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This edition of Splurge vs. Steal has us pretty excited. Not only have we discovered a fabulous drugstore lipgloss by Neutrogena, it just so happens it bears an uncanny resemblemnce to my favorite gloss of the summer: Chanel Bikini Peach Glossimer. After hearing many raves about the Neutrogena MoistureShine Gloss, I decided to give it a try. I selected the Fruity Pink color, a pinky-peach with refined golden shimers. It's a fairly sheer gloss with a creamy finish – not gritty in the least. It has a light, fruity scent that I liked. Overall, a fantastic lip gloss for under $10.
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Data breaches, cloud computing, location-based services and regulatory changes will force virtually all organizations to review, and at least half of all organizations to also revise, their current privacy policies before year-end 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. These issues will dominate the privacy officer's agenda for the next two years.
"In 2010, organizations saw new threats to personal data and privacy, while budgets for privacy protection remained under pressure," said Carsten Casper, research director at Gartner. "Throughout 2011 and 2012, privacy programs will remain chronically underfunded, requiring privacy officers to build and maintain strong relationships with corporate counsel, lines of business, HR, IT security, IT operations and application development teams. An established relationship with regulatory authorities and the privacy advocacy community will also be an advantage to them."
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"All Nations" and Church Planting
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Tabletalk: Please describe how you became a Christian and your current ministry. Ed Stetzer: I grew up on Long Island, outside of New York City, in a nominal Irish Catholic home. My sister was the first in my family to …Read More
Preach the Gospel, and Since It's Necessary, Use Words
There's a popular saying often repeated by Christians. It has found new life on Facebook and Twitter. Maybe you have even uttered these words, commonly at tributed to Francis of Assisi: "Preach the gospel. Use words if necessary." I …Read More
A Religious Explosion?
Yesterday, I had another conversation about New York City—this one with a reporter from the New York Times. "Do you see a surge in evangelical work?" was the gist of the interview. Many are asking — what is the …Read More
The Blessings of the New Media
Popular and emerging forms of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogging are all around us. Yet many pastors and church leaders have been reluctant to embrace them. These new forms of media have become a very present part …Read More
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Dr. Ed Stetzer is executive director of the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism, and he is the Billy Graham Distinguished Endowed Chair for Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill. He is author or coauthor of several books, including Subversive Kingdom: Living as Agents of Gospel Transformation.


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Electronics deals with electrical circuits that involve active component such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes, integrated circuits, optoelectronics, and sensors, associated Passivity (engineering), and interconnection technologies. Commonly, electronic devices contain circuitry consisting primarily or exclusively of active semiconductors supplemented with passive elements; such a circuit is described as an electronic circuit.
The nonlinear behaviour of active components and their ability to control electron flows makes amplification of weak signals possible. Electronics is widely used in information processing, telecommunication, and signal processing. The ability of electronic devices to act as switches makes digital information-processing possible. Interconnection technologies such as circuit boards, electronics packaging technology, and other varied forms of communication infrastructure complete circuit functionality and transform the mixed electronic components into a regular working system, called an electronic system; examples are computers or control systems. An electronic system may be a component of another Systems engineering or a standalone device.
Electricity and Electromechanics science and technology deals with the generation, distribution, switching, storage, and conversion of electrical energy to and from other energy forms (using wires, Electric motor, Electric generator, Battery (electricity), switches, relays, transformers, resistors, and other passive components). This distinction started around 1906 with the invention by Lee De Forest of the triode, which made electrical Amplifier of weak radio signals and audio signals possible with a non-mechanical device. Until 1950 this field was called "radio technology" because its principal application was the design and theory of radio transmitters, Receiver (radio), and vacuum tubes.
use semiconductor components to perform electron control. The study of semiconductor devices and related technology is considered a branch of solid-state physics, whereas the design and construction of electronic circuits to solve practical problems come under electronics engineering. This article focuses on engineering aspects of electronics.
Vacuum tubes (Thermionic valves) were among the earliest electronic components.
Digital circuits are electric circuits based on a number of discrete voltage levels. Digital circuits are the most common physical representation of Boolean logic, and are the basis of all digital computers. To most engineers, the terms "digital circuit", "digital system" and "logic" are interchangeable in the context of digital circuits.
Most digital circuits use a binary system with two voltage levels labeled "0" and "1". Often logic "0" will be a lower voltage and referred to as "Low" while logic "1" is referred to as "High". However, some systems use the reverse definition ("0" is "High") or are current based. Quite often the logic designer may reverse these definitions from one circuit to the next as he sees fit to facilitate his design. The definition of the levels as "0" or "1" is arbitrary.
Ternary computer (with three states) logic has been studied, and some prototype computers made.
Computers, electronic quartz clock, and programmable logic controllers (used to control industrial processes) are constructed of Digital data circuits. Digital signal processors are another example.
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Mathematical methods are integral to the study of electronics. To become proficient in electronics it is also necessary to become proficient in the mathematics of circuit analysis.
Circuit analysis is the study of methods of solving generally linear systems for unknown variables such as the voltage at a certain Node (circuits) or the current through a certain Path (graph theory) of a Graph (discrete mathematics). A common analytical tool for this is the SPICE circuit simulator.
Also important to electronics is the study and understanding of electromagnetic field theory.
Due to the complex nature of electronics theory, laboratory experimentation is an important part of the development of electronic devices. These experiments are used to test or verify the engineer's design and detect errors. Historically, electronics labs have consisted of electronics devices and equipment located in a physical space, although in more recent years the trend has been towards electronics lab simulation software, such as CircuitLogix, Multisim, and PSpice.
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Santa Barbara Calif - UC Santa Barbara women's tennis swept previously ranked University of Wyoming 7-0, at the Robertson Gymnasium Courts Friday, stretching its current winning streak to four matches.
The Gauchos have been riding a hot streak of late sweeping three straight opponents entering today's match. Wyoming was ranked No.75 nationally before falling out of the rankings last week.
After splitting matches at courts #2 and #3 the doubles point came down to the #1 spot where Natalia Lozano and Jordan Dockendorf took on highly touted Simona Synkova and Kim Ginkel. The match went to a tiebreaker and the Gauchos quickly found themselves down triple match point at 3-6 before Lozano and Dockendorf rallied back to pull out a 10-8 victory over the #62 ranked doubles pairing in the country.
Lozano and Dockendorf improved their record to 4-0 at #1 doubles and registered their first win over a ranked tandem.
In singles, Paola Cos got the ball rolling with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Carly Van Hollen at #5 and Jordan Dockendorf quickly followed with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Kim Ginkel at #4. Jill Damion secured the overall match defeating Alexandra Kovacs 6-2, 6-2 at #2.
"We had not let up in singles," said head coach Peter Kirkwood. "There was going to be no chance of letting this one get away."
The Gauchos have now won four-straight matches all by shutout, accumulating 26 consecutive match points in the process. Their overall record is now 4-1.
Women's tennis will be back in action Sunday, at 9:00 a.m. against the University of San Francisco Dons at the Robertson Gymnasium Courts.
