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LONG BEACH, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara baseball team had the tying run 90 feet away on Sunday afternoon and it appeared, with two outs in the ninth, that the Gauchos would get that run home.
Lance Roenicke's hard ground ball into the hole was stopped on a diving play by third baseman Juan Avila, who threw to second to erase Jeff Miller and end the game, leaving the Gauchos with a 4-3 defeat and giving Long Beach State a three-game sweep of the Big West Conference series.
In a series in which all three games were taught affairs, the Gauchos were only a play or two away from having things turn their way. Not just on Sunday, either.
The two teams played deep into Saturday night in a 14-inning defeat for UCSB and the Gauchos had loaded the bases in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against closer Kyle Friedrichs.
Friedrichs, again, danced out of danger after he allowed a pair of infield singles and Steven Fisher's base hit to bring the Gauchos within a run as Joey Wallace stood at third with one out in the ninth on Sunday. However, Brett Vertigan popped out and Roenicke's potential basehit was snuffed out on a nice play by Avila.
For UCSB, it marked the first time since the 1998 season that the team was swept by the Dirtbags in Long Beach and it was LBSU's first three-game sweep since the 2009 season. UCSB falls to 17-17 on the year and 4-5 in the Big West. LBSU improves to 16-17, 7-2.
Zak Edgington continued to pitch well for UCSB in his new role as the Sunday starter. Edgington allowed three earned runs in 5.1 innings pitched and struck out a career-high five batters.
But, he couldn't match the terrific pitching from LBSU starter Shawn Stuart, who allowed just one run on four hits with seven strikeouts through seven innings.
The Gauchos, though, struck for a pair of runs against Long Beach's bullpen.
Lance Roenicke led the Gauchos with a pair of hits and two runs scored while Ryan Palermo had an RBI double.
UCSB also saw Kevin Gelinas pitch 1.1 solid innings out of the 'pen in his second appearance of the weekend.
The Gauchos will play at USC on Wednesday and don't return home until the April 27 weekend when they host UC Davis. Tickets are available by clicking here.
All UCSB games are broadcast live online by clicking here and all Big West games are broadcast live on AM 1290 and also online.


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I first became interested in geography during an undergraduate urban anthropology course taught by Dr. Paul Stoller at West Chester University. Dr. Stoller's work really crosses disciplinary boundaries and his course introduced me to a lot of work in geography. One of the pieces that I read for my research paper for his course was by a guy named Don Mitchell, a distinguished professor of geography at Syracuse University who ended up being my Ph.D. advisor. I've been very fortunate to have such extraordinarily brilliant and generous mentors.
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if Ya let go with one hand to grab the QR, the kite could immediately start to loop if you try
to sheet in or out ---
* The person is holding my kite, both my hands are on the bar.
** I physically look down and check the direction my QR will work, (both hands still on bar.
*** I slide my Left hand to the Center of the bar ; using my Right hand i grab the QR Without
**** Right hand goes back to bar but Left hand STAYS in center ; then i check tension
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Most of the time while on the beach, the Left hand Stays in the center of the bar and
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 21, 2012) – ETSU women's soccer head coach Adam Sayers announced the signing of three Tennessee recruits, on Tuesday, adding Kara Krajenta (Cordova, Tenn.), Sydney Carden (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Sierra Campbell (Thompson's Station, Tenn.) to the 2012-13 class.
"We are looking forward to working with Kara [Krajenta], Sydney [Carden] and Sierra [Campbell]," Sayers said. "They have all been in good club environments, working with some excellent coaches, so we are confident that they have been well prepared for the challenge here. They are good additions to our squad, and we are eagerly awaiting their arrival at ETSU."
Krajenta comes to ETSU having spent four years at St. Benedict at Auburndale High School in Memphis Tenn., where she was a goalkeeper for the Eagles. In her time at St. Benedict, Krajenta was a member of the 2011 All-region Team, and was named to the 2011 Tennessee State All-Star Game. Her senior season, Krajenta started all 19 games in goal for the Eagles while recording eight shutouts, making 216 saves and posting a GAA of 1.20. Krajenta also spent time with the Lady Lobos '94 Region III Premier League team, helping the squad to a Region III championship as well as another championship at the 2011 Disney Showcase Tournament.
Originally from Chicago, Krajenta was the Student Government Secretary at St. Benedict and served as Vice President of the Spanish National Honor Society. Krajenta also served as a member of the community service group Bridge Builders throughout the Memphis area.
"Kara [Krajenta] is a good shot-stopper, and communicates well," Sayers added on Krajenta's playing abilities. "We are glad to have her as part of a strong class."
Carden was a multi-sport student-athlete at Halls High School in Knoxville, Tenn. On the soccer side, Carden spent four years under head coach Scott Rhea, where she was an All-District selection in 2009, '10 and '11, named an All-Region forward in 2010, and was an All-Region selection again in 2011. Carden scored 28 goals and recorded 10 assists in her junior year alone, and followed that up with 15 goals and nine assists in 2011. The Knoxville native excelled at basketball as well, playing the point all four years at Halls. Carden averaged over 20 points per game in both her junior and senior year, averaging 20.1 points during the 2010-11 season, and 21.5 her senior year.
In the classroom, Carden boasted a 3.7 cumulative GPA and was a member of the Halls High School honor roll. She also served the Knoxville community by working summer sports camps for children.
"Sydney will be a good addition to our group of forward players, and provides us with a different option up front," said Sayers, who coached the Lady Bucs to a school record 43 goals last season. "She holds the ball up well, and brings other players into the game. She is also dangerous in and around the box."
Campbell hails from Fred J. Page High School in Franklin, Tenn., where she was a multi-sport student-athlete playing soccer, volleyball and running track. In soccer, Campbell played for three years under head coaches Nathan Clapp and Pete Wade, helping her team to a 54-10-5 record while transitioning from central defense to becoming the full-time starting goalkeeper her senior year, where she made 230 saves and posted seven shutouts. Her many honors include receiving the women's soccer Coach's Award in 2009, '10 and '11 and being a 2011 All-District selection. Campbell also helped her team to the 2009 AIAA Tennessee State quarterfinals, 2010 semifinals and the 2011 regional championship. From 2008-11, Campbell was also a member of the Tennessee State ODP '94 team. Her athletic accomplishments also include a 2008 AIAA State semifinal appearance in volleyball, and setting several track records.
Academically, Campbell was a member of the National Honors Society, the Fred J. Page High School honor roll and was honored with the STAR Leadership Award. Her involvement also extended to serving as the Fred J. Page Student Body President for two years, being involved in Young Life, FCA and Smiles for Kids.
"Sierra is a technically sound goalkeeper," said Sayers. "She is also mature and composed, which are obviously good psychological components for the position."
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Fungi (including lichens)
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Monday, January 9, 2012
LIM 48 - The Color "Purple"
32 comments:
- Rosemary said...
so.. i knew i could count on you to have more than one fabulous card for the challenge, susan! each and everyone is absolultely gorgeous!! i love, love, love the one with orchids, though...
