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i was in hallmark today, and they have a three piece, ep. I star wars set, which contains the droid control ship, naboo fighter, and droid fighter. the main reason i am bringing this set to everyones attention, is the droid control ship. it is a perfect mm substitute, until sets XIV-XVI are sighted.
the set goes for $14.99, and is definately well worth picking up, just to get an mm droid control ship.
i only had enough money on me to get two, so i got one fer me, and one fer brit cit (as i am sure they do not have hallmark in england),
if anyone can't find it, and want one, let me know and i will pick them up next weekend.
i modified mine, by putting a hole in the bottom, and it fits perfectly on a mm stand. i also took a pair of pliers to the little ornament hanging hook on top.
it looks exactly like an mm version of the ship, and is well worth having.

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On Saturday, September 30th, Biblioteca Criolla was the proud host of author, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa' new book "Daughters of the Stone" This is a lyrical powerful debut novel about a family of Afro–Puerto Rican women detailing their physical and spiritual journey.
"Beautifully written saga of five generations of Afro-Puerto Rican descent that shows all of their power, resilience and vulnerability. The stone in the title, along with some powers of magic are passed along from female to female among the descendants of Fela, an African women sold into slavery in Puerto Rico. Relationships between mothers and daughters are fully explored here with all the complications that entails. While some turn their back on the magic and "old ways" of their ancestors, the stories and the stone always endure and the generations are brought full circle in their journey."
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This book launch was very unique for it was also a debut art exhibit for local artist Miosoty Estrella and musician, Hector Peralta. The program was educational & entertaining.
Our guest author read experts of her book and presented the audience with digital slides of pictures that corresponded with the timespan of the book. The audience was captivated by her readings and the explanations of her presentation.
Local artist, Miosoty Estrella spoke of her body of works and her inspiration for this special exhibition. Her inspiration…roots and yearning of her country Santo Domingo.
Local musician, Hector Peralta played softly the congas while the author read experts of her book and then accompanied Miosoty Estrella who also sang beautiful.
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Here is my situation... I have a 8 month male lab who has been through basic obedience and collar conditioning. I have been working with him on "hold" for sometime now and he finally is pretty reliable, but not perfect. I can see his anxiety issues with retrieving, and know that it is time to get force fetch started. I had a local pro that had him for a month at the age of 5 months that did a really nice job with him in his obedience..."Sit" "Here" "Heal" plus collar conditioning. I really don't have the money to send him back to the pro right now but I want to keep the training progressing. To give a little background this is my second lab, my first is a 10 year old now who I never forced but has been a good meat dog. The new pup is a totally different animal who has a ton of go and comes from high power breeding. My ultimate goal is to enter the hunt test arena with him and to have a polished, finished retriever that handles.
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Riedel Research says its monitoring of consumer sentiment has been on a steady upward trend, reaching a level indicating consumers were "rationally optimistic" in November and possibly even getting to "exuberance" levels in April.
The current level bodes "very well" for consumer demand, according to the emerging markets-focused shop's analysts. In November, the consumer sentiment indicator for the lower income subgroup recovered from low levels, reducing risks of possible social unrest. Consumers, however, indicated they were feeling the sting of inflation more than economic data would indicate.
About one-fifth of consumers believe the local stock market is very cheap –a high level, according to the firm, which expects increased allocation to the market as panic subsides. The sentiment indicator is based off a survey that reaches at least 1,000 households in China a month and is structured a lot like the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Indicator.
In fact, many money managers have noted that the local and much more volatile A-share market is trading at an unusual discount to e H-shares that are traded in Hong Kong and used by most foreign investors, suggesting that domestic investors have been more pessimistic than international investors. The SPDR S&P China ETF (GXC) is up 0.61% at $69.11.


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Political philosopher Michael Walzer will present a lecture titled "The Triumph of Just War Theory: Is Iraq a Just War?" on Monday, Oct. 21. The address will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Walzer has been a faculty member at the Institute for Advanced Study since 1980. He has written on a variety of topics in political theory and moral philosophy, political obligation, just and unjust war, nationalism and ethnicity, economic justice and the welfare state. His book, "Just and Unjust Wars," is considered by many an indispensable text in ethics and international affairs.
The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and is part of a speaker series leading up to the Princeton Colloquium on International Affairs. The colloquium, titled "A World of Good and Evil? The Return to Morality in International Affairs," will take place April 25-26. It will address the ethical and policy considerations underlying key foreign affairs issues ranging from homeland security to the confrontation with Iraq and from the Monterrey Declaration to global public health threats.
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Tomorrow night marks the kickoff of one of the biggest tournaments in MMA history. That sounds like grandstanding, doesn't it? It sounds over-the-top and like a simple tournament is being made to sound bigger than it actually is. The only problem with that logic is that the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP is one of the biggest tournaments to happen on American soil in MMA, and is the biggest tournament to happen since PRIDE ran its last Grand Prix. Stay with me, because I've received a few complaints from LiverKick.com's faithful readers in regards to the Strikeforce coverage. No, Strikeforce is indeed not kickboxing or muay thai, but it is being covered for a very distinct reason; we care about the global fight scene, a lot.
Zuffa did something incredible when they took over the UFC and helped to rehabilitate the image of Mixed Martial Arts and worked to bring it into prominence in the United States. Along the way, something happened, though. UFC was expanding and growing, but it had nothing to do with Mixed Martial Arts and everything to do with UFC. UFC grew, the sport of Mixed Martial Arts became the afterthought. Every promotion that has popped up since the UFC's initial boom has been left in the dust, purchased by Zuffa or driven out of business. UFC grew, MMA died on the vine. The only promoter who was able to make a real impact and not drive his company into the dirt was Scott Coker with Stikeforce. Strikeforce began as a kickboxing promotion, with Scott serving as the head of K-1 USA beforehand. Scott knew what he was doing with kickboxing and still has strong ties to the industry.
Do you see where I'm headed yet? The global fight industry is what it is, we are seeing a once super power in Japan begin to wither and die, which no one really wants to see happen, outside of the UFC. The UFC is looking to take over the world, and picking over the scraps of the Japanese fight scene makes life a lot easier. The fight scene in the United States is sparse at best, boxing is holding strong for the big names, but for the smaller names the market is showing some serious cracks. Kickboxing and Muay Thai have some strong markets, but they are very much local and can't really compete on the global level.
The Strikeforce Heavyweight GP that begins this weekend has a big fight feel to it, something that even huge UFC events haven't had that past few years. UFC has put on big events, but not since UFC 100 have I personally felt the sort of buzz surrounding a show like this. A non-UFC show getting this kind of attention, praise ad hype is rare and quite honestly, it is up to Strikeforce to take advantage of this and the not only deliver but follow up on this initial show with more strong shows.
Strikeforce's success helps the global fight industry more than most people can imagine, how? UFC is in the business of promoting UFC, the brand. The fighters are almost inconsequential. UFC 100 was not a huge deal for the fighters, sure, Brock Lesnar was on the card and that helped immensely, but it was the allure of UFC's 100th numbered event. Strikeforce is selling shows around the fighters and the fights, which helps raise awareness of the sport itself, not just the promotion.
