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Polt has taught English and film studies at San Francisco State University, Merritt College and UC Berkeley Extension. She has written film reviews for Film Quarterly, The East Bay Express, the Berkeley Gazette and other publications. Her reviews have appeared in The Pacific Sun for more than 20 years. She has also written on travel, drama and other subjects for The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Orange County Register, The San Jose Mercury News and Travel & Leisure, among others. Her books include two college English textbooks and "A Thousand Kisses: A Grandmother?s Holocaust Letters."
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Wolves Add Three New Staffers
Lenn Margolies
October 16, 2012
Greg Williams, Dawud Morris and John Stuart have recently been added to the Cheyney University Athletic Department staff directory. Williams come on board as the new Head Women's Tennis Coach, Morris has been named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach and Stuart has been given additional responsibilities as the Equipment Manager.
Williams is a former Director of Neighborhood Based Programming for the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education, a position that he has held since 2009. Williams has more than 20 years coaching experience and in that time has coached professionals, collegians and junior players. Before he became a professional coach, Williams was an accomplished player in his own right. During his years at Hampton University he was a three time All American and was ranked as high as # 2 in singles in NCAA Division II and owned the top spot in doubles. Upon graduating from Hampton, Williams was named Director of Racquet Sports and Head Tennis Professional at the Upper Main Line YMCA in Berwyn, PA. He held that position for nine years before branching out on his own as the Director of Greg Williams Tennis. He is certified by the US Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) and the US Professional Tennis Registry (USPTR). Williams resides in Phoenixville.
"Dawud Morris brings a wealth of knowledge and loyalty to the Cheyney Men's basketball program," stated head Coach Dominique Stephens. "He is extremely familiar with the systems we run both offensively and defensively. His knowledge of the PSAC is second to none." This is Morris's first foray in college coaching and previously coached youth in the United Kingdom. Morris played high school basketball in Philadelphia at Strawberry Mansion High School during the 2001-2002 season and was a major contributor in the Knights 24-4 overall record and PIAA Championship. Morris was named Most Valuable Player of the championship contest against Northeast HS and NBA professional Kyle Lowry. After graduation, Morris attended Lackawanna Junior College for two seasons (02-04) where he would be named honorable mention All-Conference both seasons. Morris continued his college basketball career at Cheyney (2006-08) where he was an integral member of the squad that went onto the NCAAs in 2008 and played alongside Cheyney University standouts Edwin Braswell and Dominique Curry. After graduating in 2009 with a business degree, he moved to UK to play professionally for the Milton Keynes Lions for one season. and named Newcomer of the Year. During his time overseas Morris he was named Newcomer of the Yeas and received a leadership achievement award and a certificate of appreciation award by the fans. Morris is married to the former CU student athlete Jessica Fulton. They have two daughters Taylor and Brooke and reside in Philadelphia.
Earlier this fall, John Stuart was named the University's Equipment Manager. John Stuart arrived at Cheyney University in 2010 after spending two seasons as the defensive back coach at his alma mater, Bishop McDevitt High School, Wyncote, PA. While there, Stuart helped mentor the young secondary into a solid unit and under his tutelage, four members of the secondary received All-Catholic honors. Stuart graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Physical Education. He was a four year letterman and a three year starter as a defensive back. He played in the 1993 Division II national championship game and holds the IUP record for the longest interception return for a touchdown (91 yards). While at IUP, Stuart also competed in track and field, competing in the 1997 Division II national outdoor track and field championships in the 110H and 400IH. From 2002-04 football seasons, Stuart was a member of the Albany Conquest of the Arena 2 Football League. He is also a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated. Stuart is a native of Philadelpia, where he resides now.

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Boise Mayor David Bieter and members of the City Council seek to to solicit ideas and answer questions and concerns, according to city spokesman Vince Trimboli.
"This time around, the city wants to hear the public's ideas first. Which is the right route? What kind of vehicle—bus, streetcar, trolley, etc.— would work best?" Trimboli told local media.
Boise residents and others interested are invited to an Open House at City Hall on Wednesday evening, Jan. 29, 2014. The city hopes to form a steering committee of business people, academics, planning experts and other stakeholders following the meeting.
The Federal Transit Administration already has awarded the a $375,000 grant to study alternatives for improving public transportation within the city's downtown. Boise and its urban renewal agency, Capital City Development Corp., are adding $125,000 in funding to aid the study. Trimboli said, to be conducted by San Francisco-based URS Corp.


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OCEAN CITY – Residents and visitors who routinely use the Route 50 bridge will likely have another batch of headaches starting next week when the State Highway Administration (SHA) begins the second half of a $2.4 million deck replacement job on the span, the first phase of which was undertaken this time last year.
SHA officials announced this week the eastbound lanes of the span would be closed for as long as three months as construction crews pick up where they left off last winter and spring with the vast re-decking project. Last year, the westbound lanes of the Harry Kelley Memorial Bridge were closed from the end of February to around the end of March, when the project was completed ahead of its mid-May timetable.
The project was divided over two years in an effort to minimize the impacts on local residents and visitors who utilize the span to access the downtown Ocean City area and the second half of the project is expected to commence on Monday, February 16. During the second phase, the eastbound lanes of the bridge will be closed as crews mill down the existing surface and prepare the roadway for re-decking with a new concrete overlay.
During the life of the project, the westbound side of the bridge will remain open with one lane of traffic in each direction. The eastbound lanes under construction will be separated from the open westbound side of the bridge with a concrete barrier, or Jersey wall. The two lanes open in each direction on the westbound side will be separated by flexible posts, just as was the case last year on the opposite side.
Electronic signage and other signaling devices will direct motorists coming from either direction through the construction zone. While the similar project done last February and March did create some headaches for drivers, and more that a few fender-benders, SHA officials hope the second phase will be quick and painless.
In a statement this week, SHA officials said they would work diligently to open all eastbound lanes before Memorial Day. A similar promise was made last year and the westbound side was completed ahead of schedule by the end of March. Although traffic will not be detoured, SHA officials are urging motorists to consider using the Route 90 bridge to access Ocean City during the re-decking project.
SHA officials said this week the 57-year-old bridge is structurally sound, but the concrete deck on the roadway is in need of repair. During the project, the sidewalks on both sides of the bridge will be replaced to make them ADA compliant.


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DuPont Prevails in PROaccessSM Arbitration With Monsanto
Farmers continue to have choices in the marketplace
An arbitration panel has ruled in favor of DuPont in a dispute filed by Monsanto in May 2009. In the arbitration, Monsanto alleged that DuPont business Pioneer Hi Bred's PROaccessSM genetics distribution relationships breached Pioneer's Roundup Ready® corn and soybean licenses with Monsanto. The arbitrators' ruling denied Monsanto's claims for damages and for injunctive relief. The written decision is confidential.
"Today's ruling is good news for farmers who have shown support for choices in the marketplace by their purchases of seed through PROaccessSM genetics affiliates and distributors," said Paul E. Schickler, Pioneer president. "The arbitration panel's decision affirms DuPont's commitment to bring choices to the farmer."
"We are pleased to continue business as usual and put this dispute behind us," said Schickler. "The PROaccessSM business is an important part of Pioneer's success. Early season sales indicate 2012 will be another strong year for us."
Through its PROaccessSM business model, launched in 2008, Pioneer has acquired seven U.S. seed companies and maintains distribution relationships with two unaffiliated U.S. seed companies.
Pioneer Hi-Bred (www.pioneer.com), a DuPont business headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is the world's leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, providing high-quality seeds to farmers in more than 90 countries. Pioneer provides agronomic support and services to help increase farmer productivity and profitability and strives to develop sustainable agricultural systems for people everywhere. Science with Service Delivering SuccessTM.
DuPont (NYSE: DD) has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace in the form of innovative products, materials, and services since 1802. The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment. For additional information about DuPont and its commitment to inclusive innovation, please visit http://www.dupont.com.


