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Traipsing around the Internet, I often end up at the on-line version of a quarterly magazine called City Journal.
City Journal focuses on municipal planning and city issues and bills itself as a high-brow journal that's all about "restoring the quality of life to America's cities."
I thought I'd found a crew of urban agenda compatriots, but it turns out it's a hotly partisan free market, Libertarian magazine. It's a publication of the Manhattan Institute, the conservative think tank that powered Rudy Giuliani in the 1990s.
Politics aside, if you ask me, it's not a particularly high-brow or scholarly mag. It typically presents its arguments in a black and white, sweeping, judgmental tone without much evidence of research or reporting. Also, and I know this is goofing out on journalism stuff, the leads to most of the magazine's articles take forever to get to the point.
City Journal writes about a lot of the stuff I'm interested in, and typically I disagree with their Liberatarian take on things. I've been tempted to link a few of their articles on Slog as contrarian pieces here. (For example, they had one on cap and trade and another on muni wi-fi.) However, like I said, it turns out, their articles are underwhelming, and so, I never bother.
I'm posting this one, though. It's their rejoinder to the Left's crusade for net neutrality.
It's written in that blockheaded City Journal style, but this time it actually had me reconsidering my pro net neutrality POV.
Arguing that net providers are like newspapers and so have the right to run or not run whatever content they choose, here's the crux of their argument:
The Times apparently needs to brush up on the First Amendment. Its certainly true that any government action restricting online speech in this fashion would be unconstitutional. When government censors, it does so in a sweeping and coercive fashion, prohibiting the public, at least in theory, from seeing or hearing what it disapproves of and punishing those who evade the restrictions with fines, penalties, or even jail time. Not so for Verizon or any other private carrier, which have no power to censor sweepingly or coercively. A world of difference exists between a private companys exercising editorial discretion to transmitor not transmitcertain messages or types of content and government efforts to censor.
Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe made this point eloquently at a recent Progress & Freedom Foundation event. In his view, those who would impose net-neutrality regulations on First Amendment grounds fail to appreciate the fundamental right of editorial discretion. For the government to tell that entity that it cannot exercise that right in a certain way, that it must allow the projection of what it doesnt want to include, is a violation of its First Amendment rights. The principle that Tribe articulated would apply equally to the New York Timess editors if they decided, say, not to run an advertisement from the Ku Klux Klan. Thats why its particularly puzzling that the Times ended its editorial about the Verizon incident by arguing that freedom of speech must be guaranteed, right now, in a digital world just as it has been protected in a world of paper and ink. Does the editorialist believe, then, that government should regulate what ads the Times may run in its own pages?
This twisted theory of the First Amendment cannot support net-neutrality regulation. The First Amendment was intended to protect us from tyrannical, coercive government power, not the silly mistakes of private companies.


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Benjamin Franklin said "Those who are willing to trade liberties for security deserve neither." As one of the framers of the Declaration of Independence he meant that each and every citizen deserves...
I'd say there is a huge difference between this event and the complete and total domination over a population...
You could use the Tacon 25 offered by Hobbypartz. I use the Tacon 46 in my Great Planes Extra 300 and it has more than enough power, reliable and is very reasonable.
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Please add me to this list, I have been flying my King Kobra for over 14 years!
That is a fallacy! If that is true what is your evidence to support such a wild claim?
A point proven by this gentleman right here...
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I have a Great Planes Extra 300SP and I was considering using a Tacon Bigfoot 32 to power it with a 4s 3300mah lipo and an APCE 12x6 prop. Great Planes states the flying weight between 5.5-6.5 lbs. ...
I have been flying my Sig King Kobra for over 12 years now, it is without a doubt the best flying plane I have ever owned. It never gets old with an OS 61 and springair retracts.
I just bought this for my son for his birthday and was wondering if I could use a 3300mah battery vs. the 1800mah battery it comes with without any modification?
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I hope you're kidding?!?
If not then the DHS I am referring to is the Department of Homeland Security.
You were saying something about being stupid???
Sorry, did multiple posts, deleted the first.

Here is the link to the FBI website concerning the story:...
Excuse me but all I was saying is that another department, like the DHS, could get involved and use this incidentin an attempttorestrict access to the NAS. The NAS does fall intothe FAAsrelm so if...
I like how they said large remote controlled aircraft and then later stated he had an F-86 delivered to him.  If it is indeed the E-flite F-86 then I hope he was not...
I like how they said large scale remote controlled aircraft and then later stated he had an F-86 delivered to him.  If it is indeed the E-flite F-86 then I hope he was not planning on causing much...
Well said!
MA covers all areas of interest within the hobby. I like the fact they do that, gives me a better awareness of what is going on in the other areas.
Easy for you to say, considered where you live...:-) Besides, honestly, I was kidding... Well maybe not abut the beer...
I am lucky to live in a place I can fly...
I have much better things to do then what is on your list. Fly and have fun no matter what your pleasure is!
I could not agree more with you. We are hear to share ideas, talk about the hobby, and help others.
Granted not everyone is going to have the same outlook or opinion so why does that sometimes...
I agree, I have never had a problem with them. I dolimit my purchases with them by only buying in stock items from the USA warehouse.

