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2003 Ford Focus ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Rock solid compact is fun to drive and practical.
The Ford Focus continues to be one of the most enjoyable compacts in its price range. It's fun to drive, with brisk acceleration performance and agile handling. It's versatile, with hatchback models with flip-down seats that quickly prepare it for large amounts of cargo. It's comfortable on long trips and stable at high speeds.
When it was introduced, the Focus won safety kudos from the federal government and product awards from automotive journalists. The Focus was named North American Car of the Year for 2000 by a group of 50 independent automotive journalists. The 2003 Ford Focus offers improved engine response and reduced interior noise over last year's model.
Ford's New Edge styling has helped the Focus stand out from the crowd. It comes in a wide variety of body styles to meet many different needs and lifestyles.
Road noise has been reduced for 2003. Additional refinement comes in the form of new interior fabrics along with changes to interior and exterior trim. New options include heated seats, a new traction control and anti-lock brake system (ABS) package. The ZX5 five-door hatchback is now available in three trim levels.
The 170-horsepower SVT versions offer thrilling acceleration performance, sporty handling, and excellent brakes, yet give up nothing in terms of practicality. For 2003, SVT versions are available in three-door and five-door hatchback styles.
Ford Focus comes in four distinct body styles: three-door hatchback, five-door hatchback, four-door sedan, and five-door wagon. All ride on the same 103-inch wheelbase and offer similar driving characteristics.
Sedans are the most popular of the Focus models. The four-door sedan is available in three trim levels: entry-level LX ($12,990), an upgraded SE ($15,005), and the 130-horsepower ZTS ($15,580).
Three-door hatchback models are available in ZX3 trim or the high-performance SVT model. The ZX3 ($12,680) is a sport compact, and comes with all the requisite hardware: the 130-horsepower twin-cam engine, 15-inch aluminum alloy wheels, fog lights, and a CD/MP3 player. The ZX3 Power Premium Package 120A ($2285) includes air conditioning, six-disc in-dash CD changer, dual power mirrors, power windows (with one-touch driver's side down), power door locks, front center armrest, front map/reading lamp, tilt/telescoping steering wheel, keyless entry, cruise control, and low-profile P205/50R16 tires on 16-inch alloy wheels.
Five-door hatchback models are available in sporty ZX5 trim or SVT. The five-door hatchback is a cross between a four-door wagon and a coupe, with four doors and a tapered rear roofline leading to a rear hatch. The ZX5 ($15,385) comes standard with the 130-horsepower Zetec engine, 15-inch alloy wheels, fog lamps. Also standard is a CD/MP3 player. ZX5 Premium package ($1000) adds P205/50R16 tires on 16-inch wheels, six-disc in-dash CD changer, map lights, moon roof, body-color trim, speed control, and tilt/telescoping steering wheel.
Wagons are available in SE and ZTW trim. The SE wagon ($17,010) comes standard with the 130-horsepower dohc Zetec engine and a choice of manual or automatic transmission. The ZTW wagon is an enthusiast's sport wagon with 16-inch alloy wheels, leather seating, and a six-disc in-dash CD changer. A four-speed automatic is standard, with a five-speed manual optional.
SVT versions are available in three-door hatchback ($18,380) and five-door hatchback models. Both feature the Ford Special Vehicle Team's 170-j[ version of the 2.0-liter engine. Focus SVT models boast a Getrag six-speed manual transmission, SVT-tuned suspension, special trim, including a rear spoiler.
Three engines are available. All are 2.0-liter four-cylinder engines. The 110-hp 2.0-liter engine with a single overhead-cam and two valves per cylinder is standard on Focus LX and SE models. It's mated to a five-speed manual transaxle.
The 130-hp Zetec engine with double overhead-cams and four valves per cylinder is standard on Focus ZX3, ZX5, ZTS, and wagon models and optional on the Focus SE sedan. It comes with a choice of a more sophisticated five-speed manual gearbox or a four-speed automatic.
New options for 2003 include heated seats, heated mirrors, an MP3 audio system, a perimeter alarm system, and traction control.
Side-impact air bags ($350) are optional and we recommend them.
AdvanceTrac is an optional system for the Focus that can help you keep the car on the road in an emergency handling situation. The system monitors the car's behavior while cornering, checking the steering angle, lateral acceleration and yaw rate. If it senses you're in trouble it reduces power and selectively applies to brakes to individual wheels to keep the vehicle on course. AdvanceTrac uses the ABS and traction control system to help it accomplish this. The system intervenes progressively so that the drier is hardly aware that it has been activated. AdvanceTrac may be turned off by pressing a button on the instrument panel, but comes back on whenever the vehicle is started. AdvanceTrac with ABS is not cheap at $1625, but it could help you avoid an accident. Available as a standalone option for 2003 is traction control ($115), which improves stability in wintry conditions but does not offer the sophisticated accident-avoidance enhancements of AdvanceTrac. ABS, which helps the driver maintain control in a panic brak.
The Ford Focus is a wild looking car. The hatchback versions look wilder and sportier than the sedan. But all models feature edgy European styling with sweeping arcs and crisp creases.
Large pie-section headlamps give the front end a distinctive appearance, and painted gray headlamp surrounds upgrade the appearance for 2003. Several models have fog lamps in the grille opening below the front bumper. There's a similar, but smaller opening above the bumper that houses the turn signals. Both are outlined by arcs. The front and rear fenders are highlighted with geometric curves creased into the sheetmetal.
The roofline is highly arched, particularly noticeable when parked next to another car. The roofline is truncated just aft of the rear axle line. Wedge-shaped tail lamps set in the C-pillars enliven an otherwise plain rear end of the ZX3 and ZX5. Ford claims the tail lamps are more noticeable in that location and reduce repair costs in minor accidents. However, the sedan and wagon have conventionally placed tail lamps, so we'll accept the unique shape and location as distinctive and effective styling.
Lower bodyside PVC coating provides protection from stone dings on all models, and the underbody gets PVC coating as well. Clearcoat paint is standard across the board.
ZX3 and LX have black rather than body-color bodyside protective molding, but this is offset on the ZX3 by black rocker panels. The door handles on all models are black as well. The door handles on black cars blends in, but black also masks the distinctive lines of the Focus that are accentuated by the brighter colors. High-series models get new body-color decklid trim for 2003.
The 2003 Ford Focus rides more quietly (by a significant 2 decibels) than last year as a result of improved body sealing, sprayed on underbody sound deadening, and thicker carpeting. New seating fabrics and trim details upgrade the interior further for 2003.
The Focus is designed from the inside out for maximum interior space within the confines of a compact body. Its raised roof is designed to provide room for today's taller average heights. Elevated seating height adds comfortable legroom.
The front seats are cushy comfy, well bolstered for side support. The seats have an exceptionally high hip point, 20 inches above the ground. The advantages of this seating include a better view down the road, plus more effective leg room front and rear. The high roofline provides lots of head room and makes entry and exit easier. Manual height adjustment allows almost everyone to find a comfortable position behind the wheel and an easy arm's length away from the manual shifter. Sporty woven seat material is designed for younger drivers, while a textured velour fabric is designed for a more upscale ambiance. Ford says it tested both fabrics extensively for color and wear durability, simulating 10 years and 100,000 miles of use and exposure to the sun.
The dash is a collection of arcs, a theme that reinforces the exterior design. The instrument panel is covered by an asymmetrically curved and sharply creased bezel. High series models feature a silver instrument cluster. The fuel gauge has a small arrow pointing to the right, to remind you where the filler is located. A 7000-rpm tachometer flanks a 140-mph speedometer in the ZX5. Both instruments are round and easily readable, clearly marked with white numerals on black, though the tach has no redline.
The center dash panel is formed by an arc that sweeps upward across the dash to the right side of the car and an inverted parabola. In the ZX5, ZTS, and ZTW it's finished in brushed aluminum instead of black. The radio fits into the top of this area. ZX3 and ZX5 models come standard with MP3 players. Also available is a six-disc CD player. Snuggled into the top left is a 12-volt power outlet and trinket tray. Circular ventilation controls feature the edgy styling with buttons styled to fit the room available. The trunk release, on the left end of the dash, is triangular as well, shaped to fit into the intersection of the arcs outlining the instrument panel.
With its asymmetrical design, the interior looks both informal and rich at the same time. Control knobs all have distinctive shapes for easy identification. Rotary controls are rubberized for pleasing soft-touch operation. The steering wheel on the ZX5 is leather-covered and satisfying to touch. Even the plastics used on the dash and door panels have a finger-friendly soft-touch feel. Our only quibble is that the inside door releases don't feel as substantial as they should.
The ZX5's rear couch is entered easily through the rear doors. The back seat of the ZX3 three-door hatchback is best accessed by the young and agile, however. Once there, rear-seat riders have lots of legroom, thanks to widely spaced runners under the front seats, plus adult-sized head and shoulder room. Rear-seat air ducts add comfort winter and summer.
Fold the back seat of either the ZX3 or the ZX5 and there's 18.5 cubic feet of cargo space. Access to this area is easy through the big rear hatch. The versatility of the hatchback design is lost on many Americans, who prefer the more formal sedan profile with its conventional trunk. But hatchbacks are making a comeback in America, and the design is hugely popular among Europeans for its practicality. The sedan trunk, on the other hand, can hold two standard-size suitcases and comes with 60/40 split fold-down rear seats.
The Focus wagon offers the largest cargo capacity in its class, more than a Volkswagen Jetta wagon. Fold the rear seats down and there's 55.8 cubic feet of cargo capacity, 37.5 c.
Driving Impression
Behind the wheel, the Ford Focus is an enjoyable car. All models are fun to drive. The Focus is smooth and stable at high speeds with responsive steering and excellent brakes.
For 2003, the 110-hp engine has a new dual-mode crankshaft damper for refinement, a recalibrated engine management system, and 150,000-mile spark plugs and camshaft drive belt. It delivers an EPA-estimated 27/36 mpg City/Highway.
We prefer the 130-hp 2.0-liter 16-valve double overhead-cam Zetec engine over the 110-hp engine for its improved performance, though highway fuel economy suffers by 2 mpg. The 130-hp Zetec starts instantly and rewards drivers with an almost imperceptible idle, smooth and quiet. Slam the gas pedal down and it responds with surprisingly rapid acceleration, a benefit of a lightweight car with well-developed torque characteristics. Torque is that force that propels you quickly away from an intersection. Fully 80 percent of the Zetec's maximum torque is available from idle to 6000 rpm, and peak torque of 135 foot-pounds comes at 4500 rpm.
Making the Focus even more satisfying to drive is Ford's excellent control of noise, vibration and harshness in this engine. Forget the usual inexpensive four-cylinder harshness; this pup loves to run and doesn't complain about visiting the upper reaches of the tachometer. Ford revised the 130-hp Zetec for 2003. A new throttle body offers improved part-throttle response for improved drivability around town. Greater fuel efficiency comes from a new cylinder head, new valve springs, and a freer exhaust system.
Given a choice, we'd rather have the five-speed manual than the automatic. It's easy to shift. Clutch take-up is good and easy to modulate. Shifting into first gear reveals a rubbery feel to the linkage of the long-shafted shifter. It feels like a Saab shifter; it's precise but not inviting.
The four-speed automatic is slow off the line. Left in Drive, it operates like a conventional American automatic. That is to say it's as dependable as sunrise, but not as exciting. The shifter does include an overdrive-off button, plus D2 and D1 slots, but it lacks the sporty feel and effect of the manual gearbox. Also, fuel economy drops from an EPA-rated 34 mpg on the highway with the manual to 31 mpg with the automatic.
The ZX5 does not act like an economy car. It accelerates and turns much more quickly, making this one of the most enjoyable cars in its class to drive. Response through the rack-and-pinion steering is quick and precise, and feedback is excellent. The car feels like it is leaning in corners more than it actually is because the driver is sitting higher in the saddle. The standard 50-series (16-inch) tires sharpen handling response. The power rack-and-pinion steering is precise, with good road feel and little kick-back or torque steer from the front-drive system.
Out on the interstate the ZX5 is a born cruiser. The engine is quiet and wind noise is absent even up to 75 mph. Speaking of cruising, the cruise control system holds a set speed even on the steepest Interstate grade; with Braille bumps on the steering wheel hub, it's easy to use the cruise control even in the dark (it's not illuminated). Ordinary roads feel smooth, while well-maintained superhighways feel velvety. Some road noise does filter up through the cargo area.
Even more fun are the SVT models. The SVT Focus offers thrilling acceleration in the mid-speed ranges. It'll rocket out of an on-ramp. The SVT engine develops 170 hp and 145 lbs.-ft. of torque. It's an extensively modified version of the Zetec. SVT used high-compression pistons (10.2:1 vs. Zetec's 9.6:1). Breathing is improved through a high-flow aluminum cylinder head with bigger intake ports, stiffer valves, and variable cams. A dual-stage intake manifold improves low-speed torque. SVT's 4-into-2-into-1 headers and a big exhaust pipe reduce backpressure.
The SVT Focus is easy to shift and goes quickly through the gears. The standard s.
The Ford Focus continues to be the world's best-selling small car. It's inexpensive yet long on style, practicality and fun.
The Focus comes in a wide variety of body styles to suit all types of lifestyles. The sedans are comfortable and move people efficiently. The ZX3 hatchback proves economical and practical yet can also be sporty and fun. The ZX5 hatchback makes it easier for rear seat passengers to join in the merriment. The wagons can carry a ton of cargo.
SVT brings stellar performance to this class. The Ford Focus SVT is up to the challenge of other sport compacts with strong acceleration performance, agile handling, and excellent brakes.
Ford says it has been working hard to improve the quality of the Focus. Ford has conducted seven U.S. safety recalls of the 2000 Focus, three recalls of 2001 models and one recall of the 2002 Focus. But quality appears to be improving every year. Comparing the 2002 and 2001 models, the Focus improved 17 percent in problems per 100 vehicles after three months in service, according to a J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study. The Focus now falls 'just slightly below' the industry average of 133 problems per 100 vehicles, J.D. Power said.
Model Lineup
ZX3 3-door hatchback ($12,680); ZX5 5-door hatchback ($15,385); LX sedan ($13,835); SE sedan ($14,660); ZTS sedan ($15,580); SE wagon ($17,010); ZTW wagon ($17,820); SVT 3-door hatchback ($18,380); SVT 5-door hatchback.
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Wayne, Michigan; Hermosillo, Mexico.
Options As Tested
Audiophile system ($395).
Model Tested
Ford Focus SVT 3-door ($18,380).
3780 South. Redwood Road
West Valley City, Ut. 84119
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There are multiple ways to connect to SQL Server from UNIX but the most common are via Java/JDBC and C/ODBC; I'm concentrating on methods involving C (or languages that can interface to C e.g., Perl) here. If you want to connect to Microsoft SQL Server from Java I can only recommend the Easysoft JDBC-ODBC Bridge.
The ODBC API was created as a Pascal API although it is better known as a C API. In ODBC, you basically have 3 components; your application written in C, Perl etc, the ODBC driver manager (usually unixODBC although on some platforms e.g. OSX, iODBC is more popular) and an ODBC driver. For a decent explanation of UNIX/Linux/OSX and ODBC see Linux/Unix ODBC (which I authored but cannot reproduce here).
No matter what language you are using whether it be Perl, Ruby, Python, PHP etc you will need an ODBC driver Manager and an ODBC driver. By far the most popular ODBC driver manager is unixODBC which is an open source project distributed with most of the main UNIX/Linux distributions. In Linux, this is usually available as a package you can download via your package manager in a binary version but make sure you download the unixodbc-dev development package as well as you will need the C header files that are packaged separately. In other UNIXes it is fairly simple to build yourself from sources so long as you have a C compiler.
After you have installed an ODBC driver manager you need to pick an ODBC driver. The main ones are free drivers from freeTDS and Open Client Sybase drivers (which work with most older MS SQL Servers) or non-free drivers from the likes of Easysoft, Openlink and DataDirect. Before I continue I should tell you I have an affiliation with Easysoft. In addition to ODBC drivers that communicate directly with MS SQL Server there are ODBC bridges which connect an application on UNIX/Linux with the manufacturers ODBC driver on a remote machine e.g., the Easysoft ODBC-ODBC bridge. For a description of the different types of ODBC drivers (or access to ODBC drivers) see ODBC Driver Types.
So where should you start? This largely depends on the level of support you want/need, how confident you are at building and installing software and the level of ODBC support you need. If you need a support contract guaranteeing levels of support, you don't have a C compiler, you are not confident building open source software yourself or you cannot depend on bug fixes in a open source project not having any guarantees then you need a commercial solution which is pre-built for your operating system and often includes both the ODBC driver and ODBC driver manager. If you've got no money to spend on software, have a C compiler and all the configure tools and are confident building and deploying software yourself then some of the open source solutions might be the right path for you. If you are going to build an ODBC Driver manager and ODBC driver yourself there are a number of things you should know as it is not as straight forward as you might think (see ODBC Driver Manager and ODBC Driver compatibility).
ODBC-ODBC Bridges provide an ODBC driver for your client operating system which talks to a process/service on a server machine which uses the native ODBC Driver for the database (which you will obviously need to install). Usually, the bridge client uses a proprietary protocol when communicating with the server but a) as far as the application is concerned it is using a normal ODBC driver and b) the service/service translates the network protocol back into ODBC calls in the real ODBC driver.
ODBC-ODBC Bridges are worth considering if:
There are other advantages depending on the bridge:
There are a number of different types of bridges. Some provide an ODBC driver at the client end which happily works with any ODBC enabled application (these are the best in my opinion and true ODBC bridges) and some provide another API (not ODBC) to access a server component which translates the client API into ODBC calls (not strictly ODBC-ODBC bridges). The best mirror the ODBC calls at the client end with identical calls to the same ODBC API at the server end and are totally transparent as far as the client application is concerned (almost as if they were talking directly to the ODBC driver on the remote machine).
The so called "wire-protocol" drivers for SQL Server talk directly to SQL Server over the network.
Open Source SQL Server ODBC Drivers:
Commercial SQL Server ODBC Drivers:
The main advantage of "wire-protocol" drivers is that you only have to install something at the client-end. Of course, this is part of the main disadvantage too as if the database manufacturer changes the protocol your driver may stop working or be unable to use some new feature.
Perl happily interfaces with C via XS and there are a number of possibilities for accessing Microsoft SQL Server from Perl. The main Perl modules to consider are:
For a decent tutorial on installing DBD::ODBC with an ODBC driver manager and an ODBC driver see Enabling ODBC support in Perl with Perl DBI and DBD::ODBC.
Note: If you want to use unicode on unix with DBD::ODBC you need to add the -u switch when running the Makefile.PL e.g., "perl Makefile.PL -u". On Windows, DBD::ODBC currently defaults to using unicode.
Be careful choosing an ODBC Driver to use with DBD::ODBC as many don't pass the DBD::ODBC test suite. However, just because the ODBC driver you are looking at does not pass the test suite it does not mean it is useless. Some of the tests in the DBD::ODBC test suite are rather tasking and few ODBC drivers pass all the tests. Having said that if an Easysoft ODBC drivers fail any of the tests please notify them immediately as they are specifically tested with DBD::ODBC and should pass all tests. FreeTDS 0.82 (current as of the writing of this document) fails a number of the tests and can hang in the Multiple Active Statement tests - this latter issue may not be of any consequence to you if you don't want to use MAS).
Enabling ODBC support in Perl with Perl DBI and DBD::ODBC
Drivers, Data Sources and Connection - Perl DBI/DBD::ODBC Tutorial Part 1
Introduction to retrieving data from your database - Perl DBI/DBD::ODBC Tutorial Part 2
Connecting Perl on UNIX or Linux to Microsoft SQL Server - Perl DBI/DBD::ODBC Tutorial Part 3
Perl DBI - Put Your Data On The Web
The situation in Python is much the same as Perl. There are principally two ways to access ODBC drivers via Python using the Python Database API Specification v2.0 a) mxODBC a) and b) pyodbc.
mxODBC (from eGenix) is a commerical product and was first on the scene having a long history of good database coverage and commercial support. The Python Database API Specification v2.0 was written by Marc-André Lemburg, CEO and founder of eGenix.com. In addition to mxODBC eGenix have mxODBC Connect which is a client-server product avoiding the requirement to have the ODBC driver on your client (python end) operating system (this works a little like an ODBC-ODBC Bridge but in this case you run a server process which uses mxODBC to connect to the native ODBC Driver and a client your Python uses at the Python end which talks to the server).
pyodbc is the newcomer (relative to mxODBC) but extends the Python Database API Specification v2.0 in the following ways. pyodbc uses the MIT license, so it is free for commercial and personal use.
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The unixODBC ODBC Driver manager aims to be completely compatible with the ODBC specification but there are a few areas where the specification has either a) changed over time or b) is not too clear. There are three things in particular you need to be aware of:
The ODBC specification suggests ODBC drivers should be thread-safe i.e., multiple threads should be ok using the same ODBC Driver. Although that is mostly true for Windows ODBC Drivers (with an exception for some older ODBC Drivers or older versions of Windows ODBC Drivers) the actual implementation of threads on UNIX is not a UNIX-universal specification. In particular, on Linux and Solaris, there are multiple threading models you can choose from (e.g., sun threads, POSIX threads, GNU threads and Linux threads) and on most UNIXes the driver needs to be built with a) thread-safe APIs (e.g., gethostbyname_r) and b) with thread specific libraries. As a result, on UNIX, ODBC Drivers are usually supplied with multiple versions (a thread-safe one and a thread-unsafe one linked with a specific thread library).
In addition unixODBC may be built to support thread-unsafe drivers and attempt to protect them via the "Threading" attribute in the odbcinst.ini which can be used to stop multiple threads accessing the environment, connection or statement handles in ODBC.
You are already probably thinking this sounds like a PITA (and it is to some extent) but on most platforms there is only one choice of threading libraries so the choice comes down to whether your application uses threads or not. e.g., on Linux, Linux threads is the standard way to go and on Solaris POSIX threads are implemented on top of the sun threads library.
If you have a threaded application and a thread-unsafe ODBC Driver then you need to read up about the unixODBC "Threading" attribute which can be used to stop multiple threads accessing the environment, connection or statement handles simultaneously.
See 64-bit ODBC.
In the dim distant past when the ODBC specification was put together by Microsoft there was only WIN32 systems which had long integers in C at 4 bytes and pointers at 4 bytes. Now that we have 64 bit systems a long integer can be 8 bytes in length and a pointer is 8 bytes in length but the original ODBC specification declared some arguments to ODBC APIs in terms of a "32bit value". When 64bit systems came along and more memory could be addressed Microsoft changed the specification and introduced a SQLLEN/SQLULEN type for some arguments to ODBC APIs. On 32bit systems an SQLLEN/SQLULEN stayed at 4 bytes but on 64bit systems it became 8 bytes.
This introduced a big conundrum for some ODBC Driver writers as in some cases they had been distributing ODBC Drivers for 64 bit platforms for years before Microsoft changed the specification (e.g., Linux/alpha and DEC/Compaq tru64 then later Sparc 64, PowerPC 64 and Itanium). Some ODBC driver writers stuck to the original specification as long as they could and kept the ODBC APIs described as taking "32bit values" at 32 bit values. Later, when Microsoft introduced the SQLLEN/SQLULEN types it was obvious Microsoft intended those same arguments to be 64-bit values. All of a sudden this meant ODBC Drivers and ODBC Driver Managers for 64-bit platforms could be built in one of 2 ways i.e., with the original specification where SQLLEN/SQLULEN did not exist and all API arguments were at most 32 bits or with the new specification which changed some APIs to take SQLLEN/SQLULEN which were defined as 32 bits on 32-bit systems and 64 bits on 64-bit systems. Bare in mind this is ignoring the problems of writing an ODBC-ODBC Bridge where the client could be running on a 64-bit alpha and the database/ODBC Driver could be running on a 32-bit system.
Now add to this the fact that on most UNIXes you can happily build an application 32-bit or 64-bit on a 64-bit processor. Usually the OS changes the dynamic linker and ELF format so that 32-bit applications only find 32-bit built libraries and 64-bit built applications only find 64-bit built libraries. Not all UNIXes do this the same way. Some define LD_LIBRARY_PATH_32 and LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64 environment variables and some place shared objects built for 32-bit in /usr/lib32 and shared objects built for 64-bit in /usr/lib64 (or variations of this). The one fact to come out of this is that if your application is built 32-bit (on UNIX) it can only link with libraries built for 32-bit (and similarly for 64-bit). This means you cannot take an application like hsodbc which currently is built 32-bit and link it with 64-bit ODBC drivers - you'll get wrong ELF class if you do i.e., the application and shared library are built with a different ELF type or size of integer/pointer). On Windows the problem is equally as troublesome as Microsoft provide a 64-bit ODBC Driver manager and a 32-bit ODBC Driver Manager and if you define a data source in one you cannot access it in the other.
As a result, this whole area is a bag or worms. unixODBC was built with ODBC API args defaulting to 32-bit values for years and had a switch to override this (seldom used) and now defaults to SQLLEN/SQLULEN definitions on 64-bit platforms which are 64 bits instead of 32-bits now. Even if you know all this you still need to know if your application was built 64-bit for a 64-bit operating system or 32-bit in a 64-bit operating system.
What does this all boil down to:
Bare in mind that just because you've got the latest 64-bit processor that does not mean that all your applications and drivers are 64-bit - some could be built 32-bit.
Unicode is simple - isn't it? No!
Here again you must remember the ODBC specification was written by Microsoft and they have changed it over the years. Originally (and still today), the ODBC specification has a number of inconsistencies which make programming ODBC applications for unicode difficult. Add to that, unicode on UNIX is very different from Windows. Originally, the ODBC specification on Windows defined SQLWxxx functions which were Wide equivalents of the ANSI SQLxxx functions; they took UCS-2 characters. On UNIX we had wchar_t types which could be 2 bytes or 4 bytes. Then there is UTF-8 encoding (which is a great idea) but does not fit into the ODBC specification because some of the ODBC APIs are declared in terms of characters and some in terms of bytes (e.g. SQLGetData). Later ODBC on Windows seemed to change to UTF-16 encoded characters which almost fits into the SQLWxxx APIs but does not match well with UNIX. As a result, some ODBC Drivers for UNIX proclaim to support UTF-8 encoding via ANSI APIs but that flies in the face of the fact that ODBC has contradictions in the specification in terms of characters and bytes (e.g., SQLGetData which returns in StrLen_or_IndPtr the length or indicator value which is not defined as bytes or characters so if too small a buffer is passed to SQLGetData for the column, does the StrLen_orIndPtr contain the number of characters required in the buffer to retrieve the whole column or the number of bytes. What if the buffer passed to SQLGetData can only accept n and 1/2 UTF-8 encoded characters? - does it part fill the buffer or split a UTF-8 encoded sequence in two).
What we know today is that the only reliable way to use unicode on UNIX is to use the SQLWxxx functions and pass UTF-16 encoded characters to it. For an example of how this can work see Perl's DBD::ODBC with unixODBC which happily converts UTF-8 encoded Perl strings into UTF-16 encoded strings passed to the SQLWxxx functions and decodes UTF-16 encoded result-sets into UTF-8 encoded strings which are accepted by Perl as unicode strings. It does this for all the connection functions so you can connect to data sources containing unicode strings and supports unicode in result-sets and meta-data.