- Monday, January 09, 2012 8:43:00 PM
- Judy1223 said...
Wow, Susan, you have made several beautiful cards featuring purple! I love all your glittery butterfly cards...all of your cards are wonderful!
- Monday, January 09, 2012 8:58:00 PM
- jimlynn said...
ALL of these are simply beautiful!
- Monday, January 09, 2012 9:04:00 PM
- cnelson said...
Such beautiful work! !
- Monday, January 09, 2012 9:23:00 PM
- kingstonmama said...
You always wow me with your cards - usually several for each challenge! A gorgeous set of purple cards. :) Ann Y.
- Monday, January 09, 2012 10:20:00 PM
- Sheila in Cyprus said...
WOW! These are all stunning cards Susan. I love the simplicity of the first one especially the stunning shade of purple.
Love Sheila x
- Monday, January 09, 2012 11:28:00 PM
- Carla said...
all the cards are great, but the first I love the most!
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:13:00 AM
- Mandi said...
These are all fabulosu Susan
I LOVE the first, then I got to the last and thats gorgeous too
Apreciate your efforts, great job!
Thanks so much
"Less is More"
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 1:06:00 AM
- Chrissie said...
You certainly don't do things by halves do you Susan!
These are all gorgeous but the first one is just SO striking... I think that has to be my fave!
Thanks so much
"Less is More"
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 1:52:00 AM
- debby4000 said...
Oh these are gorgeous Susan.
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 2:30:00 AM
- Kathyk said...
So many lovely cards - so hard to pick a fave.
Nipped over to your linked post to wish you a happy blogversary!
Welcome to 2012
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:04:00 AM
- Aileen said...
These are all beautiful Susan. I really like the first one as I love the idea of the sentiment sitting in between the split card stock. x
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:10:00 AM
- Chantal said...
I love your first card.It's so clean and simple , just as I like.
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 5:42:00 AM
- Suze Bain said...
Gorgeous cards Susan, the first one is my favourite - love how you've framed the sentiment. xx
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 5:58:00 AM
- Craftilicious said...
Wow, you certainly tackled this challenge head on! I like all the cards a lot but I love the first two.
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:13:00 AM
- Sandra said...
Beautiful cards Susan:) Sandra H
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 7:24:00 AM
- ~ Ali ~ said...
Stunning creations as always Susan. Every on a beauty
Ali x
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 7:26:00 AM
- Meggymay said...
A fabulous selection of cards. love the purple one.
Yvonne x
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:13:00 AM
- Jenny said...
These are all gorgeous Susan, I love the orchids but then again the inked PP on the first card really catches my eye too :)
I think because Purple is a secondary colour it easily morphs to suit or contrast the surrounding colours it's put with...so tricky isn't it :)
Jenny x
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:13:00 AM
- bastelengel said...
I love yourt first card! A great idea to cut the purple paper like this and set the sentiment in between. I like also very much the kind you stamped and coloured the card. Great.
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 2:14:00 PM
- Lynne said...
Wow Susan!All of your cards are gorgeous, I love them all but I think the first one just has the edge for me.
Lynne xxx
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 2:37:00 PM
- Beryl K said...
Beautiful cards Susan. Happy New Year to you and yours
Beryl x
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:33:00 PM
- Sue W said...
Love your cards Susan... so many and all perfect.....I smiled when I saw your butterfly card though.....Happy New Year!
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012 4:26:00 PM
- Lisa A. said...
What pretty cards, Susan!! LOVE the first one, especially, the colors and layout...stunning:)!!
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 5:56:00 PM
- Bonnie said...
Purple seems to be the hardest color to photograph. Mine looked dark blue. I love the layout, paper and punching on the first card. Those 3D orchids are gorgeous and I love how you used the butterfly and did 2 very different cards. You truly did justice to this challenge!
- Thursday, January 12, 2012 10:18:00 AM
- Anne said...
Susan these are gorgeous and I LOVE the first card, so simple and elegant. And a great way to use a paper that is "too nice to cut into" lol!
- Thursday, January 12, 2012 12:02:00 PM
- Viv said...
Another fabulous card again Susan, my fav this week I think too :O) Viv xx
- Friday, January 13, 2012 4:13:00 AM
- Stephanie Lanzalotto said...
Hi Susan. I love all of your cards, but I am partial to the first one. I love the design on the paper, the piercing, the bling, and the sponges edges.
- Friday, January 13, 2012 4:15:00 PM
- Vicky Hayes said...
What a gorgeous collection Susan! For me the first one stands out - I love the rich DP and the pretty edging and I always love it when a sentiment has a special home!
- Saturday, January 14, 2012 2:59:00 AM
- mustavcoffee, Gay Peplow said...
Hi Susan, Four fabulous cards each one gorgeous in it's own right:0) My favourite is the first, it's my sort of colour:0) I love the last nearly as much! The text below the butterfly works really well, Gay xxx
- Saturday, January 14, 2012 4:25:00 AM
- Deborah Frings said...
I've just realised that I haven't commented on your gorgeous cards! Purple is my favourite colour and you've rocked this challenge. I love the first one with the wavy aperture.
- Monday, January 16, 2012 1:06:00 AM
- Faith A said...
Gorgeous cards
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Lucasfilm announced Monday that the recently completed fifth season of its animated "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" would indeed be the last on Cartoon Network.
In a message and video to fans on the starwars.com site, supervising director Dave Filoni and Lucasfilm explained the decision and offered a peek of what is ahead for the franchise after Disney purchased Lucasfilm more than five months ago.
"As we enter into an exciting new era focused on the next 'Star Wars' trilogy, Lucasfilm has decided to pursue a new direction in animated programming," the company wrote on the site, explaining that it has decided to postpone "Star Wars: Detours," an animated series from "Robot Chicken" masterminds Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, and Todd Grimes. The company said it didn't make sense to launch the comedy before "Eipsode VII."
Recently passing its 100th episode, the series told the story of the Jedi knights who fight the evil Sith in the time between Episode II of the film franchise, "Attack of the Clones," and Episode III, "Revenge of the Sith."
The message went on to say that it is working on a new animated project. "We are exploring a whole new 'Star Wars' series set in a time period previously untouched in 'Star Wars' films or television programming. You can expect more details in the months to come," the statement reads.
The company then confirmed what I reported here a few weeks back: There will be more 'Clone Wars' stories, but Lucasfilm isn't ready to say where we'll be able to see them. "While the studio is no longer producing new episodes for Cartoon Network, we're continuing production on new 'Clone Wars' story arcs that promise to be some of the most thrilling adventures ever seen," the statement reads. "Stay tuned for more information on where fans can soon find this bonus content."
In the video, Filoni thanked fans for the show's. He also said future "Clone Wars" episodes--wherever we will see them--will fill gaps in the overall story arc of the "Star Wars" universe.
