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Rona Klopman of Beach Hampton reported that someone had unbolted a bench on Marine Boulevard, near the entrance to the beach, and moved it to a different location on that road, sometime between June 10 and June 11. Whoever moved the bench, which belongs to the local homeowners association, chained it down at the new location. A fireman cut the chain and moved the bench temporarily to Ms. Klopman's property, and she told police she would have it reinstalled at its proper location.
Jean McLoughlin of New York City reported her iPad stolen on the afternoon of June 9 from the front seat of her Jeep, which was parked at the train station.
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A Stonewall Court woman, Eileen Kochanasz, told police that both her mailbox and a neighbor's had been yanked from the ground and thrown on the road at about midnight on June 11. It was the second such incident in the past two months, she said. A neighbor reported hearing a car skid to a stop at about that time and hearing a car door slam. She saw a vehicle, possibly an SUV, pull out and speed away.
Gerard Nordmeier of Hertford, N.C., told police that sometime between June 3 and June 10 items from his a brother's property on Farm Lane had been removed. A mower, fencing, and four terra-cotta pots, together valued at $1,370, are missing.
A vandal spray-painted the door of a Clinton Street house, along with a couple of neighboring mailboxes, around midnight on June 9.
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Lisa Noski of Pondview Lane called police on the evening of June 11 to say a doe was trapped in her fenced-in yard. An officer arrived and escorted the animal to freedom.
The caretaker of a Newtown Lane property complained on the morning of June 11 that the driver of a recent-model black Jeep had dumped garbage there. Police went through the garbage, found identifying papers, contacted the East Hampton resident whose name was on them, and issued a warning.
A Pantigo Road woman, Virginia Gray, was cited for littering on the morning of June 11 by a traffic control officer, who requested police help. The T.C.O. said he had seen Ms. Gray throw a plastic bag of dog waste on the beach.
A New York City man lost his iPad on Woods Lane last Thursday afternoon. He told police he'd put it on top of his car and driven off, forgetting it was there. The iPad, which he valued at $800, was not found.
The manager of Waldbaum's called police late Friday night to say a drunken man with a dog was refusing to leave the store. The man left when an officer arrived.
Police were called to Cittanuova late Saturday night to deal with two New York City men who refused to pay their bill. They paid up when police appeared.
A loud Lily Pond Lane yard party received a visit from police Sunday morning at 4:30. Revelers agreed to take the merrymaking indoors.
Police have received several reports over the past two weeks, and have documented each case, of a vandal writing anti-Obama slogans on public property. Detectives are on the lookout.
A caller reported that a man in a van was exposing himself in the Egypt Beach parking lot. The van was gone when police arrived.
A resident of Tiny Underwood's Motel, Kelvin Delacruz, told police last Thursday evening that someone had slashed three tires on his 2005 Dodge the day before.
David Weir of South Delphi Street said that sometime in May someone had broken into his garage and damaged some wallboard stored there. Mr. Weir called police a second time later in the week to say he now believed the garage had been hit by lightning.
Three officers responded to reports of a fight at Liars' Saloon on the night of June 10 and were met by Christopher Verity, who had blood running down his shirt. Mr. Verity said two men had jumped him and punched him repeatedly in the head and face, but that he did not want to press charges. The officers thought Mr. Verity was intoxicated, according to the report, as he became belligerent and uncooperative. He was taken to Southampton Hospital to be treated for his injuries, including a cut over his left eye and on his right cheek, and general swelling of the face.
The Surf Club's lifeguard, Matthew Thompson, reported on the morning of June 11 that someone had smashed the driver's-side window of his 1998 Chevy Camaro the night before. There were no witnesses.
Sag Harbor
Danny Chang, the owner of the Yummylicious Ice Cream store, reported to police on Saturday that he had caught, on tape, a teenage employee going through a purse and removing $200 from it.
After the man who cleans Bettina Klinger's pool on Talmage Farm Lane told her the pool pump had been stolen, Ms. Klinger told police the theft might have been the work of a former contractor, with whom she is having a legal dispute.
Anne Mullen of Louse Point Road reported on June 10 that sometime during the preceding week her mailbox, along with that of a neighboring house, had been vandalized.


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WHL Roundup: Makarov makes 37 saves as the Blades extend win streak to 10 gamesNHL.com @NHLdotcom
Andrey Makarov stopped 37 shots as the Saskatoon Blades downed the host Moose Jaw Warriors 3-1 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
The victory was the Blades' 10th in a row and their recent success has seen them jump over both the Swift Current Broncos and Prince Albert Raiders for first place in the East Division and second in the Eastern Conference standings.
"We need points every night right now," said Makarov, who also had some luck from three shots hitting his posts. "The goal posts are my friends. So I appreciate that."
Matej Stranksy had a goal and an assist for the Blades (33-21-3) while Shayne Gwinner and Darren Dietz each scored once.
Stransky has picked up a point in all 10 of Saskatoon's victories and in total has eight goals and nine assists.
Tanner Eberle scored the lone goal for the Warriors (19-30-9), who are now 12 points out of the final playoff position in the Eastern Conference.
"I was happy with the way we played. We played hard. I have no complaints from that end," said Warriors head coach Mike Stothers. "I was encouraged with the play of our team against a good hockey club."
"It's tough because we're running out of time and running out games here," added the coach. "It would be easy for our guys to think they had no chance against a very powerful Saskatoon team, but that didn't happen. They played hard. As a coach, that's all you can ask for from your team."
Justin Paulic made 36 saves in a losing cause for Moose Jaw.
Saskatoon went 2 for 3 on the power play while Moose Jaw failed to score on five chances with the man advantage.
Elsewhere in the WHL, it was: Swift Current 2, Regina 1; Brandon 3, Kootenay 2; Medicine Hat 5, Prince George 3; Red Deer 2, Victoria 1 (SO); Kamloops 4, Kelowna 2; Tri-City 6, Portland 2; Spokane 6, Everett 3 and Vancouver 3, Seattle 2 (SO).
At Moose Jaw, Sask., after a scoreless first period, Gwinner and Stransky scored three minutes apart in the second to give the Blades a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes of play.
Dietz made it 3-0 1:44 into the third period before Eberle ruined Makarov's shutoout bid at 6:27.
Broncos 2 Pats 1
At Regina, Eetu Laurikainen made 28 saves while Adam Lowry and Levi Bews each scored as Swift Current (28-25-6) slipped past the Pats (20-32-6) for its first win in three outings.
Wheat Kings 3 Ice 2
At Brandon, Man., Jordan Papirny made 27 saves for his first WHL victory and Ryan Pulock had a goal and an assist as the Wheat Kings (21-34-4) edged Kootenay (27-29-2) to halt a three-game winless streak
Tigers 5 Cougars 3
At Medicine Hat, Alta., Curtis Valk had a goal and two assists and Hunter Shinkaruk had a goal and an assist as the Tigers (30-26-3) extended their win streak to five games by defeating Prince George (17-33-8).
Rebels 2 Royals 1 (SO)
At Red Deer, Alta., Patrik Bartosak stopped 44 shots in regulation and overtime, and all three shooters in the shootout, and Rhyse Dieno scored the winner as the Rebels (31-22-6) beat Victoria (32-20-5), which has dropped back-to-back contests.
Blazers 4 Rockets 2
At Kamloops, B.C., Brendan Ranford had a goal and two assists and Cole Cheveldave made 26 saves as the Blazers (39-15-5) extended their win streak to five games by doubling up Kelowna (42-14-4).
Americans 6 Winterhawks 2
At Portland, Ore., Troy Trombley made 41 saves for his first WHL win and Zachary Yuen and Justin Feser each had a goal and two assists as Tri-City (32-22-3) halted its three-game slide by downing the Winterhawks (46-9-3).
Chiefs 6 Silvertips 3
At Everett, Wash., Alessio Bertaggia scored twice in his first game back from injury and Eric Williams made 24 saves as Spokane (34-22-2) doubled up the Silvertips (21-33-5), who are winless in their last nine games.
Giants 3 Thunderbirds 2 (OT)
At Kent, Wash., Arvin Atwal scored 23 seconds into overtime and Payton Lee turned aside 25-of-27 shots as Vancouver (15-43-0) defeated the Thunderbirds (19-32-7), who have dropped seven games in a row.

