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The Dodgers and pitcher Clayton Kershaw agreed to a new contract Wednesday that will reportedly pay the 25-year-old pitcher $215 million over the next seven years. Kershaw could opt out of the contract after five years in 2018, according to multiple reports.
The $30.7 million average annual value of the contract would be the highest in baseball history. The previous record was $28 million, which the Yankees paid right-handed pitcher Roger Clemens in 2007. In terms of total value, a $215 million contract is the sixth-largest of all time.
Kershaw, who was set to become a free agent at the end of the season, made $11.25 million in 2013, when he won his second National League Cy Young Award in three seasons.
Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis and outfielder Matt Kemp took to Twitter to express their congratulations Wednesday afternoon.
"Big winner today……me," wrote Ellis. "I am blessed to catch best in the game for foreseeable future God willing. Congrats Kersh!"
Added Kemp: "Congrats 2 the best pitcher in baseball and great teammate @ClaytonKersh22 on his deal!"
According to Jon Heyman of CBSsports.com, Kershaw will earn $22 million in 2014, $30 million in 2015, $32 million in 2016, $33 million in 2017 and 2018, $32 million in 2019 and $33 million in 2020. If he opts out of the final two years of the contract, Kershaw would potentially leave $55 million on the table.
Re-signing Kershaw was the Dodgers' highest priority, because they did not want to bid against 29 teams to retain arguably the game's best pitcher next winter.
At 25, Kershaw already has two Cy Young awards and three straight earned-run average titles. His 16 wins and 1.83 ERA last year were both team highs. In advanced metrics, Kershaw's 194 ERA-plus was the best in the majors and the best by a pitcher in franchise history.
The Dodgers had reportedly offered Kershaw more money over a longer term, up to 10 years. This contract appears to be a compromise of sorts: Kershaw can seek another contract in 2018, when only Kemp, pitcher Zack Greinke and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez would still be under contract to the Dodgers. He could also become the longest-tenured Dodger by staying until the contract expires in 2020.
Kershaw was an 18-year-old in high school when the Dodgers selected him in the first round, seventh overall, in the 2006 amateur draft. The left-hander reached the majors two years later and has since gone 77-46 with a 2.60 ERA.
In addition to his mastery on the mound, Kershaw has donated extensive time and money to his own foundation, Kershaw's Challenge. The charity has raised money to build an orphanage and a classroom for children in Zambia, and benefited nonprofits in Los Angeles and Kershaw's hometown of Dallas.
The Dodgers were already responsible for approximately $207 million in player contracts for the 2014 season. Kershaw's contract will easily push the Dodgers' payroll to a new team record in the neighborhood of $240 million. The Associated Press reported that the Dodgers spent $236.9 million on payroll — as computed by baseball's luxury-tax formula — in 2013.
The Dodgers still have to re-sign Ellis and closer Kenley Jansen, who are eligible for arbitration.
Starting pitching was the Dodgers' strong suit as they won the National League West and advanced to the NL Championship Series in 2013. The rotation posted an MLB-best 3.13 earned-run average, but that figure would have been 3.52 without Kershaw.
The Dodgers have also been in talks with the agent for Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, widely considered the best pitcher on the free-agent market. Teams who paid a $20 million posting fee to negotiate with Tanaka have until Jan. 24 to finalize a contract. Tanaka went 24-0 in Japan's top league last year, leading the Rakuten Golden Eagles to a championship.
Casey Close of Excel Sports Management represents both Kershaw and Tanaka. The New York Yankees are also reportedly on Tanaka's short list.
Re-signing shortstop Hanley Ramirez is also a priority. The Dodgers have already begun negotiating with the agent for the 30-year-old Ramirez, who is set to become a free agent at the end of the season.


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Traders on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange were looking for more bullish news in USDA's monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Sept. 10.
They didn't get it, according to Helen Pound, an analyst with Penson GHCO. Pound, guest commentator on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange's monthly Crop Report Conference Call, said the numbers may prove to be a downer for the wheat markets.
"I thought it was a shocker. This market needed a bullish report, but I don't think you really got one," she said, referring to the adage that a bull market needs fresh, bullish news almost on a daily basis to keep prices moving higher.
She said USDA reported ending stocks of wheat at 902 million bushels or 25 million more than the average of traders' pre-report guesses. World wheat production was forecast at 643 million metric tons or 2 million metric tons higher than the average of traders' estimates. One "respected" trading house had placed the total at 639 million metric tons.
"World ending stocks were increased to 177 million metric tons from last month's 174 million metric tons," she noted. "Obviously, a big chunk of those stocks are in India and China and may not be freely available to the market. If you take those out, I think the carryover to use ratio is still 13 percent to 14 percent, but, in general, the world has a lot of wheat."
She said market reaction could vary from what the numbers indicate to her. "This market has been reacting to every little squiggle in the charts. One day, something will happen, and we'll be up 30 cents per bushel. The next day, something else happens, and we're down 30. We've been in a trading range of 70 cents just in the last few weeks. In the past, that would have represented the trading range for the entire year."


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It's been a several months since the last performance of Ashley Tisdale, on Feb, 27th with Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez. She must be preparing for her next record. Full of expectations, I spotted this photo, appeared in the airport, dressed in a woolen overcoat, scarf and wedges, handed a black block patterned bag, Ashley Tisdale seems a little bit emaciated for this trip.


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My mother who is 61 years old has a T1 (bordering on T2) breast cancer diagnosis which qualifies to be treated with a lumpectomy and radiation. What are the reasons for selecting a lumpectomy over a mastectomy?
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN OncoLink's Nurse Educator responds:
Researchers began looking at this question in the 1920's, making the decision of lumpectomy plus radiation versus mastectomy one of the most studied in medicine. Thousands of women participated in trials comparing these two therapies, for stage I and II breast cancer, and with follow-up as far as 20 years out, survival rates are equivalent. In 1990, The National Cancer Institute held a consensus conference, declaring lumpectomy + radiation the preferable treatment because of the psychological and body image issues with mastectomy. Despite all the available data, a study by the American College of Surgeons found that less than 50% of eligible women were treated with breast conserving surgery in 1995. The good news is this number was double the number of women treated with breast conserving surgery in 1985.
Although I would lean towards breast conserving surgery, this is a personal decision. Your mother should choose the treatment that makes her feel most comfortable, and know that she has the same excellent chance of cure no matter what her decision.


