody Harrelson), actress (Julianne Moore), supporting actor (Ed Harris) and supporting actress (Sarah Paulson). Coming in second with four nods was the terrorist plot-based series "Homeland" up for best drama, actor (Damian Lewis), actress (Claire Danes) and supporting actor (Mandy Patinkin).
The full list of nominees for best television drama series are: "Boardwalk Empire," ''Breaking Bad," ''Downton Abbey," ''Homeland" and "The Newsroom." And the contenders for best TV comedy series are: "The Big Bang Theory," ''Episodes," ''Girls," ''Modern Family" and "Smash."
The stiff upper lip of PBS darling "Downton Abbey" received three nominations: best drama, best actress (Michelle Dockery) and supporting actress (Maggie Smith, who also was named to the best actress comedy/musical category for "Quartet").
Among the unscripted acceptance speeches (we hope!) and candid celebrity moments, Robert Downey Jr. will take the stage to present Jodie Foster, a two-time Globe winner for "The Accused" and "The Silence of the Lambs," with Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.


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Mighty Morse is bullish on Mariners' chances
By Greg Johns / MLB.com
PEORIA, Ariz. -- As Michael Morse went live on MLB Network's Hot Stove show Wednesday morning from the nearby press box at Peoria Stadium, his Mariners teammates gathered around the TV in the team's clubhouse and howled at his entertaining interview with Harold Reynolds and Matt Vasgersian.
Morse, 30, has quickly become a physical and vocal presence with the Mariners, a hulking 6-foot-5, 245-pounder with a constant smile and endless energy. So, yeah, when asked to go on national TV, he jumped at the opportunity.
"For me, any time you can get publicity for Seattle, I'm with it," Morse said when he arrived back in the clubhouse. "A lot of times, especially teams that aren't doing well, they get overlooked. Anytime you can get the fans or the world to say, 'Oh yeah, Seattle.' ... I want to get that hype, that feeling back about Seattle and the Mariners."
Morse is bullish on his new/old team. He joined the Mariners in a trade from the White Sox in 2004 and remembers the positive vibe still lingering from the 116-win season in 2001 and the packed houses at Safeco Field. He wants badly to help bring back that buzz.
"They say, 'After time, things start diminishing,'" Morse said. "You really don't hear any more about those great years."
But Morse has seen indications of positive things to come in his brief time back with the club, particularly since live batting practice began on Monday.
"The biggest thing I've noticed about this team -- and I've really noticed the last two days -- is the amount of young pitching," he said. "These guys throw hard. I know a couple bad years you get good picks or whatever it might be, but there's some talent here that's ready to be unleashed. And I hope I can be a part of it for years to come."
Morse stood in against 20-year-old pitching prospect Taijuan Walker on Tuesday, took a few pitches and then swung awkwardly late on a couple heaters.
"I wasn't ready for that at all," Morse said with a grin. "Especially when they told me he was 19 or whatever. He was throwing an easy 94 or 95 [mph]. Man, I got a little angry in the box. I'm like, 'C'mon Mike, bear down, show this kid who's boss.' But stuff like that gets you excited about an organization."
Morse sees similarities to his time with the Nationals, who finally broke through after years of frustration to earn a postseason berth last year when they won the National League East.
"Absolutely," he said. "Like I'm saying about these young pitchers, in D.C., we had guys like Jordan Zimmermann, [Stephen] Strasburg, Ross Detwiler, these were young guys who were in Triple-A, September-callup-kind-of guys, and they were ready to get unleashed.
"That's like here, these guys are getting to that point. They might not know, but I've seen it. I've been part of an organization that's happened to. So it makes me excited, because I know what's to come. And I can't wait to see it happen."
Mariners fans should be eager to see what Morse brings as well. He put on a power display the first couple days of batting practice, blasting some tape-measure home runs that opened eyes.
"The first couple days, your heart's beating fast, you know they brought you in because they're expecting you to hit homers," Morse said. "You better launch some stuff in BP. Let's just say I wasn't trying to hit the ball the other way."
Manager Eric Wedge likes what Morse has brought to the club already.
"From what I can see early on here, he cares about his teammates, he enjoys the game, has fun playing the game, yet when it's time to work, he works," Wedge said. "It's important to him. He obviously has presence and he's experienced a lot in a short period of time for a guy who is five years into his big league career. I think all that bodes well for him and for us."
The difference between Morse now and when he left Seattle in a trade for outfielder Ryan Langerhans in June 2009 is largely about confidence. He was a big, lanky infielder when he started out in Seattle and a developing prospect when he was traded.
Morse returns oozing confidence and charisma, courtesy of big league success with the Nats.
"When I was here last time, I'm over in my locker right now, twiddling my fingers, hoping I don't get called to the office," Morse said. "But one of the things I've learned with my career, I've been to the lowest of lows and highest of highs. So I try to stay even-keeled. I just try to be me.
"I go on the field and do what I can to my ability. I don't try to do more, I don't try to do less, I just try to go out there and play my game. And I have fun with it. I trust in myself, I believe in myself. No matter what I do or how I start, I know at the end of the year I'll be where I want to be and I know the team will be there. That's why I focus on the team, because I know I'm going to do my part. So I relax, I have fun and I try not to stress."
As for Morse's physical presence? He indeed figures to be an imposing figure in the middle of a Mariners lineup that has been missing that for several years. And Morse won't be alone.
"It's just the presence of veteran guys," Morse said. "The presence of Raul Ibanez, my big secret Jason Bay, this league knows Kendrys Morales and what he can do, and he's going to help a lot. Then you've got guys like Kyle Seager who showed what they're capable of in just a short time last year.
"So it's going to be exciting. It's going to be good. I can't wait to get everybody together, get a couple games of Spring Training out of the way and then we start to flow as a team. It'll be interesting to see what we've got."
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Three Atherton residents were undeterred last summer by the City Council's inability to agree on whom to appoint to a vacant council seat, and are now asking voters to make that decision on Nov. 5.
Greg Conlon, a longtime town committee member who lost his race for a council seat last November by about 200 votes; Rick DeGolia, a member of the town's Civic Center Advisory Committee; and Diane Sandhu, a member of the town's Audit and Finance Committee are in the race for a one-year term on the council.
Whoever wins the race will fill the seat left vacant by the July resignation of Jerry Carlson. The four remaining council members had hoped to avoid an election, given that Mr. Carlson had only 16 months left to his term, but the council deadlocked, with Mayor Elizabeth Lewis and Councilman Cary Wiest supporting Mr. DeGolia and councilmen Bill Widmer and Jim Dobbie supporting John Ruggeiro, another of the seven applicants.
The current council has been criticized for its divisiveness, with some members perceived as too focused on politics, with the public left shortchanged. Before the departure from the council last December of longtime councilwoman Kathy McKeithen, votes on contentious issues often had Ms. McKeithen, Mr. Dobbie and Mr. Widmer on one side, and Ms. Lewis and Mr. Carlson on the other.
Mr. Wiest is now perceived as an ally of current Mayor Lewis, and one question in some voters' minds is whether the winner of the November election will be part of an alliance, or will instead be able to help bridge differences.
Residents are also voting on whether to renew the town's parcel tax, a question rousing more debate this year than it did when it was renewed four years ago.
A summary of candidates' positions on some key issues and their vision for the town's future follows; candidates are listed in alphabetical order.
Greg Conlon
Of the three candidates, Mr. Conlon tops the list in terms of experience in Atherton civic affairs, with 10 years of involvement and more than five years of service on volunteer committees. He's been on the town's Audit and Finance Committee for two years, and now serves as its chair. He's also been on the Rail Committee for five years.
Mr. Conlon's resume also includes six years on the California Public Utilities Commission, with two years as president, and more than two years on the state's Transportation Commission. He is retired from a career as a senior partner in a major accounting firm.
Among his priorities, he said, is safety, including protecting the town from impacts of high-speed rail; making local streets safer, particularly around the Caltrain tracks; and retaining the town's in-house police services.
He also wants to continue his focus on the town's finances, which includes controlling pension and other post-retirement employee costs, he said, adding that as a council member he can increase his effectiveness.
Mr. Conlon supports renewing the town's parcel tax for four years, noting that the council has the ability every year to suspend the tax or lower its rate if the revenue isn't needed.
If elected, he said, he would work to increase civility among council members. At a recent candidate forum, he called what he sees as a lack of civility "pretty pathetic at times."
Mr. Conlon pointed to his decades of volunteer work the result, he said, of a deep commitment to giving back to his community and society in general. Although he's already contributing to the town through his committee work, being elected to the council would allow him "to elevate it to a new level and make a bigger impact," he said. "If I'm elected, I'll give it everything I've got I don't do things halfway."
