text: I attended a class on system administration of the IBM SP computer. I maintain computers for research and I found the people who maintain computers for accounting departments are from another universe. With regard to cluster reliability, the statement of high reliability for a Microsoft cluster uses the language from that other universe. For me, personally, I am interested in how to deal with many computers for a relatively low cost and with few people available for trouble shooting, so the type of discussions in the Beowulf mailing list are very useful. On the other hand, I don't think the high reliability claims are misleading, they are simply speaking an entirely different language, that of an accounting department of a very large company for which any down time is very costly. Of course, such a point of view, when coming from a university certainly is a source of confusion. Alan _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


text: We know that most, if not all, officers attended Starfleet Academy. But what of the lower ranks? Memory Alpha states the Academy does have an enlisted program, so that's one route. Are there others? There doesn't seem to be a mandatory conscription or draft system in effect. Could commercial or private schools be offering some sort of vocational degree meeting those requirements? Do you just walk in off the street at the corner Starfleet Recruiting Office? I have no military experience at all, so I'm trying to figure how they convince civilians to enlist. Let's assume they don't always send out a ship captain to rescue you from a bar fight.

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Moody's Downgrade Highlights Risks for Canadian Lenders
TORONTO—Moody's Investors Service Inc. downgraded six of Canada's largest banks, citing concern about high consumer-debt levels and elevated house prices.
The move underscored the headwinds buffeting what was once one of the more resilient developed economies amid the global economic crisis.
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What a year so far!
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
Busy times folks, last week we announced the launch of the Ubuntu One Mac OS X beta and today the latest Ubuntu release 12.10 went live. This latest Ubuntu release is packed with exciting features, included are some great updates for Ubuntu One and other online services, you can get the full 12.10 low-down on Ubuntu.com
One of the key focus areas has been to put a strong stake in the ground towards our vision to turn the Dash into being the fastest and most stylish way to instantly find things anywhere – whether on your machine or online. We've also added new lenses in the Dash including updated Music and Video lenses, making it easier to find your content, whether it's stored on your hard drive or online.
Another addition is Web Apps, which let you pin commonly-used web applications like GMail, Amazon and Facebook to the Launcher. This lets you access your online applications just like your desktop apps and switch between them more easily when you have several open at the same time. They get their own desktop icon which can be seen in the application switcher and to launch one, there is no need to separately launch a browser and click on a bookmark or enter a URL and passwords.
The Ubuntu One Music Store is a great example of a Web app and is installed by default in 12.10.
Gaming on Ubuntu has been another focus for us and we've had a busy couple of months working with new partners such as Humble Bundle, Valve and Unity Technologies who are all investing in the Ubuntu Platform. Ubuntu is a powerful force in the game industry and with the Unity 4.0 release we can't wait to play the games from their millions of game developers who can now easily publish right to Ubuntu. Watch this space and participate with Valve and Unity at UDS online, as together we continue to make Ubuntu gaming great!
Data Sync Services
For a while now we've talked about the need to overhaul our sync infrastructure, enabling us to build better products and deliver higher service levels to our users – well, that vision has been realised in this release with U1DB.
U1DB is a database API for synchronised databases of JSON documents. It's simple to use in applications, and allows apps to store documents and synchronise them between machines and devices. U1DB itself is not a database: instead, it's an API and data model which can be backed by any database for storage. This means that you can use U1DB on different platforms, from different languages, and backed on to different databases, and sync between all of them.
Data sync is an essential part of what we want to offer with Ubuntu One. We already offer file sync, and that's also part of our developer story (the APIs for file sync and music streaming are documented at https://one.ubuntu.com/developer/);
U1DB is designed to offer data sync. Some information in your personal cloud is best done as files: your music, your photos, letters written in Word, things you want to back up. However, applications work with data: contacts, metadata about your files, todo lists, preferences and settings, and most stuff an application works with. We're building U1DB to allow app developers to work with the same data on every platform and in every language; to save data and sync it between devices without having to manage that themselves.
The above coupled with all the other stuff we've had going on has made it quite a year so far, with lots of crunching and hard work, phew! A few highlights being the recent Mac OS X beta, the U1 referrals program which lets users earn up to 20GB free storage by inviting family and friends. Our Web and mobile Music Store, Ubuntu One Filelink in Thunderbird mail,Ubuntu One Files Java library and our Send to U1 preview.
Plus, continuing to fix bugs, regular updates for our Windows, Android and iOS apps, general speed and performance improvements and our commitment to speedy customer service, means no wonder we're now on our way to serving nearly 3 million of you all over the world!


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AFL doctor takes jab at treatment
The medical officer advising the AFL Players Association says there is little need for players to be injected with supplements, and is hopeful ''regulatory sanity'' is restored over what products are administered to players.
As Essendon maintained everything their players were injected with last year complied with anti-doping rules, Dr Andrew Daff queried why players should need to be injected with products such as vitamins and other supplements in the first place.
''One would think if we've got players who are being regulated really well with regards to their [training] loads and their nutrition; that it would be very rare to have someone with a deficiency that would need supplementing,'' Daff told 3AW.
''Sometimes these things are done a little bit [by] blanket [coverage], maybe a bit unnecessary. We've all the heard the term 'the most expensive urine', meaning the same components being supplemented are being excreted as urine into the toilet.''
Daff, also a long-serving medical officer at Melbourne, said during his time with the Demons it was ''very rare'' to have to inject players with vitamins. But he said there was no need to ban injections completely, as players occasionally needed to be treated intravenously with antibiotics or in serious cases of dehydration.
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text: How long can these QB's last? Kaepernick is the only one you watch while that you don't cringe thinking he is going to get squashed like a bug by giant defenders for some reason, with all the others you just know it's a matter of time. But how long before they start crushing him? He looks very small and spindly.


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show host Rush Limbaugh on his conservative talk show released a
barrage of harsh criticism towards General Motors and its electric
vehicle superstar, the 2011 Chevy Volt.Wasting no time after
GM's press release of the completed
Volt, its price, and pre-order info, Limbaugh aired a Wednesday
broadcast saying the Volt was unviable and blamed President
Obama for what he sees as the sad state of General Motors.Despite
recently turning
a profit, Limbaugh claims GM is doomed. He states, "Obama
and the government are admitting nobody wants this."Limbaugh
says the price is too high and calls GM "Obama Motors", a
slightly less used slur than the popular "Government Motors"
line. He says its just an excuse for Obama to pour
$86B USD more into the auto industry.While some may
agree with his assessment of price, his commentary on the vehicle's
operation indicated a lack of knowledge and/or confusion about its
gas generator. Limbaugh comments, "That 40-mile range has
to include you getting home, and staying home three to four hours to
charge the thing. It's (a) 20-mile range."Limbaugh
said he didn't believe that the gas generator could really increase
the range to 300 miles, while failing to cite any concrete evidence
to back up his claims. GM has assured the public that the
gasoline range (300 miles on a tank) is a safe estimate under
virtually all conditions giving average driving habits (careful
drivers may get better mileage, heavy footed ones may get slightly
worse). The battery range admittedly is variable depending on
weather conditions and may be significantly better or worse under
hot or cold weather. The talk show host last
year attacked
GM making comments that some listeners interpreted as a call
to boycott the company (he later denied
calling on a boycott). He also has been a vocal
critic of hybrids, though he did agree to test
drive the upcoming electric Ford Focus on Jay Leno's Green
Car Challenge. Limbaugh received the slowest time, even getting
beat by Drew Barrymore, thanks in part for his "accidental"
collision with two Al Gore cutouts that formed markers on the race
course. Despite his criticism of GM, Limbaugh
admits he was more than happy to take GM advertising money. He
admits that last year he accepted ad money to promote the company's
new car purchase incentives for workers who lost their jobs. GM
has been listed as a sponsor of his program in the past.


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Phillies have picked up Scott Eyre via waivers for a minor league pitcher.
That fresh start will come with the Phillies, who completed their search for an experienced second lefty reliever by acquiring Eyre from the Cubs for Minor League right-hander Brian Schlitter on Thursday.
"I asked how their bullpen was, and if they were just looking for guys, and they said, 'No, we think you can still pitch,'" said Eyre, who will join the Phillies on Friday. "I said, 'Great, I'm ready to go.'"
The 36-year-old Eyre appeared in 19 games for the Cubs this season because of stints on the disabled list for left elbow inflammation and a strained left groin, and worked only 11 1/3 innings. He'll work in a situational role in the middle innings, and replace either Les Walrond or J.A. Happ on the roster.
After nine scoreless innings in his first 14 outings this season, Eyre fell out of favor with Cubs manager Lou Piniella when he allowed nine runs in five appearances, spanning 2 1/3 innings. He was designated for assignment on Tuesday, giving the Cubs seven days to trade him or he would become a free agent. He packed up his family in his RV, parked outside of Chicago, and headed to his home in Bradenton, Fla.
Eyre will turn around and drive to Philadelphia from Valdosta, Ga., where the family had reached when informed of the deal. The Phillies will be his fifth team, after the White Sox, Blue Jays, Giants and Cubs.
The last time he was designated for assignment, on Aug. 5, 2002, the Giants claimed him. He posted a 1.59 ERA in 21 appearances with San Francisco, which reached the World Series that year.
The Phillies' bullpen has thrown the third-fewest innings in the National League this season, a product of the starters tossing the fifth-most innings. Still, manager Charlie Manuel would like some relief for late-inning pitchers Brad Lidge, J.C. Romero, Ryan Madson and Chad Durbin.
Lefties batted .259 (7-for-27) against Eyre this season, and have hit .244 against him in his career. In his past five seasons, Eyre has appeared in 317 games, the fourth-highest total among Major League lefties. Romero tops that list at 336.
"He's a guy with a lot of experience," said assistant general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. "We've been looking for a left-hander for a long time, and think this left-hander can help."
The Phillies thought that, too, when they pursued him in the winter of 2006, before he signed with the Cubs.
"This is a veteran guy who has had a lot of success," Amaro said. "He's had success in the playoffs and he'll rise to the challenge. He's been through it, having those kind of experienced guys is helpful. We think he has enough bullets in that 36-year-old arm to help us." Schlitter was 4-3 with six saves and a 2.22 ERA in 34 games for Class A Clearwater, with 58 strikeouts in 48 2/3 innings this year. He was a 16th-round selection by the Phillies in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. (H/T Phillies.com)
Hold the phone. They went after him during the off-season, and didn't get him? Why didn't…oh that's right, cheapskate owners. I keep forgetting that. Anyway, I hope he will be the left handed complement to Madson, as he and the rest of the 'pen needs a break while Gordon and Seanez are still out. Now, who will go? My guess is Walrond, since J.A. Happ can still be used as insurance against either Blanton or Myers going bad, or maybe giving Hamels a possibily needed rest. As I'd said earlier, time will tell.