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Earlier this year I wrote a blog titled "Feeling the need for speed", which highlighted the ongoing performance and port speed evolution on the Nexus 7000 platform. These and other performance enhancements on the Nexus 7000 focused on the data plane, essentially making packet switching faster. Over the last four years, we've increased the per slot switching capacity from 80G to 550G with the introduction of new fabric and I/O modules. If you do the math, the Nexus 7000 data plane can now support up to 17.6Tbps, that's a lot of bits flowing through the switch.
So, to keep up with this dramatic increase in the data plane speed, we're introducing two new supervisors, the Sup2E and the Sup2 to boost the Nexus 7000 control plane performance and scale.
In the Nexus 7000, the Supervisor is essentially the control plane. It handles all the control plane and management functions such as Layer 2 and 3 services, redundancy capabilities, configuration management, status monitoring, power and environmental management, and much more.
To handle all these functions and be able to scale to meet the growing demands of data centers, the new supervisors are built with significantly faster CPUs and increased memory. They also offer two key new features, FCoE enablement on the F2 Series modules and VDC CPU shares, which lets you set CPU priority on a VDC basis.
The Sup2E is designed for the broadest network deployments and the highest investment protection. With daul quad-core processers and 32GB of memory, it delivers the highest performance and scale. From a pure CPU performance perspective, the Sup2E delivers 4 times the performance of the current Sup1. This increase enables faster routing and STP convergence times and increased VDC and FEX scale. With the current software release, you can configure up to 8 VDCs, plus 1 admin VDC and connect up to 48 Nexus 2000 Switches (10GE version) per Nexus 7000.
With a quad-core processer and 12GB of memory, the Sup2 is ideal for small and medium sized deployments. Even though it's double the CPU performance compared to a Sup1, it delivers similar feature scale. However, it offers faster control plane performance and added features for the same price point as the Sup1.
Here's a table that provides a high-level summary of the three Nexus 7000 supervisors.
So, with the introduction of the new supervisors, you're no longer limited to a one-size fits all Supervisor selection. You can now choose the right supervisor based on the size of your network deployment and the place in the network.
For more detail on the new Supervisors, I encourage you to check out the Sup 2/2E datasheet posted on the Nexus 7000 page.
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text: Every Nozzle Counts January 6, 2013 07:54 PM Tweet Yield was suppressed in this area of the field due to a clogged nozzle in a centerpivot system. Failure to replace the nozzle can result in a loss of hundreds of dollars. TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Nate Birt Top Producer Managing Editor Email Irrigation efficiency can secure profits amid drought It's tempting to think that a Band-Aid approach to irrigation maintenance can save you time and money. But the best way to keep your system in good shape is to examine it closely from the ground up. By doing so, farmers still hurting from the drought can improve application efficiency and maximize profitability, says Stephen Smith, a Colorado irrigation engineer. One option is irrigation scheduling. Soil moisture monitors measure water activity in the effective root zone. By tracking this factor in conjunction with weather predictions, you can decide whether to irrigate now or wait for moisture. Delaying irrigation can save pumping costs and labor while fully using available precipitation, Smith says. In addition to performing efficiently, it is imperative that irrigation systems provide uniform applications of water, says Jay Robbins of Robbins Association/Irrigation-Mart, Inc., Ruston, La. Non-uniform application can lead to water stress, which can affect crop vitality, growth, yield and quality and cause increased disease pressure. All of these factors affect the bottom line. It all adds up. Many farmers use a center-pivot system with a nozzle that is not functioning properly or provides uneven distribution, says Dan Rogers of Kansas State University Extension. The nozzle could be replaced for $20 but often goes unnoticed or is ignored. You might irrigate a corn field 10 times a year under the assumption that all of the land is getting an even 1" of water each time, when in fact 10 of your acres are getting only 8⁄10". During the year, 2" of water is lost. Assuming a typical yield loss of 15 bu. per acre per inch, that's $210 in revenue lost. Remote-control valves and automation can be helpful, Smith says. Valves are available for many pressurized irrigation systems and can be programmed to flow water on a weekly schedule. Alternatively, a device can be programmed to prevent a system from flowing water when rainfall reaches a specified level, saving thousands of dollars annually. Robbins recommends best irrigation practices as a starting point for cutting expenses. Regular equipment maintenance can catch other problems, he says. Farmers who use center pivots, for example, should check joints for water leaks and look for worn or broken nozzles and sprinkler heads. Those who are concerned about water quality should flush their system routinely. Monitoring pressure and flow rates to identify leaks, plugging or a combination of the two is also important. Farmers without an on-site weather station to help manage their system can take advantage of weather station networks operated by irrigation or conservation districts, Smith says. Rogers advises using both soil moisture monitors and weather-based irrigation schedulers to get the best picture of field activity. If the information provided by these devices doesn't match up, troubleshoot until it does. Tillage systems and crop rotation should also be considered. Farmers who leave their soil relatively bare will need a different sprinkler package than those who have high-residue fields, which capture more water upon application, Rogers says. Use the smallest wetted-diameter nozzles to avoid creating runoff. Farmers should tailor their irrigation efficiency practices to the requirements of the lands and crops in their region, Robbins says. "During times of drought, it is easy to focus on a single facet, rather than the entire picture," he says. "But what we really need is a more permanent solution to improving overall farm efficiencies." You can e-mail Nate Birt at firstname.lastname@example.com. Back to news