Rick DeGolia
Unlike Mr. Conlon, "I hadn't been involved in town politics at all until the last election," Mr. DeGolia said. Prior to being appointed to the town's Community Center Advisory Committee in January and his subsequent appointment as chair of that group's library subcommittee, he had focused primarily on family, work, and service on nonprofit boards, he said.
Mr. DeGolia worked for 11 years as a partner in the law firm Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati. He currently serves as a board member and governance committee chair of the Cleantech Open, which supports "clean technology" startups; and as an advisory board member of the nonprofit Clean Coalition.
His work on the Community Center Advisory Committee, which is helping to plan the building of a new Town Center that will be largely funded through private donations, has quickened his desire to be even more involved in the town, he said hence his decision to run for council. He has strong skills, he said, in listening to others and in helping groups find consensus, and noted that those skills would be valuable on a council that, in his observation, "didn't always treat people with respect."
His priorities as a council member would include a push for better communication with the community and a higher level of involvement of residents in civic affairs. He also wants to "bring a stronger focus to the needs of young families and of older residents," he said, noting that the number of parents with young children continues to rise, increasing the need for the town to accommodate that population.
Younger residents factor in another of his concerns: safety for bicyclists and pedestrians as well as motorists on Atherton streets. Among his goals in that area is creating a better means for kids to cross El Camino Real near Watkins Avenue so they can safely access the town's only park.
Other priorities include sound management of the town's finances, and maintaining an in-house police force, which, he said, appears to have widespread, solid support among residents.
Mr. DeGolia supports renewal of the parcel tax, noting that there are many needed capital improvement projects, such as solving drainage problems and building bike lanes, that would be funded through the tax. The council, he noted, has a responsibility to assess its revenues every year and decide on whether to impose the tax. If the increase in property tax revenue seen in the last two years continues, "and if we pay off our long-term liabilities, we may not need a parcel tax," he said.
Diane Sandhu
Ms. Sandhu also is a relative newcomer to town civic affairs, having been appointed to the town's Audit and Finance Committee in September 2012. She was reappointed earlier this year, and now serves as vice chair.
She said she became involved after her children graduated from school, and she was becoming increasingly aware of problems involving road maintenance. When looking for a way to participate in the town, she chose the finance committee because of her background in business and finance, she said. One of her biggest concerns, she said, was over the town's "off-sheet liabilities," which are now being paid.
Ms. Sandhu, self-employed in the fields of software and staff augmentation, said she opposes Measure X, which would renewal the parcel tax for another four years. The tax, which raises about $1.86 million, expires at the end of June 2014. Sixty percent of the revenues go to police services and 40 percent to public works projects.
She said if she's elected to the council and Measure X passes, she would support suspending it or reducing its rate. The town, she said at a recent candidate forum, "is capable of managing our money better. ... It doesn't matter how much money you have. It matters how it's spent."
Ms. Sandhu said that, if elected, her priorities would include paying down the town's pension liability, and improve roads. In her campaign statement, she says: "I will monitor and work with the Public Works department to make sure there is continued improvement in our roads and to evaluate the road impact fees."
She also would work to install "non-intrusive, aesthetically consistent and environmentally safe lighting which will allow for pleasant evening walks and safe passage of our children walking home from school," she says in her campaign literature. To pay for it, she said, the town can apply for federal and state grants.
Ms. Sandhu said the town should evaluate all options for providing police services, but she doesn't advocate outsourcing. At a recent forum, she said she hasn't heard a call from residents to outsource, and "it wouldn't be something I would push for."
Regarding her inexperience in town civic affairs, Ms. Sandhu said, "It won't be a detriment." She has been a businesswoman for more than 25 years, she said, and she would be a fresh face with fresh ideas if elected to the council. "I'm not a career politician," she said.
Candidate bios
Greg Conlon, 80, longtime Atherton civic volunteer, with five years on the Rail Committee and two years on the Audit and Finance Committee, now serving as chair. Ran for one of two open council seats in November 2012, coming in a close third. Retired corporate accountant; former member and president of the California Public Utilities Commission, six years; former member, California Transportation Commission, two years. Education: bachelor's degree, business and accounting, University of Utah; Executive Education Program at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley; law degree, University of San Francisco.
Rick DeGolia, 63, vice chair of Atherton's Community Center Advisory Committee since January, chair of the CCAC's library subcommittee. Former law partner, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati; former executive of several high-tech Silicon Valley companies. Current board member and governance committee chair, The Cleantech Open, since 2010; advisory board member, Clean Coalition, since 2010. Education: bachelor's degree, UC Berkeley; law degree, Harvard Law School.
Diane Sandhu, 51, member since September 2012 of Atherton's Audit and Finance Committee, now serving as vice chair. Businesswoman, owner and operator of a software company and staff-augmentation service. Education: bachelor's degree, finance, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.


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The 50-member cast includes many local youths and adults. Principal roles include Matt Waters as Curly; Elizabeth Lawrence as Laurey; Betsy Burdick as Aunt Eller; Noelle Goodman-Morris Gibbs as Ado Annie; Torrey Rothstein as Will; Mark Goodman-Morris as Andrew Carnes; Don Gustafson as Jud, and Joe Khirallah as Ali Hakim.
The show is directed by Cheryl Goodman-Morris and choreographed by Noelle Goodman-Morris Gibbs. Musical director is Raf Ornes
A benefit performance will be held Saturday, March 16, with a champagne toast and festivities following the performance. Tickets range from $15 to $50 and may be purchased by calling 851-8282, ext. 105.
'Paint the Garden" workshop at Allied Arts
An exhibit of "Classic California" landscapes by Kristen Olson of Palo Alto will be on display at the Portola Art Gallery at Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Road in Menlo Park, during March. A reception for the artist will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 9.
Ms. Olson is also offering a one-day "Paint the Garden" workshop at Allied Arts from 10 a.m. To 5 p.m. Saturday, March 15. Students will paint in the guild's outdoor environment in the style of the impressionists. The workshop is open to beginning through advanced oil, acrylic, gouache and watercolor painters. Cost is $125 and includes a gourmet lunch at the Blue Garden Cafe.
Email email@example.com or call Ms. Olson at 427-0591 for more information.
Persian New Year gala
Pars Equality Center will host its third annual Nowruz Gala in honor of the Persian New Year on Saturday, March 9, at the Santa Clara Marriott.
More than 600 guests are expected for the evening of music and dancing, which will include a live performance by Iranian singer Andy Madadian.
The ball will benefit the Menlo Park-based nonprofit Pars Equality Center, founded in 2010 to provide social and legal support for the Iranian American community. Founder and executive director is Bita Daryabari of Atherton. Pars Equality opened a second office in San Jose last year and will open a third office in Westwood in Los Angeles on April 1.
For gala tickets and further information, contact Goli Ghorashi at 321-6400.
Woodside High stages
'Legally Blonde'
"Legally Blonde, The Musical" comes to the stage at Woodside High School on Friday, March 8, for the first of five performances in the school's Performing Arts Center at 199 Churchill Ave.
The musical is about a young woman who enrolls in Harvard Law School in pursuit of her boyfriend, and while there has an epiphany about the uses of the law to help others. Fifty Woodside High students are in the cast.
Friday and Saturday evening performances begin at 8 p.m. on March 8 and 9, and 15 and 16. The Sunday matinee on March 10 begins at 2 p.m.
Go to tinyurl.com/WHS-blonde for tickets, which range from $10 to $20. Call 367-9750, ext. 4851, to buy tickets by phone, or visit the campus box office between 3 and 4 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, starting March 7.
Go to whsdramaboosters.com for more on the school's drama program.
Low-water landscaping
The city of Menlo Park will hold a free water-efficient landscaping class from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 9, at the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center., 700 Alma St. in Menlo Park. Those attending will learn how to create a water-efficient and low-maintenance landscape using California native and drought-tolerant plants.
` Visit at bawsca.org/classes or call 349-3000 to register.
Folger Stable
'barn raising'
The Community Horse Advocacy Program for San Mateo County (CHAPS) and San Mateo County are seeking funds to provide a new roof and other structural repairs to the upper barn at the Folger Stable in Wunderlich County Park in Woodside. The upper barn is now a boarding barn for horses.
"We have about 50 percent of the nearly $97,000 needed," says CHAPS president Holly Nash.
Donations may be made out to CHAPS/MPF, stating "Upper Barn" on the check. Send it to 521 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside, CA 94062.
Visit chapsmc.org for more information.
'Wonderful Town'
at Crystal Springs
Jesse Rothbard of Woodside is taking part in Crystal Springs Uplands High School's presentation of the music comedy, "Wonderful Town." Show times are 7:30 p.m. on March 7 and 8, and 3 p.m. on March 9, in the school's auditorium at 400 Uplands Road in Hillsborough.
