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What is "typical" for web response time?
Very often I participate in discussions where web response times are discussed and I hear all kind of strange statements (called "crap":)). While browsing the Web for the last 13 and so years, starting with slow (9.6Kbps) modem connection over analog telephone line and ending with quite satisfying (6Mbps) broadband one I can certainly say that I've build my own opinion. When I hear statement "typical page load time is 6 sec" I get really pissed off. I want to scream: "Are you nuts?!!!! 6 sec is ridicules time! Who is going to wait 6 seconds for your crappy page to load?"
I remember few years ago at SAP when we developed one of the first WebDynpro application and our prototype page loaded in… (hold on)… 20 mins. And I remember the time before SAP when colleagues of mine developed online PDF merger that presented the success page with link to the merged PDF after… (hold on again)… 20 mins (I don't know what is so "typical" about the number 20 but they really responded after approximately 20 mins of time). Twenty minutes is totally unacceptable response time for any application (not only Web) and this examples triggered research I did years ago (SAP one is from 2003 and the PDF one from 2001) to understand what are the acceptable response times in Web space. After searching Google for the PDF scenario and reading the UX guidelines for the WebDynpro one, the number 3 stuck in my mind and I can't get it out now.
3 seconds is the response time you should not exceed on the Web! That's it!
Searching in Google today here is one of the top results you will receive The Psychology of Web Performance. I really like the following sentence from the post:
"Keep your page load times below tolerable attention thresholds, and users will experience less frustration (Ceaparu et al. 2004), lower blood pressure (Scheirer et al. 2002), deeper flow states (Novak, Hoffman, and Yung 2000), higher conversion rates (Akamai 2007), and lower bailout rates (Nielsen 2000)."
10 years ago when the modems ruled the world the goal was to create small pages that can be served fast via modem connection. Today we create huge pages that contains tons of images, videos, style sheets, JavaScripts, Flash and who knows what else. Some of these can exceed few hundred kilobytes. However users don't care how big the pages are; they don't care how many images there are on the page; they don't care how many servers are in your web farm. Most of the users don't understand the mechanics behind the page, and why should they? The only thing they care about is how fast your page is loaded via their 6Mbps broadband connection.
Here is my table for tolerable response times on the Web. It is based on the post above as well as on Response Times: The Three Important Limits.
|Response Time
|<0.1 sec
|I don't think you can achieve this one on the Web (if you can, the the user's browser will not be able to render it:)) but it is goal that you may want to pursue.
|<1 sec
|Your page load time is great. You can continue to improve your performance but only if you don't have better things to do.
|<3 sec
|Your page load time is OK, however you need to keep an eye on it. You are on the border for broadband users. However if this is the load time over narrowband you should not be worrying too much.
|<4 sec
|This is the limit for broadband users. I certainly think you have a problem if your users need 4 secs to load your pages and I will suggest you spend some time improving your performance.
|<6 sec
|You are on the border for narrowband users. Performance should be one of the things you should be thinking already.
|>6 sec
|You are amateur:) Your web site may still be visited but you will lose visitors (approx. half of them including myself). If you don't care keep going.
Few more things that you need to think about when you exceed the 1 sec threshold. The first one is that you need to provide feedback showing the user you are still working on the request. Modern browsers do provide progress bar although it is not useful all the times because it spins like the hourglass in Windows without giving you any indication when the result will appear. If you go above the 6 seconds threshold you must think of ways to change the workflow or even the architecture (we managed to solve the 20 mins issues above only through major changes in the architecture).
Although performance is not the only key it is one of the keys for your web site's success. If you target the thresholds in your performance testing you will surely be screwed because you don't account for the unknowns and you will surely exceed the threshold. What happens next – the user moves on.


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PHOTO! Shahzad Faisal has been arrested in the New York bombing attempt. A mug shot picture of Shahzad Faisal has yet to be released as news late Monday that Shahzad Faisal was arrested following a multi state investigation.
Here is the latest.
The above NYPD photo from a surveillance video helped police in today's bombing investigation. Faisal Shahzad is 30 years old, a U.S. citizen, of Pakistani descent, originally from Connecticut.
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Tonight news that he attempt to take a flight from JFK to Dubai and was arrested on board. The plane flight was operated by Emirates airlines.
Faisal Shahzad has a wife in Pakistan where recently visited for five months. Paul Browne, chief New York Police Department spokesman, said of the bombing attempt earlier today:
"The discovery of the VIN on the engine block was pivotal in that it led to the identifying the registered owner. It continues to pay dividends."
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement:
Earlier this evening, Faisal Shahzad was arrested in connection with the attempted car bombing in New York on Saturday. Mr. Shahzad, an American citizen, was taken into custody at JFK Airport in New York as he attempted to board a flight to Dubai.
Since this plot was first uncovered on Saturday night, the FBI, prosecutors and intelligence lawyers in the National Security Division of the Justice Department and the U.S. Attorneys Offices in Manhattan and Connecticut, along with the NYPD have worked night and day to find out who was responsible for what would have been a deadly attack had it been successful. Over the course of the day today, we have gathered significant additional evidence that led to tonight's arrest, which was made by agents from Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection.
This investigation is ongoing, as are our attempts to gather useful intelligence, and we continue to pursue a number of leads. But it's clear that the intent behind this terrorist act was to kill Americans.
FBI agents are working with their state and local counterparts in New York, Connecticut and other jurisdictions to gather evidence and intelligence related to this case. We are also coordinating with other members of the President's national security team to ensure we use every resource available to the United States to bring anyone responsible to justice.
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Nov. 20, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. -
Arizona head coach David Rubio and the Wildcat volleyball team (18-11, 10-10) welcome in-state rival Arizona State (8-21, 4-16) to McKale Center on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m.
