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Hi Bob and Kingsley, a while ago there was a RDF version of Wikicompany online at http://dbpedia.openlinksw.com/wikicompany/resource/Wikicompany Maybe it would also be an idea to reuse terms from the vocabulary of this source. Kingsley: The URI abouve currently gives a 500 return code. Do you know what happend to the site? As an alternative you could also think about reusing the terms that are currently used within DBpedia to describe organizations. Cheers Chris -- Chris Bizer Freie Universität Berlin +49 30 838 54057 firstname.lastname@example.com www.bizer.de ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Wyman To: email@example.com Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 1:19 AM Subject: Linked Data re Non-Profits and NGO's. Have data, need vocabulary. I would like to make available as Linked Data several databases describing several million non-profits, NGO's and foundations. The data includes things like name of organization, address, budget, source of funds, major programs, key personnel, relationships to other organizations, area of expertise, etc. What I don't have is an RDF vocabulary with which to describe these things. While I could define one myself, I would like to base my work on existing standards," or common practice, however, seemingly endless digging through the web indicates that there aren't any obvious "standards" for describing even basic things like address in RDF. Perhaps, I'm looking in the wrong places... Ideally, I would find some well formed vocabulary for a "Business Description" that I could use or adapt. I would appreciate it if anyone could give me pointers to either such a well worked vocabulary or at least to smaller vocabularies for things like address that I could use in composing a vocabulary with which to publish this data. Can you help? bob wymanReceived on Friday, 27 June 2008 06:27:39 UTC
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The REAL problem with Channel 9 these days...
This is the problem: CHANNEL 9 IS WAY TOO POPULAR! Don't get me wrong, I have watched channel 9 for over 2 years... and it has a load of great content. The problem is, it attracts more than .NET developers or even Windows enthusiasts. It attracts Linux people and Steve Job's feet kissers. People are seeking attention by creating DRAMA.
For example, take this innocent post about Mix. IT TURNED INTO A RORY VS. SCOBLE BRAWL! Take it outside, Ron Artest! We don't need that in Channel 9 forums! That's just too much. Battle it with you blogs, not on a forum.
Second, people are saying that they are *leaving*. Why is this? BECAUSE THERE IS DRAMA SO THEY NEED TO CREATE MORE DRAMA!
I know Channel 9 has had a bad week, but seriously. Everyone needs to grow up!
Hope this helps some confusion.
I'm leaving!
Hey, maybe THAT will create more drama!
Moooooommmmmmmyyyyyyyy Rory started it!
Did not.
Did to!
Did not!
Did to!
Scoble, just keep being you. You know you're family...
Nothing wrong with debate/argument/ sibling dispute. It's good for us! It's natural.
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Damn you Charles, you always have to take the fun out of this!
Back to Twitter!
With the coming imminent collapse of the free software world as we know it, I'm sure the trolls here will come to their senses. They will practically be BEGGING Rory for a trip to Mix.
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Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
--2 Corinthians 1:3-4 New International Version (NIV)
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Heavenly Father, you have made sympathy divine. May I never make it commonplace. Grant that as you bless and comfort me I may be willing to comfort others, and do whatsoever you would have me do. Amen.


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Our first in-depth bunker company response to "10 Cloverfield Lane" is by Brad Roberson, marketing director, of Rising S Bunkers.
Roberson gives readers a step-by-step guide why the "10 Cloverfield Lane" bunker would fail as a survival shelter.
The movie's bunker is constructed with cinder block walls, concrete floors and sheet rock in the ceilings and walls. Common problems with materials like these are cracks and susceptibility to water damage.
Lots of areas in his bunker appear to have been re-plastered or repaired which would be expected with these materials. The shifting earth and fluctuating ground temperatures create cracks and subsequent leaks in the structure.
These problems are virtually non-existent in a Rising S bunker. The steel construction will expand and contract with ground temps allowing the shelter to essentially adjust to changing ground conditions.
In contrast, concrete and cinder blocks are rigid and will break due to their inability to flex and bend.
His bunker appears to be quite wide in the "common area", but the walls are rounded which in turn reduces headroom and usable space nearest the walls.
Air Filtration
The Cloverfield bunker claims that the aquaponics systems filters the air. This isn't the best method for air filtration. It also appears that the system isn't insulated against pressure changes.
Rising S shelters have a very different approach to this air filtration issue.
There is a point in the movie where the occupants have to access the air filtration system through series of winding air ducts. Not the case if they were inside a Rising S unit.
Our shelters have easily accessible inlets for fresh air leading to a highly efficient thee-part nuclear, biological, chemical air filtration unit.
The system takes up about as much room as small end table and it is very easy to service. They utilize a combination of HEPA filters, ULPA filters and military grade TEDA carbon.
This is the best type of air filtration system on the market. The air inlets are also protected by blast valves to protect the occupants in the bunker from sudden pressure changes on the surface.
A blast wave from an explosion on the surface creates a massive change in pressure. As it races across the ground this blast-wave can enter your bunker through the air ventilation. Because the bunker is enclosed, the pressure would not be able to dissipate and equalize subsequently crushing the internal organs of the occupants.
Rising S blast valves prevent this from happening.
The Cloverfield bunker had high voltage power throughout the bunker. His bunker would need a massive source of power to function if the main grid is unavailable.
There was actually a point where the lights flickered and they lost lights for a couple seconds. He attributed this loss of lights to "the generator." This implies that a high voltage generator is powering the entire bunker.
Generators need fuel to run, and fuel is another finite resource, meaning it's a bad idea.
These problems are non-existent in a Rising S bunker. We use a low voltage 12-volt power system with a battery bank that is typically re-charged by solar panels or by wind turbines.
