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Kilauea Volcano's summit eruption within Halema'uma'u Crater marks its fifth year of continuous activity on Tues., Mar. 19, according to the National Park Service.
To commemorate this anniversary, rangers at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park will offer additional "Life on the Edge" talks at the Jaggar Museum observation deck, which overlooks the fuming, enlarging summit vent. The 20-minute talks, offered on Mar. 19 at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., encompass the dramatic geological and mythological history of Halema'uma'u Crater.
Kilauea's summit vent opened at 2:58 a.m., HST, on Mar. 19, 2008, when an explosive eruption created a gaping hole about 115 feet wide on the south wall of Halema'uma'u Crater. Nighttime glow from this hole suggested the presence of molten lava, but it wasn't until six months later that a lake of roiling lava deep within the vent was definitively observed by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists.
With the opening of the Halema'uma'u vent, already-high summit sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas emission rates increased even more, resulting in increased vog (volcanic air pollution) downwind. Although the summit SO2 emissions have declined since 2008, they are still averaging 800-1200 tonnes/day, creating hazardous conditions along closed sections of the park's Crater Rim Drive and poor air quality farther downwind of the vent.
Since 2008, rock collapses within the vent have enlarged its opening on the floor of Halema'uma'u Crater. The vent is now about 520 feet by 700 feet (the area of about 21 Olympic-sized pools), and, according to HVO Scientist-in-Charge Jim Kauahikaua, is likely to continue growing through further collapses of overhung sections of the vent rim.
Kauahikaua describes the lava within the vent as a continuously circulating gas-rich "foam" that rises and falls depending on changes in Kilauea's subsurface magma pressure. The lava lake reached its highest level to date on Oct. 26, 2012, when the lava surface rose to within 72 feet of the vent rim.
While the actual lava lake is not visible from safe viewing areas, its glow -- the diffusion of incandescent lava light within the gas plume rising from the vent -- is spectacular and easily observed from Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park overlooks on clear nights. When the lava lake level is especially high, park visitors can sometimes hear sharp sounds as rocks in the vent wall expand and crack due to the increased heat.
"The amazing beauty of this eruption, and the ease of viewing opportunities within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, provides both visitors and residents with unforgettable experiences," said Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando. "Where else in the world can you park your car, and walk just a few feet to behold the spectacle of one of the world's most active volcanoes?"
Jaggar Museum and the overlook are wheelchair- and stroller-accessible. Other vantage points for viewing Halema'uma'u within the park include Kilauea Overlook, Kilauea Iki Overlook, and Keanakako'i Overlook.
Click here to see photos of Halema'uma'u Crater on your mobile device.
The summit eruption, Kilauea's second longest since the early 1900s, can also be experienced through photos, videos, and webcam images posted on HVO's website. A USGS Fact Sheet about this ongoing eruption is currently in press, and will be available online in the coming months.


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Written by Troy Killjoy on 10.07.2012 at 22:08
At the end of the day all that matters is the bands winning with free exposure.
We win as writers because we get to listen to good music, too. I'd say it's a fair trade.
Written by A.Ghosheh on 15.07.2012 at 21:27Ivy Garden's cover artwork made me check them first, I think it take alot of balls to use such cover.
Written by Mr. Doctor on 15.07.2012 at 22:07
I don't see anything particularly daring about it.
Written by A.Ghosheh on 15.07.2012 at 22:28It's just a simple red line, bands tend to use fancy artworks and this is nothing near fancy. I found it interesting.

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The HA-OSCAR project's primary goal is to improve the existing OSCAR, Beowulf architecture, and cluster management technology systems (including OSCAR, ROCKS, and Scyld) while providing high-availability and scalability capabilities for Linux clusters. The OCG recognized the project as an official working group, along with the current OSCAR and Thin-OSCAR working groups. HA-OSCAR introduces several enhancements and new features to OSCAR, mainly in the areas of availability, scalability, and security. The new features in the initial release are head node redundancy and self-recovery for hardware, service, and application outages.
This document provides a systematic installation guide for system administrators, as well as a detailed explanation of what happens during the installation. This guide assumes familiarity with basic Linux administration commands. Prior knowledge of OSCAR installation and administration will be useful.
The HA-OSCAR team has tested HA-OSCAR to work with OSCAR 2.3, 2.3.1, and 3.0 based on Red Hat 9.0. The test environment for the installation discussed in this article is as follows:
This article assumes that you have built the cluster with OSCAR beforehand. If this is not the case, please refer to the OSCAR project page for the OSCAR installation procedure.
The primary and standby servers should have homogeneous hardware, and each server should have at least two network interface cards. The network interfaces must support PXE boot, and they must all connect to the local switch (two for redundancy purposes).
Figure 1 illustrates the HA-OSCAR architecture.
