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This is probably the most figure skating has been in the news in ages!
This is probably the most figure skating has been in the news in ages!
I'm frankly trying to understand when Michelle Kwan ever won a world title with two falls another big jumping error, and then a double jump? Kwan lost major competitions for far less egregious errors than what Chan pulled. And I'm not a Kwan uber.
When did Kwan fall and win world titles?
I am geting too old, I simply cannot remember.
Went back and watched Kwan's 1998 Worlds LP. She stumbled out of a double axel and doubled a Salchow. It was not her best gold medal performance. No falls though.
She had also won her QR, was 1st in the SP and the others (Slutskaya and Butyrskaya) were 4th and 5th in the SP. Don't think it would've been possible for them to catch up but can't really recall their LP's.
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Wow Fsuniverse user rips two lines out of an article and decides to cause controversy. It isn't outrageous at all. It simply implies that many skaters receive favourable marks which is o.o true. Nationalism polays a huge part. In the 6.0 system you had geo-political/regional bloc voting which probably still exists only we don't know about it. Add to that skaters receive favourable marks when skating at home. Not an unknown quality in the slightest.
I don't particularly think Kwan was favouritised but I find it plainly ridicolous that so many people can in essence be so outraged by a two line comment.
We are ready to bust out store windows and flip cars over.
She fell once and won the world title....But she didn't fall twice and have another bad stumble. Chan had two falls and another similar bad stumble that cost Kwan the Olympics...
Kwan's only World title with any mistake was the weak watered down 98 Worlds after the Olympics. She won the title and the LP with a doubled triple salchow and a fall on a double axel, and 6 clean triples. She still would have lost the LP to either/both Slutskaya and Butyrskaya had Slutskaya not fallen on a triple flip and turned out of 2 other jumps (and had horrible artistry then) and had Butyrskaya not taken a huge jarring fall near end that ruined the last 40 seconds of her program. Slutskaya and Butyrskaya still both beat her on technical scores.
Who is this F-er who speaks ill of the Kween????
Please Kwan skated more clean programs in one season than Yu-Na has skated in her entire career.
Oh boy has this guy opened up a can of worms. LOL
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You make it sound like I misrepresented the contents of the entire article. But in fact that paragraph I quoted basically sums up the entire article quite nicely. If anything your interpretation of the article comes out of left field.
I don't think anyone here denies that nationalism plays a role in judging. But the article isn't talking about nationalistic judging in general. It explicitly references Americans' double standard in regards to a specific skater, Michelle, and how the author thinks that justifies Patrick Chan's current inflated scores and competition results. And that claim has no basis.
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All of her world titles were deserved as well as her other non gold world medals. (Silver in 1997, 1999 and bronze in 2004). As others have pointed out there were even titles won where the judges were saving room for skaters who were skating later and scored her below what she really probably deserved. (2000 and 2001 LP's). 3 of her 5 titles were won with 7 clean triples in her long program and the other two she had 6 clean triples. 1998 was the only LP with mistakes.


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I will be posting the signals I see on ELF here. I will post with intensity of each signal seen on the ELF range. I will post intensity using the Seismic scale from 1 to 10 Magnitudes. Be aware that once the signal comes in on ELF it can take from 1 hour and 40 minutes to 2 hours and 30 minutes for the quake to be seen on USGS sites. These signals come in on ELF about 1 1/2 to 2 hours before they actually impact what ever region their epicenters are. Then it takes USGS sites about 30 minutes to display.
The signals I pay attention to are in the 1 Hz to 10 Hz frequencies. Those are almost always Seismic.
I will be doing this when I am in front of my computer, not all the time so be aware that I will not be able to catch them all.
These ELF signals give approximately a 2 hour window to work and figure out epicenter. That is another task I will take on in the future. It is the hardest part of Earthquake prediction.
This is an addition I added to a thread about Elenin;
Be weary next 3 hours, have plan prepared for some possible shaking. Getting some unusual readings on ELF. Not sure if it will impact Japan region but better to be safe than sorry. Keep your mind focused and aware that Japan might be getting some seismic activity headed that way. This one might be 5+ if I am not mistaken. No panic just keep your senses on alert status.
The unusual activity I heard were 18 very intense thumps. In the 1Hz to 10Hz frequency. Could be seismic.
Then these quakes occurred;
Wednesday May 18 2011, 19:37:52 UTC 25 minutes ago San Francisco Bay area, California 1.5 0.0 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 19:26:21 UTC 37 minutes ago Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 2.2 3.1 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 19:18:35 UTC 45 minutes ago Nevada 3.5 3.3 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 19:09:28 UTC 54 minutes ago Central California 1.6 0.8 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 19:01:40 UTC 62 minutes ago Southern Alaska 1.6 45.3 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 18:51:27 UTC 72 minutes ago eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea 5.6 54.5 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 18:43:15 UTC 80 minutes ago Nevada 1.3 5.3 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 18:32:00 UTC 91 minutes ago Channel Islands region, California 2.3 1.8 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 18:32:00 UTC 91 minutes ago Channel Islands region, California 2.3 1.8 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 18:29:02 UTC 94 minutes ago eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea 4.9 53.8 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 17:43:43 UTC 2 hours ago Central California 2.9 7.5 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 17:42:36 UTC 2 hours ago off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 5.6 18.2 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 17:39:41 UTC 2 hours ago Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington 1.1 1.9 Detail
Wednesday May 18 2011, 17:15:57 UTC 2 hours ago off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 5.0 46.1 Detail
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By Cheryl Petersen Contributing Wrtier
The Daily Star
---- — The romance of a good rivalry brings butterflies to the stomach. During the football season, intense loyalty and equal skill levels make for exciting games. For players and spectators alike, adrenaline flows and interest heightens. Sometimes bringing about unforeseen results.
