text: Tahir Malas wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vincent Diepeveen [mailto:diep at xs4all.nl] [...] >> Quadrics can work for example as direct shared memory among all >> nodes when you program for its shmem, which means that for short >> messages you can simply share from its 64MB ram on card something >> and share that array over all nodes. You just write normal in this array >> and the cards take care it gets synchronised. >> > That is how LAM_MPI handles short messages in a SMP node, isn't it? But we > don't change anything in the MPI routines, if the message is short, it > handles it as of shmem. This comparison is a little bit simplistic. With a shared-memory based MPI, it can also happen that data is transfered with one copy from send buffer to shared buffer, then another copy to receive buffer - if the message is expected. Otherwise, another copy operation to a temporary buffer is required. This never happens using the SHMEM API. Also, MPI adds message headers and does message matching, which is not required for SHMEM. > For IB of Voltaire for example there are some opportunities. Single port vs > dual port, MEMfree vs 128-256 MB RAM (which sounds similar to Quadrics), and > more importantly BUS interface; PCI-X,PCI-E, or AMD Hyper-transport (HTX). > HTX is said to provide 1.3us latency by connecting directly to the AMD > Opteron processor via a standard HyperTransport HTX slot. HyperTransport HTX > slot means RAM slots on the mb? Then we have to sacrifice some slots for > NIC? Well, at the end it is still unclear to me which one and how many to > choose. No, you use dedicated HTX slots for the NIC. HTX is not found on the majority of Opteron mainboards, but a number of HTX server boards does exsit. From the numbers published by Pathscale, it seems that the simple MPI latency of Infinipath is about the same whether you go via PCIe or HTX. The application perfomance might be different, though. >> Other than that latency, you have to realize that still the latency of >> those >> cards is >> ugly compared to the latencies within the quad boxes. >> >> If you have 8 threads running or so in those boxes and you use an IB card, >> then it'll have a switch latency. >> >> Only quadrics is clear about its switch latency (probably competitors have >> a >> worse >> one). It's 50 us for 1 card. Where did you find these numbers? Such a huge delay should be easy to measure using a simple MPI benchmark? I.e. Pathscale's "mpi_multibw"? > But if we directly connect two boxes without a switch, then we can achieve > this latency I hope? No, the describedlatency is a node-internal latency. Jachim -- Joachim Worringen, Software Architect, Dolphin Interconnect Solutions phone ++49/(0)228/324 08 17 - http://www.dolphinics.com _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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ok i have a couple of questions:
first thing is, in window xp (and probably other versions as well) if you right click on a drive, there are two choices u can make:
index files for fast searching, or something like that, whatever thats not important
and compress files automaticly
i know that compressing them will save space, but what disadvaneges (if any) does this offer?
second question: i want to format my harddrive to clear up some space and have it run faster, and i heard somewhere ur supposed to format like every 6 months. its been way longer than 6 months since i got this computer, and ive never formatted. i have the origanal cd with windows and stuff on it that came with the computer, but that will also reinstall IE, microsoft works, etc, right? what files (other than data files/other stuff i want to personallly keep) should i back up? or is that a system dependent thing?
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Royals farmhand comes up big for Puerto Rico
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
HERMOSILLO, Mexico -- Royals prospect and Puerto Rico native Rey Navarro picked a good time to come alive in this Caribbean Series.
At Estadio Sonora on Monday, with his team one loss away from being mathematically eliminated and facing an undefeated Dominican Republic powerhouse, the young infielder homered, had two hits, drove in four runs and finished as the hero.
When Navarro stepped to the plate for a big at-bat in the top of the eighth -- his Criollos de Caguas down two, with two outs and runners on second and third -- he was 1-for-10 in this series and had left seven runners on base in the game.
The 23-year-old switch-hitter then proceeded to line a game-tying single up the middle. Two innings later, Navarro gave his team its second lead of an ugly, back-and-forth game with a two-run homer to right-center field, propelling Caguas to a 6-4 victory and its first win in four tries.
The Dominican's Leones del Escogido, seeking back-to-back Caribbean Series titles, moved to 3-1 and will wait another day to clinch a spot in Thursday's championship game.
"In baseball, anything is possible," said Navarro, who batted .257 with four homers, 48 RBIs and 10 steals while playing mostly in Double-A last year. "We had lost three in a row and didn't receive the big hit, but today we played with a little more confidence and got the job done."
Lugo will likely retire following Caribbean Series
HERMOSILLO, Mexico -- Julio Lugo's professional baseball career is down to a matter of days.
The 37-year-old middle infielder -- who played 12 Major League seasons, was the Red Sox's starting shortstop when they won the World Series in 2007 and was a part of seven organizations -- is expected to hang up his cleats when the Caribbean Series comes to an end on Friday.
"It might be [the end], unless something comes that changes my mind," Lugo said. "But I think this is going to be it for me."
Lugo, who last played with the Braves in 2011, compiled a .269 batting average and .333 on-base percentage in the Majors, where he was deemed a strong defensive shortstop and valuable clubhouse presence. In 2012, a Minor League deal with the Indians fell apart and he wound up out of pro baseball in the United States.
At Estadio Sonora, he's suiting up for the Dominican Republic's Leones del Escogido, which has won three of the past four Caribbean Series titles and began the tournament 3-0.
Once he's finished, Lugo will dedicate more time to his kids and a construction business he has in the Dominican Republic.
"I played good and had a good career," Lugo said, "and I just think it's the right time now."
Ayala enjoying Caribbean Series with job security
HERMOSILLO, Mexico -- While pitching in the Caribbean Series for his native Mexico the last couple of years, Luis Ayala has been on the mend, still unsigned and hoping to use this stage to secure a Major League job and keep his career in the United States afloat.
Now, thanks to that club option the Orioles picked up this offseason, he can breathe a little easier.
"I'm a little more relaxed this time," Ayala said in Spanish. "I have to be at Orioles Spring Training in [seven] days, but everything else is the same -- I put on my uniform for Mexico and I give it 100 percent. I try to give my best for my country and try to represent the best I can. That's what's given me results. The confidence I have in my abilities, my potential, is what has paid great dividends for me in my career."
In 2011, Ayala starred for the Yaquis de Obregon at the Caribbean Series, tossing five shutout innings while notching two saves, and signed a Minor League deal with the Yankees shortly thereafter. In 2012, he pitched for Obregon again -- giving up a run in 3 2/3 innings -- and promptly secured a $925,000 contract with a 2013 option from the Orioles.
Then the 35-year-old right-hander made that $1 million option a relative no-brainer, posting a 2.64 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP (walks plus hits per inning pitched) in 75 innings for a dominant relief corps in Baltimore.
But the security that came with it didn't change his plans. Ayala still played for Obregon in winter ball, appearing in 10 games, and is once again at the Caribbean Series after a third straight Mexican Pacific League title.
At this point, it's routine.
"Part of my success in the big leagues has been the work I've done in the winter -- the work I do to be active and stay active," said Ayala, who has given up a run in 3 2/3 innings for a Mexico team that's 1-2.
"For me, it's an honor to put on this uniform. I was born in Mexico and I came up in this league. One of the conditions to sign with the Orioles was that they'd let me play in this league. Of course, I have to take care of myself and stay healthy. I still feel strong. I feel like my arm is in good shape."
Ayala's Mexico team earned a much-needed win Monday night, beating Venezuela, 2-0, to move into a second-place tie with them at 2-2 and keep their championship hopes alive.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has raised its IC forecast.
The SIA projects record sales of $300.5 billion in 2010, an increase of 32.8 percent over 2009. The forecast calls for sales to grow by 6.0 percent in 2011, to $318.7 billion, followed by an increase of 3.4 percent to $329.7 billion in 2012.
The projected compound annual growth rate is estimated to be 13.4 percent for the period 2009 through 2012.
We experienced record sales this year due to strong global demand across a broad range of end markets, said SIA President Brian Toohey in a statement. We expect more moderate growth through 2012 as the economy recovers and consumer confidence restores, Toohey concluded.
Last year at its annual event, the industry organization said sales for 2010 would improve by 10.2 percent, to $242.1 billion, followed in 2011 by a smaller growth spurt of 8.4 percent, to $262.3 billion.
Then, in June, the SIA released an updated industry forecast that projected worldwide chip sales would grow by 28.4 percent to $290.5 billion in 2010. The forecast projected 6.3 percent growth in 2011 to $308.7 billion, followed by 2.9 percent growth in 2012 to $317.8 billion.
One firm, IC Insights Inc., disagrees with SIA's forecast.
Market research firm Gartner Inc. has not raised its IC forecast in 2011, which calls for modest single-digit growth. In September, Gartner (Stamford, Conn.) was predicting 4.6 percent growth in 2011. The research firm did not change its IC forecast for 2010, which calls 31.5 percent growth. The IC market is projected to grow 1.8 percent in 2012, 6.5 percent in 2013 and 6 percent in 2014.
VLSI Research Inc. recently lowered its chip forecast for 2010, but raised it for 2011.In the new forecast from VLSI, the research firm projects that the IC market will jump by 32 percent in 2010 and will grow by 8 percent in 2011. In the previous forecast, the firm projected that the IC market would grow 33.7 percent in 2010 and 6.6 percent in 2011.
Its semiconductor equipment forecast remains constant. The fab tool market is projected to grow 103 percent in 2010 and 10.6 percent in 2011, according to the firm.
Semiconductor industry revenue is projected to grow 5.1 percent in 2011, according to market research firm iSuppli Corp. in a recent report, which predicts the industry will enjoy a "soft landing" with modest growth after a booming 2010.
Chip sales are projected to grow to $317.4 billion next year from a projected $302 billion this year, according to iSuppli's forecast. The firm is currently projecting that 2010 chip sales will be up 32 percent compared to 2009, when the downturn caused the chip market to contract.
One firm is more bullish than others. In an e-mail newsletter, Jim Feldhan, president of Semico Research, said: ''Our own opinion is that 2011 will be an above average growth year, rising 9.5 percent over 2010. Considering an average growth year for the semiconductor industry is 8 percent growth, 9.5 percent is pretty good.''
Semico's forecast is based on its so-called IPI or Inflection Point Indicator. Extrapolating the IPI out to 2014, Semico sees that 2010 is up, 2011 is up, 2012 is up with the second half declining, 2013 is down, 2014 is up.
''This current growth will continue into 2012. ''The future for the next few years is bright for the semiconductor industry,'' Feldhan added.


