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There never was a good war or a bad peace.Benjamin Franklin
Violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur they are to be condemned (and) we should not turn a blind eye to them.Catherine lise Blanchett
Being rich is bad and inhumane. So condemn the rich.Hugo Chavez
After the second Die Hard, Bruce Willis stated he would never do another. He should have stayed firm in his resolve. If quality is any indication (and it may be, with all the available blockbusters), box office returns will be disappointing this time around and, if nothing else, that will do to John McClane what dozens of assorted bad guys couldn't manage: kill him.James Berardinelli
I remember sitting up there in Kentucky just thinking I was so frustrated and mad that I wanted to help those guys out so bad. But now I get the opportunity.Carl Krauser
Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.Antoine Rivarol
I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly.Benazir Bhutto
Self Preservation is no longer important to me. I do not fear death as I died long ago on 1/2/09. I was told by my mother that sometimes bad things happen to good people. I refuse to accept that.Christopher Jordan Dorner
A mature person is one who is does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitablyEleanor Roosevelt
That's absolutely one of my most favorite movies, for so many reasons. I fought for that part; I wanted it badly. I took a lower salary, I did everything. Grace Kelly said, 'I'll never forgive you for playing that part. It was written for me. She [Kelly] got the prince [Rainier], I got the part.'Lauren Bacall
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The one and only test of a valid religious idea, doctrinal statement, spiritual experience, or devotional practice was that it must lead directly to practical compassion. If your understanding of the divine made you kinder, more empathetic, and impelled you to express this sympathy in concrete acts of loving-kindness, this was good theology. But if your notion of God made you unkind, belligerent, cruel, or self-righteous, or if it led you to kill in God's name, it was bad theology. Compassion was the litmus test for the prophets of Israel, for the rabbis of the Talmud, for Jesus, for Paul, and for Muhammad, not to mention Confucius, Lao-tsu, the Buddha, or the sages of the Upanishads.Karen Armstrong
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Persecution is a bad and indirect way to plant Religion.Sir Thomas Browne
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This biography of Ulysses S. Grant paints a revealing portrait of one of America's most paradoxical leaders. In 2011 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE will rebroadcast this film as U.S. Grant: Warrior, an abridged 90-minute version of the film, focusing on Grant as a Civil War hero and a brilliant military strategist who rose from obscurity to a rank held previously only by George Washington.
When Ulysses S. Grant left the White House in 1877, he certainly needed a vacation. His reputation had been severely damaged by corruption in his administration and his party. And the difficulties of trying to reunite North and South proved tiring and often unrewarding. But when Grant left with his family for England on May 17, 1877 for a world tour, he had more than rest and relaxation in mind.
Grant hoped that if people in other countries showed their admiration for him, Americans would forget the scandals of his presidency. If they did, he might win the Republican nomination -- and recapture the presidency -- in 1880. But even if Grant expected that foreigners would treat him with honor, the reception he received probably surprised him.
The Grants' ship arrived in Liverpool, England on May 28, 1877. Huge crowds turned out to welcome Grant, who was honored not as a former president, but as the military hero who saved America from falling apart. British leaders, from the Prince of Wales to Queen Victoria herself, lined up to host the Grants at lavish dinners and receptions. The Queen was irritated because the Grants brought their son Jesse along to meet her. Still, she treated them cordially, although she later referred to 19-year-old Jesse as a "very ill-mannered young Yankee."
All across Western Europe, from Belgium to Switzerland, Germany to Denmark, the Grants were treated like royalty. Perhaps the most incredible display of affection came in Newcastle, England, which the Grants visited on September 22, 1877. An estimated 80- to 100,000 people, many of them workers, turned out to honor Grant with a parade and hear him speak.
If Grant's tour was successful in Europe, it was also doing its job in the U.S. Reporter John Russell Young from the New York Herald traveled with the Grants, and sent dispatches home to eager readers in New York. Other papers picked up the reports. All over America, people began to forget Grant's scandals and remember his heroism.
Meanwhile, the Grants kept moving. In Egypt, they visited Alexandria and Cairo, and steamed up the Nile. They toured Jerusalem and saw the Western world's holiest sites. Then they moved on, to Greece and Rome, Russia, Austria, and Germany. After briefly returning to Britain, the Grants set out for Asia. They toured Burma, Singapore, and Vietnam. In Siam, the Grants met King Chulalongkorn, who at 25 had already been king for 10 years.
Americans must have read of the Grants' adventures with fascination. At the time, Asia was largely unfamiliar territory to most Americans -- the Grants included. America did not yet enjoy close political relations with many Asian nations. In Peking, China's emperor refused to meet the Grants. But in Japan, they were received by Emperor Mutsuhito and Empress Haruko. In fact, Ulysses Grant was said to be the first person in the world to shake the Emperor's hand.
By the time the Grants returned to America, on December 16, 1879, the former president's image had improved. When he disembarked at San Francisco, with the St. Bernard, named Ponto, he'd acquired in Switzerland, he was met by an enormous crowd. But as Grant continued his tour through the cities and towns of America, support for him diminished. The world tour had been thrilling, but it would not be enough to help Grant regain the presidency. When the ballots were counted at the Republican convention of 1880, James A. Garfield was the winner of the party's nomination.
