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Sex Crimes looks at the cyclical movement in Europe from implicit sexual tolerance to repression, to sexual liberalization and open tolerance. Cultural historian William Naphy considers the whole gamut of sexual activity which could result in a criminal prosecution and, usually, execution. He considers those types of behavior considered criminal but natural" (adultery, bigamy, fornication, rape, prostitution), unnatural" sex (masturbation, incest, child abuse, same-sex relations), and finally inhuman, unnatural" sex (bestiality, sex with Satan). William Naphy emphasizes the modernity of the past in its attitudes while highlighting those areas where socially constructed attitudes most differ from the present day.
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This is the last part! =) Hope you like it and thank you all who read and reviewed. I just wanted to clarify that I wrote this before I watched last week's episode, when Quinn says she's been living with Puck, so I didn't know that. Plus, I always thought of her as someone who would keep things private, therefore most of the Glee Club wouldn't even know she'd been kicked out by her parents. Just saying it so you won't think it's weird on the fic! ^^ Quinn
"Let's go home."
Brittany's words stung deeply, almost causing me to break down right there in front of her. It was as if the word followed me everywhere now, and no matter how much I wanted to, I couldn't escape anymore.
Sitting on the floor with my legs hanging at the end of the stage, facing the empty chairs where Mr. Schue stood ten minutes ago, I spoke, "I think I'll stay a while longer."
I didn't know why I had said it, and staying there by myself surely wouldn't make anything better, but I felt like I needed the time before I went back to her place. A place I had been welcome with no conditions or restrictions, a place I felt good and cared about, but it was still someone else's room, someone else's family. Someone else's home.
She sat by my side and wrapped an arm around my shoulders, allowing me to lean my head on hers. "It'll get better with time."
I sighed, "I hope so."
"You want me to stay with you?"
I allowed a small smile to show on my lips. "Thanks, but it's fine. Plus, I think Santana's waiting for you", I pointed at the other cheerleader with my head.
When I nodded and pulled away from her, she stared at me for another moment before handing me her car keys. "Here, I'll drive with her, you take my car."
I thanked her again and she left with Santana, leaving me now officially alone in the huge room. Minutes passed in the most absolute silence, until I got up and, still looking forward, closed my eyes and opened my mouth to sing. I needed the comfort, I needed to say it, even if no one would hear.
Don't blame your daughter
That's just sentimental
And don't blame your mom
For all that you've done wrong
Your dad is not guilty
You came out a little faulty
And the factory closed
So you can't hold them liable
The words poured out, and for once I barely felt like I had to pay attention to my voice, how it sounded or if it was in tune. I sang by myself, with no instruments, but in my head I could hear the rhythm, the beats. For the chorus, I nearly screamed the words.
And the song you sing today
Wasn't always in your head
The words you're trying to say
Are the ones you shouldn't have said
They're glistening like diamonds
Go out and find them
But don't blame your daughter
Singing the last words, I instinctively brought my hands to my growing stomach, where the little girl got bigger and bigger each day. I wondered if I would ever have the courage to do to her what my parents had done to me. Not that I would keep her, I didn't have any condition to do so, especially now, but it didn't keep me from wondering.
Read me your tombstone
Tell me your story, fax me your will
You owe some something, still
Again, the last part was sung with even more emotion. I wanted to scream that to my parents, I wanted to hate them for taking me away from my room, from the only home I'd ever known, for pretending I was never a part of their family. I wanted to hate them so much, but I simply missed it all. I wanted to go to my mom while she read on her bed and curl up against her and have her hold me, like she used to when I was a kid. I wanted my dad to take me in his arms and spin me on air until I felt dizzy. I missed them.
And the song you sing today
Wasn't always in your head
The words you're trying to say
Are the ones you shouldn't have said
My voice died out, until there was only silence again. There was no reason in keeping the tears from falling, it was just me. Or at least I thought so. One quick turn to reach for my backpack and I saw her, looking something between guilty for being there and scared that I would freak out about it. I didn't react, at first.
"I… I forgot my jacket", she pointed to it across the stage, on one of the chairs, as if to prove she was telling the truth, and walked on that direction. I nodded in silence, unsure of what to say.
"I was just leaving", I said it at last, grabbing my things and leaving as fast as I could.
"Quinn…" her voice was quiet, but it made me stop, take a deep breath and turn around.
She was holding Brittany's car keys. "Thanks", I whispered as I took them in a quick motion and headed back outside.
I was halfway through the car when I heard her hurried steps after me.
"What, Rachel?" I turned around, the exhaustion from the day finally catching up to me.
The brunette was taken aback, but only for a moment. "Are you ok? Because you seemed so…"
"I'm great. Why wouldn't I be, right?" I replied sarcastically, already used to taking out my frustration on her.
"You were singing to your parents in there, weren't you? And you're crying, so I take it that they're not taking it too well", she bit her lower lip, risking to get into the subject, "Sure, I don't think any parent would be completely ok, and things must be weird at your place, but I'm sure that once they have a chance to…"
"They kicked me out, ok?" I yelled, with the sole reason that I wanted her to shut up once and for all. She opened her mouth but, in a moment that was probably a first in the history of the universe, Rachel Berry had no words.
