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By Brad Locke/NEMS Daily Journal
STARKVILLE – Wendell Lewis is the kind of guy who likes to kick back and listen to some Mary J. Blige or Keith Sweat. He describes himself as "laid back," a man who doesn't let things get under his skin.
On Wednesday, the Mississippi State senior forward was sporting a Beastie Boys T-shirt. It's not a group he listens to – he just liked the shirt. Perhaps he should give them a listen, because when it comes to his play next season, Lewis is going to need to be less Blige, more Beastie.
For the past three seasons, Lewis has contentedly played the role of defender and rebounder, and his offensive game has been a passive one. He'd rather pass than shoot, but with all the roster turnover, new coach Rick Ray wants him to be more offensively aggressive.
"From last year, I felt like we had a lot of scorers, so I felt like my job was play D, rebound and get scorers open. Set picks, roll to the basket," Lewis said. "I felt like it wasn't my job to score because we had plenty of scorers around."
The 6-foot-9, 260-pound Lewis, who will play the five spot for MSU, averaged 3.8 points and 4.0 rebounds last season. He took only 88 shots in 33 games, making 62.5 percent of them.
Getting offensive
This summer has so far been focused solely on offense for Lewis. Ray has him working on jump shots and on developing a softer touch around the basket. Lewis is also working on a hook shot – he has to make 25 with each hand during drills, and from different spots in the post.
"He told me he was going to set me up when I'm able to make moves to the basket one-on-one," Lewis said. "I told him, if I see a man open, I'm going to pass it because I'm not a selfish player. He was like, sometimes we have to be selfish. I understand that."
Lewis said his selfless manner goes back to high school, when coaches and teammates would often ask him why he passed the ball instead of trying to score. If Lewis failed to spot an open teammate, he would apologize to them even if he scored on the play.
"I know (basketball's) about scoring, but I don't know what it is," he said. "I've always had the mindset of when I get the ball, I always look at the court, look at what's going on, always look for the open man."
That can be a strength, for sure, but Lewis has an opportunity to show what he's capable of as a scorer, and the Bulldogs need him to do that. They've lost their top four scorers from last season, including post players Arnett Moultrie and Renardo Sidney. Junior guard Jalen Steele is the top returnee at 8.7 points per game.
Steele recently told Lewis, "Now it's your time to come out here and show people that you can play."
Lewis is coming to understand that, and he feels like he's more able to take on a bigger role.
"I was just out there, lost," he said of last season. "But now, being the (focal) point of the team, it's different. I feel like it's my time to shine, have a breakout year."
Lewis, by the way, said he has listened to the Beastie Boys before, but perhaps he should buy some of the hip-hop group's songs. They might help him crank up the intensity.
"Now, I really can't be laid back," Lewis said. "It's hard all the time now, moving, boom-boom."


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Transcranial ADV for Aberration Correction
Transcranial ADV for Aberration Correction
Ultrasonic Aberration Correction using Acoustic Droplet Vaporization and Time-Reversal Acoustics
Kevin J. Haworth, J. Brian Fowlkes, Paul L. Carson, Oliver D. Kripfgans
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0553 USA
Ultrasonic imaging and therapy both suffer from aberrations, typically due to the varying speed of sound in different tissues. The aim of this research is to correct for the aberrations. In particular, this research focuses on correcting for aberrations due to the skull. The skull is a strong aberrator due to its varying thickness and high speed of sound. For this reason, ultrasound can only be used in very limited cases for imaging the brain. Figure 1 schematically demonstrates how signals that are originally lined up do not sum in phase after passing through the skull.
Figure 1: Schematic drawing showing that the receive echo (the sum of all the transmitted pulses after being summed) no longer looks like the transmit pulses due to the misalignment of phases after passing through the skull.
Several different approaches have been discussed in the literature for correcting aberrations. One approach of particular interest is time-reversal acoustics. This approach entails recording the ultrasonic echo of a point-reflector (Figure 2) and then retransmitting the recorded echos in a time-reversed fashion as demonstrated (Figure 3).
Figure 2.Figure 3.
In order to create point-reflectors we use a technique called Acoustic Droplet Vaporization (ADV). ADV uses an acoustic pulse to convert superheated liquid droplets into gas bubbles. These droplets can be formulated such that the resulting bubbles are tens of microns in diameter and provide suitable point-reflectors at typical diagnostic frequencies.
Figure 2: By transmitting onto a point-scatter and recording the resulting waveforms, the aberration due to the skull is easily visualized.
Figure 3: By retransmitting the waveforms in a time-reversed fashion, the waveforms will all arrive at the point-scatterer at the same time and sum together constructively.
The first portion of this work demonstrates that it is possible to create ADV bubbles through the skull. This was demonstrated using using the setup seen in Figure 4. The production of stable gas bubbles was observed with ultrasonic imaging and is seen in Figure 5.
Figure 4: Photograph of transcranial vaporization setup Figure 5: B-mode images before (left), during (middle), and
after (right) the vaporization pulse.
Then using a setup similar to figures 2 and 3, the echos from a single gas bubble held in ultrasound gel were recorded through the skull. The echoes were time reversed and retransmitted. The echos from the time-reversal focused signals were seen to realign (figure 6).
Figure 6: (Top) aberrated waveforms (analogous to figure 1) after reflecting off of a point-scatterer and then traveling through the skull. (Bottom) when the aberrated waveforms are time-reversed and retransmitted, they realign.
To quantify the 'goodness' of the refocusing, a focusing quality factor F was defined.
Several different bubbles sizes ranging from 37 to 1000 microns were investigated. The mean ratio of the focusing factor with corrected rf-lines to aberrated rf-lines was 1.9. This was obtained going through one portion of a single skull. A single data point at another portion of the skull had a ratio of 10. It is anticipated that this ratio will change substantially depending on the ultrasonic array parameters (element-size, pitch, etc.) and portion of the skull used.
The initial phases of this research indicate that ADV bubbles can act as suitable point targets in vitro. Current work focuses on developing the appropriate equipment to translate the above results to more in vivo like conditions. This includes improving the receive focusing for diagnostic imaging and the transmit focusing for both imaging and therapeutic purposes. More extensive work on multiple skulls will also be performed.
Haworth KJ, Fowlkes JB, Carson PL, Kripfgans OD. Towards aberration correction of transcranial ultrasound using acoustic droplet vaporization. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2008 Mar;34(3):435-45.
Acknowledgement: This work is supported in part by NIH Grants 5R01EB000281 and 1R21CA116043.

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Sizing up the must-see openers:
Orchard Lake St. Mary's at East Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Thursday -- The rematch from last year's five-overtime Division 3 state championship game when East claimed a 46-39 victory in five overtimes.
Lowell at Davison, 7 p.m. Thursday: Lowell edged Davison 7-0 in last year's opener, and both teams went deep into the Division 2 playoffs.
Rockford vs. Lake Orion at Eastern Michigan, 5 p.m. Friday: Rockford has been to the Division 1 state finals three of the past four years, while Lake Orion has advanced to at least the third round the past three seasons.
South Christian at Grand Rapids Christian, 7 p.m. Thursday: A season opener since 1999, South owns a 5-4 edge in wins. But Grand Rapids Christian has won the past two.
Catholic Central at West Catholic, 7 p.m. Thursday: These neighboring rivals have played each other since West began its program in 1963.
Click below to listen to Jane's predictions:
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C++11 Tidbits: Explicit overrides and final
By Paolo Carlini on Apr 24, 2012
GCC 4.7.0 was released on March, 22, and among many other new C++11 features (http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.7/cxx0x_status.html), it is now also possible to use the identifiers (1) 'final' and 'override' in a special way. For instance (see override*.C in the C++ testsuite for many other examples):
struct B1 final { }; struct D1 : B1 { }; // "cannot derive from 'final' base"
The code is rejected, because D1 tries to derive from B1, which is decorated as 'final'. Likewise, for virtual functions:
struct B2 { virtual void f() final {} // "overriding final function" }; struct D2 : B2 { virtual void f() {} };
This is rejected too, because D2::f tries to override B2::f, which is decorated with 'final'. Also this is rejected:
struct B3 { virtual void g(int) {} }; struct D3 : B3 { virtual void g(double) override {} // "does not override" };
This shows that thanks to the 'override' identifier, another whole class of programming errors can be easily avoided. These errors occurred where, due to a wrong signature, a new virtual function was inadvertently declared instead of overriding an existing.
Note however, that all of this isn't just syntactic sugar, useful to avoid many common programming errors. A call to a virtual function marked 'final', like B2::f above, is devirtualized by the GNU C++ front-end thus leading to much more efficient code. Likewise this occurs for any virtual function declared in a class decorated with 'final' as whole, for example B1 above.
(1) Technically those are existing identifiers which acquire a special meaning in some situations in C++11.


