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By ELISE FRANCO
Detective Sgt. Robert Deichman was driving his unmarked car on Salt Springs Road when it collided with a tractor-trailer.
YOUNGSTOWN — Great police officer, family man, dedicated, decent, fun, energetic, good person.
These words are used by colleagues as they remember Detective Sgt. Robert Deichman, a nine-year Youngstown police veteran who died in a traffic accident early Thursday.
"He was a good human being, a family man," said Detective Donald Scott, who had known Deichman for 10 years and worked closely with him. "He will be sadly missed."
The Youngstown Police Department and the Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol released information about Deichman, who was killed at about 3:20 a.m. in the 2750 block of Salt Springs Road, a light industrial area.
Deichman, 40, was on call and driving an unmarked police car when he collided with a tractor-trailer.
Police Chief Jimmy Hughes said Deichman, who worked in the accident investigation unit, was given the vehicle during off-duty hours in case he was called to the scene of a crash.
"He was a great guy — fun, energetic — I can't say enough about him," Hughes said. "I don't say every officer is great. They're all good, but he was great."
Deichman joined the force in 1999 as a patrol officer. He was promoted in 2006 to detective sergeant and reassigned to the accident investigation unit, where he served until his death.
"His dedication to his job is why he was doing what he was doing," Hughes said.
The truck driver, David Feliciano, 38, of Berlin Center, was pulling out of a private business driveway on the south side of Salt Springs Road when he entered the path of Deichman's car, which was traveling east on Salt Springs Road, Hughes said.
Deichman was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page for the Youngstown Police Department, Deichman is the 13th officer to be killed in the line of duty; he is the second to die in an automobile accident.
No charges had been filed against Feliciano at press time.
Some questions have been asked about whether either driver was wearing a seat belt and if alcohol was involved. Toxicology tests will be run by the coroner, and Hughes said he will have no concrete answers until the investigation is completed.
"It's fair to let the investigation play out," Hughes said. "It's not fair to see a bad guy in this accident. If there's fault, it will come to the surface during the investigation."
Mayor Jay Williams also offered his condolences to Deichman's family.
"The family is first and foremost in our hearts and prayers," he said. "And my condolences go out to the Youngstown Police Department and the community as well."
Williams said the death of an officer is something everyone hopes never happens.
"It's an understanding that they put their lives on the line day in and day out," he said. "We don't anticipate it, but we have to prepare for it."
Hughes said that before informing the family of the accident, he had to think what he would want to hear if it were his family member.
"I asked, 'How would I tell myself?'" he said. "It's just as hard. It hits me just as hard. I've been on the force for 32 years, and this is not my first notification, but it's never easy.
"The family is devastated ... they're grieving."
Deichman leaves behind his parents, wife and two daughters, who are 11 and 15. Family members could not be reached for comment.
Ok Old man grump, please keep these kind of comments to yourself.ok?! for goodness sake let all of us greaf in peace. he was an awesome person,officer and a dad. so please for the sake of our kids keep it to your self. thanks.
It is very ignorant to state an opinion like you did oldmangrump, that was my uncle. They did not say anything about him being drunk, and he was not on duty, he was on call, but not on duty. Have a little respect for his family and respect for him as a police officer. People are rude when things happen to people they don't know or is not a part of their family.
Keep your ignorant, uneducated comments to yourself. Why would they need to wait for a report to make a statement like that? You dont make any sense. Rob Deichman was a great man, and a great officer. He put his life on the line everyday to protect others. Im certain he helped more people in a week than you have in your entire life. He was a good friend of mine and many others, and he will be sadly missed. Dont be bitter because you are old and have no friends, so you must resort to browsing vindy.com posting ignorant comments every second you get. May God have mercy on your soul (you are old and will prob end up going soon), you miserable old man. Rob is in heaven, watchin over us, just as he did when he was here. RIP Rob, you are missed and will never be forgotten.
OldmanGrump;You are too much.Everyone reading,"This man goes by the name of OldmanGrump2" on the Warren Tribune site.You are about the sickest,loud mouthed fool going.A man is dead.Another has to live with the memories.Two children do not have a father.Where in the hell did you learn to reconstruct accident sceens?Where did you go to Pathology school?You are a "Crime solving Genius"..ZERO qualification to make all these premature remarks.You need to go downtown Youngstown,visit the PD and spout your mouth like this.I assure you,it will be a day to remember for you.If you own a dog,it would not recognize you when you walked in the door.You a Punk!
oldmangrump, i will be driving 8 hours in the morning to come back to youngstown to bury one of my closest friends, he was a great man and a great police officer. I would be more then willing to meet you in person when i get back and dicuss this with you at great length after my 8 hour drive of which i will be thinking about rob all the way i am sure i will have more then enough energy to "discuss" your comments with you. Have some respect for someone that spent their lives protecting low lifes like you.
markdtenn,I am very sorry for your losing a friend and you sadness.I wish you a safe trip and,please understand that folks like OdmanGrump,will get theirs in time.Screw him in your mind now and remember the friedship..Hang in there!
Obviously Oldman Grump did not know Robert like his family and friends did. He was a great cousin that I grew up with here in Missouri when we were little and I will miss him dearly. So Oldman Grump show some respect for someone that put his butt on the line for people like you. Show Lori and the girls some respect becuase they are the ones that will have to come to a home without Robert. Show my uncle, aunt, and my cousins some respect as well. This was a great son, brother, and uncle to his family.
So if you are this bored to write about something you obviously don't know about, keep your sad comments to yourself.
Robert rest in peace dear cousin.
Sherry and family
Never judge someone you don't know. Rob was a really nice guy.
Would do anything for you....
We love you Rob! Rest in peace...


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David Epstein: Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? | Talk Video | TED.com
This is an interesting watch if you have not already seen it. Take it fwiw.
David Epstein: Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? | Talk Video | TED.com
This is an interesting watch if you have not already seen it. Take it fwiw.
"You lack motivation because cycling is a stupid sport with no upside that takes way too much time out of your life to be mediocre at." - Racer Ex
Probably because he only touches on cycling (the hour record) for about a minute. It's interesting, but it's not about bike racing. It think more people will see it in Foo.
That said, the beeps of the finish of the 100m dash was pretty cool.
I like the depiction of Eddy Merckx technology used for the hour record. I didn't know he did it on a hybrid bike with a rack and reflectors. A very interesting topic, but not a particularly interesting talk.
Are athletes getting better, faster, stronger?
Dunno about the rest of you, but I am!
"You lack motivation because cycling is a stupid sport with no upside that takes way too much time out of your life to be mediocre at." - Racer Ex
TED talks almost always suck. It's one of the most overrated pseudo-resources on the 'net.
didnt watch the video, but if you look back into the past, athletes certainly have gotten better, due to a variety of reasons. we'll find out in 20 years
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My nephew is 6'3" and 13 years old. If 1 out of every 6 people over 7 feet are in the NBA hopefully he has a shot. Unfortunately he has the coordination equal to a bag of rocks.
Tough room. I thought the talk was reasonable, not the most exciting I've ever watched, but the deconstruction of improvements in athletic performance is an interesting exercise. Knowing that adjusting Jesse Owens' 1936 gold medal sprint time for modern track surfaces would put him right at Usain Bolt's heels sheds light on just how remarkable he was as an athlete. As for the bellyaching about the choice of clip art hurting his "credibility" (huh?), LOL. So finding a picture of Eddy Merckx on his hour record bike would make the talk more believable? He had a picture of the bike itself, if I recall correctly.
That talk was meh, but if you think all TED talks suck you haven't watched enough of them; some are great.
Bolt's records are hard to swallow btw. Good interview on Competitor Radio with Mark Zeigler about the 100. He interviewed the two best coaches in that game, including the guy that worked with Ben Johnson. Both pegged the non-doped 100m best at just under 9.8.
Of the 10 guys who have gone 9.7, eight were implicated in doping. Bolt went 9.58. Last year 6 of his countryfolk got popped. Turns out the federation did one OOC test all year.
So it goes.
I've seen some good ted talks. one i saw recently was the one about growing human organs using cellular templates. there's one a few days ago about robotic prosthetic limbs that read your nerve impulses and move just like a real foot. it's unfair to judge those talks based on what you like to see and what you don't.
there are a few BS talks, but they're in the minority
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Any time Ben Johnson is mentioned I need to post this book.
Moore wrote Slaying the Badger, and a bunch of other top notch cycling books.


