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|ASUS P9X79 WS LGA2011 Workstation Motherboard
|Reviews - Featured Reviews: Motherboards
|Written by David Ramsey
|Tuesday, 17 January 2012
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X79 Express Motherboard Final Thoughts
A few months have passed since Intel's introduction of the X79 Express chipset, the LGA2011 socket, and the new Sandy Bridge Extreme processors. The new platform brings performance and features (like extra PCI-E lanes) that appeal to the enthusiast, but X79 motherboards are much more expensive than their Z68/LGA1155 cousins. At $380, the ASUS P9X79 WS motherboard is almost double the price of the top-rated ASUS P8Z68-V Pro LGA1155 motherboard. This is why system builders will want to carefully consider which X79 Express motherboard they choose for their next rig.
The ASUS P9X79 WS is, as the name implies, aimed at professional users: those who really use four GPUs' worth of rendering prowess or need to set up a Tesla-based desktop supercomputer. The P9X79 WS motherboard eschews consumer and enthusiast features such as Bluetooth, remote overclocking, THX-certified audio, powered eSATA ports, and the like, and instead adds dual gigabit Ethernet ports, PS/2 keyboard and mouse connections, FireWire, and unique features like Quick Gate.
But the defining feature of this board, and the one ASUS touts the most heavily, is its ability to hold four dual-slot graphics cards. And that's where this board's one real weakness comes in: since it's the same 12" width as any other ATX motherboard, even a single slot card in the last PCI-E slot will cover the POST code display, all the headers, the power and reset buttons, and probably the Quick Gate USB connector. The Quick Gate connector and ASUS' "Q Connector" quick connect device for the front panel header may interfere with long graphics cards; even the reference design Radeon HD6850 I used, not a particularly long card, just touched the Quick Gate connector when I put it in the last slot.
You could reasonably point out that this is a consequence of the ATX/CEB form factor, and that no board could be designed within these constraints to do better. This would be true, but why couldn't ASUS have made the board 13" wide and eliminated the problem? Granted, that would make the board a non-standard form factor, but it's not as if ASUS hasn't done that before: their Rampage series of motherboards, at 12"x10.6" to 10.7", is a non-standard form factor; other vendors such as EVGA also have non-standard form factor motherboards. You'll need an 8-slot case, at a minimum, to use this board with four GPUs anyway and most such cases could easily handle the extra inch of width. However, I must admit that even motherboards that are 13" wide and support four GPUs, such as EVGA's X79 Classified, put the extra space between the first card slot at the CPU, rather than between the last card slot and the end of the motherboard.
All that said, this is still an excellent motherboard with features the professional user will appreciate. Gamers and enthusiasts, however, will be happier with one of ASUS' other X79 offerings.
Please read chapter 2.3.11 "USB BIOS Flashback".
Also, I don't know of anyone who builds workstation machines in a rackmount case. Servers are usually fitted into a rack, and workstations are usually on a desk.
My point was simple, Audio Engineering being my profession and game stations my hobby, there is a market for rack mount Case reviews. There are dozens of Turn-Key Rack Mount WS for Pro applications used in Broadcasting, Film, and Recording Industries; its been that way for years. Laboratory applications also used machine racked WS. I have friends that travel with their lab in shock mounted road cases. Many engineers build a lot of what they used, including the Mother Ship. Enough with the HTPC cases, I would like to see some pro 19" machine racks chassis, so I can utilize a PX979 and the USB 3 and SATA 6Gb/s features, not mention keeping the WS cool.
And yes I would happy to build 64GBDDR work station for audio/video production.
Rack Mount Cases
Unloaded examples:
ANTEC 4U22EPS650 4U Rackmount with ATX12V v2.0 PSU
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Sweetwater CSRackXT Creation Station Rack Extreme Core i7 CPU, 6GB DDR3 RAM, Seagate 500GB and 1TB Hard Drives, GeForce 9500GT Video Card
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And Peter thank you for also noticing the need for a pro level chassis for an exciting pro-level motherboard like the PX979.
And always remember, don't sell yourself short on PSU's, buy big wattage and let the gaming begin.
That's not to say that there aren't suitable rackmount cases out there...but these don't seem to be them.
Could you try again, using small words and simple concepts, so I can understand?
As Peter and I agree there have been many benchmarkviews.com articles on HTPC cases, mini's and of course our fav gaming towers, but with recent bus advancements and the increase capabilities of higher end high RAM motherboards, such as the P9X79, there is a need for 19" rack mount chassis cases that can incorporate these high RAM hotrods. It had little to do with the P9X79 performance, and more to do with real world application. There is a need and as I asked, and Peter agreed, it would be great to see reviews on some 19" racks to match the P9X79, of which I cannot recall any 19" RU enclosure reviews in recent times. I only use the Antec and Ark Tech as examples that manufactures do understand the need for such products and there are AMD Black and i7 rack mount machines for professional level application (Rain Recording). The rendering of A/V productions re: Film, Game Design, etc., crunches numbers just as hard as when I throw Crysis, Dragon Age or X3 on my Gigabyte/AMD game rig in a Windstorm tower. I have Macs for in-house a/v production but use PC notebooks on the road for particular reasons, one being cost. I have not bought a PC tower in over 15 years and have no plans to buy one when I can build my own. Why not, Fry's is 15 minutes away?
That said, your comment stating the examples I referred to, do not match the example's specs,(Antec), I replied "exactly, that's the point." I, and probably Peter too, would like to see newer 19" RU's enclosures fitting of newer bussing technologies i.e. SATA6 and USB3, and physical WS board dimensions as they come available and I hope they do. In fact I going to shoot Antec an email on the subject.
David, thank you for another in depth review. The site offers the best information I can usually find and I appreciate the articles,,, keeps me thinking.
Once again thanks and all the best.
The "30% graphics boost with 4-way SLI" ASUS touts on the box is in comparison to a 3-way SLI (or, presumably, 3-way CrossFireX) system. In reality, of course, you'll rarely see perfect scaling in performance when adding more graphics cards, especially when going from three to four.
I keep hearing that presumption ( U Will Not See CLOSE TO near perfect Scaling! ) when in my experience ( with tri sli admittedly ) I see very good scaling making 3 27 inch Acer Monitors in 3D and surround bearable.
I see comparison arguments/charts where SLI x16 vs x8 vs x4 speed do not make a 7 percent difference until surround/eyefinity resolutions are used. And knowing that! The same reviewers do not add 3D on top of that were the difference is suddenly OVER 10% and make quite a big difference when yer trying to turn everything up in Battlefield 3 and Metro 2033.
Between Maya and Zbrush and Photoshop open at the sametime and 3dSurround playtime in Arkham City, I have to wonder? Are there really that many secretaries reading an enthusiast review of a $350 motherboard? What does anyone use a computer for otherwise that does not require more power than will be available in my lifetime.
I know indie and lo fi trendy is perty hip nowadayz but I got a billion tris werth of creativity and openworlds as big as states in my handicapped imagination ready to bring yer strongest computer to it's knees! I want mo POWER~!
You just explained why you see good scaling - you put a good load on your cards.
SLI scaling depends on your load versus the SLI overhead.
Run a single display, 2D, at 1920x1080 or less, low AA (or none).
Then look at your scaling, it will be OK from 1 card to 2, meh from 2 to 3, and probably negative from 3 to 4.
You could say 'so what, because no one will get quad SLI for that rez'.
But some people want to go with 120hz displays, 2D, and maintain a MINIMUM fps of 120, basically valuing supreme smoothness over appearance.
Then you find your options limited.
Say 1 card is too slow to give you minimum of 120 fps.
2 might do it with some conservative settings.
And if you still can't get there, adding more cards will only hurt your performance.
So you're basically stuck until a next gen card that can perform faster.