"They… they did that? How could they…?"
"Didn't seem like the hardest thing for them. Their perfect daughter is suddenly not so perfect. It's way easier to pretend they don't have a daughter anymore than actually deal with it", I shrugged my shoulders, trying, with no success, to pretend this didn't affect me as much anymore. "It's been months now", the words came out to show that it was old news, and make her understand that I just needed to go.
"And we've been singing about home the entire week", she spoke more to herself than to me, but it surprised me that she had gotten what this was about faster than any other person could. "And you've been staying with Brittany?" she asked, pointing to the car as I nodded.
"Now, yeah. I was with Finn until…" I stopped dead, remembering she was the reason he had found out it wasn't his baby. It wasn't my intention to make her feel guilty about it. That was in the past, it didn't matter anymore. Besides, I knew I had brought it all on myself when I started the lie. What happened with Finn was my own fault more than hers, and I had come to terms with it long ago.
Her eyes widened as realization hit her, and I could see her swallowing hard. "Quinn, if I had known, I would never… I swear, it wasn't even my business to begin with, and I'm so sorry…"
"I meant what I said that day, Rachel. You just did what I was too much of a coward to do. I was the one who lied, and the truth always comes out. If you hadn't said it, he would find out eventually, one way or another."
"Why didn't you say anything? To anyone?"
"What's the point?" I risked a small laugh, "Tina would want to beat my parents up, Kurt would take me to the mall for a shopping spree, Mercedes would try to make me see the bright side of it, and you… you'd probably corner my dad when he got off work or something, and talk the hell out until he would agree to have me back only to avoid a migraine."
"Well, I most certainly would at least…" she started in all seriousness, but soon relaxed when she saw me smiling in triumph, anticipating the huge ramble she was about to start.
"Told ya."
We both laughed softly, easing the tension considerably. "They shouldn't have done that. I mean, we all make mistakes", she was back to her serious self now.
"And that's ok with them, as long as it's a mistake they can hide and sweep under the carpet", I rolled my eyes, "This", I continued, pointing at the bump, "is a little hard to hide. I'm fine, really", I assured her when she kept staring at me.
"That would be a lot more convincing if you weren't shaking since I saw you singing."
I immediately hid my hands behind me, cursing myself for not noticing.
"You shouldn't drive like that. Can I at least… drive you to Brittany's? We live in the same neighborhood anyway, I can leave you there and walk home", she seemed to stop herself at the mention of the word, "Come on", she insisted when I didn't give an answer, "Let me try to make up for leaving you homeless for the second time in one month", she said it in a playful tone that made me smile instead of the usual knot on my throat every time the subject was approached.
I threw the keys at her. "Fine, but… I pick the music", she started whining, but I kept my serious head cheerleader face, which means no discussion, and she slumped her shoulders in defeat.
The drive was actually fun, with both of us singing whichever song came up on the radio, and forgetting everything else for a few minutes.
"Thanks", I said truthfully when she turned the car off and handed me the keys, "You're not… that bad", I admitted, causing her to roll her eyes in amusement.
"Wow! Coming from you, that's like saying I'm your best friend", she grinned.
"See? You're almost making me take that back already!"
"So close!" Rachel closed her eyes in a dramatic manner, making me laugh. "Seriously, though. If you need anything I… just tell me where your dad works and I'll take care of it."
I couldn't help laughing, but also feeling so thankful. Rachel could be a pain in the ass, but the girl had her heart in the right place. "Good night, Berry."
"Good night", with one last smile, she left. I closed the car and walked into Brit's house, and was immediately welcome by her mom with a hug. Feeling that maybe I was luckier than I thought, I figured things could get better, after all.
The world is full of diamonds
Go out and find them
But don't blame your daughter…
Song: Don't Blame Your Daughter, by The Cardigans.


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Soft whirring sounds in the air - the Galeans become tangled in white hair, tugging desperately. Little winged boxes, flashing, always flashing, sending out messages. Pale hands whisk around them, removing the nuisances. Here, in the front room, the footsteps are silent and calculating, although the solid, plasma-padded floor didn't impede any movement. Well, except when trying to avoid the acid-jettison release capsules embedded in the granite flooring. Grace is what is needed.
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The destruction of the world was stopped only by the glowing silver walls. A silver dome, shining, stretching to the ends of the city. It touched the earth, stopped the havoc. It contained the chaos; we mustn't destroy the world, they said. The world was so peaceful, unharmed, they said. Watch as another building is taken, falling in slow motion. It crushes another like dominoes - what happens in one place always affects another.
There is a crack in the glass - it has begun. They will fall soon. Their fault. They started it. They didn't know the virus destroyed - they only thought it created. Those monsters released it into the world - technology couldn't save the city, it was too contaminated. Buildings are graves, now, so many people gone, their lives taken so suddenly. They were unsuspecting, innocent.
