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by Philip Walton
Table of contents
25 March 2013
Prerequisite knowledge
Prior experience with CSS is required to make the most of this article.
User level
In Douglas Crockford's "JavaScript: The Good Parts", Crockford names global variables as the worst part of JavaScript. He writes, "Global variables can be a convenience in very small programs, but they quickly become unwieldy as programs get larger. Because a global variable can be changed by any part of the program at any time, they can significantly complicate the behavior of the program. Use of global variables degrades the reliability of the programs that use them."
Crockford continues, "Global variables make it harder to run independent subprograms in the same program. If the subprograms happen to have global variables that share the same names, then they will interfere with each other and likely fail, usually in difficult to diagnose ways."
Whether or not you agree with Crockford about globals, JavaScript, at the very least, has well documented and widely accepted ways to deal with them. Module patterns, object namespacing, and function closures are a few examples.
CSS, on the other hand, is not so lucky.
In CSS, everything is global. When the browser begins to style an element in the DOM, it will traverse every single rule in every single stylesheet to find matches. All CSS rules can potentially apply to all DOM elements, meaning it's up to you to avoid unintended matches.
This can be extremely difficult when multiple people are working on the same project; eventually two people will inadvertently pick the same class name or style the same tag in conflicting ways. Even a single developer can easily forget rules written just a few months prior.
Not only are CSS rules global, they also inherit from parent elements down to their children. This inheritance cannot be stopped or turned off. Once an element is added to the DOM, it will inherit values from every one of its ancestors. Your only defense is to explicitly unset the properties you don't want and hope you haven't missed any.
For framework and library authors the situation is even worse. You have absolutely no idea what kind of crazy rules the users of your library might have written, and there's no foolproof way to account for it. If a third-party site that uses your framework contains a rule like
#content div { width: 25%!important; }, things are probably going to break.
So what can you do?
In this article I'll talk about some strategies for dealing with the global nature of CSS. I talk about finding the balance between paranoid over-protection and just asking for trouble. I'll also talk about some exciting things already making their way into the CSS spec that will provide real encapsulation in the future.
When writing CSS you're usually either defining styles for your own project or writing a library for use by other people. The strategies for these two situations are actually quite different. In the following section I'll address strategies for you own projects, and in the next section I'll discuss writing CSS libraries and frameworks.
With your own projects your primary concern should be future maintainability. You want your code to be scalable and react well to change. This is true even for small sites or applications on which you're the sole developer. You never know how a project will evolve, so you should code in a way that can withstand such unpredictability.
Every time you define a rule on an unqualified HTML tag (a type selector) you pollute the entire tree from that element down through all of its children. Consider the following rule:
#sidebar a {
background: lightyellow;
color: blue,
text-decoration: underline;
Rules like this may seem simple and harmless, but if you add a third-party calendar widget to your sidebar, the above rule will apply to the calendar's links as well, and that is probably not what you want. Even if the author of the calendar widget explicitly set values for color, background, and text-decoration, your rule has a high specificity and will probably win out.
This situation could have been completely avoided had you used a class selector instead of a type selector. Sure it's more work to put a class on each link in the sidebar, but with the extra work comes added peace of mind knowing that your styles are more predictable and stable when changes are made in the future.
There are a limited number of element types in HTML but there are an unlimited number of class names. The chances of someone else picking your exact class name are fairly small, but the chances of them using some of the same element types are practically guaranteed.
It's common for developers to scope their subobject classes within a parent selector, secure in the knowledge that the scoped styles won't leak out. For example:
.widget { }
.widget .title { }
And they're correct. The styles defined on
.widget .title will only apply when
.title is used within
.widget. That, however, is only half of the concern. If the class selector
.title is defined elsewhere in the stylesheet, those styles will apply to all elements with the class title including elements within
Encapsulation is a two part process. You have to worry about styles leaking out, but you also have to worry about outside styles leaking in.
Unwanted style leakage is especially problematic with names like "title". Developers frequently pick generic names like this, and the likelihood of two people unknowingly choosing the same one is fairly high.
This problem can be solved by namespacing your classes. Instead of relying on descendent combinators, simply class the subelements and use the component's base name as a prefix:
.widget { }
.widget-title { }
Namespacing has many advantages in addition to providing better encapsulation. It lowers the specificity of each rule, it expresses more meaning in the markup, and it provides a common hook should you need to test your implementation or globally change the selector name in the future.
Unfortunately, many CSS frameworks today are hostile toward their host environment. They litter the global scope with rules defined on tags and extremely common class names, practically guaranteeing conflicts with your existing codebase.
They also make the usually incorrect assumption that users of their framework have the luxury of completely redoing their site's CSS, and then using that framework (and only that framework) until the next redesign. But this simply does not reflect the situation most developers are in. Most of the time you already have a site, and it's a struggle to incorporate a new framework into it.
Developers also frequently want just bits and pieces of multiple frameworks, but few frameworks are designed to "play nice" with others.
In an ideal world, framework code would be completely modular and encapsulated. You could easily pick and choose the parts of the framework you wanted without fear of it conflicting with your existing site or another framework. Unfortunately this goal just isn't possible given the current state of CSS, but that doesn't give framework developers permission to do the opposite.
Framework authors should strive to make their code as compatible as possible. That work shouldn't fall on the shoulders of the framework user. Fortunately there are a number of ways framework authors can make their libraries more global-friendly.
If you're creating a new CSS framework, contributing to an open source project, or writing any CSS that gets used on sites outside of your control, consider the suggestions and practices that follow.
Arguably the main cause of CSS framework incompatibility is overreliance on aggressive global resets. The most prominent example of this is in ZURB's Foundation, which sets the box-sizing property of every element to border-box:
*, *:before, *:after {
box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing property enables you to alter the default box-model used by the browser. The traditional box model calculates the width and height of an element by the size of its content-box. In contrast, the border-box model includes the size of the padding and borders in those measurements. That means you can add a style of
width: 50%; to a column

 and safely add borders and padding without worrying about the column becoming wider than you want.
Many developers prefer the border-box model over the traditional box model and consider it a more intuitive approach. I personally use it in all my new projects. However, for a popular framework to require it globally on every element will practically guarantee its incompatibility with the vast majority of existing websites. Most sites still use the content-box model and have widths and heights defined in tens or hundreds of places throughout. Forcing a rule like this on an existing codebase is unreasonable.
Fortunately, there's an easy compromise.
With a CSS preprocessor you can have it both ways. You can default to a global box model reset while simultaneously providing a fallback for sites that can't make the switch. This enables you to promote some exciting new patterns without alienating millions of websites. Here's an example written in Sass.
/* The placeholder rule */
%border-box-model {
@include box-sizing(border-box);
/* The reset conditional */
if $global-border-box-model == true {
*, *:before, *:after {
box-sizing: border-box;
/* Individual component conditionals */
.tooltip {
if $global-border-box-model == false {
%extend %border-box-model;
The above technique enables sites to opt into a global border-box model reset, or gracefully fall back to defining it on individual components. Because this all happens in a preprocessor, it doesn't add any bloat to the compiled CSS.
In general, CSS preprocessors are great tools for letting end users customize a framework. Preprocessor variables are commonly used for customizing sizes and colors, but they can be great for customizing your site architecture as well.
Another example of an overdependence on global resets is the unsetting of user-agent styles. Many frameworks will unset list, link, or heading styles and then define components assuming those resets will still be in place, but this assumption is often false. For example, if your framework includes a tabbed navigation component that uses a

 element, it's probably a good idea to reset the
padding , and
margin properties, even if you've already reset them in a base stylesheet. Not resetting those properties assumes that your framework's users are always including the base styles, and not overriding any of them. Don't assume that.
The same is also true of link styles. If the tab elements in the previous example are coded with
 tags, it's probably wise to explicitly set the
color and
text-decoration properties on both the normal and
:hover states.
The line between paranoid overprotection and naive assumptions isn't easy to find, but it is important to be sensible. Aggressive attempts to reset every single property will lead to unnecessary code bloat, but relying too heavily on your base resets may lead to unexpected bugs. I leave it up to you to find your own balance.
Twitter Bootstrap, Zurb Foundation, and similar libraries define style rules on common class names, including
.alert, and
.row. If you're working on an existing application, the chances are very high that you've already picked at least one of these names. But since the framework isn't going to change, you have to. This is a terrible inconvenience put on framework users.
jQuery UI takes a much better approach. It namespaces all class names with the prefix ui-, significantly reducing the possibility of conflict.
The namespaced approach may be more verbose, but it's much more considerate of library users' time.
Namespacing is a great start, but it is not guaranteed to prevent all naming conflicts, especially with shorter, less unique namespaces like
ui-. However, if the library uses a preprocessor, it can take the namespacing technique one step further.