Historically, Walton and Delhi schools have been nursing a longstanding rivalry on and off the field. According to Robert Russell in his recent history of the State University College of Technology at Delhi, the two schools made history when they first met on the gridiron more than 100 years ago.
Russell related an excerpt from article from the Delaware Republican on Nov. 5, 1892, that announced "A football game will take place on the Delhi fair grounds Saturday, November 12, at 2:30 p.m. between the Delaware Academy football eleven and the Walton High School eleven...It is the first regular game of football ever played in the county ... Several doctors with ample supplies of cotton, stretchers, etc., will be present."
At a recent football game between the two contenders, cheering came from two bulging crowds centered on opposing sides of the field. But a thin row of onlookers wrapped around the outside of the field could be seen linking the two sides.
"We don't know which side to sit on anymore, so we sit here at the end of the field," Jan Miller said.
Miller and her daughter, Brenda Kilpatrick, were watching the Walton/Delhi football game together. "I graduated from Walton Central School, but Brenda and her two brothers graduated from Delaware Academy," Miller explained. "Then, Brenda married a Walton man, and so now we come to the Walton side to cheer."
Miller was cheering for her two grandsons, Austin Kilmer and Dillon Kilpatrick, playing with the Walton team.
"It's odd cheering on the Walton side when I was use to sitting on the Delhi side," Kilpatrick said. "Seems funny not sitting on the hill. But it's a good rivalry and we like coming to the games."
Ron McAdams and his buddy Jim Bell have been attending Walton/Delhi games since the 1950s. "All my life, I've been a Walton fan," McAdams said, wearing a bright orange sweatshirt. "I got this sweatshirt in 1996, when the boys went to state."
McAdams played football at WCS from 1953 to 1956. Jim Bell played in 1953. "The games are always close," said McAdams. "The teams are not lopsided. The rivalry is a good rivalry. Clean. It's good hard football. Always has been."
McAdams and Bell recalled 1953. "We had cheerleaders back then," said McAdams.
"In 1953, our Walton team won every game, and the other teams didn't score against us," said Bell. But what could have been a glorious season was cut short by tragedy. "The last two games had to be canceled because of a polio outbreak," he recalled.
"The Walton team had a good following," McAdams said. "Playing Delaware Academy was always a challenge because our team strengths were even. When we played Delhi, I prayed more."
Bell laughed and added, "We've been coming to the Walton/Delhi games all these years. The only time Ron misses a game is if he is so sick he can't come."
Up in the stands, dressed in black Walton football jerseys emblazoned with "78," were Melanie Hren and Roland Finch. "My son, Jeremy, is No. 78," Hren said. "We like coming to the games. I'm more into the sport now that my son plays. And the rivalry makes it lively. I like to cheer for the guys."
"Yes, Melanie can cheer pretty loud," Finch said.
On the field, the players dash and rumble and collide. Orange and black jerseys intermix with maroon and white jersey. The uncomplaining football gets jostled and thrown around.
On the other side of the field, the prominent colors of white and maroon can be seen on Delhi spectators.
Martin Mattice was watching his son, Kenz Mattice, play on the Delhi team. "Kenz has been playing since pee-wee ball," Mattice said. "The team practices from 3 to 5 p.m. every day except weekends generally."
For Mattice, the rivalry game is a highlight of the season. "I look forward to the Walton/Delhi game," he said. "Excitement is built into the game. It's no wonder Kenz loves the game. He is even interested in studying athletic coaching or medicine when he goes to college."
Though the games can get rough, Mattice noted that the rivalry doesn't always carry over off the field.
"Now that Kenz is a senior, he joins other team players at the Rainbow Lodge on wing night," Mattice said. "Seniors from the both the Delhi and Walton teams meet there. Though they are rival teams, the players are friends."
On the hill sloping down into the football field sat the Hadley women. "Coming to the Walton/Delhi game is family tradition," said Kayla Hadley, whose mother, Donna Hadley, and aunt Wendy Hadley agreed. "It's good competition. We've bantered back and forth for years and years."
Donna Hadley is a bus driver at Delaware Academy and knows the players well. Wendy Hadley graduated from DA in 2008 and married Jon, a Delhi fan who hasn't missed a game in 21 years. "When we lived in Ohio for a year, Jon would fly home to watch the game," Wendy Hadley said. "He even flew home from Italy for a game."
"The Walton/Delhi game makes my stomach twirl," said Jon Hadley, in between taking pictures of the game. "The rivalry makes for a hard-hitting game, but these guys help each other up." Hadley takes up to 100 pictures per game for the school website.
Unlike in 1953, there are no cheerleaders today. But Colin Spangenberg heartily sports the Delhi bulldog mascot costume. The larger-than-life fuzzy bulldog roams the field, eliciting positive encouragement from the Delhi side.
The feistiness of a good rivalry prompts Delhi junior Dustin Dougherty to bellow from the sidelines, "Let's go boys."
Dougherty is taking a year off from playing football for Delaware Academy. "I know what it's like on the field," said Dougherty. "It's intense. Walton is the best team to play."
The anomaly of Delaware Academy Superintendent Jason Thomson, a Walton graduate, makes for some cease-fires in this rivalry. At the game, administrators and students came together in support of anti-bullying. "Our logo was 'Rivals Stand United Against Bullying,'" Thomson said. A couple hundred members from both communities performed a mob flash dance during half time.
"The rivalry is alive and well," said Delaware Academy Superintendent Jason Thomson. "The teams are evenly matched. The winner gets bragging rights. But we have a mutual respect for one another. The coaches, from both teams, Jim Hoover and Dave Kelly, are special people who inspire good playing."


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The team practiced for roughly an hour and 20 minutes with the last 10 minutes being a scrimmage. Arenas, who left without speaking to the media, saying "I don't have anything to talk about," split time between the first and second teams but according to Tapscott and Caron Butler was aggressive and looked sharp, and that the plan remains for Arenas to return for the Pistons game, but no sooner. Haywood, however, isn't expected to return by Saturday, Tapscott said.
