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Win a Visit from Jon Scieszka, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Win a visit to your school or library from National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jon Scieszka!
To enter, come to the Library of Congress booth #1946 during the following ALA Midwinter exhibit hours:
Friday, January 11 * 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, January 12 * 9:00am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, January 13 * 9:00 am - 1:00pm
Drawing Time: Sunday, January 13, 1:00 pm
John Y. Cole, the Director of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress will draw the winning entry in the booth. The winner need not be present to win. One entry per person.
Real Life - Second Life Meetup
Meet your SL Library friends in RL at the Tria Cafe[1] at 6 pm or later on Saturday, Jan. 12.
Draconius Merlin, our fearless organizer, writes the following;
The meet-up will take place on Saturday, January 12th, 6:00pm - Whenever, at Tria Cafe on 12th and Spruce Streets.
Tria Cafe: http://www.triacafe.com
Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/25dtqz
There are actually TWO Tria cafes, but this one is supposed to be closer to the Convention Center. If you plan on attending, please make sure that you go to the one on 12th and Spruce. Remember, that's "12th", as in: "The number of signs of the zodiac, apostles, tribes of Israel, days of Christmas, the date, or 1 dozen if you aren't a baker", and "Spruce", as in: "The way that you'd familiarly address famous Jersey musician Springsteen if humans had evolved from coniferous trees ...".
So, if you're planning on attending the ALA Midwinter conference, and want to meet up with a bunch of weird strangers who spend entirely too much time in virtual worlds, please respond to this message and let us know to expect you.
I will be waiting outside the Tria Cafe at 6pm in my stylish and easily recognizable grey felt fedora. I've been told that I really look like Tim Robbins, so if you see someone in a grey felt hat who looks like he just escaped from Shawshank, it's probably me. I will NOT, repeat; will NOT be wearing leather and chains and platform boots while sporting a stylish red mohawk. I don't look like that in real life.
Hope to see you all there.
I promise that I'm really very harmless in real life. [nods]
TDNet Educational Sessions, Booth 1225 - TDNet Inc. will be offering a series of educational sessions in our booth (#1225). The sessions are designed to be short in length, and instructional, so attendees can quickly learn about TDNet's e-resource access and management solutions. After each session, attendees will be given the opportunity to enter a drawing to win the new Apple iPod Touch[2].
Join TDNet's Educational Sessions at ALA Booth # 1225
- Not Satisfied with Ordinary Search Results? Introducing Federated Searching with Searcher Analyzer.: Find out how TDNet's powerful federated searching and analysis tool can help your users achieve improved search results by generating "on-the-fly" subject clusters or topic categories. Session times: Saturday at 9:30 am and Sunday at 9:30 am.
- Enhance Current Awareness through eResource Management and Access.: This session will focus on TDNet's Journal Manager, Searcher Analyzer, Table of Contents and new RSS services. Learn how having a central access point for your journal collection allows you to make the most of your library's paid-for and free resources while simplifying and streamlining workflows. Session times: Saturday at 11:00 am and Sunday at 11:00 am.
- NEW! eBook Manager.: Learn about the industry's first e-book management and access tool, featuring a customizable interface, A to Z listing of e-books, and full integration with TDNet's Journal Manager. Session times: Saturday at 1:00 pm and Sunday at 1:00 pm.
- British Library and TDNet: Another Perfect Linking Solution[3].: Powered by TDNet's Searcher Analyzer, British Library Direct Plus enables users to search the library's internal and external resources, and order full text through British Library's document supply service. Session times: Saturday at 2:00 pm and Monday at 9:30 am.
- Affordable ERM Data, Easy Data Loads and MARC Updates.: Learn about TDNet's one-step solution for loading MARC Records and keeping e-resources up to date. Session times: Sunday at 2:00 pm and Monday at 11:00 am.
- Advanced Access and Identity Management via Athens. TDNet partners with Eduserv[4], a not-for-profit, professional IT services group, to offer Athens Access Management System to US libraries. Athen's advanced solution simplifies access to e-resources to which a library subscribes. Session times: Saturday at 3:00 pm and Sunday at 3:00 pm.
Attendees, Please Note: Seating is limited. If you are interested in attending the above sessions, you must pre-register by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com. In your e-mail, please include your name, your library or organization name, the session title and time.
'While at the TDNet booth, don't forget to enter our drawing to win the iPod Touch'[5]. - Apple's newest iPod that features the same multi-touch screen technology as the iPhone.
TDNet - One Interface, One Solution, One Knowledge Base!
TDNet develops and markets advanced solutions for libraries and information centers that require minimal effort from library staff, but enable their users to easily view, manage and access e-resources. Key partnerships with industry leaders complement TDNet's completely integrated suite of services which include: Searcher Analyzer federated search service; Full Text TOUResolver; Journal Manager; eBook Manager, and Holdings Manager. Additional Web services, integrated statistics, authentication and reference tools are available. TDNet's unique service solution is based on a premier Knowledge Base of metadata for over 260,000 unique titles coupled with extensive experience in the information industry. For additional information about TDNet and its services, please visit www.tdnet.com [6].
ALA Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Spotlight
Open gaming in the registration hall Saturday, Sunday, and Monday!
- Drop by to play Guitar Hero, Wii Sports, and other fun video games. Also the place to pick up conference "blogger" and "gamer" ribbons.
- Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- We'll be in the back, across from the Internet Café. Just follow the sounds of the cheering
crowd :)
IEEE Breakfast and Presentation @ ALA Midwinter
- Date: Saturday, 12 January
- Time: 8:00 – 9:30AM
- Place: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 202B
- RSVP: Yes - p(dot)buchta at ieee(dot)org
WebFeat Product Launch Breakfast
Saturday, January 12th at 7:30 a.m. The Marriott Philadelphia: Salon K/L
Join us for another delicious WebFeat breakfast as we unveil SMART Usage Tracker v2.0
The most sophisticated database usage tracking and reporting system ever developed keeps getting better!
WebFeat is the developer of the WebFeat and WebFeat Express™ - the world's most popular federated search solution.
Full breakfast will be served.
RSVP to: email@example.com
Breakfast with ARTstor
Join us for breakfast and learn about the ARTstor Digital Library! ARTstor representatives will present an overview of ARTstor Digital Library collections, features and tools the Offline Image Viewer (OIV), and the Images for Academic Publishing project. We will close the meeting with a facilitated discussion on the topic of access and discovery of ARTstor content and ARTstor strategies for interoperability.
When: Monday, January 14th, 8:00 a.m.
Where: Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown, Salon I/II, 21 N. Juniper Street, Philadelphia
Questions? Contact ARTstor User Services at email@example.com or 888.278.0079.
WebFeat Client Showcases - Join us as some of our clients demonstrate their customized WebFeat systems.
Live Client Demonstrations - Approximately 30 minutes with Q&A opportunity - WebFeat Exhibits Booth #1561
Bowdoin College Library: Saturday, January 12, Time: 11am - 11:45am - featuring Sherrie Bergman, Librarian; Judy Montgomery, Associate Librarian
Access Pennsylvania - Power Library and University of Pittsburgh Libraries - Pennsylvania Library Showcase : Saturday, January 12, Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm - featuring Cindy Pitchon, Access PA and Jeff Wisniewski, Web Services Librarian, University of Pittsburgh (WebFeat is used by over 3,000 libraries across Pennsylvania!)
