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This week, Intel unveiled its new Xeon Phi coprocessor, which puts an astonishing 50 x86 cores onto a single PCI-connected card. The term "coprocessor" should be understood in context. Every one of the Phi's cores can boot Linux and run any x86 software. However, the card itself needs to plug into a system that has an independent CPU, which basically oversees the Phi's operations. Hence, the coprocessor appellation. The first model to be released in Q1 of next year will have 50 cores, and the follow-up coprocessor slated for release in mid-2013 will have 60 cores. Each processor supports four threads, making for 200 threads for the initial Phi. The cores run at 1.05 GHz and sport a 512-KB L2 cache each. They collectively share 8 GB of GDDR5 memory.
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The aim of these processors is initially to attack tasks that are highly threadable. The Phis compete most directly with GPU processors, especially those from Nvidia. Even though they offer fewer threads than do GPUs, they deliver compelling programming advantages. If you've used CUDA or OpenCL, you know that programming GPUs is a descent into a netherworld of peculiar and rigid limitations. You're always acutely aware that you're doing something that the processor was not built to do. For example on Nvidia chips, there are multiple kinds of memory and only certain things can be done with each type of memory. Moreover, data has to be presented for calculation very carefully; otherwise, the processing lift of the GPU will disappear entirely. All of these problems go away with the Phi. It's a pure x86 programming model that everyone is used to. It's a question of reusing, rather than rewriting, code. This greater simplicity will be extremely appealing to many users who have spent long nights hacking code to get the GPUs to deliver properly. (The OpenACC initiative that we've covered several times recently is an industry effort to deal with this complexity.) The Phi can be programmed using all the typical parallel approaches: OpenMP, MPI, and Intel's own TBB and Cilk+. Intel has added some extensions to OpenMP to do the data offloading from the CPU to the Phi, but the company expects that the directives will be included in the upcoming OpenMP 4.0 spec.
The coprocessor consumes around 225 W of power, which is a surprisingly low number given the number of cores. The heat generated when the Phi is running is low enough that the device can be passively cooled. As I mentioned, the Phi comes as a PCIe 2.0 card. The PCI connection means that the data transfer process from the CPU to the GPU is a limitation (as it is on GPU computing devices) because, at full tilt, it can transfer a maximum of 16 GB/sec. (By comparison, the Phi cores access the 8 GB of internal memory at 320 GB/sec.)
Suggested reatail pricing for the initial model is $2649, with subsequent models expected to cost less than $2000. At this pricing level and with the ability to run x86 code without rewriting, the Phi most directly disrupts Nvidia's CUDA project and AMD's OpenCL work. At the moment, both Nvidia and AMD enjoy a price advantage in their GPU coprocessors, but it's not clear that the advantage is substantial enough that sites will continue preferring those solutions in light of the cost of rewriting code to run on their GPUs. Intel is leveraging its massive x86 installed base.
I expect Phis to show up initially exactly where the GPUs are mostly used today for computation: in servers used by academia, research, and high-volume data transformation. Eventually, though, I expect the coprocessors to move down to workstations and subsequently to high-end desktops.
An oft-asserted but dubious contention made in the popular press is that desktops today are so powerful that they are effectively supercomputers. Abstractly, this might be true if you compare them with their forbears of some years ago on computing power alone. However, supercomputers have (for well over a decade) been primarily highly parallel designs. Thus, the metaphor lacks a key elements it strives to express. However, with the advent of Intel's Phi coprocessor, this gap is closed and indeed we can expect to have true supercomputing power on servers and desktops soon at a price everyone can afford. As such, the Phi heralds a new era in computing.
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When it comes to moving ahead in information technology, Raymond James seems to have hit its stride, according to company executives and some outside groups. This momentum is being highlighted by managers and tech staff during the independent broker-dealer's annual conference, taking place this week in Dallas.
"Advisors can do a lot with it, and it's impressive from the client side, too," said Vin Campagnoli, chief information officer for Raymond James Financial (RJF), in an interview late Tuesday.
A few days earlier (April 19), Raymond James received the Bank Insurance and Securities Association's 2013 Technology Innovation Award for the firm's commitment to technology-based industry solutions and the rollout of its financial planning software, Goal Planning & Monitoring (GPM).
GPM was launched in August to independent and employee advisors with Raymond James. The firm's partner in the introduction and use of this software is MoneyGuidePro, and Raymond James says GPM was "the most significant enhancement in 2012 to Advisor Access," its technology platform.
"That was a good surprise," said Campagnoli. "It's amazing how responsive the MoneyGuidePro team has been to our advisors."
"When we showed GPM to some advisors a year ago, there was immediate feedback, and MoneyGuidePro immediately began working and making adjustments based on that feedback," said Bella Loykhter Allaire, executive vice president of technology and operations, in an interview. "That is the type of partnership you really want."
Financial planning tools can be "very difficult to introduce," Allaire said. But both she and Campagnoli were familiar with MoneyGuidePro from their work at Prudential Securities.
Advisors like GPM, Campagnoli says, because it's simple to use, sophisticated, intuitive and interactive. "They can adjust plans on the fly, which they like," he said. "It's a home run and a big hit right now."
"About 40% of advisors have built plans with it as of March, which is very impressive," Allaire said. "It's relatively new to our advisors, so we are very pleased."
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The other significant partnership behind Raymond James' latest IT innovations, Allaire says, is at the executive level.
"We were hired to drive tech and have spent a lot of time on our platform on plans to grow" the technology operations," Allaire said.
She came on board two years ago, while Campagnoli has been with Raymond James for about 18 months. They were hired after Paul Reilly took the reigns as CEO from Tom James in May 2010.
When it came to the conversion of Morgan Keegan advisors last year, "It did not slow us down," Allaire said. "Senior management also said, 'do not do a quick conversion, do it right.' And Paul supported this. This was the foundation that meant we were able to get the Morgan Keegan conversion done successfully." "Now, I want to do so many things," said Allaire, the highest-ranking technology executive at the firm. "We are putting pressure on ourselves and cannot go fast enough."
Moving quickly with top management's support means doing plenty of due diligence, says Campagnoli. "But because that support, we can start on implementation and keep moving. It's faster than I've ever seen before."
In addition to their time at Pru, Allaire and Campagnoli have both worked on technology at UBS and Morgan Stanley.
"That's the beauty of not being with a large Wall Street firm," Allaire said. "The decision-making in general at Raymond James, not just with IT, does not involve much procrastination. And that really makes sense."
The IT execs also say they spend some of their time talking to advisor recruiters on behalf of the firm. "If technology makes advisors more efficient, they do not want to leave," Campagnoli said. "And that's where we want to be."
Read Raymond James CEO on Growth Plans, Regulatory and Diversity Challenges on AdvisorOne.

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I've let you down. I made a tart and never shared it.
I'm generally a good sharer. My Montessori school teacher put sharing right up there with polishing silver and learning French, and I was an overachiever. But this one tart just slipped through my fingers and out of my mind and into a folder of photos that got lost between a handful of trips and Passover.
Until now.
Apologies aside, let's talk about the tart. It's made with frangipane – an almond custard.
