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Cole Hamels, the ace. He certainly has been pitching like it lately. And coming into a crucial three game series against the Atlanta Braves, the Phillies were looking for Hamels to continue pitching like one. Hamels is the third part of the three headed monster affectionately called H2O. The trio of Hamels, Roy Halladay and Roy Oswalt is the scariest top three out of any team in the Majors. Matched with an offense who continues to carve up starting pitching; this team is making their patented push to the playoffs to hopefully claim their fourth straight NL East title and third consecutive NL pennant.
Tonight, however, the offense wasn't it's usual ball punishing self. With Hamels on the mound, and the way he has been pitching of late, the Phils were in good hands. Hamels did not disappoint. He went eight innings allowing only six hits and one run while striking out six taking the win for the 3-1 victory. That is only the second run he has allowed in his last 39 1/3 innings of work where his ERA is so small I can't even see it. In his last five starts his ERA is an astonishing 0.49 which puts his overall at a career best 2.43. With his performance tonight, he joins the rest of H2O with sub three ERA's. Oswalt's ERA with the Phillies is under two.
Hamels did work from behind giving up a run in the second inning but worked out a two on-bases loaded jam striking out Alex Gonzalez and inducing an inning ending double play by Melky Cabrera. This just shows how far along Hamels has come from last year and the year before. Before Hamels could have become frustrated with himself and lost focus. Tonight he buckled down and went to work. Each day growing more and more comparisons to his 2008 World Series MVP form. Something the Phillies will definitely love to see again.
The offense tonight managed only five hits scattered throughout the lineup. Placido Polanco, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Ruiz all picked up RBIs for the Fightins. With those RBIs the Phillies now have seven of their eight regular starters with at least 50 RBIs. Jimmy Rollins, who has missed a lot of time on the DL, has 37.
The Phillies will send Roy Halladay to the mound tomorrow to try to increase their lead in the NL East, which is now at four games. Tonight's win was the team's eighth straight win. Since June 21, when the Phillies trailed Atlanta by seven games, the team has gone 42-15 to retake their stake at the top of the NL East. Now at 90 wins for the season, the Phillies only trail the Yankees (91) for most wins the Majors.
Brad Lidge pitched the ninth inning tonight for his 24th save in 29 chances. That is his 14th save in his last 15 chances. Oh and Chooch is leading the team in batting with a .299 average. Ice cream for everyone!
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Just a textbook ballgame: Terrific starting pitching, clutch defensive plays, making the other team pay for its mistakes, and a shutdown effort from the closer. That's winning baseball.
And just seeing 45,000 rally towels waving again gave me that wonderful exciting feeling i've had the past two postseasons.
Let's keep it rolling, y'all!
Great game, even better Cole Hamels!
Way to find your game again Cole.
Hamels- 2.93
Oswalt- 2.90
The Doc- 2.49
….REALLY??? With this offense?
2010, who woulda guessed? Everyone. LOL!
Great win for the Phillies. That was obviously huge. Magic number is now 8 with 11 to play. In paraphrasing broadcaster, Tom McCarthy's remarks, he said, it's a shame that another idiot went out on the field (7th inning) to disrupt such an important game. I got a kick out of what Matt Diaz who played RF and tripped the costumed jerk, said after the game:
"I saw this idiot coming right at me," Diaz said. "I figured he'd be better off getting tripped than Tased." Diaz got an ovation from the crowd and received high-fives from teammates in the dugout.
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That's a great quote. I love how famous that tasing incident has become.
The Braves are getting swept.
Andrew was right. That last series is going to mean nothing. We'll have home field sewn up. We can rest our big 3 for the playoffs.
I'd say we have a fantastic chance of winning another WS and being able to legitimately use the term "dynasty".
Cole did an outstanding job I believe he has been out pitching Doc last 10 starts or so. What to do with J-Roll with 14 games left he would need at least 30 or more at bats before he finds any type of swing.
Just got back from CBP. What a great defensive effort! As my good friend, professor Andrew, has been know to espouse, hitting and pitching are essential, but defense up the middle wins you championships. Along with some good luck from the baseball gods, THIS defense will win us another championship.
Start with the steady Chooch calling the perfect mix of pitches and keeping everything under control. Throw in an assist or two from our Gold Glove third baseman and tonight was a dazzling display of diamond wizardry. No spectacular diving plays, just pure athleticism on display. The three double plays were pulled off in magician smooth style. With the great hustling Chase Utley and the elusive Wilson Valdez avoiding runners sliding to crush him, not to mention his rocket of an arm firing to Ryno digging out everything that came his way while steadfastly holding his foot on the bag, it was quite a show to see.
Even from the highest nosebleeds of Section 416 I had the feeling I was witnessing something really sepcial tonight. Cole and Brad shut them down when they needed to, but Brad's slider looked to be particularly nasty tonight (from my limited high view), but what I could see was that he certainly had people flailing at pitches as if they had no idea what they were seeing. Just an all around beautiful eye pleasing effort by our fightins. Oh and one more thing
4 games up, magic number 8- they can't even tie us for first this series no matter what they do the next two games. We are steamrolling getting it done every night in every imaginable way.
3 starters with ERAs under 3. This is phreakin' amazing, boys and girls.
Great games for Cole, Lidge, and Chooch. The strike zone was hard to figure out – consistently inconsistent, and Cole's cutter was't working for him. Instead of gettign frustrated, he worked through it, throwing a few very nice curveballs along the way (while his curve is his 4th best pitch, it looked pretty good last night). Lidge's fastball was good, his slider was unbelievable.
I'm not sure Howard sees a strike in this whole series.
Get Doc the win tonight and end the Braves threat.
Another gutty outstanding outing by Cole Hamels. He has been spectacular and clutch. Tonight we watch Roy Halladay go for win #20 and let's hope the offense wakes up. We may need some long ball.
King Cole found his class along with his command and composure in the off-season. See him thanking the ump as he exited the game? According to McCarthy, it's the same guy who ejected him after Cole b*tched him out last year.
It's like Cole Hamels is correcting each one of his 2009 mistakes one-by-one on his way back to the top.
Eleven pitches and a one-two-three inning for Brad Lidge. You can't ask for anything better.
