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Tracy Emblem: The United States and Mexico must partner to resolve economic problems related to Mexico's poverty, employment, income disparity, drug corruption, and democratic governance. Unless we change our policies, "securing our borders" will continue to be another catchy phrase used by politicians without real results.
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Tracy Emblem: California Congressman Brian Bilbray, Chair of the Immigration Reform Committee, and former FAIR lobbyist, offers no real solutions to the immigration debate. In response to Arizona's new radical immigration bill, Bilbray supported its legality and explained that police could spot illegal immigrants merely by the way they dress. His remarks demonstrate a lack of critical thinking skills necessary for leadership in Congress on complex, human, social and economic issues.


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Cairo. Saboteurs bombed an Egyptian gas pipeline in the Sinai peninsula on Monday for the third time since February, cutting supplies to Israel and Jordan.
Officials said a car had parked near the pipeline in the Bir al-Abd area, 80 kilometers from the northern Sinai town of El-Arish, shortly before the explosion.
They said the bomb was activated remotely.
North Sinai governor Abdel Wahab Mabrouk condemned the bombing as "terrorist act meant to jeopardise the stability and security of Sinai," the official MENA news agency quoted him as saying.
A second device was found near the bomb blast "but the army has dealt with it before it exploded," said Magdi Tawfiq, the head of the Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO).
He told MENA the fire was now under control and that a committee had been set up to investigate the explosion.
"The company will work to fix the pipeline in Sinai as soon as the fire is completely out," he said.
Emergency services were deployed to the area to try to bring the fire under control, an official said.
Witnesses said the flames reached as high as 10 meters. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
It was the third attack on the gas pipeline since February, when an uprising toppled former president Hosni Mubarak and saw power handed over to a military council.
On April 27, the pipeline in Al-Sabil area of north Sinai was also attacked, cutting off international gas supplies. In February, attackers used explosives against the pipeline in the town of Lihfren in north Sinai, near the Gaza Strip.
There was also a failed attempt to attack the pipeline in March.
Jordan, which buys 95 percent of its energy needs, imports about 6.8 million cubic meters of Egyptian gas a day, or 80 percent of its electricity requirements.
Jordanian officials have been in talks with their Egyptian counterparts "to determine the damage and discuss solutions," Jordan's state-run Petra news agency said.
"Jordan will face unusual problems this summer if this issue continues," Abdul Fattah Nsur, director of Jordan Central Electricity Generation Company, told Petra.
Egypt also supplies about 40 percent of Israel's natural gas which is used to produce electricity. In December, four Israeli firms signed 20-year contracts worth up to $10 billion to import Egyptian gas.
In April, Egypt's Prime Minister Essam Sharaf asked for the revision of all contracts to supply gas abroad, including to Israel.
Sharaf said the contracts would be revisited so the gas "would be sold with deserved prices that achieve the highest returns for Egypt."
The controversial gas deal with Israel has been repeatedly challenged in Egyptian courts on the grounds of its secretive clauses and because it was sealed without parliamentary consultation.
A court imposed an injunction on the deal, in a move ignored by Mubarak's government. A higher court overturned the freeze in 2010, on condition the government regulate the quantity and price of gas exported.
Israel's government viewed the ouster of Mubarak with alarm.
Egypt was the first Arab country to sign a peace deal with the Jewish state in 1979, but the public has remained hostile towards Israel over its policies in the occupied Palestinian territories.
After the military took power following Mubarak's ouster, it pledged it would respect the 1979 peace treaty with Israel.
In May, Jordan said Egypt was withholding its contracted gas supply to energy-poor Jordan unless a new deal was signed at a higher price.
Under a 14-year deal signed in 2002, Egypt used to sell gas to Jordan at a discounted price — half of the market price, or $3 (2.16 euros) per million British Thermal Units (1,000 cubic feet of gas equals 1.027 million BTU).
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Lenovo has unveiled new additions to its ThinkPad laptop line-up, including the first models aimed at smaller businesses, plus a "netbook killer" ultraportable and updates to existing ThinkPad lines.Many of the new models are set to be shown at CES in Las Vegas later this week.Among the new systems is the ThinkPad Edge series, which are the first to be targeted at the growing small-to-medium business (SMB) sector, projected to account for 45 million units in 2010, according to Lenovo."With ThinkPad we have traditionally focused on large enterprises, public sector and education, but now we are going to focus a bit more on SMB," said Charles Sune, global marketing manager for the ThinkPad product group.The ThinkPad Edge models will be available in 13in, 14in and 15in formats, with the 13in available immediately and the other two expected in March.All have a "very clean look" with a simplified keyboard layout featuring dedicated keys for multimedia, VoIP and web conferencing. Skype will be pre-loaded on all ThinkPad Edge models, which will be available in a red colour scheme as well as glossy or matt black.In another first, the Thinkpad Edge range will have models based on AMD as well as Intel processors, but the line-up will keep "the common DNA of all ThinkPads: reliability and durability," said Sune. Pricing for the range will start at US$549 (AUD$602) in the US.Also to be shown at CES is a new entry-level ultraportable, the ThinkPad X100e, which is set to be available from US$449 (AUD$492) in the US.With an 11.6in screen and weighing under 1.4kg, the X100e bridges the gap between netbooks and full laptops, according to Lenovo.However, the system has a full-sized keyboard and ThinkVantage features such as the active protection system for the hard drive."We are very excited about this complement to our existing X series ThinkPads," said Sune.Lenovo will also unveil updates to existing models in the ThinkPad T and W lines, including the T410 and T410s, the former of which has a discrete graphics chip, plus the T510.
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John Lindberg Trio Get Into Holiday Spirit with Rock This Christmas
Posted: December 19, 2012
The John Lindberg Trio is getting into the holiday spirit with the release of Rock This Christmas earlier this year, and the latest single, "Make My Wish Come True," recently got the video treatment. READ MORE »»
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Posted: December 18, 2012
By this time of year, we've all been inundated with holiday music for weeks. The standards are inescapable, as it seems that every radio station is blaring some version of "Silent Night" or "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."
We tend to look in different places for our Christmas tunes. Sure, there might be a time and a place for some Manheim Steamroller, but there are so many more gems out there that can serve as a much-needed changeup.
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Former Cosby kid Keisha Knight Pulliam stopped by our very own Big Morning Buzz Live today to give host Carrie Keagan the dirt on her new celebrity diving show, Splash! It sounds fairly simple (you just kinda fall, right?), but Keisha admitted it's harder than it looks, and the stress sometimes proved too much for fellow contestant Kendra Wilkinson.
