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The Ubuntu One Music Store Now Online
Just missing the beta deadline, Ubuntu has today placed the version 10.04 of the new Music Store online for testing.
Tracks will cost between 77 and 99 cents. For premium labels, available in USA, UK and Germany only, Ubuntu are asking 1.49 Euros (Euro Shop)
per song. The first 60 seconds of each track can be heard as a teaser. With a seamless integration in Rhythmbox, the quality of the MP3 recordings
lies between 192 and 320 Kbs, regardless of price.
Users actually wishing to buy music, should be a little patient. The current version comes with hold-ups at the checkout, sometimes causing Rhythmbox to crash. Probably best then to wait for the stable final version.
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Ubuntu one music store
Ubuntu one music store may be OK for those that want to buy music but it is at the cost of those who prefer Spotify !
Spotify is now a banned item in ubuntu 10.04 beta,it will not complete installation cos they say it is not a safe item ! ! !
It may seem cynical to say that ubuntu have discovered that Spotify is no longer safe at just the same time as ubuntu music store is launched?
No other distro to my knowledge has any problem with Spotify and it is appalling that a distro that says it prizes free software should have such dual standards when cash income from paid for music comes above free choice !
Cannonical are Hypercrictal,its all about money !
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mp5 runes, your champmastery, and smite + lifesteal = solo golem. I bought a pot.. but I used the wrong click. so after the golem went down I noticed still having the potion on me..
I think the greatest thing I learned from this guide (other than how to jungle fiddlesticks) was identifying the OTHER fiddle was going to jungle and 3 man ganking him before creeps even clashed. Awesome.
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played this way and totally slaughtered, I love hearing omg fiddle too fast. Kudos on this awesome guide.
Great guide...I followed it several times and have done very well, im still trying to get used to jungling but with practice im sure i will eventually get it down.
How does the jungle stix work now with any/all of the changes he has had since the original post? Can you do this without runes/masteries that we are at right now preseason? Does it require smite to do solo at that point? I dont like taking smite because its a dead give away someone is jungling and they always come looking for you.
fiddles can solo lizard/golem at level 1 without potions/summoner spells if you have runes.
Tried it out today (22 nov). Tried first brilliance pot and even a hp pot. Did not work very well... Dorian Ring and health pot worked still (and smite) worked though. 1 auto attack, smite, life drain on about 70-80% of my hp. then pop hp pot after drain is over, life drain golem a second time asap. auto attack 1 minion to death then drain the second.

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Comprehensive Income: Reporting Preferences of Public Companies
By Ganesh M. Pandit and Jeffrey J. Phillips
According to SFAS 130, "other comprehensive income" (OCI) is part of total comprehensive income but generally excluded from net income. Prior to SFAS 130, these three items—foreign currency translation adjustments, minimum pension liability adjustments, and unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale investments—were disclosed as separate components of stockholders' equity on the balance sheet. Under SFAS 130, they are to be reported as OCI. Furthermore, they must be reported separately, as FASB decided that information about each component is more important than information about the aggregate. Later, net unrealized losses on SFAS 133 derivatives were also included in the definition of OCI. The intent of SFAS 130 was that "if used with related disclosures and other information in financial statements, the information provided by reporting comprehensive income would assist investors, creditors, and other financial statement users in assessing an enterprise's economic activities and its timing and magnitude of future cash flows."
While FASB required that "an enterprise shall display total comprehensive income and its components in a financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements that constitute a full set of financial statements" (FASB 1997, para 22), it did not specify which format was required, except that net income should be shown as a component of comprehensive income in that financial statement. According to SFAS 130, three alternative formats are allowed for presenting OCI and total comprehensive income:
Under SFAS 130, FASB encourages reporting entities to display the components of OCI and total comprehensive income using the first or second format above. Cumulative total OCI for the period should be presented on the balance sheet as a component of stockholders' equity, separate from additional paid-in capital and retained earnings.
Presentation of Comprehensive Income
Since the release of SFAS 130, several studies have examined the presentation of comprehensive income. Campbell et al. (Ohio CPA Journal, January–March 1999) studied a sample of 73 early adopters of SFAS 130 and found that the majority of companies chose to report comprehensive income in the statement of stockholders' equity. The same researchers found that "the firms that chose the statement of stockholders' equity format had a materially negative amount of OCI" (page 18). Bhamornsiri and Wiggins (The CPA Journal, October 2001) found that a significant number of firms in the S&P 100 reported comprehensive income in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity, regardless of whether the OCI was negative or positive. They also found that foreign currency translation adjustments represented the largest component of OCI.
The purpose of the current study was to examine the presentation of comprehensive income in the financial statements of a sample of companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to determine which format predominates five years after the release of SFAS 130. The significant decline in stock prices during the years 2000–2002 might have caused several companies to experience huge unrealized losses on their investment portfolios, a potential component of OCI if those investments were categorized as available-for-sale securities. Using the third format for reporting comprehensive income would enable those companies to obscure any undesirable impact of a negative OCI component on the annual financial statements by "hiding" it in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. In order to confirm this expectation, the authors also examined if the reporting of OCI and total comprehensive income in one of the three prescribed formats was highly correlated with a positive or negative OCI. Finally, the study also found other items pertaining to reporting comprehensive income in the financial statements of the sample companies. Overall, five years after SFAS 130 was adopted, reporting comprehensive income in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity remained the most popular presentation format for the NYSE companies in the sample.
The data for this study were collected from a random sample of 100 annual reports of NYSE-listed companies. Annual reports for fiscal periods ending on or after December 31, 2002, were examined for the presentation of OCI and total comprehensive income.