First opened on Broadway in 1953, Tony-winning "Wonderful Town" features music by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
Visit www.csus.org or call 342-4668 for tickets.
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Stuart wants Eels to delight NRL fans
Ricky Stuart says he's excited by the prospect of his first NRL match as coach since July 2010 but showing Parramatta's long-suffering fans their team is competitive is far more important than the scoreboard against the Warriors on Saturday.
Stuart's men were hammered by the Wests Tigers and drew with Penrith in their trials and host a Warriors side blessed with great talent but riddled with inconsistency.
Parramatta took out the wooden spoon last year and Stuart is under no illusions about how hard it will be to turn around a side that won just 12 of their past 48 matches.
"I am excited about it and I know all the players are as well," Stuart said.
"I have pulled up a couple of sessions short this week because the excitement was there and we didn't want to be playing three weeks ago.
"I am not worried about the scoreboard. I am worried about two things: I want the perception of the crowd to change and I want them to see a competitive, tough football team."
"I'm not going to lack patience here. It's a big, big job and it's going to take time."
Stuart has struggled to hire new faces since his arrival at the end of last season, with Manly fringe players Darcy Lussick and Daniel Harrison the only additions.
The Eels thought they had young Canberra player Josh Papalii for next year but the controversial forward will be staying in the capital.
The Raiders issued a statement on Friday afternoon saying the 20-year-old had agreed to terms with the club through until the end of 2016 following discussions with his family and friends.
"Over the past couple of weeks, I've spent a lot of time talking with my family about this decision and I'm comfortable that it's the best thing for me, my career and my family," Papalii said in a statement.
Papalii had been at the centre of a tug-of-war for his services having initially signed a three-year, $1 million deal with the Eels.
But the Raiders had until round 13 to make a counter offer.
The Raiders always maintained that Papalii had signed with the Eels under duress, a claim the Sydney club denied.
Earlier on Friday, Eels coach Stuart seemed confident Papalii would be seen in the blue and gold.
"I am excited by the signing. He's going to be a great asset, but I know there's a lot of pressure being put on him which is unfair.
"I think there's too much pressure on players to make decisions too soon and it needs to be looked at."
The Warriors also have a new coach in Matthew Elliott, who comes in after a season in which the club went from grand finalists to finishing 14th and losing their last eight games.
Elliott has been boosted by the return of halfback Shaun Johnson who's recovered from an elbow injury and former Eel Todd Lowrie will make his debut for the visitors.
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VIDEO: Jennifer Hudson Performs 'Dreamgirls' Show-Stopper On the OSCARS
Seth MacFarlane hosted "The 85th Annual Academy Awards broadcast live on Oscar SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2013 on the ABC Television Network. The star-studded event included a celebration of movie musicals featuring Jennifer Hudson performing "You're Gonna Love Me' from "Dreamgirls". Check out the show-stopping number below!
The night also featured Catherine Zeta-Jones performing from "Chicago" as well as Oscar nominees from"LES MISERABLES," Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway, along with co-stars Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks and Helena Bonham Carter
Barbra Streisand sang a tribute to Marvin Hamlisch while Norah Jones performed ""Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from the motion picture "Ted" and Adele wowed the crowd with the Oscar-nominated theme song from "Skyfall".
The Oscar presentation was televised live on the ABC Television Network in more than 225 countries worldwide.


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Garden Talk: February 10, 2011
From NGA Editors
Half a Plate of Produce
"Make half the food on your plate fruits and vegetables." Following this tip is an easy way to bring your diet in line with the USDA's recently released Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. The USDA recommends that we all increase our intake of vegetables and fruits and include a wide variety of vegetables, especially dark green and red and orange vegetables and peas and beans.
Growing your own is an economical way to fill your plate with fresh, healthful, great-tasting fresh produce. Here's a suggestion from the National Garden Bureau for a new variety to add color and nutrition to your garden and your diet this season.
'Celebration' Swiss chard from Chriseed offers a kaleidoscope of color to your vegetable patch; in fact, its multi-colored stems are so attractive you may decide to add this chard to your ornamental garden as well. It produces uniform, 10-inch tall plants with deep green leaves and vibrantly colored stems in shades of pink, orange, and yellow. It's ready in just 30-33 days to harvest as baby chard; mature plants take 50-60 days from seed.
Sow seeds 1/2 inch deep and 2-4 inches apart in spring, beginning about 2 weeks before your last expected frost date, making repeat sowings through the season. Gardeners in hot summer areas may need to take a midsummer break, but chard makes a great fall crop once the weather moderates. When seedlings develop their first set of true leaves, thin to one per cluster using small scissors to clip out the extras at soil level; thin again when plants are 4-6 inches tall, spacing them 6-12 inches apart, depending on whether you plant to harvest baby or mature plants.
For more information on 'Celebration' Swiss chard, go to: National Garden Bureau. For more information on USDA Dietary Guidelines, go to: USDA.
Killing Weeds Organically
Many gardeners prefer to steer clear of chemical herbicides, yet are looking for ways to make weed control easier. There are a number of organic herbicide products on the market these days. Are these products effective or should you stick with hoeing or hand weeding?
W. Thomas Lanini, weed ecologist for the California Cooperative Extension Service, recently investigated the effective of a group of organic herbicides that are all contact herbicides with no residual activity. The active ingredient in these products was either acetic acid (vinegar) or various plant oils that work by stripping away the waxy cuticle on the leaves, causing them to wilt and dry up. They included WeedPharm (20% acetic acid); GreenMatch (55% d-limonene, which is the major component of the oil extracted from citrus rinds); GreenMatch Ex (50% lemongrass oil); Maratec (50% clove oil); and WeedZap (45% clove oil and 45% cinnamon oil).
As detailed in an article in the January/February 2011 issue of TPI Turf News, Lanini found that these products gave reasonably effective control of broadleaf weeds such as pigweed if weeds were treated when they were still young. In his study, treatment 12 days after weed emergence gave anywhere from 100% to 61% control; waiting until 26 days after emergence brought the percentage of control down to 0% to 38%. Organic herbicides were much less effective on grassy weeds, most giving about 25% control on 12 day old weeds and virtually no control on 26 day old ones.
He also found that good spray coverage was essential and that adding organic surfactants or spreaders to the herbicides improved control. Most of the organic herbicides also worked best at temperatures above 75 degrees.
For more information on the evaluation of organic herbicides, go to: Organic Herbicides.
Vulnerable Viburnums
In the early 1990s, a previously unknown fungus-like organism called Phytopthora ramorum was discovered infecting rhododendrons and viburnums in parts of Europe. Then this same organism was discovered in the U.S. causing the new disease "sudden oak death" in the San Francisco Bay area. In the years since, it has spread to various locations in western North America, infecting not only oaks and tanoaks, but over forty species of ornamentals, including viburnum, rhododendron, camellia, pieris, mountain laurel and honeysuckle.
On viburnums, ramorum blight causes leaf blight and shoot dieback; severe infections can kill plants. Recently, Timothy Widmer of the Foreign Disease and Weed Science Research Unit of the USDA Agricultural Research Service evaluated twenty-four species or cultivars of viburnum to assess their susceptibility to this emerging disease threat.
The results of the study showed a wide range of vulnerability. The most susceptible plants tested were Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' and V. tinus. The most tolerant were V. x rhytidophylloides 'Willowwood' and V. opulus 'Notcutt.' In this study, above-ground parts of the plants were inoculated with the disease-causing organism, in contrast to previous studies using detached leaves. This is important because, while the individual leaves of some viburnums show extensive necrosis when they are infected, some of these same viburnums show the fewest number of infected leaves overall. In general the evergreen species and cultivars were more susceptible to infection than deciduous ones.
While no one yet knows whether this disease can be contained or how far it may spread geographically, if you are in or near an area where ramorum blight has been found, it may be a good idea to choose the most resistant species or cultivars when planting viburnums in the landscape.
For more information on the susceptibility of viburnums to Phytopthora ramorum, go to : ARS.
Get Ready for Hijinks this Halloween
Halloween, that holiday of tricks and treats, may seem a long way away as winter cold and snow still covers much of country. But it's not too early to be planning your hijinks -- in the form of pumpkins, that is!
A 2011 All-America Selections Vegetable Award winner, 'Hijinks' pumpkin will make a great contribution to your Halloween fun. Producing small, uniformly sized and shaped, 6 to 7 pound fruits, this variety has smooth, deep orange skin with distinctive grooves that make it great for fall decorating, carving, or painting. Bred by Sakata Seeds, it is a high yielder with excellent resistance to powdery mildew. Other attributes that make this variety a winner are strongly attached stems and easy removal of fruits from the vine.
