text: I haven't really been able to follow this entire thread, but I'd just like to note here that I agree completely with Jón's take here on the map issue. It's almost embarassing to have to tell people that there are 3 functions in the basic libraries which do exactly the same thing up to type signature. The issue with choosing fmap or liftM is even worse. I usually go with fmap because it's in the Prelude and seems more general anyway, but then, some monads aren't in Functor so I need to be careful about creating class contexts with both Monad and Functor constraints. Please, let's fix this. Nice general interfaces are good. While we're at it, let's split MonadZero and MonadPlus -- the decision to merge them was not well thought-out, and a lot of expressive power in type signatures is lost there. I'm not sure I agree with Jón's earlier sentiment with regards to taking everything out of the Prelude and requiring the user to import many separate modules though. :) While the idea of producing as clean a language as possible is attractive, the most commonly used list, monad, and IO functionality is pretty nice to have available without extra imports. It would also be nice to have all the usual instances handy straight away. In any case, it's probably a good idea to at least have those things in separate modules, and then possibly reexported by the Prelude, as far as structuring things goes. I think it would be reasonable to expect the Prelude to include enough things to provide for basic idiomatic Haskell programming, as it (mostly) does currently. I already tend to import Data.List and Control.Monad preemptively, but I should probably be more careful and take note of which things I should be nagging people to move upward. At the very least, join should be a member of the Monad class, so it ought to be there. :) Lists essentially take the place of loops in Haskell, and even in C, you don't need to do an #include to get 'for'. I think the issue is basically one of striking a balance between cleanliness of design, and ability to write quick (1 to 10 line) programs conveniently. Over time, the standard practice of writing Haskell code changes too. For example things like the monad instance for ((->) e) (that is, the lightweight reader monad) are becoming more popular -- to the point where I'd mostly feel comfortable asking to have that put in the Prelude. (All the people who hang around in #haskell have likely picked up a few idioms from the @pl lambdabot module though -- perhaps we're a biased sample ;) - Cale On 30/08/06, Jon Fairbairn <jon.fairbairn at cl.cam.ac.uk> wrote: > > I don't really have the stamina to keep up with discussions > like this. I have a bit more now than the first time round, > so here's some more... > > On 2006-08-29 at 07:58+0200 "John Hughes" wrote: > > > On the contrary, it seems we had plenty of experience with an overloaded > > map--it was in the language for two and a half years, > > During which there were fewer users, as you note below. > > > and two language versions. In the light of that > > experience, the Haskell 98 committee evidently decided > > that overloading map was a mistake, and introduced fmap > > for the overloaded version. > > One might say that your experience persuaded the committee > to do this. > > > Now, this was an incompatible change, and the Haskell > > committee was always very wary of making such changes--so > > there must have been a weight of experience suggesting > > that overloading map really was a mistake. > > For teaching, yes. > > > It wouldn't have been changed on the basis of abstract > > discussions of small examples. My own bad experiences with > > list overloading were with monad comprehensions, but > > others must have had bad experiences with overloaded map > > also. Given that it's been tried--and tried so > > thoroughly--and then abandoned, I would be very wary of > > reintroducing it. > > I don't think you can conclude that from the evidence > available (ie the link, posted by Ross Paterson, to the > discussion at the time) > > > We didn't simplify things in Haskell 98 for the sake of > > it--we simplified things because users were complaining > > that actually using the language had become too complex, > > that there were too many corners to stumble on. > > > This is where I most heartily disagree. Whatever the > arguments for and against, what was done was /not/ a > simplification of the language. > > I cannot see how it can be argued that a language where > > * the functorial map has three names (fmap, liftM and map) > at different types > > * and the general functorial map (fmap) can be applied only > to some Monads (the ones where an instance has explicitly > given) > > is simpler than a language where > > * the functorial map is called map. > > Your argument that teaching the former language is simpler > is very strong and I don't dispute it, but it is not, I > think, a reason to require that people who want to use the > language to have to put up with remembering extra > complexity. Once one knows what functors and monads are > (and no one can call themselves an expert Haskell programmer > who does not), one should not have to think "does this Monad > have an instance of Functor, or must I use liftM?" or is > this function /really/ meant to work only on lists, or can I > replace map with fmap and get it to work on something else > (and then find that it requires copying out the whole > definition because it also uses ++ or something). > > Yes, it makes perfect sense to have > > > mapList = (map :: (a->b) -> [a] -> [b]) > > in a prelude somewhere for teaching purposes, but aren't > people eventually taught that mapList is just a specialised > version of map, ++ is `mplus` specialised to lists (etc), > and that one should think in terms of defining operations > that are as generally useful as possible? > > At which point don't some of them start to wish that they > could just type ++ instead of mplus? I certainly do. If it > were just a question of map and fmap, I might agree that the > cost would outweigh the benefit, but there's a whole swathe > of functions for which I'd rather see the nicer names used > for the more general versions, and clumsier ones for the > versions specialised to lists for teaching purposes. > > We would all benefit from better error messages, but that's > a different problem. > > > I think we did a good job--certainly, the Haskell > > community began growing considerably faster once Haskell > > 98 came out. > > I'm not sure there's a causal relationship there. If the > growth was anything above linear, it would be growing faster > later whether or not Haskell 98 had an effect. Even if > Haskell 98 was the cause, it's far from obvious that this > particular change was the one that made the > difference... and if it did, it may not have done so for a > good reason. If you make the language easier to understand > it may well become more popular (there are plenty of awfully > popular awful languages out there for more or less that > reason), but if it's at the expense of unnecessarily complex > programmes, we shouldn't be applauding ourselves too much. > > In addition, it seems likely that as more and more people > get a deeper understanding of Functors, Applicators and > Monads, we'll find better ways of teaching them. > > Jón > > > -- > Jón Fairbairn Jon.Fairbairn at cl.cam.ac.uk > > > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-prime mailing list > Haskell-prime at haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-prime >


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SAN JOSE -- Chris Gill was one of the key players the Edmonton Rush were banking on to turn their fortunes around.
So far this season he's been money.
The National Lacrosse League veteran went into last night's game against the San Jose Stealth having scored six the night before in Calgary.
It helped pace the Rush to a 13-12 victory over the Calgary Roughnecks, setting up last night's all-important game against the Stealth.
"We brought him here to score goals," said Rush head coach and general manager Paul Day.
"At the halfway point of this year he had more goals than anybody on our team had all year last year."
Heading into last night's contest Gill, 35, had 33 goals and 22 assists in 13 games.
He needed two goals to reach 300 for his career and was two points away from 500.
"He's a great leader," Day said. "In Calgary he talked about playing for the Roughnecks before - and we have several guys who have - and he brought that up as motivation."
Gill, a native of Vancouver, B.C., was acquired by the Rush in a trade before the start of the season.
Last year he was a member of the NLL champion Colorado Mammoth where he scored 29 goals and had 16 assists in 16 games.
"I was just in the right spot at the right time," Gill said of his six goals against Calgary.
"I got to a couple of loose balls and I got hit in the back by a shot.
"Then I picked it up and put it in the net.
"The guys also fed me well when I was open in the crease.
"It wasn't an individual thing, it was a total team effort."