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Dialogue "Fair Trade" Host Marcia Franklin talks with Doug Dirks of Ten Thousand Villages, a non-profit fair trade retailer, about fair trade issues. Dirks was in Boise to visit a retail outlet, previously a Ten Thousand Villages store but is now independent. Since the interview, Dirks has been named the CEO of Ten Thousand Villages.G
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America ReFramed "Men of Hula" This program captures the journey of legendary master teacher Robert Cazimero and the only all-male hula school in Hawai'i as they prepare to compete at the world's largest hula festival. Beyond deep-rooted stereotypes of "grass-skirt girls," the film tells a story of Hawaiian pride as the men celebrate their 30th anniversary in continuing the revival of men dancing hula. D
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Memphis is Elvis and Elvis is Graceland. The country estate of The King is a shrine and place of pilgrimage for Elvis fans from around the world. The young pop star bought the house in 1957 right after his big breakthrough. He wanted a rural estate that would keep the hordes of fans at a distance. And Graceland did just that.
When it was purchased, Graceland was surrounded almost entirely by countryside. Elvis and his parents immediately fell in love with the stately home, with its white columns and shadowy gardens. Elvis signed the contract on 10 March 1957 and he and his parents moved in in April. Elvis had the famous gates with the musical notes, the 'music gates', specially designed and installed that same month.
A tour of Graceland gives a good idea about the distinct and often bizarre taste of The King of Rock and Roll. The Jungle Room, a room inspired by Elvis' favourite holiday destination of Hawaii, is legendary. Green carpeting, exotic plants and lots of animal prints give it a real jungle feeling. But the bright yellow 'TV room' in the basement and the over-the-top upholstered 'pool room' are also great examples of Elvis' flair.
The top floor of the country estate is the best kept secret of Graceland. Although Elvis often had guests, he never let them venture upstairs, a wish that is still respected by his daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. Since Elvis' death in 1977, she is the only person to have access to this illustrious floor. It is said that everything here has been kept in its original state and that even Elvis' deodorant is exactly where it was when he last used it. No one knows if and when this hallowed floor will ever be opened to the public.
"Graceland is the second most visited house in America. Only the White House attracts more visitors each year."
Graceland itself is actually surprisingly small and intimate for a pop star of Elvis' calibre. Fortunately, there are various exhibitions to enjoy at the rural estate, good for a few hours of entertainment. Elvis' favourite car, for instance, is on display and you can have a peak at his private plane, the Lisa Marie. 'Sincerely Elvis' may very well be the most revealing exhibition at Graceland. Here you will find a collection of his personal belongings, including record collections and sneakers. Depending on the level of your interest in Elvis, you can easily spend 2 to 5 hours exploring Graceland.


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Think you share the road with some bad drivers? As it turns out, some cities around the US have roads that are far more dangerous than others.
Recently, Insurance.comconducted an analysis of the cities that have the highest proportion of its residents claiming a prior accident when searching for an auto insurance quote. The rankings are based on the information people must supply in seeking an insurance quote.
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By many estimates, the end of the antibiotic age is upon us. Bacteria can divide so quickly and the prevalence of antibiotics is so great that they've evolved resistance to the drugs targeting their key pathways, like cell wall synthesis. But what if there was a new way to target certain pathogenic bacteria – not with broad-spectrum antibiotics but by targeting proteins in your own cells? That very well might be the distant promise of new work in protein prenylation.
Microbes are incredibly clever and have evolved many mechanisms for evading, reprogramming, and exploiting your body's cellular responses. Certain types of immune cells, like macrophages, recognize bacteria as foreign and eat them, engulfing the microbes in specialized compartments, which are acidic and filled with proteases that destroy the invaders (this process is called phagocytosis). As they are being enveloped, some pathogenic bacteria inject proteins into the host cell, which will reprogram the host cell's responses.
For this to work, though, some of the bacterial proteins might need to be modified by the host cell's machinery to work. Such is the case with Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaire's disease. When inhaled, these bacteria invade and multiply in macrophages found in your lungs (1 in figure). As they're phagocytosed, the bacteria secrete hundreds of proteins into the macrophages, many of which localize to membrane compartments in host cells, and this process is quite important for proliferation of these bacteria (2). Basically, the bacteria secrete soluble proteins, which are tagged with a particular lipid group by host proteins called prenyltransferases (3). In eukaryotes, prenyl groups for proteins come in two flavors – farnesyl, a 15-carbon chain, or geranylgeranyl, a 20-carbon train. These prenyl groups can control cellular localization of the modified proteins, trafficking between cellular compartments, further post-translational modifications, and interactions with other proteins (4).
The modified bacterial proteins contain a recognition code call the CaaX sequence, which is required for prenylation. Two host proteins catalyze most of the farnesyl and geranylgeranyl transfers in eukaryotes, and these proteins have been creatively named farnesyltransferase (FTase) and geranylgeranyltransferase I (GGTaseI), respectively. The transferases add their prenyl substrate to a cysteine on the target protein (the C of CaaX). "X" represents the target protein's C-terminal residue, which confers some discrimination between FTase and GGTaseI, although there is some overlap in recognition. The "a" residues between the target's cysteine and C-terminal residues are quite variable. These are the same recognition requirement for prenylation of host proteins. In other words, there's nothing particularly special about the bacterial proteins; it's just another way that pathogens co-opt the host system.
So this process is important for one particular type of bacteria. But how widespread is host-dependent prenylation of pathogenic proteins? Elia Wright, a doctoral student in Carol Fierke's lab at University of Michigan, set out to understand this. Wright started looking for pathogenic proteins that had a CaaX motif. She focused her search on proteins that bacteria secrete as they're phagocytosed, because she wouldn't expect many other bacterial proteins to encounter the host prenyltransferases. Wright's first step was to determine whether the sequences she identified could be modified by mammalian prenyltransferases.
Generating full-length proteins for biochemical studies can be a laborious process, requiring lots of time and resources to generate a few milligrams of protein, sometimes after months of optimization. Short peptide synthesis, by comparison, is consistent and straightforward. Plus a robust biochemical assay using fluorescently labeled peptides allowed Wright to define the kinetics of peptide prenylation. She used peptides with the sequence of the last 6 residues of the putative targets (which includes the CaaX sequence) and a dansyl group attached to the N-terminus. She mixed a peptide with a purified prenyltransferase and its lipid substrate and then monitored the fluorescence of the peptide. Dansyl is sensitive to the hydrophobicity of its immediate environment, so addition of the prenyl group to the peptide increases its fluorescence. Using this approach, Wright identified many peptides derived from pathogenic bacteria that were prenylated in vitro. The catalytic efficiencies for the bacterial peptides and those of host substrates were comparable, suggesting that the pathogenic ones might be able to compete with host proteins.