Complete results listed below:
Lozano/Dockendorf def. Synkova/Ginkel 9-8 (6)
Berger/Kovacs def. Cos/Damion 8-4
Novak/Meehan def Hollen/Popovici 8-4
Natalia Lozano def Veronica Popovici 6-7, 7-5, (10-4)
Jill Damion def Alexandra kovacs 6-2, 6-2
Sofia Novak def Synkova 6-4, 5-7, (10-4)
Jordan Dockendorf def Ginkel 6-2, 6-3
Paola Cos Def. Hollen 6-1, 6-0
Kiersten Meehan Meehan def Nemcova 6-3, 6-2
Final score 7-0


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Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed, scarecrow-thin comic actor best known for his roles as the high-strung small-town deputy Barney Fife on the 1960s CBS series "The Andy Griffith Show" and the leisure-suit-clad landlord Ralph Furley on ABC's '70s sitcom "Three's Company," has died. He was 81.
Knotts, who lived in West Los Angeles, died Friday night of lung cancer at UCLA Medical Center, according to Sherwin Bash, his longtime manager.
Family members said that his longtime friend Griffth was one of his last visitors at Cedars on Friday night.
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Family, friends begin learning of firefighters' fate
WEST — As flames lit up the night sky of this small Central Texas community, firemen and other emergency responders raced to the West Fertilizer Co. plant, leaving behind school work, jobs and loved ones to answer the call.
Several men who fought the blaze and went toward danger to help others are known or presumed dead, including longtime volunteer fireman Perry Calvin.
Just days ago, he learned that he was going to become a father again.
The 37-year-old was enrolled in the Hill College Fire Academy and attended EMT class in West on Mondays and Wednesdays in hopes of making fire fighting his career.
When the page came Wednesday evening, he and another classmate headed to the fire and didn't make it out, said his father, Phil Calvin, a farmer and rancher who serves as the Navarro Mills volunteer fire chief.
The younger Calvin also belonged to the Mertens Fire Department in Hill County.
"He was one of those guys who could help everybody do anything," his father said. They last saw each other Monday morning as the son was headed to a remodeling job at a friend's house.
Phil Calvin said the family couldn't get "definite confirmation" of his son's death but admitted the possibility of his survival was bleak.
"It's been over 24 hours. He would have gotten hold of somebody," he said late Thursday. "They do know that the guy he was with — they found his body (Wednesday) night. I was told they found (Perry Calvin's) body this afternoon, but the ATF won't confirm that."
A Facebook page dedicated to the memory of firefighters who lost their lives in the explosion included Morris Bridges and Buck Uptmor, both West Volunteer Fire Department firefighters. Brothers and West volunteer firefighters Robert and Doug Snokhous also were missing.
Uptmor was confirmed deceased by his family, according to the page.
He grew up in West, and was known around the small community. In addition to his own land and cattle raising, Uptmor oversaw a fence building crew and cared for people's horses.
Brent Bridges, 18, stood distraught and shivering in the cold rain outside the firehouse Thursday morning and recounted how his father, Morris Bridges, left home to fight the fire the night before.
"The mayor talked to my aunt, saying that he probably didn't make it," Bridges said. "I am just hoping that he was wrong."
From Florida, Marqee Snokhous spent the night and morning calling every hospital in the area hoping to find her father, Robert Snokhous, 47, and her 50-year-old uncle, Doug.
"There's not been anything official but the mayor did call my stepmom," she said Thursday afternoon. "He told her that he's pretty sure that they're both inside the business in the plant, trapped in there. And that there's a pretty high probability that there's no survivors there."
Joey Pustejovsky, West's city secretary, volunteers as a town firefighter and "was there doing his job and he put his life in harm's way to protect the people that he needed to protect," said his brother-in-law, David Sebesta.
He said Pustejovsky, 63, and his sister were married on March 10, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West.
Another West firefighter, Cyrus A. Reed, was also killed in the explosion, according to social media postings by friends and family.
The family of Dallas-Fire Rescue Capt. Kenny Harris learned of his death about 1 p.m. Thursday, the department's chaplain said.
Harris, 52, a 30-year Dallas fire veteran who lives in West, rushed to help when he learned of the crisis in his community, according to Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.
"Captain Harris' response is typical of all our first responders: night and day, no matter where they are, no matter if they are on or off duty they respond with the greatest acts of bravery," said City Manager Mary K. Suhm. "The City of Dallas and citizens of Dallas have lost a real role model."
Houston Chronicle reporters Cindy George and Anita Hassan, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram contributed to this report.


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Is Reversing Citizens United or Corporate Personhood Enough?
Which president told Congress: "I recommend a law prohibiting all corporations from contributing to the campaign expenses of any party…let individuals contribute as they desire; but let us prohibit in effective fashion all corporations from making contributions for any political purpose, directly or indirectly?"
If you recognize this Presidential quote, it probably means you're a history buff (or you watch too much Jeopardy). The correct answer: Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
While the speech has become a notable quotable, it's often forgotten that it followed public outrage surrounding Roosevelt's acceptance of huge corporate contributions that locked-in his election in 1904. This popular clamor for accountability (the Progressive Era; maybe they were the Occupiers of their times) was enough to move Teddy and Congress to pass the first ever Federal legislation prohibiting corporations from making monetary contributions to national political campaigns, called the Tillman Act.
Now for extra points: What happened to the Tillman Act?
Like so many other attempts over the last 100+ years to restrict, reform, reign in, eliminate and otherwise account for Big Money in politics, the Tillman Act didn't even need to be overturned for the corporate elite to get around it. It was simply whittled away. How is this done? In the same way Congress later banned unions from making political contributions in the 1940's, only to see Big Labor skirt the restrictions by forming the first-ever PAC, and collecting campaign donations (sometimes coercively) outside of regular worker's dues.
OK, now for a Civics question: What is the source of power for the corporate elite?
Throughout our history as a nation, the wealthy elite have always held power, and its not an accident, or the result of a few bad decisions, or even corruption (though those all exist), its far more structural and insidious than that. TheConstitution itself provided—from the beginning—for a government by and for the 1%. The Founding Fathers truly believed that the best form of government was one in which wealth made the rules. At the time the Constitution was being debated, the majority of people were against it, despite how our folklore has remembered it.
Turns out the 99% of yesteryear were quite prescient indeed.
Fast-forward to the present day, the ways money has seeped through the cracks of our political system and pooled into the pockets of our elected officials has only grown despite generations upon generations of ever-ongoing reform efforts.
* Dozens of Acts of Congress have been passed attempting to address corruption in government and our elections yet for every reform our system has enabled bigger, better ways for wealth to hold the reigns.
* Lobbyists. They walk right into lawmaking areas and help write bills and buy votes. They present politicians with corporate-friendly Bills already drafted. They are well paid to successfully influence, chop and change legislation, and work deals with our elected officials and even with Supreme Court Justices. Under our Constitution this is protected as free speech and despite the numerous laws to regulate lobbyists, the practice is only on the rise.
* Constitutional laws. Many states—not only Montana— wrote their Constitutions to include the subordination of corporations to the will of the people, and banned corporate political expenditures in state elections. Over the years, most of those Constitutional provisions have been amended to pave the way for more corporate-friendly laws.(Montana, of course still has this language in their Consitution, and has used it to challenge Citizen's United)


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I'm running Ubuntu 64 bit 12.04.1 LTS. I see either a blinking cursor or a black screen if I try to boot all kernels beginning at 3.2.0-33 and later. Safe mode fails for those kernels as well.
However, my system boots fine and runs fine on kernel 3.2.0-32 as well as kernels previous to that.
I have seen other Z580 users with this same problem on other forums.