When all the styles of a particular component are prefixed with the component's name (like I recommended earlier), it's trivial to set that name with a variable. Imagine a CSS framework named "Flux" that defines a
messagebox component. Here's how the selectors could be named dynamically:
$flux-messagebox-name: "messagebox" !default;
.#{$flux-messagebox-name} { }
.#{$flux-messagebox-name}-heading { }
.#{$flux-messagebox-name}-body { }
Users of the Flux framework can now set their own namespace by simply overriding the variable:
$flux-messagebox-name: "some-other-name";
The beauty of this technique is that it empowers users to choose the names they want. If they like clean and simple names like those used in Bootstrap and Foundation, they can have them. If they prefer a consistent prefix like jQuery UI uses, they can have that. And if they need to completely change the name of a component to resolve conflicts, they can do that too. It's entirely up to the users.
Dynamic namespacing supports short and simple names for the majority of use cases and only requires extra effort for those who actually need it. It doesn't impose a verbose prefix on anyone and keeps the barrier to entry low. Those who want to make changes can dive in and edit the Sass file, and those who just want to use it out of the box can simply grab the compiled CSS. Everybody wins.
For more detail on this technique, see Dynamic Selectors, an article that I recently wrote and posted on my personal website.
Dealing with globals in CSS is a pain; luckily there are several exciting developments in the works to make real CSS encapsulation possible. Currently, the only way to achieve real encapsulation is to use an
, but for most scenarios iframe elements create more problems than they solve.
Three new HTML and CSS features that will make dealing with globals easier are scoped styles, the all property, and Web Components.
Scoped styles
HTML5 introduced the scoped attribute of the


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Podcast #376 - Intel Speed Shift, CPU Coolers from Noctua and DEEPCOOL, Broadwell-E Rumors, and more!
Subject: General Tech | November 19, 2015 - 02:42 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: podcast, video, noctua, Deepcool, Gamer Storm Gabriel, Intel, speed shift, amd, R9, fury x, trixx, Broadwell-E, kaby lake, nvidia, shield tablet k1, knights landing, asus, chromebit
PC Perspective Podcast #376 - 11/19/2015
Join us this week as we discuss Intel Speed Shift, CPU Coolers from Noctua and DEEPCOOL, Broadwell-E Rumors, and more!
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NVIDIA Re-Releases SHIELD Tablet as K1 - Cuts Price to $199
Subject: Mobile | November 18, 2015 - 06:41 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: tegra k1, tablet, shield tablet k1, shield controller, shield, nvidia, gaming tablet, Android
NVIDIA has released their updated version of the SHIELD tablet with a new name, but very little has changed other than the name (now the SHIELD tablet K1) and the price - now $100 less expensive at $199.99.
The SHIELD tablet K1 (pictured case and controller are not included)
Under the hood the 8-inch Android-powered tablet is identical to its predecessor, with the quad-core Tegra K1 processor with its 192 CUDA core GPU powering the gaming action on the 1920x1200 display. The controller is still a separate $59.99 purchase, but of course this is not required to use the tablet.
Here are full specs from NVIDIA:
- Processor: NVIDIA Tegra K1 192 core Kepler GPU (2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A15 CPU with 2 GB RAM)
- Display: 8-inch 1920x1200 multi-touch full-HD display
- Audio: Front-facing stereo speakers with built-in microphone
- Storage: 16 GB
- Wireless: 802.11n 2x2 MIMO 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS/GLONASS
- I/O: Mini-HDMI output, Micro-USB 2.0, MicroSD slot, 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack with microphone support
- Motion Sensors: 3-axis gyro, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis compass
- Cameras: Front, 5MP HDR; Back, 5MP auto-focus HDR
- Battery: 19.75 Watt Hours
- Dimensions: Weight, 12.6 oz (356 g); H x W x D: 8.8 in (221 mm) x 5.0 in (126 mm) x 0.36 in (9.2 mm)
- Operating System: Android Lollipop
- Gaming Features: SHIELD controller compatible, GeForce NOW cloud gaming service, Console Mode, NVIDIA ShadowPlay
- Included Apps: Google Play, NVIDIA SHIELD Hub, Fallout Shelter, NVIDIA Dabbler, Squid, Twitch
This update really comes down to price, as NVIDIA is being more aggressive about the adoption of their gaming tablet with the new MSRP. This doesn't come without some concessions, however, as the SHIELD tablet K1 ships without any accessories (no USB cable or charger). It's a move remienscent of Nintendo with the "New 3DS XL", which also shipped without a charger, and the standard micro-USB connection should be readily at hand for most of the target audience.
The question of course must be, is this now a more compelling product at $199? It does make the controller seem a bit more affordable considering the bundle will now run $260 - $40 below the previous tablet-only price. Time will tell (and of course you can let us know in the comments below!).
NVIDIA is selling the SHIELD tablet K1 directly from their web store, and it's already on Amazon for the same $199.99 price.
Podcast #375 - Snapdragon 820, Lenovo Yoga 900, R9 380X and more!
Subject: General Tech | November 12, 2015 - 02:47 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: podcast, video, qualcomm, snapdragon 820, Lenovo, yoga 900, be quiet!, amd, r9 380x, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, 14nm, FinFET, nvidia, asus, Maximus VIII Extreme, Thrustmaster, T300
PC Perspective Podcast #375 - 11/12/2015
Join us this week as we discuss the Snapdragon 820, Lenovo Yoga 900, R9 380X and more!
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0:29:30 This week's podcast is brought to you by Casper. Use code PCPER at checkout for $50 towards your order!
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NVIDIA Jetson TX1 Will Power Autonomous Embedded Devices With Machine Learning
Subject: General Tech | November 12, 2015 - 02:46 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Tegra X1, nvidia, maxwell, machine learning, jetson, deep neural network, CUDA, computer vision
Nearly two years ago, NVIDIA unleashed the Jetson TK1, a tiny module for embedded systems based around the company's Tegra K1 "super chip." That chip was the company's first foray into CUDA-powered embedded systems capable of machine learning including object recognition, 3D scene processing, and enabling things like accident avoidance and self-parking cars.
Now, NVIDIA is releasing even more powerful kit called the Jetson TX1. This new development platform covers two pieces of hardware: the credit card sized Jetson TX1 module and a larger Jetson TX1 Development Kit that the module plugs into and provides plenty of I/O options and pin outs. The dev kit can be used by software developers or for prototyping while the module alone can be used with finalized embedded products.
NVIDIA foresees the Jetson TX1 being used in drones, autonomous vehicles, security systems, medical devices, and IoT devices coupled with deep neural networks, machine learning, and computer vision software. Devices would be able to learn from the environment in order to navigate safely, identify and classify objects of interest, and perform 3D mapping and scene modeling. NVIDIA partnered with several companies for proof-of-concepts including Kespry and Stereolabs.
Using the TX1, Kespry was able to use drones to classify and track in real time construction equipment moving around a construction site (in which the drone was not necessarily programmed for exactly as sites and weather conditions vary, the machine learning/computer vision was used to allow the drone to navigate the construction site and a deep neural network was used to identify and classify the type of equipment it saw using its cameras. Meanwhile Stereolabs used high resolution cameras and depth sensors to capture photos of buildings and then used software to reconstruct the 3D scene virtually for editing and modeling. You can find other proof-of-concept videos, including upgrading existing drones to be more autonomous posted here.
From the press release:
"Jetson TX1 will enable a new generation of incredibly capable autonomous devices," said Deepu Talla, vice president and general manager of the Tegra business at NVIDIA. "They will navigate on their own, recognize objects and faces, and become increasingly intelligent through machine learning. It will enable developers to create industry-changing products."
But what about the hardware side of things? Well, the TX1 is a respectable leap in hardware and compute performance. Sitting at 1 Teraflops of rated (FP16) compute performance, the TX1 pairs four ARM Cortex A57 and four ARM Cortex A53 64-bit CPU cores with a 256-core Maxwell-based GPU. Definitely respectable for its size and low power consumption, especially considering NVIDIA claims the SoC can best the Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K in certain workloads (thanks to the GPU portion). The module further contains 4GB of LPDDR4 memory and 16GB of eMMC flash storage.
In short, while on module storage has not increased, RAM has been doubled and compute performance has tripled for FP16 compute performance and jumped by approximately 40% for FP32 versus the Jetson TK1's 2GB of DDR3 and 192-core Kepler GPU. The TX1 also uses a smaller process node at 20nm (versus 28nm) and the chip is said to use "very little power." Networking support includes 802.11ac and Gigabit Ethernet. The chart below outlines the major differences between the two platforms.
|Jetson TX1
|Jetson TK1
|GPU (Architecture)
|256-core (Maxwell)
|192-core (Kepler)
|4 x ARM Cortex A57 + 4 x A53
|"4+1" ARM Cortex A15 "r3"
|Compute Performance (FP16)
|Compute Performance (FP32) - via AnandTech
|512 GFLOPS (AT's estimation)
|326 GFLOPS (NVIDIA's number)
|Manufacturing Node
|Launch Pricing
The TX1 will run the Linux For Tegra operating system and supports the usual suspects of CUDA 7.0, cuDNN, and VisionWorks development software as well as the latest OpenGL drivers (OpenGL 4.5, OpenGL ES 3.1, and Vulkan).
NVIDIA is continuing to push for CUDA Everywhere, and the Jetson TX1 looks to be a more mature product that builds on the TK1. The huge leap in compute performance should enable even more interesting projects and bring more sophisticated automation and machine learning to smaller and more intelligent devices.