Have you ever tried frangipane? You've probably found it tucked neatly between a sweet tart crust and spiral of fresh fruit. Or nestled among the buttery layers of a flaky croissant. Good frangipanes don't use almond extract. They don't need it. Because they're pure sweetened-but-otherwise-unadulterated almond seduction.
Want to taste some excellent frangipane? If you're in Boston, head straight to Harvard Square to Crema Cafe for their almond croissants. Make sure to get there early — as in well before noon, especially on a Sunday — because these house-made freshly-baked almond-only filled pastries go quickly.
But back to today's tart (or rather, six months ago's tart). I like to bake my fruit right into the almond layer. The juices from the fruit melt into the frangipane. The almond cream puffs up as it bakes and nearly buries the fruit under a crispy, caramelized crust that crackles with the first dip of the fork.
By this point, you've probably noticed that this tart has pears in it. On boy, you're thinking, this girl is evil. Because pear season was months ago. Even worse, it's months away. But let's think about it this way: when the days start getting shorter and the leaves start falling off the trees, and the coats come out of storage, you'll have something to look forward to along with the first snow of the season and a new pair of boots.
And I'm not entirely evil. Though, perhaps a bit of a tease. Next week (if the baking gods smile down on me), there will be a summer fruit frangipane tart to follow. I'll share that one post-haste because then you'll be able to go out and grab a few pints of berries or plums and make your own tart to bring to a barbecue.
Until then, happy drooling!
Pear frangipane tart
I have unfortunately lost the source of this recipe. I've looked through my usual cookbook suspects and online, and can only find recipes that use either almond paste or blanched almonds. I will keep searching, but in the interim, check out this other pear and almond tart.
Frangipane is an almond custard filling for tarts (or other amazing baked goods). The first time I made this tart, I used my stand mixer for the frangipane. The second time, I found it easier to just mix it up by hand.
Instead of vanilla, I always use orange blossom water as a nice complement to the almond. You can make the pâte sucrée (sweet tart dough) from scratch or use store-bought pie crust dough or even puff pastry in a pinch. Whenever I have extra egg yolks, I quickly whip together a pâte sucrée batch or two in my mini food processor and freeze them until I need them.
Makes a large (9.5-10 inch) tart.
– 1 batch pâte sucrée or pie dough: the recipe that I use is here and here – make sure not to work the dough too much – you just need a few pulses. Also, before rolling the dough out, remember the fraissage: gather the dough together into a pile, and then with the palm of your hand, push it away from you against the counter a few times. This will make the dough flakey.
– 3 T unsalted butter
– 1 1/2 C almond flour – sometimes called almond meal, this is very finely ground almonds. You can find in made with raw almonds (the flour will be light brown) or blanched almonds (the flour will be a very light beige). You could also grind up 1 1/2 C blanched almonds – but be sure to add half the sugar to avoid making almond butter in your food processor.
– 2/3 C sugar
– 1/4 t salt
– 1 t orange blossom water
– 1 T orange liqueur (e.g., Cointreau)
– 2 eggs
– 3 pears – I use Bosc, but Anjou or Bartlett work well
Prep. Preheat oven to 375°. Lightly grease the bottom of a 9.5 – 10 inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
Roll. Roll the pastry dough out between two sheets of wax or parchment paper (to make it easier to transfer to the pan) into a circle about 2 inches larger than your pan. Remove the top sheet of paper. Gently lay the dough on the pan and slowly remove the second piece of paper. Press the dough into the bottom of the pan and up the sides. Roll your pin across the top of the pan to trim off any excess dough. Use this excess to patch any cracks.
Chill. Refrigerate the tart shell for 30 minutes until firm.
Bake. Prick the dough all over with a fork. Place a sheet of aluminum foil or parchment paper (not wax paper which will smoke) on the raw dough and fill with pie weights or raw rice. You want to weigh down the crust so it doesn't form bubbles. Bake the dough for 20-30 minutes. Start checking the dough after 15 minutes – it's ready when light brown. Place on a cooling rack. Keep the oven on.
Brown. While the crust is in the oven, melt butter in a small pan until it browns. The butter will sputter and foam as little brown bits collect on the bottom. When the butter turns to liquid gold and starts to smell nutty, take it off the heat. This takes about 5-7 minutes. Let the butter cool.
Mix. In a bowl, mix together almonds flour/meal, sugar, salt, orange blossom water, and liqueur. Lightly beat the eggs and then mix them in. Pour in the cooled golden butter and mix. The frangipane will be a bit gritty looking.
Slice. Peel the pears, slice them in half, and core them, making sure to also remove the fibers from the seeds to the stem. Carefully slice each pear from tip to end – you want thin slices (I get about 20 slices out of each pear). I say "carefully" because you want to keep the slices together in the shape of the pear.
Fill. Spread the frangipane in a thin layer on the tart shell, about 2/3 of the way up the edges. Don't feel compelled to use all of the frangipane because you don't want it to overflow after you add the pears. (If you have any leftover, use it to make a mini tart or two). Transport the pears on a chef's knife or dough scraper and gently lay then, tip side in, on the frangipane in a circle. Lightly press the pears towards the outside of the pan to fan the slices out. Smooth out the frangipane and move it around to even it out if necessary.
Bake. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Check the tart after 35 minutes and then every few minutes until the frangipane turns golden and is no longer jiggly. Let cool before serving.


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Below is the second of eight new articles by Olivia Mellan and Sherry Christie that continue the discussion on Your Client's Brain that began with Investment Advisor's February 2013 cover story—Double Think: Getting Past the Conflict in Your Clients' Two Brains—and a feature article—Second Thoughts: Making Better Decisions—in the March 2013 issue of IA.
In those articles, Mellan and Sherry shared the latest findings on the brain and suggested how that knowledge can be used by advisors to better understand their clients, and to help their clients make better decisions.
Human brains are structured to react swiftly and forcefully to negative stimuli such as social aggression and other potential hazards. Neuropsychologist Rick Hanson explained that this "negativity bias" dates back to caveman days, when we could take time contemplating such positive rewards as food and shelter, but had to react instantly to possible life-or-death threats. (This is also why we acquire strong dislikes more quickly than strong likes, Hanson noted.)
A certain amount of stress can make us more engaged and productive, as AdvisorOne.com columnist Angie Herbers noted last July in "Stress for Success." But when the level of stress passes a certain point, our performance starts to fall off. Trying to compensate by pushing ourselves and those around us merely increases the stress.
Aside from physical wear and tear, such constant fight-or-flight alertness can lead to pessimism, anxiety, irritability and feelings of helplessness or aversion. Eventually the overload may pop our emotional circuit-breakers, leading to alcohol or drug addiction, relationship problems or even a breakdown.
"Remember," says Hanson, "the first, most primal emotion was fear. Our ancestors needed to eat luch, not be lunch." Knowing that fear and the need for security trump everything else, an advisor should pay attention to clients' anxiety and continually try to reduce their fears so they can think clearly.