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2012 - The Greatest Sporting Year
Jeff Stelling recalls which sporting event angered his wife, Stevo nominates Manny Pacquiao's knockout, and Dewi Morris picks Harlequins' Premiership win...
Last Updated: 26/12/12 1:03pm
Football highlight of the year
Even though it happened in front of my eyes, Fernando Torres' goal in the dying seconds of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final second leg away at Barcelona was almost impossible to believe. When Torres got the ball near the half-way line it took a moment for me to register that there was no-one between him and the Barcelona goalkeeper! He'd come on as a substitute 10 minutes or so earlier and had basically been playing left-back and, to be frank, was absolutely hopeless in that position. The only reason that he got into the position that he did to receive the ball, was that he'd drifted up-field because he didn't want to get into the defensive side of the game.
Consequently, he was exactly where Roberto Di Matteo didn't want him to be at that moment. It was a sheer fluke that the ball landed at his feet and off he went and scored. It was the most fantastical ending to the most ludicrous night of football, in some respects. With Chelsea 2-1 down and John Terry sent off, Graeme Souness said to me at half-time that Barcelona could win by seven and nobody disagreed - but that's football for you! When Torres found the net I thought I had a technical fault in my headphones but it turned out to be Gary Neville's commentary!
Other sporting highlight of the year
It's a toss-up between Andy Murray winning the US Open and Europe winning the Ryder Cup, but I've decided to pick the latter for the simple fact that Europe came back from a seemingly impossible position. The climax was pure drama. I was sitting at home watching it with my 14-year-old son late into Sunday night, even though he had to go to school the next day, and as more and more European colour appeared on the scoreboard it became more and more riveting.
It was hard to believe the United States would not win until the moment that Justin Rose holed that incredible putt against Phil Mickelson. At that point we were shouting at the TV and, inevitably, that woke up the rest of the family upstairs. My wife came down and said 'what are you doing? Be quiet!' - and that almost caused a divorce because I started telling her to be quiet! I knew that this could be the Ryder Cup finish of a lifetime. Over the years the Ryder Cup has produced many dramatic finishes but I can't ever remember seeing one like that and I don't suppose I ever will again! And you know what? It was all the sweeter for being in America - as Poulter's celebrations proved!
Keith Arthur (Sky Sports Fishing)
Fishing highlight of the year
I am going to be selfish and list my highlight of 2012 as catching a fish myself. At 2lb 1oz it won't break any records and, for some anglers, it's not that significant but for me, to catch a roach of that size, over the 'magic' 2lb barrier from the Mecca of English fishing rivers, the Hampshire Avon, meant a great deal. To catch it whilst filming for Tight Lines made it even more special. Being there while the first Greenland Shark was being caught on rod and line for television was pretty good, too!
Other sporting highlight of the year
I don't know if my overall sporting moment counts but I'm going for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. Maybe I only half-meant it when I said I wasn't interested in the Games but once I had watched that opening ceremony I simply had to see more. It was absolute genius and I might have missed Bradley, Mo, Jessica et al without it.
Stevo (Sky Sports Rugby League)
Rugby League highlight of the year
My Rugby league highlight for 2012 has to be the try scored by Catalans Dragons against St Helens in the dying seconds of the game at Langtree Park. This try enabled Catalans to draw level with the Saints and after the hooter had sounded Scott Dureau kicked the conversion from the side-lines to win a dramatic match that looked all over for the French outfit who battled back in the second half to snatch victory. The tension was amazing, dramatic scenes from the Dragons squad and total despair from the Saints camp and sadness from the home crowd!
Other sporting highlight of the year
My other sport highlight has to be the knockout punch by Juan Manuel Marquez that put Manny Pacquiao down onto the canvas; I don't think I've ever seen a more decisive, crushing right hand blow! It was as though someone had just switched the lights out or shot him point blank and the way he hit the deck face first indicated how massive that blow was. Thank God he recovered because for a split second I thought the worst. Boxing is a tough sport but I'm sure I wasn't the only one thinking he maybe wouldn't get up ever again. The image will stay with me forever.
Richard Moore (Sky Sports Cycling)
Cycling highlight of the year
Bradley Wiggins' historic Tour de France victory stands out, obviously, as the most impressive achievement by any cyclist in 2012, but the single most thrilling bit of racing I saw in 2012 was Mark Cavendish's stage win in Brive, two days from Paris. He had been starved of opportunities, but this was a half-chance, if that. He wasn't going to let it pass.
Wiggins helped out, keeping a strong late breakaway in check, but it seemed as though the opportunity had gone. Then, in the final few hundred metres, Cavendish launched himself. He jumped once, pouncing after the escapees, and then again, passing Luis Leon Sanchez like an F1 car. Truly extraordinary.
Other sporting highlight of the year
Andy Murray's win in the US Open, though I only put it marginally ahead of his Olympic victory against Roger Federer. In some ways the Olympics felt more significant, as though the dam had burst. I was touched by the way this millionaire tennis star seemed to embrace being part of the Olympic Games and part of Team GB, mentioning, as he came off court after beating Federer, how inspired he'd been by 'Super Saturday,' just 24 hours earlier, in particular Mo Farah in the 10,000m.
Charlie Nicholas (Sky Sports Football)
Football highlight of the year
Football-wise, it has to be Manchester City winning the league with the last kick of the ball of the season. I don't think we'll ever have that level of drama again with a side being so close to being losers and ending up as champions. I was actually doing Manchester United on Soccer Special that day and I thought I'd done the champions! Then Merse took over the champions' mantle within a minute of the whistle blowing in my game. It was such drama.
Other sporting highlight of the year
There has been so much to enjoy in 2012, but I'm a big golf fan and a big Ryder Cup fan and I will never know how the European team turned things around on the final day at Medinah. It was a bunch of individuals, but it was about the team spirit and that's what made it so gripping to watch. Football will always be my priority and will always be my number one, but that's as close as I've ever been to being a proper fan. It was unbelievable television and I was in front of the television for the whole day.
Dewi Morris (Sky Sports Rugby Union)
Rugby Union highlight of the year
Harlequins winning the Premiership. I would like to think that it is quite emblematic that Quins won it playing the style of rugby they played. They did have a few speed bumps last Christmas time and they did not perform well in the Heineken Cup but they came good in the final in the end and they did not betray themselves either.
I think Conor O'Shea and all the coaches should feel very proud of what they have achieved. They are the flagship of England rugby and I hope England follow in their footsteps. I also have to mention England beating New Zealand at Twickenham. It was amazing and it was the greatest game at Twickenham that I have ever seen or ever played in. End of.
Other sporting highlight of the year
I came back from holiday and caught some of the Olympics and was captivated by Nicola Adams. Anyone who thinks women's boxing is not a proper sport needs to get into the ring; I have the utmost respect for her. Adams was superb, and her passion, her smile and her courage captivated the nation's heart. She won the first women's gold medal at the Olympics and she is my sports personality of the year.
Sarah-Jane Mee (Sky Sports Cricket)
Cricket highlight of the year
I loved the West Indies winning the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka! I thoroughly enjoyed watching the tournament and if it couldn't be England, I'm glad Darren Sammy's men won. For a side that used to dominate the world of cricket this was a rare title and you could see what it meant to them - dancing Gangnam-style with Chris Gayle doing random press-ups had me laughing for days. That's how you celebrate a win!
Other sporting highlight of the year
It has to be from London 2012 - and there's so much to choose from - but I've decided the Brownlee brothers taking gold and bronze in the triathlon just pips it for me. The Olympics is all about discovering new sports and this was my first taste of a triathlon. It was such a dramatic event; Jonny had been tipped for silver until he was given a time penalty for getting on his bike too early. My heart was in my mouth as those seconds ticked away and he was made to stand in that box! I was on my feet cheering and screaming at the TV! Jonny took bronze and Alistair gold in what is such a gruelling event. For brothers who train together on the Yorkshire moors to both take medals - there has to be a film in the offing!
For more pundit picks of 2012 check out:
Part one - including Mike Atherton, Stuart Barnes and Jamie Redknapp
Part two - including Johnny Nelson, Sir Ian Botham and Niall Quinn
Part three - including Paul Merson, Guillem Balague and Nasser Hussain


