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Dr. Schiff did his Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Boston Hospital for Women (now Brigham and Women's Hospital) and a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at the same institution. He was the Director of Reproductive Endocrinology at Brigham and Women's Hospital before being selected to head the Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1988. He also became the Joe Vincent Meigs Professor of Gynecology at Harvard Medical School at the same time.
He is past President of the North American Menopause Society and Editor-in-Chief of its journal, Menopause. In addition, he chairs the Medical Advisory Board for Pause, the consumer magazine for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Schiff I, Tulchinsky D, Ryan KJ. Vaginal absorption of estrone and 17?-estradiol. Fertil Steril 28(10):1063-1066, 1977.
Schiff I, Regestein Q, Tulchinsky D, Ryan KJ. Effects of estrogens on sleep and psychological state of hypogonadal women. JAMA 242(22): 2405-2407, 1979.
Schiff I, Ryan KJ. Benefits of estrogen replacement. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 35(6):400-411, 1980.
Schiff I, Tulchinsky D, Cramer D, Ryan KJ. Oral medroxyprogesterone in the treatment of postmenopausal symptoms. JAMA 244(13):1443-1445, 1980.
Schiff I, Sela HK, Cramer D, Tulchinsky D, Ryan KJ. Endometrial hyperplasia in women on cyclic or continuous estrogen regimens. Fertil Steril. 37(1):79-82, 1982.
Frisch RE, Wyshak G, Albright TE, Albright NL, Schiff I. Lower prevalence of diabetes in female former college athletes compared with nonathletes. Diabetes 35(10):1101-1105, 1986.
Schiff I. Summing up the risk:benefit equation. Menopause 3(2):61-64, 1996.
Schiff I. Executive Summary. Hormone Therapy. Obstet Gynecol 104(4) Supplement: 1S-4S, 2004.
Schiff I. The pill and the Pendulum. Editorial. Obstet Gynecol 110(2, part1), pp. 228-229, August 2007.
Shifren JL, and Schiff I. The role of hormone therapy in the management of menopause. Obstet Gynecol, 115(5): 839-854, 2010.
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James E. Kuechle, of Getzville, a World War II Navy veteran and retired administrator of the Erie County Home and Infirmary, died Sunday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst. He was 86.
Born in Buffalo, Mr. Kuechle attended Hutchinson-Central High School. He left high school to join the Navy in 1944 and was awarded his diploma upon his return from the war.
During the war, Mr. Kuechle served on a minesweeper. His unit was among those that were sent to clear Tokyo Bay of mines prior to a planned U.S. invasion of Japan in 1944. He and his fellow sailors believed that they were embarking on what was essentially a suicide mission, and they had been trained as such, said Mr. Kuechle's son, Robert. The U.S. invasion was rendered unnecessary after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, hastening Japan's surrender and Mr. Kuechle's return to the United States.
His naval service fostered a lifelong interest in ships, and one of his hobbies was building intricate models, including a replica of Jacques Cousteau's Calypso, a converted World War II wooden-hulled minesweeper, the vessel on which Mr. Kuechle served.
Upon his return from the war, he attended the University of Buffalo, graduating with a bachelor's degree in biology. In 1965, he graduated from the University of Toronto with a master's degree in health administration.
Throughout his career in the health care field, he worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative, an assistant administrator at Millard Fillmore Hospital, a member of the nursing home survey team for the Erie County Health Department, executive director at Mount View Hospital and Nursing Home in Lockport and administrator of the Erie County Home and Infirmary in Alden, retiring in 1988.
He was a past president of the Western New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, a member of the state board of that organization and had been honored as nursing home hospital administrator of the year.
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In addition to his son, Dr. Robert, survivors include four daughters, Karen Bordonaro, Peggy Ghanime, Joan Sinclair and Cathy MacLean.
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In recent months as the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District embarked on a messy, painful process of looking at closing neighborhood schools, an observer might wonder: Exactly where are the supporters of consolidation?
The majority of residents, parents and staff given an opportunity to address the School board have expressed major concerns – sometimes in highly personal and emotional ways – about the idea.
That was case Thursday night at the board's special work session, though it was less impassioned than some may have expected.
The two hours of public comment were entirely civil, covering a wide range of issues.
Sandy Barton, a retired teacher, was the first of 20 speakers from an audience of about 150 people in Kenmore East High School's auditorium. She was among several who told the board that it would be unwise to close Holmes Elementary School, which would be shuttered in seven of the eight scenarios presented by a team of consultants hired by the district.
Barton said she was speaking in memory of Mark L. Kaiser, former principal of Holmes who died last month. "Holmes is a need for this community," she said. "They service a group of children who – I guess the best way to put it would be – this faculty believes in those kids until they're able to believe in themselves."
Holmes was targeted because it has the smallest capacity, School Superintendent Mark P. Mondanaro responded.
The meeting was noteworthy because residents for the first time heard from board members about where they stand on the issue.
"I don't have a big problem with the elementary schools," said board President Bob Dana. "I'm concerned about the middle schools and the high schools being at 60 percent capacity."
Many of the board members – some of them parents of students – defined their vested interest and vented a little frustration.
"Nobody gets up and says, 'Here are some solutions,' " said board member Judy Frank.
Stephen Brooks said that "I'm not sold on any of the scenarios" and suggested that whatever scenario is implemented may not be one of the original eight, but a hybrid of several.