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KHARTOUM, SUDAN—Sudanese authorities said they arrested 13 people on Thursday, including the once-powerful head of national security, on suspicion of involvement in an apparent military coup attempt.
State-run Omdurman radio said a "subversive plot" — a term often used by Khartoum to refer to plans for a coup — was uncovered and aborted. Among those arrested was former head of National Security and Intelligence Services Lt. Gen. Salah Abdallah Gosh, according to remarks by Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman carried by the state Sudan News Agency.
The minister said that the 13 are being interrogated. "The government has decided to abort this plot just before the zero hour as a preventive measure to avoid entering the country into chaos," Osman said, adding that there was evidence of plots to target top leaders in government. He did not elaborate.
Gosh was Sudan's intelligence chief for 10 years before being promoted to security adviser in 2009. Once a member of the president's inner circle, Gosh was sacked as adviser in April 2011 for becoming critical of the regime.
The general was said to have played a key role in supporting pro-government militias involved in Sudan's Darfur conflict. More than 300,000 people have been killed in the conflict since rebels took up arms against the central government nearly 10 years ago, accusing it of discrimination and neglect. Violence has tapered off, but clashes continue.
Also detained in connection with the alleged coup is Maj. Gen. Adil Al-Tayeb of military intelligence and Brig. Gen. Mohammed Ibrahim, a field commander with the Sudanese Armed Forces. No other names were released.
Gosh became vocal in later years of his career, calling for talks among Sudanese political parties and challenging the No. 2 figure in the ruling National Congress Party, Nafi Ali Nafi. This prompted speculation that al-Bashir's ruling party was cracking from within.
Last summer, Sudan crushed pro-democracy protests inspired by Arab Spring uprisings. Hundreds of protesters were arrested and detained for demanding the ouster of al-Bashir's 23-year-old regime. His government is rapidly losing popularity at home for imposing painful economic austerity measures, while the president is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur.


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New York (CNN) -- There are some experiences that are too painful to bear. For New York Fire Chief Stephen King that event is 9/11.
So painful were the memories of September 11, 2001, King retired from the fire department, and avoided bridges and tunnels.
At one point, the native New Yorker stopped coming to Manhattan altogether.
"I was in the north tower, the one that got hit first. Where I was and what I saw that day -- the many people that jumped, the magnitude of it -- was just overwhelming," he told CNN.
But thanks largely to a new tool in trauma treatment -- virtual reality -- King has returned to face the past.
"When I see the plane hit, the smoke come out, it brings me back there," he said.
Using video game technology, therapists create programs that mimic the traumatic event.
Dr. JoAnn Difede, an associate professor for the department of psychiatry and the director of Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Studies Program at Weill Cornell Medical College, is working with World Trade Center survivors to help them overcome the trauma.
"The idea behind the treatment is to systematically expose the patient to aspects of their experience in a graded fashion so they can confront their fear of the trauma," she told CNN.
The program is basic compared to slick video games on the market, but the developers say the simplicity allows patients to fill in the blanks.
The treatment gives patients the ability to reconnect with their memories of that day, an important step for the healing process, Difede said.
It can take weeks for a patient to advance just one stage, but Difede said she had been pleasantly surprised by the results.
"Our patients have done very well. They tend to get better more quickly and it seems to engage them emotionally that allows more of their memories to be recalled," she said.
The 3D imaging software has been created by Atlanta-based company Virtually Better. Initial studies have been so convincing that the U.S. Army has asked Virtually Better to create a program to help soldiers returning from Iraq.
The company is also developing programs to help manage pain and treat addictions.
Difede said that while results had been promising, the treatment was not a magic elixir and there was still a lot to learn about the virtual reality therapies.


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Flagstaff, Ariz. - Sophomore Ashley Sims broke the school record in the 60-yard dash and several of her teammates shattered personal bests Saturday for Cal State Fullerton at the NAU Open Indoor Track and Field Meet.
Sims was clocked in 7.65, besting the 2007 mark of 7.68 by Antonia Vega and matched in 2009 by Ciara Short. Sims finished third and teammate Katie Wilson was fourth in 7.78, her personal best. Wilson and Sims ran third and fourth, respectively, in the 200, which was won by former Titan Ciara Short, competing unattached. Wilson's time of 24.63 and Sims' time of 24.74 were personal bests. Short also won the 400.
The Titans ran second in the 4x400 relay. The team of Krizia Apelar, Elizabeth Calustro, Wilson and Deena Pierce was clocked in 3:55.07 to trail only UNLV. Wilson had the most impressive split at 53.88. Pierce also placed third in the 60-meter hurdles with a PR of 8.80.
The distance runners competed Saturday at the Husky Classic hosted by the University of Washington in Seattle. Lauren McIntyre was 17th in the 3000 meters, Casey Candelaria was 68th in a school record time of 5:11.35 and Tijerra Lynch was 78th in the mile and Jessica Feuerstine was 55th in the 800 meters.
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Study Shows Secondhand Smoke Can Increase Cravings for Nicotine
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May 2, 2011 -- Secondhand smoke may trigger nicotine cravings and make it harder for cigarette smokers to quit.
A new study shows secondhand smoke exposure delivers a "priming" dose of nicotine to the brain that increases nicotine craving in smokers.
"This mechanism may explain why adult smokers exposed to multiple sources of SHS [secondhand smoke] have difficulty initiating and maintaining abstinence compared with smokers without such exposure," write researcher Arthur Brody and colleagues in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
In the study, researchers examined the effects of secondhand smoke exposure in 24 young adults, including 11 cigarette smokers and 13 nonsmokers.
The participants underwent PET scanning as they sat in the passenger seat of a car for one hour while being exposed to moderate amounts of secondhand smoke or no smoke at all.
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The results showed that exposure to secondhand smoke led to an increase in plasma nicotine concentration of about 0.2 ng/mL and a 19% increase in nicotine receptor occupancy in the brain.
In addition, smokers had an average 23% increase in nicotine cravings with exposure to secondhand smoke, which were alleviated by subsequent cigarette smoking.
"Study findings suggest that such exposure delivers a priming dose of nicotine to the brain that contributes to continued cigarette use in smokers," write the researchers.
Researchers say several health care groups have called for wider smoking bans in cars, and the results of this study strongly support those recommendations.
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I'm using the "WP super cache" WordPress plugin on a Ubuntu 12.04 server and found it is incompatible with php APC.
After installing and activating the WordPress plugin, the blog was down and users were getting a error page:
HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error): An unexpected condition was encountered while the server was attempting to fulfil the request.
I noticed a segmentation fault in the Apache error log (
In the troubleshooting section of the WP super cache FAQ I noticed a description of my problem:
- The "white screen of death" or a blank page when you visit your site is almost always caused by a PHP error but it may also be caused by APC. Disable that PHP extension if you have trouble and replace with eAccelerator or Xcache.
So I commented out the apc Apache extension and restarted Apache:
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> sudo service apache2 restart
Sure enough, that fixed the problem - the blog was back up and caching enabled.
The thing is, I actually want APC cache to run as well. The opcode cache is useful. I know I could use another opcode cache but does anyone know a APC setting I can change to allow this plugin to work with APC?
Note: I also tried Ubuntu 10.10, 11.04, 11.10 and had exactly the same issue.


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Internet Explorer's market share continued to drop last month as Mozilla's Firefox, Google's Chrome, and Apple's Safari saw small gains, according to data released Monday by Net Applications.
Microsoft's IE held on to the top spot, with 67.55 percent of the browser market, though that was down 0.06 percent from last month and down 7.92 percent from the same time last year.
Firefox came in at No. 2 with 21.53 percent market share--up 0.19 percent from December and up 4.55 percent from last year.
Safari, Chrome, and Opera rounded out the top five with 8.29 percent, 1.12 percent, and 0.70 percent of the market, respectively.
Google released its Chrome browser in September and snapped up about 0.78 percent of the market. It managed to knock Opera out of the number four spot, but has grown only incrementally since its debut.
Firefox jumped four percentage points last July after the release of 3.0, and reached the 20 percent threshold in November.