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Just a quickie, I've still got some packing and housework to do before I make the trip to Guelph for the 4th birthday party of the daughter of our very good friends.
I love seeing our friends and we love to be apart of her birthday celebration, but what bad timing on the part of The Elder Scrolls Online beta. Didn't they know I was busy this weekend? Both the father of the birthday girl and I were playing the beta together, so that's some comfort, I think it would be worse if only one of us was unable to play this weekend. I just received an email that he installed the beta on an old laptop incase our wives go to bed early and we might be able to get a few hours online. For those who are playing, I'd love to hear your thoughts about any improvements they have implemented in the game. Also, no NDA anymore, so show off those screenshots.
Otherwise, it was a fairly quiet week for me and gaming. Besides a lot of messing around with Threes on my iPhone I didn't have a chance to play a lot this week.
I thought I was at the end of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, but it turned out to be one of those "fake outs" to make you think you had reached the end. After an awesome fight with TERRIBLE writing and AWFUL motivations for my character it seems to have at least changed up the world considerably and that will be a welcome change indeed.
The fake ending is always a problem for me when it is done in RPGs since I'm usually very ready for the game to be over (looking at you Skyward Sword, looking squarely at you) and the false ending really hurts my motivation to play on. Oh well, like I said, at least I'm moving on to new enemy types and the difficulty is finally getting to a point where I actually die now.
I managed to get my weekly game night in with my friend who we are visiting this weekend. Borderlands 2 is also getting tougher now which was so desperately needed. We cakewalked through the first 10+ hours and were really getting fatigued with the game. The repetitive travel of the game is far more tolerable when you actually have a tougher time getting from place to place. I am looking forward to returning to the game this coming Tuesday.
Hopefully I'll get home at a good time on Sunday and be able to sneak in a few hours of The Elder Scrolls Online beta before they shut it down. Maybe they will extend it to Monday as they did last time.
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We spent a week driving the stylish 2013 Scion FR-S dressed in black with 17-inch alloy wheels, and what a great week it was! This car was a real looker on the road with a design that cars double or triple the price can't touch! The high-performance coupe is the fifth model to join the Scion family and went on sale in mid-calendar year 2012. The FR-S, which stands for Front-engine, Rear-wheel drive, Sport, is Scion's definition of an authentic rear wheel-drive sports car with exceptionally balanced performance and handling, compelling style, flexible utility and surprising fuel efficiency.
The fierce exterior of the FR-S is a solid reflection of its inner power. The profile, inspired by the Toyota 2000GT, reveals a hood and roof-line that is remarkably sleek and low, giving it an aerodynamic shape that channels air cleanly over to the top. The low stance continues to exaggerate the coupe's menacing face, which is made up of sharp lines, a wide lower intake and angular headlights that house the projector-beam halogen lamps. The aggressive front fenders protrude upward and boast the iconic '86' piston emblem, which highlights the car's AE86 heritage as well as its unique new boxer engine. The rear fascia sits low and wide, with aerodynamic lower treatments that surround the sporty dual exhaust system. LEDs illuminate the edgy taillights, while center-mounted backup lights finish the muscular design. Scion really hit a homerun with the exterior of the 2013 Scion FR-S from all angles.
The FR-S's interior includes a 2+2 seating configuration that is designed with form and function in mind. The comfortable yet assertive front seats feature deep bolsters and are mounted extremely low, while the rear seat folds down flat, creating flexible space. It also comes standard with unique FR-S badged floor mats. The front seats could be somewhat wider for larger adults but will work fine for the majority of drivers.
The large center-mounted tachometer is the focus of the three-gauge cluster and features a programmable shift-indicator, which has a small but intense indicator that lights up when redline is reached. The driver can set the warning to go off in 100-rpm increments, starting at 2,000 rpm. A chime can be programmed to sound when redline is approached. Speed is monitored by both digital and analog gauges.
The FR-S also features a performance-oriented, 365-millimeter diameter, leather-trimmed steering wheel that has both tilt and telescopic adjustment. The soft-skin dash top has a "flat horizon" design, influenced by the simple purity of the Toyota 2000GT dash. At the center of the dash top is a raised rib, which functions as a "centerline" that reflects at the base of the windshield, helping a skilled performance driver intuitively find the center of the car. The FR-S comes standard with an eight-speaker AM/FM/CD/USB 300-watt maximum output Pioneer audio system. Standard features also include HD Radio technology and Bluetooth connectivity that allows both hands-free phone connection as well as streaming audio capability. The FR-S is the first Scion to offer a connected multimedia audio system called BeSpoke, powered by Pioneer's Zypr. When connected to an iPhone, Scion's BeSpoke system delivers a higher level of connectivity features and personalized content like Facebook, Twitter and Internet radio, among others.
The FR-S is a true "scion," born into a lengthy history of Toyota performance cars and motorsports. During planning and development, it was most inspired by the AE86 generation of the Corolla, better known as the Hachi-Roku, meaning "8-6" in Japanese. The AE86 was a front-engine, rear wheel-drive coupe that was lightweight and well balanced, making it a solid choice for driving enthusiasts. Inspired by the AE86, the FR-S is designed around the core goal of achieving "Pure Balance," which begins with the strategic use of the world's only flat boxer engine in a front-engine, rear wheel- drive configuration. The engine's compact size and flat shape allow it to be mounted mid-ship and extremely low, giving the car a dynamically favorable front-to-rear weight ratio of 53:47 and a low center of gravity comparable to some exotic supercars.
The FR-S's 2.0-liter, naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine is the result of a joint development between Toyota and Subaru. The partnership begins by combining Subaru's newly developed, horizontally opposed engine and Toyota's cutting-edge D-4S injection system which incorporates both direct and port injection for each cylinder, one injecting fuel directly into the combustion chamber, the other a port injector located above the intake valves. Adopted from the Lexus IS F, D-4S injection is a new technology for the Scion family. The D-4S system uses the direct injectors at all engine speeds. Both the direct and port injectors are used at certain engine speeds and under certain engine loads to help fill out mid-range torque. The D-4S is also a key technology that reduces vehicle emissions. FR-S heads utilize dual variable valve timing, making adjustments to the intake- and exhaust-cam timing to help optimize power, torque, and fuel mileage. The D-4S system, partnered with a high 12.5:1 compression ratio, results in an impressive 200 horsepower and 151 pound-feet of torque.Despite the engine's powerful 100-horsepower per liter, the FR-S has EPA-estimated ratings of 34 mpg on the highway when paired with the automatic transmission, and EPA-estimated 30 mpg with the manual transmission. Our test model was a 6-speed manual that provided quick, precise shifts with a short-throw. The idea of "Pure Balance" is further realized by the FR-S's lightweight design and compact size, a combination that allows it to be quick and nimble into and out of corners, with dynamic maneuverability and confident handling. The coupe weighs in at an impressive 2,758 pounds when equipped with a manual transmission and 2,806 when equipped with an automatic. The FR-S is kept to a minimum weight by utilizing an aluminum hood, a solid roof, and by featuring a trunk design instead of a hatchback.
This is a Scion like no other! The FR-S provides the automotive landscape with an authentic sports car at an affordable price, with a MSRP of $24,200 when equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission, and $25,300 when equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission that features paddle shifters and Dynamic Rev Management technology. It's hard to believe what Scion is offering in the FR-S until you see this car for yourself. There was a time when you would have to break the bank to drive a car with the styling of the 2013 Scion FR-S, but not anymore, and that's good a thing for car buyers in today's market.
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Head coach Cameron Rast, on game: "We made a couple of mistakes early on and they punished us for them. They definitely deserved to get their two goals and I think that we earned ours as well. Overall, we need to come out sharp every game if we are going to start winning consistently."
Rast, on second half performance: "We created some good chances, but again we were not sharp enough with the ball to get both goals back. We tried to send some balls in to our big target players up front and we had some success with that. Hopefully, we will come out with a good effort on Sunday."
Forward Ryan Brown, on game: "In the first half, we had a bunch of opportunities but we could not finish them and they took advantage of their chances. It is unfortunate that we seem to have some trouble scoring. The effort is there, but we are not finishing. I think it will come though. We have a great team and I believe that we will keep getting better."
Brown, on first career goal: "I saw that I was one-on-one with the defender so I took it inside and got some space. No one was coming at me, so I just took the shot and I wanted to make sure it was on goal. It felt great to see it go in. I am glad to get my first goal but we need to keep working harder and finishing our chances so we can get some wins."
Sophomore Jide Ogunbiyi, on comeback: "We knew that we had to get a goal early in the second half and we did. The red card was a bit unfortunate, but we kept going forward. The coaches told us to get some balls forward and knock them down to create some chances. We did that, but the second goal just didn't come."
Ogunbiyi, on playing forward: "I am feeling comfortable up there. Last season, I switched a little between the back and front, so it is nice to know that I am just playing forward. I am still coming back from a bit of an injury so I want to get back to 100 percent and keep helping the team."


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Offensive Skill Development is a 'treasure trove' of essential lacrosse skills taught by one of the top coaches, and formerly one of the great players, in the game today! Zimmerman covers holding the stick properly and receiving the pass - ground balls are the key to the game; Zimmerman: "players today cradle the ball too much!" Three parts of fielding the ground ball are presented, including top hand pick up. Cradling should be held to a minimum and the stick should be in the loaded position. Zimmerman also covers dodging north and south. The split dodge incorporates change of speed and direction, use of hips and a focus on the defender's hips. Other moves are the face dodge and roll dodge. Other skills presented include: Shooting (hand placement and shoulder position) and cutting without the ball.
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GASTONIA � A pair of former local standouts are one win away from playing in the upcoming Super Bowl.
For the Atlanta Falcons, who are hosting the NFC title game for the first time, Gastonia�s Lamar Holmes is attempting to become the first-ever Gaston County player to make it to the Super Bowl.
Holmes, a rookie offensive lineman, and the Falcons host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at 3 p.m. Holmes, a 2008 Hunter Huss graduate, has played in two games this season and was inactive in last week�s 30-28 NFC divisional playoff win over Seattle.
For the New England Patriots, Brandon Spikes (Crest 2006) is seeking his second straight Super Bowl appearance when New England hosts Baltimore on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Spikes, a linebacker, made six tackles in last week�s 41-28 AFC divisional playoff win over Houston.
A year ago, Spikes became the first Cleveland County player in the Super Bowl since NFL Hall of Famer Bobby Bell (Cleveland 1959) helped the Kansas City Chiefs advance to Super Bowls I and III.
Semi-pro football
Two-time All-Gazette defensive end Jeffrey Johnson (Ashbrook 2007) will be auditioning for professional scouts from the NFL, CFL and Arena leagues on Saturday at noon when he and the Newton-based Catawba County Hornets play in the semi-pro national championship game.
Johnson, an All-Gazette and All-Big South Conference performer in 2005 and 2006 at Ashbrook, hadn�t played football in five years until playing for the Hornets of the Central Carolina Football League (CCFB) this fall.
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At Florida State, Terry Whisnant (Cherryville 2011) is averaging 7.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 16 games (12 starts) for the Seminoles (10-6, 2-1), who visit ACC rival Virginia on Saturday at 4 p.m.
For the Guilford Tech women, Chelsea Slentz (Lincolnton 2012) is averaging 3.0 points and 1.0 rebounds, Sumer Kale (Crest 2012) 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds, Britnee Roberts (Forestview 2012) 11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds and Brittany Patterson (Ashbrook 2012) 1.5 points and 1.0 rebounds for the Titans (10-5), who host Brunswick Community College on Saturday at 2 p.m.
At Buffalo, former Gaston Day School standout Corey Raley-Ross (Harding 2010) is averaging 1.9 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 14 games (nine starts) for the Bulls (5-11, 0-2), who host Mid-American rival Bowling Green on Saturday at 2 p.m.
And for the Wofford women, Khadijah Joyner (Forestview 2012) is averaging 1.0 points and 1.9 rebounds for the Terriers (5-8, 0-5), who visit Southern Conference rival Georgia Southern on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
Coming up: Feb. 7 � 2013 College baseball preview, Feb. 14 � 2013 College softball preview, March 28 � 2013 College basketball wrapup.
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COSMOS Barred Spiral Galaxies
These images show four spiral galaxies with bars of stars and gas slicing through them.
The galaxies are at various distances from Earth. The galaxy at upper left is 2.1 billion light-years away; the galaxy at upper right, 3.8 billion light-years away; the galaxy at lower left, 5.3 billion light-years away; and the galaxy at lower right, 6.4 billion light-years away.
The galaxies are part of a landmark study of more than 2,000 spiral galaxies from the largest galaxy census conducted by the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
The survey's results show that so-called barred spiral galaxies were far less plentiful over the last 7 billion years than they are today, in the local universe. The study's results confirm the idea that bars are a sign of galaxies reaching full maturity as the "formative years" end. The observations are part of the Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS).
COSMOS covers an area of sky nine times larger than the full Moon, surveying 10 times more spiral galaxies than previous observations.
Astronomers assembled these images from observations taken with Hubble and the Subaru Telescope in Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
The observations were taken between fall 2003 and spring 2005.
NASA, ESA, K. Sheth (Spitzer Science Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif.), and P. Capak and N. Scoville (California Institute of Technology)


