text: On the 31st of March 2014, in Tbilisi, Georgia and Tuvalu established diplomatic and consular relations. On behalf of the Tuvaluan government, the Protocol was signed by the Minister for Environment, Foreign Affairs, Labour and Trade, Mr Taukelina Finikaso and on behalf of the Georgian government - by the Georgian Foreign Minister, Ms Maia Panjikidze. According to the Protocol the sides agree to develop inter-state relations based on the principles of sovereign equality, friendly relations and co-operation between the states, inviolability of borders and non-interference in each other's internal affairs. The Protocol underlines that "Tuvalu recognizes the territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders, including its regions - the autonomous republic of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia". By signing the Protocol Tuvalu revoked its previous illegal decision of 2011 and reaffirmed its unequivocal support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as its respect for the principles of international law. Georgia welcomes the establishment of diplomatic relations with Tuvalu and expresses the hope that Tuvalu's decision will set an example for a limited number of those states which have recognized the occupied regions of Georgia in violation of the fundamental principles of international law. Tbilisi, 31 March 2014 |


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Guild Wars 2 preview: Common sense {Joystiq}
Aug 28th 2011 1:08AM @MGTrey
Pretty typical for MMOs, sadly. The devs promise the moon, the fanboys lap it up and multiply it by ten, a few carefully controlled demos "prove" it's all real, then release day comes and a month or two (if even that long) later the honeymoon is over, reality sets in, and people move on to the next big thing.
This happens with most genres of games, of course, but it's several orders of magnitude worse with MMOs.
The gaming "press" is a big part of the problem. The mostly reprint press releases and pray that gets them an "exclusive". A bigger part of the problem is the gaming public who doesn't demand better of the press or the devs and then wonders why 99% of those "going to change everything!!!11!!!" games that are promised turn out to be utter crap.
As far as GW2 is concerned, there's a pretty much a direct correlation between the hype meter and the size of the crater the game eventually leaves behind when it falls to earth. GW2's hype meter is inching past 11, the crater should be quite spectacular.
Frankly nothing could live up to the level of hype Anet and its fans have managed to delude themselves into.
BloodRayne: Betrayal launching in the last week of August {Joystiq}
Jul 15th 2011 10:15AM @draknahr
I have to agree, definitely preferred the first. Not sure what the hate is about where these games are concerned, I enjoyed both of them quite a lot and thought the animation in the first one was some of the most fluid of that type.
As for this new, supposedly "not sucking" version, looks like massive suck to me -- of an unfun variety. Unless the screens just seriously don't do the game justice, and I'll grant that's at least possible, I think I'd rather go dig out my old Blood Rayne disks and have some actual fun -- sucking and all -- instead.
The Perfect Ten: Best in-game maps {Massively}
Jul 14th 2011 11:24AM AoC's map I always found less than useful because you mostly just need to know where the transport nodes from one zone to another are, and that's often not clear from looking at the map.
GW's map I always found depressingly deceptive because, like so much of that game, you can't go to most of what you see and it hints at much cooler things than anything you can go to.
In all honestly Aion's map made so little impression on my I can't even remember what it looked like.
Eve's map is, like pretty much every thing else about the UI, rendered nigh unto unusable but a font size that was apparently hardcoded back when displays were typically 640X480. I mouse over a system and I can kinda tell that the little box has text in it... Or maybe that's a dust speck... Hard to be sure.
FE's map is both good and bad. Firstly it has always annoyed me to no end that you need two maps open all the time. The mini-map to see mobs, allies, and your mount indicator (among other things), and a small version of the overland map in the corner so you can see nodes -- which are often well outside the mini-map range. Beyond that, the overworld map is nice looking, but also more than a bit annoying to use if you don't already know where you're going. If you do know where you're going, well you don't really need it. I'd happily trade all the funkiness for a more functional implementation.
Rift's maps might be okay if they weren't so buggy. Can't count the number of times I've looked on the map to see no tears in Shimmer when there's half a dozen in sight. Or gone to where there's an invasion to see that said invasion was way off from the map and long dead. Okay in theory, but in practice not so much.
WAR's maps were fine, the zone arrangement... Not so much.
The beauty of WoW's map isn't in the default, but in how with mods you can make it into anything you like. If there's one thing I miss about that game, it's the ability to make the UI I like, rather than the dreadful garbage most MMO designers try and pass off as a UI.
Enter at Your Own Rift: Are rifts in danger of collapsing? {Massively}
Jul 14th 2011 10:28AM I've never understood why people refer to rifts as "dynamic", frankly they're anything but. I run around the beach in Shimmer with a friend or two trying to farm the mount and all we have to do is look at a rift after opening to know *exactly* what is going to happen -- exactly how many mobs in exactly what order with exactly what abilities. Hardly seems dynamic to me.
Rifts are PQs, honestly not even as well done as WAR's were, and certainly less varied. They're zerg content, that's all they ever can be. Despite the game's name -- and, seriously, do you people think The Legend of Zelda must be about Zelda? -- they aren't and can't be the center of the game.
Zerg content never can be anything much, by its nature it is easy and gets boring fast.
Enjoy rifts for what they are, a minor diversion, ignore them once they get boring, and move on with it. Just as has been the case in every game that has tried "dynamic" content, just as will be the case in every game that does try it (yes, even the current holy grail of gaming, GW2, may its fall from fanboi grace be an amusing one) for the foreseeable future.
Massively Exclusive: RIFT - Drowning in Snow, Chapter II {Massively}
Jul 13th 2011 12:43PM @Haldurson
Honestly I have characters on Faeblight guardian side and I'd rate the community there merely "toxic". The server I mostly play on, Deepwood (Defiant side), used to be a lot better, but since transfers and the influx of vagabond players looking for a server with greener grass, it's gotten pretty bad. Fifty chat, which used to be okay, is now a cesspool of near AoC global chat proportions. Been pretty sad to see it go downhill so fast.
Either way, the forums are some of the worst I've seen and the in-game community (at least on the three servers I've played on) in my opinion now rates far below FE, LoTRO, or even WoW, if still generally above AoC or Eve.
Icarus and GamersFirst collaborate on new MMO {Massively}
Jul 13th 2011 12:08PM @Fakeassname
I believe we have a winner...
Wasteland Diaries: Coming soon {Massively}
Jun 24th 2011 12:17PM S4 has been coming "SOON!!!11!!!1!!" since shortly after release. At this point it doesn't even matter when, or even 'if', it's going to be released, what matters is the question of whether or not there's anything meaningful past it in the pipe. Frankly I'm doubt it, and the piecemeal handout of bits of S4 and the eternal "SOON!!!11!!!1!!" don't look good.
If there isn't anything major in the pipe -- as in, S5 being mostly done -- they're in even more trouble than people seem to be aware.
As for the rest, Factions aren't going to matter. Seriously, they've long since neutered what little there was about them that did matter and made it easy to swap, it's too late to turn back now. Clans, meh, they come and go like the wind -- the half life of a clan in FE is measured in picoseconds. Economy? Hahahahahaha! Even ignoring that the vast bulk of PvErs could give a rat's arse about driving the economy (Seriously, do they think their playerbase is made up of CPAs or something?), FE isn't built to have a meaningful economy, quite the opposite. And RPers will still be utterly and completely ignored, despite -- and, mind you, I'm not an RPer -- being the one and only meaningful and loyal playerbase the game has.
Oh, and to those who think the item store won't turn into pay-to-win? I have a bridge to sell you..
I hear the Eve devs -- and god knows the current crop of FE devs (what, the fourth or fifth, I've lost count?) desperately want FE to be post-apoc Eve (I suppose the "drive the economy" stupidity makes sense in that light) -- have some great ideas for housing and item shops.
Beyond Good and Evil HD coming to PSN next week {Joystiq}
Jun 23rd 2011 10:41AM @Liquidfingers I'm female and strongly prefer playing female characters, and honestly I think BG&E is probably the most overrated game I have ever played. The plot was infantile, the execution poor, the characters cardboard at best, and the ending... What in god's name was that about?
