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Carolina Wins Top Five Battle Over Florida
Kara Cannizzaro scored four goals in the Tar Heels' big
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Third-ranked North Carolina got four goals from Kara Cannizzaro and three from Abbey Friend on its way to an 11-9 win over fourth-ranked Florida on Saturday afternoon at Fetzer Field in the season opener for both teams.
The Tar Heels improve to 1-0 with the victory and won their
first game of the season for the seventh year in a row. Florida
falls to 0-1 with the defeat.
In addition to the scoring output of Cannizzaro and Friend, Carolina also got a goal and an assist from All-America Laura Zimmerman and single goals from Emily Garrity, Taylor George and Brittney Coppa. Becky Lynch had an assist.
For the Gators, Kitty Cullen scored three goals and dished out an assist. Ashley Bruns scored three times and Brittany Dashiell had a goal and an assist. Florida also got goals from Gabi Wiegand and Caroline Chesterman.
Lauren Maksym played well in the cage for Carolina, recording 10 saves in picking up her first win of the year. Mikey Meagher started in goal for Florida and gave up seven first-half goals before giving way to Cara Canington in the second half.
Florida grabbed a 2-0 lead in the opening few minutes on a pair of free position goals in the opening 2:02 of the game. Carolina rallied to score three consecutive goals to take a 3-2 lead and force a Gator timeout. Friend had two of the three Tar Heel goals during the run. Florida responded with a goal on an extra man opportunity to tie it back up at three apiece with 17:07 left in the first half.
The Tar Heels closed the first half with a 4-0 run to take command 7-3 at the break. Cannizzaro scored the last two of those goals, the second of which came with under one second left on the first half clock.
Garrity scored coming out of the lockerroom for an 8-3 Tar Heel lead, their biggest of the game. The teams traded mini-scoring rallies the rest of the way with Florida getting as close two goals at 10-8 with 9:14 to go.
Cannizzaro scored an unassisted insurance goal for UNC with 6:28 to go that made it 11-8. Bruns eventually scored her third goal with 2:49 to go to make it an 11-9 final.
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October 11, 2012 —
A good friend sent this to me after reading my series of articles on CFLs. The filmmaker did the math, it's quite thorough in explaining, among other things, why CFLs do NOT live up to the claims.
Disillusioned by my findings concerning the drawbacks of CFLs (documented in my last two columns), I began researching LEDs, or light emitting diodes, which are increasingly being used for residential lighting.
LEDs are in all ways superior to CFLs. The lifespan for an LED is 50,000 hours, or 11 years of continuous operation, compared to 8,000 hours for a CFL. LEDs use six to eight watts per lumen while CFLs use 13 to 15. LEDs do not contain toxic mercury, nor are they sensitive to low temperatures or humidity as are CFLs. They turn on immediately, can handle jarring and emit less heat, only 3.4 BTUs per hour compared to CFLs, which emit 30 BTUs per hour. LEDs rarely have failure modes, but CFLs sometimes emit smoke or catch on fire. (For further information, check out the comparison chart at this URL: http://eartheasy.com/live_led_bulbs_comparison.html [2].)
In addition, "If all of the world's light bulbs were replaced with energy-efficient LEDs for a period of 10 years, researchers at the U.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute claim, oil consumption would be cut by 962 million barrels, removing the need for 280 power stations, cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 10 billion tons, and ultimately result in financial savings of $1.83 trillion."
At this time, however, LEDs have two major drawbacks. One is that a single bulb costs on average about $40, but prices are predicted to decline with increased demand and manufacturing scale. Even at that steep price, the cost of LEDs is recouped in energy cost savings; one website contends that a seven-watt LED home light bulb (which replaces a 60-watt incandescent) would cost $2 a year to run if left on for eight hours a day.
Another drawback is that present LED technology uses aluminum to absorb and dissipate the heat generated by the bulb. Mining, refining and processing aluminum is energy intensive and creates toxic by-products that must be disposed of in hazardous waste landfills, according to a September, 2012 report from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the United Kingdom's N14 Energy Limited, an environmental consulting company specializing in energy efficiency and lighting.
The study, however, confirms that LEDs are the most environmentally friendly lighting source with even less environmental impact expected within the next five years as LED technology improves. The report states that, "soon, research and development is expected to further improve LED efficiencies, which in turn will reduce the amount of heat they produce.... The research team found that this, and other improvements in manufacturing processes and electronics, will lead LED bulbs to be even more environmentally friendly than CFLs within five years. The team expects the LED bulb of 2017 will have 50% less environmental impacts than today's LED lamps and 70% less impacts that those found in today's CFLs, which are not expected to change significantly in the near future."
Let's hope that in five years, we'll be replacing our light bulbs yet again. Let's hope the environment can wait that long.

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Rachon is a graduate of the Frederic Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, where he earned two master degrees in music (cum laude), one from the academy's Piano, Harpsichord and Organ Department in 1994, and the other from the school's Church Music Division in 2004.
Thanks to a grant from the Italian Government and the Polish Ministry of Culture and Art, he underwent training at the Academia Musicale Chigiana in Sienna in 1994, and in Academie d`Orgue in Saint-Maximin la Sainte-Baume – France in 2009. He is also a 1999 alumnus of the Papal Theological Department's Institute of Professional Organ Training in Warsaw. Postgraduate studies in organ performance took place with Prof. Andrzej Chorosinski at Warsaw's Academy of Music in 2006.
Rachon leads an active concert life, performing as soloist, chamber musician and accompanist both in Poland and abroad (Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Spain, Turkey and USA). Among his artistic achievements are CD recordings made in Poland and Germany.
Since 2002, Rachon has been an organist at the Warsaw Archdiocesan Cathedral-Basilica of St. John the Baptist, and, since 2006, he has been the cathedral's principal organist. Currently, he is a lecturer at the Cardinal Wyszynski University. He has also been a member of the Archdiocese of Warsaw's Church Music Commission since 2004. He is also a co-organizer of the Summer Organ School of Italian Music in Perinaldo (Italy).
In August 2008, Rachon, a grantee of the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York, began his doctoral studies as a scholarship student and teaching assistant at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston.
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In the global fight against AIDS, the international community has brought access to lifesaving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to many health facilities around the world, but not all. Those lifesaving tablets that travel 10,000 miles sometimes don't make it far enough.
"Because a jar on a dusty shelf in the clinic must not be the goal of the journey. We cannot congratulate ourselves and call that jar "access". The jar on the shelf is not "access" – it is merely inventory.
"The entire business is a bitter failure without the last mile. It is the last mile that has proven to be the most difficult. It is a mile beyond the government's reach. It is the mile into the hurting world and broken heart of the 9-year-old orphan living in the slum.
"The jar of pills traveled ten thousand miles but it needed to travel ten thousand – and one."
– Scott Todd, Senior Vice President of Global Advocacy at Compassion
With our AIDS Initiative, Compassion is bringing the global fight "the Last Mile," beyond the clinic, down dusty roads, through garbage-infested slums, up hills and into valleys to our church partners and beyond to the homes of our families.
True access to care means going beyond the clinic to the families who are waiting for the hope that only this medicine can bring.
Without ART, lives would be lost and families wrecked.
Our work fills the void, closes the gap and goes the Last Mile … not only in ensuring true access to the ART, but in the holistic approach to HIV and AIDS.
Our health workers know our families well, and visit those who are HIV-positive often, finding out what they need and how they are doing.
Our workers deliver care and support through the church, with the hope of Jesus Christ, to each family.
When a child needs to go to the hospital for care or testing for blood counts, we are there, realizing that without the support to get to the health center or hospital, all of the technology in the world is useless.
The machines used to count white blood cells, the x-ray machines to look for suspicious masses and infections, the medicine to treat opportunistic infections, and the medicine to help keep those with AIDS alive … all would be rendered useless without our church partner's health workers who work as advocates, educators, comforters and confidants to our families.