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It's no secret that Keshia Knight Pulliam, who played Rudy Huxtable on The Cosby Show and who we thought would make a great best friend, has grown into a gorgeous woman. Pulliam showed her grown up side in Chingy's video for "One Call Away" a couple years ago and it was a far cry away from the little Rudy we knew and loved, and she certainly looked gorgeous on the red carpet of the TV Land Awards last night as well. Check out some of our most favorite television stars from The Cosby Show, Family Ties, and The Facts of Life, who were all honored with awards last night at the ceremony in New York City. Everyone seems to have aged pretty well, but no one's as hot as Keshia. (Sorry, Abe Vigoda.)
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COOPERSTOWN — A former employee of a Cooperstown baseball memorabilia store was captured in Virginia after being sought for pulling a handgun on his ex-boss inside the shop, authorities said.
Cooperstown Police Chief Michael Covert said Tuesday that Richmond police captured Barry Renert, 62, of Seminole County, Fla., on Monday. Covert said Renert was taken into custody at a bus station, and a rented vehicle he had used to flee Cooperstown was found nearby.
Police say Renert was armed with a handgun Monday when he walked into the Seventh Inning Stretch on Main Street in Cooperstown. Police said the store's owner pulled out his own gun and fired once at Renert, missing him.
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Raspberry Bakewell cake
By Barney Desmazery
Cooking timePrep: 10 mins Cook: 50 mins
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 8
This simple almondy cake is a great way of using up pick-your-own raspberries
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- Freezable
- kcalories
- 411
- protein
- 8g
- carbs
- 35g
- fat
- 28g
- saturates
- 10g
- fibre
- 3g
- sugar
- 21g
- salt
- 0.5g
- 140g ground almonds
- 140g butter, softened
- 140g golden caster sugar
- 140g self-raising flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 250g raspberries
- 2 tbsp flaked almonds
- icing sugar, to serve
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- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and base-line and grease a deep 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin. Blitz the ground almonds, butter, sugar, flour, eggs and vanilla extract in a food processor until well combined.
- Spread half the mix over the cake tin and smooth over the top. Scatter the raspberries over, then dollop the remaining cake mixture on top and roughly spread – you might find this easier to do with your fingers. Scatter with flaked almonds and bake for 50 mins until golden. Cool, remove from the tin and dust with icing sugar to serve.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2009
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I made this last night as we have so many raspberries and I had a bowlful in the fridge that needed using before picking the next lot. This cake is delicious, i kept to the recipe except for adding a bit extra Almond essence. On the top layer of mix it does state in the recipe to roughly spread which i did with my fingers and it puts itself right in the oven when its warm/hot. I adore Barneys recipes I've done many and not a single one of them has failed me. Cant wait to get home to have another slice of this cake.
Oh my word! This is just fabulous. Made as I was trawling for recipes to use up a glut of raspberries following the breakdown of my freezer, to be honest, I showed it considerably less TLC than I do a normal sponge, and it turned out an absolute corker. Followed other's advice to use almond extract in place of vanilla, and to use a slightly higher proportion of ground almonds than SRF, so thanks for that. Will be making again (and again...)
This is scrummy. I needed to cook it for about an extra 10 minutes & even then I thought it was still a bit undercooked in the middle, however I left it in the tin to cool & by the time I came to serve it ( still slightly warm with cream!) it was perfectly cooked & beautifully moist. I didn't have any flaked almonds so I just roughly chopped some whole ones to sprinkle on the top along with some demerara sugar before baking. A lovely nutty, crunchy sugary top. I shall defiantly make this again
This cake is really simple to make with great results, you can also experiment with the fruit(or add a little chocolate) if your not so keen on raspberries. Like others have said I highly recommend adding almond extract and using a little more ground almond and a little less flour and also creaming the butter and sugar first, also don't worry if it doesn't look like enough mixture when doing the top layer it will spread nicely when cooking.
Dangerous! This cake only lasted 2 days and there is only two of us. I only had 90g of ground almonds so made up the rest of the weight with more flour, I only had tinned cherries so used them instead. I will be making this again no doubt, but maybe when I'm not on a diet! Lol
2 days and there is only two of us. I only had 90g of ground almonds so made up the rest of the weight with more flour, I only had tinned cherries so used them instead
Change nothing. I followed the recipe to the letter and came out perfect. Cakes that have almond meal are meant to be a bit dense so no reason to try to fluff it up. If you are short of rasberries you can try tinned cherries or any frozen red berry.
The last 4 months i changed roles in life, i am a stay home mom that bakes cakes. I have tried dozens of recipes by now. On the Christmas dinner i was running out of time and decided to do something quick and chose this recipe. And i got the doubious comment that from all the weird fancy cakes they had tried so far this one was by far the best and i should just stick to this one.
Well maybe that last chilli and agave syrup cake attempt is making my conservative audience weary. Anyway, this is a recipe to be printed out and kept in your cook book.
I would definitely recommend this. Its so easy to make. As suggested by other people I reduced the flour a little but kept everything the same. I thoroughly mixed the sugar and butter first, then the eggs, followed by the flour and the rest of the ingredients.
The mixture seemed really thick and I thought I'd done something wrong but it was absolutely fine when I baked it.
It was extremely tasty and will try and make this same cake but with blueberries instead. Really happy with the outcome :)
Made this today - very pleased with the outcome.
To start off with, I thought there may not have been enough batter, but I didn't add or change anything and the cake is moist and has a very good bake.
I used a large, firm raspberry variety (a happy accident), and whilst I was still a little concerned that this might result in a wet mess, again the result was perfect.
I did bake it at a shade over 160 C and in a fan oven.
The flavour was good. Not too sweet, but I did think immediately that next time I would add a teaspoon of almond extract either instead of or in addition to the vanilla.
Overall, I am really happy with the way the cake looked and tasted and I will definitely add it to my list of favourite bakes.


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Playing in the final regular season home game of their UF careers, two seniors on the second-ranked Florida softball team (47-6, 16-5 SEC) went out in style, beating Georgia 5-0 on Sunday. Taking on the 23rd-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (35-18, 12-9 … Continue reading
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A network management system (NMS) and method is arranged for monitoring, controlling and managing a network that includes a set of interconnected network elements (NEs). A management agent in each NE interacts with the NMS on behalf of the NE. The system and method utilizes (a) a behavior transition model based on NE status or "health" indicators for passive monitoring, (b) a status updating mechanism with adjustable or "tunable" parameters based on operating conditions, (c) a derivation procedure for correlating ripple effects, and (d) an early-warning model for proactive management.
1. A method of managing the operation of a network, said network including a plurality of interconnected network elements (NE's) and a network management system (NMS), said method comprising the steps of
defining for each of said NE's, an associated set of (a) possible operating states based on a selected set of measurement parameters, and (b) transitions between said states, wherein said state transitions each have associated potential causes for said NE's to move from one operating state to another operating state, thereby formulating an element behavior macro model of said NE that (a) defines the operating regions of said NE as a function of combinations of selected parameter values, and (b) describes the causes for transitions among said operating region;
in each of said NE's, periodically transmitting a report including a selected set of measurement data, said state information and said transition information to said NMS;
correlating transitions for multiple ones of said NE's to derive a combined model of said network;
in said NMS, conducting a trend analysis based upon said combined model and said periodic reports from said NE's; and
initiating management corrective actions in response to said transitions in said combined model and said trend analysis.
