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The New York Yankees are the Charleston RiverDogs big league parent club, and its been a cozy relationship. But as the World Series begins tonight, there are more Detroit Tigers players with ties to The Joe than those associated with the best team money can buy.
Delmon Young, MVP of Detroits American League championship series sweep of New York, played here in 2003. The Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson and postseason closer Phil Coke were RiverDogs teammates in 2006. And thats not all.
Better than Josh
Delmon Young was only 18 when playing right field for the RiverDogs in 2004. He was the fourth Tampa Bay Rays first-round draft pick sent to Charleston in five seasons, and easily the most productive.
RiverDogs home run totals:
Josh Hamilton in 2000: 13
Rocco Baldelli in 2001: 8
B.J. Upton in 2003: 8
Young in 2004: 25
The trade
Detroit GM Dave Dombrowski acquired Jackson and Coke as part of a blockbuster three-team deal on Dec. 8, 2009.
Tiger fans were mad at first.
You be the judge.
Detroit got Jackson and Coke from the Yankees and pitchers Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth from the Diamondbacks.
The Yankees got outfielder Curtis Grandson from the Tigers.
The Diamondbacks got pitcher Ian Kennedy from the Yankees and pitcher Edwin Jackson from the Tigers.
Dombrowski 101
Dombrowski was fresh out of Western Michigan University in 1978 when the Chicago White Sox, owned by the late Bill Veeck, hired him as an administrative assistant. He struck up a fast friendship with White Sox marketing executive Mike Veeck.
We offered him $7,000 a year but he negotiated up to $8,000, said Mike Veeck, the RiverDogs co-owner and Bill Veecks son. You could see right away Dave was special. He was so methodical. He knew exactly what he wanted to do.
Dombrowski built the Florida Marlins 1997 World Series championship team. He jumped to Detroit, where the rebuilding process included hiring Veeck in 2002 to serve as a senior vice-president of marketing for two-plus years.
The most fun Ive had in baseball, Veeck said, was working with Dave in Detroit.
Jacksons ascent
Austin Jackson at 19 spent the entire 2006 season in Charleston (4 homers, .260 batting average). He returned in 2007 but reached triple A before that season was over, and gave RiverDogs hitting coach Greg Colbrunn lots of credit.
In spring training we talked a lot, Jackson said. Hes been there. Hes been through the grind. He knows what hes talking about. He knows hitting. He knows pitching.
Leyland, too
Mike Veeck also has an indirect tie to Detroit manager Jim Leyland. Tony LaRussa got his first big league managerial job with the White Sox in 1979 when Bill Veeck owned the team. LaRussa hired Leyland as a coach in 1982, after Veeck sold the club.
Dombrowski hired Leyland as manager twice, with the Marlins and the Tigers.
Surly side
Delmon Young has made headlines the wrong way. He was suspended for 50 games in Double-A for tossing a bat at an umpire and was arrested in New York last April after yelling anti-Jewish remarks at tourists.
A surly side surfaced in Charleston at times.
Young before the 2004 South Atlantic League All-Star Game at the Joe was asked, Delmon, whats it like to play in your first professional all-star game and get your career off to such a good start?
Response: One question at a time, please.
Clubhouse makeover
Young was a hit with his RiverDogs teammates when he spent part of his $3.7 million signing bonus to outfit the Charleston home clubhouse with a new flat screen TV and three video game systems.
I wanted to keep the team loose before the games and get peoples minds focused on things besides each other and getting mad at each other, Young said. As long as theres TV and video games and music being played, everyone can be loose.
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FOR SPORTS FEATURE - RiverDogs center fielder Austin Jackson is congratulated after scoring in the first inning against Augusta Thursday April 6, 2006. (Alan Hawes/Staff) ¬ ¬ Published Caption 6/3/06: The RiverDogs play tonight at Joe Riley Park. ¬ ¬ Published Caption 8/19/06: RiverDogs meet Sand Gnats tonight and Sunday.×
**Sports** RiverDogs Delmon Young races towards first base during the Myrtle Beach game at Riley Park Tuesday April 6, 2004. (Mic Smith/Staff)×
**Sports** RiverDogs pitcher Phil Coke unleashes a pitch to Pelican's Ardley Jansen during the fourth annual Coastal Clash exhibition baseball game at Riley Park Tuesday April 4, 2006. (Mic Smith/Staff) ¬ ¬ Published Caption 4/5/06: RiverDogs pitcher Phil Coke unleashes a pitch to Myrtle Beach's Ardley Jansen.×
sports -- Riverdog outfielder Austin Jackson. (Tyrone Walker/Staff/4/4/2007) ¬ ¬ Published Caption 4/5/07: Austin Jackson had a .260 batting average last season, but he swiped 37 bases with the Charleston RiverDogs.×
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland watches fifth-inning action against the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. The Indians knocked off the Tigers, 3-2. (Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press/MCT) ¬ ¬ Published Caption 6/4/10: ""The players are human, the umpires are human, the managers are ¬ human."" - Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland×
FOR SPORTS FEATURE - RiverDogs center fielder Austin Jackson is congratulated after scoring in the first inning against Augusta Thursday April 6, 2006. (Alan Hawes/Staff) ¬ ¬ Published Caption 6/3/06: The RiverDogs play tonight at Joe Riley Park. ¬ ¬ Published Caption 8/19/06: RiverDogs meet Sand Gnats tonight and Sunday.×


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Restaurant reviewers are supposed to be cold, bloodless types, but we'd be lying if we didn't confess to a pang of regret or sorrow when a favorite restaurant closes.
