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How the biggest bird flew described in an article in ABC (Australia) News in Science 3 July 2007. Sankar Chatterjee, of Museum of Texas Tech University, and his colleagues, have used flight simulation software to analyse the aerodynamics of an enormous fossil bird named Argentavis magnificens which had a seven metre wingspan and may have weighed about 60kg. The researchers concluded that it was very good at soaring on thermals (updrafts of air) but could not have sustained powered flight for very long and would have had a hard time taking off from the ground. They suggested that it took off like modern day hang gliders, running with a headwind behind it or on sloping ground. Once airborne it could have reached speeds of up to 100km per hour. The extinct bird is believed to be the largest flying bird that ever lived and died out about six million years ago.
Editorial Comment: It is most unlikely that such a large flying bird could successfully fly in today's atmosphere, but it could have thrived if the atmospheric pressure had been higher. This would have not only improved the aerodynamics for large flying creatures, but also made more oxygen available. Other fossils such as giant flying reptiles, giant insects and giant plants are evidence that the atmosphere had been much better for flying creatures. The description of the very good world described in Genesis 1:1-16, where God placed "waters above" the atmosphere, would certainly have resulted in a higher atmospheric pressure where such a giant bird would have fitted well. (Ref. Aves, aerodynamics, canopy)
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A man armed with a shotgun who forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's Newberry home Sunday was driven away after a fight inside the home, according to a report.
When he returned with another shotgun, a woman inside the home and a teenager each shot him with handguns, the Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office reported.
The man, Kenneth David Drown Jr., 21, died at Shands at the University of Florida. None of the other people inside the house were injured.
The sheriff's office gave this account: The agency received a call from a house in the 8000 block of SE 85th Street that Drown was inside with a 12-gauge shotgun. Several people were in the house, including Drown's former girlfriend and their 9-month-old son. People in the house managed to disarm Drown after a shot was fired. Drown then drove away from the house.
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HTC EVO 3D vs. Motorola Photon 4G: Choosing the Best Sprint Phoneby Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/17/2011 11:11 PM EST
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RaLX - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - linkPentile RGBW blows and it's worse than Pentile AMOLED because at least the latter has great contrast and colors...
Are yellows in Photon as bad as in Atrix where they look like brown tinted and uncalibrated? Reply
JayQ330 - Saturday, August 27, 2011 - linkyou havent seen the photon's screen its not the same atrix or droid x2 screen you might of seen or read of, how about you read another review from engadget, *everyone knows engadget is biased & only love the iphone, but even they couldnt deny the photons great specs* the plastic feel of the photon? the photon is the most solid, high quality & very detailed android phones released. read other reviews than this one , this is the only review where they said nothing good of the photon. quadrant scores of 2900 to 3100 * those are my scores * most websites report 2900 to 3000 & thats witch a qHD screen! also its only a 1ghz dual core saving much battery & its rgbw pixels save more than 40% battery than average lcd & more than 70% compared to amoled plus. another thing about the screen it seems to be a newer version of samsungs rgbw pentile tech *yes samsung makes that screen* because its not pixelated, no ghosting effect & the colors are better than super lcd while its contrast & blacks are comparable to super amoled..i owned a galaxy s so i know. even ifag sites reviewed the phone & said that the screen is second only to the retina screen which means allot coming from them. you cant see the pixels especially in blacks thats how good the contrast is & its not a washed out black its ink darkness. besides the resolution & not having a virtual keypad that takes up half the screen space because of its higher res screen which is better for any app that you need to text in & any app period. super lcd is already up there with amoled plus do your research before becoming emotionally attached & being worst than ifan boys. besides the tegra 2 is a better more efficient soc than the exynos want proof? look at all the quadrant & antutu scores they're all overclocked to 1.5 ghz! & a droid x2 with half the ram higher resolution and android 2.2 gets higher scores in antutu in graphics & only 200 less points in quadrant. a and heres a better one the galaxy R with its 1 ghz tegra 2 soc gets 3600 in quadrant while the 1.2 ghz exynos gets a 3400 in quadrant! 200 mhz more & still gets less? i guess the lower resolution screen wasnt enough to beat the galaxy R? seriously like a phone for what it can do not what your emotions tell you to do, that a girls job. Reply
Alchemy69 - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - linkWith the Samsung Galaxy S II just around the corner why choose either? Reply
IKeelU - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - link[Im]patiently awaiting Galaxy S II review... Reply
anindrew - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkExactly! Samsung is supposed to have a big announcement/press release on August 29th. Considering the image they're using for the event has the Roman Numeral II on it and the fact that Samsung's CEO made a statement about the GS2 being released by the end of August, it seems that the GS2 will be released in the very near future.
As a Sprint customer who is eligible for a new phone in October, I'm planning to get the GS2 rather than either of the two phones in this review. I'm looking forward to seeing a review of the GS2 on anandtech, especially if it compares the performance on each network. The phones should be nearly identical hardware-wise. Reply
jnads - Thursday, August 25, 2011 - linkBecause Samsung software support blows.
The Moment never got Froyo, and got EOL'ed after less than a year. The Intercept got EOL'ed and won't get Gingerbread.
The Galaxy S phones _STILL_ don't have Gingerbread 8 months after it was released.
Do you really want a Galaxy S II, knowing you'll never see Android Ice Cream? Reply
g1011999 - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkThe two cores share a "512MB" L2 cache but have a dual-channel memory interface. Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkFixed! Thank you :)
Take care,
Anand Reply
Vishnu NS - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkIn the second paragraph, on the last line, you have written "the two cores share 512 MB of L2 cache...."
A good read as always...!! Reply
jjj - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkno WIFI perf or even specs ? Reply
anactoraaron - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkWith all of the new dual core phones hitting the shelves, there are a few 'budget' phones using 'yesterday's' high end tech. I would love to see a few reviews- or maybe just a 'android budget phone roundup' or something. I recently purchased a Samsung Exhibit 4G and love it! There's plenty of single core snapdragons and a hummingbird in the wild on the cheap and it would be great to put them against each other. Obviously you are limited to what you have (or are sent to review) but jus sayin. Reply
Reikon - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkI don't really get the point of getting a budget smartphone on a postpaid carrier. You might as well go prepaid, which has much cheaper monthly plans with phones comparable to budget postpaid phones. Reply
Impulses - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkYeah, saving $100 or even $200 on a phone over the course of two years when you're paying $80+ a month for service just seems silly... Unless you pay for your phone but not service (families, companies, etc.), then I could see it. Or if you switch carriers a often, but I don't see how anyone manages that with the current ETFs. Reply
Impulses - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkDarn Anand, had I known you kept delaying the EVO 3D review to compare it directly with the Photon I would've stopped badgering you about the review... And possibly waited before buying the EVO 3D! Reading now... Reply
Impulses - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkI wasn't being sarcastic btw, I'm glad you combined the articles. Although, after all is said and done, I'm not sure I would've had an easier time deciding had i read your article before buying.
Just looking at the battery results I can see why you would have trouble picking between the two... 3G browsing time is most important to me as we're unlikely to see 4G here in Puerto Rico anytime soon (they're testing but only in very limited areas), and I don't talk a lot on the phone... Still, the Photon has a large lead in the Wifi battery test.
It surprises me that there can be such drastic differences back and forth between the two, and even between the EVO and Sensation. Can the software stack play such a large role or is it network issues? The Photon's drop from Wifi to 3G is more than 2x but the GSM Sensation does so much better on 3G than the EVO, could that be a matter of HSPA+ speeds allowing it to finish loading and sleep sooner?
Personally I haven't been able to get more than 3.5-4.5 hours of screen-on time out of my EVO 3D, while doing nothing but web browsing, be it 3G or Wifi... Even when sitting one rom over from a router and an Airave. I'd love to be able to squeeze 6+ as your test suggests. Maybe it's a screen brightness issue, at home I read a lot in dimly lit rooms... Reply
Impulses - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkI've noticed you're wearing glasses in some of your pictures btw, myopia? I have like -3.5 and I often take off my glasses to read on my phone when I'm sitting down (or to read in general)... Anyway, it seems that even tho I don't need glasses to read at a certain distance (i shouldn't, I'm not near sighted at all) I do need them to be able to appreciate the 3D screen at all.
