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Dordt professor Dr. Jeff Taylor selected as delegate for Republican National Convention
August 13, 2012
For many athletes, going to the Olympics is the ultimate goal, and for political activist and Dordt College political science professor Jeff Taylor, "attending a national party convention is like being at the Olympics."
Taylor was selected as one of 28 voting delegates to represent Iowa at the Republican National Convention from August 27 to 30 in Tampa, Florida. As the only voting delegate from Sioux County, Taylor hopes to advance his views within the party, and he especially wants to voice his support for values that honor God. "As a professor and scholar, I look forward to seeing a national party in convention, inside and up close."
While the rest of the state will be shown "heavily-scripted commercials about Mitt Romney" throughout the week, Taylor says he is looking forward to seeing a more realistic picture of the candidate and the Republican Party. "I'm grateful to have the opportunity to see a little more drama and debate, more controversy and compromises, more behind the scenes."
The opportunity will be a learning experience for him, one that he can share with his students. "When we talk about candidates, parties, and campaigns, I'll be able to draw from my experiences outside of the ivory tower."
Taylor received his B.A. in social science from Northwestern College, an M.A. in library and information science from the University of Iowa, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Missouri. He taught at Jacksonville State University and began his teaching career at Dordt last year.
Dordt College is a non-partisan institution and does not endorse a specific candidate or political party. For more information about the convention, visit www.GOPconvention2012.com.
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Reflections by Brian Lynch, director of "The Phantom of the Opera":
An event happened this weekend with "The Phantom of the Opera" that needs to be shared. It's a human interest story that reflects so beautifully on one very talented young lady and her willingness to help a fellow performer when she was down. That young lady is junior Lauren Smith.
Let me backtrack. At the final audition for the role of Christine, we had narrowed the part down to three actresses: Angie Snodgrass '11, Grace Heimerl '13 and Lauren Smith '12. We decided to doublecast the part, partially because the role is so vocally demanding, but also to have a built-in understudy should something happen. We ended up casting Angie and Grace in an extremely difficult final decision. It turns out that, in this case, two was not enough.
Both girls cast in the part were magnificent on their respective opening night performances. However, when Grace came in for the Saturday matinee, she had developed a cold that was affecting some of her high notes. She felt she could sing the role and, using her best technique, was able to perform the matinee. The best thing for her to do was rest before she sang the following evening.
As we were waiting to meet as a cast on Saturday night before the show, I noticed Angie sitting by herself looking a bit upset. She told me she felt "a little scratchy." Apparently she's allergic to flowers and I can only imagine that she was flooded with roses following her opening night. I told her don't worry; a little scratch is no big deal. Well, as she warmed up backstage, sounding beautiful, suddenly her voice was gone. There were notes she simply could not sing. (By the way, I found this out after I heard her onstage.)
It was obvious to me as she started singing Christine's opening aria, "Think of Me," that she was having severe problems; not so severe that many of the audience members knew, but severe that those of us who knew the show were gravely concerned for her. I met her backstage after the "Phantom of the Opera/Music of the Night" sequence only to see her collapse in tears. As I told her later, there's nothing worse than having to perform in a show where you are the lead and everyone is waiting to hear a particular number. (Case in point, a few times on the road with me and "Bring Him Home." You can feel 4,000 people staring at you wondering why you are out on that stage.)
As I tried to calm Angie down, Lauren ran up to her and said she would sing the entire part off stage for her good friend. "Whatever you want me to do, baby. I am there for you. I'll sing the entire role if that's what you want!"
Remember, this is the girl we did not cast in the part. We figured out exactly how to make this work and proceeded to have Lauren do her own ensemble role in the show as well as singing Christine to help her dear friend, Angie.
It worked. People were so caught up in the story that the audience either forgot or forgave what was happening on the stage. On curtain call, the audience responded with a unanimous standing ovation. But that was not quite the ending of this amazing night of selflessness. When Angie came on stage for her bow, she grabbed Lauren's hand and made Lauren bow with her. The cast began sobbing seeing yet another selfless act. The two girls bowed together, leaving the stage sobbing in each others arms. When I talked with Lauren afterward, her comment to me was "Well, I got to sing Christine. Not quite like I wanted to, but I got to sing it."
There is still more to the story. You see, Saturday night was sold out and we still had two performances on Sunday. I waited to find out how my girls were doing on Sunday morning before making any decisions as to who was singing what. Maybe Angie would be better. Maybe it was some freak reaction to some medication and she would be able to sing like a bird on Sunday. Maybe Grace would be fully over her cold and able to sing both shows. Yes, I needed to be concerned about my cast and their safety, but I did have two potential sold-out performances staring me in the face.
Angie was first in. She wanted to speak with me before anyone as around. No, there was no miracle cure. In fact, she sounded a bit worse. Once again, being selfless and caring about the good of the show and her fellow performers, she said I should put Grace on and that she, Angie, could not sing it. Angie said it would not be fair to the two men playing the Phantom and Raoul to be onstage with her lip syncing the part when we had another Christine.
Grace was not in yet, but I knew that she would not be able to sing two shows at the end of a difficult week. I told Angie that I also needed to think about Grace and getting through both shows and needed to save Grace for the evening performance, giving her as much rest as possible. Again, the tears started, this time from both of us. I asked her what she wanted to do. She said that she wanted to sing Christine. I told her that could not happen, so what was her next choice. She said that if Lauren was willing, she wanted to at least be on the stage as Christine, since she had so many people in the audience and after she had worked so hard on the part. Lauren was once again willing to be the unsung hero who, in this case, sang and sang beautifully.
It was, in many ways, even a better performance than Saturday night because Angie seemed resigned to the fact that she could not really sing the role given her allergic reaction. Thunderous applause, standing ovation and the same bow as Saturday night once again brought us all to tears. It as a good thing we allowed Grace to rest too, because her cold closed in. Through sheer force of will Grace was able to give us the closing performance of "The Phantom of the Opera."
Was it the Pfeiffer Hall ghost? Was it fate stepping in giving all three wonderfully talented ladies the chance to sing this role? Whatever it was, we owe Lauren Smith a huge debt of thanks. Her complete willingness to give of herself without any of the glory enabled us to have the show go on. She is a truly wonderful young lady who makes me so proud to be a part of North Central College.