The vines can grow up to 15 feet long, so give 'Hijinks' plenty of room, allowing 10 feet between rows and 2 to 3 feet between plants in the row. It's ready in 100 days from direct seeding; 85 days from transplant.
All-America Selections winners are new garden seed varieties that have been judged to have superior garden performance in impartial trials in North America.
For more information about 'Hijinks' pumpkin and other AAS 2011 award winners, go to All-America Selections.


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Sure, you could play indie hit Mutant Mudds on 3DS where it originally launched. You can also play the game on PC, where it received some cool new levels that were later transferred over to the original. Of course, if you want to play it on Wii U when Mutant Mudds Deluxe launches in 2013, you can do that, too.
Now, though, you're also going to be able to play Renegade Kid's darling platformer on iOS devices. Yay for options? Sure, why not? Mutant Mudds on iOS will feature all of the original levels that were included when the game first hit the scene as well as the added Grannie stages, making for a total of 60 levels.
You'll be able to blast slimy alien creatures on your iPhone or iPad when Mutant Mudds arrives on December 6. The price is enticing, too, requiring a mere payment of 99 cents.
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NOTE: Due to the impact of the Cannon River flooding over its banks, the Carleton College Lighten Up! Garage Sale has been postponed. The sale will take place at a later date this summer.
Carleton College's Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) will host its annual Lighten Up! Garage Sale on Friday, June 20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, June 21 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the West Gym on the Carleton campus. The popular annual sale converts the unwanted year-end possessions of Carleton students into bargains for local residents and cash for local charities. The sale is held every year during Carleton's reunion weekend and the CCCE advises shoppers to shop early and often!
Each year, Carleton's Center for Community and Civic Engagement partners with three local non-profit organizations to organize the Lighten Up! Garage Sale. At the end of each academic year, sites are set up across campus to collect unwanted items from students as they prepare to move out of the residence halls. A staggering amount of material is collected each year and although the sale provides a way to reuse these items instead of sending them to the landfill, it is also a sobering reminder of how much we consume.
As in previous years, the West Gym will be filled with the donated belongings of Carleton's student body. Items on sale include clothing (including winter gear), books, sporting goods, household items, furniture, bedding, electronics and much more.
Proceeds from the sale are typically split between three Northfield nonprofits: Project Friendship, which teams up with Carleton and St. Olaf students to offer mentoring programs for local youth; The Key (Northfield Union of Youth), a nonprofit youth center run by young people; and the Northfield Area Special Olympics, which offers opportunities for disabled people to get involved in sports. Last year's Lighten Up! Garage Sale raised over $30,000 for the three nonprofits.
For more information regarding the event, contact Kelly Scheuerman at (507) 222- 7019. The West Gym is located off Highway 19 East on the Carleton College campus in Northfield.


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Dr. Ruth tells her own story
PITTSFIELD -- Theater is about the art and craft of story -telling. America's best known and arguably most popular sex therapist has a rich and compelling story to tell and it's told in masterly fashion by playwright Mark St. Germain in his new two-act play. "Dr. Ruth, All the Way," which premiered over the summer at Barrington Stage Company's St. Germain Stage and is now back for a return engagement through Oct. 7 in a somewhat revised version.
The setting is Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer's apartment in the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan, overlooking the Hudson River, the New Jersey Palisades and the George Washington Bridge
It is April 3, 1997, two months after the death from a stroke of Dr. Ruth's third and most beloved and long-standing husband, Fred. The pain of memory, already a too-familiar companion for the diminutive escapee from the horrors of Nazi Germany, is too much with Dr. Ruth. Against the objections of her two married children -- Miriam, from Dr. Ruth's second husband, a Frenchman; and Joel, from her marriage to Fred -- she is packing up and leaving this apartment for one near the southern tip of Manhattan with a view of the Statue of Liberty.
As the play begins, Dr. Ruth -- played by Debra Jo Rupp with a beguiling mix of pixie enchantment, vigor, delight in celebrity and the wisdom of experience -- is barely visible in the warren of packing boxes and furniture.
How do she -- and St. Germain -- account for the sudden intrusion of nearly 117 people unexpectedly showing up in her apartment? This is theater, she says; her theater, her stage, her audience.
Literally and figuratively, Dr. Ruth's apartment is her stage setting. In a conceit that playfully acknowledges the theatricality of the show's lighting effects and projections, life and art blend their realities and make acceptable the otherwise challenging suspension of disbelief this odd theatrical form requires from its willing audience.
And so, between taking phone calls from her son, her daughter and a mover seeking sexual advice, Dr. Ruth dispenses some of her philosophy while mostly taking us through a vivid personal account of her life.
It begins with her childhood in Frankfurt and follows the wrenching permanent separation from her parents and beloved grandmother at age 10 as she is shipped to Switzerland with other Jewish children via the Kinder transport; her migration to Israel at the end of the war; and time with the Hagenah, the Jewish underground army in Palestine.
It continues through two brief failed marriages -- one to an Israeli, the other to a Frenchman who migrated to New York with Ruth and fathered her first child, Miriam.
She tells of her determination to make a life for herself and Miriam after her divorce; her developing interest in sex education; and her meeting Fred -- Manfred Westheimer -- at a ski resort, Belleayre, near Woodstock, N.Y..
Finally she describes her career that began with a 15-minute midnight show on a New York radio station and grew into the success she has enjoyed since as a writer, lecturer, radio and television personality with a refreshingly candid, forthright approach to sex education.
"I became a celebrity and I loved it," she gushes at one joyously, immodest, celebratory moment, like a child who has just had every gift-wish fulfilled.
For Dr. Ruth, her career is a way of giving back.
"I survived," she says. "One and a half million Jewish children did not."
St. Germain's writing adroitly navigates the minefields inherent in this genre. Even the occasional name-dropping is given context; less name-dropping for the sake of name-dropping than a kind of amazement, disbelief almost, at having met the cultural and political VIPs she's met.
Dr. Ruth is charmingly self-effacing about her shortcomings -- her diminutive size and especially her singing. The most inventive and engaging sequence is an interactive duet between Rupp's live Ruth and, on video, folksinger-songwriter Tom Chapin performing "Two Kinds of Seagulls," a sex-education song for children written by Dr. Ruth.
This is not an easy narrative for Dr. Ruth. Past is present. The loss of her parents and grandmother in the war, the more recent death of her beloved Fred, reside with aching poignancy deep within her. You know the cost of remembering, from the redness in Rupp's eyes, the play of emotion across her face, her pauses as Dr. Ruth comes to a particularly painful memory, her reluctance, at times, to share what we sense is going on within.
"There is a difference," she says at one point, "between forgetting and choosing not to remember."
There is a moment near the end of "Dr. Ruth, All the Way" in which Dr. Ruth talks about her work, her mission, if you will, in terms of the Jewish concept of t'kun olom, repairing a tear in the world.
But, particularly given Rupp's thoroughly endearing and full portrait, "Dr. Ruth" is about another concept, one drawn from a passage in Deuteronomy in which God says to the Jewish people "I have set before you [this day] life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life."
"Dr. Ruth" does.
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Theater Review
DR. RUTH, ALL THE WAY by Mark St. Germain. Directed by Julianne Boyd; scenic and projection designer, Brian Prather; costume designer, Jennifer Moeller; lighting designer, Scott Pinkney; sound designer, Jessica Paz; wig designer, Gabriella Pollibo-Rod man; dialect coach, Stephen Ga bis. Through Oct. 7. Eves.: Wed.-Fri. 7:30; Sat. 8. Mats.: Sat. 4; Sun. 3. Barrington Stage Com pany, Mark St. Germain Stage, Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden St., Pittsfield. Tickets: $49-$40. (413) 236-8888; barringtonstageco.org. 1 hour 58 minutes
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I was thinking about all of this. What Pixie really needs is big collection of Complicity code that can be loaded as and when needed. I was thinking maybe a coderef in @INC to check what modulss are being loaded and to load the associated complicty code at the same time for anything it knows about.
What do you think?
At very least, we could do with a web page that has known good, known bad, and known solutions pulished to it.
How about a global flag that turns off the checks on storing a scalar to make it storable? Users that know what they're doing might be happier with that smaller hoop to jump through. Alternatively, you could look to see if the class that the blessed scalar belongs to has made friends with Dynaloader or Inline::*.
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New Go Electric page freezes my browser
New Go Electric page freezes my browser
It runs in Chrome without issue. It is a very impressive page that dynamically changes as you scroll down the page. I suspect this advanced functionality could be a challenge some browsers, including the one in the Model S. I could not get it to work in the car.
Works fine on XP FF 17.0.1 ...