Figure 1. HA-OSCAR architecture
HA-OSCAR consists of the following major system components:
Each head node must have at least two NICs:
eth0 and
eth1. One of the NICs
is a public interface to the outside network and the other is a private interface
to its local LAN and towards computing nodes. The exact configuration depends
on how a user wants to connect
eth0 and
eth1 to either the public or private
network. Our example assumes that
eth0 is a private interface and
eth1 is
the public interface.
Figure 2 shows the sample network configuration of a HA-OSCAR head node.
Figure 2. Sample HA-OSCAR network configuration for head nodes
The HA-OSCAR team has developed an easy-to-install package with a GUI interface. When the system has OSCAR installed, download HA-OSCAR.
You must be root to be able to install HA-OSCAR. Once you uncompress the package, start the installation by typing the following command:
% ./haoscar_install <interface>
The interface directive is the private network interface for the primary
head, normally
The installation wizard should pop up (as shown in Figure 3). The HA-OSCAR installation wizard will walk the user through a complete installation process consisting of the following steps:
The following sections describe the HA-OSCAR wizard installation process and provide visuals for the associated screens.
In step 1, this wizard will install all of the required packages to the OSCAR cluster server and prepare the environment.
Figure 3. HA-OSCAR installation wizard
The first step will take less than one minute to complete. Step 2 is for building a standby server image from the primary node. When you click the button Building Image for Standby server, the wizard will pop up another window requesting a server image name. Normally, you can leave the default value and just press the Fetch image button (shown in Figure 4) to fetch an image for the standby server. This step will take several minutes.
This is an important step in cloning a standby server image from a primary one. For a stringent downtime requirement, we recommend a separate image server for image repository and recovery purposes.
Figure 4. Fetching or cloning a server image
This step will take ten to 15 minutes. Once it succeeds (a successful status window will pop up), click the Close button.
The third step requires the you to enter an alias public IP address. Proceed by clicking on step 3. HA-OSCAR will pop up the Standby server initial network Configuration screen shown in Figure 5. Users normally use this public IP address as a virtual entry point to access the head node. When the failover occurs, the standby server will take over this address so users can continue accessing the cluster as if nothing has happened. The normal procedures within this step are:
eth1 interface. When the failover occurs,
the standby server will automatically clone the cluster public IP on the
designated network interface, probably
Figure 5. Standby server initial network configuration
This step will take less than a minute. When the successful status window pops up, click on the Close button.
Pay close attention to the following procedures to retrieve the standby
server's MAC address for PXE booting before building its images on the local
drive. One of the standby server network interfaces, typically
eth0, connects
to the private LAN and broadcasts its MAC address during its network boot.
Whenever the primary server is ready to build the standby server image, it starts cloning its images with the collected addresses. Consequently, the standby server will fetch the image by network booting the standby server via PXE (or floppy) from the primary server or an optional image server on its local file system. When the cloning succeeds, the server will reboot from its hard disk. This marks the completion of the standby server installation.
To assign the standby server's MAC address and build a local image on the standby server, proceed to step 4 in "Network Setup & Make boot server." HA-OSCAR will display the standby server MAC address configuration screen as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6. Standby server MAC address configuration
Step 4 contains the following procedures:
eth0 is connected to the local switch where the primary server PXE
daemon will listen to the broadcast boot request. Otherwise, the primary
server will not be able to collect the standby MAC address in the next
Figure 7. Standby server MAC address configuration after MAC address collection
Having completed all four steps, the cluster should have all of its packages installed. The cluster should be ready to use or test. HA-OSCAR also provides a web-based management to customize the HA-OSCAR configuration, including the capability to enable new outage monitor/detection modules and failover capabilities. However, this is a feature for advanced users only, as it may cause invalid cluster configurations if you incorrectly configure HA-OSCAR parameters. The next section elaborates on this topic.
HA-OSCAR provides a default self-healing system resource and outage monitoring health and recovery mechanism. It also provides a web-based service monitoring and configuration program based on WebMin and Mon. You can use HA-OSCAR Webmin to customize resource managing, configuring, and service monitoring.
The following sections describe step by step how to manually configure the virtual network interface, (heartbeat) detection channel, and optional service monitoring configurations. Again, we intended to support the following procedures and features only for advanced users. The normal initial head node configuration steps are:
Access HA-OSCAR Webmin by opening http://localhost:10000 (but only if you have it running) and selecting the HA-OSCAR category to configure the system (Figure 8). A manual configuration (Figure 9) involves the following steps:
eth0 and
Other users also can later log in and manage your system with the web-based tool.
Figure 8. Step-by-step instructions to set up a virtual network interface and detection channel
Figure 9. The main Webmin screen
First select Detection channel configuration shown in Figure 10, and navigate
into the corresponding screen shown in Figure 11. Initially, there should be
three network interfaces:
eth1, and
lo, all created during OSCAR and
HA-OSCAR installation. Add virtual network interfaces for
eth0 and
eth1 by
clicking on the Add a new interface button in Figure 12. Sample screens
(Figures 13 and 14) show how to add virtual network interfaces for
eth0 and
Figure 10. HA-OSCAR monitoring configuration screen
Figure 11. Detection channel configuration
Figure 12. Network interface screen
Figure 13. Sample
eth0 virtual network interface creation
Figure 14. Sample
eth1 virtual network interface creation
After you create the virtual network interfaces, the next step is to define the previously created network interfaces for HA-OSCAR (health) detection channels. Access the detection channel configuration from the HA-OSCAR Webmin screen shown in Figure 15. When you've made your selection, enter the network interface information in the form shown in Figure 15.