Horrible game, IMHO, I have never understood why there were so many people who thought it was perfection itself. Different strokes, I suppose, but to me redoing Syberia, for instance, would be great. Redoing this abomination is a crime against gaming.
Google's Native Client updates to Pepper API, looks set to fragment the Web {Download Squad}
Feb 21st 2011 1:17PM I'm continuously stunned by the slack the geek set constantly cuts Google, I see nothing whatsoever to justify it and every reason to be as suspicious -- nay. more so -- as I would be of MS. But, hell, it doesn't really matter how many dick moves Google makes or how often one of their execs flat out tells you that as far as they're concerned you have no privacy, all they need to do is hand out some half-arsed "free" service that exists for no other purpose than to collect more information on you and all is forgotten.
And frankly Chrome became a hell of a lot worse in my book than IE ever was when I discovered that it, without warning, installed updaters for itself every bloody where I looked in my system. Including in Firefox. Seriously, wtf? Why would I ever, ever, ever want a memory wasting plug-in in Firefox just to update Chrome?
I suppose they know most people wouldn't, which is why they don't ask.
At least with MS or even Apple I know they're trying to sell me a product. Google feels I, and everything I might ever do, say, or think, is theirs, I am a product for them to sell.
That's a pretty good definition of evil, if you ask me.
Apple will take 30% of subscription fees from content-based apps like Hulu, Netflix {Download Squad}
Feb 15th 2011 10:42AM Pride cometh, and all that...

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Far Oaks Golf Club
This par 72, Goalby-designed golf course has 18 challenging holes.
CITY: Caseyville
The Rail Golf Course
Home of the LPGA State Farm Classic and designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., this course received a 4-star rating from Golf Digest.
CITY: Springfield
Franklin County Country Club
This course offers an immaculate Bermuda fairway and bent green grass, par71 course. Franklin County also features a fine dining restaurant, locker rooms and a pro shop. Just 8 miles south of Rend Lake.
CITY: West Frankfort
Fletcher Field
Located in Wodland Park, this ball field was named in honor of baseball player Athur Fletcher.
CITY: Collinsville
The Ledges Golf Course
Built in 1966 with water on 10 holes, this 18-hole course is par 72.
CITY: Roscoe
Upscale nightclub newly renovated to create a spectacular nightlife experience. Available for corporate, social and philanthropic occasions. Let us work with you to make your event a success.
CITY: Chicago
Eilerts Cocktails and Tee Box
Eilerts is a cocktail lounge with a small bistro sandwich menu in a quaint, comfortable atmosphere. Elierts Tee Box, a premier indoor golf facility, is adjacent. Carryout, entertainment, full bar. Open: Monday thru Friday: 3 pm - 12 am; Saturday: Noon to 12 am.
CITY: Freeport
Red Tail Run Golf Club by Raymond Floyd
Designed by legendary hall of fame player, Raymond Floyd, this signature course features large, undulating greens, wide rolling fairways and native grasses. Located on Decatur's south side, the Park District's newest course is designed for players of all skill levels. From five tee locations and multiple angels, this signature Floyd course is truly designed for the championship to the novice golfer. Red Tail provides multiple tee locations from Championship to Junior, driving range with double tees, golf academy programming, and first tee learning center.
CITY: Decatur
Pottawatomie Park Golf
This nine-hole course was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr.
CITY: St. Charles
Madison Golf Course
This 5,332 yard, 18 hole course is conveniently located near West Peoria. It offers level terrain and very few hazards, making it a favorite of senior golfers and those looking for a care-free and relaxing round. Madison is the oldest public golf course in Peoria and it celebrated its 100th birthday in 2009. Blue: yards 5476, rating 64.5, slope 96 White: yards 5332, rating 63.8, slope 92 Red/Gold: yards 5120, rating 67.7/62.8, slope 100/90
CITY: Peoria
Wrigley Field Rooftop Club
Located down the right field line, Wrigley Field Rooftop Club is one of the closest rooftops to home plate, and even closer than some seats in the ballpark. Built in 2008, this is one of the largest rooftop facilities overlooking Wrigley Field, offering over 9,000 square feet of space on three levels: the Rooftop Level, the Stadium Club Level and the exclusive MVP Suites, with a clear view of the game from each seat.
CITY: Chicago
Avanti's Dome
Tazewell County's newest sports complex. 75,900 square feet this versatile facility is unlike any other in all of Illinois. There is literally something for everyone as the Avanti's Dome plays host to soccer, softball and football leagues and tournaments, as well as trade shows, meetings and conventions.
CITY: Pekin
Apple Canyon Lake Golf Course
Scenic, challenging nine-hole course carved into the Jo Daviess County hills. Full-service pro shop, bar, grill. Call for tee time.
CITY: Apple River
King's Point Sports Club
This sports club offers resistance training, aerobics classes, cycling, tennis courts and aquatics.
CITY: Belleville
Mill Creek Golf Club
This 18-hole championship golf course, featuring wildflowers and elevated tees, offers spectacular views of the Fox Valley region.
CITY: Geneva
Sandy Hollow Golf Course
A popular 18-hole course on Rockford's south side, Sandy Hollow is a tree-lined fairway course with strategically placed fairway bunkers. One of the more challenging holes on the 6,228-yard course is No. 11, which requires a tee shot over a pond.
CITY: Rockford
US Ice Sports Complex
This rink features two NHL-sized sheets of ice, concessions and a fully stocked pro shop. US Ice Sports Complex is home to various youth and adult hockey leagues, high school and college club teams, and figure skating events.
CITY: Fairview Heights
Pinecrest Golf Course
This course includes a restaurant and pro shop, and hosts the McHenry Senior Amateur (a Pinecrest special event).
CITY: Huntley
FC Peoria at the Green Hummer Soccer Complex
FC Peoria at the Green Chevrolet Soccer Complex is one of the largest privately owned soccer facilities in the Midwest United States. Located on over 68 acres, the exclusive soccer fields make Premier Travel Soccer friendly for families, clubs, teams, and coaches. You won't have to jump from venue to venue to enjoy great quality youth soccer. You'll have time between games to relax and enjoy our incredible concessions and fantastic vendors! Participate in our Mid-America Cup College Showcase or sign up for one of the seasonal leagues. You won't find a better place for a match!
CITY: Mossville
Charlotte West Stadium
Charlotte West is a Stadium built for champions. During its eight years of existance, the stadium has played host to three MVC Softball Championship and one NCAA Regional Championship. The SIU Softball Team alone is nationally ranked and an overall treat to watch. Not to mention the Stadium itself is recognized as being the best collegiate Softball Stadium in the Missouri Valley Conference.
CITY: Carbondale
Twin Lakes Golf Club
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Located on 25 acres, with woods, lakes and rolling hills, the course offers 9 holes of challenging golf for beginners and advanced golfers. Reduced rates available for golfers 55 and over. Clubhouse seats 60+ and has a variety of foods.
CITY: Westmont
Southwestern Illinois College
The Belleville campus at SWIC has two gymnasiums: the Varsity and Intramural (IM), which can accommodate up to three basketball or volleyball courts at one time. Outdoors, the property features one baseball and one softball diamond, along with a full-size soccer field.
CITY: Belleville
The Skatium Ice Arena
Enjoy hockey, figure skating or recreational skating at this ice arena in Skokie.
CITY: Skokie
Clinton Hill Golf Club
Boasting some of the largest greens in the Midwest, the 18-hole Clinton Hill has matured into one of the finest public golf courses around, with a great blend of par 3s, 4s and 5s.
CITY: Swansea
Prairie Bluff Golf Club
This 18-hole championship course has a driving range and learning center.
CITY: Lockport
Colonial Golf Course
This public 18-hole, par 70 course is open year round, with rental clubs and carts, plus a snack bar.
CITY: Sandoval
Effingham Park District
Effingham has four community parks. All offer baseball diamonds, play grounds, basketball courts and great areas for family picnics.