New board member Todd Potter, who ran a campaign opposed to consolidation, said he remains committed to that stance, though he is still learning about the study, which began in October.
The board did hear from several residents who appeared mildly supportive of consolidation, saying they recognized that it was inevitable, given soaring salary and benefit costs, flat state aid and declining enrollment.
"I think they did a phenomenal job," Thomas Mineo said of the consultants, SES Study Team.
Richard Harned, a longtime district resident who ran unsuccessfully for the board in May, said the district has closed schools many times in previous decades and commended the board for its openness this time around.
"On none of those occasions did we have the opportunity to have such an open discussion of what ought to be done," he said.
Dana said, "We're looking at everything."
The next meeting on consolidation will be a work session Aug. 6 in the Philip Sheridan Building Community Room.
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Your skirt is really chic and smart; it suits you.
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Brussels, 25 July 2011
Statement by Commissioner Malmström on the compliance of Italian and French measures with the Schengen acquis
"Recent events in Northern Africa have brought hopes of democratic changes. They have also prompted large numbers of people to flee the region, some of them towards Europe. In reaction, the most affected EU Member States took action to deal with this sudden inflow putting the Schengen system under increasing strain.
In an immediate response, the Commission approached these Member States to get assurances that these actions would respect Schengen rules. Further to additional clarifications by both Member States, the Commission is now in a position to finalise its assessment of the measures taken by Italy and France following the influx of North-African migrants. From a formal point of view steps taken by Italian and French authorities have been in compliance with EU law. However, I regret that the spirit of the Schengen rules has not been fully respected.
We need to ensure a coherent interpretation and a smooth implementation of the Schengen rules, in a spirit of solidarity and mutual trust. Schengen and free movement is one of the most tangible, popular and successful achievements of the European project. I will do my utmost to continue to safeguard this achievement and pave the way for the continuous development of the Schengen acquis.
While steps taken by Italy regarding the issuing of residence permits and travel documents to North-African migrants irregularly present on its territory have not been in breach with EU law, there is scope for clarifying the approach at EU level. For instance, Schengen rules do not currently define the conditions under which Member States may issue travel documents to migrants who lack those of their home country. I believe this is an aspect on which EU guidelines could have an added value. A meeting with Member States experts took place on 20 July and will feed to the reflection on the way forward.
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Scotland 22-51 New Zealand, November 11
Simply Brilliant
Graham Jenkins
November 11, 2012
All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter continues to set the standard on the Test match stage © Getty Images
New Zealand showed how beautifully simple but brutally efficient rugby can be in despatching a gutsy but limited Scotland at Murrayfield.
The world champions have a wealth of talent at their disposal and boast countless players who possess the kind of skills that bring opposing fans to their feet. Those undoubted talents were on display in Edinburgh with fly-half Dan Carter the magician-in-chief during just the latest playmaking masterclass offered by the insanely talented No.10.
But while such delights as the game-breaking off load remains a key part of their armoury, although perhaps not as evident since Sonny Bill Williams' departure, it was their mastery of the delightfully elementary that stood out most of all.
The simple 'take and give' that sees you receive a pass before handing it on to a team-mate on your shoulder is a fundamental drill practiced at every level of the game from minis to the international stage. The aim is to shift the ball to where space can be exploited and the All Blacks offered a textbook example of just that in the lead up to their third try - finished off by winger Cory Jane.
No frills, just the basics executed brilliantly. As the best in any profession tend to do, the All Blacks made it appear easy but rest assured it is the result of a resolute commitment to training. At first glance the score may appear to have been forged and finished within the backs but take a closer look and you will see some deft handling from at least a couple of forwards and that is another enviable trait of this side - they can all play.
Forward and backs alike are masters of the basics and they are all committed to the cause. You are just as likely to see lock Sam Whitelock pop up in a sweeping attacking move as you are to find Carter putting his body on the line at ruck time. No other side in the world is able to call on such strength in depth and such quality throughout their squad - hence their ranking, reputation and bulging trophy cabinet.
It was a shame that their brilliant performance was soured by an act of stupidity from flanker Adam Thomson. It is amazing that a squad that sets such high standards for itself in everything it does and constantly raises the bar in terms of mental strength and agility can produce such thick-headedness. With Scotland flanker Al Strokosch pinned at the bottom of a ruck and unable to move, Thomson chose to rake his foot across his head in full sight of the assistant referee. Some may argue that it was not a stamp given the lack of force used but that is beside the point - he had no need to act so thuggishly and was lucky to escape with a yellow card. Thomson can expect a mouthful from head coach Steve Hansen before packing his bags with the near-certain citing and resulting suspension set to bring an end to his tour.
But he will not be the only target of Hansen's ire. The All Blacks have not conceded three tries since their defeat to Australia in the 2011 Tri-Nations decider over a year ago and this much-changed side will pay for their shortcomings in the week ahead and Italy, Wales and England should brace for the fallout as you can rest assured that the tourists will kick on from this showing.
Unlike Six Nations rivals Wales, who will struggle to find positives in the wake of their defeat at the hands of southern hemisphere opposition in the form of Argentina, the Scots needn't dread the video analysis in the coming days.
The home side's alarmingly porous defence may have leaked over a half a century of points and warrant drastic attention but they asked questions of the All Blacks with ball in hand. The world champions have not been rocked on their heels and forced to stand under their posts in such a manner for some time and for that the Scots deserves credit.