Our bunkers can be designed to run "on the grid" using high-voltage power and the 12-volt system can be used as a back-up solution.
Traditional generators can also be installed as back-up solutions at the customer's request but we would never engineer the bunker to run on a generator alone.
Incandescent and fluorescent lighting is very inefficient. Rising S uses LED lighting, which is one of the most energy efficient lighting methods available.
Stove: The Cloverfield bunker uses an electric stove that is very inefficient as it consumes a ton of energy. The heating coils needed for that technology are a heavy load on any power system. The Rising S solution for this is an alcohol burning cook-top stove. These stoves have odorless and soot-less flame that is safe for indoor use.
Refrigerators: The Cloverfield bunker uses an electric refrigerator. Again, this is very inefficient as it consumes a ton of energy. Refrigerators aren't needed in real survival situations because any foods used are typically non-perishable. Excess vegetables would be canned and meats would be cured in such a way to maximize its life span.
Toilet: The Cloverfield bunker uses a traditional toilet. The main character, Howard (John Goodman) even says "Don't flush unless you go. We can't afford wasted flushes."
Suffice to say, traditional toilets need a readily available source of water. Since water is possibly the most valuable resource a person can have in a survival situation, it hardly seems like a great idea to literally flush it away.
Rising S bunkers come equipped a water-less composting toilet. It requires no water and no electricity to function, and it is the best solution in a survival situation where resources are precious.
Rising S does offer an upgrade option for having a traditional wet toilet but this option is really only available for select customers that have access to a readily available source of water.
Shower: For some weird reason, the Cloverfield bunker had the toilet located in the shower. Aside of it being pretty gross to think you may need answer nature's call in the same place you shower and wash…I can't really explain why you'd need to design it like this. Perhaps it's about the water evacuation solution but nevertheless, it's a terrible design.
Rising S bunkers have a full size shower (without a toilet in it) with grey water evacuation and plumbing beneath the shower pan.
Our restrooms are large enough for the toilet and the shower to have their own respective space.
Main Entrance
It appears the Cloverfield bunker has an entrance built from corrugated pipe with a bulkhead and blast door welded to it. There are many problems with this so I'll touch on a few of these briefly.
He claims that it the "entrance door is never opened for their safety." The context around this conversation is about the toxicity of the surface air, so this statement seems to imply that the door and the staircase are airtight.
- Corrugated Pipe (culvert) is NOT airtight, nor water tight. You may be surprised to learn that these pipes have a spiral seam that extends the entire length of the pipe. Seen here: the seam is CRIMPED together (not welded). This seam essentially creates a weak spot in the pipe that runs from end to end. It also means that the pipe won't insulate the occupants from toxic air because it isn't airtight. The only way it could be airtight is if it were buried. We've already discussed the stresses the ground can put on buried structures such as concrete. Burying a corrugated pipe might fix the air problem but it worsens the water problem. Shifting earth will eventually get the best of the crimped seam and compromise the integrity of the shelter. So burying the pipe is a double-edged sword.
- The entrance is highly visible from the surface attracting unwanted attention (like when the infected lady was begging to get into the bunker) and adding additional vulnerability to the security. The Cloverfield bunker has a door that sits perpendicular to the surface (like a traditional home). Although the bunker looks to have a very heavy-duty blast door guarding the entrance, because of the door's position relative to the earth; the staircase walls are exposed and susceptible to being penetrated with saws, torches or even hand tools. Typical corrugated pipe is made from 1/8-inch steel so it's not very thick. You could take a small hatchet and chop your way through the sides of that staircase completely negating the strength of the blast door entrance.
Rising S Solutions: We only use ¼-inch plate steel in fabrication (two times thicker than corrugated pipe) and it is welded end-to-end resulting in a watertight and airtight design.
We also bury the entire staircase so the only exposed portion of the bunker is a hatch that opens like a cellar door. Once you enter through the hatch you'll travel down the stairs and you encounter the door to the bunker at the foot of the staircase. This entrance design attracts less attention and is a better solution all the way around.
Comfort Amenities: The Cloverfield bunker is equipped with a few creature comforts such as a traditional tube television and a full-size jukebox. These items are definitely not built with efficient energy consumption in mind. Rising S provides a low voltage 12-volt TV/DVD combo in all of our bunkers.
Beyond that, everything else is a custom modification. Although Rising S can (and often does) custom equip our bunkers to have a wide host of luxury items; those luxuries always need more power and are not included in our standard bunker inclusions because of their inefficient power consumption.
Brad Roberson is the marketing director for Rising S Bunkers, a division of Rising S Company.


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In the book The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom, how did Corrie show love to other people?
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The Hiding Place is the real-life account of the author and narrator, Corrie Ten Boom, and her harrowing and almost soul-destroying survival during the Nazi occupation of Holland. Corrie and her sister, Betsie, Jewish sympathizers along with their father, hide and protect as many people as they can after they witness a needless attack on their Jewish neighbor, Mr Weil. Corrie becomes active in the Underground and learns not to ask questions. There is just one question which Corrie must answer through her own actions and that is "How should a Christian act when evil was in power?" (Ch 5). This will test her love.
Corrie has faced many disappointments and difficulties in her life and draws her strength from her family. Even as a young woman, she faces the ultimate rejection by Karel, who, instead of marrying Corrie, will marry "well," and Corrie's father reminds her that "Love is the strongest force in the world." He urges her to be strong because otherwise "part of us dies too" (ch 3). Only years later, on reflection, does Corrie realize that these words will carry her through the most difficult times in her life and ensure that, with her sister's unwavering compassion for others as her guide, she has "a secret that would open far darker rooms than this - places where there was not, on a human level, anything to love at all." Corrie accepts, at this moment, that love is perfect and pure and, dedicating herself to God, she asks for divine help in being able to love "that much."
