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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — In most cases in the NBA, it appears you do get what you pay for.
And if you spend wisely, according to a Businessweek.com study, you should find yourself in elite company in the standings. The top three NBA teams in Businessweek.com's second annual Smartest Spenders in Sports poll are the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and reigning world champion Miami Heat.
They used a complex matrix of data to rank all 122 teams in the four major pro sports (NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB) in terms of how they spend their money:
We've used payroll data (from USA Today, Basketball-Reference.com, NBC Sports, and NFL.com) to calculate how much teams spent per win over the last five seasons. (For baseball, we also include the first half of the current season.) We then compared every team against league average, producing a total score we call the efficiency index. The median score for every league is zero. The lower the score, the less a team spent for its wins.
This year, we've added bonuses for the victories that matter most: wins above .500, playoff wins, and championships. Our scale counts regular season wins once, with a half-win bonus for every win over .500. Playoff wins count for 10 percent of a season; championships for half a season. In their Super Bowl winning season in 2011, for instance, the New York Giants got credit for 9 regular season wins, plus a .5 game bonus for their ninth win—the one that put them above .500. Their 4 playoff wins earned them 6.4 more wins. And the Super Bowl victory 8 more, for a total of 23.9 "weighted" wins.
You'll have to play around with the chart and unclick a few boxes to narrow it down to just the NBA teams. The NBA's top three teams rank among the top 13 overall, with the Lakers at No. 5, the Celtics at No. 7 and the Heat at No. 13. The Magic (15), Spurs (16) and Thunder (19) also ranked among the top 20 overall.
But you should check it out for yourself, (click here) it's worth the time to find out exactly where your favorite team fits on this list.
Seeing the elite teams at the top of the index wasn't terribly surprising; the Magic, Spurs, Thunder, Mavericks, Hawks, Nuggets and Bulls — all playoff teams last season — round out the top 10. Like we said, you tend to get what you pay for in professional sports.
What was a bit surprising was the lottery teams — Cavaliers, Suns, Hornets, Rockets, Trail Blazers and Pistons — that landed in the second group of 10. This might not be the clearest indicator of teams that could be on the rise in coming seasons, but it could certainly be a good place to start.


text: Selfridges and filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson join forces to celebrate International Women's Day with a dynamic short that showcases inspirational female role models. The work, which stars Zaha Hadid, Sharmadean Reid, Caryn Franklin and Bella Freud, also promotes Selfridges new Bespoke Department, hence the sharp tailoring on show. Enjoy the film, or get inspired by Phoebe Frangoul's rousing essay.

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A little blog about life, family, food, and living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Garden Tuesday – 09/15/09 The Wind Down
11 comments:
- Pam said...
What a bounty you have! My neighbor just gave me a HUGE bag filled with delicious tomatoes.
- September 15, 2009 at 8:37 AM
- Marjie said...
All of my tomatoes were killed by that cursed late blight! You know I cried when my giant beautiful beefsteak tomatoes turned black. And my tons of cherry tomatoes? Maybe 20 made it inside. Sad. I have that mildewy fungus appearing on my zucchini. I think this cold, wet summer doomed us. Can you really plant carrots and let them sit over the winter? Cool!
- September 15, 2009 at 9:20 AM
- noble pig said...
Oh my word you have a ton! How exciting!
- September 15, 2009 at 9:44 AM
What a great harvest! The tomatoes look wonderful!
We planted pumpkins, but so far only the white ones are big. A neighbor told me that they like fish emulsion; it does help. Try neem oil on the fungus/mold and pests. I use it on my roses, beans, or whatever since we live by the coast & have lots of coastal fog...even in SoCal.
- September 15, 2009 at 2:05 PM
- Chef Jeena said...
Hi Paula how are you doin? :-)
Your vegetables look beautiful especially the bright red tomatoes.
- September 15, 2009 at 3:08 PM
- Robynn's Ravings said...
I LOVE your garden. It makes me feel inspired. Well, I was going to say guilty (that I didn't grow one myself) but I just don't have time for the guilt. Besides, inspiration is more energy producing! Maybe I'll join you next spring. The photos and the fruits of your labor are terrific!
- September 15, 2009 at 6:31 PM
- Mickle in NZ said...
What a magnificient tomato harvest!
Will email some recipe ideas to you tomorrow for those luscious, sun ripened red glories.
Just as well Zebbycat doesn't eat tomatoes!!! Hope your felines are the same,
huggles, Michelle
- September 16, 2009 at 5:58 AM
- Mediterranean kiwi said...
your tomato harvest looks fabulous - we are now harvesting fewer every day, and they arent as shiny and bright as yours (but they taste good!)
- September 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM
- The Blonde Duck said...
Maybe think clams are happy because they look like they're smiling.
I guess?
- September 16, 2009 at 10:40 AM
- Pam said...
how do you know when the potatoes are ready. We tried some in a big, bib pot. I'd be happy with just a handful!
- September 16, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- Sparow said...
Mmmm. Your tomatoes look delicious!
- September 16, 2009 at 5:05 PM


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Techie Tip of the Week: Use 2-Step Authentication for Extra SecurityFriday, January 4th, 2013
Hackers, identity thieves, and other nefarious folk are constantly trying to gain access to your information. Although having a good password is a great idea and is important to protecting your information, using 2-step authentication really makes it quite difficult for others to obtain your data.
Two-step authentication (also known as 2-step verification or 2-factor authentication) uses two types of authentication to verify your identity: your password and an authentication code. In order for a thief to steal your data, they would need to know not only your password, but also have access to the the code (which can be set to change every 30-60 seconds).
Google has been allowing people to use two-step verification for a while now. And now, it's available at Stanford.
Two-step authentication is required to access Stanford systems that have higher than normal levels of security, such as critical business or infrastructure systems. In addition, two-step authentication can help protect your Stanford account should someone other than you learn your password.
To learn more about two-step authentication, go to https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/webauth/twostep
To enable two-step authentication:
- Go to http://accounts.stanford.edu
- Click Manage.
- Click Two-Step Auth.
- Click Enable and follow the on-screen instructions.
Then, to use two-step authentication:
- Visit the protected site.
- At the SUNet ID login screen, enter your SUNet ID and password, as always.
- If you are using Google Authenticator, launch it and enter the Google Authenticator code.
If you are using Text Messaging, enter the code that comes with the text message.
If you are using the Printed List method, enter one of the codes (each code can be used once).