text: On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Bill Broadley wrote: >> latency is much harder to get at. lat_mem_rd tries fairly hard to >> defeat hardware >> prefetch units by threading a chain of pointers through a random set >> of cache >> blocks. Other tests that don't do this get screwy results. > > A random set of cache blocks? > > You mean: > http://www.bitmover.com/lmbench/ > > I got the newest lmbench3. > The benchmark runs as two nested loops. The outer loop is the stride > size. The inner loop is the array size. > > The memory results: > Memory latencies in nanoseconds - smaller is better > (WARNING - may not be correct, check graphs) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Host OS Mhz L1 $ L2 $ Main mem Rand mem Guesses > --------- ------------- --- ---- ---- -------- -------- ------- > amd-2214 Linux 2.6.9-3 2199 1.3650 5.4940 68.4 111.3 > xeon-5150 Linux 2.6.9-3 2653 1.1300 5.3000 101.5 114.2 In benchmaster there is a memory read test that does indeed have a random "shuffled access order" option. It begins by filling a vector with its own index list, then shuffling its contents. Then it reads its way through the list, using each index that it reads as the index of the next read. It shows a really dramatic difference in timing, as in (on my admittedly slow and plodgy 1.87 MHz laptop) 0.4 nsec in streaming access mode and 70 nsec in random access mode. Yes, that is seven-zero. Note that this is for a fairly long main (target) block (10,000,000 ints), and that the code is identical in the two cases -- the streaming access mode does the same test but omits the pre-test shuffle. This defeats both prefetch and cache. Make of it what you will. Modern hardware "likes" streaming access. Barring that, it likes local access, that fits into L2. When your code bounces all over God's own kindgom with its memory accesses, the very prefetch units that optimize streaming very likely work against you, constantly pulling in more memory than you are actually going to use in the vicinity of the last memory reference and having to flush it all away as it eventually languishes and the cache space is reclaimed. rgb > My code is pretty simple, for an array of N ints I do: > while (p != 0) > { > p = a[p]; > } > > That to me is random memory latency. Although doing a 2 stage loop > for 0 to N pages > pick a random page > for 0 to M (cachelines per page) > pick a random cacheline > > Would minimize time spent with the page overhead. Ya, something like this but with a[p] shuffled. I'm trying to remember if I wrote the shuffle in such a way as to guarantee no loops (all elements visited exactly one time) and think that I did but would have to check the source to be sure (even though it is my own source, sigh). If I ever do get back to work on benchmaster, I'll definitely make it work this way if it doesn't already. rgb -- Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb at phy.duke.edu _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Interview with Gary Hustwit, Director of "Helvetica"
Fri, May 4, 2007
If you needed something designed last night you were likely out of luck as Columbus's graphic design community turned out to see the area premiere of the new documentary Helvetica, introduced by director Gary Hustwit. The film lived up to its hype and then some as it proved to be an insightful and provocative history of the ubiquitous font and the broad issues and divisions within the design community. It also made me wonder if all graphic designers have such clean desks.
Hustwit is on tour with the film (arriving from Kansas City and heading to Montreal) and it is playing to sold-out audiences wherever he travels. I asked him if he's surprised by the film's reception and he responded: "Imagine if no one had ever made a film on the history of rock and then all of sudden one appeared. That's what it's been like with this film."
Gary is also the President of Plexifilm (distributor of the Wilco doc I am Trying to Break Your Heart, among many others) and we hope to have him back in the future for a series devoted to music documentaries.
Gary was nice enough to sit for an interview while he was at the Wexner Center. Click here to watch the interview! -- Dave Filipi, Curator, Film/Video


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Infiniti EX35 Real World MPG
Please tell us how you are doing on gas mileage with your EX35. Details about your commute, driving style are always helpful. Thanks!
Filled up the other day and calculated 17.86 mpg. This was the first gas I put in the vehicle, so if the dealer didn't fill it completely this would be artificially low. Also, the car sat there idling at the dealer's for 20-25 minutes while the salesman walked me through all the features. The only highway driving on this first tank was about 40 miles on the drive home from the dealer.
At about a quarter into the current tankful, the average mileage bar on the info page is already over 20. (It was reset when I filled up.) Again almost exclusively city driving, maybe 30 miles tops on an interstate.
What a fantastic car to drive! Lots of positive comments from folks who didn't even know the EX existed.
My experience is a bit different than yours builderbob. I've filled up twice since purchase (Premium of course, ouch!) and my overall combined city and hwy mileage is 16.5. I'm pretty disappointed in the car's mileage so far, especially since gasoline is so expensive in my area. I do expect that my freeway-only mileage will improve greatly, but that isn't the way I drive in the real world. I live at the top of a steep 1 mile hill and I know this is part of the problem as it has always caused my cars to suffer in mileage. Anyway, despite it being a gas hog I love my new EX and everyone who sees it likes it too. "Hey, cool car, what is it?".
How much do the G35x MPG get in the real world? I think several mags stated their gas mileage in the teens, and the EX is ~250 lbs heavier. If it gets 16/23, then I'll be happy with 20 MPG on 40% highway driving. If I wanted better gas mileage I'd get a Prius, not a hot little ride like the EX35...wait it's my wife car. D4MN!
Question, does anyone use Regular grade? Seems that consumer reports or someone found from the Infiniti engineer that said there will be a 5% drop in peak HP/torque, but will not cause adverse effects to the engine. One good thing about the normally aspirated VQ engine being dialed back in HP/torque figures due to heat management, 2 db lower noise, and exhaust plumbing issues is that it is not as high strung, allowing lower grade being used.
Guess I'll find out. Think I'll start with midgrade.
waltaz Posts: 124...was 16.4 MPG around town and playing around.
Looks to be between 19 and 20 about half-way through my second tank, with a bit more highway driving. Put the MPG guage up on the center readout (between the tach and speedometer) and sort of watch that as I tool around.
21.05 mpg on the second tankful with about 1/3 of the miles on the highway.
OK. after a couple gas tanks, I'm getting about 18 MPG with ~35% highway.
exmaybe Posts: 6Please post your most recent gas mieage stats. The EX has to get better than 21mpg, right?
My last freeway trip at a 75 MPH average I got 22.
Getting about 20-21 MPG in mostly town driving
pinspector Posts: 2I now have 1500 miles on my 2010 EX AWD. Last couple tankfuls have resulted in 23-24 mpg. Yes, I use ONLY regular gas. As info, I ran regular in my 04 Murano (that I traded in after 80,000. I use regular in my 08 M35x as well. No problems. OK, I commute 58 miles r/t daily and about 75% of that is on the highway. IMHO if you use hi-test or premium, you're just wasting your money. Same type of driving, the 08 M35x will get 20-21 mpg, so the EX is a little better.
2WD with 100% city stop and go = 15 MPG
dc_area_driver Posts: 1I have had my EX35 for about 3 months. Overall combined mileage is 17.1. I live in the DC area and drive about 50% highway. My old Accura TL always got at the high end of its rated mileage. This car isnt even close to it's suggested mileage. Other than the mileage, the vehicle is a great ride.
Does anyone have a 2011 EX? I'm looking for real world mpg now that the 7spd auto was added and the EPA rating went up a little.
overheadsmash Posts: 1After 4 months of ownership, I'm getting 22.5. It's about what I thought it would be.
Tks. What woud you estimate your mix of driving to be?
tpw58 Posts: 5I have experienced an average og 15.5 mpg as tracked in the on board software in the nav package! That calculation is slightly higher than the one on the dash which registered 14.2 mpg. My driving is city driving, stop n go with soft accrlleration patterns. I'm a little disappointed, I had expected 17-19mpg. The car is a 2011 EX Journey
2008 AWD Journey - loaded. My current odometer reads 21k. I use the car as a second vehicle with a 75 hwy/25 city mix. My car has NEVER beaten 16 mpg since I have owned it. I have checked and double checked the nav system calculator as well as the dash calculator. 16 mpg is the number. In this day and age that number is shameful.
Alarmed by this result, I have taken the car in for inspection twice and have been given the ridiculous explanation that it is normal because "it is after all a high performance car". Give me a break!
My next door neighbor drives a 2010 400+ hp Corvette - THAT is a high performance car. He gets 23 mpg. High performance my a..s. I have a 43 year old Jaguar XKE in the garage using premium and it averages 18 mpg. This is my last Infiniti.
jason9035 Posts: 6I have a 2010 AWD Journey/Premium...blah blah....60,000 on this company car. On the hwy. 72 mph....25+ mpg when I fill up at gas station and get on the freeway. Combined 50-50 is 22 every tank.
If I hammer it and do city only I'm under 20 mpg.
Hell...I'm running "silver" or gas right below "premium" and haven't seen a bit of change in the performance or mpg.
Love this car....never even went in for a sqeak or malfunction for anything...unreal!
gormerod Posts: 18Picked up a 2012 EX35 three weeks ago with the Touring package (19 inch wheels). On day one the MPG status on the center display was 16.7. Now with 1000 miles the MPG status is 20 with about 80 - 90 percent highway driving. The MPG that displays on the instrument cluster reads higher, but has been coming down as the MPG status on the center diplay is moving up. The sales person told me that the center display is more accurate.
So far the car has been great - just waiting for the MPG to go up more. The initial 16.7 was scary after the 28 MPG my last car gave me - a 2005 Saab 9-3 (I hope that Saab can turn things around with a new owner, but that's a different story). I know this car will never reach the upper 20s in MPG, but 23 - 24 would be OK.