Figure 15. Channel configuration selection
Figure 16. Primary server channel configuration screen
When you complete the channel setup and primary server configuration, make sure to click the Save button in Figure 17 and then click the Apply configuration button in Figure 18.
Figure 17. Network and monitoring service configuration screen
Figure 18. Main monitor configuration screen
HA-OSCAR provides a useful default set of monitoring policies. However, users can add new services and change monitoring parameters. We do recommend this option for advanced users.
Figure 19. Monitor list task
Return to the index page, and apply all of the configurations to HA-OSCAR.
Figure 19. Details of the "Process Server" monitoring policy
Make sure to apply the change to the new configuration.
After you complete the primary server network and detection channel configuration, create a virtual network interface and enable channel detection. First, switch to the standby server terminal and access HA-OSCAR Webmin by opening http://localhost:10000 (the link will only work if you've enabled this locally). The setup steps are similar to those shown earlier in the primary server setup section. When you finish configuring the network interface, select only the Channel configuration on standby server button. Otherwise, it may cause unpredictable behavior and invalid configuration.
Virtual Network Interface Creation on the Standby Server
You can create a virtual network interface for the standby server that is
similar to the primary server configuration. Figure 21 shows how to set up the
standby server's virtual network interface. Be sure not to activate the
virtual public IP at boot time. It should come up only at the failover when a
user creates a virtual public interface, perhaps
Figure 21. The standby server network interface screen
Figure 22. Adding a new virtual network interface to
Figure 23. A new network interface created on the standby server
Figure 24. Configuring a detection channel on the standby server
Figure 25. More configuration for the detection channel
When you complete configuring both the network interface and the detection channel, return to the index page and apply the configuration (Figure 26).
Figure 26. Applying the changes after channel configuration
This article is meant as a guide to help you on your feet with your installation and configuration of a highly available Linux cluster using HA-OSCAR.
Related Reading
High Performance Linux Clusters with OSCAR, Rocks, OpenMosix, and MPI
Open source projects have a special dynamic, especially popular projects, and they tend to advance and change as their users request. Therefore, if any of the steps/functionality/screen captures above are not valid by the time you read this article, this will be due to changes in the HA-OSCAR package; please forgive us and post an update on the discussion forum.
We hope you find this article useful. Have fun.
Happy Hacking!
Ibrahim Haddad is the Director of Technology for the Software Operations Group (Home & Network Mobility Business Unit) at Motorola Inc.
Chokchai Leangsuksun is an Associate Professor of Computer Science, Louisiana Tech University.
Stephen L. Scott is a founding member of OCG and OSCAR - and has served in the capacity of both release manager and working group chair
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I did not know the girl behind the veil. I could barely see her eyes. Yet, I could feel her humiliation, her disgrace, her indignation. It stabbed at my heart to see her being treated as an outcast. These strangers treated her with contempt, simply because of her dress and her foreign tongue. A compulsion came over me. I needed to experience this persecution for myself so that I could better understand, so that I would never forget that an individual should be judged by their actions and values, not by their outward appearance.
It didn't take long for me to understand the scrutiny the girl endures on a daily basis. It began with a notice in my mailbox. The parcel needed to be picked up at the post office. The notice, however, gave no explanation as to why this was so. I assumed it was simply too large to fit in my mailbox. Upon arriving at the post office and presenting the notice, I was looked at, to put it mildly, curiously, by the clerk. It is, after all, a very small town. The kind you'd miss if you sneezed. The clerk handed me a slip and asked me to sign as he went to retrieve my parcel. He returned with a small, Mylar package, not much bigger than a legal-sized envelope. It would have easily fit in my mailbox. It was covered in Arabic writing and the postmark was from Egypt. I wondered right then if I had been put on a terrorist watch list, or at least whether Homeland Security had been notified.
I got home and eagerly tore open the package. I thought the garment was just beautiful. It was an authentic Muslim niqab. After some fiddling in front of my bedroom mirror, I finally figured out the proper way to wear it. Gazing upon myself, I couldn't help but think that if everyone walked around this way, humanity would be forced to use more meaningful criteria than looks, stereotypes, and religious preferences upon which to base their opinions. I went to my closet and selected a long-sleeved, ankle-length black wool dress and modest black flat slides. I was ready to put my friends and neighbors to the test.