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Steven Slater, reality star?Posted on August 17, 2010, at 12:50 PM
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Take our reader poll: JetBlue employee Steven Slater left a grounded plane in a rage via the emergency evacuation slide. Pro or con?
Does Steven Slater deserve to be a folk hero?Posted on August 13, 2010, at 9:05 AM
Several JetBlue passengers say the chute-jumping flight attendant started the fight that led to his lionized meltdown. Does that change anything?
Beyond Steven Slater: 6 acts of flight-attendant revengePosted on August 12, 2010, at 4:24 PM
Flight attendants have their own way of dealing with unruly passengers — without freaking out like JetBlue's Steven Slater
JetBlue's Steven Slater belongs in jailPosted on August 12, 2010, at 12:50 PM
The JetBlue flight attendant's antics were grossly irresponsible, says Dr. Keith Ablow at Fox News — and now he should suffer the consequences
Why America loves JetBlue's Steven SlaterPosted on August 11, 2010, at 3:47 PM
The flight assistant's dramatic onboard freak-out has captured the country's attention and earned him — for better or worse — cult hero status
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The government's 'naked scanners' scandalPosted on August 6, 2010, at 7:39 AM
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The mysterious 'flying pasties'Posted on July 20, 2010, at 1:25 PM
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Amid outrage at Spirit Airlines' decision to charge $45 per carry-on, Sen. Chuck Schumer wants the fee outlawed
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Watch Coldplay on "Colbert"
By Carrie Battan on October 21, 2011 at 12:16 p.m. EDT
Stephen Colbert has solved the mystery of Coldplay's new album title. Introducing Chris Martin on last night's episode of "The Colbert Report", he explained: "My guest tonight is lead singer for the Grammy-magnet rockers Coldplay, whose new album is called Mylo Xyloto, which I believe is Greek for 'Miley Cyrus.'" Zing!
Also, when discussing whether or not Coldplay are influenced by Radiohead, Martin said, "We are not as good musically, but much more attractive," which Colbert agreed with.
Video: Coldplay: "Paradise"
By Carrie Battan on October 19, 2011 at 9:39 a.m. EDT
What's your idea of paradise? Coldplay's is dressing up in elephant costumes and playing music in South Africa's Karoo Desert, where the climax of the new Mat Whitecross-directed video for the band's latest single was shot. (Apparently, working with Hype Williams again fell through?)
New Coldplay: "Paradise"
By Larry Fitzmaurice on September 12, 2011 at 9:42 a.m. EDT
Coldplay: "Paradise"
Mylo Xyloto is the new album from Coldplay; it comes out October 24 internationally via Capitol. You've heard the album's first single, "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall", and now the second single, "Paradise" has dropped. Listen to it above; it's available for digital purchase today. Check out Mylo Xyloto's tracklist below. The track "Princess of China" features Rihanna (!)
Coldplay Announce New Album: Mylo Xyloto
By Larry Fitzmaurice on August 12, 2011 at 9:40 a.m. EDT
Mylo Xyloto is the new album from Coldplay. (No, we don't know what that title means either). It comes out October 25 in the U.S. and a day before in the UK on Capitol. Brian Eno provided additional composition, as well as "enoxification," which is technically not a real word. The video for the album's first single, "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall", is below; the record's second single, "Paradise", will be released on September 12.
Listen: Robyn Covers Coldplay
By Larry Fitzmaurice on July 26, 2011 at 10:55 a.m. EDT
Photo by Elisabeth Vitale
Robyn: "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (Coldplay Cover) (Live on Radio 1 Live Lounge)
Abeano points out that Robyn stopped by the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge earlier today, performing immortal Body Talk single "Call Your Girlfriend" and a bloopy electro cover of Coldplay's new single "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall". Listen to the latter above. The lyric "I'd rather be a comma/ Than a full stop" sounds less dopey when Robyn sings it.
Video: Coldplay: "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
By Larry Fitzmaurice on June 29, 2011 at 9:35 a.m. EDT
I had a dream a few weeks ago that I was watching the video for Coldplay's latest single "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall", and I swear to Gwyneth that the version that the band just dropped on their website is almost exactly what I watched in my dream. It's a fairly straightforward performance clip, with time-lapsed footage of the band rocking out in a decrepit area as the lyrics and other animated designs come alive in chalk-like form around them. Man, is it just me, or is Coldplay's new look pretty nü-ravey these days? Check it out here.
Hear Two New Coldplay Songs
By Larry Fitzmaurice on June 23, 2011 at 4:45 p.m. EDT
Coldplay: "Major Minus"
Coldplay: "Moving to Mars"
This Sunday, June 26, Coldplay will release the Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall digital EP through iTunes abroad (according to Coldplay's site, the EP will be "coming soon" to the U.S. and Japan). The EP features the previously circulated title track as well as two new songs, "Major Minus" and "Moving to Mars". The physical version will be available on Monday, June 27. For now, the band's put "Major Minus" on their YouTube channel; you can listen to that song above. "Moving to Mars" will be online tomorrow morning, UK time. UPDATE: It's up now; listen above.
