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Todd stays with Johnny outside the warehouse while Carly gets the car. He tells Johnny he is getting exactly what he deserves and holds a cloth over his mouth. He tries to suffocate Johnny until Lulu runs up and demands Todd's jacket to put pressure on the wound. She is upset with Todd for just standing there. Carly speeds up in the car and Lulu helps her get Johnny in before continuing to search for Dante.
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Shawn and Sonny rescue Alexis, Johnny and Carly spend precious moments together, and Edward gives Emma a gift.
By the dock, Sonny and Jax have lost Jerry and are getting sicker. Jax leaves on foot while Sonny is joined by Shawn. They hop on a boat and get up next to the vessel Alexis is in.
Jerry leads Alexis onto a boat. They are riding off to their future so she should get comfy. She is sure Jax and Sonny will stop at nothing to rescue her but Jerry ties her up and tells her about the bomb. He will deactivate it using a remote once they are safely away. He drops into a coughing fit and she asks if he is sick. More than you know he tells her, but is anticipating a recovery soon. He leaves and Sonny and Shawn come in moments later. She assumes they diffused the bomb but they know nothing about it. Alexis panics - the bomb is still live! Shawn leaves with Alexis and Sonny stays, but soon falls to the ground from his illness.
Jerry is untying the boat when Jax walks up and shows him the boat keys he has found. Jerry explains he is dying and has to leave. When The Balkan shot him the bullet was laced with radiation that is eating him up. He had some people find a cure but he still owes $88 million. Jax throws the keys out into the water and Jerry rages that he made a serious mistake. He points a gun at Jax and pulls out the remote to set off the bomb. Out of nowhere Sonny shoots Jerry, who fires back and hits a gasoline can. Another shot lights a puddle of gas on fire.
Back at the warehouse, Alexis thanks Shawn for saving her life and they kiss passionately.
At the hospital Carly gets a doctor while Todd urges Johnny not to get all deathy-chatty on him. Steve wheels Johnny off and Carly tells Todd it sounded like he was trying to confess to her - does he know what about? Todd tells her that while some people can change, Johnny is lying to her and has not changed. Steve comes back and tells her Johnny is stable, but she might want to spend any time left with him. Todd offers to go with her but she wants to do it alone.
Monica gets a call outside the lab that someone died. She wants to be the one to tell Tracy. Meanwhile, Joe watches Tracy get her blood drawn. She hopes she can help with the cure and can't understand why she is immune. Monica pulls Tracy aside and tells her their cook is dead. Patrick walks in – he has one dose of the cure. It took hours to make and there is not enough time to make it for the whole city. Patrick gives it to Monica and leaves to spend time with Emma. Tracy tells Monica that Edward should get it. Monica balks but Tracy insists – it is her blood, she owns it. In a private room Tracy gives Edward the cure, but soon she comes out and tells Patrick that Edward wants Emma to have it. Monica feigns ignorance over the lack of protocol and Tracy runs after her. Monica has been a promiscuous social climber but over the years she has been good to Edward and she is grateful. Patrick gives Emma the medicine as Tracy tells him that Edward's life was filled with laughter and adventure and in the end, he will hopefully be reunited with the woman he loves.
Inside the warehouse Dante and John discover the bomb in the suitcase. John calls the FBI for help diffusing it but is put on hold. Dante suddenly hears Lulu calling for him. He tells her about the bomb but she refuses to leave. John needs something to cut wires and Lulu digs some nail clippers out of her bag. John directs Dante and Lulu as they work to diffuse the bomb. With a few minutes left John urges Dante and Lulu to leave – he will ride it out to the end and there is no time to argue. They leave and Natalie calls his phone. He says goodbye to Liam and his fiery redhead and decides to cut the red wire.
Dante and Lulu find cover and kiss each other goodbye. There is a big explosion.
Tomorrow's Port Charles spoilers for General Hospital:
On the hospital roof, Olivia tells Steve and Kate "This is exactly where I need to be." Kate pleads, "No, it's the LSD talking."
Sam holds Molly, who says "Sam, I am so scared." Sam replies, "Yeah, I am too."
Jason tells Liz, "I don't hate you." She replies, "Then prove it."
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If there's one category at CES 2012 that's exploding off the charts, that category is undoubtedly personal health and fitness. The sheer number of entries into the eHealth sector along with the extraordinary amount of innovation that's sometimes found under the hood (or in the cloud) of each offering is mind boggling.
Not only are some of the innovations generating reams of useful data about personal health, they're crunching that data down into actionable information and doing it for a fraction of what similar summaries cost just a few years ago.
One such personal health and fitness entry comes from Velocomp, the ethos of which is to drive the cost of cycling fitness down by relying on what's in an iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) rather than reinventing the wheel and offering something that's both expensive and proprietary (as many current cycling computers are).
