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SEATTLE -- Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird showed just how comfortable she's getting with her new teammates.
Bird scored 27 points and Camille Little added 19 points and nine rebounds to lead the Storm to their first win of the season, 76-58 over the Tulsa Shock on Friday night.
Bird hit five of seven 3-pointers for Seattle (1-3) after she had made just five of 17 in the first three games of the season. Bird and Little had seven points each as the Storm outscored Tulsa 21-11 in the third quarter to break open a close game.
"I think being comfortable helps, and we're getting more and more comfortable with each other," said Bird, who has five new teammates this season because of trades, draft picks and free-agent signings. "You're able just to go out there and play and not have to think so much."
Seattle increased its lead to 57-46 after three quarters as the Shock went only 2-of-17 from the field in the quarter.
"I thought we battled that first half, but we just stalled out offensively in the third quarter," Shock coach Gary Kloppenburg said. "You can't do that against a team like the Storm because they have so many weapons."
Jennifer Lacy scored 12 points and fellow reserve Riquna Williams had 11 to lead Tulsa (0-5), which has lost 11 straight dating to last season, when it finished 3-31.
Seattle avoided matching its worst start since its inaugural season in 2000.
Little had seven points and Bird added five during a 12-3 run midway through the third quarter to give the Storm a 48-42 lead after trailing 39-36.
Bird scored 15 points, including three 3s, to help the Storm to a 36-35 halftime lead. She hit a 30-footer just before the buzzer to end the first quarter.
"That's Sue to me; I expect her to play well every night, and when she doesn't, I'm surprised," Little said about Bird snapping out of her two-game shooting slump.
Williams scored eight points in the first half for Tulsa, including five in the final 33 seconds. But the Shock went cold in the second half. They finished 17-of-60 (28.3 percent) from the field.
"We were hoping to get our first win tonight, and it didn't go that way," Lacy said. "We just didn't shoot well from the floor, and that's the result. When you shoot 28 percent, it's hard to win."
Seattle shot 22-of-28 on free throws. Williams hit 10 of 12, including all six of her attempts in the first half.
The Storm played without three-time league MVP Lauren Jackson as she prepares with Australia for the upcoming Olympics.
Seattle coach Brian Agler notched his 212th career win to give him the most in women's professional basketball, surpassing Van Chancellor of the Houston Comets. Agler has won 140 WNBA games and won 72 in the old ABL.
"When we started back in 1996, you never knew how long these things would go," Agler said. "Van Chancellor had a tremendous career with Houston. All of those wins with one team, four championships. That being said, and he would say the same thing, you've got to have great players."
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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford officially wrapped up the 2013-14 season this past Saturday at its year-end banquet, with conference and national honors distributed to gymnasts who earned awards during the season.
Team awards were also announced, highlighted by the first co-Cardinal Gymnast of the Year award presented to seniors Amanda Spinner and Shona Morgan. The award is the highest honor a Stanford gymnast can receive.
Spinner hit 100 percent of her routines for the third consecutive season and was named All-Pac-12 Second Team on beam. She posted five individual victories and earned Pac-12 Specialist of the Week honors Dec. 30-Jan. 5. The three-time team co-captain helped lead a Stanford team that relied heavily on its underclassmen to 15 victories over ranked opponents, including four in the top 10.
Morgan earned the second All-America award of her career, claiming first-team honors on bars. She placed ninth at the NCAA Individual Event Finals with a 9.8375. Morgan, one of the Cardinal's most consistent gymnasts, finished her collegiate career hitting 93 percent of her routines on beam, 92 percent on bars and 89 percent on floor.
Morgan also garnered the team's Academic Award. She was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team for the third consecutive year and earned Capital One Academic All-Region District 8 recognition.
Kristina Vaculik took home Most Valuable Gymnast honors after compiling a team-high 16 individual victories and hitting 90 percent (46-for-51) of her routines on the season. She earned first-team All-America honors in the all-around, bars and floor. She placed third on bars (9.900) and seventh on beam (9.875) at the NCAA Individual Event Finals. Vaculik led all conference gymnasts with three Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honors.
Jenna Frowein claimed the Most Improved Award, working her way into the floor lineup this season and becoming a mainstay by the end of the year. After not competing in 2013, Frowein worked on increasing her difficulty in routines and competed in 11 of 13 meets this season. She stepped up when it mattered most, posting a career-high 9.850 at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional to help Stanford earn a berth to the NCAA Championships.
Carinne Gale earned the team's Most Inspirational Award in a unanimous vote by the coaches and teammates. Sidelined by injury during the season, Gale provided encouragement and a positive attitude for her teammates in practices and competitions to help ensure team success.
The Cardinal competed in its seventh NCAA Championships in the past eight years, and 14th time in program history, during the 2014 season. Stanford has made 31 consecutive NCAA Regional appearances (34 overall) and accumulated 101 All-America honors (including 81 since 2002).
It was a year full of accomplishments for Stanford which finished with a 25-8 record – tying for the third-most wins in program history. The Cardinal placed second at the Pac-12 Championships, recorded its second-highest team score at an NCAA regional competition (197.275) and three gymnasts combined for five First Team All-America honors.


