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Alexander had an advantage for acquiring a good education because his later life shows he had a mastery of reading and writing. His education was in a large part received from his mother. A school was not organized in Hiram until 1800. General Peleg Wadsworth, the founder, opened a school in the large hall of his home. The sole teacher in the first school was the General's son, also named Peleg, who was only a boy himself at the time. Alexander probably attended the first school because the Clemons Farm was near the Wadsworth house. The three brief years at the Wadsworth School, constituted some of the most important formal training Alexander received. While he was attending school, his parents were planning a move to New York State.
When Alexander was twelve years old his family removed from Hiram to Hamilton, Madison County, New York. 10 Like other Yankees, they were attracted to western land for the opportunity for bettering themselves. Here are no records about Alexander's early youth spent at Hamilton.
At the age of twenty, Alexander enlisted on 28 July 1812, for Military service at Concord, Cattaraugus County, New York, as a private in the War of 1812, in the New York State Militia for six months. 11 He was a substitute for Azuaziah Ashmun. This was a common mobilization practice during the war.
9 Letter from Miss Bethesda Bosworth, Local Historian, Hiram, Maine, dated 25 February 1961.
10 E. C. Newton, Clemons-Newton Family History, MS, in possession of the author.
11 pension Record, War of 1812 (National Archives, Washington, D. C.) Note: He served in Militia Company commanded by Capt. Joseph McClures, in regiment of Col. Dobbs, and Brigade of Brigadier General William Wadsworth. Brigadier General Wadsworth may have been related to Alexander since Alexander's Aunt Ruth was married to Charles Lee Wadsworth.
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Jamie Foxx tells Miley Cyrus to make a sex tape
Jamie Foxx had words for Miley Cyrus on his Sirius show when a caller complained about her wanting to ruin Radiohead's career because they wouldn't talk to her at the Grammys. E! Online reports:
"Who is Miley Cyrus?" an incredulous Foxx, who has a teenage daughter of his own, said. "The one with all the gums? She gotta get a gum transplant…S–t."
"She's gonna ruin Radiohead's career? The same Radiohead that gets paid a million dollars just to sample their songs?
"Make a sex tape and grow up," he continued. "Get like Britney Spears and do some heroin. Do like Lindsay Lohan and start seeing a lesbian and get some crack in your pipe. Catch Chlamydia on a bicycle seat. That's what I want."
While I don't know if it's necessarily a smart career move to tell a 16-year-old Disney cash cow to make a sex tape, I do know one thing: I am done riding bicycles naked. Done. This is exactly what happens when you try to go green, folks. BAM! Venereal disease. Get the word out.

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'istan is a generalization used to describe any Middle Eastern or ex-Russian countries that end in 'istan', such as Pakistan, Kurdistan and Funkistan. The approximate number of countries in the Middle East alone ending in 'istan remain at an estimated 44 million, some so small and pointless that they span only a few meters in diameter, such as the newest country of the 'istan Union, Frankdrebinistan created by madman and police officer Lt. Frank Drebin. [1]
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The first 'istan recorded in history was found in the Bible 470 years before Jesus was born. Eurasistan spanned some 50,000 miles and covered most of the modern European and Asian shelf. They worshiped a great leader named King Stan, who clamed to be a messenger of God who they paid homage to every day by dancing the Charleston, which back than was called the 'Stanlyton', but a harsh cvil war had already begun to split the countery in two, North and South Eurasistan.
40 Years later North Eurasistan elected a new king while the south just became known as "Asia", Charlie, which many of the Stan-worshippers saw as being sent by a false god, and that Stan was the only true leader of their vastly pointless kingdom of sand. They came to denounce these 'Charlies' who renamed their Stanlyton-style of praying the 'Charleston'.
This inevitably led to another conflict between the Charlies and the Stanlies which would again lead to a national divide, though the Charlies clamed that Stan pointed them to a new god to help better the world or some such dribble, hence the Charlies renamed their country "Charlie-Stan" or Charlistan in honor of both kings. However the kings disagreed with this action their subjects had taken, and Stan and Charlie ended up in a drunken fight, late one Arabian night.
Stan, despite his small stature was able to maneuver through Charlie's legs and avoid his large fists, causing Charlie to fall fowards when Stan literally kicked his buttocks, causing him to fall over in to the Dead Sea. In the morning the two made up, but Charlie was too embarrassed to be a king anymore and took to selling vacuum cleaners, Charlistan however kept its name.
edit Iranistan and Iraqistan
After Charlie Quit in 390 BC, the rambunctious twins Iran and Iraq Habu Bigbeardi applied for a double position in "kingdoming" the Middle East, and although a double reign had never been tested on a live population. Of humans anyway. Stan accepted their aplications and welcomed them to their new jobs and countries, Iranistan and Iraqistan, but split the countery in to counteryies of their own many years later after tentions and fractions and bla bla bla...
For a nice round number of years, rounded off to the nearest decimal point, the two kingsruled over their countries with little trouble until the coming of the a false god named Allah Muslimi Islamabad Mohammed Angela Moyra Darling in 60 AD who clamed to be the "one true God, so holy that his face was not to be seen, hence it was always covered by a tea towl.
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- ↑ Who is not to be confused with his twin brother Lt. Leslie "Nielsen" Drebin) as a retirement plan.


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England stumbled to a hapless 20 for three after an hour's play in the first Test against New Zealand at the University Oval.
Nick Compton and Kevin Pietersen both made ducks, the latter first ball as Neil Wagner took wickets with only his second and third deliveries.
The tourists also lost captain Alastair Cook, Wagner's first victim, on a sunny morning after the first day was washed out.
England, put in by Brendon McCullum before bad weather prevented any play on day one, were minus Compton in only the third over.
He paid for a hestitant push forward at Tim Southee, making contact with only the bottom of his defensive bat and unable to stop the ball rushing through to disturb off-stump.
It was perhaps a slightly unfortunate but still worrying mode of dismissal for the man who, it is hoped, will open alongside Cook in back-to-back Ashes series this year.
Conditions did not appear especially taxing for batsmen, yet England were three down inside 11 overs.
Cook had a let-off in the 10th, dropped by diving debutant Bruce Martin when he clipped Trent Boult aerially to midwicket, but he could add only a single before Wagner got him, failing to keep his tame cut shot away from point where he was caught shoulder high.
Pietersen never got bat on ball at all, undone lbw by a good inswinger from left-armer Wagner which struck him on the crease and bang in front.
Ian Bell dealt convincingly with the hat-trick ball at least. But he and Jonathan Trott had a major task on their hands to put England back on track at the start of a three-match series many expect them to dominate.


