text: More from SI Thriving with Cardinals, Moss is good fantasy add Thriving with Cardinals, Moss is good fantasy add By Michael Beller What has changed about Nolan Arenado's hitting? What has changed about Nolan Arenado's hitting? By Michael Beller First QB drafted? Sleepers? Fantasy experts debate First QB drafted? Sleepers? Fantasy experts debate By Michael Beller & Pat Fitzmaurice Weekend pitcher streams: Paxton, Reed top options Weekend pitcher streams: Paxton, Reed top options By Michael Beller Seung-hwan Oh's trade value climbing in all formats Seung-hwan Oh's trade value climbing in all formats By Michael Beller Matt Carpenter unleashing newfound power this year Matt Carpenter unleashing newfound power this year By Michael Beller Have you ever seen a Clayton Kershaw walk? Have you ever seen a Clayton Kershaw walk? 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By Michael Beller Close Tweet0 Share0 Comment0 Share0 Share0 Stumble It0 Print0 More Fantasy Week 14 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Rams' Jackson set for playoff stardom by Eric Mack Posted: Thu Dec. 6, 2012 You have made it this far this season -- into the fantasy playoffs -- so you should be congratulated. You know exactly what you're doing. You played the right matchups. You made the right roster moves. And, most importantly, you received the right kind of luck.It is going to take even better fortune to navigate the minefield know as the fantasy postseason. It can be as dicey as having too much spiked punch at your holiday parties.Week 13 reminded us how random results can be. We'll try to help you reduce some of the luck needed with our game-by-game analysis in SI.com's eminently important Week 14 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em:Start• Broncos -- Peyton Manning, Knowshon Moreno, Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker, Jacob Tamme, Matt Prater, Broncos D/ST: This is a start-all game for the Broncos, especially Moreno. He has taken over the feature-back role and might be in for the best game of his career against a Raiders defense that has been the second-worst team in fantasy versus running backs. Tamme is also a nice sleeper after taking over as Manning's leading tight end target and facing a game against the sixth-worst team in fantasy against the position.• Raiders -- Darren McFadden, Brandon Myers: Run DMC is a risk against seventh-best team in fantasy versus running backs, especially coming off injury, but he has been held out until healthy and reports are he has a burst in practice now. This start recommendation is based on the fact DeMarco Murray came back so impressively last week. McFadden rates as one of the top-25 running backs to start in fantasy crunch time, no matter the difficulty of the matchup. Myers, meanwhile, is scorching and faces the second-worst team in fantasy versus tight ends, a dream matchup.Sit• Broncos -- Ronnie Hillman, Lance Ball, Brandon Stokley, Joel Dreessen: These fringe options just aren't getting enough touches to trust even in such a favorable matchup.• Raiders -- Carson Palmer, Marcel Reece, Mike Goodson, Denarius Moore, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Rod Streater, Juron Criner, Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders D/ST: Reece is a bit banged up and should be affected adversely by McFadden's expected return. The receivers are a crapshoot right now, particularly with Moore's recent disciplinary issues. Finally, SeaBass is a bad play against a defense that has allowed the sixth-fewest field-goal attempts.Start• Rams -- Steven Jackson: The Bills' defense has improved after an awful start, but Jackson is the only sure starter for the Rams in the fantasy playoffs, especially against a Bills defense that has allowed the most touchdowns to running backs (and ranks fourth-worst overall in fantasy versus running backs).• Bills -- C.J. Spiller, Fred Jackson, Stevie Johnson: The Rams' defense hasn't been an especially vulnerable one, but it is still bottom 10 in fantasy versus running backs. Spiller and Jackson remain in a timeshare, but both will get plenty of touches in a running back-first offense. Johnson (hamstring) says he's going to play and he should still rate as a top-25 option this week, even if the Rams rate among the top-10 defenses against wide receivers.Sit• Rams -- Sam Bradford, Daryl Richardson, Danny Amendola, Chris Givens, Brandon Gibson, Lance Kendricks, Greg Zuerlein, Rams D/ST: Amendola's (foot) uncertainty makes the receiving distribution a guess. Avoid the St. Louis pass catchers unless you have concrete, late information on Amendola's availability and health. Zuerlein has been top 10 most of the season among fantasy kickers, but the Bills have allowed a league-low 14 field goals this season.• Bills -- Ryan Fitzpatrick, Donald Jones, T.J. Graham, Scott Chandler, Rian Lindell, Bills D/ST: Lindell is likely the only viable option here, but it's impossible to be sure of the Bills' offense in December.Start• Ravens -- Joe Flacco, Ray Rice, Torrey Smith, Dennis Pitta, Justin Tucker: This is almost a start-all game for the Ravens in a local rivalry game. The Redskins, despite slowing down the Giants on Monday night, are third-worst versus quarterbacks, second-worst versus wide receivers, the worst versus tight ends and 10th-worst versus kickers. These numbers make Smith a must-start, while Flacco, Anquan Boldin and Pitta are sleeper starts.• Redskins -- Robert Griffin III, Alfred Morris, Pierre Garcon: Garcon's strong return has brought some clarity to the Redskins' options. After the above-mentioned trio, owners might even consider kicker Kai Forbath against a Ravens team that is sixth-worst against kickers. Only the Panthers have allowed more field goals than the bend-but-don't-break Ravens defense.Sit• Ravens -- Ravens D/ST: The Baltimore unit is an option only if you have a viable alternative. The Ravens still rate as a top-12 option for their consistency, but the Redskins are the third-best team in fantasy versus D/STs because they don't allow turnovers or return scores. The Packers and Redskins are the only teams to have not allowed a return touchdown this season.• Redskins -- Santana Moss, Josh Morgan, Aldrick Robinson, Leonard Hankerson, Logan Paulsen, Redskins D/ST: Garcon has made all of the Redskins receivers a big risk in fantasy, because the targets are so inconsistent to the fringe receivers. Washington runs a limited passing offense with RGIII, even if he executes it to near flawless perfection.Start• Eagles -- Bryce Brown: Brown is facing the No. 1 run defense in the NFL, but the Bucs also have given up 10 touchdowns to running backs. It is expected LeSean McCoy (concussion) will sit, but even if he didn't, it would be hard to not start someone as hot as Brown, no matter if he fumbles multiple times a game. If you need a sleeper at wide receiver, consider Jeremy Maclin or perhaps even Riley Cooper. The Bucs are the worst team in fantasy versus wide receivers and second-worst against quarterbacks.• Buccaneers -- Josh Freeman, Doug Martin, Vincent Jackson, Connor Barth: The Eagles are a lost cause, so this quartet is likely to be very productive. You might even consider Mike Williams (The Eagles are 10th-worst versus wide receivers.), and the Buccaneers D/ST (Eagles rank dead last against D/STs).Sit• Eagles -- Nick Foles, LeSean McCoy, Jason Avant, Brent Celek, Alex Henery, Eagles D/ST: Foles has a good matchup, but he's far too inconsistent to trust in crunch time. Also, even if McCoy plays, he will be limited. The best option here -- Henery -- is facing a team that has given up the second-fewest field goals in the NFL this season, so avoid him.• Buccaneers -- None: There is no reason to fear the Eagles as a fantasy matchup. Even Dallas Clark has been productive enough to consider if you need a fill-in tight end. That position has been inconsistent top to bottom. At least Clark is trending up.Start• Chargers -- Danario Alexander: We had to stretch to even mention D.A. as a start against a Steelers defense that is first versus quarterbacks, sixth versus running backs, first versus wide receivers and second versus tight ends. Alexander has at least proven to be the team's go-to target in recent weeks. Start him as a top-30 option at his position. There could be some garbage-time numbers coming his way.• Steelers -- Jonathan Dwyer, Heath Miller, Steelers D/ST: The uncertainty at the quarterback position ruins most of Pittsburgh's receivers, except Miller. He will be the featured target in what will be a "dink-and-dunk" attack, regardless of who is at quarterback. The Chargers are mostly a neutral matchup in fantasy, save for opposing D/STs (eighth-worst). San Diego has allowed the second-fewest field-goal attempts, so that might be a reason to look beyond Shaun Suisham for a kicker, especially with the offense in a bit of disarray.Sit• Chargers -- Philip Rivers, Ryan Mathews, Malcom Floyd, Antonio Gates, Nick Novak, Chargers D/ST: This is about as awful of a matchup as the Chargers can face right now. Considering how they have already failed you in the most favorable of matchups, don't dare trust them here.• Steelers -- Ben Roethlisberger, Isaac Redman, Rashard Mendenhall, Antonio Brown, Mike Wallace, Emmanuel Sanders: Until Big Ben proves healthy and productive, you are mostly taking risks with the Steelers. They are risks best not taken right now.Start• Bears -- Matt Forte, Brandon Marshall, Robbie Gould, Bears D/ST: The Vikings have a decent run defense, but Forte remains a must-start as he dominates the snaps in the backfield. The other three options here are potential top-five plays at their positions.