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A couple of moths ago I predicted which free agent pick ups the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and Tennessee Titans would have to make to push them over the hump either to getting to the playoffs, get to the Super Bowl, or win the Super Bowl. I predicted that the 49ers would go after WR Vincent Jackson to help make it to the Super Bowl in 2012, Oakland should sign CB Brandon Carr to get them into the playoffs, the Cowboys should sign SS LaRon Landry to help them into the playoffs, the Titans should sign Carl OG Nicks to help them get into the playoffs, and the Patriots should sign CB Cortland Finnegan to help them win the Super Bowl in 2012. All of these teams were on the cusp of success, but all fell a bit short. Now that that the majority of the 2012 free agent pool has dried up and the NFL draft is in the rearview mirror, it's time to revisit how just how accurate my predictions were.
1. San Francisco 49ers – Vincent Jackson, WR
San Francisco was on the cusp of going to their first Super Bowl since 1995. I had predicted that they would go after a top tier WR this off-season to help push them over the hump in 2012 to get to the Super Bowl. Although S.F. did not sign Vincent Jackson (Jackson signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers), they did sign former New York Giant WR Mario Manningham and free agent WR Randy Moss (who sat out the 2011 season). S.F. did not stop addressing the WR position as they used their first pick in the 2012 NFL draft to take A.J. Jenkins, a speedy WR from Illinois. Although I had the player wrong, it seems that S.F. was most interested in improving the wide receiver position, and Manningham has the chance to really step-up his game in S.F..
Prediction Grade: A
2. Oakland Raiders – Brandon Carr, CB
The Oakland Raiders were on the cusp of making the 2011 players. My pick for the Raiders of Brandon Carr, who signed a huge contract with the Dallas Cowboys, was a bit of a pipe dream. New GM Reggie McKenzie did not inherit the most organized team in terms of financial responsibility. Former Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis was known for give lucrative contracts to questionable players (Do Javon Walker and DeAngelo Hall ring a bell?). McKenzie is looking to bring some stability to Oakland so one can understand why he didn't want to break the bank on a top tier player. McKenzie, instead, signed many players at discount rates. Oakland was able to sign former 49er CB Shawnte Spencer, former Green Bay Packers CB Pat Lee, and former St. Louis Rams CB Ron Bartell. Oakland addressed the CB position, but not to the extent I was predicting.
Prediction Grade: C
3. Dallas Cowboys – LaRon Landry, SS
The Dallas Cowboys were on the cusp of winning the NFC East before they lost to the Super Bowl 46 Champion New York Giants in week 17. Many analysts felt that Dallas' secondary was the biggest issue holding them back. Dallas may have had the best off-season in terms of upgrading their secondary. Dallas did not sign LaRon Landry (Landry signed with the New York Jets). Dallas did sign former Kansas City Chiefs CB Brandon Carr and drafted LSU standout CB Morris Claiborne. There were several safeties available in free agency, but Dallas focused on upgrading the CB position from day one. Dallas only signed one free agent safety, Brodney Pool formerly of the New York Jets. Pool is a seven year veteran with decent size and instincts. He may not be the top tier safety I was hoping Dallas would sign, but he is an upgrade from what Dallas was working with in 2011.
Prediction Grade: C
4. Tennessee Titans – Carl Nicks, OG
The Titans were on the cusp of gaining a wild card entry into the 2011 playoffs. Tennessee was pretty quiet during the 2012 off-season. This was somewhat surprising considering their most dynamic weapon, RB Chris Johnson , struggled to live up to the contract he signed in 2011. The Titans should have been looking to make a huge splash for their offensive line, but after missing out on OG Carl Nicks (who signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) their options to make drastic improvement were limited. The Titans didn't go without as they signed former Minnesota Viking OG Steve Hutchinson. Hutchinson was injured for the 2010 season and most of the 2011 season, making him a bit of risk. Hutchinson was not the game changing OG I thought the Titans would target, but he is an upgrade to their other options.
