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This report covers the performance of the various drugs class segment used in liver disease therapeutics in terms of their revenue. The global market for liver diseases therapeutics is classified into seven drug class segments namely, anti-viral drugs, vaccines, immunosuppressants, immunoglobulins, targeted therapy, corticosteroids and chemotherapy with their estimated and forecasted market size from 2012 to 2018, along with their compound annual growth rate.
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Friday Farm Fotos: Broody hens and a Big Bee Welcoming Committee
and you know what that means- chicks will be coming soon.
You must be so delighted for the bees! I hope they are going to stay.
Can't wait to see the baby chickens (i'm new to your blog)
What a pleasant surprise with the bee return.
You and your squeeeling. Makes me laugh.
New chicks. Mine will be here SOON! Should I squeal, too? ;)
Awww, silky adorable-ness:) dad does indeed look a bit bewildered,lol! That is so cool with the bees coming and moving themselves in, they must have thought they hit the jackpot by finding a nice home abandoned:D Have a wonderful weekend paula!ReplyDelete
My heart sings for the bees. The silkies are goergeous! Will the chicks be purebreads?ReplyDelete
Woohoo,,,,bees making their home at your house. Maybe it'll mean a honey crop.
Lily nose to beak,,,,adorable!!
Have a blessed weekend.
congrats on both counts! i know you're thrilled that someone else's bees decided to relocate! neat!ReplyDelete
Hi Paula, What a precious photo of Lily and the girls! I am so happy about the honey bees - I wish you the very best! Can't wait to see the babies also. Enjoy the weekend.ReplyDelete
Thrilled!!!! that the Bees are coming back!! I Know y'all are!!
Love the chickens photos Girl...especially the "papa" rooster...Hahaaaa...he Does look bewildered!
Happy weekend!!
That bee story is nutty! Glad it was a success
Benny & Lily
Lol! Mooning the camera! I love all your gorgeous chickens! Dad should be happy there are no diapers in his future. He's probably missing his ladies, though. My son says he thinks we have one broody hen. I'm not even sure if she has any eggs?
So happy to hear you've got some volunteer bees in your hive! I hope they like it there too and decide to stay!
Good for you and the bees!! We used to have bees and all the equipment that goes with collecting the honey, but something has happened to bees in our area. We rarely see a honey bee anymore, only bumble bees.
I'm beginning to wonder ~ do hens think? lol
I think beekeeping is so fascinating! Nothing better than pure, fresh honey! Aww...those chicks are adorable! Don't you kind of wish they could stay little forever?ReplyDelete
What a nice surprise to see the honeybees returning. And in keeping with the spirit of honeybees, those Silkies are just the bees' knees! (For you youngin's, that means they are just too cute!)ReplyDelete
Paula, I loved this post. Those Silkies are so cute. Even the adults are just cute. I hope you get lots of babies. Looks like Lily was trying to find out where the eggs are hidden. LOL Wow! How great that a new swarm of bees have moved in to your hives. You should have some good honey soon. I hope they decide to stick around. Have a wonderful weekend, my friend.ReplyDelete
Oh Paula! First, I'm so happy about the bees!!!Seems I remember a picture of you petting one of your bees (we all knew they'd be well loved)!
And ahem!!!Misses Big Bottom hen~my~but that's a lovely bum!!
Mister Chicken does need a snooze I think-but he's a beautiful man!
Love to all the critters and to you and hubby.
Congrats on the bees, my nephew has quite a few hives full now..these warm days they are really working..Glad yours came back..There's something about that hen that's so adorable..I've never seen one like her..my mom had chickens all the time but never had any of those..wish she had though.Hope you have a nice weekend..SusieReplyDelete
OH happy days are hear again,Paula, I know the feeling of having bees come back to their hive. The silkies are absolutely adorable, your place is soon going to be real noisy with lots of peeps. I bet miss Liliy will have her hands full keeping them all in line. ~smile~ I keep looking for my hens to start brooding but they seem to be enjoying this warm weather and don't want to sit all day and night. maybe soon. Always a joy to visit. Give lily a hug for me.
Oh my goodness, Paula. I love your posts.. I always end up grinning my head off.. I was thinking it was a good thing you went to church.. They must have just been waiting for you to be gone.. grin..
And mooning the camera.. How do yo come up with it??? LOL..
Blessings dear heart..
Paula it is great that you are back in bee business once more!Love,love your Silkies!! Have a wonderful weekend,JenReplyDelete
Hi Paula, I don't know which I am excited for you the most, that you have bees back or more fuzzie bottoms on the way!!
Hugs, Ann
Wow! What a wonderful surprise fort the honey bees to come to the hive. I know you all were so glad. The photos of the hens are so pretty. I like Lily's photo very much, too.ReplyDelete
I always get a giggle out of your picture captions. Your funny. And yay for bees and baby silkies. Isn't spring great?ReplyDelete
I do love spring and how happy everyone is to be out and to see new life at the barn and in the gardens.....Lilly....looks like she was licking her lips!....I'm wondering if she was thinking how tasty those cute lil silkies would be? hmmm sooo cool about the bees!
We have been thinking of trying them.....will see
Oh, Paula, I am so excited! I have been worrying about the honeybees now for a couple of years...ever since I saw that special about them dying out. I have lots who come to my hummingbird feeders...so many the hummingbirds often can't find a spot to drink! I am happy to have them. Wouldn't mind having my own bee hive, if I knew how. Anyway, to know you had a swarm come to your farm and set up housekeeping is VERY exciting!
Love the broody hens too. How adorable. You'll be so happy with your new chicks!
Thanks for coming by my blog and always commenting!
I love these chickens...all of them! Love the conversation going on through the fence too...such a nice farm you have! ;DReplyDelete
Chickens, goats and honey bees...lots to keep you and Lily busy. ;)ReplyDelete
How wonderful..........new bees and baby chicks on the way! Who could ask for more?ReplyDelete
just repopulated our chicken coop - only 6 and kind of assorted but friend is getting into the rare breeds incubating thing and I got the nice extras - nothing so exotic as your silkies! Exciting about the bees - one of the many things I'd like to do (but DH absolutely refuses!) is try beekeeping. Guess watching your stories will be my bee "fix"!ReplyDelete
Ooooh, I love Silkies. I'd hoped to have some by now. Maybe some day...ReplyDelete
Dogs, chickens, bees and more...It's an exciting life out there! I've never seen anyone hand feed a sugar solution to a bee. I found it very interesting. I've always been terrified of bees. Hope I can get over it!
'Thought maybe Miss Lily was thinkin', "hummmmmm, wonder if they taste like chicken?" Heeehehehhe!
Looks like the bees know a good home when they see it. How cool ya have bees again. I'd love to do this but I'm allergic. (life threatin')
Awwwww, what precious little 'fluffs' your chicks are.
God bless ya and have yourself a delightful day sweetie!!! :o)
How wonderful to have the bees come to your place!!
Lucky you!!
I remember well you starting bees, and that gorgeous honey.. then the hives dying.
I will keep my fingers crossed for you that this hive naturalizes and stays strong and healthy!!
Lily is a sweetie. I can imagine that she's curious about the goings-on in the coop too !
Just wanted to invite you to follow and read along on my new blog-- I'm keeping the old blog just for my family.
Just click on my name next to this comment and it should take you right to my blog.
Hope to see you soon.
You live in the neatest place. I'm so happy you blog!!
Lily is such a love.
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GAFFNEY, S.C. – The Coker women's basketball team's woes continued on Saturday night as the Lady Cobras lost their seventh game in a row, fall to the Limestone Saints 86-60. The Conference Carolinas loss, is also Coker's seventh straight, dropping them to 1-9 in conference play and 2-13 overall, while Limestone improves to an even 5-5 in the conference and 7-8 overall.
The Saints of Limestone dominated the offense all night, placing four players in double figures, including Maria Young, Ashley Robinson and Lauren Pace with 19, 18 and 17 points respectively. The trio also recorded six rebounds apiece to lead the Saints. The fourth player in double figures was Tia Williams with 10 points, while Whitney Todd came off the bench to pull down a game high nine rebounds.
Leading the Lady Cobras was sophomore guard Jasmine Alston (Sumter, S.C.) with 13 points and three rebounds, while the Limestone defense was able to contain the Finish connection of Henna Koponen (Vantaa, Finland) and Lotta Aaltonen (Rauma, Finland). Limestone held the Lady Cobras two leading scorers to just nine points each, with Aaltonen grabbing five rebounds and Koponen grabbing three rebounds.