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Panasonic Lumix FZ150 Review
Panasonic Lumix FZ150 review – Features
The FZ150's 12.1MP sensor is a lower resolution than its predecessor in order to produce images without compromising quality. The sensor also features an increased output – now with two transfer lines for double the readout speed. This opens the door for the FZ150's Full HD 1080p (not interlaced) movie mode. At 50fps (25fps output from sensor) and with a 20Mbps data rate these are similar specs to that of a camcorder. That extra sensor speed also means up to 12 frames per second continuous shooting.
Sensitivity from ISO 100-3200 adds an extra stop of sensitivity over the FZ100 but more significantly the FZ150 can also shoot Raw files.
Earning its bridge camera title the FZ150 has a 0.2in, 201k-dot electronic viewfinder (EVF) to complement its 3in, 460k-dot vari-angle LCD screen. There's even a standard hotshoe to attach additional accessories.
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Panasonic Lumix FZ150 review – Design
While the FZ150 may look mightily similar to its FZ100 predecessor, there is one notable tweak: an added zoom lever on the side of the lens provides an additional zoom control method. Its placement is ideal for shooting video as it lends well to holding the camera steady while zooming.
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Panasonic Lumix FZ150 review – Performance
The FZ150, like the FZ48 released earlier this year, sees a big push towards improved autofocus. Taking a leaf out of the latest Lumix G-series' books, the FZ150's autofocus is far nippier than previous generation models, as the 'Sonic Speed AF' namesake would suggest. At the wideangle end of the zoom subjects will zip into focus, though this speed does decrease as focal length is increased.
There are four main focus types: 1-Area for a single point that can be moved around the screen by using the 'Focus' button to the side of the lens; 23-Area where the camera auto-selects from the available focus areas; AF Tracking is able to select a centrally-positioned target and maintain focus even when the subject moves; while Face Detection will identify faces and adjust focus as shown by squares surrounding faces. The level of control is good, with the 1-Area mode only limited by a slight border to the edge of the screen where focus isn't possible, plus the AF Tracking mode can only select the centre point. In the future a touchscreen addition with a more comprehensive tracking mode would see the FZ150 (or next generation FZ-model) step yet further ahead.
From speedy focusing to burst shooting: the FZ150 provides full resolution shooting at 2 or 5.5fps with continuous autofocus or at 12fps where the focal plane remains fixed. Electronic shutter options of 40 and 60fps are also available at 5MP and 2.5MP respectively. The 12fps mode maxes out at 12 frames, or 11 if you're shooting Raw files – but that's still mightily impressive and it takes less than 30seconds to clear the camera's buffer for the next round of shooting. Even the slower options with continuous autofocus are a success – we're not talking pro-spec levels here, but accompanied with the fast autofocus the FZ150 does a better job than any other superzoom out there, making it ideal for long-zoom action shots.
The lens itself moves steadily through the zoom range, as controlled by either the zoom toggle around the shutter or new zoom switch to the side of the barrel. The latter can be used to extend the zoom quickly or at a slower pace for more precise zoom adjustments. There's also an AF/Macro/MF switch to switch between focusing modes, and a Focus button right below this to adjust the focal area (in 1-Area AF). The location of buttons takes a little getting used to, but it works to the camera's benefit overall.
Also excellent is the Power OIS (optical image stabilisation) system. It's excellent both during use and in its stabilising effectiveness on the final images. As the system is optical it helps steady images during composition, i.e. on the rear LCD or in the EVF – a far better system than some competitors' sensor-based stabilisation that doesn't offer any compositional benefit.
Close-focusing distances are also decent, with a macro mode able to focus as close as 1cm from the lens at its widest setting. This increases to 1m from lens when at the full 600mm telephoto setting, but is still an ample distance for close-up shots in relation to subject distance.
The FZ150's 0.2in viewfinder is a standard offering for a camera of this type, and works well in good light, but can become riddled with image noise and a blurred image lag in darker conditions. The magnified area is ample and feels closer to the eye than some 'tunnel vision' viewfinders that can be found on other compact cameras. The 100% field of view also means that what you see is what you get, the same is reflected by the 3in, vari-angle LCD screen. The screen's 460k-dot resolution is ample, though we'd prefer a higher resolution one. It's a shame that switching between LCD and EVF requires the press of a button – the inclusion of an auto detector would mean quicker shooting and the ability to quickly view images on the LCD after using the viewfinder.
Then, of course, there's the FZ150's movie mode. The sensor improvements mean that this is now a top spec offering, able to capture progressive 1920×1080 files using the AVCHD carrier or directly output as MP4 files for immediate use with all manner of computer programmes. The frame rate is 50p in the UK (PAL) or 60p in the US (NTSC), though as the AVCHD carrier isn't able to render 50p at present the sensor still outputs 25p files. Movie quality, at its highest setting, is of a good quality thanks to the 20Mbps data rate and high frame rate, plus it's possible to use the zoom while recording and the stereo microphone atop the camera produces decent sound. What's rather special, however, is the inclusion of a 2.5mm microphone jack to the side of the camera – it's possible to use an external microphone while recording for even more control, something by and large reserved for higher-spec cameras.
