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San Francisco can't get much going vs. former prospect Wheeler
SAN FRANCISCO -- Zack Wheeler, the Mets starter whom the Giants drafted sixth overall in 2009, taunted his former organization with what could have been on Wednesday afternoon, but San Francisco's most-pressing concern laid with its 2002 first-round pick.
For the first time in 254 career starts, Matt Cain failed to get through the first inning in a 7-2 loss to the Mets at AT&T Park. Cain, who has frequently been the Giants' stopper in recent seasons, had no command of the strike zone. He allowed three walks and two hits that led to three Mets runs before Wheeler even took the mound.
Cain did not last three innings in either of his two starts during San Francisco's 1-5 homestand, the worst since 2010. Manager Bruce Bochy said there is no health issue that has led to Cain's struggles or the quick hook -- Mike Kickham was warming up by the fourth batter and came in after Cain could not record the third out.
"I didn't want it to become a health issue," said Bochy, who added that he was worried about Cain's first-inning pitch count that reached 36. "He's fine. I had some concern there because he was a little off.
"I'll be honest. You want to win every game, but you don't want to risk someone to win a game. That's why I got him."
Cain's issues at AT&T Park have pervaded his 2013 campaign. He entered the game with the second-worst home ERA (5.50) of any National League starter, and that figure rose to 5.94 by the time his outing -- the shortest by a Giants pitcher since Sept. 24, 2011 -- had ended. He lasted just 2 1/3 innings last Friday when he allowed eight runs against the Dodgers.
According to FanGraphs, Cain is throwing fewer fastballs than ever before this season (47.2 percent of pitches), and when he does throw a heater, its average velocity is at a career-low 91.1 mph.
"I wasn't throwing strikes and [I was] falling behind in counts," Cain said. "And when I was throwing strikes, I was leaving the ball up."
San Francisco never threatened to eliminate the three-run deficit; no Giant reached scoring position until the Mets led 7-0 in the seventh. It was Wheeler's third win since debuting last month, but he might have saved his best performance for his former organization, as he went seven innings and allowed just three hits while striking out five.
"I was really looking forward to it," Wheeler said. "I think I told some of the guys earlier that I really wanted to do well. I was able to do that and it feels pretty good."
The Giants traded Wheeler to the Mets for slugger Carlos Beltran ahead of the 2011 non-waiver Trade Deadline. San Francisco missed the postseason that year, and Wheeler left the club pondering how fate might have played out differently had the Giants held onto him.
"He's got a good fastball, life to it," Bochy said. "He's got good stuff. We're not swinging the bats well right now and [opposing pitchers] are hard to read in some games, but he pitched well."
Wheeler, who didn't allow a hit through 3 2/3 innings, even contributed offensively. He doubled and recorded his first Major League RBI in the sixth and later scored.
"I just tried to come in there and keep it close," said Kickham, who was optioned to Triple-A Fresno following the game. "I did that the first few innings, but I got hurt on a pitch up [in the fifth] and allowed a couple runs the next inning."
The pitch Kickham referred to was a 1-0 changeup to Marlon Byrd, who gave the Giants' pitching staff fits in the series. In Tuesday's 10-6 win for the Mets, his grand slam off Jake Dunning marked just the sixth by an opponent in AT&T Park history.
The Giants head to San Diego for their final series before the All-Star break 10 games under .500 at 40-50. The club has lost 14 of 16, the worst stretch since 2005.
"You try to stay away from [thinking negatively], and think every day it's going to turn around," Bochy said. "We were hoping to come home and turn it around.
"This was an awful homestand."
Andrew Owens is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @OwensAndrew. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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• Roundtable (Audio): On the Inkstuds radio programme guests Joe McCulloch, Matt Seneca and Tucker Stone and host Robin McConnell discuss recent comics including Is That All There Is? by Joost Swarte and The Cabbie Vol. 1 by Martí as well as George Herriman's Krazy Kat
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the phrase "vaffanculo" means "to go fuck yourself". the word "va" means 'go" and fanculo means "fuck you" or "fuck off" so when you put them together it means "go fuck yourself" Many times the Italian hand gesture to complement this word is a straight hand swiftly raised past their ear or it can also resemble a bitch slap.