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Clotilde lives in the right arondissment for the perfect baguette.
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Thanks, Barbara. I've forwarded this article to a former student of mine, a Parisian who studied in the U.S. but who returned to Paris to live. (And why would he not, she asks...) We've continued to stay in touch and I know he'll appreciate it.
It also got me thinking about the bread situation in all of the places we live. Here in the Bay Area we are very fortunate to be able to buy really great bread from a number of sources. We are very spoiled. I do love Acme's baguettes, but La Farine nips at Acme's heels. (Donna, any comments?) How about everyone else? What's the commercial bread situation where you live? If it's not wonderful, are you a baker? (Those are not mutually exclusive circumstances...we do have wonderful bread and I
a baker as well.) Just curious.
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Have to say that I agree with the judges. These are my local bakers and I do love the bread from them all.... except I would not rank Coqulicot quite so highly, more down the list when compared to the others. But that is just my opinion
If you cannot feel your arteries hardening, eat more cheese. If you can, drink more red wine. Diet is just "die" with a "t" on the end. Exercise is walking into the kitchen.
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Debbie, I must respectfully disagree with you about Coquelicot... I have also been lucky enough to live in Montmartre and try all the wonderful boulangeries and I still miss Coquelicot's baguettes something awful. Every time I go to Paris now I try to sneak in a trip there! But then, it all comes down to personal taste, doesn't it?
(For my money, the second-best baguette in Paris comes from Boris Portolan in the 19th, and I'm fortunate enough to have a friend who lives nearby who occasionally demands my cat-sitting services.)
Georgia, to answer your question - there is certainly good bread to be had in London, but you pay dearly for it. (as with everything else in London...
) I'm lucky to live in a borough with a farmer's market with two good baker's stalls, so I've come to rely on them and my local Italian deli for bread, though none of them makes a baguette approaching what I used to get in Paris. I love baking bread, though, and I've promised myself that once I've submitted my dissertation (next month!!) I'll do it more often. And I daresay my first project will be baguettes...
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Rachel (and everyone else), may I strongly suggest you try to find
The Bread Baker's Apprentice
, by Peter Reinhart. Also anything else by Peter Reinhart, but especially BBA, if you are a serious bread baker. This is a terrific guide through the various processes of bread baking, and the results are delicious. I met him several years ago when he taught a class where I worked. Not only were his samples wonderful, they actually work for the home cook as well. Also...slightly beside the point...he's a very nice man...
Don't know whether Amazon UK carries this book. It's fairly recent and a big award winner (IACP, James Beard), so perhaps you'll be able to find it.
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Ah...sorry, Rachel...I just checked Amazon UK and I see that the book I recommended is, indeed, available, just at a price that would feed a small nation. 28.50 pounds is a lot, right? Maybe you can find a used copy someplace. Or put it on your birthday present list
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Thanks so much for the tip, Georgia, and for doing the Amazon spadework too! I must come clean though - I'm actually American (American by birth, British by choice, as was said of Whistler!) so getting hold of the book from the US Amazon site won't be a problem. I'll just ask my mother to get it for my birthday.
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141 loaves in the competition, the only variable being the yeast!
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Emmett meets a cute motorcyclist on an all-new episode of SWITCHED AT BIRTH on ABC Family, airing Monday, September 24th at 8:00PM ET/PT. In "Tree of Forgiveness," Daphne tries to ignite a spark between Robin (guest star Ashley Fiolek) and Emmett at the bike show held at John's carwash. Meanwhile, John is livid when the car wash is tagged, and Kathryn tricks Toby into getting out of the house. Get a sneak peek below!
"Switched at Birth" is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss ("Blue Crush"), Paul Stupin ("Make It or Break It"), Becky Hartman Edwards ("Parenthood") and John Ziffren ("Melissa & Joey," "Make It or Break It"). The series stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano ("Gilmore Girls") as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie ("George Lopez") as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett ("Friday Night Lights") as John Kennish; Lea Thompson ("Back to the Future," "Caroline in the City") as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel ("High School Musical") as Toby Kennish; and Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe with guest star Gilles Marini ("Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars") as Angelo Sorrento.
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I didn't have a good night, leg cramps and sore back had me up several times for ice packs, the last at 3.30. By this time I was so tired I didn't think anything would wake me. Wrong! That clap of thunder with lightning that lit up the house woke me and nearly gave me a heart attack.
Usually I watch the show through my bedroom window but not when it feels like it's in the bedroom. I read that one house in Melbourne was struck by lightning and burned down. I was glad that all electrical items were turned off. I haven't forgotten how the computer was fried last time lightning was this close.
I can't believe that the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn caused so much pain but it was my fault for walking so far and not resting the old bones. Then of course there was the visit to the Home and the lunacy is ramping up for the full moon on Thursday. Yesterday didn't bode well for the Volunteers afternoon tea on Wednesday but I don't have to be there until 2 o'clock and if I'm lucky I'll be out by 3.30. That sentence looks strange but even my fingers are exhausted.
The little table is fixed and back by the bed. The BOH and the little mother called in on Sunday with the sprog and I had a fixing list ready. The smartie screwed the screw into the column then fitted the base onto the screw and twisted. I was doing it arseabout. The line is now re-wired so I can hang out the washing. The light fixture in the sewing room is another matter. He managed to put in two new globes but tells me that the fittings of the other 3 globes have broken off in the holders. Considering when he arrived all five globes were working well, I'm a bit puzzled about this. If the metal bases are there, where did the glass go? Maybe it needs a more delicate touch but at least I have two globes for light.
The little sprog is delightful. And who would have thought that someone who couldn't clean a plate would take to looking after a baby so well. And the BOH handles him like one of his precious engines and the baby loves him. Maybe he had to wait until he turned 40 to be the right age for fathering. Certainly my ex never got the hang of it, ever.
Fabrics still litter the lounge floor but now I have separated them into dress, nightdress and quilts and they are packed ready to be put in the right place. I'm even ready to haul another two boxes out of the hallway but now I'm going back to bed with a book and a cup of tea.


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Late push could put many Tigers in AL starting lineup
DETROIT -- The Tigers have used final-week vote pushes to get a starter in the All-Star Game before, from Placido Polanco in 2007 to Alex Avila two years ago. If they're going to get another starter into the Midsummer Classic alongside Miguel Cabrera, they'll need another late push.
Jhonny Peralta entered Sunday's action leading American League shortstops in batting average, slugging percentage and OPS, and he's neck and neck with Baltimore's J.J. Hardy for Wins Above Replacement, yet he trails Hardy by about a million votes.
DETROIT -- The Tigers have used final-week vote pushes to get a starter in the All-Star Game before, from Placido Polanco in 2007 to Alex Avila two years ago. If they're going to get another starter into the Midsummer Classic alongside Miguel Cabrera, they'll need another late push.
Jhonny Peralta entered Sunday's action leading American League shortstops in batting average, slugging percentage and OPS, and he's neck and neck with Baltimore's J.J. Hardy for Wins Above Replacement, yet he trails Hardy by about a million votes.
Barring a final surge of votes, Peralta might suffer a similar fate to former Tigers shortstop Alan Trammell -- watching an outstanding first half go unrewarded by voters while losing out to an Orioles shortstop (Cal Ripken Jr.).