Image Quality
Panasonic Lumix FZ150 review – Image Quality
The FZ150's images look good for the most part. The decision to dip the megapixel count from the FZ100's 14.2MP sensor to a new 12.1MP sensor makes sense in theory, as each pixel is slightly larger across the sensor area and therefore can receive a better signal which should produce better quality pictures overall. The FZ150's results aren't going to rival DSLR quality by any means, as the camera's level of processing when viewing the files at actual size does reveal notable processing artefacts and loss of detail in more complex, textured areas even at the lower ISO settings.
ISO 100-200 are the most stable settings, and thereafter there's a dip in sharpness that continues to ISO 800. Thereafter, from ISO 1600-3200, it's not only softness but lack of edge definition and image noise that render shots average rather than good. So the FZ150 isn't going to be the ideal low light partner, but will prove its worth in better lit situations. As per the FZ48, real world images up to ISO 800 translate to decent enough shots with relatively few problems. Where the FZ150 scores extra points is with the inclusion of a Raw shooting option. Not many other superzoom cameras can lay claim to providing such an option, and for those looking to get the utmost out of the camera, including far more noise reduction control, this is the mode to run with.
Value & Verdict
Panasonic Lumix FZ150 review – Value
The recommended retail price of £449 makes the Lumix FZ150 an expensive purchase, but there are pre-orders on a number of online stores for as low as £369. If the latter price tag holds then, considering its impending October launch date making it the most up to date superzoom on the market, the FZ150 is competitively priced when considering the likes of the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS (£350) and Sony Cyber-shot HX100V (£385). There are far cheaper options out there however, including the Nikon Coolpix P500 (£300) and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 (£285), though neither of the latter models offer lens-based image stabilisation and the FZ150 has faster focusing than all these listed competitors which undoubtedly adds further value.
Panasonic Lumix FZ150 review – Verdict
The Panasonic Lumix FZ150 is among the best superzoom cameras available on the market. It may not have the very best picture quality, nor is its 24x optical zoom lens the grandest out there. But what the FZ150 does get right you'll more than know about: the autofocus speed is superb, the burst mode super-fast, Raw shooting is a very big tick in the box and the lens-based Power OIS stabilisation is excellent. If money is no object and you're after an 'all rounder' superzoom camera then there's little better than the Lumix FZ150.


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Lincoln � After the Red team took the opener of the Red-White Series on Friday night, the next two games ended in a tie, including Tuesday's series finale. The Reds trailed 3-0 after four innings on Tuesday, but rallied to take a 5-3 lead into the seventh. The White squad responded with a pair of runs and then kept the Reds off the board, resulting in a 5-5 tie.
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Yes, we can win a round, but after the performance against the Cavs, if we don't defend and rebound, we're gonna have to shoot everything under the sun.
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Barkley slanders D'Antoni and the Knicks' defensive approach and says - "they won't win a round in the playoffs".
Let's get the debate underway:
Can the imbalance of offence outweighing defence be ultimately successful?
Yes, we can win a round, but after the performance against the Cavs, if we don't defend and rebound, we're gonna have to shoot everything under the sun.
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Last edited by StEpHoN_mArBuRy; Feb 26, 2011 at 06:31.
We have 2 Superstars now....time to get a decent coach!
D'Antoni doesn't have a clue on defense. I'm pissed because of all the easy games we lost this season simply because of no defense and no rebounding.
You have Shelden Williams on the bench, get outrebounded all night and don't play him....yeah right. Let's continue this 'Shawne Williams at center BS'.
D'Antoni has to go if we want to be a true contender simple as that. Even the addition of Chris Paul wouldn't turn us into a championship team under this coach.
D'Antoni guaranteed me that the team will average 146ppg in every playoff game, shoot 35 3s and make 60% of them, we don't need to play defense.
Walsh got a wakeup call last night, first big in either Murphy or Pryzbilla that gets his buyout, sign ASAP or get Barron as plan B and bring in Jeffries. Also clean out some of that dead wood like Mason and Carter to make room.
Last edited by tiger0330; Feb 26, 2011 at 05:48.
charles barkley talks too much. what has he ever won?
I think we can win in the first round but to go any further we need to add some size and rebounding. If we do not add that to our arsenal then maybe we squeeze through on individual monster performances from melo, stat and billups.
Will we ever win a championship again? Id like to think so!
Our coach is holding us back just like the Bulls were last year.Fire D'antoni!Hire a coach who teaches defense!
Even the showtime Lakers could get a stop when they needed to, that's the difference. When we really REALLY need a stop, we can't... Or if we can, we give up an offensive rebound and shot clock reset.
Fine, you don't have individuals who are gonna make first team all defence, that's ok.. But come up with a plan for a team effort to get the most out of what you do well.
We need Jeff Van Gundy, it's as simple as that.
It wasn't by accident that he took us to the Finals in 99.