The study showed that 89 of the 100 companies used the third format, which included OCI and total comprehensive income in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. Only nine of the sample companies chose the second format and presented a separate statement of comprehensive income. The remaining two companies chose the first format and presented comprehensive income as a component of their income statements. These finding were consistent with those of the two studies mentioned earlier. Reporting comprehensive income in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity is still the predominant presentation. This may be because this format requires very little change from the former practice of presenting the components of OCI under stockholders' equity.
Of the 89 companies that used the statement of changes in stockholders' equity to report OCI, only 31 companies reported overall positive OCI, while the remaining 58 companies reported overall negative OCI. This finding is largely consistent with that of Campbell et al. in that a significant percentage—65%—of the companies in the current sample that chose the third reporting format had negative OCI. Companies with negative OCI were almost twice as likely to present it in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity, despite FASB's preference that these items be shown either in the income statement or in a separate statement of comprehensive income. Both companies that used the first format had negative OCI, whereas, of the nine companies that used the second format, six had negative OCI and three had positive OCI.
The study also furnished other observations pertaining to the presentation of OCI and total comprehensive income. For example, a total of six companies did not provide details of OCI in the body of their financial statements as presented in the annual reports. Instead, these details were presented in the notes to financial statements, despite the FASB's preference that components of OCI be presented prominently in the financial statements. Furthermore, 14 companies included the term "Comprehensive Income" in the title of the financial statement where OCI and total comprehensive income were presented, while the other 86 companies did not. Also, there was not complete uniformity among the companies in the sample as to the use of the term comprehensive income. For example, while IBM referred to it as "Gains and (losses) not affecting Retained Earnings," GE called it "Changes other than transactions with shareowners." Ruddick Corporation prepared a separate statement of comprehensive income but called it "Statement of Non-owner Changes in Equity."
Among the components of OCI, unrealized loss on available-for-sale investments and minimum pension liability adjustment were by far the more significant items for a large number of companies that reported overall negative OCI. One reason for this could be the recent decline in the stock market, which probably caused the values of investments to weaken. Furthermore, the decline in the fair values of pension fund investments may have caused those pension plans to be underfunded and required the companies to report increased adjustment to their minimum pension liability.
Among the companies that chose to report OCI in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity, the presentation of total comprehensive income in the financial statements was not uniform. While four companies presented total comprehensive income in the notes to financial statements, as mentioned earlier, approximately 40% of the companies presented total comprehensive income in a separate column, while the remaining companies reported total comprehensive income within the total stockholders' equity column in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity.
Transactions with Nonowners
While all NYSE companies in the sample were reporting the changes in stockholders' equity from transactions with nonowners in accordance with SFAS 130, there was a very strong preference among these companies for using the third presentation format, which was to report it in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. This may be because it is closer to what the companies were accustomed to using before the adoption of SFAS 130, or it may be less prominent in this display, given the negative character of the other comprehensive income. Moreover, there was a lack of uniformity among these companies in adhering to the language recommended by FASB. In general, some companies, especially the larger ones in the sample, chose to follow their own preferences when referring to comprehensive income or presenting the details of the required information pertaining to OCI.
Currently, there is not sufficient evidence to indicate that comprehensive income is a better predictor of future cash flows or has an impact on stock prices. Less sophisticated investors, however, are apparently more likely to use comprehensive income information for corporate and management performance assessment if it is included in a separate statement of comprehensive income (Maines and McDaniel, 2000). Furthermore, financial analysts are more likely to detect evidence of earnings management on certain items only if presented in a separate statement of comprehensive income (Hirst and Hopkins, 1998).
If investors place more emphasis on OCI and total comprehensive income in the future, companies should be required to uniformly present details of comprehensive income. If comprehensive income becomes an important input for financial statement users, more FASB guidance may be needed about the format for its presentation.
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Variable and functions both defined with let construct in F#.Defining a integer variable
let a = 2; printfn "%d"a; System.Console.ReadKey(true);
In above snippet we defined a integer variable in F# with let constructs. In F# teypes autemetically get inferred. In above declaration type is automatically get inferred to int.
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Below we are defining a function called sqr. It is taking one parameter and calculating the square of the input parameter.
let sqr n = n*n;; let a= sqr 5;; printfn "%d"a;; System.Console.ReadKey(true);
Above we saw the input parameter to the function got inferred to int. If we want to override default inference of the type then we need to explicitly tell the language about the type of input parameter.