The Chronicle, situated in the former Chronicle newspaper building in downtown Orange, was a striking dining space, with hardwood floors, brick walls, even a grand piano at the entrance.
Mandeville, 15 S. Essex Ave., Orange; (973) 672-2900. Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.mw. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday. Website: mandevillenj.com.
The Chronicle, alas, didn't last long — on my two visits, my friend Alison and I were the only ones there — but Mandeville, its replacement, hopes to change the dining dynamic.
The space is the same, but the menu is steadfastly Caribbean, compared with the soul/Southern/Caribbean/Cajun/Creole melange at the Chronicle. A little Johnny Osbourne and "No Ice Cream Sound'' on the sound system in Mandeville, and you're halfway to Kingston.
The Island Breeze salad, with romaine, carrots, roasted pecans and red onions ($6.75) didn't break any new greens ground, but the citrusy avocado dressing is a delight.
The jerk chicken and avocado sandwich ($6.50), with tomato and lettuce, packs just enough spice to get your attention. The pulled pork sandwich ($6.75), marinated in herbs and spices, may be a distant cousin to the Southern barbecue standard, but it's a lovable one.
Sandwiches come with a choice of French, plaintain or yucca fries; go with the yucca, deep-fried and thoroughly irresistible. Bet you can't eat just one — or even 10.
The Maracas Bay chicken is simmered in a creamy coconut sauce with a dash of curry ($11), but all the flavors seemed masked, muted.
No such worries with the Governor General's fish ($15), a whole parrotfish steamed in okra, ginger and onions, with smashed plaintains and crisp carrots.
Another hit: the Kingston oxtail stew ($13), a tender, tomatoey, stewy surprise.
Other dishes include jerk-seasoned uptown lamb chops ($20); Guyanese curried chicken ($9); reggae snapper ($14); Spanish Town salmon ($11); jerk pork ($12); a vegetarian black bean burger ($7.25); and a roasted corn, black bean and fresh mango salad ($6.50).
Dessert? The tropical bread pudding, with grilled bananas and a hard rum sauce ($6.50) manages to be as pleasing as a mid-morning breeze, but it's no match for the triple chocolate cake ($8).
It's rich, dense and liquidy. I shared the rest of the takeout order with colleagues, but not that cake.
I found Johnny Osbourne and "No Ice Cream Sound'' on YouTube, put on my headphones and rocked out in sweet chocolate ecstasy.
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The Dallas Cowboys roster has a number of relatively young players that stand to see more action in the coming season than they did last year.
The NFL is a young man's game—always has been actually. But today it's even younger than in decades past. No longer do you see veteran players approaching 30 years of age, in some cases, still waiting for their opportunity to get on the field.
Today you have to make an impact quickly and the clock is already ticking on several Dallas players that, for various reasons, have yet to leave their mark during their limited time with the franchise.
In some cases injuries have been the holdup.
In other instances the depth chart has been the roadblock.
But in an offseason of many changes for the Cowboys, windows of opportunity will open for the following five individuals whose ''honeymoons'' are over—it's time to play football.
Dallas has had a few years following its last playoff victory in early 2010 to accept who it is and who it isn't. The apparent look of a contender in 2007 was followed by inconsistent play, terrible drafts and too much entitlement for veterans that are past their prime.
While the Cowboys certainly have more established talent than back-to-back seasons of mediocrity might indicate, a new corps of players has begun to emerge and this must continue even beyond the upcoming draft in less than two weeks.
The following players can actually be viewed as additional draft picks this year since not a single one came close to maximizing their potential a year ago.
I'll even say this: If as many as three of these players contribute the way Dallas expects, then America's Team can easily regain the driver's seat in an NFC East division that is not expected to be very difficult to win in 2013.


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New Venture Capital Firms In A Shrinking Industry (Part II)
Earlier this week we profiled several new venture capital firms that have popped up since the start of 2009 in the face of a shrinking industry. As we noted, this is an impressive feat considering even seasoned venture firms are having trouble raising capital these days.
We promised to provide part two of our list, so here are seven more new firms looking to make a mark.
Felicis Ventures, Palo Alto, Calif.
Aydin Senkut is often called a "super angel," a name given to an emerging group of well-connected individual investors that act less like traditional angels and more like full-time venture capitalists. The line between these angels and venture capitalists is indeed blurry: Senkut, a former Google executive and a prolific angel investor, decided his own money wasn't enough, gathering $40 million from institutional investors and wealthy individuals including hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel. Joining Senkut as an investor is Principal Sundeep Peechu, a former Intel Corp. executive. Their firm has already had a couple of high-profile exits, including crowdsourcing Web site Cake Financial Corp., which was acquired by ETrade Financial Corp. in January, and social-search service Aardvard Inc., purchased by Google Inc. for $50 million in February.