I don't claim our current roster is good enough for the finals (it is not), but with our own big 3 now we should be a 50 win team and make it to the Conference Semi Finals at least.
But if you don't play defense or rebound the ball....you won't win much.
Saddly they are right. We can't win without defense. There is no way, we can always shoot good. basically the flaw in D'Antonie system is that,
yes, we can score and score big, on great shooting nights. but everynight isnt a great shooting night.
1. on bad shooting nights,no defense means it's an almost guaranteed loss.
2. Even when we're on(shooting), the games are close and the other team can scratch out a win.
3. shooting cold can happen anytime. Like in the 1st quarter leading to a lead that we cut down, but ultimately blow anyway.or in the 4th, where we blow a big lead. Or anytime during a game.
You need defense to win games when your team is having an off night offenseively. Thats how you win playoff basketball.
Let's...Go...Lottery! Let's...Go...Lottery!!! Say it with me Knicks fans!
IMO if the Knicks had a shotblocking C that could pull down rebounds, it would give us the final missing piece. We now have 2 stud offensive weapons that other teams won't be able to stop along with a big game shotmaking PG with championship experience & leadership skills, our next target needs to be on getting the defensive C that can start games. Turiaf is a nice role player to have but he's better off the bench as an energy hustle guy, he's not really a guy you can count on to grab you double digit rebounds on a given night. I think Kendrick Perkins, Deandre Jordan or Sam Dalembert should be the Knicks' main targets now that we have Melo in the fold, but if the cap situation prevents any of those guys as options, then we might have to lower our sights on going after another role player like Jeff Foster or Etan Thomas who could share the load with Turiaf and give us someone that can battle other teams' bigs downlow for position without getting easily outmuscled.


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The letter to the editor of February 27, 2013 brought up political issues which were dealt with by the voting citizens of Karnes County in the last elections. Those issues are settled. We now have County Commissioners and a County Judge elected to serve all citizens, regardless of the way those citizens voted. Recently those Commissioners cast a 5-0 vote on a county issue to improve the functions and the ability to expedite business before the court. This benefits all citizens, as well those many newcomers doing business within our county offices.
Karnes County joining together with neighboring counties to hire, and to share the cost of a lobbyist to promote our common interests is, with few exceptions, more efficient and cost effective than sending representatives out of county offices to Austin or elsewhere.
We are in the midst of a raging economic boom. Our city, county and state elected officials and employees are working at a pace unseen for years. It makes sense for all citizens to shelf political issues for now, and to support our elected officials so all in Karnes County can benefit.
We should use caution looking back to the way things used to be done, no matter how comforting those thoughts can be. Forward looking citizens, working together, can create a vibrant, modern community where our young can expect to find good jobs, which allow them to stay in the local area, an area with such a rich and colorful history.
People read the local newspaper, in print or on line, for diverse reasons. There they find news, up-coming event, club news, church news and inspiration, school events and sports, news of births, deaths, new business and jobs available. Nothing highlights the boom we are experiencing like the current Countywide issues. It's about us.
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I think eventually we will see a starting lineup of Felton, Shump, Melo, Amar'e and Tyson, but with the lack of depth due to injuries to Sheed and Camby, STAT and Tyson need to be rotated. Amar'e will most likely be coming off the bench for the foreseeable future.
I agree that the current starting 5 isn't ideal with Felton, Kidd and Shump having to guard positions 1,2 and 3, but I don't think Novak is the answer. Shump (who would probably be the one to go to the bench) brings great energy and intensity on D which is needed to start games.
Don't know about adding a forward to start games (either a SF to keep Melo at PF, or a PF so we can move Melo back to SF) being a possibility. Not sure we have the pieces to get a player of starting standard. Would definately be in favour of getting a big or two with some athleticism and youth to give us more rotation down the back end of the season keeping Sheed, Camby and STAT as fresh as possible for the playoffs.


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Many of those suffering from cancer go through each day with physical pain. They may think it is part and parcel of having cancer, and they try to live with it.
But the belief that cancer pain is something that one has to accept is wrong. No cancer patient should accept their pain and try to live through their days with it, because cancer pain can be managed and reduced, with everything from medication to alternative methods.
Cancer pain can range from severe to moderate and is a result of either the cancer itself, the cancer treatment or both.
Regardless of the reasons for cancer pain, it is important to remember that pain management forms part of cancer treatment and the correct pain management methods are almost always successful in reducing and relieving pain.
While there are many different ways that can be employed to manage cancer pain, a cancer patient will benefit the most by discussing their pain and possible methods of treatment with their health care team. Professionals most equipped to assist in the management of cancer pain are oncologists, anesthesiologists, neurologists, surgeons, pharmacists and nurses. Palliative care specialists are experts in pain control and will treat the symptoms, side effects and emotional problems of cancer itself and the treatment of cancer.