This assay told Wright that human FTase and GGTase I could modify the peptides, but she wanted to know whether the results would hold in a cellular context. So she expressed short peptides (in this case the last 15 residues of candidate proteins) attached to green fluorescent protein (GFP) in HEK293 cells. GFP can be detected by fluorescence microscopy, and its localization is generally control by what's attached to it. So it provided an easy way to track peptide localization in cells. If a peptide wasn't prenylated, as was the case for the known negative control myc, GFP was distributed throughout the cell. The C-terminal peptide of H-ras, a host protein that's farnesylated, served as the positive control, localized to plasma membranes. In this system, Wright's peptide candidates could also cause GFP to localize to cellular membranes and compartments consistent with prenylation – Golgi, endoplasmic reticulum, and, in one case, even nuclear membranes.
Wright's results suggest that a wide range of secreted proteins from pathogenic bacteria can be modified by human prenyltransferases, and they can even compete with endogenous host proteins. Wright used peptide substrates, but sequence and structural elements beyond the CaaX sequence can alter prenylation. Expression of full-length proteins might provide additional insight, but most systems for manipulating mammalian cells result in overexpression that doesn't reflect what happens in nature. Ideally researchers would like to use a proteomics approach, a method that uses mass spectrometry to provide sensitive, global analysis of both host and pathogen protein prenylation. First, they need a way to capture and enrich prenylated proteins. A group at Max Planck Institute demonstrated the proof-of-concept for this approach for a specialized prenyltransferase, Rab geranylgeranyltransferase.
The Fierke lab teamed up with the lab of Richard Gibbs at Purdue University to identify novel substrates that might work with FTase and GGTaseI. It's proving to be a challenge, as these enzymes seem to be refractory to most substrate modifications. Wright notes, "We are making strides in understanding what part of the natural farnesyl and geranylgeranyl diphosphate [substrate] compounds are recognized and which areas of the molecule can be chemically altered without changing the specificity of the enzyme, which is something that most people disregard when using [e.g. tagged or taggable analogs]." Furthermore, Wright notes that they are testing their analogs against arrays of peptides, rather than one or two selected sequences, so they can understand how the analogs compare to natural substrates. Sadly Dr. Gibbs recently passed, but the Fierke lab continues the work they started together.
There's a long way to go before we'll really understand the broader relevance of pathogenic protein modification by host prenyltransferases. Wright started with L. pneumophila but is now expanding her studies to peptides from other pathogens such as organisms causing food poisoning and tuberculosis. With a lot of patience, hard work, and a little luck, one day this might provide a new strategy for tackling tough infections.


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- 1 Power Management improvements for Fedora 12
- 1.1 Summary
- 1.2 Owner
- 1.3 Current status
- 1.4 Detailed Description
- 1.5 Benefit to Fedora
- 1.6 Scope
- 1.7 Test Plan
- 1.8 User Experience
- 1.9 Dependencies
- 1.10 Contingency Plan
- 1.11 Documentation
- 1.12 Release Notes
- 1.13 Comments and Discussion
Power Management improvements for Fedora 12
Our goal is the improvement of power management especially in regard to userland. This project is based on measurement and statistic of power consumption mainly on laptops. We are trying to locate the main power greedy applications by measuring with new tools, which have been introduced in our project. For Fedora 12 the plan is to improve and extend the functionality of tuned, merge it with ktune from RHEL 5 and introduce a new and easy way to switch between various predefined and extendible tuning settings for your system.
- Phil Knirsch <email@example.com> (Lead, tuned, monitoring, documentation)
- Jiri Skala <email@example.com>(BLTK packager, pm-utils maintainer)
- Marcela Maslanova <email@example.com> (system profile switcher)
- Petr Lautrbach <firstname.lastname@example.com> (scomes, system profile switcher)
- Jan Scotka <firstname.lastname@example.com> (QA coverage)
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Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 12
- Last updated: 07/30/09
- Percentage of completion: 90%
Detailed Description
With Fedora 11 we introduce a new daemon called tuned. The goal now is to extend it's functionality and merge it with a tool we developed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 called ktune as well as introduce a new and easy way to switch between various predefined and extendible tuning settings for your system.
Of course auditing wakeups and disk/network IO is still ongoing for Fedora 12 as well.
Benefit to Fedora
Simple: On average use less power for turned on machines while not affecting user experience (a lot ;)).
- Review and fix behaviour of typical applications in a full installed Fedora in regard to: [IN PROGRESS]
- CPU wakeups
- Disk IO
- Network IO
- Extend tuned
- Integration of ktune and tuned: Static vs. dynamic tuning parts + performance vs. power tuning options [90% DONE (needs more testing)]
- New monitoring and tuning plugin for CPUs (using PM-QOS for CPUs) [100% DONE]
- New disk tuning algorithm for a more gradual tuning [90% DONE (needs more testing)]
- System tuning configuration and profiles [90% DONE (needs more testing)]
- Introduce new CLI to allow switching between various predefined settings
- Allow creating / editing / deleting profiles
- New tool to measure improvements to system configuration changes or application changes: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/PowerManagement/scomes [100% DONE]
Test Plan
- For "Extended tuned"
- yum install tuned
- service tuned start
- cpu, disk and net devices should adapt to usage (monitor using strace e.g.)**
- If ktune is enabled check if the system settings for the current profile are being applied and restored when stopping the service
- For "System tuning configuration and profiles"
- Run the new system tuning tool and list the different available profiles using:
- tuned-adm list
- Run the new system tuning tool and select one of the profiles. Restart the machine afterwards and make sure the profile is being used at startup
- tuned-adm modes laptop-battery-powersave
- tuned-adm modes default
- tuned-adm modes throughput-performance
- Run the new system tuning tool and list the different available profiles using:
- For "New tool to measure improvements to system configuration changes or application changes"
- yum install tuned-utils
- run scomes
- change system settings
- run scomes again
- compare restults
User Experience
As power saving is not really visible without a measuring it the effects will not be directly visible. So in order to really see the effect you'll either need a laptop and run that on battery power or a wattmeter that is hooked between your system and the power line.
tuned base package now requires kobo for the tuned-adm tool.
Contingency Plan
Need to make sure to test the more aggressive power saving features if they break on common hardware and back it out in case they do or make some form of black/whitelist for know cases.
Simple user tips for improving power usage
- Use a properly dimensioned system for the job (no need for overpowered systems for simple Desktop use e.g.)
- For servers consolidate services on fewer systems to maximize efficiency of each system
- Enforce turning of systems that are not used (e.g. company policy)
- Unplug and/or turn of peripherals that aren't used (e.g. external USB devices, monitors, printers, scanners)
- Turn of unused hardware already in BIOS.
- Disable power hungry features.
- Enable CPU scaling if supported for ondemand CPU governor. DONT use powersave governor, typically uses more power than ondemand (race to idle).
