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Bday: 09/16/1988
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High School: Torrance
Hometown: Torrance, CA
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Jonathan Givony
While this probably wasnt exactly the kind of tournament he was hoping to have, we still got a pretty good chance to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Deon Thompson.
Mostly a back to the basket post-up guy at this tournament, as he was at North Carolina, Thompson showed many of the same things he did throughout his college career here- looking fairly skilled on one hand with some of the moves hes able to execute (turnaround jumpers, one dribble pull-ups), but also having a difficult time passing out of double teams and forcing the issue on occasion. He can get to the free throw line, but is not a particularly efficient player from the field, and may struggle to adapt his style of play to competing against bigger, stronger, longer and more athletic big men who he wont be able to get his shot off against as easily.
He didnt show much of a face-up game either, at least not in terms of a jump-shot, something hell definitely need in order to successfully convert to the power forward position at the next level.
Thompson rebounded extremely well, particularly on the offensive end where his length comes in very handy, but was mostly a non-factor on the defensive end, as he often looked reluctant to box out his opponents, and lacked a bit of fire and toughness that you might expect from a player scrapping for his professional future.
All in all, this probably wasnt the type of showing Thompson needed in order to make scouts forget about the underwhelming senior season he had at North Carolina, and may have sealed his fate as an undrafted prospect.
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After winning the 2009 National Championship, Roy Williams certainly had a tall order ahead of him, with mainly unseasoned upperclassmen and unproven freshmen and sophomores to defend the title. The one player the Tar Heels were hoping to count on for leadership and on court production was senior power forward, Deon Thompson. While hes shown marginal improvement in his overall game, it probably hasnt come at the rate that Coach Williams and NBA scouts were hoping for.
The most glaring weakness for Thompson as a whole is his lack of physicality on both ends of the court. As a rebounder, he averages a measly 8.6 rebounds per 40 pace adjusted (8.3 last season) which is disappointing for the well built and long armed power forward/center. He doesnt seem to have a mean streak about him when pursuing the ball and he displays average athleticism at best.
The frustrating thing about Thompson is that hes shown the ability to rebound in traffic and rip boards away that werent meant for him, but his lack of consistency in that department makes you wonder a bit. He seems to be very affected by things that go on around him, showing little in the ways of emotion or leadership you would expect from a player in his situation, especially in this, the final stages of his college career.
Thompsons aversion for physical contact seems to translate to his post game as well, which contributes to 35% of his offense. He doesnt get to the free throw line as much as you would hope, which is a direct result of his tendency to fadeaway on nearly every shot. He has no command in the post and often resorts to turnaround jumpers as opposed to backing his man in and utilizing head fakes, drop steps or up and unders. Additionally, he has shown no signs of a left hand, be it in a jump hook or even around the rim something you would expect to see from a senior.
With that said, he does a good job at finishing around the basket, which has been one of his strengths - converting on 57.3% of his shots at the rim this season. He has excellent touch, length and hands, all things that make him somewhat of a rare commodity amongst NCAA big men. The mechanics on his shot are also impressive, showing a very high release point and range that extends out to about 17 feet. And despite the predictability in his post game, hes highly capable of knocking down those turnaround jump shots, off either shoulder to boot.
Perhaps the reason as to why he takes quick shots in the post is due to his poor passing ability. He ranks as one of the worst passers amongst players currently projected to be drafted, and generally has a hard time finding cutters or wide open stand still shooters. When he does find the open man, its often a second too late, which allows the defense to recover. Thompsons inability or unwillingness to find the open man is not a good sign considering the complimentary role hell be asked to play at the next level.
As a defender, his fundamentals have vastly improved over the years as written in our previous write up. Hes learned how to use his body better and move his opponent further away from the basket. His lateral quickness is still not quite at the level it needs to be, which could be a problem for him at the next stage of his career. As discussed previously, hes not quite suited to be an NBA 4 man with the evolution that position has taken over the past several years and fits more naturally as an undersized 5 man.
With the losses continuing to pile up here at the end of the season, Thompsons desire and will are nowhere to be found. Hes seemed disinterested these past few months to say the least and theres little time left in the season to change things around. Thompsons next real chance to make a big impression is at the Portsmouth Invitational in April, which he should strongly consider attending since hell be sitting at home for much of March. With a solid showing there, he could greatly improve his chances of hearing his name called on draft night.
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At UNCs media day last week, head coach Roy Williams said that leading up to this season he has been telling senior Deon Thompson he doesnt have to be Tyler Hansbrough. The veteran coach told his big man he only needs to be himself, only a little bit better, because he has had another year to work at improving his game. Given the storied career that Hansbrough put together during his time in Chapel Hill, it would be unfair to expect that kind of production from Thompson this season. However, there is certainly a heightened sense of anticipation surrounding the fourth-year player, given how well he performed early last year when Hansbrough was out with an injury.
In the first 10 games of the season Thompson averaged more than 15 points per game, while being featured as the go-to scoring option in the frontcourt. Even after he became a secondary option upon the All-Americans return, Thompson still posted career best averages in scoring and rebounding, while increasing his shooting percentages from the season before. The biggest issue for the remaining half of the season, though as has often been a criticism of his was the lack of consistency the power forward showed when he wasnt the main option inside. As a player who will not be a main offensive option at the next level, he must learn to operate without dominating the basketball whenever it comes our way.
Having analyzed Thompson a great deal already, we have certainly seen some improvements to his game since the first time we broke it down in 2007. Though he will always be undersized and lack the type of explosive athleticism you would hope to see to make up for it, the senior certainly does a better job of establishing position and using his length to help himself on the block than he did earlier in his career. He has worked himself into a very able low-post scorer at this level, as he has made nice strides with his touch and footwork, in addition to showing a chiseled frame and to aggressiveness needed to take advantage of it.
Thompson seems to have no problem turning to either shoulder on the block and can hit the turnaround jumper as well with his high release. The most notable area that he still struggles with is against bigger, longer, more physical defenders. While he can certainly finish with contact around the rim, he often has a tendency to fade away with his moves when being bodied up rather than trying to draw contact this is evidenced by his average FTA per-40 rate last season. That doesnt seem to stop him from trying, though, often looking like hes forcing the issue somewhat. This may be one of the reasons Coach Williams has opted to downplay the need for Thompson to assert himself in Hansbrough-like fashion. Projecting as even more of a role player at the next level than he already is in college, Thompson could afford to display better passing ability.
When we last looked at Thompson he was receiving praise for his mid-range shooting and criticism for his ball handling skills. As his junior year progressed he continued to show pretty fluid mechanics for a frontcourt player in his shooting form, demonstrating a high and smooth albeit slow release. He doesnt have the quickness or the handles to create for himself off the dribble, but certainly is a player who can score points off spot-up jumpers. Continuing to improve on this part of his game could go a long ways in convincing NBA scouts that he will be able to translate his scoring production to the NBA, where he will surely not be able to bully opposing players around the way he is often able to at the college level.