2. A method for managing a network that includes set of interconnected network elements (NEs) and a network management system (NMS), including the steps of
establishing a management agent in each NE to interact with the NMS on behalf of the NE,
formulating a behavior transition model based on NE status indicators, said model being an element behavior macro model that defines the operating regions of each NE as a function of combinations of selected parameter values and that describes the causes for transitions among said operating regions,
updating the status indicators based on operating conditions,
correlating ripple effects, and
proactively managing said network using an early-warning model for proactive management.
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9. A method of managing the operation of a network, said network including a plurality of interconnected network elements (NE's) and a network management system (NMS), each of said NE's having an associated set of possible abnormal operating states and a set of transitions between states, said set of abnormal operating states being based on a selected set of measurement parameters, wherein said state transitions represent potential causes for said NE's to move from one operating state to another operating state, and wherein said states and said transitions are used to formulate an element behavior macro model for each of said NE's, said method comprising the steps of
in each of said NE's, periodically transmitting a report including a selected set of measurement data, to said NMS;
correlating transitions of said NE's to derive a combined model of said network;
in said NMS, conducting a trend analysis based upon said combined model and said periodic reports from said NE's; and
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The present invention relates to a system and method for managing the interworking of network components, and in particular, to a network management method and system using passive monitoring and proactive management.
A data or telecommunication network consists of various kinds of interconnected network elements (NEs). For example, in a wireless network there are network elements such as base stations, mobile switching centers (MSCs), and home location registers (HLRs); a data network contains various routers, gateways, and servers. The various operations of NEs together constitute network services in a distributed fashion. Traditional network management approaches rely on periodic status polling of individual NEs, which often results in unnecessary details and excessive management traffic. Moreover, the lack of systematic approach to modeling network-wide behaviors cripples the ability of proactively taking early actions against potential catastrophic events.
In accordance with the present invention, a system and method is provided for managing a network that includes a set of interconnected network elements (NEs). A network management system (NMS) is responsible for monitoring and controlling the NE's, and a management agent in each NE interacts with the NMS on behalf of the NE. The system and method utilizes (a) a behavior transition model based on NE status or "health" indicators for passive monitoring, (b) a status updating mechanism with adjustable or "tunable" parameters based on operating conditions, (c) a derivation procedure for correlating ripple effects, and (d) an early-warning model for proactive management.
In accordance with the present invention, the NMS and the agents of the NEs collaboratively decide a proper communication strategy in terms of status updating frequency and details. Communication strategies are adjusted based on macro models of individual NEs as well as of the entire network. Depending on which situations an NE is in, the management information communicated between the NE and the NMS could be fine-grained or coarse, and the communication could be frequent or sparse.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, an element behavior macro model defines the operating regions of each NE in terms of combinations of selected parameter values. The element behavior macro model also describes the causes for transitions among regions, and facilitates a layered approach to defining each NE's status. This approach simplifies formulating an external view of the NE's behaviors.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a flexible updating mechanism ties changes in updating rules (in terms of frequency and granularity) to transitions among operating regions. An NE or its associated proxy initiates such rules changes based on its local status to provide just-in-time updates. NMS can override the selection of rules in the interest of investigating network-wide behaviors.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, a network trend derivation procedure correlates causes of transitions in NE behavior models to capture ripple effects. The derived network trend model is the basis for passive monitoring and proactive network management.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, an early warning model derived from the network trend model reveals dangerous paths towards catastrophes. The NMS passively monitors updates from NE agents based on the trend model, and injects control whenever necessary to deviate the network from dangerous paths.
When the invention is properly implemented, it enables two powerful network management methods, namely passive monitoring and proactive management. Passive monitoring, based on an agent-initiated, situation-dependent updating mechanism, provides just-in-time status updates and minimizes management traffic overhead. On the other hand, proactive management, through a manager-anticipated, trend-driven preventive control, avoids catastrophic network failures and serious quality of service (QoS) degradation. A derived network-wide behavior model facilitates effective fault diagnosis and disaster avoidance. The network management system and method of the present invention can be implemented using various standard management protocols, such as SNMP.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the interrelationship of a series of network elements (NE's), and a network management system (NMS) arranged in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operating states of an illustrative NE;
FIG. 3 is a behavior transition model for a network element of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 illustrates, in block diagram form, the internal arrangement of an NE management agent and of an NMS arranged in accordance with the present invention, showing in particular how an NE, through its management agent, communicates updates to and from the NMS;
FIG. 5 illustrates a process for performing report filtering;
FIG. 6 illustrates a process for enforcing requests from an NMS;
FIG. 7 illustrates a process in the NMS for analyzing network behavior trends for proactive management; and
FIG. 8 illustrates a process in the NMS for choosing proper actions once information regarding NE behavior trends are available.
Referring first to FIG. 1, there is shown a network topology illustrating a series of network elements (NE's) 101-104 that are connected to each other in an administrative domain shown generally as 100. Each of the NE's includes a corresponding management agent (MA) 111-114, respectively, and each of the MA's is connected to and communicates with a network management system (NMS) 120 arranged in accordance with the present invention. Some NE's in domain 100 (such as NE's 101, 103, and 104) may also have connections into other administrative domains, not shown. The arrangement of FIG. 1 is meant to be a logical topology; its mapping to a physical network can vary. It is to be understood that NE's 101-104 can represent a wide variety of network elements, including base stations, mobile switching centers (MSCs), home location registers (HLRs), routers, gateways, and servers, as well as other elements. Also MA's 111-114 are generally implemented as information processors having the ability to store and manipulate information in accordance with program instructions, and to communicate appropriately with external elements.
One key aspect of the present invention is the creation of a behavior transition model for capturing the macro behaviors of each NE 101-104 under the influence of operating conditions in its internal and external environments. Each MA in FIG. 1 maintains a behavior transition model for its associated NE, and all of the transition models are also available in NMS 120.
The behavior description of an NE in general can be at two different levels. One focuses on functional flows, describing how the NE internally processes each element or packet of information (hereinafter referred to as a "datagram"); the other deals more with overall operating status, describing how well the NE is serving incoming datagrams. The latter is of interest, based on two assumptions: the execution of functional flows do not require constant monitoring as the implementation is reasonably robust due to rigorous testing; and, when the execution does present problems, the problems will manifest in the operating status of the NE.