Peralta might not be the only one looking up at an Oriole. Though Prince Fielder continues on a pace for 120-plus RBIs, he has the misfortune of playing the same position as Chris Davis, the main competitor standing between Cabrera and another Triple Crown run. Davis now leads Fielder by about 2.2 million votes, and stands less than 400,000 votes behind Cabrera for the AL's top vote-getter.
Though Torii Hunter is closer to a starting spot -- just 300,000 votes behind Jose Bautista for the third and final spot in the AL outfield -- he has to pass more than Bautista. O's right fielder Nick Markakis sits fourth, about 160,000 votes behind of Hunter.
No Tigers outfielder has been voted into a starting spot since Magglio Ordonez in 2007.
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- online or via a mobile device -- using the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot until Thursday at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Fans may submit 25 online ballots during the voting period but can also earn a one-time bonus of 10 additional online ballots. To access these additional online ballots, fans must be logged into an MLB.com account when submitting any online ballot. To obtain an MLB.com account, visit www.mlb.com and register in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free MLB.com account.
Fans can also once again participate in the Home Run Derby Fan Poll. Fans will have the opportunity to select three players in each league whom they would most like to see participate in the Home Run Derby. The 2013 Home Run Derby -- part of Gatorade All-Star Workout Day -- will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio in the United States beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 15.
Rosters will be unveiled Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET on the 2013 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show presented by Taco Bell. The show will be televised nationally on FOX.
From Saturday through Thursday, July 11, be sure to return to MLB.com and cast your 2013 All-Star Game Final Vote Sponsored by freecreditscore.com for the final player for each League's All-Star roster.
And the voting doesn't end there. The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
The 2013 All-Star Game will be played at Citi Field on Tuesday, July 16. Come to MLB.com for extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 84th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM also will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
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Chris Davis, Orioles 5,468,703
Prince Fielder, Tigers 3,280,681
Albert Pujols, Angels 1,140,420
Mike Napoli, Red Sox 1,123,281
Mitch Moreland, Rangers 1,007,675
Robinson Cano, Yankees 3,974,322
Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox 2,838,129
Ian Kinsler, Rangers 1,767,806
Omar Infante, Tigers 1,554,514
Jose Altuve, Astros 1,227,462
J.J. Hardy, Orioles 3,509,180
Jhonny Peralta, Tigers 2,505,348
Elvis Andrus, Rangers 2,122,770
Jed Lowrie, Athletics 1,491,376
Jose Reyes, Blue Jays 1,091,707
Miguel Cabrera, Tigers 5,844,165
Manny Machado, Orioles 2,752,627
Adrian Beltre, Rangers 1,792,809
Evan Longoria, Rays 1,528,877
Josh Donaldson, Athletics 827,381
Joe Mauer, Twins 3,869,330
Matt Wieters, Orioles 2,677,959
A.J. Pierzynski, Rangers 1,441,827
Carlos Santana, Indians 1,285,650
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Red Sox 1,256,505
David Ortiz, Red Sox 4,398,197
Lance Berkman, Rangers 2,004,388
Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays 1,688,099
Victor Martinez, Tigers 1,257,577
Mark Trumbo, Angels 1,190,709
Mike Trout, Angels 4,822,983
Adam Jones, Orioles 4,766,256
Jose Bautista, Blue Jays 2,679,230
Nick Markakis, Orioles 2,536,864
Torii Hunter, Tigers 2,390,336
Nelson Cruz, Rangers 2,258,797
Nate McLouth, Orioles 2,169,772
Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox 1,751,022
Yoenis Cespedes, Athletics 1,556,700
Coco Crisp, Athletics 1,421,277
Alex Gordon, Royals 1,416,887
Austin Jackson, Tigers 1,306,330
Josh Hamilton, Angels 1,138,518
Shane Victorino, Red Sox 1,059,429
Ichiro Suzuki, Yankees 1,003,198
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Any "well-behaved" function of period $2\pi$ can be expressed as a Fourier series.
What qualifies as "well-behaved"? Any examples of functions that cannot be expressed as a Fourier series?
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Any "well-behaved" function of period $2\pi$ can be expressed as a Fourier series.
What qualifies as "well-behaved"? Any examples of functions that cannot be expressed as a Fourier series?
I'm assuming that you are interested about the point-wise convergence of the Fourier series of a function. For this we have the Dini test:
Suppose that $f \in L^1[-\pi,\pi]$ is a $2\pi$-periodic function and consider the point $x_0 \in \mathbb{R}$. If $$\int_{0}^\pi \left|\frac{f(x_0+t) + f(x_0-t)}{2} - f(x_0)\right| \frac{dt}{t} < \infty,$$ then the limit $$\lim_{N \to \infty} S_N f (x_0) = \lim_{N \to \infty} \sum_{n=-N}^N \widehat{f}(n) e^{inx_0} = \sum_{n=-\infty}^\infty \widehat{f}(n)e^{inx_0}$$ exists and is equal to $f(x_0)$.
Using this one can prove for example that if $f$ is differentiable at the point $x_0$, then the Fourier series converges at that point.
You should definitively take a look at Accessible Proof of Carlesons $L^2$-theorem.
Note that:
The classical definition of Fourier coefficient of a function $f$ works for $f\in L^1(-\pi,\pi)$.
$L^p(-\pi,\pi)\subset L^1(-\pi,\pi),$ $\ $ provided $1\le p \le \infty$.
Carleson's (Hunt's) theorem say that the Fourier series of an $L^2(-\pi,\pi)$-function ($L^p$ where $p>1$ in Hunt's case) converges pointwise almost everywhere.
For $L^1(-\pi,\pi)$ Kolmogorov constructed a function that diverges everywhere.
Note that if a function $f$ is piecewise continuous and if $\int |f|^2<\infty$ then the function belongs to $L^2$.
I'll give you one of the easy parts of the answer. There's the question of what is "well-behaved" and there's the question of what is meant by "expressed as".
Suppose the $n$th partial sum, i.e. the sum of the first $n$ terms of the Fourier series of the function $f$, is $S_n$. Do you want $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty} S_n = f(x)$? For every value of $x$? That's a pretty strong demand, and it can be satisfied for sufficiently well behaved functions $f$.
But suppose you only want $S_n$ to approach $f$ in a weaker sense: you want $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}\displaystyle\int_0^{2\pi} \left|S_n(x) - f(x)\right|^2\;dx=0.$ That will happen if $f$ is quadratically integrable, i.e. if $\displaystyle\int_0^{2\pi} \left|f(x)\right|^2\;dx<\infty$.
There are lots of more difficult results to prove and some of them had to wait well over a century to get proved.


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DOVER — You can't help the team when you're on the bench.
Molly Wotton had a lot of time to think about that Thursday night after picking up two quick fouls and sitting out most of the first half.
The junior center then returned to the game with a vengeance.
Wotton finished with a game-high 14 points — all in the second half — and the Dover High School girls basketball team needed every one of them in a 38-37 win over Manchester Central at Ollie Adams Gym.
"We need her on the floor," said Dover coach Dan Casey. "Her sitting on the bench isn't how we game plan for things. It's not what we want. We talk about it. She's aware of it. We need to make sure she stays on the floor in the first half ... because she's valuable for us."
A determined Wotton made the first two baskets of the second half to transform a 15-13 deficit into a 17-15 lead.
The Green Wave held that lead until midway the fourth quarter when Central's Caitlyn Vincent drained a 3-pointer that capped a 7-0 run and gave the Little Green a 32-30 edge with 4:58 remaining.