Dartmouth College Library: Sunday, January 13, Time: 2pm - 2:45pm - featuring Mary LaMarca, Library Communications & Web Manager
Princeton University Library: Sunday, January 13, Time: 3pm - 3:45pm - featuring Nancy Pressman-Levy, Librarian Donald E. Stokes Library
Speakers and times subject to change. Limited seating. RSVP not required, but strongly recommended. To reserve a seat contact: email@example.com
Attend Swets' Opening Night Reception and View Our In-Booth Presentations
Stop by Swets' booth #404 for our opening night reception, Friday, January 11th, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and a "RubyWise" cocktail to toast the launch of our all-new License Bank in SwetsWise Subscriptions Library Edition. See firsthand how our latest feature helps simplify the way you manage your e-journal subscriptions information.
You can also view in-booth presentations and learn about the latest enhancements to our SwetsWise portfolio of services that simplify the way you acquire, access, manage and evaluate your resources—all from a single integrated platform:
- Introducing License Bank in SwetsWise Subscriptions Library Edition—an unparalleled data source that helps you manage e-journal licenses and control your library's subscription investment. Presentations are: Friday at 5:45 pm; Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at 10:00 am.
- Newly integrated SwetsWise Subscriptions and MyiLibrary—now you can manage your subscriptions to journals and e-books from a single interface. Presentations are: Friday at 7:15 pm; Saturday and Sunday at 3:00 pm; and Monday at 11:30 am.
- Swets' ScholarlyStats—one platform to access your library's usage statistics from multiple content providers in COUNTER compliant formats. Presentations are: Friday at 6:15 pm; Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 am; and Monday at 10:30 am.
- SwetsWise Searcher and its unique Content Mining—enables users to quickly and easily build the most effective search query for the most relevant results. Presentations are: Friday at 6:45 pm; Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 pm; and Monday at 11:00 am.
Attendees at each presentation will receive a 1GB USB memory stick.
We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia!
American Library Association Players (ALAP)
Monday, January 14 — 8:00 p.m. to midnite
If you like to party with cool librarians, ALAP is for you. Check out our website [7]
Join us for great food, camaraderie and dancing at our 30th Anniversary 2008 Midwinter Gala.
That's Monday evening from 8-midnite.
It will be at a location close to the convention center.
There will be a tantalizing buffet, incredible DJ playing the ALAP custom playlist. No-host bar.
Cost is $60 and you must make a reservation. If you are interested in attending, e-mail calibrarian at gmail dot com
To check to see if space is still available after you arrive in Philadelphia, come to the LSSI exhibit booth, #420.
Posted by ALAP President-for-life, Gail McGovern


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By Michael Barone
It is a rare proposition on which liberals and conservatives agree: American history over the last hundred years has been a story of the growth of the size and powers of government. This growth has not been steady. Conservatives, with some bitterness, have embraced a theory of ratchets: in every generation, liberals succeed in ratcheting up the size of government and conservatives fail to significantly reduce it.
Liberal historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr., argued for a similar theory of cycles: we have periods when liberals succeed in expanding government and then periods when conservatives resist further expansion but do not roll back previous growth. In Schlesinger's view, each cycle of government growth begins with a major electoral victory for the Democratic party: Woodrow Wilson's election in the three-way contest in 1912, the five consecutive victories of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman from 1932 to 1948, the landslide for Lyndon Johnson in 1964, the victories of Bill Clinton in 1992 and Barack Obama in 2008.
The elections cited by Schlesinger can be taken as endorsements by voters of government expansion, though not unambiguously; note that Franklin Roosevelt in 1932 called for reducing federal budget deficits, and Bill Clinton in 1992 called for ending "welfare as we know it." But other elections can be taken as repudiations of big-government policies. They include Warren G. Harding's record-breaking winning percentage in 1920, the triumph of anti–New Deal Democrats and Republicans in 1938, the Republican congressional majorities elected in 1946, the significant Republican victories in 1966 and 1968, Ronald Reagan's election in 1980, and the Republican congressional victories in 1994.
What follows here is an examination of the consequences of those elections. How successful or unsuccessful were the efforts to reduce the size and scope of government? What implications do these episodes have for those who seek to reverse the recent growth in government spending as a percentage of the economy, which rose from the 20–21 percent level in the years from the 1960s to 2007 to 24–25 percent today?
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Yesterday, Samit told you that Sony's "Next Generation Portable," or PSP2, or whatever they end up calling it in the future, would fail, due to the hardware giant's betting once more on the failed strategy of using powerful technology to ineptly ape the home console experience.
Sony had supposedly missed the sea change that occurred in the gaming space as smartphones and other, less dedicated platforms muscled their way into prominence, offering experiences in "bite-size chunks." They should instead have produced a device capable of playing games that could only be played on the handheld platform, games that were unique, innovative, convergent, emergent, and suited to all manner of game-design buzzwords.
Today, I'm here to tell you that that fundamental change goes much deeper and far further than the portable space, and that it's exactly the reason why the NGP can succeed.
I'm going to start by saying that I will be the last person to call the PSP (or its intentions) a "failure." I don't believe that selling less than the DS automatically branded Sony the "loser" in this perceived race. I'm no business person. I don't have access to all the numbers, and as such I can't say whether Sony made enough off the PSP to write it off for themselves.
What I can say, however, is that current estimates place the PSP's numbers at somewhere around sixty million. And currently, the PSP has been leading sales charts in Japan, and is on track to becoming the fifth best-selling platform of all time. That includes the numbers for the homebound "HD" consoles. Clearly, they're doing something right.
That said, the PSP definitely has its faults, ones that ultimately undermine its ability to back up Sony's promises of taking the home console experience on the go. Most notable is the lack of that second analog stick, something integral to "big boy" gameplay of all kinds since the days of the first PlayStation. There's no denying that the PSP does provide some great, deep experiences, but most of them are hamstrung, leading most players to just wish they were sitting in a couch, staring at a big screen with two sticks at thumbpoint.
Obviously, the NGP solves that particular issue. It's got proper analog sticks, and two of them to boot.
But where does that leave us? Didn't the weaker, more "creative" DS prove that "concept-driven" (read: gimmicky) games triumph over ones that attempt to port "traditional" homebound gameplay? Why isn't Sony realizing that and instead producing a cheap-and-cheerful machine that does that kind of stuff, stuff that a PS3 or an Xbox 360 can't do?
That's where the sea change comes in. What change am I talking about, you ask? I'm talking about the fact that gimmicky games are everywhere now. Now any platform, be it plugged in at home or on batteries in your hand, can employ a creative trick to support unique, special little games. We can actually thank the Wii and DS for that. Nintendo blazed the trail, and everyone else followed. Kinect for Xbox 360 and PlayStation Move would likely have never seen the light of day had the Wii Remote not started the trend. Put plainly, every platform is (generally speaking) now capable of the same level of gimmickry and concept-driven design as the DS and Wii. They've joined the party.
