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Auburn has not had a good week on the recruiting trail.
Nothing has happened specifically with any 2014 recruits. It's the negative stories surrounding Auburn's program that will create such a challenge for the Tigers as they try to rebuild the program following a disastrous 2012 season.
First, there was Selena Roberts' report on Wednesday alleging payments to players, grade changes and involvement in the robbery case of former Auburn safety Mike McNeil. Then came a Thursday report from ESPN The Magazine alleging Auburn covered up failed drug tests during and after the Tiger's national championship run in 2010.
Auburn fired back at the ESPN report and did a good job defending itself. But a lot of the damage is done for the Tigers.
Auburn has battled allegations of wrongdoing for more than two years. While the NCAA has yet to find anything to actually punish the Tigers, their public image has taken a huge hit. And that will affect recruiting.
Auburn is already behind most of the SEC in recruiting for 2014. The Tigers have two commitments for the upcoming class, which ranks Auburn 11th in the conference and 39th in the nation by Rivals.com.
Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn put together a strong staff that should be able to hold its own on the recruiting trail. But there's only so much any staff can overcome.
Parents will ask a lot of questions and Auburn will likely be prepared with many of the right answers. But opposing schools in the SEC will continue to point out Auburn's past troubles, which will lead to culture questions about Auburn's program.
Forget the accusation of NCAA violations. Does Auburn really have its drug issue under control? Thursday's statement from Jay Jacobs helps show Auburn has made a strong effort to eliminate the use of synthetic marijuana, which is the focus of ESPN's report.
Still, there's evidence that drug use has been a problem at Auburn. And the school's current athletic director and head coach were both part of the football program in 2010 and 2011 when these issues were present. Will parents of recruits trust Jacobs and Malzahn?
"I feel like Auburn betrayed me," a parent of a former Auburn player told ESPN.
That parent could be wrong and Auburn might have done everything it was supposed to do to alert parents of their children's drug use. But that quote will be seen in the homes of many recruits around the Southeast.
Roberts' report and ESPN's allegations might lead to nothing for Auburn. The Tigers have already survived an NCAA investigation and continue to possess a 2010 BCS championship trophy.
But the more allegations against Auburn we see (and we've seen a lot), the more problems Auburn will have as it recruits in the nation's most competitive conference.
Missouri losing ground on St. Louis?
The Tigers received more bad news this week when running back Markel Smith from St. Louis announced he has decommitted from Missouri.
He's the second 2014 prospect from St. Louis to decommit from Missouri, joining offensive lineman Andy Bauer, who switched his pledge to Ole Miss last month.
That's only the latest bad in-state recruiting news for Missouri. The Tigers failed in February to sign St. Louis running Ezekiel Elliott, who opted to stick with his commitment to Ohio State. Shortly after that, 2014 running back Dalvin Warmack from Blue Springs, Mo., committed to Kansas State over Missouri.
Missing out on some of the area's top prospects has some Missouri fans concerned, according to ESPN's Damon Sayles.
"And whether they want to believe it or not, they are why Missouri Tigers fans are beginning to question the program's loyalty to recruiting – and sometimes over-recruiting – the greater St. Louis area."
This isn't to say Missouri can't or won't recruit successfully inside its own state. The Tigers signed highly-touted athletes Chase Abbington and Aarion Penton in February. And the presence of sophomore wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, a Springfield, Mo., native, should help the Tigers on the recruiting trail in the future.
But Missouri isn't in a position to let its top in-state players sign elsewhere, especially somewhere else in the SEC. The Tigers already have enough catching up to do.
Tennessee looks east
Tennessee received good news this week when cornerback D'Andre Payne from Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington, D.C., committed to the Vols.
He's the seventh commitment for Tennessee's 2014 class, which ranks fifth nationally by Rivals.
Payne is also the Vols' second 2014 commitment from the D.C./Maryland area. Tennessee received a commitment from wide receiver Neiko Creamer from Eastern Christian Academy in Elkton, Md., last month.
Tennessee, which signed wide receiver Paul Harris from Upper Marlboro, Md., in the 2013 class, will surely try to use the pledges of Creamer and Payne on other highly-touted players in their area. Payne believes his commitment to the Vols could affect other prospects.
"I think it helps a lot because it may open their eyes to see how Tennessee is and they might start looking at Tennessee more," he told ESPN RecruitingNation.
That might not be the case with Payne's teammate, cornerback Jalen Tabor. He told ESPN that while he likes Tennessee, Payne's commitment won't have an effect on his recruitment.
That won't keep Tennessee – or Payne for that matter – from reminding Tabor and other area recruits about the Vols' recent commitments.
"You're a baller"
That was Mississippi State's message this week to Michigan linebacker commitment Michael Ferns from St. Clairsville, Ohio.
While Mississippi State gets an "A" for effort, the Bulldogs' overall grade has to be a little lower.
As Ferns replied through his Instagram account: "Ummm.. Thanks Coach." Not exactly a sign of great mutual interest.
Still, it's a way to leave an impression and it shows Mississippi State's staff is thinking outside the box on ways to reach recruits.
Mississippi State has one commitment for the 2014 class: athlete Nikia Cathey from Memphis, Tenn.
One thing should make Mississippi State fans feel better: North Carolina State's letters to recruits.