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by JD, Aug 30, 2011.
A month is far more reasonable.
Sorta. Bats, Supes, and WW are or at least were the most popularly known heroes. I mean, no one called them that until DC did, but I'd say it had some basis in reality... there's a reason For The Man Who Has Everything stars those three plus Robin. Although it would've been pretty hilarious if Hal Jordan had crashed the party uninvited and gotten beaten to death by the alien with yellow skin.
That said, yeah, WW hasn't been successful in, what, decades? They say she's the hardest major DC character to write, and I believe it. Oh well, just get Johns on her, and he'll give her the motivating tragedy involving parental death and/or disgrace that the kids go ga-ga over these days.
I'd say WW still deserves that status. She may not be overly popular now, but she was back in the day, and the name IS pretty damn iconic.
Certainly more than GL, who only seems to have emerged as an upper-tier character very recently.
Both books were sorta MEH.
By the way, I'm not going to use spoiler tags. There's a Spoilers Welcome in the title of the thread.
Justice League: This should've been special. Maybe 40 pages. Or 80 pages. And I think it shoulda introduced the members of the team--what are they doing, where are they, etc, etc, instead of the the battle of "wits" between Batman and Green Lantern. I'm choosing to read it all as homoerotic subtext, it makes it make more sense.
Not much REALLY happens in this issue, and that's disappointing. Pages of art, with some plot, basiclly. Vic gets more time than I thought he would. And OOO, what a TWIST ending, Superman!
For a "relaunch" it feels very much the same. Not much risk in the story telling.
You know what it feels like: an adaptation of a movie that's coming out.
Flashpoint: so, wait, Barry saving his mom's life causes the UNIVERSE to come apart? SERIOUSLY? Her LIVING redirects Superman's pod? REAIMS Joe Chill's bullet? SERIOUSLY?
And that two page spread that "explains" the nunuDCU? Um. Ok. Great explanation. I couldn't figure out the three streams that needed to be reunited.... DC, Wildstorm and... Vertigo?
True. Each of them had a successful TV show which is still remembered generations later. They're the only DC heroes who did, so that puts them among the most popularly known heroes right there.
Yeah, that's what it seemed to be saying.
I'm ignoring that the two-page spread exists. As far as I'm concerned, the coda with Barry and Bruce in the Batcave is in the DCU. And the DCnU is to the DCU what Earth-1 was to Earth-2. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I thought Justice League #1 was good as far as being the opening act of an origin story.
As far as Flashpoint #5...well, I think Star Trek XI did a better job in establishing an alternate universe, but I thought it ended well with its final pages.
Meh, Justice League #1 was weird. That's supposed to be the start of the DCnU, the first issue that's supposed to get new readers exited? It wasn't bad, but there was nothing new about it, it didn't feel like a fresh start at all and it wasn't even about the Justice League. They're really writing for the trade and that's just stupid, why not tell a simple story to show what the Justice League is about in one issue, how many new readers will stick around for a few months until they get to read stories about the Justice league?
If they want to write for trades they should just release trades and kill the monthlies.
Me too.
More to the point. Morpheus dies and Daniel, son of Hippolyta, becomes him.
The robber that Spider-man was too selfish to stop turns out to be the burglar that killed his Uncle Ben.
Heh. Yeah, that's my point. It was always about marketing. GL is hot right now. WW isn't. So now we get a rebooted JLA where the three "big guns" are Supes, Bats and GL instead of a few years ago when it was Superman, Batman and WW.
Agreed on all counts. If this was really meant to be the launch, why not an 80 page, tell a LOT of story... not something that in the 1970s would've taken 3 pages.
I just read it and thought it was pretty good. Nothing amazing, but a competent start. I thought the banter between Batman and Green Lantern was pretty good, especially the bits that Turtletrekker highlighted. I know some people are mad that it was just Bats and GL, but IMO that's a better way to do it then giving us all of the characters at once. Since this is the first time we're seeing the new versions of the characters, IMO introducing them slowly with each issue introducing one or two gives us a chance to get to know them as individuals before we get to know them as a time. I'm definitely intrigued by the hint as to who the big bad will be for the first arc (at least). The only real complaint I have, is that since this is the start of the new universe, it would have been nice to get a little more world building. There was some in dialogue, but it would have been nice to a little more detail. I'm definitely sticking through at least to the end of the arc, and the beginning of more of the series. My Rating: 4/5
Oh, and if anyone is wondering about a poll, I figured this would be for the whole New 52, so I didn't think it would be manageable to try to do a poll with multiple options for 52 individual issues.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that this was my first exposure to Jim Lee's art, and I really liked it.
Well other than the first issue, which I'll get out of curiosity, I was just gonna wait for the trades on all these anyway.
Most comics today are so short that it's not really worth the EFFORT to buy individually.
Hint? It was shouted out.
Yeah... I guess you've got a point there.
IGN's positive review and a more mixed second opinion are up.
I went during lunch and got JLA #1 but will have to read it later, as quick a read as it's likely to be. I did try to download the comic a few minutes ago but I think my work filters are causing an issue.
I'm also only getting the first issue and will wait for the TPB but will be spoiling myself with others posts just to stay current till I get the TPB's at some 1/2 off dealer come April at a show/convention.
Here`s an unanswerable question - what mega-event is being set-up in the two-page spread in Flashpoint and who are "they"?
I could see Jim Lee having the pull to make one of his babies part of the backbone of this relaunch. It would theoretically firm them up as crucial to this continuity and most likely any going forward.
Um you did notice that GL is the designated buttmonkey of this issue right? Not Batman.
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"With today's vote by the CTC, Caltrain can continue on track to meeting its commitment to bring a cleaner, quieter, faster and/or more frequent service to the corridor by 2019 and take more cars off the region's roads and highways," said Adrienne J. Tissier, chair of Caltrain's Joint Powers Board. "The advanced signal system will play a key role in improving the efficiency of the trains and will allow Caltrain to safely provide more service to more stations."
The $231 million CBOSS PTC system "will be fully interoperable with freight traffic using the Caltrain corridor and future California High Speed Rail trains," Caltrain said. "It also meets the Federal Railroad Administration's requirements to install PTC by 2015, which is why it is essential that the funds be allocated now. The advanced signal system will also provide some important advantages during the installation of electrification that will enable Caltrain to maintain rail operations and support faster, more efficient service in a safe work environment."
CBOSS PTC is one of three key components of the modernization program, which also includes the implementation of electrification and the purchase of electric-multiple-unit rail vehicles. Caltrain says modernizing the corridor "will reduce emissions by up to 90%, provide faster and/or more frequent service, and will prepare the system for shared use with California High Speed Rail in the future. Electrification of the system is also expected to substantially reduce Caltrain's operating cost, but will not eliminate the need for a dedicated funding source. "
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The troubled San Onofre nuclear plant, sidelined for 16 months because of Design flaws in its steam generators, will be permanently shuttered – a decision that leaves in its wake major questions about the future of electrical power in California and the decommissioning of the plant, which could take decades.
In an email announcement early Friday morning, plant operator Southern California Edison cited uncertainty surrounding the proposed restart of one of its reactors, as well as mounting costs, in its decision to retire the plant's two reactor units.
The company had proposed restarting its Unit 2 reactor at 70 percent power to eliminate vibrations in its steam generators, two for each reactor, that created unexpected wear among thousands of metal tubes that carry radioactive water inside the generators.
"To clear out the uncertainty and move forward in a decisive way, as well as reduce the continuing economic drag from having the plant, we decided to no longer seek restart, and close the plant," Ted Craver, chairman and CEO of Edison International, told reporters in a conference call Friday.
Further work-force reductions, dropping staff from about 1,500 to 400, also will result from the permanent closure, Southern California Edison President Ron Litzinger said.
Environmental activists who opposed the restart plan celebrated what they considered a victory – one that many believed they helped bring about.
Some gathered near the plant Friday after learning the news.
"It's a huge emotion," said Gary Headrick, founder of the group, San Clemente Green. "I'm hoping Edison just saw there was an insurmountable amount of energy going against the restart."
Leading much of the effort against the restart plan was Friends of the Earth, which issued several technical reports by consultants to bolster its contention that the plan was unsafe.
But perhaps most critically, the group petitioned for a formal public hearing on the restart proposal, contending that the restart plan amounted to an amendment of Edison's operating license for San Onofre.
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission panel, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, agreed with the activists. And in its statement early Friday, Edison cited the board's ruling – and the possible delay of any restart plan that could result – as a major factor in its decision to close down the plant.
"This is a huge victory for Friends of the Earth and for the activists who have been fighting this," Erich Pica, president of Friends of the Earth, said in his own conference call with reporters.
The activists also acknowledged the role of U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., who released documents previously unseen by the public from both Edison and the manufacturer of the plant's steam generators, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan.
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Just Jared reports that Taylor Lautner and Ashley Greene will be presenters at the Teen Choice Awards on August 10th.
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Ashley Greene & Taylor Lautner to Present at Teen Choice Awards on August 10th
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yayy Ashleyy<333 can't wait for this, i hope Ash and Taylor both win awards aswell. :)ReplyDelete
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Awwh!! Now they look like a cute couple together!ReplyDelete
I fuckin' <3 Taytay!So bad!And of course Ashely , <3 her too!Nice ppl.I'm not tryin' to be mean , but Taytay looks like when he was younger , like from Shark Boy & Lava Girl , when he was little.Upset he's taller and that sexy beast has an 8 pack.ReplyDelete
- thparkleJuly 10, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Does anyone else think it looks like his muscles deflated? And he does look younger in this pic than usually does.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2009 at 12:00 AM
thats cuz its an old pic thparkle. ive seen it before and u can tell cuz ashleys hair is long. everyone vote for taylor and ashley so they winReplyDelete
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kinda late but YES KNICKS is in !!
Good to get the playoff berth. We still have a chance to get ahead of Orlando although its pretty slim.
Let's all hope we either play Chicago in the first round or grab that 6th seed from Orlando to play the Gaycers.
I think we have a very good chance against Indiania 60-40 Knicks
And it's pretty even vs Chicago 51-49 Bulls.
Miami will sweep us, we absolutely can't handle them defensively and with no decent PG on our Playoff roster all they need to do is focus on Melo, just like last Sunday....
Our chances of knocking them out are below 10% imo, distinctively below 10%.....
And the last thing I wanna experience is a sweep against my arch-nemesis Miami. I'd rather finish 9th then getting prison-raped by these bitches.
Congrats to all the players and fans...I'm excited...love upsets...Bulls or heat would be awesome to upset