Incyte Venture Partners, San Antonio
The three founding partners aren't saying much about their firm, but it is clear they are betting on their life-sciences industry track record as they raise a new fund. In 2005, Christopher Banas and Paul Castella co-founded cardiovascular diagnostics company CardioSpectra Inc., which sold to Volcano Corp. in 2007 for up to $63 million. A third partner, Alan Dean, was an investor in CardioSpectra and also is a partner at Birmingham, Ala.-based investment firm Greer Capital Advisors. Together, they are investing from their homes in Birmingham, Denver and San Antonio. According to a regulatory filing in January, Incyte has raised at least $11 million for their Targeted Technology Fund from a mix of individuals, family offices and institutions, including the Texas Research and Technology Foundation. The fund invests in early-stage medical device, diagnostic and specialty pharmaceutical companies, including its first investment, device company VidaCare Corp.
Javelin Venture Partners, San Francisco
The early-stage firm was founded by two friends who graduated together from University of California Berkeley's Haas School of Business: Noah Doyle, an angel investor who previously directed the enterprise product line for Google Inc.'s geospatial products, Google Earth and Google Maps; and Jed Katz, previously a managing director at New York venture firm DFJ Gotham. Javelin's $75 million fund began investing last year, placing $1 million to $2 million in digital media, Web commerce, mobile and health care IT companies. It's so far made at least 17 investments, including Adrocket Inc., an advertising-optimization company; Aquea Scientific Corp., a developer of technology for active-ingredient delivery; and intouch Group Inc., a platform to deliver applications and rich media to mobile phones.
Lowercase Capital, San Francisco
Like Felicis Ventures' Senkut, Sacca is also known as a "super angel," but he too now runs what looks simply like a small staffed venture firm. Sacca, a longtime angel investor known for his early bet on Twitter Inc., disclosed in June his firm raised an $8.5 million seed-stage fund from unnamed venture firms, institutions and high-net-worth individuals. Regulatory filings show his firm has also raised $11 million and $20 million for two other venture funds with different investment strategies. Recent deals include Chartbeat Inc., a company that aims to provide instant analytics about activity on a website; SimpleGeo Inc., which provides a geolocation platform and data; and Swipely Inc., a company that enables people to automatically post information about their purchases.
Mission Bay Capital, San Francisco
The University of California doesn't raise venture funds, but its California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences last year set up this affiliate to invest in life sciences companies. Founded in 2000, the institute is a collaboration between three UC campuses – Berkeley, San Francisco and Santa Cruz – and is designed to work on science that benefits the economy and spawns the development of new companies. The $8.5 million Mission Bay fund targets life science start-ups emerging from the university that have gotten past the initial research stage but still need funding to get to the point where they can receive venture capital backing. Limited partners include Pfizer Inc. and John Wadsworth Jr. of Manitou Ventures. Its two portfolio companies are Redwood Bioscience Inc. and Calithera Biosciences Inc.
New Atlantic Ventures, Reston, Va.
One of the largest of our bunch, and technically the oldest, New Atlantic was created by the combination of two former Draper Fisher Jurvetson affiliates. The firm officially closed its debut fund last year at $117 million, but actually began investing in 2008. The combination of Draper Atlantic and DFJ New England, based in the Washington and Boston areas, respectively, was designed to provide sourcing of start-ups up and down the East Coast. The firm makes seed and early-stage investments of between $500,000 to $5 million in mobile, new media and online services companies.
Retro Venture Partners, Menlo Park, Calif.
In his first act in the venture business, Larry Mohr founded Mohr Davidow Ventures and built it into one of the more well-known venture firms in Silicon Valley. Nearly three decades later, he's at it again. In a rare move for such a successful veteran, Mohr formed Retro Venture Partners with Sal Gutierrez, a vet of the venture-debt business. The firm, which has sought $30 million-plus for its first fund, invested in at least one start-up: search marketing analytics company Enquisite Inc., run by Sybase Inc. founder Mark Hoffman.
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For how long has she been doing this?
Does she ever defecate outside of the litterbox?
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She has just been doing this for last 3 months. I've had her for 3 years.
No, I have not seen or found any defecation outside the box.
She is my only cat, only pet. It's just her & I.
I have only 1 cat box, its the same one she's always had, house isn't that big.
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It is good that you have taken her to the vet for an evaluation for this problem as this is always the first step. I am assuming the vet did blood and urine tests to rule out any possible medical reason for this problem. Now it can be looked at completely as a behavioral issue.
Most feline behaviorists recommend that you have one more litterbox than you have cats (but not to exceed a total of 7 litterboxes). So, if you have 1 cat, you should offer 2 litter boxes. The reason for all of these boxes is that as is true for their wild cousins (lions, tigers, etc.), many domestic cats do not like to urinate and defecate in the same place. They also often like their own bathrooms. So, adding litterboxes should be your first step. It is important that the two boxes not be in the same area, but rather are in two completely separate spots in the house.
