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^^ On the good and bad, there's the introduction to the volumes, which you mentioned.
The light and darkness dicotomy to me sounds like something that could relate to good and evil.
The thing is, I could take and actually find cool if Gantz were a "good guy", with twisted ways, and I could find nice if he's a god with twisted intents, but if he's a god and brought on about the catastrophe due to something like human evolution leading to a wicked society, then nop.
Also... no, I'm going wrong about all this.
What I really mean to say is: I'd like the aliens to be aliens, therefore, each of them having a different culture and beliefs, knowledge and goals. As for Gantz and "the word", I can apreciate the god thing, if it has any sort of different from usual aspect on it. (well, it already has if we think that no god has even been show to be a man inside a black ball)
^ About the milkshake man and his machine, Oku shot us off; imagine the potential for meched Oka fighting the Nurari...
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Run Time: 325 min. (13 episodes)Street Date: 5/18/2010
Eyeshield 21 is a comedy football shonen. Really all you "need" to know, but more information is as follows. New kid on campus, Sena Kobayakawa, is convinced to join the Deimon High School Football team(as in American Football, not everywhere else Football.) For reasons too conventional and fun to bother explaining, Sena is forced to hide his identity, and dons a tinted "Eyeshield" over the jersey marked "21." Volia! The secret weapon/team ace Eyeshield 21 is ready to take the team all the way to the Christmas Bowl
I mean, what were you expecting... its a shonen football series. You know you love it already. Though previously unlicensed, Eyeshield 21 is currently streaming on Crunchy Roll. It'll be interesting to see Crunchy Roll will be able to maintain the title in the light of Section 23's sub only release.
Hell Girl: The Two Mirrors
Run Time: 325 min. (13 episodes, Half of Season 2)Street Date: 5/25/2010
Even though I may have just typed it, I'll reinforce... this show is methodical. High style, high presentation, but can be a little daunting at times. The Neo-Brectian approach taken to distance the viewer from the cast works, though occasionally too well.When you say your job is hellish, its probably just a figure of speech. However, that's part of the contract in Enma Ai's job. "Hell Girl" is an episodic look at society, guided from the eyes of an infernal little girl. Following a formula, each episode follows characters who find such grief and woe that they log onto a mysterious website at night, and sign a contract with Enma to drag someone down to hell. A loan shark, school rival, woman about to marry your true love... people find many reasons to damn those around them, but its at the cost of damning themselves.
Season 2 picks up shortly after the first, and weaves a new set of stories, including the appearance of a second Hell Girl.
Astute shoppers are probably aware that season 1 was released by FUNimation, though it seems the reception didn't initially warrant a look at the 2nd or 3rd seasons.
Samurai Harem
Run Time: 300 min. (12 episodes, Complete Series)Street Date: 5/11/2010
You can fill in the rest.More commonly known as Asu no yoichi, Samurai Harem is the yet another look at the highly talented, yet socially inept youth. Focused on 17 year old Yoichi Karasuma, he's a brilliant swordsman, though his remote mountain training couldn't prepare him for the modern world... oh, and boobs.
Run Time: 105 min.Street Date: 5/18/2010
Format: Blu-Ray
Technically not a "new" release either, I think I even own Appleseed on UMD. Though, this marks three things...After the end of World War 3, the world is a very different place. Mercenary Deunan Knute has been so far removed she continued fighting, oblivious to the wars end. Eventually she is brought to Olympus, the Utopian pride of the post-war civilization. Inhabited mostly by half human, half clone people called Bioroids, Utopia isn't quite as perfect at first thought. Its up to Denuan and her former love, now-cyborg Briareos to find out what lies right underneath the surface of paradise.
A) Appleseed's first Blu-Ray release
B) Sentai Filmwork's First Blu-Ray
C) Sentai Filmworks First English Dubbed Release
Despite ownership, I could never bring myself to watch movies on my psp, and thus I never got around to checking it out. Though, its creator is Shirow Masamune, of Ghost in the Shell fame, so I could definitely get behind the vibe.


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I started getting repeated 522 errors connecting to the ECF server in the last 15 minutes. Anyone else?
I started getting repeated 522 errors connecting to the ECF server in the last 15 minutes. Anyone else?
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Haven't seen anything weird here.
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No issues that last few days but earlier in the week I was bumped a few times.
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Rick, I got a 522 and then some slow refreshing around that time too - seemed to have been corrected quickly tho
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Is anyone watching this Classy? Are we some times getting to big for the ECF server britches - so to speak - if/when too many members are trying to access at the same time? Seems to be a random, but recurring, kind of problem.
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It's related to our CDN static content distribution system and cross-domain requests handling, which is a way of distributing visitor requests for certain non-changing ECF content plus content supplied by others, without lags caused by network issues. In theory, anyway...
Because of a combination of vBulletin software code errors and implementation issues, it does not work faultlessly. For some people in some locations, there is a temporary network crash that means pages won't load without the locally-provided content. This is primarily a forum software error because the page requested should load the ECF content regardless of whatever else is requested; there is also a CDN error in order to cause the issue to arise in the first place.
So it's a chain error caused by at least two faults and only affects certain visitors occasionally. To fix it we'd need to move to more modern forum software (vBulletin is no longer properly maintained), and double our server cluster size so that all content can be hosted locally. It's a possibility, but not a priority, because the current system works OK for 99.99% of people, 99.99% of the time.
I'll find out if it would be of any use to map the fail locations / times so we can ask the CDN contractor for a fix. That's a possibility.
Thank Roly. It's not a big deal, it's just become a recurring, albeit infrequent, thing - that's what made me wonder what was going on. We (you) don't know some times if hiccups represent a big thing or a little thing unless they are brought forward.
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It is a huge problem in the United States, where community outrage often keeps the offenders out of residential neighborhoods. This may force them into industrial districts or, as in Florida, under bridges.
In Canada, there's a growing movement to get volunteers from neighborhoods to sponsor the offenders, like sponsors in an Alcoholics Anonymous group.
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"We knew they like to dump (the ball) inside, and we felt we could defend that," said Andrew Holmes.