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Sept. 12, 2009
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ALABAMA POSTGAME NOTESMcELROY SETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE COMPLETIONS Junior quarterback Greg McElroy set a new Alabama school record for consecutive completions against FIU by completing 14 straight passes. That hot streak beat the old mark of 12 held by John Parker Wilson, who completed 12 consecutive passes over a two-game span in 2008 (at Tennessee and vs. Arkansas State), and Andrew Zow, who completed 12 straight vs. Mississippi on Oct. 14, 2000.
McELROY ALMOST FLAWLESS IN HOME DEBUT In his first home game as the starting quarterback, Alabama junior quarterback Greg McElroy produced an extremely accurate single-game passing performances against FIU, completing 16 of his first 18 attempts (including 11 of 12 to start the game). He ended the game with an impressive 18-for-24 (75 percent) passing performance for 241 yards and 1 touchdown.
TIFFIN TIES HIS FATHER ON ALABAMA'S CAREER FIELD GOALS LIST Senior placekicker Leigh Tiffin converted two field goal attempts against FIU, making good on attempts from 23 and 29 yards. The two field goals gives Tiffin 59 in his Alabama career, ranking him tied for third place in Crimson Tide history behind Philip Doyle (78 from 1987-90), Michael Proctor (65 from 1992-95). He is now tied with his father, Van Tiffin (59 from 1983-86) on the Alabama career field goals list.
RICHARDSON HAS IMPRESSIVE HOME DEBUTTrue freshman running back Trent Richardson enjoyed an impressive debut in his first action with the Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium, rushing for 118 yards and 2 touchdowns on 15 carries against FIU. Richardson scored on runs of 9 and 35 yards in the second half to extend the Alabama lead from a 20-14 edge 33-14 early in the fourth quarter.
McCOY HAS CAREER NIGHT DUE TO BIG FIRST HALF Senior wide receiver Mike McCoy produced a huge game against FIU with 5 catches for 100 yards and 1 touchdown - all in the first half. McCoy's yardage eclipsed his previous career high of 47 yards vs. Georgia in 2007. His career-high for catches in a game is 6 vs. Georgia in 2007.
DEFENSE STRONG AGAINST THE RUN The Alabama defense was strong against the run against FIU, holding the Golden Panthers to 1 yard rushing on 26 attempts. FIU finished the night with 214 total yards of offense to Alabama's 516 yards.
TIDE SCORES ON OPENING DRIVEAlabama took the opening kickoff and marched to a field goal for a 3-0 lead on a 23-yard field goal by Leigh Tiffin with 9:02 left in the first quarter. Alabama has now scored a field goal on its opening possession in both games of the 2009 season, having marched to a Tiffin field goal to start the scoring last week in a 34-24 win over Virginia Tech. In the Nick Saban Era, Alabama has scored on its opening possession in 17 of 29 games. Over those 29 games, the Crimson Tide has started games by scoring nine touchdowns and has kicked eight field goals. Alabama scored on its first possession in nine of its 13 games in 2007 and six of its 14 games last season.
FAST-STARTING TIDEAlabama has scored on six of its seven first quarter possessions this season, resulting in five field goals and one touchdown. The Crimson Tide has run 49 first quarter plays this season and totaled 271 yards against Virginia Tech and Florida International. Alabama scored on three of four possessions against Virginia Tech in the season opener and scored on all three first quarter drives against FIU. Greg McElroy completed 10 of 11 passes for 155 yards and one touchdown in the first period against FIU. Wide Receiver Mike McCoy caught four passes for 65 yards and one touchdown in the first quarter against FIU; including a 24-yard touchdown reception that gave the Tide a 10-0 lead.
FIRST-TIME STARTERSSenior running back Roy Upchurch played in the 30th game of his Alabama career, but made the first start for the Crimson Tide against FIU. Sophomore H-Back Preston Dial made his first start for Alabama against FIU. On defense, sophomore free safety Robby Green made his first career start as the Tide employed five defensive backs on the first play of scrimmage against FIU.
ALABAMA 19-1 UNDER SABAN WHEN LEADING AT THE HALFAlabama led FIU at halftime, 20-14. With the victory over FIU, Alabama improved to 19-1 when leading at halftime under head coach Nick Saban, including a 13-game winning streak. The only loss came against LSU during the 2007 season when UA held a 20-17 halftime lead before losing, 41-34, on Nov. 3, 2007, at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide is 1-5 under Saban when trailing at halftime and 1-2 when tied at halftime. The lone win when trailing at the half came in the 34-24 win over No. 7 Virginia Tech last week in Atlanta. Alabama's lone win when tied at halftime came last year at LSU.
TONIGHT'S CAPTAINSAlabama's game captains against Florida International were sophomore linebacker Dont'a Hightower, junior quarterback Greg McElroy, and offensive lineman Mike Johnson. Alabama won the coin toss and elected to receive. FIU chose to defend the north end zone.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL NOTES FIU Captains: 91 - Armond Willis, 32 - Carlos Munera, 27 - John Ellis, 44- Scott Bryant
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
I'm Back and Bruschetta
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This literally just made my mouth water! Glad you're back! Hope everything is alright:>)ReplyDelete
Oh I love this stuff, it is so good. Glad you are back.ReplyDelete
Welcome back. Missed you.♥ And, now you've got me wanting to eat.ReplyDelete
Welcome back Penny. Your bruschetta looks delicious with the juicy garden tomatoes and toasted bread. Yum.ReplyDelete
I swear I was thinking about your Bruschetta this morning and craving it. It always tastes better when you make it, but I'm going to make some!! Thanks for sharing. Hope you're feeling better.ReplyDelete
Welcome back dear heart...hoping all is better now.ReplyDelete
This bruschetta looks so pretty and is delicious too I bet!
Oh I could live on this for days. Looks so summery and delicious.ReplyDelete
Welcome back! Your bruschetta looks and sounds wonderful!ReplyDelete
Home grown tomatoes, a gift from the gods. Hope all is well.ReplyDelete
Glad you are feeling better! Your garden and patio look beautiful. Nothing like fresh tomatoes!ReplyDelete
Penny...I never knew you were gone as I've been so sporadic in blogging. I hope you are well. Whatever it is, take it slow.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for the recipe. This is the best I've seen and I just got a grill so I'm ready and able to toss that bread on!! Your garden beds look fantastic!
Take care.
Jane xx
Oh I love Bruschetta!!! Your's is looking mouthwatering! What a lovely garden you have.ReplyDelete
All my best for you
Nice to see you again! I do hope your health issue is resolved, and the bruschetta looks scrumptious.ReplyDelete
Hope you're in the pink again Penny! Just a beautiful post! Have a very good "hump day!"ReplyDelete
Good for you taking the time needed...ReplyDelete
This looks so delicious and sounds even better. Oh for some fresh tomatoes!
Hi Penny, Welcome back. And thanks for bringing the bruschetta.ReplyDelete
Looks so good!!
It is good to see you back. The Bruschetta looks delish...sounds like the perfect light dinner for me tonight. B.ReplyDelete
Glad you are back Penny! You were missed. The bruschetta look perfect with your garden tomatoes.ReplyDelete
Hugs, Penny
Bruschetta looks so good. Never enough fresh tomatoes for me. Zucchini on the other hand... LOL!ReplyDelete
Glad you are back and hope you are well.
Yummy! I could eat them right off the computer screen! I have lots of tomatoes and now I bet you can guess where some of them will go! Can't wait to try this!ReplyDelete
Looks so good, Penny! I am in a cooking mood here at this tiny apartment, just as I knew I would be. I always enjoyed cooking at the lake in our tiny kitchen. Plus, we have really good produce right now!ReplyDelete
Good to see you back. Hoping all the best for you with the health issue.
Welcome back Penny....hope you are feeling better...great bruscetta recipe!...ReplyDelete
Hi Penny! Oh, how I love this and I know how good it must be with your homegrown tomatoes. Your patio looks so pretty too. Glad you're back and hope all is well.ReplyDelete
Be a sweetie,
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Welcome back Penny! Your yard looks gorgeous. We love Bruschetta too, yours looks amazing! My husband makes one and if I recall way back when it was in the taste of home magazine.ReplyDelete
I'm glad you're back. I've missed you! It was fun seeing bits and pieces from the past and remembering the wonderful things you've done since I first 'discovered' you! Hope all is well. Love the bruschetta - must try it sometime soon!ReplyDelete
YUM!!! I love bruschetta, and your fresh homemade looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe.ReplyDelete
Tomatoes are the best this time of year, your bruschetta looks wonderful!ReplyDelete
Glad that you're back! I am under the weather today so I didn't post today either. I'm trying to read others though. That bruschetta looks delicious! I know y'all always have good food at your house.ReplyDelete
Welcome back Penny! Glad you liked La Jolla's Tapenade review on my blog. When you and your hubby come to San Diego to visit, we shall go there, okay? :)ReplyDelete
Love! Yummo! Tomatoes are my favorite during the summer months. I make many things with them and this is the best.ReplyDelete
Hope you are feeling better. I know about those stinkin' health hiccups.ReplyDelete
We love bruschetta looks delicious. Our neighbor next door is Italian and blesses us with a plate full once in awhile.
big hugs...
OOPS>.. got ahead of my brain. I meant to write "we love bruschetta and YOURS looks delicious."ReplyDelete
So glad your back Penny!! I love bruschetta...yours looks so yummy!!ReplyDelete


