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The ESDS B24F-G2652 is a small-form-factor hybrid model combining the groundbreaking performance of 16G Fibre Channel (FC) with iSCSI ports. Featuring enterprise-class protection and scalable to use up to 240 2.5" drives, the single-controller ESDS B24F-G2652 provides optimal performance density combined with the high performance necessary for meeting the demands of both present & future IT challenges.
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- Local and remote replication functionality enables quick data recovery after logical errors and physical errors
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- Multiple hardware RAID levels protect against drive failure
- CacheSafe technology protects cached data during power outage
- Up to 16G FC Connevtivity
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- User-friendly and intuitive SANWatch interface allows for simple storage management
- Energy efficient power supplies
- Dynamic cooling
- Intelligent multi-level drive spin-down
Features & Benefits:
|Two 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel host ports
|Two 1Gb/s iSCSI ports
|Thin provisioning
|Ensure the most efficient allocation of pooled capacity
|Data protection:
|Support the highest data availability and quick service restart after storage accidents
|Accommodates twenty-four 2.5-inch drives in a 2U enclosure
|Provides enterprise-class performance with high-density configuration
|Green design:
|CacheSafe technology
|Backup battery automatically supplies power to write cached data into flash module for permanent protection during power outage
|Fault-tolerant hardware modules
|Redundant PSUs, fans; high-availability hardware design, preventing "single-point-of-failure"
|Expansion up to 240 HDDs
|"Pay-as-you-grow" scalability; no waste on what you don't need, and no worries about what you will need
|Powerful management suite (SANWatch) support, including multi-pathing functions
|Multiple monitoring methods
|Real-time problem detection and notification to achieve continuous operation
|ESDS B24F-G2652 Specifications
|Host Ports
|Two 16Gb/s Fibre Channel ports
Two 1Gb/s iSCSI ports
|Storage Controller
|Single controller
|Cache Memory
|Default 4GB, up to 8GB or 16GB
** The default capacity may vary by region; please contact our sales representatives for details
|Drive Connectivity
|Supported Drives
|Maximum Number of Drives
|Corresponding Expansion Enclosure
|Please refer to Related Information
|Form Factor
|RAID Functionality
|Data Services
|Green Design
|Availability and Reliability
|Various event notification methods including email, LAN broadcast, fax, SNMP traps, SMS, and Skype.
|OS Support
|Service and Support
** Service may vary by region
|Without chassis ears / protrusions: 446mm (W) x 88mm (H) x 514mm (D)
|Without HDDs:17.32kg (38.18lbs)
|Package Dimensions
|709mm (W) x 400mm (H) x 528mm (D)
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Angelina Jolie is back in the pilot seat, taking a flying lesson aboard a Cirrus SR-22 single engine plane on Thursday (July 9) in Burbank, Calif.
While Angie was high in the sky, Brad Pitt took his motorcycle out for a spin in Los Angeles.
Life & Style has more details about the princess-themed ballet class Angie took Zahara and Shiloh to at the Creation Station in Studio City, Calif., on July 6.
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"I think of him above all else as a friend and a human being, a kind, gentle, loving human being," said the state's Chief Judge, Judith S. Kaye. "He was a towering judge, a great judge, who will have a lasting imprint on the lives of the people of this state and on the law in this state."
Associate Judge Joseph W. Bellacosa said of Judge Gabrielli: "He had a sense of his humble origin and that translated into enormous respect for everyone in every station in life."
Domenick Luciana Gabrielli, the son of Italian immigrants, was born in Rochester on Dec. 13, 1912, and even as a boy worked in a courthouse, shining shoes. He graduated from St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., and the Albany Law School and was admitted to the New York bar in 1937.
He began as a lawyer and corporation counsel in Bath, N.Y., and other Steuben County communities. In World War II, he was a Navy lieutenant stationed in the Pacific. In 1953, he was appointed Steuben County District Attorney by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. 25 Years on Bench
In 1957, beginning his 25 years on the bench, he was elected Steuben County Court judge and served as a Children's Court judge as well. In 1961, he became a State Supreme Court justice in a district encompassing Steuben and seven other counties.
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After leaving the bench, he joined the Rochester law firm of Nixon, Hargrave, Devans Doyle as senior counsel and was in its Albany office from 1987 to 1992. In 1983, Gov. Mario M. Cuomo named him as chairman of a state screening committee that recommended candidates for judicial posts.
The judge, a trustee of the Albany Law School and a former trustee of Alfred University, received many honorary degrees and awards, including the 1983 Gold Medal of the New York State Bar Association.
Besides his daughter, Ms. Dumas, who is an assistant district attorney in Albany, Judge Gabrielli is survived by his wife, the former Dorothy Hedges; a son, Michael E., of Hammondsport, N.Y.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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MILAN — Luxottica Group is in the process of merging with French lens maker Essilor SA,but this is not stopping it from further building its structure. The giant Italian eyewear producer is acquiring leading optical glass sun lens manufacturer Barberini SpA for about 140 million euros. The transaction is expected to be finalized by the third quarter of 2018."With the acquisition of Barberini we add another gem to our brands, a name that is well known throughout the industry and synonymous with top quality, innovation and Made in Italy," said Leonardo Del Vecchio, executive chairman of Luxottica. "Barberini will allow us to strengthen our technological leadership in sun and ophthalmic lenses and opens great development opportunities for the future."Barberini has been providing optical glass lenses for luxury eyewear collections including Luxottica's Ray-Ban and Persol brands. Founded by Pietro Barberini in 1963, the company has developed new technologies and patents designed to improve its sun and ophthalmic lenses. Advancements have been made to characteristics such as thickness, weight, resistance and transparency while enhancing vivid and saturated colors, also thanks to the application in the glass melting processes of special oxides ("Terre Rare"). With sales of about 85 million euros, the company controls its entire manufacturing chain, from raw materials to finished lenses, with industrial sites in Italy's Abruzzo region, a plant in Germany for glass melting, and advanced technologies for the production of polarizing films for sun lenses.Luxottica produces eyewear under license for names including theGiorgio ArmaniGroup, Bulgari,Burberry, Chanel, Coach, Prada and Versace and also has a number of owned brands, such as Ray-Ban, Oakley and Persol. In 2017, it reported sales of 9.15 billion euros, up 0.8 percent from the previous year.As reported, Luxottica and Essilor, the leading maker of lenses worldwide, have agreed to a 46 billion euro, or $48.7 billion, merger to form an eyewear powerhouse with annual sales of more than 15 billion euros. Luxotticaand Essilor combined will have more than 140,000 employees and sales in more than 150 countries.In the new entity,Luxotticafounder Leonardo Del Vecchio will serve as executive chairman and chief executive officer and Hubert Sagnières, Essilor's chairman and ceo, will become executive vice chairman and deputy ceo. Del Vecchio and Sagnières will also keep their positions of executive chairman of Luxottica and chairman and ceo of Essilor International, respectively.