That's not all, though. High-end games are more expensive to make than ever. About the last thing most publishers and developers want is for Sony and Microsoft (and Nintendo, eventually) to announce the PlayStation 4 or Xbox 720 or...whatever Nintendo decides to call its next money-printer. Even the platform holders themselves know this, and have been working feverishly to extend the lifespan of this generation. From diversifying development opportunities (read: new gimmicks for devs to play with) to beefing up their own collections of cheap-and-cheerful downloadable games, there's never been a better time for gamers to find something that can do anything or everything.
That's where the NGP comes in. From a hardware perspective (and in theory), it really is a "do anything and everything" machine. Not only does it pack in every gimmick the DSi ever had (and more), it's got the controls and power to deliver a home console experience. Those demos of developers happily demonstrating their HD graphics engines running smoothly on the NGP are far more significant than you might realize, because now I can pull out an NGP and expect to play both "big boy" games (like Killzone) and quirky, gimmicky experiences (like Little Deviants or the inevitable Angry Birds iteration). All while I'm mobile.
In retrospect, even the PSP could do that, hampered as it was. Games like Patapon and LocoRoco proved that the system could do more than ape its heavier, power-hungry cousins. And even then, the millions of people who buy Monster Hunter or the many lengthy JRPGs that made their home on the handheld prove that there is a market out there that wants a console-sized experience on the go, something that the current generation of smartphones and slate computers can't do for lack of "proper" console accoutrements. Now, with the front and rear touch screens, tilt sensors, cameras, and a level of online integration that in some ways even exceeds the capabilities of the PS3, so much more is possible.
What about 3D, then? The 3DS can do that, and the NGP can't. That's true, but to be perfectly honest, I don't see 3D, glasses-free or not, being as important to new, innovative design. The 3DS simply isn't as much of a game-changer as the DS was. Take away the 3D (and tilt sensor), and the 3DS is basically a more powerful DS. In fact, I'm of the opinion that we're actually reaching the limits of what the basic DS setup can do in terms of new design opportunities, and I doubt the addition of 3D or a single analog thingamabob (that I still won't be able to play a proper shooter with) will push the envelope that much.
I'd love to be proven wrong, though, and Nintendo has a history of doing that.
Of course, this comes down to what developers actually do with the tech at their disposal. It always does, no matter the platform. The NGP might be perfectly capable of getting me some sweet time with Lost Planet 2, but in that case, it would be up to Capcom to make it work right. Then again, with that second stick it'd be way easier, yeah?
And of course, there's the price. Sony hasn't announced one yet, and in all likelihood that versatility and power will come at an appropriately hefty cost. But then again, as I mentioned, I don't measure the NGP's success based on whether or not it will surpass the 3DS. For that matter, given the tech, the NGP could measure up to an iPad, which, fully loaded, costs significantly more than even the wildest NGP price point expectations. And Sony can likely guarantee that the NGP will be able to provide more in terms of hardcore gaming than Apple's glass behemoth.
It's true, Sony has once again bet on hardware. But this time it didn't just put everything down on power. It's thrown some chips in with flexibility, too. Everyone else has, for that matter, because no one can afford not to. Now, what the NGP has that's unique is, in fact, the extra power. It can do all the weird, quirky things that the other handhelds can, but when you're bored or have some time, you can throw in a proper hardcore game.
With the NGP, Sony's managed to (theoretically) straddle that space between concept and convention, and that's how it will succeed.
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The E-mail app lets you access multiple email accounts on your Firefox OS device. This article explains how to add your email account to the app.
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An international team of scientists has discovered at least one new habitable planet – and, considering the vastness of space, this planet is fairly close.
A planet with conditions that can sustain life is one of five orbiting a star neighboring the sun, astronomers from the United Kingdom, USA, Chile and Australia recently revealed in an official statement. The star, called Tau Ceti, is located 12 light years away.
In an interview with ABC News, Steven Vogt, a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, said he believed there actually might be two planets in the Tau Ceti system with "conditions conducive to life" – though the official announcement described just one.
"In order for a planet to be inhabitable, it should lie in a zone that is neither too hot nor too cold to allow for liquid surface water and, potentially, life," said Vogt, who was part of the international team that made the discovery.
A planet with a mass approximately five times that of Earth was the smallest planet found to be orbiting in the habitable zone of any Sun-like star, said a statement issued by the team of researchers.
The findings came after almost 14 years of gathering data from more than 6,000 observations from three different telescopes located in Chile, Australia and Hawaii.
"What is unique about this star is it's amazingly nearby – that you can actually see it with the naked eye," said Vogt. "There are nearly 18 stars that are this close to us. This is the 19th closest star, and that is why it is special."
The results of the study followed the use of a new mathematical computational method that employed noise modelling, allowing the team to detect the new planets and their conditions.
"We chose Tau Ceti for this noise modeling study because we had thought it contained no signals," said Hugh Jones from the University of Hertfordshire. "And as it is so bright and similar to our Sun, it is an ideal benchmark system to test out our methods for the detection of small planets."
Jones is one of numerous astronomers on the team that also includes James Jenkins from the Universidad de Chile, a visiting fellow at the University of Hertfordshire; Chris Tinney of the University of New South Wales and Mikko Tuomi from the University of Hertfordshire.
Tuomi was the lead mathematician behind the mathematical noise modeling employed in the research.
Other scientists included Paul Butler of Carnegie Institution for Science, Simon O'Toole of the Australian Astronomical Observatory and Brad Carter from the University of Southern Queensland.
John Barnes and David Pinfield were also involved and supported by the University of Hertfordshire.
"This is an exciting study, and we look forward to many more similar findings – as it seems very common that lots of stars have their own planets which we can look into," Tinney told ABC News.
"The emerging knowledge from this study is that it is almost certain to us now that almost every star has its own planets orbiting around it," said Vogt. "This means there might be more planets than there are stars."
Vogt added that even though there are numerous planets with similar habitable conditions, the team's future strategy would be to focus on those nearest to Earth.
"This is very interesting because it allows for the possibility of sending robotics, sending signals, and have two-way communication with some life that might be out there," he said.
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Rep. Steny Hoyer deserves praise for his comments earlier this week acknowledging that Democrats need to be willing to put Social Security and Medicare on the table as part of a comprehensive solution for our nation's debt problem.
To achieve the type of reasonable and responsible solution that our country needs, both Democrats and Republicans need to be willing to make compromises on areas that their core constituencies have long considered to be untouchable.
Congressman Hoyer has stepped forward and shown the type of practical political leadership that our country so desperately needs. Let's hope that his Washington colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join him to do what is best for our country's future.
Donald C. Fry, Baltimore
The writer is president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee and member of the Fix the Debt Maryland Steering Committee.


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The $382,975.32 question
That's the amount of a phony invoice submitted by electrical contractor Calvin Walker to the Beaumont Independent School District. Walker admitted as part of his plea deal he "altered" that $382,975.32 invoice. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney, the invoice actually turned out to be a quote and was not a purchase order, thus the items the invoice slated for purchase were never actually bought by Walker – and Walker's check payable to that wholesaler in the amount of $382,975.32 was never presented to the wholesaler or negotiated. BISD records also contained similar altered documents purportedly from the same electrical supplier matching invoices submitted by Walker for materials in other projects.