For those interested, the Jetson TX1 Development Kit (the full I/O development board with bundled module) will be available for pre-order today at $599 while the TX1 module itself will be available soon for approximately $299 each in orders of 1,000 or more (like Intel's tray pricing).
With CUDA 7, it is apparently possible for the GPU to be used for general purpose processing as well which may open up some doors that where not possible before in such a small device. I am interested to see what happens with NVIDIA's embedded device play and what kinds of automated hardware is powered by the tiny SoC and its beefy graphics.
Fallout 4 performance at the high end
Subject: General Tech | November 11, 2015 - 06:36 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: R9 FuryX, nvidia, GTX 980 Ti, gaming, fallout 4, amd
[H]ard|OCP tested out the performance of the 980 Ti and FuryX in single card configurations as multiple GPU support is non-existent in Fallout 4, some have had moderate success with workarounds which [H] mentions at the end of the review. At launch it seems NVIDIA's card offers significantly better performance overall, hopefully that delta will decrease as patches and drivers are rolled out. As far as features go, enabling godrays has a huge effect on performance for both cards and FXAA is the best performing AA when displaying a wide variety of terrain, close forested areas allowed TAA to narrow the gap. As to the game itself, as of yet they do not sound overly impressed.
"Fallout 4 is out on the PC, in this preview we will take a look at performance between GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon R9 Fury X as well as some in-game feature performance comparisons. We'll also take a look at some in-game feature screenshots and find out what settings are best for an enjoyable gaming experience."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Fallout 4 Fixes: How To Change FOV, Get Rid Of Mouse Acceleration, And Skip The Intro @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Wot I Think: Fallout 4 @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Anno 2205: Performance Analysis @ techPowerUp
- Ashes Of The Singularity Interview: "It's Total Annihilation Meets Company of Heroes Meets Kohan" @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- RPS Feature Have You Played… Day Of The Tentacle? @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- How One Company Is Bringing Old Video Games Back From the Dead @ Slashdot
- Batman: Arkham Knight October Re-Release Performance Update @ eTeknix
- White Wolf Interview: "There Have Not Been Enough Video Games Set In The World Of Darkness" @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- The first Humble Monthly Bundle has shipped, what was in it? @ HEXUS
NVIDIA's new Tesla M40 series
Subject: General Tech | November 11, 2015 - 06:12 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: nvidia, Tesla M40, neural net, JetsonTX1
There are a lot of colloquialisms tossed about such as AI research and machine learning which refer to the work being done designing neural nets by feeding in huge amounts of data to an architecture capable of forming and weighting connections in an attempt to create a system capable of processing that input in a meaningful way. You might be familiar with some of the more famous experiments such as Google's Deep Dream and Wolfram's Language
Image Identification Project. As you might expect this takes a huge amount of computational power and NVIDA has just announced the Tesla M40 accelerator card for training deep neural nets. It is fairly low powered at 50-75W of draw and NVIDIA claims it will be able to deal with five times more simultaneous video streams than previous products. Along with this comes Hyperscale Suite software, specifically designed to work on the new hardware which Jen-Hsun Huang comments on over at The Inquirer.
At the end of the presentation he also mentioned the tiny Jetson TX1 SoC. It has 256-core Maxwell GPU capable of 1TFLOPS, a 64-bit ARM A57 CPU, 4GB of memory and communicates via Ethernet or Wi-Fi all on a card 50x87mm (2x3.4)" in size. It will be available at $300 when released some time early next year.
"Machine learning is the grand computational challenge of our generation. We created the Tesla hyperscale accelerator line to give machine learning a 10X boost. The time and cost savings to data centres will be significant."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Microsoft Windows Mobile 10: Uphill battle with 'work in progress' @ The Register
- Google gives Chrome for Windows XP a reprieve @ The Inquirer
- ARM's new Cortex-A35: How to fine-tune a CPU for web browsing on bargain smartphones @ The Register
- The Most Powerful DIY Railgun @ Hack a Day
- Apple CEO Tim Cook slags off Microsoft's 'deluded' Surface Book @ The Inquirer
- NVIDIA JTX1: Finally An Exciting 64-bit ARM Board! @ Phoronix
- Cryptowall 4.0: Update makes world's worst ransomware worse still @ The Register
- Sony To End Sales of Betamax Tapes Next Year @ Slashdot
- TSMC 'grand alliance' more powerful than China's 'red supply chain,' says Chang @ DigiTimes
- NitroWare experiences HP's new Australian Customer Experience Centre and Intel 6th Gen 'Skylake' PCs
NVIDIA Releases Driver 358.91 for Fallout 4, Star Wars Battlefront, Legacy of the Void
Subject: Graphics Cards | November 9, 2015 - 01:44 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: nvidia, geforce, 358.91, fallout 4, Star Wars, battlefront, starcraft, legacy of the void
It's a huge month for PC gaming with the release of Bethesda's Fallout 4 and EA's Star Wars Battlefront likely to take up hours and hours of your (and my) time in the lead up to the holiday season. NVIDIA just passed over links to its latest "Game Ready" driver, version 358.91.
Fallout 4 is going to be impressive graphically
Here's the blurb from NVIDIA directly:
Continuing to fulfill our commitment to GeForce gamers to have them Game Ready for the top Holiday titles, today we released a new Game Ready driver. This Game Ready driver will get GeForce Gamers set-up for tomorrow's release of Fallout 4, as well as Star Wars Battlefront, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. WHQLed and ready for the Fallout wasteland, driver version 358.91 will deliver the best experience for GeForce gamers in some of the holiday's hottest titles.
Other than learning that NVIDIA considers "WHQLed" to be a verb now, this is good news for PC gamers looking to dive into the world of Fallout or take up arms against the Empire on the day of release. I honestly believe that these kinds of software updates and frequent driver improvements timed to major game releases is one of the biggest advantages that GeForce gamers have over Radeon users; though I hold out hope that the red team will get on the same cadence with one Raja Koduri in charge.
You can also find more information from NVIDIA about configuration with its own GPUs for Fallout 4 and for Star Wars Battlefront on GeForce.com.
NVIDIA Confirms Clock Speed, Power Increases at High Refresh Rates, Promises Fix
Subject: Graphics Cards | November 6, 2015 - 04:05 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: ROG Swift, refresh rate, pg279q, nvidia, GTX 980 Ti, geforce, asus, 165hz, 144hz
Last month I wrote a story that detailed some odd behavior with NVIDIA's GeForce GTX graphics cards and high refresh rate monitors, in particular with the new ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q that has a rated 165Hz refresh rate. We found that when running this monitor at 144Hz or higher refresh rate, idle clock speeds and power consumption of the graphics card increased dramatically.
The results are much more interesting than I expected! At 60Hz refresh rate, the monitor was drawing just 22.1 watts while the entire testing system was idling at 73.7 watts. (Note: the display was set to its post-calibration brightness of just 31.) Moving up to 100Hz and 120Hz saw very minor increases in power consumption from both the system and monitor.
But the jump to 144Hz is much more dramatic – idle system power jumps from 76 watts to almost 134 watts – an increase of 57 watts! Monitor power only increased by 1 watt at that transition though. At 165Hz we see another small increase, bringing the system power up to 137.8 watts.
When running the monitor at 60Hz, 100Hz and even 120Hz, the GPU clock speed sits comfortably at 135MHz. When we increase from 120Hz to 144Hz though, the GPU clock spikes to 885MHz and stays there, even at the Windows desktop. According to GPU-Z the GPU is running at approximately 30% of the maximum TDP.
We put NVIDIA on notice with the story and followed up with emails including more information from other users as well as additional testing completed after the story was posted. The result: NVIDIA has confirmed it exists and has a fix incoming!
In an email we got from NVIDIA PR last night:
We checked into the observation you highlighted with the newest 165Hz G-SYNC monitors.
Guess what? You were right! That new monitor (or you) exposed a bug in the way our GPU was managing clocks for GSYNC and very high refresh rates.
As a result of your findings, we are fixing the bug which will lower the operating point of our GPUs back to the same power level for other displays.
We'll have this fixed in an upcoming driver.
This actually supports an oddity we found before: we noticed that the PG279Q at 144Hz refresh was pushing GPU clocks up pretty high while a monitor without G-Sync support at 144Hz did not. We'll see if this addresses the entire gamut of experiences that users have had (and have emailed me about) with high refresh rate displays and power consumption, but at the very least NVIDIA is aware of the problems and working to fix them.
I don't have confirmation of WHEN I'll be able to test out that updated driver, but hopefully it will be soon, so we can confirm the fix works with the displays we have in-house. NVIDIA also hasn't confirmed what the root cause of the problem is - was it related to the clock domains as we had theorized? Maybe not, since this was a G-Sync specific display issue (based on the quote above). I'll try to weasel out the technical reasoning for the bug if we can and update the story later!
NVIDIA Promoting Game Ready Drivers with Giveaway
Subject: Graphics Cards | November 4, 2015 - 09:01 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, graphics drivers, geforce, game ready
In mid-October, NVIDIA announced that Game Ready drivers would only be available through GeForce Experience with a registered email address, which we covered. Users are able to opt-out of NVIDIA's mailing list, though. They said that this would provide early access to new features, chances to win free hardware, and the ability to participate in the driver development process.
