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3.6: Coriolis Effect
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Is this an example of the Coriolis effect?
Does Coriolis determine which direction water in a toilet will swirl? Unfortunately, no. Friction and the power of the flush have too big an influence. But in the atmosphere and oceans, Coriolis affects flow direction.
Coriolis Effect
The Coriolis effect is not a force, even though that's what it is sometimes called. Coriolis does not force anything to happen! Coriolis is an effect. What does that mean?
The Coriolis effect describes how Earth's rotation steers winds and surface ocean currents. Unlike land, air and water move freely (in the absence of obstacles). The Coriolis effect causes the path of a freely moving object to appear to curve. This is because Earth is rotating beneath the object. So even though the object's path is straight, it appears to curve. The curve appears to be to the right in the Northern Hemisphere. It appears to be to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
Here is an example in the Northern Hemisphere. A plane takes off from City A . The pilot wants to land in City B, which is 500 miles due north. But the plane will not arrive there without corrections. City B was due north of City A when the plane took off. But during the time it takes for the airplane to fly 500 miles, City B moves east. This happens because of Earth's rotation. So if the airplane flies due north, it will arrive at a different city, City C. City C is west of City B (in the Northern Hemisphere). To reach City B, the pilot should curve right while flying north. The opposite happens in the Southern Hemisphere. In the flights between cities pictured below (Figure below), the flight paths look curved. Since a flight path must curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, can you tell which city the plane took off from in each case?
The Coriolis effect is the reason that airplanes' flight paths look curved, even though they are the shortest possible path. Although these flight paths show curves, what's wrong with this picture? (The curves do not all follow the path due to Coriolis.)
Effect for Air or Water
As wind or an ocean current moves, the Earth spins underneath it. Wind or water that travels toward the poles from the Equator curves to the east. Wind or water that travels toward the Equator from the poles curves to the west. The Coriolis effect bends the direction of surface currents to the right in the Northern Hemisphere. The currents curve left in the Southern Hemisphere (Figure below).
The Coriolis effect causes winds and currents to form circular patterns. The direction that they spin depends on the hemisphere that they are in.
- Earth rotates beneath freely moving objects like water and air. Compared with a spot on the planet, the objects appear to be moving.
- Freely moving objects appear to move right in the Northern Hemisphere. They appear to move left in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Coriolis is an effect rather than a force. Coriolis does not force a motion. An object appears to have a change of motion due to the Coriolis effect.
- What is the Coriolis effect?
- How does the Coriolis effect explain the curved flight paths in the image above (Figure above)?
- How does Coriolis affect wind and water?
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Today a friend of mine asked me to explain (via email) a few things to another developer regarding some things I have done with the Entity Framework (EF). I figured since I already typed it up I might as well share it here as well. So here it is.
I have had 2 issues with using EF4 which I have found creative and effective work around for.
Externalizing filters
The first issue, which also exists when using other frameworks, is that you end up with an explosion of methods (and usually a lot of duplicated code). For instance let's say you have a table to store users. This table has an ID, and Email field and, and let's and OpenIdUrl. So you end up with the following methods.
User GetUserById(long id) User GetUserByEmail(string email) User GetUserByOpenIdUrl(string openIdUrl)
Usually you'll find that each of these methods have the exact same implementation except a different where clause. Now there is a bigger problem in the fact that you cannot anticipate everything that the user may want to filter on. Because of this and the dynamic nature of IQueryable I have employed a technique using Expression Trees to allow the user to declare the exact filter to be used via a lambda expression. So for the users it's very slick. For example I could create the following method
public User GetUser(Expression> filter) { if (filter == null) { filter = Const .LinqExpression.LinqExpressionFuncAlwaysTrue; } User foundUser = null; using (InlineTasksContext dbContext = new InlineTasksContext()) { dbContext.Connection.Open(); foundUser = dbContext.Users.Where(filter).SingleIfExists(); } return foundUser; }
In this case I'm allowing the user to pass in a filter that is applied to the query. Here is how I could implement those three if I chose to as well.
public User GetUserById(long id) { return this.GetUser(user => user.Id == id); } public User GetUserByEmail(string email) { if (email == null) { throw new System.ArgumentNullException("email"); } return GetUser(user => user.Email == email); } public User GetUserByOpenIdUrl(string openIdUrl) { if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(openIdUrl)) { throw new ArgumentNullException("openIdUrl"); } return GetUser(user => user.OpenIdUrl == openIdUrl); }
Note in the first method I am using some other helpers I created. Specifically the Const
extension method. I use the AlwaysTrue expression so that way I don't have to be worried about doing an if and having to maintain 2 select statements. And the other (SingleIfExists) is used to just return null instead of blowing up if no elements exist in the sequence.
Since they are not the purpose of this email I've just put them at the bottom so that you can read if you are interested.
As Keith mentioned to me a while back Expression trees are not serializable so you still end up with this problem if you are using a service based solution. But you could try and use the sample Expression Tree Serialization to take care of this for you, I've never tried it, but it's on my TODO list.
My next issue is that you are forced to declare what navigation properties (i.e. table links) should be included in the query. This is done using the .Include method. So back to our GetUser example, how can a framework know what tables values should be extracted for? The end result is that the framework creator just includes a bunch of tables and 90% of the time the result is just wasted resources because the other data is never touched. Better is to provide a default which only includes the most commonly used tables and another method that allows them to specify what they want. Here is a sample for a GetTasksByUserId method
public IListGetTasksByUserId(long userId, IEnumerable includeList) { using (InlineTasksContext dbContext = new InlineTasksContext()) { var result = (from t in dbContext.Tasks .Include(includeList) .Where(t=>t.User.Id == 1) select t) .ToList(); return result; } } In this example I'm using an extension method for.Include which is defined as follows. public static ObjectQuery Include (this ObjectQuery query, IEnumerable includes) { if (query == null) { throw new System.ArgumentNullException("query"); } if (includes != null) { foreach (string include in includes) { query.Include(include); } } return query; }
So the idea is to create a framework which is both robust and easy to use, but at the same time is not overly assumptive about what the users want. I think a lot more can be done with EF and its dynamic nature.
Does that cover what you were intending Keith? Any questions/comments please send them my way.
Here are those methods I mentioned above.
public static class LinqExtensions { public static T SingleIfExistsSayed Ibrahim Hashimi(this IQueryable query) { if (query == null) { throw new System.ArgumentNullException("query"); } T result = default(T); if (query.Count() > 0) { result = query.Single(); } return result; } } //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- public class Const { public static class Predicate { public static Predicate AlwaysTrue { get { return x => true; } } public static Predicate AlwaysFalse { get { return x => false; } } } public class LinqExpression { public static Expression > LinqExpressionFuncAlwaysTrue { get { return x => true; } } } }
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Reuters, Brasilia :
Brazil forward Neymar shot to the top of the World Cup scoring charts with a superb double in a convincing 4-1 win for the hosts over Cameroon on Monday that sent them through as Group A winners to face Chile in the last 16.
After grabbing a brace in Brazil's 3-1 win over Croatia in their opening game, Neymar was again the star of the show at an electric national stadium and with four goals leads a chasing pack on three including Germany's Thomas Mueller and Karim Benzema of France.
Neymar struck twice in the first half either side of Joel Matip's effort for the already-eliminated Africans, Fred nodded home at the start of the second and substitute Fernandinho added a late fourth.
The sparkling performance, with poster-boy Neymar wowing the crowd with his trademark flicks and feints, meant Brazil went some way to dispelling doubts about their title credentials following last week's drab goalless draw with Mexico.
Their title rivals will have noted with interest, however, that Cameroon caused problems for the Brazilian defenders and with more accomplished forwards, such as injured captain Samuel Eto'o who was on the bench, might have pulled off an upset.
"I like the way the team played," Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari told a news conference.
"There were some highs and lows which is normal and sometimes we lost the ball in midfield which made us anxious," he added.
"Even though we had difficulties, we could have scored seven or eight and conceded a couple more goals.
"We have improved again and for the next game we should improve a little bit more."
Mexico finished level on seven points with Brazil thanks to their 3-1 victory over Croatia and went through in second place due to an inferior goal difference. They will play Group A winners the Netherlands, who beat Chile 2-0 on Monday.
Mexico took a 3-0 lead with late goals in Recife, rattling Brazilian nerves until Fernandinho, who was introduced at halftime, made it 4-1 and Croatia pulled one back.
The fired-up Brazilian players made a blistering start at the vast arena in the capital, where the stands had been transformed into a sea of yellow by expectant home fans. Hulk, back in the side after recovering from a muscle strain, was causing early problems down the right but Cameroon gradually played their way into the game before Neymar struck his first of the night after 17 minutes.
Luiz Gustavo won the ball on the left and his low cross was perfectly weighted for the 22-year-old, in space in the centre of the penalty area, to deftly guide the ball into the corner.
It was the 100th goal of this World Cup finals on Brazil's 100th appearance in soccer's global showpiece.
Cameroon refused to capitulate and were level nine minutes later when Allan Nyom squared for Joel Matip to side-foot into an empty net and momentarily silence the home fans.
Shouts of "Brazil! Brazil!" then rang out and the hosts were back in front in the 35th minute when Neymar ran at the defence and clipped a low shot past a wrong-footed Charles Itandje in the Cameroon goal.
Brazil made a similarly brisk start to the second period and David Luiz popped up on the left wing in the 49th to chip the ball to the far post for Fred to head home.
Neymar came off to a rapturous reception and was replaced by Willian in the 71st minute before Fernandinho clipped the ball into the corner after a well-worked move six minutes from time to complete an impressive win for the tournament favourites.
"The main thing today wasn't the result but the way the team played, getting back the spirit that we had in (last year's) Confederations Cup," Fernandinho said in a television interview. "In the first two games of the World Cup we missed that a bit," added the midfielder.
Cameroon, whose campaign has been wrecked by infighting and ill-discipline, depart having lost all three matches, conceding nine goals and scoring one.
Coach Volker Finke said he had been reasonably pleased with the Indomitable Lions' performance in the first half but criticised his players for not maintaining their concentration.
"It's not the first time we haven't focused for the whole 90 minutes, we need to find the reason for this," Finke told a news conference.
"Three times we had control of the ball and we lost it and those goals were unnecessary," added the German.
"There were certain things that were quite positive but it wasn't enough for the World Cup. We need to look at reality and as we are it's not enough for this competition."