Hear the New Coldplay Single
By Tom Breihan on June 3, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. EDT
Coldplay: "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall":
Coldplay have been working on their Brian Eno-produced Viva La Vida follow-up for a couple of years, and now they've finally opted to share a new single with us. New track "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" can be heard above, via the band's website. Click here to read the lyrics. Somebody actually had to type this out: "OH / IT WAS A WA WA WA WA WA-ATERFALL / A WA WA WA WA WA-ATERFALL."
Today, the song will be up for sale on digital retailers in most of the world. In the UK, it'll be out June 5. UPDATE: NME points out that "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" samples 1970s singer/songwriter Peter Allen's "I Go to Rio"; hear the original below.
New Coldplay Single Out This Week
By Larry Fitzmaurice on May 31, 2011 at 11:40 a.m. EDT
That ultra-colorful, spray-paint-festooned image you see above is the cover art for Coldplay's new single, "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall". The band just announced the track on their website this morning; it'll be streamed on their site and digitally released this Friday, June 3 (those in the UK will be able to buy it the next day). According to a statement from drummer Will Champion, the band plans to perform the song at their festival appearances this summer, including this weekend's Rock Im Park festival in Nuremberg, Germany.
If you head over to the band's site now, you can read the lyrics to the song, which include the following couplet: "Don't want to see another generation drop/ I'd rather be a comma than a full stop." Real talk: If there's one band that shouldn't be releasing lyrics before people hear the actual music, it's probably Coldplay.
Watch Seven Brian Eno Improv Sessions
By Tom Breihan on December 16, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. EST
Once a week for seven weeks, studio legend/ambient titan Brian Eno has been gradually unveiling a series of videos. Documenting new improvised collaborations between Eno, electronic composer Jon Hopkins, and guitarist Leo Abrahams, the videos were taped at Eno's London studio. (Hopkins and Abrahams both contributed to Eno's new album Small Craft on a Milk Sea.) Now, all seven videos are up; check them all out at Eno's website. Watch Eno intently hunched over a table of electronic doohickeys while gorgeous waves of sound roll out.
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True Story: Legless Man Denied Power Wheelchair
There are bureaucrats, there are dumb bureaucrats, and then there are the health ministry bureaucrats in Sweden who've taken mindless bureaucratic stupidity to new heights.
They denied a request for a powered wheelchair from a man who had both legs amputated because of diabetes complications. You won't believe their reason for rejecting him.
The man's local health officials said it is "uncertain that the impairment is permanent." To say Evert Stefansson is "bitterly disappointed" is the understatement of the decade.
Stefansson has struggled with diabetes for a long time. First, his kidneys took a beating, then his eyesight went bad, and about a year ago both legs were amputated.
Hoping to regain some independence, Stefansson applied for a powered wheelchair so he could move himself around. But he was turned down because the county health council isn't sure his condition is permanent.
His outraged wife and friends took his story to the media, and it got results. But not from the health officials. They're not backing down, but a company that makes powered wheelchairs has loaned him one at no cost until he can get prosthetic legs about a year from now.
What's going on in Sweden? Ten years ago, another man, Fredrik Jansson, had his leg amputated. Ever since, he's had a Disabled Parking Permit in his car.
Here's the best part: to renew his permit every three years, he has to prove that his leg hasn't grown back.
There must be something in the drinking water up there.
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What is PhidgetsNative
This library is a set of classes for use with the excellent USB sensing and controller devices available for sale on phidgets.com. If you're a ruby programmer and need to interface your code with meat-space concerns, these devices (and this library) are what you need.
What's a Phidget?
Phidgets are well supported on almost any operating system, and require practically no knowledge of electrical engineering or digital circuitry. Each device is a stand- alone "plug and play" building block that works on it's own , or in conjunction with other phidgets.
You can browse the phidget product catalog on www.phidgets.com.
Tested Environments
As of this writing, this gem is stable, and actively tested on:
x86_64 on OS X
x86_64 on Linux
armv6l on Linux
Presumably most other UNIX variants will work just fine. Probably win32/win64 will not.
Supported Devices
As of the most recent version of this library, we support the following phidgets:
Phidget Spatial
Phidget GPS
Phidget Interface Kit
Phidget Advanced Servo
If you have a phidget that's not on the compatibility list, either buy me a copy of the phidget you need support for, or check out the existing modules for a reference in setting up your own class, and push your changes to my repo. Most of the difficult work is done, and you'll find plenty of stubs to work with for nearly all the available phidgets.
Why not Phidgets-FFI?
Though encompassing, Phidgets-FFI is seemingly quite buggy, and a bit slow. Particularly with Garbage collection turned on. I think that the threading model of the Phidgets C API is simply incompatible with the design of the ruby-ffi library. Additionally, running the ffi gem on arm environments is outright unusable.
Caveats aside, the Phidgets-FFI library interfaces are elegant and well thought-out, and this library's interfaces (and even this README) are heavily influenced by them. Converting your existing code base to use this library shouldn't be too difficult.
Differences with Phidgets-FFI
The Phidgets-FFI library has a number of methods which accept blocks. This library has none. Maybe that will change in the future.
There are currently no plans to support event-driven interfaces. Though this was an excellent feature of the ffi library, it adds a significant degree of complexity to a stable implementation of this library. Indeed, most of the stability issues arise when attempting to use these features in the ffi implementation.