CITY: Effingham
Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area
A pool of clear bubbling water which sparkles like silver on sunny days provides the basis for the name of Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area. Even on extremely cold days, this pool does not freeze, and visitors marvel at the bordering beds of watercress. Majestic oaks and prairie grasslands provide a panorama of natural beauty to park visitors. The Fox River runs through this picturesque area which is also home to several small manmade lakes. A natural prairie restoration project gives visitors a feeling of the original landscape with native wildflowers, songbirds, waterfowl and upland game. Picnicking, fishing and hiking are popular pastimes in summer, with ice fishing, sledding, ice skating and cross-country ski trails available for the winter sports lover. For relaxing, exercising or just enjoying nature, Silver Springs is the perfect get away location.
CITY: Yorkville
Greenview Golf Club
This public 18-hole, 72 par course offers rental clubs and carts, and a pro on site.
CITY: Centralia
Shaw Creek Golf Course
This nine-hole golf course offers a putting green and cart rental.
CITY: Bushnell
Naperbrook Golf Course
Naperbrook Golf Course is an 18-hole links-style course featuring rolling hills, native prairie grass and an ever-present breeze. The course offers a ten-acre driving range, separate teaching tee, 10,000 square-foot practice green and versatile clubhouse.
CITY: Plainfield
Owens Center
Owens Center is an indoor ice skating facility features two full-size ice rinks with a full-service pro shop, concessions stands and party rooms. It offers year-round ice skating lessons for ages 3 and up, as well as comprhensive hockey and specialty figure skating. Owens center is a great place to host a birthday party or unique event, and with the group discounts they offer, it's an affordably great time for all!
CITY: Peoria
Green Hills Golf Club
This 18-hole, semi-private country club features lush Bermuda fairways and bent grass greens with four sets of tees (the longest over 6,500 yards). Green Hills also offers a large driving range, plus practice and chipping greens, a pro shop, lounge and restaurant.
CITY: Mount Vernon
Ruffled Feathers Golf Club
Just 40 minutes from Chicago lies one of the area's premier golf courses. The only Illinois course designed by Pete Dye offers a world-class golf experience and outstanding banquets/weddings for our guests.
CITY: Lemont
Indian Creek Golf and Country Club
This nine-hole course has challenging water hazards, a driving range, a lounge and a banquet room. The club is open April to November.
CITY: Fairbury
Family Sportsplex
Family Sportsplex is known throughout Southern Illinois as a great soccer complex, boasting seven outdoor fields that support league games and several club tournaments each year. The facility can be configured to accommodate four basketball/volleyball courts and an indoor soccer field for year round competition.
CITY: Belleville
Shepherd's Crook Golf Course
This 18-hole, par 72 public golf facility, designed by Keith Foster, opened in August, 1999 and has earned rave reviews as a course that is both challenging and exciting to play. Its design reflects the golden era of golf course architecture of the 1920's and 30's with bentgrass fairways, tees, and greens. Individuals, tournaments and golf outings welcome. Enjoy a sandwich and beverage in the full service clubhouse grill or enjoy refreshments on the veranda overlooking the 9th and 18th holes. The Eden Room is also available for events, golf outings and banquets, please call for more information.
CITY: Zion
Streamwood Oaks Golf Club
Championship 9-hole course. Water comes into play on all 9 holes -- a challenge for any golfer. Full-service pro shop. The club house has a beautiful central fireplace and exterior patio.
CITY: Streamwood
Kankakee County Soldiers
The Kankakee County Soldiers, members of the International Basketball League, provide hoops action during their regular season and special exhibition games.
CITY: Bourbonnais
Trackside Waukegan
Trackside Waukegan offers a casual, comfortable setting to wager on horse racing from around the world, broadcast on 250 television monitors. Watch and bet on races in the Finish Line Restaurant and Lounge, Grandstand Bar, Teletheater or Backstretch Deli.
CITY: Waukegan
World Shooting & Recreational Complex
Largest shooting facility of its kind in the U.S. Find more than 100 trap fields on a 3-mile line parallel by 5,000 parking spaces. Over 20 fields for skeet also. 3-D archery range, rifle and pistol ranges, 1,000 campsites, events center building & more.
CITY: Sparta
Lake Bluff Golf Club
The Lake Bluff Park District's 18-hole, 6,589 yard course boasts challenging greens set in a tranquil environment and grass teen practice facility. The Lake Bluff Golf Club is a wonderfully balanced golf course with mature tree-lined fairways and bent grass fairways and greens for a consistently enjoyable playing experience. The facility also includes an expansive practice facility with grass tee driving range, practice putting green, and short-game area with bunker. The professionally stocked Pro Shop and the Village Grill, which serves delicious food and a wide selection of beverages, are a couple of the superior amenities available to guests of the club.
CITY: Lake Bluff
Logan Lanes Bowling Alley
Come and bowl with your family or a group of friends at Lincoln's bowling center.
CITY: Lincoln
Willow Crest Golf Course
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - 18-hole championship golf course with water, sand, bunkers and beautiful landscape. Multi-tiered tees and bent grass tees. Group outings, memberships and overnight packages available.
CITY: Oak Brook
Sports Blast
Sports Blast is a multi-sport indoor facility in Carbondale, featuring indoor soccer, tennis courts, batting cages, softball/baseball, golf, volleyball and indoor arena flag football.
CITY: Carbondale
University of Illinois Sports (U of I Sports)
The University of Illinois Fighting Illini play in the BIG10 Conference and have a diverse athletic department. Their many sports teams include: Men's football, baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, tennis and wrestling, while their women's teams include: Basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
CITY: Champaign
Northwestern University Soccer
Enjoy a soccer game right next to Lake Michigan, played at Lakeside Field.
CITY: Evanston
J&M Quarter Horses
Watch family rodeos, team sorting competitions, and pole and barrel racing.
CITY: Alto Pass
Settler's Hill Golf Course
This unique 18-hole course was built on the site of the old County Farm and Home; the dairy barn has been remodeled and is now used as a clubhouse. The course is 6,449 yards, par 72.
CITY: Geneva
Indian Hills Golf Course
This public 18-hole course offers challenges for both beginning and advanced golfers. A lighted driving range allows extended practice hours, and free group golf lessons are available every Saturday.
CITY: Mount Vernon
Bartlett HIlls Golf Course
This 18-hole course features a practice range, pro shop, snack shop and banquet facilities.
CITY: Bartlett
Prophet Hills Country Club
Built in 1966, this semi-private, 18-hole golf course is situated on extremely hilly terrain, and features a putting green and chipping area.
CITY: Prophetstown
Haigh's Scuba Diving Quarry
Scuba dive in a 12-acre, spring-fed quarry and see several varieties of fish, along with underwater attractions that include a 33-foot cabin cruiser, a marine dump truck and an amphibious vehicle. Rental equipment, air-fills and dive instruction are available.
CITY: Bourbonnais
Jaycee Sports Complex
This complex features 12 ball fields (six are lighted), six soccer fields (one is lighted), one football field and concessions.
CITY: Collinsville
GCS Ballpark
GCS Ballpark is home to the Gateway Grizzlies, a professional baseball team in the Frontier League. This 6,000-seat venue plays host to nearly 50 home dates from late May through early September.
CITY: Sauget
The Arboretum Club
This beautiful 30,000-square-foot clubhouse features an upscale restaurant with patio seating and 18 holes of championship golf.
CITY: Buffalo Grove
North Greens Golf Course
Golf with your family on this great course. 18 holes of fun are in store for your family when you visit North Greens. You will be challenged at your game and have a great time teeing off!
CITY: Atlanta
Salem Country Club
This 18-hole course has lots of character, and is open to the public from 9am-12pm Monday through Friday. Golf carts are available.
CITY: Salem
U.S. Ice Arena
This ice arena features two NHL rinks, a snack bar, pro shop and meeting rooms.
CITY: Fairview Heights
Centralia Recreation Complex
Located in downtown Centralia, this 60,000-sq.-ft. building features an Olympic-size, six-lane competition pool with spectator seating. The main gymnasium has room for two full-size basketball or three volleyball courts with seating for 400.
