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Say this for new Chargers playcaller Ken Whisenhunt:
He's his own man, and that's important given how much flak playcallers can take in the city of Air Coryell.
Addressing reporters on Thursday after new coach Mike McCoy introduced him, Whisenhunt sang the praises of Dan Henning, who's best known in San Diego as a failed former Chargers coach whose three teams went 16-32 (.333).
At least Whisenhunt didn't mention Ryan Leaf, too, as an influence.
Henning, like Norv Turner, fared far better as an offensive coordinator than he did as a head coach. In fact, he was the offensive coordinator for a Super Bowl-winning Redskins team and the only Panthers club to reach a Super Bowl.
Whisenhunt, 50, did his mentor one better, going to Super Bowls as a coordinator and a head coach.
He was Bill Cowher's playcaller and offensive coordinator in 2005 when the Steelers won the Super Bowl behind second-year quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, a potent defense and a robust running game.
Showing his versatility, Whisenhunt was the Cardinals' head coach when they reached their lone Super Bowl behind quarterback Kurt Warner, then 37. Those Cardinals led the NFL in passes thrown while finishing last in run attempts, the inverse of the '05 Steelers.
Run a lot, pass a lot – Whisehunt, like McCoy, is more interested in reaching the destination than pre-setting the journey.
It all starts with discovering what the players do best, they said.
"We'll figure that out and do it here," Whisenhunt said. "I think with the way this game changes, the way you see some of the read-option that guys are doing – and some of the components that people are doing through the years, like the wildcat, you've got to be able to adapt and do those things."
Don't construe that as plan to mobilize Philip Rivers, although Whisenhunt said his Cardinals offenses "had a lot of success" with the no-huddle.
Both McCoy and Whisenhunt said it's too early to know what the playbook will be, but they know they want to adjust to the talent.
No doubt Henning would approve. "We both come from the same family tree in Dan Henning," Whisenhunt said.
McCoy was the quarterbacks coach and Henning the offensive coordinator when the Panthers reached the Super Bowl in 2003. In all, McCoy worked five years under Henning in Carolina.
Whisenhunt said Henning drafted him onto the Falcons in 1985. A tight end taken in the 12th round out of Georgia Tech, he played four years for Atlanta as part of a nine-year career. He and Henning reunited with the Jets in 2000 when Whisenhunt became the special teams coach.
Whisenhunt, who earned a degree in civil engineering, said Henning taught him "how you have to study players and prepare for different looks."
He added: "He was a very important part of my development as a coach. One of the thing I liked about Dan was his ability to adapt and try different things.'
Said McCoy: "We were really raised by the same guy, so the transition should be easy for us."
One year after collecting a Super Bowl ring, Whisenhunt left Pittsburgh to become head coach of the Cardinals.
His first three seasons yielded records of 8-8, 9-7 and 10-6, making him the first Cardinals coach to go .500 or better in his first three years.
But after Warner retired, the Cardinals had records of 5-11, 8-8 and 5-11.
The Cardinals fired Whisenhunt on January 1, and the Chargers interviewed him for their head coaching job last week.
McCoy, who's in his first week as a head coach, said Whisenhunt's head-coaching experience already has come in handy.
Whisenhunt will dust off his playcalling skills, as he said he didn't call Arizona's plays last season, when the Cardinals, unsettled in their line and at quarterback, ranked last in yards and 31st in points.
"I've called them in a Super Bowl," he said. "I've called them when we were 10-6 and Kurt had one of his better years."
Said McCoy: "He's calling nothing but touchdowns. That's all he's going to do."


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Did you know?
The Hermanus Magnetic Observatory is part of a global research network that monitors the Earth's magnetic field.
The Arabella Spa is located in the grounds of the renowned Arabella Country Estate between the towns of Kleinmond and Hermanus, about an hour's drive from Cape Town. The estate overlooks one of South Africa's largest and most beautiful natural lagoons.
The Arabella Spa, part of the Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa, fuses traditional and modern therapies and Eastern and Western treatments. But here, in an African location, a signature treatment brings African sensory stimuli into play.
The African Rainforest Experience offers 130 minutes of pampering comprising therapeutic showers, scrubs, steam treatments and local fragrances, ending with a tea ceremony in which local rooibos is mixed with relaxing chamomile or cleansing peppermint.
The spa specialises in a range of massages including Thai, sports and Indian head massage. Being one of South Africa's premier golfing destinations, specially tailored packages include the Golfer's Tonic for those who require soothing after a day on the greens.
You can also take a eucalyptus steam treatment at this spa; rest on mosaic slabs under a heated towel doused in healing aromatherapy oils; sauna in dry heat or with an essential oil infusion; relax in a room lit by candles; be softly cooled by a sprinkling of mist; or enjoy a reflexology footbath with pebbles.
A number of spa facilities are complementary to all resort guests, such as the sauna, the steam room and an indoor heated hydro pool. This pool has jets that massage the body, hydro seats so that the guest may enjoy the hydrotherapy experience in a seated position, and 4 bubble beds that provide a gentle underwater massage in a prone position. Also complementary is a fully equipped fitness centre.
The spa creates individual packages for special occasions such as bridal showers, birthdays or mother-and-daughter days.
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Who to contact
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How to get here
Take the N2 from Cape Town towards Somerset West and continue until Sir Lowry's Pass. Continue over this pass and turn left onto the R43 (to Hermanus). After approx. 20km you will reach the R44 (Kleinmond sign), where you turn right. Follow the road for about 3km until the Arabella Country Estate sign on your left.
Best time to visit
Each year the Cape puts on its best in terms of weather and appearance in summer, between November and March. The yen for body pampering can strike at any time of the year though!
Around the area
Farm stalls, wineries, Blue flag beaches and nature reserves are all on offer along this beautiful stretch of coastline.
Tours to do
The resort is situated in the heart of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, surrounded by a rich plant kingdom of fynbos that begs exploration. It is only 15 minutes away from whale-watching sites in Hermanus and some of the Cape's best wine farms are in the vicinity.
Get around
Hire a car, scooter or bicycle and spend some time exploring the beautiful Cape Whale Coast.
What will it cost
Prices range depending on treatments. It's always best to enquire beforehand regarding costs. There are special packages available.
What to eat
Enjoy the award-winning cuisine available at this top hotel. Healthy palates are always catered for.
What's happening
The annual Whale Festival takes place in Hermanus during September each year.