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Little known American actress Maitland Ward ensured all eyes were on her when she appeared naked under a sheer dress for a Los Angeles film premiere on Wednesday night.
Dressed in a completely sheer black LBD with just a thin cross covering her modesty, the knickerless star gave onlookers an absolute eyeful - side boob, under boob, tattoo on lady garden area - the lot.
Oh, and she doesn't even appear in the film.
But she isn't the first relatively unknown to step into the spotlight for not wearing much on the red carpet, she is one in a long line of gorgeous women to be globally famous (if only for a minute) for simply slipping into a saucy frock.
In the spirit of all factors red carpet, we take a look back at the dazzling dresses that propelled these women into fame.
She started it with what became known as THAT dress at Four Weddings And A Funeral premiere with then boyfriend Hugh Grant. In fact, the dress was Versace and as well as making Liz a household name, the designer himself was propelled into the public eye.
Liz went on to star in Austin Powers and land several high end modelling contracts.
This Julien Macdonald gown made jaws drop on the Snatch red carpet premiere and plunged Kelly from the critics least favourite TV presenter to the curvy fantasy of males across the world.
Kelly managed to steal the limelight from Brad Pitt with this sparkling slashed gown which showed more bum and boob than anyone.
Kels went on to land modelling deals and a series of hot boyfriends.
ROSE McGOWAN (1998)
Rose also decided to show off her bum at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. Her dress makes Miley Cyrus look positively demure as it barely covered up, well, nothing.
The actress went down in VMA history with her mesh dress and went on to star in hit Charmed and movie Conan the Barbarian.
That dress definitely classed a spell.
Malin Akerman (2012)
Who we hear you cry?
It didn't matter who the hell she was when gorgeous Malin arrived at the Los Angeles premiere of Rock Of Ages at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on 2012.
With its thigh high slit and panels, Malin looked sensational.
After Angelina and that leg, Polish model Anja decided to get in on the action.
Despite Vogue Paris declaring her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s and with a Fendi campaign under her belt, it took Anja to slip into a revealing white satin number to get her noticed.
She was at the Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in case you were wondering.
This exotic Versace dress was apparently worn by Gerry Halliwell weeks before J-Lo slipped into it - no one noticed though.
With its plunging neckline and sheer train, J-Lo showed more boob that Jaimie could even dream off. With her hair sleek down her back, the pop princess showed she had the figure for Hollywood films.
J-Lo's chiffon dress has been mentioned along with Elizabeth Hurley's black Versace dress as one the dresses that made Versace a household name.
Donatella Versace even credited the coverage of the dress with helping her cope with the death of her brother Gianni Versace and dubbed it the turning point of her career.
Jaimie Alexander (2013)
American actress Jaimie Alexander well and truly stole the show at the Los Angeles premiere of Thor: The Dark World.
The pretty brunette, who played Sif in the blockbuster, flaunted her enviable figure in a tight black dress on the red carpet at the El Capitan Theatre.
Well, she did a bit more than flaunt it if we're honest.
She practically revealed the whole thing via a full-length see-through panel at the front, which showed off her cleavage, belly button and a whole lot of leg.
But rather than focusing on how amazing her body looked, all we could think was: "What happens if that panel shifts 1cm to the left!?"
Lena Headey (2013)
Unless your a big Game Of Thrones fan you wouldn't recognise this stunner. But Lena caught everyone's eye when she slipped into this slash thigh/lace number.
As well as the gorgeous slit and lace finish, Lena's massive grin made sure she was the centre of attention.
Christina Hendricks (2011)
Actress Christina Hendricks outshone them all on the red carpet of I Don't Know How She Does It in New York City. It wasn't so much the dress as her assets that moved Christina from Mad Men to Mad about the girl.
Since this premiere Christina has gone on to slip into more gorgeous Jessica Rabbit dresses which showcase her amazing AMAZING curves.
We salute you!
For more amazing red carpet pictures of ladies in gorgeous dress, see our gallery below.


text: The third season of the American ABC fantasy-drama Once Upon a Time was announced on May 10, 2013. The premiered on September 29, 2013, with the plot revolving around the main characters travelling to Neverland from Storybrooke to retrieve Henry Mills. The series will feature crossover episodes connecting with the spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. The season was split into two parts, with the first eleven episodes airing in Autumn 2013 and the latter half returning in Spring 2014. New characters that appeared this season include Ariel, Prince Eric, Tinker Bell, and Peter Pan.


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Unmanned aircraft will soon become a common sight in the airspace above the UT Arlington Research Institute.
The Fort Worth campus is the first in North Texas to be granted permission through the Federal Aviation Administration to test and fly drone systems over unpopulated parts of campus.
"Authorization is a long and difficult process," said Eileen Clements, director of research at UTARI. "People can go through UTARI and have airspace to fly their systems."
The FAA certificate, granted Friday, should clear the way for new partnerships, such as the one announced Monday with the Arlington Chamber of Commerce's Center for Innovation. The announcement came during the Unmanned Systems Consortium, where students and researchers showed off what their robots could do.
"The great thing about UTARI is you have this combination of students who want to be great engineers working with actual great engineers," said Rommel Alonzo, a UTARI computer engineer graduate student. "That way you can create the new generation of engineers."
The systems developed by students at UTARI have both military and practical applications and aim to make tasks safer and more efficient, UT Arlington spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan said.


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TORONTO, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Kole Calhoun lifted a sacrifice fly in the eighth that snapped a tie Wednesday and boosted the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 win over Toronto.
The Blue Jays jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first, but the Angels battled back with the help of a two-run homer from Mark Trumbo in the second.
Los Angeles tied it at 4-4 in the fifth on the first of Calhoun's two sacrifice flies. Calhoun drove in Mike Trout in the eighth after Trout had reached on a walk and gone to third on a double by Josh Hamilton.
Starter C.J. Wilson (16-6) survived seven innings to get the win, allowing four runs on four hits with four walks and six strikeouts. Ernesto Frieri turned in a perfect ninth for his 32nd save.
The loss went to Steve Delabar (5-3), the fourth of five Toronto pitchers who served up the go-ahead run in the eighth.


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APARTMENT 26 have recruited drummer Brad Booker from the Jefferson City, Missouri-based act STIR. The group played their first show with the newest member at the Whisky in West Hollywood, California on June 26th as support to STONE SOUR (featuring Corey Taylor and Jim Root from SLIPKNOT), and "fun was had by all, which is, let's not forget, the most important thing," according to the band. A few photos taken at the gig can be viewed at this location.Meanwhile, APARTMENT 26 are continuing work on the material for their self-titled sophomore album, which is tentatively due in early 2003 through an as-yet-undetermined label.
APARTMENT 26 Announce New Drummer
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Ian has been talking about when he got picked to be on the show, how he was suspicious because he didn't get a key. He plans on framing his key at home, but he will have to hide it because his brother has a friend on drugs who has stolen from them in the past.
Ian got a sock monkey stuffed animal that creeps Danielle out, so Dan is going to hide it in her bed.


