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06.04.2014| By Cheryl Jennison DaProza|
The Shure $50 SE112 Earphones: What You Can Expect
An Interview With Sean Sullivan There isn't one of us who doesn't have a tangled pair of low-end earphones in a gym bag, coat pocket or buried next to the I-PASS tollway transponder somewhere in the glove compartment under a crumpled pile of fast food napkins. The chances are pretty …
04.22.2014| By Shure Notes|
Making the Right Earphone Choice: What You Need to Know
When Apple began packaging earbuds with their iPods in 2001, music lovers abandoned their Walkman® and Discman® portable music players along with whatever headphones they were using at the time and a new consumer market was born. Soon people wanted better sound from their portable players and that meant something …
07.24.2013| By Allison Wolcott|
SE846 Sound Isolating Earphones: First Look Video
Soon, the new SE846 Sound Isolating™ Earphones will make their way into the ears of audiophiles and musicians around the world. Spoiler alert: the sound quality is MIND BLOWING. Until the day arrives when you can hear them for yourself, check out this brief video in which Sean Sullivan walks …
06.10.2013| By Shure Notes|
Understanding Earphone and Headphone Specifications
What specifications are important to understand when you're getting ready to upgrade or replace your earphones or headphones? If you're not a sound engineer, understanding the difference between frequency range and frequency response – or even the impedance requirements of your iPod or DJ rig – can have an impact …tagsChris Lyonsearphone specificationsearphonesheadphone specificationsheadphonesMatt Engstrompersonal listening
05.29.2013| By Allison Wolcott|
What's On Repeat? Earphone Giveaway
You know how it starts. You hear a sweet tune, then play it on repeat until it becomes a part of your music-lovin' soul. And then you play it some more. It happens to us too. In the comments below, tell us what's on repeat for you these days. An …
04.22.2013| By Allison Wolcott|
Free May Webinars: GLX-D Digital & Choosing the Right Earphones
In May, take an in-depth tour of our forthcoming GLX-D Digital Wireless System, and learn how to choose the right SE Sound Isolating™ Earphone model for your application. As always, Shure Learning Center webinars are free to attend, and attendance is first come, first serve. NEW PRODUCT OVERVIEW: GLX-D DIGITAL …
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What We Take To Interview Shure Artists
I love doing artist interviews. It's not just sitting down and picking the brains of our endorsers that I find engaging. In a way, it's a bit like doing live sound. We Artist Relations guys often function as interviewer, camera operator, and audio engineer when we go out and shoot …
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Noise-Cancellation or Sound-Isolation: What's the Difference?
By: Shure Notes Editors, Contributor: Chris Lyons Noise cancelling headphones have become very popular in consumer markets over the past few years. Especially around the holidays, TV spots featuring de-stressed travelers in headphone Nirvana seem to dominate the airwaves. This has caused a little bit of confusion about the difference between sound isolation (as used in Shure earphones) and noise cancellation headphones like the ones you see advertised on television. Noise cancellation is an electronic process. It was originally developed to improve radio communications in noisy environments like aircraft cockpits. There's a microphone built into …tagsChris Lyonsearphonesheadphonesnoise cancellationpersonal listeningSalman AshraftShure Earphonessound isolation
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Six Questions to Help You Choose a Personal Monitor System for Your Church
More powerful. Less expensive. And widely accepted. Today, congregations large and small are benefiting from improved sound quality and lower stage volumes. The guitarist, in order to hear himself better, turns his amplifier up. The singers need more monitor level to compete with the rest of the praise band. The cycle of escalating stage volume begins again – reducing the overall sound quality and worship experience, especially in a high-ceilinged, hard surface environment designed for choirs and acoustic instruments. An article in Millimeter quoted worship leader Craig Sibley as saying "Stage volumes in churches have …
02.05.2012| By Allison Wolcott|
Four Categories of Shure Products Receive Awards
Year in and year out, Shure engineers obsess over new ways to deliver audio that amazes. Still, we're in awe when our products win awards from organizations we respect and admire. Here's a list of the most recent awards our products have received. Wireless Systems Axient Wireless Management Network …tagsawardsAxientBeta 181earphonesKSM42NAMMpersonal monitoringPGX DigitalPSM 1000SE215SM58ULX-Dwired microphoneswireless
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Shure Sound Isolating Earphones
How to Get the Right Fit Shure earphones are not worn in the same style as headphones or standard earbuds. To enjoy the superior sound isolation and audio quality of your earphones, it is very important to get a proper fit. Situating the Cables Note the difference between the right (R) and left (L) earphones and insert earphone into each ear. Wrap the earphone cord over the top and down the back of the ear. The earphone cord can also be worn hanging straight down (see figs. 1 and 2 below). Use the adjustment tube …
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A little bit of knowledge about care, use and preventive maintenance can extend the life and maximize the performance of the gear you already own. Here, Shure's Bill Ostry shares tips that will preserve your equipment and your budget. Wired Microphones Keep windscreens on vocal mics clean and unclogged – clogged windscreens can reduce the performance of a microphone. Double check screens especially after female vocalists that wear lipstick. Double check that all contacts are clean – tarnished pins on an XLR connector can reduce conductivity and impair performance. Use quality microphone cables – cheap …


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Aaron Durand.
Jared Chambers.
A fun morning under the bridge last month.
I've been spending more time shooting for my portfolio. I feel much more satisfied with photography. I've been posting more frequently here and will be posting less frequently here. Like any modern weirdo, I have two tumblrs. Sorry.
I hope to see you at www.benjaminheath.tumblr.com and I hope to keep it tip-top and true.
My favorite and yours,
Big Basin Redwoods Park.
Bonnie and Lauren.
Finch Linden.
Went up to Sign Hill Park to do some sliding down the South San Francisco Letters with my friends Nick and Ariel. The letters are about 60 ft long and slop at a pretty steep angle. I think Nick's expression in the last photo sums up the experience well.
This might be a good time to point out that I've started posting my portfolio shooting to www.benjaminheath.tumblr.com. I take photos all the time, especially when adventuring with friends, and imagine this to be the place I share those. Over on the other, though, will be more street and urban photography. I hope to see you over there.
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How Cognitive Biases Can Affect the Performance of Eco-Labeling Schemes
AbstractIndividuals exhibit systematic cognitive biases which make their behavior 'deviant' when compared to the benchmark of perfectly rational individuals. The person's tendency to make errors in judgment based on cognitive factors, are thought to be based upon heuristics and lead to decisions that are sub-optimal. Ignoring cognitive biases can affect diverse dimensions of eco-labeling policies and lead to flawed prescriptions. We review several cognitive biases that affect eco-labeling related behaviors and show how taking them into account allows a better understanding of eco-labeling schemes and informs policy makers in order to design and implement more effective eco-labeling policies.
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Health & Pregnancy
What to Expect if You Have a Cesarean Delivery
How you may be feeling about having a cesarean
When you first found out you were pregnant and started thinking about the birth of your baby, you may have envisioned giving birth peacefully in the birthing suite at your local hospital or birthing center. Finding out midway through your pregnancy -- or in the heat of labor -- that you're going to require a cesarean section can be a bit of a shock.
Part of the problem stems from the fact that cesarean births are stigmatized as being less intimate and meaningful to laboring women and their partners than vaginal deliveries. This attitude angers women like Andrea, 27, a first-time mother. "Women need to realize that having a cesarean birth makes them no less of a mother than women who have vaginal deliveries," she insists.
Sometimes all that is required is a shift in mind-set, says Jennifer, a 25-year-old mother of one: "I had to plan a C-section when my baby was found to be breech two weeks before my due date. I was very disappointed not to be able to experience labor and delivery as I had envisioned, but I quickly convinced myself that this could be a wonderful thing as well -- to be able to relax and enjoy my baby's entrance into the world without even thinking about my performance and my breathing techniques."
If you continue to feel disappointed about your inability to deliver your baby vaginally, you may wish to share your feelings with your caregiver or talk with a therapist.