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2013 Dodge Dart Rallye: Dual Exhuast
Economy cars usually look and act like economy cars. There's nothing wrong with that; it's just a fact. However, the 2013 Dodge Dart doesn't look or feel like an economy car. There's an underlying refinement to the ride that makes the car feel more expensive than $24,000. Part of this is the sound of the engine. Unlike most small cars, it's not all in your face, even when revving the snot out of it. You can hear the engine for sure, but it sounds more like someone in another room talking very loudly.
Our Rallye version of the Dart has two things I really like: two exhaust outlets. Not only does this look cool, there's a little bit of an exhaust note as well. It's too soon to report on fuel economy, but we've barely used a tank and a half in the three weeks we've had the car. I know one version of the Dart can get up to 41 miles per gallon on the highway. But the Dodge Dart acts and sounds more like a sport sedan than an economy car.


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6/10/13 Angels at Orioles: Camden Yards
Seeing how all I saw was rain in the forecast and didn't know where I would be staying for the night the morning of this game, I seriously contemplated just not going to this game. And despite the good times that were had as a result of going to this game, the frustration that came out of it kind of still has me wishing I wouldn't have gone.
When I got to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, this was the scene on the field:
But it actually wasn't surprising at all. I had come from Washington that morning, and in walking from the train station in Baltimore to OPACY, it felt like I was in a monsoon. I really couldn't believe how hard it was raining. It was actually raining so hard that some streets had turned into two-foot-deep rivers. It was seriously crazy. Even crazier was that it pretty much completely stopped right when I thought what I was doing by walking to the ballpark through this was insane and entered a 7-Eleven. I was left absolutely drenched, so I assume so too was the field. As I got in, though, there were a few Angels warming up down the left field line, so when I got over there, I asked who I believe was Hank Conger for the ball, and he asked me who my favorite player on the Angels was. I thought it was one of those situations where I was supposed to say it was him, but with my uncertainty at the time that it was Conger at the time, I responded with, "You, of course." But when he asked, "Trout?" I realized that it was because a bunch of people were coming down from New Jersey to watch Mike Trout play, and that Conger was legitimately asking. So as he tossed me the ball, I gave him my legitimate answer that Ernesto Frieri was my favorite Angel:
You can kind of see Conger behind the Orioles grounds crew, but he was jogging off as he tossed me the ball. I then got Ryan Madson's autograph and tried to help Avi Miller get Ernesto Frieri to toss us a baseball/take a picture with him and another friend/OPACY regular, Zevi. But in the time that Frieri was throwing, I stood back and tried to get a ball form one of the new Angels throwing pairs:
I think I could have, but C.J. Wilson apparently melts in the rain and ran inside the clubhouse every time it even started drizzling, so his catch session with Ernesto Frieri took forever, and he actually played catch with a couple of kids in the front row. I'll upload the footage to YouTube if enough of you guys want to see it, but I really don't feel like doing it otherwise. He also tossed about seven baseballs into the stands during this catch session–which I found really nice. Unfortunately, I was pretty far away from him at most times, so none of them came my way.
Tommy Hanson came out to play catch with Steve Soliz after all of these guys finished their catch sessions. I was waving my arms to get his attention from about fifteen rows deep, since there were a ton of fans in the first two rows. And when Hanson was done throwing, he tossed me the ball from about thirty feet away:
He then motioned for me to toss the ball back to him. I couldn't tell if he was serious, so I started to pull the ball out of my glove, but this was also my lefty glove. That and the fact that he was quite a ways away at that point made me very hesitant to throw the ball back to him. I was much more likely to hit the back of the head of one of the fans in the front row than I was to get the ball back to Hanson himself. Thankfully, he showed that he was joking and waved me off, so I kept the ball.
And when I say the front rows were packed, I actually do mean they were packed. Here's a picture I took pretty much right after I got the ball from Hanson when I walked into the outfield:
Seeing that, I'm really surprised I got the ball from Hanson. But the reason I was headed towards the outfield is that I had seen a giant group of people sitting in the outfield ever since the seating bowl opened up to the public and wanted to get a picture of them:
I never confirmed this, but given the fact that they went right to their seats, the high percentage of Angels shirts amongst the group, and the even higher percentage of those shirts that had a 27 on the back of them, I'd say this was a large group of people who made the trip from Melville New Jersey in order to see their hometown hero, Mike Trout play in this series.
Anyway, nothing else happened during the game except for me finding this random Nationals program in the seats:
(Daheck?) This was on my way to the flag court where I would spend the first five innings of the game. But past the point that I saw this program, there was only one word to describe my day: frustration. I was out in the flag court with Alex Kopp, whose house I would be staying at for this trip to Baltimore. In the third inning, we were sitting in the wheelchair section just to the center field side of the flag court, talking about something, when Mike Trout hit a high fly ball to right field. We were slow to react since we were both sitting down talking to each other. In fact, it wasn't until a little into when the camera cuts to the flag court in the video that you can even see Alex moving, and I was even slower to start moving because I didn't think the ball was going to be a home run. But then the ball just kept carrying and carrying. Alex went straight at where the ball was landing, but knowing it was my only shot, I headed out onto Eutaw Street in case the ball bounced out there. Turns out I would/should have, but it caught one of the fences between the flag court and Eutaw, so it stopped right there. That was it for my shot. Alex meanwhile, was blocked by a person, so he couldn't reach down to pick the ball up and a kid got it. It was frustrating because I knew from watching him in previous batting practices that Trout could hit the ball out to the opposite field, but we both weren't prepared, and had we been in position, it would have been a semi-easy snag for either of us.
But not as easy a snag as the second ball that frustrated me. In the sixth inning, rain started pouring again, so I headed to the area behind home plate to see if I could get a ball from home plate umpire Joe West if the game was delayed:
While I was down there, Josh Hamilton hit a foul ball right over my head that went into the second deck. As soon as it did, a voice in my head told me that I should go and position myself in case there was a rebound off the second level, but the other part of me ignored it and just watched as the ball headed up there and bounced three rows below where I thought I should have been positioning myself. Hamilton then added insult to injury by hitting a home run that same at-bat just ten feet from where I usually stand in the flag court that would have probably been a semi-easy snag for me. And if that wasn't enough, an usher forced me to get away from the umpire tunnel right as the game was being delayed, so I missed my opportunity to get a ball from the umpire because of him.
I then spent most of the rain delay in the club level with these cool people:
I apologize in advance for the fuzziness of my picture from now on as that's how the water affected my phone's camera. But anyway, those people,left to right, are:
1. Tim Anderson.
2. Alex Kopp.
3. Avi Miller.
4. Zevi.
5. Donna (aka "Stretch Lady").
I stayed there for what I'd say was about an hour, but since he had to get up at 6 o'clock the next morning, Alex really wanted to leave the game. And since I was staying with him, still didn't know where the house was, and the warning track was looking like a lake, we agreed to leave, and I would come back and exchange an extra ticket he had for a later game to get back in if they resumed play after we left.
Long story short: it was announced pretty much as we got back to Alex's house that the game would resume at 11:00, I headed to the stadium right as I heard this, I found out the ticket offices where I would have exchanged the ticket to get back in was closed, I also found out that the only way to get in through buying a ticket was to pay $10 cash–which I didn't have, I wandered outside Camden Yards trying to find a way to get in for probably over two hours because I had left my glove and phone charger with Avi and Tim and needed to get them, I watched from the gate behind the Oriole Park bullpens as the Orioles closed the game out:
I got my glove from Avi, I found out that Tim had gotten four toss-up after the game because of the general lack of people and nice people at the bullpen who hooked him up, and I headed back to Alex's place which I hoped I could find my way to again even though I was now walking there after midnight. Like I said, frustrating.
- 2 Baseballs at this Game
Numbers 557-558 for my lifetime:
- 112 Balls in 26 Games= 4.31 Balls Per Game
- 2 Ball x 15,541 Fans=31,082 Competition Factor
- 89 straight Games with at least 1 Ball
- 47 Balls in 12 Games at OPACY= 3.92 Balls Per Game
- 12 straight Games with at least 1 Ball at OPACY
- Time Spent On Game 12:58-12:13= 9 Hours 15 Minute