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Published on 10 June 2014 09:30 AM
New figures* released today from a survey conducted by Millward Brown for Age NI show that there is strong public support for our Assembly to show leadership and urgently prioritise legislation to end age discrimination here.
At present, people in Northern Ireland can be discriminated against on the grounds of age when accessing goods, facilities and services like health, financial or retail services unlike those in England, Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland where there is protection against age discrimination in place.
The survey results show that:
The NI Executive promised to extend age discrimination legislation in the Programme for Government by May 2015 but with no policy or draft legislation produced to date, there are fears that this promise won't be kept.
Linda Robinson, Age NI Chief Executive says, 'Older people in Northern Ireland are being left behind and are being treated like second class citizens compared to those in GB and the Republic of Ireland. People tell us all too often that age discrimination is having an impact on their lives. 'Time is running out to deliver this legislation before the next Assembly elections as promised. Right now our politicians are failing to deliver for us all. Unfair discrimination is harmful not only to older people who experience it, but to our society as a whole. If we are to meet the needs of an ageing demographic and ensure that increasing numbers of older people are not met with prejudice, isolation and inequality in later life, then it is essential that age discrimination legislation is introduced to Northern Ireland in the area of goods, facilities and services. This is all the more frustrating given significant political support for the legislation, with a poll conducted last year by Stratagem/ComRes** finding that 87% of MLAs agreed that it must be a priority for this current NI Executive to deliver legislation outlawing age discrimination.'
'The message from our research is loud and clear. The time has come for action from OFMdFM on this matter. If proposals are not put out to consultation before summer recess, there will not be time to ensure that all the usual legislative stages are applied. Age NI calls on Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness to publish a credible timeline to get this legislation passed before May 2016 and ensure that people receive protection from harmful discrimination on the grounds of age. This should be the right of all people in Northern Ireland.'
*Millward Brown Research, March 2014**Millward Brown Research, April 2014**MLA research panel, December 2013, complied by Stratagem and ComRes
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I recently visited the Geological Society in central London as part of a tour organised by the History of Geology Group and the Charles Close Society for the Study of Ordnance Survey Maps. The highlight of the visit was a display of maps selected from the Geological Society's library and archive collections. I enjoyed it so much that it inspired me to look at some 19th century geological maps from our own collections for today's blog post.
Although we do not hold any discrete sets or collections of geological maps here at The National Archives, we do have quite a lot of maps that include some geological information. 1 Some of these are in rather unexpected places among the records. For instance, I was initially rather surprised to find a geological map among railway records. 2 On reflection, though, I realised that this made sense: geological information can be extremely valuable when planning new railway lines.
Another of our geological maps forms part of one of several 19th century proposals to build a Channel Tunnel between southern England and northern France. 3 It dates from about 1881 and comes from Foreign Office correspondence.
Some Colonial Office records include maps relating to the geology of former British Colonies. The example below shows part of British Honduras (now Belize) in Central America. 4
The final map I want to look at in today's post is my favourite of the four. It comes from the War Office's map collection and shows the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, and adjacent parts of the mainland. 5 It is a Geological Survey map, consisting of a topographical 6 Ordnance Survey map, re-published with geological information added.
The Geological Survey was formally set up in 1835 to produce official British geological mapping. 7 Originally, it was a department within the Ordnance Survey, but by the time this map was published in 1856, a separate organisation the Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland – had been established. This was the forerunner of today's British Geological Survey.
Geological Survey maps like this one are of extremely high quality. 8 Both the topographical base maps and the added geological information were produced with the best available data and to the highest technical standards possible in the mid 19th century. The map was engraved and printed in black ink, with the colouring added neatly by hand. Colour printing techniques in the 1850s were not advanced enough to make printing a map like this in colour viable.
Access to accurate mapping and other geological data can be vitally important to a wide range of organisations, from oil companies to universities, and to people working in a variety of professions, from civil engineering to environmental science. Yet, although geological maps are primarily practical tools, even those (like me) who have little knowledge of geology can still appreciate them for their appearance. For most people, it is their beautiful colours that make geological maps such fascinating objects.
It is often said that the best maps strike a perfect balance between science and art. We have many maps at The National Archives that illustrate the truth of this observation but, to my mind, geological maps offer some of the clearest examples.
- 1. Describing our holdings of maps as a 'collection' is a useful shorthand but really something of a misnomer: our records include both separate collections of maps and maps that are intermingled with textual records. ^
- 3. MFQ 1/946/3 (map extracted from FO 27/2901) ^
- 4. MFQ 1/196/9 (map extracted from CO 123/180) ^
- 5. MPHH 1/439/1 (originally WO 78/2153/1) ^
- 6. A topographical map is one that depicts natural and artificial features of the landscape. Most ordinary, general-purpose maps are topographical maps. ^
- 7. See this page on the British Geological Survey website for more information about 19th century official geological mapping. ^
- 8. You can see this for yourself by browsing some more historical Geological Survey maps on the British Geological Survey website. ^


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So I built some nice trails clearing branches, doing some pruning, improving the drainage but making the trails so it looks like a deer track. I don't want to make things too obvious as the game keepers brother fixes my car, my bro is a game keeper and family are local farmers. The next thing I notice is that on my local private strava rides my trails are getting created as segments. Great, I love people using them as for one it spreads the joy and means that I don't have to clear all the fallen trees but why oh why do people have to set them up as segments? I have them as segments but private ones but now they will get trashed or worse still blocked if the land manager gets peed off.
What do you do in this case? Do people not understand that somethings you do not draw attention to as you are shooting yourself in the foot? And what do I do now as I have changed some of the trails to include some big steep drop offs and what was mine is now shared so I don't want to cause strife.
Then there is the issue of segments being created on private land that should only be ridden at certain times otherwise the whole spot could become closed off.
What is the legal duty of care for strava, seems strage it is not simple to flag a segment as illegal. I would be pissed if I was the land owner and strava was directing hoards of storm troopers to ride across the triple si I was meant to be protecting with no easy way to get it removed.
Of course I do get the benefit of a private richmtbguru moment as I am way faster than anybody else.


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Amid all the smiling faces in the London Knights dressing room on Sunday night, none beamed brighter than the team's former goalie, Gene Chiarello.
The 26-year-old Sault Ste. Marie native, one of the most popular Knights in team history, congratulated the players on their Memorial Cup win and couldn't wait to kick-start the celebrations.
Chiarello, who endured a battle to beat a brain tumour, paid a visit during Cup week and was seen buzzing through the city on his motorcycle. He looked great and couldn't have been more energized by the Cup triumph.
"I'm the biggest London Knights fan there is," he said. "I'm so happy for the people of London. They have been waiting 40 years for this and I'm glad to be able to be here to watch it."
Chiarello played four seasons here and backstopped the Knights to within one game of a Memorial Cup appearance in 1999. But the team lost the seventh game of the OHL final to Belleville.
After that heartbreaking loss, there was a lingering feeling with Knights fans that might have been the team's best chance to play on major junior hockey's biggest stage at the Cup tournament.
Then came the 2004-05 season.
"I'm so happy to be in the dressing room right now," Chiarello said. "I was in the dressing room in the Soo as a kid when the Greyhounds won it 1993, and it was just like this."
Chiarello, who played three seasons at the University of New Brunswick but had his college career cut short by his battle with cancer, has made plans to enrol this fall at the University of Windsor.
He would have to sit out a year of hockey but his dream is to play again. Those who know him best won't put it past him.
Not many can put anything past Gene Chiarello.