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Does somebody could explain me how to pronounce the roman numerals in English?
Like this sentence: "The visit of Chinese Vice President XI Jinping to Washington this week has been leading television news programs in the United States.
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08-04-2013 08:49 AM - last edited on 04-20-2016 08:51 AM by OscarFuentes
Somone online bought a 32GB verson of the HP Slatebook X2 that has 32BG of internal storage in Denmark. Here is the full discription and model number:
HP SlateBook 10-h001eo x2 PC
Here is the link to the Denmark website selling it: http://www.wupti.com/Produkter/Computer-og-IT/Comp
Why do we not have a 32GB option in the U.S? Will there be a 32GB option soon? Will there ever be a 32GB option in the US?
When you select to compare all models on the US HP website you see in the discription for the Slatebook x2 where it lists storage "up to 64GB eMMC3 Solid state drive".
Here is the link to that information: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/ads/x2/compare.html
I know it seems a little obsesive but I am really intereseted in this tablet. I would be really bummed out if a 32GB or 64GB model never comes. I am willing to pay more for a 32-64GB version!
Thanks for any informaton anyone can give. I really appreciated it!
Edit: another model number but for a 64GB version! : HP Slatebook 10-h021ru
HP please release these in the US!
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32GB only in the UK
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So you didnt even have an option for a 16GB version? I wish that was my case in the US! 16GB is too small for me
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Yeah - only one choice - and for the price it was an absolute steal, approx 100 pounds less than a 32Gb iPad :-)
I agree though, 16Gb is small these days for a tablet
Re: HP Slatebook X2 32GB Internal version spotted!?
Does anyone have any idea why HP is not currently selling a 32/64 GB version in the U.S.? Any time I ask this question its like a black hole of information. Do you think they are just making more and its taking time?
I also wonder the timing of the white color model....
Again, thanks to anyone who may have any information


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A state lawmaker in Lenoir County has filed a bill to try to accomplish quickly what some residents in his area have been trying to do with a lawsuit. State Representative Stephen LaRoque of Lenoir County has filed a bill to repeal the annexation of three subdivisions into the City of Kinston.
Kinston's City Council voted in 2009 to annex the 492 residential acres that include Crestview, Briarwood and Silver Creek. The vote came despite protests from the residents, who sued. The lawsuit has prevented the annexation from taking place so far.
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By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog
SANTA FE – Eight attempts, eight incompletions.
That's not a statistical line for a struggling quarterback but rather the number of times New Mexico Watchdog has tried without success to log onto healthcare.gov since the Affordable Care Act was rolled out Oct. 1.
Sunday night and Monday morning, NM Watchdog tried to compare coverage options on the Obamacare website. In recent attempts, NM Watchdog was able to create an account but couldn't get to the website's page specifying details on individual coverage.
But Sunday and as of 9 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time on Monday, we couldn't even get past the first page without seeing this:
What happened?
It turns out the site — after countless glitches for nearly a month — ran into another breakdown.
A crucial data center for the site went down Sunday and shut down the website for all 50 states. The site was still inoperable Monday, and blame was attributed to a connection issue at the data center operated by Verizon's Terremark.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius spoke with Verizon's chief executive officer Sunday afternoon. "They committed to fixing the problem as soon as possible," Sebelius spokeswoman Joanne Peters said.
"Our engineers have been working with HHS and other technology companies to identify and address the root cause of the issue," Verizon spokesman Jeff Nelson said, adding that the problem would be fixed "as soon as possible."
New Mexico is one of 36 states in which people looking for individual coverage are directed to healthcare.gov.
Small businesses and their employees seeking coverage can visit the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange, bewellnm.com, for coverage options and to enroll. Few problems have been reported on the state exchange; as of Oct. 23, 824, small businesses filed applications on the site.
But the national site has been plagued with glitches. Friday, both of New Mexico's U.S. senators, Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, joined eight Senate Democrats in sending a letter to Sebelius calling for a delay in the end date for "the individual mandate."
The current deadline for open enrollment is March 31.
"These technical glitches delay thousands of New Mexicans from enrolling in affordable health care coverage, which is unacceptable," Heinrich said in a statement Friday.
"Individuals should not be penalized for lack of coverage if they are unable to purchase health insurance due to technical problems," the letter from the 10 Democrats said. Sebelius has not responded to the letter and is scheduled to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday.
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In an embarrassment of riches, not only was I blessed with our little Luca Bean last week but today was also my birthday. Ivan made me a white cake with whipped Ganache frosting and the boys sang Happy Birthday to me all day long :). I wanted to celebrate Luca's birth day with mine so I put out our birthday ring (pictured above).
We're trying to find a new rhythmn for our family and honestly, it's been quite a challenge. Right now my favorite time of the day has been the afternoon when everyone naps. There's a quiet and stillness to the house as everyone rests. It feels so deliciously decadent to cuddle up with my boys and just watch their beautiful little faces sleep.
Thanks so much to everyone who left messages of blessings and well wishes! It's wonderful knowing that Luca came into this world with loving thoughts surrounding him. Every once in awhile when he's sleeping, I see a smile on his face and know that it's an angel whispering to him about all the people who were excitedly expecting his arrival.
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- Nicole Spring said...
nap time sounds heavenly at your house! your table setting is beautiful
happy birthday! <3
- November 28, 2008 at 6:42 PM
- Jen said...
Happy Birthday! Sounds like it was perfect.
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Recently I have installed LA noire game in my computer in which I have ATI Radeon HD 5830 graphic card. Now game is running fine in my computer but problem is I am not able to use the Anti-aliasing in this game. I dont know what is wrong but this problem is really frustrating for me.
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Dont know why Windows Media Player is not opening on my XP system. While troubleshooting I found wmplayer.exe to be 63KB, 10/18/2006 in windows explorer. When I double click this file, instead of opening it gives me an error message saying I must close Win Media Player but what to close if it is already not running. I thought upgrading WMP can fix the problem hence I tried updating and now it says that I have latest version of Windows media player.
So the last method left is to reinstall the Media Player. But when I try to remove it again says "close Windows Media Player. There is no process running about the same in Task Manager as well. So the conclusion is I cannot open, I cannot upgrade, and neither remove Windows Media player. Is there any working fix for the same?
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I m new to Custom design and working on the design rules formed by various companies. So anybody can pls help me in finding out the design rules files from the cadence software.
Hi ,
Design rules are foundry specific, we have TSMC, UMC as major foundries.So cadence software do not have specific design rules,rather they implement the rules of the foundries.If you want to know about the rules in detail, we have technolgy file popularly known as techfile, please read techfileuser pdf which available as part of cadence docs.
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Thanks for replying,
Can you pls specify the exact loaction from where i can see them. i shall be very thankful to you.
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Cadence does not give out design rules for foundries. There is a set in the gpdk which is not applicable to any foundry but represents rules which drive the design tools. You have to go directly to the foundry to get their design rules as they are proprietary intellectual property. Most fabs have a Virtuoso design kit. The tools will then use the rules and devices from that design kit.
The documentation can be read from the document tools: cdsdoc in IC5141 or cdnshelp in IC6.1. The manual you want is the Virtuoso Technology Data ASCII Files Reference.


