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Discussion in 'Tennis Tips/Instruction' started by TonLars, May 6, 2007.
Dude - nice strokes...
Good sound.
Nice compact, consistent strokes, TonLars. The first thing I noticed was the early preparation on the backhand. You seem to like your backhand more - you were always moving forward for it. On your forehand, you sometimes hit off your back foot, but had pretty solid results anyway.
You seem to be in great shape and I'm sure you make people work hard to beat you! Keep up the good work, and good luck if you decide to play some futures!
People who said he's not hitting hard or not a 5.5 - you just have no idea. That ball is moving pretty fast and consistently landing deep. If you are making comments like that, TonLars would probably be happy to wipe you off the court!
LOL - you OWNED him goober, well done.
JO, Nice way to sum it up.
Ton, nice strokes. Thanks for sharing!
As others have stated>> and speaking from experience>>> I guarantee he is hitting the ball with very good pace. Pace of the shots, for whatever reason, doesn't tranlsate well to video. It gives a false perception that the ball is traveling slower than it really is.
I think Tony has better backhand than forehand. Backhand looks more reliable and more flexible, looks like can hit with power and disguise on the backhand side. but the forehand seem to be off the back foot too much. could have better weight shift into the shot on the forehand side, and balance is not always there either. ON the backhand side, could use better hip rotation into the shot to get more power if need be.
Tony - I like the fact that you use a very compact loop and minimal backswing on your forehand. No wasted motion, nice smooth swing and follow through. One reason my f/h is inconsistant is the too-complex junk that comes before making contact. I would advise any beginning or intermediate player to look at your style.
yes and i acknowledge that
however, im still sure that i, a usta newbie, am able to beat any player who hits like the player in the video, (4.5 at best).
I HIT BETTER THAN THAT, and ive never played a tourney before.
oMg dragin ur awesome!!! pls post vids so we c@n lernnnn teh m0d3rn str0kez!!!
And he also asked:
"btw what is a tweener? is that like a really light/powerful racket?"
NNNNNNnnno you don't.
lawl, teh pwnzord
I'm pretty sure that you'd get blown off of the court by a player of Tony's caliber.
Oh well.....arguing on the internet is like....(you can finish that - I'd rather not get banned.)
Hats off to you! It's people like you that certainly add comical entertainment to this forum.
way to display your ignorance in the last sentence. hitting well and playing tournaments are two very different things. also, good job rating his entire game based on some groundstroke analysis videos.
thanks. yeah im really busy hitting and with tournaments all summer but im always trying to find people to hit and so maybe sometime it can work out!
good work detective hehe, yeah im not really sure why he is talking like that?
I think youre right, people who havent experienced it firsthand probably just dont realize what all goes into it and that it looks easy but soon enough a person who sticks at something long enough learns what its all about. He says he is new so he probably just doesnt understand tennis very well. I saw somewhere where you said you were a pretty high level player yourself, where you at and stuff?
Definitely agree with the comments, thats also the analysis i had gotten from most people back then as well. I used to always be on the backfoot for the forehand but I no longer do that and I am hitting it much better and driving it like the backhand. Believe it or not the forehand has actually gotten to be the better side now after 2 years. I think I saw somewhere that you are playing at a college somewhere, where at and hows it going?
hey Stanford fan yeah youre right, backhand has always been good form but the forehand needed work and I fixed for the most part exactly what you are saying now.
Ive always had compact strokes, im not so much on the fh anymore but yeah, the compact stroke definitely helps to be able to pick up and return hard balls and anything at the feet near the baseline.
4.5, at best? why, how do you figure? I mean I know im not playing points out showcasing the placement and running and finishing short balls and such, but you must not be a 3.5 if you can hit pretty well? Thats pretty impressive for a beginner to tournaments dont you think? At any rate, whatever my rating is, which is in the 5.5 range as I understand it, what would you classify the rating of the people I have beaten, such as Division 1 players or whatever? If you could please give me some advice as to what is making my shots in the 4.0 range id appreciate that too, instead of just saying you can beat me. Thanks Dragon boy!
Andres, hows it going? thanks again for talking to me about my shoulder injury way back last October and the fall. Man, things are sure different now, its nice to be back and I often just think about how nice it is to be able to play at all and not take it so much for granted these days. Im 23 now and ive been having alot more even little nagging minor injuries this year too even compared to just 1 or 2 years ago, and so Im starting to wonder if im getting old and worn down? lol!
how do you figure that you can hit better then him even if we were to follow ur worng assesment that he is just a 4.5? You would still loose...badly...since u have stated before that you were a 3.5.
Drakulie, I think you need to dumb that down a little, I don't think dragonfire(you have GOT to be kidding me) could understand that last statement.
Tony, yesterday I played in this HS tournament, and watched my first 5.0 play, he was a German exchange student that was absolutely rolling threw the tournament(beat me 6-2, 6-1). I have never seen somebody hit the ball that hard with so little effort, knowing that you are a 5.5 I have to think that the sound on the camera was bad, and the video doesn't do the speed justice. This is kind of a worthless post, just wanted to share my experience on learning how good a 5.0 actually is, let alone a 5.5.
lol and who are you talking about. ive seen your youtube post and youre pretty terrible.
Dragonfire, isn't it bedtime?
I'll put this in terms you might understand:
Til u pizzost da vid wit u ballin on da tennis courts, dont be dissin on otha homies. Dig?
hahaha lets see your 130mph serve, drag. <-- I know that g is not a k.
I am in NY, Long Island specifically, although hopefully I will be making a guest appearance at the U.S. Clay Court Nats in Lauderdale in 2 weeks, and hopefully I will be able to go out with dignity instead of getting whooped in the first round by someone who actually knows how to play on dirt
No joke man, I just turned 25 and I don't know how these old guys do it. One of my coaches is #1 in the world in 55s, and I have no idea how he plays at such a high level being 30 years older than me.
Aches pains and soreness I can deal with, I just gotta keep an eye on my wrists, and if they act up, I stop playing, because that puts me out for a while. My shoulder flared up a few times since my grand return, but this year I am gradually rebuilding strength, and its been pretty good aside from the good kind of hurt/sore.
Truthfully, being unable to play from 17-23 I thought I was done for tennis wise, but seeing how some of these older guys play gives me hope that I might be able to conjure up some magic and catch the tail end of my good years.
Thanks you crazy stalker!
You must be one of those people from Niger that send those spam emails. You know,,,,, the ones where your dad is the embassador of the US to Niger, he suddenly dies, and you are now stranded. LOL
So why don't you post a video and let us decide how great a player you are...if "great" is the correct word here? If this guy wasn't a 5.5, but wanted people to believe he was, he wouldn't have bothered posting a video. Talk is cheap. A picture's worth a thousand words and video...two thousand or so...Until you put your money where your mouth is, you're just another typical trollboy. Post a video, troll.
Saturday I lost in the quarters of an open against the type of player that is hardest on me (Flat balls, no pace) on my worst surface (Har-Tru) my opponent was a very smart player and played within himself very well, not to mention that he was like the nicest guy ever. I felt a little dissapointed because I thought I had a legit shot at winning the tournament. Today I went down to the local high school and hit around with some of the players from the team. It never ceases to amaze me how many levels of players there are, I mean these kids who are on a good highschool team don't even flinch when I serve, and there are people out there who could bagel me with ease, who would be bageled by Fed with ease.
I mean, I understand that some of these younger or newer players just cannot comprehend that someone could be THAT much better than them. I think 35ft6 said it best when he said "Tennis is one of those things you have to get good at before you realize just how bad you are."
Where do you live??? I will play you if you are within distance, if not, certainly we can find a higher level board member to play you. If not I will advise you of some tournaments in your area where you may encounter some people who are below Lars' level yet still capable of soundly whomping you.
Drak, we will see if he ends up in the same category as MetsJets who dissapeared when he found out I lived nearby and was willing to call him on his claims.
Excellent strokes. Like someone else mentioned in here your backhand is reminiscent of Venus Williams with the early take back. How good is the guy you are hitting with? I can't really see his strokes because the vid isn't that clear for him. I was trying to explain to an earlier poster in here Mona999 who posted a vid of herself that she didn't have the proper take back on her back hand. She should defintely take a look at yours becasue it's picture perfect.
^^^ Maybe he went to Niger? LOL
if this guy put his video without any mention of his record, how would he rate?
ntrp is screwed up as it is.
youtube tennis forum video ntrp rating, you cant be serious
Dragon-****er, or whatever the hell your name is. You made my night, this is just too funny. :lol: Anyway, I'm a 4.5, and TonLars would officially beat me 6-0 6-0, if you are a 4.5 or below, the same would go for you.
Sweet, good luck in that tournament! Clay would be a good surface for me but im in the same boat as you and not comfortable with the footing on clay because, I only play on it a couple days a year! Yeah this year has been tough for me injury wise, Im hoping thats pretty much over now since ive never had problems before. If I may ask, what kept you from playing from 17-23 like you said? Thats rough, but I guess you have some fire to go after it hard at this point in time!
He is a very good player himself, he is just hitting nice balls back for me in this video session, although his style of game is very loopy and patient, so he plays mainly on clay. He does well in Opens and works at Saddlebrook, and apparently he practiced with Hingis sometimes which would be fun, and took a set from her one day also haha! And youre right about the takeback, that was a specific cue I learned right from the beginning and now it is automatic for me to get it back quick. Early prep is definitely something foundational to have a good set up and be able to hit any balls coming at you, especially something hit hard.
Are you talking to me, im not sure? Anyways I put the video up because I just think its cool to see playing on a video, and then I knew it would get some interesting comments so it has been fun to read the analysis. Ive been especially struck at how well alot of people on here have analyzed my game from back then, and so many recurring themes come up that ive also heard before from coaches in person.
Nice clips and nice strokes, kudos
This guy would compete in State Grade easily....
hey, was just wondering what "State Grade" is? Sorry ive just never heard of it. I think from something I saw I had the impression you are from Australia? Do you know of by chance Sam Fletcher or Christian Gerloff?
prove it.
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TonLars, you're the best or one of them here anyways, we knew that without the videos, but surely appreciate you posting them. serveitup obviously sees a reflection of his BH dominator soul in you. Best of luck on the ITF this year and enjoy your travels!
too robotic to be 5.5!
If you a re a 5.5, i'm a 7.0
lol ok. wasnt, say, kafelnikov robotic? i dont want to sound mean but that critique isnt very helpful to me, im not understanding what "exactly" you think I should be doing better. For example others here were observant and said I was hitting forehands off the back-foot too much 2 yrs ago. Specific advice is good. Youre ATP tour though you say, yeah im not going to ever get there. You surely realize we were drilling and not playing points, right? Does it help my game if Im consistent like that and I can run an 11-something 100m? I will try not to be robotic and wear some flashier clothes and re-tape for you, and maybe dance around more. I will miss more and not hit deep in the corner as much for you also
People like dragonfire don't understand how different it is to play in a match compared to just rallying with your friends. Rally sessions with friends are completely different than playing competitive tennis. I respect all these college players and pros who are able to translate all their good hitting and fundamentals perfectly to a match. Hitting well with friends doesnt mean jack **** if you cant translate them to matches. I would never make comments about how I could beat a 4.5 player if I've never even competed in a tournament. Ask anyone who has ever competed in a tournament and theyll tell you its completely different when you play matches.
State Grade is the top of our Victorian competition...I'm in Grade 4 atm, but State has guys who have made it pretty well on the Futures and in College. Chris Guccione played a few matches years back, and a lot of promising 18-20 year olds would play it. It's pretty cool to watch, they get line judges and everything .
Here's a match from last week in State Grade:
Dendy Park 2-4-46 lost to North Ringwood 4-8-56 Details
Dane Kelly lost to Stephen Donald 4-6, 2-6
Troy Smith lost to John Patrick Smith 5-7, 2-6
Ben Goltz lost to Luke Weightman 4-6, 1-6
Julian Arnold def Matt Symons 6-3, 6-3
Dane Kelly / Troy Smith lost to Stephen Donald / John Patrick Smith 3-6, 1-6
Ben Goltz / Julian Arnold def Luke Weightman / Matt Symons 6-1, 6-0
As you can see, the right side has Stephen Donald (no.9 Junior in the world) along with JP Smith (no.6 Junior in the world!)...ok so maybe you would struggle in this State Grade match, but still better than some people have said.
I've never heard of those 2 players though...I looked them up, one came from Waverley which is quite close to me..
very solid strokes.
any serves?
I blew out my shoulder, couldnt lift my arm more than paralell to the ground, totally dropped playing. Didn't consider any surgery or rehab since it didn't hurt in daily life. By the end of this year I hope it will be stronger than ever before. Last year I could serve for about a set, and then I wouldn't have the strength to bring the ball down into the court, so I had to resort to spin serves. It has been a tough year and a half, but as long as I keep getting better, I can't complain.
I hear ya on the soreness, Tony. My elbow get tender from time to time, and lately, I've had some weird hip soreness.
I guess spending 4-5 days on the courts every week for a couple of months (I've been playing hard since the snow melted) and I think I'm going to have to take it easy this week if I want to be able to handle league this summer.
How much cash did you make last year?
Nice! Are you 100% already? That's awesome!
I still have 20 more days of rehab, until I can start any heavy hitting. 8 months without tennis is murder... and twice?? That's 16 months without hitting balls... A real pain in the ass.
I'm glad you're doing OK now. I still tried to keep myself active, and I'm still trying to hit the courts a couple of hours once a week, at least. It'll take around 2 or 3 months of hitting 4+ times a week to keep up with my level prior to the last surgery, and I'll try to give a shot at those Futures Quallies, as I was supposed to do in October last year (sadly, made it to the Q of Argentina F15, and injured myself in September, withdrew, and the tourney was cancelled because of some sponsors problem).
I'll try to talk with the board of the AAT, and try to get a WC into the Q of some futures events around September or October. Heck, if my man Horacio Zeballos can win Futures and Challengers, I should be able to win only 1 Q match! (not really expecting to make it to the main draw anyway, but they're always a good test for your level of play)
Nice to see you're doing OK. I'll keep you updated about my OWN shoulder
Take care
Seriously, refer to my quote.
Check out the ratings on this thread. It's even funnier.
Lars, I mentioned your footwork on your bh because I saw you standing sideways and backpedaling to get the ball. As u know, that's very inefficient compared to sidestepping. The reason why I mentioned it is because I changed from a 2-H to 1-H and it freed up my movement. I had very inefficient movement and I didn't even know it was holding my bh back. But then I realized I moved great when I did 1-H bh slices, so that's why I knew I should've been doing better on my bh side.
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What is your distribution and what are the contents of your ~/.xinitrc file? (at least the line that starts xfce.)