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I have a .asp form page that submits to another .asp page that uses cdonts to send me an email and does a response.redirect back to the form page. I need to preserve (keep) a couple of text box values and a couple of dropdown box values. At this point I have global.asa variables for the fields in question and they are all set to null. I can't figure out how to put the contents back in the fields, when it returns from the cdonts page. I assume that I must save all the field values in the session variables just prior to the submit to the cdonts page.
If you can show me how to accomplich this for one text field called name and one dropdown box called PUDeliv (one option for pickup and one for delivery), it would be greatly appreciated.
To get a better picture, go to www.faxfoodorder.com/newpage2.asp - This page submits to /get.asp which retrieves all the form fields and sends an email using cdonts and then redirects back to newpage2.asp.
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Maemo PC Connectivity 2nd Edition final released
The Maemo PC Connectivity 2nd Edition project has reached its final release
Maemo PC Connectivity 2nd Edition will offer professional features and future proof framework for Maemo device and host PC integration. Maemo PC Connectivity is one of the main products used by Maemo Diablo and Fremantle development environments.
Maemo PC Connectivity 2nd Edition Final release supports Maemo N900, N800, N810 and N810 Wimax Edition devices.
Notice especially that 2nd Edition Final release replaces previously released Maemo PC Connectivity 1st Edition Final release and all 2nd Edition prereleases. Support for all previous releases is discontinued and their deliverables and documentation will not be maintained anymore.
Release Information
Project: Maemo PC Connectivity 2nd Edition
Version: Final version 2.0
Baselines: Maemo N900, N800, N810 and N810 Wimax Edition devices
Date: 2009-12-23
Detailed release information is available from Final release documentation
- Release Notes for Final
- Known Issues for Final
- Features implemented for Final
General Information
High level documentation about Maemo PC Connectivity is available from maemo.org site Maemo PC Connectivity pages.
Maemo PC Connectivity supports following 32-bit x86 PC operating systems with specific installation packages
- full support for Debian based Linuxes (like Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 and Karmic 9.10)
- good support for Windows XP with SP3, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- beta level support for Fedora 11, Windows Vista with SP2 and Windows 7
Support for other than above listed PC operating systems has not been tested but should be possible if functionality provided by Host PC Connectivity is available for that operating system. For most Linuxes needed functionality is available by default but requires manual installation and configuration on PC.
Maemo PC Connectivity 2nd Edition includes the following components
- Maemo PC Connectivity for Maemo devices (Diablo extras and Fremantle extras-devel repository versions)
- Host PC Connectivity for Debian based Linuxes, Windows and Mac OS X host PCs (PC Connectivity Garage project versions)
Main Features
Detailed list of features supported can be found from maemo.org wiki Feature Plan page.
Here is (very) short list of main features
- Full support for Maemo N900, N800, N810 and N810 Wimax Edition devices
- Full support for Maemo Diablo 4.1.2 and Fremantle 5.0 SDKs
- Full support for Debian based Linuxes like Ubuntu and Debian
- Good support for Windows XP with SP3, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Beta support for Windows Vista with SP2 and Windows 7
- VNC support for Maemo device with host PC native GUI client (TightVNC) and Eclipse VNC plugin
- FTP support for Maemo device with host PC native GUI client (FileZilla)
- RDesktop support for Maemo device to enable desktop share access using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to Windows PCs
- RSync support for Maemo device to backup and syncronize files between host PC and Maemo device
- Support for USB, BlueTooth and WLAN connectivity methods between Maemo device and host PC
- Support for IP Forwarding to allow Maemo device and host PC to share same network connection
- Support for SSH, RSE and SBRSH connection types between Maemo device and host PC
- Easy configuration and usage of connectivity with ZeroConf (Avahi), DHCP and configuration tools
- etc
Complete feature lists and installation instructions for all components can be found from Maemo Garage project pages.
Possible feedback can be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Unfortunately there is no one download link and you have to actually read installation instructions :).
Here are some links for you: Release notes: http://wiki.maemo.org/Eclipse_integration/ReleaseNotes_final Documentation: http://pc-connectivity.garage.maemo.org/2nd_edition/
I am new here, but would would you please put a download link, instead of clicking too many pages thanx.
As a (very) short summary Maemo PC Connectivity provides USB, BlueTooth and WLAN connectivity framework with standard services (like SSH, NFS, SFTP, VNC, DHCP, ZeroConf, Rsync, ...) for Maemo device (N8x0/900). PC Connectivity is not direct replacement for PC Suite but you can do most of the stuff PC Suite does (and more :) with it and Maemo Flasher-3.5 Tool. Maemo PC Connectivity still requires understanding and usage of command line tools so it is not yet end-user product but maybe in future...
It's useful for non-developers with N900s who want to use Bluetooth PAN or have the device share a PC's network connection. It's a small fraction of what the software actually does so you have to dig pretty deep into the documentation to realise it.
Excuse my ignorance, but is this software useful for non-developers. As a user of Ubuntu and with no desire to use Windows for PC Suite, can I use this software to perform maintenence on the phone - i.e. firmware updates, backups etc...?
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Theres no one formula for toppling a giant.
Taking an early nine-point lead is one way. Losing it before halftime, then falling behind by nine not so much.
As it turns out, Fort Lewis path included the poise to stare the nine-point hole in the face without flinching, two tenacious guards scoring by sheer force of will to grab the lead and having the defense to make their work stand up.
Marcus Ayala scored 14 of his 25 points in the last 6 minutes, 33 seconds, Mike Matthews made two critical layups down the stretch, and the 17th-ranked Fort Lewis College mens basketball team ended Metro States 22-game winning streak and topped the top-ranked Roadrunners 61-54 on Friday for the programs first-ever victory over a No. 1 in its first-ever home game against a No. 1.
It was a classic from start to finish at Whalen Gymnasium, from player introductions and a scantily-clad, largely built gentleman leading the FLC students in a rendition of the Harlem Shake to the final horn when those same students spilled onto the floor in jubilation.
Its a great experience. Its something special, FLC center Alex Herrera said of the postgame atmosphere.
The ebb and flow of the game saw Metro State (22-1, 18-1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) go up 43-34 on a Demetrius Miller 3-pointer with 10:45 to play.
FLC, however, answered with an 11-0 run of its own to go up 45-43 with 6:33 left.
The Roadrunners battled back to go up 48-45 moments later, but it would be the last time they would lead. Ayala and Matthews traded tough layups after that to put the Skyhawks up 53-48 and whip the crowd into a frenzy.
Miller hit four free throws to cut the lead to 53-52 with 1:03 left, but Ayala was fouled on the inbounds, hit a pair of his own free throws, and hed score FLCs final eight points six on free throws to ice an historic victory.
I say it was my teammates. They said, Always go get the ball, Marcus. Attack the rim, Ayala said. They have confidence in me, which gives me confidence back in myself.
I would say (Matthews) is fearless. He went out there and played tough.
The 1-3-1 pressure defense of Fort Lewis (18-4, 15-4 RMAC) did its part down the stretch. The Roadrunners, playing down the stretch without the fouled-out Mitch McCarron and Nicholas Kay, shot just 27 percent in the second half to finish with their lowest point total of the season, and they went 5 minutes, 6 seconds without a field goal, tallying a meaningless Brandon Jefferson jumper with 12 seconds to play.