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Recently, New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof suggested the Occupy movement move on to Occupy the Agenda rather than occupying real estate. I immediately had an idea that combines the two.
These things I know:
Empty commercial buildings and foreclosed homes would benefit by being occupied. Empty real estate suffers when no one is home — whether it's commercial or homes.
Many folks are on the streets, in homeless shelters, living on couches. Most of them would prefer to live in a home.
Here's my idea:
Open up a high percentage of unoccupied real estate to house people who have no homes.
All financial institutions culpable for the current economic mess would:
a) Pay all utilities and maintenance.
b) Fund programs to match people with the places to live.
c) Fund programs to oversee ongoing issues between the owners and the occupiers.
Occupiers who benefit would be responsible for the physical work of cleaning and ongoing maintenance to property.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt's passion project DON JON (formerly known as Don Jon's Addiction) is ready to make a splash at this weekend's SXSW Film Festival, and we've got a first look at a new close encounter between JGL and co-star Scarlett Johansson, plus a detailed explanation by JGL as to why he changed the film's title.
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The writer-director-star of the film writes on Facebook, "Hey everybody, So, as you might've heard already, I wrote and directed a movie last year, and it's coming out later this year. Which is absolutely crazy, and I still kinda can't believe it. Anyway, I'm posting this today to let you all know that I'm changing its title. It's now called... DON JON. I decided to change it, first of all, because DON JON is just so short and simple, and if you know me, you know I'm a fan of brevity. Second of all, it felt to me like the old title, Don Jon's Addiction was throwing some people off a bit from the point of the movie.


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Over the past few years, David Banner somehow quietly became one of, if not the most outspoken emcees in the game. His sharp criticism of the United States' handling of the Hurricane Katrina disaster as well as Al Sharpton's sometimes questionable practices, in addition to some self-hype has left fans curious for what kind of message Banner would bring with The Greatest Story Ever Told. Unfortunately, the message is muddled, and at times outright hypocritical.
Things get started off on a political note with the angry "So Long":
"This is Bushanomics, George is a modern day Ronald Reagan/I pray to God in the midst of pagans - niggas I'm just sayin'/When do we stop playin'? When do we stop pimpin' and start sprayin'?/Fifty shots for every cop that popped Sean Bell his body layin'/But they acquit - 'cause they know our generation won't do shit!"
With such a powerful message, one would surely think they'd be in for an introspective ride through David Banner's deepest thoughts. Instead, "So Long" is followed by a second introductory track, "G.S.E.T." in which Banner proclaims he's bringing "the old Banner back." This is painfully evident on the tracks that follow: "Suicide Doors" featuring UGK and Kandi, "9mm" featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg, "Get Like Me" featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc and "Shawty Say" featuring Lil Wayne. With the exception of the absolutely awful "Get Like Me," all of those tracks bang; problem is, their subject matter completely contradicts Banner's message on "So Long." Perhaps the most damning thing is this: even after he chastises African Americans for selling drugs to themselves and acting "so hard," David Banner gets T.I. - fresh off of a conviction for weapons possession - to speak on an interlude.
Not everything here is a total loss. "Hold On" is an absolutely heartbreaking anthem complete with compelling storytelling, and "Cadillac on 22's Part 2" helps lift the spirit with its piano keys and rhymes. "I Get By" has David Banner taking it back to his roots, exemplifying how talented he really is. Unfortunately, these tracks are too few to overcome the jarring overtones of riches and bitches. Case in point: "A Girl," which is almost the exact same song as Banner's 2005 hit "Play."
"I ain't scared of shit. I'm scare of God...I'm scared of God first, and then I'm scared of taking the blessing that God has given me and leading someone down the wrong path," proclaims Banner. Sadly, this quote illustrates exactly what David Banner does on The Greatest Story Ever Told. There is no doubt that he is a gifted emcee; but rather than use this gift to make a body of work which speaks volumes, he spends a significant amount of time addressing shallow topics. At 22 tracks, the album could have cut most of the flash and resulted in something much, much more. It's a shame indeed, as The Greatest Story Ever Told hardly lives up to its name.


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Let me preface this by saying that when we returned from our "Bucket List" trip in October, I received a survey from the Beach Club specifically. Of course, I agreed to take the survey and the final question asked, "Is there anything we could have done to make your stay more magical?" After the glowing review I'd just given them, I simply said it was a shame that after waiting all these years to stay at my "If you could stay anywhere on property..." resort, it would have been awesome if they had offered a "Bounceback" offer like they had in years past. Two days later I received a call from Disney. The CM said they'd been in receipt of my survey and wondered if they could ask me a few follow-up questions. Of course! I'd talk Disney to a wall, but a real live CM was even better! Anyway, bottom line, they offered to book us the Bounceback offer for next year. So we will be returning to the Beach Club in September
Soooooooo...this weekend we received the cutest little package from Disney! It wasn't our magicbands, but it was, well, and adventure box! I felt quite like I was carrying out some manner of espionage and kept wondering if the flashdrive would "self destruct" in T-4.
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Cute box with the Disney icon on the front (which will be recycled onto my desk at work to hold post-it notes). Inside is a booklet with information about your trip as well as suggestions and ideas for each park. This booklet also walks you through the My Disney Experience process - from Magicbands to Fastpass+ reservations. Very handy. On the last page, there's even a hand-dandy magnet with important dates to remember (i.e. final payment dates, dates to begin making ADR's and Fastpass+, etc). Very cool! (and currently residing on my refrigerator).
Finally, nestled in the box is an adorable white flash drive with the Mickey icon. Take it out, plug it in, and it begins to "glow" green (just like at the parks!). An icon pops up on your desktop (bottom right photo) that says, "Disney" Click it and you're taken to two messages from Edna (The Incredibles) describing the "power" of your Magicbands and My Magic+ in general. Very cute, quite informative. Of course, after watching the messages (and bookmarking them online), I erased the memory card and now have an ADORABLE 2GB flash drive to use at work. Because I'm crazy like that.