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If we could end Friday's rankings after 10 pitchers, we would, as the pickings get quite slim as teams throw out their back-end starters. Even some of those we think will be the day's best are no sure things, as our No. 2-ranked pitcher has an ERA north of six. Even Javier Vazquez, one of baseball's best pitchers this season, might have some trouble against a red-hot Marlins offense. Owners have innings limits to keep in mind, so maybe this is the day you refrain from the usual streaming. Of course, there are always some spot-start options out there and if you just can't resist, we still have you covered; although one of our recommendations is coming off a seven-run implosion. The dog days of summer indeed!
For starters
Starting pitcher rankings for Aug. 21, 2009
Rk.: The author's ranking of that pitcher for that day only. T: Pitcher throws left-handed or right-handed. W-L: Pitcher's win-loss record. ERA: Pitcher's earned run average. WHIP: Pitcher's average number of walks plus hits surrendered per inning. K/9: Pitcher's average number of strikeouts per nine innings. OPSA: Pitcher's on-base plus slugging percentage surrendered to opponents. OPS: Pitcher's opponent's composite team on-base plus slugging percentage. CT%: Pitcher's opponent's success rate putting the ball in play (versus striking out).
Selected notes: Scott Kazmir has yet to go more than two starts without a blowup, and the last team that lit him up was the lowly Mariners, who scored seven runs in 4 1/3 innings. Still, while it looks unlikely he will become a consistent pitcher any time this season, he's striking batters out, so he has value if you play the matchups. He has done particularly well against the Rangers, with a career 2.06 ERA in eight career starts, and as a team the Rangers are hitting .173 against him in 110 total at-bats. Kazmir seems as safe a bet to do well as he'll ever be. Despite allowing 11 runs in his past 11 innings, Roy Oswalt is still one of the day's top pitchers because the others have so many warts attached. Fortunately, he should rebound versus the Diamondbacks, who have cooled down and are hitting .191 in the past week. They're also an awful road team, with their .700 road OPS ranking ahead of only the Giants and the Pirates. Awful starts do happen from time to time, especially when you pitch to contact like Aaron Cook. Since he was coming off a toe injury, you could connect the dots and say he was pitching hurt, but the Marlins, who posted seven runs in 2 1/3 innings, are also hot, hitting a major league-leading .325 this month. If Cook gets plastered by a mediocre Giants offense, sure, something might be wrong, but he tends to pitch well against the weaker offenses of the league, so we'll take our chances. It seems like Cole Hamels is really paying the price of all those innings he tossed last year, though if anything, we should be grateful the once-fragile pitcher hasn't truly broken down. Hamels has an ugly 8-10 strikeout-to-walk rate in 16 1/3 innings this month, also allowing three home runs, and even getting pasted by one of the worst-hitting teams in the league, the Giants, at the beginning of the month. Fortunately, he's dodging the Mets players who tend to hit him hard -- because they're all out injured, of course -- which almost forces you to keep him active on Friday, but with the way he's pitching, he's really skirting by on reputation nowadays. Sure, Kyle Lohse allowed five runs to the Padres -- his second time in three starts allowing five runs to a mediocre offense, as he also allowed five runs against the Mets -- a reminder that spot starting mediocre pitchers can occasionally backfire. We still like Lohse in the rematch, however, as the Padres' OPS is 83 points worse at home than on the road. It's not for the faint of heart, however, as Lohse's 6.56 road ERA this season may scare away some folks. Andy Pettitte has been on a run of quality pitching his past six starts, lowering his ERA by more than three-quarters of a run and striking out 43 batters in 39 2/3 innings, but it's just too much of a risk to play him against Boston. He might have shut the Sox out for seven innings just 12 days ago, but they're a much different beast at Fenway Park, and all his performance means is that the Red Sox are now hitting "only" .333 against him.
Now batting
Hitters' count
• Kelly Shoppach, C, Indians: It's only 43 at-bats, but so far Shoppach is slugging .721 against left-handed pitching, with five home runs and a .329 average. Since he's killed lefties the past few years (.621 slugging from 2006 to 2008), it's probably not a fluke, either.
• Franklin Gutierrez, OF, Mariners: Gutierrez draws another lefty on Friday, this time David Huff, against whom righties have posted an .815 OPS. Gutierrez hammers left-handers, and is already 1-for-3 with a homer against Huff as well.
• Juan Rivera, OF, Angels: Rivera can be as streaky as anyone, and is slumping in August. However, he's been usually productive against lefties this season, hitting .337 with six home runs in 92 at-bats, and could have a nice game against rookie southpaw Marc Rzepczynski.
• J.D. Drew, OF, Red Sox: Lefties are hitting only .253 off Andy Pettitte this season, but Drew has been an exception, going 3-for-6 with a double to bring his career numbers up to 12-for-32 (.375) against Pettitte. Half of his hits have been of the extra-base variety, including three homers, and on top of that Drew is also hitting 43 points better at home.
• Carlos Quentin, OF, White Sox: With two home runs in his past two games -- and six extra-base hits in 56 at-bats in August -- it looks like Quentin is finally beginning to heat up again and draws a matchup against Jeremy Guthrie, against whom he's 3-for-6 with a home run. And this should come as no surprise, but he's also a much better hitter at U.S. Cellular Field, with 28 home runs in 359 career at-bats, further increasing his chances of a big day.
• Jim Thome, DH, White Sox: Left-handed hitters are slugging an ungodly .579 versus Guthrie this season, with 18 home runs allowed in 266 at-bats. One of those culprits is Thome, who is 2-for-4 with a dinger against Guthrie this season, giving him two in 12 career at-bats.
Pitchers' count
• Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Red Sox: Thirty-two at-bats is probably enough to conclude that Andy Pettitte, who has held Pedroia to a .188 average, has his number. Although Pedroia has struck out only once, the only extra-base hit he's compiled is a double, and he is therefore left with an ugly .406 OPS against, including an 0-for-6 mark this season.
• Shane Victorino, OF, Phillies: Mike Pelfrey has limited Victorino to four hits -- all singles -- in 17 lifetime at-bats, which isn't too surprising considering Pelfrey has held right-handers to a sub-.700 OPS in his career. It also doesn't help that the Mets' catching combination, Omir Santos and Brian Schneider, has thrown out 34.3 percent of steal attempts, limiting any value Victorino could have if he did get on base.
• Michael Young, 3B/SS, Rangers: Young has two measly singles in 15 at-bats while striking out a third of the time against Scott Kazmir.
• Todd Helton, 1B, Rockies: Helton has been sent down on strikes seven times in 18 at-bats versus Jonathan Sanchez, and has just three singles and a double. He's shown little power against left-handers all year, so make sure to bench him.
• Aramis Ramirez, 3B, Cubs: He has been quiet in August, hitting .229 so far. Against Randy Wolf, Ramirez has more strikeouts (six) than hits (five) in his career. Overall, he's hitting just .227 in 22 at-bats against the lefty.
• Curtis Granderson, OF, Tigers: With the Tigers facing lefties on both Thursday and Friday, manager Jim Leyland has opted to sit Granderson in an effort to give the slumping slugger a mental break. He is hitting .178 against lefties this season, so you won't miss him.
If you're hardcore
• Ryan Church, OF, Braves: With hits in exactly half of his 16 at-bats against Anibal Sanchez -- and four extra-base hits including a long ball -- Church seems like a nice bet for a productive game.
• Miguel Olivo, C, Royals: Olivo is 6-for-11 with two homers and a triple versus Nick Blackburn, and has already gone 3-for-4 with a home run against him this season. With that kind of track record, it's worth picking up Olivo just for the day.
• Joe Crede, 3B, Twins: While not exactly the most extensive track record against a pitcher, Crede is 2-for-2 with a double and a home run against Luke Hochevar. Since Hochevar isn't anything special in his own right -- right-handed batters are slugging better than .500 against him -- there's little downside to gambling on Crede.
• Clint Barmes, 2B/SS, Rockies: It is a perfect storm of events on Friday when Barmes faces Jonathan Sanchez. He is slugging .632 against left-handers, hitting 63 points higher at home compared with the road and has three extra-base hits, including one home run, in 15 previous at-bats against Sanchez.
• Kyle Blanks, 1B/OF, Padres: Blanks is 11-for-31 (.354) his past eight games, and he's now up to eight home runs since the All-Star break after hitting two in a recent series versus the Cubs. His opponent Friday, Kyle Lohse, has his troubles against right-handers (.467 slugging percentage allowed) and Blanks, at least, has seen him before, going 2-for-3 with a double.
Injury list: Out
• Nate McLouth, OF, Braves (15-day DL, hamstring)
• Willy Taveras, OF, Reds (15-day DL, quadriceps): The Reds decided to send Taveras to the disabled list so they could bring up Drew Stubbs to patrol center field. Taveras should return sometime in September.
Injury list: Day-to-day
• Nelson Cruz, OF, Rangers (15-day DL, ankle)
• Scott Hairston, OF, Athletics (quadriceps)
• Nick Johnson, 1B, Marlins (hamstring): Johnson will attempt to take batting practice Thursday, and if all goes well could return to the lineup by Friday.
• Justin Morneau, 1B, Twins (illness): While Morneau's ear infection has cleared up, he is still suffering from lightheadedness and dizzy spells, making his return questionable.
• Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Red Sox (personal)
• Martin Prado, 1B/2B/3B, Braves (illness): Prado was diagnosed with "exertional headaches" after visiting a neurosurgeon Wednesday. He should avoid the disabled list, but might not play until Saturday.
• Freddy Sanchez, 2B, Giants (shoulder)
• Rafael Soriano, RP, Braves (shoulder)
• Jim Thome, DH, White Sox (heel): The injury isn't serious and Thome should return by Friday.
• Jason Varitek, C, Red Sox (neck)
Weather concerns
• Only three games will be weatherproof: Angels-Blue Jays, Rangers-Rays and Diamondbacks-Astros.
• The Northeast has most of the day's concerns, with Washington, D.C., Boston and Pittsburgh all potentially affected. The nation's capital has the largest chance of rain, with a coin flip's chance of thunderstorms. Boston has scattered storms to worry about (30 percent), while the forecast in Pittsburgh suggests most of the storms may cease right before game time.
• Elsewhere across the states, thunderstorms pose a risk in Atlanta (40 percent), while Chicago may experience a few showers (40 percent).
Adam Madison is a fantasy baseball analyst for ESPN.com.


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Very rich and creamy, this is the recipe my mom made over the years. Mom did not use the wine vinegar but did add 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Notes: Two cans minced clams will replace the one pound, and 3/4 cup flour should be listed as an ingredient only once. Also, four ounces additional clam juice will provide this chowder with needed flavor.
Delicious! Made it using minced clams and added 1 jar of extra clam juice. Also reduced the red wine vinegar to 1 TBSP. Best clam chowder recipe I've tried!
I grew up in Utah, and Bratten's Chowder has always been our family"s favorite. For those of you who are reluctant to add the vinegar. please give it a try. It is what makes it so unique and delicious. Now we've moved to Arizona, and are passing the Bratten's recipe around here to our friends. It's absolutely the BEST clam chowder ever! Also, for those worried about calories, I use less butter and FAT FREE 1/2 and 1/2. Still tastes great!
i so miss bratten's cove...the one that was in bountiful, utah...going to try this for sure...then i'll give stars
Remade again on 9/10/07 and came out absolutely Fabulous. But I did leave out that extra 3/4 cup of flower that is on the recipe. Thank you for a recipe I will make over and over. 9/13/2006 This recipee was delicious when finished, but I did run into a couple of oops's. I drained the juice from the clams then I poured the clams over the vegies... then I added the 1 and 1/2 cups flour like the recipee says, and well that became a nice chunky mess:) But after I redid some of those mistakes and went and bought clam juice, it turned out really good. Thank You.
I have eaten this at the Bratten's that was in Bountiful,Utah and have made this recipe for about 25 years. It is delicious and easy to make. The only failure I have had was putting a little too much water over the potatoe mixture. My recipe doesn't have the wine vinegar but will try it. Thanks for posting.
Wonderful! Easy to make and tasted great. The whole family enjoyed this recipe.Thank you for sharing.
great recipe, thank you! I was looking for a recipe like this one for a long time. I used milk instead of half and half and it still tasted great.
I was so excited to find this recipe. This restaurant is the only place we would go when I was a kid when visiting Salt Lake city. Thank you so much for sharing. It has always been my favorite clam chowder and I can't wait to try the recipe.