"Rather than have the usual mish mash of mumbo jumbo numbers" said Velcomp CEO John Hamann (in the embedded video below), "we've created a product that has the most powerful measurement system in the world [combined] with the most powerful mobile platform in the world -- the iPhone in our opinion -- and adds to it cycling programs designed by the best cycling coaches in the world."
Instead of presenting all of the different data points about your performance (as most cycling computers do), Velcomp's iBike Powerhouse takes that data, cross-references it with whatever goals you've encoded into the system (eg: weight loss, endurance, "Brazilian Butt," etc.), and it tells you exactly what to do and how fast to do it on your next cycling workout.
According to Hamann, there are cycling computers for hard-core cyclists (and Velocomp has one of those too), and then there's iBike Powerhouse for the rest of the population who just wants to know what to do next on the bike in order to take their fitness to the next level.
An iPhone is the key component to iBike Powerhouse. Velocomp provides a completely water-proof handlebar-mountable case that the iPhone slips into. The case also includes electronics that help the iPhone to gather performance data from the cyclist's effort as well as from sensors on the bike (to measure cadence and speed).
Once a cyclist uses the iBike Powerhouse to establish a baseline for their fitness, it crunches all the data and tells the cyclist what to do next without exposing him or her to all the gory details.
According to Hamann, cyclists with existing gear don't have to throw it out as long as it is based on the ANT+ wireless standard. For example, if you have an existing heartstrap or PowerTap hub, the iBike Powerhouse will use that data as well.
According to Hamann, the price for the iBike Powerhouse is $269. That covers the case, the sensors, the mounts, the applications and the fitness plans.

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Meet and Eat: Alice Gao, Serious Eats Photographer
You've seen Alice's beautiful photos on the site. Now it's time to get to know the snappy lady behind the camera! —The Mgmt.
Name: Alice Gao
Location: East Village, NY (Gotta stay close to Abraço.)
Occupation: Full-time eater, picture-maker and coffee snob
Website/Twitter: alicegao.com / @alice_gao
Guilty pleasures? Spicy ox tongue and tripe (Szechuan style), McDonald's soft serve, hoarding takeout leftovers for three+ days.
Describe your perfect meal. Not gonna skimp here. It would take place in early autumn outdoors (on a balcony if you will), and if I could, I'd hire a private cook who could put together a "light" 20+ course tasting in the style of Brooklyn Fare. With lots of warm fresh bread.
What food won't you eat? Well, I'll try everything once. I regret to say that blood sausage just doesn't do it for me. Even when the first one I tried was at Blue Hill Stone Barns. I tried a few bites and immediately scooted it onto my boyfriend's plate. What a bizarre texture.
What would you like to try but haven't yet? I know I'm supposed to name a specific food item here, but I'm gonna set my bar higher and say the tasting menu at Noma. Gotta dream big!
Favorite food person? Does Marco Canora count? I have a little (read: huge) crush on him. He gave me a delicious canestrino tomato to take home the last time I was at Hearth.
When did you first realize you were a serious eater? Interestingly enough, it wasn't until freshman year of college. I was so sheltered before then! I then gained 20 pounds during the first two months of college on dining hall food and the great and cheap food carts of Philadelphia. My body was in serious shock. Oh well, better late than never.
What do your family and friends think of your food obsessions? My obsession is not so much food itself but obviously photographing it. I think some of my friends are definitely embarrassed when I take photos at restaurants even though I try to be swift and would never use flash.
Favorite food sites or blogs? It was Serous Eats editor Robyn Lee's and sweets maven Kathy YL Chan's blogs that introduced me to the whole world of food blogging back in 2006. I'm still a loyal reader today. I also love Desserts for Breakfast, What Katie Ate, and La Buena Vida.
Who's your go-to person they call for restaurant recommendations. Who's yours? When I first moved to NY, I kinda relied on The Sifty Fifty list in the iPhone app... then I used Mouthfuls Food.
And what's the best recommendation they've ever given you? Though it's been taken off the [Sifty Fifty] list now, I'd probably say Sushi Yasuda. Such a great sushi experience and I'm glad I got to go when Chef Yasuda was still there.
What is your favorite meal of the day and where do you get it? I think I'd have to say dinner, since I tend to eat breakfast and lunch alone at home now. Dinner allows me to reconnect with the outside world. Living in the East Village spoils you—my usual haunts include Hearth, Terroir, Degustation, Jewel Bako and for cheap eats, Curry-Ya and Grand Sichuan. And Ippudo when I can go without waiting more than 30 minutes.
Do you ever cook? What's the best dish you make? If by cook, you mean heat up leftovers and toss an egg into it, then sure. I can make instant ramen taste pretty legit by tossing some leftovers in the "broth" and um, adding an egg into it (excellent life skills I picked up from my dad). You'd never guess it was instant!