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Does Coriolus Versicolor Work as Lung Cancer Treatment
A study has found evidence that the bioactive compounds from the versatile medicinal mushroom coriolus versicolor slows the progression of lung cancer, with hope for improved anti-cancer treatments in the future. Does Coriolus Versicolor work as lung cancer treatment?
Non-small cell lung cancer is one of the leading causes of all cancer deaths. Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common type of lung cancer, making about 85% of all lung cancers. Smoking tobacco is one of the main risk factors for developing lung cancer, though it has also been diagnosed in non-smokers. However, quitting smoking is the best way to reduce your risk of developing lung cancer.
Lung cancer is treated by surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and other targeted therapies. If the cancer spreads, or metastasizes, it may not be able to be cured, but it could still be treated. Treatments for advanced cancer aim to increase quality of life, rather than cure the cancer.
Study developed to test Coriolus Versicolor effects on advanced lung cancer
The study, by researchers Tsang KW, Lam CL, et al, from the University of Hong Kong, investigated polysaccharide peptides extracted from coriolus versicolor, also known as the turkey tail mushroom. This mushroom is a popular supplement, and has been used by many people as an additional treatment for cancer, along with the conventional treatments. Coriolus versicolor is currently the subject of many scientific trials into its anti-cancer effects.
In this study, the polysaccharide peptides from the mushroom were tested in a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized study of 34 patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
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Greetings, We can currently do something like > class (Num a, Eq a) => Foo a where bar :: a -> a -> Bool bar = > (==) This means that our `a' has to be an instance of Num and Eq. Apologies for a bit of an artificial example. Is there a way however to do something along the lines of: > class Eq a => Foo a where bar :: a -> a -> Bool bar = (==) > > class Num a => Foo a where bar :: a -> a -> Bool bar _ _ = False This would allow us to make an instance of Num be an instance of Foo or an instance of Eq to be an instance of Foo. The compiler currently complains about multiple declarations. Is there currently a way to achieve this? The main issue I can see with this is that given an instance of both, Num and Eq, it wouldn't be possible to pick the correct default implementation. Purely a theoretical question. -- -- Mateusz K.


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Turkish Airlines has signed an agreement with PTT Thailand Open to be a platinum sponsor of this year's tournament, which will be held between 25th September to 3rd October this year at IMPACT Arena – Muang Thong Thani.
In announcing the sponsorship deal with Turkish Airlines Mr Suwat Liptapanlop, President of the Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand and the tournament's Executive Committee Chairman said, "We welcome Turkish Airlines, as a Platinum sponsor to this year's PTT Thailand Open which promises to be a highly competitive and exciting event having attracted such players as World #1 Rafael Nadal. It is encouraging to see an international airline based in Europe to have such vision and commitment for both the Thai and international markets."
Turkish Airlines Director for Thailand & Cambodia, Mr Adnan Aykac said, "We are pleased to have signed the initial agreement for the prestigious PTT Thailand Open event, which is the world's largest sporting event held in Thailand annually. Turkish Airlines, this year, has taken the decision to sponsor major sporting events including both the Barcelona and Manchester United Football teams as well as the Euroleague basketball competition. Supporting events such as these will certainly assist Turkish Airlines on its way to becoming a global brand.
"We are also on the way to becoming a key airline player in Thailand and this tennis event will bring us even closer to both the Thai and expatriates living in Thailand. Turkish Airlines is one of the fastest growing airline carriers in the world today,"Mr Aykac added.
In addition to sponsoring the event, Turkish Airlines is also offering a total of 14 airline tickets to Europe for lucky winners who join the PTT Thailand Open this year. At the Turkish Airlines booth, simply by filling in a boarding pass visitors will get the chance to win three sets of two tickets each to one of the 67 destinations that Turkish airlines flies to in Europe.
In addition at both the semi-final and final matches there will be Lucky Seat draws giving two sets of two tickets each to Europe. The draw will be held courtside to announce the winners who will be sitting on the Lucky Seats pulled from the barrel.
This year's ATP PTT Thailand Open promises to be bigger and better than ever the interest in tennis grows in both Thailand and around the world.
About PTT Thailand Open:
Thailand's premier annual sporting event, the PTT Thailand Open enters its eighth year as part of the ATP Tour. Over the past seven years, the tournament has welcomed some of the biggest names in men's tennis including Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick.
In 2010 we look forward to another exciting nine days of top world class tennis action at the PTT Thailand Open with a fantastic field led by Rafael Nadal, Juan Martin Del Potro, Fernando Gonzalez and Ernests Gulbis.
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You Say Potato Cactus, I Say Cactus Potato
They are not the same thing at all, so it turns out. Actually to be clear, there's no such thing as a potato cactus or a cactus potato in the botanical world. But on the other hand…
Potato Cactus are used in:
* Herblore to make magic potions
* Summoning to create spirit kalphite pouches
That's a reference to Runescape, in case you wondering. What is Runescape? I'm guessing a D+D game.
Cactus Potato – Apparently you can be the first to review the Cactus Potato restaurant in Lomita, CA if you click through the link. Anyone know anything about them?
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Richard Says:
May 17th, 2011 at 1:06 pm
There is such thing as a cactus potato
Cactus Says:
May 18th, 2011 at 6:37 am
Just because someone called it a potato cactus on flickr doesn't make it so. It's a prickly pear cactus. The fruit are called prickly pears or tunas or sabras and the pads are called nopals.
Also there's a cactus apple, but that's completely different.
Stephanie Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 11:23 am
Hi, I was doing some research for a piece I am writing and found your site. I have a question for you, as I took the information I found here about the prickly pear and did some more research. I also found some websites that claim that the Opuntia fragilis is also called a potato cactus. Could this be an "affectionate name" (for the lack of a better term) for the plant that has caught on?
There were more, but I don't want to blog down your comments. I am simply hoping you can clear up my confusion before I begin writing.
Thank you in advance.
Cactus Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 11:51 am
Common names vary a lot. People make them up, some of whom publish them on the internet! Sometimes a new common name can even catch on.
If I were to call a particular cactus the Potato Cactus, Opuntia fragilis seems like a good candidate.
My copy of Anderson's The Cactus Family does not list this as a recognized common name, and neither does Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia_fragilis
But if someone comes into my store now and asks for a potato cactus, I'll point them to O. fragilis.
Stephanie Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Thank you for your quick response, as I am sure you are growing tired of that question. I will change my direction.
Thanks again.