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2012 Dallas All-Area football first-team offense, defense: Carroll QB Kenny Hill, Kimball DL Justin Manning among some of the top talent
Selections made by SportsDayHS staff; text by Corbett Smith
QB Kenny Hill
Southlake Carroll, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-1, 205
About Hill: SportsDay's 2010 Newcomer of the Year and 2011 Offensive Player of the Year leaves Southlake Carroll as one of its all-time greats. Hill passed for 3,373 yards and 27 touchdowns, and rushed for 1,430 yards and 33 scores.
What's next? Hill has been committed to Texas A&M since April, but Baylor and Kansas State are making late pushes.
RB Laquvionte Gonzalez
Cedar Hill, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 5-10, 170
About Gonzalez: Pressed into action in the backfield because of injury, Gonzalez propelled Cedar Hill to the 5A Division II state final. He rushed for 1,421 yards and accounted for 26 rushing, receiving and return touchdowns.
What's next? Projected as a slot receiver, Gonzalez will be a part of Texas A&M's recruiting class.
RB Ke'aun Kinner
Little Elm, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 5-9, 180
About Kinner: Kinner had one of the most productive seasons for any running back in the state, rushing for 2,936 yards and 28 touchdowns in 11 games, with five 300-yard games and a 432 yard-performance against Sherman.
What's next? He's picked up late offers from UT-San Antonio and Louisiana-Monroe, and has piqued the interest of several Big 12 schools.
UTIL Jerrod Heard
Denton Guyer, Jr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-2, 180
About Heard: Heard ran for 2,138 yards and 35 touchdowns and passed for 2,090 yards and 17 TDs. He arguably had the most dominant performance of the state finals, overcoming a 16-point deficit against Georgetown with three third-quarter touchdowns.
What's next? The Texas pledge will be back to defend Guyer's 4A Division I state title in 2013.
WR Jake Oliver
Jesuit, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-4, 195
About Oliver: A three-time first-team All-Area player, Oliver set a state record for career receptions this season, finishing with 308 catches. He's second all-time in Texas history in receiving yards (4,567) and TD catches (56). This season, he led area 5A players in receptions (93) and receiving yards (1,354), and he had 18 touchdown catches.
What's next? Often compared with former Longhorn Jordan Shipley, Oliver will attempt to match his exploits at Texas.
WR Ra'Shaad Samples
Skyline, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 5-11, 170
About Samples: A two-time first-team All-Area selection, Samples finished his high school career with 48 touchdown catches, one of the top totals in state history. He caught 62 passes this season, for 1,072 yards and 23 scores.
What's next? Samples is committed to Oklahoma State, likely a slot receiver at the collegiate level.
WR Marcell Ateman
Wylie East, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-4, 190
About Ateman: The lanky Ateman helped Wylie East to its first playoff win in school history, catching 84 passes for 1,582 yards and 27 scores.
What's next? Ateman will join Samples as a potentially dangerous duo at Oklahoma State.
OL Joas Aguilar
Birdville, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-5, 295
About Aguilar: He was the keystone on one of the area's most potent offenses. Birdville made the regional final, averaging 481.1 yards per game. Aguilar didn't allow a sack, registering 56 knockdowns and 27 pancakes.
What's next? Aguilar is committed to Texas A&M, his long frame projecting him as an offensive tackle.
OL Kent Perkins
Lake Highlands, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-5, 300
About Perkins: One of the area's top recruits, Perkins lived up to the hype with a solid senior season. He averaged six knockdowns per game, graded out 88 percent, and hasn't allowed a sack in three years as a starter.
What's next? Perkins chose Texas over offers from others such as Oklahoma, LSU and Texas A&M.
OL Jake Raulerson
Celina, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-5, 260
About Raulerson: A two-way starter, Raulerson graded out at 96 percent as an offensive lineman, getting 36 pancakes and 26 downfield blocks. He was also named the District 10-3A defensive lineman of the year.
What's next? Raulerson has committed to Texas and is expected to play as a defensive end.
OL Tejan Korom
Allen, Jr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-0, 255
About Koroma: The first-team all-state selection is considered one of the area's most dominant and athletic centers, allowing one sack while registering 65 pancakes and 85 knockdowns. He was also reliable, playing over 900 snaps over 16 games.
What's next? Koroma will be a key returner for Allen as it attempts to defend its 5A Division I title.
OL Patrick Morris
Denton Guyer, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-3, 290
About Morris: This season, Morris blocked for a 2,000-yard rusher at quarterback, and two 1,000-yard running backs. He had 44 knockdowns, graded out at 90 percent, and allowed one sack in three years as a starter.
What's next? A second-team selection on The Associated Press' 4A all-state team, Morris is committed to TCU.
Selections made by SportsDayHS staff; text by David Just
DL Justin Manning
Kimball, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-2, 275
About Manning: Kimball had one of the best 4A defenses in the area thanks largely to Manning, who had 76 tackles and 11 sacks. He also had 15 quarterback pressures and 18 tackles for loss.
What's next? Ranked as the state's ninth-best recruit by Rivals.com, Manning chose Texas A&M over TCU and Oklahoma.
DL Byron Bonds
Allen, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-2, 280
About Bonds: The anchor of Allen's defensive front, Bonds had 61 tackles and six sacks. Bonds also had six quarterback pressures, nine tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries.
What's next? Bonds committed to Baylor in July over offers from Iowa State, Tulsa and Arkansas State.
DL Solomon Thomas
Coppell, Jr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-3, 260
About Thomas: Thomas was one of two FBS recruits playing defensive end for Coppell's powerful line. He had 89 tackles – including 18 for loss – 8.5 sacks and 18 quarterback pressures. He forced a fumble and recovered another.
What's next? Thomas has a four-star rating from Rivals.com and offers from Texas, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Mississippi, among others.
DE/LB Malik Jefferson
Mesquite Poteet, So.
Ht., Wt.: 6-2, 210
About Jefferson: The sophomore made a great deal of noise in his first varsity season. Jefferson had 105 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, seven sacks, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, five pass breakups and four blocked kicks.
What's next? With two more seasons to go, the 2015 recruit could become one of the most sought-after defensive players in North Texas.
LB Sammy Douglas
Arlington, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-2, 180
About Douglas: Arlington enjoyed a solid season thanks largely to its stout defense, and Douglas was the main force behind it. The senior had 168 tackles, including 19 for loss. He also had two interceptions and two fumble recoveries.
What's next? Douglas, a three-star Rivals.com prospect, committed to TCU in February of his junior year.
LB Taylor Young
DeSoto, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 5-10, 215
About Young: The senior was in on one of the biggest plays of the season, stopping Southlake Carroll at the goal line in a 5A regional final. Young had 122 tackles, four interceptions and three fumble recoveries.
What's next? Young hasn't committed to a college yet. He holds an offer from Louisiana-Monroe and has drawn interest from Baylor.
LB Mike Mitchell
Plano Prestonwood, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-4, 215
About Mitchell: Mitchell capped his impressive high school career with a stellar season for Prestonwood. The senior had 183 tackles, six sacks, 20 tackles for loss and five forced fumbles.
What's next? Mitchell was the top-ranked linebacker in the Dallas area and committed to Ohio State over offers from Texas A&M and Oregon.
DB Ed Paris
Mansfield Timberview, Jr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-1, 200
About Paris: The junior was one of three FBS recruits in Timberview's secondary. He had seven interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns, and 12 pass breakups.
What's next? Paris has offers from Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan, LSU and Nebraska, among others.
DB Nick Harvey
Lancaster, Jr.
Ht., Wt.: 5-11, 180
About Harvey: The junior was a force for state runner-up Lancaster on both offense and defense. He had seven interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 55 tackles. He also caused three fumbles.
What's next? Harvey became the third player to commit to Texas A&M's 2014 class in November.
DB Derrick Dixon
Skyline, Jr.
Ht., Wt.: 5-10, 180
About Dixon: The junior was a playmaker for Skyline throughout its run to a regional final. He had four interceptions and five forced fumbles.
What's next? Dixon has an offer from West Virginia and might add more after his impressive junior season.
DB Ranthony Texada
Frisco Centennial, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 5-10, 160
About Texada: The fleet-footed cornerback broke up 22 passes for Frisco Centennial. He also had four interceptions, blocked four kicks and had 62 tackles.
What's next?: A three-star Rivals recruit, Texada pledged to TCU over the summer.
K/P Ben Grogan
Arlington Martin, Sr.
Ht., Wt.: 6-1, 175
About Grogan: The senior was 40-for-40 on extra points and 9-for-11 on field goals. He made five field goals from 40 yards or more. He averaged 40.3 yards on 30 punts.
What's next? Grogan chose Oklahoma State in December over an offer from Kansas.