Cancer pain can be treated by prescribed medication. Medications for the treatment of cancer pain is not only specific in the type of pain that they relieve, but each individual medicine has its own side effects. It is imperative that a health-care team governs prescription of medication and that it must be taken with care and as directed.
Alternative Methods
There are alternative methods of pain management in addition to medication. These methods have been proven to calm, relax, relieve stress and anxiety, and put patients in a much better frame of mind, enabling them to better cope with cancer.
Acupuncture is a branch of Chinese medicine that involves inserting thin needles into certain points in the body. It has been shown to relieve nausea and vomiting induced by cancer treatment, and some studies have shown that it can reduce cancer pain.
A cancer patient considering acupuncture should first consult with their health-care professionals to ensure that it is safe for their specific type of cancer.
Hypnosis is another alternative to mainstream medicine that has been used for the treatment of cancer pain. The patient is placed into a trance-like state with relaxed and focused attention. In this state, the patient's mind is more open to suggestion and this is used to block awareness of pain or to alter the sensation.
Massage helps reduce pain and anxiety and aids better sleep and can increase a patient's feelings of being loved and cared for through human touch. Pain reduction and relief are accomplished through kneading, rubbing and pressing a patient's body with hands and sometimes specialized tools.
A rhythmic, circular movement near the pain site works best. Caution should be employed, and deep or intense pressure is not recommended for cancer patients unless consent for this has been given by a health-care professional.
Other forms of pain management that individuals suffering from cancer pain can explore are the use of imagery or visualization, meditation, heat and cold treatments, distraction, physical therapy, reiki, Tai Chi and yoga.
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Police: $23,700 in stolen property found in man's apartmentBy Patrick McArdle
STAFF WRITER | September 02,2013BENNINGTON A tip that came from a woman accused of petty theft led police to arrest a man and recover $23,700 worth of stolen property, including equipment stolen from the local cable access channel, on Aug. 22, according to Officer James Gulley of the Bennington Police Department.
George A. Mannoia, 36, was ordered held without bail Wednesday after being arraigned in Bennington criminal court on two felony counts of possession of stolen property worth more than $900.
Mannoia, who pleaded innocent, was charged as a habitual offender, a sentencing enhancement which can be used when the defendant has three or more felony convictions. In Mannoias case, the previous felony convictions, which took place between 2009 and 2012, involved selling heroin, cocaine and marijuana.
If convicted as a habitual offender, Mannoia could be sentenced to up to life in prison.
In an affidavit, Gulley said when he was processing a woman on July 26 for a misdemeanor charge of petty larceny, he asked her if she had any information about the theft of metals and power tools from a work site on Northside Drive.
On Aug. 19, a man who knows the woman contacted police to say he had information about stolen property. The man said that specifically he could help police recover equipment taken from the offices of Catamount Access Television, or CAT-TV, in July.
On July 17, CAT-TV employees found there had been a break-in at their building on Main Street. Items that included high-end video cameras, monitors and computers were taken.
Two days later, Joshua Mylott, 23, of Bennington, was arrested and accused of burglarizing not just the CAT-TV building but several other local businesses. Mylott has several felony charges pending in Bennington criminal court including nine counts of burglary, two counts of attempted burglary, two counts of possession of stolen property worth more than $900 and one count of possession of burglary tools.
Police recovered several items they believe were taken from CAT-TV when they arrested Mylott, but not the video cameras.
The man and woman told police that Mannoia kept stolen property in his North Branch Street apartment and traded stolen property for illegal drugs. The woman said he was even telling the people who would trade stolen items for drugs what to steal and said he had an unwritten list of wanted items.
Gulley said Judge Cortland Corsones granted him a no-knock warrant for Mannoias apartment Aug. 21 which police executed the next day around 8:30 a.m.
According to Gulley, police recovered a computer which was reported stolen from a local store, the Bennington Potters.
Gulley said Mannoia told Detective Sgt. David Rowland, also of the Bennington Police Department, that while he didnt have a 47-inch flat screen television and the video cameras belonging to CAT-TV in his apartment, he could have them brought to his apartment if he was allowed to use the phone. Rowland allowed Mannoia to make two calls and the cameras and television were anonymously delivered, Gulley said.
Mannoia, who declined to give police a written statement, has a lengthy criminal history in Florida and Vermont, according to the affidavit.
Mannoia is currently being held in the Rutland jail.
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Roads were made for journeys...
Discipline is never an end in itself, only a means to an end. (RF)
Abs of Flabs
12 Monkeys
5 1/2 years later, and the Spin Doctors, it is like they never existed. Not very good staying power.
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
My dogs are fast, not me
Hey, Joel. Wait until you get to be my age. No one has even recognized my avatar or my "race face" pic yet. Not even anyone my vintage! John
That's the King Crimson Discipline cover. I recognized it right away. DH is a huge fan of Fripp.
I don't know too many of their songs. Actually, the first and only song that comes to mind is "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong". That is old, OLD song!
A friend of mine thought the lyrics were "little miss camping frog."
