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Originally posted by mark45 View PostAsm.js isn't meant to be used by hand, it's too low level, it only solves the performance issue of porting certain apps from native languages.
It's not a cure, it's a painkiller, and hence has limited future and also widely depends on how Dart is gonna do.
MS's own apps for WinPhone were almost all C++, and for WP8+ they graciously allowed non-MS developers too to use native languages. We must bow our heads, for this gift of fire is entirely wasted on our lowly selves. Afterall, weren't we already speechless in our gratitude for being allowed to use an incomplete and slow .Net implementation?
Note that winRT != winPhone.
Originally posted by azakai View PostAs I wrote in a comment on the blog, yes, the version can matter. I didn't test the very latest LLVM and gcc versions because the goal wasn't to see the very limit of performance, but get a more broad picture of what results people can get by using typical native compilers (most applications people use are not compiled with bleeding edge compilers).
So I used the gcc that came with my linux distro - it's the one that built practically every single app I run on my machine - and for LLVM, I used the same version used by emscripten, which means it has identical frontend optimizations and the comparison of native to JS is more apples-to-apples. But again, I agree that testing the very latest is interesting as well, just depends on what your purpose is.
I have to say that i've only read the phoronix article and not your blog post. I Should have read yours as well before claiming unfair comparison by mozilla (you).
I do now get why you compared against clang.
Good luck squeezing out the last part to be at native (clang) speeds. I do performance optimization quite often (in completely different areas) and know that the last bit towards a set goal are usually the most difficult parts to get.
Honestly most apps aren't cpu limited anyway
I mean, the occasional app like unzipping can go as fast as possible, but for the most part i think the main concern with asm.js is now memory usage, not cpu usage. That, and the fact that the increased cpu usage means a bit more power is being used, which is important on mobile.


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Four Soccer Standouts Earn All-Conference USA Honors
Nov. 12, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky men's soccer standouts Brad Doliner, Callum Irving, Napo Matsoso and Steven Perinovic earned All-Conference USA accolades in a voting of the league coaches, it was announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning.
Irving, UK's sophomore goalkeeper, earned the first-team accolade among the loop netminders, marking the second first-team All-Conference USA goalkeeper in program history and the first since Andy Gruenebaum in 2005. Doliner, a senior midfielder, and Perinovic, a senior center back, earned second-team All-Conference USA, with midfielder Napo Matsoso voted to the C-USA All-Freshman Team.
A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Irving has started 14 games in 2013 in goal, owning a 1.18 goals-against average with 39 saves and five shutouts. While guiding a youthful backline that typically starts three freshmen, Irving has posted the 12th best goals-against average and the 11th most shutouts in single-season program history. Already in his career, Irving ranks eighth in school annals in goals-against average (1.30).
Doliner, a native of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, is in his fifth year with the Wildcats. During his breakout senior season, Doliner has netted his first five career goals, adding one assist, playing in 16 games. He has gone a perfect 3-for-3 on penalty kick attempts on the year and has fired 35 shots. Doliner has been a versatile workhorse for the UK lineup in 2013, seeing starts at center back, outside back, holding midfield, outside midfield and forward.
Matsoso, born in Lesotho, and a product of St. Francis High School in Louisville, Ky., earned C-USA All-Freshman Team honors after starting all 18 games in the midfield or at forward. He owns one goal and four assists, firing 29 shots.
Perinovic, a native of Delafield, Wis., has played in 77 games in his career, the 10th-most in program history. UK's senior co-captain at center back, Perinovic is honored on the All-Conference USA Team for the second consecutive season, earning first-team accolades in 2012. Perinovic has two goals and two assists in his career, including one goal as a senior. As a weapon in the air with great instincts, athleticism and timing, Perinovic necessitated a new statistical category in 2013, winning 77-percent (138-of-180) of his contested header attempts.
Kentucky returns to action on Wednesday in the first round of the C-USA Tournament, hosted by Charlotte, facing off with No. 2 seed Old Dominion at 5:30 p.m. ET at Transamerica Field.