Today's announcement follows up on the "win free hardware" part. The company will be giving away $100,000 worth of prizes, including graphics cards up to the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, game keys, and SHIELD Android TV boxes. To be eligible, users need to register with GeForce Experience and use it to download the latest Game Ready driver.
Speaking of Game Ready drivers, the main purpose of this blog post is to share the list of November/December games that are in this program. NVIDIA pledges to have optimized drivers for these titles on or before their release date:
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- Call of Duty Black Ops III
- Civilization Online
- Fallout 4
- Just Cause 3
- Monster Hunter Online
- Overwatch
- RollerCoaster Tycoon World
- StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
- War Thunder
As is the case recently, NVIDIA also plans to get every Game Ready driver certified by Microsoft, through Microsoft's WHQL driver certification program.
Podcast #373 - Samsung 950 Pro, ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q, Steam Link and more!
Subject: General Tech | October 29, 2015 - 03:22 PM | Ken Addison
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Distinguished Columbia University Professor Robert O'Meally discussed the work of Romare Bearden and his series of photostat projections which were produced in 1964 and were on view at PAMM. O'Meally has written extensively on Bearden and organized the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey, which toured the country through early 2015.
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About Carl Freeman
Carl M. Freeman began his real estate career in California in 1937, concentrating on sales and land planning activities. After six years in the business, he left California to join the Army. He served during World War II in the Army Engineers in the China-Burma-India Theater of operations. At the end of the war, he relocated to the Washington, D.C. area and resumed his career in real estate.
Founded in 1947, the Carl M. Freeman Associates, Inc built its first housing community in Carole Highlands, Maryland. The award-winning development featured Mr. Freeman's California Cottage home, creating a community of truly livable spaces.
In the early 1950's the Company expanded into apartment building development. Together with an emphasis on balconies, patios, and contemporary design, the fabulously successful Americana garden apartment became the company trademark through the 1950s and 1960s. The design, featuring the window-wall concept to let the outside in, was quickly copied throughout the United States. Since the 1950s, the Carl M. Freeman Companies built planned communities in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Iowa. During Mr. Freeman's lifetime, the Company participated in the development of more than 20,000 apartment units, townhouses and single-family homes in over 50 residential communities.
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West Brom had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth despite hitting the woodwork in the closing stages and missing a penalty.
Albion started well and Craig Gardner almost opened the scoring in the second minute when he deflected a shot wide of Artur Boruc's goal with his heel.
When the Cherries responded, Max Gradel fired in a volley that Ben Foster saved.
Albion took the lead in the 16th minute when Jonny Evans' excellent cross was headed past Boruc by Salomon Rondon for his ninth goal of the season.
Harry Arter lashed a 25-yard shot wide of Foster's left-hand post as Eddie Howe's side stepped up their search for an equaliser while at the other end Gardner forced Boruc to tip his effort past the post.
Just before half time the Baggies were awarded a penalty when Tommy Elphick brought Craig Dawson down only for Boruc to dive to his right to push Gardner's spot-kick onto the bar and the Albion midfielder was unable to convert the rebound.
At the start of the second period Gardner's curling shot was claimed by Boruc while Simon Francis scooped an effort way over Foster's goal.
Bournemouth substitute Callum Wilson looked very dangerous when he came on and twice went close to grabbing an equaliser while Baggies striker Saido Berahino saw an effort blocked.
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We were not ready to win the title – Mourinho
Cardiff City 1 Chelsea 2
The Reds finished with the Blues and the Blues saved one or two red faces courtesy of goals from Andre Schurrle and Fernando Torres.
Still, for two sides who had genuine ambitions at the beginning of August, it was a tame conclusion to a season in which both clubs stand accused of underachieving.
For Cardiff, the accusation is watertight. Their first season back in the top flight in more than 50 years has been calamitous.
Sackings, protests, criticism of the controversial owner Vincent Tan and a mid-season change of manager which left them with little chance of avoiding relegation.
Chelsea, however, will claim that third place in the Premier League and a spot in the semi-finals of the Champions League was a relatively acceptable return, despite the lack of silverware. Manager Jose Mourinho was quick to confirm as much and said that his first season back at the helm,was the first in Chelsea's new era.
"This season was part of the process," he said. "It is one thing to play for the title, but we needed to get the team ready to win. If we do our work in the summer market, which I know the club is trying to do, we will start on day one next season trying to win the title."
Cardiff went ahead when Craig Bellamy's 15th-minute strike from distance struck Cesar Azpilicueta on the rear end and left Mark Schwarzer totally bemused.
Chelsea remained behind until 18 minutes from time when Schurrle scored.
Three minutes later, Azpilicueta's cross was worked back into the six yard box via Schurrle's head and Torres beat David Marshall from point-blank range. (© Daily Telegraph, London)
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It's unfortunate that the Twins couldn't pounce on the Tigers every day, but hey, 2 out of 3 is better than getting swept entirely. I think these wins were well needed and well deserved. I know there were lots of bandwagon jumpers at the game on Saturday and thankfully a few of them didn't show up for the third and final game on Sunday.
I was happy to leave work on Friday night in time to catch most of the game. I didn't want to miss the whole game because I really wanted to see Brian Duensing. Although Brian didn't fulfill my desire for him to wear the Navy jersey, he still pitched and outstanding game. I think he's definitely doing good on his audition for a spot in next years' rotation. If the Twins send him back to Triple-A, they are insane. (not that I would put this past the Twins' front office by any means.)
Friday's 3 Stars of the Game:
1. Brian Duensing (6 innings, 0 Earned Runs, and only 4 hits. He was a rock star!)
2. Jose "Mo" Morales (2 for 4 as the DH. He was a Detroit killer.)
3. Jason Kubel (2 for 4 as well with a double...anyone who knows Kubel, knows he pulls a refrigerator behind him, so he doesn't run fast.)
Honorable Mentions: Michael Cuddyer (home run...making his 1-4 night worth it.) and Delmon Young (also went 2-4 in the night)
Saturday was a little more nerve wracking and I honestly wasn't sure they were going to get the kick in their pants that they needed to get the win done. The score was 2-1 going into the 8th inning. I was getting tired of watching the game and was exhausted by the day at work. The Twins had Span and Cabrera reach on a single and a double, respectively....and then Justin Verlander decided to walk Joe Mauer. I never understand why they like to intentionally walk Joe Mauer with Jason Kubel up behind him. (Even when it was Justin too they did it.) Kubel is a powerhouse and can get the job done, and he did it again. Kubel got a blooper base hit that scored both Span and Cabrera (Cabrera right on Span's heels too.)
Joe and Kubel were still on base when Cuddy was a rock star for a second day in a row and he blasted a home run, bumping up the Twins lead to 6-2. It was a great come from behind win and the Twins really needed this to show people that they have it in them to win it.
Saturday's 3 Stars of the Game:
1. Michael Cuddyer (rock star had back to back games with home runs and he drove in 3 runs...made his 1-4 night worth it again!)
2. Delmon Young (he went 2-3)
3. Orlando Cabrera (2-4 and he read Kubel's base hit very well to come into home with the lead run.)
This brings us to Sunday. I'm not sure I even want to talk about this. Katie and I had such a bad time at the game with just the people around us that it by far was not the best game to be at. We blame the lady behind us with the 30 kids (all her own) that were sneezing on us, hitting and kicking us in the head and the back on the Twins losing. They made us both crabby and in pain that it's the only thing that makes sense.
The Twins' defense looked mediocre at best during the game. Catches that they may have made in other games, they weren't making and honestly, Kubel is no Cuddy in right field...I love Kubel, but I like him in left better than right, to be perfectly honest. I know that Brendan Harris had decent numbers against Justin Verlander, but with how clutch Jose "Mo" Morales had been at the plate the past two nights, honestly I think Gardy should have played him for a third consecutive game.
It definitely was not a good day at the plate for Denard Span or Brendan Harris. Denard struck out all 4 times he was up to bat. Brendan Harris also went 0-3; Cuddy went 0-4. I will give props to Matt Tolbert went 2-4 and Joe Mauer went 2-4 as well...but two guys can't pull it all together for a whole team.
3 Stars of the Game:
1. Matty Tolbert (even though he thinks he's gangster with Warren G. as his walk on music he still performed well. He also had a stolen base to boot, which if you watched the previous nights' game, you'd know how hard it is to do off Laird.)
2. Joe Mauer (see above for stats)
3. Nick Punto (sure he only went 1-3, but he did have one of the 2 RBI's the Twins came up with.)
Note from yesterday after the game: The rookies dressed up like teletubbies...funny thing, Bobby Krappel was the purple one. It made me laugh when I saw this on the news.
To brighten the spirits, I'm going to include some photos from a friend (Korey). These are not my pictures, but they are amazing pictures and I have to share! Enjoy!
Monday, September 21, 2009
4 comments:
- Topper said...
Where are pictures of Krappel as a purple teletubby? I think that's a keeper...
- September 21, 2009 at 1:23 PM
- Betsy said...
i tried finding them...but no luck! :(
- September 21, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- Kristina said...