Of course, fraudulently altered documents are nothing new for Walker. He pleaded guilty to insurance fraud in 2003 for doctoring claims submitted in a personal injury case involving Progressive Insurance in connection with an automobile accident. Testimony showed he submitted copies of bills for medical services he said he received, and checks that indicated those bills had been paid. Despite his guilty plea, he avoided final conviction by completing deferred adjudication and four years of community supervision.
In the BISD case, Walker pleaded guilty to federal tax violations, essentially acknowledging that he failed to pay federal income taxes in 2009 on a check he received from BISD for $1,592,389.10 for work he did for the district. The offense is punishable by up to a year in federal prison and a fine.
Now BISD trustees will consider whether or not to go after funds owed to them in light of Walker's plea deal. The U.S. Attorney's office indicated there is expected to be money left over from the $3.2 million that Walker forfeited. If BISD decides not to go after what's left of the money, the government, which has possession of the funds, will put the money in the U.S. Treasury.
While some BISD board members have stated publicly they're not sure if the district is owed money, Walker's admission of the altered $382,975.32 invoice strongly suggests that something is awry.
Tom Neild, BISD trustee, said it's clear that BISD needs to look at going after the leftover funds.
"This is not coming out of Calvin Walker's pocket; this is money that Calvin Walker has forfeited and has admittedly stated that he altered documents," said Neild. "This is not money Mr. Walker is having to pay; these are funds he has willingly forfeited."
But other board members – including the board president Woodrow Reece – have shown little interest in demanding even the slightest amount of accountability from Walker and have voted to continue doing business with the ethically challenged contractor.
It is long past time for a thorough accounting of Walker's dubious dealings with the district and to end his days as a BISD contractor once and for all.


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Abner Devereaux necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 13 diseños de 3 diseñadores freelance.
Web site redesign for an IT company that is now offering creative web design services. Winning design will be used for relaunch of website. In addition, we are looking for talent to use for upcoming projects.
This project is for two (2) pages:
1. Home Page
2. Company Page
Winning design must be in PSD Adobe PhotoShop format.
Ascend IT Solutions, Inc.
Ascend IT Solutions Inc. is an existingcompany that has been providing IT services for a number of years to avariety of small and medium sized businesses. It is now expanding itsclient offerings by adding web design/development services(while also providing additional work for the great designers on99Designs!).
Ascend's old site has been scrapped and a very simpletemplate based design has been developed for the company that capturesthe core of where the company is at this point in time.
Theobjective, and challenge, of this design contest is to provide anappropriate professional design for the new site that balances thetechnical and creative aspects of our service offerings.
- Two (2)page website design: Home Page & Company Page
- Incorporateour new logo which is located at: http://www.AscendITSolutions.com/logo.html
- Use text from website for sizing
- Note thatthe logo page is NOT permanent
- We likehigh resolution colors: reflections, highlights (see logo). But nothing too high-tech or cold looking
- Utilize additionalwarm colors if needed
- Cleanoriginal profession design for a B2B business
- Winning design must be in PSD Adobe PhotoShop format
- UseiStockPhotos.com for quality imagery – we'll purchase separately after thecontest is awarded
- Quality designers for future projects
- Too much emphasis on the softer, creative offering
- Too much emphasis on the harder, technical offering


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Given that the suns of Draco stretch almost sixteen light years from end to end, it stands to reason that the cost of transportation is the most important factor of the 32nd century. And since Illyrion is the element most needed for space travel, Lorq von Ray is plenty willing to fly through the core of a recently imploded sun in order to obtain seven tons of it. The potential for profit is so great that Lorq has little difficulty cobbling together an alluring crew that includes a gypsy musician and a moon-obsessed scholar interested in the ancient art of writing a novel. What the crew doesn't know, though, is that Lorq's quest is actually fueled by a private revenge so consuming that he'll stop at nothing to achieve it. In the grandest manner of speculative fiction, Nova is a wise and witty classic that casts a fascinating new light on some of humanity's oldest truths and enduring myths.
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Lego Panorama
I've discussed panorama robots in the past, and here is a new creation. James Catan has created several Lego robots to do timelapse and and pan/tilt pictures. One of them were recently presented in Gadget Review, and shows holding a Canon Rebel XT with a kit lens. So not quite 5D, 200mm f2.8 as with Jeffrey Martin's rig. Yet still a good and simple setup.
Another interesting pan & tilt product comes from Sparkfun. It is a robot arm, consisting of servos and and a claw. It will definitely not hold a SLR, but possibly some smaller pocket cameras or phones. As far as I understand, the complete robot arm comes in several parts which you'll have to add to your order separately.


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Colleen Costello
Class of 2004
Major/Minor: Major: Political Science/ Philosophy
Colleen Costello graduated from Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, PA, and is a human rights attorney in Washington, D.C.
Looking back on the professional benefits of the philosophy major several years after graduating, Colleen observes:
"My philosophy studies have been immensely beneficial to me in my post-graduate studies and in my career. As a law student, I relied heavily on my philosophical training—particularly in logic—to map out legal arguments on exams and in moot court. As a human rights attorney and government affairs associate (which involves legislative and executive branch advocacy), those same skills are very helpful when seeking support and buy-in from lawmakers, executive branch officials, and other organizations."
A 2012 survey of philosophy alumni over the previous 15 years saw a high proportion of similar success stories from people responding.
How has philosophy prepared you for and/or guided you to this career choice?
After graduating from college, I matriculated to law school in the fall of 2004, where I studied International Law/ Human Rights Law. My study of philosophy at Washington College allowed me to nurture and expand my desire for knowledge. As a law student, I was expected to question the law, as well as to understand the fundamental roots of it. Majoring in Philosophy taught me to examine ideas by questioning and reflecting on them. Additionally, the structure of my philosophy classes was such that the students were consistently expected to discuss the texts and to defend their own positions. This provided a very strong foundation for my study of law. Even now, in my career as a human rights advocate and attorney, I continue to appreciate and rely upon the exceptional education I received from the professors of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Washington College.
Why philosophy?
I was a bit disappointed that my high school education never offered the opportunity to examine philosophy in general, and ancient & classical texts in particular. I wanted to learn more about these subjects, and felt that I should have, at the very least, a provisional background knowledge of the writings of philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. Because I love to learn, the study of philosophy seemed that it would provide a perfect correlation with my interests. After I took my first philosophy course, I was hooked, and immediately knew that I wanted to declare a major in Philosophy.
What area of philosophy interests you most and why?
I suppose, because of my interest in classical texts, not only in philosophy but also in literature and political doctrine, I am most interested in ancient philosophy. Through my senior thesis, I was able to examine some of the very fundamental philosophical foundations of the Constitution. This experience, along with the knowledge I have acquired and observations that I have made in my classes, has demonstrated that the history and background of nearly any issue will have an impact on its future. Perhaps this is why I love ancient philosophy, then—because I can trace the development of philosophical ideas to see how ancient philosophy might be analogous to modern philosophy.