Most Valuable Player
Kyle Venter, New Mexico
Defensive Player of the Year
Kyle Venter, New Mexico
Offensive Player of the Year
Tim Hopkinson, Old Dominion
Golden Boot Award
Alex Clay, UAB
Kyle Parker, Charlotte
Freshman of the Year
Christopher Wehan, New Mexico
Coach of the Year
Jeremy Fishbein, New Mexico
All-Conference USA First Team
F: Guiseppe Gentile, Charlotte
F: Tim Hokinson, Old Dominion
F: Cristian Mata, Tulsa
F: Freddy Ruiz, UAB
MF: Aidan Kirkbride, Charlotte
MF: Ben McKendry, New Mexico
MF: Michael Calderon, New Mexico
MF: Omar Mata, Tulsa
D: Kyle Venter, New Mexico
D: Jason Gaylord, Old Dominion
D: Mahamoudou Kaba, South Carolina
GK: Callum Irving, Kentucky
All-Conference USA Second Team
F: Quentin Albrecht, FIU
F: Diego Navarette, UAB
MF: Gonzalo Frechilla, FIU
MF: Brad Doliner, Kentucky
MF: Akiel Barrett, Tulsa
MF: Alex Clay, UAB
D: Thomas Allen, Charlotte
D: Steven Perinovic, Kentucky
D: Mathew Gibbons, New Mexico
D: Braeden Troyer, South Carolina
GK: Sean Stowe, Old Dominion
All-Conference USA Third Team
F: Kyle Parker, Charlotte
F: Ryan Price, Florida Atlantic
F: James Rogers, New Mexico
MF: Zach Hunter, Marshall
MF: Michael Kafari, New Mexico
MF: Tony Rocha, Tulsa
D: Travis Brent, Marshall
D: Bradley Bourgeois, Tulsa
D: Darion Copeland, UAB
GK: Michael Lisch, New Mexico
GK: Rafael Ville, UAB
Conference USA All-Freshman Team
Brandt Bronico, MF, Charlotte
Luke Waechter, D, Charlotte
Marvin Hezel, MF, FIU
Napo Matsoso, MF, Kentucky
Christopher Wehan, MF, New Mexico
Niko Hansen, F, New Mexico
Jesse Miralrio, F, Old Dominion
Cole Stringer, MF, Old Dominion
Kurtis Turner, MF, South Carolina
Marco Velez, GK, South Carolina
Quinton Duncan, D, Tulsa
Jake McGuire, GK, Tulsa
Rami Dajani, F, UAB

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in an effort to correct the known/reproducible bugs in 1.3b3 (->
captive portal RADIUS and voucher support, MPD idle timeout, WPA init
on boot), I've created a new beta version, 1.3b4.
There are no new features, but the WRAP image can now also be run on
PC Engines ALIX.2 boards (tested on a prototype ALIX.2A) - the
interfaces need to be re-assigned obviously (vr* instead of sis*).
The image name will stay "wrap..." for the time being to avoid
confusion/problems with upgrades. For ALIX.1C, the generic-pc image
should be used.
Note that the console speed for the wrap image is now 38400 (instead
of 9600); this makes more sense since 38400 is the default for new
WRAP/ALIX boards (with the FreeBSD 4.11 kernel, it was possible to
simply use whatever speed the BIOS set the serial port to, but
unfortunately, this doesn't work with 6.2 anymore - unless somebody
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E-challan likely to hit Delhi soon
The ambitious and long-awaited project of Delhi Police - e-challan - is likely to be partially in place by the end of the month, Subhendu Ray reports.delhi Updated: Jan 22, 2013 01:57 IST
The ambitious and long-awaited project of Delhi Police - e-challan - is likely to be partially in place by the end of the month.
After running into several delays, the e-challan system has got the final nod of the state government in November. The date and area for commissioning e-challan partially may be decided on Tuesday, sources said.
"While the commissioning of e-challan will become fully operational by March, a part of it is likely to be inaugurated in January end," said Sudhir Yadav, special correspondent (traffic).But the hi-tech way of prosecuting rule violating vehicles would be unable to catch frequent violators till a database of all vehicles is stored in the system. Yadav said that with e-challan becoming functional, there would be a record of all traffic violations against defaulting drivers and vehicles. "This will initiate a new regime of better enforcement by having higher penalties for second and subsequent prosecutions and ensuring a point system for supervision and cancellation of driving licences," he said.
According to sources in the Delhi traffic police, they do not have the soft version of the database ready with them. As a result, after the e-challan is introduced, each violator caught would be considered as a first time violator.
Earlier, Satyendra Garg, joint commissioner of police (traffic), had said that 100 devices of e-challan would be used during a special New Year's eve drive against drunk driving in central Delhi. But the plan did not materialise as devices were reportedly not ready.
After the database of about 73 lakh vehicles is stored in the devices, the prosecution history of a violator will be at the finger-tip of the traffic police. Besides, details of violation once stored cannot be changed or tampered with or deleted unlike the existing manual challan system, said a traffic police officer.
An e-challan is an electronic format of the challan that will replace the traditional manual challan book. Through this device, the police will challan road norms violators online.