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Howard Turns Boos to Cheers in Walk-Off Win
Since returning after spending half the season on the DL, Ryan Howard has not had much luck getting his bat going. He struck out 3 times in today's Phillies – Diamondbacks game and each time, the boos got louder. But in the 9th, Howard would redeem himself with a walk-off single to hand the Phillies a 5-4 victory and the series win.
Prior to that, Howard was not the only one hearing the boo birds. Cliff Lee had a rough 2nd inning where he gave up back-to back homers to guys at the bottom of the D-Backs line-up. His battery mate, Erik Kratz, tried to help him out with 2 hits and an RBI in the game, but Lee is becoming notorious for these odd ups and downs.
In case you missed it, catcher Carlos Ruiz is on the DL with a partial tear due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot. So we will be seeing a lot of Kratz in the next 4-6 weeks.
The rest of the team sprinkled some offense here and there. Chase Utley smashed a solo homer in the 5th. And Domonic Brown went 2-for-4, which is a very good sign.
Brown also took flight on his way to 2nd base for a double. It is not a bird or a plane, it is Super-Dom:
The Phillies also took advantage of D-Backs errors while managing to avoid most of their own recent blunders.
A run scored in the 8th to tie the game, which was the result of a D-Backs throwing error. That set up the walk-off from Howard in the 9th. Here is the full Photo Album from the game.
Tomorrow the Braves come to town, and although the Phillies have little to play for right now, a little revenge from the sweep last week may be in order. Vance Worley will pitch; game time is 7:05pm.
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The Python Standard Library By Example
This is the source code bundle for the book The Python Standard Library By Example. It is an updated version of the source from the Python Module of the Week blog series by Doug Hellmann.
The PyMOTW posts for Python 2 ended when I started working on the book in 2010. Now that the book is released, I am tagging the version of the source code from the book as "PyMOTW 2.0" and maintaining any fixes in the new py_stdlib_by_example repository on BitBucket.
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Over the next few months, Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro will profile some of fitness' most powerful women. From the for-profit, non-profit, university and military sector, these women of influence will share their journey to the top and their take on how the industry has changed over the years.
Casey Conrad
Casey Conrad isn't one for being told she can't do something. While she's most known for starting Healthy Inspirations, a national chain of weight loss centers, and her consulting work with her company Communication Consultants, her desire to do her best started at a very young age — 8 years old to be exact.
"I have been athletic since I was a kid and that wasn't necessarily the norm for a girl," she says of her childhood.
So, when Conrad wanted to play baseball and couldn't because she was a female, she challenged the league decision and later became the first girl in Rhode Island to "break through the boy's little league."
Since then she's continued to break barriers. When she first got into the fitness industry 24 years ago, men dominated the field, Conrad says. Not to mention that many outside the industry thought working in a health club meant "taking a steam and sauna."
Her family was particularly surprised when Conrad, who went to college for marketing and received her B.A. from The American University, quit her first job out of college at The International Trade Association after only five months. She switched careers by answering an ad in the newspaper for a position in sales at Spa Lady and traded in her business suits and pumps for sweats.
"My family nearly had a coronary," she remembers. "You have to be prepared for what your friends, family members and the public think [about the industry]. You have to have a thick enough skin to take that and allow you to get through the criticism, and know that if you love what you do, eventually financials will work out."
Within four years, Casey was a regional manager and sales trainer for Spa Lady in the Baltimore area. Looking for more, she left the women's only chain in 1989 and became a full time consultant and author to over 20 books on the health and fitness industry. In 1994, her book Selling Fitness catapulted her into the industry nationwide, and soon after she began speaking at International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association events.
"[Conrad] is an overachiever not because of the fact that she always has to be the best and not to prove anything to anybody, but it's just how she lives her life," says Florence Auld, owner of Women's Fitness Club and Day Spa in Chantilly, VA, who worked with Conrad at Spa Lady. "She's brilliant, has incredible writing skills, is a great speaker and people love her. It's great to walk around at shows because people want to talk to her."
At the same time, Conrad went back to school to obtain her law degree at Roger Williams University School of Law with the intention of adding legal consulting for health clubs to her business. In 1998, she passed the Rhode Island Bar exam.
Consulting, writing and speaking at national events proved to be quite time consuming and with traveling 25 days out of the month, Conrad found herself close to burnout.
"I was very busy — too busy," she says. "I kind of wanted a bit more of a life — be at home, see my dog, have a date."
In 1999, she decided she didn't want to live out of a suitcase or practice law — instead she wanted to create a new smaller club concept for women with a focus on nutrition, one-on-one coaching, relaxation and beauty treatments — basically, a one-stop shop for women's weight loss and lifestyle programs. Seven years later that idea has sprouted into 72 licensed or franchised Healthy Inspirations locations in 20 states and four counties.
As president of the chain, Conrad is still busy, but maintains a healthy balance in her life. She vows to never miss a workout or eat poorly, and she never skimps on sleep. She also brings her dog, Kona (named after the coffee bean), and cat, Cheerio, to work each day.
"I'm the first one to say I'm a workaholic, but I love what I do," she says. "I don't see it as work."
Years in business: 24
Most proud of: Making a difference in the quality of people's lives.
Personal workout: With a basement full of free weights, cardio and weight equipment, Conrad gets in a cardio workout five times a week and lifts weights four to five times a week. When the weather is nice, she goes outdoors to do some inline skating.
Colleague's one-word description: Giving
Interesting fact: Has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do
Lynne Brick
The first group exercise class that Lynne Brick took, she taught. That's just the way Brick does things — self admittedly, "with a bang."
Take for example her introduction into her career. Within a two-week span, Brick graduated from Towson University with a B.S. in nursing, started her first nursing job at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center (also the first shock trauma unit in the world) and got married.
Fast-forward a couple of years later, and within a short period of time, Brick gave birth to her and her husband's first child, Vicki, and began teaching movement classes as a favor to her husband who at the time was a rec supervisor for the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks. With a background in dance, others quickly noticed she had a knack for teaching. Soon after, Brick and her husband, Victor, started renting space for her to teach in churches and tennis/ racquetball clubs such as the Greenspring Racquet Club. At the time, Brick was still working full-time as a nurse.
"After a six-week session we'd net about $800 cash and thought it couldn't get any better than that," she recalls.
In June of 1985 it got better. After class one day, a participant pulled the Bricks into their Mercedes to talk business. Two months later, the Bricks quit their day jobs and became owners of what was then called Padonia Fitness Center. Two months after that, their son Jon was born.
As the years went by, the Bricks expanded the Brick Bodies' empire to a total of five clubs in the Baltimore area, along with two other affiliated clubs in Orlando and New York. Two of those five clubs in Baltimore are Lynne Brick's Belvedere and Lynne Brick's Ownings Mills, both women's only facilities. In February 2006, Les Mills International named the pair as regional agents providing group exercise programs for the Mid-Atlantic region.
"[My husband and I] are life and business partners," Brick says. "We share a lot of time in meetings, but we each have specific roles so we're not stepping on each other's toes. It's why we've been able to be in business so long."
The name, Brick Bodies, came upon rather accidentally, just minutes before the couple took the stage for an aerobics competition in 1984. The husband-and-wife team's original name was Body Reflections.
"I said, 'We can't call ourselves that. That's ridiculous. We're both Bricks…why don't we call ourselves Brick Bodies?'"
The name stuck, and Brick's interest in aerobics continued. All of the Brick facilities have a strong group exercise program, and Brick has written several books including Consumer Guide's Step Into Shape and Fitness Aerobics by Human Kinetics. She's performed in more than a dozen exercise videos and in 1990, was named Fitness Instructor of the Year by IDEA. Brick has presented lectures, workshops, master classes and trainings in more than 25 countries.
"With my dance background, it's simple for me, but for someone without dance and music appreciation it can be very hard," she says. "[Training and teaching] is the gift I give back to the world."
After more than 20 years of giving to the industry, Brick has no plans of slowing down. Brick Bodies hopes to open more than a dozen clubs in the central Maryland region within the next three to five years.
However, she emphasizes the importance of taking care of yourself. In winter 2001, she had a benign brain tumor removed and took two years to fully recover from the full craniotomy. Now, she's hired a personal assistant to allow her to focus more on her core passion — helping others. She hopes to eventually combine her past with her present by starting her own lifestyle retreat run by nurses and fitness professionals. She'd also like to get her Ph.D. in community health.
Brick plans on going out with a bang, too.
"I want to be on that Smucker's jar at 101, still kicking my legs," she says.
Years in business: 24 years
Most proud of: Her two children and her marriage of 28 years.
Personal workout: Teaches 1-2 classes a week, strength trains 1-2 times a week plus a variety of cardio 1-3 times a week: tennis, outdoor cycling, running, etc.
Colleague's one-word description: Passionate
Interesting fact: Played college tennis her senior year


