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I have used windows firewall since moving to Windows 7, it seems from reviews pretty reliable but I must admit I am not a security fanatic. I use Windows firewall and Microsoft Security Essentials and that is about it. Oh and I notice I have Malwarebytes but rarely use it.
The question is why do you think you have been 'hacked'?


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I am trying to create a Gantt chart dynamically in the backend code of a web service. The chart will demonstrate shift information for a specific day for a specific Unit.
The code below is for creating the chart and then adding the chart to a callback panel which will be used to refresh the chart when a different unit is selected from a Gridview.
This chart however draws the gantt chart as one long pixel on the 23rd of August and ranges from the 22nd to the 24th. I just wish to show the data over the specific 24 hour period according to the date of the information.
I have attached an image that shows a graph created using the chart wizard on the design view of the default page as a reference for the look I am trying to achieve and below it the dynamically created chart.
protected void drawChart() { WebChartControl wbc = new WebChartControl(); wbc.PaletteName = "Trek"; wbc.Legend.Visible = false; wbc.Series.Add(new Series("Shift 1", ViewType.SideBySideGantt)); wbc.Series[0].ValueScaleType = ScaleType.DateTime; wbc.Series.Add(new Series("Shift 2", ViewType.SideBySideGantt)); wbc.Series[1].ValueScaleType = ScaleType.DateTime; wbc.Series.Add(new Series("Shift 3", ViewType.SideBySideGantt)); wbc.Series[2].ValueScaleType = ScaleType.DateTime; wbc.Series[0].Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("FEL 2046", new DateTime[] { new DateTime(2012, 8, 23, 0, 0, 0), new DateTime(2012, 8, 23, 4, 0, 0) })); wbc.Series[1].Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("FEL 2046", new DateTime[] { new DateTime(2012, 8, 23, 8, 0, 0), new DateTime(2012, 8, 23, 14, 0, 0) })); wbc.Series[2].Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("FEL 2046", new DateTime[] { new DateTime(2012, 8, 23, 16, 0, 0), new DateTime(2012, 8, 23, 21, 0, 0) })); wbc.Series.AddRange(new Series[] { wbc.Series[0], wbc.Series[1], wbc.Series[2] }); SideBySideGanttSeriesView gView = (SideBySideGanttSeriesView)wbc.Series[1].View; gView.MaxValueMarker.Visible = true; gView.MaxValueMarker.Kind = MarkerKind.Star; gView.MaxValueMarker.StarPointCount = 5; gView.MaxValueMarker.Size = 10; gView.BarWidth = 0.5; wbc.Width = cbpChart.Width; wbc.Height = cbpChart.Height; cbpChart.Controls.Add(wbc); }
To prevent this behavior set the AxisBase.DateTimeGridAlignment and AxisBase.DateTimeMeasureUnit properties to Hour.
I assume you mean the wbc.Diagram properties AxisBase.DateTimeGridAlignment and AxisBase.DateTimeMeasureUnit should be set to hours but every time I try access the wbc.Diagram there is just a null object there. Is there any reason for this?
Thank you for your response. It is necessary to add WebChartControl to the Page.Controls collection before accessing the diagram and its properties (e.g. see Control 'ctl02_CallbackState' of type 'InternalHiddenField' must be placed inside a form tag with runat=server). Please update your code accordingly and let us know if you need any clarification.
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to my code and am able to access the wbc.Diagram object however there is no option for setting it's AxisBase I can access it's AxisX elements, however assigning these values to hour does not change the graph and the display remains the same as in my original post
GanttDiagram gDiagram = (GanttDiagram)wbc.Diagram;
gDiagram.AxisX.DateTimeGridAlignment = DateTimeMeasurementUnit.Hour;
gDiagram.AxisX.DateTimeMeasureUnit = DateTimeMeasurementUnit.Hour;
The Gantt diagram is already rotated. So, set these properties for Y axis:[C#]
GanttDiagram gDiagram = (GanttDiagram)wbc.Diagram; gDiagram.AxisY.DateTimeGridAlignment = DateTimeMeasurementUnit.Hour; gDiagram.AxisY.DateTimeMeasureUnit = DateTimeMeasurementUnit.Hour;

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These are a few of the images I shoot at a house in Calabasas, the house was immaculate and gorgeous. Follow me at http://www.facebook.com/thirdiphoto
I have been working since I was 15 years old. In college I worked multiple jobs at a time. I've attempted to list all the places I've worked…but as the years go on… it's not quite so easy to remember those "summer" jobs.
From the last count; I have had 16 jobs in the "creative" world and 13 get-me-by jobs in high school and throughout college to help pay bills. Since I paid my own way through college, I had to work, there was no choice and this required multiple jobs in order to make ends meet.
Other than the high school and college years, I have always worked in the photography; it has always been my passion.
Unfortunately my photojournalism dreams sank/drowned/vanished with the digital world.
In 2003, many newspapers went into a hiring-freeze; then they cut-back, then closed. It's an ever shrinking world, and photography is moving towards video. While many people LOVE YouTube and I do use it myself. It is a part of the down-fall of the newspaper. The demand for instant news information has crushed the need for many newspapers to exist. By the time the paper is delivered to your front door, the news is old.