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Mustang MonthlyFeatured Vehicles
1977 Mustang II Ghia - Little Lincoln
It Took 17 Years For Andrea Lucas To Find Another '77 Ghia With The Ghia Sports Group
Love 'em or hate 'em, there are some great looking '74-'78 Mustang IIs out there. One is the Ghia, a luxury model that Andrea Lucas believes Ford built in the style of a "little Lincoln." She points to the hood ornament on her '77 Ghia, an extra-cost accessory in the form of a running horse over the Roman numeral "II." Plus, the Ghia looks elegant, especially in the black and tan color combination.
In 1977, Andrea bought a brand-new '77 Mustang II and quickly learned that her beautifully color-coordinated Ghia turned heads in parking lots. "The car couldn't have been more than 15 minutes old and it drew a crowd," she says. "I thought somebody had hit it. They all wanted to know what it was."
Twelve years later, Andrea sold her Ghia but regretted it almost immediately. In fact, the next day she began looking for an exact replacement. The task proved daunting to say the least because Andrea required the luxury Ghia, body 60H, topped with the Ghia Sports Group in her original color combination of black and tan. The 302-2V and automatic was also important over four- or six-cylinder power.
Ford built two versions of the Ghia with the Ghia Sports Group. One was black with tan. The other was the exact reverse-tan with black. Andrea's original Ghia was black with a chamois half-vinyl roof and pin stripes. The luggage rack came with chamois hold-down straps with bright buckles. The lacy spoke aluminum wheels featured chamois painted spokes. Inside, the seats were also chamois in vinyl. The dash used an appliqué that looks like engine-turned aluminum in black.
Basically, the tan version of the Ghia Sports Group was the reverse of the black one. Tan appears in place of black and vice-versa, except the interior and the straps on the luggage rack remain tan. Jacqueline Smith drove just such a tan Ghia on the hit TV show Charlie's Angels.
Andrea watched the show in those days. She said, "I had seen that car on TV and liked the interior. I just switched and took the black with the chamois roof."
For the record, Farrah Fawcett also drove a Mustang II on the program, only it was a Cobra II. Kate Jackson drove a Pinto.
In 2006, 17 years after selling her original Ghia, Andrea finally ran across a '77 Ghia on eBay. It appeared identical to the head-turning ride she drove from 1977 to 1989. After negotiations, her husband, Ray, traveled to California to take a closer look at the Mustang II. With 43,000 miles, the car was extremely well-preserved with the same options as Andrea's first car. The seats were unrestored and the engine was basically untouched. In fact, the valve covers had never been repainted.
So Andrea bought the '77 Ghia and had it shipped back to her home in New Jersey. We caught up with the rare Ghia on the show field at the All-Ford Nationals in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where the black and tan Ghia really stood out from the pack. In Andrea's opinion, "The Ghia is geared toward women because it feels like an old shoe when you get inside."
Although Andrea and Ray have not entered the Ghia for show judging, they have purchased a truck and a trailer with that in mind. "We drove to Carlisle and back with no problems," Andrea explains. "It's a fantastic little car but the truck and trailer will get us to some of the longer distance shows."
One has to wonder how many Mustang II Ghias with the Ghia Sports Group have survived. Certainly, rod builders cannibalized hoards of Mustang IIs for their readily transferable front-end components.
Andrea has already turned down offers for the Ghia at several shows. She certainly doesn't want to go on another 17-year hunt, explaining, "I made that mistake once. I'll never make it again."


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Integrated CNC Technology Solutions
Manufacturing is seeing increased integration of product development and production processes with the benefit of innovative, high-performance software systems. This decisive step is an indication of accelerated growth.
Industrial corporations are facing deep-rooted changes in the world of manufacturing. These changes are taking place alongside increasing integration of product development and production processes with the benefit of innovative, high-performance software systems. This decisive step is an indication of accelerated growth in manufacturing.
In Siemen's own ongoing development of its CNCs, the company has set its sights on optimizing the high-end Sinumerik 840D si for technological requirements. The Sinumerik MDynamics technology package includes intelligent function extensions for three-axis and five-axis milling applications to help increase machine efficiency, particularly in high-speed cutting (HSC). Reliable protection against involuntary collisions is ensured by the "Collision Avoidance" function.
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In addition, the new "Nodding Compensation" compile cycle ensures increased precision during workpiece machining. Hardware architecture and intelligent control algorithms ensure dynamic performance and accuracy when machining on multitasking machines.
Collision Protection
Preventing the collision of machine components in the working area of the machine, the Collision Avoidance function is concentrated on the most critical situations arising in practice—during machine setup or in case of interrupted machining. It other words, it is most effective in times when the operator intervenes in the process.
