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Main difference in three 2013-14 calendars is when the last day of school would be
Published: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
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TUSCALOOSA | The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education Thursday reviewed three calendar options for next school year.
All three calendars for the 2013-14 school year have evenly divided semesters, offer the required 180 school days for students and start school on Aug. 19. But the last day of school for students, as well as vacation days, vary on each calendar.
In calendar option No. 1, students get out of school June 4, which is the latest end of the school year of all three calendars. However, calendar No. 1 also provides students with the most off days during the year.
Students are off on Labor Day, Oct. 18 for employee professional development, Veterans Day, five days for Thanksgiving, 11 days for Christmas and New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, five days for spring break, April 25 for spring holiday and Memorial Day.
Calendar option No. 2 ends the school year for students May 29, nearly two weeks before school ends on calendar No. 1. But it shortens Thanksgiving break to three days instead of five.
Other off days for students are Labor Day, Veterans Day, 11 days for Christmas and New Year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, five days for spring break and April 25 for spring holiday.
Calendar option No. 3 ends school on May 30 and offers a full 11 days for Christmas break and five full days off for Thanksgiving and spring break, but students have fewer off days on other holidays.
The only additional off days students get are Labor Day, Veterans Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
In a survey on which calendar is best that was given to school system employees and PTA members, 58.8 percent of the 814 people surveyed chose calendar No. 3. Calendar No. 1 came in second, with 25.2 percent of the vote.
Mike Daria, assistant superintendent of general administration, said Superintendent Paul McKendrick will recommend that school board approve calendar No. 3 at the board's Feb. 26 meeting.
Daria said that if state lawmakers make changes to the Flexible School Calendar Act, which would allow school systems to opt out of starting school on Aug. 19, the calendar options may need to change.
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Ted Lozier has been selected to head the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District in New Philadelphia.
East Sparta native Ted Lozier has worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for over 25 years, most recently as the deputy chief of the Division of Soil and Water Resources. He will lead the MWCD's conservation operations, management and staff, which includes forest and timber harvest and planting, agricultural activities, water quality testing, mineral resources management and building and maintaining partnerships with other agencies involved in flood reduction and water conservation objectives.
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In the past week, Lindenwood University-Belleville took another leap forward in its academic and student service offerings with state approval to add three new degrees and begin the construction of a student residence hall on campus.
On Feb. 5, the Illinois Board of Higher Education approved three new degree programs to be offered at LU-Belleville starting in fall 2013. They include a Bachelor of Science in information technology, a Master of Science in administration with an emphasis area in management or marketing, and a Master of Arts in gerontology.
Each of these degrees will be offered through the university's LCIE program, or Lindenwood College for Individualized Education. This accelerated evening format functions on a quarter schedule and allows students to attend class one night per week from 6-10 p.m. Students in the LCIE program have the potential to earn their degrees in as little as 15 months. These newest degrees are the first to be added to the LCIE program in several years.
"The new degrees will offer additional areas of expertise from which our students will definitely benefit," said Dr. Cindy Manjounes, associate dean of academics at LU-Belleville. "The MSA with emphasis in management or marketing affords the graduate student the possibility for a degree akin to the MBA but with an emphasis area and less of a focus on finance. Due to our aging society, students with an education in gerontology are also in demand in a number of different fields, as the MA degree gives one an in-depth knowledge of how to work with older adults. Many students pursue the gerontology degree not only for professional reasons, but also to better understand their own aging process or that of a loved one.
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'Far East Orlando': How My Kid Got the Lead in ABC's Asian-American Sitcom
Back in January, ABC put into development a pilot based on "Fresh Off the Boat," the bestselling memoir by celebrity chef, restaurateur and raconteur Eddie Huang, whose hip-hop hustler attitude and brashly garrulous persona have transformed him into a social media superstar and an in-demand foodie icon: He's been the host of the Cooking Channel's "Cheap Eats" and an ongoing food travel show for Vice Media, and was even awarded a prestigious TED Fellowship (and got booted from the program after being caught ditching sessions, whereupon he publicly dismissed it as "Scientology science camp").
The memoir focuses on Huang's childhood with his two younger brothers, his hardcore mom and his Americana-obsessed dad. The adults have been cast for months — and quite perfectly, with Randall Park ("Veep") taking on the affable role of Mr. Huang and Constance Wu playing his tough as nails but hilariously culture-shocked wife. But the production had been stuck on the pivotal role of Eddie himself…until now.
So here's where I drop the biggest "disclosure line" of my career. After a long and crazy casting process, my son, 10-year-old Hudson Yang, has been cast as young Eddie:
"Hudson Yang will play EDDIE, a well-meaning, likable kid, and a recent transplant from Washington, D.C., now living in homogenized, all-white Orlando, Florida, where his dad is opening a restaurant. He's clearly not happy about being uprooted in the middle of the school year, but is trying his best to fit in, make friends and be accepted. So far, it's not exactly working. A first-generation American, Eddie embodies that transition between the old school traditions of his parents and the new school world of strip malls and Air Jordans. A big hip-hop fan, he identifies with the outsider nature of the music and uses it as an anthem in his everyday life. The arc of the series is about Eddie finding his niche in this new place."
And so here we are. It's incredibly weird to be in the position of covering the production of a show whose lead is my own beloved flesh and blood. But it's also incredibly exciting. I've read the pilot script — if it makes it to the airwaves, it'll be a game-changer for Asian Americans on screen.
The show, now tentatively (but hopefully not permanently) titled "Far East Orlando," has fantastic talent behind the scenes: Executive producers Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan ("New Girl") and red-hot writer Nahnatchka Khan, who penned the pilot. (Khan, who created the underrated "Don't Trust the B… in Apartment 23," has another pilot in development with Fox, "Fatrick," about a heartbreaker who secretly grew up as a chubby, bullied kid. There seems to be a consistent theme going on here.)
But the biggest asset the production may have is the real-life Eddie Huang himself, both because of his outsized personal brand — Huang is intent on become the master of all media, and I wouldn't bet against him — and because of his commitment to authenticity.
In Huang's view, the show is fundamentally about living with the "duality [of] Chinese life at home and the outside American world," about encountering the kind of junior-grade racism that causes that schism to implode, and about turning for sustenance to things that offer the opportunity to both escape from grim reality and belong to something bigger.
"When we find [young Eddie] in the show, he isn't hardened by Orlando's particular brand of ignorance yet," says Huang. "That's what changes him. Then hip hop becomes this thing that sticks out as real — it's the only thing in his life, besides basketball and family. The story is really a romance in a way, where the kid learns to love hip hop and in turn, to love America."
Huang says that he and the producers were looking for a kid who was "irreverent" but also a normal, everyday kid.
"Hudson had a natural kind of orneriness to him," laughs Huang. "He didn't seem to care [about getting the role]. The other kids were way too excited to be there. Hudson is comfortable in his own skin, and he's not overeager to please. That's rare in a 12 year old. And he also has these mannerisms you just can't teach."
Well, I certainly didn't teach them to him. But it'll be fascinating to watch from the inside as the show develops, and I look forward to eventually giving the Speakeasy community a real and candid look behind the scenes of a pilot in production.
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Lance Armstrong will admit to doping during his famed cycling career in an upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey, according to USA Today Sports.
The newspaper cites a source who says while Armstrong will confess, it's unlikely he'll go into details. The interview will tape Monday and air Thursday on OWN at 9 p.m.
According to Winfrey's website, this will be a "no-holds-barred interview" with Armstrong, who was stripped of seven Tour de France titles in October.
It'll be the first interview with Armstrong since his cycling career crumbled under the weight of a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report that detailed accusations of drug use by Armstrong and teammates on his U.S. Postal Service teams.
The New York Times reported last week that Armstrong was considering a confession to help restore his athletic career in triathlons and running events. He's been banned for life from competing in events governed by the World Anti-Doping Agency code.