When a child needs additional nutritional support to stay strong, our workers are there. When a distraught parent needs someone to talk to about a diagnosis of HIV, our workers are there.
When a mud hut is crumbling because a family affected by HIV and AIDS has lost its livelihood, our church partners are there to help the family regain their dignity.
One mile is not far, but for those living in poverty, with little contact with the outside world, that last mile is the difference between life and death.
"The Last Mile takes counseling, home visits, facilitating transport, payment for clinical services, lab tests and medicines including antiretroviral drugs. It takes a willingness to go the distance. It takes perseverance.
"The Last Mile takes people filled with compassion, whose faith and hope come from a deeper spring than the world has ever known. People of uncommon strength to walk the slums. People strong enough to carry joy in the dark. People with their hands busy at the work of healing today's hurts even as their eyes remain fixed on eternity.
"Where do we find such people? They are already gathered. They are crowded into little rooms in the slums, in the city centers, and even in the forests. They gather to sing praise to Jesus Christ, to pray for each other and for their hurting world. They are His people, His Church.
"The Last Mile takes followers of Jesus Christ doing ministry the way Jesus did it – holistically. It takes His Church."
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Heavy snow may be delaying a North Korean rocket launch, according to satellite images, but Pyongyang could still be ready for liftoff in a couple days. TODAY's Erica Hill reports.
Updated at 9:55 a.m. ET: WASHINGTON —The United States is shifting four warships into position to track and possibly defend against a planned North Korean rocket launch, while urging Pyongyang to cancel its second such attempt this year, officials told NBC News.
The Aegis guided-missile cruiser Shiloh and three guided-missile destroyers John S. McCain, Benfold and Fitzgerald will be put in place as a "prudent precaution," officials told NBC News.
The Navy ships' guided missile will attempt to intercept and destroy the North Korean missile if it veers off course and threatens either Japan or the Philippines.
The North Koreans have announced they will attempt to "put a satellite into orbit" atop a ballistic missile sometime between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22.
"It should seem logical that we'll move them around so we have the best situational awareness," Adm. Samuel Locklear, who commands U.S. forces in the Asia-Pacific region, told a Pentagon news conference, according to Reuters.
"To the degree that those ships are capable of participating in ballistic missile defense, then we will position them to be able to do that," he added.
He said U.S. warships were being moved to monitor the rocket, as they were when Pyongyang attempted a similar launch in April.
"It should seem logical that we'll move them around so we have the best situational awareness," he said. "To the degree that those ships are capable of participating in ballistic missile defense, then we will position them to be able to do that."
Violating UN resolutions?
The United States and many other countries view the test of the long-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile as a violation of U.N. resolutions that would further destabilize the Korean Peninsula.
South Korean warships are searching the Yellow Sea for debris from a recently failed rocket launch by North Korea. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
The North Korean launch attempt in April failed.
Russia, China press N. Korea to scuttle planned rocket launch
Locklear said the re-positioned U.S. ships would help answer a series of questions.
"If they do violate the Security Council and launch a missile, what kind is it? What is it about? Where does it go? Who does it threaten? Where do the parts of it ... that don't go where they want it to go, where do they go? And what are the consequences of that?" he said.
Has North Korea learned its lessons about launches?
The admiral said his main concern was reassuring U.S. allies that the United States was effectively monitoring the situation.
"We believe it is still contradictory to the U.N. Security Council resolutions ... because of the nature of the type of missile that they will be firing and the implications it has for ballistic-type of activity somewhere down the road and the destabilizing impact that will have on the security environment throughout the region," Locklear said.
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From work to play, see pictures from inside the secretive country.
New leadership may be more 'rational'
He said there had been signs that the government of new leader Kim Jong Un would take a more "rational approach" to how it deals with its economy, its citizens and its international relationships.
Q&A: Rocket is 'not a military missile ... but it's darn close'
Kim took power after the death of his father, former leader Kim Jong Il, on Dec. 17, 2011. The anniversary of his father's death falls during the time frame set by North Korea for the rocket launch. Presidential elections in neighboring South Korea take place two days later, on Dec. 19.
'Grave provocation': North Korea vows to test long-range rocket
Locklear said while there was hope for a shift in North Korea's political direction, Pyongyang was once again poised to violate U.N. Security Council resolutions regarding its nuclear program.
"We encourage the leadership in North Korea to consider what they are doing here and the implications on the overall security environment on the Korean Peninsula, as well as in Asia," he said.
NBC News' Jim Miklaszewski and Reuters contributed to this report.
More world stories from NBC News:
- EXCLUSIVE: US behind Afghan 'insecurity,' Karzai says
- ANALYSIS: After 10 years of Karzai rule, has life improved in Afghanistan?
- Sex mobs target Egypt's women
- Researchers: North America least likely region for terrorism
- Africa's lion population plummets, study finds
- North Korea pays tribute to Kim Jong Il's 'threadbare' parka
- ANALYSIS: Egyptians warn Morsi is no friend of US
- Bread and expired milk: School lunch scandal sparks outrage in China
- Experts: Antarctica, Greenland ice melting into sea


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September 2008
Adopt a Continuous Improvement Model
The cautionary adage not to rest on your laurels resonates with many magnet school teachers and administrators. At these featured schools leadership and staff alike appear to anticipate change and focus, invariably, on making additional progress. "We're good, but we could be even better," is a stated mantra at Normal Park.
Continuous improvement is a process of making change and monitoring results with the aim of getting better. In these schools, staff are expected to use reflection and data-based decision-making for continuous improvement. Long before NCLB brought attention to subgroup performance, Raymond Academy established a system for disaggregating data to ensure that all students reached proficiency and advanced levels. Professional development and leadership team meetings focus on analyzing student scores to identify patterns or gaps. An assessment specialist and a testing coordinator organize and track data over time, so that useful information gets into the hands of teachers quickly enough to translate into effective intervention. A student below 75 percent on a report card automatically enters an extended-day tutorial program. Grade-level teams also can decide to switch a student's class placement or request additional support for a teacher struggling with teaching a particular standard. Today, Raymond's test scores indicate almost universal proficiency among all subgroups, including Hispanic, low income, ESL, and special education, and the numbers of students meeting advanced standards are rising (see table 2 on p. 35).
Every week, Normal Park teachers update bar graphs indicating the current reading level of each child in their class. These charts visually convey information on class patterns and individual progress towards grade-level benchmarks. Staff do not wait for an end-of-grade test score to tell them a child is struggling academically. They can take action the moment a student is not performing. A teacher plans individual reading lessons for each child based on the most current assessment, teasing out specific words or strategies that need attention. The principal scans all the class lists and reading lesson plans every Monday, taking notice of students and teachers who need extra support from a reading specialist or tutor. This consistent use of reading data is one way that Normal Park staff work toward the goal of having all students reading on grade level by the time they leave fifth grade.
At Combs, every school member—teacher and student alike—is expected to engage in continuous self-evaluation. Students are expected to monitor and document their progress on meeting academic and personal goals in data notebooks, charting, for example, the number of math facts they have mastered. Reflecting on what her data notebook teaches her about the process of learning, one student says, "I always have goals to reach."
Each year, staff formally evaluate the principal and provide the full administrative team with feedback on the school's leadership. Parents interviewed for this guide credit the staff for incorporating feedback in meaningful ways and not just going through the motions of gathering information. Family survey results are quickly analyzed and published for the community, along with grade-level team responses that communicate next steps. In the excerpted survey (see fig. 6 on p. 36), a four-point scale is used to rate the school's performance in several areas. A point average for each area is calculated by multiplying the number of parents with similar responses (e.g., those who "strongly agree") by the point value it holds (4) and then dividing by the total number of respondents. At the end of school events, parents complete a plus-delta chart to identify pluses (i.e., what they liked) and deltas (i.e., what they think should be changed); that information, parents report, often translates into modifications for subsequent family events. "Complacency is not an option," explains the principal in reference to the school's model of continuous improvement, which pushes the community to always reach for a higher bar.
