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New Mexico Tech Signs MRO Telescopes Contract with Amos
by Dr. Eric Bakker and Dr. Michelle Creech-Eakman
Right: Artist's impression of the MRO interferometer telescope to be designed and built by AMOS (courtesy of AMOS).
SOCORRO, N.M., Aug. 2, 2007 – Administrators at New Mexico Tech recently signed a contract with Advanced Mechanical and Optical Systems (AMOS) to have the Belgian company design and build telescopes for the research university's Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) Interferometer project.
The MRO Interferometer telescopes will be 1.4 meter (approximately 55 inches) in diameter and employ an innovative three-mirror design. The re-locatable telescopes are optimized for the efficient transmission of reflected stellar light.
These telescopes, coupled with the rest of the MRO Interferometry facility, will enable the interferometer to make images of the earliest phases of star and planet formation, complex astrophysical processes in single and multiple star systems, and the environments of black holes in the hearts of other galaxies.
The MRO Interferometer will be the equivalent, at optical wavelengths, of the existing Very Large Array (VLA) radio-telescope, which is also located west of Socorro. MRO will have much higher resolution, since it operates at shorter wavelengths.
The MRO Interferometer is being collaboratively designed and built by researchers at New Mexico Tech, the Naval Research Laboratory, and the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory in England.
The project will be completed in phases, with the initial phase being three telescopes constructed by AMOS, all of which will have near-infrared imaging capabilities. Eventually, the array will consist of 10 telescopes.
When completed, the instrument will be capable of producing images of about 100 times greater resolution than the Hubble Space Telescope.
AMOS has been building telescopes for astronomical and space applications since 1983, including the design and delivery of the auxiliary telescopes for the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer.
The optics for the MRO Interferometer's first six telescopes are currently being fabricated by Optical Surface Technologies in Albuquerque, with the first telescope scheduled to be delivered to MRO facilities during the Summer of 2009. Subsequent telescopes are scheduled to arrive every six months thereafter, assuming sufficient funding.
Left: Aerial view of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (by Edie Steinhoff, NMT) with superimposed artist's impression of the telescopes and buildings (courtesy of M3 Engineering and Technology). As of July 2007, most of the buildings have been constructed.
The astronomical research facility housing the interferometer's scientific research equipment is referred to as the Beam Combining Facility (BCF) and has been under construction atop the Magdalena Mountains in south-central New Mexico since the fall of 2006. Completion is anticipated for later this year.
The BCF was designed by M3 Engineering and Technology of Tucson and is being constructed by K.L. House of Albuquerque. This facility will house the specialized optics and detectors that enable the interferometer to operate at the very high rates needed to "freeze" atmospheric turbulence and produce high-resolution images of astrophysical objects.
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Eric J. Bakker
Project manager MRO interferometry
505-835-6648 (office)
505-418-7453 (cell)
Prof. Michelle Creech-Eakman
Project scientist MRO interferometry
505-835-6756 (office)


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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; In the event of game-winning or tying field goals in the 4th qtr......why do coaches these days always call timeout with 7 or 8 seconds left instead of 3 or 4? The only logical explanation I can think of is ...
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In the event of game-winning or tying field goals in the 4th qtr......why do coaches these days always call timeout with 7 or 8 seconds left instead of 3 or 4? The only logical explanation I can think of is that the coaches think if the snap is bobbled by the holder, then the holder can throw it away or something and stop the clock with 1 or 2 seconds and get another shot, but chances are....the holder's gonna get sacked before he can do that anyway, and thus the point is moot.
The first NFC title game I ever watched was in January of 1991. Giants vs. 49ers in Candlestick. Parcells called timeout with exactly 4 seconds left (this is pretty much the universal time that always gets run off the clock for field goals, it seems), so that exactly :00 would be showing after Matt Bahr's field goal connected.
Back to my original rant....the Saints did the exact same thing I'm complaining about this past week...calling timeout with 8 seconds left.......resulting in there being like 3 seconds left after Carney's FG was good. Not only does this sorta kill the moment SOMEWHAT since the game isn't completely over, but there is always that 1% chance that the Music City Miracle or some bullsh*t like that might happen when you kick it back off.
And before any morons jump in with "well it's Haslett, so what do you expect???".....just about every NFL coach seems to do this. Remember that Bill Bellichick did the exact same thing in the Patriots's first super bowl victory.......calling timeout with 7 or 8 seconds left........but for some reason, the entire time was run off the clock (which I found to be a bit shady, even though I was rooting heavily for the Pats in that game).
So this is my plea to NFL coaches. PLEASE CALL TIMEOUT WITH ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 4 SECONDS REMAINING ON THE CLOCK!
Thank you.
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PHOENIX -- Right-handed pitcher Daniel Hudson and the D-backs have begun dialogue on a contract that would avoid salary arbitration.
"We've finally started kicking tires on something," Hudson said.
PHOENIX -- Right-handed pitcher Daniel Hudson and the D-backs have begun dialogue on a contract that would avoid salary arbitration.
"We've finally started kicking tires on something," Hudson said.
Hudson is eligible for salary arbitration, a process the club would like to avoid with him. The team has until Monday to decide whether to offer him arbitration. If it doesn't, Hudson would become a free agent.
"Hopefully we'll get something done in the next few days or over the weekend," Hudson said. "Obviously my wife and I have our roots set down here. We'd like to be here for the long run, and I'd like to have a long career with the Diamondbacks."
While the team would like to retain Hudson, who made $518,500 last season, the complicating factor is the raise he would be sure to get through the salary-arbitration process.
Hudson made just nine starts in 2012 before having Tommy John surgery and last June, just weeks before he was set to return, he reinjured his elbow during a Minor League rehab start and had to have a second Tommy John surgery.
The team faced a similar situation recently with reliever Matt Reynolds, who injured his elbow last June and had Tommy John surgery in September. Reynolds is expected to miss most, if not all, of the 2014 season, and he also was eligible for salary arbitration.
Reynolds and the D-backs agreed in October on a one-year $550,000 contract for 2014 with a $600,000 club option for '15.
Hudson is scheduled to play catch next week for the first time since his surgery.
"I'm looking forward to doing that and turning a corner," Hudson said. "My arm feels great."
This time around, Hudson is taking things slower. Whereas he began throwing a little more than four months after his first surgery, this time it will be more like six months.
"Just want to make sure I built up enough strength," Hudson said.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB.


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Palmetto Playground will become known as the Adam Yauch Playground after city officials debut the new title at a special ceremony on Friday, according to the New York Post.
Michael "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz are expected to attend the event to salute their band mate, who was just 47-years-old when he lost his battle with throat cancer on May 4 last year.
Fans had originally pushed for the nearby Squibb Park to be renamed after the rapper, but the idea was rejected over fears the change would be disrespectful to pharmaceutical pioneer Edward Robinson Squibb, who opened his first lab on the site.
Campaigners then called for Palmetto Park to serve as a tribute to the Beastie Boy, and Councilman Steve Levin tells the New York Post, "Adam Yauch Playground would be a much more fitting name since he actually hung out there, and it would be a great testament to a great leader and musician."