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To cure someone of using the word "Fuck." Most use the word as in insult, although Va Fa Napoli is much more effective.
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Biographical Note | Maye Upshaw Ham, born on April 23, 1942 in the County Line Community of Douglass, Texas, was the fifth child of Edward Monet and Leota Upshaw. Her father provided for his family through farming and logging while serving as a leader in their small community. Her mother remained active in the church and community while raising Ham and her thirteen other brothers and sisters. Ham attended the local community school through the eighth grade before graduating from C.L. Simon High School in Cushing, Texas. She attended Prairie View A&M University for two years before moving to California and graduating from California State University, Dominguez Hills with a B.A. in English .She also received an M.A. in English. Maye Upshaw Ham married Hadie Ham, Jr. on December 24, 1961. Together they have three birth daughters, Nelrua, Joi, and Teri, one adopted son, Darren, and three grandchildren. Hadie Ham drove a long haul truck for several years before retiring in 1999. Maye Ham taught English for Compton Unified School District and Nacogdoches Independent School District for more than thirty-two years. Now she serves as an adjunct professor at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas. As an active member of her community, Ham serves as chair of the African American Heritage Project (AAHP). She is also a member of the County Line Baptist Church where she plays the piano. She and her husband remain in the Douglass area in the Pleasant Hill Community. |
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Originally Posted by asdx And when you insult people you are showing the world the piece of shit you are as a person. Fuck you. You are the violent psychopath here. Go fuck yourself. Asshole. Seriously guys, you want to banter, rant and swear go PM each other in IRC and let's try to keep the forums clean and respectable. If you don't I'll just start deleting posts with profanity.
Originally Posted by asdx Also, I hate using this bad language, but those guys keep insulting me, so what can I do? Treat them with respect and sweet words? That's pretty much the definition of maturity. Not necessarily treating them with respect, but not flying off the handle every time you're insulted, and reducing your posts to nothing more than cluster f-bombs.
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Returns the Pri this is democracy? The home page is the picture Universal Salinas and the PRI's return so named, but as you may damage the Mexicans forget that this man made us the country, and now manages the state of Mexico because it is the "godfather" Peña Nieto (who is also a "puppet" Televisa "), do not forget that hypocritically Salinas was very happy the people of Mexico and suddenly left us all in the worst of the crisis (and global crisis was not for those without know the difference), and also made pacts with the drug!! I do not forget that people steal to eat bags at supermarkets outlets ... I did not forget that many credits they had, they became unaffordable ... I do not forget that by the PRI in my town killed dozens of innocent people ... but it seems that many have forgotten the damage that this party has made us! react MEXICAN!
Poor Mexico, Mexican poor uneducated, illiterate, poor people living in extreme poverty, celebrate the return of Carlos Salinas the chupacabras, Montiel rat who cares for rats, Bours the bravero and unpunished ruled over all time, that I get hurt the people of Mexico that I have hurt you, prepare to be poorer than they already are.
There will be another chance? You can not press the accelerator without looking ahead ... Mexicans do not forgive the mistake or as others would say we keep kicking the dead. I think we have no memory or no medium-or short-term let alone the long term. We will give welcome to do that if they know the government ... amass large amounts of money but ask the good Carlos Salinas, Montiel, Eduardo Bours and many others that politics is just coming to power. Regardless of the majority of population l. Waters left the daycare ... or the sale of PEMEX or CFE. SALINAS TO RETURN CARLOSSS .... SALINAS come back ..... SALINAS come back ... but what I took.
Goodbye democracy, change goodbye, goodbye hello progress .... 70 Mexico, corrupt and dictatorial. Governments HOla Bours, Manlio Fabio GANGSTERS as Presidents like Salinas and ... Hopefully the PRI has the maturity to continue with the progress made by the "PAN"? ... That empicen to work together parties for reforms and progress and not go against the President on any subject just because they belonged to another party. to stop fighting each other (or fighting within the party), and hopefully not do as they did so many years ... sick of power and money and do particular benefits and partisan and not for people. Hopefully now if you decide to educate people for questioning and exigan them and no longer keep people with hunger, poverty, economic and knowledge so that they can be manipulated and achieve their own goals ...