Other steps that you can take if this first one does not work on its own include:
1) Change the litter substrate to something else, or if you have recently changed it, change back to what you were using before. Some behaviorists even recommend offering several different kinds of litter in several different trays all at the same time...cafeteria style. This allows the cat to peruse his choices and then you can see if he consistently always chooses one type over the others.
2) Move the boxes away from any noisy appliances (e.g.--laundry machines, dishwashers, etc..)
3) If there are hoods or covers on top of the boxes, remove them so that the boxes are open to the air.
4) Be sure that you scoop each box at least once daily
5) Make sure that the boxes are the right size. They should be at least 1.5 times the length of the cat.
6) Clean all areas that the cat has soiled well with an enzymatic cleaner to remove any lingering odor. This will discourage the cat from resoiling in the same area. I prefer to use one called Nature's Miracle, which you can get at any well-stocked pet store.
7) If the inappropriate elimination is in a specific location(s), place litterbox at those locations until the cat is consistently using the box; move gradually (1-2 cm/day) to a more appropriate location.
If after all of these modifications have been made, you are still having a problem, then it may be time to try some medication. Many cats who continue to have problems with inappropriate elimination respond very well to anti-anxiety medications (like Buspar or Clomipramine HCl). You can speak more with your veterinarian about the possibility of using a medication like this in your cat if necessary.
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Achilles Tendon: Tendinitis and Tears
Why is the Achilles tendon
so important?
The Achilles tendon is the strongest and largest tendon in the body. It is a tendinous structure (attaches muscle to bone) that forms from a combin-ation of the gastrocnemius-soleus muscles located in the calf. The tendon attaches to the heel bone (calcaneus) and causes the foot to push off (plantar flex) when the calf muscles tighten. The tendon is necessary for normal walking, running, and jumping. Athletic and traumatic injuries to the Achilles tendon are common and can be disabling.
What is Achilles tendinitis?
Achilles tendinitis is an inflammation (swelling) of the tendon, which usually occurs as a result of overuse injury. Basketball players are the most susceptible to Achilles tendinitis because of the frequent jumping. Any activity requiring a constant pushing off the foot, such as running or dancing, may result in swelling of the tendon.
Symptoms and treatment for
Achilles tendinitis
People with Achilles tendinitis may experience pain during and after exercising. Running and jumping activities become painful and difficult. Symptoms include stiffness and pain in the back of the ankle when pushing off the ball of the foot. For patients with chronic tendinitis (longer than six weeks), x-rays may reveal calcification (hardening of the tissue) in the tendon. Chronic tendinitis can result in a breakdown of the tendon, or tendinosis, which weakens the tendon and may cause a rupture.
The recommended treatment for Achilles tendinitis consists of icing, gentle stretching, and modifying or limiting activity. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen or aspirin, can reduce pain and swelling. Physical therapy and the use of an orthotic (heel lift) can also be helpful. For chronic cases where tendinosis is evident and other methods of treatment have failed, surgery may be recommended to remove and repair the damaged tissue.
What is an Achilles tendon
Achilles tendon rupture is a severe and disabling injury. A rupture usually takes place a couple of inches above the joining of the tendon and the heel bone. This typically occurs when someone contracts, or tightens, the calf muscle and suddenly pushes off the foot, such as in basketball or racquet sports. The injured person experiences pain, swelling, and an inability to stand on their tiptoes.
Symptoms and treatments for
an Achilles tendon rupture
Achilles tendon ruptures usually occur in middle aged men as a result of overused or unused muscles. An injured person experiences extreme difficulty with pushing off the foot and even walking. Physical exams reveal swelling, a gap in the tendon, and an inability to stand tiptoed (plantar flexion). X-rays may be used to confirm a diagnosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or ultrasounds can also confirm an Achilles tendon tear; however, they are not always necessary.
Surgery is usually recommended for treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures in active, healthy patients. For people with low levels of activity, casting can be used. Resumption of full athletic activity usually takes four to six months, or longer, after injury in the surgically treated patient. Surgically repaired tendons heal stronger with less chance of rerupture.
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Found this great venn diagram from diesel sweeties:
It also made me think of the differences between the two countries…
They always sound happy when they speak
Super athletic
Two languages: Nynorsk & Bokmål (why oh why…)
North Pole
Land of the semlor, kanelbulle
The Swedish Bikini Team
Station wagon baby-mobiles
Stinky fish
Should have never given Norway independence
Maybe we need to make a new one??
Sweden's saunas are weak sause vs Finland.
Maybe we need to make a three way venn diagram.
Wow, that came out all wrong…
It's okay, when it's in a three-way. With a Swede in the middle there's some leeway!
I thought Santa was Swedish…
Santa is Finnish.
Andrew is wrong.
Santa is created by CocaCola and is therefore an american creation.
Jultomten is nordic and isn't specified to a perticular country, as it is a vital part of the folklore in every nordic country.,
Magnus, not true.
Santa is Dutch coming from 'Sinterklaas.' That's the modern day Santa; before even Coca-Cola was around.
Santa is Finnish! Check out Rovaniemi online. He lives there! Santa's real ;-)
And yes, the Finns know their saunas down to a T!