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User talk:Simsilikesims
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This is Simsilikesims's talk page, where you can send messages, comments, and pie to Simsilikesims.
edit Unpatrolled edits
So, do you think that the edits of Samarias 14 would be funny if a reader were a fan of the bands in question? Or is he an unpaid roadie flogging a grudge? Spıke ¬ 17:20 9-May-14
- According to Wikipedia, Sebastian Bach opened for Axl Rose but they were never in a relationship. I don't think that simply making up something untrue is funny, and I doubt that this would be funny to a fan of the band Guns N Roses. Accordingly, I am reverting it. The contribution to the Oasis article is too self-contradictory to be funny - they either were spotted or the paparazzi made the false rumor up. If they were spotted it wouldn't be just a rumor. -- Simsilikesims(♀UN) Talk here. 18:55, May 9, 2014 (UTC)
- So contradiction can't be funny? And insulting bands can't be funny? The whole point of this site is to be funny and sometimes insulting bands/people/places and countries can be. If you can't do it here, then what the hell is the point of this website? So typical that an American would not see the subtleties of humor. You know what subtle means right? I mean being American and all. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Samarias 14 (talk • contribs)
- He blanked your talk page to post the above, for which I banned him for 3 days. You are welcome to override me. Spıke ¬ 20:26 9-May-14
- Samarias, contradiction can be funny. Less often, delivering insults can be done in a funny way. The question is not whether humor exists, but whether you can be funny. A separate question, given your reaction to one of the many reverts you will experience in your time as an Uncyclopedian, is whether you can be part of a joint writing project. Spıke ¬ 20:29 9-May-14
- So contradiction can't be funny? And insulting bands can't be funny? The whole point of this site is to be funny and sometimes insulting bands/people/places and countries can be. If you can't do it here, then what the hell is the point of this website? So typical that an American would not see the subtleties of humor. You know what subtle means right? I mean being American and all. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Samarias 14 (talk • contribs)
edit Realperson721
Two nights ago, you gave patient advice to Realperson721, but mentioned in passing that a recent user had been banned from the site (referring to the above episode). But that ban was not for inability to be funny, but that combined with unwillingness to talk about it, plus finally, rage that there are any limits on his ability to amuse himself by vandalizing the site, and Realperson had not (yet) evidenced this. In fact, he did reply with "O.U" — which I assume means something. He has now reached that advanced level, blanking his own talk page (undone by me) to leave a rant about how bossy Admins are. Likewise Unbeatsr (undone by ScottPat).
Unlike what you may read on ICU, what is happening here is not everyone leaving because there are too many bans; but our limited resources being used on helping new users who resent it. I don't anticipate banning either of these, as they didn't blank someone else's page but at most failed to read the welcome message clearly, but they are on a short leash, and I am wondering which elementary-school bathroom, or back of a seat in a short bus, our URL has been carved into, as we are getting these three-at-a-time.
Separately, a new article on Gluten desperately needs help which you are eminently able to provide.
Author attached his own {{ICU}}. ("Stop me before I edit again!") Spıke ¬ 12:12 17-May-14
- I think it's me who attached ICU to Gluten. But, maybe you are confusing this case with the one of United States presidential election, 1788-1789, where the author attached {Stub} to his own work. Anton (talk) Uncyclopedia United 12:51, May 17, 2014 (UTC)
Looks like I did. Spıke ¬ 13:10 17-May-14
Simsie, I knew you would rise to the challenge! Separately, the short bus has pulled up again and disgorged ThatJosh (whom I've already reverted at Nigel Farage and delivered {{Oh Dear}}, ineffectively), and Taladosian. If I administer, the usual will happen, so I leave them in your hands, but am about to put the Red Sox on and will be checking in all evening if you need a Heavy. Spıke ¬ 23:46 18-May-14
- I will keep an eye on them, but I may not be on for very long today since I am at a friend's house. -- Simsilikesims(♀UN) Talk here. 23:51, May 18, 2014 (UTC)
Oh, right, it's Saturday. No, wait, it isn't. Spıke ¬ 00:10 19-May-14
edit Have you forgotten about the UnSignpost's anniversary?
May 20th, 2014 • Issue #200 • Archives • Press Room
edit Cheers on your advice to the newbies
I had the same notions as you have expressed, particularly on Mountaindewguy7, though I found myself wrestling with the Nuke button so went off on errands instead. Master TheWikiMan026 has had some notoriously unhelpful advice for Everyotherusernamewastaken but I have suggested that the two might benefit from a collaboration. Spıke ¬ 23:48 26-May-14
edit Sprites are back
Sprites are back if you are running with JavaScript and Images on. It isn't the correct sprite, and it doesn't actually do anything, but that is negotiable if anyone cares, which they probably don't. Spıke ¬ 18:04 28-May-14
edit Washington (state)
This article is a horror show — an interminable list of the state's cities and why they all just suck. You might be able to repair it. Spıke ¬ 01:16 2-Jun-14
- Actually, I wrote some of the Seattle section there, as well as the Sequim and Puyallup sections. Other people came along and added their own material about other Washington State towns. -- Simsilikesims(♀UN) Talk here. 04:11, June 4, 2014 (UTC)
edit HMC
Hey sims. When was the last time you participated in a writing competition (writing or judging)? :) --ShabiDOO 23:36, June 3, 2014 (UTC)
- Well, let's see, there was the noob competition a couple years ago, there were supposed to be three to seven judges but I was the only one who judged all 30 entries, which didn't help give the noobs balanced feedback on their articles. I was also writing for the PLS two years in a row, one entry I wrote was Carbohydrate (a notoriously poor topic choice in retrospect), and the second year I wrote Spider solitaire after inspiration hit during the contest. Lately I just haven't felt inspired, and I'm busy IRL on weekends and on two days out of the five weekdays (three days if you count my laundry day, but then again I can write while the washer and dryer are running). Also, sometimes my router doesn't cooperate and then my computer is offline until it starts cooperating again, hours or a couple days later. Right now my router is shutting out my ipad but my computer is online. Other times, it shuts out the computer but the ipad is online, but it is hard to write a full length article on a mobile device, especially with the infernal spell correct feature that I almost never need anyways (I was district alternate in my 7th grade spelling bee). Generally I'm not good at banging out good material in short periods of time unless inspiration hits. If I could rely on my internet connection being consistent I would participate, but given the short time period of this contest, I think I better skip this one. -- Simsilikesims(♀UN) Talk here. 04:33, June 4, 2014 (UTC)
edit Phoenix and Tucson
Would you please take a second look at the recent changes to Phoenix, Arizona and Tucson, Arizona and patrol/revert/edit? The contributions of PestyMark seem more like travel blog plus criticism than humor.