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It was a great time BEFORE and AFTER the game…
I've rarely been to a game before the gates open. Today proved that I should do it more often. Not only did I only pay 4 dollars for my bleacher seat, I also caught a ball, won a plate and ate at Jerome Bettis's Bar and Grill. It was Giant Eagle Advantage card day at the park, good for 5 dollars off any seat in the stadium.
It was really a great day. Except, the Pirates fell to the Braves 11-1. By fell I mean the Pirates were destroyed by the Braves 11-1. Zach Duke was letting batters drill him all day long. It was a complete 180 from his 4 hit complete game shut out.
I dont get whats up with the offense on days like this. Some games we get more production than we can ask for and then today comes along and we can barely get on base. We make decent pitchers (Chris Carpenter, Mike Hampton and today Javier Vazquez) look like gems on the mound. Sometimes it gets embarrasing.
Thats me with the ball I got in batiing practce. Brought my glove this time and was able to snag one thrown into the crowd. Pirates relief pitcher Donnie Veal threw it up.
Today was also the debut of my new Pirate windbreaker jacket., I feel classy in it, plus its very nice on a windy, rainy 50 degree day liek today. Im pumped to wear it to another game and aroudn town. It also has the feel as a nice golf jacket.
After the game my and my group mosied on over to Jerom Bettis Grill 36. A new restraunt in between PNC Park and Heinz Field. Let me tell you it is a beautiful restraunt. It has a great atmosphere and is a great shrine to Pittsburgh's beloved bus. The food is great and the prices are resonable. I was able to catch some of the Pens game and it was nuts when they scored teir first two goals. It is a great sports bar that I will frequent often and recomend to everybody that plans on visiting Pittsburgh.
The facade of the fairly new Jerome Bettis resteraunt on the North Shore


text: So here I am two weeks later on my return trip to Lundy Lake. A nice day ride where I could devote the time needed to explore the area. Lunch packed and out the door a bit after 6 AM I'm excited as to what the day might bring. The two Sierra passes I plan on crossing were both shut down due to the first snow of the year, Tioga re-opened and I had faith that at some point in the day Sonora Pass would do the same. Doesn't matter as this ride isn't about the passes, but an eastern Sierra lake. As elevation increases the temperature drops and it feels refreshing to use my heated gear for the first time in months. I love the crisp air, it makes me feel alive. If you enjoy photography, trying to get across Tioga road without stopping for a photo is torture, but I was trying to make time. I ignored the changing colors in the morning sky, made it past Olmstead Point with just a quick glance at Half Dome and pushed passed the first view of Teneya Lake even though the shadows were dramatic and took my breath away once again. However, riding along the edge of the lake I couldn't resist the mist on the water, frost on the beach and reflections on the lake before the sun comes over the towering granite. It was chilly, mid 30s, but that just made me feel a part of the scene. I could see the first rays of light peeking over the ridge and was glad I waited. The instant the rays hit the water the mist took on more of a prescence than smoke at a David Copperfield show. I always have time for this Looking at where I just came from, for those of you not familiar with the area, that is the highway cutting through the granite next to the water. Much different than summer when this would be crowded. O.K. now I'm going to make time. Really. At least until Ellery Lake with it's fresh dusting of snow. I hope I never get used to scenes like this. A quick ride out into the desert and then back into Lundy Canyon for a look at the lake. I spied some old two track next to the lake for a better vantage point. From there I went further up the canyon on a dirt road that would lead to the Hoover Wilderness where I was looking for a hiking trail. The best surprise of the day was a neat series of ponds along the road that I had to stop and enjoy. Wonder why they call these the Beaver ponds?? I really love this next photo, and not for the obvious reasons guys... The rugged beauty of nature, with a silhouette of a softer type of beauty. The road dead ends into a trailhead (hiking) and I set off in search of a well known waterfall. Lots of photographers up there doing the same, and honestly I wasn't impressed when I found it. Two miles of hiking and a bit dissapointed, it was time to get back to doing what I love best, riding away from the crowd. Aspen lined roads made me slow down to enjoy where I was at. lots of short roads to camping spots, but my favorite was an overgrown dead end that led to a footbridge that existed for the sole purpose of reaching a valve that would divert some water from this creek. This would be my lunch spot, for some reason a ride doesn't seem complete unless I find a hidden gem that I can claim as my own, and this was it for today. Back on the highway headed North I take the turn off to Virginia Lakes. This is my idea of a powerline road. How can you NOT ride over the next hill to see what is there?? What is your favorite flavor? We've got them all in this grove. Looking East I love the contrast of color to high desert. Cresting Conway Summit is the classic view of fall colors with fresh snow on the mountains as a reminder of a looming winter. This time of year I think of each ride over the passes as a gift as soon they will be inaccessible. This ride was no different.


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I voted negative, but would like to make it clear that I don't doubt his potential. All I doubt is his IQ and desire.
Playing well and at 100% will be more about mentality than physicality with Amar'e, and the amount of 'smarts' he brings. Can't hold out a lot of hope, TBH.


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Update on Friday, June 28: State District Judge Larry Mitchell declined to recuse himself from the case, according to a court filing.
The matter will be sent to Administrative Judge John Ovard for a hearing. A hearing date has not yet been set.
Original Post on Wednesday, June 26: Dallas County District Clerk Gary Fitzsimmons has asked that a judge who he harshly criticized in Facebook posts earlier this month be recused from a court proceeding regarding filing errors by the clerk's office.
Fitzsimmons said in a motion filed today that he has "grave concerns" about state District Judge Larry Mitchell's ability to "maintain his impartiality to provide the Court of Criminal Appeals with the information that Court has requested," the motion said.
The motion cites a prior spat between the men that began in 2011 as a source of tension.
"To this day, the relationship between Judge Mitchell and the Movant remains strained and distant, at best," the motion said.
The case in Mitchell's court resulted from five missing pages of a filing with the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Fitzsimmons has said one of his employees didn't double-check that all pages had been scanned and the file was sent to the appellate court without the pages. After the missing pages were noticed, an employee of Mitchell's court gave his clerk a complete file and told her to send that to the appeals court, too, Fitzsimmons said.
The two files, Fitzsimmons said, led the court to ask why there were two versions of the file.
Mitchell has held two hearings regarding the matter and a third one is scheduled for tomorrow. It was after Fitzsimmons testified during one of the hearings that he took to Facebook to blast the judge.
"We had two scanning errors which Judge Larry Mitchell of the 292nd again wasted tax payer dollars by abusing his authority and using his courtroom as a forum to attack the project," Fitzsimmons wrote. "I would never have expected this kind of vitriol and outright dishonesty from some members of the bar and a sitting district judge."
The motion to recuse means the judge "must take no further action in the case," the filing said. It said Mitchell must either recuse himself or forward the motion to the presiding judge of the administrative judicial district for a hearing. In this case, that would be Judge John Ovard.


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The Bucks are a 16 -24 record team for a reason....NO DEFENSE
Coach Skiles offense/defense system is considered tier-3 strategy....
He depend on Jennings creative leadership on offense, and Gooden's vocal team leadership on defense....Tier-1 coach Pop depends 25% on Parker & Duncan leadership, the 75% belongs to coach Pop strategic system.
The Knicks allowing the Bucks to get 17 offensive-rebounds to the Knicks 9 offensive rebounds gave the Bucks 93 shot attempts to the Knicks 83 shot attempts....who assignment was it for the defensive-rebounds? was it one of the most minute played players, which become a team factor?
Lin 42 min
Stat 37 min
Melo 37 min
Fields 37 min
Bdiddy 31 min
The Knicks have a roster load of talent on top of talent, yet the Knicks dont have a 2nd half strategy to win a game....this was showed and proven in the Knicks past four road games losing in the 2nd half of the game.
Defense is a team responsibility (all 5 players), its not one or two players....Lin-Sanity prove that in his 7 game win streak with a 30+ minute rotation of co-exist defensive players -Tyson, Jefferies, Fields, Shump....it didnt matter if a 40 minute Lin-Sanity made 15 turnovers these 5 Knicks players caused "STOPS" in the passing-lane, peremeter, or any fool who was willing to challenge Tyson Chandler in the paint in the final quarter of the game.
Just want to say a few things about the magical Linsanity that everyone refers to and uses as a benchmark.
The most obvious- Tyson Chandler was healthy and giving us 40+ minutes.
Our paint presence on D allowed guys like Lin and Shump to play better D as they could gamble more hoping to get bailed out. When Chandler is not in, everyone becomes exposed it seems.
Most of these games were at home. We were getting friendly calls. The games on the road, we looked pretty shaky, and it took some serious grit/luck down the stretch to win a couple of them.
Never thought I'd say this, but Jared Jeffries is a beast on the offensive boards.. hes so long and quick with his tip outs- it makes a huge difference. And he was definitely a symbol of the Knicks pathetic struggles last year!
But seriously, why is nobody talking about the officiating over the last 4 games? The call on Lin where he "fouled" Jennings on the jump shot in 4th quarter was a joke. The travelling call on Stat was shaky at best. It seems we're getting screwed on pretty much every call down the stretch in the last 4 road games.......
Jared Jeffries is only +7 with around the same minutes as Lin. So when Jeff has been on the floor the scoring has been exactly even.
Tyson Chandler is -33 while leading the team in minutes!
Amare is by farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr in last place with -77 out of the guys in the current rotation. 100 million dollars...
Other oddities:
Landry Fields is +100 on the road and -5 at home (Is he the anti-hero?)
Jlin is even on the road and +90 at home (Loves MSG )
Tyson Chandler is a whopping +78 at home and a whopping -109 on the road (come on refs really??)
Not putting too much stock in any of this.
The +/- rating does not really give accurate indication of a player's effectiveness on court, IMO. But I am shocked that Stat is a whopping -77 on the scale. I guess the +/- system can be accurate sometimes. LOL.
The shocking part about fields though is he has started most of the year and tends to play against the opponents stronger lineups. So you would think guys like Novak would have a huge edge on him. Maybe he is just a better player than i thought.
Toney Douglas lead our team in +- over the entire year last year. He also happened to lead the NBA in 3s over the second half of last year.. And Dantoni laughs at the thought of playing him Lol grudge much???????
+- is more accurate than you think though. When you think of a big time player on a team, who is the consensus best player, they tend to lead their team in +- . K love, Dirk, Regardless of how the team is performing. Just shows how pathetic Amare and Melo have been. A nice thing to consider is Kobe, then bynum, then gasol, that is the way i would rank the skill and impact of these players, and when you look at +- they fall in the same order. SMH at amare
Deron williams is -200, by far the worst on the nets ok, ill stop now.