Corrie and her family have an unshakable faith and Corrie shows her love by providing ration cards for every Jewish person she comes into contact with, keeping many people safe in the concealed room in her family's home, and even, when the family is arrested for its involvement, protecting the people who are currently hiding there - who are, in fact, never discovered by the Nazis even after the family's arrest.
However, Corrie is sometimes overwhelmed by the unnecessary and malicious actions of the Nazis, especially after she and Betsie are sent, ultimately, to Ravensbruck for their involvement in the Underground. She relies on Betsie to help her see the good in the worst situations. Betsie's capacity for forgiveness constantly amazes Corrie and she is inspired by her sister, as Betsie becomes weaker and sicker, to ensure that other prisoners are helped and even ministered to where possible. Corrie recalls the time Betsie gives thanks to God for the fleas in their room. It is because of the fleas that the guards stay out of their room, enabling the women to hold prayer meetings undetected.
Ultimately, Corrie shows her love in her own capacity to forgive and to honor Betsie's legacy. Betise is dead and Corrie is angry after her release, unable to go back to anything resembling a normal life. She realizes that she needs to share Betsie's dream with others and, at a church service long after the war, face to face with a man she recognizes as a Nazi guard, she manages to forgive whereupon "into my heart sprang a love for this stranger that almost overwhelmed me." Corrie's realization that loving her enemies requires "the love itself" from God (ch 15) she becomes more active in projects to uplift her community, but it takes "a lot of love."


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ICD-9 Diagnosis Code V12.04
Hx Methicln resist Staph
Diagnosis Code V12.04
Short Description: Hx Methicln resist Staph
Long Description: Personal history of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
This is the 2014 version of the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code V12.04
Code Classification
Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
Persons with potential health hazards related to personal and family history (V10-V19)
- V12 Personal history of certain other diseases
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The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
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References found for the code V12.04 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
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- MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) V12.04
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- infectious disease V12.00
- methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) V12.04
- MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) V12.04
- methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) V12.04
- MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) V12.04
- disease (of) V13.9
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Antibiotics are medicines that fight bacterial infections. Used properly, they can save lives. But there is a growing problem of antibiotic resistance. It happens when bacteria change and become able to resist the effects of an antibiotic.
Using antibiotics can lead to resistance. Each time you take antibiotics, sensitive bacteria are killed. But resistant germs may be left to grow and multiply. They can spread to other people. They can also cause infections that certain antibiotics cannot cure. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one example. It causes infections that are resistant to several common antibiotics.
To help prevent antibiotic resistance
- Don't use antibiotics for viruses like colds or flu. Antibiotics don't work on viruses.
- Don't pressure your doctor to give you an antibiotic.
- When you take antibiotics, follow the directions carefully. Finish your medicine even if you feel better. If you stop treatment too soon, some bacteria may survive and re-infect you.
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Also called: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It causes a staph infection (pronounced "staff infection") that is resistant to several common antibiotics. There are two types of infection. Hospital-associated MRSA happens to people in healthcare settings. Community-associated MRSA happens to people who have close skin-to-skin contact with others, such as athletes involved in football and wrestling.
Infection control is key to stopping MRSA in hospitals. To prevent community-associated MRSA
- Practice good hygiene
- Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed
- Avoid contact with other people's wounds or bandages
- Avoid sharing personal items, such as towels, washcloths, razors, or clothes
- Wash soiled sheets, towels, and clothes in hot water with bleach and dry in a hot dryer
If a wound appears to be infected, see a health care provider. Treatments may include draining the infection and antibiotics.
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This one is actually based on my wife, who often played the Engineer class and acted as our Commander to control asset drops, air strikes, uavs, and coordinate assaults.
I was stuck on the design until I found the tied-off coverall piece, and that really brought the concept together. This is one of my more successful attempts at repainting facial features.
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I have a PhD and a Masters Degree in Educational technology from King's College, University of London. My original undergraduate degree was in Electronic Engineering, but I also took three years of Pedagogy at the School of Education, Universidade de São Paulo, before going to England for my graduate studies.
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Black one! Black looks sleeker and accentuate your legs much better than a light color. Also because white / light colored pants get stained very easily - especially if you're wearing on that time of the month!00|00|0
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black, its better for year round usage. Especially with it getting closer to the holidays you don't want to wear white as a main focal point. You'd want to wear a white shirt with a sweater or jacket, or a hint of white here and there. White is best used during spring and summer.11|00|0
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Technology management job outlook
The job outlook for graduates of technology programs should be very good. Industry uses technology in many forms, and new technologies are evolving daily. The demand for managers who can harness technology with a clear understanding of the commercial implications will remain strong.
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Published: March 23rd, 2012 at 3:12 pm ET
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Title: Fukushima farmer says government got it all wrong
Source: AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
Author: SOPHIE KNIGHT
Date: March 24, 2012
Nobuyoshi Ito […] 68-year-old former systems engineer […] is now determined to prove that official radiation measurements are not only wrong, but that the government's decontamination project is futile. […]
Iitate was particularly unfortunate as wind swept the radioactive plume released from the crippled reactors directly toward the village. As it passed overhead on March 15, it rained, pelting radioactive particles onto fields, forests and valleys, "fixing" them into the ground. […]
As soon as the snow and frost had melted, he planted sample batches of rice, cabbage, radish, corn and other vegetables in the contaminated fields and contacted several universities to see if they would help him measure levels once the crops were harvested. All refused. […]
He is also concerned that the local government is trying to play down radiation levels in the village in a bid to encourage people to return. According to his regular measurements, someone working outdoors on a farm for eight hours a day would receive 29 millisieverts a year of radiation, well over the international average of 1 millisievert. Ito says the soil has been removed near the town hall's monitoring post, used for official figures on radiation levels in the town. Before it was removed, the monitor showed levels that were a third or half of what Ito was measuring. Now they are more than 10 times lower. […]
Read the in-depth report here
The monitor appears to be able to sense the radioactivity from the ground, which is likely not the case at many of the other official monitoring posts throughout Japan — as they are over 50 feet in the air:
Published: March 23rd, 2012 at 3:12 pm ET
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Need help to solve N-S eqns with F.V.M
I am trying to solve the Navier-Stokes eqns in a 3D duct, with the aid of Finite Volume Method. At the inlet, we know the velocity in the x-direction, and at the outlet we assume zero derivative of the velocity with respect to x.