Hanson's advice for rebalancing the negativity bias:
- Look for positive facts and let them become positive experiences. You might consider some of the small pleasures of ordinary life, such as a modest achievement or a feeling of being appreciated, respected or fulfilled.
- Savor the positive experience for 10 to 30 seconds. Intensify it so you can feel it in your body and emotions.
- Sense this experience soaking into your brain and body. Let it register deeply in your emotional memory.
We invite you to visit the Your Client's Brain landing page on AdvisorOne for additional archived and ongoing coverage of this important topic.


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Sunday, October 28, 2007
Notes: Weekend Posting
1 - Thank you for commenting over the last three days on the NASCAR TV activity. There will be a full week of columns beginning Sunday night about the issues involving all three racing series and the TV coverage of them by ESPN and SPEED.
2 - The dates of the postings did not match-up over the weekend as I was traveling and monitoring the site from the road. The dates will be correct starting Sunday evening. There are some things that even Google is not great at doing quite yet.
3 - We are talking about whether or not to continue the posting of comments as events are in-progress. This original forum has changed into two groups who are "taking sides" and "making statements" about the two TV networks currently involved in producing NASCAR TV programs and events. That was not the point of allowing these comments, and we will decide this week if they will continue.
4 - Jayski has been a friend to this site since it began in February, and there is absolutely no conflict between The Daly Planet and Jayski in any way. We stay in regular email contact, and he posts the stories that I forward to him in a timely fashion once he has decided they fit the criteria for his site. If you have a question or comment about Jayski, direct it to me by email at firstname.lastname@example.com please.
5 - This is crunch time for the TV networks. This past weekend was the result of nine months of preparation and practice by both the ESPN on ABC and the SPEED Network production teams. While ESPN used the Busch Series as "practice" for the NEXTEL Cup telecasts, SPEED has been producing the Truck Series and their weekly programs all season long. Over the next several weeks, we will be talking specifically about which of these programs and networks is currently serving the NASCAR fans, and what issues remain to be solved.
Please feel free to add your comments to any of the issues above. Thanks again.
41 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Not sure what kind of posts you're expecting for the "in progress" entries, John. If you don't want the ones we're making now, all I can figure is, you want comments on the race action itself?
Otherwise, isn't commentary about the quality of ESPN's coverage what you wanted?
- October 28, 2007 at 8:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD, I think you should reconsider closing the "in-progress" section. I realize "tacking sides" is not what this is meant for. Everyone should be critiquing the broadcast at hand and nothing else.
- October 28, 2007 at 8:58 PM
- Anonymous said...
John. I see that the comments may have been getting out of hand. Here is a suggestion. Trying opening up a Chatroom for live event posting. I know there are some very good chatroom hosting providers out there. Once the event is over, you can publish you blog and then people can post their comments about the broadcast overall.
If you think about it we have sorta like a chatroom going on now. But with a real chatroom people wont have to refresh the page, and you wouldnt have to delete comments. Also chatrooms have the option of flushing out certain words or you could even have moderators.
Just a suggestion. Keep up the good work.
- October 28, 2007 at 8:59 PM
- Sophia said...
Chat rooms?? Only tried those a couple of times with medical people giving talks..all the words jumbled together and everybody using different colored fonts is horrible.
A free message board from hostingboard is much easier. you can post in live time there w/o scrolling so much. when post something it usually automatically refreshes the page.
I know how to moderate one of these and with add blocker, NO ADDs to gunk up things. Let me know if you want to go that route until you get a stand alone site. Easy to delete inappropriate posts and I would be happy to volunteer to help with that that under your rules.
I thought more problems were with people getting a little snarky and personal.
I am confused as I thought the critique was ABOUT ESPN...and or SPEED if we are watching those stations?
- October 28, 2007 at 9:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
SophiaZ123 said...
I am confused as I thought the critique was ABOUT ESPN...and or SPEED if we are watching those stations?
October 28, 2007 9:12 PM
I think what JD is saying is that we are just making statements about the companies involved and taking sides. when we should just be critiquing the broadcast at hand. nothing else.
- October 28, 2007 at 9:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
JOHN, I do believe the In-progress comment pages allow viewers to express opinions as they are fresh, rather than blurred by later TV action or what they read or hear from others. I believe it aloows for more unvarnished critiquing of race and other NASCAR coverage - but granted the comments have become skewed by dissatisfaction with TNT and now ESPN. In any event, I KNOW there are a great many of us fans who REALLY appreciate all your efforts, which give some of us hope that NASCAR coverage might even come up to scratch. Thank you.
- October 28, 2007 at 9:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
I agree. this is the best way to get fan reaction while it is fresh.
- October 28, 2007 at 9:45 PM
- Sophia said...
Also if we MISS something on the tv about the race, somebody can usually clear it up with another source they are listening to, or give us a conk on the head if ESPN DID tell us something but we, the kvetching poster missed it while doing something else or getting a snack.
I am also grateful to this place!! Beats the heck out of the SPEED forums that used to be better monitored.
some very nice, savvy folks here even if we do not like all the same drivers.
This place has some VERY informed posters.
- October 28, 2007 at 10:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD, I have a technical question. Dave Despain was interviewing someone that used foul language during the interview. it was bleeped out. how is this possible when I thought this show was live? do they implement a delay?
- October 28, 2007 at 10:04 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Any network has the opportunity to install a "short delay" at either the studio control room or the network's Master Control facility to deal with profanity on-the-air.
This is the normal way of dealing with live shows of almost any type that deal with interviewing the public. When a show is delayed by one a couple of seconds, it is still referred to as "live" on-the-air and in the TV listings.
We do not review WindTunnel on this site because it is not NASCAR themed, but this question applies to other TV and radio shows about NASCAR, so that is your answer.
ps-this technique is also used at races by TV networks.
- October 28, 2007 at 10:27 PM
- Vince said...
I could tell you weren't directly monitoring the comments this weekend, JD. Some of the other Nascar related chatroom/message board trolls have invaded your turf. Which is ok if they'll obey the rules you have posted on the right side of your web page. There were a lot of comments this weekend about various drivers or situations on the track. The comments were supposed to be about the tv coverage. Here's a direct quote from JD on todays page:
"This page will host your comments about the telecast on ABC. Please restrict your comments to TV-related issues, and read the rules on the right hand side of the main page before posting."
There was a lot of other stuff going on with the comments today, which is why I chose not to comment until the very end. Sophia called the comments "snarky", I think. But in any case, she's right. They were not "on topic" and were getting personal. People who post on here should keep their posts to JD's stated topic or go post else where. IMO
- October 28, 2007 at 10:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
Daly Planet Editor said...
ps-this technique is also used at races by TV networks.
October 28, 2007 10:27 PM
Has ABC decided to add this delay system after the Tony Stewart incident at Indy?
Also, will the weekly Q & A column return?
Thank You for the site.
- October 28, 2007 at 10:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm not sure the in progress thing is working ..I think post race broadcast is the way to go...just as an aside..someone tell ESPN/ABC that the Yates-Newman-Haas-Lanigan never made it down the aisle..so when they put up info on 88 and 38 check it before they broadcast it...