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As we are told in the words of one hadith, "The antichrist has many followers. Many people will join him," (Wali-ud-din bin Abdullah al-Khatib al-Umari al-Tabrizi, Mishkat al-Masabih, Damascus: 1382/1962, 3:38.2) the antichrist will cause a great many people to follow him when he appears. This is also revealed in the words of another hadith: "Certain it is that he will conquer all places apart from Haram [Mecca and Medina] and Bayt al-Muqaddas..." (Al-Haqim, Mustadraq, No. 1230, 1/478) In addition, various other hadiths of a metaphorical nature also contain indications that a great many people will go along with the antichrist and that his system will be a rather powerful one. In his accounts of the hadiths concerning the antichrist, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi also notes the scale of this system set up by the antichrist, one that is incompatible with religious moral values. Bediuzzaman states that the signs in the hadiths indicate "the size of the antichrist's dominion and activities." According to the indications given in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas), the antichrist will declare his own supposed divinity and will deceive a great many people with this false indoctrination. People who are taken in by the lies of the materialist and atheistic ideologies that the antichrist supports will turn away from religious moral values and a moral collapse and degeneration will manifest itself in societies. Together with this, Hazrat Mahdi (as) and his followers, though few in number, will engage in a great intellectual struggle against the antichrist. Bediuzzaman also describes how the numbers of those perceiving the true face of the antichrist will be very small:
None knows the Unseen save Allah, one interpretation must be as follows: it is an allusion and sign that quantitively the spiritual community of those striving [in the way of Allah] who will recognize the Prophet Jesus (as) and follow him, will be very few and small comparatively to the scientific, physical armies of the antichrist. (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Rays, p. 495)
"... Scientific, physical armies of the antichrist...": Bediuzzaman is stating that the atheistic forces that support the antichrist will be very powerful, in terms of their teaching resources, militarily and materially.
"... spiritual community of those striving [in the way of Allah]...": Here, Bediuzzaman is saying that the Prophet Jesus (as) and the community that follows him will be involved in a large-scale intellectual struggle against the antichrist. This community will make enormous efforts to spread proper moral values, and will work with great devotion on the path of Allah. The term "spiritual" used here by Bediuzzaman refers to a community that possesses genuine faith and that experiences the esoteric aspects of events as well as those aspects that are visible on the surface.
Another extract from Bediuzzaman Said Nursi in which he refers to the antichrist having a large number of followers and to his having wide means at his disposal reads as follows:
There is a report that in the time of the Prophet Jesus' (as) struggle against the antichrist, he will leap ten yards in the air but will only be able to plunge his sword into his knee, so much taller is the antichrist than the Prophet Jesus (as). That means that the antichrist must be 10 or perhaps 20 times taller than the Prophet Jesus (as)…
First Point: If the community of Christian clergy who believe in the essence of Christianity and the community that begins to impose irreligion in opposition to them assume substance and physical form they can be no more than a child beside a man the height of a minaret. (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Kastamonu Addendum, p. 80-82)
In this account Bediuzzaman is stating that in the light of the hadiths of our Prophet (saas) the number of those around the antichrist will be proportionally very much greater than that of those who support the Prophet Jesus (as). According to this description, the number of genuine believers in the End Times will be proportionally very much smaller than that of those who propagate irreligion.
According to the indications provided in the hadiths, the great majority of people will be taken in by the false indoctrination of the antichrist, either through ignorance or because of their worldly passions and desires. It will be next to impossible for those who do not abide by religious moral values to see the antichrist's true face, and the antichrist will only be recognized for what he is by those who have the understanding and conception that faith brings with it. In the words "…when those individuals, and even the terrible antichrist, appear, many people and himself even will not know to start with that he is the antichrist. Those individuals of the end of time will be known through the insight and the light of belief. (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Words / Twenty-Fourth Word - Third Branch, p. 355), the great Islamic scholar Bediuzzaman Said Nursi also states that the antichrist will not immediately be recognized by everyone.
People's inability to recognize the antichrist and their being deceived by his words will also lead to the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) not being recognized. With the broad means at his disposal the antichrist will bring the greater part of society under his influence, direct them as he pleases and cause them to keep their distance from the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as).


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In brief, the two major DNA tests are Y-DNA, which traces the direct male line, and mitochondrial (mtDNA) DNA, which traces your direct maternal line. Only men can take the Y-DNA test, as women don't carry that chromosome. So, if you're a woman and you're interested in using DNA to trace your father's direct paternal line, you'll need to get a male relative to sign up. Y-DNA tests also identify your ethnic and geographic origins, both recent and distant, and enable you to check your African, Native-American or Cohanim (a Jewish tribe) ancestry.
The timing of Smolenyak's book and article couldn't have been better, as I'd just ordered an mtDNA kit to help trace my mom's line, which is my least known branch of my family tree. And, as a Christmas present, my younger brother, Mark, did the Y-chromosome DNA test in hopes of proving our father's Kentucky Hendricksons are descended from a Hendrickson who came from the Netherlands to New Jersey in the mid-1600s.
Although I'm no scientist, the whole field of genetic genealogy is fascinating, especially when you consider the years of dead-end research it may end up saving many of us. I don't have a crystal ball, but I think we'll see more and more people line up to take DNA tests to prove or disprove certain relationships.
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The Peachtree Audio deepblue Music System (shown with smartphone, not included)
Since I've been at Crutchfield, I've become a big admirer of products with the Peachtree Audio nameplate. Over the years they've built a solid reputation as an audiophile company with a knack for innovation and style. So I was intrigued to hear about their new wireless Bluetooth® sound system, the Peachtree Audio deepblue, as it's a new direction for the company.
Great expectations
When I entered the Crutchfield Labs to see it for the first time, I had high expectations — and I also had no idea of their intended price. That's all to the good. I was there to evaluate the experience, not the value. Or so I thought. More on that later.
First Impressions
The deepblue is a handsome black speaker with a silver-grey grille. Its curved lines are clean and pleasing. It's not exactly small, though, and upon picking it up I discovered it weighs more than 16 pounds. Clearly this system has something serious going on under the hood.
The deepblue features a 5-channel, 240-watt amplifier that powers five separate drivers — two 1" dome tweeters, two 3" midrange drivers, and a 6-1/2" subwoofer. Wow. That's a lot of hardware for a one-box sound solution you can move from room to room.
Cue the music
I turned the deepblue on and paired it with my iPhone® 4 in seconds. I chose a classic 80's Quincy Jones jam, his remake of The Brothers Johnson's "I'll Be Good To You," featuring Ray Charles and Chaka Khan. Thumping bass and snappy synthdrum snare attacks pounced from the speaker as the song began. Low frequencies shook the soles of my shoes. A few bars in, Ray Charles' recognizable growl cut through the pounding beat, filling out the midrange in a clean, full and rounded way. I thought the highs were a bit aggressive at first, but it turned out I had left my smartphone set with one of its equalization presets engaged. I reset it to "flat" and the frequency response evened out.
Having enjoyed the full-throated punch of the Quincy tune, I took a turn for the acoustic realm. Folk artist Richard Shindell's "A Summer Wind, A Cotton Dress" lays down a thick-textured wall of 12-string guitar sound as a backdrop for his distinctive baritone. I really enjoyed the crisp, clear definition coming from the deepblue. Every syllable and every attack of the fast fingerpicking of his 12-string was distinct and coherent, even when I changed positions around the labs.
The next day, I took the deepblue home to give it a bit of "real-life" mileage. I set it atop my entertainment cabinet and chose the anthem-like Tom Petty tune "Learning to Fly" for my next listening sample. I guess I was on a bit of a twelve-string jag, but once again the Peachtree Audio deepblue gave me a sense of real tonal balance while delivering serious, musical substance from the lower frequencies. I started to regret that this unit was just a loaner for review.