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Microsoft wireless keyboards crypto cracked
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Security researchers have cracked the rudimentary encryption used in a range of popular wireless keyboards.
Bluetooth is increasingly becoming the de-facto standard for wireless communication in peripheral devices and is reckoned to be secure. But some manufacturers such as Logitech and Microsoft rely on 27 MHz radio technology which, it transpires, is anything but secure.
Using nothing more than a simple radio receiver, a soundcard and suitable software, Swiss security firm Dreamlab Technologies managed to capture and decode the radio communications between a keyboard and a PC. The attack opens the way up to all sorts of mischief including keystroke logging to capture login credentials to online banking sites or email accounts.
Dreamlab cracked the encryption key used within Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 and 2000 keyboards. As most products in Microsoft's wireless range are based on the same technology other products are likely to be insecure. Max Moser and Phillipp Schrödel of Dreamlab Technologies succeeded in eavesdropping traffic from a distance of up to ten meters using a simple radio receiver. More sensitive receivers may make it possible to capture keystrokes over larger distances.
Sniffing traffic between wireless keyboards and their base stations was possible because of the weak encryption used, as explained in a white paper from Dreamlab:
To our surprise, only the actual keystroke data seems to be encrypted. The Metaflags and identifier bits aren't encrypted or obfuscated. The one byte USB Hid code is encrypted using a simple XOR mechanism with a single byte of random data generated during the association procedure.
This means that there are only 256 different key values possible per keyboard and receiver pair. We did not notice any automated key change interval and therefore assume that the encryption key stays the same until the user reassociates the keyboard. 256 key combination can be brute forced even with very slow computers today. We did not analyze the quality of the random number so far because it was not needed to successfully break the encryption.
"Wireless communication is only as secure as the encryption technology used. Due to its nature, it can be tapped with little effort," said Dreamlab's Max Moser.
Dreamlab has reported the security loophole to Microsoft. The security researchers are holding off releasing details on exactly how the hack was pulled off pending the release of a fix, which it reckons may be a difficult and drawn-out process. The security researchers have however published a video of the attack here. ®


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DigitalOcean's cloud platform became more useful to developers running production applications on Tuesday with the addition of monitoring capabilities for its virtual machines.
Customers will be able to set alerts on the performance of their VMs, so that they're notified via email or Slack when certain conditions are met. For example, users could set an alert to trigger if a machine is using more than 85 percent of its CPU capacity for five minutes.
In addition, the monitoring service will let developers view logs of the performance of their VMs over time. The capabilities aren't as advanced as some third-party offerings, but DigitalOcean is offering them to customers free of charge.
It's a move by DigitalOcean to expand the features available to customers of its cloud platform, which is aimed at providing developers a simple way to run applications in the cloud. DO isn't as popular as other providers like Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, but it has a devoted following among developers. The company is especially focused on keeping its offerings simple, but powerful.
Earlier this year, the company introduced load balancers to help out customers using DigitalOcean to run production workloads. These monitoring features are designed to make the platform more appealing to those customers who are building production apps and would have had to look elsewhere for similar capabilities. Monitoring was one of the most-requested features among DigitalOcean users, according to Mitch Wainer, one of the company's co-founders.
Monitoring will allow DigitalOcean users to measure each virtual machine's CPU, memory, disk utilization, disk reads and writes, network traffic, and top processes. The software the cloud platform company uses collects information every minute. Users will be able to view current and historical data to help with their problems.
In the past, developers using DigitalOcean had to implement a third-party monitoring service or set up an open source monitoring package themselves. Josh West, a partner at software development company Super Humane, said in an interview that his company started out trying to use Datadog to monitor its DigitalOcean virtual machines, but found it to be too complex.
"We used Datadog a little bit, and it seemed like the value wasn't there, as complicated as it was," he said.
Developers can enable the monitoring capabilities when they're setting up a new virtual machine by clicking a checkbox. Those people who already have virtual machines set up in DigitalOcean can type the following command into their virtual machine's console to install the monitoring agent:
curl -sSL https://do-agent.sh | sh
Looking towards the future, Wainer said that DigitalOcean plans to build additional monitoring capabilities for its other cloud services, like block storage. While he wouldn't roll out adding additional paid monitoring features, he said that there aren't plans to immediately add them to the service.


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Reggae star Sizzla Kalonji is looking to mine gold in Africa the mother land.
According to reports, Kalonji recently obtained a piece of property in Africa that the entertainer is expected to use to mined gold and minerals.
Sizzla says he also plans to use the property for farming which he hopes will feed the nation.
Sizzla new album "The Scripture" is in stores today.
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10/08/04 Circus YES, Animal Acts NO!
On the occasion of Gärtner circus performance in Krizevci, activists from Krizevci and Animal Friends activists from Zagreb send a message: Circus YES, animal acts NO!
On Friday, October 8, 2004, the protest will take place in front of the circus on Setaliste Draga Novaka in Krizevci, starting at 4:30 P.M. Activists will be handing out leaflets against such inhuman treatment of animals as well as holding banners and shouting slogans, thus inviting citizens to boycott the ugliest show on earth. The protest will be also repeated before the beginning of the second show at 6:30 P.M.
High wire act and burning hoops are no fun! Circuses are definitely no fun for animals, therefore why is it amusing to watch exhausted and locked up animals performing unnatural acts? The majority of their lives in circuses, animals are kept in chains or locked up in confined places or their transport vehicles. They are deprived of food and water so that they wouldn't make much mess. Locked up, chained, lost, and often sedated, they spend 90% of their time waiting for training or performing. Whips, electric rods and other "tools" are often used in order to make them perform. Animals are transported in trucks too small for them, regardless of weather conditions and their natural needs. For example, elephants, that walk over 30 km a day in their natural habitats, are chained in tents in the middle of winter or locked up in trucks during summer heats all day long. Let's not forget that they are wild animals that are, naturally, not used to traveling, different climates, performing and confinement.
World famous circus Cirque du Soleil from Quebec has shown that circuses can function without animal acts. "We do not agree with training animals to perform tricks. We prefer giving that job to human beings," said Pierre Parisien, a member of the renewed group Cirque du Soleil from Quebec, which has developed a circus renaissance all over the world. "Those are animals, not performers. They should be in the jungle," said the art director of the group. "We don't agree with the way the animals are trained and I'm not sure that elephants and tigers have to spend half of their lives in cages and performing tricks around the world," he said. "We won't have animals in our shows ever again."
We hope that Krizevci will head towards the new and ethical future and that way it will be one of many cities that have opposed animal tormenting.
In a bill proposal for new Animal Welfare Act of Croatia, Animal Friends demands a ban of the circuses with animal acts, which are already banned all over the world - from Venice, Vienna, Greece, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, USA, Israel, Australia to many other cities and countries on all continents. We expect that Krizevci will join those cities and in the future ban circuses with animal acts.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is exiting a sweltering Washington, its dysfunction on full display as it left behind must-do legislation to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus and a stalemate over lawmakers' basic job of fulfilling agency budgets.
The twin failures highlighted the one step forward, two steps back nature of the bitterly-divided Congress, even as Senate Majority Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan trumpeted victories on drug abuse legislation and other, more modest bills. But an impasse over the Pentagon budget sent McConnell's effort to revive the process for advancing annual spending bills off the rails.
When lawmakers return from their vacation after Labor Day, a stopgap funding bill that's needed to prevent a government shutdown will be the main order of business before Congress recesses again for the fall campaign.


