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Preview: Memphis vs. Maryland
(2) Memphis vs. (10) Maryland
Sprint Center, Kansas City, 2:20 p.m.
Records: Memphis 32-3; Maryland 21-13
Series standing: Memphis leads, 2-1
TV, radio: WREG (Channel 3); WREC-AM (600); WKBQ-FM (93.5).
Point guard
Tyreke Evans (6-6 Fr., 16.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg) vs. Greivis Vasquez (6-6 Jr., 17.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg)
By challenging the legitimacy of Memphis' record and its conference, Vasquez made himself the center of attention, which is just the way he likes it. A fiery, creative scorer who plays off emotion, he is the player the Terrapins really rely on to generate their offense. Vasquez is capable of scoring on a lot of people, but the Tigers will try to slow him down a little and make other people beat them. Evans did not have much energy on defense Thursday, which is why the Tigers were put into help mode way too much against Northridge. Still, he could very well end up out-playing Vasquez if he can reach the same emotional level.
Advantage: Maryland
Shooting guard
Doneal Mack (6-5 Jr., 8.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg) vs. Adrian Bowie (6-2 So., 9.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
Coach John Calipari is sticking with Mack as the starter here, even though he thought about putting Roburt Sallie in coming off his 35-point performance. Mack looked really shaky Thursday, going 0-for-7 from the field with three turnovers in 16 minutes, but he has been steady most of the year. Bowie is athletic enough to contribute in this game, and he really broke down California's defense in the first round with 12 points and seven assists. Still, he's scored fewer than 10 points in 11 of Maryland's last 15 games.
Advantage: Even
Shooting guard
Antonio Anderson (6-6 Sr., 10.3 ppg, 4.3 apg) vs. Sean Mosley (6-4 Fr., 5.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg)
The most important thing for Anderson in this game will be stopping Vasquez, and that's been his calling card in many NCAA Tournament games. But you also can't forget his ability to hit clutch shots in the midrange game like he did in the second half against Northridge, finishing 6-for-11 from the field in 37 minutes. Mosley has been a solid freshman and scored 12 points in the win against Wake Forest that got Maryland into the tournament. He didn't get much done in the first round against California, however, going 1-for-4 from the field in 15 minutes.
Advantage: Memphis
Power forward
Robert Dozier (6-9 Sr., 12.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg) vs. Landon Milbourne (6-7 Jr., 11.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg)
It's time for Dozier to play a full 40-minute game. He didn't do much in the first round until the last six minutes, when he made a couple of big plays on both ends of the floor. Even not at his best, he had eight rebounds in 30 minutes. Milbourne is playing somewhat out of position this season -- he's probably more of a wing than a four man -- but shoots 49.2 percent from the field. He's scored in double figures in 17 of the last 28 games, but Dozier is quick enough to guard him.
Advantage: Memphis
Shawn Taggart (6-10 Jr., 10.4 ppg, 7.5 rpg) vs. Dave Neal (6-7 Sr., 8.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg)
The only question here is effort, because on athletic talent, it's a total mismatch. Neal is a lunch-pail kind of guy who plays a smart, scrappy game and can step out and shoot a little bit from the 3-point line (39.1 percent).
The Tigers can't afford for Taggart to get in foul trouble again because he was effective against Cal State Northridge, going 3-for-4 from the field with three offensive rebounds in just 25 minutes.
Advantage: Memphis
The most dangerous player coming off the Maryland bench is Eric Hayes, a 6-4 shooter who makes 37.1 percent of his 3-point attempts. He scored 17 points in the upset victory over North Carolina. Dino Gregory, a 6-7 forward, gave the Terrapins 20 solid minutes against California with five rebounds. But the player everyone will be watching today is Sallie, who became an overnight sensation after going 10-for-15 from 3-point range.
Not to be overlooked, however, is the willingness of Pierre Henderson-Niles to rebound with two hands on Thursday. He gave the Tigers 14 good minutes and could be an option in this game.
Advantage: Memphis
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Two University of Iowa wrestlers have beensuspended from the team after they were arrested for illegally huntingrabbits on campus.
Athletic director Gary Barta said Wednesday that freshmen Alex Meyerand Connor Ryan were arrested Tuesday by campus police. Barta says theyused BB guns and air rifles during the hunt.
Barta says both were suspended indefinitely and will facedisciplinary action through university and athletic department policies.
Meyer is an 18-year-old from suburban Des Moines who wrestles at 174pounds. Ryan is an 18-year-old from Bettendorf who wrestles at 141 and149. Neither has wrestled in a match so far this season for Iowa, whichis 3-0.
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The 25-year-old daughter of Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates was found dead by her musician husband, Thomas Cohen, at their home in Wrotham, Kent, on April 7.
At an inquest in May, Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham, of Kent Police, said recent heroin use "was likely to have played a role" in her death.
In an interview published this week in The Spectator magazine, Ms Geldof spoke of the pressures of fame and said she felt people thought she would die in the same way as her TV presenter mother, who died from an accidental heroin overdose at her London home aged 41 in 2000.
Just weeks after the interview, the mother-of-two, who had been a high-profile figure on social media, was dead. Her final post on Twitter was a picture of herself and Ms Yates.
She told journalist William Todd Schultz: "I'm young but people all know the same information about me.
"That's the worst thing, the preconceptions.
"Your life, they keep telling you, is pre-ordained - I'm going to die like my mother. 'She's going to end up like her mother.'
"And people expect you to spew these intimacies to them, like you are in a church confessional.
"It's an interview, not a therapy session."
At her funeral service in Davington, near Faversham, Kent, Ms Geldof's body was carried into the church in a coffin decorated with a picture of her family.


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The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science is Neil Downie's biggest and most astounding compendium yet of science experiments you can do in your own kitchen or backyard using common household items. It may be the only book that encourages hands-on science learning through the use of high-velocity, air-driven carrots.
Downie, the undisputed maestro of Saturday science, here reveals important principles in physics, engineering, and chemistry through such marvels as the Helevator--a contraption that's half helicopter, half elevator--and the Rocket Railroad, which pumps propellant up from its own track. The Riddle of the Sands demonstrates why some granular materials form steep cones when poured while others collapse in an avalanche. The Sunbeam Exploder creates a combustible delivery system out of sunlight, while the Red Hot Memory experiment shows you how to store data as heat. Want to learn to tell time using a knife and some butter? There's a whole section devoted to exotic clocks and oscillators that teaches you how.
