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Dropping ACIDACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) approach provides ease-of-programming through its simple transaction abstraction, but loses on the performance. BASE (Basically-Available, Soft state, Eventually consistent) approach, popularized by the NoSQL systems, provides good performance (low-latency, high-throughput, and scalability), but loses on the ease-of-programming due to increased complexity of concurrent execution in distributed systems.
This paper introduces Salt, which aims to find a best-of-both-worlds middle ground: to provide high performance like BASE with modest programming effort like ACID.
Less is moreSalt approach is motivated by the following observation (which is an instance of the Pareto principle). I am quoting from the paper:
"When an application outgrows the performance of an ACID implementation, it is often because of the needs of only a handful of transactions: most transactions never test the limits of what ACID can offer. Numerous applications [2, 4, 5, 10, 11] demonstrate this familiar lopsided pattern: few transactions are performance-critical, while many others are either lightweight or infrequent."Of course, a better quantification than saying "numerous" or "many" applications would make the argument for the Salt approach stronger. However, such an extensive study may take several months, and is unfair to ask for a conference paper submission.
It is tempting to increase the concurrency of those critical ACID transactions by splitting them into smaller mini ACID transactions. However, doing so may not be safe as you would lose Atomicity (which frees you from worrying about intermediate states during failures) and Isolation (which regulates which states can be accessed when transactions execute concurrently). The paper calls this a stark choice and cites the YouTube clip from Butch Cassidy to further drive this point home (I am not kidding).
The paper's proposal is this. Instead of worrying about all possible Atomicity & Isolation complications with all other ACID transactions, Salt categorizes transactions into ACID transactions and a small number of BASE transactions, and lets you worry only about checking Atomicity & Isolation complications between the BASE transactions.
Of course there is an unmentioned complication here. You also have to ensure that these BASE transactions leave the database in consistent state. This is not an easy task as well, and opens up Salt's ease-of-programming to debate. On the other hand, you would have to worry about this for all operations if you implement a full-BASE solution.
The Salt approachActually Salt's BASE transactions approach gets its inspiration from the ACID nested transactions. The paper says:
"Nested transactions is an abstraction originally introduced to offer, for long-running transactions, atomicity at a finer granularity than isolation. Our purpose in introducing BASE transactions is similar in spirit to that of traditional nested transactions: both abstractions aim at gently loosening the coupling between atomicity and isolation. The issue that BASE transactions address, however, is the flip side of the one tackled by nested transactions: this time, the challenge is to provide isolation at a finer granularity, without either drastically escalating the complexity of reasoning about the application, or shattering atomicity."
By providing isolation at a finer granularity, Salt allows BASE transactions to achieve high concurrency by observing each other's internal states, without affecting the isolation guarantees of ACID transactions. A BASE transaction is made up of multiple mini-transactions, called alkaline subtransactions. (Yes, the paper makes several Chemistry puns.) The committed state of an alkaline subtransaction is observable by other BASE or alkaline subtransactions. On the other hand, the committed state of an alkaline subtransaction is not observable by other ACID transactions until the parent BASE transaction commits. As such, Salt guarantees that, when BASE and ACID transactions execute concurrently, ACID transactions retain, with respect to all other transactions (whether BASE, alkaline, or ACID), the same isolation guarantees they used to enjoy in a purely ACID environment.
The proverbial Bank exampleWhen you talk about ACID versus BASE the classical example is the bank money transfer example. The paper gives a pure ACID, a pure BASE, and a Salt implementation of this example.
I wonder, which implementation is closer to the way the money transfers are actually handled in real banks. If someone familiar with how banks handle the money transfer can weigh in on this, that may shed a light on this debate. My money is on the pure BASE approach.
Something about this bank example is odd though. The total-balance operation is an unrealistic big/monolithic operation. Why did that have to be a transaction? The total-balance operation could be done with a consistent/timed snapshot, no? Then why did it have to be a transactions spanning/freezing the entire system?
Now let's check the three implementations more closely. The implementation in Figure 1.a (ACID) uses only one type of locks, ACID locks. Figure 1.b (BASE) uses only one type of locks, local locks. BASE programming looks like classical distributed system programming, it tries to do everything with local asynchronous actions as much as possible. Figure 2 (Salt) uses Alkaline, Saline, and ACID locks.
Why does Salt need 3 different locks? Because the first alkaline transaction is special, as it determines whether the entire BASE transaction it is included in will succeed or not. If that first alkaline subtransaction succeeds, then comes the saline-lock to make the intermediate states in the rest of the BASE transaction available to other BASE and alkaline transactions. But then, this is something I am still not clear on. Salt attributes significance to the first alkaline subtransaction, so its design should also be special. But I am unclear about what should go in that subtransaction? Are there guidelines to design that first subtransaction so it captures the successful completion of the rest of the BASE transaction?
EvaluationLike any OSDI/SOSP paper worth its salt (see, I can also make "Salt" puns :-), the paper includes a strong evaluation section. The authors implemented a Salt prototype by modifying MySQL Cluster. They evaluated the prototype using the TPC-C benchmark, which consists of 5 types of transactions: new-order (43.5%), payment (43.5%), stock-level (4.35%), order-status (4.35%), and delivery (4.35%). The results show that by BASE-ifying 2 of these transactions, Salt achieves 80% of maximum throughput of a full BASE implementation.
Notice the left side of Figure 7, which shows that ACID version faster than the Salt version under low load. The paper doesn't discuss this but, if we had both ACID and BASE version of transactions, it may be possible to hot-swap between these two versions to optimize the throughput of the system depending on the current system load.
Related workThe paper fails to cite several papers that proposed orthogonal approaches to deal with the same problem: improving the performance of ACID transactions, while keeping the ease-of-programmability.
The Red-Blue Actions paper (OSDI'12) considered the problem of reducing the granularity of ACID transactions by using a generator operation and shadow operation and categorizing the operations as red (consistency critical) and blue (fast and eventually consistent). That paper also uses a Bank example.
Then there are work from the Berkeley group on this problem. I had summarized the Invariant-based coordination avoidance paper earlier. There is also the Highly Available Transactions paper (VLDB'13) where they look at ACID isolation level relaxing for improving availability.
DiscussionThe paper proposes the Salt approach assuming the ACID implementation of the application is already present. The application for this is if you already have an ACID system, you can Salt it to fine-tune the performance. Another approach would be to start with a BASE implementation and to increase atomicity/isolation for a couple operations. Maybe for some applications, it will be easier for going from BASE to Salt: Starting with BASE and then adding Alkaline subtransactions and ACID transactions (if necessary).
The Salt approach do require a learning curve and can be tricky. But how do we argue the complexity of the programming effort needed for one approach (say Salt) versus the other (say pure BASE) in an objective manner? One can objectively show performance improvements with evaluations, but it is harder to argue for "ease of programming" in an objective/quantitative manner.
There can also be some complications with the early-committing (after the first alkaline subtransaction) in BASE transactions. This question came up in the OSDI presentation. If deadlock occurs the MySQL Cluster approach is to use timouts and roll the transactions back. In this case, Salt throws exceptions which the developer need to address to re-achive consistency and atomicity.


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Only 1% of our population has been deployed in either Iraq or Afghanistan, which means it's possible now to not be related to or close friends with anyone who served there. It isolates us and makes us forget, unless we're directly confronted with it, that there are a lot of people waiting for someone to come home.