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Two Dynamo players - Alex Dixon and Brian Ownby - are currently on loan to clubs in the NASL and USL Pro divisions. Each week, we'll recap how Dixon and Ownby are doing with their respective clubs.
Tampa Bay Rowdies - Alex Dixon
Dixon made his Rowdies debut on Saturday, playing the final 19 minutes of the club's 0-0 draw vs. the Carolina RailHawks. Former Dynamo defender Jordan Graye started and played 90 minutes for Carolina. The Rowdies will head to Texas this weekend to take on the San Antonio Scorprions.
Richmond Kickers - Brian Ownby
Ownby missed the Kickers' 2013 USL Pro season opening scoreless draw vs. the Pittsburgh Riverhounds after picking up a hamstring injury last week. The University of Virginia product made his Kickers debut in a 4-0 preseason win over James Madison University on March 26. Ownby is expected to be available when the Kickers take on the Charleston Battery on Saturday.


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About this blog
Posters and Election Propaganda
A blog dedicated to the examination of communications in election campaigns, with a focus on posters
Tagged as "political consultants"
Friday, December 4, 2009
The Ukrainian Republic will hold its presidential election on January 17, 2010. A candidate must receive at least 50% in the first round of voting, or a runoff election is held in February between the top two vote-getters.
According to World Audit, Ukraine is a "qualified democracy," with some concerns expressed about "freedom of the press" and "corruption," although "civil liberties" is rated quite good.
The presidential election of 2004 was considered to be rigged by most observers, and the Orange Revolution resulted in the opposition—led by Viktor Yushchenko and Yulia Tymoshenko—gaining power for two years, and Tymoshenko of the "Fatherland" Party became prime minister after the September 2007 elections.
Eighteen candidates are running for president, including [Poll results in brackets]:
- Viktor Yanukovych, leader of the pro-Russian Regions Party and a former prime minister [32%]
- Yulia Tymoshenko, the present prime minister and pro-Ukrainian language [16%]. The posters in the photo state, "Yulia will win."
- Arseniy Yatseniuk, leader of the center Front for Change Party and former foreign minister [6%].
Billboards are an important medium of political propaganda in the Ukraine, with slogans encapsulating each candidate's campaign, according to Irena Chalupa of Radio Free Europe. Slogans for Tymoshenko include "They strike -- she works," "They block -- she works," "They ruin -- she works," and "She works, she will win, she is Ukraine." "They" meant the Ukrainian Parliament. Her hair is usually braided in Ukrainian style. Another candidate, Inna Bohoslovska, however, has billboard's that make fun of Tymoshenko's slogans, with two sloganing: "I will win, so she can stop working," and "I will win, so she can have a rest."
Billboards for Yanukovych aver "Your opinion has been heard. The problem has been solved" and "Ukraine for the people" (similar to the Soviet slogan "Everything for the people").
Yatsenyuk's billboards are similar to Shepard Fairey's for Barack Obama in their Photoshoped simplification and stylization (see photo to the right).
There are also lots of TV spots and parties even distributed surgical masks to voters worried about H1N1 flu!
Interestingly, there are several American political consulting firms and individual consultants advising the candidates, including Mark Penn's group (Penn advised Hillary Clinton in 2008), Paul Manafort (for John McCain last year), Tad Devine (for Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004), and AKPD, John Anzalone, and Joel Benenson (for Barack Obama in 2008). Penn's firm is working for Viktor Yushchenko (who is running far behind in the polls); Manafort and Devine are consulting for Yanukovych; AKPD and Anzalone are working for Tymoshenko; Benenson helped Yatseniuk.


