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Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) Troubleshooting Guide -- Troubleshooting with ACE Logging
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This article describes the ACE system logging facility, how to enable logging, and how to use system messages as troubleshooting tools.
Overview of ACE System Logging
The ACE provides a system logging (syslog) facility that collects and saves system messages and outputs them to destinations that you specify as follows:
- Buffer
- Console
- Flash memory
- Host (remote syslog server)
- Monitor
- Standby
- Supervisor
Each virtual context generates logs independently from the other virtual contexts. The admin virtual context does not log on behalf of the other contexts in the ACE.
The ACE logs the following connection setup and teardown messages in the CP at the connection speed: 106023, 302022, 302023, 302024, and 302025. These setup and teardown syslogs are directly forwarded to a remote server. Because of the potentially large number of these messages or if you require high-rate system logging of connection setup and teardown messages, use the logging fastpath command. This command disables CP syslogs and enables logging of these messages through the DP using a slightly different format and the following syslog IDs: 106028, 302028, 302029, 302030, and 302031, respectively. You can log these messages through the fast path only to an external syslog server. All other enabled logging destinations are disabled by the logging fastpath command.
You can limit the rate at which the ACE generates syslog messages by using the logging rate-limit command. This command allows you to rate limit syslogs based on one of the following criteria:
- Time interval
- Logging level
- Message ID
Besides logging system messages, the ACE logs access control list (ACL) deny entries.
|Remember to enable logging on the standby ACE in a redundant configuration by entering the logging standby command. To log failover information on the standby ACE, you need to set the logging level to 4.
For details about ACE system message logging, see the Cisco Application Control Engine Module System Message Guide (Software Version A2(1.0)).
Enabling ACE Logging
To enable logging on the ACE module and send syslogs to the monitor, enter the following commands:
ACE_module5/Admin(config)# logging enable ACE_module5/Admin(config)# logging monitor 7 ACE_module5/Admin(config)# logging trap 7 ACE_module5/Admin(config)# no logging message 111008 ACE_module5/Admin(config)# no logging message 111009 ACE_module5/Admin(config)# logging timestamp ACE_module5/Admin(config)# do terminal monitor
Use the logging monitor severity_level command only when you are troubleshooting problems on the ACE or when there is minimal load on the network. Using this command at other times when the ACE is active may degrade performance.
|logging trap defines the severity sent to the syslog server.
|If you do not see syslog messages on the console after enabling logging with the logging enable and logging monitor 7 commands, log out of the ACE and then log in again.
To enable logging to a syslog server, use the following command syntax:
logging host ip_address [tcp | udp [/port#]] | [default-udp] | [format emblem]
|If you specify the default-udp option and TCP logging fails, the ACE sends logging messages over UDP.
You can verify that the ACE defaults to UDP by entering the following command:
ACE_module5/Admin# show logging Syslog logging: enabled Facility: 20 History logging: disabled Trap logging: enabled (level - debugging) Timestamp logging: disabled Fastpath logging: disabled Persist logging: disabled Standby logging: disabled Rate-limit logging: disabled (min - 0 max 100000 msgs/sec) Console logging: disabled Monitor logging: disabled Logging to 188.8.131.52 tcp/514 default-udp (sending on UDP) Device ID: disabled Message logging: none Buffered logging: enabled (level - debugging) maximum size 681984 Buffer info: current size - 681984 global pool - 1048576 used pool - 1048576 min - 0 max - 681984 cur ptr = 42894 wrapped - yes
Use the logging supervisor command to allow the aggregation of critical syslogs from multiple virtual devices to the Catalyst 6500 series switch or to the Cisco 7600 series router syslog. For example, enter the following command:
ACE_module5/Context(config)# logging supervisor ? <0-7> 0-emerg;1-alert;2-crit;3-err;4-warn; 5-notif;6-inform;7-debug cat6k# show logging . . . cat6k#17w3d: %TRINITY-7-TRINITY_SYSLOG_DEBUG: %ACE-7-111009: User 'admin' executed cmd: show running.
Logging Severity Levels
The severity_level argument specifies the maximum level for system log messages sent to the console. The severity level that you specify indicates that you want syslog messages at that level and messages less than the level. For example, if the specified level is 3, the syslog displays level 3, 2, 1, and 0 messages. We recommend that you use a lower severity level, such as 3, since logging at a high rate may impact the performance of the ACE.
Allowable entries are as follows:
- 0—emergencies (System unusable messages)
- 1—alerts (Take immediate action)
- 2—critical (Critical condition)
- 3—errors (Error message)
- 4—warnings (Warning message)
- 5—notifications (Normal but significant condition)
- 6—informational (Information message)
- 7—debugging (Debug messages)
Adding Information to syslogs
After you have enabled system message logging and have specified a destination for the system messages, you can add more information to the system messages that may be helpful in troubleshooting issues with your ACE module. For example, you can do the following:
- Add a timestamp
- Identify the messages sent to a syslog server
- Identify the ACE device ID in messages that are sent to a syslog server
To add a timestamp to syslog messages, enter the following command:
ACE_module5/Admin(config)# logging timestamp
To identify messages that are sent to a syslog server by severity level, enter the following command:
ACE_module5/Admin(config)# logging trap severity_level
For example, to identify the ACE device ID in messages that are sent to a syslog server, use the following command syntax:
ACE_module5/Admin(config)# logging device-id {context-name | hostname | ipaddress interface_name | string text}
Troubleshooting ACE Logging
The commands in the following sections are useful for troubleshooting the system message logging facility.
Displaying Logging Statistics
ACE_module5/Admin# show logging statistics Syslog statistics: sent 349 discarded 64 Messages sent: console 0 buffer 348 persistent 0 supervisor 1 history 0 monitor 0 host 0 misc 0 Messages discarded: cfg rate-limit 0 hard rate-limit 0 server down 5 queue full 59 errors 0 SNMP-related counters: notifications sent 0 history table flushed 0 messages ignored 0 NP-related counters: to-CP dropped 0 fastpath sent 0 fastpath dropped 0
ACE_module5/Admin# show logging queue Logging Queue length limit : 80 msg(s), 59 msg(s) discarded. Current 0 msg on queue, 80 msgs most on queue CP messages received: 426 , 59 msg(s) discarded. IXP messages received: 82 Xscale messages received: 0 System Max Queue size: 20080 System Free Queue size for allocation: 19920
In the above example, the ACE has discarded 59 control plane (CP) messages. By default, the syslog message queue can hold 80 messages. You can increase the size of the syslog message queue by using the logging queue command in configuration mode. Set the queue size before you start collecting syslog messages. When traffic is heavy, messages may be discarded if the queue size is too small. The maximum number of messages that the queue can hold is 8192.
