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You know what?!? I'm SICK!!!! Why?! Cause all of the idiots lately. The people that actually know something about computers are getting less every day! Nobody cares about assembler anymore, software render, ray-tracing or casting. There is only hardware, per-pixel,vertex shaders and etc. bullshit. And not only that... somebody is constantly deleting all of the great articles tutorials and etc. from the net and replacing them with cheap D3D or OGL imitations. People are using ultra high level APIs(GFX that is) and doing per-pixel shader programs or etc. without even knowing that 1/z is linear and z is not in screen space. The so called programmers of the new times think that it's enough to learn C++(not even C =/) and start programming. They don't care about assembler optimizations or they don't even care how the computer actually work cause it's enough for them that the Microsoft's compiler will do everything for them. Pretty sucki a? I myself think that this sux and that in 10 to 15 years the programmers will be some brainless idiots that use the Microsoft standarts for everything. Of course there are people that still keep the old art of the programming alive and are tring to imporve it. So my last words are: LET'S FIGHT FOR THE OLD ART OF PROGRAMMING! DO NOT LET IT DIE!
hey Mihail121
Don't panic yet. Why do you think the operating system exists? It is there so that the programmer can concentrate on the job at hand without having to worry about lower level stuff. So, people are doing right if they are usign as high level an API as possible. However, it is not right if they don't know the basics of how a computer works (and this too, is valid only if their job requires it of them - eg: Game Programmers). And as for using only microsoft interfaces and being idiots - I think that microsoft would not even be the last entity that a sane person would trust . I am sure the folks who produce good products are not idiots and wouldn't be so in the future either. The art of programming is independeng of the language or the level at which you are doing it (Ofcourse the style would greatly be affected by the language though...)
I am sure others have more to say about this (and I am sure there is a lot I missed here, which they would be kind enough to add).
heh, everything decays... even the mona lisa on a serious note, there are just more pople trying to write games. naturally, since computers have grown much in popularity and possiblities over the last decade. also these pople are getting younger and younger ( not saying that there aren't any smart young people out there ). the same can be seen in other communitys like, well, counter strike. it used to be fun to play cs but if you enter a public server today it's havoc. still many of my friends keep playing the game. so i don't think that there are actually less "real" people in gamedev, they are just harder to find in the crowd today.
I think that you're expecting too much. In todays world, although it would be nice for people to learn about assembler optimisation and software rendering, people simply don't want to.
I believe that's OK for 2 reasons
1) many more people take up programming as a HOBBY. Yes it's a big one, in some cases the only one, but it's not intended to be a profession. Time is taken up by school so much that people don't have the time to learn such advanced things. Even if they did, they'd rarely find a use for it (by this I mean a situation where they would *need* to know it).
2) it's becoming less necessary. I'm not saying that's a good thing, but when people programmed in DOS, they communicated directly to the gfx card. OK, people knew more and were on the whole better coders, the code was convoluted. Ask anyone who programmed in DOS, and I think they'll say that todays code is cleaner.
What I think we do need to look out for are people who don't even bother to learn a language. They copy-paste nehe code, change the pictures and call themselves 1337 programmers. Now *this* is a bad trend.
btw, I think it's actually a bad idea for newbies to learn C and C++. The two languages (when used properly) encourage two different types of coding. It's better to pick one and, sadly in my opinion, that is most often C++.
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I do not agree with Mihail121 on one thing. I think there is just as many brilliant people as there were 10 years ago. The difference between now and then is that nowadays, there's simply more normal people. You must have the will to learn something, and Microsoft does everything to hide what we want from us. Most people doesn't even want to learn, they want to produce(anyone looked at the staff board on Mud Connector?). Peoples are willing to produce things, not necesseraly in learning.
The problem that I see today(from my point of view) is that programming is exactly what baldurk mentionned : a hobby for most people. Most people don't need to learn assembly, and hence, they won't learn it, or if they do, it will be a hobby. Back then, there wasn't any top of the line Graphic Card, ultra fast memory, etc... if programmers wanted to make games, they had to use their brains and everything available to get the best performance out of their box simply to display a handful of polygons on a screen. But as I said, today's optimisation resides on the hardware side of the computer, not on the software(or programmer). Even though it's good to have faster hardware, I still find sad that some people buys Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book just to appear flashy, and let dust cover it. Unfortunately, there is more and more people that have that kind of attitude, and I think that's what Mihail121 tried to explain(Correct me if I'm wrong). As was once said : Attitude is no excuse for incompetence.
Kids have it easy these days...
I predict that in the far future (maybe 10+ years) that graphics cards will become obsolete. The CPU will be able to handle everything and then software renderes will be back!
Just think about it. CPUs are getting more powerful everyday, eventually they'll be powerful enough to handle everything possible *today* on the CPU. if you just go with that analogy into the future a bit. then you will end up with the CPU doing everything. When that happens, a software renderer will be way more useful then a d3d render becuase it will be 100% compatible and fully supported becuase everything is on the CPU.
Then only out down would then be the users CPU power. Actually. The PCU will probably end up with loads of built in 3D functions, i mean we have 3DNow and similar thigns now that handle mediocre stuff. Eventually processor capabilities will increase dramatically. and a whole new world will follow.
i cant wait i cant wait i cant wait.
That may not happen because the work done by the graphics subsystem has ben increasing constantly. I am sure the CPU would have more physics, AI and stuff to take care of while the graphics card would be churning out more polys with all those complex shaders and stuff...
consider the play station 3 with an announced 1 terraflop of processing power... you can pack everything including gfx into that
1) CPU power cannot increase exponentially, or even linearly. It is simply not possible to keep adding power on, as eventually you will reach physical barriers. Perhaps not insurmountable, but to keep the cost down, it would be effectively so.