- Put network card to 100 mbit/10 mbit:
- 10 mbit: ethtool -s eth0 advertise 0x002
- 100 mbit: ethtool -s eth0 advertise 0x008
- Doesn't work for every card
- Put harddisk to spindown fast and full power saving:
- hdparm -S240 /dev/sda (20m idle to spindown)
- hdparm -B1 /dev/sda (Max powersave mode)
- Make sure writes to hd don't wake it up too quickly:
- Set flushing to once every 5 minutes
- echo "30000" > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs
- Enable laptop mode
- echo "5" > /proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode
- Use relatime for your / partition
- mount -o remount,relatime /
- Disable CD-ROM polling from HAL (prevents popups when a CD is inserted):
- hal-disable-polling --device /dev/scd0
- Enable USB autosuspend by adding the following to the kernel boot commandline:
- usbcore.autosuspend=5
- Screensaver needs to dpms off the screen, not just make colors black. To turn of monitor after 120s when X is running:
- xset dpms 0 0 120
Simple programmer tips for improving power usage
- Wake up only when necessary
- Do not poll in programs or use short regular timeouts, rather react to events
- If you wake up, do everything at once (race to idle)
- Use large buffers to avoid frequent disk access. Write one large block at a time
- Don't use [f]sync() if not necessary
- Group timers across applications if possible (even systems)
- After using lots of malloc() and free() calls run malloc_trim(0) once (unportable)
- Tracker bug for power management efforts
Release Notes
In order to allow users to monitor the behaviour of their systems and to improve power consumption in general, several improvements were done for Fedora 12:
- Improved tuned service to dynamically adapt system settings to the current use
- New static tuning service available called ktune as part of tuned
- New configuration switch commandline tool called tuned-adm
Users of Fedora 12 should therefore see a reduction in power usage of their system.


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- 1. Explain how regular exercise contributes to good health and why swimming is one of the best forms of exercise.
- 2. Tell what precautions and procedures a swimmer and escort must follow for distance swimming over open water.
- 3. Under the supervision of a currently qualified certified aquatics instructor, BSA or equivalent, participate in four hours of training and preparation for distance swimming (one hour a day maximum).
- 4. Swim 1 mile (1,600 meters) over an approved, measured course.
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Weird History The Best War Movies Ever
List Rules Movies about war and soldiers, or that use a war as a primary setting.
This list ranks the best movies about war, battles, and military conflicts. These films recreate some of the most significant events in world history from a variety of perspectives and with a variety of purposes and intentions. Some top war films attempt to recreate as realistically as possible the events they depict, either from an omniscient perspective permitted by historical study or from the point of view of the soldiers and civilians involved in the conflict itself. Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down, for example, was both praised in its time and heavily criticized for bringing a "you are there" sense of realism - and little outside or cultural perspective - to a recreation of the Battle of Mogadishu. The best war movies of all time differ widely in their handling of the subject matter, but they all strike a chord with viewers now and in the time when they came out.
Some of the greatest war films use war as a backdrop to look at larger issues - such as man's inhumanity to man or the crippling impact of post-traumatic stress - or just as a meditation on war itself. Still other films like Glory and Band of Brothers examine the personal drama of a few individuals, and mine it for larger insights about the meaning of war and the impact that violence has on individual human lives.
Finally, some war films - particularly those made during the classic Hollywood era - are simply adventure films with war providing a compelling setting and situation. The Great Escape, for example, remains a classic not because of its grand ideas about the nature of war, but because it is a ceaselessly entertaining spectacle. No matter what type of film, there's no denying that these are certainly the best war movies ever.
Vote up your favorite war films to move them up the list, and if your favorites are not yet represented, make your own version of the list and add them!
1 8,232 3,082 Saving Private Ryan Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic drama war film set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat, the film is notable for ...more
2 6,768 2,708 Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay by Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford was based on Hasford's novel The Short-Timers. The film ...more
3 4,437 2,928 Apocalypse Now Marlon Brando, Harrison Ford, Robert Duvall Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic adventure war film set during the Vietnam War. Produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, and Robert Duvall. ...more
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5 7,160 1,165 Band of Brothers Donnie Wahlberg, Damian Lewis, Dexter Fletcher Band of Brothers is a 2001 American WWII drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. The executive producers were Steven Spielberg and Tom ...more
6 3,249 2,336 The Bridge on the River Kwai Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 WWII epic film directed by David Lean, based on the novel Le Pont de la Rivière Kwai by Pierre Boulle. The film is a work of fiction but borrows the ...more
7 5,146 2,056 Black Hawk Down Ewan McGregor, Tom Hardy, Orlando Bloom Black Hawk Down is a 2001 American-British war film directed by Ridley Scott. It is an adaptation of the 1999 book of the same name by Mark Bowden based on his series of articles published in ...more
8 4,288 2,984 Braveheart Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Brendan Gleeson Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical medieval war drama film directed by and starring Mel Gibson. Gibson portrays William Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish warrior who led the Scots in the First ...more
9 4,144 2,184 Schindler's List Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Schindler's List is a 1993 American epic historical period drama, directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and scripted by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the novel Schindler's Ark by Thomas ...more
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11 3,495 3,572
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13 4,188 1,565 We Were Soldiers Mel Gibson, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jon Hamm We Were Soldiers is a 2002 film that dramatizes the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965. The film was directed by Randall Wallace and stars Mel Gibson. It is based on the book We Were ...more
14 2,663 1,715
15 2,996 1,405 The Great Escape Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, James Garner The Great Escape is a 1963 American WWII epic film based on an escape by British and Commonwealth POW from a German POW camp during WWII, starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard ...more
16 2,260 1,631 Gettysburg Martin Sheen, Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott Gettysburg is a 1993 epic film written and directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, adapted from the novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, about the Battle of Gettysburg. The film starred Tom ...more
17 2,253 1,574 Tora! Tora! Tora! Jason Robards Jr., Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten Tora! Tora! Tora! is a 1970 AmericanJapanese film directed by Richard Fleischer and stars an ensemble cast, including Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Sō Yamamura, E. G. Marshall, James Whitmore ...more
18 2,327 1,764 The Deer Hunter Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken The Deer Hunter is a 1978 American epic drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Russian American steelworkers and their service in Vietnam. The film stars Robert De ...more
19 2,617 953 The Longest Day Sean Connery, John Wayne, Richard Burton The Longest Day is a 1962 film based on the 1959 history book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about D-Day, the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944, during WWII. The film was produced by Darryl ...more
20 2,293 971 The Dirty Dozen Jim Brown, Donald Sutherland, Charles Bronson The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 film directed by Robert Aldrich, released by MGM, and starring Lee Marvin. The picture was filmed in England and features an ensemble supporting cast including Ernest ...more
21 3,469 2,124 gamedemon24 added The Patriot Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Logan Lerman The Patriot is a 2000 American epic historical fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich. Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) is driven to lead the his own group of men during the ...more
22 2,808 2,071 gschwayze added Inglourious Basterds Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger Inglourious Basterds is a 2009 German-American war black comedy film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Laurent, Michael ...more