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An Etowah County man is accused of breaking into property at two of his neighbors' homes on Dec. 21 or Dec. 22.
An Etowah County man is accused of breaking into property at two of his neighbors' homes on Dec. 21 or Dec. 22.
Jonathan Wayne Holcomb, 46, was charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, one count of first-degree theft of property and one count of second-degree theft, according to information from reports at the Etowah County Sheriff's Office.
Investigator Ben Greene said Holcomb was arrested after Sardis Police Chief James Harp responded to a call of a suspicious activity at a home on Whitesboro Road in the Sardis City area. A window had been broken out and a door was damaged. The owners had moved out of the house, but still had property there.
Greene said a neighbor got a description of a truck seen at a residence in the 1600 block of Whitesboro Road and drove in the direction the truck was last seen going.
Harp spotted a truck fitting the description at a residence on nearby Happy Hill Cut Off Road. He said items taken from the house on Whitesboro Road and items taken from a barn on property at another neighbor's home were found in the bed of the truck and on a trailer.
The stolen property was recovered and has been returned to the owners.
Items taken from the first property included a Kubota mowing deck, 10 six-foot metal fence panels, a wench, a mower trailer, two sofa-style yard loungers, a carpet cleaner, a 21-inch push mower, a ladder, fertilizer, extension cords, shovels, 11 stepping stones, two torches, a grass trimmer and a gas grill. An antique mule-drawn plow, extension cords and old hand tools were taken from the barn on the other property.