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BERLIN – Berlin Mayor Tom Cardinale will definitely run for re-election this fall, he said this week.
"I haven't made it official. I haven't made it a secret either," Cardinale said of his election plans.
Cardinale, elected to office in 2004, said he has several goals he wants to accomplish before leaving elected office.
"My goal is to make sure Berlin has a good policy towards growth. I want to maintain the historical integrity of Berlin," he said. "I want to do all I can to ensure the town is fiscally sound."
The town's financial position has improved, Cardinale said, and he wants to continue that improvement by watching spending and being careful with growth, not by raising taxes.
"I got some gas left," Cardinale said. "My wife is the one that's pushing me the hardest. She said, you've started something, you've got to continue it."
Although Cardinale has mentioned running for a second term off the public stage, his intentions have not been known to most of the townspeople. Many have speculated that he would not run again.
Cardinale said he asked himself two questions when deciding to continue his political career.
"Could I support any of the people I've heard are going to run for office? I'd say no," said Cardinale, who did not identify those potential rivals.
The mayor also asked himself whether he has had more good than bad days in office. The answer, he said, is yes.
Although it's early in the election year, the 2008 election may continue a slowly increasing trend of contested elections in Berlin. The 2004 mayoral election, in which Cardinale defeated incumbent Mayor Rex Hailey, was the first contested mayoral contest in years. In 2006, Williams ran for re-election to the town council, and was challenged by Marge Coyman, in the only contested race that year.
Council members Dean Burrell and Paula Lynch ran for re-election unopposed that year.
"For decades, getting people interested in running for public office in Berlin has been like pulling teeth," said Council Vice President Gee Williams. "There have been few contested elections."
Williams said the probable competition for the mayor's seat is a healthy sign for the town.
"It's definitely a new wrinkle in Berlin," Williams said. "Especially in local positions it's a position of public service really. There's a lot of responsibility and very little authority."
Cardinale said it's good for the town for seats to be contested.
"As for who else is going to run, so be it. That's democracy in action," Cardinale said. "I encourage people to run. I hope they do. That's what's good for government. That's what's good for the town."
Cardinale added, "If the people are satisfied with the job I'm doing, and I hope they are, they'll say, Tom, we want to give you another four years."
One rumored rival for the mayor's seat has been Williams, who said this week he is not intending to challenge for the spot.
"Absolutely not," he said. "I cannot do the job I need to do for my current employer and also do what's necessary to do a proper job as mayor. There's only so many hours in the day."
Williams said he has been approached by townspeople about running for mayor and was flattered by the suggestion, but did not consider it.
"I have a very rewarding position now," he said, referring to his post as public affairs director for the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore.
Another rumor had Williams interested in the new deputy administrative director slot, but that is also not true, Williams said, although he was asked to consider that as well.
Williams has two years left on his town council term.
Although there are nine months to go before Berlin's 2008 mayoral and town council election, speculation is also emerging over two town council seats.
District II Councilwoman Ellen Lang and District III Councilman Elroy Brittingham are up for re-election in the fall.
"I don't think I want to talk about what I'm thinking about doing," said Lang. "I think it's very early to be talking about it."
Brittingham also said he had made no decisions.
"I haven't made up my mind yet," said Brittingham. "It's too far in advance for me to decide."
Berlin businessman Thom Gulyas is a potential candidate in District II.
"I'm still investigating that opportunity," said Gulyas, the son of Worcester County Commissioner Louise Gulyas.
Gulyas, widely seen in town as a near certain town council candidate, is known as a vocal observer at town meetings.
"Some strong decisions need to be made by people who have some open minds and new vision," he said. "There need to be some tough questions asked."
While friends and supporters have thrown around the idea of a mayoral run, Gulyas prefers to aim for the town council.
"I'd like to see some new blood up there, I really would," said Gulyas. "I'd like to see more folks run. … Somebody needs to step up."


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BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's girls' varsity basketball opened the 2011-2012 campaign with a sound thumping of visiting North Dorchester, 60-13, on Tuesday in the home opener.
The Seahawks dominated the overmatched Eagles in every phase of the game, crashing the boards and challenging every shot and pass by North Dorchester with an aggressive, up-tempo defense. On offense, the Seahawks got balanced scoring from all over the roster in the dominating performance.
North Dorchester took an early 4-0 lead before the Seahawks got the offense cranked up. Abbie Schorr cut Decatur on the board with a soft jumper and added a free throw seconds later to cut the lead to 4-3. Kaitlin Hardt, who led all Decatur scorers with 15 points, gave the Seahawks their first lead of the game with a put-back to go ahead 5-4.
A lay-up by Monique Wise, followed by a steal and lay-up by Hardt extended Decatur's lead to 9-4. North Dorchester responded with a bucket in the paint to cut the lead to 9-6, then tied the game at 9-9 with a long three-pointer with 3:22 remaining in the first.
That was a close as the Eagles would get, however, as Decatur started pouring it on from all over the court. Schorr grabbed a rebound and scored underneath the basket to put Decatur head, 11-9, and converted a free throw to extend the lead to 12-9. After a pair of free throws by Payton VanKirk, Decatur lead 14-9, which is how the first quarter ended.
In the second quarter, Decatur's Jamie Parker scored on a fast-break lay-up, VanKirk hit a jumper from the wing and Marina Jones scored on a put-back as the Seahawks scored six points in the first minute of the period to extend the lead to 20-9. Jones scored again on a lay-up and Michelle Harris grabbed a rebound and converted to extend Decatur's lead to 24-9.
After a Parker free throw and jumper from the perimeter pushed the Seahawk lead to 27-9, North Dorchester scored their first basket since early in the first quarter to cut the Decatur lead to 27-11 with just over two minutes left in the second.
After a Parker free throw pushed the Decatur lead to 30-11, Hardt hit a jumper from the corner, followed by a long three-pointer to extend the Seahawks' lead to 36-11. A steal and a lay-up by Casey Ortiz just before the buzzer put Decatur up, 38-11, at the half.
After a lay-up by Jones and a free throw by Wise pushed the Decatur lead to 41-11, North Dorchester converted a long jumper for their first basket since the mid-way point in the second quarter for only their six successful shot in the game to cut the lead to 41-13. North Dorchester went scoreless the rest of the way as Decatur continued to build on its lead.
Coach Amy Fenzel-Mergott pulled the starters and cleared her bench for much of the second half and even the Seahawk reserves got in on the action as Decatur cruised to the 60-13 win to start the season 1-0.