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Bill Pammer, the county planning commissioner at the time, said the property "offers a diverse farming operation that could be a great example of sustainable farming." He envisioned the project as being both a functioning farm that produced and sold various products, and an educational facility.
Over the years, the Cornell Cooperative Extension and other nonprofit groups worked to advance the project, but progress was slow. Ultimately, officials in the Town of Delaware let the county know they would like to have the property returned to the tax rolls.
Last year, the boyfriend of the previous owner, Judy Faye, offered to buy the property. County treasurer Ira Cohen said the property was appraised at $350,000, and the offer from the buyer was rejected.
At a meeting at the government center on April 19, Cohen told lawmakers that if the legislators agreed, he would move forward with a possible private sale of the farm, or it might end up being sold in the county auction.
Cohen said he was in the process of coming up with a minimum price for the property, should it go to auction.
Legislator Alan Sorensen asked whether there was any consideration that if the property sold, the county could maintain the mineral rights.
Cohen said there are buyers who go to the county auction specifically because of their interests in gas drilling, and while his office had taken some initial steps regarding the possibility of retaining mineral rights to properties at auction, the legislature had not discussed the matter, and therefore the county had not, to this point, retained the
mineral rights to any property sold at auction.
In a discussion about the matter, legislators agreed that the question should be considered as a blanket policy for properties in the future, but in the case of the Kenoza Lake farm, there was not enough time to put such parameters on the sale and have those parameters appear in the advertising materials for the auction, which will be held on June 20 and 21 at Sullivan County Community College.
Legislator Cindy Gieger said that she had talked with some of the groups working on the sustainable education project, and it did not seem to her that they had ceased their efforts. The consensus of the body, however, was that the project should continue and perhaps another suitable property would be found in the future, but the Kenoza Lake property should be sold.
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Originally Posted by Negative Knight
We have no proof, it would be illogical to vote on either side.
Yes we do. Sasuke was able to dodge Raikage's V1 attacks so he is very fast.
Originally Posted by shinobu sensui
He didn't dodge that bomb, the hell, he used manda to get the hell out of there. Kakashi used his speed to dodge several v2 tailed beast. What else you got ?
sasuke is faster point blank...
Originally Posted by Uchiha boii
show me all of kakashis speed feats then ill show yu sasukes he is just above kakashi speed wise the last data book said he has godlike speed thats a fact never has kakashi even been acknowledged for speed yet almost all of sasukes fights he either shows incredible reaction or incredible speed vs itachi sasukes 1st move ran itachi through and he was outrunning amatertsu...vs bee he dodged bees lariat a feat only A himself has done (the worlds fastest shinobi) vs A himself he was outmatched speed wise yet was still able to land a chidori and dodge an elbow from A this shows hes not too far behind the top tier speedsters agianst deidara obito and deidara called him too fast obito is a space time user yet was impressed with his speed against garra...come on people he broke thru his sand better then lee himself and he only keeps getting faster so id say sasuke far outclasses kakashi speed wise the battle they had after sasukes fight with danzo should have proved somethings to kakashi fanboys sasuke was basically blind with little to no chakara left yet he could still bar with kakashi in taijutsu and almost killed him if he had a few arrows more he would have died kaumi would not have saved him a second time and sasuke has only got stronger since then
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Does anyone else see this or is it only me ?
Is Karol the don's post above mine even though I made the thread.
wtf? i wouldn't have notice that xD :rofl:
dude wtf , sasuke has got to be atleast top 10 fastest , kakashi no way is as fast as sasuke , even kakashi admitted how fast sasuke was in the first episodes of naruto .
They are both fast, but i'd pick Kakashi. He has better speed feats
Sasuke is faster....
who knows
Originally Posted by Ciotra
Lol, dude all you did is prove that sasuke is fast; there is no proof in there that sasuke is faster than Kakashi which he isnt by the way, and no point asking for proof beceause reasons have been given many times in this thread
If Yamato, Sakura, Naruto, KillerBee, Deidara and Tobi comments about his speed then im pretty sure they haven't seen anything like it. Give me manga panels demonstrating Kakashi's speed and ill rest my case BUT you havnt. Come back with a real reply.
sasuke, when he was 12 he was so fast the unaided eyes couldnt catch up to him
I have to give to Sasuke b/c body of work and youth.
Originally Posted by Zlad
What a stupid reason
Lmao. Fanboys.
Kakashi was praise by tobi and in a foot race between gai and him, he shown to be faster than gai in term of speed without the gates.
Deva path of pain also said that kakashi movement was not fake because, he was giving him trouble and was scared to approach kakashi. Lastly, deva path who praised kakashi for his speed and his traps keep up with naruto in six tail mode.
Deva pain who keep up with 6 tails naruto in kyuubi form praise kakashi for his speed "you move quite well kakashi".
Naruto manga 423 page 7 and continue where he called choji and his father "too slow". later on the same 423 manga, he was feared of kakashi movement not to get close to him.
Gai lost to kakashi in a foot race.
i think kakashi takes it, the fact that he could dodge the attack from susan'o after an epic battle with sasuke, its crazy impressive
Ok I just read thru this whole thread and only saw 1 logical post in regards to comparing their speed. The guy that said Sasuke and kakashi both fought Itachi, and Sasuke was able to fight with more speed/better footing.
So it Sasuke
Originally Posted by Negative Knight
We have no proof, it would be illogical to vote on either side.
I like ur style Negative Knight! Lol
Kakashi always beet Might Guy in their competitions, I would assume hes pretty fast. Definitely faster than Sasuke, he has been using Chidori for how long and is still alive?
Originally Posted by cmilius
Deva pain who keep up with 6 tails naruto in kyuubi form praise kakashi for his speed "you move quite well kakashi".
Naruto manga 423 page 7 and continue where he called choji and his father "too slow". later on the same 423 manga, he was feared of kakashi movement not to get close to him.
Gai lost to kakashi in a foot race.