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Houston County students will have the ear of the State Superintendent.
John Barge chose 50 Georgia high schoolers to serve on his advisory council.
Four of the 50 are from Houston County; That's more than any other school district.
It's often said that learning is a life long process. That's why Perry High senior, Jacob Turner, isn't intimidated about teaching the State Superintendent a thing or two.
Turner said, "It seemed like an incredible opportunity."
He's one of 700 Georgia students who wrote an essay to Barge. Turner said, "I wrote about rewarding creative thoughts and ideas."
Each essay was an application to serve on Barge's Student Advisory Council.
Turner's made the top 50. So did Eli Guidry's. He's a Perry Panther, too.
Guidry, a junior, said, "It seemed like a big honor, you know?"
Two other Houston students joined the bunch. They are Molly Lauritsen from Veterans High and Ben Anderson from Warner Robins High.
Each student plans to give Barge the inside scoop on education from a student's perspective.
Anderson plans to push student internships. He said, "That student can see whether that career field matches their personality, matches their interests, matches their beliefs."
Lauritsen wants the state's education top dog to know teaching is no walk in the park. She said, "They put so much pressure on the teachers now a days to produce high test scores. I think there needs to be more pressure on students to produce."
Guidry's ideas for Barge follow that same line of thinking. He said, "Everything is in place for the students to succeed. It's just a matter of nudging them toward taking those steps"
Turner will suggest allowing more room for creativity, saying, "Sometimes they have to teach toward tests. I don't think that helps student's lots of times."
Their insider advice may be the best education Barge finds to help lead all Georgia schools to the head of the class.
The Student Advisory Council's first meeting with Barge is next Friday in Atlanta.
All 50 students from around the state will meet with him three times this school year.

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BlackBerry users are about to stick their heads in the cloud, as Funambol introduces a wireless Web-syncing service for RIM devices.
Funambol does slick wireless contact sync
Funambol is quickly proving that it will own the mobile market.
Funambol offers service providers a way to offer MobileMe service that actually works, without the compromises.
Funambol just pulled in $12.5 million and a major OEM customer. The mobile world of open source took two steps closer to world domination.
Sync your iPhone contacts over the air with Funambol's iPhone app.
The fifth installment in the Open Source CEO Series, this time with Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO of Funambol and leader of the mobile open source world.
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Standard RoomMax Occupancy: 4 adults
4-star resort in North Las Vegas with a casino
Situated in North Las Vegas, this resort is in the same area as Craig Ranch Regional Park and Floyd Lamb State Park. Regional attractions also include Las Vegas Convention Center and Las Vegas Mini Grand Prix.
Resort Features
At Aliante Casino & Hotel, recreational amenities include an outdoor pool and a spa tub. The resort also features a casino and a coffee shop/café.
Room Amenities
Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Guestrooms also feature wireless Internet access (surcharge), high-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge), and air conditioning.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Aliante Casino & Hotel Amenities
- General
In addition to an outdoor pool, Aliante Casino & Hotel provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The resort offers a coffee shop/café. Business amenities at this 4-star property consist of a 24-hour business center, audiovisual equipment, and small meeting rooms.
A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Event facilities measuring 14000 square feet (1260 square meters) include a conference center, conference/meeting rooms, and a ballroom. This business-friendly resort also offers a casino, a nightclub, and tour/ticket assistance. Complimentary self parking and valet parking are available on site.
- Concierge services
- Audiovisual equipment
- Business services
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Dial-up Internet access - surcharge
- Coffee shop or café
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Banquet facilities
- 24-hour business center
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 14000
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 1260
- Conference center
- Free self parking
- Free valet parking
- Computer station
- Luggage storage
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Arcade/game room
- Total number of rooms - 202
- Number of floors - 9
- ATM/banking
- Ballroom(s)
- Casino
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Currency exchange
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Nightclub
- Free parking
- Secure parking
- Porter/bellhop
- Room service (limited hours)
- Shopping on site
- Spa tub
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Wedding services
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet access (surcharge), Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge, Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Parking
Free parking, Secure parking, Free self parking, Free valet parking
- Room Amenities
- Direct-dial phone
- Cable TV service
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Dial-up Internet access (surcharge)
- Connecting / adjoining rooms available
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Flat-panel TV
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Dining
MRKT SEA AND LAND - This restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.
Salted Lime - This restaurant specializes in Mexican cuisine and serves dinner, appetizers, and drinks. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.
Bistro 57 - This restaurant specializes in Modern European cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and appetizers. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.
TGI FRIDAYS LAS VEGAS - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, appetizers, and drinks. A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered.
Medley Buffet - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch.
24-hour room service is available.