The operating status (sometimes referred to as the "health") of each network element NEi (where the subscript "i" represents an integer) can be characterized by a set of parameters Pi={p k}, k=1, . . . , ni. Each parameter pk can take a set of values. Together these parameters and values define an ni dimensional operating space for NEi. Some typical parameters are throughput, blocking rate, latency, available resources, etc., commonly included as part of the MIB (Management Information Base) supported by the management agent associated with each NE. The choice of representative parameters is application-dependent.
The operating space of NEi is further divided into a finite number of bounded areas, each of which is a state that consists of a set of operating points. Each NE, through its associated management agent, reports to NMS 120 a set of parameter values as its operating point, and NMS 120 can determine the "state" that the NE is in based on the operating point. A subsequent report from the NE indicates whether the NE is in the same state (i.e., the same set of operating points) or is in a different state. The notion of a state in the model is similar to that in an Extended Finite State Machine (EFSM) model, in the sense that each state is parameterized with a set of state variables/parameters. Note that in the model, each state (bounded area) can be defined as a set of constraints over the set of parameters. The same parameter may appear as a state variable of more than one state, with a potentially overlapped range of values at different states. Nevertheless, the combination of parameter values uniquely identifies a state.
The concept of states is illustrated in FIG. 2, which assumes, as an example, that the network element is NE 101 of FIG. 1. For simplicity and ease of explanation, we assume in FIG. 2 that throughput (the number of datagrams successfully processed per unit of time) and blocking rate (the number of failed datagrams per unit of time) are two critical status parameters of NE 101. The operating space illustrated in FIG. 2 is divided into three areas. State 1 represents a desirable operating situation, where the blocking rate is below a threshold. State 2 corresponds to a slightly overloaded situation, where as throughput continues to increase, blocking rate increases as well. In state 3, blocking rate is uncharacteristically higher with respect to the throughput generated; this state represents an undesirable operating situation in which either NE 101 has internal faults, or some element in the network is experiencing problems.
For each NEi there is a set of causes Ci={cj}, j=1, . . . , mi, listed in FIG. 2, that could trigger the movement of operating points and eventually the transitions among states. For example, "increasing load" is denominated cause "C211"; this cause tends to move the operating point to the right and up (increased throughput and higher blocking rate). "Decreasing load" is denominated "C212", and moves the operating point left and down; this state is characterized by decreasing throughput and lower blocking rate. "Processing capacity loss", cause C213, moves the point to the left and up; "processing capacity recovered", cause C214, moves the point right and down. "Output buffer overflow", cause C215, tends to move the point up; so does "negative acknowledgement above normal", cause C216. When a cause could result in moving the operating point across some state boundary, we label the corresponding transition with the cause. In general, each transition is labeled with a subset of Ci, reflecting the fact that potentially there are multiple reasons for an NE to move from one state to another.
FIG. 3 is an illustrative behavior transition model for NE 101 based on the states and causes presented in FIG. 2. States 1, 2 and 3, depicted in FIG. 3 as 301-303 respectively, are each "reached" from each of the other states, as indicated by the arrows shown in FIG. 3, because of one or more causes. Note that for simplicity, the behavior transition model depicted in FIG. 3 is by no means complete.
Formally, the behavior transition model of an NE consists of
a set of parameters P={pi}, i=1, . . . , n, where each parameter pi can take a set of values;
a set of states S={s1, s2, s3, . . . sm};
ƒ: p1�p2� . . . �pn→S is a state mapping function;
a set of causes C={c1, c2, c3, . . . c1};
a set of transitions T={t1, t2, t3, . . . tk};
g: T→C* is a transition labeling function, where C* is a power set of C; and
λ: S�T→S is a behavior transition function
In accordance with an important aspect of the present invention, a network trend model is derived by correlating the behavior transition models of individual NE's. Note that causes of transitions are often correlated. For example, cause C211 in NE 101 could lead to the occurrence of cause C215, which results in NE 101 being in state 3. More interestingly, one cause ci in a network element may trigger another cause cj in a neighboring network element to surface. We use a knowledge base, typically stored in a database within NMS 120, to record correlations resulting from causal relationships among causes. Let NESi be a network element set consisting of all neighboring network elements of NEi. Formally, for each network element NEi with a set of causes Ci, and
being a union of the set of causes specified in the behavior models of NEi and all its neighboring network elements,
h: Ci→CU is a causal function representing whether a cause in Ci is dependent on the occurrence of another cause in CU.
Given a topological graph of a network representing the neighboring relationship among NE's, a behavior transition model for each NE, and a knowledge base based on the causal function h of all network elements, we can construct a network-wide behavior transition model. The states of this network-wide model are composite states that consist of states of individual NE's. The model has an initial state corresponding to a situation where all the NE's of the network are in their normal operating state, such as state 1 in FIG. 2. Associated with each state in the network-wide model is a set of causality trees that captures all possible explanations of why the network has come to this state from the initial state. The set is empty for the initial state.
Assume that only one NE will change state through each transition in the network-wide model. Let F be the NE that changes its state between two composite states GSi and GSj. In the model of F there must be a transition T from F's state in GSi to its state in GSj such that T is labeled with a cause set C. Given the set of causality trees CTi associated with GSi, we compute the set CTj for GSj as follows:
1. If GSj is a newly reached state, then let CTj=�; otherwise let CTj be the causality tree set currently associated with GSj. Let the new CTj=CTj∪CTi;
2. For each cause ck in C,
If ck is not defined in h (that is, ck is independent of other causes),
then add ck to the set CTj as the root of a new tree,
Else if h(ck) has not appeared in any tree in CTj,
then ignore ck,
Else add ck as a child in all appearances of h(ck) in CTj
The network-wide model captures how "glitches" may ripple through various network elements. Suppose that we can classify states of each NE into GOOD states and BAD states, then, any composite state that contains a bad NE state is a BAD state, too. By passively monitoring the operating status of NE's and traversing the transitions in the network-wide model, we can determine if certain deviations from all normal operating NE's are GOOD. If a path starting from initial state can go back to the initial state without passing through any BAD composite states, then the deviation is just a "glitch". Similarly, we can also determine if injecting control is advantageous in order to prevent the network from following a path to some BAD composite states.
Note that in a traditional rule-based fault diagnosis system, given a symptom (a status combination at the end of a transition), there may be rules that can be identified that state the causes that led to the symptom (labels of the transition). However, the status combination before the occurrence of the symptom (the status combination at the beginning of the transition) usually is not part of the rule, and neither is the history of transitions leading toward that particular transition. As a result, while rule-based systems may be adequate for fault diagnosis, they are not well suited for proactive management.