2) I've been playing FF7 recently. It's running on software mode, but everything is fine. Could they have said in 1997 that by 2003, we won't need graphics cards and been correct? no. The reason for this is that as graphics increased, so did most other aspects - AI, physics, etc. Look at halflife2. I'm sure that on max detail, the physics would be very taxing for the current average CPU, and that's STILL not perfectly 100% lifelike. Imagine what CPU we'll need when it is perfect?
Stupid smileys >:(.
main reason they are not correct is because marketing and all pushed everything to the "we need gpu's for all, software rendering is out" style.
todays cpu's can do everything we _would_ need. but they are not really designed to do it anymore, and gpu's got pushed to just fit the todays needs. they are not really usable at all, and still not at all programable. but as long as it looks good, people pay for all sort of shit.
if gpu's wouldn't have get pushed that much just for money, cpu's would have evolved in a bether way, SSE would be like vs3.0 or bether, and running on one or several hyperthreads.
full cpu optimized rendering tasks are very fast. and very flexible.
and i see the trend started to dive much more into software rendering again. gpu's drift off the way they are really usable. they get too much split from the rest of the hw. that will lead to more and more needs to solve partial tasks completely in software..
in 2-3 years, we get the first cpu's with several parallel running cores in. this will be the end of gpu's. local, united rendering performs much more efficient than rendering with the separated gpu. resource and bandwith efficient, that is. and the rest will be a cpu designed for parallelism..
and rastericing is yet now dying.. it will be dead in some years.
10x all for not creating a flame war and discussing this nicely. Here is my point:
It is quite true that programming nowdays is more like a hobby and it was the same with me some years ago but i realized this is what i have to do for living. We don't dicuss people doing as a hobby cause they are harmless. The people that don't do it for living though shoud be discussed. I don't deny that there are still much people that try to keep the old art alive but i think that they are getting less every day. For example we have high level GFX APIs like OpenGL and D3D. I know thousand of people that use those APIs without even know how they work. Now just don't tell me they don't need to know that. I'm also partially agreed with the Microsoft standarts. Of course there is no need to re-invent the wheel each time an application is beeing written. But people shoud have general idea of how those things work and i think they shoud be able to write them too. About that CPU/GPU war. I'm agreed with those of you that think that in the future GPUs will be obsolete since CPUs will become faster/better/stronger. Right now dual processor machines are taking over and i don't see where's the problem to use the second one as GPU or something like that. When i think now, the software rendering was never dead( just look at the MESA drivers ) so there is no need to revive it BUT as you pointed some people just don't think it's important to learn how it works. My final word is about all of those newly-born n00bish programmers that we know and that are getting more and more recently. I've always wondered why such people don't make some efford and learn something more useful than C++ and OGL for example. I would like to say that i realize how much is expected from programmers nowdays but if you can't hold it than better not start it!
10x for reading
hmm, when i review my own path of learning it gets obvious that i learned about software rendering first. i started out at a time where software rendering was still being used. when you looked for game programming tutorials you would still stumble over good old mode 13h. so it somehow was clear that you had to know about software rendering techniques. today the people who know about software rendering don't usr it anymore most of the time so there is less talk and less information about it. when you are new to gfx/game programming i doubt that you'll find much that points you in the "learn software first" direction. much rather you start out because someone told you about nehe. maybe if there was a more present and active community around software rendering more people would realize that it still exists.


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This is the latest of our 30 team previews, which will run through March 19. Previous: New York Mets preview. Next: New York Yankees preview.
If Major League Baseball had a relegation system in the manner of English Premier League soccer, the Miami Marlins never would have dreamed of giving up on the 2013 season the way they seemingly did with their controversial offseason salary dump.
The Marlins didn't just send Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, John Buck and Emilio Bonifacio to the Toronto Blue Jays for a package of maybes. They didn't just slash $160 million in future obligations and take a club-record $90 million payroll down to about $40 million.
The Jeffrey Loria-owned team sacrificed whatever momentum it had built up in the community and angered Miami politicians and taxpayers by squandering the (largely) publicly funded gift of Marlins Park.
Last week, Loria defended the dismantling, telling reporters that last season's 93-loss squad "was going nowhere."
"We had to turn back the clock for the moment and push the restart button," Loria said, "and get these young players in here and get them together and look where we are in another year or so."
However, it's hard to see how the 2013 Marlins will avoid challenging their '98 predecessors for most losses (108) in franchise history. It will be up to new manager Mike Redmond—he broke in as a backup catcher as one of 19 rookies on that Jim Leyland-led abomination—to coax maximum effort and production from a group that's either painfully young or openly upset.
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Giancarlo Stanton, who went public with his dissatisfaction after the Jays deal, returns in right field. Stanton, who already has 93 big-league homers at age 23, also has been the subject of trade speculation but still is another year from arbitration eligibility.
Veteran righthander Ricky Nolasco requested a trade, but the Marlins needed somebody to anchor their rotation so they kept him around (for now). Touted but unproven righthanders Jacob Turner and Nathan Eovaldi, acquired last July in deals with the Los Angeles Dodgers (Hanley Ramirez) and Detroit Tigers (Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante), respectively, will join Nolasco in the rotation.
Henderson Alvarez, the most experienced ex-Blue Jay the Marlins kept from their megadeal, also has a starting job. Lefty Wade LeBlanc will round out the group.
Rob Brantly, acquired in the Tigers deal, will handle the catching duties. Slick-fielding shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria takes over for Reyes, but there are concerns about his offense.
Logan Morrison, coming off another knee procedure, moves from left field back to his natural position of first base. He'll be joined on the right side of the infield by second baseman Donovan Solano, who impressed during a second-half audition in 2012. Veteran Placido Polanco was signed to play third base, but there are concerns about his troublesome back.
Juan Pierre, a popular link to the 2003 World Series winners, returns and will see the bulk of time in left field. Justin Ruggiano, a late-blooming revelation last season, will handle center.
Side-arming Steve Cishek, who nailed down 14 of 15 save chances after replacing Heath Bell at midseason last year, returns in the closer role. The setup crew includes lefties Mike Dunn and Dan Jennings, along with righthander Ryan Webb.