Displaying the Logging History
To display the ACE logging history, enter the following command from the console:
ACE_module5/Admin# show logging history syslog_trinity_show_history for context 0: 1(Mar 24 2009 16:39:36): from "KERN" ACE-5-111008:User 'admin' executed the 'logging history 7' command. 2(Mar 24 2009 16:39:48): from "KERN" ACE-5-111008:User 'admin' executed the 'logging console 7' command. 3(Mar 24 2009 16:39:56): from "KERN" ACE-7-111009:User 'admin' executed cmd: do sho logging history 4(Mar 24 2009 16:49:50): from "KERN" ACE-7-111009:User 'admin' executed cmd: do show logging message 5(Mar 24 2009 16:51:35): from "KERN" ACE-4-405001:Received ARP REQUEST collision from 10.1.1.240 00.0c.29.74.51.fa on interface vlan100 6(Mar 24 2009 16:51:36): from "KERN" ACE-4-405001:Received ARP RESPONSE collision from 10.1.1.240 00.0b.fc.fe.1b.03 on interface vlan100 7(Mar 24 2009 16:51:40): from "KERN" ACE-4-405001:Received ARP REQUEST collision from 10.1.1.240 00.0c.29.74.51.fa on interface vlan100 8(Mar 24 2009 16:51:41): from "KERN" ACE-4-405001:Received ARP RESPONSE collision from 10.1.1.240 00.0b.fc.fe.1b.03 on interface vlan100 9(Mar 24 2009 16:54:46): from "KERN" ACE-7-111009:User 'admin' executed cmd: telnet 10.1.1.130
Displaying Logging Messages
If a particular system message does not appear in the syslog history, check that the message is enabled and that the logging level is correct for that message. To display the default logging level and the current status of a system message, all system messages, or disabled system messages, enter the following command:
ACE_module5/Admin# show logging message message_id | all | disabled
For example, to display all disabled system messages in the ACE, enter the following command:
ACE_module5/Admin# show logging message disabled Message logging: message 111008: default-level 5 (disabled) message 111009: default-level 7 (disabled)
Displaying Logging Persistence
The logging persistence command enables logging to disk0: in Flash memory. The messages are stored in a subdirectory of disk0: called /messages.
To display logging persistence, enter the following command:
ACE_module5/Admin# show logging persistent Persist info: current size - 6626 global pool - 1048576 used pool - 6626 min - 0 max - 189582 cur ptr = 6638 wrapped - no Mar 24 2009 09:51:31 Admin: %ACE-4-405001: Received ARP REQUEST collision from 10.1.1.240 00.0c.29.74.51.fa on interface vlan100 Mar 24 2009 09:51:32 Admin: %ACE-4-405001: Received ARP RESPONSE collision from 10.1.1.240 00.0b.fc.fe.1b.03 on interface vlan100 Mar 24 2009 09:51:36 Admin: %ACE-4-405001: Received ARP REQUEST collision from 10.1.1.240 00.0c.29.74.51.fa on interface vlan100 Mar 24 2009 09:51:37 Admin: %ACE-4-405001: Received ARP RESPONSE collision from 10.1.1.240 00.0b.fc.fe.1b.03 on interface vlan100
Displaying the Logging Rate Limit
To display the logging rate limit, enter the following command:
ACE_module5/Admin# show logging rate-limit Rate-limit logging: (min - 0 max 100000 msgs/sec) 100000 messages 1 seconds level 7


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Delaney O'Shea - Care, Care & Community in Ghana
My trip to Ghana was filled with beauty, culture and excitement. The adventure began June 10, 2012 as I stepped off the plane into Accra. The first thing to do was to meet the Projects Abroad staff member and retrieve my bags. Then me, my future roommate and the member of staff hopped in a taxi that took us to our host family in the hills. After a half hour in the Ghanaian taxi, it occurred to me that New Yorkers are not the craziest drivers in the world, Ghanaians are.
As we made our way further and further up the hills, Ghana started to look like a whole new world. We passed the school we'd be painting in the following week and came to a roundabout with shops on the outskirts. Directly on the side of the road were men and women with all kinds of different foods on their heads. When cars would come to a stop the street sellers would walk up to the windows and try to sell their goods. At the end of the roundabout our taxi came to a stop and a young woman with a glass box full of Ghanaian donuts on her head came to my window, a man with a plate full of perfectly stacked peanuts came to the front window. The car began to move again and we were off to our host family's house.
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When we finally arrived at the house we were greeted by Mercy, our Ghanaian host mom. Mercy is a grandmother and ex-nurse who now lives on a chicken farm with over 1,000 chickens, 4 very annoying roosters, multiple kittens and a lot of different kinds of fruit trees. She also lives with her daughter Dorothy and granddaughter Nana. Mercy greeted us with bracelets she made herself from beads she bought at the bead-market; she then took our measurements to make us authentic Ghanaian shirts.
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Every morning Mercy would make us eggs fresh from the chicken coop and bring us fresh bread with butter. The house was always filled with freshly picked fruit including oranges and mangos that were more delicious than I've ever had and small green bananas that were sweeter than normal bananas. The lunches and dinners would consist of soups with eggs or chicken in it, red-red or fried plantains and beans and occasionally Ghanaian pancakes. Every day there would be a pot of hot water that Mercy had boiled over a fire for our tea. If Mercy's food was good the street food was amazing.
The regular drinking water was in pouches that were kept in the small refrigerator. The trick to the pouches was to bite a hole in the corner and suck out the water. The tap water is not safe to drink in Ghana so going to a tap and filling up your water bottle is not an option. I could go on and on about the foods you must try before you leave Ghana. Street donuts would be the first followed by the street peanuts that are left moist and also pouched frozen yogurt. I was pretty anxious that I wouldn't be able to find food I could eat when I originally arrived in Ghana, since I'm a vegetarian, but I soon realised that the Ghanaian food isn't so different from ours.
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After we were settled in at Mercy's we went straight to work, painting the graffiti covered school. The first step was to give each classroom a nice base coat. As we painted each room the curious Ghanaian students would peak their heads in and watch in awe. Though the students had never seen us before they adored us and were fascinated with us.