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Christopher Yates necessitava di un nuovo design di logo e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 217 design presentati da 70 designer.
The Marketing Artist
I have just started a new company to help small business implement marketing strategies and also business development. My clients may need help with such areas as branding themselves.I help them create a brand and I subcontract out work to graphic artists. I help them with marketing pieces, signs, etc.
I also help them with improving customer service.
I offer warm, personal service and believe that image is everything.
Small business that need help with implementing marketing strategies to bring in additional business.
A creative logo that has a friendly feel. Although "artist" is part of the title I don't want an artist palette or anything cute. I want it to be professional, but not stuffy. Use of color is good, I will print in 4-color and use it on all of our marketing pieces.
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NHL draft, 6 p.m., NBCSN: The Blackhawks traded the No. 22 pick for Andrew Ladd, so you'll have to interest yourself in other ways. For example, did you know No. 1 prospect Auston Matthews is part Mexican and somewhat fluent in Spanish? Discuss.
"Kimbo Slice: One of a Kind," 6 p.m., Spike: Actor and close friend Kevin Connolly narrates the late Slice's rise from YouTube street fighter to mixed martial arts star.
"The Ranch: Home of an American Sports Dynasty," 7 p.m., NBC: An inside look at the ultracompetitive National Team Training Center, where U.S. women's gymnasts hone...