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U.S.-Listed Yongye Gets Board Approval for Buyout
Even though Chinese stocks listed in the U.S. are off their lows, transactions by owners and private-equity firms to buy out these companies continue.
Yongye International 's board has approved a $339 million bid to buy out the Nasdaq-listed Chinese fertilizer maker, according to a company statement. The buyers include Morgan Stanley, Yongye Chairman Zishen Wu and top shareholder Full Alliance, which holds a 15% stake in the company.
The Yongye deal was one of 27 buyouts and private-equity investments of U.S.-listed Chinese firms last year, the peak year for such transactions, according to consultancy Tobin Tao & Company. The buyouts accelerated after a spate of accounting scandals drove down share prices of Chinese companies listed in the U.S.
But this year, buyers have a smaller pool of targets to pick from and Chinese firms that remain publicly traded in the U.S. are seeing their stocks beginning to recover as investor skepticism faces. Only 11 buyouts of U.S.-listed Chinese firms have been announced in the year to date.
"There's still interest (in taking U.S.-listed Chinese firms private), but the most obvious deals have been done already," says Tobin Tao's founder Mark Tobin. "Access to capital for buyouts is still the primary hurdle" and "especially for smaller Chinese companies, the benefit of going private is less clear," he says.
Morgan Stanley's $50 million investment two years ago in Yongye was considered a contrarian bet. Small-capitalization Chinese stocks, in particular, were getting hammered by investors wary of fraud. Yongye's stock price continued to fall after Morgan Stanley's investment, bottoming at $2.71 a share in May 2012. It was last trading at $6.24 a share, up 9.3% so far this year.
The deal is expected to close before the end of the first quarter in 2014. Yongye's buyers, who raised their offer from $326.3 million in October 2012, have lined up $214 million in debt financing from China Development Bank Corporation's Inner Mongolia branch. The Beijing-based firm has its production facility in Inner Mongolia. Hong Kong-based private equity firm Abax Global Capital Ltd., originally a part of the group of buyers, dropped out. A Yongye spokesman declined comment on the deal.
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ATLANTA — Condemned inmate Warren Lee Hill scored a legal victory Thursday as his attorneys challenged the constitutionality of a law barring the release of certain information about Georgia's supply of lethal injection drugs.
Hill, 53, was scheduled to die by lethal injection Friday for the 1990 killing of a fellow inmate. He has come within hours of being executed three times in recent years.
On Thursday, Superior Court Judge Gail Tusan granted Hill's request for an injunction halting Friday's execution to further consider the case. Attorneys for the state said they planned an immediate appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court. The state's high court is expected to decide Friday whether to overturn Tusan's ruling or leave the injunction in place blocking the execution.
"Frankly, because the execution is still scheduled for 7 o'clock and there's going to be litigation in the (Georgia) Supreme Court, we don't know how that is going to go yet," Hill attorney Brian Kammer said. "I'm sure Mr. Hill knows there is still an execution scheduled for tomorrow."
Attorneys for the state declined comment on Tusan's ruling, other than to say they planned to appeal.
Hill's case has garnered international attention because hive attorneys have long argued that he should not be executed because he is mentally disabled and have made that the basis of another appeal pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. State attorneys have said Hill has failed to prove he is mentally disabled and that the case has been thoroughly reviewed.
On Thursday, Hill's attorneys were in court to challenge a law that took effect July 1 that prohibits the release of identifying information about any person or company participating in an execution. They argued the law is unconstitutional because it prevents Hill from being assured the drug meets acceptable quality standards.
"They're saying just trust us … everything is fine," Kammer said in his closing arguments.
It has become increasingly difficult for states to obtain a lethal injection drug because the maker has said it doesn't want it used in executions. After the state's supply of pentobarbital expired in March, it acquired the drug from a compounding pharmacy. Such pharmacies custom-mix small batches of a drug for specific clients. They came under scrutiny after a deadly meningitis outbreak was linked to contaminated injections from a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy. The FDA considers compounding pharmacy products unapproved drugs and does not verify their safety or effectiveness.
Hill's attorneys said the state law was written so broadly that it prevented even a thorough review by the courts, in that a judge might be able to know the name of the pharmacy but couldn't do anything with that information.
"There's not a whole lot the court can do with it except Google it, and that's not sufficient," Kammer said.
Supporters of the state law have said it's necessary to protect participants from retaliation and could help the state obtain drugs from companies or pharmacies that might not want people to know they are involved in executions.
"This statute was not put together at the last minute against some perceived threat. It's real," Senior Assistant Attorney General Sabrina Graham said in her closing arguments.
The state offered an affidavit from an independent lab verifying the drug had been analyzed and was safe to use. Graham argued Hill was unlikely to suffer any undue harm.
In the order granting the injunction, the judge said there was a likelihood that Hill's attorneys would succeed in their challenge and that further hearings were necessary to determine the constitutionality of the law.
"To be executed without being aware of basic information regarding the protocols the state will use to carry out such an execution is surely an irreparable harm," Tusan wrote in her order. "Without more information, the court finds that (the) plaintiff still, today, cannot possibly determine whether or not the pentobarbital in question was somehow contaminated or otherwise improperly compounded."
Hill was sentenced to death for the 1990 beating death of inmate Joseph Handspike, who was struck with a nail-studded board while sleeping. At the time, Hill was serving a life sentence for the 1986 slaying of his girlfriend, Myra Wright, who was shot 11 times.