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In this Issue:
EDITORIAL: Marj Mayo outlines the journal's role in providing Marxist analysis that is accessible and relevant to the trade union and labour movement - with the current edition focusing in particular on new approaches to historical and dialectical materialism
AND Merian Jump, MML's Archivist examines the challenges facing a Library and Workers School committed to 'the advancement of education relating to all aspects of the science of Marxism and of the history of Socialism and the working class movement'.
Alex Gordon: Some Developments in 2014-15 - A politico-economic review of developments in Britain and Europe in face of the continuing capitalist crisis
Pauline Bryan: The National Question in Britain - An assessment of current constitutional options, including federalism and English regionalism, against the background of the wider resurgence of nationalism across Europe
Alan Mackinnon: 'Bypassing the Choke Points of World Trade' - A review of current US strategies for the containment of China and of Chinese responses
Mary Davis: Claudia Jones - Reviewing the work of a pioneer feminist, anti-racist and Communist on the hundredth anniversary of the her birth
Yuri Emelyanov: The 2015 Marx Oration - Delivered at Marx's Graveside to mark the seventieth anniversary of the defeat of fascism
Martin Rowson: 'Charlie Hebdo' - "This universal capacity to use mockery as a form of social control is one of the main things that make us human. Crucially it's also in defiance of the primary need of the powerful to be taken seriously.."
Harsev Bains: The International Working Men's Association 1864 - A celebration of the 150th anniversary of the International Working Men's Association drawing on the documents of the time, particularly those written by Marx, to demonstrate the continuing relevance of the IWMA's objectives.
Pete Caldwell and Peter Templeton: Political Education and the WEA - A review of the changing and complex relationship between Workers Education Association and, respectively, government and the trade union and labour movement from its foundation in 1909 to the present.
Malcolm Chase: Chartism, Democracy and Marx and Engels - An analysis of the achievements of the Chartist movement 'as the first mass working class party' in light of the contemporary assessments of Marx and Engels
John Hendy QC: The Right to Strike: A Lawyer's View - An argument for the importance of the law in defending workers' rights and an assessment of current legislation at national and international level defending the right to strike
Leo Impett: Vygotsky and Marxist Artificial Intelligence - A survey of the increasing use of Vygotsky's Activity Theory in research on artificial intelligence and in particular for the Big Data 'matching' of social complexity.
Jonathan Michie: Economic Theory and Policy - A critique of current neo-liberal economics as being fatally detached from the complexity of social change and a call for a return to the wider assumptions of political economy as developed by Smith, Marx and Keynes.
Jonathan White: Ilyenkov and Dialectical Materialism - An evaluation of the Soviet Marxist Evald Ilyenkov and in particular his work in reconstructing the way Marx used dialectical method in writing Capital
John Ellison: The Polemical Essays of E.P. Thompson - Argues that Thompson revived the tradition of socialist humanism within Marxism – drawing especially on Thompson's polemic against the falsely 'scientific' approaches of Althusser and Kolakowski.
Chik Collins: Language and Discourse -A review of publications in Critical Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis which counterposes these approaches to the redevelopment of research in the tradition of the Soviet Marxist Lev Vygotsky and of Cultural Historical Activity Theory.
John Foster: British Twentieth Century History - Examines how far recent publications provide the basis for understanding twentieth century British history in terms of the relationship between classes – of exploiters and exploited, rulers and ruled.
Eric Rahim: The Two Souls of Thomas Picketty - An assessment of the empirical and theoretical validity of the work of Thomas Picketty – arguing that Picketty, despite the empirical importance of his work, accepts neo-classical explanations of inequality in terms of the supply and demand for labour and implicitly rejects Marx's argument, as validated by Sraffa, that it is the collective bargaining strength of labour which is ultimately, in the wider politico-economic context, the determining factor.
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Chief Bill Boyd (he's a former fire chief, but he'll always be "Chief" to me) is one of the few I would call on if I found myself under attack. That's why it was an honor that I would be one he would call when a nasty personal attack appeared online about him.
As you can see from his blog post about this experience, he quickly discovered that even years of experience in handling some pretty high-profile crisis and emergency communications does not necessarily prepare you when suddenly you are the subject of attacks. His retelling from this painful personal experience is a great lesson for just about everyone and every organization when facing reputation threats.
Some key lessons Bill and I discussed in the heat of the moment are clearly identified in his story but bear repeating here:
1. Stay calm. Be very careful about an overly emotional response.
2. Be careful about elevating the discussion publicly. It is quite normal that the person making the attack has a reputation for this sort of thing, enjoys limited credibility and loves the attention it creates and has a motive for increasing attention on his blog. Hence, the wrestling with the pig comment.
3. Don't be afraid to confront the accuser. In this case, Bill found his attacker to be more reasonable than expected and after being directly confronted (in a nice way) with the facts, he quickly backtracked, apologized and corrected the record.
4. Monitor, monitor, monitor. An attack like this only is effective if it gets legs. Having someone say something nasty is like the tree falling in the forest. It's only damaging if it is heard. That's why you don't want to do anything to make it more heard. On the other hand, social media gives us an unprecedented opportunity to track the momentum of an attack. Use it.
5. It's not necessarily good to do nothing. It seems in the past most advice would be to let it die its own death, especially if it doesn't seem to be getting traction. But, another of my favorite sayings is "a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth." That's the nature of history, and the Internet is the best keeper and distributor of history we have–including false history. It is far better that these attacks were corrected than allowed to stand. You never know what on the Internet will come back to bite you–as many young people doing and saying stupid things on social media are finding out when they hit the job market. Do what you can to get and keep a clean record.


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Michigan vs Nebraska preview/quick thoughts
Now two games into the Big Ten season, the Wolverines have shown no signs of stopping their ferocious and undefeated train so far in the best conference in the country. Perhaps that is because those two wins have come over a decimated Northwestern team and a fast-paced Iowa team that simply couldn't keep up with Michigan's athleticism while the meat of the schedule lurks around the corner. Or perhaps that is because Michigan is simply a dominant team right now, clicking on all cylinders. Truthfully, it is probably some combination of those two factors, and with games at Ohio State and Minnesota next week, Michigan is about to be seriously tested. Tonight, however, comes one final tune-up with a home game against the lowly Cornhuskers of Nebraska (7pm on BTN). It's no secret that Nebraska was brought to the Big Ten for their football prowess – first year head basketball coach Tim Miles could tell you that – but the team from out west has been downright awful since leaving the Big 12 two seasons ago. Here are a few keys to the gimme game tonight:
- Work for Open Looks: Look, Michigan has been simply blowing the roof off of most opponents so far this season, winning games by well over 20 points per game, including 28-point margins in the first two conference games. If John Beilein really wanted to, he just might have the power to beat Nebraska so bad tonight that Tim Miles will quit on the spot. That will not happen, however, because Michigan should work on their potent offense in preparation for the rest of the Big Ten season. Watch for Michigan to really focus on getting wide-open looks every trip down the court, not simply settling for contested jumpers that would probably fall anyway. Michigan certainly isn't going to give up fast break opportunities to fall into the half-court set where they can work on the offense, because practice will make the already deadly run-and-gun all the more lethal, but look for Beilein to try to slow the game down once Michigan grabs a 20-point lead or so. The reality is that Michigan won't be able to run all over every team in the Big Ten, and some of the big boys are on the docket.
- Key in on the Trio: Nebraska has three players that average from 12.5 to 13.5 points per game and comprise about two-thirds of their scoring, nearly half of their rebounding, and more than half of all available minutes on the Huskers' roster. Seniors Dylan Talley and Brandon Ubel and junior Ray Gallegos are the only hope this team has of keeping tonight's game within 20 points. None of them shoot the ball particularly well (Talley makes 35 percent of both his threes and twos, Ubel makes just over half of his field goal attempts), but then again, the team as a whole is dreadful in that department, shooting just 30.7 percent from downtown and 42.4 percent from the floor. Keying in on this trio is about more than bludgeoning Nebraska, though. There will be times this season that Michigan will have to focus on shutting down the opposition's biggest talents, particularly with guys like Deshaun Thomas, Brandon Paul, Keith Appling, Trevor Mbakwe, and so on. By focusing on the scouting report and making sure the players that can beat you don't, Michigan will do well for itself in preparing for future, more intimidating tasks.
- Rest up for the Grind: Big Ten season is a grind on college players, plain and simple. Including tonight, Michigan has 16 more conference games to play in exactly eight weeks, an average of a little more than one physical game every four days. And while the Wolverines are certainly deeper than in years past, Michigan still rolls out five guys that play more than 20 minutes per game and three that play more than 30. The good news for Michigan is that Trey Burke is playing about three fewer minutes per game right now than he did last year, and Tim Hardaway, Jr. is logging about one and a half fewer minutes, but you can expect to see those numbers rise as Michigan finds itself in closer battles. Look for Beilein to dole out legitimate minutes to around eight players tonight (including Jon Horford, who may be returning from injury) as he looks to keep everyone fresh for Ohio State on Sunday.
Prediction: Nebraska, alongside Penn State, will be in the cellar of the Big Ten all season. If the Cornhuskers manage to keep the game close for more than 10 minutes it would be a huge surprise. Their 59.1 points per game average will simply not cut it when the Wolverines are blazing the nets to the tune of 82 poured in per game. Look for Caris Levert's game to continue to stand out as Hardaway, Burke, and company continue to roll. Michigan wins it, 79-46.
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Does alcohol mix with your holiday plan? For people with diabetes, drinking alcohol is truly a balancing act. Recent research points to both health risks and health benefits, based on several factors.
One of the most important factors in determining alcohol consumption is body weight. For people with diabetes who maintain a healthy weight, the benefits of moderate drinking include reduced risks of cardiac disease and increased good HDL cholesterol. Dark beer and red wine contain plant-based flavonoids and other antioxidant compounds with health protective qualities.
However, people with diabetes who are overweight should avoid alcohol because of the excess calories. Alcohol also depresses metabolic function and stimulates appetite. Other possible consequences include physical or emotional deterioration. Alcohol increases the risks of hypoglycemia for up to 24 hours after drinking and has been shown to trigger high blood pressure and increase triglyceride levels. Affecting the central nervous system as a depressant, alcohol also increases the risk of seasonal sadness. If you get the "holiday blues," it is best to abstain from alcohol and try one of the following sensible alternatives:
Tomato Highball: Mix 1/2 cup tomato juice, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce. In an 8-ounce glass, pour the tomato mixture over ice, and fill with club soda.
Orange Rum Cooler: Pour diet orange soda over crushed ice in a tall glass. Add 1/2 teaspoon imitation rum flavoring and a dash of Angostura® aromatic bitters.
Cherry Brandy Swizzle: Pour diet cherry soda over ice in a tall glass. Add 1/2 teaspoon imitation brandy flavoring. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Rum-Cola Highball: Pour 1 teaspoon imitation rum flavoring and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice over ice in an 8-ounce glass. Fill with chilled diet cola. Garnish with an orange slice.
IF YOU WANT THE REAL THING, HERE ARE A FEW IMPORTANT TIPS: Discuss drinking with your physician. Beware that symptoms of hypoglycemia can mimic intoxication. Know your portion sizes: one serving is 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine or 1 1/2 ounces of distilled spirits. Eat a snack with, or before, your drink. Check your blood glucose after drinking and before bedtime to prevent nighttime lows. Remember, whether or not you partake of alcohol, you can still enjoy socializing during the holidays. Bring your own beverage, and toast, "To your health!"