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WINTER PARK, Fla. - Saint Leo University men's soccer player Manuel Schoenhuber has been named Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week presented by VALIC, it was announced Tuesday by SSC Commissioner Jay Jones.
Beginning his collegiate career with a pair of shutout wins over Warner and West Florida, the Bavaria, Germany native combined for seven saves over the course of 20 shots. Schoenhuber made four saves in a 3-0 win over Warner before tallying three stops in a 1-0 regional win over West Florida.
He is the first Saint Leo student-athlete to earn the award this season, and also marks the first award of his student-athlete career.
The Lions will now begin preparations for SSC play as they will head to Boca Raton, Fla. to challenge No.2-ranked Lynn on Wednesday, September 12. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.
For more on the men's soccer program, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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It's that time of year again, when select fruits and vegetables rule the Thanksgiving table. Sure, the turkey takes center stage and of course everyone loves the stuffing, and don't even get me started on the long-awaited yummy pies, but at this time of year, those other guys find their time to shine as well.
Step right up potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans and cranberries. Bring along your friends, Brussels sprouts, squash and anyone else to color the party delicious.
Not only is it tradition in most families to fix favorite fruit and veggie recipes at this time of year, but it's also healthier, adds essential nutrients and may even off-set some of those higher calorie items that tend to weigh down the table….and our bodies. I mentioned pie already, yes?
Each fall, I continually pull recipes out of magazines or off the web of delicious-sounding dishes I'd like to make. This year, I plan to make my traditional stand bys, corn pudding and garlic-roasted whole carrots, but also decided to make a tasty-looking Harvest Salad that is full of romaine, baby arugula, Bosc pears, Granny Smith apples and dried cranberries.
I wondered if anyone would miss my pan-fried Brussels sprouts with crumbled bacon, sliced almonds, dried cranberries and a drizzle of pomegranate syrup. I know my middle son will. He often asks for this and cheers when he sees I've brought Brussels sprouts home from the market.
"Brussels Sprouts seem to be having a comeback," mused my friend Mindy W. "People aren't as grossed out by them!"
My 9-year-old would certainly agree. Hope he doesn't miss them at our feast this year. Perhaps he'll be satisfied with a bite of Harvest Salad instead?
I was curious as to what my friends were planning to bring to their Thanksgiving tables this holiday? I wondered if they stuck to their tried and true produce recipes or if they planned to branch out? I took an informal survey of some of the girls I work out with, figuring it an appropriate time to talk healthy choices before a hard workout.
Tracy F. said she planned both sweet potato and Brussels sprouts dishes but also wanted to try the Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond's green bean and tomato dish "because it sounded so incredible."
Ann H. also plans to make sweet potatoes but doesn't like them too sweet, plus her family always serves a green veggie, which will probably be green beans.
What about that infamous green bean and crispy fried onion casserole I used to beg my foodie family – to no avail – to make each year? Fellow workout buddy Summer E. said she definitely planned to have that on her Thanksgiving table.
Healthy eater, Chris W., said she grew up eating butternut squash for Thanksgiving as long as she could remember. Her dad had a huge garden that provided most of their veggies, including squash that the family ate mixed with butter, brown sugar or other spices he added. She recalled the one year he experimented by adding peanut butter – yes, peanut butter! – to the squash.
"It was not good," Chris said, smiling. "So it became a family joke. (Now) I make it every Thanksgiving and Christmas (plain, sans peanut butter!) to keep my memories of my dad fresh and feel a little of his touch in the holiday."
Karen P. had a similar memory with the Thanksgiving cranberry recipe that's been in her family since the 1940s.
"(We always have) my mom's cranberry fluff that no one likes but we don't have the heart to tell her!" she laughed.
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Hoes' homer lifts Astros in 12-inning showdown
Oberholtzer turns in strong outing as pitchers' duel extends to extras
OAKLAND -- The last thing L.J. Hoes' mother told him after he called to wish her a happy birthday was to hit a home run. Considering he had hit only three homers in his first 88 career games in the Majors, Gale Hoes might have seemed less wishful had she asked for a new car.
Hoes proved to be up to mom's challenge, though, belting a solo homer with one out in the 12th inning Tuesday night off relief pitcher Fernando Abad to send the Astros to their third consecutive win over the A's, 3-2, at O.co Coliseum.
"To be able to do that for her is a special thing," he said.
The Astros won their second game in a row and only their fourth in 17 career games in Oakland, which has dominated them. The first-place A's are 25-8 against the Astros, who have beat Oakland three times in a row for the first time in their history.
"We want to get to where those guys are at right now," Hoes said. "They've been to the playoffs the last two years, won the division the last two years. That's what we want to work to do. We want to build something around here where we can start winning division titles and going to the playoffs and stuff like that. We know we have to compete with those guys and beat those guys."
The Astros' bullpen held the A's to two hits in five scoreless innings in relief of starter Brett Oberholtzer, who allowed seven hits and two runs (one earned) in seven innings. Josh Fields continued his strong run by retiring all six batters he faced, and Darin Downs needed one pitch for the win. Chad Qualls worked a 1-2-3 12th inning for a save on the 10th anniversary of his Major League debut.
"Oberholtzer did a great job -- seven strong innings against a really good Oakland lineup," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "Our bullpen, obviously, did a tremendous job of keeping it right there. All those guys just passed the baton from one guy to the next and Qualls did a good job of closing it out."
A's starter Scott Kazmir, who grew up in the Houston area following the Astros, allowed seven hits and two runs (one earned) and struck out six batters in seven innings and tipped his cap to his hometown club.
"Very improved, especially games like this, close games, for them to pull it out, it shows signs of a good team," he said.
Chris Carter went 3-for-5 with two RBIs against his former team and is hitting .360 with six homers and 13 RBIs in his past 13 games. Meanwhile, Jose Altuve banged out three more hits, raising his Major League-leading total to 138, though he was caught stealing to snap his streak of consecutive steals at 28.
"That's a gutsy team win against a team that's in first place in our division, on the road, and to play solid baseball all the way we played solid baseball tonight [with] great pitching, great defense, timely hitting and Carter swung the bat well," Porter said. "It's a big team win."
Oberholtzer made another strong case to stay in the rotation, which he has done repeatedly recently. After beginning the year by going 0-6 with a 5.68 ERA in seven starts before being sent down, has gone 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in the six starts in which he's bounced between Houston and the Minor Leagues.