Wotton scored four of Dover's eight points the rest of the way, including what turned out to be the game-winning bucket that gave the Green Wave a 38-35 advantage with 2:25 left.
"She came out and didn't dwell on (the foul trouble) in the second half," Casey said. "I thought she came out with some fire in the second half. We needed everything that she did. She rebounded well at both ends of the floor. Her presence was definitely felt."
Central made it 38-37 on a layup by Mary Soares, then got the ball back with a chance to take a late lead or maybe even win the game.
As the Little Green looked for an open shot, Dover guard Abby Tilton came up with a steal, forcing Central to foul.
The Green Wave missed the front end of a one-and-one situation with 7.6 seconds to play, but on the Little Green's ensuing possession, Vincent's 3-point attempt fell short at the buzzer.
"I liked the energy at the start of the second half," Casey said. "I felt like we created a couple turnovers in the backcourt and attacked the basket, but we couldn't sustain it."
Dover improved to 3-2 in Division I going into the holiday break with its second win in three days while Central fell to 0-4.
Coming off a 40-12 loss to Exeter in which they were shut out in the first half, the Green Wave defeated defending champion Bishop Guertin on Tuesday.
"I don't think we really needed a wake-up call after our last of couple games," Casey said. "We've proven that any given night..."
Tilton finished with 11 points, including seven in the first quarter when she tried to pick up the scoring slack when Wotton went out.
Down 9-7 after one, the Green Wave managed only four points in the second quarter and trailed 15-13 at the break.
"We just came out really slow in the first half," Wotton said, "and had to dig ourselves out of a hole in the second. We kind of did, but we could have played a lot better."
The 6-foot Wotton made her inside presence felt as soon as she returned to the court with a pair of strong moves to the basket to put Dover ahead.
"She's strong and she can back you down," said Central coach Mike Wenners. "The other thing that she does which is very impressive is she finishes. She made us pay. "
The Green Wave maintained the lead until Central made things interesting in the fourth, transforming a 30-25 deficit into a 32-30 lead with less than five minutes to go with a 7-0 run.
Dover scored the next six points, a pair of free throws by Tilton putting the Wave ahead to stay, 34-32, with 3:23 remaining.
"It's not the feeling I think we wanted out of a win," Wotton said. "We should have worked a little harder."
"If we can get a wake-up call and still come out with a win I guess that's a positive," Casey said. "But we need to play better going forward."
Dover, 38-37
CENTRAL (37) — Marazzi 2-0-4, Michaud 0-0-0, Laforge 0-0-0, Gauthier 2-1-6, Gaudreault 4-1-9, Vincent 2-0-6, Cleary 1-2-4, Soares 4-0-8. Totals: 15-4-37.
DOVER (38) — St. Germain 0-0-0, Harris 0-0-0, Benson 2-0-4, Boyatsis 2-0-4, Tilton 3-4-11, Goff 0-0-0, McDermott 1-0-2, O'Connor 1-0-3, Wotton 7-0-14. Totals: 16-4-38.
Central (0-4) 7 8 7 15 — 37
Dover (3-2) 9 4 15 10 — 38
3-pointers: C-3 (Vincent 2, Gauthier); D-2 (Tilton, O'Connor).


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Possible connections between 419 scam letters, drug trafficking, terrorist funding, and money laundering
Nigerian Scam Letter fraud rings operate all over the world. Although the primary source is Nigeria, and more often than not Nigeria is the residence of the kingpins, letters originate from all the nations listed below. In turn, victims wire money back to these same countries.
Stated origin of 419 letter and Transnational Drug Issues
Nigeria: Illicit drugs: a transit point for heroin and cocaine intended for European, East Asian, and North American markets; safehaven for Nigerian narcotraffickers operating worldwide; major money-laundering center; massive corruption and criminal activity, along with unwillingness of the government to address the deficiencies in its anti-money-laundering regime make money laundering a major problem
Benin: Illicit drugs: transshipment point for narcotics associated with Nigerian trafficking organizations and most commonly destined for Western Europe and the US; vulnerable to money laundering due to a poorly regulated financial infrastructure
Cote d'Ivoire: Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis, mostly for local consumption; transshipment point for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin to Europe and occasionally to the US, and for Latin American cocaine destined for Europe and South Africa; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leave the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a developed financial system limits the country's utility as a major money-laundering center
Togo: Illicit drugs: transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money laundering not a significant problem
South Africa: Illicit drugs: transshipment center for heroin, hashish, marijuana, and possibly cocaine; cocaine consumption on the rise; world's largest market for illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally from India through various east African countries; illicit cultivation of marijuana; attractive venue for money launderers given the increasing level of organized criminal and narcotics activity in the region
Amsterdam: Illicit drugs: major European producer of illicit amphetamine and other synthetic drugs; important gateway for cocaine, heroin, and hashish entering Europe; major source of US-bound ecstasy; large financial sector vulnerable to money laundering
Philippines: Illicit drugs: exports locally produced marijuana and hashish to East Asia, the US, and other Western markets; serves as a transit point for heroin and crystal methamphetamine
Switzerland: because of more stringent government regulations, used significantly less as a money-laundering center; transit country for and consumer of South American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin
London: Illicit drugs: gateway country for Latin American cocaine entering the European market; major consumer of synthetic drugs, producer of limited amounts of synthetic drugs and synthetic precursor chemicals; major consumer of Southwest Asian heroin; money-laundering center
Hong Kong: Illicit drugs: strenuous law enforcement efforts, but faces serious challenges in controlling transit of heroin and methamphetamine to regional and world markets; modern banking system provides a conduit for money laundering; rising indigenous use of synthetic drugs, especially among young people
Spain: Illicit drugs: key European gateway country for Latin American cocaine and North African hashish entering the European market; destination and minor transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin
Additional originating countries with no known drug trafficking: Burkina Faso, Kuwait.
Transnational information provided by The CIA World Fact Book 2002, March 19, 2003 update
Note: Movement of funds through a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) designated non-cooperative territory is considered to be an aspect of financial transactions indicative of terrorist funding. Nigeria is listed as an FATF non-cooperative territory. Information Drawn From the Suspicious Activity Reporting System, SAR Bulletin, Issue 4, January 2002, United States Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, "Alert to financial institutions," Case #3. http://www.ustreas.gov/fincen/sarbul0201-f.pdf
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Friday, February 15, 2013
How I learned to buy in to the rebuild
I'm totally on board with what Jeff Luhnow, Sig Mejdal, Mike Fast, Kevin Goldstein, etc. are doing. (Not you, yet, Postolos. I've still got my eye on you.) But before we begin this little writing assignment, we must first examine the alternatives of not buying in to what the Astros are doing.
1. Yell and complain.
2. Become a fan of another team.
3. (...)
That seems to be it. Option 1 is the most rampant and most popular. Soapboxes have been mounted like Trina from 4th period French, yelling about how what the Astros are doing is sullying the pure name of Baseball and how the Astros are ruining the integrity of The Game. And we've mentioned, almost ad nauseum, about how the Astros care not for what the rest of MLB thinks. Nor should they. The Astros shouldn't have to spend an extra $30m in order to keep the Yankees from yelling about how easy the Angels have it.