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h[0] = (OLECHAR) 72;
h[1] = (OLECHAR) 69;
h[2] = (OLECHAR)76;
h[3] = h[2];
h[4] = (OLECHAR) 111;
h[5] = NULL;
h[0] = (OLECHAR) "H";
h[1] = (OLECHAR) "E";
h[2] = (OLECHAR)"L";
h[3] = h[2];
h[4] = (OLECHAR) "o";
h[5] = NULL;
When I convert sample 1 to BSTR then send it to VB I get "HELLo" at the other end. When I convert sample 2 to BSTR then send it to vb. I get some thing like "????". And when I check "H" and 72 and the rest in C++ its the same. Why is it like that?
Thanx in advance!


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Two alleged metal thieves caught after sting at Sheffield salvage yard
SHEFFIELD -- After a week of frigid surveillance near a local auto salvage business, Sheffield Police arrested two New York men early Friday morning in an alleged break-in.
Officers endured hours of surveillance work in an unheated vehicle, Chief Eric Munson said, before making one arrest at George Mielke Used Auto Parts at 100 Lime Kiln Road, near Route 7. When a second suspect fled on foot, all town police and the chief were called in, and working with state troopers and officers from Great Barrington, the second suspect was tracked down and captured.
The police began the undercover nighttime surveillance a week ago after the business owner reported that copper and other salvage materials were being stolen.
Arrested were Seymour Shackleton, 54, of the Catskill, N.Y., area, the owner of the Jeep Cherokee the men allegedly were loading when he was arrested, and David Feller, 44, of Hudson, N.Y., who Munson said led police on the chase.
Sheffield Officer David Monyahan, the lead investigator, and Officer Justin Biasin were watching the site around 4:45 a.m. when the suspects were spotted, Munson said. Shackleton was taken into custody, but Feller fled and was tracked by a canine unit from Great Barrington and also by a state police helicopter using thermal imaging equipment in an attempt to spot the suspect through body heat.
However, Munson said Feller was finally tracked through his cellphone and captured.
The rest of the Sheffield department was called in to help seal off the area with the assistance of state police and Great Barrington officers, Munson said.
Feller is charged with larceny over $250, trespassing, resisting arrest, and breaking and entering a vehicle in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony. Shackleton was charged with aiding and abetting in a break-in, larceny over $250, and trespassing.
The men were arraigned by telephone during the afternoon, Munson said, and each was ordered held at the Berkshire County Jail & House of Correction on $10,000 cash bail.
"This was really a department-wide investigation," Munson said, "with all full-time and many part-time officers taking part. This was a job well done."
In addition, he said, "we got great cooperation from state police and from Great Barrington Police in this operation."
"We are all glad these guys got caught," said Don Mielke, whose father, George Mielke, bought the family-operated salvage business in 1963.
Thefts of copper, brass and other materials began a week ago, he said, and there was evidence of missing items every two days before the arrests.
"The police did a spectacular job," Mielke said Friday. "They went above and beyond. You wouldn't believe how many cops were out here last night."
Feller, who recently was released from a federal prison, was wanted on a federal probation violation warrant, Munson said. He was interviewed Friday by officers from Hudson, N.Y., as well, the chief said, adding that both men are being investigated for possible involvement in similar crimes in Massachusetts.
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Portland, Ore. -- The researcher who introduced the concept of negative-index-of-refraction metamaterials in 2000 is now positing that materials with a variable refractive index could enable such fantastic applications as a Harry Potteresque "invisibility cloak."
John Pendry, a physicist at Imperial College in London, predicted six years ago that metals could be engineered to make electrical fields behave oppositely to normal, yielding negative-index-of-refraction metamaterial composites. Since his prediction, such metamaterials have been created and demonstrated from gigahertz to optical frequencies.
Now Pendry has teamed with Duke University EEs David Schurig and David Smith to predict that both the electrical and the magnetic properties of an inhomogeneous composite with embedded nanoparticles could be altered to create a variable-index-of-refraction material. They postulate that such a material could adapt at the nanoscale to conceal what's under it by preventing electromagnetic energy from entering an area. Light hitting the material would "flow" around it and continue, undistorted, on the other side. The material thus would neither reflect light nor cast a shadow.
The index of refraction is derived from Snell's Law, or the "right-hand rule," which states that magnetism curls around a wire in the direction of your fingers when you point your thumb in the direction of current flow. The right-hand rule predicts that light will always bend in one direction (toward the normal) when passing through a material (because of positive electrical permeability and magnetic permittivity). Metamaterials with negative permeability or permittivity, however, can bend light away from the normal and thereby can allow even a flat lens to focus light to a point.
Pendry, Schurig and Smith claim that recent demonstrations of real metamaterials over a wide range of frequencies show that science will eventually perfect variable-index-of-refraction materials that can accommodate all frequencies and wavelengths. For the posited invisibility cloak, the flexible nanoscale material would be draped on an item to conceal it from view. By virtue of adaptive algorithms that would change the dielectric and magnetic properties of the cloak's surface, photons falling on one side of the material would be simply redirected around to the other side. The observer would therefore detect neither the cloak nor the item under it.
Wrinkles accounted for
The mathematical proof derived by Pendry and colleagues demonstrates all the mathematical steps required to transform the embedded-nanoparticle coordinates to cancel out the distortion from the wrinkles that would occur in the material as it was draped around the item to be cloaked. By canceling out the effects from wrinkles, light could theoretically be bent around the object so that it would arrive at the other side undistorted.
The scientists showed how to generate the values of electrical permittivity and magnetic permeability mathematically for such a material at a single frequency, buy they did not attempt to build practical devices.


