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See you next Spring my Beloved Dodger Stadium
My Spring and Summer home is officially closed for the season but I'll stop by a couple of times during the off-season to keep an eye on it.
This year's Fan Appreciation was sadder saying goodbye to more friends that I made at the stadium and saying goodbye to
Joe Torre and Brad Ausmus. Good luck to two classy guys!
last pic by Jon Soo Hoo.
Friday and Saturday's game Kirk Gibson was so nice signing alot of autographs. I got my baseball signed by him. I hope he is back as the D'Backs manager if not back in Dodger Blue! I can dream…
I'll miss alot of people from the stadium including the batting practice group that includes Deuce, William (Deuce's dad), Syliva, Dee, Cari, Kristin, Gordon, Pat, Norma, Rosa, Ronnie and of course my Top Deck Friends! that includes you Erik!
Deuce also signed my Dodger program where he was featured
And here is Deuce and Devon Ethier who was drafted by the Dodgers
good luck to everyone in the postseason. I am looking forward to watching some good baseball. Let's go D.Lowe! Beat those Jints!
Let me know if anyone wants a Dodger Calendar. I have a couple of extras.
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Hi Emma! I was also at Fan Appreciation Day. It was wonderful and bittersweet at the same time. And I think I have a picture of you from that day. I was going to email it to you but I cannot find an email addy for you. If you want to email it to me, you can click on the "Email Me!" link on my blog, http://www.andystadium.com.
You and your boys deserved better this season. I had no idea that you would finish behind the Giants and Pads. The Dodgers are much better than that. I hope that you enjoyed going to your games this year and that you can enjoy the postseason! As usual, I loved stopping by your blog and will continue to do so!
Emma, it was an interesting season in L.A. I only hope that Mattingly can take the torch and build on the foundation for a better run in 2011.
Looking forward to June, 2011!
Yes, it was wonderful and bittersweet. It was a game that we could watch without any preasure. Really? Where were you sitting? I'll email you.
Prior to the All-Star I thought the Dodgers had a chance to get the WC but it all felt apart. Good luck to your Rays! I am cheering for underdogs but not the Giants!
"Interesting" is a nice word to describe the Dodger season. Mattingly heads to Arizona for the Fall League to get some experience.
Good luck to your Twins!
It's sad that we'll not have the chance to meet the Dodgers in the post season again this year, but I am sure next year they'll come back with a vengeance…
It must have been a happy/sad experience to say goodbye to the stadium and the Dodgers for the winter. But Donnie will bring a fresh perspective next year and the Dodgers will be back in it. You'll see.
Oh Peter I hope you are right!
I am thinking of going to the Fall League for the first time. Donnie will be there!
Congratulations to Roy Halladay on his no-hitter! Amazing having two in the same year!
It really, really sucks when you know the last game is over and you have to stroll out for that last time during a season. I did that twice this year with the Rays and was teary eyed both times.
Sometimes hard to rationalize or put into words to other the emotional attachment we get to those buildings and this game.
Provides further evidence that we have a second life, or second family when we attend so many games, and meet such great people.
Players ometimes thank the fans for soming, I say Thank You for letting me enter and become part of your world. God, I love this game!
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Yep Cliff. When you spend so much time at the stadium, they become your second family.
Good luck to your Rays!
Beat the Jints!! I like how you think. I'm afraid it's going to be a long winter for both of us. Our teams are in flux. Peace out Deuce! See you next season. I'm sad the season is over because they won't be wearing that patch anymore.
These are some great pics… hopefully seeing the Gigantes do well won't leave you too bitter during the offseason😉
Emma, I'll tell the Phillies to go out and beat the "Jints" for you.😉 Your shirt must have been the same color as the background that they used to superimpose the stadium pic – kind of funny how you look like a disembodied head and arms! And with an infield on your chest!
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Nahh Jeff. It won't leave me bitter if the ….Gigantes ahhh err… win. Yuk! No!! I hope the big Dodger in the sky won't permit that.
Yes Sue! Use your super natural powers! Yes, my shirt was the same color as the background. Kinda cool how it came out.


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By Nick Smith 12/27/2012
Members of Occupy Democracy–Pasadena (ODP) and supporters — among them Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard — gathered on the steps of Pasadena City Hall Saturday to spread awareness of gun violence and mental health care reform in a candlelight vigil organized in the wake of the Dec. 14 massacre of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Once candles were lit, the crowd of roughly 50 people walked a block and a half to the Paseo Colorado retail and entertainment complex, where demonstrators shared their message of gun-safety awareness with holiday shoppers and passersby.
Gun violence and the Sandy Hook tragedy hit especially close to home for one attendee. "Being a parent, the idea of violence toward a child strikes deep to your core," said Gregory Harrison, father of two young children, who also attended the event. "We have [to have] some sensible restrictions on what kinds of guns we have in this world."
Among those in attendance was Bogaard who, along with more than 750 mayors throughout the country, signed a letter to President Obama on Dec. 19, calling for more stringent gun regulations.
One proposal ODP strongly supports is the renewal of the federal assault weapons ban authored by California Democratic US Sen. Dianne Feinstein in 1994, which expired in 2004. Feinstein began spearheading a renewal of the initiative just days after the Newtown shooting, expressing her intention to introduce a bill that would ban 100 specific assault weapons by name.
National Rifle Association spokesman Wayne LaPierre told NBC's David Gregory on "Meet the Press" on Sunday that the NRA supports putting armed guards on campuses but not ownership restrictions.
Patrick Briggs, co-leader of ODP and organizer of Saturday's vigil, is cautiously optimistic that renewing the ban would be a turning point in the narrative of gun violence. However, advocacy for the passage of Feinstein's proposed bill and mental health care reform, according to Briggs, is a step in the right direction.