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MERIDIAN -- Meridian Police say they have arrested 42-year-old Carrie Horsman of Boise after she failed to report the 2007 death of her former landlady 75-year-old Dee Lynn of Meridian.
Horsman was indicted by a grand jury and booked into the Ada County Jail on charges of failure to report a death and grand theft. Her bond is set at $250,000.
Horsman was living with Lynn at the time, and according to police was even the one to report her missing on June 19, 2007. Her body was discovered in a suitcase in the garage of her home three days later. Meridian Police Deputy Chief Tracy Basterrechea says the body was badly decomposed and had likely been there at least a week. He says Lynn was about 5-foot-1 tall, and her entire body was in the suitcase.
Jerry Vandersnick, who rented a room in Lynn's house, has said when he last saw her on June 15, she was preparing to confront Horsman about some forged checks. Basterrechea says Horsman took steps to cover up the death, and steal money from Lynn. He says Horsman was in possession of some of Lynn's checks and money, which is where the grand theft charge comes from.
Basterrechea says these charges are welcome news to Lynn's family but says this case is not closed. While these charges will bring some closure, I think, for the family, we may never know what actually took place in that residence, said Basterrachea.
He says Lynn's with the cause of death still undetermined, and police still believe this was a homicide.
Horsman has denied any involvement in Lynn's death.
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Is Blowing On The Ball Legal?
Yes, I know it's a weird question and would be a pretty unlikely occurrence :P
The other day, I had a ball practically sit up on the net and eat lunch before deciding to fall on my opponent's side. Occasionally you get a ball that runs along the net for two feet or so before dropping on one side or the other. Theoretically, a doubles player right at the net would be able to huff and puff and blow the ball down... into the opponent's court.
In the unlikely event that you could react fast enough and actually affect the ball, is it legal to blow on the ball? You wouldn't be touching it :)
Not sure, but a MLB player blew a dribbler foul in stead of fair in a game once. Back in the '80s IIRC.
For you or your team to win the point, you have to hit it with one stroke from your racket.
For the opposition to lose the point, you don't have to hit the ball.
You will NEVER see an opportunity to blow the ball back to his court.
Never heard of blowing a ball back for a point. I doubt the occasion would arrive but as long as you don't touch the ball I suppose you could. Yet, wouldn't it be easier just to hit it...
It reminded me of the scene in Caddyshack where the ball is sitting on the lip of the cup, teetering on the precipice and falls in when Bill Murray's gopher explosives go off and the ball falls in from the earth shaking.
Maybe it's just the nets on the courts where we play most of the time. I've seen the ball hit the net and then just roll across the top of the net for a foot or two at least half a dozen times.
The ultimate "blow job"?
Actually, now that I think about it, I think I hit the shot, not him. Other wise I would have somehow tried to very carefully tip it over the net.
Or, maybe I just didn't think that fast...
You would lose the point. Rule 21 specifies that after the ball has been hit by you or your partner, you may not do anything that might hinder your opponent from hitting the ball. Attempting to change its direction of travel by blowing on it after it had been hit would surely come under this hindrance rule. Also, deliberate noises or behavior that are distractions to your opponent come under this rule, and blowing on a ball that he still has an opportunity to hit would likely be a distraction hindrance. Merely your getting that close to the ball when he could still hit it would be perceived as distraction hindrance.
Also, the chances of you being able to accurately direct a gust of "air" onto the ball so much as move it are highly unlikely.
Put it this way- if someone did that to you the only way that you could claim the point would be is if you were right there to hit it yourself and your opponent's face was in a dangerous spot where you dind't think you could swing and therefore would be allowed to call hindrance. But otherwise its no different than waving your raquet near a ball to try and have the wind push it wide- there isn't anything illegal about it. All that said there just isn't time and it will never happen.
Waving your racquet at the ball after you've hit it is a distraction if your opponent hasn't hit it yet -- what other purpose could it serve? -- and you should lose the point. We know that throwing your racquet causes forteiture of the point for the same reason -- it is a deliberate distraction.
that's really a legit argument...hehehe but it's hindrance up until their racquet hits your face...
I think that you guys are confusing the hindrance issue with the legality of the move. So take that part out- what if your opponent hits a volley and it sits right on the netcord, would you be allowed to blow on the ball to prevent it from coming onto your side? Clearly its not hindrance for you to do so. I can't see anything in the rules that would prevent you from doing so anymore than the rules would prevent you from waving your racquet near the ball to get it to sail wide.
So unless you think that its legal for one side to do it but not for the other side to do it, I think the correct answer is that it would be legal unless the person on the other side is in position to hit the ball and doesn't do so because you are hindering their ability to swing through it.
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Jacobi Dynamics
A Unified Theory with Applications to Geophysics, Celestial Mechanics, Astrophysics and Cosmology
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moreIn their approach to Earth dynamics the authors consider the fundamentals of Jacobi Dynamics (1987, Reidel) for two reasons. First, because satellite observations have proved that the Earth does not stay in hydrostatic equilibrium, which is the physical basis of today's treatment of geodynamics. And secondly, because satellite data have revealed a relationship between gravitational moments and the potential of the Earth's outer force field (potential energy), which is the basis of Jacobi Dynamics. This has also enabled the authors to come back to the derivation of the classical virial theorem and, after introducing the volumetric forces and moments, to obtain a generalized virial theorem in the form of Jacobi's equation. Thus a physical explanation and rigorous solution was found for the famous Jacobi's equation, where the measure of the matter interaction is the energy.The main dynamical effects which become understandable by that solution can be summarized as follows: / the kinetic energy of oscillation of the interacting particles which explains the physical meaning and nature of the gravitation forces; / separation of the shell's rotation of a self-gravitating body with respect to the mass density; difference in angular velocities of the shell rotation; / continuity in changing the potential of the outer gravitational force field together with changes in density distribution of the interacting masses (volumetric center of masses); / the nature of the precession of the Earth, the Moon and satellites; the nature of the rotating body's magnetic field and the generation of the planet's electromagnetic field.As a final result, the creation of the bodies in the Solar System having different orbits was discussed. This result is based on the discovery that all the averaged orbital velocities of the bodies in the Solar System and the Sun itself are equal to the first cosmic velocities of their proto-parents during the evolution of their redistributed mass density.Audience The work is a logical continuation of the book Jacobi Dynamics and is intended for researchers, teachers and students engaged in theoretical and experimental research in various branches of astronomy (astrophysics, celestial mechanics and stellar dynamics and radiophysics), geophysics (physics and dynamics of the Earth's body, atmosphere and oceans), planetology and cosmogony, and for students of celestial, statistical, quantum and relativistic mechanics and hydrodynamics. less
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Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tuticorin, has thanked the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan for having established recently a quality evaluation laboratory for spices at a cost of Rs.8 crore in Tuticorin.