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James Gamble, of Proctor & Gamble released this feature-length documentary last week and it went viral in the same week. I cannot do enough to recommend this video to you. In the beginning you may think 'this is bunk, I'm done here," but please, please, PLEASE watch the whole thing.
Ironically, I started a thread on many of the same topics covered in this video, just before seing it. You can check it out here, although Gamble's video is broader in scope, and obviously has much better funding and research than I could manage on my own. I will say there are some specifics in my thread that suppliment the Thrive video nicely, and that it specializes in discussing some things that he could only mention breifly, so please come check it out at your leisure.
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Also, you have to understand that the scope of the issues this film addresses are such that I cannot effectively summarize it. He is already summarizing the many points he makes, so to further summarize them would do a dis-service to his effort. If the video is too long for you to watch, you can get a good idea of some of the points he makes in my thread. It's long because there has been a lot of feedback, but you don't have to read nearly the whole thing to begin to get an idea.
was removed by user? what's that about; commodities and synthpharm drugs?
Curious taht it was removed. You can still search for other versions of it on youtube though. Now if they all get removed...that would be almost conspiratorially weird. But as of yet, there are still some there.
Okay, I'm no expert, but any magnet is going to create a magnetic field in the shape of a torus, right? It's not surprising that electromagnetic motors are going to all mysteriously have a torus.
The benefits of unlimited energy are completely common sense and don't do anything to prove the existence of this technology.
Okay, if he already showed footage of these revolutionary generators and the movie was still successfully published without anybody dying, why couldn't he visit a lab or home for this movie and film one in existence today? If the technology was invented and prepared to be offered at low cost, why is it unheard of anywhere in the world today? "Following The Money" segment is completely founded on the assumption that these generators are real.
This is incredibly hard to watch. I feel like I can't trust any of his conclusions, which are his building blocks, and he doesn't even try to establish credibility for his incredible claims.
These people who cured cancer... "The AMA makes them sound like complete quacks." And what are the sources that don't make them sound like quacks? Again, nowhere in the world have these methods or similar been discovered? I don't care if the AMA makes me sound like a quack, if I have a cure, I'm going to offer it on the black market if I have to. I'm going to teach it to as many people as I can. It would not stop with me. These stories sound way too farfetched.
"When I followed the money" this, "When I followed the money" that... What does it mean to follow the money? Why is he leaving out such important information that would take almost no time to add.
Okay, I made it to 1:00:00 for now. I've heard the same story about banks and currency from the Zeitgeist movies (and other sources). It's not that I dispute this guy's claims, but it annoys me that I'm continuing to listen to him when I don't trust anything he says. Also, I know Zeitgeist's reputation, so hearing the same story is suspicious, although not necessarily wrong.
That.. is SUCH a good idea! Suggestions?
I like it.
4. Profit!
For all the money spent on this slick video, I'm wondering why he didn't build some free energy devices himself.
I made it through another 20 minutes! Imagining the world from this perspective is very uncomfortable. It would be nice if someone could make a video up to the standards of most critical thinkers, complete with sources, without all the phony effects and definitely without an Ancient Aliens plug. Also, it is absolutely necessary that the script never includes the word "rabbit hole." "What the Bleep" might as well have trademarked that term, because that is all I think about when I hear it.
"Am I wrong? Perhaps. But what if I'm not?"
As atheists, we know Pascal's Wager all too well.
I like how in one of his clips of a bright future, he shows a solar panel being handed to a person on a roof. Solar panels? Why do we need those? We have unlimited energy generators.
There he goes again! Fields of solar panels and wind turbines... It's almost as if he doesn't believe his own story.
Waaaaait. He is using groups (governments) acting in the name of the best interest of the group but actually hurting the group as evidence against doing what is actually best for the group. I feel like he has jumped to some conclusions here and skipped several steps in justifying himself. Anyway, I like how he insists that this policy of "non-violation" of each other is something new. That's exactly how things already are.
Here's my question.. If all the wealth is in the hands of a few, how are we going to take it back without being aggressive? Do you think they are going to let us slowly suck the wealth out of them? If we run them off, won't they just establish themselves in another part of the world? Besides, they have enough power to sabotage any efforts we make to start a new economy and render their wealth worthless.
I'm sick of his torus crap, and this "natural compass" that he is now advocating for using, tapping into our spiritual inner selves, is ridiculously irrational and unscientific.
In the end, this video does not meet scientific standards. It is filled with pseudoscience and faulty logic, which means none of its claims can be trusted. I'm sorry to whoever wasted all that money on those slick special effects. It sounds like this is a pressing issue, and I hope some day a quality informative and motivational video will be created.
Also, it seems I'm not the only one to draw parallels between this, Zeitgeist, and What the Bleep...
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And there were eight. Given three games on 2014 NFL wild-card weekend came down to three or fewer points, the divisional round will be just another thrill ride. There are two games Saturday, two Sunday.
Forget the seeding: Knowing who won the past three Super Bowls, it's again anyone's tournament. Every quarterback left is capable of getting hot enough to carry a team to winning it all. So why not start with the QB who just had the greatest regular season in NFL history? (All times ET)
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San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos (Sunday 4:40 p.m., CBS). The Broncos know what an obstacle the divisional playoffs are. Last year with Peyton Manning, they lost at home to Baltimore 37-34 in overtime. Two years ago with Tim Tebow, they lost 45-10 at New England. That's recent history they want to rewrite, stat, before even thinking about Super Bowl XLVIII.
Through Manning's years in Indianapolis, Philip Rivers and the Chargers were nemeses. They just bit the Broncos in Denver 27-20 in Week 15, part of their surge just to get into the playoffs. So how do the Broncos avoid another upset?
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San Diego will again try to play ball control and keep Manning off the field. The Broncos must come out firing with Manning to execute and score early, and then run to protect to lead and their defense. Winning third down on both sides of the ball will be critical, and it will be easier if they can get Rivers into more must-pass situations.
Manning and the Broncos will be better equipped to sustain long drives with Wes Welker back in the lineup. Unlike the Bengals game, the Chargers can't afford to blitz much and set up those one-on-ones for Manning.
There's no Von Miller to power their pass rush, so the Broncos must get it going by committee and help their secondary make a few big plays. Rivers figures to be more uncomfortable than Manning this time, and that will ensure Denver gets over the hump and into the AFC title game. Prediction: Broncos 42, Chargers 24 | Video preview
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San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers (Sunday 1:05 p.m., FOX). The Panthers won at San Francisco 10-9 in Week 10, but then was when the Niners didn't have either wide receiver Michael Crabtree or outside linebacker Aldon Smith. What they do on the edges, however, makes a huge difference. While Crabtree helps settle Colin Kaepernick as a No. 1 and opens up the rest of the passing game, Smith raises the playmaking quotient for fellow top linebackers NaVorro Bowman, Patrick Willis and Ahmad Brooks.
The Panthers have their own big, young mobile QB in Cam Newton, and top-flight linebackers Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis who can control the middle of the field against run and pass. Both teams figure to be limited on the ground, quarterbacks and otherwise, against strong rushing defenses. So it comes down to pass protection and receiver play in another tight, yet higher-scoring affair.