I am however "tired" of the job and want my "career" to kick off. I am very good as a photographer…just slightly scared of taking that leap into full-time freelance. I've "almost" always had a secure job, minus a small stint in 2007.
I think however, I am ready to have a go at my career. I have heard from people in regards to my current situation, "maybe it's time to ask yourself, what do you want to be when you grow up". I am what I'm going to be; a photographer. That will never change and while my secure situation will, I now have the ability to do what I want and control my outcome.
Do I have any regrets….only one…not taking a business class as I should have in college. I'm learning on my own what works and what doesn't. Other than that one small regret, I have none.
When you find yourself at a Crossroads..which way do you turn…the easy way? Knowing that the bills are paid, you have insurance, you are bringing in a steady income…or the hard way? I'm at that point, so I'm diving in head first and attempting the hard way…
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"If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." –George Bernard Shaw, Renowned Irish Author
This may be off topic, and bringing more of a personal issue or pet-peeve into light, but I feel it needs to be discussed
I am an artist. I have always been an artist. As a child, in school, throughout college, always an artist. In college, we learned, there are no new ideas. Yes there are ideas, but creatively as an artist, it's all be done before.
We as artists, take inspiration from prior artists to create and inspire other artists, it's a never ending circle. To me this is the purest form of teaching one can do, can provide and can share. Hoarding information and ideas is one of the most negative and detrimental traits in our society.
Imagine for example if those that discovered the technologies of how to capture light never shared their knowledge and their discoveries in 1814. Where would photography be today?
"View from the Window at Le Gras" Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
Would Ansel Adams be known for his outstanding black and whites? Would those that came after him that learn of the "Zone System"? A process he shared to achieve and learn the same techniques he developed?
Adams described how the Zone System was developed: "I take this opportunity to restate that the Zone System is not an invention of mine; it is a codification of the principles of sensitometry, worked out by Fred Archer and myself at the Art Center School in Los Angeles, around 1939-40."
The technique is based on the late 19th century sensitometry studies of Hurter and Driffield, the Zone System is also applicable to roll film, both black-and-white and color, negative and reversal, and to digital photography.
What if in 1903 Wilbur & Orville Wright didn't work well together or were not inspired by the drawings of DaVinci?
What if DaVinci, and his drawings on the studies of birds, wings, and flight, didn't exist or were not shared. What if the one of the world's most renowned artists, believed his ideas, were too good to share?
Without sharing ideas, techniques and knowledge, we do not grow, we can not develop new ideas or modify existing ideas. We become stagnate in the idea that "our idea" is top secret and shouldn't be provided to others.
I am a teacher by nature. I crave knowledge and love learning new techniques, improving on my skills, and discussing.
I believe in providing as much information on "how" I did something. What I used or how I achieved that image, that edit or that idea.
I am as they say, an open book, all you have to do is ask.
"If a seed of a lettuce will not grow, we do not blame the lettuce. Instead, the fault lies with us for not having nourished the seed properly." – Buddhist proverb
So for the last few weekends, I've been trying to capture these fast little creatures. They are bold, will chatter at you if you are in their space. They have no fear of dogs, especially when mine just watches them. They are amazingly fast. These were shot at 1/1000th of a second, 2000 ISO @ f4.
These are not perfect images but plan on trying each morning during the weekends when they are most active. I have learned though, it requires alot, ALOT of patience and sitting and waiting…


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Things we know about camels: some have one hump, others have two; they stand up by straightening their back legs first, and Disney's Aladdin had 75 golden ones. Something we didn't know about camels: they play polo. Or rather, guests at Desert Palm, Per Aquum in Dubai are now able to play polo aboard one of the hotel's resident dromedaries as part of the new Camel Polo Experience.
The sport - which originally became popular in Persia, commonly played on horseback and occasionally astride elephants - is a permanent fixture at Desert Palm, Per Aquum. The resort has its own stables, polo greens, pavilions and, as of this year, brand new Polo Suites, designed so that dedicated enthusiasts can watch the sport from their rooms.
Now, the hotel is taking Dubai's indigenous desert dwellers and turning them into sporting stars. Guests enrolling in the experience will benefit from trainer-led tutorials and practice sessions, which even the most seasoned player will benefit from. After all, getting used to competing aboard a galloping camel (fact: racing camels can reach up to a surprisingly speedy 30 miles an hour) requires teamwork from two riders: one to take the reins, the other to swing the mallet.
After a good drilling in how to ride Dubai-style, participants will then form teams to play against one another in a knockout competition. The final chukker will be followed swiftly by an opportunity for the triumphant to celebrate their win with an awards ceremony, to be taken as seriously (or comically) as the game - and the camels - allows.
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Seventeen consolidations were approved in February, down from 20 in February 2013 and 19 in February 2012.
More than 90 employees of the $931 million Island Federal Credit Union of Hauppauge, N.Y., participated in the 6th Annual Run for the Warriors in Lindenhurst, N.Y., on Nov. 10. The event, which the credit union also sponsored, included a 10K, 5K and one-mile walk/run. Island raised more than $40,000...