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found this on another board
A little hard to understand at first but i got it after 2 times through. Remember this is all without the signings of nate and lee. What this says is without signing nate and lee, they cant sign 2 superstars. So resign them both for 2010 and beyond!!!!!There is so much speculation out there that I thought I would post the facts about where NY stands as far as the 2010 salary cap goes. Before we start, there are a few things to understand...
1. I am assuming a salary cap of $58.8 million. Right now the cap is $58.6 million and David Stern said that number will go down for 2009. Assuming a regular bump up for 2010, which actually may not happen, we will probably get it up to $58.8 million. There is a chance that the number will be slightly higher but an even bigger chance that the number will be lower.
2. I am assuming NY's 2009 first round pick is in the 9-13 range. That is where I get my salary cap number for that player.
With that being said, here we go...
1. Right now NY has $25,638,384 in cap-space taken up for 2010. That counts these 5 players...
1. Danilo Gallinari
2. Eddy Curry
3. Jared Jeffries
4. Wilson Chandler
5. 2009 1st round pick
2. Since my 2010 salary cap number is $58.8 million, a max contract for 2010 will start at 30% of the salary cap, which is $17,640,000.
3. So after New York signs 1 max-contract free agent, the Knicks will be at a cap number of $43,646,404.
4. This is where it gets a little bit complicated. In the NBA you must have 12 roster spots filled. Since New York is so far below the roster spot minimum, they will be assigned a phantom player cap-hit for every roster spot that is open. A phantom player cap-hit is the rookie min which is $473,604. Right now, under my current scenario, New York has 6 players signed on the roster....the previous 5 and the 1 max-contract signing. So in order for New York to have the most money available to sign a 2nd max-contract free agent, the Knicks will have to sign 5 players to the phantom player salary. This raises the cap number to $45,646,404.
5. So New York now has 11 players signed, 1 below league minimum. New York will then have $13,153,596 available to sign their last free agent. That number is still a little bit over $4 million less than the max.
So what does this all mean? Well the bottom line is that unless New York can move Eddy Curry, it is pretty unlikely that New York will be able to sign 2 true max-contract free agents come 2010. Even if they move JJ I don't think they will have enough money because I do not see the Knicks filling almost half of their roster with minimum salary rookies.
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The Air Force and sequestration
The specter of blunt, across-the-board cuts to the military budget has shadowed the Department of Defense for well over a year. The so-called fiscal cliff deal reached at the eleventh hour followed the now-usual Washington move of kicking the can down the road, delaying for two months the impact of a nearly 20 percent cut in planned expenditures. On top of that, since the Democratic-controlled Senate has refused the pass a constitutionally mandated budget for over three years now, the U.S. military has been funded through a budget gimmick known as a continuing resolution. The CR, as it is called in Washington, is a stopgap measure to provide funds but does not offer the same level of fiscal certainty as a formal budget. The current CR runs through March 27 but might be extended for the entire fiscal year.
Much of the discussion over potential spending cuts and their effect has been academic, with arguments over possible ramifications. Despite the fact that military spending remains at historic lows, Congress, following President Barack Obama's lead, slated 50 percent of the sequestration cuts to military funds. This would mean a nearly $50 billion cut each year for 10 years. That's in addition to an already agreed-upon plan — the Budget Control Act — to cut approximately $487 billion over the next decade from military funding and $500 billion in reductions during Obama's first term. All the while, the country's leaders expect the planes to keep flying, the ships to keep steaming and the soldiers to keep patrolling.
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Now, one branch of the military has started to bite the bullet. In doing so, the Air Force is making clear just what the costs of government dysfunction and sequestration mean in the real world. Instructions released this month to major commands by Air Force headquarters reveal the burdens imposed on the country's airmen and the dangers of a hollowed-out force emerging from the budget wreckage. While the document has not been made public, it outlines drastic measures to mitigate the full effect of sequestration, including a $1.8 billion shortfall in funding for combat operations overseas — primarily in Afghanistan, where Air Force operations will continue.