Table 2. Reading, Math, and Writing Achievement Data for Raymond Academy, by Selected Subgroups, 2006-07 School Year
Percentage of Third- and Fourth-grade Students Scoring Proficient on TAKS Test*
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Source: Texas Education Agency School Report Card.


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- 2012 Peanut Profitability Award winners named
- List of winners
• "Our award winners showed incredible resilience in the face of difficult conditions," says Marshall Lamb, research director for the National Peanut Research Laboratory in Dawson, Ga., and advisor for the Farm Press Peanut Profitability Awards
• The distinction of being named a Peanut Profitability winner is reserved only for those producers who balance production costs with excellent yields and quality, across their entire peanut production system
Unprecedented drought in Oklahoma and Texas and extreme heat and dry conditions in the Southeast made 2011 a challenging year for peanut producers, but the Peanut Profitability Award winners somehow found a way to persevere and achieve excellence on their respective farms.
"This past year was the most variable crop year we've seen," says Marshall Lamb, research director for the National Peanut Research Laboratory in Dawson, Ga., and advisor for the Farm Press Peanut Profitability Awards.
"But there were areas, especially in the Southeast, where growers received timely rainfall, and the result was some very impressive yields. Our award winners this year showed incredible resilience in the face of difficult conditions."
While improved peanut varieties continue to help boost average yields, they're not automatic, says Lamb.
"New varieties and genetics are very important and undoubtedly have contributed to our production, but our Peanut Profitability Award winners also practiced cutting-edge management techniques on their farms, and that's why they're being honored for their 2011 production," he says.
Despite having two devastatingly dry years in 2010 and 2011, it looks as though peanut producers may have reached a new plateau in yields, says Lamb, with an average of about 3,300 pounds per acre during the past four years.
In the face of drought conditions, a couple of states boasted record peanut yields this past year. Florida tied its record average yield from the previous year and Mississippi had a 4,000-pound yield. Georgia's yield was adjusted up to 3,520, with some growers reporting 6,000 and 7,000-pound yields.
The U.S. average peanut yield in 2011 was basically the same as in 2010, at 3,300 pounds per acre.
The U.S. record average peanut yield was set in 2008, at 3,426 pounds per acre, and in 2009, it was close to that record yield.
Over the last four to five years, the United States has been above 3,000 pounds per acre, and the trend has been about 3,350.
Acreage, on the other hand, has responded to market conditions, with boom and bust-type cycles. This past year, U.S. peanut acreage was pegged at 1.141 million.
This marks the first time in the history of the Peanut Profitability Award that winners have been selected from the states of Florida and Oklahoma, says Lamb.
The winning growers will be honored during the 14th annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City, Fla., July 19-21.
Each of this year's winning growers represents one of the three major U.S. peanut production regions — the Southwest Region, the Upper Southeast Region and the Lower Southeast Region. Farm Press established the awards program in cooperation with the Southern Peanut Growers Conference and the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation.


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The annual meeting of the historic Oak Hill Cemetery Association will be held Friday, April 26 at 10 a.m. at the Goliad City Hall meeting room.
Anyone who is interested in history or has family buried there is encouraged to attend. Members of the Goliad Historical Commission are also cordially invited.
Meetings are only held one time each year and it is important for friends to know how the association operates. Your input is important.
We are grateful for the benefactors who have stepped forward to make contributions which enable us to carry out the necessary maintenance and repairs during the past year.
The cemetery association would also like to express appreciation to the White Family Trust for their gift for the upkeep of the cemetery. Appreciation is also extended to the city and county workers for their continued cooperation and help with cemetery needs.
Contact persons are Letitia Robinson, Florine Davis, Janie Von Dohlen, and Robin Barnhill. Tom Denham, our out-of-state historian, has provided on-line cemetery records through www.findagrave.com, and www.rootsweb.com.
If you desire more information or wish to voice concerns please feel free to call 361-645-3577.
Please mark your calendar for 10 a.m. April 26 at the Goliad City Hall.
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Sweet and Sour Pork with Rice
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Ready Time: 35 min
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
- 1/2 cup Pillsbury BEST™ All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 pound lean boneless pork, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil, for frying
- 3 carrots, cut into thin diagonal slices
- 1 green pepper, seeded, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
- Hot cooked rice
Preparation Directions
- MIX flour, salt and baking powder in medium bowl. Blend in cold water. Add pork. Stir to coat. Set aside.
- DRAIN pineapple chunks, reserving juice. Set aside pineapple chunks. Blend reserved pineapple juice, vinegar and cornstarch in small bowl. Set aside.
- HEAT 1 inch oil in Dutch oven to 375ºF. Remove half the pork from batter with slotted spoon. Add to oil. Fry 3 to 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining pork. Discard oil, reserving about 1 tablespoon in Dutch oven.
- ADD carrots. Stir-fry over moderate heat 2 to 3 minutes, or until crisp-tender. Add green pepper. Stir-fry an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Add pineapple juice mixture, pineapple chunks and brown sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
- COOK and stir until mixture is clear and thickened. Stir in pork. Cook about 3 minutes, or until hot. Serve with rice.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1/4 of recipe), Calories 590 (Calories from Fat 150), Total Fat 18g (Saturated Fat 2.5g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 60mg, Sodium 570mg, Total Carbohydrate 82g (Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 33g), Protein 27g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 160%, Vitamin C 70%, Calcium 10%, Iron 20%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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The Cliff Stephens Disc Golf Course in Clearwater, FL is located about 20 minutes away from the Tampa, FL airport, making it an ideal destination for fellow disc golf travelers headed to the Sunshine State. This beautifully maintained disc golf course features well-marked concrete tee boxes, a number of water hazards, and some quirky surprises along the way. While this may not be the most challenging course in the country, it is certainly one of the best experiences I have had in my travels so far...just watch out for the lightning!
If you recall the Word Of Life Disc Golf Course review, you remember I spent some time down in Tampa, Fl. My next disc golf travel brought me about 45 minutes south of my Parents' new home in Pasco County. The Cliff Stephens Disc Golf course in Clearwater was certainly worth the trip. In fact, I ended up going back two more times during my stay in Florida.
The Experience:
At first glance you will realize that this is an extremely tight course. Holes are placed very close to one another. As a result there is not a whole lot of walking during your round. Depending on your perspective this could be a positive or a negative (if you spend as much time online as I do maybe its the latter). Each hole has two concrete tee boxes with excellent signage pointing out the general hole location. Most holes as Cliff Stephens Disc Golf Course are straight shots that should be an easy 3 for experiences players. Distances are mostly short...in the 300' - 350' range (except for the long 18th). A good stable driver (such as my newly purchased Discraft XL...click here for a review)) could be your best friend here.
Naturally, the Cliff Stephens Disc Golf Course in Clearwater, FL is not a breeze to play. Just about every hole features either a thick grouping of trees or a water hazard. A bad drive could leave you making the decision to lay up onto the fairway, or try to cut through several hazards. Hole number 5 is a good example of how important the placement of your drive can be. You could easily waste two strokes trying to cut through trees if you don't land in a favorable spot. As far as challenging water hazards go, look no further than hole #16 which features an island green. It can easily be reached with a medium distance drive. However, it will definitely test your mettle (I would not want to lost a brand new disc).
*On a related note, my Mom, Girlfriend, and I struck up a conversation with a young man who was snorkeling for lost discs in the various ponds. The Clearwater resident did not seem to mind the posted "DANGER: ALLIGATOR" signs (yes...I'm serious). I can only hope he was getting hazard pay on his ebay postings.
As previously mentioned, the course ends on a high note, allowing you to let loose a cannon of a drive on #18. The fairway is WIDE OPEN and forgiving. You will definitely have fun letting loose and pulling out your longest, least accurate driver. It might even take you a couple long drives to get within putting range.