Was just wondering if you noticed that and/or may have an explanation... The 3D effect is barely noticeable without my glasses, soon as I put them on things just pop out, but I'm looking at the screen at a distance where I normally don't need glasses to read, seemed weird to me.
Also did you notice any jumpyness with the text input cursor? That and the build of Swype included on the phone both seem very buggy to me, but the text cursor thing happens even with the stock keyboard. I'll probably root it soon and try the latest Swype beta. It's kinda ridiculous that Swype can't update built-in installs themselves and have to squeeze their updates into full manufacturer OTAs. Reply
Impulses - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkErr, the part about not being nearsighted there should've said farsighted. Reply
ilkhan - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkPage 1
"Both are awkwardly large thanks to their 4.2" screen size"
Both are speced at 4.3" :)
Nor would I call my 4.3" EVO 4G awkwardly large. Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkFixed :)
For sure it's a personal preference thing. I do believe on Android the sweet spot is somewhere in the 4 - 4.3" range, but for someone coming from a Nexus One for example both of these could feel awkwardly large by comparison :)
Take care,
Anand Reply
Mumrik - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - link"they just haven't been all that interesting.
Until now of course.
Anand, did you pull a Jeremy Clarkson on purpose?
:-D Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkSometimes you can't help but channel a little Clarkson :-P Reply
Reikon - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkOne reason that Wimax gets better battery life than 3g is that push doesn't seem to be instant on Wimax. From my tests on my EVO 3d, notifications take about 15 min on Wimax while they're basically instant on 3g. Reply
bingunginter - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkGalaxy S2 Has been out for several months and it is one of the most popular handset right now. Why is there no review for this phone ? Reply
A5 - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkNot available in the US from any of the carriers and AT doesn't import phones for review. Reply
sidarous - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkBoth phones have been rooted, although it appears from some cursory web-browsing that rooting is slightly easier on the Photon.
When my contract is up in a few months, I'll probably go with whichever one has a more active ROM community. That is, unless something bigger and better comes out :-)
Does anyone have thoughts on this? Do HTC or Motorola phones generally have more fun ROMs? Reply
sidarous - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkAlso, while it isn't a big deal right now, when signing a 2 year contract, it might be better to hold out for a device with NFC support, like the Galaxy S2 (the Sprint variant will either be the "Samsung Epic Touch 4G" or the "Samsung Within"). Reply
Dug - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkCan using a different camera app help with the overblown pictures? Reply
SigmundEXactos - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - link1. The Photon can take 32GB microSD cards (I have one in my phone).
2. The Photon has two GLARING issues:
a) Sometimes the phone shuts off until you pull the battery or plug it in then turn it back on.
b) Sometimes inbound and outbound calls have no audio, until you turn the phone off then back on.
There is supposedly an update coming "soon" (there is already a Motorola signed update, but it's not been pushed OTA yet), see: https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/55069?st...
I've heard the EVO 3D has some voice quality issues and/or reception issues.
They really need to start making PHONES first.
Don't get me wrong, those two issues aside I love my Photon, but I'll probably be swapping out before the 30day period unless the fix comes out. Reply
techkraut - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkI disagree with your assertion that "Sprint customers almost always get the short end of the stick" and that there have not been any interesting handsets from Sprint since the Epic 4G. Sprint has had several other firsts since then and like them or not, they were certainly interesting. Among those firsts were the Sprint Kyocera Echo, the first handset to offer a dual android screen device that doubles as a small tablet. The Sprint Replenish offers a Blackberry-like form factor Android device that is one of few "green" devices on the market. I think that over the last 12 months, Sprint has maintained a very competetive and interesting device portfolio. With these two devices, Sprint continues that trend. Reply
EarthsDM - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkAnand, I was hoping that you would consider the Nexus S 4G. I assumed it would be one of the best phones available for Sprint's network, being a part of the Nexus program. One of my coworkers has the Nexus S non-4G and he loves his. That said, after my painful (and expensive) experience with an Epic 4G I won't consider owning another Samsung phone unless you review it. If I'd trusted your review of the Epic 4G (GPS doesn't work, other problems, not ready for prime time) instead of the Engadget review (great phone and expect regular updates, you can trust Samsung!) I wouldn't have saddled myself with such an awful device.
There's nothing quite like being five feet away from an adult tiger, holding up your phone to start a video recording, and have that phone hard crash and being a minute-long reboot process. It got bad enough that I had to shell out for a used EVO 4G :'( Reply
Someguyperson - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkI personally really like CF Bench. It gives a comprehensive breakdown of many, many criteria including my favourite tests, efficiency tests. It was also made by an XDA developer, so you know it's good. Reply
jonyah - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkI find it hard to believe the tegra2 can come anywhere close to the snapdragon in performance. My 2 tegra2 tablets (transformer and gt 10.1) are dog slow compared to my 3vo. Could that be because of honeycomb? Reply
Death666Angel - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkHello!
I am from Germany and I really don't get how the US cellphone market works. Here, I can either just buy any phone and get any contract with any carrier for that phone. Or I can buy a phone via carrier (anywhere between 1€ and ~200€ for smartphones) and get a contract to go along with that (sometimes that are locked to that carrier (SIM lock) but the carrier I have doesn't do that and it's easy to get around). However, that same contract is going to cost about 10, 15, 20, 25€ more than without a new phone, so over the course of the 24 month contract it usually comes out to mean that the phone via contract cost a bit more than the phone off contract. Sometimes people get lucky and you get a phone-contract-deal that works out to be cheaper over 24 months than if you had actually bought the phone yourself, they are referred to as "Schubladenvertrag" ~ contract for the drawer, because you just use it to get the phone cheaply).
Most carriers however carry pretty much all phones that are on the market with the exception of a few carrier specific ones (T-Mobile hat the G1, first Android phone here I think and until last year or so, the iPhone4 was also T-Mobile only). And if they don't carry it I can always buy it on my own and get a contract with them anyway.
Also, if you buy a data plan here you usually get a flat-rate and it runs high speed up to xxx MB (300, 500, 1GB, 2GB, 5GB are common break points) and then throttles down, but you won't have to pay any more money.
From the reviews it seems that the US market works differently somehow. I would like to hear more about it from you guys. :-)
P.S.: Going to read the review now, wanted to comment beforehand! Reply
sprockkets - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkBasically, it works like this: Our government allows the telcos to screw us over.
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_200... Reply
manthas - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkThe GLBenchmark 2.0 - PRO is missing the Motorola Photon entirely. I suspect it sits right next to the Atrix performance wise, but very odd considering the subject of the article. Reply
fic2 - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkI find it interesting that the Photon is basically a world phone. I didn't think that Sprint sold any phones that could be used anywhere. Definitely makes it interesting. Reply
Impulses - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkMotor XPRT is also a world phone and has been out for months (small Android phone with portrait QWERTY), they've had various Blackberry world phones in the past too. Honestly, i think Sprint has had one of the best phone lineups over the last 12-24 months, if not the best.
They had the Hero when AT&T still didn't have any Android phones (and before the Droid came out). Around that time they also scored the Pre exclusive (which may ultimately have helped Palm's demise, but nonetheless). When Android competition really heated up last year they came out with two phones that really complement themselves in the Epic & EVO, both had front facing cameras and 4G.
I dont think any other carrier could claim having both a slab and slider with top shelf specs and features like that. T-Mo had competing devices in ththe Vibrant and G2 but neither had front facing cameras and the Vibrant didn't have HSPA+. Similar scenario for VZW with the Droid X etc. Heck AT&T just had the Captivate for the longest time as it's only worthwhile Android phone.