• Vikings -- Adrian Peterson, Kyle Rudolph: The Bears figure to rebound this week, but Peterson and Rudolph have emerged as must-start fantasy stars no matter the opponent.Sit• Bears -- Jay Cutler, Alshon Jeffrey, Earl Bennett, Kellen Davis: The Vikings are a neutral matchup, but Cutler is just too reliant on Marshall to consider him or his secondary targets as fantasy-caliber starters.• Vikings -- Christian Ponder, Percy Harvin, Jarius Wright, Jerome Simpson, Michael Jenkins, Blair Walsh, Vikings D/ST: Ponder's sophomore struggles have hurt the Vikings' attack as much as A.P. has helped it -- which is quite a bit. Ponder and company just won't have the success the Seahawks surprisingly had a week ago in Chicago.Start• Falcons -- Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, Julio Jones, Roddy White, Tony Gonzalez, Matt Bryant: The only question mark among Atlanta's top options is Turner, but he faces the sixth-worst team in fantasy versus running backs. That makes Turner a must-start and backup Jacquizz Rodgers a potential sleeper as a flex. Ryan has slowed of late, but he remains too important to any team's chances. Let him win things for you.• Panthers -- Cam Newton, Steve Smith, Greg Olsen: Newton's revival figures to continue even in a tough matchup. You might even consider DeAngelo Williams an option as a flex in deeper leagues. Jonathan Stewart (ankle) likely is out, and the Falcons have been the ninth-worst team in fantasy versus running backs to date.Sit• Falcons -- Falcons D/ST: This unit just isn't among the top-12 options to start this week, but the matchup shouldn't scare you much if the unit is needed.• Panthers -- Brandon LaFell, Louis Murphy, Graham Gano, Panthers D/ST: Smith is good enough to rely on, but the Falcons are the seventh-best team in fantasy versus wide receivers. They are also ninth against kickers and fifth versus D/STs.Start• Cowboys -- Tony Romo, DeMarco Murray, Dez Bryant, Miles Austin, Jason Witten: The Bengals are hot right now, but the Cowboys figure to be fighting for their playoff lives and a solid Bengals team can push the pace and force Romo to throw from behind. That makes all of the primary Cowboys must-starts, including the now-healthy Murray.• Bengals -- BenJarvus Green-Ellis, A.J. Green, Jermaine Gresham, Bengals D/ST: These guys are just going too well to sit in any format right now. The defense is particularly intriguing against an error-prone quarterback and a team that has been sixth-worst in fantasy versus D/STs.Sit• Cowboys -- Felix Jones, Cole Beasley, Kevin Ogletree, Dan Bailey, Cowboys D/ST: Jones is not worth owning with Murray healthy again. For those scraping for a kicker or defense, Bailey and the Cowboys' D/ST are facing a marginally favorable matchup here.• Bengals -- Andy Dalton, Andrew Hawkins, Mike Nugent: The Cowboys' defense is better than it has shown, so be more wary of Dalton than you have been in weeks. Dallas has been top 10 in fantasy versus quarterbacks and wide receivers for most of the season.Start• Chiefs -- Jamaal Charles: Charles isn't getting in the end zone consistently, especially with Peyton Hillis healthy and serving as the goal-line back, but Charles is getting enough touches and yards to keep active every week, regardless of the matchup. That's about it for the reeling Chiefs on the road.• Browns -- Trent Richardson, Browns D/ST: The Chiefs have played better defense in the second half of the season, but they are still 11th-worst in fantasy versus running backs, and Richardson is a must-start in a running back-first offense. The defense is a streaming option here, too, facing a quarterback-deficient-team that is third-worst in fantasy versus D/STs.Sit• Chiefs -- Brady Quinn, Peyton Hillis, Dwayne Bowe, Jon Baldwin, Dexter McCluster, Tony Moeaki, Ryan Succop, Chiefs D/ST: Hillis isn't certain to get any goal-line carries on the road, especially with Quinn's shaky play at quarterback. That also ruins Bowe's fantasy value in crunch time. Avoid your non-Charles Chiefs right now in any matchup.• Browns -- Brandon Weeden, Josh Gordon, Greg Little, Ben Watson, Jordan Cameron, Phil Dawson: Of these options, the only worthwhile consideration at this time of year is Gordon. Remember, though, the Chiefs have a solid secondary that has allowed the fewest receptions to wide receivers in the NFL.Start• Titans -- Chris Johnson, Kenny Britt: The Colts are eighth-worst versus running backs and fifth-worst versus wide receivers. It could be a good week for C.J. and Britt.• Colts -- Andrew Luck, Vick Ballard, Reggie Wayne, Adam Vinatieri: This home game should be another bountiful week for Luck and his receivers. T.Y. Hilton and Donnie Avery are also considerations coming off their big weeks at Detroit. Also, Coby Fleener and Dwayne Allen are potential sleepers against the third-worst team in fantasy versus tight ends. The best sleeper play, however, is Ballard. He will be the feature back with Donald Brown (ankle) already ruled out. Plus, the Titans the third-most forgiving team in fantasy against running backs.Sit• Titans -- Jake Locker, Kendall Wright, Nate Washington, Jared Cook, Rob Bironas, Titans D/ST: The Titans' offense is still a big question mark under its struggling quarterback and new coordinator, so consider Wright, Cook and company just out the starter-worthy category in even the most favorable of matchups.• Colts -- Delone Carter, LaVon Brazill, Colts D/ST: There has been some moments for these fringe fantasy options, but there are too many better options to consider when points are their most meaningful.Start• Jets -- Shonn Greene, Bilal Powell, Jets D/ST: For all the questions surrounding the Jets, they still have maintained a commitment to run and play defense. The Jaguars rank in the bottom five against running backs and bottom 10 against D/STs. Powell might even reach the end zone once or twice, spelling Greene.• Jaguars -- None: The only consideration -- Cecil Shorts (concussion) -- needs to be cleared to play first. Still, the Jets are still the sixth-best team in fantasy versus quarterbacks and wide receivers.Sit• Jets -- Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, Greg McElroy, Jeremy Kerley, Chaz Schilens, Stephen Hill, Dustin Keller, Nick Folk: Keller is worth a look among this pile of also-rans, but he is dealing with a swollen ankle. Look elsewhere. This is a week-to-week train wreck.• Jaguars -- Chad Henne, Montell Owens, Jordan Todman, Richard Murphy, Maurice Jones-Drew, Rashad Jennings, Justin Blackmon, Marcedes Lewis, Josh Scobee, Jaguars D/ST: Owens draws the start, but he figures to split time in the backfield, and the Jets' defense is better against the run than their seventh-worst ranking in fantasy suggests. They give up yards mostly because teams can stick to the run in low-scoring games. The Jags' running game has been putrid without Maurice Jones-Drew, though. Many are going to jump on the Jags' D/ST against the quarterback-poor Jets, but the bet here is that is a bad streaming play.Start• Dolphins -- None: A struggling Dolphins offense minus their left tackle (Jake Long) for the season at the best defense in football? Uh, no thanks.• 49ers -- Frank Gore, Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis, David Akers, 49ers D/ST: Gore is still a must-start even against the fifth-best team in fantasy versus running backs. Also, stick with Crabtree and Davis as the 49ers try to iron out their down-field passing in a tune-up game. Crabree and Davis will both rebound and reach the end zone in this one. Akers and the defense, albeit disappointing this season, can have their best week here.Sit• Dolphins -- Ryan Tannehill, Reggie Bush, Daniel Thomas, Brian Hartline, Davone Bess, Anthony Fasano, Daniel Carpenter, Dolphins D/ST: This is a sit-all game on the road against a good defense coming off a loss. The 49ers are second versus quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers, third versus tight ends and No. 1 versus kickers. Look away. This one figures to get ugly for the least productive rookie quarterback in the NFL.• 49ers -- Colin Kaepernick, Brandon Jacobs, Mario Manningham, Randy Moss: Until Kaepernick proves more consistent, don't trust the secondary 49ers fantasy options in any matchup. A good performance here will make Kaepernick and Manningham intriguing sleepers against the Pats next week, though.Start• Saints -- Drew Brees, Darren Sproles, Marques Colston, Lance Moore, Jimmy Graham: The Giants' defense has played better of late, slowing Aaron Rodgers and Robert Griffin III to below-average days, but this is still a good matchup for the Saints in the passing game. Stick with Brees coming off his five-interception game, and his top four targets. The Giants are eighth-worst in fantasy against quarterbacks and fourth-worst against wide receivers.• Giants -- Eli Manning, Ahmad Bradshaw, Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks, Lawrence Tynes, Giants D/ST: This is a good week for a Giants rebound, much as they did against the Packers in Week 12. The Saints rank last against quarterbacks and running backs and are also third-worst versus wide receivers. The Giants' defense is a fringe option against the potent Saints, but it has been playing very well against elite quarterbacks of late, so consider this unit among the top 12.Sit• Saints -- Pierre Thomas, Mark Ingram, Chris Ivory, Devery Henderson, David Thomas, Garrett Hartley, Saints D/ST: Quietly, despite allowing five 120-plus-yard rushers (Alfred Morris twice), the Giants are still fourth-best in fantasy versus running backs, so it's unsafe to trust any rusher (Sproles is more a receiver). Hartley and the Saints' D/ST have proven too unproductive to be owned at this point.