Consider, possibly lowering the Value score for this board? And maybe increasing the appearance score? Probably this will have no overall effect to the total score, but this might be more in line with the reviewer's actual written conclusion: "At $380, the ASUS P9X79 WS motherboard is almost double the price of the top-rated ASUS P8Z68-V Pro LGA1155 motherboard. This is why system builders will want to carefully consider which X79 Express motherboard they choose for their next rig."
Also, Sandy Bridge E processors are so powerful that the need for multi-CPU motherboards is reduced, even in workstation situations. 12 threads can handle a lot.
The P9X79 WS motherboard does cost almost twice as much as the P8Z68-V Pro, but that's the cost of getting into Sandy Bridge E right now. The big win for workstation applications is the 40 PCI-E lanes you get from that CPU (as compared to the measly 16 you get from a 2700K), which is something that multi-GPU rigs can use.
Lastly, although you and I would probably find a thorough review of a multi-CPU workstation motherboard interesting, it probably wouldn't appeal to the vast majority of our readers.
It appears to me that for one to be interested in this board, one must either need it for its phenomenal thruput in order to make a living with it, or have a bunch of cash to build something they can boast to their friends about. Few if any have have 8 channel memory like this one does. Few if any have 40 PCI-E lanes. I have built some of the P8 series boards that really cooked and did a fine job, but they don't hold a candle to this P9 in video editing and CAD. Hooking up an SSD as a drive casche makes this board jump out in front of most. Yes, sombody will say "mine is better because--- ", but that's OK. Don't speculate, build it. Prove your point. Yea, and rack mount it.
-- It has four channel memory (like all X79 boards), not 8 channel memory
-- Total PCI-E lanes: 48, 40 from CPU and 8 from X79 chipset. This compares to 42 total lanes for an AMD FX system and 40 in an X58 system.
I plan to use two Tesla cards, plus a single Quadro K600 for video output. Which slots should I put them into to maximize Teslas performance?
I'm thinking two blue slots for Teslas in x16/x16 configuration, and K600 into a white slot (x4).
Can mixing PCIE 3.0 and 2.0 cards on the same board cause issues? I really don't want K600 to bring Teslas down to 2.0 level.
What do you think?
As best I know, each card will run at its PCI-E level...that is, a 2.0 card will not "drag down" the 3.0 cards.
Of course it's relatively easy to simply try both configurations and see which works best for you.
On the other hand, are you saying K600 would not work right in x4 slot? I need it to drive two 2560x1440 monitors (typical desktop apps/youtube videos)?
The K600 will work find in the x4 slot...depending on how much data you're moving through it. You'd see performance bottlenecks if gaming on multiple monitors but "typical desktop apps" should be OK.
Note, again, that I'm just making educated guesses here. You'll likely want to experiment to find out which configuration works best for you, or if there's any noticeable difference at all.


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ADELANTO – A third person was arrested late Friday night in connection with the killing of a 4-year-old girl, San Bernardino County sheriff's officials said Saturday.
Parolee Rayshawn Stanch of Adelanto, the 26-year-old cousin of Bianca Stanch, already behind bars in connection with the homicide, is suspected of being involved in the killing of Samiah Downing.
Samiah's father, 21-year-old Ronald Greer of Adelanto, was also arrested in connection with the child's death.
Samiah's body was found in a shallow grave in a remote area south of Baker, sheriff's officials said. Rayshawn Stanch has a history of assault including one previous incident involving a minor, according to court documents.
In December 2006, the 26-year-old was arrested on suspicion of willful cruelty to a child, assault with a deadly weapon, battery and vandalism. He pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon, and all other charges were dismissed, court records show.
Sheriff's deputies in Adelanto were contacted Thursday by someone who hadn't seen the child recently and became concerned, according to authorities.
Investigators contacted Greer and his girlfriend, Bianca Stanch, also of Adelanto, on Thursday and began a missing person investigation. Authorities soon suspected foul play in the case and contacted sheriff's homicide detectives to assist in the search for the 4-year-old girl, according to reports.
After interviewing Greer and Bianca Stanch, who is not the child's mother, detectives were led to the child's desert grave, according to sheriff's officials.
Greer and Bianca Stanch were arrested early Friday morning. Distraught family members set up a memorial page for the child on Facebook and a fundraising page on www.FundRazr.com to help come up with Samiah's funeral expenses.
All three are expected to be appear Wednesday in Victorville Superior Court.
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A group of Hashomer Hatzair members
From right to left: Meir Zoloczower of blessed memory,
Hashomer Hatzair, 1920-1921
Podhajce, a typical Jewish town, is situation in a lovely area, with abundant greenery, forests and rivers. Koropiec, the small river, that was made fit for the breeding of fish by the creation of two large ponds, served as an attraction for the citizens of the city on festivals and Sabbaths. The rich river foliage, bulrushes and numerous lily pads formed lovely islets in the clear blue water that decorated the ponds. However, they disturbed the local youth from enjoying themselves in the water in swimming great distances.
The government dam created a waterfall, which increased the enjoyment of the youths throughout the summer and was a source of pleasure for the adults who came on Fridays, the eve of the Sabbath to refresh their bodies prior to the Sabbath rest.
On both sides of the river, there were meadows rich with sweet vegetation, in which cows and ducks grazed, satisfying their hunger under the supervision of shepherds. Our Jewish youth found in them a place to enjoy reading and study, with the mats of grass serving them as a soft mattress, and the rays of sunlight tanning their white, fine skin.
The pond did not stand forlorn in the winter. A heavy layer of ice covered its surface. Tens and hundreds of young people would enjoy themselves skating on cold, icy days, as they found an outlet for the youthful energy that was locked up in them.
The river, the pond, and its surroundings were centers for the multitudes of children and youth throughout all the days of the year. A sloping hill towered over the river, covered with fresh young trees in the summer and snow in the winter, adding beauty to the general landscape. This forested hill knew how recount the countless activities of the Hashomer Hatzair chapter, discussions and debates, planning of activities, scouting activities, and ordinary hikes for reading and relaxation.
The industrial area was on the other side of the river: the sawmill, the flourmill, and finally the power mill. These were the largest employers in our city. The elementary school and Sokol house were nearby, and the Catholic church opposite them.
The Jewish homes began from that point and onward, and extended to the center. The center in the shape of a large, round open area had a concentration of stalls and was surrounded by stores, residential dwellings and places of employment, all together. Streets and alleys spread out from there in all directions. The population of the city of Podhajce was spread out among them. Thus was the general landscape; the Jewish landscape in the midst of this picture excelled in its liveliness, activities, and well developed mutual assistance.
Hundreds of Jewish families that were scattered throughout the 72 villages of the neighborhood regarded this city as the spiritual center and the place in which to find assistance at the time of difficulty. Jewish life was lively, and the events of the Jewish world found expression in the Jewish street. The 20th of Tammuz, the day of the Balfour declaration, the bloody events of the Land of Israel in 1921, the laying of the cornerstone of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and on the other hand anti-Semitic occurrences in various places all of these aroused special feelings among the Jewish population.
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Jewish family life was very well developed in the broad sense of the term. Each family served as a warm corner that wove the character of the Jewish boy or girl. From the immediate family, the family atmosphere broadened to the extended family through visits on Sabbaths and festivals, and forged the living bond between the Jewish past and present, to the Jewish mission. Not infrequently, meetings and spending time together took place in the context of general events that were arranged at the synagogues in order to forge the character of the Jewish youth and deepen the commitment to the national mission. The cheder in its earliest days, the Tarbut Hebrew School with teachers and educators such as Shimshon Rozen of blessed memory and Aryeh Kurtz of blessed memory, great in Torah and wisdom, and filled with the love of Israel and the love of Zion established a firm and strong base as a bond to the past, to the Hebrew language and to the national revival movement in all of its branches. The young person, who was filled to the brim with a Jewish atmosphere from his home, his family, and his teachers in Tarbut, received food and energy to heal his exile oriented soul and to raise his Jewish stature. If we study the composition of the Jewish population of Podhajce and its region, we will see that it included hundreds of extended families who maintained their family ties throughout many years. On holidays and festivals, the family ties centered around meals and visits, which strengthened the ties between relatives and magnified the joy of the festival. The First World War scattered them to various places. After the ceasefire, they gathered together again and forged anew their mutual way of life. Waves of disturbances afflicted the state, starting with the anti-Semitic outbreaks of the Poles and ending with Petliura's gangs, which led to a literal pogrom. Pillage of the houses and stores marked the climax of 18 hours of disturbances by the Petliurchiks. The adults and children hid in their cellars and attics. From the corner of my hiding place, I saw Mr. Binyamin Kitner of blessed memory, one of the leaders of the local Jewish community, tied to the water well waiting to be executed unless someone would bring a ransom for him. The shots of the Bolsheviks who pursued them from the direction of the mountain scattered the Petliura gangs, and my father of blessed memory freed Binyamin Kitner from his fetters.