- Recreation
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness facility.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golf - miniature nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Boat launch nearby
- Dock nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Volleyball nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Basketball nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Helicopter/airplane tours nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Playground nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Swimming on site
Aliante Casino & Hotel Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: Discover, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Diners Club
- Pets
Pets allowed, Pet policy - dogs only, Maximum number of pets per room 1
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
Hotel resort fee inclusions (may be listed elsewhere in this description as complimentary or available for a surcharge):
- Resort fee: USD 9.99 per accommodation, per night
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fitness center access
- Business center/computer access
- Internet access (may be limited)
- Newspaper
- Phone calls (may be limited)
- In-room coffee
- Concierge/valet service
- Valet parking
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Pet fee: USD 100 per room, per day
- Pet deposit: USD 100 per stay
- Early check-in fee: USD 15.00
- Deposit: USD 100.00 per stay
- Refrigerator fee: USD 10.00 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.00 per night
- Additional Details
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Fall 2010 Newsletter
Partnership Leverages Members' Expertise
When the Hybrid Hazelnut Consortium (HHC) was formed in 2008, it brought together four of the world's leading hazelnut researchers: Oregon State University, Rutgers University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Arbor Day Foundation. Together, the partners represent more than 70 years of hazelnut research and breeding.
The Consortium members are working to develop high-yielding, low-input hazelnuts that can be grown in marginal soils and are competitive with annual crops for food, feed, or bioenergy.
Expansion of hazelnut production through HHC research will help address critical issues facing our world in the areas of agriculture and the environment, wildlife habitat, health, hunger and sustainable energy.
Research and breeding methods are based on thoroughly tested techniques developed at Oregon State University (OSU), University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), Rutgers University and Arbor Day Farm. Through collaboration, the Consortium partners are leveraging their intellectual resources and prior research investments to address the major barriers currently restricting the widespread expansion and agricultural adoption of hazelnut production: susceptibility to hazelnut eastern filbert blight (EFB) and the limited climatic adaptation of existing cultivars.
Plant Development
The Consortium continues work on developing hazelnut cultivars that are resistant to eastern filbert blight (EFB) and can tolerate weather extremes. In summer 2011 the Nebraska Forest Service will test the hardiness of American/European hybrids at its Horning State Farm Demonstration Forest that OSU has determined are EFB-resistant.
OSU researchers recently identified six EFB-resistant varietals (three from Crimea and three from southern Russia). OSU also is continuing its map-based cloning of EFB.
The Consortium received a plant patent in February for Corylus avellana 'Red Dragon,' a red-leaf ornamental varietal. It is EFB-resistant, and there is high demand for the plant among Oregon growers. 'Red Dragon' was released for its ornamental value rather than nut production.
Other HHC plant development news:
Yixiang Xu at UNL recently completed investigation of the quality of hazelnuts and the genotypes in terms of physical properties of nuts, such as kernel size, chemical composition and oil composition. An article on her work will be published in Industrial Crops and Products this year. Previous research on the nutritional quality of hazelnut oil has been submitted for consideration to the International Journal of food Science and Technology.
She's currently working on the nutritional/anti-nutritional composition of hazelnut oil for protein and human and animal feed supplements, and is working to identify fungi and microtoxin contamination in hybrid hazelnuts. The next step will be to study the value-added utilization of hazelnut byproducts, such as shells and leaves. The UNL research group also will begin work on characterizing antioxidants and anti-cancer chemicals in hazelnuts.
Development News
The National Agroforestry Research Center has offered financial support for hazelnut research at Horning Farm in Nebraska.
Consortium members continue to receive inquiries and visitors from around the world. Dr. Shawn Mehlenbacher recently spoke with representatives from Ferrero, maker of Nutella and Ferrero Rocher, which is interested in evaluating OSU hazelnut varieties in three countries. French hazelnut industry representatives also have inquired about licensing recent HHC hazelnut releases in Europe.
Dr. Tom Molnar at Rutgers is talking with Guelph University in Ontario, Canada, about establishing a working arrangement with scientists there. Working with Guelph would allow Consortium members access to test plants in another climate and develop new pollinizers for colder climates. It also would allow HHC to expand trials in the U.S. and would provide HHC a role in helping develop the first new hazelnut market in eastern North America, which could serve as a model for the Consortium later. It also could lead to additional funding opportunities through the Canadian government. Issues under discussion include plant patents and licensing.


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Christine Anu is back on song!
After two years touring in the hit musical The Sapphires and the play Rainbows End, Christine Anu returns to Melbourne with one special performance at Bennetts Lane on Sunday, 27th November.
Christine will perform her signature tunes including 'Island Home', 'Sunshine on a Rainy Day', 'Party' and 'Coz I'm Free', along with crowd favorites from her acclaimed concept show Ladies of Jazz. Anu will also share anecdotes from a career spanning nearly 20 years in the Australian Entertainment Industry.
Christine is arguably Australia's most successful indigenous performer and one of Australia's most popular recording artists, backed by an award-winning repertoire spanning across music, theatre, dance, film, television and children's entertainment.
Her illustrious career over two decades boasts of platinum albums, sell-out musicals, Hollywood blockbusters, and high-profiled collaborations with showbiz and musical luminaries such as Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge), Paul Kelly and David Atkins.
Christine also pulled out all the stops with the formation of Stylin Up Entertainment, a collective focused on developing and producing new media brands that are proudly Australian. This spawned a new genre of children's entertainment branded as Chrissy's Island Family, adding another ARIA nomination to her many awards she has received over her career. Stylin Up Entertainment is also home to Ladies of Jazz, Women of Soul andMura Wakay.
For more information, please visit www.christineanu.com.au
Don't miss this special intimate acoustic show with one of Australia's favourite performers!