VZW probably has the biggest lineup but it's not always the most varied, too many mid-to-high end slabs and not enough sliders and low end models. T-Mobile's G-line with plain Android builds has it's own appeal, but Sprint has had a nice balance and plenty of mid range models to complement it's high end.
Heck, VZW and AT&T still have only one dual core phone each no? To Sprint & T-Mobile's two apiece... Reply
MilwaukeeMike - Friday, August 19, 2011 - linkAs a Sprint user of an Evo '3G' (my Evo won't be 4G until Sprint turns it on in Milwaukee.) I'm done with sprint when my contract is up. We own these phones to be connected, and my 3G speeds are almost always below 200kbps and often under 100. i want to use my phone to browse the web while on the bus to/from work, and I have to click a page, and stare out the window for a minute while it loads. Forget Netflix or youtube.
I've spent time in Chicago, but haven't been able to hold on to a 4G signal long enough to do a speed test more than once or twice. It always drops.
it's not just my phone either... my wife has an Evo shift and has the same slow connection and can't hold a 4G signal in Chicago either.
It was a funny phone call when the sprint rep called me to suggest I subscribe to their 4G hotspot service so I could drop my home internet connection. I had to explain to her that her company doesn't offer 4G where I live... and it sounds like you can't stay connected to it anyway.
Unless you KNOW Sprint is connected in your city, I'd go with someone else if you have the choice. Reply
judasmachine - Saturday, August 20, 2011 - linkMotorola's dock has gotten far more useful than HTCs. This is coming from a guy who likes Sense far more than *Blur. Reply
bo3bber - Monday, August 22, 2011 - linkFirst off, a BIG thanks for posting some actual photos from the Evo 3D camera. No other reviewer has done this.
I use the NVidia 3D Vision glasses, with an Acer H5360 projector, which gives absolutely phenomenal results. Anybody dismissing 3D needs to run this setup first.
As part of that, I typically use 3D about 4 to 5 hours a day. Most people will say that's a recipe for headaches, but the short answer is that you need to set the system up so that you do not get eyestrain.
In this review, you noted that eyestrain was an issue, and that you couldn't see using it for a long time. Based on looking at your photos with my setup, and extensive experience with all things 3D, I can say that the problem is that the photos are taken with convergence set to high. The photos as taken cause me eyestrain on my PC setup. If I turn down the convergence a bit, it goes back to being comfortable.
(The convergence is what gives a pop out of the screen effect. If this is turned up high you get a lot of pop at the expense of eyestrain.)
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it is adjustable on the Evo 3D.
One other issue with the photos is that the left and right images are at different brightness or glare. It is also possible that one lens was smudged. This gives a pulling effect as your brain tries to focus upon the best eye. This is the same effect you can get in game, if an object only shows in one eye.
When done well 3D can be really great. Unfortunately in today's world there are a lot of terrible setups, and this might be one. If they are taking the photos with deliberately high, unadjustable convergence, that would be a huge error- leading people to think 3D itself is flawed. Reply
Palmer 3 - Monday, August 22, 2011 - linkHow certain are you that the parallax barrier is always in place?
When I look at a 3D picture there is a graininess to the image. If I close one eye I can see the "black" vertical lines that were intended for the other eye. When looking at a non 3D image and I close one eye I do not see these black lines. I would assume if the barrier was present the lines would still appear since you cannot see though the barrier. Reply
Dan-Spradling - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkOk, I'm a long time Sprint customer and I been holding out for the I-Phone to come to Sprint but I hear that's just rumor for now so I decided to try an Android phone to upgrade from a Blackberry Tour. After days of reading customer reviews everywhere on the internet (including Amazon) I decided to take a chance and all I can say is WOW, this phone is light years better than my Blackberry. It's very fast, the touch screen is very responsive, screen resolution is excellent in my opinion, camera and video recorder is nice, phone sound quality and reception is great, I could go on and on!
Cons: I noticed the battery is not as long lasting as my old Blackberry but its not bad. Also I still can not find a way to stop the a song when its played on the music player. Only thing you can do to stop it is hit the pause button, perhaps something I am doing wrong. One final thing they should include a full manual with the purchase not just a starter guide. I had to go online to download the 155 page manual.
Overall this is an excellent phone!!! I am very pleased with the purchase. I was a loyal Blackberry user but RIM refuses to come out with better phones so... bye bye Blackberry. There is no going back now.
See Motorola Photon 4G Best Deal at: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C5QLVK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=othersitecomment-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B005C5QLVK Reply
guitarpete987 - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - linkI've tried both, and the decision maker for me was believe it or not the music app. I love the way the Photon music app is designed, how it works well with my home upnp setup and the functionality it has to make "Genius" style random playlists from your collection, which seems to do an even better job than apples method. Reply


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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – TMC volleyball lost a quick three-set match to No. 4 Biola in both teams' Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) opener (13-25, 23-25, 13-25) Saturday evening in Bross Gym. The loss snapped a seven-match winning streak and dropped the Lady Mustangs' record to 13-2 (0-1 GSAC).
As a team, the Lady Mustangs notched five blocks and twenty-five kills. Sam Dougherty (Madera, CA) led TMC with seven kills, followed by Rachel Taylor (Sun Valley, CA) with six.
TMC fell behind early in the first set as the Lady Mustangs' defense couldn't match Biola's offense, dropping the set 13-25.
The second set started with TMC showing why it is ranked 13th in the nation as the two teams stayed neck-and-neck until the end when Biola's Amy Weststeyn sealed the match with a kill and ended the set to the tune of 23-25.
With two sets in Biola's column, the Lady Mustangs weren't able to pull out the final set and fell to the Eagles 13-25, concluding the day's match.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – In a game that couldn't be decided after 110 minutes of action, the 18th ranked University of West Florida Argonauts claimed a 4-2 shootout victory over the host No. 10 Saint Leo University Lions in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament at a packed University Field on Saturday night.
After the teams fought to a 1-1 draw through 90 minutes of regulation and two 10 minute overtime sessions, the contest reverted to a penalty kick shootout to determine the team that would advance to face Rollins next Friday.
Sending four shooters to the PK circle, the Lions (13-2-2) saw West Florida freshman goalkeeper Fredrik Bruhn correctly snuff out two Saint Leo attempts while all four UWF attempts struck true, with Felipe Oliveira slotting home the deciding penalty to push the Argos into the next round.
A game that unceremoniously ended an amazing season for Saint Leo appeared to have the Lions marked for the next round as the Lions struck for the contest's first tally in the 22nd minute when Maximilian Schulze-Geisthovel picked up a Manuel Schoenhuber clearance and drove it home for the 1-0 lead.
Unfortunate bounces and poor luck for the Lions saw Fernando Silveira answer for UWF (14-4-2) just two minutes later as he received a cross into the box and snuck it behind Schoenhuber to even up the score to its final result.
Closing out his sophomore season, Schoenhuber allowed the one goal and notched two saves while Bruhn made three saves with just the lone goal.
West Florida advances to the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament to face Rollins College in Winter Park next Friday.
The Lions put the final touches on a 2013 campaign that saw the team claim the Sunshine State Conference Regular Season Title and just the program's second bid to the NCAA Tournament.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the nationally ranked Saint Leo Men's Soccer team in the offseason, be sure to visit SaintLeoLions.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Lions' news by following Saint Leo Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.


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REDLANDS - There were still plenty of shock waves rippling through the Eisenhower High School community at Tuesday evening's boys basketball game, the first since head coach Steve Johnson was shot the night before.
There was amazingly little surprise, however, that the coach was able to drive himself away from the scene after taking four rounds in the upper torso at 8 p.m. at Secombe Lake Park on Fifth Street in San Bernardino.
"That's Steve," said Curtis Clarendon, father of Eisenhower junior guard Terry Clarendon. "I mean, (Johnson) even runs with the kids during lunch. There's a reason he's able to yell at the kids the way he does. He's just a tough guy."