The Wildcats are coming off a split in Los Angeles last weekend, defeating No. 2 UCLA 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-20) and falling to No. 1 USC, 3-0 (14-25, 18-25, 21-25).
For seniors Marketa Hanzlova (Liberec, Czech Republic), Courtney Karst (Centennial, Colo.) and Cursty Jackson (Los Angeles, Calif.), it will be the last home match of their careers.
The seniors will be recognized for their years at Arizona prior to the match. In addition, Rubio will be recognized for earning the 500th win of his career last weekend.
Karst and freshman Madi Kingdon (Phoenix, Ariz.) lead the team in kills with 312 each and Jackson is close behind with 294. Jackson leads in hitting percentage at .309 and blocks with 78, sophomore Candace Nicholson (Long Beach, Calif.) leads in digs with 360 and freshman Chloe Mathis (La Jolla, Calif.) leads with 840 assists.
The Sun Devils also took on No. 1 and No. 2 last weekend, falling to USC, 3-1 (25-17, 19-25, 25-20, 25-12) and UCLA, 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 29-27).
Arizona State (8-21, 4-16)
Date: Nov. 22
Match Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Tucson, Ariz.
Arena: McKale Center
Series: Arizona leads, 40-38
Last matchup: Arizona won, 3-2 (25-22, 15-25, 25-13, 17-25, 15-10) in Tempe, Ariz. on Oct. 29, 2010.
Series History vs. ASU
The Wildcats have won the last four matchups in the 78-match series dating back to 1977. The last time the Sun Devils won was Nov. 2, 2008 in Tempe, Ariz., by a score of 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-23).
Scouting the Sun Devils
ASU has a 8-21 overall record and is 4-16 in Pac-12 play this season. Sonja Markanovich leads the team in kills with 399, Shannan McCready leads in assists with 615, Stephanie Preach leads in digs with 560 and Erica Wilson leads in blocks with 72.
Tickets can be purchased on the Arizona Athletics website, or by going to /ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=208230874. The gates will open at 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Fans can watch live streaming of the matches by going to http://www.arizonawildcats.com/multimedia/all-access.html.
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Available with a starting price of $1,599, the T400s comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz processor, 120GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, an integrated Intel GMA 4500 graphics chip, DVD burner, 2-megapixel Webcam, and Windows Vista Business. Battery life is rated at approximately 5.5 hours, when upgraded with a solid state drive, but as always you should take that with a grain of salt. Besides the typical connectivity features, which include optional 3G and WiMAX modules, the new ThinkPad can be configured with up to 8GB of RAM, a 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo and a 2GB Turbo Memory cache to supposedly speed up load times.
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Mining Publication: Characterization of the 1986 Metal and Nonmetal Mining Workforce
Original creation date: January 1988
In 1986, the Bureau of Mines conducted a probability sample survey, mining industry population survey, to measure such employee characteristics as occupation; principal equipment operated; work location at the mine; present job, present company, and total mining experience; job-related training during the last 2 yr; age; sex; race; and education. The population estimates are necessary to properly analyze the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) injury (includes illness and fatality data) statistics; that is, to compare and contrast injury rates for various subpopulations in order to identify those groups that are exhibiting higher than average injury rates. This report uses the survey's results to characterize the U.S. metal and nonmetal mining (includes metal, stone, sand and gravel, and nonmetal industries) workforce from March through September 1986.
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Color, Color Everywhere: 6 Ideas to Brighten Your Space
From Margaret Everton on March 29, 2010 in Home Decor
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This brilliantly vibrant Tufted Pixel Rug by the Portuguese Piodao Group would undoubtedly brighten any room – or mood. It incorporates a color palette with enough variety to pick up existing colors in your room's design scheme.
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Well .. its out now. Available on steam and all the usual places in oz.
Graphics are good, sound is good, immersion is good. The tutorials are actually helpful without making you feel inadequate for using them. However they need to give more info about diplomacy
I'm finding it a bit slow going in the campaign but I'm only a casual RTS player and I've found it a bit buggy, to be expected in week one of a new game these days though.
They released one "update" that locked out the entire player base which they "fixed" with another update. Last night they released another update which seems to have disabled multi-player ... not that I'm going to be doing much of that.
Anyone else got this yet?
ps .. it does have cannons !
|21st March 2011, 07:30 AM
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I have this latest title and really love it. It takes Total War back to a similar gameplay structure of the first release, which was Rome Total War.
The single player campaign is naturally slow and the bugs are very few compared to previous releases.
I am finding scrolling around the campaign map very laggy and unresponsive at times, which I put down to running the game on ultra I guess.
The Vulcan Neck Pinch is not half as powerful as the Vulcan Groin Kick, but it's more politically correct
|21st March 2011, 09:03 PM
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Lucky for me I waited until tomorrow to go and pick up my copy. Guess I will be in for some patching before I play my first game.
I gave up on Empire Total War because of all the ingame bugs.
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
|21st March 2011, 09:05 PM
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Bought Napoleon Total war too, but too busy to play it.
I hope I can put a good solid 2 months of gaming on TWS2.
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
|21st March 2011, 09:51 PM
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Haven't picked it up yet, I'll wait for a sale, admittedly there is so much gameplay and longevity in TW games that even the AU rip off price is worth it but I'm still playing Napoleon and I really want to finish my Euro campaign, then the peninsular one and then also play as England once as well before I move to Shogun by which time hopefully it does go on sale.
|21st March 2011, 11:12 PM
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Shogun was the only Total War game I finished over and over again loved it, now Shogun 2 with 2 played co-op campaign is awesome and wished now all the TW series had this mode.
p.s. Father pick it up best TW game yet nothing like samurai hiding in the bamboo waiting for passing prey
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I've been a fan ever since the first Shogun even though I can barely remember playing it - was that long ago.