"I think his mindset has been great this entire time," Porter said. "The times in which we've sent him out and brought him back, I think he understood where he was at. He made some adjustments and he's really doing a tremendous job of pitching to the inner third of the plate and he's giving us quality starts each and every time he's gone out there."
Porter said the Astros won't determine the future of the rotation until it turns over in the next few days. But Collin McHugh made a successful rehab outing Tuesday at Triple-A Oklahoma City, throwing 80 pitches over five innings, and could return to the Astros this weekend. He's been on the disabled list with a fingernail issue on his right middle finger.
Whether Oberholtzer goes back down again remains to be seen.
"Obviously, I would like to be in the big leagues," he said. "Who wouldn't? But any time I get the ball I try to do my best and prepare as well as I can and execute the game plan and keep it simple."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: The name Suzy Favor Hamilton sounds familiar. But, then again, I am pretty sure that all women runners for the US use three names, so maybe that is why she sounds familiar. Whatever. The thing is she was a three time Olympian and is 44 and married with a 7 year old girl and also working as a $600 an hour escort. Maybe she needed the spice because The Smoking Gun says she and the family did not need the money. The husband, who knew of her side profession is a lawyer. Suzy, who escorts under the name Kelly Lundy also has a real estate company, gives motivational speeches and works for Disney. Aww, was Mickey a client? Did he leave his socks on? Apparently no one knew who Suzy or Kelly was when they were having sex with her but she told some of her clients out of the blue without any prompting and the next thing you know, she was approached by a reporter and confessed all. Should be a fun day for the husband at work and the kid at school. Hopefully she is out of school for vacation and the family can move from Wisconsin before it resumes.


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More Celebrity Engagement Rings: Halle Berry's Emerald Sparkler
The celeb engagement rings just keep coming! Here's a look at the beautiful emerald ring Olivier Martinez gave to Halle Berry.
-Lucia Peters
Word on the street yesterday was that Halle Berry, who finally confirmed that she and beau Olivier Martinez had gotten engaged back in January, was sporting one heck of an engagement ring—and that instead of the standard diamond, it was a gorgeous green emerald. And now, lucky us, we get to take a look at it! Here, feast your eyes on this little beauty:
Read Jessica Biel's Engagement Ring: Absolutely Gorgeous and Totally Worth the Wait
According to People, Olivier put a ton of thought into the design of the ring. Made by the actor's Paris neighbor, jeweler Robert Mazlo, the ring "is a one-of-a-kind piece and cannot be replaced" that actually tells the couples' story. Awww! The emerald set in the center of the ring is a whopping four carats, and it came from a mine in Muzo, Colombia that is now closed down. "The color is perfect," Mazlo's house told People. "The balance between the blue and the yellow in the green in that stone is perfect."
The ring also features two diamonds set in a textured, gold setting, which was reportedly forged according to an ancient Phoenician tradition. Though many engagement rings carry an inscription detailing the couples' love, this one does not. Instead, a series of codes and symbols been etched onto its surface—and they can only been seen by the person wearing it. It's mysterious, it's romantic… you chose well, Olivier!
Tell us: What do you think of Halle's ring?
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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Pick Angelina Jolie's Wedding Gown
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are finally engaged! What do you think she'll wear down the aisle?
-PJ Gach
After 7 years, 6 kids and who knows how many continents, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are finally going to make it official! Where will they register for gifts? What will Angelina wear, or should we say, who is she going to wear down the aisle? Will Vera Wang and Monique Lhuillier (both known for their celebrity wedding gowns) duke it out? Will Angie wear Armani as she's worn him a lot on the red carpet?
Well we did some fantasy shopping for Angie—she's so busy now, I'm sure she'll appreciate our help. Take a look at our picks and tell us which is your favorite gown.
1. Vera Wang
This past October, Vera Wang designed an entire range of wedding gowns in black. Some of them have full ball skirts made out of tulle, some are mermaid styles, and the one above with the corset top is similar to Angie's signature red carpet look. Can you see her in that with a bouquet of blood red roses gliding down the aisle towards Brad?
2. Valentino
Oh Valentino! His designs when he ran the house of Valentino were many a woman's dream come true. Could you see Angie wearing this sleek satin wedding gown?
3. Andrew Gn
This high-low gown would definitely make Angie's right leg happy.
Read Celeb Bridal Beauty Secrets: From Kate Middleton to Nikki Reed
4. Naeem Khan
Naeem Khan is known for his stellar red carpet gowns. Will Angie go for this lace creation with its body conscious silhouette and peek-a-boo detailing?
5. Derek Lam
This billowy boho wedding gown looks a bit like some of the gowns Angie has worn on the red carpet. And if she loses more weight, the fabric will camouflage it! Please, someone: force feed that woman a sub, a fried chicken, a loaf of bread, anything!
6. Versace
This Versace silver and white wedding gown is not for the timid. The Amazonian style is eminently suited for not only Angie's leg, but for her spectacular body.
7. Monique Lhuillier
Monique Lhuillier makes exquisite red carpet gowns, gorgeous day wear and scrumptious wedding gowns. Take a look at this heavy curve-hugging satin wedding gown with a corset top. Her leg might not be happy, but the rest of her would look stunning in it.
8. Jenny Packham
Angie adores Jenny Packham. She wore a black slinky gown by the designer at this year's SAG awards, a sparkly gown by Jenny at the Berlin premiere for In the Land of Milk and Honey and at other events. Imari is an Art Deco inspired wedding gown from Jenny's bridal line. Not only is it stunning, it would show off Angelina's figure to perfection.
Tell us: which gown would you pick for Angie's big day?
PJ Gach is Senior Editor: Style + Beauty at BettyConfidential.


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Taming the Beast
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Use the Taming Rod to tame a Webwood Lurker. Practice your skills, then return the Taming Rod to Dazalar in Dolanaar.
- Tame a Webwood Lurker
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As a hunter, it is important to remember the responsibility you hold in your hands. Nature is not a power that can be bent to obey our desires; it is one that is to be respected and acknowledged as something stronger than your very existence.
<name>, you must prove your understanding of this before you will gain the ability to tame an animal to be your companion.
Your first task is to take this taming rod. With it, you will be able to tame a webwood lurker. Tame it, and practice your skills as a hunter.


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Cattle feeding margins improved more than $13 per head last week on a $1 per hundredweight gain in cash cattle prices, leaving average losses at just over $42 per head, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker. Margins have improved $98 over the past three weeks.