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Portugal announced in April that it was home to one of the world's largest solar
arrays. The 150 acre, 11-megawatt (MW) solar plant was built by Catavento
and PowerLight Corporation and is capable of powering 8,000 homes in Serpa.
Cleantech America LLC., a San Francisco-based company, plans
to build a solar farm that would far eclipse the one built in Portugal. The new
80 MW farm, known as the Kings
River Conservation District Community Choice Solar Farm, will be situated
on 640 acres of land and is scheduled to be completed by 2011.
"We're pretty confident that solar farms on this scale
are going to have an industry-changing impact," said Cleantech CEO Bill
Barnes. "We think it's the wave of the future. This scale of project, I
think, creates a tipping point for renewable energy."
"We think the impact for it will be similar to the
impact of the computer chip," Barnes continued. "So too will
economies of scale like the Community Choice farm drive down the cost of
Cleantech estimates that the energy generated by the solar
array will be enough to power 20,000 homes.


text: Spoiler: The rest of my 2012 list of movies Kicking off my 2012 list: 1. Edge of Darkness: A 2. Star Trek: The Motion Picture: B+ 3. Repo Men: B- 4. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier: B- 5. Underworld: Awakening: B 6. Lost City Raiders: C+ 7. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist: B+ 8. Contraband: B+ 9. Kick-Ass: B+ 10. Hereafter: A- The Clint Eastwood directed, Matt Damon vehicle about a man who can talk to dead people. The story weaves together 3 characters who meet at a London Publishing Expo in the end. A twin who loses his brother, a French news reporter,Marie, who dies in the Sumatra flood but comes back to life and Matt Damon's character George. George just wants to live a normal life. His brother thinks this "gift" should be used to help people...and making a profit along the way isn't a bad thing. George however, living day in/day out with this knows it to be a curse. He isn't able to have a normal relationship with anyone when they uncover his secret. This is driven home in Act II with an attempt at a relationship with Melanie, played by Bryce Dallas Howard. Ultimately I like the film cause our French news reporter Marie is also being shunned when she reveals how her experience has changed her. With George and Marie together the film ends in a type of romanticized way that I enjoyed.


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White Sox acquire left-handed prospect from Rays
By Bobby Nightengale / MLB.com
DETROIT -- The White Sox acquired left-handed reliever Frank De Los Santos through a trade with the Rays on Saturday for a player to be named or cash.
De Los Santos will be a part of Chicago's 40-man roster, but he will not be added to the active Major League roster for the final week of the season. This move was unrelated to the trade that sent Jesse Crain to Tampa Bay in July.
The 25-year-old Dominican went 1-2 with a 5.34 ERA over 26 appearances this season with Triple-A Durham, striking out 21 in 32 innings. He dominated left-handed hitters, holding them to a .167 batting average in 41 at-bats.
De Los Santos, 6-foot and 165 pounds, didn't start playing baseball until he was 16 years old and was signed by the Rays as a free agent in 2007.
Left-hander Danks looks to start '14 even stronger
DETROIT -- While John Danks didn't have the successful season he hoped for, he will enter the offseason with a healthy shoulder and big goals for the 2014 season.
Manager Robin Ventura said Danks probably won't pitch in the last week of the season after throwing 138 1/3 innings.
"It is what it is," Danks said. "It's been a lot of throwing over the last year, so it makes sense given where we are obviously. You want to play but at the same time, you understand it. I'm looking forward to having a normal offseason."
Danks said he started throwing before Halloween last year in an attempt to be ready by Opening Day following season-ending shoulder surgery on Aug. 6. However, he wasn't quite ready and was forced to begin in the Minor Leagues before joining the club in May. He then went 4-14 with a 4.75 ERA and 89 strikeouts over 22 starts with the White Sox.
"He's going to get better and stronger the further he is away from his surgery," Ventura said. "You hope he can get that feel back that he had before. That's something I think will get better."
After showing flashes of his former self throughout the year, he went 0-4 with an 8.02 ERA in his last four outings, giving up 19 earned runs in 21 1/3 innings.
"I felt fine. For whatever reason, I just wasn't able to consistently keep the ball down and make it do what I wanted," Danks said. "Maybe that is a part of fatigue or whatever, but it's hard to say it was a successful season. But I'm back, and definitely looking to build on the positives and work on the things I need to work on, and I fully anticipate having a good year next year."
Danks will continue working out with the team for the last week of the season before taking a few weeks off. His goal for next season is to pitch 200 innings, a mark he's topped twice in his career (2009 and '10).
"I think part of the problem was at times I was making myself throw 90-92 mph, whereas when I was healthy, it just came out and the ball had a little more life on it, and I was able to keep the ball down a little more consistently," Danks said. "It's part of it. I know it's still in there, and I'm able to do it. With a full offseason and the right throwing programs and stuff, I think I can get back to where I was, if not better."
Semien makes first start at shortstop
DETROIT -- After playing 73 games at shortstop in the Minor Leagues this season, Marcus Semien made his first Major League start at the position on Saturday.
"I don't know if it's his natural spot but again, you're trying to see how flexible guys can be, where they can play and how comfortable they are there," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "He has played a little bit in the Minor Leagues, but we're kind of looking how it's going for next year and being able to slip him in there."
It's a chance for Semien to prove himself as the White Sox have both their middle infielders (second baseman Gordon Beckham and shortstop Alexei Ramirez ) under contract for 2014, but Ramirez was a part of trade speculation throughout the summer. Entering Saturday, Semien was 11-for-35 (.314) with two doubles and three RBIs.
The White Sox had five rookies in Saturday's starting lineup against the Tigers: Leury Garcia, Conor Gillaspie, Avisail Garcia, Bryan Anderson and Semien. According to STATS, the last time the White Sox used five rookies in a starting lineup was Sept. 5, 2007, which was also against the Tigers.
"I think where we're at right now, we're being able to put some guys out there and see how they perform," Ventura said. "That's part of the situation we put ourselves in, but having these guys up here, putting them around in different spots and seeing how they perform, that's something going into next year."
Left-hander Veal finishing 2013 with a flourish
DETROIT -- After being sent down to the Minor Leagues twice this season, left-handed reliever Donnie Veal has made the most of his latest opportunity with the White Sox.
In Veal's last 17 appearances, he's allowed one run on five hits over 9 1/3 innings while striking out 13. For him, it was just a matter of gaining more confidence on the mound.
"I'm throwing more strikes now. I'm just going straight after hitters, I'm not really worried about giving up hits or anything like that," Veal said. "I think earlier in the year, I was a lot more timid, trying to hit more corners and trying to be too fine with pitches instead of just attacking the zone and going right after them."
Veal struggled at the beginning of the season, giving up seven earned runs on 11 hits in 7 1/3 innings by the end of May. He was then sent down to Triple-A Charlotte for nearly two months to work with pitching coach Richard Dotson.
"I got maybe a little technical with some of my pitches and not going after everything," Veal said. "After I got sent down again, I just worked on that attacking, and the results are results and whatever happens, happens. Up to this point, I can attack and be as aggressive as I need to be with my delivery and my pitches, so that's what I've been doing ever since and it seems to be working."
Third to first
• The blister on Andre Rienzo's pitching hand is improving. He had an adhesive bandage around the ring finger on Friday, but didn't need it on Saturday.
• Although Chris Sale has slim odds to win the American League Cy Young Award, his manager says he's a worthy candidate.
"He's as good as anybody in the league," Ventura said. "I'll put him up against anybody. Whether or not he's in that conversation, other people get to vote on that. For me, he's always going to be in the running for that kind of stuff."
Bobby Nightengale is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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My feature story on the rise of LA Galaxy forward Jose Villarreal discusses how the teenager rose from Inglewood to becoming one of the Galaxy's key contributors in 2012.
However, there were plenty of great words said about Jose's story that couldn't make the story. Not to fear though because I can provide those words here on the LA Galaxy Insider blog.
Below are a series of quotes from Villarreal, Galaxy Associate head coach Dave Sarachan, South Bay Force head coach Todd Saldana and Galaxy Vice President Chris Klein on the youngster.
(On what people told him as he was growing up…)
VILLARREAL: "They just said that if I keep working hard and listen to my coaches that I would get far and I guess I did listen to my coaches."
(On his trials in Germany...)
VILLARREAL: "I was on trial in Germany, but I just wanted to come here and play for my home crowd and be close to my family. Then I got my chance to play with the Galaxy and now I'm very happy here."
(On the affect that Villarreal has on the Galaxy Academy…)
SARACHAN: "It's massive, the way that this league is headed with the Academy structure and in the very big picture; this is what goes on around the world. So now, we feel that this radius around LA and north and south of LA has got so much talent, but they need to be trained and put in the right environment. These guys are testament to that, that in a professional environment they can thrive."
(On the advantage of living in Inglewood for Jose…)
SALDANA: "One of the advantages for that for Jose is that he's played a lot of soccer. I wouldn't be surprised if he was playing a game with us and then playing with his older brother during the week playing pick up soccer. He's a kid that played so much because that's the environment that he grew up in. They toughen up a little younger; their dads are always trying to get them into their league and the next level of play once they show signs. That's the big advantage of Jose's play is that he has that street soccer mentality plus living where he grew up there was a league during the week and over the weekend where people were always asking him to play. I don't think that in the traditional soccer arenas, you see kids that grow up in that environment. They go to their weekly practice and league game, this is a guy that wasn't only seeking out soccer but had it available to him 24/7."
(On how often that he stays in contact with Villarreal…)
SALDANA: "As often as possible...[recently], him and his mom came out to my U-14 boys practice and came by to say hello and were in semi regular contact, but most importantly right now I is checking in to see how he's doing."
(On Villarreal's family...)
KLEIN: "His family is a very nice family. There's three brothers, we've had two of them that have come through our system. His younger brother (Jaime) is with him and with them, his parents are very supportive and they care a lot about their kids. It's one of the reasons that the two of them have been very successful soccer players because they have the family dynamic where they don't intrude, maybe. I think that's the best way to describe it and that's what [Jose] has."


