text: Minutes of the meeting of Thursday, May 16, 2002. (As approved June 20, 2002) The San Francisco Public Library Commission held a regular meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2002 in the Koret Auditorium, Main Library. The meeting was called to order at 4:01 PM by President Higueras. The following members were noted present: Commissioners Bautista, Chin, Higueras, and Steiman. Commissioners Coulter, Streets, and Swig were reported excused attendance. President Higueras announced that due to the potential loss of a quorum by 5:30PM he was reordering the taking of agenda items as #1, #2 to #4, #3 to #2, #4 to #5, #5 to #3, then items #6 through #8 in posted order. AGENDA ITEM #1 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 18, 2002 Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #1 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 18, 2002 Mr. Peter Warfield called attention to errors and omissions in the minutes. Mr. Warfield in particular cited the lack of details of fundraising costs related to the discussion of the Gift Policy, concerning Charlie Dunn's comments on potential relocation costs for businesses, and aspects of the Deputy City Librarian's report concerning proposals that there be no traditional replacement facilities used during the Branch Bond Program. Mr. Ed Regan commented that his remarks had been accurately reported. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #1 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 18, 2002 MOTION: for approval of the April 18th Minutes by Commissioner Chin, seconded by Commissioner Steiman. ACTION: AYE 4-0 (Bautista, Chin, Higueras, and Steiman) AGENDA ITEM #3 ART ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (taken 2nd) (Explanatory document: Art Enrichment Master Plan, proposed Art Enrichment Program Fund.) Marilyn Thompson, Branch Bond Program Manager called attention to and briefly discussed the two documents addressed under this item: the Art Enrichment Master Plan, a discussion item; and approval of the proposed Art Enrichment Fund, an action item. The Bond Program Manager discussed the details of the $302,000 Master Plan providing for the six bond projects, Richmond, Visitacion Valley, Portola, Ingleside, Glen Park, and Mission Bay that would receive art works through the Art Enrichment Program. Ms. Thompson noted that should the scale of other branch projects be increased they too might be eligible for inclusion in the Art Enrichment program. Ms. Thompson then introduced Jill Manton of the Arts Commission, who provided the Commissioners with a step by step overview of how these projects would be managed, public input gathered, artists selected, and the works chosen produced. Ms. Thompson then requested that the Commissioners approve selection and placement of $302,000 for the six described art projects. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #3 ART ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: An anonymous member of the public found the administrative costs ascribed to the Art Enrichment Program excessive and wondered how the remaining amounts would be apportioned among the six projects. The anonymous member of the public inquired as where was discretion in the program, noting an apparent 2% cut in the funds available for art, and criticized the selection process described as involving handpicked neighborhood representatives. Mr. Ed Regan asked whether the art was to be located inside or outside the buildings. Mr. Peter Warfield recommended that the Commission delay action on this proposal to allow more time for discussion and expressed concern about honorariums proposed to be paid to those involved in the selection process. Ms. Jeannene Przyblyski, Noe Valley, commented that the Noe Valley Branch was not scheduled to receive art work under this proposal and suggested that there were other ways to fund good public art works for all of the branch libraries in addition to the percent for art set aside. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #3 ART ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: In response to public comments, Ms. Thompson noted that the work proposed for the Noe Valley Branch did not rise to the level that triggered creation of a set aside for public art. The Bond Program Manager reported that the art works could be located either inside or outside the building. In response to questions by President Higueras, Ms. Manton outlined the jurisdiction of the Art Commission over these matters and discussed the cooperative work being undertaken among the Art Commission staff, Library staff, and the community to identify and select artists and plan for art works for the designated branch libraries. Ms. Manton further clarified that the administrative costs for these projects was set in the city's administrative code and was standard for all such projects. In answer to further questions by President Higueras, Ms. Manton described how the panels were established to consider artist selections and the role of the Art Commission's Visual Arts Committee in overseeing the process. Ms. Manton described how community representatives would be selected and those selected would be paid a $65 honorarium for their service. In response to questions by Commissioner Bautista, Ms. Manton discussed how the lists of pre-qualified artists were developed and discussed the library related work experience of some artists. Responding to comments and questions by Commissioner Chin, Ms. Manton discussed the professional standards for the artwork and addressed concerns that the diversity of cultural traditions in the community be reflected in the artists and art works selected for these projects. Ms. Manton informed the Commissioners that background information on the requests for proposals relating to the neighborhood art projects and the selected artists was available through the Art Commission. Motion: by Commissioner Bautista, seconded by Commissioner Steiman authorizing moving the 2% mandated for public art from six eligible projects into the Art Enrichment Program Budget established Jan. 17, 2002. Action: AYE 4-0 (Bautista, Chin, Higueras, and Steiman) AGENDA ITEM #5 SITE ACQUISITION: PORTOLA BRANCH City Librarian Susan Hildreth presented a background discussion of the process to date in pursuing an opportunity to located the new Portola Branch Library on school district property adjacent to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School. Then she described the proposed alternative location at the site of the former Boys and Girls Club on San Bruno Avenue. The City Librarian requested that the Commissioner authorize the Department of Real Estate to continue to try to achieve an agreement with the San Francisco Unified School District until July 1. If this process proved unsuccessful after that date it was her recommendation that the Library focus its efforts on negotiations on acquisition of the former Boys and Girls Club location. The City Librarian indicated a strong preference for the school site commenting on the various advantages of such a location as well as the likelihood that the project could qualify as a first priority Prop. 14 (State Library Bond) project. Ms. Hildreth discussed the rationale for the time limit on negotiations with the school district and then called attention to the merits of the Boys and Girls Club site as a backup option. Ms. Hildreth then introduced Mr. Charlie Dunn who provided the Commissioners with more details concerning various proposed sites considered to date. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #5 SITE ACQUISITION: PORTOLA BRANCH: An anonymous member of the public commented that the public had not been offered a specific project to discuss and expressed concern with the implications of a Prop. 14 project tied to a relationship with the schools. This anonymous member of the public noted concerns about adults entering a school site and called attention to problems experienced at the Ortega branch that was similarly configured. Mr. Ed Regan commented that he believed the current location the best site although the school site had been voted most popular by those attending a community meeting he had attended. Mr. Regan expressed concern that overflow from the school would negatively impact meeting needs of adult patrons citing problems he had experienced at the Parkside Branch. Mr. Peter Warfield commented that the report had not fully discussed the budget for this project nor addressed the implications of a partnership with the school district and urged that the Commission delay consideration of this proposal until more details were made clear. Mr. Warfield also cited problems with vandalism at the Ortega Branch and noted the desire that the proposed branch be a one-story facility. Mr. Warfield suggested that the need for state funds may have too great an influence, questioned any partnership with the school district given its bad reputation, and commented that the Commission should look to what is best for the Library. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #5 SITE ACQUISITION: PORTOLA BRANCH: (Explanatory document: Portola sites acquisition memo) Vice President Steiman pointed out that it was desirable that all of the new facilities be one story because of staffing issues. In response to questions Ms. Hildreth indicated that future expansion would be possible on the school site. Commissioner Bautista spoke extensively concerning the advantages of locating the Library adjacent to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School with which she was very familiar. Ms. Hildreth highlighted the cooperative efforts of the school's Principal, Mr. James Taylor in making this project a possibility and discussed how the relationship with the schools could be managed to benefit both the schools, the library, and the neighborhood. In response to President Higueras comments that the library was already very popular with neighborhood kids and did serve in some ways as a de facto child care center, Library Chief of Children and Youth Services, Toni Bernardi discussed how the Library could make very effective use of cooperative relationships with the neighboring schools. President Higueras noted that the school site seemed to be the best choice, particularly considering the availability of Prop. 14 (State Library Bond) funds for such a project, but also noted that it would be a win/win for the neighborhood even if Prop. 14 were not a consideration. Commissioners Chin and Bautista, noting their familiarity with the school, cited many benefits that would result from locating the library at the school site. President Higueras responding to comments about problems experienced at the Ortega Branch noted the unique nature of that location and that the new branch could be designed to address any similar concerns. Motion: by Commissioner Chin, seconded by Commissioner Bautista authorizing the City Librarian, in consultation with the City Attorney's Office and the Director of Property, to pursue negotiations with the San Francisco Unified School District for the purchase of property located on the grounds of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School as the site for a new Portola Branch Library until July 1, 2002, and if unsuccessful to begin negotiations thereafter for the acquisition of the site of the former Boys and Girls Club. Action: AYE 4-0 (Bautista, Chin, Higueras, and Steiman) President Higueras announced that, as the Commission was losing its quorum, the remaining business of the meeting would be continued to Tuesday, May 21, 2002 following the conclusion of a proposed special meeting. The meeting adjourned at 5:27PM continued to Tuesday, May 21, 2002 following the conclusion of a proposed 4PM special meeting. SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSION Minutes of the meeting of Thursday, May 16, 2002 as continued on Tuesday, May 21, 2002. (As approved June 20, 2002) The San Francisco Public Library Commission continued the business of its regular meeting begun on Thursday, May 16, 2002 on Tuesday, May 21, 2002 in the Koret Auditorium, Main Library. President Higueras called the continuation of the May 16th meeting to order at 4:55 PM. The following members were noted present: Commissioners Bautista, Chin, Higueras, and Steiman. Commissioners Coulter, Streets, and Swig were reported excused attendance. AGENDA ITEM #1 BOND PROGRAM MANAGERS REPORT (Explanatory documents: Bond Program budget and schedule documents) Branch Bond Program Manager Marilyn Thompson reported that there would be no informational report at this meeting and then noted that there had been no changes in the reported Bond Program Budget or Schedule since her last report. The Bond Program Manager noted that Bond Program expenditures and encumbrances totaled $723,109 through April 30th. Ms. Thompson then called attention to the current six-page program schedule report. The Bond Program Manager then gave the Commissioners a detailed update on site acquisition activities related to the Glen Park, Mission Bay, Portola, Ingleside, and Visitacion Valley Branch Libraries. Ms. Thompson next outlined ongoing work on the active projects at the Richmond, Excelsior, Noe Valley, Marina, and Parkside branches. The Bond Program Manager then gave the Commissioners an update on community outreach activities, listing Bond Program related community meetings sponsored or attended by the library staff. Ms. Thompson reported that a Bond program website was up and running and that a Bond Program newsletter had issued its first edition last month and that a second would be issued in June. The Bond Program Manager reported that there would be no special report this month. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #1 BOND PROGRAM MANAGERS REPORT An anonymous member of the public commented that they hoped the reported Richmond Branch Design workshop would be something other than a fundraising event. This anonymous member of the public also commented that the explanatory documents were difficult to read. Mr. Peter Warfield expressed disappointment at not having community meeting notes from an April 20th Excelsior Branch Community meeting and noted concern that complaints concerning the loss of books and book space were not reported. Mr. Warfield suggested that Library Administration had already made decisions about the branch without clearly describing them. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #1 BOND PROGRAM MANAGERS REPORT In response to questions by President Higueras, Ms. Thompson discussed information on the various projects available on the Bond Program website. AGENDA ITEM #2 DESIGN EXCELLENCE PROGRAM (Explanatory document: Design Excellence Program guidelines) Bond Program Manager Marilyn Thompson outlined the goals: to provide facilities that reflect the mission of the San Francisco Public Library: to embody state-of-the-art architectural design; and to employ a process that creates productive synergy between design teams, library staff and the community. Ms. Thompson then discussed the three elements of the proposed Design Excellence Program: a rigorous architect/engineer selection process; distinguished architect, interior designer, and planner peer reviewed design review; and an extensive public review process. Ms. Thompson outlined how the selection process would work for both the renovation and new construction projects and described in detail how the design review panels would be selected and how they would function. Ms. Thompson then provided the Commissioners with an overview of the community and Library Commission based public review process. The Bond Program Manager then discussed the chart showing how a typical complex project would be handled. Ms. Thompson described the public planning process from initial planning to conceptual design, schematic design, the production of construction documents, the bid process, the actual construction phase, and finally close out for a typical project. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #2 DESIGN EXCELLENCE PROGRAM: An anonymous member of the public commented favorably on the interest shown in ideals noting that they were overdue and lacking when the Main Library was built. This individual noted that thus far the Library had rushed through the process on branch bond projects and wondered if this program was going to be taken seriously noting the Foundation's private design event and finding themselves not encouraged. Mr. Ed Regan suggested that the building would be judged by their exterior design and expressed a preference for use of red brick on branch library exteriors as durable and attractive. Mr. Warfield commented that it was a good thing to have an outline but was not sure what action was to be taken. Mr. Warfield expressed preference that the Library Commission be involved in the first steps of the process suggesting that the Excelsior Branch design had been done without Commission input or involvement. Mr. Warfield also noted that it was unclear when members of the public would become involved in this process unless they were specifically invited to do so. Mr. Warfield expressed strong interest in being involved in planning and wanted to help with branch library designs. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #2 DESIGN EXCELLENCE PROGRAM: President Higueras commended Ms. Thompson's carrying out the Library Commission's mandate to pursue design excellence on Branch Library Bond program projects. Commissioner Chin called attention to the importance of getting the best value for the funds budgeted for each project without being cheap. President Higueras noted that part of getting good value would be to consider how to maximize the life of the new building agreeing with Commissioner Chin's observation that the best value was not necessarily the lowest bid and that the community expects work to the highest standards. Commissioner Bautista noted that red brick was not an appropriate material for meeting current meet seismic safety standards as an exterior material. In response to Vice President Steiman's question concern architectural design that imitated historical styles, Ms. Thompson and President Higueras spoke to how this process would allow the development of designs that arose from cooperation between the designers and the community that reflected the context of the urban environment. President Higueras called attention to the importance of sustainable design and designs that maximized access to natural light sources in the Bond Program building design. AGENDA ITEM #6 LIBRARY 2002/03 BUDGET UPDATE Mr. George Nichols, Library Finance Director, brought the Library Commissioners up to date with the most recent information concerning development with the projected $117 million City Budget shortfall. In particular, Mr. Nichols discussed changes in revenue projections and their likely impact on the 2002/03 Library Budget that the Mayor would present to the Board of Supervisors for its consideration. The Library Finance Director reported that the Mayor had agreed to three augmentations of the 2002/03 Library Budget requested by Library staff including: $340 million for public copying and printing; $45,ooo for a new delivery truck; and an additional $250,000 for the book budget. Mr. Nichols then discussed the situation that led to the need for additional funds for public printing and copying resulting from the cancellation of the Pinnacle Contract and the terms of the new Xerox Contract. The City Librarian suggested that should the Commissioners agree that it would be useful that the Library Commission send a letter to Mayor Brown indicating support for the augmentations recommended by library staff. Mr. Nichols concluded his report noting difficulty in projecting the final outcome of budget developments because of unknown factors such as additional state budget reductions, and changes made by the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors during deliberations on the overall 2002/03 City budget. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #6 LIBRARY 2002/03 BUDGET UPDATE: An anonymous member of the public questioned the identification of this item as an action item, noting that it was not clear what action could be taken. This person found that this report was good news/bad news, suggesting a shift in the sources of revenues could result in a shift in priorities. Mr. Peter Warfield noted that there was nothing more important that the budget, requested greater documentation noting the lack of an explanatory document, and expressed concern at the size of the increase in the book budget. The number of members of the public who spoke anonymously at this meeting. 1 Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #6 LIBRARY 2002/03 BUDGET UPDATE: In response to Commissioners' questions the City Librarian noted that the Library Commission's City Charter obligations to review and recommend the Library Budget had been completed but that a letter of support for the augmentations proposed by Library staff would reflect their approval of them. In response to Commissioners' questions the City Librarian and Mr. Nichols noted the fluid nature of the budget process and pointed out that the report had been noticed as an action item to allow the Commissioners' flexibility in how they wanted to respond to the proposed budget changes. Commissioner Bautista noted that while a letter wasn't necessary it might be a good idea. Vice President Steiman observed that it was important that the Commission signal its approval of the changes. MOTION: by Commissioner Steiman, seconded by Commissioner Chin requesting that a letter from the Library Commission be sent to Mayor Brown in support of the 2002/03 Library Budget augmentations proposed by Library staff. ACTION: AYE 4-0 (Bautista, Chin, Higueras, and Steiman) AGENDA ITEM #7 PUBLIC COMMENT An anonymous member of the public commented that they were estranged from the Commission, noting that they had left the previous meeting angry that the Commission had not taken public comment. This individual commented that they did not wish to be with the Commissioners because of how they treated everyone. Mr. Peter Warfield found it unfortunate that Public Comment was not taken at the last meeting, suggesting that there had been sufficient time to do so. Mr. Warfield had questions regarding the $3.2 million increase in the Library Budget, noting that all the proposed additional items did not add up to this amount, and suggesting that the increase in the book budget was very small considering the overall increase in the funds available to the Library. AGENDA ITEM #8 ADJOURNMENT Motion: Commissioner Bautista, seconded by Commissioner Steiman that the meeting be adjourned. Action: AYE 4-0 (Bautista, Chin, Higueras, and Steiman) The meeting was adjourned at 6PM. Michael Housh, Commission Secretary 6/21/02 Minutes of the regular Commission Meeting of May 16, 2002 and its continuation on May 21, 2002. Appendix A The Public Comment Summary Statements included in these Minutes are authorized by San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.16.. These summary statements are provided by the speaker. Their contents are neither generated by, nor subject to approval or verification of accuracy by, the San Francisco Public Library Commission. 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The Accounting Historians Journal Vol. 10, No. 1 Spring 1983
Dale A. Buckmaster, Editor UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Committee on Commemoration of One Hundred Years of Modern Accounting, Japan Accounting Association, One Hundred Years of Modern Accounting (Tokyo: Nihon-Kaikei-Kenkyu-Yakkai, 1978, pp. 414, price not available).
Reviewed by Kiyomitsu Arai Waseda University
The Western bookkeeping system was introduced into Japan in 1873 when two historic books were published. One is Gin-Ko-Boki-Sei-Ho (Japanese version of Comprehensive Bookkeeping for Banks) by A. A. Shand (1844-1930), which was published by the Ministry of Finance of Japan for the use of the First National Bank. The other is Cho-Ai-No-Ho (Bookkeeping) by Yukichi Fukuzawa (1834-1901), which is a Japanese version and adaptation of Com-mon School Bookkeeping by H. B. Bryant and H. D. Stratton (1871).
Time rolls on and a century has passed. In 1973, the Japan Ac-counting Association (JAA) celebrated the centenary of Japan's modern accounting system, and planned a commemorative publica-tion under the cordial auspices of the business communities. In 1978, JAA carried through the plan and published this book entitled One Hundred Years of Modern Accounting.
This book consists of two parts. The first part includes seven articles written by leading professors, which trace the growth of Japan's accounting education and profession during 1873-1945. The second part is devoted to an extensive bibliography of bookkeep-ing, accounting (financial accounting), cost accounting, auditing, financial analysis, and accounting rules and regulations during the same period.
The seven articles are as follows: "One Hundred Years of Japan's Accounting System," by Professor Kiyoshi Kurosawa; "Accounting Education—Past and Present," by Professor Rintaro Aoki; "Japan's


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DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Once upon a time, the Toronto Blue Jays were baseball's model organization, and that's one of the things that makes this 2013 season even more interesting. It's a chance to put a really good team on the field, but it's more than that, too, a hope of lifting a franchise back to places it hasn't been in two decades.
"We have a very rare opportunity," said 2012 National League Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey, one of the new Blue Jays. "We can be the group that ushers back in this championship mentality. You don't get these kinds of opportunities very often. These fans are hungry for a winner. It's been a long time coming. To have that opportunity is a big responsibility, but it should be fun."