Sad! It sounds amazing.
- September 22, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- Betsy said...
I am going to keep looking for pics though! I won't give up this easily!
- September 22, 2009 at 11:08 AM
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SCHMIDT, Eluisa Bordin and ARGIMON, Irani Iracema de Lima. Pregnant women's bonding and maternal-fetal attachment. Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) [online]. 2009, vol.19, n.43, pp.211-220. ISSN 0103-863X. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-863X2009000200009.
This study verified the association between the type of pregnant women's bonding, symptoms of anxiety, depression and the level of maternal-fetal attachment. The sample was composed of 136 pregnant women between 18 and 42 years of age, from the sixth to the ninth month of pregnancy, with at least the fifth grade. This is a quantitative, transversal and correlational study. The used instruments were: a social-demographic data form, Adult Bonding Scale (EVA), Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale (MFAS), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, Fisher's exact test, Monte Carlo Simulation and Pearson's correlation. Results indicate that there is significant association between the type of pregnant women's bonding, maternal-fetal attachment and depression symptoms. The pregnant women who presented strong bonding showed a high level of maternal-fetal attachment and fewer anxious and depressive symptoms.
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TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. -- Ulster Town Supervisor James Quigley said Thursday that he is prepared to ask Ulster Police Chief Matthew Taggard to resign, even if he is found not guilty of official misconduct.
Taggard was charged in late June with official misconduct and put on paid administrative leave for allegedly being aware that sex crimes "involving underage victims" were occurring in Saugerties but failing to notify authorities, Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright said on June 28. Carnright said Taggard is not accused of personally committing any sexual crimes.
"Clearly, something has happened here that has resulted in a breach of trust with the citizens of the town of Ulster, the Town Board and the police department," Quigley said.
He said he is also committed to pressing for a fair and unbiased search for Taggard's replacement whatever way it turns out.
"When the position is vacated either through a conviction, which will automatically lead to a (civil service law) section 75 discipline hearing, and I assume we would be successful in arguing separation of service from that point, or a plea bargain, which I assume will include his retirement and therefore a vacation from the position, the town is going to do the best that it can to find the best qualified candidate to occupy the position of police chief -- whether it's from inside or outside the department," Quigley said.
"It's incumbent upon the Town Board to conduct an open and fair process to identify the best candidate for the position and not to get hung up in politics of promoting from within or hiring on the outside because of someone being a friend or some other reason," Quigley added.
"Either way, eventually, there will be a new chief," he said.
Following the announcement of the charges against Taggard in June, the Ulster Town Board placed him on paid administrative leave and, during a special meeting, appointed Lt. Anthony Cruise "officer in charge."
Taggard, who has been with the Ulster Police Department for 22 years, earns an annual salary of $88,428 plus benefits.
Quigley said civil service rules mandate that Taggard continue to be paid unless misconduct allegations can be proven at a formal disciplinary hearing.
"Our system of justice requires that an individual has to have his day in court," he said.
"At this time, the town has no evidence that Mr. Taggard committed a crime that is in violation of the town's police policies or the laws of the state of New York that would provide us with a basis for filing a section 75 discipline action under the New York state civil service statutes.
Mary Roach, an attorney at the Albany-based firm Roemer Wallens Gold and Mineaux, added that Taggard is "lawfully entitled to continue in a payroll status."
"The town is ... obligated to afford Chief Taggard these protections. We don't have a choice," said Roach, who handles labor and employment matters for the town.
She called it a "chicken-and-egg" legal conundrum.
"We have no knowledge as to the factual premise for the chief's arrest. The DA does. We don't, and as is proper, the DA is not sharing that information with the town," she said.
Quigley, meanwhile, said he understands the angst of some about keeping Taggard on the payroll, but he said there's not much he can do.
"At the end of the day, it is about due process, and some people are not happy about the speed at which our system works, but it is our system, and it's the best system in the world, and we need to let it do its job," he said.
Thomas Petro, Taggard's attorney, declined to comment.
The District Attorney's Office said that Taggard is scheduled to appear at Village of Saugerties Court tonight. No further details were furnished.
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Here is a great boat for day sailing and weekends… very clean, good sails, only the second owner, and the 2012 Totahsu OB electric start 10HP has less than 20 hours.
The P26 has a modest sheer, and an unobtrusive stair step in the cabin top that provides headroom and light below. The fin keel is swept back as is the spade rudder. Displacement is 5,400 pounds, with 2,200 pounds of iron ballast providing a 40 percent ballast-to-displacement ratio. Sail area is 321 square feet, translating into an SA/D ratio of 16.6, a classic coastal cruiser. Beam is a generous 8 feet, 8 inches and the draft is 4 feet. The sloop rig has an air draft of just over 35 feet. This cruiser boat motors smartly with its 10 horsepower outboard.
The hull is solid fiberglass, and the deck is balsa cored. The P26 makes use of molded liners, which offer a bit of hull rigidity and uniformity. The hull-and-deck joint is on an outward flange, sealed, through-bolted and covered with a vinyl rubrail. What is interesting about this joint is that it is fiberglassed from the inside. This makes it watertight, and few 26 owners complain about leaking hull-and-deck joints. The keel is cast iron externally fastened with eight hefty bolts.
The Pearson 26 has a roomy, relatively comfortable cockpit for three or four adults and tiller steering. There are two sail lockers for storage, and the mainsheet traveler is aft, allowing for end-boom sheeting, which keeps the cockpit clear.
There are teak handrails on the raised section of the deckhouse and double lifelines with well-supported stanchions. The boat feels bigger than 26 feet when you make your way forward. The mast is deck stepped, with a compression post below. The genoa tracks allow for decent sheeting angles.
The interior plan is well-thought-out, and the boat has more room than you might think. Dropping below, the first thing you'll notice is the headroom, about 5 feet, 10 inches. The galley is to port and the icebox faces forward, with the nav station opposite and the settee serving as the seat.
There is a dinette arrangement to port in the saloon, which is a good use of space in a small boat. This can be converted into a double bunk. There is a straight settee to starboard with storage lockers behind. The head and hanging locker are private, with a large V-berth forward. Two large ports light the saloon, while two smaller ports are in the head compartment. There is a hatch over the forward cabin. The P26 an ideal first "big" boat because it's easy to sail and will stand up in gusty conditions. The helmsperson can control the tiller and sheets, and with a bit of experience, it's ideal for single handing. The rudder is also large and located well aft, which serves to reduce helm.
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LAWSON, Charles William - 68, of Bayview, Digby Co., passed away peacefully in Digby General Hospital on October 30, 2007. Born in Island Harbour, Fogo Island, N.L., he was a son of the late George and Rebecca Lawson (Long). Charles served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 26 years, serving three years in Nato, Germany; several years in the Pine Tree Line, at numerous bases in British Columbia, Alberta, New Brunswick, Ontario, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia., retiring as Sergeant in the field of Physical Education and Recreation. He was awarded the CD, Queen's Jubilee Medal and NATO Special Services Medal. Retiring in 1984, he then spent eight years in the real estate industry. He was a member of the Masonic Order and a Past Master of Keith Lodge No. 16, Bear River. He was a Past Grand Lodge Officer, having served in Annapolis/Digby District as Grand Chaplain in 1998 and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 2001. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis (Burns) Lawson; brother, George Lawson (Joyce), Manitoulin Island, Ont.; sister, Dorothy Critch (Patrick), Grand Falls, N.L.; brother-in-law, Lewis Burns (Myrna), Digby; several nieces and nephews, and lifelong friend, Frank "Pepper" Martinello, Sydney, Cape Breton. Special thanks to Digby General Hospital staff, Yarmouth Oncology, VON Digby County, Digby County Palliative Care, Dr. M. Bander, Dr. K. Buchholz. Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or Victorian Order of Nurses, Tri County Branch. A graveside and Masonic service will be held on Saturday, November 3, in Bayview United Church Cemetery at 11 a.m., Father Bill Burt officiating.


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[1]After a few consecutive weeks of 10-plus companies increasing dividends, this week's haul feels a little light. In total, four companies ended up on our Companies Increasing Dividends[2] list this week, including one first-timer. (Note: All dividend yields as of May 31.)
Biological medical device company Cryolife (CRY[3]) raised its quarterly dividend 10% to .0275 cents per share, payable on June 21 to shareholders of record June 14.
CRY Dividend Yield: 0.00%
Casualty insurer Eastern Insurance Holdings (EIHI[4]) raised its quarterly dividend 22% to 11 cents per share, payable June 28 to shareholders of record June 14.
EIHI Dividend Yield: 2.39%
Information technologies services company EMC (EMC[5]) initiated its first dividend payout at 15 cents per share, payable July 23 to shareholders of record July 1.
EMC Dividend Yield: 2.42%
Technical products and paper producer Neenah Paper (NP[6]) raised its quarterly dividend 33% to 20 cents per share, payable September 3 to shareholders of record on August 16.
NP Dividend Yield: 2.55%
Marc Bastow is an Assistant Editor of InvestorPlace. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. For more payout winners, see previous weeks' list of Companies Increasing Dividends[7].