(Well, maybe that jerk getting tasered after Matt Diaz tripped him, but that's beside the point.)
Lidge's slider looked nasty last night. Wooooooooooooooohooooooooooooo
16-3 in the month of September. Now that is clutch baseball!
Can you believe the whining we're hearing from the Braves? Management saying the Phils are playing dirty, lining up our 3 top pitchers for the 2 series, complaints about the size of the ball park – unreal.
Lidge slider is the '08 slider. It was downright filthy last night.
Lidge fastball is still the '09 meatball, floating in around 88-90 mph. Maybe adrenaline will allow him to put more mustard on it in the postseason?
Concentrate on tonight, and it's bye-bye Bravos. (Their 10,000 fans will be upset.)
(And no offense to PN, but was this game summary posted from a Blackberry, while inside a bar, after a twelve-pack? It's barely English.)
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I would much rather have seen Jurrjens last night than Beachey.
I knew after the first batter last night he was going to be trouble.
Given that Cholly has put the big 3 in line to pitch both series vs the Braves, I am assuming that either KK or JB will get 1 start in the remaining 11 games. At this point, who would you rather see twice?
9/23 – off day
NYM – 9/26 – Cole
Nats – 9/27 – Doc
Nats – 9/28 – Oswalt
Nats – 9/29 – KK
9/30 – off day
Atl – 10/01 – Cole
Atl – 10/02 – Doc
Atl – 10/03 – Oswalt
or since you have a day off (9/23), do you start JB on the 24th and let him have 2 starts?
Of course another scenario is if the Phils tie this one up this series, give either one of our big 3 a blow at the end of the regular season Worley)?
Hard to predict the rotation, it has changed frequently this year.
Typical teejvee. I see you haven't lost your touch at complaining about just about anything….
The Phillies WIN the game to go up by four….and you're b!tching about the Braves starting pitcher??
There was no bitc&ing or complaining. You're projecting.
If you don't like what I post, just kindly move along and STFU.
STFU, original teejvee –
What did you mean about trouble with Beachboy? They are the ones that had trouble, they got in the path of the buzzsaw Hamels.
I just don't get it, that's all. Who really cares whether Jurrjens, Beachy or Bobby Cox himself was on the mound? The bottom line is that the Phillies won a very big game and now have a 4 game lead.
"Better than tripped than tased." HAHAHAH… I guess he's right…
King Cole.
Can't believe CHOOOOOCH is hitting .299… NO ONE, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE IN THE WORLD (except for Charlie and Chooch's family) saw that coming. To think that CHOOCH could finish a season batting around .300 is just… unbelievable.
Not sure what was more entertaining…
Matt Diaz' trip and comments about it, Jayson Werth's reaction at home plate, or Charlie's comments during his press conference after the game.
All classic stuff.
Chuck if you don't care, don't comment. Who cares what you think of my post? I sure don't.
Woooooohoooo! Going to the game tonight. Got my email that the playoff/WS tickets will be delivered today!
Will get my cheesesteak and rally towel – what more can you ask for?
Will be there too Bob – did not get my email though
tee – you are over reacting and sound like your under 13 by doing so.
Hamels is a serious candidate for Comeback Player of the Year.
The favorite? Brett Myers.
I'm very much in favor of giving the big three a break at the end if possible. I'm not convinced it's possible yet, because it would be very unusual and difficult to keep winning at a better than .800 pace. So if we come down to earth and play .550-.600 ball the rest of the way, there may be no chance to give them a blow.
But for planning purposes, if they CAN rest, I say let them.
Awesome game by Cole. How about Valdez and the job he's doing in the field for JRoll. A great under the radar signing by RAJ. He's head and shoulders above Castro.
I still can't see or post comments on my Iphone since the server change. it has to be a simple configurable in wordpress. Please help because I head to my man cave around 8:30 and can no longer enjoy Philliesnation.
I wonder if that server change is why other posters, like Don M and Georgie, haven't been on here? If so it's a shame because they're two of the more credible "voices" we have…
When it happened I had problems seeing my comments…but that was from my laptop at work. Now it's fine.
I to think that Cole has been the best of the King Cole and the Roy-al Court since the All-Start game, Hopefully the one extra day for Doc will do him some good tonight. I would like to see all three just have to pitch 4 or 5 innings in the last games in The ATL to end the season. Be up four going into that series would be key. I also love what Valdez has done, not only in the field but he has had some clutch hits also, his average after the 7th inning is pretty good and his RISP is not that bad either for a guy hitting .259. He does have a canon for an arm.
Love watching King Cole pitch, he is head and shoulders above what he was even 2 years ago
And to all you who were hating on him all last year and the begining of this season, when he was working on his Cutter and getting hit around a little, now you are all back on his bandwagon, now he is a 3 plus pitch pitcher with an average curve that can be a nasty pitch only throwing in 4-5 times a game. 117 pitches 8 innings 6 hits 1 run, it really does not get any better than that
yeah Chooch batting around .300 is certainly remarkable.
I feel like a lot of the fanbase now can't remember back when he hit a dismal .240. at that point I was still like, whatever, the man can field and call games
GO CHOOCH, GO COLE and GO HALLADAY (get win 20, build your CY case)


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Titles of actual publications collected by the librarians at Bowdoin College:
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In the last four years the Rockie are 24-8 against the Reds. Including 18 of the last 23 games. Oof! That's pretty bad. The Rockies are rarely a team to get excited about, but they've simply destroyed us recently. Take this series with a grain of salt no matter how it goes. If the Reds win two out of three, good...maybe we've finally figured them out. If we lose two out of three or get swept, don't take it as an indicator of the Reds entering a slump.
And also keep in mind that after these three games we go into June...our schedule is: @PIT, @HOU, PIT, DET, CLE, @NYM, @CLE, MIN, MIL, @SF.
The Cardinals schedule in June is also a cakewalk. Unless either team implodes in June, I don't think the race for the division will be over...but if the Cards falter with injuries and bad games, we could really stretch out lead.
