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Smothered Chicken!
Someone mentioned that Stevens is a logical successor to Coach K at Duke, I think Stevens has created a new version of Duke in Butler.
IU is the only other school in the nation he should consider leaving for.
I fear that at a point, there will be an offer that is both too good for Brad to refuse and too weathy for a school of Butler's size to match.
I think he makes a shade above $1 million a year now. It seems that's about the top of the possible pay scale seeing as the basketball team has to support the entirety of the athletic department but perhaps with the increased corporate dollars from the Hinkle renovation and more importantly conference television dole from whichever conference Butler winds up in, he can get that up to nearly $2 million in the future which is at least in the ballpark with the elite coaches in the NCAA.
If that happens, then I think it could make sense to him to say, "I can stay here, at home, for as long as I please." Because he has as much job security at Butler as Kryzewski has at Duke.
But if it is decided that he can't really get any more from Butler than what he's making now, and a Texas comes in offering a 5 year $25 million or something like that, it's going to be hard to say no.
And if I'm Texas, I'm drawing up that contract offer right now.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
I don't think texas is that job...Duke UNC or UCLA (seems goofy but I think it's a better job) and IU seem like better jobs.
If Butler is in the new Big East in a couple of years, hopefully that will be major enough. He has already proven that he can win at Butler. He's turned down a bunch of money to big conference schools. If he leaves it will be Duke (I think they will stay in-house after Coach K retires), Indiana (I think Crean will be there for a long time), UNC, or UCLA. The big advantage is that he's an Indiana person and so is his family. He's also done enough at Butler that he will be the face of the school forever.
#19 in the AP and ridiculously #25 in the coaches poll. In the Coaches Poll Butler is ranked below UNC, who lost to Butler and a team Butler beat. Whatever it makes our win look better.
I don't think he will leave Butler until he wins a championship there
Smothered Chicken!
People thought that if Matt Painter left Purdue a couple years back for Missouri, that Stevens will go to Purdue
Smothered Chicken!
I was just thinking of schools which could realsitically offer him the most money in college basketball while also potentially needing a new coach. Texas has more money than anybody and Rick Barnes clearly isn't the answer.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Don't see that happening...he is reminding me more and more of mark few. I hope for gods sake if he does it's for a substantial bump, purdue right now isn't that.
I don't think it's all money. I think he wants to win, which you can do at Texas but he knows he can win multiple national titles at these other schools, at a cash cow where basketball is the second option...do you think that's his idea of a bump up?
I really want him to stay at Butler, and go down as like an iconic legend. Apart from how great a coach he is - he's just so likable. And I will forever associate him and those finals teams with my undergrad days.
It will be a very sad day, to me, if/when he leaves.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
He has a chance to win multiple national titles at Butler, and nearly already did. I'm sure he thinks he could do that at Texas too.
Matt Painter makes more than double Brad Stevens.
I think it would take more than that and I don't think Purdue is realistic but it is a substantial bump.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Texas is the biggest sleeping giant in basketball in my opinion. You put Brad Stevens in Austin, I'd be stunned if they didn't win a title within a 7 years.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
I don't think it's all about money for him. I hope I wasn't insinuating that. Clearly it isn't. He's already turned down quite a few significant raises from other places. I'm looking at you Oregon, Illinois, Wake Forest, etc. I just believe there is a threshold where the money becomes too much to turn down. Couple that with a place that has the resources to provide a major winner and it's going to be a very, very tough decision.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
What percentage of program revenue is Stevens's salary? Is there somewhere this stuff can be found out?
Any historical cases where a school our size retained a coach on his level for the long haul?
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
I can't find up to date numbers. In 2010 Butler's reported basketball revenue was $1,729,756. Their reported expenses? $1,729,754. Seriously. Obviously, both numbers have increased pretty substantially since then but I'd guess the revenue is in the $4-5 million area. Gonzaga was a shade above $4 million in 2010 and I'd think they'd be pretty comparable. That would put Brad's salary at about 20-25% of program revenue. I can't imagine it'd be possible to increase that percentage. The best chance of offering him a somewhat competitive salary is to increase revenue. Which is why the eventual move to the Big East-ish conference that is being created, and the TV dollars that go with it, is a no-brainer.
Historical cases? Sure. Coach K at Duke and Mark Few at Gonzaga are the most obvious.
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"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
And those people were dumb. I'm sure Purdue would've tried, but it wouldn't have happened.
Prez Danko statement on realignment
Not exactly a "we're sticking with the A10."I greatly respect—and agree with—the collective conviction of the "Catholic 7" to control their own destiny or someone else will. Butler, too, has controlled its destiny proactively, for example, when it made the decision to join the outstanding Atlantic 10 Conference and through its values-based approach to athletics.
The fact that Butler is now being mentioned prominently as a potential candidate to join the "Catholic 7" universities in a new athletic league, is a tribute to the success of our athletic program overall and our men's basketball team, in particular.
Our administrators, our coaches, our trustees and our team will continue to do what is right for Butler and its students. Decisions will be made, first and foremost, with the University's strong values and The Butler Way at heart. Our uncompromising commitments to integrity, to placing one's team above oneself, and to the academic and personal growth of each of our student-athletes will remain paramount.
Our team has proven consistently and continuously that it is one of the very best in the nation, and that they are one of the biggest brands in men's college basketball. This national prestige naturally leads to speculation about Butler's athletic future.
Very nice, thank you.
A google for "Coach K salary" was completely, utterly discouraging.
The Mark Few google was better.
Has Few ever generated the kind of demand Stevens is capable of generating right now? I know Gonzaga is a solid program, but I have no idea how this guy is considered among the ranks of great coaches. Could he leave and land a top 5 salary somewhere?
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
Honestly, probably not. But I know he's turned down offers in the $2 million area. And that puts him squarely in the ranks of the elite paid coaches. Of course, Brad has also turned down such offers and I would think he'd be more likely to get an offer that leaps directly into the Cal, Pitino, K, Donovan, Izzo, etc. like mega deals than Few would.
That is the list of coaches last year's tournament and their total pay. It's basically about what you would expect. The only one I was pretty surprised by was Buzz Williams making nearly $3 million at Marquette and Roy Williams and Jim Boeheim making under $2 million at UNC and Syracuse respectively.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
No kidding. He may as well have come out and say, "of course if this league forms like we expect we're goners." And who could blame him?
While TV dollars for the college basketball regular season may be peanuts compared to football or March Madness, I'd think ESPN would pay a pretty penny for the rights to this league.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Indeed, wouldn't blame em a bit. Opposite really, I'd blame em if they DIDN'T do it. The A10's a really nice league, but it wouldn't hold a candle to this. Then down the line who knows what happens with UConn and Cincy (and Xavier might be in this league too). If the hoops program really does basically finance the entire athletic department they'd honestly be stupid not to do it.
And I think they're already there as a big time program but if/when Stevens leaves then who knows. But this happens, there's no reason for them to drop off, they'd be in a power conference in the middle of recruiting nirvana playing big time games on the reg. Stevens is getting some pretty nice recruits now, but he'd have the chance to be a player for true top tier guys.
Really, I love it for Butler, but not for Purdue. Last thing we need's another in state power.
On Butler as the new Duke, they have a lot in common, school wise, smaller private school in a basketball rich recruiting crop, but my understanding is that they don't spend nearly as much on their program as Duke. That could be a factor. Close as Butler came to wining it all, he might look at another place as a new challenge and better opportunity. Or not.
I actually think Butler will be fine long term. People forget they had a long line of successful coaches before Stevens.