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Arkansas State Uses "Hidden Player" Trick Against Ball State
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The college football season may be over with Florida State's upset of Auburn for the BCS National Championship game. But, that doesn't mean videos from this year's bowl games have stopped coming in. For instance, take this one where Arkansas State used a 'hidden player' trick against Ball State in the GoDaddy Bowl. Pretty slick play for sure. Not sure the announcers term for the play was politically correct, but whatever – it's a cool play!


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She was less pleased about the street names in her neighborhood. Cheery Street wasn't so bad, she thought, nor was her tidy three-bedroom house, but it was supposed to have been on Cherry Street. Unfortunately the developer of the neighborhood was a simple-minded man who had dropped out of school. Among his many drawbacks, he was a dreadful speller.
Pine Street had become Pink Street, the sign for Oak Street said Oats, Maple was Marble and the street behind Aubrey's house instead being named Plum was identified on the corner as Plump.
At least he got it right for the lucky souls on Birch Street, but there was no excuse, in Aubrey's opinion, for calling Elm Street Elmo.
One day a family moved into the house that was separated from Aubrey's back yard by a freshly painted white wooden fence. The new owners consisted of a mom, a dad, one skinny boy - a fifth-grader called Bean - and three little brown dachshunds named Sophie, Owen and Jozie.
Aubrey met Bean and his menagerie in the back yard where she had been watching Porchie try to catch butterflies that fortunately flew higher than Porchie, a recently overfed housecat, could leap.
As it turns out, Bean was engaged in an unusual experiment involving all three of his dogs. He considered his work to be a secret of high scientific value and fully expected to read about his success in Scientific American magazine before he reached sixth grade.
"Hi," Aubrey said. "Welcome to the neighborhood."
Although it took a while, requiring repetition, spelling and occasional explanations for the names of two kids, three dogs and a former stray cat, introductions were eventually completed.
Well," Aubrey concluded, "you certainly picked the right neighborhood for a silly name."
"I beg your pardon?" replied Bean.
"Never mind," said Aubrey as Porchie missed a giant yellow swallowtail by inches.
Meanwhile Owen, the only male dog and the biggest of the three, had been barking constantly at Porchie, viewing the Garfield-size kitty with the same enthusiasm as the cat viewed passing butterflies.
"What's his problem?" Aubrey asked.
"Owen?" Bean responded. "He's just tired of working because he has the hardest part."
"The hardest part of what?" Aubrey asked.
"The hardest part of the song," Bean answered as if that explained everything.
The next day Mr. Gordon, principal of the Sunflower Elementary School, introduced Bean to Aubrey's class.
"Bean comes to us all the way from Figley, Kansas," Mr. Gordon explained. "Tell us Bean, what brings you to Wisconsin?"
"You're kidding, right?" said Bean. "I mean when you think about it, if you lived in Figley, Kansas, and had the chance to move to Wisconsin, wouldn't you jump at the chance?"
"I suppose I would," replied Mr. Gordon laughing as he left the room.
Bean took a seat in the back, the twenty-fifth kid in class. Mrs. Bastianich clapped her hands to get everyone's attention who had turned their eyes on Bean, which was everyone but Aubrey.
"Let me remind you, children, that today is Future Day," she said. "Is everyone prepared?"
Twenty-four hands shot up into the air from everyone except Bean who had absolutely no idea what the woman was talking about.
Ian went first.
"When I grow up I plan to become a fifth-grade teacher," he announced proudly, a brief but effective speech that guaranteed him an A from the smiling Mrs. Bastianich.
Tiffany said she planned to become either a movie star or the President of the United States, possibly both.
"The President's job is actually very short," she explained, "whereas a movie star can last a long time if she begins at any early age."
"I want to be a veterinarian like Doctor Foster," said Eric, the kid nicknamed "Brain."
And so it went through twenty-two kids, some of whom aspired to work at McDonald's, others hoping to be cowboys, astronauts, tap dancers, authors, wealthy businesspeople, shoe salesmen, farmers, deep-sea divers, baseball players, professional mountain climbers and inventors.
Lynette said she simply wanted to get married and have lots of children.
Then it was Aubrey's turn.
"I haven't made up my mind," she confessed. "I only recently started the fifth grade. What's the rush?"
By now Bean had caught onto the assignment, so to be a good sport, he held up his hand.
Yes, Bean," Mrs. Bastianich said, "are you prepared to join us?"
"Yes, m'am," Bean answered politely.
"How nice," Mrs. Bastianich said. "Please proceed."
Bean stood up, placed his palm on the back of his chair, cleared his throat and spoke loudly and clearly so everyone could hear.
"I may not wait until I grow up," Bean said to the surprise of his audience. "I may accomplish this much sooner."
"Why, Bean," responded Mrs. Bastianich. "How ambitious of you!"
"Possibly," Bean said, "but the fact is I've already made considerable progress. My goal is to win the Nobel Prize for Science. If I turn out to be the youngest winner ever, so be it. If a kid can travel from Kansas to Wisconsin just to live in a different house he can easily travel from Wisconsin to Sweden to pick up a million-dollar prize."
A few of the boys laughed. Three of the girls, including Lynette, the one who wanted to get married, gazed at Bean in admiration. Mrs. Bastianich appeared perplexed.
Tell us, Bean," Mrs. Bastianich quizzed him. "How do you propose to accomplish this, uh, unusual achievement?"