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Dr. Knight was talking to me about a generic electrocardiogram (EKG) print out, and I wasn't following her as much as I would have liked, so we decided that I should learn about it. I am currently trying to teach myself how to read one so I can understand what is actually going on in the heart when looking at a monitor. I wrote down some notes on it, but I figured it would be good to have it all in one place for myself, complete with some pictures that are much clearer than my drawings. The process of learning this involved regurgitating my knowledge of the heart, which has waxed and waned over the past five or so years, but it is amazing what the brain can remember.
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Fillmore Central board welcomes new member, hires substitutes and coaches
By Anton Adamek
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 5:17 AM
Fillmore Central Board members, elected to the board in the November election, were sworn into office at the beginning of the January school board meeting last Tuesday evening. From left are Ross Kiehne, Jim Love and Emily Ellis. Not shown is re-elected board member Deb Ristau.
In its first meeting in 2013, the Fillmore Central Board of Education welcomed back incumbents Ross Kiehne and Jim Love as well as new board member Emily Ellis. Deb Ristau, who was also re-elected in last November's election, was not present. Superintendent Richard Keith administered the oath of office to board members Kiehne, Love and Ellis.
The agenda consisted mainly of housekeeping items, with the board electing to keep officers the same as 2012 with Chairperson Kiehne, Vice-Chair Craig Britton, Clerk Ristau, Vice-Clerk Shelly Topness and Treasurer Sue Sikkink.
The board approved salaries for 2013, opting to keep them the same as 2012. The chair salary was set at $1,440 and the treasurer at $1,350. The rest of the board salaries were set at $1,080 and in the case of extra meetings, an additional $25 to be added to the salary.
In regular business, the board approved the hire of Nate Jones as the full-time custodian at the high school due to a medical leave of absence for custodian Brett Bushman.
The board also approved long-term preschool subs to fill vacancies created by a pair of maternity leave requests. Anne Detlefsen will be subbing for Tonya Keim in working up to 15 hours per week and driving the preschool van route. Elisha Himli-Seelbinder was hired to sub for Angie Haugerud and will be working up to 24 hours per week.
The spring head coach list was also finalized and the board approved Tris Tollefson to be the softball coach, Lane Powell as the girls' golf coach, and Brad Holten as the boys' golf coach. Lower-level coaching positions are looking to be filled with sign-ups for recommendations located in Harmony and Lanesboro high school locations.
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Principal Heath Olstad updated the board on several items concerning student and staff activity.
He congratulated the one-act play participants who received second place at the sub-section meet held at Rushford-Peterson High School on Jan. 19. Olstad said that the cast and crew would perform for the high school students on Jan. 24 in preparation for Section competition which was to be held at St. Mary's University on Saturday, Jan. 26.
Olstad highlighted the staff computer training that was completed on Jan. 21 for the school's Google Docs and Gmail systems. After an early dismissal for the students on Jan. 18, the staff also had professional development opportunities through the website provider Editure, for which they have purchased a license for group learning in any number of topics related to staff and student improvement.
The milk cap and label drive held at the elementary school netted approximately 76,426 caps and labels with the fifth grade bringing in the most. Olstad said the money raised from this cap and label drive will go right back into the school and the fifth grade class will receive a pizza party for their effort.
Along that same note, Olstad also commended those students who helped work on the Habitat for Humanity home as well as those who donated food for the Fillmore County Food Shelf. A total of 190 pounds of food was sent to the Food Shelf.
Olstad shared the athletic director update with the absence of Chris Mensink. Olstad thanked Jim and Shannon Love, Ross and Jennifer Kiehne, Benj and Kristi Kiehne, Matt and Abby Hellickson, and Chris and Kari Mensink for purchasing an enclosed trailer that has been able to be used for multiple school functions such as football games, one-act play competitions, and field trips.
Olstad also mentioned that the effects of the influenza have been manageable. He stated that the best place for anyone who is sick is at home.
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Fees for the 2013 driver training program were approved to be the same as last year at $330 for Fillmore Central students, $380 for out-of-district students and $40 per hour for any extra behind-the-wheel training.
The board was updated on the Minnesota School Boards Association's Leadership Conference held in Minneapolis that was attended by Kiehne, Ellis, Love and Keith. They shared their experiences and what they learned, while noting that the speakers were excellent and it was a good conference. Keith and Ellis both said board visibility in the public was stressed at the conference as well as improving community education efforts to involve senior citizens. Kiehne shared updates on classroom and school innovation noting that many of the concepts presented were already being implemented or used in Fillmore Central.
The next school board meeting was set for Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. at the Preston school building.
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Unlike the natural reef environment, which has an immeasurable reservoir of all 57 elements, a reef aquarium is an artificial environment that is constantly affected by coral growth and other ongoing biological processes. Red Sea Coral Pro Salt Mix is the result of years of research. Formulated for use with RO water, the unique Sodium Chloride harvested from the Red Sea Reef contains optimally balanced ratios between calcium, alkalinity and magnesium. Coral Pro Salt Mix contains elevated levels of these elements for accelerated coral growth.
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Excellent Salt By Jeff on 12/4/2016Jeff would recommend this product to a friendI have been using Red Sea Pro for over a year now and I can say that this product is vital to a successful reef aquarium. I find that just a 7-10% water change weekly drastically affects my coral in a positive way. This product mixes clear and fast. Although I dose 2 part to keep up w/ massive SPS colonies, the micro elements contained in this natural salt keep up w/ what is hard to test for and evaluate. Highly trust.
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Great Salt Mix! By Bobby on 9/17/2016Bobby would recommend this product to a friendFirst off i'll start by giving shout out to REDSEA MACNA 2016. These guys are awesome. Extremely knowledgable and helpful. I have been using IO Reef Crystals for 2 months mostly due to the low cost with not much success. I was given a free bucket of coral pro salt at MACNA from the Red Sea guys. I have been using it for a couple weeks now and have seen a huge difference in my coral coloration. My tank parameters seem to be a bit more stable overall but only time will tell. The salt mixes really fast compared to IO. Within an hour the water is clear. IO takes the entire day to mix and still a little cloudy. Also I have noticed that the parameters reflect what the bucket has on it. Not so much for the IO although reef crystals is not bad for the price. One more thing to note is my IO seemed to have a nasty brown sludge buildup on the surface of the water. I have used IO in the past and had the same problem. Probably will not notice this in a small 5 gallon mix but if mixed in a larger container for a day or two you may notice it. Either way I highly recommend the Red Sea coral pro salt ONLY IF you can afford it. Otherwise I would go with IO.