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The week following the NEPCX series final in New England had me working two more days in my temporary Arlington office before finally settling into my newly renovated Cambridge office on Wednesday. It was fantastic to be settled into one place. It seems as if I have spent the entire Fall moving in and out of offices and traveling to races every weekend in between. Phew!
Matt and I were both in need of putting in a solid full work week, so we planned to fly to the USGP finals in Bend, OR on Friday, race Saturday and Sunday and take a red-eye flight home Sunday night. Our plans included staying at the Mt Bachelor condos and having our Portland friends, Dan and Addie, join us for the weekend. The USGP finals have been in Portland for the last two years with Nationals in Bend the following week. Although we were a bit sad to miss out on spending an entire week at Dan and Addie's house, it was great to have them for a quick 48 hours.
We arrived in Bend on Friday in time to hit the course for a pre-ride and check out the conditions. The venue for the course is nestled in between a grassy park, the Deschutes Brewery and a new shopping development. The course is situated on what could be described as an abandoned lot or a yet-to-be developed area of excavated earth. Squeezed in amongst the vendors are the most interesting features of the course (the flyover and stairs). The track then crosses onto the grass in front of the Brewery. The remainder of the course weaves through front-end loaded dirt piles on a loamy/dusty track and through a sparse stand of Ponderosa Pine trees (which smelled really good on one section of the course). Unlike the previous two years, Bend had been experiencing an unprecedented warm and dry spell. The course would be dry and dusty all weekend long.
As expected, the course was dry, very dusty and the ground had several sections of very hard ground with lots of loose gravel. During my pre-ride I managed to test the limits of speed on the course by hitting the deck on a loose gravel corner. Fortunately, I got off with only some bruising and a scrape to the knee. I did however swap to more aggressive tires to have more traction for Saturday's race.
In addition to my racing obligations for the weekend, my clothing sponsor, Castelli, had contacted me about doing a photo-shoot for their Winter 2012 catalog. It was quite an honor to be asked to be in a catalog! We made arrangements to meet up on Saturday morning to head to beautiful Sun River for the shoot. It was 15 degrees but luckily I was modeling some of their fantastic winter jackets. Greg kept his car "sauna hot" for me to warm up in between takes and John and Joel toughed it out in the cold to perfect the shots. These guys are real perfectionists and were great to work with. I hope my eyes were open in the photos – it's a trend of mine to be "sleeping" in photos!
Back to racing. My start was okay but not great. It was definitely a course where the first lap was the most important lap and I didn't quite nail it. I had to work pretty hard to pass people and move up in the field of racers.
I felt comfortable catching up on the turns and the set of stairs but the rest of the course was super-fast and made for difficult for passing. I worked my way up to just outside the top 10 and finished 11th. Considering our hectic flight schedule, I was fairly satisfied with my result, feeling a lot more open coming into the last few laps.
That night we headed out into Bend for dinner at Joolz Restaurant for Dan's birthday. We had a great meal and fantastic time relaxing with our pals. Happy Birthday, Dan!
After Saturday's race, I knew it would be important to have a better start because of the difficulty making up time on the fast course. There were a few changes to the track, but overall the feel of the course was the same, FAST! The temperature was also very cold on Sunday with highs around 23 degrees.
A good start had me in the top five for the first few laps of the race, accelerating on every bit of pavement and flat grass section to stick with the riders in front. On the paved start/finish stretch, a split formed and I was alone in fifth for a while but knew that sixth place was soon to catch me.
I dug deep but knew I wouldn't be able to hold my position alone for three more laps. A group of four was very close behind me and chasing hard. I was able to make a pass on one of the riders that caught me but three more were working together and were able to catch me in time for the last lap sprint finish. I was 9th in the end and although I would have preferred to have stayed in 5th or 6th place, I am pretty sure that is the hardest I have ever ridden my bike for 40 minutes.
After my race, I joined Dan and Addie and watched the men's race while Matt worked for the Cannondale Cyclocrossworld Team. The temperature had dropped quite a bit so we hung out by the fire pits to keep warm and pet all the cute dogs that walked by.
Dan and Addie headed back to the condo to watch football while Matt and I packed up my bikes and wheels to get ready to head to the airport. We were able to make a quick return to the condo to say goodbye to our pals and headed home. We were about to squeeze in three more workdays before a 11-day trip to Belgium for 5 more races! In fact, by the time we send this, we'll already be in Belgium… more on that soon.

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I'm facing Kraft in 2 out of the last 3 games.
If he wins both, he's in & I'm out as far as the last spot is concerned.
Looks like he's got me in the first game, the rematch is still a little too early to call but its not looking good for my guys.
I was hoping for the 7th pick & the final playoff spot. I guess I'll miss the playoffs & get the 6th pick.


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The doors were shut and the lights were off at Absolute Auto Body shop in Williston Tuesday, but employees and friends were inside, in the dark.
The doors were shut and the lights were off at the Absolute Auto Body shop in Williston Tuesday, but employees and friends were inside, in the dark.
They were trying to make sense of something that made no sense at all — a wheel went flying off a car, jumped a fence and hit garage owner James E. Fender, 45, and killed his friend, Ivan Sandquist, 33.
"It's kind of a bizarre, freak accident. We're in awe. We have no thought process. I don't know. We have the doors shut just trying to process everything," said a friend who was at the shop but did not want his name used. "The car passed our building, lost a tire. It just so happened the guy who owns the shop was out there with a buddy talking to him. And that's where the tire went."
Williston Police Chief Dennis Strow said the incident is being investigated, adding that he asked for help from the Florida Highway Patrol. An FHP homicide investigator will assist in trying to figure out what happened.
The primary question: Why did the wheel come off the 1999 Toyota?
"We are going to look at everything — was it a mechanical problem? Was speed a factor? We're going to look at whether the lugs were loose," Strow said. "We've asked for help from FHP because they have so much experience in these kinds of things."
The mishap happened about 9 a.m. in front of the auto body shop at 104 NW 10th Ave.
Patrick Woodard, who has a Gainesville address but repairs cars at an auto shop in the Raleigh area of Levy County, was driving north on U.S. 41 when the wheel came off, Strow said. Woodard's speed has not been determined.
The car had been taken to Woodard to be checked out, Strow said, adding that Woodard had not done anything to the car — including the wheel — prior to taking it for a test drive.
Strow said the wheel came off near Absolute Auto and went toward the business. It appears that when the wheel hit the inclined driveway, it sprang over a 6-foot-tall chain link fence where Fender was talking with Sandquist.
The wheel hit Sandquist, killing him instantly. It then hit Fender, who was airlifted to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
"James said he remembers looking over and seeing the car and that it had no tire, and the next thing he knows, he's covered in blood," said the friend. "He's got a pretty good road to recovery for sure. He's scheduled for a couple of surgeries."
Strow said the tire did not explode and was intact on the wheel.
Sandquist's father, Warren, is a longtime city of Williston employee.
Strow said much of Williston was feeling the loss Tuesday.
"Anytime you have something like this happen to someone so young, it's difficult," Strow said. "I've heard of tires coming off before, but this is just a tragedy."