Sunday 27th November 2011
25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne VIC
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Professor Shlomo Benartzi is a leading authority on behavioral finance with a special interest in household finance and participant behavior in retirement savings plans. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management, and is currently a Professor and co-chair of the Behavioral Decision-Making Group at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Professor Benartzi's most significant research contribution is the development, with Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago, of Save More Tomorrow (SMarT), a behavioral prescription designed to help employees increase their savings rates gradually over time. At one organization, SMarT increased employee savings rates from 3.5% to 13.6%. The SMarT program is now offered by more than half of the large retirement plans in the U.S. and a growing number of plans in Australia and the U.K. The program has also been incorporated in the Pension Protection Act of 2006, helping millions of Americans boost their retirement savings. A book on Save More Tomorrow and other practical behavioral finance solutions for improving retirement plans is scheduled for publication in April, 2012.
Professor Benartzi has supplemented his academic research with both policy work and practical experience. He has advised government agencies in the U.S. and abroad and has helped crafting numerous legislative efforts and pension reforms. He has also worked with many financial institutions and served on about half a dozen advisory boards, and currently serves as an academic advisor and chief behavioral economist for the Allianz Global Investors Center for Behavioral Finance. Professor Benartzi is also a co-founder of the Behavioral Finance Forum, an organization dedicated to helping consumers make better financial decisions by fostering collaborative efforts between academics, industry leaders and government officials.
Selected Publications
Benartzi, Shlomo and Richard H. Thaler, "Behavioral Economics and the Retirement Savings Crisis," Science, March 8, 2013, Vol. 339, pp. 1152–1153.
Benartzi, Shlomo, Alessandro Previtero, and Richard H. Thaler, "Annuity Puzzles," Journal of Economic Perspectives, Fall 2011, Vol. 25.4, pp. 143–64. [ Link ]
Shlomo Benartzi, and Richard H. Thaler. (Summer 2007). Heuristics and Biases in Retirement Savings Behavior. Journal of Economic Perspectives. [ Link ]
Shlomo Benartzi, and Richard H. Thaler. (February 2004). Save More Tomorrow: Using Behavioral Economics to Increase Employee Savings. Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 112.1, Part 2, pp. S164-S187. [ Link ]
Shlomo Benartzi, and Richard H. Thaler. (March 2001). Naive Diversification Strategies in Retirement Saving Plans. American Economic Review, Vol. 91.1, pp. 79-98. [ Link ]
Shlomo Benartzi, and Richard H. Thaler. (February 1995). Myopic Loss-Aversion and the Equity Premium Puzzle. Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 110.1, pp. 73-92. [ Link ]
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Automotive Engineer Wins First Lemelson-MIT
GM Powertrain engineer William J. Bolander
is first winner of $500,000 award for invention and innovation
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1995 — William J. Bolander,
34, has won the first $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for excellence
in creativity, invention and innovation. Bolander is an automotive
engineer (an Algorithm Technical Resource Leader) with General Motors
Powertrain, headquartered in Pontiac, MI. He has helped develop
inventions that improve both passenger safety and automotive performance
including the traction control system used in Saturn cars and the
"limp-home" technology used in the Cadillac Northstar
The Prize was announced by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Cambridge, MA) professor and world renowned economist Lester C.
Thurow, who chairs the Lemelson-MIT Committee. Bolander, who develops
the logical and mathematical models for the computers that control
automobile engines' fuel injection, ignition timing, and transmission
operations, will be honored this evening at a special ceremony at
the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
The Lemelson-MIT Prize — the nation's largest single prize
for invention and innovation — was established in 1994 to
recognize the outstanding contributions of America's talented inventors
and innovators and to promote inspirational role models for young
people. The Prize is administered solely at MIT by the Lemelson-MIT
Prize Committee.
"From the beginning of his career, Bill Bolander's colleagues
say he was never a "cookbook" engineer, but rather a true
innovator, going beyond developing a single answer to a specific
problem to designing creative solutions with extraordinary applications,"
says Thurow. "The result has been a series of patented inventions
that have helped the American automotive industry become increasingly
competitive over the past five years," he adds.
Bolander responds, "I often think ideas are the easiest part.
Finding the solutions are the fun part for me. but actually test
that idea to prove that something's reliable and cost-effective
takes a lot of teamwork," explains Bolander. "It's very
fulfilling for me to actually have had a part in a product that
people love to drive."
"Beyond his innovative technical and exemplary work ethic,
Bill shares his knowledge and creative vision while motivating others
within a team to identify, resolve and validate technical solutions
and concerns," says Donald J. Reilly, Saturn's Chief Engineer
— Engine Team, who worked with Bolander.
Before joining GM Powertrain, Bolander spent 10 years with Saturn
and was part of the team that developed the first Saturn automobile,
introduced in October 1990. Bolander's work on engine control software
led to a number of important innovations for the auto industry.
The patented integrated traction control system Bolander and his
team designed has won numerous automotive awards. While higher priced
cars control traction with an expensive hydraulic system, Bolander
cleverly manipulated computerized engine and transmission controls
to control wheel slip on ice and snow without using the brakes.
"As engineers, we drive cars all the time. We go from the
mountains in Colorado to the extreme cold in Northern Ontario to
the desert hear in Arizona specifically to find circumstances where
performance is less than perfect." explains Bolander. "What
I'm striving for is to provide flawless performance under all conditions,
and that's really where most of these inventions and innovations
started; by identifying problems and trying to improve automobiles
not just to meet, but to exceed the expectations of the customers."