The original meaning of "tomte" in Swedish is not a huge man with red clothes and a white beard, though. Check it out on Wikipedia… ;-)
Instead of a three way it would be cool to do a diagram with all of Scandinavia- 5 way! Would be a lot more intricate…and confusing! Almost reminds me of the SATW comics, just by characterizing each country.
This website is just way too fun. Never was interested in Scan, but after reading all of posts/whines and defensive comments… sigh, how can anyone resist?
An example on a scandinavian "tomte" – http://www.kolumbus.fi/seanhype/luckan/tomten/1_tomten.html
Illustrated poem by Viktor Rydberg (read from page 1-14)
I would just like to make something clear, Scandinavia is three countries, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. When talking about five countries ( Finland and Iceland included) we talk say the Nordic countries.
And the tradition that someone comes knocking on the door to distribute gifts didn't begin with tomten, at least not in Sweden and i suspect the other countries. Before tomten the Yule Goat did the job, just saying.
What is a station wagon baby-mobile? *confused*
@Annica – A Volvo! In the US in the 1980s, the Volvo station wagons were nicknamed baby-mobiles. No sane, single person owned a Volvo during that time. :D
@Troll – I would hope by now most people would understand the difference between Scandinavia and Nordic region but I know it's tricky to understand. I wrote a long time back – http://lostinstockholm.com/2010/03/09/the-confusion-between-scandinavia-and-nordic/
sweden does have to languages …..
riks-svenska and Skånska
finland isnt that a country in russia? and you can keep ur saunas its not that much of a big deal AT ALL in sweden. dont dont even know anyone here that has one to be honest.
Collie Buddz
Norway Super athletic? They have one better skier, otherwise they lost everthing against us.
And i can´t understand why you still live in Swenden, becuse you really seams to hate it here.
Found this blogg like an hour ago, love it :)
The diagram though (i know you dident make it) is pretty messed up. First (and to me the biggest) Black Metal started in England with the band Venom (though they dident sound much like the scandinavian style). The Black Metal scene in norway was actually more influensed by the swedish Death Metal scene. I can really dont say that i heard a singel Norwegian Death Metal band, but both Sweden, Norway and Finnland has a rich Black Metal scene.
Norway had the Nobel Peace Price, wich has almost nothing to do with the real Nobel prices (that wasent even mentioned).
As stated by many, Saunas are Finnish. They are som extremly Finnish that they should be on their flag. And yes, they are awsome!
Dont even get me started on the Thor bit :)
Santa does not exist in the north. We have Jultomten and he is Odin in a red robe that got drunk and stole Thors chariot and goats to raise hell in midgård. This is why i love the old religions, did Jesus ever do something half that cool? :D
Also, i have to ask: Super athletic? Did i miss something?
Once again, love the blogg, im no hater :)
@Eronyme – I think we need to make a new Venn diagram that's more awesome and accurate. :)
I think the Norwegian super athletic stems from the fact they do outdoor sports all the time. Regardless of the weather, they're out there skiing, running, camping, hiking, whatever. I'd say it's half true at least.
Is Sweden better than Canada????
For Brits???
Sweden better than Canada? I'm from Canada and I'd say Sweden rocks!
I agree with Andrew. Not only are Swedish saunas weak, but saunas, vodka, fighter jets, hates Sweden, and Santa Clause belong in the Finland circle Get it right, man.


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> 2. Increment all the other backups +1
> (.6 -> .7, .5 -> .6, .4 -> .5, .3 -> .4, and .2 -> .3)
> 3. Create a hard link between .1 -> .2
> 4. Run rsync from the source into .1[/color]
This is esentially what LBackup is doing.
The LBackup project also supports various monitoring options. The
reporting features are a good reason to look at the LBackup project. As
there is no point in automating a backup, if you are not able to ensure it
is working correctly.
That said, you can certainly setup a notification system for a backup
script of your own creation.
Configuration of a basic backup is less than 10 minutes and there are some
screen casts online to help you get started.
Help with the LBackup project is warmly welcomed. Currently, anyone is
able create an account and improve the documentation.
Please keep in mind that the project is still in it's infancy.
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> This is rather similar to what I'm currently doing via a (shell)
>script which uses rsync. I have several servers that get backed up
>every night, using a combination of hard links and multi-day retention.
>Basically, let's say I want to keep a 7 day backup on a server, the
>nightly process runs as follows:
> 1. delete the oldest backup (.7)
> 2. Increment all the other backups +1
> (.6 -> .7, .5 -> .6, .4 -> .5, .3 -> .4, and .2 -> .3)
> 3. Create a hard link between .1 -> .2
> 4. Run rsync from the source into .1
> So if a file disappears from the source, it still exists in backup
>for another 6 days after that night's backup. After that, it gets
> This process allows me to backup 15 different servers to one single
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Now that we have created this black and white Sepia toned effect, one of the things that I noticed is that the background is much too bright. So let's explore how we can darken the background and we'll do that by creating two different adjustment layers. First what we're going to do is click on to the details layer. We want to create these adjustment layers above the details layer so that these other layers which are already here will affect them, and so that the color will be cohesive and consistent. So the first step will be to click on the Black & White adjustment layer icon.