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I took this code from Andre LaMothe's Game Dev Series. The book is the Game Programming All-In-One by Bruno Miguel Teixeira de Sousa.
I can get this code to compile with the GNU g++ compiler, but the VC 6.0 compiler just won't do it. It give me a link error of:
LIBCD.lib(wincrt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16
Debug/IVA.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
What kinda funny is that the code was written (according to the writer) with VC in mind.
Is there something wrong with the code, or is there something wrong with my VC 6.0 setup?Code:
#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
void CalcIVA(long Money, double IVA = 0.17);
int main()
cout << "Specifying the IVA value: $1000\n";
CalcIVA (1000, 0.12);
cout << "Using default IVA value: $1000\n";
CalcIVA (1000);
return 0;
void CalcIVA(long Money, double IVA)
double MoneyWithIVA;
MoneyWithIVA = Money * IVA;
cout << "Money after IVA at " << IVA << " is " << MoneyWithIVA << endl;


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A 20-year-old man driving a stolen SUV has died after leading San Jose police on a wild chase where he tried to run down or collide with officers four times.
Officer Albert Morales said Sunday night's chase ended when the SUV went off the road and crashed into a ravine. The young man was ejected from the car.
Two teenage girls in the SUV suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Morales said the chase began when an SUV with its lights off approached an officer making a traffic stop and sped up. The officer had to dive to avoid being run over.
The San Jose Mercury News reports ( http://bit.ly/ZaL3JJ ) that during the chase, the man slammed on the brakes, drove head-on towards the same officer and tried to ram two patrol cars.


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Returning Starters: 16: Offense (7), Defense (9)
Key departures: CB Brandon Boykin (prolific two-way player, 4th round pick by the Philadelphia Eagles), TE Orson Charles (second on the team in receptions, Cincinnati Bengals 4th round pick), OT Cordy Glenn (Buffalo Bills second round selection), C Ben Jones (four-year starter, Houston Texas fourth round pick), DE DeAngelo Tyson (7th round pick by the Baltimore Ravens), P Drew Butler (former two-time All-American), K Blair Walsh (Minnesota Vikings sixth round pick), RB Isaiah Crowell (SEC Offensive Freshman of the Year, kicked off team after recent arrest on gun charges)
Player to watch offense: Running back Ken Malcome - After Mark Richt booted Crowell from the team on June 29, Malcome inherited UGA's de facto - starting tailback job. However, after "Boo" had a dynamite spring, many Georgia reporters had already written Malcome was in line to start anyways. The former 4-star recruit had a rocky freshman campaign in 2011, but late in the season when the Bulldogs struggled with injuries and lack of depth, he answered the call. Malcome, a tough, inside grinder, actually quit the team before Georgia played Mississippi State midway through the year. After a change of heart, he returned to the Bulldogs and ended up playing a large role in their late season sprint -- starting two of their last three games. Malcome was the Dawgs' most efficient rusher against LSU in the SEC Championship and led UGA in yards against Michigan State before exiting the Outback Bowl with a concussion. While Malcome doesn't possess the all-around skill set Crowell has, his new found attitude and intent on being UGA's power-back could re-energize Georgia's up-and-down running game. Malcome will share the load with ballyhooed freshmen Keith Marshall and Todd Gurley.
Player to watch defense: Linebacker Jarvis Jones - No SEC player wrecked more havoc off the edge than the former Southern California transfer. Jones led the conference in sacks (13.5) and tackles for loss (19.5). Although eligible for the NFL Draft -- and projected as a top 15-20 pick -- Jones wanted to return to Georgia in 2012 to improve his footwork, physicality and his edge quickness. Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham creates match-up nightmares for opposing offenses by lining up Jones all over the field. With the Bulldogs returning nearly the entire front-seven, Jones could again post monster statistics in 2012.
2012 Outlook: Shock and awe; Few teams in the nation rival Georgia's schedule and deep talent. With 20-of-22 defensive players returning from a top-5 defense, the Bulldogs are legitimate National Title contenders. The issue has always been whether the expectations and pressure are too much for UGA. Will the Bulldogs finally shock the college football landscape or will they be in awe when playing other great teams? Aaron Murray is a seasoned SEC quarterback and led the league in touchdowns (35) in 2011. Even with the loss of Crowell, Malcome, Richard Samuel and the freshmen duo still give the Bulldogs depth at running back. But there are questions along the offensive line with three new starters. Georgia will have to deal with several defensive suspensions early in the season, but if the Bulldogs can manage away trips to Mizzou and South Carolina, they could be undefeated when they roll into Jacksonville to square off against the Gators. In all likelihood the Bulldogs will falter at some point in the season, but they still seems to be the team to beat in the East to reach Atlanta in 2012.
Level of Difficultly for the Gators (*based on ranking schedule 1-12, one being the hardest): 2 ... Florida hasn't lost back-to-back games against UGA since 1988-89, but this could be the best Bulldogs team the Gators have faced since 2007. Last season Georgia won a close game with two fourth-down touchdowns and a strong second half after the Gators managed just one first down after halftime. Neither team has a bye week before the contest, as the Gators host South Carolina the week before while UGA travels to Kentucky. Florida's deep secondary has a history of frustrating and confusing Murray -- in two meetings against UF the All-SEC quarterback has thrown five touchdowns and four interceptions with a completion percentage under 50 percent. Something else to watch: Florida couldn't stop Georgia's inside trap attack in the second half last season. Both teams will come to Jacksonville with aggressive, swarming defenses, so this season's match-up could be a survival of the fittest.
Gators' chances of winning: 40%