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this from an interview with Ken Wilber, here:By "leadership," I'm not referring to a position on an organization chart, but rather, borrowing from Kevin Cashman's inside-out definition1: leadership is authentic self expression that creates value for others. Even that definition has an "all-quadrant all-level" quality as "authentic self expression" speaks to our individual agency, while "value for others" speaks to the beauty, goodness and relationships we create with and for others. Moreover, "value" could mean many things, but in a leadership sense, certainly one thing it means is bringing people up in their level of consciousness, for example, in service of a worthy purpose or in connection with others.
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White Sox not losing faith in righty Johnson
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- Erik Johnson, who was being counted on for right-handed balance amid the White Sox left-handed dominant starting five at the season's outset, made his 11th start Sunday since being reassigned to Triple-A Charlotte and suffered the loss despite working seven innings against Toledo.
Johnson has slightly improved in his last two trips to the mound, lasting 13 2/3 innings and allowing eight runs on 13 hits with four walks. But even though the 24-year-old has issued 33 walks and given up 67 hits in 60 2/3 innings for the Knights and would not be a replacement candidate for the struggling Andre Rienzo, the White Sox certainly have not given up on one of their top prospects coming into the 2014 campaign.
"I'll point to Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens. Those guys didn't succeed right off the bat," White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper said. "Not everybody grabs the brass ring the first time around the merry go round, and the rest is history. I remember when Jon Garland was here at 19 and everybody expected a lot more from him because he was a highly touted No. 1 guy.
"He wasn't able to give what everyone expected at 19. Sometimes you have to take lumps and hits to continue to evolve into the guy you are going to be, a solid Major Leaguer."
While Cooper hasn't seen Johnson since he left, he talked about the hurler losing confidence and losing the zone a little bit more as ongoing issues.
Rienzo's rotation spot still being decided
MINNEAPOLIS -- The decision as to whether Andre Rienzo stays a part of the White Sox starting rotation is one still being considered by manager Robin Ventura.
Rienzo has lost five straight starts -- including Saturday against the Twins -- and has yielded 35 hits and 11 walks over his last 22 1/3 innings. During that stretch, Rienzo has allowed three runs or more in a single inning on four occasions.
Aside from moving Scott Carroll from long relief back to the rotation, there don't seem to be many options for a potential Rienzo replacement.
"That would be the option is to flip-flop," Ventura said. "Right now, I don't know if you can necessarily just put Andre out in the bullpen. The way Scotty throws strikes, you like if you are going to bring a guy in out of the bullpen, he's going to be able to do what Scotty has done."
Carroll has a 1-3 record with a 6.15 ERA in five starts this season. He features a 1.83 ERA over 19 2/3 innings as a reliever, benefiting from adding the cutter to his repertoire.
"Adding the cutter has been a big pitch. It has helped a lot with lefties," Carroll said of the pitch he incorporated after his May 19 start in Kansas City. "We came back home and started playing catch with it and it has been feeling good and it has been a big pitch for me."
"Just because you try to teach a guy a cutter, it doesn't mean he's going to get it and be able to use it," Ventura said. "To his credit, he's able to mix it in and it's happened pretty quick for him."
Eric Surkamp, who is on the White Sox 40-man roster, could be another option. He has a 3.98 ERA over his last 10 starts for Triple-A Charlotte, with 67 strikeouts in 54 1/3 innings. He would also give the White Sox four left-handed starters.
Infielder Semien sharpening outfield skills
MINNEAPOLIS -- Marcus Semien continues putting in outfield work since returning to Triple-A Charlotte on June 1 when Jose Abreu was activated from the disabled list, although he played just his fourth game in left Sunday during the Knights' 4-3 loss to Toledo on Sunday.
The White Sox had little doubt Semien could handle the additional responsibility, but they are trying to find a balance while Semien continues to work around the infield as well.
"He's going to really dictate how comfortable he is and how we see how comfortable he becomes," White Sox assistant general manager Buddy Bell said of Semien. "He's going to be fine. If you bring him up now, we could put him out there. I don't think you want to put him out there every day by any means, but I think he's capable of making all the plays. He's capable of keeping the ball in front of him.
"Whether that means he's got to play a little deeper than most -- but I think he's more than capable. Part of the problem is he's dealing with the fence, balls over his head and things like that that he never had to deal with before."
Bell has confidence in coach Daryl Boston being able to work with Semien on his outfield play at the big league level, with Doug Sisson providing expert instruction in the Minors. Semien is hitting .231 with three homers and nine RBIs for Charlotte, after hitting .218 with three homers and 18 RBIs over 43 games with the White Sox. He joins recently acquired Matt Tuiasosopo and Michael Taylor as right-handed outfield balance to Blake Tekotte, Jordan Danks and Jared Mitchell.
Abreu's numbers show balanced power hitter
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jose Abreu has spread around his rookie home run wrath throughout baseball.
Entering Sunday:
• Abreu had gone deep in eight different ballparks, with his nine homers at U.S. Cellular Field the most of any park.
• Nineteen different pitchers had given up home runs to Abreu, with Cleveland's Danny Salazar and Detroit's Justin Verlander the only hurlers to allow two to the slugger.
• Abreu had 12 homers on the road and nine at home. And according to baseball-reference.com, he has hit two homers in high-leverage situations, 10 in medium-leverage and nine in low-leverage, while hitting nine with two out, seven with one out and five with nobody out.
• Despite missing 14 games on the disabled list with left ankle tendinitis, Abreu was on pace for 45 homers and 119 RBIs.
Third to first
• Micker Adolfo, the No. 2 ranked International prospect last year according to MLB.com, made his White Sox debut for the Arizona Rookie League team Friday, finishing 0-for-4 with two strikes and one walk. Bell cautioned against expecting too much too early from the 17-year-old, whom the White Sox committed a franchise-record bonus for an international signee of $1.6 million.
"That's going to be a real test for him. He might not get a hit," said Bell of the White Sox current No. 13 prospect. "He's 16 or 17 years old and he's never really played in any games really to speak of. I mean, he'll get a hit, but we don't really project any big numbers or anything.
"Hopefully he'll surprise us. He just has so long to go in terms of just actually playing the game. All these kids that have signed in this particular case, they are all showcase guys: BP guys, arm guys, speed guys. So you have to be more patient than people really think we need to be."
• Ventura changed his lineup for Sunday's series finale, giving Moises Sierra a start in right field and giving Dayan Viciedo a break. Ventura also moved Conor Gillaspie to sixth and moved Jose Abreu, Adam Dunn and Alexei Ramirez to third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
"Kind of balance it out," Ventura said. "That's the way to balance it out."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Best Of :: Bars & Clubs
The trick is to arrive early enough to find a parking space (if you don't take advantage of the valet service), but late enough that you'll slurp up cheap eats and swill jungle juice. An entrée on the restaurant side can set you back $30, but during happy hour (or, more accurately, "Duke's Aloha Hour") from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. weeknights, the Barefoot Bar slashes food and drink prices. Fish tacos are $2.25, and margaritas are $3 on Tuesdays from 4 to 10 p.m., while Maui Mai Tai Punch and Tropical Itch cocktails are $4 all night on Fridays. Your mass consumption will leave you well-primed for the free dinner show: another magnificent Southern California sunset. But the orange, yellow, blue and purple sky as the sun seemingly dips into the Pacific isn't the only sight you'll want to toast. Your field of vision—or double vision, depending on how long you've been stuck to the barstool—takes in strapping surfers catching waves, teeny-weeny-bikinied babes lounging on the sand, and people of all shapes, dispositions and nationalities ambling along the pier. A final enticement: The staff at Duke's, named after the father of modern surfing, Duke Kahanamoku, is known for keeping the aloha spirit alive, but management tends to deposit the most welcoming workers in the Barefoot Bar. Party on, Garth.
The slummiest of slums, Fern's is a dive bar for the punk-rock crowd. The tatted—yet gorgeous—bartenders in this dark, dreary spot won't take any shit, but they will pour you a massive Pabst on tap. Keeping with the scuzzy awesomeness of this place, the bands who play are all of the same genre: loud, terrible and no one you've ever heard of before. Fern's décor is standard: Aside from the pool tables and sticky high-top tables, the most visually interesting elements are painted on the walls. Our favorite is the nude satyr woman with the phrase "I Fuckin' Did It!" scrawled above her lashing tongue and frosty pint of beer. Warning: The flavored-condom machine in the women's restroom (which is painted highlighter pink) will totally eat your money.
Located steps from the sand in beautiful Newport Beach, Mutt Lynchs is a local bar and restaurant known both for its bomb breakfast and extensive beer selection, the latter of which is served in 32-ounce schooners (remember your wrist brace—they're heavy). Sit down at one of the old wooden tables carved with the initials of past patrons and stare out the windows at the blue waters of the Pacific while being served by the cute waitstaff. It's a Southern California bar with classic beach style. It's the perfect location for a drunken Sunday, Sunday brunch, or both (if you get down like that).
This joint has all of the elements that make a great neighborhood bar. Heavy pours, reasonable prices, pool tables, a smoking patio, a jukebox and some TVs. It's dim enough that you don't have to worry about that nasty forehead zit. It's large enough to handle a decent-sized crowd of your friends for when your significant other dumps you and you just can't be alone that night. It has plenty of parking, and it's close to some fast-food restaurants. It's also near the freeway, so your designated driver doesn't have to spend any more time in the car with your drunk ass than necessary. Sure, there's no burly doorman to assess your wardrobe. There's no bathroom attendant to dry your hands. And we can almost guarantee that Paris Hilton won't show up when you're there. Oh, wait, these aren't drawbacks at all.
While bright-green shamrocks on the walls and traditional Irish appetizers may not scream "ideal place to hang out," Patsy's Irish Pub in Laguna Niguel is just that. Not to be confused with its more rustic counterpart in Mission Viejo, this cozy little public house really is a great place to kick back with some friends on a Friday night. The Irish theme is there (shamrocks, brightly lit green-neon signs, Emerald Isle faves on the menu), but this bar does it so tastefully that the clichés fade into the background—especially once you've had a drink or two. For $5, you get a great selection of beer, a welcoming atmosphere and the warm feeling of comfort that only comes when alcohol is mixed with Irish hospitality.
Though this venue opened just last year, the place has already earned quite a reputation as one of most happening bars in the county. Located in the Artists Village of up-and-coming Santa Ana, Proof caters not only to the county's hipsters, but also to the plain ol' cats as well. Depending on the night, you can hear any of a variety of musical flavors being spun by featured DJs. While getting your groove on to those rockin' tunes and sipping your vodka tonic, you might as well ogle the bare-breasted artwork that adorns the otherwise-spare, industrial-looking walls. Don't fret, gals, there's something for you there, too—the ladies' room proudly displays pictures of male packages tightly wrapped in denim. Whew! Is it getting hot in here, or is it just us? Good thing you can head out to the brickwork back patio to chill out.
Long Beach's Que Sera is known for its strong drinks and friendly bartenders, its sweet laser-bathed dance floor, and its regular club nights: Sucka Free Sundays, Call Sick on Friday, Mannequin, Release the Bats and, of course, the legendary Goodfoot (which could pack a venue thrice the size of the Que). With an extraordinarily eclectic lineup of live acts to choose from, almost anyone can feel comfortable at Que Sera, depending on what night they go. The stage is divided enough from the bar so that if the music isn't to your liking, you have a spot to get away to and enjoy your drink—and it's right across the street from a creepy 7-Eleven for post-drunk snackage.
Yes, it's more than a bar—it's a venue that books the best bands OC has to offer and amazing touring acts. But it still has that unassuming, pull-up-a-stool, whaddaya-have feel. You can kick back with friends and play pool in front of a fireplace and, of course, get wasted. Head in to groove to the live music or just lounge with a cocktail at one of their comfy booths that you don't have to be a high-roller to enjoy. The drinks are stiff but affordable, and the parking is always ample. (Being in a big-ass strip mall does have its advantages.) Sure, the patrons are—here comes that word again—hipsters, but they're mostly really nice! Don't be intimidated; just think of them as slightly scruffy men in skinny jeans and ladies with fabulous taste in shoes.
For steady drinkers in Downtown Fullerton, Branagan's is the perfect place to bring out the Irish in ya. Wedged in the thick of trendy nightspots and frat-boy watering holes, Branagan's offers the quintessential comfort of a neighborhood bar, one that pays attention to the culture of the old country. It's nice to know that there's at least one place where you can settle down for a pint and some conversation without having to scream over a barrage of Top 40 club anthems. The kitchen is open into the evening and serves a mix of Irish and New World snacks and entrées at prices that won't suck up too much of your green. And as for the things you really care about, their wall of beer taps host some of the finest authentic ales in downtown Fullerton. If you're into something stronger, their whiskey selection is also a force to be reckoned with.
With its awesome DJ nights and live music, this swanky, dimly lit bar in Fullerton (also the oldest drinking establishment in Orange County) makes it pretty easy to get schnockered. Getting too wasted, though, will get you a swift kick in the ass and an 86 for the night. However, being ushered out over the velvet rope in the front—especially if there's a line waiting to get in—kind of gets you rock-star status. Plus, a short walk down the street lands you smack-dab in the middle of downtown Fullerton, where the watering holes are aplenty. So many bar options enable you to keep getting your drink on, and chances are you won't run into anyone who may have witnessed your less-than-graceful departure—unless you land on top of them the next time you get the bum's rush.
The upper floor of Mozambique feels like the creaky, alluring edge of a ship bound for somewhere far from Orange County. Thick curtains, huge 360-degree windows and a small stage with a million-dollar sound system in the middle of it all make this a must-stop on a Sunday afternoon. It's the only place in the county that features live roots reggae every Sunday while a big lazy sun dips into the ocean and colors the entire place pink. Two bars upstairs and a scrumptious African-fusion menu complement the beats that spill out of every door here before sunset.
This fine pub made our list for Best Burger last year—Weekly staff are still arguing whether its kosher to even contemplate ordering the peppery Captain's Burger rather than fish and chips or black pudding at a British pub—but what really draws the crowd is the bar. Red-blooded, American Bud drinkers, be warned: Ye Olde Ship is not for you. The frothy, bitter ales, stouts and lagers this place serves up is to beer what single-malt scotch is to watered-down whiskey. We recommend London Pride, Boddington's and Guinness, in that order (as in, consecutively), while watching football on the flat-screen and ignoring that nasty pain in the gulliver you'll have in the morningtime, govnah.


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I did not think it was possible. Normally I get quie a bit of noise using my Shoei Neotec and custom plugs, but less than older helmets by a lot.
Then, riding in the hills in northern PA on US 15, I was in a notch, 70Mph, and silence!
Did not last long but the noise must come from side wind direction. Interesting experience for sure.


