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Around the MLB Horn 07 Feb 2011
Welcome back baseball fans! With Spring Training right around the corner most MLB teams are putting their finishing touches on their rosters, and moving players to their respective positions in hopes to have an outstanding season.
With the fresh retirement from Andy Pettite hitting the baseball world that really shouldnt put a damper on the New York Yankees making another strong run to the World Series in the 2011 baseball season. The Yankees put in great effort to sign Cliff Lee in respects that Pettite would retire, and went on to make roster moves, trades, and free agency contracts a reality whether Pettite retired or not. No surprise there!
We have a lot to talk about. So lets get started!
The Texas Rangers are currently in turmoil with Michael Young. Young had agreed to switch to DH, and Utility infielder after the signing of slugger Adrian Beltre. Over time, Young has became disenchanted with the switch, and its been reported that Young has requested that the Rangers trade him to a team where he can get more playing time defensively. Michael Young, and Josh Hamiliton were at the BallPark in Arlington Monday to field questions from reporters but Young declined to comment on anything until the situation is resolved. " He said he wasnt sure of anything." Hamilton said. " I dont know. We'll see. Its going to be different." Although the club has expressed a willingness to accommodate Young in his request but there is no deal that is close. Hamilton, on the other hand, faces arbritration at the end of this season if he and the Rangers dont work something out. Hamilton is confident something will come abroad before the season ends.
The Baltimore Orioles made a big splash by signing Vladimir Guererro from the Rangers for $8 million dollars. The single season contract will probably help strengthen what the O's have going for them right now because Vlad is veteran status, and has a lot of insight on the game. The O's are full of young players and could benefit from his guidance, and wisdom. Vlad will most likely continue filling the DH spot, and the O's havent commented on if he will take any outfield practice during Spring Training.
Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees captain is looking ahead into the 2011 season. " Ive always been pretty good in my career in terms of forgetting the previous seasons, whether it was a good season or a bad season." Jeter told the Associated Press on Monday. " You have to forget about it, and move on." Jeter, 36, came off a season low in 2010 batting .270. But he did scoop up his fifth Gold Glove Award. December of 2010, Jeter came to terms with the Yankees to extend his contract for another three years for $51 million dollars.
Albert Pujols has not come to any terms on his contract. Pujols has threatened that he will not talk "contract terms" during the season, and that is to include Spring Training. So the Cardinals have roughly two weeks to figure something out. Pujols is wanting somewhere in the ballpark ( no pun intended ) of a ten-year $300 million dollar contract. If that happens, Pujols will become the highest paid baseball player in the history of baseball. That will be $4 million dollars more than what Alex Rodriguez is currently being paid. Pujols currently makes roughly $14 million dollars. So far no other Cardinal player have commented on the future signings of Pujols. Although, many teams are going to check in if the contract does not get done before Spring Training, Pujols has said he will exercise his 10-5 option ( 10 years in the same league, 5 years with the same club. ), and veto any trade agreements. The most likely team that will chase after Pujols will be the Florida Marlins. But its even been said that the Yankees will check in too.
Carlos Delgado is still recovering from surgery. This would be his third hip surgery in his career, and he is confident that he will see the Big Show eventually. " If I am healthy, I will find a way." said Delgado. " I know how to play. I dont want to retire." Delagdo, 38, had surgery on his left hip, and has not played in a Major League game since May 10th 2009. He signed a minor league deal with the Boston RedSox last August but began feeling discomfort in his hip, and had his latest surgury the next month. As part of a rehabilitation program, Delgado has been swinging the bat and started a running program. He said he isnt going to contact any club until he is completely healthy.


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Big Breeze Puts A Halt Merchbanc Barcelona Melges 32 Winter Series Practice Race
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There was nothing left to do on the practice day of the second leg of the Merchbanc Barcelona Winter Series, hosted by Real Club Nautico de Barcelona, that runs through until Sunday. Inclement weather, marked by 35 knots of breeze and angry seas, forced Race Committee Chairman Vincent Cespedes to cancel practice racing on Friday, if for anything to preserve the integrity of sails and equipment.
Despite the big breeze and giant waves, Marc de Antonio's Bribon-Movistar and Javier Sherk's Gunter ventured out for some practice around 1100 to test out the conditions, which produced terrific downwind surfing opportunities and fantastic manouevuers. "We went out to train, but the gusts were quite strong and the navigation was really tough." said De Antonio. "The decision to cancel the practice race was the right move."
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We had a fun day at the Hampshire Country Fair yesterday. Ryan shot things and we tried archery! I was quite good actually *pats on back*. There were tons of animals and lots of delicious food. I bought an all natural goat's milk night cream that made my skin unbelievably soft.
Off to watch more of the Queen's festivities!
Hope everyone's having a nice long Diamond Jubilee weekend and a good week everywhere else.


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Fliffy, the Destroyer of Worlds
No one knows where this gnarly space pup of destruction came from. What is known is that this devastating dog of doom has the ability to demolish entire planets with just one look. The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is a good example of what happened to a planet that wouldn't shut up.
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- Fluffy consumes baby pandas for brunch.
- If you look directly into Fluffy's eyes your soul will explode!!!
- Fluffy's claws are sharp enough to slice through six inches of re-enforced titanium like a hot knife through butter.
- Fluffy does not have a regular circulatory system. Instead he is powered by a cold fusion reactor located in the center of his chest. This reactor is capable of producing 250 trillion gigawatts of pure unadulterated cuteness.
- Even Mr T knows better than to pity Fluffy.
- Some say Fluffy used to belong to Chuck Norris.
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If you think there's nothing better than pancakes, may I introduce you to Chocolate Pancakes? No, not chocolate chip pancakes (though, these do have them, too!). Pancakes that are made with yummy chococlate, giving every bite a sweet, decadant taste. They, in a word, rule. And they're incredibly easy to make.
Not sure I'd advise eating this scrumptious breakfast every morning, but for a once-in-a-while treat, it's heavenly. And I can guarantee you, the kids will agree.
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Oklahoma man missing in Oregon was hallucinating, sheriff says
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The sheriff heading up the search for a young Oklahoma man missing in the wilds of southeastern Oregon said Friday the young man was hallucinating the last time he telephoned his family, and told his girlfriend he was seeing plants coming out of the ground and running.
Dustin Self, 19, has been missing a month since setting out from his family home outside Oklahoma City to test himself against the wilderness. He had recently watched the movie "Into The Wild" about a young man who renounces his worldly goods to live in the Alaska wilderness, only to die there. Self had also bought a lot of backpacking gear and planned to check out churches in Oregon that practice a South American religion that uses a hallucinogenic tea as a sacrament.
Sheriff Dave Glerup said he thinks Self is either dead or walked off Steens Mountain and hitched a ride somewhere after his truck got stuck on a backcountry track. With high winds over the mountain and heavy snow on the ground, there was no search planned for Friday.
Glerup cancelled a planned search flight Saturday because of high winds.
"There is evidence now he was hallucinating at the time he talked with his father," Glerup said from his office in Burns. "His father says that the young man had been using drugs in the past," and was using drugs to treat attention deficit disorder to stay awake on his drive to Oregon.
"There is evidence he may have been either under the influence of drugs or sleep deprivation at the time he called his father" to report he was lost, the sheriff said, while also referencing Self's conversation with his girlfriend.
Investigators also found on Self's laptop that he had been visiting websites about hallucinogenic drugs such as peyote and PCP, Glerup said.
Self's parents said he was interested in the Church of the Holy Light of the Queen, in Ashland, and the Church of the Divine Rose in Portland, which practice a religion that blends Christian theology with indigenous beliefs from Brazil. The church has gone to court to defend its use of a hallucinogenic tea imported from Brazil, called ayahuasca, which is used as a sacrament.
Jane Seligson, a founding member of the Church of the Holy Light of the Queen, said neither church had ever heard from Self.
"I can tell you we never heard from this young man," she said. "He might have said he was going to contact people from the church. He never contacted anybody. We have quite a rigorous process for anybody coming to church."
A short break in windy weather on Thursday allowed a rancher with a helicopter to search the rugged mountainside where Self's truck was found. However, rancher Patty Jenkins found no trace of Self around some cabins used by cowboys and hunters uphill from where the truck was found, and no tracks in the fresh snow, Glerup said. Self's lime-green tent was nowhere to be seen.
Self's pickup was found Monday at about the 5,300 foot level on the northeast flank of Steens Mountain, about 2 1/2 miles in from a paved county road on the mountain's east side. The truck had been abandoned with the keys in it, as well as Self's laptop computer, his GPS and some food. Searchers combed the area Tuesday, but have been kept out by snow since then.
His father, Victor Self, was driving to Burns to be closer to the search and pick up his son's truck, Glerup said.
A religious young man raised in a Protestant church, Dustin had been searching for meaning in his life, his mother said. He read books like "Human Race: Get Off Your Knees," by David Icke, a former British sports reporter whose books about what he believes is controlling life on Earth are admired by conspiracy theorists.
A clean-cut bodybuilder in high school, Self had lately grown his hair long and wore a bandanna around his head.
Tom Downs, the owner of a gas station, cafe and motel recalled seeing Self last month sleeping in his truck. Self said he was low on gas after getting turned around with his GPS and asked for directions to Lakeview, the opposite direction from where his truck was later found.