A few finer points
The remote for the system features bass +/- buttons, so you can adjust the bass response to personal preferences. I really enjoyed this feature as I prefer speakers that are a bit less bass-forward. Peachtree lets you crank it if you're a basshead — but they also give you the option of tailoring a more even frequency response at the low end. Thank you!
A built-in digital sound processor (DSP) allows the system's drivers to create an expansive soundfield that broadens the "sweet spot" in the room. In my own living room I found the listening more than satisfactory in all seating areas (and even in the next room).
Additionally, there's a minijack analog stereo input for directly wiring your music sources. You might find that you get slightly better sound with a wired connection. Also, the power supply is located inside the enclosure, so a simple uninterrupted power cable plugs into a receptacle on the system's body.
The Peachtree Audio deepblue fits easily on most shelves or tabletops.
The reveal
Given the quality and performance of deepblue, I had guessed the price tag would be close to four figures. So imagine my surprise when I learned the actual price. I was pretty blown away. That's a lot of power, elegance, and capability for the money — coming from a manufacturer known for delivering exceptional sound.
I think you can tell by now that I enjoyed my time with the Peachtree Audio deepblue. It fits on most shelves, counters, or tabletops (although make sure your chosen spot is rated for a 17 pound load) and has the capacity to fill all but the largest rooms with rich, full-spectrum sound. So if you've been on the lookout for a one-speaker solution that sounds great and looks pretty spiffy to boot, the deepblue is right down your alley.


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Let's Have a Laugh at This One!Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
I am only small in stature, and I love to chuckle and laugh.
In fact, I am infamous for my apparent sense of humour.
My diet seems strange to some,
and the way I prepare my food appears somewhat bizarre.
My spouse and I share an equal role in raising the children,
and I am totally devoted to my 'other half'.
What am I?
AnswerThe Australian Laughing Kookaburra.
The Laughing Kookaburra is instantly recognisable in both plumage and voice and measures 40 - 45 cm in length. The chuckling or laughing voice gives this species its English name is a common and familiar sound throughout the bird's range. The loud 'koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-kaa-kaa-kaa' is often sung in a chorus with other individuals.
Laughing Kookaburras feed mostly on insects, worms and crustaceans, although small snakes, mammals, frogs and birds may also be eaten. Small prey is eaten whole, but larger prey is killed by bashing it against the ground or tree branch. Laughing Kookaburras often become quite tame around humans and will readily accept scraps of meat. This 'pre-processed' food is still beaten against a perch before swallowing.
The birds are believed to pair for life. Both sexes share the incubation duties and both care for the young. Other Laughing Kookaburras, usually offspring of the previous 1-2 years, act as 'helpers' during the breeding season. Every bird in the group shares all parenting duties.
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"Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears."
—U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941)
The American Association of School Administrators and the American Library Association define censorship as: "[T]he removal, suppression, or restricted circulation of literary, artistic, or educational materials — of images, ideas, and information — on the grounds that these are morally or otherwise objectionable in light of standards applied by the censor."[1] As long as people have endeavored to communicate, others have sought to prevent them. Every day someone tries to control or otherwise restrict oral expressions, broadcast messages, or written words. Almost every idea, at one point, has proven to be objectionable to someone.
However, our basic right — the freedom to express ourselves as we see fit — is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States' Constitution, ensuring the freedom to express one's opinion even if that opinion might be considered unpopular or unorthodox. In fact, the Constitution states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
But despite this, continued attempts to censor words, thoughts and opinions remain constant. The American Civil Liberties Union explains that "the urge to censor is hardly the monopoly of any political group. But the greatest threat today comes from the fundamentalist right, with its ideological hostility to other religious or philosophical systems, to homosexuality, to sex education, and indeed to the basic idea of secular education."[2]
Possibly because of their ubiquity, school and public library books are among the most visible targets and are frequently challenged for various reasons. According to the American Library Association, "a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials [in a published book], based upon the objections of a person or group… Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others."[3]
Between 1990 and 2000, there were 6,364 challenges reported to or recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom. Seventy-one percent of the challenges were to materials in schools or school libraries. Another twenty-four percent were to material in public libraries. Sixty percent of the challenges were brought by parents, fifteen percent by patrons, and nine percent by administrators.
Some of the bases for these challenges were stated as follows:
- 1,607 were challenges to "sexually explicit" material
- 1,427 were challenges to material considered to use "offensive language"
- 1,256 were challenges to material considered non age-appropriate or "unsuited to age group"
- 842 were challenges to material with an "occult theme or promoting the occult or Satanism"
- 737 were challenges to material considered to be "violent"
- 515 were challenges to material with a homosexual theme or "promoting homosexuality"
- 419 were challenges to material "promoting a religious viewpoint"
- 317 challenges to materials that included "nudity"
Additional Resources
End Notes
1 Henry Reichman, Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools, Arlington, VA: American Association of School Administrators and American Library Association, 1988.
2 Barbara Miner, "Reading, Writing, and Censorship," Rethingking Schools, v. 12, number 3, Spring 1998.
3 See the American Library Association website.


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Driving home yesterday to some of my favorite Christmas jams [1], I heard the announcement that Nelson Mandela passed away [2] at the age of 95. Not surprised or sad, I thought that if anyone deserves a rest it's probably him. Truly, his work and commitment to ending racial oppression in South Africa seems like a beacon of hope for how broken societies can heal.
In our movement, I find that we have a sincere appreciation for the gift of healing. In what I have learned of Mandela's life and legacy, he had this gift. He had a remarkable capacity to forgive, which he described upon his release from 27 years in prison.
"As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison." ~Nelson Mandela
Through forgiveness, Mandela found the gift of personal healing. He also shared his gift for healing with others. He worked tirelessly to promote healing among a people who were torn apart by years of apartheid.
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." ~Nelson Mandela
Finally, Mandela shared his gift for healing by inspiring the world. He challenged us all to vision a better future. We can live our lives in a way that denies oppression and affirms equality for all. We can heal a broken rape culture. We can heal our world.
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Links:[1] http://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/feminism/christmas-unwrapped-creepy-carols
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Second for PK men
A fourth-quarter outburst propelled the Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds to victory in Saturday�s final at the Paul Kane Invitational Tournament.
Shep outscored the host Paul Kane Blues 18-11 in the last 10 minutes to win 62-54.
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Daniel Fleming drained a game-high 21 points, Abdulrahman Al-Tamimi netted 14 and Mon Lueeth and Yasser Abdullahi had eight apiece for Shep, ranked fourth in 4A.
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Warren dropped in 16 points, including four threes, Thomas Laxdal added 13 and Quinn Peterson sank 11 for the Blues, unranked in 4A.
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The Paul Kane Blues settled for fourth place in the women�s draw as the host team at their invitational tournament.
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Sydney Hurlburt was the top scorer for the Blues with 18 points, including three three-pointers.
Rachel McIntyre, the team�s tournament all-star, posted 10 points and Kaitlyn Hunder added six.
Tournament all-star Abby Gibb scored a team-high 15 points for the Lancers, ranked sixth in 4A.
In Friday�s semifinals the Blues fell 62-51 to the Balfour Collegiate Redmen of Regina and the Lancers dropped a 64-37 decision to the O�Leary Spartans.