Defensively, as we mentioned in the past, Thompson has definitely improved many of the finer points of his game. He holds his position better, gives more effort and does a better job of staying on his feet with his arms up rather than biting on fakes. His lack of lateral quickness continues to be a major hindrance when it comes to stepping away from the paint, particularly on pick and roll situations, something that is vital for him to be able to defend if he wants to make it in the NBA. As of right now, he appears to be more of an undersized center than the type of dynamic power forward that have become more en vogue these days, which could definitely be a concern for some scouts. He does not appear to be a particularly strong rebounder either, averaging just over 8 boards per-40 pace adjusted, which is not going to impress most NBA scouts. Moving that production closer to (or preferably beyond) double-digits would go a long ways in helping his stock.
Thompson has had to wait three years in order to finally get his chance to shine at Carolina, something that goes with the territory of playing for arguably the top program in college basketball. Now as the veteran player in a loaded frontcourt, he will be expected to contribute in a big way. While he isnt likely to get as many touches as he might on another team given Carolinas loaded frontcourt, he will be expected to be a leader amongst the group. If he can show an increased ability to score in a variety of ways, without proving to be a black hole, that will go a long way to helping raise his stock. A strong senior year in a conference like the ACC could very well be enough to hear his name called come June.
Deon Thompson was about as aggressive a player as youll find at these tryouts, trying to make a strong move in the post or shoot a jump-shot basically every time he touched the ball. Unfortunately, he ended up forcing the issue a great deal, making some scouts wonder whether hes something of a black hole after spinning into a double-team and getting absolutely smothered in the post by Jarvis Varnado on repeated possessions. Hes going to have to learn to play better without being the focal point of the offense, which seems to have been somewhat of an issue for him at North Carolina as well.[Read Full Article]
Our pre-season evaluation of UNC big man Deon Thompson ended with the following conclusion: Thompson has surprised us before. Its not out of the question that he could surprise us again. Well, this season he has surprised usthanks in large part due to the absence of Tyler Hansbrough. In fact, its hard to imagine how much Deon Thompson has improved.
For one, his averages of 14.9 ppg (58.9% FG), 7.9 rpg, 1.5 spg, 1.6 bpg are by far the best in his collegiate career, and have largely been accomplished against solid competition. Similarly, in his first two seasons, he scored in double figures just 12 times and only recorded one double double. This year, he already has two double doubles and eight straight games in double figures including a 20 point, 9 reb, 1 stl, and 1 blk performance against Patrick Patterson and Kentucky Wildcats and 19 pts, 13 reb, 2 stl, and 1 blk game against Luke Harangody and the Notre Dame. His numbers are up across the board and this year he has taken some big steps forward.
Physically, its the same story for Thompson. He is undersized for the NBA post and not quite athletic enough to fully compensate, running the court awkwardly and not possessing ideal lateral quickness or leaping ability. He does have a nice frame, though, which he has started to use more effectively this year.
Offensively, Thompsons improvements can be summed up by the following statistic: his current 14.9 ppg average in 27 minutes is almost is a point higher than he scored per-40 minutes pace adjusted last season. This year, he has a more diverse offensive repertoire and has expanded his game significantly from the past two seasons. Without Tyler Hansbrough in the lineup early in the season, Thompson was forced to play more in the post, and responded with some of the most refined footwork of his career.
Combined with his soft touch around the basket, Thompson has become a very capable post scorer at the collegiate level. He can sometimes become a bit mechanical the deeper he gets into the post and occasionally looks like he could be more aggressive around the basket, but there is still time for him to work and his improvement over the summer is a good sign for future development.
Another area for Thompson to improve is his ball-handling ability, as he is far more comfortable going left than right and has trouble putting the ball on the floor without turning it over at this stage. That said, Hansbroughs presence in the starting lineup has a tendency to stunt Thompsons offensive effectiveness. With Hansbrough back in the middle for the Tarheels, Thompson again resorts to his arsenal of mid-range spot-up jumpshots or turnaround jumpers on the baseline. While it would be great to see him post-up more often, Thompson is shooting better from the field than ever before, boasting TS% and eFG%s of 59% (up from 50 and 48% last year) and showing far more fluid mechanics than before. His free throw shooting, on the other hand, is a different story, at a very mediocre 54%.
On the defensive end, Thompson shows better awareness, especially when guarding his man in the post. While he lacks the ideal size and athleticism to guard perimeter-oriented big men, he is putting forth more effort this year, keeping his feet active and his hands up. He also does a great job of staying in his defensive stance. His focus sometimes wanes, however, and he is still not great at defending against the pick and roll or rotating out to the wings to close out shooters. Similarly, he is boxing out more than he did in the past, but he still needs to focus on gaining position under the basket.
With Thompson, however, this season has been a night and day difference when compared to last season. This year, Thompson has emerged as a passionate player, aggressive on both ends of the floor, and an essential element of UNCs post game. We said earlier this year that it would be a positive step if Thompson earned playing time, let alone improved all of his numbers and remained a starter.
With this in mind, Thompson has started to realize his potential and show that there is a reason to consider him a prospect down the road. He still has a long way to go, however, and consistency is still very much the key on both ends of the floor. Considering that his role in the NBAif anywould be to come off the bench, he must show already right now that he is capable of being productive with limited minutes and playing time. If this year is any indication, though, he is well on his way to emerging as one of the breakout players of the out of conference portion of the regular season and, minus Hansbrough next year, could easily reemerge once again for the duration of the year.
Near the bottom of the ACCs list of top prospects is Deon Thompson, who arrived in Chapel Hill with high expectations following a solid U-19 World Championships. Needless to say, after a promising freshman campaign, last season was quite a disappointment. Not only did his per-40 production stagnate despite seeing twice as many minutes, but he also failed to show scouts that he diversified his game. With Ed Davis and Luke Zeller arriving on campus, in addition to one final run with Hansbrough, minutes and possessions likely will become few and far between for the UNC junior in what is a crucial season for his professional hopes.
Physically, as we have said before, Thompson does not bring that much to the table. At 68 and swapping between power forward and center positions, he does not possess optimal size for NBA post. It looks like he got stronger since his freshman, but last year he did not carry himself as well, often looking flat footed in the open court, and doing nothing to refute the claims that he is a less than spectacular athlete.
Offensively, little has changed since we last wrote about Thompson. He showed an increased willingness to expand his game outside of five feet last season, albeit to mixed results. Outside of put-backs, dunks, and lay-ups, he still possesses two moves: the turnaround jumpshot and a kiss off the glass from about ten feet in. He has a very nice touch, which is promising considering his size and the fact that Tyler Hansbrough and Ed Davis will eat minutes in the low post. His willingness to use the backboard on his jumpshots is very nice, but it only helps him around the basket, as he tends to throw the ball at the glass instead of relying on his shooting mechanics from farther away. He shows a high release point on his jumpshot, but his form is slow, which does not bode well for his ability to get his shot off at the next level. In terms of footwork, the only things that Thompson looks good doing at this stage are a nice looking jumphook, which he tends to launch from his left shoulder (he drives right a remarkable 77% of the time) and a very good looking turnaround jumpshot. The problem is that he does not know how to do much else based on film; he struggled late in the season to find his offense.
Defensively, Thompson showed that he could be a solid collegiate defender, but that he has a long way to go before thinking about playing at the next level. The biggest problem seems to be his below average lateral quickness. He looked slow-footed around the perimeter and had a lot of trouble staying with perimeter-oriented power forwards last season. He does possess a nice wingspan, however, and in the post, is solid, using his body to alter shots around the rim as his 2.4 blocks per 40 minutes represents. Consistency is the key here, however, as for stretches of the game, he was a matador in the post. Developing a mean streak would do wonders for his game on this end of the floor as he simply has to prove himself in any way that he can this coming season.