At a meeting called by Eisenhower principal Art Sanchez Tuesday afternoon summoning every employee on campus, the message to the staff was to emulate Johnson's toughness in order to help the students through the ordeal. Sanchez visited Johnson at Loma Linda Medical Center early Tuesday morning, but passed on Only minimal information about his condition at the meeting.
"(Johnson) is an ornery sun of a gun," Eisenhower head football coach Vinny Fazio said while in attendance at Tuesday's basketball game.
"Only he could make it through something like that. I personally don't know what to do because I've just been in shock all day. It's just so sad that this happens to a guy who devotes his life to kids and we're all just hoping he's going to be OK."
Assistant coach Ray Jimmerson, who coached the team to a 62-33 win over Redlands High School Tuesday night, declined comment after the game. The players and coaching staff were escorted by security to their locker room and then quickly to a bus after the game.
Johnson, also Eisenhower's athletic director, influenced far more than just the basketball team since beginning at a math teacher at the school in 1992.
The news of the shooting involving Johnson trickled down to the basketball players and their parents Tuesday morning.
Junior Marquane Harris somberly delivered the news to his father, Marvin Harris, Tuesday afternoon but led a spirited effort once time for the game arrived.
The Harris family has sent two boys through Johnson's program, including Marvelle Harris, who is playing at Fresno State.
"He did nothing but good things for my boys," Marvin Harris said of Johnson. "They don't live in a good neighborhood and they haven't ever gotten in any trouble because he keeps them busy. I don't understand why this would happen to him. He's the wrong guy."
Neither Eisenhower's staff members nor the basketball players' parents were able to shed any light on why Johnson stopped at Secombe Lake Park.
"I think it's sad that people are even asking about that," Fazio said.
"He lives in Yucaipa and they had practice at the school. The park is in between those two places. What's he doing there? He lives around there."


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Auburn, Ala. - ALDOT announced today that Auburn's new I-85 interchange, Auburn Technology Parkway (Exit 50) is open to traffic. The new interchange will provide improved access for Auburn's technology parks, and is expected to improve traffic flow in Auburn, especially on game day.
"I can't overstate the importance of this new interchange to the City of Auburn," said Auburn Mayor Bill Ham, Jr. "Auburn Technology Parkway is crucial to our technology parks, which invest in our community and provide local jobs, and will serve our residents and visitors well," he added.
The $18.3 million interchange project included roadway improvements to realign Beehive Road as well as improving Cox Road to connect the interchange to South College Street.
"We're thankful to John Cooper and DeJarvis Leonard at ALDOT for their partnership in improving our local infrastructure. Thanks also to the elected officials who supported this project, including Speaker Hubbard and former Governor Riley in Montgomery, and Representative Rogers, Senator Sessions and Senator Shelby in Washington. Special thanks are due to Representative Rogers and Senator Sessions, who secured the funding needed to make this project a reality."
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Sloppy play, Smith's rocky start sink Royals
Young left-hander allows six runs -- four earned -- over four innings
KANSAS CITY -- There was no mistaking Royals manager Ned Yost's review of his team's play in this game.
It was clearly a two thumbs down after a 10-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday night in the second game of a split twin bill at Kauffman Stadium. Ex-Royal Mike Aviles knocked in five runs for the Tribe.
"We played crummy, we didn't play good," Yost said. "We didn't play good defensively, we didn't make smart decisions on the basepaths. It happens."
Just like the doubleheader, the Royals' performances were like night and day. The afternoon version was superb, a 9-0 victory. But, oh my, the nocturnal display was dismal.
"We were playing catch-up from the first inning on," Yost said.
Left-hander Will Smith, brought in from Triple-A Omaha to make this start, was in trouble from the get-go. Michael Brantley opened the game with a single and, after an out, third baseman Mike Moustakas booted Nick Swisher's sharp grounder.
That was the first of three Royals errors and led to two unearned runs in the first inning.
"Our mentality is just to get hitters out, so if an error happens, that's baseball," Smith said. "Those are going to happen. You just have to continue to do your job and keep getting outs. I wasn't able to do that tonight."
Aviles hammered a three-run homer off Smith in the third inning after singles by Asdrubal Cabrera and Carlos Santana. It came off one of several fastballs that Smith left up in the strike zone.
"Two-seamer, right down the middle. Bad spot," Smith said.
Aviles, at second base for Cleveland, also knocked in a first-inning run with a fielder's choice grounder and hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh. It was the first five-RBI game of his career.
Aviles, who was traded by Kansas City to Boston in midseason 2011, carried a big stick, but talked softly afterward.
"In all honesty, it's not that big of a significance," Aviles said. "But it was fun. It's always fun to come back and play here. At least I can always say that I had that here in Kansas City. It's the organization I came up with and I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Kansas City. It's a great place. It's a great town."
In the fourth inning, Yan Gomes belted a Smith fastball for a leadoff triple and scored on Drew Stubbs' sacrifice fly. It was 6-0, Smith had given up seven hits and would be taken out in the next inning.
"I fell behind and got into hitters' counts. Not too many counts in my favor," Smith said. "Fastball counts, I've got to throw fastballs and they've got good hitters up here to hit it."
Left-hander Bruce Chen, who relieved Smith, was touched for two runs in the seventh, but those also were unearned. In the inning, first baseman Eric Hosmer dropped a pop foul and second baseman Chris Getz made a wild throw for errors.
Right-hander J.C. Gutierrez threw the last two innings for the Royals and also gave up two runs. Cabrera got an RBI triple on a long drive that glanced off right fielder Jeff Francoeur's glove and scored on a sacrifice fly.
"Bruce Chen threw very well and I thought Gutierrez threw well, so that's two positives we can take out of that," Yost said.
The Royals were pretty well held in check for seven innings by right-hander Corey Kluber, making his first start this season after rainouts bumped him out of two starting assignments. The only runs against him came in the fourth when Francoeur singled, George Kottaras doubled and both scored on Getz's bloop single to center.
This outing was quite different from Kluber's other appearance in Kansas City. Last Aug. 2, he made his first Major League start in Kansas City and gave up six runs in the first inning. He had no decision as the Royals won in 11 innings, 7-6.
Two of the seven hits off him came by Alcides Escobar, who has a nine-game hitting streak going (15-for-36, .417).
Escobar also walked against reliever Vinnie Pestano to start the Royals' eighth and they loaded the bases with no outs as Billy Butler also walked and Hosmer singled. But when Lorenzo Cain hit a sacrifice fly, Hosmer mistakenly took off for second base and was thrown out for a double play. Then Moustakas flied out and the juicy opportunity fizzled with just one run in.
"Tough ballgame all the way around," Yost said. "We just didn't play well."
Despite the split, the Royals stayed atop the American League Central, holding a half-game lead over Detroit. The Tigers completed an Interleague sweep of Atlanta.
The Royals still have won five of their last seven games.
"You have games like this," Yost said. "The important thing is you forget it and come back tomorrow ready to go."
They'll meet the Indians on Monday night in the series finale.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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According to rumors Carmelo Anthony still wants out of Denver. The New York Daily News is reporting, Anthony, who is in the final year of his contract, is reportedly pushing a trade from the Nuggets, with the Knicks and Nets as potential destinations.
According to multiple sources, the Knicks would have a better chance at landing Anthony if he plays his final year with the Nuggets and becomes a free agent next summer. The Knicks don't have the assets to entice the Nuggets to trade their franchise player, while teams such as the Nets, Bulls and Rockets can offer better young prospects and more draft picks.
Other rumors have the Nets thinking they might pick him up in free agency next year, but he went to the US Open this week with New Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire. So if he is friends with Amare, the Nets might want to make a push for him before the season starts. Rumor again has it the Nets dont want to part with Lopez. So their big chips are Harris and Favors. However thats not enough matching salary to work, and the Nets adding scrub contracts to make it work probably is not enough to entice Denver. So with NJ needing help . . .