"An armed society is a hyper-individuated power," Briggs said. "When you have an armed society, it restricts everybody's freedom. … Guns create a culture where people fear their neighbors."
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"An armed society is a hyper-individuated power," ... huh? This is buffoon-speak.
Individuated: in·di·vid·u·ate ( n d -v j - t ). tr.v. in·di·vid·u·at·ed, in·di·vid·u·at·ing, in·di·vid·u·ates. 1. To give individuality to; individualize. 2. To form into a separate, distinct entity.
In a society where non-government, law-abiding citizens are prohibited from practicing self-protection with the same weapons that criminals would use to assault them, only criminals (and law-enforcement, but perhaps I repeat myself) will possess those weapons and use them -- with impunity -- against that huckleberry population.
Go ahead, check out the statistics, mass-murderers much prefer committing their self-absorbed glory-crimes in a "gun-free" zone. Check something else out, conceal(and/or open)-carry States have significantly lower instances of gun violence than those places where guns are legally forbidden.
The cop-class is also quite a bit more polite.
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ISBE names 15 outstanding scholars to Student Advisory Council
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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced today that 15 outstanding sophomores, juniors and seniors from across Illinois have been selected to represent their peers on the ISBE Student Advisory Council for 2008-2009. The new council will come together and begin in their new roles during this week's October State Board meeting.
"The students who serve on the Student Advisory Council are some of the best and brightest in Illinois. We welcome them and thank them for the valuable insight they bring to the Board," said Jesse H. Ruiz, Board Chairman. "We can learn a great deal from the challenges and achievements these students have experienced as they prepare for success beyond high school."
The Student Advisory Council was originally formed in 1975 to bring student concerns to the attention of ISBE. The students who comprise the Student Advisory Council are very diverse, as they come from different geographic locations, ethnic backgrounds, and types of schools. However, they possess similar qualities, which include a strong work ethic, the ability to think "outside-the-box," a willingness to set aside time from their busy schedules for SAC work and the skill of working well in groups.As SAC members, the students also may review and critique ISBE's existing or proposed programs, policies and regulations, as well as inform Illinois students of SAC activities.
For the 2008-09 school year, five students are returning to the Student Advisory Council, and ten new students were selected through a competitive application and review process. Eligibility for SAC is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors attending a public high school in Illinois.
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- Lindsey Ahrens, senior, McHenry West Campus High School in McHenry
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- Jeffrey Barnes. senior, Leland High School in Leland
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- Kelsea Battefeld, sophomore, Meredosia-Chambersburg High School in Meredosia
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- Sasha Christensen, senior, Williowbrook High School in Villa Park
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- Laura Collins, senior, Rolling Meadows High School in Rolling Meadows
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- Brittany Kendrick, sophomore, Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences in Chicago
Dedication, determination, and creativity are words to describe Brittany's involvement at her high school. As a sophomore, she is involved in an array of extracurricular activities, activities that are geared toward increasing her leadership abilities and community and athletic involvement. Brittany has proved her natural talent on the girls' varsity volleyball team and has been elected vice-president of her sophomore class. She is active in the National FFA and attends an Early Outreach Program at UIC. Brittany plans to graduate in the top ten percentile of her class, attend a university and major in environmental law. She is the 16-year-old daughter of William and Matilda Kendrick of Chicago.
- Alexis Maxwell, junior, Addison Trail High School in Addison
Alexis is one who likes to get involved with as much as possible. At Addison Trail, she is involved in many extracurricular activities. She is an executive board member of the Student Council, a member of the Principal's Student Advisory Team, part of the Student Leadership Team, and the Sergeant at Arms for the class officers. She has also participated in JV Cheerleading; basketball; varsity volleyball; varsity gymnastics; and Orchesis, the school's dance team. She is a student mentor and a member of the National Honor Society. She is active in the community in the Kiwanis Key Club, as a volunteer to coach young girls in the community cheerleading program, and as a volunteer to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Alexis is the 16-year-old daughter of Ron and Lesky Maxwell of Addison.
- Weston Quivey, senior, Steeleville Community High School in Steeleville
Weston is an active member of Steeleville High School. He currently serves as president of the History club and reporter for the FBLA. He has also been active throughout high school in the Model U.N., band and the Science and Math clubs. Weston is also involved in Boy Scouts and is on the school's trapshooting team. Weston is the 17-year-old of Jeff and Mary Ann Quivey of Steeleville.
- Hannah Rhoades, junior, Auburn High School in Auburn
Hannah is a junior at Auburn High School. She is active inside and outside of the classroom. She is a member of Tri-M, the high school band and jazz band. Hannah is a member of the National Honor Society and the Science, Math, and Spanish clubs. She is co-captain of the golf team and a member of the track and field team. Hannah is the 16-year-old daughter of Joseph and Audrey Rhoades of Auburn.
- Shelby Wills, junior, Willamsfield High School in Williamsfield
Shelby is involved in many activities at Willamsfield High School. She is a member of the National Honor Society and is secretary for the Student Council. She is also involved in the Science and Spanish clubs. Shelby is the starting setter and outside hitter on the school's volleyball team and also participates in winter club volleyball in Peoria. Shelby is a cheerleader and a member of the Knox County Youth and Government program. She is also the starting third baseman for her school's softball team. Outside of school, Shelby is involved with her church and community. She works for charities helping to support the cure for breast cancer, plays on the summer softball team, lifeguards at the local pool and teaches swim lessons. Shelby is the 16-year-old daughter of Michael and Marilyn Wills of Dahinda.
Returning Student Advisory Council members are:
- Sarah Chapman, junior, Indian Creek High School in Shabbona
Sarah is active in school, local community and extracurricular activities. At Indian Creek, she is a member of the DeKalb Community Partnership for a Safe and Active Family Environment (DCP/SAFE), a community coalition promoting community-based prevention, wellness and healthy lifestyles for the community as a whole. She is also the treasurer for Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), and plays for the high school softball team in addition to a travel club softball organization. Sarah is the 16-year-old daughter of Mary Jane Chapman and the late Ted Chapman of Shabbona.