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Why We Need Them
Syntax of Pointer-to-Pointer
Syntax of Reference-to-Pointer
Syntax of tracking reference to a handle(C++/CLI)(new)
Preference of One Over the Other
Do Not Mistake Every Pointer-to-Pointer Argument
Reference to Pointer Type (RTTI)
What Are Other Alternatives?
This article explains the reason behind using pointer-to-pointer and reference-to-pointer to modify a pointer passed to a function, to understand their usage better. For brevity, I use the terms ptr-to-ptr and ref-to-ptr, respectively, to represent them. In this article, I'm not going to discuss how to use ptr-to-ptr as a 2-dimensional array or array of pointers. Please note we can use ptr-to-ptr in C and C++ but we can only use ref-to-ptr in C++.
Why We Need Them
When we use "pass by pointer" to pass a pointer to a function, only a copy of the pointer is passed to the function. We can say "pass by pointer", it is actually passing a pointer by value. In most cases, this does not present a problem. But, a problem arises when you modify the pointer inside the function. Instead of modifying the variable, you are only modifying a copy of the pointer and the original pointer remains unmodified, that is, it still points to the old variable. The code below demonstrates this behaviour.
//global variable
int g_One=1;
//function prototype
void func(int* pInt);int main()
int nvar=2;
int* pvar=&nvar;
std::cout<<*pvar<<std::endl; //Will still show 2
return 0;
}void func(int* pInt)
Syntax of Pointer-to-Pointer
This is how you call the function with a ptr-to-ptr parameter:
//function prototype
void func(int** ppInt);int main()
int nvar=2;
int* pvar=&nvar;
return 0;
Let us see how to modify the pointer in the function using a ptr-to-ptr parameter
void func(int** ppInt)
//Modify the pointer ppInt points to
//You can also allocate memory, depending on your requirements
*ppInt=new int;
//Modify the variable *ppInt points to
Let me summarize what all those dereferencing statements are:
- ppInt is the ptr-to-ptr. We will never modify this because if we do, we'll lose our grip on the address of the pointer it is pointing to.
- *ppInt is the pointed pointer. If we modify this, we are modifying the contents of the pointed pointer, which is an address and in the above example, pvar. In other words, we are effectively modifying what pvar points to.
- **ppInt is the dereferenced twice variable which is what pvar points to.
Syntax of Reference-to-Pointer
Let us see how to modify a pointer in the function using a ref-to-ptr parameter.
//global variable
int g_One=1;
//function prototype
void func(int*& rpInt);int main()
int nvar=2;
int* pvar=&nvar;
return 0;
void func(int*& rpInt)
//Modify what pvar is pointing to, to g_One
//You can also allocate memory, depending on your requirements
rpInt=new int;
//Modify the variable rpInt points to
Now, let us look at how you called the function with the ref-to-ptr parameter:
You may wonder whether, in the above func(), the parameter rpInt is pointer to reference. Just take my word for it that it is called ref-to-ptr and it is ref-to-ptr.
Let me once again summarize what all those dereferencing statements are:
- rpInt is the reference for the pointer, pvar in the above example.
- *rpInt dereferences what pvar point to, so you get the variable the pointer, pvar is pointing to.
Syntax of tracking reference to a handle(C++/CLI)
Let us see how to modify a handle in C++/CLI function using the "tracking reference to a handle" parameter. This C++/CLI handle has nothing to do with Win32 HANDLEs and this handle is a reference to a managed object on the CLI heap. I use an object this time, instead of a Plain Old Data(POD)/primitive data/value type because you can only change a reference to an object.
//function prototype
void func(ClassA^% thObj);int main()
ClassA^ obj = gcnew ClassA;
ClassA^ obj2=&obj;
return 0;
void func(ClassA^% thObj)
//Modify what obj2 is referencing, to g_obj
thObj=g_obj; // g_obj is a global object.
//You can instantiate a new class
thObj=gcnew ClassA();
//Modify the variable thObj is referencing, through a its member function, SetInt().
Let me once again summarize what all those dereferencing statements are:
- thObj is the tracking reference for the handle, obj2 in the above example.
Preference of One Over the Other
Now we have seen the syntax of ptr-to-ptr and ref-to-ptr. Are there any advantages of one over the other? I'm afraid not. The usage of one or both is just a personal preference for some programmers. Some who use ref-to-ptr say the syntax is "cleaner" while some who use ptr-to-ptr say that the ptr-to-ptr syntax makes it clearer to those reading the code just what you are doing.
Do Not Mistake Every Pointer-to-Pointer Argument
Do not mistake every ptr-to-ptr argument as purely ptr-to-ptr. An example would be to write int main(int argc, char *argv[]){…} as int main(int argc, char **argv){…} where **argv is actually an array of pointers. Be sure to check out the library documentation first!
Reference to Pointer Type (RTTI)
You cannot use RTTI to find out the type of ref-to-ptr. typeid() does not support reference types.
void test(int*& rpInt)
std::cout << "type of *&rpInt: " << typeid(rpInt).name()
<< std::endl; //will show int *
What Are Other Alternatives?
If you find that the ptr-to-ptr and ref-to-ptr syntax are rather hard to understand, you can just use the "return the pointer" method.
int* func()
return new int;
You may ask whether you would ever use ptr-to-ptr and ref-to-ptr in your projects and whether it is necessary to know about them. Well, as developers, we use libraries and technologies that other people developed. One example would be that COM uses ptr-to-ptr to return an interface pointer using CoCreateInstance() and IUnknown::QueryInterface(). At some point in your developer career, you are definitely going to come across them. It is good to know them.
- 2009/04/29 Updated the explanations and added tracking reference to a handle in C++/CLI
- 2003/09/02 First release


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Kroger boosts quarterly dividend
CINCINNATI — Kroger announced that its board of directors has raised the company's quarterly dividend by about 30%, to 15 cents per share.
The dividend will be paid on Dec. 1 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Nov. 15. Since reinstating dividends in 2006, Kroger has increased the dividend each year and expects to continue to do so.
"This substantial dividend increase demonstrates the confidence of our Board of Directors that the Customer 1st strategy will produce strong returns for shareholders," Kroger chairman and CEO David Dillon said. "The 30% increase demonstrates our ability to continue to generate strong free cash flow and operating results."


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Cold-fission yields at effective excitation energies
- The experimental cold-fission yields for the system 233U(nth, f) are analyzed as function of the effective total excitation energy (TXE). The nuclear level density effect is taken into account at higher TXE, in order to benefit by the lower experimental data uncertainty as well as to avoid the quantitative account of the level densities close to fragment ground states. In this way the odd-even staggering which appears in the yields extrapolated at zero excitation energy by using the level densities, vanishes. We conclude that the cold nuclear fragmentation theory including the dynamical model describes well the experimental data.


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The Climate Wire article "Slow Stirrings Among Conservatives on Adaption — Just Don't Mention Climate Change" (July 28), discusses the growing trend among city planners to tip-toe around the word "global warming" to enact engineering plans to adapt to growing effects of climate change, namely floods and more-powerful hurricanes.
The story contains the anecdote of a planner in League City,Texas, whose political ingenuity convinces elected city officials to approve "comprehensive plans limiting new development near wetlands and in flood plains that might be threatened in the future" and "it restricts development in places likely to flood."
For taxpayers, the question is why are people building homes on flood plains and hurricane-prone land to begin with. The answer is simple — it is the direct consequence of government policies, the very government now scrambling to protect us from the policy they helped push.
Since it was established in 1968, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has made more homes susceptible to hurricane and flood destruction. The program allows property owners in participating communities to purchase insurance protection from the government against losses from flooding. Before the program, there was considerably less development in flood and hurricane prone areas. Not surprisingly, when the government decided to insure homes that the private sector wouldn't, development in disaster-prone areas increased.
Residents of League City, the Galveston County town of 83,000 portrayed in the story, have filed over 3,000 NFIP claims worth over $41 million.
Nationally, the government flood insurance program has paid nearly $39 billion in claims since 1978. As of 2010, the program was $20 billion in the hole and only collecting $2 billion in premiums each year. That didn't stop the supposedly fiscally conservative Republican-controlled House from overwhelmingly approving the program (406-22, with basically a portion of the Tea Party caucus voting "no") in July for an additional five years.
The program not only incentivizes people to build their homes in perpetually disaster-prone areas, it pays them to do it twice. "Repetitive Loss" homes — those who have been damaged and repaired more than once — currently only make up about one-percent of total homes in the program, yet they draw down 40 percent of the total claims in the program.
The government would be wise to leave housing insurance to the private sector and let those who wish to build a house on a flood plain weigh their costs and consequences of that decision against available options in insurance industry, which doesn't have the luxury of printing money.


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Both widowed as newlyweds, Jessica and Jordan found love and hope again in each other. Their touching story is a reminder why you should never stop believing in the power of love.
Jessica's husband was killed in a motorcycle accident only two months after their wedding day. He died on July 30, 2009.
Ten months after their wedding, Jordan's wife became very ill and was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Ten months later, on April 23, 2011, she passed away.
A mutual friend mentioned Jessica to Jordan professionally, so he looked her up online and sent her a friend request. They checked each other out and realized they had a lot in common — including the fact that they were both widowed.
"I think Jordan and I clicked so quickly because we could both be very vulnerable with each other so very early on in a way that only people who've gone through what we've gone through can understand," says Jessica.
Watch as the newlyweds intimately share their story.