Defining a function with explicit type at input parameter
let sqr (n:float) = n*n;; let a= sqr 5.5;; printfn "%f"a;; System.Console.ReadKey(true);
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Michael received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991 and his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1994. After graduating from law school and before entering private practice, he was a law clerk to Judge Royal Furgeson, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Michael is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has been recognized as a "Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly Magazine and he has also received the highest AV-Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
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Education University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1991 University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1994
Licenses and Bar Admissions State Bar of Texas U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit U.S. Federal District Courts: Northern, Southern, and Western Districts
Past Employments Law Clerk for the Hon. Royal Furgeson, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas Partner, Minton, Burton, Foster & Collins
Professional Affiliations/Organizations Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow) Texas Bar Association Standing Committee on Professionalism, State Bar of Texas Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Austin Family Law Advocates Austin Bar Association Austin Bar Foundation
Selected Reported Cases Fish v. Texas Legislative Service, 2012 WL 254613 (Tex. App.-Austin, Jan. 27, 2012) 2800 La Frontera v. City of Round Rock, 2010 WL 143418 (Tex.App.-Austin Jan. 12, 2010) Byram v. Scott, 2009 WL 1896076 (Tex.App.-Austin July 1, 2009) Ex parte Reese, 23 S.W.3d 54 (Tex.App.-Austin 2000) Saenz v. Southern Union Gas Co., 999 S.W.2d 490 (Tex.App.-El Paso 1999)
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Cooperstown comes to Arizona
The baseball world has descended on Phoenix, Ariz., for the Mid-Summer Classic – including the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Since Friday, the masses have flocked to Major League Baseball's annual FanFest at the Phoenix Convention Center, just blocks away from Chase Field, where they can experience the world's largest interactive baseball fan event. Fans have taken advantage of batting cages, clinics, free autograph sessions, retail locations and of course, an exhibit put together by our curators at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
For the Hall of Fame staff in Phoenix this week, we have the unique opportunity to interact with fans here in Arizona, hear some of their favorite baseball moments and bring a bit of Cooperstown across the country to them. In addition to our exhibit, the Hall of Fame has offered live interactive programs throughout the day.
Each day at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., I've had the opportunity to present hands-on programs to enthusiastic FanFest attendees. At 11, our Tools of the Trade program breaks down the evolution of baseballs, bats, and gloves – using replica artifacts from the Hall of Fame's Education Collection. As part of the program, audience volunteers are able to come on stage and work together to try to put a number of different gloves and bats in chronological order. So far, our fans have had great success in their efforts.
At 2, we shift gears a bit and delve into the science behind the National Pastime, as we conduct experiments with our audience to find the sweet spot of the bat, learn about the impact of weather and altitude on the ball and unlock the secrets of the curveball and knuckleball. In addition to these programs, fans have a chance to test their baseball knowledge during our popular Hall of Fame Trivia contest.
All in all, our FanFest experience has allowed the Hall of Fame staff a great chance to interact with fans who share our love for the National Pastime. If you are in the Phoenix area, stop on by – Fan Fest continues right up through Tuesday's All-Star Game.
Steve Light is the manager of museum programs at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Hall Monitor: Cys, Fourths, Hitters and Winners
Here we are, basically at the halfway point. Many point to the All-Star break as the halfway mark, though that's not entirely true this season. Seventeen teams are slated to play their 90th game tonight. Baltimore has the fewest games played and tonight will be the Orioles' 86th contest. Plenty of storylines are swirling with Albert Pujols' injury, Derek Jeter's quest for 3,000 and much more. Here's how the last week has gone.
The Cy Young Returns: On Sunday, the Blue Jays 2003 AL Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay started in Toronto, wearing a Phillies uniform. The outcome was a complete game victory for Doc in his first start as an opposing pitcher since leaving the Jays. Halladay is the sixth former Cy Young to notch a complete game "W" in his first road start against the team for which he won the Cy Young Award. The others include: Hall of Famers Catfish Hunter as a Yankee a season after leaving Oakland in 1975; Tom Seaver after being traded by the Mets to the Reds in 1977; and 300-game winner Randy Johnson in 1999 as a Diamondback against the Mariners.
First-year Oriole mashers: Before this season, Frank Robinson was the only player to collect 20 home runs by the All-Star break in his first season in Baltimore. He had 21 in 1966, the same year he won the AL MVP Award and the Triple Crown. Robinson now has company as Mark Reynolds hit two home runs on Monday, giving him 20 before the break in his first season in Birdland.
Independence Day Fun: Vance Worley led the red-white-and-blue clad Phillies to a 1-0 victory on the Fourth of July. For fans in the city that is home to the Liberty Bell and Ben Franklin, they can now claim a .500 record on the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. With Hall of Famers from Chuck Klein and Mike Schmidt to Pete Alexander and Steve Carlton, in 201 July 4th games since 1883, Philadelphia's record is now 101-100.
A fellow N.L. East red-white-and-blue team, the Nationals, also won on Monday. The team in the Nation's Capital now sports a .633 winning percentage on the Fourth of July. At 31 wins and 18 losses, it's the best mark for any team with at least 20 Independence Day tilts. Of course, the majority of the franchise's wins came while playing in another country powered by Hall of Famers Gary Carter, Andre Dawson and Dick Williams – though as Les Expos de Montreal, they still wore red-white-and-blue uniforms.
Verlander matching Newhouser: Tiger All-Star Justin Verlander, who's scheduled to throw again this weekend, has been dominant this season, especially so in his last eight starts. After Tuesday, he's thrown at least seven innings and given up two-or-fewer runs in each of his last eight. It's rarified air for Detroit pitchers. In 1945, future Hall of Famer Hal Newhouser put together the only other streak like Verlander's – a nine-game string en route to one of his two MVP Awards.
Youngsters walkin' off: Mike Stanton became the third youngest player to hit a walk-off home run when he went yard in the bottom of the 10th on Wednesday. At 21, Stanton's game-winner gave Florida a 7-6 win over the Phillies. Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews is the youngest, when at 20-years-old he decided a game for the Boston Braves in 1952, also beating the Phillies. Fellow Marlin Alex Gonzalez hit a walk-off homer in 1998 – also 21, but slightly younger than Stanton.
Trevor Hayes is the editorial production manager at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Eve of FanFest
The All-Star Game is still five days away, but FanFest starts the entertainment tomorrow and baseball history will be there.
The Hall of Fame team is putting the finishing touches on our FanFest exhibit in Phoenix, luckily unimpeded by the remarkable dust storm that hit the city Tuesday night – a fast-moving wall of dirt that was reported as a mile high and a hundred miles wide! Safe inside the Phoenix Convention Center, the last pieces to go into place will be used for presentations.