- Skye David, senior, Lawrenceville High School in Lawrenceville
During high school, Skye has participated in a wide variety of activities. She is involved in the Student Council, National Honor Society, Beta Club, Pep Club, FCA and SADD. She participates in cross country and softball. Outside of school, Skye works at the local ice cream shop. After graduation, she plans to attend Northwestern University and study law. Skye is the 17-year-old daughter of Philip and Cindy David of Lawrenceville.
- Kendall Hoover, senior, Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale
Currently, Kendall is a Peer Leader, active in Habitat for Humanity, and a Student Ambassador at Hinsdale Central. She has built homes in South Dakota and the Appalachian Mountains with her church youth group. She volunteers 10 hours each month at her local hospital and is a member of the hospital's Junior Volunteer Leaders' Council. This summer, Kendall participated in a pharmacy internship at Midwestern University. During previous summers, she has attended Duke University's three-week marine biology lab experience in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, a summer institute at Boston University, and a Leadership Camp in San Francisco. After graduation, Kendall plans to study science or mathematics. She is the 17-year-old daughter of James and Lee Stanley of Hinsdale.
- Gabrielle Kendrick, senior, Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences in Chicago
Work never ceases for Gabrielle as she continues to strive in numerous academic and extra-curricular activities while being an honor student. She is an active member in the National FFA and a dedicated player on the school's golf team. Outside of school, Gabrielle is involved in the College Bridge Program and the Early Outreach Program. After graduation, Gabrielle plans to attend college and become a licensed physical therapist. She is the 17-year-old sister of Brittany and the daughter of William and Matilda of Chicago.
- Ryan H. Ornstein, senior, Grayslake North High School in Grayslake
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Vice chairwoman of the Fed since 2010, Yellen would begin her four-year term as leader of the century-old bank on Feb. 1. With the economy rebounding from the depths of the recession but only modestly so far, many economists expect her to focus on how to nurture growth without putting it into overdrive, which could risk fueling inflation.
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- The paper studies closed queueing networks containing a server station and k client stations. The server station is an infinite server queueing system, and client stations are single-server queueing systems with autonomous service, i.e. every client station serves customers (units) only at random instants generated by a strictly stationary and ergodic sequence of random variables. The total number of units in the network is N. The expected times between departures in client stations are (N μ j )-1. After a service completion in the server station, a unit is transmitted to the jth client station with probability p j (j=1,2,...,k), and being processed in the jth client station, the unit returns to the server station. The network is assumed to be in a semi-Markov environment. A semi-Markov environment is defined by a finite or countable infinite Markov chain and by sequences of independent and identically distributed random variables. Then the routing probabilities p j (j=1,2,...,k) and transmission rates (which are expressed via parameters of the network) depend on a Markov state of the environment. The paper studies the queue-length processes in client stations of this network and is aimed to the analysis of performance measures associated with this network. The questions risen in this paper have immediate relation to quality control of complex telecommunication networks, and the obtained results are expected to lead to the solutions to many practical problems of this area of research.
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2) i pump three times a day when i am working (MWF) for anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes a session depending on how fast i let down.
3)i get anywhere from 1-3 oz in my left and anywhere from 3-5 oz in my right depending on how many times i let down
4)it is not enough right now to satisfy lo and i am eating t hrough my freezer stash. i have added an extra pumping session each morning to increase stash.
5)(i think this is 5) i do like this pump. no complaints and it comes with it's own little carry case and also a bag to keep milk cold. it is quiet too.
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Tony LaRussa may have been snubbed by the baseball writers when doling out awards, but the only man who could possibly turn me into a homosexual certainly wasn't.
That's right, dear readers, Albert Pujols is the National League MVP — again — and most deservedly, as this is the A.P. whom the critics said wouldn't make it through 2008 without having season-ending surgery. This is the A.P. who, without much protection, rarely saw good pitches — ever. This is the A.P. who was forced to bear the enormous weight of a subpar bullpen with a penchant for blowing big leads late and an organization run by a pompous penny-pinching pariah pleasantly pleased with mediocrity.
While I am ecstatic for my man-crush's crowning achievement, the nihilist in me cannot stop seeing this as yet another detrimental development in John Mozeliak's quiet quest to do nothing in the way of spending dollars to put together a true contender in 2009.
But what do I know?
I certainly didn't know that Nate McLouth had any business getting MVP votes, but some writer (most probably a pissed off Pittsburghian with a propensity for pot-smoking) thought it'd be a funny afterthought to include him in the big picture.
I found it… um… awkward.
Speaking of awkward, never before have I seen two grown men sit down together with such unease as I did today when the president-elect met with Sen. McCain for what appeared to be a publicity stunt meant to mend the dissonance between the two camps. Sure. Sounds good. But McCain had to go and bring up what is quickly becoming known as the Annhilation of the Bears, which immediately put Obama (and subsequently me) in a very, very uncomfortable place. I was sorta hoping that Barack would have had the good sense to remind the senator from Arizona about Dennis Green's post-game meltdown a couple years ago after that torrid Monday Night game in which we all found out:
Well, the Bears still are who we thought they were: not good enough; but you didn't have to go and bring it up, John McCain. You see, I thought this meeting was supposed to be about healing and planning and bipartisanship. But since you decided it wasn't, how 'bout those '08 Diamondbacks?
Regardless, I'm not going to let another Republican rain on my parade of good feelings abound.
Albert Pujols — the most fascinating man in sports — is the NL MVP.
So eat it!