The 3D real-time collision monitoring function is active even with complex machining operations such as five-axis simultaneous milling or turning with B axis. In this context, static and mobile machine components, as well as the tool cutting edge, are effectively monitored for collisions. The 3D visualization system allows users to display the complete machining process, including the machining room, on the CNC screen. Users are able to quickly and effectively identify the area subject to significant collision risk.
For collision monitoring with the workpiece, Siemens has already provided offline machine simulation in NX CAM for some time, which allows users to prevent collisions when defining the relevant processes on the PC. The machine model is configured through a user-friendly definition of cuboids, balls, cylinders or the import of STL files directly via the CNC user interface.
As an alternative, NX Sinumerik Collision Avoidance allows machine manufacturers to quickly read in the machine model from the existing machine design data, simplify it and transfer it directly to the CNC. The CNC automatically generates the data for collision monitoring of the tool cutting edges from the tool data available for machining. This automatically includes collision monitoring with the machine component model without additional operator maintenance.
Compile Cycle
Through the adoption of mechatronic optimization measures, Siemens addresses requirements that arise in special applications such as moldmaking. As such, the company has incorporated the Nodding Compensation compile cycle into the CNC, significant for gantry-type machines, for example, because the tower can "nod" with the acceleration and deceleration of the other axes. This nodding cannot be compensated by controlling the axes of the tower because the signals cannot be monitored on the motor encoder. But the tool tip is lowered into the workpiece, where it leaves marks. The Nodding Compensation monitors the other axes and models the system. The acceleration processes of all axes are known, allowing users to predict the nodding and compensate for it accordingly. Nodding Compensation can enhance machining accuracy and improve surface quality.
Moving Forward
Bernd Heuchemer, V.P., global marketing and communications, Siemens AG, Drive Technologies Division, Motion Control Systems Business, says, "Siemens has invested a lot of work in the integration of automation technology along the entire value chain over a period of many years and is playing a cutting-edge role in shaping the future of production. In the Sinumerik environment in particular, and consequently in the field of CNC production in general, Siemens has been heavily involved for many years already in the area of simulation and the virtual machine, as well as the integration into factory IT systems. Our aim is to drive this process of integration forward to ensure that the field of machine tool construction is also prepared to embrace the next step in the industrial revolution."
With its Sinumerik family, Siemens offers a portfolio of CNC for everything from simple machine tools through standardized machine concepts to modular premium solutions, complete with "smart machine" solutions for the economical manufacture of high-end workpieces. It is working toward the consistent expansion of this CNC technology expertise. "In the future, production models will demand even greater productivity, flexibility and efficiency, while at the same time expecting simplified machine operation and production sequences. As it continues to develop the Sinumerik CNC portfolio, Siemens is working to satisfy all these expectations," says Rajas Sukthankar, general manager, Siemens Industry Inc., Machine Tool Systems Business.
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Monitoring Improves Machine Up Time And Shop Efficiency
Systems for monitoring the machining process not only allow tool wear and tool breakage to be detected at an early stage, but they also provide a process assessment and optimization functions that can be used to improve machine utilization and thus improve the return on machine capital cost.
Adding 5-Axis Capability to a 3-Axis CNC Mill
This attachment provides shops using thee-axis machining centers the option of on-demand four- and five-axis machining.
Upgrading Rotary Transfer Machines on the Shop Floor
Smart manufacturers are using slower production demand to upgrade efficiency of their rotary transfer machines. This story looks at a Cleveland area integrator that can do the job in weeks and without removing machines from the shop.


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Boro council concerned with future of motor co. and local Little League
May 26, 2009
Discussion of lost pets, Chrysler's decision to close Beckman Motor Co., and the hope for a start-up of the Mount Oliver Little League were some of the topics at the May 18 meeting of Mount Oliver Council.
Council members Billie Michener and Patrick Malloy, and Mayor Jeff Repasky, were absent.
The meeting began with resident Sioux Lieb of Margaret St. telling council that her two-month-old dog, "Snickers," disappeared a week ago. She has been searching for him, and erecting posters about him, but to no avail.
Snickers is a tan Pomeranian with black on his nose, ears, and tail.
Ms. Lieb said she has heard that a white van and blue car are taking small animals out of yards. On a Website, she has even detected a pattern of missing animals for the area, and will contact Brentwood and Zone 3 police about the matter. She wanted Mount Oliver to be aware of it also.
She recommended showing pictures of lost pets on the local public television station.
Anyone who finds a lost pet should contact Triangle Pet.
During assistant borough engineer Justin Wagner's report, council agreed to pay Soli Construction the final payments of $3,433.20 and $3,995.90 for sanitary sewer work mandated by a federal Consent Decree.
Council also agreed to pay Insight Pipe Contracting $9,254.55 for sanitary sewer work.
All the costs will be paid from a low-interest loan and a grant from PennVest, the Pa. Infrastructure Investment Authority.
