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NORTON, Mass. – The MIT women's volleyball team saw four players reach double-digits in kills as it defeated Wheaton College, 25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, in a NEWMAC match on Thursday night. Senior Kristine Bunker (Falmouth, Mass.) led the way for the Engineers (15-7, 5-2 NEWMAC) with 11 kills and a .611 hitting percentage.
Senior Tatiana Berger (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) racked up 10 kills, seven digs, two aces, and two blocks as junior Jenny Astrachan (Austin, Texas) posted 10 kills and four aces. Senior Rachel Hunt (Arlington Heights, Ill.) rounded out the front row with 10 kills while classmate Emma Gargus (Columbus, Ohio) totaled five digs, four aces, and two blocks. Junior Nicole Gagnier (Atlanta, Ga.) registered 39 assists and four aces as freshman Tori Wuthrich (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) amassed a match-high 17 digs. Senior Sharon Hao (San Jose, Calif.) and freshman Jennie Glerum (Redmond, Wash.) bolstered the defense with seven and five digs, respectively.
Holding a 9-8 edge in the first set, an Astrachan ace sparked a 9-3 run that was capped by an ace from Berger. Wheaton picked up the next five points, trimming its deficit to two (18-16). An exchange of points ensued, keeping the Lyons within striking distance until kills by Hunt and Gagnier coupled with a hitting error gave the Engineers the 25-20 win.
The second stanza featured seven ties and four lead changes before a quick Wheaton burst put it up 18-15. Following its own timeout, MIT slowly mounted a 9-3 spurt as an attacking error resulted in set point. A kill and ace kept the Lyons alive, but a strike from Hunt ended the late rally.
Wheaton picked up the first three points of the third set but the Engineers recorded the next five and later built a 14-10 advantage. The hosts stayed close, capitalizing on a hitting error which put them in front, 20-19. Bunker registered a kill after an MIT timeout; however, the Lyons recorded five of the next six points to force an extra frame.
In the final set, Wheaton jumped out to a 4-0 lead but the Engineers battled back to even the score at eight as Bunker contributed three kills and collaborated with Gagnier for a block. MIT increased its cushion to 15-12; however, the Lyons recorded the next three points. The Engineers gained some breathing room courtesy of their own three-point spurt and maintained the slight edge down the stretch as Hunt's kill made the score 24-20. A serving error and block cut Wheaton's deficit in half and prompted a timeout by MIT. The comeback attempt was thwarted shortly after the break by Gagnier's quick hit.
MIT returns to action on Friday, Oct. 18 when it hosts Western New England University on the first day of the two-day MIT Quad Tournament. Saturday's lineup will feature matches with Rivier University and UMass Boston.


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What is Cyberbullying Anyway?
from the good-to-know-*before*-the-witch-hunt dept
- consider the types of activity that might be included within the term,
- consider the type of harm,
- consider the level of intent required by the offender,
- determine the extent that it will address off-campus conduct.
Yet... Dickerson ignores one major consideration: why have a separate policy for cyberbullying anyway? It seems to me that in order to consider these issues sanely, we need to stop pretending they're separate things simply because we apply a "cyber" prefix to them. What's a "cyberthreat?" How is that different from a threat in general? Is a "cyberthreat" just a threat made online? What if it's made with a cell phone instead? What about a plain old telephone? Yes, the medium must be considered ("you're going to die" is different when shouted in a playground than written in letters cut out of a magazine...), but do we create separate terms or policies for each medium? We do often need to re-examine our laws and policies in the face of new technologies, but it rarely makes sense to have separate "cyberpolicies" instead of ensuring that existing policies are adapted to handle the new technologies. Why not ensure that existing harassment policies cover real harassment that occurs online instead of creating a new "cyberharassment" policy? Without a consideration of the difference between cyberbullying and bullying in general at the heart of this discussion, people run the risk of spending their energy blaming the technology and grandstanding, creating new policies with troubling unintended consequences rather than addressing the real issue, which often may well just be plain old bullying in a new context. The new context can certainly present new challenges that might warrant policy changes, but people should be careful not to get distracted from the issue of bullying just because it has "cyber" tacked onto the front.

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I've always wondered what the Forestmen sets would look like if they'd used brown instead of black. So I had a crack. Most of the pieces are available in Brown however I did use some Reddish Brown when it wasn't available. I also took the liberty of changing the Grey to Dark Grey with some of the details on the Camouflaged Outpost. There's still a couple of pieces which weren't available in any of the browns but that's okay, I'm satisfied. I did try to get pieces for the Forestmen's Crossing but because the panels only came in a brown as the log finish, I wasn't interested. I probably could have built those walls completely from bricks but for the now, I'm content. It also gave me a bit of practice at working out how to get BrickLink to work for me the best.
I think when I originally had built these, I thought that they didn't look quite right but I have to say that it grew on me. They would certainly fit into a scene with brown trees a lot better than as they were.
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Plan Your Windstar Cruises Vacation
Are they cruise ships with sails or sailing ships designed for cruises? Since 1986, these masted sailing yachts have filled an upscale niche. They often visit ports of call inaccessible to huge, traditional cruise ships and offer a unique perspective of any cruising region. Though Windstar ships seldom depend on wind alone to sail, if you're fortunate and conditions are perfect, as they sometimes are, the complete silence of pure sailing is heavenly. Stabilizers and computer-controlled ballast systems ensure no more than a mere few degrees of lean.
When you can tear yourself away from the sight of thousands of yards of Dacron sail overhead, it doesn't take long to read the daily schedule of activities on a typical Windstar cruise. Simply put, there are few scheduled activities. Diversions are for the most part social, laid-back, and impromptu. You can choose to take part in the short list of daily activities; borrow a book, game, or DVD from the library; or do nothing at all. There's never pressure to join in or participate if you simply prefer relaxing with a fully loaded iPod, which you can check out on board.
Multimillion-dollar upgrades in 2012 enhanced each ship from stern to stern with chic new decor that mimics the colors of the sky and sandy beaches. The Yacht Club, which replaced the library on Wind Surf, is designed to be the social hub of the ship, with computer stations, a coffee bar, and a more expansive feel than the room it replaced. You will be able to join other passengers in comfortable seating around a large flat-screen TV to cheer on your favorite team during sporting events. In addition, all accommodations and bathrooms have been remodeled with updated materials; new weights and televisions were added to the gym; a couples massage room enhances the Wind Surf spa; the casual Veranda was expanded; the decks now have Balinese sun beds; and cooling mist sprayers are near the pools.
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- Smaller Ports The size of Windstar's motor-sailing ships allows them to call at ports that large ships simply cannot visit.