Beef packers saw their margins decline more than $5 per head on the week leaving losses at more than $64 per head. The Sterling Beef Profit Quotient improved 40 points for the week and the industry profitability index is now negative 143.8, according to estimates developed by Sterling Marketing, Inc., Vale, Ore. A month ago the Sterling Beef Profit Quotient was a negative 160.7.
Pork producer margins declined $7 per head last week, with margins now at a negative $40.38 per hog marketed. Negotiated cash hog prices declined $10.24 per hundredweight last week to $82.50. Pork packer margins declined $1.55 per head for the week, creating losses of $2.42 per head, according to the Sterling Pork Profit Tracker.
A year ago cattle feeders sold cash cattle at $121.92 per hundredweight, resulting in losses of $32.81 per head. Last year cash hogs fetched $80.46 per hundredweight, resulting in losses of $16.12 per head.
The Sterling Beef and Pork Profit Trackers are calculated using actual weekly prices for both cattle and hogs, feed costs, beef and pork cutout prices, drop credits and other factors that influence profit margins.
The Sterling Beef Profit Tracker for the week ending Dec. 29:
- Average feedyard margins: -$42.18 per head.
- Average packer margins: -$64.39 per head.
- Sterling Profit Quotient: -140.8.
The Sterling Pork Profit Tracker for the week ending Dec. 28:
- Average farrow-to-finish margins: -$40.38 per head.
- Average pork packer margins: -$2.42 per head.
The Sterling Beef and Pork Profit Trackers are produced by Sterling Marketing Inc. and John Nalivka, president, Vale, Ore., and are published weekly by Drovers/CattleNetwork.


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I want to have an input where the users age is inserted and then subtracted from the variable age which is set to 16 and the answer displayed as You have x years left at school.
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Best Smartphones for Christmas
Stay connected to loved ones with a new smartphone this Christmas. Check out our list of the best smartphones for Christmas to help you find the perfect gift.
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ITEM#: 14101558This is a sky blue skin/ hot pink meshed hard hybrid case for Apple iPhone 4/ 4S. Keep your cell phone safe and protected in style with this dual-layered protective accessory case.
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nutgirdle - Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - linkAt my workplace we have a fairly well developed MPI/OpenMP environment. We've dabbled with a Tesla card, but we would like to avoid re-writing everything in OpenCL. Even then, we don't know how long nVidia will support OpenCL.
Excited to see if/when this will actually be released, and since we are a single-precision application, if it can hold a candle to the ridiculous speed the K10 cards are exhibiting. Reply
IanCutress - Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - linkI migrated my Brownian motion SP code from OpenMP to CUDA quite easily, got a factor 375x speed up over a single Nehalem core using a GTX480, Though tbh, the code was only 1000 lines max and was easier to do than expected. Reply
boeush - Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - link"So it seems that the Xeon Phi cards consume about 300W."
Each? Or 4 of them put together? Because if that's per-card, I'm not very impressed considering,
"For comparison, a quadcore Haswell at 4 GHz will deliver about one fourth of that in 2013."
For 300W, you can put together on the order of 10 Haswell quad-cores! That'd give you about 2.5x the max theoretical performance for the same wattage as the Xeon Phi (and, I'd imagine for a fraction of the cost as well...) Reply
JohanAnandtech - Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - linkVery valid points. However, I don't have any measurement nor real benchmarks yet. The 300W is - to my understanding - the upper limit. The last time I tested, Linpack can make a CPU consume 30-35% more than a typical integer application, both running at 100% CPU load. Reply
cmikeh2 - Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - linkWhile you probably could put together 10 Haswell quad-cores, at around 300 W,I doubt they would be running at 4 GHz. Reply
ArCamiNo - Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - linkDo you have more info about the 2Ghz frequency ?
It seems very high for that kind of chip. Maybe the 1 TFlops in double precision can be achieved with an FMA instruction (considered as 2 floating point operations) :
1GHz * (512/64) * 64 cores * 2 ops per cycle Reply
codedivine - Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - linkAgree with you. Reply
1008anan - Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - linkI also to think 16 double precision flops per core per cycle or 4 double precision flops per thread per clock * 1 gigahertz.
I am surprised to learn that there are only 8 double precision flops per core per clock or 2 double precision flops per thread per clock.
Running a 64 CPU core SoC at 2 gigahertz is astounding. Reply
djgandy - Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - linkI'd agree. Peak rates are usually quoted using FMA.
At 2Ghz I'd expect 2TFLOPS too, or 4TFLOPS in 32-bit which would be consistent with Larrabee numbers. Reply
1008anan - Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - linkJohan De Gelas, thank you very much for your article.
Aren't some of the 64 cores disabled? Previously it was reported that there would be between 51 and 64 CPU cores per Xeon Phi SoC.
Are you sure there are only 8 double precision flops per core per clock or 2 double precision flops per thread per clock? If so the theoretical max assuming 64 cores at 2 gigahertz is:
[2 Gigahertz]*[512 flops/clock] = 1.024 double precision teraflops. Actual performance is always below theoretical performance. You would need quite a bit more than 2 Gigahertz to hit 1 teraflop double precision.
2 Gigahertz is confirmed? Pretty amazing for a 64 core SoC.
How many single precision flops per core per clock?
Please confirm that a 64 CPU core Xeon Phi SoC only has a TDP of 75 watts. Can that be right? Reply
djgandy - Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - linkIntel's SIMD units are designed in such a way that performance scales inversely with precision, so FP64 is half the performance of FP32 which is half of FP16.
Theoretical performance is what is talked about when calculating for any card, the performance is there, you just have to use it :)
Your numbers are also not quite correct, you missed out 2ops/clock from your calculation making the performance 2TFLOPS. Reply
1008anan - Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - linkThis is what I thought digandy.
Can someone confirm that there are 16 double precision flops per core per cycle? Or 4 double precision flops per thread per cycle?
This would mean that at 2 Gigahertz:
2 Gigahertz * (64 cores)*(4 threads/core)*(4 double precision flops per thread/clock) = 2 double precision teraflops theoretical maximum speed.
Actual speed would be quite a bit less than 2 Terahertz double precision. If we assume 70% efficiency [completely pulled out of nothing], we would get 1.4 Terahertz double precision.
Is there confirmation that this is true (aside from the efficiency estimate since I doubt Intel has released that information yet)? Is there also confirmation that each Xeon Phi SoC only has a TDP of 75 watts? If so that is astounding.
This would mean that the whole system generates:
1.4 double precision gigaflops/75 watts = 19 double precision gigaflops/watt.