And in winger Tom Visser they appear to have the long-needed answer to their relative impotency in attack. The Dutch-born speedster, who qualified on residency grounds earlier this year, has wasted little time in making his mark on the Test match stage with his brace taking his tally to four in his three international appearances. He clearly has the skills and the instincts to thrive among the elite and his latest eye-catching display will not be lost on British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland who was present to watch the game. It is up to Scotland to build on his success and rally around in support rather than expect him to drag them along for the ride.
But if Scotland are to re-emerge as a major force on the European stage then they will need to address other parts of their game - most notably their charity in defence. The All Blacks were gifted so much time and space they didn't know what to do with it. Players like Carter can make you pay with just an inch of space so you are simply asking for trouble if you stand off him and his cohorts like the Scottish defence did for much of this game.
Ultimately they are unable to call on as many gears as the All Blacks and that kind of deficiency cannot be remedied overnight. There was clearly expectation that the Scots could perhaps make history with a first ever victory over the All Blacks but they remain some way from achieving parity let alone superiority.
As a result their hopes of securing an IRB world rankings boost ahead of the 2015 World Cup draw next month look remote. The Scots are currently ranked 9th and must upset South Africa next weekend if they are to have any chance of climbing into the top eight and claiming a preferential seeding for the draw.
Eighth-placed Argentina's upset of the higher-ranked Wales has not made their task any easier and they find themselves staring at a painfully familiar prospect. Should they not improve their ranking then they will end up in a World Cup pool alongside one of the top four sides - New Zealand, Australia, South Africa or France - and one of those sides in the second group of seeds - England, Wales, Argentina and Ireland. The last time they suffered that fate was at the 2011 tournament where they failed to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in World Cup history.
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Well, I enabled HD password in BIOS (for user only), I manually entered my password starting up and no problems.
Any other combo of password options I should test/try? i figure if it's going to brick, it might as well brick now then later while I still have my original HD up to date ;-)
I'll give the LPM registry edit a try to see what happens.
What BIOS version do you use on your Thinkpad?
05-17-2011 04:58 PM - edited 05-17-2011 05:05 PM
Is that the Thinkpad BIOS version? 1.06 sound really old since mine is 1.22.
Edit: I can see that Lenovo skipped several versions so they went from 1.06 to 1.21 and then to 1.22. So maybe 1.06 isn't as old as it sounds
It would be interesting if you see if the HDD password is accepted during a warm boot (unless you already tried this). Because it seems like the Intel 510 and HDD password that is not accepted is during a warm boot and not cold boot.
It would also be interesting to know if you use BIOS or UEFI mode in BIOS. In case of both which one is set as the first one in BIOS (UEFI or BIOS)?
05-17-2011 05:16 PM - edited 05-17-2011 05:17 PM
Yes it's the Thinkpad BIOS version 1.06. Am i missing something?
Here are update on Crucial M4 SSD installed on W520.
I applied the LPM registry tweaks and rebooted,
i did not encounter two temporary freezes/stalls lasting 90 seconds each. There are no IASTOR error messages since the reboot. Last IASTOR error in event viewer was at 7:35pm. Right now it's 8:14pm.
I also realized before reboot I was creating a text file to keep a log of system changes/notes so I can review the thing i did later , and I realzed before I update LPM registry entries new file creation and new folder creation was taking 15-20 seconds.
After reboot since LPM update it's instant as it used to be.
I also reran AS DISK test below are the recent benchmark for what ever they're worth:
AS SSD Benchmark 1.6.4067.34354------------------------------Name: M4-CT256M4SSD2Firmware: 0001Controller: iaStorOffset: 1229824 K - OKSize: 238.47 GBDate: 5/17/2011 8:11:20 PM------------------------------Sequential:------------------------------Read: 401.24 MB/sWrite: 256.01 MB/s------------------------------4K:------------------------------Read: 20.96 MB/sWrite: 87.15 MB/s------------------------------4K-64Threads:------------------------------Read: 156.63 MB/sWrite: 361.36 MB/s------------------------------Access Times:------------------------------Read: 0.116 msWrite: 0.276 ms------------------------------Score:------------------------------Read: 218Write: 474Total: 804------------------------------
05-17-2011 08:22 PM - edited 05-17-2011 08:26 PM
I did not have password enabled for REBOOT. It was only enabled for cold start.
I went back to BIOS and enforced harddisk password for both reboot and cold start.
After that I started the system and REBOOTED (warm) and it asked me the finger scan, after the swipe of finger system continued to boot as expected.
So, Harddisk password on Crucial M4 SSD works fine with Thinkpad W520.
Bios is set to UEFI, startup option is set to BOTH (Legacy and UEFI)
startup priority is set to Legacy first.
After LPM registry fix since this evening I haven't encountered any problems with the disk (although still too early to say)
Maybe Crucial did learn a lesson or two from their previous generation C300 SSD.
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Microsoft files documents with European Commission
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Microsoft has submitted its final set of documents in the ongoing anti-trust case with the European Commission. The documents are being analysed by commission experts.
The documents were due to be handed over in July, and the commission has confirmed that it has received them. Microsoft is seeking to prove that it is making its market-dominating Windows operating system interoperable with software from other suppliers.
The case has been running for a number of years, and centres on how Microsoft uses the power it posseses from the fact that its Windows computer operating system runs on around 95 per cent of computers.
The first verdict in the anti-trust case came in March 2004 when Microsoft was found to be acting anti-competitively and was ordered to ensure that its operating system works with rival companies' software.