Now while we've already applied one of these adjustments we're now going to apply another, but this time we're going to decrease those reds and those yellows and maybe even some of the blues. Now I'm aware that this doesn't look very good, the subject looks kind of strange, but I like the way that this affects the background. So if we click to the Mask panel we can then press the Invert button which will change our mask to black, and then we can paint in those adjustments exactly where we want them. Another way to invert a mask is to press Command+I on a Mac or Ctrl+I on Windows.
The next step is to select the Brush tool, press the B key to do that. Then we want to decrease our Opacity here, so I'll go ahead and decrease the Opacity and turn on the pressure sensitivity if we're using a tablet. Then I'm going to increase my brush size by pressing the right or left bracket key. Right bracket key the brush goes up, left it goes down. Or on a Mac press Ctrl+Option, on Windows press Ctrl+Alt and click and drag to the left or to the right to increase or decrease your brush size.
Next we're going to go ahead and just start to paint in and we want to paint in with white so we want to choose white as our foreground color. Increase my Opacity a little bit more, looks like we can use pretty high Opacity here as we start to paint over these different areas of our picture, and just look to try to bring down the brightness there in the background and just paint back and forth over the areas where you think this will help out most. And by doing this, again, it just allows us to bring more focus to the subject, because the eye goes to these areas of brightness, it also goes to areas of focus.
We want this to be about the subject, not about the background. So here we're just looking to try to darken that up a bit. If we click on the eye icon you can see here is our before and then now here is our after. Whenever you're painting something in even if you aren't using a stylus, you'll want to increase the Feather. So whether you're using a stylus or mouse, just increase the Feather because it will soften those edges. Well now that we've done that let's take this even further. But this time let's use a Curves Adjustment and then mask in the Curves Adjustment into exactly where we want it.
So here we'll click on the icon for curves, and in the RGB composite view, we're going to darken our whites by clicking on the white point and dragging that down. We can also click and drag down the curve a little bit to darken up some other areas. If you're worried about the darker tones down here, well you can click and drag those up to kind of save some of those as well. Next, let's do the same thing as before, invert the mask. Do you remember the shortcut? It's Command+I on a Mac or Ctrl+I on Windows.
And then here once again we'll use our brush, we want to paint with white. This time I'm going to increase my Opacity. I'm actually going to remove the pressure sensitivity because I want to apply this pretty significantly. I want to apply it all over these different areas of the photograph so I have a really high opacity value here. This allows me to take down those really bright whites. As you're doing this, if you're concerned that you might be going too far, well just keep in mind we can always work with the layer to decrease the Opacity of that layer, or we can feather the edges, or we can do a lot here to customize exactly how we want this.
Well now that we've done that and we've started to kind of bring down the brightness of some of these areas here in the background, we click on the eye icon for that before and after. We can modify how dark we want that to go or how bright, and we can also control the Feather. Increase the Feather to smooth out those brushstrokes, this will make more even transition with the way that we've darkened that. And here you can see that overall before and after. We're getting it to a better place.
Now we don't want to go too dark with the background because we're going to be increasing contrast with one of the steps that we'll be taking next, and that's a step where we're going to be adding some film grain. So we still want a pretty bright image. So again as you're making these adjustments if you've gone too far with any of these, we'll click in through the layer and then decrease the Opacity. Again, just so that you have an image where the background is darker but not too dark.
In this course, photographer, teacher, and author Chris Orwig explores a variety of Adobe Photoshop postproduction techniques that enhance the authenticity and mood of an environmental portrait. Working with a photograph of world-champion surfer Kelly Slater, Chris steps through each technique, from black-and-white conversion and toning to retouching and more, explaining his creative process along the way.
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March 1, 2012 Saint Peter's Healthcare System Community Calendar Featured Article.
At Saint Peter's University
Hospital, the latest technology is
helping to diagnose Parkinson's
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Nanik Khiamal, lead nuclear medicine technologist, views brain scans in the Radiology Department at Saint Peter's University Hospital.
According to the National Parkinson
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of Parkinson's disease are diagnosed
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Symptoms flare up because the brain is
not getting enough of the dopamine it
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the brain to control movement and other
muscle functions.
In order to protect the thyroid from
unnecessary radiation, an oral liquid
medication is given to the patient. The
radiopharmaceutical used for the scan is
iodine-based and could be absorbed by
the thyroid. The medication blocks the
absorption of the radiopharmaceutical
in the thyroid but does not block the
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pharmaceutical is injected through an
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distributed through the patient's body and
absorbed by the area of interest in the
brain. This process takes a minimum of
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When the patient is ready for the imaging
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Parkinson's disease, could have taken up
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative brain disorder that progresses
slowly in most people. It is one of several
Parkinsonian syndromes. Patients can
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more. While Parkinson's disease itself is
not fatal, complications from the disease
can be. While there is no cure, treatment
is available to help control symptoms.
Brain cells, called neurons, produce a
chemical called dopamine in a specific
part of the brain called the substantia
nigra. Dopamine helps humans to have
smooth coordinated muscle movements.
When approximately 60 to 80% of the
dopamine-producing cells are damaged,
and do not produce enough dopamine,
the symptoms of Parkinson's disease
appear, specifically body tremors.