What is unique about the philosophy department at Washington College that distinguishes it from other departments/majors?
As a student graduating with a dual major as well as a minor, it has been very interesting to see how different and varied are the actions and attitudes of professors and students from department to department. In general, I would say that both the students and professors in the Philosophy department are quite amicable, and are very relaxed. At the same time, they are great about encouraging their students to excel, on every level. I have found that this department has been extremely supportive of me throughout my four years here, not only in class, but also outside of class and in my preparation for law school.
What is the topic of your senior thesis?
My senior thesis is a combined thesis, structured to meet the requirements of both the Philosophy and Political Science departments. It is an examination of the judicial protection of the philosophical foundations of American law. In essence, I have examined the philosophical influences that helped to shape the political philosophy of the Founding Fathers. In particular, my focus was on natural law and natural law philosophers. I then took my study of the Founding Fathers and the Constitution one step further by focusing on a few select Supreme Court cases, in order to determine whether the Supreme Court has maintained this natural law philosophy that was such a large component of the political phliosophy during the time of our Founding Fathers.
Have you participated in any special activities, internships, clubs, field trips, etc. that have helped you get more out of the major?
Because philosophy is such a broad, wide-reaching topic that affects our everyday existence—from the way we think and perceive things, to the laws which govern us (and the political philosophy behind those laws)—every day, for me, is an opportunity to apply what I have learned. Specifically, I can say that my activities with the Washington College Amnesty International group, as well as with the Student Government Association, have helped me to better understand others. I feel that I now have a greater appreciation for, and understanding of, different opinions and views that others might hold. Philosophy has taught me to question everything, not out of doubt, but out of a desire to understand that which is being questioned.


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This recording was done on a Windows Vista (x64) machine, using Cakewalk Sonar 8. All guitars and bass were performed on a Line6 Variax700 plugged into a Line6 Pod XT Live.
Drums were programmed in Addictive Drums.
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My NY Mets sketchbook. I create an entry after each Mets game or commentary on the crazy stuff going on around the team.
50 years in the making and we also thank YOU Joe for capturing it nicely!
Yes thank you. Just ordered print for my die-hard Met fan husband.


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Proven American Veteran Heavyweight Kevin Johnson to Battle Undefeated Tyson Fury in WBC Heavyweight World Title Eliminator Live on WealthTV
SAN DIEGO American heavyweight boxing fans that have been waiting for a legitimate heavyweight contender are in for a treat come December 1st. Johnson 28-2-1 takes on 6-foot-9 Tyson Fury 19-0-0 for the WBC title. Fight airs on WealthTV at 4pm in the US.
Johnson, a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, credits the legendary boxing Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes for putting his career down the right path.
Holmes trained Johnson during the early days of his career and taught Johnson the value of a stinging jab. Johnson, with 28 fights under his belt, seasoned yet only 33 years old, may be peaking at the right time.
Lately, Johnson has been training with Jeff Mayweather, Floyd's uncle, of the Mayweather Boxing Club, to get ready for the undefeated Tyson Fury. Johnson says Jeff was the missing element in his arsenal and credits Mayweather for giving him the skills to make him a complete boxer. Mayweather has been training a number of American heavyweights, including Michael Grant, giving Johnson plenty of quality sparing partners as he prepares for Fury.
During a recent press conference, Larry Holmes offered Johnson the following advice, "Keep the pressure on him, because those big guys need room. I wouldn't give him any space at all. I would use the jab, work the body, and see what he ate the night before." Apparently Johnson is going to listen to his mentor. Johnson stated that, "This will be my first fight in boxing history where I'm just going to have to go out and go get him. When the bell rings I'm going to get (Fury)". Fury listening to Johnson's strategy of coming straight at him, quickly responded, "If he does come to try and get me, it's going to be an early Christmas for Mr. Fury."
Fury of the United Kingdom has a record of 19-0 with fourteen knockouts and his established himself as one of the best and most personable Heavyweights in the world. He has a number of impressive wins on his resume over Marcel Zeller (21-3) in his second bout, John McDermott (twice), Rich Power (12-0), Marcelo Nascimento (13-0), former world title challenger Dereck Chisora (14-0), Neven Pajkic (16-0), Martin Rogan (14-2) and in his last bout, televised live and exclusively on WealthTV in the US, Tyson stopped popular American heavyweight Vinny Maddalone in five rounds on July 7th.
"Kevin Johnson is an experienced and tough fighter. He's never been dropped and he's been training hard under Jeff Mayweather. It won't surprise us if Tyson experiences his first loss on Saturday. Regardless, we don't expect this fight to go the distance. These big heavyweights are going to collide in the middle of the ring and provide a highly entertaining show", stated Charles Herring, President of WealthTV.
Professional boxing, which is stronger than ever in many parts of the world, appears to be making a comeback in the US. "We're pleased to have offered a number of world-class quality matches live and for free on our network over the last year. The more quality events boxing fans have access to, the better it is for all boxing outlets, including PPV, in the United States," stated Herring.
The Fury v. Johnson fight can be seen on WealthTV nationally on Verizon FiOS TV channel 169 and 669 in HD, AT&T U-Verse TV channels 470 and 1470 in HD, along with over 100 cable systems across the country as well as on line viewing on numerous connected devices and via www.wealthtv.com <http://www.wealthtv.com/>.
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StudyStack API
StudyStack is a web site that lets visitors use their computer to display a stack of "virtual cards" which contain information about a certain subject. Subjects include, Geography, History, Math, Languages, Science, and Medicine. StudyStack provides a REST API to access the flashcards entered by the users of the site. The API can return an array of a user's stacks, contents of a stack, categories and stacks within a category. Responses are formatted in JSON. Any data returned from the studystack API must not be made visible to search engine robots.


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Call for Latebreaking Poster Abstracts
95th ESA Annual Meeting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
August 1 - 6, 2010
Submission Deadline: May 13, 2010
Authors have one final chance to submit an abstract for the ESA Annual Meeting! All abstracts accepted under this invitation will be presented during a "Latebreaking" poster session on Friday, August 6, from 8:30-10:30 AM. Abstract titles for posters in this session will be printed in the official conference program and the abstracts will appear on the online program.
Abstracts that address the meeting theme, "Global Warming: The legacy of our past, the challenge for our future", are especially encouraged, but submissions may address any aspect of ecology and its applications. We also welcome submissions reporting interdisciplinary work, that address communication with broad audiences, or that explore ways of teaching ecology at any level. Please adhere to the following guidelines in preparing and submitting your abstract.
A. One Presentation Rule
B. Guidelines for All Poster Presentations
C. Evaluation and Acceptance of Abstracts
D. Abstract Submission
E. Corrections
F. Cancellations
G. Penalties and Fees for Cancellations/No-Shows
H. Begin Submission Process
- To encourage broad participation, each person is allowed to present only one contributed oral, poster, symposium, or organized oral session presentation.
- A person may be a co-author on several abstracts.