I thought our 1-3-1 pressure was pretty good, the zone, and you hate to put a different light on it, the fact that Mitch McCarron got fouled out didnt hurt either. ... We had different people step up, FLC head coach Bob Hofman said.
Herrera, who like Matthews scored nine points, did his best work defensively, holding powerful Metro State center Jonathan Morse to just six points, although he grabbed 10 rebounds. Jefferson led the Roadrunners with 15 points, while Miller chipped in 11.
We just needed to push him out, because when hes off the block, hes not as good as when he is on the block, Herrera said of Morse.
The Skyhawks jumped ahead 23-14 in the first half and led 25-18 with 7:28 left in the half. But they scored just three points the rest of the frame, all on free throws, as Metro State took a 32-28 edge into the locker room.
Now FLC must come down off the high of Fridays big victory and focus on Regis at 7:30 p.m. today. Itll be Senior Night for Ayala, Matt Mazarei, Torrey Udall and Matthias Weissl.
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Arts and Crafts on Film: A DIY Hall of Fame
Film is a big-budget industry, but sometimes even multi-million-dollar projects can use a dose of DIY ingenuity. Usually featured in movies where fantasy or dreams play a major role, arts and crafts can introduce surrealism into a narrative and lighten even the darkest of tales through cut-paper sets, felt sculptures, and cardboard cities. While some directors get their craft on through creative characters that fashion homemade treasures of their own, others incorporate it into their production design. Check out some of our favorite films that boast an arts-and-crafts aesthetic, from such auteurs as Michel Gondry, Miranda July, Spike Jonze, and Wes Anderson, after the jump.
From the set design to the characters' extracurricular activities, Michel Gondry's masterpiece is chock full of arts and crafts. Throughout the film — which follows graphic designer Stéphane Miroux as he tries to gain the affection of his mother's neighbor, while constantly reverting back to his imagination and dreams — we see trains, faux TV sets, and automobiles fashioned out of cardboard, a pop-up book-style city, whimsical sculptures that come to life, and unique inventions like a one-second time machine. Gondry also recruited artist Lauri Faggioni to mastermind some of the film's most recognizable soft sculptures, including Golden the Pony Boy and the Forest Inside the Boat.


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Reflection changed behavior significantly in 5.1, and is somewhat unpredictable in how it interacts with different abilities. I'm trying to figure out the general rule for how it functions, so if anyone can add to this I'd be grateful.
Reflection: "Your opponent's next ability misses you and you perform the attack instead. Lasts 1 round."
What it actually does seems closer to this: it doesn't obey speed, instead it always is applied before any attacks for the round; it causes all attacks to miss the caster (this includes any direct damage or delayed damage such as Elementium Bolt, but it doesn't prevent DoT damage); at the end of the turn*, it copies the most recent attack that it prevented.
Particular cases include the following:
If you Reflect a delayed damage effect on the turn it's cast, you will prevent the application of the debuff, and you will apply that debuff to the opponent. If you Reflect a delayed damage effect on the turn that it would deal damage, you prevent the damage and you deal that damage to the opponent (including any secondary effects such as the stun from Elementium Bolt).
If you Reflect a Lift-Off on the turn it's cast, you accomplish nothing. If you Reflect a Lift-Off on the turn the opponent comes crashing down on you, you prevent the damage and you also perform the damage-dealing part of Lift-Off.
If you Reflect the second use of Pump or Wind-Up (ie the damage-dealing use), you prevent the damage, but you perform the first half of a Pump/Wind-Up. Ie, you gain the Pump or Wind-Up buff, but don't deal any damage.
* 'End of the turn' is a fuzzy concept, since many things happen at the end of the turn and although they occur in a particular order, that order isn't documented. In this case, Reflection performs its attack after DoTs and delayed damage trigger, but before the humanoid racial heals.


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The Moscow Exchange may start trading foreign stock futures next year and is planning to expand foreign currency futures trading.
"Right now the Moscow Exchange is developing the parameters for trading foreign stock futures," Roman Sulzhik, managing director of Moscow Exchange's derivatives market said by e-mail today. "The launch decision may be taken in early 2013."
Following the decision, the futures would start trading in 2013, Nikita Bekasov, the exchange's spokesman, said by phone.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 8th Feb 2006 22:42 UTC, submitted by danwarne
"The Unofficial Apple Weblog has posted a short story on the top five mistakes made by new Mac users. It includes closing an application window and thinking it has quit, downloading software and then running it from the disk image (runs slowly, can't eject disk image), and Windows .exe files littered around the desktop after they've tried to download software and install it. The comments attached to the article are entertaining, and pick up many other common mistakes. Here's a precise list of things that TUAW and its users said in comments, and a few of my own."


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Still watching 'Grey's Anatomy'? If so, here's a clip from Thursday's episode
A "Grey's Anatomy" viewer named Kathy e-mailed me a while back to ask if I might be writing about the show any time soon.
I do feel vaguely as if I should check in on "Grey's," but other shows have distracted me with their goodness. And around the time I checked out of "Grey's" -- which is when Mary McDonnell began her guest stint -- the increasingly frantic show just didn't seem worth the effort any more.
But you never know, I may have to start checking it out again. There's clearly a big Izzie arc coming up (Kristen at Eonline has the full scoop here and here). And Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) is in a big snit about something or other, as you can see in the clip below.
I'd like to thank Kathy for writing a recap of the season so far and getting me up to speed on various developments (my favorite line from our e-mail exchange: "I have to say that if there was any evidence of shark-jumping, it was when Derek announced, 'I'm going to have to remove her frontal lobe.' If 'Grey's' can survive that, it can survive anything, even if the patient didn't."). Reading her recap and analysis was entertaining, which is not a claim I've often made for "Grey's" in recent seasons. But you never know. It could get... less annoying.
Then again, apparently there is now a character named Arizona. Sigh.
What are your thoughts regarding "Grey's Anatomy"? Have you checked out of Seattle Grace Hospital or are you sticking with the backstage-drama-ridden drama? If you quit watching, what prompted that? If you're still watching it, share with the class, if you care to.


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South Florida Beer Week Kickoff & Pig Roast
The 2nd annual South Florida Beer Week returns this weekend, Jan. 19. The brew-filled week features events scattered throughout south Florida, from Miami all the way north to Jupiter.
On January 19, Z Ocean's Front Porch Café will be hosting "Pigs and Pints" to kick off the South Florida Beer Week celebrations, and you're all invited. Executive Chef Todd Webster will be sparking up 'La Caja China' for a Cuban-style pig roast that will pair along nicely with a few pints of the finest local ale. For $30 you'll get all the pig you can stuff your snout with, plus two pints of local brew on tap from 7-10:00 p.m. All you can eat and plenty to drink? Sounds like a perfect start to Beer Week.
January 19, 2013, 7-10:00 p.m.