- October 28, 2007 at 10:40 PM
- Labbie said...
@Nascar and the Canadian Curmudgeon:
I saw that too and wondered if I had missed something.
Should have known better. LOL
- October 28, 2007 at 10:48 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Hey Folks,
The Q&A will open Tuesday 8PM for questions, and will get answers all day Wednesday. I will post a note about that shortly.
Since new electronics make it so simple, any network can choose to use a delay box at anytime. Each network can decide based on the event, and the athletes. Many are trained to do interviews professionally, while other sports like NASCAR have an emotional dynamic that has almost always involved a bit of rough speech.
It is most important on broadcast network telecasts, because cable races and shows do not come under the control of the FCC since they are beamed directly to a satellite and then into your home via cable or home dish.
So, the big FCC scrutiny and fines come on ABC, but not for SPEED or ESPN2.
- October 28, 2007 at 11:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
I think the "in-progress" comments are a blast to follow during the race. Following other fans' reactions to stupid stuff (and good stuff, too) just makes the race experience more fun.
- October 28, 2007 at 11:17 PM
- Karen said...
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- October 28, 2007 at 11:49 PM
- Anonymous said...
Crockett said...
"I think the "in-progress" comments are a blast to follow during the race. Following other fans' reactions to stupid stuff (and good stuff, too) just makes the race experience more fun."
I have been reading Mr. Daly's entries on this site since late February or so. (It's worth reading the archives if you have time - maybe in the off season!) But back then the columns either had no option to comment (or in some cases because the site was new, no one commented). He graciously opened the comments at some point, I assume due to requests.
Like Crockett, the past couple of months I've really enjoyed checking the race/qualifying comments in real time and also posting once or twice most weeks. Or shall I'll say, I enjoyed it at first. Over the past several weeks, it has degenerated, not only into posts that are unnecessary, but with some posters dismissing other's opinions instead of simply posting their own.
Thus we get remarks with the tone of "Are you crazy?" or "There's always one stupid one in the bunch" or the dreaded "You must work for ESPN" which lately some anonymous posters - not just "erik" - have had to defend themselves from.
It's one thing to respond to a comment with additional information that might answer a question or correct/clarify a statement in a post. It's another to respond to a comment snidely. (Believe it or not, this hasn't happened to me yet, but I keep seeing it the past month or so and it bothers me for the other posters who are trying to stick to the original intent of the site.)
The real issue? As much as some of the posters with handles (user names) might like to deny it, some are just as guilty - if not more- of being "snarky" and dismissive of other's comments as the anonymous posters who are also guilty of this. Some posters are also being unnecessarily negative about the coverage, in unnecessarily crude - almost hysterical- terms. It just becomes white noise after a while and I would imagine that the TV people who are trying to read the comments to hear feedback may just give up.
Yes, we are unhappy with the coverage and Mr. Daly's outlet has likely gone a long way in helping to change that. But no need to be vicious about what you don't like.
And yes, there have been a few spammers, but those have only shown up in the past couple of weeks and I do not think they are a major problem. I think some (and I emphasize some, not all) posters who think they are loyal regulars -named or anonymous- need to "check themselves" (I can use cliche slang, I'm 22!) and realize they are actually contributing to the problem. They are not the gatekeepers they believe themselves to be.
I will respect either decision by Mr. Daly. I would be willing to post my thoughts at the end (or towards the end of a race) in a setting like this.
But I would not participate in a chat/message board not connected to this site. If Mr. Daly chooses a moderator later at his planned website, I would be willing to give that person a chance and hopefully he vets him/her carefully. But I like the style of the site as is.
Okay, back to studying - this place is one of my favorite procrastination sites. :-) Sorry for the length and thank you for thinking up this place. However long it lasts and it whatever style, I enjoy it.
- October 29, 2007 at 1:16 AM
- Anonymous said...
Ok, I'm not done procrastinating. :-) One other thing I'd like to add. I believe that a couple of posters with user names have recently taken to using the anonymous option if they have something particularly harsh to say to other posters. Only a couple, though.
After you've been reading the Daly Planet for a entire long NASCAR season, you recognize certain writing styles, whether they use a user name or not. :-)
- October 29, 2007 at 1:28 AM
- Illpolo said...
My two cents -- I love being able to verify my opinions, both good or bad concerning the coverage, as the race/qualifying/show is in progress. In some cases when I am not around or at home for a race, I will go back and read through all of the comments after the fact to see what the positives and negatives were from the coverage.
I think it also enhances the race experience for me. MRN, TV on mute, FoxTrax loaded up, and constant reloading of The Daly Planet to see what others think of the coverage has become a normal routine for me.
I also believe that anyone "important" who reads the site is going to spend the time reading JD's articles and the 40-50 lengthy and detailed posts that follow, not so much the in-race commentary that can sometimes range from 200-300 very short comments from anyone with a keyboard and an Internet connection.
Anyways, this site is a great place to vent and hopefully help improve the overall race coverage. Thanks JD.
- October 29, 2007 at 1:45 AM
- LuckyForward said...
I have read, but not participated in the "in progress" entries specifically because of the comment Mr. Daly made about persons taking sides. The purpose of this site, as least as I interpret it, is to comment on coverage, not take "shots" at other persons or discuss the merits or lack of such of ESPN.
Mr. Daly, whatever decision you make will be fine with me.
- October 29, 2007 at 8:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
It's just my humble opinion, but I think the tone of the "in progress" comments has degenerated.
I have been critical of some of the broadcast issues in my comments, but my criticism is not motivated by ill will toward anyone. I just would like to see NASCAR covered properly. Therefore, my comments have tried to point out correctable problems. There is nothing to be gained by name calling.
I have some experience with live radio coverage of racing (not NASCAR) and know that unplanned events can quickly alter the carefully planned schedule. Therefore, I may be predisposed to be more sympathetic to little goofs. But some of the comments here have turned into a flame war, and that dilutes the effectiveness of the constructive criticism.
- October 29, 2007 at 8:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
I suspect the "flame war" has erupted because fans are tired of posting the same complaints over and over and seeing no improvement from ESPN.
Frustration has set in.
- October 29, 2007 at 9:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
I enjoy being able to pop in and out during NASCAR coverage. I enjoy reading others' comments and posting a few myself.
Until this feature started, I was not on the internet during racing activities on TV.
I do apologize for any slippage on following the rules.
- October 29, 2007 at 10:12 AM
- Haus14 said...
I had the Daly Planet up and was reading the in-race comments, but as other have noted, the comments have digressed. I did not post yesterday because there was nothing new to post. The same observations have been made for weeks now.
We need to get past the minutia of the race broadcast and comment on the real broadcast problems.
Maybe one option as far as trying to improve comments would be to require everyone to have a handle...no "anonymous" allowed.
If you think what you have to add is that important, then take the time to register yourself on the site.
- October 29, 2007 at 10:30 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'd imagine if someone went back through the site comments and compared name-calling/nontopical posts from registered/handle users to those type of posts from anonymous posters, the numbers would be about equal. I'd also imagine that's the case with "posts removed by blog administrator" - an equal amount removed from registered users and anonymous users.