Option 2 is no option at all. If you bail on the Astros now, you were never an Astros fan to begin with. you just liked Winnin' and that makes you a not-fan. I'm getting to the point where I'm even starting to get over the American League. Some team was going to have to move. And once that team moved to the American League, we were going to have Interleague Play throughout the season, anyway. If you cheat on your significant other as soon as something bad happens, you were going to cheat on them at some point, regardless. That just means you were a latent pudnut, and you're not needed for anything.
So I'm in. But not for reasons that you might expect.
I'm in because the people running this rebuild have far more at stake than we do as fans. Consider the backgrounds of the front office personnel with whom we are at least remotely familiar: MBAs, Ivy Leaguers, Bloggers, Writers, NASA, law.. This is, as you are well aware, not your typical front office.
I bring that up because front office personnel are sort of on a carousel. Ed Wade did not do a great short-term job as General Manager (the long-term evaluation cannot yet be determined). Yet within weeks of his firing as GM, he was back in baseball with the Phillies. This happens across all sports, and isn't surprising. Rather than going out and hiring outside-the-box, owners and CEOs tend to hire a guy who was just determined to be incompetent by a rival.
Yet what the Astros are doing/have done over the last 18 months is unprecedented. It would have been easy enough to not trade Wandy Rodriguez. It would have been easier still to re-sign Lance Berkman this winter. Other major franchise rebuilds have not gone about their business in the way that the Astros have. The Marlins, the fraudulent team with whom every "sports writer" tends to compare the Astros, didn't.
In 1997, the Marlins won the World Series, with Alex Fernandez, Gary Sheffield, Kevin Brown, Moises Alou and a total of 12 players who made over $1m. According to Baseball-Reference, the 1997 Marlins paid $48,417,500 in payroll. The 1998 Marlins came off their fire sale winter (the first Winter of Discontent for "Marlins fans") and paid their players $34,694,667, but still paid Alex Fernandez $7m.
No front office has had the balls to do what the Astros are doing right now. We don't have to go over all the trades of the last two seasons, because it would turn a long post into a tl;dr. Here's the point: I have bought into this rebuild, first and foremost, because I don't have a choice. But second of all, if this doesn't work out - and it may take a while to get the result - the front office is going to have a hard time working in baseball ever again, at least not on this level. And smart people don't like to be ruined in the eyes of their chosen field.
The Astros are staking the reputations of the franchise and their front office on the Astros getting good again very soon. If they don't, they are responsible for the destruction of the Astros - and, no, I don't think that's hyperbole.
The Rangers are good, maybe even great. If you are from Houston and are both morally bankrupt and baseball ambivalent, it's really easy to pull the "Texas Forever!" card and just be a Rangers fan. They're on ESPN all the time. They have Nolan Ryan. Now they have Lance Berkman. Every baseball writer you read has played Just The Tip with the Rangers.
Furthermore, the Texans are good enough that if the Astros aren't within spitting distance of the division lead, even Astros fans are going to check out and pay attention to the Texans (this was brought up in the Feb. 11 Baseball America podcast - and it's absolutely correct.) Good luck getting fans on a Friday night in September, competing with high school football.
I've mentioned this on a number of occasions, but Luhnow & Co. are either going to be Branch Rickey Reincarnate, or they're going to be the reason my kid doesn't like the Astros (and there's no way she's going to be a Rangers fan). If the Scorched Earthstro campaign doesn't work, the Astros are set back for years, and not just on the field, but in the stands.
Of course, no promises can be made. Five years ago you never would have been able to guess that Brett Wallace would get platooned. Prospects - for a variety of reasons - sometimes just don't pan out. They kill it in Lancaster, and get released after struggling in Corpus. They can't adjust to the adjustments the league made to them. The Astros have built such minor-league depth that it's almost like they're throwing spaghetti at a wall and hoping a few key pieces stick.
The Astros are forcing us as fans to make adjustments to the approach. If the front office is going to stake their reputation on their process, I can certainly respect that.
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Why the hate for Postolos? He's a stand-up guy and sharp as hell.
- February 15, 2013 at 4:37 PM
- Ted said...
It's a fine point all around.
The Astros are basically what happens when a team of smart people has free license to take a concept to its extreme. The concept is sound, I think we all agree. Now it remains to be seen if it works in practice.
- February 15, 2013 at 5:01 PM
- Astros County said...
There's no hate. I'm sure he's stand-up and sharp. I want to see this TV deal get done
- February 15, 2013 at 7:25 PM
- farmstros said...
Well put, Ted
- February 15, 2013 at 10:20 PM
"Just the tip with the rangers" is pure poetry. I have enjoyed this site for just over a year for several reasons....one of which is your sense of humor. Thanks for helping ease the pain of this rebuild. Beer also works.
- February 15, 2013 at 10:29 PM
Prospects are just that......and
none of us know if they will end up with the big club, but I'm willing to take this ride for another year. BUT....I want to see Crane & Company spend some extra money to help us get there.
- February 16, 2013 at 12:05 AM
I don't care about all of the trades. I'm fine with rebuilding. What I can't understand though, is why we couldn't overspend to bring in some free agents to fill the spots where we currently have no talent at the MLB level nor anyone knocking down the door in the minors? I'm not talking multi-year, just over-spend on one or two year deals to get decent talent on a horrible team. WE CAN AFFORD IT.
- February 16, 2013 at 10:06 AM
I love the slash and burn. Watching Kyle Lohse pitch would not make me feel better about losing 93 games instead of 108. Burn it to the ground, sift the ashes, and then re-burn it until the young kids are ready.
- February 16, 2013 at 12:08 PM
In what world is Kyle Lohse worth 15 wins?
- February 16, 2013 at 1:26 PM
I hope they lose 120, as that means they will be better sooner. Or so the logic goes.
- February 16, 2013 at 1:32 PM
The guy above me is a dumbass. Nobody said losing more games just to lose games makes you better faster. Just that there's no point wasting money THIS season to win a few more games.
- February 16, 2013 at 1:36 PM
"Option 2 is no option at all. If you bail on the Astros now, you were never an Astros fan to begin with. you just liked Winnin' and that makes you a not-fan. I'm getting to the point where I'm even starting to get over the American League. Some team was going to have to move. And once that team moved to the American League, we were going to have Interleague Play throughout the season, anyway. If you cheat on your significant other as soon as something bad happens, you were going to cheat on them at some point, regardless. That just means you were a latent pudnut, and you're not needed for anything."
I'm sorry but this is pure BS. I'm sick and tired of that argument. It's self-righteous, pompous, and pathetic.
If you're angry or want to bail on the Astros; if you start paying attention to another team; if your passion for Astros baseball is almost totally reduced; if you're still bitter, then you just weren't a fan. You were just a fair weather fan. I'm a real fan & I'm better than you.
That's pathetic and pretty insulting. To be sure, there are a great many fair weather fans out there & I'm just as disgusted by them as any other true fan. But what Astros fans have been through on this epic spiral down reads like a list of war crimes. Given everything that's happened, why would someone be wrong for walking away?
I won't begrudge anybody that went through all that (or even most of it) & just had enough. These were not fair weather fans who threw up their hands in desperation the first time a game was lost or the playoffs missed. They didn't just "cheat as soon as something bad happens". In fact, there should be a memorial outside MMP for fallen Astros fans.
The time for whining about it may be over. Even I'm getting sick of it. But just because you're a fan doesn't mean you have to smile & cheer blindly all the time.