"They have big guys, and they're well coached," said Bethlehem coach A.G. Irons. "John (Sica) got pushed around a bit, but he wasn't the only reason why we lost."
Eventually, the long-range shots dried up for Bethlehem. Morelli didn't score another point after halftime, despite his best efforts to take the ball to the basket when he stopped making three-pointers. Kane netted 11 of his game-high 21 points in the second half, but that also represented more than half of Bethlehem's output.
"Our defensive effort was very good tonight. We limited a team that averages more than 60 points per game to under that," said Irons. "But their defensive effort was very good, too."
Bethlehem jumped out to an 18-11 lead in the first quarter and had a 40-33 advantage in the third quarter before Shaker went on a 12-0 run to pull ahead 45-40.
The Blue Bison went cold through the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, which helped Bethlehem chip away and take the lead on Kane's fourth three-pointer of the night. Holmes made two free throws to give Shaker a 52-51 advantage, but Kane took it right back for Bethlehem with a jump shot.
Holmes went back to the foul line a short time later, and he delivered with two free throws to put Shaker back in the lead. Morrison put back a missed shot with 20 seconds left to extend the Blue Bison's advantage to 56-53, and Holmes made a free throw with 3.3 seconds left to seal Shaker's victory.
Landers contributed 15 points, and Morrison added 13 points for the Blue Bison, who pulled even with Bethlehem for the best record in the Suburban Council.
"We couldn't afford to lose another out-of-division game," said coach Holmes. "If we lost another out-of-division game, we might not have home court advantage for the playoffs."
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Save yourself the cost of a new motor. Check the capacitor first. When you turn on your pump and the motor produces a humming sound, the motor may be frozen so that it won't turn or you may have a bad capacitor. Check the capacitor. It can be replaced for a fraction of the price of a new motor. Note: Some motors have two capacitors: a run capacitor and a start capacitor. If so, check both.
Turn off the power to the pool pump. For maximum safety turn the power off at the circuit breaker.
Depending on the make of the pool pump, the capacitor will be under a hump cover on top of the motor, or it will be under a cover on the electrical end of the motor, or both. Some pumps have both a run capacitor and a start capacitor. The run capacitor will generally be rated at 15-50 MFD and 370 VAC. The start capacitor will generatlly be rated at 50-400 MFD and 125 or 250 VAC. This picture shows the location of the capacitor under a hump cover.
This picture shows the location of the pool pump capacitor at the end. In either case the covers are normally held on with two screws. Remove these screws to take off the cover and expose the capacitor. This capacitor is about the size of a roll of half dollars.
Pool Pump Capacitors store an electrical charge that can shock you even when the power is off. Before removing the capacitor, discharge this energy by placing a screwdriver across the leads of the capacitor. CAUTION: Capacitors have been know to explode when shorted out. For your protection wear eye protection and place a cloth over the capacitor before shorting it out.
If the capacitor is located at the end of the pool pump, remove the single screw that secures a clip holding the capacitor. Note how the plastic strip is positioned between the clip and the capacitor. It will have to be replaced in this position to keep the capacitor from shorting out on the motor. If the pool pump capacitor is on top of the motor, it should be free after you have removed the cover and the capacitor's leads.
Remove the leads to the pool pump capacitor. Note the placement of the leads so that you can restore them to their correct position when you reconnect them.
Check the rating on the pool pump capacitor for replacement specifications. They will vary by manufacturer. Look for their MFD (or uf) and VAC specifications. For example, this one is a start capacitor rated at 124-149 MFD and 125 VAC. Try to replace the bad capacitor with an identical capacitor. If the exact capacitor is not available, you can use one with slightly higher capacitance. Do not use one with a lower rating.
Use a multimeter to verify that the capacitor is bad. Using the lowest ohms setting, touch the meter leads to the pool pump capacitor's terminals. If meter remains at 0, you know that the capacitor is bad. Check the new capacitor to verify it is good. First short out the terminals on the new capacitor to reset it. Then touch the meter leads to the capacitor terminals. If the capacitor is good, the meter will jump up to the other end than slower back off to 0.
Connect the motor leads to the pool pump capacitor and secure the capacitor in place as required. Watch the placement of the plastic strip as mentioned above.
Replace the cover.
Reestablish power at the circuit breaker.
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Posted: 1/29/2015 12:38:30 PM
User: Inyopools
klst21655 - Sounds like either a bad capacitor or a short in the motor windings. If windings, you will have to replace the motor.
Posted: 1/28/2015 9:26:18 PM
User: klst21655
My Hayward Super Pump makes a very loud buzzing noise when turned on. The Impeller turns freely but Pump will not run. Capacitator?
Posted: 8/17/2014 11:27:36 AM
csitg - The "POP" would indicate something electrical. Take off the back cover of the motor and check the motor's capacitor (if it has one) and its thermal protector. See our guide on "How the Common Capacitor Start Pool Motor Works" to see where these parts might be.
Posted: 8/16/2014 11:17:37 PM
Motor stopped - See these guides: "How To Determine Why a Motor Won't Start or Shuts Off" and "How To Troubleshoot a Pool Pump Motor - Motor Fails to Start".
Posted: 8/15/2014 9:37:25 AM
User: csitg
I have a Flotec pump, I really don't know how old it is but while walking by it yesterday I heard a "POP" then the pump stopped working. Any suggestions? Thank you.
Posted: 8/14/2014 12:14:05 PM
I have a 1hp Hayward Super Pump. All summer it's been working beautifully. Yesterday it stopped working. We had alot of rain,so I'm guessing that bhad something to do with it. In 20+ years it never happened before. I checked all the breakers etc. I was hoping to find a re-set button. Had no success. Any Ideas?
Posted: 5/15/2014 9:00:49 AM
Raj - The winding in your low speed circuit may be bad. You may have to replace the motor. Check first that your wire connections to the pump terminal are tight.