The over-arching point of this is that someone needs to break UFC's stranglehold on the market, it wasn't EliteXC, K-1 crashed and burned, so for right now the hope is that Strikeforce can at least try. For sports like kickboxing and muay thai to be taken more seriously, it also helps to have Sergei Kharitonov and Alistair Overeem involved in this tournament, with talk of their K-1 participation. Promotions like Strikeforce make viewers more aware of the fight world at large, as they do not have a self-contained empire to protect. Strikeforce will talk about UFC, PRIDE, K-1, It's Showtime, wherever their fighters came from and had success. The Strikeforce Heavyweight GP feels like a global affair. UFC events feature fighters from all over the world, but all of the action is contained within the UFC's own branded world that they built.
So tune in tomorrow night to watch Fedor Emelianenko square off with Antonio Silva, Andrei Arlovski go to war with Sergei Kharitonov. On top of that, there are three reserve bouts for the tournament, including Valentijn Overeem, Alistair's big brother, squaring off with K-1 legend Ray Sefo while prospects Shane Del Rosario and Lavar Johnson compete to see who is a reserve fighter.
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Creamy No Cook Mints / No bake Mint Cookies
This recipe is adapted from my Kitchen Aid catalog.
- 3 ounces light cream cheese
- 1/4 tsp mint extract
- 2 drops green food color
- 4 1/4 to 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Place cream cheese, mint extract, and food color in mixer bowl and beat until smooth. Gradually add
powdered sugar and mix until mixture becomes very stiff. Shape mixture into 3/4 inch balls,using 1 tbs for each ball. Roll in superfine sugar. Place on waxed paper covered with superfine sugar. Flatten slightly with thumb to form 1/4 inch thick patties or cut in any shapes with cookie cutters.Store mints, tightly covered, in refrigerator or freeze them..


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Vic Schaefer's first game as the Mississippi State women's basketball coach is tonight, as the Lady Bulldogs host Shorter in an exhibition game at 7.
Schaefer was hired to replace Sharon Fanning-Otis, who stepped down
after 17 years. He was previously an assistant at Texas A&M, which won the NCAA title in 2011.
The regular season will begin next Friday at home against Houston.
Shorter is in its first year as a Division II school.
Last year, the Lady Hawks went 28-7 and reached the NAIA national tourney.
Other exhibitions:
MSU men: Sunday, home vs. William Carey, 4 p.m.
Ole Miss men: Monday, home vs. Montevallo, 7 p.m.
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My celiac son was so excited to eat chicken and French fries. Immediately after finishing he got sick:(. Will not be eating here again.
As a celiac, usually I live off of Chick Fil A when I'm on the road because I love their Garden Market salad and dedicated fryer waffle fries. This location, though, didn't thrill me. The cashiers had no idea what "gluten" was and the manager was only slightly better. I ended up getting my usual salad, but skipping the fries because I didn't trust the workers entirely. I love eating gluten free at Chick Fil A, but won't be back here. I didn't get sick, but I didn't feel extremely safe either.
Got sick here and haven't been back.
This location knows nothing about gluten or what to do about it. However, I have found that their salad with the fruit in it is naturally gluten free, along with the Apple Cider Vinaigrette. It is absolutely delicious. Just make sure that they put no croutons on it.
no real options here. cashier and manager looked at me as if I had two heads when I asked if they had a separate fryer or gluten free options.
3200 Hulen St, Fort Worth, TX 76107
I give these guys a 3 because they have some decent options and fries are available. But to get a five they would have to offer a gf version of their breaded nuggets. The grilled nuggets are decent but not outstanding.
1100 N Peachtree Pkwy, Peachtree City, GA 30269
Fries and grilled chicken are glutenfree. I love their fries but am not a big fan of the grilled chicken. It feels greasy and has a lot of seasoning.
9335 Crown Crest Blvd, Parker, CO 80138
As a Celiac it's nice to know there is at least one place I can safely go every time.
1480 Concord Pkwy N, Concord, NC 28025
Fryer is Dedicated for fries only. Grilled nuggets were cooked to perfection.
2005 Old Fort Pkwy, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Not only did they refuse to make my grilled nuggets without the marinade, but they were not at all friendly about it. Very disappointing since the one by my house is always so helpful.
110 N Conistor Ln, Liberty, MO 64068
Waffle fries are fried separate from the rest of the food. Grilled chicken nugget are grilled separate from other food. Salad can be customized.
3890 Pelham Rd, Greenville, SC 29615
Both the cashier and manager were clueless about what gluten free means. Neither could confirm which, if any, dressings were GF and manager said "I have absolutely no idea" what's gf.
5450 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Chamblee, GA 30341
They are reliable as long as you know what to order! For celiacs - fries and grilled nuggets. We have also accidentally preserved grilled chicken breast by itself and did not see an adverse reaction but that is supposedly not guaranteed GF while grilled nuggets more or less are. Not sure how that works since would be on same grill presumably.
3063 Mallory Ln, Franklin, TN 37067
No matter what city I'm in, I can always count on Chick-fil-a to be knowledgeable and helpful about eating gluten free. Good grilled chicken and waffle fries!
4800 S Hulen St Ste 2102, Fort Worth, TX 76132
I only get fries when I go but they are delicious and I never get sick! I have celiac and they use a dedicated fryer for the fries so they're good! 👌🏻
Ordered sandwich with no bun, label on box said no multi grain bun... sandwich came on a bun.
140 Tom Hill Sr Blvd, Macon, GA 31210
Was told that 'they didn't do sandwiches with no bun'.
2705 David H Mcleod Blvd, Florence, SC 29501
All I have is an ice dream in a cup and some waffle fries, never had a problem. Good for a munch but not a meal.
1574 Lafayette Parkway, LaGrange, GA 30241
Great for Celiac Patients
30563 Highway 441 S, Commerce, GA 30529
Trash!!! Don't go here
6000 N Terminal Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30320
They were able to do the grilled nuggets and change gloves even though they were pretty busy. It's in concourse C.
800 N Green River Rd, Evansville, IN 47715
best fast food place for gluten free
9386 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Dallas, TX 75243
Great Gf place😍😍😍
2000 Highland Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
I do fine with the grilled nuggets. You can ask them to make some fresh for you on a clean grill.
9728 Highway 92, Woodstock, GA 30188
I don't know why this has so many stars, but if you have celiacs the only thing you can have is salad with grilled chicken and a milkshake. The fries are NOT gf.
1870 Barnett Shoals Rd, Athens, GA 30605
I've eaten here about 3 dozen times since my diagnosis. It's the only place I trust. Avoid the busy times if you are a celiac. Cross contamination is more of a gamble. But the fries are always cooked in a dedicated dryer because they use a different kind of oil for them than the chicken.