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I like to do projects. I like to do projects that involve soldering. These days that means surface mount. And therein lies a tale. I design my own boards and get them produced by OSH Park [1] they do great work. I try to make the boards easy to solder. To see the little bits when I do do the soldering I use a pair of Foster Grants with 3.25 magnification that the first mate bought for me at WalMart. Soldering is a lot easier when you can see the small stuff.
I use a 45 watt Weller heater [2] with a pencil point tip. To control the temperature I use a lamp dimmer (My buddy Vic remarked when he heard that, "You are cheap." Yes I am.)
I make sure to use the 3 wire handle for the iron and also make sure that the metal conduit box the lamp dimmer is mounted in is sitting firmly on my grounding mat (black anti-static bags taped together [3] - I told you I was cheap). That minimizes the chance of an event that could upset your day - loose currents or static sting - both are hard on chips. I make sure I can see what I'm doing and to handle the parts with some ease, I use no passive parts smaller than 0603. Humans can handle those with tweezers.
I also keep around a fair amount of solder wick (thus "solder wicki" - heh) for the times when the solder gets smeared around. The way to prevent that (well reduce the incidence actually) is to make the solder lands for surface mount chips as narrow as possible. I generally don't pay too much attention to manufacturers recommendations. Those are for machine assembly and I am not a machine. Philips did suggest something that seems to help. Fatten the corner pads. You can do that aggressively without affecting the spacing between pads. I also like to lengthen the pads compared to suggested pad sizes. If you can keep your iron away from the pins it helps to lower the thermal stresses on the parts.
You can't solder surface mount by hand the way you used to solder DIP ICs. Remember the old admonition "apply the solder to the pins not the iron"? Well forget that. The idea was to get the rosin flux in the solder core to the pins and not boil it off with the iron. It makes a cleaner joint that adheres well to the board and to the pin. What you do with surface mount is use a rosin pen to coat (liberally) the area you are soldering and apply the solder directly to the iron - there goes the rosin in the core - it does keep the solder on the iron clean - for a while. Then you touch the iron to the pad (avoid heating the part directly - chip IC or passive) and let the solder wick up to the component (more wicki - heh). This minimizes the amount of heat the component has to deal with. And as soon as the solder has wicked up to your component remove the iron and let things cool down a little. Then do the next pad the same way. Or the next corner pad in the case of an IC - making sure everything still lines up. If not get out the wick and try again. Don't be in a rush - cooling time is good. You want things to get warm but not hot.
I have made a number of boards this way with pretty fine pitch ICs, down to .65mm pin spacing. I had excellent results. So I got cocky. I went to .5mm and I met my match. I fought those chips for hours. I finally got them laid down but the board didn't work. Did I get the chips too hot? Did I leave an "invisible" solder bridge? I don't know because I didn't investigate. Fortunately the chips that gave me trouble are available in .65mm lead spacing. So I redesigned the board with the easier (for me) to solder versions of the chips.
Let that be a lesson to you. Don't get cocky kid. Or: the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. For It is only when you have had too much that you know how much is enough. That is a William Blake quote - approximately. I never knew he was into soldering.
M. Simon's e-mail can be found on the sidebar at Space-Time Productions [4].
Engineering is the art of making what you want from what you can get at a profit.
I like to do projects. I like to do projects that involve soldering. These days that means surface mount. And therein lies a tale. I design my own boards and get them produced by OSH Park [1] they do great work. I try to make the boards easy to solder. To see the little bits when I do do the soldering I use a pair of Foster Grants with 3.25 magnification...


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The Rugby Championship
Burger ruled out for rest of the year
ESPN Staff
August 7, 2012
Flanker Schalk Burger will play no part in this year's Rugby Championship © Getty Images
Schalk Burger's hopes of playing a part in South Africa's Rugby Championship campaign have been crushed with the news that he has been ruled out of action for the rest of the year.
The 29-year-old injured his knee on Super Rugby duty with the Stormers back in February and his likely return date still remains unclear due to problems with his rehabilitation. He missed the recent Test series victory over England and was later omitted from the Springboks' squad for the opening two games of the Rugby Championship.
Any hope of Burger adding to his 68 Test caps in the near future have since been dismissed by Stormers coach Allister Coetzee who does not expect to see him back playing until next year. "The position with Schalk is very frustrating and we are going to get a full assessment shortly from a physician on where it should be taken from here but you can take it as read that we won't see Schalk play before the end of this season," Coetzee told Supersport. "Without even looking at the physician's report, we are writing him off for the year."
"There is a possibility he may have to undergo minor surgery to clean the whole thing out again, or the other possibility is that he just does nothing for a while in the hope that the rest will enable the injury to cure itself. From my experience as a player I know there are times when it helps to just get away from rugby and not put the affected area under any pressure."
South Africa, who will also be withouth the in-form JP Pietersen for the next 6-8 weeks due to a thumb injury, kick off their Rugby Championship campaign against Argentina in Cape Town on August 18.
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Force vs. farce
Sheran Keyton's 'Etta' is a powerhouse; in Arlington, sex is on the plate
ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor
Sheran Goodspeed Keyton has a voice so big, it not only fills the small space of Tuckers' Blues in Deep Ellum, it reverberates until you'd swear she's singing to you in stereo. That she's belting out the songs of Etta James only exaggerates the sound: There's nothing quite as unleashed as a diva playing another diva. It's like getting two performances for the price of one.
All Keyton really needs is more of an audience. Opening night for Simply Etta deserved more patrons, be it lovers of theater or just honkytonk denizens who like to groove to James' wide-ranging repertoire: Jazz, blues, pop, standards, rock, gospel. The show — and it is a show, not just a tribute concert, with scripted banter and emotional touchpoints — recounts the life of the woman whose "At Last" will forever leave her in the annals of music.
Simply Etta is one in a long line of jukebox-style cabaret shows of soulful songs — Ella, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Ain't Misbehavin' among them — and like those, it depends on the strength of the performer. Keyton has enough strength to launch the space shuttle. Even referring to her script throughout the performance, she has an ease with the music and the character, from her drug addiction to her education among the gay musicians of her day. (She recounts how Etta's platinum blonde look was given to her "by a gay boy" and how Little Richard's fearless flamboyance inspired her with live-and-let-live joy.)
A Broadway showtune from a few years back counseled that the easy way to get patrons on their feet when you had nothing else was to let a "big black lady stop the show." Good advice. And with Simply Etta, the lady also starts it and carries it through. Hey, you go with what works.
Oh, those silly straight French folk: Hopping faithlessly from bed to bed with farcical abandon, always worried that their spouse will discover their infidelities but not so worried they can actually control themselves. (If they really wanna know how to whore it up with an enviable sense of inconsequentiality, they should ask a gay man.)
Theatre Arlington mounts — yes, mounts — Marc Camoletti's popular sex farce Don't Dress for Dinner with an admirable sense of naughtiness, something you really can't get away from in a show that wears its sex so openly.
Or rather, the suggestion of sex. This is more about ribald innuendo that outright humping, with tons of slamming doors and anxious looks. It's foreplay, without an orgasmic finale.
It doesn't make sense why four of the half-dozen characters, all of them living in the French countryside, speak with British accents, but the star of this show, as usual, is the saucy chef Suzette. As played by Amber Quinn, she's edgy and smart with an offhanded tolerance for the sex-starved bourgeoisie. She also gets the biggest laughs, though Jeff Swearingen, small and wiry, gives her a run with his clowning.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition Jan. 28, 2011.