The AI - uber challenging. Diplomacy is essential and cannot be ignored unless you want to have swarms of AI storming your castles every turn. They prey on the weak at their weakest points.
The design, the music, the art - a lot of care and attention has gone into this. I've only got about 15 hours and into a 2nd campaign after being handed my arse on the first for the very first time in a TW. Some discontent about what happens when you start dominating the map called a 'realm divide' that I've yet to experience. A mod is already in beta to balance that aspect.
If you're a fan, get it today. If you've got a whole bundle of games already in the queue (like I currently do...) wait for a special.
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Mentor Cloud and Open Doors Group / College Open Textbooks Partner to
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New Community to Share Best Practices and Facilitate Mentoring in Open Education
Cupertino, CA, January 26, 2012 — In honor of National Mentoring Day, Mentor Cloud and Open Doors Group/College Open Textbooks announced today the availability of an education community that allows 24×7 discussion threads and broadcast email messages to all members by all members. Generally all members will be both mentors and mentees in keeping with 21st century models of learning communities.
Education in the 21st Century faces an enormous challenge:
Education in the 21st Century is afforded three important opportunities to meet the above challenge:
Collaboration tools are needed in at least three areas of open education:
OpenDoorsGroup.MentorCloud.com, powered by Mentor Cloud, is the tool that allows for all three of the above. During the beta period, OpenDoorsGroup.MentorCloud.com will be free of cost to individuals who are thought leaders and contributors in open education. Invitations will be sent starting in early February. There may be a fee for organizations that sign up 5 or more individuals as well as organizations looking to tap into the open education community. There will also be a fee for organizations that are looking for facilitators to drive conversations on certain topics and areas.
"There is absolutely a need for a central place for those in the open education community to share best practices" says Mitchell Levy, Co-Director, College Open Textbooks, who emphasizes that Mentor Cloud is a great tool to provide this level of service.
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Regardless of your opinion of Apple's textbook announcement, plenty of good can come when the world's second largest (or perhaps largest) for-profit company by market capitalization turns its attention to this tiny market. For starters, it generated a lively discussion in the College Open Textbooks community, which you are welcome to join. With Steve Jobs gone, we do not know if he would have called this announcement "insanely great," the phrase he used with many other Apple products, and I will withhold judgment myself until I learn more. But with the extraordinary potential for technology to accelerate the adoption of Open Educational Resources, I am ready to declare this an insanely great week.
I hope to write about other aspects of the announcement later, but for now I would like to turn to a critical topic: Apple's commercial and licensing terms. The following is my understanding; if you think I am wrong on anything, I encourage you to comment.
A number of comments in the announcement discussion pointed out that what you produce with iBook Author cannot be used on non-Apple devices. This is definitely a concern, although in fairness nothing prevents you from using other means to create other versions of your textbook for use on any device (including Apple devices).
Apple is a master at negotiating with content providers, and they did not disappoint. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill and Pearson joined the announcement, saying they "will deliver educational titles on the iBookstore with most priced at $14.99 or less." For those like me who have paid up to $200 for a single textbook, this is electrifying. But watch out for the fine print; the publishers intend this to be a per-student charge. At one student per year for, say, five years, a typical lifespan of a physical textbook, that is a cost of $75. Viewed this way, you are not saving much. But for someone buying a new textbook, it is a big drop. And unlike the used textbook market, you are getting the latest version.
Apple keeps 30% of the price, which bothers some people, although I frankly doubt traditional publishers would offer more attractive terms. The main way Apple aspires to make money, in my opinion, is on iPads, iPhones and the like.
From an Open Educational Resources perspective, here is the most important part. Apple iBook Author is free, and you can set whatever price you want for the textbook you produce. If you set a price of zero, students do not pay anything, the author does not pay anything, and, outside of the sale of devices, Apple does not get paid. I cannot argue with that.
I am convinced there is more to come, from Apple, its competitors and other players. There has been a lot of encouraging things happening in Open Educational Resources, and it is about to get a lot more exciting!
Guest Post by Brendan Baker of Chegg.com – committed to making education more affordable by offering cheap textbooks for students to buy, rent or sell.
As we look for ways to make education more affordable, what can start as a simple idea can often expand into something bigger. Just as the open textbook cause spawned into a vast network of open textbook organizations and communities, you never know how big an idea can become until you've put it into action.
For Chegg.com it started with the idea that all college textbooks could be—rather should be—cheaper for students. But what if you take that belief one step further? What if students had the ability to rent textbooks, which would make them more affordable while helping to save paper?
The idea snowballed from there, and soon enough a partnership with the American Forest Global ReLeaf Foundation was formed. The idea: for every textbook rented or sold through Chegg.com, a tree would be planted. The result? Since the inception of the partnership, over five million trees have been planted around the world—from the San Juan National Forest in Colorado all the way to Pondicherry, India—and the number continues to rise.
Several years later, the trees are still serving their purpose. Whether it's by repopulating areas that have been damaged by wildfire or through improving the water quality in community rivers, the trees are a much needed presence in their environments.
What's more, since the start of their partnership with the American Forest Global ReLeaf Foundation, Chegg has picked up a few more partnerships along the way, effectively creating what they now call the Chegg for Good program. Their motto: to encourage and inspire students to become active on their campus in social causes and become philanthropic leaders who make a difference on their campuses, in their communities, and around the world. Beyond tree planting, Chegg wants students be a catalyst for change and help them realize their dreams of making an impact on the world.
Among many of their initiatives, Chegg has even hosted a competition where four student founded non-profit organizations competed for a chance to receive additional financial support towards their cause. Each organization posted their story on the Chegg blog in order to help drive votes (and ultimately more funding), to their respective programs.