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As the sun sets on a beautiful San Diego beach, sexual tension rises between Gabriel Martin and Josh Brady. Tucked in a secluded cove the guys swap sex stories about kinks, domination and spanking. Then, Josh busts out with a naughty outdoor sex story that heats up gorgeous Gabriel to the pervy point where he wants to give it a go! After the cock filled convo created all that sexed up suspense, the guys hit it hard from the first kiss. They suck face and grab one another with animalistic hunger. Josh pulls at Gabriel's clothes, anxious to get at the boy's beautiful butt. He cups the bronze booty with both hands, spreading it apart rough and hard and definitely NOT handling it with care (in the best way possible.) The great outdoor's has brought out the primitive side for Gabriel as well. He unabashedly sucks Josh's giant jock with wild abandon, slurping and gagging on the engorged goliath. Brady picks his boy up, bends him over a rock and spreads the beauty's smooth ass as he jams his tongue deep inside like a dawg in heat. In a super hot "Brokeback" moment, Brady spits on his hand then slams the entire length of his schlong deep inside Martin's magnificent ass. It takes Gabe a bit to adjust to Josh's big beef stick but once the boy is on his back his ass opens up, anxious for each thrust of the bareback beatdown Brady's banging out. Jacking his joystick like a boy on the last level of his favorite video game, Gabriel moans for more fuck. Josh drives his dick in hard, causing Martin to make a delicious, creamy white mess all over his smooth, golden brown body. Josh joins in on the fun, flooding the boy's hole with the immense contents of his cock. He shoves his cum slicked dick back inside Gabriel's glazed doughnut, creating a cream filled desert that would rival anything from Krispy Kreme.
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text: You asked and we answered! After our City Dirt column on plant propagation, a few of you wanted to know more about propagating figs. Here's more from our garden specialist Amy Pennington: I think you'll be surprised at how simple this is, but for anyone interested, here are the instructions if you want to DIY it: Find a fig tree! Maybe your neighbor has one or maybe you're in a local park. Using pruning shears, cut a 4- to 10-inch long piece of soft wood new growth, just above a plant node. Fill a large pot with potting soil (a simple plastic pot that shrubs come in is perfect) and stick the fig cutting in, cut side down. Don't worry about stripping the bark, spacing or anything. You just need to place the cutting in a well-drained medium with space to grow. Water, water, water! Moisture is key. Eventually, your cutting will grow smaller little leaves and develop a root system. You know it is ready for replanting or repotting when you give the plant a slight tug and it resists. For more on propagation of other plants, read the full City Dirt post!


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When the Gospel is presented boldly and without compromise it will always encounter opposition. In this series of lectures from Ligonier Ministries' 2000 National Conference, "Upsetting the World," Sinclair Ferguson, Al Martin, R. Albert Mohler Jr., John Piper, R.C …Read More