Easy to mix By Dan on 9/9/2016Dan would recommend this product to a friendI have been using this slat mix now for 7 months and my fish and corals love it. It is very easy to mix and convinent as you do not have to let it sit for 24 hours to add it to your tank. I mix mine usually for about an hour.
Complete Turnaround By Roxy on 7/23/2016Roxy wouldn't recommend this product to a friendThis is long, but I have to share. So I cycled my tank with IO Reef Crystals... But then I kept using it for some reason... Even though my water was "safe," (no ammonia, nitrite, etc), my reef parameters were always a little off no matter what I did.... Corals were doing poorly even with dosing and my ph and salinity was always hovering lower than I wanted, but within range. I didn't expect crazy algae since I was running a Phosban reactor, but I had terrible algae and cyano I had to constantly fight.... My water was milky and I didn't know why... I was losing my brain, but my friend suggested changing salt. I decided to get a uv sterilizer instead. It kind of worked to clear it up, but still a little hazy. I said... Alright fine, I'm changing the salt. Can it get much worse in the rectangular shaped money pit? (Wait, don't answer that) ................ My tank was completely CRYSTAL clear within hours of adding this salt. My corals all perked up and came alive, plus my ph and salinity have been stable. No algae, no cyano returns. I can't believe the tank I wanted was here all along. I want to say a miracle happened, and I don't care why or how, but I just realized the importance of quality salt. Do NOT buy cheap salt, even if it is very popular.
Great product By Aaron on 7/13/2016Aaron wouldn't recommend this product to a friendMy corals and fish both love this salt. It is very easy to mix. I have tried a few other different salts and the lvls seem to change. every time I mix new water for water changes.
Solid Salt BUT By SnowManSnow on 7/13/2016SnowManSnow wouldn't recommend this product to a friendThis salt is actually a good salt IMO. It mixes well, and does what it is suppose to do, BUT... for you SPS lovers out there BE AWARE this salt mixes to am alk of 12. THATS TWELVE. The bucket DOES inform you of this level, but it would be easy to purchase it without realizing it. For me no more red sea :( I need my levels closer to 8.0. Besides the high alk this is a quality salt.
Great salt By Dennis on 5/29/2016Dennis would recommend this product to a friendNow I watch a lot of the BRS TV videos I know what he said in the video. I also read the not so nice review here about this salt being salt on steroids. I recently ordered this salt switching from another popular brand. This salt does in fact dissolve faster and clearer. Here is how I did my switch over to this salt brand. Day one 2% water change. Day three 5% water change. Day seven 5% water change. So far everything is doing well and I think this salt is the brand I will be sticking with from here on. My parameters are doing great, corals are looking much better and fish seem to be doing well also. I plan on doing my next water change of 10% on day 14 and then doing a 10% water change from that point out. I think like when adding fish and coral to an aquarium when changing salt brands it is good to make the change in small increments to measure the impact the change may or may not have. I am really liking this salt right now. All parameters are great right from the mix.
Great Product - Trusted Brand By RJS6711 on 5/4/2016RJS6711 would recommend this product to a friendWhen I chose my first reef tank a couple of months ago, I went with a Red Sea Reefer. However, being a brand-loyalist, I stuck with a brand of salt that I was familiar with from years of keeping FOWLR tanks - Instant Ocean. Because I was building a reef tank, I chose reef crystals, which I had not previously had reason to try before. I was very disappointed with the result.
Now, I don't want to unfairly blame all of my water chemistry problems on the Instant Ocean folks. After all, I am using a few other products for the first time that could have contributed to some of my issues (such as live sand and reef saver dry rock) - who knows. But I had one heck of a time trying to keep my water chemistry in the target range for pH, alkalinity and calcium. I tried to buffer it and ended up with carbonate precipitation (milky water).
I decided to do a water change and used Red Sea Coral Pro Salt Mix and like what I'm seeing so far in terms of those same water chemistry factors.
I highly recommend this product and have been happy with all of the Red Sea products I have used thus far. Spend a little more up front and save yourself frustration later - go with Red Sea salt and test kits. They are worth the extra few bucks. Happy reeling. Robert
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If there weren't enough reasons to use Linux in the enterprise these days -- besides the cost savings, speed, performance, and the growing list of open source applications that range from embedded applications like the TiVO personal video server though enterprise RDBMSs like DB2 and Oracle -- Linux has now firmly established itself in the rarefied air at the top of the computing world in bleeding-edge supercomputers.
Pioneered by Thomas Sterling and Donald Becker while both were at NASA's Center of Excellence in Space Data and Information Sciences (CESDIS), several of the fastest computers in the world are "parallel clusters" composed of large arrays of off-the-shelf Linux systems.
Parallel Linux clusters, better known by the name "Beowulf clusters" (after a middle-English mythic hero), are being used for weather prediction, high-energy physics, code breaking, as well as more down-to-earth applications such as data-mining, computer-generated animation, and massive multiuser games.
Linux clusters are, in their simplest form, a pile of machines running Linux with some specialized software that allows a program to be spread out over all of the computers in the cluster simultaneously and allows all of the computers in the cluster to be kept as close to 100 percent busy as possible all of the time.
A simple cluster can be constructed out of three Intel-based PCs connected with a 10BaseT hub and clustering software. One machine acts as the "master server" where data is stored, and the other computers act as "slave" or "compute" nodes that work on some portion of the problem being solved and return their results to the master server, where they are integrated into the final result.
More complex clusters can range from dozens of nodes up to thousands of nodes; be connected together with dozens of sophisticated network switches; and sport specialized, dedicated networks just for moving the data that keeps the compute nodes 100 percent busy. Several of these monster machines have shown up on the Top500 Supercomputer list, which represents a new achievement for Linux-based systems.
Linux clusters are a novel application of standard programming techniques writ very large. All modern software is written in a "divide and conquer" fashion. That is, a problem is analyzed and broken down into easily solvable parts and then program elements (functions, subroutines, or methods, depending upon your terminology or style of programming) are built to solve a particular piece of the problem. Usually this process is executed on a single CPU or sometimes on a symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) system using a technique called "multithreading" to allow a single program to spin off subtasks that can execute some of the subroutines.