Prediction Grade: B
5. New England Patriots – Cortland Finnegan, CB
New England was on the cusp of winning Super Bowl 46, but their defense was exposed for what it was: a group of players that were not ready to take on even a semi elite wide receiver corps. I had predicted that NE would have to add a top tier CB to be competitive in the NFL in 2012. I thought Cortland Finnegan, who signed with the St. Louis Rams, would fit in great with the New England Patriots. The AFC east, with the departure of Brandon Marshall, has the most intimidating wide receivers, and that may have been the main reason why Bill Bellichick did not go after a top level cornerback; in fact, the only cornerback the Patriots signed in free agency was former Miami Dolphin Will Allen. Allen, a former first round draft pick by the New York Giants, has never lived up to his first round selection, and doesn't qualify as a game changer for the New England defensive backfield. The Patriots didn't even draft a cornerback until pick number 224 in the seventh round when they drafted Alfonzo Dennard out of Nebraska. New England decided to focus more on their defensive front, so my prediction of them upgrading their defensive backfield fell way short.
Prediction Grade: F
Overall Prediction GPA: 2.2.
I didn't do too bad with my predictions overall, but I will have to focus more on the mindset of the coaching staff and not the team needs to be more successful in the future. New England Patriots head coach Bellichick is a defensive mastermind, and his decision to get players to improve getting pressure on the quarterback should not have been overlooked. Rookie mistake on my part!


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Scott Horner
Scott Horner currently serves as the Director of Communications at Octagon, the world's largest and foremost athlete representation and sports and entertainment marketing agency headquartered in McLean, VA. Based in the firm's Athletes & Personalities Division, Horner is tasked with leading the internal and external communications initiatives for Octagon, along with spearheading many of the proactive public relations platforms for the agency's expansive roster of clients. Some of the Octagon clients that Horner works with on their behalf include Emmitt Smith, Bill Cowher, Stephen Curry, Jimmer Fredette, Herm Edwards, Andrea Kremer, Pudge Rodriguez, Justin Tuck and Jimmie Johnson among others.
Now in his sixth year with Octagon, Horner also plays an integral role in the division's client marketing efforts while also spearheading the corporate speaking business for the firm's highly-sought after speaking talent. In 2008, Octagon was named the inaugural winner of the Sports Agency of the Year by the Sports Business Journal and is regularly lauded as one of the best agencies in the industry.
Prior to joining Octagon, Horner served a two-season stint with the Philadelphia Eagles as a Graduate Assistant in the club's Football Media Services Department. In this role, Horner was an integral member of the department that served as the liaison between the players and coaches and the national, regional and local media outlets who covered the team on a daily basis. Horner also was a member of the club's advance team for Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, FL. During his tenure with the team, the Eagles PR staff was awarded The Pete Rozelle Award, an honor given by the Pro Football Writers Association of America to the NFL's top PR staff.
A native of York, PA and a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Advertising and Public Relations, Horner also had a previous eight-month internship with the Major League Baseball Players Association and volunteered in Penn State's Sports Marketing and Promotions Department.
Horner is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Sports Industry Management graduate program where he co-teaches a class in Sports Communications and Public Relations. A founding member of the Washington Sports Business Professionals organization, Horner often speaks to undergrad and grad classes at University of Maryland and George Washington among other schools.

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Almost two months have passed since Apple and EMI's historic joint announcement proclaiming the arrival DRM free music downloads. At the time Apple CEO Steve Jobs claimed tracks would be available in May, but with less than two days to meet that deadline suddenly something's under way at iTunes central...
A mass software update has been popping up on user's computers today asking them to upgrade to iTunes 7.2 with the description "With iTunes 7.2, preview and purchase iTunes Plus music—new higher-quality, DRM-free music downloads from participating music labels."
Three points to raise here:
1. It appears we're all going to need the latest version of iTunes to purchase DRM free downloads (when they arrive)
2. Apple has christened these downloads 'iTunes Plus'
3. 'Participating music labels' as in plural? Is this a typo or did Steve's peer pressure yield results?