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In Madagascar 3: The Video Game, players must help Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe find a way home while working for a traveling circus. Experience a unique side-scrolling platform adventure by participating in stealthy missions and performing publicity stunts throughout Europe, all while avoiding the pesky clutches of animal control officers.
Also known as: Madagascar 3, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Release Region: United States
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Publisher: D3 Publisher
Also available on: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Japanese and Chinese stocks ended lower Tuesday, unable to hang on to early gains, as euro-zone problems grabbed investor attention after Moody's downgrade of France's AAA rating and before a decision on financial aid for Greece.
South Korean and Australian shares, however, followed gains on Wall Street amid optimism the U.S. fiscal cliff will be averted.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 XJO, +0.06% and South Korea's Kospi 180721, +0.66% each climbed 0.6%, while Taiwan's Taiex XX:Y9999 gained 0.2% after U.S. stocks scored their best session in more than two months. Read: U.S. stocks surge on hope for a debt deal.
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In Japan, the Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +0.86% slipped 0.1% to break out of a winning streak over the last four trading days on mild profit-taking.
The drop came in the wake of the Bank of Japan's decision to stand pat on its monetary policy. The move was widely expected, but analysts also forecast fresh easing moves in the coming months amid intense political pressure on the central bank. Read more on the Bank of Japan's policy decision.
"The pause will be short-lived. With an upcoming general election pushing political pressures through the roof and considerable uncertainty surrounding its baseline economic-recovery scenario, the [Bank of Japan] will likely move again in December," said Izumi Devalier, an economist at HSBC.
"Further deterioration of the country's economic outlook may also nudge the [Bank of Japan] towards more easing," Devalier added.
Major movers
Japan's biggest names in the tech and auto sectors — which had fueled much of Tokyo's recent advance — moved mostly lower during Tuesday's morning session.
Among the major exporters losing ground, Advantest Corp. 6857, +3.38% ADTTF, +37.18% fell 2.4%, Honda Motor Co. 7267, +2.07% HMC, -0.93% dropped 1%, and Mazda Motor Corp. 7261, +1.58% MZDAF, -2.13% retreated 1.7%.
Panasonic Corp. 6752, +1.36% US:PC gave up 3.8%, also suffering from a target-price cut by Deutsche Bank.
Nintendo Co. 7974, +2.90% NTDOF, -0.45% fell 2.6% as its recently launched Wii U videogame console received mixed reviews.
Outside of the tech sector, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 8601, +2.27% DSECF, +4.11% dropped 1.4% after its shares hit a nine-month high Monday.
On the upside, Nippon Yusen K.K. 9101, +1.78% NYUKF, +0.00% rose 0.6%, while Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. 9104, +2.90% MSLOF, +0.00% jumped 3.6%, recovering further from a Moody's Investors Service debt downgrade earlier in the month.
Strength in other markets came after Wall Street scored its best session in more than two months, helped by upbeat housing data and increasing confidence that a U.S. budget deal would be reached to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff." Read: U.S. stocks surge on hope for a debt deal.
The positive sentiment spilled over into most of Asia earlier in the day, even after Moody's cut France's coveted triple-A debt rating by a notch before Asian markets opened. Read: Moody's strips France of its triple-A rating.
In Seoul, Samsung Electronics Co. 005930, +2.32% SSNLF, +0.00% gained 2.4%, SK Hynix Inc. 000660, +3.77% US:HXSCF rose 0.6%, and LG Display Co. 034220, +1.42% LPL, +1.47% jumped 4%.
Over in Sydney, miners helped lead the advance, with Rio Tinto Ltd. RIO, +1.74% RIO, +1.16% adding 1.4%, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. FMG, +2.87% FSUMF, +2.51% climbing 4.2%, and uranium extractor Paladin Energy Ltd. PDN, +2.08% PALAF, +5.18% leaping 9%.
In Hong Kong, banking heavyweight HSBC Holdings PLC US:HBC 5, +1.09% rose 0.5% in the wake of positive cues from Wall Street.
But those gains were outweighed by losses in some port operator and insurance stocks, as they let early gains slip away or accelerated losses in afternoon trading.
Shares of Cosco Pacific Ltd. 1109, +0.44% CSPKY, -5.20% fell 1.9% and Hengan International Group Co. 1044, +1.87% fell 1.3%, while Ping An Insurance Group Co. PNGAY, +1.57% 2318, +1.39% added to its losses Monday, dropping 1.2% on concerns about a possible sale of a minority stake in the company by HSBC.
Diversified Citic Pacific Ltd. 267, +1.44% CTPCY, +1.04% tumbled 4.3% on a dispute over royalty payments with a loal partner in an Australian iron ore project.
Energy shares gained across much of the region after benchmark crude-oil futures closed near $90 a barrel Monday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, although the futures came off those highs in electronic trading in Asia. Read: Oil nears $90 on Mideast woes, U.S. debt talks.
In Tokyo, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. 1662, +0.93% JPTXF, -1.12% rose 1.3%, and Inpex Corp. IPXHF, +0.00% 1605, +1.49% gained 0.6%.
Origin Energy Ltd. ORG, +1.63% OGFGF, +1.31% advanced 3.2% in Sydney, and Cnooc Ltd. CEO, +2.03% 883, +1.05% climbed 1.3% in Hong Kong.
In Singapore, shares of Olam International Ltd. O32, +1.02% OLMIY, +3.87% were put on a trading halt at the company's request after broker Muddy Waters PLC questioned the agricultural-product trader's accounting practices, leading to a slump in the company's U.S. traded shares Monday.
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Skilled and knowledgeable employees are one of the most valuable assets your business can have. e-learning technologies are computer-based and online tools you can use to deliver training materials directly to your employees.
The wide range of computer software and Internet resources has made it possible to connect your employees with a variety of e-learning opportunities. There are a many types of e-learning tools available, from software programs to webinars, workshops, and online college and university courses.
Investing in employee training can help you:
- Adapt to change
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e-learning can be a cost-effective and flexible alternative to traditional classroom-based training. Taking advantage of e-learning tools can help you:
- Make your business more competitive: Skilled employees can make your business more effective and give you an edge over the competition.
- Cut the cost of training employees: e-learning generally costs only a fraction of the price of in-person training, and there are no travel costs.
- Improve accessibility: Your employees can learn at a time and place that works for you and for them.
- Reduce the time required for learning: Your employees can immediately apply what they've learned to their work.
- Motivate your employees: e-learning can help generate new ideas and keep your workforce fresh and inspired.
As with any type of training, e-learning solutions can present some challenges. Due to the lack of human interaction, you may want to combine e-learning tools with in-person training. In addition, e-learning may not suit all learning styles; talk to your employees to find out what types of training work for them.
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Canadian P.M. vows to block further Chinese ownership in oil sands
TORONTO Canada's prime minister said Monday it's "extremely unlikely" his government will allow any more foreign takeovers in the oil sands sector by state-owned companies.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition on Friday, a $15.1 billion takeover by Chinese-state owned CNOOC of Canadian oil and gas provider Nexen. Harper also approved a smaller deal, Malaysian state-owned oil firm Petronas' $5.2 billion bid for Progress Energy.
- Report: Asian economies to be world's largest by 2030
- Canada OKs China's largest overseas energy acquisition
- U.S. fighting China stranglehold on rare earth production
But Harper vowed Friday to reject any further foreign takeovers in the oil sands by state-owned companies unless there are "exceptional circumstances." He didn't elaborate.
On Monday he went even further.
"I think we have been very clear that controlling interest takeovers by foreign governments in the oil sands are extremely unlikely to be approved by this government in the future," Harper said in Parliament.
Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver also stated Monday that foreign control in the oil sands sector by state-owned companies has reached its limit. He said CNOOC's takeover likely would not have been approved under new tougher new foreign investment rules.
Concerns had been raised that the approvals could lead to a flood of foreign takeovers that put control of Canada's vast energy resources in China's hands.
Harper said the markets and Canadians are supportive of Canada's new rules.
"Canada is open for business, but that does not mean that Canada is open for sale to foreign governments," Harper said.
Canada's new foreign takeover rules may not go over well in China where they are eager for an even greater share of Canada's oil. Alberta has the world's third-largest oil reserves after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela: more than 170 billion barrels. Daily production of 1.5 million barrels from the oil sands is expected to increase to 3.7 million in 2025.
Harper said Friday the Nexen deal by itself was OK, but said the potential for more takeovers raised alarms.
The prime minister noted that 15 companies dominate production in the Alberta oil sands and said the sector represents 60 percent of all the oil production around the world that is not already in state hands. He feared a few larger purchases by foreign state-owned companies could rapidly transform the industry from one that is essentially a free market industry to one that is effectively under the control of a foreign government.
Oliver reiterated that Monday.
"The percentage of state-owned, Chinese-owned, investment in the oil sands in terms of future production will still be under 10 percent and so we didn't feel with the acquisition the number was excessive. But new rules are now in place," Oliver said.
Most analysts believed the Nexen deal would be approved because more than 70 percent of Nexen's assets are outside Canada. Analysts say a company like Suncor, Canada's largest oil company, would have been off limits.
The government is now saying mid-tier companies like Nexen will also be off limits. Oliver, however, said non-controlling minority interests proposed by foreign state-owned companies, including joint ventures, will continue to be welcome in the development of the oil sands.
David Collyer, the president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, said the Harper government struck a reasonable and pragmatic balance in making its decision on Friday.
"It's an outcome that we think will enable continued growth in the sector and continue to attract investment capital," Collyer said.
CNOOC and other big state-owned Asian energy companies have increased purchases of oil and gas assets in the Americas as part of a global strategy to gain access to resources needed to fuel their economies. Chinese companies have moved more carefully since CNOOC tried seven years ago to buy Unocal but was rejected by U.S. lawmakers who cited national security fears.
But Harper lobbied the Chinese to invest in Canada's energy sector in recent years and has said billions in foreign investment is needed to develop Canada's vast oil and gas deposits. Turning down CNOOC's bid would have harmed relations with China.
Nexen operates in western Canada, the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, Africa and the Middle East, with its biggest reserves in the Canadian oil sands. The acquisition vastly expands CNOOC's holdings in Canada, where the company has already invested about $2.8 billion.
Nexen's board approved the takeover in July after CNOOC offered a 62 percent premium on the stock price. Shareholders voted overwhelmingly to support the deal in September.
Shares of Nexen jumped almost 14 percent, or $3.28, to $26.80 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
The deal still needs approval in Britain and the U.S.