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Discussion in 'Shoes and Apparel' started by mrmo1115, Jan 3, 2009.
Vaporrrr Speeed!! Very nice collection!
hey t21d,
do you have any videos of you playing tennis?
Too lazy to search but does anybody have the pics of the guy with a lot of Nike PE's. I mean pics of his collection
It's not difficult to search, takes about 10 seconds.
Anyway: http://tennis.my/gear/federers-custom-kicks/
Looks great!
he was going around looking for pics of ppl with "rare" shoes and asking to buy them straight on the forum.. so he was banned I guess
Yeah, white laces completely changed my mind on these shoes. Totally makes it all work. A surprise entry to gsoathood.
Thanks for reuniting him with his brothers
I had the white/red ones. Would do terrible things for a new pair
Thanks for the inspiration ductrung3993!
Did some lace switching of my own today.
Both of those Vapor 9s look great with the new laces. Good job.
just received my fila r4 shoes today:
just received my fila r4 shoes today:
just fyi for those interested fila is coming out with brand new shoes next year-all new design and everything
The whites looks so good with obsidian laces !!! well done !
Arrogant post
design inspired by this I guess
Haha don't be hating my friend :twisted: It is clearly showing off. But I know many people like the view
stock take on Sep 2012
Just for curiosity, I cut and sewed the tongue of my 2.3s to look like Rafa's. What do you guys think?
Sorry here are the pics:
^^^^ It looks like your shoe has a beer belly.
Those size 5's?
what I was thinking! The huge tongue doesn't look proportional with the small shoe..
i think i put too much cotton inside. :shock:
Nope. These are US8.5. Actually when you cut the tongue, you can really pull it to make it big.
Man, I wish I could wear shoes that size- they must feel so light and maneuverable. I'm only 5'11" but my feet are a size 12 in B7s, still got very good wheels but would likely even better without about 18oz on each foot. Well, there are certainly worse problems to have. Good choice of shoe btw, still have some new 2.3s leftover.
Really, do you know what time of year they will be out? I really hope they look like tipsy's shoes that he wore this year.
Damn i really wish Nike would come out with the Zoom Breathe Free again...
Then i could stop buying barricades.
Nike will make new Air max breath in 2013.
It might be most interesting tennis shoes from nike next year.
it might be middle of Vapor and courtballistec for weight and durability.
the price is cheaper than two and comes with the warranty too.
current 2k12 or 2011 is good comfortable shoes but has worst durability.
Well, lets see what they came out with.
My favorite shoe all time was the Zoom though.
Im not sure how other people feel about it, but I assume there would be a market for it still.
Adidas does it with the Barricade 2
actually good question i havent paid attention to what tipsy was wearing.
oh man. excellent collection. those shoes are probably the best looking nikes ever
far from it.
No worries, West Coast Ace actually did that too before me
And thank you as well for the inspiration on the Cincy V9, I will do the same thing to it too after the TW sale takes on effect
The Cincy's look spot on with the navy laces!
Big fan of VOLTS. I'm hooked on these Vapors:
There is only one shoe for volt fans, it begings with a G, looks a bit like CB and ends with 2.3
Vapors just don't compare...
okay so I am looking to try something out - anyone ever try playing tennis in basketball shoes I wanna get a pair of KobeVII to play just matches in I would practice in much more durable shoes but I think playin in basketball shoes would be awesome, you can even get the XDR sole if you do them on NIKE iD - do you think they would last throughout the spring?
Not as cool as some of the collections here but i like them.
Every once in a while I try something besides Barricades and they just seem to fall apart. Like i said before, the only shoe i would trade the barricades for would be if NIke came out with the Zooms again.
Nice collection but the Barricade Teams look a bit out of place.
Yeah, like i said, i like to give other shoes a try, figured for the price might as well try the team version.
Nope, doest hold up as well as the regular ones.
i have finally found the right sock for my obsidian V9s! I have been in search for the perfect sock since black socks seem to be a not too good combination while white socks (well, we have seen federer with them, you be the judge) just doesnt do it since shorts and top are dark colored. I found these and I would just fold the socks at the top to cover up the design and would get the perfect length. Best of all, it really looks nicer vs the 2 other options.
the problem with these is that they are really bright blue. in the pics, they look almost black. but in the daylight, they're blue as the sky. not too happy.
where did u get the laces?
First time trying a 4.3. These will go back to TW unfortunately - bad fit (awkward arch) and like others have said the tongue is disturbingly minimalist
Converse JP Evo, these are more comfy but still has a weird fit, not sure if I should size down half a size or not...
Epic pair of Nadal Breathe Cage samples on the Bay right now.
Found all the same problems. Arch was bad, tongue was tiny... And my laces... broke... after a tight pull.
Since I got the Cincy V9 now, it's time for a lace job! Thank you Dark Meat
Obsidian laces looks better IMO.
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No movement on Segura extension, but Crew open
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- The Brewers are open to the idea of an extension for second-year shortstop Jean Segura but have yet to re-engage with his agent, general manager Doug Melvin said Tuesday.
Assistant GM Gord Ash has been the Brewers' point man so far with agent Joe Klein, who revealed last year that the team had offered an extension. Those talks did not progress. Melvin met again with Klein in Milwaukee in September and agreed to revisit the matter in 2014.
"We haven't had any conversations [about an extension since then]," Melvin said.
For a commitment to make sense for the Brewers, it would probably have to cover at least one of Segura's free-agent years. That would mean a minimum of a six-year deal.
The Brewers have signed players like Ryan Braun, Yovani Gallardo and Jonathan Lucroy to similar long-term contracts in recent years.
"We're always open to them," Melvin said. "We've locked up some [players], some we didn't. We didn't get Prince [Fielder]. We offered him a deal earlier on to buy into free agency, but it just depends what players want. Not a lot of them want long-term deals that will take away free agency, and we like to get deals that have at least a year of free agency if we can."
Segura, acquired from the Angels in July 2012 in the Zack Greinke trade, made the National League All-Star team in his first full Major League season. He finished the year hitting .294 with 42 extra-base hits and 44 stolen bases. He could serve as the Brewers' leadoff hitter this season.
Melvin touts emergence of Crew's arm strength
PHOENIX -- Watching the likes of Johnny Hellweg, Jimmy Nelson, Will Smith and Kevin Shackelford throw bullpen sessions during the Brewers' first official Spring Training workout this week, general manager Doug Melvin was struck by the number of big men in Milwaukee's camp.
The team has prioritized big-framed power pitchers in recent years as it seeks to improve its pipeline of arms. In a Tuesday sit-down with Brewers beat reporters, Melvin referenced a baseball preview magazine that included a chart from FanGraphs.com, listing the number of starters on each team who were 25 or younger last year and averaged at least 93-mph fastballs.
The Brewers had three (Wily Peralta, Hellweg and Nelson), tied with the Marlins and Rays for most on the list. It's notable that Hellweg and Nelson combined for only eight starts, but the Brewers also had Tyler Thornburg just barely miss the cut at 92 mph.
What mostly struck Melvin was this: Fourteen teams had zero starters on that list.
Melvin also said he had data showing the Brewers pitchers ranked fourth in the Majors last season in fastballs above 95 mph.
"That surprised some of our coaches, because you have the perception that all these other teams have hard throwers," said Melvin.
He added: "We've got some bigger, physical guys that we maybe didn't have in the past. Some of the 'arm-strength' guys that we've had in our Minor Leagues are here and are going to get the opportunity. … But they have to learn to pitch, too, and that's part of it. We've talked about the fact that we have to be patient with guys. You have to be patient with pitchers more than anybody."
Trimmed-down Maldonado reports to Brewers camp
PHOENIX -- Brewers backup catcher Martin Maldonado needed a smaller jersey when he reported for the start of an important Spring Training.
At the behest of club officials, Maldonado dropped 26 pounds over a busy winter by eating better and playing a lot of baseball. His Indios de Mayaguez team won the Puerto Rican Winter League, then advanced all the way to the Caribbean Series final before falling to champion Mexico.
After only four days off, a noticeably trim Maldonado reported for duty at Maryvale Baseball Park.
"Not that I was overweight last year, but I wanted to come into camp ready," Maldonado said. "I feel like I'm in the best shape of my life since I signed."
Maldonado is one of the Brewers backups expected to get extensive playing time in the Cactus League in an effort to compensate for sporadic at-bats in the regular season. Last year, Maldonado essentially sat out much of Spring Training because he backed up star Puerto Rico catcher Yadier Molina in the World Baseball Classic.
The time off set Maldonado back. Catching right-hander Wily Peralta every fifth day, Maldonado batted .169 in 67 games.
"I think it's important for the extra guys … they need more at-bats than the starters do," manager Ron Roenicke said. "They've got to feel really good about their offense, because when they get into [the season], it's one at-bat here or there. For Maldy, whether we catch him once a week or every five days like we did last year, it's hard to stay consistent."
Roenicke noticed Maldonado's offseason conditioning, saying, "He looks great."
Maldonado had help from his wife, Janelise, who he says is an excellent cook.
Last call
• Melvin has spent very little time discussing with his staff the upcoming rules changes governing instant replay and home-plate collisions, because neither initiative has been finalized. He and other GMs will meet with Major League Baseball officials in the coming weeks for further clarification.
Until then, the Brewers are proceeding with business as usual.
"We said there's no sense talking about it every day," Melvin said. "When we have a final meeting with Major League Baseball, then we'll get together with our group."
• Melvin, Ash, Roenicke and Brewers coaches have been meeting one-one-one with every player for a few minutes. Melvin wants to give every player an opportunity to ask, in private, whatever is on his mind.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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HOUSTON - A woman has admitted to beating up her younger sister, but she doesn't think she did anything wrong, police said.
Deby Janis Mejia, 23, has been charged with injury to a child.
Houston police said Mejia's 10-year-old sister went to a neighbor's apartment to buy a snack on Oct. 11.
Mejia came home, found the girl eating the snack, got angry and hit the girl with an extension cord, investigators said.
Detectives said Mejia then grabbed her sister's hair and banged her head on the floor. The girl passed out, officials said. Police said Mejia also kicked her sister.
Mejia confessed to all of the allegations, police said.
Mejia has been caring for her sister since their mother was deported to Honduras in 2006. Police said Mejia told them she resents her sister for being born and she does not love her. Investigators said Mejia told them that she does not feel any remorse and does not think she did anything wrong.
Mejia's criminal history includes a conviction on a theft charge in 2007.
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text: Since 2012, I think Djokovic has worked on his volleys, and now they are noticeably better. Probably on par with Nadal, and definitely better than Murray. I heard a commentator say the same thing in their match in Shanghai. This has to be bad news for Murray, because volleys used to be the only thing that he did better than Djokovic, and now Djokovic does it better!! Do you agree?


text: I bought a Singer 600E at Goodwill for $20. I was very happy about my find until I took it home and found that is more complicated that I wanted it to be, even though i downloaded the manual, I had a hard time threading the machine and filling the bobbin. The machine looked in good condition and I will take it to a repair shop to look into, but I was reading on the net about this model and it said that it was the best of the worst series of Touch and sew by Singer. Has anyone ever had this model, what is your experience?


text: So what was Phil apologizing for at the beginning of the episode tonight? The teams visited war-related sights in Vietnam last week, but I don't recall any disparagement of American soldiers. Did I miss something? The war itself is a historical fact, and it shouldn't be a surprise that the Vietnamese see it a little differently from the U.S.