Deon Thompson is a four-year player, but this season he will have to show scouts that he deserves to remain in the draft conversation. Minutes will be even harder to come in a stacked frontcourt rotation, but if he can thrive in his role and can set himself up for a solid senior campaign, we might be writing about Thompson again next year. He simply has to get better offensively and more consistent on both ends of the floor. Its a tall order for a player who did not take advantage of his increased minutes last season, but Thompson has surprised us before. Its not out of the question that he could surprise us again.
With the loss of Brandan Wright to the NBA, there will be plenty of opportunity available for Thompson to step in and make his presence felt for the Tarheels. He showed plenty of promise throughout the limited playing time that he received as a freshman, leaving the UNC staff feeling a little better about Wright's decision to bolt to the NBA after one lone season. He then went on to have a great summer in the U-19 World Championships, emerging as Team USAs best player in the final crucial games.
Despite averaging less than 5 points per game, Deon showed flashes of brilliance at times for UNC. If his offensive performance versus Arizona (14 points, 6 rebounds in 23 minutes) can be more of a norm, the Tar Heels will not miss a beat in terms of putting points on the board from the power forward position.
The California native is a skilled low post player, already exhibiting two "go to" moves on the blocks. He has a smooth right handed jump hook when turning towards his left shoulder, and a feathery turnaround jump-shot when going to his right shoulder. The accuracy of both of these shots easily must be around the 75% clip, making him incredibly difficult to stop when receiving the ball in a position to utilize these moves.
Aside from those two moves, Thompson's offensive repertoire is relatively limited. He is an inconsistent shooter when facing the basket from midrange, although he seems to understand this and does not take jumpers too often. His left-hand is virtually non-existent, leaving him to use his right hand where he should use his left, occasionally resulting in his shot being blocked.
On the other end of the court, Thompson has proven to be an adequate defender in the low post. His lower body strength and length allow him to hold his own against bigger players on the blocks. The California native does struggle a bit when guarding players who prefer to face the basket, however. Perimeter oriented big men give him trouble, largely due to his marginal lateral quickness and inexperience guarding players that far from the basket.
Standing only 6-foot-8, Thompson is a bit undersized for a power forward. On the flip side, though, he possesses a massive frame and is already 240 pounds. The lengthy wingspan that Deon owns helps combat his lack of height, while he has proven to be above average in terms of running the floor, when motivated. While Thompson does a good job running the floor, he is not a very explosive leaper, playing below the rim the large portion of the time he is on the court.
After only playing 12.7 minutes per game as a freshman, Thompson will see significantly more playing time this time around. He will likely begin the season as UNC's starting power forward, and will benefit greatly from playing alongside the ACC's top big man, Tyler Hansbrough. Thompson may not wow NBA scouts in terms of upside, but will surely be a player they will keep tabs on, given his expected increased statistical production.
Perhaps the steadiest inside player on the US Team, Thompson put on a good display of his fundamentally-sound post game to help his team make it to the Final. Too much of an inside player for his size, and not really greatly athletic, Thompson is not oozing with potential, but he was pretty effective in the low post, showing nice moves with solid footwork and footspeed, while enjoying a soft touch around the rim. He uses his strong body pretty well, looking for contact and gaining room in the process. At this level of competition, that's a pretty effective strategy, as there were not many players as strong as him in the tournament. Showing limited range, Thompson can shoot from the mid-range area, and a regular option for him is even to finish from the low post with a turnaround shot. But still, he's not the most consistent guy around, particularly as he tries to move further from the basket.
Enjoying good, strong hands, Thompson led the US Team in the rebounding department, while providing a nice defensive effort.
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Invested with the enormous civic energy of entrepreneur Jim Barksdale and his brother, Barksdale Reading Institute CEO Claiborne Barksdale, Building Blocks scientifically has compiled data showing that its methods, used in private day care settings, can stir knowledge and brain development in even the most challenged of Mississippi's pre-kindergarten children.
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The $5 million, Barksdale said, would allow the Building Blocks program to reach 2,500 primarily 3- and 4-year-olds.
Research by the University of Missouri concludes that children who participated in Building Blocks outperformed those from a control group, who were not part of the program, in school readiness assessments and also displayed improved growth in social/emotional development.
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The incident happened on Madison's west side about 10 days ago.
Matt Sally said he and his family came home to smoke in the house and the smell of burnt plastic. After calls to the fire department, Madison Gas and Electric and then Tri-City Electrician Joe Gehin, they discovered that the ground wire for the house had been fried. The ground had been connected to the city's water pipes. Around the same time, the Madison Water Utility was thawing a lateral across the street.
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I am very disappointed with your article "Beothuk not extinct," April 6, particularly with the coverage you have given it with a large front-page illustration.
Everybody is entitled to their opinion but to present it in your paper without reservations is contrary to sound reporting.
The Beothuk were a distinct cultural group with their own language, belief system and ways of life. Though they may have shared some of these with other native groups or tribes, they were nevertheless a unique ethnic and cultural entity.
Even if a few Beothuk were absorbed by the Mi'kmaq, after six generations or more, with no new Beothuk "blood" infusion, the percentage of Beothuk gene material in today's Mi'kmaq offspring would be 1.5 per cent or less. Do you honestly think that this justifies the claim that the "Beothuk (are) not extinct"?
The fact is, the Beothuk culture has disappeared and so have the people.
The investigation of the DNA of Icelanders by Danish scientists, reported in The Telegram several years ago, concluded that a genetic marker in a number of people was of unknown, probably native American origin though it is also found in Asia. It has been speculated that the marker could be Beothuk, and it might be, but until a full, scientific Beothuk DNA study has been completed, we will not know.
The study, initiated by the Beothuk Institute, is in the hands of a team of geneticists at MUN and McMaster Universities, and a specialist on isotopic work, also at MUN. Several samples have been taken and initial tests and other preparatory work have been done, in part financed by donations made at the Boyd's Cove Interpretation Centre and a small Newfoundland government grant.
But funding for the major DNA study and a comparison with genetic material from other native groups, including Mi'kmaq, has not yet been obtained. Several applications with appropriate agencies, submitted over a number of years, were turned down, though we are hoping that our latest attempt will finally be successful. Until we have received the necessary financial support the study remains in abeyance.
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Karen AbuZayd, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, will deliver a lecture titled "Palestine Refugees: Exile, Isolation and Prospects" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, in McCosh 10.
AbuZayd joined the U.N. Relief and Works Agency in 2000 as deputy commissioner-general, concentrating on providing emergency and employment assistance to victims of the crisis in the West Bank and Gaza. She was appointed commissioner-general in 2005 and, from her base in Gaza, helps to oversee the education, health, social services and microenterprise programs for 4.4 million Palestinian refugees.
AbuZayd began her humanitarian career at the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, where she worked for 19 years in Sudan, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Bosnia.
AbuZayd's talk is the fifth annual Edward W. Said '57 Memorial Lecture, in honor of the scholar and literary critic who died in 2003. Said, a Princeton alumnus and longtime faculty member at Columbia University, was a prominent advocate for Palestinian independence.
This event is sponsored by the Princeton Committee on Palestine; the University Center for Human Values; the Pace Center; the Davis International Center; the Department and Program in Near Eastern Studies; the Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia; the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; and the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies.