Bolander joined GM Powertrain in 1994, shortly after GM introduced
Cadillac's Northstar system, with its "limp-home" feature.
Bolander helped develop the "limp-home" technology while
a college student. In the early 1980s, under GM's Northstar Engine
Group Assistant Chief Engineer Max Freeman, co-op student Bolander
was asked to examine certain problems arising with aluminum engines.
His undergraduate thesis proposed a new approach for operating a
car when coolant is lost, a catastrophic event for any engine. Bolander's
innovative idea was to reduce the number of cylinders running at
any one time.
Bolander explains: "We shut off the fuel to specific cylinders,
but they continue to pump air and turn the engine into an air-cooled
device, rather than depend on the coolant. Now the automobile can
"limp-home" to a service station without incurring engine
Patented in 1984, Bolander's "limp-home" idea was introduced
in 1993 when GM developed the Cadillac Northstar powertrain system.
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Bolander holds nine U.S. patents for automotive related innovations
Bolander's contributions to GM's engine technology already have
earned him four "Boss" Kettering Awards in the past three
years, more than anyone else in GM history. Names in honor of Charles
G. "Boss" Kettering, the first vice president of GM Research
Laboratories, this award is the company's highest recognition for
technical innovation and team work. Less than one percent of GM
engineers ever receive this award in their career.
"I have been able to contribute significantly to many different
things. But I've never felt the things I did and the accomplishments
I've made were all my own. It has always been the result of working
with a talented group of people," says Bolander.
Bolander was born in Rolla, MO, in 1960. When he was eight, his
family moved to Flint, MI, where his father, Richard, an Ph.D. in
physics, took a teaching position with GM Management and Engineering
Institute (GMI). Bolander's lifelong fascination with automobiles
was inherited from his father, who loved to work on old cars. On
weekends, Bill helped his father repair engines and got a hands-on
education in automobiles.
"My father and I went down to my grandfather's farm in Kansas
and pulled an old 1953 Studebaker out of a wheat field and drove
it home. That was my first car. I began to work on that and it steered
me into the automotive industry," recalls Bolander. "I
thought it would be great to make cars for a living. I looked into
the possibility of becoming an engineer in the automotive industry.
Since my dad was a math and physics professor at GMI, I knew it
was the ideal place for someone like me," says Bolander.
Bolander enrolled at GMI, a cooperative school where students attend
school one semester, the work the next. "GM was my sponsor.
I worked on their advanced engineering staff and had the chance
to see how things I learned might be applied to my work. GM moves
you through different groups so I saw all the things GM did from
manufacturing to advance product development," says Bolander.
After earning a bachelor's degree in mechanical and electrical
engineering in 1983, Bolander joined GM's Advanced Engineering Staff.
Subsequently, he was awarded a GM fellowship to Purdue University
where he earned a master's degree in mechanical engineering in 1984.
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Skarmory is without doubt the best physical wall in the game. It has no physical weaknesses at all; in fact, it resists all but two physical types: Fighting and Rock. Skarmory has had a large influence on the metagame: it forces players to dedicate an entire moveslot on their Salamence, Flygon, or Metagross to taking it down, use Magneton, run many Flying-types and Levitate users to minimize Spikes damage, run a spinner, or use only Pokemon that are able to hurt Skarmory. As a testament to what a solid Pokemon it is, even in such an environment where the metagame has adapted to it, Skarmory still shines with its great Spikes-stacking, walling, and phazing abilities.
Here we have it, the best defensive wall in the game. It possesses no weaknesses, two immunities, and a ton of resistances. Add to that a phenomenal base 140 Defense and you've got a real monster on your hands. This beast finds it amazingly easy to lay Spikes and take advantage of them with Whirlwind, particularly against Choice Band users such as Metagross and Snorlax. Whirlwind can force out any Pokemon trying to set up on Skarmory and can stop Baton Pass teams. Toxic is Skarmory's best way to damage Pokemon, and can be used in conjunction with Protect or Rest to stall out opponents. It's also Skarmory's best weapon against Cloyster and Claydol, two common spinners. Hidden Power Flying can be used for a more direct answer to Heracross and a way to slowly whittle down Taunt users such as Gyarados. Hidden Power Flying is used instead of Drill Peck due to Drill Peck and Whirlwind being an illegal move combination. Protect scouts special attacks and gets extra Leftovers recovery, while Rest makes Skarmory a solid wall to threats such as Swampert.
Always maximize Skarmory's HP before anything else. Skarmory's Defense stat is so high that it gains more physical tanking ability from 4 HP EVs than 4 Defense ones; it goes without saying that HP investment also helps Skarmory sponge special attacks such as Celebi's Psychic as well. An Impish nature grants a huge boost to that already impressive stat. 252 Special Defense EVs let Skarmory take hits from Milotic, Celebi, Porygon2, Blissey, and others more effectively. It also allows Skarmory to healthily survive physical Pokemon such as Salamence or Flygon packing Fire Blast. A higher investment in Defense can be used to take hits from Tyranitar, Aerodactyl, and other physical attackers, however. A Careful nature can be used to survive Magneton's Thunderbolt, but takes away from Skarmory's Defense even more.