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ESMO Supports World Cancer Day 2014
World Cancer Day is a chance to raise our collective voices in the name of improving general knowledge and dismissing misconceptions about cancer
- Date: 04 Feb 2014
- Topic: Bioethics, legal and economic issues
Myth: Patients believe they don't have the right to cancer care
Truth: All people have the right to access proven and effective cancer treatments and services on equal terms, and without suffering hardship as a consequence.
Here at ESMO we are focussing on two issues surrounding the right to cancer care:
- Inequalities that affect patient access to optimal treatment: the ESMO survey on the availability of anti-cancer medicines
- The potential future shortage of Medical Oncologists and the unimaginable impact upon patient care
Right to cancer care: The ESMO survey on the availability of anti-cancer medicines - addressing inequalities in patient access to optimal treatment
Right to cancer care: Do we have enough medical oncologists to cope with the increasing cancer burden?
How Annals of Oncology is debunking myths
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AMVAC has updated its SmartBox closed-application and handling system, including new features such as a large-format 5-in. color display, a new user-friendly menu-driven interface, simplified cabling and by-the-row control capabilities for application flexibility.
"The entire system has been streamlined for easier installation and easier control in the field," says Nathaniel Claussen, technical manager for the SmartBoxclosed delivery system.
The SmartBox System is designed for precise, closed-delivery application of soil insecticides. These include Aztec4.67G, Counter20G, Force 3G, SmartChoice 5G and Thimet20G, the leading granular soil insecticides in the U.S.
The new control system, which is driven by the color display, provides individual control of up to 48 precision electronic SmartBox row meters, or up to 48 multi-row groupings. New features include row shut-off capabilities when used in conjunction with row clutches. System set-up can be accomplished directly on the display using simple menus, or on a laptop computer, then transferred to the display with a USB thumb drive. New Microsoft Windows-compatible software quickly generates reports required by EPA, as well as application rates by field, acres covered, total application amounts and applications by each operator.
Power and electronics cabling has been simplified. The new display, which is compatible with 12V and 24V systems, has plug-and-play ports for power and radar. New software is ISO compliant, which could allow control with compatible cab computers in the future.
On average, the grower cost of a 24-row SmartBox System is $15,300. Mounting brackets are extra. Early order discounts are available through Feb. 20, 2013, or while supplies last.
SmartBox Systems, including custom mounting brackets, are available for current models of major row crop planters.
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One day after being punched during an ugly brawl with the Milwaukee Brewers, Travis Snider of the Pittsburgh Pirates was back on the field sporting an ugly black eye.
Snider did not start against the Reds, but was used as a pinch-hitter later in the game.
The brawl started on Sunday when Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole took exception to how Carlos Gomez reacted after hitting a long fly ball off the center field fence. Snider was one of the first players out of the Pirates dugout and appeared to be punched by Martin Maldonado.
Maldonado was suspended five games and fined $2,000 according to Buster Olney.
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Midsummer madness!Extending the festive atmosphere of Midsummer here in Sweden (though sadly not the copious amounts of beer and strawberries), we're releasing the final milestone build of Neo4j 1.4. The celebration includes: Auto Indexing, neat new features to the REST API, even cooler Cypher query language features, and a bunch of performance improvements. We've also rid ourselves of the 3rd-party service wrapper code (yay!) that caused us and our fellow (mostly Mac) users in the community so much anguish!
Refined Auto IndexingHaving a database manage indexes on behalf of users can be awfully convenient. Recently we announced an early access version of our auto indexing framework that provided a rudimentary way to have indexes managed by convention, rather than explicitly. In this milestone release we've incorporated your feedback to provide a much more polished user experience.
Map<String, String> config = new HashMap<String, String>();
config.put(Config.NODE_AUTO_INDEXING, "true");
config.put(Config.NODE_KEYS_INDEXABLE, "name");
config.put(Config.RELATIONSHIP_AUTO_INDEXING, "true");config.put(Config.RELATIONSHIP_KEYS_INDEXABLE, "since");
Now, when a transaction finishes successfully, all primitives are checked for changes on those properties and are added in a dedicated index.
Evolving CypherThe Cypher language query language goes from strength to strength. In this release we now have a powerful (read-only) graph-matching language which can support some pretty sophisticated queries. Here at the Neo4j HQ we've had a blast exploring the cineasts.net dataset through Cypher, like so:
MATCH (user)-[:FRIEND]-(friend)-[r,:RATED]->(movie)
RETURN movie.title, AVG(r.stars), COUNT(*)
ORDER BY AVG(r.stars) DESC, COUNT(*) DESC limit 7
==> +—————————————————–+
==> | movie.title | avg(r.stars) | count(*) |
==> +—————————————————–+
==> | Forrest Gump | 5.0 | 2 |
==> | The Matrix Reloaded | 5.0 | 1 |
==> | The Simpsons Movie | 5.0 | 1 |
==> | Terminator Salvation | 5.0 | 1 |
==> | The Matrix | 4.8 | 5 |
==> | Meet the Fockers | 4.0 | 1 |
==> | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | 4.0 | 1 |
==> +—————————————————–+
==> | 7 rows, 9 ms |
==> +—————————————————–+
Paged Traversers in the REST APIIn addition to the batch interface that we released in the previous milestone, the REST API now supports paging traversal results so that clients can iterate through large result sets on the server side, rather than pulling a single, potentially large result set onto the client for processing.
Performance improvementsA constant theme (and dev team work package) is to make the database engine smaller, faster, and better. To that end we've been busy at work under the hood to squeeze out more performance for the 1.4 release. Highlights compared to Neo4j 1.3 include:
- 25% smaller memory footprint so that even more objects can be crammed into the valuable heap space caches.
- Getting typed relationships using node.getRelationships(TYPE,INCOMING/OUTGOING) and getting directed relationships with node.getRelationships(OUTGOING/INCOMING) are around 4x faster due to a new cache implementation.
- Small transactions (e.g. creating a single node) are now also around 4x faster.
- Traversing performance is around 50% better than previously measured.
What's next?This is our final milestone build and we're feature-frozen for the 1.4 release. In the coming days we're asking for your feedback (and bug reports) while we perform deep QA on the stack to make sure our 1.4 GA is flawless.
Download, feedbackAs always, the download is available on the Neo4j website, and the individual components are available on Maven central.
Explore: auto indexing cypher graphdb indexing kiruna stol Neo4j 1.4 nosql
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auto indexing…. i love you guys… i really do :)
i'm starting a project in these days using neo4j (great product, congrats!) and now i'm managing them manually..as other millions of other things (find_or_create node and relationships, create_or_update node and relationships, nodes merging and other stuff…), now i've just to find a way to optimizing it (A–>(3000 nodes)–&
We'd be happy to help you improve that traversal. I've created a discussion on our help site with your text. Please follow up there with some more details about your domain model and the traversal you're running.

Cheers,
Andreas
Hi Andreas, cool, I'll update you there with all the various info :)

One more thing it would be very useful to have is a way to increase/decrease a numeric value with a single call. Example, you have a property on a relationship like the number total checkins that an user (as node) has been made on a place (as the other node), because you don't actually care if they are 10, 100
Great stuff, thanks to the entire neo team and all participants for their effort!

One thing though: does anybody know about when the new Python driver will be released?