A hearing in December 2005 found that the company was not complying with that order and ordered it to do so under pain of daily fines. In July the commission levied fines of €1.5m a day from that December hearing onwards, which added up to €280.5m. It threatened to double the fines if the company did not comply.
Microsoft claims that it is working hard to achieve the goal of licencing information on its systems to competitors. The July documents were to be the seventh and final instalment of its attempts to meet the commission's orders, it said.
"Microsoft is dedicating massive resources to ensure we meet the aggressive schedule and high quality standard set by the trustee and the commission in this process," the company previously said in a statement.
"We received the technical documentation from Microsoft," said a commission spokesman in a news conference today, according to Reuters. "The competition services are currently analysing it with the help of the trustee. It is too early to say whether they complied with the decision."
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Bishop Sankey performs well at NFL combine
Bishop Sankey, already generally considered one of the top five running back prospects, took no chances Sunday when running backs participated in drills at the NFL combine, turning in one of the best overall performances of the day.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Bishop Sankey's college production figured to mean his place among the running backs available for the NFL draft was pretty safe.
But Sankey, already generally considered one of the top five running back prospects, took no chances Sunday when running backs participated in drills at the NFL combine, turning in one of the best overall performances of the day.
Sankey, who had already finished second in the 225-pound bench press with 26 reps, then ran an official 40-yard dash time of 4.49 that ranked tied for ninth and surprised some analysts who have pegged him as more of a pound-and-slash type of back.
Sankey's time, in fact, was ahead of the likes of Oregon's De'Anthony Thomas (4.50), Baylor's Lache Seastrunk (4.51) and Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey (4.70).
Sankey then pretty flawlessly ran through the rest of the workouts, including pass-catching drills, catching the eye of at least one draft analyst who had wondered ahead of time about his hands.
"I thought the Sankey kid caught the ball well, which I wanted to see him do," said NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock, who mentioned Sankey as one of the better running back performers on the day.
When he met the media Friday, Sankey said if he turned in good workout numbers, he might not do much at Washington's Pro Day April 2. At first glance, it appears he may be able to rest on what he did in Indy.
Sankey was the only player with local ties who participated in workouts Sunday.
Auburn star a Sherman fan
Auburn cornerback Chris Davis found himself honored recently by the Cartoon Network for his return of a missed field goal against Alabama that sent the Tigers to the BCS title game.
One person he met during the show was Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, who was receiving and presenting an award, and Davis said the two hit it off well.
"He's a great person," Davis said. "Obviously on the field you get people trying to judge you one way or the other. But after sitting down and talking to him, he's a good man. I really respect him."
Davis said he asked Sherman how to prepare for life in the NFL.
"He said it's going to take a lot of film work," Davis said. "You've got to know your opponents."
Davis will be a limited participant at the combine after recently hurting his hamstring.
Va. Tech player inspired by Chancellor
One particularly intriguing player here is Virginia Tech cornerback Antone Exum, who played just three games in 2013 due to injuries. He had been considered potentially one of the better defensive backs in the nation before being hurt.
Exum, though, is healthy now, and while he's generally projected as a mid-round pick, he confidently told reporters he doesn't want to play safety because "I think I'm the best corner in the draft, to be honest. That's just the way I feel about it. So I don't know why I would play safety."
In fact, at 6 feet, 213 pounds, Exum more closely fits the mold of the bigger cornerbacks that many teams are searching for to replicate the success of the Seahawks, and a few others.
Exum knows the Seahawks well, saying he has followed them the past few years due in part to his relationship with Seattle safety Kam Chancellor. Chancellor was a senior at Virginia Tech in 2009 when Exum was in his first year there.
Exum credited Chancellor with helping prepare him for college football.
"Just basically preparation and how to be a professional on the field and in the meeting room," Exum said. "Just how he handles things, how he focuses going out to practice."
Report: Bryant to be released
According to a tweet from Alex Marvez of Fox Sports, the Seahawks are expected to release defensive end Red Bryant to free up salary-cap space to re-sign free agent Michael Bennett.
The move would save $5.5 million in cap space. Bryant was also due a $3 million roster bonus March 14. Bryant is one of the leaders of the defense, voted this year as a team captain by teammates. He also is one of just three members of the team who predate coach Pete Carroll, having been drafted in 2008.
Muema abruptly leaves combine
Well, file this one under the strange-but-true category. San Diego State running back Adam Muema abruptly left the NFL combine without working out Sunday, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. That's strange but definitely not the strangest part of the story.
According to the Union-Tribune, Muema said he was "following God" because God told him if he skipped the combine, he would play for the Seahawks. He went on to say that playing for the Seahawks is his "dream."
"God told me to sit down, be quiet and enjoy the peace," Muema told the Union-Tribune from the Indianapolis airport.
Muema is generally considered a late-round pick, but it's unlikely the Seahawks would have much interest in him with a roster containing Marshawn Lynch, Christine Michael and Robert Turbin.
Staff reporter Jayson Jenks contributed to this report.


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But after the first two months of 2005, Lee was the National League leader in batting average, home runs and RBIs, putting him on an early pace to become the major leagues' first Triple Crown winner since Boston's Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
"It's difficult," Lee said before Wednesday's late game against Los Angeles. "I don't know what the odds are of winning the Triple Crown, but that would be tough to do. Whoever has done that, that's a great, great season."