The chamber sought his intervention to bring more facilities in Tuticorin to benefit export and import traders. D.R. Kodeeswaran, Secretary, ICCI, said here on Tuesday that Tuticorin, which is facilitated by all means of communication, requires a new special economic zone and the state-of-the-art warehouses for stocking processed food items meant for export and import.
He urged minister to expand the Tuticorin airport by acquiring 414 acres in addition to the already acquired lands to an extent of 586 acres for modernisation.
The chamber had sought the help of Dr. Natchiappan to recommend Airport Authority of India and the Ministry of Civil Aviation for augmenting facilities on a par with international airports.
Mr. Kodeeswaran requested the intervention of railway authorities for doubling of tracks to ensure carriage of cargoes in a speedy manner to V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Tuticorin. The move would enhance the growth of cargo traffic by and large. Since hectic imports and exports of dhal and other food items were being carried out under its logistic support, he said many stakeholders had been demanding an ultra modern laboratory on the port premises for quality check as done for spices here.


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Meanwhile Capitol Confidential notices that there's a "Select Gillibrand" website which pictures gun-toting upstate Democratic Representative Kirsten Gillibrand with a smiling Hillary Clinton and says Gillibrand "will listen to the voices of all new yorkers, and not just the rich and famous on 5th Avenue." The site's ownership info is masked by a proxy service and Gillibrand's spokesman says she doesn't know about it, though the site collects contributions for her non-campaign via Act Blue.
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Everyone has had a laugh at me, now its someone elses turn! Who else has shrated? LOL
Well the first real indignity of my new pregnancy!!!
I posted earlier about being bunged up and taking a big dose of Milk of Magnesia for it this morning before work as I forgot last night!
Well I have had appointments and things to do all over the place today but later this morning I did finally get a result from the Milk of Magnesia , just before going out thank goodness!
Well I thought that was it! MISTAKE!
About half an hour ago, driving to a meeting, I had another sudden series of gurgles just as I finished a bottle of coke.. thinking this just to be gas I slightly lifted myself on my car seat and as I was on my own, well... let go..
OMG! the instant I did, I realised something was wrong as I had the awful sensation of a sudden warm spreading feeling in the seat of my pants!
I totally sharted liquid right through everything! I'm thinking OMG and reaching for a magazine off the back seat whilst trying to maintain control of the car.. thankfully leather seats but still had to sit in my indignity whilst I drove home in a panic and called my client on the way to say I had an emergency at home!
Been running to the bathroom since!
LOL.. laxatives can ruin your day, not to mention your underwear!
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I'm the other David Blankenhorn. My son, the more noted one, is the founder and president of The Institute for American Values, a think tank based in New York, whose mission is to study and strengthen the family, and civil society.
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Report: Benghazi deaths were preventable
Senate Intelligence Committee releases detailed review of Sept. 11, 2012, attack on U.S. compound
"Sean had told me he was afraid he was going to die over there, and that was very hard for a mother to hear," Smith said.
She blames Clinton for what happened, saying she's ultimately the one responsible for not protecting her son and the others.
Woods' father Charles Woods read the 85-page report from his home in Hawaii and said he remains troubled by the lack of military response. Like Quigley, he also wants the U.S. to do more to hunt down and prosecute the attackers.
"That's totally unacceptable," he said. "There is forgiveness, but justice needs to be served."
San Diego retired Rear Adm. George Worthington, a former Navy SEAL, said he believes that Benghazi will continue to dog the Obama administration and then Clinton, who many on the political right blame for the deaths at Benghazi.
"I don't think this is going to be over anytime soon because the families of the guys that got killed still don't have all the answers they want," he said. There's also unfinished business for Woods and Doherty, he said.
"Despite their service status (as former SEALS), a lot of people believe the guys deserve medals for what they did on that roof."
The report's recommendations include:
• The State Department should insure threats are assessed quickly and enhancements made without delay.
• State should more closely coordinate with the CIA on protecting posts in high-threat locations.
• Intelligence officials should expand their ability to track extremists groups social media and report accordingly.
• Wherever security is inadequate, a rapid rescue and evacuation plan should be in place.
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"A security agent secured Ambassador Stevens and State Department Information Management Officer Sean Smith in the safe area of the main building of the Mission facility. The attackers used diesel fuel to set the main building ablaze and thick smoke rapidly filled the entire structure. The agent began leading the Ambassador and Mr. Smith toward the emergency escape window to escape the smoke. Nearing unconsciousness himself, the agent opened the emergency escape window and crawled out. He then realized he had become separated from the Ambassador and Sean Smith in the smoke, so he re-entered and searched the building multiple times. The agent climbed a ladder to the roof where he radioed the other agents for assistance. Other agents went to retrieve their M-4 carbine assault rifles. When they attempted to return to the main building to help protect the Ambassador, they encountered armed attackers and decided to return to Building B to take cover rather than open fire. They eventually regrouped, and then drove over to assist the agent on the roof searching for the Ambassador and Mr. Smith. After numerous attempts, they found Mr. Smith, who was deceased. The agents did not fire a single shot that night during the attack."
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Conrad Murray is reportedly suing the Texan medical board for revoking his medical license.
Conrad Murray Suing Texas Medical Board For Revoking His License
Murray is apparently suing so that his medical licence isn't taken away in Texas - which would prevent him from practising medicine.