Can this be right? Reply
ArCamiNo - Thursday, September 13, 2012 - linkThe threads don't add any more peak flops performance. They're here only to approach this performance peak.
4 threads per core means there is 4 complete sets of registers in each core.
For example, if a thread, currently executed, doesn't use all the unit of the core, another thread can use it.
So two thread can't use the same resource that an other thread in the same time but if the resources (number of ALU, FPU, decode and dispatch units etc) per core is still the same, its use it more efficient.
So for me it's a 1GHz (maybe a little more) chip with 64 cores. Each could run a Fused Multiply and Add instruction (like on the future AVX2 instruction set of Haswell). It means 2 instructions/cycle on 512bits (so 8 double precision floats) = 1TFlops in double precision peak performance (2*64*8).
So maybe the frequency is a little more than 1Ghz to achieve the 1TFlops in double precision on LINPACK like they said. But with this kind of architecture and the 4 threads/core, the real performance won't be that far from the theoretical performance unlike the GPU where it's about 60%. Reply
ArCamiNo - Thursday, September 13, 2012 - linkI just checked on my Ivy Bridge processor, and I can reach the theoretical performance peak with the Intel Linpack Benchmark (http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-mat...
I have 82 GFlops in double precision. The theoretical perf are 8 double precision floats / cycles. At 2.6GHz (3720QM) on 4 cores it's 83.2.
So I'm now pretty sure that it will be the same with Xeon Phi. And the frequency will be 1GHz.
I don't think that the power consumption will be only 75W per card. If you remove the power for the RAM, it will means around 1 Watt/ core. It's the power consumption of an ARM core. I think it's more 3-4 Watts/ core. Reply
JohanAnandtech - Monday, September 17, 2012 - linkSeems like we are not far from the mark.
1 core has several threads, but that is just to keep the flow going. For FLOPs, you should focus on the vector unit, no the pipeline or threads. So each vector unit can do 8 DP, not 16. Core is around 2 GHz
We reported 300W per card, and Charlie is reporting about 200W on idle. So 300W maxing out seems very reasonable to me.
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You are right about student loans. This is what I found out:
The bad news about Student Loans in the USA:
- There is no bankruptcy protection
- There are no Statues of Limitations protection
- There are no Truth In Lending requirements
- There is no protection from Usury (excessive interest)
- Income (such as wages and Social Security) can be garnished to repay the loans
- The amount of student loan debt is far greater than credit card debt.
- It is difficult to get a deferment; it can only be done by Forbearance. Interest still accumulates.
- If the loan goes into default, which could happen with just a few months of non-payment--a rough spot in someone's life, interest can go to 20% or higher. In 3.5 years, the original loan amount doubles, and in 7 years, the amount quadruples.
- There will be several loans to make payments on. If they are consolidated, the original low interest rate is lost.
- If the loan defaults, in addition to the principal and outrageous interest, more debt in other forms can be added. These include
- Penalties
- Fees, and
- Collection Costs
- There are so many horror stories of lives destroyed by student loans. http://studentloanju...org/victims.htm lists some of them.
There is some good news, though:
The link above explains the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) of
Student Loans program. There is a cute, short animated video
giving an overview. The link to the repayment calculator may be helpful.
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Posted 24 August 2012 - 05:14 AM
You can be an entrepreneur. You will NOT need a degree.
In running your own consulting company for small businesses,
you can provide the following services (what you don't yet know--outsource
for cheap on Fivver.com or via the classifieds on WarriorForum.com or other
similar places):
- SEO (organic search engine optimization -- online marketing)
- SEM (search engine marketing via paying for advertising)
- Getting the business listed on GooglePlaces and free directories
- Creating a Facebook fan page
- Getting followers on Facebook or Twitter
- Adding content to web sites
- Creating a mobile site
- Creating a web site or improving existing site
- Creating a logo and header graphics
- Email marketing
- Reputation management (monitor comments--get bad deleted)
- Video creation
- List building
- Creating a system for inventory mgt or billing
- Creating a data entry form that ties into their database
- Create reports
- Create a simple app
- etc.
You can get a job in the Corporate world. You will need a degree.
Degree? A test you can do right now:
Go to dice.com, click on Advanced Search, plug in
within 50 miles of your zip code for a main search, and for the keyword part:
"any" (instead of "all") of the following: php, javascript, html, css
(plus whatever else you know). Look at the "job requirements" of each result to
determine how often a college degree is needed.
If you do decide to opt for a 4-year degree, take required classes at a
community college--it is much cheaper--and then transfer after getting
a two year AA degree. Work as an intern while attending college to get
Finally, you can teach yourself via killersites.com (and other resources such as books)
as a full time (non-paying) job, really working at it and thoroughly learning,
and when you think you can truly offer value to a company, try to get a job.
If you can't get hired because you don't have experience, see if putting together a
portfolio helps.
If you still can't get a job, work for free as an intern or volunteer.
Some people advise "getting your foot in the door" by doing other stuff, but I think this
can backfire by diminishing your value. Besides, how office does the help desk person get
promoted to web developer? Probably not often. (Although, if the company offers free training or
college, that's another story.)
Finally, if all else fails, there is place online where you can order a fake previous
job employment reference along with a recommendation from your "manager". (Sometimes,
you have to do what you have to do to survive. If you haven't been there, don't condemn it.)
(Note: Do not fake education. Do not say you can do things you can't (unless it is something
super simple, like Excel, that you can learn between your interview and hire date.)
Stefan, if you can provide the means for us to create a portfolio, that would be awesome!
Even just guidelines on how to go about creating one, and what would be good to put in it, would
be helpful.
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No Morenci substitute teachers will be spared in the district's
recent decision to join a consortium of county schools in making
private their employment.
Board members voted in March to join other county districts in signing a contract with Professional Education Strategies Group (PESG) to move substitute teachers into the private sector.
A condition of the agreement allowed districts to exclude certain teachers from the measure, but the Morenci Board of Education voted 3-1 Monday against any exceptions.


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Museums have always had shops where they sell pieces "inspired" by exhibits; this is nothing new. But London's Victoria & Albert appears to be taking it to the next level, inking deals with Selfridge's and Coast to sell exhibit-inspired pieces in those retail emporia. It strikes me as an interesting development, and one with potentially broader fall-out.
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Bridgwater & Albion 12, Cullompton 13
AN injury-hit Bridgwater & Albion had to settle for a losing bonus point as they were narrowly beaten by Cullompton on Saturday, writes Tony Pomeroy.