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It's been a busy weekend for bird watching in the UK, with thousands of people taking part in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch.
In last Thursday's blog, I wrote about the importance of this annual event for monitoring the UK's garden bird populations, and how it could show the effects of a cold winter on different bird species. Now the results are flooding in to the RSPB, and once analysed they will add to over 30 years of valuable data on the UK's birds.
A Birdwatch in Bristol
Although I'm not lucky enough to have my own garden – unless you count a tiny square of concrete – I was able to join in the Big Garden Birdwatch with a friend. And despite the chilly weather, there were plenty of birds to be seen.
In addition to a small flock of chaffinches, there were several garden regulars such as blue tits, great tits and a robin, while blackbirds enjoyed apples put out on the lawn and a hungry jackdaw dropped in to pinch the remains of a sandwich.
Other species were around but not recorded on the day, such as the dunnock and European starling, although the latter was seen flying nearby. Some once common species, such as the house sparrow, were noticeably absent.
The RSPB predicted that recent cold weather would result in increased sightings of more unusual garden visitors, such as redwings, fieldfares and possibly even the beautiful waxwing. Unfortunately no-one had told this to our birds, and no rarities were recorded on the day!
What did you spot?
Did you take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch? What birds did you see? We would love to hear about the birds that visit your garden – whether that's in the UK or anywhere else!
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Second Cape Fear HS student to die in days
NC high school athlete killed in crash; 2 injured
Second Cape Fear HS student to die in days
The N.C. Highway Patrol says a 17-year-old student from Cape Fear High School has been killed in a traffic accident, the second student from the school to die this week.
The patrol says Cole Humphrey was killed Friday when the sport utility vehicle he was driving ran off N.C. 53 in Elizabethtown, hit a ditch and struck a utility pole before it overturned.
Two other students were hurt after they were ejected from the vehicle. The investigating trooper said none of the teenagers were wearing seatbelts.
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A 15-year-old Cape Fear High student was killed late Wednesday after the car he was in swerved off a road and hit a tree. Two others died in that crash.


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Obama may be President but don't take your eye off the issues!
Blogger John Ridley points out that whilst the President of the worldsmost powerful country enjoys cosy nights on comfy chatshows, and other African American high flyers like Eric Holder, Michael Steele and Richard Parsons are making headlines the situation is considerably worse for the average African American male.
My response to this is, "Yeah, tell us something we don't know". Ridley isn't criticsisng Obama but merely pointing out that the apparent success of the President and other high flyers should never be mistaken for , or allowed to maksk the dire straits that many black famiilies are facing in America.
He goes on to point out that in the USA only just over half young black men are working. The global recession has hit african Americans hard, but even that is only part of the story. Sisters, it seems are doing better due to a higher college (University) education, which is fantastic but still needs to be maintained and cultivated. He states…
"The current size of the overall gap in employment between black women and black men is historically unprecedented, and black Americans are the only group for whom the gender employment gap is in favor of women,"
These stats cant be good for the Self esteem of African American Men, and it will take more than A few High Profile African americans Who are "Making it" to convince the communities otherwise. These High Profile Personalities MUST speak for the black community and Use their wealth and influence to Stimulate growth and support within Black communities, otherwise all their posturing and Preening is nothing more than a sideshow put on by the establishment.
Just because there's a black Preseident doesn't mean the end of innequality. Enen if the media likes to paint it that way.
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I recently came across this blog post with the catchy title of "DRBD and MySQL: Just Say No". Now while I have absolutely no issue with people not liking DRBD or finding that it doesn't fit their needs, I couldn't help but notice that the post recycles some persistent myths about DRBD, which could use some correction.
I've tried to reply using a blog comment, but alas it seems I was moderated to
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So let's look at the alleged "MySQL with DRBD Minuses" mentioned in said post I am referring to:
DRBD partition corruption means failover node would be unusable (disadvantage of shared storage) and failback could destroy original master too.
If the filesystem that sits on top of DRBD gets corrupted, it will be equally corrupted on the peer node after failover. DRBD is a block device; it is agnostic of layers above it. That much is correct. Which incidentally is also the reason why you can use DRBD to add HA not only to databases, but to file services, virtualization, storage, etc. But I'm going off on a tangent.
"Failback could destroy the original master too", however, is plain false. DRBD won't "destroy the original master" any more than it already was if the filesystem on top of DRBD was fried beforehand.
Now as for the actual partition (meaning the backing device DRBD resides upon), DRBD adds to data security, not the opposite. DRBD will automatically detach from backing devices that throw I/O errors. And if you happen to get random errors ("bit flips") in local data blocks due to I/O subsystem malfunction, online verify will catch that.
If the master panics, then after failover both fsck and transaction logs replay must be performed.
Transaction log replay, yes. But
fsck? These days this amounts to running a journal replay. Takes under a second in most circumstances.
NIC and network corruption is also propagated.
False again. We have end-to-end replication integrity checking to prevent just that.
Failover node is a cold standby, cannot accept database traffic if that would change the DRBD partition.
The failover node is a hot standby, it's just not a running slave node from the database's standpoint. And, nothing stops you from running two databases on two servers on two DRBD devices laid out in a "criss-cross" fashion, converging on one node in case of node failure.
Could generate a lot of network traffic.
On a busy database, yes. But if you follow our design guidelines that always recommend a separate DRBD replication connection, this won't hurt your application at all.
Cannot do maintenance on cold standby database.
But you can do anything you want with a database that you run off a DRBD LVM snapshot. Works on a Secondary node too.
2 heartbeats needed on a reliable, local network.
So I don't see how this would be a minus, but then maybe that's just me.
So to sum up yes we've seen all this before, and surprise surprise Eric Bergen's "DRBD in the real world" has been quoted in that post as well. Now while I concede that some of the points Eric had made were valid at the time (and some continue to be), a lot of what he said then is now outdated, superseded, or has been addressed in DRBD releases made months ago. But to Eric's credit, he fostered a lively discussion in the comments to his post, so I do encourage you to take a look.


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World Humanitarian Day leverages social media for unprecedented challenge [1]
Every year on 19 August the World Humanitarian Day [2] honours and recognizes those who face danger and adversity to help others and those who have paid the highest price in doing so. This year, at the initiative of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs [3], the United Nations want to add the voice of millions of internet users to the campaign asking them to use their favorite social media to spread and support the message of "People Helping People".
The objective of the campaign is to involve 1 billion people by 19 August. Millions of people are already being reached through the campaign website [4] and with only 2 more days to go, the support of everyone is needed to reach the target.
In his statement on the campaign, the UN Secretary-General said: "This year's World Humanitarian Day presents an historic opportunity to bring together one billion people from around the world to advance a powerful and proactive idea: People Helping People. That is the best way to honour the many fallen aid workers we mourn today, and to celebrate the efforts of others who carry on their noble mission by rushing assistance to those who are suffering."
Participating in the campaign is easy and it takes only two minutes. By registering one's Twitter or Facebook account to the campaign's social media platform [4], anyone can help spread the message and encourage friends, colleagues and family members to do the same.
UNITAR supports the campaign and shares its goals and principles. Each year, through its Operational Satellite Applications Programme UNOSAT [5], UNITAR helps deliver accurate and timely geospatial information and satellite analysis to humanitarian workers in dozens of emergency relief operations.
Photo: UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos. Each year millions of people depend on humanitarian aid operations coordinated by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. (Image courtesy of OCHA)