- Not All-Inclusive Windstar cruises are luxurious but far less inclusive than other luxury cruise lines.
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- Just the Right Size The graceful sailing ships are large enough to offer a few big ship features, yet small enough to give the feel of a private yacht.
- The Romance of the Sea With their sails billowing overhead, Windstar ships are among the most romantic at sea.
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- You want a high-end experience yet prefer to dress casually every night of your vacation.
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- You're a romantic: tables for two are plentiful in the dining rooms.
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- You must have a spacious private balcony. There are none.
- You're bored unless surrounded by constant stimulation. Activities are purposely low-key.
- You have mobility problems. These ships are simply not very good for passengers in wheelchairs.
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Dining on Windstar ships is as casually elegant as the dress code. There's seldom a wait for a table in open seating dining rooms where tables for two are plentiful. Whether meals are taken in the open and airy top-deck buffet, with its floor-to-ceiling windows and adjacent
tables outside, or in the formal dining room, dishes are as creative as the surroundings. Expect traditional entrées but also items that incorporate regional ingredients, such as plantains, for added interest. Save room for petits fours with coffee and a taste of the fine cheeses from the after-dinner cheese cart.
In a nod to healthy dining, low-calorie and low-fat spa cuisine alternatives for breakfast, lunch, and dinner are prepared to American Heart Association guidelines. Additional choices are offered from the vegetarian menu.
A midcruise deck barbecue featuring grilled seafood and other favorites is fine dining in an elegantly casual alfresco setting. Desserts are uniformly delightful, and you'll want to try the bread pudding, a Windstar tradition available at the luncheon buffet. With daily tea and hot and cold hors d'oeuvres served several times during the afternoon and evening, no one goes hungry. Room service is always available, and you can place your order for dinner from the restaurant's menu during scheduled dining hours.
Evening entertainment is informal, with a small dance combo playing in the main lounges. Compact casinos offer games of chance and slot machines, but don't look for bingo or other organized games. A weekly show by the crew is delightful; attired in the traditional costumes
of their homelands, they present music and dance highlighting their cultures. You may find occasional movies in the main lounges, which are outfitted with state-of-the-art video and sound equipment. Most passengers prefer socializing, either in the main lounge or an outdoor bar where Cigars Under the Stars attracts not only cigar aficionados but stargazers as well.
Welcome-aboard and farewell parties are hosted by the captain, and most passengers attend those as well as the nightly informational sessions regarding ports of call and activities that are presented by the staff during predinner cocktails.
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Most of the line's massage and exercise facilities are quite small, as would be expected on a ship that carries fewer than 150 passengers; however, Wind Surf's WindSpa and fitness areas are unexpectedly huge. An array of exercise equipment, free weights, and
basic fitness classes are available in the gym and Nautilus room. There is an extra charge for Pilates and yoga classes. A wide variety of massages, body wraps, and facial treatments are offered in the spa, while hair and nail services are available for women and men in the salon. Both spa and salon are operated by Steiner Leisure.
Stern-mounted water-sports marinas are popular with active passengers who want to kayak, windsurf, and water-ski. Watery activities are free, including the use of snorkel gear that can be checked out for the entire cruise. The only charge is for diving; PADI-certified instructors offer a two-hour course for noncertified divers who want to try scuba, and are also available to lead experienced certified divers on underwater expeditions. The dive teams take care of everything, even prepping and washing down the gear. If you prefer exploring on solid ground, sports coordinators are often at hand to lead an early-morning guided walk in port.


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BAGHDAD >> Residents living near Iraq's largest dam say Sunni militants from the Islamic State group have overrun the complex.
The residents say the militants stormed the Mosul Dam complex in one hour on Thursday.
The dam, north of Iraq's second-largest city of Mosul, lies on the Tigris River, which runs through the capital, Baghdad.
The Islamic State group has fought local Kurdish peshmerga fighters for control of the dam for nearly one week.
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Our company was founded in St. Louis (Clayton), Missouri over 60 years ago d we are still headquartered there. We have offices in St. Louis, Chesterfield, St. Peters, St. Charles, South St. Louis City, Branson and Springfield, MO; Chicago, O'Fallon, Swansea, Belleville and Waterloo, IL; Des Moines and Ankeny, IA; Denver, CO., and Minco, OK. We provide financing for multifamily projects and healthcare facilities nationwide. Our founding principles of expert knowledge and unmatched service remain the hallmark of our business.
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
A bittersweet day
Here's a nice family photo from 1931-1932. Left to right, Wilton Gunzendorfer, Robert Levy, Loraine Gunzendorfer Levy, Sig Levy, Abraham Gunzendorfer, Bertha Schwartz Gunzendorfer. And that little guy in the front is my dad, Gordon Levy.
Dad was such a cutie! Here he is in 1933 when he was 6 years old.
And again in 1933 with his mother, Loraine Gunzendorfer Levy, and brother, Robert Levy.
Dad must have gotten a football and/or uniform for Christmas in 1937 - he's all decked out and ready to play! It looks like this was taken in the backyard of their home in Fresno.
Dad and his brother, Robert Levy, posing in the backyard in September, 1947. Even though they lived quite a distance from each other as they raised their families, they always remained close. At the end of their lives they talked on the phone every day!
After graduating from Fresno High School in 1944, Dad went off to Stanford University in Palo Alto. Here he is leaving for Palo Alto on May 15, 1949 – I hope he took more luggage with him!
Graduation from Stanford University – June 19, 1949. Lots of photos with different family members. Here's dad and his grandmother, Bertha Schwartz Gunzendorfer.
And with his Uncle Wilt Gunzendorfer.
Look at this group – Bertha Gunzendorfer, Dad, Mom (Gerry Martin), Robert Levy.
Dad was always a star to us – here he is hanging out with his good bud, Bob Hope. I'm just teasing, he didn't know Bob although it looks like at some point in his life he shared some golf tips with him.
Dad liked to have fun but I sure can't figure out what they're doing here.
And some nice photos of Dad later in life.
This may have been one of the last photos taken of Dad before he passed in 2005.
I miss my Dad every day and am so thankful to have such wonderful memories (and photos!) of him. Happy Father's Day, Dad!
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I love all the old pictures! You know what a bittersweet day this is for me, so I certainly understand how it is for you.ReplyDelete
What a nice walk through your father's life. It's wonderful that you have so many great photos -- even better that you have wonderful memories.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful tribute to your dad. And the photos are great.ReplyDelete
Wow! That photo of your dad with Bob Hope is really cool. Do you have more of the back story on that one?