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Bill Clinton doesn't lie just ask him This is the best President we ever had Really ? Obama wants to be just like Bill when he grows up. They call Romney the past, but they use Clinton, Carter and a dead Ted Kennedy to attack Romney how far back can they go?
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I saw this today. It's an absolute masterpiece, just like all of John Woo's films (although M:I-2 was boring, the last half-hour was great.) The best WWII film ever made recently, second only to Saving Private Ryan. Very accurate historically, and some of the most loud and satisfyingly powerful battle scenes ever made.
However, I still think that Face/Off is Woo's best Hollywood film, and The Killer is his best Hong Kong film.


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The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released this report on international arms transfers in March 2011. The report "describes the trends in international arms transfers" and "lists the main suppliers and recipients for the period 2006–10 and describes the changes in regional trends".
Among its findings: "The five biggest suppliers of major conventional weapons in 2006–10 were the United States, Russia, Germany, France and the United Kingdom...The USA and Russia remained by far the largest exporters, accounting for 30 per cent and 23 per cent of all exports, respectively. The top five suppliers accounted for 75 per cent of all exports of major conventional weapons in 2006–10, compared with 80 per cent in 2001–2005."


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One of the more fascinating pieces of work at a DOE National Laboratory was the examination of an ancient work by Archimedes on parchment that had been erased, written over, and so, mostly, lost to history. Lost, that is, until the SLAC synchrotron X-ray beam tore into the parchment and was able to let us see and read much of the original Archimedean text. Archimedes would have used a lab notebook, if he had had paper, or a computer and a thumb-drive to record his work if they had been available, but he did not live long enough to invent those things, which he probably could have if given the time. One hopes that before his study was erased, others were able to read it, profit from its insights, and use the knowledge as a springboard to another discovery. That's one way we make progress.
We often hear that with declining costs in storage, increased bandwidth, and faster processing speeds, the power and potential of the electronic age to spread and communicate science are amazing things to ponder. I guess. But the work can still be lost, no matter how it is recorded. And some material, let's face it, isn't worth saving. Between this blog and Archimedes' method of mechanical theorems, the work that SLAC was looking at, which would you save? What is needed now, as then, is someone to care about preserving the scientific findings that are worth preserving.
OSTI's current services accelerate science through what is largely a kind of card file. We point people to particular pieces of literature or data that meet certain search criteria. From there, people can build on what those pieces of information tell them and achieve new discoveries and inventions.
The success of Google has been so profound that the word "Google" is now considered a verb. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_(verb) "To Google" has come to mean to search the web via the free search engine provided by Google, Inc.
The notion that science progresses only if knowledge is shared is the reason that OSTI wascreated in 1947. Documents sent to and from President Franklin Roosevelt near the end of World War II included this rationale for sharing knowledge, and the concept was incorporated into the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 which led to the creation of OSTI.
We have integrated about ten OSTI products dealing with technical reports, e-prints, patents, conference proceedings, project summaries, etc., so that they are all searchable via s single query. The integrated product allows users to search without first having to decide which OSTI product is likely to have the content he/she seeks. This product is ScienceAccelerator.gov.


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New approaches account for the economic benefits of renewables.
Lori A. Bird and Karlynn S. Cory are both senior energy analysts with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Blair G. Swezey is senior director of solar markets and public policy at Applied Materials, and formerly was a principle policy analyst at NREL.
New approaches account for the economic benefits of renewables.
The guiding principle of voluntary green power markets is that electricity consumers can choose to purchase electricity derived from renewable energy, as distinguished from the standard power system mix. 1 The willingness of consumers to make these purchases, almost always at higher cost, rests on the value they receive in return, which usually comes in the form of environmental benefits. However, environmental improvement benefits the broader public, not just program participants; everyone benefits from a cleaner environment regardless of who pays for it. The overall success of the voluntary green power market rests on the willingness of large numbers of individual consumers to pay more for these electricity products, despite the fact that environmental benefits accrue to the public at large.
At the end of 2007, more than 600,000 residential and business customers were participating in utility green power programs, which are offered by about 25 percent of utilities nationwide. Customer participation rates in these programs averaged about 2 percent, with the top programs averaging from 5 percent to 20 percent. 2, 3 Detailed analyses of utility programs have found that the top performers often offer a superior value proposition to consumers (e.g., Wiser et al., 2004) . Others advise that the value proposition is of critical importance for garnering the participation of corporate customers. 4 There are a number of "private" benefits that utilities often provide to their green power customers, such as individual and public recognition, offering discounts and promotions at local businesses, and providing decals for display in windows of businesses that purchase green power. 5
An increasingly important value is a fixed-price, rate stability benefit reflecting the fixed costs of the renewable energy sources used to supply the program. The small number of green pricing programs that offer this benefit protect or exempt their participants from the portion of rate increases that stem from fuel costs. In so doing, these stable-price programs provide a hedge, a kind of insurance policy, against fossil fuel price increases. In a period of dramatic price increases and price volatility, particularly in the cost of natural gas, the draw of such a benefit is apparent. This article examines utility experiences when offering the fixed-price benefits of renewable energy in green pricing programs, including the methods utilized and the impact on program participation. It focuses primarily on utility green pricing programs in states that have not undergone electric industry restructuring. 6


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For anyone still interested in Vice City and playing around with mods, I've made a little "preview" video for the upcoming release of the brokenMod I, version 0.8. There have been a bunch of fixes and new features, so you might want to check it out. The mod itself (when released) is very tiny (a couple hundred KB). The video, however, is 32MB full-sized (640 x 480) and 8MB half-sized (320 x 240).
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These are not fancy stunt videos. They simply show off some of the things you can do with the mod installed. I tried to keep the size down by leaving music out. Turn on your own if you don't want to watch a completely silent film.
If you'd rather wait for the brokenMod I to be released, it might be a while (or not). These videos are for those who can't wait.
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Exhibition showcases first printed maps
Posted January 29, 2010; 02:53 p.m.
An exhibition titled "Envisioning the World: The First Printed Maps, 1472-1700" will open at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Milberg Gallery of Firestone Library.
The exhibition will feature approximately 30 rare world maps drawn from the collection of Henry Wendt of Princeton's class of 1955 and will explore the major trends in intellectual history from the early Renaissance through the scientific era of the Enlightenment.
The exhibition opening will be preceded by a lecture by Wendt and Eileen Reeves, professor of comparative literature and director of the Program in European Cultural Studies, at 3 p.m. in 101 McCormick Hall. Wendt will speak about the creation of his map collection, and Reeves will give a talk titled "Galileo: The Starry Messenger," about the great astronomer and his influence on world views.
Through the language of cartography, the maps in the exhibition illustrate the way in which scientists, mathematicians, explorers and cartographers came to grips with the shape, size and nature of the Earth as a whole and its place in the universe. Highlighted in the exhibition are the important contributions to this evolving cosmography of: Ptolemy (c. 90-168 ); Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543); Galileo Galilei (1564-1642); Johannes Kepler (1571-1630); and Edmond Halley (1656-1742).
Works featured in the exhibition include: the first printed map (1472), a schematic concept of the continents in the form of a "T" encircled by an "O" of ocean; the first printed road map (1598), showing the cursus publicus, the postal system of the Roman Empire, in eight sections totaling 14 linear feet; highly decorative exemplars from the golden age of Dutch mapmaking (17th century); and elaborate hand-colored celestial views (1700), representing the constellations with figures from Greek mythology.
Also on view from the holdings of the University's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections will be "forbidden books" from two of the most influential figures in the history of science: Copernicus' 1543 "De Reuolutionibus Orbium Cœlestium" and Galileo's 1632 "Dialogo di Galileo Galilei," accompanied by two planetary views from Andreas Cellarius' "stellar" masterpiece, "Harmonia Macrocosmica" (1661).
An audio tour prepared for this exhibition will allow visitors to hear extended discussions of the maps as they tour the show. Curatorial tours of the exhibition will take place at: 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21; 4 p.m. Sunday, April 18; and 10 a.m. Friday, May 28.
The exhibition will run through Sunday, Aug. 1. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and from noon to 5 p.m. on weekends. An illustrated exhibition catalog will be on sale in the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.


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I'm 31 years old and my knees creak when I bend them. If I squat really low, they'll also make a popping sound. I've had this for years, but it seems to be getting louder. I haven't had any other problems with my knees, and it hasn't stopped me from running. Is it a sign of wear and tear, and should I be concerned that it will turn into something serious later? - J.N.
Creaky knees are a common and benign occurrence - as long as your knees are pain-free. However, if your knees hurt, become swollen, stiffen, lock or give out on you, that's a totally different story.
Pain is a marker for joint inflammation, and knee effusions (water on the knee) are signs that the knee is creating more fluid to increase lubrication and cushioning to an injured knee. Locking or suddenly giving way can be signs that your cartilage is irregular, torn, or even that there are bits of it floating free within the knee joint.
Some people will have front-of-the-knee pain that signals a kneecap not tracking straight in it's groove, wearing the underside of the patella down.
People can expect more of these chronic knee problems as they gain weight, lose muscle strength in the glutes, hamstrings and quads (the muscles that support the knee joint and absorb shock), and as they age.
But for most younger people with noisy knees and no pain or other symptoms, there's nothing sinister going on.
Most of the noise comes from ligaments rubbing against each other, and sliding and snapping over bony protuberances. And some of the popping sounds are bubbles of gas within the joint imploding, the same as when you crack your knuckles. More on that next week, but for now, suffice it to say that creaky knees are common and not a sign of premature arthritis.
Gary Payinda, MD, is an emergency physician who would like to hear your medical questions.
Email: email@example.com (This column provides general information and is not a substitute for the advice of your doctor.)