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Morning Five: 06.10.13 EditionPosted by rtmsf on June 10th, 2013
- The biggest news impacting college basketball over the weekend came from Tobacco Road, as the Raleigh News & Observer's Dan Kane has continued to push forward in his dogged pursuit of the truth involving to the North Carolina athletic department's relationship with a decade-plus history of fraudulent courses involving many of its student-athletes. We plan on having more commentary available later today, but as Kane continues to show with his persistence, there doesn't appear to be any question that the academic support people charged with assisting student-athletes in their coursework were entirely too cozy with the administrators — Julius Nyang'oro and Deborah Crowder — who were ultimately proven responsible for the no-show courses and other academically fraudulent activities. These recently released emails exhibit that Nyang'oro received perks and benefits that were ethically improper (i.e., sideline passes to UNC football games) given that athletes may have been steered to the bogus classes under his watch. This latest reveal gets Kane one step closer to a direct connection with the athletic department, as the academic support staff who appear to have been nudging athletes to these courses and providing Nyang'oro with perks are under the employ and direction of the athletic department. Are we to take at face value that these staff members were acting on their own in a rogue manner; or was there a wink-and-a-nudge agreement in existence here, from the top down? Credit to Kane to continue rattling the cage in Chapel Hill — apparently there are a number of possibly instructive emails that were not released because of student privacy and/or personnel concerns. We've said it before, but the University of North Carolina really needs to take more responsibility over this entire situation.
- UNC, of course, has a ridiculously successful basketball program to protect, and keeping that brand viable and competitive is one of the cornerstones of the new ACC as it moves into a basketball environment that Mike Krzyzewski has already called the "best ever." ESPN's senior VP of college sports programming, Burke Magnus, did an interview with Al.com last last week, where he described college hoops programming as very important to ESPN's continued success in the sports broadcasting marketplace, but also focused specifically on the new-and-improved Atlantic Coast Conference as the key to higher (even approaching college football) television ratings going forward. SI.com's Andy Glockner took the time to evaluate his statements — could ACC basketball become SEC football, in other words? — finding that Magnus' hoped-for ratings may be a bit ambitious, but ESPN's move of the ACC to Big Monday and the congregation of so many nationally-relevant programs in the same league will without question have a positive impact on viewer interest.
- Later today the sportscaster who probably had more influence than any other in making college basketball a name-brand, marquee American sport, will be inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame. Dick Vitale, long before he was Dookie V. or some kind of embellished caricature of himself, was must-see viewing along with the teams of the 1980s and 1990s — if you listen to some of those broadcasts now on ESPN Classic, a keen observer will note that Vitale's analysis was often spot on, making his more muted schtick considerably more appealing as an exciting conversational tool. At some point around the turn of the last decade when Vitale lost interest in providing thoughtful analysis and instead became synonymous with cheerleading for certain blue-blooded programs (ahem), many of the younger generation of fans turned on him and have rightfully viewed him as an anachronistic dinosaur ever since. Still, his influence on the sport as a whole is far beyond what any other national college hoops broadcaster has ever reached, and Vitale deserves all the accolades he is now receiving, in this, the twilight, of his long and illustrious career.
- There was some transfer news over the weekend, as former Indiana guard Maurice Creek announced that he will spend his graduate transfer year at George Washington, and Illinois forward Myke Henry announced that he will spend his final two seasons at DePaul. Both players are transferring back home, as Henry is a Chicago native and Creek grew up in the suburbs just outside Washington, DC. The new Colonial, Creek, represents a very intriguing situation — a one-time rising star whose career was sidetracked by multiple injuries, he could provide an immediate lift on the perimeter to a young team desperately in need of some senior leadership and scoring punch. Henry will have to sit out next season, but he will join a talented recruiting class in 2014-15 with a year of action under its belt that can probably use the versatility on the wing that Henry can provide.
- There was some very sad news over the weekend, as colorful longtime Miami (OH) head coach Charlie Coles passed away at the age of 71. As the Athens Messenger writes in a column about his life, Coles was "one of a kind," the kind of old school coach who "always had a minute; always had a story." He retired from basketball in 2012 after enduring years of health issues, but his teams at Miami were generally known as very tough outs — he took the Red Hawks to three NCAA Tournaments including a Sweet Sixteen in 1999, a couple of NITs and CBIs, and was regularly competitive in the even-steven environment of the MAC. Twitter reaction around the college hoops universe about Coles' passing was proper and respectful, but this video of his press conference after a close-but-no-cigar loss at Kentucky in the 2009-10 season is perhaps more revealing (and fun). You can leave his family a note on his Legacy page here; he certainly will be missed.


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NM Tech Hosts Engineering Weekend and Research at Tech Day, Feb. 10, 2006
by George Zamora
SOCORRO, Feb. 10, 2006 — New Mexico Tech is scheduled to host two big campus-wide events this coming Presidents' Day weekend, which are designed to increase public awareness and appreciation of engineering professions and encourage pre-college interest in science and technology among elementary, middle school and high school students.
"Engineering Weekend" at New Mexico Tech begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, with a special presentation for young women, titled "You can be a Woman Engineer," at the university's Macey Center. The evening seminar will feature a roundtable discussion with women faculty and engineers, as well as fun and challenging activities sponsored by the student chapter of the Society of Woman Engineers.
On Friday, February 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m., a get-acquainted dinner for all Engineering Weekend participants also will be held at Macey Center. The dinner will be followed by a "Star Party" at the university's Etscorn Campus Observatory, located west of the New Mexico Tech Golf Course.
On Saturday and Sunday, February 18-19, engineering faculty and students at New Mexico Tech will host departmental open houses, contests, campus tours, and live demonstrations — including drop-in photo sessions with a T. rex skull in the Tech Mineral Museum — for the professional engineers and students attending Engineering Weekend.
A "Rube Goldberg Contest," a popular competition at past Engineering Weekends, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, in Macey Center. Contest rules stipulate that competing teams design and bring an "over-engineered" invention to the afternoon competition, in which the complex machines are required to use 20 or more steps in order to shred five pieces of paper.
"Geek Olympics" and "Jock Olympics" also will be held on Saturday afternoon in conjunction with Engineering Weekend, beginning at 3 p.m. in Workman Center, room 101/102, for the "geeks," and at the same time in the Tech Gymnasium for the "jocks." Olympic competitors from the elementary school level on up will be challenged in design competitions, trivia contests, dodge ball matches, and other athletic and academic competitions.
Engineering Weekend wraps up on Sunday, February 19, with morning tours of New Mexico Tech research facilities and the university's Mineral Museum, as well as a tour of the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope. Later Sunday afternoon, a live explosives demonstration will be conducted by the trained personnel of the university's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC).
Reservations for any of the tours and events associated with Engineering Weekend at New Mexico Tech can be made free of charge by calling 505.835.5525.
On Presidents' Day, Monday, February 20, prospective New Mexico Tech students and their families will be treated throughout the day to informational sessions and tours of several Tech campus research facilities during "Research @ Tech Day."
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Sept. 25, 2009
Hall of Fame members
Northridge, Calif. - Terry Craven (the Matadors' first baseball All-American), Dorothea "Granny" Heitz (the greatest sports fan in Matador history) Garrett Noel (a two-time Cal State Northridge track & field All-American), Priscilla Rouse Becker (a CSUN softball All-American) and the 1967 Junior Rose Bowl team are the newest members of the prestigious Matador Hall of Fame.
This distinguished 2010 Matador Hall of Fame class will be honored at a luncheon banquet on February 21, 2010 at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel.
"This is an outstanding group who have contributed to the rich fabric of Cal State Northridge Athletics," said Matador Athletic Director Rick Mazzuto. "Terry Craven, Dorothea `Granny' Heitz, Garrett Noel, Priscilla Rouse Becker and the 1967 Junior Rose Bowl team will join an elite group of other distinguished members of the Matador Hall of Fame. To the 2010 Hall of Fame class, congratulations."