Coker struggled shooting all game, hitting just 24-of-66 (36.4%) shots from field, compared to Limestone's 47.6 percent.
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We realize there's only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: What Hillary Clinton heard after the Bin Laden raid, a regional custom sends Anderson Cooper around the bend, and Jaws is getting prettied up.
First-person recollections of the Bin Laden raid from people who watched it unfold will never stop being compelling. Already, the accounts are growing more textured and layered: those who were in the White House that night seem to be getting more comfortable talking about what they experienced before and after the operations. Hillary Clinton talked about the raid at the U.S. Naval Academy last week, and it's absolutely riveting, just her up there talking about how she could hear the students at neighboring George Washington University spreading the news after the president's speech. It's a detail that sticks. [via CNN]
Anderson Cooper suffered a major attack of the giggles last night during a segment on Dyngus Day, a Polish celebration marking the end of Lent. It sounds snarky, the white-haired man cracking up at folks in Buffalo ringing in Dyngus Day, but all parties accept the word Dyngus is inherently hilarious, so it's fine. Buffalo's even extended an invitation for Cooper to participate in "the 2013 Dyngus Day experience." [via CNN]
Jaws is getting the Blu-Ray restoration treatment, with the finished product arriving in stores in September. On the one hand we're excited for the improved sound, because it means we'll probably hear a few of Robert Shaw's mumbly nautical insults for the first time. But part of the appeal of Jaws is that it's scratched, scruffy and full of continuity mistakes. It looks like an overbudget movie where nothing is working the way it's supposed to. That's part of the charm. It's also why the scene at the end where Roy Scheider straps on the guns to kill the fish himself will never stop being thrilling and intoxicating and perfect. He's jerryrigging the movie's climax out of found objects. What we're saying is, hopefully Spielberg will resist the urge to tinker. This isn't Star Wars. It doesn't need to be vacuum-sealed and shimmery. A Jaws without scenes where the sky goes from sunny to stormy in the middle of a conversation is no Jaws at all. [via digitalfreaknyc]
Kinect, Microsoft's motion-sensing device isn't just for gamers and TA's who want to dramatically point at things: it also has practical uses, like playing a four-story pipe organ. What an age to be alive. [via synaecide]
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Garden myths: Sorting fact from fiction
After decades of working a hoe, Grandmother knew a thing or two about plants. Her gardening wisdom became part of our family trust.
Gardeners often rely on oral hand-me-down information and the written word. But though well-intentioned, that advice may be debatable or miss the mark entirely:
Does talking to plants really make them grow better? (Debatable.) Will adding sugar to the planting hole sweeten the tomatoes that grow there? (No).
Advice that may be good for one area might not translate to another. So it's important to know that a gardening tip is meant for a specific region. For example, it's true native plants are great for wildlife and conservation. But you'll have better luck with plants indigenous to your part of Texas rather than those that originate farther north.
Scientific studies debunk myths, such as "poinsettias are poisonous," and many gardening experts now include such findings when giving advice.
We turned to a few to help sort fact from fiction.
1. Myth: Don't water during the heat of the day because you'll scorch the plants.
"Heck, I sure wouldn't want to wait until it cooled off to get a drink if I were about to pass out and die," quips Greg Grant of Stephen F. Austin Gardens in Nacogdoches and author of "Texas Fruit and Vegetable Gardening" (Cool Springs Press, 256 pp., $22.99). "If plants are hot and wilted, water the darned things. Funny how they don't scorch after a summertime surprise thunderstorm."
2. Myth: If you over-fertilize onions, they'll be all tops and no bottoms.
"It's a fact that every ring in an onion came from a leaf, so it's impossible to have lots of leaves on top without having a big onion," says Grant. "Also, it's baloney that you have to pull the soil away from onions to let them bulb. They actually push the soil away when they bulb. Much more important to plant them early, as we grow short-day onions here that grow when the days are short and bulb when the days start to lengthen."
3. Myth: Goldenrod makes you sneeze.
Goldenrod is constantly blamed for allergy and sinus flare-ups that occur in the fall because people see the yellow flowers and assume goldenrod is the reason for their allergies, Texas horticulturist Linda Gay says.
Meanwhile, the real culprit, giant ragweed, grows 10 feet tall in fields and vacant lots and typically goes unnoticed because its flowers are not showy, she says.
Grant agrees: "Goldenrod is insect-pollinated, as are all showy flowers. They are showy because they have heavy pollen and need to attract bees to haul it around for them. Wind-pollinated plants like ragweed, many trees and grasses cause allergies. They don't have to have showy flowers as they don't use insects for pollination. They fill the entire sky with pollen to get it where they need it. The only way goldenrod could cause an allergy is if the bee flew up your nose with the pollen."
4. Myth: Drought-tolerant plants do not need to be watered.
Not so, says David Rodriguez, Bexar County horticulture extension agent.
"We have to remember that all new plants need to be slowly weaned off water until they are well-established," he says. "This may take up to six months or as long as two years. Even then, during long periods of drought, occasional supplemental irrigation may be needed."
5. Myth: Adding sand and gypsum will loosen heavy clay soils.
"Amending large quantities of sand to heavy claylike soil is a formula (for) making bricks," Rodriguez says. "The notion that gypsum will loosen tight clay soils is also a wrong assumption."
Long term, the best way to adjust heavy clay soil is to increase its organic matter content, he advises. "This is typically done through amending flower beds with liberal amounts of a high-grade finished compost. On lawns, a seasonal application of finely screened compost in conjunction with core aeration will increase the lawns' water-holding capacity as well as encourage a deeper root system with better air circulation."
6. Myth: Pinch off the blooms of annuals before planting.
"In many cases, pinching is no longer an absolute must because today's commonly available bedding plants are bred to be more compact with continuous blooms. So, you don't need the pinch to manage growth or promote another flush of blooms," reports the National Garden Bureau on its website, ngb.org.
7. Myth: Placing gravel or pot shards in the bottom of a container improves drainage.
Soil scientists demonstrated long ago that water does not move easily between fine- and coarse-textured soils and materials, says Linda Chalker-Scott, extension horticulturist at Washington State University and author of "The Informed Gardener," (University of Washington Press, 240 pp., $18.95), theinformedgardener.com.
Water won't move from potting soil into coarser-textured gravel or shards until the soil is saturated. Adding gravel can create the water-logged state it's intended to prevent, she notes.
8. Myth: Lawns are beautiful; vegetable gardens are ugly.
Vegetable gardens are gaining front-yard status, thanks to nationally recognized authors such as Rosalind Creasy and the locavore movement.
"No matter how sad I think my vegetable garden looks, I always receive compliments," Houston Urban Gardeners founder Laurel Smith says. "Vegetable gardens in a front yard can create a focal point for neighbors to drop by and chat. With a little care, a vegetable garden can look lush and interesting. Unlike a lawn, a vegetable garden will have sweet scents, a variety of colors and movement caused by birds and butterflies."
9. Myth: In order for plants to bloom or fruit, you must have a male plant and a female plant.
Most plants are hermaphrodites that produce both male and female parts in the same flower, says Tom LeRoy, recently retired Montgomery County extension horticulturist and Texas AgriLife mentor.
Monoecious plants, such as squash and oaks, have separate male and female flowers on the same plant, he adds.
Only dioecious plants, such as holly and gingko, have male (staminate) flowers on one plant and female (pistillate) flowers on another plant.
10. Myth: Add phosphorus to the soil to boost blooms.
Researchers have found plants need only a small amount of phosphorus to bloom well, write Jeff Gillman and Meleah Maynard, authors of "Decoding Gardening Advice: The Science Behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations" (Timber Press, 224 pp., $16.95).
Most healthy, organically enriched soils contain adequate amounts of phosphorus, so it's unnecessary to add more unless a soil test shows a deficiency, they write. In addition, phosphorus-laden runoff can harm the environment.


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Brent Harvey banned for three games on misconduct charges
North Melbourne must start - and possibly end - its 2014 finals campaign without its beloved and integral Brent Harvey, after the veteran was slapped with a three-match ban for serious misconduct.
The club says it will consider appealing against the verdict, which will rule the 36-year-old out of not only its final two home-and-away matches, but also its elimination final.
"We're obviously disappointed with the level of the penalty," North director of football Geoff Walsh said after the hearing on Tuesday. "We've got a range of options and we'll assess all that in the morning."
The primary basis of an appeal has to be that the tribunal jury made an error of law in applying the penalty, rather than simply allowing the club to pitch the same argument to a different jury.