Remove the jagged point - that is the final goal. Tell the secret. They can't hide any longer - the rest of the world must know about the virus. They can fix it. They have to. They're our last chance.
Finally, a scanner, flowing over a face like a waterfall. You can change your eyes to get through - machines can always be tricked with a little help. All you need is the Marlait Suil, the eye changer. Then, a little prick - the needle paralyses you if you are contaminated. Take several uncertain steps forward - slow, heavy steps.
Turn a corner, and see the Edalian's standing stock still beside a pair of onyx doors. The Edalian's are silent and lethal. Pull a box out of your pocket quickly and flick the switch. The switch sends a shock, but it renders you camouflaged. You can walk through the onyx doors easily, with no trouble. The corridors seem endless, but there is, at last, a door of dull silver.
You click a number. Loud noises, everywhere. Hands clench over ears, clutching to rid yourself of the blinding pain; the cacophony leaks through the gaps, thudding - overload of your senses, overload. They have heard, and they are coming. You must go.
There is a corner. A bright corner, edges meeting sharply. There is nowhere else to run. Machines pointing, attached - melded - to flesh; they threaten you and tell you to surrender. You realize that it is time. Waves, buzzing, fizzing. Twitch and the thudding slows. The bright room spins, and you know the city is doomed. Silver walls cannot protect them forever.
Watch in pain as the triggers move. A lone tear falls - you are the last of the species, the only one who can save them all. The only one who can return the world to normality, and they want to destroy you for it. Intruder, they call you, monster. In a whisper, you reply that they are the monsters. That they have ruined everything. You close your eyes, count to three, and take a deep breath. Finally, it is over.
The pain is like fire, burning through your veins, but as cold as ice, freezing you in place. The poison makes its way to your heart, where the thudding slows to a stop. The shell of you falls into the corner.
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My Mistress
Meh, Might as well try at this poem thing again. Don't be too harsh.
My Mistress calls me every night
Yet I hate her, why oh why?
She pulls on me with all her might
She knows I'll fight her til I die.
My Mistress loves me, this I know
But I won't love her, this I swear
So let her come, without Cupid's bow
For shant love her, nor will she care.
It's almost dark, she pulls on me.
I fight her fiercely, but cannot see
Oh how does one stop a banshee?
I wish I could just be free.
But that must not be right.
Why would one fight this fight?
The mistress is a savior to all.
So into sleep I will fall.


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Gabriel sat there, stunned. He had seen Lazarus angered before, but never before had that rage been directed at him. He listened as the front door slammed heavily, a few seconds of silence before irritated footsteps echoed through the hallways to find him. Emily stormed in, her mouth open to give the young lord an earful. He cut her off, holding up a hand.
"Emily, if you so much as utter one word against him, I shall ensure you never work again," he growled. The commanding tone had her snapping her jaw shut as she bit back the tirade of abuse against Lazarus that was fighting to spill out.
"Then you better keep that street rat under control, else I'll tell your father what you and him get up to."
Gabriel turned his gaze towards her, burying the hurt he was feeling under venomous words: "Lazarus and I do not 'get up to' anything, so there is nothing to tell my father. Even if you were to tell him, who do you think he would be more inclined to believe?" he stood up, using his height to intimidate her further. He found that turning his hurt into more anger was proving to be quite effective in making him feel better. "You used to adore the boy. What has changed? You found out he has affections for other men, but he is still the same person. Think about that next time you give him one of those hateful looks." He exhaled sharply, satisfied with her meek silence, "now get out of my sight." She all but tripped over herself in an effort to exit the room as Gabriel sank back down into his seat.
He wondered silently if Lazarus would be welcoming given the gap between his departure and Gabriel deciding he should have left with him. The young lord had no idea how to soothe him. If he could, he would remove the problem entirely; no one would care whether a man slept with another man or not. Then the two of them could enjoy their time together the way they had in London, instead of tiptoeing around, afraid of being discovered. IT was tempting just to run away together, but it would solve very little. Gabriel could see it becoming more of a problem after a while, should his family search for him.
Rising, he wandered slowly to his bedroom, pulling a trunk out from beneath his bed. Together, the two of them had collected working class clothes for Gabriel to wear – an assortment of plain linen breeches and shirts, in varying states of deterioration and cleanliness. He picked out the cleanest ones he could find, hid the trunk away and got changed.
In his head, he worked out how it was going to go: he would go to Lazarus' place, apologise – wait outside all night if he had to, kiss him, touch him, make him feel loved. He couldn't stand Lazarus being upset, much less when he was the reason for it. He took his time, though, mentally counting the minutes in his head as he wandered through the woodlands, waiting for Lazarus to calm down. He knew the boy well – it took him a fair amount of time to become rational again. A stick picked up from the ground found its way into Gabriel's hand, absently slashing at any greenery unfortunate enough to stand in its way. He looked very much like an overgrown child, frowning at the floor as he walked, hacking at leaves with a makeshift sword. He still felt very much like one, too. Like he had displeased his only childhood friend, and instead of simply letting the matter go and waiting for Lazarus to return to him – the way he would have with anyone else – he felt the need to seek him out first and apologise for something he felt was not his fault.