23 2,952 1,438 Enemy at the Gates Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Ed Harris Enemy at the Gates is a 2001 film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. The film's title is taken from William Craig's 1973 nonfiction book Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad, which ...more
24 2,022 1,352 Letters from Iwo Jima Ken Watanabe, Ryan Kelley, Kazunari Ninomiya Letters from Iwo Jima is a 2006 Japanese-American film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood, starring Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. The film portrays the Battle of Iwo Jima from the ...more
25 1,942 970 A Bridge Too Far Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Redford A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic film based on the 1974 book of the same name by Cornelius Ryan, adapted by William Goldman. It was produced by Joseph E. Levine and Richard P. Levine and directed ...more
26 1,703 998 All Quiet on the Western Front Fred Zinnemann, Lew Ayres, ZaSu Pitts All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American epic film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel of the same name. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, and stars Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John ...more
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28 1,448 894 Sands of Iwo Jima John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Richard Jaeckel Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1949 film starring John Wayne that follows a group of United States Marines from training to the Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII. The movie also features John Agar, Adele ...more
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30 2,953 1,171 American Sniper Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Jonathan Groff American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Jason Hall. It is based on the book American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal ...more
31 2,121 1,525 The Hurt Locker Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American film about a three-man Explosive Ordnance Disposal team during the conflict in Iraq. The film was produced and directed by Kathryn Bigelow and the screenplay ...more
32 1,497 1,025 The Guns of Navarone Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn The Guns of Navarone is a 1961 British-American action/adventure film directed by J. Lee Thompson. The screenplay by producer Carl Foreman was based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel The Guns of ...more
33 2,676 1,922 Forrest Gump Tom Hanks, Kurt Russell, Sally Field Forrest Gump is a 1994 American epic romantic-comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Tom Hanks, Robin ...more
34 1,736 805 Hamburger Hill Don Cheadle, Dylan McDermott, Courtney B. Vance Hamburger Hill is a 1987 American film about the actual assault of the U.S. Army's 3rd Battalion, part of the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division 'Screaming Eagles', on a well-fortified ...more
35 2,019 965 Dbo878 added The Last of the Mohicans Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Pete Postlethwaite The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 historical epic film set in 1757 and produced by Morgan Creek Pictures. It was directed by Michael Mann and based on James Fenimore Cooper's novel of the same ...more
36 1,510 799 Trioxin245 added Lawrence of Arabia Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 British epic adventure drama film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence. It was directed by David Lean and produced by Sam Spiegel. The film stars Peter O'Toole in the ...more
37 1,663 1,142 The Thin Red Line George Clooney, John Travolta, Sean Penn The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American ensemble epic film written and directed by Terrence Malick. Based on the novel by James Jones, it tells a fictionalized version of the Battle of Mount ...more
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39 1,630 747 Kelly's Heroes Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles Kelly's Heroes is a 1970 comedy film directed by Brian G. Hutton, about a group of WWII soldiers who go AWOL to rob a bank behind enemy lines. The film stars Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don ...more
40 1,531 889 Good Morning, Vietnam Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, J. T. Walsh Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 American comedy film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson. Set in Saigon in 1965, during Vietnam, the film stars Robin Williams as a radio DJ ...more
41 1,558 753 BekkiWirthwein added Heartbreak Ridge Clint Eastwood, Mario Van Peebles, Marsha Mason Gotta' love Eastwood in this... Tough as nails.. and reading Ladies Home Journal... ~laffin'~
Heartbreak Ridge is a 1986 American film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the film. The film also co-stars Mario Van Peebles, Marsha Mason, and Everett McGill. The ...more
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A recent study by the Department of Psychology at the University of Westminster in London has found that depression, though significantly more common in women, is much more difficult to recognize in men. Researchers presented a sample group (1,218 UK adults) with the following vignette that, in non clinical terms, describes the symptoms of depression:
"For the past two weeks, Kate/Jack has been feeling really down. S/he wakes up in the morning with a flat, heavy feeling that sticks with her/him all day. S/he isn't enjoying things the way she normally would. In fact, nothing gives her/him pleasure...S/he finds it hard to concentrate on anything. S/he feels out of energy and out of steam. And even though Kate/Jack feels tired, when night comes s/he can't go to sleep."
Half of the group was given the male version of the story, while the other half was given the female version. Researchers then asked the group whether or not the character had a mental disorder, whether or not he or she should seek treatment, how difficult the treatment would be, what the character's problem was and how sympathetic they felt towards the person.
Participants were far more likely to assume that Kate was suffering from a mental disorder than Jack, despite their stories and symptoms being the exact same. Male members of the sample group were particularly likely to dismiss Jack's mental health problems and were less able to sympathize with his situation. They were, however, very sympathetic towards Kate.
The study presents a very interesting flip-side to a very old situation — women have long suffered from having their actions, feelings and emotions devalued and dismissed as craziness or hysteria, but perhaps men have suffered equally from not having their legitimate mental illness recognized at all. As The Atlantic's Lindsay Abrams puts it:
It's been suggested that people have difficulty reconciling notions of strength and toughness with the symptoms of depression, making it more difficult for depressed men to attain understanding and acceptance for their disorder. Men even tend to experience depression differently — the disorder tends to manifest itself as physical discomfort or irritability, as opposed to women's more emotion-based symptoms. This may be because, for men, an overabundance of "feelings" is a less culturally acceptable mode of expression.
Recognizing and addressing this double standard could do wonders for both sexes, especially those in need of or seeking treatment.
Mental Health Literacy of Depression: Gender Differences and Attitudinal Antecedents in a Representative British Sample [Plos One]
Study: We're Less Likely to Recognize Symptoms of Depression in Men [The Atlantic]
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Monday, May 07, 2012
Time Travelling Online With The British Library
So there I was, innocently minding my own business, staring at my blog visitor stats more obsessively than Rupert Murdoch stares at his profit margins (WAHEY topical humour! Who says reading this blog doesn't keep you up-to-date with news? Wait don't answer that. --Editor) when I realise that one of my most popular posts, The Cambridge Interviewer Interviewed, hasn't been updated for a long time. I open it up and start editing it--
- when I accidentally delete the whole thing.
Then when I fumble for the 'Revert to Draft' button which will save my ass, I accidentally click the 'Save' button instead.
I just lost one of my most popular early posts that still gets hits every day from students applying to Cambridge University.
Thankfully, I didn't stay curled up on the floor in the fetal position sucking my thumb and crying for my mommy for long. I got onto Google and searched - and found that my blog had been archived by the British Library's Web Archive and perfectly preserved online.
What does this mean?
For me - it means I found my post, copied and pasted it back. (Wow. This means I basically went back in time and stole a post from my past self. Damn. If only I could go back in time and tell my past self to stop shaving his head and apply Rogaine every day religiously, maybe I'd have some hair now eh? AHAHA kidding! Bald is sexy. You hear that ladies? SEXAY. --Ed.)
For you - it means that long after you and I are dead, your grandkids will STILL be reading my crap! BWAHAHAHA. So remember - when they're born, buy them new clothes, milk bottles, and antipsychotic pills. They'll need it.