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January 27, 2014, 8:29 AM — Eleven people were charged in the U.S., India, China and Romania for their suspected involvement with websites offering email hacking services.
Mark Anthony Townsend, 45, of Cedarville, Arkansas, and Joshua Alan Tabor, 29, of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, were charged with a felony offense for hacking into nearly 6,000 email accounts, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced Friday. Authorities believe Townsend and Tabor operated a website called needapassword.com through which they offered to obtain, for a fee, the passwords to email accounts supplied by other users. The payments were received via PayPal.
Three other U.S. residents were charged with misdemeanor offenses for hiring email hackers from foreign countries. John Ross Jesensky, 30, of Northridge, California, is believed to have paid US$21,675 to a Chinese website to get e-mail account passwords. Laith Nona, 31, of Troy, Michigan, and Arthur Drake, 55, of Bronx, New York, are suspected to have paid $1,081 and $1,011 respectively for similar services.
The five defendants are expected to plead guilty in the coming weeks, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
The cases are related to an international law enforcement operation in four countries that also resulted in the arrest of six people in India, China and Romania.
Prosecutors from the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism, known as DIICOT, charged and detained four people who are believed to have offered email hacking services through several websites: zhackgroup.com, spyhackgroup.com, rajahackers.com, clickhack.com, ghostgroup.org, and e-mail-hackers.com.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the scheme run by the Romanian suspects affected around 1,600 email accounts between Feb. 2011 and Oct. 2012. However, a news release Friday from DIICOT that only mentioned house searches said the suspects hacked into over 2,000 email accounts for fees between $50 and $200.
In India, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a man named Amit Tiwari for running the websites www.hirehacker.net and www.anonymiti.com, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Searches have also been executed at his and associates' residences.


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Many individuals that desire a career working as a massage therapist are interested in learning the truth about the massage therapy salary, in addition to what it can take to be successful in this field. Here we take a look at what all the professionals know, and we'll educate you on how much you how much you can charge per massage, how to build your client list and the expenses you'll run into each month when it comes to purchasing supplies.
What they didn't tell you in School
One of the biggest issues in this career field is what a massage therapist can, and will charge for a massage session. Some massage therapy schools will tend to exaggerate the income potential for this profession and will not mention the time and effort it takes on the part of the therapist to build up their reputation in this position, in order to make more money. Most new therapists are under the impression that not only will they have an immediate client base, but that they will make around fifty to sixty a massage and their employer will pay their therapists half of the treatment price.
The truth about the massage therapy salary, when working for an employer, is that the company will typically offer a flat rate for each session. This generally involves twenty to thirty percent of the cost of an hour massage and can range from fourteen to thirty dollars per massage for the therapist. The company will usually provide the clients, oils, sheets and other supplies needed, but will only pay the therapist for the number of clients they see in a day. The therapist's pay rate will often stay the same, even if the type of massage the client chooses is charged at a higher rate by the employer. As an example, if a client wants a one hour chair massage, the employer will charge sixty dollars and the therapist will get around fifteen to twenty dollars. If a client wants a more expensive massage, such as a one hour Swedish massage, the company will charge the client ninety dollars and will still only pay the therapist fifteen to twenty dollars.
How to Work on an Independent Basis
If a therapist works out of their own office, they can choose to charge their own hourly rate, which will usually be based off of what other therapists in the community charge. But the independent therapist will need to take into consideration the cost of massage supplies, laundry, staff, rent and advertising.
For therapists, self-promotion is a big deal and will require the therapist to devote a good amount of their time to getting their name out there, in order to get more clients. Most therapists that choose to strike out on their own and will begin their career by working for an established company, while they improve their skills and build up their client base.
If you're someone that desires to work for yourself, even straight after graduation, be sure to take business and record keeping courses, as you'll be responsible for not only scheduling your appointments, but also for keeping track of the money you need to spend each month for business expenses, and you'll also need to keep a record of every client you see, for tax purposes.


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Undercoating Gun and 2 Hoses & Bottle
Product Review (submitted on October 2, 2011):
I used this to spray my Subie with Fluid Film. It worked perfectly. Adjustable flow with the gun tip by turning in or out, it will spray very little to drowning your work piece. Same applies to both hoses. The hose with the 180' tip is actually about 30 inches and sprays a decent fog. I was worried that the hose being almost a 1/2 " diameter i wouldnt be able to get it into alot of holes without drilling but was surprised as it fit into many holes in crossmembers and brackets. I did end up drilling some holes in doors but plugged them with plastic body plugs and it looks factory. Fluid Film is the sort of the consistency of latex paint and I sprayed with my air pressure at 120 as I did'nt think to turn it down. Both hoses do come formed in a loop from being in the bag but I used a heat gun and was able to pretty much get them to straighten out. Only minor issue I had was having to switch between hoses and tip (threading on/off) but it has good smooth threading and was'nt a big deal. I recommend it


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Successor to the 'Disco'
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- Written by Jeahan Virda B. De Barras
AN obvious advantage of a Bluetooth speaker is that you can altogether dispose of wires, cables and other connectors that mysteriously form impossible knots in your storage space. Able to function as you hit the media play button from any Bluetooth-compatible device, a Bluetooth speaker truly redefines the word "portable."
That's why this kind of speaker is becoming a favorite in the market—and any versions have already been released from numerous brands. One of the standout brands is France-based SuperTooth. This company has been growing its market in Europe and is now seeking to expand its international presence in more than 50 countries, including the Philippines.
With its impressive line of speaker models, it's easy for the market to have high expectations over SuperTooth's products. Although the first Disco portable speaker from SuperTooth received many underwhelming reviews,the brand has returned this year with a significantly re-thought version that doesn't look or work like its predecessor. With its highly improved features—and with a reasonable price to boot—the Disco 2 is SuperTooth's promise to rehabilitate the disappointing first variant.
Design-wise, the Disco 2 is comparatively trendier than the first version, which looked like a typical stereo speaker in the market resembling a simple black brick. For what it's worth, the previous model had a carrying case. Other than that, it had no distinct feature that would make it superior than other brands. SuperTooth perhaps also realized the tedious design of Disco, which is why it remodeled the Disco 2 with a tower-like design shaped into a rounded rectangle that somewhat tapers in the middle. It measures roughly 7.2x4.3x2.8 inches at its top part. Overall build quality is fairly sturdy, making it convenient to carry anywhere. It also doesn't feel like it will fall apart in your hands.
With its imaginative appearance, one would have to take a closer look to figure out what it really is. This makes the Disco 2 a good addition to any interior space. Its interesting design will even make you want to show it off to friends. It comes in six colors—black, red, sky blue, pink, silver and yellow-green. The color comes from the wraparound fabric speaker grilles alongside a plastic base.
It has illuminated control buttons for power, volume, track forward/backward and play/pause on the top. To conserve power, the buttons are only lit up a few seconds more after they are pressed. The power and audio input ports, as well as a Bluetooth status indicator, are all found on the rear.
Supertooth claims that the Disco 2 has a range of 10 meters to receive Bluetooth transmissions. But in most times, it actually achieved a longer range than what is originally advertised. As for the speaker's built-in battery, which takes about two hours to completely be charged, it lasts about three to four hours in high-volume playback or 10 hours at medium volume.
The speaker's volume capacity is very superior, considering its compact size. It is capable of filling a small room on its own and its fine volume levels and enough battery life also makes it a versatile speaker to bring outdoors. Music sounds both reasonably detail-rich and full-bodied, with a bit more treble. While there's a little bass distortion when it reaches the volume level peak, it's not too bad, given its cheaper asking price compared to other brands.
A distinguished feature of the Disco 2 is its inclusion of a Bluetooth 4 chip. This enables the speaker to instantaneously pair up with, for example, an iPhone 4S or third-generation iPad. It is amusing how the speaker does not show any signs of delay when paired up, even after just waking up from a power-conserving state. And unlike most Bluetooth 4 devices, the Disco 2 remains compatible with Bluetooth 2-ready iOS hardware, which still makes it able to pair up even with earlier models of iPod touch, iPhones and iPads. The speaker can be paired with just about any A2DP Bluetooth-supported devices or with an audio plug. It can also pair up with multiple devices, though not simultaneously.
The only setback in this new edition is that its monaural design consequently does not enable stereo separation. The unit has dropped from Disco's 28-watt output to only 16 watts, with two speakers on the front and a bass radiator on the back.
In spite of these limitations, the Disco 2 is much better than the first iteration. SuperTooth is indeed successful in its effort to produce a Bluetooth speaker that is pleasing to the discriminating set, functions easily with a paired device when you get the hang of how the speaker works, and does not compromise the volume quality despite its compact form.
o know more about the Disco 2 and other speaker devices from SuperTooth, visit the official SuperTooth Philippines web site at www.supertooth.com.ph.