CITY: Centralia
Deerpath Golf Course
Deerpath Golf Course in Lake Forest opens for play in March and closes for the season on or about December 15. This 18-hole public course, measures 6,255 yards with a par 70 and 5,487 yards with a par 72 for women. The course has spectacular mature trees, high quality naturalized areas and beautiful water features including ponds and streams. The Deerpath Golf Academy offers the finest golf instruction on the North Shore. Golfers of all abilities will realize immediate and sustainable improvement for a lifetime of better golf.
CITY: Lake Forest
Senica Oak Ridge Golf Club
This 18-hole championship course has bent grass greens, tees, and fairways, plus a full-service pro shop.
CITY: LaSalle
Grizzlies Baseball Academy
The Grizzlies Baseball Academy is located at the U.S. Cellular Kid's Zone at GCS Ballpark, and features a three-cage setup for hitting and pitching instruction. On site is the Pro-Batter PX2 Professional Baseball System, a top-notch pitching machine.
CITY: Sauget
Lena Golf Club - Wolf Hollow Golf Course
The Lena Golf Club offers the beautiful Wolf Hollow Course with 18 holes, 71 par, 6,422 yards over wide open, rolling prairies. The club house features a full bar and one of the best short-order menus in the region. Fees: Monday thur Thursday: 9 holes - $16; 18 holes - $25; Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 9 holes - $18; 18 holes - $30; Motorized Cart Rental: (Per Cart/Per Person): 9 holes - $12; 18 holes - $17
CITY: Lena
HeatherRidge Golf Course
HeatherRidge Golf Course is a beautiful and challenging full length nine hole layout that is enjoyable for players of all skill levels. Adding to its beauty are the flowing creeks and ponds that come into play on seven of the nine holes. Also enjoy the unique outside Cabana Bar and Grill. Great food, cold drinks, outstanding atmosphere and friendly staff will complete your HeatherRidge golfing experience. Golf clubs available for rent. Located on Northern Illinois' favorite 9-hole golf course, The HeatherRidge Clubhouse is a beautiful venue for just about any occasion. If you are planning a weddings, banquets or party we are the place.
CITY: Gurnee
Rusty Wallace Driving Experience
No matter what your need for speed, you'll find it at the Rusty Wallace Driving Experience. You can get your basic adrenaline rush from the "Taste of Speed" racing experience at Chicagoland Speedway. Or ramp things up with the "Advance Racing" option that puts you behind the wheel of a race car powered by a TRD engine—the same one used in Rusty Wallace's Nationwide cars. In 2014, the Rusty Wallace Driving Experience will be at Chicagoland Speedway April 26-27, May 24-26, June 20-22, August 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, and October 18, 19, 25, 26. See their site for more details.
CITY: Joliet
Deer Creek Golf Club
This University Park golf course is rated 3-1/2 stars by Golf Digest, and has been host to several major Chicago-area golf events.
CITY: University Park
Gordyville U.S.A.
Gordyville USA is a family-owned and operated establishment. The heated spacious building encompasses 160,000 square feet of space all under one roof. The multi-functional grounds are the site of several diverse events such as horse shows, flea markets, farm equipment sales, estate and land auctions, and the Annual Gifford Bank Craft Show. There is also a restaurant on the grounds.
CITY: Gifford
The Game Arena
This 64,000-sq.-ft. indoor soccer facility is billed as a "pro venue for the amateur athlete," with two regulation fields that can be converted to four mini fields. The venue also supports a variety of other events, including football, field hockey, baseball training, boxing, wrestling, martial arts, tumbling/gymnastics and dog shows. The complex also has a bar/restaurant and two meeting rooms.
CITY: Glen Carbon
Harrison Park Golf Course
This 18-hole, par 71 course is open to the public year round for the best golf around. Carts are available.
CITY: Danville
Wolf Creek Golf Club - Danville
This nine-hole course is open to the public seven days a week. Its two sets of tees both have a par of 36.
CITY: Danville
Western Acres Golf Course
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - This 9-hole, par-35 course stretches over 3,000 yards. The well-maintained fairways and greens, along with sand and water hazards, offer a unique and challenging golf experience. The newly remodeled clubhouse is a picturesque location for a special event.
CITY: Lombard
Gateway National Golf Links
Gateway National offers an 18-hole, par 71 course made up of rolling links, separated by gentle mounds that meander through lush, green pasturelands.
CITY: Madison
Pontiac Elks Club
18 holes- open to public. This course features bent grass greens, fairways and tees. With a mix of mature trees throughout, there is also plenty of sand and water to challenge your shot making skills. A great test for all players with big, undulating greens, three par-3s of more than 200 yards and water on 12 of 18 holes. Also featured is a restaurant, with a lounge and banquet facilities, an all grass driving range, practice greens, full service Pro Shop, halfway house, pool and locker rooms. Tee times available daily. Golf and lung cards are accepted.
CITY: Pontiac
Sportscore Two/Indoor Sports Center
124-acre sports complex at I-90/Riverside Blvd. intersection. Includes Wedgbury Stadium, Indoor Sports Center and outdoor sports fields for soccer, rugby, football, volleyball, basketball, in-line hockey, badminton and adapted and wheelchair sports.
CITY: Loves Park
White Deer Run Golf Club
Built on the well-known Cuneo Estate in Vernon Hills, White Deer Run Golf Club is an 18-hole public course sprawling over 240 acres of rolling terrain and picturesque lakes with bent grass greens and fairways. Able to accommodate small and large group outings and banquets.
CITY: Vernon Hills
Willow Glen Golf Club
The Willow Glen Golf Club is home to a picturesque 18-hole layout that provides an enjoyable challenge for all skill levels. The new clubhouse is home to Buckley's Restaurant and Pub making Willow Glen one of the finest golf and dining experiences on the North Shore. Open to the public!
CITY: Great Lakes
Rock Island Sports Complex
This complex includes softball diamonds, three junior soccer fields, three full-sized fields and concessions.
CITY: Rock Island
Richard Petty Driving Experience
Experience NASCAR racing firsthand at Chicagoland Speedway in an "adrenaline pumping thrill of a lifetime." Suit up and get behind the wheel of a real stock car as you drive 155 mph around the track, or ride shotgun and feel the rumble of 600 horses as you motor down the same asphalt driven by NASCAR drivers. In 2014, the Richard Petty Driving Experience will be at Chicagoland Speedway May 16-18, July 25-27, and September 19-21. See their site for more details.
CITY: Joliet
Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course
This 18-hole golf course was designed by Robert Garard and Gary Hoelcher.
CITY: Okawville
U.S. Cellular Coliseum
This multi-purpose recreation and entertainment facility presents major concerts, trade shows, conventions and sporting events.
CITY: Bloomington
Woodruff Golf Course
Opened in 1921, Woodruff is an 18-hole sporty course with hilly terrain and a clubhouse.
CITY: Joliet
White Pines Golf Club & Banquets
A local favorite since 1928, White Pines is conveniently located minutes from O'Hare, and its two year-round 18-hole courses are situated on 240 beautiful acres. Banquet facilities are perfect for golf outings, weddings, business or social events, large and small.
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kevinjr (10/14/2012) [-]
I see what you are trying to say, that there is no hard proof, yet, that other lifeforms exist. But you do have to realize just how immense the rest of the universe is, actually never mind, because nobody can really comprehend the entirety of space. There is so much we don't know or haven't seen that it is sooo nearly undeniable that there is life elsewhere. To think we are the only lifeforms in the universe is an extremely arrogant and plain old stupid thing to say. Everything we have ever known about this universe is just the shores of the cosmic ocean, nobody has ever set foot in the rest of the ocean yet, and most people like you barely have their feet wet.
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upyoursnumbnuts (10/14/2012) [-]
Quantum probability says that the odds are better for the power ball to get to 300 million fifty times in a row and for the same person to win every time it hits 300 million than for there not to be life out there. Basically the odds are something like 500 quintillion to 1 against there not being life somewhere in the universe other than earth.