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Police arrested Robert Jones, 30, of Searcy for DWI, domestic battery and negligent homicide after the Wednesday night incident.
Reports indicated Jones was driving the car with the victim as the passenger and they argued.
The 30-year-old woman was ejected from the vehicle and run over.
Chief Deputy Phillip Miller said the woman was about 20 weeks into her pregnancy. He said it's unclear whether she was pushed, jumped or fell from the car.
Jones has a July 2 court date. It's unclear whether he has a lawyer.
The woman was hospitalized in stable condition.


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Discussion in 'Sports and Fitness' started by B.J., Aug 28, 2013.
I missed that game. Can you elaborate?
Sabans tMcElwains playing sacrificial Lamb for his old boss and a million dollar payday for CSU
So there's some hope for Colorado State next week, then.
Yeah, there is that...
Everybody in Oklahoma is mad at him for changing things.
Ummm, nope
Yeah, that was a wild game between Alabama and A&M. I do verily wish the defense was a bit better, but even so I think we might've won that game if not for that interception in the end zone. Oh well, still plenty of season to make up for that loss, even if winning this one would've definitely put us in the top 3.
I assume that's related to what was being discussed in this article from August 20th? Hmm. College students and alumni can be a bit testy when you start messing with whatever they call tradition. Admittedly, I've never seen OU's pregame, but from the article, I'm guessing that they view it along the same lines as Ohio State views their band's cursive "Ohio".
It's been 16 years since I marched at Georgia Tech, and some of the things we viewed as "traditional" don't make sense to me anymore. They were traditional.... why? "We've always done it!" Okay, you generally don't mess with the colors or the mascot, but some things do need freshening up sometimes.
However, you *always* keep the alumni happy! If they like it and want to keep it, you keep it! And it sounds like the OU director ran straight into that mess.
At GT, one of the oddball traditions is the band plays Budweiser/"You've Said It All" at the end of the third quarter. The director decided at one point (before I got there) that the band wouldn't play it anymore, since it's alcohol-related, A-B didn't sponsor us, etc.... Apparently, he underestimated how much the students and alumni loved that song! That happened *once*. And the GT Band has been playing it ever since!
Justin's problem is that he tried to replicate everything that people in the B1G like about Wisconsin. Overnight. With no regard for OU's traditions and no understanding of how the current Wisconsin Band developed over the past 45 years. At least, near as I can tell.
I could have written THIS, verbatim, in regards to last year's game. The loss ended with a heartbreaking interception in the end zone on what would have been the go-ahead touchdown, the defense was shredded, and Alabama dropped to #4 in the rankings.
On a side note, a small seismic disturbance was indicated at this location:
So much for two inches and a cloud of dust.
They'll put up a damned good fight! Even if they do get massacred.
SO can someone explain precisely what the officials were supposed to have done in this game between Ariz. St and Wisconsin? I understand how the Wisc QB did not really down the ball, since his knee did not touch the ground. Ergo, the ASU players interpreting that as a "fumble". Was it technically a fumble and therefore ASU's ball, or should the ball have been regarded down and possession remained with Wisconsin?
Some of the blame is on the officials, some on the Wisconsin QB. What should have happened was after the ball is snapped, he runs to the center of the field and takes a knee (downing the ball). His offensive line should then immediately reset for a spike as soon as the official spots the ball, allowing a substitution for the field goal unit, and then kicking the field goal to win the game. You must be set for one full second before snapping the ball.
What actually happened is the QB merely put the ball down on the ground (technically a fumble), then declared himself "down" to the backjudge. Meanwhile, the defense interprets that as a fumble and pounces on the ball, and the offense stands around looking like idiots when they should be lining up for the spike. The officials all stood around looking at each other like they didn't know what to do, when they finally spotted the ball with four seconds left to go in the game.
Had the offensive line been ready for the spike play at 4 seconds, none of that would have mattered. But in the end, everyone made mistakes.
The PAC 12 Commissioner disagrees with your assessment: http://www.channel3000.com/sports/b...r-game/-/4052/21961876/-/54vqatz/-/index.html
After doing a little more research, it appears he did indeed get his knee down. Can't really see that from the broadcast angle.
I still say, as does my original post, the blame should be shared with the officials and the offense, though. If the offense was truly well-versed and practiced in the end-of-game scenario of downing the ball in the center, spiking the ball, and marching the field goal unit on to the field (a scenario I know teams typically practice to be completed within 10 seconds), they should have been at the line and ready to snap. They are standing around. No sense of urgency.
The officials should have acted quicker, as well, knowing this was the end-game scenario that Wisconsin was trying to accomplish. All-around, it's a colossal fuck-up.
What complicated matters was the ASU defense trying to fall on the "fumble." Now, I don't begrudge them trying to gain an advantage, but the officiating should have put a stop to that.
Okay that all makes sense. And that angle does seem to prove his knee was down. It's too bad the officials couldn't have stopped things and put time back on the clock, but how do you do that in all that confusion?
No surprise, Alabama beat Colorado State...but it wasn't a complete slaughter. 31-6. I was expecting a much higher Alabama score. Well fought, Rams. You played a big school without being TOTALLy humiliated...
^ Considering 4 teams scored 70+ points, with 2 of them holding their opponents to 7 points and the other 2 dealing shutouts, 31-6 is a pretty tight game.
Good god, UT/Florida had to be the sloppiest first half of any game I've ever seen. From both teams. Sorry to hear about Jeff Driskel, though I'd be lying if I said I didn't think my Vols might have stood a better chance against him than the new guy. But what I can't wrap my head around is the complete ineptitude of QB Nathan Peterman. I can forgive one unforced error, but not four.... certainly not that last one. And FIVE passing yards? Poor kid. The only QB who could make a bigger fool of himself is Mark Sanchez.
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MIAMI -- Christian Yelich is finishing his rookie season in a flurry.
The 21-year-old, who debuted in the big leagues in late July, is enjoying his finest month.Full Game Coverage
MIAMI -- Christian Yelich is finishing his rookie season in a flurry.
The 21-year-old, who debuted in the big leagues in late July, is enjoying his finest month.Full Game Coverage
The left-handed-hitting left fielder is batting .318 with two homers and seven RBIs in 24 games in September after going 0-for-3 with a walk in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Phillies, when he hit third. He's also showing plate discipline, posting a .408 on-base and .443 slugging percentage in the month.
For the season, the rookie is batting .282, and he's getting steady playing time against lefties and righties alike.
"We've talked about the frontline players, the guys who play every day," manager Mike Redmond said. "They play whether it's right-handers or left-handers out there. It doesn't matter. I think his at-bats have been great. He's faced a lot of tough lefties."
Yelich's overall splits aren't great against lefties. For the season, he's is batting at a .167 clip against southpaws -- after taking on Philly left-hander Cole Hamels and reliever Cesar Jimenez on Wednesday -- compared to .354 against righties.
"I think it's so important for him to keep going out there and getting these at-bats, especially against left-handed pitchers," Redmond said. "That experience is big. You're not going to hit lefties if you don't play against them."
Yelich opened the season in the Minor Leagues and was Miami's second-ranked prospect, according to MLB.com, behind Jose Fernandez, before rocketing his way to the Majors.
The Marlins have gone through their growing pains. Yelich, too, is learning. He batted .216 in nine games in July and .275 in 27 games in August.
"You can kind of learn from it," Yelich said. "It's still not a lost year. There are some guys in here who have gotten some experience, and kind of learned what it's like to play in the big leagues. You can take that into the offseason and kind of build on it."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter Miami Marlins, Christian Yelich