When I descritized the eqns, I considered that there are cv nodes not only in the center of each volume cell, but also on the boundaries. These extra cv nodes helped me to calculate the gradients. For those cv nodes, I impose zero velocity in the x, y and z direction at the walls, zero velocity in the y and z direction at the inlet. Also, at those nodes the pressure is calculated by doing an extrapolation from the adjacent nodes.
Also, because the flow is incompressible, I set the value of the pressure to a certain value somewhere in the domain. The gradients at the cv nodes are calculated with central finite difference, whereas the gradients at the faces are calculated by doing a linear interpolation between the two adjacent cells.
I am solving the eqns following a Newton-Raphson scheme, and I observe that the solution does not converge. The pressure and the velocity obtain some really large values, i.e. 10^(13)
Does anybody have any idea what am I doing wrong?
Thank you for your time
Re: Need help to solve N-S eqns with F.V.M
An update, If I increase the number of cells then Newton-Raphson diverges faster, i.e. even at the first iteration the pressure has value of the order 10^(5).
Re: Need help to solve N-S eqns with F.V.M
I have tried many different things: I tried to solve the poisson eqn for the pressure, I tried setting the pressure to zero at the inlet or the outlet, but nothing. The pressure keeps acquiring large values.
Does anybody know how can I bound the pressure? What boundary conditions should I use for the pressure?
Thank you
Re: Need help to solve N-S eqns with F.V.M
This book by Patankar covers many of the basic causes of non-convergence and is a great guide:
1) How are you coupling the momentum and pressure equations?
2) Have you tried for example the SIMPLE method - it's not quite clear from your posts?
3) Have you tested your linear solvers, etc on some simpler equations? Try a really small system of equations (<10 unknowns even) and compare with results from Matlab or Octave
4) Once you've tested your linear solvers, move on to try a simple PDE. For example, try using your mesh and solver to solve the heat equation. This help help show that there are no code bugs.
Good luck, Andy
Re: Need help to solve N-S eqns with F.V.M
I am using a collocated mesh. The old code was implementing the SIMPLE method. After some reading I realized that is not possible to solve the eqns on a collocated grid without using the SIMPLE (or a similar) method. If I do not want to use the SIMPLE method, then I need to use a staggered grid.
With respect to your questions about the solver, I have tested it and it works.
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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Michael Kirkman is making an emergency start on Sunday in a split-squad game against the Seattle Mariners at the Peoria Sports Complex at 3:05 p.m. CT. RHP Kyle McClellan was originally scheduled to make his second start of the spring today. He was scratched on Saturday when the team announced he was diagnosed with a strained lat muscle. The typical recovery is 3-4 weeks, at which time he can begin a throwing program.
Even though Kirkman is starting today, he is a reliever and is expected to take on greater responsibility this season with seven of the eight bullpen roles still undetermined. Coincidentally, Kirkman has primarily been a starter in the minors, including making eight starts for Triple-A Round Rock in 2012.
Regarding the bullpen, Joe Nathan as closer is the only slot manager Ron Washington has been willing to define thus far.
Newcomer Jason Frasor seems like the eighth-inning guy since he has filled that role for much of his career.
Beyond that, everything in the bullpen is up for grabs. Kirkman's role is among those still being defined.
"I don't see myself as anything right now," Kirkman said of his bullpen role. "I think I can go in there and get any lefty out, but I think I can go out there and pitch three or four innings, too. Whatever [Washington] needs that night, I feel I can go out there and do it."
The 26-year old split time between the minors and Texas the past three seasons, but that trend is probably over considering his spring performance to date. He also pitched well toward the end of last season when he made 28 appearances with Texas, posting a respectable 3.82 ERA and striking out 38 in 35.1 innings. In four spring games, Kirkman has allowed just three hits in six scoreless innings with six strikeouts.
"Toward the end of last year, I've seen him hone in and become a little more consistent," Washington said. "This spring, he's been a lot more consistent, and that's what you look for. We always knew he had the stuff. It was just a matter of him becoming more consistent, and he's certainly doing that right now."
Punchouts haven't been a problem for Kirkman, as he's struck out approximately one batter per inning throughout his career. Walks, on the other hand, have been a bit of an issue. His walk total has gradually creeped up each season, including in 2012 when he walked a combined 48 batters in 83.1 innings between Triple-A and Texas. While opponents own a .202 batting average in his 57 career major-league appearances, he also averaged 4.4 walks per nine innings during those contests.
An offseason conversation with pitching coach Mike Maddux seems to have fixed that problem, though, as Kirkman has not walked a man this spring and has shown great improvement in his command.
"I tried to stop jumping at the plate. I worked on my mechanics, and it is really working out for me," Kirkman said. "That was something Mike Maddux called me about this offseason. He was watching some video after the playoffs, and that was one of the things he saw, that we could bear down and clean up a little bit. Now, I'm throwing more strikes."
Kirkman's bullpen role will ultimate depend on the performance from a deep group of candidates during the final two weeks of spring training as well as the decision for who will fill the open the fifth starter slot.