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THE reported involvement of a Victorian woman with an alleged anarchist bomber in Mexico has prompted ASIO to open a counter-terrorism probe that includes broad inquiries into Melbourne's anarchist political scene.
Fairfax Media has confirmed that ASIO is investigating Felicity Ryder, a Melbourne University graduate and anarchist who is wanted for questioning by Mexican counter-terrorism authorities. Ms Ryder came to police attention in late June after her passport was found in the backpack of alleged anarchist bomber Mario Antonio Lopez Hernandez, who was arrested after being wounded by the accidental explosion of an improvised explosive device in Mexico City.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed that it is aware Mexican authorities are still seeking Ms Ryder. Her whereabouts are unknown, including to her parents, Lyndon and Jenny Ryder who live in Rutherglen.
ASIO's investigation of Ms Ryder has included interviews with Melbourne-based activists and Rutherglen residents. She has been in intermittent email contact to advise friends and family that she is safe. It is understood that on legal advice, she has no plans to present herself to Mexican authorities.
In a statement posted on a Mexican anarchist website in mid-July, Ms Ryder declared herself to be "proud of being an anarchist, and proud to be an enemy of authority and the State."
Jenny Ryder has told Fairfax Media that it was "beyond comprehension to think that our daughter would have had any involvement with violence".
Security sources have told Fairfax Media that international connections between anarchist extremists, facilitated by the internet, are "a matter of legitimate concern''. An ASIO interview with one Melbourne activist last month indicated a wide-ranging interest in anarchist groups and personalities, and especially links overseas.
Australia's hosting the G-20 economic leaders meeting in Brisbane in November 2014 is raised as a particular focus for security planning and intelligence collection, including surveillance of groups that might engage in violent protest activity. Anarchist activists were blamed by police for violent demonstrations that accompanied the G-20 finance ministers meeting in Melbourne in 2006.


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This course will survey Middle Eastern political, social, and cultural history from Sumer (3000 BC) to Khomeini's Iran (1979-89). The lectures, readings, and visuals (web, movies, slides) are all geared towards providing the student with a sense of the nature of authority, political and cultural styles, the fabric of society, attitudes and behaviors, heroes and villains, that are and were part of the heritage of those peoples who lived in the lands between the Nile and Oxus rivers, generally referred to as the Middle East.
Course Requirements:
Throughout the academic term you will have two quizzes, a midterm, and a cumulative final exam. A one-page synopsis of your readings will be due weekly for your discussion section.
Intended Audience:
Undergraduate students


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Call Your Senators Today: Tell Them To Vote Against Censoring The Internet
from the make-this-stop-already dept
The backers of this bill are hoping that since SOPA is even worse than PIPA, there will be less protest and some may see it as a "compromise." That's ridiculous. It's a very dangerous bill that will have long-lasting consequences. If you're an American citizen and believe in the importance of innovation online, today is the day to call your Senators. The folks at Fight for the Future have set up a very easy system to do that. You just put in your info, and it will first give you a quick summary of key points, and then connect you to your Senators. If the Senate realizes that the public really is against this bill, then hopefully they'll finally dump it.


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Cystic lungs provided by NDRI lead to drug discovery in CF treatment.
NDRI'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS (CF) FOUNDATION HAS ADVANCED RESEARCH on two promising new drugs that target the basic defect underlying this disorder. Early results could signal a big leap forward toward a healthier future for patients with CF.
In the fight against cystic fibrosis, NDRI was able to design systems to target and retrieve cystic lungs when a lung transplant is performed on a CF patient, which are then provided to top CF scientists for research studies. The result of this collaboration of NDRI with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has been a major medical breakthrough. Cystic fibrosis donor lungs recovered by NDRI for research at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a global biotechnology company, were used to develop the two new drugs designed to combat the disease at its biological root. Because effective animal models of cystic fibrosis are not available, the Vertex scientists were dependent on NDRI to provide CF lung tissue for their work on innovative and promising new drugs to treat the symptoms as well as the causes of CF. Normal, donated lung tissue, which NDRI can provide from it's national networks, are in demand by CF researchers conducting studies to assess how the lung cells of CF patients operate differently from normal lungs.
Read more on this story at NDRI's website.


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Todd Chidgey's family was mystified when he announced he wanted to join the army.
But they were all proud of his determination and focus in achieving his dream.
"It was daunting when Todd came home to tell us he was heading back to Afghanistan, but we knew he was doing the work he loved and could not have been more proud," his mother Kerrie Baker and brother Adam Chidgey said.
Lance Corporal Chidgey did six tours of Afghanistan, ranging from two weeks to six months.
Now his body is on its way home for the final time.
Lance Corporal Chidgey was the 41st Australian soldier to die in Afghanistan after his colleagues found him in an administration building with a gunshot wound on Tuesday.
He was taken for emergency treatment but the injuries were too severe and he died surrounded by his mates.
His fellow soldiers farewelled him with a private memorial service in Kabul ahead of an official ramp ceremony and the return of his body to Australia, Defence said on Saturday.
Ms Baker and Mr Chidgey remembered their son and brother as a consummate gentleman who always remembered birthdays and loved Manchester United.
He was always there for his family, whether playing in the park with brothers Adam and Paul or cheering on the Canterbury Bulldogs with cousin Gareth.
"If you were his friend, he'd stick by you and he was a champion of the underdog," they said in a statement on Saturday.
"He was just so loyal and seemed to have been born mature."
In 2006 he joined the army and was posted to what is now the 2nd Commando Regiment.
"The reason is still a mystery to us," Ms Baker and Mr Chidgey said.
"But Todd had his heart set on joining Special Forces, so he put his heart and soul into the selection process."
At the time of his death, Lance Corporal Chidgey was part of the protective security detachment providing protection for a senior Australian officer.
He enjoyed the discipline, structure and camaraderie of military life, and his family said it was clear the unit's soldiers were like brothers to each other.
"We would like to take this opportunity to praise the 2nd Commando Regiment for the support they've given us during this sad time," the statement said.
"They have become extended members of our family, and our hearts are with them as we all deal with the loss of Todd."
Defence has refused to go into the details surrounding his death while an investigation is pending.


text: On January 1, 1959, a young Cuban nationalist named Fidel Castro (1926-) drove his guerilla army into Havana and overthrew General Fulgencio Batista (1901-1973), the nation's American-backed president. For the next two years, officials at the U.S. State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) attempted to push Castro from power. Finally, in April 1961, the CIA launched what its leaders believed would be the definitive strike: a full-scale invasion of Cuba by 1,400 American-trained Cubans who had fled their homes when Castro took over. However, the invasion did not go well: The invaders were badly outnumbered by Castro's troops, and they surrendered after less than 24 hours of fighting.