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1. The Ravens have rarely looked so ill-prepared under John Harbaugh.
In John Harbaugh's years as head coach, the Ravens have dominated in season openers and games after bye weeks. They are known as a well-prepared, mentally tough team. But against the Denver Broncos on Thursday night, they buried themselves with a series of amateurish mistakes. The disasters began with rookie safety Brynden Trawick, keeping his head down and bowling over teammate Jacoby Jones, who had called for a fair catch on a punt return. Jones went out with a sprained knee, costing Joe Flacco a precious target. Trawick was one of the last players to make the Ravens roster, and he had to be worried about his job security after that gaffe. The special teams follies continued with a late hit by Albert McClellan that gave the Broncos the ball on the Ravens' 49-yard line late in the second quarter. It didn't cost the Ravens any points. But a few minutes later, tight end Dallas Clark cost them four, dropping an easy pass at the goal line. The Ravens still had the lead after all that. But then the coaching staff got into the act, failing to challenge when the officials missed a dropped pass by Wes Welker on Denver's first drive of the second half. The challenge would've ended the drive. Instead, the Broncos scored and never looked back. Worse still from Harbaugh's perspective, the Ravens appeared to lose their composure along with the lead, and Peyton Manning preyed on every mistake. It would be easy to blow these errors out of proportion. The Broncos, after all, made some astoundingly stupid plays as well, handing the Ravens two touchdowns on a muffed punt and a premature pick-six celebration. And Denver is also supposed to be one of the better teams in the NFL. Unless the Ravens mysteriously lost their essence in the offseason, they will play cleaner football in subsequent games. But that was about as ugly a performance as we've seen during the Harbaugh era.
Karl Merton Ferron, Baltimore Sun
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In news that failed to make the core publicity channels emanating from productivity tools vendor JetBrains, the company has reportedly made a preliminary version of the Kotlin language available via an open source license on github under an Apache 2 license. Kotlin's statically compiled pedigree allows it to compile to both Java Virtual Machine byte code and JavaScript.
As previously reported on Dr. Dobb's, the main design goals behind this project are: to make Kotlin compile as fast as Java, make it safer than Java (i.e., statically check for common pitfalls such as null pointer dereference), make it more concise than Java by supporting local type-inference, first-class functions, and make it way simpler than the most mature competitor — Scala.
Today, software application developers can access the Kotlin compiler and enhancements to basic Java libraries. There are build tools for integration with Ant and Maven as well as a plug-in to JetBrains's IntelliJ Idea IDE.
The project's FAQ justifies its existence thus, "At JetBrains, we've been developing for the Java platform for a long time, and we know how good it is. On the other hand, we know that the Java programming language has certain limitations and problems that are either impossible or very hard to fix due to backward-compatibility issues. We know that Java is going to stand long, but we believe that the community can benefit from a new statically typed JVM-targeted language free of the legacy trouble and having the features so desperately wanted by the developers."
JetBrains is inviting programmers to contribute code and get involved in project Kotlin in other ways such as presenting talks on the language or continue existing work already carried out to help Kotlin support scripting. The company says that it will soon start a project for Kotlin's Eclipse plugin and developers are welcome to join and share their experiences at this level.
Andrey Breslav, lead designer at JetBrains, says that Kotlin is essentially a general-purpose language for creation of any type of app in the enterprise, on the Web, or for mobile.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Five unanswered goals in the second quarter helped propel Babson College to a 12-8 win over MIT in a Pilgrim Lacrosse League game on Saturday. It was the fourth straight victory for the Beavers, who improved to 4-7 overall and a perfect 3-0 in the conference, while the Engineers dipped to 2-7 on the year and 0-3 in the league.
MIT opened the contest with back-to-back strikes from Ryan Ballentine as Dan Piemont earned the assist on the first during an extra-man opportunity. Babson tallied three straight goals to take the lead (3-2) at the 8:36 mark.
The Engineers found the back of the net three more times as Garvey was a factor in each score. He registered an unassisted tally and then connected on a pass from Ballentine for a man-up goal. Garvey capped the spree by setting up Eric Zuk for the Cardinal and Gray's third extra-man goal of the frame. Babson responded with its pivotal five-goal run that resulted in an 8-5 advantage at the break.
Garvey ended MIT's scoring drought with a solo effort after two minutes expired in the third quarter. The game would remain scoreless until the Beavers lit the lamp with 3:50 on the clock. The Engineers quickly narrowed the gap to two (9-7) when Zuk converted a feed from Ballentine. Babson doubled its advantage with a pair of tallies during the final 1:32 of the frame.
Both teams clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter, as neither side scored until the final minute of play. The Beavers increased their margin (12-7) with 38 seconds left, and Patrick Shannon struck with 10 ticks remaining for the 12-8 final.
MIT was led by Garvey, who recorded three goals and one assist, and Ballentine, who added two goals, two helpers, and a team-high seven groundballs. Garth Grove went the distance in net for the Engineers, finishing with nine saves and four groundballs. Shannon bolstered the Engineers' defense with six groundballs.


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That's been a typical standard since the first Halo title...
My memory may be fuzzy, but that might actually go back as far as Goldeneye on N64. I recall blood streaming down the screen a lot near doorways, because if the Bond wasn't close enough, he'd reload instead of opening the door. Obviously it has even greater combat implications as devs tack more and more features onto the same button.
What weapons in Goldeneye exploded when reloaded?
But seriously, I don't think that was the case. Reload and use could easily have been on seperate buttons since the game lacked a jump function.