In addition to the aforementioned bullpen arms, Texas has also had strong performances from lefties Nate Robertson and Joe Ortiz. Derek Lowe was signed on March 6 to add depth, and rookies Johan Yan and Coty Woods have pitched well.
Throw in the other spring contenders -- along with the eventual returns of relievers Joakim Soria and Neftali Feliz, as well as the possibility of Robbie Ross returning to the pen if he isn't named the fifth starter or only holds it for a short time -- and the bullpen could become quite competitive.
Injury notes:
RHP Kyle McClellan (strained lat muscle) is not expected to resume a throwing program for 3-4 weeks.
RHP Colby Lewis (surgery -- torn flexor tendon) and Joakim Soria (Tommy John surgery) each threw a bullpen session on Friday.
C Eli Whiteside (mild left calf strain) has resumed baseball activities and is listed as day-to-day.
LHP Martin Perez (fractured left ulna) is not expected to resume a throwing program for approximately four weeks.
Other team notes:
In Sunday's other split-squad game, the Rangers will close out a two-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Cashman Field in Las Vegas at 3:05 p.m. CT. LHP Robbie Ross (1-0, 3.86) will start for Texas. RHP Carlos Villanueva (0-1, 5.87) takes the mound for Chicago. The game can be seen live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Both Sunday split-squad games are considered road games. Texas is 4-1-1 in its past six road games.
Special Assistant to the GM/Instructor/Ambassador Ivan Rodriguez has arrived in camp and will be in uniform in Arizona for the next week.
Minor leaguer Luis Sardinas committed a fielding error yesterday, ending the Rangers' errorless streak at eight games.
LHP Derek Holland is expected to return to Rangers camp today after Team USA was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic on Friday. Holland was recently bothered by a stomach ailment, which is believed to have been food poisoning. He was examined by the Team USA doctor and will be examined by Rangers team doctor David S. Hunter when he returns from the Las Vegas trip. Holland reported he feels better and will throw a bullpen today. He is scheduled to pitch in a minor league game on Tuesday.
Texas has carried extra players in its major league camp due to the World Baseball Classic and the pair of split-squad games this weekend. However, that roster is expected to be trimmed after today's games as fewer players will be needed and due to natural attrition as only two weeks remain in spring training.
Jeff Baker currently leads the major leagues in the spring with a .500 batting average (20 for 40).
DH Lance Berkman is the only presumed everyday regular-season starter who is in today's starting lineup.
Today's game in Peoria marks the third and final time Texas plays Seattle this spring. The Mariners won both previous matchups.
The Las Vegas game between Texas and the Cubs is the third of four games the teams will play this spring. They will wrap up the four-game series on Tuesday in Mesa.


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In Indonesia, we still have high maternal mortality, high child mortality, child malnutrition, etc. Should these be categorized as public health or personal health problems? If it is personal, then BPJS is the one to guarantee it, [since] the underprivileged are guaranteed by the government.
Take tuberculosis. Within the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), we refer to ATM – AIDS, TB and Malaria. Are those diseases public or personal health problems? I think it is a public health issue because if a person has untreated TB, for example, he will spread the disease to others. We know that TB has entered a multiple drug resistant (MDR) phase because it is not controlled properly. So, I think it is a matter of public health.
The consequence is that the government must secure the funds. Do not have BPJS take care of it as a matter of private care. We have to be prepared for the TB rate to increase and to understand that the cost of medicine for MDR diseases is multiplied.
Other cases, such as HIV/AIDS, have been seen in this country as within the domain of private care facilities but funds are still planned in the public health domain. This will create ambiguous funding. And if it is not done properly, it will be put under BPJS, in the social protection system for health. Perhaps the maternal mortality number will not change. Perhaps the TB rate will not decrease significantly, or will even increase.
The budget for the Ministry of Health, as I remember, is approximately Rp 30 trillion ($2.4 billion). But within that, around Rp 5 trillion is generated by working units, public hospitals, which generate direct income. So actually, the funding is around Rp 25 trillion rupiah


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Emotional Maturity
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9.3 Backgrounds
One of the hardest things to control when shooting birds in your yard is the background. If, for example, you happen to live across the street from a disco club, then you may have to deal with many of your photos having neon colors in the background. Even neighboring houses can mar an image by introducing rectilinear shapes into the background (even if they're largely out of focus). I've actually found the red of neighboring brick buildings to sometimes introduce very nice colors into my backgrounds, though some postprocessing in Photoshop is often necessary to eliminate any unnatural shapes.
There are several ways to manipulate the backgrounds of your yardbird photos. Of course, in the field you'd have the option of changing the angle by moving your camera, but if you're shooting out through a window in your home the angles available to you will generally be more constrained. For small subjects such as hummingbirds, you can hang a large sheet of fabric behind the feeder or behind a commonly-used perch; as long as the backdrop is far enough back from the bird to be rendered out-of-focus, a reasonably aesthetic effect may be achieved for shallow-DOF photos.
Fig. 9.3.1 : If you know where the bird is going to be (such as at a feeder or
on a popular perch), you can control the background by hanging a backdrop.
Solid colors tend to look monotonous and unnatural, though this is less true for
some velvet-like fabrics like the one pictured above.
In the figure above, I've draped a large sheet of velvet-textured fabric between two trees. Notice the fairly extreme nonuniformity in the coloration of the backdrop, due to texture and lighting effects; fabrics with similar degrees of complex variation can produce more interesting backgrounds than simple colored fabrics, since they mimic the nonrepetitive complexity of many surfaces encountered in nature. Spending an hour browsing at your local textiles outlet should turn up some interesting possibilities. Just keep in mind that different fabrics will respond differently to flash (if you happen to be a flash user).