Multithreading is a good way to squeeze performance and efficiency out of a computer, but performance gains are limited by the absolute amount of computer power you have in a given machine, and there are a limited number of processors that can be put into a single system, usually fewer than 64.
This works very well for most problems that are fairly linear in their use of processor time, but large-scale computation problems need a more powerful solution. Some classes of problems, including weather forecasting, the design and simulation of semiconductors or aviations systems, and data mining (such as looking for patterns in customer buying habits) require immense amounts of computing time and often both consume and generate many gigabytes of data. Problems such as these cannot be done with any accuracy in reasonable amounts of time (i.e., before the results would be rendered worthless) on regular off-the-shelf computer systems. These kinds of problems also require specialized programming techniques that can be used to break down the problem-solving program into bite-sized chunks, but the data too must be structured in such a way that the program can easily access it.
In order to make a pile of PCs into a supercomputer, software is needed to help manage the information flow between nodes in the cluster and to help distribute the work. The most common packages used to do this are the Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) and the Local Area Multicomputer (LAM). These packages, the first developed at Oak Ridge National Labs and the second by Notre Dame University, are programming libraries that implement a message passing system that allows nodes on a network to cooperatively work on a problem.
As mentioned, Beowulf clusters are being used for a large variety of applications, including weather forecasting and high-energy physics problems such as the modeling of black holes. On a more down-to-earth level Beowulf clusters can be used to create lifelike animations or other computer-generated graphics -- films such as The Matrix, Titanic, and Toy Story all made extensive use of clustered computers to generate the huge amount of imagery that was required to make these films. Clusters are also being used more and more for applications such as data mining, simulation of semiconductors, CAD systems for developing everything from packaging to sneakers, and even the sequencing of the human genome.
As the cost of hardware and storage continues to decline, the use of clusters will increase dramatically. Already most database vendors support SMP machines and several, including Oracle, are starting to release versions of their software for Linux clusters. As these mainstay packages become available, they will drive the availability of a whole new class of applications that run on these machines, ranging from serious business applications to entertainment applications such as online gaming systems.
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Another effect of the ever-increasing capability of computer hardware is its ever-decreasing size. Traditional supercomputers are very large beasts, and, until recently, clusters were even larger since they are, by definition, collections of rack-mounted servers. As system sizes decrease, the physical size of a cluster will decrease as well, while the overall computational capabilities will increase. Right now a 48-node cluster made of 2U (3 ˝" high) rack-mount servers would take one and a half 70" rack enclosures and weigh over 1000 pounds -- and this wouldn't even include the networking gear! In the near future, with the availability of 1U (1 ľ" high) systems, a 48-node cluster will soon fit in a closet, and with upcoming and single-board computers, the same cluster will fit under your desk. All of these developments will bring more and more compute-power to bear on your problems.
One of the nice things about having a regular column is that you get a soapbox for your own projects! As the author of the upcoming O'Reilly book Building Linux Clusters, I recommend that if you're interested in getting your feet wet in the world of clusters and parallel computing, this is a good place to start. Building Linux Clusters is a hand-on introduction to cluster building that will help you decide what hardware to use, whether it's all new systems or older systems you may have "lying around," and help you get your cluster up and running in a matter of hours with a customized version of Red Hat Linux geared for cluster-building.
David HM Spector is President & CEO of Really Fast Systems, LLC, an infrastructure consulting and product development company based in New York
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Mr. Salas was born April 2, 1959, in Three Rivers, to Justo R. and Elida Gonzales Salas. He graduated from Pawnee ISD and later received his associate's degree from Del Mar College. He then began work for Valero Refinery in Three Rivers. He was of the Catholic faith.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Elida Gonzales Salas; and a brother, Jose Carlos Salas.
Survivors include his father, Justo Salas of Pawnee; a sister, Carolina (Heraclio Jr.) Yzaguirre of Pawnee; and a niece and nephew, Veronica Maria and Heraclio "Genaro" Yzaguirre III.
Visitation was held Friday, May 31, in the Eckols Funeral Home chapel. A rosary was recited there that evening at 7:30.
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Do area bridges make the grade?
MARTINSBURG – With the collapse in May of a bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River in Washington state, several reports and news articles were released describing the deteriorating condition of America's bridges.
The biennial Transportation for America report on the condition of bridges in America found that 11 percent are structurally deficient based on the 2012 Federal Highway Administration's National Bridge Inventory. The National Bridge Inventory is compiled from state transportation department inspections.
The report shows that West Virginia has the 14th highest percentage of structurally deficient bridges of the 50 states and the District of Columbia at 13.4 percent.
It shows that 19.2 percent of the bridges in Morgan County are structurally deficient, 14.5 percent in Berkeley County and 12.5 percent in Jefferson County.
Transportation for America's 2013 report titled "The Fix We're in For: The State of Our Nation's Bridges" came out shortly after the Skagit River bridge collapse.
"It's ironic that the report was in preparation, was ready for release, when the bridge collapsed," David Goldberg, communications director for Transportation for American, said in a recent telephone interview.
He said there are three components to a bridge: the deck, which is the roadway part; the superstructure, the part that spans the obstacle the bridge is crossing like a river or another roadway; and the substructure, which is the part that holds up the superstructure and deck.
States usually inspect bridges every two years and report their findings to the FHWA, Goldberg said.
Each component is rated on a scale of one to 10, he said, and any rating of four or below is considered structurally deficient.
Kyle Stollings, director of maintenance for the West Virginia Division of Highways, said in a recent telephone interview that the findings of the Transportation for America report sounded reasonable, although he had not seen the report.
"The information is out there – it sounds accurate," Stollings said.
As for West Virginia being ranked 14th in percentage of structurally deficient bridges, he said, "I don't like it, but it's the way it is. Our bridges are still safe or they would not be open. The ratings don't necessarily indicate lack of safety."
Stollings said West Virginia will continue to inspect, repair and replace bridges when there is available money.
"The cost systemwide (to make needed repairs or replace bridges) is in the billions," he said. "Given the limitations, things are going well. I'd always like to see more money."