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The economic security of Israel is at risk. It sounds dramatic, but it is a reality on the ground — unless the government's efforts at creating equality of access to education and jobs for Israeli-Arab citizens are successful. Some facts: Israeli-Arabs make up 20.6 percent of the Israeli population, but they contribute only 8 percent… Read More
At Peace
Earlier this week, Palestinian and Israeli leaders met in Washington to launch a new round of peace negotiations. There is a cynical and skeptical Palestinian and Israeli public, but the parties agreed to meet nonetheless. As Secretary of State John Kerry stood before the media on July 29, he told listeners that he was under… Read More
IDF Releases Plans For Trains In West Bank
The Israel Defense Forces publicized plans to build a network of high-speed trains that would run between West Bank population centers and connect them with Israel, Jordan and Syria. The network, according to a blueprint announced Wednesday by the IDF's Civil Administration, would by 2035 carry up to 30 million passengers on nearly 300 miles… Read More
Jewish and Arab Israelis: Different Perspectives
An extensive survey released late last month indicated that Arab Israelis have become more extreme in their attitudes to the state and its Jewish majority, while Jewish Israelis have maintained their positions or have become more amicable to the Arab minority. On the surface, the statistics of the 2012 Index of Arab-Jewish Relations In Israel… Read More


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Wednesday was move in day at USC and the campus was buzzing with students returning school from their summer vacations. The practice field was buzzing as well with the team running various special teams drills and situational scrimmage situations for the offense and defense.
One of the most heated battles this fall has been at the middle linebacker position. Several players have worked out with the first team at the position and lately the coaches have settled on Oscar Lua as the leader.
"I have a lot of confidence and the guys are responding well to me," Lua said after practice. "Stopping the 'O' was a little shaky at the beginning of camp but now we seem to have it locked down so we are doing good."
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In fact the first string defense had one of their best days of camp stopping the first string offense on Wednesday.
"We were doing good, just following Coach Carroll's plan," Lua said. "Everybody seems to be doing well on the defense and tightening down the screws."
Following the depth chart of the linebackers has been a rollercoaster during the first two weeks of camp.
"We have a lot of bodies there but Coach Carroll likes to keep tight competition," he said. "We have been rotating four guys in at middle linebacker, three at SAM and about four at WIL. It is competition and the best three people are going to play."
The internal competition has been intense but Lua and the guys are ready to start hitting someone wearing a different colored jersey.
"It is about that time," he said. "Everybody is feeling a few aches and pains so most definitely we are looking forward to getting out there and beating on Hawaii."
One of the reasons the linebackers get so fired up is Ken Norton Jr.. He is always one of the loudest voices on the field and isn't afraid to mix it up with the players.
"That is just the way he is," Lua said. "He is out here for the fact that he misses the game so much. He still has a lot of player in him and he likes to do player activities."
Aiding the great competition has been the influx of excellent freshmen linebackers coming into camp.
"They are all real solid," Lua said. "They are all picking up the defense really well, but it is just a little different X's and O's compared to the real deal. I think once they get on the playing field they will be just fine."
Special teams
Wednesday the team spent extra time working on different aspects of special teams. Punter Tom Malone is the star of the unit, but he is still being held out. He should be ready to go by the Hawaii game, but for now he is helping out some of the younger guys and their games.
Malone was tutoring kicker Troy Van Blarcom not with his kickoffs but with his punting. Troy was showing how live his leg was in practice punting some balls that were sky high but not very deep. Malone gave him a few pointers and his punting was getting notably better. Van Blarcom has raw power and if he gets more consistent he might fight for a spot to backup Malone.
The team also ran several punts, kickoffs, safety kicks and onsides kicks on Wednesday. They practiced kick coverage, kick blocking and protection. Most every aspect of special teams was being worked on to get ready for the season.
Practice notes:
Whitney Lewis and Brian Cushing were on the sidelines today.
Norton was in rare form during warm-ups. He was all over Fred Matua yelling out as if introducing him, "375 pounds, 5 foot 10 from Tijuana, its Fred Matua!"
The QBs did a few strange drills including practicing diving and sliding after a scramble.
The team did a lot of situational drills in their 11-on-11. One was that the offense had to try and run out the clock and the defense had to get the ball back. The first team offense got a couple of first downs and then kneeled on the ball. The second string offense got one first down and ran enough clock to kneel on the ball as well.
The one mistake by the offense was when Desmond Reed ran out of bounds. Coach Sark was all over him for that.
Dallas Sartz dressed but wasn't taking part in contact drills. That left Rivers, Lua and Clay Matthews as the starters and Williams, Maualuga and Ashton as the backups.
Dominique Byrd continued to show some great hands. He had a long catch from Leinart down the middle and reached high in the air in traffic to pull the pass down.
The defensive ends had another good day getting some great pressure on the quarterback. Jackson and Barrett had a sack and freshman Kyle Moore had one as well.
The band was practicing again and as the offense broke the huddle Deuce Lutui was giving the victory sign as they played "Conquest."
Another highlight by John Walker at corner. He was one-on-one with Bush and had great coverage all the way down the sideline.
One of the biggest hits came from Thomas Williams on Steve Smith. Williams just leveled Smith and Norton started yelling, "That's the hit man!"
Mario Danelo hit a 42-yard field goal in a game situation. The kick was fairly deep and looked solid.
Turner had a few catches but also a few drops. It wasn't his best day out there.
Sam Baker did a nice job on a corner blitz. He switched off and got his body on Terrell Thomas to save a sack.
The final drills were with the offense in the shadow of their own goal line. The defense got a break when the offense was called for pass interference. Then Reggie Bush took over and went the length of the field for a superb touchdown run.
Not to be topped Dwayne Jarrett made a Willie Mays-type catch that wowed the crowd and was the catch of the day. Two defenders on him Booty put the pass right in his arms and Jarrett took it for about an 80-yard gain.