A third consecutive last-place finish, about the only thing this oddball franchise has yet to experience, would surprise no one.
1. LF Juan Pierre
2. 3B Placido Polanco
3. RF Giancarlo Stanton
4. 1B * Logan Morrison
5. CF Justin Ruggiano
6. C Rob Brantly
7. 2B Donovan Solano
8. SS Adeiny Hechavarria
* Expected to begin season on the disabled list
RHP Ricky Nolasco
RHP Henderson Alvarez
LHP Wade LeBlanc
RHP Nathan Eovaldi
RHP Jacob Turner
RHP Steve Cishek
Mr. Dependable: Giancarlo Stanton. Barring a major surprise, fans in South Florida won't have much to cheer this season. Except, that is, the exploits of the team's 23-year-old right fielder. Stanton widely is considered the game's top young slugger, and by a long shot. A knee injury limited him to 123 games last season, but he still hit 37 homers and .290/.361/.608. Also encouraging: Stanton's numbers have improved each season.
X-factor: Logan Morrison. Based on potential, Morrison once was considered on the same level as Stanton. Close to it, anyway. But Morrison has yet to prove he can produce consistently in the majors. For the Marlins to avoid 100 losses—and for Stanton to see hittable pitches—Morrison must live up to some of his potential. One problem: September knee surgery has made him questionable for opening day.
On deck: Adeiny Hechavarria. When the Marlins acquired Yunel Escobar and Hechavarria in their salary-dump trade with the Blue Jays, most assumed Escobar would be Miami's new shortstop. But the Marlins flipped Escobar to the Tampa Bay Rays and anointed the 23-year-old Cuban the new shortstop. Hechavarria is a slick defender with the skills to eventually be a dangerous leadoff hitter.
— Stan McNeal
OFFENSE: After finishing 29th in the majors in runs in 2012, the Marlins don't figure to be any more potent this season. It will be up to Stanton to provide nearly all the power, a responsibility that could lead the rising young star to press.
DEFENSE: Hechavarria arrives with a reputation for slick fielding, but he has a lot to learn. Pierre should be better than Morrison in left field, but the oversized outfield at Marlins Park makes the lack of a proven center fielder even more glaring.
ROTATION: Top prospect Jose Fernandez might reach the majors by the All-Star break, making Miami's rotation younger (and better). Until the group matures, however, the starters will take their lumps.
BULLPEN: Dumping Bell on the Arizona Diamondbacks and letting Cishek close from the start should help. But the team needs more experience in the setup and situational departments.
BENCH: When you have such a small payroll, your bench isn't going to be very experienced. Infielder Greg Dobbs is still around. Jeff Mathis, a career .198 hitter in the majors, will platoon with Brantly behind the plate once healthy (broken collarbone).
A major league scout analyzes 1B Logan Morrison:
"I just thought his body looked slow when I saw him last year. He really looked sluggish, including his bat speed. He's a bad outfielder, so it's probably good for all concerned that he'll be moving back to first. Could he still be a quality bat? Yes. ... Maybe the position change will help. Maybe he was caught in the middle in terms of his physique. He might have needed to be sleeker to play the outfield and that might have hurt him at the plate. For me, Morrison is kind of like Jeremy Hermida at the same stage of their careers. If guys like that lose bat speed, they can fall off in a hurry. It wouldn't surprise me either way with Morrison. He still might take off. Then again, he might not."
Only two teams in the majors blew more saves last year than the Marlins (22). That was mainly due to Bell's early-season meltdown (four blown saves by May 4), which pretty much guarantees this ownership never again will pay a closer $9 million a year.
What could go right: Maybe Stanton keeps his head down and rakes his way toward a future megacontract (somewhere). Maybe Redmond turns out to be another Joe Girardi in terms of speeding the transition for the latest group of painfully young Marlins.
What could go wrong: If Stanton, Nolasco, Morrison and anybody else with service time starts begging off the roster and the gutted lineup fails to support a promising pitching staff, Marlins Park could become a ghost town in just its second year of existence.
Bottom line: Deep down, even Loria has to know he has set his franchise up for long-term failure, along with another long-term rebuilding project. This might not result in a franchise record for losses, but it could be a depressing baseball summer in Little Havana.
Mike Berardino covers baseball for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. This feature also appears in Sporting News' 2013 Baseball Yearbook.

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Social Studies: This Who's Who highlights part of cultural landscape
Updated 6:14 pm, Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Judge Jason Pulliam of Bexar County Court No. 5 pointed out an anomaly of San Antonio's cultural landscape last week at a ceremony unveiling the 2012 African American Edition of Who's Who in San Antonio. In fact, the whole event underscored his point.
Pulliam, who is African American, told the large gathering in a Convention Center ballroom, "We only comprise 6 percent of San Antonio's population, but of that 6 percent, the folks in this room make tremendous contributions.
"This wonderful publication takes into account the significant impact of African Americans for their religious, cultural, economic, entrepreneurial and political impact here in this city, which is grand."
The force behind the local Who's Who is publisher Laura Thompson, who received a standing ovation when she was introduced by masters of ceremony Cheryl and Taj Matthews
To Thompson, a young, passionate clarion for African American pride, the book and its 2012 theme, "Telling Our Stories," strives "to create a legacy through success stories," as she told Gwen P. Robinson when she asked her to write the book's foreword. Robinson serves as executive director of the Alamo City Black Chamber of Commerce.
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"The Who's Who is a discovery that needs greater exploration because every edition reveals a new dimension to who's who in San Antonio," said honoree Aaronetta Pierce, who is featured as a Living Legend. As well as being owner of Premier Artworks, Pierce is a community volunteer and one of several women pictured on the book's all-woman cover.
The others are Live Oak Mayor Mary Dennis; retired AT&T executive Priscilla Hill-Ardoin; Barbara Hawkins, CEO of the George Gervin Youth Center; Confidential Search Solutions CEO Therall Haygood; Robinson; and IBM sales manager Rosalind Anderson In all, 132 people are featured with profile stories and photos.