"I wish I could tell you," Bean replied, "but to do so might threaten the outcome of the project. I trust you understand."
"Not exactly," said Mrs. Bastianich, "but I appreciate your willingness to participate."
This is going to be a tougher year than I suspected, Mrs. Bastianich thought.
Back home Aubrey once again encountered Bean working with his three dachshunds in their almost-connected back yards. To each dog in succession Bean would make a sound and when it responded properly it would receive a Doctors Foster and Smith delectable duck treat from Bean's jeans pocket.
Okay, wise guy," said Aubrey. "What was that all about?"
"What was what?" answered Bean.
"You know what," she said. "Your becoming a Nobel Prize-winner."
"You have to swear to secrecy," Bean declared.
"Okay, I swear," Aubrey answered.
"I mean really swear," Bean clarified. "Like on your cat's pajamas with electric wires attached."
"I swear," Aubrey said.
"Say it all," Bean insisted. "Say you won't tell anyone ever, on your cat's pajamas with electric wires attached."
With a shrug of her shoulders, Aubrey did as instructed.
"Ladies and gentleman," Bean announced, turning to his dogs. "Begin!"
"Twinkle, twinkle," howled Owen.
"Little," responded Sophie, who was followed by Jozie who barked out the word "star."
A long silence ensued as Bean distributed duck treats.
Finally, Audrey spoke. "That's it?"
"What do you mean 'That's it?'" asked Bean, clearly miffed. "These dogs just sang a song. When was the last time you ever witnessed something like that?"
"That wasn't a song," corrected Aubrey. "It was a partial verse. If you want a song you're going to need a lot more dogs."
She picked up Porchie - not easy given his weight - and returned to her house.
"What a weird kid," Aubrey observed to Porchie after dinner while doing her homework in her bedroom.
"You think he's weird," Porchie replied. "I can sing better than Owen. He's completely off-key."


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In June of 1945, MI6 agent Paul Dark takes part in a top-secret mission to hunt down and execute Nazi war criminals. Almost 25 years later a KGB officer turns up in Nigeria, where the Biafran war is well underway, wanting to defect. He claims to have details of a British double agent recruited by the Russians in Germany in 1945. Now, Dark is on the run from MI6 and the KGB, heading towards Africa to find, confront, and, if necessary, kill the only woman he has ever… (more)
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But in the 1490s, a young man appears at the courts of Europe claiming to be Richard, duke of York, the younger of the boys, and seeking to claim his rightful throne from England's first Tudor king, Henry VII. But is this man who he says he is? Or is he Perkin Warbeck, a puppet of Margaret of York, duchess of Burgundy, who is determined to regain the crown for her York family? Grace Plantagenet finds herself in the midst of one of English history's greatest mysteries. If she can discover the fate of the princes and the true identity of Perkin Warbeck, perhaps she will find her own place in her family.
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Overall a fun story. Great listening. At times I couldn't put it down and at times it was a bit slow. Good entertainment.
"Graceful writing and narration"
Yes. A great listen if you love historical fiction.
Takes real talent to spin a main character tale worthy of the Plantagenet history from an illegitimate, rarely mentioned, female child of Edward IV. Smith does it superbly.
Grace. What makes her deserving is because she doesn't know she is deserving.
Anne Easter Smith writes like she's being paid by the word, with mind-numbing minutiae, repetitions of events as if the reader is ADD. There are points where the story becomes so confusing and others which put the reader to sleep. The biggest problem is the use of the word "bastard". It's well-known that many monarchs had children without benefit of marriage. Going into this story, we know that Grace Plantagenet was the illegitimate daughter by King Edward IV. However, the author feels it necessary to call Grace and every person of dubious birth "bastard" so many times that it becomes offensive. If the reader received $1 dollar for every time the term is used, you would be a millionaire within the first 30 minutes!
Grace Plantagenet comes off as a naive, spoiled, less than intelligent woman who confuses a puppy-love infatuation with a cousin with real undying love. For a person who was fortunately plucked out of a convent for life as a minor noblewoman, she gets a bit confused about her place in life. She claims to be in love with another (her cousin, John of Gloucester, the illegitimate son of Richard III and another excuse for Smith to use the word "bastard") yet she marries another as a virgin, but goes to her husband's bed on their wedding night like a practiced courtesan. Yet almost immediately she feel "guilty" about her loyalty to her cousin and never submits to her husband again. PLEASE!!! Grace was nothing more than a servant in the homes of her stepmother and stepsister, with no money of her own, but without the charisma of a Cinderella, until her husband gave her a chance at a future. Then all she does is whine about nothing, pines over a man she can never have, and is hardly grateful for those who helped her when she could have ended up as an unhappy nun.
Call this "Reediculus Basterd"!
"Very Disappointing"
A better main character. Grace was the worst part of this book for me. She was like a child throughout the entire book. She continued to make poor decisions and seemed to only want to do things that were to the detriment of herself and her family. I also hated the lack of consequences for her in this book. It seemed to me that time after time her poor decisions were simply laughed at or ignored (except for one instance).
Probably not, this is my second of her books and both seemed to drag on. She overuses period terms, and yet also uses phrases and sayings that are not period appropriate. She tends to be a writer that spells out everything for the reader which takes away from the experience and makes the book very frustrating to listen to.