Jana just took the words right out of my mouth! It is a sweet tribute, Debi! Thanks for sharing your dad with us.ReplyDelete
And, of course, everyone is wondering: just how did he get to know Bob Hope?
Lovely photos and memories - thank you for sharing them!ReplyDelete
I have no idea how he ended up in the car with Bob Hope. It's one of many questions I wished I'd asked.....and now I have no one left to ask.ReplyDelete
You come from a family of great smilers!ReplyDeleteReplies
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Behind a dominant 7.2 inning start from sophomore lefty Domenic Mazza and another solid offensive day, No. 15 UC Santa Barbara beat Wagner College by a score of 9-2 on Sunday afternoon, earning the Gauchos their first four-game sweep since the 2010 season.
Fresh off the best performance of his career last Sunday against Wichita State (6.2 innings pitches, one earned run, seven strikeouts), Mazza bested himself with an absolute gem against the Seahawks, striking out 10 batters and allowing just one earned run on four hits while pitching into the eighth inning.
It was the deepest he has ever worked into a game during his time at UCSB, and his strikeout total set a new career-high and was the first time since Apr. 10, 2012 that a Gauchos pitcher reached double digits in punchouts (Matt Vedo, 12 against Cal Poly).
Mazza, who improved to 2-1 on the year, was able to pitch late thanks to incredible efficiency, tossing 72 of of his 107 pitches for strikes. He retired 12 straight Seahawks at one point between the fourth through eighth innings.
Having won the first three games of the series already, this is the Gauchos' first four-game sweep of an opponent since Mar. 12-14, 2010 against Northern Illinois.
The Gauchos, who possess a 17-3 overall record and an 11-1 mark at home, are off to their best starts in both figures since the 1984 season (19-1 and 11-1, respectively).
Sophomore center fielder Andrew Calica and senior third baseman Joey Epperson keyed the Gauchos offense in the win, combining for five runs and half of the team's 10 hits.
After ending his 24-game hitting streak yesterday, Epperson answered in about the best way possible, going 4-5 with four runs driven in. With his four knocks, Epperson raised his season average to .493 and should enter the week as the leading batter in the NCAA.
Calica and Epperson teamed up directly to manufacture UCSB's first two runs. Calica, hitting in the leadoff position, reached in both the first and third innings (hit by pitch and single, respectively) and was able to steal second both times before being knocked in by Epperson singles.
Epperson scored himself in the third on an RBI single from Scott Quinlan to put UCSB up 3-0. That run held up as the eventual game winner.
The Gauchos created more distance with a two-run fifth, as sophomore designated hitter Robby Nesovic lined an RBI single to score Peter Maris before Epperson came around again on a bases-loaded wild pitch by Wagner reliever Steven Bloodworth.
Wagner showned some signs of life in the eighth inning, as shortstop Nick Mascelli drove in the team's first run of the day with an RBI single to right before scoring on the next play when Chris Smith laced a double into the left field corner, bringing the score to 5-2.
The next half inning, UCSB answered right back to shut the door by taking advantage of some Wagner control issues. After loading the bases on two walks and a hit by pitch, Maris grounded into an RBI fielder's choice before Epperson drove in two more with a line drive single into right-center field.
Greg Mahle capped the day's scoring with his first hit of the year, ripping an RBI double down the right field line to plate Epperson.
Sophomore righty Hector Lujan pitched a hitless top of the ninth to lock down the win for UCSB.
Each of Wagner's top four batters went 1-4 on the day, but the bottom five spots were a collective 2-15. Starter Paul Mammino was tagged with the loss after allowing five runs in four innings.
This week, the Gauchos travel to Fresno State for a Tuesday showdown before opening Big West conference play this weekend at home against Hawai'i. UCSBgauchos.com and AM 1290 will both carry Tuesday's game, with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m.


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George Clooney's girlfriend definitely has her priorities -- she missed a night at the White House for a modeling shoot, but George found a suitable sub -- Michelle Obama.
George was at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for a White House State Dinner, honoring British Prime Minister David Cameron. Other famous attendees included Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, producer Harvey Weinstein, and actor Idris Elba.
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QOTD: Cynthia Nixon Chose To Be A Lesbian
The good gay news today is that soon gays and gayelles will be able to have the rained out, flying fish wedding of their dreams at the Seattle Fish Market, because Washington is inches away from legalizing gay marriage finally. The other gay news that I'm not sure how to wrap the lobes of my brain around is that Cynthia Nixon told The New York Times that she made the choice to slurp on lady clit and fall in love with a woman.
"I gave a speech recently, an empowerment speech to a gay audience, and it included the line 'I've been straight and I've been gay, and gay is better.' And they tried to get me to change it, because they said it implies that homosexuality can be a choice. And for me, it is a choice. I understand that for many people it's not, but for me it's a choice, and you don't get to define my gayness for me. A certain section of our community is very concerned that it not be seen as a choice, because if it's a choice, then we could opt out. I say it doesn't matter if we flew here or we swam here, it matters that we are here and we are one group and let us stop trying to make a litmus test for who is considered gay and who is not.
Why can't it be a choice? Why is that any less legitimate? It seems we're just ceding this point to bigots who are demanding it, and I don't think that they should define the terms of the debate. I also feel like people think I was walking around in a cloud and didn't realize I was gay, which I find really offensive. I find it offensive to me, but I also find it offensive to all the men I've been out with."
At first, I took her words to mean that she chose to eat pussy the same way a gay person chooses to ignore their gayness by getting with someone from the opposite sex to please society. But that didn't really make sense, so I backed up out of that thought and then figured that she's trying to say who cares if it is a choice. That seemed sort of right, but then the light hit me after I asked myself, "Michael, if the most beautiful lesbian in the world Rojo Caliente asked you to drop the dick out of your mouth and come to the ginger side, would you go?" The answer is a full body FUCK YES! I'd drop that dick (but I'd come back for it afterward), grab my burn cream and prepare my tongue for some chili-crusted red snapper. So what I think Cynthia is TRYING to say is that she's a Rojosexual.


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I was just thinking that Tom is now the age Amy was in the first few pages I posted here:D. She seems so much more grown-up now, I'm loving her being 6 1/2 (the half is always so important:D).
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Midsomer Murders "Destroying Angel, Part 1" Gregory Chambers is shot with an arrow on the day of the funeral of hotelier Karl Wainright, who in his will left the hotel to Gregory as well as three other beneficiaries. Soon they too are being hunted down and dispatched in increasingly gruesome and imaginative ways. Part 1 of 2G
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the wicked child wrote:PensFanInDC wrote:I must watch television in a totally different way than you guys cause I loved last weeks episode and thought the first 50 minutes of this one was terrible.