Continuing his red-hot streak, Lee went 5-for-5 Wednesdayincluding a three-run homer in the eighth to secure the Cubs' 9-5 victory, their sixth straight.
"I've played with a lot of great players. This is the best streak I've ever seen," Cubs catcher Michael Barrett said, shaking his head.
Making his major-league debut, Cubs left-hander John Koronka allowed three runs in five innings and left with a 5-3 lead. The Cubs gave Koronka an early cushion to work with, jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the second inning off Derek Lowe on Todd Hollandsworth's run-scoring infield hit and Neifi Perez's three-run home run.
But the Dodgers broke through with three off Koronka in the third on J.D. Drew's RBI double and Olmedo Saenz's two-run homer. Michael Wuertz bailed Todd Wellemeyer out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the seventh, allowing only a sacrifice fly by Jayson Werth to pull the Dodgers within a run at 6-5.
Lee's 17th homer off Duaner Sanchez with two outs in the eighth tied Alex Rodriguez for the major league lead and lifted his big league-best RBI total to 50.
"It was a great night for the whole team," Lee said.
The 29-year-old first baseman has gone 17-for-29 with five homers and 11 RBIs in his last seven games.
"It's one of those grooves where you're just seeing the ball. It feels like slow motion," Lee said. "I'm not doing anything different. I'm seeing the ball well, getting good at-bats."
"The guy's been unbelievable," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. "He's locked in pretty good. That three-run homer made us all feel a lot, lot better."
"As hot as he is and as well as he's swinging the bat, if you mislocate pitches in the middle of the plate to this guy, you're going to pay for it," Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said. "When you lead in all offensive categories that would qualify you for the Triple Crown. It's very obvious that he's really beginning to find himself offensively."
The Cubs head into San Diego on Thursday playing their best ball this season, led by Lee's amazing start. Going by his career numbers, Lee's assault on the Triple Crown appears implausible. There are only 16 Triple Crown winners in major-league history.
Before Wednesday's output, Lee was on pace to finish with a .363 average, 52 homers and 149 RBIs. His previous bests in the three categories were .282 (with Florida in 2001), 32 homers (with the Cubs in '04) and 98 RBIs (also in '04).
Two players, St. Louis' Rogers Hornsby and Boston's Ted Williams, accomplished the feat twice.
The last time a Cubs player came close to winning a Triple Crown was in 1972, when Billy Williams finished first in batting average (.333), third in home runs (37) and second in RBIs (122).
Lee said he had "no idea" of the players who had won Triple Crowns before, or that Yastrzemski was the last to do so in '67.
"That's incredible," Lee said. "Especially to lead in both average and power. A lot of times you have to sacrifice one or the other."
Given the chance to lead in only one of the three categories, Lee said he'd rather finish first in RBIs since that would be considered more of a team stat. His 50 RBIs in 51 games is the fastest for a Cub since Sammy Sosa had 50 in 51 games in 2000. Andre Dawson drove in 54 in his first 51 games in 1987.
Lee has been the focus of increased media attention over the last two weeks. In an article about the Cubs in the Los Angeles Daily News Tuesday, Lee was quoted as saying: "The only thing negative is the media, and we (players) think of that as entertainment."
Lee said Wednesday he wasn't trying to imply the Chicago media was negative or that players considered the criticism as "entertaining."
"I wasn't (ripping the Chicago media)," he said. "If you write in the paper 'Lee stinks,' that's not going to affect me. I'll just laugh. And if you write 'Derrek Lee is the best player in the league,' that won't affect me either. I'll laugh. Either way, I'm entertained."
Koronka allowed three runs and six hits in five innings to earn the victory in his big-league debut. Koronka, a 24-year-old left-hander who has pitched in 165 minor league games, walked three and struck out four.
"It feels great," Koronka said. "First game, get a win, it's unbelievable."
Koronka made his debut before a sellout crowd of 54,093.
"I got out there and saw all those people, it kind of pumped me up," he said.
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Volunteers from ESPN returned to Camp Sloper to assist with the Community Services Department's Thanksgiving event, a collaboration which is an annual tradition.
Under the pavilion at Sloper, the workers spent Monday morning sorting out the truckloads of food donated by numerous Southington businesses and civic groups. Later in the day, needy residents arrived to receive the donations.
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Sometimes the hardest task is asking a neutral question or�simply staying silent during a conflict. Those two skills are crucial for people who want to learn the art of reconciliation, according to three Holland-area women.
Two of the women,�Ann McKnight and Lynn Stubbs, are therapists; the third is the Rev. Jill Russell, co-pastor at Hope Church. Each has been trained in a unique method of conflict resolution called restorative circles.
Dominic Barter created the process more than 20 years ago in Brazil, where�all parties to a conflict agree to gather in one place and answer a series of questions aimed at understanding, followed by reconciliation, if possible, though at times a restorative circle helps people peacefully end relationships.
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Conflict festers, McKnight said, partly because people fear confrontations. But the difference between letting a conflict fester in silence, versus facing it head on, with compassion, McKnight said, is�similar to�what happens when a person sticks her index fingers in a woven bamboo tube known as a Chinese finger trap. The harder one pulls away, the tighter the bamboo tube becomes. Only by pressing one's index fingers together can the hands be released from the trap.
At the heart of every conflict are basic human needs, to be understood, loved and respected, McKnight said.
Carefully addressed�disputes to understand all parties�puts focus where it should be: on the people, not the problems ��on success, not distress. It could also put McKnight out of business, a notion she greets with a burst of laughter.