The opportunity to explore the host city is one of the fringe benefits of working at FanFest. We've taken advantage of this trip by going to the Heard Museum, with exhibits demonstrating and interpreting the arts and cultures of the Native peoples of the Americas. It's an impressive collection and inspiring for us to see how another world-class museum works.
We also visited the Arizona Latino Art and Cultural Center, a thriving studio, gallery and theater located just a block from the convention center. We'll be bringing some new ideas with us when we return to Cooperstown.
For this year's FanFest, we're bringing some gems from our film archive, including highlights from the 1971 All-Star Game. Forty years ago, baseball's best put on a memorable hitting display in Detroit, with six home runs by future Hall of Famers. We'll also show highlights from the game 10 years later, 1981, when Gary Carter led the National League to victory. Another video program celebrates the Arizona Diamondbacks thrilling, seven-game defeat of the New York Yankees in the 2001 World Series.
Our live programs include a hands-on review of the evolution of equipment, showing examples of the bats, balls, gloves and other "tools of the trade" that major leaguers have used over the game's many years, and giving fans a chance to take a close look at the latest innovative equipment.
Our most popular live program returns this year: Hall of Fame Trivia. Fans can test their knowledge of baseball history, compete for prizes and have a lot of fun. If you are in the area for the All-Star Game, join the festivities and stop over and see the Hall of Fame team.
Lenny DiFranza is the assistant curator of new media at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Getting ready for FanFest
Next week, the All-Star Game will bring baseball's biggest stars to Phoenix, Ariz., for the game's midsummer classic. While the players seek to entertain fans in events like the Home Run Derby, the Baseball Hall of Fame will bring baseball history to life with artifacts from the game's greats.
The Hall of Fame team arrived in Phoenix on July 4th so we could get started early the next day. We braved a 110 degree evening to find dinner.
By the following morning, we had learned that the heat wave had passed and we could expect a seasonable 107 degrees – quite a change from the weather in Cooperstown. We spent the morning unpacking the more than 100 artifacts we shipped from Cooperstown.
The Hall of Fame has been traveling to FanFest for many years, and even though we make changes every year, we have developed a regular routine. This year was no different, and everything has gone smoothly – of course there are always surprises along the way.
Fans who visit us in Phoenix will see a Dodgers cap worn by Jackie Robinson in 1955, the year of Brooklyn's only World Series victory. Diamondbacks items include the hat worn by Curt Schilling after 9/11 through the World Series, as well as the bat used by Luis Gonzalez to knock in the series-clinching run for Arizona's only World Championship.
We still have a couple days to finish preparations for the video presentations and live demonstrations that fans can enjoy here July 8th through the 12th. Check back for updates about our progress and the opening of FanFest 2011.
Lenny DiFranza is the assistant curator of new media at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Gonzalez shaping baseball's stars of tomorrow
He doesn't strike the average onlooker as a former Major Leaguer. But the impact Luis Gonzalez made on the game of baseball is unmistakable, his place in history is secure and – despite his unassuming looks – he is a recognizable figure for fans.
Fans know him as the offensive star of the 2001 World Champion Diamondbacks – the man with 57 home runs and the Game 7 game-winning hit off Mariano Rivera. They remember his 30 game-hitting streak (a bat from which resides in Cooperstown along with his Game 7 bat). In Arizona, he's the first player to have his number retired and he's now immortalized each during each D-backs home game as the racing Gonzo – a more than eight-foot tall caricature of the 19-year vet – that competes in against Mark Grace, Randy Johnson and Matt Williams.
This summer he'll serve as the All-Star Game Ambassador when the Mid-Summer Classic heads to Chase Field in Phoenix. But on Monday, Gonzo sported a little gray stubble on his face and an Arizona T-Rex's T-shirt while at the Hall of Fame with his son's Little League team for the second straight year.
"There are a lot of hopes and dreams in baseball," Gonzalez said. "That's why it's so exciting to bring the kids. It's exciting to be able to show them your artifacts and show them you actually did something in the game."
Gonzalez, his brother Rex and a former minor league teammate of Rex's coach the T-Rexes who are competing in a weeklong tournament at nearby Cooperstown Dreams Park. Like last summer, Gonzalez and the T-Rexes met with Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson before touring the Museum.
Idelson briefed the team on the Hall's history and purpose before telling them about the importance of character, integrity and good sportsmanship in baseball. After posing for a few photos with the young ballplayers, Idelson wished them luck for the remainder of their week in Cooperstown and told them to enjoy the Museum.
"It gives these young kids a chance to come out and see the history," Gonzalez said. "When they leave here, it's amazing to see how they appreciate everything. This is the history of the game and it means a lot to them."
Trevor Hayes is the editorial production manager at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Hall Monitor: World Series Special
By Trevor Hayes
The World Series is upon us. The whole season comes down to this, and like the previous 105, this one is already living up to the name Fall Classic.
Texas Three-Step?: Just two of the previous seven teams to dig a hole like Texas' current deficit – losing the first two games, each by at least four runs – have come back to win the World Series. The last team to create such a predicament was the 2001 Yankees, who forced a seventh game but ultimately lost to the Diamondbacks. The pair to overcome similarly lopsided losses: Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale's 1965 Dodgers, who rallied against the Twins, and the 1996 Yankees, who defeated the Braves.