Source: National Parkinson Foundation
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It seems only fitting that the "Fab Four" would be immortalized in their own card sets. When the Beatles stormed the shores of America, an uncontrollable appetite for Beatles-related products resulted, and Topps could barely keep up with the demand for new, exciting, and now classic Beatles trading cards. This collection includes the following six complete sets of Beatles bubble-gum cards, all issued by Topps in 1964: 1) B&W Series #1 complete set (60): 95% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 5% Ex. 2) B&W Series #2 complete set (55): 95% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 5% Ex-Mt. 3) B&W Series #3 complete set (50): 55% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 45% Ex. 4) Beatles Movie A Hard Day's Night complete set (55): 85% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 15% lesser. 5) "Beatles Diary" complete set (60): 88% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 12% Ex. 6) Beatles Color Photos complete set (64): 98% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 2% lesser. Each set has a pack-fresh appearance throughout. These are the personal sets assembled over a twenty-year span by a longtime advanced collector, with an emphasis on condition and overall eye-appeal. Total 344 cards representing six complete sets. Reserve $300. Estimate $500/$1,000. SOLD FOR $1,645.00
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In 2009, MILSIG released a marker that exceeded the expectations of MILSIM Paintball fans everywhere. Realistic looking, solidly built, durable, and extremely accurate; this legendary marker was known as the Paradigm. MILSIG raises the bar even higher with the release of the 2012 Paradigm PRO. This completely new version of the Paradigm is lighter, more efficient, more accurate, and even more realistic than the original; a tour de force showcase of MILSIG's innovative designs and exceptional craftsmanship.
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UK MOBILE RETAILER Phones4u has promptly started taking pre-orders for the HTC One Mini 2, ahead of the handset's 13 June release date.
The HTC One Mini 2 was unveiled yesterday, and Phones4u has been quick to start selling the downsized HTC One M8 alternative.
The retailer is offering the HTC One Mini 2 for £359.95 SIM-free, but while it shows the option for pay as you go on its website, it has not yet made pricing available.
It is available to order on pay monthly tariffs, however. Phones4u is offering the HTC One Mini on contracts with EE, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone, the cheapest of which is a 24-month Vodafone tariff costing £25 a month. This comes with 300 minutes, unlimited texts, 250MB of data per month and - bizarrely - a free one-year membership with restaurant discounts club Gourmet Society.
Phones4u is promising to send out orders on 13 June, despite HTC's promise that the phone would be available towards the end of May or in early June.
The HTC One Mini 2 is a pint-sized version of the HTC One M8, although with a 4.5in HD screen and larger dimensions than the original HTC One, it is not actually very miniature.
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GALWAY'S Catastrophe Theatre Company bring their acclaimed production of Love & Fury, The Passion of Jonathan Swift with David Heap to Macroom's Briery Gap at the end of November.
Heap who trained at the Bristol Old Vic came to Ireland to play Lancey in Field Day's world premiere of Brian Friel's Translations.
Here he tells The Jig about the play, directed by Paul Hayes.
WCT. Tell us about the show.
DH. Jonathan Swift is only known by most people now for Gulliver's Travels and usually children's editions of that masterpiece.
But he was perhaps the foremost satirical writer of his age and his works had a powerful political impact.
One of his campaigns against an unpopular government measure led to him being cheered through the streets of Dublin by a grateful populace.
The play takes place in a room in his house next to St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin where he was the Dean.
He is mourning the death of his closest female friend and to distract himself he reminisces and quotes poems, thoughts and passages from many of his finest writings, including Gulliver's Travels and The Modest Proposal.
All the words I speak were written by him; what I've tried to do is give an impression of his wit, wisdom, passion and anger at the injustices of the world around him.
I hope it is both funny and sad and that people will enjoy the brilliance of his creations.
WCT. Where did the idea for the show come from?
DH. The idea for the show came from Gavin Kostick, the playwright, who had discovered a couple of Swift's writings which have an uncanny relevance to today.
A uncomplimentary poem about bankers and an essay called The Swearers' Bank.
I was walking through Chinatown in Manhattan last year when he called me with the idea.
Half an hour later I had joined the New York Public Library and was researching in the Reading Room.
WCT. You played Donal Maher in Fair City, do you still get recognised?
DH. I was in Fair City for 10 years altogether and enjoyed it enormously.
I was always amazed by the number of people who recognised me, and not just in Ireland, but England and New York.
It's been six years since Donal went off to London with his girlfriend's sister, but people still say hello and ask if I'll be back.
I tell them to write to the producers demanding my return.
Sometimes people just think they know me from somewhere. The best bit was getting lots of smiles from gorgeous women, very good for an old guy's ego.
WCT. Why should we go and see the show?
DH. I hope people will come to see Love & Fury because it's a chance to hear some of the best bits of Gulliver's Travels and discover something of the life and the brilliant creative range of one of the greatest writers in English of all time, and a Dub by birth.
Love & Fury, The Passion of Jonathan Swift is at the Briery Gap, Macroon on Tuesday, November 22nd at 8pm.