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If you are correct and John Mozeliak does nothing, well, I hate to be forewarning you of this, by the way, and the prospects don't pan out, your dear Jose Alberto could be shopped in order to rebuild. Now, I know you don't like the sound of that, but it's music to the ears of a fan of a team with tons of cash and a first-base hole.
Sacrilege! Scorn thy tongue, Neal! Pujols is a franchise man. Shop him and the Cardinals Kingdom will crumble under such uncertainty. In order that I don't go on a murderous rampage, I'm going to pretend you never mentioned such a possibility😉
I think your man crush on Albert is endearing, Jeff. Is it his stats you find attractive? His devotion to the franchise? Or just his damn fine looks?
Thanks, Jane. I find it endearing myself and I also find it is rooted in the fact that A.P. and I are the same age, we're both extremely good-looking and we're both devotedly loyal. Of course, I can't hit a ball 500 feet but I can still dream at night. He is a handsome man though. I think every guy gets to have one man-crush. A.P.'s mine.
O.K., Jeff. I'm here to apologize for not properly acknowledging your guy and his MVP award. The She-Fan is nothing if not polite. So….CONGRATULATIONS, A.P., AND MAY YOU WIN IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR FOR JEFF, WHO LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.


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In some situations you need to fake / change / spoof a MAC address of your network interface. macchanger Linux command does this job in no time. With this tool you can change your mac address of any Ethernet network device wired or wireless.
Here is a small example:
My original mac address:
# ifconfig eth0 eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:d3:23:7c:f7 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) Memory:ee000000-ee020000
Turn off your network interface:
# ifconfig eth0 down
Use macchanger to randomly generate new MAC address and assign it to eth0 network interface:
# macchanger -r eth0 Current MAC: 00:16:d3:23:7c:f7 (unknown) Faked MAC: 32:cf:cb:6c:63:cd (unknown)
In case you see a following error message:
ERROR: Can't change MAC: interface up or not permission: Cannot assign requested address
Make sure that your interface is down and you are running macchanger as a root user.
Enable eth0 network interface and check new MAC address:
# ifconfig eth0 up # ifconfig eth0 eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 32:cf:cb:6c:63:cd UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) Memory:ee000000-ee020000
If for example a specific MAC address is required use macchanger as follows:
# macchanger -m b2:aa:0e:56:ed:f7 eth0 Current MAC: 32:cf:cb:6c:63:cd (unknown) Faked MAC: b2:aa:0e:56:ed:f7 (unknown)
macchanger also allows you to change mac address for a specific network card vendor. Use a -l option to print a list of all know network card vendors.
Every process running on the linux system has a default priority assigned which tells the the system how much processing power should be dedicated to each particular process. It is possible to change this priority value with nice or renice command. Here is a small example: Let's say that we have a very simple bash script which prints date and time to the file 1000 times.
#!/bin/bash for i in $(seq 1 1000); do date >> date.txt;sleep 1; done
Save this script and make it executable with chmod command. Execute the script:
$ nice -n 00 ./date &
By executing a ./date script with nice -19 command we gave the date.sh very high priority as the priority range is from -20 ( higest ) to 19 ( lowest ). to confirm the priority run ps -l command from the same terminal.
F S UID PID PPID C PRI NI ADDR SZ WCHAN TTY TIME CMD 0 S 1000 3670 2940 0 80 0 - 1196 - pts/2 00:00:00 bash 0 S 1000 6665 3670 0 90 10 - 1111 - pts/2 00:00:00 date.sh 0 S 1000 6697 6665 0 90 10 - 754 - pts/2 00:00:00 sleep
as you can see date command and sleep command has same priority 10. However sleep running inside a date.sh is a child process of date.sh and date.sh is a parent process of sleep. At this stage we can try to change the priority to some other value with renice command and with use a PID ( Process Identification Number ):
$ renice 15 -p 6655 6665: old priority 10, new priority 15
The command above will change nice value from 10 to 15. to confirm priority value:
F S UID PID PPID C PRI NI ADDR SZ WCHAN TTY TIME CMD 0 S 1000 3670 2940 0 80 0 - 1198 - pts/2 00:00:00 bash 0 S 1000 6665 3670 0 95 15 - 1113 - pts/2 00:00:00 date.sh 0 S 1000 7109 6665 0 95 15 - 754 - pts/2 00:00:00 sleep
NOTE: With a non-super user account you can change priorities only for the processes you own, assign priorities only in range of 0 - 19 and you can only increase a nice value. root user can change any process to any priority nice value. Another way to change priority values is to use top command and r key.
The following bash script allows user to check for domain name availability using a whois utility ( Domain hijacking made easy ). User needs to only supply single or multiple keywords and the script checks domain availability for each keyword+domain-label. See below for a sample output.
Please feel free to add more generic domain labels into the list. However, test your whois server on what it returns if domain is available as not all whois servers return the exact string. I have tested only domains which are currently in the bash script below. When you get a string which your whois server returns when domain name is available, add it to the script's grep line starting with prefix"|". The chances are that if you add new domain name label the script will just work, but if not you know what to do.
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After Disassembling T-10 cannot manage to assemble it!!!
hi to all,
I have T-10Q 2GB with 3,06 US firmware...
Till yesterday it was perfectly working... But today when I turned on it has opened in LOCK mode( as a function of HOLD position )... that is mean that I could not do anything with it... Only I can do is to turning on & off...
Then I made my mind to disassemble it in order to see what happens inside ? After a short searching on Youtube I got all the information about the disassembling. Then I just did it. I just repaired it. It really works fine again...
But please note that anyone who would like to disassemble this machine should have to know that he/she never gonna be assembled it again... Because of its design there is only one way to go...So it means ejecting mechanicsm is just for the disassembling not also for assembling...
At the end I am upset...
Now I'd like to buy silicon cover for it..