It's not just that the Blue Jays have undergone a dramatic overhaul, with general manager Alex Anthopoulos adding 627 innings and 66 quality starts to the starting rotation and two impact bats to the lineup. It's not even that the Blue Jays brought back John Gibbons, a smart, tough, no-nonsense baseball lifer, to manage the club.
It's all that and more. It's that the three new starting pitchers -- Dickey, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle -- are veteran guys, respected for both their maturity and production. If there's an easy way to dramatically change the mix of players, having veteran, quality people ought to make the job that much easier.
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OK, what can go wrong? With ownership increasing the payroll from $84 million in 2012 to around $123 million this year, there's a very good rotation, with quality depth. There's a terrific lineup after the addition of Jose Reyes to top of the order and Melky Cabrera to the middle. There's a quality closer in Casey Janssen and nice depth -- Darren Oliver, Sergio Santos -- in front of him. Is there anything wrong with this picture?
"There are a lot of good teams out there," Gibbons said. "But we feel good going into the year. You've got to go out and do it. You can talk all you want. But we feel we've got as good a shot as anybody. Everybody is expecting this to be automatic, but you look around the league. There are a lot of teams that can win this thing. You know what, we haven't done it before here. The teams that have been through it and expect to win have the advantage. With so many new guys, you hope it comes together. But you never really know for sure."
Health could be an issue. Johnson has had two seasons pretty much wiped out by injuries, and even Bautista missed virtually the entire second half of last season with a wrist injury. On the other hand, if they're both healthy, if Dickey and Buehrle produce as usual, the Blue Jays would appear to be as good as any team in baseball.
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Is Kobe more arrogant than LeBron?
"Kobe is super arrogant but everybody loves him. To me, Kobe is more arrogant (than LeBron James)."
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Only in this era could a third stringer win a championship and feel he has the 'juice' to call out an all-time great.
Isn't that right Ian Mahinmi?
The Frenchman, who played behind Tyson Chandler and Brendan Haywood on the 2011 world champion Dallas Mavericks, recently declared that Kobe Bryant is the most arrogant player in the NBA.
Forget LeBron. Forget D-Wade. Forget the Three Kings. Forget Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire. According to Mahinmi, it's Kobe.
This is hardly a surprise. Bryant is supremely confident. Always has been, too.
He was this way when plying his craft as a prep-to-pro star at Lower Merion in Philadelphia.
He was this way when Del Harris sat him as a rookie with the Los Angeles Lakers.
And he was this way when jostling with Shaquille O'Neal and Phil Jackson for lead dog status with the champion Lakers.
Confidence, or arrogance, has made Bryant who he is. He won't change, either.
Something that has changed: a part-time player on a championship squad calling out a once-in-a-generation superstar.
Scott Hastings never said a thing about Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, or Magic Johnson when his Detroit Pistons won back-to-back titles. Same with Eric Riley when the Houston Rockets defeated the New York Knicks in the 1994 finals. And Sean Marks was silent when the San Antonio Spurs captured the Larry O'Brien trophy in 2006.
Even Josh Powell, a reserve with the glamorous L.A. Lakers, knew to stay silent when the purple-and-gold were champions in 2009 and 2010.
They knew their role. They knew their place. Mahinmi does not.
To be fair, Mahinmi had a slightly greater impact than the above players, serving as an energy reserve for Rick Carlisle and the Mavs'.
Still, Mahinmi should stay silent. Right now, he, not Bryant, looks arrogant.
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FS#50 - Frequent segfaults with photon scenes
Opened by Christoph Lipka (clipka) - Sunday, 23 August 2009, 06:22 GMT
Last edited by William F Pokorny (wfpokorny) - Friday, 21 October 2016, 14:40 GMT
I observe frequent segfaults with POV-Ray 3.7 betas when rendering scenes using photons:
Segfaults are sporadic but frequent (occurring in roughly 50% of all photon renders).
Segfaults also seen on Debian Linux 5.0.3 "Etch" using Intel icpc 11.1 compiler, with same frequency.
As I haven't yet observed any such segfaults with GNU g++ versions of POV-Ray on the same machine, I currently suspect issues introduced by automatic code optimization.
Segfaults also seen on OpenSUSE 11.2 (x86_64), again using Intel icpc 11.1
Trying –benchmark with icpc (static) povray. (povray #5480, icpc 12.0.5 20110719, ubuntu 11.04, boost 1.47)
Found a difference in objects:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parser Statistics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finite Objects: 175 Infinite Objects: 3 Light Sources: 2 Total: 180
whereas gcc povray
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parser Statistics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finite Objects: 177 Infinite Objects: 1 Light Sources: 2 Total: 180
As benchmark use photons, I fails to segfault (ran 4 times –benchmark, no segfault)
The ratio of bounding goes from 51.64 (gcc) to 30.25 (icpc)
Configuration of povray:
./configure COMPILED_BY="..." –disable-io-restrictions –with-boost-libdir=/opt/intel/lib –with-boost-thread=boost_thread –with-boost=/opt/intel CC="icc" CXX="icpc" –enable-static –disable-debug –enable-optimize
and LD_LIBRARY_PATH extended with /opt/intel/lib (where are libboost*.*)
AFAIK there are changes / bug fixes in photon code in RC4. Has this problem been resolved?
@Jerome: Such a difference in number of objects shouldn't happen; are you sure you used the same source code?
AFAIK there are changes / bug fixes in photon code in RC4. Has this problem been resolved?No, I still see segfaults with the current Perforce head (#5480)
@Christoph: my last generation with icpc was done with the following configure (on a tree-copy of the smp sources, as extracted for my gnu-compile of smp, at #5480, with just a 3 changes (local/declare) in benchmark.cpp to be able to run it.)
(it is now dynamic link, allowing usage of SDL to view the render in progress)
(quotes added back from config.log)
$ ./configure COMPILED_BY="Jérôme Grimbert firstname.lastname@example.com" –disable-io-restrictions –with-boost-libdir=/opt/intel/lib –with-boost-thread=boost_thread –with-boost=/opt/intel CC=icc CXX=icpc –disable-debug
The total count of objects is the same, it's only the finite/infinite which are different. (but I do not know (yet ?) which ones)
I want to amend my object count: both smp (gnu & icpc) are reporting 175+3 ; only my experimental branch is reporting 177+1, so the problem is mine, all mine.
Do not waste time on that count. Sorry.
(Now, if you can provide a scene which fails with photons, so that I can try it also with icpc, that would be great)
Please try the following sample scenes:
Ran optics 4 times, diffuse 1, balcony twice... no problem.