The tribunal jury of Wayne Henwood, David Neitz and David Pittman needed only five minutes to decide Harvey was guilty of both aspects of the misconduct charge laid against him after his clash with the Western Bulldogs' Liam Picken on Sunday: his spectacular flip of Picken over his back, and the subsequent pressure applied with his forearm to his opponent's neck.
Harvey would have likely almost certainly had his three-match ban cut to two, which would have preserved his availability for the first week of the finals, had he not been subject to a 40 per cent loading. That burden came from the club's poor decision to challenge two striking charges against Harvey from its last finals appearance in 2012, after which he was sidelined for the first six matches of 2013.
Tribunal counsel Jeff Gleeson, QC had recommended a base penalty of three matches and an overall penalty of four, believing Harvey's partial contrition - he accepted culpability for the throw but disputed his arm to Picken's throat amounted to misconduct - was trumped by his poor record. Such an outcome would have seen Harvey suspended until the second seek of the finals, or for round one next year should North fail to win in week one. The jury disagreed, giving Harvey a penalty of three matches and 41 carry-over points.
Harvey's counsel, Justin Hannebery, had argued his client's combined offence "goes to the lower end of misconduct", and that Gleeson's recommendation of a base penalty of three matches - let alone his eventual recommendation of four - "drags it far too close to more serious aspects of misconduct and would be over the top".
While Harvey admitted to the first part of the incident, his belief it was "a little bit of a shrug" was questioned by Gleeson, who said in reply: "It was a pretty impressive shrug, wasn't it?"
Gleeson admitted it was "certainly not a good look for the game to have players catapulting over the backs of others", but stressed the Harvey-Picken incident was more so "a perfect storm" of different factors, such as Picken pushing into the Kangaroo, rather than a move more suited to a martial art like jujitsu.
"He (Harvey) probably didn't foresee it was going to play out as spectacularly as it did," Gleeson said.
Harvey's main defence against the forearm-to-the-throat aspect of the charge was that Picken had pulled him to the ground as part of the throw, and had then refused to let him up.
"I can see from the video it does look like my elbow was in his neck region . . . but there was no force," Harvey insisted.
While the veteran said he had not consciously made contact to Picken's neck Gleeson countered that he could have either put his arm on the turf to try and brace himself from Picken dragging him down or simply let Picken drag him to his chest. He argued Harvey had been "grinding [his] forearm into his neck" and had done so for too long to be justifiable in response to being dragged down.
Picken was not injured in the incident.


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What's the Best Undefeated Team Left in the NFL?
As we approach the fourth week of the NFL, we only have three teams left at 3-0. So, which one is the best?
In the NFC, we have two teams sitting at 3-0. The Atlanta Falcons have been picked by many to go all the way to the Super Bowl. They lead their division in the NFC South, and seem to have one of the best teams in the league.
The other team out of the NFC is a surprise -- the Arizona Cardinals, who have run over their last two opponents. The Cardinals lead the heavily-hyped San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks by a game.
Over in the AFC there is only one team left at 3-0 -- the Houston Texans, who have improved steadily the last few years. Have they finally put together a winning formula that can take them all the way to the Super Bowl?


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"Pruskowski" Surname
Frequency of "Pruskowski" Surname in the US
2000 US Census
The surname "Pruskowski" is not included in the US Census Bureau's ranking of surnames with 100 or more people. Since fewer than 100 people with this surname were included in the 2000 Census, it is relatively uncommon.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000", US Census Bureau.
1990 US Census
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1st: Fito Gallardo
2nd: Zane Devilbiss
3rd: Garrett Higgins
4th: Danny Bradford
5th: Kevin Brown
Stock Car Feature
1st: Lee Moss
2nd: Travis Southerlin
3rd: Jay Kibel
4th: Shane Devilbiss
5th: Darrin James
Hobby Stocks
1st: Randy Dorsett
2nd: Amador Milliano
3rd: Dennis Spencer
4th: Darrell Cordary
5th: Jerrett Guillory
Sport Modified
1st: Tony Hill
2nd: Tre Harpole
3rd: Ace Eavenson
4th: Kristi Tenski
5th: Brandon Tenski
Mini Stocks
1st: TJ Morrow
2nd: D. Champlin
(only two cars)
Winners Photos, October 1, 2011
Race Photos, October 1, 2011
By Lynn Hensley
Fito Gallardo of Las Cruces, N.M. moved up from a 3rd row start to take the win in the 35 lap feature at Aztec Speedway Saturday night. The race was scheduled for 40 laps but was shortened by 5 laps due to several caution periods and one red flag.
When the green flag fell, Bob Harter took the lead for one lap until Mark Rodgers moved his #07 to the front. Rodgers lead was short lived as JJ Harpole took over on lap 4. The race was shaping up for some heavy action up front as the 2011 track champion, Porter Smith, flew by on the cushion to claim the front spot. Along with Smith came the G17 of Gallardo. Smith lead for the next 15 laps with Gallardo glued to his bumper. Gallardo's chance to pass Smith came on the front stretch as the two started lapping the field. Smith slid up into Robert Ortega on the front stretch and broke an a-arm in the process. Smith lost the lead but kept his foot in it. As he entered turn 3, the car turned a sharp right and went headon into the wall. Smith was ok but the car was done. When racing resumed Gallardo had glimpses of momentary challenges from Garrett Higgins and Danny Bradford. As the laps wound down Zane Devilbiss started working his Pink Panther #18z closer to the front. Devilbiss moved past Bradford and Higgins and was about 4 car lengths behind Gallardo as the white flag came out. Devilbiss went low into 3 to get side by side with Gallardo but the momentum wouldn't hold on the bottom line and Fito Gallardo came out of turn 4 in front and won by a car length. In a post race chat, Devilbiss expressed his disgust with the decision to shorten the race by 5 laps. He had set up for a 40 lapper and it appeared that his game plan was coming to fruition until the race was shortened. Gallardo was quite happy with the win as that makes his record at Aztec Speedway perfect….three times here and three wins. Following these two to the checkers were, Garrett Higgins for 3rd, Danny Bradford 4th and Kevin Brown 5th. Sixth through 10th were, Josh Cain, Kevin Faddis, Allen Bradley, Mark Rodgers and Doug Goodenough. The rest of the 25 car field were: Tom Cadle, Todd Budlong, Michael Higgins, Clint Miller, Julian Garcia,jr., Robert Ortega, Johnny Guitterez, JJ Harpole, Porter Smith, Tyrone Yazzie, Bob Harter, Michael Ford, Andy Goodenough, Robert Reed and David Davis. Garrett Higgins garnered the hard charger award coming up from the 11th starting spot. Schaffer's oil presented Higgins with a case of racing oil.
The hobby feature was an open invitation for hobby cars all over the state. Several cars came up form the Albuquerque and Grants areas. Sixteen cars took the green with the track champion lined up in the 18th starting spot. After a few yellows, the hobbys settled down for some competitive racing. Randy Dorsett put his pink #13 in front quickly and never looked back as he collected the win. Dorsett repainted his car pink for Cancer Awareness week and very fittingly raced to the win. A close 2nd went to Amador Milliano and the hard charging Dennis Spencer came from the that 18th starting spot to finish 3rd. Darrell Cordary was 4th with Camron Martin 5th. Finishing out the top ten were, Jerret Guillory, Julius Billy, Gary Guinn, Jessie Asbe, Tommy Valdez, and Jeremy Bradley. Results are unofficial as the Kevin Chavez car is not shown in the finishing order. Chavez won the "suitcase" race at intermission.
The stock car feature saw only 14 cars take the green as several of the top runners sat out the final non points race of the season.
Lee Moss put the #88 into victory lane once again. Moss, driving with his usual smooth style won this one handily over Travis Southerlin. In 3rd was Jay Kible, Shane Devilbiss 4th and Kathy Farley 5th. This also is unofficial standings from 2nd on down.
The Southern sport modified feature brought out a short field with many cars being driven substitute drivers. One of those 'subs' put his car into the winner's circle. Tony Hill, driving Dakota Kibel's #89, took the lead midway through the 20 lap race and held on to win his first race this season at Aztec. Hill has been running a stock car all this season so it's a bit ironic that he wins the last race of the year in a sport modified. Following Hill with a great run was Tre Harpole and Ace Eavenson in 3rd. Fourth went to Kristi Tenski (racing for her dad) and in fifth was Brandon Tenski. Dennis Spencer tried his hand in a sport modified and finished 6th. Seventh went to Killian Carey followed by Michelle Reed, Bill Dowdy, Ryan Henley, and Dakota Mcadam.