The police have hired 1,200 e-enforcement machines to cover the entire city and these will be issued to every traffic head constable, assistant sub-inspector, sub-inspector and inspector after training.


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Two and a half weeks ago I got restylane in my lips. The swelling was going down and then one side started to throb and puffed up again. Now the puffiness is getting shiny inside my mouth almost like a blister. There's some hard material in there too but I've had that before and it goes away but I'm thinking this could be a fever blister situation. Does that make sense? I got this done out of town so I'm not going back to the injector and a local office told me to give it another week. Any thoughts?
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Restylane bump
It is hard to determine if you are describing a cold sore which can happen after injections or all on their own. It is also possible that you have a small bump of restylane that has been deposited. I agree that waiting a week to see if it resolves sounds sensible. It is a bump from the Restylane than you can return for a quick injection of Hyaluronidase to remove it.
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Restylane to Lips after 2.5 Weeks and Lump
The differential diagnosis would include a lump of product, granuloma, herpes viral reactivation, developing infection - best to get an exam in this case.
Restylane and fever blisters
You should be seen by an experienced injector who can determine if the bump is Restylane and whether you do have a fever blister which can be treated with oral antiviral medication. If you do have a history of fever blisters occurring around your mouth, you should start taking antiviral medication a few days before your next lip enhancement with fillers to prevent an outbreak.
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Possible fever blister
This does sound like either a fever blister or bleb of product. Both concerns can be treated and corrected. Contact a board certified facial plastic surgeon and be evaluated to determine what is going on. If it is a fever blister, you can take a rx to help this resolve. If it is a bleb of product, you can use Vitrace to help dissolve. Good luck, but don't wait to seek evaluation as this can be easily resolved.
Restylane and swelling
From what you've described, you could either have a bleb of product that needs to be removed or a cold sore. If you have a history of cold sores, and the feeling is the same (symptoms), then that's likely what it is. If not, a return visit to the provider will help determine if it's product, and they can either remove or massage it out.
Restylane in lips
You could be getting a fever blister or you might have a little nodule formation from the product. Call the dermatologist and tell them you need to be seen ASAP as you might have a fever blister. If you have pain, burning, or tingling and can't see dermatologist go to your regular doctor and they will probably be able to give you valtrex.
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Clowney expected to suit up against Clemson
SC defensive end Jadeveon Clowney had an MRI taken on his injured knee Monday, and nothing was revealed except a bruise. That means the Bednarik Award finalist will likely play Saturday when the Gamecocks take on rival Clemson at Memorial Stadium. Clowney sat out last week's win over Wofford College. Clemson and Carolina will kick off Saturday night at 7:00 PM on ESPN.


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GARY THORNTON has not ruled out a return to York City Knights of winger Dennis Tuffour – although he did not expect it likely.
The 24-year-old, who scored nine tries in 11 appearances the last time the Knights were in Championship One, has left Doncaster by mutual consent, saying new work commitments would make it difficult to get to training from his home in Hull.
Knights boss Thornton said his club were aware Tuffour was now a free agent and would "make enquiries".
"We did note it and might see if anything comes of it," he said.
"If he can't get to training in Doncaster because of work commitments, you would have to think there'd be the same issues coming to York.
"I'm not sure what his availability will be, but we might make some enquiries."
Tuffour scored three tries in 11 Championship appearances for York in 2011 before joining Hunslet then Doncaster.
Meanwhile, Sheffield are expected to bring a first-team squad for the Andrew Henderson Testimonial match at York on February 9 – including USA centre Lelauloto Tagaloa and winger Misi Taulapapa assuming they get their visas in time.
The Eagles are taking a young squad for their first pre-season game at Limoux this Saturday but most of the last season's Championship-winning regulars should be back for the Huntington Stadium encounter.
Boss Mark Aston hopes new signing Tagaloa, who starred in the World Cup for the American surprise packages, and Taulapapa, who helped Sheffield to back-to-back titles but is now back in New Zealand, will join the squad soon after the Eagles return from France.
"Loto (Tagaloa) has to do an English test – which we didn't expect. We're waiting for that to be sorted out and when he's done that he'll be on his way here," said Aston.
"Misi is just waiting for his visa to be delivered then he'll be booked on a flight."
The Knights' Championship One match at South Wales Scorpions, scheduled for Sunday, June 22, has been brought forward 24 hours to Saturday, June 21, kick off 3pm, at Maesteg RUFC's Old Parish ground.


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One of the newest members of the Los Angeles City Council called Tuesday for the repeal of one of the most unpopular tickets given out -- those issued to cars parked at inoperable parking meters.