My system : i7, 6 cores with hyperthreading (+WT12), 64 bits, linux ubuntu 11.04
icpc 12.0.5
$ file /usr/local/bin/povrayicpc
/usr/local/bin/povrayicpc: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.15, stripped
Render Options
Quality: 9 Bounding boxes.......On Bounding threshold: 3 Antialiasing.........On (Method 1, Threshold 0.030, Depth 3, Jitter 1.00,
Gamma 2.50)
In ~/.povray/3.7/povray.ini
Optics has a parse warning:
File 'optics.pov' line 32: Parse Warning: Camera location to look_at direction
and sky direction should be different. Using default/supplied right vector
@ Christoph : can you state the difference between your and my settings ?
My system: AMD Phenom X4, 4 cores, no HT (implicit +WT4), 64 bit, varying Linux distros (Debian 4.0r5 and 5.0.3, OpenSUSE 11.2
varying icpc versions (11.0, 11.1, 12.0.3)
povray: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.4, stripped
You're using icpc on a AMD ? Can't it be some differents implementation of op-codes (time & schedule) that become problematic ?
(well, how could we know ?)
Or some issue with the SSE level ?
Looking at icc flags: http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/HOWTO_ICC_and_Portage Did you try to also get some generic code (-axX (X:=(K,W,P,T,S) ) ?
It seems that: icc generates code that detects the brand of processor on which it is executing. On Intel CPUs, the binary will execute with SSE instructions, whereas it will execute 386 level instructions on AMD CPUs regardless of availability of SSE instruction sets.
If that's true, is there any interest to run icpc compiled povray on AMD ?
I suspect the information on that gentoo page might be outdated; at any rate I found the ICPC-compiled binaries to render a bit faster on average than the GCC-compiled ones, even on the Phenom X4 machine.
Yes, that information is outdated. IIRC it has been subject to legal action by AMD against Intel several years ago, and ICC optimizes for AMD just as well nowadays.
Ah, yes, Intel settled this in 2009: http://download.intel.com/pressroom/legal/AMD_settlement_agreement.pdf
Is this still an issue?
Haven't tested lately, so I suspect it's still there. But as apparently I'm still the only one seeing this issue, I'd be ok with demoting the severity and priority.
- Field changed: Status (Unconfirmed → Tracked on GitHub)
- Field changed: Severity (Critical → Medium)
Now tracked on github as issue #127.


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The fan-favorite best roster that Major League Soccer has to offer will try to avenge last year's 5-2 All-Star ass-whooping at the hands of a Chicharito-less, EPL-champion Manchester United side tonight. Good luck with that.
The game will take place at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ, where Rio Ferdinand's already bitching about the humidity.
MLS provides the best all-star game in sports [Sporting News]
MLS All-Stars v Manchester United preview – video [Guardian]
Red Bull Arena, home of MLS All-Star Game, symbolizes growth of Harrison's rich soccer history [Star-Ledger]


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Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season.
Josh Levin made a good case the other day for why firing Lovie Smith was stupid, not that seeing another coach fired didn't thrill me anyway. The Bears have said publicly that they fired Smith because their offense was perpetually shitty, with Smith bringing in new coordinators every year only to watch them fail. But the reason a lot of fans busted on Smith was because he was shitty at clock management. No one wasted timeouts early or threw needless challenge flags quite like Lovie, and it drove fans batshit.
The problem is that a LOT of coaches are shitty at clock management, and it's such an easy thing for fans to notice and harp on. Fans are often LOOKING for clock blunders, because that's an easy way to feel like you know more about football than the coach does. This isn't true, of course. You and I know NOTHING about football compared with Lovie Smith. If you were each given a team with equally talented players and you played on a neutral field (WICHITA!), Lovie's team would beat your team 85-0.
Drew Magary writes for Deadspin and Gawker. He's also a correspondent for GQ. Follow him on Twitter @drewmagary and email him at email@example.com.
But it's easy to cherry-pick a bad challenge or a wasted timeout and say, "That guy fucking blows." I know because I've done it a million times. Managing the clock is one of those tasks that, on the surface, seems relatively easy to do. Any idiot knows that you have to save your timeouts until the end of the game, and then you use them when A) the other team is ahead and has the ball and you desperately need it back, or B) when you are behind and have the ball and you want to maximize the number of plays you run, and therefore the number of chances you have to score. All that seems obvious. But as I've said before, it's a whole other story when YOU are the one on the sidelines, with a million things to do and 70,000 people screaming at you and your QB's helmet speakers occasionally going haywire. You and Bill Simmons would butcher the clock just as badly, if not worse. I bet coaches get shitfaced together and bitch endlessly about how naive fans are about keeping your shit together during a game.
There are any number of books and theories as to how to better manage the clock, but it's hard to have all that strategy memorized and ready to put into place in the span of mere seconds. Even revered coaches like Mike Tomlin and Bill Belichick have fucked up clock management. If anything, you should applaud coaches who manage to get through an entire game without fucking it up.
The Bears are gonna hire another coach and there's no guarantee that new guy will have the innate clock wizardry that Lovie apparently lacked, or that he will be as good as Lovie at cultivating defensive talent and weaponizing the special teams unit. And it makes me wonder just what the hell are the most important skills for a head coach to have. We always categorize the skill sets of QBs: arm strength, footwork, throwing motion, POISEY POISE. Head coaches are no different. They have to do a shitload of things, but it's hard to discern which skill set is more important than the other:
• Clock management
• Game planning/strategy
• Player development (teaching players how to tackle, giving them secret bonuses for nutshots, etc.)
• Player management (Ruh roh! Your star wideout won't play unless he gets to bang the tight end's sister! What to do?!)
• Roster evaluation (whom to sign, whom to cut, whom to start)
• Scouting college players
• Human resources (finding good assistants and working with them)
• Communication skills (the ability to teach players your scheme, establish a clear chain of command on gameday, and give a really fucking awesome speech the night before the game, etc.)
• Public relations (Just kidding. Only asshole newspaper people think "dealing with the media" is important)
• Organization (devising practice and travel schedules, etc.)
• Intangibles (Do you look head coachy? Are you fat? Can you look classy while standing on the sidelines wearing a fedora?)
Look at all of those skills. You probably can figure out which head coaches excel at certain things. Tom Coughlin is great at organization ("Be at practice on time, which is actually 17 minutes early the day before!"). Belichick is great at planning and strategy. Jim Harbaugh has good communication skills with everyone except referees. But there probably isn't one head coach out there who has every facet of the job mastered because it's not humanly possible. And looking at the list right now, I can't tell you that clock management is more important than half of the other shit up there. I'd rather have a coach who manages the clock poorly but can find good players rather than one who never wastes a timeout but loves Ryan Lindley as his QB.