Posted: 5/15/2014 1:42:57 AM
User: Raj
I have an AO smith K48L2A1 motor in my spa.The pump will not start at low speed, it simply hums and then stops. The pump will start at high speed and will run at low speed once it has been started (no load).I had both the start and run capacitor tested, and they passed. But to be sure, I replaced the start capacitor anyway (original 124-149) (replacement 130-156MFD). But this still hasn't resolved anything, and the pump will hum and not start at the low speed.Any ideas what to try next?ThanksRaj
Posted: 5/14/2014 4:50:55 PM
scott44 - This sounds like a voltage issue. Starting then shutting down after a few seconds is characteristic of having 115V supply voltage going into a pump that is configured for 220V. Also check that the wiring to your motor is not damaged and that you have tight connections to the motor terminal.
Posted: 5/14/2014 7:36:09 AM
User: scott44
My AO Smith 1 1/2 hp 3600 rpm motor starts, but makes an odd noise and is clearly not going 3600 rpm, more like 500 rpm. Then shuts off after a few seconds of this. Could this be a capacitor problem?
Posted: 5/6/2014 7:25:01 AM
User: Jpstone13
So installed a matching capacitor in mfd and hz yesterday although it was a different brand. I know it is important to hook it up properly but when I took the new one out it had side posts as opposed to vertical when in a similar position. I installed it and turned the pump on and tho it did start, if made a high pitched noise and then a pop followed by a spark that tripped the circuit and shut off. Two questions. One, did this happen because I hooked it up incorrectly or could it be that the motor was already bad? Two, did I just ruin my motor by doing this?
Posted: 5/2/2014 8:29:25 AM
JamesTheTruth - The start capacitor is generally in the back of the motor under the cover. I would assume that you replaced that capacitor already. Some motors also have a run capacitor on top of the motor under the hump. Your motor does not have a hump, so only one capacitor. If your motor is still humming, I would guess it's has a damaged windings coil and will need to be replaced.
Posted: 5/1/2014 10:03:57 PM
User: JamesTheTruth
I have successfully replaced the capacitor but pump but pump still Humes then freezes. Dealer said there probably is a starter capacitor also which needs replacing. Where is the starter capacitor located on a A.O. Smith UST 1102 1HP 3450.
Posted: 4/14/2014 10:46:19 AM
txtngauge - Assuming you protected the motor from freezing (if applicable), it should work now. Use a multimeter and check the electrical circuit to your pump to make sure you are getting power to the pump. Check the wiring under the motor cover to make sure the contacts are tight.
Posted: 4/13/2014 11:34:31 AM
User: txtngauge
Just tried to start up our pump and NOTHING...the pool is only 3 years old and we had no problem before closing the pool last fall. any suggestions or is it just time for a new motor?
Posted: 3/18/2014 11:52:22 AM
Gampopa - If the low speed failed in the pump, you would probably have failed low speed windings and they would create smoke. Your problem is probably due to a failed pneumatic switch.
Posted: 3/17/2014 4:47:40 PM
User: Gampopa
We have a Waterway 4 hp 56 frame 2 speed pump for our hot tub that seems to only work on high speed. When we hit the pneumatic switch to go to low speed there's no sound nor flow nor vibration from the pump. Could this be a capacitor problem or something else? I want to avoid pulling the pump and heater control out again to have it serviced.
Posted: 8/10/2013 12:36:25 PM
help - Some motors for spa and jetted tubs and above ground pool applications do not use capacitors. See our guide on "How To Identify Pool Motor Types" for more information.
Posted: 8/9/2013 7:25:43 PM
User: help
I have a AO smith flex 48 1.5 HPI cant find the capasitor
Posted: 7/5/2013 2:08:43 PM
motor wire sparked - Components in the motor may have been shorted when the wire sparked. See our guide on "testing the motor windings resistance". If that doesn't help, take the motor to a local motor shop and have them do a more complete check.
Posted: 7/4/2013 4:19:01 PM
I have a Utilitech 1HP motor 230V. On the back of the shaft is a device with springs hooked to it. This device nicked one of the hot wires coming into the motor. It sparked and I turned it off and now it will not start. I fixed the problem and I have power to each wire to the motor. The motor will not start. Help
Posted: 3/10/2013 11:09:02 PM
Mark - As a final comment on our previous communications, the engineers at the manufacturers suggest upping the voltage on your 35 MFD,370 V capacitor to 440V. The voltage represents the voltage the capacitor can handle, so the 440 would be more resilient.
Posted: 2/28/2013 1:52:50 PM
User: Mark
I have a Hayward Northstar Pump with a 2.0 HP USN1202 moter (AO Smith). Over the last 4 months, the motor has started failing. A friend suggested changing out the capacitor. I did this and the system starts working again. Then in about 1 month, the motor fails again. Replaced the capacitor, works fine...for about a month, then fails. Any idea on what could cause the repeated failures of the capacitor? Should I replace the motor or could the problem be elsewhere?
Posted: 1/9/2013 11:47:19 AM
User: InyoPools
Jim - I checked your question on capacitors with a motor expert at the motor manufacturers, and he stated that the capacitor replacement would not degrade the pumping capacity of the pump.
Posted: 1/6/2013 8:43:50 AM
User: Jim
Could a capacitor be a cause of a weak pump? I've replaced the capacitor on my pump because it went bad but now my pump can't suck in enough water. It doesn't pull enough to use the vacuum path or the skimmer path by themselves, so when together, there's not enough suction to vacuum the pool. The small basket by the pump looks like it's pulling in air but I've checked all the seals, replaced every single gasket, used the proper "sealant" on them, etc. Could the capacitor be the problem here or is it the pool motor?FYI, the problem and the capacitor replacement dates do not coincide, just making note of a change.
Posted: 12/3/2012 1:31:57 PM
weekend engineer - No. The startup capacitor will change up almost immediately.
Posted: 11/30/2012 4:57:04 PM
User: weekend engineer
does a new start capacitor or a discharged start capacitor (due to removal to work on the motor), have to have a charge period before the motor will start?
Posted: 11/2/2012 2:22:10 PM
rich man - According to the motor rep - Three phase motors cannot be used on single phase power as far as we are concerned, from a warranty standpoint. They require a drive that converts single phase to 3 phase.