Another interesting possibility for obtaining artificial backgrounds for bird photography is to visit your local hunting supply shop and browse through their selection of camouflage tents and similar products. For the top image in the figure below, the background was achieved via use of a portable hunting
—really just a large piece of camouflage fabric draped between two trees—that I bought for about $10 at Dick's Sporting Goods.
Fig. 9.3.2 : If you don't like the background, you can replace it
in Photoshop. Top: the original image; the background pattern
was created by a camouflage backdrop draped behind the bird.
Bottom: the resulting image after replacing the background in
Photoshop. The new background was taken from an out-of-
focus shot of a forest, obtained specifically for this purpose.
The bottom portion of the above figure shows the image that resulted when I replaced the background in Photoshop. This powerful postprocessing technique is described in detail in Part III of this book. For the present discussion, simply note several things: first, that changing the background can radically change the overall impact of the image; second, that changing the background via software can be manually less laborious than trying to do so via the hanging of backdrops (and affords greater control over color dynamics); and finally, that backgrounds cloned in via software are infinitely less constrained, since you can get them from literally anywhere.
Even if your yard affords a fairly diverse array of aesthetic backgrounds, a bit of manipulation in postprocessing can be useful when shooting yardbirds. In the figure below, the top image features a fairly good background, in my opinion: it's got some nice color, features a bit of subtle texture, and lacks any obvious anthropogenic (i.e., man-made) artifacts. Compare this to the bottom portion of the same figure.
Fig. 9.3.3 : Sometimes the background is good enough, but there are man-made objects
you'd like to get rid of. Two minutes in Photoshop is all that was required to erase this
suet feeder (bottom image), producing a more natural looking scene (top image).
In the bottom portion of the above figure, you can see the suet cage that I edited out when producing the top image in the figure. This editing took about three minutes in Photoshop, using the
clone tool
(see Chapter 11). Basically, the clone tool allows you to rapidly copy textures from one part of the image to another. In this case, I copied some of the tree texture from the lower part of the tree to the region occluded by the suet cage. I similarly painted in some background texture from another part of the image onto the leftmost portion of the suet cage. This example merely serves to show that relatively minor defects in backgrounds can be corrected in postprocess using powerful software such as Photoshop (or similar programs); in many cases, these corrections can be achieved, by the experienced user, in no more than a few minutes. A similar example is illustrated below.
Fig. 9.3.4 : Another example of erasing man-made objects from the scene.
In this case, the resulting image also appears more dramatic, because all
attention is focused on the bird in flight. (The bottom image has also been
processed to reduce noise, and to lighten the bird's underside).
In the above example I've again cloned out the suet cage to produce a more
image; I've also reduced the noise a bit via Photoshop's noise-reduction filter, and brightened the bird's ventral side via Photoshop's
highlights and shadows
tool. There are two things to note about the corrected image shown above. First, while the second image may appear more dramatic than the first, it's not as apparent in the second image what the bird is actually doing; in the top image, it's clear that the bird is coming in for a landing on the suet feeder. Second, if you look at the tree branch and trunk in both images, you'll notice that they seem more
in the bottom image. This is due to the use of aggressive noise reduction in Photoshop, which reduced the surface detail in the branch and tree trunk quite substantially; greater care in postprocessing this image could have mitigated this effect. It's also interesting to note that aggressive noise reduction in the bottom image has still left very noticeable amounts of noise in the lower portions of the image; advanced noise reduction techniques are described in Part III of this book.
Finally, just keep in mind that your lens' diaphram (i.e., aperture control) constitutes a useful tool for manipulating backgrounds in images. As you'll recall from Chapter 3.7, wider apertures produce a shallower
depth of field
(DOF) at a given distance, though increasing the distance to the subject increases the DOF for a given aperture. A shallow DOF helps to isolate the subject from its background, often resulting in somewhat more pleasing backgrounds, but when taken to extremes a shallow DOF can result in parts of the bird being out of focus (and remember that a wider DOF can help to mask any focusing errors that occur due either to poor camera AF or due to limitations in manual focusing).
Fig. 9.3.5 : Though it takes more work and may not pay off immediately,
planting interesting trees and bushes in your yard can result in long-term
benefits. Anything that bears berries can both attract the birds and provide
nice scenery for your photos.


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Here is how to make your own jewelry tree. I've been meaning to make one of these for years, and I finally figured out the best way! So here is what to do...
You need:
Manzanita Branch
Primer and paint
Decorative container
Plaster of Paris
Painter's tape
1. Get yourself a nice branch of Manzanita. I actually got mine from my friend's property in Santa Barbara. It grows wild all over California, and I think many other Western states. I'm not sure about other states. If you are picking it wild, make sure you don't take it from State or National parks. That is illegal and Rangers will ticket you. And, bad karma. If you don't have Manzanita growing wild out your back door, you can order it from a flower shop, or even order it off the internet. It ain't cheap though. I highly recommend using Manzanita because the bark is smooth and the wood is hard. It's strong enough to hold a lot of weight. Think how heavy all of your jewelry is! The bark is a beautiful reddish dark brown color, and lovely on it's own, with out paint. My vision was a glossy blue ;)
2. Prune down your branch, removing all leaves and crossing branches. Prune with hanging jewelry in mind. You want to slip your delicate necklaces over branch hooks easily. Git rid of thin branches that easily bend.
3. Prime your branch with a spray primer, or use a paint brush and paint on acryllic gesso. Add two coats, letting the first coat dry for about 15 minutes, before adding the second. Let the primer completely dry before you add your paint. Follow the recommended drying times on your primer container. BTW, it is so, sooo important to prime first. Primer makes your paint last a lot longer because it helps it stick to the surface better. It also lets you achieve an even, perfect, bright color. You wont get a vibrant color if you don't prime.