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December 21, 2011
(NaturalNews) January 1, 2012, was supposed to be the day that the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), which was passed by Congress and signed into law by former President George W. Bush back in 2007, came into effect, banning certain high-watt incandescent light bulbs. But all such bulbs will remain on the market, at least for now, thanks to a "rider" that some members of Congress successfully attached to the massive government spending bill.
The phase-out of traditional incandescent light bulbs beginning with 100-watt bulbs on Jan. 1 was a contentious and invasive measure that many Americans vehemently opposed. And even though the ban was signed into law by a Republican president, many Republicans in Congress today made it their mission to nix it. They effectively blocked the government from spending money to enforce the standards until September.
"When the American people gave Republicans control of the House in January, one of the major issues involved was the Democratic ban on the 100-watt bulb," said Rep. Michael Burgess, who conveniently left out the fact that Mr. Bush was responsible for making the ban official. "Republicans have fulfilled our promise to the American people by allowing them to continue to be able to choose what type of bulb they use at home. Consumers should drive the marketplace, not the government."
Mr. Burgess' statements are partially correct, of course. The federal government has absolutely no business restricting the types of light bulbs people buy, especially when the primary alternative is a highly-toxic, mercury-laden poison bomb that is an environmental and human health nightmare (http://www.naturalnews.com/CFLs.html). However, in typical American political fashion, Mr. Burgess steers the discussion into a partisan issue rather than a freedom issue.
In truth, incandescent light bulbs are not only far safer than compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs, but they also emit a far more pleasant and warm type of light. The fluorescent light emitted from CFLs is abrasively bright, and has been known to cause headaches and other ailments in some people. CFLs also emit high amounts of electromagnetic frequency radiation (EMFs), and have also been found to release cancer-causing chemicals when turned on.
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Price reckons fans come to his gigs because they are not satisfied with other musicians, particularly those who lip-sync their way through a concert.
The 55-year-old singer has revealed that he believe his supporters have been "changed" by his music and reckons they stay loyal to him because he always sings live.
Speaking to V magazine he said: ''People come to see us 50 times. Well, that's not just going to see a concert - that's some other mess going on.
''This music changes you, these people are not being satisfied elsewhere by musicians, you feel what I'm saying? It's no disrespect to anyone else, because we're not checking for them. But we don't lip synch. We ain't got time for it.''
The Purple Rain hitmaker also admitted that his solo career has been put on the back burner for now in favour of his new all-female band 3rdEyeGirl because he is desperate to get the ''talented'' group's music heard.
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Safeway Inc. (Chicago) has named Brian Baer president of its Dominick's Finer Foods division. Baer joined the company in 2001 as vp of financial planning and analysis for another division; he was promoted to cfo of Dominick's in 2008, according to Progressive Grocer.
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For the eighth year in a row, Maharishi University of Management's farm has met the high standards for organic certification, thanks to the recent inspection by the USDA-accredited Nature's International Certification Services.
Steve McLaskey, who heads the farm, said that in order to sell certified organic produce, the farm must renew its certification each year by meeting the rigorous federal guidelines.
The process involves extensive paperwork in which McLaskey documents all facets of the operation: what crops are grown, what is done to maintain fertility of the soil, the steps taken to prevent soil erosion and degradation, the practices used to control weeds, pests and diseases, how the produce is harvested, and what steps are taken to insure the produce isn't contaminated after being harvested.
The onsite inspector reviews all the paperwork beforehand, and then during the inspection checks to make sure that the paperwork accurately reflects the farm's practices.
The inspection also entails examining the records kept by the farm, which must document all products sold so that any product can be traced back to the field in which it was grown and the seeds purchased to grow that particular crop. The records must even include receipts for the purchase of the seeds.
The inspector also checks to make sure there's no danger of contamination. Since the farm is bordered on one side by a conventional farm, there needs to be at least a 30-foot buffer strip so no chemicals from the neighboring field will reach the organic crops.
McLaskey said the inspector was extremely impressed. In her report she wrote, "The organic agriculture program at M.U.M. is amazing. The soil building, composting, greenhouse operations are second to none. ... It was truly a pleasure for me to have the opportunity to visit with Steve and M.U.M."
The farm has more than one acre of greenhouses that are used year-round, and more than five acres of fields that are used in season.
The farm grows a wide range of produce used in the M.U.M. dining hall and sold at the Golden Dome Market and at the Fairfield Farmers' Market.
At peak productivity in mid-summer, the farm employs as many as a dozen staff members, volunteers, interns, and students and harvests several hundred pounds of produce a day.
McLaskey said he's a fifth-generation farmer, with his great-great-grandfather having purchased a farm in Illinois in 1832.
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Have you made your study schedule yet for Finals? (You know they
actually start next week, right?) My schedule is somewhat made;
exams, practicals, and last minute assignments have been entered,
and from this point I just have to get busy! I'm on a brief
reprieve from the Master's, until next quarter starts (during Week
15 here), and I've had off from Acupuncture for the last 2 weeks,
so the Universe, and school, saw fit to give me some time. Of
course, I still feel behind and also am a little bit panicked (as
always happens). Right now it looks like 6 exams for me next week,
and 7 the week after that. I'm already ready, but will definitely
be more ready for a break.
Sunset at Treasure Island Beach
Last week's Cadaver Workshop was AMAZING! I was, admittedly, a
little nervous when I found out I'd be going over the musculature.
After all, other than diagrams, I hadn't been back in the lab since
I left basic sciences. And I hadn't worked on the back or limbs
since first and second tri. I'd forgotten how much I love being in
there. I suspected that would be the case, but I was actually
thrilled and surprised at how much I remembered. I loved it so
much, that I'm going back this week to do it again. We did a bit of
show and tell, and also asked questions and quizzed the students
that showed up.
We had students from the undergrad program, PA program, nursing,
and EMT at St. Pete College. I'll be interested to see who comes
this week. It's absolutely invaluable experience. It also reminded
me how much I enjoy teaching. Back in undergrad, my internship was
TA-ing biology for non-majors. THAT was an experience. It's
frustrating, sometimes, to be teaching people who aren't always
interested in what you have to discuss, or to approach things from
a manner that everyone can understand (or that encourages
I have been planning, for about the last year, to spend at least
part of my career teaching. I'll be honest; I'm really looking
forward to it. Who wouldn't want the opportunity to geek out on a
regular basis, and get paid to do it? What would you teach?
Biochemistry? Physiology? Functional Medicine? Nutrition? Yeah, I
could really get into that. The tough part will be finding a
location that will allow me to practice, and has opportunities for
Last week, I did a Rehab demonstration on therapies to use for
Rheumatoid Arthritis. I learned a lot in prepping for the demo --
like how the joints in RA patients can be hotter than normal, and
how heating the joint itself can be damaging (but heating the
muscle is fine). I learned how important it is to protect the joint
-- even to the point of how the patient sits. The "point of
relaxation" for the knee, for example, is full extension. This is
the position that is least likely to promote joint degeneration.
There are other positions for other joints. This week, I'm giving a
presentation on Raynaud's Phenomenon (which I've had since I was a
teenager) and therapies for treatment. I fully intend to go get my
thick wool gloves for the demonstration -- just for effect.
Although, if they continue to keep it so cold in this building,
I'll have to wear them all the time. It does make it difficult to
type and take notes.
There haven't been any other events going on for the last week
or so, other than a ROCK tape seminar this weekend (that I didn't
go to). But if you remember back, not that long ago, when I
volunteered at the St. Pete Beach Classic and met Mr. Incredible, I
have something to share. Mr. Incredible found ME! Last weekend, I
received an email out of the blue, from Mr. Incredible himself, who
found the blog and wrote me. (I do answer all of the messages that
come through here, in one way or another.) He's starting on a new
adventure with his training. Feel free to check out his
blog: Superheroes on
the Run.
All right kids, have an amazing pre-finals week! Remember to
keep going to the gym, keep sleeping, and keep eating good food.
You'll be glad that you did.
Have you ever stared at something so long that it looks
completely different? I do this with words. I think that's a new
level of zoning out. Sometimes when I do this, it completely
changes my perspective. Not all that often, mind you, but it does.
Lately, I've been getting hit with a lot, that's been altering my
I've been spending a lot of time in downtown St. Petersburg.
It's not as if I haven't lived here for 8+ years, and it's not as
if I haven't been downtown nearly a million times. Because of
friends living downtown, I'm seeing parts of it that I've never
seen before. I'm always amazed at what exists, right under my nose
-- but I just haven't taken the time to see it. So now, it's
starting to look completely different.
Like many downtowns across the country, ours has had its
moments. There were department stores downtown, factories, big
business. I've always wanted to research some of the buildings
downtown, especially the Studebaker Building, which I used to drive by
nearly every day when I lived on the other side of town. And then
there's the nation's first open-air post office, which, honestly --
these pictures don't do justice. The inside of the post office
reminds me of old time banks and Westerns -- loaded with
beautifully stained wood and remembrances of teller windows. Some
of these buildings have been standing for a long, long time --
constructed not long after the turn of the century, which for this
area is nearly ancient.
Also, like many downtowns, St. Pete seems to constantly undergo
some form of revival. New places move in; old ones move out. Things
get rebuilt or renovated, torn down, and new life comes in to
change the look and feel of it all. The more time I spend down
there, the more I like it. There are old bars and restaurants,
beautiful scenery, and the old stately architecture. I've posted
pictures of the banyan trees, the Dali and Mahaffey Theater, the
Pier, and a few of the marina as well. I'm running out of time to
explore here -- at least while I'm still at school. I've set a
loose goal for myself, of visiting every building between Beach
Drive and 34th street on Central Avenue. I wonder how close to that
I can get with this crazy schedule.
We're in Week 10, which means midterms are over here at
National, and I'm looking at finals for Western States. I can't
believe how quickly things have passed. I keep going back and forth
about jobs and locations and being excited about being out in
practice and clinic and a million other things. I was forwarded a
list of job openings all over the country, towards the end of last
week. I couldn't help but look -- thinking that it was all very
premature, and yet I'm being told that I SHOULD be looking right
now. I'm still thinking it might be a little presumptuous.
And of course, this week I have to turn in a sample business
plan. It's hard to anticipate things like that when you have no
idea where you'll be. Of course, I could go anywhere. The question
becomes where, and when, and how, and why. We've all talked about
setting up our own practices -- well, most of us have. Some, I
think, are planning on joining practices and others might just
associate for a short period of time. When I thought I had a clear
plan before, now I'm not so sure. Life sometimes gets in the way of
plans. John Lennon said something like, "Life is what happens when
you're busy making plans." For right now, I'm only making immediate
plans, with the rest in the background.
Maybe I just need a change in perspective.
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Reports state that the tourist were holding on to the fence of the airport when a Jet Blue aircraft was throttling up to depart the island.
One of the tourist, a male suffered a broken leg while the other a young female, suffered a deep cut to her head after she was blown backwards.
The injured tourist are said to be between the ages of 15 to 18 years old and they were taken to the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) by ambulance.
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I like the floating feeling you get on quarterpipes-it feels like you're hanging in the air and you can easily grab anywhere on the board. One of the most fun tricks on a QP is the air to fakie. Just ask Terje Haakonsen-he does them all the time.
Airs to fakies are also one of the easiest tricks-all you have to do is ride straight at the QP on your shred stick. I like this trick because of its simplicity. An air to fakie is basically the same thing as straight airing a jump-except the QP shoots you straight up in the air … so you land in the same spot you took off.
1. When approaching a QP, pick a straight line up the wall and stay totally flat-based while riding up the transition. If you get on edge, you may go flinging left or right-you won't go as big. Always keep your knees bent.
2. When you reach the top of the lip, you don't need to pop much-keep your body solid and let the QP do all the work for you. Remember: Like hips and wallrides, start out small to feel out the transition-then you can "send it."
3. So, now you've left the lip-try to stay composed. Fly up in the air and grab the board. I like to grab frontside and poke it out like Terje.
4. You're floating and tweaked-out frontside now-look down at the coping to make sure you'll land back in the transition. As long as the QP has vert on it, you should be fine. If so, then you're good to go-if not, well, good luck, 'cause landing on the deck of a QP is sketchy. Check out Marc Andre Tart's double McTwist to the deck at twsnow.com.
5. Anyway, as you come back down to land, you should land in about the same place you left the lip-nice and high on the transition.
6. Ride back down the tranny switch and pump back up the hill as far as possible. You'll have less of a hike to hit the quarterpipe next time.
Once you learn this trick, then you can move on to frontside and backside airs-maybe someday you'll learn the double McTwist.
"All you have to do is ride straight at the QP."-Chad Otterstrom
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Row over Obuchi funeral
Japan's opposition has criticised plans to hold former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's state funeral shortly before an expected election next month.
Mr Obuchi died on Sunday following a stroke in April.
The announcement that his state funeral will be on 8 June came as condolences poured in from leaders around the world.
But the timing of the funeral drew immediate criticism from the opposition, which accused the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of trying to exploit a sympathy vote in the elections.
Japan is expected to go to the polls on 25 June - Mr Obuchi's birthday.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki dismissed calls for the ceremony to be put off until after elections and said the possibility of a sympathy vote was "never taken into consideration".
He said as many as 5,000 guests, including foreign dignitaries, would be invited to the state funeral.
Officials said they wanted to hold the memorial as soon as possible after Emperor Akihito returns to Japan on 1 June from a trip to Europe.
A private funeral for Mr Obuchi will take place on Tuesday at Aoyama Cemetery in central Tokyo.
Mr Obuchi, 62, who was replaced last month as prime minister by Yoshiro Mori, died in Tokyo's Juntendo Hospital.
He had been in a coma, kept alive only with the help of an artificial respirator, since his stroke on 2 April.
Many Japanese observed a minute's silence on Monday in his honour and flags are flying at half mast across the country.
Hundreds of mourners gathered at Mr Obuchi's Tokyo home which has been decorated with white lilies and chains of paper cranes, believed to bring peace.
Correspondents say Mr Obuchi is remembered fondly by many, despite his lacklustre image.
Much of the press on Monday praised him as the architect of Japan's recovery from the brink of economic collapse.
Analysts said the LDP was likely to benefit from the outpouring of sympathy caused by the death of its former leader.
The LDP scored one of its biggest-ever victories at the polls in June 1980, 10 days after then-Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira died.
"Obuchi is already being sadly missed, and people are sympathetic," said political analyst Hisayuki Miyake. "This will certainly not hurt the Liberal Democrats in the elections."
Mr Obuchi became Japan's youngest-ever member of parliament when he was elected in 1963 at the age of 26.
During his premiership, which began in July 1998, he worked hard to improve Japan's profile overseas and made revitalising the economy his top priority.
He was known for his common touch and was skilled at networking.
But he hardly took any rest and his hectic schedule may have contributed to his sudden demise.
At the time of his stroke Mr Obuchi was struggling to maintain the ruling coalition he had put together as well as dealing with the Mount Usu volcano emergency in northern Japan.
Reports say Mr Obuchi's 26-year-old daughter, Yuko, is widely expected to run for election in the Gunma district north of Tokyo, where her father won successively for more than 30 years.
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Does American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Scale Enough in Patients Assessment (ASAINPA)
This study has been completed.
Nanjing Medical University
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American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status scale has been used worldwide for assessing the status of patients before operation. However, merely the value of ASA scale did not give enough information of patients to determine their prognosis and improvement of outcomes. Since 1948, World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Therefore, the investigators hypothesized that the ASA scale only was needed to be modified and should be replaced by a comprehensive gauge to evaluate the status of patients in depth. Based on this thought, the investigators used a new system, i.e., physical-psycho-social (PPS) scale, to assess the overall state before surgical procedures.
|Elective Surgery
|Other: ASA scale Other: PPS scale
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Reevaluating the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status System in Patients Assessment and Compared With a New Scale of Physical-psycho-social Gauge Raised by Our Institution
Further study details as provided by Nanjing Medical University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Time of recovery [ Time Frame: Six months after operation. ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Intraoperative consumption of drugs [ Time Frame: 1 day after operation ]
- Incidence of side events [ Time Frame: 72 hours after operation ]
- Hospitalization days [ Time Frame: From 0 min after operation to the time duration of discharge home, this measure would be varied in different patients ]
- Psychological state [ Time Frame: Six months after operation ]
- Life quality [ Time Frame: Six months after operation ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Patients assessed with ASA physical status scale
Other: ASA scale
ASA scale evaluation before operation
Patients assessed with PPS scale
Other: PPS scale
PPS scale evaluation before operation
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
All patients undergoing surgical operations
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing elective surgical operation
- Age from 18-65 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age < 18 years or > 65 years
- Not willing to participate in this study
- Patients from emergency department
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"How badly do you want it?"
This is the simple yet compelling question my high school baseball coach has been asking at our seemingly endless postpractice meetings as we prepare for our next big district game.
How much do we want to win? What kind of effort are we putting into this sport for the program, for our teammates, for ourselves? What are we willing to do to be as ready for this game as we can be?
When we break from the meeting (with the usual "1, 2, 3, Cats!"), I don't notice the usual moaning of tired teammates complaining about how late our practices are going. I see a new look, one of determination.
A unanimous but silent contract has been made, pledging that we will be ready for the game. This may be as simple as adding a few extra pounds on the bar in the weight room or hustling just a bit harder when shagging balls in the outfield.
As I type this with ice on my arm, I think about how this simple question applies in all areas of my life: How badly do I want it? What am I willing to do to reach my goals? To be admitted to the college of my choice? To earn the scholarship of my dreams?
Things of value in life don't come easy; they are only achieved with hard work. No matter how much I may say I want to achieve something, it is an entirely different story for me to act upon this desire.
Unfortunately, having a strong work ethic is something I've struggled with my entire life. I am still finding blank Latin homework that I hid from myself under my bed in sixth grade.
As a compulsive procrastinator and daydreamer, I often forgo what is necessary in order to take a few shallow breaths in the illogical realm of short-term relief. I am aware of my foolishness, but I blatantly ignore the responsible part of me that wants to succeed.
Lately, I've been noticing how people take different approaches. My coaches and teachers, in the classroom and on the field, dedicate themselves daily to making me and my peers better students and preparing us for adulthood. They fight to give us a future. They lead by example, teaching life lessons that aren't in the curriculum.
The most difficult aspect of keeping a strong work ethic consistent is balancing priorities. We adolescents are shoved into thousands of activities and events outside of school, which come in addition to schoolwork and social pressures. We're stressed, but with each area of our life, we have to ask: How badly do I want this?
My father has always preached that the process is more important than the results. He begs me to understand that there is no failure with 100 percent effort. Giving that effort is the most difficult part of it all, but I'm finally realizing how valuable it is to strive, body and soul, for a goal.
So, coach, we want it badly. Very badly.
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According to Emulex, the study shows quantifiable, money-saving benefits of using Emulex's Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs). IDC compared the productivity, efficiency, and uptime provided by storage area networks with Emulex HBAs against SANs that use other vendors' wares.
While the report doesn't name Emulex's competitors specifically, key players in this segment include Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A), JNI Corp. (Nasdaq: JNIC), and QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq: QLGC).
And these rivals won't like the results. IDC says it found that shops that use Emulex are 27 percent more productive than those that don't. In other words, storage management personnel at sites that use Emulex products supposedly spend 27 percent less time managing the SAN infrastructure. With regard to efficiency, which IDC defines as management hours required per terabyte of storage, the research firm claims that the Emulex SANs needed 24 percent less time for care and feeding.
Provocatively, the IDC study says Emulex SANs have 49.2 hours of additional uptime per year compared with competing products. IDC says this translates into $3 million per year of increased "revenue-generation opportunity." The report says Emulex shops average 31.3 hours of downtime per year (both planned and unplanned) versus 80.6 hours of downtime for the competition.