^^^ This guy here knows whats good. +rep
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(Bluefield)—A Bluefield State College student-faculty delegation took part in a recent three-day training institute in Arlington, VA where participants studied strategies for preventing alcohol abuse and HIV on college campuses. The initiative was hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
Sherri Richardson (BSC Student Government Association President) and Samuel Dennah (a BSC student pre-medicine major) accompanied BSC faculty members Dr. Tamara Ferguson (Project Liaison) and Dr. Anthony Woart (Project Director) to the institute. BSC was selected to receive an $85,000 grant from the Minority Serving Institution's (MSI) initiative for substance abuse, HIV and hepatitis prevention program.
"This training certified our student leaders to serve as peer educators so that they can increase awareness among their fellow students about preventing alcohol abuse and reducing the risk of contracting HIV," observed Dr. Ferguson. The BSC delegation attended training institute sessions that concentrated on social marketing, assessment, sustainability, and strategic planning.
Bluefield State's team will finalize the College's strategic prevention plan during the current semester, with implementation of the plan scheduled for the spring 2012 semester. Additional BSC student educators Lacy Watson, Greg Aiken and Erica Meade will also take part program. "Bluefield State College is fortunate to have been selected to take part in the program, which provides funding, resources, and training to help minority serving institutions to provide this much needed substance abuse and HIV education and testing," Dr. Woart added.
Dr. Brenda Brand, Associate Professor, Science Education at Virginia Tech, is the project evaluator. She will assist the College's team in achieving the goals established through the grant, and will evaluate the effectiveness of the program.


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By Judy Brandon: Local Columnist
Editor's note: The following column is being rerun at the request of a reader.
As I sat the other night and watched the lineup of shows on television, my mind went back to "The Howdy Doody Show." As a kid, I was a big fan Howdy Doody fan.
Buffalo Bob began every show with a question: "Kids, what time is it?" And the children would eagerly respond: "It's Howdy Doody time!" Howdy was a puppet and sometimes we could see the strings used to manipulate him, but to Susie and me us Howdy Doody was real — at least for 30 minutes at a time.
Howdy Doody stood for the right. He told the truth, was kind, and treated others as he wanted to be treated and respected elders, friends and policemen. He always made the right decisions because Buffalo Bob, who was the adult authority in the show, gave Howdy direction and Howdy listened.
Another regular was Princess Summer Fall Winter Spring. Even though she too was a puppet, she was a beautiful Indian princess who was kind, principled and always on the side of right.
Then there was a puppet character named Mr. Bluster. He was devious and a troublemaker. His thick eyebrows stood out over sinister eyes, and Mr. Bluster was always involved in something underhanded or dishonest. His intentions were not good, and we knew from the beginning that he was the villain.
Finally, there was Clarabelle, a clown who couldn't talk but communicated with a horn and lights worn on a belt around his waist. One signal meant "yes" and another meant "no." Sometimes Clarabelle would get really ornery and spray everyone with a seltzer bottle.
There was a moral lesson to be learned from every episode. Howdy, Buffalo Bob and Princess Summer Fall Winter Spring steadfastly stood for what was right. They could never be swayed, even if they had to take some flack at times.
Mr. Bluster was always villainous, and Clarabelle could be influenced either way. Some days, he was swayed by Mr. Bluster and would get into a mess, but Clarabelle always came around and learned his lesson by the end of the show.
There was never a question — right was right and wrong was wrong. Back then, Desi and Lucy had twin beds even though in real life, they were married. Roy Rogers was wholesome, stood for integrity was honest and of exemplary character. Even the title of one show, "To Tell the Truth," stressed an absolute that somehow seems lacking in our society today.
Now ratings show us if the episode coming up is "acceptable" for viewers of certain ages. Few things these days stress moral absolutes and virtues that we want our children to imitate. In fact, we worry about the influence of television on them. I even get embarrassed at some commercials!
Long before television, the philosopher SØren Kierkegaard wrote: "Suppose someone invented an instrument, a convenient little talking tube which, say, would be heard over the whole land. I wonder if the police would not forbid it, fearing that the whole country would become mentally deranged if it were used."
Long ago, Jesus looked out over Jerusalem and wept. I wonder what He is thinking today.
Call me conservative, naïve, or narrow-minded. I think a little dose of Buffalo Bob and Howdy Doody would be good thing for any age viewer today.
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It's odd sometimes, how we mark the passage of time. Birthdays, anniversaries, holidays—even mourning the death of a loved one can remind us of the swift passage of the days, months and years. With almost a year under my belt since my mother passed away, I often question when it's going to feel normal to not have her around.
Just when I thought it was "safe to go back in the water," death came knocking on my family door again this week, and it all came back, like a slap in the face. Since all things are relative, one of the "dangers" of loving so many and so much is the inevitable sorrow that goes hand in hand with losing someone near and dear. When my "brother-from-another-mother," Michael, died unexpectedly a few years ago, my mom was adrift and his mom was understandably lost as well. We had all grown up in each others' homes and suddenly, the "wonder years" seemed to grind to a halt.
No longer a kid and well aware that death is a natural part of life, I'm beyond grateful to have had so much love growing up, but that doesn't make it easier to say goodbye to those we hold so close to our hearts. My "surrogate" mom, Pat Cusick, passed away this week and I find myself, once again, pondering the meaning of life. After Michael died, Pat expressed her profound sorrow to me privately and informed me that she expected me to "step up to the plate" a bit, hoping that (since Michael and I were so close in age), my presence in the extended family would somehow fill the void.
Promising to "do my best," I responded in kind when Mom left this earth and implored Pat to do the same for me, as she had been a "second mom" to me while growing up, alongside my immediate family. Although none of us know how long we have on this plane of existence, I suppose I was hoping that I'd have more years with Pat on the other end of the phone, or puttering around the family cottage at Seneca Lake, the site of countless adventures with the Cusick and Fox families blending and blurring to the point where "the moms" never knew which kids they would find waking up in what household at any given moment. Good times.
The memories that once again flood my reverie are the good ones, not the bad, and it's tears of sadness mixed with joy that course down my cheek as I prepare myself to bid adieu to Pat while reliving the recent passing of Michael and mom—whose deaths are still so fresh in my mind. I'm reminded of a Buddhist meditation that I've practiced in recent years stating that "death is certain; the time of my death is uncertain—therefore it is logical to conclude that I could die today."