Dubious game managers such as Mike McCarthy have won Super Bowls because they excel at a bunch of other stuff that you and I can't see as easily. To say, "He's a shit coach because he wastes timeouts," suggests that clock management is the only thing that matters when it doesn't. It can be symptomatic of a coach's greater shortcomings, but it's not the be-all, end-all of the profession. It's just the easiest thing for us fans to bitch about, and Lovie Smith just found out the hard way.
The Games
All games in the Jamboroo are evaluated for sheer watchability on a scale of 1 to 5 Throwgasms. And for the playoffs, I pick the games, because that totally makes me sound like I know football.
Five Throwgasms
Redskins (+3) 20, Seahawks 19: I know it's not the holidays anymore, but I'd still like Fox to use their snowy score box. It's just so jolly. I get real excited when there's visible snow accumulation on top of the score. Let's all wear sweaters and have hot cocoa!
Vikings (+8) 28, Packers 20: I watched last week's Packers-Vikes game at home, but I think I have to venture out to some DC Vikings bar (if there is one) for the rematch. Setting matters. It's always better to watch a sporting event or a movie with a like-minded crowd. That way, you get to high-five strangers and yell at the TV in front of other people, which totally impresses them because now they know that you know a lot about football.
The other problem is that I can record games at home, which means my wife and kids constantly ask me to pause the game so that I can go do shit with them. And I have to patiently explain to them that that is not how sports work. WATCHING IT ON DELAY KILLS THE MAGIC, PEOPLE. I want to watch it in real time so that I'm not behind, goddammit, and so that Twitter won't spoil anything because ZOMG GUYS GIF OF A FAT GUY IN THE CROWD LULZ. Don't make me pause that shit. You're killing the momentum! I'm into this game! God, having convenient modern technology is just so HARD, you know?
Four Throwgasms
Ravens (-6.5) 37, Colts 10: I'm not sure that anyone in the world offers a wider disparity between useful and useless information than Jay Glazer. Twenty percent of Glazer's Twitter feed is essential. He's almost always the first one to report firings, hirings, benchings, stabbings, you name it. And that 20 percent is usually packed into these two weeks of head-coaching moves. But then the other 80 percent ...
And that's not even one of his MMA tweets. "Fucking CRUSHED our training today, bros!" You either get vital NFL news, or you get a character from a fucking Michelob Ultra commercial. I need Glazer to set up a separate @JayGlazerNFL feed so that I can get all the good stuff without having to read him complimenting fighters I don't give a flying shit about.
Three Throwgasms
Texans 35 (-5.5), Bengals 34: As always, the least-interesting playoff matchup of the weekend usually turns out to be the best game. Now to the random crap:
• I have a 3-year-old and 3-year-olds are still too young to understand that Christmas break is not a permanent thing. I got the kid up to go to school yesterday and he was like, What do you mean, school? Isn't that over forever? Screw you, old timer. Did Santa come this morning? You really have to drill into their head that life is about to get boring and shitty again. They don't understand it.
• I saw a dude running down the street with a prosthetic leg the other day—one of those Oscar Pistorius prosthetics, with the curvy spring on the bottom that makes you look like you're fighting in the Clone Wars. And when I saw it, I almost said out loud, "Holy shit, that leg is awesome!" I wanted to gawk at it like I was walking by a Ferrari, but I don't know what the etiquette is for staring at amputees if you're staring solely out of admiration. Obviously, no one wants to be stared at because they're weird or different. But I wonder if amputees are flattered if you compliment them on a great-looking prosthetic. Sometimes, I fantasize about my legs being sheared off in a horrific ambulance accident, and then I get two kickass spring legs and am a reborn athlete. I can dunk. I can sprint. I can hop-kick like Hippety Hopper in the old Looney Tunes cartoons. Totally realistic. Anyway, I said nothing.
• Christmas shopping obviously blows, and one of the main reasons it blows is because of mall climate. Just once in my life, I would like to walk into a mall and not have it be 60 million degrees. They jack up the temperature so that old fogies will be comfortable, and the result is that you walk through the blaze, shedding layers of winter clothing until you're drenched in sweat and lugging around a jacket and two sweaters in each hand. This is bullshit. I demand better mall temperature controls. Surely there's some kind of Dolphins Stadium-style KOOL ZONE that can be set up in the food court.
• Have there been any long-term studies to determine if using an iPhone makes you cross-eyed? Because I swear, it's the Opti-Grab of the 21st century ...
Twenty years from now, we'll all be cross-eyed freaks like Shaq. I played Angry Bird Star Wars for hours on end the other day and now I see two of everything. I really shouldn't hold that shit so close to my face. It's not my fault that Angry Bird Chewbacca is so tiny on the screen. Angry Bird Chewbacca is the shit.
• I can't stand the idea of Red Zone Channel going away for eight months. It's just awful. We get only 17 days of RZC a year and that's not enough. They need to make it a regular channel that flips between other sports and pivotal action-movie scenes and strippers dancing and live video of LA car chases. I would totally watch it (NOTE: I probably wouldn't watch it.) Don't leave me like this, Red Zone Channel. I need you.
• In case you missed it, here's the big profile of Snoop Lion I wrote for GQ. At one point, I was walking to the weed dispensary with Snoop's publicist, and right in the middle of the crosswalk, some dirty hipster rode on a bike by and asked Snoop's publicist for a cigarette. He didn't even get off the bike to ask. I've never seen a more brazen attempt to bum a cigarette off someone. She rejected him. If you're gonna ask someone for a Parliament, you gotta make an effort.
• I had a dream the other night that I read on Twitter that Mike Holmgren had agreed to become the new Eagles head coach. And when I woke up, I sprinted to the computer to see if I was clairvoyant. I was not. Just once, I would like to have a dream that is legitimately prescient so that I feel like I have superpowers. Also, I probably spend too much time on Twitter.
• My fantasy team lost in the semifinals this year because I never win jack shit in fantasy football. There was a consolation game for my team, and the consolation game always presents you with a dilemma. You can abandon your team prior to the game and not even bother setting your roster, which is a fun way of registering your disgust with both losing and the game of fantasy in general. FUCK THIS GAME. Or you can set your roster and not be a WEASEL GM who breaks his promises to the troops. I ended up setting my roster and winning third place. DON'T TRY TO TELL ME THESE GAMES AREN'T MEANINGLESS.
• I plucked a ball hair the other day because I get masochistic when I'm bored. And the root of the ball hair had a speck of blood on the end of it. I was horrified. I didn't know that could happen if you plucked a hair. Don't go plucking ball hairs, gang. It ends badly. Although I do like plucking a hair and then seeing the little bump on my skin stay there for a second. SO COOL.
Two Throwgasms
One Throwgasm
None. Only 11 football games left from now until September. Not cool. Not cool at all.