Seriously though, if you want to see what the Internet was like a few years ago, go visit the UK Web Archive and spend a few hours travelling back in time. (No they don't do porn. Sorry bros. I checked. *Bro fist* --Ed.)
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Great blog! Humor is good for the darkened soul that is premed...
I don't hate ochem by the way, I was one of "those" students who loved it, just thought it was soul sucking.
Biochem, I love. Imma nerd, what'd ya expect?!?!?!? :D
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A Doc 2 Be: Aww thanks. And hoo boy, I think you'll find humour lasts you a lot longer than just premed sadly...
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They are hot, so as Crash Davis said you don't mess with a streak. This is not a time for the Mets to be making wholesale changes, but there are things they could consider.
The Mets don't have the multitude of power options that say, Ben & Jerry's has ice cream choices, but Daniel Murphy appears to becoming one.
Lately, he has been driving the ball for power; something I always thought he was capable of doing. Through seven games he has eight hits, with five going for extra bases – two homers, two doubles and a triple. He encored his five RBI weekend against the Marlins with two doubles last night in Philadelphia.
Apparently, his strained intercostal muscle isn't an issue, or is it?
Terry Collins suggested in trying to protect his injury Murphy has fallen into the good habit of staying within himself. He's focusing on the pitch with the intent of driving it up the middle and going to the opposite field.
Consequently, his swing is shorter and compact. He's not overthinking to the point of trying to pull the ball or guessing pitches.
"It's made me do is focus on work I was able to put in during the off-season, and even the work that I've done in past years,'' Murphy told reporters in Philadelphia, "I get a little bit older in this game, it doesn't have to be perfect.''
Power comes from strength and bat speed. Murphy is strong, and coupling that with sound fundamentals quickens his bat.
Wade Boggs, Tony Gwynn and Ichiro Suzuki aren't power hitters, but fundamentally strong. I've seen Boggs drive ball after ball into the seats during batting practice. He always said he could hit for power if he wanted to.
I believe Murphy can be the same way. He's the most patient of the Mets' hitters. For whatever reason why Murphy is driving the ball, it makes one wonder about his optimum place is in the batting order.
His patience and on-base percentage suggests he could be a leadoff hitter. For those saying he's not fast, you'd be right, but he's fast enough. Remember, Pete Rose wasn't fast, but simply one of the best leadoff hitters in history.
He's currently second for the purpose of working the count to enable the leadoff hitter a chance to run. Only trouble is the Mets have used four leadoff hitters already. Who is running?
"I continue to think [Murphy] is going to be a very, very good offensive force,'' Collins told reporters in Philadelphia, "to the point where it's going to be a question whether he has to continue hitting second or you've got to put him in the middle of the lineup someplace.''
Ideally, a team's best hitter – defined as the combination of power and average – bats third, but that's David Wright's spot. However, should Murphy continue to stroke the ball while Ike Davis keeps struggling, why not move him to third and drop Wright and Davis one slot into the order?
This lengthens the order to the point where Lucas Duda could be batting seventh, which doesn't make the bottom third a black hole.
They are winning so keep a pat hand. This is just a suggestion to tuck away for later.
ON DECK: Tonight's starter Dillon Gee and game preview.
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Tragic weekend for motorcyclists
Separate incidents result in injuries, one death
It was a tragic weekend for motorcyclists in Putnam County. One man was killed and a second critically injured in a pair of cycle crashes in Kent. Kent Police identified the fatal victim as Dominik Kokoszka, 26, Iselin, N.J.
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The effort begins on the morning of Oct. 10 with a presentation at the USU Moab campus, 125 West 200 South. Officials with ASSIST, Inc. will discuss issues regarding accessibility in construction and design, practical designs, and information on modifications to existing structures. The discussion, which begins at 9 a.m., is free and open to the public.
Beginning at 1 p.m., the community will collaborate to construct Moab's first "Pay-It-Forward ramp." A variety of local groups, including Community Rebuilds, Active Re-Entry, and RSVP are collaborating with ASSIST and Veterans Serving Veterans for the project, according to a news release.
"Trailers and campers scattered within our community serve as housing for some of Moab's seniors and disabled members. These homes can sit up to three feet from the ground. Sturdy ramps are needed to help disabled individuals get in and out of their homes safely," said Emily Niehaus, founder and director of Community Rebuilds. "The community is coming together to address the issue with a simple idea: the Pay-It-Forward ramp. This ramp is designed to be a solution for one family at a time. A family can use the ramp as long as they need. Once the home is retired or the family no longer needs the ramp, the materials can be reused by the next disabled individual in need."
Inspired by the United Way's Day of Caring, the group identified a senior in need – a disabled World War II veteran. Other veterans in the community were contacted to help and will participate in the days events. The Veterans Serving Veterans network also plans to participate.
For more information, or to help with the Pay-It-Forward ramp effort, email Niehaus at email@example.com or call 435-260-0501.


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Stamford police ID Cove Island drowning victim
Turn of River sixth-grader Rashad Gross was swept up by current into deep water
STAMFORD -- Hours after being released from Turn of River Middle School for the summer, a 12-year-old boy drowned at Cove Island Park after being swept into deeper water by a strong current Friday afternoon.
The sixth-grader's body was found by fire department divers shortly before 5 p.m. off Cove Island Park after being underwater for three hours.
After he was pronounced dead at Stamford Hospital early Friday evening, police identified the youth as Rashad Gross.
Police Chief Jon Fontneau said Gross, who was found in six feet of water in a narrow channel of water between the east end of the park and Darien's Brush Island, was rushed to the hospital by paramedics working to revive him.
"Preliminary investigation shows that this is a tragic swimming accident and we will continue to investigate the incident," Lt. Diedrich Hohn said in a release. "The Stamford Police Department expresses its condolences to the family and hope that all respect the family's privacy during this ordeal."
A Brush Island woman in Darien, who lives directly across a small canal from the eastern edge of Cove Island Park, called police at 1:53 p.m. to report that a boy may have drowned.
After hearing the boy's friends calling for help, the woman jumped in the water to help the child but a strong current moving into Long Island Sound kept her from getting to the other side and she was nearly swept down the channel before being pulled ashore by a neighbor, the woman's mother said.
Fontneau said the boy was with two other friends wading in the water near the Holly Pond spillway when he possibly slipped into the water and the current pulled him farther into the water. Fontneau said he did not know if the child could swim.
"She was reporting that several children were in the water struggling," Fontneau said of the Brush Island woman. "Some of the children were calling to her, `call 911, call a lifeguard' so she called 911 and police and fire went into the water."
Fontneau said five other Turn of River kids along with the one who was lost came to the park following a half day of school before they were released for the summer. Three of the kids got into the water and two came out and began yelling for help, Fontneau said.
Hohn said while Gross and his friends were swimming the strong current was giving them some trouble. "Several of the youths had trouble getting back to shore because of the strong current and they noticed that Gross was missing," he said in the release.