Ending the show with 10 minutes of holy **** awesomeness tends to have that effect... but last week was still ho-hum.
I don't know, maybe I'm able to watch last weeks episode with a "1st episode of the new story arc" viewpoint and can appreciate it more. I can see how it sets up a bunch of storyline. I felt that most of this weeks episode was the same and could have been tossed into a 1.5 hour season premier.


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Feels Like Work....
August 08, 2014, 05:33:03 pm »
It doesn't matter to me where this conversation goes I just want to let out a little public "sigh".
The game is feeling more like work than play now days. I understand the push for realism and having more "things" to do than just wait on races to run. However, I think, the game as a whole, is getting a little unbalanced as far as "having fun", and "having to do work". To have any chance of doing well in a race your horse has to be in peak physical
mental condition, which is a chore unto itself. It's frustrating to see a once top stable deteriorate into nothingness because the intricacies of striving for "realism" suffocated it.
Taxes are sad to me...they are almost unbearable. Especially if you had a "off" year and slacked off on
maintaining your stable so your horses would, at least, have a chance at placing well. Maybe the ratio of a horses "natural" statistics and how they run based on mental and physical condition is off? I understand giving a horse who is slightly less of a "powerhouse" an advantage with a few good workouts but it seems a horse doesn't even have a chance in hell anymore unless they are in perfect condition, which is frustrating.
In a perfect fantasy world I would like to see....
- Barn size restricted again (yes, I realize I have quite a few of my own, but I wouldn't mind being forced to cut down...even by half). We have almost lost the buying and selling market because of over breeding. I think if people were forced to sell or retire instead of hoarding and breeding every breathing mare we might get a market back with quality horses.
- Less emphasis put on working out and shipping horses. It would be nice if more emphasis was put on your horses natural statistics so less time would be required to "work on them". I miss the GOT's...Is there a happy medium?
- Less nominations. I understand this is in the works, but we are still required to pay them which is still eating in to budgets needlessly. If we want a horse to run in any of the important Triple Races we have to shell out still. Therefore, some of the more than qualified horses aren't running in them because owners either forgot to nominate them or just can't afford it. Then those who do remember and can afford it are getting to run in them with relatively no competition.
- Less taxes. Tax, Tax, Tax, Fee, Fee, Fee. Understandably no one likes taxes and fees but I feel it's getting a little out of hand. Just because that's the way the real world is run doesn't make it right...
The way things are set up now I get feelings of anxiousness, nervousness, resentment, and sadness when I check on things at my virtual stable. I want to feel happy and excited when I'm here. I have a hard time donating time and money to something that I feel isn't fun. At this point I'm just trying to survive...hoping there will be a change and I'll get that old excitement back...that kept me coming back for years.
These are all things we try to escape from when we enter an alternate reality. As it is now I'm just being bombarded with real life "crap" in my escape from reality, which is super sad for me because this use to be my most favorite game in the world to engulf myself in and leave everything else behind.
Sorry for the rant...it's just the way I've been feeling for a while and wanted to see what everyone else thought. Especially the other "oldbies".
Last Edit: August 08, 2014, 05:40:03 pm by hollyh1125
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Re: Feels Like Work....
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August 08, 2014, 07:25:48 pm »
I think the biggest thing you point out I definitely agree on is the tax, tax, tax. I also understand the push for realism, but it's a little sad and frustrating to be taxed for horses you no longer own (and in some cases only owned within the first 2-3 months of the year), taxed more on horses who actually do well and break the standard racehorse fee, pay a higher stud fee then be taxed more on said stud fee than the standard broodmare fee -- this can be especially irritating in the case of free LFG breedings, because if the fee is high enough it's not really free in the long run, no fault unto the stud owner of course -- fees based on a weanling or yearling's sire's stud fee (I've heard the argument that you would want to take better care of a high-priced stud's offspring but there's hardly a standard guideline for stud fees. The richest fee doesn't always produce the best offspring, and many times it's the broodmare in question who's better than the stud, but there are too many variables in this situation. There's also the situation of purchasing a foal by a super nice sire and being slapped with the stud fee tax (should 10% exceed 2k) when you had nothing to do with the breeding arrangement). It'd be a little less frustrating if there was just a standard fee for broodmares and youngstock, regardless of who they bred to, who their sire is, ect. I can understand the racehorse earnings tax; I think I'm mostly pointing it out because that's your real legit income in the face of taxes and a stifled seller's market.
That also ended up being a rant. Oops. Anyways, I agree with many points Holly makes. I love FF, I do, especially in seeing a homebred do well, or a claimer suddenly become great, and I have an especially huge love for the foaling season to see what sort of foal will hit the ground. However I think my last nice stakes horse was with the old script; I could actually afford to keep more than 10 broodmares and their foals. I find myself mostly training, training, training, entering races, selling many horses, training, training, shipping, race, sell more horses. I love FF, but I feel I spend half the year selling or leasing to survive taxes, then do likewise to have enough cash to enter races.
I've been in FF a few years but apparently not long enough to recall barn size restrictions. Can someone fill me in?
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Re: Feels Like Work....
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August 08, 2014, 07:29:59 pm »
I'm not one of the original players but have been going for about 5-6 years now so hope it's OK to add some thoughts here.
Taxes - mine will be (again) pretty hefty this year, although I mostly blame myself for that having hoarded too many ponies. I wouldn't be against lesser taxes but if they stay as they are then I will have to manage things a bit better next year. Money management is not my strongest point, either in FF or RL
And I do say, without fail every year that I will not buy more ponies next year!
Nominations - personally, I generally only nominate weanlings and even then not for many races - as my stable's in England the colts get nominated for the English and Irish 2000 guineas and the fillies for the 1000 equivalent which costs me $2000 per horse. They might get a lifetime BC nomination if they're eligible. I generally don't nominate for anything else as I'd have no money left but again perhaps that's where I need to have less horses. I do nominate my studs for the BC and nominated my foal crop for the BS this year but it was only a small crop. Do I remember Shanthi saying nominations were going in the rewrite?
Restricted stable size - I don't know what the previous restrictions were so can't really offer much of an opinion on this. If there was a limit, would it be up to individual stable owners to decide which horses to sell/retire/transfer to FF? If bigger stables sold off horses to smaller ones and taxes remained as they are could these potentially stunt the development/growth of smaller/newer stables?
From my own stable's performance this year I had noticed that although our OTB % is the best it's ever been, on the whole stakes level performers have been few and far between. I'd put this down to not having such good quality horses in the barn and my best racer perhaps being past his prime. I never thought it could be because the energy balance (or something) has more emphasis - perhaps Shanthi could confirm if there's been any changes.