So the "anonymous posters are troublemakers" argument doesn't really hold water with me. If you're posting on topic, it shouldn't matter who you are.
- October 29, 2007 at 12:13 PM
- Anonymous said...
haus20 said:
--If you think what you have to add is that important, then take the time to register yourself on the site.
Some of us are signed up at a zillion different Internet boards/sites already, many which we never visit anymore. It is a blessed relief to simply be able to come here, post a relevant and polite comment on a day when a column interests you, and move along.
We won't even get into message board posters who go back and look up your previous comments 'history' and try to use them against you in a discussion. Not saying that happens here, just saying it happens. Anonymous is good for some and I appreciate the choice.
- October 29, 2007 at 1:15 PM
- Sophia said...
Sometimes Anon is the only choice. I have found when trying the word veri under the Sophia, it asks a couple of times.
THEN if I have to edit, it asks AGAIN, so sometimes I just say skip it and type SOPHIA at the top or bottom of the anon.
I never thought of folks slipping in and out of anon on PURPOSE but it could be.
I use two computers and one NEVER remembers me here and the other one does sometimes.
Also, if you enlarge the text several times using Mozilla, the words jumble over each other at the top of the page AND the bottom...edit and publish are overlapped, and if you hit the wrong button..sigh,
another WORD veri thing or the lady from Mars speaking in a spooky voice to tell you what to type (if anybody learns the TRICK to THAT feature, let me know :-)
I know it's important to have that so JD doesn't get hit with 200 spammers.
But I think that's a reason you may see some folks going in and out of user names...different computers do not know us and such.
I find most of the regulars seem free enough to give honest opinion about the COVERAGE..
Also whoever mentioned we have gotten harsher about the coverage due to FRUSTRATION?!
AMEN ...I am not a social malcontent in my real human face to face life ! :-)
though I admit some of the weekend comments seemed directed repeatedly at other posters...and though I did not see the tribute am still saddened at the cruel remarks made of Rusty's emotional reaction. :( I missed both while watching RACEDAY
But this ESPN has been taxing on a sport I look forward to a couple days a week.
NOT to mention the fact we hardcore fans feel gypped over lack of quals or 'talking over the qualifying'.
I too apologize for any running over the rules.
Like I have said before, if not for this place to vent...wow.
- October 29, 2007 at 2:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
I too have noticed comments becoming more strident as the ESPN - NASCAR Cup season has progressed, but I believe a good deal of it is out of frustration with ESPN's continued lack of expected quality. However, I thought this past weekend's comments were somewhat less strident than they had become recently.
- October 29, 2007 at 2:21 PM
- Haus14 said...
I also have used the anon tag becuase of the trouble with logging in sometimes...however, I found that it was because I was logging in improperly. I still stand by my previous post.
to anon @ 12:13...who thinks that the post problems are equal between registered names and "anonymos"...I can think of one named poster, but a whole bunch of the "anons".
to anon @ 1:15...you may very well be a wonderful "anonymous" blogger, unfortunately some ruin it for many...now we may lose an opportunity to have in race comments because of riduculous name calling which in my opinion, comes from "anonymous" posts. As far as people looking up previous posts and "using" it against you...WHO CARES? Don't you belive what you post? This is NASCAR. You are not running for president or testifying in a federal court case.
- October 29, 2007 at 5:33 PM
- Labbie said...
I agree that the Anonymous tag should be removed. A person can always just click on the "Other" option and put in a name, which I did before I realized that my Google account could be used too.
But I also don't see what is wrong with making someone register at either Google or as a Blogger.
I'm sure I have done my share of off topic posts, although I try to remain on topic. I would hate to see the in-race comments disappear.
- October 29, 2007 at 7:55 PM
- Newracefan said...
I enjoy reading and posting my comments and I do try not to react (sometimes it is difficult) to another poster's comments, I will answer someone's question about the race if I actually know the answer. I agree that some posters are getting "snarky" to quote Sophia and I am not sure how to stop that except by not reacting and perhaps they will get bored and go away. JD is there a way to block out specific people (I'm guessing not). I vote to keep the blod, I watch the races alone (my son thinks I'm crazy) and posting and seeing others just as frustrated as I am about the coverage keeps me from exploding. I would be afraid the dynamic (most of us are trying to obey the rules) would shift even more snarky in a chat room.
- October 29, 2007 at 9:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
I've read all these comments and keep seeing words and sentiments like "vent" and "let out frustration". I could be wrong, but I don't think that's what the in-race comments are for. They are for critiquing the program listed in the column title.
If people can remember that, then in-race comments should be kept. If not, I won't be sorry to see them go.
For those of you who are used to traditional message boards, like the anything goes in-race thread at speedtv.com or on driver fan boards? I don't think the intention is that the comments are to be anything like that. And that applies to 'regulars' (how are y'all making that distinction, anyway?) and other commenters.
- October 30, 2007 at 8:06 AM
- Anonymous said...
Rick said...
"But I also don't see what is wrong with making someone register at either Google or as a Blogger."
Some people just aren't going to do that, for a variety of reasons. So why make them?
I went through JD's great ESPN on Back Burner blog and counted the comments. I only did this once, so I might be off count by one or two.
Out of 134 comments, 55 - more than a third - were made by Anonymous viewers. Two of those were removed by JD. 31 comments were made by viewers who clicked on other and created a temporary name.
86 of 134. If the majority of the posters are not registered and are forced to do so, then watch the tenor of this site change dramatically. I believe it will be for the worse because the variety of opinions will be limited. Google is a huge information collecting machine and in the days of increased violations of privacy, not everyone wants to be registered with them or their affiliates.
- October 30, 2007 at 8:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
Anon@8:26 wrote: 86 of 134. If the majority of the posters are not registered and are forced to do so, then watch the tenor of this site change dramatically.
My two cents: I've been visiting the site for a long time and it's my impression that a VERY large percentage of the Google/Blogger registered users, excepting Sophia and maybe a couple others, are men. I can't know that for sure, but that's my impression based on the names on those links. That in itself could skew the feedback here if only registered users are posting.
But I agree the people posting during the race need to be more civil to one another, otherwise cut that option off. I also agree that everybody is at fault, not just anonymous posters -as I said, I've become familiar with some registered names on the site. We shouldn't be insulting other posters - what's the point?
- October 30, 2007 at 9:28 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
OK folks, the verdict is in. We keep the in-progress comments for the rest of the season.
They will, however, be monitored and the ones not dealing with the TV aspects of the races and shows will be deleted.
- October 31, 2007 at 1:26 AM
- Sophia said...
Thanks, JD !!!!
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3) An expert in a given field.
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5) A starting pitcher with the power to bring his/her team's losing streak to a crashing halt with the power of one start.
Yeah, that last one's my favorite definition too!!
Jered Weaver is having a Cy Young worthy season so far and currently leads the league in wins, E.R.A. and WHIP – though he is uncharacteristically lagging in strike outs – and if it weren't for that one awful start in Texas his lead in each of those categories would be sizable indeed. Oh yeah, and then there is the little matter of that No Hitter. Jered Weaver is an Angels Ace and then some!