Pigs & Pints Beer Week Kickoff Party
Cost: $30 All You Can Eat Pork & Two Pints of Brew
The acclaimed eatery has also been chosen as "Best Value on South Beach" according to The Miami New Times and still remains a fixture amongst the SoBe community. For more details or to book a reservation, contact The Front Porch Café during normal business hours at 305-531-8300.
All The Way Home
This isn't the first (and definitely won't be the last) great event at The Front Porch Café. Whether you're a fan of Chef Todd's now-famous pig roasts, or are looking for a great happy hour spot, The Front Porch is happy to accomodate. If you're looking for more events here at Z Ocean, like the Salsa, Merengue and Bachata lessons held every Tuesday in the Breezeway, stop back here to the blog. Classes are from 6:30pm till 7:30pm. Feel free to bring a partner! RSVP herefor Salsa, Merengue or Bachata lessons at The Front Porch Café.
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While running back Stevan Ridley says it's not about personal goals, he admits the 2013 season, one in which his rushing production declined by 490 yards, left him disappointed. Ridley says he strives to consistently be the 1,000-yard rusher he was in 2012.
FOXBORO – His decline in production – nearly 500 yards – would rank as a disappointment by any self-respecting running back's standards.
Stevan Ridley is no different.
"I want to strive to be a thousand-yard back every year and to not reach that was kind of really a little bit under what I wanted," Ridley said following the Patriots' organized team activity on the practice fields located behind Gillette Stadium on a rainy Thursday afternoon, "but it wasn't about my personal goals."
Nor was it about Ridley's legs as much as it was about his hands.
While Ridley's 4.3-yard average was below the franchise-record 4.5-yard average he's attained on 555 carries to this point in his career, it was his inability to hold onto the ball (four fumbles for the second straight year; this time all resulting in turnovers) combined with LeGarrette Blount's ability to take the ball and run with it that led to his decline in use and drop in production from 1,263 yards on 290 attempts in 2012 to 773 yards on 178 tries in 2013.
While Ridley still managed to edge out Blount for the team's regular-season rushing lead by a single yard, over the last seven games of the Patriots' season (including playoffs), Blount produced 580 yards and nine touchdowns on 100 carries to Ridley's 266 yards and two TDs on 62 attempts.
Now, though, with Blount gone (to Pittsburgh as a free agent during the offseason), Ridley would appear to be the lead back among a group that includes fellow returning veterans Shane Vereen and Brandon Bolden, and fourth-round draft pick James White.
But if Ridley's time under coach Bill Belichick since the Patriots made him a third-round draft choice out of Louisiana State University in 2011 has taught him nothing else it's that things in New England are subject to change.
"In this system, always," Ridley answered when asked if he feels there's an open competition for playing time. " I'm telling you, I don't say that lightly.
"You can go out there and be a starter one game and the next game you're two or three guys behind. So really, none of that matters. It's week in and week out, and that's what Coach stresses to us every week – that we just have to go out there and be as competitive as we can be. He's going to play the matchups game and we just have to be unselfish, have to be out there and capitalize on the plays that we get.
"So it's truly not about competition between the (running backs in the) room. I think we just have to push each other to make each other the best that we can be."
How much longer that room remains intact is very much in question in a season in which Ridley, Vereen, Bolden and even James Develin (more the fullback type) are all entering contract years.
"Honestly, I try not to think too much about (his contract situation)," said Ridley. "I just really put my faith in God and that's as real as I can be.
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Packers playoff run ends, lose to San Francisco 23-20
Phil Dawson kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired, and Colin Kaepernick threw for 227 yards and ran for another 98 to lead the San Francisco 49ers past the Green Bay Packers 23-20 on Sunday night in a frigid NFC wild-card game.
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In a back-and-forth fourth quarter, the 49ers (13-4) threw the final punch. Kaepernick escaped a blitz on third-and-8 and scrambled for an 11-yard gain to the 27 with 1:13 left. Dawson nailed the winning kick five plays later.
The defending NFC champions came away with a huge win in conditions that resembled a meat locker. It was 5 degrees at kickoff, and the winds made it feel like minus-10.
San Francisco plays at Carolina next Sunday.
Mason Crosby's 24-yard field goal tied it at 20 for the Packers (8-8-1) with 5:06 left before the 49ers' final drive.
Until then, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers did his best to turn into "Captain Comeback" again. After a slow first quarter, Rodgers finished 17 of 26 for 177 yards and touchdown.
Kaepernick connected with a spinning Vernon Davis down the seam for a 28-yard touchdown pass with 10:39 left. The score quickly answered John Kuhn's 1-yard touchdown run that briefly gave the Packers a four-point lead.


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Devah Pager is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Faculty Associate of the Office of Population Research at Princeton University. Her research focuses on institutions affecting racial stratification, including education, labor markets, and the criminal justice system. Pager's current research has involved a series of field experiments studying discrimination against minorities and ex-offenders in the low-wage labor market. Her book, Marked: Race, Crime, and Finding Work in an Era of Mass Incarceration (University of Chicago, 2007), investigates the racial and economic consequences of large scale imprisonment for contemporary U.S. labor markets. As a separate line of work, Pager spent a year in Paris on a Fulbright grant studying changes in crime policy and its relationship to patterns of immigration and ethnic tension in contemporary France. Pager holds Masters Degrees from Stanford University and the University of Cape Town, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.


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Spielberg: Williams driver Felipe Massa secured his first pole position in six years today, setting up an exciting duel with Mercedes for tomorrow`s Austrian Grand Prix.
The 33-year-old Brazilian outpaced the competition with a fastest lap of one minute and 08.759 seconds in the dying minutes of the qualifying round, to take his 16th career pole, 0.087 seconds ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas.
Massa deprived Mercedes`s current championship leader Nico Rosberg of a third successive pole position, leaving the German trailing by 0.185 seconds with the third fastest time.
"I`m so happy with what`s happened today with us, our team. It`s such a great moment. It`s been a long time since I had my last pole position, which was in Brazil in 2008," Massa said after the qualifying round.
"For sure we need to concentrate on the race tomorrow, it`s a very difficult, important race for us. But I think it`s a great moment," he added.
Bottas, who achieved his best ever result today, was similarly ecstatic: "It`s a great achievement. Of course it`s only Saturday but I am really looking forward to tomorrow."
Mercedes and Williams had already dominated the three practice sessions at the Red Bull Ring this weekend. But Rosberg and 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton had to watch Massa and Bottas speed ahead on the 4.3-kilometre track.
Hamilton, a four-time Grand Prix winner this season, eventually finished in ninth place.
"I definitely didn`t expect Williams to be ahead of me today but they did a good job," Rosberg conceded.
Still, he remained in fighting spirit ahead of Sunday`s race, which sees the return of the Austrian Grand Prix after an 11-year absence.
"Third place is ok. I have a cool car for the race tomorrow so everything`s possible," said this year`s Australian and Monaco Grand Prix winner.
"I will do my best. It was a strong performance (from Massa and Bottas) but I think I can be faster in the race. So we`ll see... I think I have good chances."