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Park City: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah is hosting its annual Bowl For Kids' Sake event on Saturday, March 29, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Jupiter Bowl, 1090 Center Drive, Park City.
Bowl For Kids' Sake is a fundraiser used to increase awareness and support so that more children in the community can realize their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships. Big Brothers Big Sisters has been bowling for kids' sake for over 25 years in Utah.
In 2013, over $140,000.00 was raised by local community members.
Volunteers may participate as a team captain or bowler. Each bowling team consists of 5 members, who each raise a minimum of $100 in pledges. On the day of the event, participating bowlers receive two hours of bowling, shoe rentals, pizza, drinks, T-shirts, and prizes from our generous community sponsors. Prize incentives and drawings include gift cards, an iPad mini, tickets to our Chef & Child gala, and a week vacation for two at a Mayan Palace resort in Mexico.
This event is open to anyone who would like to participate in a fun activity that gives back to the community. Bowl for Kids' Sake is a great team-building activity for companies or an entertaining outing for families and friends. Sponsorship opportunities for companies are available.
"Bowl for Kids' Sake brings the whole community together in support of a positive future for our kids," said Brandi Jolley, vice president of fund development for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah.
For more information visit www.bbbsu.org/bfks2014 or contact Amberlee at 801-743-1673 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Best Sociology Metasites
"Everything is on the Internet. Some of it just isn't there yet." (Grzyb's Observation)
If we tried to list all of the web resources of interest to sociologists, it would be a long list indeed, and we'd just be repeating the work already done by others. Those others have created several excellent metasites (aka megasites or online indexes or directories) chock full of links to all of the goodies out there. On them you'll find links to the major sociological associations, sites devoted to major theorists, lists and sites of sociology departments around the globe, survey data resources, and much, much more. You could spend days, weeks, or months wandering around the various links. Just pick a metasite when you've got a moment, and do a little surfing. You'll be amazed!
SocioSite, maintained at the University of Amsterdam, is one of the oldest and most comprehensive metasites. Go there to see just what a metasite can be.
The SocioLog, "Julian Dierkes' Comprehensive Guide to Sociology Online", is another great site. Julian's favorite sites (a link on the homepage takes you to the list) help you find the most useful sites.
Open Directory Project sociology page is another excellent and comprehensive guide.
The Socioweb and A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace are two other sites I've found useful in the past.
These sites overlap considerably. Put them together, and you'd probably have well over 95% of the sites of interest to most sociologists.
Sociological and Other Associations of Interest
The primary general association of sociologists in the U.S. is the American Sociological Association. Its website is mostly oriented toward the practicing sociologists who constitute the majority of members, but there is an entire section of the site for students, with information on careers in sociology.
The primary regional association for sociologists in Wisconsin is the 1200-member Midwest Sociological Society. There are also numerous associations devoted to the various subfields of sociology, and the metasites listed elsewhere are the best guides for finding them.


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Falun Gong member-founded company website received millions of visits when Internet traffic was redirected. The "Great Firewall" of China sent a huge amount of requests to the homepage of Dynamic Internet Technology (DIT), a company which technology for Chinese citizens to circumvent censorship. According to CBS News on Jan. 22, DIT's founder, Bill Xia, is a member of the spiritual group as well
It is unclear whether the situation was the work of savvy hackers or the result of some kind of glitch in the Great Firewall.
Falun Gong was credited for previous hacking attacks but it is not certain that they had anything to do with this incident. Chinese officials say that the situation is under investigation. Sources inside the government say that hacking was not involved.
They said the incident may have been the result of an engineering mistake made while making changes to the Great Firewall.
Falun Gong means "dharma wheel practice." The now-banned spiritual group was first introduced to China in 1992. The founder has lived in the U.S. since 1996. They were viewed as a threat to the Communist Party due to their size and outlawed in 1999. The group has been the victim of hacking attacks against their own websites located around the world.
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Sony Xperia Z now available in the UK. US too if you're willing to spend $849
It's not quite March 1 just yet, but the Sony Xperia Z has become available in the UK today – one day earlier than previously thought. And we're not just talking one or two retailers here – this is a big push from Sony. The Xperia Z is now in stock at every big well known company that sells phones in the UK.
Prices vary, though. The cheapest you can get the phone SIM-free for seems to be £489.95 at Phones 4U. However, if that particular retailer isn't one you fancy, you have many other options. You can find the Sony Xperia Z on sale at Expansys for £529.99, at Clove for £522 (but this includes a free wireless speaker which is apparently worth £65), or at Unlocked Mobiles for £514.98.
If you don't want to pay that much upfront, but you still crave an Xperia Z, there's always the contract route. On Pay Monthly plans, Carphone Warehouse offers the smartphone for free starting at £36 per month contracts. This pricing applies to the white and black versions only. If you want a purple Xperia Z, you should know that it's exclusive to O2, an operator that asks for at least £39 per month in order to give it to you for free.
The cheapest plans for the white and black Xperia Z are to be found at Orange, where you get either 600 minutes, unlimited texts, and 1 GB of data for £36 each month, or 900 minutes, unlimited texts, and 250 MB of data for the exact same amount.
The most expensive plan costs £63 per month, is at O2, and offers you unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and 1 GB of data per month. However, EE throws in 20 GB of data while still keeping everything else unlimited for £61.
Obviously, there are many more plans to choose from, so if you head over to Carphone Warehouse make sure you consider them all before picking the one that's best for you.
If you're in the US, you likely have a lot of waiting to do if you want to pick up the Xperia Z on contract. No carriers have announced the device so far, and Sony itself hasn't said anything about availability in North America. However, if you don't mind spending a whopping $849, you can purchase an Xperia Z in the States right now.
GSM Nation is the retailer that is offering you this opportunity, and the Xperia Z is currently listed as being in stock.


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Currently we use a hosting company for our Exchange services. We are considering a switch to Google apps, but that is in a pilot program at the present time.
Our Exchange provider and Google Apps both have the ability to send e-mail that has been addressed to unknown users to another SMTP server.
I'm looking for advice on how I could setup an SMTP server that would allow me to setup the following:
Allow me to enter a list, or perhaps create a user account for any past employees. Any mail messages sent to the past employee would have a custom response sent back to the sender explaining that this person is no longer at the company and they should re-send their e-mail to person X that is now handling the past employees work.
Send a NDR bounce message for any other user that is not defined in the system.
We are primarily a Windows shop, but I don't have a problem in setting up a Linux solution to handle this since it will be a fairly low maintenance system. We don't have that many employees come and go :-)
Also, if we do switch to Google Apps then I would also make this system an outgoing SMTP server to handle sending our outgoing mail from our web apps since Google limits each user account to 2,000 messages a day.
EDIT: I should explain this a little more. Right now, the company that we use for Exchange hosting does not send NDR's. They claim this is to prevent spammers from sending spam to their servers to fake accounts with real, but spoofed, e-mail address in the return path. Thus delivering the spam message to the intended recipient through the NDR mechanism.
By setting up a separate SMTP server that I would control and they would deliver all messages to that did not match a current account, then I can send NDR messages back to the sender.
We have had a problem in the past where someone sent an e-mail to us but had a typo in the address. However, since our provider does not send NDR's back they though the message was delivered, but we never know about the message.


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Donald James Maggs
Position: T-G
Height: 6-5 Weight: 287 lbs.
Born: November 1, 1961 in Youngstown, OH
High School: Cardinal Mooney
College: Tulane (school history)
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 2nd round (29th overall) of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 29 (3459th overall since 1950)


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Junior outside hitter Hannah Allgood
Oct. 21, 2012
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Hannah Allgood turned in another solid performance Sunday afternoon, but the East Carolina volleyball team was unable to overcome a .008 hitting percentage and dropped a 3-0 (14-25, 19-25, 13-25) contest to Conference foe UAB at Minges Coliseum.
Allgood registered seven kills, 11 digs and two assists in a balanced effort for the Pirates, while Nicole Willis led the squad with eight kills, seven digs, and a pair of block assists. Shelby Beasley set the tone for the ECU defense as she chipped in 13 digs, while Erika Figueroa added seven digs of her own. Zarah Cecich notched 19 assists and hit a team-best .500 after knocking down three kills on six attempts without committing an error.
East Carolina (1-20, 0-10 C-USA) turned in its best performance of the day during set two, when the Pirates pounded out 12 kills and had a 51-percent sideout margin.
In the match, UAB (15-11, 7-3 C-USA) finished with a .306 hitting percentage and 40 total kills. The Blazers recorded 10.0 total team blocks and tallied 56 digs in the decision.
The first set began as a back-and-forth affair, but the Blazers quickly broke a 5-5 tie and surged ahead. UAB took advantage of back-to-back Pirate errors and used a balanced offense to secure a 25-14 win.
The Pirates stayed close on the heels of the Blazers in the second set and remained within striking distance. However, UAB held onto the lead it established early in the set and defeated ECU, 25-19.
Throughout set three, the Pirates battled and tried to pull closer to the Blazers, however, UAB extended its win-streak to eight matches win a 25-13 win over East Carolina to take the set and match.
ECU will travel to Orlando, Fla., for a conference match at UCF on Friday, Oct. 26. Match time is set for 7 p.m.