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Title X, known as the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, establishes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) as an independent agency within the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve). The CFPB regulates the offering and provision of consumer financial products and services under federal consumer financial laws.
CFPB ensures that the federal consumer financial laws are enforced consistently so that consumers may access markets for financial products, and so that these markets are fair, transparent, and competitive. See 12 U.S.C. § 5511 (Dodd-Frank Act § 1021). July 21, 2011 was the official date on which the function and authority was transferred from other federal regulatory agencies to the CFPB. See id. (Dodd-Frank § 1062).
Organization of Bureau
The Bureau is to be headed by a Director appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and is to serve a five-year term. See 12 U.S.C. § 5491 (Dodd-Frank Act § 1011). The Director is required to establish three specific functional units within the Bureau focusing on research, community affairs, and collecting and tracking complaints. See 12 U.S.C. § 5493 (Dodd-Frank Act § 1013). Additionally, the Director is required to establish the following four offices: (1) the Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity, charged with oversight and enforcement of federal laws intended to ensure access to credit; (2) the Office of Financial Education, charged with educating consumers on financial decisions; (3) the Office of Service Member Affairs, charged with developing and implementing initiatives for military service members and their families; and (4) the Office of Financial Protection for Older Americans, charged with facilitating the financial literacy of individuals older than 62 years of age. See id. (Dodd-Frank Act § 1013). Finally, the Director is required to establish a Consumer Advisory Board to advise and consult with the Bureau in the exercise of its functions. See 12 U.S.C. § 5494 (Dodd-Frank Act § 1014).
Bureau Powers & Authority
The Bureau has the authority to administer, enforce, and otherwise implement federal consumer financial laws, which includes the power to make rules, issue orders, and issue guidance. See 12 U.S.C. § 5511 (Dodd-Frank Act § 1021). The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has the power to set aside any of the Bureau's regulations if the FSOC decides that the regulation would put the safety and soundness of the banking system, or the stability of the financial system of the United States, at risk. See 12 U.S.C. § 5513 (Dodd-Frank Act § 1023).
The Bureau is authorized to engage in investigations and request information from covered persons, issue subpoenas or civil investigative demands, conduct hearings and adjudication proceedings, and commence civil actions in federal court seeking any appropriate or equitable relief against any person that violates a federal consumer financial law. See 12 U.S.C. §§ 5562–65 (Dodd-Frank §§ 1052–55). The CFPB has exclusive authority to enforce federal consumer laws against nondepository covered persons. See 12 U.S.C. § 5514 (Dodd-Frank Act § 1024). Further, the Bureau has exclusive federal consumer law supervisory authority and primary enforcement authority over insured depository institutions or insured thrifts with assets totaling over $10 billion. See 12 U.S.C. § 5515 (Dodd-Frank Act § 1025). The Bureau's authority over banks, thrifts, and credit unions with assets of $10 billion or less is more limited. See 12 U.S.C. § 5516 (Dodd-Frank Act § 1026).
Preservation of State Law
Title X also deals with the role of state law and state intervention in the operation of federally-chartered depository institutions. The statute is not meant to preempt state consumer financial protection laws, as long as the state laws do not conflict with federal laws or regulations. See 12 U.S.C. § 5551 (Dodd-Frank Act § 1041). State consumer protection laws that offer greater protection than federal law are not considered to be conflicting with federal laws. See id. Further, state Attorney Generals and state regulators can bring civil actions to enforce provisions of Title X. See 12 U.S.C. § 5552 (Dodd-Frank Act § 1042).
State consumer financial laws are preempted for national banks, federal thrifts, and their subsidiaries only if: (1) the application of the state law would have a discriminatory effect on the national bank or thrift; (2) the state law prevents or significantly interferes with the exercise of the national bank's or thrift's powers (codifying the Supreme Court's decision in Barnett Bank v. Nelson, 517 U.S. 25 (1996)); or (3) the state consumer law is preempted by another federal law other than this title. See 12 U.S.C. § 25b, 12 U.S.C. § 1465 (Dodd-Frank §§ 1044, 1046). In accordance with the Supreme Court decision in Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., LLC, 129 S. Ct. 2710 (2009), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's visitorial authority over national banks and federal thrifts is not to limit or restrict the authority of any state from bringing an enforcement action against a national bank or federal thrift. See 12 U.S.C. § 25b (Dodd-Frank Act § 1047). Finally, Title X does not preempt the applicability of state law to any subsidiary, affiliate, or agent of a national bank. See id. (Dodd-Frank Act § 1045).
Transfer of Functions
The consumer financial protection functions of the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and National Credit Union Administration are transferred to the Bureau. See 12 U.S.C. § 5581 (Dodd-Frank Act § 1061). The consumer financial protection functions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development that arise under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008, and the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act are also transferred to the Bureau. See id. The Federal Trade Commission retains its jurisdiction in implementing the Federal Trade Commission Act. See id.
President Obama has nominated Richard Cordray to be the first Director of the CFPB. This nomination is currently pending before the Senate. See White House Blog, July 18, 2011. Meanwhile, the CFPB has been working on a number of projects, including releasing an initial report on credit card complaints and issuing a request for information on issues impacting private student loans


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This is the jacket of my new book,Blogdosts..... REACTIONS, please!
I think it is pretty strong - like the book.
I have decided to skip the standard book launch event ( been there, done that 17 times over). Instead , it will be a digital launch on 1st November. But ( hint! hint!), if there's anybody out there who'd like to throw a 'Sethji' party for me - virtual or otherwise - I'm right there! The champagne's on me...


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By The Hays Daily News
DERBY � The Hays Larks dropped a close Game 2 in their three-game series with the Derby Twins on Saturday night.
Derby broke a 6-6 tie in the seventh inning on a two-run home run off Larks reliever Ian Bentley, then held on for an 8-6 win.
The loss drops league-leading Hays to 15-3 overall and 11-3 in the Jayhawk League. Derby improved to 9-7, 7-7.
Bentley (1-1) gave up five hits in 2.2 innings of relief of starter Nick Goza, who went four innings and allowed six earned runs on 11 hits.
Derby put up 17 hits against the Larks' staff, the most Hays has allowed this season. Hays posted six runs on 11 hits.
Aaron Cornell led off the game with his fourth home run of the season. After hitting two in Friday's win for the Larks, Cornell homered in the first at-bat to give Hays a 1-0 lead. Derby, though, answered with three runs in the bottom of the first off Goza.
Then Hays' Cody Daily tied the game at four in the fourth inning with a two-run home run with two outs.
Derby again took the lead back in the bottom half. Hays rallied with a run in each of the fifth and sixth. The Larks scored on an error
in the fifth, then on an RBI single by Clayton Garland, before Derby homered in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
Cornell finished 3 for 4 with three runs scored, while Desmond Roberts also collected a pair of hits. Ty Gilmore also drove in a run.
The two teams are scheduled to close the series at 7 p.m. today in Derby. The Larks return home to face Dodge City on Tuesday.


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By Jeff Case
NBA Summer League is well underway in Las Vegas — in fact, we're already in the tournament stage of the competition. As you'd expect, there have been a bunch of youngsters who have surprised (our Scott Howard-Cooper is all over it on the Rookie Ladder) and we've even had a couple of shots that nearly made us fire up the Horry Scale.
The other part of the fun of Summer League is seeing how the NBA's youngsters learns on the job — and on the bench. Not only do rookies get more playing time than they might get on their team come the regular season, but assistant coaches (often the men who lead Summer League teams) get to try their hand at their craft, too.
With that all being said, here's a look at some different folks participating in Summer League, courtesy of their respective team websites …
VIDEO: Cavs guard Matthew Dellavedova takes part in Summer League
VIDEO: Listen in as Knicks swingman Cleanthony Early participates in the Las Vegas Summer League
VIDEO: Wolves rookie Zach LaVine gets ready for his Summer League experience
VIDEO: Blazers assistant coach David Vanterpool coaches up the team during Summer League
VIDEO: Kings assistant coach Chris Jent leads the team through a Summer League practice


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The sky was glowering when I biked out of Woods Hole on the Shining Sea bike path yesterday, with a blustery wind blowing from the southeast which is where the summer storms blow in from. The breeze was warm enough, it was cool and pleasant, a perfect day to explore.
The bike path, which is one of the biggest draws to Falmouth, is on the reclaimed path of the old railroad tracks (abandoned in the 1960s). This means it is a nice straight line, far from any road except a handful you cross along the way. How rarely do we get to bike on a paved road nowhere near a car? A special experience, it makes me wish that cities and towns across the country would have to foresight to install a unique right of way such as this one.
The bike path was extended last year, and now runs 11 miles from Woods Hole to North Falmouth. I dream that someday it will extend (as the abandoned train tracks still do) all the way to the Cape Cod Canal and hook up with the path that swoops out toward Provincetown making all of the Cape safely bike-able and connecting us in a green way to our neighbors in Chatham, Wellfleet, Truro and beyond.
I am working towards riding the whole thing round trip, and yesterday I made it past the five mile marker. The first mile out of Woods Hole is in the shady beech forest, passing over several old wooden bridges the bike wheels going thump thump thump on the weathered boards. There are glimpses through the trees of the houses on Fay Road that line a private beach looking out at Vineyard Sound. Tiny intriguing foot paths veer off to the right and left with small painted "private please" signs.
About a mile up, you get your first big reveal of the ocean. Surf Drive, one of the most beautiful of Falmouth's many beaches, stretches two miles before you, surf crashing today over the breakwaters, the shore dotted with little cabins on stilts. I think of the people who used to come here on the train, most headed to the ferry to Martha's Vineyard, and imagine that this view was an exciting moment as they emerged from the woods and saw Vineyard Sound for the first time, caught a whiff of that distinctive smell of eel grass drying in the sun, and felt the cool breeze off the water. I can only imagine this was the first real taste of summer vacation.
Yesterday, the southeasterly wind buffeted my bike as soon as I emerged from the woods. I passed the Trunk River which is a tidal pond that empties into the ocean. Herring run here in season, and fisherman gather at the breakwaters to catch fish drawn to the current. There is another small wooden bridge, and a sign about the life of the tidal river that is worth a quick stop.
From here, the path veers inland, back into the lee, past several conservation sites with salt-water pond views and walks, toward the main streets of Falmouth. The vista to the left across the Oyster Pond is particularly delightful, even on a gray day, with the Spohr Gardens in the distance. Once in Falmouth, you can take a right off the path at the bus station for a pick-me-up at the locally-run Coffee Obsession on Palmer Ave., or continue onto Main Street for ice cream, homemade fudge, cupcakes and lots of fun local shopping.
I did not stop, as the weather was still threatening. Past the village, from the path you can see the back side of the bus station, the back corners of the Steamship Authority parking lot, and the cooking vents of Seafood Sam's then you are back in the woods again, the canopy high above you and the light filtered green with the glow of the spring leaves.
I made it up to the Sippewisset Marsh, about mile five, before the rain started coming down in those large droplets that you can almost dodge between but indicate that much more is likely on the way. I paused to look out over the marsh and read a sigh posted there about the Wampanoag. It says, among other things, that "Sippewisset" means "place of the brook" and that this was a sacred site for Native Americans on their annual peregrination towards the fishing holes and summer hunting of what we now call Woods Hole and the islands.
History buffs will enjoy learning that this marsh is also the site of Rachel Carson's 1950's era scientific exploration into the devastating effects of DDT (a pesticide) on the environment which inspired her to write "Silent Spring" the book that launched the environmental movement in the US, ultimately inspiring the US Congress to ban the use of DDT. Were she alive today, she would reflect again on the sacred beauty of this marsh, again filled with osprey and many other shore birds that have returned due to her clarion call. Even with the threatening rain, I pause for several minutes to appreciate this achievement, a nice confluence of the scientific with the spiritual. Louis Agassiz would approve.
The ride home, I pick up the pace as the rain starts to come in earnest. It is all subtlety downhill now, I realize as soon as I turn around, and the trip back is faster and easier. I fall into a trance as the rain drips softly from my hat and the view in reverse rushes past.
Rolling back into Woods Hole, almost two hours and ten miles later, I am ready for a snack and a place to put my wet feet up. Lobster taco time! Thank god for Quicks Hole, the restaurant on Luscombe Avenue across from the Landfall, the perfect spot for a dripping wet biker to unwind a bit before heading back to that comfortable suite at the Woods Hole Inn.