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Sometimes in the Genealogy Center, a useful book pertinent to a particular location is not found under a particular subject entry or title. Consider the book, On the Eve of Conquest: The Chevalier de Raymond's Critique of New France in 1754, edited by Joseph L. Peyser and published by Michigan State University Press in 1997. The book is cataloged as 971 R214o, which is a general Canadian number. However, "New France" in the 1750s, before the conclusion of the French and Indian War, comprised a large portion of the upper Midwest and Great Lakes of what would become the United States. Charles de Raymond, the central figure of the work, was the commandant of Fort St. Joseph at what is now Fort Wayne in the 1750s. The book contains a useful, first-hand account of this and other areas occupied by the French, but not strictly about Canada. If you are researching the French period of Fort Wayne's history, or indeed, those of other French-occupied settlements of the 1750s, this book deserves a closer look.
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Analyzing Social Networks: An Introduction (Chapel Hill, NC)
Network analysis focuses on relationships between or among social entities. It is used widely in the social and behavioral sciences, as well as in political science, economics, organizational studies, behavioral biology, and industrial engineering. The social network perspective, which will be taught in this workshop, has been developed over the last sixty years by researchers in psychology, sociology, and anthropology. The social network paradigm is gaining recognition in the social and behavioral sciences as the theoretical basis for examining social structures. This basis has been clearly defined and the paradigm convincingly applied to important substantive problems. However, the paradigm requires concepts and analytic tools beyond those provided by standard quantitative (particularly, statistical) methods. This five day workshop covers those concepts and tools. The course will present an introduction to concepts, methods, and applications of social network analysis drawn from the social and behavioral sciences. The primary focus of these methods is the analysis of relational data measured on groups of social actors. Topics include an introduction to graph theory and the use of directed graphs to study actor interrelations; structural and locational properties of actors, such as centrality, prestige, and prominence; subgroups and cliques; equivalence of actors, including structural equivalence, blockmodels, and an introduction to relational algebras; an introduction to local analyses, including dyadic and triadic analyses; and an introduction to statistical analyses, using models such as p1 and exponential random graph models. The workshop will use several common software packages for network analysis: UCINET, Pajek, NetDraw, and STOCNET.
Fee: Members = $1700; Non-members = $3200
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Enable top students to study local architecture style and influences, conduct research with aim toward incorporating ideas into future practice
How did the spice trade influence architecture on two continents? That question led Lori Beppu, a graduate architect student in The City College of New York's Spitzer School of Architecture, to travel to Sri Lanka and the Netherlands last year to search for answers, supported by a $5,000 travel fellowship from the Spitzer School.
Ms. Beppu, who received her MArch degree in June 2012, was one of four members of the Spitzer School's Class of 2012 to receive the stipends to visit such diverse cities as Amsterdam, Berlin, Colombo, Jakarta and Yangon. She, along with Chiara Di Palma, MA Landscape Architecture, '12, and Billy Schaefer and Yoo Jin Lee, both BArch, 2012, will discuss their journeys in an event at the Spitzer School 6:30 p.m. Monday, February 4.
The four new graduates comprise the third cohort of Spitzer students to receive the travel grants, which were begun soon after CCNY's architecture school was named for benefactors Bernard and Anne Spitzer in 2009. Mr. Spitzer, a prominent New York real estate developer and manager, is a 1943 CCNY engineering graduate. Previous recipients have visited Italy, Japan, Mexico and Turkey, noted Associate Professor of Architecture Marta Gutman, who runs the travel fellowship program.
"The travel awards not only enable students to experience different cultures, but also to develop their knowledge of how culture, history and environment influenced architecture and be able to incorporate that understanding and research skills into their practice," Professor Gutman said. "Top design schools encourage their students to study abroad, and the Spitzer School at City College is no exception."
Ms. Beppu's dual interests in architecture and food inspired her project, which draws connections between the cultures of food and architecture. She chose to focus on Sri Lanka because it was for centuries the single point of origin for cinnamon sent to Europe. She examined how the cinnamon trade influenced Dutch architecture there because the Dutch were in control for longer than the Portuguese or British and they adapted to the climate rather than impose their style.
She spent two weeks there, getting the lay of the land and studying buildings from the Dutch colonial era in order to understand the Dutch architectural style and see how it influenced the local architecture. Then, she flew to Amsterdam "to get the rest of the picture," namely the movement of ideas from Sri Lanka to the Netherlands and how that movement was influenced by the cinnamon trade.
"The cinnamon trade was highly profitable and it brought a lot of money into Amsterdam, which led to a lot of buildings being constructed," the Southampton resident said. "The evidence of Sri Lankan influence is more subtle than I expected but it is definitely there. You might see it in the fabrics found in a wealthy person's home having monkeys, peacocks and other symbols of the region."
Ms. Di Palma's journey took her to Berlin to study the resurgent and informal use and development of public space along the route of the Cold War-era Berlin Wall. "I had been to Berlin before and was impressed by the community's commitment to public space, the various strategies people use to create it and how much they value it," the Santa Fe native explained. "These are topics that really interest me because I want to focus on public spaces in my career."
Unlike the United States, where design of public spaces relies on a top-down approach, in Berlin people use whatever they have, Ms. DiPalma noted. One example: adventure playgrounds, where children get donations of building materials, mainly wood and bricks, from construction companies and use them to build structures.
After the Berlin Wall was dismantled, the narrow strip of land behind it, once known as the Death Strip, became open terrain where community residents developed spaces on their own with little or no government involvement. Besides parks and adventure playgrounds, the Death Strip became home to nightclubs in abandoned factories and wagon villages; communities of minimalist homes occupied by squatters.
Now, the area is undergoing gentrification and condominiums are being developed along the Death Strip. "Berlin is at a tipping point, and all of these activities are endangered due to a surge of new residents," said Ms. DiPalma, who found a job in the German capital and will participate in Monday's event via Skype.
Changing urban environments in two bustling Asian cities were the impetus for a joint project by undergraduate architecture classmates Billy Schaefer and Yoo Jin Lee. They are exploring how the cities of Jakarta, Indonesia, and Yangon, Myanmar, have followed different development directions since publication of a 1949 volume that compared the two former colonial capitals.
Mr. Schaefer, whose mother comes from Myanmar, spent two weeks in Yangon in November. "I had always heard about what a great place (Yangon) was, but it was cut off from the rest of the world by a repressive government." He admitted to some apprehension when he first arrived, but said he actually felt quite comfortable there.
A visit to the country by President Obama a few weeks earlier might have softened the ground for him, since people were excited about the President's trip. Also, on his first night there, he met an English-speaking engineer who invited him to tour an old railway headquarters building that was undergoing restoration.
The opening of Myanmar to the outside world has thrust rapid change upon the country, especially Yangon, the largest city. "The speed at which things are happening is insane," Mr. Schaefer said. "One guide pointed to a bank that had automated teller machines in shrink wrap. They were the first ATMs in the country. More things are happening in a week than happened in a year. I'm still trying to make sense of it all."
"While Yangon is architecturally beautiful, it is mostly in a very run-down state," he added. "Even downtown, the sidewalks are extensively cracked or nonexistent in some places, and there's no real street lighting. Walking around at night was comparable to New York during a blackout."
His partner Yoo Jin Lee's trip to Jakarta could help him do that. She leaves for Indonesia on Tuesday, and will spend two weeks there looking at sites of colonial architecture to see how developed or overdeveloped they became since the country gained its independence. After her return, she and Mr. Schaeffer will compare notes.
"Yangon is Asian's newest boom town, and it is often compared to Jakarta," she said. "My trip will be a critical look at the situation in Indonesia, what they did and did not do with their colonial architecture and what lessons it can offer for Yangon."
The trip will also be a homecoming of sorts. Ms. Lee, who was born in South Korea, spent part of her childhood in Indonesia and last visited there six years ago. "I've been told that Jakarta went through a lot of development and change since I last visited," she said. "The Indonesia I remember is probably very different from what it is today."
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My beloved fellow death hags....
It has been brought up in conversation in the chat room and mentioned in a few threads that, with all the welcomed new hags to this swingin' FAD forum there will be duplicate threads and posts. Please don't spoil the fun and make anyone feel "stupid" because of this. Yes, that word has popped up in a few posts!
If you're new to the FAD forum, welcome aboard! Here you will find general acceptance and support for your "twisted" hobbies. Please, take some time and read the older posts. Some things you'll have already known. Some things you'll find..you didn't want to know! Either way you'll find that we are quite the witty bunch!
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SHY RABBIT Contemporary Arts: Gallery, Studio and Workshops is offering a new session of its very popular introductory Printmaking without a Press I on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7 - 8.
Online registration is now available for all workshops.
Classes are designed for novice and experienced artists alike, and are also geared for individuals that are simply interested in expanding their creativity in a fun, relaxed and nurturing environment.
WORK-shops@SHY RABBIT are held in one of two spacious 1,000 square-foot mixed media studios, and are instructed by professional artist and ceramist, D. Michael Coffee.
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Ceramics from the Potter's Wheel I — (Introductory).
There is only one space remaining so don't delay. This course runs five consecutive Wednesday evenings, Oct. 21-Nov. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Glazing session: Saturday, Dec. 12, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Course fee: $275; includes all materials, glazes, firings, and a tool-kit that participants may keep for future use. This workshop is limited to four participants. Early registration is advised.
Open studio time is also included in the course fee to encourage participants to practice on the wheel in between sessions. Studio time is available daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., throughout the duration of the course.
This five-week introductory course is designed for novice and experienced potters alike. It will establish good working fundamentals that will provide a foundation for continuing work on the wheel and advancement, if desired. Participants will learn the concepts of wedging, centering, opening, pulling and shaping forms, trimming and finishing, and glazing.
Printmaking without a Press I — (Introductory).
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Printmaking without a Press is high in content and uses inexpensive, low-tech materials that can be easily used in a home studio environment. It is designed for those with or without printmaking experience.
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LOL ! What a cute herd ! I was thinking an American Bison (which I think might not strictly speaking be a Buffalo !) . Besides, a male Bison is a bull anyway ! But they are too hairy around the face ...so I guess it is a normal bull or mad steer with big hair .
Here is a UV - Murano Blue.....Scroll down to the 11th row.http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/glass_encyclopedia/vaseline_glass/vaselineglass_home.htm
...I will go with a Brahma Bull most likely SVda !
I would have liked to have thought Boffo (being interested in glass animals) would have linked his name with Buffalo (as John so amusingly pointed out....I'm still chuckling!) and would have had a go at one or two !!....
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"Nanahu" - Hawaii Five-0 S5 E16
Five-0 enlists the help of a California ATF Agent to find a serial arsonist targeting couples on Oahu. Meanwhile, when Danny whisks Amber away for a romantic getaway, her abusive ex-husband tracks them down, intent on taking his wife back, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Friday, Feb. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (L-R) Michelle Wie guest stars as herself and Alex O'Loughlin as Steve McGarrett CBS ©2015 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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Key crossroads for Net safety: ISTTF report
Online safety has reached a major crossroads, here in the US. The Internet Safety Technical Task Force's report is being released tonight, and to me (a Task Force member), it represents a stark choice all stakeholders have going forward: continue down the road of fear-based online-safety education or together match all messaging to what the research says – be fear-based or fact-based.
Having observed and participated in this field for more than 11 years, I think it's understandable how we got here. The US's public discussion, fueled by mostly negative media coverage, has been dominated by law enforcement. Starting in the mid-'90s, police departments representing the only really accessible, on-location expertise in online safety, filled an information vacuum. They and members of the growing number of state Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces were the people who spoke to schoolkids and parents about how to stay safe online, and their talks, naturally, were largely informed by criminal cases. When online-safety education is carried out by experts in crime – those who see the worst uses of the Internet on a daily basis – fear is often the audience's take-away. That's not to say there aren't amazing youth-division officers who really understand children and technology giving online-safety talks – there are, we have one, Det. Frank Dannahey in Connecticut, on our Advisory Board – but their voices have so far been drowned out by the predator panic the American public has been saddled with.
Meanwhile, over the past decade, a broad spectrum of research has been published about both online youth risk and young people's general everyday use of all kinds of Internet technologies, fixed and mobile. And now it's all reviewed and summarized in this report (downloadable here), one of three major accomplishments of the Task Force, the other two being the national-level discussion it represented, involving key stakeholders, and that it acknowledges the international nature of the Internet, essential to any policy discussion about it.
One of the researchers' most important findings – information really helpful to parents, finally – is that a child's psychosocial makeup and the conditions surrounding him are more important predictors of online risk than the technology he uses. Not every child is equally at risk of anything online, including predation. The research shows 1) only a tiny minority of online youth are at risk of sexual exploitation resulting from Net activity, and these are at-risk kids in "real life," and 2) online risk of all forms – inappropriate behavior, content or contact, by peers or adults – has been present through all phases of the Web and all interactive technologies kids use; it doesn't show up only in social-network sites. It's rooted in user behavior, not in crime.
As an online-safety advocate who talks to parents all the time, I kept wanting to say to the attorneys general – since they announced their online-safety prescription, age verification, 2.5 years ago at a DC conference on social-networking I attended – that focusing solely on predation, or crime, doesn't help parents. Parents need the full picture – all the risk factors and danger signs, the positives and neutrals, too, not just the negatives – in order to guide their kids.
I think any parent gets why the full picture is needed. Most parents know they can't afford to be like deer in the headlights, paralyzed by the scary evidence coming from those focused on crime (and those covering them in the media). Kids sensing irrational fear want to get as far away as possible. They know it can cause parents to overreact and, based on misinformation, shut down the perceived source of danger. That sends them underground, where much-needed parental involvement and back-up isn't around. How, I kept wanting to ask the AGs, who are parents themselves, does that reduce online kids' risk? To young people, taking away the Internet is like taking away their social lives, and there are too many ways kids can sneak away – to overseas sites beyond the reach of any US regulation, to irresponsible US sites that don't work with law enforcement, to and with other technologies, devices, and hot spots parents don't know about it – including friends' houses, where their rules don't apply.
Certainly the attorneys general have played an important watchdog role, here in a country where a discussion about industry best practices hasn't even begun. Now, with the release of a full research summary maybe that discussion can start. It's possible because, with a national report that says the most common risk kids face is online bullying and harassment – bad behavior, not crime (and their own aggressive behavior more than doubles their risk of victimization) – and with the Task Force's technical advisers concluding that no single technology can solve the whole problem "or even one aspect of it 100% of the time," we're moving closer to a calm, rational societal understanding of the problem – the Task Force ended up working toward a diagnosis rather than filling a prescription for one of the (certainly scariest) symptoms.
With the release of the Task Force report, online safety as we know it is obsolete. The report lays out more than enough reasons to take a fact-based approach to protecting online kids – to stop seeing and portraying them almost exclusively as potential victims and work with them, as citizens and drivers of the social Web, toward making it a safer, more civil and constructive place to learn, play, produce and socialize.
Related links
* The ISTTF report download page – with links to PDFs of the full report, executive summary, research summary, and all other appendices
* "Net threat to minors less than feared" from my co-director here at ConnectSafely, Larry Magid of CNET and CBS News
* "Report Calls Online Threats to Children Overblown" in the New York Times
* "Internet Child Safety Report Finds No Easy Technology Fix" in the Wall Street Journal
* Over in the UK, "Bullying biggest online threat to children" at the Financial Times
* "Teen frustrated that parents restrict access to social-networking sites" in the Lawrence (Ks.) Journal-World
* Past blog posts on age verification in NetFamilyNews