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By Rob Mahoney
Let's clear up one thing off the top: There is no report or rumor out there stating that the Grizzlies want to trade Rudy Gay -- merely the acknowledgement (via Grantland's Zach Lowe, Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, and ESPN.com's Marc Stein) that Memphis is entertaining the thought. Gay is a fine player, and one whose strengths and weaknesses Memphis understands completely. So it makes all kinds of basketball sense for the Grizzlies to hold on to their best wing player to make a run -- no matter how slim the odds -- at a title, but unfortunately NBA teams don't have the advantage of operating solely within a framework of basketball logic.
There are plenty of other factors to consider, and chief among them are the financial realities of keeping a player like Gay (who is owed $37.2 million over the next two seasons after this one) on the books with so many other costly pieces already in place. Gay's massive contract is very much of a different time, both in terms of salary standards (as it predates the current collective bargaining agreement) and the Grizzlies' specific needs. Memphis gifted Gay such a lucrative deal on the heels of its first winning season in four years, and overpaid on the basis of his potential, that a luxury tax-induced headache was inevitable for the team's new ownership and management. Gay's salary is by no means empty, but as the least crucial player in Memphis' starting lineup, he holds an auspicious post as theoretically the most movable commodity.
I say "theoretically" because the very reason Gay has become a burden to the Grizzlies is precisely what makes moving him so tricky. Gay is making $16.5 million this season, and he stands to erase the future cap room of any team to which he's dealt. Trade rules also require that another team line up salary to meet a pretty specific range: large enough to qualify as a legal trade, but small enough to absolve the Grizzlies of their $4 million tax burden. All of this must be accomplished without acquiring any equivalent salaries or redundant players, and in a way that could be appealing to two (if not more) teams.
The trade machine may make managing an NBA team seem easy, but the guidelines in play here vastly limit the realistic trade partners, not to mention pare the return in virtually every potential deal. Making a trade for tax-motivated purposes rarely yields the same payoff as a strict talent-for-talent swap. It would be one thing if Memphis were looking to move Gay for better depth or a better fit, but the one-sided financial nature of any swap for Gay basically assures that Memphis will be in some way shortchanged.
That makes many of the most realistic potential deals less than enticing, especially when Memphis could, in theory, clear $4 million in salary through other means. The Grizzlies could deal some combination of Marreese Speights, Tony Wroten, Quincy Pondexter or Wayne Ellington to help clear the tax line at minimal cost to their rotation, and no one should be surprised if that winds up being the superior option to trading Gay.
There's already a report floating around (courtesy of ESPN Radio in Minneapolis) that the Timberwolves turned down a trade offer involving Gay almost immediately, and I'd doubt very much if this were the last offer reported as refused by either the Grizzlies or a potential trade partner. Memphis is checking the market, but that doesn't mean it's inclined to give away one of its best players.
The Grizzlies might need to get creative in coordinating a multiteam deal that could appease the interests of several parties with somewhat clashing interests. Sacramento, Toronto, Golden State, Phoenix and Minnesota have supposedly expressed interest in acquiring Gay, but none -- even the Wolves -- are a perfectly clean match. We could concoct deals that get both the Grizzlies and their trade partner some semblance of what they want, but nothing so compelling as to get all parties to sign on the dotted line. Adding more teams to the mix only creates more needs and more variables, but perhaps it could also introduce much-needed flexibility. Jared Dudley and draft picks won't get a deal done for Phoenix, but an extra ball-handler from a third team might. Sacramento's Marcus Thornton strikes me as a piece that the Grizzlies may find intriguing, and perhaps a third team could supply salary filler more interesting than Francisco Garcia. There are endless possibilities along these same lines, which is more than we can say of the more limited pool of potential acquisitions should Memphis only work one-on-one deals.
That's supposing the Grizz are really all that interested in dealing Gay. The general vibe seems to indicate that they'll listen to offers and pitch their own on occasion, but this is by no means a player who has to be moved. As Grantland's Lowe mentioned, Memphis is still a team on the very fringes of the title discussion -- a place that many basketball thinkers and general managers feel is sufficient enough to hold course. The Grizzlies would be a long shot to even make it out of the West, but let's not overlook how much damage this team could dole out if it finds an offensive groove or hits the right matchups. Those preferable top-tier opponents are dwindling with the Spurs, Clippers and Thunder looking better and better, but teams this good typically need to be coaxed into such a significant trade, even with a tax penalty looming.


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The Outside: Obvious, I know, but until you find yourself in the mountains of Oregon walking down the narrow pathway to breakfast with greenery spurting out on either side and that sharp morning smell of the wild forest in your nose do you realize that everyday life just isn't like this--at least for most people. Then the fact that the rest of your day is spent doing things outside--because there just isn't anything to do inside here--like swimming at Lake Trillium, hiking to waterfalls, skateboarding (both Windell's and High Cascade have amazing skate facilities), trampoline jumping, mountain biking, and oh, yeah, snowboarding. I mean, it stays light out until at least ten o'clock here, so don't think an entire day of riding is enough outdoor activity. You're doubling and tripling up on activities until you fall asleep unshowered and exhausted, just to wake up and do it all again.
The same old empty questions asked again and again: The Oregon summer camps are reunion time for pro snowboarders from around the world, and they're rivaled only by tradeshows in the amount of empty questions asked in the interest of industry small talk. When did you get into town? How long are you here for? Where are you staying? Sure, people are curious about this stuff, but they're more or less just trying to make conversation--which is the way it goes with small talk--but for some reason it's particularly repetitive here at Mt. Hood, because you might have the same conversation upwards of ten times on a short walk through Government Camp. However, instead of being annoying, it's actually kind of comforting, like the happy routine of answering the same old twenty questions on a visit to your grandparents' house.
The snowboarding: Yeah, I said it, the snowboarding. The public park at Timberline gets better every year, and the camps have this summer riding thing down to a science: rake, salt, set, shred. Get out there early for a mellow superpipe session or spend the day hiking that one rail you can't master with a grim look of determination. Do whatever you want, 'cause there's no pressure to do anything else. It's summer--and you're snowboarding!