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The big midseason trade can have a vast array of effects on a team, but there are obviously two extreme scenarios – a World Championship on one hand, and a complete disaster on the other. But really, most trades fall somewhere in the middle. We decided it would be a good idea, just a week and a half before the deadline, to revisit each team's biggest triumph and biggest misstep of the last 20 years, dating all the way back to the 1994 season and the birth of the Wild Card (that we didn't get to see implemented until 1995).
The trades will be focusing on here had to have taken place between April and September. Context is also important – if a team trades a star for prospects that don't pan out, that's not nearly as bad as them trading a young player that becomes a star for a veteran that flops.
And hey, because this article is massive, here are quick links for all 30 teams in case you want to duck out early.
Arizona – Atlanta – Baltimore – Boston – Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox – Cincinnati – Cleveland – Colorado – Detroit
Houston – Kansas City – LA Angels – LA Dodgers – Miami
Milwaukee – Minnesota – New York Mets – New York Yankees – Oakland
Philadelphia – Pittsburgh – St. Louis – San Diego – San Francisco
Seattle – Tampa Bay – Texas – Toronto – Washington
Arizona Diamondbacks
Best trade: Acquired Curt Schilling from Phillies for Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa, Travis Lee, and Vicente Padilla (July 26, 2000)
Schilling was already 33 when the Diamondbacks picked him up from the Phillies. He didn't help them much in 2000, when the team won 85 games and finished nine games out of a playoff spot. But in 2001, Schilling partnered with Randy Johnson to lead Arizona to their first (and only) World Championship. He was the an All-Star and the Cy Young runner-up in both 2001 and 2002, and had a 3.14 ERA in his three and a half seasons in the desert. Of the four players traded to Philadelphia, Padilla was the only one that stuck around past the 2002 season.
Worst trade: Traded Ian Kennedy to Padres for Matt Stites and Joe Thatcher (July 31, 2013)
I'm grasping at straws a bit here, because in all honesty, the Diamondbacks haven't made many blatantly terrible trades in the middle of the season since their inception. But they traded Kennedy, who was 28 at the time, still had two seasons of control, and was fourth in the NL Cy Young voting in 2011, for a pair of relievers. A year later, Thatcher has already been dealt to Angels and Stites had a 5.06 ERA in 10 2/3 major league innings for Arizona. Meanwhile, Kennedy has flourished in San Diego, and is one of this summer's hottest trade targets. If the Padres deal him, they'll really have just dealt a pair of relievers for their entire return for Kennedy, along with a full season of above average performance.
Atlanta Braves
Best trade: Acquired Michael Bourn from Astros for Juan Abreu, Paul Clemens, Brett Oberholtzer, and Jordan Schafer (July 31, 2011)
Let's start with the return first. Abreu was a depth reliever who pitched 6 2/3 innings for the Astros before being lost on waivers to the Blue Jays. Schafer was a fifth outfielder who had a .220/.301/.298 line in Houston before being lost on waivers…to the Braves. Clemens has a 5.57 ERA in 97 innings with the Astros. Oberholtzer was the only real loss, thanks to his 3.62 ERA in 141 2/3 major league innings. But Bourn provided more than enough value for Atlanta, hitting .275./341/.381 with the Braves while stealing 64 bases and making the 2012 NL All-Star team. Atlanta let him walk after the 2012 season, and received a sandwich pick at the end of the first round as compensation. Hey, not bad.
Worst trade: Acquired Nate McLouth from Pirates for Gorkys Hernandez, Jeff Locke, and Charlie Morton (June 3, 2009)
McLouth was half a season into what looked like a team-friendly three-year contract, and was coming off an All-Star season in 2008. In his two and a half years with the Braves, McLouth hit .229/.335/.364, and he was reduced to a bench role in 2010. As for the three players traded for him, Hernandez didn't make much of an impact anywhere, but was traded by the Pirates to the Marlins in the Gaby Sanchez trade. Locke has a 3.82 ERA in 50 major league games for Pittsburgh, and was an All-Star in 2013. And then there's Morton, who has made 112 starts over six seasons with the Pirates and has come into his own over the last four years, pitching to a 3.64 ERA while also missing the bulk of a season thanks to Tommy John surgery.
*NOTE*: I'm avoiding the Mark Teixeira trade because was awesome in his two half seasons as a Brave, and Atlanta had depth at all of the positions they traded from to acquire him.
Baltimore Orioles
Best trade: Acquired Melvin Mora, Mike Kinkade, Leslie Brea, and Pat Gorman from Orioles for Mike Bordick (July 28, 2000)
The Orioles have done most of their fleecing (notably, the Miguel Tejada and Erik Bedard blockbusters) in the offseason, but this trade that they pulled off in the summer of 2000 was a heist. All Baltimore had to give up for these four players was Mike Bordick, an all-glove shortstop that made the 2000 All-Star Team and hit .260/.321/.365 in 56 games with New York after the deal, going without an extra base hit in the entire 2000 playoffs. And while three of the four players that Baltimore received in the deal didn't accomplish much of anything in the majors, Mora spent ten seasons as an Oriole, hitting .280/.355/.438, making a pair of All-Star teams, winning a Silver Slugger in 2004, and playing every position on the diamond except pitcher and catcher. To add insult to injury, Bordick didn't even re-sign with the Mets after the 2000 season – he went back to Baltimore.
Worst trade: Acquired Scott Feldman and Steve Clevenger from Cubs for Jake Arrieta, Pedro Strop, and cash (July 2, 2013)
A trade that took place a year ago is the worst one the Orioles have made in the last 20 years, and I think that speaks well about what they've done during the season over that time period. The club acquired Feldman and Bud Norris to shore up their rotation for a potential playoff push last year, and that push fell flat, as the team ended up winning 85 games and finishing third in the AL East. Feldman pitched reasonably well in his 15 starts as an Oriole, notching a 4.27 ERA in 90 2/3 innings. This past offseason, he signed as a free agent with the Astros. The 28-year old Clevenger is simply catching depth for the club. As for what they traded for Feldman, Strop has blossomed into a solid reliever with the Cubs, pitching to a 2.97 ERA in 66 2/3 innings with his new team. The real prize, however, was Arrieta, who has finally tapped into his massive potential as a Cub. In 22 starts dating back to 2013, Arrieta has a 2.63 ERA with Chicago, striking out 122 and walking 46 in 130 innings. The move had to be made, as Arrieta was never able to thrive in the majors with Baltimore, but the Orioles might end up regretting this one for years to come.
Boston Red Sox
Best trade: Acquired Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek from Mariners for Heathcliff Slocumb (July 31, 1997)
Talk about the four-team trade in the middle of the 2004 season all you want. This trade is the one that really began the march to Boston's 2004 World Championship. The Red Sox traded Slocumb, a journeyman reliever who had a 5.79 ERA in 49 games in 1997, for a pair of players that would become franchise cornerstones. Slocumb didn't even contribute much positive value for Seattle in his year and a half in the Pacific Northwest, pitching to a 4.97 ERA in 96 innings. Lowe would pitch 1,037 innings over his career with Boston, winning 70 games, saving 85, and notching a 3.72 ERA. Varitek spent his entire career with the Red Sox, making three All-Star teams and winning a pair of World Championships as Boston's primary catcher. Hey, not bad.
Worst trade: Acquired Eric Gagne from Rangers for Engel Beltre, Kason Gabbard, and David Murphy (July 31, 2007)
The Red Sox won the 2007 World Series in spite of trading for Gagne, not because of trading for him. The former Cy Young winner stunk with Boston, pitching to a 6.75 ERA in 18 2/3 innings and really doing nothing to ease the pressure on the Red Sox bullpen. Of the five games he pitched in the 2007 playoffs, only one wasn't mop-up duty – and that was an 11 inning game that the Red Sox lost 13.6. His career would be over after 2008. Murphy became a solid corner outfielder for the Rangers that earned a multi-year contract from the Indians this past winter while Beltre is still only 24, but has been hampered by injuries. Gabbard flamed out pretty quickly, but the nearly 3,000 plate appearances Murphy gave the Rangers in exchange for that performance by Gagne was more than enough to tilt this deal in favor of Texas.
Chicago Cubs
Best trade: Acquired Aramis Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, and cash from Pirates for Matt Bruback, Jose Hernandez, and Bobby Hill (July 23, 2003)
Ramirez was only 25 when the Cubs acquired him, and while he had shown flashes of brilliance in Pittsburgh, he still didn't have that breakout season. He was also starting to get expensive in his arbitration years. As a Cub, Ramirez hit .294/.356/.531 and became one of the best third basemen in the National League, making two All-Star Games and receiving MVP votes in four seasons as a Cub. Lofton also played well in his one season on the north side, hitting .327/.381/.471 and stealing 12 bases in 56 games. The pair nearly helped the Cubs to the World Series, if only that Bartman character wasn't involved. All they gave up for the pair was a player who never made the majors (Bruback), an infielder who never played in the majors after 2005 (Hill), and a journeyman utility player that the Pirates released after the 2003 season (Hernandez). Talk about a slam dunk.
Worst trade: Acquired Rick Aguilera and Scott Downs from Twins for Kyle Lohse and Jason Ryan (May 21, 1999)
This trade actually starts with a trade completed the prior November, in which the Cubs traded Downs to the Twins as the player to be named later in exchange for Mike Morgan, who made five starts of 7.15 ERA baseball for the Cubs that summer. So anyway, the Cubs then re-acquired Downs, along with veteran closer Rick Aguilera, in exchange for a pair of minor league pitchers, Kyle Lohse and Jason Ryan. Aguilera spent a year and a half in Chicago to end his career, pitching to a 4.31 ERA in 94 innings and saving 37 games. He retired after the 2000 season. Downs lasted a full year with the Cubs on this go-around, but was traded to the Expos after 18 starts in 2000 in exchange for Rondell White.
White played very well off the bench for the Cubs until signing with the Yankees after the 2001 season. Ryan was done after 24 games in the majors, but Lohse threw 908 1/3 innings with the Twins and another 1390 1/3 innings with other National League teams, making appearances in six different postseasons for three different teams. Downs has also stuck around in the majors, and has thrived since becoming a full-time reliever in 2007 with the Blue Jays. And the Cubs gave those two players away for a season and a half each of Rick Aguilera and Rondell White, and five starts from Mike Morgan. None of these three trades were franchise crippling moves, but the Cubs sure would have been in a better place today if they just ignored the Twins' phone calls.