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Murders and attacks on farm owners across South Africa should be regarded as a national crisis, the Solidarity Research Institute (SRI) said on Tuesday
"Farm murders and attacks should be recognised for the national crisis that it is and therefore deserving of priority status and focused attention," the SRI said in a report, which was compiled with the help of a number of experts.
The report forms part of campaign against farm murders by Solidarity, the SRI, which is a division of the union, AfriForum, which is an independent, civil rights initiative of the union, and its publishing house Kraal Uitgewers.
It deals with the nature and extent of farm attacks, the levels of violence during the attacks, and the psychological effects on victims.
Commenting on the report, Solidarity deputy general secretary Dirk Hermann said the government was "irresponsible" for not dealing with farm attacks and murders in isolation.
"Government refuses to declare farm murders, in particular, a priority crime, because as far as government is concerned it simply forms part of the broader murder category," he said.
The researchers who helped compile the report agreed with Hermann.
"It is obvious that the government no longer considers the ongoing attacks on farms and the murder of persons involved in the farming community as a priority," said Institute for Security Studies researcher Johan Burger.
"The... response to the threat of farm attacks and murders is clearly not based on the acknowledgement that the farming community is disproportionally targeted when compared to the victimisation risk of other citizens or groups in South Africa."
University of Pretoria criminologist Prof Christiaan Bezuidenhout said South Africa was struggling to cope with violent crime in general and farm attacks in particular.
"I am under the impression that the current government is not taking the disastrous enigma of farmers under siege seriously enough and they are making the farmer the outcast instead of the provider of the nation."
Criminologist Lorraine Claasen said farm attacks were still not taken seriously despite the "harrowing details" of farm attacks.
"No human being deserves being killed and in such an inhumane, unjustified and brutal manner. Why is this allowed?"
Christopher Preece, 54, was hacked to death and his wife was wounded when three men attacked them with pangas on a farm in Ficksburg, in the Free State, on Saturday.
He was declared dead on the scene. His wife, Felicity Preece, 56, was stabbed several times.
The Christian Democratic Party said the murder was an indication of the government's inability to deal with the scourge of farm murders.


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I was very focused yesterday on getting my desk to a point that I could tackle the project of scanning & entering all the information I have. One step at a time, right?
So yesterday, I was focused enough to make some good progress on my desk and I thought I would share the before/after photos again, if for nothing else, to pat myself on the back a bit. I know it's nothing spectacular, but I hope to be able to look at this 3 months, 6 months, a year from now and really show people how it all started. Thanks for listening...
So, a couple of things to note... If you read the earlier post with all the before pictures, you may remember I said there was a printer under that stack of papers in the foreground of the first picture. Now you can see I wasn't lying :)
This is just my desk, though. Good progress, but you'll notice there are still a bunch of sticky notes lining my monitor. To the right of the monitor are a bunch of bills which are paper. They will be around for a while (but now I can find them to pay them on time :). On the wall there is a basket that also have papers, which I will get to sometime shortly, but for now they are out of the way and I need to to organizing some genealogy files!


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In the CD‑RW system the disc contains a recording material which shows a reflection decrease due to writing, a reflection increase due to erase, and a reflection decrease or increase due to overwriting. The CD‑RW disc has a lower reflectivity in comparison with conventional CD discs, but satisfies almost all the remaining specifications as written in the chapter DISC SPECIFICATION of the Red Book. The CD‑RW disc contains a wobbled pre‑groove for tracking, CLV speed control and timing purposes. Recording takes place in the groove. The CD-RW system is described in the Orange Book, Part III. Volume 1 describes the 1-4x disc type; Volume 2 describes the 4-10x (High Speed) type and Volume 3 defines two types of Ultra Speed CD-RW discs:
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As soon as Lakers Coach Byron Scott took his seat on the team's bus Wednesday night as it pulled out of the EnergySolutions Arena parking lot in Salt Lake City, he checked his Instagram account and saw some comments from fans that really annoyed him.
Scott read that Lakers fans wanted the team to tank.
"We're not trying to tank games," Scott said after practice Thursday. "That's absurd."
The fans' reason was simple:
If the Lakers keep losing and end the season with one of the NBA's worst records, they increase their chances of keeping the top-five protected draft pick for the Steve Nash trade. The Suns traded...


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For a player who led the team in goals last year, Jaime Castrillon has been a forgotten man this preseason.
After the 2012 season ended, the 29-year-old Castrillon was diagnosed with a personal medical condition in his right knee that left him searching for answers. The team did not exercise the option on his contract while he sought out further opinions and solutions, with the hope that he could continue playing right away.
Last month he decided to heed the team's doctor's advice and undergo an operation that, while keeping him out for an estimated 4-5 months, could help him prolong his career in the long-run. Castrillon and the Rapids worked to restructure a new deal and he'll be having his surgery in the coming days.
"First, I'm happy because we were able to work out everything so that I could stay here," Castrillon told ColoradoRapids.com. "This is perhaps one of most difficult situations that I've experienced in my career. That said, these things happen to all players. The important thing is that we came to an agreement for me to be here for another season and now I just want to recover as quickly as possible and return to be as important a player as I felt I was last year."
In his first Major League Soccer season Castrillon led the team with eight regular season goals and four assists in 30 games. He finished second behind Matt Pickens in voting for the team's Most Valuable Player Award, an honor decided on by the players themselves.
Now he faces significant time away, helpless to contribute on the field until the summer, at earliest.
"Thanks to God I've never had an injury that has kept me out for so long," Castrillon said of confronting long recovery. "Therefore it's difficult to be separated from the team because of an injury. Now it's important for me to recuperate as fast as possible, to return to working with my teammates, be available to play as quickly as possible for the coaching staff, and to do this with the mentality that I want to help my team with good soccer and scoring goals in 2013."
The exact date of his surgery has yet to be decided, though it's expected to happen with the next week. Provided there are no set backs, Castrillon anticipated being ready to play in June or July, leaving him roughly half of the season to get on the field. That doesn't stop Castrillon from setting high goals.
"I have to be better than last year," he said. "That's what I'm going to work for. I don't just want to stay for 2013 but I want to be here for many years. This is a team that gave me the opportunity and the confidence to come display my soccer and score goals. I want to stay for many years with this team and hopefully I have the chance to be a champion with the Rapids this year. It's a good team with good players that just arrived and together we can take this team forward."