2250 N Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, FL 33062
I asked about gluten free. The cashier didn't have a clue. But asked manager and they red flagged my daughter's kids meal. So far so good. My daughter was so happy to have fries.
8110 Jumpers Hole Rd, Pasadena, MD 21122
Gluten free chicken nuggets , fries, fruit cup. milkshakes, yogurt parfait without the granola, are the main things I order here. all are good especially the waffle fries. dedicated fryer.
190 Marietta St NW #261, Atlanta, GA 30303
They have celiac free but it's only like 2 options to eat
11820 Fountains Way, Maple Grove, Minnesota 55369
Great, fast option. Usually go for 8 pc GRILLED (breaded version is not ok!) nuggets with waffle fries. No issues & have eaten here many times. Nice staff, good vibe with wifi to boot!
6810 S 27th St, Lincoln, NE 68512
I went there once and clearly stated I needed gluten free options. They were friendly but I was sick after eating there. I will not return.
10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy # 1092, Columbia, MD 21044
Dedicated fryer for French fries. I'm really sensitive, and I haven't gotten sick here.
8107 Russell Un, Statesboro, GA 30460
Eat here all the time and have never gotten sick. Very safe for celiac.
3206 Peoples St, Johnson City, TN 37604
Several gluten free grilled chicken options of nuggets & salads. Several gluten free sauces also. Fries are cooked in dedicated fryers. Gluten & allergen information is available on the Chick-fil-a corporate website.
5260 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93309
This is such a great fast food option for us! A family member has Celiacs but we all love the grilled nuggets. Their fries have a designated frier so she can order French fries if she's in the mood - fruit is always a great option, too! All their sauces are GF, as well.
7007 Fm 1960 Rd W, Houston, TX 77069
The kids love Chic-Fil-A. Their waffle fries don't share the same fry oil as breaded food, unlike most fast food restaurants, so they are pretty safe. The grilled nuggets are purportedly gluten free, and my celiac son has never been sick after eating here. The staff is unusually attentive and well-trained for a fast food place.
250 West Washington Street, East Peoria, IL 61611
Chick-fil-A is adding a gluten free bun to their menu in the summer! They also have salads that are gluten free and you can ask for a grilled sandwich without the bun too. They can also make a special note on your order saying "gluten free" so the kitchen knows while preparing your food.
101 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50266
This food is not gluten free. My stomach hurts after I go there.
2410 SE Delaware Avenue, Ankeny, IA 50021
The pain in my stomach after eating says it is definitely not gluten free. Bad food and bad company overall.
1325 E Whitestone Blvd, Cedar Park, TX 78613
Never have any issue with cross-contamination at cfa. They are always so accommodating!
6909 N Loop 1604 E Ste 2072, San Antonio, TX 78247
I have been many times and haven't had a single issue. No they can't guarantee no cross contamination due to a limited work space, but they do an amazing job.
100 N Williamson Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Did not have gluten free fries. After I they told me no GF fries, I went next door to Five Guys
5289 Kyle Centre Drive, Kyle, TX 78640
fries here are the only thing i order. grilled nuggets and sandwich minus bun are supposed to be safe but i get sick every time.
6501 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64154
Adding the chain restaurant for travels sake
6810 S 27th St, Lincoln, NE 68512
Great celiac friendly place! My daughter is celiac and their waffle fries are cooked in dedicated GF fryer! Also can eat grilled chicken nuggets, or replace grilled chicken for breaded chicken on Cobb salad. Breakfast is easy too- they made a sausage egg cheese with no muffin in a dish and subbed waffle fries for hashbrowns due to hashbrowns not GF with possible cross contamination. Thanks Chick-fil-A!
2020 Marlton Pike W Ste C, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
We can have the fries and I am thankful that their fries are fried separate from the chicken.
375 Washington Rd, Washington, PA 15301
Gluten free menu online. Not sure if celiac friendly.
4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
The Chikfila on GMU's campus is a shadow of the normal chain. They have no grilled nuggets or gfree fries. They advertise only their chargrilled chicken as gfree but they don't keep gfree buns in stock so it's not always true.
2601 Preston Rd Ste 2046, Frisco, TX 75034
The grilled nuggets are great. I love how they lay out a clear allergen menu.
825 E Highway 6, Spanish Fork, UT 84660
Limited options, but celiac friendly
9728 Highway 92, Woodstock, GA 30188
Since this is the Dwarf House, the fries are cooked in the same fryer as other fried foods. I usually go to another chick-fil-a close by to be safe.
4201 Washington Rd, Evans, GA 30809
I got the grilled nuggets and waffle fries. They were very good with the honey roasted BBQ sauce. They were very accommodating.
830 Ernest W Barrett Pkwy Nw, Kennesaw, GA 30144
The grilled nuggets, fries, and salads (without croutons) are gluten free. Most of the dipping sauces are gluten free such as the buffalo and Polynesian sauce. Also the avocado dressing is gluten free but there are more available just ask.
1625 Chestnut St Ste F8, Philadelphia, PA 19103
This Chickfila is in a food court in the Shops at Liberty Place.
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Grilled nuggets, waffle fries, lemonade. Deal!
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Can a puppy be registered into the AKC if the parent's are not tested for Hip and Eye but are both AKC registered?
Can a puppy be registered into the AKC if the parent's are not tested for Hip and Eye but are both AKC registered?
YES they can
I thought the parents had to be tested for the puppies to get AKC registered, is this not correct?
AKC doesnt limit itself to only registering dogs that have health clearances, though there are many of us that wish they would.
The akc does require DNA from Sires as stated below which is directly from the AKC website.
Effective for litters whelped on or after July 1, 2000, every sire producing seven or more litters in a lifetime or producing more than three litters in a calendar year must be 'AKC DNA Profiled.'
Thanks, this is something totally new to me. I was told that both parents needed hips and eye clearance for pups to get AKC registered.
There might be some contractual obligation somewhere that means that a dog may not produce registered offspring without having some criteria first met. For many of us that sell puppies with limited registration, that means that the buyer must get their puppy's health test done before we will convert the registration to 'full' registration (aka breeding rights) . This is done usually to ensure that dogs with health issues are not bred, however some sneaky buyers will break the contract and breed their dog anyway, and the result would be unregisterable offspring. A puppy that is sold with full registration from the get go won't have such restrictions and could produce registerable puppies without having any type of health testing done. The AKC themselves do not care.
So, on an individual basis, depending on what the original breeder's contract stated, some dogs may be AKC registered themselves, but their offspring unregisterable due to unmet criteria like hips and eye clearances. This may not be similar to the situation you are referring to but is a possible explanation for what you were told.
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What Erin says. Do both parents really have AKC reg papers? Did YOU get registration paperwork on your puppy? If so, it's registerable.
Most of us who breed, register the whole litter shortly after they are born so there is no way we could do OFAs on them until they are 2 yo.


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Madison - Scott Lyman Sawyer, 66, passed away after a long battle with lung disease Sunday, Feb. 10 at Agrace HospiceCare with his family by his side.