The mini stocks may have taken their final curtain call as TJ Morrow won over one other car.
The last night of racing for 2011 at Aztec Speedway saw a large crowd on hand to enjoy the racing and support Cancer Awareness. A percentage of the gate will be presented to San Juan Medical Foundation. Also money donated by the fans in various ways at the track will also be donated. And money was also raised by way of T-shirt sales by the Faddis family, Spencer racing, Zane Devilbiss racing, and bracelet sales. Thanks to all of these generous folks for their participation.
In a separate fund raiser, money was raised by way of a raffle for an elk hunt on private land. Tickets had been sold for the last few weeks to raise money for the racing family of Kevin and Juanita Faddis as their home was destroyed in a fire a few weeks ago. The winner was announced at the end of the modified feature with Fito Gallardo drawing the name of fellow racer, Regan Tafoya.
The staff of Aztec Speedway would like to thank the race teams and fans for supporting the speedway this year. We hope to see all of you back here next season along with many more participants and fans.


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One of the long-standing problems with Linux is that even the varieties that aim for accessibility often look like something ordinary people won't want to use. This has been true of even the most populist free flavor—and certainly the one with the highest name recognition—Ubuntu, which "out of the box" had the appearance of afterthought even though its innards and interface were smartly conceived and constructed. But with Ubuntu's newest long-term support (LTS) release, 10.04 (nicknamed "Lucid Lynx"), developer Canonical seems to be changing forever—and for the better.
Gone are the muddy look and questionable color scheme that have defined Ubuntu's default look for a long time. In their place is a Gnome KDE desktop that's both smooth and striking, but more importantly inviting—its violet hues and far gentler undertones and highlights give the warm, comfortable feel any potentially off-putting software demands. No one will ever be able to claim with a straight face that it's as pretty or as polished as what you get with Windows or Mac OS X. But for the first time Ubuntu looks as though it really deserves to compete with those big boys.
Of course, Ubuntu can only go so far fueled by its outward appearance—like any OS, it does need the substance to back it up. And, what do you know, it's got that, too. This comes by way of its typical ease of use, relatively unfettered features, and a strong software selection. But it also shows itself in new capabilities that emit more of the OS-of-all-trades feeling that Microsoft and Apple have been capitalizing on for—well, forever.
Easy access to the Ubuntu One cloud-based music store (through the Rhythmbox Music Player), for instance, goes a long way to soothing the loss of more popular PC music software like the iTunes Store and the Zune Marketplace. No, its selection can't seriously compete with the other two, but it's strong enough, and a major acknowledgement of the entertainment-oriented spin of desktop-OSes that Ubuntu has been ignoring (or at least camouflaging) for a while now. And because the store is tied directly to the Ubuntu One cloud storage service, your songs are backed up automatically and can be synced to any other systems connected to Ubuntu One.
Similarly, the new "Me" menu (which is given the same name as your login account) coordinates popular social-networking features in very handy ways. Like popular PC-based aggregation clients, the Me menu puts all your accounts in one convenient place—you don't even need to open your browser, or run a separate program. There are 17 offered in the Empathy chat client, from go-everywhere names like Facebook, AIM, MSN, and Yahoo to less immediately recognizable services like MXit, SILC, and Gadu-Gadu, and seven more (Twitter, Facebook, Digg, etc.) in the Gwibber social-networking app.
Given the popularity of many of these sites and services in general, it wouldn't be at all surprising if something like this were implemented in future versions of Windows and Mac OS. These are now why a lot of people use the Internet, and Ubuntu's embracing and more easily enabling them might entice some users who wouldn't have wanted to go to the trouble of finding and learning potentially complex open-source solutions.
Software and Start Time
Software is just as easy to work with in Ubuntu 10.04. Access to the vast (and potentially terrifying) libraries of free, open-source apps available on the Internet has improved with an updated version of the Software Center app that was introduced in the last minor update of Ubuntu, 9.10, last year. It's been rigorously redesigned to be quicker and easier for even the uninitiated to use. The selection, filtered through such categories as "Accessories," "Education," "Games," and "Sound and Video" can be imposing, if not outright cryptic—one game's description, "Kenta Cho's A7Xpg," doesn't seem very helpful, for example. There are, however, lots of choices that are easier to explore and follow up on than is the case on Windows or Mac machines.
But many who just need the basics might not need to ever download anything at all. The preinstalled apps cover all the bases, from typical accessories (Calculator and Character Map) and standard utilities (an e-mail client, F-Spot Photo Manager, video and audio players, and a disc burning tool) to familiar games (Solitaire, Mahjongg, Sudoku, and Minesweeper and Tetris clones) and the full OpenOffice.org suite of productivity programs. New users will rapidly learn that few, if any, of these are as polished as their name-brand counterparts, but given their unifying cost (free), it's an astounding offering.
Even something that's been a traditional strength of Ubuntu has gone under the knife. Previous versions of the OS haven't take than long to boot, at least in comparison with some versions of Windows, but Canonical has really boosted the startup time here. Version 8.04 took 55 seconds just to reach the login screen on one of our ThinkPad laptops; 10.04 gets to the desktop in only 32 seconds. Ubuntu 10.04 achieves this with the help of Upstart, which uses events to start and stop tasks—a better solution than the traditional System V init daemon that hasn't played nicely with modern devices like USB drives and network-mounted file systems.
Conclusion: Unleashed Ubuntu
Since the last LTS release, 8.04 ("Hardy Heron") just over two years ago, Ubuntu has come a very long way. It's still not about to unseat the far more popular—if also far more expensive—and better-known operating systems from Microsoft and Apple, but it finally seems to be making significant strides toward attracting and keeping a wider audience.
As with all LTS releases, Canonical will support Ubuntu 10.04 for three years and we wouldn't be surprise to see even more substantial changes during that time. Version 10.10 ("Maverick Meerkat") has already been announced for release later this year, so it won't be long before Canonical has a chance to prove it can maintain this momentum over the long term. If the changes in upcoming versions are as thorough and exciting as they are in 10.04, Ubuntu may end up revolutionizing the desktop OS landscape—and a lot sooner than anyone expected.


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Proof theorists often observe that linear logic is like regular logic, only everything works better.