Are there anyone who has another suggestion for me?
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If it can't be assembled again I think you can only try using a crystal or a silicon case.
Anyway if you can't assemble it can you please post scans/photos of the T10's hardware?
I am also about to buying a silicon case to cover it...
there has been disassembled also recorded by someone and uploaded to youtube... just watch it..
I just took apart a T10 I've had lying around that has a broken LCD. I'll note a couple of things:
1) After you've removed the front cover, there's a screw on the right side, next to the slot that holds the cable from the front panel, that has to be unscrewed if you want to totally remove the logic board. That isn't shown in the video. (Maybe the video maker forgot to put the screw back in the previous time he disassembled it.)
2) You can remove the LCD assembly without removing the logic board or the battery from the case. You basically just peel it off.
3) You can replace the logic board in the case if you snip off the plastic post that's near the bottom of the case and between the headphone and USB port openings. As far as I can tell, it has no essential function. The screw that normally goes through it from the back seems to hold without it.
4) The one part of reassembly that I haven't mastered is getting the ribbon cable from the front panel back into the connector on the logic board. I have the same problem, but worse, with the Sansa Fuze, of which I have several that I need to reassemble. It's very frustrating.
Its depends on what type of Ribbon socket is use some are just a pushin, some use a click type lock and some use a spring type lock, cable clamp lock that is.
I have a 2 very small duckbill flat nose pliers, that just have a very smooth serface, I use it with other stuff to hold the cable when I push it in, one brand is a Swedish Linstrom the other one has no brand namme.
These are not cheap tools.
just a quick message by me (owner of T10 8GB white):
i havent disassembled my T10 yet, but.. i have disassembled a dead T10, i.e. a T10 which looks like a T10 but when you have in your hands you instantly realize that all the inner electronic parts are not there/have never been built in from factory, except for the interface electronics board.
just quick message.
dont open or try to open the t10.
it is impossible to open it without destructing the holding parts (unless u hav some really special opening tool).
the guy in the video clip did it the wrong way: lifting the upper plastic sheet with a screw driver from the side WILL destroy/break/destruct all the holding parts (which are glued to the 'aluminium' (the back sheet).
the upper sheet must be moved in direction of the Hold-button (arrow) about 10mm, and then can be lifted without resistance. but how do you move it in that direction?
i told you.
it is impossible WITHOUT breaking nothing. why? because the t10 is meant to be all tight (high quality) and firm.
I've got another dead (=empty) T10.. but practicing is over. With no special toolkit, doesnt make sense. i dont want to break neither that one nor my original T10.
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- The prospect of detecting the first galaxies by observing their impact on the intergalactic medium (IGM) as they reionized it during the first billion years leads us to ask whether such indirect observations are capable of diagnosing which types of galaxies were most responsible for reionization. We attempt to answer this with new large-scale radiative transfer simulations of reionization including the entire mass range of atomically cooling haloes (M > 108 M⊙). We divide these haloes into two groups, high-mass, atomically cooling haloes, or HMACHs (M > 109 M⊙), and low-mass, atomically cooling haloes, or LMACHs (108 < M < 109 M⊙), the latter being susceptible to negative feedback due to Jeans mass filtering in ionized regions, which leads to a process we refer to as self-regulation. We focus here on predictions of the redshifted 21-cm emission, to see if upcoming observations are capable of distinguishing a universe ionized primarily by HMACHs from one in which both HMACHs and LMACHs are responsible, and to see how these results depend upon the uncertain source efficiencies. We find that 21-cm fluctuation power spectra observed by the first-generation Epoch of Reionization 21-cm radio interferometer arrays should be able to distinguish the case of reionization by HMACHs alone from that by both HMACHs and LMACHs, together. Some reionization scenarios, e.g. one with abundant low-efficiency sources versus one with self-regulation, yield very similar power spectra and rms evolution and thus can only be discriminated by their different mean reionization history and 21-cm probability distribution function (PDF) distributions. We also find that the skewness of the 21-cm PDF distribution smoothed with Low Frequency Array (LOFAR)-like resolution shows a clear feature correlated with the rise of the rms due to patchiness. This is independent of the reionization scenario and thus provides a new approach for detecting the rise of large-scale patchiness. The peak epoch of the 21-cm rms fluctuations depends significantly on the beam and bandwidth smoothing size as well as on the reionization scenario and can occur for ionized fractions as low as 30 per cent and as high as 70 per cent. Measurements of the mean photoionization rates are sensitive to the average density of the regions being studied and therefore could be strongly skewed in certain cases. Finally, the simulation volume employed has very modest effects on the results during the early and intermediate stages of reionization, but late-time signatures could be significantly affected.
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Racing kicks off on Tuesday Night, May 21 in Orange County at Irvine Lake, CA
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The University of Hawaii will be "greening up" Washington D.C., as part of a ten day festival that will showcase how indigenous culture mix with modern science.
The soothing sounds of trickling water in the school's Manoa garden are not for relaxation, but reassurance for those concerned about food self-reliance and sustainability.
"Most of our energy, most of our food is imported. We're running out of places to grow food, that is why this work is being done -- because we don't require soil," said Clyde Tamaru with the U.H.-Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture.
Students set up these aquaponics systems, which combines tank of fish paired with beds of organic produce. Pipes come out of the tanks and funnel water containing nutrient-filled fish waste to the plants. The plants use the waste to grow and in turn, the plants clean the water. The water is then recycled and sent back to the fish tanks.
This closed system only uses five percent of the water normally needed to grow produce and plants. And it doesn't just work in Hawaii.
"You can use aquaponics in the city. You can use it in the country. You could use it as long as you have some sun," said Leina'ala Bright, a Hawaiian Studies graduate student.