While similar to the first set, this set focuses solely on setting up Spikes and walling opponents. With Sleep Talk, Skarmory will almost be guaranteed to set up all three layers of Spikes, and can also phaze out other Skarmory before they begin setting up. To better take physical attacks over special ones, consider investing in Defense or using a Careful nature.
A variation on the standard set; instead of just laying Spikes and phazing, Skarmory can use Taunt to prevent all forms of healing, such as Rest and Softboiled, then either Whirlwind the helpless foe or take them down directly with Toxic or Hidden Power Flying. Taunt also lets Skarmory stop opposing Skarmory and Forretress from setting up alongside it. Taunt variants should hit a Speed stat of 201 in order to outspeed Dragon Dance Tyranitar and Milotic. The Special Defense EVs allow Skarmory to handle Milotic much better.
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Curse enables Skarmory to beat other setup sweepers, but it won't sweep any teams. Hidden Power Steel can damage Tyranitar while still hitting Gengar on the switch. A Choice Band set can do some damage to Celebi, as well as surprise Magneton with Hidden Power Ground. With Counter, Skarmory can inflict heavy damage to physical hard hitters such as Choice Band Tyranitar, Choice Band Aerodactyl, and Curselax (when it is the last remaining Pokemon).
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Magneton is the best Skarmory counter in existence, as its ability, Magnet Pull, prevents Skarmory from switching out; it can then OHKO Skarmory with a STAB Thunderbolt. Forretress and Claydol can Rapid Spin away Skarmory's Spikes, but without some novelty, such as Hidden Power Electric or Zap Cannon, they can't do much damage to Skarmory. Rapid Spin Starmie, however, can Recover off any damage, clear Toxic with Natural Cure, and end Skarmory with a super effective Thunderbolt or STAB Surf. Cloyster too can shrug off Drill Peck and Hidden Power Flying, spin away Spikes, lay down Spikes of its own, and damage Skarmory badly with Surf or Ice Beam. However, it doesn't like taking a Toxic .
Despite the fact that Skarmory is overall the best physical wall, strong Fighting- and Rock-type Choice Band sweepers can break through even its massive Defense. Choice Band Aerodactyl, Choice Band Heracross, Taunt Tyranitar, and even unexpected Explosions can make Skarmory's life difficult. Many other Pokemon can also catch Skarmory off guard with a surprise Fire- or Electric-type move. Snorlax, Weezing, Salamence, Tyranitar, and Flygon might have Fire Blast, Metagross might run Hidden Power Fire, and Grass-types might pack Hidden Power Fire.


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Sometimes it's a struggle to configure a cluster software stack. Usually the stack is split into a distribution (OS) and the cluster management tool. While there are some advantages to this separation, sometimes people want to have a cluster software stack that is all-in-one. There are several packages that satisfy this definition such as ROCKS and Clustermatic, but there is one that is arguably the best combination – Caos NSA and Perceus.
The all-in-one packages tend to build on top of existing distributions and then add a Cluster management System (CMS) and other tools to create the all-in-one package. One of the differentiators between these packages is the integration between the base distribution and the CMS. More integration requires more work but it does get the total package closer to the proverbial "cluster in a box." More importantly it can make the configuration, deployment, updating, and monitoring of the cluster much easier.
But many of these base distributions are getting larger and heavier with every release, even for the core components. Typically, clusters don't need this bloat (who needs to have 4 different music players on their nodes?) and just need a simple yet robust OS distribution. Caos NSA is a distribution that focuses on making things simple, easy to install and upgrade, and easy to manage.
Caos NSA
The Caos developers came together to form the Caos Foundation back in 2002. with Greg Kurtzer as the leader and founder. The Caos Foundation went public in 2003 with the goal of putting together an RPM based distribution of Linux for the community by the community. Originally they started both Centos and Caos. Centos was created as the build and development platform for Caos. Later the Centos project was split out on its own and the Caos team focused on the development of Caos-Linux which had different goals than Centos.
Caos 1 was developed and was used as an example of how one can manage an operating system at scale. It was a very usable Linux distribution but was somewhat close to Redhat or Centos. However, it did prove very useful in creating a new community supported distribution and it introduced some new ideas about how a distribution is built, maintained, and installed.
The Caos team took what it learned from Caos 1 and created Caos 2. Caos 2 is a general purpose distribution containing with about 1,800 packages. It was targeted at the advanced user and had a certain Debian'esq lightweight feel and efficiency to it.
Around the time that Caos 2 was released the development team realized that the world of Linux distributions was becoming more varied. In particular there were distributions that focused on the desktop, such as Ubuntu and Fedora Core, distributions that focused on servers, distributions that varied quickly and distributions that varied very slowly. In many ways distributions had become somewhat niche in that they focused on a particular "market." More over, many distributions were becoming bloated and too "heavy" even at the core. Linux has always naturally excelled at being the lightest, simplest, fastest, and depending on perspective, secure choice. But now these distributions, were requiring new hardware, and giant overheads closer to Windows requirements. Obviously, not all Linux users require or much less want that, particularly for clusters. So Caos NSA Linux was developed to focus on where Linux has always naturally excelled – Simple, Lightweight, fast, easy, secure… NSA: Node, Server and Appliances. Caos NSA is focused on making a stable, somewhat slowly varying Linux distribution that can serve, not only as a great base server-like OS, but as a cluster distribution.