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Dressed in snazzy cocktail attire, more than 100 fans of the lighter side of Pacific Symphony's programming gathered last Friday night to celebrate the opening of the orchestra's 2012-13 Pops concert series. Hosted by the Pacific Symphony League, the Pops Opening Night Celebration took place in the newly renovated Center Club and included cocktails, gourmet delicacies and first-class entertainment. During dinner, guests enjoyed a musical performance by Whitney Kaufman, Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman's vocally gifted daughter, accompanied by pianist Nelson Kole, before heading to the nearby Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall for a night of Broadway hits.
The festive dinner set the mood for the enchanting night of music by the Symphony featuring Alli Mauzey and Julia Murney, two lead singers with powerhouse voices from Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical, "Wicked." The pre-concert event—which raised $6,000 for the Symphony's educational programs (bringing the total over the last five years to $392,214)—was highlighted by a visit from the stars of the concert.
Chaired by League member Marion Brockett, the festivities got underway at 5:30 p.m., as guests arrived via a red carpet to mingle and enjoy tasty hors d'oeuvres and "Wicked" cocktails—pinkchampagne (for Glinda) and vinhoverde(for Elphaba)—before being ushered to their tables for an elaborate dinner served under the ambience of a chandelier and candle-lit room. Tables were stylishly decorated with vibrant bouquets of pink roses and purple orchids alongside photos of children from the Symphony's many music education programs. Guests were greeted by the League's co-president, Jaye Yaruss, before Symphony President John Forsyte provided an update on the orchestra and also recalled memorable Pops performances, including amusing tales about Bill Medley (the Righteous Brothers) and Ray Charles. Maestro Kaufman then charmed the crowd with tales of past guest artists such as old friend Andy Williams, and also shared exciting details about the Pops season ahead.
"I felt the evening was a resounding success," says Yaruss. "We honored our Friday evening subscribers, brought together patrons from all facets of the Symphony family and celebrated the beginning of our Pops season in style. Of course, a highlight of the evening for me was greeting the wonderful array of guests who came out to support the League, Pacific Symphony and Richard Kaufman. Every guest tipped their hat to each by their presence at this League event. To be sure, Chris Hartley and staff of the Center Club did not let us down with the elegant new surroundings, fine cuisine and great service."
Surprise guest—soprano Whitney Kaufman—who for two and a half years was a member of the cast of the national tour of "Mama Mia," sang a number of songs while accompanied by Kole on the piano; these included Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; ABBA's "Thank you for the Music"; "Through the Eyes of Love" from "Mary Poppins"; and "But the World Goes 'Round" from "New York New York." Kaufman made her symphony debut at age 7 with Pacific Symphony singing in the children's chorus in the West Coast premiere of music from John Williams' "Home Alone." She has been appearing as the principal vocalist in "Disney in Concert" performances around the world since 2009 and now performs in stage productions nationwide. She also frequently appears as a singer and voice-over performer in film and television.
"Whitney Kaufman was a true touch of class and a lovely addition to our evening, all the while honoring and delighting her parents and grandparents," reflects Yaruss. "Having the Divas visit and mingle also added to the excitement and anticipation of the evening, leading up to an extraordinary concert experience. Members of the League were sweetly surprised with long-stemmed roses and pictures with Alli and Julia at the after-concert reception—and it was almost too much icing on the cake! When can we do it again?!" Yaruss adds.
Throughout the presentations and entertainment, wine was abundant and dinner was served in several courses, beginning with a goat-cheese and candied pecans mixed green salad with honey balsamic vinaigrette and followed by a duo of petit filet mignon and orange roughy with duo sauces, herb risotto and baby vegetables. The meal concluded on a sweet note with strawberry cheesecake and pistachio chocolate mousse. The evening's chair, Brockett, drew the event to a close by thanking everyone before all departed to enjoy the thrilling, high-energy "Wicked Divas" concert.
Chalk full of Broadway and popular tunes, the performance, led by Maestro Kaufman featured "Wicked" marvels Mauzey and Murney performing captivating musical favorites, enhanced by the full symphony orchestra. The program began with the Overture from "Gypsy" and selections from Bizet's "divaesque" Spanish-infused "Carmen," followed by Mauzey and Murney singing "All That Jazz" from "Chicago," hits from "Ragtime," "Think of Me" from "Phantom of the Opera" and "Ring Them Bells" (in the style of the iconic diva Liza Minnelli). The dynamic singing duo returned to the stage for "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic," "Over the Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz" and a finale featuring songs from "Wicked."


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caveman wrote:His comment was " Good for you "US" buddhist not have fatwas (death sentences).conebeckham wrote:No, Caveman, he did not.
His comment is directed at the fact that your tradition does not have a "fatwa," it says nothing about anything happening to you....he's relieved that you, and your tradition, don't have a stipulation to kill heretics and apostates.
Please explain to us how you find that a threat against yourself, personally?
He said US buddhist don't have fatwas, US US US Buddhists, not Bon but Buddhist don't have fatwas.
Sorry but I got it and now the moderators and administrators of this site have it.
are you serious? i am sorry if you feel threatend now. as i said buddhists dont have a fatwa, so no need for you to panic. my point was just that most "religious" people would be at least mildly offended if you slandered the main figure of their religiosity. if we all can take your insults to the Buddha with some humor, i dont get why you snap at some sarcastic remark. but again sorry i wasnt polite


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Pastor Dave Stone spoke on how to win the struggle with sin during Liberty University Convocation on Monday. Stone is the senior pastor of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., one of North America's largest churches with 21,000 in attendance weekly. He is also the author of seven books, including his Faithful Families series.
Stone asked students, "Will you decide today that you will no longer be held hostage by the guilt of sins that God has already forgiven, forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead?" read more


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Reds to provide day at ballpark for kids
Buses for Baseball program rolls into Cincinnati
CINCINNATI -- Prior to this evening's game at Great American Ball Park, Reds players Todd Frazier, Chris Heisey, Sam LeCure and Drew Stubbs will provide everlasting memories to a group of 50 children from the James J. Espy Club, Lower Price Hill from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati, as the Major League Baseball Players Trust's Buses for Baseball program motors into Cincinnati.
Courtesy of the Players Trust, the children will receive round-trip transportation to the game, meet the players and receive free tickets, food, beverages and souvenirs.
This season, Buses for Baseball will provide transportation and personal greetings for more than 750 underprivileged children attending Major League Baseball games as invited guests of their big league heroes. Buses for Baseball will provide many of the children with their first chance to attend a Major League Baseball game.
The Players Trust enjoys support from the Cincinnati Reds organization in providing this unique, up-close and personal opportunity to share the thrill of Major League Baseball with those less fortunate.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati provides a positive, safe place for children ages 6-18 to spend their non-school hours surrounded by caring adults and are engaged in enriching, age appropriate youth development activities. Their educational, recreational, art and character-building programs offer a safe and positive environment for these at-risk children to learn respect, discipline and leadership skills.
To watch a brief video featuring the Buses for Baseball program, please visit the Players Trust Channel on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/MLBPlayersTrust.
Follow the Players Trust on Twitter: @MLBPlayersTrust.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Why are Jets fans so obsessed with getting a guy with the Last name "Clowney"?
I mean....Isn't this franchise enough of a "Circus Act" already?
No need to REMIND everyone....
Why are Jets fans so obsessed with getting a guy with the Last name "Clowney"?
I mean....Isn't this franchise enough of a "Circus Act" already?
No need to REMIND everyone....
We got Gholston (cough cough) because we stupidly won game 16 for no damned good reason when the #3 overall would have been ours with a loss in game 16.
Can teams make bad picks with very high draft picks? Yes they can. Can teams find diamonds lower in the draft? Yes they can. But since nobody really knows for sure these players are graded along an asymptote and the chances of finding an all pro impact player in round-7 are vanishingly small. The drop from #1 to even #10 overall is massive in the mythical average draft class year.
The arguments against this approach were far more valid when the old CBA made top-6 picks almost into a salary cap liability. That is not true now.
If we are going to be noncompetitive anyway then I would much rather we get the higher draft pick IN EVERY ROUND. If you want to blindly repeat the same mantra then go ahead and repeat it but nobody is buying what you are selling any more. We tried it your way.
A large point I'm trying to make is overarching, though:
The Colts traded away their franchise (Faulk) to get Manning after being pretty awful for years. Then they sucked for a year to the degree that they got Luck.
There's no foresight in just meandering along here. Long-term success.
Solid defense, solid QB play that elevates other players= NY Giants who are the model for how to build a football team these days.
Stack up D-line talent, get a great QB, win the games that count.
I mean would you have any basis for discrediting that a 10-6 or 9-7 Giants team coming off the Wildcard could win the Super Bowl?
No, you don't. You only play to win the game when you actually have a roster that is legit where overachievement is a perc, not a necessity.
The coach's job is to get the team to play hard. But a GM can stock a team with absolute junk, similar to this one, but avoid doing something like signing Landry to "develop Seventh Round Superstar Antonio Allen," for instance and tank the year without saying so.
The issue here is that they easily could have done that and basically were anyway by refusing to get a true threat to Sanchez with Orton, Campbell, and Henne all out there as UFA's and taking backup deals.
Or even keeping Stanton.
Wow some ignorant post here. Throwing games is pretty stupid no matter how you look at it. Also unless it IS A QB not worth it at all. Saying throw games to draft a OLB or DE is not only stupid but heartless. These players jobs are based on winning games. We have a lot of really good young talent here and it doesn't help them progress at all. Our biggest issues are confidence and team work throwing games yeah that helps. Friggen a man. How good was Houston after drafting Williams? How many top 10 picks did they have before having a winning season? What about Detroit, Cleveland, or SL how is that sucking for years helping those teams right now. Yeah it doesn't help a whole lot does it? Yeah OK you play to win the game. You know why? You play to make fans happy and going 3-13 doesn't make fans happy. Or the players that are good who leave because they are tired of loosing just to improve you draft stock.
You don't tank a season for anyone but a quarterback.
I think Clowney is awesome. He's not a franchise savior. The best pass rush prospect since Julius Peppers. Peppers is great, but it wouldn't have been worth throwing away a year (or two, in this case) to get him.
No one thought it was worth tanking two years to get Luck. It would be the height of stupidity to do it for Clowney.
Anyway, 2014 is the year that we're going to be drafting our next quarterback.
The approach appears to work for some teams in some cases. The fact that it appears to have worked for the Colts and probably for the next 10-15 years is really really irritating to me.
As to a coach and players, no. The GM, coach and veteran players will be PO'ed and that is why it needs to be done as the last thing a GM and coach do before getting fired, or under an interim administration, or (more likely) the very first thing that a new administration does once it comes in the front door. A GM and coach in year 4 cannot do this and survive. As to the vets well they are trade bait at this point and they are not going to survive a rebuilding anyway. Look at the Colts. They kept very few players. At least the ones that they retained can now feel that the team is heading somewhere good.
Mangold, Wilkerson, Ellis (maybe), Revis, Cromartie, Brick (maybe) and a few others are the ones I would worry about. Scott, Pace, Holmes and their ilk, not so much.
Which is what losers are made out of.
Of course, this Front Office thinks Mark Sanchez is a capable NFL QB despite never once breaking 60% completion percentage in four seasons, which is generally regarded as the breaking point for AVERAGE QB's.
If it was the last game of the season and losing meant the #1 overall And Andrew Luck and winning meant say the #4 overall with a good player but by no means a great player then you would still be of the opinion that you never play to lose a game no matter what?