If that 10.0.11 is ESR (IE. you are using corporate edition for Extended Support Release), good news for you, there is 17 ESR as well and that will be the only supported ESR edition after February (three months overlap). It might be that your IT guys are looking for beta-testers just now for v17 ESR to find out if there are some webapps that you use that don't work in that version (not likely), so tell them that you volunteer to test it. They might actually install it to you.
I have 10.0.11 esr at work as well, I will test it tomorrow (on windows machines though).
Couple of hints for linux FF:
type about:config to address bar
Create a new integer preference (click right mouse button in empty area to create new preferences)
and set it to 0. (apparently ext3 FS handles fsync() badly and FF uses that a lot)
and set gfx.xrender.enabled to false. (apparently xrenderer really sucks)
Something like SAP is one program that is widely used and has ancient browsers in their official support lists. Unofficially it works just well in more modern browsers (except in IE9 I have been told).
That "go electric" page is one of those gizmos I hate. It scrolls badly with mouse wheel, uses a lot of animations that depend of your position in the page etc. Other than that it is kinda cool page. A bit low range selections like "real life range" selectors don't allow lower than 32F ambient temperatures.
Ah, NNIC raises its head again!
And why limit the range calcs to no more than 65mph? There are plenty of places with a legal maximum above that.
One clever thing though - did anyone notice that the range goes UP with temperature (e.g. from 75 to 90F), if you have A/C disabled? Assume it is because the air is less dense and therefore less drag...?
19" vs 21" tires also have quite high effect on range. I might change my configuration to 19" because of that.
10.0.11 freezes in Windows 7 too, so that's not linux-problem, just general incompatibility with 10.0.x -series.


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Phillies keep three lefties in 'pen, option Stutes
By Mike Radano / Special to MLB.com
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies kept seven relievers on their Opening Day roster, including three lefties in Antonio Bastardo, Jeremy Horst and Raul Valdes. Right-hander Michael Stutes was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, two years after he was a key component to the 2011 National League East title run, but a year after he made just six appearances before shoulder inflammation shut him down and prompted arthroscopic surgery in the offseason.
"Valdes and Horst really pitched well," Amaro said. "They pitched consistently, and having Valdes from the left side and Chad Durbin from the right, it gives us some balance. I like having three left-handers. The guys we kept, frankly, did a nice job this spring.
"That's the message we gave [Stutes]. We didn't forget what he did for us two years ago. He just needs to get back and get his reps. He hasn't pitched for almost a year, but he needs to gain some consistency."
Few surprises with Phillies' Opening Day roster
PHILADELPHIA -- There were few surprises early Saturday morning, when the Phillies unveiled their Opening Day roster prior to their final spring tuneup against the Blue Jays. After what proved to be a relatively quiet seven weeks in Clearwater, Fla., the Phillies' lineup had all but worked itself out long before this weekend's On-Deck Series at Citizens Bank Park.
Unlike a year ago, when the Phillies opened the year with Chase Utley and Ryan Howard on the disabled list, and the health of starter Roy Halladay was a looming concern, 2013 has stayed more to plan.
That said, general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr., is the first to concede that no roster is airtight over the course of a 162-game season.
"It has a chance to change a lot," Amaro said. "That's one of the beauties of our young players is they all have options. We have the ability to move [pitchers] that aren't pitching up to what we believe their standards to be and we can adjust."
For this franchise, the key remains pitching, in particular a rotation that includes first-time Opening Day starter Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee and Halladay. Kyle Kendrick and John Lannan, each of whom pitched Saturday against the Blue Jays, round out the back end of the rotation.
"The rotation is still a strength for us," Amaro said. "You have to have good pitching in this division. I like our rotation. I like the balance of it. We have experience throughout, and in some cases, arguably three guys that are No. 1's, and it's time to see if they pitch like No. 1's."
The Phillies reassigned infielder Pete Orr, catcher Steve Lerud and right-hander Zach Miner to the Minor Leagues, and optioned right-hander Michael Stutes. Delmon Young was placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 22 as he continues to recover from offseason ankle surgery, with Rule 5 Draft pick Ender Inciarte making the roster as a fifth outfielder, likely until Young returns in late April or early May.
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Relatively speaking, Week 8 was a light one when it came to injuries. Some players had to book some extra time with the trainers, as always, but for the most part, the league's elite talent came away healthy.
That was not the case in Week 9. Sunday's action was particularly brutal for wide receivers, with several of them hobbling off the field at various times.
SI.com injury expert Will Carroll helps us break down this week's key injuries:
• Antonio Brown, WR, Steelers (ankle): Brown came up hobbling after trying to bring down a deep ball from Ben Roethlisberger. At first, it appeared that Brown would jump right back into action, but he wound up sitting out the final three quarters.
SI.com injury expert Will Carroll: It was a bad day for ankles in the NFL on Sunday. Indeed, it has been a bad year, with a significant increase in foot, ankle and high ankle injuries at the halfway point. Antonio Brown is the latest, with what the Steelers are calling a "mild high ankle sprain." Brown had his leg rolled up on in the classic mechanism for a syndesmotic sprain -- planted foot, weight forced laterally. Brown is a speed WR and isn't as reliant on routes and cuts, but acceleration and deceleration could be issues.
Who takes his spot?: Emmanuel Sanders and Jerricho Cotchery saw increased time Sunday, with Sanders replacing Brown as a punt returner.
• Darren McFadden, RB, Raiders (ankle): McFadden headed for X-rays after injuring himself on a second-quarter carry. They came back negative, but McFadden still looks as if he'll miss some time.
Carroll: McFadden is nearly a worst-case scenario. An awkward foot placement caused a high ankle sprain, the kind of injury that devastates the kind of speed-size combo that McFadden typifies. The normal 4-to-6 week timeframe is also extended by McFadden's regular slow healing. He's had troubles adjusting to the one-cut zone blocking schemes and this won't help with that either. By the time he returns, it will be near the point where the Raiders will be looking to next year. McFadden might well end up being done for the season with this.
Who takes his spot?: Mike Goodson replaced him Sunday before he, too, suffered an injury. For the moment, it's Marcel Reese and Taiwan Jones in the Oakland backfield.
• Donnie Avery, WR, Colts (hip): Avery was in the midst of a big day before he took a painful hit in the third quarter. He did not return.
Carroll: If you saw the Colts-Dolphins game, there were many images that will stick with you. Luck's rollout to his off side and a sharp cross body throw. Pagano's inspirational post-game speech. I hope you don't focus on that sound Donnie Avery was making when he was laying on the turf. He took a vicious (but legal) hit to the midsection and was left in serious pain. The Colts are calling this a hip injury, but expect this to be nothing more than a serious bruise and a body blow worthy of a Klitchko.
Who takes his spot?: T.Y. Hilton stepped up Sunday with 102 yards receiving and a touchdown in Avery's absence.
• Jordy Nelson, WR, Packers (ankle): A surprise entry in the lineup Sunday after dealing with a hamstring injury, Nelson rolled his right ankle in the first quarter and sat out the remainder of the game.
Carroll: Did I mention it was a bad day for ankles? This is as simple and clear an ankle sprain as you're going to see, with an unlucky position and Nelson's momentum forcing a random injury. As with Percy Harvin, it is hard to correlate the two injuries. Nelson has the bye week to get better and should be in range of returning without missing more time.
Who takes his spot?: That bye should help, but the Packers would turn to James Jones to join Randall Cobb in the starting lineup.
• Chris Kuper, OL, Broncos (ankle/leg): Kuper stayed down in the third quarter after getting his leg tangled up. X-rays were negative.
Carroll: Chris Kuper is having a tough year. He broke his arm earlier this season and now had a pained look on his face as he was helped off the field due to a sprained ankle. This is the same ankle he dislocated a couple seasons ago, so the look of concern is understandable. There were no fractures found, so Kuper will just need to deal with the normal rehab and recovery for a sprain, which can range from 2-to-6 weeks depending on severity.
Who takes his spot?: Manny Ramirez would be the next man up for the Broncos, if Kuper misses time.
• Kendall Wright, WR, Titans (elbow): A bad day for the Titans got worse when Wright came off in pain in the third quarter.
Carroll: Wright escaped serious injury to his elbow during Sunday's blowout. He injured it during a block and likely had it hyperextended. Scans after the game showed no serious problems and even during the game, he was testing it by catching passes on the sidelines. The Titans didn't need to push their rookie WR back out into the mauling. Expect him back quickly, much as Dexter McCluster returned from what appeared to be a much more serious elbow injury in Week 1.
Who takes his spot?: Tennessee is hoping Wright can go in Week 10, but if not, expect more of Damian Williams.
• Percy Harvin, WR, Vikings (ankle): Harvin played through a sore hamstring Sunday, then had his ankle turn underneath him during the third quarter.