The 2010 Hall of Fame class will join an elite group of 105 other student-athletes, former administrators, coaches and one other team representing 18 sports into the Cal State Northridge Hall of Fame. The first Hall of Fame class was inducted in 1981.
The CSUN Hall of Fame committee recently met to chose the 2010 list of Matador Hall of Fame members. Members of the Hall of Fame selection committee included Rick Mazzuto (CSUN Athletics Director), Janet Pinneau (Associate Athletics director, SWA), Bob Vazquez (Assistant Athletics Director, Media Relations), Don Strametz (CSUN Director of Track & Field/Cross Country), Bonnie Murphy (Head Coach, Women's Golf), Gray Mounger (Assistant Vice-President, Alumni Relations), Mark Cooley (former Matador basketball player, longtime Matador supporter, Hall of Fame member), Dennis DeYoung (Alumnus), Jim Gorman (long time athletics supporter) and William Watkins (Associate Vice-President, Student Affairs).
Terry Craven - Baseball (Player/Coach/Administrator)
Terry Craven earned distinction as an outstanding baseball player and later as head baseball coach and administrator at San Fernando Valley State (now Cal State Northridge).
"I was truly more than excited to hear of my selection and to be able to share the news with my family and friends," said Craven, who lives in Bakersfield, Calif. "I am really looking forward to the Induction luncheon and hopefully being able to see many of those whom I played, coached and taught with in the CSUN Physical Education and Athletic Departments."
Craven earned the distinction of being the first baseball player in Matador history to earn All-American honors. Craven only played one season for the Matadors (1965) but what a special season it was. Craven, who played for then head coach Dr. Stan Charnofsky, helped the Matadors win the school's first league championship (CCAA) in baseball and advanced to the NCAA Regional at Stanford University.
Craven led the team in batting, rbi's and home runs in 1965. Craven's 12 home runs led the nation.
For his efforts, Craven was named team MVP, first team All-CCAA (California Collegiate Athletic Association), CCAA Most Valuable Player, and All-Pacific Coast first team. Craven was later drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies.
"Playing on the 1965 SFVSC baseball team was a super experience," said Craven. "Dr. Stan Charnofsky was one of the finest coaches I ever played for and one of the most knowledgeable teachers anyone could hope to be fortunate enough to be mentored by. Teammates like Paul Edmondson, Tom Cottrell, Steve Ariga, Bob Christenson, Vance Proctor, Maury Rosas, Phil Capka, Mark Arkinson, and Jim Schmidt not only led us to the CCAA championship but went on to be extremely successful in their post graduate careers. Of course we all were so happy for Paul (Edmondson) when he made the major leagues with the Chicago White Sox but so emotionally devastated by his untimely death."
After his playing days concluded, Craven returned to the Matador campus to begin a career as a successful assistant coach, then head coach of the Matadors and also has as an administrator and educator. In the Fall of 1970, Craven was hired to coach and teach Physical Education at Cal State Northridge. For 14 years, Craven was an assistant coach under then head coach Bob Hiegert. Craven, as an assistant coach, helped the Matadors win several CCAA and NCAA regional championships. In 1984, Cal State Northridge won the NCAA national title.
Craven later served as head baseball coach (1985-88, 122-103-1).
Craven's coaching talents extended to the football field. Craven coached under head coach Gary Torgeson for three years and under Jack Elway for two years.
"I had the ultimate in coaching experiences by being a member of a staff headed by Bob Hiegert and assisted by Tony Davila and Lorry Gershon and then my own staff of Dave Stabelfeldt and Scott Willis. I also had the pleasure of coaching football for Gary Torgeson and then Jack Elway, where I met Jack's 14 year old son John (John Elway) who did pretty well for himself (Stanford All-American quarterback and NFL Hall of Famer).
Craven taught Physical Education in the General Education and Professional Education Departments for 18 years. In 1978, Craven was named Assistant Athletic Director for Fiscal Affairs and held that position for seven years until 1984.
"CSUN was the highlight experience for me since I met my wife Sue there, and my daughters Jennifer and Kristie grew up on the athletic fields especially the baseball diamond. This will really be a special moment on February 21, 2010."
Dorothea "Granny" Heitz - CSUN's #1 All-Time Sports Fan
As she was affectionately known, Dorothea "Granny" Heitz' school spirit and devotion to Cal State Northridge and the Matador athletics program is still talked about.
Granny is highly admired and honored as arguably the all-time greatest sports fan in Cal State Northridge history. Granny symbolized loyalty, tradition and the school spirit of CSUN.
"The spirit of Granny will be forever felt, embodied in the intangibles of mood, emotion and personality," said Gray Mounger, Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations at Cal State Northridge. "She will forever be the definition of loyalty to Cal State Northridge and her beloved Matadors."
Granny started a Matador spirit squad called the "Granny Girls" in the 1960's, the unofficial campus ambassadors. Through the years, she embraced her role as an unofficial campus spirit leader. She attended numerous community, academic and athletic events to increase the spirit of the university.
Granny returned to college in 1966, a determined 50-year-old woman set out to continue her college education cut short by the Great Depression 31 years earlier.
At many Matador athletic events, Granny adorned one of her 500 hats in her collection, with her red wagon in tow, filled with streamers, tossing toys and candy to the enthusiastic crowd, spreading good will to kids of all ages.
In recognition of her leadership and appreciation of her loyalty, the University's award for Outstanding Volunteer Leadership appropriately bears her name. This award is the highest honor bestowed upon a Cal State Northridge volunteer leader.
In 2005, Granny and dozens of others made initial contributions to create the Granny Heitz Legacy Scholarship. Just a few weeks prior to her passing, Granny learned that contributions to the scholarship fund were sufficient to create an endowment.
"She was quite touched to know that the Granny Heitz Legacy Scholarship will be annually presented and will live on in perpetuity," according to Mounger.
Dorothea "Granny" Heitz passed away at age 92 on August, 12, 2007.
Garrett Noel - Track & Field
Garrett Noel is regarded as one of the greatest track & field athletes in Cal State Northridge history.
"The induction into the CSUN Athletic Hall of Fame is a tremendous honor for both me as well as my family," said Noel. "I am truly grateful to coach (Don) Strametz for recruiting me to CSUN and coach (John) Frazier for pushing me to be my best. To be recognized for my performance, and to be associated with a program that has such a rich history of creating champions, is truly beyond anything I would have expected."
Noel was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American (1992, 1993) in the javelin. Noel's career-best javelin throw (247-8, 75.48m) set in 1993 is still a Cal State Northridge school record. Noel also still holds the freshman school record in the javelin (210-4, 64.10m) that he set in 1989.
"Garrett was one of the quiet guys before the meet, but once the meet started, you could see the competitiveness in his eyes," said Don Strametz, CSUN's Director of Track & Field. "He would do everything in his power to win every single meet. If he made a mistake early in the meet, he would always listen to his coaches and make an adjustment. He was very coachable. He was also very popular with his teammates. To be that good in the javelin, you have to work very hard and that's exactly what Garrett Noel did."
After graduating from Cal State Northridge in 1993 with a degree in Communications, Noel continued his track & field career and eventually competed at the 2000 United States Olympic Track and Field Trials.