Murray is serving a 4-year sentence for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson in 2009.
Murray is arguing he agreed "to an indefinite suspension of his license pending the outcome of the California criminal case and that the conviction is not final because his appeal is pending".Jay-Z & Beyonce Give Rihanna & Chris Brown Blessing To Get Cozy In Public
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Bonding time in HK
"Spending quality time with your loved ones is the best gift you can give them," said singer-actress Vina Morales, who recently took her daughter Ceana to Disneyland Resort in Hong Kong to celebrate her little princess' third birthday.
She sent exclusive photos to Inquirer Entertainment of their three-day vacation.
"We had a blast! It was one of our best bonding moments, aside from our trip to Boracay during the Holy Week," Vina recalled. Ceana's godmother Icel Argana and yaya Evelyn Acero tagged along. They all stayed at the Disneyland Hollywood Hotel on Lantau Island.
"When we arrived, we went straight to the park so Ceana could enjoy all the attractions. We had dinner that night at the Enchanted Garden, where she met Disney characters Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto. It was the highlight of our trip—she got to blow the candles and cut her cake with Minnie."
They had more fun on the second day. "The weather was much cooler. That night, we waited for the fireworks display. Ceana really enjoyed it because she kept reciting the colors she saw from the fireworks."
Added Vina: "All of Ceana's cousins were in the United States at that time and they all got to visit Universal Studios, I took Ceana to Hong Kong because it's nearer and I could take only a few days off."
Vina will start rehearsing for the Philippine production of the rock musical "Rock of Ages," where she plays the lead role. The Atlantis Productions presentation runs from June 15 to July 5 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium of RCBC Plaza in Makati.
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So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it (Isaiah 55:11).
The Word of God is living and powerful: It is active, operative, energizing, and effective: "…it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing {and} sifting {and} analyzing {and} judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart" (Hebrews 4:12 AMP). This scripture describes the infallible quality and efficacy of the Word.
Despite the effectual nature of God's Word, Jesus taught that a man could render the Word ineffective in his own life. The Pharisees for one were experts in the Jewish traditions at the expense of following the true teachings of God's Word. Hence the Word, even though effectual, all-powerful, and operative, didn't produce results in their lives. They made the Word ineffective.
Many today, like the Pharisees, are either casual with the Word or bound to religion and traditions of men, thereby short-circuiting the power of the Word in them. People with personal traditions and religious opinions, beliefs and thought-patterns that are contrary to new creation realities revealed to us in the Word, will make the Word ineffective in their lives.
Never undermine the power of the Word; don't get too "familiar" with the Word to the point it no longer makes an impact on you. Have a childlike attitude of delight and hunger for the Word always. Your only recourse in any situation in life should be the Word of God. When you find yourself in any difficult situation where you're wondering what to do, ask yourself, "What does the Word say concerning this situation?" Search the Word for information or instruction that covers that situation and put it to work; that's how to honour the Word and give it pre-eminence in your life, and it'll always work for you.
The Word of God is my life, and it's exalted in my heart, above every thought, desire, aspiration or belief today! My success in life is guaranteed and unstoppable because I've made the Word of God my contemplation and meditation, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
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8See to it that no one carries you off as spoil or makes you yourselves captive by his so-called philosophy and intellectualism and vain deceit (idle fancies and plain nonsense), following human tradition (men's ideas of the material rather than the spiritual world), just crude notions following the rudimentary and elemental teachings of the universe and disregarding [the teachings of] Christ (the Messiah).
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12Then you no longer are permitting him to do anything for [his] father or mother [but are letting him off from helping them].
13Thus you are nullifying and making void and of no effect [the authority of] the Word of God through your tradition, which you [in turn] hand on. And many things of this kind you are doing.
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Hangs on to one-stroke lead to dethrone Caroline Hedwall
She has a measured approach to golf. Precisely calculated in conserving her energy for the occasion, her mental strength carried her to the pinnacle she had aimed. Pornanong Phatlum regained the title in style with the defending champion Caroline Hedwall admiring her tenacity in adversity.
The Thai hung on to the overnight one-stroke lead and emerged a worthy champion of the $300,000 Hero women's Indian Open at the DLF Country Club here on Sunday.
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The setting was perfect, pleasant weather, and a decent gathering, just the motivation for Pornanong and Caroline to indulge in an intense duel. The four-stroke difference between them masked the close race that engaged the attention of golf lovers until the final putt.
Tied with Bree Arthur on the first tee, Pornanong kept her composure and did not flinch even as Caroline threatened to spoil her day.
The Thai was one under after the first five holes with a birdie on the third and her lead swelled to five-under after an eagle on the sixth and birdies on the seventh and eighth. It strengthened her chances even as Caroline battled.
After the 15th, Caroline had a birdie and gained from her opponent dropping a stroke. The gap was now just one stroke. On the 17th, Pornanong picked up her game, shot a birdie, took a two-stroke lead to stay in firm control.
This was the turnaround of the day's golf. The onus was on Caroline now as the race entered the home straight. The Swede had to produce something extraordinary. She came up with a perfect tee-shot to the centre of the fairway, farthest among the three in the leader group. Caroline was aiming for a playoff, but lost momentum when her ambitious shot sank into the water. She made a par, but the penalty was a setback. Pornanong had to face her own challenges on the 18th. A safety approach landed her in the bunker, but she responded with a great effort, coming five feet above the cup.
Birdie it was and with it the title.
The applause confirmed her popularity with the audience. Her earlier titles in 2008 and 2009 had come as part of the Asian tours. This belonged to the European Tour and was a huge leap for the Thai's growing reputation on the golf circuit.
The scores: Pornanong Phatlum (Tha) 72, 65, 66 (203); Caroline Hedwall (Swe) 76, 62, 69 (207); Nontaya Srisawang (Tha) 71, 70, 68 (209); Trish Johnson (Eng) 72, 72, 69; Stefania Croce (Ita) 69, 73, 71; Carlota Ciganda (Esp) 75, 68, 70 (213); Laura Davies (Eng) 71, 69, 74 (214); Caroline Afonso (Fra) 72, 75, 68, Elizabeth Bennett (Eng) 72, 69, 74, Aditi Ashok (Ind) 69, 74, 72 (215); Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 74, 70, 72; Joanna Klatten (Fra) 76, 70, 70 (216); Margherita Rigon (Ita) 73, 72 ,72; Thidapa Suwannapura (Tha) 72, 72, 73; Bree Arthur (Aus) 70, 67, 80; Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 72, 72, 73; Jaruporn Palakawong Na Ayutthaya (Tha) 70, 75, 72 (217).