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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23, 2012 – In a bold effort to reduce supply chain costs while challenging conventional health care practices, UPMC has successfully moved all of its electronic transactions with suppliers to an electronic data interchange (EDI) solution from Toreion Corp. of Ontario, Canada.
"Toreion's innovative platform makes it easy and cost-effective for suppliers to do business with us electronically, and it allows our vendors to avoid the high costs of using the standard health care-only exchange," said James Szilagy, chief supply chain officer at UPMC. "With Toreion, we are proving that electronic data exchange in health care should be viewed and priced as a commodity, as it is in other established industries, allowing us to focus even more of our resources on world-class patient care."
With Toreion's flexible solution, UPMC and its suppliers can exchange data through a variety of methods instead of being forced through a health care-only hub. Particularly for suppliers that primarily serve non-health care customers, this approach can avoid the duplication and additional costs of processing transactions through the kind of health care-only EDI platform that is typical in the industry.
Toreion's technology improves efficiency at UPMC by providing automated email reminders that help track supplier acknowledgments of dispatched purchase orders. Customized reports are sent daily to UPMC's buyers, including information on back-orders, price changes and out-of-stock situations, enabling supply chain staff to focus real-time on critical activities without having to use multiple websites and passwords. Additionally, Toreion's technology allows suppliers to electronically submit invoices according to customer-specific standards, eliminating paper documents and processing costs.
Based on the savings and improved functionality achieved at UPMC, privately held Toreion and Prodigo Solutions LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of UPMC, have entered into a co-development and marketing relationship to provide similar benefits to others in the health care industry.
"We are excited to count UPMC, with its global reputation for innovation and supply chain expertise, among our customers. Together, we will ensure that Toreion's technology continues to meet the rapidly changing needs of health care providers so that they can better serve their patients," said Marlin Doner, vice president of corporate development at Toreion.
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For help in finding a doctor or health service that suits your needs, call the UPMC Referral Service at 412-647-UPMC (8762) or 1-800-533-UPMC (8762). Select option 1.
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For UPMC Mercy Patients: As a Catholic hospital, UPMC Mercy abides by the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, as determined by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. As such, UPMC Mercy neither endorses nor provides medical practices and/or procedures that contradict the moral teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Kimye, #TheWorldsMostTalkedAboutCouple, is on the cover of Vogue magazine: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. It's no secret the 33-year-old reality star has been dreaming of landing on the U.S. fashion magazine for years, and it seems her hip-hop star fiance finally influenced editor Anna Wintour to give her the chance. She writes: "A long tradition of this magazine, is being able to feature those who define the culture at any given moment, who stir things up, whose presence in the world shapes the way it looks and influences the way we see it." Kim, wearing a white wedding-style dress with Kanye's arms around her in the picture by Annie Leibovitz, tweeted her excitement Friday at the "dream come true" of being on the front page of the April issue.
» See a behind-the-scenes video featuring baby North West at E! News.
SUNY Oswego graduate Al Roker faked a meltdown for the cameras during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The "Today" show's famous weatherman is seen yelling at Billy Bush during his interview with Johnny Weir: "I want you to realize who you are," Roker says, before dropping a bunch of F-bombs. TMZ says it looked staged, particularly because the crew's laughing and Roker's clearly aware of cameras and mikes around him. Maybe the meteorologist's just trying to get a little buzz, which would explain why he's been picking fights with Conan O'Brien and Bill de Blasio lately.
An insider has revealed how Paul Walker will remain in "Fast & Furious 7": Doubles and movie magic. "They have hired four actors with bodies very similar to Paul's physique and they will be used for movement and as a base," a source said. "Paul's face and voice will be used on top using CGI." Universal Pictures confirmed Walker's character Brian O'Conner would still be in the movie, but script rewrites were required after the actor's death in a fiery car crash late last year. "Fast & Furious 7" has resumed filming with Vin Diesel and the rest of the cast, aiming for an April 10th release date next year.
» Read more at the New York Daily News.
Syracuse basketball fan Jimmy Fallon performed "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with Billy Joel as a 2-man doo-wop group. It sounds crazy, but the pair managed to pull the Tokens cover off impressively with a 4-part harmony using an iPad app called Loopy. The "Pianoman" also sang "You May Be Right" on "The Tonight Show" and talked about his upcoming radio show and a live CD/DVD release.
More Buzz:
» Book claims Dick Clark tried to replace 'Soul Train' with own all-black show (DM)
» Listen: New Leon Russell track 'Big Lips' from upcoming solo album (Esquire)
» Disney fans: 'Frozen,' 'Tangled' & 'The Little Mermaid' are in same universe (BF)
» Man videobombs LA reporter with 'truffle shuffle' outside movie premiere (NYDN)
» Kate Upton replaces Katie Holmes as face of Bobbi Brown cosmetics (Daily Mail)
» Avicii goes country: 'Hey Brother' with 'less thump' crosses over on radio (BB)
» Photo: Johnny Weir's estranged husband says Olympic skater bit his arm (TMZ)
» Lady Gaga on vomit controversy: It 'was art in its purest form' (NY Daily News)
» Spokesman denies L'Wren Scott was riddled with debt in wake of suicide (DMail)
PM Buzz is a weekday afternoon feature on syracuse.com where we'll post the latest in viral videos, trending topics, celebrity gossip and entertainment news.


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Over the past few weeks, I've officially decided I have the most difficult job there is.
My job requires me to be proactive. At anytime and at all hours of the day, I have to be able to step in and perform my duties.
My job also offers the greatest rewards, yet equally, has the potential for the worst headaches.
It is also a job where I am constantly analyzing the decisions I've made and determining if another choice would have proven better. It leaves me searching for answers and advice from others who have found themselves in my position, while performing the duties in the same line of work.
Worst of all, there is no monetary form of payment for this 24/7 job that sees no end in sight.
Of course, this job I speak of has nothing to do with journalism. I can handle the occasional moments of writer's block and frustrations from contacts who don't return phone calls. No, it's my other job and one shared by many – parenting!
Since the birth of my kids, ages 12 and 9 today, I've been told by nearly every person who has worked this job before me, of the tribulations parenting brings. Most often, it's the wait until they're teenagers speech. I never discounted anything anybody has said, but realized that situations my ex-wife and I have faced as parents haven't been anything to laugh at either.
My son alone has had his share of not-so-great moments, especially in school, but since some of his former (and current) teachers are probably reading this, I'll leave those in the past.
Lately though, with every level of frustration I've encountered with the kids, it's one that has bothered me the most and perhaps with Halloween next week, it's only appropriate. It's on the subject of mystery.
Forget Sherlock Holmes. Forget the big bang theory. Forget any of the greatest mysteries, fact or fiction. When you have children and more than one, the whodunit game is afoot in your very own household.
Recently, a great mystery took place that took days of interrogation, threats and tactical procedures to have the guilty party come forth.
This great mystery wasn't about any murder or great jewel heist. Instead, it was determining which of two children moved an SD memory card from a video camera and placed it inside a hand-held video game, which uses the same form of media.
Pretty serious stuff, I know. However, it wasn't the nature of the crime but the motive behind it and failure of admission by the guilty party.
My tactics went as far as punishing the children in various ways to get them to admit the truth and even walking right up to the doors of the local police station, where the children were led to believe a polygraph test (that shocks you) was going to settle the matter.
To my disappointment, neither of them bit. They maintained their innocence, blaming each other and even uninvolved third parties.
A couple days later, mentally drained from the mystery, I pled with them to admit it and put an end to it.
The suspect I initially suspected confessed to the crime, although the explanation of why he did it made as little sense as the cover-up and still made me wonder if he was really the guilty one or if they were in on it together.
That was it however, the mystery was solved but the frustrations of it were comically maddening and exasperating.
I figured there would be a next time when having more than one child would prove troublesome in this type of situation, as both can lay blame on each other.
And without a doubt, as I write this at deadline, a new mystery has come about - the case of the destroyed headphones. The main suspect – the son. Who did it, where, how and why? Let the interrogation begin - again!
SPEAKING OF MYSTERY Agatha Christie is no stranger to the world of mystery. Perhaps her investigating techniques would prove better than my amateur attempts to solve my cases. I digress though.
The Brush High School Drama Department will be presenting Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" at 7:30 p.m. Nov.2 and 3 in the Performing Arts Center at Brush High School, 4875 Glenlyn Road, South Euclid.
Tickets are $5 at the door. There are no advance ticket sales.
GREEN CLEANING The Friends of Euclid Creek will inform participants about simple, affordable and safe cleaning products made easily at home with everyday household ingredients during the Green Cleaning Workshop from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at the South Euclid Community Center, 1370 Victory Drive.
Other topics will be discussed, including how to avoid toxins in yard care and insect control.
A $10 fee is required to cover the cost of the supplies, and registration is required by calling 216-524-6580, ext. 16.
KIWANIS RAFFLE The Lander Circle and Richmond Heights Kiwanis lodges will hold a Reverse Raffle Charity Event Oct. 27 at the Richmond Heights Kiwanis Lodge, 27285 Highland Road.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for ticket sales. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and the main event is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.
A $50 donation includes one main board number (the main board prize is $2,500), appetizers, dinner, dessert and one free drink at the cash bar.
There will also be dancing, sideboards and Chinese and silent auctions. Proceeds will help support sponsored activities throughout the year at the Kiwanis lodges.
Contact 440-554-0534.
COATS FOR KIDS It's that time of the year where it is foolish to leave the house without a coat or even sillier to send children out without one.
Unfortunately, the reality of it is that many less fortunate kids in some communities are without coats, gloves, boots and hats.
You can help by donating coats and other winter gear in the 10-16 children's size at Tasty Pizza, 5101 Mayfield Road, in Lyndhurst.
The collection days will be Oct. 27 and Nov. 3 anytime during the day.
A small monetary donation in the form of a check would also be accepted.
The third-annual Coats for Kids program is sponsored by Tasty Pizza and the Fountain of Grace Ministries.
Messen' Around highlights events in the seven communities featured in the Sun Messenger. If you know of any fundraisers or events happening in those communities, send your tips in advance to firstname.lastname@example.com. We can't promote every event, but we sure can't promote the ones about which we know nothing.