Students will show it can work anywhere by setting up a mini-aquaponics garden on the National Mall in Washington D.C., on June 27. The working display will be part of the Smithsonian Festival, an event where hundreds of thousands of visitors can see innovative programs from 20 different public U.S. universities.
While there are hopes Hawaii efforts will inspire others around the country to become food self-reliant, the work at the Manoa garden specifically aims to expand the state's agriculture industry -- without threatening the environment.
"We definitely can grow and eat our own food, all we have to do is choose to. Food sovereignty is the biggest and most powerful thing you can have for yourself and your family," said Ilima Ho-Lastimosa, a Hawaiian Studies student.
Along with the aquaponics garden, the university will also build a mini-taro patch and will hold demonstrations of non-instrument navigation with the Hawaiian star compass chart.
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For Immediate Release
August 27, 2007
ISBE, IDOT urge drivers to give students a brake as more than 2 million Illinois kids head back to the classroom
Electronic message boards programmed to remind motorists school is back in session; use extra caution around school zones and buses
Springfield, Ill. – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today reminded drivers to be extra cautious on the roadways as more than 2 million students head back to school. The Illinois Department of Transportation will be flashing messages on its changeable message boards reminding drivers that school is back in session. Last year, nearly 100 children between the age of 5 and 18 were killed and nearly 12,000, mostly within the same age range were injured in crashes in which they were either passengers, a pedestrian or on a bike.
"The end of summer means that buses will be on the road and students will be walking or riding their bikes to school," said State Superintendent of education Christopher Koch. "It means that drivers will need to pay attention and look for school buses and watch for students especially in the morning and afternoon in and around school zones."
The Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of summer and start of the school year throughout Illinois. During the weeks surrounding the Labor Day holiday weekend the Illinois Department of Transportation has agreed to display the message, "Kids are Back in School, Give Them a Brake," reminding motorists that school is beginning. IDOT has 55 changeable message signs throughout the state.
"Kids are changing their routines and drivers will need to change theirs as school starts throughout the state. They'll need to slow down in school speed zones and stop when they see a bus with its lights flashing and arm extended," said Acting IDOT Secretary Milt Sees. "It only takes a split second for a tragedy to occur. We want drivers to remember more kids are going to be out on the streets especially in the morning and afternoons. Please, look out for them."
Last year, there were 92 children between the ages of 5 and 18, killed in automobile crashes, an increase of 7 from 2005. In 2006, 11,748 children in this age group were injured in crashes, an increase of nearly 400 from 2005. In 2006, there were 2 people killed and 325 injured in 2066 crashes involving school buses, compared to 7 people killed and 352 injured in 2,363 crashes the year before.
Tips for back to school driving include:
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- A school zone is a no passing zone
- A driver must yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian in a marked or unmarked crosswalk on the driver's side of the roadway and there are no traffic control signals
- A driver must yield the right-of-way when a person is walking with a green light or entered a crosswalk before the traffic signal changed
- You must stop before passing a school bus when it is loading or unloading passengers and you must remain stopped while the signal arm is extended and lights are flashing
- It is not necessary to stop when you are traveling in the opposite direction of a stopped school bus on a roadway with four or more lanes. However, you should use caution


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The Hawaii Department of Education responded Monday to Loveland Academy's claim that it would be closing at the end of July 2012.
DOE officials said they reached out to parents of students attending the private facility to discuss options. Subsequently, the DOE received a facsimile from Loveland, dated July 20, 2012, stating they are "not closing."
The DOE said students have been allowed to attend Loveland at public expense despite the department's placement recommendations, persistent objections to not being allowed to monitor students, and non-receipt of detailed billings.
"Our records indicate that the DOE has paid Loveland approximately 10 million dollars over the past two years," noted Ronn Nozoe, Deputy Superintendent. "Loveland charges the DOE approximately $250,000 per student, per school year."
The DOE said it has repeatedly asked Loveland to provide itemized bills and allow the DOE to observe and monitor the students, as required by law.
"Loveland's ongoing inaction violates the law and is irresponsible," said Nozoe. "The DOE should be able to assure families that their sons and daughters enrolled at this private facility are receiving proper services and an appropriate education."
The DOE said it has been unable to ascertain whether students at these private facilities are being provided an appropriate education.
Even though these public school students attend private facilities, they are enrolled at public expense and the DOE has a continuing obligation under federal law to monitor them.
According to the DOE, the law states the following:
- The department shall be authorized to monitor any child eligible to receive special education and related services who is placed . . . in any private school or placement
- Any private school or placement that receives funding from the department for the placement of a student with a disability . . . shall allow the department access to exercise its authority under this subsection to monitor any student placed at the private school or placement
- Any private school or placement that receives funds from the department . . . shall post with the department by April of each year, the itemized rates, fees, and tuition to be charged for the following school year and shall charge the department the same itemized rates, fees, or tuition it charges parents, legal guardians, or legal custodians who unilaterally place a student at its school, program or facility
- The department shall only pay for services that are specified in a student's individualized education program.
The DOE said Loveland and the Pacific Autism Center, both private facilities located in Hawaii, have elected to ignore the new law by preventing observations, withholding student records, failing to post rates, and refusing to submit itemized billing statements.
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A military jury has recommended the death penalty for Nidal Hasan, convicted for the 2009 massacre at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and 32 others wounded. Review some of the key moments and revelations in the case, according to information from CNN.
On Nov. 5, 2009, a gunman opened fire at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, killing 13 and wounding 32. The shooting took place at a processing center on the base at where soldiers were preparing for deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. The gunman was stopped by two civilian officers who shot and wounded the gunman.
Authorities later identified the gunman as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who was scheduled for his first deployment to Iraq later that year. Hasan, who was 39 at the time, was an American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent, graduated from Virginia Tech, worked at the Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood and was previously stationed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Hasan was left paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries he received during the shooting.