He was born Oct. 27, 1946 in Ridgeway, PA, the son of Milford (Joe) and Virginia (Gina) Sawyer. He joined the U.S. Air Force as a helicopter mechanic after graduating from high school in North Tonawanda, NY. He was stationed at Grand Forks AFB in North Dakota where he met and married the love of his life, Carol Gregoire, on Jan. 28, 1967. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. degree in art education from the University of North Dakota.
He moved his family to Madison in 1972, where he began his 28-year teaching career at several Madison elementary schools. He also coached debate and forensics for a time at West High School. Scott was a huge sports fan, supporting the Badgers, Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills. He was an avid reader; he loved history and science fiction. We believe he is now commanding the star ship. He had an eclectic taste in music, and movies were also a passion. He loved his family and is survived by his wife of 46 years, Carol; children, Jodi (Bob) Johnson (Missoula, MT) and Joel Sawyer (St. Paul) and grandsons, Jack and Bridger Johnson; sisters Donna Wasielewski and Laura Pascell and sister-in-law Linda Sawyer (from the Buffalo, NY area) and three kitties, Cadby who shared Scott's breakfast bananas, and girlies Poppy and Allie. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Alan. He will be sadly missed for his intellect, sense of humor, compassion and smile.
The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the Agrace Hospice Staff and Dr. Greta Kuphal.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 602 Everglade Dr., Madison on Thursday, February 14, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. with Father Heiar presiding. A visitation will be held at the church on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of mass.
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He's in the same boat in terms of being overlooked due to size. Whether you're willing to put him there or not... they're both in it.
He's in the same boat in terms of being overlooked due to size. Whether you're willing to put him there or not... they're both in it.
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I think Nix would probably be playing a more coventional DE's role if he played in a major conference where bigger kids would automatically get the nod along the interior. He reminds of Elvis Dumerville coming out of Louisville... another kid that was overlooked due to size (5'11", 250). Dumerville was at least afforded the opportunity to avoid having to line up at defensive tackle.
I hope Roosevelt Nix gets a lot more time at defensive end. When he lines up at tackle he's only making plays one way, and when he's unable to do that he's getting blasted off the planet. When he lines up on the wing, he does some interesting things that make me wonder if he could translate at that position.
With him I worry that the puzzle pieces just don't fit together. He's got natural advantages owing to his size when he lines up on the interior. He's 50 or 60 lbs lighter and 5 inches shorter than all these interior offensive linemen, who are generally the worst athletes in college football. Of course he's going to be quicker than them and if in the scheme you don't mind your defensive tackle taking himself out of the gap defense on a consistent basis, he's going to be able to get in the backfield and make plays. Because of some unique qualities that he possesses, but mostly because of the level of competition, these poor athletes aren't able to consistently use their size and strength advantage in order to nullify his speed advantage. But the next level is going to be a different landscape. If those guys are athletic enough to allow their size/strength advantages to nullify his speed advantage, he's toast. Not even rosterable as an interior player. Very slippery slope that way, IMO.
So then you get to the question whether he can be a defensive end. If you took all his tape and sliced out 90 percent of it (making up these numbers as I go, btw), and kept just the 10 percent where he's lined up out on the edge...is that the tape of a compelling defensive end prospect a la Elvis Dumervil? You probably recall that Elvis may have been short, but he had really long arms and a good frame. And all those TFLs he had (I remember he had something like 23+ in his final year), they came from End. Point is, if you just straight up cut out every play he's ever made on the interior, and not even looked at it...is this a player that looks interesting at End?
It's the fact that he plays beyond what's asked of him that reminds me of Dumerville. The sign of a player that plays beyond what's asked of him is found in the number of turnovers they force. Dumerville's most unique quality at Louisville was that he forced an enormous amount of fumbles once he got in the backfield. It's the sign of a finisher. This is what Nix does.
I see guys all the time that can't do this, even when most of the work has already been done for 'em. They'd rather stand around and watch.
The DE spot for Nix is a complete projection since that's not what he's asked to do. However, it's what he's going to have to do. He's obviously not going to play DT in the NFL at 245 pounds.
I completely disagree with your evaluation that he only makes plays one way. As a matter of fact, if your insinuation is that Aaron Donald is even more talented, I'll take that bet every time.
Nix has already stood up against Bama's offensive line. He dominated it by himself as a sophomore. I watched him plug a goalline stand against Kentucky's offensive line.... a guy named Larry Warford. Nix stands out the most when he's faced against the better competition.
Yeah, he's a rosterable player.
I undersold Dumervil. He did indeed have 23 TFLs as I recalled, but 21 of them were Sacks. I'd forgotten about that. Incredible. And indeed I believe he had 11 forced fumbles. That's a pretty good ratio (2:1). Normal ratio of sacks to fumbles is about 4:1.
I said that if you're plugging Roosevelt Nix in at defensive TACKLE there's a good chance he's unrosterable. Defensive end is a question mark. A "complete projection" as you put it.
And if your insinuation is that Roosevelt Nix is more valuable than Aaron Donald, I'll take that bet every time.
- below average arm strength
- poor footwork - doesn't step into his throws in the pocket, throws flat footed, front foot isn't pointed in the direction he's throwing
- doesn't/can't throw downfield
- questionable pocket awareness - sometimes he looks like he has good pocket awareness but the majority of the time he gets happy feet & bails out too early
- accuracy issues - throws behind his receivers running slants & floats high passes to receivers on the edges
- plays strictly out of the shotgun
- through his actions he comes off as entitled & a premadonna
- the Tim Tebow effect - the cult following which will only get bigger but probably not as big as Tebow's will cause teams to shy away because they don't want to deal with the headache from the media & fans
- great improvisation skills
- keeps his eyes downfield when he's running around in the backfield
- his elusiveness.
Great college player but he's about reached his ceiling.
Hey Louchiez Purifoy. Good athlete. Guy could very well end up being the return guy we all hoped Andre Debose would be before he flopped. If he can polish his game at CB he could absolutely be a 1st round talent. He plays a little offense too. He's a little bit like Devin Hester was at Miami.
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5.2: The Quantum Mechanical Model
Lesson Objectives
- Understand the de Broglie wave equation and how it illustrates the wave nature of the electron.
- Explain the difference between quantum mechanics and classical mechanics.
- Understand how the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and Schrödinger's wave equation led to the idea of atomic orbitals.
- Know the four quantum numbers and how they are related to the arrangement of electrons in an atom.
- Describe the interrelationships between principal energy level, sublevel, orbital and electron spin and how they relate to the number of electrons of an atom.