Rosalyn Landor was the only reason I finished this book! Her narration is amazing. She is able to differentiate the different characters very well, and I loved listening to her.
Disappointment, as the Perkin Warbeck situation and Henry VII's reign in general are very interesting times in English history, and I was really hoping to enjoy listening to a book about them.
"Nothing like Philippa Gregory"
I have listened to most of Philippa Gregory's books and I have been searching for authors that write similar books. This book is nothing like Philippa Gregory's other than it being a work of historical fiction. Anne Smith's lack of history woven into the story (compared to what I'm used to) and her incessant use of the word Certe in the character conversations made me irritated to the point that I no longer wanted to finish the book at Chapter 9. Other people may enjoy this book, but not me.
"Slow to start and a bit dry but..."
Historical fiction is alway interesting. The way the story was told and read was what made it less interesting.
I don't know how to answer that.
Anything can be made for tv.
I know the history this story was based on was interesting but the story itself was written a bit dry and stilted. I personally struggled to keep interested during the first hour of it. I had to take a break from the book and even contemplated returning it but I made it through in the end.
"absolutely fabulous book"
if you're interested in historical fiction this book is a must-read. So far I have enjoyed all of Ann Easter Smith's books, she does a fabulous job of researching history and filling in the blanks with her own logical stories. She also explains at the end of the book the fact from fiction. This book is an absolute work of art.
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Olympian players celebrate after final out of their nail-biting 5-4 win over Mar Vista. Photo by Phillip Brents
Olympian Eagles -- San Diego Section Division IV champions. Photo by Phillip Brents
From Park View Little League to CIF champions: Olympian's Daniel Porras and Bradley Roberto. Photo by Phillip Brents
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San Diego Section Commissioner Jerry Schniepp admits that the section's playoff format is not perfect but at the same time also states he believes the current plan is superior to the one formerly in place.
"All the baseball divisions this year were extremely competitive — there were a lot of extra-inning games," Schniepp said.
Tell the Olympian Eagles about that and they will likely agree after winning the east side Chula Vista school's first division championship in any sport by defeating the Mar Vista Mariners, 5-4, in an all-Metro Conference match-up in last Saturday's Division IV championship tilt at the University of San Diego.
The Eagles, seeded second in the 12-team division, played five post-season games, including three successive contests against the third-seeded Calexico Bulldogs. In fact, Olympian was down to its last out — and an apparent ouster from the double-elimination tournament — before the host team recorded a stunning 8-7 victory in nine innings on June 4 to qualify for Saturday's CIF final.
Given an extra game, the Eagles did not squander the opportunity.
Olympian (15-17) snapped an early 2-2 deadlock with three runs in the bottom of the third inning to go in front 5-2 and weathered a late comeback bid by Mar Vista, which scored single runs in the top of the sixth and seventh innings, to hold on for the history-making victory.
"We don't do anything easy," assistant coach Cedric Nealy explained after the game, which was played before a robust gathering of fans from each of the South Bay schools. "Our kids have bought into the mindset of battling to the last out."
Abraham Villafana and Victor Ramirez each doubled to drive in runs in the bottom of the first inning as the Eagles took a 2-0 lead.
With the score tied 2-2 after the Mariners (19-14) pushed across a pair of runs in the top of the second inning, Olympian scored three runs with two outs in its half of the third inning.
Villafana opened the frame with a pop single and Ramirez followed with a single to place two runners on base. Alfredo Alvarez struck out for the first out of the inning and Alejandro Melgoza popped out to third base for the second out.
Starting pitcher Austin Mead then helped his own cause with a run-scoring single and teammate Greg Brown also singled to drive in another run.
4-2 Eagles.
An infield single by Brandon Ridgels then loaded the bases and Bradley Roberto coaxed a walk from MV starter Javier De la Torre to force in another run.
Mead was not overpowering on the mound but got the outs when he needed to preserve the three-run Olympian lead through four innings.
Daniel Porras was summoned to pitch the final three frames. He was not overpowering either, but managed to subdue the Mariners when needed.
Mar Vista inched closer with one run in the top of the sixth inning to make it a 5-3 ballgame as Julian Briseno, who doubled in the second inning, smacked a base hit up the middle, stole second base and moved to third base on a ground-out. Anthony Bell popped out for the second out of the inning but the runner came in on an ensuing wild pitch.
Porras had successfully pitched out of a bases-loaded jam the previous inning.
The top of the seventh inning proved just as difficult as Marco Leyva, Mar Vista's leading hitter, doubled down the third base line to lead off the inning. Andrew Robinson followed with a single to put runners at the corners with none out, bringing the potential game-winning run to home plate.
Shades of the Calexico series!
Jacob Rice poked a blooper into short right field to score one run, though another runner was tagged out at second.
With the score now trimmed to 5-4 but still in the Eagles' favor, the Mariners brought the potential game-winning run to home plate in each of their final at-bats.
Olympian caught a huge break when De la Torre hit into a force play for the second out of the inning. Porras then promptly got ahead 0-2 in the count on the next batter, Chase Titilah, before hitting the MV batsman to place the potential game-winning run at first base.
But the hit batter worked in the Eagles' favor after the next batter, Briseno, hit into a force play at second base to end the game.