Posted: 10/30/2012 11:14:03 AM
User: txt
how do i check if my motor is ok using a mutimeter
Posted: 10/30/2012 11:08:48 AM
User: rich man
please explain to me how to connect a 3phase motor to single phase supply coz it is an old motor with no markings on the wires.Also tell me how to connect the start capacitor
Posted: 9/23/2012 4:15:31 PM
spanishmoss - Yes the ohms test is performed with the capacitor disconnected.
Posted: 9/19/2012 5:59:51 PM
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Posted: 9/17/2012 12:58:30 PM
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Good article. I'm replacing a 30mfd 370vac/b capacitor which has two terminals. Are the terminals interchangeable, or is one positive and the other negative? Also, will the ohms test work if the capacitor is not hooked up to the motor? Thanks
Posted: 9/16/2012 12:10:09 PM
Ed - If your motor shaft does not turn freely, your motor bearings are probably going. When the motor gets to this point, most people buy a new motor.
Posted: 9/12/2012 12:43:20 AM
User: Ed
Seems the motor is a little difficult to turn. Pulled the motor/impeller from the housing, and tried to turn the impeller. Not too easy. Motor does not start, hums for a few seconds, then trips the breaker. Ideas?
Posted: 7/17/2012 1:32:08 PM
Delta - I would try replacing the capacitor first. If that doesn't work, call Hayward at 908-355-7995. Their technical staff should be able to help resolve your issue.
Posted: 7/16/2012 4:20:31 PM
User: Delta
I have a two-speed Hayward NorthStar. When the rotary timer clicks on (which defaults to high speed initially), the motor hums for 1 second then turns off (protective measure) for two minutes. The cycle repeats itself. If I 'manually' put the low-speed pump on first, the high-speed pump will turn on without any problem. My guess is that the capacitor is bad. Would you concur?
Posted: 7/15/2012 10:04:07 AM
Alan - I would look at replacing the capacitor first. That's your easiest fix. If it's not the capacitor, you may have a problem with the motor windings which usually means a new motor.
Posted: 7/12/2012 2:57:10 PM
User: Alan
My pump keeps knocking out the RCD when I try to start it.I have checked that the motor is not seizedBut the capacitor does not hum so I dont know if the capacitor is gone completely and is shorting the electrics any ideas
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Thursday, May 21, 1891
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If the tutorials in this series had been ordered on the basis of their relative importance, this and the upcoming lessons dealing with memory use would have been first. Understanding how CE uses and manages memory in general is the key to your ultimate success on the CE platforms. This may seem like unnecessary detail, especially if your application doesn't do any memory allocation directly. However, even if you don't explicitly allocate memory, it is allocated in your behalf--by the loader--for your program's stack, heap, and static data storage. Thus, you still have to make informed choices to create a memory efficient application. What does it mean to be memory efficient on a Win CE device? It means that your code, your data, and everything else in CE land should be able to gracefully coexist in 2 MB. No kidding. If this hasn't got your attention, take a moment and look at the file sizes of a few of your desktop Win 32 applications. In the early days of Windows, we used to speak of the need for applications to be "well behaved". What we meant by this was that no application should acquire and hold so many resources that other applications couldn't execute when they got a time slice. In essence, understanding the rules and limitations of CE's memory environment is what makes your application "well behaved" in the CE world. There are four areas we'll examine in this and future lessons on memory management: An understanding of these issues will allow you to make a smooth transition to the memory constrained environment of Windows CE. Before we begin to dissect the architecture of CE, let's step back and take in the panoramic view. Up to this point, we have framed the discussion in terms of porting Win32 code to Windows CE. This approach is informed by the bias that Windows CE is fundamentally nothing more than an "itty-bitty" Windows. While this has been a useful fiction up to this point, it is, in fact, not at all the case. Windows CE is an entirely new computing model, a marriage between embedded systems technology and the larger Windows world. Its defining characteristic is mobility. The CE user doesn't "go to" a computer or a network; rather they carry these with them. In the CE world view, the network is wherever you are. Up to now, we've often heard the term "seamless" used to describe interoperable software applications. CE brings seamlessness to the human / computer interface. As software developers, the importance of the "Windows-ness" of CE is twofold: First, CE abstracts handheld embedded computing with the stable, proven Win32 API, giving us a truly cross platform tool set for this genre of devices; And second, we have a large existing code base that is at least nominally portable to this API. Essentially, clothing personal embedded computing in the Win32 programming model provides developers with a huge productivity advantage. However, if we view this model too literally or too credulously, we lose sight of the real potentials of CE: inherent mobility and discretionary connectivity. We need the Win32 abstraction for productivity reasons, but we also need to know how things really work "under the hood". In part, the durability, and hence mobility, of CE devices derives from the fact that they have no moving parts ( disk drives, for example ). All storage is either in ROM ( Read Only Memory )or non-volatile RAM (Random Access memory ). ROM is used to store the operating system and any bundled applications a vendor distributes as part of the device. RAM is divided into two regions: the object store, and program memory. The object store is functionally equivalent to the file system of a desktop computer. Files, application data, and third party executable code are stored here. All files in the object store are maintained in a special compressed format. This compression process isn't visible to you, the programmer, but it's one reason that CE programs appear to execute more slowly than desktop programs — everything, including executable code, must be uncompressed when you access it and recompressed when you store it. Users can adjust the proportions of memory devoted to the object store and to program memory.