Lesson Vocabulary
- angular momentum quantum number
- Heisenberg uncertainty principle
- magnetic quantum number
- orbital
- principal quantum number
- spin quantum number
- quantum mechanical model
- quantum mechanics
- quantum numbers
Wave Nature of the Electron
Bohr's model of the atom was valuable in demonstrating how electrons are capable of absorbing and releasing energy and how atomic emission spectra are created. However, the model did not really explain why electrons should exist only in fixed circular orbits or why there would not be a limitless number of orbits with a continuum of possible energies. In order to explain why atomic energy states are quantized, scientists needed to rethink the way in which they viewed the nature of the electron and its movement.
de Broglie Wave Equation
Sample Problem 5.4: de Broglie Equation
An electron with a mass of 9.11 × 10-31 kg is moving at nearly the speed of light. Using a velocity of 3.00 × 108 m/s, calculate the wavelength of this electron.
Step 1: List the known quantities and plan the problem.
- mass (
m) = 9.11 × 10-31 kg
- Planck's constant (
h) = 6.626 × 10-34 J•s
- velocity (
v) = 3.00 × 108 m/s
- wavelength (
Step 2: Calculate
λ=hmv=6.626×10−34 J⋅ s(9.11×10−31 kg)×(3.00×108 m/s)=2.42×10−12 m
Step 3: Think about your result.
This very small wavelength is about 1/20th of the diameter of a hydrogen atom. Looking at the equation, we can see that the wavelengths of everyday objects will be even smaller, because their masses will be much larger.
- Calculate the wavelength of a 0.145 kg baseball thrown at a speed of 40. m/s.
The circumference of the orbit in (A) allows the electron wave to fit perfectly into the orbit. This is an allowed orbit. In (B), the electron wave does not fit properly into the orbit, so this orbit is not allowed.
The study of motion in terms of large objects like baseballs and cars is called mechanics, or more specifically, classical mechanics. Because of the quantum nature of the electron and other tiny particles moving at high speeds, classical mechanics is inadequate to accurately describe their motion. Quantum mechanics is the study of the motion of objects that are atomic or subatomic in size and thus demonstrate wave-particle duality. In classical mechanics, the size and mass of the objects involved effectively obscures any quantum effects, so such objects appear to be capable of gaining or losing energy in any amount. Particles whose motion is better described by quantum mechanics can only gain or lose energy in discrete units called quanta.
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Another feature that is unique to quantum mechanics is the uncertainty principle. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that it is impossible to determine simultaneously both the position and the velocity of a particle. The detection of an electron, for example, would be made by way of its interaction with photons of light. Since photons and electrons have nearly the same energy, any attempt to locate an electron with a photon will knock the electron off course, resulting in uncertainty about where the electron is headed (Figure below). We do not have to worry about the uncertainty principle with large everyday objects because of their mass. If you are looking for something with a flashlight, the photons coming from the flashlight are not going to cause the thing you are looking for to move. This is not the case with atomic-sized particles, so scientists needed a new way to think about how to envision the location of electrons within atoms.
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: The observation of an electron with a microscope requires reflection of a photon off of the electron. This reflected photon causes a change in the path of the electron.
You can see a funny, animated explanation of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle at http://video.pbs.org/video/18121247.
Quantum Mechanical Model
In 1926, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961) used the wave-particle duality of the electron to develop and solve a complex mathematical equation that accurately described the behavior of the electron in a hydrogen atom. The quantum mechanical model of the atom comes from the solution to Schrödinger's equation. Quantization of electron energies is a requirement in order to solve the equation. This is unlike the Bohr model, in which quantization was simply assumed with no mathematical basis.
Recall that in the Bohr model, the exact path of the electron was restricted to very well defined circular orbits around the nucleus. The quantum mechanical model is a radical departure from that. Solutions to the Schrödinger wave equation, called wave functions, give only the probability of finding an electron at a given point around the nucleus. Electrons do not travel around the nucleus in simple circular orbits.
The location of the electrons in the quantum mechanical model of the atom is often referred to as an electron cloud. The electron cloud can be thought of in the following way. Imagine placing a square piece of paper on the floor with a dot in the circle representing the nucleus. Now take a marker and drop it onto the paper repeatedly, making small marks at each point the marker hits. If you drop the marker many, many times, the overall pattern of dots will be roughly circular. If you aim toward the center reasonably well, there will be more dots near the nucleus and progressively fewer dots as you move away from it. Each dot represents a location where the electron could be at any given moment. Because of the uncertainty principle, there is no way to know exactly where the electron is. An electron cloud has variable densities: a high density where the electron is most likely to be and a low density where the electron is least likely to be (Figure below).
An electron cloud: the darker region near the nucleus indicates a high probability of finding the electron, while the lighter region further from the nucleus indicates a lower probability of finding the electron.
In order to specifically define the shape of the cloud, it is customary to refer to the region of space within which there is a 90% probability of finding the electron. This is called an orbital, which can be defined as a three-dimensional region of space in which there is a high probability of finding an electron.
Atomic Orbitals and Quantum Numbers
Solutions to the Schrödinger wave equation place limits on the energies that an electron is allowed to have. The mathematical representation of those energies results in regions of space called orbitals, which, as we will soon see, can have different sizes and shapes. In order to distinguish between various orbitals and the electrons that occupy them, scientists use quantum numbers. Quantum numbers specify the properties of the atomic orbitals and the electrons in those orbitals. Understanding quantum numbers is helped by an analogy. Let's say you are attending a basketball game. Your ticket may specify a gate number, a section number, a row, and a seat number. No other ticket can have the same four parts to it. It may have the same gate, section, and seat number, but if so, it would have to be in a different row. There are also four quantum numbers which describe the range of possible locations for every electron in every atom. No two electrons in a given atom can have the same four quantum numbers. We will describe each of these quantum numbers separately.
Principal Quantum Number
The principal quantum number is symbolized by the letter n and designates the principal or main energy level occupied by the electron. The possible values of n begin with n = 1, which is the lowest energy level and is located closest to the nucleus. As the value of n increases to n = 2, 3, and so on, the distance from the nucleus increases. The principal quantum number is essentially the same as the energy levels in the Bohr model of the atom that were used to explain atomic emission spectra. More than one electron may occupy a given principal energy level, but the specific number of electrons that can be held by each energy level varies depending on the value of n.
Angular Momentum Quantum Number
The angular momentum quantum number is symbolized by the letter l and indicates the shape of the orbital. Orbitals of different shapes exist for most principal energy levels, and for atoms that contain more than one electron, the different shapes result in slightly different energies for the electrons in each orbital. The various orbital shapes split each principal energy level into one or more energy sublevels. The number of possible sublevels in a given principal energy level is equal to the value of n. For example, when n = 1, there is only one sublevel, but when n = 2, there are two sublevels. The quantum number l is an integer that varies from 0 up to a value equal to n - 1. If n = 1, the only possible value of l is 0, whereas if n = 4, l can have a value of 0, 1, 2, or 3. The orbitals of each sublevel are also designated by a particular letter, such as s, p, d, or f. If l = 0, the orbital is called an s orbital, and if l = 1, the orbital is a p orbital. See Table below for a summary.
|Principal Energy Level
|Number of Possible Sublevels
|Possible Angular Momentum Quantum Numbers
|Orbital Designation by Principal Energy Level and Sublevel
|n = 1
|l = 0
|n = 2
l = 0
l = 1
|n = 3
l = 0
l = 1
l = 2
|n = 4
l = 0
l = 1
l = 2
l = 3
From the table, you can see that in the 1st principal energy level (n = 1) there is only one sublevel possible – an s sublevel. In the 2nd principal energy level (n = 2), there are two sublevels possible – the s and p sublevels. This continues through the 3rd and 4th principal energy levels, in which we add the d and the f sublevels. In general, for the nth principal energy level there are n sublevels available. The order of the sublevels is always the same.