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Useful Addresses
Rome is a great European capital that offers many recreational opportunities and cultural entertainment. Here are the addresses of some sites that will help you get the most out of your stay in the city.
Useful addresses
- Ministry of foreign affairs: contains useful information on how to get the visa
- Comune di Roma: the official portal of the city of Rome contains updated information on services and events. A section is devoted to foreign tourists and offers a general overview of the main references to study, work and live in Rome.
- Turismoroma: the city's tourist portal. It provides information about events, restaurants, transport plus a great deal more interesting details and is run by the "Roma Capital Tourism Office" at Via Leopardi 24, 00185 Rome.
-060608: Get ready for 06 06 08, the telephone and internet information service of the municipality of Rome specifically designed for tourism and culture in the city of Rome. Whether you're a local or a visitor give us a call to get the latest on what's on.
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Medical marijuana is said to do wonders for certain people, but there are also some people who just shouldn't be prescribed it. Like, oh say, a woman who is pregnant. But that's just what a doctor in Colorado did, and now he's blaming the woman.
According to an article in the Denver Post, in January Dr. Manuel Aquino prescribed pot to a woman who was six months pregnant. He did so after a three-minute visit during which he didn't exam her or her medical history or even ask if she was pregnant. Stoners put Dr. Aquino on speed dial -- a score has never been so easy.
Oh he has lots of excuses as the Colorado Medical Board evaluates whether he'll lose his license or not -- like they're taking too long, some other technical issues, and the fact that he doesn't think that toking up when you're pregnant is all that harmful.
While there may be some room for debate on the last point, there are plenty of studies that point to negative effects for the babies of pregnant women who smoke it. And there are certainly NO studies that suggest it's beneficial to the degree that a doctor should prescribe it.
And yes, of course, there's the woman, who didn't TELL him she was pregnant. Dr. Aquino called her behavior "intentional, reckless or grossly negligent," which pretty much sums it up. And really, the ultimate responsibility for smoking the pot has to lie with her as she's the one who had to make the decision to smoke or not smoke it and take the risk of harming her baby. According to the complaint filed by the medical board, the woman tested positive for marijuana at the time of her baby's birth, and the baby "had some initial feeding difficulties." There's no report as to if the woman was charged.
Still, her responsibility and his excuses aside, this doctor shouldn't be allowed to practice medicine if this is the kind of inept, incomplete care he's providing. While marijuana is one thing, think of all the other major issues he could be missing as well.
Do you think this doctor should lose his license for prescribing pot to a pregnant woman?
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I live near SF, CA. There are "doctors" who will give out a prescription if you pay them enough, like $200. Many people I know have their card this way, it's as easy as saying you have trouble sleeping, who doesn't?
But none the less there are people who actually could use it, but there are always people who abuse the system.
Yes, he should get charged for not looking into her history and how she is doing and an exam. AND she should be charged with Child indagerment. Neglect.. or even take her kid.
wait... what's the big deal? weed is so much less harmful than many drugs that are over prescribed and socially acceptable these days. it ain't heroin, girls!
sorry for the typos I was multi tasking
Whether it's pot of anything else, I think this doctor needs to be investigated for the care (or lack of care) he is giving. There are a lot of things that he could have prescribed this woman that could have harmed her baby, he needs to do a little health history before treating any of his patients.
I am not a pot smoker and never have been. i think he should be fined for his lack of thoroughness to his patient. Mom really is the one who should be held responsible ultimately. With any pharmaceuticals there is risk both to mom and baby. Pot could have been the lesser of the two evils but that is a whole other debate.
FIrst of all, the effects of it are not harmful to the woman or the baby if NOT used multiple times a day...I think people overreact when they hear the word marijuana! SERIOUSLY, we have wayyyyy more drugs to worry about than that. Now the situation with the doctor...I dont think they should take his license away, but maybe suspend him for it. He should have taken the time to talk to this woman prior to prescribing her ANYTHING AT ALL not just MARIJUANA! I mean prescribing something more serious that could have harmed the baby at all then yes by all means they should take his license! I don't see how this woman cannot be at fault at all....if she as well did not notify the Doctor she was pregnant then some blame should go on her. All in all its a mess and of course everything is thrown completely out of whack when it comes to the media anyway so i bet only half the story is probably true.....


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Oakland A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy and sports writer Jennifer Engel got into a Twitter war after the writer took a seemingly unprompted shot at the pitcher.
While watching Game 3 of the ALCS Tuesday, Engel observed of Tigers pitcher Doug Fister, "Looking at tall and skinny Fister reminds me of Brandon McCarthy, except well Fister can actually pitch."
When McCarthy learned of the tweet, he retweeted it to his followers. Then he responded "Remember kids- when unable to write clearly or eloquently to defend an unoriginal premise- resort to cheap shots!"
McCarthy's fans began to defend the pitcher to Engel, and her response was "yay, he did not suck w/As. For Rangers, epic fail that cost them good young L.