text: Stephen, I'm sure someone more hip will give you a better answer, but: long ago, login just encrypted the password and compared it to the encrypted string in the login file, which was pretty readable; e.g. a line might have been: "pete", "^%&%", /home/pete, ... listing the user's login name, home directory, and encrypted password. But that simple thing got nuked for tighter security; now, when you login, your password gets encrypted, but then compared to something that is less readable and stored separately from the simple user configuration stuff. So, maybe some link to some special file didn't get distributed to your ramdisk; e.g. if the copy process didn't have the perms needed for the login authentication. So I'd check for things like /etc/master.passwd on the ram disk for readability by passwd(), but I don't know what Fedora does currently, some of these things are flavor specific. Also, it might be using something like Kerboros to authenticate a domain password, but does not have access to the Kerboros server. Maybe you could edit the login daemon (invoked in whatever serves for initab now) to redirect standard error to a file you'd be able to read later? or maybe pipe it into elm and get an email explaining the error while you try and log in :-) Peter On 4/20/07, snj78 at comcast.net <snj78 at comcast.net> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I have built a diskless cluster using FC6 x86_64 and can get a node to > successfully boot up via dhcp and pxelinux. I am not using a NFS because I > want everything to reside on the node as to reduce network traffic. Right > now it just boots up to a text login screen and it won't accept any login or > remote logins at all. I have modified the rc scripts in the root file > system many times, even copying the whole /etc directory straight over from > the main PC, but it still won't allow any logins. I was able to to edit the > inittab file to 'wait' at the shell /bin/bash, but I still couldn't > communicate with the node. I am going to try to install SSH, make sure the > daemon sshd is running on the node with pregenerated keys to allow logins > without passwords, and see if that will help any. All I want to do is be > able to boot the node up and run an HPL benchmark on it. What else do I > have to do to the RAMDISK root file system to communicate wit! h the h ead > node and allow logins via ssh, telnet, or even rsh so that I can get a > benchmark? > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Stephen Jenkins > WSU > Beowulf Senior Project Group > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.beowulf.org/pipermail/beowulf/attachments/20070423/ca463b55/attachment.html>


text: Hi All... Here is the stepper status as of Tuesday afternoon(1/19/2010) We are going to release the tool under Yellow(Caution). The system is up and functional. However, the lense temperature is still stabilizing and is very close to setpoint. We are releasing the tools for non-critical processing. If you have critical features to expose, we highly advise to shoot a test wafer to confirm your work. There is a warning message at the bottom of the screen indication that the lens temperature is not at setpoint. This is only informational and does not prevent the stepper from operating. ..Gary


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US to shift focus from military combat to using diplomacy
by Joseph Earnest January 31, 2014
Newscast Media WASHINGTON—The curtailment of overseas military commitments enables the United States to pursue a broader strategy of diplomatic and political international engagement.
Speaking to a gathering of international journalists on January 29, Ben Rhodes, White House deputy national security advisor for strategic communications, outlined a course strengthening global relationships through a step-by-step political process.
"We've seen a lot of progress made," Rhodes said. "We've seen relations improve between the United States and countries that in the past we've had tensions with. We've seen countries pursue democratic reforms. We've seen countries reach out to the United States."
Remaining, however, is the uncertainty of continued U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, which has not yet agreed to a proposed bilateral security agreement. "We're awaiting their signature so that the president then can make decisions about the nature of a potential follow-on force to do the two missions of counterterrorism against al-Qaida and training and assisting Afghan forces," he said.
The U.S. approach to combating terrorism will shift to helping other countries strengthen their capabilities through political support. The United States is moving from "dealing with this issue through large military deployments to more focused capacity-building efforts," Rhodes said.
This shift away from the "permanent war footing" that evolved after the 9/11 terrorist attacks includes limiting the use of drones, reforming U.S. surveillance activities and refocusing on one of President Obama's longtime goals: closing the military detention center at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.
The devastating conflict in Syria stands out in the Middle East, Rhodes said. Efforts continue to eliminate chemical weapon stores, pressure the government to allow delivery of medical supplies and food and, above all, negotiate a transitional governing body to end the conflict. Negotiations with Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks remain priorities.
Iran is "certainly a front-and-center priority … as we enter the six-month period of negotiation with the Iranian government, and the Middle East peace effort that Secretary Kerry is leading, and talks with the Israelis and Palestinians," he said. Rhodes also announced that King Abdullah II of Jordan will visit the United States in February to discuss these issues.
Also in the coming year, "the pivot to the Asia-Pacific region continues to be a defining focus," particularly in regard to enhancing commercial activity through the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement under negotiation, involving several countries in the region. Security efforts include supporting democratic reform in Burma.
Another primary concern is the territorial dispute between China and Japan over a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea. The islands are prime fishing grounds, are close to shipping lanes and are near potential oil and gas reserves. Ensuring "maritime security … will continue to be an issue," Rhodes said.
Other important topics regarding China include cybersecurity and the protection of intellectual property rights, maintaining strong economic ties, and cooperating to avoid destabilization in North Korea.
In Latin America, Rhodes highlighted commercial development, cooperation with Mexico on border security, and enhancing people-people contact through exchange programs. He also emphasized that the United States is committed to resolving any concerns, particularly in Brazil, about U.S. surveillance activities. Rhodes cited the importance of continued economic ties with Brazil. "So we don't want to see this surveillance debate impede progress on all those other issues," he said.
Rhodes highlighted plans for increased attention to Africa, where a number of initiatives are planned or in place to enhance commercial trade and investment relationships and promote democratic progress. Economic development efforts include a program to double access to electricity. The United States also will host a summit of African heads of state in August. "This is a very significant event, first of its kind for the United States," Rhodes said.
In Europe, the concerted effort will be on negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Other highlights are the third Nuclear Security Summit in March at The Hague, a meeting with the European Union, the September NATO Summit in Wales, and a visit from French President François Hollande.
As always, U.S. engagement with the world revolves around core beliefs, Rhodes said: "We speak out for certain values. We'll make clear that our support for the rule of law, our support for independent media applies to any country in the world."
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*sighs* I know m'dear, I know...broke my heart
If you are so angry about having been made a vampire, what makes you stick with the Cullens?
*sighs* well, I guess I just couldn't wander off on my own. Being unhappy is one thing, but being alone was something I could never bear. So I stayed. Even if Edward was a pain, and being a vampire was the worst thing imaginable to me... And then I found Emmett. He made all the difference. He was my own little Henry, a piece of the life I had wanted. We fit like two puzzle pieces made for each other.
Ok... well since it seems we're the only two on here for now, on to the next question!
While you were reading THE BOOKS, which actress did you imagine when you thought of Rosalie Hale?