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Residence halls and campus houses are an integral part of the Carleton learning environment. Living among other students provides many informal opportunities for students to learn about themselves, develop friendships, and discuss new ways of thinking. The mission of Residential Life is: to create a healthy, safe and thriving environment where students can gain experience, be involved and develop their interpersonal, academic, and leadership potential. To fulfill this mission, our professional Area Directors and student Resident Assistants (RA) help plan social, educational, and recreational activities in the halls and houses. These staff members are available to assist students in many ways throughout the academic year.
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The College offers a variety of housing options because it recognizes that residential options are desirable and beneficial for students. Housing opportunities include traditional residence halls, suites, houses, apartments and Northfield Option. The College recognizes the benefits associated with independent living environments and, as a result, offers a limited number of releases from the College housing requirement through the Northfield Option program. Students must receive prior approval from Office of Residential Life to be eligible for this option.
Students who are married or have dependent children living with them will be exempted from the residency and board requirements upon providing documentation to the Residential Life Office. Students with special dietary or medical needs should address their concerns to the Office of Residential Life.
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707 Sports Bar & Grille: 410-213-9507, 12702 Old Bridge Rd. West Ocean City; Friday, July 18:Tom Larsen; Every Saturday: Karaoke with Hey Mick.
Assateague Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Entertainment Friday & Saturday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Blue ox/Babe's: 410-250-6440, 127th St., Coastal Hwy.; Friday, July 18: Sean Holloran; Saturday, July 19: Nancy Micciulla; Every Thursday: Bill Morningstar.
Buxy's Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Friday, July 18: DJ Wood; Saturday, July 19: Opposite Directions; Every Sunday: Locals' Party with DJ BK; Wednesday, July 23: Surf DJs.
Caribbean Bar & Grill: 410-289-0837, Just off the boards on 2nd St.; Friday, July 18: Dave Sherman, 1-5 p.m.; Pompous Pie, 7:30-11:30 p.m.; Saturday, July 19: Moodswingers, 1-5 p.m.; Wes Davis Band, 7:30-11:30 p.m.; Sunday, July 20: No Byscuyts, 1-5 p.m.; Opposite Directions, 7:30-11:30 p.m.; Monday, July 21: Dave Sherman, 1-5 p.m.; Randy Lee Ashcraft, 7:30-11:30 p.m.; Tuesday, July 22: Roger Hernandez, 1-5 p.m.; Chris Button & Joe Mama, 7:30-11:30 p.m.; Wednesday, July 23, Darin Engh, 1-5 p.m.; Wes & Smooth, 7:30-11:30 p.m.; Thursday, July 24: Paul Lewis, 1-5 p.m.; Tear The Roof Off, 7:30-11:30 p.m.
Castaway's: 410-524-9090, 64th St. Bayfront; Friday, July 18: Monkey Bus; Saturday, July 19: The Blue Method; Every Monday: Open Mic with Wes Davis, 8 p.m.; S.O.J.A., 11 p.m.; Every Tuesday: DJ Mike C; Every Wednesday: Jim Long Band; Thursday, July 24: Zion Reggae Band.
Clarion Hotel: 410-524-3535, 10100 Coastal Hwy; Ocean Club: Friday-Sunday, July 18-20: Arizona; Monday-Thursday, July 21-24: First Class.
Cowboyz Smokehouse & Saloon: 410-520-0062, 114th Street, above Gold Coast Mall; Friday, July 18: Jimmy Charles, 5-9 p.m.; DJ Longhorn, 10 p.m.; Saturday, July 19: DJ Longhorn, 10 p.m.; Sunday, July 20: DJ Longhorn, 10 p.m.; Monday, July 21: Line Dancing Lessons with Sandy Beach, 8-10 p.m.; Tuesday, July 22: Deck Party with Jimmy Charles 5-9 p.m.; DJ Longhorn, 10 p.m.; Every Wednesday: Country Karaoke with the Girls, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Every Thursday: Skip Dixxon & The Kelly Bell Band.
Dr.Unks Bar & Grille: 410-213-7775, 9636 Stephen Decatur Hwy., West OC; Friday, July 18: Tim Landers; Saturday, July 19: DJ Seppy; Every Tuesday: DJ Wax, Happy Hour Party 5-10 p.m.
Fager's Island: 410-524-5500, 60th St. in the Bay; Deck: Friday, July 18: Kevin Poole, 6-10 p.m.; DJ Yummy, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, July 19: DJ Wax, 6 p.m.; DJ Yummy, 10 p.m.; Sunday, July 20: D; DJ Wood at sunset; Monday, July 21: Deck Party with DJ Batman, 5-9 p.m.; DJ Yummy, 9 p.m.; Tuesday, July 22: DJ PJ, sunset-close; Wednesday, July 23: DJ Wood, sunset-close; Thursday, July 24: John LaMere, 6-10 p.m.; DJ Groove, 10 p.m.; Inside, 10 p.m.: Friday, July 18: Scott's New Band; Saturday, July 19: Junk Food; Every Sunday: Jazz Brunch with Everett Spells Project, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Sunday, July 20: Frank Sinatra Tribute with Sonny; Monday, July 21: The Loop; Tuesday, July 22: Dueling Pianos; Every Wednesday: Euro Dance Party & DJ Dima, sunset-close; Every Thursday: Parrotbeach, A Buffet Tribute.
Galaxy 66: 410-723-6762, 66th St. Bayside; Friday, July 18: DJ Groove; Sunday, July 20: Leo, Lutz & Marco; Every Tuesday: Love Seed Mama Jump; Every Wednesday: Open Jam with Bryan Russo. Thursday, July 24: Sex In The City Party.
Globe, The: 410-641-0784, 12 Broad St., Berlin; Friday, July 18: Mia Johnson; Saturday, July 19: The Holly Lane Trio; Sunday, July 20: Champagne Jazz Brunch with Brian Perez; Monday, July 21: Murder Mystery Dinner; Tuesday, July 22: Phil Knight; Wednesday, July 23: Patrick McAllorum; Thursday, July 24: Roy Bookbinder, 7-10 p.m.
Greene Turtle (North): 410-723-2120, 11601 Coastal Hwy.; Every Friday: DJ Wax; Every Saturday: DJ Wood; Every Sunday: DJ Yummy; Every Monday: DJ Batman; Every Tuesday: DJ Snake; Every Wednesday: DJ Wax; Every Thursday: DJ Wood.
Greene Turtle (West): 410-213-1500, Route 611 W.O.C.; Friday, July 18:The Surf DJs; Saturday, July 19: Lower Case Blues; Wednesday, July 23: CK the DJ.
Harborside: 410-213-1846, South Harbor Rd., West O.C.; Every Friday: Billy T; Every Saturday: Crowded Outhouse, 2-6 p.m, DJ Deogee, 10 p.m.; Every Sunday: Opposite Directions, 2 p.m.; DJ Jeremy, 10 p.m.; Every Monday: DJ Jeremy; Every Tuesday: DJ Jeremy, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Every Wednesday: DJ Rupe; Every Thursday: Opposite Directions.
High Stakes: 302-537-6971, Rte. 54 In Fenwick Island, Del., Located in the Happy Harry's Shopping Center; Call For Entertainment.
House of Welsh: 1-888-666-0728, 1106 Coastal Hwy., Fenwick Island Del.; Every Wednesday: Bob Hughes; Every Friday & Saturday: Bobby Burns, 5-8 p.m., Dennis Fox, 8-11 p.m.; Every Sunday: Bobby Burns.
J/R's: 410-250-3100, 131st Stree & Coastal Hwy.; Every Friday: Roger Hernandez, 8 p.m.
Jive: 410-524-1111, 82nd St. & the Bay; Friday, July 18: Doug Mathis; Saturday, July 19: Dawn & The Williams Project; Sunday, July 20: Deck Party with Everett Spells, 7-10 p.m.; Thursday, July 24: Dawn & The Williams Project, 9-11 p.m.
Marina Deck in the Pines: 410-641-5590, Food Lion Shopping Center at the South Gate off Racetrack Rd.; Every Friday & Saturday: Kathy Silva on the piano.
M.R. Ducks: 410-289-9125, Talbot St. on the bay, South of Rte. 50 – No Cover 4-9 p.m.: Friday, July 18: Wes Davis Band; Saturday, July 19: Ray Pittman Project; Sunday, July 20: Tranzfusion.
Ocean Pines Yacht Club: 410-641-7501, Located in Mumfords Landing in North Ocean Pines; Friday, July 18: Pat O'Brennan; Saturday, July 19: Randy Lee Ashcraft & The Saltwater Cowboys; Sunday, July 20: Deck Party with Roger Hernandez; Thursday, July 24: Deanna Bogart.
Phillips By The Sea: 410-289-9121, 13th St. & Boardwalk; Every Wednesday-Monday in the Piano Bar: Dale Britt & Rhonda Apple. Every Tuesday: Dale Britt.
Rascals pool bar & Restaurant: 410-213-0185, Alamo Hotel, West O.C.; Friday, July 18: Jon Pheasant, 4-8 p.m.; Monday, July 21: Jon Pheasant, 4-8 p.m.
Seacrets: 410-524-4900, 49th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Friday, July 18: Jim Long Band, Anthem, Nameless Few, DJ PJ & DJ Tuff; Saturday, July 19: Jim Long Band, John Mauerer, Anthem, Interns & DJ Tuff; Sunday, July 20: Power Play with Jim Long, Rising & Love Seed Mama Jump; Monday, July 21: Lauren Glick Band, Rising, Fiction Plane & Big Bang Baby; Tuesday, July 22: John Maurer Trio, Unity Reggae Band, Joe Bachman & The Crew; Wednesday, July 23: Crowded Outhouse, Zion Reggae Band & Drop Dead Sexy; Thursday, July 24: Jim Long Band, Innasense, Emily Jean & The Screamers & DJ Wax.
Shenanigan's: 410-289-7181, 4th St. & the Boards, Located in the Shoreham Hotel; Friday, July 18 & Saturday, July 19: Off The Boat; Tuesday-Thursday July 22-24: Ronan Kavanaugh.
Smitty McGee's: 302-436-4716, Rte. 54-West Fenwick Ireland, Del.; Every Thursday, Randy Lee Ashcraft, 8 p.m. Every Sunday: Chris Button, 8 p.m.; Every Wednesday, Jimmy Charles, 8 p.m.
Steer Inn Tavern: 410-208-1900, 10514 Racetrack Rd., Berlin: Friday, July 18: Nothin' But Trouble; Saturday, July 19: Crowded Outhouse; Wednesday, July 23: Randy Lee Ashcraft Duo; Every Thursday: Patrick McAllorum, 6-9 p.m.
The Shark On The Harbor: 410-213-0924, 12429 Sunset Ave.; Friday, July 18: Opposite Directions; Saturday, July 19: Sean Holloran, 9 p.m.; Sunday, July 20: Phil Knight, 4-7 p.m.


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Technology has a major role in modern crime fighting, N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper told the Jacksonville Kiwanis Club on Tuesday.
Technology has a major role in modern crime fighting, N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper told the Jacksonville Kiwanis Club on Tuesday.
Attorney general since 2001, Cooper said he has worked to incorporate advanced technology including DNA matching, computer forensics and mass shooter training, into how law enforcement investigates and combats crime.
Speaking briefly before Cooper, Daily News Publisher Elliott Potter said he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the same class as Cooper: 1979. Potter said he worked at the college newspaper and Cooper was student body president.
Potter said Cooper has been very effective as an attorney general and noted he was pleasantly surprised Cooper hasn�t used the office to run for governor.
�Folks have asked me to run for other offices,� Cooper said when he took the podium. He said he cropped tobacco as a child in Nash County, which taught him three things: hard work, dedication and that he really wanted an air-conditioned job when he grew up.
He said the state collects DNA from every convicted felon, but he would like to extend that to anyone charged with a crime. He cited a Charlotte case in which a woman out for a jog was raped.
�We had DNA matching the suspect who raped her with two other rapes,� Cooper said. �We just didn�t know who it belonged to.�
The suspect was eventually charged with a different crime and convicted at which time his DNA was taken and it was discovered he was the man who raped the jogger. The man had been arrested two months before that rape and had DNA been taken at that time, he would have been charged with the other rapes and would not have had the opportunity to rape the jogger, Cooper said.
�We�ve got to make sure we use technology to its fullest extent to protect the public,� he said.
Cooper has implemented a computer forensics unit to track the IP addresses of people who create and share child pornography. He said in one case state law enforcement officer was able to find a suspect who had been filming the abuse of an 11-year-old girl.
�He was able to tell that girl, �You don�t have to sleep with one eye open tonight,�� Cooper said.
The state has trained law enforcement, especially school resource officers, how to respond to mass shooting threats, Cooper said.
�The standard practice was to have the first police on the scene to cordon off the area, but with someone shooting people, you can�t do that,� he said. �The first officer on the scene needs to be able to handle the shooter. That means every officer has to be trained how to react.�
When it comes to drug abuse in North Carolina, prescription pills are overtaking illicit narcotics. Cooper said the fact that the medication is so readily available leads many to have a false and deadly sense of security.
�The No. 1 cause of accidental death in the U.S. is prescription medication which is also involved in more than 25 percent of teenage suicides,� Cooper said.
Cooper suggested everyone lock up their medicine and bring unwanted or expired medications to the drug drop off box in the lobby of the Jacksonville Police Department.
�The best way to fight crime is to prevent it,� he said.
Cooper also warned against identity theft, suggesting residents take advantage of the May 18 Shred-a-Thon at the Jacksonville Mall where old documents like tax returns can be shredded for free. He also suggested a security freeze on credit checks to block a scam artist from opening a line of credit.
Cooper answered a few questions and offered a few parting shots of advice, including don�t buy anything unsolicited over the phone; don�t wire someone money unless you�re 100 percent sure it�s to the person you think it is and add home and cell numbers to the state�s don�t call lists. More information on those topics can be found at ncdoj.gov.
Contact Daily News Senior Reporter Lindell Kay at 910-219-8455 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter and friend him on Facebook @ 1lindell.