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Hello, the performance of my application heavily depends on summing two vectors (stored as aligned double arrays), namely I need a fast vecA += vecB. As with SSE one does not have instructions for +=, the only option is to have vecA = vecA + vecB. I have two versions of this function:
inline void addToDoubleVectorSSE(const double * what, const double * toWhat, volatile double * dest, const unsigned int len)
__m128d * _what = (__m128d*)what;
__m128d * _toWhat = (__m128d*)toWhat;
__m128d * _toWhatBase = (__m128d*)toWhat;
__m128d _dest1;
__m128d _dest2;
#ifdef FAST_SSE
for ( register unsigned int i = 0; i < len; i+= 4, _what += 2, _toWhat += 2, _toWhatBase+=2 )
_toWhatBase = _toWhat;
_dest1 = _mm_add_pd( *_what, *_toWhat ); //line A
_dest2 = _mm_add_pd( *(_what+1), *(_toWhat+1)); //line B
*_toWhatBase = _dest1;
*(_toWhatBase+1) = _dest2;
for ( register unsigned int i = 0; i < len; i+= 4 )
_toWhatBase = _toWhat;
_dest1 = _mm_add_pd( *_what++, *_toWhat++ );
_dest2 = _mm_add_pd( *_what++, *_toWhat++ );
*_toWhatBase++ = _dest1;
*_toWhatBase++ = _dest2;
FAST_SSE should take advantage of the independence of lines A and line B, hence should provide performance gains.
Scenario 1: Assume having arrays double * a, *b, *c each 1000 elements long. Calling addToDoubleVectorSSE(a,b,c,1000) say 10K times indeed shows that FAST_SSE version has approx. 25-30 percent faster runtime.
Scenario 2: Assume having double ** a, ** b, **c where each a,b,c consists of 1000 arrays, each array (a[i], b[i], c[i]) being 1000 elements long. Calling addToDoubleVectorSSE(a[i],b[i],c[i],1000) over i=0....999 say 10K times makes the performance gain of FAST_SSE disappear.
The question is whether the performance loss can somehow be mitigated. I understand that cache misses as probably going to be the problem. In the first scenario, all arrays a, b, c are small enough to remain in L2, which is not the case with scenario 2. Is there e.g. a way to tell the compiler something like "In two lines of code, Im gonna need arrays a[i], b[i], c[i] so if you can, prefetch them to L2"? Or is there any other workaround?
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A northern Virginia woman was sentenced to serve a year and a half in prison for using drywall to barricade her three young daughters in a room.
Christina Moore of Bristow, va., was given a nine-year sentence in Prince William County Thursday, but all but 18 months of the sentence was suspended. Moore's also receiving credit for time served.
The girls, including an 18-month-old, were found in March 2011 left alone in a room barricaded with drywall. The oldest used mattresses to climb over the drywall and got a neighbor to help. A neighbor found Moore and 35-year-old John Robey passed out, and defense lawyers said they were struggling with drug addiction.
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Maybe too many people had built up this restaurant for me. Everyone told me how great it was. So when I finally went, I was expecting it to be fantastic.
I ordered their highest quality kalbi, I paid top dollar. But it was really just mediocre. If this were in Korea, I wouldn't give it a second look or a second visit, and there's no way I would pay USD $80 for what I got.
There's a nice waterfall in here. The service is good. Banchan is nice. The staff speaks English and Korean. I get the feeling that a lot of the Korean clientele have been coming for years and it's kind of a family tradition.
That's great for them, and I understand how much that means. But for me, there's nothing here to make me come back a second time.
About three years ago once a week I would go to
Jang Tuh Sutbulgui Inc 13693 37th Ave, Flushing, NY. They used real charcoal and the Kalbi was great. But that was almost three years ago.
last time I visited jangtuh was a year ago. I was thoroughly disappointed. That place did serve good food but that was ten years ago!
kumgangsan is way over rated. That restaurant has been there for a long long time. they were in Zagat way before the other asian restaurants. So I'm guessing time and effort(in American-izing their staff and menu) put them on top. Aside from the occasional weddings I HAVE TO attend there I have stopped dining there. One evening while waiting for the valet guy to bring our car we noticed a big container of mi-won (msg) being used as a cigarette disposal by the main entrance. It must have been about three feet tall!(I was in heels) I refuse to pay all that money for food with msg in it!
I would much rather make it myself. would definitely be able to make it at a fraction of their price and taste better too.
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SUMMIT COUNTY — Carbon nanotubes, valuable for strengthening industrial and recreational products, can kill aquatic organisms, according to University of Alaska and U.S. Geological Survey researchers, who said it's important to guard against release of the materials into the environment as the materials enter mass production.
"The great promise of carbon nanotubes must be balanced with caution and preparation," said Baolin Deng, professor and chair of chemical engineering at the University of Missouri. "We don't know enough about their effects on the environment and human health. The EPA and other regulatory groups need more studies like ours to provide information on the safety of CNTs." Continue reading "Study: Carbon nanotubes can be toxic to aquatic life"