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Leishmaniasis (cont.)
Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP
Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP is the Chair of the Department of Medicine at Michigan State University. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt Medical School, and completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Indiana University.
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Dr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications.
In this Article
- Leishmaniasis facts
- What is leishmaniasis?
- What are the different types of leishmaniasis?
- What causes leishmaniasis? How is leishmaniasis transmitted?
- What are risk factors for leishmaniasis?
- What are leishmaniasis symptoms and signs?
- How is leishmaniasis diagnosed?
- What is the treatment for leishmaniasis?
- What is the prognosis of leishmaniasis?
- Can leishmaniasis be prevented?
- Where can people get more information about leishmaniasis?
What are leishmaniasis symptoms and signs?
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) may be mild or severe. Some patients are asymptomatic and do not realize that they carry the parasite. Symptoms appear in weeks to months after the bite of the sand fly. Less commonly, symptoms arise only years later when a person's immune system becomes suppressed. The five classic findings of more severe disease are
- weight loss, which may be severe,
- low blood counts (pancytopenia),
- enlargement of the liver and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly),
- fever, which is usually intermittent,
- high levels of immune globulin in the blood (hypergammaglobulinemia).
The skin may turn dark, causing VL to be called "kala-zar," which means "black sickness." Some people who recover will have a persistent rash or pigment changes in the skin. The kidney is also affected, which may lead to renal failure. Other organs, including the bowel and the lung, may be affected.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is known by a host of other names, including Oriental sore. The site of the sand fly bite usually forms a raised papule that expands and ulcerates, with a heaped up border on the edges. The disease becomes manifest over several weeks. There may be only one lesion, or multiple lesions may appear over time. The skin lesions take on a variety of appearances and may resemble acne, warts, or psoriasis. They may look like large scaly, ulcerated plaques, or form shallow ulcerated nodules. The lesions may be dry or weeping and are not usually painful unless they are secondarily infected by bacteria. Sores occur predominately on the extremities and face. They heal over months to years, leaving scars that often resemble old burns. In severe cases, known as diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis, nodular lesions may occur widely and last for years or even for life.
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (ML) involves the nose, mouth, and larynx. It is less common than VL and CL. Initially, the patient experiences a nodule at the site of the sand fly bite with symptoms consistent with CL. Subsequently, mucocutaneous involvement leads to nodules inside the nose, perforation of the nasal septum, and enlargement of the nose or lips. If the larynx is involved, the voice changes as well. Ulcerated lesions may lead to scarring and tissue destruction that can be disfiguring. The disease occurs predominately in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.
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A simple greeting to a man named Jack caused emergency preparations at a suburban Detroit airport.
There was a guy on the plane named Jack, and someone walked in and said, `Hi, Jack,' police Lt. Rick Crigger said. The mike just happened to be open and the tower heard it.
Thinking someone was highjacking the corporate jet Monday, Oakland International Airport tower officials called the Waterford police. The airport is about 30 miles northwest of Detroit.
We called in a whole additional shift, Crigger told The Oakland Press. We called in the Oakland County Sheriff's Department SWAT team.
The FBI and other federal authorities also were called to prepare while tower officials called for the plane to return to the tower.
The pilot got off the plane and we checked his identification to make sure he was who he said he was, Police Chief John B. Dean said. Then I boarded the plane to make sure everything was OK.
The false alarm proved the emergency system worked, Dean said.
I like false alarms like that, Dean said. They are good for training purposes. Nobody was hurt and they were just delayed a few minutes.
Once it was over, they were also able to laugh about it.
They'll probably pass a rule that no one named Jack can ever be hired in aviation again, said Waterford Capt. Chuck Jehle.
<i>"Hi Jack!" </i> I Was Just Saying Hello!
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ATLANTA -- This was before Monday's game, when spirits were high, self-doubt was low, when those inside the visitors' clubhouse and dugout were of good cheer and all was right in Cubdom.
You get the picture.
The fellas were crowded in front of the flat screen and the Cardinals-Reds opener, Carlos Zambrano, Carlos Marmol, Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez and Geovany Soto sprawled on couches like a bunch of guys about to order some pizzas and beer, except they were in various stages of uniform.
"Let's play ball," Zambrano called out to no one in particular as the Cubs' clubhouse enjoyed a happy buzz.
And then Albert Pujols jacked the second pitch he saw over the center field fence, 400 feet-plus, his first of two home runs on the day, and I don't want to say the room went dead, but it was awfully quiet.
It's too long a season to suggest one game makes a tangible difference, and undoubtedly there are reams of evidence to support this. But when you go in promoting so much hope; when your pitchers performed well in the spring; hitters healed or lost weight or joined the club with even more optimism; when new ownership takes over and new slogans are launched and it's all about a fresh start; well, a 16-5 Opening Day pasting has a little more profound effect than just another game.
You can't help but look at Mark Buehrle and the White Sox, and how one tremendous performance Monday seemed to reverberate around the whole team. How Buehrle's defensive gem seemed contagious and how the game appeared to inspire even more confidence in the season.
New Sox reliever J.J. Putz spoke of Buehrle "setting the bar high" for the rest of the staff. Paul Konerko said, "It's never too early to get into good habits."
A supposedly rejuvenated Zambrano got lit up for eight runs before the Braves had five outs. And before it was over, the Cubs had two baserunners picked off first. Soriano, a player who can be sent into a funk by whispering the word "funk" in his presence, struck out twice and did not look good doing it. Cubs pitchers walked eight guys.
Cubs players spoke of broken-bat singles and bloop hits and bad calls, setting the tone for excuse-making. And they rationalized.
"Everybody knows Zambrano is going to be better than that, and the bullpen is going to be better," Ramirez said.
But how does everybody know?
"It was just one of those days where they hit everything hard," Ramirez said.
Except for the bloopers and broken-bat hits, of course.
"Maybe it's just first-game jitters," Cubs reliever Sean Marshall theorized.
"[Opening Day] is always a big spectacle, you have flyovers and introductions, it's a big gala," said Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster, who sounded a little grateful to be starting Wednesday instead. "And then kind of after Opening Day, everyone gets back in the normal routine of playing in the regular season. It's such a great event that starts off the season, it feels good, but it's still just another game in the grand scheme of the whole season."
And then there's Putz's take.
"It's only one game," said the Sox pitcher, "but it's better to be on top after the first one."
Still in good spirits before the game, Todd Ricketts remarked good-naturedly how he couldn't wait until he and his family were no longer the "new owners."
I responded that with that title at least came some immunity that would no longer be there on Tuesday.
"I don't think anyone in our family has thin skin," Ricketts responded. "We know it's coming and there's going to come a time during the season when we lose some games and fans are going to be unhappy, or we sign the wrong player. I think that's just part of it."
But the Ricketts must know as Cubs fans that part of it also includes overcoming a certain feeling of doom that begins with the fans but can't completely escape the team.
So yeah, it's just one game. But a 54-year-old lifelong Cubs fan -- is there any other kind? -- put it this way in an e-mail Tuesday, when I asked how he felt after Monday's loss.
"After Zambrano fell apart, I simply felt 'Here we go again,'" my friend wrote. "I bet most Cubs fan felt the same way. We are destined to feel that way. It's not 'Wait until tomorrow and we'll get 'em.' It's tomorrow will come and it will be just like today. You can't just look at a half-full or half-empty glass. You look at the glass and you know there's probably a crack in it or the stuff inside is spoiled anyhow. But you drink it. Oh, do you drink it."
It's Year One. It just feels like 103.
Melissa Isaacson is a columnist for ESPNChicago.com.