In a perfect example of "point-counterpoint," the two moms had wildly different reactions when I shared this deep-thought meditation with them respectively. While birth-mother Barbara seemed horrified by what she interpreted as "dark and gruesome," Pat got it right away. I explained how practicing this meditation was intended to make me think about the choices I make in my day-to-day life, and have found this thought process to be an invaluable tool.
We all make choices, whether consciously or not, throughout our lives and thankfully, I no longer believe in regret, viewing it as a waste of time. Although saddened by this recent passage, I rejoice in having had two incredibly strong (and vastly different) women in my life, neither of whom held back in their assessment of how I comported myself, never failing to weigh in on the decisions I made, always succeeding in lifting me up when I felt lost or alone.
Rather than feeling lost now, I call upon that strength and support in an attempt to share it with my other "siblings" who are currently feeling the waves of loss that seem to be endlessly crashing on the shores of Seneca Lake, where we gathered just two months ago to scatter my mom's ashes, as we prepare to do the same with Pat's mortal remains. If it's true that "misery loves company," then surely we are in good shape—but still, I prefer to celebrate, rather than mourn, and plan to do just that.
While hardly a holiday, this too will become a cherished memory (of sorts) and hopefully serve as a (somewhat cliched) reminder for all of us, that life is indeed short, and that there is no time like the present, since none of us know what is in store beyond this moment. With any luck, there are still a few adventures waiting in the wings.


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We really have a smart coach...playing to loose. We'll be luck to win 20 games with this jerk coaching.
What a brilliant move to start the 4th with Gallo (the future) on the bench against ORL, in a close game.
Gallo was 4-5 from the 3-point line (5-7 overall).... He was the 2nd leading s corer.... Sure, let's sit him for the do-nothings (Duhon, Hughes, Harrington). The do-nothings were a combined 7-25 at this point (18 points).
Toss in Jeffries and Duhon.... NO wonder ORL extended the lead to double digits.
Gallo never played in the 4th against DEN.
This is so smart of coach. Gallo will be well rested for 2010.
We really have a smart coach...playing to loose. We'll be luck to win 20 games with this jerk coaching.
Hughes misses a layup, then Harrington misses a 3, then Harrington steps out of bounds. This is classic!
We don't sign IVERSON b/c we're "building for the future" and don't want to disrupt the development of the kids.... HA!
Hill, Douglas, Landry are all DNP-CD! Not a minute for any of the rookies.
Darko sist the entire game, even though he's our only 7-footer.
Gallo sist the 4th, even though he was HOT and our 2nd leading scorer.
Sorry folks.... Knicks had a chance to win this game- this game was a perfect example of how D'ants rotation & subbing cost us the game.
N8, Harrington and Hughes 0-8 from 3 (Gallo is 4-5). I mean, isn't it a no-brainer who plays in the 4th? I'm beginning to think D'ant is heading to UTAH when the season ends, and he's trying to get the Jazz the #1 pick?
BUt hey, at least Jeffries, N8, Hughes got their work in.
Back2back games of such pathetic, heinous coaching....
Watched this at a ORL fan's house and he couldn't stop laughing and thanking us -- thanking our "coach"...
Back to back putrid losses....each time supergluing Gallo to the bench in the 4th, and as another issue, Darko too.
Both times we don't even have the dignity as fans to even watch our rooks and future play quality minutes on any substantive level.
Gallo should have played in the 4th, but he was being abused by Lewis in the 3rd. He should have just been switched onto Pietrus.
I know. It's infuriating to watch our team play. Seriously - we have good players like Gallinari sitting in the fourth quarter and we're giving Larry Hughes 9 shots (and he only makes one) and we let Nate Robinson play so he can promptly turn the ball over twice in 15 minutes. Let alone Al Harrington's 3 TO in 16 minutes...this is infuriating.
We have a good defensive center in Darko. Why the hell don't we play him against Dwight Howard?
We didn't sign Iverson because we were, according to Donnie Walsh, "building for the future" and we didn't want Iverson to take playing time away from our future.
Last time I checked Iverson would only be taking playing time away from Larry Hughes and Chris Duhon...if they're our future then Donnie Walsh needs to be fired. Since they're very simply and clearly not, why the hell are they playing? Why the hell aren't Toney Douglas and Jordan Hill playing? I wouldn't mind losing by 14 if Douglas and Hill got playing time because then at least we'd be building for the future, but we play ****ing Nate Robinson? Nate Robinson is a chump, get his ass off this team. Trade him for a bag of peanuts or something.
This loss is all on D'Antoni. Don't get me wrong - the Magic are a good team and there's no shame in losing to them if we go out and play hard and play our best. We didn't play our best because our best was sitting on the damn bench in the 4th quarter and we were playing the players who SHOULD be our second string players.
If I knew that we were going to be giving Larry Hughes and Chris Duhon 28 minutes each and that Toney Douglas would be sitting on the bench, then I would've signed Iverson long ago. Donnie Walsh needs to go up to D'Antoni and knock some sense into him - I know coach has his favorites, but let's be honest, there's no reason Darko shouldn't have played this game. Any coach with a brain would've started Darko at C and played Danilo in the fourth quarter, but apparently D'Antoni's got something else going on
Gallo should have played the entire 4th with Nate, if Gallo hit some big shots we could have tied this game and could have possibly won. Nate was on fire in crunch time and all we needed was another hot hand which could have been Gallo. I really dont like Mike D anymore.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
mafra is 100 percent right. why develop gallo, when we can rest him and get him ready for next season. we need to develop jared jeffries. this is a man with immense potential. i call him giraffe for a reason. hes long and slim. hes very adept at missing layups, and airballing any shot he takes. hes very overrated on the defensive end, but luckily hes good at taking charges. i mean would isiah thomas give a man 35 mill dollars to do nothign? of course not b/c isiah was a very succesful GM. why put in toney douglass when u could put in duhorrible? perfect plan. duhon will be an integral key of success in the coming years. i just loved the gameplan tonight.
Its hard to play any rotation on the Knicks
we have 3 SF's Harrington, Gallo, and Chandler.
Our other players aren't that good.
Douglas and Hill seem to have some potential but other than that our team is bad.