Hey, I have something for you, we translated testimonies of innocent people put in jail due to the protest against the new president, a 52 years old woman supposedly burning stuff and using molotov bombs!? :
i am tired of hearing that there is ang overwhelming majority of "made in China" in western market. i cannot guarantee the quality of those products, but this kind fo phenomenon is really an evidence of China's manufacturing success.i am happy to learn that there will be another excellent counterpart in north America. i have watched the presidency debate, and i konw more or less how much the president concern about China's rise,maybe it's time for them to turn around and take a look at it's neighbor. on the other hand, the Mexico residents may get mad at this irritating news.
So The US middle class is slipping into oblivion...
more middle class equity has been lost by the middle class in the last ten years then ever before...
Mexico is not the US' problem.
Unneeded wars that cost trillions while politicians keep trying to take apart social security and medicare to make up for their political mistakes is the problem- I hope Mexico rises, I also hope The US does as well.
Neighbour and neighbourly are misspelled. Great read but professionally speaking I would spell check.
Did they fix it? To me, both words look like they're written with proper British English spelling.
This article is highly offensive to me. I will not be okay with the United States thinking of my home country as a place they can infiltrate and use at their will. The world is not a playground "America". Also, the over use of stereotypical Spanish Phrases is something that i don't take lightly. I wish i had never come across this condescending article.
even America's "wetback"-bashing Republicans
Contra your idiocy, I have no problem at all with immigration, or Mexico. You, however, deserve a crack in the jaw.
Are you going to talk about how the new government is attacking the population that protest for the electoral fraud?
Here you can see innocent old men been attack by the police http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAcnAb9jDMM
and here violent people trained by the police to make the protest a riot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1dDIg6voh0
I can´t see some of the video, but yes, that´s the PRI for you, a lot and I really mean a lot, less tolerant towards these kinds of situations than the PAN. mind you, this time I saw a lot less ppl protesting than even after 2006 which I think says something, given Mexico city is by far the most populous city in Mexico, where´s the rest of the ppl protesting?. Have you ever thought that if Obrador got 30% or 31% of the votes that means a whole 70% of the ppl DIDN´T vote for him? so he isnt their president either? They may be less loud but they are there too.
I worry too about the protestors and hope they are put in liberty soon, the ones who got arrested, but I am getting very tired too of the extreme left use of this kinds of "protesters" to emotionally manipulate the rest of our country population, I would very much like a LEFT of ideas, reforms and good actitude to solve problems not just one of vociferous voices who get out and put in danger other ppl just because they didn´t got their way, especially because this Left often puts itself in the situation of "Is MY way or nothing at all".
If we kept on like this we will just be dividing ourselves in vain between PRI,PAN and PRD which would definitely do nothing good for our country, we should be calling for a political reform that considers a second round of votes between the first two politicans that get the most votes the first time, to get a real majority not a relative one. As things are now any politician from any party that gets more than 30% wins and that isn´t good, because is a relative win.
Also, I would like you to remember PRI wasn´t got out of office by just vociferous protesting, but by electoral reform, cooperation between the ppl and even between opposition parties. We need to be united,not divided because we have problems way larger and complex in front us to be dividing ourselves now.
"Are you going to talk about how the new government is attacking the population that protest for the electoral fraud?"
Right. First of all, that´s Mexico City police. Mexico City is under PRD, not PRI control. Second of all, those where vandals destroying stores, not people protesting anything in a legitimate manner.
Lopez Obrador held a pacific protest at El Angel. They didn´t get beaten up, did they? Of course not, because they where not VANDALIZING stuff.
Come on. We are not stupid.
I agree, those were policemen from DF, my bad. It seems there was a group vandalizing national/private property and attaking police. The other was just protesting.
As a matter of fact, those are federals, not Mexico City police, I would like to talk with people that double check their references before posting and is willing to have a serious conversation.
There where both federal and Mexico City riot police involved. You can tell by the riot shields; some say "policía", others "policía federal", and the uniforms are different. But this is tangential.