San Francisco will be able to block for Kaepernick a little better against the Panthers' prowling pass rush from Charles Johnson and Greg Hardy. A banged-up Steve Smith and the rest of Newton's targets also don't quite have the pop of Crabtree, Anquan Boldin and Vernon Davis. 49ers 24, Panthers 23 | Video preview
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Indianapolis Colts over New England Patriots (Saturday 8:15 p.m., CBS). The Colts are an all-or-nothing type playoff team, and that was on display full tilt against Kansas City. They can look awful in one half, great in another, and that goes game to game. Somehow, they win against the better competition, and it always comes back to the promising coach-QB combination of Chuck Pagano and Andrew Luck. They play disciplined and relentless for Pagano, knowing their trump card is Luck in the clutch.
The Patriots have maybe the best-ever duo in Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, and every year, they have a shot at their fourth rings. This should turn into a classic, as Brady and Luck duel at a high level. While the Patriots will lean more on the run, the Colts know their best bet is letting Luck loose. In a back-and-forth offensive game there are defensive liabilities on both sides, but Robert Mathis can be a game-changer. Adam Vinatieri makes another big playoff kick in New England, only this time to help the Colts steal one. Colts 31, Patriots 30 | Video preview
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Seattle Seahawks over New Orleans Saints (Saturday 4:35 p.m., FOX). The Saints are going back to the Pacific Northwest after falling hard there, 34-7 in one unlucky Monday night in Week 13. While they won't have triskaidekaphobia or fear the loud crowd in Seattle this time, facing a rested, loaded Seahawks team will be enough to end their playoff run.
Russell Wilson and the defense dominated the first game. This one will belong to Marshawn Lynch and the Seahawks' now-healthy offensive line. There are aftershocks of what Lynch once did to the Saints' run defense in the playoffs, and although it played well last week, it can expect a more physical dose this week.
Drew Brees will shake off the noise to bring big plays that keep the Saints in the game into the second half. But look for the Seahawks to wear New Orleans down up front, with Lynch putting the game away with one powerful burst in the fourth quarter. Seahawks 27, Saints 17 | Video preview
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A running discussion on the Cincinnati Reds and everything else in the baseball universe.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
The Jeremy Affeldt Signing and Player Turnover
One of the most important strategies for a low/mid-market team GM to embrace is the idea of player turnover. The A's first discovered how to effectively churn players to generate the most value from their assets. Subsequently, the Red Sox stole the A's playbook, supplemented it with a massive revenue stream, and ultimately won two World Series titles. All of which speaks to the fact that embracing a degree of player turnover is an essential strategy in the modern game and Reds may be doing just that with the Jeremy Affeldt signing.
The Reds signed Jeremy Affeldt, who may be best known for getting body slammed during a baseball brawl by the ridiculous Kyle Farnsworth, to a one year deal worth $3M. However, Affeldt is actually a very intriguing left-handed pitcher who has yet to live up to his considerable potential.
Affeldt doesn't have the most impressive statistics, but he does have rather impressive stuff, which is why the Royals had such difficulty in giving up on him. Affeldt is a rare power lefty with very good stuff, which SHOULD translate into much better production than Affeldt has provided in his career. Affeldt features a mid-90s fastball and a very impressive power curveball. It's not the loopy, lollipop variety curveball like Barry Zito throws, but rather a hard, sharp breaking pitch.
For his career, Affeldt sports a 4.74 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 4.2 BB/9, and a 6.4 K/9. In 2007, he was much better for the Rockies, posting a 3.51 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 5.0 BB/9, and a 7.0 K/9. In addition, Affeldt has what the Reds need, as he gets a substantial number of groundballs. For his career, Affeldt has a 1.45 GB/FB ratio and in 2007 it was an even more impressive 1.80.
Of course, Affeldt will likely see his performance in Cincinnati suffer from the shoddy Reds defense. The Rockies had a DER of .702 in 2007, while the Reds were a lackluster .679. The Reds well below average team defense is never going to help out newly acquired pitchers.
However, this signing certainly addresses a need for the Reds, as they need a lefthander in the rotation (though Affeldt may ultimately end up in the bullpen) and they could always use more quality groundball pitchers.
While this move makes sense from an on-the-field perspective, it also makes tremendous sense from an off-the-field perspective.
Jeremy Affeldt did not qualify as either a type A or B free agent, so the Reds do not have to surrender a compensatory pick for signing him. He is currently only ranked as the 70th best relief pitcher in the NL and only the top 57 relievers warranted competition in 2007.
In order to calculate player compensation, the Elias Sports Bureau considers the player's two previous seasons. So, for Affeldt, his lackluster 2006 and solid 2007 seasons were considered in arriving at his current Elias ranking.
Here's what the his last two seasons have looked like:
So, when Affeldt's one year Reds contract runs out at the end of 2008, Elias will consider Affeldt's 2007 and 2008 seasons to determine his compensation rating. So, given that Affeldt was poor in 2006 and fairly solid in 2007, it's the 2006 season that dragged down his current Elias Ranking. Accordingly, the Reds could be in line for compensatory picks if Affeldt manages to repeat his 2007 production during the 2008 season. If the Reds get decent production out of Affeldt and let him walk for a compensatory draft pick or two, then it'll be a great value generating acquisition for the Reds.
Embracing player turnover is important to maximizing the value of an organization's assets and Affeldt may ultimately generate quite a bit of value for the Reds. In addition, the price is right, as it only cost the Reds only a 1 year commitment and $3M in salary. It has yet to be determined what role Affeldt will fill in 2008, but it's hard not to like this deal for the Reds.
After a couple of years of complete inaction under former GM Dan O'Brien, it's refreshing to see a GM embrace a bit of player turnover, which can have substantial positive impact on the future of the organization.
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- AnonymousJanuary 23, 2008 at 11:58 AM
I couldn't agree more, its nice to finally see the Reds sign a pitcher under 30.ReplyDelete
Hey Just,ReplyDelete
Thanks for the comment.
I tend to agree, it's hard to find anything not to like about the deal. The contract length and salary are right and Affeldt is a power lefty with heavy groundball tendencies.
The only question is whether Affeldt can succeed as a starter. He seemed to finally settle into a role last year as a reliever in Colorado, so it'll be interesting to see if he can claim a rotation spot.
However, even if he can't, the Reds can always slide him back to the bullpen.
All in all, I think the deal is winner, as there is substantial upside and very limited downside.
- AnonymousJanuary 24, 2008 at 5:41 AM
I do think Krivsky is pulling the old bait and switch with Affeldt.. I really don't see any reason to move him to the starting rotation unless he really shows something in spring training, or we get hit by injuries, he finally found his niche coming out of the pen... On a side note, what do you think of Tom Shearn? I know he is not the most impressive, but I liked most of what I saw when he started late last year?ReplyDelete
Hey Just,ReplyDelete
I hope you're right about Krivsky and Affeldt. The only thing I fear about the signing is conventional wisdom. I have to wonder if Krivsky fears not having a lefty in the rotation, which could mean that he'll try to shoe-horn Affeldt into a role for which he is ill-suited.
Just because conventional wisdom says you need a lefty in the rotation, doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea. I am a bit nervous that Krivsky would rather have a weak lefty in the rotation than a solid righty (Cueto).
In addition, having another quality southpaw reliever in the bullpen helps offset the lack of lefties in the rotation.
Maybe Affeldt will be successful in the rotation, but if not, then he needs to be in the bullpen. If the Reds try to force Affeldt into a role in which he can't succeed, then we'd lose on the field and off. His production would be substandard and he likely wouldn't perform well enough to bring in compensation after the season.
The Reds need to evaluate Affeldt for what he is and then use him accordingly. If they try to make him what he is not, then this deal may not pan out at all.
My $.02.
Sorry, I got carried away and forgot about Shearn.