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Thanks to NSA contractor Edward Snowden, leaked documents published last week revealed that the agency has captured the metadata -- numbers called, call duration, approximate geographical location -- for millions of U.S. phone subscribers. Under U.S. law, the agency is only allowed to spy on foreigners. But the system that's been revealed appears to capture data on everyone, then rely on search algorithms to prevent information being retrieved on anyone who seems to be a U.S. citizen.
But what if you object to the blanket capture of U.S. cell subscribers' metadata information, or simply don't trust the NSA? Is it possible to avoid having information captured as part of the phone-tapping program, or via the surveillance program known as Prism that captures audio, email and video communications made by using such well-known services as Gmail, Facebook, Hotmail, Skype and Yahoo?
Earlier this week, The Washington Post detailed five strategies for preventing communications from being intercepted, including browsing using Tor and using Silent Circle to make phone calls. To what extent will these approaches easily secure your communications, and what other possibilities are available?
[ Cell phone calls are just one way U.S. citizens are monitored. Read What's Next In Video Surveillance. ]
In fact, many of the approaches trade increased information security for decreased usability. Then again, for some people, the tradeoff might be worth it. Here's what's available:
1. Tor, For Anonymous Browsing.
Using the Tor anonymous network helps prevent your traffic from being intercepted, thus foiling anyone who's attempting to identify which websites you're visiting, or people with whom you're communicating. In fact, Snowden, a former CIA employee and NSA contractor, was photographed with a Tor sticker.
Tor, which is free to use, uses an encrypted network to route your browsing. Using it for anonymous browsing is as easy as downloading the Tor Browser Bundle, which is a version of Firefox for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. But that encrypted, anonymous network comes at a price: slower browsing.
Furthermore, Tor isn't foolproof. The 2011 attacks against Dutch certificate authority DigiNotar, for example, resulted in the creation of fraudulent digital certificates for Facebook, Google, Skype, as well as Tor, apparently for the purpose of spying on Iranian Internet users. Likewise, researchers occasionally identify vulnerabilities in the service that can be exploited to identify users.
2. An OTR App, For Encrypted Chat.
Snowden communicated with Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian journalist who published some of the documents he leaked, using an unnamed OTR -- for "off the record" -- chat messaging program or plug-in.
For many people who want anonymous communications, the ease of using OTR applications, which enable chat sessions to be encrypted between two people using compatible clients or plug-ins for their chat service, makes it a natural choice. Furthermore, numerous free clients exist, including Cryptocat, Adium for Mac OS X and IM+ for Android and iPhone.