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From sweeping orchestral openings to hard rockin battle tunes, the Grandia series has something for everyone.
0:00:00 – Theme of Grandia (Grandia)
0:11:25 – Town of Palm (Grandia)
0:14:53 – Snowy Laine Village (Grandia)
0:19:10 – Battle 3 (Grandia)
0:28:32 – Carbo (Grandia II)
0:33:16 – Dangerous Zone (Grandia II)
0:36:49 – Fight Ver 1 (Grandia II)
0:45:02 – Inn Town Agear (Grandia II)
0:49:15 – Commercial Town Liligue (Grandia II)
0:51:59 – Fight Ver 3 (Grandia II)
0:57:04 – Combat 1 (Grandia Xtreme)
1:00:53 – Combat 3 (Grandia Xtreme)
1:09:40 – Theme of Grandia III (Grandia III)
1:14:32 – Surumania (Grandia III)
1:20:26 – Granasaber (Grandia II)
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Thanks for this episode! Grandia II's battle system is one of my all time favorites so it's music is burned into my head.
Side note – My apologies if you already know about this but Streets of Rage is being released on vinyl!
I was able to pre-order it from Data Discs
Also Shenmue is coming to vinyl as well
Another pleasant surprise! I was that guy Hank was talking about who desperately hoped Grandia would come to the Saturn, specifically due to the GameFan coverage. When I realized that wasn't going to happen, I ended up importing it(my first import). I played it with a fan-translated script printout on my lap. Not the best way to go through a game, but it was a great experience nonetheless.
The theme for Grandia wasn't typical for its time; it was about a kid who goes out on an exploration/voyage. It really tried to give the feeling of wonder from going out into the wide world.
I also bought Grandia II for the DC, and enjoyed it immensely. Both games were great because they were some of the first JRPGs to address grinding in a somewhat meaningful way(although I guess earthbound did the same).
oh my god worth it for Dangerous Zone alone. Grimm mentioned Highway Star in regard to one of the other battle songs, but DZ seems like it's literally built on nothing but that song's scream / organ solos.
I played Grandia for the first time 2 years ago after picking it up on PSN and it's one of my favorite games of all time now. The music is sooooo good that it gives me the feels just hearing it. The steam release of Grandia 2 is one of my most anticipated games as the only way to play the best version is to buy a dreamcast copy which is around $100 now.
So happy to finally see a Grandia episode!
I'm not the biggest Grandia fan by any means (have yet to play 1 or 3) but Grandia II is tied to so many fond memories. Never fully beat it on Dreamcast, but I certainly plan to once it's on Steam. I think the last time I played it was in college. Had my Dreamcast hooked up to my PC monitor via VGA and I think I was in a dungeon associated with Lilligue?
I remember convincing my friend to get it back in 2000 as he was the only person I knew who got a launch window Dreamcast. I just remember watching videos of the game in action online (I think it was on The GIA or IGN?), and being blown away by that catchy battle theme.
Funny enough there WAS a PC version released around the same time as the PS2 version, but that was also a pretty sloppy port. I really oughta get Grandia 1 on PSN because I am REALLY digging the first game's music!
I may be one of the biggest Breath of Fire fanboys around, but even I will concede to Noriyuki Iwadare's Grandia II "FIGHT! ver. 1" as the greatest JRPG battle theme of all time. It's the perfect god-tier concoction of aha 80s synths, Joe Satriani-esque guitar soloing and ESPN Monday Night Football rip-offs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7O8LqwKwwg . But seriously, Grandia II's Battle Theme gives me chills and just gets me pumped up every time I listen to it and made the battles that much more fun.
Likewise, all the town music is really damn good, I love how jazz-funky Carbo Village is. "Nightmare Village Mirumu ~ A Good, Unknown Anxiety" is another great town theme.
I remember hearing that Grandia Xtreme, despite having Mark Hammill, wasn't a very good game, so I avoided it. The most I've seen of Grandia III was in screenshots, and then it sort of came out and I didn't give it much attention. Now I wish it and Xtreme were PS2 Classics (Xtreme is, in Japan at least)!
Gotta give some shoutouts to some VGM people who did some awesome covers of Grandia music, notably:
Grant "Stemage" Henry's cover of Grandia II's Battle Theme https://stemage.bandcamp.com/track/fight
The World is Square's lovely folk performance of 'Nightmare Village" https://theworldissquare.bandcamp.com/track/kitchen-nightmare-village-people-nightmare-village-a-great-unknown-anxiety-grandia-ii
Video Game Orchestra's performance of the Grandia theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4fUdY1PGhY
Dammit, Kulikowski! I was going to mention the Monday Night Football thing, both here and in the Battle Sampler episode when I heard it the first time. Then I didn't. But I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
Wow Grandia has pretty cool music.
I dunno is this weird, but I recognise the battle music that starts at about 37 minutes into this episode, but not from any of the games, I've never played them; but from ANOTHER VGMpire episode.
I listened to your battle sampler show multiple times, because it had such a great range from different series. I'm 99% sure the song in question was the song that started the battle sampler episode.
You're correct. I was waiting for one of them to call attention to that fact but they didn't for some reason. Now I'm just going to go home and cry for a little bit.
I commented before I finished the episode.
Now that I listened to it all, there was another Grandia song later that I remember from the battle sampler episode.
So two in total I think.
Yessss! Can't wait to listen to this one. I played Grandia II on the Dreamcast. It was the 2nd or 3rd RPG I ever played. The other two were Evolution (not quite the same quality) and Skies of Arcadia (of even greater quality in my book). I loved Grandia II. "Dangerous Zone" sticks out in my memory more than any other song. It is just so blood pumping and when it plays, you know that some serious sh** is hitting the fan.