Eventually, he found himself outside of Lazarus' door, rapping his knuckles against the wood. He heard the scrabbling of the dog and a few deep barks, but nothing more. Knocking again only produced the same results and Matilda tried to figure out what was going on behind the door. Sighing, he turned almost walking straight into Anna, who cursed vehemently.
"Apologies," he bowed his head, "I didn't hear you." Anna slapped a hand across her mouth, mortified as she realised just who she was swearing at. Gabriel just looked amused.
"Sorry," she blushed, "didn' realise it were you. If you're looking for Lazarus, he's at the inn getting rat-arsed. I was just dropping by to feed that monster of his," she explained, holding up a bucket of leftover scraps from what looked like a rather paltry meal.
"I've heard worse from your brother. Seems it's a family trait," a half smile threatened to lift the corner of his lips as Anna tutted.
"That boy's always had a terrible gutter mouth. I'd invite you in to wait for 'im, but I'm afraid I dun have anythin' that'll live up to your tastes, and I know Lazarus won't have anythin' inside."
"It's quite alright," he said, "I'll find him at the inn. Good luck with the dog." Without waiting for a reply, he hurried off in the direction of the inn, hoping Lazarus would at least be sober enough to accept and remember his apology.
By the time he found Lazarus, the boy was passed out, slumped over a table with a half full tankard of ale clutched loosely in his hand. He tried to stir him, but nothing seemed to work. The landlord asked him if there was somewhere he could take Lazarus – he was planning on closing soon for the night and didn't want to have to waste a bed on a drunkard. Nodding, Gabriel lifted him out of his chair, taking care not to spill the ale as Lazarus' limp hand slid away from it across the table. Despite feeding him and making sure he took care of himself, Lazarus was still incredibly light. Gabriel wondered if it was simply because he was such a small youth as he carried him back to his home.
Anna was gone when he arrived, the bucket of food knocked over and half smeared across the floor, mixed with the dog's slobber. The dog herself had made a pitiful nest on the bed with the thin blankets and looked up, worried to see her new master unconscious. Gabriel tried to order her down from the bed, resorting to putting Lazarus down on the floor and grabbing a handful of her scruff, tugging until she got the message.
Scooping him back up, Gabriel finally got him into bed, tucking him in under the blankets, lying with him. Glancing over to make sure the door was locked, he wrapped a firm arm around Lazarus' waist, sliding the other under his neck so he could hold him close. It wasn't quite the way he had imagined the apology going. He hadn't expected Lazarus to react so badly; he had never seemed to have this much of a problem with hiding their relationship before. Perhaps he had been concealing his emotions to make it easier on Gabriel. Or maybe it really hadn't bothered him so much before. Either way, Gabriel wouldn't know until he woke up, and until then, he would look after his lover as best he could.


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Professor and Director of Structures Laboratory, Civil Engineering Department, University of Patras, Greece. He is Honorary President of the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib), having served as its President in 2009-10, Deputy President in 2007-08 and Presidium Member 2002-12. He is Vice Chairman of CEN/TC250: "Structural Eurocodes" (2013-2016) and Director, International Association of Earthquake Engineering (IAEE). From Jan. 1, 2016 he will be Editor of "Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics", the top ranking journal in Structural or Earthquake Engineering. He holds MSc degrees in Civil Engineering (1977) and Nuclear Engineering (1978) and a PhD in Structural Engineering (1979), all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he taught at the Civil Engineering Department to the rank of Associate Professor.
As chairman of the CEN sub-committee CEN/TC250/SC8 for Eurocode 8: "Design of Structures for Earthquake Resistance" (1999-2005), he led the development of its six parts into European Standards. He is Editorial Board Member of "Structural Concrete". He served as Associate Editor of "Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering" from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2015 as Editorial Board Member of the same journal till Dec. 2014, and as Editorial Board Member of "Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics", "Earthquake Spectra", "Journal of Earthquake Engineering" and "Earthquakes and Structures" till Dec. 2015. He was Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the 3rd fib Congress, in Washington DC, June 2010 and the fib Symposium "Concrete: 21st Century Superhero – Building a Sustainable Future", in London, June 2009 and of the Organising Committee of the fib Symposium "Concrete Structures in Seismic Regions", in Athens, May 2003.
He authored "Seismic Design, Assessment and Retrofitting of Concrete Buildings" (Springer, 2009, under translation by China Architecture & Buildings Press), is the lead author of "Seismic Design of Concrete Buildings per Eurocode 8" (Taylor & Francis, CRC Press, 2015) and of "Designers' Guide to EN1998-1 and EN1998-5: Eurocode 8-Seismic actions, buildings, foundations & retaining structures" (ICE Publishing 2005, 2011, published in Italian by EPC Editore, 2011, in Greek by Kleidarithmos, 2011 and in Russian by MΓCY, 2013), co-author of "Designers' Guide to EN1998-2: Eurocode 8-Bridges" (ICE Publishing 2012) and author or co-author of 25 Chapters in international books. He is the editor or co-editor of four books published by Springer from 2010 to 2013. He has over 225 papers in international journals or conference proceedings (among them 26 invited lectures), about 4600 citations and H-index of 32 per Google Scholar or about 1680 (excluding self-citations) and H-index of 20 per Scopus. He received the 1993 Wason Medal of the American Concrete Institute for the best paper in materials.