Councilman Mike Bonin introduced a motion asking the policy be abandoned, calling it "blatantly unfair" for punishing people who park at broken meters.
"New technology has made this outdated policy unnecessary and drivers seeking valuable spots deserve better from the city," Bonin said.
The policy was originally adopted to prevent vandalism at meters, but Bonin said the new technology allows more rapid repair of the meters and makes it more difficult to make them inoperable.
"By reversing this bad policy, we can show residents and business owners that the city is working for the people and not against them," Bonin said.
Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Burbank, has introduced similar state legislation, now waiting for a vote in the state Senate. If approved, it would take effect in 2014.
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Playboy Mansion Denies Claim of Unfair Cover Charges: Men Pay up, Average Women Are Half-Price, And Hotties Are Free
Free / pay / half price.
Brian Walsh
Seems to be a regular thing at the Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills: Hot chicks get in for free; sugar daddies and not-so-attractive women pay -- a lot.
Playboy Enterprises International Inc., owner of the grounds, says this week it has nothing to do with that policy: It's the folks who rent the place who impose this pay structure at the door for the poor
perverts men who attend its slobber fests soirees.
Responding to a class action discrimination lawsuit we told you about in February, Playboy says ...
The undisputed facts show that [Playboy] did not set or charge the allegedly discriminatory pricing, nor did it aid or incite the pricing decision by the promoter.
This according to the latest update in the action, summarized by the adult industry news site XBIZ.
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David Long Jr. filed suit early this year after attending a "White Party" there in 2009. He alleged that men were charged $625 for admission, "less attractive women" paid $350, and the hottie prices was free.
The claim was filed in L.A. Superior Court, but Playboy recently had it successfully moved to U.S. District Court downtown.
Playboy claims it has nothing to do with such pricing -- that it simply rents out its facilities to promoters who then put on such events.
(Interesting admission here, as Playboy has steadfastly claimed its events are strictly house parties and not the club-like happenings that neighbors say would otherwise be illegal in a residential neighborhood. Promoters. Cover charges. Superstar DJs. Sure sounds like a night club is going off in residential L.A. to us. Of course the city would never touch it with a 10-foot baton unless Mexicans and carne asada were involved).
And we would wonder aloud if Playboy really has no responsibility here considering that these kinds of parties with these kinds of pricing structures seem to happen quite regularly here. Even in its denial Playboy is not denying the actual discriminatory pricing structure. The company's just saying that it's not behind the discrimination. But there's a pattern. At what point does the company take responsibility?
Anyway, the company maintains it's just renting the place out:
In no way did [Playboy] participate in or dictate the admission price, guest list, or charity donations ... all of these items were set by the promoter exclusively.
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Volume 16, Issue 3: Stauron
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Christ repeatedly told his disciples that he must drink the cup given to him by the Father. This cup is sometimes
described as a cup of judgment for our sin, and this is wholly in accord with biblical imagery (Ps. 75:8, cf. Is.
53:10). But we have not yet recovered a full-orbed biblical understanding of salvation found in the cross of Christ. The Lord's cup contained more
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The scheme at the former Glyn Rhonwy quarry in Llanberis, Gwynedd, includes indoor skiing, a water park and hotel.
A survey ordered by developer Snowdonia Gateway said its "Welshness" should be viewed as a selling point rather than an obstacle.
Gwynedd Council will decide if the firm should have rights to the site for another 21 months.
Snowdonia Gateway said the first phase would cost £115m - possibly excluding the ski run, and would take up to two-and-a-half years to complete.
It claimed it would create 550 jobs at first, a figure which would rise during the second phase, and generate £12m for the local economy.
The plans have been revised and scaled down since they were originally announced, with proposals for a dome and revolving ski slope dropped.
On Tuesday afternoon councillors will discuss the report into the impact of the development by the School of Social Science at the University of Wales, Bangor.
Researchers examined the effect on the economy, language and culture of the area, and questioned local people and organisations, including businesses, councillors and clergy.
The report said attitudes for and against the existing proposal were "fairly evenly balanced".
"Of those questioned, nine thought it was a 'very good' idea, and seven that to do so would be 'quite good'," it said.
"On the other hand, there were also nine who opposed the suggestion, and three who were undecided. Only one respondent felt too uninformed to venture an opinion."
The report said half of those questioned felt unable to comment on the likely implications for the Welsh language.
But it went on to say that "eight individuals thought that it would make things worse, while five believed there could be some benefits".
"For one person, 'language is our biggest asset and should be capitalised upon', while another felt the development would provide 'an opportunity to promote Welsh language and culture to a very wide audience," the report added.