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I have been getting a lot of feedback about the quest to reduce pack weight. Some of it is good, while others, mainly from other Scouters is not. To be honest, up until our Philmont trek, I was in that camp. I doubted the fact that a backpacker could be as safe and as comfortable going light.
A few years back the PCT Trail days gathering was held in Portland. A group of us went to the event to catch some speakers and of course check out gear. While we were there, we met the folks from Gossamer gear. I sat in the room and listened as Glen Van Peski talked about how he backpacked and his philosophy. He showed us his gear and I thought to myself.. no freakin' way. I am not going to sacrifice comfort and safety to have a light pack. After all.. this backpacking thing is for fun right. I don't want to be in pain and struggle to get miles in. I want to sleep and eat well and have a good time out on the trail. Then we went to Philmont. I fell in love with the Sange De Christo mountains and had the time of my life on the trail. What I hated was my pack. I left base camp with a 55 lb pack. Never again I promised myself. When we got home I started taking a real long hard look at why my pack weighed so much. I started to research gear and how to pack better. Now, I have been a backpacker for years. And looking back over the those many years, I realized that I have morphed and changed gear many times, but never really getting away from heavy loads and lots of gear. About 20 years ago I did a week-long trip up in the Wallowa's in Eastern Oregon. We started climbing from the trail head one morning and our packs looked like something a mule should be carrying. I think my pack was about 70 lbs on that trip. No resupply, no drops, and everything to include the kitchen sink in my pack.
Well, as you can imagine something had to change in my backpacking style. The trip to Philmont taught me that I am getting older and still love to backpack.. so do something about it.
My research kept leading me to Lightweight backpacking sites and Ultra light backpacking web pages. I quickly closed them thinking that I really don't want to go down the "UL" road. That's not for me.. and it really isn't. Light weight on the other hand is right up my ally.
And so I started on this journey to lighten up. The more I read and played with my gear, the more I listened to backpackers talk and write about Light weight Philosophy. Philosophy? What the heck.. this is just walking in the woods right? And that is where I started to get it. It is a Philosophy and when practiced… it will keep you safe and comfortable. Let me share with you some of the common themes in the Lightweight backpacking philosophy. Note that I am NOT talking about Ultralight and I suppose that right off the bat, I should point out the biggest difference in the two.. and that is the weight we are talking about.
When we define Ultralight backpacking we are talking about Base Pack Weights of 10 lbs or less. Typically Lightweight backpacking can be defined as Base Pack Weights of 11 to 20 lbs. So with food and water you are talking about 25 lbs in the lightweight set up. There are Super Ultralight backpackers out there that try to achieve 5 lbs or less. That is not even on the radar for me. Can't see the need nor the desire to go that light.
So the Lightweight backpacking philosophy essentially is this;
The backpacker needs to really take a hard look at packing habits in order to fine-tune minimum packing needs and aggressively seek out the right gear available to satisfy those needs. That gear needs to be lighter, have multiple uses, and of good quality. To accomplish this hard look and refining of or fine tuning of gear look at the gear, clothing, and food that you take, shoot for lighter options and doing with less. A key is that simple is better. Gadgets, while fun, add weight and typically are not needed or even used.
Less volume, lighter-weight, high-quality/high-performance gear and clothing is a goal to strive for and will instantly reduce weight in your pack.
Pack clothing and gear that can serve multiple purposes.
Educate yourself on backcountry travel and safety, being well prepared for changing weather, wildlife encounters and whatever else may happen. Get trained in Wilderness First aid and Leave No Trace. In short, learn and Be Prepared. Know how to use the gear in your pack and know what to do when out in the woods.
Use lightweight techniques to keep travel through the backcountry low-impact on both yourself and your environment.
Use products that provide the level of comfort you desire, even if they aren't the absolute lightest available.
(this philosophy is common among lightweight backpackers, I found most of this from the website Lightweight backpacking 101)
For Scouts and Scouters, this philosophy is not out of the ordinary and should be easy to adapt. It basically reinforces the ideas of Being Prepared.. through education and practice and Leave no trace. It does not discount safety at all. When the backpacker knows and understands the risks, the skills, and his ability, they can have a wonderful back country experience with a simple load on their back.
Cost of gear and changing out old gear is a consideration. I am not suggesting that you rush out and swap all of your gear. Take a look at what you have. Start with the big 3. Your shelter, your sleeping bag, and your backpack. That is where the bulk of the weight comes from. Trim it down a little at a time. Consider alternative gear and see about making your own gear. The rest will fall into place.
My first bit of advice if you want to jump on this journey of comfortable backpacking is to weigh everything. This was very hard for me to get on board with. Being a gram weenie was for those UL guys that wear one pair of socks for a 14 day trip and count the bristles on their tooth-brush. But, once I started getting that critical eye on the gear, most of which came when I started weighing it all, it was an eye opener.. and the journey launched.
Now, I've been sharing with you all my steps on the journey. I have replaced little things, and I did get a new pack. I thought that was an important part of this process for me. That may not be the case for you.
I suppose the point of all of this is simply.. Think.
Develop or use a philosophy that best meets your backpacking needs and style. Hike your own hike and have fun with the adventure. I share this with you because this is my way of helping me get lighter. Putting it all into words is helping me refine my load and reach my goals.
I never thought, I would have to get so mentally heavy to get my pack light!
Have a Great Scouting Day!
The picture for this post is of me standing on top of the Tooth of Time at Phimont Scout Ranch.


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Development of the Spectral-Analysis-of-Body-Waves (SABW) Method for Downhole Seismic Testing with Boreholes or Penetrometers
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Downhole seismic testing and seismic cone penetration testing (SCPT) have shown little change since the 1990's, with essentially the same sensors, sources, test procedures and analytical methods being used. In these tests, the time differences of first-arrivals or other reference points early in the time-domain signals have been used to calculate shear and compression wave velocities in soil and rock layers. This time-domain method requires an operator to pick the first arrival or other reference point of each seismic wave in the time record. Picking these reference points correctly is critical in calculating wave velocities. However, picking these points in time records is time consuming and is not always easy because of low signal-to-noise ratios, especially in the case of shear waves which arrive later in the time record. To avoid picking reference points, a cross-correlation method is sometimes applied to determine travel times of the seismic waves, especially in traditional downhole testing. One benefit of the cross-correlation method is that it can be automated. The cross-correlation method is not, however, appropriate for evaluation other body wave characteristics such as wave dispersion and material damping. An alternate approach is to use frequency-domain analysis methods which are well suited for evaluating time changes between all types of waveforms measured at spatially different points. In addition, frequency-domain methods can be automated and attenuation measurements can also be performed. Examples of such testing procedures with Rayleigh-type surface waves in geotechnical earthquake engineering are the Spectral-Analysis-of-Surface-Waves (SASW) and Multi-Channel-Analysis-of-Surface-Waves (MASW) methods. In this research, an automated procedure for calculating body wave velocities that is based on frequency-domain analysis is presented. The basis for and an automated procedure to calculated body wave dispersion is also presented. Example