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Believable Beats
A Drummer's Guide To Studio Recording
When people talk about sampling in the context of music production, they can mean different things. In general, sampling refers to taking a portion of one sound recording (the sample) and using it as an element in a new recording. The process we're concerned with here is recording an instrument at various pitches and volumes in order to reuse it at a later date. Let's get started.
Why Sample?
There are a variety of reasons why you might want to invest the time into sampling your kit. One reason might be for the sake of the instrument itself. In our example, Dan Dills is sampling a 1964 Slingerland kit that originally belonged to his father, Tony. Not only is this a collectable vintage set, it's a family heirloom, so Dan wants to protect it from the wear and tear of the road.
Some drummers add samples to their live show, either as part of a dedicated electronic kit, in the form of a trigger, or replayed via computer. Having your drums sampled can also be useful in the studio. Samples can be used to replace bad hits or to augment the studio kit you used. If you write or produce demo songs, you can program your playing in your software's drum editor, and then have it use your kit for playback. This allows you to make demos without waking the neighbors. Instead of generic drums, your demos will be more believable since they use your personal kit. Another purpose is to generate income: Some people like to sell, trade, or rent samples among their fellow musicians. Finally, you might simply just be adventurous and want to see what this process is all about.
Traditional Sampler Format
A sampler is an electronic device that can play back recordings (or "samples") of different sounds. In traditional hardware-based samplers, the samples are usually stored in RAM. Since RAM was very expensive when samplers were developed, only portions of an instrument were sampled (say, one key per octave on a piano), and the files were compressed during storage. When the sample is triggered (meaning to invoke playback), the sampler outputs the audio. Consideration is given to variables such as modulation, volume, sustain, and so on. For example, if you command for a piano note to be held for ten seconds, the sampler will decompress the source sample, then loop it over and over to give the impression that the note lasts long enough. If the note requested is not one of the originally sampled notes, the sampler will perform a pitch-shifting process in order to return the proper note. In theory, the pitch-shifting algorithms are transparent. However, many accomplished musicians and audio engineers disagree, suggesting the results sound artificial.
Producers and engineers familiar with this technology tend to classify samplers as either phrase or studio samplers. Phrase samplers are more suitable to drum production. Each key (or velocity pad) is mapped to one drum sample. This allows users to play and program rhythms by hitting the pads of the sampler. The Akai MPC series is one of the most popular types of phrase sampler, being used extensively in rap, electronic, and live production (Fig. 1).
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Studio samplers often use piano keyboards to trigger samples – even for drums. The samples are mapped across the notes of the keyboard (a process known as "keymapping"). For example, if we were playing back a sample of a xylophone, each note would be triggered by its corresponding note on the piano keyboard. Obviously, this approach works well with note-based samples.
Both phrase and studio samplers can recognize how hard the user plays a key or strikes a pad. The harder a person plays (known as the velocity of the note), the louder the sample. In simplistic setups, the sampler simply raises the volume, but more advanced units will recall a separately recorded, louder sample. This is crucial for creating believable sounds, especially for drums.
Hardware-based samplers are stable (especially when compared to their computer-based counterparts), have a streamlined user interface, and are portable. They've also been around long enough that most manufacturers have had time to work out kinks and bugs with their systems. Popular brands of hardware samplers are made by Akai, Roland, E-MU, Korg. Yamaha.
Computer Samples And Disc Streaming
With lower prices and increased processing power, it was only a matter of time before computers became legitimate competition for hardware samplers. Today, scores of software applications have the ability to sample, play back samples, or sequence samples (the process of mapping out which sample plays, when it plays, and what it sounds like). Popular software sequencers include Propellerhead's Reason, Cakewalk Sonar, MOTU Digital Performer, Steinberg Cubase, Apple Logic, and Image-Line Software's FL Studio.
Of particular note is "hypersampling," a term Propellerhead coined to refer to the process by which each drum is recorded at multiple velocity levels, from multiple angles, using different sets of microphones. While other sequencers can play only one sample, or stack multiple samples on one key, the Reason approach is closer to the real world. For example, when the command for a snare drum hit is received by Reason's NN-XT Advanced Sampler, not only will the primary (or close mike) sample play, but the sample collected from each mike during the recording session can play back. This is similar to being in a real recording studio with a real drummer. By routing the NN-XT tracks to different mixer channels, you can blend the sound of the samples as if you were actually using all of those microphones.
In recent years, a completely new approach to sample playback has emerged. Instead of using short samples, and then reconstructing them at playback, each note of an instrument is recorded at full length and stored in high resolution. Known as disc streaming, this process plays actual recordings instead of reconstructed, pitch-shifted, or looped fragments of audio. First made popular by Tascam's GigaStudio application, the advantages of disc streaming include a level of authenticity never before achieved by a sampler. Instruments that were difficult to sample (such as strings and cymbals) are now fully realistic (Fig. 2).
Fig. 2. Tascam GigaStudio
Consider the low bass notes of a concert grand piano. Some notes take up to 30 seconds to decay. No loop could begin to reconstruct that type of situation. Of course, this fidelity comes at a price. Disc streaming systems require large amounts of hard drive space. For example, a piano on a hardware sampler might require 300KB of RAM space, while the same piano would take over 2GB of space. It also takes a state-of-the-art system to play complex instruments without glitches. In addition to GigaStudio, Steiberg's HALion and MOTU's MachFive are two popular applications that support streaming.
Why the science lesson? It's important to know what type of sampler will be used to playback your drums. Additionally, it's important to know where the industry is going in terms of technology and practice. In our example, Dan wants to sample his vintage kit so he can use the audio for years to come. Had he done this project a few years ago, he might have taken only a few, short samples. He would be limited in the variety and quality of his sounds, not to mention how unconvincing his cymbals would have turned out. Now, armed with a little background on sampling options, we're ready to do a better job with this project.{pagebreak}
Capture Software
There are a variety of quality applications available that will let you record, edit, and save your audio. The following is by no means an exhaustive list. As a studio owner, I recommend you use a studio in your area. They will have microphones, preamplifiers, and an acoustic space designed to give you the best quality. However, if you want to try this at home, you'll need to have a capture program to help you. I found a great title called SAMPLIT by SAFTA CONSULTING, Inc. (http://www.cdxtract.com). With SAMPLIT, you can record your drums and cymbals, edit the file, and convert the sounds to a sampler library. As a bonus, SAMPLIT works on both PC and Mac OS X. All you need is an audio interface, some microphones, and a preamp. These items are beyond the scope of our discussion, but have been covered in these pages in past issues of DRUM!
Standard Practices
For the most straightforward project, we are going to record each drum and each cymbal in the kit. Each drum will be miked separately in a room that has minimal or no reflections. We want this "dry" sound to allow users of the samples to be able to add their own ambience based on the needs of their project.
Moving from drum to drum, Dan will hit each drum three different ways: soft, medium, and hard. We'll capture the audio in our capture software and in a little while we will have a complete sample of his kit.
Suggested Practices
The following are some suggestions for sampling your kit. You may or may not want to follow these depending on your needs, time, and budget.
Set Up The Entire Kit. In the real world, you don't play your drums with each drum in a different room, so why sample them in isolation? When you hit the snare it vibrates the other drums and reflects off of hardware. Although subtle, this added ambient information is captured when you record. I believe this can help increase the depth and believability of your samples. In our session, we placed ten microphones using two Latch Lake Mike King 2200 stands and several Xtra Boom add-on arms.
Three Is Not Enough. Traditional samplers might have had only enough storage for three volume intensities, but that's changed. If you are going for authenticity, consider five or more levels of striking force. With kick and snare, you definitely want more than three options.
A Little Ambience Is All Right. While there is significant merit in avoiding effects such as reverberation when we sample, the fact remains that we don't often play our drums in a completely dead room. From a small club to a recording studio to a stadium, the spaces in which we play have some degree of liveliness to them. Provided there are not significant slap-back echoes or pronounced reflections, I think it's perfectly acceptable to sample your drums in a room that is not completely flat and dead-sounding. In our session, we included two overhead microphones and a monophonic omni-directional room mike.
Strike Different Areas Of The Head/Cymbal. We're not all perfect – sometimes we hit a drum slightly off center. Make sure to record striking at different parts of the head (this is especially true for the snare). When recording cymbals, the hi-hats and ride samples will benefit from hits at different parts of the cymbal. Don't forget to try different parts of the stick as well. Side-stick sounds and rimshots are two crucial samples for drums.
Use Different Sticks/Striking Devices. Speaking of sticks, consider using wood and nylon tips on the cymbals. You might also want to take advantage of the numerous alternate devices on the market: brushes, dowel rods, polymer brush-things, broom stick stalks, and so on. Many drummers utilize these products to open up their sonic palette. Don't leave them out in the sampling process – especially if you have a favorite.
Multiple Microphones. For delicate work, like brushes, it might be a good idea to use multiple microphones. A large-diaphragm condenser mike placed farther away from the drum can often do a better job picking up nuances than a close-on dynamic model (Fig. 3).
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Don't Forget The Rudiments. While it's conceivable that you could re-create any drum fill using single hits, I'm convinced that strikes based on flam and drag families will be more believable if you record them for real.
Consider Multiple Head Types. If you are wed to one type of head, this may not apply, but having recordings of single- and double-ply heads, live and focused, will give you more flexibility down the line.
Remember Different Tunings Especially for the snare, but also important for the kick, you'll want to try to get samples across the usable tuning range of your drums. This can be helpful when changing styles and for capturing more or less of the shell in the tone.
Loops Are Samples Too. Blame Sony Acid for making looping even more fun. Loops, or short one- or two-bar phrases, can be loaded into computer programs such as Ableton Live or Apple GarageBand. From there you can time-stretch (change the speed of the loop with minimal impact on the tone of the instruments) to fit your track.
Strange Perspective. With lo-fi beat-box sounds so popular, you might want to consider adding an actual boom box or other limited-range microphone to the mix. We added a Bing Carbon Mic, which is based on telephones of the 1970s. (myspace.com/carbonmicrophone) (Fig. 4).
Fig. 4. Bing Carbon Microphone.
Geek Can Be Good. If you find yourself agreeing with some of these suggestions, you probably already understand that the scope of this project will expand quickly. If you have access to a spreadsheet program, it would be a good idea to begin by making a grid of what you plan to do (a piece of graph paper works fine too). In one column list the drums you're sampling, and in another you can note intensity levels. Add items such as stick and head variations. Take this to the session and have the engineer call them out and check them off as you complete them.
Geek Can Be Good, Part Two. If you go in a specific order, it will make it easier for you to name each sample as you save it. Remember, a sample has no use if you can't find it when you need it.
Cleaning Up
During the recording, you'll have more audio than you'll need for the sample. You'll need to trim the excess audio at the beginning and the end of the section. I suggest avoiding cross-fades and letting the sound fade out on its own. If you must end the clip before the audio ends, do your best to zoom in to where you can find a zero crossing (where the audio wave hits the center line of the graphical scale). This can happen when the audio is moving up or down, just as long as you stop at a zero crossing. This will help to eliminate pops or glitches at the end of the sample.
Publishing To Sampler Type
Once your samples are trimmed and ready to go, you'll need to export your audio files into a format that's recognizable by your sampler. The SAMPLIT software used in our example can output information recognizable by the nine most popular software samplers. If you need to convert to a hardware sampler, you'll need to use something like TRANSLATOR from Chicken Systems, Inc. (chickensys.com), which can translate into various hardware formats.
Of course, it's always a good idea to keep a backup copy of the original digital files. These will be useful for tasks like sound replacement. They will also serve as your archive and the source from which new sample formats are developed.
Although there is a good bit of electronic lingo involved, sampling your drums is not terribly complicated. With a little bit of planning, some simple organizational tools, and a good audio engineer, it's possible to capture an accurate recording of your kit. Provided that you record to a high-resolution digital file, you can share your kit for years to come.
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Great Kills American defeated Snug Harbor 11-0 in a four-inning mercy rule game in the Little League District 24 12s losers' bracket final on Tuesday.
GKA advances to the championship round and will play South Shore American at Great Kills Friday at 7:30 p.m.
In the first inning, Joe Esposito got a base hit and Ryan Gilmore reached base on a fielder's choice. James Costanzo hit a three-run home run.
In the second inning, Anthony Caterina and Justin Glennerster slapped consecutive base hits, then Franny Costanzo reached base on a fielder's choice. Joe Esposito walked before Gilmore belted a grand slam. Costanzo then came up to hit a solo home run for his second homer of the game, giving GK an 8-0 lead.
In the fourth, Matt Kindya tapped a base hit, followed by a basehit and RBI by Gilmore, who reached second base on the throw home. Finally Costanzo pounded a two-run home run.
Costanzo concluded the night going 3-for-3 and was also the winning pitcher. He pitched four innings of no-hit ball and struck out five. Gilmore went 2-3 with five RBIs and a home run.