Additionally, the phidgets-ffi implementation is a little strange with it's support of device disconnects and reconnects. Here in the 'native' implementation, once a device object is created, it stays 'active' regardless of whether the device is attached. If the device is disconnected and reconnected, your phidget object will automatically re-register its handlers with the device, and continue to function as if the device were never disconnected to begin with. Keep in mind that any attributes relating to the device's capabilities (mostly those in the PhidgetsNative::Device class, though there are things like the axial extents in the spatial object) will be 'cached' from the previous connection. "State" attributes (such as the spatial's accelerometer output) will return nil or 0.
In practice, if you need an event-driven model for your code, you can almost certainly get by using a ruby thread with a polling loop, like so:
is_fixed_last = false
@poller = Thread.new(PhidgetsNative::GPS(12345)) do |gps|
on_fixed_change(gps.is_fixed) if is_fixed_last != gps.is_fixed
is_fixed_last = gps.is_fixed?
end while sleep(0.1)
# Carry on with the rest of your code here
I'm fairly certain that until ruby supports actual kernel-based threads, this is the best you can reasonably do. Maybe we'll emulate the ffi library in this capacity at some point in the future, if there's a demand to do so.
Getting Started
First, we need to set up the proper environment and get the necessary files off the Phidgets website. Visit the drivers section at www.phidgets.com and get the latest Phidget driver for your system.
We also recommend that you read the following reference materials:
The User Guide for your device
The RubyDoc API manual contains calls and events for every type of Phidget and can be used as a reference. You can find a high level discussion about programming with Phidgets in general on the General Phidget Programming page. The user guide for your device also contains an API section that describes limitations, defaults, and implementation details specific to your Phidget.
Installing the phidgets_native gem
To install:
gem install phidgets_native
phidgets_native is very self contained. There's no dependencies on other ruby gems or non-standard libraries. However, in order to compile this gem, you'll need a suitable build environment for your system (clang on OSX or gcc on Linux), and the aforementioned phidgets driver.
Coding for your Phidget
Before you can use the Phidget, you must include a reference to the phidgets_native gem:
require "rubygems"
require "phidgets_native"
Afterwards, Phidgets can be instantiated by creating the appropriate device class object, with the device serial number passed to its constructor. At the moment, only the 'local' devices are supported. If there's enough interest (or contributors) I may add support for the 'remote' protocols which allow you to open a device via its computer's IP address.
spatial = PhidgetsNative::Spatial.new 54321
The object name for any type of Phidget is listed in the API manual. Every type of Phidget also inherits functionality from the Phidget base class (Which cannot be instantiated by itself directly).
If you don't know the serial number of the device you're looking for, you can use the Phidget.all method to return an array of the currently connected Phidgets and/or you can simply run the included list_all.rb example.
One important thing to remember is that when working with Phidgets, a local connection will reserve the device until closed. This prevents any other instances from retrieving data from the Phidget, including other programs.
Standard accessors
All devices support the accessors defined in the PhidgetsNative::Device class from which they inherit.
A note about device availability
Simply calling the constructor does not guarantee you can use the Phidget immediately. The constructor merely sets up the Phidget handlers and event hooks, but does not block the interpreter while it waits for the device to register. For most people, you'll want immediate access to the phidget after the class has been instantiated. As such, you'll need to call the wait_for_attachment method on your new instance in order to start accessing the device properties.
The wait_for_attachment method will block until a connection is made to the Phidget or until the provided timeout is exceeded.
ifkit = PhidgetsNative::InterfaceKit.new 24680
# halt the program for up 20000 microseconds or until the Phidget is connected:
ifkit. 20000
Though optional, it's recommended that you call close when you're done using your phidget or when quitting your program.
Working with Multiple Phidgets
Multiple Phidgets of the same or different types can easily be run inside the same program. However, there is seemingly a six-device limit, which is imposed by the Phidget API and/or hardware.
The phidget api has built in debug logging which can be enabled on a global basis for all devices. By default, logs are sent to STDOUT, but you can optionally pass a path to a text file where output can alternatively be redirected. You can also send your own messages to the logger, if you think you have something you need to add.
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Digital file management firm points to 1TB Mac mini refreshA press release from a third party seems to indicate that Apple will refresh its Mac Mini line tomorrow with hard drive options as large as 1 terabyte.
SeeFile Software announced a new version of its easy digital media asset management system in a press release at Macworld. Customers can buy the SeeFile server software together with a new Mac mini directly from SeeFile, according to the firm.
"Complete bundled server systems including a Mac mini server with 1 terabyte of storage are available," the release says. Since Mac minis are presently only available with up to 160 gigabyte hard drives, the announcement is fueling speculation of a Mac mini product announcement at tomorrow's Macworld keynote.
In a report published in October, AppleInsider cited insiders who said the new Mac minis would likely offer options for multiple hard drives, more RAM, and the new Mini DisplayPort. Other rumored changes to the Mac mini are expected to include a NVIDIA chipset, a mini DVI port to supplement the Mini DisplayPort, a FireWire 800 port, and a fifth USB port.
The Mac mini was last refreshed in August 2007. Of course, there's also the possibility that SeeFile's release pertains to an after market solution by which the firm is modifying Mac minis themselves.