Former A's outfielder Milton Bradley faces 13 misdemeanor counts in a domestic abuse case involving his estranged wife in Los Angeles, authorities said. The charges allegedly occurred in 2011 and 2012. Prosecutors said during one incident, Bradley pushed his wife against a wall and choked her after she requested he stop smoking marijuana in front of their two children. Other charges include Bradley hitting wife and threatening her with a baseball bat and knife. He's free pending a Jan. 24 arraignment.
College football
Running back Eddie Lacy, cornerback Dee Milliner and tackle D.J. Fluker will enter the NFL draft after helping lead Alabama to a second consecutive national title. Only Milliner is pegged as a sure first-round pick.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. started a 12-car accident at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway during a test session designed to hone NASCAR's redesigned cars. Earnhardt was trying to bump draft with Marcos Ambrose when he lifted Ambrose "like a forklift" and turned him into the wall. There were no injuries.
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BIRTHPLACE: Kamenogorsk, KAZ
DRAFTED: SJS: 1994-219 overall
Calder Memorial Trophy (1)
- With his next win, he will become the 38th goalie in NHL history to win 250 career games. When he gets his 250th win, it will tie him with Hall of Famer Johnny Bower for 37th all-time.
- 2nd in the League in wins (41), T-4th in shutouts (7) and T-12th in goals against average (2.44)
- Shutout Colorado on April 7 and stopped all three shootout attempts in a 1-0 victory. It was Nabby's 8th career shutout win, but only his second win at home, by a score of 1-0. His only other win at home by a 1-0 score was Feb. 29, 2004 vs St. Louis.
- The 1-0 shootout win vs. Colorado on April 7 was the first 1-0 shootout win in Sharks history. The Sharks have won only two other regular season games ever by a 1-0 score that ended after regulation: Jan. 15, 2002 at Colorado (Selanne OT goal, winning goalie was Nabby) & Nov. 4, 2005 at Anaheim (Goc OT goal, winning goalie Nolan Schaefer).
- Reached the 40-win mark for the second consecutive season with a 2-1 victory at Edmonton on April 2
- Is 200-26-13 when he gets 3+ goals of support in his career
- Picked up 6th shutout of the season on March 15 at Anaheim, making 34 saves
- Missed seven games (2-flu, 5-lower body injury) Feb. 26 thru March 12
- Earned his 30th victory of the season on Feb. 19 vs. Los Angeles. It marks his fifth 30-win season in his eight-year career.
-Set a Sharks franchise record for individual shutout streak spanning 170:58 from Jan. 20 - Jan. 31
- Played in his 450th career game on Dec. 13 vs. St. Louis (5-4 W)
- Tied a career-high with a 10-game winning streak from Oct. 28 - Dec. 4 posting a .920 save percentage (241/262) and a 2.08 goals against average (21 goals against / 605 minutes played) in that span
|2009-2010: Became only the second goaltender in NHL history to record three consecutive 40-win seasons…Earned PlayStation "Sharks Three Stars of the Year" Award by compiling the most three star awards throughout the season…Recorded his 50th career shutout on March 25 vs. Dallas with 27 saves…Posted a 2-1-0 record with Russia at the 2010 Olympics…2nd in the League in wins (44), 10th in goals against average (2.43) and 6th in save percentage (.922)…Is 243-32-23 when he gets 3+ goals of support in his career (including shootout wins)…Set a career high with 50 saves on Feb. 11 at Detroit…Set an NHL record on Feb. 11 at Detroit when he won his 11th consecutive road game (Nov. 21 vs. Anaheim - Feb. 11 at Detroit)…Named NHL's Third Star of the Week ending Nov. 1. Nabokov posted a 3-0-0 record with a 0.97 goals-against average and .963 save percentage and made six of seven shootout saves on Oct. 28 vs. LA…Recorded his 49th career shutout with 27 saves vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 7…Posted his first shutout of the season, Oct. 12 vs. Phoenix (0-1 SOL). It was his seventh shutout of the Winnipeg/Phoenix franchise, most in NHL history…Surpassed Frank Brimsek for 36th on the all-time NHL wins list with his 253rd victory at New York Islanders on Oct. 17. It marked his 500th career NHL game…Earned his 250th career NHL victory, tying him with Johnny Bower for 37th on the all-time list, on Oct. 3 at Anaheim
2008-2009: 2nd in the League in wins (41), T-4th in shutouts (7) and T-12th in goals against average (2.44)…With his next win, he will become the 38th goalie in NHL history to win 250 career games. When he gets his 250th win, it will tie him with Hall of Famer Johnny Bower for 37th all-time...Shutout Colorado on April 7 and stopped all three shootout attempts in a 1-0 victory. It was Nabby's 8th career shutout win, but only his second win at home, by a score of 1-0. His only other win at home by a 1-0 score was Feb. 29, 2004 vs St. Louis...The 1-0 shootout win vs. Colorado on April 7 was the first 1-0 shootout win in Sharks history. The Sharks have won only two other regular season games ever by a 1-0 score that ended after regulation: Jan. 15, 2002 at Colorado (Selanne OT goal, winning goalie was Nabby) & Nov. 4, 2005 at Anaheim (Goc OT goal, winning goalie Nolan Schaefer)...Reached the 40-win mark for the second consecutive season with a 2-1 victory at Edmonton on April 2...Is 200-26-13 when he gets 3+ goals of support in his career...Picked up 6th shutout of the season on March 15 at Anaheim, making 34 saves...Missed seven games (2-flu, 5-lower body injury) Feb. 26 thru March 12...Earned his 30th victory of the season on Feb. 19 vs. Los Angeles. It marks his fifth 30-win season in his eight-year career…Set a Sharks franchise record for individual shutout streak spanning 170:58 from Jan. 20 - Jan. 31...Posted his 43rd career shutout, third of the season, with 31 saves at Colorado on Jan. 27...Posted his second shutout of the season, 42nd career, with 33 saves vs. Vancouver on Dec. 23...Played in his 450th career game on Dec. 13 vs. St. Louis (5-4 W)...Posted his 41st career shutout, first of the season, with 31 saves vs. Anaheim on Dec. 11...Tied a career-high with a 10-game winning streak from Oct. 28 - Dec. 4 posting a .920 save percentage (241/262) and a 2.08 goals against average (21 goals against / 605 minutes played) in that span...Allowed only one goal for the second consecutive night Oct. 11 vs. Los Angeles, making 12 saves...Won season-debut with 28 saves vs. Anaheim on Oct. 9.
2007-08: Named to the NHL First All-Star Team…Finished second in the voting for the Vezina Trophy (top goaltender) and seventh for the Hart Memorial Trophy (most valuable player)…Named Seagate Technology " Sharks Player of the Year"…46 wins were the fourth most in a single season in NHL history (48- Brodeur, NJ - 2006-07; 47 - Parent, PHI- 1973-74; 47 - Luongo, VAN - 2006-07)…77 appearances were tied for the League lead and tied for third most in NHL history…Led NHL in wins (46), second in minutes played (4560:56), T-3rd in shutouts (six) and T-3rd in goals-against average (2.14)…Second in the League in one-goal wins (25)…Career record of 8-11 in shootouts…Tied single season high with his 67th appearance (2001-02) on March 11 at Nashville. He reached the 40-win plateau for the first time with a 2-1 victory…Victory at Chicago on March 7 gave him 38 on the season which set a personal single season high and a Sharks franchise high for a single season. It also marked his 200th win in his 418th game (200-149-29)…Stopped Rick Nash's penalty shot on Feb. 8 vs. Columbus, making him 4-for-4 on the year and 9-for-12 in his career on penalty shots…Reached the 30-win plateau for the fourth time in his career, first since 2003-04 season, on Feb. 8 vs. Columbus…Named as a Western Conference All-Star (also appeared in 2000-01 ASG). Became the first All-Star goaltender to not allow a goal in a period since
Nikolai Khabibulin in 2002. Also did not allow a goal in the Skills competition…Had 40th career shutout at Edmonton on Jan. 29, making only 13 saves, the fewest ever in a Sharks shutout…His 43 consecutive starts to start the season was the NHL's second-longest streak since 1989-90. Martin Brodeur (NJ), 44 starts from Jan. 3-April 13, 1996, is the only goalie to have a longer streak in that time. He was 25-12-6 with a 1.99 GAA, a .918 save percentage and five shutouts in that time…Started 50 consecutive games from March 24, 2007 at Carolina through Jan. 12, 2008 vs. Toronto, a franchise record previously held by Chris Terreri (24 games, Nov. 16, 1995 at St. Louis through Jan. 8, 1996 vs. Florida). In that time, he was 30-12-7 with a .916 save percentage (1117/1219), a 2.08 GAA (102 goals against/2947 minutes played)
and five shutouts…Named NHL's Third Star of the Month for December as he posted a 10-4-1 record, 1.96 GAA and .925 save percentage in 15 games…Named NHL's Third Star for week ending Dec. 30, posting a record of 3-0-0, a 1.34 GAA, a .949 save percentage and one shutout…Named Seagate Technology "Sharks Player of the Month" for December…His shutout streak of 271:20 against Phoenix was the longest individual goalie shutout streak vs. any team in franchise history. It was the second longest stretch in the NHL since 1989, with only Dominik Hasek's 281:57 against the New York Rangers from Nov. 28, 1997-Nov. 25, 1998 surpassing it…Won the longest shootout in Sharks history by stopping four of six shots at Anaheim on Dec. 16…Earned his third consecutive shutout against Phoenix on Dec. 7.