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Red Hat Reports Second Quarter Results
September 24, 2012
•Second quarter revenue of $323 million, up 15% year-over-year
•Second quarter subscription revenue of $279 million, up 17% year-over-year
•Second quarter operating cash flow of $104 million, up 35% year-over-year
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced financial results for its fiscal year 2013 second quarter ended August 31, 2012.
Total revenue for the quarter was $322.6 million, an increase of 15% in U.S. dollars from the year ago quarter, or 20% measured in constant currency, as detailed in the tables below. Subscription revenue for the quarter was $278.8 million, up 17% in U.S. dollars year-over-year, or 22% measured in constant currency, as detailed in the tables below.
"Our double-digit growth was driven by demand for Red Hat's open source technologies that are key to creating innovation, scale and flexibility in our customers' data centers and their businesses," stated Jim Whitehurst, President and Chief Executive Officer of Red Hat. "At Red Hat, we firmly believe in the strength of community-powered innovation. In early September, we were pleased to be recognized by Forbes, Inc. on its list of the World's Most Innovative Companies. We are also proud that our customers who have built mission-critical systems on Red Hat technologies are also reflected on the Forbes list of innovative companies."
GAAP operating income for the second quarter was $50.0 million, down 5% year-over-year. GAAP operating margin was 15.5%. After adjusting for stock compensation and amortization expenses, as detailed in the tables below, non-GAAP operating income for the second quarter was $79.2 million, up 4% year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating margin was 24.6%.
Net income for the quarter was $35.0 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared with $40.0 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the year ago quarter. After adjusting for stock compensation and amortization expenses, as detailed in the tables below, non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $54.9 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, as compared to $56.5 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, in the year ago quarter. The year ago quarter would have been $0.28 per diluted share excluding a discrete tax benefit of $2.1 million, or approximately $0.01 per share.
Operating cash flow was $103.9 million for the second quarter, as compared to $77.1 million in the year ago quarter. At quarter end, the company's total deferred revenue balance was $944.4 million, an increase of 16% on a year-over-year basis. Total cash, cash equivalents and investments as of August 31, 2012 was $1.36 billion.
"On a constant currency basis, subscription revenue grew 22% year-over-year while total revenue grew 20%. Our business model and offerings continue to appeal to customers despite the global economic malaise," stated Charlie Peters, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Red Hat. "This quarter marked a significant ramp-up in investments in our nascent storage business, with the launch in late June of Red Hat Storage Server 2.0. Furthermore, we announced two small technology acquisitions in the middleware space to further round out our offerings, which decreased the quarter's EPS by approximately $0.01 per share due to one-time closing costs."
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OPELIKA, Alabama -- Opelika Police are asking for help solving a theft that occurred April 18 at Professional Plumbing & Packing.
According to police, a 10-foot by 18-foot trailer with a bright green IHI Model 28J Mini Excavator loaded on it was taken from the business at 2105 Airport Road at approximately 12:40 a.m. The excavator was stamped with the initials RSC on the
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The suspects in the theft were believed to be driving a silver Ford Expedition. No description was given of the suspect.
Anyone with information about the suspect vehicle, trailer, or excavator is encouraged to contact the Opelika Police Department Investigative Services Division at 334-705-5220 or the Secret Witness Hotline at 334-745-8665.