I loved the fact that Shearn got called up last year. It's an example of hard work, dedication, and perseverance paying off. It was a tremendous story and I'm glad Shearn can now tell his grandkids that he was a Major League pitcher.
That said, I just don't think he's got what it takes to be a successful MLB pitcher over the long run.
To be a successful MLB pitcher in the modern game, you pretty much have to strikeout 5 hitters per 9 innings pitched. The examples of pitchers who have been consistently successful with lower than 5.0 K/9 strikeout rates are few and far between.
There are a few examples. Carlos Silva has had some success despite a low strikeout rate. Typically, guys who have success without good strikeout rates do two things well:
1) They have low walk rates, which helps offset the increased number of baserunners who reach on hits because of the high contact rate allowed,
2) they get a substantial number of ground balls, as by controlling the type of contact, they limit extra base hits and home runs. Singles hurt less than doubles or homers.
Even still, those guys aren't very consistent, because they have little margin for error.
Tom Shearn struck out only 4.4 K/9 in the majors in 2007. In the minors, he had a respectable 7.8 K/9, but given he lacks plus stuff and a true swing and miss pitch, I'm not sure how much he can improve his K rate at the MLB level. Ultimately, I think he's a poor bet to be anything more than a good arm at AAA to be used in case of emergency.
As it stands, I'd have to think that he falls in behind Bailey, Cueto, Volquez, Maloney, Belisle, Livingston, and Gardner on the depth chart.
Maybe he can take it up a notch at the MLB level and become an effective 5th starter, but it seems like the league was catching on to him as scouts got a look at him and word got around about him.
At the very least, he'll go down in the history books as an MLB pitcher, which isn't too shabby.
Thanks for the comments!!
- AnonymousJanuary 24, 2008 at 8:02 PM
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Thanks for your insight on Shearn, I appreciate you go into such detail, it definitely helps me start to understand how to evaluate talent more. I like the blog keep it up!
Hey Just,ReplyDelete
Thanks for comments and kind words.
One of the great things about baseball is that its connection to its history and tradition makes it a kind of seamless, never ending conversation. And, I always welcome the opportunity to join in on the discussion, so thanks to you for that.
I started up this blog on a whim and got hooked on it. Since its inception, I've sent a lot of things out into the depths of cyberspace, but it's nice to know that at least one person is enjoying it.
Anyway, don't be a stranger. It'll be very interesting to see how the 2008 season unfolds in Cincy.
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2008 at 6:30 AM
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No worries I am definitely going to be hanging around the blog for sure, I am in the process of reading the scout reports and I just love all the detail and the videos. Now i got a stupid question for you, what exactly defines a plus pitch or a plus tool, I read that all the time on scouting reports i just can't seem to find out what the difference between a plus pitch and a none plus pitch? LOL, i told you it was a stupid question.
Hey Just,ReplyDelete
Actually, it's not a dumb question at all. In fact, I had to think it over to figure out the best way to respond.
Basically, there are now two schools of scouting: traditional scouting and the new wave of statistical analysis.
Statistical analysis is more recent and first exploded into the collective baseball conscious in Moneyball. It involves analyzing a player's performance and likely career path through statistics. It is the study of outcomes.
Traditional analysis is different, in that it focuses on the process, rather than the results. Scouts look at the manner in which a player goes about his business (tools or the physical skills a player needds to be successful in the majors) rather than just the outcomes of his effort (HRs, Walks, Strikeouts, Win Shares, etc).
Statistical analysis is much more objective, while traditional scouting is more subjective. However, most teams utilize a blended approach, which is also what I try to do on this blog.
For a position player, the five basic tools are hitting, hitting for power, fielding, arm strength, and speed. For a pitcher, the tools are based on the pitches he throws. Each pitch is graded, as well as a pitcher's control, delivery, and durability.
In traditional scouting, most organizations use the 20-80 Scouting Scale, which basically compares a prospects tools to the benchmark of Major League Average. There are different variations, but generally it looks something like this:
80 - Outstanding
70 - Well above average
60 - Above average
50 - Major League Average
40 - Below Average
30 - Well below average
20 - Poor
So, a "plus pitch" typically means it's 60, which is above average. A plus-plus pitch is 70, which is well above average.
Basically, a "plus pitch" means it is above the major league average of that pitch. A "plus-plus" pitch is far above average or outstanding when compared to Major League average for that pitch.
So, if you have a plus change-up, that means it's a better pitch now or projects to be better in the future than the average change-up thrown in the majors.
The more plus pitches, the better a pitcher's arsenal of pitches. Scouts typically view prospects who have very good success without top notch stuff with a degree of skepticism.
Case in point, the Yankees and their pitching prospects. Ian Kennedy was fantastic last year, when he posted a 1.87 ERA in the minors and a 1.89 ERA in the majors. However, he's not close to as highly regarded as Joba Chamberlain, who has a 2.45 ERA in the minors and a 0.38 ERA in the majors. The reason?
Chamberlain is viewed as having 2 plus pitches, while Kennedy probably doesn't have any. Kennedy succeeds on his control and pitching IQ, while Joba succeeds more with pure stuff. Despite similar success in the majors and minors, most scouts view Joba as having the bigger upside, because he has bigger stuff.
Just to cement the idea even further, Kennedy has been talked about as a throw in on the Johan Santana trade talks, while Joba has been labeled untouchable. Their performance level is the same, but their stuff is not.
Plus pitches indicate the potential for dominance and a higher upside.
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2008 at 3:29 PM
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Thanks for the detailed explanation, i completely understand it now, it makes perfect sense. Thanks again!
eToro is the most recommended forex broker for beginner and pro traders.ReplyDelete


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The first three games of the MLS season saw the Chicago Fire use two forwards with an 0-2-1 record to show for it.
Last week, head coach Carlos de los Cobos started only one forward and the Fire got their first win of the season, defeating D.C. United 2-0. But will the Fire's performance against D.C. convince de los Cobos to use a single forward formation more often? Well, he's not quite sure of the answer to that question just yet.
"I don't know, I don't know," de los Cobos told MLSsoccer.com after training on Tuesday. "I am trying to find the best 11 players to start the match."
De los Cobos does know that he isn't worried about a one forward formation creating issues in the attack for the Fire. He emphasized that the actual number of forwards on the field isn't important. Rather, he said that a solid offense "depends on how many players arrive to the box when you are attacking." Fire forward Brian McBride agreed with that statement.
"I think the most important thing is the amount of people you get up the field in support and in the box," said McBride. "You can play with one forward, but if five guys are making the box it's going to cause a lot more problems than playing with two forwards … There are ways to do it and cause tons of problems."
The Fire can be expected to use the lineup more often as the season progresses. Chicago used a lone striker formation for most of their preseason matches and de los Cobos has made it no secret that he prefers using formations that feature a single forward.
"I want to play a 4-1-4-1," he said after training on March 16.


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Doesn't every woman deserve a shot at love? Chen Guo (Su Yan) is out to prove that "leftover women," women that society has labeled as undatable for a variety of reasons, have a right to find their ideal mates and get married. So the former investment banker decided to open Sheng Dou Shi's Shop, a dating service that helps these "leftover women" find true love. With the help of her capable employees, including Li Si Ming (Gao Hao), the IT expert, and Bai Yu (Jiang Qi Ling), the pretty boy who is the face of the shop, Guo goes to work with each client to help her find lasting relationship happiness. "Dating Factory" is a 2015 Chinese web drama series.