His 27-save performance extended his shutout streak against the Coyotes to 230:47…Named League's No. 2 Star of the Week from Nov. 12-18 by posting a 3-0-1 record with a .96 GAA, .959 save percentage and two shutouts…Named Seagate Technology "Sharks Player of the Month" for October…Playoffs: Appeared in his 50th postseason game in Game 4 of the WCQF at Calgary on April 15…Recorded his sixth postseason shutout, his first since April 26, 2007 vs. Detroit, in Game 2 of the WCQF vs. Calgary on April 10 by stopping 21 shots…World Championships: Posted 5-0-0 record with a 1.78 GAA, .929 save percentage and two shutouts in helping Russia to a gold medal…Voted as a Media All-Star…Voted Russia's best player by the coaches…Voted the "Best Goalkeeper" by the Directorate.
2006-07: T-2nd in the NHL in shut outs, T-6th in goals-against average and 12th in save percentage. Finished the season with an 11-0-3 record in his last 15 appearances, with a .935 save percentage (377/403), a 1.80 GAA ( 26 GA/868 minutes played) and three shutouts. Registered 22-save shutout vs. Edmonton on March 11. Started a season high 14 consecutive games (7-4-2, 4 shutouts) from Feb. 14-March 15. Named NHL's Third Star of the Week for march 5-11 by posting a 2-0-1 record with a 0.66 GAA ( 2 GA/183 minutes played) and a .976 save percentage (83/85). Set a franchise record for individual shutout streak (166:07) March 2 at Dallas through March 9 vs. Vancouver. Posted back-to-back shutouts for the fist time since Feb. 3, 2004 vs. Florida (3-0) and Feb. 5, 2004 vs. Phoenix (5-0), by blanking Dallas on March 4. Missed Feb. 13 game at St. Louis to attend the birth of his second child and first son Andrei on Feb. 12. Tweaked his groin in the first period vs. Dallas and left the game after the period ended. Named co-winner of Seagate Technology "Sharks Player of the Month" along with Vesa Toskala for the month of November, posting a 4-2 mark in seven appearances, along with a 2.0 GAA and .929 save percentage. Earned his third shutout of the season in a 2-0, 24 save victory vs. New Jersey on Nov. 25. Faced season-high 44 shots Nov. 21 at Anaheim. 40 saves at Colorado on Nov.15 were the most for a Sharks goaltender since his 40 save-shutout at Ottawa on Jan. 12, 2005. Left game after first period at Phoenix on Nov. 11 due to injury. Earned his third victory of the season, stopping 18 of 20 shots on Oct. 29 at Tampa Bay. Saved 37 of 39 shots on Oct. 25 at Detroit. Notched his second shutout in a 2-0, 32-save victory vs. Dallas on Oct. 17. Posted a shutout in his first start of the season, 2-0 on Oct. 7 vs. the New York Islanders. Playoffs: Posted fifth postseason shutout in a 2-0 victory on April 26 at Detroit in WCSF Game 1, stopping 34 shots. Stopped 23 of Nahsville's 25 shots, including 14 in the first period, on April18 vs. Nashville in WCQF Game 4 win. Earned a 19-save victory on April 16 vs. Nashville in WCQF Game 3. made 39 saves in 2 OT on April 11 at Nashville in WCQF Game 1, earning the win.
2005-06: Earned win on March 19 vs. Colorado in first appearance after missing five games with an abdominal contusionSigned a four-year contract extension on Feb. 7Lost in a 2-0 shutout in his first action after the Olympic break against Calgary on March 4Posted first shutout Jan. 12 at Ottawa, making a season-high 40 saves Victorious in three starts (3-0-0) from Jan. 7-12, posting a 1.34 goals-against average and a .957 save percentage Victorious in four consecutive starts, allowing just six goals (1.57) from Dec. 2-16Missed two consecutive games due to a groin injury suffered at Buffalo on Dec. 2Earned win at Buffalo on Dec. 2, despite leaving with a sore groinLost his first shootout on Nov. 12 against Dallas (2-3 L)Played 26:41 at Columbus on Oct. 21 before being forced to leave with upper body sorenessStarted six consecutive games from Oct. 8-21, posting a 3-1-1 record Picked up third win on Oct. 15 vs. Chicago, making 24 saves...Stopped 26 of 27 shots against Columbus on Oct. 12 to win the Sharks home openerEarned the Sharks first win of the season by stopping 20 shots at St. Louis on Oct. 8In 37:07 of relief time, stopped 10 shots at Chicago on Oct. 7Olympics: His 1.34 GAA in seven games (5-2-0) was second best among Olympic goaltendersPosted three shutouts, including blanking the gold-medal winning Swedish team...Playoffs: Made lone postseason appearance in Game Four of the WCSF at Edmonton on May 12 in relief of Vesa Toskala.
2004-05: Played part of the season with Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia)Earned a victory in his first start.
2003-04: Posted his 3rd 30-win season and set new franchise record for most shutouts in a single-season with 9th on March 31 at LA in 3-0 win (previous high was 7, set by Nabokov in 2001-02)...Finished regular season with his 31st win of the season on April 4 vs. LA in 4-3 OT win...T-3rd overall in the NHL in shutouts (9)...Earned 25th victory of the season on March 18 at Los Angeles (3 GA, 31 Shots Against, 60 MIN), reaching that win plateau in three of the past four seasons...Posted a 5-game winning streak from Feb. 19-March 3, going 5-0-0, with a 2.00 GAA, 1 shutout and a .931 SV% (career best and tied for franchise record with Arturs Irbe, is 7 games, set by Nabokov from Jan. 30-Feb. 28, 2002)...Recorded NHL Milestone 25th career shutout (becoming the 62nd player in League history) and set franchise single-season record (8) for shutouts in a season after blanking St. Louis 1-0 on Feb. 29...Named NHL Defensive Player of the Month for February after posting an 8-2-0 record, 1.75 goals-against average, .934 save percentage and three shutouts as the Sharks extended their Pacific Division lead to six points in addition to allowing two or fewer goals in 8 of 10 games...Posted a 13-6-2 (3 OTL) record with a 1.45 goals-against average and a .946 save percentage with 6 shutouts in first 21 games returning from groin injury (Dec. 11 -Feb. 5)...Went undefeated in 6 games from Dec. 21-31, posting a 5-0-1 record, two shutouts, .948 SV% and a 1.32 GAA...Celebrated 100th career win on Jan. 10 vs. Atlanta in 5-2 win...Missed Jan. 5 game to attend funeral in Toronto...Missed seven games (Nov. 22-Dec. 6) with injured groin...Recorded win Nov. 21 in 5-0 shutout at Phoenix despite leaving after first period with sore groin...Received a day off on Nov. 15 vs. Toronto and did not dress...Played 200th career game Oct. 9 at Edmonton...Recorded 18th career shutout and first of the season on Oct. 16 vs. Philadelphia in 0-0 T, marking the franchise's seventh scoreless tie and the fourth that Nabokov has been part of...Posted first victory of season Nov. 1 at Florida in 6-2 win.