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OSWEGO, NY – Just days after announcing a return to guaranteed driver status for the 58th annual Budweiser International Classic 200, Oswego Speedway announced this week that the final guaranteed driver position in Supermodified racing's most prestigious event will go the Speedway's leading Pathfinder Bank SBS driver at the conclusion of their June 21 main event.
The SBS driver that leads the division's driver standings after June 21 will earn a qualifying spot provided that driver first attempts to qualify for the International Classic during first round time trials on August 29 and is also then within .4 of a second of the 28th fastest time trailer after taking part in second round time trials on August 31.
The guaranteed driver will be responsible for making their own arrangements to field a Supermodified for Budweiser International Classic Weekend.
The SBS, or Limited Super division, debuted at Oswego Speedway in 1992 as a tool to help develop drivers to make the transition to Novelis Supermodified racing at the 'Steel Palace.'
Since that time nearly 30 SBS drivers have taken the green flag in the International Classic, with Russ Brown being the first to do so in 1994 after qualifying 9th fastest in the field of 51 Supermodifieds.
The most recent graduate to take the leap is now 3-time Novelis Supermodified main event winner Dave Danzer, who finished 4th as a rookie in the 2011 running of the Classic. Danzer's run came just one year after SBS veterans Brian Sobus, Dave Gruel, and Dave Cliff all made their first Classic starts in 2010.
In the two years since Danzer first qualified his family owned No. 52 Supermodified, no other SBS driver has made the move to the Supermodified ranks and started the International Classic.
"As one of the drivers to have made the transition from SBS racing to Supermodified racing, I know the importance of the SBS class in helping to boost drivers to our elite division at the Speedway," said Oswego Speedway PR director, Dan Kapuscinski. "We have a great crop of drivers in our SBS division, young drivers and experienced drivers, which given the right opportunity could make for a great story in this year's Classic. One deserving driver is going to have a unique opportunity this year, provided they meet the criteria and are able to land a ride for the weekend."
In another recent announcement, teams that do not qualify through first or second round time trials and are unable to fall back on guaranteed status, will earn a minimum of $500 to start the weekend's Bud Light B-Main on August 31 in their final attempt to qualify for the International Classic.
Last season's eventual Pathfinder Bank SBS track champion, Russ Brown, would have been the division's guaranteed starter in the Budweiser International Classic in 2013.
The International Classic qualifying trail for the SBS division will span seven events starting with opening day on May 3 in conjunction with the first round of the Steel Palace ISMA Super Series at the Speedway.
Other events include the Memorial Day Weekend Tony White Memorial, the May 31 Spring Championship, and Supermodified Twin 35 night on June 21.
For more information on Oswego Speedway visit online at www.oswegospeedway.com or LIKE on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OswegoSpeedway or FOLLOW on Twitter @OswegoSpeedway.
Those interested in Speedway video programming online can subscribe to the Speedway's YouTube Channel, 'OswegoSpeedwayOnline.'
To purchase tickets for the 2014 racing season call the Speedway box office at (315) 342-0646.
2014 Budweiser International Classic Qualifying Trail – Pathfinder Bank SBS
Driver standings leader after June 21 main event is guaranteed to start Budweiser International Classic 200
May 3 – Gater Racing News 64th annual Opening Day: SBS 35-laps
May 10 – Mitchell's Speedway Press/Planet Fitness 53rd annual Super 'Kick-Off': SBS 30-laps
May 24 – RJ Caruso Tax & Accounting/A&P Auto Parts 'Tony White Memorial': SBS 35-laps
May 31 – Best Western-Quality Inn/U-Pull U-Save Auto Parts 'Spring Championship': SBS 30-laps
June 7 – North Country Home Builders Night: SBS 35-laps
June 14 – Century 21 Galloway Realty/www.OswegoCountyToday.com 'Autograph Night': SBS 30-laps
June 21 – Burke's Home Centers/Helena Chemical Company Night: SBS 30-laps


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Listen up, jerks. You may think your place in the household is secure, but your parents have had it with you, and are seriously considering some drastic changes. Like maybe a move to a Preschooler-Free Household. Yeah, that's right. One of these mornings you might just find your Thomas Suitcase all packed up on the doorstep. Your parents will tell you there's an AWESOME SURPRISE waiting for you outside, and once you're out there, oopsie, the door locked behind you! And why aren't they answering the door? And what's that cab pulling up the driveway?
Oh, don't give me that look, with the big wet eyes. All right, probably they won't do that. Or definitely. Definitely they won't do that. Okay? Pull yourself together. But sometimes they dream of it, and do you want them thinking of you like that? No, right? You're staring at me blankly, so either you agree or you don't understand a word I'm saying. While I have your attention, here are some behaviors you might want to avoid in the future:
1. Whining. Bad idea, short stuff. I don't know when you first learned the super-smartastic lesson that making a sound like the air being slowly let out of a balloon will cause your parents to finally see your point. In fact, all they can hear is EEEEEEEE. All they can think is "Where's that suitcase of his?"
2. Talking. As in, that much. Yes you're witty and brilliant and yes your parents sometimes enjoy hearing of your Lego Batman Adventures in Prehistoric Space, but the occasional pause would serve you well. For instance, when your mom is calling the bank and she gets one of those automated voice-activated menus. The kind that respond to YES and NO, not MOM HEY MOM LISTEN HOW BATMAN EXCAPED THE ROBOTRONIC DINO-RAPTOR.
3. Behaving in a nutty fashion. News flash: sometimes your parents think you're a complete loon. Like when you're tired but instead of sitting quietly or GOING TO BED LIKE YOU CLEARLY NEED TO, you leap from room to room, alternately wailing piteously and cackling with mirth. Then when your parents sensibly try to direct you upstairs you engage in multiple wacky pratfalls until you finally injure yourself. And blame your parents for your injuries.
4. Baby talk. There was a time when you talked like a baby, and you're not in that time anymore. You can't fake it. It's not charming when you try. You like to combine it with the whining. No one else likes it. See how your mom is shuddering? Okay. Let's move on.
5. "Again!" Here's the thing: if something happens that was fun, we get that you enjoyed it. And that you wish you could freeze that moment in time and replay it as many times as you want. Unfortunately, you cannot. So when your mom hangs you upside-down by the feet and you're greatly amused, and you ask for it again, maybe she can do it one or two more times. But after the fifth time, her spine begins to give out. And when you're issuing threats and caterwauling because you can't do that fun upside-down thing a 37th time, you've pretty much sapped the fun out of the experience, and also caused your parents to think twice about ever engaging with you, in any way, until the end of time. Let it go.
There are 17 other behaviors we need to address, but this is a good beginning for now. If you make an honest attempt to improve yourself in the ways I've outlined above, your place in the home might remain secure. Of course I can't promise anything. And no, you can't have a cookie. No, I said. Not now. No. No. Okay, just one.


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ok new topic. what are best vacation spots in asia?for shopaholics: Singaporefor people wanting to chill: Balifor people with a death wish: Kashmir
Are you sure about Singapore, its kind of expensive there.Throw in Burma for death wish.
Genghis Khan was the man.Quote from: thechoson on August 17, 2004, 06:45:53 AMMongolians once ruled the world. Albeit briefly
Mongolians once ruled the world. Albeit briefly
I heard he didn't like the Chinese.
Oh, please - everyone knows hands down that HK is the best place in the world to shop! Nothing comes close.I loathe all the Asian cities that have become too touristy - like Bangkok. Also, my friend was in Colombo, SL, not too long ago and they wanted her strip-searched for a bomb! Not going there any time soon...also, I always get harassed when I go to Tibet, so that sort of detracts from the beauty of the visit...hmmm - Guangzhou is horrible (poor Gummibearz). Otherwise, I pretty much love Asia! So beautiful, so much to do, so much culture and history!DG- thanks for letting us know you're the one on the left on your Triplets of Belleville avatar - your desi sisters are pretty.