If you ask cluster people the attributes they want in a distribution, you are likely to get a laundry list of requirements. But, it's fairly easy to get some consensus on some things. In no particular order these things are typically,
Requirements for Cluster distribution
So Caos team focused on these things and developed a very stable, uncomplicated, easy to install and upgrade, distribution they call Caos NSA. They also included a new admin tool called Sidekick that allows you to administer the installed distribution. They use the Caos 2 installer, cinch to install the distribution. Sidekick is text based so you don't have to worry about video cards and monitors (makes things simpler – remember this is a server oriented distribution). This can greatly speed the configuration.
The packages that Caos NSA has by default are very useful for servers but also have a cluster flavor. For example, it has (as of the time of this writing), OFED 1.2 (OFED = Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution) which gives Infiniband support common in HPC), Open MPI 1.2.5, Slurm 1.2.19, gcc 4.1.2, and environment modules, Cports (Caos source based/ports packaging system integrated with environment modules and commercial compiler profile support, and others.
Caos NSA has other features that many other distributions don't have. One important feature is that is uses a very recent kernel – 184.108.40.206 While some people don't like to work with recent kernels because they want many more people to test it before they use it, the recent kernels have features or capabilities for recent chipsets and hardware as well as new features in the kernel itself. While I understand the desire for more "tested" kernels, many times these kernels cannot use recent hardware because it's not supported. In addition, the kernel can be an exciting place with lots of new developments that can help HPC performance. So, I think having a recent kernel is important.
One feature that Caos NSA has that most Redhat based distributions don't have, is support for XFS. XFS is important for clusters because it is arguable one of the fastest file systems, particularly for large files. This is particularly important for codes that require lots of local file system performance.
Caos NSA also configures the Ethernet interfaces for IPv6, not just IPv4. While I'm not using IPv6 at the moment, I think a distribution that can configure IPv6 at this point is far ahead of others.
A fourth feature that I think is potentially important is a firewall. While many distributions have firewall capability, I've found installing them to be less than easy. But in Caos NSA setting up a firewall for any and all network interfaces is very easy. You tell it which Ethernet interfaces you want to have a firewall and it automatically configures the firewall and then you can open certain ports (as desired). But, Caos doesn't make any guarantees on the firewall for obvious legal reasons.
Finally, Caos NSA isn't just a Linux distribution but is also tightly integrated with Perceus – a fantastic Cluster Management System (CMS).
In last month's column I talked about building and installing Perceus with Fedora Core 8. In that column I discussed how to build it from scratch, how to configure it, and how to get a small 2 node cluster working. In the case of Caos NSA, Perceus is already tightly integrated.
As part of the installation, Caos NSA asks if you want to install Perceus. If you want this (and who doesn't) it will install it and configure it for you after you answer a couple of questions. It will ask you what network interface you want to use for the cluster (this should be a private network). Then it will ask you what range of IP addresses you want to use and a couple of other simple questions, and bingo, Perceus is configured and ready to go.
At this point, you can follow the same basic steps as in the previous column. You should download a VNFS capsule, import it into Perceus, boot some nodes, and point the imported capsules at these new nodes.
Now that we have the basics of what Perceus is doing, let's actually install Caos NSA and Perceus on a small two node cluster to walk through the process.
Caos NSA Installation and Configuration
I'm working with a small two node cluster to demonstrate Caos NSA and Perceus. The two nodes are basic AMD Opteron nodes. The master node has a single IDE drive in it (80 GB) and three NICs: (1) a fast Ethernet NIC to the outside world (IP: 192.168.0.20), (2) an Intel GigE NIC (IP 10.1.0.253), and (3) a DLINK fast Ethernet NIC for management and storage (IP 10.1.1.253). I downloaded the Caos NSA image to a DVD and booted from that DVD.
To start the installation I typed,
install ipaddr=192.168.0.20 netmask=255.255.255.0 gw=192.168.0.1 \
ifdev=eth0 fs=xfs ns=xx.xxx.xxx.xx hostname=home64 \
layout=bigsrv disk=hda
and Caos NSA takes off. The variable ipaddr is the IP address of the master node, gw is the gateway (in this case my home router), ifdev is the ethernet device it should use for the installation, fs is the file system I want to use (thank God Caos NSA has xfs), ns is the nameserver which I've left blank to protect the innocent, layout is the particular file system layout I wanted (other options are "manual" "basic" and a few others).
The installation then starts installing Caos NSA that installs the kernel (18.104.22.168 – thankfully a newer kernel), configured grub, and a few other items, and then reboots. After the reboot sidekick starts up to help you finish the installation (remember than sidekick is also an admin tool that you can use after the installation). The first screen that pops up is something of a registration request that is really optional.
The next few steps deal with some details about the installation. Here is the list of steps I took up to the point of configuring Perceus.
Caos NSA Installation steps:
The last step is to actually install the packages for the requested configuration. In this case I chose to install Caos NSA as both a desktop and a cluster (the desktop configuration installs XFCE and a basic VESA driver for those of use who like to use a web browser on the master node such as me).