Hohn said he too wasn't sure if the boy could swim, but the strong current in the channel would give even a good swimmer trouble.
Lifeguards from Cove Island Park as well as nearby Weed Beach in Darien began skin diving as soon as they heard a child was missing.
Department of Public Safety Director Ted Jankowski said, "Once notified, lifeguards entered the water and worked frantically to try and save the young boy."
The dive team performed a detailed search to find him, Jankowski said.
A team of emergency medical technicians and paramedics was formed to provide advanced medical care and life support and transported him to the hospital.
The boy's mother came to the park and was present when the youth was found.
The fire department dive team rushed to the park and divers from the Darien police department's team joined in the search.
Fire Capt. Trevor Roach, who was helping conduct the search said the water was very brown and the divers could only see about six inches.
"Numerous people, about three or four, saw him go down from different points on shore," said Roach, adding that some people had different locations as to where the boy was last seen.
"The public usually thinks the person will move with the current when they go down, but they don't. They stick to where they went down and stay right there," he said.
Roach said the visibility was so poor that the only way the diver was able to find him was to feel him with his hands.
"It is very sad about the outcome," he said. "I hope it is some relief to the family to have the body back."


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University of Toronto researchers recently announced a breakthrough with regard to organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and flexible screens. From the March 29, 2012 news item by Allyson Rowley on physorg.com,
Michael Helander and Zhibin Wang, PhD candidates in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, are members of a research team that has developed the world's most efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) on flexible plastic. Good news for manufacturers and consumers alike, the discovery means a less costly, more efficient and environmentally friendly way to build brighter flat-panel displays on a thinner, more durable and flexible surface.
The students had been cleaning sheets of indium tin oxide – a material used in all flat-panel displays – when they noticed that devices built using their cleaned sheets had become much more efficient than expected, using less energy to achieve much higher brightness. After some investigation, they determined that this greater efficiency was the result of molecules of chlorine picked up from their cleaning solvent. With this surprising discovery, the two students engineered a prototype for a new kind of OLED device, which is both simpler in construction and more efficient.
According to Rowley's University of Toronto March 26, 2012 news release,
Over time, though, OLED devices became more complex – the original two layers of molecules became many layers, which raised manufacturing costs and failure rates.
"Basically, we went back to the original idea – and started again," said Wang. The team's findings were published, and in December, Helander and Wang, together with Lu [ Professor Zheng-Hong Lu.who supervises both Helander and Wang] and another U of T grad student, launched OTI Lumionics, a startup that will take the next steps toward commercializing the technology.
While OTI Lumionics is taking its next steps, the company, LG Display based in Korea has announced production of a plastic electronic paper display (EPD). From the March 30, 2012 news item by Nancy Owano on physorg.com,
LG Display has set the production clock ticking for a plastic EPD (electronic paper display) product which in turn is expected to set e-book marketability fast-forward. In an announcement Thursday, Korea-based LG Display, which manufactures thin film transistor liquid crystal display, said it has already started up mass production of EPD for e-books.
Amar Toor's March 29, 2012 item for engadget features the company's news release, as well as, this detail,
The plan going forward is to supply the display to ODMs [original design manufacturer] in China, in the hopes of bringing final products to Europe by "the beginning of next month." [May 2012?]
Apparently, the screen resolution is 1024 x 768 and it has a range of 40 degrees when bent from the centre.


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Anggun C Sasmi Suami (born 29 April 1974, in Jakarta, Indonesia) is an Indonesian-born French singer/songwriter. She has released 12 studio albums (5 in Indonesian and English, 4 in French) and one soundtrack album (Open Hearts), and her songs have also been included on various compilation albums. Her musical career began in childhood, and she achieved commercial success in Indonesia when she was 12 years old. At the age of 20, she moved to Europe, and she is now living in Paris, France.
Her best-known album is Snow on the Sahara, which has been released in 33 countries across the world, including the US; this album also spawned her biggest worldwide hit to date, "Snow on the Sahara."
Anggun Biography
1974–1994: Early life and success in Indonesia
Anggun was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, as the second child and first daughter of Darto Singo, a Javanese writer and Dien Novita, a housewife. At the age of 7, Anggun started receiving highly disciplined singing instruction from her father. She trained on a daily basis, learning various vocal techniques. To help further develop her career, her mother began serving as her manager, accepting singing offers and handling business concerns. Later on, at the age of 9, Anggun recorded a children's album, Kepada Alam dan Pencinta-Nya
In her teens, Anggun C Sasmi Suami was influenced by native Javanese artists as well as by rock & roll singers and bands such as Elvis Presley, Metallica and The Police. In 1986, with Ian Antono, a famous Indonesian music producer, Anggun released her first official album in Indonesia, titled Dunia Aku Punya. Anggun's fame continued to rise with the release of subsequent singles, "Mimpi" and most notably "Tua Tua Keladi" (the latter earned her the "Most Popular Indonesian Artist" award for 1990–1991). These singles were massively popular in Indonesia. In late 2009, Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine placed the song "Mimpi" at #47 on their "150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time" list. Following the success of these singles, Anggun returned to release follow-up albums; Anak Putih Abu Abu in 1991 and then Nocturno in 1992. Both albums achieved great success and moreover established her as one of Indonesia's "Lady Rockers".
In 1992, Anggun began a relationship with Michel Georgea, a French man, whom she had met the year before in Kalimantan while touring. The couple married, despite their age difference and a rumored objection by Anggun's family (reportedly because they felt Anggun was too young to get married). After the marriage, Anggun founded a record company, Bali Cipta Record, (making her the youngest Indonesian singer to do so) and released what would be her final Indonesian studio album, Anggun C. Sasmi... Lah!!! in 1993. She attempted to shed her tomboy image with the video for the album's first single, "Kembalilah Kasih (Kita Harus Bicara)". Meanwhile, it became the first music video by Indonesian artist to appear on MTV Asia. The album was another smash hit for Anggun, but she began to feel unsatisfied with the success in her own country and started thinking about an international music career. Previously, in 1992, Anggun had signed a deal with a renowned Japanese recording company in Singapore, Pony Canyon, to record an English album which would be released in Asia. But later the project was cancelled, as Anggun wanted to bring her talent to the West instead.
Finally, in 1994, after the release of a compilation album containing all her Indonesian hits (entitled Yang Hilang), Anggun C Sasmi Suami sold her record company to fund her move to Europe.


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does a little less damage than the regular shotty, but it has the same cone. The reloading of a new shell for moving is nice too, and means you don't have to take shottyman (although shottyman is significantly better).
You can also upgrade it into the Tactical Shotgun, which is pretty much an AA-12. There's a few unique shotguns that are better (assault shotgun, super shotgun from DOOM 2), but good luck finding them. You also don't even need whizkid to do it, which is totally awesome.
EDIT: oh, and tiles are out now. I'm looking at you, Tzan.