2002-03: Stopped a Martin St. Louis penalty shot on March 24 vs. Tampa Bay. . .Missed 4 games from March 15-22 with back injury. . .Posted 3-game win streak from Feb. 21-27. . .Posted 3rd shutout of the season and 17th of career with 29-save effort on Feb. 21 vs. Columbus. . .Became franchise's all-time leader in decisions (175) in 2-3 loss on Feb. 17 at Los Angeles. . .Tied Arturs Irbe atop the franchise's all-time decisions list (174) with loss on Feb. 10 at Detroit. . .Became franchise's all-time leader in minutes played (10,287) and goaltender games played (184), passing Arturs Irbe in each category, in a 6-2 win on Feb. 5 vs. Carolina. . .Posted 3-game win streak from Jan. 25-28, allowing only 2 goals over the three games. . .Posted 2nd shutout of the season and 16th of career with 32-save effort on Jan. 27 at Los Angeles. . .Finished 4th among all NHL goaltenders in wins (33) during the 2002 calendar year. . .Posted 1st shutout of the season and 15th of career with 34-save effort on Dec. 14 vs. Washington. . .Posted three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1) from Nov. 16-21. . .Posted career-high 46 saves Nov. 19 at Washington, putting together his second 2-game winning streak of the season (Nov. 16-19 and Nov. 3-5). . .Posted 3-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1) from Nov. 3-7. . .Played in first game of the season on Oct. 27 at Chicago, stopping 18 shots. . .Agreed to terms on Oct. 22.
Career: T-2nd in NHL in shutouts (7). . .3rd in NHL in wins (37, franchise season record). . .T-8th in NHL in games played (67), 7th in minutes played (3,901). . .Set new season franchise record besting his own previous mark set in 2000-01 with 33rd win of the season on April 2 vs. Anaheim. . .Tied his own franchise season record with 32nd win of the season on March 26 vs. Dallas. . .Became 7th goaltender (1st in franchise history) in NHL history to score a goal and 1st netminder ever to score a power play goal on March 10 at Vancouver. . .Tied Arturs Irbe's franchise record with personal 7-game win streak from Jan. 30-Feb. 28. . .Named NHL Player of the Month and Seagate Technology Sharks Player of the Month for February after posting a 6-0-0 record, 1.17 goals-against average, .952 save percentage and two shutouts. . .Named NHL Player of the Week for Feb. 4-10 after posting a 3-0-0 record, 0.67 goals-against average, .975 save percentage and 2 shutouts. . .Set new career franchise win record (58th career victory) and set new franchise single-season record with his 7th shutout of the year (besting his own mark of 6, set last season) on Feb. 10 vs. Carolina. . .Tied Arturs Irbe's franchise career record for wins with 26-save effort on Feb. 8 vs. Chicago. . .Posted 6th shutout of the season with 26 save effort on Feb. 6 vs. Calgary. . .Moved into second place on the Sharks all-time win list (54), passing Mike Vernon, on Jan. 17 vs. NY Islanders. . .Posted 5th shutout of the season (and 2nd consecutive blanking at the Pepsi Center) with 38 save effort on Jan. 15 at Colorado. . .Registered 9-game unbeaten streak (8-0-1-0), Nov. 27-Dec. 19. . .Became franchise's all-time shutout leader with 11th career shutout (38 saves) on Dec. 14 at Colorado, the site of his first career shutout (Jan. 19, 2000 at Colorado). . .Named Seagate Technology Sharks Player of the Month for November after posting a 7-5-1 record (2 overtime losses), 2.04 GAA and .925 save percentage. . .Played in 100th career game on Dec. 6 at Calgary. . .Named runner-up for NHL Player of the Week for Nov. 26-Dec. 2 after posting a 3-0-0 record, 1.33 GAA, .955 save percentage and one shutout. . .Tied Steve Shields' franchise mark for shutouts (10) Nov. 29 vs. Pittsburgh. . .Posted 6-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1-0) from Oct. 27-7, allowing 2 goals or less in each game. . .Posted 5-game win streak from Oct. 27-Nov. 7. . .Named runner-up for NHL Player of the Week for Oct. 29-Nov. 4 after posting a 3-0-0-0 record, 1.67 GAA and .938 save percentage. . .Posted 9th career shutout with 16 saves on Oct. 27 vs. Columbus. Posted 8th career shutout with 19 saves on Oct. 6 vs. Minnesota, his second career 0-0 deadlock. . .Playoffs: 1 win shy of tying Arturs Irbe for first place on the franchise's all-time playoff win list. . .Picked up second career postseason assist on May 1 at COL in 6-3 win (G1, WCS), currently franchise leader (2). . .Clinched first career playoff series win and franchise's fastest series victory ever on April 26 vs. Phoenix (G5, WCQ). . .Stopped 35 shots in 4-1 W on 4/22 at PHX (G3, WCQ). . .Stopped 21 shots to pick up first career home playoff victory April 17 vs. Phoenix (G1, WCQ)...2000-01: Captured Calder Memorial Trophy as the "player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League," garnering a total of 565 points and 50 of 62 first place votes. . .Finished 4th overall in voting for the Vezina Trophy as the "goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position". . .Selected to the NHL's All-Rookie team. . .Named The Sporting News NHL Rookie of the Year in a vote among NHL players. . .11th in NHL in wins (32), 6th in GAA (2.19, setting a Sharks single season record), T-10th in save percentage (.915), 7th in games played (66) and 8th in minutes (3,700). . .Among rookie (Calder Trophy eligible) goaltenders: 1st in games played (66), 1st in minutes played (3,700), 1st in wins (32), 1st in shots against (1,582), 1st in shutouts (6), 3rd in GAA (2.19) and 3rd in save percentage (.915). . .Helped San Jose to the 3
rd lowest combined GAA in the NHL (2.30). . .Held opponents to 2 or fewer goals in 46 of 63 starts. . .Held opponents to 3 goals or less in 57 of 63 starts. . .Led NHL in GAA on the road (1.94, only netminder to have sub-2.00 road GAA) and road save percentage (92.84%). . .Set franchise record with 6th shutout of the season, stopping 23 shots, in a 3-0 win vs. Phoenix on April 5. . .Named Seagate Technology "Sharks Player of the Year" and Playstation "Rookie of the Year". . .Set franchise record with 31st win of the season on April 2 vs. Minnesota. . .Tied Sharks franchise record with 30th win of the season on March 27 vs. Los Angeles. . .Tied franchise single season record with his 5th shutout of the season (27 saves) on March 26 at Los Angeles, a 0-0 deadlock. . .Shared shutout with Kiprusoff, making 20 saves, and posted 2nd assist of the season in a 3-0 win vs. Montreal on March 12. . .Allowed 4 goals in 4 starts (Feb. 16-23). . .Posted 4th shutout of the season (19 saves) on Feb. 16 at Nashville. . .Named NHL Player of the Week for Jan. 22-28 after posting a 2-0-1 record, 1.30 GAA, and a .947 save percentage. . .Stopped 11 of 16 shots in 20 minutes of action for the World Team All-Stars at the 51st NHL All-Star Game on Feb. 4 in Colorado, his 1st career All-Star selection. . .Finished 2nd overall among goaltenders in the NHL SuperSkills competition at the All-Star weekend. . .Ranked 2nd in winning percentage (.721), 2nd in GAA (2.01) and T-1st in save percentage (.924) among goaltenders during the 2000 calendar year (Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2000, minimum 25 games played). . .Named Seagate Technology "Sharks Player of the Month" for December. . .Named NHL Rookie of the Month for December (the 2nd consecutive month) after posting a 7-2-2 record, 2.11 GAA, .924 save percentage and 2 shutouts. . .Became 1st rookie since Patrick Lalime (Dec. and Jan., 1996-97) to win the award in consecutive months. . .Posted 8-game (6-0-1) unbeaten streak from Dec. 12-28. . .Posted 20th win in 28th game becoming the 2nd fastest rookie goaltender since 1990-91 to reach the 20-win mark (Lalime, 27 games, 1996-97 with Pittsburgh). . .In addition, his 20 wins in 28 games is tied for the 3rd quickest mark since 1990-91 for fewest starts to reach his 20th win of the season (Osgood, 1995-96, and Brodeur, 1996-97, 26 games each. Lalime, 1996-97, 27 games). . .1st goaltender in NHL to crack the 20-win plateau with a 29 save effort in a 2-1 win on Dec. 26 at Los Angeles. . .Posted 3rd shutout of the year (31 saves) in 2-0 win at Detroit on Dec. 20. . .Runner-up for NHL Player of the Week honors from Dec. 11-17 with a 3-0-0 record, 1.32 GAA and .951 save percentage. . .Did not allow an even strength goal in 207:46 of ice time from Nov. 25-Dec. 8. . .Posted 2nd shutout of the season (3rd of his career), making 21 saves, in an 8-0 win on Dec. 4 at Calgary. . .Named NHL Rookie of the Month for November with an 8-2-1 record, 1.96 GAA, .925 save percentage and 1 shutout. . .Made season-high 36 saves in 3-2 OT win on Nov. 3 vs. Anaheim. . .Posted 11-game unbeaten streak (9-0-2-0) from Oct. 20-Nov. 14, tying the mark for the longest individual streak in Sharks history (Shields, 11 games, 9-0-2, March 9-April 9, 1999). . . Runner up for NHL's Player of the Week for Nov. 6-12, after posting a 2-0-0 record, 0.97 GAA, .964 save percentage and 1 shutout. . . Posted 2nd career shutout, making 24 saves, and registered 1st career assist in 4-0 win at NYI on Nov. 11. . .Picked up OT victory (the 1st of his career) in San Jose's franchise record tying 9-game unbeaten streak and 6-game road unbeaten streak (Oct. 18-Nov. 8), Nov. 8 at Chicago. . .Named Seagate Technology "Sharks Player of the Month" for October and was runner-up for NHL Rookie of the Month for October after an impressive 5-1-1 mark, 1.75 goals-against average and a .938 save percentage. . .Stopped 1st career penalty shot in Sharks 3-2 win over Pittsburgh on Nov. 1. . .Posted four consecutive victories (Oct. 20-25), all on the road, which tied a franchise record for consecutive wins away from home. . .Made th
en season-high 35 saves in 3-1 win at Columbus, the Sharks 1st ever win against the Blue Jackets. . .Made 21 saves in 3-1 win at Minnesota on Oct. 20, the Sharks 1st regular season victory against the Wild. . .Made 1st career back-to-back starts, Oct. 14 vs. Boston and Oct. 18 at Dallas. . .Playoffs: Missed 2 games (April 17-19) with back injury. . .Posted 1st playoff win and 1st playoff shutout (28 saves) in Game 2 at St. Louis on April 14 (1-0 W). . .One of 22 goalies and 4th since 1980 to record a shutout in their 1st or 2nd career playoff start . .One of seven goalies since 1943-44 to record a shutout in their 1st career playoff win. . .Made 1st career playoff start in Game 1 at St. Louis on April 12 (1-3 L). . .Combined with Kiprusoff to become 1st goaltending duo since 1995 (Washington's Jim Carey and Olaf Kolzig) to capturetheir 1st career playoff wins in the same series. . .
1999-00: Recorded 3-1 win and stopped 25 of 26 shots April 7 at Phoenix. . .Picked up his 1st NHL victory March 2 vs. Carolina, facing 2 shots in 35+ minutes of relief. . .Recalled from Kentucky (AHL) Feb. 26 after being assigned to Kentucky (AHL) Feb. 24 and shutout Cincinnati Feb. 25 in 1st of 2 games on assignment with Thoroughblades. . .Shutout the Colorado Avalanche for a 0-0 tie in his 1st NHL start, stopping 39 shots, Jan. 19 opposite Patrick Roy. . .Played in 1st career NHL game Jan. 1 at Nashville, stopping all 4 shots in relief of Shields. . .1st career goal allowed came on Jan. 11 vs. St. Louis while skating to the bench on a delayed penalty call, then the puck went into the net after being last touched by Matteau. . . Recalled from the Cleveland Lumberjacks (IHL) on Dec. 30, 1999. . .Previously recalled from Cleveland Dec. 19-22, making no appearances. . .With Cleveland, posted a 12-4-3 record with a 2.68 GAA. . .
1998-99: Tied Kentucky record for wins in a season (26). . .2nd in AHL in shutouts (5) and T-2nd in wins (26). . .2.62 GAA was 8th in AHL. . .Won 8 straight starts from Dec. 11-Jan. 2, allowing 10 goals in 8 games. . .Named Itech AHL Goaltender of the Month for November (4-2-0, 1.68 GAA, 2 SO). . .Posted 1st career shutout Nov. 8 at Cincinnati. . .Playoffs: Posted 2 shutouts in playoffs. . .
1997-98: Played 1st season in North America. . .Allowed season-low one goal twice, Feb. 15 vs. Rochester and Jan. 9 vs. Hershey. . .Started his 1st game at Rupp Arena on Oct. 17 vs. Cincinnati (1-1 T). . .Earned 1st professional victory on Oct. 4 at Cincinnati, stopping 23 of 29 shots. . .Drafted as Yevgeni Nabokov, but changed name to John before his 1st season in North America. . .
1996-97: Signed 1st North American contract in summer of 1997. . .Posted 2.11 GAA with Dynamo in Russia.
Personal: Married (Tabitha) with a daugther (Emily)...has a mini-dacshund (Bailey)...favorites: Nickelback, Creed and all kinds (music), American Pie (movie), Friends (television show), Bruce Willis (actor), Michelle Pfeiffer (actress), Forbes Mill and Aldos (San Jose area restaurants), Maui (vacation spot), steak, sushi and Italian (foods)...Nabby has started to play golf and likes to play tennis away from the ice...memorable NHL/Sharks moment: NHL debut on Jan. 1, 2000 at Nashville...pre-game rituals: wouldnt divluge his secrets...three wishes: no war in the world, healthy family and friendly people...was one of six players in the 2002 NHL Series II figurine set produced by McFarlane Toys...originally wore No. 35.


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Secretary of State Jason Kander today marked Missouri Day by reminding all Missourians to take a moment and reflect upon the historic importance of our state and the many accomplishments of its residents.
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On March 22, 1915, the 48th General Assembly set aside the third Wednesday in October each year as "Missouri Day," due to the efforts of Mrs. Anna Brosius Korn, a native Missourian. Missouri Day is a time for schools to honor the state and for the people of the state to celebrate the achievements of all Missourians.
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Hi folks,
just got a PS3 and found this nice program to play my animes on TV.
I've read myself through several threads und guides but i guess, this is where i got stuck.
I got an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 as processor with 4 GB Ram and a 50 mbit w-lan combined with the CCCP.
When i play a .mkv container without subtitles everything is well, audio and video are just as they used to be.
And as far as i understand it, as an .mkv container this video gets muxed by ps3ms?!?
So what bothers me is, as soon as i activate the embedded subtitles, the video starts stuttering and it seems like its only rendering 3 or 4 pictures per second.
The audio gets the same way. Audio and video are perfectly synchron, just the little problem its stuttering like hell...