Magnetic Quantum Number
As mentioned above, each of the different orbital types has a different shape. The s orbitals are spherical in shape (Figure below), the p orbitals are dumbbell shaped (Figure below), and the d and f orbitals are more complex shapes that include multiple lobes (Figure below).
The s orbitals are spherical in shape and centered on the nucleus. The larger the value of the principal quantum number n, the larger the corresponding s orbital will be.
The p orbitals are dumbbell-shaped. (a) shows the electron density distribution for one of the orbitals, while (b) shows how the p orbitals are typically drawn. The three different p orbitals are identical in shape, but they can be oriented along the x, y, or z axis.
View the p orbitals at http://www.dlt.ncssm.edu/core/Chapter8-Atomic_Str_Part2/chapter8-Animations/P-orbitalDiagram.html.
The five d orbitals have more complex shapes. Four of them have a 4-lobed appearance with different orientations, while the dz2 orbital has a more complex shape.
The magnetic quantum number is symbolized by the letter ml and indicates the orientation of the orbital around the nucleus. Because an s orbital is spherical in shape and is centered on the nucleus, it only has one possible orientation. If l = 0, as would be the case for an s orbital, there is only one possible value for the magnetic quantum number, ml = 0. In the s sublevel of each principal energy level (n), there is just one s orbital. The larger the value of n, the larger the corresponding s orbital will be. As seen in Figure above, the dumbbell-shaped p orbitals have three possible orientations. In one orientation, called px, the lobes of the orbital lie along the axis defined as x. In the py orbital, they lie along the y-axis, which is at a 90° angle to the px orbital. Finally, the pz orbital lies along the z-axis, which makes a 90° angle relative to the other two orbitals. In any p sublevel, there are always three possible orbitals, so there are also three possible values of the magnetic quantum number: ml = −1, ml = 0, and ml = +1. There is no particular relationship between the coordinates (x, y, and z) and the ml values.
There are five different d orbitals within each d sublevel. The corresponding magnetic quantum numbers are ml = −2, ml = −1, ml = 0, ml = +1, and ml = +2. Finally, the pattern continues with the f sublevel, which contains seven possible f orbitals and ml values ranging from −3 to +3. If we only consider atoms that are in their ground state, all of the electrons in the atoms of every known element reside in orbitals that belong to one of these four sublevels.
Spin Quantum Number
|Principal Quantum Number (n)
|Allowable Sublevels
|Number of Orbitals per Sublevel
|Number of Orbitals per Principal Energy Level
|Number of Electrons per Sublevel
|Number of Electrons per Principal Energy Level
Notice that the total number of allowable orbitals in each principal energy level (n) is equal to n2. That is, when n = 1, there is 12 = 1 orbital possible. When n = 2, there are 22 = 4 orbitals possible, and so on. Since each orbital holds two electrons, the number of electrons that can exist in a given principal energy level is equal to 2n2.
Lesson Summary
- de Broglie showed that electrons exhibit characteristics of both waves and particles.
- The behavior of atomic and subatomic sized particles is explained by quantum mechanics, where energy is gained and lost in small discrete amounts.
- The Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that is not possible to simultaneously know the location of an electron and its velocity at any precise moment.
- The Schrödinger wave equation proved mathematically that the energy of an electron must be quantized.
- The quantum mechanical model of the atom describes the probability that an atom's electrons will be located within certain regions called orbitals.
- The arrangement of electrons in an atom is governed by four quantum numbers, which designate a principal energy level, an energy sublevel, an orbital orientation, and a spin for each electron in the atom.
Lesson Review Questions
Reviewing Concepts
- How is the wavelength of a moving object related to its mass?
- Why is the de Broglie wave equation meaningful only for submicroscopic particles such as atoms and electrons but not for larger everyday objects?
- How does the Heisenberg uncertainty principle affect the way in which electron locations are viewed in the quantum mechanical model as compared to the Bohr model?
- What is an atomic orbital?
- How many quantum numbers are used to describe each electron in an atom?
- Name two ways in which an electron that occupies the n = 2 principal energy level is different from an electron that occupies the n = 1 principal energy level.
- Identify which quantum number describes each of the following.
- the orientation of an orbital in space
- the direction of electron spin
- the main energy of an electron
- the shape of an orbital
- What is the wavelength (in nm) of an electron moving at 250. m/s? If this wavelength belonged to a photon, in what region of the electromagnetic spectrum would it belong?
- What are the possible values of l that an electron in the n = 3 principal energy level can have? Which sublevel does each of those l values represent?
- What are the possible values of ml that an electron in the p sublevel can have?
- Which of the following combinations of principal energy level and sublevel cannot exist?
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In this post I will put 5 other new 12c features in the spotlight (in addition to the features of a previous post), that really makes the 12c an improvement against the previous versions of the Oracle database.
To get this result I listed up all the major new features and wanted to know my top 5 features that would make my life easier(as a developer), excluding the features from the previous post (I certainly would have added the sequence modification(feature 1)), when doing development on an Oracle database.
- Top end query -> I really like this feature and I'm still wondering why it took Oracle so long before creating it. It is something I could have used a lot in the past, but instead I had to create far too complicated, not as nice readable queries to achieve this. How does it work? Well it's very easy and it's readable and can be used in a wide variety of cases. Some examples:
Only get the first 3 rows:
select * from X order by id fetch first 3 rows only;
Skip the first 3 rows and get the next 3 rows:
select * from X order by id offset 3 rows fetch next 3 rows only;
Get the first 50% of records
select * from X order by id fetch first 50 percent rows only;
Get the first 3 rows together with the records equal to these department id's
select * from emp order by deptno fetch first 3 rows with ties;
If you want the capture the last rows, you can obviously change 'first' with 'last'…
- In the 12c database the use of 32767 characters for a VARCHAR2 in SQL is now available instead of the maximum of 4000(this is also the case for RAW and nvarchar2).
We all have been waiting a long time for this one and before we had to use the clob datatype.
But beware this is not an out of the box feature, you will have to execute the lines below before this is enabled :
shutdown immediate startup upgrade alter system set max_string_size=EXTENDED scope=both; @<ORACLE_HOME>/rdbms/admin/utl32k.sql Shutdown immediate Startup
More info can be found on: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E16655_01/server.121/e17615/refrn10321.htm
- The invisible column is a feature of which I was wondering where I could use it for.
Well it could be handy when you are adding a column to your table, but you don't want any existing code to be impacted by it.