Ahead of this weekend, it was Red Bull -- fresh from taking first and third places at the Canadian Grand Prix -- that were widely expected to set up an exciting duel with the current leaders.
But the Austrian team has struggled in Spielberg despite racing on home turf.
Germany`s Sebastian Vettel barely made it past the first qualifying round with just the 15th fastest time and then succumbed in the second round, a far cry from his championship winning form in the past four seasons.
Teammate Ricciardo meanwhile improved his times on Saturday -- finishing qualifying with the fifth fastest time -- but still failed to match his performance from Montreal when he won his first ever Grand Prix.
Already after the first practice sessions, Red Bull`s drivers admitted they would not be going into Sunday`s race as the favourites, with Mercedes too strong at the moment.
Except for Montreal two weeks ago, Mercedes have enjoyed a near-perfect season, winning the first six races, allowing them to build a 119-point lead in the constructors` standings ahead of Red Bull.
Facing a new track this weekend that included some tricky turns, several drivers -- including Hamilton and Alonso -- saw times disallowed Saturday after going too far off course.
Force India`s Sergio Perez will meanwhile drop five places on the grid for his horrific crash with Massa in Montreal two weeks ago. Marussia`s Max Chilton also has a three-point grid penalty for causing a collision in Canada and will start at the back.
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1915: Lassens most recent eruption
Lassen Peak is the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range, and prior to the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, the 1914-1917 eruption of Lassen Peak was the most recent in the Cascades. Although the eruptions went on for 3 years, the activity culminated during a week of May, 1915, and produced the Devastated Area on the northeastern flank of Lassen Peak. This eruption was one of the first to be extensively photographed. Thanks largely to Benjamin Franklin Loomis, a local businessman and amateur photographer, there is a rich photographic legacy of the 1914-1917 eruptions. One of his photographs, displayed at the right, has proven particularly invaluable in deciphering the events of May, 1915.
Lassen Peak is the largest of a group of more than 30 lava domes in the Lassen domefield. Such domes are near-vent accumulations of highly viscous lava. About 27,000 years ago, Lassen Peak formed over a short time, probably no more than a few years. Its 2,000-foot height and nearly 2-cubic kilometer volume make it one of the largest lava domes in the world. When it formed, Lassen Peak looked much like the Chaos Crags domes do today-- covered with angular rock talus and with oversteepened flanks. During the last ice age, 18,000 to 25,000 years ago, its shape was significantly modified by glacial erosion. A tiny reminder of one of these glaciers survives on Lassens eastern flank. The depression on the northeastern flank of Lassen Peak is a glacial cirque, where ice accumulated to form a glacier 10 kilometers long.
Initial RumblingsOn May 30, 1914, Lassen Peak awoke from its long repose when it was shaken by a steam-blast explosion. Volcanic steam-blasts do not erupt magma directly but, rather, are explosively expanding steam. formed by the heating of shallow ground water. The steam rises under pressure through cracks and, upon reaching the surface, decompresses and vents explosively. Over the year from May 30, 1914 to May, 1915, more than 180 steam explosions were recorded, and many more went unrecorded. They blasted a crater in the summit area of Lassen Peak that gradually enlarged to about 1,000 ft across. On the evening of May 14, 1915, incandescent blocks of lava were seen bounding down the flanks of Lassen Peak from as far away as Manton, 30 kilometers to the west. The next day a black craggy mass could be seen poking over the crater rim. It was a growing dome of dacite lava that had welled up into the crater, filled it, and was spilling over the edge. That lava was the first indication of an important change in the character of the activity; from steam-driven to magma-driven. Remnants of this lava dome are preserved near the summit of Lassen Peak.
Eruption of May 19-20, 1915The winter of 1914-1915 (an El Nino year) had been particularly wet and 30 ft of snow, nearly twice the normal amount covered the northeast flank of Lassen Peak. After growing for 5 or 6 days, late in the evening of May 19, a large steam explosion blasted a new crater through the lava dome. No new magma was ejected in this explosion, but blocks of the incandescent lava dome fell on the summit area and snow-covered upper flanks of Lassen Peak, generating an avalanche of snow and lava blocks that roared 5 kilometers down an 0.8 kilometer-wide path straight over a low divide at Emigrant Summit into Hat Creek. Fragmentation of the avalanching hot lava blocks melted snow to generate mudflows that quickly followed the avalanche. The bulk of the mudflows were deflected by Emigrant Summit into Lost Creek, flowing 10 km down Lost Creek before coming to rest. The avalanche and mudflows released water to create a flood in Hat Creek Valley in the early morning hours of May 20. On the same night of May 19-20, new dacite lava, which was more fluid that the dome lava, emerged from the now uncovered vent, spilled over low spots on the crater rim, and flowed 1,000 feet down the steep west and northeast flanks of the volcano. The northeast lobe of this lava flow can be seen in upper photograph on the previous page, taken on the morning of May 22.
Climactic Eruption of May 22, 1915After two quiet days, the volcano exploded again. Late in the afternoon of May 22, an ash laden column of volcanic gas blasted out of the new crater at the summit. The column reached 30,000 ft and was visible from as far away as Eureka, on the California coast. A heavy fall of pumice from the eruption column onto the northeastern slope of Lassen Peak generated a hurricane velocity flow of hot pumice, volcanic ash and gases that swept over still snow-covered parts of the northeast flank. Incorporation and rapid melting of snow transformed the hot ash flow into a highly fluid mudflow that rushed down Lost Creek and lower Hat Creek nearly 15 kilometers to Old Station. This eruption swept away the northeast lobe of the lava flow erupted two days earlier on the steep cirque of Lassen Peak (compare photographs on previous page). Continued eruption and fallout deposited a lobe of pumice and ash traceable for 40 kilometers to the northeast and produced smaller mudflows on all flanks of Lassen Peak.
Waning Activity and Prospects for the FutureEach spring for the next few years after 1915, percolating snowmelt triggered steam explosions signaling that the rocks beneath the volcano remained hot. Particularly vigorous explosions in May 1917, blasted an additional crater west of the summit of Lassen Peak. Steam vents could be found around the crater areas into the 1950s but gradually waned and are difficult to locate today. Lassen Peak sleeps again, but the geothermal features and young volcanoes of Lassen Volcanic National Park attest to its continuing volcanic legacy. No one can say when, but it is highly likely that the Lassen area will erupt again.
The lower picture was taken in June, 1915. Trees that were standing on the morning of May 22 were blown down or snapped off by the May 22 eruption, and their trunks left lying on the ground, pointing away from Lassen Peak. The lava flow below the summit is gone, and additional mudflows smoothed the surface of the May 19 avalanche deposit in the middle ground.