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perspectives on cycling post crash
When you are unable to ride due to injury or sickness, what do you do to pass the time? How do you cope?
I was racing at the oval the other day and wrecked pretty hard. I haven't ridden since. Normally, I bike every day to commute to work, get groceries, and see friends. The past several days I've been taking the bus and longing to get some exercise again. As much as all the crash injuries hurt, it may hurt worse to be sitting from the sidelines for a while.
Meanwhile, I'm mostly relieved that I survived the crash with mostly just road rash and bruises. It could have been a lot worse. I was doing about 25 mph when I overlapped wheels going around a turn. I went down instantly, rolled, and was run over by a few people behind me. Pretty embarrassing… and I feel terrible for taking out the people behind me. Fortunately, they all had fewer injuries and were able to continue the race.
So here I am re-evaluating what I want to get out of cycling. I'm new to racing, and it is pretty fun. At the same time, I'm risk adverse, and really just want to stay fit and healthy. I do live with some degree of fear of being hit by a car, but it appears racing can be dangerous too. I'm certain I'll continue cycling, but this road rash has a strong voice telling me to be a hell of a lot more careful with my body.
Has anyone else had similar experiences? If so, I'd like to hear how you dealt with the situation and if it changed your perspective on anything.
I've beat up my body a good deal both riding a mountain bike in the woods as well as a dirt bike. The fact that I've never broken a bone is a miracle in of itself. You get up, brush yourself off and move on… I'm thinking it's more the embarrassment of wrecking in public that is eating you up.
Not to be insensitive, but how hurt are you? My experience has been (and there's been a lot of it) that when you're body is ready to get back on the bike, it will tell you. If you are missing riding, then maybe you can ride now. Not race mind you, but at least commute. I had absolutely zero interest in riding after my most serious crashes. That was probably my body's (and my brain's) way of making it easy to forego riding. When I started to miss it, I started riding again. It hurt like heck initially, but I got over it. If you're missing it, get back on the bike.
So that's Dr CommuterX's advice. That and six weeks heals everything.
I will share that the worst I've gotten hurt on the bike, it was my own stupid fault, and I wasn't playing by the rules. Had I been playing by the rules, I would not have ended up in the situation I was in. Since then, I've fastidiously adhered to the rules, and though I am bold out on the streets, I am visible and predictable, and so far (knock on whatever) have been doing fine.
I'm in recovery mode myself at the moment. I want to get back on the bike ASAP, but I also want my bones to stay where they are suppose to be – so I'm not quite ready to climb back into the saddle just yet. Oh, and my crash happened in front of 500+ riders so I can empathize with the embarrassment factor.
Back this winter I had a pretty good fall (thanks Brian!) and messed up my knee but thankfully it wasn't broken just a really deep bruise and a bunch of road rash so I continued riding the bike even though I had difficulty just walking at the time and it hurt like hell too. There is a difference between pain that causes harm and pain that is just discomfort – if it's just the latter go ahead and get back on the bike and push the pedals.
Just relax and take a break. I was very sick today and worse right now, so I might be out for a few days. Didn't ride to work today, but felt I need to look after myself. A few days off mean NOTHING! You will be back in no time, so take it easy. Listen to your body. It is a lifestyle, not a few day thing.
Marko sorry to hear of the latest accident, I refuse to take responsibility for your fall over the winter. It couldn't of been, beer, dark, snow, or perhaps all three, if this was a ploy to get me to feel guilty, failure!! Hope your back on the saddle soon!
If you don't have anything broken and/or sprained then and you don't have mental block, I would say, go and start riding easy in an week. I have had numerous sport traumas and every time I started to do some as soon as our sport doctor OK-ed it. A couple years ago I flew over steering bar and was back on my bike in 4 days. After I got my ribs cracked (actually cartilage) — in a week.
Thanks for the input everyone. I think I'll try to start commuting again tomorrow and see how that goes. Most of the joint pain and swelling is gone now. I can walk without a limp for the most part. My elbow and knee are tight, but that is improving. The road rash is a pain, but I can see improvement. I figure I might be able to start training again in a week.
@ B.S. Marko sorry to hear of the latest accident, I refuse to take responsibility for your fall over the winter.
IIRC, it was I who supplied the alcohol and possibly other intoxicants, then damaged Marko82's innocence and purity by exposing him to dancing women and Jazz music. I guess I should take some of the blame?
^oh boy!
For the record, I will happily ride with either one or both of you guys (with or without intoxicants) any time. Especially if it includes dancing women, music, mud, alcohol, food, political debate, sunscreen, snow, tail-winds, stargazing…
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Brybot glad to here you're not too hurt and are on the mend. Racing is definnitely dangerous always, but keep in mind that some types of racing are more dangerous than others.
Racing at a beginner level at the oval is fairly dangerous and as you found out it only takes one touch of wheels to go down. I would be willing to wager that criterium racing is the most dangerous type of bike racing in general. You can definitely race criteriums with hardly ever crashing though as proved by people with more skill than me.
I find other types of racing, hilly road races & cyclocross, to be much less dangerous. Hilly road races thin fields out so you don't have as many people to worry about. Cyclocross because most of the time you are on dirt and that hurts a lot less than pavement.
Spenco 2nd skin is excellent for road rush.
Yaroslav Popovich after three falls on Giro this year using it:
PS All pictures are from his blog (in Russian) http://velolive.com/velo_name/yaroslav_popovych_giro_2013-tour_2012/
I recently used a product called DuoDERM that was great for road rash. It's a gel that creates a dry film over top of the wound that prevented any oozing and thus prevents the scab from attaching to the dressing. I'm not a doctor so I cant comment on its effectiveness medically, but it was real nice not to tear half your skin off when removing the dressing. In fact I just quit putting a bandage on since this stuff worked so well as a barrier.
I got my tube off of a family member, but here it is on Amazon:
rice rocket
Brian, I too went down at the oval (2 years ago though).
The rider in front of me overlapped wheels in the final sprint and I was left w/ nowhere to go and hit him in the face. He lost some teeth, I broke my clavicle and got a concussion.
I haven't been back since, the oval races aren't worth the risk for me. I've done one road race since, where the pack separates some avoiding the mass sprint at the end, so risk is a little lower.
Anyways, I've filled that gap in my life by taking up mountain biking, which is a different challenge and injuries are usually of your own doing. ;)
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AMRI Announces Deal for Exclusive Rights to Tubulin Inhibitor Program for Cancer
AMRI (NASDAQ: AMRI) announced today that it has signed an exclusive license agreement with Chai Therapeutics, LLC for the development of ALB 109564(a), AMRI's novel tubulin inhibitor compound in late Phase I testing for the treatment of cancer. This agreement follows the exercise of an option to license the intellectual property, which was granted in March 2012 by AMRI to Bessor Pharma, LLC, a translational drug development company. Chai Therapeutics is an affiliate of Bessor Pharma, LLC.
Under the terms of the license agreement, AMRI received an undisclosed license fee and reimbursement for certain costs associated with the intellectual property related to ALB 109564(a). Chai Therapeutics received an exclusive license to the ALB 109564(a) intellectual property, and will be solely responsible for all related research and development and patent costs going forward; AMRI will receive a share of future consideration from the further development and sales, if any, of any ALB 109564(a)-related drug that may be developed, licensed and/or commercialized.
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by Christopher Freeburn | July 3, 2012 10:16 am
With Chrysler having a banner year, it's probably not surprising that its majority owner, Italy's Fiat (PINK:FIATY[1]), is pleased. So pleased, in fact, that the company is willing to increase its stake in the third-largest U.S. automaker[2].
Fiat says it plans to exercise an option to acquire an additional 3.3% of Chrysler, boosting its total stake from 58.5% to 61.8%, Reuters noted.
The Italian carmaker will buy these shares from the Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA), the union health trust that owns the rest of Chrysler. An unnamed analyst cited by Reuters estimated the value of the transaction at around $252 million.
Under terms of its original investment in Chrysler, Fiat has the option to acquire up to 40% of VEBA's stake.
Chrysler recently announced that it would hire more workers at its manufacturing facilities[3] producing Jeep Wranglers and Grand Cherokees. In fact, Jeep Wrangler sales rose 34% in the first five months of this year, compared to 2011, hitting a monthly record in May.
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BCoopwrote a review of Marmot Kompressor Backpack - 920cu in on May 11, 2009
stuff sack and a backpack
Really cool ultralight pack that doubles as a compression stuff sack for your sleeping bag. Stuff your sleeping bag in the Kompressor, throw it in your backpack and use the Kompressor for day hikes from camp. Or use the Kompressor as an ultralight day pack. Foam back panel turns into a nice seat at lunch. Gets more use than I thought. Take it to the gym or market on my bike, too.


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I'll have to admit, when I dialed up the X-Art Foundation
(http://interport.net/~xaf) to see the current online x-travaganza known
as blast5drama I sorta lost my head. The start up page is perfect:
elegant, good layout, sharp graphics, smart animation, great menu items.
I expected no less from the rest of the site.
And I can't say I was completely disappointed. Blast5drama, staged
concurrently with events at Sandra Gering Gallery [NYC] and two MOOs,
is a broad amalgamation of material including visuals, theory bytes,
verse, calls for participation, and documentation of off/on-line events.