And it doesn't stop there. Chegg has also sponsored two Habitat for Humanity playhouse builds involving the company's very own employees. In fact, a new employee volunteer program hopes to encourage everyone on the Chegg team to give five days a year, paid by Chegg, to volunteer with organizations that matter to them.
As they look to the future, Chegg continues to seek out influential partners that will expose students to some unique and once in a lifetime opportunities in the philanthropic space. And with any luck, the circle of giving will continue to spread from the high-level organizations down to the young and ambitious students of the world. Once again, a small idea has flourished into a worldwide network of positive and influential change.
To learn more about possible charities you can get involved with or to learn more about the Chegg for Good program, click here: http://www.chegg.com/cheggforgood/


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Feb. 28, 2014
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama will play its first game in March when it welcomes the Auburn Tigers to Coleman Coliseum on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. CT. It will mark the second meeting between the two teams this season. The Tigers captured a 74-55 victory over Alabama back on Jan. 29 at Auburn.
Saturday's contest will be televised on ESPNU with Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Jon Sundvold (analyst) on the call. The game can also be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, with Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Bryan Passink (analyst) calling all the action. The contest will be broadcast nationally on Sirius Channel 92 and XM Channel 199. There will be live updates throughout the game on twitter @AlabamaMBB.
Alabama and Auburn will meet for the 149th time on the hardwood Saturday afternoon, which is the fourth-most games UA has played against any one opponent. The Crimson Tide owns a 89-59 edge in the series. Alabama has won six of the last eight games played between the two teams, including four straight at home. UA owns an all-time record of 45-8 when playing Auburn in Tuscaloosa, including a 38-7 record against the Tigers in Coleman Coliseum.
Alabama basketball will be making a couple of special recognitions during Saturday's game vs. Auburn.
First, the Tide will honor 2014 SEC Legend Eddie Phillips during the first half of the contest. Phillips was a four-year letterwinner at Alabama from 1979-82, and currently ranks second in points (1,937) and fifth in rebounding (1,129). Phillips was a key component of Wimp Sanderson's 1982 team that won the SEC Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16, finishing the season ranked No. 13 in the nation. He earned All-SEC honors in each of his final three seasons at the Capstone. Following his collegiate career he was taken with the 21st overall pick in the first round of the 1982 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets.
Additionally, UA will recognize the 40th anniversary of the 1973-74 SEC Championship team at halftime. That season, the Tide finished with an overall record of 22-4 and were 15-3 in league play. Alabama finished the year with a final ranking of No. 13 in the nation. Members of the team who will be in attendance include: Head coach C.M. Newton, assistant coaches John Bostick and Tommy Suitts and players Johnny Dill, Leon Douglas, Ray Odums, Charles "Boonie" Russell and Tom Schellenberg, along with athletic trainer Sang Lyda, student assistant coach Ben Shurett and student manager Craig Alexander.
Alabama coach Anthony Grant is in his fifth season at the helm of the men's basketball program. Grant owns a 97-69 (.584) record during his time at the Capstone and is 173-94 (.648) in eight seasons as a head coach. Auburn's Tony Barbee is in his fourth season as a head coach and has guided the Tigers to a record of 48-72 (.400). Now in his eighth season as a head coach, Barbee has a career record of 130-124 (.512).
Alabama dropped its 14th straight road game overall (11th straight in road loss in SEC play), when it fell at Ole Miss, 79-67, on Wednesday night. Freshman forward Shannon Hale erupted for a career-high 27 points and tied a career-best with nine board in the loss, while senior guard Trevor Releford (16 points) and junior guard Levi Randolph (13 points) each scored in double figures.
Releford leads all Alabama scorers with an average of 18.9 points per game, which ranks fifth in the SEC. The SEC Player of the Year candidate has connected on 50.5 percent (167-of-331) of his shots from the floor (6th in the SEC) and a team-best 39.6 percent (65-of-164) from beyond the arc (6th in the SEC). He also leads the SEC and ranks 23rd nationally with 2.2 steals per game and leads the Tide with 3.0 assists per contest.
Sophomore guard Retin Obasohan (9.6 ppg) and Randolph (9.0 ppg) rank second and third on the team in scoring, respectively. Obasohan ranks second in the SEC and 42nd nationally with 2.0 steals per game. He also ranks second on the Tide in blocks per game (1.1) and minutes per game (30.1). Randolph is second in the team in three-point field goal percentage (33.3 percent) and rebounding (3.6 rpg).
Hale has stepped up his game during SEC play, recording double digits in 10 of the Tide's 15 league contests. He is one of only two players (Trevor Releford) to have started all 15 SEC contests and ranks ninth among SEC freshmen in league games only in scoring average (11.7 ppg). For the year, Hale is fourth on the team with an average of 8.5 points and is tied with Randolph for second in rebounds per game (3.6 rpg) and three-point field goal percentage (.333).
As a team this season, UA is shooting 44.4 percent from the floor and 32.9 percent from beyond the arc. The Tide is getting outscored the competition by only 0.1 points a game (68.2-68.3). Alabama currently ranks fourth in the SEC in three-point field goal percentage defense (31.1 percent). The Tide also ranks seventh in the SEC in free throw shooting (.692).
Wednesday's game marked the 173rd meeting between Alabama and Ole Miss, which is UA's second most games UA has played against any one opponent.
It was the second time UA had faced off with Ole Miss in the last 15 days. With the loss, they split the season series 1-1 with Alabama getting a 67-64 win in Tuscaloosa on Feb. 11.
Despite falling at Ole Miss, Alabama still owns a 118-55 lead in the all-time series. UA's record in Tad Smith Coliseum, however, drops to 22-26.
Freshman forward Shannon Hale had a career-high of 27 points on 7-of-12 shooting. He also had nine rebounds which ties a career-high that he has accomplished twice before, last in the loss at Texas A&M on Feb. 20. Furthermore, he also set career-best marks in free throws made (10) and attempted (11).