- Original title
- 剩斗士的店
- Volunteer Team
- Love's Assembly Line Team
- Broadcast Network
- Youku, iQiYi, Sohu, Tencent
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- 11-11-2015 to 01-13-2016
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Despite opposition from the eight-person crowd at an Oct. 29 workshop, grant proposals for a 10-foot-wide multi-use path were submitted to Florida DEP Wednesday by Preble-Rish�s Cliff Knauer.
�The county has been trying to find funding sources for the plan that they adopted,� said Knauer of the county�s Genesis 30A study adopted in 2006. �One of the jobs I take very seriously is matching needs with opportunities.�
The opportunity is the DEP�s Department of Greenways and Trails recreational trails grant program which would be used to satisfy the Genesis 30A study�s plan to �minimize conflict between vehicles, pedestrians/cyclists and golf carts, and improve mobility.�
The multi-use path along 30A would accommodate low-speed vehicles, golf carts, and other motorized forms of transportation traveling a 45-mile-per-hour 2.05-mile stretch from C.R. 83 in Blue Mountain Beach to C.R. 283 in Grayton Beach. It would be built north of 30A with asphalt and timber bridges to cross three coastal dune lakes, and divided for east- and westbound traffic.
People in the crowd called it �dangerous� and �a road to nowhere,� but according to Knauer, this is the right measure for the county to take. The multiuse path could help relieve congestion and transportation along 30A by replacing cars on the road with golf carts on the path. As well, it would increase the range of motorized vehicles� travel area as a link between Grayton Beach and areas west along 30A, which have a 35 mph speed limit where motorized vehicles can legally travel.
Some at the meeting had other solutions to the lack of traversable road.
Greg Bradford, owner of Gulf Cart Rentals, saw the advantage of bettering golf cart travel, though he saw lowering the speed limit as an alternative improvement and wished the path would extend to WaterColor.
�The TDC is pushing for this to be a golf cart-friendly community,� said Bradford, touting the ease of parking a golf cart. �My golf carts can run from WaterColor almost to past Seagrove Beach. The biggest problem � is a path from WaterColor to Grayton that is 45 mph. If that half-mile stretch was changed to 35, you could go from Seagrove Beach to Blue Mountain Beach on a low-speed vehicle.�
But Knauer said that speed limits are designated by following the 85th percentile �the speed at or below which 85 percent of the observed free-flowing vehicles are traveling.� With most roads much above 45 mph, �I don�t think legally changing the speed limit would be feasible.� He also mentioned that a similar path extending east to WaterColor would cost millions of dollars in bridges alone.
Attendees saw the scenic aesthetic of 30A as a key issue in the project.
Jan Rieveschl said putting in a 10-foot wide asphalt path compromises the �green space on a scenic highway.
�If we keep managing (the natural area), and making it smaller and smaller, I don�t think that�s necessarily best economically for the county,� he said.
Preble-Rish moved forward with the grant application to fund the $553,000 project, although a select group of local residents were vehemently opposed.
But Knauer maintains this is the right route for the county to take in mitigating and improving golf cart and other traffic issues along 30A.
�I think the commission took very seriously the need to protect the environment. This is the plan that they came up with,� said Knauer.
Knauer said if the county receives the grant and decides to move ahead, officials will likely seek public input before a final design is implemented and construction begins, which will be completed by Preble-Rish.


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It is tempting to classify various groups and politicians as "winners" and "losers," and indeed President Barack Obama would appear to be among the winners. He protected Obamacare and averted the default on our debt. But because Congress will be back at it again in the new year, he is likely to have to fight the good fight all over again.
In what passes for high drama in Washington, the Senate and House agreed to reopen the government and avoid an impending catastrophic default on the nation's debts around 10 p.m. Wednesday, barely two hours before the default on the debt limit would go into effect and 16 days into the government shutdown.
But it did so by kicking the can down the road (in Wednesday's clich� du jour), funding government only through early January and approving just enough money for the government to pay its bills through mid-February.
There is, then, a chance that we will go through this same Kabuki Theater exercise next year, which happens to be an election year for Congress.
The twin crises of a government shutdown and possible debt default were caused by a clique of hardcore tea party activists in the House, where they were in the minority but had virtual veto power by voting "no" on everything and preventing passage of bills through the lower chamber.
No one really emerged as the face of the House tea partyers; that was left to Republican freshman Sen. Ted Cruz, who was ubiquitous on the tube with his smug assurances that his side would win.
If you remember, the twin crises began when the House attached a rider to the bill to fund government that would defund Obamacare. It was, in effect, a poison pill. Many states, including Alabama, have rules that you can't add legislation not germane to the bill at hand, which defunding Obamacare certainly was not to a bill appropriating money to run the government. But Congress has no such rule, and for days the House and Senate went back and forth passing legislation cutting Obamacare and "clean" legislation in the Senate to fund government.
But as the debt ceiling deadline loomed closer and every rational head inside the beltway said defaulting on the money the United States owes would be a calamity of historical proportions, with Social Security benefits, among other things, put in jeopardy, the attention turned to the debt ceiling.
Suddenly, efforts to defund Obamacare faded away as our elected representatives looked into the abyss of debt default. In the last week or so, I barely heard mention of doing harm to Obamacare, although those effort will likely resume in January.
As part of the budget/debt ceiling deal, Congress agreed to a bipartisan "blue ribbon panel," which is supposed to reconcile the sharp differences between the two parties. Good luck with that, I say.
It is tempting to classify various groups and politicians as "winners" and "losers," and indeed President Barack Obama would appear to be among the winners.
He protected Obamacare and averted the default on our debt. But because Congress will be back at it again in the new year, he is likely to have to fight the good fight all over again. The U.S. Senate also played a constructive role, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell finally joining Majority Leader Harry Reid in pushing through compromises.
In the House, the 40 to 50 hardcore tea party bullies were finally called out on their obstructionism and, along with Cruz, have to be feeling the sting of defeat today.
But we will probably not know if the American people have won anything until November 2014, when the nation will go to the polls with a very clear indication of what its tea party members are really up to.
Tommy Stevenson is the retired associate editor of The Tuscaloosa News. Readers can email him at email@example.com or call 205-292-2236.


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No ifs, no buts - and indeed no buttocks or breasts. Stars heading to the Grammy Awards this weekend are being told to respect a strict dress code, and cover up.
American network CBS is televising the event and has made an official request that:
Buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered.
And, the memo didn't stop there. Also on the checklist of things to avoid are:
See-through clothing
Exposure of the genital region
Thong type costumes, which can be "problematic"
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Blind auditions wrapped up on a decisive note Tuesday on "The Voice," as coaches checked their ambivalence at the door in their bold efforts to fill the coveted last spots on their teams — though they didn't necessarily fill them with the kinds of artists you'd expect.
Blake picked up the night's first success story, Kansas-bred classical guitarist turned singer (and crossfit nut) Kaleigh Glanton, 20, whose haunting take on the Creedence Clearwater Revival standby "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" gradually earned a four-chair turn. Shakira praised her quirkiness, but Blake won her over by promising her the spotlight he insisted she needed.
And with that, Team Blake was full.
U.S. & World
That meant that just Usher and Shakira would battle for the next contestant, nursing student Brittnee Camelle, 23, from Lawrenceville, Ga. Brittnee's smoky take on Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper," growing in confidence as it progressed, won over first Usher and then — at the very end, just as Usher himself would normally be buzzing in — Shakira, too.