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January 20, 2014 By Severalnines
Alfresco is a popular collaboration tool available on the open-source market. It is Java based, and has a content repository, web application framework and web content management system. For critical large-scale implementations that require 24*7 uptime, a multi-node cluster would be appropriate. Since Alfresco depends on external components such as the database and the filesystem, clustering the Alfresco instances only would not be enough.
In this post, we are going to show you how to deploy an active-active Alfresco cluster with MySQL Galera Cluster (database), GlusterFS (filesystem) and HAproxy with Keepalived (load balancer) to achieve redundancy of all the required system components.
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Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall, who is fighting historic sex offence allegations, said he might have considered taking his own life had it not been for the support of his family.
Speaking outside Preston Magistrates' Court, the 83-year-old described the accusations as "spurious" and vowed to clear his name and restore his reputation.
Earlier, the former It's A Knockout presenter made his first appearance in court charged with one count of rape and 14 offences of indecent assault.
Addressing reporters, he questioned why the allegations had taken so long to surface.
He said: "May I just say these allegations are pernicious, callous, cruel and, above all, spurious. And may I just say I am not guilty and will be defending these accusations.
"Like a lot of other people in this country today I am wondering why it has taken 30 or 40 years for these allegations to surface.
"The last two months of my life have been a living nightmare. I have never gone through so much stress in my life and I am finding it difficult to sustain. Fortunately I have a very loving family and they are very supportive, and I think but for their love I might have been constrained to take my own life."
Hall, of Prestbury Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, has been a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for half a century and was last year awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours.
The broadcaster was charged last month with the alleged rape of a 22-year-old woman in 1976 and 14 offences of indecent assault against 10 girls aged between nine and 16, which allegedly took place between 1967 and 1986.
During the short court hearing, Hall, wearing a navy pin-stripe suit, light blue shirt and dark blue tie, spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address. District Judge Peter Ward bailed Hall to appear at Preston Crown Court on March 1. On January 7, Hall pleaded not guilty to three separate indecent assault charges dating between 1974 and 1984.


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NEW DELHI: India has suspended defence exchanges with China after Beijing refused a visa to an Indian army general from the disputed Kashmir region, government sources and local media said on Friday.
New Delhi would give little details on the issue, only saying that the visit by the general to China did not take place.�While we value our exchanges with China, there must be sensitivity to each others� concerns. Our dialogue with China on these issues is ongoing,� India�s foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement.Last year, India protested against a Chinese embassy policy of issuing different visas to residents of Indian-administered Kashmir, one of a series of low-level disputes between the Asian giants.New Delhi bristles at any hint that Kashmir is not part of India, which has for two decades grappled with a separatist insurgency in the state that has killed tens of thousands and fuelled tensions with nuclear-armed rival Pakistan.


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This is why the video/interview bombs and the player interviews during a 34-48 season disturb me. I do question the mental toughness of just about every Raptor minus JV and possibly Amir.Hours after the humiliation of a Game 1 obliteration, Thibodeau gathered these Bulls on Sunday morning for one of his blistering sermons from the pulpit. He challenged the Bulls with the fiercest of ferocity, and the crooked smile washing over his face late Monday night reflected the resounding response of his locker room.
As circumstances go, the Bulls' 90-82 victory over the Nets was one of Thibs' masterpieces, a Mona Lisa born of a crushing Game 1 loss, a beaten and broken-down roster getting buried in an avalanche of criticism and overnight obits. Some were so sure that Thibodeau had pushed these Bulls too hard, too far and they had nothing left for the playoffs.
For now, the MVP of these Bulls remains the rumpled, defensive visionary on the bench.
"Most guys, from Patrick Ewing to Yao [Ming] to [Kevin] Garnett, they want to be coached," Thibodeau told Yahoo! Sports. "They want to be pushed. In all my years in this, one thing has never changed: You win with serious, tough-minded players. That never changes.
"That's the challenge now. Things are changing in the game. Things are different. When you're putting a team together, I think of what [Bill] Belichick said: 'You're not collecting talent, you're building a team.' "
As it turns out, Thibodeau is the rarest commodity in the NBA: an indisputable difference-maker on the bench. This is a players' league, but Thibodeau is easily the most underpaid commodity in the NBA. At $4 million per year, the big-market Bulls never need to go deep into luxury tax, because Thibodeau will find a way to win with almost whatever they give him.


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Sabrina:It's like having a 24 hour sweat shop going, literally, cause it is so hot here.
Sabrina, aren't the bedrooms and workspace air conditioned???
On the banks of the Mississippi River in north central Minnesota (Brainerd lakes area)
Sabrina:Well, my signal keeps dropping, so I'll try again in a bit.
The hills there must be like the hills here. They get in the way, and we have no signal. So I rarely use my cell phone.
Chiliwist Valley
Patti:The hills there must be like the hills here. They get in the way, and we have no signal. So I rarely use my cell phone.
Patti. I have (had) the same problem with my cell service where we live. We're tucked in among hills. I was lucky to get two bars which frustrated me no end as my cell is my business line. Then I spent (I think $50?, $100?) for what is called a Booster. Just plugs in to my modem and now I have 5 bars at home.
In the beautiful Pacific Northwest!
Sabrina:cause it is so hot here.
Sabrina, please tell me there's air conditioning there????????? The 3 am retiring and the 4:30 am rising sounds familiar from VB. Watch out for those gremlins in the 3 am group. Have fun y'all! REMEMBER WHEN GIRLS?????
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Great pic! Darlene's Present looked smashing didn't it? And Sue's Dolly Pin on it gave such a nice touch!
Have Lots of fun on your retreat Smokey Mountain Mamas! Take lots of pics for us!
Oh yes, we have air conditioning in the whole lodge, but what you ladies don't realize is that it has been almost 100 degrees here in Tennessee this week. If you add that to all the humidity we get in the south, and the weather is awful. It is just too hot to go outside for anything, so everyone is in the sewing room happily sewing away. We should get a lot done this week.
That's a relief! We'll look forward to lots of pictures of those projects!
YEA! We will have some reports after all.
This has become a vital part of the QCA community; cyber attending the quilt retreats. Obviously, we want all the real time attendees to enjoy their retreat and sewing (notice those are two different concept items), but we also like to tag along via the reports.
Thanks so much to all of the reporters for working within, and working around, the internet connection circumstances.
Marie, since we don't get regular updates from the MM's maybe you can just recyle the pics you have from VB and we can enjoy them again. Love that yellow fabric.
Sabrina:cause it is so hot here.
Sabrina, please tell me there's air conditioning there????????? The 3 am retiring and the 4:30 am rising sounds familiar from VB. Watch out for those gremlins in the 3 am group. Have fun y'all! REMEMBER WHEN GIRLS?????
Bonita: just recyle the pics you have from VB
LOL Bonita, I could do that but it's a different set of gals! Some are the same but The SMM's need their own identity.
Went to check on those Smoky Mountain Mama's this noon. They didn't even offer me lunch!! LOL. They were just sewing away having a high time. No real dirt to report. they are so behaving themselves. BUT, tonight they are going on a boat ride!! Who knows what will happen during that? . I came away with all sorts of goodies. They are going on a shop hop tomorrow. We had a really nice visit. It is fun meeting people you have talked to via interned for so long. Some are just how you imagined, some a so different. I thought we would never get to to the cabin. There is a beautiful lake right behind it. There are so many bedrooms. It was great to see. Nan said she hadn't talked to her daughter in Hawaii today and did not know what the MRI showed on Haley. But, you still can not touch her without her just screaming. Keep praying. The power of prayer is amazing.
I took some pictures but most are kinda blurry. I couldn't get everyone in one picture because it would have taken all day to chase them all down. But, I did the best I could.
All I can say is, I wish I was there!!! Have fun, everyone.
Thanks for the update Sukochi. I'm glad everyone is having a good time sewing. Waiting for the story of what's really happening there. LOL
I thought I sent 5 pictures but they are not here. will try again tomorrow. And really,Kris, NOTHING is going on. I was so disappointed.
LaJuan Sukochi Lee:still can not touch her without her just screaming. Keep praying.
Sukochi, thanks for the update on Haley. Prayers are getting stronger for her today.
Thanks for the info on the SMM's, can't wait for the pics.


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Hello mods (again)! I don't know whats with me, I have so many questions!
1) I know how to make links say stuff on the boards, but how do I do it on my authors page? I've tried the same format, but it didn't work. I think I tried it with < and > instead of [ and ] but that didn't work either. Help
2) What exactly is a validated author? What is the point? Are the mods validated authors? Are any regular members validated authors? If so, how do you become one? (I don't want to be one, I actually like the suspense while its waiting in the queue and the feedback if it gets rejected, I was just wondering!)
3) Has the cut off inbox problem been addressed because mine is still cut off?
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William Beckett
5 Questions With ... William Beckett
The Academy Is… co-founder and vocalist/guitarist William Beckett was the recent guest for an installment of The Recording Academy's 5 Questions With … series. Held at The Recording Academy Chicago Chapter offices, Beckett discussed his upcoming tour, his debut solo EP, Walk The Talk, transitioning into a solo career, and advice for aspiring artists, among other topics. Part of the discussion was driven by questions submitted by fans using the #5QW hashtag on Twitter.
"I can be half as successful as I was with the band and feel twice as good about what I'm doing," said Beckett. "I measure my success [by] the passion that's there. I'd rather play for 500 people that would rather be nowhere else in the world and give them the best show they've ever seen, than play for 100,000 people who couldn't care less. I'm just having a lot of fun with this."
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Beckett formed emo/pop outfit The Academy Is… in Chicago in 2002 with guitarist Mike Carden. Along with guitarist/vocalist Tom Conrad, drummer Andy Mrotek and bassist Adam Siska, in 2004 the band toured with bands such as Armor For Sleep, Fall Out Boy, Midtown, and Something Corporate. The following year the band released their debut album, Almost Here. Following a stint on the 2006 Vans Warped Tour, Conrad was replaced by guitarist Michael Guy Chislett and the band subsequently released their sophomore effort, Santi, which peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard 200. The final album for The Academy Is…, 2008's Fast Times At Barrington High, reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200.
After members of The Academy Is… parted ways, Beckett launched a solo career, spending a year and a half writing songs and creating what he considers his best work yet. On April 17 he released his debut four-song EP, Walk The Talk, featuring the single "Compromising Me." Beckett plans to release additional music later this year. Meanwhile, he is set to tour the United States in May and June, with select dates also scheduled in Japan.