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An event every week that begins at 1:00pm on Tuesday, repeating until June 26, 2018
This is a class for young people to play, discover and create while building artistic skills and creating images which may inspire stewardship of our earth for all species.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Would You Ever Guess Wednesday - Ericas Craft Room
Hello!! Today for my design team post, I created something that we call a Would You Ever Guess Wednesday project. That means on Wednesdays, we make something from our cartridges that only uses the function buttons on the overlays. It means not using the main image shown for a button but one of the other images shown. We also can use a Cake cartridge to make a paper project.
I decided to use my go to cartridge, Art Philosophy for my card shape using the Card function button. This came from page 37 in the AP handbook. I cut it at 4.25" I also cut another card at 3.75" from the flowered paper and then cut at the score line to create the top layer for my card.
Next I chose to use the Cricut American Alphabet cartridge that came with my E2 to cut the sentiment Thank You. I also cut a shadow. Both of these cuts came from page 63 of the handbook and used the Font 3 and the Font 3 Shadow buttons.
To complete the card, I added some doodling with my white Signo Uniball pen and then added the crocheted butterfly. I ordered these handmade elements from a lady on the Cricut.com message board. She also made some cute flowers in assorted colors for me.
Hope you enjoyed my WYEGW card. Please also visit Erica's blog to see the projects posted by my fellow design team sisters.
15 comments:
- Liz said...
Beautiful card. I love this cartridge
- April 4, 2012 at 12:08 PM
- Homespun Elegance said...
Tracey this Card is awesome! I have no idea how I have never thought to sketch in threads on the wording, but it JUST looks brilliant!! I adore this crocheted butterfly!
Jessica @ www.homespunelegance.blogspot.com
- April 4, 2012 at 12:22 PM
- Kathy Salido said...
such a pretty card Tracy!! Love the flower paper and the crochet butterfly. do you have the blog address of the person you got those from??
My Cricut Craft Room Design Team
- April 4, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Love this card! The crochet butterfly is so cute and the sentiment... I always forget about sentiments from the Cricut.. Great Job!
MCCR DT Sis
- April 4, 2012 at 4:37 PM
- Ava Fernandez said...
Tracy your card is beautiful, love the extra touch with the crochet butterfly, did you make that as well?
Ava DT Sister
- April 4, 2012 at 6:33 PM
- Connie said...
Stunning! Love the faux stitching and the gorgeous butterfly!!
- April 4, 2012 at 7:26 PM
- ScrapMyWay said...
Beautiful card....I WANT THAT CART!!!!! I guess I also need to learn to crochet..LOL!
Creative Wishes,
Claire S.
DT My Cricut Craft Room
- April 4, 2012 at 8:15 PM
- Marji said...
Very very pretty
- April 4, 2012 at 9:21 PM
- TeresaK said...
I love Art Philosophy too!
That crocheted butterfly is the perfect touch to your card!
- April 4, 2012 at 11:53 PM
- Sarah said...
You did a wonderful job on this card. I love how you used the card feature to cut the layer, Great tip.
Thanks for sharing!
MCCR DT Member
- April 5, 2012 at 12:24 AM
- angel4ever said...
This card is so very pretty! ♥
- April 5, 2012 at 12:06 PM
- scrapbookingforfun said...
Love the card and became a new follower!
MCCR DT sister Shelley
- April 6, 2012 at 7:28 PM
- Mary said...
Tracy I love this shaped card. Great colors as well. TFS, Mary M
- April 6, 2012 at 11:20 PM
- MsJay said...
Nice card, and I need this cart. TFS
- April 7, 2012 at 10:17 PM
- Missy said...
this is such a pretty card, the butterfly is such a nice touch!
- April 7, 2012 at 10:44 PM


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MIDDLEBURY — The Hospice Volunteer Services community will honor Patty Dunn this Friday afternoon from 4:30-6 p.m. at St. Stephen's on the Green in the parish hall. Dunn recently retired after nine years of service as the HVS executive director.
The program will begin at approximately 5 p.m. with musical selections by Wellspring followed by tributes from community members, including Henry Prickitt, Maura McClure, Kate McGowan, Peter Jensen and Margie Beckoff. Frank Buonincontro and Diana Barnard, members of the HVS board of directors, will be the emcees.
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Auschwitz I Appelplatz (Roll Call Square)
The first view is of the corner of a barracks built with prisoner slave labor. As you move to the right you see one of the camp's streets of dirt and stones, and then a row of barracks.
Moving on to the right you see the rear half of the Appelplatz (roll call square) where prisoners stood at attention in ranks in the morning and in the evening. They were forced to stand here with no exceptions for weather [link]. When the prisoner count was short they stood until it was correct, sometimes all night. This, while enduring a conscious program of psychological dehumanization and physical degradation consisting of frequent beatings, insufficient food, primitive sanitary conditions promoting disease, little or no medical attention, and long hours of brutal slave labor with constant harassment and beatings.
Scrolling right you see visitors strolling along a street lined with trees, grown much larger than in the old days of the camp. Moving on you see the front half of the Appelplatz with the chimneys of the camp kitchen beyond.