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"He went down with them and stood on a level place." (Luke 6:17)
Jesus, Emanuel (God with us), walked the dusty roads and climbed the hills of Judea and tended to the hurting and the broken, to the sick and the lame. Not from on high did he minister as an overlord, but rather eye to eye and heart to heart on a level place. Unlike the gods of this world, Jesus meets us in our valley. As he stood on that level place, "those troubled by impure spirits were cured," and those who were sick received healing. (Luke 6: 18-19)
Jesus Christ came for all mankind, atheist or priest, free or slave, Muslim or Buddhist. He came that we may have life and have it abundantly but more than that he came because without him we are destined to spend eternity without him in a place where the bible says that are everlasting tears and anger at the thought of a lost opportunity forever!. Our God wants to meet all of us on level ground, no matter where we stand. Please reach out to Him and touch his garment, He is standing next to you.
This season when someone wishes you "Happy Holidays," respond with joy "Merry Christmas!" Why? Because it is for our politically correct neighbor who unknowingly hides the free gift of salvation as he falls in line with the mantra designed to keep people in darkness. Christmas is a gift that should be shared with everyone because when it is opened reveals "God with us," ready to take us to an eternity of joy and peace and rescue us from "weeping and gnashing of teeth forever."
Who would not want to give such a gift?
Merry Christmas!


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Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, part of the Oxford Instruments Group, designs and manufactures high performance capital equipment for the semiconductor industry. The company started trading in 1981 and is the world's largest supplier of thin film plasma etch and deposition equipment to the R&D market, and is also in the top two in several key production applications.
The Company's outstanding performance was based on a comprehensive product range addressing a wide spread of markets combined with an aggressive strategy of developing new markets, primarily in Asia. This resulted in aggregate exports of £139 million in six years and the creation of 29 more full time permanent UK jobs, during the period applicable to the Award selection criteria. This growth has continued as demand for equipment has increased, and the Company has recently undergone an expansion and refurbishment programme, investing over £2.5 million ($4.0 million) in its factory near Bristol, UK. This has expanded production capacity by over 50%, and allowed Oxford instruments Plasma Technology to keep up with the significant growth in business witnessed in the last 12 months.
The Company has also substantially enlarged its Applications Laboratory by extending the research and development area, and installing an additional Class 1000 clean room area where another 6 tools for process development and running customer samples will be installed. This increase in facility size has resulted in more staff, with over 330 people now working in the company worldwide, with many new additions in the front line including process expertise, service and support.
Andy Matthews, Managing Director of Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology says "Our Company's continued growth and success is attributable to our strong workforce, continuous research and development, and our belief in listening to our customers and developing the tools and systems that they want. We're delighted with the Award as it recognises the skill, commitment and dedication of everyone at Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology over a sustained period, and we intend continuing to build on this success." "Oxford Instruments aims to meet our customers' needs through advanced technology and service, using innovation to turn smart science into world class products," comments Jonathan Flint, Chief Executive. "This is the 12th Queen's Award that the Oxford Instruments Group has won, and is a reflection of our commitment to delivering the tools that are needed to shape the future."
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The Barlow Library has over 37,000 items in its collection of books, audio books, movies, music CDs, and magazines. As with all Washington County Public Libraries, the Barlow Library has public access computers with printing capabilities, free wi-fi, a photocopy machine, and offers fax service. The library also has a large meeting room and a small tutoring room available for public use.
The Barlow Library offers a variety of programs for both children and adults. In addition to regularly scheduled programs, the library also offers special programs throughout the year highlighted by the Summer Reading Program. Many of the special programs are for the whole family. Check the Event Calendar to see what programs are currently being offered.
If you have questions about programming, contact the Barlow Public Library at 740-678-0103.
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- Story Time - A fun-filled hour of stories, crafts, music, and games for children who have not yet entered school. Story Time is held every Monday at 10:00 a.m. except during the month of August. A parent or adult must accompany a child.
- Adult Book Discussion - Participants in the book discussion group read a different book each month. They then get together on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. to share their ideas about the book. Each month's book is available from the library in regular print, large print, and audio book formats.
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People would whine about model-turned-rap-paramour Amber Rose releasing a debut single whether it was terrible or great–how dare an ex-stripper and ex-girlfriend of talent crash the no-longer-policed gates of music, right? It's even called "Fame," as if she deigned to maybe want it! But any novice cut a big enough check by an entertainment company can buy and has bought passable tracks to half-sing over and, often, ruin. A track by someone with slight musical associations, even if they're mainly associations with musicians, is a step away from outrage, not toward it. Sure, an Amber Rose/Kanye West collaboration would probably be the best musical case, but some things aren't meant to be. Instead, we've got a Wiz Khalifa guest verse, which is still more credible than these things go.
In other words, the concept here doesn't have to be terrible–but, it must be said, the odds were still fairly high. Will it help to hear that "Fame" isn't terrible? Or to hear the song, even? You can do that below.
There were really two ways this could go: something brash and slapdash and meant to troll you, or a careful, tasteful pastiche of sounds the radio likes. "Fame" feints at the former right up front with a pre-emptive pan by fake-magazine heckler Hector Hator (double pun score!) and a synth beep as warm and human as an error message. It's unnecessary, but if Amber wanted to triage out the haters, it'll probably work.
The rest is unassuming pastiche worthy of DJ Earworm. There's the piano/kick drum format from the year's pensive club songs, which clatters more as the chorus gets more pointed. Amber's voice is as thin and smoothed-over as you'd expect, but it manages a timely stutter chorus, four-letter spelling and a one-note bridge, all of which did fine by trained singers. The lyrics are exactly what you'd expect from a moody, not snotty track about fame (it involves paparazzi and private jets and scrutiny! It's fun but complicated!) and excises from Amber's own fame history anything PG-13 or higher. Wiz Khalifa's verse, meanwhile, is strictly of-convenience. But no one ever embarrasses themselves, making "Fame" the safest, most non-confrontational track Amber Rose could possibly have recorded. It's up to you whether that's a success.
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HONOLULU - The Arizona State women's swimming and diving team defeated the University of Hawaii this Friday 177-123 in their season opener. The women are now 1-0.
The Sun Devils were led by returning All-American senior and team co-captain Caitlin Andrew. Andrew finished first in the 100 back (56.93) and 100 fly (53.99) as well as had a hand in the 200 medley and 200 free winning relay teams.
Fellow captain Lindsey Brown also had a solid day for the Sun Devils. Brown finished first in the 100 free clocking in a 51.75 and the 200 free touching in at 1:51.45 She also placed third in the 50 free, with a time of 24.25.
Ashton Aubry, Rikka Brunner Jess Perazzo and Sara McDaniel also earned victories. Aubry won her 200 butterfly race with (2:03.88) while Perazzo took first in the 50 free (24.14). Brunner placed first in the women's 200 back holding a time of (2:01.98). McDaniel won the 100 breast (1:04.78).
The Sun Devils compete against the University of Hawai'i again tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. HT.