A true fan will always have a place for the Astros. But that's all I think we can know for sure about what a fan is. As for myself, obviously I'm pretty disillusioned but I'm still here. Lord help me I can't walk away no matter how miserable it may be.
And no, some team didn't have to move to the AL. Baseball would not have stopped. The world would not have ended. I highly doubt there will be any measureable benefit to baseball due to the league switch and this so called balance. Will it suddenly create more fans? No. Will it increase the sport's popularity? No. Will it increase TV ratings? No. Will it make MLB more money? No.
- February 16, 2013 at 2:16 PM
You are not obedient enough to be a true fan.
- February 16, 2013 at 5:39 PM
That's the most retarded thing I've ever heard. Obedience is for dogs not baseball fans.
- February 16, 2013 at 6:37 PM
- hooksfan said...
Crane & Company have spent what they want to spend. Why waste further money up front just to make a poster or so feel good because they spent money getting another veteran. The Houston Astros already have a couple of veterans. Lunhow process worked in St. Louis, what makes you think it won't work in Houston? Look at the Cardinals...even when they lost one of their pitchers, their system has enough depth to replace the injured player.
- February 17, 2013 at 11:56 PM
WASTE MONEY????? Do you people actually pay to watch this team stink it up? How in the world would be adding talent to make them better be WASTING MONEY??? I spent thousands on tickets to watch them play. I am done with it. Crane cut salary simply to make money. Blog all you want he said it in black and white. http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2013/02/16/jim-crane-says-astros-not-running-away-with-a-sack-of-cash-playing-golf-with-president-obama/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Read it for yourself. His TV deal is for $400 million over 10 years but he claims to be broke. He is a fraud. His affection for Obama should go over well in a our Oil & Gas town. Astros 2013 RIP
- February 18, 2013 at 12:45 AM
- Reuben said...
The absurdly stupid and overly-entitled "fans" have really been coming out of the woodwork lately.
Personally, yeah, I would've loved to see them sign one or two more FAs, perhaps someone a little better than Carlos Pena or Jose Veras, but does it make me angry that they didn't? No, and I can understand the rationale behind not spending money... for now. I'm reserving my outrage in case they don't spend the money in a few years to lock up guys like Springer, Singleton, Correa, etc. long-term. That's what would indicate to me that Crane is a swindler - not a refusal to spend $13 mil/yr for 4 years of Edwin Jackson, or Shane Victorino, or whoever.
- February 18, 2013 at 11:49 AM
A friend sent me here to try and convince me to still support the team. First off, I talk offense to this guy who thinks that those who are no longer supporting the team were never fans to begin with. That's a load of BS.
If you are dumping the team because they are bad and look to be bad for a while then the author is right. But with the major differences in rules and strategy between the two leagues in baseball, the Astros switching leagues is a very good reason to dump the team. And honestly I believe if you continue to support the team then you were never a true fan to begin with because the REAL Astros died last year. The REAL Astros are a NL team. Any AL version is just a zombie version of the real Astros were no matter how successful they become after the switch. They aren't the same team or the same franchise. And honestly anybody who supports them is a traitor to the city of Houston and should just pack their bags and move to Dallas. If they don't mind Bud Selig crapping on their head then they shouldn't mind living in that polished turd of a city
- February 19, 2013 at 12:34 AM
A couple of things:
Luhnow never had a "process" employed in St. Louis. He was never the GM, nor did St. Louis ever employ a scorched-earthed rebuild job. Not saying this won't work, but let's stop acting like Luhnow has pulled this off before.
Secondly, this whole idea that someone isn't a true fan because they don't embrace the same philosophy is in such bad taste, in so many ways. So what, someone thinks there are different routes to a successful future. Wow, attack their fandom. Also, in the service of intellectual honesty, the idea that successful teams have always followed this route doesn't square with the facts.
- February 19, 2013 at 8:34 AM
- hooksfan said...
So Luhnow never had a process employed in St. Louis? He was heavily involved in scouting and player development. Under his watch with the Cardinals system, their farm clubs won five championships and had the best rated farm system in 2010. From their draft classes from 2005 to 2007, the first group of drafts under Luhnow saw 24 future Major League players. The most for any team during that time frame. If your truly done....then you truly weren't a fan. A true fan rides out the rough patches even when they get really ugly.
- February 19, 2013 at 10:19 AM
The lack of patience in the world today is scary.
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Madden 13 Preview
-Jimmy Kovalski
"Another year, another Madden." We have all heard it. Hell, we have most likely all said this phrase once or twice. This year's Madden is probably going to be the same, just like every other year, right? Well, I am happy and pretty surprised to say that…no it's not. With the extensive time I have had with the game, I can happily say that this year's madden is the greatest step forward that the franchise has ever taken.
Let's get the obvious out of the way; the game looks really good. Sure, the EA Sports games have never looked "bad" but Madden 13 looks incredible. Player models are crisp, animations are smooth, stadiums look life-like and the models for Phil Sims and Jim Nantz (the in-game commentators) look amazing. The over-lays for each game and replays are really nicely done and the sound quality is what you would expect from a Madden game. The commentators do a decent job but lack the flare that the commentators have in the 2K games. If you pause the game at any moment and really study all the little details, the game is easily EA's best looking and most detailed sports title to date.
Madden 13's biggest upgrade this year is the new infinity engine and real-time physics. How does it work? Well…awesome! Out of the several hours I have spent with the game I really never seen the same tackle twice. Think Backbreaker…except less over the top. Sure every once in awhile there was a real awkward animation, or a players legs bending in a way that's not so realistic but this is defiantly a huge step forward for the franchise.
We are still a little over a week away from the release of Madden 13 and this is looking to be the best Madden game to date. I didn't have any time with any of the game modes so we will see how well those are done but I was very pleased with what I saw and played.


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The STI Files: Bacterial Vaginosis
Stat: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginitis symptoms among people with vaginas of childbearing age (15-45). However, half the people who meet clinical criteria for BV have no symptoms.
What is it exactly? Bacterial vaginosis reflects a change in the vaginal environment. A healthy vagina contains several different kinds of bacteria in balance with each other so that no one type outnumbers all the others. BV results when an imbalance, including pH changes, occurs in the vagina because the amount of one or two types of bacteria has increased and outnumbered the rest. There's no one type of bacteria which are always responsible: any number of different bacteria can cause BV.
Douching can increase the risk of acquiring BV, but the root cause of this disruption in the balance of the vaginal flora is not fully understood, and it is not clear exactly what role sexual activity may have as BV can occur in people with vaginas who are not sexually active. However, people who are sexually active do run a high risk of developing the condition, as do those with multiple partners or who have changed partners recently. BV is also one of the more common infections among lesbian cis women.
About how many people have it? Statistics are elusive, but it is estimated that over 2 million people in America have BV at any given time.
How is it spread? BV can result any time something causes a change in the vaginal environment, making it easier for an overgrowth of one particular bacteria to occur, or from activities which introduce new bacteria into the vagina. This can be achieved through vaginal or anal intercourse, manual sex, shared sex toys, vaginal intercourse wearing a condom that was also used for anal intercourse or through nonsexual activities such as wiping improperly after a bowel movement or the use of antibiotics.