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Schafer joins Twins, gets start in left field vs. Padres
MINNEAPOLIS -- Outfielder Jordan Schafer, who was claimed on waivers by the Twins from the Braves on Sunday, officially joined the club on Tuesday at Target Field.
Schafer was thrown right into the fire, making the start in left field with Josh Willingham at designated hitter and Danny Santana in center field. Schafer went 1-for-2 in the Twins' 3-1 win.
"It's exciting," Schafer said. "I had a lot of fun in Atlanta. We had a great clubhouse there and a lot of guys I'm close with. But I think a change of scenery was needed and I'm extremely excited about being here and getting a chance to play."
Schafer, 27, was hitting .163/.256/.213 with four doubles, 15 stolen bases and two RBIs in 63 games with Atlanta this season before being designated for assignment on Friday. He's a career .222/.307/.304 hitter with 88 stolen bases in 110 attempts in parts of five seasons with the Braves and Astros.
Schafer, who hits from the left side and can play all three outfield spots, was once a top prospect in the Braves organization but has yet to translate his success at the plate in the Minor Leagues to the Majors.
"I feel defensively I'm extremely good and as far as stealing bases, I've been extremely successful, but to this point in my career I've underachieved at the plate," Schafer said. "There's been times where I've been very good but then I'll get knocked off by something, whether it's injury. So I'm hoping I can back on track here and be consistent."
He missed more than a month with a stress fracture in his right ankle late last season, and he saw his playing time diminish this year because of the crowded outfield in Atlanta. But the Twins are hoping he can find his swing in Minnesota now that he can get more playing time.
"We haven't seen much but we know he's a speed guy with some stolen bases in his career," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We just want to get him on the field. We're leaving Santana out there [in center] today, but ultimately this will give us a chance to get Santana in the infield a little bit and mix some people around."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. Alex Smith is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ATHENS—When Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine publisher Randy Brudnicki planned a fishing trip to Falcon International Reservoir with his sons Jason and Dustin for the week after Christmas, he knew the time was right to catch a Toyota ShareLunker.
But the trio struggled for two days, catching only small bass mid-lake and near the dam. On Wednesday, December 28, the north wind shifted to the south, and that made all the difference. "I knew to look for places where the south wind would blow in to points," Brudnicki said.
It was their last day to fish, and they wanted to get on the road early, so they put in at the county ramp in Zapata and began fishing around the city's water intake structure. "After spending some time on the main point but only catching small fish, we moved upwind to a ledge," Brudnicki said. "My son Jason, who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, started throwing a Strike King 6XD crankbait, a Christmas present from his older brother, Dustin. The big girl hit right under the boat as he ended his retrieve. He set the hook and she pulled a little line. Dustin grabbed the net and in seconds the fish was in the boat."
A few casts later Jason caught another big fish, and they decided to weigh them. The smaller fish went eight pounds, but the big fish bottomed out their scale. After borrowing a scale from another boat, they realized they had a ShareLunker and took it to Falcon Lake Tackle to be weighed on a certified scale. The official weight is 13.36 pounds. Length and girth were not available at the time of writing.
Keeping the big fish alive for the five hours it would take for a truck to arrive from the A.E. Wood Fish Hatchery in San Marcos now became their top priority. "We ran both recirculating and aeration pumps non-stop," Brudnicki said. "The mid-50 degree water temperature helped a lot." They finally turned the fish over to TPWD about 7 p.m.
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When the San Diego Chargers decided to fire Norv Turner, the concern is whether their next head coach will appease quarterback Philip Rivers. Now that Mike McCoy is their new coach, it should make Rivers very happy.
Looking at McCoy's work in four years as the Denver Broncos' offensive coordinator and the fact it went to another level with Peyton Manning as his starting quarterback, it was evident McCoy would be elevated to a first-time head coach for some team in 2013.
The Chargers are that fortunate team, with the added bonus of stealing someone from the staff of the reigning AFC West champions. McCoy interviewed with Arizona, Chicago and Philadelphia, but it's hard to ignore the fact that San Diego offered the most settled quarterback situation and best offensive opportunity.
During his introductory press conference on Tuesday, it didn't take long for McCoy to gush about the quarterback he's inherited.
"It's a great opportunity," McCoy said of the chance to work with Rivers. "He's a great guy to have as the face of your franchise. Game in and game out, regardless of the score, he's going to compete. That's where it's all going to start."
Rivers and Turner built a strong bond, not only as coach and team leader, but as play-caller and play-maker. Given how McCoy connected with both the passing-challenged Tim Tebow and legendary Manning, the Chargers have reason to think he'll do the same with Rivers.
Rivers needs the help as the four-time Pro Bowl selection saw a significant dip in production and efficiency the last two seasons under Turner. His passer rating was consistently so-so at 88.7 and 88.6 after that number was well above 100.0 in the three previous years.
When McCoy starts to do his homework on Rivers' struggles, he'll see the quarterback's supporting cast played the biggest part in it.
The Chargers' offensive line -- especially the pass protection at the tackles -- has been a makeshift mess. The running game hasn't produced like San Diego expected with Ryan Mathews unable to shake off injuries. Rivers also has been hurt by the free-agent departures of two key receivers the past two years -- Vincent Jackson and running back Darren Sproles.
That's where McCoy's scheming and new general manager Tom Telesco's keen eye for offensive talent come into play. McCoy proved he can use a variety of cogs and creative looks to move the ball. Telesco excelled as the Colts' player personnel director, and was a part of the successful transition from Manning to Andrew Luck.
Rivers, 31, is the obvious keeper. But expect McCoy and Telesco to make the priority of upgrading everywhere around him. The Chargers already rediscovered their 3-4 defense with the hiring of John Pagano last year. Now it's time to get the offense humming again as a high-output, low-mistake operation.
When you look at the Broncos the past two seasons, they had the line to protect the quarterback and an emphasis on protecting the ball. Their work up front also made them a strong rushing team with Tebow and more complementary with Manning.
It will be a while before the Cardinals and Eagles find quarterback stability again. The Bears have Jay Cutler, but Rivers has a better track record.
McCoy is used to winning in Denver, and Telesco, for all but a lost 2011 season, was there for plenty of winning in Indianapolis. With Rivers, one of the league's fieriest competitions, it hasn't been long since San Diego was both a division powerhouse and Super Bowl threat.
With McCoy and Telesco each just 40, their combined more youthful energy is a welcome change from the old-hat ways of Turner and former G.M. A.J. Smith.
The Chargers were selective in the process, but so was McCoy. Their mutual waiting game puts both the team and its new coach in a good position to quickly win a lot of games together.


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I've got a pair of Merrel's with the factory anti-microbial insoles that I've been playing in for the past year and a half. Up until last month, those insoles really worked well - I have pretty smelly feet after playing multiple rounds in thin socks, and sure enough, my shoes never smelled like rotten ass...that is, until I had to step into some nasty Louisiana swamp water a few weeks ago to retrieve a disc.
Just wondering what you guys use to suck the stank out of your shoes, aside from throwing them into the washing machine. In the past I've tried the baking soda method, but it didn't really work. Any particular sprays/powders or maybe a specific brand of insoles that worked for you?


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"It's not a matter of what should be there, but rather what could be."
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The rapid growth of technology is changing the way we communicate our thoughts and ideas in the classroom and beyond. The boundaries for technology are continuously expanding within the Natick Public School system where Lori Cullen is a technology teacher. Cullen teaches various technology courses: Introduction to Web Design, Advanced Web Design I, Advanced Web Design II, Digital Media, and Internet Management. In her classes, she challenges her students' basic and complex knowledge of various computer applications in Adobe® Creative Suite® software and on the web. Her most intense class is Advanced Web Design II, where each student becomes certified in Adobe Dreamweaver® CS5 software and then goes on to apply his or her skills with jobs at businesses in the Greater Boston area including Wellesley College, Five Bites Cup Cakes, Vanessa Boutique, GPA Plus Solutions, The Seat Swap, and the Natick School District.
Beyond working with the students, Cullen has played a large role in preparing fellow co-workers for the one-to-one environment that Natick High School will be launching with the opening of a new high school in September 2012.
Cullen earned a Master of Education degree in Instructional Technology from Cambridge College. In addition to working at Natick High School, she has worked in several public and private school settings and maintains trade show websites on a freelance basis. She also runs marathons and volunteers in various charity events.