The arrested vandals are being held by Mexico City (PRD), not the feds (PRI).
A pan south american nation could sweep the world...
You mean all Cocaine producers joining together
to sell it to Brazil? hahahahahahahaha.....
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"We are suffering the consequences of a lack of police on the border," São Paulo Gov. Geraldo Alkmin told reporters in October after a particularly bloody seven-day stretch during which three police and 16 others were killed in the state."
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What the US wants out of Mexico is not just cheap labor. There will be extensive studies of Mexican vulnerabilities and each will be explored.
Washington my want a more pliant government in Mexico. Thus begins the intrigueintrigue.
heh that´s the story of our lives since a long time ago XD,Calderon once described Mex-US relationship as "sometimes tense, sometimes difficult" we sort of expect it by default.
Mexico will convert the US into a Latin nation by sheer demographics. Soon Mexico will be the
US´motherland. And everybody respects their mother and do what she says.
Good story, but it does not answer the question: why did you endorse PRI in the election? The improvements were made under a PAN administration....not PRI. Mexico struggled with the global financial collapse, recovered better than the US, and has double the economic growth of the US. Also, you don't mention that PAN left Mexico's treasury better off and the out-going president did not loot the treasury and escape to Europe as PRI presidents used to do. Your endorsement of PRI is hard to understand.
@Esteban Murphy
I also find the use of flying hats on the desert quite amusing, not least powerful in meaning and imagery.
Firstly, because it represents mexicans and Mexico, how the world's collective imaginary represents them. Think about this: how many cultures have such a strong identity that can be represented with a simple set of elements: hats, desert, cacti? There are many nations in the world having cacti, deserts and hats, but only Mexico "owns" these.
Secondly, because the flying hats represents some sort of UFO invasion, a seemingly impossible scene because (a) UFOs don't exist and (b) Mexico could never invade/conquer anyone or anything!
... and yet, that is exactly what is happening, as the various articles in The Economist suggest. Not anymore with inmigrants, but with its unstoppable economic and demographic expansion, let alone the cultural heritage of the "mexican way of life" with its hats, music, food and folklore.
@guest-ljamioj: You are absolutely right about what you say, the US is very much dependent on Mexico, much more than what they admit, but that is somewhat understandable. Whereas there are many reasons why we - the mexicans - feel proud about our Nation, there are are still many things for which we cannot and should not be proud: corruption, crime, social disparities, low education levels, poor political class, etc. These things are enough for us to keep the head low and keep on working to revert these trends. To some extent we have done a good job on the economic front (otherwise The Economist and other journals would not write extensively about the country); it is now time to address the social disparities and the endemic political corruption of the country.
So let the "rich" nations think of Mexico as a country of "sombreros, tequila, cactus and drugs". Let's keep working hard and bring silently our Nation to the place where it has to be.
Then, by surprise, those countries that show "hostile and distrustful" behavior may realize Mexico has become a prosperous nation, an economic giant and an unstoppable challenger.
"UFOs don't exist"
Well I saw a UFO. And I´m not kidding.
really? how are you sure? just curious.
For goodness sake grow up or shut up you silly fresa - you are embarrassing us. I bet you're a Tec grad.
What is wrong with being honest? he is just expressing his oppinion, like everyone else here.
Being a Tec graduate is something to be proud of, seeing how we are the innovative force behind Mexico's innovative prowess; unlike public universities like UNAM whose students are looking for confrontation.
Yeah? see how Mexico has fared ever since the last Presidente coming from UNAM. Salinas was a true innovator, hated all right, but still the first attempt to modernize public administration. Then, Zedillo (IPN), Fox (Ibero... so he says) and Calderon (Escuela Libre de Derecho), screwed things even more. I haven't found a Tec guy who could really debate about innovation outside a text book. All of you, borregos are that, sheep who wish reconquista was inverted and Monterrey weren't as doomed as it's now. Does this sound like confrontation to you? Then you can't digest debate
Yeah? see how Mexico has fared ever since the last Presidente coming from UNAM. Salinas was a true innovator, hated all right, but still the first attempt to modernize public administration. Then, Zedillo (IPN), Fox (Ibero... so he says) and Calderon (Escuela Libre de Derecho), screwed things even more. I haven't found a Tec guy who could really debate about innovation outside a text book. All of you, borregos are that, sheep who wish reconquista was inverted and Monterrey weren't as doomed as it's now. Does this sound like confrontation to you? Then you can't digest debate
Let's remember that UNAM gave us such gems of presidents as José López Portillo y Pacheco and Luis Echeverría Álvarez (two other presidents from the UNAM were the already cited Carlos Salínas de Gorari and Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado).