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The new Missouri coaching staff already has two commitments on the line for the Class of 2013. On Wednesday, Frank Haith and Tim Fuller hosted two more potential stars in that class. North Carolina products Isaiah Hicks and Anton Gill were in Columbia for a quick visit.
"We are in for the NIKE event in St. Louis and decided to come down to campus for a few hours," said Anton Gill, Sr. (Anton Gill's father). "It went well. We got an opportunity to speak with coach Haith and coach Fuller. We saw the arena, which is very nice, the weight room, the campus. It's a very nice campus. The visit was good."
Gill is rated as the No. 47 overall prospect in the Class of 2013 and Hicks checks in at No. 23. Gill is a 6-foot-2 shooting guard and Hicks a 6-foot-7 power forward. The players are familiar with Haith from his days in the ACC and Fuller has deep ties to the state of North Carolina, where both play high school ball.
"Obviously coach Haith has a great track record," Gill, Sr. said. "He is a good coach and coach Fuller has a great track record as well. Both our kids are open in the process and with Missouri, it was a chance to see the campus and an opportunity to meet with the coaches."
Gill Sr. said that neither player has an official scholarship offer from the Tigers just yet, but it is very early in the process. Hicks claims offers from Clemson, Virginia Tech, Xavier and North Carolina State while Gill has been offered by Wake Forest, NC State, East Carolina, South Carolina, UNC-Greensboro and Louisville.
"It's very early in the process and neither kid has obviously made a decision yet. We are trying to talk to different coaches, learn and find out what the best fit is for the kids at the end of the day," Gill, Sr. said. "I know Anton is nowhere near a decision and neither is Isaiah I don't think. Both are looking forward to having a good summer, improve their games and see what happens down the road."
While the two could play together down the road, Hicks and Gill are not necessarily a "package deal."
"I'm not going to say that," Gill, Sr. said. "Both of them are going to choose the school that's good for them. They could end up playing together, but the decision will be based on what is the best fit for both kids."
Rivals.com will be in attendance at the NIKE Elite 100 camp this weekend where Hicks and Gill will play. PowerMizzou.com will continue to follow their recruitments.
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Clinton docs: Lewinsky, race
The Clinton Library took the wraps off another batch of White House documents Friday afternoon, offering new insights into how aides scrambled to address the Monica Lewinsky scandal, how the hot-button issue of race tied the White House staff up in knots and how former President Bill Clinton cast a wide net for advice in advance of his major speeches.
The new set of Clinton documents make little mention of then-first lady Hillary Clinton, and so are unlikely to have a major political impact. However, many of the memos were written by or mention aides to Bill Clinton who now hold prominent positions in the Obama administration.
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The newly-released files don't appear to include some of the most sensitive scandal-related documents believed to be in the overall set of about 33,000 pages of records initially withheld under restrictions that expire 12 years after a president leaves office.
( Also on POLITICO: The Clinton files)
Here are highlights from the roughly 2,500 pages the National Archives posted online Friday:
The scramble to find a post-Lewinsky presidential tone
Just a day after the Monica Lewinsky scandal hit the mainstream media in January 1998, top Clinton adviser Minyon Moore urged a shift in the "tone" of the State of the Union address Clinton was scheduled to give five days later.
"I thought it would be important in the State of the Union, that the President was somehow able to articulate in his speech a tone that reflected restoring people's faith and trust in him and the Presidency," Moore wrote in an e-mail to chief speechwriter Michael Waldman and communications adviser Sidney Blumenthal. "Sylvia [Mathews, then-deputy White House chief of staff and now Office of Management and Budget director] spoke with the President and he did convey that he wanted us to be mindful of this tone. I have come to understand this in my own humble way as an oblique message of hope rooted in scripture, poetry and vision."
Moore — who has remained a close adviser to both Bill and Hillary Clinton — made clear that she wasn't proposing an explicit discussion of the mushrooming independent counsel investigation, but simply striking some themes and adding some flourishes that would reinforce the president's support.
( Earlier on POLITICO: Clinton Library to make first release of withheld records)
"Please recognize, I am in no way suggesting that he use his speech to discuss our current situation head on, I am simply stating we cannot take his supporters for granted nor his detractors and they need to be reassured on several fronts: (1) that he's on okay [sic]; (2) he will continue to lead this nation with the passion and vigor that he has for 5 years; and (3) that he remains a great leader, still energized and a fighter for the American people," Moore wrote, urging that Clinton "tell a story of hope against amazing odds."
When Clinton made his speech on January 27, 1998, he made no mention of the investigation or of the allegation that he had an affair with a White House intern. He did however begin to lay the groundwork for an ultimately-successful strategy to paint himself and the country as moving forward, while those pursuing the investigation were at least by implication enmeshed in the past.
Clinton White House struggles with race
The papers provide further evidence of the tensions in the White House between those overseeing Clinton's initiative on race and other policy advisers.
The newly-disclosed documents show aides across the White House complex chiming in with concerns about a report Clinton planned which eventually became known as the president's "race book." The project eventually became the subject of some derision in the press corps as aides kept pushing back its release. It was never published.
( Also on POLITICO: New Clinton docs detail W.H. messaging woes)
"My main concern is that the level of generality and the long list of ideas…will generate a ho-hum reaction by the press," White House civil rights adviser Edward Correia wrote in a 1999 memo to top Clinton race adviser Christopher Edley Jr. "It could be one of those more-is-less situations where there are lots and lots of ideas, but there doesn't seem to be anything sharp enough to react to, so the (irrational) reaction is that there's 'nothing new' there."
"I don't think the discussion of community justice makes clear exactly what policies the Administration is calling for," White House crime policy adviser Jose Cerda III wrote. "I think the draft's language will be viewed by our friends in law enforcement as inflammatory….Either we believe the system is fundamentally fair or unfair, but it can't be both."
As Edley pushed for discussion of the race initiative in the 1998 State of the Union, he took aim at some of the poll-tested proposals which Clinton's aides credited with helping him rout Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole in 1996.
"Must mention the Race Initiative because, after all, it is a major priority activity," Edley wrote. "Must have some lift — can't be about itty-bitty stuff. No school uniforms."
In his speech, Clinton did mention the race project and call for eliminating a backlog of cases at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. But he passed up Edley's suggestion to call for an "army" of 10,000 "soldiers for justice" to struggle for racial and ethnic justice across America.
( Also on POLITICO: White House extends review of Clinton records)
The frictions between the domestic policy staff and Clinton's advisers on racial issues re-surfaced in 2010, when President Barack Obama nominated Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Kagan worked for a time in the Clinton White House domestic policy shop.
Documents released by the Clinton Library prior to Kagan's confirmation hearing show she reacted skeptically to some of Edley's memos, and that Edley complained at one point that she appeared to be avoiding him.
The papers out Friday also show Clinton's aides wrestling with America's racial history as he traveled to Africa in 1998. Drafts of a speech Clinton gave at the famous slave trading depot of Goree Island, Senegal show advisers removing chunks that seemed to compare the plight of slaves to the injustices that led to the civil rights movement in the United States.
"Tone down the apology," someone wrote on the first page of one of the drafts.


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Cahill gets in first spring start for D-backs
By Steve Gilbert and Chris Gabel / MLB.com
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Trevor Cahill was able to get his outing in before the rain ended the D-backs' game against the Brewers on Saturday with one out in the bottom of the fifth.
Cahill, who was making his first start of the spring, allowed one run on two hits in 3 1/3 innings.
"I think he was pretty pumped up," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "He was pretty excited. Probably ball was up a little bit, pretty good secondary stuff -- overall, he got his innings in and that was the most important part."
Cahill struck out four, walked one and hit a batter.
"My curveball was working, I was throwing it for a strike when I had to, which was a good sign," Cahill said. "My changeup was really bad until I kind of get the feel for it again. It's usually one of the tougher pitches to get the hang of."
The start of the game was delayed by rain for 36 minutes, but the D-backs wanted to play so Cahill would be able to get his work in.
Prior to Saturday, Cahill had only thrown simulated games and live batting-practice sessions.
"You can't really prepare by throwing live BPs with no fielders and you throw 15 [pitches] and get out of there," Cahill said. "It's not the same as having to get three outs. So it was definitely nice to get the first one out of the way."
Bradley's spring debut washed out by rain
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rain that wreaked havoc on the Cactus League's Saturday-afternoon schedule also washed out the night game between the Cubs and D-backs at Salt River Fields.
The game was canceled about an hour before the scheduled first pitch, and it will not be made up.
Top prospect Archie Bradley was scheduled to make his first Cactus League start for the D-backs, while Edwin Jackson was set to pitch for the Cubs.
There was no immediate word on how either club will adjust its pitching rotation to get in work for the starters, as well as relievers, who were scheduled to pitch.
Arizona's afternoon game against the Brewers was called after 4 1/2 innings, following a 36-minute rain delay before the game. Chicago canceled its afternoon game against the Giants at its new spring ballpark.
Travis Wood, who was scheduled to start the afternoon game for the Cubs, threw two innings in a simulated game at the Cubs' complex to make up for the lost game.
The Cubs also will play a "B" game against the Angels on Monday to make up for the lost innings.
D-backs relievers who did not make it into the afternoon game, including Joe Thatcher, pitched to hitters in the covered batting cages.
Gosewisch injury opens backup catcher battle
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Tuffy Gosewisch has been out with a calf injury, which could impact the battle for the D-backs' backup catching spot.
Gosewisch and Henry Blanco were the main competitors for the spot heading into camp, but general manager Kevin Towers said that non-roster invites Bobby Wilson and Blake Lalli have played their way into the conversation.
"I think Bobby Wilson, he's got experience at the big league level," Towers said. "He's probably going to get a little more playing time now that Tuffy's got a calf strain [and is] probably going to be out for a while. It's pretty much open for that backup spot."
Gosewisch said he does not believe the injury is serious and he expects to be back in action by early next week.
Wilson, 30, has appeared in 191 big leagues games, all with the Angels.
Lalli, who is also 30, has appeared in 22 Major League games with the Cubs and Brewers. Lalli was signed this past offseason as a Minor League free agent.
If Blanco does not win the backup job, he is expected to be named the team's assistant hitting coach.
Worth noting
• The D-backs pitchers who were scheduled to pitch Saturday afternoon but did not because the game was called after 4 1/3 innings got their work in by throwing in the team's covered batting cages.
• Defense will play a large role in whether Didi Gregorius or Chris Owings wins the starting shortstop job, according to general manager Kevin Towers.
"To me, that position more than anything I think it's probably defense No. 1," Towers said. "Defense is a big part of our game, so if I had to add weight to it, it's probably the better defender, who do we think is going to be the better defender. Just making the consistent, the routine plays, that's what we want to see."
• Through their first four games, D-backs starters had allowed six earned runs in 18 innings for a 3.00 ERA.
"All the starters that I've seen have thrown the ball well," Towers said. "That's the part I'm probably most pleased with."
• Gibson reiterated Saturday that he is considering splitting up Paul Goldschmidt and Mark Trumbo in the lineup.
Goldschmidt will all but certainly hit third, and Gibson might choose to slide Trumbo to fifth or sixth so that there would be runners on base for Trumbo.
"One of the thoughts is to split them up a little bit, because you would think Goldy would clean a lot of the runs up, so you want to have multiple opportunities," Gibson said.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. Chris Gabel is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Christmas Bird Count National Audubon Society event has local bird count in a variety of habitats from the San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. This year's Palo Alto count is Dec. 16 and is sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, which also has a yearly summer count. www.scvas.org/index.php, 408-252-3747.
County Chase A half-day event on Jan. 4 at 7:30 a.m. to track down some of the unusual birds seen during the Christmas Bird Count in Santa Clara County. Rain cancels the event. Contact Bob Reiling, leader, 408-253-7527.
Great Backyard Bird Count This annual event, from Feb. 14-17, 2014, engages bird watchers of all ages. The count is a joint project of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Audubon and Bird Studies Canada. It takes as little as 15 minutes, or birders can count for as long as they want. www.birdsource.org/gbbc.
Project FeederWatch A winter-long survey of birds that visit backyard feeders, nature centers and community areas. FeederWatch participants periodically count the birds they see in their feeders from November through early April. The count is a joint project of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada. Open to all ages and skill levels. www.feederwatch.org.
Bird organizations:
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society Founded in 1926, this local chapter of the Audubon Society has more than 3,000 members. It is one of the largest National Audubon Society chapters in California. The society offers seminars, bird hikes, habitat restoration and advocacy. Programs for adults and children. Its Burrowing Owl Protection campaign works with the City of Mountain View to increase the number of owls at Shoreline Park. www.scvas.org, 408-252-3747.
South Bay Birders Unlimited Website of Stanford community birders and others with information about local bird data, bird counts, bird lists, songs, maps and local tides. Links to the Cornell Lab bird cam. www.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/index.html
Bird-call libraries Recordings of bird calls for listening enjoyment and bird identification. www.xeno-canto.org; www.owlpages.com
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Roth defeats Sun City's Walker for Beaufort County School Board seat
Beaufort County School Board candidate Paul Roth appears to have overcome what some observers considered a disadvantage as an outsider in a district dominated by Sun City residents to defeat Bert Walker by about 24 percentage points, according to unofficial results Tuesday night with three precincts left to report.
He'll represent District 6, which includes the Del Webb retirement community and southern Okatie, when new members begin four-year terms in January. Roth took 62 percent of the overall District 6 vote to Walker's 37 percent.
With 10 of 11 seats up for election and only four returning incumbents, the school board faces major changes in makeup. The Harvard graduate with high-profile chairmanships in public companies and a founding role in Hilton Head Island's Main Street Youth Theatre promised to bring an end to micro-managing on the board and instill it with greater professionalism.
"I have tremendous qualifications, and I guess people saw that," he said.
Walker, a newcomer to community board service, emphasized fiscal restraint, greater use of technology and support for teachers.
Roth said people had counted him out because Walker lives within the politically-engaged community, but he didn't lose hope.
"People that know the county well and know me well thought that I was wasting my time," he said. "They were pretty much of the mindset if you don't live in Sun City you won't be elected, but that's apparently not true. This was a classic case of someone telling me this was something I couldn't do but going ahead and showing that's not true."