These days of wantonness passed, and the Jewish community organized itself in the subsequent days. Schools opened, and food packages were distributed by representatives of the assistance organizations of America. The large buns and glasses of cocoa that were distributed to the children were particularly tasty. Means of livelihood were not readily available, and the vast majority of the Jews made use of this merchandise.
In this situation of a weak economic base, without political standing the young generation of children and youth who felt the reality of the exile on a daily basis came of age. This feeling served as the impetus for national and social awakening among the youth, who were not satisfied with life solely in accordance to the traditions of the fathers, but rather searched for a remedy and wished to forge its own path, a path of liberation, of upright stature and national pride. Students from our town who studied in the large cities brought with them the winds of pleasantness and renewal. During the vacations from their studies, they brought together the finest of the studying youth and established the Hashomer Hatzair chapter in our city. This was in the years 1918-1920. The founders of the chapter included Dr. Marbuch of blessed memory, the engineer Zoloczower (Zerubavel), Mr. Jopiter and Mrs. Hala Messing (Lebel) may they live, and others.
The lectures, excursions, scouting activity all of these in the bosom of nature among the green fields and forests awakened a revolution in the hearts of the youth, who generally spent their time studying in the walls of the
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The additional holiday is to be celebrated on a day declared by the President of the university. The university-designated holiday may or may not be on the same day as the calendar holiday. An employee will be entitled to the equivalent of 8 hours of pay for each of the aforementioned designated holidays provided the employee is in pay status for 40 hours (including holiday pay) during the workweek of the designated holiday. The standard university workday is 8 hours; and the standard university workweek is 5 days. For most employees, the standard workweek occurs Monday through Friday; and the standard workweek is 40 hours. The university, however, must provide some services on a 12, 18, or even a 24-hour per day basis and, in certain instances, must provide those services up to 7 days per week. Thus, the "normal" schedule for some employees varies considerably from the listed standards, although the total number of hours scheduled within the workweek is 40 hours. To accommodate the number of possible variations in work schedules under such a flexible system and to ensure equity among employees without regard to job assignment, all employees with holiday benefits will be eligible for the equivalent of 72 hours of holiday pay per year (8 hours per day times the 9 designated university holidays). The vast majority of employees will be scheduled to work on the designated holiday, but they will not be required to work. This is the standard. However, there will be exceptions to that standard. For example,
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Source(Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title IV, § 406,Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 284.)
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HEAD injuries are often referred to as the unseen injury, but one charity in Swindon is helping people come to terms with the life changing impact they can have.
Headway Swindon and District, based on the Headlands Trading Estate, is an independent charity affiliated to Headway UK.
Since 1989 it has provided adults suffering from a brain injury with cognitive and social rehabilitation.
Headway House is open Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and they aim to enable brain injury survivors to regain and relearn skills that have become impaired.
They put on a host of activities to promote cognitive and social rehabilitation, which is personally tailored for the individual.
Alison Burton, service manager, said: "It is very difficult for people who have been independent to suddenly deal with having that taken away.
"They find it hard to get across what they are feeling and because of that you can see people change.
"I love working here and everyone who comes here enjoys it, it is like a big family."
One of the people who attends the centre, who did not want to be named, said: "Headway gives me extra help when needed. It's a place to come where everyone is the same as me and understands what has happened to me.
"I enjoy Headway because I can come and find out all the different things I am able to do.
"Headway gives me opportunities to relearn lost skills and exercise my brain at a difficult time in my life."
The charity is not only there for the victims of head injuries – the accidents can also have a big impact on the lives of the people around them.
Family and friends often need help to cope with the sudden changes and Headway is able to provide support and guidance to the carers as well.
One carer said: "Headway Swindon recognises the importance of not only supporting the brain injured person but also those around them.
"They provide opportunities for families to come together to share their experiences.
"I have taken comfort from knowing 'we're not the only ones' and finding out how others deal with many issues which present themselves in all aspects of daily life."
It costs £200,000 a year to run Headway House, with users paying £48 a day for the service, but they are always looking for more ways to find funding.
They are currently trying to raise £5,000 for a speech and language system that will benefit 60 users.
Alison said: "You try and put yourself out there as much as you can but with most charities you don't think about them until you need them.
"I do think that a head injury can turn your life upside down.
"It has been difficult this year to try and raise the funds and we do have fund raising events but it would be nice for more people to know about us."
To find out more about Headway Swindon and District visit www.headwayswindon.org.uk.


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NLDS Game Three Recap: Giants 2, Reds 1
Ryan Hanigan was behind the plate for 3,623 batters this year. On average, Reds pitchers threw 3.82 pitches per plate appearance, so Hanigan called 13,840 pitches. Of those, about 36 percent were either fouled away or put into play, so Hanigan actually caught roughly 8,854 pitches. Of those, about 59.5 percent came with bases empty. With runners on base this year, however, pitchers threw 3,588 pitches in Ryan Hanigan's direction.
Of those 3,588, just 17 went for wild pitches, and just three went for passed balls. Three passed balls in 110 games is very good. Only two players—Geovany Soto and Buster Posey—caught at least 800 innings and allowed fewer than two. Seventeen wild pitches in 110 games is also very good. Only one player—Carlos Ruiz—caught at least 800 innings and allowed fewer than 17. Lump the two into one category, and no catcher was better than Hanigan. He let a ball get past him every 44 innings; Yadier Molina let a ball get past him every 28 innings. Ryan Hanigan is a very, very good catcher, and he should probably be one of your favorite players. Now take a look at Ryan Hanigan in the 10th inning of Game Three:
That put runners on second and third, which would have put an end to it on a routine grounder to third. Scott Rolen stood at third base for 3,021 batters this yea... nah, just kidding. But you get the point: the Reds have a very good defensive team, and they lost the game because of two defensive mistakes by two very good defenders. If you're a Reds fan, that's just bad luck. If you're the Reds, that's losing.
The Giants are still long-shots, 21.2 percent likely to win the series if we declare the home-team Reds 54 percent favorites in each game. There's a volatility to this series now that unsettles that number somewhat. With Johnny Cueto unlikely and Mat Latos fighting flu-like symptoms, it's entirely possible the Reds will go with a 4.54 ERA pitcher in Game Four. Or, if they prefer to leave Mike Leake out of this, they will go with two pitchers on short-rest in the final two games. On the other hand, Barry Zito. Barry Zito, who has earned $80 million as a Giant, has produced a cumulative 0.9 WARP, and who this year (if you believe it) actually had his second-worst WARP, is set to have his one big moment of redemption. I remember the last time he was set to have his one big moment of redemption, back in 2010. He made it one batter into the fourth, and the Giants had to wait another day to clinch the NL West. Sure, Barry Zito. It's somewhat disturbing that, in the postgame show on KNBR, Mike Krukow asked Ryan Vogelsong whether he was ready to pitch again in Game Four if necessary. You'd laugh it off as a joke, except Barry Zito.
The Giants out-highlighted the Reds 10-4 on Tuesday.