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Anka Martin took the women's win at the 2013 Trans Provence aboard her custom Juliana Furtado. Stock Furtados run 125mm rear travel, but Anka's features 150mm rear travel. She kept the bike running strong and in one piece for 6 days of brutal racing through the south of France.Bike FeaturesCustom 150mm Juliana Furtado (by Santa Cruz)
SDG Women's Alure Saddle (Designed by Anka)
RockShox Reverb Stealth Seatpost
50mm Truvativ Holzfeller stem
Truvativ Jerome Clementz bar cut to 740mm
SRAM lock on grips
Avid X0 Trail brakes, 200mm front rotor, 180mm rear rotor, Organic Pads
SRAM XX1 shifting and drivetrain. 170mm cranks, 30-tooth chainring for Transprovence (Usually runs a 32-34 for other events)
RockShox Pike 160mm Fork
RockShox Monarch Plus rear shock
SRAM Roam 50 Wheels, 27.5
Schwalbe Magic Mary Front tire and Hans Dampf rear tire. Both feature Super Gravity casing and Trailstar compound. Tubeless. (Ran these tires the whole race with no changes or problems)
Crankbrothers Mallet pedals
Chris King Headset
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|Snowqualmie Point...
Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2015
|To the true summit and back with Maddie. Went for Rattlesnake because it was snowing on all the other 1-90 peaks, but we still got snowed on. The last views were at the false summit, and it was snow and haze from there. It was a muddy trip down, but the soundtrack of owls was rewarding. Flat tire and Zeeks Pizza on the way home.
|Posted Apr 27, 2015 5:37 pm
|The snake
Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2014
|Was there on this day.
|Posted Oct 9, 2014 10:47 pm
|Recovery Hike
Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2014
|Hiked up with Heather Anderson one week after crashing my motorcycle. My knee seems to be healing, but it's not perfect yet. I'll try another peak tomorrow.
|Posted Jun 5, 2014 12:02 am
|Fun in the Snow
Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2014
|I hiked this in the snow. I brought my snowshoes, but the snow was frozen along the train and they were not needed unless I stepped off, then I post holed up to my knees. It was snowing and very windy. Good work out or trainer for higher mountains.
|Posted Mar 6, 2014 11:30 am
Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2012
|Good family hike with a nice view
|Posted Oct 1, 2012 8:38 pm
|Rattlesnake Mountain
Date Climbed: May 7, 2001
|Another "one'n'dun".
|Posted Sep 26, 2012 3:32 pm
|Spring Hike
Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2007
|Nice day. Snow above the Ledges. WA P2k 13/144
|Posted Jan 8, 2011 4:13 pm
|Good Day Hike
Date Climbed: May 21, 2009
|The hike is beautiful with good views and some good exposure over Rattlesnake Ledge. The lake area is fun too.
|Posted Sep 14, 2010 3:10 am
|Through hike!
Date Climbed: Jan 10, 2010
|Through hike from west to east.
|Posted Apr 21, 2010 8:08 pm
Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2002
|Longer than expected to get to the highpoint.
|Posted Oct 8, 2009 5:08 am
|Cascade Scrambler
|Can't see much
Date Climbed: Feb 20, 2009
|I was the only one on top today. The forest is really making a comeback. Hit snow right around the first abandoned road, but no gear was needed. I was a bit surprised the first time the radio inside the locked shed started crackling to life.
|Posted Feb 20, 2009 8:33 pm
|tuesday run
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2008
|Nice run.
|Posted Jul 21, 2008 1:02 am
|This Rattlesnake Had A Bite!!!
Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2008
|A "frostbite", that is... After approximately halfway between Rattlesnake Ledge and the East Peak summit, snow covered the ground from that point forward. I was not amazed at finding snow there, just at the depth of it. At least it was still walkable in my hiking shoes, without sinking. Other people were also making the snowy trek up the mountain, as well.
|Posted Jun 8, 2008 7:07 pm
|Via Rattlesnake Lake
Date Climbed: May 4, 2006
|I did this in the spring a couple of years back. A nice hike that is convenient to Seattle with the ledges being the primary attraction.
|Posted Jun 2, 2008 11:33 am
|Via the ledge trail
Date Climbed: May 26, 2007
|Did this one during a visit to my son's family in Issaquah. Trail all the way but the views were pretty hazy.
|Posted Nov 24, 2007 7:37 am
|Turkey Day
Date Climbed: Nov 22, 2007
|Beautiful day on the summit as well as the ledges!!! Trip report coming soon.
|Posted Nov 24, 2007 3:05 am


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Earth Friendly: City will pick up unwanted, large items
By Kate Garcia
March 21, 2013 at midnight
Updated March 20, 2013 at 10:21 p.m.
Spring is almost upon us, and that means one thing: out with the old and in with the new. What do you do with all those big, bulky items you need whisked away? Simple, call the solid waste department with the city of Victoria, schedule a pick up and - voila - it's gone.
There are a few things Victoria residents should know before placing large or bulky items curbside. To keep the city as nice and clean as your home after a good spring cleaning, a new ordinance has been enacted that will reduce the amount of time bulky items spend at curbside.
The city ordinance now states that brush and bulky items should not be placed by the curb for longer than 48 hours before the scheduled collection time. The easiest way to comply with the code is to call for a pickup appointment for your bulky items before you plan on disposing of them. This will help callers avoid possible fines for putting large items at the curb too early. The number to call is 361-485-3220.
Large-item pickup occurs through appointment only and each residence is allocated two pickups per calendar year (Jan. 1-Dec. 31). Piles of bulky items larger than 6 cubic yards (4 foot by 4 foot by 10 foot), about the dimensions of a large picnic table, will incur a charge of $1.50 per minute to remove to extra items. Most bulky item pickups take less than five minutes, which is much less expensive than hiring a company to dispose of the items. Residents needing more than two bulky item pickups a year will be assessed a service fee of $20 plus $1.50 per minute.
Please remember that it is against the city code to leave bulky items by the curb outside of your designated pickup schedule or without first making a collection appointment. The city's code enforcement office will tag bulky items left at the curb for multiple days, and fines can be charged to violators. Residents will receive a letter giving them seven days to remove or discard the items.
If you receive such a letter, call the city immediately (361-485-3220) to schedule a pickup. If the items are not removed within the seven days, the city's solid waste department will pick up the items, and residents will incur a service fee of $20 plus $1.50 per minute. Code enforcement administrative fee of $137 will also apply on their next water bill. For a look at the complete ordinance, visit library.municode.com.
But remember, there are certain items that require special care before being discarded, such as refrigerators and deep freezers. Electronics are not accepted through bulky item collection. Electronics and other e-waste must be disposed of using the household hazardous waste collection (1-800-449-7587).
Your best bet is to call the staff at the solid waste department to ensure the items you place at curbside will be accepted, do not require special care and will be put on the schedule before placed at curbside to avoid unnecessary fines. They'll get you set up right.
Kate Garcia is the interim programs coordinator for the city of Victoria, environmental services.