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Then Mike Trout came up from AAA, Albert Pujols became comfortable at the plate and how, and the offense got hot. So naturally the Angels' stellar starting pitching began to…suffer just about every Murphy's Law calamity in the book. Hence the problem: what started out looking like four Aces and a more than decent number five starter became one Ace and four clubs…as in balls clubbed over the fence both at a fair clip and in startling quantities. Queue the little girl from Strictly Ballroom: My, that was unexpected!
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Editor's Note: It is still a small sample size but Ervin Santana looked pretty good to me last night. Oh, he did have one very bad inning to be sure, but he started out with a 1-2-3- inning and then recovered from the bad one to not allow another run for the next 4 and change. Oh, and the Bullpen also had a great night. So. We've got that going for us… 😉


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see them simultaneously with your commentary, and in the context of your
narrative. Post a reasonable amount of those logs (rows <= 25).
ii) Again, this got said implicitly above, but it's worth emphasizing.
Use ASCII (text) only! Don't use HTML or add any vcards or alike.
Please use a maximum line width of 65-72 (characters), except where the
log line or error message you quote is longer (it shouldn't usually be).
The Subject: line of an article is what will first attract people to
read it, if it's vague or doesn't describe what's contained within, no
one will read the article. They have better things to do with their
However, Subject: lines that're too wordy tend to be irritating.
For example:
Good Subject:
"xinetd failure MDK 8.0, error:"cps time argument not a number"
Good Subject:
"bind 9.0 RH7.3 fails to cache multiple cnames"
Bad Subject:
"Can't dial to Internet!!! Pulling my hair apart, nothing
works! HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Bad Subject:
"HELP!!!! Ftp doesn't work for me at all, how come !?!?!"
Simply put, try to think of what will best help the reader when he
or she encounters your article in a newsreading session. Also think
about who you want to answer. Do you want a psychiatrist? No? Then
avoid "HELP !!!!" as a subject line. If you want an expert in oracle
databases, then post "oracle vX.Y on RH7.2. How assign passwd?".
This is a bit boring, but you really do want to know this. Put it down
in your "advanced posting techniques" file. Let's go ... Now, the
"Newsgroups:" line on your posting isn't limited to containing just one
group, an article can be posted in a list of groups. For instance, the
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux, comp.os.linux.setup
posts the article to both the groups alt.os.linux and
comp.os.linux.setup at the same time. More accurately, it makes the
same article accessible from both these different newsgroups. This is
called "cross-posting". It's usually safe to cross-post to up to three or
four groups. To list more than that is considered excessive and
annoying and will earn you some heat. Let's not get into why. But it's
not as annoying as "multi-posting", which is posting copies of the same
article to several different newsgroups, and you should more readily be
able to imagine why that's likely to win you undying flames.
Anyway, to summarize, cross-posting is infinitely better than
multi-posting, but don't cross-post to more than three or so groups.
It's strongly suggested that when an article is cross-posted then a
"Followup-To:" header field be included. It should name the group to
which all additional discussion should be directed to. For the above
example, this might be:
Followup-To: comp.os.linux.setup
which would make all followups automatically be posted to
just comp.os.linux.setup, rather than both alt.os.linux and
Why would anyone be cross-posting (or multi-posting, owww!) in the first
place? Presumably because that way they think they'll get a bigger
audience and therefore more answers. Unfortunately, this is on the way
to being about as clever thinking as posting a spam mail to the whole of
hong kong asking for help with the problem would be. Enough said?
How far along the way on that particular road to infamy you get depends
on whether you cross-posted or multi-posted, and how many groups you did
it to, and whether you at least set a Followup-To. If in doubt, don't
do it at all. And if you're reading this, you are in doubt, so please
When following up to an article, many newsreaders provide the facility
to quote the original article with each line prefixed by > , as in
In article <1232foo.bar.com>, [email]sharonfoo.bar.com[/email] wrote:
>> I think that basketweaving's really catching on, particularly in
>> Pennsylvania. Here's a list of every person in PA that currently
>> engages in it publicly: [..]
This example began to quote a horribly long article, but broke off
and indicated the missing text with ellipses "[..]". That's excellent
posting technique! I.e.
When you quote another person, edit out whatever isn't directly
relevant to understanding your reply.
Please, please, remember to do that.
This gives the reader of the new article a perfect idea of exactly what
points you were addressing. By including the entire article, you'll
only annoy your readers, assuming you get any! Who knows what your
"yes, I agree" is referring to if you quote all 100 lines of the
original text! Maybe you are agreeing that hanging is too good for
shoplifters. Maybe you are agreeing that it's a good morning.
Now here's another part of good posting technique:
Always put your response below and between the quoted text!
That means, as you read through the text you are replying to in your
editor, you remove the bits you are not interested in commenting on,
then when you come to a bit you want to comment on, you leave the
relevant sentence in place, add an empty line, and write your comment
right below it, then leave another empty line.
Then you carry on through the rest of the text. You left the quote
and your comment nicely framed and easily comprehensible. Even
more importantly, you let somebody new come in and comment on your
comment while keeping the framing correct.
Why NOT "top post"? Well, here are some answers:
In this editor's opinion, you have to understand that you are not
writing a business letter to another company's lawyers, which is about
the only real life situation in which you will affix the entire previous
conversation to the end of your reply! If you think so, then you are
mistaking the nature of the medium you are in - we likely already have
access to your previous post, thanks to the wonders of electronics, but
we might not be bothered to go and look at it or might have forgotten it
and its detail, so we appreciate a little orienting context in just the
right place, but please not the whole flipping thing.
"The Usenet Newbie Project"
"ESR's Howto ask smart questions":
"Advanced Usenet Usage"
"Netiquette Guidelines RFC1855"
This "FAQ" (published under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE) has been
assembled/rewritten from various online sources, it does not claim
to be complete, see URLs above, just a quick start.
Special thanks for additional hints, that have been included to:
Bill Unruh, Bit Twister, Sybren Stuvel, Peter Karlsson and
Peter T. Breuer (Complete revision 03/2003)
Have a lot of fun...
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The state of Idaho recently released its 2010 annual report, and the report includes some baby names.
First, here are Idaho's most popular baby names of 2010. (More or less the same as what SSA has listed for Idaho that year.)
|Popular Boy Names
|Popular Girl Names
1. William (119)
2. Samuel (116)
3. Logan (115)
4. Ethan (101)
5. Jacob (95)
6. Aiden (92)
7. Mason (89)
8. Noah (82)
9. Alexander (81)
10. James (79)
1. Olivia (122)
2. Emma (103)
3. Sophia (99)
4. Ava (88)
5. Abigail (85)
6. Elizabeth (83)
7. Emily (78)
8. Isabella (77)
9. Ella (71)
10. Addison & Brooklyn (65 each)
Now on to the bizarre stuff!