I had never seen such love from people I had never even met before. As time went on we got to know the students more and more. They brightened our day and when paint dripped down on our heads, they made it all worth it. The school we painted had around 300 kids and 6 full time teachers so the classrooms were constantly packed. We managed to learn quite a few of the student's names. Granted Ghanaians are usually named after the day of the week they were born on, so it wasn't too hard to take a wild guess, we had a one in seven shot in getting it right. Another safe bet was Precious; though it isn't a day of the week, it is a common Ghanaian name.
After we painted the school in the morning we would go back home for lunch. Once lunch was done we either did a cultural activity or went to one of the three orphanages/schools we volunteered at to teach the kids. The kids at the orphanages and schools were even more excited to see us then the students at the school we painted. As our cabs pulled up the students all came running out of the one room school building anxious to welcome us with hugs.
All the students were fascinated with our cameras and insisted on taking picture after picture with us. When the excitement had died down the learning began. We used games to teach the children English colours, shapes and how to read. We began each lesson with a song that we sang and then the children had to repeat. Sometimes we did art projects with the children or played football. We were amazed to find out how bright and energetic these kids were.
Free time and travels in Ghana
When we weren't teaching kids we spent our time at the bead-market or wood-market. The bead-market was filled with beautiful and colourful beads and jewellery. The wood market had carvings of all kinds with beautiful craftsmanship. On the weekend we drove down to Cape Coast. It was a two-hour drive and the road had occasional speed bumps to slow down drivers going past the villages on the side. When we finally arrived in Cape Coast, we were excited to explore the beach. Cape Coast is a small city that has a large fishing industry and an old slave trade building, called Cape Coast castle, where tourists often visit.
We spent our first day walking around the beach and watching the huge waves crash onto the shore. The fishermen that were brave enough to go out in such small and unsafe looking boats astounded us. We then went to visit the Cape Coast castle. We took a tour around the building and learned a lot about the places in which the slaves were kept. Then we went to a street performance with traditional Ghanaian dancers. We even got to participate in the dancing. On the second day we went to the rainforest where we did a sky walking tour and observed all birds and bugs in the trees.
After the weekend and another week of painting the school and teaching children, it was time to go home. We had a closing ceremony at the school we painted where the children put on a performance for us through dance. They presented us all with certificates, thanking us for our duties. As a final activity we went to a huge waterfall and took a walk around the forest.
Sad to be leaving Ghana
We went home and began to pack to go our separate ways. Final hugs were exchanged as we departed for the airport. There were tears as we said goodbye to our host family. The family had become a home away from home, making packing up our mosquito nets a saddening experience. Of course we were looking forward to seeing our families again but the Ghanaian people had shown such kindness it was hard to say goodbye.
As we got in the taxi and drove to the airport we reminisced about all the wonderful things we had experienced in Ghana. We had learned a lot about the Ghanaians but even more about ourselves. It's true give to other you receive as well. No one could've taught me that better than the Ghanaian people and their loving and accepting culture.
Delaney O'Shea
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To assess whether the drug conferred additional benefits beyond weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes, the groups conducted the post-hoc analyses of the 56-week trial that enrolled 2,486 overweight and obese patients, 388 of whom also had diabetes.
About 67% of patients were female, with a mean age of 52, and they were randomized to placebo or a higher or lower dose of Qsymia.
Diabetic patients in the trial appeared to be early in their disease, however, with a mean baseline HbA1c of 6.8% in each of the drug groups and 6.9% in the placebo group. Also, fewer than 50% in each group were on metformin monotherapy and were taking a mean of only 0.6 anti-diabetic drugs.
The teams found, as with nondiabetic patients, that type 2 diabetics on either dose of the drug had significantly greater weight loss than controls (P<0.0001), and a larger proportion lost more than 10% of their body weight (40% and 27% versus 6%, P<0.0001).
And more patients hit an HbA1c target of 6.5% with the drug (64% and 60% versus 49%), although the difference wasn't significant.
Researchers also found that more patients in the placebo group had a net increase in their use of anti-diabetic agents over the 56 weeks of the study compared with the drug groups (12% versus 1.5% and 0.6%).
Systolic blood pressure also improved, but not significantly compared with placebo, the researchers reported.
Adverse events were generally similar across groups, with the most common drug side effects being (for the high dose, low dose, and placebo, respectively):
- Constipation (18%, 15%, and 6%)
- Paresthesia (18%, 8%, 4%)
- Insomnia (14%, 8%, 5%)
Nor were there any differences in hypoglycemia, though discontinuation was highest at 19% for the highest dose of Qsymia, compared with 9% for the low dose and 8% for placebo.
Still, the researchers concluded that the findings suggest Qsymia may help type 2 diabetics not only lose weight but also improve their HbA1c and medication burden. Indeed, some researchers have suggested that the newly approved weight-loss agents – which also include lorcaserin (Belviq) – may eventually have a place in diabetes therapy.
"There is no inherent reason why a weight-loss agent could not be considered a diabetes medication," Silvio Inzucchi, MD, of Yale, told MedPage Today. "I think it all depends on the label and on marketing to some degree."
He added that the bar for treating type 2 diabetics with weight loss agents "will be a bit higher than for a drug that has glucose lowering as its raison d'etre, but I think it is possible."
Inzucchi, who was a co-author of recent ADA/EASD guidelines on the management of hyperglycemia that call for an individualized approach to therapy rather than an algorithmic one, quipped that "how they fit into guidelines/algorithms would be a bit of a challenge."
The study was supported by VIVUS. Some of the researchers are employees of the company.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
Primary Source
European Association for the Study of DiabetesSource Reference: Astrup A, et al "Weight loss and improvements in cardiometabolic outcomes with extended-release phentermine/topiramate treatment in overweight/obese subjects with type 2 diabetes" EASD 2012; Abstract 695.
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European Association for the Study of DiabetesSource Reference: Rossner S, et al "Effects of extended-release phentermine/topiramate on weight loss and blood pressure in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus" EASD 2012; Abstract 696.


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Mayor S.M. Velusamy inaugurated the canteen in the presence of Commissioner G. Latha, Deputy Commissioner S. Sivarasu, Deputy Mayor Leelavathi Unni, City Engineer K. Sugumar and Councillors on Thursday.
A release the civic body issued said that the objective of the canteen was to provide healthy food to the 500-odd visitors and the Corporation staff, majority of who suffered high blood pressure, diabetes and other lifestyle diseases. The canteen will offer a variety of herbal soups at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at 12.30 p.m. and snack with herbal tea at 4 p.m.