"I want everyone in the world to know about this, even if they don't use it!" she said, because the process itself helps people understand one another better. "After a while, you don't have to use it all the time. It changes the quality of our lives."
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Earlier this month, I had a sit down with the Vice President of Business Development at Ideaworks Game Studio, Phil Waymouth. Ideaworks has developed some of the App Store's most popular applications, for some of the most recognized names (EA and Activision to name two) in the industry. I asked Phil about Ideaworks and its latest port, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.
Hi Phil, thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us! You work for Ideaworks Game Studio, the highly successful video game development company that's created some of the world's most recognized titles for mobile devices, including Need for Speed: Most Wanted and Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies. What do you specialize as within the company?
I head up business development at Ideaworks Game Studio. So, day-to-day it's my job to work directly with our customers & publishing partners, identifying new game opportunities and planning our portfolio of work. This encompasses everything from sourcing new projects, negotiating contracts & release schedules, and then working closely with the rest of the Studio team both during development and after release to support our titles.
So, for the games you mention above it would be my responsibility to work with the EA & Activision/Treyarch teams respectively to deliver mobile versions of their premium titles.
The cross platform development area of Ideaworks focuses on porting games from different sources into an SDK called Airplay (not to be confused with Apple's Airplay). Can you elaborate on what Airplay is and how it works?
Certainly. Airplay SDK is a flexible, multi-platform development solution created by our sister company Ideaworks Labs. Airplay SDK allows us to create high performance applications for multiple mobile platforms at the same time, and we've used it for all our games to-date, including Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Call of Duty, Backbreaker Football, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, and many others.
Basically, Airplay SDK allows a developer to compile a single codebase and deploy easily to iOS, Android, bada, Symbian, Windows Mobile, and webOS devices. It's worked fantastically well for us as a development team and is now being used by thousands of developers & publishers around the world to develop their own titles.
"Airplay SDK allows a developer to compile a single codebase and deploy easily to iOS, Android, bada, Symbian, Windows Mobile, and webOS devices."
Your latest port, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, continues work that you began back in 2003 with an initial port of Tomb Raider onto the N-Gage and Windows Mobile. How challenging was it to port GoL onto the iPad, which operates under a much less graphically powerful framework in comparison to the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 or PC (where GoL was initially launched)? The game was only released in August for these platforms - and then last week for iOS - is three to four months a good turnaround time for a game of this size?
It's a huge challenge! Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light is a massive mobile game that actually includes most of the levels, weapons, enemies & puzzles you'd find in the console & PC versions of the game.
It's a huge challenge! Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light is a massive mobile game that actually includes most of the levels, weapons, enemies & puzzles you'd find in the console & PC versions of the game.
To be strict, our version isn't a port of the console game: we re-wrote the codebase specifically for mobile devices and re-created most of the art assets too, so we were very fortunate to work closely with both the Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics teams who offered support and reference materials for the game. We actually used the beta version of the XBLA title as our design document, playing & recording every level, character, weapon and puzzle. In the end, the game's scale wasn't identical but the level designs themselves were taken directly from the console game.
This is often the way we work. In most cases we believe it delivers the finest quality result for a premium brand like Lara Croft. Remember, for something like iOS you're not actually writing a game for a console (since you get interruptions such as phone calls & low-battery warnings) but you're also not writing for a phone (since the iPod Touch isn't one), and we've found that using previous experience and working closely with your partners help create games that get the best out of these devices.
"For something like iOS you're not actually writing a game for a console but you're also not writing for a phone (since the iPod Touch isn't one."
The game did take us a little longer than 3-4 months to make (it's a large game with lots of complexity) but we're very proud of the outcome. One issue a game like GoL does highlight is the pace at which mobile platforms moves – a lot of our team come from console backgrounds, and the rate at which new devices and new OS features comes out is both fantastic but a real challenge – especially when you're deciding what features a flagship game should target in advance!
When porting GoL, what goals did you have in mind? Did you want to maintain it as authentic as possible to the original, or take your own angle to suit the iPad directly?
When we first spoke to Square Enix about the opportunity to bring GoL to iOS, we started from the position of "why don't we re-make the game as-is?". We could see the title was shaping up to be a great game on console and PC, and of course we didn't want to throw away all the design work that Crystal Dynamics had done on the title to date.
When we first spoke to Square Enix about the opportunity to bring GoL to iOS, we started from the position of "why don't we re-make the game as-is?". We could see the title was shaping up to be a great game on console and PC, and of course we didn't want to throw away all the design work that Crystal Dynamics had done on the title to date.
Our goals were to keep the mobile version as authentic as possible, especially in the areas of cooperative multiplayer and high production-quality. Of course, there are always considerations you need to make for a new form factor (for example, around controls, cameras, etc.), but we wanted to keep the gameplay as similar as possible and I think we've succeeded in doing that.
Our game shares the showcase features that Square Enix advertise for the console & PC versions (high quality gaming, co-operative multiplayer, the ability to drop-in to running games, voicechat between players, leaderboards & achievements, etc.)
What do you think the future holds for cross-platform games? Could we ever see games like Half-Life 2 or Portal being played on a future generation iPad? If you look at the technological progress between the first iPhone and the iPhone 4, the gap is significant. We can do things now that we just didn't have the technology to do then, at least not within the iPhone's size. Have you been surprised at the power of iOS, now that we're playing titles like GoL?