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Members of Seattle band The Young Evils are heading out on their first tour, and helping keep the Seattle music scene alive.
Earlier this month, the website Gawker called Seattle "a very annoying place," home to "… an (admittedly dwindling) music scene."
Troy Nelson, the lead singer of The Young Evils, heard this and laughed.
"The hip-hop community couldn't be any bigger," he said. "There's more bands now than in the history of Seattle."
Next to him, Young Evils drummer Faustine Hudson looked confused: "Seattle is on fire."
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Guitarist Cody Hurd just let out a sigh: "They need to put down their iPads," he said, "and go see a show."
A Young Evils show would be a good start — and almost unavoidable these days.
The group, which put out its debut CD last year, has been picking up such steam so quickly that it has gone from playing near-empty bars to playing street fairs and festivals, including this weekend's Pearl Jam Destination Weekend in East Troy, Wis.
After that, there are gigs up and down the East Coast, including showcases for record-company executives who band members hope will sign them and fund their second album, already in the works.
The Gawker staff must be deaf, because Seattle continues to send its sound out into the world. The Head and the Heart. Fleet Foxes. Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs. The Young Evils are just the latest to leave the nest.
Last Sunday, family and friends gathered at the Madison Park Conservatory restaurant for a send-off show and dinner.
It was a fun, easy fete, with tacos in paper boats and drinks in plastic cups. But there was a very serious sense that The Young Evils — all in their 20s — wouldn't be the same after this tour.
Out on the patio, mothers fretted about how the band would manage their $10 per diem and ticked off the items they would be stuffing into care packages. Top Ramen. White socks. Vitamins.
Mackenzie Mercer, who shares lead vocals — and a West Seattle apartment — with Nelson, knows this is an important moment.
"I'm excited, but I don't know what I'm excited for," she said, "because we've never done it before."
That's not entirely true. Mercer is the daughter of famed rock photographer Lance Mercer. Her best friend and band manager is Jessica Curtis, daughter of Kelly Curtis, who managed Heart and still manages Pearl Jam. Tour manager Tyson Pickerel is the nephew of drummer Mark Pickerel, who has played with several bands, most notably The Screaming Trees.
And Nelson has worked at The Hit Factory in New York, SubPop Records and KEXP.
So they've been backstage, in the studio; all around music.
But knowing they will be out front, out there, is a nerve-wracking, sleep-stealing prospect.
Two days later after the dinner, Mercer and Nelson were packing their bags.
Mercer held up a pair of cowboy boots that she bought at Buffalo Exchange when she was 16, left in a closet and only pulled out when the band started playing shows. The sole was split. Could anything be done?
Nelson seemed happy with the new Batman underwear he found at Target, his T-shirts, boots and a couple of hats that he would put into a borrowed suitcase.
They paid their bills in advance, and also had to make room for 600 copies of the CD they had pressed to take on tour.
"Everyone is going to have to take, like, 30 albums in their suitcase," Mercer said. "We've never been anywhere else. We'll be giving away a lot."
Their first gig wasn't that long ago at the MarsBar on Eastlake. It was just Nelson, Mercer, Hurd and a drum machine.
"I could totally tell there was something happening," said Pickerel, who heard them early on. "You know when you're a little kid and super-excited about something ridiculous? It was like that."
They decided to form a band and record an album of short, smart and poppy songs that Nelson had been working on, perfect for the tongue-in-groove vocals he had created with Mercer. His parents back in South Dakota loaned him the money to make the CD, which was produced by Mercer's stepfather, Barrett Jones. The CD, called "Enchanted Chapel," came out in August 2010.
Nelson, who has a weekly hosting gig on KEXP, felt "shy and ridiculous" about asking program director Kevin Cole to play it.
But Cole did — and had them in for an in-studio performance. They have played South By Southwest, the Capitol Hill Block Party, the Reverb Festival and Sasquatch.
But those were one-time gigs. This is an actual tour. Days after day, gig after gig, far from Seattle and all they have known — so far.
"More than anything, I'm excited about getting out there and becoming the well-oiled machine where we can get onstage anyplace, anytime, and do our thing," Mercer said.
Said bassist Mike Lee: "It's a cool spot. I don't think any of us know where it's going, but the unknown is exciting."
Nicole Brodeur's column appears Tuesday and Friday. Reach her at 206-464-2334 or email@example.com.
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Posts Tagged: Beer and Food
Forget Not Being Serious, I Want Good Beer To Be Silly
Posted by Alan McLeod on Monday, August 1, 2011 in BBADD, Beer and Food, Festivals and Gatherings - 6 comments
After tonight's big feed of whole salmon baked in a bucket of olive oil cut with lemon chunks sided with Local 1 and Jack D'or, I have to admit that I have some sympathies for pairing. And while I am not going to join any crusade against MADD, I balance my thoughts about BBADD with those by Jay …
Session 51: Nothing Says Weekend Like Cheese!!!
Posted by Alan McLeod on Friday, May 6, 2011 in The Session, Canada, Beer and Food - 1 comment
Jay declared it some time ago but I was only reminded this morning when the Beer Nut posted his submission for this month's version of The Session. Jay's instructions are too complex for me to repeat at this cusp of weekend so check out his link yourself. • I had originally meant to bitch and …
"Canadian Summer" Begins... aka Snow Almost Gone
Posted by Alan McLeod on Saturday, April 9, 2011 in The Session, Illinois, Germany and German Styles, Beer and Food
Canadian summer? Means it's hit 10C or 50F. Means that you can almost see green grass through last year's grey lawn hay. Means that you went to commune with the BBQ department at Canadian Tire with all the other hungover Tim Horton's slugging early risers, then went and bought more meat just in …
Two Food And Beer Revelations At Christmas
Posted by Alan McLeod on Sunday, December 26, 2010 in Ontario, Beer and Food, Festivals and Gatherings - 3 comments
Look, I really do not like the whole idea of pairing beer and food. You know that. It comes off as a wee bit snooty and, worse, it smacks a bit of exclusivity... but that has nothing to do with the fact that beer and food go so well together (or whether I am riddled with inconsistencies.) And … read more »
Day 10: Thanksgiving Day Photos Category Announced!
Posted by Alan McLeod on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 in Contests, Beer and Food, Festivals and Gatherings - 1 comment
Blame the inspiration from watching too many episodes of Man v. Food but I am going to break my own rule. You will recall my most precious long standing rule: • No photos of dishes of food with a beer next to it. They never win and they kinda make other people feel queasy. Your food is no better …
Is This An Anti-"Pairing" Movement Starting?
Posted by Alan McLeod on Monday, October 25, 2010 in Nova Scotia, Beer and Food, Beer and Law - 2 comments
Well, maybe it's an anti-mandatory pairing movement going on in my old home province of Nova Scotia: • Restaurants on Quinpool Road in Halifax are being allowed to serve alcohol without food. Regional council agreed Tuesday to change the zoning law so restaurants can have lounges. Each business …
New York: A Restaurant In Albany With A Beer List
Posted by Alan McLeod on Saturday, August 28, 2010 in Massachusetts, New York, Beer and Food, Pubs, Inns and Tavs
OK, sure there are 700 wines at the subtitled restaurant dp, An American Brasserie - but they have Blue Point Lager, Dogfish 60 and Ommegang's Hennepin and others on tap as well as ten or twelve well selected bottles. The stash in the back of van might be better today at the end of our trip but I …
The Best Way To Teach Folk About Good Beer?
Posted by Alan McLeod on Monday, August 2, 2010 in New York, Beer and Food, Beer Stores and Beer Shopping - 8 comments
The backyard BBQ. It has to be. Likely because of Pete's daydreaming about his English garden, I got the urge to have a smoky BBQ yesterday. Well, it was the day before really as I had to put the ribs into an overnight soak of Sierra Nevada pale ale, a bunch of ends of BBQ sauce bottles from …
Do Olde Geuze And Oysters Go Together?
Posted by Alan McLeod on Saturday, July 17, 2010 in Belgium and the Belgian-Influenced, Sour Beer Studies, Beer and Food - 8 comments
I was out hunting for some Caribbean stout to go with the PEI oysters I picked up and the incredibly jambi Mike Mundell's shop this afternoon. Without success. What to do? • I love oysters. I used to live in view of the Gulf of St. Lawrence on PEI's north shore and heading over to Carr's at …
Teach Your Children Well - BBQ Version
Posted by Alan McLeod on Monday, July 12, 2010 in New York, Beer and Food - 3 comments
Every holiday should include a lunch at Syracuse's Dinosaur BBQ. I had a Tres Hombre but as I I left meat (I'm embarrassed even thinking of it) I was not as hombre as I might have been. The beer is an Ape Hanger Ale that's made, I am pretty sure, by Middle Ages as a special house brew. It followed …