All third party code and some ROM based code is stored in compressed format. Program memory is where code executes if it was stored in compressed form. This system is highly space efficient, because Windows CE uses demand paging to load pages of executables: The loader uncompresses requested pages, and brings them into program memory a page at a time ( page size is determined by device manufacturers, but in practice is either 1K or 4 K), as they are needed. Older pages are swapped out as the execution point moves past them and they are no longer needed ( a Least Recently Used algorithm determines which pages are swapped ). Some ROM resident code is not stored in compressed format. Obviously, it would be extremely wasteful to compress and uncompress parts of the kernel and OS that are almost constantly in use. This type of code executes in place, that is, in ROM, using only small amounts of program memory for stack and heap space. This means that it doesn't incur the overhead of the compression cycle or the load process — providing a significant performance advantage and power savings, but at the cost of increased storage space. Other less frequently used ROM resident executables and DLLs are stored in compressed format. This code is treated exactly the same as RAM resident compressed code. It is uncompressed and loaded on demand, executing RAM based program memory. The Windows CE memory management API is sophisticated, but it is lean. It consists of three groups of API functions: the VirtualAlloc family, the HeapAlloc family and the LocalAlloc family. Don't use the C runtime functions to allocate memory on CE — this will cause unpredictable behavior. Basically, the size, duration, and consistency of your application's memory allocation will determine which type of allocation strategy you'll want to use. Our two goals in allocating memory under CE are to use memory as sparingly as possible, and when we are done with it, to make sure that it is made available to other processes as quickly as possible. Here are three important differences between the families of allocation functions: Let's look at the allocation APIs based on types of allocation scenarios. Say you have an application that displays large bitmapped graphics. If you are using standard bitmap file formats, you must load the entire file in order to transfer it to the screen. Depending on the color depth of the images, this could amount to a substantial allocation of memory. However, you don't need to hold the memory for very long — only long enough to do the raster drawing. The VirtualAlloc() / VirtualFree() family of functions might be what you need for this kind of job. Below is the declaration for VirtualAlloc(): The parameters are, in the order shown, the desired base address of the requested allocation, the size in bytes of the allocation request, a flag that specifies whether to reserve or actually commit the allocation, and the access permissions for the allocation. If the first parameter is NULL, the block can be allocated anywhere space is available. The second parameter ( dwSize ) is rounded up to the next full page size. Pay careful attention to the value of dwSize — if it is one byte over the physical page size, you'll end up allocating two pages. You can get the physical page size for a device using this function: For our purposes, there are two important values for the flAllocationType flags: MEM_COMMIT and MEM_RESERVE. MEM_RESERVE indicates your intention, at some future point in time, to actually use space. You don't actually have physical access to the space after reserving it. To get access, you must call VirtualAlloc() on the page ( or pages ) with the MEM_COMMIT flag. This two-step strategy has a pair of important advantages: Remember, we're allocating whole pages at a time, which under CE is a very large amount of memory. You call VirtualAlloc() to reserve a block of pages. When you actually need the pages, VirtualAlloc() can commit single pages in the reserved block. This allows you to ensure space will be available before you begin a memory intensive operation. However, it doesn't actually withdraw physical memory from the allocation pool until you need it. To free space allocated by VirtualAlloc(), you call VirtualFree(). The key thing to know about this call is that it returns freed pages to the allocation pool immediately. The parameters, in the order shown, are the base address of the block being freed, the size to free, and a flag that specifies what change to make in the block's allocation status. The flag parameter dwFreeType specifies whether to decommit a page ( dwFreeType = MEM_DECOMMIT) or to completely free the page( dwFreeType = MEM_RELEASE). When a page is decommited, it can be reallocated by the process that reserved it. When it is freed, it is returned to the system memory and can be allocated by anybody. VirtualAlloc is easy to use, but it allocates a great deal of memory. Because its syntactically similar to the C runtime family (calloc(), malloc(), etc. ), it's tempting to make a quick porting dash to VirtualAlloc(). However, you shouldn't use this scheme unless you can productively exploit most of the page or pages being withdrawn from the allocation pool. If you anticipate allocation patterns that use small amounts of memory for variable durations, but more than you can put in the local program heap, you might be better of setting up a private heap. In the next installment, we'll see how to allocate and use a private heap, and learn about the advantages and disadvantages of this approach to memory allocation. Nancy Nicolaisen is a software engineer who has designed and implemented highly modular Windows CE products that include features such as full remote diagnostics, CE-side data compression, dynamically constructed user interface, automatic screen size detection, entry time data validation. In addition to writing for Developer.com, she has written several books including Making Win 32 Applications Mobile. # # #
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Porting Tip: To be an effective CE programmer, you must understand CE memory architecture. The rules are not difficult to understand, but they are completely different than what you are used to on the desktop.
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Porting Tip: Writeable memory is divided into a persistent storage area, the object store, and an area in which code executes, program memory. Users can adjust the proportion of memory devoted to each of these areas.
How CE Applications Allocate Memory
Porting Tip: Eliminate all calls to calloc(), malloc() and alloc(). Replace these with the Windows CE memory allocation APIs that best suite your needs.
Making Large Allocations for Fairly Limited Durations
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Thank you, Jamaria. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the year end 2012 conference call for Plum Creek. I'm John Hobbs, Vice President of Investor Relations. Today, we have on the line Rick Holley, President and CEO; and David Lambert, Senior Vice President and CFO.
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Painted Christmas Decor Blocks – 12 Days Handmade Christmas
Sunday, December 7th, 2014
I am super excited to be here for day seven of the 12 Days of Handmade Christmas. Today's project is a great one for the kid in your life—it's part puzzle and part decoration for their room. The blocks add a bright cheery pop of color and kids can change up the look as often as they want.
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10 Winter Art Projects For Kids
Monday, November 24th, 2014
Brr! It's getting chilly out there. While I'm not a huge fan of the cold (read: no fan at all) I must admit that I love a season dedicated to all things cozy and bright. Plus, it's a season full of artistic inspiration! Here are 10 amazing art projects for your kids that celebrate all things winter.
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Leaf Hunt Wreath
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014
Fall is here! And, since it is my favorite time of the year, I find even the simplest pleasures of the season a real delight. Back to school has been (a mostly positive) transition for all of us, and, with homework and tired bodies, my kids and I are missing the fun of digging into a project together. Our shared time is so precious, and I want to make the most of it. Today I'm sharing a simple project to do with your kids (that we did) that can stretch out to a few moments every day over the span of a week, with small accomplishments and projects each day.
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Craft | Backpack Charms
Monday, August 18th, 2014
These cute and simple backpack charms totally rule for back to school! I love how they are so very eighties-meets-the-now with the fun mix of texting acronyms and pony beads. With a quick trip to the bead aisle of your friendly neighborhood craft store you will find all the affordable materials you need to make a whole bunch of these little charms. Make some for you, a few for your BFF and that kid that always makes you LOL.