The thing about good stuff isn't just that good stuff is hard to hit. It's also that it makes mistakes easier to get away with, because hitters are getting ready for the good stuff. So Sergio Romo got away with a bunch of crud:
Postgame show:
Homer Bailey has good stuff AND didn't make mistakes. Homer Bailey is not his real name, you know. Irwin Christensen is his real name. Homer Bailey is just his pitching porn name, and these six consecutive strikeouts are his pitching porn product:
The one run that Bailey allowed came after Ryan Vogelsong bunted two runners into scoring position and Angel Pagan hit a sacrifice fly. I've watched that play probably 50 times to try to figure out whether Bailey could have/should have thrown to third to get the lead runner or to second to at least preserve the force. I think he should have. It looks moderately clear that he could have. But I can't quite convince myself that I'm not off. Here's the play:
And a couple moments in time:
Strangely, in the view from behind home plate it looks like he could easily get the runner at third but maybe not second. From the aerial shot, it looks like he could easily get the runner at second but maybe not third. Either way, it's odd that he didn't look at either base. There were two potential plays, two very significant potential runs, and Vogelsong certainly wasn't going to pressure him to make a quick throw to first.
The Reds are going to win.
Sam Miller is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @SamMillerBB
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I`m pretty sure he would not have been able to get the runner at second. As a right handed thrower, he would have had to spin more than 180 degrees to face the bag. The runner at second would only have been slightly under 180 degree spin. Maybe he could have looked to second, but the play was to first.
Oct 10, 2012 04:57 AM
No way they get Blanco at 3rd on that bunt...from the over head camera it's deceiving when stopped but in real time by the time Bailey stood up to throw Blanco was sliding.
Oct 10, 2012 05:13 AM
Homer Bailey got many generous calls from the home plate umpire to help set up his strikeouts
Oct 10, 2012 07:57 AM
I don't think Bailey could have or should have tried to get Blanco at third especially given how many K's he was recording. I do think Rolen could have thrown out Posey at the plate if he had looked that way as Posey was expecting the play to be made and was looking back over his shoulder and not running very hard until after Rolen bobbled the ball.
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California American Water has vastly over-estimated the cost of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project and should be required to cut spending on the desalination-based proposal by tens of millions of dollars, say ratepayer advocates with the California Public Utilities Commission.
In Feb. 22 testimony filed with the PUC, the Division of Ratepayer Advocates suggested Cal Am's estimated costs are too high for everything from the proposed desal plant to pipelines to operations and maintenance, and much lower project cost caps should be implemented. The lower costs could save Peninsula ratepayers as much as $24.6 million per year, according to the testimony.
The ratepayer advocates say the Cal Am-owned desal plant north of Marina should cost at most between $182.7million and $216.6 million, depending on the size of the plant. Cal Am estimates the cost at $223.5 million to $277.8 million.
The company is proposing to build a plant capable of producing 6.4 million gallons per day or 9.6 million gallons per day, depending on whether a supplemental groundwater replenishment project backed by the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency is deemed feasible and ready to go.
The advocates argue Cal Am should be required to focus on construction of the smaller desal plant, along with groundwater replenishment, as its primary option, but the larger plant should be approved if the groundwater replenishment proposal falls through.
The pipelines and terminal reservoir, known as Cal Am-only facilities in the company's proposal, should cost a maximum of $66.1 million, said the ratepayer advocates, and not $107 million as called for by Cal Am.
Finally, advocates argue Cal Am's annual desal plant operations and maintenance costs should be lowered from Cal Am's estimated $9 million to $11 million, depending on plant size, to between $7.2 million and $8.8 million.
In the testimony, the advocates suggest Cal Am's proposed costs were "inconsistent with the (desal) project description update, not fully justified or calculated incorrectly."
The advocates' responsibility is to attempt to protect utility customers in California. The division regularly argues in favor of lower project cost estimates than those floated by proponents.
Cal Am officials declined to comment on the assertions and said all arguments would be addressed in its rebuttal testimony due Friday.
The company is seeking a replacement source of water because of a state-ordered cutback in pumping from the Carmel River that is to take full effect in 2016.
The advocates' Feb. 22 testimony was joined by filings from nearly a dozen agencies and organizations participating in the PUC's review of Cal Am's project application.
Among highlights of the testimony:
· The Peninsula mayors' water authority formally outlined its conditions of support for the project, including detailed back-up plans and public governance, that are supported by the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District and the county Board of Supervisors.
· The Coalition of Peninsula Businesses called for a larger desal plant capable of producing 16,000 acre-feet of potable water per year to address what it called the real demand.
· The water management district outlined the rationale for its pursuit of alternative desal proposals, including the specter of lengthy litigation over Cal Am's plans to draw water from the overdrafted Salinas Valley groundwater basin and the possibility that delays in proposed test wells could push the availability of crucial results into early 2016. The district also suggested aquifer storage and recovery, groundwater replenishment and Pacific Grove's smaller water projects should all be judged on equal footing with Cal Am's desal plant project.
· The Salinas Valley Water Coalition submitted testimony from a water expert who argued tapping the groundwater basin would be fraught with challenges.
· The Surfrider Foundation argued that shoreline wells, as proposed by Cal Am, are the preferred method because they avoid ocean impacts. The foundation sought assurances that brine disposal from the desal plant would be properly handled and its impacts on the ocean fully addressed.
The testimony featured expressions of support from notables including Rep. Sam Farr, Monterey Bay Aquarium executive Julie Packard and former legislator Fred Keeley.
Next up: The PUC is scheduled to host evidentiary hearings at its San Francisco headquarters, set for April 2-5 and 8-11.
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Q Merry Christmas. Particularly to the person who stole my car from the front of my house on Christmas Day between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. I hope you enjoy the two bags of cat food, three cases of soda, my 10-year collection of CDs, the iPhone amplifier, the C sticker which will let you park in the county parking lot and my 24-hour fitness pass as well as $200 worth of Christmas presents that were in the trunk.
To everyone else, if you see a 1999 green Honda Civic with MARMOBL plates, please call police.
Margaret Newbold
San Jose
A To the zillions of Roadshow faithful, we need to find Margaret's car or the thieves who stole it. Most likely, her Honda has been stripped for parts, but if it hasn't or if someone knows who these creeps are, call San Jose police. Hopefully someone noticed a Honda Civic with MARMOBL plates.
Here's more of the story. Margaret went to Safeway to get three more potatoes for her special Christmas mashed potatoes, returning home at 10 a.m. and locking her car. Three hours later she went out to get some Perrier water in the trunk and found her car gone. Police told her that '90s Hondas are among the most stolen cars now because they are needed for parts. She is hoping her car was just taken for a joy ride, but her insurance company did not hold out much hope.
Vehicle thefts fell 1.3 percent statewide from 2010 to 2011, but one area they increased was Santa Cruz County — by a whopping 26 percent. Police attribute the rise to gang members stealing vehicles to use while committing other crimes.
Q Gary, I was out walking on a recent chilly morning and counted a half-dozen cars idling unattended in their driveways by owners who I assume wanted to jump into a warm car. People who do this are just asking for their cars to be stolen.
Kevin Le
A Yes, they are. Police say leaving the engine running on a locked car is a big target for thieves, who often cruise neighborhoods looking for an easy target. It takes just a second to break a window and zip off.
Here are other tips police offer to ward off car thieves:
Q I just want to warn people who park at the Hayward BART station. My 1997 Toyota 4 Runner was parked there from about 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. one day and someone stole the catalytic converter. It was parked at the end of an aisle near the street. Just wanted to send a warning.
Jan Smith
Q Catalytic converters are sometimes a target for thieves not because of the part itself, but because they can contain the metals platinum, palladium, rhodium or gold, which can be worth several hundred dollars per ounce.
You can get devices that lock the converter in place with a series of cables running back and forth around it. While not a perfect solution, this does make it harder and more time-consuming for a thief to remove the converter.
Toyota trucks and older SUVs are prime targets because thieves can easily get beneath the truck and the method of mounting the catalytic convert allows relatively fast, quiet removal.