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That Was No Panic
So much for the U.S. presidential election clearing things up; I'd say it muddied the waters even more, because the "fiscal cliff" and Europe worries came back in a heartbeat.
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So I just lost my favorite wizard while practicing. Im thinking maybe this was a sign from the DG heavens, telling me its time to switch putters after years of putting mediocrity. Ive been enjoying my lightweight aviar while practicing recently, so I'm thinking something less overstable than the Wizard. Unfortunately, the aviar is too understable to drive. I think the anode sounds like it might be the best of both worlds, glidey and slightly understable for long putts, but still drivable on straight lines. Does this sound about right to Anode lovers? What are some weights that people are throwing for drives?
Furthermore, I used this wizard on 60% of my approach shots; mainly because i could flick it very straight and accurately about 150-200ft. How is the anode for flicks? Would an ion be better? Something totally different?
In addition, I've heard lots of grip concerns with mvp plastic in variable weather; which mvp plastic seems to be the most reliable?
Finally, does anyone have any other disc recommendations that transitioned smoothly out of their wizard phases? I would really love to replace this with another super stiff and hard wizard; but years of searching haven't produced any results. This is another reason i'm thinking its time to move away from this disc.


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His other work includes software and game design. Recently, he collaborated with IGF-nominated game designer Kurt Bieg on Twirdie, a Twitter powered golf game that uses the world's conversations as its core mechanic.
Ramsey's work has been featured on NPR, in ACM publications, at Babycastles, and at the Game Developers Conference.


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India Waters – 30 Hottest Rockstar Daughters
Her father Roger Waters may be famous worldwide for his tenure in Pink Floyd and his solo career, but India Waters is definitely forging her own path. This lovely young daughter has had a rather successful run as a model in recent years.
Waters recently shared her beguiling looks on an album cover for Green Nuns of the Revolution. She's also modeled for DeBeers, Amica magazine, Bare magazine, Frost French, Monsoon, and Vogue.
But what about music? Water got a taste of her father's life as a young girl when she lent her voice for usage on his 1987 album, 'Radio K.A.O.S,' but, so far, she's not been anxious to follow in his musical path.


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WEST Wilts claimed a 1-1 draw with Bridgend in the Davis Wood League Conference North clash on Saturday.
The visitors were buoyed by the return of Matt Elloway for the trip, but they fell behind 10 minutes into the first half.
Wilts responded when Dave King slipped a 'no look', 90 degree pass from the base line to James Baker, who finished into the bottom corner.
Wilts spent the rest of the half pushing on but were unable to take the lead.
The second half was a disappointment, but Wilts had an escape when a penalty flick was awarded against Jonny Hackett in the final play of the game.
But Wilts keeper Finn Walton stood firm to slap away the flick and preserve a point for the Warminster side.
l WEST Wilts Ladies slipped to a 2-1 defeat in their West Clubs League East Division clash against Frome at Kingdown School.
The home side began strongly and their efforts were rewarded when Niki Stranks finished off a short corner.
Frome came back, earning a penalty flick that was scored to equalise.
Frome were the more determined side in the second half, making the Wilts defence work hard.
The home team had breakaway chances but despite Wilts' player of the match Sarah Gibson's performance on the left wing, it was the visitors that made the breakthrough to seal the points.
West Wilts Ladies 2 were beaten 4-0 by North Wilts in their Wessex Division One meeting, while the third team were beaten 3-0 by Melksham 2 at Stonar School in Wessex Division Two.
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The state's Public Utilities Commission has denied a request by California American Water Co. to make Monterey Peninsula customers pay for $6 million the company says it lost by discounting bills in cases of sudden, expensive water leaks.
In a decision dated Nov. 16, the utilities commission declared Cal Am failed to supply "pertinent information," suggesting the company could make the request again, but should include a broad swath of data about reported leaks, meter functions and where and how leaks were occurring.
Cal Am had asked the PUC in October to allow it to collect a 4.26 percent surcharge to customers so Cal Am could recover its "leak adjustment" losses between 2007-2011.
The timing of the company's request hit a raw nerve with customers already experiencing sky-high water bills.
"Over the course of 2012, public reports of high bills — bills that are higher than usual without any known reason or explanation for the increase — have reached a crescendo on the Monterey Peninsula," wrote Dave Stoldt, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District general manager, in a Nov. 6 letter asking the PUC to investigate the phenomenon.
The Herald has documented cases of numerous Cal Am customers on the Peninsula who have been hit in recent years with sudden, high monthly water bills — some in the thousands of dollars — that seem to defy explanation.
In some of these cases, Cal Am has offered customers a one-time bill reduction to help offset the unexpected expense. Although the company says the culprit is usually a leak the customer was unaware of, Cal Am officials have said bill adjustments are sometimes given to customers even when no leak is found.
However, customers say that even with the reductions, some bills still add up to hundreds and even thousands of dollars.
Although PUC has agreed that Cal Am has the right to recover losses resulting from the leak adjustments, officials wrote in their decision that a hearing should be held to determine how that should be done.
"Given the contentious nature of this filing and the policy issues it raises, an examination of the facts and policies should be considered through a formal proceeding," the commission stated.
The PUC's own Division of Ratepayer Advocates and 41 Cal Am customers filed protest letters after Cal Am requested the surcharge, the decision stated.
In an emailed statement, Cal Am spokeswoman Catherine Bowie said, "It is important to recognize that ... the CPUC affirmed that our bill adjustment policy is in the best interest of our customers. We are reviewing (the commission's) rejection of our advice letter application and will evaluate what we believe to be the most appropriate mechanism to resubmit for recovery of customer bill adjustment funds."
The PUC's ruling said Cal Am's method of trying to recoup the leak adjustments was different in Monterey County than methods used to recoup "uncollectible amounts" in other areas.
"Cal Am's request to recover the entire amount attributable to customer billing adjustments through a surcharge on customer rates raises a moral hazards issue," the PUC's decision warned.
In economic terms, a moral hazard exists when a financial deal includes incentives for parties to act against the interests of others involved.
Cal Am's $6 million in losses "amounts to more than $100,000 per month on average over that period," Stoldt said in the Peninsula water district's letter to the commission.
The surcharge, he wrote, "is borne by all ratepayers, residential and non-residential, water-wise and water-wasters. The district believes such a large periodic adjustment warrants greater due diligence by Cal Am to try to better identify the cause and reduce the number of occurrences."
In its request, Cal Am provided little in the way of data to back up the company's claim that it lost $6,235,488 during the last five years.
The PUC said the kind of "pertinent records" Cal Am should supply include customer meter records, information about meter testing and repairs, filed inspection results, leak reports, location and water usage patterns of customers who asked for bill reductions, and a "census of all customer service meters by customer class, size, type, year installed and manufacturers' warranted accuracy when new."
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Quality Care Symposium
November 27, 2012
A recent review of cancer statistics from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance Epidemiology End Results (SEER) database showed that more than two thirds of women with early-stage breast cancer who received contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM; removal of the breast not affected with cancer to lower the risk of the cancer from coming back) had a very low risk of developing cancer in the other breast. In addition, a survey of women with breast cancer showed that women who chose CPM were much more worried about recurrence (return of the cancer) than those who chose not to have CPM.
For this study, researchers surveyed 2,245 women with newly diagnosed breast cancer and re-surveyed 1,525 of those women about four years later. The women who participated in this study had received lumpectomy (removal of the tumor and some of the surrounding tissue), unilateral mastectomy (removal of the breast with cancer), or CPM. Out of the 1,446 women who did not have a recurrence before the second survey, 35% had considered CPM and about 7% had received it. About 70% of women who received CPM had a very low risk of developing cancer in the other breast.
Women who have a higher risk of the cancer developing in the other breast often have at least two first-degree relatives with breast or ovarian cancer and/or have changes in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. In this survey, women who had those risk factors were more likely to choose CPM. However, worry about recurrence also caused women to choose CPM, as 90% of women who received CPM said they were "very worried about recurrence" compared with 80% of women who received a mastectomy for only the breast with cancer.
What this means for patients
"If worries about cancer recurrence are affecting a woman's emotional well-being, perhaps contralateral prophylactic mastectomy would be the right choice, but our results clearly show that too many women are having unnecessary surgery," said lead author Sarah T. Hawley, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of General Medicine at University of Michigan. "Our findings also suggest that some women made the decision based on their misconception about the ability of CPM to reduce the risk of recurrence in the same breast. In everyday practice, this means that physicians need to understand the strong impact of worry about cancer recurrence in a patient's decision making, and may need to do a better job of educating and reassuring women about their true risks of both cancer recurrence and of developing a new cancer." Generally, women with breast cancer have less than a 1% risk of developing a new cancer in the other breast, whereas the risk of cancer coming back in the same breast or nearby lymph nodes is 8%. The risks of recurrence are higher in women with a family history of breast cancer and BRCA gene alterations.
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- What stage of breast cancer do I have?
- What are my treatment options?
- Can you explain the benefits and risks of a mastectomy? A lumpectomy?
- What is the chance that the cancer will recur in the same breast or the other breast?
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I've read many, many posts, but would still like some advice... An instructor recently taught me to throw (RHBH) from a stand, rather than a run up, until I get that part of the technique down. I do throw more consistently that way, but cannot throw a stable or overstable disc, or any disc above a speed 5. Any attempt to throw anything more challenging than a Stingray or Cobra results in a hyzer of less that 200 feet. I can throw a Stingray or Cobra 220 to 275 feet, and it flies flat and level. Try to throw a Roc, Valkrie, Roadrunner, or even a Leopard, and it just hyzers. I just bought a Buzzz and a Latitude 64 River - can't throw them.
For my throws, I position my right side facing the basket, plant my left foot, and rotate my hips and shoulders back as far as I can. I then rotate forward, moving my arm slowly at first, then more quickly as I reach the snap point. I shift my weight from my left to my right foot as I rotate onto the ball of my right foot, I pull straight through keeping my elbow tucked, and the discs snaps out with a nice finger to thumb snap, and I follow through. I use a basic power grip, and grip the disc very firmly. I "think" I'm doing everything right, and with a lower speed, understable disc, I get exactly the result I expect. Anything else - forget it. I've tried adjusting my wrist angle - makes no difference.
Disc weight doesn't seem to matter, although heavier discs are easier to snap. Plastic doesn't seem to matter - I throw Champion, Star, and DX - and their equivalents by other manufacturers - with the same results. If it is a slow, understable disc, it flies. Anything else, it flops. I'm getting frustrated to the point of quitting. I'm 51, and that might be a factor, but I've been doing this for years, and I simply cannot improve, no matter how much I practice, or what I try.