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Anyone who lives with asthma or who has a loved one with asthma knows how scary it can be when the simple act of breathing is disrupted. Asthma is caused by inflammation in the airways and attacks can be triggered by allergens such as pollen, dust or pet dander. Even changes in the weather or stress can be a trigger. Because asthma is an inflammatory condition, adopting a healthy diet and lifestyle that reduces inflammation in the body may help reduce the severity of the disease.
According to a study conducted by the CDC, being overweight can increase the risk of asthma by 66%. Some studies suggest that some of these cases are not true asthma, but breathing difficulties caused by other factors and not airway obstruction. According to the Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology there is growing evidence that there is an association between child obesity and asthma in children. One study found that obese children dont respond as well to their inhaled medication used to treat asthma. Obesity also appears to affect the way adults respond to their medication, with leaner adults responding better to inhalers and obese adults doing better with an oral medication. (European Respiratory Journal, 2006,Vol. 27, No. 3)
If obesity is a risk factor, then losing weight should improve asthma symptoms. According a 2012 review of research published in the Journal of Asthma and Allergy, obese individuals who lost weight experienced a 48%-100% remission of asthma symptoms, decreased use of medication, and fewer exacerbations and hospitalizations.
Eating more fruits and vegetables can help with weight loss and may also help improve lung function. Vitamins and antioxidant phytochemicals found in fruits, vegetables and other plant based foods may help protect airways from damage caused by increased inflammation. Some studies have found a connection between increased fruit consumption in children and reduce asthma symptoms. A study conducted in the UK at Londons Kings College found adults who ate at least 2 apples a week were 22-32% less likely to develop asthma. In an animal study, lycopene supplementation was found to reduce allergic inflammation and reduced the amount of inflammatory compounds in the lungs. Lycopene can be found in tomatoes (especially cooked tomato products), watermelon, and pink grapefruit. While not a fruit or vegetable, Pycnogenol ® is an antioxidant plant compound obtained from the bark of the French maritime pine tree and it was found to be effective at reducing the signs and symptoms of allergic asthma and also reduced the need for medication.( Panminerva Med. 2011 Sep;53(3 Suppl 1):57-64)
Many people with asthma also have food allergies and vice versa. Food allergies and sensitivities can increase inflammation in the body and may trigger or worsen asthma symptoms. A skin prick or RAST blood test can uncover IgE/type 1 food allergies and a food elimination diet or MRT test (mediator release testing) can uncover delayed hypersensitivity food reactions (non-IgE). Sulfites are a group of food preservatives that appear to affect as many as 5% of those with asthma. Foods that can contain sulfites include wine, some beers, many packaged foods, some fish and seafood, canned fruits and vegetables, and many personal care products such as shampoo. Fresh produce can also be sprayed with sulfites; for a more complete list go to www.sulfites.org .
Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that live in the gut and have been shown to influence the immune system and reduce the risk of allergies and eczema, an itchy skin condition. Research has found a supplement containing pre and probiotics may help reduce the risk of asthma in children with atopic dermatitis which is a type of eczema. In the study the infants receiving the probiotic Bifidobacterium brevis and the prebiotics (carbohydrates the bacteria like to eat) were less likely to develop asthma like symptoms and even had a reduce risk of allergy to cats. (Allergy 2011;66:1707). A study published in 2012 examined the effect of a combination of probiotics (Lactobacillus salivarius), a fruit and vegetable concentrate containing a variety of produce including berries, beets, cruciferous vegetables, spinach and tomatoes, and a fish oil supplement (EPA and DHA) in children with asthma. The children receiving these supplements were able to reduce their use of asthma medicine and showed significant improvement in lung function tests. (Br J Nutr. 2012 Dec 5:1-11).
In addition to diet, getting a little sunshine now and then may be good for lung health. Low vitamin D levels have been associated with a variety of autoimmune diseases and increased inflammation. A study published in the September 2010 issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology found that low vitamin D levels may lead to more severe asthma. Improving vitamin D levels through supplementation and/or sunshine may positively influence the immune system to reduce the severity of asthma symptoms. Ask your physician to check your vitamin D levels with a 25 (OH) D test. In general 1000-2000 IU/day should be safe for most people. Low vitamin D levels may indicate the need for higher doses under the guidance of a healthcare professional.
Megan Witt, RD
References: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001196/
Obesity and Asthma http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2504765/
Asthma and obesity: does weight loss improve asthma control? a systematic review http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3392696/
Pycnogenol® improvements in asthma management. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22108478
The Environmental Illness Resource http://www.ei-resource.org/articles/allergy-articles/sulfites:-safe-for-most,-dangerous-for-some/
Reduced medication use and improved pulmonary function with supplements containing vegetable and fruit concentrate, fish oil and probiotics in asthmatic school children: a randomised controlled trial. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23211647
Vitamin D and corticosteroids in asthma: synergy, interaction and potential therapeutic effects http://www.expert-reviews.com/doi/full/10.1586/ers.12.85


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One of the great strengths of the American Army that was reborn in the wake of the disastrous Vietnam War has been a rigorous After-Action Review and Lessons Learned process that's conducted after field training exercises and battlefield combat.
Not even two- and three-star generals are exempt from standing up and acknowledging their failures in the Army's Battle Command Training Program (BCTP), where brigade, division and corps command groups test their skills at planning and conducting major operations in computer war games. A wily opposition force (OpFor) staff does its best to make life miserable for those being tested, much as a real enemy would on the battlefield.
If a general overlooks one or two of his mistakes, an OpFor colonel follows him to the stage and points them out for him.
This program, which began in the late 1980's, has expanded to help prepare Army National Guard commanders and their staffs for what awaits them in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Foreign military observers have been astounded by a process that requires someone wearing stars on his shoulders to criticize himself in front of an audience of lower-ranking officers and sergeants.
So it should come as no surprise that not long after Baghdad fell early in 2003, the Army's top commanders commissioned an After-Action Review of the planning and conduct of the invasion of Iraq and the post-war occupation and reconstruction effort. The Army hired the RAND Corp., a California-based research organization that's done this kind of work for the U.S. military and government for decades.
The study was envisioned as a seven-volume examination of the Army's role in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
What is a surprise is that nearly three years later, RAND's warts-and-all report on post-war reconstruction, which was completed after 18 months and presented to the Army in the summer of 2005, is still locked in Pentagon vaults.
RAND normally prepares a classified version of such reports for internal use by the Army's commanders and a public version that covers the high points of what was found and what was recommended for the media and academic researchers.
Both versions of the volume of the report titled "Rebuilding Iraq" are locked in the same vault, where they can do no good in educating officers or the American public to the realities that led to a near-catastrophic failure by both the military and civilians to plan for what would happen after we'd toppled Saddam Hussein's government and assumed control of a fractured, feuding nation of 25 million people.
The trouble, it seems, was that RAND's team of more than 50 civilian and military researchers followed the trail of the failure from the Army's part of the Pentagon to former Defense Secretary Donald L. Rumsfeld's offices and on to the White House and State Department and elsewhere in the Bush administration.
The New York Times got its hands on a draft copy of the report and says that the RAND Corp. researchers found problems with virtually every organization involved in planning the war _ not exactly a surprise to anyone who's read the newspaper articles and books published on a war that's about to enter its sixth year with no end in sight.
The study blamed President Bush and, by implication, his national security adviser at the time, Condoleezza Rice, for failing to resolve differences between rival agencies, i.e. Rumsfeld's Pentagon and Colin Powell's State Department.
Rumsfeld demanded and got sole authority for the Defense Department to oversee post-war operations in Iraq, despite what the report called the military's "lack of capacity for civilian reconstruction planning and execution."
Powell's State Department produced a huge study on post-war governance and reconstruction that Rumsfeld's people ignored even though they did no planning of their own. RAND found that State's effort was of "uneven quality" and wasn't "an actionable plan."
RAND said that now-retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks, who as head of the Central Command was in charge of U.S. military operations in Iraq, had a "fundamental misunderstanding" of what was necessary to secure Iraq after Baghdad fell and assumed that U.S. civilian administrators would handle reconstruction.
At the heart of the costly failure to plan for a lengthy occupation of Iraq was an assumption by Rumsfeld and the White House that we could begin withdrawing American troops by the early summer of 2003 and so there'd be no need to plan for securing the country or rebuilding an infrastructure that was ancient and crude before the war and much worse afterward.
RAND's report with its unpleasant truths landed on top Army commander's desks at a time when President Bush and his merry band were trying to ward off a rising tide of criticism of their conduct of the war and creating yet another fairy tale, which debuted in the fall of 2005 as the "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq."
The Army brass had no intention of dropping that volume on the desk of their volatile boss Rumsfeld, and simply locked it away in hopes that it would be forgotten.
The official explanation for why the study was hidden? "Some of the RAND findings and recommendations were determined to be outside the purview of the Army and therefore of limited value in informing Army policies, programs and priorities," an Army spokesman told The Times.
What it really was when you think about it was an inconvenient and dangerous truth, much like the one a preceding Army Chief, Gen. Eric K. Shinseki told a Senate committee on the eve of the war. No one listened to him, either.
Joseph L. Galloway, a military columnist for McClatchy Newspapers, is the co-author, with Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, of "We Were Soldiers Once … and Young," a story of the first large-scale ground battle of the Vietnam War.
© 2008 McClatchy Newspapers