A women self help group will run the canteen. A team of Siddha doctors will supervise the operations and also ensure quality of food, said Ms. Latha. The Corporation had advanced Rs. 60,000 to the group to meet the initial costs. The group will repay the money from the profit it earns. It will also pay a nominal rent to the Corporation.
The release said that the Corporation had trained the self help group women in cooking herbal food. They would serve banana pith soup, thuthuvalai soup, navalpazha soup, vegetable soup, corn soup and bitter gourd soup. The lunch would include rice with greens, rice with curry leaves, rice with mint and a few more varieties apart from meals. The evening snack menu would have sukku coffee, lemon tea, green tea, ginger tea and milk with palm jaggery.
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For Vorbis I use VBR q2.0 (~96kbps) for my music collection. For anime I would use q4 or higher (~128kbps). Both encoded using AoTuVb5. Vorbis doesn't sound too good when going below q2.0.
For AAC you can go much lower. I usually use 64kbps HE in most cases. If the source is low quality then there's nothing personally stopping me from using HE v2 (PS) @ 48kbps. However I guess if you don't mind having the audio use up some space and go for a standard 170MB for 24 minutes then 80-96kbps and higher would work very well. Depends on how much you want to use for the video stream, and then just adapt the audio to it to achieve a fine balance between them.
Which is more popular... Hehe, I doubt that there is one. Both seem to have roughly the same popularity. Though perhaps AAC is more common with TV caps, and Vorbis more with DVD rips.
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HE-AAC compresses insanely good but it also sounds like shit, don't use it unless you're extremely pressed for space or the original audio is shit already. For normal sized (120-230 MB) TV-rips I wouldn't advise going below Vorbis q 3 or 80kbps AAC, it's not really worth going much lower, since you don't save all that much bitrate but the quality degrades rather sharply.
For 5.1 AAC you want at least 250 kbps or so.
As for popularity, AAC seems slightly more popular, especially since all the MP4 releases use it.
Edit: if you use vorbis q2 for your music your ears are broken. :|
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Using aoTuV I usually try -q 5 first (generally regarded as transparent by the guys at HA). Bitrates tend to be around 160kbps (VBR) and file size is around 24mb under normal (24min episode) circumstances.
|2007-05-16, 15:04
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I use Vorbis at q1.0 myself (around 80kbps), which doesn't sound bad at all. In my opinion, AAC and Vorbis are pretty much tied quality wise around that bitrate. Only at 64kbps and below, HE-AAC really starts to have the upper hand, while Vorbis does better at bitrates of 96kbps and up.
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Well there isn't much in it between Vorbis and AAC now, some cases Vorbis edges ahead, others AAC is better.
Though in true Hydrogenaudio style, I should say ABX OR GTFO. It's kind of a shame that LC-AAC has become the defacto standard for AAC, because if Nero were to implement LTP into their free encoder, I'm sure it would give Vorbis a very hard time (since it's already holding it's own).
A shame, but to some extent it's the community that makes things the way they are.
Some of these are a bit old, but perhaps will serve some insight. It suggests that AAC has (or had) the upper hand at 105/128kbps, with Vorbis pulling back at 192kbps. Not surprisingly, at the low end (64kbps) AAC had quite an advantage, even with LC-AAC. Since these tests, the Nero CLI AAC encoder has had a few updates, so it has potentially closed the gap; however I don't know how Vorbis is progressing, so it might be so damn close it doesn't even matter.
Mixed results, but you should be the judge ultimately.
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|2007-05-16, 17:11
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Heh. Are you sure you're not simply prejudiced? Very few people should find Vorbis at q1.0 annoying to listen to. And remember, being able to ABX it does not mean you'll notice its faults in normal occasions. Audio codecs have improved quite a lot over the past few years, and auToV has done excellent work on improving Vorbis.
And I'm surprised you quoted me there, instead of martino's 64kbps HE-AAC. I can assure you 80kbps Vorbis sounds better than that.
|2007-05-16, 17:53
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From a practical standpoint I see little reason to use Vorbis. Usually, my target bitrate for stereo audio is 96-128 kbps. Vorbis is not substantially better than AAC in that range, and if I'm making an mp4 I have to use AAC regardless. For low bitrates, HE-AAC performs better than Vorbis. Also, most of the surround files I come across are AAC or AC3, and reencoding them hurts the audio quality too much. Vorbis is attractive because it is open source with no strings attached, but AAC encoding and decoding support is strong and unlikely to vanish anytime soon.
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But I highly think it should _not_ be recommended as a good quality level to encode to. Remember people do read these forums and actually do some of the things recommended in them. We don't need a bunch of fansubs having Q1 vorbis in them coupled with bad or good video.
Maybe I'll waste some time one day and ABX on the differences between 64kbps HE-AAC and 80kbps vorbis. Or better yet, I'll save my ears from the torture and just not care...
|2007-05-16, 18:44
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Fair enough. I found a quote in the link posted by xat which is quite relevant to my reason for using it: '[...] It improves further on low bit-rate, to such extent that some reports -q 1 (approx. 80 kbps) is good enough for streaming.' I don't need perfect quality, 'not annoying' is good enough for me. Furthermore, most of the time anime consists of just spoken text, which is relatively easy to compress. I aim for quite low bitrate encodes at --crf 20, and in my opinion, Vorbis at q1.0 fits that perfectly. Certainly not the best quality possible, but 'excellent quality' to 90% of the people, especially with a good source. I do agree that higher bitrates should be used for bigger encodes, as q1.0 Vorbis definitely isn't the best quality you'll be able to get.
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Edit: wait, stop, sorry, I didn't notice that you actually did stop that already. Thanks. Now the only thing I could wish for is that you wouldn't blur it to hell, but you can't have everything I guess.
And I do find it somewhat amusing that you've switched audio formats on almost every single episode so far.
(01: stereo AAC, 02v2: 5.1 AC3, 03: 5.1 AC3, 04-05: 5.1 AAC)
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|2007-05-25, 21:45
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I see what you did there!
So, let's say I have 86MB 5.1ch AC3 track for a 26 minute OVA (for which I am ripping myself). What kind of Vorbis or AAC settings should I use? I'm a bit torn on what to use if I am giving myself a 300MB cap for the entire encode.
Also, is it worth using the unaltered AC3?