• Giants -- David Wilson, Rueben Randle, Martellus Bennett: Wilson is looking more like a track star than an NFL running back. Randle and Bennett are potential options, but the bet here is they prove to be something less than starter-worthy as Manning gets back to going down-field and to the outside to Cruz and Nicks.Start• Cardinals -- None: The quarterback situation has ruined everything here. Who would have thought they would miss Kevin Kolb (shoulder).• Seahawks -- Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks D/ST: The Cardinals' defense is still one to be wary of in fantasy. The unit is in the top half against quarterbacks (fourth), running backs (10th), wide receivers (13th), tight ends (fourth) and kickers (11th). The Seahawks' defense is arguably the best play of the week at the position, while Lynch should be counted on for 100 yards and at least one touchdown at home. Russell Wilson is hot, but just out of the starter category in a game that figures to be played tight; the same goes for wide receivers Sidney Rice and Golden Tate.Sit• Cardinals -- Ryan Lindley, John Skelton, Beanie Wells, LaRod Stephens-Howling, Larry Fitzgerald, Andre Roberts, Michael Floyd, Rob Housler, Jay Feely, Cardinals D/ST: Seattle's defense, coupled with the Cardinals' woeful quarterback play, makes everyone a sit here. Even Fitzgerald has proven to be worthless in fantasy. Even with the fantasy stakes at their highest, Fitzgerald is not worth starting.• Seahawks -- Robert Turbin, Doug Baldwin, Zach Miller, Steven Hauschka: Don't own them; don't start them. Any questions?Start• Lions -- Matthew Stafford, Mikel Leshoure, Calvin Johnson, Brandon Pettigrew, Jason Hanson: The loss of Ryan Broyles (ACL surgery) and Titus Young (knee) for the season adds value to Leshoure and Pettigrew, considering the Lions can't call Stafford to Megatron on every play right? Mike Thomas figures to start opposite Johnson, but he and Brian Robiskie aren't yet fantasy options.• Packers -- Aaron Rodgers, Greg Jennings, Randall Cobb, James Jones, Jermichael Finley, Mason Crosby, Packers D/ST: The expected absence of Jordy Nelson (hamstring) should be a boon to Jennings, Cobb, Jones and even Finley, who draws the fifth-worst team in fantasy versus tight ends. Finley had his best week of the season against the Lions in their past meeting (three catches for 66 yards and a touchdown). The Lions are also bottom five against kickers and defenses.Sit• Lions -- Joique Bell, Lions D/ST: It is unclear how many touches Bell will get spelling Leshoure, who clearly is the feature back in the Lions' offense. The Packers are also one of the 10 toughest opponents for D/STs.• Packers -- Alex Green, Ryan Grant, Donald Driver: The running back situation is muddled again with the season-end injury to James Starks (knee). Green figures to start at least until recently signed Grant gets up to speed, but the Lions are among the better defenses in fantasy against running backs. The Packers will stick with a pass-happy game plan, which could make Driver a sleeper. At best, Driver is a fifth option behind those starts above.Start• Texans -- Matt Schaub, Arian Foster, Andre Johnson, Owen Daniels, Shayne Graham: The Pats are playing better, but their pass defense still presents opportunities. The Pats are fourth-worst against quarterbacks and tight ends and eighth-worst versus wide receivers. Schaub also does a good job getting the ball to his primary guys. This should be a high-scoring slugfest, which could mean chances for Graham.• Patriots -- Tom Brady, Stevan Ridley, Wes Welker, Brandon Lloyd, Aaron Hernandez, Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots D/ST: The loss of Julian Edelman (foot) for the season should raise the value of Welker and Hernandez as Brady's most frequent targets and Lloyd as a sleeper (especially against the ninth-worst team in fantasy versus wide receivers). There will be no hiding them now. Ridley should remain active, even against the No. 1 team versus running backs. Gostkowski and New England's defense also face a top-five opponent against their positions, but they still rate among the must-starts in fantasy crunch time.Sit• Texans -- Justin Forsett, Ben Tate, Kevin Walter, LeStar Jean, Keyshawn Martin, Texans D/ST: These guys have had their moments, but the Pats' defense is top 10 against the run and No. 1 in fantasy versus D/STs.• Patriots -- Shane Vereen, Danny Woodhead, Brandon Bolden, Visanthe Shiancoe, Daniel Fells: The return of Bolden from suspension makes Vereen and Woodhead risks, especially against the No. 1 team in fantasy versus running backs. One of the tight ends will have to step forward, but there's no telling which one, if either, will wind up getting enough targets. Fells is merely a speculative guess at this point.For those that play in those weekly salary-cap games, here are some of the suggested plays by position:QB -- Eli Manning, Andrew Luck, Josh Freeman (or Drew Brees if you go top shelf)RB -- Ahmad Bradshaw, Trent Richardson (or Doug Martin off the top shelf)RB -- Michael Turner, Chris Johnson (DeAngelo Williams or Bilal Powell as darkhorses)WR -- Reggie Wayne, Hakeem Nicks, Marques ColstonWR -- Torrey Smith, Greg JenningsWR -- Wes Welker or Victor Cruz (if you want to go top shelf)TE -- Brandon Myers, Heath MillerK -- Mason Crosby, David AkersD/ST: 49ers, Bears, Seahawks, Browns and JetsEric Mack writes fantasy for SI.com. Track his weekly starts and sits every Thursday, his last-minute Cheat Sheet on Sunday mornings and his Fantasy Fast Forward on Sunday nights. You find also him on Twitter, where you can mock him, rip him and (doubtful) praise him before asking him for fantasy advice or challenging him to a head-to-head fantasy game @EricMackFantasy. He reads all the messages there (guaranteed) and takes them very, very personally (not really). Comments More Fantasy


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HPC Consortium: Storage
By Josh Simons on Jun 15, 2008
Storage was the theme of the first set of talks at the Sun HPC Consortium meeting here in Dresden.
Peter Braam, Vice President for Lustre, spoke first about Open Storage, which we at Sun believe marks an important shift within our industry comparable to the shift we've seen towards Open Servers and that we expect to see in the future with networking. Open Storage in a nutshell: an approach that leverages open source software, open architectures, common components, and the interoperability of open standards used to create innovative storage products, with breakthrough economics. For example, we do not believe expensive, closed, hardware RAID controllers are a part of the open storage future. Instead, data integrity will be delivered with software like Sun's ZFS filesystem with its end-to-end data integrity model using inexpensive disks, and the considerable capabilities of increasing powerful standard compute servers.
Peter Bojanic, Director of the Lustre Group, spoke next. He started with some fun facts about Lustre, Sun's parallel cluster file system, which joined Sun's portfolio with the acquisition of Cluster File System, Inc. Some of the superlatives he mentioned: 25000 clients accessing a single Lustre file system on Red Storm at Sandia National Laboratory and CEA achieving an aggregate 100 GB/sec transfer rate with their Lustre configuration. He also pointed out that Lustre is used on 7 of the 10 largest supercomputers in the world (ref. Nov 2007 TOP500.)
Peter spent the bulk of his time discussing the Lustre roadmap, which my fingers were not nimble enough to capture in any detail. I expect the slides to be posted at some point on the Consortium website, so watch for them there.
Harriet Coverston, Sun Distinguished Engineer, spoke about Shared QFS and the Storage Archive Manager (SAM), two storage products that are well-known in the HPC community. Perhaps less well-known is that QFS has in an increasing footprint with non-HPC enterprise customers who need its scalability, performance, and reliability. Home Box Office (HBO) is a great example of this. Read about their use of QFS here.
After giving an overview of Shared QFS and SAM, Harriet spoke about her group's plans to move to what she called intelligent storage. The intent is to move from a traditional SAN approach to one that embraces T10-based object storage mechanisms, which will greatly increase QFS scalability from its current limit of 256 clients to the range of thousands of clients. Read more about object-based storage here.
Our cluster of storage-related talks ended with a presentation by Chris Wood, CTO for Sun's Storage and Data Management Practice. Chris focused on how Sun plans to deliver complete, modular, and scalable storage solutions rather than merely pieces of excellent product and technology. The fundamental problem is how to best satisfy a wide range of potentially conflicting user requirements, the most of common of which are high performance, low cost, high capacity, and a single architectural approach for all workloads. Sun's approach uses a modular architecture that can grow and shrink based on customer requirements and which leverages Sun's hardware and software. For example, SAM-QFS for high performance and data archiving, Lustre for additional scalability and performance, the x4500 storage server, high performance network interface cards (for example, Neptune) and current and future x86 and T2-based servers.