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After all these years, fans are still stuck on Lionel Richie.
The proof came when the R&B/pop star's most recent album -- 2012's "Tuskegee" -- hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was later certified platinum.
He also remains a popular draw in concert, with fans filling arenas and amphitheaters to hear such favorites as "Hello," "Running with the Night," "Stuck on You," "Dancing on the Ceiling" and, of course, "All Night Long (All Night)."
Richie performs Sunday at the Concord Pavilion.
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Big name acts and Augusta, Georgia.
Some people think the two don't go together.
But right after a big name country music star pulls out, some promoters say big-time acts are willing to play Augusta...you just have to have all the right circumstances.
A day after Martina McBride pulled out of her performance at the Rockin' Rib & Music Fest, questions remain as to whether Augusta can get big names to come here.
It's been four years since the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame and Botanical Gardens has even used the field behind their property. They were hoping a big name act like McBride would be the start of a new beginning for them, but now they're back to square one.
"If you build it they will come..."
Or at least, that's what local promoters say.
"Give people a reason to come at a price they can afford, and they'll come in groves," says Elizabeth Norris, owner of Tix Online.
Just look at Border Bash. Every year, thousands of Georgia and Carolina fans show their support at the event.
Snagging big name artists doesn't seem to be a problem either--take Elton John for example. He was here 7 years ago. His tickets went for $75 apiece, and those sold out in a matter of minutes.
So if ticket price is not the issue, what would make Martina McBride pull out less than a week away from her scheduled performance?
Sources tell News 12 advance ticket sales were slower than expected, topping out roughly around 900. But organizers are staying tight lipped.
Norris tells us the lack of advance ticket sales could have been a factor.
"With this show, no discount, so sales will be slow initially," she said.
Other factors include the fact that McBride was expected to go on stage alone, in an outdoor venue with steep ticket prices.
"To come up with $50 tickets, is it going to rain?" Norris said. "People will wait...we see it every year."
Robyn Jarrett, the director of marketing at the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, says it was McBride's star power that encouraged the state to give $25,000 of taxpayer money to back the festival...hoping to keep headliners in the Peach State from traveling to other cities.
"Unfortunately we all have egg on our face, regardless of who's accountable. We were the site; by association we're having to answer those questions," Jarrett said.
Jarrett tells us that despite the latest setback, they're going to continue to try host more big events.


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BERKELEY -- Zach Maynard, Cal's starting quarterback the past two seasons, left the practice field Tuesday morning riding on a cart with a brace immobilizing his left knee.
Hardly an encouraging scenario with No. 2 Oregon, the nation's highest-scoring team, coming to town Saturday.
Injured four days earlier against Washington, Maynard's status for Cal's home finale remains iffy. "I have no idea," Cal coach Jeff Tedford said.
An MRI showed no ligament damage to Maynard's knee, but there no timetable on when he might resume practicing. So junior Allan Bridgford is being prepped to start while Maynard rehabs.
"It's totally dependent on how he's moving, what he feels like," Tedford said of Maynard. "It's kind of out of our control."
The Bears are saying all the right things about Bridgford, a 6-foot-3, 220-pounder from Mission Viejo. In his two significant stints this season -- against Nevada in the opener and Friday against Washington -- Bridgford is 4 for 16 for 32 yards.
This week, he gets reps with the first team for the first time.
"That'll definitely help. He's never had that," center Brian Schwenke said. "That first week against Nevada, we didn't even know he was playing until the night before."
Maynard was benched at the start of the Nevada game after missing a tutoring session early in the summer.
Against the Huskies, Bridgford entered the game with 4:01 left and the Bears trailing 21-13.
Bridgford does have experience against the Ducks, passing 8 for 19 for 103 yards in mop-up duty last year. "We have a lot of confidence in him," Tedford said. "He understands what we're trying to do."
Asked to describe his confidence level, Bridgford said: "Very confident. I've never had a doubt in my mind I can get the job done and help us win football games."
Winning games and winning this one might not be the same assignment. The Ducks average 54.3 points, which allows their defense to play aggressively. Oregon leads the Pac-12 in interceptions with 17 -- four of which were returned for touchdowns.
"With their offense, they don't have much to lose," Schwenke said.
On offense, tackle Matt Summers-Gavin (knee) and wideout Bryce Treggs (ankle) are day to day.
Linebackers Jalen Jefferson and J.P. Hurrell and cornerback Marc Anthony, sidelined last week by concussions, are making progress and might be ready, Tedford said.
But defensive linemen Kendrick Payne (finger), Aaron Tipoti (knee) and Deandre Coleman (ankle) are questionable.
Cal, for the first time all season, devoted a section of its weekly news release to injuries. By the team's count, 23 players have missed a total of 109 games because of injury, although that includes six who were injured before the season and have totaled 59 missed games.
Tedford said he's never had a team with so many injuries.
"It'd be different if we were having hamstring pulls or those type of things," he said. "But we've had a rash of broken hands, a lot of ankles, a lot of knees."


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Despite jeering at Windows for the infamous system freezes and blue screens of death, there are and will be times when your computer just locks up: the cursor is frozen and even invoking a console by
Ctrl + Alt + [F2, F3, ...] to close down the X windows session running on
F7 is non-functional.
My fellow blogger, Andrew Min, has given excellent tips on this website when faced with stubborn processes and applications that just refuse to terminate. This tip may be of assistance to those whose entire system has frozen and aren't happy to just do a hard power off and trust to luck that data will not be corrupted. Fortunately GNU/Linux has journalled filesystems so the chances of this happening are reduced and you will not suffer the indignity of being told that you performed an illegal operation or having to drum your fingers waiting impatiently for scandisk to complete.
Ctrl + Alt + Delete this tip is a three fingered Vulcan neck pinch. It consists of
Alt + SysRq and a selection of one other key (of which there are thirteen!), the choice of which will determine what operation is performed. This has been described as a way to communicate with the Kernel. It used to be that you had to enable this "magic key combo" when compiling a kernel but this is no longer necessary. (If your computer does not have a SysRq key then look for the "Print Screen" key—usually abbreviated to
Prt Scr Normally, after certain key combos you will see "OK" and "Done". If your kernel is really locked up you might not see them at all. If you have a file called
/proc/sys/kernel/sysrq then you are okay and
man proc should list it and it will be enabled if there is a "1" in it.
Alt + SysRq + B
If you're not running any crucial, scheduled tasks or in the middle of composing a letter or an e-mail then this key combination may be the one to use. It will reboot the system immediately without bothering to sync or unmount disks.
Alt + SysRq + R
If you cannot get to a terminal window by using
Ctrl + Alt + F2 then use this key combination (pressed altogether) to get a keyboard (this is because this key combination turns off what is called keyboard raw mode. Pressing these keys allows keyboard input even after your X-Windows session has crashed/frozen). Now, try
Ctrl + Alt + F2 again and you can close down from the terminal. If that fails move on to the next option.
Alt + SysRq + S
This key combo does just what it says on the tin: it (S)ync's all filesystems which reduces the possibility of loosing any data and possibly obviating the need for the system to run
fsck upon reboot.
Alt + SysRq + U
As you might guess, this one tries to unmount disks and remount them as read only.
Alt + SysRq + O
Not so obvious, but this will power off your machine without syncing or unmounting disks (but it won't reboot. See above).
If in doubt use a mnemonic
If you are not sure about the sequence to use or just can't remember, why not use a memory aid like: Raising Elephants Is So Utterly Boring (REISUB) or Everything Is Superb (EISUB) or So Everything Is Unusual - Boot (SEIUB). If even that was too much effort for you, just do
Alt + SysRq + H which will bring up a helpful list of the command above.
Problem with SysRq key
I found this article very useful as I sometimes find myself in a situation such as this and am forced to turn the computer off manually. I have on problem though. On my laptop SysRq is a function key and there is no key on my laptop to lock the function key down, if that makes sense. Is there some way I can change the combination or another solution?