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Many of the 2 million visitors to the library branches each year come for the print resources, DVDs and CDs. Some of them also drop by or visit remotely 24/7 for the authoritative electronic resources.
These "research databases," available through thelibrary.org/research, let you read daily newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, financial investment sites, business research, genealogical collections and even librarian-recommended homework help sites for all ages.
The portion of your property tax bill that supports the library district also provides funds for these electronic gems. About $65 of the average Greene County household's property tax bill goes to support the Library District – also what out-of-county residents pay annually for a library card.
It got us to thinking: What would it cost an individual for an annual subscription to just one of these? Turns out, a lot more than $65 a year you pay to support all the library's services.
Electronic Resources Librarian Renee Brumett helped provide the cost comparisons for a sampling of databases. The one caveat, she says: Some private subscriptions come with different content – less or more, with full-page images, – than a library subscription, or offer discounts if bundled with other products, but you get the idea.
Here's what it would cost annually for a personal subscription:
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Category: baby name Jared
By Linda Rosenkrantz
Whenever there's a list of award show nominees announced, we like to make our own picks—but not for performances or achievements, no–for the best named candidates. There are far fewer categories on the Golden Globes slate than there are for, say, the Academy Awards, where there are tons of technical nominees…but there are enough for us to make the following picks.
EDIE—Edie Falco, the former Carmela Soprano, is nominated for Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy, as Nurse Jackie. One of the nickname names that has long stood on its own, Edie is now in the Top 250 in the UK; British actress Samantha Morton chose it for her daughter.
GRETA—Greta Gerwig, nominated as Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for her leading role in Frances Ha. Almost a one-person name in the Garbo era, Greta is back in the public domain, seen on Mad Men and picked by Kevin Kline and David Caruso for their daughters.


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Two Reb Shmuels
Reb Shmuel Tentser the melamed had a heder [religious grade school for boys] where once hundreds of young boys studied. He had several assistants.
The Heder a huge room with a clay floor, three large wooden tables set up in a U shape. On both sides there were long benches so that the students sat face to face. The rebbe [teacher] sat across the table..
The assistants would stand around the table or go around among the children and make sure that they stayed quiet and listened to the rebbe.
In the second room where the rebbe lived it was dark and squalid. The walls were soaked with dampness. The damp and steam from the cooking pots poured down them. There were no windows.
The teacher's wife, Paya, was, the poor thing, blind in one eye and it ran all the time. She would yell and curse and would invade the heder. She was dirty and the seams of her blouse were split. With a loud voice she would let out her bitterness to her husband. Shmuel Tentser would not even move. He did not even turn his head to her and would continue with kometz alef oh, kometz bes, bo.
There was a special punishment corner a prison that was closed with a door as high as a child's head. The sinner would have to hold in one hand a poker and in the other a broom. The child would stand and yell: beh, beh, a busha! [beh, beh, a shame!]. After a couple of minutes he would go back to studying. The duration of the punishment was decided by the melamed.
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Reb Shmuel der rebetsin's
Reb Shmuel der rebetsin's was a secular rebbe. He was famous not only for his knowledge, intelligence and for his ability to teacher grammar, but first of all for this; several weeks before Passover he would produce wine. The heder boys were glad to help, at the expense of studying less.
The wine production was an interesting trade. It was necessary to pay very careful attention to the small boys so as not to arouse the wrath of the rebbe's wife who was worse than the rabbi's ethics lessons.
In the dark evenings the students would go back to the heder with lanterns in hand and snow creaking under the feet. One frozen hand holds the holy books and the other the lantern, rocking in the wind. Behind it sways the figure of the student the Jewish zealot.
Shmuel der rebetsin's did not beat the students as he had physically weak children. He had a blackjack, but did not use it. The parents of his students were more or less sure that their children were in no great danger that Shmuel der rebetsin's heder would beat them.
Yishie Drayzi: Reb Shmuel Glembutski
We, all the Krynkers, who have since spread through out the world, while still in our hometown went through and studied in heder. It was in Rabbi Reb Shmuel son of Yosef haTzadik [the righteous man] Glembutski, or as he was called, Reb Shmuel der rebetsin's heder where we studied.
With him we wandered the paths of this great and dear asset. There were Jewish teachings and ethics, based on the most beautiful and glorious principles of the Torah, the rich baggage of light and knowledge, of virtue, the deep spirit of Jewish traditions, morals and honesty.
My great uncle, Reb Shmuel der rebetsin's did not use the torah as a spade with which to dig he kept the rule of love work, hate domination. Therefore he dedicated his entire virtuous life, body and soul, to educate generations of Jews, taught them the way of knowledge and anonymity, to plant religion in the hearts of his young students.
Reb Shmuel's heder was in its category the highest in Krinik and grown up boys from the best families studied there. They had already gone though other heders of khumesh [Pentateuch] and the books of the prophets the degrees. Reb Shmuel taught the students traditional scholarship, such as gemore [the part of the Talmud that comments on the Mishnah] with toysefes [critical glosses on the Talmud], the way of ha-p'shat [a literal translation of the Torah] and cabala. It was an honor for parents and pride for the children to study with him. And we who sat for many years on the benches around his table soaked up Torah and wisdom from him as well as his love of Judaism and belief in the triumph of Israel.
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The model, clean, virtuous life of the rabbi served as an example for all his students. Reb Shmuel der rebetsin's (Reb Yosele's son and spiritual heir) was a good-natured man, of stately appearance and great scholar and at home in secular knowledge. People came to him from all walks of life to ask his advice, to charm away an evil eye and to pour out their heavy hearts. And everyone, when they left, had more faith. Reb Shmuel was respected and loved in the city.
Reb Shmuel prayed in the Kavkazsynagogue. His place was at the Holy Ark. The cantor always waited to start the main Shmona Esrah [the eighteen benedictions, a daily prayer] until Rabbi Shmuel had finished the silent prayer. The respect for him was immense.
How dear and since Reb Shmuel was to people so strict with his pupils. Every minute was precious and holy. One had to exert all his sense in order to follow what he said. The students truly thought of him as the pillar of fire. He not only instilled in his pupils a love of learning and the love of Judaism, but also a sense of Hebraisism that has stayed with each of them.
Thursday might Reb Shmuel prepared for the Sabbath. He paid careful attention to everything so that it would be done according to religious law, in honor of the Sabbath Queen and prepared the snuff himself.
When he was finished his work, he would pay the first tithe to the Odelsker rabbi who then lived in Krinik and to other scholars. And I had the privilege of carrying out the holy mission of carrying the little boxes of tobacco to them.
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I normally post technical topics here on this blog, but I'm extending this post a bit to include a little professional development. Don't worry; there's some tech (and Distributed Computing tech, no less) in this post as well.
I recently presented a few sessions on a "SQL Cruise" to Alaska (more on that here) and one of those sessions was on professional development. As part of that, I had everyone do some exercises on career building, and we created some deliverables we would be accountable to each other on. After all, one of my favorite business quotes (my version, others have said something similar) is:
What gets measured gets done.
One of the deliverables was to establish our career goal(s) for the next year, and then come up with a list of 12 books that would help us get there. We promised to read one book per month, and report back on our blogs a review of the book and how it applies to the career. So in no particular order, here is my list – I'm telling you all, so call me on it if I don't post a review on one of them. I reserve the right to change my list as I learn more, but 12 books is the rule:
As part of keeping each other accountable, I hereby tag a few of my fellow travellers – and you, of course, are invited to play along. Link back to this blog post and put your link in the comments below if you want us to follow your journey:


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Drake High girls water polo player Lauren Emge has signed a letter of intent to play next season at UC Davis. Emge scored 116 goals helping the Pirates to a 23-6 record, its second consecutive MCAL title and the semifinals of the North Coast Secion playoffs.
"One-on-one, she's very hard to guard," UC Davis coach Jamey Wright said. "She has a lot of low-post moves from being a basketball player. She's not real big, but she's tough and strong. The other thing I like about her is that she shoots the ball well from the outside."
3 Dominican players honored
Dominican University women's basketbal players Jasmine Cox, Kimi Nakamura and Sarah Nelson have been neamed to the Pacific West Conference Fantastic 15 for games played Nov. 12-18.
Nelson, honored for the second week in a row reached career-highs in points (26), rebounds (13) and blocks (seven) in a 93-91 victory over Cal State Stanislaus. In the same game, Nakamura tallied 22 points, including four 3-pointers and three steals. Cox added 11 points and seven boards in that victory as well.
Novato girls drop opener
Janea Early led the Novato High girls basketball team with 15 points, but the Hornets were outscored 20-11 in the fourth quarter by Petaluma (1-0), losing 41-37. Maddie Tomsky added 10 points, including one 3-pointer for Novato (0-1)
"(We had) a number of defensive breakdowns," Novato coach Pete Knight said of that fateful fourth quarter. "Our defensive rebounding was poor and that's all it took."
MC seniors commit to Cal
Marin Highlanders Rugby Club members and Marin Catholic football players Louis Le Merle, Henry Baylor, and Henry Harmon have all committed to play at Berkeley next fall.


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HOUSTON - A fast-food favorite is on the list of this week's Freebie Friday deals.
Chick-Fil-A wants you to eat more chick'n for breakfast. Next Thursday, it will offer free Chick-Fil-A Chick-n-Minis (3-count) at participating Houston area Chick-Fil-A restaurants. The offer is good from 6 to 10:30 a.m. and you can go inside or drive-through to get the deal.
Lipton wants you to sample their black tea. If you like the Lipton Facebook page, you can get a free sample while supplies last.
Sprinkles Cupcakes is offering a buy 1 get 1 free deal on Friday. It is part of a movie promotion, so you need to whisper "This is 40" when you are placing your order to get the deal.
Whole Foods is holding a Healthy Cooking Bowl Friday through Sunday. It will have free samples and free recipes all weekend. Click the link for individual store events.
Sam's Club is holding free monthly health screenings this weekend. Club members can get multiple free screening tests including cholesterol, hearing and vision.
You don't have to be a runner to get free fitness information this weekend at the Ironman Sports Medicine Institute and Memorial Hermann Expo. The two-day expo at the George R. Brown Convention Center downtown is part of the excitement surrounding this weekend's Chevron Houston Marathon.
The expo will be open until 7 p.m. Friday and runs Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Ive played around 40 holes on three consecutive days last week, and on the third day with my first throw I noticed that while following through, my right elbow really hurt (BH throw). I have to say that I didn't warm up and also that it was pretty cold (around -2 °C). Today (2 days after the tournament) I went out again with my little brother to just try his new disc for a couple of throws in the snow, and again, I just wanted to throw it once, did so and had that pain again while following through. I didn't throw full power but again I didn't warm up and its now -5 °C. The elbow really hurts the moment that my elbow completely straightens and I can still feel a minimal pain right now (30 mins after the throw) when I straighten my elbow completely.
Three reasons for it that a newbie like me could imagine...:
1) I have to warm up my elbow. I just don't know how. Is there any way to do this?
2) I should do some workout for any elbow muscles, just cant imagine how...
3) It's my form. I remember having read somwhere, that in the follow through, you are supposed to turn your hand in a way so that the palm faces down towards the gorund. My palm is not facing towards the gorund, but rather 90° to the ground (it faces a little right of the target at the end of the follow through).
Im 20 now, so I should think that it's not any age related problem, but I would really like to solve that issue as soon as possible as changes in my form are not too difficult yet now (just playing 5 months).
Thanks for any ideas!
ps: I loooove (and I am soooooo good in) explaining stuff in English, that I probably wouldnt even be able to explain in my native language...