He co-ordinated the European Community's research projects "Seismic Performance Assessment & Rehabilitation - SPEAR" (2001-05, 1,344,442 €), "Advanced Centre of Excellence in Structural & Earthquake Engineering – ACES" (2008-12, 1,100,000 €) and "Seismic Engineering Research Infrastructures for European Synergies – SERIES" (2009-13, 8,700,000 €).
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The San Diego Chargers announce their public Training Camp dates for 2012, Philip Rivers continues to receive praise and garner high expectations from NFL analysts, and is it true that the Chargers front office is actively reaching out to opposing teams' fans through blogs to sell tickets to games at Qualcomm stadium?
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Sun. 7/29 Practice 10:45-1:00 p.m.
Tues. 7/31 Practice 3:45-6:00 p.m.
Wed. 8/1 Practice 7:15-9:30 p.m. at Qualcomm Stadium
Thurs. 8/2 Practice 3:45-6:00 p.m.
Fri. 8/3 Practice 3:45-6:00 p.m.
Sat. 8/4 FanFest 2012, presented by Bud Light at Qualcomm Stadium, 10:00-1:00 p.m.
Mon. 8/6 Practice 3:45-6:00 p.m.
Sat. 8/11 Practice 3:45-6:00 p.m.
Sun. 8/12 Practice 3:45-6:00 p.m.
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NFL analysts seem universally high on Chargers Quarterback Philip Rivers. Although Rivers had an uncharacteristically rocky season in 2011, the general consensus is that he'll bounce back in 2012 and regain top form, potentially contending for an offensive MVP award (for which Rivers is always a dark horse to win).
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The San Diego Chargers are one of the franchises that could take advantage of relaxed rules when it comes to local television blackouts.
The Chargers, despite some fine regular seasons before the last two years, have struggled to fill up Qualcomm Stadium. Maybe it's because fans are waiting to see them finally deliver in the postseason. That's probably just one of the many reasons.
The club isn't sitting around waiting for die-hard Chargers' fans to open their wallets any longer. Nope. The Chargers are now directly appealing to fans of other clubs as they look for sellouts (or close to it) during the 2012 season.
Deadspin has put the evidence out there for everyone to see courtesy of Arrowhead Addict. The Chargers have appealed to Chiefs fans through blogs, encouraging them to purchase group tickets for what will be a Thursday night meeting this season during Week 3.
It probably makes Chargers fans furious but unless they are Chargers fans that are actually buying Chargers tickets, you can see the dilemma here. The guess here is Chargers fans would rather have the team selling tickets to anyone that watch the team move up the coast to Los Angeles.
SOURCE: National Football Post
July 8, 2012at 10:20 AM Posted by Rob Zepeda
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reaching out? the best way to reach out to fan is to win. winning heals all wounds, and makes everything better. Look The Chargers Organization turned a 14-2 team over to to time losing head coach. who has done exactly what i thought he would do, coach this team into the ground. IMHO he is a .500 HC at best. the numbers say so. five years here and he's produced two 8-8 seasons and a 9-7 season. yet when fans had had enough, the organization decided to "stay the course". well there are positives an negatives to "staying the course". the organization is feeling the negative side, right now, when the fans have let their "money" do the talking.
Want to really reach out the fans? win. prove us all wrong and show that you were right all along. just win. you don't need to go the cheap route and ask chief fans to buy tickets. win. the Chargers wanted Norv an AJ, fine. but why should i get excited? what is going to be different that i haven't seen them do before? both have admitted, they are not going to change anything. so why should i expect different results?
want to reach out to me? win. or, make a change.