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Dec. 17, 2011
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa men's basketball team needed a win Saturday night on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena and got one, a 82-68 victory over the visiting Drake Bulldogs thanks to strong defense, solid offense and nice contributions from its bench.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak to intrastate state rivals and extended to three the Hawkeyes' winning streak over the Bulldogs. The victory also pushed Iowa to 6-5 in 2011-12 while dropping Drake to 6-4.
Iowa forced 19 Drake turnovers including 12 when the home team took control of the game. The Hawkeyes also collected 12 steals and six blocked shots.
Fran McCaffery's offense featured five double-digit scorers paced by senior Matt Gatens, who totaled 20 and added six rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists. Bryce Cartwright was perfect on all eight of his attempts from the charity stripe and completed the contest with 12 points and, more importantly, 27 healthy minutes of court time.
"It was good to see him. I didn't see him favoring anything. I didn't see him struggling with fatigue," McCaffery said of his point guard, Cartwright, who has been hobbled lately with a sore hamstring.
"It's not easy when you're running clock and then trying to run a set at the end of the clock and then protect the lead. So a couple of times it looked like he was out of sync and over dribbling. That's the difficult situation we put him in. I thought for the most part he executed ourself and got to the free throw line and went 8 for 8. I'm really proud of him."
Devyn Marble, Melsahn Basabe and Aaron White all scored 10 points. Iowa's bench contributed 31 points to the victory. "Yeah, that's the kind of team I think we can be. Five guys in double figures. One guy with eight. Three other guys scoring. Makes us harder to prepare for, and it gives me flexibility depending upon what kind of game it is. And that game had kind of a unique flow to it," McCaffery said.
"They brought a lot of energy and we're going to need that," Gatens said of the Hawkeye non-starters. "For us to be successful, we're going to need contributions from everyone every night. It was good tonight."
Drake's Rayvonte Rice led all scorers with 23 points.
Iowa shot an even 50 percent from the field. Drake used some late-game success to climb to 42 percent after spending most of the game struggling on offense. The Bulldogs won the battle of the boards, 33-32.
Iowa forced five Bulldog turnovers during a 22-8 run in the first half's 14 minutes to race to a 44-30 lead at intermission. The Hawkeye bench played a big role in Iowa's fast start. White scored nine points, grabbed five rebounds and had assist and a blocked shot. Josh Oglesby added five points, pair of rebounds and two steals.
Drake did have a pair of opportunities to get the game to single-digits during the game's final 10 minutes, but was turned away by and Iowa determined Iowa defense.
Iowa's attention now turns to a date with Central Arkansas Monday night in Carver. A member of the Southland Conference, the Bears will bring a 5-4 record to Iowa City after having a five-game winning streak snapped by intrastate rival Arkansas State on Dec. 10.
After that one, Iowa entertains Boise State on Thursday before turning their attention to the 2012 Big Ten Conference opener on Dec. 28.
"This is the time of year when you feel like a pro. Classes are behind us, so we get to work a little more on our game and watch a little more film and get ready for the upcoming games and conference play. It's a fun time of year," said Gatens.
The contest is also the next bobblehead giveaway game on the Hawkeyes' 2011-12 schedule. Monday's featured student-athlete is Devon Archie. The first 1,000 fans through the doors of Carver will receive a free bobblehead of the senior center from Indianapolis.


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2013 – Vaulted in 11 meets as a junior … A NCAA qualifier … Cleared a season-best 13-0.25 in the dual meet against USC … Placed third at the Oxy Invitational with a vault of 12-4.50 … Tied for third at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite with a clearance of 12-7.50 … Tied for fourth against TCU/LSU … Cleared a person indoor best 12-11 to finish tied for sixth at the MPSF Championships … Finished tied for sixth with a 12-10.25 at the New Mexico Don Kirby Elite meet.
2012 - Tied for 24th at the NCAA Prelim (12-10.25) ... Tied for 12th at Pac-12s (12-00.75) .. Tied for fourth vs. USC (12-6.25) ... Placed 13th at the Mt. SAC Relays (11-11.75) ... Tied for third at the RJ/JJK Invite (13-00.25) ... Tied for fourth at the Pepsi Invite with a lifetime-best mark of 13-1.50) ... Finished fourth against WSU and fifth vs. Tennessee (12-6.75) ... Tied for fourth at the Ben Brown meet (12-0) ... In indoor track, had a top mark of 12-6.
High School - Earned three varsity letters in track at Desert Vista HS ... Placed fifth in the vault at the USATF Jr. National Championship ... Also competed in the Nike Indoor Nationals ... Awarded the AZ Scholastic Athletic-Award ... Prep best of 12-3.
Personal - Born August 31, 1992 in Phoenix, AZ ... Daughter of David and Susan Reginato ... Father played baseball for Arizona State and Grand Canyon University and was a member of two College World Series championship teams ... Has one brother and sister, Devin and Logan ... Biology major.
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Loads of actors got their big break in the world of television advertising. Here are just a few of our favourite TV pitchmen who have since become stars.
1. Here's recent Oscar winner Cate Blanchett hawking Tim Tams back in her home country.
In the battle of tea-time biscuits, the McVitie's Digestives aren't a patch on Australia's most beloved chocolate treat. But why would anyone need three self-replenishing boxes of biscuits?
2. Tina Fey was just a sketch performer at Chicago's Second City when she filmed this incredibly 90s advert for a bank.
The wardrobe department surely got the sack after this shoot.
3. Here's a young Paul Rudd getting drunk on the power afforded to him by a Super Nintendo.
4. And here's Rudd's Anchorman co-star Steve Carell in a 1989 ad for a chain of chicken restaurants.
5. Leonardo DiCaprio might have lost out at the Oscars, but he can still look back and feel proud at having starred in this bubble gum ad in the 1988.
6. Even Hollywood legends have to start somewhere. Here's a pre-Graduate Dustin Hoffman in a promo for Volkswagen:
"He'll show you where the motor is" has got to be the most threatening tagline ever.
7. Before he wowed film fans behind the wheel of a New York cab, Robert De Niro drove a 1970 Ambassador.
8. Years before Harry met Sally, Meg Ryan flashed her smile for this toothpaste commercial.
Wait… so there was a time in the 80s when mint-flavoured toothpaste was a novelty?
9. Now one of TV's most decorated actors, Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston once starred in a slightly less prestigious project.