Also the unpatrolled addition to Battle of Hampton Roads. The author thanked me for my observation that any humor is barely perceptible, then did nothing about it. Spıke ¬ 19:26 14-Jun-14
Also, there is a new edit to The Sims which, of course, I leave to you. Spıke ¬ 15:47 15-Jun-14
edit Monkeys
Thank you very much for your save vote on poop throwing monkeys. If they could speak they'd say things we wouldn't want to hear, but if I could speak for them I'd say 'Thank You' in chimp language. Your deed will reverberate through the halls of uncy, or at least the room where we keep them. I am but a humble servant of the poop throwing monkeys, Aleister 12:14 26-6-14
- Indeed, this was a case of the title of the article being both a title and a punchline, but not obviously so at first, because the last of the poop throwing monkeys was the anthropologist. I remember when this article came out, and found it amusing then, and I don't think it has lost its charm entirely. -- Simsilikesims(♀UN) Talk here. 06:27, June 27, 2014 (UTC)
edit UnBooks:Church of St. Knock-Knock Agenda and Prayer Book
I would very much like it if you reviewed this. Please read what's there now; there probably isn't enough for good feedback, and if you are of this opinion then you could wait while I update it.--|(get dtf) 13:23, July 4, 2014 (UTC)
- It has an unfinished feel to it. I see you are trying to cross a knock-knock joke book with a church service. It almost works, but the jokes just aren't that funny, and only loosely associated with churchy things. Maybe I'm not into knock knock jokes as much as I used to be. Probably from hearing the same knock knock jokes over and over, and retelling the same ones over and over. Work on it some more and then let me know. -- Simsilikesims(♀UN) Talk here. 22:12, July 7, 2014 (UTC)
edit Ruddy Hell...it's Harry and the UnSignpost!
15th July, 2014 • Issue #201 • Archives • Press Room
edit MillieEoff
Sorry, I deleted your welcome of this user. A user anxious to briefly tell us exact details about him-and-herself — which neither hang together nor match the chosen username — and with a link to an external website or a web search to perform, is not an authentic Uncyclopedian but a spambot who visits almost nightly. Another tip-off (not present this time) is sprinkling bizarre Unicode characters in ordinary text. Spıke ¬ 12:33 18-Jul-14
edit Forum:Our own IRC channel?
Please reactivate it as I would like to add something. TheWikiMan026 MUN,UmP,POOP (Chatter) 11:50, July 25, 2014 (UTC)
- What did you want to add? Most of our users are not likely to use the IRC channel. -- Simsilikesims(♀UN) Talk here. 00:07, July 26, 2014 (UTC)
- I don't know if I should bring this up, but the truth is that we technically do have an IRC channel. The one created by Denza -
##uncyclopedia. After it was voted down in the penultimate forum on the subject, Denza himself left it and so it's abandoned now. But the point is that we do have it, so those who want to use it can, if someone was to supervise it. Anton (talk) Uncyclopedia United 13:03, July 29, 2014 (UTC)
- I am not against an IRC channel or something similar but there is always the danger (in my view) that the IRC channel ends up as the tail that wags the dog. I will leave my Wikia details on my talk page if people want to chat there. --RomArtus*Imperator ITRA (Orate) ® 13:18, July 29, 2014 (UTC)
- I don't know if I should bring this up, but the truth is that we technically do have an IRC channel. The one created by Denza -
edit User:Puncherofbears
The user also complained on my talk page about my deletion of his article, after which I restored it to his userspace. (He also used Uncyclopedia:Report a problem to report a problem with me, to-wit, that deleting his article constituted "harassment.") 23:14 Oops, looks like you found that too. Spıke ¬ 23:16 27-Jul-14
Oscars remains the only recent edit that is not marked patrolled. It is not Anon's addition but the three paragraphs of lists — an especially tedious way of telling the "joke" that greater directors have been passed over in favor of lesser ones. Also, VFD misses you. Spıke ¬ 23:26 27-Jul-14
edit ShellieDaddario
This new user did not cross the line for banning, that is, having her first edit include gibberish plus links to her blog; but if you Google the name, you see that she did so on another wiki, and otherwise has no web presence. So I think she is a spambot and have deleted your welcome of her. Spıke ¬ 03:07 31-Jul-14
Separately, RabidBadger163248, whom you also welcomed, had one contribution: A massive file, possibly from an anime, that he did not put to use and I deleted. Spıke ¬ 03:15 31-Jul-14
- Fair enough. I had my suspicions about ShellieDaddario but wanted to give the benefit of the doubt. I did not, however, check Google. Interesting name though, perhaps one of the Sims in my game will be given this name. Maybe it will be a Plumbot (robotic) sim. I noticed you had deleted RabidBadger's file, but don't know how quickly it was deleted after it was uploaded. Perhaps it was uploaded before it could be used in a planned article. In any event, the beginner's guide should have some useful info for him on what this site is and is'nt. -- Simsilikesims(♀UN) Talk here. 03:22, July 31, 2014 (UTC)
My curiosity was piqued when Shellie filed a pointlessly generic self-introduction but didn't go the rest of the distance to finish an advertisement. But she did so elsewhere. There are very few edits left to patrol, but one is from Anon. He has made a couple of edits that relate to the word "Duff" but I am not sure relate to the articles they were made in. Spıke ¬ 03:28 31-Jul-14
Dittos AustinTrouton just now — His user page here was short, cryptic, and without links; his post on an offsite blog was the work of our usual spambot. Spıke ¬ 18:40 31-Jul-14


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Needed a fast, reliable, and cost-effective storage solution to meet growing SaaS line of business
Intuit is one of the world's most recognized brands for delivering fully functioned, easy-to-use financial software to individual consumers, business professionals, and small businesses. One of the company's flagship products is TurboTax Online, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering that enables customers to complete and file their taxes online. Intuit serves more than 25 million customers during the tax season. Intuit already has 150-200 terabytes of customer information stored in its two datacenters, and that number grows by 15-20% annually.