It said the project would have "a significant and unavoidable effect on the language and culture of north west Wales".
But it said that could work in either direction, "either as a further blow to an already precarious situation, or as an exemplary effort to safeguard and sustain the indigenous culture and tongue".
Snowdonia Gateway managing director Gwyn Pritchard said: "Our stated aims for the project have always been the need for sensitivity to the nature and needs of the local community, and of Wales and Snowdonia, and a key element in formulating the proposal.
"We have always felt that this project is the grassroots opportunity that Wales has been crying out for."
Mr Pritchard urged the council to extend the consortium's rights to land to allow it to prepare for a planning consultation and allow local people to be consulted.


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Strong hair and makeup emerged at Monique Lhuillier's spring presentation Thursday to compliment the designer's bold safari-inspired collection.
"Her overall inspiration comes from this Maasai warrior, safari feeling," said MAC Cosmetics makeup artist Nadine Luke. "The collection has a lot of color, a lot of character and a lot of personality, so we wanted the makeup to speak the same volume."
To do this, Luke went for a dramatic eye using earthy brown tones accented with gold. She washed two different soft sheer eye pencils — MAC's Molasses Pearlglide liner and Smolder Eye Kohl Pencil — over the eye, before applying the brand's Club Eye Shadow over it to create depth and intensity. "It's really strong towards the inside and then it fans and blends up," said Luke.
The rest of the face remained neutral with nothing more than a natural toned blush called Peaches and a dusting of MAC's mineral powder on the skin. Luke also kept lips natural, applying a lip conditioner and working with the girls' own lip shades.
For his first time working with Lhuillier, hairstylist Laurent Philippon wanted to bring something different and fresh.
"The overall look is a very powerful woman — a young woman who knows what she wants," said Philippon, who was working on behalf of Bumble and bumble. "It's a bit of a rock 'n' roll vibe."
Extensions were added to the hair to achieve a long, sleek ponytail, which was crimped on top to contrast sleek sides that were slicked back with Bumble's Spray de Mode styling spray. Hair on top of the head was also crimped to highlight the sheen on the sides.
Said Philippon: "I wanted it to be very sophisticated but very fresh."


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Brief History of Religious Orders
Originally (during the 10th century) those belonging to a religious order (monks) lived communally in isolated seclusion in order to pursue religious devotions. This made for a generally unproductive life, as little information was disseminated to the rest of mankind. It is important to realise that a life of study is worthless unless the knowledge gained from such study has been passed on to one's fellow-man.
The term monk was subsequently used for those who led a semi-secluded life in a religious congregation under a fixed rule.
Monks lived in a monastery. Monasticism was a withdrawal from the world to achieve through asceticism or the exercises of self-abnegation the contemplation or love necessary for full union with God. The extent to which poverty was practised has varied widely. Canons differed from monks only in that they took no vow of poverty.
Although the practice of monastic orders in the past was to obtain vows of chastity, obedience and poverty from participants, the extent to which any of these vows were practised varied considerably. It can therefore be readily understood that these vows were not truly in line with what was essential for their purposes, and combined with the frailty of man's nature, deviations from the original concept were commonplace, and even accepted practice.
Monks were not always known for their chastity, sobriety and modesty, so the guidelines for conduct were obviously inadequate. Such deprivatory rules exist to this day in many religious orders, with no more success than in days of old.
Obviously a somewhat different approach is called for.
In the 12th century times called for the organisation of military religious orders and several were founded at that time - the Knights Templar, who were warriors who took the traditional vows and protected Christian pilgrims on the road to the Holy Places.
They were very active in Europe and the Middle East for 200 years, becoming a very efficient financial and business group, supported by the Pope and European leaders.
Disagreements however ended in charges of heresy and witchcraft and the execution of 120 of its leaders in France and the dissolving of the Order. It does remain today however as an underground organisation. Its assets were transferred to another order, the Knights Hospitalers, founded around the same time, but for hospital or hostelry work. It was only at a later stage that armed knights were included in the order. As the Knights of Rhodes, they ruled that island for 200 years, then Malta for a further two centuries, becoming the Knights of Malta, until the Protestant Reformation suppressed their activities and gave away their assets. As the Knights of St John they still exist as a sovereign order within the Roman Catholic Church but few take monastic vows and their work is primarily in hospitals.