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The story of Queen Anne is the story of the last in a dynasty – in 1702 she became the last Stuart queen. Three centuries later her reign is synonymous with a refined and graceful style in architecture, furniture and art. For many collectors Anne's is a reign of great interest, her coinage regarded as among the most beautiful, giving rise to many numismatic treasures struck by The Royal Mint. Sculptor Mark Richards FRBS – creator of the £5 coin struck for the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – has recalled that elegant time in his intricate design.
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HACKETTSTOWN — A 22-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested on a warrant on Dec. 23, police said.
Samuel Grullat was arrested on a warrant issued by the Morris County Prosecutor's Office for failure to appear, police said. The original charge was for allegedly receiving stolen property, police said.
Grullat also had a $200 Linden City municipal court traffic warrant, police said.
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A North Bergen man spit a mouthful of blood on an officer and threatened other cops after a melee early Sunday morning, according to police.
Christopher Macias, 23, of North Bergen was charged with resisting arrest, aggravated assault of a police officer, terroristic threats, subjecting law enforcement officers to bodily fluids and disorderly conduct after officers responded to reports of a fight, police said.
When officers arrived to 460 Fifth St. at 2:25 a.m. on Sunday, they observed a group of 30 people involved in a fight and requested more units to assist, reports said.
Officers stopped a group of men walking away from the fight, one of which was agitated and did not cooperate when questioned by cops, police said.
As officers were placing the man, Bryant Arguto, of North Bergen, into a car, a group of women told officers their friend was assaulted and Arguto was involved, reports said.Arguto, 23, told officers that his friend, Macias, was assaulted and unconscious in the building, police said. Officers checked the building and found Macias in the hallway unconscious, bleeding from the mouth and nose area from an apparent assault, reports said.
Macias became hostile when paramedics arrived to treat him, and at one point he attempted to pull away and leave by going up the stairwell of the building, reports said.
The officer behind Macias attempted to stop him, but Macias pushed back, causing both to lose their balance and fall down the stairs, according to reports.
After the fall, Macias still attempted to leave, flailing his arms and threatening officers -- "I'll kill you. ... I'm going to shoot you," police said, adding that Macias was arrested.
At the same time, another man, Rami Elsayed, 22, of Clifton, approached the police car where Arguto was being held and twice tried to open the door to speak with Arguto, reports said. Elsayed was also arrested, reports said.
As more officers arrived, Macias was searched and he became further enraged and said "I am going to f---ing kill you all," police said.
On the way to the police station with Arguto, Macias began a lengthy tirade and told the officer "I'm gonna shoot you" and made other physical threats, including telling the cops he would stab him, according to reports.
When the officer told Macias he would be charged with terroristic threats, Macias spit blood on the acrylic interior partition of the car, police said.
When another officer was removing Arguto from the cruiser to one without blood, Macias spit a mouthful of blood on that officer's uniform, police said.
At the station, Macias initially refused to leave the police car and then threw himself head first into the street, landing on his forehead, reports said.
As officers attempted to help stand up Macias, he stated "Now you will know who I am," police said. Macias then head-butted the glass door as he was walking into the building and also damaged the prisoner camera stand, reports said.
EMTs could not treat Macias, police said, because he threatened them and spit blood at them from the holding cell, police said.
Arguto, of North Bergen, was charged with disorderly conduct and released on a summons to appear in court at the end of the month, reports said.
Elsayed was arrested and charged with obstruction with administration of the law and released on a summons, reports said.
Macias was also charged with failure to appear on a warrant that was issued on Nov. 16, 2010 in Bergen County, according to reports.
He was transferred to Hudson County jail in Kearny, police said.


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Jeff Overton survived the wild and wooly-hat elements Friday to maintain his lead in the Turning Stone Resort Championship.
Despite rain, hail and strong winds, Overton hit all 18 greens in regulation and shot a 69. Coupled with his opening 67, he stood at 8-under 136 after two rounds.
Tag Ridings slipped into second place at 137 (69-68) with a late-afternoon charge. Jason Day used a hole-in-one at No. 6 to finish at 138, and Charles Howell III, Robert Allenby and Mark Hensby were next at 139.
The cut is expected to fall at 4-over par 148 -- the sixth toughest on the PGA Tour this season.
Two weather delays prevented 23 players from finishing their rounds before darkness. They will return this morning at 8:45 a.m. Tee times for the third round will run from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and players will compete in threesomes off both the first and 10th tees.
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Serves 8
- 1 large celery root, weighing about 1.5 lbs
- 2 small golden beets, leaves and stems reserved
- 1/4 cup parsley, cut into chiffonade
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons creme fraiche
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- juice of 1 lemon
- freshly cracked black pepper
- In a large bowl, add the mayonnaise, creme fraiche, mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper, whisk together and set aside.
- Wash and dry the beet greens and stems. Slice stems into 1/2" pieces. Roll up the leaves like a cigar and slice into a thin chiffonade, about 1/8" thick. Set aside.
- Peel the celery root and golden beets. Use a box grater or the shredder disc of your food processor to grate both.
- Transfer the shredded celery root and beets to the bowl with the mayonnaise mixture. Add the parsley, beet greens and stems and toss to coat. Add a pinch of freshly cracked black pepper and serve.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dark, Leafy Greens
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As we have done in the past, we have turned our inspirational eye towards a galaxy far, far away to help our readers recover some of their creative juices. Rather than bowing to the dark side, as we did in the last Star Wars related artwork post, this time we are shining our spotlight on those generally battling for good. The Jedi.
So below is a range of artistic styles and mediums that all have been finely tuned towards paying homage to that council of warriors who have given all to wage war against the empire. Through these talented artist's imaginations so many of this fandom's greatest heroes have found new form and life. And we hope that you can all find some inspiration in these artist explorations of this expansive sci-fi verse.
The Jedi
Star Wars – Revan vs Jedi by MaxMade
Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano by Master-Cyrus
KoTOR- Draethos Jedi by UdonCrew (Eric Vedder & Kevin Yan)
Revan Jedi Knight by JosephB222
sith and jedi concept by pardoart
Star Wars Jedi – Dark Side 1 by anjum
Jedi Knight Ahsoka by raikoh14
rhardozed jedi vs sith by rhardo
Jedi Vs Sith: Coruscant by kw3k
Old jedi, Odan Urr by zgul-osr1113
Jedi Master Yoda by Parabuteo78
Togruta Jedi Master by MagicOpal
Xion Tel, Jedi Master by AdamWithers
SW Gallery: Jedi II by Xennethy
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Below we have a handful of examples of what happens when the Star Wars fandom collides with others from around the web. Apparently the Jedi have been recruiting from outside their normal verse. At least that's how it came across from these artist's imaginations.
Jedi Pony Commission by ArtNerdEm
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order to vie for the honor of Artist of the Month. Oddly, only apprentice
artists brought their work for the January competition.
After everyone in attendance
voted, and Kelly Dellsperger and Elaine Mercer announced the winners.
They were: First, "Pond" (acrylic) by Beth Dewenter; Second, "Fleur" (watercolor) by Carey Winberry; Third, "Roger Daltry" (acrylic) by Nicole Henderson; and, Honorable Mention, "Button Up" by Kathleen DesHotel.
Also, everyone at the meeting applauded Sharon DeLong's announcement that she will be the new Main Street and Art Marketplace Manager for the East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce. Emile Henriquez said, "Her appointment can only do good things for art in our community."
At the meeting's end, the guest visitor of the month, Abney Elementary art teacher Irit Sirkes gave a presentation on Children's Art. For the occasion she brought examples of Abney students' works which dazzled the SAL membership. Kathleen DesHotel remarked that "turning out so much beautiful work, when the teacher sees 700 students in half-hour increments, is amazing." Sirkes is impassioned about sharing the works of master artists with the children and encouraging them to make their own decisions based on knowledge and experience.
Sirkes then
gave her presentation on "Children's Art." She brought actual works for which she
explained the lesson goal before passing the works around the room for all to admire. She also showed a
recording of student work displayed in classrooms and throughout the school.
Sirkes explained that working with the number of students at her school during those short, class time spans is straining, but the student knowledge and products are incredible.
"Visual art instruction is essential to students' education," Sirkes said. "Experiencing and creating works of art benefit students' personal, intellectual, and social development. Art instruction enhances students' skills in decision-making, problem-solving, communication, and self-discipline."
Member artist/teacher, Mary Christopher remarked that art allows students to think and make their own decisions and that it is good for cognitive skills. Irit invited everyone to come to the Abney Art Extravaganza in the spring to see the remarkable works of students.
Next month's meeting will include a presentation of work by fine art potter, photographer, jewelry maker and oil painter Christine Bandera.
The SAL invites anyone in the community with an interest in learning, seeing or sharing art to meet with them on the second Tuesday of each month at Christ Episcopal Church on Seventh and Michigan Streets at 7 p.m. Those who wish to participate in the Artist of the Month competition should bring their work by 6:30 p.m. For more information call 985-326-3405, visit the Facebook page or the SAL website http://slidellartleague.wordpress.com.