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Endless Summer Projects | Vacation Mobile
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
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This week kicks off the final theme in our Endless Summer Projects Series: Travel. MJ, Alexandra, Amy, Melissa, and I are each bringing you a project that celebrates summer travel and the open road. And I have the pleasure of starting this party…
Our recent California road trip was one I never want the kids to forget. It included the most incredible scenery that we may not see again for awhile. We visited Sequoia National Park, Monterey, Cambria, Solvang, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica and Los Angeles. We saw whales swimming off the coast of Big Sur, dolphins and seals at the beach, a black bear running from a campsite, and trees thousands of years old.
So together, the kids and I created a vacation mobiles. The kids drew pictures of the things they remembered most about vacation and I helped them turn their drawings into something they can hang in their rooms. Now, each kid has a reminder of their amazing and wild California adventure.
ps. California, you are a truly awesome state.
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Family Ties | A Puppet Theater on the Fly
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
Summer is upon us, and my children have been home for one week already, and they are ready to be entertained! We decided, or, I decided, ahem, that they were ready to be their own entertainers this week. To bring that reality to life, we whipped up a super fast puppet theater and show that added a lot of laughs and drama (only the best kind) to our afternoons.
My summers as a child included a lot of time creating paper bag puppets and sock puppets, with my older brother and sister, weaving our stories through these characters. My mom is a master seamstress, and she always had fabric scraps sitting around, just waiting to be made into something new. My house is now full of its own set of possibilities – leftovers from art and craft projects – that are prime ingredients for a classic homemade puppet show. You can find materials all over your house, too, I'm sure. Check the recycling bin when in doubt. (more…)
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Craft | Make a Trinket Box for Father's Day
Monday, June 9th, 2014
For some reason finding the right Father's Day gift is tough, and making one is even more difficult. But all dads have keys, coins, watches, and phones right? So why not make them some cool trinket boxes to hold all the loose items in their pockets! This craft is simple enough for even a young child to help with, but the results are sleek and masculine. Here's to giving Dad something he will use!
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Family Ties | Paper Daffodil Wreath
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
Happy Spring! I don't know what's been going on around your house lately, but around these parts, we are itching for warmth and sunshine, and we've self-diagnosed a bad case of spring fever. With snow still on the ground and temperatures continuing to dip below freezing, we've had to create our own ways of welcoming the new season.
And few things say welcome spring then the loveliness of glorious bulbs! And though our real versions of these beauties have yet to break through the ground, we decided we could pretend with some paper flowers to add color.
My children and I made these easy paper daffodils from some white and yellow paper, cotton swabs, and yellow food coloring. Let me take you through these simple steps so you can fool yourself into the joy of spring, too. (more…)
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2 cans (28 ounces each) whole italian-style peeled tomatoes
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 large fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
Place the tomatoes, including the juice from the cans, in a large saucepan. Crush the tomatoes using the back of a large spoon or squish them with your hand. Stir in the oregano and salt. Simmer the tomatoes, uncovered, over medium-low heat until the sauce is thick and all the liquid has evaporated, about 50 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool. Stir in the garlic and basil. Add the red pepper flakes, if desired. Use immediately, or refrigerate in a tightly covered container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 2 months. Bring to room temperature before using.
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World Cup: Virat Kohli's abusive behaviour reported to ICC and BCCI
Perth/New Delhi: The controversy surrounding Virat Kohli's abusive behaviour with an Indian journalist refused to subside on Wednesday despite the team management's efforts to play it down with complaints being made to the ICC and BCCI about the episode. The BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur said that it was a case of...
N Srinivasan tenders an unconditional apology to Supreme Court
6 days ago
New Delhi: Sidelined president N Srinivasan Friday tendered an unconditional apology for presiding over the Feb 8 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Working Committee meeting in breach of a court order. Srinivasan told the court that it was due to a bonafide misunderstanding of the court's order that...
Size of 2019 World Cup still to be decided: ICC
6 days ago
Sydney: The number of teams taking part in the 2019 World Cup hasn't been finalised, the International Cricket Council said on Friday as it responded to growing criticism that its proposed cut risked damaging the sport's development. Cricket chiefs have come under fire for their plan to reduce the number of...
Want to learn the art of reverse swing from Zaheer Khan: Gurinder Singh Sandhu
1 week ago
Perth: Narrowly missing out on a spot in Australia's World Cup squad, Indian-origin pacer Gurinder Singh Sandhu is nonetheless excited at the prospect of playing alongside Zaheer Khan in the upcoming IPL and "learn the art of reverse swing" from the wily seamer. Sandhu, who has played two ODIs for Australia...
Upul Tharanga replaces Jeevan Mendis in Sri Lanka World Cup squad
February 25, 2015
Wellington: Opening batsman Upul Tharanga will join Sri Lanka at the World Cup as a replacement for injured allrounder Jeevan Mendis. The International Cricket Council approved the replacement after Mendis injured a hamstring at training on Tuesday. Sri Lanka will play Bangladesh in Melbourne on Thursday in their third match in Pool...
Saqlain Mushtaq hid wife in hotel room closet during 1999 WC
February 23, 2015
New Delhi: As the debate over whether wives and girlfriends should travel with players or not continues, former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has revealed that in the 1999 World Cup, he had sneaked his wife into hotels and hid her in the closet when the manager or the coach came...
South Africa fined for slow over-rate at Cricket World Cup
February 23, 2015
Melbourne: South Africa have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during Sunday's World Cup match against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the International Cricket Council said. Match referee Jeff Crowe found the South Africans fell one over short in the stipulated time and docked skipper AB de Villiers 20...
Darren Lehmann takes on ICC, unfazed of crackdown on bad behaviour
February 11, 2015
Melbourne: Australian cricket coach Darren Lehmann appears to be ignoring the International Cricket Council (ICC) crackdown on bad on-field behaviour, saying he'll let his team continue playing in the style that created so much controversy over the summer. The ICC has been upfront in admitting it will be targeting players who...