I worked out this trade on ESPNS trade machine. http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=33hsym4
The Pacers incoming;
6'10 PF, Derrick Favors, from NJ
6'6 SG, JR Smith, from Denver
6'8 PF, Eduardo Najeera, from Charlotte
6'6 SF, Quinton Ross from NJ
The Pacers outgoing;
6'0 PG, TJ Ford, to Charlotte
6'8 SF, Paul George, to Denver
6'5 SG, Lance Stepherson to Denver
6'6 SG, Brandon Rush, to Denver
The Pacers pick up Favors and get rid of Ford and their two recent bad boys Stephenson and Rush. Rush and Stephensons days are probably numbered anyway this way we get something good for them. What hurts is giving up George, but who would you rather have Favors or George?
The Pacers would cut bad boy JR Smith and sign Magnum.
This trade also works without including Stephenson. http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=3ytrkcz
The Pacers would then look like this.
SF 6'8...Granger/6'8 Posey/
PF 6'10.Favors/ 6'9 Handsbrough/ 6'9 Najera/ 6'11 Rolle
C 7'2...Hibbert/ 6'11 Foster/ 6'10 McRoberts/ 6'10 S. Jones
SG 6'9..Dunleavy/ 6'6 D. Jones/ 6'6 Ross
PG 6'1 Collison/ 6'2 Price/
If we kept Stephenson we would have to cut someone to sign Rolle. That would probably be Solo, or Najera. We would probably keep Ross because that would suddenly be a position of need. So the roster would look like this including whoever was cut.
SF 6'8...Granger/6'8 Posey/
PF 6'10.Favors/ 6'9 Handsbrough/ 6'9 Najera/ 6'11 Rolle
C 7'2...Hibbert/ 6'11 Foster/ 6'10 McRoberts/ 6'10 S. Jones
SG 6'9..Dunleavy/ 6'6 D. Jones/ 6'6 Ross
PG 6'1. Collison/ 6'2 Price/ 6'5 Stephenson
Either roster would still be about $3m under the luxury tax. Its not a very balanced roster, however Bird could balance it out next year when Foster and Dunleavys big contracts expire.
Denver incoming
6'3 PG, Devin Harris, from NJ
6'7 SF, Paul George, from Pacers
6'11 C, E. Dampier, from Charlotte
6'6 SG, Brandon Rush, from Pacers
6'5 SG, Lance Stephenson, from Pacers
Denver outgoing
6'8 SF, Carmelo Anthony, to NJ
6'6 SG, JR Smith, to Pacers
Denver gets 5 players and gives up 2 which gives them exactly 15 players. They get All Star PG Harris who could team in the backcourt with Billups the way Billups played with the US team at the world championships. Rush and Lawson would be their backups. Denver could also put Billups on the trade block and probably fetch something good.
They can waive Dampier and save $26m. His $13m salary and the $13m in luxury tax savings.
George they could groom to take Melos spot. Of course hes not Melo but he could be pretty good.
New Jersey incoming
6'8 SF, Carmelo Anthony, from Denver
New Jersey outgoing
6'10 PF, Derrick Favors, to Pacers
6'3 PG, Devin Harris, to Denver
6'6 SF, Quinton Ross, to Pacers
New Jersey gets their star now before the season starts.
Charlotte incoming
6'0 PG, TJ Ford, from Pacers
Charlotte Outgoing
6'11 C, E. Dampier, to Denver
6'8 PF, Eduardo Najera, to Pacers
The problem with this is Charlotte is still $200,000 over the tax. It would probably be easy for them to get under that number but would they trade Dampier and Najera for Ford? They need a starting point guard and have been trying to trade for Ford.
I think the trade needs tweaked to get Chalotte under the tax, but I don't feel like doing it now.


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>General Running>what is more accurate the treadmill MPH or my Garmin foot pod?
I am using my treadmill on bad weather days with a Garmin watch and foot pod. The treadmill speed (MPH) and milage is much different than what my Garmin 605 with the foot pod gives me. I am trying to do speed training so I want to be accurate. Which one should I trust?
Actually I don't trust either. I try to avoid any type of speed work on the treadmill because of this. I gave up trying to get the footpod accurate. The only way to do it seems to be to calibrate it by a run at the track at a constant pace (the pace for you will want to use the footpod in the future) on the shoes you will ALWAYS use with the footpod as high on the shoe as possible and never moving it to a different position or a different pair of shoes.
I ended up trying various calibrations on the footpod to get one that kind of matched the average of what I was getting on the treadmill. Of course when I run I have warmup laps, intervals, recovery between intervals, cool cown, etc. I only find the footpod to be of benefit for cadence.
It might be of benefit for pace/distance in those cases where one is doing trail runs under a heavy canopy cover on a trail that has lots of switchbacks. These things would make the gps unsuitable.
It's been a rough winter here in CO for outside running. I'm working with a trainer and doing specific interval runs. I have been trusting the Garmin over the treadmill. Now I'm thinking that I was fooling myself. Race this weekend will tell. I guess I'll be running by effort level on the treadmill from now on. Just give it what my old body can give.
I trust my Garmin over my treadmill. I can also tell my treadmill is off based on how I feel at the different paces. YMMV. Let's us know how the race goes.
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I trust the Garmin foot pod over the treadmill.
When I am on the track and can stay on the inside lane without weaving in and out of crowds of people the foot pod hits the mark just about right on every time. So I have a pretty decent comparison. Whenever I am on the treadmill it is pretty far off. Our gym also got a whole new fleet of treadmills recently and the effort to maintain the speed on the new treadmills is A LOT higher than the effort to maintain the speed on the old treadmills, so I know one was way off. Based on the data from the track it is the new treadmills that are way off.
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Thanks for the feedback. My pace (per Garmin) was improving on my runs, with less effort. I was afraid that it was an error of the treadmill reading v/s the Garmin. I know that treadmill running is easier even with it set at 1% incline as I do. I hadn't done the conversion of MPH to pace until today. I was shocked to see that the MPH per treadmill was 1 min per mile slower than my Garmin. I had my race pace planned out for this Sunday. I think that I'll just have to run it by effort (easy 1/3, moderate 1/3, and hard the last 1/3) and not worry about the pace my watch tells me. So much for trying to keep accurate records.
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They are both likely close enough, it's getting the effort level desired done that matters.
I know my treadmill is optimistic a little, so I don't compare treadmill workouts to outdoor workouts. But I can compare treadmill workouts over time. If the treadmill is where you have to run, it would be silly to skip a workout rather than do it on the treadmill.
But if you are getting 1mph difference, something is off...possibly the treadmill in one direction and the pod in the other.
Overly anal logs don't make you faster. When traveling I usually just estimate what pace I was running, divide that roughly into the total time of the run, and log it.
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If you have calibrated your Garmin footpod according to the directions (run 800 m on a track and hit the right buttons at the right times on your watch), then I would trust the footpod if your training pace is similar to the pace you ran when you calibrated the footpod. The trouble is, if you are doing speed training, and you didn't calibrate the footpod at your "speed" training pace, then it can definitely have a non-trivial error. I don't trust treadmills to be very accurate, either, though, and I definitely do not put too much stock in their readings.
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I agree with joescott--unless you set your footpod on a track while doing speedwork then it will be off. The other factor is stride cadence--mine tends to vary slightly --I know it shouldnt regardless of pace and I'm working on it but easier runs average around 81 and faster runs get to mid 80s
But when I start out on the treadmill at 1.0% incline and avg 7.5 mph or so to warm up my footpod seems to be in synch with the treadmill reading. The moment I increase it to 9.0-11.0 the footpod gets way out in front of the treadmill reading. You really cant go by feel in my opinion because if you've been running outdoors through the winter, you'll naturally feel a greater perceived exertion since you are indoors in a hot/humid climate and your HR will naturally increase.
They are both capable of being reasonably accurate if properly calibrated; and both capable of being very inaccurate otherwise.