Mr. Wagner said he would see if SHACOG can pay 100 percent of the demolitions of 511 Brownsville Rd. and 128 Ormsby Ave.
In the public safety report, council President James Cassidy said 661 calls were answered last month, and police vehicles logged over 7,300 miles.
Police Tasers are in, with training for them beginning next month. All police officers will have their own Tasers. Funding for them came from a grant.
Mr. Cassidy also reported that all the surveillance cameras are up and running.
In the fire report, he said 10 calls were answered, ranging from false alarms to dumpster fires. There were no major incidents.
Regarding public works, James Caylor reported he received complaints about the unsightly appearances of 305 Onyx and 307 Rustic, both of which have foreclosure issues. The borough will cut the grass at those houses if it has the manpower.
In the planning report, Deana Wuenschel, of the Planning Commission, said she is reviewing ordinances with Mrs. Michener.
The Planning Commission is seeking more members as it only has two members.
In the recreation report, John Smith said the playground equipment for Transverse Park should be installed within a week.
He also reported that the county Sports Clinic, in which youngsters are taught baseball skills, will be held on June 23-24 in Transverse Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. No pre-registration is required.
Council next voted 5-0 to allow any resident who wants to start up the Mount Oliver Little League to use the borough's old baseball equipment and uniforms.
If interested, contact the borough building.
Street Commissioner Ron Smith will be told of the vote as
he has been receiving calls from neighboring communities for the equipment.
In the computer report, Dennis Obeldobel said he cannot do planned work on the computers or Website without additional funding for the project.
The borough will be submitting applications for grants for police department software.
In the Hilltop Economic Development Corp. report, Tom Plietz said the borough has 10 street trees for spring planting.
The free trees are through TreeVitalize, a joint project of the county, city, state Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.
He also reminded everyone of "Cruisin' on the Hilltop" on Sat., July 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event will include a sidewalk sale, informational booths, car cruises, and oldies band. The 100 block of Brownsville Rd. will be closed to the clocktower.
It is being sponsored by the Hilltop Economic Development Corporation.
Vendors are being sought. Interested parties should contact Mrs. Michener at 412-381-0420.
The next Hilltop economic development meeting will be on May 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Elder-ado senior center on Brownsville Rd. Everyone is welcome.
Regarding family-run, locally-owned Beckman Motor, Chrysler announced last week that it was closing 789 dealerships, including 16 area-wide such as Beckman Motor.
Mr. Obeldobel called the likely loss "a blow to the community." He suggested contacting local elected officials about the matter.
Mr. Plietz said he will be talking to Beckman Motor on behalf of the Economic Development Corp.
Council then voted 5-0 to adopt a resolution supporting Beckman Motor in its efforts to secure business endeavors in Mount Oliver by whatever legal means possible.
In the treasurer report, borough secretary-treasurer Diane Holzer reported that the borough has collected 72 percent of property tax revenue for a total of $682,573. Delinquents will be aggressively pursued.
The next council meeting will be on June 15.


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A Modest Automobile
In response to your story concerning how to sell a car (Fiat) to a sucker—I understand you totally. In fact, I wrote a story about it for senior English this year in high school. I have totally overhauled the engine and did all the body work. I like my Fiat a lot, BUT! understand totally. Here is my story . . . or my proposal.
A Modest Automobile
The society we live in today is hurried, complex, and alienating. People need time to stop and smell the roses, time to savor the finer things in life. So, for the good of the nation, I propose that everyone drive a Fiat.
The benefits are as follows.
1. Community Bonding. Driving a Fiat would promote increased community bonding and awareness. When all the Fiats unexpectedly break down at the same time, people will be forced to reach out to each other for help and encouragement and to trade useful tidbits of information.
2. Economic Growth. This is inevitable, with the whole society spending money on hourly transportation repair. Mechanics' incomes will rise, industry will expand, and unemployment will decrease. Foreign alliances will also be made, due to the widespread need for specialized, hard to get auto parts.
3. Personal Growth. Each person's character and integrity will grow every time his Fiat baffles, confuses, and angers him.
4. Ethnic Diversity. The Fiat will help expand the nation's knowledge of Italian rhetoric, as each owner pores over the poorly translated Italian-to-English service manuals. An appreciation for Italian design will also contribute to this cultural diversity as Americans explore the Italian way of taking a simple engine and making it into a masterpiece of confusing complexity.
5. National Health. Medicare will no longer be needed. The health of our nation will be improved by the amount of exercise needed for day-to-day survival. Walking for help in the clean, fresh air and building muscle tone struggling with Fiat bolts and screws are two small examples. The air will be cleaner because we will be rid of all those pesky SUVs. The small four-cylinder Fiat engines will cut down on harmful exhaust and save precious fossil fuels. And the fact that they will so seldom be running will be an added benefit.