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Jeffrey Dean Morgan is a dad again.
The "The Losers" star recently welcomed a son with former "One Tree Hill" actress Hilarie Burton, according to reports.
Sources told both E! News and Us Weekly that the two had the child several months ago.
"Their relationship moved really quickly," a source told Us about their romance, which began in 2009.
While they couple got together in 2009, they only made their red carpet debut last month at "The Losers" premiere.
A source told E! News that Hilarie, 27, told close friends about her pregnancy last summer.
"She told friends about her pregnancy back in August after she had spent a lot of time with Jeffrey on location in New Mexico," the source said of the set where the former "Grey's Anatomy" actor, 41, filmed "The Resident," with his former "P.S. I Love You" co-star Hilary Swank.
The son is the first child for Hilarie and the second for Jeffrey.
Last year he learned he had a 4-year-old son with Sherrie Rose, an actress and producer
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Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain and the female director of her new movie are celebrating both the strength and the tenderness of women.
Chastain, director Niki Caro and other actors were in Warsaw Tuesday for a gala screening of the movie "The Zookeeper's Wife."
It tells the real-life story of the World War II director of the Warsaw zoo, Jan Zabinski, and of his wife Antonina, who jointly saved up to 300 Jews, hiding them in their home on the zoo grounds and in animal enclosures, risking their own lives and those of their two children. Shot in Prague, Czech Republic, the movie opens in theaters March 31.
Two-time Academy Award nominee Chastain, who plays Antonina Zabinska, told a news conference she felt "so inspired" by the story of human kindness "that we need so much today."
She said it was exciting to play how Antonina, initially unsure of herself, "is left alone at the house and given all this responsibility for caring for all these people, and to protect them she grows into herself," until by the end of the movie she is an equal with her husband.
The nicest part, however, was working with the animals.
With a female elephant they had a "little game with apples."
"I would hide the apples round the set and she, with the trunk, would come over and try to find the apples on me," Chastain said. "That was the best part, playing the games with the animals."
Caro said the movie turned out to be a very contemporary one, with an important message to everyone.
The Zabinskis did the "right thing," which she found very inspiring, to "act, to stand up, to act out of the highest vision of ourselves."
She said she would like to see more female heroes who are genuinely feminine and complex, rather than "Lara Croft guy-characters with sexy bodies."
Both women said they will take part in a march to mark International Women's Day in Warsaw on Wednesday. Actors Daniel Bruhl and Johan Heldenbergh, who also star in the movie, said they will join them.
Earlier in the day the crew visited the Zabinskis' villa. A gala screening preceded by a red-carpet ceremony is to take place at a cinema at Warsaw's landmark Palace of Culture and Science Tuesday evening.
The movie is based on a book by American author Diane Ackerman, published in 2007, which revealed the story to the world.


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A Baltimore judge sentenced Jason K. Hamel to 50 years in prison for the Federal Hill murder of an alleged drug dealer who tricked him into paying $5,000 for a T-shirt he said was a package of cocaine.
The shooting happened in 800 block of Battery Avenue on June 20, 2008 when Hamel, 33, went to meet his victim Keyva Bluitt and two other men to do the supposed drug deal. Hamel picked up the package at around 9:15 p.m. and soon realized the deception, according to the Baltimore state's attorney's office.
When he did, he drew a gun and headed to the three men's vehicle, shooting Bluitt once in the chest. His friends dumped his body in the street and fled. Bluitt was taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma but died of his injuries.
The killing went long unsolved and Hamel was not charged until 2012 but the State's Attorney's Office said witnesses came forward in 2011.
A Baltimore jury convicted Hamel of second-degree murder in February and his sentence will be served consecutively with a five year term for a probation violation.


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Friend Kurt and others here present:
I'm gathering source material for a conflict simulation covering the Civil War's Kansas-Missouri theater. Ideally, the book/source/info would deal with the political/social/military struggle in both states, especially on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri border; Bleeding Kansas and Missouri's Burned Lands were part and parcel of the same murderous struggle starting in the 1850's and continuing long after the Civil War. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, folks.


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September 2013
In collaboration with Ministry of Health, and Kuwait University Jaber Al-Ahmad Center for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (JACNMMI) was founded to be a scientifically distinct institution with highly advanced clinical and academic credentials.
Operation of the center started on September 2013 with a mission that aims to provide a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) clinical imaging services to patients and to provide academic infrastructure for scientific research. The vision of the center aims to establish a reliable and trustable center of excellence in the field of molecular medicine through providing high quality medical services and creating a unique academic atmosphere for teaching, training and scientific research.
To learn more about JAC, click here.


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Intel 520 Series SSD Full Review - SandForce on Steroids?
Introduction, Specifications, and Packaging
Today we take a look at Intel's newest 6Gb/sec SATA SSD - the 520 Series. This is the second non-Intel controller to appear in one of their products. The first was the Marvell controller, which appeared in the 510 Series last March. This time around, Intel has gone with SandForce. This should leave at least one SATA 6Gb/sec model to be released. Taylorsville is the code name for the next SATA 6Gb/sec native-Intel controller, which has been on their roadmap since mid-2010 but has yet to actually materialize. While Taylorsville development continues, Intel has stop-gapped the 6Gb/sec slot with the 510 and now the 520 Series. Intel seemingly worked wonders with the stock Marvell firmware, and while the Marvell controller was much improved over stock, it still lagged far behind other higher performing SATA 6Gb/sec solutions. The SandForce was one of the much more capable controllers eating the 510's lunch, but how much further could Intel improve upon the SandForce firmware?
I guess a good question to answer up front is - What took them so long?!?! The answer is a bit complicated. Intel has actually been working on getting the 520 out the door for over a year now. They had to start with the same base SandForce firmware but accomplish two things for their version to be successful:
- Optimize to perform better than other equivalent SandForce models (from competitors).
- Pass Intel's stringent validation testing.
They didn't say so directly, but I can only imagine Intel's process was plagued by multiple 'back to the drawing board' moments. Trying to one-up competition like OCZ can't be easy as they've been tweaking SandForce firmware since the very beginning. There's also those nasty bugs that would cause random BSOD's or even permanently brick the drive. Such failures have no place in an Intel SSD. Intel's upper limit for each SSD line is a 0.75% annual failure rate, and we've seen SandForce SSD's failing at a higher rate than that this past year.
With each tweak made, Intel would have to once again pass their drives through another round of full validation testing. This is no small task for Intel. As an example: It took Intel just a couple of weeks to recreate and correct the long-term performance issue I discovered back in 2009, but despite mountingpressure, they could not release the updated firmware until it had successfully passed their validation a full three months later. Intel takes this testing very seriously, and that's what leads people to trust their reliability.
Intel clearly takes their performance specs seriously. Their spec sheet for the 520 Series contains two full pages of IOPS and throughput figure tables. Instead of cutting and pasting a huge swath of data here, I'll link you to the 'Intel SSD 520 Product Specification' PDF over at the Intel site, and bullet some of the highlights below:
- Capacities: 60/120/180/240/480 GB
- 7mm and 9.5mm thickness available (480GB capacity only available in 9.5mm)
- Power: 850mW active / 600mW idle
- AES-256 encryption - can be enhanced by use of ATA drive password
- 550MB/sec sequential reads / 520MB/sec sequential writes
- 4KB IOPS: 50,000 read / 80,000 write *"out-of-box SSD"* ('used' figures in the 50,000 range)
- SSD 520's are *not* validated for data center usage (though I don't think it will stop anyone)
I'd like to congratulate Intel for being so forthcoming in their specs. They go out of their way to provide figures for both compressible and incompressible data. Such data is vital to those needing it - as SandForce controllers are among very few that can compress data on-the-fly, and they perform very different with each data type. The Intel specs further break down the incompressible figures, providing figures for both Iometer and AS-SSD benchmarks. This is a far cry from the *one* IOPS figure you see listed on most competitors spec sheets.
I should note that as with other 480GB SandForce-driven SSD's, *any* SandForce 2281 SSD with a capacity greater than 256GB will see a dip in 4K IOPS performance. This is due to the way the SF controller handles the mapping of LBA's. To double capacity from 240GB to 480GB, the SandForce controller's finite number of allocations must be reconfigured to utilize 8KB blocks (up from the standard 4KB - intentionally matched to the NTFS 4KB cluster size). This negatively impacts IOPS performance as a 4KB random write translates to the equivalent of an 8KB random write once the added overhead is taken into account.
This is also clear in the Intel specs, as incompressible 4KB writes see a near 50% cut when comparing the 480GB to the 240GB capacity points.
They command a 20% Price premium vs competitor's products. not a good buy in my opinion. I just upgraded my system with a 64GB OCZ synapse cache drive. And I am happy and set. BF3 level load fast!
Is it worth upgrading from my 160GB X-25M?
hmm, i dunno. IMO, a SSD upgrade from an SSD is kind of a hard sell :P If you have the money and don't know what else to spend it on, sure it'll be faster but won't be as large of a jump in performance as the jump from a hard drive to that X-25M was.
There is a fatal flaw in these drives.
If the ATA password is lost there is NO way to reset the drive and it is bricked with no hope!
Unlike other FDE drives, you CANNOT secure erase or reset the password or drive to the factory null state. Worse yet, if you do try to secure erase these drives, the ATA password will be lost and again the drive is dead.
Nobody knows why Intel made this fatal mistake, but they did.