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PLATTSBURGH (July 11, 2014) — The SUNY Plattsburgh College Council will conduct its next meeting as part of an annual retreat Friday, July 18, in the Valcour Educational Conference Center, 3712 State Route 9 in Peru.
Open to the public, the meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m.
During the session, the council will consider the following commendations:
- Dr. Wendy Gordon, Dr. Rebecca Kasper, Colleen Lemza, Dr. Delbert Hart and Debra Thomas on receiving the Chancellor's Award for Excellence.
- And recently retired employees for their service to the college.
The Council will consider adoption of the proposed changes to the Vehicle and Pedestrian Traffic/Parking Regulations, and there will also be a discussion of campus governance with representatives from the Faculty Senate and the unions.
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Wahconah students' holiday show has Renaissance flavor
DALTON -- In lieu of the more traditional holiday concert this year, Wahconah Regional High School is replacing "O Holy Night" on a bandstand with terpsichorean dances, dinner and madrigal music in a meeting hall.
Tickets are on sale through Monday for the school's premiere of "A Renaissance Feast," which will be held Dec. 11 and 12 at the Dalton American Legion.
"We try to switch it up every year," said Wahconah band director Brian Rabuse, who suggested the idea to his music department colleague and school choral director Ann-Marie Desautelle.
The music educators try to create shows that cater to their students' strengths, which vary from year to year. This year, for example, Rabuse had enough student talent to organize a guitar ensemble, which will perform at the event. Desautelle has organized a women's choir to perform madrigal music a cappella. More than 80 students will participate.
The musicians are also partnering with the Apollonian Players, Wahconah's drama program, to offer a comedic dinner theater piece called "Fools Fall in Love." The script will be performed in full costume, with a royal court, jester and a unicorn in two halves.
"You'll have to come to the show to see what happens," said Thomas Towne, who co-directs the theater program with Pamela Fortlage-Gold.
Desautelle said the Ren aissance event is happening with the help of the staff and cooks at the Dalton American Legion, which will host and prepare food. Students will stand in as servers.
The departments also partnered with choreographer Vickie Hornstein, and borrowed costumes from the Mount Everett Regional High School's fine and performing arts department. Teacher Meghan Gillespie even custom-tailored tunics for the band.
"We wanted to keep it local. I think the whole thing is very interdisciplinary and teaches students about the true meaning of collaboration," Desautelle said.
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Cops in Maryland aren't swooning over Justin Bieber, after the teen sensation allegedly pelted two state troopers with water balloons.
A state police spokesperson said Bieber, while "horsing around with members of his staff," threw water balloons at two troopers, NBC affiliate WBAL reported. One of the balloons hit a trooper's gun belt and burst, and the other bounced off a trooper's chest, the station reported.
Bieber was outside his trailer before a concert Sunday and the troopers were on hand for crowd control. A state police spokesperson said it was "inappropriate behavior" by Bieber but said no further action would be taken by police.
The 16-year-old Bieber performed in front of a sold-out crowd Sunday night at the Timonium Fairgrounds. Tickets sold out less than 20 minutes.
The Canadian performer's debut single, "One Time," was released worldwide in 2009. His first studio release, "My World 2.0," was released in March.
Bieber's ticked off the cops before: Last fall he appeared at a mall on New York's Long Island to sign CDs and a melee broke out in the crowd. A cop was injured and cops arrested an Island Def Jam Records exec who failed to cancel the event after it got out of hand.
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This New York band's seventh album features a cleaner, crisper sound and generally tighter, more polished songs than their previous releases. Overall, it's one of their finest releases to date, with a consistently strong set of songs that seamlessly blend elements of adventurous psych-rock and rustic folk-pop while delivering plenty of potent melodic hooks. 9/14/2012 - Don Yates
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Sun has been shopping around for a buyer to help it turn around its falling profits and margins for a while. IBM and Sun were in talks over a potential deal -- IBM offered Sun $9.40 per share and the offer was met with resistance by Sun's board.
That resistance led IBM to walk away from the negotiations. The Wall Street Journal reports that Oracle has now agreed to purchase Sun for $9.50 per share. The value of the transaction is $5.6 billion and excludes Sun's cash debt. Sun reportedly had about $2.6 billion in cash and short-term investments and $700 million in long-term debt as of December 28, 2008.
A Sun/Oracle merger makes sense with Sun servers being sold with Oracle database software for a long time. Buying Sun will allow Oracle to offer complete solutions of hardware and software to businesses looking for a one-stop shop.
Other than the issue with IBM offering less than Sun's board wanted for the company, reports had IBM being concerned about antitrust issues stemming from the purchase. Oracle is believed to have less of an antitrust issue since it has fewer businesses that compete directly with Sun.
Oracle executives believe that the purchase will pay off quickly for the company despite the fact that Sun has been posting losses for the last three quarters. Sun is expected to add more than $1.5 billion to Oracles operating profit excluding charges and other items in the first year with that number growing to over $2 billion the second year after the purchase.
The Wall Street Journal reports that some analysts were stunned by the purchase. AMR Research analyst Bruce Richardson said, "The last thing you expected was a database-software company to buy a hardware customer base."


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The couple were married Sept. 15, 1963, at Atkins Assembly of God by the late F.C. Bowen. LaVerne Johnson Duvall was the daughter of Obie and Vernie Johnson of Hunt. Forrest Duvall was the son of Adam and Alva Duvall of Atkins.
They have two children, Brenda Phillips and her husband, Gary Phillips of Atkins, and Forrest Jr. Duvall and his wife René of Topeka, Kan. They have six grandchildren, Kurtis Phillips, Keaton, Khloe, Kaden, Kohlton and Corinne McNish/Duvall and one great-grandchild, Lathan Phillips.
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There has been a growing discussion among capital groups to determine what industries can be added and what higher level jobs are needed in our region to stabilize real estate demand. With the abundant inventory of housing, construction and development do not add such jobs. Thus, new strategies are being pursued:
#1 - Repurpose commercial and retail real estate to provide facilities for new, larger scale technology operations, with most focus on medical technologies development.
#2 - Redevelop declining business districts such as Alamo and Danville to house small-footprint technology operations.
#3 - Develop new Industrial Partnership and Commercialization (IPAC) centers to house multiple start-ups in technology labs and engineering facilities.
Tom Cushing has dealt with some of the issues on a national basis but it would be interesting to invite professionals among your readership to define their views on regional economic growth.
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2. Subscribe to Family Motor Coaching magazine to read RV reviews, new product info, company profiles, and safety, livability and technical articles. By reading FMC magazine, you'll learn about the specific types of RVs available. Travel destinations and tips for enjoying the lifestyle are included, too. Once you become an RV owner, consider switching to an FMCA membership to take advantage of other benefits offered to FMCA members.
3. Rent. If you have little or no RVing experience, renting an RV before buying is a good idea. Rental fees range from approximately $90 to $200 per day. To find rental locations, check the phone directory under "Recreation Vehicles." Or, contact the Recreation Vehicle Rental Association (www.rvra.org; 800-336-0355).
4. Tour. If buying a new RV, consider taking a tour of a manufacturer's plant. Many offer tours on appointment, where you can watch various phases of the production process, learn about construction materials and ask questions.
5. Request. The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) offers a free packet of material to first-time RV buyers. Visit www.rvia.org or call (888) 467-8464.
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