The 2012 edition also features 90-year-old Andrew Smith, the first African American in San Antonio to work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture; SA 2020 CEO J. Darryl Byrd; St. Philip's College Dean Art A. Hall; and Tommy Calvert Jr., general manager of KROV Radio.
Civil Rights leader Mario Marcel Salas added a further note of sanctity. In a keynote address, he reminded all that the achievements of African Americans today are possible because of victories won by previous generations, just as current achievements blaze trails for future leaders.
The evening wasn't all solemn: The pounding soul and funk of Don Diego and Company had a few of us shaking off the day. It was a soulful celebration all the way around.
Nancy Cook-Monroe's "Social Studies" column appears Thursdays and Sundays in S.A. Life. Write to her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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BBC America Clip from Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour (SPOILERS) (video)
There is only one more week until the new season of Doctor Who starts on BBC America , Saturday, April 17th at 9/8c. Check out a new clip from the premiere (contains possible SPOILERS):
The Doctor Meets Amy
BBC America Promo for Doctor Who Series 31
BBC America starts airing the new series a couple weeks after BBC One starting on April 17th. Here is the promo trailer for it.
The New assistant
Karen Gillan has a Short interview, in the UK Newspaper The Observer and reveals that her Character Amy Pond Was Supossed to ware trousers. She also reveals what her relationship with the Doctor is, and that in fact they do Kiss. The entire article can be read following the link below. Also on the article are links to and Interview with Matt Smith, An interactive guide to the Regenerations of the Doctor, A review of the Complete Specials Boxed set, and a piece about the Bonhams Auction a few weeks ago. So it's well worth a look.
New Publicity Image for Doctor Who Series 31
New On Location Photos Show A Regenerated Doctor
Photographs taken on location shooting Doctor Who posted to Alun Vega's Flickr account reveals a newly regenerated 11th Doctor played by Matt Smith. Still wearing the torn and tattered outfit of the 10th Doctor (David Tennant), he is seen with Karen Gilan (Amy Pond) shooting a scene by an ice cream truck.
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Cover art for Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 157. San Diego Comic Con photo by Tara Wheeler
Renewal: New Doctor, New Companion, New Producer, New Costumes
The BBC Press Office has posted a press release concerning the start of shooting the new Doctor Who series starring Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor in Cardiff starting today through March 2010. Thirteen 45 minute episodes are being produced by BBC Wales for BBC One.
Below is the press release:
First Glimpse at the 11th Doctor Costume
BBC News has posted an article along with the first published photograph of Matt Smith in his new threads that he is wearing as the 11th Doctor.
Shooting of the new series began today, Monday in Cardiff. In this photograph (see below for large photo) of Matt Smith along with new companion, Amy Pond played by Karen Gilan can be seen wearing dark rolled up trousers, tweed jacket and bow tie, along with black shoe-laced boots.
The new series slated to debut in the spring 2010 features Matt Smith as the Doctor taking over the role after David Tennant (whose term as the Doctor comes to an end later of this year). It also features Steven Moffat as the new Executive Producer and Lead Writer for the series, taking over after Russell T Davies completes his term ending at the close of this year with the last of the specials.
Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 152
"I've come to help. I'm the Doctor."
Outpost Gallifrey Presents:
Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 152
Running Time: 1:04:08
All news edition: Karen Gillan Recap, Outpost Gallifrey Closing, Gallifreyan Embassy New Website, Who Party 14 Toronto, Doctor Who/Torchwood Comes to Space in Canada, BBC America Launches HD, Planet of the Dead and Torchwood Children of Earth come to DVD/Blu-ray, 24th Anniversary Celebration, and more.
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BREAK-IN -- A caller in the 400 block of South State Street reported at 7:52 a.m. Friday that a building was broken into and requested extra patrol.
MAN DIDN'T CLEAN UP AFTER DOG -- A caller in the 300 block of South School Street reported at 8:55 a.m. Friday that a man with a black dog refused to pick up after the dog. The man was advised to clean up.
PEOPLE CAMPING AT HOME DEPOT -- A caller at Home Depot on North Orchard Avenue reported at 9:53 a.m. Friday that people were camping in the northwest corner of the lot and had been using the store's pallets and tarps. Police found the camps but not the occupants, and arrested a Florida man for possessing and being under the influence of a controlled substance.
FIGHT -- A caller at Walmart on Airport Park Boulevard reported at 12:18 p.m. Friday that a woman hit her in the face and was still in the store. Police arrested a woman whose age and residence weren't disclosed for battery.
MAN TOOK FOOD -- A caller in the 500 block of East Perkins Street reported at 1:15 p.m. Friday that a man wearing a blue shirt, blue pants, sandals and a backpack took food and drink and left headed east on Perkins Street.
TOOLS STOLEN -- A caller at Home Depot on North Orchard Avenue reported at 5:27 p.m. Friday that tools were stolen from an unlocked truck.
MAN SCREAMING ON PHONE -- A caller in the 700 block of East Gobbi Street reported at 7:15 p.m. Friday that a man in his 20s with a thin build wearing a black sweatshirt and black-and-white pants was yelling and screaming on his cell phone at the main entrance of the park. Police didn't find the man.
SHOPLIFTER -- A caller in the 400 block of North Orchard Avenue reported at 8:31 p.m. Friday that a cooperative shoplifter was in custody. Police arrested a 42-year-old Ukiah woman for Mendocino County Sheriff's Office warrants and shoplifting, and cited and released her.
DOG, CELL PHONE STOLEN -- A caller in the 1500 block of Lockwood Drive reported at 8:46 p.m. Friday that his/her mother or sister stole the caller's dog, a teacup Yorkie. Police determined it was a civil dispute over a cell phone and dog. The dog and phone were returned to their owners.