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Leudo has St. Viator headed to supersectional Oct 27, 2012 7:55 PM
In a test of endurance, will and plenty of patience, top-seeded St. Viator earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory Saturday afternoon over Harvard (17-6-2) to capture the Grayslake Central sectional crown and a spot in the Class 2A Hampshire supersectional Tuesday evening against East Moline United. Mateo Leudo helped snap the Lions (18-3-3) out of 50-minute malaise when he cut across the face of the goal to head a marvelous serve from Troy Wheeler.
Burlington Central denies Harvard Sep 14, 2012 10:26 PM
Joe Breeden was just trying to let the punt bounce into the end zone. But like a guided missile, it found him and he caught it almost out of self-defense. Breeden seemingly shrugged and took off up the left sideline. Ninety-two yards later, Breeden was in the end zone and Burlington Central had a 14-3 lead against Harvard. The Rockets held on to win, 21-9, in Big Northern East Friday action at Dan Horne Field.
Big Northern East still goes through Richmond Aug 23, 2012 9:23 PM
When is a question more like an answer? When the question pertains to Richmond-Burton's ability to reload and still challenge for the Big Northern Conference's East Division title. Entering last season it seemed as though the Rockets' run of back-to-back division titles was in jeopardy. They opened the campaign with new players at 17 of 22 positions following an 11-1 finish in 2010. They were vulnerable, right?
Slim pickings for apple season Jul 14, 2012 8:00 AM
With a serious drought under way, many apple orchards are expecting sparse crops and small fruit this apple-picking season.
Burlington Central picks off Harvard Oct 7, 2011 11:50 PM
Johnny Major's end-zone interception with 1:59 to play capped Burlington Central's 14-7 Big Northern East win of state-ranked and previously unbeaten Harvard.
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Whos competing Mar 6, 2011 6:46 AM
Who will be competing in the Team Dance Illinois championships on Sunday in Peoria.
Suburban high schools flock to TeamDance championships in Peoria Mar 6, 2011 7:48 PM
Poms, flag teams and dancers from more than 100 high schools throughout Illinois are converging on the Peoria Civic Center today for one of prep sports' most colorful state championships. But if you think "best in poms" means a traditional halftime routine, think again. Just the name of the sanctioning organization — TeamDance Illinois — reflects the trend. In all, more than 2,000 students will be competing, as they showcase the best dance, flag and poms routines from throughout the state.
Girls basketball/Fox Valley roundup Jan 29, 2011 10:16 PM
Cary-Grove 57, McHenry 41: Claire Jakubicek scored 22 points and Paige Lincicum had 14 as the Trojans (21-3, 8-0) rolled to another Fox Valley Conference Valley Division win. Cary-Grove can clinch at least a share of its second straight Valley title with a win over Jacobs Tuesday. Megan Straumann added 9 points for the Trojans in Saturdays win. Huntley 41, Dundee-Crown 31: Down 24-22 entering the fourth quarter, Huntley (15-6, 7-1) found its offense and kept pace in the FVC Valley by defeating Dundee-Crown. If the Red Raiders beat McHenry on Tuesday, they will host Cary-Grove next Saturday with a share of the Valley title on the line, provided C-G beats Jacobs Tuesday. Kadie Lowery led Huntley, which is still without injured scoring leader Carly Goede, with 10 points while CeCe Tsevas and Meagan Flynn had 8 each. Diamond Williams had 9 points for the Chargers (6-16, 1-7). CL South 36, Jacobs 31: The Gators (3-20, 1-7) won their first FVC Valley game of the season as Brittany Pittas scored 12 points and Stephanie Melone 11. Melanie Schwerdtmann had 19 points to lead Jacobs (3-20, 2-6). St. Charles East 47, Elgin 30: The Maroons trailed just 26-18 at halftime but could only manage 12 second-half points in losing this Upstate Eight River game. Briana Hamilton had 10 points to lead Elgin (0-23, 0-10). Our kids played really well, said Elgin coach Dr. Nick Bumbales. They hung in there and played hard. Kirkland Hiawatha 35, Westminster Christian 30: Mikala Hays had 9 points for Westminster (12-10) in a nonconference loss. Geneva 86, Larkin 16: Jill Casebeer led Larkin (3-19, 2-7) with 8 points in this lopsided Upstate Eight River game. Burlington Central 52, Harvard 34: Alli Settanni had 18 points and Sarah Nelson added 10 as the Rockets (11-12, 5-3) won in the Big Northern East. Central was still without starting center Brenda Thasavong, who is out with illness. Amanda Ritchie and Jessica Laird added 8 points each for BC. We had a lot of support off the bench. It was a good team win, said Rockets coach Stephanie Smith.
Boys basketball/Fox Valley roundup Jan 28, 2011 11:50 PM
Hampshire 58, Harvard 29: Tyler Watzlawick scored 14 points, while Shane Hernandez, Tyler Crater and Pat Azizi added 11 each as the Whip-Purs (14-4, 6-0) rolled in the Big Northern East. Hampshire led just 22-21 at halftime but outscored the host Hornets 36-8 in the second half. St. Edward 76, Guerin 41: The Green Wave (7-14) rolled out to a 21-7 lead after one quarter and never looked back in beating Guerin in the Suburban Christian Conference. Michael Ellis had 18 points, Edward OHalloran 14 and Ryan Murray 12 for St. Edward, which won for the second straight night. U-High 70, Elgin Academy 37: Connor Flexman had 12 points and Jon Busano 9 for Elgin Academy (4-12, 2-7) in this Independent School League loss. Westminster Christian 61, Rockford Christian Life 49: Ian Dutcher scored 17 points and Luke Carani and Andrew Mason added 12 each to lead the Warriors (17-4, 5-1) to a Northeast Athletic Conference win in Rockford. Brandon Cork added 10 points for Westminster.