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you have really nice loose style
Nice values on the third last one, characters are great, the anaconda scene is really good, thanks for sharing
Nice variety of techniques here. As an advice, I'd say try to clean the pencil lines, some of them give depth to the drawing, but others are unnecesary. Also, your body anatomy is quite good, but you should work on head anatomy (eye position, head shape and so).
The piece that has impressed me the most is the garden one, with the venus flytrap. Try to work in that direction, it has great potential.
Keep up the work!
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UNDATED (WHTC) - The state high school girls' basketball tournament began on Monday night, with two of four Lakeshore teams in action advancing in district play. Zeeland West defeated Allendale, 32-28, while Saugatuck beat North Muskegon, 58-46. However, West Ottawa lost to Grandville, 56-49, and Zeeland East fell to Byron Center, 29-24. On Wednesday evening: Holland plays Hudsonville at Zeeland East; Holland Christian visits Unity Christian; Zeeland West faces Hamilton at Unity Christian; Fennville is at Saugatuck; Black River battles Western Michigan Christian at Saugatuck; and Calvary meets The Potter's House at Freedom Christian.
High school boys' regular season play continues on Tuesday evening. Hear the West Ottawa-Holland Christian game from the Holland Civic Center at 6:40 PM on 1450 WHTC and http://whtc.com/listen-live; Holland hosts Mona Shores; Zeeland East entertains Tri-unity Christian; Zeeland West is home to Spring Lake; and Saugatuck travels to Watervliet.
Exhibition baseball on Monday saw the Tigers trounce Philadelphia, 10-1, the Cubs fall to the LA Dodgers, 7-6, and the White Sox play a 9-9 draw with San Francisco. On Tuesday, the Tigers' game with Houston is on 1450 WHTC at 1 PM; the Cubs face Colorado, and the White Sox battle Texas.
Marian Hossa's goal at the 1:44 mark of overtime enabled the Blackhawks to outlast visiting Edmonton on Monday night, 3-2. Chicago, undefeated in regulation in its first 19 games this season, is at St. Louis on Thursday evening.
Al Horford and Josh Smith each scored 23 points, as visiting Atlanta defeated the Pistons on Monday night, 114-103. Detroit is at Washington on Wednesday evening.
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By S. Thomas Coleman
For the AJC
Ladies and gentleman, another quarterback has officially entered the race as Georgia's best. Say hello to Alpharetta's Joshua Dobbs.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound junior completed 29 of 37 passes for 373 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Raiders to a 27-14 win over West Forsyth (5-1, 1-1). The win puts Alpharetta (5-1, 2-0) alone in first place in Region 6AAAAA, and avenges last season's 20-17 loss to the Wolverines.
Dobbs managed Alpharetta's fast-break offense with pinpoint precision all night, calling checks at the line of scrimmage signaled to him from the sideline.
"Our coaches can see the coverages and things from the sideline, so they signal the plays in," said Dobbs, who is receiving overtures from the likes of Stanford and Princeton. "I'm comfortable doing that. It worked well for us tonight."
Dobbs and the Raiders wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, as they took the opening kickoff and marched 81 yards in 10 plays. Dobbs hit Adam Schildhammer with a 25 yard touchdown pass in the back of the endzone for a 7-0 lead.
However, West Forsyth took advantage of one of Dobb's two turnovers (one interception, one fumble) late in the first quarter when he was stripped by Andrew Hickman, and the Wolverines' Ben Boyd recovered the fumble at the Alpharetta 10 yard line. Three plays later, Blake Roberts bulled in from one yard out to tie the score.
Midway through the second quarter, Dobbs led Alpharetta on another long drive, 11 plays and 61 yards. He capped it with a seven-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Carlos Burse to put the Raiders back on top, 14-7. Alpharetta threatened again late in the period, when Dobbs led the offense from its own five yard line to the West Forsyth five yard line, with three key receptions by sophomore Daniel Clements.
But Dobbs' seventh pass of the drive was picked off at the goal line with 11 seconds left in the half.
West Forsyth got its wing-T offense rolling in the third quarter, taking its opening drive 74 yards in just seven plays, all runs except for one incomplete pass. Jake Weiczorek darted in from 14 yards out to tie the score at 14.
But Dobbs answered seconds later when he hit senior Nevin Harton over the middle on third-and-seven from the Raider 24 yard line. Harton did the rest, outrunning the West Forsyth secondary for a 76 yard touchdown that proved to be the game winner.
"We knew they were a well-coached team and the wing-T is very difficult to prepare for," said Alpharetta coach Jason Dukes. "But we made some big plays when we had to and forced some negative running plays. We had a great week of practice and our coaches did a heck of a job getting our players prepared."
Afterward, junior center DeAndre Wise was pleased with the Raiders' offensive display.
"If we keep clicking, we can win the region," he said. "I definitely think we'll win the region."
West Forsyth 7 0 7 0 14
Alpharetta 7 7 13 0 27
October 1st, 2011
10:55 am
Sir Thomas,
Not sure whether your the quarterback's press agent, or just a regular AJC blogger. But, one player does not make a TEAM. Obviously this is your opinion, not Sports News. Yes, this young man did have one of his best games last night, but he was very well complimented by one of the best offensive lines in the division that provided him time and passing lanes with which to complete passes to open receivers. Which, I might add are a core of eight highly talented receivers, who run tight crisp patterns and receive the ball with supple hands and incredible athleticism. On any one play last night, there were at least two open receivers on several progressions up the field. Not only was this young quarterback complimented by talented receivers; he was complimented by three talented running backs who ran for numerous yards and kept the linebackers and defensive line in check. Case in point – several long yard plays came as a result of play action passes to receivers across the middle. Not only was the young quarterback surrounded by great offensive players; the defense help the powerful running West Forsyth Team to several 3 and out series. The helped to pin West Forsyth down inside their own forty and better numerous times, allowing the offensive to have great field position time and time again. Tommy, it's a a TEAM sport, dude. If your not his publicist, then report the game, not just one individual!!! If you are his publicist, provide your marketing opinions and game flavor to a real sports reporter, who can weed through the BS and report on the game, the team and the contributions of players in that particular game. Have a nice Saturday.
October 1st, 2011
11:12 pm
Wow! First of all, it sounds like you are personal friends with the Dobbs family since you happen to know so much about their personal lives, and have such an affinity for the young man. Dobbs is not the only player being recruited by Ivy League or other institutions. He is also not the only player on the team and could not have won the game without his outstanding offensive line and receivers. I hope you enjoy the amount of money the family is paying you to produce such a biased article. It is a disgrace to the AJC that you are allowed to print such a promotional piece and call it journalism. This team deserves a lot more credit across the board than just one player including the defense. Obviously your facts are incorrect because I know for certain that the protections are not set by the center and they are signaled from the sideline on every play.
You are a disgrace!
October 2nd, 2011
12:30 am
Despite the war you got going here I was just glad to see the press, at any level, give Alpharetta some credit. That Peck(rest left of intentionally) guy from the neighbor papers says we have a pulse….interesting. We are now 5 and 1, off to the best start in the schools 7 or 8 year history, and have the potential to take a serious run at the league championship. Who would have thunk it. Certainly not Peck's Picks but, I digress.
I spent a great deal of time reviewing the film today and as usual, the offensive line did indeed give Josh quite a bit of time. Hard for any QB to put up those stats without it. As Josh continues to develop, the receivers do as well. They are now blocking better (hint hint coaches) and I do mean almost all of them. They are catching these fine throws and turning them into gold. heck, even Josh is starting to run the ball (hint hint coaches). In short, the whole offense was firing on all cylinders as EXPECTED. The linemen were even doing more downfield than usual (hint hint) and PLAYING to the whistle…novel. Josh and his offensive unit just came out and went to work along with the defense. It was nice to see 8 in the box against an explosive offense as found at West Forsyth. They are a fine football team and their coaches did a great job in the last few years to get their program to where it is today.
We came prepared and did not need our usual sluggish quarter warmup to get going. The coaches managed the clock brilliantly in the last 6 or 8 mins as we should always do. Josh and his line showed real poise in having the heads up ability to realize how critical that clock management can be in a game like this. Best of all, the defense kept the lid on that powerhouse offense they have playing prevent and did their level best to keep from turning over the big one to include their performance on that long kickoff return as well as some 4th down stops. Big, big credit has to go out to the defense as West Forsyth has their best players on offense and it showed in the runaway win against Centennial..
We still have to remember to NOT kick the long ball….repeat, NO long kicks (north Cobb, Marietta, West Forsyth) as that can lose a game quickly. Manage the clock always, keep the receivers blocking, run Josh more, mooooooove the running back closer to the line (everyone's ends are catching Jaylin from the side and behind….he's too deep….impossible to hit the holes and seams that ARE there…move him up….he's missing it by 1 to 1.5 yes….), run both sides, teach the receivers that catching first, running second is the only way to go, and above all, PREPARE like you did for this game. Mr. Carlberg, you are to be commended along with the staff for preparing this squad so thoroughly this week. Please, please keep up this stringent prep format….it really paid off this week and EVERYONE saw it.
Josh? Yes, he did a fine job along with a very fine team. Emphasis being that they played more like last year's squad, a team. A true testament to coaching and the players. Every single one of the.
Awesome job. Can't wait to see how you prepare for Milton. This will be a huge game with playoff implications. No breaks, no mercy. Let's get busy!
October 2nd, 2011
11:32 am
Mr. Coleman, you are completely missing the point as expected. I have nothing against the Dobbs family, but you are portraying them like they are saints and that he is the only player on the field. That is my point. By the way, I think I know more than you do about situations. Why don't you interview other players next time? Also, your relationship with another family is obvious as well. Did you interview the player or the dad? I heard you would print anything and it appears to be true. Get over yourself and print articles based on facts.
October 2nd, 2011
12:49 pm
Hey, I know our region is not the most powerful in the state as we are all, with the exception of Roswell, Milton, Centennial are relatively new. Our region has added what? Johns creek, Northview, Alpharetta, Kings Ridge high schools in the last 8 or so years? Dilluted comes to mind. I am glad to see the Forsyth and North Fulton teams continue to improve. Sure, I would love to see our team get deep into the playoffs but, should they not make it, someone, anyone, please represent region 6 well in the playoffs. I think the programs are definitely improving and who knows? Within a decade may start to consistently pose real threats to the stalwarts of region 7.
With the exception of Roswell's co-championship a few years ago (still scratching my head on that one…) we have not produced a state champion…..yet. No matter, I like our collective odds. The level keeps rising and it is simply a matter of time. In the meantime, I would like to see this team come closer together like last years team. Folks, you remember, don't you? While we lost to Brookwood, we did put up points against last year's state champion in AAAAA. No small feat when you realize exactly who is in that mix.
Friday's game should have done more to bring them together than any pep talk ever could. You players should now see what is possible, what you really, really can do when you are PREPARED mentally and physically. The rest is up to you and it really is that simple.
To the AJC press, thanks for giving North Fulton some visibility. Region 6 is probably better balanced than most with no clear runaway winner. If you remember last year's playoff picture (3-way tie for the final playoff spot between Milton, Centennial, and Alpharetta) until the very last game of the season. Almost one half the league's destiny decided on one final game. That is a balanced league. Region 6, where no one really knows until the final game and the final whistle.
Has my blood up….
October 2nd, 2011
1:07 pm
Raider fan!!!! Does it really matters, who gets articles …we won and have a very good team in whole to be proud of… Again, Raiders atleast we are getting press so that the scouts will come and know we have players. Guys get over it!!!!!!!!! Let's go back to over articles your kids and especially mine dont get all the praises that he deserve but he's proud and happy to be apart of the Alpharetta success. And yes for the truth to be told, most parent or should I say some does have a personel issue with Dobbs and family. Remember he wasn"t the QB of choice in the beginning Mr. Coleman!!!! Raider Country lets stand behind our team as a whole unitm please.
October 2nd, 2011
8:22 pm
These attitudes will tear the team apart. Josh is playing better each week and you idiots come here to rip him under the guise of promoting team, please! That is terrible! The team is playing great, be happy that one of ours, Dobbs, got recognized!
Great job Raiders!
October 2nd, 2011
8:43 pm
Amen to that home cooking. The team is gelin' bettervthan doctor schools could ever hope for. Let's just stick with our game plan, prepare and play them one at a time. We can look up at the end of the season and go from there. The whole squad stepped up Friday and that is all that matters. I hope each and every kid is holding their heads up proud of THEIR accomplishments. Keep voting on the high five poll. Who knows, we might make the televised game of the week.
Let's get ready for Milton. That is all we need to be focused on right now. Good luck Raiders. See you Friday night!
October 3rd, 2011
4:36 pm
Sir Thomas,
I apologize for not being able to continue the discussion over the weekend. I had to travel home to Fort Wayne later Saturday and just got too darn busy Sunday. Did some research on your AJC Paper (website) out of Atlanta. The one you blog for.
First of all, I do know journalism and I do know newspapers work. I minored in communications/journalism at Notre Dame. It was a little different back in the late 60's, early 70's, though. There weren't many blogs back then. Although, there were a lot of opinions – as there are now. I can't say I agree with your reporting style, nor do I agree with your approach. Couple things I do agree on. That young quarterback, Mr. Josh Dobbs, did play a good ball game. Not sure whether Alpharetta wins or looses without him. But, my nephew tells me there are a couple of good back up quarterbacks down there, as well. Secondly, yes you did mention a couple other players – once, an one player twice. Now, I don't know as much about who makes the line calls, but I did notice that the offense looked over to the sideline, quite often. So, I suspect the cosches made the line calls. you know, I am amazed that for in such a short period of time at Alpharetta (1st time right?), you learned such intimate knowledge regarding the offensive play calling and line checks. Good investigating around your subject matter.
Anyway, please read the following reports (via blogs) I copied from your NEWSpaper down there, the AJC. It's quite the contrast to your reporting style. Notice the short bullet statements, just the facts reporting and team reporting on the game. Might be good to adopt this style of Football Game Reporting, Tommy.
Lakeside 34, Greenbrier 17
8:36 am October 1, 2011, by Prep Zone
By Justin Williams
Augusta Chronicle
As Lakeside gathered to celebrate Friday night's 34-17 road win over Greenbrier, Jarrett Troxler was quick to remind his players of the recent history between the Columbia County rivals.
This group of seniors, and the rest of the Panthers, has never lost to the Wolfpack.
"It's huge," the Panthers coach said. "It's big anytime you beat a rival."
To earn this particular victory, Lakeside relied on its fast-paced, no-huddle offense that steadily picked up yardage all night.
Though Greenbrier (2-3, 0-1 Region 2-AAAA North) had all of the momentum entering halftime after Jahvon Hardrick's late 65-yard touchdown jaunt, Lakeside (2-4, 1-1) was undeterred.
The Panthers had piled up 14 first downs in the first half, and they continued the process after halftime.
They finished the night with 25 first downs, most of them coming on the back of senior Johnathon Long.
The Panthers' workhorse had 27 carries for 120 yards, and seemed to get stronger in the third quarter.
"Every time we face an opponent, the defense gets tired with our no-huddle," said Long, who scored a pair of first-half touchdowns. "We keep it simple; that's what we like to do. We like to stay fast and steady."
Up 20-17 at the half, Lakeside scored a pair of third-quarter touchdowns – a 14-yard run by quarterback Mark Weidenaar, and a 5-yard pass from Weidenaar to fellow senior Eamon Diehl.
Weidenaar shook off an early interception by Thomas Brown to finish 13 for 19 passing for 116 yards. He also ran for 75 yards.
Meanwhile, the Panthers' defense had a dominant second half. They held Greenbrier to 18 yards and just one first down after halftime.
"We put pressure on the quarterback; we put pressure on the running back," senior defensive end Sean Gaddy said.
As the game opened, the Wolfpack ended a bit of recent scoreless history against the Panthers.
Not having scored in the past two matchups in the series, Greenbrier got on the board less than two minutes in on Cody Turner's 1-yard quarterback sneak.
It was set up by Hardrick's 51-yard run to the 1-yard line.
Hardrick had 137 yards on 28 carries, but only had 2 yards after the half.
Greenbrier, which had only 165 total yards and 34 passing yards, had three turnovers – two lost fumbles and an interception.
"Lakeside's D-line is pretty big, pretty tough, and they're pretty good," Hardrick said. "Our O-line did the best they could."
Lakeside held the ball for most of the contest, running 83 offensive plays to Greenbrier's 44.
Jones County 29, Dutchtown 18
8:41 am October 1, 2011, by Prep Zone
By MICHAEL A. LOUGH
Macon Telegraph
GRAY — Dwight Jones has said that his team can be a decent one if it plays hard on every play.
"These guys finally figured out if they give us everything they've got every down we play, we can be a decent football team," the Jones County head coach said. "One day, I may tell you they're a darned good football team."
That day may be coming.
The Greyhounds' defense came up big in the second half and made a halftime lead stand in a 29-18 win over Dutchtown in a GHSA Region 3A-AAAA game.
Jones County won its third straight, all by double figures, to improve to 3-3 overall and 3-0 in sub-region play. Dutchtown fell to 3-2 and 1-1.
By JOHN ROBERTS
Macon Telegraph
WARNER ROBINS — Northside's Curtis Martin scored three touchdowns and gained 136 yards on 19 carries, including a critical 16-yard gain late in the fourth quarter that clinched the win, as the Eagles held on for a 32-24 victory over crosstown rival Warner Robins on Friday night at McConnell-Talbert Stadium.
Facing a third-and-7 from their own 5-yard line and protecting an eight-point lead, the Eagles handed the ball to Martin for the 19th time with just less than two minutes left in the contest. The junior raced around the left side for 16 yards, and the biggest first down of the season, as the Eagles ran out the clock and stymied a spirited Warner Robins comeback.
"We expect Curtis to be our workhorse every night," Northside head coach Kevin Kinsler said. "Making that last first down, he was just determined, and that's the kind of player he is."
The Eagles (5-0, 2-0 GHSA Region 1-AAAA) forced three first-half turnovers, converting two of them into touchdowns, en route to a 23-3 halftime advantage that they extended to a 32-10 lead at the end of three quarters.
October 3rd, 2011
4:56 pm
Forgot one thing…
I do agree that the defense seems to be a bend and not break defense.
I suspect that the top teams on average have around 50 points scored against.
Based on the five games I have heard about, I think the Raiders are averaging somewhere around 160 points scored against.
Time to tighten up the bend and make a few more tackles and less points scored.
October 3rd, 2011
5:18 pm
"Not sure whether Alpharetta wins or looses without him."
Hey Knute aka "Captain Journalist"….it's lose…not loose.
October 3rd, 2011
5:42 pm
Fat thumbs and Arthritis, Doc.
Not sure about the Captain J stuff.
October 3rd, 2011
8:07 pm
Give it break! Seems like your going through a lot of effort to cover up the point you have an agenda against the kid. The writer highlighted a kid this week-deal with it. The kid played great, next week it could be your kid.
Imagine how you would feel if someone ripped your kid………..
October 3rd, 2011
8:26 pm
Home cookin,
I didn't rip any player.
Mine are grown and starting families.
I said he had a good game.
The writer should just spread the credit and not focus on one or two players.
October 3rd, 2011
11:19 pm
Hey Raiders,
Tune any negative noise out. Some of us are just intense and want the best for ALL of you.
You just go out and do what you do. You are coming together more and more each week. Keep each other up no matter what happens on any one play. The Defense did a great job of that after that kickoff return to our 30. They simply went out and stopped them. True grit. Play like that and i am sure you will come out in the win column. Your team looked like they have some real poise and displayed a level of maturity. Real situational awareness.
We, the fans, are witnessing a great team coming together. Let's just come out screaming, jumping and executing like each game is the superbowl. No matter what is happening in the stands this week just stay focused and play your game. The coaches will sweat the adjustments. Visualize your plays and then execute them to perfection.
Get prepared, do the work. We'll keep our stands fired up from the kickoff to the last play.
See you Friday!
October 4th, 2011
11:09 am
Judging by his stats…Dobbs was the story of the game! Knute, you seem really bitter towards this Dobbs kid…are you related to the player that was replaced in game one of the season?
October 4th, 2011
7:26 pm
Josh was at Wesleyan past 2 years and transferred during the Summer in order to start @ QB @ AHS. He took a big risk with eligibility and his dream to play D1 fball – which you have to respect. Current Wesleyan QB and he were competing fiercely to be starter and now both doing great at both schools – both named on AJC honor roll this week and Wesleyan QB got Gwinnett Player of the Week this past week. We miss Josh and his family, but we also have a great QB at Wesleyan. Josh is a great kid and gonna do great things someday on Saturday in college football with his size. The Wesleyan family wish Josh, his family and AHS the best for the rest of the season. Enjoy the moments because these HS football days will be over quickly and same with college — stats and wins will not carry any of us thru life – good friends and family are what counts in the end. Congrats to Josh!
October 5th, 2011
10:03 pm
I see why some families forbid their children/student athletes from reading blogs.
Wow – not in a good way.
October 6th, 2011
5:04 pm
Careful Alpharetta fans, although I understand the whole issue with reporters and they are just trying to write an article that is "interesting"…The truth is a team is only as strong as its weakest link. The controversy that articles like this bring does mess up the "TEAM" spirit, and the ability to work well together. Just ask WEST…coming off some questional reporting we did not play like the team we had been. Yes, Alpharetta was good, the win legit. But that said, West did not play as well as they could or should have that night, and some of that can be contributed to the efforts of some newsreporters (unknowingly) creating discourse within the team. The other contributing factor injury to some of our starters. Good Luck Alpharetta, your team looked great, but dont let these boostful articles change what you all know. Football is a TEAM sport, without the stellar performance of the offensive line the QB would not be news worthy. Look at the mistakes that were made by both QB's when pressured.
October 7th, 2011
2:22 pm
Good pts. Westie. It was truly a team effort and for whatever it is worth, the Alpharetta squad thought West Forsyth was an exceptionally good football team. One only has to look at your record and accomplishments to date to see that. Probably the only team that can successfully run that Wing T and run it well. There was no clear winner until the final few minutes of the game. It was a contest the whole way through.
I have to hand it to our players, I don't think they are paying that much attention to this and other blogs. They just do what they do. Besides, they are by themselves when it comes to game day and if they are prepared, it will show. Josh had an exceptionally good game along with the Defense, Offensive Line, and Receivers really stepping up. THAT was firing on all cylinders. Hopefully we will do the same this evening against a very aggressive Defense.
Best wishes to you and your team throughout the remainder of the season. Both teams have a long way to go before this race is over.
October 8th, 2011
6:45 pm
As you will see, I'm not afraid to put my name on my comments, so here's my 2 cents (coming in late because this was forwarded to me by someone who wonders what's up with all this negativity!) Before someone mentions the last name, I'm not related to the writer of this blog.
This is the kind of BS that tears teams apart!!!! Mr. Coleman wrote a compelling article about our game and used one of our great athletes as a focal point! THAT'S JOURNALISM!! If it was a milquetoast commentary, then you'd be complaining that it wasn't valuable or interesting! If you start spouting this nonsense to your kids and they start spreading it to their teammates and it becomes a problem. Let me mention that I'm also not a close, personal friend to the Dobbs, but I do say hello when I see them (My mom raised me right). My mom also taught me that if you don't have something nice to say, then don't say anything – did you all learn that lesson?
Josh Dobbs is a polarizing player, as are a lot of the athletes on the team AND the coaching staff! Dobbs had a near, if not school record-breaking performance against West Forsyth. No, he's not perfect, but he had a GREAT GAME! Beating W. Forsyth was a big deal towards this year's goals! We have an opportunity for something great at Alpharetta, don't diminish it because you don't like that an article was mainly focused on one player, I can tell you, the TEAM won't feel that way!
The Raiders have had a hard time getting good press even from our own community paper, no matter who we beat! I remember starting 3-0 about 4 years ago and the headline wasn't that the Raiders beat Sprayberry, but that Sprayberry loses to the Raiders! If we can't get respect from our own newspaper, then we should at least be happy when we get it from somewhere else! You all are making a big deal because Dobbs got mentioned more than other players? SERIOUSLY???
Our players and coaches work hard to put a winning team on the field. The last thing they need is people spouting negative comments all over the place because you think an article was unfair. This isn't kiddie ball where everyone gets a trophy to make them feel good! Put on your big boy pants and cheer on our team! I wish someone would come up to with this nonsense. We all know that a team is more than one person, that's why it's called a TEAM otherwise it would be called SOLO.
If you know anything about football and football reporting, then you know the QB and other skill position players get most of the press. The offensive and defensive lines prefer to just do their jobs. If they're doing it well, then those other players will get even more press which makes the whole team more noticeable. Mark Richt and Joe Paterno don't go to a school because they heard that the right tackle was a great player. Skill players get the publicity, the recruiters come out to see them play and in the process notice other players! That's how it works!
So get over yourselves people, it's not about you or how you feel, it's all about the TEAM! I didn't mean for this to be this long, but this is something that really ticks me off!!! Good Grief!
Mr. Coleman, feel free to give us all the positive press you like! Next time you come to a Raiders game, look for me, I'd be glad to welcome you to Raider Nation!!
October 8th, 2011
9:33 pm
It is very disheartening to read such negative commits from adults about a 17 year old child. This is why I elected to take my son's talents to a prvate progam away from Alpharetta and Johns Creek. The parents only support certain kids and believe their money speaks louder than talent.
I do know the DObbs family. Have known them since Josh was playing in Youth football at age 7. His family is a raising a fine, respectable and very intelligent young man. In addition, both parents are lovely people. Very humble and supportive of all players onthe field. If I would have known they were going to Alpharetta sooner, we may have considered following them to Alpharetta. Why? Because I respect their family that much.
Coach Dukes, plays the best player to geive them the best opportunity to win. Yes, it is a team sport, but without a QB, it is difficult to win. Ask the Indianapolis Colts or Florida Gators. Niether can win a game or get the ball to the skill players because they don't have their best QB in the line up.
If Alpharetta would have done horrible, the QB would have been the blame. Yet, most of you speak that this is a TEAM sport. Funny, how we all want to take credit for wins but only the QB takes the blame for a lost.
I'm proud of Josh, his family, the Alpharetta coaches, and the Raider Nation!!!!!!
p.s. wassup Daniel (the next big time WR from Raider Nation)?