With the 3 above SF's being our better players., we are outmatched usually at the other spots.
Knicks will play Hill and Douglas alot at the end of the season, so I have no problem with them sitting now.
2010 is 32 days away.
Dantoni doesn't have a clue and he should be on the hot seat. Obviously the coach and Walsh isn't on the same page because I could have swore we passed on AI in favor of developing the rookies. Technically, the decision to pass on AI determined his retirement. Double fail for the Knicks.
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Al Harrington was put in to cause matchup problems for Orlando, by inserting Al at Center in Pulls Dwight away from the hoop, and yes Gallo couldve done it as well, but again he is still a major liability on D
But I do agree that Gallo needs to get more minutes down the stretch.
This is really looking like it is going to be an Isiah type bad season!
Oh Yeah...although Duhon out played him last night, Jason Williams is having a better season than Duhon, and Memphis has been looking good since picking up Tinsley....looks like we got this whole past off season wrong, from draft picks to signings -or lack there of-
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
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Why the hell would I travel clear out to Canal Winchester just to grab a drink and a meal when we have so many great options here?
The answer is simple: 1) I was bored; 2) I convinced someone else to drive; 3) Harvest Moon Cafe makes the best bang-for-your-buck summer cocktails in Central Ohio, created by Columbus mixologist Cris Dehlavi (there's also an excellent beer list which includes the best deals on Rockmill I've ever seen); and 4) a lot of Harvest's engaging new food items strike a skillful balance between healthy and delicious. All of which makes the not-that-bad drive out to this quaint yet sophisticated small-town cafe a nifty little diversion from my everyday routine.
I gotta admit Harvest's website made me wince a bit when it mentioned its owners (they're certified herbalists) had a "dream" to provide its community with the "education needed" (ouch!) to live a better life. That sorta preachy speech generally has me running away, but when I walked into the absolutely cute cafe, I was so instantly charmed I wanted to — and certainly did — stay.
Harvest Moon Café's smart decor — let's call it artisan chic — features an exposed brick wall holding foodie photos attached to clipboards or mesh and bordered by shiny black-painted wooden frames. Naked vintage-style filaments encased in oversized jars hover above Harvest's simple, sleek blond wooden tables and black ladder-back chairs. Most prominent is a large rectangular bar that evokes an old soda-jerk shop except for its voguish "pipe-fixture" stools. It's here you'll place every food and drink order, including those killer cocktails — which in part excelled because of a restrained hand on the simple syrups (why can't more places get this right?).
Speaking of which, try the crisp and refreshing (and, despite its name and pretty-in-pink appearance, not sissified) Waterloo Straw-cumber with Hendrick's gin and muddled fruit and cukes. Also terrific was the Oddfellow, which expertly balanced Maker's Mark, ginger, lime and mint. Those quaffs — and a decent margarita — are only $6 ($5 during happy hour!).
Here's a peek at Harvest's newer menu items (sandwiches come with either a fresh little salad or coarse, cumin-y and clearly housemade hummus and chips):
• Asparagus Flatbread ($7.75): Small but quite appealing. A toasty, soft pita-like base was veggie-fied with a creamy, nutty, tangy and goat cheese-fortified "asparagus pesto," snipped asparagus spears, red onion and big, fruity, chewy oven-roasted tomatoes.
• Wild Idea Bison Burger ($10): Lean yet thick and juicy, with a pleasant whiff of gaminess, it's alluringly equipped with aged white cheddar, turkey bacon, spicy chipotle aioli and a fine pretzel roll
• Chicken Salad Sandwich ($7): Huge and intriguing. A croissant-enveloped, sweet-edged (honey?), homemade, super-meaty, pulled chicken and smoked paprika salad enlivened by crisp cucumber slices, it's thoughtfully unencumbered by the typical gallon of mayo
• Wild Caught Salmon Sandwich ($8): Chilled sockeye, flavorful tomatoes, wide slices of turkey bacon, lettuce, onion, a dill-lemon aioli and a toasted, cornmeal-dusted kaiser roll made for another healthful winner
• Thai Peanut Chicken Salad ($8.25): A too-thick, unspicy, DIY peanut-buttery dressing dumped onto semi-soggy grilled chicken, lettuce, shaved carrots, sugar snap peas and a wealth of dry-roasted peanuts added up to underwhelming
• Gluten-free Chocolate Brownie ($3): Dense, chewy, maple-y, homey and comforting
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I'm call out James Frank. Let's do this, man!
i'm down, lol. especially since i kinda fell off the map with those DOOM remixes (i'm still doing them, they're just on my own time now and i'm just gonna group them all together into a compilation tape...eventually), its just that school's been kicking my ass so far and depleting all my free time + creativity + hand muscles.


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Back-to-back Iowa Conference champions (2012, 2013)
PELLA—Central College is set to host Saturday's Iowa Conference women's and men's cross country championships at 11 a.m. and noon, respectively, at the A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex course.
The women's race will cover 6,000 meters, while the men will run 8,000 meters.
Dutch men run for repeat—The Dutch men, ranked No. 9 in the most recent U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association Division III poll, are running for a conference championship repeat.
Last season Central ran away with its first-ever league crown with runners finishing 1-2-3. The Dutch, who return all five scorers, posted the lowest point total (33) of any team at the championship since 2009 and finished 17 points ahead of runner-up Loras. Eli Horton (junior, Runnells, Southeast Polk HS) claimed the 8,000-meter individual title—the first Dutch conference champion since 1994—in 25:21.5 and was one of four Central runners to earn all-league honors. Cole Decker (sophomore, Des Moines, Dowling Catholic HS) was second, Drew Jackson (junior, Johnston) was third and Austin O'Brien (senior, Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley HS) was ninth. Brett Ewing (senior, Cincinnati, Centerville HS) was Central's fifth runner in 18th. The Dutch went on to finish 12th of 32 teams at the NCAA Division III national championship meet.
While O'Brien was Central's No. 4 runner at last year's meet, he posted Central's low time at all three meets he's competed in this season and has twice been named the conference performer of the week. He won the Central Dutch Invitational (Sept. 7), placed third at the Wis.-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational (Oct. 4) and second at the Wis.-La Crosse Jim Drews Invitational (Oct. 19), where he ran a season-best 24:48.6.