In this post, I'll give a very striking instance of this maxim, by taking second-order multiplicative-additive linear logic (MALL) and showing how to prove strong normalization for it, without using a logical relation. That is, there is a purely inductive argument that a powerful second-order logic normalizes! Girard originally proved this for classical linear logic, using proof nets (the "small normalization theorem", Corollary 4.22, page 71 of the original Linear Logic paper), but it turns out that a variant works for lambda-terms and intuitionistic linear logic as well. $$ \newcommand{\lolli}{\multimap} \newcommand{\tensor}{\otimes} \newcommand{\with}{\&} \newcommand{\all}[2]{\forall {#1}.\;{#2}} \newcommand{\fix}[2]{\mu {#1}.\;{#2}} \newcommand{\letv}[3]{\mathsf{let}\,{#1} = {#2}\;\mathsf{in}\;{#3}} \newcommand{\Fun}[2]{\Lambda {#1}.\;{#2}} \newcommand{\fun}[2]{\lambda {#1}.\;{#2}} \newcommand{\unit}{\left(\right)} \newcommand{\letunit}[2]{\letv{\unit}{#1}{#2}} \newcommand{\pair}[2]{\left({#1},{#2}\right)} \newcommand{\letpair}[4]{\letv{\pair{#1}{#2}}{#3}{#4}} \newcommand{\unita}{\left[\right]} \newcommand{\paira}[2]{\left[{#1}, {#2}\right]} \newcommand{\fst}[1]{\mathsf{fst}\,{#1}} \newcommand{\snd}[1]{\mathsf{snd}\,{#1}} \newcommand{\inl}[1]{\mathsf{inl}\,{#1}} \newcommand{\inr}[1]{\mathsf{inr}\,{#1}} \newcommand{\case}[5]{\mathsf{case}({#1}, \inl{#2} \to {#3}, \inr{#4} \to {#5})} \newcommand{\abort}[1]{\mathsf{abort}\,{#1}} \newcommand{\fold}[1]{\mathsf{in}\,{#1}} \newcommand{\unfold}[1]{\mathsf{out}\,{#1}} \newcommand{\judge}[4]{{#1};{#2} \vdash {#3} : {#4}} \newcommand{\judgetp}[2]{{#1} \vdash {#2} : \mathsf{type}} \newcommand{\judgectx}[2]{{#1} \vdash {#2} : \mathsf{ctx}} %% Rule names \newcommand{\rulename}[3]{{#2}{\mathrm{#3}}_{\mathrm{#1}}} \newcommand{\intro}[2][]{\rulename{#1}{#2}{I}} \newcommand{\elim}[2][]{\rulename{#1}{#2}{E}} \newcommand{\Var}{\rulename{}{}{Var}} \newcommand{\AllI}{\intro{\forall}} \newcommand{\AllE}{\elim{\forall}} \newcommand{\LolliI}{\intro{\lolli}} \newcommand{\LolliE}{\elim{\lolli}} \newcommand{\UnitI}{\intro{1}} \newcommand{\UnitE}{\elim{1}} \newcommand{\TensorI}{\intro{\tensor}} \newcommand{\TensorE}{\elim{\tensor}} \newcommand{\TopI}{\intro{\top}} \newcommand{\TopE}{\elim{\top}} \newcommand{\WithI}{\intro{\with}} \newcommand{\WithEFst}{\elim[fst]{\with}} \newcommand{\WithESnd}{\elim[snd]{\with}} \newcommand{\ZeroI}{\intro{0}} \newcommand{\ZeroE}{\elim{0}} \newcommand{\SumIInl}{\intro[inl]{\oplus}} \newcommand{\SumIInr}{\intro[inr]{\oplus}} \newcommand{\SumE}{\elim{\oplus}} \newcommand{\MuI}{\intro{\mu}} \newcommand{\MuE}{\elim{\mu}} \newcommand{\size}[1]{\left|#1\right|} \newcommand{\inferrule}[3][]{\frac{#2}{#3}\;{#1}} $$
First, let's recall the type system for second order MALL. $$ \begin{array}{llcl} \mbox{Types} & A & ::= & \all{\alpha}{A} \bnfalt \alpha \bnfalt A \lolli B \bnfalt 1 \bnfalt A \tensor B \bnfalt \top \bnfalt A \with B \bnfalt 0 \bnfalt A \oplus B \\[1em] \mbox{Type Contexts} & \Delta & ::= & \cdot \bnfalt \Delta, \alpha \\[1em] \mbox{Contexts} & \Gamma & ::= & \cdot \bnfalt \Gamma, x:A \\[1em] \mbox{Terms} & e & ::= & x \bnfalt \Fun{\alpha}{e} \bnfalt e\;A \bnfalt \fun{x:A}{e} \bnfalt e\;e \\ & & | & \unit \bnfalt \letunit{e}{e'} \bnfalt \pair{e}{e'} \bnfalt \letpair{x}{y}{e}{e'}\\ & & | & \unita \bnfalt \paira{e}{e'} \bnfalt \fst{e} \bnfalt \snd{e} \\ & & | & \inl{e} \bnfalt \inr{e} \bnfalt \case{e}{x}{e'}{x}{e''} \bnfalt \abort{e} \end{array} $$
The simple types are linear functions $A \lolli B$, tensor products $A \tensor B$, Cartesian products $A \with B$, and coproducts $A \oplus B$. We also have quantified types $\all{\alpha}{A}$ and variable references $\alpha$. We have two kinds of contexts. $\Delta$ is the context of type variables, and $\Gamma$ gives types to term variables. Below, we give the judgement form for the well-formedness of types, $\judgetp{\Delta}{A}$, which says that $A$'s free variables all lie in $\Delta$. $$ \boxed{\judgetp{\Delta}{A}} \\ \inferrule[] {\alpha \in \Delta} {\judgetp{\Delta}{\alpha}} \\ \begin{array}{ll} \inferrule[] {\judgetp{\Delta, \alpha}{A}} {\judgetp{\Delta}{\all{\alpha}{A}}} & \inferrule[] {\judgetp{\Delta}{A} \\ \judgetp{\Delta}{B}} {\judgetp{\Delta}{A \lolli B}} \\[2em] \inferrule[] { } {\judgetp{\Delta}{1}} & \inferrule[] {\judgetp{\Delta}{A} \\ \judgetp{\Delta}{B}} {\judgetp{\Delta}{A \tensor B}} \\[2em] \inferrule[] { } {\judgetp{\Delta}{\top}} & \inferrule[] {\judgetp{\Delta}{A} \\ \judgetp{\Delta}{B}} {\judgetp{\Delta}{A \with B}} \\[2em] \inferrule[] { } {\judgetp{\Delta}{0}} & \inferrule[] {\judgetp{\Delta}{A} \\ \judgetp{\Delta}{B}} {\judgetp{\Delta}{A \oplus B}} \end{array} $$
Once we know how to assert that types are well-formed, we can lift this to a well-formedness judgement for contexts $\judgectx{\Delta}{\Gamma}$. $$ \boxed{\judgectx{\Delta}{\Gamma}} \\ \inferrule[] { } {\judgectx{\Delta}{\cdot}} \qquad \inferrule[] {\judgectx{\Delta}{\Gamma} \\ \judgetp{\Delta}{A}} {\judgectx{\Delta}{\Gamma, x:A}} $$
Now, we can give the typing rules for the terms of second-order MALL. The typing judgement $\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{A}$ says that assuming that the free type variables are in $\Delta$, andall the term variables have types given by $\Gamma$, then the term $e$ has the type $A$.
Variable references $x$ are just looked up in the environment by the rule $\Var$. Note that the context contains only a single binding for the variable $x$. This is demanded by linearity, since if there were other variables in the context, the expression $x$ could not use them!
Type abstractions are introduced with the $\AllI$ rule, and simply typecheck the body of $\Fun{\alpha}{e}$ in a context extended by $\alpha$. A type application checked by $\AllE$ simply substitutes a type for a quantified variable. The linear functions have the usual introduction rule in $\LolliI$, and the application rule $\LolliE$ checks that the function has type $A \lolli B$ and the argument has type $A$. Note that the elimination rule splits the context into two parts, with one set of variables being used by the function and the other by the argument --- this enforces the linear use of variables.
We introduce units with the $\UnitI$ rule --- it requires no resources to create a unit, since it has no free variables in it. However, eliminating a unit in $\UnitE$ does divide the unit, since we may produce a unit-typed value from a term like $f x : 1$, where $f : P \lolli 1$ and $x : P$. Tensor products are introduced with the $\TensorI$ rule, which splits the variables in the context between the two sides of the pair $\pair{e}{e'}$. Likewise, the elimination form $\TensorE$ uses the variables in $\Gamma$ to produce a term of type $A \tensor B$, and then binds the variables $x:A$ and $y:B$ to typecheck the continuation expression $e'$.
We can contrast tensor products $A \tensor B$ with the Cartesian product $A \with B$. The introduction rule $\WithI$ reuses the same context $\Gamma$ when typechecking the two branches of $\paira{e}{e'}$. As a result, there are two projective eliminations $\WithEFst$ and $\WithESnd$, each of which consumes a pair $A \with B$ to produce either an $A$, or a $B$. Intuitively, a Cartesian pair is lazy, and the projections $\fst{e}$ and $\snd{e}$ let the programmer choose which of the two possibilities they want. In contrast, the tensor product $A \tensor B$ is strict, and so you get access to both components (at the price of not allowing the two sides to share variables).