"The last out is never easy," Porras sighed after he and his teammates had exhausted themselves celebrating the school's first-ever CIF championship in any sport.
"It's just feels great to make history," Roberto said. "I'm ending my high school career with a championship. It doesn't get any better than that!"
Roberto said the team had to remain calm during the rocky finish."We just had to come together as a team to finish the game," he said. "We just had to believe we could win."
OHS principal Elaine Leano had the honor of spiriting away the championship trophy after the game.
"I'm so proud of the team," she said. "This will help inspire all our athletic programs on campus."
Mar Vista, which entered Saturday's championship game 3-0 in post-season play after defeating fifth-seeded Imperial and ninth-seeded Southwest twice, was making its first appearance in a division final along with Olympian.
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Going to Chamonaix at the end of the month. DH bike or 160mm all mountain bike? Are there loads of Dh tracks like morzine?
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What bike for Chamonaix?
All Mountain. It's nothing like Morzine btw ..
Tell me more?
Chamonix is nowt like Morzine (even though I've never been to Morzine)
1st & only time I've been to Chamonix was with a 130 HT & I enjoyed it immensely! We hired a guide one day who was on a short travel FS & that was one of the best days biking I've ever had in 22 years.
You don't need big travel to have a good time in Chamonix.
Hang on, is Chamonaix a different place?
@toys ... Morzine is a mere hillock in comparison to Chamonix which has serious mountains. Morzine is mostly hard packed dirt trails with a few rocky bits, Chamonix has lots of rocks and rock hoping and a lot of riding on "normal" paths. There are plenty of places in Chamonix where if you fall you can/will die. The town is buzzing in summer with all kinds of sports enthusiasts and there are lots of busy bars and restaurants.
If you haven't done so already get a copy of The Bike Book mailed to you from ZeroG so you can seriously whet your appetite.
I did Chamonix on a Cannondale Beast Of The East fitted with original 100mm orange Bombers and rim brakes...
...it was exciting at times.
Morzine is mostly hard packed dirt trails with a few rocky bits
This is not like the morzine I ride, to me its roots, rocks and rain...
So on this single track is there much climbing?
I appreciate the comments about riding on a 80s hardtail with v brakes and being fine. But my question is one of choice. I own a dh bike and an all mountain bike. I'm wondering, if I bring the DH bike will I regret it? I.E is there loads of climbing /portageing that will make the dh bike a bad choice.
Take the all mountain bike. I did Chamonix on my cannondale Gemini and it was perfect. You wouldn't enjoy it as much on a dh bike IMO.
If it was me, I would take the lighter bike. There doesnt seem to be much in the way of permanent dh tracks and as I understand it, lots of the better descents require a fair bit of additional climbing.
Definitely the all-mountain bike (with usual change of tyres/rotors/etc.).
Ridden Cham on a Patriot and Five (with 36s admittedly) on separate occasions, the patriot was probably more fun as some of the trails are very rough, but that bike could still climb. One day we set off from Chamonix, rode up to Argentiere, up the Col du Tour and down the Vallorcine DH (which is amazing)then back down into Cham via the Lac Blanc. A fantastic day but I wouldn't be able to pedal it on a full DH bike and enjoy it! AM bike for me.
Edit - the Col du Tour was being steadily modified into a more DH style track when I was there last, not been since to know what the end result is though.
Agreed with the other posts. I would suggest the all mountain bike. If you have the right guide you are in for a real treat. Chamonix has some of the best trails I've ridden. Get practicing your switchback riding.
Daughter lives there and rides a 120 hardtail, I've used my 120 XC bike which was all I needed. Climbs well and handles everything the standard trails throw at you.
There is a local DH scene which has some excellent if not darn right dangerous descents, even some of the XC trails are bowel clenching.
There has also been a lot of late snow be aware.
Am bike, only one DH track in vallorcine at the top of the valley and the best stuff is too tight for triple clamps. Get an is map, mark up lifts and then look for tracks back down, there are plenty. The bike book isn't actually that good, I can email you the best bits that don't involve massive climbs if you want, drop me an email
toys19This is not like the morzine I ride, to me its roots, rocks and rain...
So on this single track is there much climbing?
They have roots and rain in Chamonix too ! You cannot equate the amount of rocks/rocky sections in Chamonix with Morzine. Yes on the trails (walking paths) you will have a reasonable amount of pedalling, I would also say on the technical sections and switchbacks you'd probably feel more comfortable on the AM bike.
I'll search out the mouthy northerners Chamonix film as an example
@toys - here you go and you'll find some other edits. BTW if you look at the opening sequence Morzine is sort of like the first hill covered in trees, then it stops. Chamonix keeps going up way above the tree line and much steeper.
So on this single track is there much climbing?
Although I don't own a FS bike I have ridden in Chamonix a lot and imagine a DH bike would represent a special kind of physical hell there.
The first video in their series, pretty representative I would say
I've been to Chamonix - 4 times and would recommend the AM bike.
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Am bike, only one DH track in vallorcine
Nope there's more
Any ways heres some info for you
if it wont load safe it and open it with Acrobat
Oh and a video
I live in Chamonix and use a 160mm AM bike. Pretty much everyone I know in Chamonix uses a 160mm(ish) AM bike. Lots of them have DH bikes, they use them when they go to Pila, Morzine or for the Vallorcine DH track. You'll have way more fun on the AM bike basically!