Carroll: Saying this equals that is difficult, but it is tempting. Did Percy Harvin's hamstring issue affect an ankle sprain? Perhaps, though there is no way to ever know. Harvin doesn't know himself, so we can't hope for any sort of statement against interest. Harvin has every skill a football player needs save health. These kind of things wear down on him over the course of a season and a career. He has talent to spare, but not an endless fount of it either. The ankle sprain seems low-grade and he could be back as soon as next week. Practice reports will be tough to read since Harvin often gets extra rest. Look for function. If he's running and cutting by Friday, he'll be fine.
Who takes his spot?: Minnesota does not have an all-around player to replace Harvin. Receivers like Devin Aromashodu or Jarius Wright would be pressed into duty, with Marcus Sherels hopping in as a kick returner.
• Calvin Johnson, WR, Lions (knee): Johnson said after Sunday's win that the knee injury he's been dealing with likely will linger all season.
Carroll: Missed practice all week, then suddenly goes off. How did everyone miss that Calvin Johnson was about to break out? Really, this is about function, not form. Johnson (and really any established player in the NFL) doesn't need a lot of practice time in order to be ready. He's in condition, he knows the offense, he knows his QB. While he did not practice, saving some wear and tear on his knees, there was never any mention that there was anything but soreness. There was no loss of function, no compensation he needed to make, no changes to his game. Johnson had all his myriad tools and physical abilities out there. Soreness? It's cliche to say there's a difference between soreness and pain, but there is and the Lions and Johnson did a good job focusing on what he could do while the rest missed that clue.Who takes his spot?: Nate Burleson Ryan Broyles


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Derby hitters bring help on the mound
By Tom Singer / MLB.com
Six of the participants in Monday night's State Farm Home Run Derby are bringing along personal hurlers whose repertoire will consist of only one pitch: the gopher ball.
Josh Holliday, brother of the Cardinals' Matt, highlights the unique pairings for the Derby. The older brother of the St. Louis All-Star is also an assistant baseball coach at Vanderbilt University.All of the competitors, with the exception of Boston's David Ortiz and Toronto's Vernon Wells, have enlisted their personal launching pads. The other pairings: Milwaukee's Corey Hart and Triple-A Nashville Sounds hitting coach Sandy Guerrero Florida's Hanley Ramirez and Alexis Hernandez, a personal friend Arizona's Chris Young and Sidney Holland, his longtime Houston-based coach Detroit's Miguel Cabrera and Tigers bullpen catcher Scott Pickens New York Yankees' Nick Swisher and Yankees bench coach Tony Pena
Tom Singer 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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Though popular in the past, surgical treatment for hyperthyroidism is now not done often. The following are situations in which surgical treatment may be appropriate to consider:
- You have Graves disease and cannot tolerate anti-thyroid medications or are not a good candidate for treatment with radioactive iodine.
- You have a very large thyroid gland that interferes with breathing or swallowing.
- You have a child with hyperthyroidism.
- You are pregnant and have hyperthyroidism. (Anti-thyroid medication is considered the first-line treatment for pregnant women.)
Surgery is a permanent cure for hyperthyroidism in all most all cases. But, surgery may result in hypothyroidism, a condition that requires ongoing medical treatment and medicine. Uncommon complications include:
- Hoarseness from vocal cord paralysis
- Bleeding
- Infected wound site
- Temporary low serum calcium
If you are considering surgery, be sure to choose an experienced surgeon.
Thyroidectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. This gland is in the neck. It produces hormones that regulate metabolism. The surgery may be a:
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Climate defenders should celebrate the news that Obama is continuing to delay signing a permit that would allow foreign-owned mining company TransCanada a permit to build the northern route of the highly controversial Keystone XL pipeline across the U.S.
After the State Department once again released an assessment in March that garnered more than a million responses during the public comment period and the Environmental Protection Agency called it "deeply flawed", we see that grassroots pressure is creating a successful roadblock on this dangerous climate path.
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The Obama administration is unlikely to make a decision on the Canada-to-Nebraska Keystone XL pipeline until late this year as it painstakingly weighs the project's impact on the environment and on energy security, a U.S. official and analysts said on Friday.
The decision may not be made until November, December or even early 2014, said a U.S. official … who did not want to be named given the sensitive nature of the project.
Analysts agreed that a decision would not be made by this summer as the State Department had suggested when it issued an environmental review on the pipeline on March 1.
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Hawaii is blessed with beautiful beaches, natural beauty and a diverse culture. Its warm year round climate make holidays in Hawaii the perfect sunshine getaway. This idyllic destination consists of six volcanic islands, each with its own personality. From the natural wonders of Kauai to the metropolitan feel of Oahu and the luxurious resorts of Maui.
Relaxing holidays in Hawaii start in Oahu, with its 130 stunning beaches. The calm waters of Hanauma Bay are perfect for snorkelling, while the rolling waves of the north shore are popular with surfers. The south coast has lots to offer, you'll love the excitement of Sandy beach and the laid back atmosphere of Ala Moana Beach Park.
Go to Oahu to sample exquisite cuisine, try crab cake appetizers in Honolulu and dine the local way at a lunch wagon in Waikiki. Then dance the night away in one of the nightclubs, or head to a jazz club and enjoy the live music. Enjoy a relaxing holiday in Maui, which is home to a host of luxury resorts, world-class spas and golf courses.
Start active holidays in Oahu. Famous for its powerful waves and surf competitions. Watch the surfers 'wipe out' at Waimea Bay or learn to surf at Waikiki Beach. Head to Kauai and kayak along the Wailua River, sail the rugged Napali coast and explore the beautiful outdoors by foot or on horseback. Go to Maui and swim in the tranquil pools of Oheo, which are fed by waterfalls.


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"Somewhere Between"
Friday, August 24, 2012
Linda Knowlton talks about directing the documentary "Somewhere Between," a profile of Chinese adoptees in contemporary America. She's joined by Hayley Butler and Fang "Jenni" Lee, two of the four teenagers featured in the film. Attempting to answer the question, "Who am I?" the girls meet other adoptees, some travel to China, and some reach out to the orphaned girls left behind. "Somewhere Between" opens August 24 at The IFC Center.


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Reading the papers this past week, it seems as if Thomas is manipulating the media more than Brown did all season. I never seen anything like this before in sports. Its like one of those bitter relationships that everyone knows needs to end, but the couple still sticks around in hopes of not giving in to rumors.
I think that Thomas has the hand. He really is making Brown look like his b*ch. I guess since Brown did him dirty in the papers all year, this is Thomas's way of payback.
(incase you havent noticed, I just wanted a new thread because the Marbury war one has gone to far. I think its gona beat out the "KG to Knicks" thread that dragged around all season)
Please people, drop the Marbury thing and come up with new disscusions. I rely on this site to make the work day go faster.


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9/11 Truth Remains The Critical
9/11 truth is the make or break issue that will define freedom in America for future generations. The steam-valve effect that the election of the co-opted Democratic leadership which has already capitulated to Bush has had on some areas of the 9/11truth movement is extremely dangerous. We need to re-double our efforts to expose the 9/11 inside job!
Our previous article, 9/11 Truth Is Dying Inside the Liberal and Progressive Movements While Exploding World-Wide, provoked a firestorm of reaction overnight, most of it positive, some negative, and some that completely missed the crux of what we were trying to say.
Unlike the claims of previous 9/11 leaders who declared the movement to be dead and jumped ship, we stress that 9/11 truth remains the central and core issue of our efforts to apply the defibrillator paddles to America and try and shock her back to life.
9/11 is not a dead letter issue, it will never be a dead letter issue and just because the establishment changed its bird cage lining doesn't mean we can switch off, go to sleep, and expect the Democrats to fight our corner for us. It's not going to happen.
9/11 is the issue that will never die but Democrats have already openly announced their intentions to capitulate to Bush and join forces with Bush and the Neo-Cons - out of the gates both Pelosi and Dean have made it clear that no impeachment proceedings will take place. No new 9/11 investigation and no inquiry into Iraq. The majority of Americans want to see impeachment proceedings begin but the Democrat shills have pledged to scupper any efforts to even investigate the high crimes and misdemeanours of the Bush crime syndicate. An MSNBC poll today shows that 86% want impeachment.
It's analogous to a fire starting in our home, we call the fire department (the Democrats), they show up and instead of putting out the fire they start barbecuing hot dogs on skewers. They have already sworn to protect the Bush crime family and its associated gaggle of villains from any form of criminal proceedings. How is this in any form a step forward in getting justice for the victims of 9/11?
9/11 truth has just reached critical mass awakening, the vast majority of Americans don't believe the official story, and it cannot be allowed to die as a result of the naive apathy of trusting the treacherous Democrat leadership.