Hunder fired 13 points, McIntyre sank 12 and Hurlburt and Julie Fagan had 11 apiece in the loss.
Balfour wired eight threes in the win. Rebecca Klenk led the way with three for 10 points and Jennifer Tonita, a tournament all-star, made a pair for 19 points.
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Kristyn Smart of O�Leary was honoured as the tournament MVP and teammate Megan Tywoniuk was an all-star selection.
In metro Edmonton division one O�Leary is 3-2 and the Blues were 4-0, plus 9-4 overall, prior to Tuesday�s game against the 1-3 Jasper Place Rebels. The score was unavailable at press time.
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Rounding out the eight-team draw were the Sturgeon Spirits as the consolation winners, Fort McMurray Miners, Hunting Hills Lightning of Red Deer and the last-place Bellerose Bulldogs.
Sturgeon hoops
The Sturgeon Spirits finished in the middle of the pack in the men�s and women�s draws at the Paul Kane Invitational Tournament.
Saturday the Sturgeon men lost the third-place game to the McNally Tigers 84-74 and the lady Spirits defeated the Fort McMurray Miners 35-32 in the consolation final.
Tournament all-star Jacob Kaup lit up McNally for 32 points. Corbin McCormack sank 11 and Josh Hardick added 10.
Kaup was Sturgeon�s top gun with 18 points in the 87-60 semifinal loss to the Paul Kane Blues. McCormack drained 13 and Eldosh Singo had eight.
Sturgeon, ranked second in 3A, is 1-4 in metro Edmonton division one and 9-9 overall as the winner of the J. Percy Page tournament and finalist as the host team at the Rise Up tournament.
Laurel Anderson scored a team-high nine points against the Miners and Kendra Fincaryk was a tournament all-star for the lady Spirits, 1-2 in pool B in metro Edmonton division two.
SAPEC tournament
The SAPEC Invitational Junior High Basketball Tournament tips off Thursday at 4 p.m. in St. Albert.
The winning teams in the opening draw advance into the A division and the losing teams compete in the B division.
Saturday�s finals at Vincent J. Maloney School are 1 p.m. for the girls and 2:15 p.m. for the boys in the B division and 3:30 p.m. for the girls and 4:45 p.m. for the boys in the A division.
Games are scheduled at Sir George Simpson, Lorne Akins, Richard S. Fowler and VJM throughout the three-day competition.
The tournament features 16 girls� and 16 boys� teams. Local teams include the VJM Marauders, Elmer S. Gish Warriors, ESSMY Leopards, Lorne Akins Gators, Richard S. Fowler Falcons, Sir George Simpson Voyageurs, William D. Cuts Crusaders, Morinville Wolves, Camilla Thunderbirds and Sturgeon Heights Eagles.
Last year the lady Marauders three-peated as tournament champions for their fourth title in seven years and VJM won the boys� final.
Meanwhile, the SAPEC regular season started Tuesday. The lady Voyageurs and VJM boys are the defending Tier 1 city champions. The finals are March 7 at the SkyDome.


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Okay, this is a very rough estimate, but hear it goes. I think the main character of GTA 5 could be Jerry Kapowitz, and it will take place in Vice City.
Anyone who has beaten the story of GTA IV and its expansion packs knows that Ray Bulgarin's diamonds were the meeting point of all three stories. Also, the diamonds were related to the final missions in all three. Jerry Kapowitz is a homeless veteran in Liberty City. He makes a small cameo once while hanging out in Hove Beach, he begged Vlad Glebov for some spare change, while walking with Niko to his car. (http://gta.wikia.com/Jerry_Kapowitz).
In the final mission of GTA IV: TBOGT, Luis bumps in to Jerry Kapowitz. When he gets up he notices a small bag and sees the diamonds in it. Later on the radio, you hear about the diamonds, their value of 2 million, and Jerry's plans to move to Vice City.
Although this does not follow GTA's normal scheme, heres what I think:
Jerry is a once low-life hobo living in the slums of Liberty City. He finds a bag of diamonds and uses his newfound fortune to move to Vice City and live the good life. He moves there and all goes well until Ray Bulgarin's men (or someone else from Liberty) decide they want their diamonds back. They get their stuff back with Jerry only getting a fraction of the money he was supposed to. He is now a nothing once more and has little cash to do much with. He gets involved with the wrong people and has to fight his way to the top of Vice City to gain back his fortune.
Even if that isn't the story of GTA 5, wouldn't that be cool? If this is in any way involved with the story of GTA 5, I'll be amazed. :-)
Maybe.. Maybe.. But it doesn't make any sence.. Think about it, why should he start a liquor store in Vice City? Or why should he start his business in a gun shop? He maybe decides to move to Los Santos right?
- A gang related city, the perfect place to start a gun shop or a liquor store..
I think Packie will be the player character in Grand Theft Auto V and then you will play as Jerry in the DLC User:Nikoandpackie360
i think they should take johnny klebitz to san andreas and have him trying to start over or start a new lost chapter. that or maybe a prospect in johnnys already established lost chapter and have him trying to gain acceptance in the club by helping the gsf move weapons and stuff.


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ok so my site is doing well. its on page one of google for my keywords.
but i have heard that google do a full web search to find the best seaches.
just want to know when this happens. is it every week or every month etc...
I'm not sure I understand your question. But if you are asking how often Google updates its index, the answer is that it is always doing that. Its bots are constantly visiting sites, and adding new or updated information to the index all the time. As soon as those changes are in place, they will be reflected in your search results.
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time is not fixed. Google does it regularly but you cannot define a time period. don't worry, if your site is doing well and you are following google norms then there is no need to worry.
It is constantly updating. if it updated all at once, that would be one hell of a cpu load
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Just how good can the 6-foot-6 former Florida State star receiver be in 2011?
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The Bombers did approach Carr about signing a contract extension this winter, but the 25-year-old balked, likely thinking putting up solid numbers this season could equal an NFL tryout in 2012. But that's a long-term possibility. And Carr is all about living in the here and right now.
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"For our first year and our first run-through it went tremendously. There's obviously some talented kids that we signed here."