What are its symptoms? The main symptom of BV is often a thin, creamy greyish-white, odorous vaginal discharge. A sudden increase in discharge that does not seem to pass within a handful of days or which isn't related to the appropriate fertility phase can often be a sign of BV. A fish-like odor is sometimes noticeable especially after intercourse or exercise. Some people with BV may have mild itching or burning with urination. Nearly half of the people with clinical signs of BV, however, report no symptoms.
How is it diagnosed? By an examination of a sample of vaginal fluid under a microscope, either stained or in special lighting, to detect the presence of the organisms associated with BV. Diagnosis is based on the absence of lactobacilli, the presence of numerous "clue cells" (cells from the vaginal lining that are coated with BV organisms), a fishy odour, and/or decreased acidity or change in pH of vaginal fluid.
Is it treatable? Yes. People can be treated with antibiotics such as metronidazole or clindamycin. Generally, sex partners who have penises are not treated.
Is it curable? Yes, but you can contract it again.
Can it affect fertility? BV is associated with premature delivery, low birth weight, and pelvic inflammatory disease, and may increase the risk of contracting STIs such as chlamydia and gonorrhea which can also impact fertility .
Can it cause death? Not by itself, no. But bacterial vaginosis can increase the risk for HIV infection for which there is no cure and which can lead to AIDS and other fatal illnesses. Pregnant people with BV run higher risks of miscarriage, especially in the first trimester.
How can we protect against it? Avoid activities which could lead to the introduction of the bacteria to the vagina or change the vaginal environment (unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse, unprotected manual sex, vaginal intercourse wearing a condom that was also used for anal intercourse - read how to use a condom) and practice proper hygiene (wipe from front to back after urinating or bowel movements, do not douche). Do not share sex toys, particularly those that cannot be boiled before use or which have not been or cannot be covered with a condom. Limit your number of sexual partners.
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I am sure there are a few that know me on here, if not Hi i am Wayne aka mazda mender, from Pie Land in the north west if you know of me already sorry lol, you can all throw rocks at Ian F for inviting me in.
My area is spanners and grease, i don't do this for a living any more, i am still around to offer correct info and advice if needed, and to try and help save owners their hard earned on labour costs by having a go them selves, as most of the jobs on the Mx/Roadsters are not as hard as you think, we are here for advice and help if needed.
We also have a dedicated online garage for help and info which is all free to fellow owners to use, if you need a voice, then shout, we'll talk you through it.
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Generative Fabrication
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|Monday, 3 August
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|Friday, 7 August
|9 am - noon
The SIGGRAPH 2009 Design & Computation Gallery explores non-linear and biological processes in design and digital fabrication through selected works of art, architecture, and design. The work's inherently generative nature encourages many lines of investigation along two main paths:
- Generative design - algorithm and process, explorations of phase space and path-dependent emergent phenomena, form-making versus form-finding, and iterative design such as simulation, analysis, and optimization.
- Digital fabrication - the interplay between digital representation and the crafting of physical objects; formation of structures by aggregation, weaving, and layered manufacturing; and exploitation of organic and composite material properties.
Celebrating the Special Issue of Leonardo and SIGGRAPH 2009 Art & Design Galleries
Tuesday, 4 August, 1:30-3:30, Lobby outside Rooms 353-355
Drink a toast to the SIGGRAPH special issue of Leonardo and the SIGGRAPH 2009 art and design galleries. Talk with the artists, designers, and Art Papers authors about their work. Meet the members of the SIGGRAPH 2009 committee who organized this year's exhibits of digital art and design.
Related session:
Panel: BioLogic and Generative Fabrication
Thursday, 6 August | 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Room 265-266
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Schiara Lantern
Complex Form in Timber
Holy Ghost
Ground Substance
Pluripotent Structures
Generative Fabrication is presented in synergistic cooperation with BioLogic Art, the juried art exhibition. The Generative Fabrication gallery benefits from the generous support of .MGX by Materialise, Kreysler and Associates, and Bentley Systems.
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Microsoft Waledac Takedown Exploited Design Flaw
Microsoft recently secured a court order for VeriSign, as the registry for the .com top-level domain, to deactivate 277 .com domains, beheading the Waledac botnet. This was an unprecedented and fascinating tactic, and you have to ask: why don't we do it for all botnets? Turns out there's a good reason why Waledac was special and why they chose it for takedown.
At the time I was confused by the court order, which listed 277 domains, all of them in the .com name space. Surely, I assumed, there were non-.com domains in the botnet. Even if there were some .net domains Microsoft should have included them in the order, since VeriSign is the registry for .net as well.
Turns out I was wrong in my assumptions: Microsoft has confirmed for me that Waledac used .com domains exclusively, and that this had something to do with why they chose it for this maneuver. By choosing only .com domains, Waledac's administrators created a single point of failure that Microsoft exploited.
Imagine a different botnet that uses domains in .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, not to mention .cn. .de and a dozen other country code TLDs. Taking down that botnet takes a lot more work and coordination. Just for the US bots you'll need orders for several more registries and registry admins abroad aren't necessarily going to follow a court order from the US.
There has been discussion of an international authority to do just this, running out of ICANN perhaps. But it's just talk.
The bottom line is, don't expect this tactic to be used much for other botnets.


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Police say Vidor woman falsely identifies
A woman claiming to be someone else was arrested for marijuana possession and failure to identify after police say they caught her behind a Vidor business collecting copper wire.
According to a police report, officers of the Vidor Police Department were dispatched to 760 North Archie St., Summit Seals Inc., at just after 9 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, regarding a woman seen taking items from behind the business without permission. VPD Officer Jesse Loredo reported he approached a woman matching the description given by the caller and found her attempting to take a large black plastic bag full of pieces of copper wire from the scene. The woman identified herself as Deborah Marie Cloutta. The officer stated in the report that the woman seemed nervous because she "kept darting her eyes around" and he could see "the veins on the neck pulsing." Due to her agitation, the officer, believing she may have falsely identified, reported asking her again for her name. She repeated that her name was Deborah.
According to Officer Loredo, while speaking with the suspect, he noticed a bulge in her front pocket and the edge of a plastic baggy was poking out. He asked the woman to remove the bag and saw it contained what the officer believed to be marijuana. He then reportedly noticed a bulge around the woman's chest, so he handcuffed her and told her a female officer was en route to perform a more thorough search. After the search revealed no additional drugs or contraband, the suspect was arrested. She was later identified as 44-year-old Irene Margaret Lafauci.
The case is currently still under investigation.


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thumbrep necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 127 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
We are a young, exciting two person startup that has gone past the prototype phase and is moving to a closed beta. We want to present a strong yet innovative image to our customers - we're in it for the long haul, but we will respond to your needs and change as technologies change. We'll grow with your business and help you grow your business.
Owners of small to medium sized businesses using Point of Sale systems. Our target audience uses a smart phone, is stressed from too much work, and needs to be able to gain some freedom from always needing to be in at their business locations.
We need a sophisticated logo for ThumbReports. We need a memorable, iconic logo for our company. The logo needs to be able to be used consistently as part of our company identity. It needs to denote a sense of solidness, yet fun and memorable.
Be creative. We like blues, greens. We tend to like the "futurist" logos at http://fontfeed.com/archives/the-lo…of-web-20/
This logo will be used in our marketing materials, biz cards etc, but most importantly on our website and mobile solutions.
Our current site is at http://thumbreports.com
At the conclusion of this contest, we will be adding another contest for a redesign of our site (assuming this goes well)
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