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Tools to help you trim your bird's nails
Use a clipper or scissors designed especially for birds. Which one you use depends on your bird's size. For example, our Nail Trimmer Kit is made especially for medium or large birds. Make sure you have a supply of styptic powder on hand (such as Stay or Kwik Stop) in case a nail is clipped too close and bleeds.
How to trim your bird's nails
With the bird restrained, trim the tip off the nail. More can always be removed, so start with small amounts with each clip. Some owners will trim only 1-2 nails a day and take a week to trim them all. This works well because you are done before the bird realizes you trimmed his nails.
Either in conjunction with your trimming or on its own, you can choose to purchase rough surface perches so your bird "trims his own" nails. These should be used in conjunction with regular wooden perches. Conditioning Perches and Conditioning Perch Swings work well. Your bird will stay happier and healthier if his beak and nails are regularly trimmed. And when he perches on your arm, you'll be happier too!
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AOL Blog
Working at AOL posts
Oct 1st 2014
Crain's New York has recognized AOL as one of the best places to work in New York City - and we could not agree more! AOL is proud to be headquartered in New York City - the heart of where "culture meets code" - and to be leading the charge in establishing New York City as a worldwide technology hub, attracting the world's best talent.
AOL holds a special place in the history of the internet and, in New York City, AOL has been restructured, revitalized, repositioned and is a thriving company - simplifying the internet for consumers and creators and redefining for decades to come how content is produced, distributed, consumed and monetized. A core value of the company is that "we hire and empower smart people who love what they do" and being named by Crain's as a best place to work in New York City is a great indicator that we are doing just that!
Headquartered in New York, AOL is a global company with offices in 47 cities and 19 countries, and the passion and talent of our employees extends worldwide. As such we share this honor with AOLers across the globe. We are proud that AOL was also recently named a "Top Company for Working Moms" and a "Healthiest Employer" in 2014.
We would like to thank Crain's New York for this honor and most importantly our employees, customers and partners for their tireless work and support. New York City does not sleep and nor will AOL.
Share your reasons why AOL is one of the best places to work with #BESTPLACES2014 and #IHEARTAOL
Mar 21st 2014
AOL San Francisco Teen Advisory Board Beautifies Boys & Girls Club
The Teen Advisory Board, formed by the San Fran office in December to expose teens to the business world while teaching them fundamental skills, worked together to design and paint a mural filled with trees, flowers and sunshine at the main walkway of the playground area. The group built three planting boxes and added jasmine trees that were then placed under the main stairway. The vines will grow to cover the fence with more color and plant life in an area where hundreds of children spend their time throughout the week.
Feb 27th 2014
AOLers Share Career Advice in "Pathways to Success" Series
Equipped with notebooks, questions, and abundant enthusiasm, students from the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology headed to AOL HQ yesterday for "Pathways to Success." Held in New York, the event brings tech-interested students together for career advice and exposure.
The invited students attend one of 20 New York City public schools selected for a new program, the Software Engineering Pilot (SEP) - which provides funding to offer a comprehensive curriculum of computer science and software engineering for both girls and boys.
Panelists shared stories and advice, with the goal of exposing students to the myriad pathways available in the tech field. As the speakers wrapped up, a key-takeaway arose: "Keep in touch with the classmates you're with today, as those connections will be helpful in the future - you never know who you'll be connected with later on in life."
It was SO awesome talking with students from NYC's HS of Telecom Arts & Tech this morning. #futureleaders http://t.co/qDPo1kH9BJ @AOLImpact- Gerry Manolatos (@gmanolatos) February 26, 2014
"Pathways to Success" is an ongoing AOL program through which we invite students interested in technology to the AOL office for a career panel and tour of the Studio. Stay tuned for future updates and events news by following @AOLImpact.
Feb 13th 2014
AOL CSR Gets Creative & Employs Triple-Win Effort
In November, AOL supported one of its non-profit partners, She's the First by donating an experiential auction item: a tour of the New York office followed by a round-robin of employee conversations.
According to the winner, the event was a truly phenomenal opportunity to learn about the AOL brand. He commented, "This was incredible exposure! I didn't know how expansive AOL is. Holy cow!" An employee volunteer mentioned, "Our guest told me he's never seen a more creative and genuinely valuable charity event." Another employee described how he deeply appreciated the opportunity to volunteer. In terms of impacting She's the First, the auction item that AOL donated and AOL's guest purchased could fund a year's worth of school supplies and books for 34 Nepali girls.
This event was a win for all three parties and showcased AOL's ability to get creative about being in the business of helping people.
What's next? You'll just have to wait and see.
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WASHINGTON — Seemingly divided, the Supreme Court struggled Tuesday with the question of whether companies have religious rights, a case challenging President Barack Obama's health overhaul and its guarantee of birth control in employees' preventive care plans.
Peppering attorneys with questions in a 90-minute argument, the justices weighed the rights of for-profit companies against the rights of female employees. The discussion ranged to abortion, too, and even whether a female worker could be forced to wear an all-covering burka.
The outcome could turn on the views of Justice Anthony Kennedy, often the decisive vote, as his colleagues appeared otherwise to divide along liberal and conservative lines.
As the court heard the challenge brought by the Hobby Lobby chain of stores and others, demonstrators on both sides of the issue chanted outside in an early spring snow.
The justices upheld the overall health care law two years ago in a 5-4 ruling in which Chief Justice John Roberts cast the deciding vote in favor of Obama's signature domestic legislation. The latest case focuses on a sliver of the law dealing with preventive services, including contraception, that must be offered in a company's plan at no extra charge.
The family-owned companies that are challenging the provision provide health insurance to their employees but object to covering certain methods of birth control that they say can work after conception, in violation of their religious beliefs.
The justices have never declared that for-profit corporations, as opposed to individuals, can hold religious beliefs. The companies in this case, and their backers, argue that a 1993 federal law on religious freedom extends to businesses.
Among the groups opposing the administration is the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. As it happens, Obama is to meet this week with Pope Francis.
The Obama administration says it's not just about birth control, that a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the businesses also could undermine laws governing immunizations, Social Security taxes and minimum wages.
Kennedy voiced concerns about the rights of both female employees and the business owners. He wondered what would happen if an employer ordered a woman who works for him to wear a burka, a full-length robe and head covering commonly worn by conservative Islamic women.
He asked: Does the employer's religious belief "just trump?"
Later in the 90-minute argument, however, he seemed troubled about how the logic of the government's argument would apply to abortions. "A profit corporation could be forced in principle to pay for abortions," Kennedy said. "Your reasoning would permit it."
The three women on the court, Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, repeatedly questioned Paul Clement, representing the businesses, whether blood transfusions, vaccinations and laws against sex discrimination would be subject to the same religious objections if the court ruled for his clients.
"Everything would be piecemeal and nothing would be uniform," Kagan said.
Clement acknowledged that courts would have to decide on a case-by-case basis, but he said only the kind of family-owned companies he represented would make such claims, not large, multinational corporations. "That's something that's not going to happen in the real world," Clement said.
Roberts at one point suggested that the court could limit its ruling to just such companies.
One key issue before the justices is whether profit-making corporations may assert religious beliefs under the 1993 religious freedom law or the First Amendment provision guaranteeing Americans the right to believe and worship as they choose.
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To continue the Craig's List saga, the credenza seller brought by the pair of wingback chairs I mentioned. Wouldn't you know it, they were just right. The right size and definitely the right price, compared to similar wingbacks in stores right now.
I had envisioned reupholstering them in some sort of textured material (the seller's friend suggested mohair, wouldn't that be fabulous?) but I don't hate the blue on blue that's happening. I never would have chosen that, but it's soothing. If a bedroom full of strewn-about bathroom items can be soothing.
Links to check out (some of these are a little backlogged since I haven't had a proper Friday Links in a few weeks.):
My brother owns the bar where this music video was shot. (CMT)
I did not even know this kind of thing was possible. I'm very, very interested. How To Be Gwen Stefani And Have Your Husband Shut Up About It. (MODG)
Much has been said about blogging, and how it's changed and how it's stayed the same. I like this take on it. (San Diego Momma)
There is so much I like about this blog, but the journals are what really take my breath away. Click here or maybe here. (Dispatch from LA)
You didn't think I'd go more than a couple of days without mentioning the movie, did you? The funniest thing I've read about it so far: The 10 Most Pretentious Quotes from JA3D Reviews. (FilmDrunk)
I have an upcoming project that is stressing me out, and when I stress out I tend to dawdle. I may need the software program "Freedom" that locks you off of the internet for a time period set by you. I heard about it from this article.