- Authors or presenters may also serve as session presiders or as organizers of symposia, organized oral sessions, workshops, or special sessions.
- Exception: An author may submit an abstract for a second presentation ONLY if the second abstract is directly related to ecology education or scientific outreach. Please contact Program Coordinator Jennifer Riem (firstname.lastname@example.com) if you have questions about an abstract fitting these criteria.
B. Guidelines for all Poster Presentations
- Poster sessions provide an opportunity for discussion in a relaxed setting. Presenting authors are required to be present for this scheduled 2 hour period when their poster is being displayed.
- Poster boards are approximately 2.4 m wide x 1.2 m tall (8 ft wide x 4 feet tall) and there will be one poster per poster board. A poster does not have to take up the maximum amount of space provided. Since these dimensions are not precise, presenters should design posters to be at least 5 cm (2 inches) smaller on each margin. Pushpins will be supplied, and are the only method for attaching the poster to the board.
- Poster presenters may not use audio-visual equipment but are welcome to bring along handouts associated with their presentation.
C. Evaluation and Acceptance of Abstracts
- Accuracy of the abstract is the responsibility of the author(s). Abstracts will be rejected if they do not comply precisely with the guidelines on content and format listed here and on the submission website.
- Abstracts must be based primarily on NEW, unpublished material. Reviews of past work are generally not permissible outside of symposia or other special sessions.
- Abstracts may be submitted before all analyses and conclusions are in their final form, but authors MUST report at least preliminary results. Abstracts based primarily on future work will be REJECTED. Vague statements such as "results will be discussed" will result in abstract rejection.
- Abstracts must use standard English, and follow English syntax, grammar, and punctuation rules. Poorly written abstracts will be REJECTED.
D. Abstract Submission
Select the link at the bottom of this page to begin the submission process. Indicating Preferences for Session Assignment:
- Poster presentations will be grouped by theme. We invite you to indicate your preferences among likely session themes.
- We have listed likely session themes, based on submissions and sessions from prior meetings, in 'pull-down' lists under five categories: 1) ecological concepts and processes; 2) ecosystem or habitat; 3) ecological applications, tools, and techniques; 4) subdiscipline; and 5) taxonomic or functional group.
- Please choose THREE of these themes, in order of your preference, to guide our grouping of papers into sessions. Each of your preferred themes may be selected from any of the 5 categories. You may, for any of the 3 choices, elect to enter a theme not on the lists provided; to do so, check the 'other' box, and enter a brief term in the space provided. Please use this option only if you are unable to find an appropriate theme in the lists provided.
- PLEASE NOTE that these themes are designed to identify similarities among papers for purposes of grouping, not as keywords for searching the program; highly specific terms (e.g., species names, place-names, particular techniques, etc.) are generally not useful here. Program users can search the full text of your title and abstract.
Submitting Abstract and Author Information:
Follow the on-line instructions to submit your abstract. Follow these general guidelines when entering your abstract:
- Abstracts may be no longer than 400 words in total and must include information on both a)Background/Question/Methods, using up to 200 words and b)Results/Conclusions, using up to 200 words. We encourage each contributor to identify the objective of the study in the first of these, and be explicit about the results of the study in the second of these. Abstracts without explicitly stated results will not be accepted.
- Exception: If you are presenting a non-traditional research paper, it is still expected that your talk would address some question. It is understandable that these abstracts would lack specific data in the "Results/Conclusions" section; however, every talk should have a "take-home message."
- When entering your title, capitalize the first word, proper nouns, and the first word following a colon. The title is limited to 255 characters (about 15 words). Do not type the title in all capital letters. Place a comma before the word "and" in a series. Do not end your title with punctuation.
Example: Fecal glucorticoids: A non-invasive method for measuring stress in river otters, brown bears, and red deer
- For each author, enter the full first name, the first letter of the middle name, and the full last name. Do not add punctuation after any of the names.
- Only the first line of text in an author's affiliation will appear in the official conference program; this should be the name of your institution. Do NOT enter department name on the first line of an author's affiliation. Do not end a line with any type of punctuation.
- Symbols, special characters, and fonts are available from a pull-down menu of codes on the abstract submission form. Enter them by selecting from this menu.
- Notification of Receipt: You will be notified of receipt electronically using the e-mail address entered on the submission form. If you enter an incorrect address, you will NOT receive notification. Your abstract will be assigned an Abstract ID Number. Please do not forget this ID number as it will be required for future communications. You can edit your abstract until the abstract deadline, May 13, 2010.
- Notification of Acceptance: You will be notified of acceptance or rejection of your abstract via e-mail by June 10, 2010.
If you encounter problems during abstract submission, contact Jennifer Riem.
E. Making Corrections
- You may view your abstract by going to: http://eco.confex.com/eco/2010/cfp.cgi and entering your Abstract ID Number received at the time of submission.
- Edits can be made directly to the abstract until the abstract deadline, May 13, 2010. Edits are not possible after this date.
- You can also view your session day, time, and room assignment when the schedule has been finalized. We expect this information to be available in June.
- The deadline for cancellation without penalty is May 1, 2010. Since the cancellation deadline is BEFORE the submission deadline for latebreaking poster abstracts, you must be confident in your attendance at the Friday morning poster session at the Annual Meeting before submitting your abstract for review.
- If circumstances prevent attendance for a scheduled presentation, the author should find another person to make the presentation.
- If cancellation is unavoidable, the author should notify Jennifer Riem (firstname.lastname@example.com) as soon as possible.
G. Penalties and Fees for Cancellations/No-Shows
Failures to give scheduled presentations are disruptive and leave costly gaps in the program that are distracting to all attendees. Therefore, ESA has adopted the following cancellation policy and fee schedule (all values are in US dollars):
- Each person who submits an abstract, whether for an oral paper or a poster, MUST also provide payment information (credit card or check) to ESA. No abstract submission will be accepted for presentation unless this payment information is received by ESA.
- Payment information will be used to process late cancellation/no show fees ONLY if the presenter either: 1) fails to submit written notification of abstract withdrawal to Aleta Wiley prior to the May 1, 2010 cancellation deadline or, 2) fails to show up to present his/her poster and does not arrange for a co-author or other alternate person to present the research. All fees will be processed after August 8, 2010.
- $40.00 US Dollars will be charged for late cancellation/no show poster presentations.
- Presenters who cancel after May 15, 2010 will not be allowed to give a presentation at the 2011 ESA Meeting.
- Presenters who fail to appear for a scheduled presentation will not be allowed to give a presentation at the 2011 and 2012 ESA Meetings.
- Exceptions: Cancellation fees and penalties may be waived if special circumstances apply. Consideration will be case by case by contacting Jennifer Riem. While it is imperative that you notify ESA of your cancellation as soon as possible, decisions regarding waiver requests will not be made until after the annual meeting.
H. Begin Submission Process
To begin the submission process, please click here.