Intuit needed to achieve a system performance level adequate for its peak periods, with replication architecture that could protect against localized or site-wide failures. "We also needed the solution to scale easily so that we could keep pace with our accelerating growth," said Jeff Ludwig, director of product development for Intuit TurboTax.
Intuit was seeking an innovative approach where it wouldn't be committed to a large, proprietary system that dictated what storage arrays and storage racks it had to use. As a result, Ludwig and his team began investigating the possibilities of open source software. "We needed a fast, scalable file system that could handle billions of small files," said Ludwig. In addition, the solution needed to provide fast synchronization between datacenters to meet Intuit's demanding storage replication service-level agreements (SLAs).
Red Hat Storage Server: a distributed file system that expands as needed
Intuit selected Red Hat Storage Server because of its distributed file system that scales when its customers need it to.
"Red Hat worked with us the entire way as we designed and built our architectures, helping with best practices, design considerations and layout, performance testing, and migration," said Mohit Anchlia, an architect for Intuit's consumer financial applications.
Red Hat helped Intuit work through a number of architectural design challenges in particular. "Using our original architecture, we were not able to keep up with the volume that we were replicating, and it wasn't clear what the bottleneck was," said Ludwig. "We worked closely with Red Hat engineering professionals to tune the code specifically to run in our environment, allowing us to have parallelized replication between datacenters and to meet our data availability SLAs." This wasn't a typical support engagement, stressed Ludwig. "The Red Hat team understood the urgency and the complexity of the issue, and knew exactly what we needed to support our use case, where data is distributed across nodes."
The final implementation includes two sites, each with 38 Red Hat Storage Server 2.0 storage nodes. The nodes are HP ProLiant DL170e G6 servers, each with 2x Xeon L5640 2.27 GHz central processing units (CPUs) with hyper-threading—to achieve 24 total logical CPUs—and 48 GB of memory. Each server has 7 TB of local disk connected to a smart array controller in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) 10 configuration, for a total of 3.5 TB of data space per node.
Each 3.5 TB of node storage is formatted with the XFS file system and included as a GlusterFS volume brick. The volume uses a replica 2 configuration, for a total of 66.5 TB of usable storage per cluster (3.5 TB times 19 replica pairs).
Each site hosts a primary production volume, which application servers write to via the GlusterFS FUSE native client. The production volume at each site is replicated to a slave volume on the opposite site using xsync geo-replication. Production standards require a 30-minute SLA for all site replication.
Keeping a business-critical application available and responsive - at a significantly lower cost
Red Hat Storage Server allows Intuit to react and expand quickly in response to the demands of the fast-moving consumer tax market. The product also offers a considerably lower total cost of ownership than proprietary systems, thereby increasing Intuit's return on investment for the initiative. The cost per terabyte of storage dropped by a factor of 16 to 1.
"The Red Hat technical account teams were highly professional, helping us implement the solution within the required timeframe," said Anchlia. "Our customers are very latency-sensitive, and expect immediate response when they make a request of the application. Ultimately, they benefit enormously from both the responsiveness and quality of our TurboTax Online application."
Given Intuit's cycles for business and peak activity, it cannot afford to go offline (or even slow down). "It's absolutely unacceptable for our application to be down in tax season. If it is, we make the news," said Ludwig. "The final architecture of Red Hat Storage Server means there are no single points of failure and it provides high availability all the time."
Intuit partnered with Red Hat Global Support Services to use a Red Hat Storage Server technical account manager (TAM). The TAM was key in coordinating Red Hat support, business, and engineering resources to meet Intuit's needs.
"Our TAM completely understood our architecture and our challenges, and gave us recommendations for best practices within that context," said Anchlia.
Red Hat support recommended that Intuit should remove data that didn't belong in the database, and to place it in the file system. "That enabled us to have high availability for our application across multiple datacenters, and we managed to do this at a cost that wouldn't have been possible if we'd used a pure database solution."
In addition, Red Hat's knowledge of an emerging area of technology—big data—was invaluable. "Red Hat understands that so-called big data solutions are different than standard file system layouts," said Ludwig. "Practices that can easily work for small amounts of data can fall apart with big data sets, so it's important to plan early and test often."
A lot of companies are talking about ways to solve big data problems. Intuit, however, needed to move ahead with cutting-edge technology while others were still in the planning stage—nothing less than a flagship application was at stake. "Although going down a new path sometimes means taking risks, the rewards can be huge if you can deliver breakthroughs in performance and scalability while reducing costs," he said. "Red Hat enabled us to do that."


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Posted Thursday, January 24, 2013 --- 3:14 p.m.