In the days following the shooting, family members described Hasan as a calm man who felt disrespected in the Army due to his religion and did not want to be deployed. A Muslim chaplain at National Naval Medical Center who knew Hasan in Maryland said Hasan appeared to be a loyal American and once told him he joined the military to do something for his country after Sept. 11
Classmates and fellow doctors, though, painted a different picture. Classmates described Hasan as a militant man who included information about militant Islamism in class presentations and was very vocally opposed to the war on terrorism. Several also described his work as sub-par and questioned whether he had the intellect to become a mental health professional.
Hasan's neighbors said he cleaned out his apartment and handed out copies of the Quran the morning of the shooting. One neighbor said he gave her his furniture and paid her $60 to clean his apartment, but she didn't think much of it because he was leaving for Iraq.
The year before the shooting, counterterrorism investigators found an email correspondence between Hasan and radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, but the content did not concern investigators and no investigation was opened.
Hasan was charged with 13 counts of premediatated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in November and December 2009, respectively. He will face a military court martial and could face the death penalty if convicted.
The case has been delayed several times, primarily due to a dispute over Hasan's beard. On June 8, 2012, military judge Col. Gregory Gross rescheduled the hearing after Hasan showed up in court with a beard, which is in violation of military regulation. Hasan maintained that he has the right to wear the beard under federal law protecting religious rights. An appeals court ruled Hasan could be forcibly shaved, a decision that Hasan appealed.
Gross was removed from the case on Dec. 3, 2012, after a military appeals court found he was biased. The court said Gross had let the proceedings and fight ove the beard become a "duel of wills" between himself and Hasan. Removing Gross invalidated his order to have Hasan shaved, and new judge Col. Tara Osborn has not given a similar order.
Osborn ended up entering a not guilty plea for Hasan. She ruled he could not use a defense that he acted to protect the Taliban in Afghanistan during the shooting at Fort Hood, saying there was not evidence to support that claim.
On June 3, 2013, Osborn ruled Hasan was physically fit to represent himself during his court martial. If he ultimately does represent himself, that means Hasan could end up questioning victims who appear in court as witnesses. Hasan previously fired civilian lawyer John Galligan in the early stages of the case and was represented by Lt. Col. Kris Poppe until requesting to represent himself.
The jury for the case was selected in July. The court martial panel is comprised of 13 senior Army officers, including nine colonels, three lieutenant colonels and one major. Two members of the panel are women, and the highest-ranking officer is a female colonel who will therefore lead the group.
The week before the start of the trial, Osborn ruled prosecutors may use as evidence Hasan's Internet searches on jihad and the Taliban in the days and hours before the attack. Additionally, Hasan told Osborn he planned to call two witnesses.
Hasan's court martial began on Aug. 6, 2013. During his opening statement, Hasan announced he was the shooter. "The evidence will clearly show that I am the shooter. The evidence presented with this trial will show one side. The evidence will also show that I was on the wrong side. I then switched sides," he said. "We mujahedeen are trying to establish the perfect religion...I apologize for the mistakes I made in this endeavor."
On the second day of the trial, defense attorneys, who the judge is requiring to act as standby counsel as Hasan defends himself, requested that they either be allowed to resume control of Hasan's defense or drop out of the case. They told the judge they believed Hasan was trying to help the prosecution achieve a death sentence. Osborn ruled Thursday that they must continue.
By the third day of testimony, the prosecution had put half of its expected 80 witnesses on the stand, many of them eyewitnesses to the attack. Hasan declined to cross-examine any of the witnesses. Hasan also eventually rested his case without calling a single witness or taking the stand to testify on his own behalf.
After 12 days of testimony, closing arguments took place on Aug. 22. The military jury took a day to deliberate before convicting Hasan the following day on all 13 counts of murder and 32 counts of attempted murder. A military jury on Aug. 28 recommended the death penalty for Hasan.
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Interview of the Court Visitor Program Coordinator, Karolina Abuzyarova aired on KUED, a PBS member television station located in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 3rd, 2015
Volunteers are needed to serve as court visitors: to observe and report about the circumstances of incapacitated adults. Adults have the right to make decisions about their lives. An adult who loses the capacity to make decisions may need the special protection of a guardian. The judge sometimes needs a visitor to gather evidence to help the judge:
- Decide whether the protected person may be excused from court hearings.
- Decide the nature and extent of the protected person's incapacity.
- Decide the nature and extent of the guardian's authority.
- Ensure that the court's orders are being followed.
The judge may appoint a visitor to inquire about and observe a protected person's circumstances to provide a more complete and nuanced picture of that person's life.
The court visitor volunteer program operates in the Second Judicial District (Davis, Morgan and Weber counties), Third Judicial District (Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele counties), Fourth Judicial District (Utah, Wasatch, Juab and Millard counties), and the Seventh Judicial District (Carbon, Emery, Grand and San Juan counties) and may someday expand to the whole state.
What is a Guardian?
A guardian is a person who, by court appointment, has the authority to make decisions on behalf of a protected person. A protected person is someone who lacks capacity to make or communicate decisions, who needs protection, and for whom there is no less restrictive alternative than a guardianship. A guardian is a position of high trust, with responsibilities for the protected person and duties to the court.
If the protected person needs help in some but not all areas of decision making, the court may order a limited guardianship. The court may grant a full guardianship only if no alternative exists. For more information, see our page on Guardianships.
What is the Role of the Visitor?
The court visitor's role is to observe and to report facts. The visitor may assist the guardian, the protected person and others by providing information, but the visitor is not an advocate. Others in the process are advocates; the visitor is a gatherer and a provider of information.
What is Expected of Volunteers?
Volunteers must be 18 or older and come from all walks of life and with a variety of professional, educational, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. No special experience is required. Volunteers are selected on the basis of their maturity, competence and commitment.