As a team the Dutch have three top-three finishes at those three meets and have never finished outside the top half, despite dealing with injuries to key runners.
Luther and Loras are ranked at Nos. 24 and 28, respectively while Wartburg is among those receiving votes. All are expected to contend for Saturday's crown.
Central women peaking at right time—The Dutch women are peaking in performance at the right time in hopes of improving their standing at the conference championship.
Last season all Central runners posted second-best times of the season en route to 98 points and a fourth-place finish. This year's returnees include Emma Nelson (senior, Pekin), who finished 17th in 23:40, and Alyssa Eaves (junior, Johnston), who finished 25th in 23:55.
Eaves has been the top Dutch finisher at all four invitationals this season. She posted season-best 23:31.6 on the 6,000-meter course at the Wis.-La Crosse Tori Neubauer Invitational Oct. 19, where she placed 61st in the 471-individual field.
Central's best showing was a runner-up finish at its own invitational Sept. 7.
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Kenneth Gorelick, or Kenny G (June 5, 1956) is most famously known as the saxiest man to walk the planet. He has set many records as being the highest-selling solo artist that possesses talent. Born on the planet of Venus, Kenny G has spent the last few decades creeping out Americans everywhere.
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According to CNN, the first Kenny G citing was in 1982 when a group of Seattle residents saw some monster fall out of an airborne UFO. This alien only had one possession with him, a mutated straight saxophone. Kenny spent his young alienhood playing soft melodies on his sax in downtown Seattle.
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The saxist residents of Seattle could not stand hearing the stick-like saxophone twenty-three and a half hours a day (Kenny spent the other thirty minutes emptying the spit in his saxophone off top of the Space Needle), so a luxurious prison asked Kenny to play his sax to soothe the prison riots. Violence was reduced by 83% in the prison when he began his profession, but intimacy increased by 234%. The prison guards had to fire him after creating the love-bug in the prison, but his work for the prison was featured in a Super Bowl XLV commercial.
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Kenny G has been noted for having perfect curly hair. In fact, a curl of his hair once sold for $451,000 on eBay which is noted as the second highest selling hair follicle in history (behind Britney Spears after shaving her head). His hair was also voted #1 on the People's Magazine World's Sexiest 80's Style Brown Hair that Crosses Shoulder Length by a Man. This trademark hair has also helped him attract many ladies, including Yoko Ono. The two were featured in a South Park episode and led the World Wide Recorder Concert in New York. However, due to a last-minute edit in the music, the entire population at the concert crapped their pants due to the brown note.
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Today, Kenny G is still famous and is one of the highest-selling artists off all time. He is the hero of all saxophone players and made the soprano saxophone as famous as the man who invented the backspace key on the keyboard. In Katy Perry's music video of the song "Last Friday Night", Kenny G is the life of the party and plays his sax like a boss.
After releasing a hit YouTube video, Sergio Flores (known as Sexy Sax Man) challenged Kenny G to the ultimate saxophone duel. That competition was held to determine who had the sexiest rendition of "Carless Whisper" on a saxophone. However, the duel was interrupted by Bill Clinton, who came at a very inopportune moment. This was frowned upon by Congressmen and politicians, so Clinton was impeached. Kenny G and Sexy Sax Man went on tour without Bill Clinton after the duel ended in a tie.


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text: i have a three month old. up until about two weeks ago everything with breastfeeding was going good. i have always fed him on demand. however, he is not satisfied lately. my breast feel completely deflated all the time. I never have "pains" when it is time for him to eat. I never have a let-down. I try to pump and get nothing. I will pump for thirty minutes both sides and not even get an ounce. when he eats, he will suck for a few minutes. i can hear him gulp and see him swallow. that will only last for two or three minutes at the most. then he kicks and cries. the same thing happens with the other side. i try to manually compress my breasts while he eats, but it doesn't have an effect. when i manually compress them without him latched on, only a small thin stream comes out for the first three or four compressions. then nothing. i am completely scared and frustrated. i do not want to have to put him on formula. i have an older son that i breastfed, and this did not happen with him. i am interested in using herbs, but have no idea what/how much to take. i am 5'1" and currently 145lbs. any help you can give would be so so so so greatly appreciated.


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Hi, my baby is 3 mos. old now and she doesn't take pacifier (well.. she's stop taking em when she's 2 mos. old). So... now when she's tired and wants a nap she always wants to suck before she goes to bed... since she doesn't want to suck pacifier.. so I'm the human pacifier.
Anyone have the same problem like I do? can you help me to make her take a nap without sucking me?
And then.. I'm returning to work this coming monday and she doesn't take a bottle either.. so what should I do???


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- Dudley: "They stuff people's heads down the toilet the first day at Stonewall. Want to come upstairs and practice?"
- Harry: "No, thanks. The poor toilet's never had anything as horrible as your head down it -- it might be sick."
- — Harry responds coolly to Dudley's teasing.[src]
Stonewall High is a state secondary school in the United Kingdom that Harry Potter would have attended if he had not received a letter of admission to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry instead. According to Harry's cousin, Dudley Dursley, new students at Stonewall High are subjected to a hazing ritual in which their heads are stuffed down a toilet on their first day. It is possible that they bully younger and weaker children, like Harry. The school's uniform was grey, but in an effort to save money, Harry's Aunt Petunia dyed some of Dudley's old clothes to make a grey uniform for him, which according to Harry, smelled like elephant skin.
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I hear ya, Jeff. Is it just me, or is January alone seem to be dragging???!!!! Thankfully this month is almost over…BTW is was below zero again here today….
I am right there with you. I think everyone here must be. Spring Training is just around the corner but Opening Day seems all too far and the antici…………………………pation is killing me.
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By opening day for the Mets, they might be having a liquidation sale at Citi Field during first pitch.
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Mike — We're gearin' up for the big one now… still, probably nothing like it is in the mitten state!
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My son was born with 1/2 of his mouth paralysied. It has since resolved itself, but because of that, I've been pumping since he was born (he just could not latch on no matter what was tried). He is now 8 months old.
I have to have major surgery on the 24th of this month. I will have to stay in the hospital at least one night. Ugh.