"Garrett was a hard-working student-athlete in the javelin who was always coachable," said John Frazier, who is now an assistant track & field coach at the University of Tennessee. "I was a young coach in my third year of coaching at Northridge with a background as a shot put, hammer and discus specialist. Yet, Garrett trusted me to coach him in the javelin. Prior to two NCAA meets, Garrett was on the bubble to make the NCAA's, but he did whatever was necessary to make the national meet. He then went onto become an NCAA All-American in the javelin. Even after all these years, we still communicate and he has been here at Tennessee a couple times to talk."
Noel now makes his home with his two daughters, Alexis and Hannah, in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina.
"I'm also proud to be from a long line of Matadors," said Noel. "My father actually played on the football team in 1965 and 1966. My step father, Bob Allen, played basketball for the Matadors as well. And my mother as well as my sister both attended the University."
Priscilla Rouse Becker - Softball
Priscilla Rouse Becker earned her way into the Matador Hall of Fame by helping Cal State Northridge win two NCAA Division II national championships in softball (1985 and 1987), and three straight California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) league titles (1985-87).
"I am truly honored to be recognized among the greats," said Rouse Becker. "I look up to and respect each person who has gotten this award ahead of me. To share a stage with them is very humbling for me. I feel very blessed to have had the chance to be apart of the CSUN championship teams. I have made dear friends who will be with me for a life time. I am a better person as a result. This award forces me to again look back and appreciate the program, the experience and the people."
During the 1987 national championship season, Rouse Becker hit a team-leading .425, which is still the fourth-best single season figure in school history. Her six triples in 1987 are second-best in school history. Rouse Becker also collected 19 stolen bases (sixth-best for a single season) and her 23 sacrifice hits still rank seventh-best in the Matador record book.
"We won championships because we did not know how to settle for anything less," said Rouse Becker. "We developed life long friendships in our journey to be the best individually as well as a team. We learned many very important life lessons. We learned the importance of every member of the team from the score keeper to the All American pitcher. We learned how to work together to achieve common goals."
For her efforts in 1987, Rouse Becker gained first team All-American, All-Region and All-CCAA honors.
During the 1986 and 1987 seasons, Rouse Becker led the team in home runs.
Over her three-year CSUN career (1985-87), Rouse Becker batted .355 which is fourth-best in school history. Her nine career triples rank fourth-best in school history.
"The knowledge of this award has thrown me into a mode of reflection," said Rouse Becker. "What we had was a unique mix of chemistry, circumstances, direction, and talent. We were a national contender every year. I have learned that status put us in a small group of athletes and team. I have seen kids become college athletes and graduate without having the life changing experience we all had. We were working to create something bigger than any one person. We were fortunate enough to realize our goal more than once."
Rouse-Becker now makes her home in Ventura, Ca with her husband and three children.
The 1967 Junior Rose Bowl Team
Dr. Sam Winningham was the head coach of the 1967 Matadors football team that chalked up a 6-3 regular season record (not including a 35-13 loss to West Texas State in the Junior Rose Bowl) and a 3-2 record (tied for second place) in the highly competitive California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Dr. Winningham remembers the character, the toughness and the spirit of the Matador team.
"That team has a special place in my heart," said Dr. Winningham, who is also a member of the CSUN Hall of Fame, and still resides in Northridge. "The team has had two reunions in 42 years, the last time in 1987. It will be great to relive those great memories at the Hall of Fame banquet."
The Matadors didn't even have a campus stadium back in 1967. The school was then known as San Fernando Valley State, and the school played the 1967 season at nearby Birmingham High School. It wasn't until the 1971 season that Cal State Northridge moved to its new onsite stadium, Devonshire Downs (later named Matador Stadium).
Cal State Northridge defeated Whittier College (30-7), Long Beach State (35-25), Cal Poly SLO (40-21), UC Santa Barbara (28-27), Cal Poly Pomona (53-13), and Cal State Los Angeles (42-6).
The Matadors averaged 32 points per game during the nine-game regular campaign.
"I have a lot of great memories of those players," said Dr. Winningham. "We played the #1 college division team (San Diego State, coached by the legendary coach Don Coryell) in the nation that year, and even though we didn't win, we played them tough. I was proud of the team. Those are some of the great memories from a great group of guys."
The 1967 CSUN football team was led by quarterback Bruce Lemmerman, who during the nine-game regular season passed for 1,760 yards and 27 touchdowns (#2 all-time in school history). Lemmerman also rushed for eight touchdowns.
Lemmerman's primary receivers were Gerry Peters with 40 catches for 704 yards and six touchdowns, and Dick Billingsley with 43 catches for 516 yards and eleven touchdowns.
Lemmerman also rushed for eight touchdowns.
Mike Vogel was the team's leading rusher with 573 yards (4.4 ypg).
"Bruce Lemmerman was a senior who just wanted to play football," said Dr. Winningham. "And we had other very good players that made us a very competitive team. They were not only good players but they went on to become good citizens and good family people. They never gave me any problems."
The defense was led by such standouts as Myron Bayless, Dick Baxley, Ed Lombardi, Bob Misko, Harry Cook, Dick Flaherty, Don West and Al Weil.
"The defense was tougher than a boot," remembers Dr. Winningham. "We didn't have a lot of depth, but we were tough."
The team's success led to a bowl game invitation, the 22nd annual Junior Rose Bowl at the famed Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Dec. 2, 1967 before a crowd of 23,802.
"We were invited and proud to go to a bowl game," remembers Dr. Winningham, who coached the Matadors for seven seasons (1962-68). "We were a young football program that started five years earlier in 1962. I came to Cal State Northridge from a high school in Phoenix. I wasn't sure what I was getting into. We struggled early and took our lumps. Getting invited to a bowl game put the football program on the map."
Unfortunately the 1967 season ended with a 35-13 loss to powerful West Texas State in the Junior Rose Bowl. The team from Texas was led by running back Mercury Morris, who later went onto to a productive career in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins.
After the season, Bruce Lemmerman, Ron Harris, and Mike Vogel were named the team's offensive Most Valuable Players while Dick Baxley and Myron Bayless were named the team's defensive Most Valuable Players.
"Bruce was a running quarterback, who enjoyed an excellent career in the Canadian Football League," said Dr. Winningham. "He was such a talented athlete that he also played defense in the pros. Ron Harris, who went into the engineering profession, recently passed away. A lot of people attended his funeral which showed how popular Ron was."
Lemmerman rushed for a school record four touchdowns against Cal Poly Pomona. Dick Baxley returned the longest fumble return for a touchdown (102 yards) in school history against Long Beach State.
"Being a part of the Hall of Fame ceremonies and honoring the football team will be a very special day," said Dr. Winningham," who also served an chairman of the Physical Education and Athletics Department. Dr. Winningham retired in 1988.
"The team was a very close group," said Dr. Winningham. "The team has a special place in my heart."


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Posted: Thu 12 Jul 2012, 17:15
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Dune Legacy
Subject description: A Dune 2 RTS remake
Hang on to your crysknives people, the creators of Dune Legacy released an update!