Throughout your experience at Cliff Stephens Disc Golf Course the one feature you will probably notice most is the diversity that is found from hole to hole. No two holes are exactly the same. Each features a memorable hole location, hazard, or quirk. Hole #9 for example has you drive over a wooded retaining wall that is about waist high. My girlfriend Sherri had the shot of the day on this hole, bouncing her Discraft Avenger SS driver right off the top of the wall and inches away from the basket.
To sum things up...if you are ever in the Tampa/Clearwater area you need to check out the Cliff Stephens Disc Golf Course. Check that...you NEED to visit the Tampa/Clearwater area to come play this course. It is absolutey beautifully maintained, expertly designed, and a whole lot of fun. Oh yeah...did I mention it is Ken Climo's home course?
The Good:
- Well planned/maintained
- Nice concrete tee boxes
- Fun and challenging for any level player
- A wide array of hazards
- Beautiful scenery
The Not-So-Good:
- Watch the gators!
- Watch the lightning...we had to leave the course after 9 because of storms. They roll in almost every evening in Clearwater/Tampa, FL
- Some holes intersect each other (ex: #10, #18)
#9 - A waist-high retaining wall just below the basket can make for some interesting putts
#16 - Island Green...need i say more?
#18 - Long and wide-open... grip it and rip it
Recommended Discs:
- You can find a situation for just about every disc in your bag (hat tip - course design)
- Long throwers should definitely bring some stable fairway drivers...such as an Innova Leopard for the shortest holes
- Of course...you can't go wrong with a good old fashioned Discraft BUZZZ-d (Click for Review)
As always...happy disc golf traveling.


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Favorite song?
Amazing Grace
Favorite movie?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Favorite book?
The Lord of the Rings
What sports team are you a big fan of?
Green Bay Packer stockholder baby.
Favorite food?
Breakfast - pancakes, waffles, french toast, sausage, bacon, hash browns, eggs (almost any way), toast, juice, cereal, fruit...
What are you bad at and wish you could do better?
I feel I am not very self motivated. Lazy may be a better way of putting it. Worst part is knowing you are lazy and not having the self motivation to change it.
What do you like about your job?
I like meeting people. Over the years I have been part of many interviews in many places. It would be impossible to pick one person as a favorite.
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The eleventh edition of A Short History of the Movies continues its long-standing tradition of scrupulously accurate details, up-to-date information, and jargon-free writing style that has made it the most widely adopted film history textbook.
This edition offers students a panoramic overview of the worldwide development of film. From the early experiments with motion photography, through the American studio years of the 1930s and 1940s, from Neorealism and the New Wave, up to the present age of digital cinema, A Short History of Film provides a comprehensive presentation of the history of cinema. This eleventh edition has been revised and updated to include current scholarship, recent industry developments, and new films and filmmakers.


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Some saying if Danica doesnt do well how long will Godaddy stay with her, read this article about her value. The comment I liked is Godaddy founder said we'd probalby stay with her if she went into ice skating--says it all. Godaddy founder said long ago when asked if she had to win to keep them and he said basically NO, as she draws attention and moves the needle just showing up as this article explains>
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"I won't accept being unacceptable," said Principal Charles Odom. "But I believe our test scores reflect the quality of students and staff we have here."
Odom and Jessica Ruiz, director of curriculum, assessment and instruction, have taken several steps to improve instruction and monitoring.
"It's not enough to be good," Ruiz said. "We need to strive for greatness. I'm passionate about that."
Ruiz is in her second year with the district, after taking her position from working at the La Pryor school district. She is a 1996 graduate of Three Rivers High School.
She said as a result of the rating, the school is working with an outside consultant. A school improvement team has been put together, which includes Odom, Ruiz and the consultant. A team of teachers is participating in the process.
The category that sunk the school was math, and it just missed being "acceptable" by a few points.
"The math teachers themselves are concerned," Odom said. "They've been willing to do whatever they need to do in order to improve."
The 2011 rating is based on results from the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills taken last spring. TAKS has been eliminated, and is being replaced by the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. Freshman will take STAAR this spring.
Because of the change in tests, there will be no accountability rating next year, which gives the school some breathing room. However, the STAAR is regarded as being a much more difficult test.
With this year's freshman class, students will have to pass the STAAR to graduate. Ruiz said the test has a higher "level of rigor" than the TAKS.
"It assesses students at a deeper level on fewer things," she said.
One factor Odom and Ruiz said led to the "unacceptable" accountability rating was turnover in the principal's position at the high school.
"There was a concern because there was a lack on consistent campus administration," Ruiz said.
In both the spring of 2010 and 2011, the campus was without a full-time prinicipal, as Kenneth Rohrbach became superintendent and his replacement did not last past February.
Rohrbach is pleased with the progress the high school is making.
"We've put a lot of things in place to help get those kids through these assessments," he said.
Ruiz said she has been working to "vertically align" the curriculum, so that students are better able to build on what they've learned in the previous years.
The district has also started using a curriculum program that give teachers valuable guidance on specific topics in each subject.
Odom and Ruiz are confident their efforts, and the commitment of the teachers and staff, will produce results.
"It's a challenge," Odom said. "In order to win, everybody has to be on the same page. It's a continuous work in progress and you're never satisfied with where you're at."


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China v. Utah: Whose air is worse?
Quiz: Utah's Wasatch Front or Beijing?
1. Which area had the worst air quality in its respective nation during January 2013?
2. Which place prepared for hosting the Olympic games by expanding the public transit network?
3. Which region has real-time air quality data, frequently updated on Twitter?
For answers, see the bottom of this page.
Beijing? Or Utah's Wasatch Front? This winter it's been hard to tell the difference, since the air in both places has been so thick with pollution that you can't tell if you're looking at the Mormon Tabernacle or the Great Hall of the People. On Jan. 23, Provo, Utah's air-quality index hit 190, meaning there were about 130 micrograms of tiny particulates in every cubic meter of air, nearly four times the national ambient air quality standard. (Beijing is much worse, with an AQI sometimes exceeding 500.)
The phenomenon in Utah is caused, first, by particulates spewed into the air by cars, airplanes, wood-burning stoves and a host of industrial sources, including Kennecott mining and smelting operations and a couple of refineries. Then it's trapped by a temperature inversion.
Typically, temperature drops as altitude increases and warm air rises, taking pollution with it. However, during winter days with high barometric pressure, the pattern can be inverted, so that the temperature near the ground is colder than it is up high, creating a "cold air pool" in the Salt Lake Valley and neighboring Utah Valley. At the peak of this year's "mother of all inversions," as University of Utah Atmospheric Sciences Professor Jim Steenburgh called it on his "Wasatch Weather Weenies" blog, the temperature at 7,000 feet of elevation was 40 degrees warmer than it was on the valley floor, 3,000 feet below. That trapped all that nasty smog in the valleys for several days, slashing visibility and making breathing a dangerous pursuit.
Quiz Answers: 1. Both; 2. Both; 3. Beijing (the Wasatch Front has limited air-quality monitors, and a Twitter feed is updated just once per day).
Where they exist, the furnace-boiler operations utilize the cheapest coal available and most of the equipment is old, not that well-maintained and operates with relatively low combustion efficiency. In combination with the much shorter exhaust stacks (short by comparison with power generation plants' tall stacks) and complete lack of any emissions control technology, the exhaust mix produced by these many small furnaces is easily trapped in close proximity to the ground by air inversions which are common during cold winter months and combines with motor vehicle exhaust to produce a much more toxic mix than any city in the US ever experiences.
Lyn: Yes, the study was just released days ago, in fact, and finds that (surprise!) oil and gas are the main cause of the ozone pollution in the Uintah Basin. Here's the link to the study: http://www.deq.utah.gov/locations/uintahbasin/index.htm


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May 3, 2013 —
On Wednesday May 1, 2013, at about 10:30 AM, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office was called to WalMart in Monticello for a report of a theft of a 55 inch flat screen TV.