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|2007-05-26, 13:22
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I see what you did there!
|2007-05-27, 01:57
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Since you are encoding from a 5.1 source it would most likely be best to use AAC over Vorbis. Especially if you are going for a low filesize in the end. Since Vorbis has no lossy channel coupling it should not be able to compress as well as AAC per a given quality level. All you are left to do is choose your AAC encoder, however most are 2ch only or CBR only. I think most people would point to Nero AAC which has the most AAC features as well as having the best VBR encoder.
Edit: I could be running off old info for all the iTunes stuff, but back in the day their encoder was extremely limited and Nero was the only useful choice.
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Jennifer attended an auction benefiting Artists for Haiti, where beau Justin Theroux did the bidding on her behalf.
When he won the bid, Jen forked over $450,000 for American artist Glenn Ligon's "Stranger #44," an abstract work of oil, charcoal, and graphite on canvas, according to Us Weekly.
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The old adage in the stock market is never try to catch a falling knife. With the Shanghai Composite Index at levels not seen since the aftermath of the financial crisis, many investors are steering well clear of Chinese stocks.
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He added that China's cautious approach to stimulate the economy will result in a gentle re-acceleration of economic growth, but investors should not make the mistake of comparing Beijing's recent efforts to stimulate the economy with the massive $586 billion stimulus program of 2008.
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UNDP funds office for SAME
SAME now has an office with which they will be in a better position to consult with local members and those who need information.
SAME has a new office thanks to UNDP
- UNDP happy to provide support to the private sector through associations like SAME.
- Technical assistance provided by UNDP will not only fund an office for SAME but also recruit personnel to run its office.
- "Historic event" for SAME.
Thanks to the technical assistance provided by UNDP, it will also enable the Samoa Association of Manufacturers and Exporters, to recruit a technical advisor and personnel to run the office.
The Resident Representative of UNDP in Samoa, Ms Nileema Noble, signed the agreement with SAME at Alaimoana Hotel 30th May 2013.
SAME president, Afioga Funefeai Oliva Vaai remarked that the establishment of the office will help the association achieve one of its main goals, which is to strengthen the capability of its members to be more competitive, now that Samoa is a member of the World Trade Organization.
The "historic event" will mark the foundation and development of the association, as stated by the vice president of SAME, Eddie Wilson.
"UNDP is very happy to partner with SAME and this will continue if SAME will have good results," Ms Nileema Noble commented.
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Max Scherzer worked into the seventh inning to become the first pitcher in 27 years to get off to a 13-0 start, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.
Alex Avila hit a three-run homer and Victor Martinez belted a solo shot as Detroit beat Toronto for the eighth time in 10 meetings.
Scherzer (13-0) allowed two runs and seven hits, struck out eight and walked one in 6-1/3 innings. He is the first pitcher to begin the season with 13 wins and no losses since Roger Clemens won his first 14 decisions for the Boston Red Sox in 1986.
Both benches and bullpens emptied after Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter took exception to being hit by a high pitch from Todd Redmond in the sixth.
Colby Rasmus and Maicer Izturis each hit an RBI single for the Blue Jays. Josh Johnson (1-3) allowed six runs, one earned and seven hits in five innings.
In Kansas City, Missouri, Eric Hosmer hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning as the Royals rallied after losing outfielder Alex Gordon to a head injury.
Hosmer connected with two outs off Cody Allen (3-1), one inning after Gordon collided with the bullpen fence while tracking a fly ball. The Gold Glove outfielder remained down on the warning track for several minutes before slowly standing up and walking off the field.
Will Smith (1-1) pitched 1-2/3 innings of scoreless relief for the Royals, and Greg Holland managed the ninth to help Kansas City snap a three-game skid against the Indians.
Holland worked around an error by shortstop Alicdes Escobar for his 18th save.
Jason Kipnis ended up with a three-run, inside-the-park homer on the play that Gordon was injured, extending his hitting streak to 14 games. However, the bullpen failed to hold the 3-1 lead that he provided, ultimately snapping Cleveland's five-game winning streak.
The start of the game was delayed 2 hours, 37 minutes by a stubborn rain cloud that refused to budge from over the stadium, even though there were clear skies not more than a mile away.
In other AL action, it was:
‧ Yankees 3, Twins 2
‧ Mariners 4, Rangers 2, 10 Inns
‧ Orioles 4, White Sox 2
‧ Astros 4, Rays 1
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Jeff Locke ran his winning streak to eight games, Pedro Alvarez hit a three-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates hung on to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Wednesday night.
Locke (8-1) was scored upon for the first time in four home starts, but extended his unbeaten streak to 16 outings. Locke, who has not lost since his first start of the season, allowed two earned runs on seven hits and three walks over 5-2/3 innings.
The Pirates took the lead with a four-run fifth punctuated by Alvarez's 21st home run.
Andrew McCutchen reached base five times, scoring twice for the Pirates (52-31), who have the majors' best record and had a nine-game winning streak snapped in the series opener on Tuesday.
Delmon Young and Domonic Brown each had three hits for the Phillies, who have lost four of six.
Brown's two-run homer with two outs in the ninth pulled the Phillies within one, but Jason Grilli stuck out Young to seal his NL-best 28th save.
In other NL action, it was:
‧ Marlins 6, Braves 3
‧ Diamondbacks 5, Mets 3
‧ Reds 3, Giants 2, 11 Inns
‧ Brewers 4, Nationals 1
‧ Dodgers 10, Rockies 8
In interleague play, it was:
‧ Cubs 3, Athletics 1
‧ Cardinals 12, Angels 2
‧ Red Sox 2, Padres 1


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A recent New York Times Article, "Greening the Herds: A New Diet to Cap Gas," makes an argument for feeding cows more grass and supplementing their diets with Omega 3-rich Flax seed. The results are cows that burp less methane, therefore lowering their impact on climate change. This would seem innocent enough if it weren't for the fact that this article seems so out of touch with the organic, sustainable food movement and so heavily reliant on quotes and information from businesses like Groupe Danone, the French dairy giant (which has a majority stake in Stonyfield Farms), and Dairy Management, Inc. the promotion and research (aka lobbying) arm of the American dairy industry.
So, in the most organized manner I can find that isn't a huge messy rant and rave, here are my problems with the article:
"Since January, cows at 15 farms across Vermont have had their grain feed adjusted to include more plants like alfalfa and flaxseed – substances that, unlike corn or soy, mimic the spring grasses that the animals evolved long ago to eat."
Wow, congratulations! Cows are supposed to eat grass; I believe that is what the pasture-raised, sustainable food movement has been saying all along. They are healthier, happier animals when they get to eat what they have eaten for thousands of years. Why didn't we just do this in the first place? Which leads me to point two:
"Corn and soy, the feed that, thanks to postwar government aid, became dominant in the dairy industry, has a completely different type of fatty acid structure."