ICC have idea on who match-fixers are: David Richardson
February 11, 2015
Wellington: The International Cricket Council had a "far better idea" of the people involved in match-fixing and would do everything in their power to ensure the "sickness" of corruption did not affect the World Cup, Chief Executive Dave Richardson said on Wednesday. The sport has been blighted by reports of match-fixing...
Fitness key to success for pacers at World Cup: Wasim Akram
February 10, 2015
Adelaide: Former Pakistan pace bowling legend Wasim Akram, on Tuesday, urged fast bowlers playing in the World Cup starting Saturday to work on their fitness if they want to achieve success. In a column written for the International Cricket Council (ICC) website, Akram stated that pacemen from the sub-continent need to...
Tough to guarantee matches for associate teams: ICC
February 10, 2015
Dubai: International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has said it's difficult to guarantee considerable number of games for leading associate teams in their bid to qualify for the 2019 World Cup in England. Richardson's view comes after ICC decided to reduce the number of teams participating in the 2019...
ICC to take tough stance on player behaviour at World Cup
February 10, 2015
Melbourne: International Cricket Council chief executive Dave Richardson says suspensions and harsher fines will form part of a crackdown on players who breach the code of conduct during the World Cup. Richardson says all players have been warned after a dozen or more instances of behavior in recent months that was...
Rohit Sharma among ICC's World Cup top 10 debutants
February 10, 2015
Dubai: Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has been picked by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as one of the debutants to watch out for in the 2015 World Cup that starts in Australia and New Zealand from February 14. Some of these players are spring chickens while others have been playing at...
Aaron Finch unfazed by size of boundaries in World Cup
February 5, 2015
Sydney: A day after International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Dave Richardson proposed having 90-metre boundaries in the World Cup wherever possible, Australia opener Aaron Finch said that if the proposal was executed, it would not affect them as they have the "firepower" to play to the dimensions of the...
World Cup 2015: ICC anti-corruption unit to fight 'pitchsiders'
February 5, 2015
Sydney: The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) is set to outline its anti-fraudulent measures on Friday with special attention given to 'pitchsiding' during the World Cup. 'Pitchsiding' is the term given to those fans who attend matches attempting to take advantage of the miniscule time lag...
Chris Gayle opposes proposed ICC crackdown on bat sizes
February 5, 2015
Kingston: West Indies' destructive opening batsman Chris Gayle Thursday expressed disagreement with the International Cricket Council's (ICC) proposed crackdown on bat sizes before the impending World Cup. "A big boy needs a big bat," the West Indies opener was quoted as saying by Sydney Morning Herald. "People keep saying it has become...
ICC considers restricting bat sizes
February 5, 2015
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) are looking at placing restrictions on bat sizes as they aim to address the growing imbalance between bat and ball. ICC chief executive David Richardson said the size of modern bats has "shifted the balance" in favour of batsmen and the game's lawmakers would consider...
Home grown coaches essential to West Indies revival: Alvin Kallicharran
February 5, 2015
Georgetown: Batting legend Alvin Kallicharran wants to see more regional coaches involved in West Indies cricket, and believes this will be essential to any revival. The former captain Wednesday argued that West Indian coaches would be better able to communicate with regional players, and pointed out that outstanding former players were...
Sledging remains slippery issue, feels ICC chief executive
February 5, 2015
London: The World Cup promises to feature plenty of big-hitting and dramatic bowling but will there be verbal fireworks too? Not if the International Cricket Council can help it. "Over the last six months, or even going back further to the last Ashes series, there have been too many examples of...
ICC consider stipulatiing bat sizes on World Cup eve
February 4, 2015
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering placing limitations on the depth of a bat with less than a fortnight left for the World Cup to begin to restore the balance between batsman and bowler. ICC chief executive David Richardson has said the balance between batsman and bowler "may have...
Corruption-free World Cup is greatest challenge: ICC
February 4, 2015
Dubai: International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive, David Richardson feels organising a safe and corruption-free World Cup will be their greatest challenge during the two-month long mega-event. The ICC World Cup will kick start with hosts Australia and co-hosts New Zealand taking on England and Sri Lanka respectively on February 14...
Shakib Al Hasan tops ICC rankings for allrounders
February 2, 2015
Dubai: Ace Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has been ranked as the best all-rounder in One-Day cricket, according to the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings released on Monday. The southpaw regained the top slot in One-Day Internationals (ODI) to head the list in all the three formats, reports bdnews24.com. He had...
Lack of practice hurt Indian bowlers: Harbhajan Singh
February 2, 2015
New Delhi: Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is of the belief that lack of practice was the reason behind the Indian bowlers' inconsistency during their dismal tour of Australia. India lost the four-match Test series 0-2 and also failed to win a single match in the One-Day International (ODI) tri-series against England and...
Justin Langer will be next coach of Australia: Darren Lehmann
February 2, 2015
Melbourne: Australian head coach Darren Lehmann believes former Test cricketer Justin Langer is the right person to succeed him, considering the success he has already achieved in Western Australia. Lehmann, whose contract as Australian head coach was extended recently till mid-2017, knows that he won't be able to continue in this...
Pakistan cricket chief denies Mohammad Amir fast-tracked
January 31, 2015
Karachi: Pakistan's cricket chief Saturday denied that Mohammad Amir is being fast-tracked back into international cricket after a five-year ban, saying he will be monitored "on and off the field" before his re-entry. The 22-year-old was on Thursday cleared to play in domestic cricket by the sport's top governing body, bringing...
India's S Ravi to officiate in World Cup opener
January 30, 2015
Dubai: India's S Ravi will officiate in the World Cup opener between hosts New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch on February 14. While Marais Erasmus and Nigel Llong will be the on-field umpires, Ravi and Simon Fry will be the third and fourth umpires, respectively, with David Boon serving as...
ICC announce umpires and referees for World Cup
January 30, 2015
Dubai: Marais Erasmus and Nigel Llong will be the on-field umpires for the World Cup opener between New Zealand and Sri Lanka on February 14 as ICC Friday announced the umpire and match referees for the pool stage of the mega cricket event. S Ravi and Simon Fry will be the...