The only real DH track in town is the excellent Vallorcine track (which doesn't open untill the 29th June), everything else is either a purpose made trail center style track or a natural trail which at the end of June will be too busy with walkers to go fast enough for a DH bike to be of use on the downs, and generally are too tight to get round the bends without skidding a DH rig.
Definitely 160travel.
I have ridden Chamonix perhaps 6 years in a row now. Even last year when we went to finale Liguria we rode cham before we drove down.
I have ridden it on sx trail, orange alpine and this year blur Lt. We are going out last week in June. All the lifts open by the sat/sun before the trails close for walkers.
Buy Tom's guide book(the new one) and you won't go far wrong. My advice is start off with a day at le tour, there is a mini downhill to get your eye in under the lift. Then traverse round into the woods for roots and rocks galore. There is also a cracking run over the back to Trient, you have to get the train back to France.
If you want to push yourself ask the locals about sick line, just don't run it unless you are feeling great, its a challenging run. Even our guide ended up 5ft down the mountain in a tree!
Grum p, what tyre combo do you run?
I am considering going tubeless this year, would be glad of your thoughts as usually run twin ply to err of safe side. Thinking a decent ust tyre might have enough sidewall to live through a week in cham.
1st the bad news, Vallorcine DH track is to be closed for maintenance work this summer!
The optimistic news is the the trains will be running by the end of this month.
The tyre news (it IS STW after all...) Singleply Maxxis minion and high roller 2.35, with normal tubes at about 30 - 35 psi, rarely puncture (once this year, see below, maybe 3 times all of least year) but I'm only 65kg. Several friends have gone ghetto tubeless on single ply maxxis this year, so far with no problems, except when riding across the montenvers cog railway I and then a friend on tubeless both slit our tyres open on (presumably) a sharp edge of the track. So go UST, pack a tube and tyre boot, carry your bike over the railway crossings and you should be fine!
Where you staying ? Do you need a chalet ?
I've only ever ridden in Cham once, and TBH on a day trip from PDS it scared the crap out if me. Trails we did were fast loose and rocky, it's about the only place I wouldn't ride without pads
Off to Chamonix and Les Arcs this year. An "AM" type bike is pretty much perfect - tubeless is fine, I run hans dampf super gravities with a bit of latex and they seem fine.
Dales, who was the chalet offer towards?
I think we have a B&b sorted but they haven't confirmed anything as yet. Will chase the up and if not might take you up on the offer.
Dales / Grum P, could do with some assistance.
Just found out that the B&B we had thought we had reserved for our short break.
There are 3 of us, a couple plus myself looking for 2 rooms for Thursday Friday and Saturday night. (27th - 30th June)
If you do have any contacts or ideas would be bloody grateful.
Hi Downtimehunter. Not sure what budget you've got, but the long way to do it would be go to http://www.chamonet.com/ and about 1/2 way down the page there are 3 boxes; chalet holidays, hotels & residences plus apartments & rentals. look through and any that take your fancy send an email.
Unfortunately that weekend is the Mont Blanc marathon when several thousand runners descend on chamonix to rip up the trails and terrorise other trail users with their excessive speed and garish clothing....and use the accommodation.
Nomadic Ski are a very nice bunch of folk who also ride, they might have some space. Otherwise most of my knowledge is at the cheaper end of the scale, so try google the following: High mountain holidays (bunkhouse style chalet by the hospital) Gite Tapia & Gite Chamonard Volant, both Gites just past MBC. Ski Station, bunkhouse up by the Brevent gondola. Gite Belvedere, up in Argentiere, under new ownership and in much better condition than the last few years! Les Randonneurs, another Argentiere gite.
Hope this helps!
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If it was me, I would take the lighter bike. There doesnt seem to be much in the way of permanent dh tracks and as I understand it, lots of the better descents require a fair bit of additional climbing.
That was rather the point I was trying to make. I was there in '96, IIRC, and there wasn't much in the way of suspension, let alone discs, but a bunch of us had loads of fun riding hardtails with rim brakes, basically XC bikes, because that's all there was. As light a bike as you can manage with AM capability, and the biggest rotors you can fit, ought to do the trick.
If I was going now, I'd take either my old Remedy 66, or probably my hooligan Inbred 567 with 160mm Nixons on the front, and 2.3" Bonty Jones UST's. About 31lb, and tough as old boots. Oh, and probably pads, now; my joints are a lot creakier than they used to be...
Whatever you take, the riding's fantastic, and the scenery glorious, have loads of fun.
And if you get the chance, it's worth going up to the little hut café that overlooks the Bosson Glacier*, or the cable car over to L'Aiguille de Midi. (Forgive me if my spelling is less than accurate).
* http://montblanc.to/uk/rando/texte2.html
Just for info for anyone visiting Cham this season, Summer 2013, there has been a considerable "change of heart" toward biking in the valley.
You no doubt already know about the July-August bans across the valley, however things have changed even more for this season.