Other Indians: Nalini Singh Siwach (Ind) 73, 74, 74 (221); Sharmila Nicollet (Ind) 73, 76, 76 (225); Gurbani Singh (Ind) 76, 73, 76; Vani Kapoor (Ind) 75, 75, 75 (225); Millie Saroha (Ind) 76, 76, 81 (233).
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A chat with music legend Chris Hillman
The Rock Hall of Famer discusses growing up in San Diego, playing in The Byrds, his pending Adams Avenue Unplugged performances, and more.
"I remember Regis Philbin had a local TV show in San Diego that we played on. As we were tuning up — I was 18 and the other guys were 19 and 20 — there was (teen idol) Frankie Avalon, who was another guest on the show. He was looking at us in total awe, probably because he never saw anything like the Barkers coming out of Philadelphia!
"The Barkers also played at the Bostonia Ballroom in El Cajon. That place was so cool. We were outside in back, practicing, when a big shadow loomed over me, this hand came down on my shoulder and I heard this guy say: 'You sound really good son. Keep working hard.' I looked up, and it was (country music icon) Tex Ritter! I grew up watching his movies and my mouth fell open. It was like meeting The Beatles!"
The Barkers' sole album has been cited as a key inspiration by artists as varied as Rickie Lee Jones and the late Gram Parsons, with whom Hillman performed in both The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers.
"When I met Graham, before he got in The Byrds, he said: 'When I was in high school, I bought the Squirrel Barkers' album in Florida and said: "That's what I want to do",' " Hillman recalled.
Hillman was only 10 when his mother took him to Tijuana to buy his first acoustic guitar. It cost $10. A year later, impressed by his devotion and musical aptitude, she bought him a better guitar, then a mandolin.
After absorbing his older sister's Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie albums, the budding young instrumentalist and singer discovered the music of The New Lost City Ramblers and the seminal bluegrass duo Flatt & Scruggs, and his life was irrevocably changed.
"My dad founded the Rancho Santa Fe Times and won a lot of journalism awards. He walked by my room one day, heard the music I was listening to, and said to my mom: 'Are you sure this is our son? Are you sure he wasn't left on our door by a family from Arkansas?'," Hillman recounted, his voice dancing with delight.
"My dad lost his shirt as a journalist, but it was a very interesting newspaper he published. He would do battle with the elitist elements in Rancho Santa Fe, writing editorials attacking the covenants (used to keep out minorities).
"It was a middle-class neighborhood back then. I used to ride my horse from our house, two miles, to the center of town. I went back to Rancho Santa Fe recently to do some research for the memoir I'm writing, and went: 'Oh my god. This has become like Aspen.' The small town feel I loved was gone."
Hillman has co-led several bands over the decades, some very memorable (The Desert Rose Band, which he co-founded with Pedersen), others less so (The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band). But whether playing solo, in his longtime duo with Pedersen or with the periodically active Desert Rose Band (with which he will perform one concert this summer in Norway), his passion for music is as unmistakable as his rich vocals and no-nonsense instrumental work.


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July 20, 2011
The International Space Station (ISS), newly equipped with the 27,000 pound S0 (S-zero) truss, was photographed with a digital still camera by one of the astronauts on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Seen just above center frame, S0 is the first segment of a truss structure which will ultimately expand the station to the length of a football field. Atlantis pulled away from the complex at 1:31 p.m. (CDT) as the two spacecraft flew some 247 statute miles above Earth. After more than a week of joint operations between the shuttle and station crews, astronaut Stephen N. Frick, pilot, backed Atlantis away to a distance of about 400 feet in front of the station, where he began a 1 1/4 lap flyaround of the ISS.
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Ensemble interpretation
The ensemble interpretation, or statistical interpretation of quantum mechanics, is an interpretation that can be viewed as a minimalist interpretation; it is a quantum mechanical interpretation that claims to make the fewest assumptions associated with the standard mathematical formalization. At its heart, it takes to the fullest extent the statistical interpretation of Max Born for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics.[1] The interpretation states that the wave function does not apply to an individual system – or for example, a single particle – but is an abstract mathematical, statistical quantity that only applies to an ensemble of similarly prepared systems or particles. Probably the most notable supporter of such an interpretation was Albert Einstein:
The attempt to conceive the quantum-theoretical description as the complete description of the individual systems leads to unnatural theoretical interpretations, which become immediately unnecessary if one accepts the interpretation that the description refers to ensembles of systems and not to individual systems.—Albert Einstein[2]
To date, probably the most prominent advocate of the ensemble interpretation is Leslie E. Ballentine, Professor at Simon Fraser University, and writer of the graduate-level textbook "Quantum Mechanics, A Modern Development".[3]
The ensemble interpretation, unlike many other interpretations of quantum mechanics, does not attempt to justify, or otherwise derive, or explain quantum mechanics from any deterministic process, or make any other statement about the real nature of quantum phenomena; it is simply a statement as to the manner of wave function interpretation.
- 1 Meaning of "Ensemble" and "System"
- 2 Ensemble interpretation applied to single systems
- 3 Measurement and collapse
- 4 Single particles
- 5 Schrödinger's cat
- 6 The frequentist probability variation
- 7 The quantum Zeno effect
- 8 Earlier Classical Ensemble ideas
- 9 See also
- 10 References
- 11 External links
Meaning of "Ensemble" and "System"[edit]
The "ensemble" of the ensemble interpretation is identified by an ensemble of setting up and performing the (essentially) same experiment many times. This is referred to as an ensemble of systems. It is not, for example, an "ensemble" of performing one single experiment on a simultaneous set "ensemble" of particles. A group of particles as in a gas, is not the "ensemble" of the "ensemble interpretation", although it is possible that a repeated set of ensemble experiments may involve a large "ensemble" of particles as its system.