Arnie... I'm in total agreement. I LOVE the Chargers but when they hired Norv, I took a wait and see approach. I still went to games. But then they started to regress. My opinion, the team was soft under Norv. Less prepared under Norv. My enthusiasm, especially as the seasons progressed, started to fade. Even turn to disgust. And the question I kept asking myself, "why the F did they hire this guy?" I saw a team on the verge of greatness be reduced to a team that underachieved season after season. I was in total dismay when they brought the duo back. But AJ (whom I have less of a problem with) did some fine things this off season and I am once again excited. OK, back to the real issue. I haven't gone to a Charger game in 2 years. I have had various season ticket packages throughout the years but the past 2 seasons, not a single game. I can pinpoint the reason to one man... Norv Turner. I am just so tired of seeing us underachieve. It kills me. It's such a struggle because I WANT to support the team... badly! I don't want us to move to LA. I just want Norv to prove me wrong. Players get better all the time. Why can't coaches??? Rob... that should be a topic of discussion. Why is it that coaches don't learn from their mistakes? Players are expected to improve.... why not coaches? If you hire a career loser head coach, what do you get??? Well, I think we've seen what you get. I hate to be so negative but when you fire a coach that goes 14-2 because you've come to the realization that he can't win in the playoffs, but then retain a coach that can't even get to the playoffs... see where I'm going here??? I just hope that Norv can improve and that we stay healthy. If that happens, look for me in the stands. Plus, I guess I'll have to get another jersey... LT and Merriman, I have like 2 apiece!!! Hahaha
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text: Getting up to Speed: The Future of Supercomputing Bill Dally Frontiers of Extreme Computing October 25, 2005 1 Study Process • Sponsored by DOE Office of Science and DOE Advanced Simulation and Computing • March 2003 launch meeting • Data gathering – 5 standard committee meetings – Applications Workshop (20+ computational scientists) – DOE weapons labs site visits (LLNL, SNL, LANL) – DOE science labs site visits (NERSC, Argonne/Oak Ridge) – NSA supercomputer center site visit – Town Hall (SC2003) – Japan forum (25+ supercomputing experts) – Japan site visits (ES, U. of Tokyo, JAXA, MEXT, auto manufacturer) • Issuance of Interim report (July 2003) • Blind peer-review process (17 reviewers); overseen by NRC-selected Monitor and Coordinator • Dissemination (DOE, congressional staff, OSTP, SC2004) 2 Study Committee • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SUSAN L. GRAHAM, University of California, Berkeley, Co-chair MARC SNIR, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Co-chair WILLIAM J. DALLY, Stanford University JAMES DEMMEL, University of California, Berkeley JACK J. DONGARRA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville KENNETH S. FLAMM, University of Texas at Austin MARY JANE IRWIN, Pennsylvania State University CHARLES KOELBEL, Rice University BUTLER W. LAMPSON, Microsoft Corporation ROBERT LUCAS, University of Southern California, ISI PAUL C. MESSINA, Argonne National Laboratory JEFFREY PERLOFF, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley WILLIAM H. PRESS, Los Alamos National Laboratory ALBERT J. SEMTNER, Oceanography Department, Naval Postgraduate School SCOTT STERN, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University SHANKAR SUBRAMANIAM, Departments of Bioengineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego LAWRENCE C. TARBELL, JR., Technology Futures Office, Eagle Alliance STEVEN J. WALLACH, Chiaro Networks CSTB: CYNTHIA A. PATTERSON (Study Director), Phil Hilliard, Margaret Huynh 3 Focus of Study • Supercomputing – the development and use of the fastest and most powerful computing systems (capability computing). – Extends to high-performance computing – Does not address grid, networking, storage, special-purpose systems • U.S. leadership and government policies. • Market forces. 4 Supercomputing Matters • Essential for scientific discovery • Essential for national security • Essential to address broad societal challenges • Important contributor to economy and competitiveness through use in engineering and manufacturing • Important source of technological advances in IT • Challenging research topic per se • Supercomputing mattered in the past - Supercomputing will matter in the future 5 Supercomputing is Government Business • In 2003 the public sector made > 50% of HPC purchases and > 80% of capability systems purchases (IDC). • Supercomputing is mostly used to produce "public goods" (science, security…). • Supercomputing technology has historically been developed with public funding. – Spillover to commercial/engineering 6 The State of Supercomputing in the U.S. is Good • As of June 2004 51% of TOP500 systems were installed in the U.S. and 91% of the TOP500 systems were made in the U.S. • In 2003 U.S. vendors had 98% market share in capability systems and 88% in HPC (IDC). • Supercomputing is used effectively. – Science, ASC, … • HPC is broadly available in academia and industry (clusters). 7 The State of Supercomputing is Bad • Companies primarily making custom supercomputers (e.g., Cray, ISVs) have a hard time surviving. – Supercomputing is a diminishing fraction of total computer market – Supercomputing market is unstable • Delayed acquisitions can jeopardize company • Private share is decreasing $1,200M 90.0% 80.0% $1,000M 70.0% $800M 60.0% 50.0% $600M 40.0% $400M 30.0% 20.0% $200M 10.0% $0 0.0% 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Capability private sector Capability public sector Fraction public 8 Supercomputing is a Fragile Ecosystem • Small, unstable market, totally dependent on government purchases • Weakened by wavering policies and investments (people leave, companies disappear) • Recovery is expensive and takes a long time 9 Current State is Largely Due to Success of Commodity Based Supercomputing • Supercomputing performance growth in the last decade was almost entirely due to growth in uniprocessor performance (Moore's law). No progress in unique supercomputing technologies was needed and little occurred. • Increase in parallelism has been modest – top commodity/hybrid system had 3,689 nodes in 6/94 and 4,096 nodes in 6/04. • As of June 2004, 60% of TOP500 systems are clusters using commodity processors and switches; 95% of the systems use commodity processors. • Good: Commodity clusters have democratized and broadened HPC. • Bad: Commodity clusters have narrowed the market for non commodity systems. Lack of investment has reduced their viability. 