Injured man looking for Good Samaritan in tollway crash Jan 20, 2011 4:58 PM
Friends and family of a truck driver seriously injured in a crash on the Tri-State Tollway hope a Good Samaritan steps forward so they can properly thank him. Keith Sphar, 25, of Hebron, was heading south at about 9:45 a.m. Monday when his truck overturned and hit a concrete median near Grand Avenue in Gurnee, according to Illinois State Police. Sphar was driving a tractor-trailer filled with fly ash for Gratz Outdoor Services in Crystal Lake.
Girls basketball/Fox Valley roundup Jan 18, 2011 11:30 PM
Huntley 63, CL South 33: Carly Goede had another big night for the Red Raiders, scoring 23 points in this Fox Valley Conference Valley Division win. Kadie Lowery added 13 points for Huntley (13-5, 5-1). Brittany Pittas led the Gators (2-17, 0-6) with 10 points and Stephanie Melone added 7. Cary-Grove 57, Dundee-Crown 32: The Trojans (18-3, 6-0) ran out to a 21-8 lead after one quarter and never looked back in winning this FVC Valley contest. Claire Jakubicek had 19 points to lead the way for C-G. Joslyn Nicholson, Paige Lincicum and Olivia Jakubicek had 8 points each. Ali Sanders led Dundee-Crown (6-14, 1-5) with 11 points. McHenry 49, Jacobs 21: Melanie Schwerdtmann had 8 points to lead Jacobs (3-17, 2-4) in this FVC Valley loss. Hampshire 63, Harvard 16: Karla Vietinghoff had 17 points and Jessie Van Dorin added 11 as the Whip-Purs (17-2, 7-0) rolled to their 36th straight Big Northern East win. Alex Dumoulin had 10 points and Michelle Dumoulin added 9 for Hampshire.
Girls basketball/Fox Valley roundup Jan 7, 2011 11:45 PM
Burlington Central 59, Harvard 34: Alli Settanni scored 18 points and Brenda Thasavong added 15 to lead the Rockets (9-9, 3-1) to a Big Northern East win. Camille Dela Cruz added 11 points for BC, Sarah Nelson had 8 and Jess Laird 7. Hampshire 49, North Boone 25: Hampshire (14-1, 2-0) won for the 31st straight time in the Big Northern East. Alex Dumoulin led the balanced Whip-Purs with 11 points, while Karla Vietinghoff added 9 and Michelle Dumoulin and Kendall Walker 7 each. Cary-Grove 60, Jacobs 43: Paige Lincicum had 16 points, Claire Jakubicek 15 and Olivia Jakubicek 12 to lead Cary-Grove (15-3, 4-0) to a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division win at Jacobs. The Trojans, who also got 10 points from Meg Straumann, led 37-14 at halftime. Melanie Schwerdtmann had 19 points and Lauren Grady added 10 for Jacobs (2-14, 1-3). Huntley 62, McHenry 37: Carly Goede scored 21 points and Kadie Lowery added 14 as Huntley (10-4, 4-0) rolled to an easy win over McHenry in the FVC Valley. Dundee-Crown 37, CL South 27: Ali Sanders had 13 points and Carlin Faulkner 12 as the Chargers (5-12, 1-3) used a 17-8 fourth quarter to pull away from Crystal Lake South and win their first FVC Valley game in head coach Michelle Russell's third year in charge. Brittany Pittas had 14 points to lead the Gators (2-15, 0-4). Rosary 40, St. Edward 37: Rena Ranallo had 16 points but the Green Wave (12-5, 4-2) lost on the road in the Suburban Christian Blue.
Independent schools see opportunity in downturn Jan 1, 2011 5:53 PM
When Dan Brongiel's job with software company Adobe was transferred back to the United States in 2008, he and his family were not exactly thrilled to be coming home. The Brongiels had made a new home in Asia, spending three years in Hong Kong and a year and a half in Tokyo.
Girls basketball/Fox Valley roundup Dec 11, 2010 1:00 AM
Bartlett 67, Lake Park 42: Janessa Bakers 13 points led all five Bartlett starters in double figures as the Hawks (11-0, 3-0) rolled to an Upstate Eight Valley win on the road. Haley Videckis (12 points, 4 steals, 5 rebounds), Jacki Gulczynski (11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals), Christina Carlson (11 points, 9 rebounds) and Kristin Conniff (10 points, 5 rebounds) also contributed for Bartlett, which held Lake Park to 12 second-half points. Burlington Central 49, Marengo 41: The Rockets opened the Big Northern East season with a win as Brenda Thasavong led the way with 13 points. Alli Settanni and Catherine Kaynish each had 10 points for BC (6-4, 1-0). Hampshire 60, Harvard 28: Alex Dumoulin had 19 points, Jessie Van Dorin added 11 and Grace Jakubowski 9 as the Whip-Purs (9-0, 1-0) opened defense of their Big Northern East title with an easy win.