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MAN DEMANDING PROPERTY -- A caller who owns property in the 100 block of North Franklin Street reported at 8:37 a.m. Friday that a man claiming to be "the Indian chief of Fort Bragg" was threatening to destroy the property if the caller didn't relinquish it. The caller was advised about getting a restraining order and sending a letter about trespassing.
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SportsNet LA to televise five Isotopes games this season
The Albuquerque Isotopes, Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and SportsNet LA have reached an agreement for the network to televise select Isotopes home games as the Dodgers head into September. Five of Albuquerque's remaining 12 home games will be aired on SportsNet LA on a tape-delayed basis. The Isotopes' matchup against the Memphis Redbirds this Friday will be the first game televised through the agreement and the full TV schedule is below.
"To have exposure in the market of our Major League partner is very exciting," said Isotopes General Manager John Traub. "13 players on the Dodgers' current 25-man roster have played with the Isotopes on their way to the Major Leagues so this new agreement will be a great way for Dodgers fans to watch some of the top prospects in the organization on their way to Los Angeles."
SportsNet LA Isotopes TV Schedule
|Game Date
|SportsNet LA TV Time
|Fri., Aug. 15 @ 6:05 p.m.
|vs. Memphis
|Sun., 8/17 @ 11:00 p.m.
|Sat., Aug. 16 @ 6:05 p.m.
|vs. Nashville
|Mon., 8/18 @ 2:00 p.m.
|Mon., Aug. 18 @ 5:35 p.m.
|vs. Nashville
|Wed., 8/20 @ 11:00 a.m.
|Fri., Aug. 29 @ 6:05 p.m.
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|Sun., 8/31 @ 6:00 a.m.
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DAVE Ferris was delighted to see his Chippenham Park side keep their positive run going as they claimed the derby spoils at near neighbours Calne Town last weekend.
Two goals from top scorer Mark Robinson saw Park battle their way to all three points at Bremhill View.
Park boss Ferris was pleased with some of the football on display on a heavy surface but is warning his players not to get carried away by their recent good form.
"We defended very well and in the second half, I thought that we did exceptionally well at times," he said.
"Having said that, we rode our luck a little bit – we haven't had much luck at times this season but in the second half, they could have scored and the momentum could have changed if we'd conceded one.
"But at the same time, we probably should have had two or three more.
"We expected a tough game and Calne worked very, very hard. The conditions didn't suit either side but the one thing I was pleased about is that we still kept to our beliefs of playing football.
"Some of the football that we played in difficult conditions was very good and we've got to keep our feet on the ground.
"We've won three, drawn one and lost one in the last five games – it's a good three points and I'm pleased that we've kept up the momentum."
Calne's Glenn Armstrong brought a close-range save from Park keeper Charlie Heydon early on whilst at the other end, the hosts' Stuart Windsor showed off a smart piece of control as he brought down a high ball before volleying narrowly wide.
Full-back Kieron Gleed tested Heydon with a long-range effort before the visitors won a penalty late in the first period.
Park broke on the counter-attack and Ajay Arithoppah's cross kicked up off the turf, hitting the hand of covering defender Ben Trafford.
Calne keeper Jamie Bartlett superbly palmed away Robinson's spot-kick but the ball bounced back to the striker, who fired the rebound into the top corner.
Phil Baker's powerful drive stung the palms of Bartlett after the break and Ferris' men increased their lead when Dan Price was challenged in the box following a quickly-taken short corner, with the loose ball rolling kindly for Robinson to instinctively slot home his second of the afternoon.
Calne's Tom Boakes missed the chance to reduce the deficit as he blasted over from a good position in the box whilst up the other end, Arithoppah almost netted his side's third as he smacked the bar with a clipped effort from outside the area.
The hosts' Alex Hamilton drew a good save from Heydon with a powerfully struck effort late on but Park held firm.
Lilywhites chief Simon Gardner said: "I thought we deserved to get something out of the game. We caused them some problems but just didn't seem to take our chances.
"We had a few players missing but that's part and parcel of it. But not having a consistent side at this level doesn't make it easy, as well as not being able to change it from the bench.
"If you can't convert your chances, you get punished. We're feeling the hurt at the moment but we've got to stick together and turn it around."
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WOOTTON Bassett Development manager Dave Terry was delighted to see his side get back to their best as they triumphed 4-1 at Sarum Youth Seniors last weekend.
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PET owners are being urged to be vigilant after the latest in a series of sickening acts on animals in Paddock Hill.
Mobberley residents Carrie and Chris Denham and their neighbours Rick and Heidi Gilks have spoken out about the injuries their animals have suffered in recent years.
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"We live under constant worry that our pets are going to be hurt again. It is a living nightmare," said Carrie.
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Carrie told the Guardian that the first incident happened in 2008.
On May 19 of that year, Heidi and Rick's pet cat Thomas went missing and when he returned home, his owners were horrified to discover was covered in the highly-toxic chemical creosote.
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"We just hope the person who shot him has not managed to get hold of him, I hope he is stuck in a garden shed or garage," Carrie added.
"Gina is worried sick because he still has his face all stitched up but there isn't anything else we can do."
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During his dozen years as an SEC attorney, author Richard Sauer opened and supervised some of its most notable financial cases-investigations that took him to a dozen countries and returned hundreds of millions of dollars to American investors. While a partner at a major law firm and, later, a hedge fund manager, he saw firsthand the follies and failures of our system. Now, in Selling America Short, he shares his extraordinary experiences with you.
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This book was great if you are an investment banker or securities attorney. I guess if you are a sophisticated investor it would also be of interest. Sauer gives a good explanation of short-selling hedge funds and gives the best defense of short sellers that I have ever heard: that short sellers create a self-regulating environment for the markets.
I was always curious about what exactly happened with Overstock and the CEO's crusade against short sellers. This book went into extraordinary detail on the whole affair. It also gave me insight as to the realities of an investigation by the SEC and the internal processes and politics that occur in the SEC.