Each hoping to clinch the last spot on their teams, the ttwo returning sophomore coaches sparred bitterly over Brittnee, who said she wanted to inspire other women with her music. "I'm supportive of that," Usher said. "You're supportive of that, but I understand that," Shakira noted. Brittnee picked Usher after hesitating, though, citing their shared Atlanta roots.
Shakira finally rounded out her team with a performer who'd have been a shoe-in for Team Blake has it not already been full: Lindsay Bruce, a SoCal-raised blonde country singer with a unique voice. Adam, eager as ever to nab a country singer for his team, put up a good fight for her, even reaching for a personal knock against his rival coach. But with the backing of both Blake and Usher, Shakira won her talents in the end. (Adam decried the meddling as an unfair three-against-one contest.)
That left Adam — who'd chosen his team members carefully throughout blind auditions, ever since he nabbed the season's first four-chair turner, Christina Grimmie — the only coach yet to complete his team. He found its missing piece in teen soul singer and doughnut shop worker Caleb Elder, whose funky take on King Floyd's "Groove Me" won Adam over within just a few notes. Caleb didn't get to choose a coach, since just one still had the chance to turn their chair, but no matter: He'd earned a spot on the reigning "Voice" winner's team, and Adam vowed Caleb would prove a "wild card" on it.
Now that all the "Voice" coaches have filled out their teams, it's on to the battle rounds next week. And given the unlikely coaches some of Tuesday night's singers wound up with, it could be a game of musical teams once steals get underway.
"The Voice" airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8/7c.


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Life Lately, According to Instagram – March (Madness) 201428 03 2014
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What We're Into: Spring 2014 Edition24 03 2014
Local Honey
I've learned my lesson. When the Farmer's Market closes down for the winter next year, I'll buy twice as much honey as I think I need. I'm rationing out the last of my remaining nectar, and counting the days until the Farmer's Market returns. With the pollen starting to coat my windows, cars, and patio furniture, I'm gonna need the rumored health benefits of some delicious local honey in battling spring allergies. Stock up! After all, it never goes bad.
Ballard's Bee Drinking Glasses
Speaking of honey bees, why not sip your sweet tea from gorgeous glasses featuring a subtle French bee? Did y'all know that Ballard Designs is headquartered in Atlanta?
Is there anything more beautiful or more Southern than a big batch of hydrangea flowers gracing your home? Decorate with this delicate bloom while you can, and then when the heat of summer gets to your bushes, you can enjoy them all year around with this Diane James silk bouquet.
What are y'all into this spring?
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Life Lately, According to Instagram — February Edition28 02 2014
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Botanical Tea26 02 2014
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Tuesday Tip: Safe Car Colors25 02 2014
Are you in the market for a new car? Think about your insurance when you pick out the color and you may save some money, as well as keeping yourself safe.
Drivers in green-yellow cars are the least likely to be hit, as light colors that stand out from the surroundings make them easier to see and therefore avoid.
If yellow isn't your preference, cream and white are also considered amoung the top safety colors.
Choose wisely. Popular red and black are the least safe.
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Mississippi Company Roast21 02 2014
Every now and again, a recipe comes along that you devour and keep thinking about for days. This is one such recipe. I made it for the first time not too long ago when my whole family came to visit. It makes enough for a passel of folks, takes almost no effort at all, and is sure to impress.
Place a chuck roast in a Dutch oven or another deep oven-safe ceramic dish. Turn the oven on low (300) for about four hours (depending on your size roast, adjust cooking time for safety).
Top your roast with one whole stick butter, 5 or so peperoncinis, and one teaspoon of each:
- salt
- pepper
- parsley
- garlic
- onion powder
- chives
- dill
That's it. Promise me you'll make this, whether you're having company or not. You won't regret it.
(P.S. – This makes a-ma-zing sandwiches the next day on some toast or buttered rolls.)
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From Baroque to Bluegrass12 02 2014
I recently had the chance to attend the Carmel Bach Festival and attend a concert by Mike Marshall, noted mandolin player. It was such a treat to sit and listen to classical music blended so effortlessly with the South's beloved bluegrass, I had to marvel at why the pairing isn't more common.
In the hands of a master musician, such as Marshall, all music seems truly like the universal language.
I haven't been able to get this concert out of my head, so when I was looking for a gift for a musically-minded loved one, and discovered that Marshall hosts an online mandolin school, I couldn't help but think it was the perfect gift!
Mike Marshall tours and plays all over the South and the country, or take a gander at some of his music right from the comfort of your own screen.
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The conference is not too far off and people are getting excited! I get emails every day from people about the conference. We also have our final sale on tickets which is $50 off if you use code: TINY2013. I was talking to someone yesterday about how exciting they were about getting to meet a lot of tiny housers and it got me thinking.
So here is my the 5 conversations you'll have at the Tiny House Conference.
1. That one burning question will get answered – 10 different ways
The tiny house brain trust we have at this event will be staggering, we all have those questions that we are just dying to get answered by people who have been there. You can talk with people who have been there and done it, you can talk to others who are just starting out, and you can talk with other tiny house dreams too.
2. You'll share you're concerns/reasons why you haven't started building and we'll show you how to overcome them.
The biggest barrier to me starting my own tiny house wasn't money or time or knowledge, it was me, myself. You'll hear from people who have built their own homes and live in them full time; for every worry, concern, barrier, there at least one person at the event that overcame it and will share how they did it.
3. You'll talk about going to the bathroom in a bucket.
There is an un-can-ny (ha!) propensity for tiny house people to eventually start talking about how you use a composting toilet. After presenting at so many events I've lost count, someone always asks.
4. You'll meet people near you that are as excited about tiny houses as you are
The best part about tiny house events is that everyone there is already on board with tiny houses. So many times if we talk about tiny houses people are quick to question the idea of tiny houses or worse, rain on your parade. The people coming to this event have already wholeheartedly bought into tiny houses. It means we can move past the objections and move to action.
5. You'll stop talking about "one day" and move to action
There is a point in every tiny houser's journey when you stop asking question, you stop worrying, you stop making reasons why not and then you just do it! Events like this always leave me energized about tiny houses and they build a flame within you that is hard to put out. It shows us a clear path in our minds and you gain the support that you need to take that first step!


text: Mary Ann visits the magical world of David Connor, AKA "Mister Tomato" who grows the most fantastic mushrooms you've ever seen in a energy-efficient greenhouse. He gives her a basket full to take nella cucina to create a hearty Pasta with Mushroom Sauce, a wintertime treat of White Polenta with Mushrooms and Peppers, and finishes it off with a Baked Mushroom Frittata. How about them tomatoes?


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3arabi – Arabic chat to English translator December 4, 2010Posted by GuySoft in Crictor, Hamakor, ITU, open source, programming, python.
Tags: 3arabi, arabic, code, open source, programming, python
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Hi all,
As some might have noticed, Arabic speakers on the net use a form of writing called 'Arabic chat' or 3arabi, which involves using Latin characters and Hindu-Arabic numerals to write words in Arabic. I wrote a small service called 3arabi that lets you translate this Arabic chat directly to English.
Apparently there are tools to do transliteration (converting Latin letters back to Arabic), and also translation. But nothing that does them both. That is why I wrote a small script that uses Google's transliteration service and 'Google Translate'. This does the job, but is not perfect, however, it does actually help me understand some messages.
The source is also available in GitHub (its in python). If anyone contributes better code I'll merge it back to the service.