Steven Smith credits IPL for success
January 29, 2015
Perth: Going through the form of his life, Australian batsman Steven Smith said his participation in the Indian Premier League has helped him improve his game and taught him to adapt to different situations. "It's a great tournament to be involved in. I have to pay a lot of credit to...
2016 World Twenty20 in India from March 11 to April 3
January 29, 2015
Dubai: The 2016 World Twenty20 will be played in India from March 11 to April 3. The International Cricket Council (ICC) approved the dates for its main events through to 2019, following its Board meeting on Thursday. Though the tournaments were awarded to countries in 2013, the dates were approved on...
Super Over may decide 2015 World Cup winners
January 29, 2015
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has put its faith in Super Over as the "credible way to separate two sides" in the event of a tie, and the same condition will be in force in the event the 2015 ICC World Cup final on March 29 ends with scores tied....
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Its an ideal location for Shopping and staying in dubai... you have the Mall of the Emirates connected to the hotel in the 1st floor. Metro ( Rail) connection available from the mall. Very comfortable beddings and well maintained. Nespresso Coffee machine in the room.Good view of Dubai ..( not all) on the higher rooms. You can see late night movies in the mall and walk back to room.. Free internet connection.. - Anonymous
Service og betjening. Rommet. Sheesha ved bassengbaren på taket. Maten i restaurantene. Fantastisk frokost på exclusive lounge, dette anbefales!! 5 min å gå til mall of emirates og ski dubai. Hotellet har en limo til transport av gjester, benytt denne til og fra flyplass. Det koster ikke mer enn 10% over taxipris og er vesentlig mer komfortabelt. - Anonymous
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I agree with standardizing on a single system. At one point I was carrying either Sig P series or various makes of 1911's. Knowing that eventually my youngest is going to start shooting ( and probably get his CHL when of age) and that my wife is not particularly fond of shooting, I figured it would be easier for everyone if I standardized on a single platform. Now my the wife knows how to make ready and render safe (and strip and clean) all of my carry pistols, and how to safely handle them in my absence.
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If he can learn to run on fake legs and become one of the world's fastest runners, maybe even setting a world record, then he deserves every award he earns. Is it unfair that he has tools no one else gets to have? No, it's unfair everyone else has real feet.
They ask, should the Devils sign Doan?
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Devil people: "Doan is reportedly asking for as close to a 4 year – 30 million dollar contract which is quite a lot, even for him. Still, if the Devils feel they need the scoring presence in the absence of Parise, would you want the Devils to reach out to Doan and try to reach an agreement?"
Top 10 Dallas Stars players of all time: No. 9 Darryl Sydor
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He and Zubov played a lot of games together, and Sydor ranks 11th all-time in Stars history in games played at 714. Included in that run with Dallas were two trips to the All-Star Game (1998 and 1999). He finished with 99 playoff appearances for the Stars, and he finished with four trips to the Stanley Cup Final in his career (also with Los Angeles in 1993 and with Tampa Bay in 2004 — he won the Cup with the Lightning).
Memory Lane
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5/19/2009: Kings Blog Takes Down Dreger – Pension Plan Puppets
It may have the worst wall paper since that Urkel tribute my-space page, but the blog entry makes up for it with a nice take down of Dreger's latest trade rumour make-believe.
Mark Cuban to Skip Bayless: "That is the most ridiculous thing any sports writer has ever said."
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Preds match: thoughts
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Note to Elliotte Friedman and other chuckleheads who think Weber's deal with Preds can't be modified: It can. Only the "principal terms" (how much and when and for how long) can't be altered. Why on earth Nashville would give Weber a no-move clause now is another question. Frankly, I would be more inclined to send…
Preds respond to Flyers
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Rick Nash Trade: who won?
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I don't know. But I'll tell you this much: there's next to zero chance of the Rangers finishing with more than last year's 109 points and Columbus finishing with less than last year's 65.
Why the Kings won't get stale — and why they will
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Does Dean Lombardi want to stand pat? – Jewels From The Crown Usually, Cup-winning teams lose a face or two in the offseason. But every roster player who was an unrestricted free agent re-signed with the Kings, even though they likely could have made more on the open market. This tidbit from Elliotte Friedman caught…
P.S. the league has till Monday or Tuesday to approve or reject Weber offer sheet
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Five days from whenever the offer sheet was officially submitted to the Central Registry. Two days before Nashville's deadline to match or refuse. That assumes, of course, that the league hasn't already approved the contract; but if they have, I haven't heard anything about it. (The five days deadline is for summer only; during the…


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Why China wants 36,000 pounds of US university dissertations
The Library of Congress had a problem that weighed 36,000 pounds: What to do with duplicate copies of some 100,000 American university doctoral dissertations on microfilm covering the years from 1938 to 1977. Monetary value? Close to $1 million at today's prices.
But as a duplicate collection it was merely collecting dust and occupying much-needed space. If no other institution could use the collection, the only solution was to destroy it.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the National Library of China in Peking wanted just about any kind of scholarly works in English. As a result of the Cultural Revolution, China now has 12 million students hungry for knowledge about the contemporary world written in English. There is a shortage of English books of all kinds at all levels in China.
Enter a nonprofit organization known as the Foundation For Books To China. Since 1980, the foundation quietly has been collecting scholarly books, journals , and elementary texts - either duplicates or unwanted - and sending them to China.
''The Center for Research Libraries in Chicago temporarily housed the microfilm,'' says Dale Bratton, the executive director of the Foundation, ''and then looked around for someone to take the collection permanently, and we heard about it.''
Dr. Bratton knew that China would want the collection. But the challenge would be, as it has been in other foundation book projects, to meet the costs of getting the massive collection to China.
After many phone calls and letters, Bratton got support from two key sources - American President Lines, which agreed to provide ocean freight at 90 percent discount of the commercial rate, and the Exxon Educational Foundation in New York, which gave a grant of $8,200 toward the handling costs.
In addition, University Microfilms donated a complete microfilmed index of the collection. And in China the National Library built two air-conditioned rooms to house the collection. Summer temperatures in Peking can go above 100 degrees F. and humidity can take a rapid toll on microfilm.