Turning now to the issue of an optimum status updating mechanism, one desired property of this aspect of the present invention is for NMS 120 to receive updates that are both frequent and detailed enough, without incurring substantial communication overhead. The key is to deciding when to update and what to update. The decision may come from NMS 120 itself, from individual NE's, or from both collaboratively. Advantageously, in accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a two-tier status updating mechanism is used in which NMS 120 and NE's 101-104 share the decision making responsibilities. NMS 120 coordinates reporting activities of multiple NE's by issuing local decision making policies to relevant NE's; each NE follows the policies to decide when and what to report to NMS 120. Using our mechanism, NMS 120 sets updating policies dynamically for each NE based on network status; each NE schedules its updates based on its own operating status as long as the schedule complies with the policies. Accordingly, the decision procedure at each NE is controllable by NMS 120 based on coarse network-wide status. For instance, an NE can raise an alarm anytime when certain particular measurement data changes "dramatically", and yet NMS 120 can dictate what is considered a dramatic change by setting some parameters for the NE's.
In order for NMS 120 to gather status information from NE's 101-104, each NE must either report to NMS 120 voluntarily or respond to a request from NMS 120; there is no way for NMS 120 to "passively observe" the behavior of an NE without the cooperation of the NE. In other words, as part of its design, an NE must report a selected set of status information upon triggering of some internal or external events. For example, an NE could report periodically based on periodic internal timeout events; it could raise alarms when some of its parameters exceed their threshold values, or when the NE has problems communicating with other NE's; or it could respond to polling requests from NMS 120.
Since NMS 120 maintains the behavior transition model of each NE, we associate with each state, and appropriately store in the NMS, a set of management options, such as updating frequency and needed data. The options may be contingent on the transitions into a state. Upon noticing an NE's behavior change, NMS 120 can choose an option based on a network-wide view and instruct the NE to change its reporting. In terms of implementation, it could simply mean activating one of the reporting options that the NE supports.
One alternative to the above arrangement is for each NE, through its management agent, to also maintain its own behavior transition model and to follow management options associated with individual states. This alternative would be ideal if, when each NE is designed, its operation could be characterized as having only one management option per state; hence such an NE would have only one straightforward choice.
Management information to be reported includes both measurement averaging over a period of time (such as percentage of rejected datagrams) and measurement at a particular time (such as available memory space). History of changes in measurement values is a useful information for trend analysis. Though NE's can keep track of changes of these measurements over time and report them to NMS 120, it is usually better for NMS 120 to do so itself, especially since NMS 120 would have a better perspective of trends in global changes.
NMS 120 depends on periodic updates from an NE to ensure that the NE is operating properly and that a communication path is working between NMS 120 and the NE. Hence it is important for NMS 120 to be aware of when to expect a next update from an NE. NMS 120 will obviously have the frequency information when it is also the instrumentality that is determining or establishing the reporting frequency parameters. On the other hand, should NE's change their own reporting pace based on their operating status, in each reporting message an NE should advantageously communicate with NMS 120 information indicating when the latest time would be to expect the next reporting message. Never the less, NE's must perform such changes with caution, especially when the network is congested.
In addition to changing the frequency of reporting management information, changing reporting details is another function addressed by the present invention. We organize management information hierarchically into several levels of details. During normal operation, each NE only reports management information at the coarse level. However, upon request, an NE, through its management agent, can report its status in more or less degree of details.
Consider again the simple behavior transition model depicted in FIG. 3 as an example. We can associate with State 301 an option of reporting throughput and blocking rate every 15 minutes. On the other hand, in a slightly overload situation in State 302, we may be interested in the percentage distribution of traffic entering an NE through different interfaces. We may also like to know the blocking rate of at each individual interface to determine if a particular admission policy is working properly. Therefore, we can associate with State 302 an option of reporting throughput and blocking rate respectively on a per interface basis, properly still every 15 minutes. State 303 represents either internal or external network problems. If the problem is within an NE, the NE may want to report its recovery progress. However, if the problem is likely to be outside of the NE, NMS 120 may only need to know from the NE how much traffic it is sending to its neighboring. NE's. Therefore, there could be multiple options associated with State 303. This is where a collaborative decision between NMS and each NE is preferred.
Turning now to FIG. 4, there is shown in block diagram form, the internal arrangement of a management agent (MA) 450 (associated with a particular NE, not shown) and of NMS 120, both as arranged in accordance with the present invention. FIG. 4 shows in particular how MA 450 communicates just-in-time management information to NMS 120; the communication process is itself controlled, to some degree, by NMS 120, as discussed more fully below. As depicted in FIG. 4, MA 450 includes a communicator 454, which acts as a communications interface to NMS 120. In addition to a database 451 which stores the behavior transition model for the NE associated with MA 450, MA 450 also includes a report filter 452 and an action enforcer 453. Report filter 452 receives raw MIB data, such as counter values and alarms from the associated network element and uses the behavior model in database 451 to filter out unnecessary reporting details. MIB values that are potentially of interest to NMS 120 based on the current status of the NE associated with MA 450 are then aggregated and forwarded to NMS 120 through communicator 454. On the other hand, action enforcer 453 receives action requests from NMS 120 via communicator 454 and processes them. The nature of the requests includes reconfiguring the network element, acquiring specific MIB values, or updating report filtering policies.
NMS 120, like MA 450, includes a communicator 404 which acts as a communications interface to MA 450. NMS 120 also has a database 401 that holds the derived network-wide model as well as the behavior transition models for all of the NE's in the network. In addition, NMS 120 includes a trend analyzer 402 and an action chooser 403. Upon receiving a status update from communicator 404, trend analyzer 402 extrapolates the movement of NE operating points and consults the network-wide model in database 401 to predict trends in future network transitions. Trend analyzer 402 then forwards trend analysis results to action chooser 403, which in turn consults database 401 to select management actions for relevant NEs based on the options associated with the states of their respective behavior transition models. Action chooser 403 then issues selected commands to external NE's through communicator 404. The communicators 404 and 454 are responsible for sending and receiving messages between NMS 120 and each MA within each NE, typically using SNMP format.
FIG. 5 depicts major functional flows of report filter 452 of FIG. 4, which executes an event loop. Initially (at step 501) report filter 452 assumes that the NE is in the normal operating state, and schedules reporting events associated with the normal state into an event queue. At step 502, the beginning of the event loop, report filter 452 then determines the type of the event appearing at the head of the event queue. For a check-status event that report filter 452 generates internally via a periodical timeout mechanism, report filter 452 reviews the state parameter values at step 511 to see if the NE has changed state. Had a state transition taken place, report filter 452 first updates the event queue at step 513 by removing from the queue the reporting events associated with the previous state, adding to it those associated with the new state, then proceeds to step 514 to add the next check-status event into the event queue. Otherwise, report filter 452 next checks at step 512 if policy information in database 451 has been updated since processing the last check-status event. Report filter 452 then proceeds to step 513 if some reporting policies have been updated, or to step 514 if everything remains unchanged.
In the case that the event at the head of the event queue is a time-to-report event, report filter 452 gathers the data to be reported at step 521, forwards the data to the communicator 454 at step 522, then schedules the next time-to-report event for the same set of data at step 523 according to the current reporting frequency.