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Water release
I think it should be stated that water release techniques can be used to counter this kekkei genkai, as shown in shippudden episode 285. Then maybe it can be assumed that fire element is a component of the kekkei genkai... just like how earth element can be assumed to be a part of explosion release since Deidara's clay could be deactivated using lightning release. Maybe it can also be noted that all the scorch style techniques that been shown so far are based on those glowing balls flying around pakura. 18.104.22.168 (talk) 17:18, October 25, 2012 (UTC)SPARDA
- Earth is not assumed to be a part of Explosion Release. Lighting Release defuses the clay because the clay itself is an Earth Release technique. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:05, October 25, 2012 (UTC)
Maybe not, but we do take Earth as a component of Crystal Release and given the look of Scorch it really doesn't seem outlandish to think Fire is a part of it. Though given the topic is about the water release it does seem to be used as a counter to the techniques. --Hawkeye2701 (talk) 23:36, October 25, 2012 (UTC)
Because Kiba mistook Crystal Release for Earth Release, just for that. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:54, October 25, 2012 (UTC)
In the anime, Maki says "watch out for those fireballs" in the english subs (someone please translate for accuracy) which could be taken as proof that fire is a component nature. MangekyoSasuke (talk) 01:59, October 26, 2012 (UTC)
As seen in 285, Pakura made a big Scorch Release jutsu that incinerated a wide radius. Is that a new jutsu, or just a bigger version of the Extremely Steaming Murder? Zelwolf (talk) 23:46, October 25, 2012 (UTC)Zelwolf
- We're considering it a different technique, which has its own article already. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:54, October 25, 2012 (UTC)
- So Mr. Moderator or whatever, will you add it to the jutsu list soon? Kaitan (talk) 03:53, October 26, 2012 (UTC)
Its already added to the list, it just takes about a day for it to show up on the infobox.18.104.22.168 (talk) 04:09, October 26, 2012 (UTC) yomiko-chan
A bit of serendipity
In the Newest Chapter, the first hokage described the combination attack of naruto's Futon rasenshuriken ( which is wind based element) with the enton kagutsuchi ( which is actually blaze element, but im counting it as fire element right now) as Shakuton - Kourin Shippuu Shikkoku No Ya Zeroshiki. through this can we essentially say that now the scorch release is a pure combination of fire and wind? ( i generally assumed that anyways, its just nice to have some confirmation) Iowndisciti (talk) 09:19, June 12, 2013 (UTC)
- Naruto and Yamato once combined a water and a wind technique, so should we call them Ice release users? Jacce | Talk | Contributions 09:24, June 12, 2013 (UTC)
- He saw effects, so he knowed that fire + wind will be scorch!Tensai0801 (talk) 09:29, June 12, 2013 (UTC)
- Despite the fact that what Pakura did is very different from what Naruto and Sasuke did? We don't even know if Hashirama ever saw Scorch element being used, he might just be commenting the result. Jacce | Talk | Contributions 09:34, June 12, 2013 (UTC)
- He saw effects, so he knowed that fire + wind will be scorch!Tensai0801 (talk) 09:29, June 12, 2013 (UTC)
ah but theres a difference in between those two!
1.) yamato + nartuo chakra ratios aren't perfectly synced. Infact, thier chakra in general isn't even synced, which as we all know, is at least one of the requirements for creating elemental bloodline techniques. (example, ice style is made from a mixture of water + wind chakra, synced within the body, same for wood, and presumably all the other ones)
2.) Gufuu Suika wasn't deemed (even if so mistakenly) by a hokage to be an official element.
Unless Shakuton translates differently i dont see how the hokages observation could be wrong Iowndisciti (talk) 09:35, June 12, 2013 (UTC)
- We don't talk about Gufuu Suika. This is wrong example.Tensai0801 (talk) 09:37, June 12, 2013 (UTC)
- How about waiting for the raw and compare kanji? Jacce | Talk | Contributions 09:38, June 12, 2013 (UTC)
- I think, the point is "Shakuton" is combination of fire and wind release.--Salamancc (talk) 10:06, June 12, 2013 (UTC)
Fire and Wind
So the 4th Hokage said in the latest chapter that Naruto's and Sasuke's combined Jutsu should be named after the scorch release. Do you think we should put this in the trivia? as hint about the type nature or something--FirePit (talk) 14:42, June 12, 2013 (UTC)
- Read the other discussions on related talkpages first... we are waiting for the raws. If the kanji match, more likely than not, the author put there on purpose to reveal that Wind and Fire natures make up Scorch Release--Elveonora (talk) 14:46, June 12, 2013 (UTC)
- Kanji match, how do we proceed here though? Do we take Minato's word for it and list fire and wind as Scorch Release components? Logically it does make sense to me at least.--Cerez365™(talk) 15:14, June 14, 2013 (UTC)
- I would say yes because if Kishi made Minato say that , then it should be correct.—This unsigned comment was made by 220.127.116.11 (talk • contribs) .
- Kanji match, how do we proceed here though? Do we take Minato's word for it and list fire and wind as Scorch Release components? Logically it does make sense to me at least.--Cerez365™(talk) 15:14, June 14, 2013 (UTC)
Sorry I forgot to sign my post! 22.214.171.124 (talk) 16:42, June 14, 2013 (UTC)Carignan
Yes, this wouldn't be the first advanced nature with unconfirmed basic natures that we list--Elveonora (talk) 18:14, June 14, 2013 (UTC)
- I say yes. It would be rather odd and incredibly confusing to his readers if Kishimoto named a technique, kekkei genkai or not, "Scorch Release", and then reveal that the nature it was named after has two completely different natures. It also wouldn't make an in-story sense for Minato to name a double-element technique Scorch Release, without knowing the composition of it. ~ Ten Tailed Fox 23:19, June 14, 2013 (UTC)
a kekkei genkai is created when someone is born with the ability to use two chakra together in equal amounts, that's what yamato said, so those two using equal amounts together in a collaboration jutsu should result in something identical. think this is the author's way of revealing scorches nature's although I am confused why it looked nothing like the others. --220.127.116.11 (talk) 03:09, June 15, 2013 (UTC)
It could look different because Narutos change in chakra nature or his chakras form!126.96.36.199 (talk) 12:41, June 17, 2013 (UTC) Carignan
It could also look different because Pakura did it by herself. She didn't do it as a collaboration jutsu!22.214.171.124 (talk) 12:51, June 17, 2013 (UTC) Carignan
It looked different because it was in the manga as of then, not in the Anime!126.96.36.199 (talk) 18:19, June 17, 2013 (UTC)Carignan
Isn't it Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi that was used and not a normal Fire Release? Iron.Shadow.Dragon (talk) 05:53, August 2, 2013 (UTC)
- It's weird. Blaze Release is not a separate element, but at the same time it is. Amaterasu is the highest Fire Release technique, but it cannot be manipulated by normal means. When Sasuke does so he does it through his Blaze Release. Blaze Release itself is not a completely new element it simply allows one to manipulate Amaterasu. Which means on a technical level all Blaze Release techniques are also Fire Release, which is why it is speculated that Scorch is Wind and Fire.
- Make sense?--TheUltimate3 (talk) 11:17, August 2, 2013 (UTC)


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How cute are these mini pumpkins?? I love their bright orange colour and the sweet flavour. Stuffed with a quinoa-vegetable mixture they make a perfect little starter for a dinner party or just a lovely a lovely little lunch! You could add any seasonal vegetables in the mix as well as any seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, hemp, for example) or nuts (soaked or toasted almonds, toasted walnuts, etc.).
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iTzSnypah - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkI wonder why nobody has tried geothermal liquid cooling. You could do it 2 ways. Either with a geothermal heat pump set up or cut out the middle man and just use the earth like you would a radiator in a liquid cooling loop. The only problem would be how many wells you would have to drill to cool up to 100MW (I'm thinking 20+ at a depth of at least 50ft). Reply
ShieTar - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkIts kind of easier to just use a nearby river than dig for and pump up ground water. That's what power stations and big chemical factories do. For everybody else, air-cooling is just easier and less expensive. Reply
iTzSnypah - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkYou wouldn't be drilling for water. You drill a well so you can put pipe in it, fill it back up and then pump water through the pipes using the earth's constant temp (~20c) to cool your liquid which is warmer (>~30c). Reply
looncraz - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkI experimented with this (mathematically) and found that heat soak is a serious, variable, concern. If the new moisture is coming from the surface, this is not as much of an issue, but if it isn't, you could have a problem in short order. Then there are the corrosion and maintenance issues...