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This page contains a list of development tasks for the Harmony Virtual Machine (DRLVM) which are not JIT or GC specific.
The list of tasks is being developed now, so it will be extended in nearest future. Also the tasks will be reprioritized according to current needs of Apache Harmony project. There is also a list of Known Non Bug Issues And Limitations - most of issues are also a subject for resolution, so the development task may be taken from that list.
If you are not sure what you can start with then refer toDynamic Runtime Layer Virtual Machine Developer's Guide to get the basic concepts and terms, components and modules description.
Kernel Classes
This section contains a list of isolated development tasks, which do not require advanced knowledge of VM and could be a nice start for newbies to get acquainted with the code. All items are targeted for better code sharing.
1. Improve/re-implement a Java5.0 generic signatures parser in DRLVM
Problem: (HARMONY-2052). The current implementation is messy and half-baked, one needs to invent more shaped and modular API to the module, develop a simple parser/lexer to avoid antlr dependency and move this functionality to classlib (luni ?), so other VMs could reuse it for 1.5 support.
Task: Improve/re-implement a Java5.0 generic signatures parser in DRLVM.
2. Unify implementation of j.l.Runtime/Process
Problem: (HARMONY-2051) The classlib provides a neat portlib-based reference implementation [*], which should be reused. These two implementations are roughly identical, so one needs to make more scrupulous comparison and squeeze some features/fixes of [**], which may be missing in [*], then employ [*] in j.l.Runtime of DRLVM and drop [**].
Task: Eliminate duplicate implementation of j.l.Runtime.Process in kernel classes of DRLVM
[*] working_classlib\modules\luni\src\main\java\org\apache\harmony\luni\internal\process\* + working_classlib\modules\luni\src\main\native\luni\shared\process.c [**] working_vm\vm\vmcore\src\kernel_classes\javasrc\java\lang\Runtime.java + working_vm\vm\vmcore\src\kernel_classes\native\Runtime_[lnx|win].cpp
3. Move port_user_timezone() from DRLVM to classlib
Problem: (HARMONY-2053) There is no reason to burden VM with initializing "user.timezone" property value during VM startup for Classlib's j.u.TimeZone class. This action should be done by hyluni natives during JNI_OnLoad, therefore it is suggested to move port_user_timezone() function from DRLVM to classlib (luni/port), and fix DRLVM & hyluni accordingly.
Task: Move port_user_timezone() from DRLVM to classlib.
4. Develop JNI Weak References
Problem: The Weak References implementation is required by Java Native Interface Specification. Ok, it just needs to be implemented.
Task: Develop JNI Weak References.
5. Main Thread stack size control
Problem: (HARMONY-4733) Java Thread can be created with any stack size (limited by maximum), still the main Thread is provided by the underlying operation system, so its stack size can't be changed, so this stack can be simply overflowed – it is a problem. The solution is to keep the main system thread unused and create the java main thread by VM means.
Task: Reimplement main thread processing in launcher.
Application Binary Interface Glue
6. Unify JIT/VM ABI glue (replace 5 approaches with a single approach)
Problem: Currently there are five approaches to generating ASM that translates from JIT ABI to C/C++ ABI. This glue also deals with exception throwing and live reference enumeration. The five approaches are:
- Microsoft ASM
- Linux/gcc ASM
- JIT back-end (hardcoding what gets emitted by using the JIT emitter)
- vmmagic (currently allows type-unsafe memory read/writes from Java)
The above five approaches times two architectures (x86 and x86_64) means we have 10 distinct, hard to maintain kinds of asm in the code base. The goal is to reduce this to the bare minimum – one for x86 and one for x86_64. First, determine if we can use a combination of vmmagic and JIT intrinsics to accomplish the task. Second, if the above is doable, cleanup the old ASM code.
Task: Replace 5 approaches to JIT/VM ABI glue with a single approach.
Finalization System
7. Improve Finalization Work Balance Mechanism (FWBM)
Problem: FWBM was changed with a move to new Garbage Collector (GCv5). This resulted in FWBM becomes not well adjusted, the finalization system behavior differs from RI one which may be critical for stability and performance of resource critical applications. One needs to evaluate FWBM in DRLVM and RI, identify issues (e.g. one may relate to dead lock between finalizer thread and another thread using same monitor) and get them resolved.
Task: Evaluate compatibility with RI and make required improvements.
Monitor support
8. Release monitor in unwinded frame
Problem: There are three cases when monitor must be released:
- when exception handling
when the owning monitor thread dies in unusual place (say due to exit call)
when JVMTI PopFrame is called
The support for all three cases should be implemented. Also support for first two cases is performance critical (must be implemented in optimal way).
Task: Implement monitor releasing for frame unwinding.
Crash Handler
9. Implement Ctrl-C and Ctrl-\ correct processing
Problem: (HARMONY-5390) The handlers for Ctrl-C and Ctrl-\ (SIGINT and SIGQUIT) are incorrect. This leads to crash or hang-up in these handlers on Linux. The handlers need to be carefully rewritten with proper synchronization and correct access to internal VM data.
Task: Redevelop Ctrl-C and Ctrl-\ handler.
10. Implement VM specific utilities library and remove C++ exception support
Problem: Currently STL is used by set of DRLVM component, also it was practiced to develop own simple utilities specific to particular components (often produces the code / bugs duplication). One needs to identify the requirements for DRL-specific utilities and approach the specific library for shared use (thus replace STL and inherent buggy utilities).
Code for handling C++ exceptions creates additional overhead and since we don't use C++ exceptions, VM could be compiled without its support. To make it possible it is necessary not to use MS.NET STL classes because they require comparator to generate code with support for C++ exceptions.
Task: Design and implement the VM specific utilities library.
Debugging / Profiling support
11. Complete implementation of j.l.instrument
Problem: The implementation of j.l.instrument contains a set of stabs instead of code being directly connected to Virtual Machine internals. This may partially caused by missed functionality in DRLVM. So one need to identify DRLVM requirements for j.l.instrument support, develop the missed functionality to provide 100% support of j.l.instrument.
Task: Develop unit test for j.l.instrument, identify the missed functionality and get it developed.
12. Implement RedefineClasses JVMTI feature for DRLVM
Problem: The RedefineClasses is the major JVMTI feature which is not implemented yet. Also this feature affects the desing of major DRLVM components so it is just complex development task.
Task: Develop JVMTI RedefineClasses support.
Stack suppport
13. Desing/implement VM stack iteration interface
Problem: There are three interfaces to Stack Iteration – one interfaces for JVMTI support, one – for Stack Integrator and final one – for Stack Trace… There are also functions to work with Stack that do not belong to any of these 3 interfaces (for exception support, crash handler support, security and so on). Such interfaces / code mess is buggy. One needs to propose the flexible unified interface for work with Stack, get it implemented and transit existing VM modules to use it.
Task: Clean up VM stack iteration interface used by all of its components.
Overall VM
14. Use correct version of abort/exit
Problem: VM should not use abort/exit to harm the process it is running in. When VM is run from within a browser or any other process it cannot shut down the process, it needs to use abort and exit function pointers that are passed to it in JNI_CreateJavaVM.
Task: Patch all VM code to use the correct version of abort/exit functions.
15. Change static arrays to the dynamically allocated ones
Problem: This task addresses VM Extensibility - getting rid (where possible and reasonable) of hardcoded values for arrays length to keep data for/in different VM components, document all remained restrictions.
Task: Change static arrays to the dynamically allocated ones.
16. Add I18N support for exception messages
Problem: Right now there is no support to localize the message given in objects thrown by DRLVM. Like if Class Support fails to load a class, the NoClassDefFoundError can't have a message on Russian. The I18N support for this case should be design and implemented, all of messages in DRLVM should be internationalized.
Task: Add I18N support for exception messages in DRLVM.
17. Add Java6 support in DRLVM
Problem: Java6 support is incompleted in DRLVM.
Task: Java6 support is incompleted in DRLVM. This includes the following (with priorities):
- Reflection – changes are trivial, could be done quickly. Will be required for correct Java 6 classlib, so P1.
- Management (ThreadMXBean) – according to Andrey Yakushev's estimation it is 1-2 WW. P3
ForceEarlyReturn – seems to be the most useful new feature for debugging, so P2
AddToSystemClassLoaderSearch event – might be used in debugging as well, P3
GetOwnedMonitorStackDepthInfo – might be used in debugging for analyzing dead locks, P3
RetranformClasses functionality – needed for instrumentation support, depends on implemented RedefineClasses from Java 5. P4
- Enhanced heap iteration API – according to Chris no one uses even the first version of heap iteration API yes, so P4
- Implement dynamic attach of debugger/profiler. Sun doesn't open the protocol for it and spec is not clear. P4
ResourceExhausted event – P5
Instrumentation – seems to depend on JVMTI implementation of RetransformClasses and other functionality for class redefinition, also Java code should be written in classlib. I don't know applications that use this functionality, so P4
18. Implement HYTHR_0.2 interface in DRLVM's HyThread
Problem: If HYTHR_0.2 interface is implemented in both DRLVM and J9 VM then one has the following benefits:
copying DRLVM's HyThread library from bin/default/ to bin/ will be not needed anymore
'hy.no.thr' mode of Classlib build will become default, so classlib's HyThread will disapper; both VMs will have their own HyThreads in bin/default/
- the above will simplify switching between DRLVM and J9
Task: Implement HYTHR_0.2 interface in DRLVM's HyThread to support HARMONY-3090 changes (affects modularity)
The task from old list which required clarification
* Garbage Collection
Task: Implement SoftReference semantics: use heap usage information to make a decision on resetting soft references. Currently soft reference act exactly like weak references and are reset immediately after the target object became weakly reachable.
* MMTk Integration