Record line: In three career postseason starts, San Francisco's Matt Cain has given up just one run – an unearned blemish in the sixth inning of the NLDS against the Braves. Cain has compiled a 2-0 record after blanking the Rangers in Game Two. Few other players have begun their postseason careers with three straight games in which they didn't allow an earnie. Giants legends and Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson began his postseason career with what may be the most impressive performance ever: Three straight complete game shutouts in the 1905 World Series – going on three days rest and then two days for the final two. Hall of Famer Waite Hoyt allowed two unearned runs in three starts for the 1921 Yankees- going 2-1 in his first foray into postseason play. And Jon Matlack allowed three unearned while going 2-1 in his first three games before eventually ending with a 2-2 record during the Mets' postseason run in 1973 – his only career postseason.
Cain's 21.1 innings without an earned run to start his postseason career is the sixth longest mark. He sits behind Hoyt (34 innings), Mathewson (28 innings), Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon (26.1 innings), Matlack (25 innings) and another Giant Hall of Famer, Carl Hubbell (22 innings).
End of the run: Cliff Lee went 4.2 innings and gave up seven runs in Game One on Wednesday. His numbers are so astounding because he was on an unbelievable run. Before Wednesday's aberration, his career 1.26 postseason ERA ranked third among pitchers with at least five starts. Just Sandy Koufax and Christy Mathewson held an edge over Lee's dominance. As it is now, he still holds a 1.96 ERA and a 7-1 record in nine starts during his playoff career.
Big hits: Nine times in World Series history, a Giant has collected four hits in a game. After his 4-for-5 night in game one, Freddy Sanchez became the latest. The previously four before him is a good group to be in: Hall of Famers Ross Youngs (1923), Fred Lindstrom (1924), Mel Ott (1933) and Monte Irvin (1951).
Pivotal Pitching: The Phils "Feared the Beard" during the NLCS, as Brian Wilson recorded a win or a save in each of the Giants victories. With three saves and a win, he's just the fourth pitcher since saves became an official stat in 1969 to wreak that kind of havoc on an opponent. Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley, with four saves and an MVP Award 1988 ALCS leads the group, followed by Mitch Williams (two wins and two saves in the 1993 NLCS) and John Wetteland (four saves and an MVP Award in the 1996 World Series).
Checkup up on the stars: Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster and 2003 Ford C. Frick Award winner Bob Uecker was released from the hospital after undergoing successful heart surgery last Tuesday. The broadcaster received a valve replacement earlier this season before surgery to repair a tear at the replacement site earlier this month.
Throughout the postseason, several Hall of Famers have tossed several ceremonial first pitches. Game One of the World Series was no different with Orlando Cepeda, Monte Irvin, Juan Marichal, Willie McCovey and Gaylord Perry tossing the first ball. In Texas, Saturday's game will likewise feature a living legend as Rangers President Nolan Ryan reprises the role after he and Fergie Jenkins took the honors in Game One and Two of the ALCS, respectively.
For a good cause: Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield was honored before Thursday's game with the Roberto Clemente Award. Beating out nominees from the other 29 clubs in his eighth year of being nominated, Wakefield is honored for combining dedication to giving back to the community with outstanding skills on the baseball field.
Wakefield was honored by Commissioner Bud Selig, widow Clemente's Vera Clemente and his sons Roberto Jr. and Luis. Of the 27 eligible former winners of the Award, 13 are Hall of Famers.
Trevor Hayes is the editorial production manager at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Going Gonzo for Cooperstown
By Samantha Carr
Winning a World Series is the goal of every major league player from the time they enter the big leagues. Luis Gonzalez not only has a ring, but helped his team in dramatic fashion with a walk-off hit in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series against the premier closer of his generation, the Yankees' Mariano Rivera.
The 2001 World Series was special because it was the Diamondbacks' first and the first ever to be played in Arizona – but more so because it came two months after the September 11th attacks.
"There was so much going on in the world at that time that baseball was a release for people. Especially being played in New York where the attacks took place. They could forget about all the trouble and enjoy America's Pastime," said Gonzalez, who is in Cooperstown this week coaching his son Jacob's travel team at Cooperstown Dreams Park.
"Gonzo" donated the bat he used from that 2001 game to the Hall of Fame, and it is on display in the Autumn Glory exhibit on the third floor of the Museum.
"It was dramatic, in Game 7 and definitely a memorable World Series," he said.
Gonzalez's team is 5-1 so far this week – and the players visited the Museum on Wednesday after meeting Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson, who gave them a sneak peak at one of the newest Hall acquisitions – the cap Arizona's Edwin Jackson wore during his June 25 no-hitter.
Gonzalez retired in 2009, and he will have his number retired by the Diamondbacks on Aug. 7 – the first player to receive that honor.
"I've been enjoying my time coaching my son and taking the team to Cooperstown," Gonzalez said. "It is great to take them through the Museum so they can dream – just as I did as a kid."
Gonzalez will be eligible for Hall of Fame election in 2014 and with five All-Star appearances, 354 home runs, 596 doubles (15th on the all-time list) and a lifetime .283 batting average over 19 seasons he is likely to get some consideration.
"The Hall of Fame is every kid's dream when you start playing baseball," said Gonzalez. "You just hope that I did as much as I could in the game, that I helped with community service and that I did enough on and off the field."
Samantha Carr is the manager of web and digital media for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.


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Corn growers who also grow alfalfa and other legumes can save a lot of money by cashing in on the nitrogen credits available from older stands.
"As fertilizer costs go up, the value of nitrogen credits go up accordingly," points out Glenn Shewmaker, University of Idaho extension forage specialist.