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Build vocabulary, improve rhyming skills, and practice identifying initial and final consonant sounds. This fun, interactive game features pictures of 45 word families and also helps boost auditory discrimination of vowel sounds. 250 puzzle pieces measuring 2.25" x 2.25" each are included.
Colorful puppy friends snap together and pull apart to make rhyming words. Set includes 10 heads and 10 tails that can be mixed and matched to make over 55 rhyming words. Start by matching colors and identifying letters, then move on to building three-letter words and rhyming. Great for reinforcing fine motor skills. Includes a sturdy storage bucket with handle. Each pup measures 4 1/2"L x 2"H.
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What would cause my "Site Check" button to be grey and disabled?
What would cause my "Site Check" button to be grey and disabled?
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For some reason my "ZoneAlarm Security Engine" was not checked. I checked it and now the Site Check button works.
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text: Meeting Day and Time: Arranged Course Description and Content Designed to provide an off-campus supervised and coordinated career work experience in a cooperating business, consumer agency or other related field. Students have worked in retail stores, buying offices, advertising agencies, manufacturing facilities, showrooms, and in other retail/merchandising positions. Required Texts and Readings None Outline Course Requirements Students must work in the business eighty hours per credit hour received (up to six credit hours). Internship proposals must be approved by Y398 instructor prior to the internship Apparel Merchandising Department. Prerequisites: M300, H209, H315, GPA 2.5, Jr. Standing Other Comments Students can either interview through the Internship Opportunities Program or solicit a company on their own to find an internship.


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In those days, technicians set the standards. From typesetting to keylining to preparing printing plates, from editing to sound mixing, it was all a bunch of technicians-some artistic, some just plain engineers-handling specialized tasks that, together, created our productions.
And what we put together was magic-beautifully designed and printed materials, stills, moving images, and audio tracks, or a blissful combination of more than one. The magic of technology-expensive, complete with pretty steep learning curves-was ours, and our clients depended upon us to make things happen for them.
Suddenly and unexpectedly, things changed. With the advent of the Apple computer as a cheap typeset-it-and-prep-it-yourself-for-printing machine, along with 1/2-inch and 3/4-inch video cameras and recorders, the curtain got pulled away, and we stood there, wondering what had happened.
As the technology improved and advanced, it no longer required as many "specialists" per creative commodity. The equipment got less expensive and lighter. Our muscles and our crews shrank in size. Our billable hours were at risk of diminishing as well. Clients were now seeing work performed at less than our usual artistic standards that took far less time and money to create, and they were calling it "good enough."
Of course, we still had the technology, the know-how, and the money to put a video together. We could afford the pro cameras, the Pinnacles, the Avids, and the hard drives to make it more affordable for someone to hire us than to do it themselves. But once again, "the people" got tired of letting us have all the fun. Today, the power to create magic is in the hands of everyone. For better or worse, that includes your prospects. Throw in a tough economy wherein people decide to limit discretionary purchases and the wedding and event videographers among us can be excused for feeling a bit morose these days.
But this is the start of the busy season here-weddings, graduations, family reunions-all the events people want to store and revisit. How do you convince them to let you do the work? What magic do you possess that will make your prospects look to you to preserve their memories?
It's still the story-not the technology-that resonates with clients. For instance, you can offer back stories: how the bride and groom met and fell in love. And you can help people get their stories in front of more people than ever with a timely release on DVD and online as well, at video aggregator sites such as YouTube or Vimeo, social networking sites such as Facebook, and on your own blog--or theirs! You can also help your clients by offering live webcasting, ensuring that even family and friends who live far away can be a part of the celebration.
I can't imagine a bride and groom who would want their wedding video to be a hodge-podge of random shots with nonbalanced light, poor sound quality, and haphazard edits. When prospective clients come to you, it's your chance to listen to their stories and then show them how you would deliver those messages to their audiences. I know how much you enjoy the magic of video; this is not the time to reveal any of the secrets. Your prospects don't care how you create the illusion--they just want to be awed.
The same applies to event and corporate video clients. You can't give them what you want. It has to be what they want. And if you listen carefully when they talk about the message they want to convey, you'll have a much better chance of showing them the best way to get that message across. It doesn't matter what bells and whistles you want to use; if the message gets lost in the technology, you will not have done your job. And you won't get the chance to do it again.
Noted corporate filmmaker, author, and all-around cool guy Thomas Clifford uses what he calls his "Secret Sauce" in every program he produces:
Don't get me wrong; I love dabbling in new technology. I'm all for anything I can find that will make communicating easier, better, more efficient, and more egalitarian. I strongly encourage all of you to learn as much about new technology as you can handle and then to use what you learn. But technology is only a tool, like a typewriter (remember those?) to a writer or paintbrushes to an artist.
Remember that as videographers, you're able to visualize a story from its beginning to its end, capture that story, and deliver it in a moving picture. That's the magic that sets you apart from the technology you use.
Steve Yankee (syankee at opinmarketing.com) has more than 35 years of video production and marketing experience and is the founder of The Video Business Advisor in East Lansing, Mich.


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We shared an excellent easy to use, plug-n-play chat system Chatwing for websites and blogs earlier, here is yet another post showing in details how to customize and use the embeddable chat system on your websites.
A chatroom that is very easy to use and manage can provide a site more opportunities to draw in more traffic. And with Chatwing chat software, it's pretty easy to get that kind of chatting tool. It's because Chatwing has excellent chatting capabilities coupled with a lot of features that compliments it, making it the last chatting tool you're going to need.
Listed below is a step by step procedure as to how you can embed this pretty efficient chatroom on your site. Follow it from the beginning to the end, and you'll have a brand new chatroom in no time!
Step 1: Get a Chatwing Account
First, go to Chatwing's homepage and open the registration form. You'll need to fill it up with a valid email address and your desired password, along with checking the boxes below it. Submit it when you're done to head on to the next page.
A tool that helps bringing people together no matter where they are – that is what briefly describes the chatting tools that people use today. These tools come different forms – be it the downloadable ones like Skype or those that are permanently ingrained into a site as a support tool like Facebook chat. There are others however, that aren't downloadable and can be embedded in a site. These tools, chat widgets, are very versatile and can easily provide the chatting capability that a site needs – and one of these chat widgets, Chatwing, can provide more than that.
Chatwing is a chatting tool that not only supports the site through its chatting capabilities but also provides entertainment as well. Added with its features, it becomes something that can also help the site in gaining more traffic.
Chatwing, like other chat widgets, can be embedded in a site in a very short amount of time using a very simple procedure. The user only needs to copy the chatroom's html code and paste into his site to make it go live. Chatwing's chatroom capacity however, exceeds the others by a large margin – it can hold up 7000 chatters at a time. This works perfectly for sites that rake in large amounts of traffic everyday.
For site owners who are hard to please with simple appearances, Chatwing can also work with them quite efficiently with its very detailed chatroom customization. The users can easily modify the chat software; color the whole body; modify everything about the text content, like changing the font styles, their sizes and even their color or allow the use of videos and images through links. Customization even allows audio files to be embedded into the chatroom to add spice to the conversation.


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The Last Living von Trapp Dies at 99
The hills are no longer alive. Maria von Trapp, member of the infamous pre-Duggars family that escaped Nazi-occupied Austria and inspired Julie Andrews to spin around all over a bunch of hills, died this week of natural causes.
The von Trapp family story became known worldwide after Maria von Trapp Sr.'s book was turned into a movie in 1965. The family of Austrian troubadours sang hits like "All The Notes In the Major Scale" and "Goodbye, I'm Out" as they fought to leave Austria and inevitably set up a ski resort in Vermont.
Von Trapp died in Stowe. Johannes von Trapp, Maria's brother, told the Associated Press that "She was a lovely woman who was one of the few truly good people. There wasn't a mean or miserable bone in her body. I think everyone who knew her would agree with that." Everyone would also agree that the Carrie Underwood Sound of Music remake was tacky.