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A delicious, lower-glycemic way to satiate your sweet tooth this summer. Photo by Viktorija | Fotolia.
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Sorbet is a healthier dessert than ice cream. It has no milk or cream (cholesterol) and is much lower in calories.
It's the same with frozen yogurt: If you purchase anything other than nonfat frozen yogurt, you get the milk calories and cholesterol.
This recipe is from Chobani Greek Yogurt. Cool, sweet and with a hint of refreshing tartness, this yogurt sorbet is inexpensive and easy to make. Greek yogurt is high in protein and rich in calcium. Serve it plain or garnished with a mint leaf as a palate cleanser between courses. For dessert or a snack, top with fruit, nuts or shaved chocolate.
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The Wheel of Fortune Before Pat & Vanna
The Question:
Before Vanna White & Pat Sajak there were two other hosts of Wheel of Fortune. One was Chuck Woolery. Who was the woman?
The Answer:
You are correct. Game show veteran Chuck Woolery was one of the first hosts of the show when it debuted on Jan. 6, 1975.
Now, would you like to spin or buy a vowel?
Just kidding.
To answer your question, L.A.-based talk show personality Susan Stafford was the show's other host. Pat Sajak debuted as host in December 1981 and Vanna White replaced Stafford a year later.
And while we have your attention, here's one you can stump your friends with at your next party. The first letter Vanna ever turned on the Wheel of Fortune puzzleboard was a "t."
In case you're wondering, we found all this information at the Wheel of Fortune web site.
-The Editors


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Even though we are for the most part a "links" blog, the editors of 3 Quarks Daily have decided that we will take turns writing a short column each Monday, where we can talk about whatever we feel like. No one else wanted to do the first one so it has fallen to me by default, and I'll take this opportunity to just ramble on about a bunch of things…
Last fall, the President of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, gave a very good speech on conflict resolution at the Asia Society in New York City, at which I was present, and in which, among other things, she commented that:
Conflict resolution has become today, a high profile subject taught in universities and lectured on, at many a seminar and conference. Experts in this field are held in awe in some circles in many countries. Yet, conflict resolution is not new. It has only been packaged differently in our age.
Afterwards, there was a reception and a friend introduced me to the President, to whom I said that although she was right about there being a lot of fancy repackaging of age-old wisdom in the academic field of conflict resolution, there have been some interesting intellectual developments, in mathematics, for example, which do provide new tools for avoiding or even resolving conflicts. As an example, I brought up cake theory.
Cake theory basically looks at methods of how to divide a cake among n persons so that each of them feels they got a fair share. For example, for two persons, one method would be to have one person cut the cake into two pieces, after which the other person gets to choose which piece she wants. This obviously gives the first person great incentive to carefully cut the cake into equal halves, otherwise she will get stuck with the smaller one. It gets a little more complicated for greater numbers of persons, but the problem has been solved for arbitrary n.
One method for dividing the cake into an arbitrary number of portions is described in the Wikipedia this way:
Another method begins with the first person portioning off 1 / n of the resource (for n people). Each following person then examines the portion in turn, removing a part for themselves if they believe the portion to be larger than 1 / n. The last person to remove part receives the portion. The process continues until the entire resource has been fairly divided.
The problem may be modified by requiring the division to be envy-free: that is, each recipient should not only believe that they have at least 1 / n of the resource (according to their measure) but that no other recipient has received more than they have.
The President seemed interested, so I went on to point out that this method has already been used in the Law of the Sea Treaty to divide under-sea mining resources between industrialized and developing countries:
The Convention of the Law of the Sea, which went into effect in 1994, incorporates such a scheme to protect the interests of developing countries when a highly industrialized nation wants to mine a portion of the seabed underlying international waters. The country seeking to mine would divide that area into two portions. An independent agency representing the developing countries would then choose one of the two tracts, reserving it for future use. [See more here.]
At this point, Madam President's philistine handlers decided that she had been subjected to a long enough insane-sounding harangue on "cakes" and "the sea" by me, and she was dragged off to be introduced to someone more polite. But she was interested, and subsequently had my wife, Margit, and me over to the Presidential Palace in Columbo for drinks when we were visiting friends in Sri Lanka later in the year.
Anyhow, we had a great time in Sri Lanka, and were saddened to hear that, among so many lives and so much else, the beautiful old hotel we stayed at on the beach in the coastal city of Galle was destroyed by the tsunami. But even that most horrific of disasters may have a silver lining in terms of our theme of conflict resolution, making possible more fruitful negotiations between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers (the LTTE): there is more about that here.
I was reminded of all this by a great post yesterday at Something Similar by Jeff Hodges, about The Fair Division Calculator.
Have a good week!


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In the small town of Staunton, Ill., the new $9 million water plant is a welcome addition. After all, when the 80-year-old facility it replaces seized up last year, the community's 5,000 residents were without water for five days.
But for Staunton's part-time mayor Craig Neuhaus, the plant represents more than water security. He expects the water system upgrade to help bring business to this town about 40 miles north of St. Louis.
"These companies come in, the first thing they are going to ask is: What is your infrastructure? I mean if you don't have sewer or water they don't want to come," Neuhaus said.
It was that very economic development potential that qualified Staunton for a low-interest 40-year federal loan to pay for the plant — money that came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Program.
The program — an often overlooked part of massive farm bills — supports non-farm projects that backers say are critical to the economic vitality of rural communities. That amounted to about $30 billion in mostly loan guarantees and grants in 2012, but Congress has cut the program's funding by a third in the last decade and it's unclear how funding will fare in the 2013 Farm Bill efforts moving through Congress.
Rural development projects can range from helping put a new roof on a community center to building a new library or providing seed funding for a new business. But infrastructure projects like Staunton's new water plant are the bread and butter of rural development, said Doug O'Brien, the USDA's Acting Undersecretary for Rural Development.
"When you drive across rural America and you see that classic water tower, there is a very good chance that USDA Rural Development was there to provide a grant-loan mix so that we can get to a place that the water system can afford to sustain itself," O'Brien said.
In 2012, the USDA funded 845 water and sewer projects across the country, with most of the support, like Staunton's, coming through loans rather than grants. The agency said those projects affect nearly 2.5 million people across the country.
Neuhaus said without the federal loan, there would have been no way for Staunton to afford its new plant. The residents are paying a surcharge and increased water rates so the city can pay off the debt.
Critics, however, contend the USDA's rural development programs are a relic of the New Deal of the 1930s. And a recent report from the Government Accountability Office said that some of the programs duplicate those found in other government agencies such as the Department of Commerce or Small Business Administration, and that it's hard to measure the effectiveness of the spending. The Libertarian Cato institute questions whether the money spent actually delivers promised jobs.
The prospect for more funding cuts concerns Chris Merrett, director of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs.
"It would lead to an accelerated deterioration of the rural quality of life," he said, adding that the farm economy is more than just simply farms — and that a healthy agriculture sector needs a healthy non-farm sector.
But he and others point out that there are fewer farm lawmakers in Congress making sure the money gets funneled to rural economic development. And with Farm Bill attention directed at the big-money items like crop insurance and food stamp programs, it's even hard for lawmakers on the Congressional agriculture committees to remember it.
Current versions of the 2013 Farm Bill include most facets of current development programs, but the question now will be how much money they get, said Frank Dunmire, who is with the Illinois Rural Water Association. He fears if there are more cuts it could lead to a backlog in needed public works program in rural areas.
"It is just going to be a snowball effect" in the projects that would build up, Dunmire said.
Just like Staunton needed water flowing through its pipes, rural interest groups say they need the funding pipeline from Washington to continue, so they reduce or avoid problems like going without water for a week.


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Daikin Industries Ltd. Launched a new global publication explaining its policy and actions related to the environmental impact of refrigerants.
While Daikin is known as the first manufacturer to launch residential and commercial air conditioners / heat pumps using the refrigerant HFC-32, this publication takes a much wider focus. It explains Daikin's general considerations for making a refrigerant choice, and the refrigerant direction for the whole Daikin portfolio, including VRV, Applied and Refrigeration products. The publication also explains the role of the company and its stakeholders to reduce the environmental impact during the entire refrigerant and equipment lifecycle.
Daikin has a long history of continually reducing the environmental impact of cooling, heating and refrigeration products, as well as having a unique expertise that comes from manufacturing both equipment and refrigerants. This is a result of the company's corporate philosophy to "Be a Company that Leads in Applying Environmentally Friendly Practices".
Regarding refrigerant choice, Daikin has expertise in using fluorinated (HFC, HFO) as well as non- fluorinated gases (Ammonia, CO2, hydrocarbons), because the company believes in diversity of refrigerant choice to allow the best suited option to be used in each application. Taking a comprehensive approach, Daikin evaluates four basic factors when making a refrigerant choice: safety, environmental impact, energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness. This publication explains in more detail what this entails, and gives some practical examples from the Daikin product portfolio.
With this publication, the Daikin global group intends to share its views regarding the future of refrigerant choice with customers, business partners and policy makers of countries.


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Due to the Anime Expo 2013, the anime world has been abuzz with excitement. One question that's been on everyone's lips is "Will Pacific Rim be a hit?" Most arguments in the negative, claim that Hollywood doesn't know how to do a good 'Mecha' show. While it's true that the giant fighting robot concept was initially Japanese, Hollywood has been known to put its own spin on things and improve upon them. Yea we have some flops every now and again but hey, no one's perfect. Personally, I think that there is ALOT of potential in a high budget mecha movie and am anxiously looking forward to its release.
With that said, I was given the opportunity to award a prize (see image above) to one lucky winner. To participate, all you have to do is leave a comment saying what you think about the upcoming Pacific Rim movie. On Friday afternoon at 12 (12.07.2013), one of you will be selected with random.org's 'True Random Number Generator' and contacted via the email used to post your comment.
(Note. if no reply is received by midnight then another winner will be chosen)
Good luck!!