In terms of selling, up until recently I would have said it could be quite difficult to sell horses but then I've just held an auction where all 60 horses sold and the majority for far more than I ever dreamed they would, especially since I felt I was letting go of mostly the "weaker" members of the barn. Some of the new owners seemed to think otherwise! However, there's been a number of horses on the sales board (and leases) for several months. Perhaps there could be a limit on how long a horse could be on there for, maybe 3 months, and if the horse didn't sell in that time they couldn't be reoffered for another month. I think if you are selling a horse, you know in your mind how much you want to sell it for but if it doesn't sell at that price you have to make the decision to either reduce the price until it does sell, keep it and possibly reoffer at a later date or retire. There was certainly a few in my auction that I would have retired had they not sold.
I have been actively trying to increase the calibre of mares that I breed from but I'll hold my hands up and say I have got a couple of mares that I'm breeding from for sentimental reasons rather than their stellar race records. Maybe there could be tighter restrictions on mares allowed to breed although plenty of unraced mares or those with relatively poor race records turn out to be excellent producers. Also, if newer/smaller stables couldn't breed any foals unless the mare had performed at stakes level that could take an awful long time and put some people off.
I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling a bit fed up with things. At the moment I still get excited about and hope it stays that way but it can be frustrating when it seems like only certain stables seem to be winning the stakes races week in, week out and the majority of mine seem to struggle beyond allowance company. I'll keep trying though and I'm hoping that as the better bred horses come through we might be more competitive in the bigger races. Quality over quantity is the way forward for me I think
Last Edit: August 08, 2014, 07:35:02 pm by imagine
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Re: Feels Like Work....
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August 09, 2014, 01:57:51 am »
Just thought I'd chime in because I've been thinking about some of these things myself as well as some other things
**I think taxes need to be approached a little differently. I believe all animals should be charged minor flat fee for care, if taxes were run each three months or so this would lower them by taking into account selling horses early in the year etc.
And then there should be tax brackets for overall stables earnings.
Thusly any stable earning one million or less would pay say 2%.
Any stable between 1 & 3 million would pay 5%
3 & 5 million would pay 10%
5 to 10 million 13%
over 10 million 18%
Etc or be tweaked to be better this is just off the top of my head. But it seems like it would be easier on stables earning low for the year and hit the stables with huge amounts harder. But is also more realistic. Especially as the tax seems to cap at $100,000 earning for each horse, which is unnecessary as if they're earning that much you can afford it. There is a LOT of money to go around when you consider the purse sizes and the relatively small amount of active stables in the game and this seems a better way to level it out some.
I'd like to add that taxes will slug me pretty hard as I spent a ridiculous amount on Stud fees and shipping broodmares so it's all my fault and I accept the responsibility should I go belly up. But I tend to keep a 'float' I check my after tax budget frequently, if it's going to be under a certain amount I don't do any unnecessary spending. I.e bidding, buying, breeding until we're back in shape
**I spend almost no time working my horses out, I use a schedule for all of them. I spend almost no time shipping either, my good horses are usually in America so i just board them. The majority of my time is spent deciding who to enter in what and when
** I think you should be able to sell horses over a certain age to FF OR any age if YOU bred them. The amount you should get for them is enough to cover the flat rate for owning them so that it can't be abused. I would hope barn sizes wouldn't be enforced as I enjoy my hoarding and what else is there to spend our money on except caring for horses. There's no way to know if a mare is quality until she's had several foals anyways. Many multi-millionaires are average producers and some poor runners make great babies. I have two gold rated broodmares, one unraced create and the other won a few times but flopped in stakes level races. There is always going to be duds or over the hill horses, in real life they would be sent to become meat or retrained for other professions. Selling to FF should be the solution for these. A lot of people have hangups about retiring the crappy runners at their stable. People still seem to pay plenty for good horses at auctions but the sales page is usually full of old or unsuccessful racers that need work.
** Personally I don't think nominations are really necessary but I'm pretty sure they're already on the way out. I like the BC setup though, that horses have to perform well to get in, otherwise there's little point to them.
** Most importantly I don't think there should be less input from players required, but as there have been changes made several times to FF perhaps we need to find out if there a lot of horses with talent going around and some stables are managing them better OR if it is all the management making even low quality horse run well? But I must say that I manage all my horses the same and yet they don't run like Ishka and Devil's Walk. Also there is a problem with the rest cycle. Almost any horse (but not over the hill) can win a stakes race so long as it hasn't raced for 3+ months. Indeed don't race a horse for 7 months and it will win any race at all you put it in and get a speed record in the process. If same horse is raced monthly it's a total dud. This needs looking at
Want to say I love the game immensely as it is, even though i have 130 ish racehorses it is mainly a handful that keeps me afloat and I'm always a good kind of nervous on raceday because I'm never sure who will be successful
Last Edit: August 09, 2014, 04:31:55 am by Steph
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Re: Feels Like Work....
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August 09, 2014, 04:34:24 am »
Holly, I would have to agree with everything you said. Brianna-Edgewood Stud
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August 09, 2014, 07:20:33 am »
Me too holly and I have had some really bad things happen in real,life and I don't even enjoy this now because no mater how much I try I can't make money, I have put up decent horses for sale and sold maybe 3 , I just don't have the time to handicap and it took yrs to,get quality mares and ow I'm going broke , it doesn't make me excited Anymore , m,y once promising stakes horses just one month all decided to not run anymore (ages don't even matter it was all) I am just sad
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I have noticed after buying horses from several stables that some do not seem to pay attention to their NE/morale which is pretty important and that after some rest these horses pick up significantly.
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August 09, 2014, 08:16:21 am »
And I sound like an ass now
I'm not arguing against holly's point I have no idea how the game used to be so I can't even say if it would be better to go back but I thought these ideas might be useful for the game as it is. And I just keep talking lately
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August 09, 2014, 01:56:52 pm »
It used to be that you could stable rest 1 month and be good, and 2 months would almost seem to "super charge" a horse and you could run them for 5+ months. Though I have purchased some horses from other stables who hadn't rested in 6-7 months and had been consistently doing well but the instant I bought them they struggled so I send them home for 3 months and they still don't seem to recover. I must not possess the right feed or something, lol. It does seem very unbalanced though.