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The Scuba BSA experience contains two parts — Knowledge Development and Water Skills Development. During the first part, participants learn basic dive safety information and overview skills to be used during their water experience. The Water Skills Development session introduces essential dive skills, such as mask clearing, regulator clearing, and alternate air source use. The Scuba BSA program is conducted in clear, confined water by an instructor certified by diving organizations recognized by the BSA.
Completion of Scuba BSA requirements sets the stage for additional training, but does not qualify the participant to dive independently, either in confined water or open water environments.
Information For Counselors
Counselors for Scuba BSA must hold current scuba instructor certification from PADI, NAUI, SSI, or other RSTC member organizations. Instruction must comply with RSTC standards for introductory scuba experiences. These minimum standards include instructor to participant ratios. In a pool, the ratio is eight participants per instructor. In a confined waterfront setting the ratio is four participants per instructor. Ratios may be increased by two participants if the instructor is assisted by someone certified as a dive master or assistant instructor.
A second adult who understands the procedures should be present in case the instructor becomes incapacitated. Two-deep adult leadership is also required by BSA youth protection guidelines.
Before participants are allowed in the water, they must complete a health history form designed for scuba activities. Instructors should use standard forms advocated by their certifying agency.
Skill instruction must be conducted in clear, confined water. A swimming pool is recommended. Scuba BSA is ideally suited to winter programs using indoor pools. Two 45-minute sessions are recommended for instruction, practice, and completion of requirements.
Although Scuba BSA is similar to introductory scuba experiences offered by various RSTC member organizations, those programs are not substitutes for Scuba BSA. All requirements must be completed as stated on the application form. The counselor may not omit, vary, or add requirements. In particular, Scuba BSA has a prerequisite swimming requirement, is only available to youth and adults registered in the Boy Scouting or Venturing programs, and does not include the option of an open-water dive.
Local council programs may not compress or sell air for scuba use, or sell, rent, or loan scuba equipment. All air and equipment for local council Scuba BSA programs must be obtained from properly licensed sources, unaffiliated with the Boy Scouts of America and under the supervision of PADI, NAUI, SSI, or other RSTC-approved and certified scuba instructors.
Individuals completing the Scuba BSA requirements qualify for a recognition card and patch. The counselor or unit leader should submit the completed award application to the local council service center.
NOTE: The counselor for Scuba BSA must hold an instructor rating and be in current teaching status with PADI, NAUI, SSI, or other member of the RSTC in accordance with BSA scuba policies. Instruction must meet the minimum training standards for introductory scuba experiences set by the RSTC and guidelines provided in the Scuba BSA Brochure, No. 14-515. BSA scuba policies are provided in that brochure and also in the Guide to Safe Scouting.
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Nov. 21, 2010
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Kevin Ferguson and Chris Peterson went one-two in the 100 freestyle on Saturday, the final day of the Arena Invitational at Belmont Plaza. On the women's side, freshman Allie Knight posted her third NCAA `B' cut of the weekend, this time in the 200 backstroke.
Ferguson touched the wall in 43.92 seconds and Peterson finished in 44.26, marking career-bests for both swimmers in the 100 free. The Gaucho duo also each achieved NCAA `B' cuts with their times. Garrett Thompson also scored points for UCSB in the event, taking 14th after going 45.79.
Knight won the consolation final in the 200 back, touching the wall in 1:58.36, which is the second fastest time in UCSB history and just .31 seconds off of Lindsay Dalonzo's school record. The freshman made NCAA `B' cuts in both the 200 and 400 individual medleys earlier in the weekend.
Freshman Sophia Yamauchi achieved her second NCAA `B' cut of the season, this time in the 200 breaststroke. She placed 10th with a time of 2:15.72, beating out her sister Penelope - who swims for Arizona State - by .05 seconds. Yamauchi has already achieved a NCAA `B' standard in the 100 breast. Paige Bradley took 14th in the 200 breast in 2:16.89.
UCSB achieved a NCAA `B' standard in the men's 400 free relay as well when Chris Peterson, Kevin Ferguson, Garrett Thompson and Alex Campbell posted a time of 2:58.22, which was good for third place.
Max Horrell earned himself a spot in the 200 butterfly finals after going 1:50.09 in the event's preliminaries. He finished seventh in his evening swim, touching the wall just .40 seconds later than earlier in the day.
In the men's 200 breast, Evan Simoni won the bonus final with a time of 2:05.16. Scott Nocco also scored points in the event, taking 24th. His best time of the day came in the event's prelims when he touched the wall 2:13.08.
Andrea Ward and Astrid Amsallem represented the Gaucho distance swimmers, taking 12th and 18th, respectively, in the 1650 free. Ward finished in 16:53.81 and Amsallem posted a time of 17:51.81.
Rounding out the individual event point-earners were Ryan Garcia and Randy Aakhus in the 200 backstroke. Garcia took 11th and Aakhus took 23rd. Both posted better times in prelims with Garcia touching the wall in 1:49.72 and Aakhus in 1:53.62.
In the final event of the meet, the UCSB women took ninth in the 400 free relay. Katie Stover, Anne Peanasky, Mariah Tharp and Sophia Yamauchi finished in 3:25.84.
The UCSB women finished the meet in 10th place out of 19 teams. The Gauchos scored 291 points; Stanford won the meet with 1,641 points. The men finished sixth with 544.5 points, Stanford also won the men's side with 1442.5 points.
Several Gaucho swimmers will head to Columbus, Ohio for the U.S. Short Course Nationals, which takes place Dec. 2-4.


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So the great library campaign is reaching fruition. For those who are just tuning in, here's the skinny:
Award winning author Julia Spencer-Fleming and I interviewed each other. We each made a brochure. I had Bloody Mary coasters made and signed them. We're sending this package out to 6500 libraries.
Here are the specifics:
The coaster creation entailed Photoshopping an image (got some help from a friend for $50), I bought 6500 coasters at 12.2 cents each ($800), bought 6500 addressed envelopes ($350), printed 6500 double sided brochures (lazer printer $179, cartridge $80, two toner refils $30, 13 reams of paper, $43).
Plus, postage, which is $2400.
So far, I'm into this for just about $4000. I'm spending roughly 62 cents on each library.
I'm paying for postage, because Julia compiled the library list, which cost her a pretty penny. She's also paying to print the interview (about $350) and she supplied the library labels ($200) and her own brochures.
Libraries do their ordering from catalogues supplied by the publisher, by catalogues supplied by the distributors (Ingram and Baker & Taylor,) and through reading reviews in Library Journal, Kirkus, PW, and Boolist, plus others. Patron requests and word-of-mouth also are a factor.
I earn 55 cents for each paperback sold, $3.44 for each hardcover, and between $5 and $8 for each audiobook.
To earn back my investment, I'm going to need to sell 570 audiobooks, or 7272 paperbacks, or 1143 hardcovers, or any combination thereof.
I have two hardcovers in print, one paperback, two MP3s, two cassettes, and two CDs. I'm also got another paperback, hardcover, MP3, CD, and cassette that I'm including information about, coming out in June of 2006.
So basically, I'm selling fourteen things.
The brochure includes pictures of the book covers, blurbs, ISBNs, ordering info, brief synopses, contact info, and reviews. It took me 8 hours to create, and looks pretty good.
The interview is fun, light, but also imparts some detailed info about each of our series and why we love libraries.
So far, I've signed 3200 coasters. It's taken me three days, three hours a day, and I've gone through five Sharpies.
The printing is a huge pain in the butt, because the brochure is double-sided, but the printer only does single-sided, so everything has to be fed through twice. I spent four hours printing today, and got through 1000 copies. I could have had this done for 6 cents a copy, or $390. I bought a printer, toner, and paper for $332, and I get to keep the printer, so I went the do-it-myself route.
I figure I can be done with the signing and the printing by Thanksgiving.
That still leaves the folding (the brochure is tri-folded) and the stuffing envelopes and adding stamps. I looked into bulk mailing, but to set that up is $300 right off the bat, and postage would be the same.
Besides the 4 grand, I'll be into this project for about 80 hours when I finish.
Is it worth it?
I doubt I'll recoup my money, let alone my time. But I have no way of knowning, because no one has ever hit the library market like this before. I'm in uncharted waters.
This isn't an impersonal postcard. This is actual correspondence from real writers, with readable content. It's funny. It includes a signed coaster. It's presented in an unique way, and it's focused on only two authors, rather than hundreds in a catalogue or review magazine.
This is cheaper than an ad in a big magazine or newspaper. It's direct marketing in it's purest form--selling to a specific target audience that wants to buy books.
I'm assuming 1/3 to 1/2 of these libraries already have something of mine. This will help reinforce my brand, make them aware of my audiobooks, add to name recognition, and perhaps make them take notice of the books they already have sitting on their shelf, which would result in larger orders down the road.
We'll see what happens.
And for all who are interested, here's what the package looks like (I'll add Julia's brochure when she sends me a pdf file)
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In order to write this little book that can be read in an hour, Georges Perec parked himself for three days behind café windows at Place Saint-Sulpice square in Paris to record all the routine, typical activity going on around him – to describe "that which is generally not taken note of … that which has no importance."
There's an addictive, propelling rhythm to this catalog of passing buses, shoppers, churchgoers, deliverymen and schoolchildren. Perec categorizes certain things, such as types of two-wheeled vehicles and varieties of advertising signs, and otherwise notes the parade of objects people tote – from baguettes to attaché cases to pipes (this was written in the 1970s after all). He considers making an inventory of umbrella styles. He muses on the pigeons circling in synchronized flight.
These are largely objective observations, but Perec also recognizes and greets friends, notes personal associations regarding a particular breed of dog, and he wonders how his having had a coffee one day versus a mineral water the next might transform the impressions he has of the square.
This restless attempt to capture the banal minutiae of the city is not exactly the sexy, romanticized Paris of most fiction, but it teems with life and is tinged at times with Perec's unique charm and humor. If Paris is your passion, this small book should offer a pleasant reading experience. It pairs nicely with another brief but striking book – Things Seen, Annie Ernaux's crystalline observations of quotidian Paris and its suburbs.
Georges Perec was a member of Oulipo and, as such, relished imposing constraints on his literary creations. He is perhaps best known for having written a full-length novel without ever using the letter e.