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ruinsage (10/14/2012) [-]
The drake equation conservatively states that there should be between 1000 and 100.000.000 detectable civilizations in our galaxy.
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Michael Crichton: The problem, of course, is that none of the terms can be known, and most cannot even be estimated. The only way to work the equation is to fill in with guesses. [...] As a result, the Drake equation can have any value from "billions and billions" to zero. An expression that can mean anything means nothing. Speaking precisely, the Drake equation is literally meaningless...
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ruinsage (10/14/2012) [-]
yes, it is an estimation, however, i refuse to believe that the chance for life to exist on a single planet in a galaxy is [1/
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: 1/200.000.000.000]. The building blocks of life are not that hard to make, it's just organic chemistry.
Oh, and this is all assuming that the only kind of life possible is carbon based.
Oh, and this is all assuming that the only kind of life possible is carbon based.


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LAYWOO-D3: 3D Printing Gets Wood
If you follow this site regularly, you know I'm a big believer in 3D printing as one of the major technological movements of the 21st century. We're only seeing the tip of the iceberg with this budding technology these days, but in 10 years, I bet that 3D printed products and parts will be as ordinary as stuff coming off of assembly lines. As printers get more accurate, faster, come down in price, and can handle new materials, adoption will grow, and soon enough we'll be printing parts for our cars, houses and bodies using these incredible technological marvels. So when I saw that there's now a 3D printing material that lets you output wood parts, I was even more excited.
This material, called LAYWOO-D3 is made from 40% recycled wood, along with binding polymers to hold it together. It's loaded into a 3D printer as a thin filament, and when printing is complete, it forms a wooden surface not dissimilar from pressboard.
You can even cut it with a saw, grind it or paint it – though it's not clear how smooth you could make it with sanding. Depending on the temperature you print it at, the color of the wood can vary as well.
While it's not exactly the finest quality wood, it's still really cool that you can print wooden components. At this point, the material appears to be designed for the RepRap 3D printer, though it's not out of the question that it could be used with other devices like the MakerBot Replicator 2. If you're interested in checking it out, you can purchase it in small quantities from eBay or direct from German RepRap.
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So many things that we see think of today as "wood" are plywood or pressboard with a veneer. If this is similar quality, then it's only lacking a skilled woodworker applying a veneer to it.
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Blizzard of 1888
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The Blizzard of 1888 lasted 36 hours and began on March 12. New York City was virtually isolated when snow halted transportation and disrupted communications. Messages to Boston were relayed via England [Enc Am Facts & Dates] National Geographic 1888 I:37.
50 West
24th Street
New York
March 13th/88
My dear Son,
Are you snowed up or snowed down or snowed under? I do not find any news from Middletown in any of the papers, although there seems to be all the other places in the State mentioned. I pray you are safe. No use to telegraph you for you would not get it.
Went to rehearsal yesterday at 11. After Stage manager, prompter and the stage hands, no one was there but Mr. [EM] Holland and Mr. [Harry] Hogan and myself. The wind coming from the West made it very difficult for me to get back home, but I got here safe and have not been out since, as the theatre was closed last night, Mr. [James H] Stoddart not being able to get here from Rahway [New Jersey].
I guess he is here now, as I have been notified that we are to play tonight. Snow and sleet are falling fast, and I think our house will be slim. This is my tenth consecutive winter in the City, and this is by far the heaviest snow storm we have had. Even the elevated roads were compelled to stop running. 6th Ave surface cars not running yet.
I hope I shall hear from you soon, for I thought of you all day yesterday and today, battering with the storm through your long walk to the factory or perhaps "called out" by fire. Write when you get this, if you have only time to write me one sentence. The papers have very little news that you can rely on. Hoping that you have not had much hardship. With love and Kisses I am your loving Mother
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West 24th Street
New York
March 15th [1888]
My dear Son,
No news from you yet. Only news from Middletown this morning was the destruction of a church in a village near there. I wonder if you had to go to that.
Mr. [James H] Stoddart left home on Monday 9 AM. In driving to the Station his wagon broke down, and he and his man had to mount the horses & get to the station. He remained in Rahway at the hotel until yesterday morning, when he came with a train of three engines and got to the City about 5 PM yesterday.
He does not know how his man got home, and his people do not know anything about him. We closed Monday night, and Tuesday night Mr. [John] Findlay went on for Mr. Stoddart's part.
The weather is getting a little warmer and the Sun did a little thawing today. I do not venture out, except to the theatre. Have not had news from Hattie since Monday 11 AM.
The newspapers I guess have reached you by this time and will give you more news than I can. I hope I shall soon hear from you. Love and Kisses from your loving Mother
West 24th Street
New York
March 18th/88
My dear Son,
You must have had a rough time of it, but I am glad it was no worse. I could not reach you by telegraph or mail, so had to wait. I imagined all sorts of things though.
Well all our human greatness was put at a stand still in a few hours. We were quite as much cut off from the outside world as you were in your country town. It was dreadful.
Provisions advanced in price. Coal rose 50 per cent. No milk to be had. The poor must have suffered dreadfully. But, "an ill winds that blows nobody good". Men had employment given them and it will be many days yet before they are idle, for the snow still lingers in the lap of Spring.
I wrote you Friday and enclose $2. Will enclose a V in this. Hope your factory will be in working order again this week.
So you had to stop at Hotel all night. The hotels in New York were filled to their utmost capacity. So were the waiting rooms at Depots and station houses. Oh it has been a lively time, but cold. Love and Kisses from your loving Mother
JH Stoddart writes of the blizzard in his memoirs. "We produced a very pretty play called Heart of Hearts at the Madison Square on January 16, 1888. I had a long and a very good part in it. I remember this play more vividly than any other of my experience for it was played in the year of the great blizzard.
"I was living, at the time, on my farm in New Jersey, and...at the height of the great storm I left home for the theatre some hours before my usual time...The drifts of snow were up to the horses' shoulders. [After the cart broke down and the horses were worn out he tried the railway but couldn't get to New York for two days (or return home.] ...At last I reached New York, I could scarcely recognize it. Broadway looked like the arctic regions with its mountains of snow, which in many places were tunneled and fires built underneath to get rid of the enormous drifts.[ Recollections of a Player]
West 24th Street
New York
April 18th/88
My dear Son
I expect we shall rehearse Jim [the Penman] next week, as we open with it in Boston next Wed'day. However I can get away from Monday rehearsal, if you think I had better stay all night and take 9 AM train on Monday.
I do not mind taking the 7:20 train Sunday night as I shall be here before 11, and it is after that hour when I get home every night. The 23rd Street ferry is very convenient to this house.
We leave for Boston on the 29th for five weeks. Get back 3rd of June. Today bought trunk for the trip -- $22, gloves for Jim and Partners $6.90. A pretty big hole in salary. Well half a loaf is better than none, and that is about what it amounts to.
Will have to see how much my expenses are in Middletown before I give you any this week. I shall not have to buy a trunk next week. Of course you have heard that Roscoe Conkling expired at 2 this morning. Another great man gone. No more this time, but love and Kisses from your loving Mother
Madison Square Park now has a statue of Roscoe Conkling, US senator and presidential candidate, who died of exposure after trying to walk home from his downtown office in the Blizzard of 1888. Blue Guide NY
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I don't know why Huddlestons' sniffy assertions that Doctor Feelgood were never more than "just a highly competent but fatally unambitious R&B combo" comes from- other than a willful refusal to listen to the many contibutors who testify to the contrary. For the record, the band were the original antidote to the pomposity of the 'progressive rock', heavy metal and banality of the glam-rock trends that dominated the music scene at the time. They were much more radical in their authenticity than many of the punk and new wave groups that followed in their wake. Temple highlights their influence very well. But Huddleston is correct that it doesn't matter whther you believe in the importance of the band of not- the film is comprised of truly compelling personalities. And not just within the band. The start of the film is the late Lee Brilleaux's aged mother Joan Conniston. Even if you never cared about their music but are interested in the human condition, you will love this this film.