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General Teaching Projects in Thailand by Ben Perryman
In November 2012, I arrived in Thailand to volunteer at Ban Nong Taley Primary School, Krabi, for three months as part of my gap year. During my three months I taught English and physical education whilst living with a local host family on a peaceful and cultural island called Koh Klang – a short long-tail boat journey from Krabi.
First Impressions
Since I arrived in Krabi at night, it was hard to see much but I remember the humidity, meeting Nou, the Projects Abroad representative at the airport who was so friendly and easy-going and she took me to Krabi pier and then to Koh Klang. I met my host mom, Pi Bulan, who provided me with plenty of spicy and delicious local food.
The next day, I got to see Thailand in broad daylight. Koh Klang was a simple, laid back island that was full of nature and animals including birds, cats, chickens, water buffalo, and goats. Nou then showed me around Krabi, the Projects Abroad office, where the important shops are, how to get around the area and generally gave me plenty of information, advice and answered any queries I had.
As soon as I arrived in Thailand I was excited to teach. With each day going by, my enthusiasm grew. By the time Ruang from Projects Abroad had given me my teacher training (she gave me 1-to-1 tips on how to teach successfully) I was desperate to start.
My Teaching Placement
Eventually my first day came and every kid was delighted to see me, give me a high-five, shout 'hello' at me or even try and climb on me! My first lesson was teaching the kids some vocabulary on animals, followed by asking them questions and getting them to answer the questions such as asking what their favorite animals are.
All the children were eager and loved the fact that they got to be taught English by an English person! Kru King who was the English teacher at the school from Thailand was also very helpful and is always there if you need her to translate to the kids if they were confused, as she spoke English and Thai very well.
I would wake up at 6am every day (surprisingly easy as the sun rises very early there), leave the house at 6:50am having eaten some tasty local food from my host mom and then take a long-tail boat with the locals and other volunteers to Krabi. We would get picked up by a Projects Abroad truck in Krabi and each volunteer gets taken to their school. I would arrive at about 8:30am and finish at 2:30pm as I taught sport in the afternoon too.
Each day I would teach two classes English and one class physical education; often with spare time between classes to plan lessons. At lunch the kitchen staff made sure I was well fed and loved seeing us volunteers enjoying what they had made. After eating, I would often play with the kids or join in with the older children in their soccer match. Each day I would come home exhausted after teaching children, playing with them at lunch and joining in for lessons. They are such fun and have so much energy – for me it is great to see children so happy and enthusiastic!
Spare time
In the afternoons after school, we would prepare lessons for the next day if we hadn't done so already. There is a Vogue Shopping Mall where lots of volunteers go as well as a coffee shop that sells ice creams opposite the Projects Abroad office. Occasionally after school we visited a local attraction if we could squeeze in the time – Tiger Temple, Ao Nang beach and the Hot Springs were popular.
During weekends, most volunteers would visit nearby islands – Railay (for rock climbing and snorkeling), Koh Phi Phi, Ao Nang (beaches, massages, nightlife), Koh Lanta (relaxation and scuba diving), and James Bond Island. It is like a big family with all the volunteers and within time it is certain that everyone will become close and may make life-long friends.
Favorite Memories
I loved working with the children in Thailand but one child in particular who came from a very poor background and had severe learning difficulties would always give me a hug and would be delighted to see me every day. All he wanted was the slightest bit of attention from any volunteer and he would have the biggest smile on his face for the rest of the day.
On my last day of teaching, a few children managed to stand up in front of the whole school (150-200 people) and speak fluently about me in English. I was amazed as I had been teaching them some vocabulary and some short and very basic questions and then to hear them speak so well about me was incredible. There were also a few children that made me some presents and drew pictures for me which was very sweet!
It is only now that I am home that I realize just how much I learnt and gained, as well as how much I miss Thailand and how lucky I was to have been teaching there. It is a once in a lifetime experience that I will remember and treasure forever and I cannot recommend it enough!
Ben Perryman
Esta es la experiencia personal de un voluntario en el proyecto y es el panorama de un momento específico. Tu experiencia puede variar, pues nuestros proyectos se adaptan constantemente a las necesidades locales y a los logros obtenidos. Los cambios climáticos estacionales también pueden tener un gran impacto. Contáctanos para obtener más información sobre lo que puedes esperar de este proyecto.


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RIVERSIDE – Brian Greenenwald, a five-year veteran of the Riverside Police Department, has completed a two-week training course sponsored by the Illinois Department of Transportation to recognize drug impaired drivers.
The training was part of a grant sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It is the first step toward becoming a drug recognition expert who can provide expert testimony in court related to the effects of any of the seven impairing drug categories. There are fewer than 35 drug recognition experts in the state.
"The drug recognition expert program is fairly new in Illinois, but is widely used across the United States and in a variety of other countries," Greenenwald said. "We were fortunate to have instructors from seven different states to share their experience and expertise in recognizing drug impaired drivers. I have no doubt that becoming a DRE will be a benefit to the community by ensuring that persons who drive while under the influence of prescription or illicit drugs are able to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
Greenenwald will now be required to complete 12 drug evaluations in the presence of a DRE instructor as well as complete a four-hour-long final knowledge exam prior to being certified by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Illinois Department of Transportation.
"With medical marijuana on the verge of becoming law in Illinois, I wanted an officer on staff who would have the expertise to detect impaired drivers who may be under the influence of illicit drugs or prescription drugs," said Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel, who opposes the medical marijuana bill awaiting Gov. Pat Quinn's signature.


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From early April to mid-May, over three million daffodils of every color, shape and size bloom throughout the island. The bountiful blossoms--in shades of yellow, orange white and pale pink -- grace roadsides, gardens, window boxes and shop windows. The Chamber-sponsored Daffodil Festival, in its 40th year, is a full-scale jubilee of winter's thaw featuring an Antique Car Parade, Tailgate Picnic, and the Children's Beach Family Picnic, as well as a Daffy Hat, Dog and Children's Parade.
The Antique Car Parade is the Festival's signature event, showcasing over 100 daffodil-bedecked vintage cars (pre-registration required for participation). After winding through town, the cars make their way across the island to the village of 'Sconset where participants join residents and visitors for the Tailgate Picnic.


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On our walk this morning we saw this robin tugging and tugging at a worm. We worried him and I think he lost his catch of the day.
When I was young my favorite toy was my "ranch set." I had piles of plastic horses, cattle, cowboys, wagons, Indians, and all kinds of accessories.
I also had a white Tonka truck that make the plastic people look like Lilliputians but I didn't care. It hauled cowboys and cattle from one end of the kitchen to the others.
Today I gave Brendan a set of cowboys and Indians I found in Scottsdale a few months ago. First I played with him a bit when he set it on a card table. He eventually moved to his bedroom floor and set it up all by himself. We didn't see him for hours.
Such joy to watch him enjoying the same things I did and making up stories to go with all the arrangements. One time the Indians stole the horses and a big boulder came down and wrecked the fences so the horses were rescued.
I think tomorrow we will watch some Westerns so he will have more to "work with."
What was your favorite toy?
Have you shared it with a younger generation?
Memoir Prompts:
What kind of stories did you make up as a child? Did you ever write them down?
Who did the yard work in your family? Did you help?
Have you visited cemeteries where your ancestors are buried?
Do you know if you are related to royalty?
What is your favorite summer dinner?
Write about summer family reunions?
How did you celebrate Independence Day?