As a Mexican I am not uncomfortable at all with the imaginary used by The Economist into this article. I found the flying sombreros with a cacti as background really funny, even if the picture is somehow inaccurate as not all the entire Mexican territory is a desert and very few people use that type of hats nowadays. Having said that, I would like to briefly express my opinion about the content of this article.
Mexico has become the 3rd business partner of the US and is about to catch up with China again. We buy more American products that all BRIC countries together or more than the UK, Germany and France combined. San Antonio, Houston, Miami and NYC are shopping meccas for the Mexican middle and upper classes and some US states are heavily dependent on trade with Mexico. We Mexicans rank 4 in the list of foreign visitors to NYC after the Brits, Canadians and Spaniards (well, that was before the euro crisis started, of course which makes believe we now rank 3, maybe)and Mexico houses the most numerous community of American expats living out of the US. Millions of baby-boomers are retiring or about to retire and a good portion of them are considering retiring in Mexico. Thousands of US citizens cross the border looking for a better climate, culture and to stretch out their dollars. All those reasons should be enough reasons to expect a more friendly, positive attitude from our neighbors to the north. Unfortunately, it seems that all we always receive from them is hostility, prejudice and mistrust.
I could also try to ridicule the Americans. Our kind neighbors hold a long list of features that are good food to make all type of jokes about them, but what benefit would that bring to the relations between our two countries?
Mexico could be an even more important business partner and a key ally to the US, but prejudice and ignorance do not let their leaders realize all the big things we could achieve if we collaborate and work together for the benefit of our two countries.
It seems that for the US there are no other countries worthwhile their attention but Iraq, Iran, China and Israel. Those countries dominate its foreign agenda. I think their leadership needs to pay more attention to what is happening in Mexico, because in the end those countries are not neighboring countries to the US.
I would like to invite the Americans to make aside their biased views about Mexico. They might not like or understand us, as well as we do not like or understand all aspects of the American way of life, that is no reason to not act pragmatically and work together for the benefit of our peoples.
This magazine is not American, you do know that, right? It is the British writing this article, not Americans. They do this because if the US, Canada, and Mexico ever became stronger than the EU, the power would shift to this side of the pond, instead of their failed European Union. So, why not do some research first before you slam it all on the Americans, amigo?
I think guest-ljamioj was refering to other situations besides the article.
Besides Britain always had a relationship with the US as well with the EU, so in this article I just see an economic analysis with its particular political afiliations, we human beings really are quite the political animals as Aristotle would say.
i agree with your point. the unfortunate truth is that there is just a great deal of racism in the united states against mexicans. as the older generations die off, i think we will see a different view start to take hold.
Not as long as the U.S. latino high school drop out rate and teen pregnancy rate is astronomical and so many tax dollars are also spent on law enforcement devoted strictly to latino gangs and prisons full of those convicted of a multitude of violent crimes.
As production is moving out of China to find the next cheap labour markets, it is obvious that all developing countries are taken into consideration as such. While Indonesia and Vietnam might be cheap enough for the moment, at some point they will have gone through the same change as China, India and every other land used for its cheap labour for long enough ever before: Taking the next step and becoming consumer countries. Therefore, and this comes from a European that has lived in Mexico before and loves the country, I think its just a matter of time until it turns into the new China!
Native Mexican dance in Taiwan.
MachoTacos Taiwan
Proof that Mexican culture is well received in Asia.
N.A.F.T.A. is important for U.S.A. and U.S. of Mexico.The rising Mexico is good for USA to get a larger amount of market valua for selling and still enjoys lower wage for US products to be made in Mexico. Furthermore, Mexico is the largest Spanish speaking country in the world.USA ties up with Mexico, then she keeps on going to tie up all Latin American countries and their people. Mexico's oil and gas will good for the States to enjoy. Mexico has half population of USA, it's good for USA to get a new high value market.Why not tie up the rising Mexico,USA?