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It's ironic that Julien Temple's full-throated celebration of Canvey Island pub-rockers Doctor Feelgood proves that talent, charisma and a fascinating backstory don't necessarily produce an iconic band. The film itself – essentially a series of interviews with loveable, loopy lead guitarist Wilko Johnson and fellow band members and hangers-on, interspersed with live and archive footage – is nothing less than a masterclass in musical hagiography, beautifully photographed, superbly edited and utterly involving.
The only area where Temple fails is in persuading us that Feelgood were more than just a highly competent but fatally unambitious R&B combo. The good news is that it doesn't matter: what draws us in are the personalities, particularly that of mad-eyed, hyperacute Essex eccentric Johnson, whose poetic musings on his own storied past form the bedrock of the narrative and feel especially poignant in the light of the sad news of his terminal illness. And it's quite a tale, from the postwar industrial desolation of the Essex hinterland to the fleshpots and TV studios of London town, and out across the Atlantic to find the band rocking with The Ramones at the height of the NYC punk explosion.
What emerges is a film to rank alongside Temple's own Joe Strummer elegy 'The Future is Unwritten' as the very best in British rock documentary. Riveting, even if you don't like the music.
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Recent progress in the novel information technologies based on the World‐Wide Web (WWW) gives a new possibility for a worldwide exchange of atomic spectral and collisional data. This facilitates joint efforts of the international scientific community in basic and applied research, promising technological developments, and university education programs. Special‐purpose atomic databases (ADBs) are needed for an effective employment of large‐scale datasets. The ADB SPECTR developed at MISDC of VNIIFTRI has been used during the last decade in several laboratories in the world, including RFNC‐VNIITF. The DB SPECTR accumulates a considerable amount of atomic data (about 500,000 records). These data were extracted from publications on experimental and theoretical studies in atomic physics, astrophysics, and plasma spectroscopy during the last few decades. The information for atoms and ions comprises the ionization potentials, the energy levels, the wavelengths and transition probabilities, and, to a lesser extent, — also the autoionization rates, and the electron‐ion collision cross‐sections and rates. The data are supplied with source references and comments elucidating the details of computations or measurements. Our goal is to create an interactive WWW information resource based on the extended and updated Web‐oriented database version SPECTR‐W3 and its further integration into the family of specialized atomic databases on the Internet. The version will incorporate novel experimental and theoretical data. An appropriate revision of the previously accumulated data will be performed from the viewpoint of their consistency to the current state‐of‐the‐art. We are particularly interested in cooperation for storing the atomic collision data. Presently, a software shell with the up‐to‐date Web‐interface is being developed to work with the SPECTR‐W3 database. The shell would include the subsystems of information retrieval, input, update, and output in/from the database and present the users a handful of capabilities to formulate the queries with various modes of the search prescriptions, to present the information in tabular, graphic, and alphanumeric form using the formats of the text and HTML documents. The SPECTR‐W3 Website is being arranged now and is supposed to be freely accessible round‐the‐clock on a dedicated Web server at RFNC VNIITF. The Website is being created with the employment of the advanced Internet technologies and database development techniques by using the up‐to‐date software of the world leading software manufacturers. The SPECTR‐W3 ADB FrontPage would also include a feedback channel for the user comments and proposals as well as the hyperlinks to the Websites of the other ADBs and research centers in Europe, the USA, the Middle and Far East, running the investigations in atomic physics, plasma spectroscopy, astrophysics, and in adjacent areas. The effort is being supported by the International Science and Technology Center under the project ♯1785‐01.
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Governors State University said that a $100,000 gift from CN Railroad, the first installment of which was received last week, will be used to equip a classroom at the University Park college for GSU's supply chain management MBA program. Eight $2,500 fellowships for supply chain management students also will be funded through the gift.
CN's gift to the university will be noted on a plaque in the classroom.
The railroad's U.S. headquarters are in Homewood. A CN official said that qualified supply chain management workers are in constant demand by the railroad.
Standard Bank gets cash infusion
Hickory Hills-based Standard Bancshares Inc., owner of Standard Bank, said that institutional investors have agreed to provide $130 million in new capital to the bank and take an ownership position.
The infusion will enable the bank to repay its obligation to the federal government under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Lawrence Kelley, Standard Bancshares' president and chief executive, said in a news release.
Timothy Gallagher will remain the company's chairman and his family will remain "a major shareholder," the company said.


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Grower-shippers say they expect the season, which started nearly a month earlier than usual in the fall, to finish three weeks earlier on most varieties.
An earlier spring 2011 bloom accelerated maturities on grapefruit and tangerines.
The season, which typically runs through mid- to late May, should end in April on grapefruit and late March on tangerines, said Kevin Swords, Florida citrus sales manager for DNE World Fruit Sales.
Late-season valencias, which weren't as affected by the spring bloom, should finish shipments in late May, he said.
Swords characterized the season as producing high-quality fruit.
"Everything is eating well," he said in late February.
"The eating quality is excellent, especially on the grapefruit side of things. That will continue until the season ends."
Swords also said the season is bringing larger grapefruit sizings. He said the larger sizings are yielding more 23s and 27s and should make for more retail promotional opportunities on the bulk or larger bagged grapefruit.
At the Atlanta terminal market, 4/5-bushel cartons of 27-size white grapefruit were pricing at $13 on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The harvest also is producing "very clean packings" of valencias that are receiving favorable response. He said the valencia season is running as normal and buyers should expect plenty of oranges until the season's end, which typically runs through late May.
Duda Farm Fresh Foods Inc., the fresh division of Oviedo-based A. Duda & Sons Inc., began harvesting its valencias in mid-February.
"The valencias look very nice," Jason Bedsole, sales manager of Eastern vegetables and citrus, said in late February.
"They're producing a quality piece of fruit. Demand and quality are very good."
Bedsole said honey tangerines and grapefruit also remain strong and buyers should expect high quality for both.


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Between the entry-level Diafun and the premium Classic & Victory series of binoculars now lies Zeiss's newest line, Conquest. Conquests have all of the typical Zeiss accoutrements, including the T* multicoatings and the phase corrected roof prisms. They're lightweight, marvelously handling daylight binoculars with a broader focusing range and improved brightness than the Diafun series.
The 8x50 T* Conquest is a particular star, offering a clear and bright view for bird watching, without too great a weight. Nonetheless, as a rule it is true that high-powered binoculars are difficult to hold steady by hand; a monopod (and a tripod adapter if not included with the binocular) with an incorporated fluid pan/tilt head or with such a head attached between the monopod and the binocular is highly recommended.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
As readers of my Centrify blog know, I usually use this blog as a forum to discuss Centrify's vision, customers, why our technology and our approach to interoperability makes sense, etc. In today's blog I am going to go "off topic" and discuss interoperability as it relates to Microsoft's recent announcements re: their "interoperability principals" and analyze how recently published Microsoft protocols map to US patents and US patent applications that are held by Microsoft. You may (or may not) be surprised with some of my analysis at the end of this blog post regarding the percentage of the protocols that are actually covered by US patents and the total number of US patents that are in Windows operating system (client and server) that I was able to deduce based on information published by Microsoft.
The motivation for this blog entry is that given that so much has been written about Microsoft and patents vis a vis Linux and vis a vis the European Commission decision, I found it interesting that it seems no one in the industry has actually rolled up their sleeves and analyzed and published how many patents Microsoft actually holds within their Windows server protocols and what functional areas these patents cover. I think this is key information to know in order to help address Gartner Group's advice to open source developers to "not use Microsoft's [protocol] documentation unless you have rigorous processes to keep track of applicable patents." Having this supplementary information could also benefit commercial software developers by helping them better understand what Microsoft has to offer protocol-wise and what they potentially may need (or may not need) to license from Microsoft.