According to Ballentine, the distinguishing difference between the Copenhagen interpretation (CI) and the ensemble interpretation (EI) is the following:
CI: A pure state provides a complete and exhaustive description on an individual system. A dynamical variable represented by the operators has a value (, say) if and only if .
EI: A pure state describes the statistical properties of an ensemble of similarly prepared systems.
Ballentine emphasis that the meaning of the "Quantum State" or "State Vector" may be described, essentially, by a one to one correspondence to the probability distributions of measurement results, not the individual measurement results themselves.[4] For example:
Specifies that a mixed state is a description only of the probabilities, and of positions, not a description of actual individual positions. That is, and not . In this way it is noted that a mixed state is a mixture of probabilities of physical states, not a mixture of actual physical states.
Ensemble interpretation applied to single systems[edit]
The statement that the quantum mechanical wave function itself does not apply to a single system in one sense does not imply that the ensemble interpretation itself does not apply to single systems in the sense meant by the ensemble interpretation. The condition is that there is not a direct one to one correspondence of the wave function with an individual system that might imply, for example, that an object might physically exist in two states simultaneously. The ensemble interpretation may well be applied to a single system or particle, and predict what is the probability that that single system will have for a value of one of its properties, on repeated measurements.
Consider the throwing of two dice simultaneously on a craps table. The system in this case would consist of only the two dice. There are probabilities of various results, e.g. two fives, two twos, a one and a six etc. Throwing the pair of dice 100 times, would result in an ensemble of 100 trials. Classical statistics would then be able predict what typically would be the number of times that certain results would occur. However, classical statistics would not be able to predict what definite single result would occur with a single throw of the pair of dice. That is, probabilities applied to single one off events are, essentially, meaningless, except in the case of a probability equal to 0 or 1. It is in this way that the ensemble interpretation states that the wave function does not apply to an individual system. That is, by individual system, it is meant a single experiment or single throw of the dice, of that system.
The Craps throws could equally well have been of only one die, that is, a single system or particle. Classical statistics would also equally account for repeated throws of this single dice. It is in this manner, that the ensemble interpretation is quite able to deal with "single" or individual systems on a probabilistic basis. The standard Copenhagen Interpretation (CI) is no different in this respect. A fundamental principle of QM is that only probabilistic statements may be made, whether for individual systems/particles, a simultaneous group of systems/particles, or a collection (ensemble) of systems/particles. An identification that the wave function applies to an individual system in standard CI QM, does not defeat the inherent probabilistic nature of any statement that can be made within standard QM. To verify the probabilities of quantum mechanical predictions, however interpreted, inherently requires the repetition of experiments, i.e. an ensemble of systems in the sense meant by the ensemble interpretation. QM cannot state that a single particle will definitely be in a certain position, with a certain momentum at a later time, irrespective of whether or not the wave function is taken to apply to that single particle. In this way, the standard CI also "fails" to completely describe "single" systems.
However, it should be stressed that, in contrast to classical systems and older ensemble interpretations, the modern ensemble interpretation as discussed here, does not assume, nor require, that there exist specific values for the properties of the objects of the ensemble, prior to measurement.
Measurement and collapse[edit]
The attraction of the ensemble interpretation is that it immediately dispenses with the metaphysical issues associated with reduction of the state vector, Schrödinger cat states, and other issues related to the concepts of multiple simultaneous states. As the ensemble interpretation postulates that the wave function only applies to an ensemble of systems, there is no requirement for any single system to exist in more than one state at a time, hence, the wave function is never physically required to be "reduced". This can be illustrated by an example:
Consider a classical die. If this is expressed in Dirac notation, the "state" of the die can be represented by a "wave" function describing the probability of an outcome given by:
Where it should be noted that the "+" sign of a probabilistic equation is not an addition operator, it is a standard probabilistic or Boolean logical OR operator. The state vector is inherently defined as a probabilistic mathematical object such that the result of a measurement is one outcome OR another outcome.
It is clear that on each throw, only one of the states will be observed, but it is also clear that there is no requirement for any notion of collapse of the wave function/reduction of the state vector, or for the die to physically exist in the summed state. In the ensemble interpretation, wave function collapse would make as much sense as saying that the number of children a couple produced, collapsed to 3 from its average value of 2.4.
The state function is not taken to be physically real, or be a literal summation of states. The wave function, is taken to be an abstract statistical function, only applicable to the statistics of repeated preparation procedures, similar to classical statistical mechanics. It does not directly apply to a single experiment, only the statistical results of many.
David Mermin sees the Ensemble interpretation as being motivated by an adherence ("not always acknowledged") to classical principles.
"[...] the notion that probabilistic theories must be about ensembles implicitly assumes that probability is about ignorance. (The 'hidden variables' are whatever it is that we are ignorant of.) But in a non-deterministic world probability has nothing to do with incomplete knowledge, and ought not to require an ensemble of systems for its interpretation".
However, according to Einstein and others, a key motivation for the ensemble interpretation is not about any alleged, implicitly assumed probabilistic ignorance, but the removal of "…unnatural theoretical interpretations…". A specific example being the Schrödinger Cat problem stated above, but this concept applies to any system where there is an interpretation that postulates, for example, that an object might exist in two positions at once.
Mermin also emphasises the importance of describing single systems, rather than ensembles.
"The second motivation for an ensemble interpretation is the intuition that because quantum mechanics is inherently probabilistic, it only needs to make sense as a theory of ensembles. Whether or not probabilities can be given a sensible meaning for individual systems, this motivation is not compelling. For a theory ought to be able to describe as well as predict the behavior of the world. The fact that physics cannot make deterministic predictions about individual systems does not excuse us from pursuing the goal of being able to describe them as they currently are."[5]
Single particles[edit]
According to proponents of this interpretation, no single system is ever required to be postulated to exist in a physical mixed state so the state vector does not need to collapse.
It can also be argued that this notion is consistent with the standard interpretation in that, in the Copenhagen interpretation, statements about the exact system state prior to measurement cannot be made. That is, if it were possible to absolutely, physically measure say, a particle in two positions at once, then quantum mechanics would be falsified as quantum mechanics explicitly postulates that the result of any measurement must be a single eigenvalue of a single eigenstate.