Only if you've read The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo trilogy will you understand why this is hilarious. And, though it hardly seems fair to link to a Nora Ephron New Yorker piece, it's still the best thing I've read this week.
We're spending some time together as a family, attending a couple of get-togethers, and working around the house over the next couple of days.
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- Jean-Paul Gaultier, on Lady Gaga: "I think she's talented and very inpolitically incorrect, which I love. But I also think that she read up on Madonna's life and learnt it like the Bible." [Telegraph]
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In Confrontation Between Congress and OMB, OMB Blinks - A Little
The legislation creating the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) is clear – OGIS is to provide Congress with recommendations on how to improve the government's implementation of the Freedom of Information Act. As we explained last week, OGIS prepared its recommendations months ago and submitted them to the Office of Management and Budget for pre-release clearance. Congress grew impatient when OMB refused to clear the recommendations and demanded them of OGIS's director during a congressional hearing last month. In response, OGIS sent legislators a letter, but no recommendations.
CREW has now learned the Senate Judiciary Committee threatened a subpoena if OMB refused to clear the recommendations and OMB blinked – a little. Rather than the original recommendations, OGIS sent Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy and Ranking Member Charles Grassley a "report" laying out OGIS's recommendations, expressed in policy, not legislative, terms.
Read OGIS's letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee and their recommendations.
We will never know how this report differs from the recommendations OGIS submitted to OMB. But the newest OGIS report raises six challenges and recommendations on how to address them in fairly detailed terms, and will likely appease Congress for now.
In the long term, however, OMB's position – that OGIS is not required by statute to provide Congress with recommendations – raises some very disturbing concerns. Perhaps most troubling, it suggests OGIS does not, in fact, enjoy the independence Congress deemed critical for OGIS to fulfill its mission as a neutral, third-party arbiter of FOIA disputes. And it reinforces what many of us have been hearing for months, namely that DOJ's Office of Information Policy has been trying to undermine OGIS – which it views as a threat – and has enlisted the help of OMB in this effort. We applaud Senators Leahy and Grassley for their refusal to back down and hope we can count on them to continue to fight for OGIS's independence.


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Explain Your Responsibilities
Your family and friends may not understand how much you have to do for school. It is important to explain to them exactly what you have to get done every week so that they understand why you are busy and do not have time to do all the things you used to. Here are some suggestions for explaining it to them.
Set Aside Study Time
One of the hardest parts of being a student in the health sciences is finding enough time to get everything done. Study time is especially hard to find. When you are at home, your family or friends might ask you to spend time with them, help out around the house, or go out to do something. Here are some suggestions for getting uninterrupted study time.
Dealing with Social Pressures
You may face many social pressures from your friends, your husband/wife or boyfriend/girlfriend, or other family members. They may not understand how much you have to do for school or how important it is. They may want you to spend your time doing things with them instead of your work. Here are some ways to handle this pressure.
Get Help with Chores/Responsibilities
Many families may expect you to do the same amount of housework and childcare while you are a student as before you started college. However, most students do not have this free time. You will have to cut back on how much time you spend doing these things, and ask your family to help you out. Here are some suggestions for ways to get this help.
Get Financial Aid
If your family needs you to work in order to pay bills, consider applying for financial aid. This will allow you to help support your family while your "job" is being a student. You can get grants and scholarships (free money) or loans (money you have to pay back). Student loans can be a good alternative to working, as you will not have to pay anything back until after you graduate. Contact the financial aid office for more information (626-585-7401 or http://www.pasadena.edu/studentservices/financialAid/index.cfm).
Remember, you can't do EVERYTHING yourself! Get help from family and friends to make sure you have enough time and support to succeed in school.
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Storefronts Seattle comes to the Waterfront!
We're bringing Storefronts Seattle, the popular streetscape activation program that features an eclectic mix of artist-run pop-up galleries, boutiques, and museums to the Seattle waterfront beginning this winter. Temporary artists' installations, shops, and other pop-ups will inhabit vacant storefront spaces along the Waterfront corridor.
The Office of Arts and Culture and the Department of Transportation is funding a three-year contract with Storefronts Seattle (a project of Shunpike) to mitigate some of the ruckus our various waterfront projects are going to cause over the next decade.
"Storefronts is an extremely effective tool to support transitional neighborhoods," says Randy Engstrom, director of the Office of Arts and Culture. "It drives economic development in neighborhoods in need of retail activity, it injects art into people's everyday walking experience, and it supports property owners and neighboring businesses while available spaces are between tenants."
Anne Blackburn, manager of Storefronts Seattle for Shunpike, says that this contract "is one of the most exciting things that we've put together in this program to date. Seattle has the chance to reimagine a gigantic neighborhood, and for that change to last, literally, for generations. To include Storefronts in that initial push is a great opportunity for our local arts ecology, and we look forward to drawing the arts community and the development community closer together. We have a roster of incredible artists' projects ready to dive into that neighborhood and foster creative vitality and engagement with our urban streetscapes."
Expect the first projects to open this winter and spring. Ultimately Storefronts will be presenting up to seven concurrent projects in the neighborhood over the course of our contract.
Posted: October 17th, 2013 under Art Beat, Waterfront.
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Rest assured, there's no need to air any dirty laundry. The current production at Hartford Stage, Steve Martin's "The Underpants," is ready to wear, just as fresh and irreverent as it was last fall in its initial engagement at New Haven's Long Wharf Theater.
And yes, we are talking about that Steve Martin, the multi-hyphenate actor, comic, novelist, musician, memoirist and playwright. He has indeed brought his slightly off-kilter sense of humor to this adaptation of a German play, "Die Hose," by Carl Sternheim, a satiric chronicler of the German middle class and their do-anything efforts to move up the social ladder. In this play, however, set in Dusseldorf in the early 20th century, the husband Theo Maske is terrified that his job and social position have been jeopardized by his wife's wardrobe dysfunction. Her underpants have fallen out from under her long dress just as a parade featuring the King was passing by and Theo is worried about the impact on his government position.
Martin provides a nice and breezy adaptation that obviously reflects more modern sensibilities, whether it be the struggles of women to be independent figures or the vagaries of celebrity, however temporary. In the play, the upwardly mobile Maske's have a room to rent, and on this day two potential lodgers show up, each inspired by their glimpse of the attractive Louise Maske's predicament earlier in the day.
There's the seductive, too smooth Versati and the nebbish Cohen, who decides he must preserve Louise's dignity at all costs. Encouraging Louise to take matters—and Versati—into her own hands is the upstairs busybody Gertrude who lives life vicariously through her downstairs friend.
Repeating his original Long Wharf direction, that theater's Artistic Director, Gordon Edelstein, has tightened the play's action and maintained its momentum. His able cast continues to deliver the top quality performances encountered in New Haven, most notably Jeff McCarthy as the very traditional Theo, used to his position of authority in his marriage and quick to assume all the rights and privileges he believes are due to him as a man. McCarthy's Theo bellows, pontificates, and bullies, all the while unaware of some of the subtler seductions and plots that are spinning around him. McCarthy is delightful and it is indeed fun to watch this prideful, belligerent character get bested by some of those around him.
Jenny Leone has grown even more impressive as his frustrated bride of one year, Louise. Very quickly we realize that there is a spine beneath her obedient wife, and Leone maintains the fine line between her wifely duties and her character's desire to spring free. She handles the seduction scenes with the right balance of aloofness and eagerness, conveying Louise's yearning to be recognized as the full, voluptuous woman that she is, rather than the naïve girl who must be sheltered that her husband seems to see.
Didi Conn is once again an audience pleaser as the outspoken Gertrude, ready to share the most immodest thoughts in her head and anxious to unleash Louise's heretofore hidden passions. Burke Moses is at his seductive best as the poet Versati, who is aroused both physically and artistically by Louise's presence, to the point of sacrificing a love-making opportunity for a burst of verse. Steve Routman creates an appropriately sad sack figure as the barber Cohen, who strives with frequent near-misses to disguise his Jewishness from the disdainful Maske. Routman manages to find the humanity and humor within Cohen, which helps to make him a somewhat more lovable character than he was in the Long Wharf production. George Bartenieff is amusing as the perplexed Klingelhoff, an elderly gentleman with an unusual nervous condition who also responds to the Room to Rent sign and unfortunately arrives when the household's chaos has reached its zenith.
Martin's adaptation is not strictly a conventional farce and Edelstein, to his credit, makes no attempt to overdo or call untoward attention to the play's more farcical elements. As one would expect with Martin, the humor is both physical and cerebral, with clever wordplay and subtle nods to a more contemporary 21st century sensibility. There's a passing reference to Martin's favorite musical instrument, the banjo, as well as to the original author of the play.