The visitors outscored Albion by two tries to nil to complete the double over the hosts - as Bridgwater lost a game by five points or less for the fifth time this season.
The pitch was in remarkably good condition given the recent bad weather and it was the visitors first on the scoreboard.
A break by scrum half Tom Frankpitt took Cullompton deep into Bridgwater territory and although he was tackled by Simon Martin, the ball was recycled.
It reached Paul Baker near the left touchline and despite the attentions of more than one defender, he somehow managed not only to cross the line but get the ball down.
The conversion from skipper Adam Pearce shaved the upright.
Bridgwater narrowed the gap after five minutes - Cullompton collapsed a maul on their own 10 metre line and Bridgwater fly half, Stuart Heal, celebrated his 21st Birthday by landing his first penalty of the day.
When Bridgwater attacked, Brian Webb and Ollie Dunn were both prominent but could not generate a score Play ebbed from end to end until, after 20 minutes, Pearce landed a 20 metre penalty when Bridgwater were adjudged to have broken early from a scrum.
Bridgwater continued to search for that elusive try, evening spurning a possible kickable penalty from around 40 metres.
Just before half time, Heal kicked his second penalty to leave the home side trailing 6-8.
Cullompton were not quite done, putting Bridgwater under considerable pressure approaching half time but the home defence held firm.
With Simon Martin leaving the field at half time, Will Kerry moved to full back and Tayler Buller went to inside centre for the home side.
In the first twelve minutes of the half, Heal kicked two more penalties, the second of which was awarded for a high tackle by Frankpitt - which also earned him a yellow card.
Despite being shorthanded, Cullompton took the game to Bridgwater.
They took scrums and lineouts against the put in and the home side were forced to defend desperately.
As the end approached, Cullompton's influential number eight, Chris Griffiths was carried off on a stretcher with a leg injury - and as he headed to the treatment room, Baker was put free and again scored in the corner.
Pearce's conversion once more shaved the wrong side of the posts but the visitors had done enough for the narrowest of wins.
# BRIDGWATER travel to Cleve next Saturday (January 11).
Scorers: Bridgwater & Albion Pens:- Heal (4)
Cullompton Tries:- Baker (2) Pen:- Pearce
Bridgwater Starting Team Simon Martin, Ashley Pippard, Rob Allen, Will Kerry, Jon Hill, Stu Heal, Sam Knights, James Bryant, Ollie Dunn, Joe Bussell, Matt Northey, Doug Page-Symonds, Dan Kemmish (Capt), Brian Webb, Tayler Buller
Replacements used: Matt Hastie, Lovejoy Chawatama Not used: Scott Walford
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BAE Systems Receives $10.8 Million To Manufacture Bradley Survivability Seats
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BAE Systems received a $10.8 million award to manufacture Advanced Survivability Seats for Bradley Fighting Vehicles used by the U.S. Army. These seats, called the Survivor Post Mount 1000 and Survivor Modular Troop 3000, include an energy-absorbing technology that helps protect soldiers from spinal injuries. "The seat and restraint system are integral components of the… Read More →


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Wild ninth gives Miami back-to-back walk-offs
Marlins catch a break at third before Pierre scores game-winner
MIAMI -- Fresh off one of the longest games in franchise history, the Marlins were in desperate need of a strong pitching performance. They received it from Kevin Slowey.
But it wasn't until the ninth inning that the offense woke up.
Juan Pierre scored the decisive run on a wild pitch that lifted the Marlins to a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Mets on Tuesday night at Marlins Park.
After playing for five hours and 31 minutes in 15 innings on Monday night, the Marlins pulled off their second straight walk-off win in two hours and 25 minutes Tuesday.
"Any time you win, it changes the energy and the atmosphere, for sure," Miami manager Mike Redmond said. "I've talked about the character for this team and winning games like last night. And then bouncing back in the ninth inning and doing it again, that's what builds character. That's what we're looking for. We're looking for guys who can compete for nine innings or 15 innings, whatever it takes. That's definitely these guys. They battle. They give me everything they can. That's all I can ask."
The Marlins enjoyed their first three-game winning streak since July 4-6, 2012, and they won their first series of the season.
"We're finding ways to win," Pierre said. "We've already found all those ways to lose."
New York's Jeremy Hefner, who hadn't allowed a Marlins player to reach second base through eight innings, got into trouble in Miami's two-run ninth.
The inning started with Chris Coghlan slapping a pinch-hit single to left. On a passed ball, he advanced to second. Pierre dropped a sacrifice bunt, and catcher Anthony Recker gambled by trying to throw Coghlan out at third.
It was the turning point of the inning.
Sliding head first, Coghlan touched the base ahead of the throw, and third baseman David Wright held a tag. Third-base umpire Tim McClelland called safe. The Mets protested, and Miami may have caught a break, because TV replays showed Coghlan's foot may have left the bag.
"It looked close. If he was out, then it was a break for us," Redmond said. "We've been talking about needing a break. If that was it, then it was a big break for us. It looked close to me. I couldn't tell if he was safe or out. He looked safe, but he kind of slid past the bag. But obviously a big play. It was momentum for us -- first and third with nobody out as opposed with a guy on first with one out. It was obviously big for us."
In the heat of the moment, Wright argued, and he was joined by Mets manager Terry Collins.
"I'm not even getting into that," Wright said. "Sometimes the calls go your way, sometimes they don't. What we need to do a better job of is offensively going out there and scoring more runs. You can't expect to win games, 1-0."
Brandon Lyon relieved Hefner, inheriting runners on the corners. On a full count, Donovan Solano lined a game-tying single to right. Placido Polanco was intentionally walked to load the bases. Greg Dobbs was at the plate when Lyon threw a wild pitch, allowing Pierre to score the walk-off run standing up.
In all his years, Pierre has never scored a walk-off run on a wild pitch.
"I don't recall it," Pierre said. "Wild ending. Solano had a great at-bat, and Cogz had a great at-bat to get us to that point. Slowey has been a workhorse for us and keeping us in the game. That was a big win for us. We had no life, offensively."
The Marlins had a similar walk-off win on July 23, 2010, at Sun Life Stadium. Against the Braves and then-closer Billy Wagner, the Marlins rallied with two runs in the ninth for a 7-6 win.
But that night, Emilio Bonifacio scored the tying run on a passed ball charged to Brian McCann. Donnie Murphy delivered the walk-off single.
Slowey didn't get the win, but he kept Miami in the game, allowing one run in eight innings while striking out eight. He had allowed two baserunners through four scoreless innings before he was tagged for a run in the fifth.