Q About the time the barriers were put up for construction at Montague Expressway and Interstate 880 the left metering light stopped working. Now those of us in the next lane where the meter is working have to merge with high-speed traffic buzzing by the broken light. This is further confounded by darkness and the construction jumble, which makes identification of the cars we must avoid difficult. Can we please either fix the broken light or turn the functional one off?
David Morris
A The light should be turned back on soon. Thieves made off with the wiring.
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The White House has finished its review of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) proposal to
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Now that the White House Office of Management Budget has completed the review, the NHTSA is preparing to finalize the regulation. The proposal suggests increasing the number of new vehicles with EDRs from 91.6 percent today to 100 percent of light-duty cars and trucks.
Event data recorders, also known as "black boxes," collect driver data such as speed, use of a seatbelt, whether brakes were applied, etc. before and after a vehicle crash. The idea behind them is to deploy better safety measures for vehicles as well as better overall vehicle design.
The NHTSA originally said it'd create a proposal for the White House concerning EDR regulation by the end of 2011. After doing so, the White House Office of Management Budget delayed comment or review for a year.
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Some automakers already place EDRs in all of their vehicles, such as Ford, General Motors Mazda and Toyota.
The road to EDR regulation hasn't been all smooth, though. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which includes Toyota, Volkswagen AG and Detroit's Big Three, had issues with both driver privacy and the
cost of these black boxes
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers complained in May 2010 that the black boxes suggested by the government were too expensive to deploy in all vehicles. Further, it stated that EDRs could potentially be abused by the government.
"Event data recorders help our engineers understand how cars perform in the real world but looking forward, we need to make sure we preserve privacy," said Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers spokeswoman Gloria Bergquist. "Automakers do not access EDR data without consumer permission, and any government requirements to install EDRs on all vehicles must include steps to protect consumer privacy."
In April of this year, the U.S. Senate passed a highway bill called the "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act", also known as MAP21. The bill aimed to require all new 2015 model year vehicles to have black boxes for record vehicle data.
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Senior lunch menu
Available Monday through Friday at the SCV Senior Center in Newhall. Meals are also available when you call one day ahead at Bouquet Canyon Seniors, Monday through Friday, (661) 513-9479, and available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Masonic Lodge in Friendly Valley (661) 299-4595.
Monday — Swiss steak
Tuesday — Chicken jambalaya
Wednesday — Pork chop
Thursday — Chili egg puff
Friday — Tuna salad
Note: Menu is subject to change.
The SCV Senior Center is located at 22900 Market St., Newhall. For a detailed monthly calendar, call the center at (661) 259-9444. All the following activities will occur at the SCV Senior Center, 1 p.m., in rooms A1-A2 unless otherwise indicated.
Nov. 16: Miguel Palmer, branch manager of the Social Security Administration, Santa Clarita, will present a comprehensive lecture on Social Security.
Nov. 16: 11 a.m. to noon, Audiologist Randall Bartlett of Audiology Services of Newhall will provide free hearing exams in Supportive Services. Tests are for people who do not wear hearing appliances. However, audiologist welcomes all hearing-related questions.
Nov. 30: Roshni Jain, research scientist at Boston Scientific Neuromodulation (Valencia), will present "Newest Treatments for Advanced Parkinson's Disease and Chronic Back Pain."
Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m., blood-pressure checks held, Activity Room 6
Issues in Aging workshop series
College of the Canyons, Valencia Campus-Fall 2011
Tuesday 6 - 7:30 p.m., Nov. 8-Dec 13, $15
A series of workshops to help seniors and adult children with decisions and issues unique to aging: elder care, changing residence, health, financial planning, and end of life planning. Info: (661) 362-3300.
Free Spine Education Program
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital's free Spine Education Program offers valuable information on how you can take better care of your spine, including lifestyle changes that may help with pain management and prevent future injuries. Classes meet 5 to 6 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Henry Mayo's Ambulatory Care Center, 25751 McBean Parkway, #310, Valencia. Seating is limited. Info: (661) 253-8959.
AARP Driver Safety Program
Qualifies participants 55 and over for three year automobile insurance credit. AARP Members, $12, nonmembers $14. 1-5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18 and 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19. SCV Senior Center, 22900 Market St., Newhall. Info: (661) 259-9444.
Free spine education program
Learn how to take better care of your spine, including lifestyle changes that may help with pain management and prevent future injuries, classes meet the second Wednesday of each month, 5-6 p.m., Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Outpatient Therapy Services Ambulatory Care Center, 25751 McBean Parkway, Suite 310, Valencia. Info: (661) 253-8959.
Community dance
Third Friday of every month, 7:30-10 p.m.
Fibromyalgia support group
Support group meeting second Saturday of every month, 10:30 - noon. Info: (661) 270-1961 or email@example.com.
Senior Orchestra seeks players
Bring your instrument and join the fun, all instruments and skill levels welcome, 3:15 p.m, Mondays, Bouquet Canyon Senior Apartments, multipurpose room, 26705 Bouquet Canyon, Saugus. Info: (661) 298-9553 or (661) 296-4977.
Educational and technical training
Archaeology & Anthropology: Tuesday, 9:30-11 a.m., Instructor Scott McAfee
Computer Training (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced in Windows and Mac): Call the Center for Information.
Computer Training for the Visually Impaired: Monday, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Friday, 12-2 p.m.
Ham Radio: Tuesday, 1-2 p.m.
Functional Fitness
At 8:30 a.m. M-W-F, we're movin' and groovin', steppin' and sweatin' to the beat with ACE Certified Exercise Specialist Linda Bennett.We're the new and improved "middle age" 50-plus active adults. The program encompasses functional fitness – moves are designed to simulate ADLs (activities of daily living), and sports moves like golf, tennis, and skiing. We do cardiovascular training, muscle and bone building, core stabilization and spatial awareness for balance – all within one hour. If you're not quite ready for the fast and furious fitness, at 9:45 a.m. there is a great 30-minute chair class that will suit you. Call the Senior Center at (661) 259-9444, or Linda Bennett at (661) 993-3969.
Food for the Soul
Put smiles on the faces and warm the hearts of homebound seniors when you become a home-delivered meal driver. Become a part of our volunteer team to ensure that no senior goes without a meal. Help is desperately needed for as little as two and one-half hours one day a week or even one day a month (Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.). Vehicles provided. Contact the SCV Senior Center: (661) 259-9444.
Recreation and Leisure
Bridge: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 9 a.m.
Canasta: Monday, 1-4 p.m.
Duplicate Bridge: Tuesday, 6:45-10 p.m.
Food Bingo: Friday, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Swing Jazz Club, fourth Sunday of every month, 1:30-5 p.m.
Senior cinema
Second Wednesday of the month, 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the dining room, $1 donation, 25-cent popcorn, drawing for prizes.
Personal development
Creative Writing: Tuesday 1 p.m.
Live, Love & Laugh Social Group: Friday 1 p.m. Explore the lighter side of life.
Exercise programs
With ACE certified fitness trainer Linda Bennett.
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 26705 Bouquet Canyon Road, Saugus.
Call Linda for the latest class schedules for this location: (661) 993-3969.
Ongoing fitness classes at SCV Senior Center, 22900 Market St., Newhall.
9:45 a.m. Sit-NB-Fit (chair exercise) good for getting started in a fitness program.
Wednesday only: 10:20 a.m. Arthritis Foundation exercise program.
Fridays: Zumba Gold: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Fridays: Qi-gong, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
For info call instructor Linda Bennett at (661) 993-3969.
Arts and crafts classes
Calligraphy: Tuesday, 9 a.m. to noon
Group Crafts: Monday, 9 a.m. to noon
Mixed Media: Tuesday, 9 a.m.-noon, Thursday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Oil Painting: Monday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m.-noon
Watercolor: Tuesday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Beginners welcome. Senior citizen introductory rate: $40 for three workshops plus materials fee.
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Two-Timing TwinsRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
Twins, we are, Tic and Tac
Two round faces, one back
In set shifts we work
With our hands we pluck
A master each, one is black.