Arnold Neumaier finds limitations with the applicability of the ensemble interpretation to small systems.
"Among the traditional interpretations, the statistical interpretation discussed by Ballentine in Rev. Mod. Phys. 42, 358-381 (1970) is the least demanding (assumes less than the Copenhagen interpretation and the Many Worlds interpretation) and the most consistent one. It explains almost everything, and only has the disadvantage that it explicitly excludes the applicability of QM to single systems or very small ensembles (such as the few solar neutrinos or top quarks actually detected so far), and does not bridge the gulf between the classical domain (for the description of detectors) and the quantum domain (for the description of the microscopic system)".(spelling amended) [6]
However, the "ensemble" of the ensemble interpretation is not directly related to a real, existing collection of actual particles, such as a few solar neutrinos, but it is concerned with the ensemble collection of a virtual set of experimental preparations repeated many times. This ensemble of experiments may include just one particle/one system or many particles/many systems. In this light, it is arguably, difficult to understand Neumaier's criticism, other than that Neumaier possibly misunderstands the basic premise of the ensemble interpretation itself.[citation needed]
Schrödinger's cat[edit]
The ensemble interpretation states that superpositions are nothing but subensembles of a larger statistical ensemble. That being the case, the state vector would not apply to individual cat experiments, but only to the statistics of many similar prepared cat experiments. Proponents of this interpretation state that this makes the Schrödinger's cat paradox a trivial non-issue. However, the application of state vectors to individual systems, rather than ensembles, has claimed explanatory benefits, in areas like single-particle twin-slit experiments and quantum computing (see Schrödinger's cat applications). As an avowedly minimalist approach, the ensemble interpretation does not offer any specific alternative explanation for these phenomena.
The frequentist probability variation[edit]
The claim that the wave functional approach fails to apply to single particle experiments cannot be taken as a claim that quantum mechanics fails in describing single-particle phenomena. In fact, it gives correct results within the limits of a probabilistic or stochastic theory.
Probability always requires a set of multiple data, and thus single-particle experiments are really part of an ensemble — an ensemble of individual experiments that are performed one after the other over time. In particular, the interference fringes seen in the double-slit experiment require repeated trials to be observed.
The quantum Zeno effect[edit]
Leslie Ballentine promoted the ensemble interpretation in his book Quantum Mechanics, A Modern Development. In it,[7] he described what he called the "Watched Pot Experiment". His argument was that, under certain circumstances, a repeatedly measured system, such as an unstable nucleus, would be prevented from decaying by the act of measurement itself. He initially presented this as a kind of reductio ad absurdum of wave function collapse.[8]
The effect has been shown to be real. Ballentine later wrote papers claiming that it could be explained without wave function collapse.[9]
Earlier Classical Ensemble ideas[edit]
Early proponents of statistical approaches regarded quantum mechanics as an approximation to a classical theory. John Gribbin writes:
"The basic idea is that each quantum entity (such as an electron or a photon) has precise quantum properties (such as position or momentum) and the quantum wavefunction is related to the probability of getting a particular experimental result when one member (or many members) of the ensemble is selected by an experiment"
However, hopes for turning quantum mechanics back into a classical theory were dashed. Gribbin continues:
"There are many difficulties with the idea, but the killer blow was struck when individual quantum entities such as photons were observed behaving in experiments in line with the quantum wave function description. The Ensemble interpretation is now only of historical interest."[10]
Willem de Muynck describes an "objective-realist" version of the ensemble interpretation featuring counterfactual definiteness and the "possessed values principle", in which values of the quantum mechanical observables may be attributed to the object as objective properties the object possesses independent of observation. He states that there are "strong indications, if not proofs" that neither is a possible assumption.[11]
See also[edit]
- ^ "The statistical interpretation of quantum mechanics" (PDF). Nobel Lecture. December 11, 1954.
- ^ Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist, ed. P.A. Schilpp (Harper & Row, New York)
- ^ Leslie E. Ballentine (1998). Quantum Mechanics: A Modern Development. World Scientific. Chapter 9. ISBN 981-02-4105-4.
- ^ Quantum Mechanics, A Modern Development, p.48
- ^ Mermin, N.D. The Ithaca interpretation
- ^ Arnold Neumaier's FAQ
- ^ Leslie E. Ballentine. Quantum Mechanics: A Modern Development. p. 342. ISBN 981-02-4105-4.
- ^ "Like the old saying "A watched pot never boils", we have been led to the conclusion that a continuously observed system never changes its state! This conclusion is, of course false. The fallacy clearly results from the assertion that if an observation indicates no decay, then the state vector must be |y_u>. Each successive observation in the sequence would then "reduce" the state back to its initial value |y_u>, and in the limit of continuous observation there could be no change at all. Here we see that it is disproven by the simple empirical fact that [..] continuous observation does not prevent motion. It is sometimes claimed that the rival interpretations of quantum mechanics differ only in philosophy, and can not be experimentally distinguished. That claim is not always true. as this example proves". Ballentine, L. Quantum Mechanics, A Modern Development(p 342)
- ^ "The quantum Zeno effect is not a general characteristic of continuous measurements. In a recently reported experiment [Itano et al., Phys. Rev. A 41, 2295 (1990)], the inhibition of atomic excitation and deexcitation is not due to any collapse of the wave function, but instead is caused by a very strong perturbation due to the optical pulses and the coupling to the radiation field. The experiment should not be cited as providing empirical evidence in favor of the notion of wave-function collapse." Physical Review
- ^ John Gribbin. Q is for Quantum. ISBN 978-0684863153.
- ^ Quantum Mechanics the Way I see it
External links[edit]
- Quantum mechanics as Wim Muynk sees it
- Einstein's reply to criticisms
- Kevin Aylwards's account of the ensemble interpretation
- Detailed ensemble interpretation by Marcel Nooijen
- Pechenkin, A.A. The early statistical interpretations of quantum mechanics
- Krüger, T. An attempt to close the Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen debate
- Duda, J. Four-dimensional understanding of quantum mechanics
- Ulf Klein's website on the statistical interpretation of quantum theory


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The Ruia Group, which recently took over Falcon Tyres and Dunlop from the Jumbo Group, has started putting together expansion plans for both the companies.