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The Situation's Dad Calls Him Out On TMZ (VIDEO)
The Situation is normally the "cool dude" with "all the right moves" on the hit MTV show 'Jersey Shore' (or so he thinks). But it seems like one guy is out to tell us who the "Sitch" REALLY is. The Situation's father, Frank Sorrentino, has appeared in a video on TMZ and he is pissed. From what we gather, Frank thinks that his son Michael (aka The Situation) has "forgotten where he came from"


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Penny Kaley Cuoco who takes over after William Shatner. Like Shatner she knows everything about negotiating, having learned from mysterious monk masters... and her iPhone. Keep up pops, the offspring knows tech!
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If you know me or have read much of what I write on Bassmaster.com or in Bassmaster Magazine or B.A.S.S. Times, you know I think it's never too early to look at the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race and assess an angler's chances of winning AOY or qualifying for the Bassmaster Classic.
Yes, we're just three events in, but there's plenty of information to be reviewed and plenty of numbers to be crunched. The anglers who fish for AOY right from the beginning — the very first tournament of the season — are the ones who can actually win it, not the guys who don't.
And while I don't have a crystal ball and can't tell you who's going to win AOY this year, I can tell you this: he's currently ranked in the top 10.
How can I be so sure? It's because every other AOY in the Elite era has not only been in the top 10 at this stage of the season, but he was in the top eight ... and all but one were in the top five. Anybody further back than that has dug too deep a hole to climb out of and will have to set his sights on another goal this year.
That means our next AOY will be Edwin Evers, Terry Scroggins, Kevin VanDam, Ish Monroe, Jeff Kriet, Brandon Card, Gary Klein, Jason Williamson, Jason Christie or Bobby Lane. I'd put big money on that, too ... if I had it.
Only KVD and Klein have won before, and if either of them wins again, he'll become the oldest angler ever to do it. Williamson and Christie (a rookie) are the only two who have never finished in the top 25 of the AOY race. Card did it only last year, when he was a rookie. The rest have all posted multiple seasons in the top 25 of the AOY race. That kind of history and experience definitely helps.
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PSU receiver Deon Butler tries to shake Wisconsin's Aubrey Pleasant and Allen Langford. Butler finished with seven catches for 96 yards, including his first scoring catch of the season.Fred Adams /the times leader
STATE COLLEGE – A day after senior tailback Austin Scott was charged with rape and a total of four felonies and three misdemeanors, coach Joe Paterno angrily refused comment on the situation.
According to Penn State sports information, Scott is still on the roster but has not worked in any capacity with the team since the alleged incident occurred in the early morning hours on Oct. 5.
Scott did not dress for the second consecutive game and Paterno reacted strongly when asked if Scott's status with the team had changed following Penn State's 38-7 win over Wisconsin.
"I don't want to get into that," Paterno said. "We just won a football game, OK? You guys want to talk about all that other stuff. I'm not going to even make a comment on it.
"And I'm annoyed. It's as simple as that. I had a bunch of kids that played a good football game today against a good team. That's what I thought we ought to talk about."
Scott was suspended indefinitely by the team at the end of last week, citing an unspecified violation of team rules. Paterno said during his Tuesday press conference that Scott would not play against the Badgers.
Paterno also said at that press conference that he was looking into the possible involvement of some of his players in a fight last weekend.
He did not elaborate after Saturday's game, but there were two regular contributors – sophomore wide receiver Chris Bell and sophomore defensive tackle Phil Taylor – who didn't see the field against Wisconsin. Both were in uniform.
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As most of us are aware, a diabetes diagnosis is difficult for everyone, including loved ones of the PWD. (We like to call them type 3s!)
That's why we were excited to learn about Jay Rosenfeld from Houston, TX, who's forming a virtual support group for a very specific group of type 3s -- grandparents. It can be pretty scary for these folks to care for grandchildren dependent on insulin -- always afraid something might go terribly wrong. Jay's hoping to grow the group to include grandparents of type 1 diabetics all over the country so that members can easily trade tips, tricks and advice.
Our new intern Amanda took some to speak with Jay about his efforts, and what it's like to be a grandparent of a young PWD:
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When Jay Rosenfeld's granddaughter Parker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in June 2011, he wasn't surprised. Parker had stopped gaining weight, and was constantly hungry, tired or thirsty — classic symptoms of diabetes. But that didn't make him any better equipped to handle it.
"We were prepared for her being diagnosed, but we weren't ready for it," Jay said.
Jay and his wife, Babs, immediately made plans to travel from their home in Houston to be with Parker and her parents at a hospital in Austin. A close family, they wanted to learn everything that Parker and her parents were learning — how to test Parker's blood sugar, how to give an injection, how to deal with lows and highs, how to count carbohydrates — as many in the DOC know, the list seems never-ending.
They had another reason for being there too — emotional support. Jay and his wife were worried about how Parker's parents were feeling... Guilty? Overwhelmed? Sad? They were also concerned about what a diabetes diagnosis meant for Parker — what would her life be like from now on? Would she fit in? How could they help?