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text: More from SI Jason Spezza's no-trade list has 12 teams Jason Spezza's no-trade list has 12 teams Arena Wars Stanley Cup Final edition: L.A.'s Staples... Arena Wars Stanley Cup Final edition: L.A.'s Staples... Edmonton to break ground on new oil drop-styled arena i... Edmonton to break ground on new oil drop-styled arena i... Edmonton to break ground on new oil drop-styled arena i... Edmonton to break ground on new oil drop-styled arena i... Taking the NHL Outside: The making of stadium hockey Taking the NHL Outside: The making of stadium hockey Close Tweet0 Share0 Comment0 Share0 Share0 Stumble It0 Print0 More Home Ice SHANABANNED! Shawn Thornton gets 15 games for attack on Brooks Orpik by amuir29 Email Posted: Sat Dec. 14, 2013 Shawn Thornton' was handed the second-longest suspension of the Brendan Shanahan era. (Fred Kfoury/Icon SMI)By Allan MuirThe NHL sent a clear message in giving Boston Bruins enforcer Shawn Thornton a 15-game suspension for "pulling [Brooks] Orpik out of a scrum, yanking him to the ice and punching him multiple times, leading to a serious injury."The message is not so much to one player (Thornton) who had crossed the line, though. This suspension was all about letting lawyers and ex-players and anyone else who is inclined to take the league to task for its approach to violence know that it is capable of policing itself and is serious about eliminating these incidents.In handing down the second-longest suspension of the Brendan Shanahan-era, it didn't matter that Thornton was a highly respected player who has assayed the role of enforcer with honor for more than 500 games. This wasn't a hockey play gone wrong. It was a dangerous act of premeditated retribution. With this sentence, the league made it clear that kind of incident will be severely punished, regardless of a player's motivation or reputation.There's an argument to be made that Orpik had something coming to him for his gutless cheap shot on Loui Eriksson earlier in the game, and it was his unwillingness to stand up to Thornton's earlier challenge that led to the tragic escalation of hostility. You can be sure that plenty of people in the game have no issue with the Bruin seeking his pound of flesh.But while "The Code" -- those ill-defined rules of accountability that have governed on-ice conduct for decades -- may stand up on ice......it would wither under examination in court.So 15 games, then, is a pledge. A show of good faith to players and fans -- and potential jurors -- that the league won't let the mayhem of the past define it in the future.That won't be enough for everybody, but it's evidence the league takes any breach of conduct seriously.And these days, evidence is probably more important than deterrence. More Home Ice


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First of all I must say I am quite lame in computer hardware.
I just got my Lenovo Laptop T400 today. It is preinstalled with Windows 7. I would like to see if the configurations of the laptop are actually the same as what is in my order, so I look up the configurations of the laptop in device manager of Windows 7 and do the comparison. CPU and Wireless card are the same, but for other parts I am not quite sure:
my order -> Win-7 device manager ========= ==================== Monitors: 14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/ LED Backlight -> ThinkPad Display 1440x900 Graphics card: ATI Mobility Radeon 3470 with 256MB -> ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series Battery: 6 cell Li-Ion Battery -> "Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery" -> and "Microsoft Composite Battery" expansion: ExpressCard Slot & PC Card Slot -> ?? (don't know where to look up the info) Memory: 2GB PC3-8500 DDR3 (1 DIMM) -> ?? (don't know where to look up the info) Hard drive: 250 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm -> WDC WD2500BEVS-08VAT2 DVD/CD drive: DVD-RW 8x Dual Layer, SATA/Ultrabay -> HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-U20N
In particular,
- For the monitor, I wonder how to verify "WXGA+", "TFT" and "LED"?
- For the Graphics card, are "3470" and "HD 3400 Series" different?
- For memory and System expansion slots, I wonder where to look up the info under Windows 7.
- For DVD/CD_ROM drive, are they the same?
- For battery, how to verify there are "6" cells? On the battery bar, I saw a "5" in a circle formed by two arrows end in head. Does it mean only 5 cells?
Thanks and regards!


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Enjoy a beverage or snack at our pool patio from our Market. Conveniently located in the lobby and open 24 hours a day, the Market offers a wide variety of beverages, snacks and frozen foods.
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Workout in our state-of-the-art fitness center or enjoy a game of basketball, volleyball and tennis on our Sport Court.
Reno, NV, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", is famous for its casinos, and is the birthplace of the gaming corporation Harrah's Entertainment. Our Reno hotel is just 20 minutes from downtown.
Reno Downtown Skyline
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Reno Sunrise
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Reno Balloon Festival
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Rancho San Rafeal Bridge
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Is there a way to hide some products from non-logged in users? or better by user role/membership level?
ie. 5 products in a category called "Stuff", but only 4 how up unless the user is logged in, in which case the 5th also shows up.
Trying to figure out how to reliably hide that 5th product everywhere it might show up is where I'm stuck. If I just created a single custom template it'd still show up in search, same problem just hiding it behind a hidden/member only page.


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Hi! Im creating a page in wordpress on the url: http://www.jonsvensk.se and as i started to put the videos i noticed that i cant watch them in IE7. Is there a problem with the embedded code or? I just use the one i get from Vimeo..
It would help so much if someone knows about this cause i need to get them up there! Thanks alot in advance :)


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I'm sure most of you must've head about the Windows Live project (beta). This lets you sign up your domain with them, change DNS, and then login on hotmail.com with your domain email, etc.
Now, I have wordpress installed on my Abyss Webserver on XP pro. My ISP net account is given to me by my landlord, so ofcourse, he won't give me his username/password to use the sendmail () ... [I installed the mail plugin which lets me use the SMTP mailing thing]
The only thing now is, I would like to use my domain email (hosted with hotmail?) to accept the wordpress post-by-email function. Or the gmail option.
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It's expected to reach more than 22 feet between Monday and Tuesday.
This puts Chipola river almost 3 and a half feet above flood stage.
Officials are urging anyone living along the river to move any property near the river away from the banks to higher ground. They are asking that all vehicles are moved away from the area before the river crests as well.
In Holmes county the Board of Commissioners has issued a voluntary evacuation for residents who live in the Choctawhatchee River basin and low lying flood prone areas.
Walton County, Florida has also been declared a local state of emergency.


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**For Immediate Release**
Koeppen Named All-Around Cowgirl
-released by OPSU Campus Communications 10-10-2006
Goodwell, OK - The Oklahoma Panhandle State Rodeo team spent the weekend in Pratt, Kans. at Pratt Community College competing in the second fall rodeo in the Central Plains Region of the National Interscholastic Rodeo Association. OPSU's Kelly Koeppen, an Equine Science major from Redwing, Colo., won the All-Around Cowgirl honor with her performance in the goat tying and barrel racing.
Koeppen tied for first in the short round of the goat tying and placed fourth in the aggregate scoring of the barrel racing. Becky White, a new team member from Craig, Colo., made the short round of the goat tying, and Kendel Fawcett also made the short round in barrel racing. Rounding out the women's side, Haley Keenan made the short round of the breakaway roping.
The men had six cowboys return to the championship round of saddle bronc riding, and all placed in the top six of the long round. Taos Muncy, Shank Stephens, and Mike Murphy placed first, second, and third respectively while Seth Schafer and teammate Ryan Bestol tied for fourth and Will Payne tied for sixth. Of the five qualified rides in the short round, OPSU made three of those with Payne, Murphy, and Schafer placing third, fourth and fifth respectively. In the aggregate scoring, Murphy and Payne tied for third, Shafer placed fifth, Muncy sixth, and Stephens seventh.
In the bareback riding, Karlon Knudson placed fourth in the long round, tied for third with teammate Logan Hodson in the short round, and placed third in the aggregate scoring. Hodson took fifth in the combined scoring, and Brian Leddy placed sixth. Muncy and Jason Manor also made the championship round in that event.
Header Brandi Guttormson and heeler Seth Schaffer placed fifth in the first round of the team roping, and ended up sixth in the short round and sixth overall. Hodson and Muncy tied for sixth in the long round of the bull riding, but neither had qualified rides in the long round. Trell Etbauer scored a 3.8 second run in the long round of the steer wrestling, good enough to tie for second, but did not fare as well in the championship round with a 6.4 second score which put him in ninth place and out of the money for the aggregate scoring.
The third and final Central Plains Region rodeo will be held at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva November 9-11.