Filled with such different material, the site turns out to be a big hit
or a big miss. I got lost a bunch–as is often the case with hypertext.
I felt that familiar "I'm not making any progress through this piece"
sensation. Each day I leave it less than satisfied, pledging to devote
more energy to it the next.
Blast5 opens with a set of line drawings of multidemensional spaces.
They are white on black, architecturally rendered and annotated with
diagramatic texts and arrows. They scroll by as frames of an animated
gif. They are quite beautiful, and remind us that the constellation of
architecture/space/structure is still crucial for today's online work. A
clear statement of purpose, this veneer betrays its contents.
Some pages in blast show internet work at its slickest, some are bad
html rehash. There is a beautifully crafted propaganda poster (complete
with customized, nearly legible font). Yet there are pages upon pages of
poorly rendered text that one must navigate, all the while avoiding the
dead links that seem to permeate this site. Visiting blast5drama
requires a lot of *attention*.
So, apprehensively, I was forced to dive into the theory of it… and–at
the risk of reading the same theme into everything these days–I found
that blast5drama is about coding. It's about social coding. It's about
scripting, or what we used to call ideology (before computers took
culture-based political economy out of the dialogue). Go to "backstage"
first. It gives good background theory for the project. Glance at the
nicely rendered but impenetrable (and dead-linked) "poster," then take a
gander at the "call for manifestoes." You will find blast dealing with
the coding of "the political" in rather transparent ways: text is text
and it speaks, while the image mainly serves to mystify, to obscure.
Got a problem with that?
One of the interior hubs of the blast5 site is called "parkbench." Here
are displayed video-like clips: a traumatized Tipper
Gore…alien-abduction fantasies…affected household spaces. Fast
connectivity helps here. The parkbench gives the hyperlink weary
traveller a solid space from which to sample blast content.
In the end I guess I want focus from this piece. I love to explore new
online art projects, but I hate to feel lost in them. The producers of
this piece need to show a stronger thematic core, and they need to state
it more clearly. They need to ditch the background image HTML tag and
more heavily scrutinize page design throughout the site rather than on a
few choice pages. Blast5drama needs more effective filtering. Perhaps it
needs a clearer plot.
In the meantime I am still pushing my way out to its corners, trying to
get a solid grip on this piece. For me the jury's still out. Check it
out and tell me what you think.


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Kawhi Leonard
A couple of weeks ago I watched MLK Riverside High School team play in a tournament at Redondo Union High School.
I could not refrain from asking one of the assistants how much Kawhi Leonard was donating to the basketball program.
Usually when a player makes good and is fortunate to make it to the NBA and make millions of dollars, he throws a few crumbs back to his high school. It's a demonstration of loyalty and sends a message to the players in the program to help those perhaps less fortunate.
Now, before you Republicans start bashing me like you do President Obama, I will be the first to admit they don have a responsibility to do it, but they should.
I attended Fremont and Eric Davis made it to the Big Leagues and bought uniforms for the basketball team and is always a constant presence at homecoming events and the like.
Thus, I was thrown for a loop when I learned at not only does Leonard not do anything for the basketball program such as give the team shoes through his shoe deal, but also he doesn't host camps, clinics or anything for his alma mater.
He's not the only MLK grad to make it to the NBA who refuses to give back; Tony Snell who was a recent first round draft choice of the Chicago Bulls has shunned his alma mater as well.
To be fair, I don't know if either of these players are doing anything in the Riverside communities from whence they came, but you rest assure that when that ball stops bouncing they will return.
During these economically crunching times, prep sports programs are more dependent on outside resources to keep sports programs afloat.
I learned this year that my alma mater, Fremont is struggling to raise $7000 for their CIF sanctioning fees. If they don't raise the money they cannot compete in CIF events, which is all sporting events.
Leonard and Snell are among a new negative trend of athletes who don't find it necessary to support their high school teams.
Westchester has been the launching pad for many top basketball players including Amir Johnson of the Toronto Raptors.
While former Comet Trevor Ariza of the Washington Bullets,
sponsors the annual holiday tournament, Johnson doesn't give the school a dime and apparently doesn't maintain a relationship with the coaching staff.
DeMar DeRozan is a model for being committed to his alma mater Compton High. Coach Tony Thomas has a great relationship with his former player and he provides the team with uniforms, tennis shoes and also sponsors other events.
Southern California has more players in the NBA than any State, and if by chance they were to all come together could provide opportunities for the thousands of young players following in their footsteps.
Former Crossroads star Baron Davis does a youth camp at his school each year for the past 15 years and also has sponsored a local youth club team.
Former Serra High Star Eugene 'Pooh' Jeter has been instrumental in paying tuitions for Serra student/athletes and he doesn't have a multi-million dollar contract.
Ryan Hollins annually host a camp at Pasadena Muir each summer.
Russell Westbrook used to help out his former coach Reggie Morris Jr. while at Leuzinger and so did Dorell Wright, both of who attended Leuziner High School
Here is a vivid reminder to each of the you, including Arron Afflalo who went to Compton Centennial, when that basketball stops bouncing and all of your new friends are gone, the money is gone and your 15 minutes of fame, you will return back to where it all started and so you might want to retains some goodwill while you can.
No, you don't owe anything, but where is your pride to where you came from?


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By Urvi Parikh, Glamsham Editorial
The year's most touted film DHOOM 3 hits the screens today but Amitabh Bachchan had the opportunity to watch the film at the special screening, held a day before its official release.
Amitabh seemed to be impressed with the Aamir-Katrina starrer and posted, "It is SPELLBINDING !! Yes .. just out of DHOOM 3 !! Still searching for the right words to describe it .." The megastar further wrote, "DHOOM 3 is SPECTACULAR .. bas bol diya na," in his famous KABHI KHUSHI KABHI GHAM style.
The film also stars Amitabh's actor son Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra, who are reprising their role of Jai and Ali, and is directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya.
With Amitabh already astounded by the first trailer of DHOOM 3, it was expected for him to be spellbound with the film, that releases today!


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Chelsea vs Manchester United Live Stream Football: Watch Online English Premier League Soccer (12pm ET)
Chelsea vs Manchester United takes place in the English Premier League on Sunday in a match up that could go a long way to deciding the EPL champions this year. The match kicks off at 4 p.m. GMT (12 p.m. ET) and can be watched online through live stream (details below).
This match up sees first place play third place, and if United can claim the away win today it will throw the league wide open again. For a number of weeks now Chelsea have been able to maintain a four point cushion over the two Manchester teams in second and third place, but a United win today would see just a single point separate the three teams.
For Chelsea this is undoubtedly their biggest test so far this Premier League season. They have beaten both Arsenal and Tottenham, who are strong teams, but Manchester United are pure championship contenders, where as the other two are more "also-ran" sides. United have the ability to just overturn a side at a moment's notice, scoring goals from nothing.
If today's match ends in a draw it will probably be a result that favors Manchester City more than either of these two teams. Following City's win on Saturday they currently sit just a point behind Chelsea, so a draw would leave them just two points behind the Chelsea - within striking distance - a two ahead of arch rivals Manchester United.
Chelsea's star midfielder Frank Lampard suffered a calf injury during the Blues' midweek defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk and will miss this match. The Blues will also have to do without skipper John Terry, who is in a four game suspension.
These two teams have met 40 times so far in the Premier League era of the English game, with Chelsea surprisingly leading in the head-to-head record. Chelsea have won 13 times compared to United's 12. Both sides have scored 53 goals across that period. Putting that in context, the Blues are the only side in the Premier League era to have a positive win-to-loss ratio against Manchester United.
However, in recent times Manchester United are unbeaten in their last five games against Chelsea in all competitions, winning four and drawing once.
Chelsea vs Manchester United kicks off at 4 p.m. GMT (12 p.m. ET) and can be watched online through live stream by clicking here.


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Conner Lab
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
Michigan State University
Jeffrey K. Conner
3700 East Gull Lake Drive
Hickory Corners, MI 49060
Members of my lab group conduct laboratory, greenhouse, and field studies integrating evolution, genetics, genomics, and ecology. Our goal is to attack problems at the interface of these areas in novel ways. Currently most of these studies deal with plant-insect interactions, especially pollination.
A Primer of Ecological Genetics
by Jeffrey K. Conner and Daniel L. Hartl
"Your new Primer of Ecological Genetics is absolutely terrific, and I plan on making it required reading for graduate students in my lab and for other graduate students on whose committees I serve. Your book is bound to go a long way in clearing up fuzzy thinking about basic concepts at the interface of evolution and ecology. Just as importantly, I think your book will result in much better experimental design -- and much clearer discussion of results -- in future dissertations and the papers that result from them." -- John N. Thompson, University of California at Santa Cruz
I find that this volume will be very useful for both inspired undergraduates who plan on initiating honors studies or independent research, and for beginning graduate students. . . . This primer will help young biologists learn the nuts and bolts of ecological genetics, as well as its practical application. -- Jeffry B. Mitton, The Quarterly Review of Biology
Until now, a textbook aimed at undergraduates and early postgraduates, which integrates both population and quantitative genetics, has been lacking. In six chapters, Conner and Hartl have successfully filled this gap... The well-planned structure, easy reading style and extensive coverage make this book valuable not only to undergraduate students but also for population and quantitative geneticists aiming to expand their scope of their own research. -- JM Cano Arias, Heredity
In sum, A Primer of Ecological Genetics provides a lucid introduction to foundational principles in the field. In their preface, Conner and Hartl state, The guiding principle of the book is to focus on clear explanations of the key concepts in the evolution of natural and managed populations. The first edition of A Primer of Ecological Genetics accomplishes this nicely. I recommend it with enthusiasm. -- Mark C. Ungerer, BioScience
What's new:
•Kola is featured as a BEACON Researcher at Work; he blogged about his research this summer at KBS as a BEACON Undergraduate Research Assistant in our lab.