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HintYou must be in deep thought.
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A chess clock has two faces in one body (back).
When one is on,the other is off (shifts)
Each has a pair of hands which tell the time consumed by a player.
One twin for white, one twin for black.
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'The unstated threat is that if tickets aren't sold, the team could potentially move. But this is a team without an owner, with no real marketable star, no player you "have" to go see. They play a defensive-minded style, and goals are few and far between. Plus, let's be honest – they're not very good. It's easy to see why fans are reluctant spend their money on Sabres' tickets – especially since the Bills are having such a great year.'
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I was looking through some stats, and there were a few things that really stood at to me.
1. Ian Mahinmi had a FG% of 55.6% with Dallas, and 48.8% from 10 to 16 ft. He did this while taking a greater percentage of shots from that range, and his FGA have not increased by a huge amount while with the Pacers (2.9 vs 3.3). Another thing stood out the percentage of shots he takes from 16 to 3Pt was 30% in 12-13, luckily though that dropped back down to a more normal average for him of only 11.6% of his shots. I think Vogel needs to take a good hard long look at what Dallas did to allow him to shoot 48.8% from 10 to 16ft compared to an abysmal 27.8% with the Pacers while taking roughly the same amount of shots. If we can find a way to make Ian efficient again, it will be a huge boost to the offense when the back-ups are on the court.
2. In George Hill's last season with the Spurs for every 100 shots he took, he also had 42.7 FTA. This is kind of an absurd rate. For comparison, Wade's career rate is 46.9 and Lebron's is 43. Hill also had a rate of 39.2 his rookie season, so this doesn't appear to have been a fluke season. Meanwhile with the Pacers it has been 27.1, 10 points below Hill's rate for all three seasons with the Spurs. Last year, if you don't take into consideration hack-an-Ian, Roy led the Pacers at 35.7, which is lower than Hill's three seasons with the Spurs combined. At the same time Hill's 3PA has gone from 26.7% of his shots to 40.7% of his shots. Minus his rookie season, he has been doing all this while taking roughly the same amount of shots in SA as Indy. Like Ian, Vogel needs to take a long look at how SA used Hill, and try to incorporate some of that into our offense.
By the way, you don't put up those kinds of free throw rates without being aggressive. Most of the evidence continues to point towards Hill's passiveness being an issue of what the coaches are asking of him, not of him choosing to be passive.
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Spend the day catching some rays at Thala Beach Nature Reserve's private white sand beach, relaxing by one of the resort's 2 outdoor swimming pools, or pampering yourself at the full-service spa.
Room Amenities
All 83 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and coffee makers, plus furnished balconies or patios and flat-screen TVs with digital channels. Other amenities available to guests include DVD players, minibars, and room service. Limited housekeeping is available.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Thala Beach Nature Reserve
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Step outside to unwind on the white sand beach. At Thala Beach Nature Reserve you can cool off in one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools and indulge in a pampering afternoon at the full-service spa.
Dining options at the resort include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include a beach bar and a bar/lounge. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This luxury resort also offers a garden and a terrace. Complimentary self parking and valet parking are available on site.
Thala Beach Nature Reserve has designated areas for smoking.
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Limo or Town Car service available
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Multilingual staff
- Express check-in
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Picnic area
- Library
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Wedding services
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Full-service spa
- Cruise terminal shuttle (surcharge)
- Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
- Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
- Computer station
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Free WiFi
- Luggage storage
- Total number of rooms - 83
- Number of floors - 1
- Meeting rooms 2
- Free valet parking
- Terrace
- Beach bar
- On private beach
- Conference space size (feet) - 1615
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Train station pickup (surcharge)
- Conference center
- Free self parking
- Spa services on site
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Designated smoking areas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Conference space size (meters) - 150
- Year Built 1998
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Shopping on site
- Number of buildings/towers - 83
- Garden
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Furnished balcony or patio
- Ceiling fan
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Limited housekeeping
- In-room massage available
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Flat-panel TV
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Room service (limited hours)
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- In-room safe
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Digital TV service
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Osprey's Restaurant - Overlooking the ocean and garden, this restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a private beach.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Ecotours on site
- Helicopter/airplane tours on site
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Kayaking on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
Spa Services
Rejuvenate has 1 treatment room. Services include sports massages, massages, facials, and body wraps. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology.
The spa is open select days.
- Prenatal massage
- Reflexology
- Sports massage
- Number of treatment rooms 1
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Resort fee
- Pool access
- Parking
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: AUD 27 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: AUD 35.00 per person (one way)
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for an additional fee
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
- Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
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- Thala
- Thala Beach
- Thala Beach Lodge
- Thala Lodge
- Thala Lodge Beach
- Thala Beach Hotel Port Douglas
- Thala Beach Resort
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Vets 100 miles in 12 hours
Start. At 0800 from Winterbourne Community Centre, Watleys End Road, Winterbourne. GR 658814 on OS 172.
The CTC West Veterans' ride, for cyclists aged over 50, is on Sunday 8th June 2014.
The ride starts Winterbourne Community Centre Car Park, and the route covers South Gloucestershire, the Cotswold Water Park area and west Wiltshire. It is an easy paced ride to be completed within 10 – 12 hours, with stops for elevenses, lunch and tea. There is a taxing climb before elevenses up and over the edge of the Cotswolds at Tresham, otherwise the route is gently undulating.
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Obama Visits Storm Victims, Romney Campaigns
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is emphasizing his incumbent's role for a third straight day in the neck-and-neck presidential race.
Obama is skipping battleground states Wednesday to visit victims of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, a state he's confident of winning.
The president's actions have forced Republican Mitt Romney to walk a careful line. Romney must show respect for the superstorm's casualties all along the Eastern Seaboard. But he can ill afford to waste a minute of campaign time.
Romney tamped down his partisan tone Tuesday in Ohio. He plans three full-blown campaign events Wednesday in Florida. Sandy largely spared Florida, the biggest tossup state.
Obama will meet Wednesday with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The GOP governor often criticizes Obama, but he praised the president's handling of Sandy's aftermath.
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THE Lord Mayor of Bradford has pledged to use his year in office to grant wishes for people across the district who "deserve a special treat."
His promise to do everything possible to help the most commendable cases has been announced alongside a new approach to fundraising for the Lord Mayor's charity appeal, which also fits with his make it happen pledge.
Usually funds are raised for the Lord Mayor's nominated charity and this year half the money raised will be donated to the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford - but the rest will be used to support local groups or organisations which can bid for grants of up to £1,000.
The aim is to provide them with funding to advance the good work they do in society and applications will be accepted from those which support projects, activities or events from the whole district.
Cllr Gibbons said: "I have a long association with Marie Curie and, like most people, know people who have been affected by cancer. I hope you will join me in raising funds to support their vital work helping the families and friends of those battling this disease.
"I wanted to do something different with the fundraising for my civic year, so as well as helping Marie Curie with the work they do, I wanted to help lots of smaller local groups and organisations with their projects.
"As well as the fundraising aspect of my civic year, I wanted to be able to use my time as Lord Mayor to grant wishes for Bradford people who deserve a special treat.
"Your nominee could wish to travel along a canal on a barge; take to the stage and tread the boards at the Alhambra or possibly take part in the annual Festival of Remembrance. If I can make it happen I will give it my best shot!"
Those who know someone they think deserves a special wish to be granted, and think the Lord Mayor's appeal team might be able help, are encouraged to get in touch.
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In Nicolette Horn's Oslo, Norway, house, her daughter Karina chose purple for her bedroom, with China Seas Tableau wallpaper and China Seas Aga fabric for the headboard and dust skirt, all from Quadrille. The custom-made carpet and side tables are by Horn's Hong Kong–based partner, Leigh Chiu. The owl pillow is by John Robshaw.