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The Unforgettable Journey
Families juggle an endless list of activities and commitments, and the pace isn't likely to slow as the years go. Keeping the dental health, growth, and development of kids on track takes an ongoing commitment for busy parents. When it comes to straightening teeth, knowing the right time for treatment can be trickier than it seems. Learn more about the simple key to helping kids grow into a perfect smile.
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Add Drama to Your House with Sparkling and Glamorous Wallpapers
Are you one of those people who simply love glitters and sparkles? From your dresses to your phone covers, is everything embellished or covered in glitters? Yes? Well then, it's time to add some drama to your house as well. Yes, your dream of adding some glitters to your rooms can now be turned into reality with sparkling wallpapers. Trust me, you wouldn't regret once you install some quality murals on your walls. And the best part about these kinds of décors is that you need not invest in any kind of fancy items or expensive artworks, to deck up the space. They are enough themselves.
To know more about this kind of wallpaper Adelaide, please keep reading this article. Add Drama to Your House with Sparkling and Glamorous Wallpapers Add Drama to Your House with Sparkling and Glamorous Wallpapers
Right Company – When it comes to these sparkling wallpapers, you need to choose the right company. Otherwise, the quality might not be as expected and it can completely ruin the décor of your house. So, do check the credentials and customer reviews before relying on any random company. The ideal solution would be to shortlist a few companies and then compare their ratings and/or testimonials.
Accent Walls – So, are you in a dilemma because too many sparkling wallpapers in a room might make it look a little odd or overdone? Well then, try accent walls. Install simple wallpapers in all the other walls, while clad just one of them with a glittery and shiny one. And yes, choose a different colour as well, so that it pops out well.
Customize – If you do not really like the "already there" stock of wallpapers that the company has, then ask them to customize one according to your house decoration and taste.
Installation – No matter what kind of wallpapers you are deciding to purchase, I would ask you to hire professionals for installing them in your house. I know that you must have already seen many DIY videos and feel confident that you would be able to pull it off; but then, why take risks when it comes to your house? So, simply try to choose a company that is into installing apart from just selling murals.
Price – Last but not the least, you need to check the prices that they are charging. Here again, you need to compare a few quotations before finalizing a company. But yes, do not compromise on the quality just because you are concerned about the budget.
And here are a few additional tips for you all:
While planning the look of your rooms, make sure that the balance is there, as sparkling wallpaper might take all the attention away from your favourite cherry wood cabinets or mahogany dining table. So, place them carefully.
Before the installation process, make sure that the surface is all clean and smooth so that there is no issue afterwards. Scrub the walls well before calling any company for the installation.
So, now that you know it all, don't delay any further and start your hunt for a quality glittery wallpaper now. And to know more about these wallpapers or Adelaide Signwriters, keep following my articles. Thank me later!


text: On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 02:23:26PM -0500, John Burton wrote: > Greetings, > > I am in the process of upgrading a small Beowulf cluster. The current > cluster has 8 1U processing nodes with dual 1GHz Pentium III processors > on a SuperMicro 370DER motherboard and 2GB of RAM. I will be getting a > 1U APPRO 1124 which has dual AthlonMP 1900+ processors and 2GB of RAM as > an evaluation unit in the next couple of weeks. I am expecting some > speedup and will be using application code to do some realistic > benchmarking. Part of the application codes uses the BLAS and LAPACK > libraries. I am also looking at the Intel compilers to help improve > performance. My questions for this group are: > > * Does anyone have any experience / comments on the ATLAS subroutine > libraries on Intel vs. Athlon systems? I have put ATLAS libraries on both platforms. I'm getting roughly a 2x speed up with ATLAS in both cases. > * Same question, except Intel vs. GCC compilers? > * Would the standard BLAS libraries compiled under the Intel > compilers approach the performance of the ATLAS libraries? > * Does anyone have any experience / comments on the APPRO 1124 box? > I've seen some comments here about heat dissipation problems for > 1U dual athlon systems, is this the system in question? > > Basically I'm looking at 3 variables (subroutine libraries, > architecture, and compiler) with two possible values each. From that I'm > trying to come up with the best combination for my particular > application set. Anyone have any thoughts? comments? > > John > > -- > John Burton, Ph.D. > Principal Associate GATS, Inc. > j.c.burton at gats-inc.com 11864 Canon Blvd. - Suite 101 > jcb at visi.net (personal) Newport News, VA 23606 > (757) 873-5920 (voice) (757) 873-5924 (fax) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > -- Arthur H. Edwards 712 Valencia Dr. NE Abq. NM 87108 (505) 256-0834


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30 Minutes with Ted Nugent
In honor of Ted Nugent's role as one of the outspoken members of VH1's volatile Supergroup , I dug around in the S&V archives and found this interview I conducted with the Motor City Madman exactly 5 years ago on June 14, 2001. That day, Ted and I spoke a few hours before he headed out to perform at the Jones Beach Ampitheater (as it was known then) in Wantagh, New York, to, as he put it, "scare all of the white people on Long Island." (A shorter version of this chat appeared in the September 2001 issue.)
I read somewhere that at one of your concerts, you and your brother were scoping out the crowd, saw some people with some bootlegging equipment, and... Mikey, Mikey, Mikey... that was back in '76. [laughs] That was mentioned in a special piece I did for the Wall Street Journal. It was part of our ongoing modus operandi - our little rock & roll Navy Seal commando raids before concerts. How dare somebody else benefit from my name!
The correlation I was making was with Napster and downloading, something I know you're such a big fan of... Sure. [sarcastically] I'm a big fan of thievery. Anybody who can pilfer and vandalize and shoplift - I'm a big fan of all of that.
I'm not a very bright guy, but I at least have a radar that not much can fly under and nothing can fly over. My thing is, if you've got a product in your right hand, do you have a receipt for it in your left hand? And if you don't, you stole it.
The example I use is, if you go to a restaurant, have a great meal, and then leave without paying for it, what's the difference between that and downloading copyrighted music for free? Hello! And if the restaurant wants to give it to you, that's the individual restaurateur's decision, not the restaurant industry's.
You know, I'm a really, really, really lucky SOB, Mike. I get to not only travel this great country and pursue every dream career I could ever pull out of my ass, but I get stopped on the street by accountants, cops, teachers, bagel-shop owners, hot-dog guys, politicians, and little ladies with twins in strollers, and you know what I see? I see common sense. I'm not guessing at this stuff. What I really represent when I open my stupid mouth is the truth. Sometimes I'm the French tickler of truth, but nonetheless...
As somebody once said, a lot of people can't handle the truth. That's right, bubie. My critics are my favorite people - they absolutely make me look so good. I could hire the world's greatest screenwriter and actor and couldn't create a bigger foil than the average squawker who calls in to complain about me.