As for the actual functionality of iTunes Plus, the help file in 7.2 reveals:
"The first time you buy an iTunes Plus song, you specify whether to make all future purchases iTunes Plus versions (when available). You can change this setting by accessing your account information on the iTunes Store. If you already have iTunes Store purchases that are now available as iTunes Plus downloads, you may upgrade your existing purchases. To do so, visit the iTunes Store and follow the onscreen instructions."
All seems straightforward enough. So Steve, 34 hours and counting...
Update: It's here with 32 hours to spare, but sadly at this moment in time EMI is the only record label onboard. Read the official press release here and fire up iTunes 7.2 now for some DRM free goodness.


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I have a bit of a dilemma and am just looking for suggestions. I currently carry either a Glock 21 or a Glock 30 depending upon the circumstances, mostly the 30. I am looking for something a little lighter, slimmer, and preferably able to fit in a typical jeans pants pocket, jacket pocket, or the like. Not so much for a primary carry as a backup and kind of a secondary for situations where the 30 is just a bit too large and cumbersome. I've narrowed it down to either just sticking with the 30 (will be keeping it in any event), or getting an XD-S, DB9, or the LC9 (though that last is a distant third) but each has its own drawbacks.
I've had the opportunity to work a bit with a Ruger LCP and Ruger LC9 and while the LCP is definitely small enough, it would represent another caliber to keep up with as well as I'd like something larger than .380. The LC9 seems like a decent option but at just about the same size as the XD-S I'd rather have the .45 for ammunition commonality with the 30. The XD-S is slimmer than the 30 but in terms of length and height its basically the same as the Glock 30. Of the three the DB9 appears to be the only one that offers a significant change as its a little smaller than the LC9 or the XD-S and appears to fit well in a pocket (haven't had the chance to actually try it with the DB9). I think the LC9 and XD-S would work in a pocket as well but again, haven't had the chance to try that method with either. I do not currently have a 9mm but do have the ammunition on hand so that isn't really an issue though I do prefer .45 overall. Then there's also the oddball Heizer DoubleTap though the limited capacity was an issue and as of a couple days ago it looks like it may not actually go anywhere.
So, given all that, what are your thoughts?
Edit: Forgot to add...I know even with a pocket holster (I usually cobble my own together from leather scrap around the shop) that pocket carry isn't exactly optimal, unfortunately with both my work and recreational activities a traditional holster carry or even ankle carry isn't always doable.


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The inventor of the world wide web believes an online "Magna Carta" is needed to protect and enshrine the independence of the medium he created and the rights of its users worldwide.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee told the Guardian the web had come under increasing attack from governments and corporate influence and that new rules were needed to protect the "open, neutral" system.
Speaking exactly 25 years after he wrote the first draft of the first proposal for what would become the world wide web, the computer scientist said: "We need a global constitution – a bill of rights."
Berners-Lee's Magna Carta plan is to be taken up as part of an initiative called "the web we want", which calls on people to generate a digital bill of rights in each country – a statement of principles he hopes will be supported by public institutions, government officials and corporations.
"Unless we have an open, neutral internet we can rely on without worrying about what's happening at the back door, we can't have open government, good democracy, good healthcare, connected communities and diversity of culture. It's not naive to think we can have that, but it is naive to think we can just sit back and get it."
Berners-Lee has been an outspoken critic of the American and British spy agencies' surveillance of citizens following the revelations by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. In the light of what has emerged, he said, people were looking for an overhaul of how the security services were managed.
His views also echo across the technology industry, where there is particular anger about the efforts by the NSA and Britain's GCHQ to undermine encryption and security tools – something many cybersecurity experts say has been counterproductive and undermined everyone's security.
Principles of privacy, free speech and responsible anonymity would be explored in the Magna Carta scheme. "These issues have crept up on us," Berners-Lee said. "Our rights are being infringed more and more on every side, and the danger is that we get used to it. So I want to use the 25th anniversary for us all to do that, to take the web back into our own hands and define the web we want for the next 25 years."
The web constitution proposal should also examine the impact of copyright laws and the cultural-societal issues around the ethics of technology.