Here is the new link:
Here is a list of changes:
Main changes:
Full-featured map editor with support of Dune2-compatible maps as well as the extended map format
-Integration of OpenSuperDune (a replacement to the original SuperDune)
-Unit/Structure stats and the techtree is read from a config file
-Used scaler (Nearest Neighbor or Scale2x) is configurable (default = Scale2x)
-Game completely localizable (except helping menu)
-Harvesters now have a return command
-Trying to place a structure on a tile which is already occupied by (your own) units orders them to move away
-Add support for multiple different AI implementations
-Improved AI: Base is now built up faster and more compact
-New single and multiplayer maps
Further changes:
-Determine username automatically upon first start up
-Pressing an assigned number twice centers the screen on the selected units
-Destroyed units might spawn a soldier (Probability depends on the type of unit)
-Quad, Trike and Infantry units have a bumpy moving style when moving over rocks, mountains and thick spice
-Idling units randomly turn around
-Bullets now have an explosion animation when hitting
-Spice blooms have now their own animation
-Full Harvesters move 40% slower than empty ones
-Units are defined badly damaged (smoke, only one weapon) if < 50% max. health (instead of 30%)
-Sardaukar Troopers and Fremen Troopers are no unit types on its own anymore (just normal Troopers)
-Deviation chance is now house specific
-Starport prices are now normal distributed (instead of uniform)
-Limiting number of palaces to one is now optional (default = off)
As in Dune II killed sandworms no longer respawn; old behavior is now an option (default = off)
-New game option: Sandworms drop spice when killed (default = off)
-Changes to game speed: Globally configurable; saved to and loaded from savegame; configurable before start of a multiplayer game
-Update enet to version 1.3.6
-Code was refactored in order to have a more consistent style
-Bugfix: Sand damage was using the wrong graphics
-Bugfix: Make it possible to order any type of unit from the starport if specified in the CHOAM section
-Bugfix: Build with SDL 1.2.14 on Mac OS X for Lion compatibility
-Bugfix: Allow special units to be delivered by reinforcements
-Bugfix: Correct order of houses is Harkonnen, Atreides, Ordos, Fremen, Sardaukar, Mercenary as in the color palette
-Bugfix: Minimap was not updated correctly when playing with fog-of-war enabled
-Bugfix: Stopping a unit that was awaiting pickup could "freeze" the carryall
Bugfix: It was possible to exceed the spice storage limit (it's still possible to circumvent the limit but it's more complex)
-Bugfix: Harvester returns after the last tile of spice on the map is cleared
-Bugfix: Playing xmi music on Windows was broken
-Bugfix: Various fixes to the correct handling of music and sfx volume changes
Known issues:
-Multiplayer games still have a rare chance of getting out of sync
*Found on puppy: Switching from fullscreen to windowed and back will leave you with a blank fullscreen – BE VERY CAREFUL WITH GTK SPLASH SREENS. The esiest fix is to just hit Alt-Enter and play in windowed mode, or, save and restart the game.
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If you have any problems, don't hesitate to post.
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Hello again,
For those of us that like RTS and the Dune Novels I bring you...both rolled into one!
It can be found here and requires SDL and SDL_Mixer.
(new link
Package Bugs (I'll fix these when I have time):
*installs to /usr/local/share and not /usr/share --fixed
*package removal doesn't remove some files --fixed
*package manager hangs after uninstall in puppy 5.3, don't know why
Dependency checking should work.
WARNING: this package contains some proprietary files!
Other than the above, it should just work.
I shall see you on the desert planes..."May thy knife chip and shatter!"
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Posted: Thu 12 Jul 2012, 17:19
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Ack! Help! Forum troubles! My original Post isn't displaying!
Here's The link if things don't clear up:
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Posted: Thu 12 Jul 2012, 17:36
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Edit your original post and remove the extra space between the end of the URL (the "UUE") and the closing URL tag. The forum setup tends to 'blank' posts if it doesn't exactly like what's between the URL tags. (You can still quote the post and see that it's there, though.)
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Posted: Thu 12 Jul 2012, 17:52
Post subject: Thanks!
It has been fixed.
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Posted: Sat 18 Aug 2012, 16:58
Post subject: Update
I have fixed some packaging bugs, see my main post
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Posted: Sun 03 Mar 2013, 23:19
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Just want to state , that it is running well on Puppy 5.1.1 . Had SDL-mixer in /usr/local/lib and needed a `ldconfig' running after installation . Nice Game !!
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Posted: Mon 04 Mar 2013, 15:22
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Ah, good,
I had never tested it on older versions of puppy.
Glad you are enjoying it!
Stay tuned, there is an updated version (I just found out right now).
I will have time to roll an updated package very soon (Sunday or sooner)
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Posted: Tue 05 Mar 2013, 19:06
Post subject: Update
I decided to get things done early for once
Dune has been updated -- see main post.
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Posted: Sat 17 Aug 2013, 11:02
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# dunelegacy --showlog
Starting Dune Legacy 0.96.3 ...
loading texts..... finished
The following files are missing for language "GER":
Language is changed to English!
initializing SDL..... finished
initializing sound..... allocated 6 channels.
FileManager is loading PAK-Files...
MD5-Checksum Filename
098d969a3b73bcab91c6759108d33bbc /usr/share/dunelegacy/DUNE.PAK
20f91f6b67c20305936b79528a7b4ca5 /usr/share/dunelegacy/FINALE.PAK
aa1bd9d266930048c51201e0ff5dc3cf /usr/share/dunelegacy/INTRO.PAK
f7e2cd778899a542538ca0ba24c3fef8 /usr/share/dunelegacy/INTROVOC.PAK
67b72a5b95bf9e12706a7f0b327406f6 /usr/share/dunelegacy/LEGACY.PAK
c94efb37172a02d5207eddd2d144013d /usr/share/dunelegacy/MENTAT.PAK
bd06bcc712c09a88ce226d86bb91a8d9 /usr/share/dunelegacy/MERC.PAK
4bc973244435f63be5a062f4f1784382 /usr/share/dunelegacy/OPENSD2.PAK
34908cb90a0b9df7257d9ba1c1394e36 /usr/share/dunelegacy/SCENARIO.PAK
608442398716647834a03f7fd5c69a60 /usr/share/dunelegacy/SOUND.PAK
d9662fb87342bde786558fcfbbc754de /usr/share/dunelegacy/VOC.PAK
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'
what(): FileManager::OpenFile(): Cannot find TEXTH.GER!
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Posted: Sat 17 Aug 2013, 14:52
Post subject: German extension
I didn't include the other language packs when I built Dune. I will look for them (they did not come with it by default). You need the file GERMAN.PAK placed in /usr/share/dunelegacy/
Umm... (Ahem) I cant seem to find my old dune templates
I will have to pull apart the .pet to put the language files in.
Meanwhile, you can get the files here:
Go to
Rename the .exe to .zip and extract.
Place the contents in /usr/share/dunelegacy/
It should work, but I haven't actually been able to try it yet.
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Posted: Sat 17 Aug 2013, 15:13
Post subject: Re: Dune Legacy
Subject description: A Dune 2 RTS remake
sfoster wrote:
Hang on to your crysknives people, the creators of Dune Legacy released an update!
Here is the new link:
Thanks for that!!
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Posted: Sat 17 Aug 2013, 16:21
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With the two LANG.PAK Starts Now .
.exe to .zip - learned something new .
It breaks my xwininfo -root 1280x1024 screen down to 800x600 .
Partly buttons at the bottom were not accessible - mouse cursor stopped moving down 1 inch before reaching bottom .
Installed it on UPrecise-5.5 .
Installing by clicking on them UPrecise SDL* and Libmikmod .debs from the Ubuntu main repos broke my system , since /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu was a link to ./ - now it is a folder .
Xpm icons didn't work and three important font binary-links in /usr/bin
where missing their link-targets .
New opened apps had only square-blocks instead letters .
It is the second time .
First time I uninstalled everything, ran fsck and tried to fix it by chroot form another partition .