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MILFORD (CBS) – A huge crowd demanded justice outside Milford Town Hall Wednesday night for a young man killed in a drunk driving crash.
The death of Matthew Denice has sparked uproar over illegal immigration.
Police say an illegal immigrant with a criminal record is to blame for the crash.
Governor Patrick shared his sympathy with the Denice family. "To Matt's family, what a terrible, terrible tragedy and the person who has been arrested and in custody I trust is going to have the book thrown at him and he should."
WBZ-TV's Karen Anderson reports
State officials tell us the driver, Nicholas Guaman, was arrested in Uxbridge in 2007 and in Milford in 2008.
They say Uxbridge police sent the the state fingerprints, which were forwarded to the FBI. However, state officials say Milford police never sent fingerprints to the state.
As for the Secure Communities program, the Governor says the state doesn't have the option to join or not to join anymore because the federal government is instituting the program nationwide by 2013.
"There is no memorandum to sign, no requirement, no request to sign it," the Governor says.
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Osceola County firefighters were called to the home off Carlisle Ct. just before 5 p.m.
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Video captured by neighbors shows the home fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived.
Investigators said the fire started in one of the two cars parked in the family's garage. The fire then quickly spread to the rest of the home. Firefighters eventually extinguished the blaze.
Investigators are trying to figure out what sparked the blaze.
Firefighters said the home is a total loss and the Red Cross is assisting the family.
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Have you just recently scanned a product's barcode with the ScanLife for iPhone App, but now found that the products that they showed you were incorrectly given to you? Although this doesn't happen very often, it's sometimes necessary to tell the company that runs these pages that they showed you the wrong item and for them to correct it. This article will tell you how to report these inaccuracies to them for adjustments to take place on the scanned barcode for the next person who scans the item.
1Scan a barcode to an item (if you haven't done so already) on the ScanLife for iPhone app. The app will only trigger this page when you scan a barcode and not a QR or other code.
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Thanks to a very generous $4,250 award from the Community Foundation of North Central Washington, Leavenworth Winter Sports Club recently upgraded their website and obtained electronic devices for off-site events. The Community Foundation of North Central Washington is a charitable community trust organized as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) in 1986 using $2.1 million from the sale of the nonprofit Chelan County Medial Service Corporation (a Blue Shield plan). The Foundation acts as a vehicle for linking community resources with community needs by building a pool of funds, investing them, and distributing income from the funds to nonprofit organizations serving NCW communities.
LWSC will use the newly improved website to convey information about operating schedules, events, junior programs, lessons, activities and news. The website becomes the hub of information for 60,000 skiers annually. With the advances in social media, e-commerce and online applications, the old site was in desperate need of upgrades. The large project was graciously accepted by Fallon Technology, a long-time supporter of LWSC. The new electronic devices will aid special events such as Junior Olympic qualifying races, fundraisers and other community events.
Leavenworth Winter Sports Club is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that was established in 1928 to support ski jumping and has evolved into an organization that promotes the enjoyment of all winter recreation. The club operates two alpine rope tows, a tubing hill, a Nordic jumping hill, snowshoe trails and 26 kilometers of Nordic ski trails. The club hosts more than 30 races and community events throughout the year and employs more than 45 seasonal employees. The base of the operations is the Leavenworth Ski Hill which is supported by fundraising efforts from the Leavenworth Ski Hill Heritage Foundation.