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On September 6, 1920, Barbara Guest was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, Berkeley, from which she graduated in 1943.
Early in her career, she was known predominantly as a writer of the New York School, a group of poets that included John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Frank O'Hara, and James Schuyler. The New York School represented a rejection of the dominant school of confessional poetry and was deeply influenced by the action painters of the 1950s and 1960s, particularly Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Larry Rivers.
Throughout the 1950s, Guest worked as a writer for Art News magazine, and she has continued to write articles and reviews for many art magazines. The tension between the lyrical (or musical) and the graphic (or material) is a defining feature of her work, and her poetry often utilizes space as a way to draw attention to language.
Guest has published numerous collections of poetry, among them The Red Gaze (Wesleyan University Press, 2005); Miniatures and Other Poems (2002), Symbiosis (1999), Defensive Rapture (1994), Fair Realism (1989), Musicality (1988), The Nude (1986), Quilts (1980), and Biography (1980). She is also the author of several plays and a novel, Seeking Air (1978).
Her honors include the Robert Frost Medal for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement from the Poetry Society of America, the Longwood Award, a San Francisco State award for poetry, the Lawrence Lipton Award for Literature, the Columbia Book Award, and a grant from The National Endowment for the Arts.
She lived in Berkeley, California. Guest died on February 15, 2006.
A Selected Bibliography
The Blue Stairs (1968)
Moscow Mansions (1973)
Biography (1980)
The Nude (1986)
Musicality (1988)
Fair Realism (1989)
Defensive Rapture (1994)
Symbiosis (1999)
Miniatures and Other Poems (2002)
The Red Gaze (2005)
Seeking Air (1978)
The Confetti Trees (1999)
Rocks on a Platter: Notes on Literature (1999)
The Ladies Choice (1953)
The Office (1963)
Port (1965)


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Coming off a 5-set loss to St. Andrews on Friday night, the Queens University of Charlotte volleyball team (3-15, 7-24) looked to end the season by celebrating Senior Day with a win. The visiting Coker Cobras (3-15, 5-26) had other ideas as they defeated the Royals 25-18; 22-25; 19-25; 21-25 in four sets.
The Royals' attack was led by the trio of Brittany Harvey Tanisha Lea, and Annie Henderson who tallied season-highs in kills (10) and blocks (2). Erinn Moore added a double-double with 44 assists and 10 digs. Among the five Royals with 10+ digs, libero Sarah Malpass registered a match-high 28 digs. Queens' lone senior, Audrey Hurd, played to the spirit of the celebration as she had season-highs in Kills (4), digs (5), and aces (1) in her final appearance.
Hurd, escorted by her parents, was honored between games two and three with flowers and gifts from her teammates. The celebration included a recap of her career highlights followed by teammate's dialogue about Hurd's leadership and inspiration on the team.
In their third Conference Carolinas win of the year, the Cobras leaned on Cynallyhia Indriago's 10 kills and 14 digs. Coker balanced the floor using setters Molly Bookhart and Abby Frame to direct the attack with 20 and 19 assists respectively. A series of players manned the perimeter for the Cobras, five recorded 11+ digs.
With the loss, the Royals finish the season tied 10th in Conference Carolinas with Coker.


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Ava Thursday: She has a boo-boo
I am so digging this drawing. As with all of Ava's drawings, there's a story here, albeit a short one. When I asked her to tell me about this drawing, she said, "She has a boo-boo!" That's it.
I love the composition, where we see only the bottom half of the subject. No need to see the girl's face or arms -- just the main point of focus: the band-aid on her knee. And don't you just love the sneakers? I do too.
There's something in this drawing that really appeals to me. The way Ava drew the dress down from off the top of the page, and how the legs come straight down -- I dunno, there's just something about the execution of this that makes me realize just how proud I am of my daughter. Yes, I am the stereotypical Proud Father, but I think I have every right to proudly showcase my girl's artwork to as many people as I can. She is my girl. My one and only Ava, with whom I share a special bond. She is like no other, and I am so happy to have her in my life.
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This is so unique. Most 5 year olds want to draw the WHOLE person in a picture! I am amazed at her ability to "see" like an artist. (beams with pride)ReplyDelete
always fun to check out "ava thursday" - always amazed!ReplyDelete
that is so cool... she's a chip off the ol' block.ReplyDelete
i put a crayon in my 8 month old son's hand the other day and taped some paper to a drawing board for him, but he just kept trying to eat the crayon
Keepin' it simple! It's amazing how well Ava understands graphic communication. She intuitively draws only what's necessary, and leaves out the clutter.ReplyDelete
Great to see Ava's brilliance in progress! I think she's beginning to understand the fundamentals of art! Keep up the good work!ReplyDelete
- Glen!
Sure this isn't a self-portrait? The left sneaker's laces read 'me'!ReplyDelete
i love how you talk about your daughter - no wonder she is so talented - with someone having such faith in her how can she not.ReplyDelete
Swweetttt! This is definitely striking stuff for anyone so young. I agree with Dave,real chip off the ol'block. Can't wait till my nephew Adam is old enough to draw properly like Ava. Right now he's 2 years old and could only draw squiggly line and circles. Hope you'll keep all of Ava's drawings safely in a chest or something,then compile and publish it when she's a lot older. ^^ Knowing Ava,she'll be a budding artist when she grows up.ReplyDelete
I love them all but this one especially is so sweet and dear! thanks Ava you make me smile!ReplyDelete
I love the focus and perspective. I love that she went out of the box for this. I love that it wasn't just a picture but a picture that had a theme and knew where the perspective best suited that theme... And she's a kid. Artistic genius in the making!ReplyDelete


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Basil is one of most nutritious herbs, used in variety of cuisines and a popular seasoning herb for Italian cooking. It is native to India, where it is considered as holy herb or holy plant. Scientifically known as Ocimum basilicum, basil provides many health benefits mainly because of its phytonutrients compounds. It is known for its healing power- a very good herb for skin, hair, bone, immune system and digestive tracts. This herb also gives protection against unwanted bacterial growth and used in antibiotic drugs. But one of the major health benefits of Basil is its ability to promote cardiovascular health. Know more about cardiovascular health benefits of basil.
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- Vitamin K
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- Vitamin C
- Calcium
- Iron
- Folate
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Potassium
- Omega-3 fats
- Dietary fibre
Basil for Cardiovascular Health
- All of these nutrients are enough for making basil a great food for heart. Vitamin A is a very powerful antioxidant protects cells from free radical damage and also prevents oxidation of cholesterol. Oxidized cholesterol is responsible for the development of atherosclerosis, which can lead to heart attack and stroke. Phytonutrients in basil provide important cardiovascular health benefits as well. Cryptoxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin in basil are excellent antioxidants and they protect cells from free radical damage. Caffeic acid found in this herb is a strong antioxidant and helps in reducing oxidative stress as well.
- Magnesium is another very important nutrient for the heart. It relaxes blood vessels, improves blood flow and also controls irregular heartbeats.
- Manganese is a trace mineral which is a powerful antioxidant. It fights against free radicals, helps maintain good blood pressure levels and also keeps good cholesterol levels.
- Potassium provides important cardiovascular health benefits as well. It is needed for proper heart function. Potassium reduces the chance of developing Atherosclerosis and responsible for reducing high blood pressure levels.
- Dietary fiber in basil herb controls total cholesterol levels. Dietary fiber raises good cholesterol levels and reduces bad cholesterol (LDL) levels significantly. It also controls blood pressure and prevents chronic inflammation.
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Holy basil which is botanically known as Ocimum tenuiflorum or Ocimum sanctum and it is a highly nutritious herb. In India, this herb is known as Tulasi and associated with religion (Hinduism) and mythological beliefs. Although, Basil and Holy Basil are the plants of same genus but they are two different plants altogether. Basil is botanically known as Ocimum Basilicum. The great thing about holy basil is that this herb is full of phytochemicals and conventional nutrients. This is why it's a part of Indian traditional medicines and Ayurveda for a long time. Holy basil tea is known for its healing capabilities and it is valued as an energizing herbal drink. Holy Basil tea or Tulasi tea is also have a reputation of providing calming or relaxing effect and widely popular as a great remedy for stress...


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PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa will be looking to secure just their second home test series win in over four years when they take on New Zealand in the second test at St. George's Park tomorrow.
The Proteas have risen to the top of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) test team rankings thanks to their wonderful away form which has seen them win back-to-back series in Australia and England and remain unbeaten on their travels since 2006.
However, South Africa have won just one test series at home since their 2-0 victory over Bangladesh in November 2008, a 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka in early 2012.
The Proteas will be confident of winning the second and final test against New Zealand after demolishing the Black Caps by an innings and 27 runs inside three days in the first test in Cape Town.
The visitors were shot out for just 45 runs on the first morning of the test, a period of play that New Zealand coach Mike Hesson described as a "horror session".
They will not face their first-innings tormentor Vernon Philander after the seamer was ruled out of the match with a hamstring strain and they showed some fight in their second innings with 275, so South Africa are expecting a battle.
"New Zealand put up a bit of a fight in the second innings and that's the nature of the Kiwis. For what they might have lacked in the player pool, they make up for with determination and guts," said left-arm spinner Robin Peterson. "The conditions at St. George's probably mean the game will go the distance instead of what happened at Newlands. I'm expecting the Kiwis to be a bit more at home here than anywhere else in the country," added Peterson.
The pitch in Port Elizabeth is expected to be a low and slow track making it more like the pitches the New Zealanders are used to at home. Philander, who has taken an incredible 74 wickets in just 13 test matches, will be replaced by inexperienced fast bowler Rory Kleinveldt though batsman New Zealander Kane Williamson does not expect the hosts's attack to be any weaker.
"They have a lot of depth and that is probably why they are the best team (in the world). They can call on blokes who will do the job. We are looking at all their bowlers equally in getting ready for this next match," said Williamson. "They are all different bowlers and they complement each other well. Philander is probably one of the best bowlers in the world at the moment (but his absence) is certainly not a release in any way because there is Morkel and Steyn there that are also some of the best bowlers in the world as well."
Pacemen Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel are ranked first and eighth respectively in the world test bowling standings.
Williamson added that the Black Caps would be far better prepared for the challenge of playing South Africa after their comprehensive defeat in the first test.
"The last test was certainly a learning curve, especially for the blokes who hadn't played against the South Africans, the best team in the world. That has certainly gone into our training to hold us in better stead for the next game."