I thought this book was exciting and intellectually engaging. Usually I listen to books at 1.5-2.0 speed. This book was way too complicated to do that. That's not to say that it wasn't well-written. Sauer explains complicated ideas in a relatively simple and readable format, but it's not a light read.
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There isn't really anything wrong with this book, but you can probably find a better use for your credit. Contrary to the title, short selling and market contrarians play a minor role in the book. Most of it is about the author's time as an SEC enforcement attorney, and the main problem with that is that the investigations this guy participated in are still going on, with no end in sight and no relevance to most of us. It was more appalled at the ineffectiveness of the SEC than excited at a whodunit story. Short selling and market contrarians only come in when short sellers pestered him to launch investigations into the issuers they had shorted, and when he left the SEC to work for a short selling hedge fund that eventually went under. If you're looking for something captivating like The Big Short (which I was) look further.
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okay, just was curious about the timing since it was so far ahead of training camps and such.
also thank you for all of the time you spend organizing this (and other leagues) and answering jackass-y questions like mine.
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okay, just was curious about the timing since it was so far ahead of training camps and such.
also thank you for all of the time you spend organizing this (and other leagues) and answering jackass-y questions like mine.
This is the darkest timeline.
Sorry AVTC but your not even in the top ten of the jackassy questions this season let alone the nine years we've been playing.
i'll work on that
This is the darkest timeline.
Sorry guys, I was part of the hold-up. I've just been really busy with school and work of late, but I still check in every day or two to see what's going on.
So it looks like we'll have 20 teams? Just curious. I wanted to do a prelim first four rounds sheet.
Hey! What're you kicking me for? You want me to ask? All right, I'll ask! Ma'am, where do the high school girls hang out in this town?
Thats right, 20 teams
When will we know the draft order Jose?
Hope thats not too jack ass-y, don't want to take away from ATC being a jackass.
The computer on the Sports.ws site sets the draft order at the moment I start the draft.
Nobodys knows until then.
Thanks Jose, sorry, I forgot about that.
Has a date to begin been selected yet? Or are we still waiting on some owners?
Waiting on one team it appears.....
I hope we get confirmation soon. Tomorrow is the last Saturday I'm likely to have semi-free for a while.
If it wasn't Kerosene I'd have dropped him already.
He also fields a very competitive team.
However, the clock is ticking. I don't have anyone else lined up but I'm thinking about looking.
This coming Sunday will have been 2 weeks since he's been on PD. If he hasn't returned my e-mail by Monday I'll start looking for a replacement.
I wish Boston Connection would have come back too.
Boston Connection is always good for the game threads. The guy is gold like that.


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Is ABC About to Cancel 'All My Children'?
Erica Kane has been dealt her fair share of cards -- not to mention ex-husbands -- on 'All My Children,' but here's one she may not have seen coming: homelessness.
Deadline.com is reporting that ABC may decide to cancel the long-running soap opera, now in its 41st year on the air, due to bad ratings.


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Wow, that's actually quite nice. The only thing I would suggest is that the ears are a little too tall. I think they should be shortened a bit. Not lengthening the face, mind you, but shortening the ears, such that the whole shape becomes more square.I wouldn't mind having a copy just to make icons with for personal use.
Meh, I don't think it would scale well I don't like the line edges, the eyes look weird. Nice try though!
Sorry when I first saw this I must think of BATMAN because of the ears. the head looks a bit like the head of a bat in my opinion.
Quote from: Keikonium on 19 March, 2008, 10:46:58 PMGood stuff. But the 32x32 below is too smoothed, the small icons need a cleaner/sharper design. They're imporatnt, because I really don't use monster icons even in vista.


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PLANS to widen the A13 between Orsett and Corringham have been backed by the Deputy Mayor of London.
Sir Edward Lister, one of London Mayor Boris Johnson's key aides, told John Kent the leader of Thurrock Council that he was impressed by Thurrock's growth plans and pledged to help the authority secure funding for the road widening project.
The council is set to apply to the South East Local Economic Partnership for the majority of funding for the £80million project which would see the A13 between the Manorway and the Orsett Cock roundabout widened from two lanes to three.
The bid will be submitted in March and negotiations with government will take place over the coming months.
DP World has said it will chip in with £10million of cash to widen the road.
John Kent, the leader of Thurrock Council, met with Sir Lister last week. He said: "Thurrock's growth programme will create over 26,000 jobs over the next decade, but as I have said before and lobbied for, it will only be a success if the transport infrastructure is also in place.
"At the meeting with Sir Edward, I stressed how important the widening of the A13 is to support growth at London Gateway, Lakeside and Thames Enterprise Park.
"I also pointed to the exciting potential of strengthening the cultural offer along the riverside in Thurrock stretching east to Southend and west into London."
Thurrock's growth plans include the expansion at Lakeside shopping centre, the continued development of London Gateway, the regeneration of Grays town centre and a new town centre hub at Purfleet.
Mr Kent added: "Sir Edward was impressed with the scale of Thurrock's growth ambitions and recognised the importance of their success to the London economy.
"He has pledged to help Thurrock's case for the widening of the A13, a key priority that the council is seeking funding for through government and SELEP - the local economic partnership."


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Sizzilla's Royal Rumble Expectations/Predictions
by, 12-28-2012 at 10:31 AM (6995 Views)
First blog here guys, finally stopped being a lurker and decided to join and make a blog!
Long time wrestling fan, grew up going to ECW shows, been a fan since.
I'd like to talk about the upcoming Royal Rumble PPV and give my predictions on the card
Pre-show: Triple Threat for the Diva's Championship
- Eve v Kaitlyn v Layla
I think Eve picks up the win here, the Woman's title needs to be legitimized like it was back in the day. When Trish and Lita had better matches than most of the male Superstars. Eve retains, and starts another feud going into Mania.
Match 1: WWE Tag Team Title Match
- Team Hell No vs Rhodes Scholars
I think its a no brainer that Kane/Bryan are going to split and will square off at mania. I think this is the perfect match to start that feud. Have them drop the belts, put the titles on two guys who deserve it and can carry them for awhile.