Senior guard Trevor Releford scored 16 points on the night. It marked his 29th consecutive game in double figures dating back to last season. He has now reached double figures in 39 of the his last 40 games. It was also only the 11th game out of 28 that he did not lead the team in scoring.
Releford has now scored 1,809 points in his career at UA. He's just the sixth player in program history to do that and the first since 1993 when James "Hollywood" Robinson achieved this feat.
The two teams combined for 59 free throws, with Ole Miss shooting 31, compared to 28 for Alabama. UA drops to 1-10 this season when shooting fewer free throws than its opponent.
Alabama was outrebounded by 18, 42-24, which resulted in a 21-8 advantage for Ole Miss in second chance points. The -18 on the boards and -13 in the second-chance points category were season lows for the Tide. Alabama is now 3-15 when being outrebounded in a game this season.
The Tide has now recorded just 24 rebounds in back-to-back games, which is tied for the second fewest rebounds in a game this season. In Alabama's last two contests, it has been outrebounded by a combined average of 15.0 rebounds per game (39.0-24.0).
Alabama attempted 23 three-pointers on 48 total shots on the night. The 23 three-point attempts tied for the second-most in a game this year.
Alabama blocked only one shot, which is the lowest mark in a game this season.
The Rebels outshot the Tide, 41.7 percent to 41.4 percent. Alabama drops to 11-5 this season when it outshoots the opposition (0-12 when opponents shoot better than UA).
Saturday's game will mark the 149th meeting on the hardwood between the two schools, which is the fourth-most games UA has played against any one opponent. The Crimson Tide owns a 89-59 edge in the series.
It will mark the second meeting between the two teams this season. The Tigers captured a 74-55 victory over Alabama back on Jan. 29 at Auburn.
Head coach Anthony Grant has an all-time record of 6-3 when he has faced the Tigers, including a perfect 4-0 mark when playing Auburn in Tuscaloosa.
UA owns an all-time record of 38-7 when playing Auburn in Coleman Coliseum. The Tide is 45-8 when hosting AU in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama has won six of the last eight games played between the two teams, including four straight at home.
The two teams have played in 11 overtimes in series history, with the last one coming Feb. 21, 2001. Auburn has won eight of the 11 games that have went to extra time.
The series began during 1923-24 campaign.
The Alabama men's basketball team lost at Auburn, 74-55, on Jan. 30. Senior guard Trevor Releford led the Tide with 15 points and was the only UA player to reach double figures.
The Tigers jumped out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back as they defeated the Tide for the second time in the last three meetings - both coming at Auburn Arena.
The Tide did get within striking distance early in the second half, cutting the Tigers lead to five, 33-28, with 18 minutes left. However, Auburn went on a 16-5 run over the next 4:49 to take control of the game at 49-33.
Alabama struggled shooting the ball throughout the night, as the Tide went 19-of-53 (36 percent) from the field including 3-of-16 (19 percent) from three-point range. In comparison, Auburn shot 63.6 percent from the floor in the second half alone, and finished at 49 percent for the game.
Auburn's Chris Denson (32 points) and KT Harrell (23 points) combined for 55 of the Tigers' 74 points on the night.
Shannon Hale had nine points and five boards for the Tide, Retin Obasohan added nine points and Rodney Cooper had a team-high seven rebounds.
Coach Anthony Grant's thoughts: "We don't have any excuses. I thought Auburn came out with energy start to finish. We made some runs in the first half, cutting it to a two-possession game. We just made some mental errors at the end to give them momentum to close the half. In the second half, we were able to come out and have some offensive success. Defensively, they shot 60 percent in the second half. You look at the performance tonight of KT Harrell and Chris Denson. Those guys dominated the game on both ends of the floor. Give those guys credit. They did what they needed to do to lead their team."
Alabama will play its final road game of the regular season when it travels to Lexington, Ky., to square off against the No. 17/15 Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN.
It will mark the 140th meeting in series history between to two schools, which stands as UA's sixth-most common opponent in program lore. Kentucky owns a 102-37 edge in the all-time series, including wins in seven of the last nine meetings.
The Tide is 10-53 all-time against the Wildcats in Lexington and owns a 6-21 mark against UK in Rupp Arena.
Alabama has lost four-straight games when playing Kentucky in Lexington. The last time Alabama won at Rupp Arena came on Jan. 14, 2006 (won, 68-64).
Alabama has only won twice in the last 13 games played at Rupp Arena. In addition to the win in 2006 at the historic venue, the Tide also captured a 64-61 victory in Lexington on Jan. 26, 2002.
Head coach Anthony Grant will make his third appearance at Rupp Arena as the Alabama head coach (0-2). He owns a record of 2-4 when facing Kentucky.
The two teams have split the last four meetings with both Alabama victories coming at Coleman Coliseum.
The series began in 1923.
Releford's Season Point Total: Releford comes into the Auburn game with 510 points on the season. That point total ranks 38th in school history in single-season total points and is the most points scored in a season since Tony Mitchell scored 564 points during the 2010-11 season (which ranks tied for 16th most on the list).
Rebounding: In 11 of the last 12 games, Alabama has lost the battle of the boards. It is an important stat in determining the outcome of a game. When Alabama has outrebounded opponents this season, it owns a record of 8-2. However, the Tide is 3-15 when getting outrebounded.
Double-Figure Scoring Streak: Releford has reached double figures in 29 consecutive games dating back to last season. The last time the senior point guard failed to reach double figures in a game came on when he scored nine points in the NIT opening round victory over Northeastern on March 19, 2013. Furthermore, he has reached double digits in 39 of UA's last 40 contests.