Store security reported that a subject stole the TV, loaded it into a vehicle in the parking lot and fled the scene prior to the patrol's arrival. The loss prevention officer was able to provide a license plate number that came back to a residence in Beacon, NY.
Sheriff's Deputy Rose Ionta, who was assigned to the investigation, immediately broadcast an all points bulletin for the suspect vehicle which was a red Acura TSX.
About an hour later the State Police in Montgomery contacted the Sheriff's Patrol and advised that a trooper had that vehicle stopped on Interstate 84 near exit 5.
The suspect, Joshua DeJesus, 25, of Wappingers Falls, was taken into custody and turned over to Sheriff's Deputies who transported him back to Monticello.
Deputies are investigating a second 24 inch LG TV that was found in the trunk of the suspect's vehicle. That TV had a sticker on it that indicated it came from the WalMart in Kingston.
DeJesus was arraigned before Town of Thompson Judge Perry Meltzer on a charge of petit larceny and sent to the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $350 cash bail/ $750 bond. The defendant is due back in court on May 8, 2013.


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Intel Corp., according to a picture published over the Web, is going to change its logotypes and radically change the well-known "Intel Inside" badge by redesigning the labels for all of its processors that are currently installed, or will be installed later. Another news is that Intel wants to call its next-generation mobile processor code-named Yonah as "Core Solo" or "Core Duo", depending on the number of processing engines it has.
Provided that the pictures, which were published by x86-secrets web-site are legitimate and reflect Intel Corp.'s plans, next year the world may see not only changes with Intel's logotypes, but some kind of shift in the company's positioning.
At present "Intel Inside" badge contains both words in a in a circle located next to each other. The forthcoming logotypes will place the words in a way that both will no longer be directly associated to each other.
New logotypes for Intel desktop processors
Intel's "Intel Inside" marketing program along with the logo was introduced back in 1991 and provided certain co-ad benefits to both Intel and its partners among system makers. The emblem not only helped Intel to showcase that the world's most powerful personal computers (PCs) come with Intel Inside, but also allowed to develop its name into the world's No. 5 brand-name that currently costs $35.5 billion, according to Business Week journal and Interbrand agency.
Today, being capable of producing more chips than anyone else in the industry, and targeting markets that include handhelds for gaming, office workstations, PCs for entertainment and even datacenters serving aerospace industries, Intel no longer wants to position itself as "Intel Inside" something: the company wants to emphasize that it is now virtually everywhere, which is why new logotypes, do not contain term "Intel Inside". Still, they now proclaim "Pentium Inside", which still highlights that one of the company's products is inside a computer.
New logotypes for Intel mobile processors
New logotypes for Intel Centrino
Apparently, Intel's highly-anticipated Yonah chip will not be called Intel Pentium M, but will be sold under "Core Duo" and "Core Solo" trade-marks, according to the published pictures. In fact, the web-site of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office already contains claims that Intel owns "Core" and "Core Inside" trade-marks. While the reason why Intel decided to change its Pentium M brand-name when it comes to Yonah is unclear, perhaps, them main idea is to showcase that the Yonah is significantly different from the current Pentium M based on the
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The new logotypes are highly likely to be published and advertised sometime in early 2006.
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Please join Old York Road Temple - Beth Am in welcoming Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan,
spiritual leader of the United Congregation of Israelites in Kingston, Jamaica at the 33rd Annual Harry z"l & Evelyn Silver Scholar-in-Residence on January 24-26.
This begins an exciting year of celebration in honor of Rabbi Robert S. Leib's 25 years with our congregation.
Friday, January 24
Kabbalat Shabbat Service,
Molish Sanctuary, 6:00 p.m.
Catered Shabbat Dinner. Reservations Required. Remarks by Rabbi Kaplan and Q & A.
Saturday, January 25
Torah Study with Rabbi Kaplan, Temple Beth Torah Chapel, 9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Service, Temple Beth Torah Chapel, 10:00 a.m.
Light Lunch, Strick Auditorium, 12:00 p.m. "The Five Hot Button Issues Facing Reform Judaism"
Havdalah, Molish Sanctuary, 7:30 p.m. Panel Discussion with Rabbi Kaplan and Community Reform Rabbis, Moderated by Rabbi Leib, Molish Sanctuary, 7:30 p.m. Followed by Dessert Reception
Sunday, January 26
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Governor lauds Sen. Rockefeller
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin commended U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller Friday for his years of service to West Virginia.
"Throughout his years in public service, Sen. Rockefeller has championed many efforts for the people of West Virginia," Tomblin said. "As an original sponsor of The Children's Health Insurance Program, he made it possible for more than 143,000 of West Virginia's youngest citizens to receive the quality health care they deserve.
"Sen. Rockefeller also has maintained a legacy of improving mine safety by putting the safety and security of our miners first," the governor said. "Following the mining tragedies of Sago and Aracoma, he spearheaded an effort resulting in some of the most sweeping federal mine safety changes in a generation, including longer-lasting self-rescuers, quicker incident notification and stricter fines.
"Thousands of military veterans now have access to benefits, a state nursing home, and home health care because Sen. Rockefeller led the charge on these and many other important veterans' issues, including the establishment of our state's veterans cemetery, the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery in Institute, W.Va."


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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/217488
- Title
- Accelerating incoherent dedispersion
- Author(s)
- Barsdell, B. R.; Bailes, M.; Barnes, D. G.; Fluke, C. J.
- Abstract
- Incoherent dedispersion is a computationally intensive problem that appears frequently in pulsar and transient astronomy. For current and future transient pipelines, dedispersion can dominate the total execution time, meaning its computational speed acts as a constraint on the quality and quantity of science results. It is thus critical that the algorithm be able to take advantage of trends in commodity computing hardware. With this goal in mind, we present analysis of the 'direct', 'tree' and 'sub-band' dedispersion algorithms with respect to their potential for efficient execution on modern graphics processing units (GPUs). We find all three to be excellent candidates, and proceed to describe implementations in C for CUDA using insight gained from the analysis. Using recent CPU and GPU hardware, the transition to the GPU provides a speed-up of 9x for the direct algorithm when compared to an optimised quad-core CPU code. For realistic recent survey parameters, these speeds are high enough that further optimisation is unnecessary to achieve real-time processing. Where further speed-ups are desirable, we find that the tree and sub-band algorithms are able to provide 3-7x better performance at the cost of certain smearing, memory consumption and development time trade-offs. We finish with a discussion of the implications of these results for future transient surveys.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
- Source
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 422, no. 1 (May 2012), pp. 379-392
- Publication year
- 2012
- FOR Code(s)
- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Analytical methods; Astrophysical computation; Computational processing power; Dark matter; Data analysis; GPU; Graphics processing units; Large-scale structure of universe; Pulsars
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- 0035-8711
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- Copyright © 2012 The Authors. Journal copyright © 2012 Royal Astronomical Society.
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Comments: I have close to 300 miles on these shoes. There is plenty to love but a couple of important details will stop me from buying another pair. What I like: Love the snug fit. The upper material is sturdy but light. The laces are the flat plain cotton ones, which I prefer. The shoe feels much more structured that I expected for a light trainer. The sole has fantastic grip. It's a durable, no-frills good quality shoe; unfortunately that is becoming a bit of a rarity in shoes these days. Great job on that. What I don't like: It's too firm on the mid/forefoot for long runs, and it has a few inches too many on the heel. That's it, other than that it would be perfect for me.