The net result is that it is cheaper and easier to just install a few ten thousand gallon coolant holding tanks and keep them cool (but above ambient) and to cool the air in the server room(s). These tanks can be put inside a hill or in the ground for extra installation and a surface radiator system could allow using cold outside air to save energy. Reply
superflex - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - linkYou obviously dont know have a clue about drilling costs.
For a 2,000 s.f. home, a geothermal driller needs between 200-300 lineal feet of well bore to cool the house. In unconsolidated material, drilling costs per foot range from $15-$30/foot, depending on the rig. For drilling in rock, up the cost to $45/foot.
For something that uses 80,000x more power than a typical home, what do you think the drilling costs would be?
Go back to heating up Hot Pockets. Reply
chadwilson - Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - linkThat last statement was totally unnecessary. Your perfectly valid point was tarnished by your awful attitude. Reply
nathanddrews - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkSmall scale, but really cool. Use PV to power your pumps...
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?... Reply
Sivar - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkGeothermal heat pumps are only moderately more efficient than standard air conditioning and require an enormous amount of area. 20 holes at a depth of 50ft would handle the cooling requirements for a large residential home, but wouldn't even approach the requirements for a data center.
One related possibility is to drill to a nearby aquifer and draw cool water, run it through a heat exchanger, then exhaust warm water into the same aquifer. Unfortunately, water overuse has been drained aquifers such that even the pumping costs would be substantial, and the aquifers will eventually be drained to the point that vacuum-based pumps can no longer draw water. Reply
rkcth - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkThey are a lot more efficient at heating, but only mildly more efficient at cooling. They also are really storing heat in the ground in the summer and taking it back in the winter, so if you only store heat you can actually have a problem long-term. Your essentially using the ground as a long-term heat storage device since the ground is between 50-60 degrees depending on your area of the country, but use of the geothermal changes that temperature. An air source makes much more sense since you share the air with everyone else and it essentially just blows away. Reply
biohazard918 - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkWells don't use vacuum based pumps most aquifers are much to deep for that instead you stick the pump in the bottom of the well and push the water to the service. Reply
lwatcdr - Thursday, February 20, 2014 - linkHere in south florida it would probably be cheaper. The water table is very high and many wells are only 35 feet deep. Reply
rrinker - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkIt's been done already. I know I've seen it in an article on new data centers in one industry publication or another.
A museum near me recently drilled dozens of wells under their parking lot for geothermal cooling of the building. Being large with lots of glass area, it got unbearably hot during the summer months. Now, while it isn't as cool as you might set your home air conditioning, it is quite comfortable even on the hottest days, and the only energy is for the water pumps and fans. Plus it's better for the exhibits, reducing the yearly variation in temperature and humidity. Definitely a feasible approach for a data center. Reply
noeldillabough - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkI was actually talking about this today; the big cost for our data centers is Air Conditioning; what if we had a building up north (arctic) where the ground is alway frozen even in summer? Geothermal cooling for free, by pumping water through your "radiator".
Not sure about the environmental impact this would do, but the emptiness that is the arctic might like a few data centers! Reply
superflex - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - linkThe enviroweenies would scream about you defrosting the permafrost.
Some slug or bacteria might become endangered. Reply
evonitzer - Sunday, February 23, 2014 - linkUnfortunately, the cold areas are also devoid of people and therefore internet connections. You'll have to figure the cost of running fiber to your remote location, as well as how your distance might affect latency. If you go into permafrost area, there are additional complications as constructing on permafrost is a challenge. A datacenter high in the Mountains but close to population centers would seem a good compromise. Reply
fluxtatic - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - linkI proposed this at work, but management stopped listening somewhere between me saying we'd need to put a trench through the warehouse floor to outside the building, and that I'd need a large, deep hole dug right next to building, where I would bury several hundred feet of copper pipe.
I also considered using the river that's 20' from the office, but I'm not sure the city would like me pumping warm water into their river. Reply
Varno - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkYou seem to be reporting on the junction temperature which is reported by most measurement programs rather than the cast temperature that is impossible to measure directly without interfering with the results. How have you accounted for this in your testing? Reply
JohanAnandtech - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkDo you mean case temperature? We did measure the outlet temperature, but it was significantly lower than Junction temperature. For the Xeon 2697 v2, it was 39-40 °C at 35°C inlet, 45°C at 40°C inlet. Reply
Kristian Vättö - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkGoogle's usage of raw seawater for cooling of their data center in Hamina, Finland is pretty cool IMO. Given that the specific heat capacity of water is much higher than air's, it more efficient for cooling, especially in our climate where seawater is always relatively cold. Reply
JohanAnandtech - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkI admit, I somewhat ignored the Scandinavian datacenters as "free cooling" is a bit obvious there. :-)
I thought some readers would be surprised to find out that even in Sunny California free cooling is available most of the year. Reply
ShieTar - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkI think you oversimplify if you just judge the efficiency of the cooling method by the heat capacity of the medium. The medium is not a heat-battery that only absorbs the heat, it is also moved in order to transport energy. And moving air is much easier and much more efficient than moving water.
So I think in the case of Finland the driving fact is that they will get Air temperatures of up to 30°C in some summers, but the water temperature at the bottom regions of the gulf of Finland stays below 4°C throughout the year. If you would consider a data center near the river Nile, which is usually just 5°C below air temperature, and frequently warmer than the air at night, then your efficiency equation would look entirely different.
Naturally, building the center in Finland instead of Egypt in the first place is a pretty good decision considering cooling efficiency. Reply
icrf - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkIsn't moving water significantly more efficient than moving air because a significant amount of energy when trying to move air goes to compressing it rather than moving it, where water is largely incompressible? Reply
ShieTar - Thursday, February 13, 2014 - linkFor the initial acceleration this might be an effect, though energy used for compression isn't necessary lost, as the pressure difference will decay via motion of the air again (but maybe not in the preferred direction. But if you look into the entire equation for a cooling system, the hard part is not getting the medium accelerated, but to keep it moving against the resistance of the coolers, tubes and radiators. And water has much stronger interactions with any reasonably used material (metal, mostly) than air. And you usually run water through smaller and longer tubes than air, which can quickly be moved from the electronics case to a large air vent. Also the viscosity of water itself is significantly higher than that of air, specifically if we are talking about cool water not to far above the freezing point of water, i.e. 5°C to 10°C. Reply
easp - Saturday, February 15, 2014 - linkBelow Mach 0.3, air flows can be treated as incompressible. I doubt bulk movement of air in datacenters hits 200+ Mph Reply
juhatus - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkSir, I can assure you the Nordic Sea hits ~20°C in the summers. But still that tempereture is good enough for cooling.