2011 Playoff picks: 7-4 (3-8 vs. the spread)
Pregame Song That Makes Me Wanna Run Through A Goddamn Brick Wall
"Hollow," by Alice in Chains. New Alice in Chains is always welcome in my life. And now, time for the annual tradition of trying to find the most pretentious passage in Pitchfork's Best Albums Of The Year List. As always, there were strong contenders. Like this one!
Lambchop's languid Southern stride seems particularly anachronistic in the digital age, with the bulk of the songs on the ornate and affecting Mr. M taking at least five minutes to reach their elliptical ends. This band's arduous movement rewards persistence.
Or this one!
Singing about statues, a weeping boy in the moon, and people unable to connect regardless of their epoch, Holter's vocals recall 70s singer-songwriters like Joni Mitchell and Judee Sill one moment and Renaissance-period madrigals the next.
Or this one!
While Mature Themes is something of an "old Ariel Pink album" intended for his new fans, it's by no means an act of antagonism.
You can't go wrong, really. It's all pretentious. Pitchfork doesn't suffer GLORY BOY bands. They preferred undrafted artists from elite art institutes. I wouldn't want Renaissance madrigals from any other source.
Nazi Shark's Lock of the Week!
Lots of sports sites, to demonstrate the arbitrary nature of gambling, like to have animals like monkeys pick games to see if they can outwit their human counterparts. There's no reason we at Deadspin can't also get in on the fun. So we've asked National Socialist German Workers' Party member Rolf, who also happens to be a shark, to pick one game a week. Take it away, Nazi shark.
"This week, I like the Colts getting 6.5 points on the road against the Ravens. I can't believe I was murdered at the end of last season. Do you know who I blame for it? You guessed it: GABE CARIMI."
Final Nazi Simmons record: 7-8
2011 Nazi Shark Playoff Record: 1-3
2012 Darren McFadden Memorial Fantasy Player Who Deserves To Die A Slow, Painful Death
The entire Philadelphia Eagles roster. What a fucking bunch of assholes. LeSean McCoy had 17 rushing touchdowns last season. This season? Two. And to think that I was overjoyed when I drafted him sixth overall. WHAT A STEAL!, I thought to myself. I should have known better. The picks you think are a steal always turn out to be complete dogshit. Special props to DeSean Jackson for managing to suck for two straight years and Jeremy Maclin for again refusing to rack up 1,000 yards receiving. Oh, and don't forget Mike Vick! I'm surprised Vick didn't drop the cattle prod every time he went to electrocute a dog. Michael Vick's career is now just Donovan McNabb's career, but two years behind.
Gregg Easterbrook Is A Haughty Dipshit
Jiminy Cricket! What kind of sanctimonious dogshit did your columnist, who has a lifetime subscription to the New Yorker, dump into America's lap this week?
For a college football coach, victory is only one of several objectives. If players graduate, if the team represents the school in a positive manner and attracts students and donations, a college football coach can have a good season despite losses.
This kind of naivete explains so much about Gregg. Guys, colleges totally care about graduation rates for football players! Last Resort would be a much better show if it showed the submarines being stopped by US customs agents! NICE GUYS FINISH FIRST! I picture Gregg living on a fluffy pink cloud, surrounded by hoppy bunnies and copies of his own novel that don't have a "Save 75%!" sticker plastered to the jacket.
Many teams want Bill O'Brien, who would seem a weasel if he walked out on his promises to Penn State after a single year.
WEASEL ALERT! How dare Bill O'Brien walk out on promises he made to college players?! WHAT A COCK. Never mind the fact that college coaches can't ever hint to future recruits that they might leave, or else the recruits will never commit. And never mind the fact that O'Brien took the Penn State job BEFORE sanctions were handed down, and did a fine job this season anyway under the most difficult circumstances imaginable. And never mind the fact that HOLY FUCK THIS IS AMERICA, YOU FUCKING TWAT.
Realistically, most clubs who just fired their head coach won't be able to obtain glamour names.
No GLORYCOACHES for the Bills, thank you very much.
Because high-profile college head coaches don't often jump to the NFL (Jim Harbaugh, Tom Coughlin and Pete Carroll are exceptions), pro football teams invariably look to the ranks of current NFL assistants, and end up with head coaches who have never been head coaches before, making their potential hard to gauge.
Also exceptions: Dennis Green, Bobby Petrino, Steve Spurrier, Nick Saban, Butch Davis, Mike Riley, Dennis Erickson, Lou Holtz, and many other college coaches who came to the NFL, failed miserably, and proved that hiring a college coach is just as risky, if not more so.
In other news, those Denver Broncos sure are red hot. Why, Greggggggg?
The Broncos led the league in sacks — Manning arrived as Von Miller was becoming a star.
Oh no, not a star! RELEASE HIM. Cut him and replace him with a converted tight end from Youngstown State before it's too late!
The Broncos have one of the league's best in left tackle Ryan Clady. They used their second-round picks of 2010 and 2011 on talented, hustling offensive linemen Zane Beadles and Orlando Franklin.
You won't see them standing around after the ball is snapped. TMQ watched the film! They lead the league in not-standing-arounditude.
After Manning signed, they brought in center Dan Koppen, a former Tuesday Morning Quarterback Non-Quarterback Non-Running Back NFL MVP.
And that was the key to EVERYTHING. Not Manning. Not Miller. Not Denver's comically easy schedule. It was KOPPEN. If they sign David Diehl this offseason, they won't be stopped.
A Chicago reader of TMQ reports that after studying the paywall options of The New York Times, he discovered the cheapest thing to do was to get the printed edition delivered and throw it away. [...] Monday through Friday delivery, the Times minimum, is $400. So the TMQ reader subscribed to Monday through Friday delivery at $400 in order to get all-platform digital access, which otherwise would cost $455.
Or it costs nothing if you're not a moron and blow past the Times paywall through Twitter.
Under TMQ's Tree: A new Cuisinart coffee maker was boldly labeled as providing "ultimate convenience," which does sound good, and being "absolutely worry free." The latter claim seemed to mean that the coffee maker itself does not worry.
Ho ho ho! A coffee maker that dispenses coffee and allows you to spot malapropisms? THE PERFECT TMQ GIFT. No clutter there. Also under TMQ's tree:
• 600 donations made in his name to the Brookings Institution
• A copy of The Progress Paradox
• A lifetime subscription to The Atlantic and its secret, 800-page VIP newsletter, "The Atlantic Weekly Festo"
• Copies of Hustler with all vag shots covered in tasteful lattice
Michael Poynter is a walk-on senior quarterback for Rice, and has never played.