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Come Party With Me: Engagement Party - Menu (Part 3)
An engagement party is often thrown to announce the forthcoming marriage of a couple, and in my case, the arrival of Wedding Season on the Sugar Network. The creative juices are flowing and I'm pulling out all of the stops for the most fabulous party yet: a dessert party. The elegant invites set the tone for an extravagant menu full of sweet treats: chocolate brownie cupcakes, salty almond chocolate bark, creamy mini cheesecakes, and tart strawberry shortcakes. Sounds like a pretty complete menu, right? Wrong! What about those people who don't like desserts (I know, hard to believe, but they do exist!)? What will the hostess with the mostess serve them? A simple (seriously this involves no baking or cooking) cheese and fruit platter. To see how to arrange one,
Cheese platters are quite easy to do and the best way to pick out cheeses is head to your local cheese shop or deli and talk to the owner. Explain that you are hosting a dessert engagement party for ___ people and that you want three cheeses that will pair nicely with blueberries, apple wedges, grapes, fresh figs, jam, and honey. He or she will most likely explain to you that the traditional cheese plate contains a cross section of cheeses from mild to sharp and simple to complex, including cow, sheep and goat varieties. If the couple is an adventurous pair who enjoy trying new things, choose a few cheeses that are strong and lesser known cabrales (the Spanish equivalent to gorgonzola), Pecorino Romano, and Mimolette . If the couple are more laid back and prefer to steer clear of excitement, choose cheeses that are mild and common like Brie, Gruyere, and Manchego. Set out the cheeses on a wooden cutting board or silver platter with a few dull knifes for cutting chunks of the cheese. Don't forget a spoon to drizzle the honey.
What type of cheese and fruit would you serve at an engagement dinner party? Share with us below and surf back tomorrow for more of my engagement party plan.


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John Sumter Bull (Ph.D.)
NASA Astronaut (Deceased)
PERSONAL DATA: Born September 25, 1934, in Memphis, Tennessee. Died on August 11, 2008, following complications related to long-term asthma. He is survived by his wife, two grown married children, a son and a daughter, and four wonderful grandchildren.
EDUCATION: Attended primary and secondary schools in Memphis, Tennessee, and graduated in 1952 from Central High School; received a bachelor of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University in 1957; Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from Stanford, 1971; Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering from Stanford University, 1973.
ORGANIZATIONS: Society Experimental Test Pilots; Member, Sigma Tau Engineering Fraternity; Tau Beta Pi Engineering Fraternity; Sigma Xi; American Helicopter Society; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
EXPERIENCE: He entered active duty with the Navy in June 1957, and received his flight training at Kingsville, Texas. From March 1959 to November 1960, he flew F-3 Demons while assigned to VF-114 at the Naval Air Station in Mirimar, California, flying the F-3 Demon and F-4 Phanton II. He also served three tours on WESTPAC cruises aboard the carriers USS RANGER, USS HANCOCK, and USS KITTY-HAWK.
He graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in February 1964, and was named "outstanding student" of his class. Bull was assigned as a project test pilot in the Carrier Suitability Branch at the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Maryland, March 1964 to April 1966.
He logged more than 2,100 hours flying time; 1,800 hours in jet aircraft.
Resigned from astronaut duty in 1968 due to pulmonary disease, returned to Stanford University graduate school, and received a Ph.D. in 1973.
At NASA Ames Research Center, from 1973-1985, he conducted simulation and flight test research in advanced flight systems for both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. From 1986 until his retirement in 1989, he managed NASA wide research programs in autonomous systems technology for space applications. He also provided consulting services for aerospace research and technology programs.
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Learn how to make other types of artwork fit the screen-printing mold.
One of my favorite quotes regarding technology came from Arthur C. Clarke, who said, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." I often feel that screen printers using digital prepress are viewed as some sort of magicians who can make any file provided by a customer into a workable graphic. In many cases we can, but learning the right tricks can be a painful process.
Screen printers typically inherit files designed for projects ranging from Web-page building to offset printing. But we rarely see files prepared specifically for our process. So we're forced to compromise, adjusting the file to get the job out on time while maintaining a reasonable quality level. However, customers are becoming intolerant of compromise, expecting us to maintain the quality of the original design despite the fact that it wasn't created for screen printing.
Our problems are further compounded by the drive for sales. Unfortunately, our sales people usually don't understand the nuances of digital art for screen printing, and their view is that we should be happy they got the customer to supply an electronic file in the first place. As they see it, the job of the prepress and production staffs is to produce the final product--no matter what the client furnishes.
Whether we inherit or create a digital file is immaterial. In either case, we must optimize the file for production and prepare it quickly and accurately. I could easily make a short novel out of my experience doing just that. But instead, I want to focus on some of the major factors that differentiate digital artwork for screen printing from graphic files used for other purposes. Among other things, we'll look at a few real-world approaches to improve the speed, quality, and consistency of our output, regardless of the process or end use for which a file was originally prepared.
The digital workflow
Let's start with workflow issues. This relates to how quickly the job will move through prepress, how easy the digital file is to work with, and what methods and procedures prepress technicians must use to prepare the file for screen printing. In today's production environment, speed is the top issue.
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I have this really thick grammar book but I can't find anything about the paradigm for the participle. It just says how it was used. I have looked at the scanned books here at Textkit but I still don't get it. Could someone please type a complete paradigm for presence, aorist and imperfect.
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Today was probably a sad summer's day for Bruins NESN play-by-play man Jack Edwards.
The broadcaster who loves calling Bruins games as much as the rest of us love breathing learned along with the world that there will be 10 Bruins game exclusively on Versus and three more on NBC.
NBC also has the right to flex as many four more games for its schedule.
In total, the Bruins will be on Versus, which will become the NBC Sports Network when the calendar turns to 2012, with four games listed as "non-exclusive" — so we'll get to hear plenty of "Jackisms" those nights on NESN.
Here's a look at the U.S. national television schedule for the Bruins for the 2011-12 defense of the Stanley Cup championship.
Bruins Games Broadcast on Versus (all times Eastern):
October 6 vs. Philadelphia, 7:00 PM
October 12 at Carolina, 7:30 PM
November 7 vs. New York Islanders, 7:00 PM (non-exclusive)
November 21 at Montreal, 7:30 PM (non-exclusive)
January 4 at New Jersey, 7:30 PM
February 5 at Washington, 12:30 PM
February 8 at Buffalo, 7:30 PM
February 15 at Montreal, 7:30 PM
March 4 at New York Rangers, 3:00 PM
March 11 at Pittsburgh, 7:30 PM
March 27 vs. Tampa Bay, 7:30 PM (non-exclusive)
April 1 at New York Rangers, 3:00 PM
April 3 vs. Pittsburgh, 7:30 PM (non-exclusive)
April 7 vs. Buffalo, 3:00 PM
Bruins Games Broadcast on NBC (all times Eastern):
November 25 vs. Detroit, 1:00 PM
January 22 at Philadelphia, 3:00 PM
February 19 at Minnesota, 3:00 PM
Bruins "Flex" Games on NBC (all times Eastern):
March 4 at New York Rangers, 3:00 PM
March 11 at Pittsburgh, 7:30 PM
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A person in a multiplayer video game that will immediately step foot into the nearest helicopter, take to the skies, and dominate opposing players with their inhuman piloting of the helicopter. This can be seen in games such as GTA IV, where the players have access to the "Annihilator" helicopter (and later on in DLC, the more revered "Buzzard" helicopter), and Battlefield: Bad Company 2, in which a self-proclaimed pilot and gunner duo will jump in an attack helicopter, such as the AH64 Apache or the MI28 Havoc, and proceed to destroy the opposing team's vehicles, bases, other helicopters, and the individual players. Chopper whores are commonly disliked by a games community, because they tend to ruin the fun that could be had in a game.