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A recovery in new orders propelled the services sector to its fastest growth in three months in January, a private survey showed on Monday...
Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu sets off a series of nationwide consultations with the stakeholders on the proposed new Industrial Policy.
The commerce ministry has asked its finance counterpart to enhance the rate of subsidy from 3 per cent to 5 per cent on credit provided to exporters, a senior official said today.
Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi called India an important market for the cab aggregator, not just because of the $1 billion it has so far invested here, but also because it acts as a lab to test products. "Indian customers are very different.
From being a math teacher in Swaziland, Reed Hastings, chairman, CEO and co-founder. of Netflix, has come a long way. After disrupting TV viewing in the U.S. and Europe, Netflix launched in India two years ago and has created a niche for itself for high-quality TV series and Hollywood movie content for the English-speaking audience in the country.
With the services sector being the biggest growth driver, both in terms of GDP as well as employment potential, it does not come as a surprise that the Union government has put the spotlight on a dozen sectors of service calling them the "Champion Service Sectors". And going one step further, the Cabinet on Wednesday, approved special focus plans complete with monetary allocations to promote their development.
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ELON � More than any other men�s soccer player in the country, Elon University�s Chris Thomas has a way of making his team happy.
That�s a considerable reversal from a season ago.
�I was a pretty angry person last year,� he said.
That led to countless sit-down discussions with coach Darren Powell and assistant coach Chris Little.
Conclusion: They must know what they�re talking about.
Thomas leads the country in goals this year, putting the finishing touches on his chances in front of the net and wrapping up the most distinguished career in the program�s history.
So if it took a slight detour to reach this point, it has been a road well traveled.
�Coach was joking with me before the season that I would score 20. I told him, �You�re crazy,� � Thomas said. �And here I am.�
Now at 21 goals going into tonight�s regular-season finale against visiting Duke, Thomas would figure to be a marked man.
�I think he has a talent for it,� said Elon�s Gabe Latigue, a senior midfielder for the Phoenix. �He knows where to be at the right spot. His runs are great (so) we have to try to reward him for it.�
Thomas, who had been the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year in 2009 and the league�s Player of the Year in 2010, said he felt his status on the team threatened. It came to the point last season when he wondered if he would have a position on the travel squad. He started in less than half of the team�s 2011 games.
His waning production, which picked up as the Phoenix made a late-season surge to the NCAA Tournament, put a drag on his outlook.
�I really wasn�t the person to be up there (on the front line),� he said. �Just really pissed at myself. On the field, I was not myself. Head slouched, no confidence. It took me awhile. I thought about everything Coach was saying.�
Others, though, had confidence in Thomas, a 22-year-old from Snellville, Ga. And they�re rather enjoying the attention Elon is receiving these days, stemming from the player with the �Snoop� nickname.
�I hope he stays there,� Powell said of the country�s list of scorers. �If so, the more games we�ll probably play. It�s very exciting. It�s not necessarily an individual honor. It reflects on the team. His job is to score goals.�
It has been that way since Powell and former Elon assistant coach Jason O�Keefe noticed Thomas playing for Norcross Soccer Academy. A working relationship with Tony Annan, who oversees that club team, aided in the recruiting process.
�Darren was one of the earliest coaches to pursue me,� Thomas said. �It made me feel I was special to him.�
By the time he left Greater Atlanta Christian, he held school records for goals with 41 and 53 across his final two seasons.
�We felt he could score goals (in college, too),� Powell said. �That was important. That particular recruiting class needed a goal scorer.�
Thomas, who had 10 goals in each of his first three seasons, will leave as the school�s all-time leader in goals. Still, he said he wishes he could replay his junior season, citing poor execution and lack of fitness.
The troublesome period began as he wrapped up the banner 2010 season when he was dubbed the conference�s top player. He had a torn meniscus in one knee, but by spring he was back playing.
The remnants of the injury lingered, with swelling. He played at times for the Carolina Dynamo in the summer of 2011, but his condition lagged.
By last fall, his frustration grew.
�He found his groove near the end of the year,� Powell said.
Still, there was work to be done. Thomas dropped from about 191 pounds as a junior to a fit 175 this year. He didn�t play during the summer, opting for workouts and conditioning that didn�t include an offseason team.
�The old Snoop wouldn�t be able to do the things he�s doing,� Latigue said. �He has worked for it. It just hasn�t fallen into his lap, he has worked for it.�
Thomas said: �When I�m in shape and doing my thing, the team is so much better. It�s very refreshing, all the work we all put in over the summer. I did so much to get up to speed and not let my team down.�
Powell said it became obvious that Thomas had not only a reworked physique, but the right mindset.
�He committed to the season,� Powell said. �He was very fresh for the preseason. Scoring goals early gives you confidence.�
After last season, Powell said the plan for Thomas was to build him back to an elite level. So those conversations took a certain tone.
�Sometimes you have to be more specific in your information,� Powell said. �He has a lot of potential and you want to see him reach that. You work with a player and try to help him get back to his full potential.
�Now he�s cured and healthy and now he�s fit. He�s seeing the rewards of that hard work. Confidence, fitness, all those things contribute to it.�
There�s that nickname. It�s a tag that was placed on him by upperclassmen when he was an Elon freshman: They called him �Snoop.�
It came about because he tended to be good for a nap after workouts (Snoopy the dog, who sleeps a lot), along with wearing house shoes much like the rapper Snoop Dogg. �I would wear house shoes everywhere,� he said.
Perhaps a risky maneuver for someone whose feet have become some valuable.
Yet in the heat of battle, Powell might call him �Chris� or �CT� or �Snoop.� For any of those, it�s a name that might have a future in Major League Soccer.
�Everybody is always looking for goal scorers,� Powell said.
With an Elon player atop a list of players from around the country, it has come from a culmination of factors. Thomas points to his teammates making sure he�s involved.
A schedule that includes opponents from major conferences means the Phoenix has encountered a series of stiff challenges in racking up a 12-4-1 overall record and first-place spot in the Southern Conference.
�The Southern Conference is a battle every game. It helps us when we come into these games (against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents),� Thomas said. �� Our team is doing so well. We�re getting in the box, getting in some dangerous areas.�
There�s something else that tends to give Thomas, a 6-foot forward, an edge during those frantic moments in front of the net, Latigue said.
Despite the intensity displayed as Thomas goes through an opposing defense, Latigue�s description of his teammate is of a laidback individual.
�That�s the best way to describe him,� he said. �He has a calm persona. I think that�s what helps him in front of the goal, too.�
Even with the conditioning, Powell is cognizant of the toll endured by Thomas, usually giving him a breather in each half.
When he�s on the field, there�s no break for opponents.
�What a player,� Wofford coach Ralph Polson said. �He still just gives you fits.�
His favorite goal of the season came from teammate Matt Wescoe � assisted by Thomas � earlier this month in a 3-2 non-league victory at West Virginia.
�It kind of told the nation that we don�t need to be messed with,� Thomas said.
By then, he had passed a dozen goals, a mark that had entrenched Thomas as the NCAA leader. Add in five assists and his 47 total points also lead the country.
He�s aware of his status.
�That�s a personal motivator for me. I want to stay the nation�s leading scorer,� he said. �Anytime there�s a chance I miss, I keep my head up for the next one.
�It has been pretty annoying these past four or five games, I have to put my work level even higher. It has been really hard. Other people have been stepping up and scoring and that shows a sign of a great team.�
Powell�s message, though, has changed.
He tells his star forward: �Stay at the top. Stay at the top.�
Thomas is listening to that, too.