In the second half of the Armed Forces Bowl, Rice coach David Bailiff sent Poynter in for one play to take the snap and hand off. In high school football, on Senior Night anyone who has never played is supposed to get on the field for at least one down. High school head coaches who don't follow this tradition should burn in hell for eternity.
Jesus, that got heated quickly. Forgot to put Legless Jimmy in for a snap because the score was tied 41-41 with a playoff spot on the line? HELL. HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE AND ENDLESS REVOLUTION RERUNS FOR YOU.
It was a classy move by Bailiff to send Poynter in. This will allow him to go through life saying he appeared in a college bowl game.
MICHAEL: Hi, I'm Michael Poynter! I played in the 2012 Armed Forces Bowl
THE WORLD: (dismissive wanking motion)
Most contemporary scientists have no problem accepting contentions that the universe began from a point without dimensions, or contains 100 billion galaxies, and similar mind-bending notions. Yet they tend to scoff at the notion of advanced warlike space aliens as Hollywood silliness.
Maybe if we forced those aliens to check in at the airport, everyone would listen to me.
Why is it assumed that belligerent intelligent aliens are unlikely? Sadly, it may be that other advanced beings are likely to be very dangerous.
What if they don't believe in God? Or ghosts? What if they like the Dark Knight trilogy? We must be prepared to eliminate them.
As a gun owner, your columnist thinks there is a case for a rifle or shotgun in the home.
I have to think that Gregg Easterbrook owns a gun simply so that he can make very long arguments about what he thinks the role of the gun should be in American society. "You see, AS A GUN OWNER WHO PUT HIMSELF THROUGH AN ELITE SCHOOL IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS, I have an opinion about such things."
Read this remarkable pre-Newtown article that escaped notice because it ran in a Saturday edition of The Wall Street Journal (Saturday is the week's lowest readership day).
But TMQ read it! Don't be surprised to see this article hewn into a monument along the National Mall 14 years from now. Oh why oh why does the WEASELSTREAM MEDIA consistently ignore political diatribes embedded into a 15,000-word football column?
Buffalo leading 14-9 in the second half, the Bills faced fourth-and-3 on the Jersey/B 32. Bumbling head coach Chan Gailey sent in the place-kicker, and the crowd booed loudly.
And thus, TMQ wrote the words BILLS SEASON OVER in his notebook. And so it was. Just at that moment. Not a second before. Nothing is official until it's in the notebook. That's why Gregggg doesn't record any of his masturbation sessions in it. He is clean.
Verily, the kick missed.
Oh Christ, fuck your "verily." God, I hate that. It's so precious. "Oh look, I'm coyly making this column sound like it was dictated to King Arthur!" PUKE. Fucking verily. What an asshole word.
Suicide Pick Of The Week Wrapup
Leitch's picks last week of San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta went 2-1, putting the Jamboroo at 40-11 for the season. Again, I remind you to never participate in a suicide pool. You won't win. It's bullshit.
Great Moments In Bee-Killing History
Reader Mattia sends in this story I call R-BEE-I:
I was about fourteen and minding my own business in my room when a bee/pterodactyl hybrid flew in from the hallway.
I'm not sure why but I immediately grabbed an aluminum baseball bat, let the bee approach and swung for the fences. (In retrospect, that was a third-tier idea at best)
I made contact, the bat made a pinging sound that was closely followed by the faint thud of the bee's carcass hitting my window. To this day, it remains the most satisfying auditory sequence I have ever experienced.
Question: Any way it ever happens again? Do I need a little league bat in every room of the house?
No way it ever happens again. You could have film of it and spend eight hours a day studying that film and still not be able to replicate it. Life is annoying like that.
Fire This Asshole!
Is there anything more exciting than a coach losing his job? All year long, we'll keep track of which coaches will almost certainly get fired at year's end or sooner. And now, your updated 2012 chopping block:
• Norv Turner - FIRED!
• Chan Gailey - FIRED!
• Pat Shurmur - FIRED!
• Romeo Crennel - FIRED!
• Andy Reid - FIRED!
• Ken Whisenhunt - FIRED!
• Lovie Smith - FIRED!
• Ron Rivera - DURRRRRRRRRR
• Rex Ryan - NOT FIRED!
• Mike Munchak - NOT FIRED!
• Dennis Allen - NOT FIRED!
• Jim Schwartz - NOT FIRED!
The Jets and Titans both fired their GMs but kept their coaches, which is always a bad idea. No GM ever comes in and is like, "Whoa hey, this is PERFECT! I wouldn't change a thing!" It's like when Mike Holmgren didn't get around to firing Eric Mangini for a full year. They could have been firing Pat Shurmur at this time LAST season and been well into the Josh McDaniels era. And that would have been great!
Gametime Snack Of The Week
Swedish meatballs! BORK BORK BORK. My wife swear by Ikea Swedish meatballs. "And they're so cheap!" she said. Yeah, that's because we had to walk through 18 miles of showroom space and spend $200 on four lamps just to get to the fucking cafeteria. It's not worth going to Ikea just to have a fucking meatball.
Gametime Cheap Beer Of The Week
Mamma Mia Pizza Beer! The beer that has pizza in it! Reader Patrick:
In the brewing process, a Margarita pizza is put into the mash & steeped like a tea bag. A whole wheat crust made with water, flour & yeast is topped with tomato, oregano, basil & garlic. The essence of the pizza spices is washed off with hot water and filtered into a brewpot.
Yum! But why stop at pizza? Why not burrito beer? Or Caesar salad beer? Or pork fried rice beer? I would try pork fried rice beer. I MUST HAVE PORK FRIED RICE BEER.
Robert Evans's MVP Watch!
Time to start thinking about who the leaders will be for the NFL's MVP award. So every week, legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans will join us to give us his assessment. Take it away, Mr. Evans.
"Baby, my favorite for NFL MVP is Adrian Peterson of the Vikings! A lot of people are talking about this new Les Miserables movie. Long? YOU BET! Boring? DAMN STRAIGHT. I was so bored during the screening, I had my personal assistant Jarvis run out of the theater and bring me back a case of the finest Iranian caviar, then had him drizzle it with movie theater popcorn butter. I ate it with my bare hands. YOU DON'T KNOW LUXURY UNTIL YOU'VE HAD BUTTERED CAVIAR WHILE WATCHING ANNE HATHAWAY GET RAVAGED. It's a scene, baby."
Sunday Afternoon Movie Of The Week For Chiefs Fans
Silver Linings Playbook. Say, you know who's not unattractive? That Jennifer Lawrence. Jeeeesus.
Gratuitous Simpsons Quote
"Perhaps you're wondering why you have two heads. Well, my body was crushed, so I had my head grafted onto your, shall we say, ample frame."
Enjoy the playoffs, everyone.


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