So I decided to do a bit of research back in late February on this topic and put together a spreadsheet mapping protocols to patents using various public documents on Microsoft's public website. It was more of a project for my own edification and not something I was going to share publicly so I basically filed the spreadsheet away. About two weeks ago I had a conversation with an industry person and, when I mentioned in passing what I had done, he encouraged me to publish my "research" for the benefit of the industry. Not sure how valuable this will really be, but based on his urging this side project is now encapsulated in this blog post. To be candid I don't think this particular blog entry will appeal to my current blog readership of customers, prospects and partners (so for these folks, feel free to ignore this posting and jump to another recent blog post on say replacing NIS), but will probably appeal to people within the industry vs. corporate IT folks.
So here goes ...first I will give an overview of what Microsoft has recently announced in the area of interoperability, then discuss the publication of the protocols and the issues that the publication of these documents may raise, and then conclude with an analysis of the patents found in the Windows server protocols including a big honking spreadsheet that shows mapping of protocols to patents.
Microsoft's February 21, 2008 Announcement re: Interoperability
I am not going to get into the long and winding story about Microsoft and the European Union decision, discuss Microsoft's public comments about how many patents that they think Linux may or may not infringe, weigh in how vendors such as Novell have done deals with Microsoft around interoperability and IP licensing, etc. Instead, I will start the story on February 21, 2008.
On that day Microsoft announced what it called "strategic changes in technology and business practices to expand interoperability." It characterized these changes into a set of "interoperability principles" across its "high-volume business products" (specifically "Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, Office 2007, Exchange Server 2007 and Office SharePoint Server 2007, and future versions of all of these products"). These "interoperability principles" fall into these four areas:
Publication of the protocols and the issues that may be raised
Most of the attention regarding this announcement focused on the fact that Microsoft that day published over 30,000 pages of Windows protocol documentation on its MSDN website. In early April 2008 they published an additional 14,000 pages, focusing on Office, SharePoint and Exchange protocols.
Microsoft categorizes the Windows-related protocols as being associated with two "programs":
As one would expect, many of the protocols overlap between the two programs, e.g. the SMB protocol is found in both the MCPP (i.e. Windows client) and WSPP (i.e. Windows Server) documents.
Now that the protocols were posted and Microsoft had articulated its position vis a vis protocols and patents, one immediate issue came to my mind was: how does a developer easily know which specific protocols really do leverage patents that Microsoft holds? If you look at the "cover page" of each protocol on MDSN, each one does have a generic "this may contain IP" warning, but they don't tell you which specific protocols leverage specific patents that Microsoft holds. And if even one of your business development managers is talking to Microsoft about licensing patent X (which Microsoft obviously does encourage commercial developers to do), you may have hundreds of developers spread across the world. Which means how do you know whether or not someone else in your organization is right now surfing MSDN, downloading protocol documentation that is covered by patent Y, and using that information to help build a product – all unbeknownst to that business development manager?
[One potential solution is to have MSDN set up so that developers who want to view documentation that is associated with a patent to click to acknowledge that fact (including listing what patents Microsoft thinks may apply) before the developer downloads it vs. provide a generic warning that this protocol may or may not be covered by a patent.]
Mapping Protocols to Patents and Analyzing the Results
It does take a bit of digging (and a mention on page 6 of a FAQ), but it turns out that Microsoft does provide on its website two separate "maps" of patents to its protocols, one for MCPP and one for WSPP. But unfortunately their versions of the "maps" have issues that I bumped into while researching this.
First, per my commentary above, these "map" documents are physically separate from the protocol information on MSDN that developers are looking at and are probably not something in the form you want to send off to 100 developers and have them interpret. Second, the protocols listed in the Microsoft version of the maps lack descriptions of the protocols and in a great number of instances the names of the protocols in the Microsoft maps don't clearly match the names of the protocols listed on MSDN (and/or take a bit of interpretation). Finally, I found 5 WSPP protocols posted on MSDN that don't appear on any map, meaning there is no listing of what patents may apply; 2 protocols that are on their WSPP map but are not posted on MSDN; and 3 server protocols where you need to go to the client map to see what patents apply. I notified Microsoft of these three issues here, here and here. [BTW, I assume this was a herculean effort on Microsoft's part to get this information on the web site to begin with, and from a recent article it appears that a better mapping of protocols may appear in June, so I understand this is still a work in process and are still items on the "punchlist" to get through.]
So my little side project was to correlate the Windows server protocols posted on MSDN with the patent maps (WSPP and MCPP, but mainly the WSPP) that Microsoft provides to create a "Version 2" map for myself. Once I created a better map, it was then easy to analyze the map and dig into how many patents Microsoft has for Windows, in what functional areas of Windows they reside, etc.
So here's what I found as of April 18, 2008 as it relates to patents found in Microsoft's server protocols posted on MSDN: [Note that of the 130 Windows Server protocols posted on MSDN there was no public information provided by Microsoft if 5 of them had patents or patent applications. So I will base my stats on the 125 server protocols where Microsoft has publicly documented which specific patents apply to which protocols.]
If you want to download my spreadsheet, please know that these terms of use apply (namely read the bit halfway down about no warranties, Centrify is not liable, your mileage may vary, etc.). Then if you are OK with the terms of use, please click here to download my custom "Microsoft Windows server protocol to patent mapping" spreadsheet.
Have fun analyzing the data. At the tail end of the spreadsheet I have various caveats and notes on how I did this, plus the terms of usage. Again this was a side project, no one asked me to do it, etc. so hopefully proper expectations are being set here. I get the impression that Microsoft will be publishing better maps in the coming months, so hopefully what Microsoft will eventually publish will supersede the need for my map.
Final caveats: I did not actually dig into the protocol documentation itself as I am not a developer and the protocol documents would undoubtedly be gibberish to me, so please don't ask me any questions on what's actually in these docs. Microsoft has a forum for that. And I was thinking of doing the same analysis to the MCPP protocols, but decided to return to my day job, so hopefully someone else is interested in doing that.
Enjoy the map, hope it leads you to somewhere interesting!
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HOLYOKE — United Veterans of Holyoke will honor veterans with a wreath-laying parade and ceremony at Veterans' Park Monday for Memorial Day.
Participants are asked to gather at the War Memorial, 310 Appleton St., at 9 a.m. for coffee and donuts, a press release said.
That will be followed by the 10:30 a.m. march down Appleton, High, Lyman and Maple streets to lay wreaths at monuments, winding up with an 11 a.m. ceremony at Veterans Park on Maple Street.
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The SdKfz 222 that served with the Afrika Korps reconnaissance units and was armed with a 2cm cannon and a coaxial machine-gun. Carrying a 3 man crew, it had performed well enough, but was handicapped in the desert by its relatively short cross-country range of 100 miles.
Leichter Panzerspähwagen (Le.Pz.Sp.Wg.) (2cm) Sd.Kfz.222 mit Elnheitsfahrgestell I für Schwerer Personenkraftwagen Ausführung A oder B: light armoured reconnaissance vehicle (20mm cannon) Sd.Kfz.222 with the Standard Chassis I for Heavy Passenger Car Model A or B.
This was the standard armoured car introduced during 1938 as a weapons vehicle (Waffenwagen) for divisional reconnaissance units. It was built initially on the Model A chassis, but after 1938 the Model B chassis was employed. Remaining in service until the end of the war, the Sd.Kfz.222 proved very useful in North Africa and Western Europe. But it was found to be greatly restricted in Russia and was gradually replaced there by the Sd.Kfz.250/ 9 Leichter Panzerspähwagen (semitracked), which mounted the same turret. The Sd.Kfz.222 was built in much larger numbers than the Sd.Kfz.221 and was deployed mainly in the reconnaissance companies of tank battalions. The three-man crew consisted of a driver, a commander/gunner and a radio-operator. The radio equipment had a range of about 4 1/2 miles.
The turret, which was extremely cramped despite being larger than that of the Sd.Kfz.221, was in the form of a shallow truncated ten-sided pyramid. A hinged wire-mesh anti-grenade screen was fitted over the open top. This divided along the centerline of the vehicle and could be folded outwards from the turret to facilitate firing of the armament, which had proved extremely difficult with the screen closed. The screen was also used as a framework for camouflage.