Thanks to Ira Abramov for hosting the service!
Thanks to Rajesh who wrote the transliteration API though after using it I moved to the javascript google tool with his help.
Thanks Muhammad Khatib who wrote Google Translate python API and for releasing it.
Update: Google seem to be blocking the translation service, thinking its spam, if anyone knows how to contact them and asking them to lift that ban would be appreciated.


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Abstract: Film festivals are claimed to be leading events establishing the reputation of directors and producers in the film industry and they constitute a well-established field in itself. Film festivals have become a widespread phenomenon over the last fifty years with specialization as an emerging feature, profiling festivals on the basis of the participating genre and quality of movies, directors and actors. Such a structured field constitutes an interesting domain to analyze challenges and advantages of late adopters in an institutionalized field. This paper is concerned with the strategic responses and efforts made by two late adopters film festivals – Copenhagen international film festival (CIFF), launched in 2003, and Festa del Cinema di Roma (FCR) launched in 2006 – in order to establish themselves as international film festivals within the international film festival field. The comparative study of two film festivals is based on qualitative data and thrives on business ethnographical methods. The paper investigates how the two festivals have positioned themselves and how they face the inclusion-exclusion dilemma (Brewer, 1991; Alvarez et al., 2005) establishing themselves within the institutionalised field of international film festivals. Combining the classical work by Tolbert and Zucker (1983) on early and late adopters in the diffusion of management ideas and practices with Suchman's (1995) forms of legitimacy and Lawrence and Suddaby's (2006) notion of institutional work, we analyze how imitation and innovation pressures have shaped the frames used to position and legitimate the film festivals and their relation with the industry. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7782
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Abstract: It seems to be an established fact in the organizational psychological literature that participation in decision making leads to creativity and innovation in work groups and organizations. A quite extensive amount of research has claimed that the link exists, although only a somewhat smaller amount of research has established that there is a link between the two constructs of participation in decision making and creativity. But although this link has been clearly documented theories with clearly stated causal explanations of why participation in decision making (pdm) would lead to creativity and innovation are extremely rare. The literature has pointed to a large number of mediating variables and possible effects of pdm that could possibly explain the link to creativity, but explicit causal theories and experimental evidence of the validity of such theories remain relatively few. Suggested mediating factors include such different models as enhanced intrinsic motivation (Amabile, 2001; Conti & Amabile, 1999), reduction in resistance to change (De Dreu & West, 2001), pooling of unshared knowledge (Latham, Winters, & Locke, 1994) and better utilization of individual differences in cognitive style (Kirton, 1989), and improved work environment for creativity (e.g., Isaksen, Lauer, Ekvall, & Britz, 2001). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8256
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Review: Latest Scythe VGA-Cooler with superb potential
This review is also available in German.
Exactly one year ago we reviewed the first Setsugen VGA-Cooler from Scythe. Today we take a look at the new Setsugen 2 which is radically different from its older brother.
As can be expected, the compatibily list has greatly improved and now covers pretty much any nVidia GeForce Card up to GTX 470 as well as Radeon HDs up to 6870. Because the cooler went on sale in Japan before the HD 68xx cards where launched, you won't find any mention of these cards of them on the package or installation sheets. This cooler would also cool the GTX 480/580 cards, but because the VRM regulators are on the left side of the card you need additonal cooling to keep the cards from damage. The package contains lots of additonal parts. To save money Scythe did not include PCIe 6pin power extender nor a second PCIe 8pin power extender which would protect the cooler if you need to swap your card more often. Due to the size of the cooler it's quite hard to remove the power-connectors.
You will notice the shape of the cooler is more quadratic and the four heatpipes go twice through the aluminium fins to optimize heat-disappation. It measures 176x139x33mm which will make any graphics-card into a two slot design. The overhanging portion of the cooler will hinder its use in Mini-Tower cases. As usual, the workmanship is excellent.
As expected from Scythe, the workmanship is excellent, but nickel-plated heatpipes would not have hurt.
For some reason Scythe sticks to the annoying fans with fan-controller bracket. It would be more usefull to supply a cable with adapters for common 3-pin and 4-pin graphics-cards fan-connectors. This would allow the graphics-card to control the fan depending on the temperature and would also save a slot. Of course it's recommended to keep one slot free, but nowadays extremly short-sized PCIe adapters are available which would not hinder air-flow. The overhanging cooler-designs prevents heat accumulation directly on the graphics-card.
If you are as annoyed as we with the fan-controller, you can use any other 12mm slim fan to either keep the two-slot design or fit a 25mm fan with cable straps which will improve the airflow greatly. As you can see the identical fan without the controller is available for about €6,30. Both fans rotate up to 2000rpm and the airflow is up to 78m³/h or 45.5CFM.
MSI P55-GD65 (provided by MSI)
Intel P55
Intel Core i5 750 (provided by Intel) overclocked to 4.00GHz
Scythe Grand Kama Cross (provided by Scythe)
G.Skill 4GB Kit PC3-12800 Eco (provided by G.Skill)
1600MHz CL8-8-8-24 CR1T 1.40V
Graphics Card:
AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB (provided by )
Power supply:
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 500W (provided by PC Power & Cooling)
Hard disk:
Samsung F1 1000GB RAID-Edition (provided by Ditech)
Cooler Master Stacker 831 Lite (provided by CoolerMaster)
Windows XP SP3, updates November 24th, 2010
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, updates November 26th, 2010
Furmark 1.8
MSI Afterburner 2.1beta4
Lost Planet 2 Benchmark
Special thanks to Rob of Scythe and Andi F. for helping with the pictures.
Now let's build the Setsugen 2 on the HD6870. The installation is quite straight forward but fiddly especially when fixing the screws. You can't see the holes where the screws must go in because the scews are going through the back of the card. This is the only problem mounting the Setsugen 2. As usual make sure all chips are clean before strapping the heatsinks with adhesive pads - press them properly and give it an hour before installing the cooler. When you are done, the card should look like this:
For our first tests we used the fan that came in the package. The new fan-mounting clips are much easier to use compared to the previous Setsugen. Any 12mm fan will fit. If you decide to use a standard 25mm fan, you need to use cable straps and the card will exceed the two-slot design.
On the backside you see the screws which gave us some headaches. The mouting plate is coated with a thin plastic cover to prevent potential short-circuiting.
Even as two slot design, the card now weights a ton less, because only the GPU plate and the heatpipes are made of cooper, while the rest is made from aluminum. The cooler weights only 435g and even with the heatsinks you should not exceed half a kilogram.
The cooler is about 5cm taller than pretty much any graphics card, so make sure your case can fit the cooler.
After strapping our graphics-card with the Setsugen 2, you need to connect the fan to any fan-connectors on your mainboard or via an adapter directly to your power-supply. We chose our mainboard. We turned the knob to the lowest possible setting and set the fan in the mainboard BIOS to 100%. That resulted in about 760rpm and the fan to be inaudible. AMD Radeon HD6870's stock cooler is almost inaudible in idle mode, but the Setsugen beat it there too. Of course at full speed the fan rotates at 2000rpm and is very audible, but still much more bearable than anything AMD has to offer.
40°C in idle is nothing to worry about but at nearly 1087rpm, the cooler is audible.
As you can see, even with the lowest setting the idle temperature is 3°C lower compared to the stock cooling.
For more balanced cooling we would recommend to set the fan to around 1000rpm, which is what we did. The fan is nearly inaudible and Setsugen 2 shaves off another 2°C.