I trust my calibrated foot pod over the treadmills at my gym, but have been noticing some very speedy readings so I've had some doubts about my calibration factor. I've been compensating for it by running for time rather than distance. So, if my 6 mile recovery runs normally take 54 minutes on the road, I'll run 54 minutes on the treadmill even though that'll take me over 6 miles according to my footpod. I haven't done speed work with my footpod for a while - the treadmills at my gym make interval work annoying since I have to repeatedly hit the up and down button between recoveries - but I would probably do the same thing. If I wanted to run 800m in 3:15, I would run at max effort for 3:15 despite what the foot pod said the distance was.
Edited to add: I run at a gym, so I never had the same treadmill. I'm thinking if you ran on the same machine, maybe you could get a better sense for the error rate. Also, I've read that there's no reason to do the 1% incline thing unless you're super fast. This Runner's World article discusses the debate at the end:
The study's final verdict? At paces slower than 8 mph (7:30/mile pace), no adjustment is necessary. "The difference is so small as to be meaningless," says Doust. Between 8 mph and 11.2 mph (5:21 pace), a 1 percent treadmill grade provides the right adjustment. At higher speeds you will need at least a 2 percent grade to offset the lack of wind resistance. Don't worry if you choose to ignore your well-meaning friend's advice. You'll simply run at a slightly faster pace than you could outside with less effort. Consider it a confidence boost.
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I did a calibration run outside with my foot pod. It was set at 100, and the calibration shows now that it is 90.3. It will be interesting to see how close it is to the treadmill on my next treadmill run. My self deception (thinking that I was running faster on the treadmill than I really was) did effect my race. I was 4 minutes slower than last year, and it was a harder race for me. Other factors may have effected me, but I think that the treadmill was a large part of it.
Does any one know what the calibration numbers mean? if the factory set it 100, then what does the 90.3 mean? I've tried the web and can't find an answer.
I was increasing the incline on the treadmill, and the foot pod caused the watch to report a faster speed than at zero Incline. Is the foot pod being "tricked" by the incline into thinking I'm going faster?
I don't know but will take a wild guess. I'm guessing the factory setting of 100 is some average stride length over a certain distance that they've worked out and then the calibration factor is just an individual's average stride length relative to that rate.
That would make sense as I have a short fast stride (5'3" with a 190 step per minutes pace). So I look like a hamster running on a wheel, but hey it gets me there.
I'm going to call Garmin today and see if I can get an answer. I'll post it if I can get answers.


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1) This man appears to be in his 20s and the clothing (wide cravat, slicked back hair and long sideburns) suggests the photo was taken in the 1850s. This man is the right age to be Blyth.
2) The equipment on the table identifies this man as a surveyor. As far as I can tell, the device is a Wye level, used for long- distance surveying. I found a similar-looking piece on Larry and Carol Meeker's Web site Antiques of a Mechanical Nature. Blyth was a surveyor in New York State before leaving home at 22 for Chile. He returned home with a beard in 1858 and posed for a portrait with his family; a few years later, he was in the card photograph (below). If the daguerreotype is Blyth, it was taken before his travels in 1853—a date that fits the clothing clues.
3) Even though Blyth's hairline is receding in this known picture, you can see the similarities between him and the unidentified portrait. Besides a similar hairline, their face shapes are close. It's not outside the realm of possibility to conclude Blyth posed for the daguerreotype before traveling to South America. This card photo shows he aged a bit from his frontier experience, but it's likely both pictures depict the same man.
4) One other feature in the daguerreotype suggests it could show Blyth: the cross. According to Charles Blyth, members of the family often posed wearing a cross.


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ASUS ROG Press Conference: Combined Air/Water GPU Coolingby Ian Cutress on 6/4/2013 4:38 AM EST
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r3loaded - Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - linkNice idea, but it'll probably end up costing more than a reference card and a waterblock combined. Reply
Ortanon - Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - linkThis is what I thought about too. Watercooling is just so damned expensive that this wouldn't really offer much of a value proposition unless it somehow brings down the cost of a water block.
Still pretty interesting, though. Reply
todda7 - Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - linkI wonder how the performance of this combined solution compares to a reference card with a standard fullcover waterblock. Do they have older cards with the same cooler system? Reply
Laststop311 - Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - linkA full coverage dedicated waterblock that covers all the components will most likely perform better than this and be cheaper. But I guess this is cool if you plan on eventually upgrading to water down the line. Reply
hughlle - Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - linkI think that this is more about opening up the idea of watercooling to users who would not previously have considered it, such as those who did not really want to go about removing the heatsink, or those who didn't wish to potentially void their warranty by removing said heatsink. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - linkIf only every GPU included such options, people with H220's would become far more common. Reply
kyuu - Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - linkThis is actually pretty cool (pun intended), but the fact that it's ROG branded guarantees that it's going to be overpriced. Reply
RAWRscary - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkIf this had it's own pump and radiator combined, then I'd be interested. But this will be nothing more than an overpriced water block... and what's with the hideous black and red color scheme lately... Not everyone likes that. At least offer versions that are all black if you aren't going to do multiple colors. Reply


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ADULT volunteers have been urged to take part in the Army Cadet Force, and help support the region's 1,500 cadets.
Adult instructor numbers are struggling to keep up with demand, with detachments in Acomb, Fulford, Lumley and Strensall among 46 locations run by volunteers who supervise weekend camps, adventurous training and parade evenings.
Cadet Abigail Howard, from Fulford detachment, said: "I love every minute of being a cadet. The Army Cadet Force (ACF) is a great place to make new friends, develop skills and enjoy experiences that many other people my age rarely get the chance to do. But the whole unit can only exist if we continue to have enough adult volunteers. Without them we will struggle to continue providing quality training and opportunities for other cadets like me."
Jon Waites, a volunteer instructor at the Acomb detachment, said: "Volunteering with the ACF, even for just a few hours a week, is enormously rewarding and a great privilege. Besides having the opportunity to play a leading role in the development of young people, it's also a terrific way to take part in a range of exciting military-orientated pursuits – from training weekends and summer camp holidays, to white-water rafting and rock climbing."
Colonel Malcolm Render, Commandant for Yorkshire North and West Army Cadet Force, said: "The ACF is one of the most prestigious youth organisations in the country.
"Its popularity means we need more adult instructors to lead the cadets and deliver the quality of experiences, adventures and community projects – including the Duke of Edinburgh award – which our cadets enjoy. We'd love to hear from people who are willing to offer their time and enthusiasm to join our ranks as an adult instructor."
Volunteers do not need military experience, and qualifications can be gained which may help in the workplace.
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Hello everyone,
I am currently in school for an associates in IT with a programming emphasis and I need some advice. I will be graduating in a year and what I would truly love to do is get into web development. My issue though is how to go about it. I have been looking at job listings however many of them require experience and an extensive skills list that can be quite intimidating at times.
My formal education as far as web development goes is somewhat limited, since it is not a discipline that is explicitly offered at my school. For the most part I am self taught and enjoy working on frontend/backend development more than design work. Currently I am teaching myself symfony2 which I am really enjoying. I would love to find a place that would allow me to apprentice so that I could gain more practical experience in an actual work environment, however, where in live South Carolina is primarily a tourist destination and somewhat of a tech industry dead zone. Can you offer an advice on how to get into the field?
These are a couple of my projects. First is a modx project that I started over the summer here http://elemental-shift.koding.com. I am currently in the process of porting it to symfony2. Another website that is a temporary placeholder for a larger school project that I am working on for a local elementary school, http://www.wes4weather.org. It's currently being written with Symfony2 and will allow students to view and manipulate weather data that they gather using their own weather station at the school.
Well,starting a business means starting a new concept or innovative idea.....Business means offering a product or service in return to profit.....The key areas of focus while starting a business are:
For starting the business, it involves planning, making key financial decisions and completing a series of legal activities.There are certain steps that are require to be followed while starting up a new business which includes to write up a new business plan, to get a business assistance and training, to choose a correct location, to finance the business concerned, to determine the legal structure of the business, to get a tax identification number, to register for State and Local taxes, to obtain business licenses and permits and finally to understand employer responsibilities.