I've already know that for the first 24 hours I will have to pump and dump, which stinks. I do have enough milk in the freezer for at least four days.
But, last time I had major surgery, I was in pretty bad shape for the first several hours. I do not do well with any kind of general anstesia. Unfortuantely, this surgery will be done under general. I vomit (even when given something that is suppose to prevent that), get really restless, have difficult thinking, etc. I am afraid I will be in no shape to pump for at least 12 hours.
This of course is not good for my milk supply. As with my two previous children, my supply tends to be all over the place: Just enough one day, too much the next, and not nearly enough the day after that. I've tried a few things and nothing seems to help.
What can you ladies suggest? I really don't want to have to switch to forumula, not only due to the benfits of breast milk and the cost of formula, but also because my son has acid refux and I am afraid it might get worse should I switch him to formula.
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The move to ashtray-free cars began at Chrysler, whose 1995 Cirrus and Dodge Stratus sedans were the first to be sold without ashtrays as standard equipment.
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Not only is it a question of an anti-smoking movement, but also of space. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 19.3 percent of adult Americans smoked in 2010 -- roughly 45.3 million people. According to Apple, more than 300 million people have bought iPods. When you add in other MP3 players, iPhones and various other smartphones, it's clear the smokers are simply outnumbered.
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Things are going from good to bad and from bad to worse. I am in sooooo much pain and of course, par for the course, the LC from my hospital is out the whole month of July after having hand surgery. She won't be back until the 24th and I really don't know if I can make until Monday without some relief. Plus, considering she's been gone all month, I assume she will be very backed up with appointments for a while. I really need help! His perfect latch is completely gone and I've searched online for how to get it back and just can't get any success. He now will not open wide. If he does, as soon as the nipple is in his mouth he closes up. Picture it, he is ferociously rooting around for it, crying and milk is leaking all over his face, neck, shoulders, my hand, my stomach, etc. and finally I get him to open up, bring him in and CLAMP, right down and immediate, excrutiating pain. I try to breathe through it, hoping for the eventual release where he gets it right. That doesn't happen and he is really locked on. I try to stick my finger in to break the suction and try again, well he's so closed up around it, that it just makes it hurt worse. I finally get free, and my nipple is a mess. I try again and just decide to try to deal with the pain, at least he's nursing. Well that's made everything worse. My nipples are trashed. They aren't cracked or bleeding yet, but I'm sure that's next. They are in the dreaded lipstick tip shape and the pointest tip part is white and feels like a callous to the touch. Sore doesn't even describe what it feels like. I let them air out right after, use Lansinoh cream like crazy, all the tips I've read about but none of that will ever help if I can't get his latch fixed. I had a total meltdown last night because I really don't want to quit, but this is headed in the same direction that it went with DS #2 and I had to quit then. I ended up very depressed and I promised DH that I wouldn't let that happen again this time. He's trying to be supportive, but he's worried. Also, I'm pretty sure that I have multiple plugged ducts. I have several spots on each breast that feel like hard little rocks under the skin. When I was engorged, I started having to hold in my breast around his nose with my finger so he could breathe. Well, of course that probably now has led to plugged ducts....and while using some of the tips I've read on LLL, its seems to have brought me back to being engorged again! A complete and total mess. I am miserable.
I am so confused and don't know what I'm supposed to be doing. First with the latch, can it be fixed? Second, should I pump? I've read both no and yes to that (for relief of engorgement). I certainly don't want to run into an over-supply issue! Third, what do I do about the plugged ducts? I have been using a heating pad on the breast right before I feed and then I massage the area while he's nursing. Or, could that be why I'm overproducing again?
Also, he's started "slurping" while sucking. I know that's not good. And, he burps while he's still on the breast, sucking. Last time I nursed, he burped three times while still on the breast.
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Java Pet Store is an example application in the "J2EE Blueprints" series. It documents best practices, design patterns, and architectural ideas for J2EE applications. Recently, gotdotnet.com, a Microsoft-sponsored Web site, implemented the same application in C# and .NET. Compared to Java Pet Store, Microsoft claims that the .NET version requires one-third the lines of code (LOCs) and provides 28 times faster average response times (for 450 concurrent users), requires one-sixth the CPU utilization, and scales much better as the number of users increases. Microsoft also argues that the architecture of .NET is superior. (Sun has provided a partial response.)
I did a project this year that started with the Pet Store as a springboard, so I decided to examine these claims. When done properly, implementing the same application with two different technologies can be a good way to compare the technologies. In this case, however, there are a number of problems with these claims:
In this article, I show that experimental flaws invalidate the performance results and that the code comparisons don't address developer productivity or framework superiority. I also discuss how the presentation-tier technology in .NET has some advantages over the J2EE technology, which the Java community should address.
This catfight started when Oracle published a comparison of their Oracle9iAS application server against an unnamed J2EE "Application Server X." Oracle used Java Pet Store as a test application and claimed superior performance for Oracle9iAS.
These results aren't important for our discussion here. We note, however, that Oracle used Sun SPARC servers running Solaris in a three-tier deployment: a client tier running an Oracle proprietary client simulator, a middle tier for the business logic and page construction, and a database tier.
Also, Oracle fixed some performance bugs and modified the Pet Store code and schema to improve scalability for a large number of users. (Microsoft labels the modified application "highly tuned.") Oracle also limited the tests to those pages with better scalability characteristics.
Most importantly, Oracle admitted that the Pet Store is not designed as a performance benchmark. They used it because ECPerf benchmarks were not yet available. In fact, Pet Store was designed as a learning tool, not as a performance tool. To avoid obscuring code, most optimizations were avoided. Furthermore, Oracle observed that their tests didn't exercise the Enterprise Beans very heavily. Most of the work happens in the database and in the Data Access Objects (DAOs), which are Java objects that are used to provide a database-agnostic interface to persistence (one of the design patterns emphasized in Java Pet Store). Since the EJBs are the meat of a J2EE application, useful tests must give them appropriate weight.
Microsoft implemented the Pet Store in C# and .NET. They did not implement the Administrator or Mail applications that are part of Java Pet Store. They were careful, however, to exclude those parts of Java Pet Store in their comparisons.