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Tonight, after settling in at the house, I'll re-stoke the fire, boil some tea water, turn on a CD of Christmas carols and bear down on the week's task — addressing a few more holiday cards to send to friends and family.
Editor's Note: The following Christmas message was addressed "To the American people" by President Calvin Coolidge from the White House on Dec. 25, 1927.
"Christmas is not a time or a season, but a state of mind.
To Cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
This week, I'm sharing my favorite Christmas recipe: mace cookies. You can enjoy these yummy holiday treats with just a few simple ingredients and a pair of elastic-waist pants.
Editor's note: The following letter has been submitted by the undersigned local clergy to the Public Service Board regarding the proposed Vermont Gas Pipeline through Addison County:
BRANDON — The Mount Abraham Union High School girls' basketball team opened its defense of the Division II title by rallying past stubborn host Otter Valley on Tuesday, 42-31.
The Otters used their quickness and hard work on man-to-man defense to frustrate the Eagles in the first half, which ended with the host team up, 17-14, behind a trio of three-pointers from senior Jessica Frazier.
MIDDLEBURY — Two hundred and forty-seven runners braved cold temperatures on Nov. 24 to run either five or 10 kilometers in the Middlebury Parks and Recreation Department's annual Turkey Trot and Gobble Wobble.
Many runners brought donations to local food shelves, 20 won drawings for turkeys after the race, and many more won prizes donated by the many local business sponsors of the annual event in a post-race raffle.
ST. JOHNSBURY — The Otter Valley Union High School wrestling team got off to a strong start for its season this past weekend, taking fourth place at a major opening tournament, the St. Johnsbury Early Bird Invitational.
Six Otters reached the podium with top-four finishes, led by junior Adam Sherwin's first-place effort at 220 pounds.
OV coach Steve Mitchell noted his team is still young, with only one senior on his roster, Joe Palmer, who took fourth at 138.
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(HONG KONG) In response to a release on the completion of an investigation report by the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) Air Traffic Control Services (ATC), Dragonair confirms it assisted in the investigation into an incident in which one of our aircraft was involved.
We gave assistance by providing our operational procedures for dealing with the loss of separation event. We support the recommendations for airline operators to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future.
It is inappropriate for Dragonair to comment further on the CAD and ATC investigation.