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I forgot how much fun military squad tactical sim things are, this game's a blast. Still, it's not as… comprehensive as the Ghost Recon games, where for example you can literally control every member of your team, customize weapon load-outs, switch to 3rd person views, peek around corners, all that. It's tactical army man lite, but still fun tho. I can drink beer while I play this one
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Whether it is through the Legal Minute, Mr. Cheapskate or the Passionate Shopper, Flagler College students are determined to provide practical advice to their peers.
To that end, Students in Free Enterprise, a club at Flagler College, recently launched Radio Free Enterprise, a weekly 15-minute radio show. Alumni Affairs Director Donna Webb developed the idea and now heads the program along with adjunct professor Barry Sands.
''It's a new opportunity to learn new enterprises. It's an opportunity to learn about business in small segments, practical advice to get through life,'' said Webb.
The weekly radio show's time has yet to be determined, but it will air three times a week.
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Eight students are currently involved in Radio Free Enterprise each creating their own segment and niche.
For example, sophomore Jordan Tepper is Mr. Cheapskate and will identify inexpensive places to get gas, eat and hangout. Sophomore Michelle Olson, as the Passionate Shopper, will give shopping tips such as details about return policies and car shopping. Senior Sarah Baskin will walk around campus with a recorder asking students a ''Stump the students'' question of the day. At the end of playing student responses, Baskin will give the radio audience the answer as a lesson at the end.
Tepper said the show will help him become more comfortable speaking on the microphone, which is beneficial since he plans to pursue a career in radio.
The 15-minute show will include all these segments in a fast-paced, enthusiastic and entertaining way, according to the students.
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