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The following are my totally subjective picks for the Top 5 most-entertaining entertainment options happening in the next seven days. If I were you, I would totally do this stuff:
I think the best selling point for this event is simply to list the vast array of events/activities that will be going on this weekend, as culled from Chris Gautz's story in today's issue of In Town & Around:
- 20 carnival rides
- children's games
- live bands
- beer trailers
- wine tasting
- poker and euchre tournaments
But wait, there's more!
- big-screen TVs so nobody has to miss any football
- 5K run/walk and children's fun run
- pancake breakfast
- fish dinner
- chicken dinner
- Polish dinner
- craft tent
- classic car show
- raffle
- pony rides
- a moonwalk
- a magician
- a juggler
- and, of course, "a chance to make your own slime"
According to the brochure outlining the Adrian theater's season, the show addresses such topics as "agoraphobia, adultery, 1980s nostalgia, spray cheese, hysterical pregnancy, strippers, press-on nails, flan and disco" through a country-rock and blues score full of such titles as "The Side of the Tracks, "Flushed Down the Pipes" and "Road Kill."
You had me at "spray cheese."
I don't know much about math, but I do know that ...
fresh raspberries + chocolate fountain + free wine samples = something worthy of my time and attention
The live blues and jazz is just a bonus.
This event also celebrates the five-year anniversary of this local winery, by the by.
It also just happens to be the fifth anniversary of the Cascades Humane Society's relocation to Carmen Drive. There's a whole list of activities in which you (and your pet) can partake, again presented in list form because it seemed to work last time:
- Free photos with your pet
- agility and Frisbee demonstrations
- pet parade
- games
- crafts
- book reading by children's author Charity Nebbe
- an "Ask the Vet" booth
- "Tulip," the face-painting clown
- "Pick a Pooch"
- "Smooch a Pooch"
This event already got a shout out of its very own yesterday, but you really can't over-hype any event involving live snakes, I always say.
Will snake owner/handler/educator Scott Hasbrouck bring his 12-foot, 70-pound boa constrictor Abigail to this educational event, designed to dispel commonly held myths about snakes? We can only hope so.


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Employee layoffs, pay cuts and more expensive health insurance are on the table as the Northwest School Board tries to cut $2.8 million from next school year's budget.
"There will be some very tough decisions we have to make as a group," Superintendent Tim Hall told board members at a budget workshop Wednesday. "We're going to take our time and be very deliberate."
Gov. Rick Snyder has proposed not restoring a $170-per-student cut made this school year and cutting another $300 per student next school year. Northwest, which had a student count of 2,857 in February, is also expecting to lose 59 students next school year, which starts July 1.
Like many districts, Northwest is also facing higher retirement costs and expecting to receive less special-education funding.
The district took suggestions on cost reductions from school administrators, staff and the public. Board members reviewed them Wednesday.
Suggestions were made to eliminate a variety of administrators, including Curriculum Director Cari Bushinski and the assistant principals at the high school, Damien Hiram and Chris Galloway, and at the middle school, Jesse Gonzalez.
Another suggestion was to have one principal for both elementary schools. Lorri McAlpine is principal at Parnall and Valerie Shelters is principal at Northwest.
Hall said it is too soon to say which positions will be eliminated, but he has asked principals to put together a list. He plans to announce layoffs next month.
Suggestions were made to cut employees' pay 10 percent and have them pay 20 percent of their health insurance costs, which the governor also has proposed.
Hall said he wants the district to have the best pay and benefits it can afford, but does not want to risk running a deficit and having the state appoint an emergency financial manager.
Other suggestions were to eliminate extracurricular activities and to charge participation fees for them, but school board President Chris Kelly said that would result in more student losses.
"You can't cut music. You can't cut athletics. You won't have any kids in the district," Kelly said.


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Shreveport, La.-based Metro Aviation has installed the first Cobham HeliSAS autopilot system in a Eurocopter AS350B2. The helicopter provides air medical service for MedStat EMS, out of Winona, Miss. Metro Aviation plans to outfit an additional eight EC130B4s with HeliSAS for MedFlight in Ohio.
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anyone else notice this? There are games where he gets all or the majority of his points early in the game. I know he doesn't have much of an offensive game if any outside of dunking. But why is it whenever we start a ballgame he's on the board usually rather quick, then he's a ghost on the offensive end the entire rest of the game?
I'm not saying lets feed him the ball and let him shoot 10 times a game, but if he can score out of the gate, obviously that's a bonus weapon for us and not just a guy like Bruce Bowen or Ben Wallace who scored like 5-7 PPG and were literally non existent on offense, thus allowing more double teams and help D for the opposing team.
I am sure he can get open throughout the course of the game. I bet fantasy basketball owners get excited every time the Clippers game starts and see that DJ has like 6 points in the first 4 minutes while following stats, then to see he finishes with 6-9 points total and wonder what the hell happened. I don't own DJ in my league but I think you guys get what I am trying to get across here, maybe he should be looked at as a scoring option a bit more than he is. It's not hard to maybe run a play or two for him every once and awhile, heck he shoots like 65% from the field there's not much of a risk.
its strategy.. they get DJ involved in the game so the bigs have to play honest, and give the guards more freedom.
It's great if we can get a defense to key in on him early because it opens up our 4 BETTER offensive options.
Vinny's doing a great job of using DJ's 'great dane' like game to free up our 'terriers' to do some damage in the 1st Q. I think it'd be cool if he'd switch back to it when circumstances dictated, just to shake things up.
i noticed clips go to him to score the first basket. idk if you guys have noticed that as well. but they always give it to him in the paint to score. i think i've seen him once pass it back to cp3 and cp3 just makes a play. but lots of times it's dj with a dunk or dj with a miss. lol
as a fantasy leaguer, i do get happy when DJ scores cuz i have him on 2 teams. lol. i think DJ is showing that he is not as clumsy on the offensive end as everyone thinks. i know he missed it, but that running hook was nice. he is definately stepping up his game. and im happy to see that. the clips will be better off for it in the end. now, if the refs let him travel,walk with the ball and switch pivot feet ala bynum, i think he could easily score 15 to 18 points per game. lol.
The boy's starting to show some footwork!
DJ has always played well. It's hard to play better when your coach constantly takes you out in the 4th qtr the entire period. He is only avg 27 mins a game. Way 2 little for a 23 starting center. This goes back to a horrible coach.
I'd also like to add the following, this forum has gotten a bit odd lately with actually having restrictions on being able to post. If I get thumbs downs on this post I won't be able to make a thread for like a month, but if I don't get any votes or if I get a few thumbs up on a post I've actually been sincere about and given statistical facts and sources I am free to post something that is, potentially worth reading down the line.
So if I made jokes or retarded statements on prior threads please put that aside. I am not asking for reputation votes or for you to thumbs up my thread, just don't be so hasty to disagree and flame me because I am making what I deem, a reasonable argument and statement. I may be hated, disliked or w/e by certain members and I can't fight that, nor do I care but I have waited a very long time to make a post in general, one that was at least worth a damn reading if I were a Clipper fan, rather than making some BS rant about firing Vinny, signing some jerk ass veteran like Allen Iverson or making a general complaint about how Griffin isn't putting up 27 and 15 a game.
Just get DJ the ball more he can just jump over people.And VDN play him in the 4th its getting ridiculous.
Oh and why doesn't Gomes play on the second unit as a 4 with KMart (our second units offense really can't get any worse. and if K mart is just fuc**ng around again bench him put in Evans
They give him the ball early so he'll be more involve in the game. They started doing this after he would take games off basically.
The footwork is getting better, but he still needs to improve his ball-handling. His defender easily tips the ball away.
DJ is still young and easily effected psychologically by the early involvement. For the rest of the team, this wouldn't seem to matter but I think it makes a difference for him.
This is a GREAT strategy. DJ should try this more often when a team is weak at C. He has the speed, hops, and touch to do something things. If he was as aggressive as Bynum (Bynum really sucks) on offense he would be a dominant big man. He actually finishes with authority and monster Jams near the rim (ala Shaq), he is way faster than Bynum down the court, DEANDRE ACTUALLY JUMPS unlike Bynum, Deandre does not get tired after being out on the court 30 seconds and Deandre is a better passer. Of course we do not NEED him to do these things...but it would make things easier for the rest of our guys if the other team has to worry about DJ doing something besides dunk. If DJ really wanted to he can be great offensively because of how strong he finishes. Lets hope he develops his offensive game in case we ever do need it.
And to summarize Bynum, I watch Lakers games to watch them lose, and it is sooo funny when Bynum gets the ball in the post, he backups up really fast REALLY QUICK like he is going to do something backs up backs up shakes left shakes right and bam he just loses the ball
Thats Bynum for you....
Yeah I noticed this...its almost like he gets nervous and he loses it. I also see him bouncing the ball it seems to HIGH and he just loses it that way. DJ has strength, speed, and if he works on his ball handling like you said
Bynum is great when they play bad teams tho! haha