We simply cannot allow the movement to lose momentum just because the tires have been changed on the juggernaut of the one party system. The fire of 9/11 truth is dying down, we just need to add more wood to the fire!
We cannot let the enemy snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
The dictatorial martial law powers that Bush has put in place must immediately be repealed and the criminals responsible for Iraq and 9/11 investigated for treason, otherwise the same gang of crooks will simply orbit back into power in 15 years like the Iran-Contra crowd, and we'll still be left with the architecture of fascism to be exploited by a Hillary Clinton or a John McCain in 2008.
To put it bluntly, since Tuesday we have noticed the wind being taken out of the sails of 9/11 truth - and we are pissed off about it.
Government sponsored terror is the zeitgeist of how populations are enslaved throughout history and it remains the critical issue.
This is a rallying call to the troops, to not let 9/11 truth wither away on the vine and die just because the establishment decided to play Team B. Furthermore, hold the Democrats responsible in equal measure to the Neo-Cons. If you know a murder has been committed and you give safe passage to the perpetrators are you not also committing a crime?
Here's a sample of the negative comments we received and our response to them.
"I'm sorry, but posting crap NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME is useless. It's the sign of a parasite. No matter what happens it will be torn down. Would they really be happier with a necon win? What would that entail? A bloodbath. Maybe it's time to stop spinning chicken little tales and start looking at reality and what is POSSIBLE. Personally, I've had enough fucking pointing out of the obvious problems and am waiting for some fucking solutions."
This individual has settled for the "lesser of two evils" and attacks us for not offering solutions. We have clearly outlined our solutions - lobby the co-opted Democrat leadership for repeal, investigation and impeachment - or hold them responsible as collaborators. This individual calls for solutions yet their solution is seemingly to let Democrats run defense for the Neo-Con crooks. Will Democrats prevent a "bloodbath"? Nancy Pelosi has vehemently expressed her support for the war on terror and John Kerry based his 2004 election campaign around hyping a war with Iran. Hillary Clinton, who is now likely to be the next President, fully supports the war in Iraq. Do these Democrat kingpins have any motivation to prevent further bloodshed?
"You should be at least grateful the Dems want to implement the suggestions of the 9-11 commission, something the neocons refused to do. Besides, these people haven't even taken office yet. Added to that, do something productive with your 9-11 paranoia."
The 9/11 Commission was staffed by insider apologists Kean, Zelikow, and Hamilton who went to great lengths to cover-up the most important 9/11 issues and refused to include anything in their final report which even hinted at complicity. They also refused to take NORAD to task for lying to them under oath until over a year later. The suggestions of the 9/11 Commission would have beefed up Bush's police state to a whole new level so the fact that "the Dems want to implement the suggestions of the 9-11 commission," is more reason to distance ourselves from the Dems.
"OMG, you people... Leave something to be desired. 2 weeks ago it was all about the neocons and 9-11. Now you have it twisted to the Democrats and 9-11. What is it? Who is it? Who should be resposable? It sounds like your confused about your own theory. So basicly, whoever is in charge, you are going to somehow blame them and expect them to be resposable for 911, even if these people we not even in power on 911. Well, that sounds paranoid. You can only have it one way. What the hell is up with you people. The whole time the Bush regime was in power you begged for change. Now you have it, but your still complaining.
We have change? Pelosi and Dean have totally capitulated and promised to protect Bush from any investigation and you call that change? Pelosi has painstakingly kissed-up to Bush and agreed to work with him on the mass amnesty program for illegal aliens - is that change? It's not about the Neo-Cons and 9/11, it's not about the Democrats and 9/11 - it's about 9/11 - and any individuals that seek to sabotage bringing the perpetrators of 9/11 to justice, whether they be Republican or Democrat, shall be held responsible.
Here are comments from level-headed people who understood the message we were trying to put across.
"I don't think the title of the article should be considered premature melancholy, rather, its Alex's way of slapping our faces and keeping us focused in the wake of a small victory in a huge battle. Keep attacking!"
"It is true, the challenge is greater, the article is correct to convey a sense of urgency. The danger now is that, as the truth about 9/11 emerges into the mainstream, those that are responsible for it are moving into the distance and using their many disguises to throw off the scent."
"You know there is something very, very wrong when the big winners of an election (Pelosi, Dean & the Democrats) are the ones making the promises & concessions!!!"
"Pelosi's lost the plot! Her declaration may fit the bill for the Dem's platform of Corporate cowardice, but it won't wash against a tidal storm of 9/11TRIAL! -reminders. Freeway bloggers, let's go! Redoubling our efforts is clearly in order, and that call is resounding throughout the politically savvy web-community."
"You just don't seem to get it yet! There is only one party, and it's called the Demopublican Party. They take turns taking the hits and appearing to oppose each other so they can stay in power."
"You are absolutely correct. Without investigation and punishment, mark my words, history WILL repeat itself. To forgive corruption is to reward corruption. Pedophilia, bribery and money laundering are pinpricks next to the bloodbath of this illegal war. We have punished the Duke, Ney, Foley, Abramoff and other bit players. The fascist warmongers responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands must be punished proportionately. Now."
"The bottom line is that the people that are falling for this latest dog and pony show were never truth movement members. This latest Democratic "win" will only serve to slow things down. The "sleeping giant," as Alex calls it, will continue to awake slowly, just as it always has."
"Absolutely dead on target. Today I witnessed many friends who were just beginning to wake up suddenly rolling over and going back to sleep. This latest (brilliant) maneuver by the elite was a direct attack on the truth movement. We should not have been surprised."
"Let's not be fooled into into complacency! The same corporate/bank interests are at the helm. This a challenge for 9/11 truth. Let's answer the challenge by re-doubling our efforts!"
"There needs to be an organized flood of petitions to our senators and other officials to open a new investigation into 9/11. I have to believe that there are some good people in government who have not yet heard the truth on this subject. I hope that those leaders in the 9/11 truth movement can coordinate their efforts toward a movement like this."
"To those who seek truth and justice for America Don't be discouraged. Those who genuinely seek the truth and strive to share it will never be quelled or silenced. The fight to take back our country can be won one small victory at a time. It was a victory for the Democrats to win control of congress, because it shows that the American people have at least recognized that problems in the Bush regime exist and change needs to come to Washington. We are painfully aware that the Democrats are no great saviors. We can not give up the fight, but we can claim victory when we see small steps toward change. For it is with one step at a time that we plod forward toward our goal of a once again free America."
This is a rallying cry to those out there who really want justice and freedom for future generations. Are we to allow the Democrats to toady-up to Bush and the Neo-Cons for their own egotistic selfish power hunger and let the criminals walk away, only to return once more, or should we hold their feet to the fire and demand repeal, investigation and impeachment - which is it to be?
Long live 9/11 truth!
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Maggie Rosenbaum swims in one final NESCAC meet at Williams
It's a big weekend for Maggie Rosenbaum this weekend at Williams College, but she would like it not to be her last weekend of swimming.
Rosenbaum, the former Monument Mountain swim standout, competed in her first NESCAC swim championship as a freshman at Williams College. Now, as a Hamilton College senior, she'll make one last weekend visit to the Samuelson-Muir Pool in Williamstown.
"It is, especially because I swam there as a freshman, it's definitely bringing my college career full circle," said Rosenbaum. "It's a little bit easier for my parents to get up there [from Alford], so that makes it a little nicer."
Rosenbaum's career at Hamilton has been one for the record books. She holds by herself or with teammates 11 Hamilton swim records. She has won NCAA Division III championships in the 100 backstroke in 2011 and 2012, and has registered six All-America mentions in her three years at Hamilton.
"It's the natural progression for a college athlete," said Hamilton head coach T.J. Davis. "I don't think anybody expects anything less than our students to graduate and move on.
"This is sort of their life and this is their time to be an athlete. We're all excited about what's ahead. We're sad that it's coming to an end. It's been such a great run."
Rosenbaum said that it's hard to believe that she'll swim in her final NESCAC meet this weekend.
"[Monument coach] Jill [Svirida] texted me [Tuesday] and wished me luck at NESCACs," said Rosenbaum. "It does seem very strange to not be going to Western Mass. and states.
"In a way, it seems a lot longer than four years, and then in another sense it's gone by with the wink of an eye."
Rosenbaum was the NESCAC Swimmer of the Meet as a sophomore and as a junior, and will try to make it three straight this weekend.
The Samuelson-Muir Pool has been a good place to visit for Rosenbaum, who has pool records in all three of the backstroke events she swims. Rosenbaum holds a NESCAC and NESCAC meet record along with the pool record in the 50, a pool and meet record in the 100 back and a pool record in the 200 back.