I think it's an excellent idea. One I've been saying for years but our intelligence which is so amazing, (how amazing, 2 poorly executed wars amazing), has been telling us about the nonstop cartel violence and how the cartel basically has more power than the state over there. Whether it's true or not I don't know however I don't think the Mexicans would like it very much either if we took their matters into our own hands. The problem is, though, that all their power comes from the drug trade, mostly Marijauana and Cocaine. Fortunately, as more states legalize marijauna at least (however it's spelled), I think their power will continue to decline
Even Bill Clinton now admits that NAFTA was/is a huge mistake and that could he go back he would not sign it into law again.
Mexico is in America
in North America
first thing for US to do is to stop calling themselves "America"
Want to see which European country would dare to call itself "Europe" and not having the rest of the world laughing at them.
Perhaps when the US stops its racist language use ("Latin America" "Native-American" "African-American" "Italian-American") they will realize that there's much more than "looking again at its important neighbor"
I'm very sorry if the "Father founders" didn't come up with a more convenient name for calling the country or its citizens, in the UK nobody goes around calling themselves "Kindomers" or "Europeans" they are English, Scottish, Irish, Welch...
Just a thought...
Well we're called the United States of AMERICA, and the silly notion of "Continents" came up afterwards. Therefore, instead of going around calling ourselves "United States of Americans" I think I'll continue calling myself an "American".
The discussion and faulty classification of continents is relatively new. Here's a nice explanation of them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBcq1x7P34
I think this person's point was towards the identification of the space of your country as America and every other part of the continent as something else. By calling your country the name of the continent, it assumes that it is the 'ingroup' while Canada and Mexico are the 'outgroup'. It is a bigger problem than most realize, seeing as this naming situation leads to many (especially many americans), to think of Mexico as part of Central America, which, clearly, it is not. So instead of calling your country 'America', it should be the U.S. or the United States of America. Shortening it to America is slightly problematic in that it excludes the rest of the continent in its entirety.
You didn't listen or understand Brian's point. We've been "America," longer than there has been a "North America." "in group......." "out group" liberal arts grad or major?
Im a Mexican, I live in San Pedro, Monterrey, there are many rich people here, we dont travel in burro or use sombreros, if you come here you see A LOT of Mercedes, Audi, BMW. you can also see Bentleys, Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, and many more supercars. And only as a fact: Buying Land to build a house in this city is more expensive than in Beverly Hills. Here in San Pedro we also have a country club called: Club Campestre Monterrey, and to join it, you have to pay 1 Million Dollars plus a mensuality of 5.000$ (NOT KIDDING).San Pedro is the richest town in Latin America. If you dont believe me google it! Just please stop that stereotype of mexicans!
And this is not only about San Pedro, there are MANY MORE cities full of rich people in Mexico like Santa Fe, Cancun, Zapopan, Puerta de Hierro, Los Cabos. just to mention a few of them..
and remembem: the richest man in earth is Mexican.
However, that is also a problem in Latin America.
A lack of a true middle class with a $50,000USD per capita
income. That is why so many Mexicans have ventured to
El Norte in the past. It is time for wealthy Mexicans
to go Gringo and extend a helping hand to less fortune
Mexicans (i.e. venture capital, incubators, trade schools
towards high end value added trades, etc.). All of Mexico
will benefit, and the U.S. as well.
If Mexico continues on its corruption, nepotism and
gridlock politics, then it will be like Brazil. Shine
for a little season and suffer for a longer season.
Remember: Any moron country can sell raw materials to the
world, but a smart country like Switzerland (without
cocoa crops) can MANUFACTURE global Chocolate BRANDS
to the world.
Viva Mexico! Que le vaya bien!