"A reason farmers like corn and soy is that those crops are a plentiful, cheap source of energy and protein – which may lead some to resist replacing them."
The government started subsidizing corn and soy after WWII, which in turn has lead to a glut of corn products in the market and a subsidization of junk food. Corn is in everything from ketchup to peanut butter, and of course there is so much and it is so cheap, they also feed it to animals. In fact 70% of corn grown in the U.S. goes to animal feed. But wait! Cows aren't supposed to eat corn, they are supposed to eat grass, which is easier on their digestive systems and, therefore, leads them to produce less methane.
"In the United States, where average milk production per cow has more than quadrupled since the 1950s, fewer cows are needed per gallon of milk, so the total emissions of heat-trapping gas for the American dairy industry are relatively low per gallon compared with those in less industrialized countries."
This may be the worst of all. Does the author care to state why they produce more milk? It's called recombinant bovine growth hormone, or rBGH, a hormone that forces cows to produce 10 to 15 times more milk than normal. In return however, the cow lives a horrible life on a factory farm, can become ill with mastitis(a very painful condition of the udder), which can cause blood and pus to leak into the milk, and causes many calves to be born deformed. Cows have also been engineered, genetically tinkered with and cloned to produce more milk. Seems like a large issue to leave out of the article.
Read more on rGBH here.
"More broadly, with worldwide production of milk and beef expected to double in the next 30 years, the United Nations has called livestock one of the most serious near-term threats to the global climate. In a 2006 report that looked at the environmental impact of cows worldwide, including forest-clearing activity to create pasture land, it estimated that cows might be more dangerous to Earth's atmosphere than trucks and cars combined."
It seems that with beef and milk production doubling and the U.N. saying livestock is an enormous problem, we may need to look at a multiple solutions to solving the problem that cattle present to climate change. Switching cows to grass is an obvious solution both for the welfare of the animal and for the environment, but here is one that will do even more, eat less meat and consume less dairy!
According to the Dutch documentary, "Meat the Truth," 18% of global emissions come from animal production, which includes raising, transporting and packaging. If every American gave up meat for just one day a week, we would collectively save 12 million gallons of gas. Fortunately, our friends at Meatless Monday already have a campaign to help us cut down.
"Dairy Management Inc., the promotion and research arm of the American dairy industry, says it accounts for just 2 percent of the country's emissions of heat-trapping gases, most of it from cows' methane."
Dairy Management Inc. represents the American Dairy Association, the National Dairy Council and the U.S. Dairy Export Council, so of course they are lobbying in the interests of big dairy. It's the dairy PR team, it is their job to make their members look as friendly and harmless as possible. Therefore, a study done by Dairy Management Inc. is not, by definition independent or reliable. Funding is a very important part of the puzzle when it comes to looking at a study's results. This puts me in mind of James McWilliams "Free Range Trichinosis" New York Times Op-ed in April, where he failed to disclose that the study he based his argument around was funded by the National Pork Board.
So there we have it, those are the main reasons why this article had me confused and frustrated. I generally feel that the New York Times is quite progressive with its coverage of sustainable food, but this time they got it wrong. Mainly it seemed as if the author was not well versed in the topic, but that's no excuse. I could go on, but this is enough to digest for now – we don't want to produce more methane.


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FreeWheel 2010
I attended two of the FreeWheel seminars here in Tulsa. In the first one, Ellen Proctor, the FreeWheel 2010 Director, announced the route for this year's ride. This is the 32nd edition of Oklahoma's cross state event and will cover approximately 438 miles.
Registration forms will be mailed the first week in February. They will include a section for making reservations for bus transportation. Bus tickets will be sent in May. For the first time, on-line registrations will be accepted. They include a 6% surcharge. Non-riders will be charged $40 this year. Registration packets will include information about luggage transport, shower facilities, the "Shuttle Guy" porter service, and more.
The 2010 Route
Sunday, June 13th. Hugo to Clayton. 55 miles.
Breakfast will be available at 5AM, with a mass start at 630AM. Ellen said, "You won't need an alarm clock. You'll wake up to the sound of hundreds of tent zippers opening."
Monday, June 14th. Clayton to Heavener. 70 miles.
Heavener is home to the mysterious rune stone, an ancient rock carved with Norse symbols. No one knows how this occured. The town may offer bus transport out to the park, but the route passes it on the way into town, so many cyclists will undoubtedly stop to see this rock.
Tuesday, June 15th. Heavener to Muldrow. 71mi.
Muldrow, with a population of only 3000, has a claim to fame. The former Miss America, Shawntell Smith, grew up in Muldrow. No, she will not be greeting FreeWheel riders as she now lives in Tennessee.
Muldrow is 8 miles from Arkansas. A short side trip will allow FreeWheel riders to add another state to their itinerary.
Wednesday, June 16th. Muldrow to Tahlequah. 61 hilly miles.
This is the hilliest section of the 2010 tour. Ellen Proctor used the touring euphemism "scenic." SpeedWheel will take place in Tahlequah. This is a separate event from FreeWheel as it is a sanctioned racing event held in conjunction with the tour each year.
Thursday, June 17th. Tahlequah to Pryor. 50 miles.
FreeWheel re-visits a popular route from years past.
Friday, June 18th. Pryor to Miami. 67 miles.
On this next-to-last day of the tour, the FreeWheel organization offers a catered dinner to all participants, followed by a bluegrass concert by Brian Berline. This is tentatively scheduled for the Coleman Theater Beautiful, one of the attractions along historic Route 66 through Miami.
Saturday, June 19th. Miami to Joplin, Missouri. 38 miles.
Tom Brown, owner of Tom's Bicycles, presented the second seminar on bike repair and maintenance, most of it aimed at inexperienced riders. He highly recommended a road bike for the tour, though people do complete it on mountain bikes. Road bikes offer more hand positions and therefore greater comfort on a long day's ride. Proper bike fit is essential.
Tom covered the ABC Quick Check.
A - Air. Tires should be rock hard. Check wheels and hubs too. Feel for any sideplay in the hubs and inspect the tires, looking for bulges, cuts, or debris.
B - Brakes. When applied, there should be a thumbs width of clearance between the lever and handlebar. This is a good way to see that your brake quick release is closed.
C - Crank and Chain. Check for sideplay. With your hand, turn the pedals backward. Look and listen for any damaged or tight chain links. Pay special attention to any that may have a side plate popping off.