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I was perusing one of my favorite music blogs, DroptheR.net and came across a link to a really great article by indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz) on Hypoebot that talked about the 7 things every opening act should do. As someone who has been in a variety of groups and who has many friends in touring bands, everything point Kosha made had me shaking my head in agreement. Regardless of genre, the size of the crowd or even your current mood, there is something to be said about paying dues, supporting the people who gave you that opening slot and [ Read More.. ]
"Ways To Go" Benefit Release Show Raises $3K+!
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The Case Against Lambda Tuning
It's Not the Best Solution for Loop Control. Here's Why
On these pages, in May 2010 (Maximizing Control-Loop Performance), I described two measures of economic performance for regulatory control loops based on the direction of a load disturbance:
- If the controlled variable is driven from setpoint in the "safe" direction—away from specification limits—the economic penalty varies directly with its integrated error in returning to setpoint.
- If the controlled variable is driven in the "unsafe" direction—toward the specification limit—the economic penalty varies with peak deviation, as that determines how far the setpoint must be positioned from that limit.
Fortunately, the integrated error (IE) is easy to calculate for any PID controller, ideal or not, as derived in that reference:
where ∆m is the percent change in manipulated variable m required to return the controlled variable to setpoint following a disturbance; P is the percent proportional band; and I is the integral time of the controller. This formula applies with or without derivative. In the presence of a sampling element of scan time ∆t, or a filter of time constant τf, or a dead-time compensator τdc, the integral time in Equation 1 is augmented thereby.
Figure 1 plots the response of an integrating process, such as liquid level with dead time, following a step-load change introduced at the controller output. The deviation grows during the process dead time just as it would in the open loop. From that point onward, the proportional action of the controller reduces its growth rate as determined by the width of the band, ideally reaching a peak before the next dead time elapses. But the wider the proportional band, the longer this takes, and the larger is the resulting peak.
Optimum Tuning
Regardless of the direction of the upset, the obvious strategy is to minimize the proportional band (maximize proportional gain), but this works only to the point where oscillation develops. Minimizing IE alone would result in continuous cycling. Damping must be provided to insure stability and allow for some variation in process parameters—a property known as "robustness." So an optimum proportional band must be found that provides the best combination of minimal peak deviation and IE, along with damping and robustness. These properties are combined in the red response curve in Figure 1, which happens to represent the minimum integrated absolute error (IAE) in response to a load step for a PI controller on this process, an integrator with dead time τd
Minimum-IAE response is a mathematical fiction that just happens to combine these desirable properties. IAE is not usually calculated on-line, as it grows with noise level and must be divided by the size of the disturbance to indicate performance. Its primary use is in simulations as in Figure 1. Then, once having accepted this as a desirable response, its pattern can be emulated while tuning on-line. The optimum response curve has a symmetrical first peak, a setpoint overshoot about one-tenth of the first peak, and a decay ratio of the damped oscillation of about 0.2. The robustness of the tuning is indicated by the approach to continuous oscillation when the proportional band is reduced by two-thirds—a change in loop gain equivalent to a 50% increase in process gain.
The tuning rules for attaining minimum-IAE step-load response on an integrating process with dead time are very simply:
where τd and τ1 are the dead time and integrating time of the process respectively. The proportional setting determines the symmetry of the first peak and the damping as shown; the integral setting determines the degree of overshoot or undershoot. The optimum integral time was used for all of the curves in Figure 1.
The focus here is on load response being the primary objective of a regulatory control loop. This is especially true when controlling liquid level, pressure, temperature and composition in a continuous process plant or power plant. These loops operate at a single setpoint for months at a time. Their setpoint response is therefore irrelevant. (For those loops that must respond to setpoint changes, a solution is recommended later that can be effectively applied without compromising load response.)
Model-Based Control
Over the last two decades it has become fashionable to include a process model or its inverse into the controller, resulting in such a configuration as internal-model control (IMC) and model-predictive control (MPC). Academics especially have promoted these technologies as generally superior to PID control in providing more robust and predictable response to setpoint changes and other disturbances. But this practuce results from overlooking the dynamic functions in the path of load disturbances (see Control, May 2011, "Meditating on Disturbance Dynamics." When model-based controller parameters are simply matched to process parameters, load response curves decay exponentially along the time constant in the load path. Aggressive tuning can overcome this limitation, but this practice conflicts with the intent of the model-matching procedure.
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CHICAGO — The Network of Executive Women has unveiled its "2012 Annual Report," which features the personal stories of 10 network members, who explain how their engagement with NEW changed their companies, careers and lives.
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Sunday, September 24, 2017
Anxiety and Stress Disorders
Seeking a Diagnosis and Explanation
I have just started getting help for my problems... I was sent to one doctor who said I have PTSD which caused Social Anxiety Disorder and Depression. When he heard I was put on Prozac in the past for Social Anxiety he said he had never heard of that before... Couple of weeks later I see my doctor for the first time... He doesn't say what he thinks is wrong with me but puts me back on Prozac? Should I take the Prozac or find another doctor?
Well, I don't blame you for being confused. It is frustrating when you tend to get different responses and suggestions from different physicians about the same problem. However, medicine is an Art, as well as a Science, and you are a person who is also changing with time.
As you talk to your doctors about your problems be sure and have a few questions ready to ask. For example,
"What do you think is wrong with me? What diagnosis seems right to you?
"If you don't know what is wrong with me now, what more do you need to help me? More time? More tests? A trial of medication or therapy?"
"What therapy or medication do you suggest? How long will it take to show some improvement? What side effects can I expect? How long will I need to take this therapy or medication?"
It is always appropriate to get a second opinion when you are uncertain about the diagnosis or treatment suggested to you by a physician. Even a THIRD opinion, if you get conflicting advice. Keep in mind that mental health diagnoses are not as easy to make as, say, a diagnosis of strep throat. There is no quick and easy test to tell the doctor what is wrong, and often there is no single treatment or medication that is guaranteed to work better than anything else. Both diagnosis and treatment may take several visits over weeks or months.
That said, PTSD and social anxiety are both commonly treated with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medications, which include Prozac (fluoxetine). These types of medications, especially when used along with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT, a kind of thinking and acting therapy) have shown good success for people with both PTSD and social anxiety. It is not unusual for social anxiety to develop in people who have experienced traumatic life events, so I wish you good luck in your ongoing treatment.
Nancy Elder, MD
Associate Professor
College of Medicine
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Eventer, a PHP and jQuery based interactive events calendar, is a highly interactive calendar for presenting your events in a very highly interactive format.
It can be integrated into any existing php page quick and fast as you just have to browse a specific page in the browser, input some values and everything will be setup for you.
It also includes a simple yet powerful admin panel to let you add, edit and delete events.
Salient features of Eventer include:
- 2 color options – Light and Dark
- Unlimited events support
- Repeat Events (can be turned on/off through the admin panel in options page)
- Choose between USA and UK date formats
- Highly Customizable
- Can be used with any language as the calendar options via admin panel allow you to change week and month names
- Comes with easy to use admin panel for managing your events data
- Set various options via admin panel
- Monthly navigation
- Well documented (see documentation here)
- You get full source code including the admin panel
Options manageable via Admin Panel:
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- Today Date Box BG Color
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- Date Format (USA/UK)
- Starting Week Day
- Week Day Names Format
- Week Day Names Short
- Week Day Names Long
- Month Names Format
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- Show Months Navigation
- Repeat Events
Eventer admin panel demo:You can see the admin panel at following url:
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- Admin Demo url is different than the actual live demo because I want to keep actual live demo clean. So you can see the results of the user testable admin demo at Eventer-2
- In admin panel there is an additional page to let you manage admin password, email and events per page in admin panel but that page is not included in live demo due to security concerns.
Documentation:You can see the documentation at http://products.lucidstudios.net/eventer/help/
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v1.1 - 8-03-2012 Fixed a bug related to admin panel so download the latest files if you have downloaded the files before 8th of March 2012. v1.1 - 27-02-2012 Fixed date issue for the USA/UK date formats when adding/editing events v1.1 - 17-02-2012 Added option to choose between USA and UK date formats v1.0 - Initial version


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De Vries vies for spot in rotation
De Vries threw 23 pitches ---14 for strikes. His first strikeout came on a curveball and the second on a slider. He didn't issue any walks.
There is no scheduled date for his next start or how many pitches he will throw. De Vries believes it will probably progress to three innings or 30 to 35 pitches. His previous two spring outings had been just one inning each.
"It's an open position and I'm looking at it as mine to lose," said De Vries, who has allowed just one baserunner in three Grapefruit League starts. "I'm going out there and trying to prove every day that I want it, and I'm the guy to take that last spot. That's how I'm approaching it."
A surprise on last year's ballclub following his May callup, De Vries went 5-5 with 4.11 ERA in 17 games (16 starts) over 87 2/3 innings.
Two starts against the Rangers in Arlington stood out for Twins manager Ron Gardenhire. In the first, De Vries pitched seven scoreless innings for the no-decision. A month later, he allowed two runs over five innings for the win.
"Bottom line is, he pitched some pretty good ballgames for us, so this should be fun to see him get some starts and go from there," Gardenhire said.