Lee Savage's original set design fits comfortably on the Hartford Stage's slightly larger thrust space, depicting a standard middle class apartment in Dusseldorf with an open floor plan accommodating the kitchen, the dining room, a sitting area, and a short staircase leading to the two off-stage bedrooms that play an integral role in the plot. There are also the double-doors which lead from the landing into the apartment, allowing Edelstein to stage two carefully timed entrances that are rewardingly amusing.
Jess Goldstein's costumes immediately anchor the proceedings in the appropriate time and place, with men's formal wear and royal uniforms and dresses and skirts for the women that they would wear around their homes or for their errands. He's also needed to supply a variety of undergarments as nearly all of the characters do find themselves in various states of undress by the end of the play, including one pair of underpants that deserve to be saluted. Robert Wiertzel's lighting generally washes the apartment in brightness, though he does rather seamlessly create a late evening environment at one point.
But most of all, "The Underpants" is quite funny. Yes, it does make a few social points in a virtually painless manner, but it essentially exists to entertain in a way that can stimulate one's thinking at the same time.
"The Underpants" runs through February 9. For information and tickets, call the Box Office at 860.527.5151 or visit the theater's website at www.hartfordstage.org.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The UCLA softball coaching staff has been recognized as the NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year, as named by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
The Bruin staff, head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez, assistant coaches Lisa Fernandez and Kirk Walker and director of operations Jodie Legaspi-Kiaha, guided UCLA to a 52-8 record in 2014. It marked the most wins for the Bruins since the 2003 season.
The Bruins, who were second in the Pac-12 Conference with a 19-5 record, ranked first nationally in win-loss percentage, fourth in slugging, ninth in batting average and home runs per game, 13th in runs per game and 18th in earned run average.
Two Bruins, Ally Carda and Stephany LaRosa, earned NFCA First Team All-American accolades, with Carda also being named a Top Three finalist for the USA Softball National Player of the Year Award. Carda, who was also the Pac-12 Player of the Year, was one of six Bruins named NFCA All-West Region and nine named to the All-Pac-12 Teams.
It is the second time under Inouye-Perez's tenure that UCLA has earned NFCA CSOY honors. The Bruins were named the National and Regional Coaching Staff of the Year in 2010. As an assistant, Inouye-Perez was a part of the 2004 National CSOY and the 2000 Regional CSOY.


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|A distinction between molecular dynamics (MD) and classical continuum mechanics (CM) is that the former assumes a nonlocal model of force interaction. This distinction complicates any practical scheme for coarse-graining MD into classical CM, for instance when the finite element method is used for the classical CM discretization. This paper describes a method for representing a collection of atoms at finite temperature as a peridynamic (PD) body. In direct analogy with MD, PD, a continuum theory, uses a nonlocal model of force and avoids the notion of strain germane to classical CM. The PD representation is then homogenized and rescaled to enable a statistical coarse-graining of MD. The coarse-graining avoids the use of a unit cell and the Cauchy-Born rule. In contrast with classical CM, the PD homogenized system of linear springs and masses is shown to have the same dispersion relation as the original spring-mass system. A non-local notion of PD stress is also presented.
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Del. police arrest suspect in reputed smugglingThe Associated Press | May 18,2013DOVER, Del. A man arrested in Delaware as part of the takedown of an alleged East Coast cigarette smuggling ring that may have funneled money to terrorist groups is being held on $12.5 million cash bail.
State police arrested Adel Abuzahrieh, 47, of Staten Island, N.Y., this week after a traffic stop on Route 1 near Milford. Police say they found 201 cases of cigarettes in the box truck he was driving and seized between $15,000 and $20,000 in cash.
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Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) is perhaps the pre-eminent mythologist of our time. The author of Hero With a Thousand Faces and many other works, Campbell won popular recognition for his collaboration with Bill Moyers in the remarkable 1988 PBS series, "The Power of Myth."
His lifelong passion for mapping the cohesive and seemingly universal threads in mythology, particularly the archetype of the hero, has strongly influenced modern culture. Filmmaker George Lucas credits Campbell's influence on hisStar Wars films, as do the creators of The Lion King and numerous other movies and plays.
Can the entire human race, as Campbell suggests, be seen as reciting a single story of great spiritual importance? Is each of us called to be a hero in our own story? And are there steps we can discern that might help us make more sense of the journey?
I have come to specialize in the stories of the gay and lesbian members of our Mormon Tribe, who often are made to feel that their life story is a shameful one, or at least a lesser one. But what if, in fact, their calling can more truthfully be seen to have the value and the power of a Hero's journey?
Even though this story is set in Mormondom, it is, of course, applicable to gay people of any Tribe.
And to all of us, Campbell challenges:
The modern hero … who dares to heed the call … cannot, indeed must not, wait for his community to cast off its slough of pride, fear, rationalized avarice, and sanctified misunderstanding. "Live," Nietzsche says, "as though the day were here." It is not society that is to guide and save the creative hero, but precisely the reverse.
In the following story, the portions in italics are direct quotes from Joseph Campbell, with slight grammatical changes.
You were a gift to the Tribe, the Mormon Tribe. And the Tribe was a gift to you. It kept you safe and warm. By the fire the Elders taught you of God, of goodness, of the divinity that pulsed in your heart, warming you like embers, sometimes like flames. The Elders drew in the sand the straight and narrow way that you must walk if you are to please God and return to his presence.
You learned very early what God and the Tribe expect of everyone. You knew we are on this earth to have joy. You knew the roles that had been assigned. You knew that boys become
men who become leaders. You knew that girls become women who marry and have children. You knew this would happen because women and men fall in love with one another and it feels like a beautiful and a right thing and the future of the Tribe depends upon it. You knew that one day you too would follow this path and that God and the Tribe would continue to smile on you.
But ...
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Look around, sister, brother of the Home Tribe. Times are bad and the country all around seems lifeless. The people grow weak before our eyes. Someone must go out beyond the familiar territory. A figure emerges from the campfire smoke, pointing to you. Yes, you have been chosen as a Seeker and called to begin a new quest, an adventure in which the only sure thing is that you'll be changed. You're uneasy.
"Me?" you ask fearfully.
"Not you alone," comes the reply from the Wise One. "Many sooner or later will be calledto a special path. You are called to be a Seeker in a particular way, and if you say yes to the calling and succeed in your venture you will become a Hero. The Tribe is badly in need of Heroes, even though many in the Tribe would sacrifice your growth for your safety. This is what we call paradox. Listen."
You hear the drumbeat that you have heard all your life. But then it changes. You look around and realize that no one else seems to hear it the way you do. You say to yourself–
"There's something odd about me."
Then it becomes clear. "I am a boy and I like boys the way I'm told I should like girls."
"I am a girl and I like girls the way I'm told I should like boys."
"This can't be right. There's a word for it and the word ishomosexual. It's not a good word. There's something wrong with me!"
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Some hesitate, some are tugged at by families who fear for your lives and don't want you to go. You hear people mutter that the journey is foolhardy, doomed from the start. You feel fear constricting your breathing and making your heart race. Should you stay with the Home Tribe? Are you cut out to be a Seeker?
"No!" you think as you pull the blanket tight and shut your eyes. "I don't want to be different. I want to be like everyone else!"
You listen to the words of your family as they speak of the feelings you secretly have. It is clear that those feelings are not acceptable, in fact they are alarming and shameful.
Later you speak to several of the Elders and confess to them what you are experiencing. They look at you with surprise and sadness. "No!" says one. "That path is forbidden. It leads only to sorrow and death."
"We love you!" says another. "Stay here where it is safe. Conform!"
You determine that you will not go. You shut your ears to the call of the one who spoke from the campfire, and you devote yourself to keeping the rules of the Tribe with all the energy of your soul. On your knees by day and by night you pray to the heavens to make you like the others. You go for days without food to prove how earnest, how worthy you are. Daily you study the holy books. You are called to serve and you serve to perfection. Perhaps you are driven to perfection out of fear, wanting so badly to hide your difference.
But still something within pulls you to the forbidden path.
Then a respected member of the Tribe, who claims to have special knowledge, tells you that he can repair the damage that made you different in the first place, and you can be like everyone else, which is what God wants for you. You put yourself in his care for a very long time, and afterwards, when you are still quite different, you feel worse than ever and you do not believe that is what God wants for you.
"Still," you promise yourself. "I will stay strong no matter what."


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Dr. William Silvia of the Department of Animal and Food Sciences
at the University of Kentucky has been awarded the 2006 George
Fleming Literary Prize by The Veterinary Journal. The
prize commemorates the founder of the journal, Professor George
Fleming, and is awarded for the research paper that is the most
meritorious published in the journal during the year. The
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Silvia, along with his colleagues Ben Hatler, Susan Hayes and
Dr. Les Anderson, published an article entitled "Effect of
a single injection of progesterone on ovarian follicular cysts
in lactating dairy cows" (The Veterinary Journal,
2006, volume 172, 329-333). Ovarian follicular cysts are a major
contributor to reduced reproductive efficiency in lactating dairy
cows. The research team found that a single administration of
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of the cyst. This treatment also was associated with resumption
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Vaginal smell may be due to bacterial vaginosis, vaginal infections, yeast infections or other underlying reasons. Other culprits include poor hygiene, forgotten tampons or STDs. This can be misleading however, as even women who take proper care of themselves are often plagued by recurring infections like BV for reasons that are misunderstood.