Boys basketball/Fox Valley roundup Dec 11, 2010 1:00 AM
Burlington Central 72, Harvard 49: Ray Hunnicutt exploded for 27 points as the Rockets (3-3, 1-0) pulled even on the season by winning their Big Northern East opener. Ryan Ritchie added 10 points for BC, which led 45-20 at halftime, and Sam Klein had 8. Cary-Grove 49, Woodstock North 39: Nick Richters 16 points led Cary-Grove (3-4) won this Fox Valley Conference crossover game. Elgin Academy 51, Morgan Park Academy 38: Connor Flexman had 15 points and Patrick Martinak added 10 to lead the Hilltoppers (2-5, 1-2) to their first win in the Independent School League. Martin Diaz de Leon added 8 points for Elgin Academy. Lake Park 58, Bartlett 53: Lance Whitaker scored 19 points and David Greiter had 10 but Bartlett (3-4, 0-2), down 40-34 after three quarters, couldnt mount a comeback in this Upstate Eight Valley loss.
Hampshire fights to the end Oct 22, 2010 10:43 PM
On the game's last play, Hampshire's Lorenzo Brandon ran around right end, broke a couple of tackles, and raced 15 yards into the end zone. The play made the score Harvard 43, Hampshire 12, but it illustrated how the Whip-Purs never gave up on a season filled with adversity. Hampshire kept fighting to the end of a 1-8 season and it was appropriate that Brandon, who missed most of the year with a separated shoulder, got into the end zone on the last play. The Whips played much better than the score indicated. They outgained the Hornets (4-5, 2-3), 265 yards to 247 and had a 16-11 first down edge, but did themselves in with mistakes. Hampshire lost 2 fumbles on its first 3 plays from scrimmage. The Whips threw an interception and dropped a boatload of passes. "It's tough to get a start like that," said Hampshire coach Dan Cavanaugh. "When you start off like that, to put our defense in that position early on, with a short field, it's just hard." Hampshire's first two drives ended with fumbles. Harvard recovered at the Hampshire 26 both times and cashed both in for scored to lead 14-0 after one period. The Hornets added a third score following a short Hampshire punt. The Whips got on the board on a fourth-down pass from Chase Lundry to Nick Antonacci, but the Hornets answered right back to lead 29-6 at halftime. Lundry passed for 102 yards and ran for 66. He completed just 7 of 26 attempts but many of the incompletions were dropped, including a sure touchdown pass in the end zone. Antonacci added 59 yards on the ground for Hampshire. Matt Smith scored on 3 short runs and Collin Nolen caught a pair of touchdown passes for Harvard.
Scouting Harvard at Hampshire Oct 21, 2010 11:41 PM
Harvard (3-5, 1-3) at Hampshire (1-7, 1-3) When: today at 7 p.m. at Hampshire Athletic Field Last year: Harvard 33, Hampshire 20 Last week: Marengo 44, Hampshire 21; Richmond-Burton 58, Harvard 35 Outlook: Hampshire's final tour through the Big Northern Conference has been a difficult one. The Whip-Purs enter Week 9 with just one victory to their credit: a 21-20 victory at North Boone (4-4). When one injured Whip-Pur would return to the lineup, it seemed another would be added to the injury list. With injuries to multiple two-way players, the roster was stretched thin early in the season and remained thin. Thus, a victory in the season finale would act as the salve Hampshire has sought for weeks. "We want to go out giving our seniors a win," Hampshire coach Dan Cavanaugh said. "That's something we've talked about. It's been a very frustrating year and that would go a long way toward making things a little bit better. It's about the seniors. They've put in four good years."
Westergaard, BC get past Harvard Oct 8, 2010 11:13 PM
Shortly after Burlington Central honored its 2010 Hall of Fame Class during halftime of Friday night's game, senior running back Brandon Westergaard turned in a hall of fame performance of his own. Westergaard had 3 touchdowns and an interception in the fourth quarter of the Rockets' 33-24 victory over Harvard in Big Northern Conference East action. Westergaard also led the Rockets' with 220 yards on the ground as Central (2-5, 2-1) finished with a whopping 467 rushing yards in the victory. "The offensive line, this is one of those games where those guys should get as many accolades as possible, Rockets coach Aaron Wichman said. "They controlled the line of scrimmage. Controlling the line of scrimmage allowed Central to run for 256 yards in the second half including a 92-yard scoring run from Westergaard to give Central a 19-16 lead with 11:31 left in the game after trailing 16-13 entering the final period. Central's defense held Harvard (3-4, 1-2) to a 3-and-out on its next possession and Westergaard made the Hornets pay. He capped off 7-play, 51-yard drive with a 4-yard scoring run giving Central a 25-16 with 7:01 left to play. The senior was no where close to being finished. With Harvard driving, Westergaard picked off quarterback Timmy Linhart when his pass bounced off receiver Matt Smith. The play came after a defensive holding penalty had set the Hornets up with a first-and-10 from the Rockets' 39. Westergaard again did the job on offense, this time putting in a 4-yard scoring run after an 11-play drive covering 68 yards. "When the holes were there, we had to hit them, said Westergaard, who finished with a career high in rushing yards. "Once you get the momentum going, it all keeps rolling. Central extended its lead when Tre Llanes converted a botched snap into a 2-point conversion after Westergaard's final score putting Central ahead 33-16 with just 1:37 remaining. Linhart did rally and find Collin Nolen on a 15-yard pass play with 18 seconds left. Where Westergaard did the damage in the fourth quarter, Llanes did it early on. The senior finished with 148 yards and scored on a 57-yard touchdown run with only 5 seconds left in the first half to give Central a 13-9 lead at halftime. He also put the Rockets up 6-3 when he rushed in for a 15-yard score with 35 seconds left in the first half. Rockets quarterback Ryan Ritchie added 97 yards on the ground. Harvard got 109 yards and a pair of touchdowns from Matt Smith in the loss.