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There have been a ton of rumors swirling around the popular boy band's reunion at the Video Music Awards on Sunday.
Last week, Lance Bass downplayed rumors but didn't say it wasn't happening.
Today, Joey Fatone's dad said that it is happening, even if he doesn't understand why.
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Trenton attracted a lot of attention over this past weekend – but not because of the latest political snarl or another outbreak of violence.
The city was a destination for thousands of runners, art enthusiasts, shoppers and tourists. Reports suggest a good time was had by all.
Saturday began with a half marathon and 10K race. Runners from around the country were among the field of 3,200 who took off from Waterfront Park for the Trenton Double Cross Half Marathon (a name not inspired by skulduggery but by the route twice traversing the Delaware).
Joining an ever-increasing number of venues that host half-marathons, Trenton's offering has the potential to expand in popularity. A well-defined route over the scenic river is part of the draw. A half-marathon also encourages runners who have completed 10K races to take the next step before lacing up for a full marathon. Nationally last year, nearly 2 million runners finished half-marathons. We anticipate seeing more of them next year in Trenton.
After the athletics, art was on the agenda with Trenton's Artworks holding its second Art All Day. A spinoff from the wildly popular and longstanding Art All Night summertime event, the daylight version featured the work of 65 artists displayed in art studios, gallery spaces and pop-up art collectives.
Aboard a trolley, or bicycling along a self-guided tour, visitors made their way through the city, chatting with the artists about their sculptures, paintings, poetry and songs. Those visitors also had an opportunity to explore some of the smaller art venues and creative crucibles dotting the city.
Finally, there was a punk rock flea market sponsored by the Rockhopper Creative, an award-winning graphic design house in Trenton.
We're delighted that all the events went off without a hitch — and that some who have turned their back on Trenton and all its problems revisited the city warmed by bright autumn sunshine. In that positive light, they might have seen some of the potential we know is there, the possibilities of an urban resurgence leading not to the time of former industrial glory but a new iteration of Trenton.
Those possibilities are worth prospecting for, and they're worth encouraging. Citywide events such as Saturday's trifecta of activities help distinguish some of those points of light that, even dimmed by crime and corruption, continue to shine.
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K1 is a manual entry into Turbo tax ---- Like the company, in fact love it...but come on make it easier!
Still makes it easier by eliminating the fat finger errors...kind of the reason for turbotax. Got to have something to complain about LOL!
that would be nice, but the auto downloads just give you a ton off errors when you go to error check
My thoughts, exactly!
Auto downloads also do not download everything. They are also impossible for last year as the system only can handle 1 K-1 on a download. Entering the numbers manually only takes me about 3 minutes per K-1. Took longer than that to get the numbers to download. Next year there should be only the one k-1 as EPD to my knowledge sold all their last ETP units in 2012.


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In United States v. Craig, No. 12-1262 (7th Cir. 2012), Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit offered a critique of lengthy sentences of elderly defendants.
The defendant had been found guilty of producing child pornography after repeated sexual assaults against a friend of his children. He had also obtained images of the child by threatening to kill her unless she e-mailed him sexually explicit pictures of herself. A 30-year sentence was ordered for one count, and three 20-year sentences were ordered to be severed concurrently but consecutively to the 30-year sentence. Thus, the 46-year-old defendant, was ordered to serve 50 years in prison.
In a concurring opinion, Judge Posner wrote "to remind the district judges of this circuit of the importance of careful consideration of the wisdom of imposing de facto life sentences." He also opined an argument that had the defendant known he might have faced fifty years in prison, he might have been deterred from committing it. "Probably he had no idea what his punishment was likely to be if he was caught, for the Justice Department does little to publicize punishment levels for the various federal crimes."
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I am merely suggesting that the cost of imprisonment of very elderly prisoners, the likelihood of recidivism by them, and the modest incremental deterrent effect of substituting a superlong sentence for a merely very long sentence, should figure in the judge's sentencing decision.Judge Posner, who has served on the Seventh Circuit since 1981, turns 74 this Friday. Read about more of his opinions here.