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Performance NOT EQUALS to Scalable
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A lot of the 'heat' being generated here appears to stem from the absence
of a good definition for "scalability" in the article. This is a common
Scalability is an abstact notion. So are terms like "reliability", and the
word "performance" itself. One person's meat is another's poison. With
regard to computer system performance, you might desire to optimize such
metrics as, throughput, response time, or resource utilization; to name a
few. The goal depends on the context. If you're printing reports at the end
of the financial year, MAXIMUM throughput is likely to be your goal. In
contrast, many web applications focus on MINIMIZING user response time.
Simply put, 'scalability' is a relation among variables (performance
metrics) that characterizes the rate of diminishing returns as the
dimensions of the system are increased. This means that scalability can
actually be expressed in a mathematical form. I've tried to illuminate this
point elsewhere http://www.perfdynamics.com/papers.html. Specifially,
http://www.teamquest.com/html/gunther/fitting.shtml and
http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cs.DC/0210017 should be of interest.
--Neil Gunther
Performance NOT EQUALS to Scalable
2003-10-17 10:03:55 anonymous2 [View]
YES! And, I think this is what Herrington's trying to get at -- the language differences don't matter as much as the application design. Both Java and PHP provide tools, albeit different ones, to solve a wide variety of design problems. So you can factor out the language itself, and you're left with *design* as the critical factor to scalability.