While regional regulation and cultural sensitivities would vary, Berners-Lee said he believed a shared document of principle could provide an international standard for the values of the open web.
He is optimistic that the "web we want" campaign can be mainstream, despite the apparent lack of awareness of public interest in the Snowden story.
"I wouldn't say people in the UK are apathetic – I would say that they have greater trust in their government than other countries. They have the attitude that we voted for them, so let them get on and do it.
"But we need our lawyers and our politicians to understand programming, to understand what can be done with a computer. We also need to revisit a lot of legal structure, copyright law – the laws that put people in jail which have been largely set up to protect the movie producers … None of this has been set up to preserve the day to day discourse between individuals and the day to day democracy that we need to run the country," he said.
Berners-Lee also spoke out strongly in favour of changing a key and controversial element of internet governance that would remove a small but symbolic piece of US control. The US has clung on to the Iana contract, which controls the dominant database of all domain names, but has faced increased pressure post-Snowden.
He said: "The removal of the explicit link to the US department of commerce is long overdue. The US can't have a global place in the running of something which is so non-national. There is huge momentum towards that uncoupling but it is right that we keep a multi-stakeholder approach, and one where governments and companies are both kept at arm's length."
Berners-Lee also reiterated his concern that the web could be balkanised by countries or organisations carving up the digital space to work under their own rules, whether for censorship, regulation or commerce.
We all have to play a role in that future, he said, citing resistance to proposed copyright theft regulation.
He said: "The key thing is getting people to fight for the web and to see the harm that a fractured web would bring. Like any human system, the web needs policing and of course we need national laws, but we must not turn the network into a series of national silos."
Berners-Lee also starred in the London 2012 Olympics, typing the words "this is for everyone" on a computer in the centre of the arena. He has stuck firmly to the principle of openness, inclusivity and democracy since he invented the web in 1989, choosing not to commercialise his model. Rejecting the idea that government and commercial control of such a powerful medium was inevitable, Berners-Lee said it would be impossible: "Not until they prise the keyboards from our cold, dead fingers." …
Sign up here https://webwewant.org and get to work on your own draft of the Web Bill of Rights, if you are so inclined.


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The reason the canister has to be purged is that after a while it will fill with vapors and will smell of gas. It's not a big deal to install one, you just buy a canister and a canister control valve and hook it all up. I'm having a difficult time picturing the rest of your set up and how it would work properly. There is a filter on the bottom of the charcoal canisters I'm familiar with. I'm not sure what you mean by running to it's own air filter. What happens is that when the purge valve opens fresh air is drawn into the canister through the bottom through the filter. That air mixes with the fuel vapors as they go into the engine. A check valve in the vapor vent line prevents pulling a vacuum in the fuel tank. The only problem I see is that the system I'm describing is an older GM one and you may not be able to get parts for it anymore. The newer ones are controlled by electric solinoids activated by the ECM. In any case I'm no instructor and sometimes don't explain things very well. I think the first thing you have to do is have a complete understanding about how the systems work then I'm sure you can design one easily enough.
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Yorkville UP215 Stereo Processor for U215
Yorkville UP215 Stereo Processor for U215
Product Description for the Yorkville UP215 Stereo Processor for U215
Every Unity™ enclosure can be used with an optional, dedicated stereo processor, which is designed to optimize the performance of that specific cabinet. The 19" rack-mountable processors interface between the output of the mixer and the input of the power amplifier(s) to provide both pre-equalization and crossover facilities, plus enhanced subsonic protection and hum-rejection.
Subwoofer outputs feature user variable 90Hz to 150Hz crossover frequency controls. Bass frequencies destined for the full-range enclosure's woofer, which are more effectively reproduced by the subwoofer, are rolled off. A two or three way system can be achieved by adding a subwoofer to your existing élite system. Additional features include push buttons for live/playback mode, bi-amp/full range mode and subwoofer in/out.
All processors feature balanced 1/4" TRS (XLR optional) inputs and outputs and can be used with all Yorkville subwoofers – they are even compatible with our competitor's subs! All feature a signal-to-noise ratio of better than 97dB and a max output of 8Vrms, 20dBm at 1kHz.