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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 1:33 PM GMT on June 20, 2012
Tropical Storm Chris formed Tuesday evening from a extratropical storm that spent enough time over waters of 24 - 26°C to acquire tropical characteristics. Chris is headed eastwards, out to sea, and will not trouble any land areas. Only twice before, in 1887 and 1959, has the third storm of the season formed earlier than this date. Formation of three tropical storms so early in the year is not necessarily a harbinger of an active season; 1959 was close to average, with 12 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 2 intense hurricanes (average is 11 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 intense hurricanes.) Unusual levels of early season activity in the Caribbean and between Africa and the Lesser Antilles usually portends a very active hurricane season, but this year's storms have not formed in this region. Alberto, Beryl, and Chris all formed off the U.S. East Coast.
Figure 1. Morning satellite image of Chris.
Disturbance near Cuba will bring heavy rains to Florida
An area of low pressure and heavy thunderstorms centered just south of Cuba has changed little since Tuesday, and is bringing sporadic heavy rains to Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, South Florida, the Southern Bahamas, and Cuba. This disturbance will need to be watched for development as it drifts slowly northwest at about 5 mph and enters the Gulf of Mexico late this week. The disturbance is poorly organized, and has only a modest area of heavy thunderstorms. Wind shear is a moderate to high 15 - 25 knots over the region, and the shear is predicted to remain in the moderate to high range for the next three days along the disturbance's path. Water vapor satellite loops show a region of dry air over the Southern Gulf of Mexico; strong upper-level winds out of the northwest are bringing some of this dry air into the vicinity of the disturbance, which is interfering with development. NHC is giving the disturbance a 20% chance of developing into a tropical depression by Friday morning. As the disturbance reaches the waters off the southwest coast of Florida this weekend, a strong trough of low pressure pushing off of the U.S. East Coast will be capable of grabbing the storm and accelerating it to the northeast. This is the solution of the GFS model, which takes the storm across Florida on Sunday, and into the waters off the coast of South Carolina by Monday, with the disturbance developing into a tropical or subtropical storm off the coast of South Carolina. None of the other reliable computer models is showing development of the disturbance into a tropical depression. I think it is unlikely that heavy rains from this disturbance will affect Louisiana and Texas, but it will bring heavy rains to Southwest Florida and Cuba over the next five days.
Figure 2. Morning satellite image of the tropical disturbance near Cuba.
Figure 3. Rainfall for the 5-day period ending at 8am EDT Monday as predicted by NOAA's Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. Amounts in excess of five inches (orange colors) are predicted for Southwest Florida, with an area of ten inches (yellow colors) just off the coast.
Major flooding in Duluth, Minnesota
A serious flood emergency is occurring in Duluth, Minnesota. A series of "training" thunderstorms that all passed over the same region have dumped 4 - 5 inches of rain over a wide swath of Northern Minnesota overnight and early this morning. Nearly 8 inches of rain fell in the Denfeld area of western Duluth. This is more rain than fell in the city's previous worst flood on record, which occurred August 20, 1972. Major flooding is occurring, and only emergency travel is recommended in the city due to flooded roads. A flash flood warning from the Duluth National Weather Service issued at 7am CDT said this:
We cannot stress what a major threat this is for the city of Duluth
and along the North Shore. Aging infrastructure will also play a
part in the flood threat... especially on the hillside. Highway 61
remains closed in spots with washouts... overflowing streams and
rivers...washed out culverts and washed out roads. Just because you
might be able to travel to a destination now... does not mean you
will make it in one to two hours. This is how fast this situation
may deteriorate as more rainfall moves in from the west. There is
the potential for several more inches of rain today and the utility
system and the saturated ground cannot take much more rain.
According to wunderground's weather historian, Christopher C. Burt, the all-time 24 hour precipitation record for Duluth is 5.79" on 8/22 - 8/23 1978; 4.14" was recorded on Tuesday at the airport.
Figure 4. Radar-estimated rainfall from the Duluth, Minnesota radar.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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That leaves more than a second to determine possession and stop the clock. He clearly has possession a half second later here:
You already denied that the picture above was when the clock should read 2:01, so I included the tenths so you could see that it was indeed within the 2:01 time frame. There is still 4-tenths left to stop the clock which is plenty for any kind of reaction time.
You keep saying there is no way the clock should stop, but you are ignoring the rules and the facts. The clock is supposed to stop when the player has possession and is down by contact. He was clearly down by contact and the clock should stop at 2:00.5 (2:01 on the NFL clock) I am certain that is when the ref was signaling the play dead and I am sure the NFL saw that when they looked into the play. We can even see the ref doing so on the T.V within 2-tenths of the clock reading 2:01. Just because you have seen an extra second or two run off the clock when it should not, does not mean that your team got screwed when the clock stops when it is supposed to.


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Prize-Winning Recipe 2008! Classic tiramisu flavors of coffee, cream cheese and chocolate get stirred up with an easy cookie mix.
Not a coffee lover? Skip the instant coffee and you'll still have a great tasting cheesecake bar.
Skip the cooking spray, and instead line the pan with quick-release foil for easy cleanup and removal of bars from the pan.
The translation of tiramisu ("tih-ruh-mee-SOO") is "pick me up!"
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By Rick Cleveland
JACKSON – Taylorsville defeated East Union last week for the State Class 2A high school baseball title, but there's much more to it than that.
Indeed, there's this: The Tartars defeated the Urchins. You read that right: Taylorsville is the Tartars and East Union is the Urchins.
You gotta love that. In a Mississippi high school sports world overpopulated with Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my, the Tartars beat the Urchins.
So what is a Tartar, you ask? Something that causes tooth decay? Not in Taylorsville, where they grow nutritious vegetables and fruits that help produce strong bones and teeth. A Taylorsville Tartar is named after a warrior – a 13th-century Mongolian warrior. Think Genghis Khan. No doubt, Coach Khan would be pleased to learn some 21st century baseball champions from Smith County, Mississippi, are named for his fierce soldiers. He probably wonders why they don't throw more bean balls and use their bats on noggins.
Equally unique are the East Union Urchins, once known as the East Union Epic Urchins, but shortened to Urchins these days. Look up first reference for urchin in the dictionary you find: "A playful or mischievous youngster; a scamp." Some of the East Union Urchins might have been just that at one time; you'd have to ask their parents.
Once they were epic
But that is not what they are now. These Urchins refer to sea creatures. Indeed, their mascot is a seahorse, which is unique among Mississippi mascots, but not really an urchin. A real sea urchin is a small, globular, prickly creature that looks nothing like a seahorse. But why quibble? You have to love the East Union Urchins, and wonder they aren't Epic any more. The girls teams at East Union? The Urchinettes, of course.
You should know that all this comes from a former Hattiesburg Tiger, who was blown away all too often by Laurel's Golden Tornado and sunk all too often by Gulfport's Commodores. Back then, we usually handled the Picayune Maroon Tide, but had some real cat fights with Meridian's Wildcats.
As an all-too-common Tiger, I learned early to appreciate unique sports team nicknames. My favorite of all-time: The St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws. You gotta love a Rock-a-Chaw even before you learn what it is. The St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws, located in Bay St. Louis just across Beach Road from the Gulf of Mexico, have successfully competed in many sports for decades. Heisman Trophy winner Doc Blanchard once played there.
But, still, you ask, Rock-a-Chaw? The word comes from a Choctaw word meaning devil grass. A rock-a-chaw is a prickly burr that grows prolifically in the sandy soil along the Gulf Coast. Step on one bare-footed and you will know it – and you will not say "Rock-a-Chaw!"
The nickname goes all the way back to 1916, when Brother Macarius Pierce, a principal with an obvious sense of humor and a way with words, came up with the name. He also wrote an ode to his Rock-a-Chaws, part of which follows:
"What are they? Tis my task to tell: They've got the meanness of devils from hell. They're the most consistent, persistent pest, that puts a man's patience to the test. They lie in wait with fiendish glee, for the innocent hand or foot or knee. And they stick with an affection denying all laws. The rancorous, cantankerous Rock-a-Chaws!"
Top that.
Rick Cleveland (email@example.com) is the executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. He blogs at msfame.com.