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The Creepy Creeps / Creepxotica Live SOCA Dates Summer 2012
Our fave SOCA surf-garage-rock 'n' roll monsters THE CREEPY CREEPS and their alter-ego, the soothing, exotic but still creepy CREEPXOTICA are playing some rad shows in their home turf of San Diego in the next few weeks - catch' em if you can!
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July 24th, 2012
7/19: Tiki Oasis Pre-Party at Trader Vic's in Emeryville
Trader Vic's & Tiki Oasis present a Classic Fashion Show and Tiki Oasis Pre-Party! Thursday, July 19, 2011 6:30pm until 10:00pm Fashion Show every 15 minutes starting at 8:30pm FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Trader Vic's 9 Anchor Drive, Emeryville, California ...
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July 16th, 2012
Brad "Tiki Shark" Parker and Miles Thompson art shows open 7/6
Brad "Tiki Shark" Parker Tales From the Tiki Lounge Miles Thompson Warm Fuzzies, Cold Pricklies July 6 – 29, 2012 Opening Reception: Friday, July 6th; 8-11 PM Closing Party: Sunday, July 29, 4 pm – 7 pm La Luz de Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. Los
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July 2nd, 2012
Tiki Oasis 2012 – Exotic Espionage and Polynesian Pulp Aug 16-19!
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November 2nd, 2011
11/12: The Creepy Creeps play Tiki Farm's Big Ole' Tiki Bash 3!
Tiki Farm is throwing their Big Ole' Tiki Bash 3 on November 12 and The Creepy Creeps will be part of the entertainment! For more information go to the Tiki Farm website or join in the thread on Tiki Central
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October 17th, 2011
Tiki Oasis 11 – the best one yet! Some words and lots of video
Another Tiki Oasis has come and gone. Having been to all 11 Tiki Oasis weekenders, I can without a doubt say that this year's event was in many ways better than the previous 10, (and that my friends is not an easy accomplishment) especially the music - not that any Tiki ...
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August 26th, 2011
Our friend Jeff Chenault's Latin Exotica symposium at Tiki Oasis11
Senor Chenault returns to the Tiki Oasis with an all-new Exotica presentation. This time with a Latin twist! You will learn about Exotica's success in the pop world as well as the significant Latin Jazz artists that helped shape the genre. Join us as we go south of the ...
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August 8th, 2011
New Dionysus Releases by Jerry Sun and Creepxotica!
These new Dionysus releases will be available in advance of street date at Surf Guitar 101, Tiki Oasis 11 and the Dionysus Records cart Creepxotica four-song 7″ Creepxotica: {Kreep-za-ti-ka}, noun or adjective; having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin,
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August 8th, 2011
Tiki Oasis releases commemorative 7″ with Lushy and Herb
Tiki Oasis proudly announces the release of a limited 7" 45 RPM vinyl record
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August 7th, 2011
Tiki Oasis 2011 features a South of the Border theme!
Tiki Oasis 11 presents four days of legendary and contemporary Latin and Exotica Sounds including Dionysus Records related artists Big Sandy, Orchestra Superstring and Mark and The Escorts Tiki Oasis 11 August 18-21, 2010 San Diego, CA August 18: Tiki Oasis Meet and ...
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I couldn't get the clutch pedal to ;the floor, so I drained off some fluid. The pedal went to the floor fine, it shifted fine, so I took it out for a test drive and noticed the clutch was slipping. WHY and is there a way to adjust the clutch??
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optical dissolved oxygen sensor Equipment in Algeria
Digital Optical IDS Dissolved Oxygen Sensorsby Wissenschaftlich-Technische Werkstätten (WTW) GmbH - a xylem brand based in Weilheim, GERMANY
FDO 925 – optical oxygen sensors for applications in the lab and process, field and wastewater treatment systems - low-maintenance and quick.
Franatech - Model D-Opto - Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensorby Franatech GmbH based in Lüneburg, GERMANY
The D-Opto Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensor. Unlike conventional dissolved oxygen instruments, the D-Opto sensing element utilises fluorescence to measure dissolved oxygen. The optical method does not consume oxygen. Consequently the measurement of dissolved oxygen by the D-Opto is unaffected by water flow.
Ponsel - Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensor With Temperatureby PONSEL based in Caudan, FRANCE
The OPTOD sensor is approved by the ASTM International Method D888-05. Without calibration requirements and thanks to an ultra-low power technology, the OPTOD sensor meets the demands of field work and short or long term campaigns. Without oxygen consumption, this technology allows you an accurate measure in all situations and especially in very ...
InPro - Model 6970i - Trace Optical Oxygen Sensorby Mettler - Toledo Int. Inc based in Greifensee, SWITZERLAND
The new InPro6970i designed for brewery application sets a new standard for operational availability and measurement quality of your oxygen loop especially in the filler line. The optical oxygen sensors are easy and fast to maintain, leading to enhanced process safety and low cost of ownership. Reduced signal drift and faster response time ...
OPTOD - Model RS 485/SDI 12 - Optical Dissolved Oxygen Digital sensorsby PONSEL based in Caudan, FRANCE
Range : 0-20mg/L 0-200%, no calibration, no drift, calibration data inside, ultralow power conseption, very small size.
Pro - Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Portableby Mettler - Toledo Int. Inc based in Greifensee, SWITZERLAND
Fast and precise optical dissolved oxygen determination in the lab or outdoors. Optimized for dissolved oxygen in the laboratory, at-line, or outdoors, the new Seven2Go Pro S9 portable is designed to provide users with fast quality data, one-handed operation and durability.
Digital IQ sensor for dissolved oxygen with fixed cableby Wissenschaftlich-Technische Werkstätten (WTW) GmbH - a xylem brand based in Weilheim, GERMANY
The optical and calibration free O2 sensor with fixed cable delivers reliable readings for monitoring and control.
IC Controls - Model 855 - ppm Dissolved Oxygen Analyzerby IC Controls Ltd. based in Orangeville, ONTARIO (CANADA)
The industrial model 855 D.O. analyzer from IC Controls gives you maximum flexibility, reliability, and ease of use.
Optical Designby Electro-Chemical Devices Inc. based in Irvine, CALIFORNIA (USA)
The ECD Triton DO8 optical dissolved oxygen sensor combines the high technology of Fluorescence Quenching with a rugged, easy to install design. The DO8 provides the best solution for long term measurements in aeration basins, aquaculture and all types of environmental water.
Model AM-LDO Series - Luminesescent Dissolved Oxygen Analyzersby Water Analytics Inc based in Andover, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)
Aquametrix has been selling polarographic dissolved oxygen analyzers for over three decades. We are now pleased to be able to offer an optical dissolved oxygen sensor that outputs directly a 4-20 or Modbus signal. Optical DO sensors offer advantages over electrochemical DO sensors in that they are inherently self-referencing, require no warm-up ...


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"A Dead City Called Serjilla..." Khirbat Serjilla by coceng
Khirbat Serjilla Travel Guide: 21 reviews and 135 photos
Again, I made this excursion to The Dead Cities from Aleppo (on the 2nd day when I was there in Aleppo).
Most people go by tour guides & I wanted to do with public transports.
I could save some money, you see.
Anyway, the hotel where I stayed in Aleppo was not that helpful when I asked about public transports to The Dead Cities. Maybe they wanted me to take the tours.
I gave my reason that I want to go by public transports. Furthermore, it would be fun that way.
It's not that dangerous or anything...
Yes true, my guidebook says it out loud HOW to reach The Dead Cities by public transports but I still asked around; I wanted to know whether people really know HOW to get there on their own.
I mean same as everywhere else too in this world, Malaysia included !
I have many places that I haven't seen around Kuala Lumpur, you ask me I really don't know how to reach there !
I would probably ask you lot to hire a taxi or a tour guide anyway, right ?
Anyway back to The Dead Cities, I made my way to the 'luxury' bus station (the one that I 'seek' comfort in at about 4 am on the first day arriving in Aleppo).
I got the bus & on the bus, I chatted with a university student called Nadir.
I had a pleasant talk with him !
If you read my diary on Aleppo, on the first day's evening I had a bad experience with 2 university guys who argued about religions & races with me !
I asked Nadir whether all Syrian students were like that ?
He said I was just unlucky ! We both laughed !
Nadir was telling me that he's helped several tourists about places around Syria before.
He said it's fun meeting & talking with tourists.
His favourite story when he was in Latakia with 2 German girls & they wanted to kiss him on the lips !
He said no...We laughed again !
Anyway, we then reached a village called Al-Maa'ra;
Nadir took me to a small servixe taxi station so that I would get a service taxi to another small village called Kafren Bil.
We parted & said goodbye & I gave him a nice souvenir from Malaysia...
Serjilla is one of The Dead Cities (which comprised alltogether nearly 500 villages/dwellings in this area lone!).
People say that Serjilla is the most eerie of The Dead Cities; Not really unless you are here in the evening on your own !
Serjilla also has the almost-complete buildings (ruins) still intact.
It has been deserted for nearly 15 centuries but the stones, the facades are still being looked after.
Who takes care of them ? Nobody knows, Maybe the people who live there; Maybe the wind...
Nobody really knows why the inhabitants left Serjilla; It could be the decline of the place economically or maybe the inhabitants fleed the place after several invasions by The Mamluks or The Persians...
- Pros:A Must Visit If You Are In The North Of Syria !
- Cons:Well, Don't Stay Here On Your Own At Night !
- In a nutshell:A Great Day Trip From Aleppo...
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I'm trying to acheive a category sidebar that shows the children of the current category.
So for example if my cat structure is as follows
- Music
-- Jazz
-- Rock
- Literature
-- Poetry
-- Prose
When I am in the arts category page I want only Music, Literature to display in the sidebar
And when I click on music then Jazz and rock will display.
I'm currently using wp_list_categories("title_li=&child_of=$cat")
But it lists the sub-sub-categories as well. IS there anyway I can disable that?