I agree with transcribe. I think she missed a point that you should determine the market and buying behavior of customers at the early stage.
To start a business calculated working capital and good management are must. As you are a IT graduate you can be a freelancer to entrepreneur.Good luck.Shakil
I think everybody has missed the point. :rolleyes:
JeremyC is not asking how to start a business, but how to get into web development:
I think everybody has missed the point. :rolleyes:
JeremyC is not asking how to start a business, but how to get into web development:
Do you want to do freelance, work for a company doing web development (think IT shop), consulting, or what?
I've done both, and ultimately decided I enjoyed working for a company than doing freelance.
If you want to do freelance, then you will have a LOT of work ahead of you (most of what was stated below, will still apply to you). You will need to target a specific market, reach out to them, give presentations on your services, why the services are meaningful and what you bring that others do not, etc. It takes time and a lot of effort, but many people enjoy it. I did not, so I won't focus on that aspect.
If you want to work for another company and do web development for said company (and/or consulting), then you need to shift your focus on job searching. Find out what companies are hiring, what skill sets they want in their ideal candidate. If you are not that familiar with all of the skill sets, APPLY ANYWAY! Why? To learn and to practice at interviewing. You will be amazed how many questions are similar between each interview, the more you go on, the better you will become at answering those questions.
Do your research too! Go into every interview with a set of questions about the company and facts that you found in your research (their recent annual profit, estimated number of employees they currently hire, their target market, etc). The more you can tell them about their company, the better you look. Ask questions about the job and/or the company direction (so long as its applicable). Ask about the development environment, QA process, collection of business requirements, etc. Ask whether the company ever plans to expand their target market to other groups (if they currently focus on a specific group). Ask the interviewer's experience with the company.
When you interview, you have to show interest in that company, and you need to make it obvious that the company intrigues you. That is what will set you apart from everyone else. After you interview, wait a day or two and send a thank you letter. Thank them for taking the time out to interview, reiterate the fact that you are still very much interested in the open job position (if you are, if you are not, feel free to thank them and politely state you are no longer interested). Refer back to conversations you and the interviewer had (especially if you got to a point where you seemed to be talking on a personal level). Build that relationship with this letter.
Hi there, The best way to get into the job or business is to find a good job in development through on campus placement or off-campus, doesn't matters. When you have a job and spend some time there gaining practical knowledge and some earning too then you can plan for your own business in the same field.
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You're right to say that the job requirements are quite intimidating, even for someone who has book knowledge as well as self taught skills. One route you could take would be to work very hard for the next couple of years doing freelance work and designing a variety of websites to get a strong portfolio. Then take that portfolio to a large company as proof that you know what you're doing. It's tough, but if you love it then it will be worth it.
I think odesk would be a good place to start as u r in it sector so you can build your network there and start working on some small projects .
In order to start your Business you should have the plan in maintaining the business with future assurance by investing you can't earn the revenue because business leads the whole global market with technical knowledge you can became entrepreneur to run the business to an accurate solvency.


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PLANS of a mass sell-off of public sector buildings in Worcestershire have been criticised by fire chiefs - who say the savings appear to be based on "significant assumptions".
A new report by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service has revealed a raft of concerns on the multi-million pound plan.
As your Worcester News revealed last month, Worcestershire County Council wants to team up with several other taxpayer-funded bodies to share buildings and flog as many as possible.
The council says it would raise £118 million in sales by 2024 and save £110 million in maintenance costs, but the report says: - The continued savings forecast "appear very optimistic"
- A business case detailing how it would work is "based on some significant assumptions"
- There is no explanation around how buildings will be better used by sharing them
- The fire authority, as the smallest body within the partnership, could be "marginalised" and lose influence over its assets
Under the deal West Mercia Police, the NHS Trust, Worcester City Council, County Hall, Redditch Council and Warwickshire Police will all team together.
The fire service has also agreed in principle to be a part of it, ahead of the publication of a final business case later this year despite the worries.
The report is aimed at highlighting concerns around the project before it goes any further.
Chief fire officer Mark Yates said: "We do have concerns and are asking relevant questions about this as we go along to make sure our interests are protected.
"The principle behind it is sound but it needs more investigation."
The council says the fire authority could save £600,000 a year in building cots by going ahead.
Councillor Adrian Hardman, county council leader, said: "It's not about selling off the family silver, but getting away from this obsession with owning your own property and making sure we work in a collaborative way.
"I'm quite confident any governance issues can be resolved and the key to this will be that all the partners will retain sovereignty over their own buildings.
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You are being held captive 60 ft. underground. Your two guards bring you into a room that has a spinning sphere. The sphere is revolving along with rotating. Your guards give you a gun and say, "With three shots, we want you to put three impacts onto the surface of one half of the sphere. If you do that, then we will release you." What could you do to ensure your escape?
AnswerAll you really need to do is to make sure that you hit the sphere three times. If you do that, your shots will always be on the same half of the sphere. This is because 3 points define a plane, and a plane bisects the sphere into hemispheres.
Another possibility would be to shoot the guards.
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Taking on Wagner's Ring Cycle is no easy task. With approximately 16 hours of musical intensity, intricate character development, and striking leitmotifs, this is truly an epic operatic endeavour.
My 90-year-old father, an all-around great guy, took "his brood" to Wagner's Ring Cycle several years ago on a COC opera tour. Our only price for the tour was two years of study and an understanding of all of the leitmotifs! This was the first opera I had ever paid any attention to, and what a job trying to make sense of all of this. At the Vienna State Opera my brain screamed in delight for four days—neurons and interneurons firing and never before pathways opening and forming moment by moment. The Rhinemaidens, Erda, Valhalla and the Wood Bird all settled in my head. Wow! Thanks Wagner, Dad and Dr. David Stanley Porter! I cannot wait for 2017 and Götterdämmerung.
Photo credits: (top) Mats Almgren as Hagen; (bottom) Allyson McHardy, Laura Whalen, and Krisztina Szabó as the Rhinemaidens; both photos from Götterdämmerung (COC, 2006), by Michael Cooper.
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New technologies constantly allow us to absorb information and ideas where we had previously lacked exposure. In this regard, the opera world has become much more accessible in the past several decades. With the company's invention of SURTITLES™, the technology which provides a simultaneous translation of an opera's text projected over the proscenium arch, the Canadian Opera Company transformed the opera-going experience.
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Going to the opera once meant a lot of work: first, you had to read the libretto (and often in translation); then you had to listen to recordings (vinyl, of course); then you had to listen to the recording with the libretto; then you were ready. All of that changed in January of 1983. Our date with a one-act, two-hour violent domestic squabble in German was accompanied by something brand new—a running translation projected across the top of the proscenium. SURTITLES™ had been invented for the COC's production of Richard Strauss's Elektra. What would have been quasi-incomprehensible without the above preparatory work became a riveting drama in real time that kept us on the edge of our seats. Despite the rear-guard disapproval of some conservatives who saw themselves as opera "purists," SURTITLES™ quickly spread around the world, making the art form newly accessible, no matter one's language limitations. SURTITLES™ are now a significant part of what makes ours a "golden age" of opera.
Above: the first ever use of SURTITLES™ in the COC's 1983 production of Elektra.
Michael and Linda Hutcheon are both long-time supporters of the COC, with Linda currently serving on the Board of Directors. Michael is a pulmonologist and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto and Linda is university professor emeritus of English and comparative literature at the University of Toronto. Together, through their diverse professional backgrounds and shared love of opera, they have written several books on opera and medical culture.
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The biggest defensive star in the Lone Star state is out. That's a void for the Houston Texans as big as, well, J.J. Watt's persona.
In the mediocre AFC South, which Houston (2-1) leads, losing its best player could bring the defending division champion back to the field — as uninspiring as the Titans, Colts and Jaguars might be.