Finally, we also have the coproduct $A \oplus B$. This works much as it does in the intuitionistic case: $\SumIInl$ takes an $A$ and gives an $A \oplus B$, and $\SumIInr$ does the same with a $B$. The case statement takes an expression $e$ of type $A \oplus B$, and then branches to $e'$ or $e''$ depending on whether or not it is the left or right branch. Note that $e$ has a disjoint set of variables $\Gamma$ from the case branches, but that $e'$ and $e''$ share the same set of variables $\Gamma''$ since only one of them will run. $$ \boxed{\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{A}} \\ \inferrule[\Var] { } {\judge{\Delta}{x:A}{x}{A}} \\ \begin{array}{cc} \inferrule[\AllI] {\judge{\Delta, \alpha}{\Gamma}{e}{A}} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{\Fun{\alpha}{e}}{\all{\alpha}{A}}} & \inferrule[\AllE] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{\all{\alpha}{B}} \\ \judgetp{\Delta}{A}} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e\;A}{[A/\alpha]B}} \\[2em] \inferrule[\LolliI] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma, x:A}{e}{B}} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{\fun{x:A}{e}}{A \to B}} & \inferrule[\LolliE] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{A \to B} \\ \judge{\Delta}{\Gamma'}{e'}{A}} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma,\Gamma'}{e\;e'}{B}} \\[2em] \inferrule[\UnitI] { } {\judge{\Delta}{\cdot}{\unit}{1}} & \inferrule[\UnitE] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{1} \\ \judge{\Delta}{\Gamma'}{e'}{C}} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma,\Gamma'}{\letunit{e}{e'}}{C}} \\[2em] \inferrule[\TensorI] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{A} \\ \judge{\Delta}{\Gamma'}{e'}{B} } {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma,\Gamma'}{\pair{e}{e'}}{A \tensor B}} & \inferrule[\TensorE] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{A \tensor B} \\\\ \judge{\Delta}{\Gamma', x:A, y:B}{e'}{C}} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma,\Gamma'}{\letpair{x}{y}{e}{e'}}{C}} \\[2em] \inferrule[\TopI] { } {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{\unita}{\top}} & \\[1em] \inferrule[\WithI] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{A} \\ \judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e'}{B} } {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{\paira{e}{e'}}{A \with B}} & \begin{array}{l} \inferrule[\WithEFst] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{A \with B}} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{\fst{e}}{A}} \\[1em] \inferrule[\WithESnd] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{A \with B}} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{\snd{e}}{B}} \end{array} \\[3em] \begin{array}{l} \inferrule[\SumIInl] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{A }} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{\inl{e}}{A \oplus B}} \\[1em] \inferrule[\SumIInr] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{ B}} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{\inr{e}}{A \oplus B}} \end{array} & \begin{array}{l} \inferrule[\SumE] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{A \oplus B} \\\\ \judge{\Delta}{\Gamma', x:A}{e'}{C} \\\\ \judge{\Delta}{\Gamma', y:B}{e''}{C} } {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma, \Gamma'}{\case{e}{x}{e'}{y}{e''}}{C}} \end{array} \\[3em] & \inferrule[\ZeroE] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{0}} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{\abort{e}}{C}} \end{array} $$
Now, we can define a size function $\size{e}$ on lambda-terms. $$ \begin{array}{lcl} \size{x} & = & 0 \\ \size{\all{\alpha}{e}} & = & \size{e} \\ \size{e\;A} & = & 1 + \size{e} \\ \size{\fun{x:A}{e}} & = & \size{e} \\ \size{e\;e'} & = & 1 + \size{e} + \size{e'} \\ \size{\unit} & = & 1 \\ \size{\letv{\unit}{e}{e'}} & = & \size{e} + \size{e'} \\ \size{\pair{e}{e'}} & = & 1 + \size{e} + \size{e'} \\ \size{\letv{\pair{x}{y}}{e}{e'}} & = & \size{e} + \size{e'} \\ \size{\unita} & = & 0\\ \size{\paira{e}{e'}} & = & \max(\size{e}, \size{e'}) \\ \size{\fst{e}} & = & 1 + \size{e} \\ \size{\snd{e}} & = & 1 + \size{e} \\ \size{\inl{e}} & = & 1 + \size{e} \\ \size{\inr{e}} & = & 1 + \size{e} \\ \size{\case{e}{x}{e'}{y}{e''}} & = & \size{e} + \max(\size{e'}, \size{e''}) \\ \end{array} $$
This function basically just counts the size of the term, adding an extra one for either the introduction or elimination for each connective. (I followed the pattern of adding 1 to the introduction rule for positive connectives, and 1 to the elimination for negative connectives, but really it doesn't seem to matter.)
Now, we can prove a lemma showing how sizes interact with substitution. Namely, linearity means that the size can never get larger when you substitute a term for a variable.
Size-respecting substitution. Suppose $\judgectx{\Delta}{\Gamma}$ and $\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{A}$ and $\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma', x:A}{e'}{C}$. Then $\size{[e/x]e'} \leq \size{e} + \size{e'}$.
Proof This follows by a structural induction on the derivation of $e'$. Rather than giving the full proof, I'll just make the observations needed to prove this.
In the $\WithI$ and $\SumE$ cases, we need the following fact: $$ \max(a + x, b + x) = \max(a,b) + x $$ This is because $e$ can be substituted into multiple branches in these two rules.
In other cases, such as $\TensorI$, we have two subterms of $e'$ (so $e' = \pair{e'_1}{e'_2}$). Then typing indicates that $x$ can occur in only one of the branches. As a result, $[e/x]\pair{e'_1}{e'_2}$ will equal either $\pair{[e/x]e'_1}{e'_2}$ or $\pair{e'_1}{[e/x]e'_2}$, and then the size will be less than or equal to $1 + \size{e} + \size{e'_1} + \size{e'_2} = \size{e} + \size{e'}$.
The less than or equal to arises because of the presence of the unit $\top$, which ignores variables in its proof term $\unita$. In its absence substitution would preserve size exactly.
We also need to prove the same thing for type substitution.
Size-respecting type substitution. Suppose $\judgectx{\Delta}{\Gamma}$ and $\judge{\Delta, \alpha}{\Gamma}{e}{C}$ and $\judgetp{\Delta}{A}$. Then $\size{[A/\alpha]e} = \size{e}$.
Proof This is a routine induction, with no surprises, since types never affect the size of a term.Next, let's write down the beta reductions: $$ \begin{array}{lcl} (\Fun{\alpha}{e})\;A & \mapsto & [A/\alpha]e \\ (\fun{x:A}{e})\;e' & \mapsto & [e'/x]e \\ \letv{\unit}{\unit}{e'} & \mapsto & e' \\ \letv{\pair{x}{y}}{\pair{e_1}{e_2}}{e'} & \mapsto & [e_1/x, e_2/y]e' \\ \fst{\paira{e}{e'}} & \mapsto & e \\ \snd{\paira{e}{e'}} & \mapsto & e' \\ \case{\inl{e}}{x}{e'}{y}{e''} & \mapsto & [e/x]e' \\ \case{\inr{e}}{x}{e'}{y}{e''} & \mapsto & [e/y]e'' \\ \end{array} $$
Now, we can verify that $\beta$-reduction reduces size:
Shrinking. If $\judgectx{\Delta}{\Gamma}$ and $\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{A}$ and $e\;\mapsto e'$, then $\size{e'} < \size{e}$.
Proof The proof of this is essentially nothing but the observation that every $\beta$-reduction removes an introduction, removes an elimination, and performs a subsitution, and so the size of the result term must get strictly smaller.
As a result, we know that all reduction strategies lead to a normal form. Since $\beta$-reduction makes a term strictly smaller, the process must eventually stop, no matter what order you perform the reductions in. So we (almost) have strong normalization. The missing piece is that we also need the Church-Rosser property, to ensure that all sequences of reductions eventually reach the same normal form. But this post is getting quite long enough, so I won't prove that -- I'll just assert it. :)
I will, however, offer one last reward for those of you who persevered to the end. Let's add unrestricted recursive types to our language: $$ \inferrule[\MuI] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{[\fix{\alpha}{A}/\alpha]A}} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{\fold{e}}{\fix{\alpha}{A}}} \qquad \inferrule[\MuE] {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{e}{\fix{\alpha}{A}}} {\judge{\Delta}{\Gamma}{\unfold{e}}{[\fix{\alpha}{A}/\alpha]A}} $$
The $\beta$-rule is the obvious one you might expect: $$ \begin{array}{lcl} \unfold{(\fold{e})} & \mapsto & e \end{array} $$
And let's extend the size function, too: $$ \begin{array}{lcl} \size{\fold{e}} & = & 1 + \size{e} \\ \size{\unfold{e}} & = & \size{e} \end{array} $$
Now, note that all of the lemmas we used continue to hold. So we can add unrestricted recursive types, with no restrictions on negative occurences of type variables, to second-order MALL and the language is still strongly normalizing!
Another way of putting things is that contraction (i.e., using variables more than once) is essential to programming things like the Y combinator. Without it, recursive types are not enough to enable dangerous self-references like Russell's paradox.
Acknowledgements. I'd like to thank Stéphane Gimenez for directing me to Girard's small normalization theorem.