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Mabel Stark
My grand parents had a small cafe and a few cabins next door to the Lion Farm and had the run of the place. I was about 7years old and knew Mabel. I remember one sunday (about 1940) her was mauled by one of her tigers. I didn't see it but I remember everyone running around yelling for some one to find a doctor!. Being able to wander around the Lion Farm has given me many great memories.
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St. Louis Public Library Ad Campaign Breaks Today
Waters, Oscar, St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
The St. Louis Public Library breaks its new advertising campaign today. Created for the second successive year by Communications Partners Inc., the campaign will appear on billboards, Metro Link trains, theater screens, buses, radio and print.
This year's campaign, often delivered with a twist of humor, spotlights several of the many services and resources available throughout the libraries' 15 locations within the City of St. Louis.
According to Gerald Brooks, the Library's manager of community affairs and public relations, "Last year's campaign `More Than Books' was very successful in that it increased the number of consumers visiting our libraries; both first-time users and many adults who have not been to a library since school days. All were pleasantly surprised how up-to-date our services are and by the variety and depth of the Library's resources." Communications Partners topper Pat Bolling supervises the account and placed the media, and Ed Martel created all of the ads. Radio spots were r ecorded at Clayton Studios using local talent. MALL IT: The Northwest Plaza Shopping Mall has signed a one-year sponsorship for KPLR-TV Channel 11's St. Louis 11 Kids Club. The campaign is designed to attract young families to the shopping plaza. Each Saturday beginning May 1 and running through April 30, 1997, St. Louis 11 Kids Club Crew members, Nikki, Bobby or George, will appear at the Plaza to be the host of the "Saturday FunForAll" family entertainment. In addition to the campaign, Northwest Plaza will be the drop-off point for the Children's Miracle Network Telethon "Million Penny Drive," sponsored by the St. Louis 11 Kids Club. OF LOCAL NOTE: Brighton Agency has been selected as the marketing and advertising agency for Feld Southpointe Toyota. Brighton has developed a new slogan for Feld Southpointe: "Car Buying With a Difference." Brighton will use the tagline as the basis for new television, radio and print advertising, as well as in-store and point-of-sale materials and promotional programs. Brighton was also selected by Anheuser-Busch Cos. to develop trade advertisements and collateral materials to help promote the licensing of Shamu and His Crew, the animated characters of A-B's Sea World theme park. The ad premiered in two trade publications, the Toy Book and Playthings. The collateral materials promoted the characters at the Sporting Goods Supershow in Atlanta. . . . Thomas Gorman Inc. …


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Arden Hills Offers a Complimentary Posture Scan Wellness Seminar
If you're feeling sore or experiencing pain, it might be time to identify the exact muscles that are causing you grief and discomfort.
The talented Dr. Barham will demonstrate the use of a Surface Electromyograph (SEMG) imaging system at the next complimentary Wellness Education Seminar at Arden Hills on Thursday evening, October 8. You'll have the opportunity to see actual 3D images of your aching muscles to help in the recovery process.
Ongoing Wellness Education Seminars at Arden Hills are designed to provide helpful tips and information to help you achieve and maintain a healthy, happy and well balanced life. For more information about the next Wellness Education Seminar, please call 916-482-6111 or visit www.ardenhills.me.


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Please let me know how to use scoreboard across two instances of an
env. I've created two scoreboards-- one, to add what i transmitted and
another to add what i received in an env.Now i've created two instances
of it and the two env's are binded such a way that the output of env[0]
is an input to env[1].
Pls let me know how should i proceed to check a packet i've transmitted
in one env[0] with that in received scoreboard in env[1].
Thanks in Advance...
Prabhuk, I assume that you have an instance of the monitor for
capturing transactions across the shared i/f between your 2 envs. So
that monitor should be used to forward transactions to the 2 scorebards
in your 2 envs. If the monitor is instantiated in the envs themselves,
then you'll need to find a way to disable one of them so that only 1
monitor is talking to both scoreboards.
What exactly are you checking between the 2 envs, just that the top-level signals are correctly connected between the 2 devices?
Thank You Joseph,
The env consists of a bfm which is driving a packet on a serial line
and a monitor which is collecting packet
on the serial line. So, i binded the two instances of this env such a
way that the output of one env instance is connected to input of
Meanwhile, I'll try by implementing the monitor independently as you said...
Thank You..
Hi Prabhu,From my experience, there is no need to change your VE design by implementing the monitor outside the environment. Sometimes it is even necessary, e.g. when creating an interface eVC that typically has a monitor instantiated within the environment and you want to check it by cross-connecting two instances and simulate them. This way you will end up with a monitor in each environment instance and it seems to me that this is exactly what you are doing.If so, I would suggest the following:1) Provide hooks in your monitor when a packet is received/transmittedThis provides the flexibility to change the behavior of scoreboarding when your environment is integrated in a larger environment (e.g. system-level) or when using layered verification environments. You may then choose to disable scoreboarding, change its behavior, or even use a system-level scoreboard according to your requirements. This behavior can be set by extending the monitor instance through the hooks provided.2) Instantiatiate your scoreboards separately from the rest of the environmentThis is helpful in system-level verification or layered environment where you may have multiple instances of your environment running and you may want to place scoreboards only in strategic locations or even use a totally different scoreboard. Of course, you will have to provide a basic scoreboard unit as part of your environment.3) Use separate configuration files according to the verification scenarioDoing so will allow you to specify the scoreboarding instantiation and functionality you wish to have from a block-level up to a system-level verification scenario with the maximum level of code reuse and the least amount of changes.4) Provide some sort of synchronizationThere is a potential problem with this configuration, when the monitor from one end will see a packet transmitted and the monitor from the other end will see a packet received at the same time. For example:At time X:Env[0]'s BFM will start transmitting a frameAt time X+Y:Env[0]'s monitor will detect a frame transmitted and try to push it on the scoreboardEnv[1]'s monitor will detect a frame received and try to compare it against the scoreboardDepending on the order of execution, Env[1]'s compare might run first, resulting in an empty scoreboard compare. So it is a good idea to sometimes delay the compare by one cycle, if this is permissible by the specification, or provide some sort of syncronization between the two.This of course is mostly the case when cross-connecting two environment instances together. Usually, there is a delay between when the packet is transmitted and when it is received on the other end.The eRM Developer Manual offers quite a few guidelines on scoreboards, including the ones mentioned above at Section 9.3, "Adding Scoreboards".Hope that helps!Regards,--Iraklis.
Hi Iraklis,
Thank you very much for providing me a solution.
I've used ur suggestions and able to make my scoreboard work.
Thanks again for providing me very useful information and analysis of the problem.


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Ben Crane is a turtle in transition.
Chagrined by his standing as one of professional golf's slowest performers, Crane has come out of his contemplative shell resolved to pick up his competitive pace.
"Did anyone notice that I was in a group waiting?" the winner of the Farmers Insurance Open wondered yesterday at Torrey Pines. "I wanted to say it to (CBS' David) Feherty, but I didn't want to get myself out of the moment too much and start thinking too much about something else.
"I almost walked over and (said), 'Is anyone looking around that I'm leaning on my golf club right now?' "
Crane is sensitive to his image as the PGA Tour's tectonic plate, and he has been sufficiently embarrassed to recently shift his game into a less glacial gear. If this was not readily apparent from the 5½-hour, 2-under-par 70 Crane shot yesterday, this time he was more the victim of sluggish circumstance than its chief culprit.
This time, the weight of the wait was shouldered by the groups in front of the leaders and by the deliberate approach Torrey Pines' stern South Course demands.
This time, for once, Ben Crane was a victim rather than a villain.
The 33-year-old Crane can crawl with the worst of them. His presence atop the leaderboard was a recurring joke cue in the media tent yesterday, so much so that you would think snails had asked the guy to play through. At least up to the point when he prevented a four-man playoff by sinking a 2 ½-foot par putt on the tournament's 72nd hole, Crane's defining moment in golf involved grating on Rory Sabbatini's nerves.
During the closing round of the 2005 Booz Allen Classic, tour officials put Sabbatini and Crane on the clock for slow play. Though no PGA Tour player has been charged a penalty stroke for dawdling since Dillard Pruitt was docked at the 1992 Byron Nelson Classic, repeat offenders are subject to fine and prone to frustrate their partners.
Sabbatini, who prefers to play briskly, registered his objections with Crane's pace by leaving him behind as they played the 17th hole at TPC Avenel in Potomac, Md., putting out after Crane's approach shot, and then leaving huffily for the 18th tee.
Sabbatini was appropriately chastised for this egregious breach of etiquette — "As inconsiderate as anything I've seen," Paul Azinger called it — and Crane was appropriately chastened by having been the cause of it. Though the impact of that incident has been, well, gradual, it may have served as time-release shock therapy.
Sabbatini took the hit, but Ben Crane took the hint.
"That was a great thing for me that happened because I realized, 'Wow, I mean, this is a big deal. I'm too slow,' "Crane said after yesterday's trophy presentation. "I believe God uses all things for good if we allow him to. And that was definitely a good thing for me. That's how a lot of people know me is because of that.
"I'm trying to make some changes that will get me away from that because, yeah, it definitely weighs on my mind, and the better off I am with being ready when it's my turn will take some pressure off for sure."
Those of us accustomed to closing press boxes and irritating editors sometimes fancy ourselves to be perfectionists when what we do best is procrastinate. We embrace the conceit of French writer Paul Valery, who said, "A poem is never finished, only abandoned."
Golfers are susceptible to the same sort of artistic struggle; to the notion that a different club or an alternative target might yield a better result; to the idea that there's always a better idea. During the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black, Sergio Garcia gripped and re-gripped his club with such apparent indecision that spectators began audibly counting his "waggles" (sometimes into the 20s).