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Best Schools in Brentwood
Brentwood Elementary SchoolPublic • Grades PK-5521 students • 12 student/teacher
McCallum High SchoolPublic • Grades 9-121720 students • 16 student/teacher
Texas School for the BlindPublic • Grades 1-12149 students • Unknown student/teacher
Paragon Prep Middle SchoolPrivate • Grades 3-8107 students • 12 student/teacher
Capitol School of AustinPrivate • Grades PK-359 students • 6 student/teacher
About Brentwood
Brentwood has 5 schools. One of the highest rated schools is Brentwood Elementary School, which has a rating of 7. The school has 521 students. Public schools in Brentwood are in Austin Independent School District or Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired. University of Texas University Charter School is close and is rated worse than Austin Independent School District. Nearby Trinity Charter School scores lower, with a rating of 1.
School Districts Near Brentwood
- Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired
- University of Texas University Charter School
- Trinity Charter School
- University of Texas Elementary Charter School
- Texas School for the Deaf
- Texas Empowerment Academy
- The East Austin College Prep Academy
- Nyos Charter School
- Cedars International Academy
- Austin Independent School District


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Federal Student Loan Consolidation
Federal student loan consolidation is a fixed-rate refinancing program that combines all of your existing federal student loans into one new loan. Consolidation is a great tool for managing your finances - providing immediate payment relief and long term benefits.
- Cut your monthly student loan payment up to 50%
- Simplify your finances down to only 1 payment and 1 loan
- No credit checks, fees, or application charges
What Qualifies for Federal Student Loan Consolidation?
Federal loan consolidation can include Federal Stafford Loan consolidation, PLUS Loan consolidation, Direct Loan consolidation as well as Perkins Loans, HEAL Loans and all Federal FFELP and Direct Loans taken to pay for your education. Private student loan consolidation is different - You will lose your federal loan benefits if you consolidate your federal loans into a private loan consolidation.
Federal Student Loan Consolidation Payment Relief
One of the key benefits of consolidating your federal school loans is payment relief. By combining all of your student loans into one consolidated loan, you can lengthen your repayment term from the standard 10 years to up to 30 years, depending on the amount of your education debts.
With a lower monthly payment, you'll have more money available to meet other living expenses, including car payments, housing expenses, and career-related necessities. Because there are no penalties for overpayment, you can make larger payments and reduce your repayment term when it becomes affordable. Learn more about how student loan consolidation works in this step-by-step tutorial.
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Managing Existing Student Loan Debt Obligations:
- If you're having trouble meeting your student loan payments, contact your loan servicer. You may qualify for a deferment, forbearance, or repayment alternative that is more affordable.
- Consolidation can help by extending your loan's repayment term beyond the standard ten years. While this will increase the total interest charges, the monthly payments will become more manageable.
- Watch your expenses! Just as you need to be cautious when you're in school, you need to be aware of your expenses after you leave school.
- Limit credit card usage to absolute necessities. Remember you'll pay more for every charged item because of the credit card's finance charges.
- If you must have student credit cards, shop around for low interest rates or call existing credit card providers and ask them for a lower rate.
- If you are delinquent or in default, visit our Student Loan Default Assistance page for more help.