"I'm very pleased with how these four years have gone," she said. "It's a lot of hours in the pool and a lot of time with a lot of great people."
On Friday night, Rosenbaum had the fastest time in a preliminary heat of the 50 backstroke. Her time of 26.26 seconds was almost a second and a half faster than her seed time.
"We sort of knew what we were getting a little bit out of the gate, especially with the fact that Whitney was here, as a very good athlete for four years here at Hamilton and was her older sister," said the Hamilton coach. "I sort of knew the work ethic I was getting and the family I was getting. Certainly the talent was there.
"I don't know that I anticipated the success or the level of success or rewriting the record board at Hamilton or the influence she's had on teammates in relays. Those were things I had expectations for, but they blew me away."
Rosenbaum is majoring in comparative literature and wants to teach and coach when she graduates from Hamilton in the spring. First, though, there is some more competition ahead.
After the NESCAC meet this weekend, the NCAA Division III meet is on the horizon. Another national championship would be a nice way to cap things off.
"I'm hoping to drop times but I was dealing with a bit of a shoulder strain earlier in the season," she said. "Just to be going close to in-season best times is really encouraging at this point.
"I hope to drop a little bit of time. Even if I don't, it's been a great run."
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A baby born in Iowa is a numerologist's dream come true.
Laila Fitzgerald weighed in at 8 pounds, 9 ounces when she came into the world last Thursday, which was 10/11/12. Her time of birth? 1:14 p.m. or 13:14 in military time, according to the Des Moines Register.
More simply put, Laila is an 8-9-10-11-12-13-14 baby.
Laila's mother, 26-year-old Katie Deremiah, told the newspaper she had a feeling Thursday would be the day, even though her due date was Oct. 19.
She was not induced and the birth was a natural birth, according to The Register.
In a strange coincidence, the couple's son Jackson was born on 9/10/11.
Laila's father, 26-year-old Ryan Fitzgerald, joked with the newspaper that he planned to buy a lottery ticket as soon as he left the hospital.
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Video tracking software enters the game
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PORTLAND, Ore. Segmentation and object recognition software used in video applications such as facial recognition in security cameras is being applied to sports programming.
Researchers at the University of Calgary (Alberta) are investigating whether automatic recognition and tracking software can "watch" a sporting event for a viewer, keep track of who did what and when, then diagrammatically represent the highlights or even live action using icons instead of raw video.
"Once we extract the moving objects in a scene, we can transform that data and present it in all sorts of formats. We can even make a little schematic of a sports game which is good for viewing on a small handheld device like a cellphone," said researcher Jeffrey Boyd.
Boyd's work builds on previous research he conducted with colleagues at the University of British Columbia, Dalhousie University and Waterloo University.
"On devices that don't have enough bandwidth for live video, like cellphones, we can show a moving schematic or diagram of the action with, say, Sharks or flaming C's representing the players," said Boyd.
Work began well before the MPEG-7 specification was formalized two years ago, but Boyd's Camera Markup Language shares a common base with MPEG-7: both append an XML documennt to video describing its content.
Boyd's software "watches" a video stream while generating a running commentary in the form of a continuous XML document. For instance, if a "white ball" enters the scene, Boyd's software finds it when it segments the scene into objects, names it, then begins tracking it in a stream of XML statements about its color, size, location and trajectory.
While this operation could be performed with the standard MPEG-7 format, Boyd's Camera Markup Language goes beyond MPEG-7 by allowing bidirectional communication between the video server running his software and the camera. An MPEG-7 camera produces a stream of XML documents describing the video being taped, but the Camera Markup Language can send XML documents back to the camera to control it.
"Whereas MPEG-7 is primarily a one-way description you have some video, you describe it and that's it we were looking more at interacting with the camera. As the video is being produced we can tell the camera to do different things," said Boyd.
By employing a server-client architecture, servers can process video and its XML documents, describe the objects and generate both video representations for TV and a graphical representation for cellphones. Meanwhile, it can also send XML commands back to the camera for operations such as "follow-the-ball." Even if the ball stops moving, the server can instruct the camera to switch from "optical flow" tracking to a "background subtraction" algorithm.
Currently, Boyd's software is restricted to tracking discrete objects. In the future, he hopes to enable more complex descriptions that not only recognize objects but can discern what activities the object is participating in. For instance, security applications today depend upon a human operator to identify "suspicious" persons and to switch between cameras to track their activities. The new software could perform this function on the server, send directives back to cameras to handle tracking and send a graphical icon to the operator to identify the suspicious activity.
The sports demonstrations uses a 1:32 scale model of a hockey rink with moving plastic players. Next, Boyd wants to wire an actual real hockey rink with his client/server architecture. The testbed should be operating by September, Boyd said.
The software is currently being used to monitor traffic in Calgery.
Boyd plans to begin developing techniques for archiving video with its associated XML annotations, so that clients can later scan, search and variously transform the data for specific applications.


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Iometer IOPS Performance
EDITORS NOTE 06/01/2009: Benchmark Reviews added the Iometer results to this article after it was originally published, as a result of reader requests and suggestions.
Iometer is an I/O subsystem measurement and characterization tool for single and clustered systems. Iometer does for a computer's I/O subsystem what a dynamometer does for an engine: it measures performance under a controlled load. Iometer was originally developed by the Intel Corporation and formerly known as "Galileo". Intel has discontinued work on Iometer, and has gifted it to the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL).
Iometer is both a workload generator (that is, it performs I/O operations in order to stress the system) and a measurement tool (that is, it examines and records the performance of its I/O operations and their impact on the system). It can be configured to emulate the disk or network I/O load of any program or benchmark, or can be used to generate entirely synthetic I/O loads. It can generate and measure loads on single or multiple (networked) systems.
Benchmark Reviews has resisted publishing Iometer results because there are hundreds of different configuration variables available, making it impossible to reproduce our tests without having our Iometer configuration file. To measure random I/O response time as well as total I/O's per second, Iometer is set to use 4KB file size chunks over a 100% random sequential distribution. The tests are given a 50% read and 50% write distribution. Our charts show the Read and Write IOPS performance as well as I/O response time (measured in ms).
Iometer was configured to test for 120 seconds, and after five tests the average is displayed in our benchmark results. The first tests included random read and write IOPS performance, where a higher I/O is preferred. In this test the single layer cell OCZ Vertex EX rendered 3106/3091 I/O's and outperformed all other products. A set of RAID-0 Vertex (v1.10 firmware) 120GB MLC SSDs performed at 1517/1515, which is just slightly ahead of a single Vertex SSD which renders 1197 for read and write IOPS. The OCZ Summit MLC SSD completed 730/733 IO's. All other products performed far beneath this group, and are not suggested for high input/output applications.
The Mtron MOBI 3000 performed 107 read and write IOPS, while the Western Digital WD5001AALS rendered 86 and the Seagate 7200.11 completing 77. The newer Mtron MOBI 3500 rendered 58 IOPS, which was worse than the older 3000 model. The OCZ Apex strugged to complete 9 IOPS, and its identically-designed G.Skill Titan managed o nly 8 IOPS. Clearly, the twin RAID-0 JMicron controllers are built for speed and not input/output operations. Next came the average I/O response time tests...
The Iometer random IOPS average response time test results were nearly an inverse order of the IOPS performance results. It's no surprise that SLC drives perform I/O processes far better than their MLC versions, but that gap is slowly closing as controller technology improves the differences and enhances cache buffer space. In our Read/Write IOPS performance the SLC OCZ Vertex EX achieves a dramatic lead ahead of the other SSDs tested.
OCZ's Vertex EX offered the fastest read and write response time, measuring 0.26/0.06ms, and showing strength in write requests. The RAID-0 set of Vertex MLC SSD's scored 0.58/0.07ms, dramatically improving the write-to response time over a single Vertex SSD which offered 0.42/0.77ms. The OCZ Summit responded to read requests in 0.78ms while write requests were a bit quicker at 0.59ms. These times were collectively the best available, as each product measured hereafter performed much slower.
The Mtron MOBI 3000 offered a fast 0.42ms read response time, but suffered a slower 8.97ms write response. Both the WD5001AALS and Seagate 7200.11 hard drives performed around 11ms read and 1.2ms write. Mtron's newer MOBI 3500 offered great read response times at 0.19ms, but suffered poor write responses at 17.19ms. The worst was yet to come, as the G.Skill Titan and OCZ Apex offered decent 0.42ms read response times but absulutely unacceptable 127ms write times.
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In the next section, Benchmark Reviews tests the buffered transaction performance for the OCZ Vertex SSD using HD-Tach, and compare the results to dozens of other products.
Even just 2 SSD vs 2 HDD's, Do an idle temp comparison vs a heavy usage test
Would be very interesting to see! Great article!