Press Release from the State Patrol:
Location: I90/94 WB MM 88.8
County: SAUK
Date and Time: January 24, 2013 at 8:05 AM
Rueben Harris Givens, 37 years of age, from Mobile, AL has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol DeForest Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 5th offense.
Mr. Givens was traveling west on I-90/94 in Sauk County when the vehicle he was operating struck the rear of a semi unit. Givens then left the scene of the crash without reporting it to law enforcement. He was stopped a short time later on I-90/94 in Juneau County. After the stop, it was determined that Givens was intoxicated and was arrested for OWI. Givens had at least four prior convictions of OWI in states outside of Wisconsin.
"Pursuant to the direction of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3.6, Trial Publicly, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty."


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For the third straight game, the Washington Capitals defeated an inferior opponent in overtime. The Caps went 2-for-2 on this weekend excursion away from the Phone Booth, but it certainly wasn't pretty.
"Happy with the four points, but there are still a lot of things we need to work on," game-winning goal getter Brooks Laich said. "Winning, you are always happy but we're not satisfied with where our game is at and we'll be better."
First, let's discuss the good:
* Mike Green took over after a dumb knee-on-knee hit by Nate Thompson. Agitators are supposed to know when a good team is sleep-walking through a game and not to wake them up. Well, Thompson, with some help from Tim Jackman's stick work, did just that.
"Maybe the hit woke him up a little bit, made him a little angry," Laich said.
[Insert your own "Angry? You don't want to see Mike Green ANGRY!" joke here. Maybe there is something to calling him "The Hulk" after all.]
* Jose Theodore was great again, despite missing the past couple games with a back injury. He said the back was still a little stiff, but he carried the Caps while they were slogging through the first 30 minutes, and then made the save of the night on Kyle Okposo after Brendan Morrison mistakenly set him up right in front of the Caps net with the score 2-1.
"I said, 'That's the save that's going to save us,' " Boudreau said. "I said, 'Let's win for him.' He's played so well for us, and yet we let games slip away. I was really happy he was in there for the win."
* As we mentioned earlier, Don Cherry had some choice words for Alex Ovechkin again. Well, No. 8 didn't have a great nice on offense (two shots on net in 10 attempts) but Green praised him for stepping in after the Thompson hit and he also crashed the net and caused enough havoc to open up space for Keith Aucoin on the second goal.
Ovechkin was floating a bit in the first 30 minutes. He was all over the place in the final 30.
* Kudos to Boudreau, who was mixing and matching in the third, but found a way to get Aucoin on the ice — on a line with Ovechkin and David Steckel. The mad scientist thing worked.
Now for the bad …
* The Caps were outshot 10-5 in the first period. Boudreau said they were outworked, outhit and outhustled. Even he pointed out that the Islanders were playing their third game in four nights and their fatigue might have been the reason the Caps came back.
* The Islanders crushed the Caps in the faceoff circle. Washington won only 20 of 66 draws (30 percent). There might have been some home-cooking on the 50-50 draws, but the dominance was still clear.
Not only the Islanders get their second draw thanks to a faceoff win, they were able to keep the puck away from the Caps more by winning so many draws.
Three Islanders (Richard Park, John Tavares and Frans Nielsen) all won at least 65 percent and took at least 15 draws. Nicklas Backstrom (7 for 25) and David Steckel (4 for 15) were the biggest offenders, though Brendan Morrison (6 for 15) and Laich (3 for 8) weren't much better.
* The power play was a little better tonight, but a goose egg against one of the worst teams in the league is still a goose egg against one of the worst teams in the league. The PP went 0-for-11 on the road trip and even yielded two shorthanded goals to boot.
The kings of the shorty, the Philadelphia Flyers, are coming to town on Tuesday. That needs to get fixed quickly.


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An alleged shoplifter was caught following a chase and search around Omaha's Village Pointe Mall Friday afternoon.
Police were called to the Scheels store where a man who allegedly stole several knives was being chased by an employee around 3:45 p.m. Police officers and Douglas County Sheriff's Department deputies joined the pursuit into a wooded area northwest of 168th Street and West Dodge Road.
During the search, the suspect was bitten by an OPD police dog after hiding under some leaves and refusing to surrender. He was taken to Lakeside Hospital for treatment. Thirty-year-old Justin Seffron was later booked for shoplifting and obstructing police.


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Adventure Quest of the Quad Cities
Adventure Quest of the Quad Cities is the perfect for fun-filled outdoor adventures. This 54-acre facility is located just off 1-80 & I-88 near East Moline IL. Make your reservations today and enjoy zip lines, panning for gems, hay rack rides, and wonderful hiking trails. This facility is also available for parties and corporate team building. An elegantly decorated 8,000 square foot banquet facility with an extensive menu is available. The facility also offers interactive games, inflatables, dunk tanks, water slides, laser tag, and more. Check out these annual fall events that include Pumpkin Festival the last weekend in September and the QC Haunted Forest every Friday & Saturday in October. Call (309) 523-3619 for reservations or more information.
CITY: Port Byron
TPC Deere Run
Built on the site of a former Arabian horse farm, this beautiful 18-hole, par 71 championship golf course stretches along wooded ravines on the Rock River. The course is home of the John Deere Classic, a PGA Tour event that draws top golf talent.
CITY: Silvis
Cheif Keokuk Campground
The Chief Keokuk Campground features 70 pads with electrical hook-ups for trailers, plus 25 tent sites (All camping Class B/E). There is a shower building on site. A sanitary dump station is near the camping area. A primitive cabin, Chief Tecumseh, is also available. The cabin is located on a slope overlooking Johnson Lake. A fire grill, table and BBQ grill are provided outside. A full size bed, two sets of bunk beds, a table and benches are provided inside. The cabin has heat and air conditioning as well as two ceiling fans. Reservations can be made, for dates between May 1st and November 1st, at ReserveAmerica.com for the campgrounds and cabin.