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Are you ready to test your skills against this year's word find? My tester reports this year is much easier, what a relief after being truly diabolical in last year's word find!
Here's the Word Find 2014 Answer Key to check your results. As always there are bonus words – can you find all twelve?
For more on how I make this word find, check out my previous post here.


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You've Had Your Chips
|You've Had Your Chips
Guppy shows a counterfeit casino chip to Wu Zi Mu
|GTA San Andreas
|Wu Zi Mu
|Counterfeit chip-making machines
|The Four Dragons Casino, Las Venturas, San Andreas
|Don Peyote
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You've Had Your Chips is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas given to protagonist Carl Johnson by San Fierro Triads leader Wu Zi Mu from his office in The Four Dragons Casino, located along The Strip in Las Venturas, San Andreas.
Wu Zi Mu and Carl are inside Woozie's office playing blackjack. Woozie loses, and complains Carl is bad luck for him. Then, Guppy comes in the office, presenting two chips to Woozie. He then realizes one's a fake, and apparently, the Sindacco Family is to blame. Infuriated, Woozie wants to blow up the plastics factory where the chips were made. Carl tells Woozie to chill, and decides that he goes himself.
Carl makes his way to the factory in Whitewood Estates. Once there, Carl realizes that the front entrance is guarded, so he makes his way to the other entrance. Once inside, two thugs immediately notice him, and tell everyone inside the factory about Carl. Once inside, the boss of the factory tells the thugs to shoot Carl and protect the chip-making machines. However, Carl kills the thugs, and destroys the machines. He then makes his way back to the casino. Guppy asks him how did it go, and Carl says the counterfeit chips have all been taken care of.
Wu Zi Mu: Hit me!
Carl Johnson: Are you sure, man?
Wu Zi Mu: Yeah, I'm going for a five card hand! Come on...
Carl Johnson: OK, here.
(Both look at their hands)
Carl Johnson: I'm gonna stick. What you got?
Wu Zi Mu: How would I know? You tell me.
(Carl looks at Woozie's hand)
Carl Johnson: Not good, man. You got, eerr, forty-seven.
Wu Zi Mu: Damn. You're bad luck for me. You know, when I play the other guys I always win!
Guppy: Boss, take a look at these two chips!
Wu Zi Mu: One's a fake.
Carl Johson: That's amazing. You didn't even touch them.
Wu Zi Mu: No. I just took a guess. Why else with he come in with two chips and sound so worried? You take a look.
Carl Johnson: Oh yeah. The dragon on this got the sunglasses and the white stick.
Wu Zi Mu: Insolent bastards!
Guppy: I'll make sure the cashiers are extra vigilant.
Wu Zi Mu: It's obvious where these chips are coming from. The Sindacco Family owns a plastics factory across town. I'm gonna blow it to shit!
Carl Johnson: Man, look, don't trip. I got you on this.
(Once at the factory premises)
Sindacco #1: Hey, who's this character? He looks like a cop to me.
Sindacco #2: We better go warn the boss.
(Carl goes inside)
Boss: Get the boys ready! Production line's gotta keep rolling!
(Once back at the casino)
Guppy: Hey, Carl, how'd it go?
Carl Johnson: Tell Woozie, we'll be getting no more trouble with them counterfeit chips.
The rewards for this mission are $10,000 and an increase in respect. The mission Don Peyote is unlocked. The Combat Shotgun and the Desert Eagle becomes available for purchase at Ammu-Nation.
Carl Johnson kills the boss running the plastics factory.
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Zoologistst, studying the distribution of animals (subject zoogeograpgy or biogeography) divide the world into six well defined zoogeographical regions or faunal realms, in each of which at least 50 % of the known mammals are endemic (see BRIGGS, 1987, COX & MOORE, 1993). These are the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Australian (= Notogaea), Afrotropical, Oriental and Neotropical regions (► map 1). As the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions exhibit very similar and closely allied faunas they are often combined as the Holoarctic region. This is a similar case with the Afrotropical and Oriental regions which are often combined as the Palaeotropis. Major zones of transition whose faunas can not definitely be assigned to a certain zoogeographical region are markerd by hatching in the map below (► map 1). These are the Sahara and the Wallacea. The latter contains the Lesser Sunda Islands (Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, Wetar & Timor), the Philippines, Sulawesi (= Celebes), the Moluccas, Ambon, Ceram as well as the Key Island. Wether the Philippines should be included in the Wallacea is still subject of discussion (see VANE-WRIGHT, 1990, HUXLEY, 1868). The western boundary of the Wallacea is represented by the "Wallace Line", but the eastern boundary is still not a confirmed but generally accepted to be Weber's Line (see SIMPSON, 1997).
Madagascar, the Seychelles, Comoros and the Mascarean Islands form a quite well separated subregion of the Afrotropical region which lacks most of the typical African faunal elements. This distinct island faund is sometimes even defined as a valid zoogeograhical subregion, the Malagasyan or Madagascan region, but here referred to as a subregion. Its fauna shows distinctly more close relations to that of the Oriental and Australian regions rather than to the African continent. Other well defined subregions with rather distinctiver faunas are the Caribbian subregion (part of Neotropical region), as well as New Zealand or the Papuan and Polynesian subregions of the Australian region (► map 1).
The division of the earth into zoogeograhical regions was originally established by the English zoologist Alfred Russel WALLACE (1823-1913) who was the first to define these in 1876, based on the mammal fauna. Although WALLACE's concept has seen numerous additions and sub-divisions into subregions or zoogeographical provinces during the past 140 years, his division has principally remained valid until now.
Map 1: Zoogeographic regions of the world (transition-zones hatched)
The distribution pattern of the Phasmatodea contains most of the warmer zones of all zoogeographical regions, but especially the tropical and subtropical areas. The Oriental and Neotropical regions do by far exhibit the most rich and diverse phasmid faunas, followed by the Australian region, Madagascar, the Ethiopian, Nearctic and finally the Palearctic region (► map 2 below).
Map 2: Distribution of the Phasmatodea
Map 2: Distribution of the Phasmatodea