It's certainly feasible that experiences such as Half-Life 2 or Portal could be delivered on mobile devices, and FPS's have already been extremely successful – our work with Activision on Call of Duty is an example. You're absolutely right about the technology too: the rate of progress is startling, and the latest generation of mobile chips with 1GHz, dual-core chips & fast graphics are unbelievably powerful considering their size.
You need to be pragmatic about hardware differences though: despite being 5 years old the Xbox 360 probably has 5 times the CPU power of a high-end smartphone, and perhaps the same on the graphics side. So, will the graphics be quite as rich? No. Will the physics be as explosive? Perhaps not. Does the touchscreen mean controls will be a little different? Yes. Will it feel like the same game, though? Definitely: smartphones are powerful enough to support modern game design.
The challenge remains over finding gameplay that's best suited to a mobile device: you can't assume that just because we can take a successful console game to mobile that it'll be a hit. As an example, we see a lot of players playing our games for either ~6 minutes (say, if they're commuting) or for ~60 minutes (say, if they're playing at home). Designing a game that allows that menu of experiences is a real challenge, and we're fortunate to have a history of mobile game development experience we can draw on. The trick is to design a game that feels like the original while being sympathetic to the way the gamer uses the device.
Finally, regardless of technology I think customers appreciate high production quality, and that's a big focus for our development. A benefit of our long history is that our technology base allows us to concentrate on making the game, rather than fiddle with every last setting of the hardware.
"We see a lot of players playing our games for either ~6 minutes (say, if they're commuting) or for ~60 minutes (say, if they're playing at home)."
And finally, do you see iOS as the new leader of portable gaming? In Steve Jobs' iOS4 presentation, he announced that the iPod Touch alone outsold Nintendo and Sony sales combined - creators of the DS and PSP respectively. Will iOS play a key component in the porting side of Ideaworks?
Well, it's pretty apparent that iOS has done amazingly well in pushing forward high quality mobile gaming. I can't comment on sales figures for the devices – we only get the same Internet reports as you guys! – but the market they've created for top-tier gaming is remarkable. Apple have done a fantastic job by combining an intuitive UI, high-quality devices, and a simple-as-pie billing & delivery mechanism (both for purchases and updates).
So, in that regard, iOS will continue to play a key role in our work. Having said that, there are a huge number of Android devices being shipped, and platforms such as Samsung's bada & HP/Palm's webOS all offer high-quality devices and rich marketplaces for us to release games. For those markets, we'll certainly continue to use Airplay SDK to target as many different platforms as possible.
One last mention should go to Windows Phone 7 too which, although a little later to the party, appears to have a strong push behind it from Microsoft, and has attractive Xbox Live integration which I think people will enjoy.
Thanks Phil for answering our questions! All of us here at 148Apps wish you well for 2011!
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Breaking Down BCS League Travel
After releasing the initial results on Thursday, an anonymous poster suggested that we rerun the data to reflect conference alignments from 1998-2005. Richard thought this was a terrific idea and has been busy recalculating the data, which was based on current conference alignments. Without getting technical (read the end of this post for more), we're going to post the updated data on Saturday. Those numbers, along with breakdowns of the Atlantic Coast and Big East conferences, will be posted then. On Sunday, the non-BCS conferences will be posted and reviewed.
Let's jump into the four BCS conferences we have posted today. At the top is the Big Ten, which is led by Northwestern, having traveled nearly 20,000 miles in the past 10 years to nonconference games. At the bottom is Penn State, which is No. 10 overall in ranking of teams having traveled the fewest miles. Ohio State's nonleague schedule this season was a joke: Youngstown State, Akron, at Washington and Kent State. Come on Buckeyes, you can do better. Ohio State does start a home-and-home with USC in 2008.
Let's take a look at the Big 12. It's a tightly packed group, but that might be somewhat expected given that this league is located in the heart of the country and going east or west doesn't involve the mileage that would be involved in other leagues. Kansas is at the bottom and the Jayhawks got fat this season on a diet of Central Michigan, Southeastern Louisiana, Toledo and Florida International, all at home. In fact, Kansas didn't have to leave the state for a game until Oct. 20 and now has a ticket to the Orange Bowl. This is a prime example of what creative scheduling can do for a program and something we'd like to see come to an end.
Love them or hate them, USC will travel to play quality opponents. Look at that mileage. Although this season included road games at lousy Nebraska and Notre Dame, the Trojans scheduled those games believing the quality of the opposition would be better. In 2008, USC opens at Virginia and plays host to Ohio State and Notre Dame. Give USC a big thumbs up for seeking out quality nonleague opponents. Even Arizona State, which ranks at the bottom, has a 2008 home game against Georgia. Overall, the Pac-10 is the best of the BCS leagues when it comes to scheduling quality nonconference opponents home and away. Teams only get three nonconference games because of a round-robin league schedule.
Bring it on, SEC. We don't care how difficult the league schedule is. Your nonconference schedules are a joke. Two notable road tests in the past three years: In 2005, Arkansas played at USC and lost, 70-17. In 2007, Tennessee played at California and lost, 45-31. Seven of the top eight spots nationally for teams having traveled the fewest miles belong to teams from the SEC. Georgia does appear to see the error of its ways. The Bulldogs have games at Arizona State in 2008, at Oklahoma State in 2009 and at Colorado in 2010. Maybe there is hope.
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- SMQ said...