Construction is scheduled to begin this year to replace the structurally deficient McCubbins Ford Bridge that crosses Back Creek in southwestern Berkeley County, according to the Hagerstown Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization's Transportation Improvement Program for the fiscal years 2012-15.
The one-lane steel truss bridge was built in 1890 and was rehabilitated in 1929. The span is 82 feet and it is about 12 feet wide. About 50 vehicles use it daily.
The estimated cost to replace the McCubbins Ford Bridge is about $5.2 million, including rights of way, planning and engineering, and construction.
The bridge's rating is six for the deck, four for the superstructure and six for the substructure.
Construction to replace the North Tennessee Avenue bridge also is scheduled to start this year. A new bridge over the Tuscarora Creek just north of War Memorial Park in Martinsburg was added to the Transportation Improvement Program at the request of Martinsburg's mayor and council.
The North Tennessee Avenue bridge was built in 1936. It is 29 feet 4 inches long and less than 20 feet wide. Its average daily traffic is 5,200 vehicles.
The estimated cost for the new bridge is a little more than $1 million.
Categorized as structurally deficient, its deck is rated 4; its superstructure, 4; and its substructure, 5.
According to the Transportation for America report, there are 110 bridges in Berkeley County, 16 of which are structurally deficient.
In Jefferson County, there are 40 bridges and five of those are structurally deficient.
Of Morgan County's 52 bridges, 10 are structurally deficient.
In addition to McCubbins Ford and North Tennessee Avenue bridges, the Transportation Improvement Program lists replacements for Van Metre Ford, Cattle Pass Drive, Gerrardstown and Tarico Heights bridges in future years.
There are no bridge replacement projects listed for Jefferson County through 2015, according to the Transportation Improvement Program.
It is not clear what bridge construction is planned for Morgan County. It is not part of the Hagerstown Eastern Panhandle MPO and therefore is not included in the Transportation Improvement Plan. Information was not readily available from the state DOT about plans for Morgan County.
The other classification included in the National Bridge Inventory is the scary sounding functionally obsolete. According to the NBI, there are 1,595 functionally obsolete bridges in West Virginia, or about 22.5 percent of the state's 7,093 bridges.
Brent Walker, spokesman for the West Virginia Department of Transportation, said in a recent telephone interview that the genesis of those phrases came about after the collapse of the Interstate 35 West bridge across the Mississippi River in Minnesota in August 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145.
The day after the I-35W bridge collapse, FHWA spokespeople used the terms structurally deficient and functionally obsolete in television interviews, he said. And there was quite a backlash to those terms.
"Neither mean unsafe, they're engineering terms," Walker said. "The cat was out of the bag, but they stopped using those terms immediately."
A lot goes into defining a bridge as functionally obsolete, but a bridge that is not being used for the function for which it was originally designed and built applies to many bridges in the tri-county because of this area's high population growth, Walker said.
For instance, a bridge is built to handle farm traffic – one or two cars a day and some farm machinery. However, the farm is gone. It has been replaced with a residential subdivision and a lot more cars are using a bridge designed for farm tractors.
"The bridge wasn't built with that kind of traffic in mind," Walker said. "The Van Metre Ford Bridge is probably the best example of a functionally obsolete bridge."
The Van Metre Ford Bridge was built in 1832 across the Opequon Creek on the Warm Springs Road, now Golf Course Road. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is a one-lane, three-arch, limestone bridge that carries 6,900 vehicles per day on average. It was originally designed for horses and wagons.
In the state's plan to replace it, a new bridge would be built downstream and the Van Metre Ford Bridge would be preserved and protected as a historical site.
"The big message is we are at a critical juncture," Goldberg said. "Baby boomers are retiring. Bridges are in the same shape."
On average, bridges deemed structurally deficient are 65 years old.
The expense of replacing bridges is the key issue, Goldberg said.
"It would cost $76 billion to reduce the backlog of structurally deficient bridges nationwide," he said. "We're not trying to scare anyone, but we have to recognize the need."
– Staff writer John McVey can be reached at 304-263-3381, ext. 128.


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Based in Leipzig, Germany, The Soulmen are a small, passionate team, developing exclusively for Apple devices. Marcus Fehn and Max Seelemann, who both founded the company in 2011, have a 13-year history of creating writing software for OS X.
Back in 2003, Ulysses' predecessor was the first text processing software on the market aimed specifically at creative writers.
Max started programming when he was still in primary school, and he never stopped. After graduating (with distinction) in computer science, he decided against a career in academia. Instead, he took the development of Ulysses full-time, together with his partner Marcus. Today he is enjoying the many upsides (he's involved in almost everything) and accepting the little downsides (he's involved in almost everything) of pulling the strings of a company.
In 2002, when working as a staff designer in a web agency, Marcus wanted to write a novel, but struggled to find a suitable tool. He came up with a design of his own, and convinced Max, who was still in high school, to take over the programming part. That's how Ulysses came to life, and that's basically how things work until today – with the only difference that there are more people to make Marcus' impossible ideas become reality.
After graduating from the computing faculty at the Dresden University of Technology (where he met Max), Friedrich was the first to join the team as a full-time developer. As a little boy, he wanted to be a tool-and-die maker. Luckily enough, he inherited his older brother's C64 at the age of 6 and discovered a passion for coding. To date, Friedrich loves to delve into complex programming problems, and take his time to find not just any solution, but the perfect solution.
Götz is the third gang member from the University of Dresden. During his studies of computer science, he took over occasional jobs for Max and Marcus, but also gained comprehensive professional experience as ice-cream maestro, supermarket cashier and adventure course instructor. Besides being involved in Ulysses' development, he is responsible for managing the customer support team. If customer support is at a loss, Götz usually still has an ace up his sleeve.
Among his friends, Lucas has long been the one to ask for technical help with Apple devices. A couple of years age, he stumbled upon The Soulmen's "help-wanted" ad at the university, where he was (and still is) studying computer science. So problem solving became his part-time job, this time for Ulysses users. For quite a while, Lucas had been responsible for customer support. Today, he takes over more and more tasks in development. He owns two cats and a moped.
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Acts Prayer Ministry (APM):
To bring spiritual growth to the Nyack College community through prayer, reading the Holy Bible, and memorizing the scriptures. Through supplications and intercessions we believe we will not conform to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of our mind.