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- University mulls reasonable checks on internal assessment marks of colleges
In a bid to provide level playing field for under-graduate students of government, private and autonomous colleges vis-à-vis their internal assessment marks, Mangalore University is mulling to introduce checks on the same from next academic year
- Question mark on jobs of thousands of students
The process of recruitment for teachers in state government secondary schools in the district has been marred by fake educational qualification documents of candidates, an official said. He said that these teachers claimed to have graduated from Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University but during verification, over 8,000 academic certificates turned out to be fake.
- Success stories mark 2nd anniversary of SHE teams
HYDERABAD: The SHE teams was launched on October 24, 2014, with the aim of making Hyderabad a safe and secure city for women. In the past two years, police booked 800 offenders, including 222 juveniles for subjecting women and girls to harassment. The work done by SHE team cops has resulted in registration of 1,897 petty cases, 40 cases under the Nirbhaya Act, 33 cases under the IPC and IT Act and one case under the POCSO Act at various police stations in Hyderabad. "Fortyone offenders were imprisoned, 242 were fined, 392 were counselled and PD Act was invoked against two offenders.After the launch of SHE teams, teasing and harassment cases have reduced by 20% in the city," Hyderabad additonal CP Swati Lakra told media personnel at her office in Basheerbagh on Monday. As part of increasing awareness among girls, police said that a topic on SHE teams would be introduced in the curriculum of Telangana Intermediate board's second year civics syllabus. Among the offenders, 23% were minors and just over 1% were aged above 40 years. Most offenders had stalked or harassed women over phone or passed lewd comments. At the event, a few college students explained how SHE teams helped them by apprehending eve-teasers and cyber stalkers.
- Europe's Banks Think They're Incredibly Safe: Mark Whitehouse
(Bloomberg View) -- Given the parlous state of Europe's economy, it's hard to imagine that the investments of the region's banks are among the safest in the world. Yet that is precisely what they would have regulators and investors believe. The banks" safety has come into the spotlight as European officials -- including German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and European Commission financial-services chief Valdis Dombrovskis -- battle with global regulators over requirements for capital, the layer of loss-absorbing financing that prevents bad investments from turning into system-wide disasters. The dispute involves risk-weighting, a process in which the largest and most sophisticated banks assess the riskiness of their assets to figure out how much capital they need. A loan to a struggling company might require a lot, safe government bonds none at all. Less capital means more leverage, which in good times boosts measures of profitability such as return on equity. Hence, banks have an incentive to make their assets look as safe as possible. Europe's banks have excelled in this minimizing endeavor. On average for eight of the euro area's most systemically important institutions, risk-weighted assets amounted to just 31 percent of total unweighted assets at the end of June -- as if about seven out of every 10 euros in investments were risk-free. For Germany's Deutsche Bank, among the world's most thinly capitalized, the ratio was just 22 percent. That compares with averages of 35 percent and 45 percent for the largest U.K. and U.S. banks, respectively. Here's how that looks: To be sure, lower risk weights could mean that Europe's banks actually do have safer assets. There's plenty of evidence, though, to suggest this isn't the case. The International Monetary Fund estimates that banks in the euro area are sitting on more than $1 trillion in bad loans. Also, markets place a much lower value on each euro of European banks" book assets than they do on each dollar of U.S. banks". It's thus good to see that the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which includes regulators from around the world, is considering putting limits on how low risk weights can go -- and not surprising that European banks and officials are complaining that this would amount to an increase in capital requirements. The regulators are right: Denial is no way to deal with risk. This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners. To contact the author of this story: Mark Whitehouse at firstname.lastname@example.com. To contact the editor responsible for this story: James Greiff at email@example.com. For more columns from Bloomberg View, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/view. ©2016 Bloomberg L.P. To render U.S. and European banks comparable, I'm using estimates of total unweighted assets according to International Financial Reporting Standards, produced by Thomas Hoenig, vice chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
- Live surgeries to mark ophthalmic annual conference from today
Nagpur: Vidarbha Ophthalmic Society, in association with Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society and Ophthalmological Society, Nagpur, will hold a three-day 41st annual conference 'VOSCON2016' at Surabardi Meadows, Amravati Road, from Friday. The theme for this year 'Empowering general ophthalmologist' is a mixed bag, starting with basic to the latest in various sub-specialities in ophthalmology. The conference will be inaugurated at 8pm on Friday by guardian minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule. Dr TP Lahane, dean, JJ Hospital, Mumbai, and Dr Ajit Babu Majji, president-elect of AIOS, will be the guests of honour. About 22 national faculties along with local talents will be present at the seminar. There are many first-time features like breakfast with masters, walk the talk, PG teaching, Vidarbha premiere league besides orations plenary sessions and symposia. Prominent national faculty like doctors Lahane, Majji, Barun Nayak, Ragini Parekh, Vishali Gupta, Meenakshi Swaminathan, Partha Biswas, Krishna Prasad Kudlu, Rajesh Sinha, Namrata Sharma, Santosh Hanovar, Haripriya Aravind, Arun Narayanswamy, Rishi Swarup, Anjum Mazhari, Shrinivas Joshi, Navin J Kumar, Sayam Basu, Swapnesh Sawant, Shashi Kapoor, Tarun Arora and Nikhil Masurkar will be present. The conference will start with a live surgical demonstration by eminent faculties between 1pm and 6pm on Friday. Surgeries will be performed at operation theatres of Sarakshi Netralaya, Wardha Road, by experts and beamed real time live via internet to Surabardi auditorium with two-way audio communication by the faculty and audience. The silver jubilee VOS Dr Ishwarchandra award will be bestowed on Dr Haripriya Aravind. She will cover speak on 'Measuring outcomes following cataract surgery'. EYE CATCHING * The 41st annual conference 'VOSCON 2016' will start at Surabardi Meadows, Amravati Road, on Friday * Noted doctors will perform live surgery between 1pm and 6pm * 22 experts will give their views in the conference * Dr Haripriya Aravind will receive silver jubilee VOS Dr Ishwarchandra Award
- Philately exhibition to mark 100 years of GPO
Nagpur: The General Post Office, Nagpur is going to organize a district level philatelic exhibition on Friday and Saturday to commemorate 100 years of the GPO building. Philatelists from all over the district will be putting up their prized collections for display and competing against each other to win the tag for the best collection. Senior superintendent of post office Nagpur, D.R. Gajbhiye said that the exhibition would inspire the youth to know more about unique hobby. "We want the people of our city to showcase their wonderful collections and attract the youth towards this incredible hobby." On the ocassion of the World Postal day on October 9, the Postal Week was also celebrated starting from October 9 till the 15th. The exhibition will be open for all including children. Participants will be divided in groups wherein one group will be for children up to tenth standard, and the other group will be for youth above tenth standard. Other groups include jury, invitees and the others. Everyone will be able to exhibit their personal collections of stamps but the competititon for the best colleection will be only the two youth groups. About 50 exhibit frames will be displayed and each frame will contain 16 stamps that will reflect on arts, culture and tradition. The Postal Week was celebrated with much fanfare and had separate themes for every day.Children from various schools visited thr GPO on October 13 to observe philately day. They were also taught the significance of philately and how it could be an educational and satisfying hobby for everyone. They were also educated about a postman's work as well as importance of the pin code while posting a letter. A letter writing competition was held among the students too. The staff encouraged the members of the public to open a philately deposit account and informed them about "My Stamp", a service which allows one to make a customized stamp. The event will expect to see stamp dealers and collectors as well as people curious about the hobby. It will also give everyone a chance to learn about significant geographical locations as well as social personalities, informed Gajbhiye. (Reporting by Mohnish Nelarwar)
- Schools told to mark Patel's b'day in Diwali vacation
Mumbai: The state school education department has issued a resolution to celebrate Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary in schools from October 31 to November 6 as Rashtriya Ekta Saptah. Till last year, his birth anniversary (October 31) was celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. Most schools across the state, however, will not be able to extend the celebrations for a week as the dates clash with the Diwali vacation, which will mostly end on November 7. City school principals are hoping that the notification could be amended. The GR (government resolution) is uploaded on the government's website. During the Rashtriya Ekta Saptah, schools are expected to organize activities for students such as theme writing, slogan writing and essay competition. Schools are also expected to invite freedom fighters in their region for an interaction with students, who, in turn, will have to write about them. Most schools have found this unreasonable. "I am not even aware of this GR, how are we to comply with this when students will have their vacation? Such notices need to be issued well in advance, we may not be able to observe it for a week this year," said the principal of a South Mumbai school. Another principal said her school organized debates and elocution competitions for high school students as part of the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas last year. "However, this year Patel's birth anniversary falls during the holidays, so it will not be possible for us to organize activities and events. But if it's made mandatory, then we will reconsider holding the celebrations after the vacation," she added. The principal added that to organize activities and events from the reopening day would affect classes.
- Farmers' income guarantee move to mark Champaran centenary
JAIPUR: Jai Kisan Andolon, which aims at restoring the dignity of farmers and starting a movement for their sustainable livelihood, will hold a Kisan Swaraj Sammelan at Champaran, in Bihar on November 27 to mark the site where Mahatma Gandhi launched his satyagraha for the rights of oppressed farmers a hundred years ago. Yogendra Yadav of Swaraj Abhiyan will present to farmers a proposed National Farmers' Income Guarantee Act, which has been readied by Jai Kisan Andolan. A year-long pan-India movement will also be announced seeking the enactment of such an Act and its enforcement. The Act drafted by Jai Kisan Andolan provides for an income commission for farmers, so all those engaged in agriculture are assured viable and sustainable earnings guaranteed by government intervention through support pricing and off-take of agricultural produce. Many farmers' associations in different parts of the country are supporting the call for this Act. It was at Champaran that Gandhi first put his unique mode of protest, Satyagraha, to test in 1917. He was invited to visit the area by a local farmer who apprised him of the exploitation of landless farmers, who were forced to grow indigo rather than food crops by their exploitative landlords, mostly British. Despite famine-like conditions, the landlords insisted on hiking the rate of the tax. Gandhi called on the peasants to protest non-violently by refusing to pay the tax.
- New belch-mark: Milma to combat climate change
How many of you would pinch yourself if you were told that methane emissions from livestock in the form of burps and flatulence produced during enteric fermentation in the rumen of animals make up for around half the total methane emission in the country?
- INLD to mark `black Diwali' against 'anti-people' policies
CHANDIGARH: Haryana's main opposition party Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Wednesday announced that its leaders and workers would observe `black Diwali' this year to protest the anti-people policies of the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government, which had "cheated farmers by denying the minimum support price (MSP) for their crop on the pretext of high moisture content." "All sections of society, be it farmers, traders, employees, youth, and others are fed up with the anti-people policies of the present government. Therefore, INLD has decided that all its workers, leaders, and whosoever is connected with our party will observe a black Diwali this year to protest against this government," said leader of Opposition and senior INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala, while addressing the media at Chandigarh. He said INLD had decided to boycott the golden jubilee celebration event being organized by the state government on November 1, if the incumbent regime failed to implement some of its promises, including implementation of Swaminathan panel's recommendations about higher prices for crops, raising the pay-scale of the state's employees at par with their counterparts in Punjab, and enhancement of the old-age pension to Rs2,000 per month. Abhay said the BJP government in Haryana had failed to come out with any 'roadmap' for the year-long celebrations, and was merely wasting public money of nearly Rs1,700 crore, which it had earmarked for the events during the year from November 1, 2016, to October 31, 2017. "BJP ministers are wasting the hard-earned money of people of Haryana just to glorify their own and their party's image. They only want to implement the RSS agenda. If they are really concerned about the welfare of the state's people, then they should immediately hike the monthly old-age pension to Rs2,000, as they had earlier promised, give unemployment allowance to the youth, give adequate prices for crops to farmers as per the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission report, and employees should be given pay-scales at par with Punjab. If they cannot take these steps, then we will boycott the golden jubilee function," he said. Chautala also said INLD would consider giving a 'Haryana bandh' call any day after November 15, if the government failed to take any concrete steps to solve the problems of various sections of society . Chautala said in Haryana growers were facing tough times, as they were not getting full MSP for their crop.


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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates will serve as co-coach of the Hershey Bears during the duration of the NHL lockout, the Caps announced Sunday.
Oates and French will not be available to speak to the media until the second session of Hershey's first training camp day ends this afternoon at Giant Center.
Here is a link to the announcement story by WashingtonCapitals.com senior writer Mike Vogel.
More to come.


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