With the Texans coming off a no-show at New England, visiting Tennessee could be feeling pretty frisky about its chances Sunday.
"I'm very disappointed about that," says Tennessee left tackle Taylor Lewan, who would have matched up a lot with Watt.
"I've said before if you want to be the best you've got to go against the best. I want to be the best left tackle in this league. I want the opportunity to go against all the best guys."
Houston's best on D for now will have to be Jadeveon Clowney and Whitney Mercilus.
"Jadeveon is playing awesome, Whitney," Lewan adds. "So a lot of those guys, they're going to give me all they've got. I've got to come with my `A' game for sure."
The Texans didn't even bring their `D' game to Foxborough in prime time. That 27-0 rout was more of an `F.'
And now, no J.J.
"When you have that kind of ability and that kind of playmaking it's hard to replace with one guy," Texans defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel notes. "So we're going to ask all the guys on defense to pick it up, to put a little extra in it and see if we can gain some of those plays that J.J. used to make."


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A big part of our campaign process is taking the time to reflect, capture and plan after the completion of a SAAM campaign. That is to say, evaluation is in season here at NSVRC, and a peer into the blog archives reminds me that I saw singing a similar tune around Mid-May last year when blogging "Evaluate this!"
The process of evaluating SAAM is evolving, and this is consistent with the growth of the campaign and the skills of our team when it comes to evaluation. Recently at NSVRC we've been having dynamic conversations about evaluation, because we know this process can increase the value of our work. Evaluation, such as feedback and assessment, has a lot to teach us, and each lesson learned has the potential to improve processes, outcomes and effectiveness.
Formal evaluation was a very new idea to me when I began working on the SAAM campaign. At first, evaluation meant one thing to me: surveys! I still think that surveys are a great way of capturing feedback and data, but tools such as this online learning course have taught me that's really just one piece of the pie. There are many types of evaluation, a cornucopia of tools, and it all depends on the goals and objectives you are looking to achieve. Surveys are one great option of many, and there is no "one-size-fits-all" when it comes to evaluation.
Evaluation is more like deciding on a flavor of ice cream than following a predetermined script. If you are anything like me, this might mean sampling 2-3 flavors before you settle for a bowl with a few different scoops. So how do you determine what's best for your campaign or program? The first step is determining your goals, and with goals in mind you can begin to explore the many evaluation tools out there.
If you are just starting out on an evaluation journey, I highly recommend you check out the following free online course Evaluating Sexual Violence Prevention Programs: Steps and Strategies for Preventionists. It takes just a few minutes to register as an NSVRC e-campus user, and this brief and interactive course will walk you through a 4 step program evaluation process.
For those looking to explore new tools and approaches in evaluation, check out our recently revamped webpage on Planning, Implementation and Evaluation.
We'd also love to hear from you as we evaluate our 2013 SAAM Campaign, and invite you to participate in and share the SAAM 2013 Feedback Survey.
As we continue to delve into our evaluation explorations, I hope to share reflections and ideas on the blog. Trial and error are great teachers in my book, and we'd love to hear your lessons learned as well. How has your understanding of evaluation evolved? What evaluation tools would you recommend?


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When in Berlin, priority definitely goes to eating pfannkuchen, a jelly-filled doughnut which is akin to the city's signature sweet. But don't stop there—when it comes to choosing a runner-up for the traditional Berlin sweet, every shopkeeper will suggest something different, from East Berlin's slightly sweet roll, the Splitterbrötchen, to the decadent German-style cheesecake, Quarkkuchen. Some are special to the region, others are just a must when you are in the country.
While most bakeries and patisserie carry these items, not every shop does it right—look out for the Goldene Brezel certificate, which guarantees bakery goodness. We've narrowed it down even more: check out these five shops for some of our favorite Berlin snacks.
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It is anticipated that the biofuels industry will have a dramatic impact on our lives, much like the petroleum industry. Alternative fuels from renewable cellulosic biomass— plant stalks, trunks, stems, and leaves—are expected to significantly reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil while enhancing national energy security and decreasing the environmental impacts of energy use. Research is currently focused on accelerating the environmental and commercial viability of biofuel production.
The University of Tennessee's Arthur Ragauskas is one of the notable scientists who are redefining the frontiers of bioenergy research in the quest for an economically feasible and sustainable biofuel industry.
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This is not just a one-way exchange. Digital engagement creates value, not only as OSTI reaches out to users but as users link back to DOE R&D in OSTI's electronic library. For example, the OSTI document Technology of mirror machines: LLL facilities for magnetic mirror fusion experiments became more visible via a link from a photo posted by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on Flickr, an image and video social media site. Links back to OSTI documents are found in many places on the Web because of our large collection of DOE...
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The recent clash over AV has been portrayed as evidence of a rot at the heart of government between Lib Dems and Tories.
In fact, many of the rows within Whitehall since last May have not fallen into a predictable party pattern. If anything, ministers have tended to take a stance based on the department they occupy rather than their party's pre-election manifesto. Immigration was one such issue, where certain Tories surprised their new comrades by being more liberal than the Liberals.
Take BIS, for example, where Lib Dems Vince Cable and Ed Davey are not exactly showing a herbivore sandal-wearing attitude. Last week, Davey and Francis Maude held private talks with Boris Johnson over ways to tackle the London strikes. It was Davey, I'm told, who showed a tougher outlook than Maude, wondering why Britain couldn't – for instance – have the "minimum service agreements" (used in Spain) to stop public services being crippled by strikes.
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Wieters dealing with right forearm soreness
TORONTO -- Orioles catcher Matt Wieters was not in Tuesday's starting lineup as he's dealing with right forearm soreness.
Wieters, who said he has never dealt with a similar injury, last played on Sunday night and said he felt the area tighten up during a throw to second base in Boston. He had a scheduled off-day on Monday afternoon, and manager Buck Showalter said he wanted to err on the cautious side in giving Wieters one more day.
"We should be good to go tomorrow," Wieters said. "Just didn't want to turn a two-day soreness into a five-day soreness.
"We are just doing a little treatment to get it back out before I go back to playing again."
Showalter echoed that he planned on penciling in Wieters on Wednesday night, and he was expected to be available off the bench if needed in Tuesday's game. Backup Steve Clevenger got his second consecutive start in Wieters' place.
"It's very minor, and if it wasn't April, [I] would probably be back in there today. But we've got a lot of games left," Wieters said.
"It's not going to limit me in any way [to enter the game later on Tuesday]. It's one of those where you don't want to start the game and not be able to go because it tightens up on you."
Wieters entered Tuesday hitting .321 with three home runs and 11 RBIs.
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter @britt_ghiroli. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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There's a 40 percent chance of rain for Sunday, with high temperatures reaching 80 degrees.
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WINGATE, N.C. - The field has been set for the 2013 Deep South Conference lacrosse tournament, which gets underway Tuesday, April 9. The semifinals will take place Thursday, April 11, with the championship game taking place Sunday, April 14 at Rollins College. The conference tournament features six teams, with three teams coming from the North Division and three from the South Division.
With Saint Leo dropping to Florida Southern on Saturday evening, Tampa earns the regular season conference title and holds onto the top slot in the south, going 6-1 in the regular season. Saint Leo earns the number two seed after finishing 5-2 in conference action. The Lions will host the third-seeded Florida Southern Moccasins on Tuesday, April 9, in a 7 p.m. showdown at University Turf Stadium. The winner will travel to Tampa on Thursday to take on the top-seeded Spartans.
Lenoir-Rhyne is the number one seed in the north, going 5-2 in the DSC. Catawba College is the two seed after going 3-3. Catawba will host third-seeded Wingate University Tuesday night at 7 p.m. The winner will travel to Lenoir-Rhyne on Thursday to take on the top-seeded Bears.
Each division winner from Thursday will travel to Rollins on Sunday for the championship game, which will take place at Barker Family Stadium and Cahall-Sandspur Field.
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