Christian Art and Media Club (CAM):
To express the gospel of Jesus Christ through multiple forms of studio art and media. We desire to bring Nyack students with creative and artistic minds together to illustrate scripture and inspiration visually.
Nyack College Business Club (NCBC):
To aid the faculty and the student body of Nyack College with our business abilities. We strive to give members of our club the experiences and connections they will need to thrive in the business world.
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To carry out the Great Commission as Jesus Christ commanded in Matthew 28:18-20. We intend to effectively communicate the Love of Jesus Christ in the neighboring community near Nyack NYC campus and elsewhere with respect for all people and nations.
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To develop ethical and intellectual excellence in ourselves and fellow brothers through lectures and discussions on culture, current events, and the liberal arts. Men of Letters is a student organization for men in the literary society tradition. This club is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Social Work Organization (SWO):
To promote the Social Work profession (within a Christian perspective) through Social Work education, community service, and campus awareness of social and political issues.
Students Against Hunger (SAH):
To exemplify the love of Jesus Christ in action by providing food to the poor, addressing their spiritual needs, and working in partnership with others to encourage community service according to Deuteronomy 15:11.
Veterans Club:
To assist with the transition from military service to civilian life, while providing clarity concerning the academic requirements, grants, scholarships, and other resources that are available to veterans.
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Some Good News Bradford Fans
Posted 04 August 2010 - 09:43 PM
Posted 04 August 2010 - 09:47 PM
Sadly I couldn't go tonight. Was much else said or was it just another load of excuses and promises of better things tomorrow?
Grouped around the TV sets
They ran down every lead
They repeated every test
They checked out all the data on their lists
And then the alien anthropologists
Admitted they were still perplexed
But on eliminating every other reason
For our sad demise
They logged the only explanation left
This species has amused itself to death
No tears to cry no feelings left
This species has amused itself to death
Posted 04 August 2010 - 10:19 PM
Surprised to see so many if I'm honest although I didn't ask any questions so sorry to Errol Stock, good stuff I thought, Langley for three more years won most around, Sykes contract which I've been asking about on the other forum was Potters seal of approval and not McNamara's. Potter will also have any money we have available to spend as he sees fit re: squad improvements.
There also be a concentrated effort with marketing with regards to making the season pass next season too attractive to turn down and we didn't expect any major signings so no disclosure on who'll be joining on us next year.
Posted 04 August 2010 - 10:21 PM
Posted 04 August 2010 - 10:24 PM
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Posted 04 August 2010 - 10:45 PM
Putting the emphasis on the feel good factor of the early season form.
If ever I wanted a easy start to the season it is next year, keep us away from Wigan, St Helens and Leeds earlier on and allow us to find our feet.
Look what happend this season at the first home game of the season, when the feel good factor was there with Orford and Kearney joining us in the off season which resulted in a 10,000+ gate with over 9,000 Bradford supporters there.
St Helens won 38-6 in what was very close to the worst I've ever seen us play and in just 80:00 minutes we had lost 2,000 supporters for the season.
We can't allow the same to happen next year.
Posted 04 August 2010 - 10:54 PM
We can't survive on 6,000 gates, that's 100% nailed on.
Posted 04 August 2010 - 11:01 PM
Good news about Langley resigning. Lets hope that some of the younger players like Finigan, Addy and Wardle agree new deals soon.
As for the "concentrated effort with marketing" it's well overdue but I have serious doubts as to the ability of the staff currently in place at the club.
Were any question put forward about our future at Odsal?
Anything about the clubs financial state following our alarming drop in corporate sponsorship and the fact that our attendances are now significantly below previously stated break even figures?
Posted 05 August 2010 - 07:05 AM
We could always come and play you at Odsal if you want. Oh! Hang on a minute. I see what you mean now.
Only winding you up.
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Posted 05 August 2010 - 08:35 AM
1. There were several hundreds there. Biggest turnout for a FF I've seen. Brilliant to see, especially since nearly all were clearly concerned fans more than willing to give the club a fair hearing. Only a couple of fekkwits who came across quite badly by contrast. They had to open up the rest of the floor, and we had the interesting and indeed quite enlightening sight of the chairman and other directors setting up the additional areas at short order and carrying chairs around.
2. They answered loads of questions (including a number of mine again) - far more than I've seen before. Including quite a few I was pleasantly surprised to see them face up to. And face up to them, in the main, they did. I was especially pleased that they addressed a number of points that I have hitherto been trying to explain to people on forums, usually having to be a bit circumspect. A load of people on this forum who scoffed at or challenged some of the points I made on here, generally of a financial nature, would maybe have a slightly different take on them this morning - and I'd be excused a wry smile.
3. The panel was actually very good, fronted by Hood, Duckett and Duffy but with valuable contributions too from the excellent Medders (including another St Crispin's Day speech) Andrew Bennett & Roland Agar. I've previously been concerned that Peter Hood comes across as a bit cold an distant to the fans; I thought he played a blinder last night and he proved me wrong - and I am delighted he did. Great to see Ryan looking increasing confident and positive in his upgraded role. St Hillaire was not there because he'd been given leave for a very belated honeymoon break at short order.
4. A lot of discussion took place around financial matters - and in particular, whilst not downplaying the issues the club faces lacking a rich owner, they also took care to give a balanced presentation which gives the lie to all the financial crisis waknerage that you see from the ill-informed on here and elsewhere. I had that wry grin on my face again...
5. A lot of discussion too about marketing, promotion, events etc - an area where many have criticised the club of late. I'd suggest they handled the points well, and it will surely be clear that they are listening and that some pretty positive steps are imminent. The new marketing director told me there is all sorts coming up that should go down well with the fans. It may also have helped that he told the forum something that three of us already knew from a meeting we had with him and Ryan on Sunday, which is that he (a successful businessman who sold his business a year or so ago, who is a big fan and wanted to help) is working full time (and some) for the club, unpaid, and that Ok its early days yet but there is a lot being worked on.