For further information consult the ESA meeting web site or contact the Program Chair, Frank Gilliam, or Program Coordinator, Jennifer Riem:
|Dr. Frank S. Gilliam
Department of Biological Sciences
Marshall University
Huntington, WV 25755-2510
E-mail: email@example.com
Phone: (304) 696-3636
|Jennifer Riem
Program Assistant
Ecological Society of America
1990 M Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036 USA
Phone: (202) 833-8773 x 218
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Mizzou Diver Figueroa Bouncing Back in the Pool
COLUMBIA -- Missouri basketball fans know all about Laurence Bowers sitting out last season with a knee injury, but another Missouri athlete is bouncing back from an injury that took away a season.
Mizzou diver Loren Figueroa has seen the highest highs and the lowest lows in only her first two years of college. This season she's springboarding back.
To appreciate Missouri diver Loren Figueroa's rise to the top you have to understand her climb.
She goes by the name Figgy.
"I didn't even know what a Figgy was the first time I met her," said Coach James Sweeney.
She started diving when she was 12 and caught the bug right away.
Figueroa said, "I remember that I didn't really want to go. I'm like okay I guess I'll go and the first time I went I was like oh my God I love this."
Figgy found success fast. She won a Big 12 one meter title in her Freshman season.
Sweeney said, "She ended up breaking the Big 12 record on the one meter as a freshman."
"Me and Jamie both looked at eachother and were like Wow." Figueroa said, "you did a lot better than we both thought we were going to do this year."
She qualified for the NCAA competition but during practice Figgy hit the board during a dive and hyperextended her knee.
Sweeney said, "She came back on an injured knee the very next day and actually finished 2nd in the country, 2nd in the NCAA's... basically doing all her dives on one leg."
"My knee started getting a lot worse and I was like there's something wrong with it. I've been rehabing it. It's not getting better... I can barely push on it," Figueroa said.
She needed more surgery so, her Sophomore year ended before it ever started.
Figueroa said, "I really wanted to win, but I had to sit out for a whole year. I wasn't allowed to workout. I wasn't allowed to do anything."
In her free time Figgy didn't dive but she did get inked on her lower back.
Figueroa said, "I believe in my guardian angel and I really think he helped me get through everything that happened. As soon as I came back and I hit that board... I'm like... I'm getting that tattoo. I feel safe... cause he's always with me."
This season, Figgy and her tattoo are back in pool.
"I dove and it ended up being the 2nd highest score I've ever had on it." Figueroa said, "after that meet... I was like... Yes, I'm back."
Sweeney said, "We're right back at it. We want to win a national championship. We want to win a SEC title. Those are the goals. Those are the things we work towards everyday."
Figueroa says she wants to win the one meter diving National Title this season. Her long term goal is making the 2016 Olympic Trials with a shot at the Rio Olympics.
The next diving meet for Mizzou is January 25th at 6 p.m. against Drury in the Mizzou Aquatic Center.


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Scott Bieser is an illustrator, computer game animator and occasional graphic novelist. He began his comics career in 1986 with 'Gambit', published by Oracle Comics. In 1987 he worked with writer Steve Bennet and inker Mike Roberts on 'The Rovers' for Eternity. Bieser colored covers and designed logos for Malibu Graphics from the late 1980s through the early 1980s. In 1990, he produced 'Cyber-Lust', the first computer-generated pornographic comic.
He contributed to the Comics Journal as a cartoonist and left the field in 1992 to focus on computer game animation for Interplay Productions. By 2001, Bieser was doing cartoons for the web. He also did graphic novel adaptations for Susan W. Wells' teleplay 'A Drug War Carol' and L. Neil Smith's novel 'The Probability Broach', which were published by his brother's company Big Head Press. In 2006, he began working on a web graphic novel for Big Head Press, called 'Roswell, Texas'.


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Future looking more and more like now for Astros
HOUSTON -- It wasn't all that long ago that the Astros thought they may be able to piece together a decent season, possibly even come close to .500, and then build from there.
Soon after Jim Crane officially bought the Astros in November 2011, a loose plan was formed: try to tread water and possibly break even in 2012 while getting rid of at least one of the seemingly immovable contracts belonging to Carlos Lee, Wandy Rodriguez and Brandon Lyon. The payroll would go down, briefly, but with money coming in from the new Comcast television network, it wouldn't be long before the Astros could be competitive again, payroll-wise.View Full Game Coverage
HOUSTON -- It wasn't all that long ago that the Astros thought they may be able to piece together a decent season, possibly even come close to .500, and then build from there.
Soon after Jim Crane officially bought the Astros in November 2011, a loose plan was formed: try to tread water and possibly break even in 2012 while getting rid of at least one of the seemingly immovable contracts belonging to Carlos Lee, Wandy Rodriguez and Brandon Lyon. The payroll would go down, briefly, but with money coming in from the new Comcast television network, it wouldn't be long before the Astros could be competitive again, payroll-wise.View Full Game Coverage
It seems like 10 years have passed since then.
During a losing free-fall in the middle of the '12 campaign, general manager Jeff Luhnow emptied the roster, trading almost everyone with more than a year's worth of Major League experience. The Astros finished up a 107-loss season in full-blown rebuilding mode
The long-term plan -- scout properly, draft well, build a winning team with homegrown talent and produce enough of it to sustain success year after year at the big-league level -- has always been a reasonable one. If executed properly, chances are, it'll work. The key part of this, of course, is the term "long" in the phrase "long-term plan." Long, as in, the amount of time expected to pass before the Astros reasonably could expect to be competitive. The message: be patient. This is going to take a while.
Dumping the big salaried players in '12 wasn't a hard sell on the fan base. The Astros mentioned on more than one occasion the payroll wasn't going up anytime soon. But still, the Jed Lowrie trade just before Spring Training caused some raised eyebrows. Lowrie, arbitration-eligible and making $2.4 million, was dealt for three prospects with decent upside. But it left Houston without a reliable shortstop on a defensively vulnerable team that already had holes at nearly every position.
The presumption was that the Astros would take their lumps, even if it meant humiliation in 2013, and wait for the kids to come up from the farm system. Some guessed the team would be competitive in three years. Others said five. One bold national writer estimated it could be a decade before the Astros reasonably could expect to see the postseason.
With 60-some games left this season, though, the Astros' actions could be an indication that the timetable has sped up. Players expected to maybe show up on the Major League roster next year are here now. More could be on the way. A nucleus that most thought would be formed some other time, in another season, maybe two, could be in place this season, giving the Astros something to actually work with when Spring Training convenes next year.
Right-hander Jarred Cosart blew through the Rays' lineup for eight innings in his debut before the All-Star break and will make his first home start Tuesday. Jonathan Villar, a highly-touted shortstop who figured to be in next year's plans, is also here now. George Springer is quickly becoming baseball's version of Doogie Howser, finding very few challenges at the Minor League level to the point where there's no argument as to why he couldn't jump into the big leagues at an accelerated pace.
If the last 10 days are any indication, the Astros shouldn't have any issue summoning Springer sooner than September. In fact, of all of the Astros' top prospects, only Jonathan Singleton, hitting .207 over 33 games since advancing to Triple-A Oklahoma City, appears to have put on the brakes developmentally, for the time being.
Cosart, Villar, maybe Springer. Long-term solutions staring at us now. What changed?