text: On Dec 4, 2007 8:46 AM, Larry Stewart <larry.stewart at sicortex.com> wrote: (cut) > I was looking into this a few months ago. Here are some good papers I > found: > > http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/393851.html -- Communications Conscious > Radix Sort > > http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/569483.html -- Parallel Algorithms for > Personalized Communication and Sorting With an Experinmental Study > > Martin Schmollinger: Improving Communication Sensitive Parallel Radix > Sort for Unbalanced Data. Euro-Par 2003 > <http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/%7Eley/db/conf/europar/europar2003.html#Schmollinger03>: > 885-893 > > Schmollinger's PhD dissertation has a good chapter on this as well. > > -- > -Larry / Sector IX Thanks a lot for all your responses. I am very curious about Parallel Radix Sort. I've read and watched the 5th lecture of this course, and I wanted to know more about parallel implementations. I've found many papers in the subject, but in this case I preferred to ask for the relevant ones since it is easy to get lost with papers that are not that good. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-046JFall-2005/LectureNotes/index.htm Regards. -- http://arhuaco.org


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Each character on "One Tree Hill" has changed over the show's nine seasons. They've grown older, wiser and more successful. But at the start of season nine, one character was also noticeably thicker. Marvin "Mouth" McFadden started this season about 60 pounds heavier than he ended season eight, thanks to a sudden zeal for food that's driving a wedge between him and his girlfriend, Millie.
"I never envisioned that's where my story was going," says Lee Norris, who has played Mouth since the show's pilot episode and now performs his scenes buried under prosthetic makeup and extra padding.
I recently chatted with Norris at a CW event in Pasadena about the locally filmed show's legacy, his North Carolina roots and what his future might hold.
Q: Are you living in California full-time now?
A: Yes. I had to find another job. So I had to come out here. I don't think there's a spot for me in "Iron Man 3." If there was I would be there (in Wilmington). I've got to call Robert Downey Jr. and find out what's going on.
Q: You were born in Greenville and got to work in North Carolina a lot. What does Wilmington mean to you?
A: It's such a special town, obviously. My heart's still there. I haven't even come to grips with the fact that I'm not there and we're not going back to work in a week. It's been amazing. My family is there. I met my wife there. My best friends are all there. Deluxe and Brassiere (du Soleil) — and all the places we love to go. We miss it, but life moves on, and we've had a good nine-year run, so I can't really complain.
Q: Creator Mark Schwahn has put Mouth through crazy things on this show…
A: I know! Every year I'm, like, what is it going to be? This year I gained 60 pounds. There's been so many story lines. To keep a show on for 9 years – to keep it fresh and exciting is so difficult. And there's definitely been storylines where I went, 'What is going on?' … But I think whatever the stories have been, I just try to breathe a realistic life into them, and hopefully I have.
Q: In the show's first season, were you thinking about where Mouth would end up nine years later?
A: No way, no way. I mean, first of all I wouldn't believe the show would go nine years, let alone (with) my character, which started out on the sidelines. Mark really took the character and just wrote for it. I had no idea it would go where it's been. I'm really proud of it. Especially for someone like me — you know the CW is known for guys that look like Chad (Michael Murray) and James (Lafferty). For someone like me who's more of a regular Joe, it's been nice. It's been nice to tell his story. So many fans have come up to me and expressed appreciation for that story. And I love it. I love that there's someone like me on that show that gets to tell that story.
Q: At some point did you start thinking about where you wanted Mouth to end up?
A: Yeah, you play a role for 9 years and you get invested. And you have ideas, but I've always trusted Mark and the writers. It's always been up to them. I'm not the actor who says, 'Why don't we do this with my character?' I don't really feel that's my place. But I certainly had hopes for him, and I'm happy with where things left off for him, and I think the audience will be, too. But it's a very different season for me. Putting on 60 pounds for a little guy like me, it's kind of a big deal. It was very unexpected.
Q: How much time do you have to spend in the makeup chair?
A: About four hours. As we went on they got it down, but it was different. Normally for me it's like, 30 minutes, so I was going in at like 5 a.m. and sitting in makeup for four hours, then going onto set and (having) already been at work for 4 1/2 hours. I was exhausted and I hadn't even stepped in front of the camera yet. I was working out just to keep my endurance up because the energy that it required was just amazing.
Q: You've got to spend some screen time with lots of Wilmington and North Carolina actors, like Cullen Moss who plays Junk and Vaughan Wilson who plays Fergie. What was it like having that local talent pool to pull from?
A: Obviously, Cullen and Vaughn are two of my favorites because our characters were linked. And they're such great guys, and they'll be back (this season). Cullen and I did a movie together in North Carolina, an independant film called "Blood Done Sign my Name." Cullen's so talented — he's hilarious. If you ever go to City Stage and see any of his stuff, he's amazing. I'm so happy that "One Tree Hill" has been there and given them a platform, because it's great to do theater and little TV movies that come in and out of Wilmington, but you also have to make a living, and "One Tree Hill's" been a way to sustain a lot of those local actors.
Renee Vincent from UNCW (played) Jimmy's mom. She is amazing and she moderated our ("Evening with One Tree Hill" event) in Wilmington. She is fantastic — such a great actor and such a sweet soul. I actually met with her when we were finished filming because I've been acting since I was 9, and I'm not sure how long I'm going to keep it up. I've been fortunate enough to do it for so long… I love it, but I'm thinking of what's next. I'm thinking teaching would be really fun, so I met with her and she was so kind to just talk with me and kind of give me a peek into that world.
Q: Before you ever started on "One Tree HIll" you were already well known for your role on "Boy Meets World." Do you still get recognized from that show? How do you compare those fans to "One Tree Hill" fans?
A: The "One Tree Hill" fans are, by far, the more passionate fans. They're the ones that have hacked into email, and that stuff is just insane to me. And the "Boy Meets World" fans – they're a little bit older because that show was older. They're the ones when I'm in a restaurant or at a bar they scream out from across the way and then kind of stumble away. But the "One Tree Hill" fans are young and vibrant and excited and passionate. I've mentioned one that followed me down Highway 40 one time. I was in school at Wake Forest and they followed me down the highway, and I was just like, "Oh my God this is crazy!"
See Lee Norris on "One Tree Hill" at 8 p.m. Wednesdays on The CW.
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It took me something like 6 years to stop thinking of him as "Minkus." Now when I watch BMW, I see him and I think "Hey, it's Mouth!" #180
[…] Tree Hill" is trying to break into the prosthetic makeup category for its work transforming Lee Norris into "fat Mouth." But it faces stiff competition from such gore-fests as "Game of Thrones," "The […]
"Marvin "Mouth" McFadden started this season about 60 pounds heavier than he eneded season eight, thanks to a sudden zeal for food that's driving a wedge between him and his girlfriend, Millie." Eneded? Do you not spell check or proofread?


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AJAX Experts Tackle Security, Other IssuesBy Darryl K. Taft | Posted 2006-05-11 Print
A panel of experts broke down many of the key issues around Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) taking on issues ranging from security, tooling, support for devices, and big question of what will Microsoft do.
SAN FRANCISCOA panel of experts broke down many of the key issues surrounding AJAXincluding security, tooling, support for devices and, not a small question, what will Microsoft doat the AJAX Experience conference here May 10.
A panel of 10 Asynchronous JavaScript and XML experts, including the two moderators, Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith, who are co-founders of Ajaxian.com, which is helping to put on the conference, took questions from the audience for an hour.
Security ranked among the chief concerns among the audience, with some questioning whether reports that AJAX opens users to security problems are true.
Panelist Alex Russell, co-founder and project lead for The Dojo Toolkit, a popular AJAX framework, said, "It's worth noting that the fundamental problems with browser security and Web application security haven't changed in five yearsmost rely on a single root of trust, and AJAX doesn't change that. Wider spread use of cross-domain content distribution," which is not new with AJAX, is part of the issue. "The short version is still, Don't trust the client."
AJAX has taken the developer world by storm, but it could be even more effective with the right browser capabilities. Click here to read more.
Brent Ashley, a consultant and scripting specialist who focuses on AJAX development, said there are some recent developments, such as a new JSONRequest proposal, that mitigate the cross-domain problem. "There are JSON [JavaScript Object Notation] requests that don't exchange cookies during the request. And [Adobe] Flex and ActionScript have a cross-domain file that says, 'These sites are allowed to cross-domain with me.' That gives some control back to the server side. So while there are issues now, here's a new set of constraints."
When asked what tools they liked to use to do AJAX development, the panelists listed the programming editors often referred to as tools for "real men" programmers: Vi, Vim (also known as "Vi Improved") and Emacs. However, after some prodding from Almaer, the group listed a few tools specific to AJAX-style development.
"For a while there was virtually nothing; now there are some interesting things," said Glenn Vandenburg, an independent consultant and JavaScript expert. "I think we're in an intermediary period where there's a whole bunch of tools that give you 30 to 40 percent of what you need, but no tool that does most of the job."