•Farewell to our summer undergrad and teachers (see June below), who made the lab a more fun and dynamic place, plus produced some nice results and curricula.
•Congrats to Dr. Raffica La Rosa, who successfully defended her thesis!
•Raffica and Jeff gave talks at the Society for the Study of Evolution meetings in Brazil, and saw some way cool plants and animals as well.
•Our summer researchers arrived over the last few weeks! Undergraduates Kola George from College of Charleston and Douglas Page from North Carolina A&T arrived May 18, and our teachers Marcia Angle from Lawton Middle School and returnee Cheryl Hach from the Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center have just started. They are working on stamen loss in Arabidopsis and developing curricula based on this project. They are funded by REU and RET supplements to our NSF grant, the MSU BEACON center, and KBS.


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Fancy the Mini Countryman but want to add some speed for good measure?
Well, you're in luck, with the carmaker announcing a John Cooper Works version.
Part of Mini's performance line, John Cooper Works, the car will be the first in the brand to come with Mini's ALL4 all-wheel drive, and promises to combine "racing passions on road with extreme driving fun on rough terrain".
Powered by a new 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine, it boasts 218bhp and will reach 60mph in seven seconds.
Costing £28,995, the JCW badge not only makes it the most powerful engine in the Mini range, but means the model will get JCW cockpit design with sports seats, sports steering wheel and a range of other stylish sporty trims to distinguish it from your average Mini.
The car has already proven its prowess and sporting potential in a string of World Rally Championship appearances, with the Countryman JCW now making this performance available to the masses.
Last year Autoblog exclusively revealed that the maker was planning to produce hot versions of its cars inspired by its rallying endeavours.
As Mini expands its range further, the model is the first JCW iteration with four doors and a large tailgate, while the rear section of the car can be ordered with either a seat bench for three passengers or a pair.
The announcement follows last week's news that Mini is launching its quickest ever model.


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I know you love lists. At least, that's what people tell me. With the new season on the horizon, I figured it would be a good time to put together a short list. Because I feel a team's success or failure depends on how good its defensemen are. With the unveiling of the league's top 10 goal scorers today from Puck Prospectus, here's my look at the top 10 defensemen in the NHL.
After you peruse my list, feel free to shoot me a note with your own top 10 defensemen. I'm curious to see where we agree and where we don't.
1. Chris Pronger, Philadelphia Flyers
Somehow, I think this guy is underrated. He has helped three teams to the Cup final since the lockout. Take a minute to think about that. Pronger is skilled, smart and nasty. The bigger the game, the better he plays.


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Stian Solberg. Photos: Frode Sandbech
Sticker me
Weather up at the summer glaciers of Norway can be moody.
All around BadAss Danny Larson hits the sunset booter.
Bjorn Mortenson frontside popper
Postcard from Folgefonna
Anyone wanna go for a midnight row?
JP Solberg
Local candy
Summertime one foot backy!
Stale Sandbech up way past his bedtime for a little dude.
Stale Sandbech: this kid is getting good at shreddin', real good!!
That summer slush can eat you up, ask Stian Solberg.
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Alone, in the quiet of a sullen clubhouse, Rafael Soriano pulled a crisp white shirt over his shoulders and tucked it into gray slacks. He wrapped a black tie around his neck. He pulled black leather loafers out of a black leather bag — big league all the way — and slipped them on his feet. He walked past a pack of reporters, promising to return. "Let me get my tie up, please," Soriano said.
Teammates glanced toward the scrum of notebooks and cameras as Soriano explained the wrenching conclusion to the Washington Nationals' 4-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The Nationals' winning streak reached an abrupt end when Soriano, one strike from protecting a two-run lead and sealing the Nationals' sixth consecutive victory, yielded a three-run, pinch-hit home run to Giants rookie Hector Sanchez in the top of the ninth.
Soriano focused not on the 3-2 pitch Sanchez crushed down the right field line and into the upper deck. He fumed about the 2-2 cutter Sanchez had looked at for ball three, a pitch Soriano believed had been tucked inside the upper edge of the strike zone.
"I think the game [should have been] over," Soriano said. "That pitch, to me, I think it be a strike. I think that was when the game changed."
The year already had sapped most of the resolve from the Nationals, and now they will find out how much they have left. Just as they climbed back to the edge of contention, a small milestone turned into a disaster before 36,719 stunned fans.
Just as the Nats hit their stride, they fell down a trap door.
"That one hurt," Manager Davey Johnson said. "That one hurt."
Rather than reach .500 for the first time since July 19, the Nationals packed for Atlanta trying to stomach a crushing loss, nine games back of the second wild-card spot. Soriano suffered his career-high fifth blown save, Dan Haren's latest tremendous start went up in flames and the Nationals' flickering hopes to make September matter dimmed a little more.
"It definitely hurts," Haren said. "The mood kind of stinks right now in here."
Johnson had wanted to avoid using his two best relievers, Tyler Clippard and Soriano, each for the third straight day. But the Nationals did not add to the three runs it scored in the third inning, and so Johnson summoned Clippard to handle the eighth.
Before the ninth inning, he had Craig Stammen warming up next to Soriano, hoping the Nationals would tack on insurance runs and make a save chance obsolete.
They did not, marooning 11 runners in the process, six coming as Giants Manager Bruce Bochy used intentional walks to twice make Haren hit with the bases loaded and two outs.
"Probably the bigger story is, we had a lot of runners on base and we didn't push them across," said shortstop Ian Desmond, who roped a two-run double in the third. "We had the starter out after 32 / 3 and we didn't score after that. We've got to do a better job to push more runs across."
And so, in jogged Soriano to face the heart of the Giants' lineup. The night before, he had earned the save only because Denard Span had made a game-saving, diving catch. Soriano had already worked three consecutive days four times this season.
"That don't be no excuse," Soriano said. "In the past, I do it for four days in a row. I feel fine."
Buster Posey hit a two-strike slider — "a hanger," Johnson said — for a leadoff single. Soriano recorded the next two outs to bring up Roger Kieschnick, a 26-year-old who entered with 19 strikeouts in 38 big league at-bats and had two hits in his previous 20 at-bats.
Soriano worked a 3-2 count against Kieschnick, then walked him with a misfired fastball. The game remained alive.
"You've got to get him out," Johnson said. "Can't come close to walking, got to make him put it in play. That's what hurt."
Soriano agreed.
"Yeah, because how the guy be hitting right now — I see every time at-bat," Soriano said. "I think that was when I lose that game."
The walk brought Sanchez to the plate as a pinch hitter. Soriano quickly got ahead of him with two strikes. The crowd rose in anticipation. Soriano tried to get Sanchez to chase two fastballs, and he took both for balls.
The 2-2 pitch just missed — the crowd groaned. PITCHf/x technology that tracks pitch location deemed the pitch a strike, just inside the upper portion of the strike zone. Johnson, though, thought home plate umpire Jim Joyce had kept a consistent strike zone all day — generous low, stingy high.
"I think, to me, that would be the game right there," Soriano said. "I don't think it be a bad pitch at all."
Agitated, Soriano tried to regroup. He tried to throw a cutter inside. The pitch zipped over the middle of the plate, up and out of the strike zone — "it was a ball," catcher Kurt Suzuki said. But Sanchez swung, and he crushed it into the upper deck.
The Nationals could not put anyone on base in the bottom of the ninth, thanks largely to Brandon Crawford's diving stab of Bryce Harper's liner. Signed this winter to a two-year, $28 million deal, Soriano's ERA rose to 3.40, and he has allowed 50 hits and 12 walks in 501 / 3 innings.
The ninth inning has become an adventure, but Johnson feels no ambiguity about who his closer is.
"He's been very consistent," Johnson said. "He'll give up some hits, but he makes pitches when he has to."
Afterward, Soriano singled out Haren as the teammate he felt worst for. Given a 3-0 lead in the second inning, Haren allowed one run over six innings on just three hits and two walks. He lowered his ERA in seven starts since returning from the disabled list to 2.30.
"I definitely didn't have my best stuff, but I made it work," Haren said.
Thursday afternoon, Soriano threw five pitches with two strikes in the ninth. Any of them could have ended the game. He had to make a pitch, and he did not. The sting of a sudden loss erased good vibes attached to the Nationals' winning streak, and a disappointing season added a new layer of frustration.