Another case where it could be useful, is when using audit columns. Columns as the creation_dt, update_dt, user_creation and user_update will only be of any added value when you would like to audit a certain column.
Packages with inserts, updates, references to this table will not be impacted by the creation of this column.
On the other hand there is also a risk that you forget that this column is in there, because you have to explicitly call for it (a describe or select * will not show this column). You can create invisible columns like this:
If you want to make the column visible again, use this:
In summary it could be handy, but don't forget this column or it will pollute your table.
- The with clause inline plsql feature is also something that I think is very welcome.
It will make it possible to create a procedure or function inside your select statement instead of having to create this in a package or function. Oracle also says that this will optimize the performance against having to call a schema procedure/function(I still have to test this).
A little example:
WITH FUNCTION fnc$_add_one(p_num IN NUMBER) IS BEGIN RETURN p_num+1; END; SELECT fnc$_add_one(1) FROM DUAL;
- Most of the time I use the ANSI way of writing for a left outer join, but the oracle way of writing left outer joins is still often used by many of the oracle developers.
But there was one thing that you could do in ANSI, that you couldn't in the oracle way. You couldn't write multiple tables on the left of an outer join, untill12c…
In 11g and before when coding something like this:
select * from a,b,c where a.id = b.id and a.id = c.id(+) and b.id = c.id2(+);
This resulted in -> ORA-01417: a table may be outer joined to at most one other table
In 12c this will work, also the ANSI solution obviously still works both on 12c and on 11g
select * from a JOIN b ON (a.id = b.id) LEFT OUTER JOIN c ON (a.id = c.id AND b.id = c.id2);
Together with the previous post this makes 10 reasons why you should start to use the Oracle 12c database 🙂


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Wish he could stay healthy for a full season
Wish he could stay healthy for a full season
As I have detailed in the Original post only 2 have done a whole lot more and they are on 2 of the better offensive teams.
The hate for Ireland on this forum is over the top. Not saying I'm happy with him but.
We lost our two main running backs (R&R), needed a back and got one that is performing like he should for where he was drafted.
But ireland failed becuase he isn't the next Emmit Smith.
I suppose all those other GM's are just as bad since they didn't do any better in the 2011 finding a great running back in the draft.
I can't believe I'm reading a thread defending an injury prone, soft, fumbler who Jeff Ireland TRADED UP to get!
DT just got a bad batch thrown on his plate.
Think about it, most of the hate for DT is a result of what?
1. We traded up and drafted him instead of Murray who has had a break out season. (Doesn't mean DT sucks)
2. Most if not all of his fumbles have come at crucial moments in games.
3. Injuries, Injuries, Injuries
4. Called a "soft player", all those injuries make him think twice about sizing up a LB.
Mix all those together and you have the result of why people think DT sucks.
Hopefully he can put that all behind him and start fresh next season.
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
The 1st came when we were getting our but kicked by Houston and Dt was actuially knocked out on the play.
The 2nd came against the Jets in the 1st game. The D stopped the Jets and the fumble had no effect on the game.
Big Deal.
The 2nd came against the Jets in the 1st game. The D stopped the Jets and the fumble had no effect on the game.
The 3rd was recovered by the Dolphins.
What season did you guys watch?
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DT runs into it. He rarely breaks out the other side but he runs into the wall like a man.
Reggie Bush in 2011 & 2012 took 14 carries for 64 yards on 3rd/4th & 1-2 yards to go. He took 18 carries for 26 yards inside the opponent's 10 yard line. Together that's 32 carries for 90 yards (2.8 YPC). Exclude those and he gained 1982 yards on 411 carries (4.8 YPC).
Lamar Miller in 2012 took 1 carry for 1 yard in these situations, which means excluding them he ran 50 times for 249 yards (5.0 YPC).
Daniel Thomas in 2011 & 2012 took 42 carries for 50 yards (1.2 YPC) in these situations. Excluding them he ran 214 times for 856 yards (4.0 YPC).
So really the point remains that Daniel Thomas did SIGNIFICANTLY worse than both Reggie Bush and Lamar Miller behind the same offensive line.
I happen to know because I've done this exercise before across the league that a number of 5.0 yards per carry is a respectable number when you exclude 3rd/4th & Short, and Tight Red carries. Most backs around the league hover around that mark. A mark of 4.0 yards per carry in that measure is exceptionally low.
And the other thing to note is his lack of success ON those short yardage plays. Reggie Bush gained over 3 yards per carry in those short yardage situations. Daniel Thomas gained 1 yard. How many Daniel Thomas goal line plays have we seen where he was stuffed without the touchdown? How many short yardage plays stuffed without the 1st down? This is supposed to be his specialty, and he's not very good at it.
I happen to do a lot of statistical work on short yardage and Goal to Go situations. It's one of the few stats that actually matter to me a little bit. If you're getting a carry in Goal to Go, how often do you convert that to a touchdown? Because it's one of the few stats that matters to me I have a really good idea of what percentages are "good", what percentages are downright "ridiculous", what are "average" and what is "bad".
Daniel Thomas in his young career has taken 25 carries inside the 10 yard line on Goal to Go type situations and he's converted 4 touchdowns (16%). That's bad. Last year when he took 10 carries in Goal to Go and didn't score a single touchdown, that was the first time I'd ever seen that. I'd seen tailbacks fail to convert touchdowns in the tight red area but never seen them take as many as 10 carries in there in a season and fail to convert even a single one of them.
You add onto these issues the fact that he's fumble prone (deny it all you like, a fumble for every 50 carries is on the bad side of the spectrum, any more often than that and guys lose their jobs and get shoved out of the league), and then the fact he can't stay healthy and his own teammates have accused him of not taking care of his body...and maybe you don't know why people like me criticize Daniel Thomas, but I sure as hell don't know why anyone is really defending the guy, either.
The Dolphins have Lamar Miller, they're thinking of re-signing Reggie Bush, and they're doing vetting work on tailbacks (this I know). Even before he got injured (again) this year, Daniel Thomas had all of 3 touches in the San Francisco and Jacksonville games while Reggie Bush and Lamar Miller combined for 51 touches.
Read the writing on the wall. It ain't good.
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From the website glenhoteltexas.com/history-glen-hotel.htm : "Originally known as Hotel Glen Rose or Glen Rose Hotel, the Glen Hotel began construction in the mid-1920's and opened its doors for business in 1928. At the time, Glen Rose was an attractive destination for tourists seeking the soothing and healing powers of the towns many mineral springs. After only one year in business, the hotel succumbed to harsh economic times of the depression and closed its doors for the next ten years. Upon reopening in 1939, the hotel offered comfortable accommodations, including home cooked meals in the back dining room. Diners would travel down from Dallas just to eat at the hotel dining room. In fact, we have had guests that can remember coming here to eat as children. From 1939 to the mid-1970's, the hotel was under the control of two different owner's. During this time the hotel had a reputation of an upscale place to stay and served as a quasi-boarding house for many women whose husbands were serving in war."