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On Tue, 2011-01-18 at 14:43 -0800, Anton Chu wrote:My failover construction is a bit different, but it works quite nicely,
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For a simple and reliable failover I have two LDAP servers in Mirror
mode with Keepalived on top of it. This is based on having one virtual
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4tH is a Forth compiler with a little difference. Instead of the standard Forth engine it features a conventional compiler. 4tH is a very small compiler that can create bytecode, C-embeddable bytecode, standalone executables, but also works fine as a scripting language. It supports about 95% of the ANS Forth CORE wordset and features conditional compilation, pipes, files, assertions, forward declarations, enumerations, structures, suspended execution, recursion, include files, etc. It comes with an RPN calculator, line editor, preprocessor, compiler, decompiler, C-source generator, a virtual machine, and a multitasking environment.
CGAL, the Computational Geometry Algorithms Library, is a large C++ library of geometric data structures and algorithms such as Delaunay triangulations, mesh generation, Boolean operations on polygons, and various geometry processing algorithms. CGAL is used in various areas: computer graphics, scientific visualization, computer aided design and modeling, geographic information systems, molecular biology, medical imaging, robotics and motion planning, and numerical methods.
AzureGE is a multi-platform OpenGL and OpenAL-based game engine. It has built-in support for I/O, threading, and networking, a particle system, a material generator, a texture generator, and a mesh/terrain generator. It is intended mainly for creating role playing games, but can also be used for other types of game.
Listaller unifies the way you manage software on your Linux system by providing a user-friendly, application-centered software manager GUI. It also provides a software setup package format (the IPK package format), which works on all Linux distributions, as well as tools to make your application binaries work on every Linux distribution. The project has merged with Autopackage some time ago. One of Listaller's strengths is its close integration with AppStream and PackageKit. This means that you will be able to manage Listaller-installed applications with your favorite package-manager, like GNOME-PackageKit, Apper, or even the Ubuntu Software Center. Listaller is primarily designed to be run on Linux distributions, but it could be ported to *BSD.
A port of Scintilla to Qt.
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Chacin avoids surgery but likely done for year
Right-hander to pursue rehab; long road ahead to build back depleted shoulder
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
DENVER -- Rockies right-hander Jhoulys Chacin has avoided surgery on his balky right shoulder, but he has instead been ordered to rest and rehab for four to six weeks before even starting another throwing program and will most likely miss the remainder of the season.
Chacin was placed on the disabled list last Monday for a rotator cuff strain and fraying of the labrum in the right shoulder. But after an MRI exam, a consultation with noted orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews and meetings with Rockies head trainer Keith Dugger and club orthopedic surgeon Dr. Thomas J. Noonan, the Rockies opted for rest and rehab. Although Chacin said he would like to return before season's end, it is doubtful that there is enough time.
In February the club shut Chacin down early in Spring Training, and he felt better after two to three weeks and then ramped up for the season. The belief now is that a longer period of being forbidden from throwing should help the shoulder heal.
Chacin's recovery was set to begin Tuesday with a plasma-rich platelet therapy.
"Getting the PRP and strengthening and all that will help me to get better and get strong," Chacin said. "To not have the surgery was the best option.
"That surgery is really a tough surgery, so you just want to think about the future. I'm pretty happy with what we decided. With rest, I'm going to feel better. I did the rest and the strengthening in Spring Training, but it was only for two-three weeks, then it started feeling better. But after I started pitching, it overloaded and I started feeling better again."
The Rockies have six starting pitchers among nine players on the disabled list. Chacin, lefty Brett Anderson and right-handers Tyler Chatwood and Christian Bergman are all on the 60-day DL, although Anderson is close to returning. Right-handers Jordan Lyles and Eddie Butler are on the 15-day DL.
"It's been tough for the team," Chacin said. "A lot of pitchers got hurt. But a couple guys are coming back soon, so hopefully everybody is coming back soon and we can start playing better baseball."
Dugger said Chacin was not feeling pain but that the condition of the rotator cuff explained the drop in fastball velocity -- from 91-93 mph to 86-88 -- as well as why Chacin could reach the low 90s on a pitch and not approach it on the next several. While going 1-7 with a 5.40 ERA in 11 starts, Chacin had difficulty loosening up at the beginning of games, and his ability to work between starts also decreased as his time in the rotation progressed.
The good news for Chacin and the Rockies was that the fraying of the labrum was not pronounced enough to require surgery. Such a surgery could cost a player more than a season, and there would be time beyond that trying to regain form. Even then, the shoulder is often never the same.
"The cuff is beat up, bad," Dugger said. "But you have a better chance coming from rehab and basically changing your daily routine to maintain your arm strength.
"He's not in pain right now. So if you did a cuff surgery, the percentages are against you to come back as the type of pitcher you were. He might not be that guy that can throw 93-95. But you look at guys whose velocities drop but yet can keep that routine and that strength and that pace.
"Dr. Andrews was great about it. We filled him in about where we were in Spring Training, and we kind of knew what we were dealing with. He says, 'You didn't do anything wrong. You guys just logged some innings in, and now the cuff is a little revved up and it's a little weaker.'"
The year of injuries has turned a spotlight on Chacin's offseason throwing program, and it could be that pitching in Venezuela during winter ball may have been the missing ingredient. His two best Major League seasons -- 11-14, 3.62 ERA in 31 starts in 2011, his first full season, and 14-10, 3.47 last year -- came after winter league participation.
He didn't pitch in Venezuela last winter because he threw 197 1/3 innings for the Rockies last season, often enough for a club to advise against winter ball.
"The only two times I played in Venezuela, I get better for Spring Training," Chacin said. "[Not going] is not the same. You play catch, you're not pitching in a game. Maybe that's something I have to do -- not a lot of innings, but a couple, three, four, five starts. Some guys have to keep pitching and keep throwing to keep the arm loose."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Police: Newberg High student arrested for rape, illegal tattoos
NEWBERG, Ore. - Newberg police arrested an 18-year-old Newberg High School student on charges of giving at least 10 fellow students illegal tattoos and having sex with underage girls.
Stephen Matt Lister, 18, was arrested after police started investigating him in late September following a complaint from the school's nurse to the Newberg High School Resource Officer, who is a member of the Newberg Police Department.
The nurse told police she had received information that a student at the school was giving other students tattoos.
Further investigation revealed Lister was having sexual relations with young girls who attended the school, police said.
Lister faces numerous charges, including 10 counts of performing services in a field of practice without a license, three counts of third-degree sex abuse, two counts of third degree sodomy and three counts of third degree rape.
Police said Lister gave fellow students tattoos at his Newberg apartment and was arrested after two 15-year-old girls confirmed having sex with Lister.
Police said over 20 photos on Lister's phone show he may have been given others tattoos as well and they are concerned Lister did not use correct sanitation when giving the tattoos, which can lead to infections or disease.
Police said the Oregon Health Division verified that Lister does not have a license to give tattoos.
Lister was taken to the Yamhill County Jail and is being held on $150,000 security. He initially appeared in court on October 4 and will be back in court on Oct. 11.
Police are asking anyone who has received a tattoo from Lister to contact the school resource officer or call detectives at 503-538-8321.


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i have implemented TCP IP Modbus communication protocol on Freescale ColdFire micro controller. The TCP IP stack is similar to windows TCP IP stack. For the moment it has just the server part of the protocol this means that other devices can connect to it. My problem is that i don't know how to maintain the connection, because it drops after a while. I had in mind, to use interrupts, but i don't know if this is the right solution. My database has around 2000 modbus signals ... Do you guys have any solution to this problem ?
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text: They commissioned a 60-ish page comic book to go along with the exhibition, which I just finished drawing. It tells a fictionalized version of the story of the Duveneck Boys, with Glenn Ganges as one of the crew. My understanding is that the book will be published in Italian, but there will be an app in English. As soon as I have more info I'll post that in comments.