The main armament comprised a 20mm Kwk 30 or Kwk 38 (the latter being an armoured-car version of the standard 20mm aircraft cannon). Both were fully-automatic weapons firing from a 10-shot magazine at a rate of 280rpm in the case of the Kwk 30 and 480rpm in the case of the Kwk 38. The guns could fire both armour-piercing and high-explosive ammunition. A coaxial 7.92mm MG-34 was fitted. With the MG-34 on the left, the armament was mounted on a central pillar incorporating the traverse and elevation gear and attached to the floor of the fighting compartment. Sighting was by telescope, and a pedal-operated firing mechanism was employed. Traverse and elevation were controlled by a single hand-wheel, and the elevation was such that the weapon could be used against aircraft. Concentric with the gun mounting, the turret was traversed from the mounting by means of a linking arm incorporating a spring shock-absorber. Two mechanically- fired smoke projectors were also fitted on each side of the turret.
The hull of this and later vehicles had the rear part of the fighting compartment stepped down and the engine deck more sharply sloped to give the driver greater field of view when reversing. This was impossible with the Sd.Kfz.221. Another deviation from the design of the Sd.Kfz.221 was that the upper nose-plate now widened instead of narrowed towards the front. On later models of the Sd.Kfz.222 and companion vehicles the thickness of the nose-plate was increased from 14.Smm to 30mm and double hinged flaps were provided for the driver. Vehicles based on the Model B chassis had more powerful engines.
On 20th April 1940 the Heereswaffenamt issued orders to Appel in Berlin-Spandau and Schichau in Elbing for the construction of a 2cm elevating mounting (Model 38) for the Sd.Kfz.222 to enable the vehicle be used as an air-defence weapon. In this version, the overall weight was 5000kg (5 tons).


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Fashion item which uses some trick photography to nice effect.
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January 4th, 2010 by MartinAfter quite long time I manage to save some time for my WordPress. There was a big gab between versions and there were some new releases of WP. So to be short I updated two public plugins:
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AFRICA - Thirty years of the Church's commitment in Africa against AIDS
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Thirty years of experience carried out by the volunteers and the various organizations of the Catholic Church in favor of women, men and children affected by the HIV epidemic in Africa have been collected in a book (AIDS 30 Years Down the Line .. . Faith-based Reflections about the Epidemic in Africa) that recounts the successes and struggles in this service. The many stories about the impact of this pandemic in many African countries and the real situations of people and communities have been collected in the text published by Ajan, the network of African Jesuits against AIDS established by the Conference of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar (JESAM) in 2002 to coordinate and expand the response of the Society of Jesus to the pandemic. According to information sent to Fides Agency by the General Curia of the Jesuits, this book besides indicating the medical and logistical challenges that continue to plague Africa, focuses on the particular context of the area, steeped in poverty, conflict and inequality, brings out the cultural and ethical issues and highlights the need for a global response. A wide range of contributions by specialists of the social, legal, ethical field, offer large-scale prospects, while community-based successful responses are documented. To request copies of the book contact: email@example.com . (SL) (Agenzia Fides 20/11/2013)
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I did some research about hairless sheep, we have fences for horses and we probably would have to re-fence eveverthing for sheep. I was also told that I should get a dog to live with the sheep. Anyone in the south that can share with me how to get started??? |
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Well, umm, actually, it's haired sheep, not hairless - they don't grow a fleece and they shed their coat in the spring, so no shearing is needed. The only type/variety name I can recall off-hand is Barbadoes Black Belly, but there are a couple of others, which you can google for. You don't get any wool from them, but if you want them for pets or as mobile lawnmowers or meat, they would be good. I know people here in Spartanburg County who have conventional sheep, but I think the owner does his own shearing. It's not impossible to do yourself, just cumbersome, but if you want to process the fleeces for spinning, you need to do a smmoth job, which takes some practice. Finding a shearer for a small flock is apparently almost impossible. As far as the re-fencing, it depends on the fence you already have - your new fence has to be such that the sheep and any lambs can't crawl through, and probably also so that any predators can't get in. Woven wire/mesh on the inside of the horse fencing should do the trick, for both needs. Or you can run two or three strands of eletric wire, 2 inside and one outside, to keep in what you want and out what you want. You WOULD then have to keep the fence-line clearer of weeds and long grass than you would with the woven wire, so the electric doesn't short out. A livestock guard dog is a good predator deterrent, there are several types that can be used, but I would check to see which ones will work in LA - you may have to shear the dog every spring, even if the sheep don't need it! Most of the ones I know of have pretty heavy coats... Another option to use for protection, instead of a dog is a donkley or llama - both of them mostly hate dogs and will chase them, and anything that looks like them such as a coyote, out of their pasture. The llama might need to be sheared also, but the donkey should shed out on its own. |
http://www.gulfcoastsheepbreeders.org/ http://www.lasheepproducers.com/ .....Alan. |
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Miley Cyrus' Many Boyfriends (PHOTOS)
Miley Cyrus may turn 18 today but that doesn't mean that she hasn't already racked up an impressive list of hot male hook-ups.
The past year has been a rough time for Miley's relationship status – the former Hannah Montana star has been linked to three different men, including on-again, off-again beau Liam Hemsworth and, most recently, Victorious star Avan Jogia.
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On Sunday night the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning were tied up at one in the second period of a fast-paced game. Down 2-0 in the series, the Lightning badly needed a win. And, it looked like they had just opened up a 2-1 lead on a chaotic flurry of a play when it happened: the 'ol "safe" call from the ref. No goal.
Francis Charron ruled that Alex Killorn had interfered with Carey Price, and the game changed. Bolts captain Steven Stamkos took a knee to the grey matter shortly after (he returned in the third), the Habs scored not too long after that, and the Lightning are now down 3-0. It felt like the game swung on the moment below:
It wasn't an easy call, and it's certainly not a no-brainer, but given the refs' lack of ability to be able to review goalie interference calls (a point I'll touch on in a second), they did the best they could.
The rule as it's written in the NHL rulebook:
69.3 Contact Inside the Goal Crease - If an attacking player initiates contact with a goalkeeper, incidental or otherwise, while the goalkeeper is in his goal crease, and a goal is scored, the goal will be disallowed.
In a nutshell, there's a reason the crease exists. Goaltenders are afforded the right, as they should be, to move around freely within that area to tend their goal.
Killorn does everything right on this play: he takes the puck hard to the net (nice), barrels into it thanks to the pressure of the Habs defender (not his fault), gets out of the net as soon as he's able to (atta guy) taking a route that avoids Price as much as possible. So, not his fault.
But Price does everything right too, and in that blue paint, he gets the benefit of the doubt. He makes a save on a rush where guys are flying towards him, gets knocked out of the net, recovers, and tries to get back in position, but is unable to fully plant his left skate and get set for the next shot.
Did he try to make contact with Killorn? No idea. Could he have stayed on his skates there? Maybe. Was he trying to draw the call there? …We're just piling up too many questions to safely say that goal should've counted.
If you follow the rule to the letter of the law they got it right.
Correct call on disallowed goal! 69.3if goalkeeper in act of establishing his position within crease, initiates contact with an attacking
— Kerry Fraser (@kfraserthecall) April 21, 2014
Player who is in the goal crease & this results with impairment of goalkeeper's ability to defend his goal, the goal will be disallowed.
— Kerry Fraser (@kfraserthecall) April 21, 2014
The biggest point to take away from this is that it's silly we don't have video review for goalie interference calls. Hockey is an awfully quick game, and you can only be looking so many places at once.
Somehow…the NHL and the NHLPA have to find a way to review these. Too important a goal not to count.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) April 21, 2014
It sucks that it played out with the refs being a factor at such a pivotal moment in such a big hockey game, but they got the call right, and that's all you can ask for. The problem is, they don't always, so if the league hopes to avoid more stories like this, potentially even more frustrating ones, they need to get video review implemented on goalie interference calls.