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I have a lot of small water surfaces that can be visible at once in my scene that can lie on different plane heights. Currently I am doing a full reflection pass for each one (rendering the scene from a mirrored camera). However, this increases my total per frame draw count a lot and is hurting my performance. I am looking at two solutions: Static cube maps for reflections (won't handle dynamic objects), but should be good enough since the water surfaces are small. I'm also looking into screen space reflections that Crytek uses. The two main issues I see with screen space reflections are:
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Private equity backed IPOs superior for shareholders
22 June 2011
A statistical analysis of initial public offerings (IPOs) shows that private equity backed IPOs have historically recorded higher average returns than non-private equity backed listings.
The study by the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) found that newly listed shares by private equity (PE) firms outperformed non-PE backed listings across all time horizons analysed from one day to three years after IPO listing, with average returns ranging from 4 per cent to 78 per cent across the different time scales compared to minus 2 per cent to 4 per cent for non-PE backed IPOs.
The results also showed that PE-backed IPOs' outperformance tended to increase over time. The average share price of PE-backed stocks grew by 1.78 times over a three year period after listing compared to non-PE stocks which averaged 0.98 times their listing price. PE backed IPO average share prices were also higher after one day, one week, six months, one year and two years post listing.
AVCAL CEO Dr Katherine Woodthorpe said that the research disproves the notion that PE backed IPOs consistently underperform compared to non-PE backed stocks.
"There has been a misguided view in some quarters that private equity investment doesn't have a long term benefit to investors beyond the PE ownership period," she said.
"This study clearly demonstrates that PE backed IPOs brought superior returns on average than non-PE backed IPOs even up to three years after listing. In fact, PE backed IPOs outperformed more, on average, over longer time horizons."
Dr Woodthorpe said PE backed companies have cited factors such as rigorous strategic oversight and governance, speed of decision making and the freedom for senior management to concentrate on operational performance as some of the key benefits of PE ownership.
"Private equity develops governance systems and processes within companies to prepare them for the rigours they face entering a public market environment. These factors become culturally embedded in the organisations and are to the benefit of subsequent owners."
The study, 'An analysis of the performance of private equity-backed IPOs in Australia', was peer-reviewed to validate the research methodology and findings.
The study analysed all IPOs valued at $100m and above from 23 October 2003 to 8 Nov 2010. This period included 14 PE backed IPOs and 88 non-PE backed IPOs.
To validate the robustness of the results, alternative time periods were analysed, as well as the possible distortionary effects of a small number of extreme performers on the average returns. The study also used various weighting, index and sector-matching measures to obtain more balanced comparisons.
For example, the analysis included the construction of weighted indices to compare the concurrent performances of PE and non-PE-backed IPOs over time.
Over the seven-year period, the PE-backed index more than tripled from the base figure of 1,000 to 3,386 while the non-PE IPO index rose to 2,099. Both indices outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index market benchmark which rose to 1,985 over the same period.
This analysis was also repeated using only the industry sectors which had both PE and non-PE IPOs, resulting in an even greater outperformance by PE backed IPOs. Over the entire seven-year period of the study, PE IPOs generated a compound annual growth rate of 19.03 per cent compared to just 0.52 per cent for non-PE IPOs
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By Tiernan Ray
The Street today continues to reflect on what may be in store for Research in Motion's (RIMM) fiscal Q3 report, due out Thursday afternoon.
The Street is modeling $2.65 billion in revenue and a 36-cent net loss per share for the three months ended in November. Net loss drops to 27 cents if one excludes stock options expense.
RIMM shares today are down 26 cents, or 1.8%, at $13.67.
Today's dispatches are customarily downbeat, the one most so coming from National Bank Financial's Kris Thompson, or who cut his rating on the stock to Sector Perform from Outperform, while maintaining a $15 price target on the stock.
Thompson is worried that the recent run-up in RIM stock, based on the the retail introduction of the "BB10" operating system next month, may take a breather while investors digest tomorrow's results:
RIMM's stock move over the past three months is product cycle driven. Check out RIMM's move vs. Apple (AAPL) over the past three months. RIM is entering a material product upgrade cycle. Apple seems to be exiting a strong iPhone cycle; the iPhone 5 is a big let-down vs. previous models. If RIM delivers with the BB10 the stock should move higher; otherwise it's likely back to US$6. It's a good time to take some profit ahead of the quarter; we expect a lower entry point is coming. Investors are looking for reasons to sell this stock after such a huge rally. Short interest is at an all-time high (near 25%), RIM's market share is falling in most countries, the BB10 will require a huge launch hinging on many important partners, RIM's enterprise base is still months away from a BES 10 upgrade, hardware margins are under pressure across the industry, and RIM's value-added services fees are under pressure. We still like the product-cycle investment thesis but would wait for the quarter.
Thompson foresees three possible outcomes for tomorrow's report, based on his belief that "cash is king" as the company heads toward BB10, and the number of subscribers RIM has retained is also important, though somewhat less so than cash:
(1) Cash burn is neutral, sub base increases; stock goes higher.
(2) Cash burn is higher than expected, sub base declines; stock goes lower.
(3) Cash burn is neutral, sub base declines; stock is flattish.
Thompson's guess is the sub based loses a million in churn, ending at 79 million, on sales of 6.2 million BlackBerrys last quarter, though he does think it's possible RIM could surprise him and add a million subscribers. He models average selling price dropping to $200 from $229 and gross margin being "under pressure."


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Configuring different devices so that you can begin programming your system is often more time consuming than the function you're creating the application to perform in the first place. LabVIEW can span your entire hardware array and across multiple instrumentation types, ranging from data acquisition devices to field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
LabVIEW is an ideal platform for prototyping, designing, and deploying high-quality products to market fast. You can use one development environment to quickly iterate on your embedded hardware and software designs and then reuse the best parts in a final product.
Creating a new robot starts with defining functionality using whiteboards and block diagrams. LabVIEW removes the need to abstract those into procedural code. Your whiteboard diagram becomes your code. Also, you have all of the functions at your fingertips to easily deal with the complex web of sensors, multiple-linked actuators, and dynamic real-time control.
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$4?really?Thats,what,half of what bitesms is?which is far superior.I dont understand why devs are asking for ridiculous prices for something simple
Intelliscreen X with messages+ is still the best quick reply I've found
Man I guess everyone is trying to cash in on Quick Reply/Quick Compose before Apple implements it in iOS 7. Smh
The only reason I would get ISX is for the QuickReply but I dont feel like forking over $10 for that, soooo im stuck with nothing, I can live with it. Hopefully it wont be to long until Shapple comes out with a QuickReply smh.
Edit* I just looked, messages+ is $8, so i was wrong with the pricing, if your going to buy it, just buy ISX for another $2, which honestly is worth the $10
payd for this, and thing its a great tweak, but when its installed my home button dont work? anyone know why. and receiving messages dosint always work properly.
and had one safe mode..