RE: Problem with SysRq key
I've got a laptop with the same limitation. I've found that you can do it with the Function key with a little experimentation (and very flexible fingers). On my laptop I did it with this combination:
Alt + Function + SysRq + x (where x is one of R S E I U B etc.)
You may need to experiment if, for example, your laptop prefers it to be entered as:
Function + SysRq + Alt + x
I don't have my laptop with me at the moment, so I'm not sure if it works both ways (When it worked the first way, I didn't try the other).
did not work for me - opensuse 10.2
I use a HP laptop (nx7400) with opensuse 10.2 My keyboard has PRTSC, SYSRQ, Fn (function) and of course the letters. The only thing that usually comes up is "HELP" menu in Firefox (alt + Fn + sysrq + H) or ksnapshot (K desktop). I tried it on my desktop PC with same OS and KDE, and only ksnapshot opens up. Any ideas?
If you enter the following
If you enter the following into a terminal after you've done an Alt-SysRq-S, for example, you should see that in fact it *has* done something (well, it does for me):
$ dmesg | tail -n2
[ 4065.874162] SysRq : Emergency Sync
[ 4066.451217] Emergency Sync complete
Although in my case it also brings up the GNOME screenshot program, but the kernel *also* catches the SysRq, and does what is required.
Somebody's on crack
Somebody's on crack ALT+SyRq+AnyKey will give you a nice screen shot and thats about it.
Incorrect. Press one of the
Incorrect. Press one of the desired screens and then read your dmesg output (as pointed out above). Try ALT+SysRQ+H for example.
Your dmesg should put out something like this:
SysRq : HELP : loglevel0-8 reBoot Crashdump tErm Full kIll saK showMem Nice powerOff showPc unRaw Sync showTasks Unmount shoW-blocked-tasks
Works fine, but it does take a screenshot as well (or at least open up the dialog box)
Laptop 'soft keypad' overrides useful keys
Sadly, on my laptop, the kernel sysreq handler seems to interpret all the UIOPJKL;M,./ keys as part of the number pad, so this mostly just changes the log level. (more complex than that, because I use dvorak, so these keys are actually GCRLHTNSMWVZ).
Btw, to turn off the screen capture, you just need to edit your key bindings in X windows. Makes it much easier to test. Do a tail -f /var/log/messages to see what its doing.
If the numeric keypad as
If the numeric keypad as well as the SysRq key is accessed by pressing a 'Fn' key, try to release the 'Fn' key (while holding Alt/AltGr) after you have pressed the SysRq key. And - AltGr instead of Alt doesn't give me a screenshot ... :-)
I for one am thrilled. Kubuntu occasionally freezes, and I've just been holding down on the power button. Now, I finally can avoid that!
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Section of Blue Ridge Parkway reopened with bypass
Published: Monday, August 26, 2013 at 3:22 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, August 26, 2013 at 3:22 p.m.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway closed to traffic because of a 300-foot-long crack has been reopened.
Construction workers built bypass lanes that will allow two-way traffic between Milepost 376 and Mt. Mitchell State Park. The section opened on Monday.
The 500 foot long by-pass restores two-way traffic through the area affected by significant structural damage as a result of unusually heavy rainfall totals earlier this summer. The speed limit is down to 15 mph on the temporary lanes but the road is open just as the fall tourism season begins.
"We really wanted to try to accommodate really everybody, the communities, the visitors and everybody that knows and loves that stretch of the parkway this time of the year," said Leesa Sutton Brandon, the parkway's partnerships and community outreach coordinator.
The Craggy Gardens Visitor Center and Picnic Area, located at Milepost 364, was also reopened on Monday.
It's anticipated that the bypass route will close again and the detour routes will be reinstated in November 2013 so construction can resume to permanently stabilize the slope and repair the area.
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Monday, 30th July, 2012, 08:43 PM #121
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You are of course correct that these rules are somewhat similar to some feats, but at a sufficiently coarse level, all D&D combat rules are similar. I would argue, the CS dice rules as presented here actually have much more in common with 4ed stances than with any 3ed feat.
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In my opinion, one of 4e's biggest pit falls is presentation. The 25th level monk with a dozen pages of powers just makes me want to throw up. You could make a few tweaks to 4e's presentation and character progression, and the psychological effect would be staggering.
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Monday, 30th July, 2012, 10:05 PM #123
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Hmmm, this is actually a pretty neat system. Say, for example, I have 4d8 Combat Superiority dice to use to do the following: 1d8-push an enemy back 5 ft., 2d8-grant a +2 to AC to an ally until my next turn, 2d8-gain a +1 to attack, etc. I could choose to gain a 1d8, 2d8, 3d8, or 4d8 bonus tp to push an enemy back 5 ft, 10 ft, 15 ft, or 20ft, grant one ally or two allies +2 to AC, gain a +1 or +2, or any combination of those things that my dice allow. That actually gives me a whole slew of options on each turn.
I would probably write down specific techniques like "Stab, Kick, Guard" which is +1d8 damage, a 5 ft push, and +2 to AC for one ally. I am tempted to call these techniques "Powers".
I definitely like the free-form nature of the system too.
Monday, 30th July, 2012, 10:07 PM #124
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This thread is kind of huge now, so I'll have to go back and read all of it, but I've put up a blog post of my thoughts on it here:
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Monday, 30th July, 2012, 10:18 PM #125
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I agree with Kamikaze Midget that it shares some aspects with power attack, expertise and the "narrative" combat maneuver system the devs talked about.
I think one of the advantages to me is that it doesn't work based on attack bonuses, but on damage. The attack bonus modifier variant is very problematic to me in a system with bounded accuracy - making a maneuver in an attack-penalty system means that it is less likely you deal damage in the first place, and if you fail to deal damage, your maneuver also fails. With this, a maneuver is more likely to succeed and not cost you your entire damage, just a portion of it.
The problem that you'll end up "spamming" the best option you have still remains. That makes balancing these abilities very tricky but also very important.
I would probably adjust this system to give the fighter a number of "combat superiority" dice at the start of each battle, and have him spend them over the battle - with options to regain them. If there is also some random element to how much you spend or lose during each round, then it would also make it less likely you end up always spamming the same "combo" of powers.
- At Level 1, the Fighter has 2 combat superiority dice. The dice start at 1d4
- Each level, he gains one additional combat superiority die. At Level 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 the die size increases (1d6, 1d8, 1d10, 1d12, 1d20)
- Unless the player declares otherwise, he can spend one or more dice and add them to the damage roll.
- On a miss the player recovers one die.
- The player can also declare a special maneuver against an enemy - a successful attack deals no damage, but restores 2 dice.
Of course, once you make it an "encounter" resource like that, it becomes more complex and even the simplest Fighter is not quite as simple as one may like.
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Very interesting. Some observations:
1. 1d4 at level 1 and 2d6 at level 5 would suggest you go up one die per level. Any guesses as to the progression? At level 6, do you get 2d8, or 1d6+1d8? At level 20 do you have like 5d6 to play with, or 4d12, or some weird combination? This is one area where added complexity might be a bit annoying. It's also strange in that the NON-rolling powers you have available become comparatively better and worse as the die changes. (Maybe giving up 1d4 for a free attack sounds worth it, but giving up 1d10 doesn't.)
2. He never gives us the term for these extra dice. I dub them "super dice," because they're part of combat "superiority."
3. I hope that the "super powers" you select every other level include some static bonus ones (giving you more super dice or something), so that the "simple" fighter isn't stuck getting a bunch of extra super dice options he doesn't want.
4. On second thought, "super dice" sounds stupid.
5. I don't know why people are worried about not getting dual-theme fighters now; it seems like this enables that perfectly. You get all your neat combat tricks from combat superiority options, and your dabbling in spellcasting or whatever from your theme.
6. The potential synergies make it even more interesting. Imagine a fighter with the "subtract damage against self" and "subtract damage against adjacent allies" powers, along with the Defender theme. Anybody attacking his adjacent allies would need to attack with disadvantage and still possibly get all their damage canceled out by the fighter.