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Blount County authorities seized its first "one pot" methamphetamine lab of the year on the edge of church parking lot early Friday afternoon, officials said.
No arrests were made, but Blount County Sheriff's Office deputies responded at 1 p.m., to Maryville Baptist Tabernacle Church on Mt. Tabor Road after someone called E-911 dispatchers and reported a purse containing suspicious contents in the parking lot, according to a sheriff's office news release.
Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force investigators responded and found the purse contain a "one pot" methamphetamine lab, officials said.
The "shake and bake" or "one pot" method of making methamphetamine uses household chemicals such as drain cleaner and lantern fuel to break down pseudoephedrine. Using a soft drink bottle, the process takes a fraction of the time of the more complicated, older methods and often the bottles are tossed onto the road, or in this case, a church parking lot where the public can be exposed to toxic chemicals.
A drug task force investigator neutralized and inventoried the ingredients, and members of the Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force arrived to dispose of the lab, authorities said.
Officials said it appeared the meth had been cooked recently.
The task force is comprised of Blount County Sheriff's Office deputies and officers with the Alcoa and Maryville police departments.


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Getting Started
Whether taking a class or working independently, talk with your doctor about starting an exercise program. Shepherd Center aquatic therapists also recommend the following:
- Look for a community pool that is easy to get in and out of. Many public pools have lifts or ramps with handrails for greater accessibility. If not, ask if a portable lift can be added.
- Check the water temperature. For people with MS, cooler is better -- 78-82? F is ideal for exercise, but warmer temps of 85-86? F degrees are fine for stretching. For people with spinal cord injuries who may get chilled easily, warmer water -- 92-94? F -- is best.
- Start slowly. Try exercising or stretching for 15-20 minute sessions, until your body gets used to it. Remember, it?s easy to over exert yourself in the water.
- Never exercise to the point of pain.
- Drink plenty of water after exercising.
Exercise Options
Any movement that provides resistance against the water is good for stretching and strengthening muscles. Shepherd Center recommends the following exercise options:
- Swim laps, using a ski belt around the hips (if necessary for floatation) and hand paddles for added resistance. An inflatable collar can also help keep water out of the face.
- In shallow water, use foam dumbbells to help build upper-body strength, or ankle weights to strengthen leg muscles.
- Wear lightweight webbed gloves for added resistance in the water.
- For people with disabilities, practice doing transfers from chair to pool deck to pool or on pool steps.
- Exercise arm and leg muscles in deep water using an inner tube or "noodles" under arms.
If you need a more structured exercise program, aquatic classes are available at many community and fitness centers. Examples of classes to look for, include:
- Watsu -- a therapeutic relaxation technique where the therapist moves the participant through the water. The movement allows for complete relaxation and can be very beneficial for people with disabilities and for those who experience chronic pain.
- Ai Chi -- similar to Tai Chi but it?s done in the water, using a combination of deep breathing and slow broad movements.
- Water yoga -- Using the same concepts as yoga on land, water yoga is designed to relieve stress, but movements help build internal energy and strength. Techniques are also designed to help with balance, flexibility, and coordination.
- Low impact aquatic classes -- provide an aerobic workout and strength training without putting pressure on joints.


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Men's Soccer Hosts Annual Season-Ending Banquet
The team's four graduating players were honored for their dedication and commitment to the program.
Men's Soccer Season Recap
The Friars made it to the BIG EAST Championship Game and the NCAA Championship Second Round.
Men's Soccer To Send Four To NEISL All-Star Team
The NEISL All-Star Game will at Harvard Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 1.
Men's Soccer Set To Host Creighton In BIG EAST Quarterfinals
Providence will play the Bluejays at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12
Men's Soccer To Play Creighton On Friday
A Friar win or tie would clinch a home BIG EAST Tournament game.
2013: Started 21 of the 22 games that he appeared in ... Registered a total of 10 points with four goals and two assists ... Scored two game-winning goals, one versus Harvard (9/12) and one at St. John's (10/5) ... Tied for first on the team with two game-winning goals ... Finished second on the team in points (10) and goals (4) ... Was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice (9/16 and 11/11) ... Was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 7... Was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on Oct. 8 ... Was the recipient of the John Murphy Team Award ... Selected to play in the 2013 NEISL All-Star Game.
2012: Played in 12 matches including 10 starts ... Totaled three points on one goal and one assist ... His goal came on the road in a 3-1 loss at Monmouth (8/27) ... Named to the 2012-13 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
2011: Played in 13 matches (11 starts) at right back and midfield ... Scored his first collegiate goal and added one assist in the NCAA Tournament Second Round against UC Santa Barbara (11/20).
2010: Played in 17 matches and started six of the last eight matches for the Friars ... Earned his first collegiate point with an assist in a 1-0 victory over Quinnipiac (9/18) ... Played in the back and in the midfield ... Scored penalty shootout goaqls versus Louisville in the BIG EAST Championship Final and against Brown in the Ocean State Classic Final.
BEFORE PROVIDENCE: Played four seasons at Tampa Prep where he helped his squad to three state championships ... Captained Tampa Prep during his last two seasons ... Recorded 67 career goals and 97 assists ... Earned Hillsborough County Player of the Year honors in 2009-10 and All-State Team honors ... Was an All-America candidate and a candidate for Gatorade Player of the Year in 2010 ... Led Florida with 32 assists as a sophomore and a senior ... Played club soccer with the Clearwater Chargers and led his squad to a state title.
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No blog on Environmental Scientists would be complete without a little acknowledgement of the woman who was at the very beginning of environmental science, in fact the whole environmental movement itself really was brought to light form her work; Rachel Carson. I know that I for one am grateful for what she uncovered and shared with the public through her book Silent Spring. That began our understanding of the devastating effects of DDT and the harm we as humans can inadvertently do to the environment and each other through the use of chemicals that were meant to make our lives better. I think that creed that you hear from the medical profession "First do no harm" might well be employed in the chemical industries. I think the world would be a different place if were enlightened enough to take that approach. There's certainly a mind boggling number of chemicals that get approved with minimal testing, we won't truly know their effect possibly for generations and even then it'll be the effect of unknown chemical cocktails. As much as I appreciate the work of my fellow environmental scientists working in clean up operations there is a limit to what they can accomplish. I suppose all progress is slower than what we'd really like. I am glad for the increasing awareness that is resulting in more jobs in these fields, that is a good sign atleast.
Enviro Scientists Down Under
I've been over in Australia recently and met a few enviro scientists in my travels. One of them was Steven Molino he works at Molino Stewart
These guys cover an interesting range of environmental work. Working in NSW around Sydney they provide environmental consulting services for getting your land ready for development whether just for your esa or for land remediation for soil contamination and the like. They also specialise in natural hazard management; that is working on a large scale to help in situations that are what they term bushfire (wildfire) prone or flood prone to help minimise the risk and also manage it in the event of these emergency situations. This is clearly something that is going to be needed more as we get an increase in the quantity and intensity of severe weather events due to global warming. Another area of environmental science they specialise in is ecological assessments. Ecological assessments differ from environmental assessments in that it focuses more on living things that is flora (plants) and fauna (animals) rather than more inert things like chemicals in soil, air and water. So for an ecological job they would assess habitat and species present they would look for rare species, quantity of individuals and what needs they have so they can provide a report that helps to create an educated solution for managing the needs of the environment as well as human needs.
When I was down in Melbourne I met another guy Glenn Berry from Atmaenvironmental. Lovely guy, from Canada originally. He was flat out in his business. He mainly focused on site assessments and contaminated land. He'd put together a great series of onsite videos for his clients to get a much better idea of what they do, if you're needing this kind of work done they're definitely worth a look even if you're not in his neck of the woods. I've put this one in here on (whatever it is) but check out his youtube channel too here.
Then of course there's another branch of environmental science that leans a bit more toward psychology and that is helping businesses reduce their waste by providing analysis and better infrastructure and education for staff and clients to more effectively sort their waste. One of Glenn's friends, Peter Hosking from Great Forest Australia works in this area and I must say it's quite impressive how much money a reasonably large organisation can save simply by engaging these guys to direct more waste away from landfill which really adds up when you're talking large office buildings or shopping centres. Have a look at their video, I think you'd be surprised how much trash there is on a daily basis, yeah I know, sounds like fun viewing doesn't it?! It's better than it sounds and I think you'd agree after watching it, letting them sort it out seems like a pretty good deal!