6. The Joy of Not Knowing. Exhilaration without acceleration will be enjoyed by all who drive a Fiat. They will receive hours of thrills from their inability to know where or when they will break down next.
The promotion of the Fiat is for the public good and for the health and well being of a strong nation.
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Free ASP.NET Training Videos from aspConf now available for download or streaming
There's lots of goodness happening in the .NET and ASP.NET community right now. If you're not plugged in, you can follow ASP.NET on Twitter or Like ASP.NET on Facebook and we'll keep you up to date with all the great goings-in. You can visit, bookmark and subscribe to the newly revamped and oft-updated ASP.NET website. The new site is lovely on various phones and pads and has loads of content, both textual and video as well as HOURS of free training videos from Pluralsight. There's also an excellent Daily Community Spotlight on the home page there you can also subscribe to in Google Reader that is curated by our very own Jon Galloway.
The ASP.NET Webstack is Open Source now as is the Entity Framework. There's goodness happening from the new MS Open Tech organization and there's also the burgeoning goodness from the newly-created "Monkey Square" non-profit, the same organization that runs the Monospace Conference (follow MonkeySquare on Twitter) started by Joseph Hill, David Nielsen, Dale Ragan, Louis Salin, Phil Haack, and myself, dedicated to open source on .NET. If you haven't registered for Monospace, consider it, as it's a high-signal, low-noise boutique open source .NET conference out of Boston this October. You could even speak!
Download or Stream all these ASP.NET Conference videos and training sessions for free.
But, enough of that, let's talk about videos and education. Just last week we held aspConf, a a free, virtual conference dedicated to ASP.NET organized by and for the community, and all free. It was the sequel to mvcConf and mvcConf 2 and was this year expanded to two full days of great content on the entire ASP.NET platform. There were over 60 presentations from amazing speakers both inside and outside of Microsoft. I was fortunate enough to present the teams' and my vision for "One ASP.NET" in this silly keynote that was presented from the comfort of my home office to over 1200 of you Dear Readers.
aspConf 2012 is now a collection of videos for you to download or stream online in all the usual formats. There's dozens of them to check out and they are excellent. Some of my favorites are:
- Next Generation Visual Studio Web Tools - Building websites has become more and more important for most businesses worldwide, and with the introduction of HTML 5 we now have more possibilities than ever. Join Mads on a journey through the features of the upcoming version of ASP.NET and Visual Studio to get a sneak peak on the new abilities ...
- Introduction to the ASP.NET Web API What is REST? and a RESTful API? How does the ASP.NET Web API fit in? How does the ASP.NET Web API work? How can it be consumed by clients such as ASP.NET MVC, Win8/Metro, etc.? In this session, John discusses how to get up and running with the ASP.NET Web API thorugh practical examples.
- Async in ASP.NET Async is here and it's awesome, but how do you leverage for maximum affect in a server environment? When should you use async and what shouldn't you do to avoid headaches? Hear from the ASP.NET team about async support in ASP.NET, the features, the pitfalls and most importantly the use cases that ma...
- Modern Web Development In this talk, Shawn will walk the attendees through the new way that web applications are being built today using the latest in client-side development the best practices of how to carry that out with ASP.NET MVC.
- Ask the Experts - Here's your chance to get answers to your deep technical questions about SignalR, MVC, Web API! With Damian Edwards, Brad Wilson and Marcin Dobosz.
Have fun!
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TNT Expands Slate with Two New Unscripted Series: Gripping "Boston Blue" (w.t.) and Action-Packed "72 Hours" (w.t.)
TNT is expanding its slate of unscripted dramas with the addition of two exciting new series: the police procedural docu-drama Boston Blue (working title), from executive producer Donnie Wahlberg (Blue Bloods, Boomtown), and the high-octane competition series 72 Hours, (working title) from the executive producer of Extreme Makeover and The Moment of Truth. TNT has ordered eight episodes of each series, with plans to launch them in 2013.
Boston Blue follows the men and women of the Boston Police Department's exclusive and highly decorated Gang Unit. Their unit's name doesn't begin to describe the breadth of crimes these detectives, investigators, patrol officers and special victims officers deal with on a daily basis. They are the go-to unit for many large-scale crimes in Boston. Boston Blue comes to TNT from Jarrett Creative Group (Celebrity Ghost Stories), with Julie Insogna-Jarrett and Seth Jarrett serving as executive producers along with Donnie Wahlberg and his Donnie D. Productions.
72 Hours is an action-packed, white-knuckle competition series that drops competing teams from a helicopter into the wilderness. The competitors are then given only three days and a GPS tracking device to find a hidden suitcase full of cash. Along the way, they must hike across treacherous terrain and battle the elements to locate the cash before their rival teams. 72 Hours comes to TNT from Lighthearted Entertainment (Extreme Makeover), with Howard Schultz (The Moment of Truth) and Rob LaPlante (The Apprentice) serving as executive producers. Jeff Spangler serves as co-executive producer.