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Healthy and Delicious Cooking with Chef Nikko
Join us on Sunday, January 12, 2014 with Chef Nikko. While tasting his
delicious dishes, you will learn healthy eating advice, the best recipe
ideas and the cooking techniques of a great chef.
From 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Cost: $35.00 per person, seating is limited.
RSVP by January 8, 2014
Door Prize: Chef Nikko will cook one meal for you and three of your friends, $10.00, per person.
Chef Nikko will be demonstrating three healthy and easy to prepare meals that help keep you running even when dealing with lupus.
Chef Nikko is a graduate of Glenfield Middle School and Montclair High School, as well as a culinary school in New York City. He has been a chef for more than16 years and concentrates on Natural, Vegetarian and Herbal cuisine. He achieves his culinary goals by using a style of food preparation that stimulates the human body to want more balanced and nutritious meals daily.
presented by and for the benefit of
Lupus Foundation of America, New Jersey Chapter, Inc.
Registration is required.
Address:93 Prospect Street,
Little Falls, NJ 07424
Phone: 973.379.3226
Email: email@example.com


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Since Groovy 2.0, we added support for the JVM invokedynamic instruction. This instruction is supported since Java 7 and is a new bytecode instruction in the JVM that allows easier implementation of dynamic languages. This instruction is used internally, by the JVM, for the lambda support in Java 8.
This means that unlike APIs, AST transformations or syntactic sugar, this feature is not visible to the developer or the end user. It is a compilation and runtime feature only. This means that given two programs written in Groovy, you have the choice to compile it with or without invokedynamic support. Whatever you choose, it comes with pros and cons.
- classes compiled with invokedynamic can only be used on JDK 1.7+
- without invokedynamic, Groovy classes are still compatible with JDK 1.5+
- call site caching, as implemented in "normal" Groovy is replaced with invokedynamic since Groovy 2.1
- it is possible to mix classes compiled with and without invokedynamic in the same project, as long as you run JDK 1.7+
- depending on the JVM (even different minor versions of the JVM), you can target close to Java performance for dynamic Groovy with invokedynamic support activated
JDK version
All JDK 7 versions ranging from 7u21 to 7u55 are buggy with regards to invokedynamic. If you plan to use invokedynamic support, make sure you either use 7u60 or JDK 8.
The distributions
Two JARs
The Groovy distribution comes with two jars:
groovy-x.y.z.jar: compatible with JDK 1.5+, makes use of call site caching
groovy-x-y-z-indy.jar: compatible with JDK 1.7+ only, has invokedynamic support bundled, old call site caching still possible
The first jar is Groovy compiled without invokedynamic support, while the second one has invokedynamic support bundled. As Groovy core and the groovy modules are sometimes written in Groovy, we currently have no choice but issuing two distinct versions of Groovy. This means that if you pick the "normal" jar, the groovy classes of groovy itself are compiled with call site caching (1.5+), while if you use the "indy" jar, the groovy classes of groovy itself are compiled using invokedynamic. This means that the invokedynamic version of Groovy doesn't make use of the old call site caching mechanism.
Both jars contain a fully working groovy implementation. They are mutually exclusive (don't put both on classpath).
Command-line and indy
If you download the distribution and that you use the command line, it's always the "normal" version of Groovy which is picked up in classpath. This means that whatever command you use (groovy, groovyc, groovysh or groovyConsole), invokedynamic support is not available out of the box. To use the invokedynamic version, you have to switch the jars manually. The distribution makes use of the jars in the lib directory, while the indy jars are available in the indy directory. You have three things to do:
- remove or rename the groovy-*.jar files in the lib directory
- replace them with the indy version from the indy directory
- remove the -indy classifier from jar names
Here's a bash script that would do it all at once:
$ for f in `ls lib/groovy*.jar | cut -d/ -f2`;do k=`basename $f .jar`; mv lib/$k.jar lib/$k.jar.old; cp indy/$k-indy.jar lib/$k.jar ; done
Running groovy script from command line
The usual way to run a script from the command line is by "groovy foo.groovy", where foo.groovy is the groovy program in source form. To use indy for this you have to use the indy distribution and "groovy --indy foo.groovy". Doing this without the indy distribution will result in an error message.
The compilation flag
Independently of the jar version that you use (and after having exchanged the jars as described), invokedynamic support requires a specific compilation flag (indy). If you want to compile your classes with invokedynamic support, this flag must be set at compile time. The following tables show you what happens with user compiled classes and groovy core classes depending on the jar you use and the compilation flag:
For user compiled classes:
|indy flag
|normal jar
|call site caching
|indy jar
|call site caching
For core Groovy classes:
|indy flag
|normal jar
|call site caching
|indy jar
So even if you use the indy jar, if you don't use the invokedynamic flag at compile time, then the compiled classes will use the "old" format, meaning they will use the JDK1.5+ classes without invokedynamic.


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Experts Guide
|Date Posted
Wah-Keat Lee
Wah-Keat Lee is in charge of the dedicated full field imaging beamline at Argonne's synchrotron, the Advanced Photon Source (APS). His program pioneered use of X-ray imaging for studying cm-to-mm sized animal physiology. He is also a leader in the field of ultrafast X-ray imaging.
|February 13, 2012
James Proudfoot
James Proudfoot has conducted experimental particle physics research in three areas: deep-inelastic muon proton scattering to study the parton content on the proton; e+e- annihilation to study hadron production from quark and gluon jets; and standard model physics using proton-antiproton collisions at the Fermilab Tevatron, where he spent two years as associate department head in the CDF Operations Department.
|February 13, 2012
Maury Goodman
Maury Goodman is a researcher on nucleon decay and neutrino physics. Currently he is the leader of the Argonne High Energy Physics Neutrino Group.
|February 13, 2012
Ray Osborn
Ray Osborn is currently the group leader of the Neutron and X-ray Scattering Group in the Materials Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory, where he has worked since 1992.
|February 13, 2012
Frank Lenkszus
Frank Lenkszus has 43 years' experience in general data acquisition and control systems, and 19 years' specific experience in accelerator control/timing systems.
|February 14, 2012
Glenn Decker
Glenn Decker has worked at Argonne's synchrotron, the Advanced Photon Source, in a variety of capacities for the past 18 years.
|February 14, 2012
Donald Geesaman
Donald Geesaman is a Distinguished Argonne Fellow and a former director of the Physics Division at Argonne National Laboratory. After his Ph.D. in 1976, he joined Argonne and was promoted to senior physicist in 1991 and Distinguished Argonne Fellow in 2008.
|February 14, 2012
Robert Janssens
From 1978 to 1980, Robert Janssens was a research associate at the Kernphysisch Versneller Instituut (KVI) at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He was a physics professor at the E.R.C. (Military Academy) in Belgium from 1980 to 1981, in fulfillment of his military obligations.
|February 15, 2012
Axel Hoffmann
Dr. Axel Hoffmann is the group leader of the Magnetic Films Group within the Materials Science Division of Argonne, which he joined in 2001 as a staff member.
|February 16, 2012
Seth Darling
Nanoscientist Seth Darling serves as the Solar Energy Systems strategy leader for the lab and has developed new models of the economics of solar energy.
|February 20, 2012


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Web Stories
Event to feature Colombian folk music and dance, Oct. 1
Posted September 23, 2004; 06:25 p.m.
La Cumbiamba eNeYé will present an evening of Colombian folk music and dance styles at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall. The New York-based ensemble performs music emanating from the mix of African, Native Indian and European cultural contributions in the Americas.
The event is sponsored by the Program in Latin American Studies , University Concerts and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures . Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for seniors and free for students with a valid ID. For ticket information, call (609) 258-5000.
Contact: Tom Bartus(609) 258-3601


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Obama's executive orders:
Here is list of Ronald Reagan's:
And Bill Clinton's:
Obama's executive orders:
Here is list of Ronald Reagan's:
And Bill Clinton's:
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I don't want to feed an ugly dog!
Obama, so far, is on par with recent presidents in regards to executive orders with 144 over 4 years. GWB had 291 over 8 years, Clinton 364 in the same time, GHB had 166 over 4 years and Regan with 381 over his 8 years.
Mioaks Southbound Sammy JH
Leatherwood's Here's Your One Chance Fancy
"Luck is the residue of design"- Branch Rickey
Any doctrine that weakens personal responsibility for judgment and for action helps create the attitudes that welcome and support the totalitarian state.
(John Dewey)
Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.
(George Washington)
Gig'em Aggies!! BTCO'77HOO t.u.!!
What was it that you did or did not do to cause this mess.? Assuming ytou are part of the american public....he is also on the verge of being able to shape the court with activist jurists...the American public has no one to blame but themselves for letting it get this far
I'm not being smart here. Just trying to understand why you continue to think its my fault.
I didn't vote for any of them and I'm talking decades.
I go to work every day so I don't have to burden society
I don't have time or the inclination to run for office or control someones life
The list is endless why its not my fault.
I guess I am guilty of letting them take my money so they can add fat to their bureaucracy.
Ephesians 6:12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Psalms 12: 8
The wicked walk on every side when the vilest men are exulted
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Circumventing congress to write widespread laws that apply to the entire nation will be difficult, if not impossible. However, EOs that pertain to federal government entities that go beyond congressional actions are common. They can place restrictions on federal agencies and force compulsory actions on federal agencies that are far more restrictive than the laws that apply to the public. Again, check out EO 13514. And that's just one example.
FC AFC Wing Magic's Louisiana Roux MH "Roux"
GRHRCH Bayou Magic's Tough as a Boot QAA "Boot" (still a Knucklehead Puppy)
Bayou Magic's Reverend Jackson "Jesse" (Knucklehead Puppy)
"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way." -- George Herman Ruth