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Amazon S3 File Size Limits
Back in November of 2008 I did an article awhile back on a way to use Amazon's S3 to hook into Final Cut Server. At the time though, S3 had a pretty big limitation in that it wasn't really suitable for backing up large video files as an archive device for Final Cut Server. But today, Amazon announced that S3 now supports files of up to 5 terabytes using multipart upload (previously the maximum file size was 5 gigabytes). This finally means that files do not have to be broken up at the file system layer in order to back up to Amazon's cloud. However, this does not mean that traditional disk-to-disk backup solutions can be leveraged to provide a good target for backups and archives as backups need to be performed using the multipart upload. The ability to now use S3 for large files allows us to finally use Amazon S3 in a way that is much simpler that it was to do so previously, although it is still not as transparent as using a file system or URI path. Overall, this represents a great step for Amazon and I hope to see even more of this in the future!


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Businesses today place increasing demands on their IT systems and staff. Part of this demand is on administrators to be available at any time to meet unforeseen crises. Enterprise Manager helps to meet this demand by providing EM2Go, an internet-enabled architecture that allows you to manage from anywhere and at any time.
This chapter contains the following sections:
EM2Go is the mobile management application designed for the Oracle Environment. Not only can you monitor Enterprise Manager from your desktop, you can monitor while you are on the go. Because EM2Go is installed as part of Enterprise Manager, no additional configuration is necessary. You simply direct your personal digital assistant (PDA) that supports Microsoft Pocket PC IE to the Enterprise Manager UI and you access the EM2Go interface.
EM2Go offers a highly secure solution as it leverages the Enterprise Manager security features. EM2Go utilizes HTTPS communications and the security model of administrator privileges and roles. When you connect your browser to the EM2Go URL, a login prompt is issued for you to enter your Enterprise Manager preferred credentials (Figure 9-1). You will then only see the targets to which you have been granted privileges.
A lost or stolen device is no longer a security risk because no enterprise data is stored on the device itself.
Figure 9-1 EM2Go Logon Page
EM2Go provides an intuitive interface, similar to the Grid Control. Because the layout is easy to use, you can quickly assess the availability and health of the Oracle Environment. Figure 9-2 displays a consolidated and personal Grid Control home page.
Figure 9-2 EM2Go Home Page
The EM2Go Home page provides high-level data to isolate, and repair availability and performance problems.
On the EM2Go home page:
From the Alert and Availability section, you can drill down to investigate the problem that generated the alert.
From the Targets section, you can click the type of target in which you are interested. The associated target home page, displays only the most important metrics thus helping you to quickly isolate and diagnose the root cause of the problem.
The EM2Go subset of Enterprise Manager functionality is specific to the needs of the mobile administrator. EM2Go enables the following services available in Enterprise Manager.
You can schedule notifications to be sent by way of e-mail to your PDA.
If a target becomes unavailable or experiences performance problems, an alert is generated to both the Grid Control and EM2Go.
For example, you receive an e-mail notification that the Tablespace Full metric has triggered. You log into EM2Go to view the alert details. To help solve the problem, you can use the host information to check the file system space available. You can then use EM2Go to increase the size of the tablespace by enabling automatic extension of one of the tablespace data files, manually resizing one of the data files, or adding another data file.
EM2Go provides a tool that allows you to enter and execute SQL/OS commands dynamically.
For example, you receive an alert from the CPU Utilization for Top Processes % metric through mobile e-mail. Use the Execute OS Commands tool to check the load on the system using the following UNIX commands: uptime, top, or ps -ef.
Using EM2Go, you can monitor the performance of your environment by:
Displaying all metric warnings and alerts together with a metric history graph
Accessing the database home page which provides information about the status of the database and the administration and configuration of the database environment
Studying key performance metrics to allow you to quickly assess the health of the host
Viewing storage information about tablespaces and data files
Observing transaction alerts, beacons, and availability of your Web applications
Studying availability and performance metrics of your Application Server