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Brain Tumor
Hello, I am a 22yr old female. I had a seizure four years ago (I had never had one before and have not had one since) but was told it was told it was stress. I had an MRI and an EKG. The EKG was positive but the doctors said that did not give any useful information. I have had trouble concentrating and have trouble finding words when I need them. This has been getting rapidly worse over the past two years. I am even having difficulties writing this without losing focus. I have a very hard time remembering specific events, even when they are repeated to me by a friend and sometimes I can`t remember events at all. I have also noticed small behavioral changes that I can't seem to control. I have tried to correct my focus problems but I have been unsuccessful. I was on medication as a child for ADD but this is much, much worse then it ever was in the past. I don`t want to run to my doctor and say I think I have a brain tumor but this seems to be the only thing that explains all of my symptoms and the severity of them. What is the most likely cause of this and what sort of treatment should I seek? Thank you
I doubt this is a brain tumor (because of the durations of your symptoms) but these problems are concerning for some sort of neurologic problem that should be evaluated. I would not hesitate to start with your doctor and say you do not understand the way your mind is working these days and that there have been concerning changes. (You don't have to say you think you have a brain tumor.) Even if your doctor is not concerned, you should ask for a referral to a neurologist. There are so many good medications now for different neurologic conditions.
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New York -- Signet Jewelers Ltd. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ultra Stores, Inc. from Crystal Financial LLC. and its other stockholders for approximately $57 million in cash. Ultra operates stores primarily in outlet centers, as well as licensed jewelry departments.
Signet will not assume any debt in connection with the acquisition.
"The addition of Ultra will immediately result in our having a significant share of the outlet channel for jewelry," said Michael W. Barnes, CEO of Signet Jewelers. "We had identified this rapidly growing channel as an opportunity to profitably increase our sales, enabling us to leverage our competitive strengths and add Ultra's expertise to our team."
Signet Jewelers' U.S. division operates over 1,300 stores in all 50 states primarily under the name brands of Kay Jewelers and Jared The Galleria of Jewelry. Signet's UK division operates approximately 500 stores primarily under the name brands of H. Samuel and Ernest Jones.


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Ice Cream QuandaryMath brain teasers require computations to solve.
Zee's Ice Cream Shop is world renowned for making new and inventive ice cream flavors from scratch. They've made great profits on their Marshmallow Mustang and Cinnebago flavors, but their Purple Pinto is just not turning a profit!
Scott, Zee's President, says that customers just don't want to eat purple ice cream. He thinks they should pull the flavor and move on. However Sally, Zee's Marketing Director, disagrees. She has taste tested the flavor with a sampling poll and it got rave reviews.
Daisy, the lowly Flavor Engineer, loves the Purple Pinto and knows that it has profit potential! She thinks the problem might be stemming from the small batch sizes and the fact that Sally takes scoops for sample polls every time they run a batch of the flavor.
Daisy has collected the following information:
1. Currently, there are 30 scoops in a batch.
2. It costs Zee's $12.90 to make each batch, right now.
3. A scoop sells for $0.90.
4. A small profit is not enough! Scott wants $25 per batch to make up for lost time.
5. Sally will not stop taking 17 sample scoops per batch.
First of all, is Daisy right? Or is the Purple Pinto just doomed?
If she is, can you help Daisy determine how large batches should be to ensure that Zee's makes a profit and keeps making her favorite flavor?
HintDaisy may just be a Flavor Engineer, but her intuition is right on!
AnswerShort answer:
Daisy is right.
She should up batch size to 86 scoops to give Scott his $25/batch profit.
Long answer:
Cost to Zee's = $12.90/batch or $0.43/scoop
Cost to Customer = $0.90/scoop (WOW! That's more than a 100% mark-up)
17 samples cannot be sold.
So a batch is now only 13 scoops
Cost to Customer = $11.70/batch
Zee's loses $1.20 per batch.
So, Daisy is right!
Now, to let's help her convince management to increase the batch size.
To break even: Our cost to make the scoops < Sales dollars from scoops
To make a $25 profit: Our cost to make the scoops + $25 profit < Sales dollars from scoops
Let's make s=the optimal number of scoops in a batch
Our cost to make the scoops is:
$0.43 * s + $0.43 * 17 (because we gave 17 away to marketing)
Sales from the scoops are:
$0.90 *s
$0.43 * s+ $0.43*17 + $25 < $0.90 * s
A little algebra, please:
s > 68.75 scoops to sell
Adding in the samples Daisy gave away to Sally:
s = 69 + 17 = 86 scoops/batch
Daisy needs to up the batch size to 86 scoops to ensure a $25 profit per batch.
And, most importantly, she can use her math to convince Sally and Scott to keep making the Purple Pinto!
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Monterey County could eventually link up to San Jose and all the way to Sacramento and the Sierra Nevada foothills under a proposed plan to extend existing intercity passenger rail service to Salinas.
On Wednesday, the Transportation Agency for Monterey County unanimously approved principles of agreement with the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority to establish a rail service extension south from Santa Clara County by 2017.
The authority oversees a 170-mile, eight-county rail system extending from Auburn and Sacramento to the San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Clara. The system is managed by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District and operated by Amtrak.
The authority unanimously approved the agreement principles with TAMC last week.
TAMC's plans call for a $135.7 million project to extend rail service from Santa Clara County to new stations in Watsonville, Pajaro and Castroville, ending up at a renovated Salinas train station. The agency already has secured $45 million in state, local and federal funding, some of which has been spent, and agency staff is seeking a $75 million federal Small Starts grant for the project.
According to a staff report, the rail service would start with two daily round trips, and expand to up to six trips per day as demand dictates. The report suggests the program would cost about $5 million per year to operate and would collect about $4 million in ticket revenue, with the remaining $1 million to be covered by a subsidy, perhaps through intercity rail funds.
The rail service is designed to provide an alternative to commuting on congested Highway 101, offer better access to jobs, improve air quality and promote livable communities and economic growth locally.
Supervisor Lou Calcagno predicted there was no way rail service would begin by 2017, noting preliminary planning work hasn't even started on proposed stations in his North County district.
But TAMC Executive Director Debbie Hale and other transportation commissioners said they remain optimistic.
Hale and Seaside Mayor Ralph Rubio said there once was significant doubt about whether Highway 101 improvements at Airport Boulevard, along the Prunedale corridor and on the San Juan Road interchange would ever get under way. The first project is finished, the second is well along and the last is starting up with an official groundbreaking ceremony set for April 5.
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Whirlpool Mixer...Has to be one of the firsts...Papers say "Deluxe Hand Mixer" Was made in Alliance Ohio, by the Alliance Manufacturing Co, who later became whirlpool. I can find no date, or any other info on it from Whirlpool. Can U help. It works, and you push the black round thing on top to stop the beater from spinning. The papers that are inside of it are so old they crumble if u try to put together.


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The publisher of the Craven Herald, Newsquest Media Group, has become the largest daily regional news publisher online.
The data published by ABC confirmed that our July-December 2013 daily average unique browsers (website edition readers) totalled 731,495 – year-on-year growth of 40.6 per cent (July to December 2012: 520,256).
That figure means that for the first time we have outgrown our large peers, Johnston Press, Trinity Mirror and Local World.
Our average monthly unique browsers for the same period were 12,945,846 – year-on-year growth of 41.9 per cent (July to December 2012: 9,124,606).
In terms of monthly unique browsers, Newsquest is now the second largest regional news publisher behind Johnston Press, although the monthly unique number can be significantly impacted by one-off spikes in traffic from users that visit once and never return, which makes the daily unique browser metric more robust.