Match 2: IC Title
-Kofi Kingston vs Wade Barrett
I'm not sure what they are wanting to do with Barrett, I think he could contend for the WHC, but they have him in the feud with Kofi, and he keeps losing matches. I'm afraid they'll drop the ball on him, I personally think he could be a huge star.
Match 3: Big E Langston vs John Cena
- I think they'll have a decent 10 minute match, much like Cena had with Kane last year. It's more of a filler match, have Cena pick up the win after being beat down every week leading up to the RR.
Match 4: WHC Championship
- Big Show vs Sheamus OR Mark Henry
They need to put another guy in the title picture, they have to. It's getting stale, but with no signs of anything changing UNLESS Ziggler cashes in. It could be boring for a long time. However I think Ziggler cashes in, and wins the belt. It's overdue and they need something fresh.
Match 5: WWE Championship
- CM Punk vs The Rock
I know there's a lot of debate on which match will go last. This or the Royal Rumble. You have to go with the Rumble match as the main event. It's the second most popular event behind Wrestlemania. It always does good PPV numbers.
Now does the 'E end Punk's title reign, or do they have The Rock lose? The Rock does a low amount of events a year, I honestly don't think they put him in a title match and have him lose straight up to Punk. I think we see a Shield interference here having Punk retain the belt taking it into Mania.
Royal Rumble:
I'm not going to list off all 30 competitors, We're gonna see surprises like we always do. Expect to see Christian to return, Orton, possibly a Booker T entrance, Billy Gunn/Road Dogg.
Now, we look at the 4 potential winners.
Randy Orton - If Ziggler wins by cashing in, hands down Orton wins. They need something fresh, and this would be great. Big Show/Sheamus is getting old. Orton/Ziggs could be a breath of fresh air for the WHC.
Ziggler - Why would Ziggler win the Rumble if he has the MITB case? Simple, maybe he fails on cashing it in. Ziggler is reaching that point where hes going to break out, and he's going to capture either the WWE/WHC belt. And its going to happen in 2013
The Undertaker - Triple H said he'll be back, but when? The Rumble would be the perfect place, have him enter late (25-30). It's not a crazy idea, Streak vs Streak match with Punk is intriguing. I think they could pull it off if they do it right. I know most argue "Well he wrestles once a year, why put the belt on him?" I think he could hold it for a little while, not long term but definitely into the Summer.
Miz - He's hot right now. Got a movie coming out close to Mania, got the face turn going on. He's got a lot going for him right now, this is the wildcard pick imo.
Overall, I think Orton wins it. Setting up him and Ziggler for Mania.
Couple other things:
If they want to go with Taker/Punk without Taker winning the Rumble, simply have some sign of Taker during Punks match with Rock. The fans would go insane.
I'm sure The Shield will control a majority of the Rumble match, eliminating 8-10 overall. However Ryback/Cena will wipe them out eventually.
Thanks for reading.
First blog so go easy on me :P
Glad to finally be a member.
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The Willits school board?accepting a recommendation from county Superintendent of Schools Paul Tichinin?has put the brakes on any more school bond spending, at least for now.
Tichinin told the board the full audit of the district's financial status being done by Sacramento's Governmental Financial Strategies, Inc., will be finished next week, and suggested the school board schedule a "community and board study session" next Thursday to review the report.
"We want to provide clear, concise and transparent information for you and the public to share and to understand what your status is," Tichinin said.
The board set the time for this special meeting at 3:30 p.m., next Thursday, November 15, at the Willits High School cafeteria.
The county office is working on developing options for the board?"ideally before Thanksgiving," Tichinin said.
"We recommend you put a hold on any current contract negotiations you have going on," Tichinin said. "This doesn't mean canceling contracts. This is a pause."
Tichinin described the situation as "very serious."
"You made the commitment to the community," he said, "so the district has to be financially responsible and accountable, and must also continue to provide services to students. We're partners in this."
Tichinin again said the county office was not responsible for overseeing bond measures passed by the voters, but that due to the potential and drastic effect of the unbudgeted-for balloon payment on the district's general fund, "we have an obligation to work with you" to protect the fiscal solvency of the district.
It's possible, Tichinin and the county office's Chief Business Officer Vicki Todd, told the board, that even if the school board decided to sell more bonds earlier than the 2017 date that has been discussed for the last couple of years, in order to pay the balloon payment, the district would not have enough bonding capacity to do so.
The county office is working directly with Mendocino County Auditor Meredith Ford, to review her tax rate calculations to determine if there "may be be some bonding capacity" to borrow more money to pay off the $5 million balloon payment and what the cost of that might be.
Todd also commented that, as the board knows, state budget cuts and declining student enrollments over the last 12 years have "wiped out district reserves," so using reserves is not an option.
Tichinin also commented on what he called "concern from the public" about whether the company conducting the "independent third party" audit, Governmental Financial Strategies, Inc. was truly independent, given the $500 contribution it made to help get the Measure B bond measure passed in 2010. Tichinin said the contribution was "standard protocol" for the public finance consulting firm, which always gave $500 contributions to any past clients who were trying to get bond measures passed. GFS worked for the Willits district nine years ago on a developer fee study.
Solar arrays and construction update
Facilities Director Wayne Bashore told board members the solar project was continuing to move forward, thanks apparently to the district's threat to file a complaint with the Public Utilities Commission. "The PG&E people feel we're now their most important project," Bashore said. Solar arrays at Blosser Lane Elementary School, at Baechtel Grove Middle School, and at Willits High School are online and producing electricity. The two back arrays at Brookside Elementary School are nearly ready to tie in to the grid, and construction of the remaining Brookside array will begin soon.
The district should receive its first rebate check from the California Solar Initiative by Christmas, and is expecting to receive $100,000 a year for five years in rebates.
A "certificate of substantial completion" for the work done at Baechtel Grove by Sunseri & Associates is being sent now by NTD Architecture, Bashore said. Students have been using the new band building at Baechtel Grove since the first week of October.