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Some of the ONE LIFE TO LIVE Cast: (L-R) - Jerry verDorn, Kassie DePaiva, Melissa Archer, Robert S. Woods, Andrew Trischitta, Laura Harrier, Tuc Watkins, Erika Slezak, Josh Kelly, Florencia Lozano, Kelley Missal, Robert Gorrie; Photo Credit: Chapman Baehler |
ONE LIFE TO LIVE premieres on April 29 with all new episodes on Hulu, Hulu Plus and iTunes on Monday, April 29th.
Check out day-by-day spoilers for the first week of episodes below:
Monday, 4/29: ONE LIFE TO LIVE is back! Find out what fan favorites Viki, Dorian, Todd, Blair, Tea, Bo, Nora, and all the OLTL residents have been up to since we last took a visit to Llanview. What surprises are in store in the blockbuster first episode?
Tuesday, 4/30: How will the Llanview residents cope after the surprising turn of events at Shelter's premiere? Viki and Dorian's historic feud begins a new chapter. Two longstanding characters are shell shocked yet again by something surprising.
Wednesday, 5/1: Todd tries to understand Dani, who he hasn't seen in a year. Dorian takes action to protect herself. Nora tries to convince Matthew to take responsibility for his actions.
Thursday, 5/2: Who pulls a fast one on Dorian? Tea explains exactly what happened with her baby. Todd tries to make amends.
Friday, 5/3: ONE LIFE TO LIVE's first ever behind-the-scenes show, interact with your favorite OLTL stars as they discuss this week's hot topics and take a closer look at the big events in Llanview from the past four days.
Monday, 5/6: Tea tries to keep things together. Two popular characters grapple over their respective family issues. Todd tries to get through to Blair. Clint has a serious talk with his family.
Tuesday, 5/7: Matthew tries to protect Dani. Bo and Nora have a little fun with their empty nest. Todd encounters danger in his own room. A shady art dealer comes to Shelter to confront Cutter. Guest starring NERVO and RiFF RAFF.
Wednesday, 5/8: Todd decides to do something unexpected. Dorian considers revenge. Clint lectures Matthew. Viki goes over her options.
Thursday, 5/9: Dorian sets her plan in motion. Bo tries to convince Nora to return to her roots. Todd tries to buy love. Viki makes a bold move. Does someone in Llanview die?
Friday, 5/10: On MORE ONE LIFE TO LIVE, the behind-the-scenes show, interact with your favorite OLTL stars as they discuss this week's hot topics and take a closer look at the big events in Llanview from the past four days.
Monday, 5/13: Todd tries to convince Viki that he's changed. Destiny confronts Matthew. A character must say their goodbyes.
Tuesday, 5/14: A fight breaks out with serious consequences. Jeffrey, Matthew, and Dani play a dangerous game at the apartment. Cutter auditions a new singer at Shelter. Guest starring Jenni "JWoww" Farley and Jessie Malakouti.
Wednesday, 5/15: Bo and Natalie search for clues to find out the truth. Jeffrey steps in to help Destiny. Matthew is found in a compromising situation. Todd tries to get everyone to believe him.
Thursday, 5/16: Tea comes to a startling realization. Clint talks to Viki about taking the next step. Dani is troubled by Matthew's new friend. Nora bonds with Destiny.
Friday, 5/17: Friday recap show.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is part of the call to prayer issued by Frank S. Page, president of the SBC Executive Committee, to prayer for revival and spiritual awakening for our churches, our nation and our world during 2013. Baptist Press is carrying First-Person articles during the year encouraging Southern Baptists to pray in specific areas and for specific needs in petitioning the Father for spiritual awakening.
NASHVILLE (BP) — The North American Mission Board has targeted reaching the urban centers of the United States and Canada with a two-pronged initiative — a massive church planting initiative called Send North America and a parallel LoveLoud evangelistic ministry emphasis.
These two initiatives address what Donald McGavran, the father of the modern church growth movement, observed as "redemption and lift" — the transformation that takes place when communities are reached with the Gospel.
Every community has needs. The sheer number of people in the inner cities amplifies the brokenness of our sin-infected and impoverished world. If we are to reclaim our nation with the Gospel, there is a tremendous need for healthy churches to reach out to these teeming masses.
NAMB's LoveLoud emphasis has a threefold strategy: mobilize your church to love neglected neighbors, to love neglected communities and to love neglected children.
Overlooked and often neglected neighbors include those struggling with substance abuse, homelessness, hunger, incarceration and/or physical or emotional disabilities. Other neglected neighbors include victims of human trafficking, people from other nations who have moved to the neighborhood and widows.
Neglected sectors of the community can be served through innovative ministries such as literacy missions, medical and dental clinics, sports outreach ministries, adopt-a-school initiatives, and community transformation through economic and community development.
Neglected children can be served through such ministries as pregnancy care, foster care, adoption and mentoring programs.
NAMB recommends three learning steps for churches willing to embark on the LoveLoud journey.
Community Prayerwalk — seeing people and communities "through the eyes of Jesus." Prayerwalking among the people and visiting the places where they live, work and shop will allow God to speak to you about His love for them and their great need for Him.
Community Exploration Experience (CEE) — a CEE is a natural next step following a community prayerwalk. This is an opportunity for personal interactions and an intentional focus on gathering information.
Community Strengths and Needs Survey — this step moves a church deeper in the learning process and requires developing relationships with community leaders. It is very important to show respect and appreciation for these community leaders. Remember, you are entering their community as learners and as servants.
"Community" will look different for each congregation based on context, setting, vision and mission. It may be a focus on a certain radius around the church, a specific section of town, a group of schools, an entire inner city or an unreached people group. Churches will be able to define their specific community focus as they walk the LoveLoud journey.
In his classic book, "Understanding Church Growth," McGavran noted that church members who have experienced genuine redemption through Christ's saving activity will demonstrate certain things:
* They repent and turn from their sins, becoming new creations.
* They gain victory over pride, greed, laziness, drink, hate and envy.
* They cease quarreling with their neighbors and committing adultery.
* They turn from litigation to constructive activity.
* They educate their children.
* They learn what God requires of them and worship regularly.
* In short, they become more effective human beings.
Communities that have a healthy church in their midst (what McGavran called a "true church") are communities that experience a "lift" that accompanies redemption. Fellowship buoys the members. Concerned friends gather at bedsides to pray during sickness. Reading and hearing the Bible reminds the church family that God is for them and is available to them. Realizing they are sons and daughters of the King, members of the church act as such and begin living for others. In short, he wrote, a community "in which many others have accepted Christ, becomes a better and better place to live."
"All these redemptions occur in imperfect measure, to be sure, but they occur," McGavran wrote.This kind of redemption is "indefinitely reproducible," he added. "Wherever men trust Christ, read His Word, obey Him, and gather round His table they are redeemed in this way."
In preparation for LoveLoud Sunday, set for July 21 on the SBC calendar, ask the Lord to let you see the community where you live with the eyes of Jesus. Then ask Him to lift your eyes to the wider fields of harvest. While all effective ministry begins in our own Jerusalem, it must not stop there. Where in your Judea and your Samaria do you need to establish new pockets of ministry? What part of the "uttermost" is the Lord leading your church to engage with the Gospel?
Roger S. "Sing" Oldham is vice president for convention communications and relations with the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee. For more information about the LoveLoud emphasis, visit NAMB's (LoveLoud Web page). Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress) and in your email (baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp).