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Marvão Travel Guide: 82 reviews and 238 photos
This was Day 7 of our Portugal trip, and the 4th day since we had set out from Lisbon in our rented car. Marvão was the second of the 'Border Castles' that we toured on our drive around Portugal. We actually managed to squeeze it in on the same day that we visited the more southerly castle at Monsaraz in the morning, on our drive north from the Algarve.
This majestic spot really is one that you should try to fit in. Located high in the 3300+ ft. (1000-m) Serra de Sao Mamede mountains, just north of Portalegre, this picturesque village offers amazing views of the countryside. We were fortunate to have a beautiful sunny day in late May, still too early for the streets to be crowded with tourists.
The fortifications here were built in the late 1200s and then were further reinforced in the 1600s to deal with successive threats to Portugal. In addition to the impressive walls and towers of the castle, the narrow streets and old houses in the village are also well worth a look! See my 'General Tip' for a map showing Marvao's location.
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Glenn, nice page with brilliant photos of Marvao. On my two trips to Portugal I mainly concentrated on places at the coast so I never really explored any towns inland. - I could do with a Cintra beer right now.
Looks like a place that is well worth a detour - and detours are the best part of a touring holiday.
Marvaolous mountain scenery!
Just re-visiting your page, looking for inspiration to start mine. There were some very cold days in Portugal last week and it snowed in Marvão, not usual at all! Also, Marvão is a candidate to Unesco World Heritage, and it is deserved imho. :)
A cold Beer, shade & a breeze , all you need
this so is my kind of place glenn! a beautiful fort, and lovely gardens, in gorgeous countryside. thanks for sharing, and hey, hope all is well with you! :)
What a lovely Village Garden and wonderful views from the top of the castle.
Great sceneries and local customs tips. Polish storks fly to Africa through Sicily. These ones might fly to/from France or UK?
I had forgotten about the storks in Portugal & their huge nests perched everywhere. Marvao, is a nice looking town, reminded me a little of Monsaraz but a little bigger maybe? (~_~)
I enjoyed my only (short) visit to Portugal but that was not love at first sight and I did not felt for another visit. Your Portugal pages bring me to reconsider and I have to pay another visit to a country more fascinating that I had thought at first.
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Lightthought 287 by lightthinkerWatch
©2006-2016 lightthinker
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
(Robert Frost)
[Taken near Laage Vuursche/The Netherlands]
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
(Robert Frost)
[Taken near Laage Vuursche/The Netherlands]
Beautiful !!!
Beautiful place. City park, forest, or national park?
A tiara of a tree.
Incredible...wow, what a tree!
I have included your wonderful work in my Journal on Trees. Hope you are OK with that.
wOW! Beauty! The poem of Robert Frost also adds to the feeling of poetic imagery.
Beautiful shot and nice composition
this is an INCREDIBLE photo. love it!! well done.
Not only the tree is beautiful, but the poem as well.
This is honestly such a beautiful picture. It took me a moment to figure out if it was real or not, because it's got the sort of ethereal and fairytale look to it that say it might just have been a dream. ;D
Wonderful, wonderful photograph! That tree is just stunning, and the light builds mystery around it!
for my trees collection!
for my trees collection!
I can't get enough of your forest and tree shots - yummy!
That's amazing. The background makes the tree look even more gorgeous. So peaceful.
Wonderful capture! I also have JeSSanchez's amazing sketch of this marvellous scene!
Cheers, Coco
Cheers, Coco
Amazing Tree!!!
Brilliant picture. Is it photostitched?
No, just pure nature! It was a lovely day with soft mist, as there was never one like this again since!
pretty stunning piece of work.
God! what a strange tree...
Excellant, excellant shot. A real eye catcher.
I'm not sure I can explain what I love about this, but I do!
Great photo. The tree is pretty to look at, and the fog in the background is really cool.
I just came over this one, saw it in your journal, was uploaded probabably before I watched you And I love it, the three (which is tha same as the one I favourited I assume) is so pretty, and the light is great to, and even if this one is great I kind off like the other one (the one favourited) the light there is more magical, but they are both GREAT!
What an impressive and majestic tree!
love this one!
the colourse, the light everything!
the colourse, the light everything!
awesome image and i just happen to love your robert frost quote
Hmm. Makes me want to call it the 'tree of destiny', or something like that. Nice shot.
Oh wow - the contrast here is incredible! The contrast of colours between the dark tree in front and the white ones behind it and also the contrast in shapes! As the front tree is very curvy and the ones behind it are so straight...
wow...this is simply beautiful...the lighting is outstanding...excellent job!
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Slay Belle Katarina Concept Art RiotZeronis by ZeronisWatch
©2013-2016 Zeronis
I really think this is better than the final skin form.. :T more beauty!
Woaw so cool with blond hair
cool picture
Nice !!
i luv her hair
wow never knew the original art for this skin was blond hair XD I actually like the change of hair color. the orange suits her better . overall you did amazing!
league fan- kitty
league fan- kitty
I really love your style. You inspire me so much. I've been trying to use your art as referance lately, but I haven't had the guts to upload anything.
I'm a really big fan of yours!
I'm a really big fan of yours!
Slay Belle...
.... Uuuuuuuuuggggghhh... x_x
.... Uuuuuuuuuggggghhh... x_x
O0O Why didn't it come out as a blonde katarina??? D:
This is much better than the release version.
What was the reason for the change?
What was the reason for the change?
I believe they said something about the lights in her hair not feeling as natural as they should. Conceptually it just doesn't really make sense--why does she have lights in her hair?
idk roit u tell me
cool post! I love League of Legends X3
full on girl crush moment
This is awesome!
This is funny, this game has got full fanservice for the boy players, 0 fanservice for the girl players :'D
and the new pool party Graves?
If he wasnt a little old... xD
What about Lee sin? ._____.
Yes, a man who only like the kung fu or karate, without hair and a band on the eyes, and probably he has got 30-37 years old, yes, very sexy, very fan service D:
It wasnt designed for like to the girls. basically.
Or maybe Jayce in his white suit? :v
Compare the skins of the girls with the men's skins, you will see the difference.
I mean... I don't have the fault I rarelly look at Fan-Service skins like this... I mean I USE KAYLE! WHICH IS A MOTHERFUCKING ANGEL IN A MOTHERFUCKING SPACE SUIT!
And you want every single male champion in a bathing suit? wtf? I mean if we are talking about Fan-Service LoL has none of it compared to TERA
And you want every single male champion in a bathing suit? wtf? I mean if we are talking about Fan-Service LoL has none of it compared to TERA
Well I don't know what you're into... maybe.... Ummmm Yorick? :v
Red hair > blonde.
i so want this skin T_T
this is cool and i like it
I neeeeed this skin to come back. So amazing!
this is hot she looks soooo fierce wow!
cool rework
I want this girl for x-mas
Oh wait i'm rammus,only able to say ok ...
Oh wait i'm rammus,only able to say ok ...
I can't believe it took so long for me to get into Katarina, now it's too late to get this skin.. Hope it comes out again this christmas, along with Mistletoe LeBlanc. <3
Lovely work!
Lovely work!
just bored use her skins....
So much better than what made it into the game.
Epic !
TBH, this pic looks better then the released version! I wish my slay belle kat looked like this :/
This look better than one implemented ;/
Too bad they took the Sexy out of this Skin..