Report filter 452 also receives NE generated alarms. For each alarm received, report filter 452 first saves the alarm information in a log file at step 531, then consults its current reporting policies in database 451 to decide if NMS 120 is interested in the alarm at step 532. Depending on the outcome of the decision box step 532, report filter 452 either forwards the alarm information to communicator 454 at step 533, or proceeds back to the beginning of the event loop at step 502. Report filter 452 also loops back to step 502 at the end of steps 513, 523, and 533.
FIG. 6, on the other hand, presents the functional flows of action enforcer 453, which also implements an event loop. The loop starts at step 601, where action enforcer 453 receives a request from NMS 120 via communicator 454. Action enforcer 453 then determines the type of the NMS request at step 602. For typical GET/SET management messages that get/set MIB values, action enforcer 453 performs requested operations at step 611 and forwards the results (either requested MIB values or confirmation of SET operations) at step 612 to communicator 454. For policy related messages, action enforcer 453 does the following: at step 621, it updates policy information in the database 451; at step 622, it schedules an immediate check-status event to force report filter 452 to take actions; and at step 623, it confirms policy changes to NMS 120 via communicator 454. At the end of steps 612 and 623, action enforcer 453 loops back to take on new NMS requests.
Moving on to the components of NMS 120, FIG. 7 depicts the major functional flows inside trend analyzer 402, which also implements an event loop. There are three types of events: a status-report event, meaning that trend analyzer 402 has received an "expected" update from some network element; a notification event, referring to alarms and other spontaneous events generated by some network elements and a timeout event, corresponding to the situation when some expected update has failed to show up on time. Trend analyzer 402 receives status-report events and notification events via communicator 404. On the other hand, it generates a timeout event through an internal timer mechanism.
At step 701, trend analyzer 402 checks the head of its event queue to determine the type of the event. For a status-report event from some NE, trend analyzer 402 first resets the timer for next status report at step 711. It then compares the newly received state parameter values of the NE with their previous values at step 712 to determine the operating point movement direction of the NE. Trend analyzer 402 does it by (1) forming a sequence of status reports as a piecewise stationary segment and (2) detecting changes within the segment based on auto-regressive models. Trend analyzer 402 at step 713 then consults the behavior transition models in database 401 to identify a set of potential future transitions and sorts them according to the likelihood of their occurrence. After that, trend analyzer 402 forwards the set of transitions to action chooser 403 at step 702.
For a notification event from some NE, trend analyzer 402, at step 721, matches notified symptoms against causes associated with transitions to select a set of potential transitions. Note that information about causes is part of the behavior transition models kept in database 401. At step 722, trend analyzer 402 correlates the notified symptoms with status reports and notifications from other NE's to further narrow down the set of possible transitions. Trend analyzer 402 then forwards the set of transitions to action chooser 403.
A timeout event regarding missing a status update from an NE implies several possibilities: the NE is down, the communication path between the NE and NMS 120 is down, a reporting message is lost, or the network is congested. Trend analyzer 402 determines likely causes based on a Bayesian belief network that accounts for the operating status of other network elements; this is done at step 731. Trend analyzer 402 then forwards the reasoning outcome, also in the form of a set of potential transitions, at step 702 to action chooser 403.
FIG. 8 depicts the main functions performed by action chooser 403. For each set of transitions it receives from trend analyzer 402, action chooser 403 compiles at step 801 a set of consequences (meaning the set of states reachable in the network-wide behavior transition model), each with its likely causes, based on behavior transition models in database 401. Should there be no potential disastrous consequences, action chooser 403 has the option of either taking no actions or requesting finer-grain status reports. On the other hand, for any possible catastrophic consequence, action chooser 403 must take immediate actions to reverse the course. Steps 802, 803, 804, and 805 illustrate these functions. Action chooser 403, as stated previously, therefore maintains a knowledge base concerning the association between causes and actions, which is network specific.
Persons skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications and enhancements may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure above. Accordingly, the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims.
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|The Gregorio Morabito Order Sons of Italy in America collection includes music and lyrics to the "OSIA Anthem" (1943) and the "Song of the Sons of Italy" (1949). Also included are miscellaneous certificates and acknowledgements of Morabito's service as a public accountant and 50 year membership in OSIA, correspondence regarding the New York War Fund Campaign (1944), miscellaneous correspondence from various people include Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York City and Thomas E. Dewey, Governor of New York, newspaper clippings, photographs, and an Italian passport (1921).
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Gregorio Morabito served as Grand Recording Secretary of the Order Sons of Italy in America New York Grand Lodge (1928-1973).
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Summer in New Jersey was hottest on record and quite dry
Posted By Todd B. Bates On September 8, 2010 @ 2:01 pm In Uncategorized | Comments Disabled
If it doesn't rain today, the dry spell is likely to linger at least through Friday [1], according to the National Weather Service.
And "since spring, New Jersey has been encased in one of the more persistent episodes of above-average temperatures and below-average precipitation on record," according to a Sept. 6 write-up by David A. Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist at Rutgers University [2].
According to Robinson, who cited preliminary figures:
– August was the 10th warmest in New Jersey since 1895, averaging 75.2 degrees.
– This summer (June through August) was the warmest on record in New Jersey, averaging 76.1 degrees.
– Precipitation in the Garden State this summer totaled 8.27 inches, on average – the eighth lowest amount on record.
– Moderate drought conditions (with rainfall of 6 inches or less in three months) developed in Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, Mercer, Somerset and Cape May counties. Just 4.99 inches of rain fell in Asbury Park and 5.03 inches in Point Pleasant Beach.
– The April through August growing season was the warmest on record, averaging 69.7 degrees.
– The temperature from January through August averaged 57.1 degrees, the second warmest on record.
– The temperature over the last 12 months averaged 55 degrees, the fourth warmest on record.
– On average, only 14.03 inches of precipitation fell from April through August, the sixth lowest total on record.
As of yesterday, the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell was 66.82 percent full, down from 68.82 percent full on Sept. 2.
The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a drought watch for five northeastern counties [3]and has urged residents statewide to conserve water [4].
Here are some more indicators of the dryness afflicting the Garden State:
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[2] a Sept. 6 write-up by David A. Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist at Rutgers University: http://climate.rutgers.edu/stateclim/?section=menu& target=aug10
[3] a drought watch for five northeastern counties : http://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2010/10_0075.htm
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I believe that has become a bit passe these days - you see I do not attend Novus Ordo Masses so I am not too sure of my ground here but what I do know is that it is becoming increasingly commonplace for a priest to give a little chatty greeting and, all too often, to keep up a witty banter throughout proceedings.
|"Good morning Father"
Some years ago just before we withdrew our children from the liturgical banalities they were being subject to they reported that, at their convent school Mass, the celebrant had asked (at the Consecration elevation) if anyone knew the test match cricket score. They never attended another Convent School Mass.