I'm also Mexican, and before I also showed off that the richest man in the world was Mexican, but this is not a reason to show off. Better than having the richest man in the world would be to have the most people having a healthy and sure economy, that's how a country becomes rich. If we continue like this supporting the richest persons and not helping each other we'll never be one of the best economies in the world. There have to be less rich people as poor ones and a bigger middle economy but very strong. Just look at all the millionaires in Russia, or the Arabian countries and still none of these countries is as reach as a European country.
That is my point exactly, Mexico didn´t got better from 2008 crisis, something that is still keeping the US and Europe in crisis btw, just because we had Carlos Slim. Mexico got better because the middle class kept on working, buying, going to the hospital, borrowing, growing in numbers and this is a fact, lest go on and work so that there can be more social mobility for all our population by being more political or socialy active.
Wow. O eres un idiota, o no entiendes inglés :)
Is San Pedro Garza García the same municipality whose mayor's name is more often than not proffered in the same breath as narco friend? If you don't want to be a part of the caricature you seem to be rejecting, then post better arguments.
I believe you. I just wish the uber wealthy and rapidly expanding middle class Mexicans would run their country better and stop sending the U.S. all their tens of millions of uneducated, unskilled lower class.
An hilarious graphic choice which fruitfully exploits stereotypical elements to present an argument. That said, the notion of a Mexican rise is fallacious. Positive prospects for employment and consumption aren't enough when you have institutions and a society which lacks the interest and ambition to curb the progressive social, political and environmental deterioration of life across the national territory.
"Positive prospects for employment and consumption aren't enough"
Thank you for you describe precisely what Brazil is.
"when you have institutions and a society which lacks the interest and ambition to curb the progressive social, political and environmental deterioration of life across the national territory."
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It actually looks vastly better for my Radeon 7000 than F19 Alpha !
Phoronix: Gears On Gallium Still Grinding The Latest Mesa
Gears On Gallium continues to be maintained as an experimental live Linux distribution based upon openSUSE that's shipping the very latest open-source Linux graphics driver packages...
It actually looks vastly better for my Radeon 7000 than F19 Alpha !
It also makes great use of the openSUSE build service and the SUSE Studio.In fact, the independent Gears on Gallium continues to make great use of the Phoronix Test Suite for delivering numerous independent Linux GPU benchmarks.
Does anyone know if this supports UVD for ATI video cards?
I am keen to try out UVD and see if it works for my machine, however I don't want to do this on my live running media PC.
This seems like a nice easy way to give it a shot.
Things that it needs are provided here:
It worked perfectly! 1080p video, High def, with 30% CPU.
Normally the show starts to jitter after about 10 minutes of playback, but this worked beautifully!
Now to upgrade my MediaPC without breaking it. Thankyou for do these builds.
The video card is an onboard
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS880 [Radeon HD 4250]
This 3.9-rc5-linux-next201230424 kernel i build locally, and have only 12.3 i686 package, If you want I can share it.
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Very interesting!
Thank you!
Phoronix: Improving The Linux Kernel's Memory Performance
Over the past few days there's been an active discussion on the Linux kernel mailing list surrounding the memory copy (the memcpy function to copy blocks of memory) performance within the kernel. In particular, an application vendor claims to have boosted their application (a video recorder) performance by 12% when implementing an "optimized" memory copy function that takes advantage of SSE3...
Very interesting!
Thank you!
It's indeed pretty interesting.
But if I use a prebuilt generic x86_64 kernel provided by my distro, is there a way the kernel could autodetect if my CPU has support for SSE3 at runtime, or do I have to recompile the kernel ?
Most likely, it's already doing it. Most likely your kernel already has support for SSE3, etc. Programs that are designed to take advantage of SSE3 will do so.
Before, memcopy() function did magix of copying stuff, however, if I understood article correct, they want to use SSE3 for copying something big, which will give rather nice boost.
But i am no programmer unfortunately.
I did something like this in my kernel and the performance was really impressive.
At the time, I used CPUID to know if the CPU supported MMX or SSE or SSE2 and set malloc to use what was supported.
I hadn't any graphics driver, so drawing operations were really slow.
Without SSE2 I couldn't do any acceptable graphic operation, instead with SSE2 I could draw windows and move them flawlessy.
Probably this was due to the fact that there were only few threads and the data to move was consistent (1280 x 1024 x 4 bytes).