Volunteers are requested to commit to serve for at least one year. When appointed by the court, volunteers are expected to contribute about 8-10 hours per month. Schedules are flexible, but there will sometimes be deadlines that must be met. A visitor who files a report with the court may be called to testify about that report. Students who volunteer as part of course work must also satisfy any minimum course requirements.
The court visitor volunteer program recruits volunteers to serve in a variety of roles, broadly known as court visitors. A volunteer may select from one or more of the following:
The interviewer interviews protected persons and others who are important in that person's life and observes the care of the protected person in their residential environment. Most of the visitor's work is in the homes of the people being interviewed.
The auditor, a visitor with accounting skills, may be appointed to ensure that the guardian timely files required reports and to review reports and other records for indications of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation and other problems. Most of the visitor's work is in the courthouse.
The tracker, a visitor with forensic skills, may be appointed to find guardians with whom the court has lost contact. The visitor's work environment varies depending on the nature of the research: visiting social media websites; contacting friends, family and colleagues; and researching bank, medical or other records that might show the guardian's whereabouts.
The teacher, a visitor with teaching skills, may train other visitors, guardians and the public. Most of the visitor's work is in a classroom setting, usually in a public building like a library.
What are the Benefits?
A volunteer court visitor improves the lives of incapacitated adults in our community, providing information on which the judge can base decisions, teaching guardians to perform their duties with integrity, and protecting incapacitated adults from abuse, neglect and financial exploitation. Volunteers are not paid for their time, but they are reimbursed for their travel.
The Utah courts value your important contributions. Thank you.
How to Volunteer
To volunteer a person must complete an application form. A qualified candidate will be interviewed for more details about his or her qualifications and the special roles selected.
Because of the sensitive nature of the visitor's service, a background check will be conducted on volunteers not screened out by the interview. The volunteer will be fingerprinted and asked for their date of birth, social security number and driver license number, which will be private records.
Once accepted, the volunteer will participate in general training and additional training in each of the special roles selected by that volunteer.
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Court Visitor Volunteer Program
Administrative Office of the Courts
450 South State Street
P.O. Box 140241
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Fax: 801-578-3843
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Phone: 801-578-3925
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Can he improve? Hopefully but right now his play has really stunk and even when he does have a 20 point game his play just looked bad. Maybe if he starts hitting his midrange jumper than the lanes will open up for him to drive. But right now the dude has his stuff sent packing under the basket multiple times a game and his jumper just isn't there. Don't get mad at the people pointing it out, we're not the ones that aren't performing on the court.
I agree with Starbury, we need to stop making excuses for him and stop overlooking his poor performance because he was the first star that came to NY. Don't forget Stat probably wouldn't of came here if other team's were offering him $100M. He couldn't even get $70M from the Suns or other teams.


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Heisman Trophy balloting began Monday and one of the frontrunners for the honor is Laie native and Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o.
Te'o and the unbeaten Fighting Irish (11-0) are at the top of the major college football polls and number in the BCS standings.
This comes after a weekend where Notre Dame dominated Wake Forest 38-0 and Oregon lost to Stanford and Kansas State lost to Baylor.
The Fighting Irish finishes its regular season Saturday at the University of Southern California.
The Heisman Trophy announcement is scheduled for Dec. 8 in New York.
The Heisman Memorial Trophy annually recognizes the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity.
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Home List of Titles The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: color and luminosity dependence of galaxy clustering at z similar to 1
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/68135
- Title
- The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: color and luminosity dependence of galaxy clustering at z similar to 1
- Author(s)
- Coil, Alison L.; Newman, Jeffrey A.; Croton, Darren J.; Cooper, Michael C.; Davis, Marc; Faber, S. M.; Gerke, Brian F.; Koo, David C.; Padmanabhan, Nikhil; Wechsler, Risa H.; Weiner, Benjamin J.
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- We present measurements of the color and luminosity dependence of galaxy clustering at z~1 in the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey. Using volume-limited subsamples in bins of both color and luminosity, we find that: 1) The clustering dependence is much stronger with color than with luminosity and is as strong with color at z~1 as is found locally. We find no dependence of the clustering amplitude on color for galaxies on the red sequence, but a significant dependence on color for galaxies within the blue cloud. 2) For galaxies in the range L/L*~0.7-2, a stronger large-scale luminosity dependence is seen for all galaxies than for red and blue galaxies separately. The small-scale clustering amplitude depends significantly on luminosity for blue galaxies, with brighter samples having a stronger rise on scales r_p<0.5 Mpc/h. 3) Redder galaxies exhibit stronger small-scale redshift-space distortions ("fingers of god"), and both red and blue populations show large-scale distortions in xi(r_p,pi) due to coherent infall. 4) While the clustering length, r_0, increases smoothly with galaxy color (in narrow bins), its power-law exponent, gamma, exhibits a sharp jump from the blue cloud to the red sequence. The intermediate color `green' galaxy population likely includes transitional galaxies moving from the blue cloud to the red sequence; on large scales green galaxies are as clustered as red galaxies but show infall kinematics and a small-scale correlation slope akin to the blue galaxy population. 5) We compare our results to a semi-analytic galaxy formation model applied to the Millenium Run simulation. Differences between the data and the model suggest that in the model star formation is shut down too efficiently in satellite galaxies.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 672, no. 1 (Jan 2008), pp. 153-176
- Publication year
- 2008
- FOR Code(s)
- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Blue galaxies; Galaxies; Galaxy evolution; High-redshift; Large-scale structure of universe; Luminosity dependence; Red galaxies
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2008 The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. The American Astronomical Society does not allow institutions to archive either the accepted manuscript or the published version of the article. However, you can find an earlier version of the full text here: http://arxiv.org/abs/0708.0004.
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