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Whistleblowers, activists and dissidents are regularly tracked, hacked, harassed and silenced. Ever wonder why we didn't hear more from bank and mortgage company whistleblowers after the 2008 economic crash? See: Stop Silencing WhistleBlowers!/History pdf
Banks, wealthy individuals and businesses can hire private intelligence contractors to spy on, harass and discredit their enemies. The intelligence operatives' work for the government protects them from investigation and prosecution. The arrangements are covert and rarely get much media coverage.
Leaked PowerPoint presentations describe how U.S. intelligence contractors HBGary, Palentir and Berico planned to try to intimidate Pulitzer prize winner Glenn Greenwald, Wikileaks contributors and critics of the Bank of America and Chamber of Commerce. Google: HBGary Hack for fascinating reading.
Jeff Stein's The Greatest Vendetta On Earth describes how the CEO of Ringling Brothers Circus hired former CIA number 3 man Clair George to surveil and play dirty tricks on Janice Pottker, an innocent soccer mom freelance writer. PETA, PAWS and other animal rights organizations were also targeted.
Janice Pottker's experiences bear a chilling similarity to my own.
Shorter follow up stories about this include:
CBS 60 Minutes: Send In The Spies – May 1, 2003
Washington Post: Send In The Clowns – November 20, 2005
Both of these incidents of intelligence contractors acting as a secret police for private interests were revealed by accident, they were covered up and were not widely reported in the press.
The surveillance tools used by the NSA, FBI, DEA, CIA, etc. are also in the hands of the private intelligence contractors who build and support those systems. How would you feel if your boss, your worst enemy or fiercest rival could spy on you like the NSA, CIA or FBI? If they hire the "right" private investigators, for a price THEY CAN!
Google: Cellphone Spying to see how easily YOU can spy on someone's cellphone. It makes stalking and harassing innocent people much too easy. Understand how it works and protect yourself.
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The rb-internal-links plugin does not work in conjunction with TinyMCE Advanced. Any ideas why or how to resolve this?
The rb-internal-links plugin does not work in conjunction with TinyMCE Advanced. Any ideas why or how to resolve this?
Works ok for me. How does it not work for you?
You didn't give any specifics as to how it doesn't work, that would be helpful info to know.
I have no clue if the two are related or not. I have TinyMCE Advanced and RB Internal Links plugin installed. The button for RBIL shows up fine for me (I understand it's not for some people). When I use it, I add the link, click SAVE and the Visual editor page goes blank white leaving me w/just the html page able to be edited. It also throws "Out of Memory at line: 57" pop up windows when I try to access the Visual editor page on a page that has an RBIL link generated in it. I made contact w/the author and he is aware there's a problem but as of a week or so ago there was no solution or upgraded plugin.
i have the same issue but not jsut with the advanced tinymce jsut with the wysiwyg editor in general. when the rb internal links plugin is activated you are no longer able to use the tinymce editor it doesnt show the images and you can't click on the code view either.
I'm having the same issue. Code view is not available.
hello everyone,
I have a problem with rb-internal-links plugin. I found an error '500 Internal Server Error' after some changes in .htaccess.
i have to make changes in htaccess for image uploading. I used following script in htaccess for uploadin image
<IfModule mod_security.c>
<Files async-upload.php>
SecFilterEngine Off SecFilterScanPOST Off
if anybody have any idea, plz help me.
I am having the same problem. I get an out of memory error and it locks up my browser. I am using version .22 on WordPress 2.7
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I have recently started (once again) to fiddle around with Linux, currently running Kubuntu 12.04. I have a rather big library of Photos, a lot of which have people tags set up in Windows Live Gallery.
Is there any way of getting these to work in Linux? As far as I understand there's no "proper" standard for doing these but MS did document the way they're doing it ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ee719905(v=vs.85).aspx ). So far I have been unable to find any program that at least remotely replicates that functionality (save people tags in the files' metadata so they won't get lost), not even speaking about compatibility to my existing tags.
Am I missing anything? Is there some exotic plugin for Gwenview, some fork of Digikam, some hack of Shotwell or some config file of F-Spot that could be used to get this to work?
So far the Linux approach seems to be to ignore that feature as it has not been properly standardized... Which is understandable from a technical point of view but very unsatisfying from a user's perspective :-/.


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Teresa Baerens won the 200-yard freestyle on Friday.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – After the completion of 10 events at the New Mexico quadrangular, Nevada is leading New Mexico and Grand Canyon but trails Wyoming in dual competition. The Wolf Pack holds a slim 93-92 advantage on UNM and leads 127-53 over Grand Canyon. The Cowgirls of Wyoming are ahead of the Pack 108-78. The remaining events will be held on Saturday.
Sophomore Yawen Li had another outstanding day in the pool winning the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:04.92 and placed second in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:05.37.
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Another Pack freshman Sita Kusserow took third in the 200-yard butterfly in a time of 2:05.85. Erin Fuss placed fifth and Rachel O'Connor eighth as three Nevada swimmers was in the top 10.
Michelle Forman swam 10:35.65 in the 1,000-yard freestyle to earn fifth. Riley Hilbrandt's time of 1:55.33 was good for fifth in the 200-yard freestyle. Lulu Vieira took sixth in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.08.
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The divers competed at the Wildcat Invitational in Tucson, Ariz. and those results were used in the calculation of the quadrangular team scores. All four Nevada divers scores from the invitational were in the top eight in the 3-meter when added to the quadrangular. Grace Huang (321.90) and Krysta Palmer (295.25) took the top two spots. Stephanie Hansen (247) and Jennifer Arnold (203.40) were fifth and eighth respectively.
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Oracle Unified Method (Comments) https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/feed/comments/atom 2016-06-01T16:35:01+00:00 Apache Roller https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/oracle_unified_method_oum_62#comment-1440084107317 Re: Oracle Unified Method (OUM) 6.3 Tony 2015-08-20T15:21:47+00:00 2015-08-20T15:21:47+00:00
Oracle stopped developing pre-populated Application Setup Documents (BR.100) many years ago - long before OUM was envisioned. There were simply too many applications setups to adequately maintain an accurate library. We also have found that in many cases, these documents became quickly obsolete as setup values change during an implementation.

Also, many of the acquired enterprise suites have tools which allow implementers to reverse engineer the setups out of the application for the purpose of documenting them, if necessary. Tools like the Oracle Business Accelerators and the Fusion Functional Setup Manager have also obviated the need for setup documents in many cases.

OUM contains an Application Setup Document template associated with task MC.050 Define Application Setups, which is comparable to the AIM BR.100. The template is product agnostic and can be tailored to address any application product. The guidance for tailoring the generic template is included in the Yellow Notes included in the template itself. If you don't see the Yellow Notes, select Tools–>Options from the MS Word menu, select the View tab, and Select Hidden Text for viewing. Similar templates for documenting setup information and parameters are also provided for the following tasks:
 • MC.010 Define Business Data Structures
 • MC.020 Define Business Data Structure Setups
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/use_case_actors_primary_versus#comment-1438160254287 Re: Use Case Actors - Primary versus Secondary guest 2015-07-29T08:57:34+00:00 2015-07-29T08:57:34+00:00
hgh
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/oracle_unified_method_oum_62#comment-1431702171640 Re: Oracle Unified Method (OUM) 6.3 Antonio 2015-05-15T15:02:51+00:00 2015-05-15T15:02:51+00:00
Is there a template on OUM 6.3 that equals the AIM BR-100?
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/steps_to_create_an_oum2#comment-1424192171243 Re: Steps to Create an OUM Estimating Model - Part 3 AILS 2015-02-17T16:56:11+00:00 2015-02-17T16:56:11+00:00
is it possible to evaluate similar projects to understand high-level project metrics such as the % of overall effort consumed in each project phase ?
 Cheers ;)
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/use_case_actors_primary_versus#comment-1420987383750 Re: Use Case Actors - Primary versus Secondary guest 2015-01-11T14:43:03+00:00 2015-01-11T14:43:03+00:00
Really informative article with nice explainations. Really helped me to understand the difference among the 2 actors. Thank You.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/use_case_actors_primary_versus#comment-1415558824166 Re: Use Case Actors - Primary versus Secondary guest 2014-11-09T18:47:04+00:00 2014-11-09T18:47:04+00:00
thank you.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/use_case_actors_primary_versus#comment-1412015440953 Re: Use Case Actors - Primary versus Secondary guest 2014-09-29T18:30:40+00:00 2014-09-29T18:30:40+00:00
Hi, I am a student. Our Professor assigned a task that we need to find Primary and Secondary actors for Facebook. I understand Primary will be Users, but the secondary will it be server? Please guide me if I am thinking wrong or right?
 I often get confused when it comes to secondary actors.
 Thanks a lot!!
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/oracle_openworld_and_oum#comment-1411502511406 Re: Oracle OpenWorld and OUM guest 2014-09-23T20:01:51+00:00 2014-09-23T20:01:51+00:00
Hi Linda,

I'd like to get in touch with you at OOW to discuss OUM. We are working on optimizing our project methodologies for implementing Oracle EBS initiatives and would like to see how we can align our methods to Oracle's methodology.