Dude, look at this guy's stats! You see how many kills he has?
Yeah, that's only because he's a chopper whore.
Yeah, that's only because he's a chopper whore.
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Pedersen was born in Copenhagen and brought up in the poor area near Vigerslev Alle. He held radical political beliefs. He joined the International Folk High School in Elsinore in 1933, where he met self-taught painter Else Alfelt. They married in 1934, and their first daughter, Vibeke Alfelt, was born later that year. Alfelt encouraged Pedersen to paint, and he first exhibited at the Artists' Autumn Exhibition (Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling) in Copenhagen in 1936, where he showed four abstract works. His modernist style was at odds with the socialist realism preferred by his communist friends, who snubbed him and he argued with Bertolt Brecht about his art. His abstract works, with flat planes of colour, emulated the works of cubists and of Paul Klee.
Pedersen travelled on foot to Paris in 1939, where he saw works by Picasso and Matisse. He visited the exhibition of "degenerate art" (entartete Kunst) in Frankfurt am Main on his way home, where he was inspired by the paintings on show, particularly the works of Chagall, which remained a strong influence on his art for the rest of his life. His second daughter, Kari-Nina, was born in 1940. He joined the Høst group during the ...(PLease Login to see the complete biography.)
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A refresher AARP driver safety course is being offered from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on July 10 in the Hidden Cypress Santee River Room at Sun City Hilton Head.
July and August are educator reward months. Current or former school system personnel pay $5.
During the course drivers will review current information, strengthen driving awareness, learn about senior processing skills and become a knowledgeable, prepared, alert driver.
Find out about the new golf cart law and how a Sun City Hilton Head administrative decision could impact driving rules and regulations within the community.
Another class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 28 in the Hidden Cypress Savannah River Room will include discussions about sharing the road with a variety of conveyances and facing the realities of driving as an "active adult".
Bring lunch. A certificate of completion will be issued that would allow for a car insurance rate reduction.
For additional course information, please call Joyce Tartow at 843-705-5692.
Fourth of July closures and changes
Community Association offices are closed today for the holiday. Offices re-open at 8 a.m. Thursday.
Because of festivities today in Town Square, Sun City Boulevard will be closed between Del Webb Boulevard and Sun City Lane from noon to midnight. Traffic will not be permitted to pass through this area during this time, and will instead be routed around it using Del Webb Boulevard and Sun City Lane. Please allow extra time for travel.
The Hidden Cypress and Lakehouse fitness centers are open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. today. There will not be aerobics classes. The Health & Wellness Department will waive guest fees to use the fitness and tennis facilities through Thursday.
Guest ID cards are required to use the amenities and the pools. Waste Management will also observe the Fourth of July Holiday. All Wednesday trash pickups will be serviced Thursday, and all Thursday pickups will be serviced Friday.
Celebrate Independence Day the Sun City Way
Food, fun and fireworks galore…get ready for Sun City's annual Fourth of July Celebration.
Everyone is welcome at this all-ages event. There will be musical entertainment, food for sale and a fireworks display at dusk. The fun starts at 5 p.m. today. Don't forget to bring your own lawn chairs and picnic blankets. And you're more than welcome to bring your own food and drinks. Pick up complimentary tickets at the lifestyle services desk in Pinckney Hall.
New Resident orientation
Welcome to Sun City Hilton Head. At 9 a.m. on July 12, the Community Association will hold new resident orientation in Pinckney Hall. Learn about the various departments and people within the community who are here to assist you.
Whether you are a brand-new resident, or have been here a while and are looking to brush up on your Sun City Hilton Head knowledge, you're sure to walk away with lots of valuable information. Coffee and donuts will be served compliments of the Home Depot. Sign up in the seminar binder at lifestyle services in Pinckney Hall if you plan to attend.
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Tickets for August events are on sale in lifestyle services in Pinckney Hall, including: Complimentary tickets for the Youth Violin Concert featuring Sophie Wang (scheduled for Aug. 1); movieSPEAK (scheduled for Aug. 2 and 16); Wii Bowling Bonanza (scheduled for Aug. 8, 22 and 29); Cocktails & a Comedian (scheduled for Aug. 15); Make it and Take it Mondays (coming in August).
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WASHINGTON — The loudest noise coming from the visiting clubhouse Tuesday afternoon was a TV blasting MLB Network's coverage of the trade deadline. There wasn't much chatter among the players, who entered a room missing two of their most popular teammates.
"There was a lot of talk," Charlie Manuel said, "but until you do things it seems like every day there is a story, every day is kind of like the world is coming to an end or something."
It's easy to say Tuesday marked the end of an era, but it's far more complicated than that. Only six players from the 2008 World Series remain, and it will be whittled to five by opening day 2013.
But fate was determined long before Tuesday.
It was a day with repercussions across all levels of the organization. The most notable was the ascension of Domonic Brown from triple-A to everyday player in the majors.
Ruben Amaro Jr. was asked if he is operating under the assumption he must fill three outfield spots for 2013.
"Not really," Amaro said. "One right now is going to be occupied by Brownie. Obviously we're hopeful he can go ahead and do that. I think he's ready. We all think he's ready to get that opportunity. We'll see how it goes."
Brown will play every day. He could see time at all three outfield positions. Is it a make-or-break chance at a career with the Phillies?
"I don't look at it that way," Manuel said. "It gives us a chance to see him. It gives us a chance to really see him and keep him in the lineup on a regular basis."
Amaro believes the Phillies shed enough salary to dip under the $178 million threshold for luxury tax purposes. That has a direct effect on 2013 spending.
Had the Phillies eclipsed the barrier in 2012, they would have been subject to a 17.5 percent tax and loss of revenue sharing money. If they became repeat offenders in 2013, the penalties are harsher; 30 percent tax and even fewer revenue sharing rebates.
"I think it was a part of it," Amaro said. "It wasn't the end-all, really. But it certainly played a little part of it because the tax is what it is. This puts us a little underneath it right now. It was an element in the decisions that we made, but not the ultimate decision."
The Phillies have committed $132 million (using luxury tax calculations) to nine players in 2013. Add about $14 million for additional expenses counted for luxury tax and that puts the Phillies some $32 million shy of the threshold needing to fill 16 roster spots.
As we've explained before, the timing is right to pay luxury tax in 2013. The threshold stays at $178 million in 2013 and increases to $189 million in 2014. That way, if the Phillies go over in 2013, it is easier to avoid repeating the offense in 2014.
Michael Bourn, anyone?
The Reading Phillies were in Richmond, Va., Tuesday night which made life easier for Tommy Joseph. He simply changed dugouts.