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- 1/4 cup tomato paste
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Why Does MLB Put Players In This Position?
As Kansas City fans boo Robinson Cano during his live interview, sitting next to Derek Jeter, on MLB Network, this question:
Why does MLB put the onus of who doesn't participate in the All-Star Game Home Run Derby on one of its players each year? Then-NL Captain Prince Fielder got booed in Phoenix last year for leaving Justin Upton off his four-man team, and now Cano has earned the eternal enmity of Kansas City for not picking Billy Butler.
I'm not talking about the merits of the Butler decision here.
I'm talking about the merits of the Captaincy decision.
One player does not select the All-Stars, and one player does not hand out the awards, and one player does not vote in the Hall of Famers. Why does one player pick the Derby participants? Or, if the novelty and even nostalgia are worth it (remember, in the 19th Century the team captain picked the line-ups and often made the trades), why not make this really easy on him?
The Home Run Derby is necessarily a hometown event. It makes perfect sense to have a home team player in it. I mean David Ortiz just said he hoped to take just one at bat tonight and then let Butler take over as DH. Further, in these days of universal slugging it's not like you could name a team whose candidate for the role would be an embarrassment in the contest. Why not simply say that each year, the captain of the home league team has to select a player from the host club?
Not difficult, not unfair, and not a player's fault. I know Robinson Cano is a grown-up and can take the booing. But why in a day when fan sportsmanship is draining away, is the game encouraging people to act with frenzy towards a visiting star?
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Good point Keith. But I never had heard of a Home Run Derby Captain until this year. And suppose Wright signs a new contract with the Mets– will the captain force him to hit in the Derby next year even though it might mess up that swing, where he's going the other way hitting singles and doubles and putting up MVP numbers without a lot of home runs? Otherwise, some all around good guy on another team will be booed at Citi. Besides, Billy Butler is a doubles hitter.
If I'm not mistaken, Butler has 16 HR so far.
That's true– that translates to a big home run season. He is way ahead of his usual pace. But he's a doubles machine.
While I understand your point, I don't think a hometown player should always be selected for the Home Run Derby. First off, not every team has a position player in the game and the same could possibly be said for the host team any given year. Second, if the host team does have a position player in the game they might not necessarily be a home run hitter. The Derby is about putting on a show for the fans and raising money for charity. Letting players participate just because they are from the host team should not occur, it should be based on talent. The Derby should feature the best of the best and the up and coming talent. I agree that the choice shouldn't be made by the player deemed 'captain,' but regardless of what you think Billy Butler shouldn't have been in the Derby, he is not a star talent and he is not an up and comer. Cano made the right decision and, I might add, he put a pretty good team together.
I hope Kansas City fans [not sure how many there will be in the stadium tonight, considering the big $$$ of ticket prices] will cheer Cano tonight, to show that last night's rancor was NOT personal against him, but in support of the Royals' sole All-Star selection – and in reaction to Cano's previous statement that a KC player should be selected to the HR Derby.
Not only did they keep it up, certain crowd member harassed his family. And yes, he said a KC player SHOULD be selected. That is not a promise, tho, as many have made it out to be.
Are you really expecting the fans to show some courtesy and respect even for a visiting player? It's not like that anymore. Used to be in the days gone by but people have now been more aggressive than ever. Baseball is a reflection of the atmosphere and attitudes of the day. There is too much anger and frustration. This does not bode well.
Having the decision made by a captain might alleviate some of the rancor but that would be going against a tradition set up some time ago. People can not seem to go with the flow or accept change that radically so I guess we're stuck with this for the time being. It is a good idea and I hope those who make the decisions get to read your blog. It may change some minds.
True. But lest we forget, Yankee fans cheered the Rangers' Josh Hamilton as if he were Derek Jeter, during the '08 HR Derby in the Bronx. That should be a lesson.
Let the players vote on the participants. And for the AS Game, either take the vote away from the fans except for the final spot or let it go back to what it once was – just an exhibition game with nothing on the line except for bragging rights.
Home field advantage for the WS should just alternate or be determined by inter-league records. I don't see how interest in the AS Game rises because of the home field advantage addition.
I totally agree with Keith that the decision shouldn't be left to an individual player. It's an unfair position to put Cano or anyone else in. I totally disagree that a hometown player should be included by default. "15″ other players in the AL have more home runs than Butler up to this point in the season, but Keith would rather appease the 40,000 people at Kauffman Stadium (not all of which are Royals' fans- people "do" travel from out of town for this game) than the 6-8 million television viewers. Why is picking participants for the Home Run Derby being treated like a physics problem??? Simply choose the players from each league that have the most home runs up to the All-Star break. Let the statistics be the deciding factor. Problem solved. Viewers want to see the hot bats at the plate, so put them up there. This is one of the more ridiculous baseball debates in recent memory.