Tickets from the Briery Gap box office are priced at €15 and €12 for concessions.


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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Same-sex marriage opponents prayed, while supporters rallied near the courthouse where a panel of federal judges began to hear oral arguments on several cases Wednesday afternoon.
A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing cases from Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee relating to recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states and allowing same-sex marriages. The hearings begin at 1 p.m.
Arguments in the Michigan case concluded by 2 p.m. People who left the court after that segment said the judges asked few questions of the attorneys and what was said in court was so legal that they could not gauge if the judges were leaning in any direction.
Arguments then began on the Ohio cases before the court.
About a dozen opponents of same-sex marriage huddled together around 12:30 p.m. outside the Potter Stewart United States Courthouse saying the rosary and reciting other prayers.
Meanwhile hundreds of supporters of same-sex marriage milled outside the courthouse. Many planned to sit in auxiliary courtrooms to hear the proceedings.
They carried signs, flags and spoke about the need for equality. Police cordoned the area and were out in force around the courthouse and nearby Fountain Square.
A rally by same-sex marriage supporters began once the hearings got underway. About 400 people attended. Speakers were to include David Pepper, the Democratic nominee for state attorney general.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has fought the same-sex marriage plaintiffs in the Ohio case, citing the state's ban under a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2004.
Hundreds of same-sex marriage supporters rallied for several hours Tuesday night as speakers, including plaintiffs in the cases before the court, implored them to fight for equality.
Jim Obergefell married John Arthur in Maryland shortly before Arthur, who suffered from ALS, died last fall. Obergefell is fighting to keep his name on Arthur's death certificate.
"The death certificate showed he was married and I was the surviving spouse," said Obergefell, of Cincinnati. "It means we exist. The state wants to erase those facts. It is not right, not fair and downright disrespectful."
Faith-based groups have been less vocal, but promoted "Four Days of Prayer for Marriage" that began Sunday.
Archbishop Dennis Schnurr had sent an e-mailed statement to hundreds of thousands of Catholics in the 19-county Archdiocese of Cincinnati asking them to pray.
"Traditional marriage, the union of one man and one woman for life, is the cradle of the family, which is the basic building block of society," said Schnurr, who suggested an "appropriate prayer" would be the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Prayer in Defense of Marriage.
Citizens for Community Values in Cincinnati warned that "God's design for marriage is under attack!" and urged people to gather outside the courthouse to pray on Wednesday.
It listed seven "Prayer Points" including "PRAY for discernment and sound reasoning for the three judges (Martha Craig Daughtrey, Jeffrey S. Sutton, and Deborah L. Cook) hearing these cases that they might understand the importance and meaning of marriage and be able to see through the arguments for and the implications of redefining marriage."


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Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Ooo, Oooo, Pick Me!
I know the answer to this one:
Why is it acceptable for state employees to be able to invest all of their mandated retirement savings - amounting to 8 percent of salary from employees and 10.15 percent from the state - into accounts similar to what Bush wants to make available on a much more restricted scale for young workers across the nation?
By the way, several hundred state employees - including lawmakers, top elected officials and some of their staff - have since the late 1990s enjoyed the privilege of choosing between a traditional pension and privately directed accounts.
Of the 457 officials currently eligible for the pension choice, 221 have opted for self-directed accounts.
Perhaps critics of Bush's plan will stop their carping long enough to tell us why state workers can be trusted to make such decisions but the rest of us can't.
The answer, of course, is that the rest of us are stoopider than state employees.
I mean, it's obvious, really.
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I enjoyed watching Dennis Miller talk about the topic last week - his summary was essentially that the government is saying "Hey, we want you to have control over 4% more of your money!" And the people are saying "No thanks!"
Truly, we have lost our minds.
It's enough to make me want to pound my head against walls.
The most irritating factor is that I can't simply opt out on my own--I can't say the hell with it, you guys do what you want, but I'm putting my money in plastics (it's the future, you know).
No, a huge chunk of my income is tied up by a system that doesn't work as advertised and that most people are terrified of leaving.
Frustrating as hell.
State workers smarter? That's unpossible.
Dang, Z. I am sitting in the library (after having completed our morning of school in a lovely glass-enclosed room due to our carpets being "Chem cleaned" which isn't supposed to leave them wet, but somehow does, so we had to leave in order to allow the carpet [which I loathe anyway] to dry without crushing the pile[?is that the correct spelling]) and I got a distinct throat clearing and a very specific look to keep my voice down because I laughed loudly. It was your "stoopider" that caused me such fits of giggling and also the recipient of librarian wrath!
Darned, evil librarians.
I would personally make faces at her.
I'm just sayin'…


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The decision to enforce the strike came from a meeting held at local Road Transport Workers Union office on Tuesday.
Selim Ahmed Falik, president of the union, said they decided to enforce the strike from today demanding ar-rest of the attackers.
Earlier, a brick chip was hurled at a bus from a procession of CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers in Kadamtali area of Dakkhin Surma upazila, triggering a clash between auto-rickshaw and bus workers, where both the groups, equipped with sticks and bricks, swooped on each other, leaving 50 people, including pedestrians, in-jured.
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