From: Johnny D, Brooklyn, NY
Comments: I LOVE these shoes. It's my second pair. My first one is from June last year, and it still holds up. The second one is better, has a roomier toe box. I don't know if it's a glitch in the manufacturing that the pairs are different, or if it's an improvement in the model. Same model, same size. Anyway, I love them. They're comfortable, light and tough. You can run many miles at once in them if you have no problem with neutral shoes, and moderate cushioning. I run from 6 - 10 miles and even 13 + and these shoes take it. Last year's pair is still holding up despite running through winter. A++
From: Don, Laval, Quebec, Canada
Comments: My favorite road training shoe is the Adidas Tempo 4 which is a bit heavy but the stiff midsole never leaves my feet sore from overflexing. I've owned five pairs and would continue the trend if the Tempo 5 were the same, but its design has changed. So I was looking for a similar trainer and even tried out the Nike Flyknit line, but I wasn't impressed. The stack dimensions of the Boston 3 looked ideal and maybe, I thought, the mid-sole in the fore-foot would be stiff enough to limit toe flex. I was instantly pleased within the first 100 meters, and had found my shoe by the end of the run. It feels just like a lighter, faster version of the Tempo 4, with a confident fit and a seemless roll from heel to toe, I never suffered any soreness from the reduced weight. It didn't take long before I ordered another pair to replace this pair after they've given me miles of good service.
From: Dan, Denver, CO
Comments: I can only say, if you are going to run a marathon, these are the pair of running shoes you have to get, I ran my first Marathon using these and I didn't have any issues whatsoever. I would buy another pair for my next marathon.
From: Fabian, San Jose, Costa Rica
Comments: I have to mention these shoes are really firm or hard, especially if you are a midfoot/forefoot striker. There is a disjoint, softer heel cushion which provides very little use for non-heel strikers but may help cushion for heel strikers. The sizing is small by half so if you wear 10.5, get 11. I've recently tried about a dozen different shoes in search of finding one that "works" and the Boston3's are by far the most firm shoe out of any ones I've tried (Mizuno, Brooks, Saucony, Nike, NB). I would prefer to run in a pair of Nike Matumbo spikes on a medium hard track (for a long run of 2 hrs) than using these on the paved road again. The upper is fairly low profile and "thin" with perhaps minor lacing issues for some (that is, could be a little snug around the ankle which may cause irritation). Too firm for me but may use on grass/soft surface runs in the future.
From: Mike, NYC, USA
Comments: 10k first outing today and I come away quite impressed. These are my second Adidas, the first was the light weight Feather which runs fast but may have contributed to a small inside ankle injury, thus my reason to look for another shoe for longer runs. This is a stiff shoe with good support throughout and I just love the toe-off feeling. I went half a size up. I normally wear EU42 which was ok but I did get the feeling that I needed to half size up if I were to wear this on a long run, which I intend to - feet always swell a little. It's quieter than the older feathers and I won't call this "Adidas". They're "Boston 3s".
From: Anonymous
Comments: I've put over 360 miles on my Boston 3s. I still have a pair of Boston 2s with nearly 600 miles on them and they're still going. The Boston 3s do feel a little lower and lighter than the 2s. Can use them for long runs and faster work such as tempos. A great all-around trainer that is light, responsive and durable. I also use the Adios 2 for tempos, track work and races. I also run in Kinvaras but sometimes my calf, achilles, or heel gets a little sore in those. I stick to the Bostons for a while and the aches go away. I did have to mess with the lacing on the Bostons to avoid some pain on the top of my foot but nothing real serious. Just a great shoe. And a good value since I can get a lot of miles out of them.
From: Geo, Boston, MA
Comments: Great shoe, I'm on my second pair. Similar to other its lightweight, flexible and just enough cushioning. I slightly over-pronate, and no problems whatsoever. I've run with Asics GT's, Nike Pegasus and Zoom Elites; this is my shoe of the long haul
From: Gilbert, New York
Comments: This is my first pair of Adidas running shoes, and I am enjoying the ride. These shoes are very responsive with just the right mix of cushion and firmness. I feel and run fast in these shoes and plan to purchase another pair when these turn into yard work shoes. My only problem is that the left shoe rubs my big toe, but this was fixed with a band aid or moleskin. I like the shoe that much to put up with a minor inconvenience.
From: Adam, Lancaster SC
Comments: I love this shoe. Have never had Adidas but thought I would give it a shot after wearing mainly Brooks shoes for the last several years. It's a little on the firm side but not as terrible as some might tell you. It'll definitely hold up for long runs. Fit is nice and secure. Shoefitr said to go a half size up, but I found that too big. True to size for me. Maybe very slightly small, but I wouldn't go a half size up unless you have to do that more than occasionally. Good flexibility as well. 12mm drop, but honestly it is light enough and a relatively low build for a trainer that it is not a big deal.
From: Anonymous, Indiana
Comments: I agree with Eric from San Diego on every point, except I actually like the yellow/red model.Shoe fits like a glove, provides enough room in the toe box, no unnecessary bulk, great laces. At first, cushioning may feel a little firm (and fast), compared to softer shoes, but I've been surprised by how well my legs have felt, training and running in half marathons, even when running on concrete. Cushioning is effective from heel to toe off. I'm in my 50's, recreational runner (20-35 miles a week), 150 lbs. IMO a great all-round training and race day shoe, even for the those that pronate slightly. Prior models: Ravenna, Waverider 14, Nexus 5, and Precision 11.
From: Keith, Kansas, USA
Comments: The canary yellow/electric orange Boston model may just be the ugliest shoe ever made, which is a shame because many people who would have otherwise liked this shoe won't consider it. It has good cushioning without bulk, solid upper without excess weight, great snug fit through the heel and arch but a roomy toe box. Just a very good basic neutral trainer, which is harder to find than it should be. Wear them on your night runs and you will never get hit by a car, guaranteed. I'm not sure who is in charge of picking color schemes at Adidas right now, but they need to dial it back. A lot. Even the two-tone blue model is ugly, but the canary yellow one looks like some sort of joke/prank. What were they thinking?
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PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Feb. 9, 2012) DeRay Davis brings his brand of stand-up comedy to Princess Anne Feb. 25 for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Late Night Comedy Show—a HOMECOMING tradition.
L.A.'s Davis is cast in Columbia Picture's film "21 Jump Street" starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum and co-starring Ice Cube, Dave Franco and Rob Riggle. Due to be released March 16, Davis portrays "Domingo," the leader of a bike gang.
Davis is known for his character "Ray-Ray" in "Barbershop" and "Barbershop 2." He also appeared on the big screen in "Jumping the Broom," "Old Dogs," "Life as We Know It," "Licensed to Wed" and "Scary Movie 4."
A Comedy Central regular, Davis won their Laugh Riots Competition early in his career and has since appeared in "Reno 911" and "Premium Blend." On the small screen, he has also appeared in BET's "Comic View," MTV's "Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out" and "Short Circuit," and HBO's "Entourage." Last summer, his special, "Power Play," aired on Showtime.
Davis also is featured in music videos such as Chris Brown's "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)."
The show starts at 9 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts, with doors closing at 10 p.m. Admission is $25 for the general public. Call 410-651-6434 for more information.
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Mr. Miller was born to Gene and Beatrice (Cheney) Miller on Jan. 9, 1935, in Mathis. He was an off-shore crane operator in the oilfield industry.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Billy Miller; his wife, Elsie (Klepac) Miller; and a granddaughter, Stacey Neuman.
Survivors include daughters, Phyllis (Jimmy) Cockrell of Baytown and Karen (Allen) Moffett of Leakey; a sister, Betty Jean St. Leger of Rockport; and brother-in-law, Leonard (Deana) Klepac of Sinton; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at the Calliham Community Center on Saturday, May 4, at 11 a.m. with Jimmy Lee officiating.
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Kentucky Derby winner Orb returned to the track at Belmont Park Wednesday morning, braving the rain and jogging a mile over a muddy main track with regular exercise rider Jennifer Patterson aboard.
Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey said the colt will resume galloping Thursday morning and likely will work on Monday before departing for Baltimore and the next leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness, at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 18.
The Triple Crown concludes with the 145th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 8.
"I thought he jogged really well," said McGaughey. "I was pleased with what I saw. Seemed to be good and settled in, wasn't all frazzled. He's been eating really, really well since Saturday. It seems to me that all systems are 'go'."