Thanks,
 Ram
 Wyndham Worldwide
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/oracle_openworld_and_oum#comment-1411502460923 Re: Oracle OpenWorld and OUM Ram 2014-09-23T20:01:00+00:00 2014-09-23T20:01:00+00:00
Hi Linda,

I'd like to get in touch with you at OOW to discuss OUM. We are working on optimizing our project methodologies for implementing Oracle EBS initiatives and would like to see how we can align our methods to Oracle's methodology.

Thanks,
 Ram
 Wyndham Worldwide
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/oum_and_pmi_s_pulse2#comment-1410943003245 Re: OUM and PMI's Pulse of the Profession: The Fourth In a Series 642-902 2014-09-17T08:36:43+00:00 2014-09-17T08:36:43+00:00
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 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/oum_keeping_focus_vs_multitasking#comment-1408523405716 Re: Guard Against the Multitasking Brain Drain with OUM guest 2014-08-20T08:30:05+00:00 2014-08-20T08:30:05+00:00
Jan,
 Very nice blog entry and "spot on" based on current thinking about multi-tasking. I recently had the good fortune to attend a course on brain training. All the things you can expect were there, of course, but the focus on trying to stop the misconception of Multi-tasking as a means of increasing productivity was the most compelling.
 We were asked to do an exercise which really hit home for me. It illustrated easily how multi-tasking actually takes longer and can cause errors that wouldn't normally happen.
 On a decent size project there are lots of things going on concurrently worked on by individuals. But the individual should be working one item at a time, as you and others have said.
 In general following a method, and having a plan with a list of tasks can actually help individuals become better able to focus. Then they can work the items they are assigned to on the project workplan. Plan the work, work the plan, makes for a better chance of project success.
 Thanks for your blog entry, well said!
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/oum_keeping_focus_vs_multitasking#comment-1407351081642 Re: Guard Against the Multitasking Brain Drain with OUM Gary A Johnson PMP 2014-08-06T18:51:21+00:00 2014-08-06T18:51:21+00:00
One of the best features of OUM is its robust, existing set of tools and artifacts, tailorable for each project. To paraphrase Lauren, this enhances the PM's ability to focus his/her more important energies on business requirements than on underlying technologies. The PM doesn't have to multitask between preparing for the next daily Scrum and developing an earned value management (EVM) tool.

The benefit of using OUM applies across new projects and environments as well… thereby minimizing the natural inherent startup costs associated with new projects and players.

If you are an Oracle shop, and not using OUM, it is well worth your effort to take a serious look at its built-in body of knowledge, gleaned from the experience of 1000s of projects, across different technologies and from industry standards. Just the fact that your team and stakeholders will learn to speak the same lexicon will bring cost-effective benefits to your organization.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/oum_keeping_focus_vs_multitasking#comment-1407342131379 Re: Guard Against the Multitasking Brain Drain with OUM Tom Spitz 2014-08-06T16:22:11+00:00 2014-08-06T16:22:11+00:00
Well said and timely. This is a subject I've been thinking about a lot lately, both for my own work and for enabling the PMO team that I'm working with.

In our daily scrum, I've found that when I keep my "What am I going to do today?" list short and focused, I can typically report much better results the next day on my "What did I do yesterday?" list.

Your point about using the techniques that OUM reveals is absolutely correct. As a project manager, project team member, scrum master, etc. you need to do everything you can to stay focused on one item at a time, getting that item done, and moving on to the next item. Your job will naturally provide many interrupts that will cause you to have to switch contexts, with that resulting overhead. You might as well plan your own work and the project's work to minimize that multitasking.

Thanks for the blog.

Tom
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/success_quote_a_hybrid_approach#comment-1401325020459 Re: Success Quote: A Hybrid Approach for Success Gary A Johnson PMP 2014-05-29T00:57:00+00:00 2014-05-29T00:57:00+00:00
OUM's ability to be flexible and scalable to work with a client's legacy methodology enables greater client buy-in too. Every project needs a client champion!
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/oum_support_for_cloud_implementations#comment-1397781556709 Re: OUM Support for Cloud Implementations guest 2014-04-18T00:39:16+00:00 2014-04-18T00:39:16+00:00
Thanks Bruce. One of the top priorities of the Oracle Global Methods Team is to provide collateral and support to enable our customers, consulting delivery teams, and partners in the implementation of Oracle's Fusion Cloud Applications.

The Global Methods Team will continue to issue guidance and collateral to support Oracle's Cloud Application Services Implementation Approach on all delivery platforms including on-premise, private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/use_case_assumptions_versus_pre#comment-1396599607371 Re: Use Case Assumptions versus Pre-Conditions Shannon 2014-04-04T08:20:07+00:00 2014-04-04T08:20:07+00:00
I agree with David Burke on the <<extend>> vs <<include>>.

You would want it to be mandatory, so it should be <<include>>.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/use_case_actors_primary_versus#comment-1395171225868 Re: Use Case Actors - Primary versus Secondary guest 2014-03-18T19:33:45+00:00 2014-03-18T19:33:45+00:00
can someone tell me how to write a primary scenario, and give me an example
 thanks
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/use_case_actors_primary_versus#comment-1383061704032 Re: Use Case Actors - Primary versus Secondary Fazila Ashraf 2013-10-29T15:48:24+00:00 2013-10-29T15:48:24+00:00
Helped me alot ...
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/use_case_actors_primary_versus#comment-1381852193031 Re: Use Case Actors - Primary versus Secondary guest 2013-10-15T15:49:53+00:00 2013-10-15T15:49:53+00:00
thank u
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/use_case_actors_primary_versus#comment-1381852152994 Re: Use Case Actors - Primary versus Secondary guest 2013-10-15T15:49:12+00:00 2013-10-15T15:49:12+00:00
thank u
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/use_case_actors_primary_versus#comment-1376410989761 Re: Use Case Actors - Primary versus Secondary guest 2013-08-13T16:23:09+00:00 2013-08-13T16:23:09+00:00
Very good article! really helped.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/use_case_actors_primary_versus#comment-1376410915295 Re: Use Case Actors - Primary versus Secondary guest 2013-08-13T16:21:55+00:00 2013-08-13T16:21:55+00:00
Very good article, really helped! thx.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/oracle_unified_method_oum_6#comment-1376300751965 Re: Oracle Unified Method (OUM) 6.0 Richard 2013-08-12T09:45:51+00:00 2013-08-12T09:45:51+00:00
OUM6 won't install on my locked-down work PC (all the other versions of OUM have installed fine). The specific error message - which happen right after opening the .exe - is: The file C:\windows\OrclOBI\Logs\Oracle OUL (Oracel Unified Method) 6.0 - English (U.S.)\1.\\log1.log could not be opened. The system cannot find the path specified.

This error could simply be the "\\" is the path. How do I change this?