10 Commodity Systems Satisfy Most HPC Needs • Good parallel performance can be achieved by clusters of commodity processors connected by commodity switches and switch interfaces, e.g., ASC Q. • For problems with good locality (e.g., bioinformatics) such systems provide better time-to-solution than customized systems at any cost level. 11 But Customization Needed to Achieve Certain Critical Goals • Higher bandwidth and lower overhead for global communication can be achieved by hybrid systems (custom switch and custom switch interfaces, e.g., Red Storm). • For problems with heavy global communication requirements, or when scaling to large node numbers is needed (e.g., climate) such systems provide better time-tosolution at a given cost, or may be only way to meet deadlines. 12 Customization is Becoming Essential • Higher bandwidth to local memory and better latency hiding can be achieved by custom systems (systems with custom processors, e.g., Cray X1). • For problems with little locality (e.g., GUPS), such systems provide better timeto-solution at given cost or may be the only way to meet deadlines. 13 It will be harder in the future to "ride on the coattails" of Moore's Law. • Memory latency increases relative to processor speed (the memory wall): by 2020 about 800 loads and 90,000 floating-point operations would be executed while waiting for one local memory access to complete. • Global communication latency increases and bandwidth decreases relative to processor speed: by 2020 a global bandwidth of about 0.001 word/flops and global latency equivalent to about 0.7Mflops. • Improvement in single processor performance is slowing down; future performance improvement in commodity processors will come from increasing on-chip parallelism. • Mean Time to Failure is growing shorter as systems grow and devices shrink. 14 Software Productivity is Low • Need high-level notations that capture parallelism and locality. • Application development environment and execution environment in HPC are less advanced and less robust than for general computing. • Will need increasing levels of parallelism in future supercomputing. • Custom/hybrid systems can support a simpler programming model. – But that potential is largely unrealized 15 What Will We Need? • Fundamentally new architectures before 2010 for supercomputing and before 2020 for general computing • New algorithms, new languages, new tools, and new systems for higher degrees of parallelism • A stable supply of trained engineers and scientists • Continuity through institutions and rules that encourage the transfer of knowledge and experience into the future • Technological diversity in hardware and software to enhance future technological options 16 We Start at a Disadvantage • The research pipeline has emptied. – NSF grants decreased 75%, published papers decreased 50%, no funding for significant demonstration systems • The human pipeline is dry. – Averages: 36 PhDs/year in computational sciences (800 in CS); 3 hired by national labs – Less focus on supercomputing among other CS/CE disciplines • Planning and coordination are lacking. 17 The Time to Act is Now • Fundamental changes take decades to mature. – Recall vectors, MPPs … • Current strengths are being lost. – People, companies, corporate memory 18 What Lessons Should we Learn from the Japanese Earth Simulator? • ES demonstrates the advantages of custom supercomputers. • ES shows the importance of perseverance. • ES does not show that Japan has overtaken the U.S. – U.S. had the technology to build a similar system with a similar investment in the same time frame – Most of the software technology used on the ES originates from the U.S. • ES is not a security risk for the U.S. • ES shows how precarious the worldwide state of custom supercomputing is • U.S. should invest in supercomputing to satisfy its own needs, not to beat Japan. 19 Overall Recommendation To meet the current and future needs of the United States, the government agencies that depend on supercomputing, together with the U.S. Congress, need to take primary responsibility for accelerating advances in supercomputing and ensuring that there are multiple strong domestic suppliers of both hardware and software. 20 Recommendation 1 To get the maximum leverage from the national effort, the government agencies that are the major users of supercomputing should be jointly responsible for the strength and continued evolution of the supercomputing infrastructure in the United States, from basic research to suppliers and deployed platforms. The Congress should provide adequate and sustained funding. – Long-term (5-10 years) integrated HEC plan – Budget requests matched to plan – Loose coordination of research funding; tight coordination of industrial R&D – Joint planning and coordination of acquisitions (reduce procurement overheads, reduce variability) 21 Recommendation 2 The government agencies that are the primary users of supercomputing should ensure domestic leadership in those technologies that are essential to meet national needs. – Unique technologies are needed (custom processors, interconnects, scalable software); these will not come from broad market – Need U.S. suppliers because may want to restrict export – Need U.S. suppliers because no other country is certain to do it – Leadership both helps mainstream computing and draws from it 22 Recommendation 3 To satisfy its need for unique supercomputing technologies such as high-bandwidth systems, the government needs to ensure the viability of multiple domestic suppliers. – Viability achieved by stable, long-term government investments at adequate levels – Either subsidize R&D or support from stable, long-term procurement contracts (UK model) – Custom processors are a key technology that will not be provided by the broad market – Other technologies also important 23 Recommendation 4 The creation and long-term maintenance of the software that is key to supercomputing requires the support of those agencies that are responsible for supercomputing R&D. That software includes operating systems, libraries, compilers, software development and data analysis tools, application codes, and databases. – Need larger and more targeted coordinated investments – Multiple models: vertical vendor, horizontal vendor, not for profit organization, open source model… – Need stability and continuity (corporate memory) – Build