Quick releases - note that there's an open/closed label on the lever. Get in the habit of putting the quick release levers in the same position all the time so you can see at a glance that they are closed.
Twist the handlebars to see that they're tight in the fork.
Tom demonstrated how to fix a flat, except for the essential part about re-filling the tire with air. He forgot to bring a pump! The assembled group found this highly amusing. He noted that three bike shops drive the route, so if anyone needs assistance it will be somewhere nearby.
With a bike in his repair stand, Tom demonstrated how bicycle gearing works and described the basic concepts of cadence. He also covered the differences between traditional pedals and clipless pedals, highlighting the advantages of clipless units.


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Complaint: Milwaukee mother fatally burned 4-year-old son
Prosecutors charged Amelia Distasio, 23, with first-degree intentional homicide Wednesday with her 4-year-old boy's death.
Milwaukee police and firefighters found the boy Thursday morning in a bathtub in the apartment where he lived with his mother.
According to the criminal complaint, his hands were bound at his side by numerous belts that were wrapped over and around his arms and waist. There was a plastic garbage bag over his head, as well as a charred layer of unknown material over his head as well.
The origin of the fire was the bath tub, and the victim's body was set afire by an unknown accelerant, the complaint says.
Investigators said a search of Distasio's cellphone showed she had been researching How to kill a "canabal."
At a court hearing on Thursday, Distasio was ordered held on $350,000 cash bond. Her next court appearance was scheduled for Oct. 13.


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U.S. cotton production for the 2002-2003 crop year is projected to be down two million bales from the past year, Memphis cotton merchant William Dunavant said at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in Atlanta.
"Under the current farm program, we project about 14.6 million acres, which should produce about 18 million bales — considerably less than the 20 million-plus this season." Growers planted about 16 million acres in 2001, producing a record crop.
"I think the price of competing crops and the reduction in the cost of the insurance program for cotton will be the major factors for the projected acreage decline" for the 2002 crop, he said.
An improving economy should see U.S. cotton consumption increase to 7.8 million bales, according to the Dunavant analysis, with exports hitting 10 million bales. Carryover would rise only modestly, from 8.7 million bales to 8.9 million.
Cautioning that "it's only January, and a lot can happen with both production and consumption over the next 12 months," he said the projected U.S. numbers "are not bullish."
World production is expected to drop sharply next season, Dunavant said, from 95.9 million bales in the past season to 89.5 million bales. Consumption will rise slightly, going from 90.55 million bales this season to 91.8 million next season.
That will create a decline in world carryover from 45 million bales to 42.7 million. And while world production is showing some response to lower prices and improving textile economies, "That will still be too much cotton," he said.
Production in China will be down, but "still a big crop of 21 million bales," a result of significant yield upturns from transgenic and other improved varieties, but larger crops are expected from Pakistan, India, Central Asia, and West Africa, even though acreages will be down slightly.
Southern Hemisphere countries "will be very, very responsive to price – lower prices, less acreage; higher prices, more acreage." Brazil's Mato Grosso area has "unlimited production potential," if price warrants.
China is expected to import two million bales next season, Dunavant said, "although not all will be U.S. cotton; price and quality will dictate the area of growth they purchase." Mexico will continue to be a big customer for American cotton, he noted, depending on how they recover from their textile recession. They currently have "a substantial volume" in contracts with U.S. merchants that haven't been performed on, and some are expected to be rolled into next season.
Turkey's purchases of U.S. cotton will rise by about 100,000 bales, but India and Pakistan "will not be major buyers next season." Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Indonesia "will continue to be large buyers."
Australia has taken away a lot of markets for U.S. cotton, Dunavant noted. "Their quality is very much desired by foreign spinners and it competes very well with California-style cotton."


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I wasn't a big fan of pate de fruit. I've always found it too sweet to eat it. Even now when thinking of store bought pate de fruit my teeth are aching. I just don't like to eat foods in which the dominant taste is that of the sugar. It's named "pate de fruit" so you should feel the fruits in your mouth not solely the sugar.
But when it comes to home made one – I'm drooling over these fruity thoughts. For the last week we've made strawberry pate de fruit twice – one with just strawberries and one with some fresh mint and basil leaves added. And while I'm writing this Ivan is stirring up some bubbling cherry pate de fruit.
So, we are in a pate de fruit rush. And as it bubbles up madly it's very likely to get some red stains on your clothes. If this happen – rinse the stain out with cold water and soap and leave it to dry in sun. And just in case don't wear your favourite T-shirt. (Fortunately the stains disappeared after this procedure).
Strawberry Pate de Fruit Recipe:
- 550 gr strawberries;
- 500 gr sugar;
- 15 gr citrus pectin;
- ½ tsp citric acid.
Puree the strawberries in a food processor. Pass them through a sieve over a heavy bottomed saucepan. (We've started with 550 gr fresh strawberries and ended up with 500 gr strained puree.) Add in the citric acid and 100 gr of the sugar. Cook over a medium heat until the temperature reaches 45º C.
Combine the remaining sugar (400 gr) and the pectin and mix well. Thus the pectin will be evenly distributed and won't form any lumps when brought into contact with the puree. Add this mixture into the strawberry puree. Stirring constantly bring the mixture to 93º C. Keep it at this temperature for 2-3 minutes, if needed turn the heat down for a while. Then slowly bring the mixture to 106º C and keep it there for 2-3 more minutes. Stir all the time and be careful as it bubbles up.
Remove from the heat and pour into the paper lined pan. Let set overnight at room temperature.
Cut in squares or whatever shape you prefer and roll the pieces in sugar. It's ready to eat. Place in hermetically closed box and refrigerate.
If you live in a humid climate like us, don't let the pate de fruit stay at room temperature too long after it has set because it will start to collect humidity from the air.


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Get ready to pay up to drink up. That's because a bill in the Mississippi Senate is taking aim at overly sweetened beverages sold in the state. That would mean common drinks like sodas and the southern favorite sweet tea would be hit with a tax.
"People have got to wake up and get on the sugar replacements," said Sen. Debbie Dawkins.
Dawkins says the purpose is to return some of the profit to the state, which is often left footing the bill for medical expenses because of health issues related to high calories and sugar.
With nearly 25 percent of the state's population being diabetic, Dawkins says the state can't afford it.
"Our costs have to be passed on to someone else if we're not able to bear them, and we won't be," Dawkins said.