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HR J&L's Johnny, 32 pounds of muscle, bone and drive to retrieve.
Hips Good, Eyes CERF, Heart Normal-Cardiologist, EIC Clear, Patellar, Normal, Left and Right, CHIC certified.
I have videos of him I can send.
He is a fun guy to be around, good with other dogs and children. Currently training for HRCH in the fall. Fully upland trained, has one BSS intermediate upland pass. He is from Jan and Larry Hinchman near Minneapolis/St. Paul. They have been breeding Boykins for 25 years and make some of the best Boykins around. His sire is the number one all time Historical Top Producing (In HRC titles) Boykin, UH HR Ceasarcreek Crown Charlie DNA-P, His Damm is tied for Historical Top Producing (In HRC titles) Boykin in sixth place, UH HR J&L's Lucky Nellie Mae.
Even when we are done training for the day and sitting around the campfire, he still searches left and right for something to fall from the sky.
Southern Illinois, West Kentucky, SE Mo, West Tn areas.


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Marion Cotillard is a little early to be showing
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but by her face, she's definitely glowing!
Jane Krakowski is celebrating her baby bod
by stepping out in a bathing suit!
Jewel is layering the poof
to hide the bump of her recently announced first baby!
Mariah Carey dresses like Santa
and with those twins she's carrying, she won't need any padding!
Marion Cotillard is a little early to be showing
but by her face, she's definitely glowing!
Natalie Portman has been flaunting her new figure
and honestly, after her emaciated look in Black Swan, she could probably stand to gain 100 more pounds.
Rachel Zoe is still really skinny
but then again, those empire waist-line dresses that she's so fond of would hide a baby belly. And she finally has breasts!
Pink's going with the more traditional "sweats and sweats" look
which honestly? Seems like the most comfortable and least annoying option of the bunch.


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avrdude -c usbtiny -p attiny85 -U flash:w:Tiny85Test.hex
avrdude -c usbtiny -p attiny85 -q -U flash:w:Tiny85Test.hex
avrdude: verification error, first mismatch at byte 0x00c0 0xb0 != 0x68avrdude: verification error; content mismatch
A bit more investigation shows that it fails with avrdude v5.11 but succeeds with v5.10
I'm using USBtinyISP and avrdude 5.11. I use it on a lot of different chips, it works fine.
avrdude -c usbtiny -p attiny85 -q -B50 -U flash:w:Tiny85Test.hex
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The Department of Planning is pleased to release a draft of a new zoning code for Baltimore. The Baltimore City Zoning Code was last comprehensively updated in 1971. At that time, the focus was on auto-oriented development, separation of uses, and preserving the City's heavy manufacturing base. Over the past 40 years, the economic realities and design goals of the City have evolved, and the current Code is no longer able to move Baltimore forward. Our goal is to preserve and enhance the long-term economic health of the City of Baltimore well into the 21st century.
The current Code has become outdated and overly complex, with more than 200 overlay districts, including Urban Renewal Plans and Planned Unit Developments. The resulting processes can be expensive, time-consuming and unpredictable.
In 2008, the Department of Planning began a process to review and rewrite the current Zoning Code. A Zoning Advisory Committee (ZAC) was established, made up of stakeholders from City Agencies, Community Leaders and the local development community. In addition, a series of community meetings took place centered on specific topics related to zoning, design and development.
In June 2010 we released the first DRAFT of a new Zoning Code and in November 2010 we released DRAFT maps.
We held over 12 city-wide meetings and hundreds of neighborhood meetings to discuss the proposed text and map.
We received numerous comments and suggestions. These were all reviewed as we prepared Version 2.It was released in September 2011.


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Are you interested in the vernacular arts and culture of Maine and the Maritime Provinces? Then this is the place for you! Through its over 50 year history, the Maine Folklife Center (MFC) has been the main state repository for folklore and oral history projects. Our collection covers many fascinating areas of people's history, identity, and lives in the Maine and the Maritime Provinces. Interested in logging, lumbering, fishing, or mill work? We've got that. Interested in traditional food, music, or art? Got that too. What about Wabanaki culture? Got it. Ditto with information on community histories, legends, women's experiences, Maine's multi-ethnic culture, labor history, tourism, hunting, and many others. In fact, if your ancestors are from Maine, we may even have an interview with them on file.
You can check us out online (here or at our Digital Commons site), come in and visit us in person, or attend one of our public events like the Folk and Traditional Arts section of the American Folk Festival. Or do all three!
***The Archives are closed during the month of July.***
Just for fun:
Hear our founder, Edward D. "Sandy" Ives, sing or order his CD "Folk Songs of Maine" on the Smithsonian Folkways website.
Penobscot Language Dictionary
View the National Endowment for the Humanities press release of the project.
The Maine Folklife Center is proud to announce that it is part of a three year project in partnership with the Penobscot Nation and American Philosophical Society (APS) "to create a comprehensive printed version of the Penobscot Dictionary, complete with an English index and searchable online database."
The UMain press release states: "The project, which was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant of $339,411, aims to provide resources and linguistic training to the Penobscot Nation's language revitalization community, which aims to keep the language alive and in use, through the creation of the language's first published comprehensive dictionary.
"I think it is important for the university to reach out to communities, aiding their cultural efforts, and in particular to the Penobscots, who are our neighbors," Pauleena MacDougall, director of the Maine Folklife Center and faculty associate in anthropology at UMaine, says. …
Co-principal investigators MacDougall and Conor Quinn, a linguist who earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2006, and a project advisory committee will oversee the compilation and implementation of the dictionary. MacDougall and Quinn … have extensive backgrounds working with the Penobscot language. …
"It's going to be a constant interaction," MacDougall says. "We're going to be meeting with the Penobscots regularly and hopefully provide them with resources for their language program as we prepare the dictionary for publication." …
The project, which will take place from September 2013 through August 2016, will start by archiving the original dictionary in database form and providing linguistic training. By the second year, researchers hope to edit and add entries, continue training and user-test the database. By the third year, the group hopes to have a final version of the dictionary ready for printing.
Read the full press release "In Their Words" by Elyse Kahl.
We also thought we'd use this opportunity to share links to two very informative website about endangered languages: http://www.festival.si.edu/2013/One_World_Many_Voices/index.aspx and http://anthropology.si.edu/recovering_voices/.
Digital Commons
We hope you will check out our new publications and exhibits website: Digital Commons. We've migrated the Maine Song and Story Sampler to UMaine's Digitial Commons website. Though still available on this website, we think you will enjoy the Maine and Story Sampler on the Digital Commons site even better. It has an attractive design and is very easy to use. You can search the sampler with keywords or browse through it by song or story title, artist, or collector. We are also putting some of Dr. MacDougall's publications on the Digital Commons site, like her newest article, "Oral History, Working Class Culture, and Local Control: A Case Study from Brewer, Maine."
DigitalCommons at UMaine provides access to the scholarly, educational, and creative works of the University of Maine community. It is coordinated by Raymond H. Fogler Library and is supported by the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost, the College of Education and Human Development, the Honors College, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Division of Lifelong Learning.
Though we are not a professional digitizing company, we are available to consult with other organizations who are interested in digitizing their collections as well as assist private individuals who want CD copies of their music collections (reel-to-reel, audio cassette) made.
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