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Mussels with Spicy Tomato Sauce
Categories: Entertaining, New Year's, Quick to fix, Spicy, Valentine's Day
Type: Main Dishes
Type: Main Dishes
The distinctly Spanish flavor of smoked paprika is a welcome addition to the classic mussels in tomato sauce
Prep Time: prep 15 mins
Cooking Time: cook 10 mins
Serves: makes 4 servings
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 shallots, finely chopped
- 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 fresh hot red chile, seeded and minced
- 1 / 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 4lb ( 1.8kg) mussels, cleaned
- 2 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 1 / 2 cup dry white wine
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
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- Heat the oil and butter in a large soup pot with lid over low heat. Add the shallots, celery, garlic, and chile and cook until the shallots have softened. Stir in the paprika.
- Add the mussels, tomatoes, and wine and stir well. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Cover and cook, shaking the pan often, for about 6 minutes, or until the mussels have opened.
- Transfer the mussels to deep serving bowls and sprinkle with parsley. Serve hot.
- prep 15 mins; cook 10 mins
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Jersey Yarn Rug
By Emma Jeffery
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I used 7 yards of tan jersey knit
5 yards bright yellow jersey knit
I was excited by the challenge to use nothing but a pair of my favorite orange handled scissors for this project. I knew immediately that I wanted to use them to cut lengths of t-shirt weight jersey knit to make my own balls of yarn as I have been wanting to start on a large scale crochet project for a while. Having been inspired by some lovely area rugs online and in stores, but knowing that purchasing enough yarn to complete such a project would be cost prohibitive, I decided to make my own!
I bought several yards of jersey knit from the fabric store. Jersey knit can be bought at a very reasonable price if you shop around. I think the tan knit I bought was $3 a yard and the bright yellow was $2 a yard, making my project cost about $30 total. However, as with many crafts what you save in money you spend in time!
To cut the fabric into yarn, it is necessary to have a pair of long, sharp scissors. You are going to be doing A LOT of cutting and it makes sense to have the scissors do the work – not you! I used my favorite 9" Dressmaker shears, with its long blades that cut easily through 2 layers of fabric with very little strain to my hands.
I began by folding my fabric in half over my cutting table and starting at the raw edges, cut across the fabric towards the folded edge about 1" in from the bottom.
Stopping ½ " short of the folded edge, I turned my shears back towards the direction they had come from and cut 1" above the previous cutting line.
As I reached the raw edges opposite the folded edge, I again stopped ½ " short of cutting through to the end, removed the shears and brought them back around to the outside of the raw edges and cut again.
I worked back and forth in this manner for about 1 yard's length of fabric, at which point I cut the line completely at the folded edge, to remove the fabric from the remaining yardage.
Next I had to cut into the fabric to create one long strip which I did by finding the folded edges I had left, and snipping them apart through the fold.
To make the jersey more 'yarn-like', I pulled it tightly through the handles of my scissors (for friction) to make the edges curl. This turns the fabric from strips into something resembling twine or string.
I then rolled the yarn into a ball and repeated the process for the remaining yardage.
As I said, I decided to crochet my yarn into a rug. Here are the directions I made up if you want to make something similar:
- Crochet hook N (9.00mm)
- Ch 5. Sl st into 5th Ch from hook to form ring.
- Ch 2. 11 dc in ring. Join to ch 2 with sl st. (12 st)
- Ch 2. Dc in same stitch. 2 dc in each stitch around. Join to ch 2 with sl st. (24 st)
- Ch 2. Dc in same st, dc in next st. *2 dc in next st, dc in next st* all the way around. (36 st)
- Ch 2. Dc in same st, dc in next 2 st. *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 st*all the way around (48 st)
- Ch 2. Dc in same st, dc in next 3 st. *2 dc in next st, dc in next 3 st* all the way around (60 st)
Continue to increase according to pattern until you get to the desired size. I changed colors whenever I felt the need. Because the stitches are large and the yarn forgiving, I simply cast on the new color yarn by tying it on to the previous strand, hiding the knots on the underside of the rug.
Though I made a rug with my yarn, the possibilities are endless. Think pet blanket, picnic rug, chair or cushion covers, grocery totes….What will you make with yours?
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Climate-Change Worries in the Eighteenth Century
Drewry, Aubrey, Freeman
In the 1770s the Lunar Society of Birmingham, England, whose members were some of the leading thinkers of the era, regularly gathered to discuss their concerns about global climate change. They were interested in the scientific aspects of the change, but being entrepreneurs as well as thinkers, they also formulated plans to cope with it. Their basic strategy was to stop the cooling of the earth by dragging icebergs away from the Arctic regions to let them melt in the tropics.
That's right: they were worried about global cooling.
The Lunar Society of Birmingham (1766-1809) was an informal club of never more than 14 men, who met to exchange information on scientific experiments, discuss scientific theory, and promote their own entrepreneurial activities. As the name indicates, they met on the Monday nearest the full moon each month. Among them were several godfathers of the Industrial Revolution, men whose contributions to science and technology, as well as industry and manufacturing, render their names still familiar: James Watt, developer of the steam engine, and his business partner, Matthew Boulton, who was also founder of the Birmingham Mint and a major manufacturer of metal products; Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles and a distinguished naturalist in his own right; William Small, science and math teacher to Thomas Jefferson during a sojourn in America; Josiah Wedgwood, potter to the world and the man who made it possible for ordinary people to eat from china plates rather than out of wooden bowls; and Joseph Priestley, one of the titans of chemistry.
The main tie that brought these luminaries together was a common interest in "natural philosophy" (which we today call "science"). However, many of them also had remarkable business skill and towering entrepreneurial energy. They were thus very much concerned with the application of science to industry Many of them became fellows of the Royal Society as a result of their scientific work, but they were equally proud of their memberships in the Society for the Promotion of the Arts, which emphasized their commitment to practical application.
Small, Watt, and Boulton
The global-cooling story begins with letters between Small and Watt. (The letters are printed in a midnineteenth-century biography of Watt by his son-in-law, James Muirhead.) In 1765, Small had arrived in Birmingham with a letter of introduction from Benjamin Franklin. Shortly thereafter, he became family physician to Boulton, at that time a successful 37-year-old silversmith who was busily realizing his great ambition: to make his name "known all over the world as the hallmark of excellent and artistic workmanship" in metals. Small, a native of Scotland, had already made his mark on America by having taught Jefferson at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Many years later, Jefferson would recall that "what probably fixed the destinies of my life" was that Small "made me his daily companion" and "from his conversation I got my first views of the expansion of science & of the system of things in which we are placed." High tribute indeed, from a man who would himself greatly affect "the system of things in which we are placed." But by 1764, Small had tired of academic life (especially the bickering with his faculty colleagues in Williamsburg who considered him an outrageous radical for lecturing in English rather than Latin!). Thus he returned to Britain and took up his medical practice in Birmingham.
Some months thereafter, Dr. Small entertained a visiting fellow Scot, James Watt. At that time, Watt was eking out a living as a poorly paid instrument maker for the University of Glasgow, his income supplemented by surveying and minor engineering jobs on canals and at coal mines. Despite all that activity, his income was not enough to cover the expenses of his experiments with steam engines. By 1765 Watt had worked out all the "central ideas to be incorporated in his various steam engines for the remainder of his life. …