Microsoft reported the dramatic performance numbers mentioned in the introduction. Unfortunately, they made a serious mistake: rather than re-run the Oracle tests in their environment, they simply quoted Oracle's results.
They used a three-tier test bed with Intel servers, Windows 2000, and SQL Server, which is very different from the Sun/Oracle test bed used by Oracle. This means that unknown, potentially large systematic differences are present in the numbers:
Hence, meaningful performance comparisons between J2EE and .NET can't be made here. The differences might be real, but we just can't tell. Furthermore, since J2EE and .NET are designed for large-scale, highly concurrent, high-availability applications, Pet Store tests say little about how well these frameworks support those applications. Finally, performance should be put into perspective. The real question isn't "which is faster," but "if approach X satisfies my higher-priority criteria, will it be fast enough?"
Microsoft counted the lines of code in the two applications as a rough measure of developer productivity. They argue that .NET is a more full-featured and productive environment, because the developer needs to write (and test!) less code.
Microsoft wrote a basic parsing tool that skips comments and blank lines. It looks for specific types of code in a file, such as lines of Java code in a JSP file. I used their LOC tool to reproduce their numbers. In most cases, my counts showed small, but insignificant, differences.
Microsoft skipped the HTML files and HTML tags in JSP and ASP files. Since designer tools are often used to generate HTML, counting this type of source only measures arbitrary differences in how tools output tags. These files are still hand-coded by many developers, however, and one of the advertised strengths of both ASP and JSP is the ability to streamline page development with server-side directives, custom tag libraries, JavaBeans, C# code, etc. Therefore, counting lines with tags or perhaps the number of tags seems appropriate, as long as the two visual designs are close.
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Curiously, Microsoft did not apply the tool-generation argument to other parts of the implementations. For example, they point out that XML descriptor files for J2EE applications are often bigger and more numerous than configuration files for .NET deployments. But deployment tools generate most of this content (not to mention the fact that J2EE descriptor files can contain far more information than comparable .NET files). Why not exclude this code from the counts?
As usual, LOCs say little about productivity. The real questions include:
In comparing the two code bases, Microsoft argues that the .NET architecture is superior. In fact, while the two feature sets are the same, they are really comparing implementations that satisfy two different sets of "nonfunctional" requirements.
Java Pet Store, like Java and J2EE themselves, emphasizes hardware, OS, and database portability. Performance is secondary. The .NET implementation, like .NET itself, promotes a highly integrated, single-vendor solution, where performance is emphasized. In fact, these contrasting sets of "requirements" could be implemented using either framework.
This divide is best illustrated by the discussion of the middle tier. The .NET middle tier is quite small, about 700 LOCs in 10 files, while the Java Pet Store has about 5400 LOCs in 120 files.
Microsoft used SQL Server and exploited stored procedures for basic queries, while keeping business logic in the middle tier. This approach reduced the amount of code in the middle tier and increased performance. Also, Microsoft returned XML from the database, rather than rowsets, which streamlined working with the data in the middle tier. The .NET middle tier is small and fast, but coupled to SQL Server.
Java Pet Store demonstrates the worst-case scenario; managing persistence manually using Bean Managed Persistence (BMP) and making the application support multiple databases transparently. This results in lots of the Data Access Objects mentioned previously and avoids all vendor-specific database optimizations. Code piles up, performance is not as good, and the design is more complex. Many projects don't face these constraints. In my project that started with Java Pet Store, we simplified some aspects of the design that were overkill for our less stringent requirements.
So, Microsoft's analysis of the middle tier is an "apples and oranges" comparison. How would Java Pet Store compare if it used Container Managed Persistence (CMP) or supported only one vendor's database and exploited available optimizations? How would .NET Pet Store compare if it supported multiple databases and was database-agnostic?
The most informative discussion in the Microsoft analysis concerns the presentation tier. .NET has a straightforward component model that connects Web page construction, form handling, and the middle tier in intuitive ways. Component packaging is intuitive, because ASP files are bundled with the corresponding C# objects. ASP.NET provides powerful Web Forms and User Controls to accelerate client development, but at the expense of client portability. Microsoft also lavishes attention on developer tools, making it easier to construct and connect these pieces.
The organization of Servlets, JSPs, and JavaBeans more closely resembles the traditional separation between static HTML pages, which go in one place, and server-side executable code, which goes in other places. The organization is less component-oriented and intuitive, although bundling complete applications into WAR and EAR files makes deployment straightforward. Also, Java Pet Store implements design patterns for event handling and flow control, because J2EE doesn't manage these things natively. With J2EE, you get more flexibility, but more work is required and the learning curve is a bit longer.
In my project, I replaced the Pet Store presentation tier with an Apache Struts approach. Besides providing useful taglibs, Struts provides a framework for managing flow control and event handling. The Struts framework provides many of the conveniences found in ASP.NET.
So, the presentation developer can choose ASP.NET for its well-designed framework and excellent tools, but with limitations on client and server portability. Or, the developer can choose JSP and Servlets (or a Java/XML/XSLT alternative) with less tool support and a slightly longer learning curve, but with more power, flexibility, and third-party options, like Struts.
Finally, .NET has extensive caching directives that make it easier for developers to optimize page delivery. J2EE caching optimizations have largely been left up to developers and vendors. The J2EE community should provide better standard performance capabilities.
The experimental flaws of the Microsoft tests render the performance comparisons unusable. All tests must be run on the same test bed and a more suitable application must be chosen. J2EE and .NET are most appropriate for large-scale, high availability applications. The documented tests say little about how well these frameworks support those applications.
The .NET and Java Pet Stores support the same features, but they implement different "nonfunctional" requirements. The .NET version assumes a single hardware/OS/database combination and makes performance paramount. The Java version supports multiple hardware/OS/database combinations and ranks performance as less important. In fact, both frameworks can support either emphasis. Hence, comparing the two code bases is misleading.
For developers who are comfortable with limited choices, .NET is a well-designed framework with good tools. J2EE provides greater freedom, but the J2EE community can't ignore the need for tools that create powerful and efficient applications in a timely manner.
Dean Wampler is a Software Engineer with DRW Trading. He was formerly a Consultant, Trainer, and Mentor with Object Mentor, Inc.
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