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August 09, 2014, 03:50:03 pm »
This system can work, but I understand the frustrations. Because it's a game, it's difficult to ALWAYS race horses consistently. Personally, I've had success with a light stable schedule for ALL racehorses, and resting them for one full month twice a year (I do it by age group so I know who has been). Is it ideal for every pony? Nope. But those are the ones I end up selling, typically. I've seen an increase in injuries in some, which sucks, but at least it's only virtual. My horses end up running less times per year than most other better managed horses, because I hate entering races of all things. :p I've also noticed that for some ponies, jockey comments mean EVERYTHING. Using a stable schedule allows me to occasionally scroll through and see what their jockey has to say (I assign each 2yo a random jockey to immediately start getting someone familiar enough for comment). All I look for is 1) do they know the horse like the back of their hand, and only if so, 2) running style and 3) equipment. The rest is just "filler" to me.
Oh, and when I do enter horses, I sort by energy, which means the horses with A/A float to the top of the list and are typically the only ones that run (unless I get REALLY into entering horses, which rarely happens).
I've also tried to self impose stable sizes over the years, so that's always an option. I would set a goal number (broodmares based on the number of 2yos I wanted to try managing each year, for example), and have sold several great horses based on this. I don't think the game needs to "control" this, personally. I like it to be personal preference.
I do think the idea of a flat stable care fee per horse plus a "tax bracket" on overall income could work, and soften the blow on the years where real life just keeps you from being active for whatever reason.
I do think people are breeding horses with the goal to sell some off, which obviously doesn't work in FFs current market. I do wish there was a way to "donate" horses to FF if they don't sell, for little or no money. But those young broodmares with 2-3 foals on the ground (and no runners yet) have too much potential to go ahead and retire. We need to consider skipping a year or two before rebreeding. But then the alerts will be fun. Maybe a "put to pasture for a year" status button would work? Ha. That's just my OCD.
Ultimately, I think people expect to make money from the breeding side, which used to work, but doesn't anymore. We have to breed horses WE want (and are able to) manage. Sure, we might still sell a couple, but we all probably buy just as many to fill those slots.
Sorry if I've offend anyone...but I wanted to offer my real opinion...
Now I just wish we could enter more than 2 race days, because sometimes there isn't a good race. But that's just the lazy me who wants to knock it all out at once when I do it...
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To be honest, I think the only reason I've been sticking around for so long is because I want to see how Eighteen Karat does as a sire. I own a lot of his babies so if they turn out to be nice runners, well, I can get steady-ish income from them.
I don't think I play very well with this particular game's system, especially since after several years I
haven't found a system that works for the majority of my runners, but my real problem is the current tax system. For me, new horses = more taxes that I can't afford to pay so I just end up racing the same group of horses that just lose me money race day after race day. I don't think I claimed a single horse this year because of that. I know we're going for realism and I actually don't mind being taxed on the horses but the way I'm being taxed is sucking all the fun and challenges out of the game.
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I want to wait and see what other thoughts come from this thread, but regarding taxes...
I haven't even considered how to write them in the beta. That tells me that 1) they're not very important 2) they should be rethought.
Taxes were setup initially as a money sink when racing was cheap/easy (no shipping, no jockeys). Likewise breeding was also cheap/easy (and at a lower volume so there were fewer stillbirths). A lot more fees have been introduced since then, making it harder to make a profit from horses, so taxes seem a bit irrelevant.
I quite like
's suggestion above about how to rework taxes. I'd need to run some numbers to see how what makes the most sense, but I've been thinking for a while about how to rework taxes and Steph, your suggestions make sense.
I don't know when the rewrite will be done (lack of time/energy to work on it really slows me down), but until it does, I'm going to disable the tax script on the current system. Hopefully it'll just be for this one tax season.
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Yaay no taxes!
I didn't like one thing about them, especially; that if you bred a mare to a relatively new/unproven stallion for a cheap fee, and then that stallion suddenly became Gold rated and his fee grew significantly, you would pay for the weanling/yearling the higher % of his current fee instead of % of what you paid for the breeding... which I felt was unfair because that breeding was a risk when the stallion did not have his rating yet.
But, it doesn't happen that often.
I also blame myself for claiming not-so-promising claimers from FF... I didn't have to!
But I got better at retiring ponies... I even retired a 2yo after four races...
because I thought that his pedigree is not that awesome, so if he's not brilliant from the start it probably means that he will not be brilliant later... and I have other 2yo's with better pedigrees and starts...
I'm also planning a new approach to selling this year's yearlings when they turn 2 in 2019: instead of picking the ones to sell, I will pick the ones I really (but really) want to keep, and sell the rest... the idea is to sell more than I will keep, but we shall see
I still love the game! And I'm sure we'll all enjoy it better with the new horse pictures
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Re: Feels Like Work....
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I agree that something like what Steph suggested might be better all round, although maybe lower rates would be sufficient.
For example, looking at my Taxes for last year, my overall Taxes came to a little over $5m. If I had been Taxed a straight 10% of my Total Race Earnings alone (not including extras like Stud Fees received and Horses Sold), my Taxes would have been just under $7m.
Then, add on say 5% of all Stud Fees Received and say 5% of the value of horses sold, plus maybe $1,000 for all unraced & unretired horses in your Stable (although, a racehorse that raced even once but had zero earnings for the year, would escape having to "pay Tax"). I don't know where Broodmares and Stallions would fit into this latter category, but they probably shouldn't be included. After all, if the broodmare owner is already having to pay a Stud Fee, why should they have to pay a Tax on that expense? A flat $1,000 per foal Tax for all live foals should cover "feed and care" for the foal. A Stallion would already be covered by the Tax on Stud Fees.
The Tax on Racing Earnings might be easier to code than how it is being done currently because, instead of the current system (having to work out what each individual racehorse earned, Taxing a percentage of its earnings, working out if this Tax came to less than $5,000 or more than $100,000), Shanthi would just have to figure out the Stables total Earnings (which shouldn't be too hard, since that is shown on each Stables Information page and must be stored somewhere in the system) and apply the relevant Tax Rate to that figure.
This should be fairer so that a larger stable whose racehorses all decide to have an off year at the same time, wouldn't be penalized for this and, a large stable, like mine, whose horses are "running out of their shoes", will definitely pay their fair share of Taxes.
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I totally agree with the game become more work than fun. Taxes crush me every year. I've been in the game for 7 years, and granted I've been in school that entire time so I don't have a lot of time to devote, but at this point I would like to think I'd have at least won some caliber of races that would allow me to survive. CW was always my stable savior because it allowed me that extra income I simply couldn't get from my ponies. So thank you Shanthi for cancelling for this year! It means I will be able to race at the beginning of next year instead of trying to sell or lease my ponies in a flooded market.