What has drawn my attention to this new(ish) custom is an article by a Daily Telegraph journalist, Michael Deacon - "A priest's true calling is to be a game show host, folks". He recently attended a wedding of friends (I'm assuming it was C of E but I could be wrong) where the priest constantly told little jokes throughout the service - how very droll! My recent post on the era of the 'ton up vicar' obviously needs updating; today we have the Bob Hope or the Tommy Cooper priest; it's only a question of time before we have the Consecration presented as a class conjuring trick (they probably already do this in Austria).
The thing that I find so very hard to understand is: don't they know that they are committing a sacrilege? What pleasure do they derive from making such mindless and unfunny cracks?


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Ryner Lute is a dronish student of the Roland Empire Royal Magicians Academy. One lifetime, the Roland Empire goes to war against their neighboring country Estabul, and Ryner loses his classmates in the war. After the war, Ryner sets fully on a journey to search the relics of a "Legendary Hero" at King Sion Astals overlook and finds out that a deadly curse is spreading throughout the great tract of land.


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Jan. 18, 2013
About the Game
- Georgia returns home for its next two games of the SEC schedule. First up is a matchup with LSU in a Saturday night contest. It will be the two teams' only game of the regular season against one another.
The Bulldogs arrive at this game with a 6-10 overall record, 0-3 in SEC games. Most recently, they dropped a 79-62 decision Wednesday night at #17 Missouri. For just the fourth time this season, someone other than Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led Georgia in scoring. Senior guard Vincent Williams bettered his career high by nine points, pouring in 23 on 7-of-10 shooting, 3x4 from 3-point range. The Bulldogs, who shot a collective 46 percent from the field and a season-best 59 percent from beyond the arc, were undone by 19 turnovers against the Tigers.
Still, Caldwell-Pope remains the beacon of light for this young Georgia team. This, despite the fact that the Greenville, Ga., native is just 48 games into his collegiate career. Thus far he's the only Bulldog to have started all 16 games and to be averaging over 30 minutes per game (33.4, 3rd in SEC). He has taken 27 percent of the team's 794 field-goal attempts, and 41 percent of its 3-point attempts. KCP also leads Georgia in rebounding (6.4) and steals (38, 3rd in SEC, 25th in NCAA).
- Georgia and LSU are two of four SEC teams that enter this weekend still winless in conference play. LSU leads this series 61-41. The Tigers won last year's only meeting 61-53 in Baton Rouge. Georgia won the last meeting in Athens, 73-53, in the 2011 season.
- The Bulldogs will remain at home for their next SEC game, when 10th-ranked Florida visits Stegeman Coliseum on Wednesday, Jan. 23. It will be the league's first home-and-home series to be completed already this season. Florida won the first matchup 10 days ago in Gainesville.
Probable Starters
|Brandon Morris
|Lithonia, Ga.
|John Florveus
|Miami, Fla.
|Tim Dixon
|Columbus, Ga.
|Charles Mann
|Alpharetta, Ga.
|Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
|Greenville, Ga.
#Assists Per Game
Head Coach: Mark Fox
Record at Georgia / Years: 56-56 / 4th season
Overall Record/Years: 179-99 / 9th season
Assistant Coaches: Kwanza Johnson, Philip Pearson, Stacey Palmore
|Johnny O'Bryant III
|Cleveland, Miss.
|Andrew Del Piero
|Austin, Texas
|Andre Stringer
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Bulldogs Drop Road Contest to LSU 61-53
Gerald Robinson had a team-high 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals but the Georgia Bulldogs fell to LSU 61-53 in Baton Rouge Wednesday night.
Georgia vs. LSU
Games in Athens: UGA leads 25-21
Games in Baton Rouge: LSU leads 34-12
Neutral-Court Games: LSU leads 6-4
SEC Tournament Games: LSU leads 4-3
Right now, Georgia has just one player (KCP at 16.8 ppg) averaging in double-digit scoring. Not only is it the only SEC school with such a distinction, but that also makes it the only Bulldog team of the past 50 years with just a single double-figure scorer...Georgia used its 11th different starting lineup of the season Wednesday at Missouri, and the Bulldogs have used a different first unit in each of the past five games. The one constant through all 11 lineups was, of course, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Just three other teammates (both Williamses and Djurisic) have double-digit starts....In three of its four home losses, Georgia can attribute its fate -- or a large part thereof -- to free-throw shooting percentages in the 50s. The Bulldogs' percentage in all 10 home games, in fact, is considerably less (64%) than its percentage in road games (77%)... Caldwell-Pope led Georgia in rebounding as a freshman (5.2) last season. Barring something unforeseen, he'll repeat as the team's top board man. What's more impressive about his production this season is that he's rebounding mostly from the '2' guard position, compared to 2012, when he played primarily at the '3' spot.
About the Schedule
As part of the new 18-game Southeastern Conference schedule, the Bulldogs will face former Eastern Division foes Kentucky and Vanderbilt just once. It will be the first time since 1964 that Georgia has not played home-and-home series with these two longstanding foes and, for 20 years, Eastern Division rivals. In exchange for those two contests, the Bulldogs will now pick up a series with new member Texas A&M and renew a 2-game annual series with Alabama for the first time since 1992.
The addition of Texas A&M and Missouri has also added another day of competition to the post-season SEC Tournament, slated for March 13-17 in Nashville, Tenn. The Nos. 11-14 seeds in the final regular-season standings will play a doubleheader on Wednesday, with the tournament resuming its traditional schedule Thursday. It's conceivable that a team could capture the SEC Tournament championship by winning games on five consecutive days.
Frazier, Parker Sign with Dogs in Early Signing Period
The early national signing period began Wednesday, Nov. 13 and Georgia got signatures from a pair of high school seniors:
J.J. Frazier, Guard, 5-9, 160, Glennville, Ga. (Faith Baptist Christian Academy - Ludowici, Ga.)...Frazier is regarded as the top point guard of his class in the state of Georgia...he averaged 26.2 points, 4.9 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 3.1 steals as a junior at Faith Baptist Christian, which won 33 games last season...played AAU basketball for the South Georgia Kings program from Hinesville, Ga.
Juwan Parker, Guard, 6-4, 190, Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington HS)...Averaged 20.5 points and 9.4 rebounds as a junior at Washington, which won Oklahoma 5A state championships in his freshman and sophomore seasons...Rated the nation's No. 30 shooting guard prospect by Scout.com, No. 39 by Rivals.com. Named the 2011 Player of the Year in his home state by the Tulsa World...Two-time Tulsa World All-State pick, and also twice a "Super 5" selection by The Oklahoman newspaper...Older brother Jason Parker played at Tulsa and was coached by current UGA assistant Kwanza Johnson.