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Hartsville, S.C. – In a thrilling five set match the Coker Lady Cobras volleyball team picked up their first home victory of the season, defeating the St. Augustine's College Falcons 3-2 on Saturday afternoon. The marked not only the first home victory for the Lady Cobras, but also the first five set win for Coker.
It was not an easy for Coker (3-22, 1-11 Conf. Carolinas) as they started the match with a pair of wins, 25-19 and 25-15, only to fall behind in the next two sets, 25-21 and 25-23. Then in a back and forth fifth set the Lady Cobras pulled out the 15-12 win.
Leading the Lady Cobras was freshman Lisa Ross (Bowling Green, Ky.)with a double-double of 16 kills and 11 digs, while Cynallyhia Indriago (Columbia, S.C.) also had a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs. Abby Frame (Sylvania, Ohio) dished out 27 assists, with Molly Bookhart (Orangeburg, S.C.) handing out 18 assists and picking up 11 digs. Paige Murray (Kitty Hawk, N.C.) had four aces in the match, with April Griggs (Bishopville, S.C.), Ross and Bookhart each getting three.
For the Falcons, Shakira Carter was the kill leader with nine, followed by Courtney Mosley and Stephony Newkirk each with eight kills. Keisha Parris was the dig leader with 16 digs, while Nicolette Campbell had 13 and Roxanne Smith had 33 assists.
Coker returns to the court on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7:00 p.m. when the Lady Cobras host Mount Olive College in a Conference Carolinas match.


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Interest Rates
Interest rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages are currently 4.37% with 15-year rates at 3.41% and 5-year adjustable rates at 3.17%.
Queens NY Home Sales
Queens experienced another month-to-month gain in total existing-home sales for the month of July amounting to a 9% increase from the previous month. The seasonally adjusted annual rate rose to 803 for July, up from 737 in June. This is 17.1% higher than transactions in June 2012. We still believe there is a strong outlook in the Queens housing market despite the rise in interest rates. This is evident by the four consecutive months of year over year double digit home sale increases. Residential One, Two, and Three Family home sales are down 2.4%, Condo home sales are up 16%, and Coop Sales are up 61.6% from July 2012.
Queens NY Home Prices
The median existing-home price for Queens reached $365,000 in July, which was 5.1% higher than the previous year. On a month-by-month basis, July's median price is .8% lower than the price of $368,000 in June. This is the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year price increases. Residential One, Two, and Three Family home prices are down 8.7%, Condo home prices are up 8.7%, and Coop prices are up .5% from July 2012.
Queens NY Housing Inventory
Inventory in July represented 9 months supply, down slightly from 9.3 months in June. Total housing inventory rose by .3% in July from 6,123 homes to an end total of 6,144 homes available for sale. Dealing with low inventory can be a struggle for buyers but with prices recovering it is still possible to find good deals on Queens NY homes.
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Second Battle of the Marne, (July 15–18, 1918), last large German offensive of World War I.
Following the success of his four major offensives in France from March to June 1918, the chief of the German supreme command, General Erich Ludendorff, conceived another offensive as a diversion to draw French troops away from the Flanders front, against which he planned to direct his final decisive offensive. In the diversionary attack, he intended to capture Reims and split the French armies. But the French general Ferdinand Foch had foreseen the coming offensive, and the Germans consequently met unexpected French resistance and counterattacks. German troops did cross the Marne River at several points but were able to advance only a few miles. British, American, and Italian units assisted the French in their defense. In the southwest the Germans advanced only 6 miles (10 km) under heavy fire before bogging down. On July 18 the German offensive was called off just as a great Allied counteroffensive began that same day. Allied troops attacked the Germans' large Marne salient (i.e., a bulge protruding into the Allied lines), taking the Germans by surprise. Three days later the Allies crossed the Marne, and the Germans retreated to their former Aisne-Vesle lines. The counteroffensive was decisive in shifting the balance of power in the West against an increasingly exhausted German army.