Healing wanted the dining room in a Scarsdale, New York, house to be glamorous. "I think of dining rooms as candlelit evening spaces, not daytime spaces," she says. The door to the butler's pantry is painted a custom high-gloss plum. HB Home chairs are covered in a lilac silk mohair from J. Robert Scott. Danieli chandelier and sconces from Niermann Weeks.
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'" His preparation last summer led to his opportunity," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. " He came to camp and made a real big statement with the commitment he made to conditioning and skating. His numbers in testing were numbers forwards have. Then he came in and played so well (after his recall). If he had come up and played poorly, he'd be in the same boat that he'd been in. But now he looks at it, and we look at it, as he can be a regular on this team."'
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NEW YORK — Wholesalers in New York say they're benefiting from increased interest in expanding produce consumption.
Popular culture's interest in healthy foods such as fresh produce helps drive sales, said Joel Panagakos, executive vice president of J. Kings Foodservice Professionals Inc., Holtsville, N.Y.
"Every page in every newspaper you turn to, and everything you read in magazines, supports the produce industry like it never did before," he said.
"Whether it's 4,-, 5- or 10-a-Day, the bottom line is that our industry has the support of the medical professions, the schools and all the politicians. If nothing else, it's going to help our industry and will make for a better educated public, which we have now more than ever before."
Alfie Badalamenti, vice president of Coosemans New York Inc., said some of the schools are becoming more involved in procuring specialty produce items.
He cited interest in baby squash and blood oranges.
"You're seeing it more and more in the schools," Badalamenti said.
"The schools more than ever are focusing on kids eating healthy. One week, they have blood oranges they make the kids try. Another week, a customer orders starfruit. They're educating the kids and they also talk about where the food comes from. The schools' partnering with the food industry also helps us. They're replacing the vending machines with salad bars. Pretty soon, there will be a health bar in every school."
Thomas Cignarella, president of Morris Okun Inc., agrees with the trend of healthier foods in schools.
"They're definitely changing what kids are eating," he said.
"They're trying to promote healthy foods and snacks instead of the cupcakes, cookies and all the junk food. We are seeing that type of change in the schools. Even the fast-food industry is changing their ways of serving healthier products. They're reducing sizes so people don't eat as much."
Joe Granata, director of produce for RLB Food Distributors LP, West Caldwell, N.J., said consumers' interest in boosting their produce consumption is still increasing.
"The more our ethnic background changes and the customer profile changes in this country, the more produce people will eat and buy," he said.
"You get Europeans, Mexicans and the whole ethnic mix where produce is a big part of those diets. You can just see it especially go into Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. It's incredible how the produce flies off the market shelves."
The economy affects produce movement, said Hugh Colocott, vice president of sales for Natures Best Produce.
"Clearly, the economy has definitely slowed but people have to eat," he said.
"Fruit and the healthy foods, those are the last things people might cut. That and weather affects the movement of fruit. If it's really warm, people don't necessarily think of apples, but think of grapes. We can keep moving fruit, the fruit that's hot. The weather really affects people's fruit buying habits."


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Mark Ellis wrote:Myth: Climo could beat you with a trash can lid.
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keltik wrote:yeah etcetera is rarely written out but he probably only did because he is a non native speaker of English....
JHern wrote:<rant>
It is astonishing to see how many new disc designs have entered the market. All of these people are still working by the seat of their pants, based on cockamamy conjectures about how a disc flies, and there has been very little accomplished in the technical aspects of making better disc designs, or in the process engineering aspects that would lead to consistency and quality control.
In mathematical modeling there is a method called "Monte Carlo" in which you generate a random selection (say, disc design) and run it through the gambit (make a mold), try it out (throw it), and then measure it's outcome (see if it has a good flight pattern). Over time, by the attrition of brute numbers alone, the desired solution begins to emerge very slowly. The anomaly in any approximate solution (proto design) relative to the ideal solution (desired design) decays as 1/sqrt(N), where N is the number of random trials.
The thing about Monte Carlo is that it can be used for the most difficult problems imaginable, where there are few known ways for a more straightforward solution procedure, and it works quite generally (we can even solve the full Schrödinger equation for any element using this approach...something impossible otherwise). On the other hand, a convergence of 1/sqrt(N) is terribly inefficient (a given mold costs $10K-$20K to produce). To produce a factor of 10 improvement in the residual error requires 100 random trials!
There are much better ways to do things, using scientific and engineering concepts, which would make far superior products than anything we've ever seen on the market, period. But nobody seems to be willing to do things the right way, we have a army of half-ass disc companies with no clear direction, no idea of how to do things better than previously, and just way too excited to just turn out more varieties of discs. But if we want to see a big forward step, we still have to wait for somebody who wants to do things better than before, disc golf has all the skills and talents necessary to make it happen, there is just no willingness to harness it and exploit it.
Nevertheless, there are some good things that can come out of the present situation:
-Almost everybody is going to be making discs, effectively democratizing disc design and manufacture, taking it out of the hands of the few and putting it into the hands of the many.
-For many of us it is still great fun to try all the molds. Variety is the spice of life, and as a result of the present random processes we get to try an enormous variety of discs that we would not otherwise be able to throw.
-Disc manufacture has not yet been relegated to China, it is still a small business, with strong domestic roots.
Production will eventually shift to China, they have better raw materials (plastic) available in China than we have in the US, because the global supply lines all run to China (a gradual shift that takes decades to accomplish, but it is now in place). They already have the manufacturing and process engineering skills in place. But China is very much lacking in disc expertise, to get the most of this opportunity, you'd actually have to go to China and oversee the operation, to get it up and running, and the quality of the product would be limited by your own expertise (so you'd be wise to hire real experts and make them an intrinsic part of the operation). But once you did that, you could produce the very highest quality and consistency discs for an exceedingly small price, and flood the market. Can you imagine being able to buy superb quality plastic (better than KC Pro 11X pearly) with scientifically designed and optimized molds, for as little as $5 apiece?
The emergence of a strong China-based disc manufacturer is going to wipe out most of the other disc makers, they won't be able to compete in that kind of market. But it will be partly a consequence of them going into the business without really striving to be better and more knowledgable about disc design than previous manufacturers, instead just doing the same old same old, re-inventing the wheel, making the same mistakes, and in the end making no real progress toward the goal of better products for less cost.
</rant>keltik wrote:yeah etcetera is rarely written out but he probably only did because he is a non native speaker of English....
It is Latin, not English. It is used in the same way in many other languages, often (but not always) abbreviated as "etc.."
JHern wrote:It is Latin, not English. It is used in the same way in many other languages, often (but not always) abbreviated as "etc.."
JHern wrote:If your putter isn't your favorite disc, get a new putter.
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Alabama has won two consecutive and three of four BCS titles largely on its run-stuffing, suffocating defense.
To make matters worse last season for Crimson Tide opponents, Alabama averaged 38.7 points—second only to the Johnny Manziel-led Texas A&M Aggies.
The SEC's No. 6 receiver (Amari Cooper) and No. 9 rusher (TJ Yeldon) both eclipsed 1,000 yards and are just sophomores.
MORE: Tide, Irish schedules | Alabama's facility upgrade | Saban's recruiting pitch
AJ McCarron is another year more experienced, stronger and more confident entering his third and final season as the Tide quarterback.
He said he focused on getting stronger in the offseason.
"I've stayed 215 to 220 (pounds) all summer," McCarron told reporters Sunday. "Haven't dropped really below that. So I think Coach (Scott) Cochran and the weight program that I've been on has been outstanding for me. I bench more than I ever have, squatted more than I ever have. Overall, my body feels the best it's ever felt since I've been here."
McCarron was already good. As a junior, he completed 67.2 percent of his passes for 2,933 yards with 30 touchdowns and just three interceptions. Those numbers will be difficult to surpass, but McCarron said the added strength is showing in practice.
MORE: SN All-Americans | All-SEC | BCS hopes: FSU | Oregon | Texas A&M
"Definitely. My deep ball, I feel like I'm getting more zip on the ball," he said. "At certain points I don't have to put so much air under it. That was the biggest thing with me, is just finishing with my lower half. Everybody thinks that all your power comes from your arm—oh, he's got a strong arm—and that's not it at all."