Shewmaker says a variety of factors influence the level of N credits available from alfalfa stands.
"In general, you can figure a credit of anywhere from 100 to 200 lbs/acre, depending on things like soil type and stand density at the time of plow-down," he says. "At the higher end, the credit will provide most or all of the nitrogen needed for a following corn crop. You also get some nitrogen carryover for the second year as well (typically about half the credit of the first year)."
How you calculate the nitrogen credit will vary by state and region. For example, University of Wisconsin researchers figure that, on medium or fine soils with a stand density of more than four plants per square foot, the nitrogen credit from alfalfa works out to 190 lbs/acre (see table). Credits decrease on sandy/light soils and as stand densities drop.
A similar table from the University of Minnesota puts the credit for a stand with more than four plants per square foot at 150 lbs/acre, while researchers at Kansas State establish the credit at 100-140 lbs/acre.
"You need to check to see what's specifically recommended for your area," says University of Wisconsin extension agronomist Dan Undersander.
Depending on your location, you'll also want to base calculations on the amount of regrowth after the last harvest the previous year. The Wisconsin numbers are based on at least 8" of regrowth. If it's less than that, subtract 40 lbs from the credit.
"Last year we had very good yields in many parts of the Midwest, so a lot of producers decided not to take a fall cutting," says Undersander. "As a result, there was a lot of residue out there when we had a killing frost. That means it should be a good year to consider cashing in those N credits."
Idaho's Shewmaker says the 8" guideline may be less of a factor in areas where alfalfa is irrigated. "With irrigation, we end up with a fairly substantial root mass and that's where the nitrogen is," he says. "With shorter stubble in the field, you also have less potential for damage from rodents. They don't have as many places to hide."
As you calculate the credit, remember that not all of the nitrogen from an alfalfa plow-down will be immediately available at the start of the season.
"You'll want to consider using a starter fertilizer," Shewmaker says. "It gives you a little bit of extra insurance that you'll get the crop off to a good start. If you're working with a custom operator, most of them are set up for that, anyway."
He notes that alfalfa growers in his region typically keep fields in alfalfa for five or six years, slightly longer than their counterparts in other parts of the country. Shortening the rotation by a year or so to capitalize on nitrogen credits is worth considering.
"People use the excuse that re-establishing a crop is expensive in terms of time and money," he says. "But new alfalfa varieties are coming onto the market all the time. After a stand has been established for four or five years, it's likely that you'll be able to find a better variety than you have out there now. Couple that with the nitrogen credit and it's pretty easy to justify re-establishment costs."


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Remember the Hollywood Wife Swappers and the Liberal Media whailing, yelling and running to their shrinks because Richard Nixon was actually keeping a list of his "enemies" News Today: You don't hear many comparisons between Barack Obama and Richard Nixon, but former Nixon White House aide Lamar Alexander thinks he has found one: The seeds of an "enemies list." Now a U.S. senator from Tennessee, Alexander cited the Nixon team's "open declaration of war upon anyone who seemed to disagree with administration policies." Now, he added, "we're beginning to see symptoms of this same kind of animus developing in the Obama administration." Former Nixon aide wonders: Does Obama have 'enemies list'? - The Oval: Tracking the Obama presidency
Former Nixon Aide Wonders... nuf said. I wonder what the world would be like without all the right wing hysteria and if Bush did not lie about leading us into war.....
Obama's decision to open up a war with Fox, specifically singling them out, reveals that he is not above having a "hit list". By taking on Fox, he has left himself open to such criticisms and accusations. It was beyond stupid and childish to take such a position.
Thats what I was trying to say, because I am a right winger instead of seeing what this JERK Obama and his Czars are doing the Left Wing will attack the guy that is saying it, even though it's TRUE and the whole friggin country knows it's true, Prince Obama is becoming far worse for America and the people than Bush/Nixon/Carter ever thought of being, he is nothing but a Polirically Correct Poster Boy (a feel good idol) who is hell bent on dictating.
This administration sat down with Keith O, Pat, and four other left wing media outlet zealots yesterday. The meeting lasted 2 and a half hours. Let's just say his soldiers were issued their talking points.
Barak Obama is THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA....and more importantly, he's one man. Fox isn't a person and therefor shouldn't be compared to one. Networks can have enemy list, presidents can not (without looking stupid, fearful & angry). Fox doesn't mind looking stupid if it get's the ratings. Presidents BETTER mind is they look stupid.
If wimpery excuses for men like Olberman are Obama's soldiers, look for a quick defeat. Wimpery men shouldn't get involved in politics.
Maybe we could try to remember that it's an accusation made by a former Nixon aide with his own bone to pick and not a gospel truth broadcast from the steps of The White House that an "enemy list" exists? They're thinking out loud, they're not reporting facts - which seems to be par for the course. Throw it out there and see if it sticks.
No need to deflect blame to Fox. We all know Fox is biased against liberals, democrats, etc. I get that. They are right down there with the other news outlets as far as particular bias. And bias shifts. Remember when Gulf War II was being ramped up by EVERYONE? No journalistic integrity issues got in the way of the truth back then. My point is that the WH appears to be arrogant and immature in this case. What does Fox's behavior have to do with how the WH behaves?
Pat who ? I imagine it's obvious but I'm not thinking of who it is. Anyway, obama is a disgusting prick. People tell me he's "our" President, well he's not mine when he won't even talk to my side. In the campaign he said "there's no red America, no blue America, there is the United States of America" and then he goes on to be the most blatant partisan we've even see. You disgust me, barrack obama.