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FAA has granted organization designation authorization (ODA) to American Eurocopter, Grand Prairie, Texas. The approval enables the helicopter manufacturer to act on behalf of the U.S. regulatory agency when issuing and certifying supplemental type certificates (STCs). The designation "will allow us to be more responsive to market demands and significantly improve our reactiveness to [customer] requirements," says Allen Andress, vice president of operations.
"In giving us this responsibility, the FAA has determined that we possess the integrity and skills to do STC work on behalf of the government," explains George Sparling, director of certification for American Eurocopter. "After we receive FAA approval, we issue the STC," he adds. Through July, American Eurocopter has received more than 450 STCs from FAA.


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Face it, Tara Dakides has been one of the most idolized female snowboarders in the sport. Her journey through life and snowboarding has been marked by intense highs and lows, dark stories that few know about. In her new documentary Against The Grain Tara recounts the grainy times and digs up the route she took to pave the way for fellow snowboarders. Tara was the only female to land a full part in a Mack Dawg Productions film and her timeline of video footage delivers a renaissance of how well she really could, and still does ride a snowboard. Swimming through drugs, emotional oscillations and a battery of injuries, the film brings forth wise words with a tale to be viewed. Here's Tara's take behind the film.
Do you think stirring up your past in the documentary somewhat centered you and gave you a better understanding of yourself?
I learned a lot and revisited the things I have done, but it also made me realize how much I have grown and how many things are in the past. I realized how thankful I am to have had those experiences and become a stronger woman, and I know I can always land on my feet in any situation just by relying on myself--it's comforting. It brought me closer to my family and kind of resolved, not resolved, but opened up some beautiful and meaningful conversations with my aunts and mom and brought me closer to them. But it definitely stirred up a lot of stuff. It's when you put yourself out there it's scary and I don't like to be vulnerable [laughs].
Looking back at your journey from a teen to where you are now, would you have changed anything?
Yeah, I would have slowed down a little bit more and appreciated each step and instance instead of getting stressed in the chaos of everything when things were happening so quickly. I invested my money well, but I probably would have saved it a bit more. I would tell people who are making more to save it. Have a strategy when the sun starts to go down. If you're fortunate enough to actually make a really good living snowboarding, it's not going to last forever. Enjoy it, but don't be stupid, create an avenue for yourself afterwards or store it away. Other than that I wouldn't change anything. I partied, travelled the world, and met amazing people and friends I still have in my life now.
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Where do you think you would be had you not bought that ticket and hopped on the bus to Mammoth with just a few belongings?
I would have continued skating and going to punk rock shows. And I would have figured something out. Before things started taking off in snowboarding, I was body piercing so I wanted to be a hairdresser/body piercer and open up a salon in Venice that did tattoos, piercings, hair, and an acoustical lounge/café. That was when I was like seventeen so there weren't many places like that at the time and Venice was probably the funkiest spot. I went down a little drug road too for a while, but I know I would have pulled out of it.
How has the film changed your relationship with your family? Did that come before or after the film?
I mended stuff with my family years before this film came out. I don't blame my mom or my family for the decisions they made. I probably would have done the same thing in their position and I try not to hold onto stuff that eats you up inside. My mom is a great woman and a strong woman who has taught me a lot. Before I went to do the film I had to go to my family and ask them if it was something they wanted to be a part of, and if I should even do it. Not only because it would be exposing for me, but for my family as well. And she was all for it and very supportive and so was my dad, but he couldn't be a part of it for health reasons. I learned a lot about them in the process so I could say I know more about them, their lives, their stories and the upbringings that got them to where they are. Good question.
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That quote you mention at the beginning of the film, "Everything I have been through in my life and snowboarding has made me realize it is about the journey and not the destination," how does that fit into where your journey is going now?
I said that because it took me a long time to figure out that each moment is perfect in itself if you let it be or take it for what it is. I think in the past I was always chasing something that hadn't happened yet or stressed about what was going to happen or not happen, and it really just takes you out of the moment rather than appreciating where you are in the present. I was always living ahead or in the past. I was pretty bad at doing that. But nowadays I'm pretty relaxed and when I'm somewhere I don't want to be, I try to be present there because there is something to enjoy and figure out. Where I'm going in the future is going day by day for me. I try not to get too ahead of myself. I've got little plans ahead that I would like to work towards, but you always have to come back to where you are in the current moment. Does that come through in the film, the moment stuff?
Well, the whole thing highlights a journey so I think that's huge, but yeah, it seemed like you were just focused on all these little barriers and getting hung up on things like any teenager does. Was that something you really wanted to present?
There are so many things like that looking at it now like, 'man I wish I would have said that or this,' but it's never going to be perfect and I would say Josh did a beautiful job on the film, but I'm not completely satisfied. I just wonder what people get from it, what they liked and didn't like.
What was one thing you wanted to accomplish with the film?
I was really thinking about kids a lot, but I think anyone can pull something from it because we all have a story of some sort and I was just hoping to inspire kids who maybe don't have some sort of guidance or mentor and they have to figure out all this stuff on their own. I'm hoping to inspire kids to find the tools to guide themselves when there's no one to guide them. And hopefully parents get something out of it and get involved in their child's life because they're young and easily influenced and it doesn't take much to send them off a cliff. There are a lot of people who will probably say I shouldn't be sitting here right now too.
What's one thing you would change or edit?
I hate that piano music. I would totally take that out. I cringe when I listen to it. You know it's hard to get a full life story in fifty minutes so in way I feel like it only skimmed the surface. I protected some things and people, but what would I change about it ... I don't know. I would have changed my interviews a bit, I don't know. I would have added some more things that I do or I'm into.
Like what?
All the other interests I have like surfing, skating, racing cars, fashion, design, you know some other fun stuff I used to do instead of covering so much of the past and snowboarding.
Racing cars, what else?
I just came from testing monster trucks in North Carolina. And I've raced karts, and the baja 1000. Just riding dirt bikes and stuff like that.
What's one piece of advice you'd give to misled youth or someone who feels lost like you were during your adolescence?
Be particular in choosing the people you bring into your life and try to find someone to be a mentor that you can listen to. I read books and that helped. You have so many tools around you and you just have to go out and use them. Run into people and learn from them or just be open to healthy experiences. You have to be really careful about the decisions you make. And then have fun and figure out what you want to do in this life and get after it. Don't let time pass in an idle position. I see a lot of kids who don't have a passion and drive for something that's positive and healthy. Things like creating a business, a sport, writing, music, math--there are so many things. Stick to it and work on developing whatever it may be, and especially at an early age. I mean I started at supporting myself through snowboarding at nineteen and it's pretty cool to be able to find your independence at that age. And thank God I had a passion and I drive to step to. I think that's really important. Find a passion, keep your eye on it and don't get deterred by bad influences or relationships.
You've already accomplished a lot for women's snowboarding, is there something specific that you still want to do?
It's nothing in particular that I want to and put my finger on. I just want to have fun with it and spend more days in the backcountry and take it day by day. I think when you're just doing your own thing, cruising along, whoever's paying attention might take something from it. I don't need to be breaking any records. I think just the longevity of my career being 33 and still out there riding is enough. I know people older than me that are still out there ripping and that totally inspires me. So hopefully I can break that stereotype of when you're supposed to stop I guess. I always get pissed when people ask if I'm still snowboarding you know, and I'm like 'I haven't stopped since I was thirteen, and I'm probably going to be snowboarding for the rest of my life' [Laughter].
Who are you riding for these days?
Billlabong, Vans, Von Zipper, Pro-Tec, Fusion Energy. That's it right now, no board sponsors. I would really like to thank my sponsors for supporting me and this project and I would like to thank my friends and family for putting themselves out there.
So you just spilled you life story, what's next on the horizon?
I'm somewhat at the stage of re-inventing myself. I'm not going to keep competing into my forties and I want to get a head start and a chapter after snowboarding. It's a really interesting place to be, it's almost like being a kid again like what am I going to do?
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