Just for Info . Like Slacko more than Precise Puppy .
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When Nguyen Tran emailed to tell me about an extravaganza he was setting up at an acquaintance's house, a special herb dinner in which each of the many courses would involve fresh marijuana, I did not necessarily beg to be included in the feast. The first time I met Tran, on a social-media panel somewhere, he happened to be wearing a banana suit, and he has been known to show up to food events dressed as a tauntaun from "The Empire Strikes Back." I like his Starry Kitchen, a pan-Asian lunchroom in a downtown office-building food court, and I admire the running pop-up restaurant he mounts with chef Laurent Quenioux. But the notion of an "herb" dinner wasn't especially my thing. The last time I had sampled this particular herb was many years ago, in the course of reporting a story on Snoop Dogg and his 15 pit bulls, and its culinary uses were not apparent even back then.
But secret restaurants are increasing in importance in Los Angeles, floating dining rooms where you realistically won't land a table unless you know somebody involved. Transgressive eating has become voguish — I recently endured a dish of French fries greased with whipped pigs' brains — as has obsessive concentration on a single ingredient, such as the all-soba dinners put on by Common Grains.
The chef in charge
And Quenioux, a Frenchman who has been cooking in Los Angeles since he replaced Joachim Splichal at the long-gone Seventh Street Bistro in the 1980s, is at the center of transgressive-food chic. The menus at his late Bistro K and Bistro LQ were thick with exotica such as duck hearts, jellied blood and Mexican ant eggs, and he often presided over long dinners built around black truffles or shot game. His pop-up at Starry Kitchen has been a good one. If you were going to trust any chef with a nine-course dinner built around a marginal herb, he would be the guy.
Of course, there are differences between attending a suckling-pig feast and attending a dinner devoted to Bob Marley's favorite herb. You don't just reserve a table. You fill out a questionnaire designed to weed out unsympathetic clients, so that it sometimes feels as if you are applying to a small liberal arts college rather than arranging to have dinner. My answer to the question "If you could fly/resurrect/bring
any person you could to this dinner, who would you bring and why?"
was 19th century gastronome Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, but I wondered whether I should have named somebody more contemporary, like Jeremy Lin or Waka Flocka Flame.
If your application is accepted, the emailed response includes a password to a protected website, a list of suggested wine pairings from Domaine L.A., a warning to bring neither substance nor paraphernalia to the event, and a set of instructions about a set of instructions to come. As relaxed as the laws may be in California, Tran is taking no chances.
So on April Fools' Day, I found myself skulking around an Encino parking lot, clutching a bottle of chilled Grüner Veltliner and looking for an unmarked van with a sign saying, "Grammar Rodeo," an obscure "Simpsons" reference, on its dashboard.
Five minutes into the hills, along an intentionally circuitous route, and we were there: a sleekly anonymous midcentury house, its driveway crowded with luxury sedans, its kitchen crowded with aproned cooks as if it were a high-end charity event. A bartender handed me a moonshine cocktail glazed with ganja-infused sesame oil, and I managed to turn away before he saw me wince at the strong whiff of bong water.
Tran had emailed a couple of times about the details of the event, how the point of the dinner was less about intoxication than about discovering how the flavors of the herb played with more traditional Chinese herbs; how the amounts had been adjusted to render the effects of the meal essentially suggestive rather than psychotropic. Tran had said that Quenioux would mostly be using the fresh herb and that he used less than an ounce to prepare nine dishes apiece for 30 people. The kitchen was sober as an operating room; the diners sat at long tables set up in the living room.
Who was there? The usual, I guess, what the media buyers call "young creatives." The people at my table included a filmmaker, a designer whose food blog I'd read for years, a restaurant consultant, and High Times columnist Elise McDonough, who had written "The Official High Times Cannabis Cookbook."
Don't eat the garnish
Nobody quite knew what to expect, which is why people were prodding the modish dish of cured duck breast, raw yellowtail and compressed watermelon, trying to figure out whether the cannabis was involved in the melon's marinade or in the garnish of chopped herbs, and where it might be hiding in an arrangement of papaya, roasted partridge, braised wild boar and baby ginseng.
Quenioux is a fine chef, but you would not be interested, I would imagine, in the Chinese-style composition of spareribs and pork belly cooked with angelica root and goji berries — you can find that in Monterey Park. Nor would you be interested in the galantine of black-skinned silky chicken with pink grapefruit segments if not for the garnish of fresh cannabis leaf. "Don't eat that," someone said. "Fresh leaves sometimes have tiny needles sticking out of them, like stinging nettles."
Cannabis did not seem to be among the garnishes on the plate of spot prawns, whose heads were tempura-fried while still attached to the steamed bodies; it appeared as a flavor really only as part of an epazote puree dotting a shallow bowl of rice porridge with nettles and monkfish. Cannabis-infused butter seeped from an onion-bacon-potato tart served with roast culotte. Dinner finished with a jigger of panna cotta tinged with the burnt-citrus notes of the Chinese herb osmanthus, served with a cannabis-coconut oil "snow."
"It's funny," said the High Times writer. "You hardly tasted the cannabis at all. Usually the problem is the opposite — it has such a strong, sweet-nutty flavor that the trick is covering it up, often with chocolate. Either he's a really good chef, or I'm missing something."
Unbuzzed but smiling, unarrested but guilty, we all moved toward the shuttles that would take us back down the hill.


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=== A scenario ===
If you just need SCIM to work urgently in any Desktop Environment or Window Manager, put these lines into {{ic|/etc/xprofile}} or {{ic|~/.xprofile}} and then reboot:
If you just need SCIM to work urgently in any Desktop Environment or Window Manager, put these lines into {{ic|/etc/xprofile}} or {{ic|~/.xprofile}} and then reboot:
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SCIM is an input method framework developed by Su Zhe (or James Su) around 2001, similar to IBus or UIM.
Its stated goals are to:
- Act as an unified front-end for current available input method libraries. Currently bindings to UIM and m17n library are available.
- Act as a language engine of IIIMF input method framework.
- Provide as many native IMEngines as possible.
- Support as many input method protocols/interfaces as possible.
- Support as many operating systems as possible.
Nowadays, SCIM is also:
- Highly modularized.
- Very flexible in its architecture, it can be used as a dynamically loaded library as well as a C/S input method environment.
- Simple from a programming interface perspective.
- Fully i18n enabled with support for UCS-4/UTF-8 encoding.
- Easy to configure through its unified configuration framework.
- 1 Installing SCIM
- 2 Configure SCIM
- 3 Bugs
- 4 Links
Installing SCIM
SCIM can be installed with the package scim, available in the official repositories.
Installing Input Method Engines
Currently the SCIM project has a wide range of input methods (some may need other libraries), covering more than 30 languages, including (Simplified/Traditional) Chinese, Japanese, Korean and many European languages. These are some of the examples (more can be found here):
- Chinese Smart PinYin: scim-pinyin.
- Chinese WuBi or other tables based: scim-tables.
- Japanese: scim-anthy.
- Korean: scim-hangul
Configure SCIM
Configuring SCIM correctly requires the following three steps:
- Exporting some environment variables that specify the used input method.
- Modifying locale related files.
- Finally, starting SCIM.
A simple scenario
If you just need SCIM to work urgently in any Desktop Environment or Window Manager, put these lines into
/etc/xprofile or
~/.xprofile and then reboot:
export XMODIFIERS=@im=SCIM export GTK_IM_MODULE="scim" export QT_IM_MODULE="scim" scim -d
These lines can be added to other files that are run at startup, such as:
~/.xinitrc or
~/.config/openbox/autostart (when using Openbox).