7. I agree that the dice should be given at the end of your turn so you don't have to hold them in reserve if you want to use reactive powers.
8. I also wonder whether this replaces the fighter's daily surges. (I hope not, because some amount of daily resources is probably helpful for the class.) And on that matter, maybe instead of an extra power you should be able to choose to get an extra daily surge? (You'd get a character with less versatility round-to-round but with great "burst damage" potential.)
9. A lot of people are saying that this doesn't scream "fighter" to them. The obvious counterargument is that a bare-bones description of Vancian casting ("start the day with a number of abilities of set levels, each of which can be expended once") hardly calls to mind Gandalf fighting off a Balrog. It's the individual powers that will determine how well-suited this system is to the fighter. Since they're apparently dead-set on keeping the class very adaptable, it sounds fairly good to me. I think the comparison to 3e feats like Power Attack and Expertise is a sound one, because those feats were about swapping defense for offense or accuracy for damage on a round-by-round basis. Sort of like rapidly moving between "stances" as the combat evolves. (The difference, of course, is that here you're trading in extra damage instead of base accuracy.)
Monday, 30th July, 2012, 10:33 PM #127
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It'd be really neat if they come up with a similar dial for the magic side of things.
Monday, 30th July, 2012, 10:46 PM #128
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I'm a little disappointed at the cheekiness of "Well, people didn't like static damage bonuses so how about variable damage bonuses?" as it completely misses the point. I'm also praying these don't fall into the feat problem where you take the "best" ones first and then your choices become progressively less relevant as you level up because you already took the ones you cared about.
And the way he talked about it like "So and so's character might do this because they specialized in shields" makes wonder if they just want fighters to be one-trick ponies, which is only a single trick better than no-trick ponies.
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Obviously (and most importantly), we're trading damage for maneuvers instead of hit chance. This is obviously key to making maneuvers fun just because missing feels like losing a turn and many players won't increase the chances of feeling totally ineffective. But there are also two ways in which using dice is different than a static bonus.
* First, the cost of trading damage for a non-damage effect changes as the character levels. If you gave up 3 hit points of damage to (for example) disarm an opponent or knock him prone, then that might be a difficult choice against a hobgoblin, but fighters would start disarming every giant they ever fought. By having the dice size increase as the fighter levels, the cost of performing a maneuver reflects the changing value of doing 1 more point of damage.
* Second, dice become a resource to allocate instead of a penalty for using a maneuver. It is well known (at least among decision theorists) that most people value something they already have over something they have yet to acquire. If the average player does 1d8+6 damage on his attack, it could feel like a loss if they have to give up 3 hit points of damage to complete a disarm. If instead, the player does 1d8+3 damage and has a d6 they can allocate between damage or a maneuver, then the maneuver feels like a better choice. Obviously, this is all psychology, but it makes a difference here.
Monday, 30th July, 2012, 11:19 PM #130
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Having thought about it some more, the other thing that I like about this mechanic is that it appears to be a properly defined hook for modules. You never really know until you build a few modules, but consider these options:
A. Ultra simple, flat - already discussed, you collapse the options into a flat bonus to damage and/or always just roll extra damage.
B. Maneuver hook - you have a short list of known maneuvers that you can activate with each "token", perhaps flavoring the token return as stamina.
C. 4E powers hook - you have a short list of known powers that you can use at-will or less often, that happens to work out to match your tokens accumulated, but these are fixed each day.
D. Trade for feats hook - there are some special fighter feats that do improved disarms, improved bull rush, etc. that you can purchase at character build time, and then they become fixed for you, but useable each round at will.
E. Ki modules - perhaps a lot like Maneuvers, but flavored as Ki instead of stamina, and thus on a different schedule of gaining and using tokens.
That is what makes this different mechanically than trading damage for some other option--it's in the proper place for a hook. Trading damage is something that you kludge onto an existing system. Like all kludges, it won't always work well. But if you build a system to have some [piece of damage that scales appropriately with level and system] and then abstract that out into a token, you can turn it back into damage or something else.
It's exactly the same kind of design that makes the electrical outlet and the appliance plug the point of swapping--as opposed to say hot-wiring your lamp every time you want to move it to another room or having to go to the breaker box to do the same thing. Swapping out damage for effects is a little too much like hot-wiring the lamp. This does affect player psychology, but then anything in a slightly wrong spot has similar effects on people. However people react to it initially, getting things designed into the right spot has tangible benefits.


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Superior Court Judge Carlisle Overstreet has dismissed a lawsuit against Augusta commissioners, the mayor and the government.
Government watchdog Woody Merry filed that lawsuit in February after he says commissioner Marion Williams was abstaining from voting to prevent the mayor from breaking tie votes.
According to the judge, Commissioner Williams can abstain based on the city's consolidated charter.
However, according to rules and procedure, mayor Deke Copenhaver can decide how to count that abstention.
Government watchdog Woody Merry rushed to the office of his lawyer, Joe Neal, Jr., after learning Judge Carlisle Overstreet filed his ruling in Superior Court on their case.
Even though their lawsuit reads "denied" and "dismissed" in bold black and white, they claim a victory.
"We got everything we asked for," Merry says. "They are going to have to vote again for Mayor Pro-Tem, they are going to have to follow Robert's Rules of Order."
It all stems from Commissioner Marion Williams' abstaining two times from voting for mayor pro-tem at the first Commission meeting of the year.
Weeks after that meeting, Woody Merry and his attorney Joe Neal, Jr. filed a lawsuit.
Initially it was against Commissioner Williams.
Later they added every commissioner, the mayor, and the entire consolidated government.
"All I want them to do is follow the law," says Merry.
But according to the ruling, Commissioner Marion Williams can abstain...and he is properly holding the mayor pro-tem office.
The ruling does suggest that abstentions could be changed and that the mayor has the power to do so.
"These are the Richmond County Rules and Procedure and they have been for 10 years--unfortunately the mayors of Augusta, I guess they just didn't know they had this power," says Neal.
The vote for mayor pro-tem has been deadlocked for over 2 months--commissioners voting along racial lines, Marion Williams abstaining and preventing the Mayor from breaking a tie vote--but this order puts the ball back into the mayor's court, giving him the option to take an abstention and make it a yes or no vote.
"I have to tell you once again it is situationally-based," says Mayor Copenhaver. "I would have to wait until I was given that opportunity. But I will tell you I would do the wise and the right things given that situation."
"Now it is in the Mayor's hands whether he is going to exercise the power he has and I hope to God he does," Neal says.
But Commissioner Marion Williams says he may still choose to abstain, and disagrees that the mayor should have discretion.
"That's an abstention and that's what it is so I disagree that the Mayor has the right to do that. He may try that and I think the commission will challenge him if he did," Williams says.
If the mayor does change an abstention to a yes or no vote, that ruling can be overturned by a majority vote from commissioners.
As for today's ruling, Woody Merry does not plan to appeal, although he has mentioned an appeal in the past.
Here's the timeline on how we got to where we are.
At the first commission meeting of the year, January 3, commissioner and mayor pro-tem Marion Williams abstains from voting for a new mayor pro-tem.
That abstention prevented the mayor from breaking a tie vote.
January 25: Government watchdog Woody Merry and attorney Joe Neal, Jr. file a lawsuit against Marion Williams for holding up city government.
February 2: Commissioner Marion Williams gives a deposition in Joe Neal, Jr.'s office.
February 8: the lawsuit expands to include evry commissioner, the mayor, and the government...
February 17: The commission appears in court.
February 22: Written arguments are submitted.
Just yesterday more briefs were filed, and today Judge Carisle Overstreet denied and dismissed Merry's lawsuit,mentioning that the mayor has the power to change an abstention to a yes or no vote.
The court notes that although Commissioner Marion Williams is validly holding the position of mayor pro-tem, this holdover is only allowed for a reasonable amount of time.
A reasonable amount of time was not specified in the ruling.