What you fools don't seem to realize is that the reception Cano got here in KC wasn't because Cano didn't pick Butler for the Derby. It was because he went on national TV and said he would pick a Royal for the Derby then didn't when it came time for him to follow through.
Let's get the facts straight: Cano NEVER promised Butler a spot. He said having a KC player would be the right thing. And booing the guy is fine, whatever. But harassing family members is crossing an ugly line.
Yes, the Captain thing is wrong and just one of the many things about the Midsummer Night's Dream Game that need to be changed. Tone deaf Bud needs to read this post:
"It's long past time to revise the voting for the All-Star game by taking the Commissioner and the managers out of it, limiting the role of the fans, and allowing the active MLB players to decide which of their peers gets the honor of playing…"
Burn in hell cano. And say hi to munson.
That's the shittiest thing I've ever read in any comments section ever.
MLB.com used to monitor Baseball Nerd for garbage like "shthar" wrote. They also would respond to people's complaints about this type of crap being written. Also, the posts had to be about baseball. They couldn't be about how a person hates Keith, how awful K. is, his political views, his program " Countdown ", etc. These people now have Twitter as a place to attack him.
Keith said that he wouldn't be reading the comments on Baseball Nerd. I wonder if that is still true. But my big question is: why is MLB.com not responding to complaints and monitoring as before. I've learned a lot about baseball reading this blog. Used to be a great blog until the "haters" decided to invade.
Also amazing they completely ignored the fact that fans could vote for the HR derby on All-Star ballots. Where did our votes go?
"I picked the right team. We won. The American League ended up with the trophy."
– Robinson Cano
"They don't boo nobodies."
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The capsule blasted off from the Gobi desert on Saturday evening with three taikonauts (astronauts) on board - including China's first woman in space, Liu Yang. Its primary mission is to conduct China's first human space docking, which is expected to occur at 5:00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.
The mission marks a huge stride forward for China, which in 1999 kicked off its human spaceflight program with the launch of Shenzhou-1 ("Divine Vessel" in Chinese) with no crew on board.
Two years later, Shenzhou-2 lifted off with small animals aboard, and in 2003, China sent its first taikonaut into space. Since then, it has completed a space walk in 2008 and an unmanned docking between a module and rocket last year.
But the latest mission is even more technically demanding, as astronauts will have to control the space docking manually.
The procedure will put the spacecraft's manual control system to the test and demands huge operational accuracy from the astronauts, says Wu Ping, spokeswoman for China's human space program.
"This is China's most ambitious space mission so far. It is longer and more complex than anything previously done," says Morris Jones, an Australian space expert.
"It shows that China is serious about its long-term goals in space."
Bigger ambitions
Successful completion of the docking - a highly technical procedure that requires two vessels to gently come together in high speed orbit - will take China one step closer to building its own space station in 2020.
The mission has also taken on a symbolic dimension as Shenzhou-9 is carrying Liu Yang, China's first ever female taikonaut to go to space.
The Asian powerhouse has even bigger ambitions of sending astronauts to the Moon, although nothing has yet been set in stone.
Nevertheless, China - which in the 1980s was focused solely on developing satellites - continues to play catch-up with Russia and the United States.
"It will still take at least another decade before China reaches a comparable level to Russia or the USA in space flight," says Jones.
Professor Rene Oosterlinck from the European Space Agency says "manned flights are firstly a matter of prestige and a nod to Chinese citizens."
"It's obvious that China, which is absent from the International Space Station, wants to demonstrate that it is capable of independently doing something similar," he says.
"The fact that a woman is present this time round is also symbolic as it demonstrates that the Chinese space infrastructure allows for mixed crews, which in a way is more complex as, for instance, you need toilets adapted for both sexes."
But he adds that from a strategic point of view, satellites are much more important for China.
Earth observation and GPS
As it pushes to become a global space power, experts say China's ambitions go well beyond a space station, or even a Moon landing, to satellite observation and a global positioning system to rival that of the United States.
By 2016, China will "increase the use of satellites to contribute to the development of strategic industries and satisfy the needs of the economy" in telecommunications, Earth observation or global positioning systems, according a white paper released late last year.
In 2011, China launched its version of the US Global Positioning System (GPS), the Beidou satellite navigation system. Further satellites will enable the new system to cover Asia this year, and the whole world by 2020.
Beijing has long maintained that the rapid development of its space capabilities is peaceful in nature, and the white paper reiterated this, saying Beijing "opposes weaponisation or any arms race in outer space."
But concerns remain over China's intentions.
In 2009, air force commander General Xu Qiliang caused a stir when he said armed forces should prepare for the "inevitable" militarisation of outer space - a claim hastily disavowed by President Hu Jintao.


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