only what cannot be bought 24 Recommendation 5 The government agencies responsible for supercomputing should underwrite a community effort to develop and maintain a roadmap that identifies key obstacles and synergies in all of supercomputing. – Roadmap should inform R&D investments – Wide participation from researchers, developers and users – Driven top-down (requirements) and bottom-up (technologies) – Must be quantitative and measurable – Must reflect interdependence of technologies – Informs, but does not fully determine research agenda 25 Recommendation 6 Government agencies responsible for supercomputing should increase their levels of stable, robust, sustained multiagency investment in basic research. More research is needed in all the key technologies required for the design and use of supercomputers (architecture, software, algorithms, and applications). – Mix of small and large projects, including demonstration systems – Emphasis on university projects - education and free flow of information – Estimated investment needed for core technologies is $140M per year (more needed for applications) 26 Recommendation 7 Supercomputing research is an international activity; barriers to international collaboration should be minimized. – Barriers reduce broad benefit of supercomputing to science – Early-stage sharing of ideas compensates for small size of community – Collaborators should have access to domestic supercomputing systems – Technology advances flow to and from broader IT industry; fast development cycles and fast technology evolution require close interaction – No single supercomputing technology presents major risk; US strategic advantage is in its broad capability – Export restrictions have hurt U.S. manufacturers; some (e.g., on commodity clusters) lack any rationale 27 Recommendation 8 The U. 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68 Yorkville Ave., suites 1601 and 1602, Toronto
Asking price: $8.49-million
Condo fees: $4,306 a month
Taxes: $26,070
Agent: Janet Lindsay (Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd.)
The Back Story
Lots of couples must fantasize about setting up separate side-by-side suites but the husband and wife who bought the entire 16th floor of a luxury building in Yorkville have actually done it.
The Toronto power couple (who asked that their names not be used) are involved in the arts and philanthropy. They chose the Regency building mainly for its location at the corner of Yorkville and Bay, along with such perks as valet parking and concierge service 24/7.
They hired a designer to plan the layouts and came up with a combined living space that lets them flow between the two. The units have contrasting appearances: hers shines in sunlight while the deep tones in his allow the city lights to sparkle after dark.
But the decision to set up distinct living spaces is not only about the decor, says agent Janet Lindsay of Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd. "They wanted a place where they could live together, but she also has a home office".
This way they each have space in which to conduct business from home and hold meetings in private, she explains.
Each unit has light from three sides, and, since the couple owns the hallway between the two units, they were able to decorate that too. "You have this nice transition from one to the other," Ms. Lindsay says.
Private elevator access to their floor allows them to just leave the doors open and wander down the hall whenever they like.
When the two entertain together, party guests can drift from north to south, Ms. Lindsay adds.
His and Hers
Her unit on the north side of the building is airy and tranquil, with an abundance of white. The walls, the window frames, built-in furniture and stone surfaces are all glacial. Mirrored support columns lend the impression of an uninterrupted view.
The kitchen, custom-designed by Bellini, is pristine white unfettered by any cabinet hardware. Stainless steel appliances are built in.
Throughout the suite, wide-plank, riff-cut oak floors have been left unstained, with just a light oil finish.
Her home office is tucked in behind the dining room, which allows her to use the Saarinen-designed marble dining room table as a boardroom table for meetings, Ms. Lindsay adds. The study can also be closed off by a sliding high-gloss lacquer door.
The master bedroom has two custom shoe closets and a concealed "elevator" television which rises up from a console at the foot of the bed.
The ensuite bathroom has a glass shower enclosure with built-in bench, a towel warmer and heated floor.
A second bedroom has its own ensuite.
For al fresco living, the suite has two large terraces with three sets of French doors each. There is also a balcony off the master bedroom.
At the south end of the floor, his 2,535 square feet have an edgier, more masculine feel.
The reception hall, with formal column, has recycled concrete flooring imported from Italy.
Interior window frames are black and the living room has oak floors stained grey.
A powder room is lined in dramatic black wallpaper with a card-playing theme.
His library, lined in walnut shelves, has a built-in console for laying out books in order to study them.
Throughout the space, dark finishes, walnut panelling and built-ins, and Artemide lighting increase the drama at night.
"This side really comes alive at night because of all the twinkling lights you see around you," says Ms. Lindsay, gesturing to the windows on three sides.
To the south, the view is straight down Bay Street to the towers of finance. "This gives us a corner balcony looking over to the financial world where he obviously has his roots," she says.
The custom-built Bellini cabinetry in the kitchen is slate grey and the countertops are black.
A family room next to the kitchen is flooded with light from the south during the day.
His master bedroom suite also has a large walk-in closet, hidden television and bath with steam shower.
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Ms. Lindsay has lots of ideas for potential pairings of the two suites. The real appeal is the flexibility, in her opinion.
A son who looked at the package thought he might ensconce his father in one of the units.
A couple could live on one side, points out Ms. Lindsay, and let the nanny and children have the run of the other.
She thinks it's an unusual opportunity to be able to buy two units together, but the two can also be purchased separately. The asking price for his is $4.295-million, while hers it's $4.195-million.
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