Homemade remedies for vaginal smells are gossiped in women's circles to be the all-purpose baby wipes. Using it each time you go can help to control vaginal odors. Also, cranberry juice, pineapple and baby oil are said to neutralize vaginal scents. Cranberry juice is usually recommended by doctors to counteract bacteria in the urinary tract system. This bacteria is usually what causes the smell in the first place, as whatever infection you may have is accompanied by a discharge of bacteria.
Now, formulas like Destinol are making vaginal smell a thing of the past, as it works within your body to eliminate bad bacteria that causes infections like BV. It should be noted that if you have a more serious condition like an STD, you'll need to see a doctor.
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Persistent vaginal odors may leave many women confused. If you've cleaned the area thoroughly or have exercised prevention methods for bacterial vaginosis, you may need to give Destinol a try. Doctors will most likely prescribe an antibiotic for a bacterial vaginosis infection. But if it's repeated every few months, it's time to nix your antibiotic for vaginal odor.
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"The Best of the Beach"
Attention food fanatics, wine aficionados, and general party-goers of all sorts. The Fine Food And Wine celebration is almost here! The Fine Food And Wine is widely regarded as one of the "finest" culinary events in the area. This annual festival brings out several hundred locals to savor some of the area's best restaurants, along with fine wines, spirits, entertainment, and more. It all takes place Tuesday, June 3 at the scenic Hillsboro Club (901 Hillsboro Mile) in Pompano Beach, from 6:30-9:30 p.m., with a special VIP Hour from 5:30-6:30. And the best part – it all goes to a good cause, with all funds benefiting the Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to sample culinary creations from two dozen of the area's top chefs, plus unlimited wine, craft beer, and spirits tasting. And what a feast it will be: Just check out this lineup of all-star eateries, including Black Swan, Blue Martini, Bobby Rubino's, Bragozzo Osteria, Café Imperial (Broward Health), Café Maxx, Chatham House, D'Angelo Pizza/Wine Bar/Tapas, Edible Arrangements, Farraday's Steak House, Frosty Point, Galuppi's on the Green, GFS Marketplace, Hillsboro Club, Jodi's Cupcakes, Kilwin's, McCoy's Oceanfront Restaurant at the Marriot, McNab's Dockside Restaurant & Lounge, NYY, Oceans 234, Olympia Flame Diner, Sample Road Bistro (Broward Health), Sette Bello Ristorante, Sicilian Oven Pizza, plus liquid refreshments from Brown's Distributing,Tuscany Wines, Wines for Humanity, Premier Beverage Company, PRP Wine International, and more!. The evening will also feature a Chinese, Silent and Live Auction featuring fabulous prizes.
Proceeds from this event provide the Pompano Beach Chamber of Chamber with the resources to support our community outreach and development. "The funds raised also contribute to promoting the civic, commercial, educational and economic progress of the community throughout the year" notes Susan Kissinger. Tickets are priced quite reasonably, at only $60 (or 4 for $200!), with VIP tickets at $85. For more info, call the Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce at 954-941-2940 or visit: www.pompanobeachchamber.com.
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Ari Brown is one of the busiest and most versatile musicians in Chicago though his highest profile gigs have often involved working or recording as sideman to Lester Bowie, Elvin Jones and Anthony Braxton to name a few. Ari blends two traditions; the Chicago tough tenor and the AACM. He melds them into one voice. And no matter how far out he takes the music it still remains accessible and enjoyable. In the Chicago Reader Neil Tesser described Ari's debut album, Ultimate Frontier (Delmark 486), as a "flavorful tour de force sustained by a soulful spirituality". Venus maintains that spirituality but also showcases Ari's live performance feel. Features eight new original compositions.
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Red Raiders Picked to Finish Fourth in Big 12 Preseason Poll
The Red Raiders were picked to finish fourth in the Big 12 Preseason Poll Thursday.
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LUBBOCK, Texas - After its second-consecutive 40-win season and its highest Big 12 Conference finish in over a decade a year ago, Texas Tech was picked to finish fourth Thursday in the Preseason Big 12 Softball Poll.
The fourth-place nod marked the Red Raiders' highest preseason selection since the poll was created prior to the 2000 season, breaking the previous mark from 2001 when Tech was slotted to finish tied for sixth.
The Red Raiders are coming off a 41-17 season in 2012 where Tech finished fifth in the Big 12 standings after posting a 13-10 league record. It marked the program's highest regular-season finish since 2001 as the Red Raiders topped four ranked conference opponents during the season.
Tech returns 10 letterwinners off that squad, including leading hitters Adriana Perez, Sandy James and Mikey Kenney along with its two staples in the circle in Cara Custer and Brittany Talley. The group will join with a talented group of 12 newcomers that will add to Tech's depth around the diamond.
Oklahoma was picked as the preseason favorite for the fourth time in the last five years as the Sooners, who finished as the national runner-up a year ago, notched 36 points in the poll followed by Texas with 29 and third-place Baylor with 28.
Tech earned 20 points to finish ahead of Oklahoma State (20), Kansas (12) and Iowa State (6) in the poll.
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MARY FOSTER, center, of Bessemer, is shown with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., early this month. Foster, a student at Ferris State University, attended the conference through her college organization, College Republicans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mary Foster, of Bessemer, recently returned from the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C ., traveling through a college organization at Ferris State University.
Foster, a 2011 graduate of A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, visited the nation's capital as part of College Republicans.
"I just joined the group this semester," Foster said. "It was the first semester it got back and running after a few years of not having it."
Politics is something Foster has been interested in since she was a kid, working with her father, Tim Foster, of Prentice, Wis.
"My dad is a conservative activist, and I listened to him preaching," Foster said. "That is how I became Republican, but I kept my views to myself."
When she got to college, Foster decided it was time to do something. "When I got to college, I wanted to join something, to make a difference," she said. "I wanted to put my views to work."
Foster attended CPAC with students from colleges across Michigan on March 6-8. While there, she was able to listen to many Republican and conservative speakers.
Attending were New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky ., former Alaskan governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, former vice presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Paul Ryan and celebrity Donald Trump.
One speaker really made an impact on Foster, Benji Backer, a 16-year-old from Appleton, Wis.
"He spoke right before Sarah Palin about his support of Scott Walker (governor of Wisconsin)," Foster said. "He spoke for Walker and received death threats. Despite all of the negativity he received, he still stands for his belief. He was a really great speaker."
Foster called the conference a "life-changing experience. It was nice to be involved. It makes you feel like you can make a difference. Everyone should be involved in politics. We are the future generation and we can change things. Most young people aren't involved, but they should be, because they can make an impact."
Foster is majoring in respiratory therapy at Ferris State.
Her mother is Susan Foster, of Bessemer.
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About Professor Lind
Dr. Lind is Department Chair, Assistant Professor, and Coordinator of the Child Welfare (IV-E) Project for the Social Work Department. She brings with her 15 years of teaching experience at the master and bachelor levels from Chicago area universities. She held a number of clinical and administrative positions in Vermont, Maryland, and Illinois prior to focusing solely on teaching. For 16 years she was the clinical coordinator for a therapeutic program serving children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. She also served as unit director of a residential program for infants and toddlers in State's custody, functioned as director of program services for a program committed to center and community based services to adolescents who were either pregnant or parenting, and provided direct and supervisory services to adolescents diagnosed with a wide range of mental and behavioral health issues. She holds an independent clinical social work license (LICSW) for NH and a school social work certificate (Type 73) for the State of Illinois.
Dr. Lind has made presentations regionally, nationally, and internationally. Topics have included ethics specific to group work, play-based group work with individuals on the autism spectrum, issues specific to school social work, and abstract writing. In addition to conducting workshops, Dr. Lind has consulted to a variety of programs committed to the education and treatment of children and adolescents in both the public and private sectors.
Current research interests include family-centered practice for school social workers and using Capstone projects to promote the professional identity of baccalaureate level social work students.
Selected Presentations
August, 20, 2011. Tools for Groups in Schools: An Experiential Approach. Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups. Williams Bay, WI.
March 31, 2011. Effective Abstract Writing. Testing Positive Aware Network (TPAN) and Department of Health and Human Services, Chicago, IL.
November, 2010. So You Have to Lead a Group? – Tools for Planning and Leading Groups. Illinois Chapter of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups.
June, 2010 with Levin, K. Ethics in Social Group Work Practice. The Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups 32nd International Symposium. Montreal, Canada.