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GRAMMYs On The Road At Austin City Limits With Cut Copy And Brady Rymer
The Recording Academy Texas Chapter played host for GRAMMYs On The Road At Austin City Limits Music Festival during the festival's 10th anniversary from Sept. 16–18 at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. The Chapter conducted exclusive backstage interviews with artists performing at the festival, including indie electronic outfit Cut Copy and GRAMMY-nominated children's music artist Brady Rymer.
Cut Copy discussed musical influences, the evolution of the band's members and recording their 2011 album, Zonoscope.
"The way that our songwriting and recording process works is we don't strictly stick to our instruments," said drummer Mitchell Scott. "It's not a live recording in a sense. It's more a process of layering sounds until we get what we're after."
Originally formed in 2001 as the solo project of Australian songwriter/producer/DJ Dan Whitford, Cut Copy grew to include bassist/guitarist Tim Hoey and Scott. Drawing on influences such as Daft Punk and LCD Soundsystem, the trio released their full-length debut, Bright Like Neon Love, in 2004. In 2006 Whitford released Fabriclive.29, a live mix featuring Roxy Music's "Angel Eyes," the DFA remix of Goldfrapp's "Slide In" and the Faint's "Your Retro Career Melted." The band returned in 2008 with In Ghost Colours, which debuted at No. 1 in Australia and peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart. The band added a fourth member, bassist Ben Browning, and released Zonoscope in April. Cut Copy is currently on tour in the United States through mid-October.
Rymer discussed his songwriting process, advice for aspiring artists, the influence of social media, and how he started making music.
"My process for writing songs for kids is very in the moment," said Rymer. "My kids will say something or do something, and [the] next thing you know there's an idea for a song."
Before beginning a career in children's music, Rymer toured with roots rock group From Good Homes for 13 years, opening for artists such as Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews and the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir. After becoming a parent, Rymer found an interest in creating children's music and in 2000 released Good Morning, Gus, a collection of songs written for his firstborn. Rymer subsequently released 2002's Look At My Belly and 2004's I Found It! before forming Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could. The group earned a GRAMMY nomination in 2008 for Best Musical Album For Children for Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could. Rymer's most recent release is 2011's Love Me For Who I Am, an album featuring songs inspired by students at New Jersey's Celebrate the Children School.
Come back to GRAMMY.com tomorrow for more exclusive backstage interviews from GRAMMYs On The Road At Austin City Limits.
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Hibernian striker Leigh Griffiths has collected his third award of the season after being named Clydesdale Bank Premier League Player of the Year.
The on-loan Wolves frontman scored his 28th goal of the campaign with a stunning free-kick in yesterday's Edinburgh derby victory over Hearts and adds his latest award to the Hibs club prize and PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year trophy he has already collected.
The award for top player aged 21 and under goes to Celtic's Victor Wanyama after the Kenyan midfielder played a key role in the Hoops' second successive title win.
And Motherwell boss Stuart McCall has been named Manager of the Year by the SPL sponsors after leading the Fir Park side to second place with yesterday's 2-0 win over Ross County.
SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster said: "With one round of fixtures left to play, we have almost reached the end of what has been a captivating season.
"We have witnessed several high-scoring matches as well as some of the most spectacular goals scored in the SPL to date.
"The Clydesdale Bank Premier League Awards presents us with an opportunity to showcase all the best bits from the top tier of Scottish football, and recognise the good work of our clubs both on and off the pitch.
"After six action-packed seasons, this weekend will see the final fixture round of SPL matches under the Clydesdale Bank banner.
"I would like to place on record our sincere appreciation to Clydesdale Bank for all the support they have given to the SPL over the last six years."
The prizes will be awarded at the Hilton in Glasgow this evening.


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Funny Car Fox Hunt blasts off with a Fan Fest.
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Fans fill the track and meet the stars of the show.
NORWALK, Ohio – Of course we launched the 2013 Golden Anniversary season of Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio with a retro event that ended the evening fire show with Bader family signature fireworks!
At the Funny Car Fox Hunt on April 27, 2013 we also invited fans onto the race track to meet the stars, and raced Bear Motorsports Junior Dragsters presented by Wiseco as part of the Jet Dragster and nostalgia Funny Car fire shows.
Then local points racers in the Mr. Gasket $53,100 Super Series continued to race until about 3:30 a.m.
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Speaking of the courageous entertainment lineup, Bill Bader Jr., president of Summit Motorsports Park, described nostalgia Funny Cars.
"In the '70s and '80s, these cars were not billboards; they were race cars with attitude," said Bill Bader Jr. "And they had people with attitude driving them."
Dennis Salzwimmer, director of the Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit, said nostalgia Funny Cars must show period correct bodies with names.
"We've had a lot of fun every year bringing our shows to the tracks," Dennis Salzwimmer said. "Every year it's more exciting. You're going to see a great show tonight. We have some burnout kings..."
Bill Bader Jr. said Funny Cars exude a mystique not found in other race cars.
"Without question the alcohol Funny Car is the most difficult category," Bill Bader Jr. said. "These aren't for the weak of heart."
Dennis Salzwimmer agreed, "You get in it and you don't know what kind of attitude it's going to have tonight."
Speaking of attitude, Dazed and Confused, driven by Jerry Streb, and Old and Fuelish, driven by John DeCort, pulled side-by-side smokey burnouts to the finish line, then cut down seven-second runs.
Then Ron Ooms, driving the Streaker's Ride 1969 Camaro, blistered the track in the first Funny Car six-second pass of the evening.
Jill Canuso, Pottstown, Pa., presented awards to 2012 Champions of the Mr. Gasket $50,000 Super Series during prerace ceremonies, and wowed the crowd with her first pass of the 2013 season in the Hanna Motorsports Queen of Diamonds Jet Dragster at 5.43 seconds in the quarter mile and 288 mph.
For another fan treat, the Senile Delinquents, a nostalgia Top Fuel front engine dragster, served up heart-pounding licensing runs by Kenny Vanderpool, Kent, Ohio.
For nine years Denny Corso, Kent, Ohio, owned the Senile Delinquents, which Prostreet Chassis, Norton, Ohio, built in 2004.
"We have four or five races this year," Denny Corso said. "This is our favorite place to come. We get treated so well here."
The Gunslinger, a 2010 Pridemore American-made Nitro Harley-Davidson motorcycle, hit 177 mph at the eighth mile, and turned in a 7.22-second elapsed time in the quarter mile.
At the Mickey Mart Rewards Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser May 17-19, 2013 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, about a dozen Nitro Harley-Davidsons compete in a new NHRA Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series, said Bill Bader Jr.
Fans praised the entertainment at the Funny Car Fox Hunt and the Fan Fest.
"Awesome," said Emalee Dudley, 17, Mt. Gilead, Ohio, who graduates from high school this year. Emalee's favorite is Jill Canuso.
"We came to the Cavalcade of Stars last year," Emalee Dudley said. "My birthday is May 18. (Connor McKirgan) brought me for my birthday last year. We're coming back again this year."
Nitro tops the list of faves for Connor McKirgan, 17, Mt. Gilead, Ohio, along with the Fan Fest.
"It's pretty cool," Connor McKirgan said. "I've been to a couple like that, and I love them."
Nick Eberflus, 16, Montpelier, Ohio, praised the Fan Fest, and chose dragsters as his favorite.
"I love it," said Kevin Sallee, 47, Toledo, Ohio. "Love it every year. I've been racing since '93, Pro Malibu."
Richie Sallee, 25, Toledo, Ohio, doesn't race, he said, "I want to though."
Jessica McLaughlin, Amherst, Ohio, said her husband lines up in the ranks of huge race fans. But even she enjoyed the Fan Fest.
"It's pretty cool looking at everything," Jessica McLaughlin said. "I've never been on the race track before."
Bill Galloway, Tallmadge, Ohio, a den leader in Cub Scout Pack 3361, who attended in uniform, liked the Funny Car Fox Hunt Fan Fest, too.
"It's fun," Bill Galloway said. "It's the first time most of these kids have been here, and they want to come back."
Dustin Gibson, Tallmadge, Ohio, the cubmaster for Pack 3361, said about 35 people with the pack attended the Funny Car Fox Hunt.
"The kids love it," Dustin Gibson said. "We're really enjoying ourselves. And we really want to thank Mr. Bader for the tickets he sent us. We're having a great time."
Ed Neal, Akron, Ohio, a Bear den leader of boys ages eight and nine, organized the trip to Summit Motorsports Park.
"This is a whole new opportunity that we don't normally do," Ed Neal said. "I wish you could see the look on the boys' faces when the cars start off the line."
"We look forward to coming back again next year," Dustin Gibson said.
During the prerace ceremony, a United States Army Color Guard presented the flags, while Katie Gorsuch, a senior at Edison High School, sang the National Anthem.
Racers for Christ Chaplain Hugh Goodale prayed for God's blessing and protection on the racers, the guests and the Bader family.
In the Hanna Motorsports Queen of Diamonds pit, Chris White, Toledo, Ohio, showed the Jet Dragster to his grandson, Christian Stiles, nine, Toledo, visiting Summit Motorsports Park for the first time.
"It was cool," Christian Stiles said.
"I come here every year for Night Under Fire and Nationals," Chris White said, adding that he doesn't race. "I used to race motorcycles, though. I have a 2000 Corvette now I drive to the track."
Dave, Collin and Logan Phillips, Paynesville, Ohio, and Isaac Wylie, Lisbon, Ohio, walked through the staging lanes carrying toy dragsters.
"We just came to see the cars," Dave Phillips said. "We were invited up by Kelly Services, and we'd like to give a big thank you to Kelly Services."
Sandy Osborne, North Ridgeville, Ohio, sat with her son, Shane, seven, in the grandstands to watch the Mr. Gasket $53,100 Super Series.
"Our favorite thing is his daddy racing," Sandy Osborne said of her husband, Gary Osborne, driving the Osborne Racing 1974 Plymouth Road Runner. "Shane is here to cheer him on."