KCP One of UGA's Best Ever
Sophomore guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope returns as one of the SEC's top players. Among his freshman-year highlights included:
- He earned Freshman All-SEC honors in his first season of 2012.
- KCP ranked second among all Bulldogs in scoring and led them in rebounding, minutes and steals.
- His 422 points were the fifth-highest total by a UGA freshman in school history. Just as important, his 166 rebounds (5.2/game) were the tenth-best total by a UGA rookie and the most ever by a guard.
- Caldwell-Pope last year was also Georgia's leader in 3-point shots made (65) and taken (214).
- KCP is the fourth-leading returning scorer in the SEC, behind Boynton (Fla.), Young (Ark.) and Golden (Tenn.).
- He is also the league's fifth-leading returning rebounder and its only guard among the group.
- He ranks second among all returning SEC players in minutes per game (32.1), behind only LSU guard Andre Stringer (32.2 mpg).
- True to form, Caldwell-Pope is the Bulldogs' only player thus far to average over 30 minutes per contest this season. He currently ranks 3rd in the SEC in minutes at 33.5 per game. Georgia's next most active player is Nemanja Djurisic at 23.1 minutes per game.
Fox Best at Molding Talent
Blogger and hoops junkie Dan Hanner of RealGM.com penned an article in February of 2012 that anointed Georgia head coach Mark Fox as the top coach in college basketball at player development. In a blog entry, Hanner used a complex formula to rate college coaches. Among Hanner's many observations he writes, "Mark Fox has truly been fantastic at getting the most out of his players."
The top five in the Player Development category include Fox; Bo Ryan (Wisconsin); Craig Robinson (Oregon State); Lorenzo Romar (Washington); and Mike Montgomery (Cal).
Fox Also Tops at Producing Grads
Head Coach Mark Fox must also receive some degree of credit for developing high-performing students in the classroom. Since his arrival in April of 2009, no fewer than 12 Georgia basketball players have earned their undergraduate degrees, including all four seniors from 2012. Every player that has exhausted his eligibility at UGA under Fox has completed his degree.
Prominent among this group of 12 includes Damien Wilkins - nephew of UGA great Dominique Wilkins - whose last year of eligibility came in 2004 and who has played professionally in the NBA ever since.
2012-13 Bulldogs a Year Older
Year Four of the Mark Fox era at Georgia features his first roster comprised solely of players chosen by Fox and his staff. The Bulldogs of 2013 have a lone 3-year letterman in guard Vincent Williams, as well as two other seniors who took the junior-college route before arriving in Athens.
Last season the Bulldogs began the year with just two players that had experience as a starter on a Division I basketball team. This year, however, that number is now up to six, including four players that were regular starters at season's end. That quartet is comprised of two sophomores and two freshmen. In all, Georgia returns players who logged over 68 percent of its total minutes played in 2012.
Thornton Out Indefinitely
Junior forward Marcus Thornton will be out indefinitely after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery on Dec. 26. The native Atlantan has been plagued by injuries to both knees throughout his career in Athens. He missed five games last season because of knee surgery in December, and he underwent another surgery on his right knee immediately after the 2012 season ended, a process that kept him out of most off-season workouts.
When healthy, Thornton significantly enhances Georgia's frontcourt presence with his physical play. Before his latest setback, he had already set career highs in scoring and rebounding.
Georgia and the SEC
Following are a few tidbits about Georgia's history in the SEC:
- Georgia's all-time record in SEC games, covering 80 years, is 489-726 (.403). That ranks 10th of 12 SEC members (excluding Missouri and Texas A&M).
- Georgia can claim one SEC regular-season championship (1990), one regular-season divisional title (2002) and two SEC Tournament crowns (1983, 2008).
- Georgia has had just one AP SEC Player of the Year: Dominique Wilkins in 1981 and no POY, as voted by the league's coaches since 1987. Other superlative post-season awards include Coaches' SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Rashad Wright in 2004), AP SEC Newcomer of the Year (Jarvis Hayes in 2002), and Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Dave Bliss in 2008).
- Wilkins was the first of four Georgia players to lead the SEC in scoring at season's end. He averaged a league-best 23.6 points per game in 1981. Others to follow him have been Vern Fleming (19.8 ppg in 1984), Jumaine Jones (18.8 ppg in 1999) and Jarvis Hayes (18.6 ppg in 2002).
- Georgia has an all-time SEC Tournament record of 40-50. The 2008 tourney marked the first time since 1997 that Georgia has reached the finals.
Hayes Joins Bulldog Staff A face familiar to Georgia basketball fans joined coach Mark Fox's staff during the offseason. Jonas Hayes, a 3-year letterman from 2002-04 and an '04 UGA graduate, was named as the Bulldogs' Operations Coordinator in May of 2012. Hayes, a native of Atlanta, had spent the previous five seasons as an assistant coach at Belmont Abbey in Belmont, N.C. He had also served brief stints as an assistant coach at South Carolina State, Morehouse and his alma mater, Douglass High School in Atlanta. Hayes, whose twin brother Jarvis continues to play professionally overseas, became the first Georgia basketball alumnus to hold a full-time position on the staff at his alma mater since Shaun Golden was an administrative assistant on the staff in 1997.
Italy Trip a Valuable Tool For the first time since 2004, Georgia ventured beyond U.S. borders for a tour of exhibition games. The Bulldogs spent the first half of August playing three games and checking out the major cities and tourist spots in Italy. They also visited UGA's art school campus in Cortona, Italy. Georgia went 2-1 on its tour of games, winding up with a 17-point victory on the same day they visited the Colosseum in Rome. Given the anticipated roles of Georgia's freshmen this coming season, perhaps more important than the trip were the 10 practices that preceded the Bulldogs' departure overseas.
|Returning Statistical Leaders
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|Donte' Williams
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|Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
|Donte' Williams
|Vincent Williams
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|Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
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MASON, Ohio - Fourth-seeded Xavier disposed of No. 5 Duquesne, 4-1, on Friday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center to advance to the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship where it will face VCU.
The Musketeers, now 20-4 on the season, won four singles matches after dropping the doubles point to move on to Saturday's match against the Rams that will begin at 10 a.m.
"I think Duquesne deserves a lot of credit for how well they competed and played today," head coach Eric Toth said. "It was a great doubles point where both teams played very well, but Duquesne was a little better which put a great deal of pressure on our guys."
"I have to give our kids credit. They did a great job in seizing control of the match about midway through singles and closed the match out before it could really get interesting. We are confident, playing well, and really look forward to tomorrow's challenge versus VCU."
The Musketeers were unable to win the doubles point putting them in an early hole and forcing the singles competitors to win four out of six matches.
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The remaining singles matches, being played by Bandy and Adam Krull, did not finish.
Xavier did not compete against VCU during the regular season. The Rams, ranked 30th in the nation, beat Butler in their first match of the tournament.


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