R.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/oracle_unified_method_oum_release#comment-1373465251145 Re: Oracle Unified Method (OUM) Release 5.6 travel 2013-07-10T14:07:31+00:00 2013-07-10T14:07:31+00:00
Thank you!
 I have get it.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/oracle_unified_method_oum_release#comment-1372429688382 Re: Oracle Unified Method (OUM) Release 5.6 Kostas Hairopoulos 2013-06-28T14:28:08+00:00 2013-06-28T14:28:08+00:00
Any plans for revised OUM after the public launch of 12c???
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/the_eating_contest_how_an#comment-1369344237821 Re: The Eating Contest - How a software project is like an eating contest guest 2013-05-23T21:23:57+00:00 2013-05-23T21:23:57+00:00
Hi Tom, I liked the analogy which if you may allow will use it in the OUM Level 3 training delivering in the region and the Partner PM Community days we have started to organize. Partner understand the concept and the approach but are reluctant to put it in practice. Do we have any success stories or references internally within Oracle or partner community that have been able to adopt this approach? I am working on the SKI NOW case study and prepare few iteration plans as samples. However any additional samples will be of great help.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/do_you_have_oum_work#comment-1366634150275 Re: Do you have OUM work product "samples" to share? Aid Garratt 2013-04-22T12:35:50+00:00 2013-04-22T12:35:50+00:00
Interesting thoughts (although I am reading this quite some time after it was written).

Now we are in 2013 are there templates or examples of OUM in use ? Or is it still an underground methodology ?

Cheers,
 Aid
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/do_you_have_oum_work#comment-1366633970581 Re: Do you have OUM work product "samples" to share? Aid Garratt 2013-04-22T12:32:50+00:00 2013-04-22T12:32:50+00:00
Interesting thoughts (although I am reading this quite some time after it was written).

Now we are in 2013 are there templates or examples of OUM in use ? Or is it still an underground methodology ?

Cheers,
 Aid
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Great, This is really amazing page, here, I really enjoyed reading your thoughts, I will definitely share this article to my friends out there.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/oum/entry/steps_to_create_an_oum#comment-1363692206547 Re: Steps to Create an OUM Estimating Model Linda Lowitz 2013-03-19T11:23:26+00:00 2013-03-19T11:23:26+00:00
Hi Sarkis,

Thanks for following and for your comment. I will be posting a series of blogs over the course of a week. I hope you will find it useful to share with partners to give them some direction for creating estimating models.


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From Publishers Weekly
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--Susan McBride, The Charlotte Austin Review
"Byzantium, the heart of the Roman Empire in the 6th century, contains a rich mixture of old gods, deadly rituals and Christian doctrine. Justinian rules the land as a Christian Emperor, yet The Lord Chamberlain, one of the most honored in his court, holds fast the traditions of Mithra, an ancient religion that honors the great bull god. The Lord Chamberlain, also known as John the Eunuch, is a man of loyalty, to his Caesar and to his faith. When his friend is murdered, the quest to discover his killer leads John down a trail full of twists and turns that challenge him to examine his beliefs, his past and even his deepest fears.
One for Sorrow captures the horror of the mutilation of Johns body as well as the maiming of his soul. When he once again faces the woman he loved long ago, and the daughter he never knew he had, John also has to face his own deeply buried desires. At the same time, he cannot forget that a murderer is walking the streets of Byzantium. Who is the killer? Who will be next? And what part does a peculiar ancient soothsayer play in the strange events that swirl around John like a troubled sea of confusion and death?
The authors weave an intricate tapestry of characters and plot along with a fascinating look into the day to day life of the Byzantine Empire. There is even a mysterious knight who claims to have been dispatched from King Arthur to search for the Holy Grail of Christ, making this a mesmerizing mix of fact and fantasy that serves to make the story even more absorbing.
Mary Reed and Eric Mayer originally introduced John the Eunuch through several short stories, and have now brought him out as a full-time ancient sleuth. One for Sorrow is a novel that is hard to put down. The authors are superb artists who paint a well-presented mystery with the colors of a civilization that seemed shrouded in history until viewed on their life-like canvas.
I whole-heartedly recommend this novel for any mystery fan. A second novel Two for Joy is set to be released by Poisoned Pen Press in October 2000, with the paperback edition of One For Sorrow. I can hardly wait.
Nancy Mehl, © 2000 The Charlotte Austin Review "
"In Byzantium, Lord Chamberlain John the Eunuch looks forward to the end of the current festivities. Since he is in charge of the events, John publicly attends as many as possible. Though his stomach and head reel from bad food, rank animal odor, and sweat, John shows up at the Hippodrome with several friends to watch a lithe woman leap onto a bull. John realizes the performer is his former lover from a time before his current condition.
Distracted John forgets to talk with his colleague Leukos the Keeper of the Plate. The next day, John finds Leukos murdered by a dagger near the Inn of the Centaurs. John makes inquiries and realizes several obvious suspects exist. A King Arthur knight from England and fellow worshiper of the bull God of Mithra, Thomas admits having met with Leukos only yesterday. Leukos recently visited the popular soothsayer Ahasuetus of Antioch. Then there is Kaloethes and his wife, greedy owners of the inn where Leukos died. However, as he continues to investigate the killing, John also seeks to find his former love.
One For Sorrow is a historical mystery that should excite fans of the sub-genre. Mary Reed & Eric Mayer provides readers an incredible and enlightening look into the sixth century reign of Emperor Justinian. John is a great protagonist whose hard past continually surfaces in the present. The support cast augments the rich story line with even more depth so that the audience can feel even more of the era without slowing down the interesting who-done-it. Readers will clearly want more tales starring John and his cohorts who make history and mystery fun.
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"By nature, the historical mystery genre offers a wealth of opportunity for creative settings and characters. From Steven Saylor we have Gordianus the Finder, a clever detective in the ancient Rome of Pompey and Crassus. From Lynda S. Robinson, we have Lord Meren, the Eyes and Ears of Pharaoh in ancient Egypt. And now, joining these ancient sleuths we have John the Eunuch, the Lord Chamberlain to Emperor Justinian in sixth century Byzantium. Previously featured in short stories, authors Mary Reed and Eric Mayer have released their first novel, One for Sorrow, featuring this unusual and intriguing character.
John is a middle-aged man who holds an important position in Justinian's Christian court; he is sort of like today's Chief of Staff. While Christianity has overtaken much of the empire, John is still a quietly practicing Mithraic. John is not a eunuch by choice; in fact, he still longs for his lover from years ago. When he tells his sad tale to a new friend, it is both horrifying and compelling. Even though he might seem to have lost some of his manliness, John is a trusted and wise figure under the emperor, and is portrayed here as fully able to protect and defend.
The plot of One for Sorrow revolves around an unexplained murder. One of John's closest friends, Leukos, Keeper of the Plate (think treasury official) has been killed in a dirty alleyway. Could someone have murdered him for a precious religious relic? (Saints' bones and chalices seem to be everywhere.) A newcomer from Bretania seems to believe so.
Thomas, a knight from the court of King Arthur has journeyed to Constantinople to search for the Holy Grail. He is one of the last people to have spoken with Leukos before his death. John seems to trust the hearty soldier, but he appears too often in John's path for it to be coincidence. Then there is the ancient soothsayer Ahasuerus, who has been making a name for himself reading fortunes. Even the Empress Theodora may have been one of his clients. Why would Leukos, a professed and seemingly devout Christian, be visiting this fortuneteller at the run-down Inn of the Centaurs? And what about the brothel near the Inn? Was Leukos visiting a woman before he was murdered?
As John delves further into Leukos' final days, the path seems to split in many directions. Why does the Patriarch Epiphanios seem to be interfering in the investigation? And why does the murder of a young prostitute at the brothel seem to be tied in to the first murder as well?
For readers who enjoy historical fiction written by knowledgeable authors, One for Sorrow won't disappoint. In fact, the glossary at the back of the book will be essential for many of us who missed some classes in ancient history. For example, the unusual holy men called stylites play a role in this tale. And typical expressions from this period such as Owls to Athens are also explained in this glossary.
Even better, Reed and Mayer are able to create an interesting cast of characters and well-crafted plot. People like the stylites, the Madam, and palace servants are believably drawn and developed. And of course the bull leapers (women from John's past) are a fascinating and unique addition, and also add to John's character development. (Unfortunately, they disappear rather abruptly, one of the novel's weak points.) Certain events also help to flesh the story out, such as an ancient Mithraic ceremony in which John's friend Anatolius is initiated into a higher rank of the ancient religion.
In the end, most readers will come away from One for Sorrow finding they enjoy the company of a clever eunuch. As the authors plan to continue John's stories, we can look forward to spending more time with an interesting new addition to the historical mystery world -- John the Eunuch.
--Martha Moore, The Mystery Reader, 11/8/99"