Daniel Murphy doubled to open the inning, and it proved costly. Murphy advanced to third on Ike Davis' fly out to center, and New York snapped the deadlock on Recker's sacrifice fly to left.
Slowey's eight strikeouts were his most since he fanned eight on Sept. 18, 2010, against Oakland, which happened to be his last victory. And he last threw as many as eight innings on July 31, 2010.
"This guy, he's smart," Redmond said. "He's prepared. He watches video. He has a game plan going out there, and he executes it. I think all of our young pitchers learn from him, and the way he prepares.
"At the same time, too, we need to get him a win. This is ridiculous. He's done his part. It's going to happen. It would be nice to get him a win. He deserves it."
Runs have been hard to come by all season for the Marlins, and their offense is now without Giancarlo Stanton, who was placed on the disabled list on Tuesday with a Grade 2 strain of his right hamstring.
Replacing Stanton in right field is prospect Marcell Ozuna, who singled in the fifth inning for his first big league hit.
"I think games like last night, games like today, that helps bring a team together pretty quickly," Slowey said. "You have some challenges. You have some tough games. You grow together and then you have a few victories that are hard-fought and well earned. That's a big thing."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In October 1978, Wojtyla became the first Slavic pope ever and the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. He took the name John Paul II.
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below is the translation: Cardinal Pericle Felici began: "I announce
to you a great joy. We have a Pope. Most
eminent and reverend, Karol, Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church,
Wojtyla." John Paul II then began to speak: "Praise be
Jesus Christ! Dear brothers and sisters, we are all still
grieved after the death of our most beloved John Paul
I. And now the eminent cardinals have called a new
Bishop of Rome. They have called him from a far
country: far, but always near through the communion of faith
and in the Christian tradition. I was afraid to receive
this nomination, but I did it in the spirit of
obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ and in total confidence
in his Mother, the most holy Madonna. "I don´t know
if I can make myself clear in your -- in
our -- Italian language. If I make a mistake, you
will correct me. And so I present myself to you
all, to confess our common faith, our hope, our trust
in the Mother of Christ and of the Church, and
also to start anew on this road of history and
the Church, with the help of God and with the
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The Miller College of Business Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure specify the organization of the Promotion and Tenure Committee (College Committee) and the procedures and criteria used for promotion and tenure within the framework of University policy specified in the University Promotion and Tenure Document as stated in the Faculty and Professional Personnel Handbook.
The general purpose of the evaluation policy of the Miller College of Business is to encourage the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, publication, creative endeavors, grant writing or other scholarly productivity and service in a professional capacity.
This document approved by the College of Business Faculty at a meeting held on November 6, 1991.
Revised November 18, 2003.
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Welcome back to Mets Chat Room.
No game tonight, which is a good thing. The ballclub needs a rest. Jose Reyes got his yesterday, but the whole group needs one. There's still things to talk about, such as the Maine-Perez hole in the back end of the rotation. … Your concern over Carlos Delgado's injury. … Reyes' funk.
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SKATEBOARDERS will be out in force on July 4 for a 'Skate of Independence' raising money to revamp facilities at the town's skate park.
Pro-riders will show off their skills at the skate park, on the edge of East Holmes Field, off New Brook Street, and attractions include competitions and music from a DJ, as a bid to raise money for a the skate park's new look gets off the ground.
While bikes will be the focus for many in Ilkley on the day - as the Grand Depart of the Tour de France races through town - members of community getting behind the revamp bid hope to promote other sports on two and four wheels to the many residents and visitors.
The Skate of Independence will take place from 2pm to 8pm, on July 4 - American Independence Day.
Young skateboarders and scooter riders will be able to enter the competition simply by turning up on the day with their own board or scooter.
There will also be a design forum, giving children and teens the chance to have their say on the rebuild project..
The skate park itself was built 12 years ago, thanks to an intensive six-month push by Ilkley residents to raise the money needed. But as well as the structure itself ageing, the park no longer caters for all those children and young people who would like to use it.
Organiser, Simon Cape, says scootering, aboard push-along 'microscooters' has become increasingly popular in recent years, particularly with younger chioldren. While the Ilkley skate park was built for skateboards, it was not built with scooters in mind.
The redesign of the skatepark would include facilities for scooter riders, as well as improvements for all those who use it.
Mr Cape said: "We hope to rebuild the skate park. Scootering has really taken off, this sport has almost taken over from skateboarding, particular with the younger age group.
"The skate park is more of a skateboard park, so it's kind of appropriate to make it a scooter park too, which will attract the younger kids."
Mr Cape, who was involved with PipeDream, the group which built the skate park over a decade ago, believes the last skateboarding competition in Ilkley was actually held in 1978
Those behind the revamp bid say local businesses have been supportive, as well as the Round Table, and Works Skatepark in Leeds is getting involved in the Skate of Independence event.


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Welcome to Monday's The Crap We Missed full of treasures like Russell Crowe eyeing up his Blackberry's next target, Ray J propositioning Whitney Houston with a career-reviving golden shower, Tim Burton feeling the joy of fatherhood and Ashley Tisdale getting this porn plot all wrong. You order the extra sausage, not deliver it. And here I thought Disney was preparing these kids for the sex industry.
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How best to judge Microsoft's next-generation tablet, the Surface Pro 3, which was unveiled by its new chief executive Satya Nadella at an event in New York on Tuesday?
One way would be to compare it to its previous incarnation, which received a more positive critical response for its improved features, but still did not really make a dent in the market share of Apple iOS or Android devices – Microsoft has recorded about $2.64bn in Surface sales so far. For comparison, Apple sold $7.6bn worth of iPads in the latest quarter alone.


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Using 2007 National Crime Victimization Survey data, BJS estimates that about one third (34%) of the crimes against persons with or without a disability in 2007 were serious violent crimes (rape/sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated assault). Persons with disabilities were victims of about 47,000 rapes. Rates of rape and sexual assault were more than twice those for people without disabilities. Youth with a disability ages 12 to 19 experienced violence at nearly twice the rate as those without a disability. People with cognitive disabilities had a higher risk of violent victimization than persons with any other type of disability. Nearly 1 in 5 violent crime victims with a disability believed that they became a victim because of their disability.


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Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver.
Hepatitis C is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The hepatitis C virus is spread through contact with the blood of an infected person.
A woman with hepatitis can pass the virus on to her baby during birth. The hepatitis C virus is not spread through food or water.