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Alexis Wright, Maine Zumba instructor accused of prostitution, pleads not guilty
(CBS/AP) KENNEBUNK, Maine - Alexis Wright, a fitness instructor in a southern Maine town, was charged Tuesday with running a prostitution business out of her Zumba dance studio and secretly videotaping her encounters, prosecutors say.
Wright, 29, pleaded not guilty in Portland to 106 counts of prostitution, violation of privacy, tax evasion and other charges for allegedly providing sex for money at her fitness studio and a nearby one-room office she rented. Her alleged business partner, 57-year-old Mark Strong Sr. pleaded not guilty to 59 counts of promotion of prostitution and violation of privacy.
Prosecutors haven't detailed why Wright was videotaping her encounters, but they gathered more than 100 hours of video and nearly 14,000 screen shots from seized computers, Deputy District Attorney Justina McGettigan said.
"The state's in over its head. This case isn't ready for prosecution," Strong's lawyer Daniel Lilly said at the hearing.
Police have begun issuing summons to Wright's customers and will release the names in the weeks ahead. Townspeople said they've heard that lawyers, doctors, law enforcement officials, a television personality and other well-known people in town are included in a detailed clientele list police found.
The superintendent of schools issued a memo to teachers and staff last week, instructing them to be on the lookout for students who have relatives on the list of names and may be teased or have trouble coping.
Wright opened her Pura Vida fitness studio in 2010 teaching Zumba, a Latin-inspired fitness program that combines aerobics and dance, about 25 miles south of Portland, the state's largest city. She later rented a one-room office across the street, above a hair salon and a flower store.
That same year, an anonymous blog accused Wright of not being the sweet, friendly Zumba instructor she portrayed herself to be. "She's living a double life and is a porn star. She may be a prostitute for all I know," the first blog entry read.
Police began investigating after hearing reports of cars coming to the studio and the office at all hours of the day and night and men going in for a half-hour or hour at a time, according to a police affidavit released when Strong was arrested in July.
The landlord who rented the office space to Wright told investigators one of his tenants sometimes heard "moaning and groaning" coming from Wright's office, the affidavit said.
When the landlord checked the office himself, he found a massage table and a video camera set up on a tripod. He told police he later found an online porn video of Wright that was recorded in the office, which he recognized by the walls, the floor and the window.
When police raided the studio and office in February, they seized electronic ledgers of sexual acts, video recordings and records of clients and the sexual acts performed by Wright, according to the affidavit. Police said that judging by what they found, Wright's alleged sexual activities generated as much as $150,000.
Investigators said there was both a "business and personal" connection between Strong and the activity at the studio. Video footage showed Wright and Strong having sex, according to the affidavit.
Bee Nguyen, who rented the studio space to Wright and Strong, said Tuesday he often saw cars pulling up to the back of the studio and men going in but didn't think anything of it.
"She had a boyfriend," said Nguyen, adding that Wright and Strong owe him about $10,000 in back rent.
Wright is a single mother of a young son. It wasn't clear whether Wright still has custody of her son; the agency that oversees child welfare says it can't comment.
Both Wright and Strong are now free on personal recognizance.


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Arlingtons needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 204 designs submitted by 35 freelance designers.
Arlingtons is an Australian family-owned & run fresh food business.
With humble beginnings 20 years ago as a local green grocer, we now focus on creating delicious, all natural foods under the reputation of our family name.
As our products grow more popular and become more recognised, our old logo needs to catch up and look as fresh as our products taste.
The winning logo must identify with our current logo that has been representing our brand, family name, fruit & veg shop and fresh food business for many years.
The new look logo will brace itself for a future of refreshing the look of our whole fresh food range. It will be used on our product packaging, business cards, letterheads, website, our delivery van and possibly for future signage of our green grocer shop.
The products we make are pure and simple, using only fresh all natural ingredients that are free from additives and preservatives.
So you can get a feel for Arlingtons, the products the logo will be
used for are:
- "Famous Hommus" dips, with Original, Beetroot and Thai Chilli Lime flavours.
- "Wild Rocket Pesto" dip.
- "Fruit Tapioca" desserts, with Coconut, Mango, Passionfruit, Sweet Lemon Lime, Peach, Apple & Cinnamon and Raspberry flavours.
- "Dip-ins" crispbread, made from authentic ethnic bread.
- "Belgian Chocolate Mousse" and
- "Fruit Yoghurts"We currently use the motto's "Impress Your Tastebuds" and "Real Food for Real Taste".
Stay tuned: our next design contest will be for the design of the "Fruit Tapioca" dessert range packaging.
- The logo is our family name only, will also consider use of an image or motto. Don't feel restricted.
- Colours scheme is Australian colours Green & Gold (green and yellow). Other colours are fine so long as they can be interchanged and only single colour.
- Would like to keep using same or similar font (Freehand found on front page) for easy recognition.
- This is a jaz up, not complete redesign.
- Logo is bold, striking and defined, to be used on white and colour background.
- Horizontal rectangular is preferrable to square.
- The rest is entirely up to you !
- No capitals please.
- No leaves please.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Dissident necessitava di un nuovo design di pagina web e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 172 design presentati da 51 designer.
Rewards for Research
We provide clinical trial (medical trial) online marketing services for our clients. That is we help find people to participate in clinical trials and medical research, so new medications can gain enough safety and efficacy data to be submitted to regulatory authorities like the FDA.
The other important thing we do is educate the public about clinical trials and medical research and aim to improve its perception by the public. We aim to show that it is a very important process, and that every medication which has ever improved or saved someone's life had to go through the same process, and that people who participate in clinical trials ought to be commended for volunteering to help advance medical research.
1. Our website audience – Patients and volunteers in clinical trials and medical research. The demographics vary significantly, and include 18-80, male and female, Australia and the US, low and mid socio economic strata, people with any medical condition, carers and those with minor accessibility issues (poor eyesight, older, low technology literacy etc).
2. Our clients – Wide ranging, including research companies, not-for-profit research organisations, universities, nutrition & supplement companies etc. The people within these organizations include executives, managers, scientists, doctors and nurses.
The design should invoke feelings of trust. We are repositioning our service to be very patient centric. The public has a poor perception of clinical trials (eg. human guinea pig), despite them playing a very important role in our health. Every medication, including life-saving medications, went through the clinical trial process. We are positioning ourselves as a trusted source of clinical trial information, and want to educate the public as to the role clinical trials perform.
The template also has to convey a sense of professionalism to our clients. Our clients are usually not familiar with online marketing at all, and it is important they feel that we are a professional company providing an important service, in the same way that a print marketing company would.
Please see the attached 1.5 page requirements.doc. It was easier to include everything in a simple and easy to read format in a word document.
EDIT: The name of the font used in our logo is Context SSi Reprise Thin Expanded. You can download it for free at http://www.font-zone.com/download.php?fid=2412.
UPDATE: Please no 3D designs and no science/medical pictures etc. We want to avoid invoking feelings/associations with science/medicine.
EDIT 2: I've had a request to upload a screenshot of the mock-up (http://rewardsforresearch.com/mock-up.htm) as someone couldn't access it. I've attached two screenshots, one of the upper portion of that webpage, and one of the lower.


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seointern needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 27 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
Pacific Printing - http://www.PrintedUnion.com
The majority of our business comes through Union print jobs. We do all types of printed material. For a full list of our services go here: http://www.printedunion.com/services
We offer a broad range of services anywhere from Costco to Political campaigns.
We're looking for a unique design for our business. We really like this example here: http://www.customlabel.com/. Currently we have a basic design that we're going to get rid of here: http://www.printedunion.com. You'll be able to get an idea for our colors as well as our logo & content, ect.
Here is our main navigation:
Get an estimate
Send a file
Meet our staff
Our Presses
Contact Us
In the home page design, we'd like to be have an opt-in section. As well as a section that we can promote an offer our site.