While Dunlop will see an infusion of Rs 350 crore before the end of the calendar year, Falcon will get around Rs 70 crore for capacity expansion and a 6 MW cogeneration power plant.
"We expect to start the Chennai plant of Dunlop by August and the Kolkata plant towards the end of the year," the Group Chairman, Mr Pawan Kumar Ruia, told
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He added that the group was actively hunting for acquisitions in India and abroad.
The group has already invested around Rs 40 crore in the Chennai plant. The workforce at the plant will be reduced to 1,000 from the current level of 1,200. This will entail an expenditure of Rs 15-20 crore.
For the Kolkata plant, the workforce will be slimmed to 1,200. This will entail an investment of Rs 42 crore.
Each of these plants has a capacity of 130 tonnes per day. The Chennai plant produces truck tyres and tyres for LCVs, while the Kolkata plant produces tyres for trucks, LCVs and OTRs - off-the-road tyres for tractors and heavy duty vehicles used in infrastructure and mining projects.
Mr Ruia said that by 2007-08, Dunlop will start making profits. The total loss incurred by Dunlop is around Rs 650 crore; it has assets of around Rs 1,000 crore.
Falcon Tyres, which is based in Mysore, produces tyres and tubes for two- and three-wheelers. The tube and the tyre capacity will be expanded to 7.5 lakh per month. Mr Ruia said that the company will reduce dependence on outsourcing over a period of time to reduce costs. Falcon Tyres recorded 34 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 3.62 crore for 2005-06 on a turnover of Rs 256 crore, which grew 14 per cent over the previous year.
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Here's a familiar story everyone can relate to. Neighbors see life through its many milestones: fun, academics, holidays, graduation and what have you. Eventually, they part ways, as their fates and dreams dictate. Then time becomes an element. The neighbors, childhood friends bump into each other years, or even decades, later.
How do they keep the bond intact?
While this scenario is all too familiar to anyone who ever had friends or has been part of a barkada, life truly has its way of keeping people together. No matter how long it has been, generations of barkadas have come together to rediscover their long lost moments.
Ask this barkada—two guys and two gals—who have remained solid through the years. Their secret? Devoting time to their friendship, making it better than any other.
All are in college, with courses ranging from management, to advertising and tourism. What do they have in common? Three were teammates in their high school pep squad. All are athletic and adventurous.
Twenty-one-year-olds Jonas Asug and Karen Quinzon and 19-year-old Kyla Louise Bautista may have varying professional ambitions, but their ideas of bonding are one and deliciously the same.
Greenwich Pizza chain lovers, they highlight the value of precious quality time through good food.
Arch-rivals? Real buddies!
Jonas Asug and Tobs Castañeda are unlikely best friends. Their universities have one of the country's most fabled rivalries in sports and other fields, yet their friendship is as tight as ever, going back to grade school.
Both are 21 and seniors, and they easily align on the concept of bonding.
They see the barkada as that basic unit of friendship where comfort complements trust among its members.
Jonas loves Greenwich's pizzas; Tobs worships the Greenwich Special Overload for its "right mix of 13 delicious toppings, cheeses and hot, freshly made crust."
The two friends reveal they have 13 others in the barkada to share bonding time with. "Anywhere we can have fun and get good food, we'll be fine," says Jonas as he defines his perfect hangout.
Tobs believes in being less nostalgic and being more active in enjoying moments together.
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Jonathan Dean has been producing games since 1982, when he joined Atari in the UK. In addition he has worked for game publishers and game developers (Argonaut & Activision), has run his own studio (Crush!), and has also been a consultant. He moved to the USA in 1999 and worked for Kodiak Interactive Software as Vice President of Product Development for over 3 years and then for Midway as Vice President Product Development / VP Sports Business from March 2002 until October 2004.
In November 2004 Jon joined EA - Tiburon in Florida. Currently he is the Executive Producer; Head of Console/Handheld Products for Hasbro Business Unit at Electronic Arts.
From the Kodiak Interactive Studios website, 2001:
"A highly organized and creative leader with more than 18 years experience in the entertainment software industry. Jon has held several senior roles in publishing and development companies, and has been involved in the creation of more than two hundred products, spanning almost every game genre and major hardware platform. He has an instinctive understanding of process and its application to the development of entertainment products.
Prior to joining Kodiak in January 1999, Jon was Managing Director of Crush!, a development company in England, where he conceived of the innovative on-line fantasy-sports series 'Nation'. His earlier career highlights include General Manager, Argonaut Software, London – helped them to become a major force in game development and technology. Among the products to come to fruition under his tenure, was "Starfox" for Nintendo. Jon was Vice-President of Game Development, for Creative Insights, California. He has been a successful consultant, working with clients such as LucasArts, Microprose, Philips Media, Activision, Takara, Marjacq, Konix, Mindscape, The Disc Company, Attention To Detail, US Gold, System 3 and Eurocom. In the mid-eighties, Jon was European Software Development Manager, Activision, London – helped establish European PD and a return to profitability. Jon joined the industry in 1982 with Atari, London – Producer of Atarisoft titles and Product Manager for launch of the Atari ST and XE hardware platforms.
Jon is a co-founder of the Society of Software Authors, has written on trade matters for many journals, and an author of many web-sites."
Last updated: Mar 16, 2010
Presenting at Orlando IGDA, March 2006
Related Sites
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The secret?
"They put the ball in play," said Padres manager Bud Black. "They don't strike out much with guys on base. And they hit balls to all fields."
Kyle Blanks, who is on the disabled list until at least July 27 with Achilles tendinitis, is the Padres' leading RISP hitter with a .383 average. Cabrera, the Padres' lone representative to the National League All-Star team, is second at .359 (23-for-64). Alexi Amarista is hitting .341 in RISP situations while Chris Denorfia is batting .328. But the bulk of the team is below average.
Chase Headley, who was 2-for-4 with a walk Friday while hitting in the No. 2 spot in the order for the first time in more than two years, is hitting .232 in RISP situations this season after leading the National League with 115 RBIs last season. Alonso is hitting .286 in RISP situations. Will Venable is hitting .262 in RISP situations with Quentin at .254, rookie Jedd Gyorko at .172 and Nick Hundley at .170.