Factors that may increase your chance of hepatitis C include:
Most people with hepatitis C do not have symptoms. Over time, the disease can cause serious liver damage.
Symptoms may include:
Chronic hepatitis C may cause some of the above symptoms, as well as:
Serious complications of hepatitis C include:
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. You will also discuss your risk factors.
Your bodily fluids and tissues may be tested. This can be done with:
Your liver function may be evaluated. This can be done with liver function studies.
Images may be needed of your liver. This can be done with an ultrasound.
Hepatitis C is usually treated with combined therapy, consisting of:
You will be advised to stop drinking alcohol and smoking, which can further damage your liver, especially when undergoing treatment. If you have problems stopping alcohol, your doctor can refer you to counseling or a treatment program. There are several ways to successfully
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In unsuccessful cases, chronic hepatitis C can cause cirrhosis and serious liver damage. A liver transplant may be needed, although it does not typically cure hepatitis C.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Athletes from across the world will converge in downtown Jacksonville Saturday for the Gate River Run.
While thousands of those running the 15K hope to beat their best time, others are running for a good cause -- including a team that will will start the race dead last in effort to help a 10-year-old girl named Courtney, who is battling cystic fibrosis.
Judging by her big smile and fun personality, it would be hard to never guess Courtney Starr has battled CF since she was born. Every day of her life she must take 50 pills and go through two hours of treatment that vibrates her lungs to loosen mucus that could cause a bacterial infection.
To help raise money to help find a cure, Courtney's dad, Steve Starr, formed Team Courtney -- a group of runners who start in last place at every River Run. They ask sponsors to donate one penny for each person they pass. All the money goes toward cystic fibrosis research.
"Running, starting from the end ... it's actually a lot of fun," Starr said.
Over the past three years, Team Courtney has raised $25,000. This year's goal is $15,000 -- something for which the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is very grateful.
"Steve has really been involved the entire time and made a big dent," said Tracey Aiello, a member of Team Courtney.
Twice a year she spends about two weeks at Wolfson Children's Hospital for what doctors call a "tune-up" -- something she faces again at the end of month during her spring break.
Despite the illness and the rigorous treatment, Courtney loves to dance, swim and beat the odds.
"Last year she did her first kids triathlon," Starr said of his daughter. "(She) also ran the one mile fun run for the River Run Last year. She's going to continue to stay healthy."
Courtney will turn 11 next week.
Anyone who wants to sponsor Team Courtney or find more information on giving a donation, visit to CF's Great Strides page.
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OTTAWA, Ohio (AP) -- A former northwest Ohio industrial arts teacher has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a child.
Fifty-five-year-old Jeffrey Perry was sentenced this week in Ottawa, north of Lima. He pleaded guilty in January to three counts of raping a child younger than 13.
The local case against Perry developed after he was implicated in an FBI investigation into the distribution of child pornography. He still faces federal charges.
Perry worked for the Continental school district as an industrial arts teacher from 1995 to 2003. His position was eliminated by budget cuts. He also worked in other districts.


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This article was published 31/8/2013 (1452 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Of all the games the Goldeyes played and lost against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, when faced with a tilt they absolutely had to win, they did.
But despite Saturday night's heroics, despite the two home runs and the fan euphoria around a lopsided score, the victory suddenly didn't matter.
Oh, the Goldeyes did what they had to do at Shaw Park, thumping the visiting RedHawks 9-0. It was their first win against the Fargo team in 10 games this year, with two more left in the series and their season. But the Fish were trailing the Gary SouthShore RailCats by 21/2 games in the American Association wild-card race, and this is what happens when you don't control your fate: the RailCats won their tilt against the El Paso Diablos.
With that, the Goldeyes' slim playoff hopes vanished into an outfield somewhere in Gary, Indiana, leaving no chance to repeat last year's championship feat. Though not a shock, it was still a heartbreaker: infielder Amos Ramon found out when he went up for his last at-bat to kick off the bottom of the eighth inning. His wife told him.
"It sucked," Ramon said, but he shook off the disappointment and bashed out a single.
It's rough because, by winning percentage, the Goldeyes will finish as the fourth-best team in the league; only Fargo, Gary and the Wichita Wingnuts have a higher winning percentage. But playoff schemes aren't always fair. "I really thought we were going to get in," Ramon said. "Even when (Gary) had to lose all three, I thought something would happen. But it's over, and now we've just got to play the last two games, and have fun with it."
The season epitaph will be written soon, but first, let the disappointment not cloud this fact: on Saturday night, the Goldeyes played hard.
Starting pitcher Jason Jarvis did his job, denying the visitors even a base hit until there were already two outs in the sixth inning; he even rolled in the dirt to snatch a pop-up near the RedHawks dugout in that same frame. When he was relieved deep in the eighth, he'd only allowed five hits, struck out four batters and didn't walk a single one.
When he left, rock-solid reliever Brendan Lafferty made his 51st appearance of the year, tying Brian Beuning's 2008 campaign for the Fish record.
So on down the roster it goes: seven of nine Fish hitters drove in at least one run. Outfielder Ryan Scoma drove out a solo home run to start the second inning to put the Goldeyes on the board. Right-fielder Ray Sadler's two-run homer in the seventh was a thrill, and big-hitting Casey Haerther went three-for-four, coaxed a walk and finished with an RBI and two runs of his own.
Oh, there's more. With two outs glaring on the board, second baseman Kevin Moesquit banged out a two-run double; later, he took a sizzling line drive in the chest and squeezed it hard to keep Fargo first baseman Keith Brachold off the bags. Catcher Luis Alen was swinging hard all game, and made it count with a thundering sixth-inning RBI double that put the Fish up 5-0.
That hit, combined with Moesquit's free stroll to first base a minute later, chased Fargo starter Danny Gutierrez. Not that it changed much, as the Fish would score three more runs off of his relievers and besides, they didn't let the RedHawks score.
If things had gone better through the middle of this season, that team performance would have been enough. This time, the fight to save the season fell short. Still, as Lafferty dispatched final Fargo hitter Jeremiah Piepkorn in the ninth, the crowd clapped wildly, as if to will one last strike, one final nail in what was, if not a meaningful win, a crisp and very entertaining night. Best part: they got it.
Goldeyes faithful have two more chances to cheer the home squad. The Fish continue their series against the RedHawks for two more games, starting with a matinee this afternoon at 1:30 before they wrap up the season on Monday at 7 p.m.