I replayed Grandia II about a year ago. It's still quite a good game. The story is nothing special, but there's a lot of surprising detail in the game world. Every NPC has 2 or 3 lines, and they all change their lines every time something significant happens in the story. It kind of blew me away to see that they bothered giving new lines to NPCs in the first town when I'm halfway through the game. Also, apparently Ryudo is voiced by Liquid Snake. Who knew?
Hah, you guys mentioned Evolution and E.G.G! I never expected such obscure games to get a mention. Brett, I'm glad you loved Grandia II and I hope it does well on Steam. There's a lot to love about it.
Grandia II has long been on my short list of "games to play" if only to finally hear the music in context. "A Deus" is one of my favorite game pieces *ever*. The idea of using Portuguese rather than Latin or French for an "official" language sets it apart, even if the pronunciation is apparently kinda bad. Also, I think I'm a sucker for harps. "Romance at a Windy Isle" and "A Goodbye, and a Decision" are also gorgeous songs worth checking out. Can't wait for it to finally hit Steam…whenever that'll be.
Thanks for the show, as always!
ooooooh! I really loved this episode! I never played any of the grandia games but man, this is some super good music. It has a specific sound of a time of RPG soundtracks that I love and make me all super nostalgic. thanks for making this ep. I'll have to get my hands on that 1 & 2 OST. definitely.
Grandia 2 is a soundtrack I can go back to endlessly. I played the game once something like 10 years ago, but those themes stick fresh in my head still. It has just the right blend of dramatic tension and fun melodies that match the game so well. The battle theme is one of the best ever, and 'Dangerous Zone' is a perfect cheesy rock instrumental.
This episode is really making me want to go back and play it. This was the first game that really shocked my mid-Western roots. [SPOILER] "The final bad guy is the Pope!"?
So glad to hear this music again. Grandia is my 2nd favorite RPG of all time (right behind Skies of Arcadia). This series is fantastic and the music top notch. Catchy, fresh and holds the test of time.
Thanks for sharing this with us!
that Grandia 2 battle song is so freaking good…"Fight Ver 1″ I think is the title. That chimey synth melody…. "All I see is four heroes flying through space in a cadillac" – C. Ant
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When you don't get that closure
This post was inspired by a conversation I had the other day with a group of wonderful, beautiful women, who are all going through some pretty bad breakups of 4 plus years-long relationships – and the common theme among all of them was they were missing a proper, decent, human closure. Which of course makes it much harder for them to move on and continue living their lives without the burden of too many "whys" and "what ifs".
You might have noticed I try to avoid being gender-specific in my posts – since I think we can all make the same mistakes and end up at the wrong end of good relationship etiquette. But I must admit I am tempted to conclude that in this case men seem to be responsible for a disproportionally large part of the blame. They just simply hate confrontations, and to avoid them efficiently – they often tend to resort to "run-and-hide" tactics, rather than face the music and communicate openly about how they feel and why they think breaking up is the only viable solution to their relationship anxiety. If you had the courage to leave – then be a man and have enough courage to tell this same girl why you are leaving her. She deserves that much. Anyone deserves that much.
(Sorry guys, but this had to be said – and if you think I am wrong in this assessment, please feel free to contradict me: I am always open to a good, argument based discussion and critique.)
We all need closures in life, and when it comes to romantic relationships they are a crucial element of a successful healing process. Breakups leave open, bleeding wounds on our hearts, and we all know that a properly applied bandage is one of the first and foremost conditions which will help the wound heal quickly and successfully, leaving minimum or possibly no scarring in the process. So what do we do when a bandage is not provided?
In that case, I am afraid – you will have to give yourself your own closure. It does seem a bit of a stretch – but think about it – a no-closure is a message too, albeit a very different message. And this message says:
I don't care for you enough to get over my discomfort and openly talk to you about my feelings, to actually give you a decent explanation of why I left you.
I am a weak, confused individual, and I am so out of touch with my true feelings that I can't even find the words to explain what I feel to the person I shared a few years of my life with.
I can't face my own reaction to your questions and your tears – so I will refuse to meet and talk to you as long as it takes for you to pronounce me a complete a**hole and give up looking for me and my answers.
I will do this even if you decide to cross the street when you see me coming towards you, and it is not because I never cared for you – but because I am just too terrified to tell you that I don't care for you any more.
Being left without a closure can sometimes even speed up your healing process, if you have enough clarity and sobriety to see through it, and for what it really is. But I know it's hard to be sober when your heart is in shambles – and I don't condemn you if you can't.
I do hope though, that this post will help you see your ex-partners in a slightly more realistic light. If they had been there for you all those years while you were together – and if they had truly loved you, they should have loved you enough in the end too: at least enough to give you a proper closure.
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Not much is known about the E-TV other than that it will sport a 42″ LCD screen with an integrated Linux-based PC. The E-TV is due in September 2008. The E-TV is an extension of Asustek Computer's fairly successful Eee PC. The Eee PC is a fairly affordable 7″ notebook PC that allows for simple communications and cloud computing. Pricing is not known but compared to regular 42″ LCD TVs the E-TV will require a premium of just $200, tops.
In my opinion, any non-detachable PC on a TV is doomed to fail. The PC and the TV develop at very different paces. The top-of-the-line PC today becomes mainstream in about one year. On the other hand, the creme de la creme TV of today can last for a lot longer, often 5 years or more. Of course, when there is a complete technology transition such as from CRT to LCD, high-end TVs can become next to worthless rather quickly. And this is what is happening now.
What I would have liked to see instead is a E-TV that connects to and works well with the Eee PC, offering a basic but very large display for the Eee PC that allows for cloud computing and TV watching. Simple and affordable.
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