The next step in the installation asks if you want to configure Perceus. After answering yes, the next steps are fairly simple:
After the excellent experience of using Warewulf in a previous job (as post-doctoral fellow), I did not have any second thought to deploy Perceus for my new cluster, which is a diskless cluster with 16 nodes. The Caos NSA distribution was not ready yet at that time so I stayed with Centos 5.2, which to be honest I don't have any inconvenient at all, much the contrary.
Even if I found Perceus much simpler to administer (one command to rule them all, well almost :) I was a little confused by the fact that some very basic modules (as the ones that handles the ipadrr assignation and host names) are not activated by default. The very first time I booted the nodes, they were not accessible from the master, and after activating the requested nodes I had to reboot them physically. Some of the scripts (which most of them are invoked through the main command perceus) have some minor imperfections with the access rights for non-root users to the perceus databases. However, the dev-team is simply amazing and answers promptly through the discussion list.
The new web portal in perceus 1.5, even if it looks a little too simple since it was just introduced in this release, lets you to change the VNFS capsule for a node or to update the description of the node.
Anyways, Perceus simply rocks and I keep giving it praise among my colleagues. A colleague just installed for his own beowulf cluster and is extremely satisfied with his results.
Perceus is magic. We built a cluster in the Fall 08
semester using perceus and the students had a great
experience…as did I. We experimented with running
both control and data networks to the compute nodes
and that worked fine with some changes to the
ipadrr module. Students were able to write programs
using openmpi. As a system to let students build
and program a cluster, perceus is excellent.
We started the semester with one version and midway
through the semester we did an upgrade. I want to
thank Greg Kurtzer and his team for developing
a cluster management system that works so well. I
also commend Jeff Layton on his articles on perceus.
The article in mid-2008 brought perceus to my
attention and after working with it during the
summer or 2008 I decided to use it in my cluster
class in the fall 08 semester. We continue to
run our perceus cluster with students.
Hi guys, i would like to get more detailed features for Perceus and also the system requirements for deploying Perceus.
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St. Louis Missouri (January 13, 2010) –FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HEART OF THE TOWN: photography exhibit featuring alternative process works
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That's really cool! I like the color you chose, it looks awesome.
It's been a long time, but I'm back with something new. Wouldn't be surprised if nobody knows who I am anymore . Anyway, here's my latest cover...
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That's really cool! I like the color you chose, it looks awesome.
Hello WildStyle,
I love it!! Thank you for this one!! I love the color and the layout I love the dots design and the photos!!
Glad to see you around!
I dream a world where man no other man
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and peace its paths adorn...
Thanks for the comments guys. It's good to be sharing art work with you all again
well, that`s a hell of a cover. it seems that everybody (the cover ``makers``) were in vacation..it`s time to go back to works guys!!!
have anice day, bogarcon
beautiful cover! it's an amazing colour and the elvis pictures on it are truly magnificent! well done!
It does seem that way doesn't it bogarcon? lol
I haven't seen covers from Spinout, New Jam or a lot of other guys in a while.
Thanks for the compliment amzietamzie
Good to see a new design by Wildstyle again! And what a way to return! Very nice looking cover you've created. The only little thing i would change is the front picture to a more colourfull picture so it stands out even more than it does now. And i miss the RCA and BMG logos on the backcover...
But in all a very different and very cool looking cover.
And yes it's about time we all put some new covers online..theone i posted are in the progress section only, cause i don't have the inspiration to finish any of them at this time.
Thanks Patrick. I'm happy with the B&W pic. I like the contrast of that picture placed on that background. As for the RCA and BMG logos... I fugured as long as I put them somewhere else on the cover it wouldn't matter too much if I left them off of the back cover.
I know what you mean about inspiration. I don't think I can count the amount of covers I've started that I just didn't get around to finishing. Unfortunately I've lost them all now since my old computer basicaly died. I was only able to save a few things .
Anyway, glad you like the cover
Looks outstanding imo
Those colors really do go with with the overall scheme........me likes it a lot
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Thanks a lot, WildStyle!!
A very good job...I liked the pictures you choosed but especially the colours...pink and black were Elvis' favourites!!
Awesome job, WILDSTYLE.
A masterpiece, truely!
"Until we meet again, God bless you and Adios."
Great job with the cover!
Welcome back to the gallery, Wildstyle !
I like what you did with the title text arrangement, the back cover sillouette effect is on the money and also what you did with the tracklist numbers.
The front cover photo is of course a superb action shot (good choice) and you created an interesting effect to acompany it on the front cover. The photo's repeated use on the layout remains fresh throughout.
Given the contents of the CD an argument could be made for having included a shot from the stand up show itself, however the opening 'Guitar Man' sequence shot convinces for the dressing room portion of the disc.
Your latest work doesn't disappoint (don't leave it so long before the next one)
Cool stuff !
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Thanks for your comments spinout. I always enjoy reading what you have to say about my work and everyone else' for that matter. You're a real pro. Not trying to kiss your ***, just calling it as I see it
Thanks for that comment Unchained. Inspiration is few and far between these days but I'll try my best
Great cover, love the colors you've used, fits so good with this one,
Love the silouet on the back, the front and inside is so professional...
One word............Amazing
Congratulations with this one
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