Consecutive Road Losses: Coming into the road game at Kentucky next Tuesday night, Alabama has dropped 14 consecutive road contests overall (which includes neutral site games) and 11 straight in SEC play.
Junior guard Levi Randolph had a night to remember in Alabama's victory over Missouri on Feb. 22. The Huntsville, Ala., native finished the night with a career-high 33 points in the 80-73 victory.
In addition to his point total, Randolph also recorded career-best marks in field goals made (11) and attempted (15), three-pointers made (5) and attempted (7) and free throws made (6).
Randolph had not reached double-figure points since going for 14 in the win over LSU back on Jan. 25. In the eight games since that, prior to Missouri, he had scored a combined total of 22 points and was 8-of-32 from the floor (25.0 percent).
Over his last four games alone, the Huntsville, Ala., native has averaged 14.5 points per game, while shooting 59.4 percent (19-of-32) from the floor, 64.3 percent (9-of-14) from beyond the arc and 91.7 percent (11-of-12) from the free throw line.
Guard Trevor Releford has had a terrific senior season and has played even more impressively during league play. As a result, he is making a solid case for the SEC Player of the Year award.
Coming into the Auburn contest, Releford has recorded four 20-point games over the last six UA contests and has scored at least 20 points in six of UA's last 10 contests.
Over his last six contests, the SEC Player of the Year candidate is averaging 22.0 ppg, while shooting 53.8 percent from the floor and 43.9 percent from beyond the arc.
In conference play, Releford is the only player in the SEC to rank among the league leaders in scoring (19.2 ppg - 5th), field goal percentage (3rd - .489), three-point field goal percentage (10th - .372), free throw percentage (4th - .841), steals (T-1st - 2.0 spg) and assists (8th - 3.3 apg).
Alabama will come into its next home game against Auburn having won 17 of its last 19 home games against SEC foes.
Since Grant's arrival in 2009, Alabama owns a home record of 32-7 (.821) against SEC competition. Since 2011, the Tide boasts a 28-3 (.903) mark at home against the conference.
Now in his fifth season at UA, Grant has a record of 63-16 (.797) on Alabama's home floor. This season, the Tide is 11-4 at home and has outscored teams by an average of 8.0 points a game (72.7-64.7).
Since the start of the 2010-11 campaign, Grant has won 59 of the last 70 games played under the arched roof of Coleman Coliseum (59-11; .843).
Overall, Alabama owns a record of 528-120 (.818) in the facility's 47th season of use.
Grant also led UA to 24 straight home victories that spanned the final home game of the 2009-10 season through the beginning of the 2011-12 season.
Senior point guard and SEC Player of the Year candidate Trevor Releford is quietly putting together one of the best seasons by any player in the league. Below is a breakdown of where he ranks among the SEC and national leaders this year:
Category SEC Rank NCAA Rank
Total Steals (60) 1st 24th
SPG (2.2) 1st 23rd
FT% (.867) 2nd 50th
PPG (18.9) 5th 56th
3FG% (.396) 6th --
FG% (.505) 6th --
3's Made/Game (2.4) 7th 88th
Furthermore, below is how Releford's career numbers rank among the greatest players to ever play at Alabama:
Category UA History
Steals (254) 1st (SEC Active Leader)
6th in SEC History
Steals Per Game (1.9) 1st
FT% (.821) 5th
Total Assists (378) 9th (2nd among SEC Active Players)
Career Starts (122) 2nd
Career Games Player (130) 3rd
3-Point Attempts (427) 10th
Total Points (1,809) 7th (SEC Active Leader)
ALABAMA'S Top-10 SCORER
Guard Trevor Releford not only became the seventh player in program history to reach the 1,800-point plateau - and the first since 1993 - to reach the 1,800-point plateau for his career. He currently ranks seventh on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,809 career points.
The last time a UA player reached the 1,800-point plateau came during the 1993 season when former great James "Hollywood" Robinson achieved the feat.
Releford is currently in seventh place on the program's all-time scoring list and needs just five points to pass Robinson and move into sixth on the school's all-time scoring list.
Last season, Releford became the 46th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau, doing so in just 82 contests.
Below is a list of where Releford currently ranks among the all-time scoring leaders at Alabama:
Player Years Points
5. Jerry Harper 1953-56 1,861
6. James Robinson 1991-93 1,813
7. Trevor Releford 2010-pr. 1,809
Freshman Shannon Hale has been making a solid contribution for head coach Anthony Grant over the Tide's last 18 contests.
Against Ole Miss on Wednesday night, Hale collected a career-best 27 points and tied a career high with nine boards. He also set new bench marks in free throws made (10) and free throws attempted (11).
Hale has been even more impressive during SEC play, as he has reached double figures in 10 of UA's 14 league games and ranks 10th among SEC freshmen in scoring average (11.7 ppg).
After seeing limited action over the first 10 games into his freshman season, Hale is second on the team points (11.4 ppg) and rebounds (4.2 rpg) per game in the last 18 games, while connecting 44 percent from the floor and 34m percent from deep.
Below is a breakdown of Hale's numbers from his first 10 games to his last 18:
Last 18 gms 18-17 26.5 11.4 4.2 .438 .344
According to the latest ESPN.com's RPI rankings, Alabama has the No. 3 overall strength of schedule and the No. 8-ranked non-conference strength of schedule. Only Kansas (1) and Wisconsin (2) have played a tougher slate.
Alabama and Duke are the only teams in the nation to have played four games against teams among the top six in the AP top-25 poll (Florida twice, Wichita State and Duke).
The Tide finished the non-conference slate with seven losses. The teams that defeated Alabama in non-league play have a combined record of 137-56 (.710) through games played as of Feb. 18 [Oklahoma, 20-8; Duke, 22-6; Drexel, 15-12; USF, 12-15; Wichita State, 29-0; Xavier, 18-9; UCLA, 21-6].