In the report, Idaho included a selection of unique names:
|Unique Boy Names
|Unique Girl Names
|Bear, Character, Dagger, Freighter, Genghis, Hatchet, Hemi, Ice-T, Jethreaux, Justify, King Tiberius, Laugh, Nightsky, Permisius, Raysyn, Ripken, Saw, Scythe, Skeeter, Sourish, Theory, Truth, W'dbin, Wisdom, Zytareon
|Arrehli, Aoife, Balou, Bronwyn, Dawnlight, Dixi, Espn, Hickory, Kalifornia, Koal, Legacy, Little Noah, Meeka Bella, Mhyrrauzhe, Moneeq, Moserratt, Omolola, Oo, Rootsy, Saphron, Sparkle, Sunset, Tietsie, Virtue, Xoko
Some thoughts:
- Nightsky and Dawnlight need a playdate. (Just like Thunder and Lightning.)
- Mhyrrauzhe = Mirage?
- My first impulse with "Oo" was to pronounce it "uh-oh." (Uh-oh indeed, if that's actually how you say it!)
Since Idaho's annual reports for 2006-2010 are all available online, lets look at the selections of unique names from years past, shall we?
|Unique Boy Names
|Unique Girl Names
|"Champion" Reese, Civic, Cougar, Domonique, Eleven, Evol, Hopper, Huckleberry, Irish, Jah Kobi, Jaxxon, Kastle, K-Den, Major Jack, Nixon, Noall, Oz, Pledger, Reef, Sabyr, Shade, Shadow, Skeet, Taft, Zebedee
|Arlington, August Star, Beatriz, Byrkli, Charm, Clarixxa, Daiquiri, Fayte, Goldie-Moon, Gyzzelle, Jubilee, Kanyon, Lala, Love, Montana, Nirvana, Pepper, Prairie, Poppy, Soul, Tottie, Tundra, Zipporah
|Unique Boy Names
|Unique Girl Names
|Adjrick, Andronicus, Arrow, Blazer, Brayke, Buzz, Casino, Chamillionaire, Dacx, Driggs, Gamble, Heman, Klete, Kodiak, Kroten, Krue, Link, Mitt, Pheonix, Ransom, Rodee, Silynce, Summit, Zzyzx
|Angelic, Beautifull, Boisen, Byainett, Calloway, Celestial, Ecstacy, Eeleceya, Hadies, Heaven, Infiniti, Integrity, Jewleah, Kaskade, Kozmo, Maplejo, Mishalyn, Remmington, Season, Symphony, Thyme, Ugonna, Xerenity, Zepplyn
|Unique Boy Names
|Unique Girl Names
|Aodhan, Braestyn, Buell, Champ, Dazryn, Elisjsha, Enveus, Grimsley, Hayze, Holdem, Kamero, Kay-Sin, Khonnerk, Lowgin, Makaijden, Mickyle, Nykolaus, Painter, Praze, Sander, Shadrack, Solo, Space, Tlaloc, Trackin
|Arbor, Auktober, Blessin, Brizzbin, Brookenzie, Cabella, Clarity, Denym, Eos, Epiphany, Honesty, Kwincee, Lavender, Lybburtie, Miami, Modiesty-Star, Mysticque, Peaches, Perfect, Rebel-Ann, Seattle, Shy, Uneike, Vegas, Zoigh
- Casino and Gamble in 2008, Holdem and Vegas in 2007…do I detect a pattern here?
|Unique Boy Names
|Unique Girl Names
|Akhilles, Backtash, Blend, Bronco, Chalk, College, Colquohn, Daily, Gid, Hampton, Howdy, Jameraquoi, Karona, Lake, Packer, Polo, Razor, Rythmik, Sacramento, Spur, Trask, Tucson, Winn, Wracer, Xzavvyer
|Allyvia, Anakalia, Aptisam, Aveda, Blayde, Bristol, Cedee, Dorcas, Fall, Heziachiah, Kalispell, Klowie, Lexington, Little Summers, Navy, Northstar, Nutaliay Harmoney, Pennilane Meadow, Phaedra, Russia, Tacheranai, Tragen, Tsunami, Viktoriya, Yochabelle
P.S. In the 2006-2009 reports, the heading of the unique names section was "Selected Unique Names, Yewneek Spellings." For 2010, it was lengthened to "Selected Unique Baby Names, Yewneek Baybee Spellings." I happen to love these headings, but aren't they a bit snarky for an official state document…?


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Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is a surgery to remove part of the prostate gland.
The prostate gland is part of the male reproductive system. It makes and stores a milky fluid that forms part of semen. The prostate is below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It also wraps around a tube called the urethra. The urethra allows urine to flow out of the body.
Reasons for Procedure
A TURP is done to relieve blockage of urine flow from the prostate. It is done to improve the flow of urine. When a man has an enlarged, noncancerous prostate, this is called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In BPH, the prostate grows and presses against the urethra and bladder. The pressure can cause problems with the normal flow of urine.
A TURP may also be done when a man has prostate cancer. It may be done if the doctor thinks that a complete prostate removal surgery is too risky. In this case, TURP is also done to relieve urine blockage and lessen symptoms. It is not done to treat the cancer itself.
Possible Complications
Problems from the procedure are rare, but all procedures have some risk. Your doctor will review potential problems, like:
- Urinary tract infection —most common complication
- Bleeding, which may require blood transfusion
- Urinary incontinence
- Retrograde ejaculation
- TURP or TUR syndrome—rare, but may occur within 24 hours after the procedure
Some factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
- Obesity
- Smoking or alcohol use disorder
- Chronic conditions such as diabetes
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
Your doctor may do the following:
- Physical exam
- Review of medications and supplements
- Blood tests, urine tests, and a urine culture
- Renal ultrasound —a test that uses sound waves to visualize the kidney, bladder, and/or prostate
- Urine flow studies
- X-rays
Leading up to your procedure:
- Talk to your doctor about your medications. You may be asked to stop taking some medications up to one week before the procedure.
- The night before, eat a light dinner. Do not eat or drink anything after midnight.
TURP surgery requires general or spinal anesthesia . You will sleep through the surgery with general anesthesia. Spinal anesthesia will make your lower body numb, but you may be awake.
Description of Procedure
A special scope that looks like a thin tube with a light on the end will be used. The scope will be passed through the hole at the tip of the penis where urine comes out and passes into the bladder. The bladder will then be filled with a solution. The solution will let the doctor see the inside of your body better.
The prostate gland is examined through the scope. A small surgical tool will be inserted through the scope. This tool will be used to remove a part of the enlarged prostate.
A catheter will be placed in the bladder. Urine will flow out the catheter to give the area time to heal. Your catheter may also be used to flush the bladder and to remove blood clots.
|Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
|Copyright © Nucleus Medical Media, Inc.
Immediately After Procedure
Removed tissue will be sent to a lab for testing.
How Long Will It Take?
About 60-90 minutes
Will It Hurt?
Anesthesia will prevent pain during surgery. Pain and discomfort after the procedure can be managed with medications.
Average Hospital Stay
An overnight stay is typically planned for a TURP. In some cases, the stay can be up to 2 days.
Post-procedure Care
You will be taken to the recovery room where your breathing, pulse, and heart rate will be monitored. You will be given pain medication.