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... a pretty laid back week. I worked, went to the grocery store with Rita and Lydia (Rita's daughter and youngest child), and watched movies with the boys when they were around. Lewis had a much more exciting time with the boys. On Friday night my nephews Stephen and Jacob Smith came over and enjoyed delicious fajitas that Rita and I made (seriously, so good).
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Tantric continue to show their eclectic side with their forthcoming record "37 Channels" which is filled with special guests from across various genres.
"37 Channels" is set to be released on September 17th and the first single release for the recordalbum, "Mosquita" features guest vocals from Shooter Jennings and David "2B" Mouser (KNOXX, The Villebillies).
The track also features guest appearances from guitarists Kenny Olson (Kid Rock) and Kevin McCreery (Uncle Kracker), drummer Greg Upchurch (3 Doors Down) and pedal steel guitarist Gary Morse.
In addition to the above mentioned guest stars on the single, the new record also features appearances from Austin Winkler (Hinder), Scott Bartlett (Saving Abel) and 70's Teen Idol, Leif Garrett.
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About This Game
Pawn Crashers is an action-packed racing game based on the board game Sorry. Race your pawn around the Sorry track. Press the space bar at just the right moment to take out your opponents. If you miss, they'll knock you out!
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How To Play
- Use the left and right arrow keys to steer and stay on track.
- If other pawns get in your way, hit the space bar to knock them off the track.
- Don't miss the pawns or they might knock you out.


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William H. Macy cops a feel during a recent beach trip in Hawaii.
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Felicity needs to put those things away! Maybe he's trying to cover them!
William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman enjoy the beach in Maui with their children. The family is in Hawaii for the Maui film festival.
The couple have two daughters, 7 year old Sofia Grace, and 6 year old Georgia Grace.
Actress Teri Hatcher has been baking tasty treats for her pal Felicity Huffman on the set of Desperate Housewives.
The 43-year-old star recalls how Huffman persuaded her to bake a cake – but cheekily took the credit it for it after presenting it to her husband, actor William H. Macy. She says, "I made Felicity a pie. For some reason, she had to have a pie. And I was like, 'I'll make it'. "She e-mailed me afterwards and said, 'Bill loved it. I didn't' tell him who made it – I took credit, and the brownie points are going to last me a year. Thank you very much.'
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You might, or might not (useless statement, I know) be aware of a game that has been circling the MLP fanbase, named Luna Game. Simply put, it's a seemingly normal platformer, until a rather creepy image of one of the show's characters comes up (accompanied by some kind of sound effect).
These are two screenshots from the luna game (NOT this game):
Seems normal, right?
So, I said I was going go make a remix of that game. Wouldn't that be called a sequel? Not in this case. The point of this game is to take the concepts of the luna game, and put them into a completely different light (so that the creepy images would be actually part of the game, and not just a troll/shock for no reason).
The plot of the game is that Luna is in a dream, and the dream isn't exactly a steady one. All of her friends (the mane 6, and her sister) die, and each time she finds one dead, a bunch of rather creepy/scary images pop up (like in the luna game), except that they're all related to the death of that pony. The last image, though, will always be the same: Nightmare moon… but it's not clear that it's her at the beginning, since it will be very blurry (each time she discovers another pony dead, when that image pops up, it will be less blurry than it was the time before, with the end, being completely clear). Once she discovers her sister dead (which is the last pony she discovers dead), the environment will change slightly (not too much), but the dead ponies will fade away, and nightmare moon will be somewhere close by, visible to the player. The game will then be ended once luna has escaped nightmare, which then wakes her up. She discovers she is still imprisoned in the moon.
You probably skipped that paragraph, didn't you? Well, read the last bit at least.
Read it? Good. So how do you escape nightmare? You just have to run away, right? When you're in a dream (or at least, when I'm in a dream), it feels like as if you run very slowly (especially when in danger), and it's really hard to run fast. Well, guess which game uses this? Yeah
I know what you're thinking: "Wishful thinking, you'll never get this project done". I would have thought so too, if I hadn't created the whole engine within a week. Now, all that's left is the enemies (and minor things here and there in the engine, such as menus, speed fixes, etc…), finish the level, and music (that will be the longest part).
You can see the motion blur (look at the green platform below, and you can also see a fade of the old player's orientation). It gives a more "dreamy" feel to the game, along with the intentionally overly-simple physics
Try the game: (long download time) https://c9.io/mijyn/luna-dream/workspace/index.html
Github: https://github.com/MiJyn/luna-dream
Quick note, due to the game being hosted (and written) on cloud9, it's extremely easy to collaborate (google docs-like code editing, plus live chat), so if anyone wants to help out, let me know! How? Well, there is a contact button….