Nothing, according to Luhnow. He pushed aside any notion that these players are showing up earlier than expected. There were never expectations, time-wise, he insisted, making the recent arrivals just part of the natural process.
"Both of those players had good Spring Trainings," he said, referring to Cosart and Villar, "And when we sent them down, it could have been a month, it could have been two months, it could have been the whole season. It really was up to them to determine the timeline, and what we told them when we sent them down was, 'We're going to know when you're ready, and you'll get a chance to come up here and play.' Now is the time. It's pretty much exactly what we planned."
Still, it's somewhat suspicious that this all happened during a particularly crushing stretch. Since piecing together a four-game winning streak that peaked June 16, the Astros are 7-21 and have only three wins in July. Carlos Pena, signed more for his clubhouse leadership than his reliability on the field, was designated for assignment, as was Ronny Cedeno, another veteran voice in a locker room full of newbies.
Calling up an unproven, raw Villar can't be looked at individually as a total panic move, but it's reasonable to wonder if the Astros' new timetable is a result of the losing. The only thing owners detest more than losing is empty seats. The Astros have a lion's share of both.
Again, Luhnow pointed only to the club's steadfast focus on the future as the reason for the recent moves.
"Two weeks ago versus today, we're still in the same situation," he said. "We're a team that's really building for the future. We're trying to time the arrival of prospects with them being ready and giving the players that are here adequate opportunity to prove whether they belong here."
Citing the emergence of Brandon Barnes and several others who were with the club last season, Luhnow feels he has enough stability to at least wade through the remainder of the season while figuring out what he might have in the next wave of players forcing their way into the big leagues.
"It's a matter of figuring out the optimal time to layer these guys in, given what you have and given what they've proven in the Minor Leagues," he said.
Asked when Springer may reach his optimal time, Luhnow simply chuckled and declined to offer any hints.
A few weeks ago, September would have been a reasonable guess. But now...
How's next Thursday looking?
Alyson Footer is a national correspondent for MLB.com. Follow her on Twitter @alysonfooter.


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The Pasifika Media Association's new regional online media training project, the Pasifika Trainer e-learning course for working journalists and media operators, was officially launched on 31 March 2016. Apia, Samoa – The Pasifika Media Association (PasiMA) has announced that its pioneering regional online media training course, Pasifika Trainer, has now been launched. A robust training programme… Read More
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Ilha Bela is a little over 180 km from state capital, we find one of the most beautiful regions of Brazil, rich in beaches, forests, rivers, waterfalls and many other natural landscapes. Designing a real circuit of attractions, Beautiful Island attracts visitors from around the country and became one of the most important national tourist centers.
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Here's your soundtrack. Okay, maybe they're not exactly brazillian but their music is awesome and their live shows legendary.Now, Brazil covers almost half of South America and its Amazon rainforest is the world's largest jungle... which is rapidly getting cut down. The country is basically one giant botanical garden with some bangin' cities on its edges.Brazil was colonized in 1808 by the royal court of Portugal, which was fleeing Napolean's troops. They didn't stay long, and Brazil won its independence in 1822.Its biggest city, Sao Paulo, is the financial hub of South America. Brazil is the "b" in BRIC -- Brazil, Russia, India and China. These four were labeled the world's fastest developing large economies in the year 2001.Brazil is known for three things: amazingly beautiful women, carnival, and Pele -- King of Football, Athlete of the Century, football ambassador of the world and a declared national treasure.Brazillians can tell foreigners a mile away, by the way their hips move. Samba is built into the soul of brazil and carnival is when it bursts out into twenty-four hour undying explosions of sound on every street.This picture of mask diving at the Taipus reefs makes me shed hot and salty tears all over my calendar, which is set on "January" right now.Text by Steve Smith.


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I remember, recently here was a topic where someone was asking about why arrays can't have long sizes. Well, it's obvious, that we can't write, say, new byte[longValueGoesHere]. But what would happen if we execute the following code:
ByteArrayOutputStream stream = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); byte[] array = new byte[Integer.MAX_VALUE]; stream.write(array); stream.write(array); byte[] bigArray = stream.toByteArray(); System.out.println(bigArray.length);
I can't do this experiment on my machine, 'cause Integer.MAX_VALUE > 2,000,000,000, and I don't have 2 GB of memory to organize sufficient heap.


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Yesterday Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi wrote a rare, conciliatory, and maybe a little strange essay about the Presidential race and party division.
His point was that no matter who won the election, the country would lose because Americans hated each other so intensely for so long. We all told lies, we all laid blame, and we did it all on purpose.
Okay, that sounds like Taibbi, but then it gets strange.
When push comes to shove, we all should know most Americans want the same things, but just disagree on how to get there, which is why it should be okay to not panic if the other party wins. If some foreign agent attacks us, I seriously doubt a president Mitt Romney would wave the white flag and invite the enemy in. Right? He'll try his best as Commander-in-chief, just like Obama has, and just like Bush did, and Clinton did, and Reagan did and so on.
That should be the way we think. We should be confident that whoever wins has our collective best interests at heart, even if we don't agree with his or her ideology, the same way we reflexively assume that the pilot of any plane we board doesn't want to fly us into a mountain.
But we don't make that assumption about our politicians anymore... People today on both sides are genuinely terrified of a wrong outcome in this election. They've been whipped into a state of panic – people everywhere are freaking out and muttering to themselves and firing off vitriolic emails. That's incredibly sad. As a member of the media, I feel sick about it. I think all of us in this business owe America a hug, or something . . . All of this has gone too far, and man, we'd better pray this doesn't end in a 2000-style mess tonight.
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Wednesday, 18 July 2012 07:04 AM
The Knicks had until midnight to equal Houston's three-year $25.1 million proposal for the restricted free agent, but decided the valuation was too steep for their resources.
The 23-year-old Lin exploded onto the NBA scene last season as an undrafted and overlooked Ivy League student, who briefly breathed new life into a stuttering Knicks side and made headlines around the globe for his livewire performances.
Lin's breakout campaign was cut short in March, however, when he suffered a season-ending knee injury and missed the playoffs after averaging 14.6 points and 6.2 assists in 35 games of the lockout-shortened season.
"Much love and thankfulness to the Knicks and New York for your support this past year. Easily the best year of my life," Lin tweeted shortly before the deadline passed. "Extremely excited and honored to be a Houston Rocket again!"
The Los Angeles-born Asian-American had a brief spell with Houston last December, completing seven minutes in two pre-season games before he was cleared off the payroll and claimed by New York.
Depleted by injuries to key players, Lin made the most of his opportunity to shine in New York with a 25-point game against New Jersey in early February and led the Knicks to seven straight wins, scoring 20 or more in all but one of them.
While his global popularity increased, his on-court performances declined as All-Stars Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony returned to the lineup, and coach Mike D'Antoni, whose pick-and-roll approach favoured Lin's style, resigned.
The Knicks had previously said they would match any offer made for Lin but were blindsided by Houston's back-loaded contract that will pay him $14.8 million in his third year.
The franchise instead opted to take a cheaper route and Lin's place in the roster will be taken by newly acquired point guard Raymond Felton.
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