CITY: Kewanee
American Discovery Trail
What a way to travel - about 75 miles, from one major river to another (the Illinois and the Mississippi), all on one newly built trail. The Hennepin Parkway State Trail (a linear state park) offers surcease from the flat, treeless Illinois prairie with a lock-strewn straight course of water and a green tunnel over the old tow path of a canal that was obsolete before it was completed. Quaint towns lie nearby, camping spaces (usually primitive) abound, and history is there for the dipping of your fingers in the water. At Sheffield, a comprehensive trail museum more than fills the gaps in your experience of a very unique way to travel through the heart of America.
CITY: Colona
Grand Illinois Trail
The Grand Illinois Trail (GIT) is a 535-mile loop trail in northern Illinois. It goes from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi along the northern border of Illinois and then loops back across the state along the Illinois River and the Hennepin Canal. 200 miles of the route is on paved township and county roads while the rest is on limestone trails or paths. Hennepin Canal Communities - Annawan, Atkinson, Geneseo and Colona.
CITY: Atkinson
Niabi Zoo
This zoo located near the Quad Cities houses more than 900 exotic animals. See the animal exhibits on foot or hop aboard the Mel McKay Express, a miniature replica of an old steam engine that takes visitors around the park. Rise and shine with the wild things during Breakfast With the Animals, held on select Saturdays.
CITY: Coal Valley
Windmont Park
Windmont Park, a 20-acre site on the city's southwest side, is one of the most attractive settings of any park in the Midwest. A lagoon is surrounded by a large variety of trees and shrubs, and the eye is drawn to an iron footbridge that crosses the lagoon. There's also a sidewalk that circles the water. A fountain donated to the park by a group of citizens adds a finishing touch to the scene. Recently installed at Windmont were an disabled accessible fishing pier, a new shelter, playground equipment and wider sidewalks for walkers enjoying the jaunt around the lagoon.
CITY: Kewanee
Country Corner Farm Market & Pumpkin Patch
Explore acres of pumpkins, a giant corn maze, farm-fresh produce, a petting zoo, craft barn, tree house and playground. Hayrack and pony rides, a carnival and concessions are also offered.
CITY: Alpha
Sherwood Forest
During Christmas, Sherwood Forest is adorned with decorations and twinkling lights. Any time of year view a variety of animals, including turkeys, rabbits, peacocks, llamas, and miniature goats and deer.
CITY: Prophetstown
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
Good old fashioned family fun is in store - a peaceful, relaxing day of picnicking, hiking, biking and fishing. 104.5-mile linear park spanning through the communities of Annawan, Atkinson, Geneseo and Colona in Henry County. In wintertime experience the longest snowmobile trail in the state -- 91 miles on the tow path. You can use the ice at your own risk, but pay heed to the locks, bridges and culverts where the ice likely is thinner than the rest of the canal. Bring your blades, skating along the canal is free! Keep in mind the rule is there must be 4" of snow and 6" of frost on canal for route to be open. Call the Visitor Center for automated message.
CITY: Atkinson
Johnson Sauk Trail State Park
1,365 acres of recreation opportunities the park's centerpiece is a 58-acre lake that offers both fishing and boating, as well as nearly two and a half miles of shoreline to explore.
CITY: Kewanee
Geneseo Campground
63 quiet, shady sites adjacent to the Historic Hennepin Canal. Full hookups. Log camping cabins. Tenters welcome. Clean, moderate bathrooms, playground, horseshoe pits, volleyball court, community building, laundry, dump station, LP gas.
CITY: Geneseo
Izaak Walton League
One mile north of Geneseo on Hwy 82, south of Historic Hennepin Canal. Clubhouse and shelter available for rent.
CITY: Geneseo
Prophetstown Park District Pool & Recreational Center
Indoor/outdoor pool with aerobic classes and open swims. Rec Center has volleyball and basketball courts.
CITY: Prophetstown
Big Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area
1,188 acres of natural beauty. Fishing on Rock River and hunting.
CITY: Prophetstown
Prophet Hills Country Club
Built in 1966, this semi-private, 18-hole golf course is situated on extremely hilly terrain, and features a putting green and chipping area.
CITY: Prophetstown
Hennepin Canal Bike Paths
The Hennepin Canal Parkway follows an old towpath that was actually never used, although the locks and aqueducts are in still in place. It was originally built to link the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. The 105-mile path is level and easy; however, water is scarce along the way (found only at locks 21, 22 and the Visitor Center), so be sure to bring plenty, especially during hot days. The landscape varies from forest to grasslands to marsh to farmland, and the trail is particularly pleasing during fall, when the leaves are changing colors. The Hennepin Canal Parkway has become a cyclist's paradise and an exceptional spot for fishing, birding, horseback riding and a wealth of outdoor recreation.
CITY: Sheffield
Francis Park
Francis Park, home to "Woodland Palace" is a great place to tour and enjoy the outdoors. Perfect for your special occasion. 40 acres of woodlands to explore while camping at one of 60 RV sites with electricity or in the spacious tent area. Water, dump station, free firewood are available. Enjoy the playground equipment, ball diamond, horseshoe court and picnic area. Open and closed area shelters available for rental. Open May through September - no reservations available. Easily accessible from I-74 and I-80.
CITY: Kewanee
The Timber Campground, Inc.
Large mature trees covering 50 acres surrounds a 5 acre lake for you to unwind in nature's glory. Activities for all ages, swim, fish, play horseshoes, volleyball or swing at the playground. 30 and 50 amp sites all with water and electric hookup. Pull through and tent sites are available.
CITY: Cambridge
Deer Valley Golf Club
Located just 10 miles south of Rock Falls, Deer Valley is a challenging 18-hole championship golf course.