Alabama opens the season Aug. 31 against Virginia Tech in Atlanta at 5:30 p.m.


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Wembdon 1st XI 240-8 beat Frenchay 92 by 148 runs
WEMBDON kept their season alive with a commanding 148-run victory over Frenchay on Saturday.
Sam Puddy and Dan Bingham struck half-centuries to fire Wembdon to full batting points for only the third time this season – before Brendan Pope (4-34) and Ian Blackwell (3-14) worked their way through the Frenchay top order to secure a vital win.
Losing the toss, Wembdon were asked to bat first and, as has become too familiar, an early wicket was needlessly lost leaving Wembdon 13-1 off four overs.
A strong partnership of 59 between Puddy (54) and Bowditch (17) settled Wembdon as the pair rebuilt the innings.
Bowditch was caught in the slips bringing Brockwell out to the middle, but a huge mix-up attempting a second run found Brockwell well short of his ground.
With the game swinging Frenchay's way, a stand of 44 between Trunks and Bingham restored some pride.
A short shower of rain briefly halted proceedings before the pair resumed what now became a 47-over game.
Pope went for 16 but Bingham carried on, eventually reaching a chanceless 50 before being bowled a ball later.
After the fall of his wicket, Wembdon marched on to post 240-8.
After tea, the game restarted at a slow pace, unusual for Frenchay who are normally so aggressive.
After playing himself in for a few overs captain Donaldson did begin to free his arms; sadly for him, wickets were tumbling at the other end and he was unable to find a partner as Pope ripped through the top order with three lbws and a bowled.
Bingham chipped in with the wicket of Bevan before the opening bowlers were replaced by Blackwell and Brockwell. Blackwell had the immediate affect, dismissing dangerous Donaldson (34), clean bowling him. With the fall of his wicket, Frenchay had reached 75-6 off 18 overs.
Wembdon were now in search of extra bonus points and Brockwell and Blackwell kept the pressure on. Assisted by a couple of good catches and a quick stumping, the innings and game was wrapped up only six overs later.
Frenchay were all out for 92 inside 25 overs.
Match sponsor: The Quantock.
l Wembdon take on top-of-the-table Midsomer Norton on Saturday.


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Reverse Reverb from Rupert Brown on Vimeo.
I like these type of online music tech shows so I hope The DSP Project gains many episodes. I use this reverse reverb effect quite often. Sometimes I add a distortion unit after the reverb to really make the effect scream. Definitely check out my post: The Kick Boom, Thunderverb song writing element.
"In this episode I will show you how to create the reverse reverb effect in Ableton live (but technique can be used in any DAW) and put it into context by using it in a real project." – Rupert Brown
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Alright, in a few months i'm gonna start on my game project using xna. I'm working on 3 themes for the game right now (using guitar). This may be a easy question to answer, i don't know. What i need to know is how do i get the music into the game. I think i would have to go record it to a cd and download it to the computer, then add it to the game in some file.? but i dont know if it's that simple or not. So could somebody please explain the steps involved.
If XNA is anything like the old versions of DirectX that I used to tinker with, you may be able to play MP3s with it. Also note that the CD ripping software that comes with Windows uses .WMA format instead of MP3 so you may have to download another CD-ripping program. (Having never worked with XNA it might actually work with .WMA anyway. Hopefully somebody more familiar with XNA will post here before too long.)
BTW, if you want XNA help you might mention that in the title of your post, eg. adding music to my XNA game.
Thanks for the info, SamuraiCrow. That would be smarter adding xna to the title, but i don't think i can change it now, can I?
You can just play it back raw too, if you store it 11025 you can store 10 minutes worth of sound and bring it up real quick without streaming.
You don't need to burn your music to CD and rip it off. Your music authoring software probably directly outputs wav or mp3 or ogg, which you can copy to your program's data directory. I would recommend using ogg vorbis since it has good size:quality ratio and doesn't have patent issues like mp3, but I don't know how this works with XNA. Anyway, if you can't output directly the preferred format for XNA from your authoring software, then you can just use some (free) conversion program for it.


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Update: Redskins selected Robert Griffin III second overall.
The NFL might as well start manufacturing burgundy and gold RG3 jerseys right now. Anyone considering the Andrew Luck alternative at this point is kidding themselves, as the prevailing logic is Robert Griffin III will fall to the second pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.
The sense of calm for Washington ends there due to holes in the offensive line and leaks springing on defense.
2012 NFL Draft: Latest mock draft | Team-by-team picks | SN's Top 40 prospects
After allocating $18 million of their penalty to the 2011 salary cap and free agency spending, the Redskins are reportedly dealing with only $7.1 million in cap space as of April 4 -- with London Fletcher still floating in limbo. However, we'll approach team needs as if the Redskins will re-sign him.
Without trading up, Washington must wait until Round 3 to fill its next void after quarterback.
RG3's protection on the left side could be set with LT Trent Williams and maybe LG Kory Lichtensteiger, or improving Maurice Hurt if Lichtensteiger falls to injury again. From center to right tackle, however, is more worrisome. It wouldn't be overdoing it if the Redskins addressed this with multiple picks in rounds 3-4, especially at right tackle.
The defensive backfield could also use some love, with the Redskins releasing safeties O.J. Atogwe and LaRon Landry, and replenishing with Brandon Meriweather. At corner, Josh Wilson comes off a solid year and DeAngelo Hall remains opportunistic-yet-underwhelming. Then there's a huge-drop off at the third and fourth corner spots. The signing of Cedric Griffin could be used to bolster either safety or cornerback, and may depend on how the draft shakes out or vice versa.
Profiles in Top 40: Cal's Kendricks | USC's Perry | Stanford's Martin
Studs: QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | G/C | DE | DT | S | CB | ILB | OLB
Top four team needs: QB, RT, RG, S/CB.
2012 Draft Picks (Round-Pick): 1-2 from St. Louis, 3-6, 4-7, 4-14 from Oakland, 5-6, 6-3 from Minnesota, 7-6.
Best options, including round and factoring value for draft position.
QB: Robert Griffin III (1).
RT: Zebrie Sanders (3), Kelechi Osemele (3), Bobby Massie (3). Mitchell Schwartz (3), Tony Bergstrom (3), Andrew Datko (3-4), James Brown (3-4), Brandon Brooks (4), Nate Potter (4), Lucas Nix (4).
RG: Jeff Allen (3), Amini Silatolu (3), Ben Jones (3-4), Brandon Washington (3-4), Philip Blake (3-4), Senio Kelemete (4), Will Blackwell (4), Ryan Miller (4), Rishaw Johnson (4-5).
S: Markelle Martin (3), Trumaine Johnson (3), George Iloka (3-4), Antonio Allen (4-5), Trenton Robinson (4-5)
CB: Jamell Fleming (3), Brandon Boykin (3), Jayron Hosley (3), Josh Robinson (3), Coryell Judie (3), Dwight Bentley (3-4), Casey Hayward (3-4), Leonard Johnson (3-4), Josh Norman (4), Chase Minnifield (4-5)
Ugly cycle: These four teams can't miss on first-round picks
2011 draft picks (Round-Pick): LB Ryan Kerrigan (1-16), DT Jarvis Jenkins (2-9), WR Leonard Hankerson (3-15), RB Roy Helu (4-8), DB Dejon Gomes (5-15), WR Niles Paul (5-24), RB Evan Royster (6-12), WR Aldrick Robinson (6-13), DB Brandyn Thompson (7-10), G Maurice Hurt (7-14), DE Markus White (7-21), DT Chris Neild (7-50).
First-round picks of past 10 years: LB Ryan Kerrigan (2011), LT Trent Williams (2010), Bryan Orakpo (2009), LaRon Landry (2007), Carlos Rogers (2005), Jason Campbell (2005), Sean Taylor (2004), Patrick Ramsey (2002)
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