This is a very basic example for configuring XIM (X Input Method) to work with SCIM. XIM is not recommended because it has quite some limitations.
Note for GTK+
If you use GNOME, edit
/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules by adding follow content at the end:
"/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/immodules/im-scim.so" "scim" "SCIM Input Method" "scim" "/usr/share/locale" "ja:ko:zh"
If your
LC_CTYPE or
LANG is en_US.UTF-8, change
ja:ko:zh to
After making those changes, be sure to reboot. You can find out what input method modules are available on your system by executing
If SCIM does not work with GTK+ applications after these changes, check that the GTK_IM_MODULE_FILE environment variable is set to
You can use another file (in this example
~/.immodules) that contains the necessary information about input methods modules by adding these lines in the file you selected in the section above.
gtk-query-immodules-2.0 > ~/.immodules export GTK_IM_MODULE_FILE=~/.immodules
Note for GNOME, Xfce, LXDE
If you are using GNOME, Xfce or LXDE and Qt applications do not pick up the
export QT_IM_MODULE="scim" variable, you can use scim-bridge. To use scim-bridge instead, export the following:
export QT_IM_MODULE="scim-bridge"
Note for KDE3
For KDE3 you should
export QT_IM_MODULE="xim" instead of scim and also install qtimm] for Qt3.
If your keyboard locale is not
en_US.UTF-8 (or
en_US.utf8), you have to modify the first line of
~/.scim/global (or
/etc/scim/global to apply these settings to all users) according to the following example:
/SupportedUnicodeLocales = en_US.UTF-8,de_CH.UTF-8
and replace your
de_CH.UTF-8 with your locale.
/etc/locale-gen and then execute
locale-gen as root) and has to be supported by SCIM (most *.UTF-8 locales are).
If you do not know which locales you have active at the moment, you can check it:
locale -a
(alternatively you can look at
Further troubleshooting with locales
If after you have install SCIM and the necessary input tables, SCIM still does not work, then you need to set the
LC_CTYPE environmental variable in
/etc/profile to the locale you plan to use. Simply create an entry for LC_CTYPE such as:
LC_CTYPE="zh_CN.UTF-8" # if you want to type simplified chinese
Finally you need to generate the locale using the
locale-gen command.
Executing SCIM
SCIM can be run by just executing the
scim command, although it is common to start SCIM as a daemon:
scim -d
You can put the above command in a script file and execute it automatically. Usual places are
~/.xinitrc (after environment variables and before DE/WM),
/etc/profile (after environment variables) or
~/.config/openbox/autostart (after environment variables and possibly after some sleep command).
Note for GNOME
In case you use GNOME as your desktop environment, the command above does not seem to work as expected. Instead, you have to execute the following:
scim -f x11 -c simple -d
If you want SCIM to start automatically at startup, go to System > Preferences > Session and create a new command with the line above.
scim -f socket -c socket -d instead, the configuration of your SCIM will be unmodifiable.
Note for KDE
In case you use KDE as a desktop environment, the command above does not seem to work as expected. Instead, you have to execute the following:
scim -f socket -c socket -d
LWJGL (Lightweight Java Game Library) losing keyboard focus
See these two forum posts for a solution.
Chrome/Chromium doesn't take input
Edit the .xinitrc or .xsession file.
export XMODIFIERS=@im=SCIM export GTK_IM_MODULE="xim" export QT_IM_MODULE="scim" scim -d
This is a rather sloppy workaround. Also, even with this workaround, Korean users may find scim unusable with Chrome/Chromium, as the preedit string disappears when the space bar or other modifier keys are pressed at the end of a word.


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We thought it was over. We thought the better choice had been made. The bad decision was made better. Yet here we are again. With our hopes and dreams tied to a quarterback no one in Minnesota knew prior to the moment he was drafted a few years ago.
After a rough start, Tarvaris Jackson was pulled and replaced by 38 year-old veteran Gus Frerotte. Other than a starting stint with the Washington redskins, Frerotte has mostly been a back-up quarterback for seven different teams.
Jackson is a young, inexperienced, mobile quarterback who has yet to show the ability to plays and decisions when the game in on the line. He does not know now to "manage" the game and at times tries to make plays all by himself.
Frerotte is more of a typical NFL quarterback. He sits in the pocket and used his strong arm to get the ball to teammates and lets them make plays.
After the change was made, success slowly came with Frerotte, and he has lead the the Vikings to an 8-5 record. Going into Sundays game at Arizona, Minnesota is in first place in the NFC North and would be the 3 seed if the playoffs started this week.
Last week, during a win over the Detroit Lions, Frerotte left the game with a back injury. Jackson was called on to lead the Vikings to the win and played well enough to do just that. Barring a Christmas miracle, Jackson will start the game against the cardinals.
How will this affect the Vikings game plan? What does that mean for Adrian Peterson? How do the natives feel with Jackson under center and the playoffs are on the line?
So instead of trying to speak for all that proudly wear the purple and yellow, I asked some of the guys in my fantasy football league how they feel and what the think will happen.
The major concern for me is how, and if, the Vikings will change the playbook.
The major critique of the Vikings early in the season, was that coach Brad Childress decided to cut the play book in half trying to protect Jackson from self inflected mistakes. The coaching staff also tried to play on Jackson's mobility.
Yet, if you never throw the ball down field, opposing safeties are going to creep in the box and wait to pounce on the run with either running backs Peterson or Chester Taylor. Or on the occasion the Vikings do pass, the Cardinals will bring a ton of pressure.
Chris, first of our fantasy footballers, stated, "Even though T-Jack is mobile and can be a definite threat out of the pocket, if he can't move the ball in the air, defenses only have two things to concentrate on, 28 and 29. No matter how good of a 1-2 punch Peterson and Taylor are, opposing defenses will be able to stack the box if T-Jack can't find targets downfield."
Matching-up against a Cardinals defense that only gives up 96.5 rushing yards per game, you would imagine the Vikings to pass more with Jackson than they did in the first two games. But if the first two games of the season are any indicators, don't be to sure.
Eric throw out the idea of a different formation; "Run split backs! Let the Cardinals key on Peterson, and then give Taylor the ball. It won't take long for the magnets teams have on Peterson to abandon him."
I love the idea of using both backs and keeping the cardinals on the heels. Taylor's play has been strong in recent weeks and might be the best "back-up" in the NFL. Once a team gets used to running at Taylor, then you give the ball to Peterson, who has another gear.
Jackson's accuracy has been an issue since coming into the league. In his first two starts, Jackson's completion rate was on 52%. Last week, coming off the bench, Jackson went 8-10 for 105 yards and 1 touchdown. So which will we get?
Looking at this start for Jackson, fantasy footballer Ben stated that "the fact of the matter is that T-Jack has been given a chance to resurrect his status as starter position with a NFC North play-off contender."
Going to Arizona, Jackson will have a shot at leading this team to a win and regaining some of the faith lost by the fans. I do think if Frerotte is healthy next week, we will see him starting regardless of how Jackson plays this week.
So to Jackson, be smart, stay positive. You have weapons on offense, and don't be afraid to use them.
All we need is one win. And on Sunday, that's the best you can do.


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Sneads Ferry Community Theatre begins its 12th season with a down-to-earth comedy that is sure to remind audiences of their own family dilemmas.