As far as breeding and selling, I've always wondered if there should be a standard for BMs, but at the same time there are stallions now that are from mares that were practically duds. If there could be any evaluation of sorts that mares could go through, great, but I'm hesitant to restrict some BMs because they are wildcards in so many ways. What if there was a "if the mare hasn't produced a winner in 3 racing foals she retires" kind of rule? I'm nor sure how to give everyone a fair shake especially since some horses are terribly late bloomers. I've had a number of mine that have
come to their racing style at 4 or 5 (though this may be due to the fact that I have a very lightly raced stable because of school).
I've also thought about retiring being more standardized. Especially for the FF horses, since FF has so many. There are a lot of older horses running 1 minute+ for 2f in their races, which is so slow. Those horses are just over the hill to me, and it would be great to see them retire and give the other FF horses that have barely been raced a chance. Even if there was a notification that came up on stable pages like injuries/births/deaths/retirements. Maybe something that says "the FF trainer has noticed x horses has been performing poorly. She suggests this horse be retired." or something like that?
Also, when we get new members, is there anyway that we can give them FF stock horses instead of making more created horses? Especially since so many of the new stables seem to disappear after a couple races.
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The fire department picked a charity for the game two years ago, and the police department has chosen a cause this year that's close to the heart of many officers. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit Surfers Healing, a national program that gives children on the autism spectrum the opportunity to attend a surf camp. The program annually has a stop in Narragansett. This year's event is scheduled for Sept. 14.
"One member of our department has a child who always goes to the camp," Fortier said. "We felt this would be a good way to help him and to help the whole program as much as we could."
Surfers Healing was founded in Southern California by Israel and Danielle Paskowitz. Their son, Isaiah, was diagnosed with autism at age three. Israel, a former competitive surfer, found that Isaiah was at home in the waves. Surfers Healing was born and has since expanded to both coasts.
"It's a great program, and this is our way of helping out," Fortier said.
The basketball game two years ago was an enjoyable experience for the participants, but the event wasn't as big as both departments envisioned. They're hoping the momentum of the charity hockey game carries over.
"It was exciting last time, but I don't think word got out as much," Fortier said. "We're striving to make it like the hockey game."
If the early interest is any indication, they're on the right track. There was no shortage of players willing to sign up.
"It just spread like wildfire," Fortier said.
All players are from the Warwick departments, and there should be some solid basketball talent on display. As always, it'll be intense, too.
"It's going to be like Boston vs. New York," Fortier said. "We've been practicing and I'm sure they have too. Everyone is taking it seriously."
The departments are asking for a $5 donation for tickets, though it's not mandatory. Tickets are available at the Warwick Police Department, 99 Veterans Memorial Drive.
Donations are accepted, as well, and the police department is also seeking donations for raffle items.


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It's two weeks before Christmas and all through the house, boxes are brought out from the attic or basement and merry is about. The tree is being trimmed and plans are made to welcome the season with a festive serenade. But before the stress comes down and family is welcomed to town, here is your weekly dose of real estate headlines. (sorry, not much rhymes with "headlines")
Here are 5 costly home buying myths.
It seems like every holiday season this question gets brought up, should sellers decorate their home for the holidays?
Why yes I would like to see a property video of Michael Jordan's home that's for sale.
Party like it's 2014? Apparently more home buyers want space for entertaining.
The Street tries to predict what to expect for housing in 2014.
AOL Real Estate has a useful list of extra expenses to be aware of when buying a home.
If you don't believe us when we tell you of the importance of using an experienced agent, here's what the Washington Post has to say about it.
And finally, for those looking to rent a home here are 7 tips for renters.
The post Real Estate Headlines for Two Weeks Before Christmas appeared first on Coldwell Banker Blue Matter.
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U.S., Turkey Clashing Over Arms Flow Into Syria
The U.S. and Turkey are clashing over Syria, complicating U.S. efforts and highlighting how Middle East turmoil is upending longstanding alliances. Adam Entous reports. Photo: AP.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Yale hockey center Mandi Schwartz, her parents Carol and Rick, and her fiancée Kaylem Prefontaine have been in Seattle since last week in preparation for a cord blood transplant to treat her leukemia. The procedure will take place at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, which partners with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, a pre-eminent institution for treating hematologic malignancies. Mandi's father recently provided this update for all those concerned about her health.
1) How is Mandi doing?
Mandi is doing fine. She has been undergoing pre-tests for the transplant and we are participating in some educational seminars. Her health is good and she is continuing to work on some strengthening to ensure she is in good condition for the transplant. Her transplant team of professionals has done a great job ensuring she is comfortable with and knowledgeable about the upcoming transplant.
2) How can any of us best help her, and/or her family, right now?
Cord blood donations and bone marrow registration still remain our family's top priorities. Education and awareness about the world-wide need for donors benefits not just us but all patients in need of a transplant and there are many such patients.
3) When is Mandi's cord blood transplant scheduled?
We're scheduled for August 26. [Editor's note: the date has since been changed to August 27]
4) Anything else you'd like to share at this point?
Right now we are very happy with our temporary home in Seattle. We'd like to thank everyone for all of their support, and remind everyone to please continue to support cord blood donation and bone marrow donor testing to help patients in need.
For more information about Mandi and how you can help, updates will be posted here: http://www.yalebulldogs.com/mandi


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== O.N.E. Technologies ==
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[http://www.onelabs.com/ O.N.E. Technologies] offers LinuxBIOS on all their x86 products.
[http://www.onelabs.com/ O.N.E. Technologies] offers LinuxBIOS on all their x86 products.
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Here's a list of vendors and their products running coreboot/LinuxBIOS. Please contact us if you wish to add your product to the following list.
Artec Group
Artec Group runs LinuxBIOS on their Geode LX based DBE61 ThinCan system.
Cluster Labs
Cluster Labs sells a 1.1 GHz PIII cluster node with 1 GB memory, fast ethernet, and boots LinuxBIOS.
coresystems GmbH
coresystems GmbH is offering coreboot/LinuxBIOS based services and products. As a coreboot contributor, coresystems is hosting the coreboot development repository and web page.
The Cray Xd1 is an Opteron-based system which runs LinuxBIOS.
CW Linux
CW Linux offers pre-installed LinuxBIOS motherboards, SDK and related hardware for people want to use or develop applications on LinuxBIOS. It also provides professional services for custom LinuxBIOS-based system development.
i-TECH Corp.
i-TECH is selling test and analysis tools with LinuxBIOS, including all its "Satellite" Fibre Channel analyzers (IFC-3016, IFC-4016, IFC-30, IFC40) and "PassPort"-based test and analysis tools.
Linutop is going to ship coreboot on their diskless computers.