Question - If I'm not bi-amping the system, do I still need the processor?
Answer - Unity™ boxes do sound great on their own, without much tweaking or external processing. The simple answer is no, you don't absolutely need it, as much as you may want it after trying the system with and without the processor.
Confused? Don't be. In reality, all of the Unity™ cabinets will operate just fine without the processor in the system. There is a tuned passive crossover network in every élite loudspeaker, and the component protection is part of that crossover network. (Unlike the processed TX systems where that processor is the only crossover system, and is integral to protect the components.)
However, there are advantages to having that processor around.
First of all, the élite processors are designed for specific cabinets and must be used in the right combination. If you're using the U15 then there is the UP15 processor, likewise the U215 should have a UP215 processor. The reason for this is that our processors provide a proper overall pre-EQ'd tone and are tweaked for their specific cabinets. They take into account the cabinet's design characteristics and know where to boost and to cut some frequencies for optimum even and most efficient response.
When using Unity™ cabinets with subwoofers, the processor becomes the active crossover as well. Again, it optimizes the frequency response of the 'top' cabinet, taking into account that there is a subwoofer present, and properly crosses over and phase aligns the system. Simply throw the switch on the processor from one-way to two-way mode and the crossover kicks in, the top box becomes smooth mids and highs only, and you have a balanced output to feed the low frequency program to a subwoofer system.
Larger élite cabinets like the U215, and U15 can be bi-amped internally and the processor is by far your most cost effective solution. Again, by switching into three-way mode in a U215 the processor EQ's for the bi-amped system set up, and provides balanced outputs to feed the multiple amplifier array.
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By Eric Kelsey
BERLIN (Reuters) - Some 180,000 Germans left the Catholic Church in 2010, a 40 percent jump over the previous year, as allegations that priests sexually abused children for decades shook the faith, a study said on Thursday.
The number of parishioners quitting the Church surpassed the total of those leaving main Protestant churches for the first time in postwar Germany, the study by the magazine Christ & Welt said. Departures from Protestant churches were stable.
"The rising number of people who left the Church in 2010 represents a lack of trust suffered by the Church because of abuse cases," Rev. Dominik Schwaderlapp, vicar general of the large Cologne archdiocese, told the magazine.
"It is very painful for us because many people obviously have chosen to leave the Church in protest and disgust over the scandal," he added.
Sex abuse scandals have rocked the Church in Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, the United States and other countries over the past year as long-hidden cases came to light and law suits highlighted Church cover-ups.
Official membership has been falling in German Catholic and Protestant churches for years. Figures are readily available because members pay a church tax collected by the state and must declare their departure to local tax authorities.
In predominately Catholic Bavaria, Pope Benedict's home state, departures rose by 70 percent in some dioceses. Those included Eichstaett and Augsburg, where Bishop Walter Mixa served from 1996 until resigning last year in disgrace.
Mixa has been accused of physically abusing minors over several decades, making homosexual advances to seminarians and misusing Church funds. Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation bishop of Augsburg in May last year. Continued...


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We're running a Sunday schedule today – CrossFit classes will meet at 10am, 11am, and noon and Open gym is at 1PM.
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1 mile Run
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200 Push-ups
300 Squats
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In memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed in Afghanistan June 28th, 2005. This workout was one of Mike's favorites and he'd named it "Body Armor". It is referred to as "Murph" in honor of the focused warrior and great American who wanted nothing more in life than to serve this great country and the beautiful people who make it what it is.


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Use HMVC to design a client-tier architecture
Though you may find the task daunting, you can effectively manage the
development of a presentation layer for an application by incorporating
smart development into your strategy -- that is, by using a robust and
scalable pattern that can reduce some of the risk and provide a ready-
made design foundation on which to build.
There are three key aspects of client-tier development:
* GUI layout code: Widget layout and screen look and feel
* GUI feature code: Validations and user-event capture
* Application logic code: App flows, navigation, and server
The HMVC design pattern encourages the decomposition of the client tier
into developed, distinct layers for implementing GUI and application
services. A pattern-based architecture results in standardization; the
HMVC pattern standardizes the presentation (user-service) layer of Web
applications. Standardization in the presentation layer helps
contribute to:
* UI consistency: The framework divides a visual entity (view) into
panes with specific, consistent responsibilities and
* Standardized interaction: The interaction between the various
subcomponents within the presentation layer is clearly defined,
providing customizable base classes.
* Maintainable code: Using a pattern results in maintainable code
that provides a flexible and extensible code base for developing
* Application flow support: The framework structures the
presentation service into distinct layers and provides for inter-
and intralayer communication. Such a structure offers a strong,
orderly way to implement application logic and flow.
Design principles
The HMVC pattern provides clear delineation of responsibility among the
different components and layers. Standard design patterns (Abstract
Factories, Composite, Chain of Responsibility, Facade, etc.) can be
used to provide a stable design.
The horizontal layers specify the hierarchy within the application; the
vertical slices refer to the components of the MVC triad. Within a
layer, the controller has the overall responsibility of managing the
model and view components. For example, the GUIFrame Controller
controls the GUIFrame Model and the GUIFrame (the view). The dashed
lines between model, controller, and view within a layer signify
clearly defined interfaces for communication. This interaction is
achieved through AppEvents. For intralayer communication, a parent-
child controller hierarchy exists, and all intralayer communication can
only be routed through this path. Controllers interact by means of
A user interacts with the view, the visible portion of the application.
HMVC abstracts views at different levels to provide a clean method for
designing the GUI. At the highest level is a GUIContainer, with its
associated controller. The container essentially holds potentially
multiple views, called GUIFrame(s); each GUIFrame is a visual entity
with which a user interacts. The framework defines a GUIFrame as
composed of multiple subparts -- that is, a Menu GUIPane, a Navigation
GUIPane, Status GUIPane, and a central Content GUIPane (see Figure 3).
In most common Web applications, developers usually expect multiple
GUIFrames to be unlikely; primarily, it is the Content GUIPane that
needs to change. The Content GUIPane area is considered to be the most
important part of the GUIFrame; that's where most of the user
interaction occurs. The framework assumes that the efficient control of
multiple Content GUIPanes will suffice to deliver a very large part of
the user experience.
We can apply the MVC triad to each of the composing panes and establish
a hierarchy, with the GUIFrame being composed of the Menu, Status, Nav,
and Content GUIPanes. Depending on the complexity of the code within
each component, we may or may not assign an independent controller and
model to a GUIPane. For example, because of its simplicity and lack of
any real need for sophisticated control, it is not necessary for the
Status GUIPane to have its own controller; we may choose to have the
GUIFrame controller run the Status GUIPane instead. However, as the
Content GUIPane is an important activity area, we might assign it a
separate controller and model. Based on the MVC triad, a GUIFrame has
its associated controller and data-holder model, as does the Content
GUIPane. The GUIFrame layer has the GUIContainer as its parent triad.
The GUIContainer is an invisible part of the architecture; it can
potentially hold multiple GUIFrames.
A crucial aspect of the design is the isolation of Swing-specific code -
- i.e., the Swing components and their listeners (refer back to Figure
2) -- within the lowest rung of the hierarchy. As an illustration,
Swing widgets primarily compose the Content GUIPane. This is not a
design limitation; a Nav GUIPane could also have a Swing component
like, for example, a JTree. Therefore, the Content GUIPane is also
responsible for catering to Swing events like ActionEvents. Similarly,
the Menu GUIPane itself hears an ActionEvent generated by clicking a
JMenuItem within the Menu GUIPane. Thus, a GUIPane acts as a listener
for Swing events. The affected GUIPane can subsequently request further
service from its controller by using application-level events. This
allows for the localization of Swing-specific code.
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I surely ain't allowed to tell what it will be. I do know it won't take long, though.Tell us!I know what's upWow! This month has many great move : DAnd the month isn't even over yet
Appstorm base?
Messed around with the API today…
Why isn't there a set for the full item preview images? I see it only returns those 80×80 px thumbnails…
Any chance for the full, 590×300 px item preview images to be included in the sets?


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New Castle fatal fire prompts reminder about smoke detectors, escape plan
Having working smoke detectors is an important fire prevention step, but so is having a fire escape plan.
Having working smoke detectors is an important fire prevention step, but so is having a fire escape plan.
The Ohio State Liquor Control Board denied a liquor license application for the establishment in February.
Akron will host the defending champion Binghamton Mets tomorrow at 6:35 pm.
Police told neighbors told to stay in their houses.
The hottest selling vehicle in 2015 is the Chevy Equinox.
The suspect, Shezoy Bleary, was in custody, authorities said.
A federal jury found Tsarnaev guilty Wednesday in the 2013 terror attack.
The deal, announced Wednesday, includes a club option for 2019 and 2010.
A local doctor pledged the money in the fall of 2014.
Does the justice system work? That's the question a Kansas man is wondering.
A 19-year-old woman was run over by a car following a fistfight in Grand Rapids on Monday.
Emergency workers took the man to St. Elizabeth's medical center.
A mountain of tires hid two stolen ATVs on Youngstown's south side.
"If it wasn't for Raja, I probably wouldn't be here."
Bond has been set at $1 million for a 23-year-old central Ohio man accused in the rape of an 81-year-old woman last year.
The report from the fatal fire reveals a chaotic scene.
The new legislation would not require a permit or training to carry a gun.
The jury deliberated just under four hours.
The family said they are happy to see the support, but are still trying to figure out how to put the pieces together.
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Sabermetrics 101: Interview with Craig GlaserMay 22, 2010
For those of you who watch/read "On The Black" regularly you know that I do not incorporate a lot of Sabermetrics into my blog posts. I don't have anything against the use of Sabermetrics it just hasn't been my thing. However as I look to try to expand my blogging repertoire I've become more interested in the use of Sabermetrics. With that said I reached out to Craig Glaser of Sabometrics with a few questions. Read below as we discuss the basics of Sabermetrics and it's importance when evaluating a baseball player.
Q. Please tell the readers a little about yourself and Sabometrics.
A. I'm a lifelong Mets fan from Long Island. My first ever favorite player was Gary Carter (followed closely by Keith Hernandez.) I studied Economics in college and went on to a PhD program in Cognitive Psychology. I've been interested in sabermetrics for a few years and thought it might be fun to actually do some of my own research. A friend and I talked about it a lot and I started Sabometrics. I try to bring an interesting perspective to baseball statistics from my background in decision making research. Thanks to the magic of the internet some people started reading my research and I was offered writing gigs at Surviving the Citi and The Hardball Times. I am now working at Bloomberg Sports as well. It's been a whirlwind ride so far and I'm hoping to keep learning about baseball and statistics. Working for the Mets (or another team) would, of course, be really cool but this side of the industry is really fun and exciting.
Q. For those out there who want to learn more about sabermetrics can you give a brief overview as to just what sabermetrics is and is there a good resource out there that someone can use to build a foundation on sabermetrics?
A. To me sabermetrics is all about using statistics to try to understand baseball better. One of the main things which I studied at school is how people misperceive probability and chance. Watching baseball is fun and is obviously really valuable to evaluating players and teams but statistics can tell us things which we can't observe. They can also show us a more accurate version of what we think we're observing. Statistics have definitely enriched the game of baseball for me. One of the best resources is Steve Slowinski's Sabermetrics Library where they have an online introductory course. Lookout Landing also has a great 101 section here. There's lots of great sabermetric info online. My favorite sites include The Hardball Times, Beyond the Box Score, Fangraphs and a bunch of others.
Q. Why is sabermetrics important in evaluating a player?
A. Sabermetrics is important in evaluating players for a number of reasons. Statistics remove your perception from the equation and let you evaluate players objectively. Since people have problems with probabilistic and random information this is very important. Sabermetrics also tells you how much value each game state and play has. Without this information it's extremely hard to rate how responsible each player is for a run or a win. Sabermetrics won't win the game for you but it will help you to get into a situation where you have the best chance of winning.
Q. What are your favorite stats to evaluate a position player and then a starting pitcher?
A. For position players I really like wOBA. It's a rate statistic, scaled to the on base perecentage scale, which tells you how productive a player is. It takes both OBP and SLG into account and is kind of a more advanced replacement for OPS, applying the proper weights to each kind of result. It's also related directly to WAR which tells you how valuable a player was for a whole season. WAR also includes defense – though defensive stats are not as advanced or polished as offensive ones are right now.
For a pitcher I like to look at FIP and xFIP. Both of these are similar to ERA (and in fact were designed to predict future ERA better than ERA itself does.) They operate on the principle that pitchers cannot control the ball once it is put in play, so they look only at strikeouts, walks and home runs. xFIP takes luck out of home runs allowed per fly ball. There is also a version of WAR for pitchers.
Q. Since you are a Mets fan, give me a couple Mets blogs that do a good job utilizing sabermetrics?
A. Besides my site (which I don't consider a Mets site, more of a general sabermetric site, though I do write about the Mets a lot) I would say Amazin Avenue does the best job of integrating sabermetrics with the Mets. There are a few other sites (Surviving the Citi is another smaller site) out there but Amazin Avenue is a great place to start out.
Special thanks to Craig for taking the time to answer some questions for me. Be sure to check him out over at Sabometrics.
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Mondo Marvel: New 'Power Man and Iron Fist' Series to Explode Out of Shadowland
There's gonna be hell up in New York City later this year, but two heroes will be teaming up to confront the situation fist-first. Spinning out of "Shadowland: Power Man and Iron Fist" comes Fred Van Lente's (Shadowlandless) "Power Man and Iron Fist" five-issue miniseries this August.
Rather than the classic duo of Luke Cage and Danny Rand, this new series will focus on Rand as joined by an all-new Power Man being introduced in "Shadowland." Wellington Alves will handle art on the series, with covers by Mike Perkins ("Captain America," "Union Jack.").
The story will see the duo cleaning up the streets of NYC while learning to work together despite some heroic tension. Knowing Van Lente's work, the mini is likely to include its share of odd couple moments alongside buddy cop-style action.
[Assistant Editor's note: With their opposing glowing hands, I'm personally hoping for a new combo move that involves an "Iron Power Fist Bump.]


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I'm speechless that he's speechless. After 10 months of conservatives grumbling about his world "apology tour" and rhetorical diminution of American exceptionalism, replete with a bow to the king of Saudi Arabia(!), he's suddenly shocked to find they're not keen on seeing him go perpendicular for the emperor of Japan? If he simply doesn't care, fine. But "speechless"?
"Obama's attitude was, this is an elderly gentleman in a country where this kind of greeting is customary," said the official. "It does not seem extraordinary to show this kind of gesture to him."
"The Fox News poll said that 67 percent of Americans thought [the bow] was a good thing for him to have done," the official continued. "When the president heard that some people had complained, I'd characterize his reaction as: The notion that the United States is somehow humbling or humiliating itself by showing respect for a local custom, when it is transparently the most powerful country in the world, leaves me speechless."
It wasn't customary, though. It was "jarring and inappropriate," even by Japanese standards, and "evoked weakness in Japanese terms." As Ace explained, it's not that the bow shows America "humbling itself" or whatever, it's that it makes Obama look like an eager-to-please chump who believes that silly gestures like this in any way advance American interests. And if he looks like a chump to our allies, you can guess what non-allies are thinking. Here's Cheney from this morning's Scott Hennen Show laying into him about the KSM show trial and the bow, which he calls "fundamentally harmful." Skip ahead to 9:30 for the latter. Exit question: For all the hype about his skill at media manipulation, The One's really not that great at optics, is he? From that weird fake presidential seal during the campaign to his bizarre Greek Obamapolis staging for the DNC acceptance speech to the repeated bows, which cost him more in political capital than they earn, you'd think the new great communicator could do better.