With 2000rpm the temperatures go down about another 2°C but is quite loud. It's not unbearable like the stock-cooler at gaming, but we still considered it loud.
We found a 25mm fan from Scythe from the first Ninja cooler which was quieter than the newer models. You need cable straps to fix the fan on the cooler but this is minor annoyance. At 75% setting in the BIOS, the fan rotates with about 960rpm. It's also nearly inaudible but due to the bigger blades it can push more air. As you can see the temperatures are steady 34°C which is the same as the original fan at full speed.
The Catalyst driver does slow down the card under load but we did not find any game which would exceed Furmark's temperatures or fan-speeds. As you can see the stock cooler heats up to 85°C and the fan is very loud - more annoying compared to the Setsugen 2 at full speed.
Even with the lowest setting at 760rpm the Setsugen 2 beats the stock cooler by up to 5°C. All in all, 80°C is safe for GPU standards.
With just 1000rpm the temperature drops another impressive 7°C.
At full speed the Setsugen maxed out at 64°C. But of course, we don't like it that noisy.
With the 25mm fan at 960rpm the Setsugen manged 68°C which is 17°C less compared to the stock cooler.
Just to prove that no game can come close to Furmark temperatures, we also tested with the Lost Planet 2 Becnhmark, but we avoided the stock cooling due to the noise.
While Furmark maxed out with 81°C it's pretty clear that actual games will not reach such temperatures. With 69°C at it's lowest setting the Setsugen 2 is more than sufficient for cooling the HD6870.
At 1000rpm you get another 5°C off the card.
At full speed another 7°C are shaved off the temperature-scale.
As expected the 25mm does not do so well compared to the slim fan at full speed, but 61°C is just great for an inaudible cooling solution.
We also tested the DX11 version of Lost Planet 2. Besides a massive drop of fps and little more eye-candy, the reduced framerate also had an impact on the temperatures.
With less than half the framerate compared to the DX9 version, the temperature reaches only 63°C.
At 1000rpm it manages 61°C, just 2°C shy of the lowest rpm setting.
Just 54°C at full speed is impressive, some passive cards would like such temperatures when idle.
With the 25mm fan we also managed to get under 60°C.
We'll start with the cons - we don't like the fan controller. There is no reason whatsoever that makes sense for such a move. In future versions we would like to see adapters for the graphics-card fan-connectors. Also, the installation of the cooler is fiddly and to have stud bolts with screw nuts as the first Setsugen had would have made installation much easier. Furthermore, the installation instruction sheet is a joke with such small letters that you may have to use a magnifying glass. A small CD with a real manual would be the better choice. Due to the size of the cooler with its rather unusual design, you'll need a case which offers 5cm space to the door otherwise the cooler won't fit. That's a down compared to the first Setsugen which fit in any case.
However, and we really do love those "howevers", once you have installed the cooler the results speak for themselves. HD6870 is a midrange card roughly as fast as the older HD5850 and with the TDP slashed by 20W, but even the lowest fan settings on Setsugen 2 offer sufficient and inaudible cooling. The product is certified to cool anything up to GTX 470 series. You may even install it on GTX 480/580 cards, but the VRM portion is located on the left side of the card, so you need to cool that seperately. The installation on a HD6970 should be possible because the fan will cover the VRM portion, although you may need to improvise with the heatsinks and set a higher fan-speed. Even at 1000rpm or with any 25mm fan running at similar speed - the cooler stays very quiet.
The cooler will be released in Europe and USA on December 3rd and should retail about €35,- to €40,- which is not cheap but justified. The first listings have appeared and you can check them out here.
There are a few quirks, yes, but actual performance is flawless. So, if you want impressive cooling without the common noise, then Fudzilla Recommended Scythe Setsugen 2 should definitely be among the first on your list.
On of our users requested an update with a HD4890, which should be a little hotter compared to the HD6870. Our HD4890 is clocked at 850MHz for the core and 975MHz for the memory. Overclocked versions will of course get hotter. We were pretty impressed with the results so we didn't bother testing at 2000rpm.
HD4890 idle temperatures:
Idle temperatures at 760rpm.
Of course lower with 1000rpm.
Idle temperatures with a 25mm fan at 1000rpm.
HD4890 Furmark:
760rpm; indeed very impressive.
At 1000rpm 5°C less.
The 25mm fan at 1000rpm is of course the best.
Lost Planet 2:
At 760rpm we nearly hit Furmark temperatures, but nothing to worry about.
1000rpm; on par with Furmark.
The 25mm is, as usual, the most efficient.


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New Hurricanes owner Dundon values 'winning more than money'
The new owner of the Carolina Hurricanes is new to owning a professional sports team and, for that matter, relatively new to hockey.
But Tom Dundon knows how to run a successful business — and he wants to win soon.
"The blueprint for the business is fairly obvious — not too different from every other business in the world," Dundon said Friday during his introduction as the team's majority owner.
"On the hockey side, the advice (has been) repeatedly, you've got to trust" his hockey-minded employees, he added. "I don't think I'm going to walk in and understand more hockey than (general manager Ron Francis). That would be ridiculous."
Dundon, a 46-year-old billionaire from Dallas, is the former CEO of Santander Consumer USA, a Dallas-based lending firm. He's also an investor in the Top Golf chain of golf and entertainment facilities and a key financier of a new golf course in Dallas.
Now he's part of the exclusive club of pro sports owners.
"I value winning more than money," Dundon said, "but it doesn't mean I want to burn it."
Dundon, who repeatedly described himself as impatient, has taken over the team with the NHL's longest active postseason drought — eight years. Carolina entered Friday night's home game against first-place Washington in playoff position after beating the Capitals 3-1 on Thursday night.
"I'm not patient. It's not going to work for me to be patient," Dundon said. "And the fact that they had a team that can win right now, and we can then hopefully do some things to bring more fans and more resources and they can sustain what Ron and these guys have built, that was the big difference."
One of Dundon's top challenges is attracting more fans. The Hurricanes rank next to last in attendance this season, averaging about 12,500 at the 18,680-seat building. Their average attendance of 11,776 last season was the team's smallest since moving into PNC Arena in 1999.
"If we don't sell more tickets, it's not the fans' fault — it's our fault," Dundon said. "Clearly, this is a winning town, this is a winning place with a team that is ready to win. ... They'll come when we give them a reason to come."
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says Dundon's purchase of the team and commitment to the Raleigh area should bury the talk about possible relocation.
"This is a community that has embraced NHL hockey and the Hurricanes," Bettman said. "I know over the years, there has been speculation and rumor and innuendo about the future of this franchise. Let me tell you, as I repeatedly said over the years, this franchise wasn't going anywhere and isn't going anywhere."
Under the ownership transition, Peter Karmanos Jr. will retain a minority piece of the club he purchased in 1994 and moved from Hartford, Connecticut, to North Carolina three years later.
Karmanos had been publicly seeking a local buyer for at least three years. He acknowledged over the summer that he and a group led by former Texas Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg had agreed to an outline but could not settle on terms for a purchase agreement. He also said he was looking for a sale price of about $500 million.
Dundon said Karmanos initially rejected his first bid for the franchise. He said he usually can shake off a failed deal and move on to the next one, but described himself as "depressed" because "I was watching the team and now I'm (emotionally) invested, and it's done.
"And I called (Karmanos) back, groveling, and that's how we came to our deal," Dundon added. "I've already sort of proven that I'll make an irrational financial decision if it means that we can win something."