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Red Norvo: Night and Day
Night and Day
Red Norvo (vibes)
Night and Day (Savoy, reissued 2007)
Red Norvo (vibes), Tal Farlow (guitar), Charles Mingus (bass).
Composed by Cole Porter.
Recorded: Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 1950
Rating: 95/100 (learn more)
Red Norvo was a fascinating jazz musician. On the one hand, he primarily played the out-of-fashion and limited xylophone up until 1944, and even after completely abandoning it for the vibraphone, basically clung to the style he'd developed on his old wooden-barred instrument. On the other hand, his playing was always hip and advanced, and he naturally embraced and fit in with the bebop movement, recording with Bird and Diz in 1945, and in 1950 forming one of the greatest of all small jazz groups – the boppish Red Norvo Trio with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus.
Norvo's trio was a perfect blend of creative improvisation, group interaction through their telepathic responses to each other, and intricate and flexible head arrangements. The medium-tempo "Night and Day" begins with Farlow's simulated bongo pattern, utilizing the body of his guitar. Norvo plays the well-known theme in his vibrato-less style, with Tal cleverly feeding him chords on the bridge. The guitarist then solos imaginatively with Norvo comping sensitively behind him and also contributing some effective melodic counterpoint. Red's own solo typifies his approach. Since he preferred to play the vibes with the motor shut off to preserve the more natural sound he felt he got from the xylophone, he uses tremolos, rapidly repeated single notes and artful arpeggios to compensate for the lack of vibrato, while using the pedal to sustain notes. It's the harmonic sophistication and melodic ingenuity one hears on this track that made his unique improvisational concept so successful. Norvo and Farlow then inventively split the thematic exposition to take the piece out. This is a rare selection where the usually dominant Mingus remains largely in the background. This edition of Norvo's trio lasted about two years, after which the leader tried to duplicate the magic with Jimmy Raney and Red Mitchell, but it was never quite the same.
Reviewer: Scott Albin
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ntroducing HeadLube! An awesome moisturizing lotion specifically formulated for your scalp.This isn't your ordinary run-of-the-mill aftershave. Like all HeadBlade products, HeadLube is specially formulated for your scalp, coming in two different finishes to suit anyone's preference.
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- Nourishes, revitalizes, and replenishes the scalp with VitalScalp, a proprietary blend of plant and fruit extracts
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Characteristics of a Squirrel-Cage Rotor
The squirrel-cage rotor is a rotating part that is used in induction motors. These rotors are more efficient than most others operating in the same class. It features a more intrinsic winding of rotors (more than one). Generally, current flows in every winding. There are no brushes involved in the designing thereby making it simpler. These rotors have high copper conductivity due to which designing is better. Squirrel-cage motor has a cylindrical shape with bars of aluminum and copper.
The Basic Operation of a Rotor
A magnetic field is induced in the stator windings by the rotor. The relative motion produces the electric current in conductive bars.
The Basic Operation of a Squirrel-Cage Motor
The basic procedure of squirrel-cage motor is as follows. When an AC voltage is applied to the motor, a magnetic field is induced. If there are copper windings inside the motor, then electric current is produced thereby resulting into another magnetic field.
The General Operation of a Squirrel-Cage Rotor
If it is placed by the rotor, then the leakage flux will be very low and results in small reactance of the circuit. If leakage reactance is high, small amount of flux is likely to reach the stator. There are various designs available in squirrel-cage rotor. Different types of rotors are placed in the motor according to the design and requirement.
Squirrel-Cage Advantages
The reasons why these rotors are considered so efficient are:
- A very simple design
- No complex geometry
- Easy method of starting and operation
- Easily controls all motor operations
- Starting torque is constant in squirrel-cage ring
Many AC motors are constructed using squirrel-cage rotor. This rotor has multiple windings which make the rotor work more efficiently. Basically, the design structure of this rotor controls the various characteristics of the motor. The geometrical structure of the rotor determines the availability of torque at various measures. This has a direct effect on the static torque.
The squirrel-cage rotor for AC motors is simple to understand, more reliable, highly efficient and widely available. The maintenance of the motor is also very simplistic with no special efforts being required. The cost of squirrel cage motors is not very high but it requires proper implementation. Successful implementation of the rotor will help in the proper functioning of the motor. All the operations can easily be controlled by the rotor.


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Lessons learnt with OpenSolaris 2008.11
By sriram on Feb 09, 2009
Couple of weeks back, for some weird reason my desktop (running on OpenSolaris 2008.11) failed to boot successfully. After some digging into the boot log files, it turned out that hald daemon does not want to start and this failed service is causing other dependent services to fail as well. I was charging my Palm Treo cell phone through USB within my OpenSolaris 2008.11 based workstation before it happened. Not sure, if it had anything to do with it. Once I recover my system, I will need to try it again to see if that is what kept the system from booting up successfully..
Since, this is my primary workstation, I decided to quickly restore my workstation using some of the tools provided by OpenSolaris 2008.11. Hope, some one wanting to recover their installation finds this useful.
One of the advantage(s) of OpenSolaris 2008.11 is that it uses the power of ZFS intrinsically to provide us with the ability to take a snapshot and rollback to the previous , if necessary. For example, OpenSolaris Boot Environment Manager (beadm(1M) , Image Package Manager tool - pkg(1M) - instantly takes a ZFS snapshot of your boot environment and installation files after every successful operation. This allows us to roll back to the snap shot if we screw some thing up and want to restore to previous state.
Now, in my case, I booted my system in single user mode and checked out the list of snapshots available for my boot environment by running the following command:
sriramn@sriramn:~$ pfexec beadm list -s
(-s informs beadm command to provide the list of snapshots)(I was doing all this in single user mode. So, I haven't written down the output here.. )
Now, in my case, I was not able to use those snapshot(s) because I had upgraded my zpool to run on newer version of kernel. If I hand't upgraded my zpool , I could have simply done some thing like
sriramn@sriramn:~$ pfexec beadm create -e opensolaris@install opensolaris-1
sriramn@sriramn:~$ pfexec beadm activate opensolaris-1
sriramn@sriramn:~$ pfexec init 6
Well, in any case, this is what I had to do to recover my system
- Use OpenSolaris 2008.11 LiveCD to boot up my system. Unforuntately, OpenSolaris LiveCD based installer does not allow one to do reinstallation.So, I had to backup my home directory (using zfs send along with zfs receive ) before proceeding to install.
- Opened a command line terminal window to back up my home directory to an external hard disk by doing some thing like
sriramn@sriramn:~$ pfexec zpool import -f rpool (this is where my corrupted opensolaris installation along with my home directory exists)
sriramn@sriramn:~$ pfexec zfs list
(above command should list all the dataset that is available in the pool. You could use this information to determine which one to be backed up).
sriramn@sriramn:~$ pfexec zfs snapshot rpool/export/home/sriramn@jan09
sriramn@sriramn:~$ pfexec zfs send rpool/export/home/sriramn@jan09 | gzip > /mnt/backupfile.gz
- Finally, I had to start a new installation by clicking on 'Install Now' icon. Once the system came up successfully, I simply recovered my old data by running the following command
<my external had disk is mounted as /mnt where I have saved a ZFS stream of my home directory to /mnt>
Thought, I would capture some of the lessons that I have learnt during this recovery experience...
- Think twice before running 'zpool update' on your OpenSolaris 200[8-9].xx based desktop. Why ?
- Within OpenSolaris, invoking zpool upgrade command ensures that your disk pool is instantly converted to run on newer version of ZFS there by supporting the newer features of ZFS. However, older version of OpenSolaris kernel will not be able to read your data any more.
- If you would like to know what is in each version of ZFS, you could simply run the following command from the command line
- pfexec /usr/sbin/zpool upgrade -v
- For example, with OpenSolaris 2008.11 (build 101b), released version of ZFS is version 13 and with the latest released Nevada build 106, ZFS version is 14 !. Now, let us say, if you update your system to run on Nevada build 106, and then you explicitly invoked zpool upgrade , now you will not be able to use your OpenSolaris 2008.11 LiveCD and access your home directory !
- Take regular snapshot of your file system as well as boot environment because unlike other platforms, snapshots on ZFS doesn't cost that much in space and the benefits are huge.. OpenSolaris installer automatically create a '@install' snapshot of the boot environment as well as the files created as part of an installation. This is very cool. This would allow us to revert back to this snapshot any time some thing gets messed up.