Linux Labs
Linux Labs is selling LinuxBIOS Beowulf clusters comprised of 1U x86-based nodes with LinuxBIOS installed.
Linux NetworX
Linux NetworX, a major contributor to the LinuxBIOS project, sells a variety of cluster solutions with LinuxBIOS installed.
LUCIDA is shipping several of their thin clients, e.g. the LT2610 and the LT3712 with LinuxBIOS, according to their website.
MikroTik is offering the Routerboard 200 series which seems to be shipped with LinuxBIOS (devices from other Routerboard series might use LinuxBIOS, too).
O.N.E. Technologies
O.N.E. Technologies offers LinuxBIOS on all their x86 products.
Silicon Mechanics
Silicon Mechanics will ship their Rackform nServ A236 with coreboot preinstalled if requested. See our news item from 2008/04/04.


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Today marks the end of the gruelling campaign for the presidency of the United States. However, unlike an NHL season (remember those?), the winner of this campaign will actually have a very good chance of seeing the Stanley Cup. Multiple times, even.
If only it was that easy for the Presidents' Trophy winner. Sigh.
But I guess winning the Presidents' Trophy is very prestigious just in and of itself. I mean, you not only get the Trophy and a guarantee of two, maybe three home games in the playoffs, but the NHL even has a separate web page to recognize the winners…oh for God's sake.
Anyway, sharing a name for the ultimate prize (oh shut up and just go with it) is not the only thing in common between the NHL and the U.S. political system…
The first thing you notice when comparing the two is that both the NHL and the U.S. have senators. The U.S. Senate is usually seen as one of the stepping stones to getting into Presidential politics. In fact, current U.S. President Barack Obama came out of the Senate.
However, if you look back over the course of the last few Presidential elections you'll soon realize that while the senators in the race show a lot of early promise, they usually tend to choke when it really matters:
So, it turns out that senators like John Kerry, John Edwards, John McCain…hey, wait a minute, do you have to be a John to sit in the Senate? Er, on second thought, don't answer that…where was I? oh yeah, Al Gore, Bob Dole, etc. have quite a bit more in common with the Ottawa Senators than just their name.
The U.S. Senate is also a lot like the NHL in terms of its basic structure. Essentially, it is made up of (mostly) a bunch of rich white guys that despite all of their prestige and influence can't really get anything done:
Yes, somehow the rich white guys in charge of the U.S. Senate and the rich white guys in charge of the NHL have both managed to come up with rules that undermine the power and influence that their wealth should command. In essence, they have hand-cuffed themselves…oh, wait, maybe there was something to that John theory after all.
Anyway, this is a family blog, so I better move on.
One of the key issues in this Presidential election has been the accuracy of the polling that has taken place both at the national and local state levels. If you've looked at the polls at all, you've probably noticed that some of them are done by a polling firm known as PPP. This, of course, confused the heck out of me since the hockey world also has a PPP.
My first thought was that maybe our friends over at Pension Plan Puppets had ventured into the political arena as a less cynical and depressing alternative to following the Toronto Maple Leafs. But that turns out not to have been the case. Instead, PPP is a reference to Public Policy Polling, a firm that in the past has asked some off-beat questions, like what is God's approval rating? So while it is easy to mistake these two outfits, there is a subtle difference if you look closely enough:
Full disclosure here, I am very much on record as also questioning the hockey gods.
But back to the election polls. There were many pundits that questioned the accuracy of the polls, mainly because the state level polls have consistently shown that Obama will likely win enough electoral votes to take Presidency, while the national polls have shown a much closer race for the popular vote.
Now, anyone who actually did the math would come to the same conclusion as Nate Silver over at fivethirtyeight.com or any of the other poll watchers. However, just like in hockey and other sports, this election has become another skirmish in "the longer-term war between traditional political reporting and the rise of the nerds." That war is being fought everywhere, except in Minnesota, where math does not exist when it contradicts common sense:
So just as happened in baseball, and is now happening in hockey, the political experts and pundits, who have traditionally wielded power and influence are now having to deal with the upstart nerds and bloggers that are questioning and undermining their authority. So for pundits of all stripes, all of a sudden, life is hard, and so is math:
I need to add one more thing here. If you wander over the seedy side of Twitter, you're bound to run across wingnuts that say things like this:
For the people that can vote please get that monkey out of the white house!#notthatracist #RomneyRyan2012
— Clint Reed (@reed_clint) November 6, 2012
The strange thing is, that even an actual monkey might make better decisions than any of the pundits and talking heads that racist clowns like this listen to. It turns out that political pundits, especially on the conservative end of the spectrum, have trouble beating a coin flip when it comes to making predictions. Math is indeed hard.
So if you're not from Minnesota, and the math is to be believed, Obama has an overwhelming probability of eeking out a victory tonight. However, the one thing that math can't fix is elections that are fixed. So while the polls are very consistent in pointing to an Obama victory, the big question remains whether vote suppression efforts will have a significant impact on the results. Unlike in the NHL, vote blocking matters:
Many of the more blatant voter
suppression ID laws were successfully challenged in court before the voting started. But this has not prevented other efforts, including, unbelievably, things like this:
If tactics such as this are successful enough, the entire election could once again wind up being contested in the U.S. Supreme Court. This, of course, should not be confused with the NHL's version of dressing up in black:
As a sidebar (get it?), the Supreme Court is part of the system of checks and balances built into in the U.S. political system. These checks and balances are fixed in the Constitution and would require an ammendement in order to be changed. This is quite a bit different than in the NHL, where locked out players are finding out that the relationship between checks and balances isn't the same as it used to be:
This brings us back to the NHL lockout. As we've seen above, there are definitely some similarities between the NHL and the U.S. political system. However, there is one more glaring difference, and this is something that perhaps the NHL can learn from and adopt into their own system:
The only thing the NHL is missing is the fixed time frame! We're almost there. We have a lockout every seven years or so. But even then, sometimes they last until Christmas, other times they last all year. It's just such a pain to have to deal with the uncertainty.
So my request is that the NHL just settle on a time frame between lockouts and set a date for when it will be over. Let us avoid the melodrama, focus groups, PR strategists, leaks, counter-leaks and general spin. In short, save us the kabuki theatre.
Let's say the lockout will take place every seven years and end on the first Monday in December. That way fans, owners, players, reporters, everyone, can all work around it and find better things to do with our time than wonder if Steve Fehr and Bill Daly got to second base on their date on Saturday night.
And you thought the U.S. elections were a waste of time and money.
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I got this DVD today and put it on, but I can't seem to see the option for commentary in the 'audio' menu like there usually is (the box even goes as far to mention the commentary).
How exactly do you turn it on and off?
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