Dawkins says she's open to compromise on just how much the tax should be, but in her bill, she suggests a two cents per ounce hike.
"I think what this amounts to is social engineering, plain and simple," said Jason Wilson, with the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom, It opposes the effort, calling it a misguided attempt to achieve healthier living.
"It's going to force people to move to other caloric beverages like milk or beer," said Wilson.
Wilson says a beverage tax shouldn't be used to plug budget holes and doubts money raised from it would actually be used for health related initiatives.
"The tax code is supposed to be about raising revenue, not changing our daily lives," said Wilson.
Dawkins isn't surprised by the opposition and says a similar measure in New York was just as controversial.
"Sometimes we have to do something to get the ball rolling," said Dawkins. "This is my way of getting the ball rolling."
Since the bill is a tax proposal, it faces a deadline to be heard by the end of the month.


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April 15, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - On Wednesday, MIT Director of Athletics Julie Soriero announced the hiring of Chad Martinovich to serve as the second head coach in the history of the MIT football program. Martinovich makes the trek to Cambridge from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he was the Defensive Coordinator for the last four years.
Martinovich takes over the reins from long-time head coach Dwight Smith, who retired from coaching following a strong campaign in which he earned NEFC Coach of the Year honors for the second time. Smith had been with the program since its return to the club ranks in 1978, and guided the Engineers into their first varsity game in 1988.
Although change at the top has been infrequent for the grid program, Martinovich is poised to make an immediate impact with the Cardinal and Gray. At RPI, Martinovich's defense ranked first in the Liberty League three straight years, while the team qualified for the NCAA Championship Tournament in 2007. In the other three seasons Martinovich spent commanding the Raiders' defensive corps, RPI were ECAC Bowl champions.
"Chad will bring a dynamic personality and a strong work ethic to our program. His enthusiasm and passion for building our program will be evident from the first day and I believe the student-athletes who play for him at MIT will be motivated to succeed and build on our history."
In 2004, Martinovich joined the RPI staff as the Offensive Coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Although Martinovich started his career on the defensive side of the ball, he served as the receivers coach at the University of Albany in 1997, before accepting Offensive Coordinator positions at Swarthmore College (1998-00) and Hamilton College (2001-03). Martinovich has coached several All-Americans, numerous All-Conference performers, and had a player earn a spot at an NFL training camp.
"I'm excited and really looking forward to being part of the MIT family," said Martinovich. "It's a tremendous honor to follow in Coach Smith's footsteps, and I am eager to bring the alums into the fold as soon as possible. Collectively, we aim to build on the program's solid foundation, and take MIT football to new heights by delivering a great product on and off the field."


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Huey II proves Light Breeze Specialist in Australian Melges 24 Winter Regatta
7 May 2012
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club hosted the Melges 24 Winter Regatta over the weekend. Three races on Saturday in a nice steady 13-17 knot southerly and brilliant sunshine provided ideal winter racing. Chris Links steering Amigos took Boat of the Day after three guns. Calling the shots was gold medallist and U.S. National Melges 24 Champion Nathan Wilmot who has been sailing extensively in the Melges 20, 24 and 32 classes in Europe and the USA. A full family affair Nathan was competing against his Uncle Bob Wilmot and nephew Ryan sailing with Steve Girdis the 2011 Melges 32 Australian Champion onboard Arriba Arriba.
David Bull Jester raced a great regatta, putting pressure on the gun fleet and finishing four out of the six races in second place. With such a consistent scorecard he was unlucky to place third over all on 16 points, demonstrating how tight Melges 24 racing is.
For Damian Huon, RPA club representative, owner and skipper of Huey II, Sundays light 5+ knot North Easterly Breeze gave them the edge over the fleet. Racing with his son James, an RPAYC Opti sailor for the first time, Damian dominated day two and headed into the last race on equal points with Amigos. His third win for the day was enough take out the regatta; a sweet result for the end of his first season in a Melges 24 Damian was pleased with the win and commented "we're slowly creeping forward".
Thanks to the RPAYC and PRO Steve Merrington who did well to get the six races in to complete the series.
The Melges 24 fleet is looking forward to the start of the next sailing season kicking off racing alongside big brother the Melges 32 fleet at Hamilton Island Race Week.


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Top of Their Game
Six local athletes tell us about the sports that changed their lives — and dish out some inspiration for the rest of us
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Brian Tenorio
24, Middletown
Tenorio works in heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration by day and trains at Orange County Boxing in Middletown by night. The 5-foot, 8½-inch ("Give me that half," he warns. "That's all I've got"), 135-pound pugilist won his first amateur match last November.
How did you first get involved in boxing?
My dad had me watching all the fights since I was little, and I was a big Rocky fan. I was looking around the Internet and I found Orange County Boxing. The guy who first trained me, he just looked at me like, "Oh my God, we've got a lot of work to do." He pulled me into the ring to start sparring other guys, and after that it was pretty much over. I just enjoyed hitting people and getting hit — it didn't matter how much pain I was in, I just kept on coming.
Tell me about your workout routine.
It's four or five days a week. Usually during the spring and summertime, I'll run about five or six miles before I start, but now that it's winter, I just run three miles on the treadmill. We shadowbox, I'll do mitt work with my trainer. Then some days, we'll spar. Everything's basically four or five rounds — you do the heavy bag for four or five rounds, the speed bag for another four or five rounds. After all that's done, the last part of our workout is mostly pushups, weights, pullups with a medicine ball, and then squats.
What would you say is your proudest accomplishment?
All the weight loss, and probably winning my first fight. I've lost over 50 pounds. I was a chubby kid all my life growing up — to finally see that I have dimples was something big for me. Then when I won my first fight, it was like getting that monkey off my back. Now I can move forward with this.
Have you faced any setbacks?
I've sparred with guys 30-40 pounds heavier than me before, and one hit me — one shot — and I blacked out. Never again will I do that (laughs). Learned my lesson.
What advice would you give someone thinking about starting boxing themselves?
Keep an open mind, don't get discouraged, and listen to the person who's teaching you how to box. That person knows a lot more than you think you know. Don't get sloppy with your eating — if you're going to take this seriously, you gotta eat right.
What do you enjoy most about boxing?
When you hit someone who's way better than you and catch them — there's nothing better than that.
What goals do you have for the future?
I don't think I want to go pro or anything — don't get me wrong, I love boxing — but my biggest goal is just going to the Golden Gloves and seeing how far I can take it. Right now, me and my trainer, that's what we're working toward.
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