We've talked about the emotions and trials and tribulations that parents of newly diagnosed children experience, but Jay reminds us that as a grandparent -- and caregiver -- of a PWD, it's not easy. While Jay and his wife have continued to act as the emotional support for their children and grandchildren over the last two years, they've also struggled with their own emotions.
"However we were feeling in dealing with it had to take a back seat," Jay said. "We couldn't overburden our daughter and son-in-law."
Last spring, Jay and his wife took some steps toward a solution. Figuring others had to be going through something similar, Jay started talking to the folks at JDRF offices in both Houston and Austin about creating some sort of support group for grandparents of type 1 PWDs.
Over the last year, Jay continued to push the idea. In March, JDRF scheduled him to hold a break-out session at the Type1Now Conference in Austin for any grandparents who were in attendance. That day, 22 people showed up for the session, and Jay has since started an email thread for those participants to keep in touch.
However, Jay wants to reach more than 22 people. Hoping that eliminating the geographic barriers will create more interest and participation, he started a group called "Grandparents of T1D Kids" on TuDiabetes.org.
Jay has spent the last month reaching out to friends, family, local businesses, and various diabetes groups to get the word out about the virtual support system he's created for grandparents. Ideally, he wants the site to grow to be a place where members can ask questions, share their feelings and support one another.
While Jay is careful to remind us that the site is in no way there to substitute for the advice of a medical professional, he feels that he's become very knowledgeable on how to be a grandparent of a PWD — advice he wants to share.
"I feel like an expert and I know that I'm not, but I didn't even know how to spell diabetes two years ago," he says.
The site is free of charge, and interested grandparents need only register with a username and password to participate in discussion.
JDRF has been supportive of the Rosenfelds' efforts. The JDRF Austin and Houston and Orange County, CA, branches agreed to include the link to the online support group in the Bags of Hope given to newly diagnosed type 1s, and are in the process of doing so.
The special role that grandparents play in their diabetic grandchildren's life has not gone unnoticed until now, of course. The Children with Diabetes Friends for Life Conference offers two days of sessions for grandparents to learn more about diabetes and to discuss their concerns.
Bruce and Rachele Baccaro, of Newburgh, NY, are the lead grandparents at that conference. They became involved around five years ago after their grandson Kyle, then 7, was diagnosed.
"Like any grandparents, we were terrified," Bruce said. "What helped us tremendously was going to the Friends for Life Conference and finding out there were other people who were just as frightened and lacking in knowledge, and that we were all in this together."
Both Bruce and Rachele encourage grandparents of PWDs to get involved in a way that suits their individual family — even if its only learning more about diabetes.
"Knowledge is power," Rachele reminds us.
Diana Naranjo is a PhD, clinical psychologist, and researcher at the University of California San Francisco's Madison Center for Pediatric Diabetes. She's also a member of the Children with Diabetes Friends for Life grandparents faculty. Naranjo is largely responsible for providing emotional support to the grandparents at the conference. No small task.
"They're often worried or concerned they're not going to know what to do," she said.
Even if grandparents aren't playing an active role in helping to care for their type 1 grandchild — whether due to distance, overprotective parents, or other reasons — Naranjo encourages them to learn everything they can about diabetes by reading online, taking a course, or by attending a few of their grandchild's doctor appointments. For the parents of the newly diagnosed who want their child's grandparents to be more involved, Naranjo encourages them to reach out and be straightforward about what they need.
That being said, she reminds us that not every grandparent is going to feel comfortable with finger pricks, injections and carbohydrate counting right away. In fact, they may never. And that's all right too.
"At the end of the day, if they are really struggling with something, you need to reassess how the grandparents can be helpful in another way and still be part of your life," Diana says.
Do you know any grandparents of PWDs who have expertise to share, or may be seeking advice? Got any advice yourself? Please leave a comment for Jay and his group below.


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These HLA genes are all located close together on Chromosome 6. This means that they are rarely mixed up as a result of recombination and are inherited almost as a single gene would be. Each person carries two versions of their HLA genes, one on the copy of Chromosome 6 inherited from his or her mother and one on the copy inherited from his or her father. A person in need of a marrow transplant might get lucky and have a perfectly matched sibling, who inherited the same gene versions from their parents. However, 70% of people in need of such a transplant don't have a matching sibling and have to look for an unrelated donor.