The mileage speaks for itself, but I would say within the last three years Vanderbilt's trip to Michigan, Mississippi State's visit to West Virginia, Ole Miss' trip to Missouri, Alabama's neutral site game with Florida State, Tennessee's visit to Notre Dame and bi-annual trips to Florida State, Clemson, Louisville and Georgia Tech by their in-state rivals count as "games of interest" outside of the conference. No other league has these inter-conference rivalry games, which greatly cuts down on out-of-conference traveling for that tough game.
Besides that, geographically, the SEC is the least spread-out conference in the country except possibly the Big Ten. Hawaii exceeds almost any one SEC team's in-conference mileage on a flight to Louisiana Tech. That's a tough one, there.
This also says nothing of the conference's non-conference home games over the last three years with Virginia Tech, Missouri, Wake Forest, Kansas State, South Florida, Oklahoma State, USC, Georgia Tech, Cal and the same in-state rivals over the same period. I'm for tougher non-conference scheduling, but this mileage thing is a canard. Look at the teams. SEC teams play about one tough/respectable non-conference game a year, just like everyone else.
Before Alabama gets too much credit for its travel, I'm betting that a hige chunk of that came from its games at Hawaii. The only reason that they took the game was to replace their bowl game (which their probation prevented them from participating in).
I know you cant make everyone happy, but you should at least put the top 4 bcs conferences up. The Big Eleven should not be used. They are the 6th best bcs conference. In its place shoud be the ACC.
- Taylor said...
You also have to look at teams played, not just mileage traveled. In this, UGA looks terrible due to their very low mileage traveled. They are traveling to in state rival, Georgia Tech. Giving UGA a hard time for playing Tech isn't comparable to giving Hawaii credit for playing Washington.
The milage does speak for itself. When was the last time Florida went out of the state for a non conference game. What about Ohio State??? They played 3 in state teams this year. Bonus points if you can NAME 3 other schools in the state of Ohio.
The Pac 10 on the other does not just sit at home playing the likes of the Wac and Mountain West. USC played fresno state at home 2 years ago BUT Fresno was ranked in the top 25 at the time.
USC has traveled, IN THE LAST 4 YEARS ALONE, to: #6 Auburn (w 23-0), Hawaii (w 63-17), Va Tech (w 24 - 13), BYU (w 42-10), Arkansas ( w50-14) Notre Dame (w and w 34-31 and 38-0), Nebraska (w 49-31),
NOTICE A THEME, USC has played top teams in the SEC and ACC and Big 12(and a home and home with Ohio State next year) before they even start their Pac-10 schedule.
Winning your state high school championship is not worthy of playing for a national championship. Play the best teams at all times everywhere.
Yes Cal split the home and home, but USC had a beat down of Arkansas, the year they won the SEC East, so wouldn't that there mean USC could compete in the SEC. And Nebraska did have a very good year last year (wait didnt they win the Big 12 north??) AND YET AGAIN USC RAN THE TABLE ON THEM.
So by default, USC could have played in both the SEC and Big 12 title games. Hmmmmmm.
And those 6 BCS bowls games in a row smell like roses, taste like oranges, and is much better than whatever insight.com true value menike car care bowl you get to go to this year. We'll be in Pasadena...again.
You can't please everyone, but the data is certainly revealing. Being a Notre Dame hater, I must try to get them knocked off the top.
Being an independent, every away game that Notre Dame plays is out of conference. This definitely gives them an edge simply because they have more games.
The essence of a non-conference game is to play a team with which you are not aquainted. Perhaps an equalizer for ND would be to consider the teams they play year-in and year-out (USC, Mich....etc) to be their "conference," since those teams are quite familiar. This would also bring USC back down a bit by not counting their five trips to ND.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Funcom - Silence is golden
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- Scott said...
Haven't physically visited the site in awhile -- RSS laziness -- so pardon my belatedness with "Holy Crap is that banner-image-thing HUGE!!!!"
I haven't kept up on AoC but didn't Funcom drastically reduce the size of the team? If so, doesn't that make it difficult to put out updates on whatever schedule they use?
On that topic, I'm not a fan of scheduled updates. More to the point, I'm not a fan of putting *everything* on that schedule. If there are glaring bugs, just FIX THEM and put the less critical issues into the scheduled update if need be.
- November 19, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- Openedge1 said...
Doesn't that image ROCK!!!??
Anyways, yes, Funcom cut staff by 20%, thus crippling the update schedules.
As well, we are not even asking for a schedule as players.
I would die just once if a patch released with no new bugs to destroy gameplay.
As to your comment about the glaring bugs...this is a main concern in that each patch released by Funcom creates a buttload of a mess, and they must spend the majority of time that would have been used to test the next patch, fixing the patch they just released...
The latest patch had to have no less than 3 hotfixes.
The lessening of staff I think is killing QA on these patches, and when they do not listen to player complaints on the TL servers, all we get is a company dwindling on content and twiddling their thumbs on repairing ongoing issues.
Yet, I still play because I hate all the other MMO's now.
- November 19, 2009 at 2:04 PM
- Sente said...
They are probably not pushing particularly much right now for AoC, since probably many people that would be interested are playing Aion now - difficult to compete with the new and shiny.
Personally I am more interested in seeing what might end up with on the non-fantasy side of things. I love the concept behind The Secret World; but I do not trust them to execute it properly.
I would not be surprised if they move more towards casual web-based games besides those announced - it is possibly something their organisation might handle better.
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