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Mr Clean
an honourable or incorruptible politician.
Related Idioms :
clean as a whistle
extremely clean or clear
free of incriminating evidence – informal
a clean bill of health
a declaration or confirmation that someone is healthy or something is in good condition
In the mid 18th century, a bill of health was an official certificate given to the master of a ship on leaving port. If clean, it certified that there was no infection either in the port or on board the vessel.
a clean sheet = a clean sheet slate
an absence of existing restraints or commitments
2003 - Guardian - Given a clean slate and an impressive budget, I would love to programme a festival that exposed audiences to completely new forms of music making at their best and most diverse.
clean his clock
give someone a beating
defeat or surpass someone decisively - North American informal
Clock is used here in the slang sense of face.
clean house
eliminate corruption or inefficiency - North American
clean up your act
behave in a more acceptable manner – informal
come clean
be completely honest and frank – informal
have clean hands = keep your hands clean
be uninvolved and blameless with regard to an immoral act.
keep a clean sheet
(in a football match) prevent the opposing side from scoring.
keep your nose clean
stay out of trouble - Informal
make a clean breast of something = make a clean breast of it
confess your mistakes or wrongdoings.
In former times, many people believed that the breast or chest was where a person's conscience was located. The breast is still used metaphorically to represent the seat of the emotions.
make a clean sweep
remove all unwanted people or things ready to start afresh
win all of a group of similar or related sporting competitions, events or matches.
take someone to the cleaners
take all of someone's money or possessions in a dishonest or unfairway
inflict a crushing defeat on someone.
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United Way of Perry County's yearly funding drive is under way. The success of the group's efforts depends on each of us. This year's campaign hopes to raise $125,000 for support groups that provide a wide range of services within our community
Our gifts to United Way will indeed help build our community. United Way donations support our young people through 4-H and Scouting, serve those with physical and mental challenges and provide emergency care to our own when fire, storms and other disasters strike. The campaign also helps support local food pantries and providers of medical and crisis services. The chances are good that all of us or people we care about have directly benefited from United Way's support of local nonprofit agencies.
United Way has a decades-old record of supporting nonprofit groups in our county and many of us are familiar with their work. What makes gifts to United Way unique is that each dollar supports so many groups. Of course, bequests can be designated to a particular agency or group of agencies, but most of us know that all of the groups do much-needed work in the community.
Money will also go to outreach programs at our local schools, Big Brothers-Big Sisters and Perry County 4-H. Individuals and families facing crises will have access to several United-Way supported organizations, including the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities emergency program, Martin's Cloak and Widow's Barrel food pantry, Crisis Connection and Salvation Army.
Money given to this year's campaign will also strengthen companion-care and home-health programs at Perry County Memorial Hospital, allow Anderson Woods Inc. to provide camping experiences to special-needs children and adults and aid the Perry County Council on Aging and Visiting Nurse Association.
Dollars raised locally stay in our community and a local board of directors ensures money is allocated to groups with proven track records of helping others. Members of the community are consulted regularly for their advice and have a role in funding decisions.
Our local United Way has also been active in a number of community-service areas, including coordination of programs that collect and distribute gifts for children during the holidays and the collection of winter coats, development of public greenways and biking lanes.
Because there are ways to give other than money, United Way sponsors annual Days of Caring, giving volunteers an opportunity to contribute hands-on help to United Way agencies.
We encourage you to do your part. Many businesses support the annual campaign and some companies match a portion of their employees' contributions. Gifts of all sizes are needed and will go a long way toward helping United Way reach its goal.
For information on how to support this year's campaign, contact chairwoman Gayle Strassell or Rebecca Fenn, executive director of United Way of Perry County, at 547-2577.
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Professor of Religion and Philosophy Stephen Webb '83 delivered Thursday's Chapel Talk. His speech was titled "Darwinism is Dead."
Webb talked about his own education in the 1970s, in particular, and how Darwin's theories were largely taught unchallenged. Since those formative years, he said, he's had to re-learn those issues which now he finds if not dead - very near death.
He urged all Wabash students to take classes related to evolution calling it "the most complex and intellectually challenging issue of our day."
Here Webb's entire Chapel Talk at iTunesU.


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Goal Change: Kunitz Scores 4by Staff Writer / Pittsburgh Penguins
The National Hockey League announced this morning that the Pittsburgh Penguins opening goal against the Washington Capitals on Feb. 3 has now been credited to Chris Kunitz, with assists to Paul Martin and Sidney Crosby.
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As a result of the scoring change, Kunitz finished Sunday's game with four goals – the first time he's done so in his career. Kunitz became the first Penguin to score four goals in a game since Jaromir Jagr did so against the New York Rangers on October 14, 2000 at Mellon Arena.
The four-goal game by Kunitz was the first by a Penguin on the road since Mario Lemieux had four goals against the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 26, 1997.


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RALEIGH, N.C., July 9 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union announced its plan Tuesday to challenge North Carolina's ban on same sex marriages.
It will ask the state attorney general to allow the group to amend a complaint in an existing case regarding second-parent adoptions, The (Raleigh) News & Observer reported.
The case, filed in Greensboro in 2012, involves six same-sex couples and challenges a state ban on second-parent adoptions, which occur when one partner in an unmarried couple, gay or straight, adopts the other partner's child.
Chis Brook, legal director of the ACLU of North Carolina, said if Attorney General Roy Cooper agrees to the request, he would not be agreeing to same-sex marriage, merely allowing the ACLU to make its case against North Carolina's same-sex marriage ban in court.
"All we're asking is they consent to our amending the complaint," Brook said.
Brook added a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, striking down portions of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, helped link second-parent adoptions and same-sex marriages.
"The Supreme Court focused on the harm to families and to children that comes when marriages are not recognized by the government," Brook said.