Lakes delivers hits, victory Mar 3, 2011 5:19 PM
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Grid Computing involves coupled and coordinated use of geographically distributed resources for purposes such as large-scale computation and distributed data analysis. With the Grid becoming a viable high-performance alternative to the traditional supercomputing environment, a suitable and efficient load balancing algorithm is needed to equally spread the load on each computing node in the grid. This research paper presents, ant based algorithm to solve the load balancing problem in computational grid. In proposed algorithm, the pheromone is associated with resources, rather than path. The increase or decrease of pheromone represent load and depends on task status at resources.
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Clay Hess has seen the light
I Saw The Light is the name of the first single from The Clay Hess Band's upcoming debut CD. And no, it's not another cover of the Hank Williams classic.
It's a new song from Craig Market and Wayne Winkle, in which the narrator has a near-death experience following a serious auto accident. He saw the light.
Assisting Clay, who handles lead guitar and vocal, are his son Brennan on rhythm guitar and tenor, Irl Hees on bass, John Meyer on banjo, and Nick Keen on mandolin.
I Saw The Light debuted earlier this morning on Sirius XM's Bluegrass Junction, and will be available this evening to radio programmers at Airplay Direct.
The album is still being recorded, and should be out later this year on Kang Records, a label Clay operates with his studio partner, Rick Hayes.
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The depth for Notre Dame's football team extends all the way to the teams kickers.
Coach Brian Kelly said he is pleased with his kicking game heading into the season opener against Purdue on Saturday.
Kelly said punter Ben Turk has developed into a consistent contributor since the spring game, and Nick Tausch – who will handle place kicking duties – and David Ruffer – who will handle kickoffs – have proven themselves during fall camp.
"Tausch has been very consistent. Obviously set a school mark last year in terms of his consistency (converting 14 consecutive field goals)," Kelly said. "Ruffer has shown an incredible strength of leg. We have to get his operation times down. When he can get his operation times down, we think we've got combination-wise with those two kickers, a very solid and at times can be a weapon for us in the kicking game, because Ruffer can also kick it deep into the end zone."
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Here's a poster I did in support of the DREAM Act
DREAM Act would make undocumented students eligible for a 6 year long conditional path to citizenship.
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First Listen: Weekend, 'Sports'
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Weekend might be on to something. Within the first minute of their debut album Sports, it's apparent the San Francisco band is not to be overlooked. Formed in 2009, Weekend is singer and bassist Shaun Durkan, guitarist Kevin Johnson and drummer Abe Pedroza. After a 10-inch single and a split single, they signed with Slumberland Records, a label that has built a reputation for its roster of noisemakers over the past twenty years.
But what makes them stand out in the fuzz? Again, that amazing first minute: "Coma Summer" unfurls with a procession of layers, each louder than the last. The build-up culminates in a hypnotic swirl of two-chord riffs and Durkin's ethereal howling. Then, without warning, the cruising melody is sandblasted with static. Listeners turned off by such volatility should press on, because this is as jarring as it gets.
At the core of Sports is a tug-of-war between the forces of punk and shoegaze, tight rhythms and messy effects. Sounds smash full-speed into each other, but none dominates the others. In "Age Class," for example, a guitar-drum heartbeat thumps on through a persistent feedback haze. Other songs build around bass lines that wouldn't sound out of place in a Joy Division song, until they become swamped in reverb and mutate into frazzled variations of the beat.
Perhaps this constant struggle is what sets Weekend apart. Despite the din, Sports is warmly upbeat and atypical for a record label with such darker acts as A Place To Bury Strangers. Weekend's lyrics don't reflect their positive energy, but they don't matter much anyway in the waves of distortion.
Sports will stream here until its release on Nov. 9. Please leave your thoughts on the album in the comments section below.
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'The Last Days of Alex Rodriguez' Puts Disgraced Yankees Slugger on Sports Illustrated Cover (Photo)
Originally written on NESN.com | Last updated 11/19/14
If Sports Illustrated is sticking a pin in him, Alex Rodriguez may truly be done. In a summer that has been full of rumors of Rodriguez's end, with suspensions looming as he tries to come back from injury one more time, Sports Illustrated has put Rodriguez on its cover. This time, the magazine is predicting that it's over for the former MLB MVP. Check out the cover in the photo below. Photo via Twitter/@SInow Filed under: Alex Rodriguez, Headlines, MLB, NESN Staff, New York Yankees, Twitter
PLAYERS: Alex Rodriguez
TEAMS: New York Yankees
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