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The epitome of an English country house by the sea, the four-star Hotel Miramar occupies one of the most spectacular vantage points in Bournemouth, a large resort town on the south coast of England. Designed in true Edwardian style, the popular wedding venue features curved balconies, ornate plaster cornices, and timber skirting and architraves.
With the existing chimneys and flues boarded up long ago, the idea of resurrecting the redundant fireplaces seemed impossible. That was until hotel bosses saw EcoSmart Fire's range of bioethanol fuelled fireplaces on display at a trade show.
"For many years the fireplaces in the hotel [had] been purely decorative because our chimneys [were] no longer functional, so when we saw EcoSmart Fire at the Independent Hotel Show and discovered their burners needed no fume extraction, we knew we had to have them."
Theo Lakimov, Hotel Miramar's head of operations.Not only has EcoSmart Fire reinvigorated the original fireplaces with an environmentally friendly alternative for guests to enjoy, but also provided a cost-effective heating solution that has had a direct effect on the building's bottom line.
"We are really pleased with the final result and our guests think the fires are absolutely fantastic," says Theo. "The fireplaces now look stunning and in the winter give the hotel an incredibly cosy feel. In fact, they give off a surprisingly effective amount of heat. For example, this winter we were able to turn the central heating off in the main foyer and just rely on the heat from the fires alone.
"They're easy to use, safe, and clean and we are extremely happy with the final result."
By closing the dampener or blocking off the chimney with a metal plate, EcoSmart's Grate Inserts make it easy to increase efficiency of a traditional fire conversion.
"Often people think that once a chimney has been blocked up then that's the end of a fireplace, however bioethanol can change all that," says Paul Holt, Smart Fire UK business manager. "The EcoSmart burners are extremely flexible and can be fitted almost anywhere. Not only have we reinvigorated existing fireplaces but we've pushed the boundaries of fireplace design."
- Country: United Kingdom
- Client: Hotel Miramar
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Anyone who saw Slash during his 2011 UK tour will surely agree that drummer Brent Fitz made the position completely his own, playing beats originally laid down by everyone from Josh Freese and Steve Ferrone to Steven Adler and Matt Sorum with a huge slice of style.
Slash obviously thinks so too because Fitz has come off the road with the top-hatted guitar ace and headed into the studio to record the former Guns N' Roses man's brand new album.
While he was over in the UK earlier this year we sat down backstage with Brent to talk about writing, recording and touring with the rock legend, hitting the clinic circuit and how his bass playing skills saved the day while on the road with Slash.
How are things shaping up with the new Slash album?
"Basically Slash has a lot of great ideas and he and Myles have been putting riffs and melodies together and the rest of us have been jamming in soundchecks. It's kind of like, I hate to say the old school way, but there's a lot of ways to record new music these days and instead of just going to the studio and creating something and then it becomes a ProTools adventure this is more of coming up with a cool guitar part, a good melody and then as a band we come in and come up with ideas."
What are the challenges for you as a drummer?
"The cool thing as a drummer is that Slash already has an idea of what he's feeling or hearing. I really like working with other musicians that say, 'I'm hearing this, what do you think?' Nothing's ever written in stone."
And this time it'll be one band as opposed to lots of guest stars?
"I think this band is going to make a record as opposed to Slash's last record which I don't think he knew what he was getting into yet. He had a bunch of songs and heard a bunch of singers he wanted to sing on it and of course he had a great drummer in Josh Freese and Steve Ferrone was on it and Steven Adler. This will be the band that has been touring for the last year and a half, I think it will translate well. It will be a team effort with everyone's contribution as a band. It's not just the Slash and Myles project. Even though it's Slash's name on the marquee I think we've created a band. Slash has created a band. We're just all part of it."
Are there any plans set in stone for writing new material?
"I think we'll just do little spurts of writing. There's no real pressure which is great. Slash is full of great music so we'll take our time piecing it together. I'm hearing December so I'm sure early next year they'll definitely be some recording and a record released and then maybe next summer we'll be back on the road. I don't like to sit away at home not doing much. That's why clinics are great, because I get to get out and as drummers we've got to keep our chops up. I live in Vegas, it's not like I'll join some show band on the Strip. You won't find me backing Celine Dion."
Your versatility keeps you busy though
"I play guitar, bass and piano as well so I like playing other gigs too. I played bass with Slash on a show. I had to play in Russia when our bass player had to be flown home with a detached retina. I was able to move over to bass that night and our drum tech John Douglas moved to drums. I don't think Slash knew I played all these instruments. One of the reasons I got the Slash gig was I was introduced to some people in his camp through a show I was doing in Vegas called Monster Circus. Fred Coury was on drums and I got called at the last minute to play keyboards and guitar. Dave Kushner from Velvet Revolver was one of the guitar players. Dave and I became friends. Then I got the call to play with Slash and we did the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Dave saw the show and was like, 'I didn't know you played drums!' I love those kinds of things."
What kind of set-up will you be using in the studio?
"I would say what happens when producers get you in the studio and they're really set on, 'Hey this kit has been working on these ten great records, why don't you try this kit first?' I'm not adverse to trying a studio kit. Rick Valentine is Slash's producer, he's done a lot of great records and one of my favourite drum sounds is Songs For The Deaf, that is Eric Valentine right there. You totally hear it on Slash's record too. It's probably that one kit that has a certain magic. I'm going to start with that kit and see how it goes."
What did you think of the drum sound on the last Slash record?
"Slash's record reminds me of an AC/DC record that everybody's been trying to recreate. It seems like there's been a few records for drummers that everyone goes back to, like great Zeppelin albums, great AC/DC for that meat and potatoes rock sound. I would say the sound that Slash got on his last record was very similar to Back In Black, not identical but just enough. Snare drums that sound deep and fat as opposed to a lot of snares that sound like they're out of context with rock music. You hear a snare drum that's tuned so high it's not finding it's place in the mix. If you listen to Appetite For Destruction there's a perfect drum sound. I'd say if we could go back and get something like that, it was perfect then so let's bring it to now."
Has it been tough playing all of these drum parts written and played by different drummers night after night on tour?
"I've found that when I think about myself after playing some of these great Guns N' Roses songs I still go back and listen to the originals or I'll make tapes and listen to myself playing them because sometimes you go back and complacency can set in. I love to go back and check to make sure I've got the right energy. I'm one of those crazy over-analytical drummers. The beats will have my feel because I'm playing them. If you're a fan and come to the concert and I start playing 'Sweet Child O Mind' in a different vibe, forget it."
You're used to fitting into different musical situations thanks to your drumming background though
"I've had situations like Alice Cooper where I've had to infuse myself into a band where Eric Singer was part of the band but also doing so Kiss shows. I would slip in on his drums so if you looked up it was a different guy behind the kit but it wasn't my gig to change the vibe."
Clinics are also now on your radar
"I'm doing something I'm not very good at but I'm working on it. Being a new clinician, when I was a kid playing Rush records in my basement I never envisaged having to talk to an audience, it's totally different to playing with a band, to actually go up and offer advice and insight. I think the key to a good clinician is someone who anyone can get something out of. I share enthusiasm for drums. It doesn't have to be me giving a drum lesson specifically. A lot of times I would go to clinics but not get my questions answered, I wanted to know how the hell I could get on that stage. I think that's the key."


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With so much going on around us, and with the holidays rapidly approaching (Yes, I said it) it is time to hammer out a game plan to survive the next three months.
By the end, I will have a semester under my belt as a college professor and will be enjoying the holidays.
One of the greatest parts of my job is that I can focus on the curriculum, delving into the materials as I had hoped that I could.
I have already completed one class and with five more to go this semester, I am enjoying the concentrations: Healthy cooking, International, American Regional, Introduction to Food Preparation and Desserts & Pastries.
It is a heavy load, But what I love most is that I can concentrate on the subject matter. On New England day, we studied and cooked the days of New England. In International Cuisine, if we are studying the Caribbean, we actually get to cook foods from that region.
It is an earth-shattering theory, I know, but as simple as it may seem, I am new to this aspect of teaching and I am thoroughly enjoying every bit of it.
The downside to being a 'why guy' as I call myself is that I try to make sense of everything in a very short period of time. In youth, in the Marines and while at college, I was the dork who who tugged on the teacher's shirt (be them a parent, Drill Instructor or professor) reiterating "but, why? But, why? But, why?"
As such, I am guilty of providing too much material given the time and resources at hand, trying to cram what I think is important in a relatively short lecture. I stop only when I see students' eyes swimming in their heads.
And when we get to that point, I stop, close the book and move the group into the kitchen for the practical part of the class. Being realistic, this is the reason that most of the students are here in the first place.
For our Mexico and South America module, over in a blink of an eye, I was drawn to the yucca preparation that was in our textbook. While the recipe below is not a spitting image, it is still very close and delicious.
If you're not sure what a yucca is, just go to the produce section and look for the root vegetable that is the shape of a sweet potato and the rough appearance of an armadillo. Sound delicious?
These yucca balls resemble croquette, substituting yucca for potato and are fantastic served with a dipping sauce, as an appetizer or as a side dish. They are the perfect snack before a party and great for conversation.
I think I may throw a party in a couple of weeks to celebrate the end of summer, and you can rest assured that these bad boys will be there with me.
Yucca Balls
8 oz. yucca root
2 oz. bacon
1/4 ea. Medium white onion, finely diced
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1/2 c. heavy cream
2 Tbsp. Unsalted butter
Salt & Pepper to Taste
2 Tbsp. Scallions, finely sliced
2 whole eggs
Queso Fresco, to taste
Egg wash, as needed
Bread crumbs, as needed
Cilantro Mayonnaise (recipe follows)
1. Peel the yucca and cut into 3 inch pieces
2. Set in salted water and bring to a boil
3. Reduce to a simmer and cook until yucca is fork tender
4. Split the yucca in half and remove fibrous middle. Just think of the core of the carrot which you can eat. In a yucca it can have too much fiber to make it palatable to your guests
5. Set aside until ready to mash
6. In a fry pan cook bacon until crispy and the fat has rendered out
7. Add onions and cook until the water has mostly cooked out
8. Add garlic and cook to soften and infuse flavor
9. Now the onions and garlic will be easy to work with so add the heavy cream and butter
10. Add this mixture to the yucca root and mash until smooth (there will obviously be chunks of bacon and that is fine) **If you have a food mill, run the yucca through there before adding it to the rest of the ingredients
11. Add scallions and eggs and your yucca ball is almost done
12. Make the yucca balls a touch smaller than a golf ball and poke a small piece of cheese in the middle of each one
13. Set up a breading station and bread in the following order; flour, egg wash and seasoned bread crumbs. You may refrigerate them at this point for up to a day
14. Deep fry until the centers are hot and they are golden brown. Serve with cilantro mayonnaise
Cilantro Mayonnaise
1 c. Mayonnaise (fresh is better, but use pasteurized eggs)
Juice and zest of 1 lime
1 ea. Garlic clove finely minced
1/2 c. Cilantro, stems and leaves cleaned
S&P to taste
1 ea. Jalapeno, finely diced
1. Combine all ingredients and let sit for at least an hour to let the flavors marry


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Big. Bigger. Biggest.
The game against FSU was big.
The game against Virginia Tech was even bigger.
Today's game against the Virginia Cavaliers is by far the biggest.
This game, along with Miami's game against Duke in Durham in two weeks, will determine Miami's fate in the ACC Coastal Division and their post-season opportunities (eligibility notwithstanding).
But there are many, many questions to be answered in today's game that go well beyond the scope of a single college football contest in November.
Can this Hurricane team, minus their best three defensive players, beat the Cavaliers in Charlottesville?
Can head coach Al Golden continue to silence his critics with another huge win like the one over VT last week?
Can coordinators Jedd Fisch and Mark D'Onofrio put the players in the right positions to make plays and produce positive results on the road in a hostile environment?
Can QB Stephen Morris play a consistent game and lead the Canes to 30 or more points and an almost guaranteed win by scoring big?
Those questions and probably a few more will be answered today against UVA. Let's all hope the answers are positive and that Miami can pull off another big ACC victory this season.
A win over the Cavaliers would be the biggest one yet.