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HLA genes are key players in the evolutionary arms race between humans and pathogens. They code for proteins that present foreign proteins to the immune system, alerting it to danger. Different versions of HLA genes are better at helping the immune system detect different pathogens, and natural selection strongly favors individuals who can fight off whatever pathogen is currently making the rounds (e.g., bubonic plague in the 14th century). However, pathogens evolve quickly, sometimes evolving right out from under our bodies' defenses. This means that natural selection on human HLA genes is strong and variable, favoring different gene versions whenever a new pathogen becomes common. Furthermore, individuals who have inherited two different versions of each of their HLA genes from their parents (i.e., are heterozygous) likely have a survival advantage because their bodies can detect more different kinds of pathogens. Having diverse HLA genes is a boon for individuals and populations. Because of all this, HLA genes evolve quickly relative to many other human genes (though this process still involves multiple generations), and much of this genetic variation is present in human populations today. The overwhelming diversity of HLA genes means that perfect matches can be hard to come by. The Be The Match Registry® provides access to more than nine million potential donors, offering the hope that at least one of them will carry the same (or nearly the same) HLA gene versions as the patient in need.
What are the odds of finding a match in the registry? The answer depends on one's evolutionary history. That's because, as with the rest of the human genome, HLA genes have diverged over the past 60,000 years as human populations migrated out of Africa and spread over the globe. In that process, different populations faced different pathogens and experienced natural selection favoring different gene versions. Because of this, particular HLA gene versions are much more common in some populations than in others. This means that a patient's best chance of finding a match is in someone with a similar evolutionary history. There are more Caucasians in the registry than any other ethnic group, and hence, Caucasians have the best chance of finding a close match (93%). For comparison, African American patients have a much smaller chance (66%) of finding a close match. This is largely because most African Americans are of mixed descent. They are likely to carry combinations of gene versions from different parts of the world African, European, Hispanic, and Native American. This means that there are many more possible combinations of gene versions and so it is more difficult to find a match. Similarly if a patient is of mixed ethnicity and his or her parents hail from different, far flung parts of the world (say, Thailand and Central America), the patient is likely to carry a particularly unusual combination of HLA gene versions and his or her odds of finding a match may be considerably lower. This means that marrow donor registries are particularly in need of potential donors that are non-Caucasian or of mixed ethnicity.
To further complicate matters, some ethnic groups have more diversity at their HLA genes than others, and more diverse genes mean that it's harder to find a match, even within one's own ethnic group. In general, east African populations have the highest levels of genetic variation at their HLA genes, and populations further from Africa have lower levels. So, for example, people from the Middle East (which is a short jaunt from East Africa) tend to have higher levels of HLA diversity than Pacific Islander populations.
While there is no biological basis for the traditional concept of race no genetic markers or discrete biological characteristics that neatly distinguish one "racial" group from another evolutionary history (messy as it might be) is real. HLA genes are a case in point. HLA gene versions don't fall out neatly along "racial" lines, and some HLA gene versions can be found in people of many different ethnic backgrounds so there is clearly genetic continuity across traditional "racial" divides. Nevertheless, some HLA genetic markers are more common in people of particular ethnicities, a clear mark of our sometimes divergent, sometimes concordant evolutionary histories. Understanding how evolution has shaped these genes helps explain several medical issues the surprising diversity of HLA genes, the differences in diversity levels between different ethnic groups and geographic regions, and why a leukemia patient's best chance for a match has little to do with where he or she grew up and much to do with the parts of the globe to which his or her ancestral lineages trace.
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From 1987 to the present, author Janet Jaymes has written short stories and poetry about real-life events to give to friends and family for special occasions. She now releases these personal anecdotes and poems in her new compilation book, "Conversation Pieces" (published by AuthorHouse).
"Conversation Pieces" is organized similarly to a long-form diary. Jaymes says she intended these writings to be picked up and read "late at night, when the kids are put to bed, on a vacation at the beach or while traveling on business, to be entertained."
The content of Jaymes' new book is highly creative, emotional and true-to-life, causing the read to be just as emotional, Jaymes says. With each piece, Jaymes adds, her ultimate goal is to connect with her readers on emotionally honest, humorous and entertaining levels.
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Janey Jaymes is a litigation secretary and patent paralegal by day and a seasoned writer by night. She copyrighted a book of prose, "Conversation Pieces," and a second book of four novellas, "Dirty Laundry," both of which were based on real life events with a creative twist. She is a long-standing member of the International Women's Writing Guild in N.Y. Her dream is to have her writings become movies. Other interests of Jaymes include exercising, reading Nelson DeMille, Jeffrey Deaver, Sue Grafton and Scott Turow novels, listening to '70s R&B, Reggae, blues, jazz and modern electronic dance music and watching professional sports.
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