6. Quite lot of football-related questions asked and answered as far as possible, although - and understandably - they would not answer specifics about individuals. Some VERY interesting insights, especially from Medders about the youth development and the function and role of the academy and players playing when they had no right to but no choice because of thin squad and lengthy injury list. He managed to very effectively (IMO) counter all charges against the academy (why are they not top of everything) and against players "not trying" - so refreshing to hear some hard facts to sent against the fekkwit waknerage you read too often on internet forums by people who often have no idea what any academy players even look like.
7. On signings, they pointed out that due to the anti-tampering rules the club could not be allowed to talk to anyone before 1 September, so therefore they could not possibly have anything to impart on that front just now, could they? They did suggest that could suddenly change quite dramatically on around 2 September...
8. A pretty comprehensive update on the Orford situation was given - entirely consistent with what the three of us had been told on Sunday.
9. Conformation that Mick Potter has been involved in ALL the recruitment/retention etc decisions and a load of other decisions too - with the full agreement of the Saints Club, with whom Bulls get on well and because all parties know Mick is a total professional who will let nothing get in the way with him getting the most success he possibly can for Saints over the remainder of his tenure. (And I hope he does - I'm a Saint for the rest of the season when not a Bull because of Potter).
I took 35 pages of notes. If I had nothing better to do, I'd write them all up. But I have, so I won't. And I'm sorry, you'll have to look elsewhere for all the detail on the points asked, raised and discussed. I might chip in if I see some garbage being spouted (its usually the reason I do anyway) and if anyone has a specific question and if i get the chance I'll maybe be able to answer it.
As positive a forum as you could expect in the circumstances, and I think the club was both surprised and a bit humbled by the massive turnout - of concerned fans ready and willing to listen. They heard the talk...now of course they need to see the walk. I came away very much feeling we'll see the club starting to walk the walk a lot more and a lot sooner than many people expect.
Where were you sat then Mick? Who did you see and talk to there? I know a few were looking out for you.
Edited by Adeybull, 05 August 2010 - 08:38 AM.
Posted 05 August 2010 - 09:04 AM
Brilliant stuff Adey - as someone who would have gone if I was still living in Bradford I really appreciate all this stuff on here (and on RAB as well).
Quite a few positive nuggets there - as there always seems to be from these. You really have to praise the club for doing this as they could easily just not. That's why it really gets on my nerves when some people just go all guns blazing "the board are idiots" etc (a couple of whom were in attendance last night I gather) - when it could be further from the truth. Sure they might not get every call right, but I really believe they have the club and it's best interests at heart.
EDIT: Sorry - while I remember. I remember reading in the matchday programme a few months ago that Bradford were the only SL (at the time) to be taking part in the RFL's dry run this summer for Super League licencing next year. Was there any mention that this had happened and what kind of feedback they had had yet? Meant to send it in, but slipped my mind.
Edited by Amber Avenger, 05 August 2010 - 09:06 AM.
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Posted 05 August 2010 - 09:17 AM
Yes it was mentioned, and confirmed. Not yet done, I got the impression, but the club said it shows they are taking the process very seriously.
In answer to one of my questions, the club say they are taking nothing for granted re the 2012-14 Licences, but they were not aware of any present reason why the club should not be able to retain their licence. But they emphasised they intend to go through the process totally professionally, and that the dry run was proving invaluable anyway for wider stragetic planning. They added that we will never get better than a B licence with the present stadium.
Posted 05 August 2010 - 09:32 AM
Credit to the club and the Board where it's due!
Posted 05 August 2010 - 09:50 AM
I think they actually said that, like the other signings, both re-signs and incoming, it is down to Potter. Must say I would have hoped it would have been settled by now though, with him staying.
Posted 05 August 2010 - 09:51 AM
Credit to the club and the Board where it's due!
Indeed. I had feared a bit of a siege mentality approach, and maybe it could have turned that way had the audience been hostile rather than just desperate for some hope? But I had a pretty good idea they would try and be as open and proactive as possible from recent discussions with them. And my biggest concern, which was how well Peter Hood would engage with a load of concerned and maybe angry fans, proved completely groundless - he had a very good forum, I thought?
I think we got as near as we are likely to to hearing them acknowledge that, with hindsight, they got it wrong on the coaching front and they have learned the hard way - although in fairness they did make the point that at the time Macca was appointed there was a lot going on at once (including Hull being in for him, as they said, and all the financial and board crises, which they did not). But they pretty well held their hands up and said Macca had been given too long a contract, did they not?
Posted 05 August 2010 - 09:53 AM
I suspect/fear it might have been. Which is why nothing is being said?
(Just about recovered from last night's embarrassment...new glasses desperately needed! )
Edited by Adeybull, 05 August 2010 - 09:53 AM.
Posted 05 August 2010 - 10:03 AM
I was expecting similar to your point by point post from Mick, as he always has time to give a blow by blow account on his mobile from games. Maybe his phone was on the blink and he had no paper and pen,or they were going so fast and he hasn't passed his journalistic shorthand yet - or something else???????
I can't believe you're questioning his attendance - surely you believe he was there
A man is getting along on the road of wisdom when he realises that his opinion is just an opinion
Posted 05 August 2010 - 10:11 AM
I can't believe you're questioning his attendance - surely you believe he was there
There were a lot of things covered to be fair to Mick, and they went through at a fair old rate at times. I've got today's T&A and notice that even Connor Murphy hasn't got his thoughts in order on the meeting as, apart from reporting Jamie Langley's re-signing and a column on Bullbuilder (both of which he would have known about beforehand) he doesn't actually mention the meeting.
Posted 05 August 2010 - 10:17 AM
Presumably because the deadline for the majority of the T&A today will be well before the meeting ended. It's not really an evening paper any more in that sense. The Bullbuilder thing was on the T&A website as early as yesterday afternoon I think.
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Posted 05 August 2010 - 10:36 AM
(Just about recovered from last night's embarrassment...new glasses desperately needed! )
The same thought has gone through my head too, Adey. Mind, as I've often said, you have to look at the overall ins and outs and how that leaves the balance of the squad, before deciding whether something is right or wrong for the team as a whole. So, I guess we'll wait and see!
Btw, I think it's probably my glasses that are the problem, not yours. You know, the ones I usually wear at matches, (but not forums), along with the black beanie hat with Bulls emblazoned across the front, (not sure about forums? should that be fora? I'm clueless about these latin plurals )
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