Of the seven non-conference losses, five came against teams ranked among the top 50 RPI, according to KenPom.com. In fact, 10 of the Tide's 16 losses this season have come against teams ranked among the top-55 RPIs in the nation.


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f[t_] = -4 + Sqrt[(-Sqrt[3] + 2*Cos[t])^2 + Sin[t]^2] + Sqrt[(Sqrt[3]
+ 2*Cos[t])^2 + Sin[t]^2]
The function above is identically 0 for all real values of t. However:
just spits back the original function.
I also tried TrigReduce, TrigExpand, etc, to no avail.
How do I make Mathematica simplify things like this?
For those interested: I'm playing w/ ellipses, and f[t] represents the sum of the distance from the focii minus the actual value of the sum of the distance from the focii. The more general case:
x[t_] = a*Cos[t]
y[t_] = b*Sin[t]
focus[a_,b_] = Sqrt[a^2-b^2]
f[t_]=Sqrt[(x[t]-focus[a,b])^2 + y[t]^2] + Sqrt[(x[t]+focus[a,b])^2 + y[t]^2]
where f[t] is constant for real t when a >= b (probably when a < b too, but things get a bit complex in that case)


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Arizona isn't likely to see any respite next year from the drought that has gripped the state for almost 15 years, though summer monsoon storms and a freakish November drenching set the region up nicely to store a healthy water supply, federal forecasters said Friday.
Meteorologists, who typically look to the oceans when predicting long-term weather patterns, say the water currents in the Pacific Ocean indicate good odds that this winter will be slightly drier than the norm.
With neither a wet El Niño nor a dry La Niña phase developing, National Weather Service drought specialist Mark O'Malley said to expect more of a "Nada" — a winter of neutral influences from midocean temperatures.
Another ocean factor, though, appears to point to a slightly warmer and dry winter for the Southwest, which has been in some stage of drought in all but a few years since 1999.
Cool surface temperatures along the North American and Asian coasts indicate that a long-term ocean climate shift known as Pacific Decadal Oscillation isn't about to occur, leaving in place the kind of conditions that brought on the current drought.
"There's probably a better-than-average chance that (weather) will be drier than normal across the Southwest," the Phoenix-based forecaster said.
But nothing in the models suggests anything worse than what the region has experienced in recent years, and so-called "neutral" ocean years can be unpredictable.
"It only takes one or two storms to really make a winter for us," O'Malley said. "We found that out in November."
Last month, most of the state got its usual monthly rain total in just one steady, four-day rain. It produced the second-wettest November day ever in Phoenix.
Much of Maricopa County got more than 2 inches.
Some parts of the state got a quarter of their annual rainfall.
"It's really beneficial that we got this much rainfall at this time of year," O'Malley said.
The reason is that, although the pre-Thanksgiving storm didn't appreciably raise depleted reservoirs, it did saturate the soil so that new moisture will start running off toward reservoirs instead of soaking in.
The trick now is getting that new moisture, largely in the form of high-country snow.
Lake Powell is currently just 45 percent full — low enough that its federal managers for the first time will perform slow releases of its Colorado River water to Lake Mead in the coming year, lowering the levels of that key Arizona water supplier.
But early-season snowfall is looking up in all the critical parts of the basin from Wyoming and Colorado to Arizona, said Kevin Werner, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration river forecaster.
The upper-basin mountains have already stacked up enough snow to produce 28 percent of their median winter moisture levels, he said, and Arizona's Salt River headwaters are similarly on track for a decent runoff.
"We're off to a really great start," he said.
Lake Powell will start to rebound if only because of the lower dam releases, Werner said.
A nearly normal winter of the kind the Weather Service predicts would mean the reservoir managers could start sending more water downstream for Arizona, California, Nevada and Mexico by 2015.
Under the current weather outlook and dam-release plans, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation expects Lake Powell to rise back over the 50 percent mark by next June and hover around that point at least through 2015.
Salt River Project's Roosevelt Lake, east of Phoenix, is currently at 55 percent of capacity. Last year at this time, it was at 49 percent.
A nearly normal or slightly-dry winter likely would push the system's major reservoir closer to 80 percent, SRP hydrologist Tim Skarupa said, putting metro Phoenix in good shape for next year because of what's already behind the dam.
"Drought is one thing," he said. "Water supply is another."
Still, the hydrologist warned, when ocean conditions are "neutral, we've had some of our driest years and some of our wettest."


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Food isn't simply nourishment any more. Gone are the days where a good cut of meat on a white plate can be considered acceptable. Food has transcended past a meal and into an exhibition. We are visual creatures and nothing creates as much anticipation as a hungry stomach and open eyes. If looks could kill, then this small cube of a restaurant found near Cerritos Mall could be considered the chic boutique for sushi; but, does the taste match the beauty found inside at Ajito Japanese Grill & Yakitori?
When driving into the newly remodeled shopping center, it becomes surprising how the exterior already matches modern art designing. Discarding the conventions of old, these buildings are small, sleek cubes topped with shiny steel lining and bold, strong lines. It is playful and invites people into the many restaurants making up the center. Ajito is no exception, as the large glass entrance presents you with the dimly lit, black interior. Although small, the space feels large as you step in. The high ceiling and abundance of flat screen TVs help in presenting an inviting dining room. An open bar with a view to the yakitori grill also entertains with crackling meats over an open flame. As far as entertainment goes, there is plenty to see in this open spaced restaurant.
The wait staff here is made up of young servers, around college age. They bring an air of youth and excitement to the restaurant. They are friendly and smiling and look eager to please. However, when closings hours draw near, the staff starts the hustle of cleaning, which often leaves the dining floor empty. This is problematic when trying to order that extra bite or needing more ginger for that tasty morsel you saved for last. Though it isn't arduous to simply stand and grab some attention, it shouldn't have to be an option.