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When last we were together, dear readers, I left you with the question "What happened to Henrietta?"
In 1880 we find Henrietta Hall in Holland, Orleans County, Vermont, a town bordering Quebec. The population of Holland Township was just over 900 then. There were 8 schools in the district with 365 pupils. There were 10 teachers, 9 women and 1 man. Their salaries totaled $716 and the entire school budget was just over $900. One church, The Methodist Episcopal Church was in the Village of Holland. There was a Congregational Church in West Holland Village and a post office. [1]
Henrietta lived with her husband Albert, her three children, Leslie Joseph, 7, Lillian 9 and Harriet just 4 and 1/2 months. Albert was a dairy farmer and the local Justice of the Peace. He owned 13 cows. He's listed in the business directory for Holland in 1883-1884. Also living with them was Henrietta's 70 year old widowed mother-in-law, Mercy Hall. The Hall family was an old family in Holland. In fact, Mercy's father in law was one of the founders of the town in the early part of the 19th century, coming from Bartlett, NH with two brothers. And Mercy's husband, Joseph, my GGGgrandfather, was likely one of the first babies born there.
Not far from Albert and Henrietta, lived Albert's brothers and Henrietta's parents, Solomon and Susan Ames Davis and Henrietta's 4 younger siblings. Solomon Davis was from Quebec, but his wife was born in Sudbury, MA as was Henrietta. Solomon and Susan Ames Davis are both buried in Wadsworth Cemetery near my grandfather and grandmother back in Sudbury, MA. I never knew they were there, or who they really were until I started this journey. And they've been there 100 years now.
As I said earlier, the 1890 census were all destroyed so I was unable to locate Albert in 1890. However, as you may have suspected, when Rick and I were at the library, we found a death record for Henrietta. It said she died on February 25, 1887, at the age of 38, in the Vermont Asylum. The cause of her death: Exhaustion.
I was devastated when I saw that. So young, and with small children at home. And I wonder what must her parents, Solomon and Susan have been feeling, watching their oldest daughter being taken from home, in who knows what kind of a state. Maybe the kids were crying. Or, maybe they were relieved. We don't know what her state of mind was or how she was behaving. I have heard that in those days they would label women insane just because they were artistic. Perhaps Susan and Solomon brought her there, or maybe Albert did. I really don't know any of that yet. But I'd like to find it all out.
And so, I have been trying to flesh out this story and learn about the Asylum, which is still there, although it is referred to as the Brattleboro Retreat. I have been in touch with a woman, Marge How, who researched the burial grounds on the Asylum property, but Henrietta is not buried there. Nor is she resting with her parents in Sudbury. Online there is a photo of a burial basket they used for the patients. I wonder if Henrietta was laid to rest in one of those. Click on the link see a photo of the Burial Baskets at Vermont Asylum Marge Howe's web site
I found a publication online entitled Vermont State Officer's Report 1887-1888. God bless the bureaucrats, because it's loaded with information. In this publication it details the numbers in the Asylum and who they were, if they were on the State rolls. It tells how long they have been there and what their status was with regard to the financial accounting. Henrietta was there for about a year and a half and her status was that of "pauper". The Asylum was paid $1.25 per week by the state toward her treatment which had a total cost of $3.75 per week.
It's hard to imagine what one would receive as room and board and treatment at those prices back then. In need of a new sewage plant that year, one imagines the stench was probably overpowering, especially in the summer. The heating systems were to be replaced in the year following the report, so I am sure it was bitterly cold there in the winters in Vermont.
Henrietta, a young woman in her thirties with a large support system of family back in Holland and a husband and 3 children must have been in pretty bad shape to be sent there. Her status as "pauper" seems to be strictly a matter of whether or not her town and family were capable of paying her $3.75 per week. Evidently, 13 cows just weren't enough.
And how curious to die of 'exhaustion'. I know I have been exhausted from time to time-especially when I was rearing my kids and holding down a job. Perhaps Albert was a particularly difficult husband? Maybe life on the farm was too much for her. Henrietta wasn't alone in her suffering. Twelve women and 9 men died that year in the Vermont Asylum of Chronic Exhaustion.
"Mental derangement unquestionably results in very many cases from the practice of no vices, but from the gradual exhaustion of the nervous energies in the line of injudicious and excessive mental or bodily work, and inattention to the requirement of periodical rest—particularly of regular sleep."[2]
461 patients lived in the asylum while Henrietta was there and the facility was designed to hold only 300 patients. In an attempt to alleviate some of the overcrowding, they released back to their communities 109 of the more "harmless but incurable" patients. However, taking the places of these more manageable patients were patients who were "more noisy, destructive and unmanageable. It just doesn't seem to me a good place for someone who is exhausted!
|Leslie J, Henrietta's middle child and my Great Grandfather. Age 12 when she went to Brattleboro
|Lillian Hall Goodnow, Age 15 when Henrietta went to Brattleboro. Married Howard Goodnow from Sudbury
|Hattie (Harriet) Hall Alnor The only photo I have of Hattie is from a 1923 Passport application I found online. She was just 6 when Henrietta was committed.
This genealogy hobby is sometimes surprisingly serendipitous, and maybe it's more than that. However, there are times when I think other 'things' might be at play. This morning while I was writing this, I sent a telepathic message of sorts to Henrietta. I asked her to send me some kind of sign directing me toward her story. And I swear to you that within an hour I received an email from a woman at the State Archives in VT. I had requested a copy of Henrietta's death record some weeks ago. When Rick and I found the record in Boston some 15 years ago I never made a copy of it and I have been kicking myself all these years. Now, I suppose it's just coincidence, but this woman who works for the State wrote to me on a Saturday morning, kind of crazy by itself, but she enclosed a copy of that same card. And also a copy of another record as Henrietta's death was recorded in Brattleboro as well as Barton, VT. The woman at the Secretary of State's office said that means she probably last lived in Barton. So, now I have to go find out why she was in Barton, if Albert was still in Holland!
As I continue my hunt for Henrietta and everyone else in my tree, I hope to share with you more about the hunt and the treasures I find along the way. I know there is a trip to Vermont in my future. I will be sure to take you all there with me!
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Consider the dilemma faced by Seattle Mariners General Manager Jack Zduriencik as Wednesday's nonwaiver trade deadline approaches.
The Mariners have virtually no shot at making the playoffs. So if Zduriencik decides to sell, essentially throwing in the towel on what would be the team's fourth straight losing season, he could pick up a bevy of prospects, just the kind he needs to continue what has been a long rebuilding process.
But if he stands pat, holding on to the team that has the American League's second-best record this month, the Mariners have a chance to finish strong, reinvigorating a long-suffering fan base and perhaps saving Zduriencik's job and that of his manager, Eric Wedge.
"It's tough," says Arizona Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers, who faced the same dilemma several times during his 15 seasons with the San Diego Padres.
"The key thing right now is, where are you at? Are we a contender? Are we a pretender? Do we stick with what we have or dump? And to me those are probably the toughest decisions."
Zduriencik isn't the only general manager searching his soul — and his roster — this week. With the addition of a second wild-card playoff spot in each league, half of baseball's 30 teams began Saturday within seven games of a postseason berth with two months to play. As a result, few of those teams seem eager to break up their rosters.
"I cannot remember a trading deadline that had so many teams that were still in it . . . and therefore were looking to add," Dodgers GM Ned Colletti said. "You have more buyers than you do sellers. There's not a neutral. You're either doing one or the other.
"And so the list of available players right now — or teams that are willing to [trade] — is smaller."
Seattle is a club that could go either way. Designated hitter Kendrys Morales, outfielder Raul Ibanez and left-hander Joe Saunders will become free agents after the season, making them attractive targets for teams looking to pick up a bat or shore up a rotation for a playoff push — a push the Mariners, 81/2 games out of a wild-card berth as of Saturday morning, are unlikely to join. Same with the Royals, who were seven games back in the AL Central and the wild-card race yet say they are loath to part with soon-to-be free agent Ervin Santana.
"Your job, I think, is to let upper management know and let ownership know realistically where you think you're at. And how far you are away from truly contending and kind of sticking with that plan," Towers says. "But it's hard. Because ultimately the game's about the fans. And the fans, when they see the ballclub raising the white flag, is that going to hurt attendance? Is that going to hurt your ballclub? Revenues at the gate?
"Especially if your ballclub hasn't been successful for quite some time. It's like, 'Here we go again. It's never going to change.'"
Deciding whether or not to make a trade is the easy part, though. Deciding what you want, finding a trading partner who has it and then setting a price can be far more complicated.
Colletti let the Red Sox know he was interested in Manny Ramirez 18 months before that 2008 trade finally happened. Later the Dodgers let Boston know they liked catcher Tim Federowicz, information that proved valuable for the Red Sox when a trade with Seattle for left-hander Erik Bedard appeared dead because Boston didn't have an outfield prospect to send the Mariners in return. So the Red Sox offered Federowicz to the Dodgers provided they agreed to send Trayvon Robinson to Seattle, and the three-way deal was completed less than two minutes before the trade deadline.
"This is the most exciting time of the year. The last hour is typically frantic with two cellphones and a land line working along with all the scouts and personnel people on their phones and computers," says Colletti, who once negotiated a winter deal from an ice-fishing shanty in Canada. Then last July he was able to complete the Hanley Ramirez trade only after a customer in a Mexican restaurant in Arizona allowed him to borrow a charger to revive his dead cellphone.
A few hours later, Ramirez was a Dodger.
"Trades are hard to make work," Angels GM Jerry Dipoto says. "It's not just finding the match you're looking for. The player you really want may not be available, so you try to get as close as you can to what you want."
As a result, sometimes the best trade is the one you don't make.
"People on the street may think you should be a buyer. But the best players may be the ones you already have," Dipoto says.
Which brings us back to Zduriencik and the decisions he has to make over the next three days. Should he play the cards he's holding and try to finish above .500? Or should he gamble, trading in those cards in the hopes he can build a playoff contender in the near future?
"Those are sometimes million-dollar decisions," Towers says. "If you guess wrong and you think you're ready to win and you're not, you end up trading some of your top prospects [and] it can set you back for quite some time. So it's really knowing when to strike and when not to.
"And be right more than you're wrong."