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Nonna's Spaghetti & Meatballs
The meatballs and sauce are cooked in the slow cooker for this traditional Italian spaghetti and meatballs recipe. You could also serve the meatballs over creamy polenta or on a sandwich with melted provolone.Yield: 8 servings, 1 cup pasta, 3/4 cup sauce & 2 meatballs each
Active Time: 45
Total Time: 480
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup dry whole-wheat breadcrumbs (see Tip)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, plus more for serving
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 8 ounces lean (90% or leaner) ground beef
- 8 ounces ground pork or Italian pork sausage
- 8 ounces ground veal
Sauce & Spaghetti
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 pound whole-wheat spaghetti
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano
- To prepare meatballs: Lightly beat eggs in a large bowl. Stir in breadcrumbs, 1/2 cup onion, cheese, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Add beef, pork (or sausage) and veal; gently mix until combined (do not overmix). Using 1/4 cup for each, make 16 meatballs and place in a 6-quart slow cooker.
- To prepare sauce & spaghetti: Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1 cup onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic, Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper; cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add wine and boil for 1 minute. Add crushed and diced tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Pour the sauce over the meatballs.
- Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours.
- 30 minutes before you're ready to eat, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the spaghetti until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes or according to package directions.
- Spoon any fat off the sauce; add oregano. Serve the meatballs and sauce over the spaghetti with extra Parmesan, if desired.
Tips & Notes
- Make Ahead Tip: To prep ahead: Make meatballs and sauce (Steps 1 & 2); cover and refrigerate separately for up to 1 day. Reheat sauce to a simmer before adding to slow cooker. To make ahead: Freeze cooked meatballs in sauce airtight for up to 3 months. Defrost before reheating. Equipment: 6-quart slow cooker
- Tip: To make your own fresh breadcrumbs, trim crusts from whole-wheat bread. Tear bread into pieces and process in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. To make fine breadcrumbs, process until very fine. To make dry breadcrumbs, spread coarse or fine breadcrumbs on a baking sheet and bake at 250°F until dry, about 10 to 15 minutes. One slice of bread makes about 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs or about 1/3 cup dry breadcrumbs. For store-bought coarse dry breadcrumbs we like Ian's brand, labeled "Panko breadcrumbs." Find them at well-stocked supermarkets.
- Stovetop Variation: Make the sauce (Step 2) in a large Dutch oven instead of a skillet, then gently add the meatballs to the simmering sauce. Cover and gently simmer until the meatballs are cooked through, about 1 hour.
- For easy cleanup, try a slow-cooker liner. These heat-resistant, disposable liners fit neatly inside the insert and help prevent food from sticking to the bottom and sides of your slow cooker.
Nutrition Per Serving
|11 g (4 g sat, 4 g mono)
|108 mg
|61 g
|32 g
|11 g
|704 mg
|856 mg
Nutrition Bonus Vitamin C (35% daily value), Magnesium & Zinc (32% dv), Iron (29% dv), Potassium (25% dv), Vitamin A (24% dv)
Carbohydrate Serving 3
Exchanges 3 1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 3 lean meat
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College Hockey:Sioux, Badgers Tie Again
Bayda's Third Goal of Game Gives North Dakota Second Straight Tie
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — In a weekend series that saw two overtime ties and seemed to settle very little, North Dakota and Wisconsin skated to a 4-4 tie Saturday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena. The game was punctuated by a number of shots — 41 by Wisconsin and 40 by North Dakota.
Wisconsin coach Jeff Sauer felt his Badgers played well, and didn't get discouraged.
"It was a game of men out there tonight," Sauer said.
The first period appeared to be a period of mistakes for both teams. UND defensive slip-ups resulted in two Badger goals, but the Sioux were still able to score first.
Kevin Spiewak opened the scoring for the night. He caught a pass in front from Wes Dorey, who dug it out of the corner. Spiewak buried a pass around Wisconsin goalie Graham Melanson to draw first blood.
In a play where the UND defense looked especially slow, Wisconsin wingers Erik Jensen and Andy Wheeler picked apart the UND defense and Jensen pushed it past an out of position Andy Kollar for a goal at 9:17. Kollar had 37 saves on the night.
Both teams seemed at times to be frustrated. At 14:32, UND received a bench minor to coach Dean Blais for unsportsmanlike conduct. Jeff Panzer took a hard spear, and when it went uncalled, Blais grabbed a stick and hit the boards, resulting in a penalty for the Sioux.
Wisconsin took advantage of the power play, scoring its second goal at 16:07 of the period. Freshman Dan Boeser took a feed from Dany Heatley to net UW's second goal of the night.
The second period also saw UND score early on a funny bounce out of the corner that resulted in a goal by Ryan Bayda. The puck was shot by Lundbohm, rebounded out, and Bayda evaded Melanson for his 16th goal of the year. Melanson had 36 saves in the contest.
Both teams seemed to be engaged in a clutch-and-grab game. The pace slowed to a rough game, one that seemed to favor Wisconsin, and stifled UND's fast-paced offense.
UND wing Bryan Lundbohm was whistled for a trip at 11:23 and created another opportunity for the Badgers to have a man advantage. The Badgers made the most of it, scoring once again to take the lead with a score of 3-2. Matt Doman buried a shot that moved across the crease and slipped behind Kollar. Heatley and Boeser tacked up assists on the effort.
At 11:23, a tie up between Spiewak and Jensen resulted in a man advantage for UND, but the Sioux seemed cursed, and were unable to score on the power-play opportunity. The Sioux peppered Melanson for almost 1:30, allowing no changes for a tired Wisconsin penalty kill unit, but came away with nothing to show for the effort. UND seemed unable to capitalize on any Badger mistakes.
The Sioux finally netted their first power-play goal at 16:55. Bayda scored his second goal of the night. A rebound popped out and Bayda pushed the puck around the Wisconsin goalie to tie the game at 3-3. Chad Mazurak and Panzer were awarded assists on the Sioux's first power-play goal of the weekend, after going 0-for-7 on Friday night.
The Badgers answered once again, retaking the lead 1:07 later on a hard shot from the blue line by Jeff Dessner. The shot was misplayed by Kollar, who played high in anticipation of a rising puck, and allowed the puck to slip low to make the score 4-3 for the Badgers.
In the third, Bayda netted a goal at 4:06, his third of the night for his first career hat trick. Panzer picked the puck up at the neutral zone dots and fed it to a streaking Bayda, who caught the pass near the blue line.
It was Bayda on Melanson after that, and the winger faked the goalie to make it 4-4.
"Panzer and I came in on a two-on-one and I don't think the defense saw me, he went to Panzer, and Panzer dished it over to me and I went in one on one and head faked him a little, and put it in the net," Bayda said.
"It's a big relief, before that I probably could have had like four goals tonight."
Overtime saw good chances for both teams, but the fatigue began to set in. In what had become a familiar scene on the weekend, UND player Quinn Fylling hit the pipe in OT, and was denied the game-winning goal. Kollar also had a big save on Matt Murray when Murray came sliding across the crease. The Sioux goalie was able to get a piece of it, and break up the opportunity.
"That was the story of the series," Mazurak said. "We had a lot of bounces that didn't go our way."
"The big thing is that we kept coming," Sauer said. "Even when we got behind, we kept coming."
The Sioux had wanted to gain a much larger lead over the rest of the pack in the WCHA. Wisconsin's position is now securely in fifth place in the WCHA.
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