You're way off on this one. Not sure what the word "wimpery" means, but it sounds more like these chicken hawk dorks. Media people are no more "tough" than anyone else. In fact, most of them are probably less so than the average American. I would be getting ready to meet my maker (Santa Clause) if I were in a foxhole with any of these puffs:
I heard a discussion about this thread on NPR yesterday. All commenters were making fun of the WH and Obama for this "war" between the WH and Fox, and they were all NPR people! They made direct comparisons between Obama and Nixon regarding the "enemy list". I don't understand why you would point to the list as some sort of defense of Obama because it actually makes Fox's case. Sorry, Mrs. You're not going to be able to defend Obama on this. It is what it is.
Your complaing about "hit lists" and calling people immature....and here you with your own list of guys you hate. But showing those pics in hopes of pissing off people who like Fox is as IMMATURE as anything I've ever witnessed on this board. Personally, I can't stand Hannity or Beck....but to my personally Olberman isn't even a MAN...thus the word "Wimpery"....the man is a downright pinkie wimp. That's just the way he comes across the television screen...he prolly can't help it, but he's certainly not a quality network news representative. So next time you put up your list, try....REALLY TRY to be a little non-biased and put Olberman's pic up top with the pinky symbol beside the wimpery sob.


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Bunch is a leading creative design studio offering a diverse range of work, including, identity, literature, editorial, digital and motion.
Established in 2002 with an international reach, from London to Zagreb, Bunch has an in-house team of specialists to deliver intelligent and innovative cross-platform solutions of communication design.
Over the years we have been commissioned by many blue chip companies as well as younger brands and artistic industries. Building an impressive client base that covers many styles and disciplines, such as BBC, Nike, Diesel, Sony, Sky, Red Bull and others...
Please contact us, if you would like to know more.
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Is there a Bunch style? Not really, the idea that designers can impose their own style on projects goes back to the days of Paula Scher, David Carson etc, where designers could afford to be a bit more self-indulgent. Today the market place is very different and a new generation of designers are emerging with a stronger business sense – well aware that design solutions will be project dependent and not informed by a house style.
Is there one book that you couldn't work without and would highly recommend?
There is no such thing as the design bible, where all solutions are contained and all design strategies outlined. In a fast changing world designers understand that they need to be adaptable, flexible and not tied to a particular thought.
Where do you go for inspiration?
We draw inspiration from many different sources: artists, writers, musicians, everyday situations, galleries and nature. Most of us are well traveled, the appeal of the new carries a lot of experiences, images and memories of wonderful places we have been to and the great peoples we met. -
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We appreciate the fact that there is no such thing as a totally new idea; every idea comes from an existing one. It is how these ideas are repackaged or reassessed or reinvented that is important. So that's what we do.
How important is money? Bunch is a business like any other with obligations to itself and its staff members to generate an income.
What do you think is more important aesthetics or the solution? Both. The aesthetics are inherent to any project that is underpinned by a good solution. Although there is a tendency to care more about the look rather than the content, we champion design that will have longevity and concur with Massimo Vignelli 'Design should be beyond fashionable modes and temporary fads.'
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How important is education in other subjects to the mind of a designer? If you take out rocket science out of the equation, we would say a broad education can only be good.
Where and how did you meet and why are you called Bunch? A few of us met in London while still studying at LCC in the early naughties, while others had long standing friendships. In part, our network has attracted like minded people from across the globe whether they are collaborators, partners or clients.
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What's the most important thing you've learned so far? There is always a solution.
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We currently do not have any vacant positions at Bunch. If you would like us to look at a PDF portfolio or any design, illustration or photography work for future reference or possible collaborations, please do no hesitate to get in contact with us.
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Rebecca Black Wants You To 'Sing It' [VIDEO]
Black is back. Rebecca Black that is. The 14-year-old who gained fame through her YouTube video for her song "Friday" stars in another music video by RB Records, this time for "Sing It."
The mother of the viral sensation allegedly paid a whopping $4,000 to have "Friday" delivered as a vanity release. The jam was originally dubbed in 2011 as the "worst song ever" by a number of critics and audiences, causing Rebecca to recieve even more media attention. Hey, we give kudos to RB! The fame earned her numerous privileges last year like performing on stage with Katy Perry and even gaining her own billboard in Los Angeles. Rebecca is at it again and she's ready to sing it and share her latest work to the world.
Rebecca Black Joins Katy Perry On Stage For 'Friday' Duet [VIDEO]
In the video, Rebecca and friends took it to the beach with flowers in their hair and colorful sundresses. The song features a less repetetive chorus as her last tune, while the youngster shows off her vocal skills more than ever in hopes to gain more fans. Take a look at her summer themed music video, complete with surfboards and beach views.
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A Few Billion Square Tiles, a Minsweeper MMO - Now soft-launched in Europe and Canada
UPDATE 2: Now available in most of Europe and in Canada! The server is working great, so I'm slowly adding more countries everyday. The final worldwide release is planned for July 3rd.