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Milestones: 1980
In General Telephone Company of the Northwest v. EEOC, the Supreme Court upholds EEOC's authority to seek class wide relief for victims of discrimination, without being restricted by the class action rules applicable to private litigants. The Court emphasizes that when EEOC files suit, it acts to vindicate the "overriding public interest in equal employment opportunity."
Resolving one of the five Commissioner charges initiated by the National Programs Division, EEOC and Ford Motor Company sign a conciliation agreement in which Ford provides $23 million in monetary awards to females and minorities who were unlawfully denied promotions or hires. The agreement also provides for various forms of affirmative relief.
EEOC issues Interim Guidelines on Sexual Harassment declaring that sex-related intimidation on the job or creating a sexually charged hostile work environment is unlawful under Title VII. Notwithstanding controversy surrounding this issue, the Commission votes to adopt the guidelines.
EEOC revises its Guidelines on Discrimination Because of National Origin, stating that bilingual employees have the right to use their native language at the workplace unless the employer has a business necessity for an English only rule. The guidelines also state that employers are liable for harassment in the workplace based on national origin.
EEOC contracts for the first time with Tribal Employment Rights Offices (TEROs) and the Council for Tribal Employment Rights to provide technical assistance to Native Americans residing on reservations on their rights under Title VII.
In its first full year of responsibility for enforcing the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Equal Pay Act (EPA), EEOC sees a huge rise in charge filings. ADEA charge receipts increase from 5,400 to 11,076 and EPA receipts rise from 1,600 to 2,870.
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JaoSming wrote:Well it seemed to work well. It captures my desktop as well as the game pretty well, so I can do tutorial or requests or whatnot next time.
If you watch the one that is up, its just a CPU 2v2 Blacktop Game, full NCAA game, screwing around waiting, then an Online game against formyhunny.
So post up either requests or tutorial clarifications and I'll see what I can do next time.
PhatGeezer wrote:NovU, you're a fantasy bball hero to me and all but I don't know why whenever I see you post in this thread it reminds me of me checking my balls for bumps whenever I see those testicular cancer awareness ads on tv... Once I felt nothing unusual on it, I know everything will be fine...
ajdiaz017 wrote:please make a tutorial of recoloring a jersey, example the new york knicks, making it more bluer than 2k made. thank you.
formyhunny wrote:And I won the game. I forgot to say good game, because I started playing another online game, but good game!
0:55 - Quick 76ers v Celtics (Shiny Floor)
5:00 - 2v2 CPU Blacktop Game
18:45 - NCAA 2K13 Mod Full Game
45:00 - How to Setup an Online Game vs a Friend
52:00 - Screwin around, waiting.
54:00 - Online Game vs formyhunny
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Perennial or subshrub from caudex or rhizome, generally ± hairy
Stem often ± leafy on lower half, rarely trailing and leafy throughout
Leaves generally simple, basal or sometimes cauline, generally alternate, generally petioled; veins ± palmate
Inflorescence: panicle, generally ± scapose
Flower generally bisexual, generally radial; hypanthium free to ± fused to ovary; calyx lobes generally 5; petals generally 5, free, generally clawed, generally white; stamens generally 5 or 10; pistils 2 and simple or 1 and compound (chambers 12, placentas 24, axile or parietal), ovary superior to inferior, sometimes more superior in fruit, styles generally 2
Fruit: 2 follicles or 24-valved capsule
Seeds generally many, small
Genera in family: 40 genera, 600 species: especially n temp, arctic, alpine; some cultivated (Bergenia , Darmera , Heuchera , Saxifraga , Tellima , Tolmiea )
Reference: [Soltis 1988 Syst Bot 13:6472]
Rhizome scaly; bulblets 0
Leaves basal, sometimes a few cauline; blade ovate, base cordate to reniform, lobes and teeth shallow, irregular
Inflorescence generally raceme-like; bracts generally scale-like
Flower radial to ± bilateral; hypanthium partly fused to ovary; calyx lobes equal or not; petals 0 or 5, generally equal; stamens 5, generally equal; pistil 1, ovary > half inferior, chamber 1, placentas 2, parietal
Fruit: capsule
Species in genus: 50 species: North America
Etymology: (J.H. von Heucher, German professor of medicine, 16771747)
Reference: [Rosendahl, Butters, & Lakela 1936 Minn Stud Plant Sci 2:1180]
A very difficult genus, highly variable at many levels and needing much additional research.
See the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Inflorescence: bracts few, small, leaf-like
Flower: part of hypanthium fused to ovary < long side of free part; calyx lobes unequal; stamens < calyx lobes, equal, ± included
Ecology: UNCOMMON. Rocky areas
Elevation: 15002500 m.
Bioregional distribution: San Gabriel Mountains
Synonyms: H. rubescens var. e. (Abrams) Jeps
Otherwise like H. cespitosa
Horticultural information: IRR, DRN: 2, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17, 24 &SHD: 3, 7, 10, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23.


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Regulating the Right to Die:
The Supreme Court Considers Physician-Assisted Suicide
Questions concerning the right to end one's life have long generated storms of controversy. These questions, involving intensely personal views on issues no less profound than the meaning of life and liberty, are unlikely to disappear any time soon. The conservative nature of the medical profession, and the organized opposition of the "right to life" movement, along with disagreement among disabilities rights organizations, perpetuate the controversy. The heat from the debate in turn only intensifies the difficult choices people with end-stage AIDS, and their loved ones, may face when life is overwhelmed by irreversible illness and unrelenting pain.
The politicized nature of the debate also is not without its ironies. The Clinton White House, having rebuffed requests last year to support the gay plaintiffs in the historic Romer case, sided with the AMA and the Catholic Church in opposing legalization of assisted suicide in favor of "better" pain management for the terminally ill. At the same time, the Clinton Administration has threatened prosecution of doctors who prescribe marijuana to alleviate the pain of terminal AIDS and cancer patients.
The U.S. Supreme Court concluded years ago that a patient's expressed wishes regarding discontinuation of treatment that prolongs life must be respected. However, the battle over assisted suicide rages on. Suicide is not a crime. But it is illegal in all 50 states to assist someone who, rather than refusing treatment, seeks medication to accelerate impending death.
Lambda joined friend-of-the-court briefs in two historic cases recently heard by the Supreme Court. Our goal was to make clear the historic importance of personal autonomy in decision-making for individuals with disabilities such as AIDS. The fundamental right of self-determination logically must apply to all significant life decisions, including what is perhaps the most intimate and personal decision of all, whether to hasten death if one's condition becomes terminal. The protection of this right becomes particularly compelling when the only real choices remaining are intolerable suffering or indefinite confinement in a morphine-induced haze.
In March 1996, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recognized for the first time the right of a terminally ill person to seek assistance from a physician to hasten death. The path-breaking decision in the case, Compassion in Dying v. State of Washington, holds that there is a constitutionally protected liberty interest in determining the time and manner of one's own death, and that a Washington law which barred doctors from prescribing medication to end life for terminally ill, competent adults who had requested it, violates this right.
The court acknowledged that the state also has interests at stake -- the preservation of life, and the related interests in preventing undue influence on the elderly or disabled, and protecting the integrity of the medical profession. Through a "balancing test" in Compassion in Dying, the court determined the state's interests do not justify the government's level of intrusion into a person's dignity and freedom.
A month later, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a similar ruling in Quill v. Vacco, but took a different approach. It explicitly rejected the existence of a constitutionally protected liberty interest in committing physician-assisted suicide. However, relying on the recognized right of the terminally ill to reject life-sustaining medical treatment, the court concluded that to allow competent, terminally ill people to refuse treatment that would keep them alive but to prevent them from accepting treatment to hasten impending death serves no rational purpose. By treating these people differently, the law violates the equal protection clause.
Lambda participated in amicus briefs on behalf of the plaintiffs in both of these cases which included gay men with end-stage AIDS. When the cases moved to the Supreme Court, Lambda joined Gay Men's Health Crisis and five individuals with disabilities as amici.
Certainly the right to physician-assisted suicide is not as immediate an issue as securing the right to affordable and decent health care for most people living with HIV. Still, the right to determine when meaningful life has come to an end is a fundamental aspect of personal autonomy and self-empowerment. These values are at the heart of the struggle of people with AIDS who have fought for access to new treatments and a role in determining the course of their treatment.
Catherine Hanssens is the AIDS Project Director for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.