"I was glad to get him back to the track and get him going again, and see where he takes us," he added. Owned by Stuart S. Janney, III and Phipps Family Racing, Orb defeated Golden Soul in the Derby by a convincing 2 ½ lengths for his fifth straight victory.
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A bevy of beautiful celebs attended the "Butter" premiere in New York City on Thursday night. The film centers on a butter carving contest between Laura Pickler (Jennifer Garner) and a young adopted African-American girl named Destiny, who is a natural sculptor.
Garner looked incredible at the premiere in a red hot strapless dress. She was joined on the red carpet by co-stars Olivia Wilde, Ashley Greene and Alicia Silverstone.
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I have severe PPD which is controlled by meds. I can't drink beer because I'm unaware of the possible side effects it may cause. I was very depressed and suicidal prior to meds so I really don't want to rock the boat by trying alcohol to see what kinda reaction I have.
I've heard that one beer a day can help increase supply. I believe it is the hopps in the beer that does this?? It was recommended by my IBCLC prior to my PPD being diagnosed.
Can I drink non-alcoholic beer and get the same result? Or does it have to be alcoholic beer? And is there enough alcohol in one beer to pose a possible threat with my PPD meds? I know we aren't supposed to give medical advice, I'm simplu asking for opinions...
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Adam Subhas is a senior chemistry major with strong interests in environmental chemistry, and more specifically, applications of environmental chemistry to climate change. This winter break, he will be participating in a research cruise with Caltech professor Jess Adkins!
The month-long research cruise with Jess Adkins (HC '90) starts from Hobart, Tasmania on December 16th, and the boat docks again on January 17th. In the meantime, we will be traveling on the Southern Ocean, looking for deep sea corals and mapping the sea floor in the process, as well as collecting oceanic data such as salinity and nutrient levels. We will be using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to find and retrieve the deep sea corals, as well as to map the sea floor.
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If you use a network that is based on ATM, or have an ATM network being installed near you, you've probably wondered what Linux support is available and what you can do with it. The ATM support for Linux has at last been integrated into the standard kernel and will be a key feature of the 2.4 series Linux kernels.
The "ATM on Linux" project has been running steadily since 1995 under the leadership of Werner Almesberger. It was originally developed as a research and teaching resource for the Laboratoire de Réseaux de Communication (LRC) of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Significant contributions have been made by the Finnish Tampere University of Technology, the University of Kansas, and a number of individuals.
The Linux ATM support is a combination of kernel drivers, userspace utilities, and daemon programs. Any code warranting high performance is kernel based, while anything complex and called infrequently has been left in userspace.
If you're already familiar with ATM, skip ahead; but if you've got no idea what ATM actually is, then it's worth spending a moment or two reviewing the basic concepts of it so you can properly appreciate the importance of the ATM support for Linux.
ATM is an acronym of "Asynchronous Transfer Mode," the name given to a new network architecture that blends some of the manageability of traditional circuit-switched networks with the flexibility of packet-switched networks like X.25 and the Internet. The basic unit of data transfer on an ATM network is the "cell," which is a fixed-length block of data, always 53 bytes. Data from end users is broken up into chunks, has some protocol headers added to it, and is transmitted as cells across the network from node to node until it arrives at the intended destination. To understand how this helps anybody, it is helpful to understand the problems experienced with other network technologies.
Traditional circuit-switched networks allocate a fixed quantity of network bandwidth to each "call" or connection between two hosts. This can lead to gross inefficiencies when used for data transmission because it is common for there to be significant gaps in data flow for many types of network application while the end user reads or decides what to do next. Consider how much time your PPP dial-up service spends idle when you are logged in, especially in the forward direction. The bandwidth you use when the service is busy is wasted when it is idle because no one else can make use of it -- it is reserved for you. While there is no data being transferred, the network bandwidth sits idle and is wasted. On the flip side, packet-switched networks have traditionally suffered performance problems as a result of congestion and the time it takes to switch large blocks of data from router to router across the network. It is difficult to manage the performance of packet-switched networks because it is difficult to ensure that appropriate bandwidth will be available at the specific instant of time it is required by real-time applications like Voice over IP (VoIP) or streaming video. For other application such as real-time games, robotic control, or remote control of delicate instruments, the variation in packet delivery time is important and again extremely difficult to control with traditional packet-switched networks.
ATM finds a middle ground. It is circuit switched; that is, you make calls across it just like you make telephone calls across a telephone network, and it provides a mechanism for providing reserved bandwidth (constant bitrate) or variable bandwidth (variable bitrate) connections between hosts. Because cells are all of fixed length, it is possible to conveniently schedule their transmission to ensure that bandwidth is available when it is needed. Scheduling of cell transmission also makes it is possible to reduce the variation in delivery times. Cells are quite short in length compared to the datagrams or packets of other network technologies, and this allows them to be transmitted in a very short time across each switch and link in the network. Finally, while the IP community struggles to manage quality of service issues, the flexibility of ATM provides a sensible way of mixing network applications requiring real-time performance with those that don't, with guaranteed quality of service for each.
The connections made across an ATM network are called virtual circuits. They are virtual because, while data may flow host to host, it isn't done on any reserved network links or cables -- that is, it isn't like a circuit in the electrical sense; instead it is a series of associations that enable data to be passed from host to switch, switch to switch, and switch to host in a manner that acts like a circuit. A permanent virtual circuit is like a connection between two hosts that is always present; it is established automatically and cannot be disconnected without deconfiguring it. A switched virtual circuit is like a telephone or ISDN call: A request must be made to have it established, and, similarly, it can be torn down at any time to free the resources it used. ATM hosts are addressable using a 20-byte address called a Network Service Access Point, or NSAP for short -- no shortage of addresses there.
Summary of Functional Features
Raw ATM sockets
SVC (Switched Virtual Circuits)
PVC (Permanent Virtual Circuits)
CLIP (Classic IP over ATM) (RFC 1577)
LANE (LAN Emulation)
MPOA (Multi-Protocol Over ATM) Client
ILMI (Interim Local Management Interface) (automatic address configuration)
ATM Name Service (and /etc/hosts.atm)
Test and diagnostic tools
ATM isn't perfect. It's still relatively new technology, and it hasn't been accepted in the way the vendors of ATM switches might have originally hoped. The original vision was "ATM to the desktop," whereas in reality today it's not really common to see "ATM on the campus." ATM technology is still relatively expensive to acquire and deploy. Some standards have been slow coming and in some instances are still nonexistent. To compound these problems, there is a growing perception that the ATM protocol overhead is prohibitive and consumes as much bandwidth as the allocation efficiencies were supposed to save.
All that being said, ATM is here, and you will see more of it. It suits the requirements of telecommunications carriers, and they will deploy large scale ATM networks. A growing provider market will generate a decrease in cost, and people not using it now will begin to use it. The ATM vision might yet come to fruition. If it's going to happen then we'll want Linux there right along with it, and that's what the "ATM on Linux" project is all about.
The Linux support for ATM is now quite usable and offers Linux users the opportunity to deploy a Linux-based machine as either an ATM-connected host or as an edge device on an ATM network, providing transparent protocol encapsulation and gateway features.
Summary of Supported Hardware
Efficient Networks ENI155P-based adapters
FORE Systems 200E-series adapters
IDT 77105-based adapters
IDT 77201/77211-based adapters "NICStAR"
Interphase ATM PCI adapters
Madge Ambassador and Horizon ATM adapters
NEC uPD98402-based adapters
PMC PM5346 SUNI adapters
ZeitNet ZN122x adapters
The basic Linux support provides two new socket types to support switched and permanent virtual circuits, AF_ATMSVC and AF_ATMPVC respectively. While these could be used to directly support network applications, you'll probably be more interested in carrying TCP/IP, at least until useful native ATM applications begin to appear.