- There will be a catheter in your bladder to drain urine. The catheter may be left in place overnight or longer. Water may be flushed through the catheter into your bladder to wash out blood and clots.
- The catheter drainage bag will be kept below the level of your bladder.
During your stay, the hospital staff will take steps to reduce your chance of infection such as:
- Washing their hands
- Wearing gloves or masks
There are also steps you can take to reduce your chance of infection such as:
- Washing your hands often and reminding your healthcare providers to do the same
- Reminding your healthcare providers to wear gloves or masks
Recovery can take up to 3 weeks. During this time, you may have to change or restrict activities until your doctor says it is okay. You may be given specific exercises to do at home to promote healing and maintain strength. Pain can be managed with medications.
Call Your Doctor
It is important for you to monitor your recovery after you leave the hospital. Alert your doctor to any problems right away. If any of the following occur, call your doctor:
- Difficulty or inability to urinate
- Pain, burning, urgency or frequency of urination, or persistent blood in the urine that persists more than a few days
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Pain that you cannot control with the medications you were given
- Persistent nausea or vomiting
- Impotence for longer than 3 months after surgery
If you think you have an emergency, call for emergency medical services right away.
American Cancer Society https://www.cancer.org
National Cancer Institute https://www.cancer.gov
Men's Health Centre http://www.menshealthcentre.net
The Prostate Centre at The Princess Margaret http://prostatecentre.ca
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T116944/Benign-prostatic-hyperplasia-BPH . Updated September 1, 2017. Accessed September 7, 2017.
How is BPH treated? Urology Care Foundation website. Available at: http://www.urologyhealth.org/urologic-conditions/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia-(bph)/treatment. Accessed September 7, 2017.
Leocádio DE, Frenkl TL, Stein BS. Office based transurethral needle ablation of the prostate with analgesia and local anesthesia. J Urol. 2007;178(5):2052-2054.
Lynch M, Anson K. Time to rebrand transurethral resection of the prostate? Curr Opin Urol. 2006;16(1):20-24.
Michielsen DP, Debacker T, De Boe V, et al. Bipolar transurethral resection in saline—an alternative surgical treatment for bladder outlet obstruction? J Urol. 2007;178(5):2035-2039.
Nakagawa T, Toguri AG. Early catheter removal following transurethral prostatectomy: a study of 431 patients. Med Princ Pract. 2006;15(2):126-30.
Prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia). National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases website. Available at: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/urologic-diseases/prostate-problems/prostate-enlargement-benign-prostatic-hyperplasia. Updated September 2014. Accessed September 7, 2017.
Tan A, Liao C, Mo Z, Cao Y. Meta-analysis of holmium laser enucleation versus transurethral resection of the prostate for symptomatic prostatic obstruction. Br J Surg. 2007;94(10):1201-1208.
Wendt-Nordahl G, Bucher B, Hacker A, Knoll T, Alken P, Michel MS. Improvement in mortality and morbidity in transurethral resection of the prostate over 17 years in a single center. J Endourol. 2007 Sep;21(9):1081-1087.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Adrienne Carmack, MD
- Review Date: 09/2018
- Update Date: 09/30/2013


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Having passed through basics and some setup / teardown, it's time to discuss test representation, a very broad subject which invites for misconceptions.
Basics of Representation
As always, the foundation for the discussion is the EUnit manual pages, where it is stated that a test can be defined in many different ways, and to keep the discussion very short, I shall supply some common examples of what is often seen/used.
Simple Test Objects
Each representation form will be shown with examples based on the mylist module defined in the first post. So, each Simple Test Object (STO) can be defined by
Any nullary function (function with zero arguments)
What this implies is that your STO is encapsulated within a functional object and may be executed by EUnit. More or less you can put yourself in EUnit's shoes (some very special shoes) and the user gives you a "black box", which you simply execute. No need to care about other stuff. Just execute it. Examples of STO's
nullarySTO1() -> ?assertEqual(6,mylist:sum([1,2,3])). fun() -> ?assertEqual(6,mylist:sum([1,2,3])) end. fun nullarySTO1/0
These are fundamental nullary STO's
A Module Function Tuple
This is just a different way of reaching the nullary function by the module and function name. Here it is implicit that the functionname is a nullary function. This will not work with {mylist_tests, nullarySTO2 } which will be seen below. Why? Because nullarySTO2() RETURNS a nullary functional object.
tupleSTO1() -> { mylist_tests, nullarySTO1 }.
A Linenumber / STO Tuple (generated by _test(Expr) macro)
According do our best friend, (the user's guide) "LineNumber is a nonnegative integer …. LineNumber should indicate the source line of the test". Wow, so it's the linenumber in the sourcecode for where the tests is. For some reason, this can be written by hand, but luckily the _test(Expr) macro does it for us.
tupleSTO2() ->?_test( begin ?assertEqual(6,mylist:sum([1,2,3])) end ).
Test Sets and Test Generator Basics
One last thing on the basics of representation is that EUnit does not make any "type"-difference between a deep list of STO's and single STO, that is.
TestSet := [ TestSet ] | STO
So, a Test-Set can be a so called deep list of Test-Sets, to any level, or just a single STO. Also, a Test Generator is a function that ends with _test_() and returns a TestSet. End of story. Like this
my_generator1_test_() -> fun nullarySTO1/0. my_generator2_test_() -> [ fun nullarySTO1/0, tupleSTO2() ]
What we have seen is all valid erlang EUnit. To prove it, let us place it in a grand EUnit file, compile and run. Below follows the example mylists_tests.erl module, with compilation and running as usual.
EUnit Example File
-module(mylist_tests). -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl"). -compile(export_all). nullarySTO1() ->?assertEqual(6,mylist:sum([1,2,3])). nullarySTO2() ->fun() ->?assertEqual(6,mylist:sum([1,2,3])) end. tupleSTO1() ->{ mylist_tests, nullarySTO1 }. tupleSTO2() ->?_test( begin ?assertEqual(6,mylist:sum([1,2,3])) end ). generator_test_() -> [ fun nullarySTO1/0, nullarySTO2(), tupleSTO1(), tupleSTO2() ]. my_generator_test_() -> fun nullarySTO1/0.
That is the end of the module, next is the compilation and running.
zentop:EunitBasic3 zenon$ erlc -o ebin/ src/*.erl test/*.erl zentop:EunitBasic3 zenon$ erl -pa ebin/ Erlang R14B03 (erts-5.8.4) [64-bit] [smp:8:8] [rq:8] [async-threads:0] [hipe] [kernel-poll:false] Eshell V5.8.4 (abort with ^G) 1> eunit:test(mylist,[verbose]). ======================== EUnit ======================== module 'mylist' module 'mylist_tests' mylist_tests: generator_test_...ok mylist_tests: nullarySTO2...ok mylist_tests: nullarySTO1...ok mylist_tests:10: tupleSTO2...ok mylist_tests: my_generator_test_...ok [done in 0.014 s] [done in 0.014 s] ======================================================= All 5 tests passed. ok
Great! Now, as we know how to write, set up and clean STO's and TestSets. The next lesson is on Test Control!


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