CITY: Deer Grove
Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area
Encompasses 871 acres of mostly unreclaimed strip-mining land. The area is dotted with some 15 stocked lakes for fishing. Be aware that shore access is limited and that shorelines tend to drop off suddenly into deep water.
CITY: Sheffield
Hennepin Feeder Canal Trail
The Hennepin Feeder Canal Trail located just south of Rock Falls is where you will pick up this medium to difficult trail. Cyclists, hikers and anglers come to enjoy the stocked waters, the peaceful wooded banks and the abundance of bird life. As the trail heads south toward the rural countryside the path frees itself from the throngs of people allowing you to enjoy the serene environment all to yourself.
CITY: Sheffield
Sandy Pine Elk Farm
Surrounded by a ridge covered with thousands of pine trees, Sandy Pine has some of the largest and top-ranked elk bulls in the Midwest. Take a tour through the pasture and snap some photos.
CITY: Deer Grove
Atkinson Motorsports Park
Located in Atkinson, this 216-acre park offers some of the best riding ground around. It is only 30 miles east from the Quad Cities and two hours west of Chicago. Get ready to let your horses run. Gob Hill, the newest DNR OHV park in the great state of Illinois. Trails, hill climbs, mud bogs and timber await your machine. Go on top of the Gob and you will think you're in the desert and travel to the timber and we think you might get lost. Only a few trails have been created by us, but remember, the most fun is making your own. Stop out and go for a ride; you will find some of the most awesome riding in northwestern Illinois. ATVs and Dirt Bikes only.
CITY: Atkinson
Prophetstown State Recreation Area
Boat ramp, shower facilities, picnic grounds and RV dump station. Playground equipment.
CITY: Prophetstown
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TERRE HAUTE — The following individuals were booked into the Vigo County Jail by area law enforcement on Wednesday and Thursday, based on jail records. Charges are recommended by arresting officers but are not final until the Vigo County prosecutor reviews the case and files official charges.
Jack C. Price, 22, 2600 block of North 27th Street, Terre Haute. Booked 10:39 a.m. Bond revocation.
Antoine White, 20, 9400 block of South Saint Lawrence Avenue, Chicago. Booked 11:20 a.m. Court order.
Darius Franklin, 29, 2900 block of West Arlington, Chicago. Booked 11:45 a.m. Court order.
Mark E Watson, 50, 2000 block of South Seventh Street, Terre Haute. Booked 12:26 p.m. Theft.
Shane L. Kimsey, 22, 2500 block of North 15 1/2 Street, Terre Haute. Booked 2:05 p.m. Bond revocation.
Vincent O. Dates, 31, 1100 block of South 11th Street, Terre Haute. Booked 2:15 p.m. Court order (two counts).
Jenny L. Strain, 39, 6400 block of West Evans Drive, Terre Haute. Booked 4:04 p.m. Possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia and criminal conversion.
Daniel D. Chapman, 53, 2500 block of North 10th Street, Terre Haute. Booked 4:09 p.m. Invasion of privacy.
Edwin B. Phillips, 57, 5100 block of East Old Fort Harrison Road, Terre Haute. Booked 8:39 p.m. Invasion of privacy.
Christina Lennox, 34, 2000 block of North 20th Street, Terre Haute. Booked 9:13 p.m. Possession of a controlled substance.
Bradley S. Conder, 48, 1300 block of Sycamore Street, Terre Haute. Booked 9:29 p.m. Driving while suspended and failure to appear.
Cheryl Patterson, 33, 200 block of Monterey Avenue, Terre Haute. Booked 11:31 p.m. Possession of methamphetamine, operating while intoxicated and driving while suspended.
C. Zacharia McCrocklin, 28, 1200 block of South Ninth Street, Terre Haute. Booked 11:38 p.m. Operating while intoxicated.
Kelvin T. Heyen, 30, 200 block of South Ninth Street, West Terre Haute. Booked 1:21 a.m. Probation violation.
Jonathon E. DaCosta, 31, 700 block of North Mount Juliet, Mount Juliet, Tenn. Booked 2:47 a.m. Operating while intoxicated.
Kentrel T. Bailey, 21, 900 block of Eighth Avenue, Terre Haute. Booked 3:58 a.m. Operating while intoxicated and driving while suspended.
Robert D. Shepard, 46, 1900 block of East Indiana 163, Clinton. Booked 4:13 a.m. Operating while intoxicated.
Under the law, criminal charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.


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Leaders of an embattled $3 billion cancer-fighting agency in Texas are meeting for the first time since disclosing that a lucrative state grant was improperly awarded to a private company.
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas faces questions from top lawmakers after spending much of the year under a barrage of criticism. The agency's woes intensified when it was revealed that a Dallas biomedical company won $11 million in taxpayer funds without having its proposal vetted by experts.
The agency's governing board meets Wednesday. Among the agenda items is a report from the compliance officer who uncovered the improper grant to Peloton Therapeutics.
Gov. Rick Perry and other key Republicans last week called on the agency to explain how and why Peloton's proposal was never reviewed.
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Bursitis of the Knee
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William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
Knee bursitis facts
What is bursitis?
A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. Bursae is plural for bursa. The major bursae are located adjacent to the tendons near the large joints, such as the shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees. When a bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as bursitis. Most commonly, bursitis is caused by local soft tissue trauma or strain injury, and there is no infection (aseptic bursitis). On rare occasions, the bursa can become infected with bacteria. This condition is called septic bursitis.
What is knee bursitis?
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The knee joint is surrounded by three major bursae. At the tip of the knee, over the kneecap bone, is the prepatellar bursa. This bursa can become inflamed (prepatellar bursitis) from direct trauma to the front of the knee. This commonly occurs when maintaining a prolonged kneeling position. It has been referred to as "housemaid's knee," "roofer's knee," and "carpet layer's knee," based on the patient's associated occupational histories.
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