Lift tickets for biking (Cham'VTT, EUR 17/day) are now limited to Les Houches and Le Tour (Col de Balme). You will not be able to purchase a VTT pass to ride at Flegere, and likely elsewhere - they will only sell you a 1-trip pedestrian ticket.
If you want to use mid-valley lifts, it may be advisable to look into the Chamonix Multipass ticket (for more than 4 days this seems a reasonable price in comparison to the Cham'VTT pass). There is also the Chamonix Rapid Card which has a one time initial fee and then costs EUR 23 per day you use it, and allows access to every lift in the valley.
Flegere DH course is no longer maintained, and most of the woodwork sections have been removed (beware the rusty nails and nasty holes in the ground). The Compagnie de Mont Blanc no longer wish to encourage bikers here and in the middle of the valley, hence their decision to abandon the DH course.
Vallorcine DH is closed for the season due to works ("travaux"), and bikes are not allowed on the public transport between Switzerland and Argentiere because they have switched the trains for buses. http://www.chamonix.com/pdf/horaires-train-travaux-ete-2013.pdf
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NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points and the New York Knicks avoided elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 85-75 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 on Thursday night.
The Knicks, who trail 3-2, will need a victory Saturday in Indiana to force a seventh game Monday in New York.
"I was totally impressed because we met the challenge," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. "I think as a coach you come into games like this and you want to see who's going to step up and make plays, and I thought we did that tonight. We were the better team in terms of doing that."
Anthony made a jumper midway through the fourth quarter after Indiana closed within four points. He followed with two free throws, Raymond Felton made a layup, and the Knicks were never in jeopardy again.
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UNCG biology professor and botanist Bruce Kirchoff has spent nearly four decades identifying plants in the field and teaching his students to do the same. In the process, he has developed some revolutionary ideas about visual learning.
The researcher and teacher has noticed patterns in how his high-achieving students study challenging material. The students who excel in his courses use active rather than passive visual learning methods. They do not just receive and regurgitate information – they analyze, synthesize, and evaluate what they are given. With cognitive psychology research backing his observations, Kirchoff has translated these successful approaches into a computer program. The result is an incredibly effective tool for students to quickly learn visual concepts.
Visual expertise is essential to many disciplines. "When a good field biologist makes an identification, be it of a plant, bird, or mammal, they can do it at a glance, without the use of any kind of supplemental aids. That kind of visual expertise is what we've learned to teach, quickly and efficiently," Kirchoff explains.
The program speeds up the process of becoming a visual expert, something that takes years in the field, by using repetition, variation, and active study methods. Users see a large variety of images and receive immediate feedback during assessments. If they get an answer wrong, they have the option of redoing the question until they get it right. "What we do with the software is show students variation through multiple images so they can get the concept of the species or idea that we are trying to teach," says Kirchoff. "It's not memorization, it's really conceptual learning."
"It looks very simple," he acknowledges. "But it's very effective." Kirchoff reached out to colleagues across multiple disciplines, from education to art, to prove this efficacy.
UNCG Psychology's Dr. Peter Delaney, who specializes in cognition, learning, and memory, collaborated with Kirchoff to put years of research and development to the test in a plant systematics class. The controlled experiment tested students on two sets of plants. Students studied the first set using their own traditional methods and studied the second set using the visual learning program. Students who learned a plant group using the software performed up to 25% better on the final exam. Those findings will soon appear in Kirchoff and Delaney's publication, "Optimizing Learning of Scientific Category Knowledge in the Classroom: The Case of Plant Identification." A graduate student has also discovered evidence of improved long-term retention. Six months after the class, students better remembered the plant set they learned with the Kirchoff software.
In a bid to more effectively share these exciting findings, Dr. Kirchoff and his wife Mary have started the company Metis, LLC. Their mission to "Revolutionize Learning" is quickly becoming a reality as they mobilize their product for people in all areas of visual expertise, from bird watchers to chemists to mathematicians.
In January, the company was one of 40 worldwide semifinalists in the Elance Big Idea Start-Up competition – an endorsement for its potential in both academic and commercial fields. "I had never done this before or even seen a pitch before, so it was a new experience," shared the professor. "But it went really well." Since then, Metis has been a finalist at the Charlotte Venture Challenge and PTP Next competitions. This year Kirchoff also received the 2014 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 2014 Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award from the Botanical Society of America.
Kirchoff's first foray into the commercial market? Bird watchers. "There are a lot of people out there who are interested in improving their skills in bird identification. With a focus group of birding enthusiasts from the Piedmont Bird Club here in Greensboro, we have pilot tested a prototype of the software. We got excellent feedback, which we are incorporating into the next version, an app for mobile devices."
"We are excited to take these techniques and apply them to different areas where visual learning is important," says Kirchoff. "We are looking to revolutionize learning."
Article author Mary McLean is a Media and Communication Intern with the UNCG Office of Research and Economic Development. She researches and writes articles about the on and off campus impacts of UNCG research. Mary is a junior at UNCG, majoring in English and minoring in Media Studies. Her interest in journalism and communication led her to her current position.


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Like many other details of the Blade Runner sequel, 29-year-old's role in the film is unknown at the moment. However we do no that she will join an all-star cast including Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista and Harrison Ford who we do know will be reprising the role of Rick Deckard from the original 1982 Blade Runner.
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