Feeling the growl again
5 1/2 years later, and the Spin Doctors, it is like they never existed. Not very good staying power.
Dude, how did you even FIND this thread??? Hold on, I think I have a bag phone under my car seat....
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There best music never much airplay....just the pop-schlock like Little Miss Can't Be Wrong. But Jimmy Olsen's Blues was good....and even better were a very well done cover of Jimi's "Spanish Castle Magic"; "Cleopatra's Cat", "How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me)?", "Mary Jane" and "The Harder I Laugh The Harder I Cry".
I run.
Therefore, I am.
No, but I did just get an e-mail about a Blues Traveler tour this summer.
I was just listening to them a few days ago! Sad thing is, they released their first album (the only one I've heard) before I was born... So... hmm.
Interval Junkie --Nobby
No, but I did just get an e-mail about a Blues Traveler tour this summer.
I'm surprised that guy is still alive -- all 400lbs of him.
I still have the bouncer T-Shirt I got from being a guard at their concert.
2016 Goals: Lose the 10lbs I gained for not having goals
I'm surprised that guy is still alive -- all 400lbs of him.
He had gastric bypass. The bassist died, though. Heroin.


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26 February 2012 by Nanny Lili
Filed under Development, Readers' Enquiries
Reader Genya writes:
I was wondering why my 3.5 years old daughter doesn't like to color and learn letters.
What and how should I do to encourage?
Hi Genya,
I really don't think you have anything to worry about. Some children are simply not interested in colouring; I think they find it a little boring and pointless. There are many other creative activities that you can use to stimulate motor skills, such as play dough and painting. Cutting and gluing is also fun for the little ones (although a little messy for you!).
You could incorporate the gluing and cutting with letters. Why don't you draw the letters, then give your daughter a pair of kid's scissors and help her cut them out and stick them to make a colourful collage? Maybe find some magazines with pictures to cut out that go with each letter. I think she might be quite proud of her handiwork.
You could also use the alphabet fridge magnets and bath toys to encourage her along with the alphabet.
All children develop at different stages in different areas, in my experience. For example, some kids may take an early interest in arts and crafts and ABCs but struggle at first with speech and numbers. Keep encouraging your daughter's individual interests, and she is very likely to develop the necessary skills before you know it.
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My 9 month old DD is constipated for the first time. I read up on it a little and I'm still sort of puzzled. She doesn't like baby cereal, so it can't be that, but she has recently started eating peaches... But peaches are supposed to fight constipation, right?
She DOES however eat graham crackers (not all the time-just as a treat) and I know that they don't have a lot of fiber.
She hasn't completed stopped "going." The last couple of days, her poops have been small and kind of hard--she seems to be in pain, too. I don't know if it's because she's teething or the constipation or both..
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Any thoughts one these two supplementary nursing systems; Medela SNS and Lact-Aid? Does one work better than the other?
Please share your thoughts and experiences.
I don't have any personal experience, but word on the street is that a lot of moms prefer the Lact-Aid.
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I'm told that the Lact-Aid is a much better system, and that the SNS tubing needs replacing fairly often as it is prone to breakage. I'd happily get myself a Lact-Aid for my DD but unfortunately they don't sell it in the UK and postage would be around $50, almost double what I found the actual Lact-Aid for! Ah well.
Go with the Lact-Aid if you can. I've also done a load of research into the two systems and most mothers swear by it over the SNS.
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While I'm away, readers give the advice.
• On begging, pleading and nagging a mate to adopt healthier habits:
Through the years, I have also come to the conclusion you have: My wife has chosen a path that I cannot force her from. In my situation, I think that any suggestions, hints or offers only strengthen her will to resist.
The main point I want to make is this: It is clear that a lack of activity and poor diet will shorten and/or reduce one's quality of life. As I approach retirement age, I'm nagged by thoughts that we'll be enjoying life less than we could have because my better half is home sick or an invalid when we might have had some quality years. Take care of her when and if she gets to that point? I will. And consider that commitment: doctor and hospital visits, rehab, special-care needs, not to mention the financial costs and stress.
I will have to try not to let bitterness enter. But it will be harder to get over these feelings when I think of what might have been when all she had to do was get off of the couch.
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They are, for the most part, big billionaire boats. And they have discovered that Oahu's sleepy Kewalo Basin is open for business.
Larry Ellison's yacht arrived on scene six months ago. And Google mogul Larry Paige's "The Senses" was here to keep it company.
"We have had a couple of dozen boats over 100 feet long now in the harbor. We are taking reservations. Some of the boats that were here last month have already made reservations to come back in the fall as they leave San Francisco and the America's cup," said Barclay.
The harbor has been a port of call for the bigger mega-yachts too -- the sleek head-turners, along with the racers and the cruisers, are becoming a new revenue generator not just in dock fees, but for fuel and added activity for boat repair facilities.
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The consul argues the defendant's due process rights were violated
Could the highest profile music piracy case to be brought against an individual in the U.S. be headed to
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