Sneads Ferry Community Theatre begins its 12th season with a down-to-earth comedy that is sure to remind audiences of their own family dilemmas.
�Over the River and Through the Woods,� a 1998 Off-Broadway hit comedy written by Tony Award-winning playwright and lyricist Joe DiPietro, will make its return to the Sneads Ferry stage Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3 at the Sneads Ferry Community Center.
Reviews have branded �Over the River and Through the Woods� as �a comedy that is even funnier than DiPietro�s long-running musical revue �I Love You, You�re Perfect, Now Change,� which is why director Irene King decided to bring the production back to the local stage after 10 years.
�I was stage manager during the first performance and I just love that it�s a wonderful family play that�s about family and people like us,� King said. �We had a really good response and had a number of folks call me up to say �I�m glad you are doing it again.��
The play centers on Nick, a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey with big plans to start his dream job in a new city. When his plans interrupt the longtime tradition of having Sunday dinner with both sets of his grandparents, they plot a series of schemes to keep Nick around. One of those schemes includes the invitation of a single young woman named Caitlin to dinner. King said that anyone who has encountered meddling family members will encounter moments of eerie familiarity with bursts of side-splitting laughs throughout the plot.
�I think the people in the audience will sit there and see themselves; I know young people will see their own grandparents,� King said. �It is very funny but there are parts that are sensitive and very poignant.�
The cast of talented locals includes Sneads Ferry Community Theatre newcomers Ani Ashley as Caitlin and Ryan Walker as Nick, as well as veterans such Candace Hook playing Aida, Shirl King as Nunzio, Tania Gonzalez as Emma and Tom Brady as Frank.
�The case is incredibly talented, they have given life to each character,� King said. �Community theatre is about coming to theater and seeing your neighbor and friends up on that stage. It�s also about trying things you haven�t tried before.�
Community theatre is also about exploring new places to find quality entertainment that adults and children will enjoy. The theatre invites military families for a special viewing of �Over the River and Through the Woods� tonight at 8 p.m. All active duty military with I.D. can see the show for free. The general public is welcome to attend the opening night wine and cheese reception on Friday starting at 7:15 p.m. For more information, visit sneadsferrycommunitytheature.com.
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WANT TO GO? Over the River and Through the Woods plays Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3 at Sneads Ferry Community Theatre. Fridays and Saturdays are at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Active Duty Military Night will be held Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. with free admission for active duty military with I.D. The opening night wine and cheese reception will take place Feb. 22, starting at 7:15 p.m.
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My sleep schedule is almost back to normal, so that must mean that Asphalt & Rubber has just about wrapped up our 2014 Isle of Man TT coverage. After a great fortnight of TT racing, we were pleasantly surprised to see that our favorite YouTube personality, Baron von Grumble, was able to witness the Isle of Man TT in person as well, him with his video cameras in tow.
You might remember The Baron from his misadventures off-roading on a Suzuki GXR-1000 a couple years ago. Since then, His Lordship has become one of motorcycling's most popular video bloggers — I wonder how many marketing executives in the motorcycles business could name the industry's top five blogs and YouTube channels? Clearly Dainese and AGV can, since they helped bring Von Grumble to the Rock. Good on them.
The plan is for more videos from the Isle of Man TT trip to come forth from Von Grumble. If they are anything like this teaser (after the jump), then we are in for a real treat. I've played this probably 10 times so far. Nice work fella!
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Allan Cochran, 23, Hillsboro, arrested by Hillsboro police Thursday on charges of domestic battery, criminal damage to property, driving under the influence, and criminal restraint.
Tara Luna, 33, Tampa, arrested by sheriff's deputies April 23 on a charge of failure to appear.
Robert McNabb, 51, McPherson, arrested by Hillsboro police April 21 on charges of nine counts of giving a worthless check.
Andrew Meier, 19, Lehigh, jailed Friday by court order.
Luis Perez, 23, Marion, arrested by Marion police April 21 on a charge of failure to appear.
Ron Rainey, 39, Marion, jailed Friday by court order.
Michael Strotkamp, 37, Marion, arrested by Marion police April 22 on a charge of failure to appear on a Peabody municipal warrant.
Remaining from previous weeks:
Allena Barnett, 29, Peabody, jailed since April 14.
Todd Beneke, 29, Herington, since July 24.
Justin Fitzmaurice, 25, Wichita, since Feb. 25.
Shawn Gilligan, 28, Emporia, since April 18.
Troy Harlin, 46, Wichita, since April 18.
Adam Mosier, 25, Burns, since March 30.
Richard Pope, 30, Newton, since April 8.
Heather Whisenhunt, 27, Wichita, since April 7.


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A few years back, when the Elf On The Shelf was starting to pick up popularity, my very enthusiastic daughter pleaded with me to get her The Elf On The Shelf. She begged me to please get one because all her friends had it and it would be so cool to have one in our house too.
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I have been very distressed since Thanksgiving Eve. My daughter's complaints of pain had diminished a bit since the procedure, which is absolutely great news! She reports that the pain was greater prior to the procedure. So I am thinking...SUCCESS!
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The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry will take part in a cricket match with former international players later today to raise awareness about the illegal wildlife trade.
William and Harry will join forces with ex-England batsman Kevin Pietersen, former England fast-bowler Devon Malcolm and other sportsmen when they take on a team from the Royal Household.
The private match will take place this afternoon at Windsor Home Park in support of a campaign by the organisation United for Wildlife, formed by the Duke, which is using the power of sport to raise awareness about the illegal trade in animal parts.
It is hoped the #WhoseSideAreYouOn initiative will gather pace on social networks via Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus and YouTube to raise the profile of the issue.
Also playing on the royal brothers' team will be former Pakistani cricketer Azhar Mahmoud and retired England wicket keeper Paul Nixon.
The fight against illegal wildlife trade is close to William's heart. In February, he hailed a major international conference in London on the trafficking of endangered wildlife as the "beginning of the end of this despicable trade''.
World leaders agreed concrete steps to help safeguard endangered animals from poachers - putting their signatures to a declaration of intent.
William attended the event with Harry and their father the Prince of Wales, who gave the keynote speech, as politicians gathered to discuss how best to combat the illegal trade in rhino horn, tiger parts and elephant tusks which fuels criminal activity worth more than an estimated £11.5 billion each year.
United for Wildlife is a collaboration between seven conservation organisations and the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.


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Dec. 3, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio - UC Santa Barbara swimmers Sophia Yamauchi and Kevin Ferguson each posted a personal best time on Friday during the second day of the 2010 AT&T Short Course National Championships, which is being held at the Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion on the campus of Ohio State.
One day after posting a career best in the 50 freestyle, Ferguson bettered his time in the 100 backstroke. The junior posted identical marks in the event's preliminary and consolation final, touching the wall in 48.44 seconds. The time is a personal best by .13 seconds and .30 off of the UCSB school record in the event.
Yamauchi posted a personal record in the 100 breaststroke with her preliminary time of 1:01.42, which is the third fastest time in school history. She took 16th in the event with her finals time of 1:01.80.
Gaucho alum Katy Freeman swam unattached in the meet and placed fourth in the 100 breast with a time of 1:01.42. Paige Bradley also swam the 100 breast, posting a time of 1:03.22 in the prelims.
In the 200 freestyle, Garrett Thompson qualified for the event's bonus final and placed 22nd overall with a mark of 1:36.72, which was the 12th fastest time posted during the finals.
The Short Course National Championships will conclude on Saturday with the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and 400 free relay.


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