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How to Process Herbs Correctly
preferably cut into thin slices so that when boiling, substances contained in them easily get out and soak in boiling water.
For herbs you want to keep for a long time, dry it first after being washed for its long durability and to prevent spoilage by
bacteria and fungi. Dried herb ingredients (botanicals) are also easier to be mashed into powder. Drying can be done directly
under the sun or by aerating, depending on its thickness or water content.
3. Brew the powdered herb ingredients directly with hot or boiling water.
4. For herbal plant material which is hard and difficult to extract, preferably crush and boil it first about 10 minutes before
adding other ingredients.
5. Use fresh, clean water and make sure it's enough in ammount such that all the ingredients of herbal plants are
completely submerged.
6. Preferably boil herbal plant ingredients using containers made of clay or ceramic, enamel pot, or a glass pot. Never use a
container of metal, such as iron, aluminum, and brass. Metal contains iron trichloride and potassium ferrycianide. These
substances cause sediment in the water which can damage the substances in herbal medicine.
I have almost a year of prostate cancer disease and had read an article on this
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are the correct and recommended ways in processing the herbs? I would like to
thank you for your answer.
The use of potent herbal plants are increasingly attracted many people around
the world. This is caused by a lot of evidence of herbal plants' efficacies they
perceive. Besides being more economical, herbal medicine also has small and
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almost no side effects. Nevertheless, there are those who doubt the efficacy of
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that lead to less effective of herbal remedies work. Perhaps, improper
presentation, improper time drinking, improper dosages, and impatience wearer
are the factors that cause herbal felt less effective.
So, to avoid this and make herbal remedies work more effectively, the
following tips should be done in processing these herbs before being consumed:
1. Wash the crude herbs with water until clean.
2. Use cleaned, fresh herbs for treatment. If the material is large or thick,
7. During the boiling process, do not open the lid too often so that the essential oils are not easily lost.
8. Use fire in accordance with the type of herbs boiled. Small Fire: used to boil herbs which serves as a tonic, such as
ginseng and Ling zhi mushroom so that their active substances are absorbed into the boiling water (boil for about 2
hours). Small fire with long boiling is also used for herbs that contain toxins, such as God's Crown Plant (Phaleria
macrocarpa (Scheff) Boerl.), so that the toxins contained are reduced. Large fire: used to boil herbs or botanicals which
serves as diaphoretic (sweating) and contain many essential oils, such as mint, cloves and cinnamon leaves. After
boiling, put the ingredients and boil them briefly. In this way, the content of its essential oil is less lost by excessive
evaporation process.
9. If there are no other provisions, boiling water is considered complete when the herb stew is left half of the original
amount of water, for example, 800 cc to 400 cc. If the herb ingredients to be boiled are mostly rough, such as seeds or
stems, the cooking water is left third, for example, 600 cc to 200 cc.
10. If the herb ingredients to be boiled contain dry ingredients, generally the dose (dose) is half of fresh ingredients. For
example, if it usually uses 90 grams of fresh leaves, so the leaves in the dry state are just 15 grams.
11. Make sure that the use of any herbal treatment is under its recommended dose. Generally, one prescription of drug
plants is divided for 2 drinks a day. The first boiled remaining pulp can be boiled again for one drink in the afternoon or
12. Preferably drink boiled water of these herbs in warm and after drinking it, soon wear sweaters or blankets. However,
for some types of herbs, such as betel nut decoction, it should be drunk chilled to avoid its contraction with the stomach
resulting in nausea, vomiting, and abdominal cramps.
13. Usually herbal decoction is taken before meals to be easily absorbed. However, for the concoction of herbs that can
stimulate the stomach, you should drink it after a meal. Herbs which serves as an amplifier (tonic) should be taken in the
morning when the stomach is empty. For a herb which serves as a sedative, such as for insomnia, drink it before bed.
13. Herbal treatment can be combined with chemical drugs, especially for chronic diseases which are difficult to cure,
such as cancer treatment, in order to obtain more effective results. Rule in taking herbal medicine is that its consumption
is taken about 2 hours after chemical drugs consumption.
14. Remember, herbal treatment requires patience because its works is different from chemical drugs. This is because
herbal medicine is more constructive (repair and build) while the chemical drugs have destructive property. Therefore, do
not be surprised that shortly after taken, the usefulness of chemical drugs is immediately perceived, while herbal
medicine takes a longer time because the herbs do not directly treat the disease, but helps the body increase durability
and help the body produce antibodies to fight the disease. Because of its nature, the herbal medicine is not
recommended as the primary treatment of acute (sudden) infectious diseases which should immediately get medical
Herbal treatments are preferred for the long-term maintenance of health and boosting immunity against various
diseases and the treatment of chronic disease. Although it takes time, herbal remedies have almost no side effects at all
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Even in cases not involving an award of attorney fees, this question concerns significant financial consequences, in addition to awarded damages, to a non-prevailing party--not uncommonly to the tune of half a million dollars. Such was the case in Whatley-Miller v. Cooper (published opinion filed January 15, 2013, No. B237335).
Plaintiffs, the survivors of Thomas Miller, were awarded a medical malpractice verdict against defendant, a medical doctor, in the total sum of approximately 1.2 million dollars. The history of this litigation included the filing of the complaint on February 28, 2008; defendant's receipt of discovery responses, including verification of decedent's income and other financial impacts to the survivors, from plaintiffs on June 11, 2008; and plaintiffs' offer to compromise for $950,000 (each side to pay its own costs) made pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 998, dated June 20, 2008 (only nine days after defendant received plaintiffs' discovery response). The offer was acceptable for 30 days, after which it would be withdrawn; should plaintiffs receive a more favorable award than the offer, in addition to costs awardable under section 998, plaintiffs would be entitled to interest at the rate of 10% per annum calculated from the date of the offer (Code of Civil Procedure section 3291). Defendant neither responded nor requested more time to respond to this offer. A first trial in Los Angeles Superior Court resulted in a hung jury with respect to the claims against Dr. Cooper, followed by a plaintiffs' verdict against him.in the second trial.
After post-trial motions, the judgment was amended to reflect a principal award of $1,198,907. Plaintiffs' filed a memorandum of costs totaling $530,316, including $108,191 for expert fees and $411,100 as prejudgment interest from the date of the compromise offer. Defendant moved to strike and tax these items, in part arguing the 998 offer was extinguished after the first trial and the offer was neither made in good faith nor in compliance with procedural requirements. The trial court found the mistrial at the first trial did not affect the applicability of the offer of compromise, that the offer was reasonable and discovery produced prior to the offer gave defendant an adequate basis to respond, and the offer was not procedurally infirm. The Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight, affirmed.
Concerning whether the offer was reasonably made in good faith, the court observed, "depends upon the information available to the parties as of the date the offer was served." (See Westamerica Bank v. MBG Industries, Inc. (2007) 158 Cal.App.4th 109, 130.) Was the offer a reasonable prediction within the range of possible results after trial? If so, were reasons known by plaintiff to predict such a result known or reasonably should have been known to defendant?
Defendant claimed the offer was not reasonable because he was not afforded sufficient time to investigate liability and damages of this complex matter before the offer expired. But the Court of Appeal was not buying any of this. The fact the offer came a mere two months after defendant filed his answer was not dispositive. Significant discovery had been produced, especially regarding potential damages, and the offer was within Dr. Cooper's insurance policy limit. There were no special circumstances to show that at this early juncture of the case defendant's counsel lacked access to information to allow a reasonable opportunity to evaluate the case; it was especially telling that defendant failed to respond to the offer, request more information or request more time to respond. The court thus presumed the defendant had adequate information as to liability and damages in order to evaluate the offer, and chose not to respond. The offer thus met both prongs of the reasonableness test and was enforceable against defendant under section 998.
In my past experience as a judge and currently as a neutral, I have too often come across parties that don't give serious enough attention to 998 offers. I commonly hear the expression "it's too early" to take the offer seriously. The Whately-Miller opinion emphasizes it may not be too early to make a serious evaluation, especially if any discovery has been done. If there truly is not an adequate basis to evaluate a case, counsel should at least document a request for more time to evaluate the offer, rather than simply ignore it. Parties will not get much sympathy from the court if they view settlement offers too lightly, given the clogged court dockets. On the other side, parties should consider making 998 offers as early as might be reasonable to force the other side's hand.
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Vang is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of "Vang i Valdres". The municipality of Vang was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Vang farm (Old Norse: Vangr), since the first church was built here. The name is identical with the word vangr which means "field" or "meadow".The coat-of-arms was granted in 1987. It was originally the seal of a medieval nobleman from the district, Sigvat of Leirhol.


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How to Make Knife Party 'Destroy Them with Lasers' Sound in NI Massive
A nice in-depth NI Massive video tutorial showing how you can make the signature laser sound from such popular tracks as Destroy Them With Lasers by Knife Party.
Laser Attack!
This sweet sound FX will shred in the clubs!
YouTube user MultiplierSounds takes the time to go into detail of how and why each step of the process happens the way it does. As with most sounds created in Massive, you need to consider how each parameter adjustment can affect any other parameter at play and he makes sure to explain the important aspects and charcteristics of knob he touches along the way. Adding exciting FX like this one to your music will introduce a new dynamic to your sound that will really capture the attention of your audience and imprint your song in their memory. If you liked this video and have interest in checking out more of Multiplier's stuff, you can visit some of his links below.
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Part of Lesson Plan: Animating Objects Programmatically-Animating an Analog Clock face: Part 2
Activity Overview / Details
Lecture Overview:
Before having the students open the Flash program, provide students with the fill-in-the-blank handout titled animated clock worksheet.pdf [ Download ] Mention to the students that they will need to follow along with you, using Flash as you demonstrate todays lesson. So, whatever you do in Flash today, the students will do as well.
Please Note: As the teacher reading this lesson plan and corresponding "teacher notes", notice the highlighted parts of this lesson plan and the notes. these hilighted sections are to show you that these sections directly relate to the questions and answers in the handout you have given to the students to complete.
Also, explain that while following along, students will need to listen for specific keywords, definitions and phrases as you explain the steps in Flash. If they hear a keyword, definition or phrase listed in the handout, they then try to fill in the blank with the correct word from the word bank.
Therefore, as the lesson progresses, as the teacher, stop and pause to let the students fill in their blanks on their worksheet.
The students have 2 goals to accomplish by the end of the day:
- One goal for each student is to have a completed flash document containing the same code that the teacher has.
- The other goal for each student is to have completed the worksheet with all of the blanks, filled in.
The First Few Steps:
- Begin by explaining to the students that today, they will
utilize the Date class to retrieve the
current date
and time (hours, minutes ands seconds) from their computer
Mention that Flash developers call this the "system time" (this highlighted block of text answers question 1 of the fill-in-the-blank handout).
- Next, explain that after students have retrieved their system time, they will use actionscript 3.0 to display the time. And the time will be displayed inside of a window, called the "Output window" or "Output Panel"
- Have the students begin with a new flash actionscript 3.0
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- Explain that today, students will not be working with any artwork on their stage. They will just be working with actionscript and Flash's output panel. Therefore, everyone's stage will be left blank.
- Have the students select the Window menu and choose "Output" from the list of commands (see image link below)
The teacher will then explain...
"As you can see, your flash interface will now display a panel titled "output". This output panel, is very helpful to flash developers when they work with actionscript. The output panel is used to display information to a flash developer so that the developer may troubleshoot his or her published flash file (aka the swf file)." (this highlighted block of text answers questions 2 and 3 of the fill-in-the-blank handout).
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"This is where trace statements come in…
In order to see anything appear in the output window, the developer must make use of what are called "trace statements" you see, trace statements in actionscript, send specific information to the output panel as the swf file runs. So, in order to show us that our actionscript is working properly, we will use trace statements to display our computer's time to us via the output window." (this highlighted block of text answers question 4 of the fill-in-the-blank handout).
Materials / Resource
- animated clock worksheet.pdf [ Download ]