In Helsinki they are now collecting the excess heat from data center to warm up the houses in the city area. So that too should be considered. I think many countries could use some "free" heating. Reply
Penti - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkSurface temp does, but below the surface it's cooler. Even in small lakes and rivers, otherwise our drinking water would be unusable and 25°C out of the tap. You would get legionella and stuff then. In Sweden the water is not allowed to be or not considered to be usable over 20 degrees at the inlet or out of the tap for that matter. Lakes, rivers and oceans could keep 2-15°C at the inlet year around here in Scandinavia if the inlet is appropriately placed. Certainly good enough if you allow temps over the old 20-22°C. Reply
Guspaz - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkOVH's datacentre here in Montreal cools using a centralized watercooling system and relies on convection to remove the heat from the server stacks, IIRC. They claim a PUE of 1.09 Reply
iwod - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkExactly what i was about to post. Why Facebook, Microsoft and even Google didn't manage to outpace them. PUE 1.09 is still as far as i know an Industry record. Correct me if i am wrong.
I wonder if they could get it down to 1.05 Reply
Flunk - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkThis entire idea seems so obvious it's surprising they haven't been doing this the whole time. Oh well, it's hard to beat an idea that cheap and efficient. Reply
drexnx - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkthere's a lot of work being done on the UPS side of the power consumption coin too - FB uses both Delta DC UPS' that power their equipment directly at DC from the batteries instead of the wasteful invert to 480vac three phase, then rectify again back at the server PSU level, and Eaton equipment with ESS that bypasses the UPS until there's an actual power loss (for about a 10% efficiency pickup when running on mains power) Reply
extide - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkYeah there is a lot of movement in this these days, but the hard part of doing this is at the low voltages used in servers <=24v, you need a massive amount of current to feed several racks of servers, so you need massive power bars and of course you can lose a lot of efficiency on that side as well. Reply
drexnx - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkafaik, the Delta DC stuff is all 48v, so a lot of the old telecom CO stuff is already tailor-made for use there.
but yes, you get to see some pretty amazing buswork as a result! Reply
Ikefu - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkMicrosoft is building a massive data center in my home state just outside Cheyenne, WY. I wonder why more companies haven't done this yet? Its very dry and days above 90F are few and far between in the summer. Seems like an easy cooling solution versus all the data centers in places like Dallas. Reply
rrinker - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkBuilding in the cooler climes is great - but you also need the networking infrastructure to support said big data center. Heck for free cooling, build the data centers in the far frozen reaches of Northern Canada, or in Antarctica. Only, how will you get the data to the data center? Reply
Ikefu - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkIts actually right along the I-80 corridor that connects Chicago and San Francisco. Several major backbones run along that route and its why many mega data centers in Iowa are also built along I-80. Microsoft and the NCAR Yellowstone super computer are there so the large pipe is definitely accessible. Reply
darking - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkWe've used free cooling in our small datacenter since 2007. Its very effective from september to april here in Denmark. Reply
beginner99 - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkThat map from Europe is certainly plain wrong. Especially in Spain btu also Greece and italy easily have some day above 35. It also happens couple of days per year were I live, a lot more north than any of those. Reply
ShieTar - Thursday, February 13, 2014 - linkDo you really get 35°C, in the shade, outside, for more than 260 hours a year? I'm sure it happens for a few hours a day in the two hottest months, but the map does cap out at 8500 out of 8760 hours. Reply
juhatus - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkWhat about wear&tear at running the equipment at hotter temperatures? I remember seeing the chart where higher temperature = shorter life span. I would imagine the OEM's have engineered a bit over this and warranties aside, it should be basic physics? Reply
zodiacfml - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - linkYou just need constant temperature and equipment that works at that temperature. Wear and tear happens significantly at temperature changes. Reply
bobbozzo - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - link"The main energy gobblers are the CRACs"
Actually, the IT equipment (servers & networking) use more power than the cooling equipment.
ref: http://www.electronics-cooling.com/2010/12/energy-...
"The IT equipment usually consumes about 45-55% of the total electricity, and total cooling energy consumption is roughly 30-40% of the total energy use"
Thanks for the article though. Reply
JohanAnandtech - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - linkThat is the whole point, isn't it? IT equipment uses power to be productive, everything else is supporting the IT equipment and thus overhead that you have to minimize. From the facility power, CRACs are the most important power gobblers. Reply
bobbozzo - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkSo, who is volunteering to work in a datacenter with 35-40C cool aisles and 40-45C hot aisles? Reply
Thud2 - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - link80,0000, that's sounds like a lot. Reply
CharonPDX - Monday, February 17, 2014 - linkSee also Intel's long-term research into it, at their New Mexico data center: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/data-center... Reply
puffpio - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - linkOn the first page you mention "The "single-tenant" data centers of Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo that use "free cooling" to its full potential are able to achieve an astonishing PUE of 1.15-1."
This article says that Facebook has a achieved a PUE of 1.07 (https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150148... Reply
lwatcdr - Thursday, February 20, 2014 - linkSo I wonder when Google will build a data center in say North Dakota. Combine the ample wind power with cold and it looks like a perfect place for a green data center. Reply
Kranthi Ranadheer - Monday, April 17, 2017 - linkHi Guys,
Does anyone by chance have a recorded data of Temperature and processor's speed in a server room? Or can someone give me the information about the high-end and low-end values measured in any of the server rooms respectively, considering the equation temperature v/s processor's speed? Reply


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OFF THE BALL, a chronicle of the U.S. Men's National Team and their journey in France as seen from the unique perspective of U.S. defender and SoCal native Carlos Bocanegra
I. On The Road Again
Yesterday we set up shop in Lyon, after a 15-hour trip that took us from Washington Dulles to Lyon via Paris. The travel itself was quite long, but yet not too bad (as long as you don't mind a middle seat. Tough being a youngster sometimes...) When we finally arrived at the airport, we were welcomed by the refreshing feeling of super-hot weather. On the bus ride to the hotel, everyone was sweating ridiculously bad. Marcus "Frank the Tank" Hahnemann took the initiative, lost his shirt and was airing himself out walking up and down the bus. The long travel led to many bad jokes on the bus ride, so we were happy when we finally reached our sweet hotel in the city. Pam Perkins, our general manager, had taken care of everything as usual, so dinner and our rooms were ready straight away.
II. Cross Colors/Counter Culture
That night, with most of the players ankles being swollen from the long flights - we like to call this 'kankle-itis' - we went to our rooms, showered up, and got off our feet for a minute. Bruce had told us not go directly to sleep, and to get out of the hotel for a bit. We are staying in downtown Lyon, and there are lots of cafes, shops, and people milling around. Most of the guys went to check out the city. One thing I have noticed about France is no one seems to have sent them the memo about air conditioning. It's like 90 degrees at nine o'clock at night, and everyone in the cafes and shops have their doors wide open. I guess that's how they do it over here? Anyways, the hotel is really nice, with the typical midget-sized beds you usually find in Europe. It's funny to see how the guys that play for clubs in Europe adapt differently than the MLS players. I noticed DaMarcus Beasley has put his cell phone back on his clip for a little while. It's not been glued to his ear.
III. The Back Four (Holla Back)
I'm going to talk to a different set of roommates every day, getting their responses to four questions. We'll see how the answers differ from room to room. Today we've got the unusual duo of Steve Cherundolo (5'6", 145 lbs) and Marcus Hahnemann (6'3", 220 lbs), who seem to remind everyone of Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Twins ...