There are at least three common ways of carrying TCP/IP over ATM networks, and Linux supports each of them. The first is called "Classic IP over ATM" or CLIP for short and is described by RFC-1577. The second is to have the ATM network pretend to be a Local Area Network using a technique called LAN Emulation or LANE. Finally, a third technique exists called Multi-Protocol Over ATM (MPOA) that is more generic and more flexible. MPOA allows you to specify policy that allows for all sorts of tricks to be performed between pairs of hosts or networks to optimize performance. The Linux MPOA support currently provides only for an MPOA client, but that is what most of you will be wanting in any case. You can configure and use any of these with the Linux support available today.
To make life easier, there are a couple of other features implemented. The first, the Interim Local Management Interface (ILMI), is used primarily as a means of automated address configuration. The second, a nameserver, is as useful to ATM as it is to IP. If you think a dotted decimal IP address is hard to remember, try keeping a collection of numbers that look like 47.0005.80FFE1000000F21A26D8.0020D4102A80.00 in your head! The ATM Name Service (ANS) is based on the BIND name server popularly used for Internet naming and is included in the toolkit for Linux on ATM.
Finally there is a suite of test and diagnostic tools including a modified version of the tcpdump utility to provide tracing of ATM circuits.
Other experimental features are in development.
A growing range of ATM adapter hardware is supported. All of the supported cards are PCI cards, and more drivers are being developed. The hardware drivers are kernel based just as for any other hardware, and some may be configured as loadable kernel modules.
More information
ATM on Linux home page
ATM documentation is available at the web site of the ATM forum
If you want to try the latest ATM code today you'll need a copy of the 2.3.99-pre5 kernel source and the ATM tools package atm-0.76.tar.gz available from the ATM on Linux home page. At this site you'll also find documentation about the project and related software and information.
If you've been waiting to try ATM on Linux, now is the time to quit waiting and try it out. As for any free software project, participation, feedback, and contribution are welcomed by the development team. Join the mailing list by sending a message containing "subscribe linux-atm" to email@example.com and join in the fun.
Terry Dawson is the author of a number of network-related HOWTO documents for the Linux Documentation Project, a co-author of the 2nd edition of O'Reilly's Linux Network Administrators Guide, and is an active participant in a number of other Linux projects.
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Regarding the Beeville water issue:
• It bothers me that the city bought two new pumps for our existing water system and now they are having problems with them and do not know if they are under warranty or not.
Why didn't the person or persons who purchased the pumps not read the entire paperwork that came with the pumps?
• The Bee Development Authority and the water board have offered to discuss other water solutions with the city manager and city council.
Why is it that the city council and city manager cannot sit down and discuss options to our water problems with BDA, water board or anyone else?
• The water supply problem is Texas wide and is not just in Beeville. Has the council ever considered any other water sources?
There are many concerns and questions on this $15.3 million bond issue election about which the residents of Beeville need to be informed.
• If you build the "reverse osmosis plant" and spend all of the bond money, how are you going to pay to maintain and operate it?
• If you build the reverse osmosis plant, will you maintain the plant on the lake and, if so, how will you pay to maintain it if you spend all the bond money?
• Water rates increases have not been determined yet; why not?
• Taxes will increase and, if so, how are people going to afford this cost for the next 20-25 years?
Beeville residents, I am not saying to stop a proposal for a water shortage solution. I am saying we need our city leaders, our elected officials, including the county commissioners since our city is part of the county, city council, BDA, water board and other experts brainstorming together to carefully discuss this statewide problem.
Many of us are born and raised in this town; we do not want our children to inherit a financial burden or our senior citizens having water to drink but no food to eat. We need local people very much involved in this decision because it could solve our problems or destroy our town.
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PARKERSBURG -The Knights of Columbus and the local Catholic Charities have adopted a Lenten program to restock food pantries and provide relief in outlying counties.
Tuesday, officials announced the kickoff of the "40 Cans for Lent" drive at the Volunteer Action Center.
Fred Esker, program coordinator, said the campaign is an opportunity to restock local food pantries and use Lent for personal and family spiritual growth.
The 40 Cans drive is asking families to donate one can of non-perishable food for each day of Lent. The food will be collected on Sundays at St. Margaret Mary and St. Francis Xavier in Parkersburg and St. Monica in Lubeck. Boxes will be placed in the rear of the churches. The goal is to collect 2,500 pounds of canned goods.
"That's 5,000, eight-ounce cans," said Greg Herrick, grand knight of the Parkersburg Knights of Columbus.
Esker said officials have also reached out to the outlying parishes in Wirt, Roane, Pleasants, Ritchie and Jackson counties.
A collection station will be set up at the council home on Market Street. He encouraged those attending the weekly Friday fish fries to participate.
"Feed others, while you feed yourself," he said.
Esker said the state Knights of Columbus will donate a $100 match for every 500 pounds of food collected, with a $500 maximum.
Deborah Shaffer, regional director of Catholic Charities West Virginia, said the program was done last year with the Knights of Columbus council and Catholic Charities outreach in Elkins.
"That's how I first found out about it," she said.
Jane Freeland, the mobile food pantry coordinator for Catholic Charities West Virginia, is recruiting volunteers to make deliveries to the outlying counties: Wirt, Gilmer, Calhoun, Doddridge, Ritchie and Roane. Shaffer said these are underserved counties.
Catholic Charities is a statewide entity, dividing the state into seven regions. According to Shaffer, it is the largest non-government social service provider in the state.
"We offer much more than food pantry," she said. Catholic Charities provides social services, assists utilities, soup kitchens and provides medical and health assistance.
Monsignor Joseph Peterson, Parkersburg Knights of Columbus chaplain and pastor for St. Margaret Mary Church, endorsed the program.
"The program serves not only to provide immediate needs but to raise awareness. We are called to feed the hungry and respond to the less fortunate," he said.
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- We present results of an Hα survey in the rich cluster A 1689 at z = 0.18, using the LDSS++ spectrograph on the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT). We obtained spectra covering redshifted Hα at z = 0.16-0.22, for 522 galaxies brighter than I = 22.5, covering a field of 8.7 × 8.7 arcmin2 (∼1.1 × 1.1h-1 Mpc at z = 0.18). We securely detect Hα emission in 46 of these galaxies; accounting for selection effects arising from sampling and cluster membership, we determine that 24 ± 4 per cent of cluster members brighter than MR = -16.5 + 5 log h are detected with Hα flux greater than 4h-2 × 1038 erg s-1. This corresponds to a limiting star formation rate of 0.008h-2 M⊙ yr-1, assuming 1 mag of dust extinction. Our observations are sufficiently sensitive to detect galaxies with star formation rates comparable to that of the Milky Way (≳3 M⊙ yr-1), unless they are obscured by more than 7 mag of extinction. From a Hubble Space Telescope mosaic covering 7.5 × 10.0 arcmin, we determine morphologies for 199 galaxies brighter than I = 21, and find that ∼20 per cent of the cluster members are of type Sa or later. More than 90 per cent of cluster spirals show Hα emission, compared with less than 10 per cent of E and S0 galaxies. The cluster Hα luminosity function has a low normalization relative to the z ∼0.2 field, by ∼50 per cent, after accounting for the different fraction of spiral galaxies in the two environments. When compared with local field galaxies, this suggests that star formation activity is suppressed in early-type cluster galaxies, relative to their field counterparts. Our sample includes 29 galaxies previously observed with ISOCAM at 6.7 and 15 μm. We detect all 15-μm sources at Hα, so there is no evidence for any star formation completely hidden at Hα. Comparing the 15-μm and Hα fluxes, we find evidence that some mid-infrared-detected galaxies could be obscured by as much as 3 mag of extinction at Hα, although this depends on the largely unknown contribution from any active galactic nucleus heated dust to the mid-infrared flux.
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 335, no. 1 (Sep 2002), pp. 10-22
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- 2002
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- A 1689; Abell; Clusters; Emission; Energy-distributions; Evolution; Formation history; France redshift survey; Galaxies; Hubble deep field; Luminosity function; Number counts; Spectroscopy; Star-formation rate
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