Bashore reported Clark & Sullivan's work on the media center and CTE (career and technical education) building at Willits High School is getting closer to completion. The CTE building still needs dust control, but is supposed to be occupied by November 24, and the Media Center is expected to be completed on November 26. There are continuing "delays and problems and issues" with the water tank project, the completion date of which has been extended to December 7. The water tank not being completed "won't impede occupancy of any of the buildings," Bashore said.


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Defense Dept.'s New Agreement on Tuition Aid Waters Down Controversial Rules
Under pressure from higher-education groups, the Department of Defense has issued a watered-down version of final requirements that colleges must meet if they want to enroll active-duty members of the military through a federal student-aid program.
The Pentagon on Thursday released a new version of the Memorandum of Understanding that governs the department's Tuition Assistance Program. The new agreement replaces a series of mandatory policies for colleges with requirements that they merely disclose their policies.
In the original version of the memorandum, all participating colleges would have been required to follow guidelines written by the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges, a consortium of colleges that cater to veterans and members of the armed services. Those guidelines included a 25-percent cap on residency requirements, as well as rules governing transfer of credit, placement by examination, and prior-learning credit.
Under the new agreement, an institution that is not already a member of the consortium will no longer have to adhere to those guidelines. Instead, such an institution will be required to disclose, before a student's enrollment, its credit-transfer policies, any academic residency requirements, and basic information about a program's total cost. The colleges will be required to provide a service member with access to an institutional financial-aid adviser before his or her enrollment.
The new agreement also requires all institutions to ban incentive compensation for its recruiters, financial-aid advisers, and admissions counselors. Colleges must also "refrain from high-pressure recruitment tactics," which include "making multiple unsolicited phone calls" to prospective students.
The memorandum explicitly leaves to the discretion of colleges the key decisions about how certain credits are awarded and how transfer credits are accepted and applied.
Such requirements in the original memorandum were a major sticking point for higher-education groups, which said the standards would impinge on their autonomy. The American Council on Education, for instance, deemed the original rules "incompatible with well-established academic policies and academic practices."
The council did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its views of the new memorandum.
The memorandum was first proposed in March 2011, after Congressional investigators said the Defense Department was not properly overseeing the millions of dollars being awarded through the Tuition Assistance Program to active-duty service members.
Facing a backlash from colleges and members of Congress, the Pentagon last year delayed carrying out the terms of the original memorandum. Colleges will now have until March 1, 2013, to sign the new version of the agreement.


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Amidst a troubled legal industry, the non-profit sector is thriving
Things haven't been looking too good recently for lawyering.
Non-profits don't have flesh-and-blood owners
I was thinking about the persistence of disbelief earlier this year.
The division of the IRS responsible for tax exemptions has failed to do its job
Is it fear or incompetence that keeps the IRS from enforcing a social welfare electioneering rule?
The middle ground between non-profits and for-profits
Thanks to Ben & Jerry's, we have a new corporate form
Political rhetoric dividing "makers" and "takers" is wrong
There is no divide between the do-gooders and the wealth-makers
Boy Scouts reaffirm policy against admitting gay leaders
Organization bypassed governing body to make controversial decision
A proposal to overhaul tax-exempt law
House Oversight Committee listens to law professor's ideas with an open mind
A fallout unfurls at UVA after the school's governing body ignores the law
Rule breakers suffer a public scandal
The last political loophole is found in non-profits
The role of the (c)(4)s in politics is a hot-button issue that everybody knows about
Leukemia & Lymphona Society: A model non-profit
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Interesting.. didnt expect that.
Damn, one of the better TV personalities. Why couldn't they have chosen Mark Jackson?
If they are rebuilding, this is a good choice. Kids do well for him, if his time coaching the Pups is any indication.
I really like this hire. McHale proved himself to be a crappy executive, but on the bench he did pretty well. I think this was a good move by the Rockets. Players will play hard for McHale.
I am resigned to fully expecting us to be the last team to announce their new head coach, and it going to be some name out of left field like a Randy Whitman or Keith Smart or Mo Cheeks. I have to tell myself this so I can be pleasantly surprised if I am wrong.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
What does this say about Vogel, if anything?
(he wsa interviewed by Houston, but didnt make their final list)
Sittin on top of the world!
Says nothing. Vogel was a courtesy interview by his old buddy Morey. They weren't going to hire him.
Another Morway fail. Sorry couldn't resist.
Thanks god for the Houston Rockets
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
looks like it
Sittin on top of the world!
He'll do well. Sota loved him when he coached. IIRC he had built a very special relationship with KG untill those final years.
He has a big name, great personality and it looked good whenever he had a coaching job.
It won't be easy to replace a great coach in Adelman, so maybe the record won't show it at first, but I'm happy for Rockets.
I glad he's got a job now, b/c I wouldn't have been surprised with another Celtic player as HC.
I thought it was funny Glen Taylor had McHale coach the players he put together as a team. Same as Zeke had to do in NY. The results both achieved at coaching what the put together was deserved. Both were terrible GM's, just terrible. I never understood why Taylor put up with McHale as long as he did.
I am surprised that if McHale wanted to get back into coaching that Bird wasn't giving him a more serious look. Bird seems to have a lot of allegiance to his old Celtic buddies. For all we know, maybe Bird had McHale in mind as a possibility though??
By the way, I am going to miss Mchale on TNT
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
see another guy who didn't have any assistang coaching experience. In Minny he came down from the front office to be the head coach of the team
Who was in Kevin McHale ?? Did he eat someone ??
Ya it was JOB... in related news, they quickly stuffed him back in.
On the bright side, that means Rick Adelman is still available.
This hiring is okay.
We weren't missing out on much.
I'm actually pretty surprised McHale wanted to coach permanently.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that was going to happen no matter who the Rockets hired.
^you're saying JOB isn't a candidate to come back?
I think I can guess the orifice.