Looks are great but as the old proverb goes, it's not what's on the outside, but inside, that counts. In this case, the inside would be the food. The artistic flare for each creation is on display, whether it is the beautifully arranged garlic blossoms for the Stinking Rose roll (a roll inspired by garlic) or the flames surrounding the Ring Of Fire roll. The attention to detail is immaculate; sadly, the same type of innovation cannot be said when touching the palate. Many of the rolls, though unique in design, fall very closely to the same tastes. Often times, unless there is a distinct difference to the roll you've eaten, you'll end up wondering which rolls you just ordered. This ambiguity is never a good trait for food. As filling as some of the rolls might be, often times you'll be left wanting more because something was lacking.
On the other side, the food which comes from the yakitori is a bit more memorable. When items such as bacon wrapped quail eggs or kurobuta pork sausages come from an open flame, it is difficult not to salivate. Still, although the appetizers and small dishes are fine, the main entrees, which are the rolls, are lacking.
Happy Hour might be one of the best things invented by humankind. It allows people to truly taste sample the many offerings at a restaurant without breaking the bank. Ajito has two of them: one in the afternoon from 3 PM - 6 PM and the second from 9 PM - closing. During this time, all rolls are half off as well as most drinks.
Ajito Japanese Grill & Yakitori falls into the trap most new restaurants fall into these days. They try so hard to bring in a crowd with their facade, but the food falls short comparatively to their looks. Although the food by no means is horrible, it is hard to truly enjoy it at full price. So, if it's later in the evening, you haven't eaten yet, and you're looking for a nice place to enjoy some atmosphere and food, come to Ajito Japanese Grill & Yakitori.


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The House and the Senate are currently holding hearings on federal immigration policy, and they've passed very different bills, each of which would have major repercussions, both on the economy and on the lives of the twelve million illegal immigrants who live in the United States. And no city would be as profoundly affected by a change in U.S. immigration policy as New York, which is home to an estimated 500,000 illegal immigrants.
Leonardo, Lupe, and Emma are Mexican immigrants who came to the United States by illegally crossing the border. They live in the community of Port Richmond, a small historic neighborhood on the North Shore of Staten Island, which over the past decade has been revitalized by a massive influx of Mexican immigrants.
Reverend Terry Troia, who runs an organization for day laborers in the community, grew up in the area in the 1950s. "The first department store in Staten Island opened up on Port Richmond Avenue," she recalls. "Port Richmond Avenue is where you went to shop for your lingerie, your school uniforms...the five and dime stores." But in the 1970s, the neighborhood started to deteriorate. "Store fronts became empty, and...there was a rapid deterioration of any kind of community life there."
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No. 22 Tulsa Edges No. 38 Texas Tech, 4-3
The No. 69 doubles tandem of Vitor Manzini-Gabriel Dias came up big on Friday with a 9-8 (8-6) win.
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LUBBOCK, Texas – No. 22 Tulsa reeled off the last four points of the match to secure a 4-3 road win over No. 38 Texas Tech on Friday at the McLeod Tennis Center.
"We came out strong after winning the doubles point, but I knew it was not over," said Texas Tech head coach Tim Siegel. "We led in every match, but it came down to us not closing out those first sets."
It took Texas Tech 83 minutes to win the doubles points. Tulsa won No. 2 doubles, 8-4 after Grant Ive and Tristan Jackson upended the combo of Jeff Bryan and Felipe Soares. Texas Tech answered with an 8-4 win of its own behind Raphael Pfister and Hugo Dojas, who topped Carlos Bautista and Japie De Klerk.
The point was decided in a true battle-like fashion. Neither school could break the other and the 69th tandem of Vitor Manzini and Gabriel Dias battled point for point with the Tulsa tandem of Alejandro Espejo and Clifford Marsland. At 8-8, the match was sent to a tiebreaker, where Manzini and Dias pulled away 8-6 for the point.
Dojas then cruised past Jackson, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 6 and Texas Tech led 2-0. Raphael Pfister then added a 6-3, 6-3 win over Espejo at No. 4 to extend the lead to 3-0.
Tulsa answered with two quick points, after Ive topped Felipe Soares at No. 3, 6-4, 6-4 and then No. 49 Marsland cruised by Manzini 7-5, 6-1.
Tulsa's De Klerk tied the game with his 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 2, leaving Bautista to win the match outright, 7-6, 6-3 at No. 5.
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Expect an ultimate autumn weekend coming up for the Nashville area and surrounding counties. There are a great many things to do across Middle Tennessee, so get out and enjoy this incredible weekend.
If you're a big fan of clear, cool nights and warm, sunny days, then I have fantastic news for you.
A couple of reinforcement shots of cool air will keep our temperatures in the mid 70's for highs on both Friday and Saturday with cool overnights from around 50-53°. By Saturday night, however, lows are expected to dip into the middle 40's with highs on Sunday struggling into the middle 60's. Early tailgaters at LP Field will be enjoying lower to mid 50's between the 9 am and 10 am hour.
Sunday's noon kickoff for our Titans versus the Denver Broncos should see a temperature of 62° under a partly cloudy sky and a north wind of 12-15 mph. Bring along a light jacket for the game. Temperatures should rise to 65° by the late 4th quarter. My prediction is a Titans win 27-14 as Chris Johnson runs for a 150 yards and 2 touchdowns. My prediction and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee!
A look ahead to the workweek shows cooler temps for most of the forecast period!
Michael Detwiler is a weather nut, weather observer, freelance weather writer, and blogger located in Cookeville, TN. He and his wife have three great kids. His website, Cookeville Weather Guy, is updated almost every day.