Steve grew up in San Diego, and went to the University of Portland. He's now learning Deutsche at Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga. Steve loves cafe (as you'll find out). Marcus grew up in Seattle, attending Seattle Pacific University. He plays for Reading in the English First Division (all our 'keepers seem to like England!). He's married to the beautiful Amanda, and they have two boys, Hunter (4) and Austin (3). Here goes ...
1. What's your favorite thing to do outside of soccer?
Steve: "I normally like to surf and play golf in my down time, but living in Germany doesn't enable me to do that. Instead, I enjoy sitting in cafes, drinking cafe with friends."
Marcus: "I enjoy hanging out with my kids and modifying my cars."
2. For you, what are the biggest pro's and con's of playing in Europe?
Steve: "On the positive side, I like how everything is more compact, and the way of life is much simpler than the U.S. It's not as fast paced. I enjoy killing time in cafes, drinking cafe. On the down side, it's not as convenient or service-oriented as the States. Sometimes if you need something on a Sunday, it's tough because almost everything is closed, so you have to prepare a little bit better."
Marcus: "The best thing about being over there is the soccer. You are engrossed in it. It's everywhere. That's also a negative because by the end of the year, you just want to watch some baseball or something. It gets to be too much."
3. Which superhero would you compare yourself to and why?
Steve: "I would say the The Hulk because I can be pretty mean and aggressive when I don't have my cafe in the mornings. Everyone takes me for this little sweet guy. They don't know how tough I really am!"
Marcus: "The Hulk. Always trying to help, but often misunderstood."
4. What's your biggest pet peeve? What really pushes your buttons?
Steve: "When people leave their stuff lying around everywhere - like Marcus. And I have no time for nailbiters ..."
Marcus: "Neat freaks where everything has got to be put away, hair combed, bed made ... Steve makes the bed before the maid comes in. Me, I'm pretty easy going..."
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Oprah Winfrey has admittedly "fallen off the wagon" and now weighs in at 200 pounds. She opens up about her personal battle in the upcoming issue of O Magazine where she admits to over-eating and not being able to fit in her gown for President-elect Obama's inauguration. The AP reports:
"I had a dress on the vision board, but I'm not sure that's gonna fit," Winfrey said. "So I have to work on something else."
"I'm mad at myself," Winfrey writes in an article provided early to The Associated Press by Harpo Productions.
"I'm embarrassed," she writes. "I can't believe that after all these years, all the things I know how to do, I'm still talking about my weight. I look at my thinner self and think, `How did I let this happen again?'"
In the piece, Winfrey, 54, details her recent struggles with an out-of-balance thyroid and how the condition made her develop "a fear of working out." She says she's added 40 pounds to her frame since she weighed 160 pounds in 2006.
"Yes, you're adding correctly; that means the dreaded 2-0-0," Winfrey writes. "I was so frustrated I started eating whatever I wanted — and that's never good."
Oprah added: "For starters, I've eaten half of this laptop I'm typing on. My studio audience from yesterday? Let's just say they went beautifully with a delicious cranberry relish. Dr. Phil's career? Drowned that mother in chocolate sauce then watched an entire season of Desperate Housewives. I never even left the couch!
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SANFORD, Fla. - The attorney for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, announced on Monday he has received the evidence against his client and a "credible threat."
Attorney Mark O'Mara posted on his defense website, GZLegalCase.com, that he received the discovery for the Zimmerman case just after 5 p.m. on Monday. According to the website, the discovery package included, "67 compact discs and numerous hardcopy documents, including the State's Discovery Exhibit and Demand for Reciprocal Discovery. The discovery also includes witness statements, 911 calls, non-emergency calls, photos, video, medical records, and more."
"All the evidence has to be looked at in conjunction," O'Mara told Local 6.
O'Mara also told Local 6 that as he received the discovery, two police officers were at his law firm in response to a credible threat against him. The threat was checked out and police have since left O'Mara's office. No other details on the threat have been released.
O'Mara and staff said they will "now begin the process of examining the information that has been provided."
Earlier Monday, the special prosecutor in the Martin case released a preview of the evidence built against Zimmerman.
Local 6 confirmed the eight-page document was filed by special prosecutor Angela Corey's team just before the Seminole County courthouse closed at 4:30 p.m. Monday. Among the six civilian witnesses listed were Martin's parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin; Martin's brother, Jahvarius Fulton; Zimmerman's neighbor, Frank Taaffe; his friend, Joe Oliver; and his father, Robert Zimmerman.
Many of the witness names were redacted, but 18 Sanford police officers were listed as primary witnesses, four FDLE investigators, three investigators from the office of State Attorney Norm Wolfinger and two from Corey's office. Also included is Sanford Police Department lead investigator into Martin's death, Chris Serino.
22 witnesses are listed only by number. Witness 11 was one of the 911 callers the night Martin was shot and killed and records show the witness was interviewed Feb. 26, March 2 and March 19. Witness 6 called 911 and was interviewed four times- twice by Sanford police the night of the shooting, again by FDLE on March 20 and by the Jacksonville State attorney's office on March 26.
Acting Police Chief Richard Myers said he plans to questions the officers himself to help them prepare for trial.
"What were the different activities by the responding officers and supervisors that were on the scene? Were there any decisions made at the scene? What decisions were made downstream so to speak," said Myers.
Under Florida law, discovery would normally be made public at the same time its handed over to the defense team.
O'Mara says if witnesses are hounded by the media it might jeopardize Zimmerman's chances of getting a fair trial.
Zimmerman, 28, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting of the 17-year-old Martin. Zimmerman claims he shot the teenager in self-defense.
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Look, I advocated for the Mets to acquire Kelly Shoppach last winter. The idea, then and for much of the 2012 season, was a simple one: Josh Thole hit righties well, but not lefties. Give him a platoon partner who could hit lefties, and the Mets suddenly had an above-average bat, collectively, at catcher.
Shoppach has been everything the Mets could have hoped. His 173 OPS+ is Piazza-like, and over a full season, that would make him the best-hitting catcher in the major leagues. Accordingly, the Mets have begun to play him against righties as well.
Here's the problem: that's 28 plate appearances, mostly against lefties. And we have a whole career to determine Shoppach's future performance that says he won't be Mike Piazza. He'll be great against lefties, with a career .890 OPS. And he'll be subpar against righties, with a .667 OPS. He's also played more than 89 games once in his career, and not since 2008. So he'll need a platoon partner, ideally, one who hits righties.
Unfortunately, it increasingly looks like that won't be Josh Thole. That the Mets are auditioning Shoppach as regular catcher, not Thole platoon partner, indicates a lack of confidence in Thole that is, sadly, justified. Since returning from a concussion, and not his first, Thole is hitting .218/.271/.257. Even with his hot start, Thole's 64 OPS+ is 31st of 34 catchers with at least 200 plate appearances in 2012. And 76 percent of his plate appearances have come against righties; he's put up a .608 OPS against them this year.
The problem is, a productive Thole made it easy for the Mets to have a productive catching position; catchers who can hit lefties are easy to come by. Complementing Shoppach is harder; catchers who can hit righties are much rarer.
Still, Shoppach as the plan to catch regularly in 2013, and often against righties, is no more of an answer to the Mets than Thole and Mike Nickeas was in 2012. It is, once again, half an answer.