Meanwhile, if you live in Europe or Canada, you can try the game now! UPDATE: A Few Billion Square Tiles was just soft-launched in France, Belgium and Switzerland! If you live in either of those countries, you can try the game right now! -- Hi everyone! Some of you might remember me posting about my companys game Aureus a little over a year ago. After Aureus the companys focus was on a suite of traveling apps, but a couple month ago I started working during my spare time on a new little game project. It has now reached a point where its playable, and Im looking for testers as I would love to have feedback from actual players. At the most basic level, its a minesweeper. But what differentiates it from the hundreds of other minesweeper clones on the App Store is that everybody is going to play at the same time on the same infinite board. You could call it a MineSweeper MMO. The working title for now is A Few Billion Square Tiles. Since the board is infinite and shared, there are many different levels of play: Here's a screenshot of the game right now: You can see the play area in the center, and the world map on the bottom. Your territory is represented in dark blue, your clan's is in medium blue, and other player's is in light blue. White is undiscovered territory. Everybody plays on the same board, and if somebody is mining next to you, you will see him work on your screen in real time. A very fun thing is that empires can be visualised in the app and on the web. This make for a very nice way to share your game with others: instead of just sharing a score, you can share the actual map of your empire. You can check the web viewer here: http://afewbillion.com/. Click on one of the top ranked players to see his/her territory. Fair warning, it needs more work and is for now a bit buggy: this whole project is a one-man effort, and I had never written anything in HTML 5 or javascript before . So what do you think of this whole idea? MineSweeper, while very common and overcloned, has always been an addictive game. The infiniteness of the board makes it even more so: since there is no visible borders, you always want to play a little bit more to increase the size of your territory. To summarize: Im about to release an online infinite multiplayer minesweeper, and Im looking for feedback and potential testers! Is anybody interested ? Last edited by lif; 06-19-2014 at 08:55 AM.. Reason: Updated to reflect the canadian soft launch |
I am strongly interested!
Count me in as well!
Great, thank you!
Can you send me your UDIDs by private message? I'll add them to the app's profile in my next build so that you can install and run it on your device. If you don't know how to get your UDID, here's a very simple tutorial: http://whatsmyudid.com MrMojoRisin: I forgot to mention that I'm using SpriteKit which requires iOS 7. Do you have a device running the last OS? |
Alrighty, here are my impressions after about 4 or 5 days of playing A Few Billion Square Tiles.
First of all, the concept is brilliant. Like "why didn't anyone else think of that" brilliant. The very first time I played I saw another person named Mini playing next to me, and that small moment of shared minesweeping was one of the coolest gaming experiences I've had in weeks. Unfortunately it has yet to happen since -- I think there needs to be a way to find other players on the mini map. The minesweeping itself is pretty solid. One bummer is that the way I play traditional minesweepers is by ignoring flagging and just clearing tiles until the board is clear (this is how the "pros" do it -- much faster). You can't really do that in this game since one of the main mechanics is the "flagging" (capturing yellow tiles). I'm not sure if there is a way around this, but luckily most other people probably won't care! One thing that would help is by speeding up the flagging animation. Even though you don't HAVE to hold a tile until the animation is done, I feel compelled to anyway, and it slows me down. I've been training myself not to, but I think it'd be better if it (and the normal mine clearing animation for that matter) was sped up a bit. Maybe put something in the settings? And finally, while the overall concept is awesome, I can see it being so much more. Currently it feels like a neat time waster that I enjoy popping into every now and then. Clear some mines, make my little splotch on the map bigger, and get on with my day. One thing that would help motivate me to play more seriously is by indicating where territories begin and end on the mini map, maybe with each clan having a different color or something (and each user within that clan having his or her own color as well -- switching back and forth between seeing the global mini map and your clan's mini map would be cool). Right now the mini map just shows empty space, cleared tiles, and my own cleared tiles. My little "countries" don't feel particularly special when I know that to everyone else it just blends into the generic light blue cleared tiles on the mini map. All of that being said, I am overall quite enjoying it. It's a fantastic idea with huge potential, and I can't wait to see how it evolves and changes, especially when it launches and there are (hopefully) hundreds of people sweeping for mines at once. : ) Also, I started a clan called toucharcade that you guys should join. It's kinda lonely right now. |
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But MrMojoRisin had the exact same request, which means that there's clearly something wrong with my UI First, when you tap a tile from another player, or when you tap a player name in the rankings, you can get to this player's profile. In it you will see a "Show Empire" button, which adds a dark overlay over the whole territory of this player, both in the mini-map and in the play area: Then, when you join a clan, you will see the area of your clan in a different color too. For example I just joined the tourcharcade clan that you created, and here's what I see: In dark blue is my territory, in medium blue is the clan's (i.e., it's yours since you are the only other player in the clan) and in light blue is the territory of all other players. So it's not possible to see all territories at the same times, but it's easy to see yours, somebody else's, and your clan. But I'll try to make it more obvious, thanks! On a side note, it's also possible to see player territories in the web map: http://afewbillion.com Just tap on a player's name, or enter his username in the text field, and you will see his whole territory. It's pretty fun way to brag to your friends . Quote:
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Are you still looking for testers, and are you using testflight?
I would love to test this, looks like curiosity but minesweeper.
Yes to the first point, and no to the second
I'm always looking for more feedback, but I already have the UDID of most of my testers so it's not really worth setting up test flight. Also, the beta phase will not last very long: my plan is to have about 2 more weeks of beta testing, then to soft launch in one country (I'm trying to contact some french website right now), and finally to release worldwide mid june. I'm just hosting the builds on my server. If you want to test, send me your UDID by private message and I'll add it to the next build, thank you! |
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Police: Taser Used On Nude 80-Year-Old Woman Attempting Hit Officers With Cane « CBS Charlotte
Are police just getting lazy? She had a cane, but she was 80 years old and nude. She didn't have any hidden weapons....er....ok....probably not. They couldn't have used their superior forces to "take her down"? It makes the LEOs look like unreasonable bullies. Does anyone see it as reasonable to taser a old nude, be it crazy, old lady?