Joseph instantly becomes the top position player prospect in the Phillies' system. That's less about Joseph and more about the dearth of talent.
There was potential for a log jam at catcher because Sebastian Valle, the top position player prospect before Joseph arrived, was also at Reading. The Phillies decided to promote him to triple-A Lehigh Valley. They also sent second baseman Cesar Hernandez to triple A.
An aside: Hernandez, to me, is one of the most interesting names to watch right now. The 22-year-old projects as a better hitter than Freddy Galvis and only a notch below as a fielder. He simply dominated the Eastern League. It was an impressive 103 games at Reading in which Hernandez hit .304 with a .781 OPS. Sure, he could use a more patient approach at the plate, but talent is there. Consider:
Hernandez at AA: .304/.345/.436 in 450 PA
Galvis at AA: .248/.294/.345 in 1072 PA
The two Venezuelans are good friends. Could they form the double-play combo of the future with Jimmy Rollins at third base? Oh wow, we just got way ahead of ourselves.
The bullpen underwent a shakeup late Tuesday night. Lefties Jake Diekman and Joe Savery were optioned to triple A. Josh Lindblom will join the Phillies on Wednesday and likely become the top righthanded setup option.
The moves mean Jeremy Horst has leapfrogged some of the other arms. He has struck out 12 in 10 innings, although most of them have been in lower-leverage situations. It'll be interesting to see if they test him more in the final two months.
Diekman, meanwhile, showed there is a lot of improving required. He walked 6.3 batters per nine innings, which should come as no surprise given he walked 6.1 per nine at double-A Reading in 2011. He had limited the walks in a dynamite spring training and then posted a 22-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 15 innings at triple A. The stuff is there, but it needs work.
So the current depth chart looks as such:
CL: Jonathan Papelbon
RHSU: Josh Lindblom
LHSU: Antonio Bastardo
RHMI: Michael Schwimer
LHMI: Jeremy Horst
RHMI: Kyle Kendrick
For 2013, throw in names like Mike Stutes, Justin De Fratus, Jake Diekman, Phillippe Aumont, B.J. Rosenberg, Joe Savery, David Herndon. Again, there is a lot of promise and depth there. It didn't work in 2012, but perhaps learning on the fly in a lost season will ultimately reap benefits.
A parting question of curiosity: Why will you watch the final 59 games?
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has expressed shock at the extent of recent match-fixing revelations but insists England does not have a similar problem.
Europol revealed this week that up to 680 fixtures form part of their investigation into corruption in football, a figure that is believed to include a 2009 Champions League clash featuring Liverpool.
However, Wenger is adamant that the English game has no such issues and praised the transparency of refereeing in this country.
"I don't think at all it's a problem in the English game," he added. "That's why it's maybe a shock for us because we are convinced we live in a world in England where it's not a perfect world but I don't think cheating or match-fixing is a problem.
"In fairness I give you [reporters] some credit for that because the English media would be very harsh against that.
"I personally feel English football is clean of cheating 100 per cent. I don't think referees are corrupt.
"It happened in Europe before, that is my belief, where referees were not always fair, especially in some countries. But you always have to be cautious, have your own beliefs, prove it, and that becomes more difficult."
The Frenchman also went on to call for tough sanctions to be handed down and for the authorities to start taking the issue seriously.
"It was absolutely a surprise by the number of games that have been fixed," he added.
"I can't accept it and I always was a believer that there's a lot of cheating going on in our game and that we are not strong enough with what happens, nor with the doping, nor with the corruption of the referees, nor with the match fixing.
"It's time that we tackle this problem in a very serious way and that people who cheat are punished in a very severe way as well. Sport is full of legends who are in fact cheats. We had a recent example again and we all have that responsibility to fight against that."


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I was at a conference last week and the access to my internet was very difficult. Somehow faithwriters could not bill me - the bank had some wierd problem over the weekend which MAY have been why. I tried to put it right this morning but the site could not find my account details for the platinum area. Then the bank put a mark on my card to push payment through and the site updated my details but there is still no access to the platinum area.
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I've tried to locate parts for an old Magic Chef furnace to convert it to LP gas. After looking the unit over I figured it's better to replace it.
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"No one created the universe and no one directors out fate. This leads me to a profound realisation: there is probably no heaven and afterlife either. I think belief in the afterlife is just wishful thinking."Stephen Hawking
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
"SPD's vote actually halved, from 20.6% in 2013, to just 9.7%! This marks the party's worst result in Bavaria since the 1930s, and is the first state parliament now where they have fallen below the symbolic 10% threshold in recent history - a painful exercise for a former Volkspartei (major party)."Leopold Traugott
Policy analyst at the think tank Open Europe
"The overall ineffectiveness of the judicial system is being used as a perfect smokescreen to give impunity for perpetrators in a number of high-level political cases."Srdjan Cvijić
Senior Policy Analyst, Open Society European Policy Institute
"Failing to address violence against women and girls hurts entire communities, not just women, and costs nations millions."Hillary Margolis
Human Rights Watch
"In order for Europe to be a champion of human rights globally, we have to get our own house in order first."Wajid Khan
British Member of the European Parliament representing the Labour Party
"Of course, for Mr. Johnson, this is not really about Brexit at all. It is about him wanting to become Prime Minister."Sam Stopp
Former British Labour Councillor
"The proposed mechanism would make it virtually impossible to impose sanctions on any member of the Council of Europe under any circumstances."Alyona Getmanchuk
Director, New Europe Center
"Any hopes that the new Foreign Secretary would tone down the rhetoric were quickly dispelled recently with Jeremy Hunt's appalling and indefensible comparison of the EU to a 'Soviet prison'- prompting Nigel Farage to remark that Hunt was now 'talking his language.'"Seb Dance
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|Elmer Imes earned a Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Michigan in 1918, becoming the second African American to earn a Ph.D. in physics. He served as Professor of Physics and Head of the Physics Department at Fisk University, from 1930 until his death in 1941. In 1918 Imes and Harrison Randall, a preeminent physics researcher at the University of Michigan published a seminal work that opened an entirely new field of research: the study of molecular structure through the use of infra-red spectroscopy. Their work revealed for the first time the detailed spectra of simple-molecule gases, leading to important verification of the emerging quantum theory and providing, for the first time, an accurate measurement of the distances between atoms in a molecule. Imes' work formed a turning point in the scientific thinking, making it clear that quantum theory was not just a novelty, useful in limited fields of physics, but of widespread and general application.
After completing his degree at Michigan, Imes returned to Fisk University where he built a physics program, in fact the first degree granting program in physics at an HBCU. Throughout his years at Fisk, he and many of his students went to Ann Arbor for research collaborations in the vibrational spectroscopy group there. One of those students, James Lawson, later earned a Ph.D. degree in physics at Michigan. Lawson went on to develop the Fisk Infrared Research Laboratory, which is still active today. Willie Hobbs Moore, the first African American female to earn a Ph.D. in physics, also received her degree at Michigan in the vibrational spectroscopy group.
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