April, 2010. The ABC's of Providing School Social Work Services. School Social Work Association of America, 2010 National School Social Work Conference. St. Louis, MO.
October, 2009. Effective Group Work in the School Setting. Illinois Association of School Social Workers, Annual Conference. Arlington Heights, IL.
June, 2009. Groupwork for School Social Workers: A Three Tiered Approach. The Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups 31st International Symposium. Chicago, IL.
March, 2009 with Fedota, J. Autism Spectrum Disorders. School Social Work Association of America, 2009 National School Social Work Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
March, 2009. Groupwork in the Schools for Children on the Autism Spectrum. School Social Work Association of America, 2009 National School Social Work Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
June, 2008. Menschood for Children with Autism: From playgroups to self-sufficiency. Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups 30th International Symposium, Cologne, Germany.
Courses Taught
- SW2200 – Introduction to Social Work
- SW3510 – Theory and Practice of Social Work Intervention I
- SW3520- Theory and Practice of Social Work Intervention II
- SW3130 – Child Welfare and Family Services
- SW3150 – Child Maltreatment
- SW4020 – Social Work Research Methods
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Walking to Burn Calories – What You Need to Know!
3.0 miles per hour or a 20 minute mile are calculated at .027 calories per pound per minute. If you walk at 3.5 miles per hour or a 17 minute mile then you will burn .033 calories per pound per minute. So if you walk 4 miles per hour or a 15 minute mile you will burn .042 calories per pound per minute. If you walk 5 miles per hour or a 13 minute mile you will burn .047 calories per pound per minute.
Formulas you can use for calories burnt walking.
To determine the calories burnt walking according to your weight and how fast you are walking use this formula. Take the number of calories/pound/minute you burn and multiply it by your weight and then by the number of minutes you walk.
For example…
If you weigh 150 pounds and walk 3 miles per hour (that's a 20-minute mile) for 60 minutes, for the calories burnt walking you would multiply 150 (your weight) by .027, then multiple the result (4.5) by 60. You can burn 270 calories. It is important that when you do walk that you walk at a moderate pace. Walking will do you no good if it is so leisurely that you exert no effort. A good walk should leave you moderately perspired. And you can even walk inside. See video.
Walking is a habit like anything else. If you can create a habit of walking everyday it will contribute to a new and healthy you in the long term. This ensures that you are working at an ideal intensity and taking the best advantage of the calories burnt walking.
An easy way to lose weight…
Walking to lose weight is one of the easiest ways to burn fat and calories. A lot of calories can be burnt walking if you do it the right way. Be sure to follow any guidelines you are given by your doctor if there's anything medically challenging for you. Just walking about 45 minutes a day five days a week will give you tremendous results. Walking is a very low impact workout and most people are surprised by the calories burnt walking.
Walking is a great exercise
Jogging is good but walking for exercise has many of the same benefits of jogging without the drawbacks. It will elevate your heartbeat. It will get your blood pumping. And it will strengthen your legs. And all you need to do is walk for about 20 to 45 minutes per day and there will be a lot of calories burnt walking.
Your Walking Weight Loss Regime Doesn't Have To Be Difficult. You may think that weight loss seems to take forever. People often start out with a lot of motivation, which they lose as time goes by, and the effort becomes more taxing. Why can't everyone have an iron determination? It is possible to lose weight and keep it off. How does someone lose weight and manage to keep it off?
Before you begin your walking weight loss journey, you need to set out some clear goals. What do you want your weight loss to do for you? Do you want to be able to wear clothes in smaller sizes? How much weight do you want to lose? Is health your main goal?
There are things that you can do every week to motivate yourself to choose healthy foods in order to help you lose those extra pounds. Keep track of how much weight you lose every week. It is important to keep a food journal so you will be more inclined to eat healthy.
When you are hungry, it will be easy to make food choices that are not in your best interest. You're not taking into account whether it's a healthy choice – you just want to ease your hunger pangs as quickly as possible! Try keeping snacks with you if you are going to be on the go. You should always plan your mealtime into your schedule to avoid the desire for fast food. When you pack your lunch, you do not have the temptation to eat take-out. This reduces your food costs and the food you prepare yourself will be healthier and lower in calories.
Every successful and healthful weight loss plan combines reasonable exercise and a balanced eating plan. For more energy, schedule a portion of every week for working out. Finding exercise activities that you have fun doing can be a great way to do this if you find yourself struggling to stick to a standard exercise plan. Get your friends to walk with you. If you do not want to walk, consider dancing.
Keep it simple by avoiding the purchase of junk food. Fill your pantry with healthy foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and other types of healthy snacks. You know what you shouldn't be eating, so stop buying it. It's much easier to avoid temptation if you keep the foods you shouldn't eat out of your house.
When you feel ready, and you are motivated, you will begin to lose weight successfully. You will find it much simpler and much less lonely if you get support from those you love. If you may be tired, discouraged, or lacking in motivation at times, have a friend join you for a healthy snack. Instead of reaching for whatever it is that tempts you most, call someone special for help and words of encouragement. This can get you back on track in no time.
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Nearly $500 worth of tools and lawn equipment was reportedly stolen early Monday from a shed behind a Sherrill Boulevard residence in the Meadow Green subdivision.
The woman who lives at the residence realized the items had been stolen at about 4:30 a.m. after noticing the doors to the shed were open, according to a Murfreesboro Police Department incident report.
In total, $488 worth of property was taken during the burglary.
Among the items listed as stolen include a Black and Decker table saw, which is estimated to be worth at $200, a gasoline-powered leaf blower and power drill.
Police attempted to locate any witnesses in an effort to determine a description of the suspect but were unable to do so.
Anyone with information about this incident should call Crime Stoppers at 615-893-7867. All callers will remain anonymous.
Woman brutally attacked at nightclub
A 34-year-old woman is expected to recover after being assaulted by three men inside a bathroom at Aura Lounge, located on the Square in downtown Murfreesboro.
The incident occurred at about 1 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of South Maple Street, according to a Murfreesboro Police Department incident report.
Witnesses told responding officers that the three men followed the woman in the restroom and confront her for reasons not yet clear to police. During the confrontation, the woman was allegedly punched and kicked by all three men.
The managers of Aura Lounge also advised officers that a sink, which was estimated to be worth more than $400, was destroyed during the assault.
Detectives also responded to the scene a short time later to collect evidence and take over the case.
As of Wednesday, no one had been arrested or charged in connection with the burglary, and the incident remains under investigation.


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Lucky for you, on this St. Patty's Day, an herbal remedy follows to save the day and many other days!
With so many things to figure out as a new mom, gas seems like an easy one, but it's not. Why? Because when it's a baby, they call it colic to confuse us into thinking it's a complicated condition that we are helpless to fix on our own. Well mom's I've got some great news for you today! You have the power to help alleviate this common infant/baby/childhood and adult condition known as colic or gas. As a new mother myself, I was amazed to find out that a simple herb can be like a magic elixir (like most herbs!). You can grow this magic herb in a flower pot or plant it in your garden, and it will thrive because it is very hearty and it will come back year after year even after a hard freeze. I have kept mine covered during the freezes we have had and the plants continue to thrive. The plant also has other helpful uses such as deterring the dreaded mosquito and giving pleasure to your feline friends. Any guesses? Catnip! Craziness, right? …But this incredible soft-leafed herb will be your best friend if you are dealing with colic or gas bubbles. Trust me, it works like magic, and kids love it. There are different ways you may benefit from this amazing herb.
The What and How: The ways I like to use it are as a tincture or as a tea. The other amazing herb is more commonly used and known as: fennel. If you are schooled in making tinctures, it is a fairly easy process, and you can have an endless supply by growing your own herbs. With the catnip leaves…just pick and steep in boiling water! You can chew on the leaves straight from the plant. You can chew on the fennel and steep it as well with or without the catnip leaves. However, if you are not comfortable making your own, you can purchase either or both catnip and fennel tinctures or dried catnip leaves and fennel for tea. My favorite and highly recommended catnip and fennel tincture for babies and children is the one and only Dr. Christopher's formula: "Kid-e Col". After the drops are swallowed (either via dropper or mixed in with water), results are quickly realized in about 10 minutes. On the other hand, if you want to buy the dried catnip leaves to make tea, I recommend shopping for bulk herbs online at Mountain Rose Herbs (fennel can be found there as well as many other herbs and other fabulous and endlessly useful items).
(By the way, I do not get any kickbacks or special perks for recommending these brands. I just love them and use them myself so these are my favorites that work and I'm passing them to you as a courtesy to save you endless unnecessary trips to the doctor or pharmacy.)
I hope that this information is a huge lifesaver for you as it was for me and my baby. Should you have questions or need further clarifications, please do not hesitate to reach out to me on my Facebook page.
Have a very fortunate St. Patrick's Day!