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Russian Annexation of Crimea Threatens Drug Therapy for People Suffering From Addictions, Illnesses
March 24, 2014
This article was reported by Kyiv Post.
The Kyiv Post reported that Russia's annexation of Crimea soon would halt an opioid substitution therapy (OST) program that supplied buprenorphine and methadone to 800 drug-addicted patients in Crimea. Participating in OST programs allowed long-term addicts to avoid illegal drugs, sustain a more normal life, and get medical treatment for related medical conditions like HIV and hepatitis.
Countries across the world use OST as part of a broader HIV prevention strategy. Ukraine had enrolled approximately 8,500 clients in OST programs since 2006, after a sharp increase in injection of homemade opium led to higher HIV incidence in the nation. Ukraine officials reported that OST and other harm reduction strategies had reduced new HIV infections from 7,127 cases in 2006 to 5,847 in 2013.
An armed escort delivered the substitution therapy drugs from Kharkiv to program sites in Ukraine. Since Russian soldiers and local self-defense and Cossack groups set up roadblocks on roads into Crimea on February 27, no new supplies have arrived on the peninsula. OST clients in Crimea expect substitution drugs to run out in approximately 10 days, since local pharmacies could not stockpile supplies. Roadblocks also affected the supply of medications essential for HIV and TB treatment.
Although the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, which managed OST programs in Ukraine, is trying to restart OST supplies to Crimea, Russian Federation law bans the use of opioid substitutes. Since Crimea voted to rejoin the Russian Federation, doctors and patients involved with OST could face prosecution. Vladimir Stroyevsky, head doctor of the Crimean Narcological Clinic, stated that the clinic already had reduced dosages for OST clients and would provide alternative programs such as rehabilitation or cognitive behavioral therapy. Thus far, Crimean clients were reluctant to move to mainland Ukraine to seek OST, because their families would have to find new means of support.
This article was provided by CDC National Prevention Information Network. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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The five multimillion-dollar murals by famed abstract expressionist Mark Rothko were so faded and damaged by sunlight that Harvard packed them away 35 years ago. Now, a revolutionary invention is being used to bring the original colors back to life, and in the process, sparking debate about artistic integrity.
The technique, developed by a team of conservators, curators, and scientists stretching from Cambridge to Switzerland, uses overhead projectors and special software to shine a precision-tinted light on the murals, correcting — pixel-by-pixel — the massive color loss in the murals.
The system is being hailed as a technical tour-de-force even by those who oppose using it in this way. And Harvard is expecting a debate. To wit: Is this a welcome way to breathe new life into aging art, or a creepy, Dorian Gray-inspired parlor trick?
"Some people will accept it, some people will condemn it," said Harvard Art Museums director Tom Lentz. "My hope is that everybody approaches it with a kind of open-mindedness. My fundamental position remains, we developed it, what does it mean for the future?"
The public will have ample opportunity to make its own judgment. Harvard Art Museums will show the Rothkos in a new special exhibitions gallery to mark the November completion of its $350 million expansion project.
The show is called "Mark Rothko's Harvard Murals." His canvasses have fetched more than $50 million per piece in recent years. These paintings were first on display from 1964 to 1979 in the light-soaked penthouse dining room of what is now the Smith Campus Center, an unconventional installation spot. When the light damage became severe, they were packed away into storage.
Exhibit organizers, many with a direct connection to the murals, view the show as a second chance.
"We've developed this new tool and what does it mean?" says Lentz. "I think it's really important that this exhibition really returns these murals to the general public."
Rothko prepared six canvases for the room, but included only five in the final presentation. The panels are large, nearly 9 feet tall and between 8 and 15 feet wide.
Each panel was given a reddish-plum background, but the shapes painted on those canvases — whether roughly square or rectangular or thin bars — were designed with different colors. The decay from the light damage varied. Panel One, for example, retained some of its red, its fading more pronounced on the lower section. Panel Five turned from plum to blue, a dramatic change.
Last week, as a sign of how much attention the Rothko show is likely to garner, the Harvard Art Museums opened the gallery in its still unfinished museum to a select group of journalists.
The panels were all hanging but only one projector was turned on. That gave Panel Four, faded into purple and grey tones, the reddish look it originally had.
Though the exhibition will feature 30 other works, including sketches and canvasses that were studies related to the murals, the main attraction will be the murals. The projection system, unlike the natural light that bathed them at the former Holyoke Center, will not cause further damage to the canvasses.
Mary Schneider Enriquez, the associate curator of modern and contemporary art at Harvard Art Museums, gazed at the canvases as journalists milled about. In the 1970s, she was a Harvard undergraduate who made a pilgrimage to the Holyoke Center to see Rothko's installation. She admits she had some doubts when she first heard of the light project a few years ago.
The idea of projecting onto a canvas could bring to mind visions of crude, Hollywood colorization attempts. But Schneider Enriquez says she was "blown away" after seeing the pieces during a test run last year.
"To me, this exhibition is both exciting for the reasons the Rothko murals are exciting, but it's also important when we think about the question of how we take care of things we can't easily preserve," said Enriquez.
There are already rumblings of dissent.
Paul Whitmore, the Director of the Art Conservation Research Center in Yale's Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, said he has concerns about the show. Back in 1988, Whitmore was a Harvard Art Museums conservation scientist who helped ready the Rothko works for an exhibition that showed them in their damaged state.
Whitmore believes it is a mistake to present the Rothkos with the new system. Gallery visitors are going to believe they are seeing restored paintings and they're going to want more.
"The technology is going to become the carnival side show," said Whitmore. "Are you setting yourself up to portray everything like this? Every crack has to be fixed? Every faded color has to be tarted up?"
Art historian Dore Ashton, author of "About Rothko" and a friend of the artist for years, said that Rothko would probably not be happy about the project.
"He would be totally horrified," said Ashton. "What he liked was natural light."
Christopher Rothko, just 6 when his father committed suicide in 1970, said that he's not surprised by the criticism. He also didn't quite know what to expect when he came to Harvard, last November, for a demonstration of the system.
"I have to say, walking into the room, it was mesmerizing," said Rothko. "It was as if they had come back to life."
As for his father's wishes, Rothko says he doesn't know what he would think about the projection technology.
"I do think he would have been horrified that the paintings ended up in the condition they did," he said.
It was 1960 when Harvard economics professor Wassily Leontief approached Rothko, already famous enough to be getting invitations to the White House, about creating works for the university. The artist eventually settled on the series of panels that ended up installed in what was then called the Holyoke Center.
The brightly-lit space immediately posed problems, as did the purpose of the room, for catered functions.
As early as 1967, then Harvard Art Museums Director John Coolidge, in a letter, wrote that the "paintings are in appalling shape."
The light was an issue. So were the homemade paints, some of them used alongside cans Rothko picked up at a nearby Woolworth's. In the Holyoke Center, there were even reports of food and drink splattering on the canvases during meals. One Fogg staffer called in a concern about a "disco party" in the space at one point in the '70s.
The damaged panels were displayed in 1988 by Harvard and then returned to storage. That's where conservation scientists Narayan Khandekar and Jens Stenger examined them years later. Khandekar remembered a lecture he'd attended in London in 1989 presenting the work of a Canadian conservator who had used blue and white light to offset the yellow varnish that had changed the look of an old painting. An idea was born.
First, Stenger had to determine the original and correct color of the murals. He then needed somebody to develop the software program to create the projections. MIT Media Lab's Camera Culture group took that on.
Finally, Stenger arrived this month — he now works at Yale — to fine tune the gallery. A book of Rothko's letters proved instructional, especially one written in 1961 to describe his wishes for an installation at the Whitechapel Gallery in London:
"The light, whether natural or artificial, should not be too strong," it begins. "The ideal situation would be hang them in a normally lit room. That is the way they were painted."
Stenger looks up from the book.
"You've really got to understand the piece," he says. "You can't say, here is the software, press the button."
No one will ever know what Rothko might make of this new intersection of his work and modern technology. But his son, Christopher Rothko, says the beauty of this "restoration" is that his father's original canvasses have not been physically altered. No touch-up paint. No harmful chemicals.
"This is not a magic wand," he says. "It doesn't make everything perfect. If it's really that troubling to people, if people feel like it isn't treating the experience as it should, you can simply flip the projector off."Geoff Edgers can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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If there's one thing you can say about Windows Phone developers—they know the community and what they want. After our post last night, Rudy Huyn, the man behind the upcoming 6Sec app for Vine on Windows Phone, seems to have set him into full gear. A big update was posted today for his private beta users and it should set Windows Phone apart from the competition.
First up, we have the big one: full Lens integration. That's right, when this app goes live in the Store (expected in a few weeks), the app will come with direct Windows Phone 8 camera support, meaning users can quickly launch their camera and hop into 6Sec to directly record their Vine.
As you can see in our video below, it works flawlessly...
The other big features is Live Tile support for notifications. In our video, you'll see it matches our Accent color, but the latest update that came after the video supports the default "green" color of Vine, which we much prefer.
Once again, Rudy is leveraging the Windows Phone OS to make the most out of his Vine app and it's quite impressive.
We also demonstrate in the video the "slide" feature for Vines, whereby users can rotate around the Vine panel to reveal the Like, Share and Embed features that the iOS and Android Vine apps have on board. To say it's beautiful, is understatement though discovery of that feature is a tad difficult. (In the past, Huyn gets around this by using overlay tutorials to teach users certain functions, which we suppose he can do here too for the final release).
Anyway, that's your daily update on the 6Sec development process. Needless to say, it's going to be a great app!
Update: If you want to try and sign up for the beta, you can follow this Google Docs link to sign up. No guarantee that you will get in, as last we checked Rudy had 900 testers. But you can try anyway, good luck!


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COLUMBIA — Perhaps beach erosion could be addressed by some private bank-account erosion.
On Tuesday Carolyn Boltin-Kelly, deputy commissioner for DHEC's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, told the commission that for about three years, no state money has been appropriated for the beach renourishment fund.
The question of how to find money to combat beach erosion was part of a discussion held Tuesday by the a blue ribbon committee assigned to assess the findings of the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control's Shoreline Change Advisory Committee. The DHEC board appointed the 16 members in October 2010.
"I guess it'd be blasphemy for us to ever talk about the possibility of charging all dock owners in the state of South Carolina $150 a year, and have that money going into a fund for beach renourishment," said Mac Burdette, executive director of Patriots Point Development Authority, drawing mock gasps of horror from some commissioners.
"If this is a state resource, I think there ought to be some discussion at some point about challenging the General Assembly to deal with the issue of putting sand back on the beaches where it makes sense to do so," said Burdette.
Rep. Bill Herbkersman, R-Bluffton, dismissed the idea of a new dock fee, a proposal that was also immediately rejected by Nick Kremydas, head of the S.C. Association of Realtors.
"You're taxing someone who has no intent of utilizing the amenity, the beach, because they have a dock," said Herbkersman. "Why are they paying for people that explicitly use the beach?"
He said officials should be looking for a long-term funding mechanism.
State records show Hilton Head Island spent at least $41.2 million over the past two decades, 81 percent of which was local money, on restoration. It was the most local dollars of any beach community in the state from 1985 to 2007, which allowed the town to exercise more authority in its projects.
Hilton Head Island relies on a 2 percent beach fee charged on short-term accommodations, which has generated about $4 million annually.


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SAN DIEGO -- Sitting on the floor next to the locker of newly acquired Padres starter Ian Kennedy was his travel bag to carry all his stuff, with a D-backs logo on it.
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SAN DIEGO -- Sitting on the floor next to the locker of newly acquired Padres starter Ian Kennedy was his travel bag to carry all his stuff, with a D-backs logo on it.
Someone will have to get him a new one.View Full Game Coverage
Kennedy arrived at Petco Park for the first time as member of the Padres on Friday. He was traded from the D-backs hours before Wednesday's non-waiver Trade Deadline.
He will make his first start for the Padres on Sunday, and he admitted it was a little strange to look down and see a blue uniform.
"You work so hard with the team you're with and then you get traded," Kennedy said. "But I'm excited because I got to come to a team that I'm familiar with, a division that I'm familiar with -- kind of a little mixed emotions."
Even more strange for him is that his first Padres start will come against the Yankees, another one of his former teams. Prior to Friday's game, Kennedy chatted with some of his former teammates from the Minors while he was in the Yankees' organization.
"It's kind of ironic," Kennedy said. "Kind of come a little full circle."
Kennedy said he's had a chance for a few conversations with some of the Padres' players -- including Chase Headley, Yonder Alonso and some of the other pitchers during workouts -- but hasn't gotten around to meeting everyone yet.
Hours before Wednesday's Trade Deadline, the Padres sent left-handed reliever Joe Thatcher, Minor League right-hander Matt Stites and a 2014 Competitive Balance Round B Draft pick to the D-backs for Kennedy.
"To get a pitcher like that, a strike-thrower that has that presence, that gives the ballclub a good feeling," said Padres manager Bud Black.
It's also the second time Padres general manager Josh Byrnes and assistant general manager A.J. Hinch have traded for Kennedy. They were with Arizona when they acquired him from the Yankees in a three-team deal in December 2009, and Hinch was the D-backs' manager for parts of '09 and '10.
"[Byrnes] mentioned that I'm the first guy he's traded for twice," Kennedy said with a laugh. "Somebody likes me."
Jamal Collier is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter.