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The Nevada Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall Of Fame will honor two of Southern Nevada's most prolific high school coaches on Saturday at its second annual induction ceremony.
Former Green Valley High coach Jimmy May, who coached Eldorado to 12 state championships from 1977 to 1998, will be inducted alongside Summerlin resident Chuck Diller, who will receive a Lifetime Service to Wrestling award for his 27 years at Rancho.
"I'm so humbled by this honor," said Diller, 56. "I'm very proud to be inducted with coach May, who I think is the most fabulous coaches to have come out here."
May, who moved to Henderson from Oregon as a child, developed into a dominating wrestler for Basic in the 1970s, winning a state title and qualifying for the USA World Greco-Roman Team.
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I have two questions connected with importing the video to Final Cut Express.
All video I recorded (exepct two situations below) has been made with Canon HV30.
First is connected with import of few video shooted with Sony DSC HX5V that I received from my brother. I dont have much money and I want to import full HD into FCE.
Second question is connected with Enlargement the video. I just recorded few interesting moments with Pentax Optio P80 and I want to enlarge my video from HD 1280x720 to full HD 1920x1080 and do the rest in Final Cut Express.
As I said before, all other recordings have been made with Canon HV30 PAL.
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Can you write me about settings in MPEG StreamClip?
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2014 USCR (Sebring 12): Porsche Captures GTLM Pole as Christensen Shines In Qualifying
Michael Christensen may not yet be a household name among U.S. sports car fans, but the 23-year-old Dane fully intends on changing that this season with a full-time TUDOR United SportsCar Championship ride for Porsche North America.
If Fridayâs qualifying for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida is any indication, heâs not wasting any time, setting the fastest time in his No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR with a lap of one minute, 58.933 seconds (113.207 mph) in the always-competitive GT Le Mans (GTLM) class.
Saturdayâs race serves as both the second round of the TUDOR Championship and the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup. The event begins at 10:15 a.m. ET. Live FOX Sports 1 coverage runs from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., with the remainder of the event streamed live on www.imsa.com. FOX Sports 1 also will air a three-hour highlight telecast beginning at 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
It was Christensenâs first qualifying attempt as a Porsche factory driver after being named to the manufacturerâs prestigious lineup in November.
âItâs the first time for me here (at Sebring) and the first time on the pole,â Christensen said. âWe just need to drive as hard as possible. When the class is close like this, itâs going to be a long, long race. You have to keep a cool head as a driver and work well as a team over the wall.â
Porsche North America is off to a hot start in 2014 after winning the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona with the teamâs No. 911 911 RSR, but if it wants to close out the prestigious Daytona-Sebring double, it will have to fend off tough competition from BMW and Chevrolet.
Dirk Mueller just missed the top spot in the No. 56 BMW Z4 GTE with a lap of 1:59.024 (113.120 mph) while BMW Team RLL teammate Bill Auberlen qualified third in the teamâs No. 55 BMW Z4 GTE at 1:59.094 (113.054 mph).
Corvette Racing took the next two positions, followed by the Daytona-winning Porsche and the Risi Competizione Ferrari as the top six positions were separated by a mere 0.315 seconds.
Oliver Gavin qualified fourth with a lap of 1:59.222 (112.932 mph) in the No. 4 Corvette C7R co-driven by Tommy Milner and Robin Liddell, followed by teammate Antonio Garcia in the teamâs No. 3 entry co-driven by Jan Magnussen and Ryan Briscoe, running 1:59.224 (112.930).
Richard Lietz was sixth in the class in the No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR he shares with Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet, running 1:59.248 (112.908 mph).
While the No. 62 Ferrari 458 Italia was fastest in Thursdayâs practice, the car was involved in a Friday morning incident. The team was able to repair the vehicle in time for qualifying, with Gianmaria Bruni clocking in seventh fastest with a lap of 1:59.890 (112.303 mph) in the car he co-drives with Matteo Malucelli and Giancarlo Fisichella.
New Series, New Class, Same Result For Cameron
Prior to the merger between the GRAND-AM Rolex Series and the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón, Dane Cameron had a presence in both of the series that now make up the unified TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. He earned a reputation as a top qualifier in the prototype ranks of both series, earning two Rolex Series DP-class poles and three ALMS PC-class poles.
Friday, Cameron used that experience in the TUDOR Championshipâs production-based GT Daytona (GTD) ranks, earning the TOTAL Pole Award for Saturdayâs Twelve Hours of Sebring, driving the No. 94 BMW Z4 for Turner Motorsport to a lap of 2:04.258 seconds (108.355 mph).
âItâs an amazing pole for an amazing event,â Cameron said. âI just glanced at the time sheets and the top six or seven cars are within a second of each other. It shows you wonât be able to give up any time on the track or the pit lane.â
Parity was certainly the story in GTD qualifying with five manufacturers making up the top five positions, all separated by a mere 0.202 seconds. Leh Keen just missed the top spot in the No. 22 Weather Tech Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT America with a lap of 2:04.268 (108.346 mph) while Jeroen Bleekemolenâs No. 33 Viper Exchange SRT Viper GT3-R rounded out the top three at 2:04.311 (108.309 mph). Those three lapped in within just 0.043 seconds of each other.
James Davison and his No. 007 TRG-AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage qualified fourth with a lap 2:04.320 (108.301 mph) while Alessandro Balzan rounded out the top five in the No. 63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia at 2:04.460 (108.179 mph).
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The kayakers are off and paddling during a multi sport competition in aid of the P.E.I Cancer Society. There was also sailing, cycling, paddle boarding and running. The event was called Boots, Boats, Bikes, Boards for a Cure.
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The second annual Boots, Boats, Bikes and Boards for a Cure took place Saturday afternoon at the Charlottetown Yacht Club with a fundraising goal of $8,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society of P.E.I.
The Charlottetown Yacht Club hosted the event with five sponsors this year including the Charlottetown Yacht Club, Source for Sports, Sporting Intentions, Quarter Master Marine and Paddles.
There were five different areas to compete in with each area allotted seven teams. The sail boating kicked things off with kayaking, paddle boarding, biking and running followed suit. To participate, each member of the team had to donate a minimum of $100 dollars.
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Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
We have sailed Disney, RCL, Carnival, Norwegian, and Princess and we felt that given the ship, the itinerary and the length of the voyage, this was our best cruise ever!
this embarkation process was a breeze. We were on board in record time, having arrived at the dock at 10:15 and on board by 10:45 with essentially no lines. It was also refreshing that we were allowed to bypass the photographer and just get on the ship! We were pleasantly surprised to be greeted upon boarding with a choice of champagne, mimosa or orange juice.
The ships public spaces were beautiful and comfortable. The staff was exceptionally friendly and helpful. I don't believe we passed a single employee who didn't make eye contact and say "good morning" or "good evening" with a smile. We used guest relations on a couple of occasions (a problem with our travel agency failing to post our on-board credit and a TV that didn't work because the plug was More knocked out) and they were "Johnny on the spot". The mean age of the passengers was notably older than other cruises we had been on, but we're notably older too (?, being 63 and 61). We understand that the age of the passengers might be dictated somewhat by the length of the cruise and the time of year. Retirees and Europeans (who get more vacation than many Americans) made up the majority of the passengers we encountered, although there was a young honeymooning couple or two. We didn't feel that the age of the passengers was significant.
The cabin was ample. We were in 6063 (2B) on the Penthouse deck and the location was great. We weren't too high up, too far fore or aft, and being on deck 6, it was an easy walk to 4 for dinner or entertainment and 10 for breakfast, lunch, or the pool. A few helpful pieces of information: They provide shampoo, conditioner and bar soap. They have a hair dryer that blows a gale and I (thankfully) had taken my own. Drawers and cabinets seemed sparse but once we finished unpacking, we realized we had ample room. I took an extra 20 metal hangers or so and used them, although there were probably enough hangers to get by with if I had doubled up on some outfits. And I took enough clothes to wear something different each night, probably unnecessary. We were able to put our suitcases under the bed, but husband had to lift them so I could get them under... the frames were about the same height as our big suitcases. Husband thought the beds were comfortable, and I'm not so sure, but I'm not complaining. Sleeping on a rocking ship is just my idea of paradise, comfortable mattress or not. The only disturbing factor related to the room was that the life boats were immediately below us and instead of being recessed as they are on many other cruise lines, they protruded, partially obscuring the view if we wanted to look straight down, but we quickly got used to that and it wasn't bothersome.
The seaside cafe offered a nice variety of food. The breakfast selections were extensive ranging from the traditional bacon, eggs, sausage, fruit, cereal, yogurt and an omelet bar to various smoked fish, amazing waffles, a poached egg bar serving eggs Benedict and other poached egg selections, cheese blintzes, "English selections", and others. I thought the coffee here and in the San Marco dining room was WAY too strong and diluted it ½ and ½ with hot water. Interestingly, I saw several others doing the same and commenting on it.
Lunch options in the seaside cafe included a wonderful sandwich bar, pasta bar, pizza, stir fry and the traditional hot offerings. The spa lunch in the Thalissotherapy pool area was good when we sampled it and we especially enjoyed the decadent hamburgers at the poolside grill when we returned to the ship mid-afternoon following a port day.
Sushi is available every night at 5:30. One poster commented that the sushi was too fishy, but I dislike (and don't eat) fish and have never been a sushi fan. However, I ate it on this cruise and enjoyed it for the first time. I had the shrimp and crab rolls and they were great. My husband said the sushi was delicious.
We ate only one night in the Seaside cafe for dinner and unfortunately arrived about 9:00... At that time, the offerings were limited to stir-fry, pasta bar, sushi, and salad. That was the only meal with which we were disappointed.
Twelve of 14 nights, we ate at a 12 top table (449) in the San Marco restaurant, 2nd seating and thoroughly enjoyed every meal. We (Americans) were seated with 3 couples from England and enjoyed the cultural exchange. Later in the cruise, two Dutch couples joined us and we enjoyed them as well. Our waiter, Hasan, was the best we've ever had, and his assistant, Roberto, was extremely efficient! The menu choices were extensive and the quality and presentation of the food was exceptional. We had read reviews criticizing the food on this ship, but we agree with others that if you can't find something you enjoy with all these dining options, you're too picky! The wait staff was also, of course, more than accommodating if we wanted more than one appetizer or were served something which was not to our liking. The sommelier (wine steward) was gracious, remembering our first names, and having our bottles of wine on the table awaiting us every night.
One night, we ate dinner in the Tuscan Grille, and it was out of this world and we felt, well worth the $30 per person (plus 15% gratuity). If you go there, be sure to arrive hungry! The portions were huge and the food was extraordinarily good! We both had filet mignon and the cut of meat and its preparation were as good as almost any steak we've had in some of the finer steakhouses in the States. The service was so fabulous (Nevena was our waitress) that we left her an extra gratuity and she was so gracious, she chased us to the elevators to thank us and give me a hug!
Unfortunately, we didn't attend the Cruise Critic get-together the first morning of the cruise because as I recall, it was scheduled for 10am, and due to a shift in time zones, that was just too early to get up the first morning of my vacation. ? That was certainly a missed opportunity for us! But we did have an opportunity to tour the bridge later with other Cruise Critics, and we enjoyed that immensely.
In general, there seemed to be less scheduled activities on this ship than others, but for us, that wasn't a bad thing. We were after R&R (rest and relaxation, not run and rush), and we got plenty of that with lectures, movies, wine tastings, art auctions, and other activities available if we wanted to "do" something. We had 5 "at sea" days, and I LOVE being lazy and having nowhere to go.
There also seemed to be more pay-as-you-go venues than we usually encounter, with the wine bar, the coffee bar, the crepere, and the gelato shop all being available but for a fee. However, we never had any trouble finding plenty to eat and drink and would have gladly paid $5 for the crepes or $4 for coffee or gelato if our stomachs had ever had sufficient space for one more bite of anything.
Just FYI, we had 3 formal nights. I had to have a polish change, and they did a beautiful job for $23 (including tip). The gym was nice and my husband used the weights and cycled but was disturbed that they removed the seats from the bikes when they weren't having spinning class. I used the treadmill and enjoyed looking out over the ocean. The Thalassotherapy pool was salt water, warm, and delightful. It was much like a huge hot-tub and we spent time there several days.
The entertainment was terrific. We've read other reviews that were critical of the entertainment, but we're at a loss to understand why. The Celebrity singers and dancers were exceptionally talented, with two of the singers also being accomplished dancers... The blonde in particular. Watch for her and be sure to not miss the last night production show "Celebrate the World". There is a segment of River Dance type clogging that was surprisingly good.
Other entertainment consisted of comedians, musicians, a ventriloquist, a couple of acrobats, and we felt they were all excellent quality. We especially enjoyed the acapella group, Full Tilt, 4 young men (3 from Rochester and one from England) who were fabulous. We asked Sue, the cruise director to give them a better venue (they had been stuck in out-of-the-way locations without a microphone where it was difficult to see or hear them). She cleverly put them in Reflections, the night club, because evidently it wasn't "making it", and the popularity of Full Tilt brought the crowds to Reflections where, after 30 minutes, they left and the party band took over. Our favorite entertainment, however, was Perry Grant. He holds court nightly in Michaels and all I can say is you gotta see this guy! My husband couldn't get enough of him. I was delighted to win a prize playing Name That Tune twice on this cruise. Actually, I think he has a cult following, but that's just my opinion. He's more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
St. Martin
As advised in travel guides we had read, we rented a car and drove the island. If you do the same, be sure to get some good directions because the map we had wasn't helpful and didn't have street names on it. Additionally, many of the streets didn't have street signs, so we were lost for what seemed like the first hour... adding spice to our "excursion". We docked on the Dutch side and drove to the French side, having lunch at a creperie in Grand Case. As soon as we ordered, we noted a couple of restaurants directly across the street on a beautiful beach and wished we had opted to eat there instead. Then we drove to Orient Beach, beautiful and worth the drive, but it was so crowded, I was glad we hadn't chosen to spend the entire day there. We drove back to Phillipsburg where we shopped for linen, finding the best deal on a tablecloth but not buying it, waiting for that "better deal" in Curacao. Before we returned to the ship, we had a wonderful Guavaberry colada at a bar on the beach, a tradition for us in St. Maartin.
Didn't take an excursion on this island. My husband just shopped and I found an internet cafe' to send an email home. Later in the cruise, we wondered why we didn't visit the island.
St. Lucia
We took a cab ($5 or $6 each) to Pigeon Bay, a national park with controlled entrance. We paid $5 entry fee each which gave us access to chairs... no umbrellas, but there was shade. It consisted of 2 or 3 small coves, the second of which had some decent snorkeling. We also enjoyed a beer at the park restaurant.
We took a cab ($5 or $6 each, I think) to a beach just short of Nelson's Ship Yard at a place called the Live Lobster, where we rented 2 chairs and an umbrella for $15 with complimentary rum punch provided as part of the package. And it was delicious, not to be missed!
We had visited this port before and taken the Spice tour but were dismayed by our experience downtown so this time we opted to stay on the ship. My husband ventured out and said that he felt uncomfortable when he was walking on a side-street downtown. There were several men loitering, and he just didn't feel safe, so he returned to the ship and we enjoyed essentially another "at sea" day (my personal favorites!)
We shared a cab to Eagle Beach with another couple, a little cheaper than the other islands. Here, we arrived too late to procure an umbrella, but we did get chairs for $5 each. The beach was beautiful but with no shade, it was a long day. There was one small bar on the beach where we paid $6 for a beer and we didn't see any food. But the beach was beautiful and worth the trip.
This was an interesting port. We went to town and shopped for linen with the intention of snorkeling later in the afternoon, but husband wasn't feeling well, so we returned to the ship and hung out there. One unique feature of this town, worth seeing, is a pontoon bridge (similar in concept to a draw bridge) which "opens" several times daily to allow passage of boats. I got "stuck" on each side of the bridge and got to watch the process. It was a little disturbing at times because there is evidently little or no warning before the ends of the bridge are closed. On one occasion, the bridge was closed for some time with several people (some of them elderly couples) "trapped" in the heat with no place to sit and no shade. There is a ferry that takes passengers from one side of the bay to the other when the bridge is closed.
This was our only ship's excursion. We took a boat to Klein-Bonaire, where we snorkeled. The fish and coral were beautiful and we had a terrific time. There were no facilities on this island, so we put our towels on the sand and basked in the sun when we weren't in the water. We were provided with a weak rum punch that just hit the spot.
We were pleased that we were not forced to sit indefinitely in a public area waiting for our zone to be called. We were permitted to stay in our room until 9:20, going to a public lounge where we waited for about 30 minutes before we were released. The only snag was in retrieving our luggage... Some of the pieces were misplaced so it was difficult to locate all 3 suitcases... and it was a bit of a madhouse. However, after we got out of there, we caught a cab to the airport and were home free.
What an amazing experience! We're now Celebrity fans and have vowed that 14 days is the only way to go!
Happy cruising! Less
Published 02/16/11
Cabin review: 2B6063 Deluxe Ocean View with Balcony 2B
6063 The cabin was ample. The location was great. We weren't too high up, too far fore or aft, and being on deck 6, it was an easy walk to 4 for dinner or entertainment and 10 for breakfast, lunch, or the pool. A few helpful pieces of information: They provide shampoo, conditioner and bar soap. They have a hair dryer that blows a gale and I (thankfully) had taken my own. Drawers and cabinets seemed sparse but once we finished unpacking, we realized we had ample room. I took an extra 20 metal hangers or so and used them, although there were probably enough hangers to get by with if I had doubled up on some outfits. We were able to put our suitcases under the bed, but husband had to lift them so I could get them under… the frames were about the same height as our big suitcases. Husband thought the beds were comfortable, and I'm not so sure, but I'm not complaining. The only disturbing factor related to the room was that the life boats were immediately below us and instead of being recessed as they are on many other cruise lines, they protruded, partially obscuring the view if we wanted to look straight down, but we quickly got used to that and it wasn't bothersome.Read All Deluxe Ocean View with Balcony 2B (2B) Reviews >>
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Hip hop star Nicki Minaj called police to her lavish Dallas, Texas hotel last night (July 12) after she was allegedly "struck" in the lip by an unidentified man.
According to TMZ.com, authorities said Minaj told them she was involved in a heated argument poolside at the Palomar Hotel. As the verbal altercation escalated the man headed to Minaj's room where they were both staying. The rapper then ordered hotel staff to call the police as she made her way to the room.
When officers arrived at Minaj's room, she told them her attacker hit her in the lower lip before leaving the scene. An incident report was taken, but Minaj refused to press charges against the man.
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The MethodistThinker.com archive remains in place, but the site is no longer being updated (as of Jan. 2013).
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* Along with a whole lot of other ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' fans, it irked me that in ''[[NicktoonsUnite Nicktoons: Globs of Doom]]'', Zim joins with the heroes by lying while Dib is stuck with the Legion of Doom, even after he rambles about the fact that he's not a villain (No one bothers to listen to him). Then I remembered that Zim saw himself as [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou the only one worthy of conquering that little blue planet]] and that Dib is a ButtMonkey (both of these facts are ''not'' pointed out in-game; you'd have to be a ''Zim'' fan to know those) and now, that part of the plot seems much more clever. --@/{{Pikawil}}
** Zim and Dib's placement in Globs may seem sacrilegious at first glance, but it's actually extremely logical. Zim gets grouped with the heroes even though he doesn't really deserve the title, and Dib is forced to be a villain even though he just wants to do good. Those are the base definitions of VillainProtagonist and HeroAntagonist, which are exactly the roles that Zim and Dib play on their own show. Both of them are on exactly the teams that they're supposed to be, it's just harder to see since ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim follows'' BlackAndGrayMorality rather than the more cut and dry BlackAndWhiteMorality that the other Nicktoon shows lean toward.


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Doctors recommend eating fish regularly and mouth kissing one at least once per lifetime. Say "Oh-mega!" with this Groupon.
Choose Between Two Options
- $10 for $20 worth of seafood and drinks for two or more
- $18 for $40 worth of seafood and drinks for four or more

The key west seafood chowder brims with shrimp, mussels, calamari, and scallops ($4.99) whereas the Super Seafood & Veggie entree features fresh broiled shrimp and fish with veggies ($13.99). Grilled scallops, shrimp, and a maryland crab cake compose the Trio ($14.99). As an alternative to seafood, the menu offers pork medallions ($10.99) and fried green tomatoes ($5.99).

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Al Whelan spent his boyhood summers in Boston working at a waterfront restaurant, where he learned to prepare New England–style seafood and chowders. Although he relocated to sunny Florida, he never forgot his hometown pride or childhood phone number, and he honors his Massachusetts roots with The New England Moorings, a seafood restaurant specializing in house-made crab cakes, fresh fish, and New England clam chowder. Al cultivates a fun, laid-back atmosphere in his bubblegum-pink eatery, which boasts a basketball cage, cornhole court, and 6,000-square-foot patio surrounded by trees.


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Polish startup Killswitch.me submitted, via HackerNews, a video on an exploit that, among other things, appears to be showing that Facebook is scanning private messages to increase Like counters.
In its own developer materials, Facebook confirms that. We are awaiting official comment. It's bad timing, though. Facebook is facing a $15 billion dollar class action suit for alleged Internet tracking. UPDATE: On October 5, Facebook argued that the case is without merit. Scroll below the fold to read the complaint regarding Facebook and Internet tracking.
Google removed the video showing the Facebook Graph API hack from YouTube because "it depicts harm," says a YouTube error message. But the video is still up on Vimeo and embedded below. This detail emerges as Facebook today hits the one billion member mark, according to its co-founder and CEO Marc Zuckerberg.
Facebook Graph API hack discovered by Killswitch.me team and Sejwa.com from Kuba on Vimeo.
Facebook scanning private messages to increase Likes or for any other reason is going raise huge privacy issues. We're awaiting comment from Facebook now. In a statement released initially to The Next Web, Facebook confirms the scanning but says it shares no private Facebook user information.
As The Next Web accurately points out, the Like counter never showed just Likes. Actually, Facebook, on its Developers page, clearly says what the Like numbers are all about. On that page, it clearly shows the following as pictured.
The Next Web's Emil Protalinksi posted the following statement he says Facebook provided about the issue:
Absolutely no private information has been exposed and Facebook is not automatically Liking any Facebook Pages on a user's behalf.
Many websites that use Facebook's 'Like,' 'Recommend,' or 'Share' buttons also carry a counter next to them. This counter reflects the number of times people have clicked those buttons and also the number of times people have shared that page's link on Facebook. When the count is increased via shares over private messages, no user information is exchanged, and privacy settings of content are unaffected. Links shared through messages do not affect the Like count on Facebook Pages.
Here's the complaint in the $15 billion dollar class action suit Facebook is facing.


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By Jay Davis
The Mobridge Teeners came up one run short in bidding for their first win of the season, dropping a 12-11 game in the second game of the doubleheader in Northville on Monday.
Game one was all Northville as the home team won a 16-1 ballgame.
"We played pretty well," said coach Ryan Hoffman. "We should have won the second game, but we had five errors. That killed us."
Mobridge scored five runs in the second inning to take a 7-4 lead in the nightcap. Northville answered with five runs of their own to retake the lead 9-7. Three more Mobridge runs made it 10-9, but Northville answered again and took a 12-10 lead after three innings. Mobridge rallied with one run in the top of the fifth, but left the tying run on base.
Skyler Meyer used a keen eye to draw four walks and score four runs to lead Mobridge. Killian Warner had a single and scored three times. Sam Weleba, Riley Schott and Jordan Bachman added base knocks.
Weleba threw all five innings for Mobridge. He surrendered five hits and walked six. After giving up four earned runs in the first inning, Weleba settled down, but the defense could not back him up, as the last eight Northville runs were all unearned.
The Mobridge nine had slippery gloves in game one. The Teeners committed 10 errors leading to Northville scoring 16 runs on just three hits. Northville opened the game with 10 runs in the first inning.
Tristan Sippert started for Mobridge and took the loss. Trent Thompson and Weleba came on in relief.
"The pitchers actually threw pretty well," said Hoffman. "We had a couple kids throwing strikes."
The Northville pitcher did better. Meyer walked and scored in the first inning for the only Mobridge run. A single by Sippert in the third was the team's only hit.
Northville coaching did not provide Mobridge with names, so the home team's tale can be told no further.
The Teeners will have the Fourth of July holiday off, just in time for a few days of practice without the pressure of trying to get that elusive first win of the season. The next time the Teeners take the field for live action, they will be at Legion Memorial Field hosting Gettysburg on Wednesday, July 11. The first game is scheduled for 6 p.m.


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Ok, I am giving up. I thought the RC1 was going to be stable enough to do
some decent testing, but every program and application and driver I try to
install fails. Can't print, can't scan, can't run any of my programs.
Yes, it is a nice looking OS, but who needs an OS that nothing will run on?
Most application shops have officially stated that they have not updated
their programs for Vista yet. Yes, the release date is supposed to be
January, but I am guessing that it will be at least another year until all
the programs I have and use have been Vista-sized.
So, good bye folks.. I am dumping this and going back to XP for at least
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Desserray Whitcomb
Moment - Poem by Desserray Whitcomb
Let him wish his life
For the sorrows of a stone
Never knowing the first thread
Of these
Never knowing the pain of ice
As its crystals slowly grow
Needless pressing in on the heart
To live forever
And never feel a thing
To wait a million lifetimes
Only to erode and become sand
Wish not for the stone
But for the fire
Last only moments
But change everything
Oh to be lightning
To exsist for less than a moment
Yet in that moment
To expose the world to every open eye
Oh to be thunder
To clap and ring
To rumble into memories
Minds and spines
To chill the soul and shake the very ground
Pounding even the sand
Into smaller pieces
Or the mountain
Brooding, extinct
Yet gathering for one fatal moment
The power to blow the top clean off the world
Oh to last the blink of an eye and leave nothing
But nothing unmoved behind you
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I was about to leave a comment at The Book Blog in a thread titled When to go from the eyes to the numbers when I realized it was probably worth delving into here as well. It opened a philosophical door in my mind that occasionally opens and closes. It seemed a good time to take advantage of the open door and get my jumbled, innermost thoughts peer reviewed (or at least committed to paper for future reference)!
In post No. 8 of the thread I linked above, Nathan asked:
I guess the real question is, can anybody, just by watching 20 games, tell the difference between a .275 and a .300 hitter? I'm referring to batting average here which I know is lame, but the point is that the difference over 80 at-bats (roughly 20 games) is 2 hits! Can an observer notice 1 hit every 10 games?
Now, the fact that two hits separate .275 from .300 indicates that stats aren't great in that small of a sample, but really, what can a scout see, can he see that this player is hit every 10 games good?
My response is No. 9 and you can view it for yourself if you like. In fact, I highly recommend taking a look at the whole thread. I'll hit the highlights a little later. Really, it's unfathomable to me how any person can divine the difference between a .275 and .300 major league hitter when he's in high school, rookie ball, or even Double-A. The rate of attrition among minor leaguers could mean that perhaps they can't, at least not with any real degree of accuracy . The problem I see with figuring it out is that there are so many different inputs that make up a good hitter. Coordination, reflexes, strength, eyesight, reaction time, mental toughness, intuition, temperament, focus, etc. all have some bearing on whether one player is one hit per 10 games better than another.
Numbers, with sufficient sample size, of course, allow us to proxy the net product of all the myriad inputs that make a player a player. But the sample size is the limiting factor. Beyond that, Cliff Lees abound in the baseball world, players whose skill sets undergo such massive changes that the previous data becomes nearly worthless. And anyone who watches the game knows that other difficult to explain phenomena occur. Raul Ibanez and Adam LaRoche come to mind.
It seems to me that scouts and statisticians are asking similar but ultimately different questions. The scout's job is to learn the player, to become familiar with his mechanics, his strengths, his flaws, how he handles himself under pressure, how he spends his time off the field, how he relates to his family and loved ones. By doing this, the scout tries to paint as detailed a picture of the player as humanly possible so he can convey to his employers how much that player is worth. He judges the quality of the player's skills. Knowing the quality of those skills and knowing which ones can be improved, he can estimate where a player is at now and where his ceiling is.
Statisticians do something else entirely. We ignore the majority of the inputs and focus on the measurable output. When we look at numbers (or at least when I look at numbers—maybe I'm being presumptuous in using "we"), we're trying to quantify a player's skill in a succinct and tidy manner. We don't care if Chris Coste has a godawful swing, that it's of poor quality and so very unlikely to stick at the major league level. We care that he produced a .316 and .326 wOBA in '07 and '08 respectively. And we care that he was a catcher, making him above average for his position. We don't care that Milton Bradley's temperament is at best questionable. We just care that he can mash the crap out of a baseball when healthy. (Yes, I'm simplifying.)
I must admit, that philosophical door in my mind that I mentioned earlier rarely stays open long and now it is closing quickly. I hope I got my views across clearly enough for some good dialogue. Oftentimes I've heard the work of saberists referred to as statiswizardry (which can be intended to compliment or disparage). Ultimately, I think it's the scouts who do the magic by divining the quality of a player's individual skills.
And I think that partially explains why some casual fans are resistant to openly accepting saberist ideas. All we have is charts and graphs and output from R and Stata. It's all very convincing and useful stuff to statistically oriented minds, but the scouts have something more popular with the masses: Magic.


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He's absolutely scintillating on the subject of primate sexuality: funny, informative, and filled with aha moments that'll have you rethinking your relationship to your naughty parts.
Prof. Robert Sapolsky on the Neurobiology of Primate Sexuality (Thanks, Avi!)


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ESC 2006: Atmel's 32-bit DSC focuses on throughput, power savings
At Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley, Atmel Corp. announced its AP7000 family of high-performance, 32-bit digital signal controllers (DSCs), the first based on the company's high-throughput AVR32 core—claimed to consistently outperform competing 32-bit cores in industry benchmarks for performance and code density.
Atmel's AP7000 architecture allows individual dynamic configuration of the controller's four clock domains, using dynamic frequency scaling (DFS).
At Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley, Atmel Corp . announced its AP7000 family of high-performance, 32-bit digital signal controllers (DSCs), the first based on the company's high-throughput AVR32 core—claimed to consistently outperform competing 32-bit cores in industry benchmarks for performance and code density. High level of functional integration is a further attribute of these DSCs and includes "virtually all the functionality required for multimedia systems… as well as network switches/routers," says Atmel. Integration includes a vectored multiplier coprocessor, 32 KB on-chip SRAM, 16 KB instruction/data caches, memory management unit, DMA for high-speed peripherals, and peripheral DMA controller for data transfer among peripherals and memories without wasted processor cycles.
AP7000 family eliminates the need for an external USB controller by integrating USB 2.0 high-speed protocol (480 Mbps) with on-chip transceivers. Also integrated are two 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) blocks for added connectivity.
High throughput of the AVR32 core allows executing applications at a slower clock frequency than in competing processors, according to Atmel. Operating at a lower clock rates directly yield proportionately lower power consumption.
Another power saving and performance feature is AP7000's multi-layer, high-speed bus architecture that enables multiple operations in parallel—plus two peripheral bus bridges allowing use of different clock frequencies for high- and low-speed peripherals. This contrasts with a conventional bus structure, where the fastest peripheral sets the bus clock, resulting in higher power draw. Each of the controller's four clock domains can be set at the lowest possible frequency for an active function, using dynamic frequency scaling algorithms. For example, when the application is inactive, clocks for three domains (CPU internal clock, bus matrix, and high-speed bridge) may shut down, while the slow-speed bridge's clock runs to handle ongoing data transfer. "DFS cuts power by 50%," says Atmel.
First device of the AP7000 family, AT32AP7000, is available now in a 256-ball CABGA package, priced at $16.60 in quantities of 10,000. For a complete development environment, STK1000 starter kit is available at $450; Atmel's JTAGICE mk-II also is available at $299 to provide in-circuit emulation support.
For more on ESC 2006, also see Control Engineering April 6, 2006, Daily News .
—Frank J. Bartos, executive editor, Control Engineering
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Extreme eating
Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions — on a sesame seed bun — is a big sandwich in Ronald McDonald's book.
Not in Rit Frederick's book.
Frederick serves a 1-pound hamburger patty — about the size of a small pizza — at Wagon Train Barbecue, the restaurant he co-owns in Rotterdam. He tops it with two fried eggs, 8 ounces of pulled pork, 8 ounces of beef brisket and 8 ounces of macaroni and cheese. There's more — four strips of bacon, 8 ounces of coleslaw, onion slivers, jalapeno peppers and a liberal splash of barbecue sauce. The foot-high monstrosity also comes with 1 pound of french fries and onion rings.
Bomb appetit.
"We came up with the Graveyard Burger," Frederick says cheerfully. "If you eat this thing, it's going to put you in a graveyard."
The gimmick is one of several that have appeared recently on menus in Capital Region restaurants. At Cusato's Pizzeria and Deli in Rotterdam and Halfmoon, customers can order the Colossal Pizza, a 26-inch pie that looks more like the top of a bistro table. In Mechanicville, The Ugly Rooster Cafe offers the Colossal Pancake Challenge — two Frisbee-sized pancakes served with a pound of fruit and big scoops of butter and whipped cream.
Giants also wait at The Factory in Ballston Spa, where the Laborer is the restaurant's 5-pound, $29.99 hamburger. Daurizio's Pizza in Schenectady allows two-person teams for its Fatboy Challenge. The hungry must eat a 20-cut "Fatboy" pizza with two toppings, 20 chicken wings and orders of garlic and cinnamon knots, all in one hour's time.
"No losing it," read the blunt Daurizio rules. "Must keep it down."
Fame and prizes await the victors — perhaps along with heartburn and a long nap.
Casual and gourmet food fans with more restrained cravings can blame the stunts on Adam Richman. The 37-year-old actor has become a star on the Travel Channel's "Man v. Food Nation" reality show, which began in 2008. The affable Richman visits a restaurant or two for every show and tries to eat mammoth dinners as cameras catch every grimace, every drop of sweat, every bulging cheek. He has challenged 180 oysters in New Orleans, a 72-ounce steak in Texas, a 1-gallon milk shake in St. Louis — just a few of his culinary adventures.
The stunts can be hard on the husky Richman's stomach, and tough on viewers' eyes. It's sort of like watching Paul Newman eat 50 hard-boiled eggs in the 1967 movie "Cool Hand Luke." Luke achieved his goal — Richman doesn't always win his feuds with food.
Restaurateurs with giant foods in their pantries are all hoping to attract Adam for a sit-down and national publicity. For now, they'll settle for people who think their stomachs are indestructible. Whenever someone tries big portions in the Capital Region, they often bring friends for moral and aural support; there are generally cheers of encouragement.
"People watch for fun," said Steve Capitummino, manager and cook at the Wagon Train. "Coney Island — look at how many people show up for that thing, to watch people gorge themselves with hot dogs."
That "thing" is the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, held every Independence Day. Last year, Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Calif., ate 54 franks in 10 minutes to win the nationally televised showdown.
Few takers, no winners
Only about 10 people have tried the $30 "Graveyard" with the clock running. All have failed, and have taken home leftovers.
"If you win the challenge, we'll give you the meal for free, we'll give you a T-shirt and we'll give you your own private parking spot in front for 30 days with your name on it," said Frederick, who opened his restaurant on Mariaville Road at Burdeck Street in January.
Some diners have been more confident than others. "One guy walked in here with a WCW world championship belt, he thought he was going to do it," Capitummino said. "And he ate the least out of everybody. He thought he was going to be the champ, I guess."
Not everyone orders the "Graveyard" for a new T-shirt and parking spot. "People will order it as a family and then take it home," Capitummino said. "Almost every single person who has ordered it that way has called us on the phone and said, 'That was amazing.' It's not just some freak thing, it's a good sandwich."
Ariel Pagan knows his pancakes are freak things. Every time someone tries to beat the house in the breakfast challenge, he carries a platter containing 5 pounds of cake and fruit from the kitchen with great fanfare. He announces to people seated at the Ugly Rooster's 15 tables and front counter that another contestant has dared to battle the batter.
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To read about Gazette reporter Jeff Wilkin vs. The Colossal Pancake Challenge, click here.
As of last week, 118 people had tried. Nobody has won yet — photos of brave hearts are tacked to a "wall of shame" board near one of the Rooster's front windows on North Main Street.
"The idea was to have a catch to bring people in for some reason," Pagan said. "So it was let's have a gimmick of some sort. I didn't want to do burgers because everybody does burgers. I thought a pancake would be all right. I didn't want to do French toast because you'd have to have a lot of French toast. Pancakes were easier to do."
Easier for the chef, that is. Pagan said some people have come close to completing their gustatory tasks in the allotted 30 minutes, but Pagan has not had to dish out a free meal, T-shirt and $50 gift certificate.
"I think it's the starch," he said. "If I gave you a steak that size, you'd probably be able to finish it. But I think the starch gets to people. After a while, they're like, 'OK, this is enough.' "
Women have tried. So have 10-year-old kids. So has Joe Jaquez of Mechanicville.
"Let's put it this way," said Jaquez, 37. "If it was a mixed martial arts or a boxing match I would have been knocked out in the first round. I got hurt."
Jaquez answered the breakfast bell with two friends in March 2010. All three men had a few beers the night before the test, hoping for ravenous appetites the next morning. "That didn't help at all," Jaquez said. "I haven't had pancakes since the challenge."
Pagan said the big cakes are the equivalent of about 10 regular-sized pancakes. The plate takes about 15 minutes to assemble, and challengers can choose fresh strawberries or fresh banana slices. The other fruit options are cherries, blueberries, apples — all pie-filling products.
"I think the wise choice would either be the bananas or the strawberries," Pagan said. "The blueberries are from the pie filling, I think that's way too thick and sweet."
He offers another possible path to success. "Don't bother with the knife and fork," Pagan said. "I think you just have to go at it with two hands."
An aggravated, annoyed and abused digestive system can cost extra money. "I will bring a bucket out," Pagan said. "But if you use it, it's $5 more."
Doctors dubious
A giant pancake or hamburger may not be a heart attack waiting to happen. But it's probably not the healthiest choice for breakfast or lunch, according to medical experts.
Dr. Jennifer Lindstrom, a clinical nutritionist at Albany Medical Center in Albany, marvels at some of the stunts in "Man v. Food." And not in a good way.
"Some of the stuff he's eating is 10 or 12 times the portions you would normally expect," she said. "He's eating 72 ounces of meat, that's 10 times or more the amount of meat the average adult male usually needs, and he's eating it at one sitting."
At the very least, 5 pounds of food at once could cause a stomachache.
"You could just not feel well because you ate so much," Lindstrom said. "People will say, 'I can't believe I ate all that, I think I'm feeling sick.' How often have you heard that? It takes about 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain that you're full. …When you eat fast, you're more likely to overeat."
Eat it all, don't pay
The giant pizza at Cusato's comes with 3 pounds of dough, 2 pounds of cheese and another pound of tomato sauce. Ten slices are about 12 inches long, 7 inches wide at the crust end. "If you're successful, you walk away with a full tummy and you don't have to pay for the pie," said Joe Citone, who owns the pizzeria. "And you get a second Colossal, on a gift certificate."
Citone was hoping Richman would notice, and put on his napkin in Rotterdam. But the program was not interested.
"We've had a lot of college kids, from Union and Saint Rose," Citone said. "We've had people come from out of town. It's an opportunity for us to promote and offer a challenge."
One Saint Rose student made Cusato's pay the price. He finished the pie under the time limit. "He pieced two slices together," Citone said.
Mike Cintula, 57, of Rotterdam — a Cusato's customer — said he loves pizza. But his personal capacity and stamina would never allow him to try the mission. "I just had two slices," Cintula said. "I don't think I'd be able to eat a third. I don't know how anybody could sit down and eat even half of that."
Some people want toppings for their tests.
"You want pepperoni?" Cintula asked. "There's another pound of topping," added general manager Emilio Cafaro.
Cintula believes the "Man v. Food" gimmicks are popular because they appeal to Americans' competitive spirits. "And we super-size everything," he said.
"Think of Thanksgiving," he added. "You don't eat anything in the morning, can't wait for Mom to bring out the turkey and all the fixings, then you gorge. When you're done, you end up on the couch in front of the TV, ready to pass out. If somebody eats the whole Colossal, it has to be the same feeling."


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extraordinary. not./
{reposted from May 2013, i just needed to say it again}
"I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it's true I'm here, and I'm just as strange as you."
Frida Kahlo
The beauty of creating art simply for the sake of creating art is that you gradually learn to focus on the process of making. Not the rules. Not the right-wrong thing. Not whether this matches that. Just the doing. The joy and flow. My mantra. Create simply for the sake of creating.